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to roll one's tongue

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1 roll

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1. rəul noun
1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rollo

2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) panecillo

3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) acción de revolcarse/rodar

4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) balanceo

5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) retumbo, fragor

6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) michelín

7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) redoble

2. verb
1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rodar

2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) (hacer) rodar

3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) enrollar

4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) dar(se) la vuelta

5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) moldear

6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) envolver, liar

7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) alisar, allanar; estirar

8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) balancearse, mecerse

9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) retumbar; redoblar

10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) poner los ojos en blanco

11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rodar, ir; viajar

12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) ondular, fluir; romper

13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) pasar, sucederse

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- roller
- rolling
- roller-skate
3. verb
(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) patinar sobre ruedas

- rolling-pin
- roll in
- roll up
II

(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) lista

- roll-call

roll¹ n

1. rollo

a roll of toilet paper un rollo de papel higiénico

2. panecillo

we have loaves of bread and rolls tenemos barras de pan y panecillos

3. bocadillo

a ham roll un bocadillo de jamón

roll² vb rodar / hacer rodar

the ball rolled down the hill el balón rodó cuesta abajo

to roll the dice tirar los dados

roll

tr[rəʊl]

noun

1 (gen) rollo

■ a roll of sticky tape un rollo de cinta adhesiva

2 (of film) carrete nombre masculino

3 (list) lista

4 (of bread) bollo, panecillo; (sandwich) bocadillo

■ a cheese roll, please un bocadillo de queso, por favor

5 (movement) balanceo

6 (of thunder) fragor nombre masculino; (of drum) redoble nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (ball, coin) hacer rodar

■ he rolled the coin across the table hizo rodar la moneda por la mesa

2 (flatten) allanar, apisonar

3 (into a ball) enroscar

4 (paper) enrollar

intransitive verb

1 (thunder) retumbar; (drum) redoblar

2 (ball, coin) rodar

■ the ball rolled down the hill la pelota fue rodando colina abajo

3 (into a ball) enroscarse

4 (paper) enrollarse

5 (wallow) revolcarse

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

roll on...! ¡que venga...!, ¡ojalá fuese...!

■ roll on Friday! ¡ojalá fuese viernes!

to roll one's eyes poner los ojos en blanco

to roll up one's sleeves arremangarse

to call the roll pasar lista

to be rolling in it familiar estar forrado,-a

roll ['ro:l] vt

1) : hacer rodar

to roll the ball: hacer rodar la pelota

to roll one's eyes: poner los ojos en blanco

2) : liar (un cigarillo)

3) or to roll up : enrollar

to roll (oneself) up into a ball: hacerse una bola

4) flatten: estirar (masa), laminar (metales), pasar el rodillo por (el césped)

5)

to roll up one's sleeves : arremangarse

roll vi

1) : rodar

the ball kept on rolling: la pelota siguió rodando

2) sway: balancearse

the ship rolled in the waves: el barco se balanceó en las olas

3) reverberate, sound: tronar (dícese del trueno), redoblar (dícese de un tambor)

4)

to roll along proceed: ponerse en marcha

5)

to roll around : revolcarse

6)

to roll by : pasar

7)

to roll over : dar una vuelta

roll n

1) list: lista f

to call the roll: pasar lista

to have on the roll: tener inscrito

2) or bread roll : panecito m, bolillo m Mex

3) : rollo m (de papel, de tela, etc.)

a roll of film: un carrete

a roll of bills: un fajo

4) : redoble m (de tambores), retumbo m (del trueno, etc.)

5) rolling, swaying: balanceo m

roll (Bread)

n.

• bollo s.m.

• panecillo s.m.

n.

• bamboleo s.m.

• escalafón s.m.

• fajo s.m.

• lista s.f.

• matrícula s.f.

• minuta s.f.

• rol s.m.

• rollo s.m.

v.

• balancear v.

• devanar v.

• enrollar v.

• liar (Cigarrillo) v.

• retumbar v.

• revolcar v.

• rodar v.

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noun

1) ( Culin)

(bread) roll — pancito m or (Esp) panecillo m or (Méx) bolillo m

2) (of paper, wire, fabric) rollo m; ( of banknotes) fajo m

a roll of film — un rollo or un carrete (de fotos), una película

rolls of fat — rollos mpl; ( around waist) rollos mpl, michelines mpl (fam), llantas fpl (AmL fam)

3)

a) ( rocking) balanceo m, bamboleo m

b) ( turning over) voltereta f

4) ( sound - of drum) redoble m; (- of thunder) retumbo m

5) ( list) lista f

to call the roll — pasar lista

honor roll o (BrE) roll of honour — ( Mil) lista f de honor; ( Educ) cuadro m de honor

6) ( of dice) tirada f

to be on a roll — (AmE colloq) estar* de buena racha

II
1.

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<ball/barrel\>\> rodar*

the bottle was rolling around inside the crate — la botella rodaba dentro del cajón

the children were rolling around on the ground — los niños estaban revolcándose en el suelo

b) ( turn over)

the car rolled over three times — el coche dio tres vueltas de campana

roll (over) onto your stomach/back — ponte boca abajo/boca arriba, date la vuelta or (CS) date vuelta

they all rolled around laughing — todos se revolcaron de risa

to be rolling in money o in it — (colloq) estar* forrado (de oro) (fam)

c) ( sway) \<\<ship/car/plane\>\> balancearse, bambolearse

2) ( move) (+ adv compl)

the column of trucks rolled by — los camiones pasaban uno detrás del otro

the car began to roll down the hill — el coche empezó a deslizarse cuesta abajo

tanks rolled into the capital at dawn — los tanques entraron en la capital al amanecer

tears rolled down his cheeks — las lágrimas le corrían por las mejillas

3) ( begin operating) \<\<camera\>\> empezar* a rodar; \<\<press\>\> ponerse* en funcionamiento

let the good times roll! — que vengan los buenos tiempos!

4) ( make noise) \<\<drum\>\> redoblar; \<\<thunder\>\> retumbar

5) rolling pres p <countryside/hills> ondulado; <strikes/power cuts> escalonado

2.

vt

1)

a) \<\<ball/barrel\>\> hacer* rodar; \<\<dice\>\> tirar

I'll roll you for it — (AmE) vamos a echarlo a los dados

b) ( turn over)

the nurse rolled me over onto my side — la enfermera me puso de costado or de lado

c)

to roll one's eyes — poner* los ojos en blanco

2) \<\<cigarette\>\> liar*

the hedgehog rolled itself into a ball — el erizo se hizo un ovillo or una bola

a circus, museum and craft fair all rolled into one — un circo, un museo y una feria de artesanía, todo en uno

she rolled up her sleeves — se arremangó

3) ( flatten) \<\<lawn\>\> pasarle el rodillo a; \<\<dough/pastry\>\> estirar

4) ( Ling)

to roll one's `r's — hacer* vibrar las erres

5) (sl) ( rob) (AmE) asaltar

they rolled him for everything he had — le robaron todo lo que tenía

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Phrasal Verbs:

- roll back

- roll by

- roll in

- roll on

- roll out

- roll up

[rǝʊl]
1. N

1) [of paper, cloth, wire, tobacco] rollo m; [of banknotes] fajo m

a roll of film — un carrete or un rollo de fotos

a roll of wallpaper — un rollo de papel pintado

rolls of fat — (gen) rollos mpl or pliegues mpl de grasa; (on stomach) michelines mpl hum

2) [of bread] panecillo m, bolillo m (Mex)

a roll and butter — un panecillo or (Mex) bolillo con mantequilla
sausage, Swiss
3) (=list) lista f

to have 500 pupils on the roll — tener inscritos a 500 alumnos

membership roll, roll of members — lista f de miembros

to call the roll — pasar lista

falling rolls — disminución en el número de alumnos inscritos

roll of honour, honor roll — (US) lista de honor

4) (=sound) [of thunder, cannon] retumbo m; [of drum] redoble m

there was a roll of drums — se oyó un redoble de tambores

5) [of gait] contoneo m, bamboleo m; [of ship, plane] balanceo m

6) (=act of rolling) revolcón m

the horse was having a roll on the grass — el caballo se estaba revolcando en la hierba

- a roll in the hay

to have a roll in the hay (with sb) * — euph darse un revolcón or revolcarse (con algn) *

7) [of dice] tirada f

- be on a roll

2. VT

1) (=send rolling) [+ ball] hacer rodar

to roll the dice — tirar los dados

2) (=turn over)

roll the meat in the breadcrumbs — rebozar la carne con el pan rallado

I rolled her onto her back — la puse boca arriba

3) (=move)

I rolled the trolley out of the way — empujé el carro para quitarlo del medio

to roll sth between one's fingers — hacer rodar algo entre los dedos

to roll one's eyes — poner los ojos en blanco

4) (=make into roll) [+ cigarette] liar

he rolled himself in a blanket — se enrolló en una manta

she rolled her sweater into a pillow — hizo una bola con el jersey para usarlo como almohada

she is trainer and manager rolled into one — es entrenadora y representante a la vez

it's a kitchen and dining room rolled into one — es una cocina comedor

to roll one's r's — pronunciar fuertemente las erres

to roll one's tongue — enrollar la lengua
ball I, 1., 1)
5) (=flatten) [+ road] apisonar; [+ lawn, pitch] pasar el rodillo por, apisonar; [+ pastry, dough] estirar; [+ metal] laminar

6) (US) ** (=rob) atracar

3. VI

1) (=go rolling) ir rodando; (on ground, in pain) revolcarse

the ball rolled into the net — el balón entró rodando en la red

the children were rolling down the slope — los niños iban rodando cuesta abajo

it rolled under the chair — desapareció or rodó debajo de la silla

it went rolling downhill — fue rodando cuesta abajo

the horse rolled in the mud — el caballo se revolcó en el barro

- be rolling in the aisles

- they're rolling in money
ball I, 1., 1), head 1., 1)
2) (=move)

the bus rolled to a stop — el autobús se paró

the tanks rolled into the city — los tanques entraron en la ciudad

the convoy rolled slowly along the road — el convoy avanzaba lentamente por la carretera

newspapers were rolling off the presses — los periódicos estaban saliendo de las prensas

tears rolled down her cheeks — las lágrimas le corrían or caían por la cara

the waves were rolling onto the beach — las olas batían contra la playa

his eyes rolled wildly — los ojos se le ponían en blanco y parpadeaba descontroladamente
tongue
3) (=turn over) [person, animal]

he rolled off the sofa — se dio la vuelta y se cayó del sofá

she rolled onto her back — se puso boca arriba

4) (fig) [land] ondular

vast plains rolled into the distance — las vastas llanuras se perdían en la distancia

5) (=operate) [camera] rodar; [machine] funcionar, estar en marcha

the presses are rolling again — las prensas están funcionando or en marcha otra vez

I couldn't think of anything to say to get the conversation rolling — no se me ocurría nada para empezar la conversación

his first priority is to get the economy rolling again — su mayor prioridad es volver a sacar la economía a flote

6) (=sound) [thunder] retumbar; [drum] redoblar

7) (=sway) (in walking) contonearse, bambolearse; (Naut) balancearse

4.

CPD

roll bar N — (Aut) barra f antivuelco

roll call N — lista f

to take (a) roll call — pasar lista

- roll about

- roll around

- roll away

- roll back

- roll by

- roll down

- roll in

- roll off

- roll on

- roll out

- roll over

- roll past

- roll up

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[rəʊl]
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noun

1) ( Culin)

(bread) roll — pancito m or (Esp) panecillo m or (Méx) bolillo m

2) (of paper, wire, fabric) rollo m; ( of banknotes) fajo m

a roll of film — un rollo or un carrete (de fotos), una película

rolls of fat — rollos mpl; ( around waist) rollos mpl, michelines mpl (fam), llantas fpl (AmL fam)

3)

a) ( rocking) balanceo m, bamboleo m

b) ( turning over) voltereta f

4) ( sound - of drum) redoble m; (- of thunder) retumbo m

5) ( list) lista f

to call the roll — pasar lista

honor roll o (BrE) roll of honour — ( Mil) lista f de honor; ( Educ) cuadro m de honor

6) ( of dice) tirada f

to be on a roll — (AmE colloq) estar* de buena racha

II
1.

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<ball/barrel\>\> rodar*

the bottle was rolling around inside the crate — la botella rodaba dentro del cajón

the children were rolling around on the ground — los niños estaban revolcándose en el suelo

b) ( turn over)

the car rolled over three times — el coche dio tres vueltas de campana

roll (over) onto your stomach/back — ponte boca abajo/boca arriba, date la vuelta or (CS) date vuelta

they all rolled around laughing — todos se revolcaron de risa

to be rolling in money o in it — (colloq) estar* forrado (de oro) (fam)

c) ( sway) \<\<ship/car/plane\>\> balancearse, bambolearse

2) ( move) (+ adv compl)

the column of trucks rolled by — los camiones pasaban uno detrás del otro

the car began to roll down the hill — el coche empezó a deslizarse cuesta abajo

tanks rolled into the capital at dawn — los tanques entraron en la capital al amanecer

tears rolled down his cheeks — las lágrimas le corrían por las mejillas

3) ( begin operating) \<\<camera\>\> empezar* a rodar; \<\<press\>\> ponerse* en funcionamiento

let the good times roll! — que vengan los buenos tiempos!

4) ( make noise) \<\<drum\>\> redoblar; \<\<thunder\>\> retumbar

5) rolling pres p <countryside/hills> ondulado; <strikes/power cuts> escalonado

2.

vt

1)

a) \<\<ball/barrel\>\> hacer* rodar; \<\<dice\>\> tirar

I'll roll you for it — (AmE) vamos a echarlo a los dados

b) ( turn over)

the nurse rolled me over onto my side — la enfermera me puso de costado or de lado

c)

to roll one's eyes — poner* los ojos en blanco

2) \<\<cigarette\>\> liar*

the hedgehog rolled itself into a ball — el erizo se hizo un ovillo or una bola

a circus, museum and craft fair all rolled into one — un circo, un museo y una feria de artesanía, todo en uno

she rolled up her sleeves — se arremangó

3) ( flatten) \<\<lawn\>\> pasarle el rodillo a; \<\<dough/pastry\>\> estirar

4) ( Ling)

to roll one's `r's — hacer* vibrar las erres

5) (sl) ( rob) (AmE) asaltar

they rolled him for everything he had — le robaron todo lo que tenía

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Phrasal Verbs:

- roll back

- roll by

- roll in

- roll on

- roll out

- roll up

English-spanish dictionary > roll
2 roll

{roul}
I. 1. свитък, руло (и фризура), ролка, топ (плат и пр.), вълмо, топчица (масло и пр.)
2. тех. барабан, ролка, валяк
3. кифла, малка франзела, руло
4. списък, регистър, летопис, каталог
Master of the ROLL s началник на държавния архив
ROLL of honour списък на загиналите за родината
to strike off the ROLL зачерквам от списъка на адвокатите (порaди нечестност и пр.)
to call the ROLL извиквам/проверявам по списък
5. арх. спирала на йонийска колона
6. подвит край (на яка и пр.)
7. ек, ехтене, тътен, тътнеж
8. непрекъснато биене на барабан
9. клатушкане, (бордово) клатене, наклоняване
10. търкаляне, олюляваща се походка
11. цилиндрична кутия (за документи и пр.)
12. възвишения, вълнообразни очертания
13. ам. sl. пачка банкноти, спестени пари
14. ав. двойно преобръщане през крило
II. 1. търкалям (се), (из) търкулвам (се), (се), овалвам (се)
heads will ROLL прен. ще има да се търкалят глави, ще има строги наказания
2. въртя (се), навивам (се), завивам (се), увивам (се), свивам (се), запрятам (ръкави и пр.)
3. въртя (очи), въртя се (за очи), блещя се
4. клатя (се), клатушкам (се), люшкам (се)
клатя се като вървя (и to ROLL in one's gait)
5. тека (за река, време), влача (водите си-за река), нося се бавно, влача се (за облаци)
6. карам/бутам на колела, движа се, пътувам (с кола и пр.), трополя (за кола)
7. вълнувам се, нося големи бавни вълни (за море), простирам се (вълнообразно)
8. еча, ехтя, тътна, гърмя, бия бързо/непрестанно (за барабан, барабан), нося се, разнасям се (за звук)
9. точа (се), разточвам (се), източвам (тесто и пр.)
10. стр. пресовам, изравнявам (път и пр.)
11. метал. валцовам
12. фон. произнасям с вибрации (напр. r)
13. муз. свиря арпежи
14. ам. sl. претършувам джобовете на, обирам (спящ, пиян човек)
15. ам. започвам, напредвам, задвижвам
let's get ROLLing хайде да почвамe
16. ам. скитам, бродя
to be ROLLing in money/wealth много съм богат
to be ROLLing in luxury живея в голям разкош
ROLLed in one (съединен) в едно, и едното, и другото
saint and philosopher ROLLed in one (едновременно) светец и философ
to ROLL the wine on one's tongue пия виното на малки глътки
to ROLL with a punch ам. извивам се, за да избягна силата на удар
to ROLL the bones ам. играя на/хвърлям зарове
roll about разг. забавлявам се, заливам се от смях, въртя (се)
roll along движа се, пътувам, напредвам, карам (количка и пр.)
roll around идвам, пристигам
roll away заминавам, отдалечавам cе, разсейвам се, разпръсвам се (за мъгла и пр.), откарвам (с количка и пр.)
roll back оттеглям се (за вълни, бойна линия и пр.), отбивам, давам отпор на (недоволство и пр.), връщам (се) в паметта/съзнанието, ам. връщам (цени) към предишното равнище, намалявам
roll by минавам (с кола и пр.), минавам, тека (за в реме)
roll in идвам, пристигам, стичаме се, трупаме се, ам. разг. лягам си, гоним се (за вълни)
roll off отпечатвам, извъртявам (на циклостил и пр.), изтъркулвам се, падам, развивам се (за кълбо), изреждам бързо, избърборвам
roll on минавам, тека (за време), търкалям се (за години и пр.)
ROLL on the day when по-скоро да дойде денят, когато, обувам, навличам (чорапи и пр.)
roll out точа, разточвам (тесто и пр.), разстилам (килим, карта), изговарям/изричам/прозвучавам ясно/отчетливо, ам. разг. ставам (сутрин)
roll over (пре) обръщам (се)
roll round идвам, пристигам
roll up свивам (се) на кълбо, увивам се, свивам, навивам, запрятам
to ROLL up one's sleeves запрятам ръкави (и прен.), трупам (се), натрупвам (се), идвам, пристигам, стичаме се
явявам се (to в), воен. ограждам (неприятел), издигам се на кълба, къдря се (за дим и пр.)

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{roul} n 1. свитък; руло (и фризура); ролка; топ (плат и пр.); в(2) {roul} v 1. търкалям (се), (из)търкулвам (се); (се); овалвам

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списък; търкалям; точа; търкаляне; тътен; топ; свитък; руло; регистър; свивам; олюляване; валям се; възвишение; валям; клатушкане; кифла; люшкане; навивам;

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1. 1 ав. двойно преобръщане през крило 2. 1 ам. sl. пачка банкноти, спестени пари 3. 1 ам. sl. претършувам джобовете на, обирам (спящ, пиян човек) 4. 1 ам. започвам, напредвам, задвижвам 5. 1 ам. скитам, бродя 6. 1 възвишения, вълнообразни очертания 7. 1 метал. валцовам 8. 1 муз. свиря арпежи 9. 1 фон. произнасям с вибрации (напр. r) 10. 1 цилиндрична кутия (за документи и пр.) 11. heads will roll прен. ще има да се търкалят глави, ще има строги наказания 12. i. свитък, руло (и фризура), ролка, топ (плат и пр.), вълмо, топчица (масло и пр.) 13. ii. търкалям (се), (из) търкулвам (се), (се), овалвам (се) 14. let's get rolling хайде да почвамe 15. master of the roll s началник на държавния архив 16. roll about разг. забавлявам се, заливам се от смях, въртя (се) 17. roll along движа се, пътувам, напредвам, карам (количка и пр.) 18. roll around идвам, пристигам 19. roll away заминавам, отдалечавам cе, разсейвам се, разпръсвам се (за мъгла и пр.), откарвам (с количка и пр.) 20. roll back оттеглям се (за вълни, бойна линия и пр.), отбивам, давам отпор на (недоволство и пр.), връщам (се) в паметта/съзнанието, ам. връщам (цени) към предишното равнище, намалявам 21. roll by минавам (с кола и пр.), минавам, тека (за в реме) 22. roll in идвам, пристигам, стичаме се, трупаме се, ам. разг. лягам си, гоним се (за вълни) 23. roll of honour списък на загиналите за родината 24. roll off отпечатвам, извъртявам (на циклостил и пр.), изтъркулвам се, падам, развивам се (за кълбо), изреждам бързо, избърборвам 25. roll on the day when по-скоро да дойде денят, когато, обувам, навличам (чорапи и пр.) 26. roll on минавам, тека (за време), търкалям се (за години и пр.) 27. roll out точа, разточвам (тесто и пр.), разстилам (килим, карта), изговарям/изричам/прозвучавам ясно/отчетливо, ам. разг. ставам (сутрин) 28. roll over (пре) обръщам (се) 29. roll round идвам, пристигам 30. roll up свивам (се) на кълбо, увивам се, свивам, навивам, запрятам 31. rolled in one (съединен) в едно, и едното, и другото 32. saint and philosopher rolled in one (едновременно) светец и философ 33. to be rolling in luxury живея в голям разкош 34. to be rolling in money/wealth много съм богат 35. to call the roll извиквам/проверявам по списък 36. to roll the bones ам. играя на/хвърлям зарове 37. to roll the wine on one's tongue пия виното на малки глътки 38. to roll up one's sleeves запрятам ръкави (и прен.), трупам (се), натрупвам (се), идвам, пристигам, стичаме се 39. to roll with a punch ам. извивам се, за да избягна силата на удар 40. to strike off the roll зачерквам от списъка на адвокатите (порaди нечестност и пр.) 41. арх. спирала на йонийска колона 42. вълнувам се, нося големи бавни вълни (за море), простирам се (вълнообразно) 43. въртя (очи), въртя се (за очи), блещя се 44. въртя (се), навивам (се), завивам (се), увивам (се), свивам (се), запрятам (ръкави и пр.) 45. ек, ехтене, тътен, тътнеж 46. еча, ехтя, тътна, гърмя, бия бързо/непрестанно (за барабан, барабан), нося се, разнасям се (за звук) 47. карам/бутам на колела, движа се, пътувам (с кола и пр.), трополя (за кола) 48. кифла, малка франзела, руло 49. клатушкане, (бордово) клатене, наклоняване 50. клатя (се), клатушкам (се), люшкам (се) 51. клатя се като вървя (и to roll in one's gait) 52. непрекъснато биене на барабан 53. подвит край (на яка и пр.) 54. списък, регистър, летопис, каталог 55. стр. пресовам, изравнявам (път и пр.) 56. тека (за река, време), влача (водите си-за река), нося се бавно, влача се (за облаци) 57. тех. барабан, ролка, валяк 58. точа (се), разточвам (се), източвам (тесто и пр.) 59. търкаляне, олюляваща се походка 60. явявам се (to в), воен. ограждам (неприятел), издигам се на кълба, къдря се (за дим и пр.)
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roll [roul] I. v 1. търкалям (се), изтъркулвам (се), валям (се); to set the ball \rolling задвижвам нещата; стартирам, давам начален тласък; 2. въртя (се), навивам (се), завивам (се), увивам (се), свивам (се); запрятам (ръкави и пр.); to \roll a cigarette свивам цигара; 3. въртя ( очи), въртя се (за очи); 4. клатя (се), клатушкам (се), люлея (се), люшкам (се); to \roll (in o.'s walk) вървя, олюлявайки се; 5. тече (за река, време); 6. нося се бавно, влача се (за облаци); 7. карам (бутам) на колела; минавам (движа се) тежко, трополя (за кола); 8. вълнувам се (с големи бавни вълни); простира се вълнообразно (за местност); блъскам ( вълни); 9. ечи, ехти, тътне, гърми; бие непрестанно (за барабан); носи се, разнася се (за звук); 10. точа, разточвам (тесто и пр.); 11. произнасям треперливо (с трептене на езика или мъжеца); 12. ам. напредвам; let good times \roll нека да върви по вода; да не идва край на добрите времена; 13. печ. намазвам с мастило (набран шрифт и пр.); тех. трамбувам (път и пр.); изравнявам; валцувам; 14. хвърлям ( зарове); 15. ам. разг. ограбвам (безпомощен/заспал човек); 16. sl любя се; има сексуален контакт, "търкалям се" (с някого); • \rolled into one (съединен) в едно; и едно, и друго; to \roll the wine on o.'s tongue пия виното на бавни глътки; heads will \roll ще се търкалят глави; ще има наказани (уволнени); II. n 1. свитък; руло; топ (плат и пр.); валмо; ролка; 2. тех. валяк, валец, валц; барабан; цилиндър; валцувачка; 3. списък, регистър; летопис, хроника; the Rolls държавен архив; Master of the Rolls председател на апелативния съд в Англия и пазител на държавния архив; \roll of honour списък на загиналите за родината; to call the \roll извиквам по списък, проверявам присъстващите; to strike s.o. off the \roll юрид. лишавам някого от адвокатски права; 4. кифла; малка франзела; руло; питка (и bread-\roll); pl разг. фурнаджия; sausage \roll питка с кренвирш; 5. архит. спирала на йонийска колона; 6. подвит край (на яка и пр.); 7. ек, екот, ехтене, тътен, тътнеж; 8. непрекъснато биене на барабан; 9. клатушкане, люшкане, люлеене, олюляване; наклоняване; търкаляне; олюляваща се походка; 10. поток от думи (звуци); 11. възвишение, издатина; 12. ам. sl пари, мангизи (особ. пачка банкноти); 13. треперливо звучене (на звука r); 14. хвърляне (на зарове); 15. sl любене, сексуални игри; чукане; 16. ав. тоно; to be on a \roll върви ми, имам успех.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > roll
3 tongue

noun

1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) lengua

2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) lengua

3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) lengua

4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) lengua, idioma

tongue n lengua

cats have very rough tongues los gatos tienen la lengua muy áspera

to hold your tongue callarte

to stick your tongue out sacar la lengua

tongue

tr[tʌŋ]

noun

1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL lengua

2 (language) lengua, idioma nombre masculino

3 (of shoe) lengüeta

4 (of bell) badajo

5 (of land, flame) lengua

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

cat got your tongue? / have you lost your tongue? ¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato?

to get one's tongue round something poder pronunciar algo

to hold one's tongue callarse

tongue in cheek en broma, irónicamente

to put one's tongue out / stick one's tongue out sacar la lengua

to set tongues wagging dar que hablar

with one's tongue hanging out con la lengua fuera

tongue twister trabalenguas m inv

tongue ['tʌŋ] n

1) : lengua f

2) language: lengua f, idioma m

tongue

n.

• diente s.m.

• lengua s.f.

• lengüeta (Mecánica) s.f.

tʌŋ
noun

1) c

a) ( Anat) lengua f

to set tongues wagging — dar* que hablar

to bite one's tongue — (colloq) morderse* la lengua

to get one's tongue around something — (colloq) pronunciar algo

to have a cruel o sharp o wicked tongue — tener* lengua viperina or de víbora

to have a loose tongue — hablar más de la cuenta

to hold one's tongue — callarse, contenerse*

to keep a civil tongue in one's head — expresarse en lenguaje respetuoso

to say something (with) tongue in cheek — decir* algo medio burlándose or medio en broma

b) u c ( Culin) lengua f

2) c ( of flame) lengua f; ( on shoe) lengüeta f

3) c ( language) lengua f, idioma m

[tʌŋ]
1. N

1) (Anat, Culin) lengua f

to put or stick one's tongue out (at sb) — sacar la lengua (a algn)

she has a quick/nasty tongue — (fig) tiene mucha labia/una lengua viperina

- with one's tongue in one's cheek

to say sth tongue in cheek — decir algo en tono de burla

- keep a civil tongue in one's head

to get one's tongue around sth —

I can't get my tongue round these Latin names — estos nombres latinos resultan impronunciables

to find one's tongue —

so you've found your tongue? — ¿así que estás dispuesto por fin a hablar?

- give tongue

- hold one's tongue

hold your tongue! — ¡cállate la boca!

- loosen sb's tongue

wine loosens the tongue — el vino suelta la lengua

to lose one's tongue —

have you lost your tongue? — ¿te has tragado la lengua?

to trip or roll off the tongue —

the formula came tripping or rolling off his/her tongue — pronunció la fórmula con la mayor facilidad

it doesn't exactly trip off the tongue — no se puede decir que sea fácil de pronunciar

2) [of shoe] lengüeta f ; [of bell] badajo m ; (fig) [of flame, land] lengua f

3) (=language) lengua f, idioma m

in the German tongue — en alemán, en la lengua alemana

to speak in tongues — (Rel) hablar en lenguas desconocidas

2.

CPD

tongue twister N — trabalenguas m inv

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[tʌŋ]
noun

1) c

a) ( Anat) lengua f

to set tongues wagging — dar* que hablar

to bite one's tongue — (colloq) morderse* la lengua

to get one's tongue around something — (colloq) pronunciar algo

to have a cruel o sharp o wicked tongue — tener* lengua viperina or de víbora

to have a loose tongue — hablar más de la cuenta

to hold one's tongue — callarse, contenerse*

to keep a civil tongue in one's head — expresarse en lenguaje respetuoso

to say something (with) tongue in cheek — decir* algo medio burlándose or medio en broma

b) u c ( Culin) lengua f

2) c ( of flame) lengua f; ( on shoe) lengüeta f

3) c ( language) lengua f, idioma m

English-spanish dictionary > tongue
4 roll

I noun
1) Rolle, die; (of cloth, tobacco, etc.) Ballen, der; (of fat on body) Wulst, der

roll of film — Rolle Film

2) (of bread etc.)

[bread] roll — Brötchen, das

egg/ham roll — Eier-/Schinkenbrötchen, das

3) (document) [Schrift]rolle, die

4) (register, catalogue) Liste, die; Verzeichnis, das

roll of honour — Gedenktafel [für die Gefallenen]

5) (Mil., Sch.): (list of names) Liste, die

schools with falling rolls — Schulen mit sinkenden Schülerzahlen

call the roll — die Anwesenheit feststellen

6)

be on a roll — (coll.) eine Gluckssträhne haben
II 1. noun
1) (of drum) Wirbel, der; (of thunder) Rollen, das

2) (motion) Rollen, das

3) (single movement) Rolle, die; (of dice) Wurf, der
2. transitive verb
1) (move, send) rollen; (between surfaces) drehen

2) (shape by rolling) rollen

roll a cigarette — eine Zigarette rollen od. drehen

roll one's own — [selbst] drehen

roll snow/wool into a ball — einen Schneeball formen/Wolle zu einem Knäuel aufwickeln

[all] rolled into one — (fig.) in einem

roll oneself/itself into a ball — sich zusammenrollen

3) (flatten) walzen [Rasen, Metall usw.]; ausrollen [Teig]

4)

roll one's eyes — die Augen rollen

5)

roll one's r's — das r rollen
3. intransitive verb
1) (move by turning over) rollen

heads will roll — (fig.) es werden Köpfe rollen

2) (operate) [Maschine:] laufen; [Presse:] sich drehen; (on wheels) rollen

3) (wallow, sway, walk) sich wälzen

4) (Naut.) [Schiff:] rollen, schlingern

5) (revolve) [Augen:] sich [ver]drehen

6) (flow, go forward) sich wälzen (fig.); [Wolken:] ziehen; [Tränen:] rollen

7) [Donner:] rollen; [Trommel:] dröhnen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/62788/roll_about">roll about

- roll away

- roll back

- roll by

- roll in

- roll on

- roll out

- roll over

- roll up

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I 1. [rəul] noun
1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) die Rolle

2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) die Roulade

3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) das Rollen

4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) das Rollen

5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) das Rollen

6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) der Wulst

7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) der Trommelwirbel
2. verb
1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rollen

2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rollen

3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) rollen

4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) rollen

5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) rollen

6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) wälzen

7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) ausrollen

8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) schlingern

9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) grollen,wirbeln

10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) rollen

11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) fahren

12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) wälzen

13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) dahinziehen

•

- roller
- rolling
- roller-skate 3. verb
(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) rollschuhlaufen

- rolling-pin
- roll in
- roll up II
(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) das Verzeichnis

- roll-call

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roll

[rəʊl, AM roʊl]

I. n

1. (cylinder) Rolle f

film \roll Filmrolle f

a \roll of film/paper eine Rolle Film/Papier

2. (cylindrical mass) Rolle f; of cloth Ballen m

\roll of fat Speckrolle f, Speckwulst m

3. (roller) Rolle f; TECH Walze f; (for dough, pastry) Nudelholz nt

4. (list) [Namens]liste f; (register) Verzeichnis nt, Register nt; of lawyers Anwaltsliste f; (rolled up document) Schriftrolle f hist

electoral \roll Wählerverzeichnis nt

to be admitted to the \roll als Anwalt zugelassen werden

to call [or take] the \roll die Anwesenheit überprüfen, die Anwesenheitsliste durchgehen

▪ the \rolls BRIT das Staatsarchiv

5. (meat) Roulade f; (cake, pastry) Rolle f

Swiss \roll Biskuitrolle f, Biskuitroulade f ÖSTERR fam

6. (bread) Brötchen nt, Semmel f ÖSTERR

cheese \roll Käsebrötchen nt, Käsesemmel f

buttered \roll Butterbrötchen nt, Buttersemmel f ÖSTERR

7. AM, AUS (money) Bündel nt Banknoten

8. no pl (movement) Rollen nt; (turning over) Herumrollen nt; (wallowing) Herumwälzen nt

the dog went for a \roll in the grass der Hund wälzte sich im Gras

9. no pl (unsteady movement) of a car, plane, ship Schlingern nt; (gait)

to walk with a \roll einen wiegenden Gang haben

10. SPORT, AVIAT Rolle f

a backward \roll eine Rolle rückwärts

11. usu sing (sound) of thunder [G]rollen nt kein pl; of an organ Brausen nt kein pl; of a canary Trillern nt kein pl; MUS

drum \roll, \roll of the drum Trommelwirbel m

12.

▶ to have a \roll in the hay [or sack] with sb ( fam) mit jdm ins Heu gehen hum fam

▶ to be on a \roll ( fam) eine Glückssträhne haben fam

II. vt

1. (make move around axis)

▪ to \roll sb/sth jdn/etw rollen

to \roll one's eyes die Augen verdrehen

to \roll one's car AM ( fam) sich akk mit dem Auto überschlagen

2. (make turn over)

▪ to \roll sb/sth jdn/etw drehen

\roll him onto his side dreh ihn auf die Seite

3. (push on wheels)

▪ to \roll sth etw rollen; (when heavier) etw schieben

4. (shape)

▪ to \roll sth into sth etw zu etw dat rollen

he \rolled the clay into a ball in his hands er formte [o rollte] den Ton in seinen Händen zu einer Kugel

5. (wind)

▪ to \roll sth etw aufrollen

the hedgehog \rolled itself into a ball der Igel rollte sich zu einer Kugel zusammen

to \roll a cigarette eine Zigarette drehen

to \roll one's own[cigarettes] ( fam) [sich dat] seine Zigaretten selbst drehen

to \roll wool into a ball Wolle aufwickeln

6. (wrap)

▪ to \roll sth in sth etw in etw akk einwickeln

7. (flatten)

▪ to \roll sth etw walzen

to \roll pastry Teig ausrollen [o SCHWEIZ auswallen] [o ÖSTERR auswalzen

8. (games)

to \roll a die [or dice] würfeln

to \roll a two/six eine Zwei [o ÖSTERR einen Zweier] /Sechs [o ÖSTERR einen Sechser] würfeln

9. (start)

to \roll a device/machine ein Gerät/eine Maschine in Gang bringen

\roll the camera! Kamera an!

10. LING

to \roll one's r's das R rollen

11. AM ( fam: rob)

▪ to \roll sb jdn beklauen fam

12.

▶ [all] \rolled into one [alles] in einem

III. vi

1. (move around axis) rollen; (turn over) sich akk herumrollen; (wallow) sich akk [herum]wälzen

to \roll down the hill den Berg hinunterrollen

▪ to \roll off sth von etw dat [herunter]rollen

the newspapers \rolled off the presses die Zeitungen rollten von den Druckerpressen

2. (flow) drop, tears rollen, kullern; waves rollen

a tear ran down his check eine Träne lief ihm die Wange herunter

the sweat ran down my back der Schweiß lief ihr den Rücken hinunter

3. (move on wheels) rollen

the truck \rolled to a stop just before the barricade der Lastwagen kam gerade noch vor dem Hindernis zum Stehen

4. (oscillate) ship, plane schlingern; (person) schwanken

5. (revolve in an orbit) planet kreisen

6. SPORT, AVIAT eine Rolle machen

7. (operate) laufen

to keep sth \rolling etw in Gang halten

8. ( fig: elapse) years

to \roll by vorbeiziehen

9. (undulate) wogen, wallen

a wave of cigarette smoke \rolled towards me ein Schwall von Zigarettenrauch schlug mir entgegen

10. (reverberate) widerhallen; thunder [g]rollen

the drums \rolled ein Trommelwirbel ertönte

11. (curl up)

to \roll into a ball sich akk zu einem Ball [o einer Kugel] zusammenrollen

12. (be uttered effortlessly) leicht über die Lippen kommen

13.

▶ to have sb \rolling in the aisles ( fam) jdn dazu bringen, sich akk vor Lachen zu kugeln

▶ to \roll over in one's grave sich akk im Grabe umdrehen

▶ to \roll with the punches AM ( fam) die Dinge geregelt bekommen fam

▶ to set [or start] the ball \rolling die Sache in Schwung [o Gang] bringen

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[rəʊl]
1. n

1) (of paper, netting, film, hair etc) Rolle f; (of fabric) Ballen m; (of banknotes) Bündel nt; (of butter) Röllchen nt; (of flesh, fat) Wulst m, Röllchen nt

a roll of paper — eine Rolle Papier

a roll of banknotes — ein Bündel nt Banknoten

he has rolls on his belly — er hat Speckrollen am Bauch

2) (COOK) Brötchen nt

ham/cheese roll — Schinken-/Käsebrötchen nt

See:

→ sausage roll etc

3) (= movement) (of sea, waves) Rollen nt; (of ship) Schlingern nt, Rollen nt; (= somersault, AVIAT) Rolle f; (of person's gait) Schaukeln nt, Wiegen nt

to do a roll — eine Rolle machen

the ship gave a sudden roll —

the dog was having a roll on the grass — der Hund wälzte sich im Gras

to have a roll in the hay with sb (inf) — mit jdm ins Heu gehen (inf)

to be on a roll (inf) — eine Glückssträhne haben

4) (= sound of thunder) Rollen nt; (of drums) Wirbel m; (of organ) Brausen nt

5) (= list, register) Liste f, Register nt; (of solicitors) Anwaltsliste f

we have 60 pupils on our roll — bei uns sind 60 Schüler angemeldet

to call the roll — die Namensliste verlesen, die Namen aufrufen

roll of honour (Brit) — Ehrenliste f

to strike sb or sb's name off the roll — jdn or jds Namen von der Liste streichen

See:

→ electoral roll

2. vi

1) (person, object) rollen; (from side to side ship) schlingern; (presses) laufen; (AVIAT) eine Rolle machen

to roll over and over — rollen und rollen, kullern und kullern (inf)

the children/stones rolled down the hill — die Kinder/Steine rollten or kugelten (inf) den Berg hinunter

tears were rolling down her cheeks — Tränen rollten or kullerten (inf) ihr über die Wangen

the newspapers were rolling off the presses — die Zeitungen rollten von den Druckerpressen

heads will roll! (fig) — da werden die Köpfe rollen!

to keep the show rolling ( Theat inf ) — die Show in Gang halten

can you keep the ball or things rolling while I'm away? (inf) — können Sie den Laden in Schwung halten, solange ich weg bin? (inf)

the dog rolled in the mud — der Hund wälzte sich im Schlamm

he's rolling in money or in it (inf) — er schwimmt im Geld (inf)

the words just rolled off his tongue —

his eyes rolled (during a fit) — er rollte mit den Augen

to roll with the punches (fig) — sich nicht aus dem Gleis werfen or bringen lassen

he rolls from side to side as he walks — er hat einen schaukelnden Gang

2) (= sound thunder) rollen, grollen; (drum) wirbeln; (organ) brausen; (echo) rollen

3) (camera) laufen

4) (CINE)

the credits rolled — der Abspann lief

3. vt
barrel, hoop, ball, car rollen; umbrella aufrollen; cigarette drehen; pastry, dough ausrollen; metal, lawn, road walzen
to roll one's eyes — die Augen rollen or verdrehen

to roll one's r's —

to roll sth between one's fingers — etw zwischen den Fingern drehen

to roll one's own (cigarettes) — sich (dat) seine eigenen drehen

to roll wool into a ball — Wolle zu einem Knäuel aufwickeln

the hedgehog rolled itself into a ball — der Igel rollte sich zu einer Kugel zusammen

he rolled himself in a blanket — er wickelte sich in eine Decke

it has a kitchen and a dining room rolled into one — es hat eine Küche und Esszimmer in einem

See:

→ also rolled

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roll [rəʊl]

A s

1. HIST Schriftrolle f, Pergament n

2. a) Urkunde f

b) ( besonders Namens-, Anwesenheits)Liste f, Verzeichnis n

c) JUR Br Anwaltsliste f:

call the roll die Anwesenheitsliste verlesen, MIL einen Anwesenheitsappell abhalten;

strike off the roll(s) einen Solicitor von der Anwaltsliste streichen; einem Arzt etc die Zulassung entziehen;

roll of hono(u)r Ehren-, besonders Gefallenenliste, -tafel f

3. → hay¹ A 1

4. (Haar-, Kragen-, Papier- etc) Rolle f:

roll of butter Butterröllchen n;

roll of tobacco Rolle Kautabak

5. Brötchen n, Semmel f

6. GASTR ( besonders Fleisch)Roulade f

7. ARCH

a) Wulst m, Rundleiste f

b) Antike: Volute f (spiralförmige Einrollung am Säulenkapitell)

8. Bodenwelle f

9. TECH Rolle f, Walze f (besonders in Lagern)

10. Fließen n, Fluss m (auch fig)

11. a) Brausen n

b) Rollen n, Grollen n

c) (Trommel) Wirbel m:

a roll of drums

d) Dröhnen n

e) ORN Triller(n) m(n)

12. Wurf m (beim Würfeln)

13. SCHIFF Rollen n, Schlingern n

14. wiegender Gang, Seemannsgang m

15. SPORT Rolle f (auch beim Kunstflug)

16. US sl

a) zusammengerolltes Geldscheinbündel

b) fig ( eine Masse) Geld n

B v/i

1. rollen:

start rolling ins Rollen kommen;

tears were rolling down her cheeks Tränen rollten oder liefen oder rannen über ihre Wangen;

some heads will roll bes fig einige Köpfe werden rollen: → ball¹ Bes Redew

2. rollen, fahren (Fahrzeug oder Fahrer)

3. auch roll along (dahin)rollen, (-)strömen, sich (dahin)wälzen:

rolling waters Wassermassen

4. auch roll along (dahin)ziehen (Wolken):

time rolls on ( oder by) die Zeit vergeht;

the seasons roll away die Jahreszeiten gehen dahin

5. sich wälzen (auch fig):

be rolling in money umg im Geld schwimmen; → hay¹ A 1

6. SPORT, auch FLUG eine Rolle machen

7. SCHIFF rollen, schlingern (Schiff)

8. wiegend gehen:

rolling gait → A 14

9. rollen, sich verdrehen (Augen)

10. a) grollen, rollen (Donner)

b) dröhnen (Stimme etc)

c) brausen (Wasser, Orgel)

d) wirbeln (Trommel)

e) trillern (Vogel)

11. sich rollen oder wickeln oder drehen (lassen)

12. METALL sich walzen lassen

13. TYPO sich (unter der Walze) verteilen (Druckfarbe)

14. würfeln

C v/t

1. ein Fass etc

a) rollen

b) (herum)wälzen, (-)drehen:

roll one’s eyes die Augen rollen oder verdrehen;

roll one’s eyes at sb umg jemandem (schöne) Augen machen;

roll a problem round in one’s mind fig ein Problem wälzen

2. (dahin)rollen, fahren

3. Wassermassen wälzen (Fluss)

4. (zusammen-, auf-, ein)rollen, (-)wickeln:

roll o.s. into one’s blanket sich in die Decke (ein)wickeln

5. (durch Rollen) formen, einen Schneeball etc machen:

roll a cigarette sich eine Zigarette drehen;

roll paste for pies Kuchenteig ausrollen

6. einen Rasen, eine Straße etc walzen:

roll metal Metall walzen oder strecken;

rolled into one umg alles in einem, in einer Person

7. TYPO

a) Papier kalandern, glätten

b) Druckfarbe (mit einer Walze) auftragen

8. rollen(d sprechen):

roll one’s r’s das R rollen

9. die Trommel wirbeln

10. SCHIFF ein Schiff zum Rollen bringen (Wellen)

11. den Körper etc (beim Gehen) wiegen

12. US sl einen Betrunkenen ausnehmen, berauben

13. eine Drei etc würfeln

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I noun
1) Rolle, die; (of cloth, tobacco, etc.) Ballen, der; (of fat on body) Wulst, der

roll of film — Rolle Film

2) (of bread etc.)

[bread] roll — Brötchen, das

egg/ham roll — Eier-/Schinkenbrötchen, das

3) (document) [Schrift]rolle, die

4) (register, catalogue) Liste, die; Verzeichnis, das

roll of honour — Gedenktafel [für die Gefallenen]

5) (Mil., Sch.): (list of names) Liste, die

schools with falling rolls — Schulen mit sinkenden Schülerzahlen

call the roll — die Anwesenheit feststellen

6)

be on a roll — (coll.) eine Gluckssträhne haben
II 1. noun
1) (of drum) Wirbel, der; (of thunder) Rollen, das

2) (motion) Rollen, das

3) (single movement) Rolle, die; (of dice) Wurf, der
2. transitive verb
1) (move, send) rollen; (between surfaces) drehen

2) (shape by rolling) rollen

roll a cigarette — eine Zigarette rollen od. drehen

roll one's own — [selbst] drehen

roll snow/wool into a ball — einen Schneeball formen/Wolle zu einem Knäuel aufwickeln

[all] rolled into one — (fig.) in einem

roll oneself/itself into a ball — sich zusammenrollen

3) (flatten) walzen [Rasen, Metall usw.]; ausrollen [Teig]

4)

roll one's eyes — die Augen rollen

5)

roll one's r's — das r rollen
3. intransitive verb
1) (move by turning over) rollen

heads will roll — (fig.) es werden Köpfe rollen

2) (operate) [Maschine:] laufen; [Presse:] sich drehen; (on wheels) rollen

3) (wallow, sway, walk) sich wälzen

4) (Naut.) [Schiff:] rollen, schlingern

5) (revolve) [Augen:] sich [ver]drehen

6) (flow, go forward) sich wälzen (fig.); [Wolken:] ziehen; [Tränen:] rollen

7) [Donner:] rollen; [Trommel:] dröhnen

Phrasal Verbs:

- roll about

- roll away

- roll back

- roll by

- roll in

- roll on

- roll out

- roll over

- roll up

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n.

Rolle -n f. v.

drehen v.

rollen v.

wickeln v.

wälzen v.

English-german dictionary > roll
5 punta

f.

1 point (extremo) (de cuchillo, lápiz, aguja).

este zapato me aprieta en la punta this shoe's squashing the ends of my toes

recorrimos Chile de punta a punta we traveled from one end of Chile to the other

en la otra punta de la ciudad on the other side of town

en la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the table

sacar punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil

2 touch, bit (pizca).

3 small nail (clavo).

4 point, headland (geography).

5 tip, tine, nib, peak.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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punta

► nombre femenino

1 (extremo) tip; (extremo afilado) point

2 (clavo) nail

3 COCINA (pizca) pinch

4 GEOGRAFÍA point

► nombre femenino plural puntas

1 (del pelo) ends

■ sólo quiero que me corte un poco las puntas I just want a trim

2 (zapatillas de ballet) point shoes, ballet shoes

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a punta de pistola at gunpoint

a punta pala familiar by the hundreds

■ había niños a punta pala there were hordes of kids

de punta a punta from one end to the other

■ nos recorrimos la ciudad de punta a punta we went all round the town

de punta en blanco dressed up to the nines

en hora punta at peak time

estar de punta con alguien to be at odds with somebody

sacar punta a (lápiz) to sharpen 2 (palabras) to read too much into

ser la punta del iceberg to be the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have something on the tip of one's tongue

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noun f.

1) point, head

2) end, tip

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1. SF

1) (=extremo) [de dedo, lengua, pincel] tip; [de ciudad] side; [de mesa] end; [de pañuelo] corner

la punta de los dedos — the fingertips, the tips of one's fingers

colocad la punta del pie hacia arriba — point your toes upwards

vivimos en la otra punta de Barcelona — we live on the other side of Barcelona

se sentó en la otra punta de la mesa — she sat at the other end of the table

• de punta a cabo o de punta a punta — from one end to the other

nos recorrimos la ciudad de punta a punta — we went from one end of the city to the other

me leí el periódico de punta a cabo — I read the paper from cover to cover

- la punta del iceberg

- tener algo en la punta de la lengua

2) (=extremo puntiagudo) [de cuchillo, tijeras, lápiz] point; [de flecha] tip

un rotulador de punta fina — a felt-tip pen with a fine point

un cuchillo con punta — a pointed knife

una estrella de cinco puntas — a five-pointed star

• de punta, tenía todo el pelo de punta — her hair was all on end

las tijeras le cayeron de punta en el pie — the scissors fell point down o point first on his foot

unos zapatos de punta — a pair of pointed shoes

• acabado en punta — pointed

• a punta de navaja — at knife point

• a punta de pistola — at gunpoint

• sacar punta a — [+ lápiz] to sharpen; Esp [+ comentario, opinión] to twist

le saca punta a todo lo que digo — she twists everything I say

a punta de LAm * —

salió adelante a punta de esfuerzo — he got ahead by sheer effort o by dint of hard work

va a entender a punta de patadas — he has to have sense beaten into him

vive a punta de remedios — he lives on medicines

- estar de punta

estar de punta con algn — to be annoyed with sb

ponerse de punta con algn — to fall out with sb

- ir de punta en blanco

- ponerse de punta en blanco

- poner a algn los pelos o el vello de punta

se me ponen los pelos de punta de pensar en el miedo que pasamos — my hair stands on end when I think of how scared we were

esas imágenes me pusieron el vello de punta — those images were really spine-chilling, those images made my hair stand on end

- estar hasta la punta de los pelos con o de algn

a punta (de) pala Esp * —

había gente a punta pala — there were loads of people *

tienen dinero a punta pala — they're loaded *, they've got loads of money *

punta de diamante — (=cortador) diamond glass cutter; (=diseño) diamond point

cristal tallado a punta de diamante — diamond-cut glass

punta de lanza — spearhead

son la punta de lanza de nuestra ofensiva comercial — they are spearheading our marketing campaign
nervio 2)
3) (=cantidad pequeña) (lit) bit; (fig) touch

una puntita de sal — a pinch of salt

tiene sus puntas de filósofo — there's a touch of the philosopher about him

tiene una punta de loco — he has a streak of madness

4) (=clavo) tack

5) (Geog) (=cabo) point; (=promontorio) headland

6) (=asta) [de toro] horn; [de ciervo] point, tine

7) (Ftbl)

juega en la punta — he plays up front

8) (=colilla) stub, butt

9) (Cos) (=encaje) dentelle

10) pl puntas

a) [del pelo] ends

tengo las puntas abiertas — I have split ends

quiero cortarme las puntas — I'd like a trim, I'd like to have my hair trimmed

b) (Ballet) points, ballet shoes

c) (Culin)

puntas de espárrago — asparagus tips

puntas de solomillo — finest cuts of pork

11) Cono Sur, Méx

una punta de algo — a lot of sth

pagó una punta de pesos por eso — he paid a lot of money for that

son todos una punta de ladrones — they are all a bunch of thieves

12) Cuba [de tabaco] leaf of best tobacco

13) Bol eight-hour shift of work

14) Caribe (=mofa) taunt, snide remark

2.

ADJ INV peak

• horas punta — [de electricidad, teléfono] peak times

la hora punta — [del tráfico] the rush hour

el tráfico en la hora punta — rush-hour traffic

• tecnología punta — latest technology, leading edge technology

• velocidad punta — maximum speed, top speed

3.

SMF (Dep) striker, forward

media punta — midfield player

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I
adjetivo invariable

la hora punta — the rush hour

un sector punta de nuestra industria — a sector which is at the forefront of our industry

velocidad punta — top speed
II
femenino

1)

a) (de lengua, dedos) tip; ( de nariz) end, tip; ( de pan) end; ( de pincel) tip

en la otra punta de la mesa — at the other end of the table

vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad — I live on the other side o at the other end of town

con la punta del pie — with his toes

a punta (de) pala — (Esp fam) loads (colloq)

a punta de pistola or (Per) de bala — at gunpoint

ir/ponerse de punta en blanco — to be/get (all) dressed up

la punta del iceberg — the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua — to have something on the tip of one's tongue

b) puntas femenino plural ( del pelo) ends (pl)

2) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point; (de flecha, lanza) tip

sácale punta al lápiz — sharpen the pencil

de punta — point first

en punta — pointed

por un extremo acaba en punta — it's pointed at one end

mandar a alguien a la punta del cerro — (CS fam) to send somebody packing (colloq), to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

- punta de lanza

3) ( de pañuelo) corner

4) (Dep)

juega en la punta — he's a forward o striker

5) (Geog) point

6) (CS fam) ( montón)

una punta de plata — a lot of money, a fortune (colloq)

tiene una punta de cosas que hacer — she has loads o stacks of things to do (colloq)

son una punta de asesinos — they're a bunch of murderers (colloq)

7)

a punta de — (AmL fam)

a punta de repetírselo mil veces — by telling him it a thousand times

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer — they beat him until he did as he was told

una dieta a punta de líquidos — a liquid-based diet

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= apex, barb, end, tip.

Ex. A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.

Ex. The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

Ex. Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex. Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.

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* acabado en punta = pointed.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.

* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.

* de una punta a otra = end to end.

* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.

* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.

* en una punta... en la otra = at one end... at the other.

* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.

* grabado a la punta seca = drypoint.

* hora punta = peak period, peak hour.

* horas no punta = off-peak times.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* punta de espárrago = asparagus tip.

* punta de flecha = arrowhead.

* punta de lanza = spearpoint.

* punta del dedo = fingertip.

* punta del iceberg, la = tip of the iceberg, the.

* punta de trazar = scribe.

* puntas abiertas = split ends.

* sacar punta = sharpen.

* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.

* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.

* tecnología punta = cutting edge technology.

* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.

* tener los nervios de punta = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable

la hora punta — the rush hour

un sector punta de nuestra industria — a sector which is at the forefront of our industry

velocidad punta — top speed
II
femenino

1)

a) (de lengua, dedos) tip; ( de nariz) end, tip; ( de pan) end; ( de pincel) tip

en la otra punta de la mesa — at the other end of the table

vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad — I live on the other side o at the other end of town

con la punta del pie — with his toes

a punta (de) pala — (Esp fam) loads (colloq)

a punta de pistola or (Per) de bala — at gunpoint

ir/ponerse de punta en blanco — to be/get (all) dressed up

la punta del iceberg — the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua — to have something on the tip of one's tongue

b) puntas femenino plural ( del pelo) ends (pl)

2) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point; (de flecha, lanza) tip

sácale punta al lápiz — sharpen the pencil

de punta — point first

en punta — pointed

por un extremo acaba en punta — it's pointed at one end

mandar a alguien a la punta del cerro — (CS fam) to send somebody packing (colloq), to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

- punta de lanza

3) ( de pañuelo) corner

4) (Dep)

juega en la punta — he's a forward o striker

5) (Geog) point

6) (CS fam) ( montón)

una punta de plata — a lot of money, a fortune (colloq)

tiene una punta de cosas que hacer — she has loads o stacks of things to do (colloq)

son una punta de asesinos — they're a bunch of murderers (colloq)

7)

a punta de — (AmL fam)

a punta de repetírselo mil veces — by telling him it a thousand times

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer — they beat him until he did as he was told

una dieta a punta de líquidos — a liquid-based diet

* * *

= apex, barb, end, tip.

Ex: A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.

Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex: Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.

* acabado en punta = pointed.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.

* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.

* de una punta a otra = end to end.

* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.

* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.

* en una punta... en la otra = at one end... at the other.

* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.

* grabado a la punta seca = drypoint.

* hora punta = peak period, peak hour.

* horas no punta = off-peak times.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* punta de espárrago = asparagus tip.

* punta de flecha = arrowhead.

* punta de lanza = spearpoint.

* punta del dedo = fingertip.

* punta del iceberg, la = tip of the iceberg, the.

* punta de trazar = scribe.

* puntas abiertas = split ends.

* sacar punta = sharpen.

* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.

* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.

* tecnología punta = cutting edge technology.

* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.

* tener los nervios de punta = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.

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punta¹

adj inv

en la hora punta during the rush hour

un sector punta de nuestra industria a sector which is at the forefront of our industry

velocidad punta top speed

punta²

feminine

A

1 (de la lengua, los dedos) tip; (de la nariz) end, tip; (del pan) end

mojó la punta del pincel she wetted the tip of the paintbrush

en la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the table

vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of town

con la punta del pie with his toes

me recorrí la ciudad de punta a punta I traipsed all over town o from one end of town to the other

bailaba en puntas de pie (CS); she danced on the tips of her toes o ( frml) on her points

entró caminando en puntitas de pie para no despertarlo (CS); she tiptoed in o she went in on tiptoe so as not to wake him

a punta (de) pala ( Esp fam); loads ( colloq)

tiene dinero a punta pala she's loaded ( colloq), she's got pots o stacks o loads of money ( colloq)

a punta de pistola or ( Per) de bala at gunpoint

hasta la punta de los pelos or del pelo ( fam): estoy hasta la punta del pelo de este trabajo I've had it up to here o I'm fed up to the backteeth with this job ( colloq)

ir/ponerse de punta en blanco to be/get dressed up

la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongue

lo tengo en la punta de la lengua it's on the tip of my tongue, I have it on the tip of my tongue

2 puntas fpl (del pelo) ends (pl)

vengo a cortarme las puntas I'd like a trim

Compuesto:

puntas de espárrago

fpl asparagus tips (pl)

B (de una aguja) point; (de una flecha, lanza) tip; (de un clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point

sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencil

el cuchillo cayó de punta the knife fell point first

en punta pointed

los zapatos en punta pointed shoes

por un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one end

hacerle punta a algn ( Chi fam); to try to win sb's affections

mandar a algn a la punta del cerro (CS fam); to send sb packing ( colloq), to tell sb to get lost ( colloq)

sacarle punta a algo ( Esp); to read too much into sth, distort o twist sth

Compuesto:

punta de lanza

spearhead

estos grupos fueron la punta lanza de del cambio social these groups spearheaded the process of social change o were the spearhead of social change

C (de un pañuelo) corner

D ( Dep):

juega en la punta he's a forward o striker

E ( Geog) point

F

(CS fam) (montón): costó una punta de plata it cost a lot of money o ( colloq) a fortune

tiene una punta de cosas que hacer she has loads o stacks of things to do ( colloq)

son una punta de asesinos they're a bunch of murderers ( colloq)

G

a punta de ( AmL fam): a punta de repetírselo mil veces by telling him it a thousand times

se curó a punta de antibióticos he got better by taking antibiotics

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was told

una dieta a punta de líquidos a liquid-based diet

punta³

masculine and feminine

( Dep) striker, forward

punta izquierdo/punta derecho left/right winger

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punta sustantivo femenino
1
a) (de lengua, dedos) tip;

( de nariz) end, tip;
( de pan) end;
( de pincel) tip;
◊ vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of town;

con la punta del pie with the print of one's foot;
la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg;
tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongue
b)

◊ puntas sustantivo femenino plural ( del pelo) ends (pl)

2
a) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point;

(de flecha, lanza) tip;
◊ punta de lanza spearhead;

sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencil;
de punta point first;
en punta pointed;
por un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one end
b)

◊ a punta de (AmL fam): a punta de repetírselo mil veces by telling him it a thousand times;

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was told
3 ( de pañuelo) corner
■ adjetivo invariable:
◊ la hora punta the rush hour

punta
I adjetivo hora punta, peak o rush hour
tecnología punta, high technology, familiar high-tech
velocidad punta, top o maximum speed
II sustantivo femenino
1 (extremo puntiagudo) point: la punta del cuchillo, the tip of the knife
(extremo) end, tip
punta del dedo, fingertip
punta del pie, toetip
2 (de un sitio) trabaja en la otra punta del país, he works at the other side of the country
3 (del pelo) puntas, ends pl
4 Dep jugar en punta, to play as a forward or striker
♦ LOC ir/ponerse de punta en blanco, to be/get all dressed up
sacar punta, (a un objeto) to sharpen, (a un comentario, suceso) to twist
tener algo en la punta de la lengua, to have sthg on the tip of one's tongue
a punta de pistola, at gunpoint
de punta a punta, from end to end

' punta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ápice
- clavo
- despuntar
- iceberg
- lanza
- pelo
- rotulador
- tecnología
- terminar
- afinar
- agudo
- cesta
- cortar
- embotado
- en
- erizado
- fino
- hora
- nervio
- pistola
- puntiagudo
- puntilla
- torre
English:
cutting-edge
- edge
- end
- gunpoint
- hair
- headland
- high-tech
- mad
- nail
- nerve
- nine
- peak hours
- point
- prong
- rush-hour
- scary
- sharpen
- spike
- spiky
- stick up
- taper
- tip
- weapon
- bristle
- corner
- edgy
- gun
- hang
- head
- off
- pointed
- rat
- rush
- sharp
- stand
- stick

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punta

♦ adj inv

hora punta rush hour;

velocidad punta top speed

♦ nf

1. [extremo] [de cuchillo, lápiz, aguja] point;
[de pan, pelo, nariz] end; [de dedo, cuerno, flecha, pincel] tip; [de zapato] toe; [de pistola] muzzle; [de sábana, pañuelo] corner;
este zapato me aprieta en la punta this shoe's squashing the ends of my toes;

punta fina/gruesa [de bolígrafo] fine/thick point;

lo sujetó con la punta de los dedos she held it with the tips of her fingers;

tengo las puntas (del pelo) abiertas o RP [m5] florecidas I've got split ends;

en la otra punta de la ciudad on the other side of town;

en la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the table;

se dio en la rodilla con la punta de la mesa she banged her knee on the corner of the table;

lleva el pelo de punta he has spiky hair;

recorrimos Chile de punta a punta we travelled from one end of Chile to the other;

acabado en punta [objeto, instrumento] pointed;

a punta de pistola at gunpoint;

sacar punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil;

Comp
Fam
a punta (de) pala: tiene libros a punta (de) pala he has loads of books;

vinieron turistas a punta (de) pala loads of tourists came, tourists came by the busload;

Comp

estar de punta con alguien to be on edge with sb;

Comp

ir de punta en blanco to be dressed up to the nines;

Comp
Fam
sacarle punta a algo to read too much into sth;

Comp

tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongue

Comp
punta de flecha arrowhead; Fig la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg; Fig punta de lanza spearhead;
los obreros de la capital fueron la punta de lanza de la revolución the industrial workers of the capital spearheaded the revolution;
Perú, Ven punta trasera [de carne] rump tail;
punta de velocidad: [m5] tiene una gran punta de velocidad he's very pacey, Br he has a good turn of pace

2. [pizca] touch, bit;
[de sal] pinch
3. [clavo] small nail

4. Dep [zona de ataque] attack;
[jugador de ataque] forward;
jugar en punta to play in attack, to be a forward;

jugar como media punta to play just in behind the strikers

5. Geog point, headland

6. CSur
en puntas de pie on tiptoe;

andar en puntas de pie to (walk on) tiptoe

7. RP Fam
una punta [mucho] loads;

se casó hace una punta de años he got married donkey's years ago;

tiene una punta de primos she's got loads of cousins

8. Comp
Am
a punta de [a fuerza de] by dint of;

lo convencí a punta de amenazas I threatened him into doing it

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punta

f

1 de dedo, nariz, pie tip

2 ( extremo) end;

de punta a punta (de principio a fin) from beginning to end; (de un extremo a otro) from one extreme to the other

3 de lápiz, GEOG point;

sacar punta a sharpen

4 L.Am. ( grupo) group

5

:

a punta de pistola at gunpoint;

ir de punta en blanco be dressed up

6 en fútbol forward

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punta nf

1) : tip, end

punta del dedo: fingertip

en la punta de la lengua: at the tip of one's tongue

2) : point (of a weapon or pencil)

punta de lanza: spearhead

3) : point, headland

4) : bunch, lot

una punta de ladrones: a bunch of thieves

5)

a punta de : by, by dint of

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punta n

1. (extremo afilado) point

la punta de un lápiz the point of a pencil

2. (de lengua, dedo) tip

las puntas de los dedos fingertips

3. (de nariz, pelo) end

tiene un grano en la punta de la nariz he's got a spot on the end of his nose

4. (de ciudad) side

vive en la otra punta de la ciudad she lives on the other side of town

5. (clavo) nail

sacarle punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil

Spanish-English dictionary > punta
6 ugry|źć

pf (ugryzę, ugryziesz, ugryzł, ugryzła, ugryźli) Ⅰ vt 1. (ujeść) to bite, to take a bite of
- ugryźć jabłko/bułkę to bite into an apple/a roll, to take a bite of an apple/a roll

- ugryźć kawałek chleba/mięsa to take a bite of bread/meat ⇒ gryźć
2. (skaleczyć) to bite
- komar ugryzł ją w twarz a mosquito bit her (on the) cheek

- pies ugryzł mnie w łydkę the dog bit my calf

- myślałem, że go ugryzę przen. I almost let him have it pot., I wanted to strangle him pot.

- nie bój się, szef nie ugryzie przen. don’t be afraid of the boss: he won’t bite you pot. ⇒ gryźć
3. pot., przen. (poradzić sobie) nie móc czegoś ugryźć to not be able to make head nor tail of sth pot.
- nie mogę ugryźć tego zadania I can’t work this problem out

- bez artylerii takich murów nie ugryziemy we won’t get through those walls without artillery
Ⅱ ugryźć się to bite
- ugryźć się w wargę to bite one’s lip

- ugryźć się w język to bite one’s tongue; przen. to hold one’s tongue ⇒ gryźć się

■ ugryź się w dupęwulg. a. w nos!posp. bugger off GB wulg.; scram pot.

- coś go ugryzło a. giez go ugryzł a. mucha go ugryzła something’s bugging a. eating him

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ugry|źć
7 strecken

I v/t

1. stretch; seine Beine / Glieder / Arme strecken stretch one’s legs / limbs / arms; die Beine weit von sich strecken stretch one’s legs right out; die Hand / den Finger strecken put (stick umg.) one’s hand / finger up; den Kopf aus dem Fenster strecken stick one’s head out of the window; das gebrochene Bein strecken MED. straighten the broken leg; gestreckt, vier

2. (Suppe etc.) stretch; (rationieren, auch Geld, Vorräte etc.) make last, eke out; (verdünnen) thin, dilute; (Vortrag etc.) stretch, drag out; Heroin mit Mehl strecken dilute heroin with flour

3. die Waffen strecken lay down arms, surrender; fig. auch give in; jemanden zu Boden strecken floor s.o., lay s.o. low

4. Jägerspr. (erlegen) kill

II v/refl

1. stretch (o.s.); bei Müdigkeit: have a stretch; sich ins Gras strecken stretch out on the grass; der Torwart musste sich ganz schön strecken the goalkeeper had to be at full stretch; Decke, recken II

2. sich in die Länge strecken go on longer than expected, drag on pej.

III v/i bes. südd., in der Schule: (sich melden) put one’s hand up, Am. meist raise one’s hand

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das Strecken

(Dehnung) stretch;

(Metallbearbeitung) rolling

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strẹ|cken ['ʃtrɛkn]
1. vt

1) Arme, Beine, Oberkörper to stretch; Hals to crane; (SCH um sich zu melden) Finger, Hand to raise, to put up

die Zunge aus dem Mund strecken — to stick out one's tongue

den Kopf aus dem Fenster/durch die Tür strecken — to stick one's head out of the window/through the door

jdn zu Boden strecken — to knock sb to the floor

See:

→ Waffe

2) (im Streckverband) Bein, Arm to straighten

3) (METAL) Blech, Eisen to hammer out

4) (inf = absichtlich verlängern) Vorräte, Geld to eke out, to stretch; Arbeit to drag out (inf); Essen, Suppe to make go further; (= verdünnen) to thin down, to dilute

5)

See:

→ gestreckt

2. vr

1) (= sich recken) to have a stretch, to stretch; (inf = wachsen) to shoot up (inf)

sich ins Gras/aufs Bett strecken — to stretch out on the grass/the bed

2) (= sich hinziehen) to drag on

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das

(an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) stretch

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stre·cken

[ˈʃtrɛkn̩]

I. vt

1. (recken) to stretch

den Arm/die Beine \strecken to stretch one's arm/legs

den Kopf \strecken to crane one's neck

den Finger \strecken to raise [or stick up] one's finger; s.a. Boden

2. (fam: ergiebiger machen)

▪ etw \strecken to stretch sth, to make sth go further; Drogen etc. to thin down [or dilute

3. (fam: länger ausreichen lassen)

▪ etw [um etw akk] \strecken to eke sth out [for a certain time]

II. vr

▪ sich akk \strecken to [have a] stretch

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (gerade machen) stretch <arms, legs>

2) (dehnen) stretch [out] <arms, legs, etc.>

3) (lehnen) stick (coll.)

den Kopf aus dem Fenster strecken — stick one's head out of the window (coll.)

4) (größer, länger, breiter machen) stretch; hammer/roll out < metal>

5) (verdünnen) thin down

6) (rationieren) eke out <provisions, fuel, etc.>
2.
reflexives Verb stretch out

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strecken

A. v/t

1. stretch;

seine Beine/Glieder/Arme strecken stretch one’s legs/limbs/arms;

die Beine weit von sich strecken stretch one’s legs right out;

die Hand/den Finger strecken put (stick umg) one’s hand/finger up;

den Kopf aus dem Fenster strecken stick one’s head out of the window;

das gebrochene Bein strecken MED straighten the broken leg; → gestreckt, vier

2. (Suppe etc) stretch; (rationieren, auch Geld, Vorräte etc) make last, eke out; (verdünnen) thin, dilute; (Vortrag etc) stretch, drag out;

Heroin mit Mehl strecken dilute heroin with flour

3.

die Waffen strecken lay down arms, surrender; fig auch give in;

jemanden zu Boden strecken floor sb, lay sb low

4. JAGD (erlegen) kill

B. v/r

1. stretch (o.s.); bei Müdigkeit: have a stretch;

sich ins Gras strecken stretch out on the grass;

der Torwart musste sich ganz schön strecken the goalkeeper had to be at full stretch; → Decke, recken B

2.

sich in die Länge strecken go on longer than expected, drag on pej

C. v/i besonders südd, in der SCHULE (sich melden) put one’s hand up, US meist raise one’s hand

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (gerade machen) stretch <arms, legs>

2) (dehnen) stretch [out] <arms, legs, etc.>

3) (lehnen) stick (coll.)

den Kopf aus dem Fenster strecken — stick one's head out of the window (coll.)

4) (größer, länger, breiter machen) stretch; hammer/roll out < metal>

5) (verdünnen) thin down

6) (rationieren) eke out <provisions, fuel, etc.>
2.
reflexives Verb stretch out

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v.

to stretch v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > strecken
8 edge

1. noun
1) (of knife, razor, weapon) Schneide, die

the knife has lost its edge — das Messer ist stumpf geworden od. ist nicht mehr scharf

take the edge off something — etwas stumpf machen; (fig.) etwas abschwächen

that took the edge off our hunger — das nahm uns erst einmal den Hunger

be on edge [about something] — [wegen etwas] nervös od. gereizt sein

set somebody's teeth on edge — jemandem durch Mark und Bein gehen

have the edge [on somebody/something] — (coll.) jemandem/einer Sache überlegen od. (ugs.) über sein

2) (of solid, bed, brick, record, piece of cloth) Kante, die; (of dress) Saum, der

edge of a table — Tischkante, die

roll off the edge of the table — vom Tisch hinunterrollen

3) (boundary) (of sheet of paper, road, forest, desert, cliff) Rand, der; (of sea, lake, river) Ufer, das; (of estate) Grenze, die

edge of the paper/road — Papier-/Straßenrand, der

on the edge of something — (fig.) am Rande einer Sache (Gen.)
2. intransitive verb
(move cautiously) sich schieben

edge along something — sich an etwas (Dat.) entlangschieben

edge away from somebody/something — sich allmählich von jemandem/etwas entfernen

edge out of the room — sich aus dem Zimmer stehlen
3. transitive verb
1) (furnish with border) säumen [Straße, Platz]; besetzen [Kleid, Hut]; einfassen [Garten, Straße]

2) (push gradually) [langsam] schieben

edge one's way through a crowd — sich [langsam] durch eine Menschenmenge schieben od. drängen

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[e‹] 1. noun
1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) der Rand

2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) die Schneide

3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) die Schärfe
2. verb
1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) umsäumen

2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) schieben

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- academic.ru/23375/edging">edging
- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge
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edge

[eʤ]

I. n

1. (boundary) Rand m; of a lake Ufer nt, SCHWEIZ a. Bord nt

at the \edge of the road am Straßenrand [o SCHWEIZ a. Strassenbord]

the \edge of the table die Tischkante

2. ( fig: threshold) Rand m, Schwelle f

to be on the \edge of collapse/a catastrophe am Rande des Zusammenbruchs/einer Katastrophe stehen

3. (blade) Schneide f; (sharp side) Kante f, Rand m

rounded/sharp \edge abgerundete/scharfe Kante

to put an \edge on sth etw schärfen [o schleifen]

to take the \edge off sth etw stumpf machen

4. no pl (intensity) Heftigkeit f; (sharpness) Schärfe f

his apology took the \edge off her anger seine Entschuldigung besänftigte ihren Ärger

there's an \edge to her voice sie schlägt einen scharfen Ton an

to take the \edge off sb's appetite jdm den Appetit nehmen

5. (nervousness)

to be on \edge nervös [o gereizt] sein

her nerves are on \edge sie ist nervös

to set [or put] sb's teeth on \edge jdm auf die Nerven gehen fam

6. (superiority)

▪ the \edge Überlegenheit f

to have the \edge over sb jdm überlegen sein, jdm gegenüber im Vorteil sein

\edge in expertise Know-How-Vorteil m

7.

▶ to live on the \edge ein extremes [o exzentrisches] Leben führen

II. vt

to \edge one's way forward sich akk langsam vorwärtsbewegen

to \edge one's hand near to sth seine Hand einer S. dat [langsam] nähern

III. vi sich akk schieben

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[edZ]
1. n

1) (of knife, razor) Schneide f

to take the edge off sth ( fig, sensation ) — etw der Wirkung (gen) berauben; pain etw lindern

that took the edge off my appetite — das nahm mir erst einmal den Hunger

the noise sets my teeth on edge — das Geräusch geht mir durch und durch

his arrogance sets my teeth on edge — seine Arroganz bringt mich auf die Palme (inf)

to be on edge — nervös sein

my nerves are on edge — ich bin schrecklich nervös

there was an edge to his voice — seine Stimme klang ärgerlich

to have the edge on sb/sth — jdm/etw überlegen sein

but the professional had the edge — aber der Profi war eben besser

it gives her/it that extra edge — darin besteht eben der kleine Unterschied

to lose one's edge — seine Überlegenheit verlieren

2) (= outer limit) Rand m; (of brick, cube) Kante f; (of lake, river) Ufer nt, Rand m; (of sea) Ufer nt; (of estates etc) Grenze f

a book with gilt edges — ein Buch mit Goldschnitt

the trees at the edge of the road — die Bäume am Straßenrand

the film had us on the edge of our seats — der Film war unheimlich spannend

to be on the edge of disaster — am Rande des Untergangs stehen

to live life on the edge — gefährlich leben

rough edges (fig) — kleine Mängel pl

2. vt

1) (= put a border on) besetzen, einfassen

to edge a coat with fur — einen Mantel mit Pelz verbrämen

edged in black — mit einem schwarzen Rand

2) (= sharpen) tool, blade schärfen, schleifen, scharf machen

3)

to edge one's way toward(s) sth (slowly) — sich allmählich auf etw (acc) zubewegen; (carefully) sich vorsichtig auf etw (acc) zubewegen

she edged her way through the crowd — sie schlängelte sich durch die Menge

the prisoner edged his way along the wall — der Gefangene schob sich langsam an der Wand entlang

3. vi
sich schieben
to edge toward(s) the door — sich zur Tür stehlen

to edge away — sich davonstehlen

to edge away from sb/sth — sich allmählich immer weiter von jdm/etw entfernen

to edge up to sb — sich an jdn heranmachen

he edged past me — er drückte or schob sich an mir vorbei

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edge [edʒ]

A s

1. a) Schneide f

b) Schärfe f:

the knife has no edge das Messer ist stumpf oder schneidet nicht;

take ( oder blunt) the edge off eine Klinge stumpf machen, fig einer Sache die Spitze oder Schärfe oder Wirkung nehmen, etwas abschwächen oder entschärfen;

put an edge on sth etwas schärfen oder schleifen;

he had an edge to his voice, his voice had an edge to it seine Stimme klang nervös oder gereizt;

give sb the (sharp) edge of one’s tongue umg jemanden zusammenstauchen

2. fig Schärfe f, Spitze f:

give an edge to sth

a) etwas verschärfen,

b) etwas in Schwung bringen;

not put too fine an edge (up)on it kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen

3. Ecke f, scharfe Kante, (Berg)Grat m

4. (äußerster) Rand, Saum m:

edge of the woods Waldrand;

on the edge of fig kurz vor (dat);

be on the edge of despair fig am Rande der Verzweiflung sein;

be on the edge of doing sth kurz davor stehen oder im Begriff sein, etwas zu tun

5. Grenze f, Grenzlinie f

6. Kante f, Schmalseite f:

the edge of the table die Tischkante;

set (up) on edge hochkant stellen;

on edge fig nervös; gereizt;

set sb’s teeth on edge

a) jemanden nervös oder umg kribb(e)lig machen,

b) jemandem durch Mark und Bein gehen;

catch an edge (Skilauf) verkanten

7. Schnitt m (eines Buchs): → gilt-edge(d) 1

8. umg Vorteil m:

give sb an edge jemandem einen Vorteil verschaffen;

have the edge on sb einen Vorteil gegenüber jemandem haben, jemandem über sein

9. Eiskunstlauf: (Einwärts-, Auswärts) Bogen m

B v/t

1. schärfen, schleifen

2. umsäumen, umranden, begrenzen, einfassen

3. TECH

a) beschneiden, abkanten

b) Blech bördeln

4. (langsam) schieben, rücken, drängen ( through durch):

edge o.s. ( oder one’s way) into sich (hin)eindrängen in (akk)

5. die Ski kanten

6. SPORT knapp besiegen oder schlagen:

edge sb into second place jemanden knapp auf den zweiten Platz verweisen

C v/i sich schieben oder drängen

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1. noun
1) (of knife, razor, weapon) Schneide, die

the knife has lost its edge — das Messer ist stumpf geworden od. ist nicht mehr scharf

take the edge off something — etwas stumpf machen; (fig.) etwas abschwächen

that took the edge off our hunger — das nahm uns erst einmal den Hunger

be on edge [about something] — [wegen etwas] nervös od. gereizt sein

set somebody's teeth on edge — jemandem durch Mark und Bein gehen

have the edge [on somebody/something] — (coll.) jemandem/einer Sache überlegen od. (ugs.) über sein

2) (of solid, bed, brick, record, piece of cloth) Kante, die; (of dress) Saum, der

edge of a table — Tischkante, die

roll off the edge of the table — vom Tisch hinunterrollen

3) (boundary) (of sheet of paper, road, forest, desert, cliff) Rand, der; (of sea, lake, river) Ufer, das; (of estate) Grenze, die

edge of the paper/road — Papier-/Straßenrand, der

on the edge of something — (fig.) am Rande einer Sache (Gen.)
2. intransitive verb
(move cautiously) sich schieben

edge along something — sich an etwas (Dat.) entlangschieben

edge away from somebody/something — sich allmählich von jemandem/etwas entfernen

edge out of the room — sich aus dem Zimmer stehlen
3. transitive verb
1) (furnish with border) säumen [Straße, Platz]; besetzen [Kleid, Hut]; einfassen [Garten, Straße]

2) (push gradually) [langsam] schieben

edge one's way through a crowd — sich [langsam] durch eine Menschenmenge schieben od. drängen

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n.

Ecke -n f.

Grat -e m.

Kante -n f.

Rahmen - m.

Rand ¨-er m.

Saum Säume m.

Schneide -n f.

Schärfe -n f.

Vorteil -e m.

Zacke -n f. (on) v.

antreiben v.

drängen v.

schieben v.

(§ p.,pp.: schob, geschoben) v.

einfassen v.

schärfen v.

säumen v.

umsäumen v.

English-german dictionary > edge
9 put

1. III
put smth.

1) where have I put the ticket? куда я засунул /дел/ билет?

2) put things (it, one's ideas, the case, etc.) излагать что-л. и т.д.; have a neat (brilliant, graceful, logical, clear, etc.) way of putting things [уметь] четко и т.д. излагать что-л.; as he put it как он выразился; as Horace puts it как об этом пишет Гораций, как это сказано у Горация; let me put my side of the case позвольте мне изложить мою точку зрения

3) put a resolution предлагать резолюцию; put a motion (a proposal, etc.) выдвигать предложение и т.д.

4) put a question задавать вопрос

5) put smth. sport. put the shot (the weight, etc.) толкать ядро и т.д.
2. IV
1) put smth., smb. somewhere put a suitcase (a bag, a box, etc.) down опустить /положить или поставить на пол или на землю/ чемодан и т.д.; will you please put the reference book (the dictionary, the hat, specimens, etc.) here (over there, somewhere, back, etc.) пожалуйста, положите сюда и т.д. справочник и т.д.; put this chair there поставьте этот стул туда; put that dog down at once and don't touch it any more опусти собаку сейчас же и больше не трогай ее; did you put the swim-suits in? ты положил [в чемодан] /уложил/ купальные костюмы?; put the rubbish out выносить мусор; put out one's tongue высунуть /показать/ язык: put one's head out высунуть голову; put out a boat вывести лодку в море; now, children, you may put your hands down a теперь, дети, можете опустить руки; put smth. in some manner put one's things (books, one's clothes, etc.) together сложить /собрать/ свои вещи и т.д.; put the hands of a clock (the minute hand, the clock, etc.) back (forward) передвинуть /перевести/ стрелки часов и т.д. назад (вперед); put the clock back an hour перевести часы на час назад; that clock is fast, I'd better put it back five minutes эти часы спешат, пожалуй, я переведу их назад на пять минут; one can't put the clock back время нельзя повернуть назад: let's put two heads together давай подумаем вместе

2) put smth. somewhere put one's interests (problems of health, science, etc.) first ставить собственные интересы и т.д. на первое место; put truth first заботиться прежде всего об истине; ставить истину во главу угла

3) put smth., smb. in some state put things to rights a) привести все в порядок; б) все исправить; how can we put him at [his] ease? как мы можем его успокоить?

4) put smth. in some manner put a case (ideas, a proposal, a matter, facts, things, the story, etc.) clearly (plainly, bluntly, forcibly, cleverly, etc.) излагать /выражать, формулировать/ дело /суть, обстоятельства дела/ и т.д. ясно и т.д.; the report puts the facts truthfully все факты, изложенные в донесении, соответствуют действительности; the teacher puts things convincingly учитель убедительно все объясняет или излагает; to put it briefly, his idea is that... коротко говоря, его мысль состоит в том, что...; to put it frankly, I don't саге for him откровенно /честно/ говоря, он мне не нравится; to say that I was frightened is putting it mildly мягко говоря, я испугался; I don't know how to put it я не знаю, как это выразить /как это сказать/; put it so as not to offend him скажите это так, чтобы он не обиделся

5) put smth. somewhere put your name here, please распишитесь здесь, пожалуйста

6) || put smb. back задержать кого-л.; the traffic jam put us back a whole hour пробка на дороге задержала нас на целый час
3. VI
put smth. to some state put a watch (a clock) right (wrong) поставить часы правильно (неправильно); put a clock (a watch) fast (slow) отрегулировать часы так, чтобы они шли быстрее (медленнее); put things /the matter/ right исправить положение вещей /дел/; his short note put everything right его короткая записка поставила все на свои места; he put everything wrong он все испортил: the teacher put the boy right учитель поправил ребенка /объяснил ребенку, в чем его ошибка/
4. VII
put smth., smb. to do smth. put dishes to drain поставить посуду сушиться; put towels to dry повесить полотенца сушиться; put her to wash dishes (the girl to take care of the children, him to mind the furnace, etc.) поручить ей мыть посуду и т.д.; he put me to work peeling potatoes он посадил меня чистить картошку
5. XI
1) be put on (in, under, etc.) smth. the books were put on the shelf (on the table, under the tarpaulin, etc.) книги положили на полку и т.д.; the parcels were put in a bag свертки /посылки и т.п./ были уложены в мешок; every little thing must be put in its right place каждую даже самую маленькую вещичку надо класть на [свое] место

2) be put to (into, in, out of, etc.) smth. be put (in)to jail /gaol/ быть посаженным /заключенным/ в тюрьму; be put into quarantine быть отправленным /помещенным, посаженным/ в /на/ карантин; the refugees were put in the hostel беженцев разместили в общежитии; he was put to bed его уложили спать; the boy was put out of the room for being impudent мальчика вывели из комнаты за дерзкое поведение; he was put out of the court его удаляли из зала суда; be put in some manner the new boys were put together in one dormitory новичков поместили вместе в одной спальне; he has more sense than all the rest put together у него больше здравого смысла, чем у всех остальных, вместе взятых; he thought he knew more than all his teachers put together он считал, что знает больше своих учителей, вместе взятых

3) be put on (to) smth. the notice was put on the front page извещение /объявление/ поместили /напечатали/ на первой странице /полосе/; it's time the child was put to school пора определить ребенка в школу; be put on an army pay-roll быть зачисленным на армейское довольствие

4) be put into smth. the work that has been put into it количество труда, вложенного в это [дело]

5) be put to (into, in, etc.) smth. be put to use использовать; the uses to which his invention can (may) be put возможные способы /виды/ применения /использования/ его изобретения; be put into practice найти [практическое] применение; the law was put into force закон был введен в действие; he is put to every kind of work его ставят на всякую работу, его используют на разной работе; she was put in (to) service ее отдали в прислуги; the land was put into /under/ turnips участок был засеян репой

6) be put into (in, out of, etc.) smth. be is soon put into a passion (into a rage, into despair, etc.) его можно быстро привести в состояние возбуждения и т.д.; the dog was put out of pain a) собаке сняли боль; б) собаку умертвили /усыпили/, чтобы она не мучилась; you will be put in funds in due time [денежные] средства вам предоставят в надлежащее время; be put in some manner all the clocks and watches were put back (forward) an hour on Saturday night в субботу вечером все часы были переведены на час назад (вперед); the wedding was put forward to June 3d свадьбу перенесли на третье июня; the meeting was put back for a week собрание отложили на неделю || be [hard] put to it оказаться в трудном /затруднительном/ положении; surprising what he can do when he's put to it просто удивительно, что только он ни сделает, когда нужно; you will be hard put to it to find a pleasanter place than this (to find a substitute, to get the needed sum, to pay his debts, etc.) [вам будет] трудно найти более приятное место, чем это и т.д.; be hard put to it financially находиться в затруднительном материальном положении; any doubt on this point can be easily put at rest любые сомнения на этот счет можно легко развеять

7) be put to (on, into, in, out of) smth. I have been put to great inconvenience мне это было крайне неудобно; I have been put to great expense меня это ввело в большей расход; be put to the vote быть поставленным на голосование; the motion was put to the vote это предложение было поставлено на голосование; he's already been put to death его уже казнили; he was put on trial a) его предали суду; б) его взяли [на работу] с испытательным сроком; the company will be put in liquidation фирма будет закрыта; he was again put on the same treatment with the same good result ему провели повторный курс лечения, и результат снова оказался хорошим; be put on sale быть выпущенным в продажу; be put in (to) circulation пустить в обращение; only a few copies of the book were put in (to) circulation всего несколько экземпляров книги поступило в продажу; soon buses will be put into service on these routes вскоре по этим маршрутам будут пущены автобусы; these old freight cars have been put out of operation эти старые товарные вагоны сняты с эксплуатации /с линии/; the gun was put out of action орудие было выведено из строя; I had specimen pages put into type я сдал пробные страницы в набор

8) be put to smth. the enemy was soon put to flight неприятель был вскоре обращен в бегство; he was put to his trump cards его заставили козырять /пойти с козырей/

9) be put through smth. the bill was put through Congress last week законопроект был проведен через конгресс /был утвержден конгрессом/ на прошлой неделе

10) be put at smth. the height of this hill is put at 200 metres считают /говорят/, что высота этого холма равна двумстам метрам; it is roughly put at I 5 это приблизительно равняется пяти фунтам

11) be put in some manner be clearly (well, badly, etc.) put быть ясно и т.д. выраженным /изложенным/; а good story (an anecdote, a witticism, a jest, a joke, etc.) well put интересный, хорошо преподнесенный рассказ и т.д.; the case was cleverly put обстоятельства дела были умно /толково/ изложены; the compliment was clumsily put комплимент был сделан неуклюже; it was finely (gracefully, logically, etc.) put by this author об этом тонко и т.д. сказано /это тонко и т.д. сформулировано/ у данного автора; be put in a few words быть выраженным /высказанным/ несколькими словами

12) be put to smb. the question was put to the chairman of the meeting (to the committee, to the management, etc.) вопрос был задан председателю собрания и т.д.

13) be put on smb., smth. dues were put on cattle на крупный рогатый скот был введен налог; embargo has been put on the ship and cargo на корабль и груз было наложено эмбарго; be put under smth. the paper has been put under ban газета была запрещена

14) be put (up)on smth. be put upon the stage быть поставленным на сцене; this opera was put on the air эта опера была поставлена на радио; an incident sufficiently interesting to merit being put on record этот случай вполне заслуживает того, чтобы его записать
6. XVI
put down (up, into, to, for, etc.) some place put down (up) the river двигаться /плыть/ вниз (вверх) по реке; put for home двигаться /направляться/ домой; the ship (the boat, etc.) put back to the shore (to harbour, to port, etc.) корабль и т.д. вернулся /повернул/ к берегу и т.д.; the ship put to Odessa судно шло в Одессу; the ship put out of Odessa судно отплыло из Одессы; the yacht put into Malta for stores (for repairs, etc.) яхта зашла на Мальту, чтобы пополнить [свои] запасы и т.д.; put to sea выйти в море; put to sea in one's yacht отправиться в морское путешествие на собственной яхте
7. XVIII
1) || put oneself in smb.'s place /position/ ставить себя на чье-л. место; put yourself in my place поставь себя на мое место

2) put oneself over smb. coll. put oneself over an audience быть принятым публикой, добиться успеха /завоевать популярность/ у публики
8. XXI1
1) put smth. (up)on (into, in, etc.) smth. put a letter on the table (one's hat on a chair, jewels in a safe, a book down upon the desk, the key in his pocket, a manuscript back in its place, one's clothes into the case, etc.) положить письмо на стол и т.д.; put a bottle on the table (a vase upon the mantlepiece, flowers in water, etc.) поставить бутылку на стол и т.д.; put a thing in its right place положить /поставить/ вещь на место; put a kettle on fire поставить чайник на огонь; put the dress in the cupboard повесить платье в шкаф; put a bandage on smb.'s knee накладывать повязку на колено; put one's hand on smb.'s shoulder положить руку. кому-л. на плечо; put one's arms about smb.'s neck обнять кого-л. за шею, обвить чью-л. шею руками; put one's head on the pillow положить голову на подушку; he put an асе on my king он покрыл моего короля тузом; put smb. on (to) smth. put the baby on the bed положите ребенка на кровать; put a player [back] to his former position вернуть игрока на прежнее место

2) put smb. in some place put smb. in the chair поставить /назначить/ кого-л. председателем; put smb. in the shade оттеснить кого-л. на второй /на задний/ план; put smb. over (under) smb., smth. they put over him a man six years younger than himself они поставили над ним человека на шесть лет моложе него; put a colonel over a division назначить полковника командиром дивизии; they put me under him меня поставили под его начало; put smb., smth. above (before, etc.) smb., smth. he puts Keats above Byron as a poet как поэта он ставит Китса выше Байрона; he puts honour before riches честь для него важнее богатства; put a critic high among other critics ценить /ставить/ данного критика выше всех других; put smth. (up)on smb., smth. put the blame (obligations, hopes, etc.) (up)on smb. возлагать вину и т.д. на кого-л.; he put the blame on me он свалил все на меня; the obligations he had put on us обязательства, которые он на нас возложил; put one's hopes (up)on their talks (oa his decision, on chance, etc.) возлагать надежды на их переговоры и т.д.; put smth. in smb., smth. put confidence /faith, trust/ in smb. верить /доверять/ кому-л.; he puts his faith in reason он верит в силу разума; put no faith in smb.'s assertions не верить чьим-л. утверждениям; put smth. to smth. he puts her failure to lack of experience (to her ignorance, to their refusal, etc.) он относит ее провал за счет неопытности и т.д.; put their conduct to custom объяснять их поведение обычаем; put their success to her credit поставить их успех ей в заслугу || put a wrong construction on smth. а) неправильно понимать или толковать что-л.; б) истолковывать что-л. в худшую сторону; put smb. in possession of smth. ввести кого-л. во владение чем-л.; put difficulties in smb.'s way ставить /чинить/ препятствия кому-л.; put smb., smth. in (to) smb.'s hands доверить кого-л., что-л. кому-л.; put the child in (to) their hands отдать ребенка в их руки; will you put the matter in (to) my hands? не поручите ли вы мне это дело?; put yourself in (to) my hands доверьтесь мне; put smb. in charge of smth. поручить кому-л. руководство чем-л., возложить на кого-л. ответственность за что-л.; put smb. under smb.'s care /under smb.'s charge/ поручить кого-л. чьим-л. заботам; 1 shall put myself under a doctor's care я обращусь к врачу и буду делать то, что он велит; put smth. at smb.'s service предоставить что-л. в чье-л. распоряжение

3) put smth. in (to) (up, down, etc.) smth. puta letter in (to) an envelope (some money in one's purse, a coin into her pocket, a stick of chewing-gum into her mouth, jewels into a box, papers in the drawer, garbage down a chute, etc.) положить письмо в конверт и т.д.; put a key in a lock (a candle into a candlestick, etc.) вставить ключ в замок и т.д.; he put his hands in (to) his pockets он засунул руки в карманы; put those things in a handbag положите все эти вещи в сумочку; put a letter in a mailbox (a halfpenny into a slot, etc.) опустить /бросить/ письмо в [почтовый] ящик и т.д.; I put a coin in a slot-machine я опустил монету в автомат; put some water in a jug налить воды в кувшин; put sugar in (to) [one's] tea класть сахар в чай; put milk in (to) one's tea наливать /добавлять/ молока себе в чай; put poison in smth. подмешать яду во что-л.; put smth. up the chimney засунуть что-л. в печную трубу; put eau-de-Cologne upon a handkerchief надушите [носовой] платок одеколоном; put seeds into ground засеять поле; put a spoke in smb.'s wheel ставить кому-л. палки в колеса; put smth. into (through) smb., smth. put d knife into smb. зарезать кого-л.; put a bullet through smb. застрелить кого-л.; put a bullet (a knife, etc.) through a wall вогнать пулю и т.д. в стену; put a bullet through one's head пустить себе пулю в лоб, застрелиться; put one's fist through a pane of glass /through a window/ разбить кулаком окно || put one's pen (pencil) through a word (through a line, through a paragraph, etc.) вычеркнуть /вымарать/ слово и т.д.; put smb. in (to) (on) smth. put smb. in a spare room in a hostel поместить /поселить/ кого-л. в свободной комнате общежития; put smb. in prison /into jail/ отправить /заключить/ кого-л. в тюрьму; put smb. in hospital (into a madhouse, etc.) поместить кого-л. в больницу и т.д.; I will put you on the bus я вас [провожу и] посажу на автобус; put smth., smb. out of smth. put one's head out of the window высунуться из окна; put disorderly people out of a meeting вывести /удалять/ хулиганов с собрания

4) put smth., smb. in (to) (on) smth. put smb. in /on/ the list включить кого-л. в список; put these books in the catalogue включите эти книги в каталог; put a child in a special school отдать ребенка в специальную школу; put an ad in a paper поместить объявление в газете; put all his pieces for children (all his poems together, etc.) in one volume соберите /включите/ все его пьесы для детей и т.д. в один [отдельный] том; put fresh troops into the field вводить в бой свежие войска; put smth. under smth. put a field under wheat засеять поле пшеницей

5) put smth. in (to) smth. put [one's] money (capital, etc.) in (to) a bank (in business, into land, into property, In an undertaking, into a company, into real estate, etc.) вкладывать [свои] деньги и т.д. в банк и т.д.; put one's savings into securities превращать /вкладывать/ свои сбережения в ценные бумаги; put much work into this display (many weeks into this work, many hours in this paper, etc.) вложить много труда в эту выставку и т.д.; I put much time into this design я затратил много времени, чтобы создать этот узор; put words into smb.'s mouth вложить слова в чьи-л. уста; put a word or two into smb.'s ear [about smth.] шепнуть кому-л. пару слов [о чем-л.]; put new ideas into smb.'s head внушить кому-л. новые идеи; good actors know how to put emotion into their spoken words хорошие /настоящие/ актеры умеют выразить чувства словами; you must put more nerve into your part вы должны играть эту роль более темпераментно; put smth. on smb., smth. put all one's money (a dollar, etc.) on a horse (on the favourite) ставить все свои деньги на лошадь (на фаворита); put a bet on the game делать ставку в азартной игре; put smth. into smb. put new life into a person вселять новую надежду /жизнь/ в человека; put smth., smb. out of smth. put the idea (a thing, this man, etc.) out of one's head /out of one's mind/ выбросить эту мысль и т.д. из головы; put it out of sight уберите это с глаз долой

6) put smth. to (on) smth. put a new handle to a knife приделать новую рукоятку /ручку/ к ножу; I am afraid you forgot to put a stamp on your letter боюсь, что вы забыли наклеить марку на свое письмо; will you please put a patch on these trousers положите, пожалуйста, заплату на эти брюки, залатайте, пожалуйста, эти брюки; put the roof on the house покрыть дом крышей; put smth. in some piece put a cross at the bottom (one's signature on top, etc.) поставить крест внизу и т.д.

7) put smth. oner (ой) smth., smb. put gold (silver, etc.) [leaf] over smth. покрывать что-л. золотом и т.д.; put a ring on a finger (a dress on a mannequin,. two socks on one foot, a coat on her shoulders, a new suit on him, etc.) надеть кольцо на палец и т.д.; put a net over a lion набросить на льва сеть; put a saddle on a horse оседлать лошадь; put smb. into smth. put a child into a sailor suit одеть ребенка в матросский костюмчик /в матроску/

8) put smth. to (against) smth. put a glass to one's lips /one's lips to one's glass/ (a handkerchief to one's nose, a light to a fire, a match to a cigarette, etc.) поднести стакан к губам и т.д.; put one's hand to one's head приложить руку ко лбу; put one's eye to a telescope (to opera-glasses, to a spyglass, to a keyhole, etc.) посмотреть в телескоп и т.д.; he put a flower against her hair он приложил цветок к ее волосам; put one's lips to smb.'s ear сказать что-л. на ухо/шепнуть что-л./ кому-л. || put smb. in touch with smb., smth. связать кого-л. с кем-л., чем-л.; I'll try to put you in touch with them попробую связать вас с ними

9) put smth. in (to) smth. put a plan in action проводить в жизнь план; put a plan in execution приводить план в исполнение; put a law in force /into operation/ вводить закон в действие; put a reform into effect провести реформу; put an order into effect выполнять приказ; put a principle into practice осуществлять какой-л. принцип; put one's knowledge to practical use применять свои знания на практике; put the money to a good use хорошо /разумно/ использовать деньги; put smth. in evidence выставлять /предъявлять/ что-л. как свидетельство; put smb. to smth. put smb. to work определять кого-л. на работу; put smb. to business приставить кого-л. к делу; put smb. to a trade отдать /определить/ кого-л. в учение; he put me to work at once он сразу же дал /поручил/ мне работу

10) put smb. into (in, to, out of, on) some state put smb. into a rage привести кого-л. в ярость; put smb. into a fright напугать/перепугать/ кого-л.; put smb. in fear of his life заставить кого-л. дрожать за свою жизнь; put smb. into a state of anxiety разволновать кого-л., привести кого-л. в волнение; put smb. into a flutter привести кого-л. в нервное состояние, взбудоражить кого-л.; put smb. in doubt вызвать у кого-л. сомнение; put smb. to shame пристыдить кого-л.; put smb. to the blush заставить кого-л. покраснеть; put smb. in a good humour привести кого-л. в хорошее настроение /в хорошее расположение духа/; he always manages to put me in the wrong ему всегда удается показать, что я неправ; put smb. into a state of hypnosis загипнотизировать кого-л.; put smb. to bed уложить кого-л. спать; put smb. to sleep a) навевать сон кому-л.; by singing she put the baby back to sleep ребенок снова заснул под ее песенку; б) усыпить /убить/ кого-л.; we had to put the old dog to sleep нам пришлось усыпить старого пса; the doctor put the patient to bed for six weeks врач уложил больного в постель /прописал больному постельный режим/ на шесть недель; put smb. on diet посадить кого-л. на диету; put the patient on a milk diet прописать /назначить/ больному молочную диету; put smb. out of temper вывести кого-л. из себя; put smb. out of patience вывести кого-л. из терпения; put smb. out of humour испортить кому-л. настроение; put smb. out of suspense успокоить кого-л.; put smb. out of countenance привести кого-л. в замешательство, смутить кого-л.; put the poor man out of misery избавить несчастного [человека] от страданий; put smb. out of employment лишать кого-л. работы; put smb. out of business разорить кого-л.; put smth. in (into, out of) some state put one's room (one's dress, one's affairs, the house, etc.) in order привести свою комнату и т.д. в порядок; put manuscripts in order for publication подготовить рукописи к изданию; I want to put my report into shape я хочу привести в порядок /отредактировать/ свой доклад; put figures into the form of diagrams представить /дать/ цифры в форме диаграмм; put data into tabular form привести данные в табличной форме; put names in alphabetical order расположить фамилии в алфавитном порядке; put the piano in tune настроить рояль; put a country in a state of defence подготовить страну к обороне; put a machine out of order /out of gear/ сломать машину; put a bus out of service снять автобус с линии; put a warship out of action вывести военный корабль из боя || put smb. in mind of smth., smb. напоминать кому-л. что-л., кого-л.; this put me in mind of my youth (of his promise, of her sister, etc.) это напомнило мне мою юность и т.д.; put smth., smb. on its, on one's legs again снова поставить что-л., кого-л. на ноги; he tried to put the firm on its legs again он попробовал вдохнуть в фирму новую жизнь

11) put smb. to smth. put smb. to inconvenience причинять кому-л. неудобство; I am putting you to a good deal of trouble я доставляю /причиняю/ вам массу хлопот; you have put me to great /heavy/ expense вы ввели меня в большие расходы; put smb. to torture пытать кого-л., подвергать кого-л. пыткам; put smb. to trial возбуждать против кого-л. дело в суде; предать кого-л. суду; put smb. to death казнить кого-л.; put smth. to smth., smb. put an end /a stop/ (a check, etc.) to smth. положить конец чему-л., прекратить что-л.; the news put an end to our hopes это известие лишило нас надежды; put an end to smb. покончить с кем-л., ликвидировать кого-л.; put an end to oneself /to one's life/ покончить жизнь самоубийством; put an end to a practice прекратить практику; put smb. in smth. put smb. in an unpleasant position /in a fix, in a hole/ поставить кого-л. в неприятное или затруднительное положение; put smb., smth. through (on, to, etc.) smth. put them through a course of English обязать их прослушать курс английского языка /пройти подготовку по английскому языку/; put smb. through an ordeal подвергать кого-л. тяжелому испытанию; put smb. through a severe /stiff/ cross-examination устроить кому-л. суровый перекрестный допрос; put smb. through it coll. задать кому-л. жару; put goods on (in) the market /to sale, into circulation/ выпустить товар в продажу; he put the car through some tests он несколько раз проверял /испытывал/ машину; put smb., smth. to the test подвергать кого-л., что-л. испытанию; проверять кого-л., что-л. || put smth. to the vote ставить вопрос на голосование; put a motion (a proposal, a matter, a resolution, a decision, etc.) to the vote ставить предложение и т.д. на голосование; put the painting on exhibition выставить картину для обозрения; put smb. under arrest арестовать кого-л.; put pressure on smth., smb. оказывать давление на что-л., кого-л.; they put it over us coll. они нас провели, они обвели нас вокруг пальца

12) put smb., smth. to (in, into) smth. put the enemy (an army, the gang, thieves, etc.) to flight обратить неприятеля и т.д. в бегство; put an engine in motion /into operation/ включить мотор; put a piece of mechanism in motion /into operation/ приводить в движение механизм; put new cars into service ввести в эксплуатацию новые машины; put smth. into production (into circulation, etc.) пускать что-л. в производство и т.д.

13) put smb. on smth. put smb. on his mettle заставить кого-л. проявить себя с лучшей стороны /проявить рвение/; your presence will put him on his best behaviour ваше присутствие заставит его проявить себя с лучшей стороны или вести себя самым лучшим образом; put smb. on his guard заставить кого-л. насторожиться; put smb. through smth. put a horse through his paces заставлять лошадь показать, что она умеет

14) put smth., smb. (in)to (on, over, across, etc.) smth. put a ship /the rudder/ (in)to port /harbour/ направить корабль в порт; put a fleet to sea направить флот в море; put a satellite into orbit [around the earth] вывести спутник на околоземную орбиту; put a horse's head towards home повернуть /направить/ лошадь домой; put smb. on the right road a) показать кому-л. правильную дорогу; б) направить кого-л. на правильный путь; put smb. on the wrong scent направить кого-л. по ложному следу; put smb. across /over/ the river переправить кого-л. на другой берег [реки]

15) put smth. at smth. put the distance at 5 miles считать, что расстояние равно пяти милям; they put the circulation at 60 000 они решили установить тираж в шестьдесят тысяч экземпляров; put the rent at a certain sum of money определять размер квартплаты; I put his income at t 6000 a year я думаю, что его годовой доход составляет шесть тысяч фунтов; he puts the time at about 11 он полагает, что сейчас около одиннадцати [часов]; I should put it at i 50 я бы оценил это в пятьдесят фунтов; I would put her age at not more than sixty я бы не дал ей больше шестидесяти лет || put a price on smth. назначать цену на что-л.; put a price on a painting назначить цену на картину; he put too high a price on the book он очень дорого запросил за книгу; put value on smth. ценить что-л.; I put high value on his friendship я очень высоко ценю его дружбу; what value do you put on his advice? как вы относитесь к его советам?

16) put smth. on (in, etc.) smth. put one's proposals (one's ideas, one's thoughts, one's impressions, etc.) on paper излагать свои предложения и т.д. в письменной форме /в письменном виде, на бумаге/; put smth. in black and white написать что-л. черным по белому; he put his feelings (his ideas, his fancies, etc.) in (to) words он выразил свои чувства и т.д. словами; can you put that in simpler words? не можете ли вы сказать это попроще?; he wanted to go but couldn't put his wish into words он хотел уйти, но не знал, как сказать об этом; put a question in a clearer light сформулировать вопрос точнее /яснее/; let me put it in another way позвольте мне сказать об этом иначе;put smth. to /before/ smb. put it to him nicely скажите ему об этом деликатно /мягко/; you must your case before the commission вы должны свое дело изложить комиссии; when I put it to him he... a) когда я изложил ему это, он...; б) когда я предложил ему это, он...; put smth. in (to) smth. put smth. in (to) some language переводить что-л. на какой-л. язык; put a poem (a work, a novel, a story, a passage, etc.) into French (into German, into English, etc.) перевести стихотворение и т.д. на французский и т.д. язык; how would you put it in French (in Danish, in English, etc.)? как вы это скажете /как это будет/ по-французски и т.д. ?

17) put smth. before (to) smth., smb. put a matter before a meeting (before a board, before the court, etc.) поставить вопрос на рассмотрение собрания и т.д.; put this case before a tribunal предложить суду рассмотреть этот вопрос; put a proposal before a committee внести предложение в комиссию; put one's grievances before the management изложить администрации свои претензии; I want to put my proposal before you я хочу, чтобы вы выслушали /обсудили, обдумали/ мое предложение; I shall put your suggestion to the board at the next meeting я сообщу о вашем предложении на следующем собрании правления; put smth. in (to) smth. put the questions in (to) writing пришлите или изложите вопросы в письменной форме

18) put smth. to smb. put a question to smb. задать кому-л. вопрос; put a riddle to smb. загадать кому-л. загадку

19) put smth. in (to, on, under, etc.) smth. put the amount in the receipt (in the expenditure, etc.) указать количество в квитанции и т.д.; put this sum to my account запишите эту сумму на мой счет; put words into blanks /into blank spaces/ заполните пропуски; put one's name /one's signature/ under a document (to a will, on the dotted line, etc.) подписывать документ и т.д., ставить свою подпись под документом и т.д.; put one's initials to a document diplom. парафировать документ; put one's seal to a document (to a will, etc.) поставить печать под документом и т.д.; put a mark /а tick/ against smb.'s name поставить галочку против чьей-л. фамилии; put macron over a vowel поставить знак долготы над гласной буквой; put markers on packages пометить тюки

20) put smth. on smth., smb. put a tax (duties, customs, etc.) on these articles облагать такие предметы налогом и т.д.; put a tax on imports (on luxuries, on cigarettes, etc.) облагать ввозимые товары налогом и т.д.; put heavy dues on cattle обкладывать скот высоким налогом || put a veto on /to/ smth. наложить вето на /запретить/ что-л.; put these customs under taboo запретить эти обычаи

21) put smth. on the stage put a play ("Othello", etc.) on the stage поставить какую-л. пьесу и т.д. на сцене

22) put smb. to smb. put a cow to a bull /а bull to a cow/ agric. спаривать корову с быком
9. XXII
1) put smth. into doing smth. put energy into finishing a task приложить энергию /усилия/ к завершению работы

2) put smb. to doing smth. put a boy to shoemaking определить /отдать/ мальчика в учение к сапожнику

3) put smb. to doing smth. I put her to setting the table я заставил ее накрыть на стол
10. XXVIII2
put it to smb. that... I put it to you that you were (not) there at the time (that you were after no good, that you have committed it, that you were a boy at the time, that you knew the signature was forged, etc.) law я заявляю, что вы там были (не были) в то время

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > put
10 ♦ bite

♦ bite /baɪt/
n. [cu]

1 (l')addentare; morso; morsicatura: a playful bite, un morso dato per gioco

2 morso; boccone: to take a bite out of st., staccare un morso da qc.

3 spuntino; boccone: I had a bite before coming here, ho mangiato un boccone prima di venire; DIALOGO → - Arranging lunch appointment- Do you want to get a bite to eat?, ti va di mettere qualcosa sotto i denti?

4 ( cucina) pezzetto; bocconcino: cheese bites, bocconcini di formaggio

5 morso; morsicatura; puntura: snake bite, morso di serpente; mosquito bites, punture di zanzara

6 sapore forte o aspro

7 mordente; forza

8 ( dell'aria, del vento) morso: There's a bite in the air, c'è un'aria pungente; fa freschetto

9 ( odontoiatria) chiusura ( dei denti, della mascella)

10 ( odontoiatria) impronta

11 ( fotoincisione) morsura; acidatura

12 ( pesca) abbocco: Getting any bites?, abboccano?

13 ( slang USA) somma spettante; parte; fetta

14 ( slang USA) costo; prezzo; somma da pagare

● bites of information, (brevi) informazioni □ bite-size (o bite-sized) (agg.), piccolo; breve; corto: to cut into bite-sized pieces, tagliare a cubetti □ (fam. USA e Austral.) to put the bite on sb., chiedere un prestito a q.; bussare a soldi con q.; dare una stoccata a q. □ (fam. GB) a second bite at the cherry, una seconda occasione □ (fam.) to take a bite out of, ridurre considerevolmente; essere un salasso per.
♦ (to) bite /baɪt/
(pass. bit, p. p. bitten, bit)

A v. t.

1 mordere; addentare: to bite one's nails, mangiarsi le unghie; The cat bit my finger, il gatto mi morse il dito; to bite a thread in two, spezzare un filo con i denti; (scherz.) I'm not going to bite you!, non mordo mica!

2 ( di insetto, animale con chele, ecc.) pungere; mordere; pizzicare

3 staccare con un morso: I bit a large piece out of the roll, diedi un grosso morso al panino

4 ( di acido) corrodere; intaccare

5 ( di rimprovero) ferire; pungere

6 tormentare; assillare; irritare: What's biting you?, che hai?; cosa c'è che non va?

7 (al passivo) (fam.) essere imbrogliato; farsi fregare; farsi bidonare

B v. i.

1 mordere: My dog bites, il mio cane morde

2 ( di pesce) abboccare

3 lasciarsi convincere; accettare; crederci; abboccare

4 ( di ruota, utensile, ecc.) fare presa; prendere; mordere

5 (naut.: dell'ancora) mordere; tenere

6 ( di situazione, misura, ecc.) farsi sentire ( spiacevolmente): The recession is beginning to bite, la recessione comincia a farsi sentire

● (fam.) to bite the bullet, stringere i denti e affrontare q.; farsi forza □ to bite the dust, mordere la polvere; ( anche) essere ucciso □ to bite the hand that feeds one, essere ingrato verso un benefattore; sputare nel piatto in cui si mangia □ (fig.) to bite one's lip, mordersi le labbra □ to bite one's tongue, mordersi la lingua ( per non parlare) □ (fam.) to be bitten by the… bug, essere conquistato da (un'attività, uno hobby, ecc.); appassionarsi a; diventare un patito di □ (prov.) Once bitten, twice shy, il gatto scottato teme l'acqua fredda
biter
n.

chi morde

● the biter bitten (o bit), il gabbatore gabbato; i pifferi di montagna; chi la fa l'aspetti.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ bite
11 κατατρίβω

κατα-τρίβω [pron. full] [ῑ], [tense] fut. -ψω X. Cyr.8.4.36: [tense] pf. -

A τέτρῐφα Isoc.
(v. infr.):—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut. - τρῐβήσομαι X.HG5.4.60
:— rub down or away: hence,

1 of clothes, wear out, ἀμφὶ πλευρῇσι δοράς Thgn.55
, cf. Ar.Fr. 345, Pl.Phd. 87c, Metrod.Fr.55: hence metaph., πολλὰ σώματα κατατρίψασα ἡ ψυχή Pl.Phd. 91d
, cf. 87d; οἱ τὰ βήματα κατατετριφότες, i.e. constant frequenters of the tribune, Isoc.Ep.8.7; ὁ σταλαγμὸς κ. Arist.Ph. 253b15
: metaph., κ. τὸ τῆς ἀρετῆς ὄνομα to have it always on one's tongue, Luc.Par.43.

b press downwards, - ομένης πάτῳ τῆς ῥίζης Thphr.HP6.6.10
.

c rub or roll thread, περὶ γούνατι νῆμα χειρί Theoc.24.77
.

2 of persons, wear out, exhaust, αὐτοὺς περὶ ἑαυτοὺς τοὺς Ἕλληνας κ. Th.8.46
:—[voice] Pass., to be quite worn out, c. part., κατατετρίμμεθα πλανώμενοι Ar. Pax 355
, cf. X.Mem.1.2.37; - τριβήσοιντο ὑπὸ πολέμου Id.HG5.4.60
; ἐν τοῖς στρατοπέδοις Isoc.15.115
; περὶ τὸν πόλεμον Plu.Fab.19
.

3 of Time, spend, consume, κατέτριψε τὴν ἡμέραν δημηγορῶν D.57.9
, cf. Aeschin. 2.14, Men.Epit.54, Plu.Caes.13; τὰς ἡμέρας περὶ τῶν τυχόντων Arist. EN 1117b35
, cf. Plb.5.62.6, etc.; κ. τὸν βίον employ it fully, X.Mem. 4.7.5, Nicol.Com.1.23, cf. Phld.Rh.1.38 S.:—so in [voice] Med., τὸ πολὺ τοῦ βίου ἐν δικαστηρίοις φεύγων τε καὶ διώκων κ. waste the greater part of one's life in.., Pl.R. 405b: in [tense] pf. [voice] Pass. (later in [tense] aor. 2 - τρῐβέντες Cod.Just.1.5.16.5
), wear away one's life, pass one's whole time, c. part., αὐλοῖς καὶ λύραισι κατατέτριμμαι χρώμενος Ar.Fr. 221
; κ. στρατευόμενος X.Mem.3.4.1
; ἐπί τινι Them.Or.26.312c
.

4 of property, etc., squander, ἅπαντα X.Cyr.8.4.36
; τὸν λόγον περί τι D.H.Comp. 11
.

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > κατατρίβω
12 smage

smack, taste

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* taste;

[ det smager godt] it tastes nice;

[ smager middagsmaden dig?] do you like (el. are you enjoying) your dinner?

[ det smager mig ikke] I do not like it;

[ med præp & adv:]

[ smage af] taste of,

(fig) savour of, smack of ( fx this smacks of bribery);

[ det smager ikke af noget] it does not taste of anything, there is no taste in (el. to) it;

[ hvad skal det smage af?] what's the big idea?

[ smage på] taste, try;

[ smage på det]

(dvs nyde at sige det) roll it on one's tongue;

[ smages til med sukker]

( i opskrift) add sugar to taste.

Danish-English dictionary > smage
13 poner

v.

1 to put.

Ella puso el mantel She set the tablecloth.

Ella puso su mejor esfuerzo She exerted her best effort.

2 to give, to set (asignar) (tarea, examen).

le pusieron Mario they called him Mario

le pusieron un cinco en el examen he got five out of ten in the exam

3 to switch or put on (conectar) (televisión, radio).

4 to send (comunicar) (telegrama, fax).

¿me pones con él? can you put me through to him? (peninsular Spanish)

5 to show (Cine, Teatro & TV).

¿qué ponen en la tele? what's on the telly?

6 to set up.

ha puesto una tienda she has opened a shop

poner la mesa to lay the table

7 to do up.

han puesto su casa con mucho lujo they've done up their house in real style

8 to put in.

poner dinero en el negocio to put money into the business

poner algo de mi/tu/etc. parte to do my/your/etc bit

poner mucho empeño en (hacer) algo to put a lot of effort into (doing) something

Ponga más sal Put in more salt.

9 to suppose.

pongamos que sucedió así (let's) suppose that's what happened

pon que necesitemos cinco días suppose we need five days

poniendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes according to plan

10 to say (decir). (peninsular Spanish)

¿qué pone ahí? what does it say?

11 to lay (eggs) (ave).

12 to make, to render, to turn, to get.

13 to apply, to put on.

Ella puso desinfectante She applied disinfectant.

14 to lay eggs, to lay.

La gallina puso The hen laid eggs.

15 to say about.

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PONER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

pongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponéis, ponen.

Past Indicative

puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron.

Future Indicative

pondré, pondrás, pondrá, pondremos, pondréis, pondrán.

Conditional

pondría, pondrías, pondría, pondríamos, pondríais, pondrían.

Present Subjunctive

ponga, pongas, ponga, pongamos, pongáis, pongan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

pusiera, pusieras, pusiera, pusiéramos, pusierais, pusieran;

pusiese, pusieses, pusiese, pusiésemos, pusieseis, pusiesen.

Future Subjunctive

pusiere, pusieres, pusiere, pusiéremos, pusiereis, pusieren.

Imperative

pon (tú), ponga (él/Vd.), pongamos (nos.), poned (vos.), pongan (ellos/Vds.).

Past Participle

puesto,-a.

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verb

1) to put

2) place

3) set

4) set up, establish

5) add

6) switch on, put on

7) lay

8) install

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- poner al día
- ponerse
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Para las expresiones poner cuidado, poner en duda, poner por las nubes, poner a parir, poner como un trapo, poner verde, poner de vuelta y media, poner por testigo, ponerse por delante, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=colocar, situar) to put

¿dónde pongo mis cosas? — where shall I put my things?

pon los libros en la estantería — put the books on the shelf

le puso la mano en el hombro — she put a hand on his shoulder

me han puesto en la habitación de arriba — they've put me in the upstairs bedroom

han puesto un anuncio en el periódico — they've put an advertisement in the paper

voy a poner las patatas — I'm going to put the potatoes on

ponle un poco de mantequilla y verás qué bueno — put some butter in it and you'll see how good it is

• poner algo [aparte] — to put sth aside, put sth to one side

• ponlo en su [sitio] — put it back

2) [+ ropa, calzado] to put on

le pusieron un vestido nuevo — they dressed her in a new dress

ponle los zapatos — can you put his shoes on?

3) (=añadir) to add

ponle más sal — add some salt, put some more salt in it

pongo 20 más para llegar a 100 — I'll add 20 more to make it 100

4) (=aplicar, administrar) to put

le pusieron una tirita en la herida — they put a plaster on her wound

ponle talco al cambiarle el pañal — put some talcum powder on him when you change his nappy

le han puesto muchas inyecciones — she's been given a lot of injections

5) (=disponer, preparar)

pon cubiertos para 12 personas — set the table for 12 people

• poner la [mesa] — to lay {o} set the table

6) (=instalar)

a) [+ teléfono, calefacción] to put in

queremos poner moqueta — we want to have a carpet fitted

b) [+ tienda] to open; [+ casa] to furnish

han puesto una tienda de muebles — they've opened a furniture shop

han puesto la casa con todo lujo — they have furnished the house luxuriously

7) (=exponer)

ponlo al sol — leave {o} put it out in the sun

poner algo a secar — to put sth out to dry

8) (=hacer funcionar) [+ radio, televisión, calefacción] to put on, turn on; [+ disco] to put on, play

pon el radiador — put the radiator on

¿pongo música? — shall I put some music on?

9) (=ajustar) [+ despertador] to set

puse el despertador para las siete — I set the alarm for seven o'clock

pon el horno al máximo — put the oven on maximum

• poner el reloj [en hora] — to put one's watch right

• ponlo [más alto] — turn it up

10) (=adoptar)

¿por qué pones esa voz tan tonta? — why are you speaking in that silly voice?

puso acento francés al decirlo — she put on a French accent when she said it

• ¡no pongas esa [cara]! — don't look at me like that!

puso muy mala cara cuando se lo dije — he looked very annoyed when I told him

puso cara de asombro — he looked surprised

11) (=volver) + adj, adv to make

me pone furiosa — he makes me mad

para no ponerle de mal humor — so as not to make him cross, so as not to put him in a bad mood

la has puesto colorada — you've made her blush

la medicina lo puso bueno — the medicine made him better

¡cómo te han puesto! — (=te han manchado) look what a mess you are!; (=te han pegado) they've given you a right thumping!

12) (=servir)

¿qué te pongo? — what can I get you?, what would you like?

¿me pones más patatas? — could I have some more potatoes?

13) (=conectar por teléfono) to put through

póngame con el conserje — put me through to the porter

¿me pone con el Sr. García, por favor? — could you put me through to Mr García, please?

le pongo en seguida — I'll put you through

14) (=exhibir)

¿qué ponen en el cine? — what's on at the cinema?

¿ponen alguna película esta noche? — is there a film on tonight?

15) (=enviar) to send

le puso un telegrama — he sent her a telegram

16) (=escribir) to put

¿qué pongo en la carta? — what shall I put in the letter?

¿te has acordado de poner el remite? — did you remember to put the return address on it?

17) (=decir, estar escrito) to say

¿qué pone aquí? — what does it say here?

18) (=imponer) [+ examen, trabajo] to give, set

nos pone mucho trabajo — he gives {o} sets us a lot of work

el ayuntamiento pone muchos impuestos — council taxes are very high

• me han puesto una [multa] — I've been fined, I've been given a fine

19) (=oponer) [+ inconvenientes] to raise

nos han puesto muchos problemas — they've put a lot of obstacles in our way

• le pone [peros] a todo — he's always finding fault with everything

20) (=aportar, contribuir)
[+ dinero]
he puesto 50 euros de mi bolsillo — I put in 50 euros out of my own pocket

todos pusimos diez euros para el regalo — we all put in ten euros towards the present

yo pongo el dinero pero ella escoge — I do the paying, but she does the choosing

yo pongo la bebida y vosotros el postre — I'll get the drink and you can get the dessert

21) (=invertir) to put in

hemos puesto más de cinco millones — we have put in over five million

puso todos sus ahorros en aquel negocio — he put all his savings into that business

22) (=apostar)

pon tres fichas al rojo — put three chips on red

pongo cinco euros a que mañana llueve — I bet five euros that it will rain tomorrow

23) (=llamar) to call

¿qué nombre {o} cómo le van a poner? — what are they going to call him?, what name are they giving him?

al niño le pusieron Luis — they called the child Luis

24) (=criticar, alabar)

• te puso muy [bien] ante el jefe — she was very nice about you to the boss

me han puesto muy bien esa película — I've heard that film is very good

• ¡[cómo] te han puesto! — (=te han criticado) they had a real go at you!; (=te han alabado) they were really nice about you!

• tu cuñada te ha puesto muy [mal] — your sister-in-law was very nasty about you

25) (=tildar)

• poner a algn [de], la han puesto de idiota para arriba — they called her an idiot and worse

26) (=suponer)

pongamos 120 — let's say 120

• pongamos [que] ganas la lotería — suppose {o} supposing you win the lottery

poniendo que... — supposing that...

27)

• poner a algn [a] + infin —

nada más llegar nos pusieron a barrer — no sooner had we arrived than we were set to sweeping the floor

puso a sus hijos a trabajar — she sent her children out to work

28)

• poner a Juan [bien] con Pedro — to make things up between Juan and Pedro

• poner a Juan [mal] con Pedro — to make Juan fall out with Pedro, cause a rift between Juan and Pedro

29) [en trabajo]

• poner a algn [de], puso a su hija de sirvienta — she got her daughter a job as a servant

lo han puesto de dependiente en una tienda — they got him a job as a shop assistant

30)

- ¡no pongo ni una!

31) [gallina] [+ huevos] to lay

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [aves] to lay (eggs)

2) (=apostar)

no pongo a la lotería — I don't play the lottery

3.

See:

ponerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( colocar) to put

lo pusieron en el curso avanzado — he was put o placed in the advanced class

pon agua a calentar — put some water on to boil

no le puso la tapa — he didn't put the lid on

ponle el collar al perro — put the dog's collar on

b) <anuncio/aviso> to place, put

2) ( agregar) to put

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

3) <ropa/calzado> (+ me/te/le etc)

¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo — I dressed her in her red dress

4) <inyección/supositorio> to give

5)

poner la mesa — to lay o set the table

pon otro cubierto para Juan — lay another place at the table for Juan

6)

a) (instalar, montar) <oficina/restaurante> to open

puso una autoescuela — he opened up a driving school

les ayudó a poner la casa — he helped them set up house o home

b) <cocina/teléfono/calefacción> to install

c) cerradura/armario to fit

pusimos parqué en el salón — we laid parquet flooring in the living room

7) ave < huevo> to lay

8) (Esp) (servir, dar)

¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?

Sentido II

9)

a) ( contribuir)

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo — he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno — we put in 500 pesos each

b) ( proporcionar) autobús/tren to lay on

10) < atención> to pay; <cuidado/interés> to take

pon atención en lo que haces — pay attention to what you're doing

pon más cuidado en la presentación — take more care over the presentation

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace — he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

poner énfasis en algo — to stress something

11)

a) ( imponer) < deberes> to give, set; <examen/problema> to set

le pusieron una multa — he was fined

b) ( oponer)

no puso inconveniente — he didn't have o raise any objections

a todo le pone peros or pegas — she finds fault with everything

c) ( adjudicar) < nota> to give

¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?

le pusieron un cero — he got nought out of ten

12) ( dar) <nombre/apodo> to give; < ejemplo> to give

¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?

le pusieron Eva — they called her Eva

le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'

13) ( enviar) < telegrama> to send

14) ( escribir) to put

no sé que ponerle — I don't know what to put o say

15) (esp Esp) ( expresar por escrito) to say

allí pone que no se puede pasar — it says there that you can't go in

16) (Esp) (exhibir, dar) <obra/película>

¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?

¿qué ponen en el Royal? — what's on o what's showing at the Royal?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares — there's a play by Casares on at the theater

17) (RPl) ( tardar) to take

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas — it took us three hours from there to Salta

Sentido III

18) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

poner a alguien nervioso — to make somebody nervous

poner a alguien de mal humor — to put somebody in a bad mood

poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up

poner a alguien en un aprieto — to put somebody in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido — he brought us up to date on what had happened

mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! — look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me lo estás poniendo muy difícil — you're making things very difficult for me

19) ( adoptar) cara/voz

no pongas esa cara — there's no need to look like that

puso voz de asustado — he sounded scared

20)

a) ( hacer empezar)

me pusieron a régimen — they put me on a diet

poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework

b)

poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example

21) ( suponer)

pon que perdemos ese tren... — say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train...

pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados — suppose o let's just say they're wrong

ponerle — (esp AmL)

¿cuánto se tarda? - ponle dos horas — how long does it take? - about two hours o reckon on two hours

Sentido IV

22)

a) (conectar, encender) <televisión/calefacción> to turn on, switch on, put on; <programa/canal> to put on; < disco> to put on

puso el motor en marcha — she switched on o started the engine

nos van a poner la luz — we're going to have our electricity connected

b) (ajustar, graduar)

pon el despertador a las siete — set the alarm (clock) for seven

pon la música más alta — turn the music up

puso el reloj en hora — she put the clock right

poner el motor a punto — to tune up the engine

23) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

en seguida le pongo — I'm just putting you through o connecting you

poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody

¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?
2.
vi gallina to lay
3.
1) ponerse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (refl) ( colocarse)

pongámonos a la sombra — let's sit (o lie etc) in the shade

ponerse de pie — to stand (up)

ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree

se me/le puso que... — (AmS fam) I/he had a feeling that... (colloq)

se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head

b) (Esp) ( llegar)

en una hora nos pusimos allí — we got there in one hour

3) sol to set

4) (refl) <calzado/maquillaje/alhaja> to put on

no tengo nada que ponerme — I don't have a thing to wear

me puse el collar de perlas — I wore o put on my pearl necklace

Sentido II

5) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

se puso triste — she became sad

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta — she was so happy when she saw it

se puso como loco — he went mad

quiero ponerme morena — I want to get a tan

ponerse cómodo — to make oneself comfortable

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!

la vida se está poniendo carísima — everything's getting so expensive

6)

a) ( empezar)

ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf

se puso a llover — it started raining o started to rain

a ver si te pones a trabajar — you'd better get down to some work

b) (CS arg) ( contribuir dinero)

cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse — when the bill comes, everyone has to cough up (colloq)

yo me pongo con cien — I'll put in o chip in a hundred

Sentido III

7) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga — ask your mother to come to the phone

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= affix, fit, put, set, lay, set up, lay out on, lay down, deposit, play, lay out, plant, bung + Nombe + in, get on.

Ex. Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.

Ex. One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.

Ex. If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.

Ex. If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.

Ex. By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.

Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex. The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.

Ex. In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex. There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.

Ex. The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.

Ex. Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.

Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

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* con la mirada puesta en = in + Posesivo + sights.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.

* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al tanto de = fill + Alguien + in on.

* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.

* poner a Alguien en su sitio = cut + Nombre + down to size, knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.

* poner a Alguien en un aprieto = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.

* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.

* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.

* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.

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

* poner a la defensiva = put on + the defensive.

* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.

* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.

* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

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

* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al descubierto = bring + Nombre + to the surface.

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

* poner Algo a prueba = push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.

* poner Algo en = stick + Nombre + on.

* poner Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.

* poner Alguien al descubierto = blow + Posesivo + cover.

* poner + Alguien + frenético = make + Alguien + furious.

* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.

* poner al revés = upend.

* poner al tanto (de) = bring into + the swim of, bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner al tanto sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.

* poner a + Número = set to + Número.

* poner aparte = set + apart.

* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* poner a prueba = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.

* poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).

* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.

* poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* poner carnada = bait.

* poner cebo = bait.

* poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.

* poner con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* poner delante de = lay before.

* poner de manifiesto = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up.

* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* poner demasiado énfasis en Algo = overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].

* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.

* poner de pie = stand + upright.

* poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado = stand on + Posesivo + side.

* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.

* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.

* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.

* poner el candado = padlock.

* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.

* poner el colofón final = bookend.

* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.

* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.

* poner el despertador = set + the alarm clock.

* poner el énfasis = put + focus.

* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.

* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.

* poner el precio = price.

* poner el sello = stamp.

* poner el sello a = place + a stamp on.

* poner el sello de = rubber stamp.

* poner empeño = strive.

* poner en adobo = marinade.

* poner en alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en alquiler = rent out.

* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner encima = top with.

* poner en circulación = circulate.

* poner en claro = clear up.

* poner en cola = queue.

* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.

* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.

* poner en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].

* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.

* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.

* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.

* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, cast + doubt on, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* poner en el haber de = credit.

* poner en entredicho = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn.

* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.

* poner en escena = stage.

* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, call + Posesivo + bluff, bring to + the fore.

* poner énfasis = put + emphasis.

* poner énfasis en = lay + stress on, place + emphasis on, lay + emphasis on.

* poner en forma = buff up.

* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.

* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).

* poner en garantía = pawn.

* poner en hielo = ice.

* poner en juego = tap.

* poner en la calle = evict.

* poner en la pared = pin up.

* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.

* poner en libertad = release from + jail.

* poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional, poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en lista de espera = put + on a waiting list.

* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.

* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.

* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.

* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.

* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.

* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.

* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.

* poner en préstamo = circulate.

* poner en primer plano = foreground.

* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.

* poner en remojo = steep.

* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.

* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.

* poner en su sitio = put in + place.

* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.

* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.

* poner entre comillas = enclose + in quotation marks.

* poner entre corchetes = bracket.

* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.

* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.

* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.

* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.

* poner en venta = put on + sale.

* poner esfuerzo = give + effort.

* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.

* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.

* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.

* poner freno = curb.

* poner freno a = place + a curb on, clamp down on.

* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* poner guiones = hyphenate.

* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.

* poner impuestos = impose + VAT.

* poner la brida = bridle.

* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.

* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.

* poner ladrillos = laying of bricks, lay + bricks.

* poner la fecha = date-stamp.

* poner la mesa = lay + the table.

* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.

* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.

* poner las antenas = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* poner las esposas = handcuff.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.

* ponerle la guinda = put + icing on the cake.

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

* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.

* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.

* poner lo pelos de punta = frighten + the living daylights out of.

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.

* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* poner más fuerte = crank up.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner negro = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.

* poner nervioso = rattle.

* poner nervioso a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.

* poner + Nombre + a dieta = put + Nombre + on a diet.

* poner + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.

* poner objeciones = object.

* poner objeciones a = object to.

* poner obstáculos = cramp.

* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.

* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos, create + order out of chaos.

* poner papel en la impresora = load + printer.

* poner parches = patch up, patch.

* poner patas arriba = upend.

* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner peros = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.

* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.

* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner precio a la cabeza de = declare + open season on.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.

* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.

* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner sal = salt.

* ponerse = don, pull on, wax.

* ponerse a = set about + Gerundio, get (a)round to, settle down to, get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.

* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.

* ponerse a dieta = go on + a diet.

* ponerse a hacer = set out to + do.

* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.

* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.

* ponerse al día de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.

* ponerse al día en = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse Algo = slip + Nombre + on.

* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.

* ponerse al tanto = get + up to speed, wise up.

* ponerse al tanto de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.

* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.

* ponerse borroso = blur.

* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse + Color = go + Color.

* ponerse colorado = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse colorado como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse como loco = go + crazy, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse como una fiera = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse como unas castañuelas = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse como un energúmeno = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + a fuse, wax + indignant, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, tear + Posesivo + hair out, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse contentísimo = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* ponerse del lado de = side with.

* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de lleno a = buckle down to.

* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.

* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.

* ponerse de parte de = side with.

* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* ponerse, el = donning, the.

* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.

* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.

* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.

* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.

* ponerse en contra de = turn against.

* ponerse en cuclillas = squat (down), crouch (down).

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.

* ponerse en fila = line up.

* ponerse en forma = get + fit.

* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.

* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).

* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.

* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* ponerse en tensión = tense up.

* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.

* ponerse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.

* ponerse fresco con = act + fresh with.

* ponerse furioso = infuriate, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse gallito = bluster.

* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.

* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* ponerse las medallas = take + the credit (for).

* ponerse las orejeras = put on + blinkers.

* ponerse las pilas = buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse las pilas, ponerse de lleno a, ponerse a trabajar en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

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

* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.

* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.

* ponerse rígido = stiffen.

* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse rojo como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse seriamente a = settle to.

* ponerse tenso = tense up, stress + Nombre + out.

* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).

* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.

* poner sobre aviso = alert to.

* poner término a = put + paid to.

* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.

* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.

* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner trabas = cramp.

* poner una bomba = plant + bomb.

* poner una demanda = face + legal action.

* poner una denuncia = file + police report.

* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.

* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.

* poner una reclamación = appeal.

* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.

* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.

* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.

* poner un círculo alrededor = circle.

* poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.

* poner un letrero = put up + a sign, post + a notice, put up + a notice.

* poner un pie = set + foot (inside/in/on).

* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.

* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.

* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.

* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.

* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin poner en escena = unproduced.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.

* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( colocar) to put

lo pusieron en el curso avanzado — he was put o placed in the advanced class

pon agua a calentar — put some water on to boil

no le puso la tapa — he didn't put the lid on

ponle el collar al perro — put the dog's collar on

b) <anuncio/aviso> to place, put

2) ( agregar) to put

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

3) <ropa/calzado> (+ me/te/le etc)

¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo — I dressed her in her red dress

4) <inyección/supositorio> to give

5)

poner la mesa — to lay o set the table

pon otro cubierto para Juan — lay another place at the table for Juan

6)

a) (instalar, montar) <oficina/restaurante> to open

puso una autoescuela — he opened up a driving school

les ayudó a poner la casa — he helped them set up house o home

b) <cocina/teléfono/calefacción> to install

c) cerradura/armario to fit

pusimos parqué en el salón — we laid parquet flooring in the living room

7) ave < huevo> to lay

8) (Esp) (servir, dar)

¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?

Sentido II

9)

a) ( contribuir)

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo — he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno — we put in 500 pesos each

b) ( proporcionar) autobús/tren to lay on

10) < atención> to pay; <cuidado/interés> to take

pon atención en lo que haces — pay attention to what you're doing

pon más cuidado en la presentación — take more care over the presentation

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace — he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

poner énfasis en algo — to stress something

11)

a) ( imponer) < deberes> to give, set; <examen/problema> to set

le pusieron una multa — he was fined

b) ( oponer)

no puso inconveniente — he didn't have o raise any objections

a todo le pone peros or pegas — she finds fault with everything

c) ( adjudicar) < nota> to give

¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?

le pusieron un cero — he got nought out of ten

12) ( dar) <nombre/apodo> to give; < ejemplo> to give

¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?

le pusieron Eva — they called her Eva

le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'

13) ( enviar) < telegrama> to send

14) ( escribir) to put

no sé que ponerle — I don't know what to put o say

15) (esp Esp) ( expresar por escrito) to say

allí pone que no se puede pasar — it says there that you can't go in

16) (Esp) (exhibir, dar) <obra/película>

¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?

¿qué ponen en el Royal? — what's on o what's showing at the Royal?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares — there's a play by Casares on at the theater

17) (RPl) ( tardar) to take

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas — it took us three hours from there to Salta

Sentido III

18) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

poner a alguien nervioso — to make somebody nervous

poner a alguien de mal humor — to put somebody in a bad mood

poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up

poner a alguien en un aprieto — to put somebody in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido — he brought us up to date on what had happened

mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! — look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me lo estás poniendo muy difícil — you're making things very difficult for me

19) ( adoptar) cara/voz

no pongas esa cara — there's no need to look like that

puso voz de asustado — he sounded scared

20)

a) ( hacer empezar)

me pusieron a régimen — they put me on a diet

poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework

b)

poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example

21) ( suponer)

pon que perdemos ese tren... — say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train...

pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados — suppose o let's just say they're wrong

ponerle — (esp AmL)

¿cuánto se tarda? - ponle dos horas — how long does it take? - about two hours o reckon on two hours

Sentido IV

22)

a) (conectar, encender) <televisión/calefacción> to turn on, switch on, put on; <programa/canal> to put on; < disco> to put on

puso el motor en marcha — she switched on o started the engine

nos van a poner la luz — we're going to have our electricity connected

b) (ajustar, graduar)

pon el despertador a las siete — set the alarm (clock) for seven

pon la música más alta — turn the music up

puso el reloj en hora — she put the clock right

poner el motor a punto — to tune up the engine

23) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

en seguida le pongo — I'm just putting you through o connecting you

poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody

¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?
2.
vi gallina to lay
3.
1) ponerse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (refl) ( colocarse)

pongámonos a la sombra — let's sit (o lie etc) in the shade

ponerse de pie — to stand (up)

ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree

se me/le puso que... — (AmS fam) I/he had a feeling that... (colloq)

se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head

b) (Esp) ( llegar)

en una hora nos pusimos allí — we got there in one hour

3) sol to set

4) (refl) <calzado/maquillaje/alhaja> to put on

no tengo nada que ponerme — I don't have a thing to wear

me puse el collar de perlas — I wore o put on my pearl necklace

Sentido II

5) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

se puso triste — she became sad

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta — she was so happy when she saw it

se puso como loco — he went mad

quiero ponerme morena — I want to get a tan

ponerse cómodo — to make oneself comfortable

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!

la vida se está poniendo carísima — everything's getting so expensive

6)

a) ( empezar)

ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf

se puso a llover — it started raining o started to rain

a ver si te pones a trabajar — you'd better get down to some work

b) (CS arg) ( contribuir dinero)

cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse — when the bill comes, everyone has to cough up (colloq)

yo me pongo con cien — I'll put in o chip in a hundred

Sentido III

7) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga — ask your mother to come to the phone

* * *

= affix, fit, put, set, lay, set up, lay out on, lay down, deposit, play, lay out, plant, bung + Nombe + in, get on.

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Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex: The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.

Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.

Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.

Ex: Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.

Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

* con la mirada puesta en = in + Posesivo + sights.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.

* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al tanto de = fill + Alguien + in on.

* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.

* poner a Alguien en su sitio = cut + Nombre + down to size, knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.

* poner a Alguien en un aprieto = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.

* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.

* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.

* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.

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

* poner a la defensiva = put on + the defensive.

* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.

* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.

* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

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

* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al descubierto = bring + Nombre + to the surface.

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

* poner Algo a prueba = push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.

* poner Algo en = stick + Nombre + on.

* poner Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.

* poner Alguien al descubierto = blow + Posesivo + cover.

* poner + Alguien + frenético = make + Alguien + furious.

* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.

* poner al revés = upend.

* poner al tanto (de) = bring into + the swim of, bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner al tanto sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.

* poner a + Número = set to + Número.

* poner aparte = set + apart.

* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* poner a prueba = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.

* poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).

* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.

* poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* poner carnada = bait.

* poner cebo = bait.

* poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.

* poner con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* poner delante de = lay before.

* poner de manifiesto = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up.

* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* poner demasiado énfasis en Algo = overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].

* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.

* poner de pie = stand + upright.

* poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado = stand on + Posesivo + side.

* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.

* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.

* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.

* poner el candado = padlock.

* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.

* poner el colofón final = bookend.

* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.

* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.

* poner el despertador = set + the alarm clock.

* poner el énfasis = put + focus.

* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.

* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.

* poner el precio = price.

* poner el sello = stamp.

* poner el sello a = place + a stamp on.

* poner el sello de = rubber stamp.

* poner empeño = strive.

* poner en adobo = marinade.

* poner en alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en alquiler = rent out.

* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner encima = top with.

* poner en circulación = circulate.

* poner en claro = clear up.

* poner en cola = queue.

* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.

* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.

* poner en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].

* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.

* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.

* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.

* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, cast + doubt on, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* poner en el haber de = credit.

* poner en entredicho = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn.

* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.

* poner en escena = stage.

* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, call + Posesivo + bluff, bring to + the fore.

* poner énfasis = put + emphasis.

* poner énfasis en = lay + stress on, place + emphasis on, lay + emphasis on.

* poner en forma = buff up.

* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.

* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).

* poner en garantía = pawn.

* poner en hielo = ice.

* poner en juego = tap.

* poner en la calle = evict.

* poner en la pared = pin up.

* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.

* poner en libertad = release from + jail.

* poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional, poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en lista de espera = put + on a waiting list.

* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.

* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.

* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.

* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.

* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.

* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.

* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.

* poner en préstamo = circulate.

* poner en primer plano = foreground.

* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.

* poner en remojo = steep.

* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.

* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.

* poner en su sitio = put in + place.

* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.

* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.

* poner entre comillas = enclose + in quotation marks.

* poner entre corchetes = bracket.

* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.

* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.

* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.

* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.

* poner en venta = put on + sale.

* poner esfuerzo = give + effort.

* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.

* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.

* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.

* poner freno = curb.

* poner freno a = place + a curb on, clamp down on.

* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* poner guiones = hyphenate.

* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.

* poner impuestos = impose + VAT.

* poner la brida = bridle.

* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.

* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.

* poner ladrillos = laying of bricks, lay + bricks.

* poner la fecha = date-stamp.

* poner la mesa = lay + the table.

* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.

* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.

* poner las antenas = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* poner las esposas = handcuff.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.

* ponerle la guinda = put + icing on the cake.

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

* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.

* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.

* poner lo pelos de punta = frighten + the living daylights out of.

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.

* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* poner más fuerte = crank up.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner negro = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.

* poner nervioso = rattle.

* poner nervioso a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.

* poner + Nombre + a dieta = put + Nombre + on a diet.

* poner + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.

* poner objeciones = object.

* poner objeciones a = object to.

* poner obstáculos = cramp.

* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.

* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos, create + order out of chaos.

* poner papel en la impresora = load + printer.

* poner parches = patch up, patch.

* poner patas arriba = upend.

* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner peros = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.

* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.

* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner precio a la cabeza de = declare + open season on.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.

* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.

* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner sal = salt.

* ponerse = don, pull on, wax.

* ponerse a = set about + Gerundio, get (a)round to, settle down to, get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.

* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.

* ponerse a dieta = go on + a diet.

* ponerse a hacer = set out to + do.

* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.

* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.

* ponerse al día de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.

* ponerse al día en = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse Algo = slip + Nombre + on.

* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.

* ponerse al tanto = get + up to speed, wise up.

* ponerse al tanto de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.

* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.

* ponerse borroso = blur.

* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse + Color = go + Color.

* ponerse colorado = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse colorado como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse como loco = go + crazy, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse como una fiera = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse como unas castañuelas = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse como un energúmeno = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + a fuse, wax + indignant, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, tear + Posesivo + hair out, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse contentísimo = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* ponerse del lado de = side with.

* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de lleno a = buckle down to.

* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.

* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.

* ponerse de parte de = side with.

* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* ponerse, el = donning, the.

* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.

* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.

* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.

* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.

* ponerse en contra de = turn against.

* ponerse en cuclillas = squat (down), crouch (down).

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.

* ponerse en fila = line up.

* ponerse en forma = get + fit.

* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.

* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).

* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.

* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* ponerse en tensión = tense up.

* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.

* ponerse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.

* ponerse fresco con = act + fresh with.

* ponerse furioso = infuriate, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse gallito = bluster.

* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.

* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* ponerse las medallas = take + the credit (for).

* ponerse las orejeras = put on + blinkers.

* ponerse las pilas = buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse las pilas, ponerse de lleno a, ponerse a trabajar en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

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

* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.

* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.

* ponerse rígido = stiffen.

* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse rojo como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse seriamente a = settle to.

* ponerse tenso = tense up, stress + Nombre + out.

* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).

* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.

* poner sobre aviso = alert to.

* poner término a = put + paid to.

* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.

* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.

* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner trabas = cramp.

* poner una bomba = plant + bomb.

* poner una demanda = face + legal action.

* poner una denuncia = file + police report.

* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.

* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.

* poner una reclamación = appeal.

* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.

* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.

* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.

* poner un círculo alrededor = circle.

* poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.

* poner un letrero = put up + a sign, post + a notice, put up + a notice.

* poner un pie = set + foot (inside/in/on).

* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.

* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.

* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.

* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.

* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin poner en escena = unproduced.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.

* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

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poner [ E22 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ poner (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 colocar

2 poner: anuncio, aviso

B agregar

C ropa, calzado etc

D ‹inyección/supositorio›

E poner la mesa

F

1 instalar, montar

2 poner: cocina, teléfono etc

3 poner: cerradura etc

G poner: huevos

H servir, dar

Sentido II

A

1 contribuir

2 proporcionar

B poner: atención, cuidado

C

1 imponer

2 oponer

3 adjudicar

D poner: nombre

E enviar

F escribir

G

1 expresar por escrito

2 impersonal

H exhibir, dar

I tardar

Sentido III

A en un estado, una situación

B poner: cara, voz, etc

C

1 hacer empezar

2 poner a alguien de algo

D suponer

Sentido IV

A

1 conectar, encender

2 ajustar, graduar

B poner al teléfono

■ poner (verbo intransitivo)

A

1 apostar

2 contribuir dinero

B poner: gallinas

C México: vulg

■ ponerse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A

1 colocarse

2 llegar

B ponerse: el sol

C ponerse: calzado etc

Sentido II

A en un estado, una situación

B

1 empezar

2 esforzarse, esmerarse

3 contribuir dinero

Sentido III ponerse al teléfono

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (colocar) to put

¿dónde habré puesto las llaves? where can I have put the keys?

¿dónde vas a poner este cuadro? where are you going to put o hang this picture?

pon ese cuadro derecho put that picture straight, straighten that picture

lo pusieron en el curso avanzado he was put o placed in the advanced class

ponle la cadena a la puerta put the chain on the door

pon agua a calentar put some water on to boil

2 ‹anuncio/aviso› to place, put

pusieron un anuncio en el periódico they put o placed an advertisement in the newspaper

B (agregar) to put

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le has puesto sal a la sopa? have you put any salt in the soup?

¿le pones azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?

C ‹ropa/calzado› (+ me/te/le etc):

¿me pones los zapatos? can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo I dressed her in her red dress

D ‹inyección/supositorio› to give

el dentista le puso una inyección the dentist gave him an injection

E

poner la mesa to lay o set the table

F

1 (instalar, montar) ‹oficina/restaurante› to open

puso un estudio junto con otra arquitecta she set up in business with another architect

consiguió permiso para poner una autoescuela he got permission to open a driving school

les ayudó a poner la casa he helped them set up house o home

pusieron la casa/oficina a todo lujo they furnished the house/fitted the office out in style

le puso un apartamento a su amante he set his mistress up in an apartment

2 ‹cocina/teléfono/calefacción› to install

van a poner cocinas de gas they are going to install o fit gas cookers

3 ‹cerradura/armario› to fit

G «ave» ‹huevos› to lay

H

( Esp) (servir, dar): ¿qué le pongo? what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo, señora? how many would you like, madam?

Sentido II

A

1 (contribuir):

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno we put in 500 pesos each

que cada uno ponga lo que pueda each person should give what he or she can afford

2 (proporcionar) ‹autobús/tren› to lay on

la empresa puso la comida y la bebida food and drink was laid on by the company

B ‹atención› to pay; ‹cuidado› to take

pon más atención en lo que estás haciendo pay more attention to what you're doing

no ha puesto ningún cuidado en este trabajo she hasn't taken any care at all over this piece of work

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace he's very enthusiastic about everything he does, he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

C

1 (imponer) ‹deberes› to give, set; ‹examen› to set

nos pusieron 20 preguntas we were given o set 20 questions

le pusieron una multa por exceso de velocidad he was fined for speeding

2

(oponer): no me puso ningún inconveniente he didn't have o raise any objections

a todo le tiene que poner peros or pegas she finds fault with everything

3 (adjudicar) ‹nota› to give

¿qué (nota) te puso en la redacción? what (mark) did he give you for your essay?

le pusieron un cero he got nought out of ten

D (dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give

¡qué nombre más feo le pusieron! what a horrible name to give him!

le pusieron Eva they called her Eva

¿qué título le vas a poner al poema? what title are you going to give the poem?, what are you going to call the poem?

le pusieron el sobrenombre de `el cojo' they nicknamed him `el cojo'

E (enviar) ‹telegrama› to send; ‹carta› to mail ( AmE), to post ( BrE)

F (escribir) to put

no has puesto ningún acento you haven't put any of the accents in

no sé qué más ponerle I don't know what else to put o write

puso mi nombre en la lista she put my name down on the list

G ( esp Esp)

1 (expresar por escrito) to say

el periódico no pone nada sobre el robo the newspaper doesn't say anything about the robbery

2 ( impersonal):

mira a ver lo que pone en esa nota see what that note says

allí pone que no se puede pasar it says there that you can't go in

¿qué pone aquí? what does it say here?, what does this say?

H ( Esp) (exhibir, dar)

‹obra/película› ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?

¿qué ponen en el Trocadero? what's on o what's showing at the Trocadero?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares there's a play by Casares on at the theater

no pusieron ninguna película buena en Navidad there wasn't a single good film on over Christmas, they didn't show a single good film over Christmas

I ( RPl) (tardar) to take

el avión pone media hora de Montevideo a Buenos Aires the plane takes half an hour from Montevideo to Buenos Aires

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas it took us three hours from there to Salta

Sentido III

A (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):

me pones nerviosa you're making me nervous

ya la has puesto de mal humor now you've put her in a bad mood

¿por qué me pusiste en evidencia así? why did you show me up like that?

lo pusiste en un aprieto you put him in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido he brought us up to date with what had happened

¡mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me estás poniendo las cosas muy difíciles you're making things very difficult for me

B (adoptar) ‹cara/voz›

no pongas esa cara there's no need to look like that

puso cara de enfado he looked annoyed

puso voz de asustado he sounded scared

C

1

(hacer empezar): el médico me puso a régimen the doctor put me on a diet

poner a algn A + INF:

tuvo que poner a las hijas a trabajar he had to send his daughters out to work

lo puso a estudiar guitarra con Rodríguez she sent him to have guitar lessons with Rodríguez

lo puso a pelar cebollas she set him to work peeling onions

2 poner a algn DE algo:

la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department

lo pusieron de ángel he was given a part as an angel, he was given the part of an angel

su padre lo puso de botones en la oficina his father gave him a job as an office boy

siempre te pone de ejemplo he always holds you up as an example

D

(suponer): pon que perdemos ese tren, no podríamos volver say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train, then we wouldn't be able to get back

pon que es cierto ¿qué harías entonces? say o suppose o supposing it is true, then what would you do?

pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados suppose o let's just say they're wrong

ponerle ( AmL): ¿cuánto se tarda? — ponle dos horas how long does it take? — about two hours o in the region of two hours o reckon on two hours

¿cuánto nos costará? — y … pónganle alrededor de $200 how much will it cost us? — well, … you'd better reckon on about $200

Sentido IV

A

1 (conectar, encender) ‹televisión/calefacción› to turn o switch o put on; ‹programa/canal› to put on

pon un disco put on a record

puso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the engine

todavía no nos han puesto la luz we haven't had our electricity connected yet

2

(ajustar, graduar): pon el despertador a las siete set the alarm (clock) for seven

¿puedes poner la música un poco más alta? can you turn the music up a bit?

puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right, she set the clock to the right time

poner el motor a punto to tune up the engine

B

( Esp) (al teléfono): en seguida le pongo I'm just putting you through o connecting you

poner a algn CON algn/algo to put sb THROUGH TO sb/sth

¿me puede poner con el director, por favor? could you put me through to o could I speak to the director, please?

¿me pone con la extensión 24? could you put me through to o can I have extension 24, please?

■ poner

vi

A

1 ( Jueg) (apostar) to put in

2 (contribuir dinero) to contribute

¿vas a poner para el regalo de Pilar? are you going to give something o contribute toward(s) Pilar's present?

B «gallina» to lay

C ( Méx vulg) (copular) to score (sl)

■ ponerse

v pron

Sentido I

A

1 ( refl)

(colocarse): pongámonos un rato a la sombra let's sit ( o lie etc) in the shade for a while

ponerse de pie to stand up, stand

ponerse de rodillas to kneel, kneel down, get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol stand over there, by the tree

ponérsele a algn algo ( AmL fam): se le puso que tenía que escalar la montaña he got it into his head that he had to climb the mountain

a ese viejo se le pone cada cosa that old man gets the strangest ideas into his head

2

( Esp) (llegar): en diez minutos nos ponemos allí we can be there in ten minutes

B «sol» to set

C ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put on

ponte el abrigo put your coat on

no tengo nada que ponerme I don't have a thing to wear

mi hermano siempre se pone mi ropa my brother is always borrowing my clothes

ponte un poco de sombra de ojos put on a little eyeshadow

me puse el collar de perlas I wore o put on my pearl necklace

Sentido II

A (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):

me puse furiosa I got very angry

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw it

adelante, pónganse cómodos come in, make yourselves comfortable

no te pongas así, que no es para tanto don't get so worked up, it's not that bad

¡mira cómo te has puesto de barro! just look at you, you're covered in mud!

no te imaginas cómo se puso, hecha una fiera you wouldn't believe the way she reacted, she went absolutely wild

la vida se está poniendo carísima everything's getting so expensive

B

1 (empezar) ponerse A + INF to start -ING

se va a poner a llover de un momento a otro it's going to start raining o to start to rain any minute

a ver si te pones a trabajar you'd better start working

se puso a llorar sin motivo aparente she started crying o to cry for no apparent reason

2 ( fam) (esforzarse, esmerarse) to try, make an effort

si te pones lo acabas hoy mismo if you make an effort o if you try o if you put your mind to it, you'll finish it today

3

(CS arg) (contribuir dinero): cuando se casaron el viejo se puso con $5.000 when they got married, her old man shelled out $5,000 ( colloq)

cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse when the check comes, everyone has to cough up ( colloq)

yo me pongo con cien I'll put in o chip in a hundred ( colloq)

Sentido III

( Esp) (al teléfono): ¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga tell your mother I want to speak to her, ask your mother to come to the phone

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poner ( conjugate poner) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( colocar) to put;

◊ ponlo en el suelo put it on the floor;

ponle el collar al perro put the dog's collar on;
poner una bomba to plant a bomb
b) ‹anuncio/aviso› to place, put

c) ‹ ropa› (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ le puse el sombrero I put his hat on (for him)

2 ( agregar) to put
3 ‹inyección/supositorio› to give
4
◊ poner la mesa to lay o set the table

5 (instalar, montar)
a) ‹oficina/restaurante› to open

b) ‹cocina/teléfono/calefacción› to install

c) ‹cerradura/armario› to fit

6 [ ave] ‹ huevo› to lay
7 (Esp) (servir, dar):
◊ póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please;

¿cuántos le pongo? how many would you like?
1 ‹ dinero› ( contribuir) to put in;
◊ pusimos 500 pesos cada uno we put in 500 pesos each

2 ‹ atención› to pay;
‹cuidado/interés› to take;
◊ pon más cuidado en la presentación take more care over the presentation

3
a) ( imponer) ‹ deberes› to give, set;

‹examen/problema› to set;
◊ le pusieron una multa he was fined

b) ( oponer) ‹ inconvenientes› to raise;

◊ me pusieron problemas para entrar they made it difficult for me to get in

c) ( adjudicar) ‹ nota› to give

4 ( dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give;
‹ ejemplo› to give;
◊ le pusieron Eva they called her Eva

5 ( enviar) ‹ telegrama› to send
6 ( escribir) ‹dedicatoria/líneas› to write
7 (Esp) (exhibir, dar) ‹ película› to show;
◊ ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?;

¿qué ponen en el Royal? what's on o what's showing at the Royal?
1
a) (conectar, encender) ‹televisión/calefacción› to turn on, switch on, put on;

‹programa/canal› to put on;
‹cinta/disco/música› to put on;
◊ puso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the engine

b) (ajustar, graduar) ‹ despertador› to set;

◊ pon la música más alta turn the music up;

puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right
2 (Esp) ( al teléfono): poner a algn con algo/algn to put sb through to sth/sb
(en estado, situación) (+ compl):
◊ poner a algn nervioso to make sb nervous;

poner a algn en un aprieto to put sb in an awkward position
vi [ ave] to lay
ponerse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( colocarse):
◊ pongámonos ahí let's stand (o sit etc) there;

ponerse de pie to stand (up);
ponerse de rodillas to kneel (down), get down on one's knees
2 [ sol] to set
3 ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put on;
◊ no tengo nada que ponerme I don't have a thing to wear

1 (en estado, situación) (+ compl):
◊ ponerse enfermo to get sick;

se puso triste she became sad;
cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw it;
se puso como loco he went mad;
ponerse cómodo to make oneself comfortable
2 ( empezar) ponerse a + inf to start -ing, to start + inf;
◊ se puso a llover it started raining, it started to rain

(Esp):
◊ ponerse al teléfono to come to the phone

poner verbo transitivo
1 (en un lugar, una situación) to put: me puso en un aprieto, he put me in a tight corner
(seguido de adjetivo) to make: me pone contento, he makes me happy
2 (hacer funcionar) to turn o switch on
3 (un fax, telegrama) to send
poner una conferencia, to make a long-distance call
4 (una multa, un castigo) to impose
5 (abrir un negocio) to set up
6 (vestir) to put on
7 (exponer) tienes que poner la planta al sol/a la sombra, you have to put the plant in the sun/shade
8 (aportar) yo puse mil pesetas, I contributed a thousand pesetas
9 (conjeturar, imaginar) to suppose: pongamos que..., supposing (that)...
10 (estar escrito) lo pone aquí, it's written here
no pone nada de eso, it doesn't say anything about that
11 TV Cine to put on, show
12 Tel ponme con él, put me through to him
13 (un nombre) le pondremos Tadeo, we are going to call him Tadeo
ya le puso título a la novela, he has already given the novel a title
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a caldo, to pull sb to pieces
poner a cien, to make sb nervous: me pone a cien cuando habla de ese modo, when he talks that way I get nervous
poner en duda, to call into question: los inversores pusieron su competencia en duda, the investors questioned his competence
poner a alguien en evidencia, to show sb up
poner en evidencia, to show up: la situación pone en evidencia la falta de justicia del sistema, the situation exposes the system's unfairness
poner a alguien en su sitio, to put sb in his place
' poner' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
activar
- alinear
- alta
- alto
- altura
- antecedente
- antena
- arreglar
- arrinconar
- aunar
- bandeja
- brete
- cabeza
- calzar
- caldo
- calle
- cara
- cargar
- carta
- caso
- cien
- codificar
- comprometer
- confiar
- coto
- crecer
- cuenco
- cuestión
- dejar
- denuncia
- depositar
- descomponer
- descubierta
- descubierto
- desesperar
- diente
- dirigir
- discutir
- distribuir
- enchufar
- enderezar
- enervar
- enfermar
- enfrentar
- enmascarar
- entregar
- entregarse
- escenificar
- escobilla
- esmerarse
English:
acquaint
- action
- apply
- arm
- arrange
- aside
- best
- blur
- bond
- box
- bracket
- bundle
- bung
- cap
- cast
- cheek
- claim
- code
- collect
- compromise
- connect
- cork
- crack
- cross
- crown
- curb
- date
- dip
- discomfit
- dishwasher
- egg
- end
- endanger
- excite
- face
- fault
- feature
- fetter
- fill in
- fit
- fluster
- follow up
- forewarn
- free
- gather
- get
- glaze
- go
- gown
- grin

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poner

♦ vt

1. [situar, agregar, meter] to put;

me pusieron en la última fila I was put in the back row;

ponle un poco más de sal put some more salt in it, add a bit of salt to it;

pon los juguetes en el armario put the toys (away) in the cupboard;

¿dónde habré puesto la calculadora? where can I have put o left the calculator?;

poner un anuncio en el periódico to put an advert in the paper;

poner un póster en la pared to put a poster up on the wall;

poner una inyección a alguien to give sb an injection;

hubo que ponerle un bozal al perro we had to put a muzzle on the dog, we had to muzzle the dog

2. [ropa, zapatos, maquillaje]
poner algo a alguien to put sth on sb;

ponle este pañal al bebé put this Br nappy o US diaper on the baby

3. [servir]
¿qué le pongo? what can I get you?, what would you like?;

póngame una cerveza, por favor I'd like o I'll have a beer, please;

¿cuánto le pongo? how much would you like?;

póngame un kilo give me a kilo

4. [contribuir, aportar] to put in;

poner dinero en el negocio to put money into the business;

poner algo de mi/tu/ etc[m5]. parte to do my/your/ etc bit;

poner mucho empeño en (hacer) algo to put a lot of effort into (doing) sth;

pon atención en lo que digo pay attention to what I'm saying;

hay que poner más cuidado con o [m5] en la ortografía you have to take more care over your spelling

5. [hacer estar de cierta manera]
poner a alguien en un aprieto/de mal humor to put sb in a difficult position/in a bad mood;

le has puesto colorado/nervioso you've made him blush/feel nervous;

ponérselo fácil/difícil a alguien to make things easy/difficult for sb;

lo puso todo perdido she made a real mess;

el profesor nos puso a hacer cuentas the teacher gave us some sums to do;

llegó y nos puso a todos a trabajar she arrived and set us all to work;

pon la sopa a calentar warm the soup up;

me pusieron de aprendiz de camarero they had me work as a trainee waiter;

poner cara de tonto/inocente to put on a stupid/an innocent face

6. [calificar]
poner a alguien de algo to call sb sth;

me pusieron de mentiroso they called me a liar;

poner bien algo/a alguien to praise sth/sb;

poner mal algo/a alguien to criticize sth/sb

7. [oponer]
poner obstáculos a algo to hinder sth;

poner pegas a algo to raise objections to sth

8. [asignar] [precio] to fix, to settle on;
[multa] to give; [deberes, examen, tarea] to give, to set;
le pusieron (de nombre) Mario they called him Mario;

me han puesto (en el turno) de noche I've been assigned to the night shift, they've put me on the night shift;

le pusieron un cinco en el examen he got five out of ten in the exam

9. [comunicar] [telegrama, fax, giro postal] to send;
[conferencia] to make; Esp
¿me pones con él? can you put me through to him?;
Esp
no cuelgue, ahora le pongo don't hang up, I'll put you through in a second

10. [conectar, hacer funcionar] [televisión, radio] to switch o put on;
[despertador] to set; [instalación, gas] to put in; [música, cinta, disco] to put on;
pon la lavadora put the washing machine on;

pon el telediario put the news on;

puse el despertador a las seis/el reloj en hora I set my alarm clock for six o'clock/my watch to the right time;

¿te han puesto ya el teléfono? are you on the phone yet?, have they connected your phone yet?;

ponlo más alto, que no se oye turn it up, I can't hear it

11. [en el cine, el teatro, la televisión] to show;

anoche pusieron un documental muy interesante last night they showed a very interesting documentary;

¿qué ponen en la tele/en el Rialto? what's on the TV/on at the Rialto?;

en el Rialto ponen una de Stallone there's a Stallone movie on at the Rialto

12. [montar] to set up;

poner la casa to set up home;

poner un negocio to start a business;

ha puesto una tienda she has opened a shop;

han puesto una cocina nueva they've had a new Br cooker o US stove put in;

hemos puesto moqueta en el salón we've had a carpet fitted in the living-room;

poner la mesa to lay the table;

pusieron la tienda (de campaña) en un prado they pitched their tent o put their tent up in a meadow

13. [decorar] to do up;

han puesto su casa con mucho lujo they've done up their house in real style

14. [suponer] to suppose;

pongamos que sucedió así (let's) suppose that's what happened;

pon que necesitemos cinco días suppose we need five days;

poniendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes according to plan;

¿cuándo estará listo? – ponle que en dos días when will it be ready? – reckon on it taking two days

15. Esp [decir] to say;

¿qué pone ahí? what does it say there?

16. [escribir] to put;

¿qué pusiste en la segunda pregunta? what did you put for the second question?

17. [huevo] to lay

18. RP [demorar] to take;

el tren pone media hora en llegar allá the train takes half an hour to get there

19. Fam [excitar]
esa actriz me pone that actress totally does it for me

♦ vi
[gallina, aves] to lay (eggs)
♦ v impersonal
Am Fam [parecer]
se me pone que… it seems to me that…

♦ See also the pronominal verb ponerse

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poner

<part puesto> v/t

1 put;

poner en escena stage;

poner en marcha set in motion;

pongamos que let’s suppose o assume that

2 ropa put on

3 ( añadir) put in

4 RAD, TV turn on, switch on

5 la mesa set

6 ( escribir) put down

7 en periódico, libro etc say;

la crítica puso muy bien su última película the critics gave his last film very good reviews

8 negocio set up

9 telegrama send

10 huevos lay

11 AUTO marcha put the car in, move into

12 dinero deposit

13

:

poner a alguien furioso make s.o. angry;

ponerle a alguien con alguien TELEC put s.o. through to s.o.;

ponerle una multa a alguien fine s.o.

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poner {60} vt

1) colocar: to put, to place

pon el libro en la mesa: put the book on the table

2) agregar, añadir: to put in, to add

3) : to put on (clothes)

4) contribuir: to contribute

5) escribir: to put in writing

no le puso su nombre: he didn't put his name on it

6) imponer: to set, to impose

7) exponer: to put, to expose

lo puso en peligro: she put him in danger

8) : to prepare, to arrange

poner la mesa: to set the table

9) : to name

le pusimos Ana: we called her Ana

10) establecer: to set up, to establish

puso un restaurante: he opened up a restaurant

11) instalar: to install, to put in

12) (with an adjective or adverb) : to make

siempre lo pones de mal humor: you always put him in a bad mood

13) : to turn on, to switch on

14) suponer: to suppose

pongamos que no viene: supposing he doesn't come

15) : to lay (eggs)

16)

poner a : to start (someone doing something)

lo puse a trabajar: I put him to work

17)

poner de : to place as

la pusieron de directora: they made her director

18)

poner en : to put in (a state or condition)

poner en duda: to call into question

poner vi

1) : to contribute

2) : to lay eggs

♦ See also the reflexive verb ponerse

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poner vb

1. (colocar) to put [pt. & pp. put]

he puesto los libros en la estantería I've put the books on the shelf

2. (ropa, etc) to put on

ponle el abrigo al niño put the baby's coat on

3. (añadir) to put

¿le has puesto sal a las patatas? have you put any salt on the potatoes?

¿te pones azúcar? do you take sugar?

4. (escribir) to write [pt. wrote; pp. written] / to put

hay que poner la dirección en el sobre you have to write the address on the envelope

5. (programar) to set [pt. & pp. set]

he puesto el despertador a las siete I've set the alarm clock for seven

6. (encender) to put on / to turn on / to switch on

pon la tele turn the TV on

no pongas la radio muy alta don't put the radio on too loud

pon otro disco put another record on

7. (establecer) to open

han puesto una tienda de ordenadores they've opened a computer shop

8. (enviar) to send [pt. & pp. sent]

voy a poner un fax I'm going to send a fax

9. (comunicar) to put through

¿me pones con Asunción, por favor? can you put me through to Asunción, please?

10. (decir) to say [pt. & pp. said]

en el periódico pone que la película está muy bien it says in the newspaper that the film is very good

11. (proyectar) to be on

¿qué ponen en el Renoir? what's on at the Renoir?

esta noche no ponen nada interesante en la tele there's nothing interesting on TV tonight

12. (dar un nombre) to call

le han puesto Paula they've called her Paula

13. (imponer) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

nos ponen muchos deberes they give us a lot of homework

le han puesto una multa he was fined

me han puesto un 8 I got 8 out of 10

14. (servir) to give

¿qué te pongo? what can I get you?

me puso una tapa de aceitunas he gave me some olives

¿me pone un kilo de tomates? can I have a kilo of tomatoes, please?

15. (aportar) to supply [pt. & pp. supplied] / to put in

yo pongo el pastel y tú traes el champán I'll supply the cake and you bring the champagne

pusimos mil pesetas cada uno we each put in a thousand pesetas

16. (suponer) to suppose / to say [pt. & pp. said]

pongamos por caso... suppose... / let's say...

poner cara de sorpresa to look surprised

poner huevos to lay eggs [pt. & pp. laid]

poner nervioso a alguien to get on somebody's nerves

Spanish-English dictionary > poner
14 свивам

1. (прегьвам) bend, анат. flex

(плат) fold

свивам пръсти bend o.'s fingers

свивам юмрук clench o.'s fist

свивам крака draw/pull in o.'s legs

свивам на две bend in two; fold in two

2. (увивам на кълбо, тръба) roll (up); twist

(знаме, платно на кораб) furl, strike, roll up, take in

свивам на кълбо roll into a ball

свивам карта roll up a map

свивам цигара roll a cigarette

свивам хартия twist up a piece of paper

3. (загьвам, опаковам) wrap up

4. (тръгвам по, възвивам) turn

свивам надясно turn right/to the right

свивам по улица turn into/up/down a street

свивам бързо подир някого wheel after s.o.

5. (венец, китка) make

свивам на венец twine into a wreath

6. (дреха) take in

(при плетене) cast off, knit two etc. together

7. (сгърчвам, сбръчквам)

свивам очи screw up/narrow o.'s eyes

свивам устни purse o.'s lips

свивам презрително устни curl up o.'s lips

свивам вежди knit/pucker o.'s brows

8. (за вятър, буря) come up, rise

9. (за болка, скръб) grip

свива ме корем have a colic

10. (открадвам) разг. pinch, lift

свивам си устата hold o.'s tongue, sl. keep o.'s trap/o.'s big mouth shut

свивам гнездо build a nest (и прен.), (прен. u) pitch o.'s tent

свивам знамената прен. beat a retreat

свивам рамена shrug (o.'s shoulders)

свивам рамена, вместо да отговоря shrug off a question

свива студ a cold spell sets in

свивам си опашката put o.'s tail between o.'s legs (и прен.), (прен. u) come to heel

свивам някому сармите вж. сарма

свивам се

11. shrink, contract

(изсъхвам, увяхвам) shrivel up

свивам се при пране shrink in washing

плат, който не се свива shrink-proof/pre-shrunk material

12. (навеждам се, сгушвам се) bend (double), double up, huddle (o.s.)

(от страх, раболепие) cower, crouch, cringe, quail ( пред before)

(сгъвам се, като една част влиза в друга) telescope

свивам се от болка double up with pain, be doubled (up) with pain

свивам се от студ double up/shiver with cold

колената ми се свиха my knees doubled up under me

свивам се под масата cower under the table

свивам се в ъгъла huddle up in/shrink into the corner

свили са се в една стая they are all crowded/crammed in one room

13. (за змия) coil up

свивам се на кълбо roll o.s. up into a ball

14. (сгърчвам се) (за вежди) knit

(за очи) narrow

лицето му се сви от болка his face was screwed up with pain

лицето му се свиваше конвулсивно his features were working convulsively

15. (за птица) dart down, dive

16.(за буря. вятър) come up, (a)rise

17. прен. (пестя) live frugally, stint o.s.

(скъперник съм) screw, skin a flint, look twice at every penny

18. прен. (стеснявам се) be shy

свива ми се сърцето (от страх и пр.) my heart sinks within me, ( от мъка) my heart bleeds, it wrings my heart ( като to с inf.)

свивам се в черупката си retire/withdraw/shrink into o.'s shell, shrink into o s.. свила се е змия в кесията ми be a skinflint

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свѝвам,

гл.

1. ( прегъвам) bend, flex; анат. flex; ( плат) fold; \свивам на две bend in two; fold in two; \свивам пръсти bend o.’s fingers; \свивам юмрук clench o.’s fist;

2. ( увивам на кълбо, тръба) roll (up); twist; ( знаме, платно на кораб) furl, strike, roll up, take in; \свивам карта roll up a map; \свивам на кълбо roll into a ball; \свивам хартия twist up a piece of paper; \свивам цигара roll a cigarette;

3. ( загъвам, опаковам) wrap up;

4. ( тръгвам по, възвивам) turn; \свивам бързо подир някого wheel after s.o.; \свивам надясно turn right/to the right; \свивам по улица turn into/up/down a street;

5. ( венец, китка) make; \свивам на венец twine into a wreath;

6. ( дреха) take in; ( при плетене) cast off, knit two etc. together;

7. ( сгърчвам, сбръчквам): \свивам вежди knit/pucker o.’s brows; \свивам очи screw up/narrow o.’s eyes; \свивам презрително устни curl up o.’s lips; \свивам устни purse o.’s lips;

8. (за вятър, буря) come up, rise;

9. (за болка, скръб) grip; свива ме корем have a colic;

10. ( открадвам) разг. pinch, lift, have sticky fingers; свива студ a cold spell sets in; \свивам гнездо build a nest (и прен.), прен. pitch o.’s tent; \свивам знамената прен. beat a retreat; \свивам опашката си put o.’s tail between o.’s legs (и прен.), прен. come to heel; \свивам платната take/haul in sails; \свивам рамена shrug (o.’s shoulders);

\свивам се 1. shrink, contract; ( изсъхвам, увяхвам) shrivel up; плат, който не се свива shrink-proof/pre-shrunk material; \свивам се при пране shrink in washing;

2. ( навеждам се, сгушвам се) bend (double), double up, huddle (o.s.); (от страх, раболепие) cower, crouch, cringe, quail ( пред before); ( сгъвам се, като една част влиза в друга) telescope; \свивам се в ъгъла huddle up in/shrink into the corner; \свивам се от болка double up with pain, be doubled (up) with pain; \свивам се от студ double up/shiver with cold;

3. (за змия) coil up; \свивам се на кълбо roll o.s. up into a ball;

4. ( сгърчвам се) (за вежди) knit; (за очи) narrow; лицето му се сви от болка his face was screwed up with pain;

5. (за птица) dart down, dive;

6. (за буря, вятър) come up, (a)rise;

7. прен. ( пестя) live frugally, draw in o.’s horns, stint o.s.; ( скъперник съм) screw, skin a flint, look twice at every penny;

8. прен. ( стеснявам се) be shy; • свива ми се сърцето (от страх и пр.) my heart sinks within me, (от мъка) my heart bleeds, it wrings my heart ( като to c inf.); \свивам се в черупката си retire/withdraw/shrink into o.’s shell, shrink into o.’s.

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contract (смалявам се, сгърчвам се); compress (смалявам обема на); cringe (се и от страх); astringe ; (прегъвам): bend: свивам in two - свивам на две; fold ; double up ; (навивам): roll: свивам a cigarette - свивам цигара; twist ; constrict (устни); swerve (правя завой); wrap (опаковам); (открадвам): pinch ; lift ; coil up (намотавам)

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1. (венец, китка) make 2. (дреха) take in 3. (за болка, скръб) grip 4. (за вятър, буря) come up, rise 5. (за очи) narrow 6. (загьвам, опаковам) wrap up 7. (знаме, платно на кораб) furl, strike, roll up, take in 8. (изсъхвам, увяхвам) shrivel up 9. (от страх, раболепие) cower, crouch, cringe, quail (пред before) 10. (открадвам) разг. pinch, lift 11. (плат) fold 12. (прегьвам) bend, анат. flex 13. (при плетене) cast off, knit two etc. together 14. (сгъвам се, като една част влиза в друга) telescope 15. (сгърчвам, сбръчквам) 16. (скъперник съм) screw, skin a flint, look twice at every penny 17. (тръгвам пo, възвивам) turn 18. (увивам на кълбо, тръба) roll (up);twist 19. 1 (за змия) coil up 20. 1 (за птица) dart down, dive 21. 1 (навеждам се, сгушвам се) bend (double), double up, huddle (о. s.) 22. 1 (сгърчвам се) (за вежди) knit 23. 1 shrink, contract 24. 1 прен. (пестя) live frugally, stint o.s. 25. 1 прен. (стеснявам се) be shy 26. 1(за буря. вятър) come up, (a)rise 27. СВИВАМ бързо подир някого wheel after s.o. 28. СВИВАМ вежди knit/pucker o.'s brows 29. СВИВАМ гнездо build a nest (u прен.), (прен. u) pitch o.'s tent 30. СВИВАМ знамената прен. beat a retreat 31. СВИВАМ карта roll up a map 32. СВИВАМ крака draw/pull in o.'s legs 33. СВИВАМ на венец twine into a wreath 34. СВИВАМ на две bend in two;fold in two 35. СВИВАМ на кълбо roll into a ball 36. СВИВАМ надясно turn right/ to the right 37. СВИВАМ някому сармите вж. сарма 38. СВИВАМ очи screw up/ narrow o.'s eyes 39. СВИВАМ пo улица turn into/up/down a street 40. СВИВАМ презрително устни curl up o.'s lips 41. СВИВАМ пръсти bend o.'s fingers 42. СВИВАМ рамена shrug (o.'s shoulders) 43. СВИВАМ рамена, вместо да отговоря shrug off a question 44. СВИВАМ се 45. СВИВАМ се в черупката си retire/withdraw/shrink into o.'s shell, shrink into о s.. свила се е змия в кесията ми be a skinflint 46. СВИВАМ се в ъгъла huddle up in/ shrink into the corner 47. СВИВАМ се на кълбо roll o.s. up into a ball 48. СВИВАМ се от болка double up with pain, be doubled (up) with pain 49. СВИВАМ се от студ double up/shivеr with cold 50. СВИВАМ се под масата cower under the table 51. СВИВАМ се при пране shrink in washing 52. СВИВАМ си опашката put o.'s tail between o.'s legs (u прен.), (прен. u) come to heel 53. СВИВАМ си устата hold о.'s tongue, sl. keep o.'s trap/o.'s big mouth shut 54. СВИВАМ устни purse o.'s lips 55. СВИВАМ хартия twist up a piece of paper 56. СВИВАМ цигара roll a cigarette 57. СВИВАМ юмрук clench o.'s fist 58. колената ми се свиха my knees doubled up under me 59. лицето му се сви от болка his face was screwed up with pain: лицето му се свиваше конвулсивно his features were working convulsively 60. плат, който не се свива shrink-proof/pre-shrunk material 61. свива ме корем have a colic 62. свива ми се сърцето (от страх и пр.) my heart sinks within me, (от мъка) my heart bleeds, it wrings my heart (като to с inf.) 63. свива студ a cold spell sets in 64. свили са се в една стая they are all crowded/crammed in one room

Български-английски речник > свивам
15 hueso

m.

1 bone.

acabar o dar con sus huesos en (informal figurative) to end up in

calarse hasta los huesos (informal figurative) to get soaked to the skin

estar en los huesos (informal figurative) to be all skin and bones

no poder con sus huesos (informal figurative) to be ready to drop, to be exhausted

ser un hueso duro de roer (informal figurative) to be a hard nut to crack

hueso de santo (cooking) = small marzipan roll filled with egg yolk

2 stone (British), pit (United States) (of fruit).

aceitunas sin hueso pitted olives

3 very strict person (informal) (person).

4 contacts, influence (informal) (enchufe). (Mexican Spanish)

5 pit.

6 safe government job.

7 cushy job, soft job, prebend, sinecure.

8 personal connection.

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hueso

► nombre masculino

1 ANATOMÍA bone

2 (de fruta) stone, US pit

3 familiar figurado (cosa difícil) struggle, problem

■ las mates son un hueso para mí I find maths really hard

4 familiar figurado (persona desagradable) pain in the neck, jerk

5 familiar figurado (profesor) strict teacher, stickler

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar con los huesos en figurado to end up in

dar con los huesos en el suelo to end up on the floor

darle a la sin hueso to talk one's head off

estar en los huesos figurado to be all skin and bone

no poder con sus huesos figurado to be all in

romperle los huesos a alguien figurado to beat somebody up

ser un hueso duro de roer figurado to be a hard nut to crack

tener los huesos molidos to be exhausted, be dead beat

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noun m.

1) bone

2) pit, stone

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SM

1) (Anat) bone

sin hueso — boneless

una blusa de color hueso — an off-white blouse

dar con los huesos en —

dio con sus huesos en la cárcel — he landed o ended up in jail

- estar calado o empapado hasta los huesos

- estar en los huesos

- estar por los huesos de algn

- no dejar hueso sano a algn

- pinchar en hueso

- ser un saco de huesos

- la sin hueso

darle a la sin hueso — * to talk a lot

irse de la sin hueso, soltar la sin hueso — * to shoot one's mouth off *

- tener los huesos molidos

hueso de santo — filled roll of marzipan

2) (Bot) stone, pit (EEUU)

aceitunas sin hueso — pitted olives

ser un hueso * —

las matemáticas son un hueso — maths is a nightmare

su profesor es un hueso — her teacher is terribly strict

- ser un hueso duro de roer

3) CAm, Méx (=sinecura) government job, sinecure; (=puesto cómodo) soft job

4) And mule

- ser hueso

5)

hueso colorado — Méx strong northerly wind

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masculino

1)

a) (Anat) bone

calado or empapado hasta los huesos — soaked to the skin, wet through

dar con los or sus huesos en algo: fue a dar con sus huesos en la cárcel he finished up o ended up in jail; en los huesos — (fam) nothing but skin and bone(s) (colloq)

b)

(de) color hueso — off-white, bone-colored

c) (Méx fam) ( puesto público) safe (government) job (colloq); ( sinecura) cushy job (colloq)

- hueso or huesito de la suerte

2) ( de fruta) pit (AmE), stone (BrE)

ser un hueso (duro de roer) — ( ser difícil) to be a hard o tough nut to crack

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masculino

1)

a) (Anat) bone

calado or empapado hasta los huesos — soaked to the skin, wet through

dar con los or sus huesos en algo: fue a dar con sus huesos en la cárcel he finished up o ended up in jail; en los huesos — (fam) nothing but skin and bone(s) (colloq)

b)

(de) color hueso — off-white, bone-colored

c) (Méx fam) ( puesto público) safe (government) job (colloq); ( sinecura) cushy job (colloq)

- hueso or huesito de la suerte

2) ( de fruta) pit (AmE), stone (BrE)

ser un hueso (duro de roer) — ( ser difícil) to be a hard o tough nut to crack

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hueso¹

¹ = bone.

Ex: The large stores of inscription on bones or tortoise shells of the Yin and Shang dynasties unearthed by paleontologists are the seeds of the earliest ancient Chinese archives.

* blanco hueso = off-white.

* calado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin, soaked to the skin, wringing wet, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.

* carne + desprenderse del hueso = meat + fall off + the bone.

* color hueso = off-white.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* empapado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin, soaked to the skin, wringing wet, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.

* en carne y hueso = in the flesh.

* helado hasta la médula de los huesos = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).

* hueso de la risa = funny bone.

* hueso duro = tough nut.

* hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.

* hueso metatarsiano = metatarsal.

* hueso roto = broken bone.

* hueso temporal = temporal bone.

* lleno de huesos = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* salud de los huesos = bone health.

* ser un saco de huesos = be a bag of bones.

* sin hueso = boneless.

hueso²

² = pit, stone.

Nota: De la fruta.

Ex: On Crete the locals eat them by the handful and spit out the pits like watermelon seeds.

Ex: Once you have removed the stones from fruits such as apricots and plums, you can turn the fruit halves inside out, then place them skin down on the tray.

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hueso

masculine

A

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

calado or empapado hasta los huesos soaked to the skin, wet through

cuidar algo como hueso (de) santo ( Chi fam); to treat sth like gold dust ( colloq)

dar con los or sus huesos en algo: fue a dar con sus huesos en la cárcel he finished up o ended up in jail

dio con los huesos en el suelo he ended up o landed up o finished up on the floor

dar or pinchar en hueso ( Esp fam): con éste hemos dado en hueso we've come up against a tricky o difficult customer here ( colloq)

de hueso colorado ( Méx fam); through and through, to the core

no poder algn con sus huesos ( fam); to be whacked-out ( colloq)

en los huesos ( fam); nothing but skin and bone(s) ( colloq)

está/se ha quedado en los huesos he's nothing but o he's all skin and bone(s)

estar por los huesos de algn ( Esp fam); to be crazy about sb ( colloq)

sinhueso

2

(de) color hueso off-white, bone-colored

3 ( Méx fam) (puesto público) safe (government) job ( colloq); (sinecura) cushy job ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● hueso or huesito de la suerte

wishbone

● huesos de santo

mpl marzipan shapes ( traditionally eaten on All Saints' Day)

B (de fruta) pit ( AmE), stone ( BrE)

ser un hueso ( fam) (ser malo): el libro es un hueso it's an awful book ( colloq)

ser un hueso (duro de roer) (ser difícil): su rival es un hueso (duro de roer) ( fam); his opponent is a tough o hard nut to crack ( colloq)

el profesor de ciencias es un hueso ( fam); the science teacher is a real tough nut ( colloq)

para mí la química es un hueso duro de roer chemistry is an uphill struggle for me

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hueso sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Anat) bone;

◊ en los huesos (fam) nothing but skin and bone(s) (colloq)

b)

◊ (de) color hueso off-white, bone-colored

2 ( de fruta) pit (AmE), stone (BrE)
hueso sustantivo masculino
1 Anat bone
2 (de una fruta) stone, US pit
3 (persona difícil de complacer) hard nut
4 fig (tarea trabajosa) hard work
5 LAm (enchufe) contact
♦ Locuciones: estar en los huesos, to be all skin and bone
Esp pinchar/dar en hueso, to come up against a tricky or difficult person: conmigo has pinchado en hueso en cuanto a la financiación de tu aventura, to get me to pay for your adventure will be tricky
la sin hueso, the tongue
' hueso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caballete
- caña
- carne
- carné
- desencajar
- desencajada
- desencajado
- desencajarse
- desenterrar
- frontal
- médula
- pepita
- roer
- romperse
- rotura
- soldarse
- tuétano
- zafarse
- aceituna
- astilla
- astillarse
- componer
- fragmento
- pelado
- pómulo
- quebradizo
- quebrado
- saliente
English:
ankle bone
- bone
- bony
- break
- crack
- dislodge
- flesh
- for
- life
- live
- mend
- nut
- off-white
- pit
- set
- splinter
- stone
- off

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hueso nm

1. [del cuerpo] bone;
Fam
nos calamos hasta los huesos we got soaked to the skin;

de color hueso ivory (coloured);

Comp
Fam
acabar o [m5] dar con sus huesos en to end up in;

tropezó y dio con sus huesos en el suelo she tripped and tumbled to the ground;

la descubrieron y acabó con sus huesos en la cárcel she was caught out and ended up in jail;

Comp
Fam
estar en los huesos to be all skin and bones;

Comp
Fam
no puedo con mis huesos I'm ready to drop, I'm exhausted;

Comp
Fam
ser un hueso duro de roer to be a hard nut to crack;

Comp
Fam
la sin hueso [la lengua] the tongue;

soltar la sin hueso to shoot one's mouth off

Comp
hueso del cráneo skull bone;
hueso maxilar jawbone, Espec mandible;

hueso de santo [pastel] = small roll of marzipan filled with sweetened egg yolk

2. [de fruto] Br stone, US pit;

aceitunas sin hueso pitted olives

3. Fam [persona] very strict person;

el profe de inglés es un hueso our English teacher is dead strict

4. Fam [asignatura] difficult subject

5.
huesos [restos] bones;

el cementerio en el que descansan sus huesos the cemetery where her bones were laid to rest

6. Méx Fam [enchufe] contacts, influence;
[trabajo fácil] cushy job
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hueso

m

1 ANAT bone;

estar en los huesos be all skin and bone;

moler/romper los huesos a alguien beat s.o. up;

dar con sus huesos en la cárcel end up in jail

2 de fruta pit, stone; persona tough guy;

hueso duro de roer fig fam hard nut to crack fam

3 Méx fam

cushy number fam

4 Méx fam ( influencia) influence, pull fam

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hueso nm

1) : bone

2) : pit, stone (of a fruit)

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hueso n

1. (del cuerpo) bone

2. (de aceituna, cereza) stone

estar en los huesos to be all skin and bone

Spanish-English dictionary > hueso
16 remonter

remonter [ʀ(ə)mɔ̃te]

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► remonter is conjugated with être, unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = monter à nouveau) to go or come back up

• il remonta à pied he walked back up

• remonte me voir come back up and see me

• je remonte demain à Paris (en voiture) I'm driving back up to Paris tomorrow

• remonter sur les planches [comédien] to go back on the stage

   b. (dans un moyen de transport) remonter en voiture to get back into one's car

• remonter à cheval ( = se remettre en selle) to get back onto one's horse

• remonter à bord (bateau) to go back on board

   c. ( = s'élever de nouveau) [prix, température, baromètre] to rise again

• les bénéfices ont remonté au dernier trimestre profits were up again in the last quarter

• les prix ont remonté en flèche prices shot up again

• il remonte dans mon estime my opinion of him is improving again

• il est remonté de la 7^e à la 3^e place he has come up from 7th to 3rd place

   d. ( = réapparaître) to come back

• remonter à la surface to come back up to the surface

• une mauvaise odeur remontait de l'égout a bad smell was coming up out of the drain

   e. ( = retourner) to return

• remonter à la source/cause to go back to the source/cause

• il faut remonter plus loin pour comprendre l'affaire you must look further back to understand this business

• remonter jusqu'au coupable to trace the guilty person

• aussi loin que remontent ses souvenirs as far back as he can remember

• remonter dans le temps to go back in time

   f. remonter à ( = dater de) cette histoire remonte à plusieurs années all this goes back several years

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ étage, côte, marche] to go or come back up

• remonter l'escalier en courant to run back upstairs

• remonter le courant/une rivière (à la nage) to swim back upstream/up a river ; (en barque) to sail back upstream/up a river

   b. ( = rattraper) [+ adversaire] to catch up with

• se faire remonter par un adversaire to let o.s. be caught up by an opponent

   c. [+ mur, tableau, étagère] to raise ; [+ vitre] (en poussant) to push up ; (avec bouton ou manivelle) to wind up ; [+ store] to raise ; [+ pantalon, manche] to pull up ; (en roulant) to roll up ; [+ chaussettes] to pull up ; [+ col] to turn up ; [+ jupe] to pick up ; [+ mauvaise note] to raise

• il s'est fait remonter les bretelles par le patron (inf) the boss gave him a real tongue-lashing (inf)

   d. ( = remporter) to take or bring back up

• remonter une malle au grenier to take a trunk back up to the attic

   e. [+ montre, mécanisme] to wind up

   f. [+ machine, moteur, meuble] to put together again ; [+ robinet, tuyau] to put back

• ils ont remonté une usine à Lyon they have set up another factory in Lyon

• il a eu du mal à remonter les roues de sa bicyclette he had a job putting the wheels back on his bicycle

   g. ( = remettre en état) [+ personne] to buck (inf) up again ; [+ entreprise] to put back on its feet ; [+ mur en ruines] to rebuild ; → moral

   h. [+ pièce de théâtre, spectacle] to restage

3. reflexive verb

► se remonter to buck (inf) o.s. up

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ʀəmɔ̃te
1.

verbe transitif (+ v avoir)

1) ( transporter de nouveau)

remonter quelqu'un/quelque chose — ( en haut) gén to take somebody/something back up (à to); ( à l'étage) to take somebody/something back upstairs; ( d'en bas) gén to bring somebody/something back up (de from); ( de l'étage) to bring [somebody/something] back upstairs [personne, objet]

remonter les bouteilles de la cave — to bring the bottles back up from the cellar

je peux vous remonter au village — I can take you back up to the village

2) ( replacer en haut) to put [something] back up [valise, boîte]

remonter un seau d'un puits — to pull a bucket up from a well

3) ( relever) to raise [étagère, store, tableau] (de by); to wind [something] back up [vitre de véhicule]; to roll up [manches, jambes de pantalon]; to hitch up [jupe, pantalon]; to turn up [col]; to pull up [chaussettes]

4) ( parcourir de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) to go back up [pente, rue]; to go ou climb back up [escalier, échelle]; ( en venant) to come back up [pente, rue, échelle]; [voiture, automobiliste] to drive back up [pente]

remonter la colline à bicyclette — to cycle back up the hill

il m'a fait remonter l'escalier en courant — he made me run back up the stairs

5) ( parcourir en sens inverse) [bateau] to sail up [fleuve]; [poisson] to swim up [rivière]; [personne, voiture] to go up [rue]

remonter une rivière à la nage — to swim up a river

remonter le flot de voyageurs — to walk against the flow of passengers

remonter une filière or piste — fig to follow a trail ( jusqu'à quelqu'un to somebody)

remonter le temps par la pensée — to go back in time in one's imagination

6) ( rattraper dans un classement) [cycliste] to catch up with [peloton, concurrent]

7) ( réconforter)

remonter quelqu'un or le moral de quelqu'un — to cheer somebody up, to raise somebody's spirits

8) ( assembler de nouveau) to put [something] back together again [armoire, jouet]; to put [something] back [roue]

9) ( retendre le ressort de) to wind [something] up [mécanisme, réveil]

être remonté à bloc — (colloq) fig [personne] to be full of energy

10) ( remettre en scène) to revive [pièce, spectacle]

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( monter de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) gén to go back up, to go up again (à to); ( en venant) gén to come back up, to come up again (de from); ( à l'étage) to go/to come back upstairs; ( après être redescendu) to go/to come back up again; [train, ascenseur] to go back up; [avion, hélicoptère] to climb again; [mer] to come in again; [prix, température, baromètre] to rise again, to go up again

reste ici, je remonte au grenier — stay here, I'm going back up to the attic

peux-tu remonter chercher mon sac? — can you go back upstairs and get my bag?

tu es remonté à pied? — did you walk back up?

remonter à l'échelle — to climb back up the ladder

remonter sur — [personne] to step back onto [trottoir]; to climb back onto [mur]

remonter à la surface — lit [plongeur] to surface; [huile, objet] to rise to the surface; fig [scandale] to resurface; [souvenirs] to surface again

remonter à cheval — to get back on a horse

remonter à bord d'un avion — to board a plane again

remonter dans les sondages — [politicien, parti] to move up in the opinion polls

remonter de la quinzième à la troisième place — [sportif, équipe] to move up from fifteenth to third position

remonter à Paris — ( retourner) to go back up to Paris

la criminalité remonte — crime is rising again

faire remonter les cours — to put prices up again

faire remonter la température — to raise the temperature

2) ( pour retrouver l'origine)

remonter dans le temps — to go back in time

remonter à — [historien] to go back to [époque, date]; [événement, œuvre, tradition] to date back to [époque, date, personnage historique]; [habitude] to be carried over from [enfance, période]; [enquêteur, police] to follow the trail back to [personne, chef de gang]

remonter 20 ans en arrière — [historien] to go back 20 years

faire remonter — to trace (back) [origines, ancêtres] (à to)

3) ( se retrousser) [pull, jupe] to ride up

4) ( se faire sentir)

les odeurs d'égout remontent dans la maison — the smell from the drains reaches our house

5) Nautisme

remonter au or dans le vent — to sail into the wind

3.

se remonter verbe pronominal

1) ( se réconforter)

se remonter le moral — ( seul) to cheer oneself up; ( à plusieurs) to cheer each other up

2) ( s'équiper de nouveau)

se remonter en meubles/draps — to get some new furniture/sheets

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ʀ(ə)mɔ̃te
1. vi

1) (d'où l'on vient) to go back up

Il est remonté au premier étage. — He has gone back up to the first floor.

remonter la pente fig — to get back on one's feet

2) (sur un cheval) to get back on, to remount

3) (dans un véhicule) to get back in

remonter en voiture — to get back into the car

4) [route, température, prix] to go up again

5) [vêtement] to ride up

2. vt

1) [personne] to cheer up, to buck up

Cette nouvelle m'a un peu remonté. — The news cheered me up a bit.

remonter le moral à qn — to raise sb's spirits, to cheer sb up

2) [manches, pantalon] to roll up

3) [col] to turn up

4) [fleuve, courant] (en bateau) to sail up, (à la nage) to swim up

5) [niveau, limite] to raise

6) [moteur, meuble] to put back together, to reassemble

7) [montre, mécanisme] to wind up

8)

remonter à (= dater de) — to date back to, to go back to

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remonter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( transporter de nouveau) ( en haut) gén to take [sb/sth] back up [personne, objet] (à to); ( à l'étage) to take [sb/sth] back upstairs [personne, objet]; ( d'en bas) gén to bring [sb/sth] back up [personne, objet] (de from); ( de l'étage) to bring [sb/sth] back upstairs [personne, objet]; remonter les valises au grenier to take the suitcases back up to the attic; remonter les bouteilles de la cave to bring the bottles back up from the cellar; je peux vous remonter au village I can take you back up to the village; remonte-moi mes pantoufles bring my slippers back up (to me); je leur ai fait remonter les valises au grenier I made them take the suitcases back up to the attic; j'ai fait remonter le piano dans la chambre I had the piano taken back up to the bedroom; faites-moi remonter les dossiers secrets get the secret files brought back up to me;

2 ( remettre en haut) to put [sth] back up [valise, boîte]; remonter la valise sur l'armoire to put the suitcase back up on the wardrobe; remonter un seau d'un puits to pull a bucket up from a well;

3 ( relever) to raise [étagère, store, tableau] (de by); to wind [sth] back up [vitre de véhicule]; to roll up [manches, jambes de pantalon]; to hitch up [jupe, pantalon]; to turn up [col]; to pull up [chaussettes]; remonter une étagère de 20 centimètres/d'un cran to raise a shelf another 20 centimetres^GB/by another notch; remonter une note de deux points to raise a mark GB ou grade US by two points;

4 ( parcourir de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) to go back up [pente, rue, étage]; to go ou climb back up [escalier, marches, échelle]; ( en venant) to come back up [pente, rue, marches, échelle]; [voiture, automobiliste] to drive back up [pente, route]; nous avons remonté la colline à pied ( en marchant) we walked back up the hill; ( et non à bicyclette) we went back up the hill on foot; remonter la colline en rampant/à bicyclette to crawl/cycle back up the hill; il m'a fait remonter l'escalier en courant he made me run back up the stairs;

5 ( parcourir en sens inverse) [bateau] to sail up [fleuve, canal]; [poisson] to swim up [rivière]; [personne, voiture] to go up [rue, boulevard]; tu remontes l'avenue jusqu'à la banque you go up the avenue until you get to the bank; remonter un canal en péniche to go up a canal in a barge; remonter une rivière en canoë/en yacht/à la nage to canoe/sail/swim up a river; remonter un boulevard à bicyclette/en voiture to cycle/drive up a boulevard; remonter le flot de voyageurs to walk against the flow of passengers; remonter une filière or piste fig to follow a trail (jusqu'à qn to sb); remonter le temps par la pensée or l'imagination to go back in time in one's imagination;

6 ( rattraper dans un classement) [cycliste] to catch up with [peloton, concurrent];

7 ( réconforter) remonter qn or le moral de qn to cheer sb up, to raise sb's spirits; la nouvelle/il m'a remonté le moral the news/he cheered me up;

8 ( assembler de nouveau) to put [sth] back together again [armoire, table, jouet]; to re-erect [échafaudage]; to reassemble [moteur, machine]; to put [sth] back [roue]; il s'amuse à démonter et remonter ses jouets he's having fun taking his toys apart and putting them back together again;

9 ( retendre le ressort de) to wind [sth] up [mécanisme, montre, réveil]; to wind [sth] up [boîte à musique] (avec with); être remonté à bloc○ fig [personne] to be full of energy;

10 ( remettre en scène) to revive [pièce, spectacle].

B vi

1 ( monter de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) gén to go back up, to go up again (à to); ( à l'étage) to go back upstairs, to go upstairs again; ( en venant) gén to come back up, to come up again (de from); ( à l'étage) to come back upstairs, to come upstairs again; ( après être redescendu) ( en allant) to go back up again; ( en venant) to come back up again; [train, ascenseur, téléphérique] ( en allant) to go back up; ( en venant) to come back up; [avion, hélicoptère] to climb again; [oiseau] to fly up again; [prix, taux, monnaie] to go up again; [chemin, route] to rise again; [mer] to come in again; [température, baromètre] to rise again, to go up again; reste ici, je remonte au grenier stay here, I'm going back up to the attic; peux-tu remonter chercher mon sac? can you go back upstairs and get my bag?; tu es remonté à pied? gén did you walk back up?; ( plutôt que par l'ascenseur) did you come back up on foot?; je préfère remonter par l'escalier I prefer to go back up by the stairs; nous sommes remontés par le sentier/la route ( à pied) we walked back up by the path/the road; ( à cheval) we rode back up by the path/the road; il est remonté vers moi en rampant he crawled back up to me; il est remonté au col à bicyclette/en voiture he cycled/drove back up to the pass; où est l'écureuil? il a dû remonter à l'arbre where's the squirrel? it must have gone back up the tree; je suis remonté en haut de la tour/au sommet de la falaise I went back up to the top of the tower/to the top of the cliff; elle est remontée dans sa chambre she went back up to her bedroom; remonter à l'échelle/la corde to climb back up the ladder/the rope; remonter sur [personne] to step back onto [trottoir, marche]; [personne, animal] to climb back onto [mur, tabouret]; il est remonté sur le toit [enfant, chat] he's gone back up onto the roof; remonter dans son lit to get back into bed; remonter à la surface lit [plongeur] to surface; [huile, objet] to rise to the surface; fig [scandale] to resurface; [souvenirs] to surface again; remonter à cheval to get back on a horse; remonter en voiture/dans le train to get back in the car/on the train; remonter à bord d'un avion to board a plane again; remonter dans les sondages [politicien, parti] to move up in the opinion polls; remonter de la quinzième à la troisième place [sportif, équipe] to move up from fifteenth to third position; remonter à Paris ( retourner) to go back up to Paris; la criminalité remonte crime is rising again; les cours sont remontés de 20% prices have gone up another 20%; faire remonter le dollar to send ou put the dollar up again; faire remonter les cours to put prices up again; l’euro est remonté par rapport à la livre the euro has gone up ou risen against the pound again; faire remonter la température gén to raise the temperature; Méd to raise one's temperature;

2 ( pour retrouver l'origine) remonter dans le temps to go back in time; remonter à [historien] to go back to [époque, date]; [événement, œuvre, tradition] to date back to [époque, date, personnage historique]; [habitude] to be carried over from [enfance, période]; [enquêteur, police] to follow the trail back to [personne, chef de gang]; remonter 20 ans en arrière [historien] to go back 20 years; l'histoire remonte à quelques jours the story goes back a few days; il nous a fallu remonter jusqu'en 1770 we had to go back to 1770; les manuscrits remontent au XI^e siècle the manuscripts date back to the 11th century; remonter à l'époque où to date back to the days when; remonter aux causes de qch to identify the causes of sth; faire remonter to trace (back) [origines, ancêtres] (à to);

3 ( se retrousser) [pull, jupe] to ride up;

4 ( se faire sentir) les odeurs d'égout remontent dans la maison the smell from the drains reaches our house; j'ai mon petit déjeuner qui remonte○ my breakfast is repeating on me○;

5 Naut remonter au or dans le vent to sail into the wind.

C se remonter vpr

1 ( se réconforter) se remonter le moral ( seul) to cheer oneself up; ( à plusieurs) to cheer each other up;

2 ( s'équiper de nouveau) se remonter en meubles/draps to get some new furniture/sheets; se remonter en vin to replenish one's stock ou supply of wine.

[rəmɔ̃te] verbe transitif

1. [côte, étage] to go ou to climb back up

2. [porter à nouveau] to take back up

3. [parcourir - en voiture, en bateau etc.] to go up (inseparable)

remonter le Nil to sail up the Nile

les saumons remontent le fleuve the salmon are swimming upstream

nous avons remonté la Seine en voiture jusqu'à Rouen we drove along the Seine (upriver) to Rouen

remonter le défilé [aller en tête] to work one's way to the front of the procession

remonter la rue to go ou to walk back up the street

en remontant le cours des siècles ou du temps going back several centuries

4. [relever - chaussette] to pull up (separable) ; [ - manche] to roll up (separable) ; [ - col, visière] to raise, to turn up (separable) ; [ - robe] to raise, to lift ; [ - store] to pull up, to raise

remonter quelque chose to put something higher up, to raise something

remonte ton pantalon pull your trousers (UK) ou pants (US) up

elle a remonté la vitre she wound the window up

[augmenter - salaire, notation] to increase, to raise, to put up (separable)

tous les résultats des examens ont été remontés de 2 points all exam results have been put up ou raised by 2 marks

5. [assembler à nouveau - moteur, kit] to reassemble, to put back (separable) together (again) ; [ - étagère] to put back (separable) up

CINÉMA [film] to reedit

6. COMMERCE [rouvrir] to set up (separable) again

à sa sortie de prison, il a remonté une petite affaire de plomberie when he came out of prison he started up another small plumbing business

[faire prospérer à nouveau]

il a su remonter l'entreprise he managed to set ou to put the business back on its feet

7. [renouveler] to restock, to stock up again

remonter son stock (de cassettes vidéo) to stock up again (on video cassettes)

8. [mécanisme, montre] to wind (up)

9. [ragaillardir - physiquement] to pick up (separable) ; [ - moralement] to cheer up (separable)

prends un whisky, ça te remontera (familier) have a whisky, it'll make you feel better

remonter le moral à quelqu'un to cheer somebody up

10. SPORT [concurrent] to catch up (with)

11. THÉÂTRE to stage again, to put on (the stage) again

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[rəmɔ̃te] verbe intransitif (surtout aux être)

1. [monter de nouveau] to go back up, to go up again

l'enfant remonta dans la brouette/sur l'escabeau the child got back into the wheelbarrow/up onto the stool

remonte dans ta chambre go back up to your room

remonter à Paris to go back to Paris

2. TRANSPORTS

remonter dans

a. [bateau, bus, train] to get back onto

b. [voiture] to get back into

remonter à cheval

a. [se remettre en selle] to remount

b. [refaire de l'équitation] to take up riding again

3. [s'élever - route] to go back up, to go up again

le sentier remonte jusqu'à la villa the path goes up to the villa

[avoir un niveau supérieur]

la mer remonte the tide's coming in (again)

le baromètre remonte the barometer is rising

le prix du sucre a remonté [après une baisse] the price of sugar has gone back up again

sa fièvre remonte de plus belle his temperature is going up even higher

tu remontes dans mon estime you've gone up in my esteem

sa cote remonte (figuré) he's becoming more popular

ses actions remontent (figuré) things are looking up ou picking up for him

4. [jupe] to ride ou to go up

5. [faire surface - mauvaise odeur] to come back up

remonter à la surface

a. [noyé] to float back (up) to the surface

b. [plongeur] to resurface

c. [scandale] to reemerge, to resurface

6. [retourner vers l'origine]

remonter dans le temps to go back in time

remonter à [se reporter à] to go back to, to return to

le renseignement qui nous a permis de remonter jusqu'à vous the piece of information which enabled us to trace you

remonter de l'effet à la cause to trace the effect back to the cause

remonter à [dater de] to go ou to date back to

on fait généralement remonter la crise à 1910 the crisis is generally believed to have started in 1910

7. NAUTIQUE [navire] to sail north

[vent] to come round the north

remonter au vent to tack into the wind

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se remonter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

ces nouvelles montres ne se remontent pas these new watches don't have to be wound up

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se remonter verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

[physiquement] to recover one's strength

[moralement] to cheer oneself up

elle dit qu'elle boit pour se remonter she says she drinks to cheer herself up ou to make herself feel better

se remonter le moral to cheer oneself up

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se remonter en verbe pronominal plus préposition

(familier) [se réapprovisionner en] to replenish one's stock of

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > remonter
17 suck

1. transitive verb
saugen ( out of aus); lutschen [Bonbon]

suck one's thumb — am Daumen lutschen
2. intransitive verb
1) [Baby:] saugen

suck at something — an etwas (Dat.) saugen

suck at a lollipop — an einem Lutscher lecken

2)

something sucks — (esp. Amer. sl.) etwas ist Scheiße (derb)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/92249/suck_down">suck down

- suck in

- suck under

- suck up

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1. verb
1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) saugen

2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) lutschen

3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) einsaugen

4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.)
2. noun
(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) das Lutschen

- sucker
- suck up to
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suck

[sʌk]

I. n

1. (draw in) Saugen nt; (keep in the mouth) Lutschen nt

to have [or take] a \suck at sth an etw dat saugen/lutschen

2. CAN (fam!) Heulsuse f fam

II. vt

1. (draw into mouth)

▪ to \suck sth an etw dat saugen

she was sitting on the grass \sucking lemonade through a straw sie saß im Gras und trank mit einem Strohhalm Limonade

2. (roll tongue around)

▪ to \suck sth etw lutschen

to \suck sweets Bonbons lutschen

to \suck one's teeth an den Zähnen saugen

to \suck one's thumb [am] Daumen lutschen

3. ( fig: denude)

to \suck sth dry of sth ( fig) etw dat etw abziehen

the city has been \sucked dry of local talent der talentierte Nachwuchs der Stadt wurde abgeworben

4. (strongly attract)

▪ to \suck sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin ziehen

▪ to \suck sb/sth under jdn/etw in die Tiefe ziehen

▪ to \suck sb into sth ( fig) jdn in etw akk hineinziehen

he was \sucked into a conspiracy er wurde in eine Verschwörung hineingezogen

5. AM (sl: smooch)

to \suck face with sb mit jdm knutschen fam

6.

▶ \suck it and see! BRIT, AUS erst mal ausprobieren!

III. vi

1. (draw into mouth) saugen, nuckeln fam

▪ to \suck on [or BRIT at] sth an etw dat saugen [o nuckeln

2. (roll tongue around) etw lutschen

to \suck on a pacifier AM am Schnuller [o SCHWEIZ Nuggi] saugen

to \suck at sweets Bonbons lutschen

to \suck at one's teeth an den Zähnen saugen

3. (be compelled to participate)

▪ to be \sucked into sth in etw akk hineingezogen werden

4. esp AM (sl: be disagreeable) ätzend sein sl

man this job \sucks! Mann, dieser Job ist echt Scheiße!

5.

▶ to \suck sb's brains jdn ausnutzen

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[sʌk]
1. n

to have a suck (at straw) — saugen, ziehen (at an +dat ); (at lemonade etc) nuckeln (inf), ziehen (at an +dat ); (at lollipop) lutschen (at an +dat

to give suck (to a baby) (old) — (ein Baby) stillen

2. vt
saugen; breast, straw saugen an (+dat); sweet, pastille lutschen; lollipop lutschen an (+dat); thumb lutschen or nuckeln (inf) an (+dat)
to suck one's teeth — an den Zähnen saugen

to suck the juice out of sth — den Saft aus etw heraussaugen

to suck sb's blood (lit) — jdm das Blut aussaugen; (fig) jdn bis aufs Blut aussaugen

to suck sb dry (fig) — jdn bis aufs Blut aussaugen

go and teach your grandmother to suck eggs (prov) — da will das Ei wieder klüger sein als die Henne (prov)

suck it and see (fig) — Probieren geht über Studieren (Prov)

3. vi

1) (at an +dat) saugen; (at dummy) nuckeln (inf); (at lollipop) lutschen; (at thumb) lutschen, nuckeln (inf); (at pipe, through straw) ziehen

he always makes a sucking noise with his soup — er schlürft seine Suppe immer

2) (US inf

= be very bad) this city sucks — diese Stadt ist echt Scheiße (inf)

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suck [sʌk]

A v/t

1. saugen (from, out of aus dat)

2. saugen an (dat), eine Orange etc aussaugen

3. auch suck in, suck up aufsaugen, -nehmen (beide a. fig)

4. suck in

a) einsaugen,

b) Wissen in sich aufsaugen,

c) Br sl jemanden bescheißen

5. lutschen an (dat):

suck one’s thumb (am) Daumen lutschen;

suck sweets Bonbons lutschen

6. auch suck down Suppe etc schlürfen

7. suck down ( oder under) in die Tiefe ziehen (Strudel)

8. fig holen, gewinnen, ziehen:

suck advantage out of Vorteil ziehen aus

9. fig aussaugen, -pressen: → brain A 2

10. suck sb off vulg jemandem einen ablutschen oder blasen

B v/i

1. saugen, lutschen ( beide:

at an dat):

he sucked at his pipe er sog an seiner Pfeife

2. an der Brust trinken oder saugen

3. Luft saugen oder ziehen (Pumpe)

4. suck up to sl jemandem in den Arsch oder Hintern kriechen

5. US sl (echt) beschissen sein

C s

1. Saugen n, Lutschen n:

give suck to obs für suckle A 1;

have ( oder take) a suck at (kurz) saugen an (dat)

2. Sog m, Saugkraft f

3. saugendes Geräusch

4. Wirbel m, Strudel m

5. umg kleiner Schluck

6. sl Arschkriecher(in) pej

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1. transitive verb
saugen ( out of aus); lutschen [Bonbon]

suck one's thumb — am Daumen lutschen
2. intransitive verb
1) [Baby:] saugen

suck at something — an etwas (Dat.) saugen

suck at a lollipop — an einem Lutscher lecken

2)

something sucks — (esp. Amer. sl.) etwas ist Scheiße (derb)

Phrasal Verbs:

- suck down

- suck in

- suck under

- suck up

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v.

an etwas lutschen ausdr.

aussaugen v.

saugen v.

(§ p.,pp.: sog, gesogen)

English-german dictionary > suck
18 suck

[sʌk] n

1) ( draw in) Saugen nt; ( keep in the mouth) Lutschen nt;

to have [or take] a \suck at sth an etw dat saugen/lutschen

2) ( Can) (fam!) Heulsuse f ( fam) vt

1) ( draw into mouth)

to \suck sth an etw dat saugen;

she was sitting on the grass \sucking lemonade through a straw sie saß im Gras und trank mit einem Strohhalm Limonade

2) ( roll tongue around)

to \suck sth etw lutschen;

to \suck sweets Bonbons lutschen;

to \suck one's teeth an den Zähnen saugen;

to \suck one's thumb [am] Daumen lutschen;

3) (fig: denude)

to \suck sth dry of sth ( fig) etw dat etw abziehen;

the city has been \sucked dry of local talent der talentierte Nachwuchs der Stadt wurde abgeworben

4) ( strongly attract)

to \suck sb/ sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin ziehen;

to \suck sb/ sth under jdn/etw in die Tiefe ziehen;

to \suck sb into sth ( fig) jdn in etw akk hineinziehen;

he was \sucked into a conspiracy er wurde in eine Verschwörung hineingezogen

PHRASES:

\suck it and see! (Brit, Aus) erst mal ausprobieren! vi

1) ( draw into mouth) saugen, nuckeln ( fam)

to \suck on [or ( Brit) at] sth an etw dat saugen [o nuckeln];

2) ( roll tongue around) etw lutschen;

to \suck on a pacifier (Am) am Schnuller saugen;

to \suck at sweets Bonbons lutschen;

to \suck at one's teeth an den Zähnen saugen

3) ( be compelled to participate)

to be \sucked into sth in etw akk hineingezogen werden

4) ( esp Am) (sl: be disagreeable) ätzend sein (sl)

man this job \sucks! Mann, dieser Job ist echt Scheiße!

PHRASES:

to \suck sb's brains jdn ausnutzen

English-German students dictionary > suck
19 back

I [bæk] n
1) спина

He has pain in the back. — У него боли в спине.

It will make your back ache. — От этого у тебя будет болеть спина.

Why din't you get off my back ans let me do my work! — Отстано от меня, дай мне работать.

A true friend will not say unpleasant things about behind your back. — Настоящий друг не станет говорить про тебя гадости за глаза.

Stand back-to-back and we'll see which of you is taller. — Встаньте спиной к спине, и мы посмотрим, кто из нас выше.

He must learn to look after himself, he will not always have his father at his back. — Он должен научиться самостоятельности, не всегда же отец будет стоять у него за спиной.

He had the enemies at his back. — Враги гнались за ним по пятам.

- hunched back
- straight back
- bend back
- hump on the back
- blow in the back
- pain in the back
- with one's back to the door
- on the back of an elephant
- back-to-back
- behind smb's back
- accuse smb behind his back
- be at the back of smb
- bend one's back
- bind smb's hands behind his back
- break one's back
- carry smth on one's back
- climb on smb's back
- cling to smb's back
- drive a knife into smb's back
- fall on one's back
- get off smb's back
- give a back for smb
- gossip behind his back
- have smb at one's back
- have smb on one's back
- hide behind smb's back
- hit smb on the back
- hurt one's back
- injureone's back
- keep off smb's back
- keep one's back straight
- lean one's back against the wall
- lie on the back
- pat smb on his back
- put smth on smb's back
- put smb on one's back
- put one's hands behind one's back
- rub one's back
- put into a job
- ride a child on one's back
- roll over on one's back
- rub smb's back with alcohol
- scratch one's back
- sit with one's back to smb, smth
- sit with one's back to the engine
- stab smb in the back
- stand back-to-back
- straighten one's back
- take smth off one's back
- turn one's back to smb, smth
- turn over on one's back
- turn one's back to one's guests
- turn one's back on smb
- wear one's hair down on one's back
- wipe one's back
- take a trunk on one's back
- put one's back up
- put smb's back up
- strain one's small of his back
- smb has a broken back a facture in the back
- one's back ackes
2) поясница, крестец

He has pain in the small of his back. — У него боли в пояснице.

- small of the back
- sharp pain in the small of his back
3) оборотная сторона, тыльная сторона, задняя сторона, спинка

You are at the back of all our difficulties. — Ты истинная причина всех наших трудностей. /Все трудности из-за тебя.

The back of the house looks out onto the river. — Задняя часть дома выходит на реку.

There is another good song on the back of this record. — На этой стороне пластинки еще одна хорошая песня. /На обороте пластинки еще одна хорошая песня.

What's at the back of it all? — Что за всем этим кроется/стоит?

The dress buttons at the back. — Платье застёгивается сзади;

. The coat is torn at the back. — Пальто разорвалось сзади.

- back door
- back seat
- back driver
- back of the chair
- back of one's hand
- back of the spoon
- back of a knife
- back of the house
- back of an arch
- back of a carpet
- back of the leaf
- back of the record
- back of the book
- back of the village
- back of the coat
- back of the car
- back of the ship
- back of the head
- back of the tongue
- back of the foot
- back of the throat
- back of the door
- chair with a carved back
- row of back-to-back houses
- at the back of the bed
- with a high back
- at the back of the door
- with its back to the wall
- go round to the back of the house
- stand at the back
- sign at the back
- tie at the back
- be at the back of smth
- get to the back of the matter
- garage is at the back of the house
- back of the house looks out into the river
4) дальний конец (чего-либо), отдалённая часть

He has lived here all his life and knows the city like the back of his hand. — Он прожил здесь всю жизнь и знает город вдоль и поперек.

His name is at the back of my tongue. — Его имя вертится у меня на языке.

If we start early, we can break the back of the journey before it gets hot. — Если мы выйдем очень рано, то мы сумеем пройти большую часть пути до жары.

Three people can sit in the back of the car. — На заднем сидении могут сидеть три человека. /Сзади могут сидеть три человека.

To be on smb's back. — ◊ Сидеть на чьей-либо шее. /Насесть на кого-либо. /Помыкать кем-либо.

It's the last straw that breaks the camel's back. — ◊ Последняя капля переполняет чашу терпения.

Stretch my back and I'll scratch yours. — ◊ Рука руку моет. /Свой своего не выдает.

To know smth like the back of one's hand. — ◊ Знать что-либо как свои пять пальцев.

Excuse my back, please. — ◊ Простите, что я стою (сижу) к вам спиной.

To talk through the back of one's neck. — ◊ Молоть чепуху

- back of a wood
- back of the wave
- room in the back of the house
- at the back of the classroom
- at the back of the house
- at the back of the book
- at the back of a drawer
- at the back of the theatre
- at the back of the aircraft
- have smth at the back of one's mind II [bæk] adj
задний

He got in through the back door. — Он проник в дом через черный ход

- beck banch

- a back door

- back yard

- a back seat

- back elevation
- back wages
- back number of a magazine
- in the back rows
- in the back seat
- in the back street
- take a back seat III [bæk] adv
на задворках, обратно, назад

I'll go there and back. — Я пойду туда и сразу обратно.

One cannot put back the clock. — ◊ Колесо истории нельзя повернуть вспять. /Время не воротишь. /Что было, то сплыло.

To pay smb back in smb's own coin. — ◊ Платить кому-либо его же монетой

- bring smth back
- have smth back
- be back
- be just back from town

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > back
20 boca

f.

1 mouth.

boca arriba/abajo face up/down

(respiración) boca a boca mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

hacer el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, to give somebody the kiss of life

2 mouth (entrada) (de botella, túnel).

a boca de jarro (informal) point-blank

boca del estómago pit of the stomach

boca de incendios fire hydrant

boca de metro tube o underground entrance (British), subway entrance (United States)

boca de riego hydrant

3 muzzle, fauces, maw.

4 hors d'oeuvre.

5 os.

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boca

► nombre femenino

1 ANATOMÍA mouth

2 (de río) mouth

3 (abertura) entrance, opening

■ hay una boca de metro en la esquina there's an entrance to the underground on the corner

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

abrir boca to whet one's appetite

hacer boca to whet one's appetite

andar en boca de todos to be the talk of the town, be on everyone's lips

arreglarse la boca to have one's teeth seen to

boca abajo face downwards

boca arriba face upwards

callarse la boca to shut up, shut one's mouth

correr de boca en boca to be the talk of the town, be common knowledge

en boca cerrada no entran moscas silence is golden

hacérsele la boca agua a alguien to make somebody's mouth water

me lo has quitado de la boca you've taken the words right out of my mouth

no abrir boca not to say a word

no decir esta boca es mía not to say a word

por la boca muere el pez silence is golden

boca a boca kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

boca de incendios fire hydrant

boca de riego hydrant

boca del estómago pit of the stomach

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noun f.

mouth

- boca abajo
- boca arriba
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1. SF

1) (Anat) mouth

no debes hablar con la boca llena — you shouldn't talk with your mouth full

tengo que arreglarme la boca — I must get my teeth seen to

aceituna de boca — eating olive

(respiración) boca a boca — mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

¡cállate la boca! — * shut up! *, shut your mouth! **

• boca abajo — face down

estar tumbado boca abajo — to be lying face down

se cuelgan los manojos boca abajo — hang the bunches upside down

• boca arriba — face up

poner a algn boca arriba — to turn sb on his back

boca de escorpión — wicked tongue

boca de mar — (Culin) crab stick

2)

• en boca de, suena extraño en boca de un socialista — it sounds odd coming from a socialist

está en boca de todos — it's on everybody's lips

puso esa frase en boca de un personaje suyo — he gave that phrase to one of his characters

• por boca de — through

hablan por boca del negociador — they speak through the negotiator

lo sabemos por boca de los propios autores del delito — we know so from the people responsible for the crime

3)

- no abrió la boca en toda la tarde

- buscar la boca a algn

- coserse la boca

- dar boca

de boca en boca —

la cosa anda de boca en boca — the story is doing the rounds

ella anda de boca en boca — everyone is talking about her

de boca para afuera —

apoyó la idea de boca para afuera — he paid lip-service to the idea

eso lo dice de boca para afuera — he's just saying that, that's what he says (but he doesn't mean it)

- decir algo con la boca chica o pequeña

- sin decir esta boca es mía

- hablar por boca de ganso

- hacer boca

- se me hace la boca agua

irse la boca a algn —

se me fue la boca — it just slipped out

llenársele la boca a algn —

esa Europa con la que se les llena la boca — this Europe that they're always talking about

se le llena la boca del coche — all he can talk about is the car

- meter a algn en la boca del lobo

- meterse en la boca del lobo

- oscuro como boca de lobo

- partir la boca a algn

a pedir de boca —

todo salió a pedir de boca — it all turned out perfectly

- quedarse con la boca abierta

- me lo has quitado de la boca

- ¡que tu boca sea santa!

- tapar la boca a algn

- torcer la boca

- en boca cerrada no entran moscas

- el que tiene boca se equivoca

- por la boca muere el pez

4) (=abertura, entrada) [de túnel, cueva, vasija] mouth; [de tonel] bunghole; [de puerto] entrance; [de arma] muzzle

a boca de jarro —

beber a boca de jarro — to drink to excess

disparar a boca de jarro — to shoot point-blank, shoot at close range

boca de incendios — hydrant

boca del estómago — pit of the stomach

boca de metro — underground o (EEUU) subway entrance

boca de mina — pithead, mine entrance

boca de riego — hydrant

boca de río — river mouth, estuary

5) [de vino] flavour, flavor (EEUU)

tener buena boca — to have a good flavour

6) [de crustáceo] pincer

7) [de herramienta] cutting edge

8)

boca de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon

9) (Inform) slot

10) pl bocas (=personas) mouths

son seis bocas las que tengo que alimentar — I have six mouths to feed

2. SM

1)

boca a boca, aplicar o hacer o practicar el boca a boca a algn — to give sb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, give sb the kiss of life

2) ** [de cárcel] screw **, warder

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femenino

1)

a) (Anat, Zool) mouth

tener la boca seca/pastosa — to have a dry/furry mouth

la boca te huele a ajo — your breath smells of garlic

tengo que ir a arreglarme la boca — I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixed

como no te calles te voy a partir la boca — if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in (colloq)

b) (en locs)

boca abajo/arriba — <dormir/echarse> on one's stomach/back

puso los naipes boca arriba — she laid the cards face up

de boca de — from

lo supimos de boca de ella — we heard it (directly) from her

uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura — you don't expect to hear such words from (the mouth of) a priest

en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips; el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge; por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro por boca de su secretario general... the organization has made it clear through its general secretary...; lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister; abrir la boca to open one's mouth; mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut; andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was spreading like wildfire; a pedir de boca just fine; todo salió a pedir de boca everything turned out just fine; callar(se) la boca to shut up; en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut; cerrarle or taparle la boca a alguien to keep somebody quiet, shut somebody up (colloq); hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions (o ideas etc) parrot fashion; hacer or abrir boca (fam) to whet the o one's appetite; hacerle el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody the kiss of life; hacérsele la boca agua a alguien (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water; llenársele la boca a alguien con algo (fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname; meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands; no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word; no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name (AmE); (oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark; quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted; quitarle algo a alguien de la boca to take the words (right) out of somebody's mouth; ser pura boca (Chi fam) to be all talk; tener una boquita de piñón (fam) to have a little mouth; en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it (colloq); por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous; quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca — (fam) to err is human

c) ( persona)

tiene muchas bocas que alimentar — she has a lot of mouths to feed

d) (Vin) flavor*

2) ( de buzón) slot; ( de túnel) mouth, entrance; ( de puerto) entrance; (de vasija, botella) rim

•

- boca de dragón or sapo

- boca de incendios

- boca del estómago

- boca de metro or subte

- boca de riego
•• Cultural note:
La Boca

A neighborhood on the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires, near the mouth of the River Plate. It was the city's first port, where Genoese immigrants settled in the early twentieth century. Its brightly painted wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs make it a major tourist destination

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= mouth, gob, muzzle.

Nota: De un arma de fuego.

Ex. He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.

Ex. I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.

Ex. She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.

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* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* boca abajo = upside-down.

* boca de alcantarilla = manhole.

* boca de colector = manhole.

* boca de incendios = fire hydrant.

* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.

* boca de sumidero = manhole.

* boca reseca = dry mouth.

* cielo de la boca, el = roof of the mouth, the.

* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hacer una mueca con la boca = twitch + Posesivo + mouth.

* herpes de la boca = fever blister, cold sore.

* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.

* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.

* oír de la boca de = hear + from the lips of.

* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.

* ¡punto en boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.

* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

* respiración boca a boca = kiss of life.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salud de la boca = oral health.

* úlcera de la boca = canker sore.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Anat, Zool) mouth

tener la boca seca/pastosa — to have a dry/furry mouth

la boca te huele a ajo — your breath smells of garlic

tengo que ir a arreglarme la boca — I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixed

como no te calles te voy a partir la boca — if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in (colloq)

b) (en locs)

boca abajo/arriba — <dormir/echarse> on one's stomach/back

puso los naipes boca arriba — she laid the cards face up

de boca de — from

lo supimos de boca de ella — we heard it (directly) from her

uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura — you don't expect to hear such words from (the mouth of) a priest

en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips; el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge; por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro por boca de su secretario general... the organization has made it clear through its general secretary...; lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister; abrir la boca to open one's mouth; mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut; andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was spreading like wildfire; a pedir de boca just fine; todo salió a pedir de boca everything turned out just fine; callar(se) la boca to shut up; en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut; cerrarle or taparle la boca a alguien to keep somebody quiet, shut somebody up (colloq); hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions (o ideas etc) parrot fashion; hacer or abrir boca (fam) to whet the o one's appetite; hacerle el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody the kiss of life; hacérsele la boca agua a alguien (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water; llenársele la boca a alguien con algo (fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname; meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands; no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word; no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name (AmE); (oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark; quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted; quitarle algo a alguien de la boca to take the words (right) out of somebody's mouth; ser pura boca (Chi fam) to be all talk; tener una boquita de piñón (fam) to have a little mouth; en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it (colloq); por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous; quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca — (fam) to err is human

c) ( persona)

tiene muchas bocas que alimentar — she has a lot of mouths to feed

d) (Vin) flavor*

2) ( de buzón) slot; ( de túnel) mouth, entrance; ( de puerto) entrance; (de vasija, botella) rim

•

- boca de dragón or sapo

- boca de incendios

- boca del estómago

- boca de metro or subte

- boca de riego
•• Cultural note:
La Boca

A neighborhood on the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires, near the mouth of the River Plate. It was the city's first port, where Genoese immigrants settled in the early twentieth century. Its brightly painted wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs make it a major tourist destination

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= mouth, gob, muzzle.

Nota: De un arma de fuego.

Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.

Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.

Ex: She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.

* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* boca abajo = upside-down.

* boca de alcantarilla = manhole.

* boca de colector = manhole.

* boca de incendios = fire hydrant.

* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.

* boca de sumidero = manhole.

* boca reseca = dry mouth.

* cielo de la boca, el = roof of the mouth, the.

* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hacer una mueca con la boca = twitch + Posesivo + mouth.

* herpes de la boca = fever blister, cold sore.

* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.

* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.

* oír de la boca de = hear + from the lips of.

* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.

* ¡punto en boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.

* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

* respiración boca a boca = kiss of life.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salud de la boca = oral health.

* úlcera de la boca = canker sore.

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boca

feminine

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat, Zool) mouth

no te metas eso en la boca don't put that in your mouth

tener la boca seca/pastosa to have a dry/furry mouth

te huele la boca a ajo your breath smells of garlic

tengo que ir a arreglarme la boca I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixed

no hables con la boca llena don't speak with your mouth full

como no te calles te voy a partir la boca if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in ( colloq)

pide por esa boca ( fam); just ask o all you have to do is ask

¡esa boca …! language …!

blando/duro de boca ( Equ) soft/hard mouthed

2 ( en locs):

boca abajo/arriba: échate boca abajo lie on your stomach o front

duerme boca arriba he sleeps on his back

puso los naipes boca arriba she laid the cards face up

boca a boca respiración:

a boca de jarro bocajarro 2. (↑ bocajarro):

de boca de from

lo supimos de boca de las mismas personas implicadas we heard it from the horse's mouth

uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura you don't expect to hear such words from the mouth of o from a priest

en boca de: términos de la psicología que están en boca de todo el mundo psychology terms which are part of everyday speech

la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips

se enteró cuando ya el escándalo andaba en boca de todos by the time he heard about the scandal it was already common knowledge, everybody was talking about the scandal by the time he found out about it

por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro, por boca de su secretario general … the organization has made it clear, through the general secretary …

lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister

abrir la boca to open one's mouth

abra más la boca, por favor open (your mouth) wider please

mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut

no abrió la boca en toda la noche he didn't open his mouth all evening

andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was by now common knowledge

desde que se enrolló con él anda de boca en boca since she got involved with him she's set a lot of tongues wagging

su nombre anda de boca en boca her name is on everybody's lips

a pedir de boca just fine

todo saldrá a pedir de boca everything will turn out just the way you want it to o just fine

callar(se) la boca to shut up

¡cállate la boca! shut up! ( colloq), shut your face o trap! (sl)

en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut

cerrarle or taparle la boca a algn to keep sb quiet, shut sb up ( colloq)

con la boca chica or pequeña: lo dijo con la boca chica he didn't mean it o he said it insincerely o he said it without meaning it

coserse la boca: yo te lo digo pero te coses la boca I'll tell you but you have to keep quiet about it o ( colloq) keep it under your hat

de (la) boca para afuera: nos apoya de (la) boca para afuera he supports us in name only, he says he supports us

es radical sólo de (la) boca para afuera he pays lip service to radicalism

hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions ( o ideas etc) parrot fashion

hacer or abrir boca ( fam); to whet the o one's appetite

hacérsele la boca agua a algn or ( AmL) hacérsele agua la boca a algn: se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water

llenársele la boca a algn con algo ( fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname

meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands, put one's head in the lion's mouth

no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word o open his mouth

no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name ( AmE), they haven't got two brass farthings to rub together ( BrE)

(oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark

parar la boca ( fam); to cut the cackle ( colloq)

quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o ( colloq) flabbergasted

que la boca se te haga de un lado ( RPl fam); Heaven forbid!

quitarle algo a algn de la boca to take the words (right) out of sb's mouth

quitarse algo de la boca: se lo quita todo de la boca para que sus hijos estudien he goes o does without in order to pay for his children's education

ser pura boca ( Chi fam): eso de sus viajes es pura boca all that stuff about his travels is all talk o is just a lot of hot air

tener algo/a algn siempre en la boca to go on o harp on about sth/sb ( colloq)

tener una boquita de piñón ( fam); to have a little mouth

en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it ( colloq)

por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous

quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca ( fam); to err is human

3

(persona): muchas bocas comen de ese trabajo that work provides a living for a lot of people

tiene muchas bocas que alimentar she has a lot of mouths to feed

4 ( Vin) taste

B

1 (de un buzón) slot

2 (de un túnel) mouth, entrance

3 (de un puerto) entrance

4 (de una vasija, botella) rim

Compuestos:

● boca de dragón or (Ur) sapo

snapdragon

● boca de expendio

( RPl frml) sales outlet

la falta de nafta se presentó en muchas bocas de expendio there was a shortage of gasoline ( AmE) o ( BrE) petrol at many filling stations

● boca de incendios

fire hydrant, fireplug ( AmE)

● boca del estómago

( fam); pit of the stomach

● boca de metro or ( RPl) subte

subway entrance ( AmE), underground o tube station entrance ( BrE)

● boca de riego

hydrant

● boca sucia

masculine and feminine

( RPl fam): no seas boca sucia don't be so foulmouthed

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boca sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Anat, Zool) mouth

b) ( en locs)

◊ boca abajo/arriba ‹dormir/echarse› on one's stomach/back;

puso los naipes boca arriba she laid the cards face up;
en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips;
el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge;
por boca de from;
lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister;
a pedir de boca just fine;
hacerle el boca a boca a algn to give sb the kiss of life;
hacérsele la boca agua a algn (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water;
quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted
2 ( de buzón) slot;
( de túnel) mouth, entrance;
( de puerto) entrance;
(de vasija, botella) rim;
◊ boca de incendios fire hydrant, fireplug (AmE);

boca del estómago (fam) pit of the stomach;
boca de metro or (RPl) subte subway entrance (AmE), underground o tube station entrance (BrE)
boca sustantivo femenino
1 mouth
2 (entrada) entrance
boca de metro, entrance to the tube o underground station
boca de riego, hydrant
el boca a boca, kiss of life o mouth-to-mouth respiration
♦ Locuciones: figurado andar de boca en boca, to be the talk of the town
familiar ¡cierra la boca!, shut up!
familiar hacerse la boca agua: cuando ve un bombón se le hace la boca agua, his mouth waters every time he sees a chocolate
írsele la fuerza por la boca, to be all talk (and no action)
familiar meterse en la boca del lobo, to put one's head in the lion's mouth
figurado salir a pedir de boca, to turn out perfectly
boca abajo, face down(ward)
boca arriba, face up(ward)
con la boca abierta, open-mouthed: nos dejó a todos con la boca abierta, she left us flabbergasted
' boca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amordazar
- callar
- chiflar
- cielo
- decir
- difusor
- difusora
- enjuagarse
- frenética
- frenético
- fruncir
- llaga
- loba
- lobo
- negra
- negro
- palabra
- pastosa
- pastoso
- pedir
- pico
- reseca
- reseco
- respiración
- revés
- sabor
- tararear
- tener
- abierto
- acostar
- agua
- arreglar
- calentura
- cerrado
- cerrar
- comer
- enchuecar
- enjuagar
- entreabierto
- herpes
- ir
- jeta
- limpiar
- llenar
- mordaza
- morro
- seco
- sensual
- sensualidad
- silbido
English:
abscess
- better
- black
- cut
- dislodge
- face
- fire hydrant
- froth
- gob
- hydrant
- kiss
- mouth
- muzzle
- open
- parched
- pit
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- prone
- puff
- rinse
- roof
- spout
- stomach
- tongue
- upward
- upwards
- wash out
- water
- wide
- word
- word-of-mouth
- belch
- do
- down
- drool
- foam
- hum
- man
- mum
- nozzle
- pipe
- purse
- put
- roll
- sewer
- spoon
- take
- ulcer
- up

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boca

♦ nf

1. [de persona, animal] mouth;

una boca más para alimentar one more mouth to feed;

me he arreglado la boca por muy poco dinero I had my teeth seen to for a very reasonable price;

te huele la boca a tabaco your breath smells of tobacco;

boca abajo face down;

no es aconsejable poner a los bebés boca abajo it's best not to lie babies on their front;

boca arriba face up;

ronca más cuando duerme boca arriba he snores more when he sleeps on his back;

poner las cartas boca arriba to turn one's cards face up;

este paseo me ha abierto boca this walk has whetted my appetite;
Fig
no abrió la boca he didn't open his mouth, he didn't say a word;

será mejor que no abras la boca it would be best if you didn't say anything;

si te hace falta algo, pide por esa boca if you need anything, just say so o ask;

Comp

andar o [m5] correr o [m5] ir de boca en boca to be on everyone's lips;

Comp

andar o [m5] estar en boca de todos to be on everyone's lips;

Comp

buscar la boca a alguien to draw sb out;

Comp
Fam
¡cállate o [m5] cierra la boca! shut up!;

siempre que hay problemas calla la boca whenever there are problems, he keeps very quiet;

apareció en público para cerrar la boca a quienes lo daban por muerto he appeared in public in order to silence everyone who thought he was dead;

Comp

de boca: de boca promete mucho, pero luego no hace nada he's all talk, he makes a lot of promises, but then he never keeps them;

es muy valiente, pero de boca he's all mouth;

Comp

de boca de: sorprendió escuchar insultos de boca de un obispo it was surprising to hear insults from the lips of a bishop;

lo escuchamos de boca de los protagonistas we heard it (straight) from the horse's mouth;

Comp
Fam
lo dice con la boca chica he doesn't really mean it;

Comp

hablar por boca de ganso to repeat what one has heard;

Comp

hacer boca: dimos un paseo para hacer boca we went for a walk to work up an appetite;

Comp

se me hace la boca agua, Am [m5] se me hace agua la boca it makes my mouth water;

cuando paso delante de una pastelería, se me hace la boca agua whenever I go past a cake shop, my mouth starts to water;

Comp

irse de la boca to let the cat out of the bag;

se fue de la boca he let the cat out of the bag;

lo han detenido porque su cómplice se ha ido de la boca he has been arrested because his accomplice gave him away;

Comp

meterse en la boca del lobo to put one's head into the lion's mouth;

Comp

este cuarto está oscuro como la boca del lobo this room is pitch-black;

Comp

no decir esta boca es mía not to open one's mouth;

Comp

no tienen nada que llevarse a la boca they don't have a crust to eat;

Comp
Fam
partir la boca a alguien to smash sb's face in;

Comp

salir/ir a pedir de boca to turn out/to go perfectly;

Comp

poner algo en boca de alguien to attribute sth to sb;

Comp

por boca de: [m5]el gobierno, por boca de su portavoz… the government, through its spokesperson…;

Comp

quedarse con la boca abierta to be left speechless;

Comp

me lo has quitado de la boca you took the words right out of my mouth;

Comp

tapar la boca a alguien to silence sb;

Comp

su nombre no me viene ahora a la boca I can't think of her name right now;

siempre dice lo primero que le viene a la boca he always says the first thing that comes into his head;

Prov

en boca cerrada no entran moscas silence is golden;

Prov

por la boca muere el pez silence is golden;

Prov

quien tiene boca se equivoca to err is human, everybody makes mistakes

2. [entrada] opening;
[de botella, túnel] mouth; [de buzón] slot; [de cañón] muzzle; [de escenario] stage door; [de puerto] entrance;
las bocas del Danubio the mouth of the Danube;
Fam
a boca de jarro point-blank

Comp
boca del estómago pit of the stomach; RP boca de expendio outlet;
boca de fuego firearm;

boca de gol goalmouth;

boca de incendios hydrant;

boca de metro Br tube o underground entrance, US subway entrance;

boca de riego hydrant;
RP boca de subte Br tube o underground entrance, US subway entrance; RP boca de tormenta drain
3. Zool [pinza] pincer

4. [filo] cutting edge

5. [del vino] flavour

6. Bot boca de dragón snapdragon

7. CAm [aperitivo] snack

♦ nm

Comp
boca a boca mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;
hacer el boca a boca a alguien to give sb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, to give sb the kiss of life

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boca

f

1 mouth;

boca a boca mouth to mouth;

hacer el boca a boca a alguien MED give s.o. mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;

boca abajo upside down; persona, cartas, libro face down;

boca arriba right way up; persona, cartas, libro face up;

dejar con la boca abierta leave open-mouthed;

quedarse con la boca abierta be dumbfounded, be open-mouthed with astonishment;

se me hace la boca agua my mouth is watering;

abrir o

hacer boca whet one’s appetite;

a pedir de boca perfectly;

andar o

ir o

correr de boca en boca circulate, go around;

callar la boca shut up;

estar en boca de todos be on everybody’s lips;

hablar por boca de ganso o

de otro fam parrot someone else’s views;

no decir esta boca es mía not say a word;

meterse en la boca del lobo put one’s head in the lion’s mouth;

taparle la boca a alguien fig keep s.o. quiet, fam

shut s.o. up;

con la boca chica without much conviction;

partirle la boca a alguien pop smash s.o.’s face in fam ;

poner algo en boca de alguien attribute sth to s.o.;

quitarle a alguien la palabra de la boca take the words right out of s.o.’s mouth;

llenarse la boca (hablando) de fig talk of nothing but;

quitarse algo de la boca fig go o

do without sth, deny o.s. sth

2 ZO crab claw

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boca nf

1) : mouth

2)

boca arriba : face up, on one's back

3)

boca abajo : face down, prone

4)

boca de riego : hydrant

5)

en boca de : according to

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boca n

1. (de persona, animal) mouth

límpiate la boca wipe your mouth

2. (entrada) entrance

quedamos en la boca del metro I'll meet you at the entrance to the underground

boca abajo (persona) face down (cosa) upside down

se tumbó boca abajo she lay face down

boca arriba (persona) face up / on your back (cosa) the right way up

se tumbó boca arriba she lay down on her back

decir con la boca pequeña not to mean what you say

hacerse la boca agua to make your mouth water

cuando pienso en la comida, se me hace la boca agua when I think about food, it makes my mouth water

boca a boca kiss of life

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tongue — /tʌŋ / (say tung) noun 1. an organ in humans and most vertebrates occupying the floor of the mouth and often protrusible and freely movable, being the principal organ of taste, and, in humans, of articulate speech. 2. Zoology an organ in the… …
tongue — tongue1 W3S3 [tʌŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(mouth)¦ 2 click your tongue 3 sharp tongue 4 silver tongue 5 sharp tongued/silver tongued etc 6 with (your) tongue in (your) cheek 7 slip of the tongue 8 bite your tongue 9 Cat got your tongue? … Dictionary of contemporary English
roll — I. noun Etymology: Middle English rolle, from Anglo French roule, rolle, from Medieval Latin rolla, alteration of rotula, from Latin, diminutive of rota wheel; akin to Old High German rad wheel, Welsh rhod, Sanskrit ratha wagon Date: 13th century … New Collegiate Dictionary
tongue — /tVN/ noun 1 MOUTH (C) the soft, moveable part inside your mouth that you use for tasting, eating, and speaking: Joe ran his tongue over his dry lips. | The dog panted, his tongue hanging out in the heat. | stick your tongue out (=put your tongue … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Tongue — Infobox Anatomy | Name = Tongue Latin = lingua GraySubject = 242 GrayPage = 1125 Caption = A human tongue Caption2 = Width = 250 |fjhfkdvhbufnbjg Precursor = pharyngeal arches, lateral lingual swelling, tuberculum impar [EmbryologyUNC|hednk|024]… … Wikipedia
roll — roll1 W3S1 [rəul US roul] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(round object)¦ 2¦(person/animal)¦ 3¦(shape of tube/ball)¦ 4¦(make something flat)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(something with wheels)¦ 7¦(drop of liquid)¦ 8¦(waves/clouds)¦ 9¦(game)¦ 10¦( … Dictionary of contemporary English
roll — 1 verb 1 ROUND OBJECT (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) if something that is round rolls or if you roll it, it moves along a surface by turning over and over: The ball rolled into the street. | roll sth: Maybe we can roll the log to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
roll — roll1 [ roul ] verb *** ▸ 1 move while turning ▸ 2 move on wheels ▸ 3 move from side to side ▸ 4 change direction faced ▸ 5 move across surface ▸ 6 wrap something around itself ▸ 7 produce long low sound ▸ 8 machine: work ▸ 9 make substance flat… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
roll — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. move or go in some direction by turning over and over on an axis (the ball rolled under the table; a barrel started rolling). b tr. cause to do this (rolled the barrel into the cellar). 2 tr. make revolve between two surfaces … Useful english dictionary
tongue — tongue1 [ tʌŋ ] noun ** ▸ 1 organ in mouth ▸ 2 language ▸ 3 way of speaking/writing ▸ 4 animal tongue as food ▸ 5 long narrow piece ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the long soft piece of flesh attached to the bottom of your mouth that you use for tasting … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
It's Only Rock 'N Roll (album) — The Rolling Stones Cet article concerne le groupe. Pour le magazine, voir Rolling Stone. The Rolling Stones … Wikipédia en Français

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