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1 screen

1. noun
1) (partition) Trennwand, die; (piece of furniture) Wandschirm, der

2) (something that conceals from view) Sichtschutz, der; (of trees, persons, fog) Wand, die; (of persons) Mauer, die; (of secrecy) Wand, die; Mauer, die

3) (on which pictures are projected) Leinwand, die; (of computer; radar screen)

[TV] screen — [Fernseh]schirm, der; Bildschirm, der

the screen — (Cinemat.) die Leinwand

4) (Phys.) [Schutz]schirm, der; (Electr.) Abschirmung, die

5) (Motor Veh.) see academic.ru/82470/windscreen">windscreen

6) (Amer.): (netting to exclude insects) Fliegendraht, der; Fliegengitter, das
2. transitive verb
1) (shelter) schützen ( from vor + Dat.); (conceal) verdecken

screen one's eyes from the sun — seine Augen vor der Sonne schützen od. (geh.) gegen die Sonne beschirmen

screen something from somebody — etwas jemandes Blicken entziehen

2) (show) vorführen, zeigen [Dias, Film]

3) (check) (for disease) untersuchen ( for auf + Akk.); (for loyalty etc.) unter die Lupe nehmen

Phrasal Verbs:

- screen off

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[skri:n] 1. noun
1) (a flat, movable, often folding, covered framework for preventing a person etc from being seen, for decoration, or for protection from heat, cold etc: Screens were put round the patient's bed; a tapestry fire-screen.) der Wandschirm

2) (anything that so protects etc a person etc: He hid behind the screen of bushes; a smokescreen.) der Schutz

3) (the surface on which films or television pictures appear: cinema/television/radar screen.) der Bildschirm, die Leinwand
2. verb
1) (to hide, protect or shelter: The tall grass screened him from view.) abschirmen

2) (to make or show a cinema film.) verfilmen

3) (to test for loyalty, reliability etc.) überprüfen

4) (to test for a disease: Women should be regularly screened for cancer.) überprüfen

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- screenplay
- the screen
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screen

[skri:n]

I. n

1. (in a cinema, for slides) Leinwand f; (of television, computer) Bildschirm m; (for radar, sonar) Schirm m

\screen dump Bildschirmausdruck m

radar \screen Radarschirm m

on \screen am Bildschirm

2. no pl

▪ the \screen (cinema) das Kino; ( fam: television) das Fernsehen

the big \screen die Leinwand, das Kino

the silver \screen ( dated) das Kino der 30er und 40er Jahre

the small \screen der Bildschirm, das Fernsehen

3. (panel for privacy) Trennwand f; (decorative) Wandschirm m, Paravent m; (for protection) Schutzschirm m; (against insects) Fliegengitter nt; (fire screen) Ofenschirm m

4. BRIT (along a motorway) Lärmschutzwand f; (in a church) Lettner m

glass \screen Glaswand f

a \screen of trees ( fig) eine Wand von Bäumen

5. (on car) Windschutzscheibe f

6. no pl esp AM ( fig: sth that conceals) Tarnung f

7. (test) Kontrolle f

health \screen Vorsorgeuntersuchung f

security \screen Sicherheitskontrolle f

8. (sieve) [Gitter]sieb nt

\screen analysis CHEM Siebanalyse f

\screen centrifuge CHEM Siebzentrifuge f

II. n modifier FILM Kino-, Film-

III. vt

1. (conceal)

▪ to \screen sth [from sth] etw [gegen etw akk] abschirmen

to \screen sth from view etw vor Einblicken schützen

2. (shield)

▪ to \screen sb/sth [from sth] jdn/etw [vor etw dat] schützen

▪ to \screen sb/sth [from sth/sb] ( fig: protect) jdn/etw [vor etw/jdm] beschützen

3. (examine closely)

▪ to \screen sb jdn überprüfen; MIL jdn einer Auswahlprüfung unterziehen

▪ to \screen sb for sth MED jdn auf etw akk hin untersuchen; (test)

▪ to \screen sth etw überprüfen; (with answerphone)

to \screen one's calls nur bei bestimmten Anrufen das Telefon abnehmen, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ seine Anrufe filtern

4. (show)

▪ to \screen sth etw vorführen; TV etw senden

5. (put through a sieve)

▪ to \screen sth etw [durch]sieben; ( fig)

to \screen candidates Bewerber sieben [o aussondern

6. COMPUT (display)

▪ to \screen sth etw vorführen

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[skriːn]
1. n

1) (protective) Schirm m; (for privacy etc) Wandschirm m; (as partition) Trennwand f; (against insects) Fliegenfenster nt; (against light) Verdunklungsschutz m; (fig, for protection) Schutz m; (of trees) Wand f; (of mist, secrecy) Schleier m; (of indifference) Mauer f

screen of smoke — Rauchschleier m, Nebelwand

protected by a screen of destroyers — durch eine Zerstörerflotte geschützt

2) (FILM) Leinwand f; (TV = radar screen) (Bild)schirm m

stars of the screen — Filmstars pl

to write for the screen — für den Film/das Fernsehen schreiben

they are married off screen as well as on — sie sind nicht nur im Film, sondern auch in Wirklichkeit or im wirklichen Leben verheiratet

the big screen — die Leinwand

the small screen — die Mattscheibe

3) (COMPUT) Bildschirm m

on screen — auf Bildschirm (dat)

to edit/work on screen — am Bildschirm editieren/arbeiten

to move forward a screen — einen Bildschirm vorrücken

4) (= sieve) (Gitter)sieb nt

5) (in church) Lettner m

6)

See:

= sightscreen

2. vt

1) (= hide) verdecken; (= protect) abschirmen; (fig) schützen (from vor +dat), abschirmen (from gegen)

to screen the windows (with screen) — einen Schirm vor die Fenster stellen; (with fabric) die Fenster verhängen; (against light) die Fenster verdunkeln; (against insects)

to screen sth from the enemy — etw vor dem Feind tarnen or verbergen

he screened his eyes from the sun — er schützte die Augen vor der Sonne

2) TV programme senden; film vorführen

they gave permission for the conference to be screened — sie genehmigten die Vorführung der Filmaufzeichnungen von der Konferenz

3) (= sift) sieben

4) (= investigate) applicants, security risks überprüfen; calls überwachen; (MED) untersuchen

3. vi

to screen for sth (Med) — auf etw (acc) untersuchen

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screen [skriːn]

A s

1. (Schutz) Schirm m, (-)Wand f

2. ARCH

a) Zwischenwand f

b) Lettner m (in Kirchen)

3. Kino: Leinwand f

4. the screen koll der Film, das Kino:

screen star Film-, Leinwandstar m;

on the screen auf der Leinwand, im Film;

she first appeared on the screen two years ago sie gab ihr Film- oder Leinwanddebüt vor zwei Jahren;

first screen appearance Film-, Leinwanddebüt n

5. Radar, COMPUT, TV: Bildschirm m

6. MED Röntgenschirm m

7. Drahtgitter n, -netz n

8. TECH (großes) (Gitter)Sieb (für Sand etc)

9. Fliegenfenster n

10. fig

a) Schutz m, Schirm m

b) Tarnung f

11. MIL

a) (taktische) Absicherung, (SCHIFF Geleit)Schutz m

b) Nebelwand f

c) Tarnung f

12. PHYS

a) auch optical screen Filter n/m, Blende f

b) auch electric screen Abschirmung f, Schirm(gitter) m(n)

c) US auch ground screen ELEK Erdungsebene f

13. FOTO, TYPO Raster(platte) m(f)

14. AUTO Br Windschutzscheibe f

B v/t

1. beschirmen, (be)schützen ( beide:

from vor dat)

2. auch screen off abschirmen ( from gegen)( auch SPORT Ball etc), verdecken, ein Licht abblenden

3. MIL

a) tarnen (auch fig)

b) einnebeln

4. fig jemanden decken

5. TECH Sand etc (durch)sieben:

screened coal Würfelkohle f

6. FOTO ein Bild

a) projizieren, auf die Leinwand werfen

b) rastern

7. a) für den Film bearbeiten

b) (ver)filmen

c) im Fernsehen bringen, senden

d) einen Film vorführen, zeigen

8. fig Personen überprüfen:

screen out aussondern

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1. noun
1) (partition) Trennwand, die; (piece of furniture) Wandschirm, der

2) (something that conceals from view) Sichtschutz, der; (of trees, persons, fog) Wand, die; (of persons) Mauer, die; (of secrecy) Wand, die; Mauer, die

3) (on which pictures are projected) Leinwand, die; (of computer; radar screen)

[TV] screen — [Fernseh]schirm, der; Bildschirm, der

the screen — (Cinemat.) die Leinwand

4) (Phys.) [Schutz]schirm, der; (Electr.) Abschirmung, die

5) (Motor Veh.) see windscreen

6) (Amer.): (netting to exclude insects) Fliegendraht, der; Fliegengitter, das
2. transitive verb
1) (shelter) schützen ( from vor + Dat.); (conceal) verdecken

screen one's eyes from the sun — seine Augen vor der Sonne schützen od. (geh.) gegen die Sonne beschirmen

screen something from somebody — etwas jemandes Blicken entziehen

2) (show) vorführen, zeigen [Dias, Film]

3) (check) (for disease) untersuchen ( for auf + Akk.); (for loyalty etc.) unter die Lupe nehmen

Phrasal Verbs:

- screen off

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(TV) n.

Bildschirm m. (printing) n.

Raster - m. (sieve) n.

Gittersieb n. n.

Schirm -e m.

Wandschirm m. v.

verdecken v.

überprüfen v.

English-german dictionary > screen
2 screen

screen

A n

1 Cin, Comput, TV écran m ; computer/television screen écran d'ordinateur/de télévision ; on screen Comput sur l'écran ; Cin, TV à l'écran ; the big screen fig le grand écran, le cinéma ; the small screen fig le petit écran, la télévision ; the screen fig le grand écran, le cinéma ; a star of stage and screen une vedette du théâtre et du cinéma ; he writes for the screen Cin il écrit pour le cinéma ; TV il écrit pour la télévision ; ⇒ on-screen ;

2 ( panel) ( decorative or for getting changed) paravent m ; ( partition) cloison f mobile ; ( to protect) écran m ; bullet-proof screen écran m pare-balles ; the hedge formed a screen which hid the house from the road la haie formait un écran qui rendait la maison invisible de la route ; a screen of trees un rideau d'arbres ;

3 fig ( cover) couverture f ; to act as a screen for servir de couverture à [illegal activity] ;

4 Med visite f de dépistage ;

5 Mil rideau m ;

6 ( sieve) crible m ;

7 US ( in door) grille f.

B modif Cin [actor, star] de cinéma ; [appearance, debut, performance] cinématographique, au cinéma.

C vtr

1 ( show on screen) Cin projeter [film] ; TV diffuser, transmettre [programme, film, event] ;

2 ( shield) ( conceal) cacher, masquer [person, house] ; ( protect) protéger (from de) ; she wore a hat to screen her eyes from the sun elle portait un chapeau pour se protéger les yeux du soleil ; to screen sth from sight ou view cacher or masquer qch ;

3 ( subject to test) Admin examiner le cas de [applicants, candidates] ; contrôler le statut de [refugees] ; ( at airport) contrôler [baggage] ; Med faire passer des tests de dépistage à [person, patient] ; to be screened [staff] faire l'objet d'une enquête de sécurité ; to screen sb for cancer/Aids faire passer à qn des tests de dépistage du cancer/du sida ; to screen for cancer/Aids faire des tests de dépistage du cancer/du sida ;

4 ( sieve) cribler.

Phrasal verbs

■ screen off:

▶ screen off [sth], screen [sth] off isoler [part of room, garden].

■ screen out:

▶ screen [sb] out, screen out [sb] refuser [candidate] ; refuser la demande (de statut) de [refugee] ;

▶ screen out [sth], screen [sth] out filtrer [unwanted data, nuisance calls] ; filtrer [light, noise].

Big English-French dictionary > screen
3 screen

screen [skri:n]

1 noun

(a) Cinema, Photography & Television écran m;

∎ stars of stage and screen des vedettes de théâtre et de cinéma;

∎ the book was adapted for the screen le livre a été porté à l'écran;

∎ the big screen (cinema) le grand écran;

∎ the small screen (television) le petit écran

(b) (for protection → in front of fire) pare-étincelles m inv; (→ over window) moustiquaire f; (→ against draught) paravent m

(c) (for privacy) paravent m;

∎ the girls formed a screen round her while she changed les filles ont fait écran autour d'elle pendant qu'elle se changeait;

∎ a screen of trees un rideau d'arbres;

∎ the rooms are divided by sliding screens les pièces sont séparées par des cloisons coulissantes

(d) figurative (mask) écran m, masque m;

∎ it's only a screen to hide his embarrassment ce n'est qu'un masque pour cacher sa gêne;

∎ the shop was just a screen for her criminal activities le magasin n'était qu'une couverture pour ses activités criminelles

(e) (sieve) tamis m, crible m; American (ventilation grill in door) grille f de ventilation

(f) (filter → for employees, candidates) filtre m, crible m

(g) (in basketball) écran m

(h) Computing écran m;

∎ to work on screen travailler sur écran;

∎ to bring up the next screen amener l'écran suivant

2 compound-forming noun

(star) de cinéma

3 transitive verb

(a) Cinema & Television (film) projeter, passer; (show on television) passer à l'écran

(b) (shelter, protect) protéger;

∎ he screened his eyes from the sun with his hand il a mis sa main devant ses yeux pour se protéger du soleil;

∎ they've tried to screen her from the harsh realities of life ils ont essayé de la protéger des dures réalités de la vie

(c) (hide) cacher, masquer;

∎ to screen sth from sight cacher ou masquer qch aux regards;

∎ a line of trees screened the entrance une rangée d'arbres cachait l'entrée

(d) (filter, check → employees, applications, suspects) passer au crible;

∎ we screen all our security staff nous faisons une enquête préalable sur tous les candidats aux postes d'agent de sécurité;

∎ all airlines now screen passengers systematically les compagnies aériennes font maintenant passer systématiquement tous les passagers par un détecteur;

∎ Medicine the hospital screens thousands of women a year for breast cancer l'hôpital fait passer un test de dépistage du cancer du sein à des milliers de femmes tous les ans

(e) (sieve → coal, dirt, grain) cribler, passer au crible

►► Cinema screen actor acteur m de cinéma;

Cinema & Television Screen Actors' Guild = syndicat américain des acteurs;

Cinema screen actress actrice f de cinéma;

Cinema & Television screen adaptation adaptation f à l'écran;

Computing screen capture capture f d'écran;

Computing screen controller contrôleur m d'écran;

Computing screen display affichage m;

American screen door porte f avec moustiquaire;

Computing screen dump capture f d'écran;

Computing screen font fonte f écran;

screen generation génération f d'écrans;

Electronics screen grid grille-écran f;

Cinema & Television screen image image f à l'écran;

screen line ligne-écran f;

Psychology screen memory souvenir-écran m;

screen print sérigraphie f;

screen printing sérigraphie f;

screen process sérigraphie f;

Computing screen refresh actualisation f ou régénération f de l'écran;

Cinema screen rights droits mpl d'adaptation à l'écran;

Computing screen saver économiseur m d'écran;

Computing screen shot capture f d'écran;

Cinema screen test bout m d'essai;

Stock Exchange screen trader opérateur(trice) m,f sur écran;

Stock Exchange screen trading opérations fpl sur écran;

Cars screen wash lave-glace m;

Television & Cinema screen writing écriture f de scénarios

➲ screen off separable transitive verb

(a) (put screens round → patient) abriter derrière un paravent; (→ bed) entourer de paravents;

∎ the police had screened off the garden la police avait mis des bâches autour du jardin

(b) (divide, separate → with partition) séparer par une cloison; (→ with curtain) séparer par un rideau; (→ with folding screen) séparer par un paravent;

∎ the manager's office is screened off by a glass partition le bureau du directeur est séparé par une cloison vitrée

(c) (hide → with folding screen) cacher derrière un paravent; (→ with curtain) cacher derrière un rideau; (→ behind trees, wall) cacher;

∎ the house was screened off from the road by tall trees de grands arbres empêchaient de voir la maison depuis la route

➲ screen out separable transitive verb

filtrer, éliminer;

∎ this cream screens out UV rays cette crème protège des UV, cette crème absorbe ou filtre les UV;

∎ unsuitable blood donors are screened out les donneurs dont le sang est inutilisable sont exclus ou éliminés

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4 screen

[skri:n] n

1) (in a cinema, for slides) Leinwand f; (of television, computer) Bildschirm m; (for radar, sonar) Schirm m;

radar \screen Radarschirm m;

on \screen am Bildschirm

2) no pl

the \screen ( cinema) das Kino; (fam: television) das Fernsehen;

the big \screen die Leinwand, das Kino;

the silver \screen (dated) das Kino der 30er und 40er Jahre;

the small \screen der Bildschirm, das Fernsehen

3) ( panel for privacy) Trennwand f; ( decorative) Wandschirm m, Paravent m; ( for protection) Schutzschirm m; ( against insects) Fliegengitter nt; ( fire screen) Ofenschirm m

4) ( Brit) ( along a motorway) Lärmschutzwand f; ( in a church) Lettner m;

glass \screen Glaswand f;

a \screen of trees ( fig) eine Wand von Bäumen

5) ( on car) Windschutzscheibe f

6) no pl ( esp Am);

(fig: sth that conceals) Tarnung f

7) ( test) Kontrolle f;

health \screen Vorsorgeuntersuchung f;

security \screen Sicherheitskontrolle f

8) ( sieve) [Gitter]sieb nt n

modifier film Kino-, Film- vt

1) ( conceal)

to \screen sth [from sth] etw [gegen etw akk] abschirmen;

to \screen sth from view etw vor Einblicken schützen

2) ( shield)

to \screen sb/sth [from sth] jdn/etw [vor etw dat] schützen;

to \screen sb/sth [from sth/sb];

(fig: protect) jdn/etw [vor etw/jdm] beschützen

3) ( examine closely)

to \screen sb jdn überprüfen; mil jdn einer Auswahlprüfung unterziehen;

to \screen sb for sth med jdn auf etw akk hin untersuchen;

( test)

to \screen sth etw überprüfen;

( with answerphone)

to \screen one's calls nur bei bestimmten Anrufen das Telefon abnehmen

4) ( show)

to \screen sth etw vorführen; tv etw senden

5) ( put through a sieve)

to \screen sth etw [durch]sieben

English-German students dictionary > screen
5 screen

skri:n
1. noun
1) (a flat, movable, often folding, covered framework for preventing a person etc from being seen, for decoration, or for protection from heat, cold etc: Screens were put round the patient's bed; a tapestry fire-screen.) biombo

2) (anything that so protects etc a person etc: He hid behind the screen of bushes; a smokescreen.) pantalla, cortina

3) (the surface on which films or television pictures appear: cinema/television/radar screen.) pantalla

2. verb
1) (to hide, protect or shelter: The tall grass screened him from view.) ocultar, tapar, proteger

2) (to make or show a cinema film.) estrenar, proyectar

3) (to test for loyalty, reliability etc.) investigar

4) (to test for a disease: Women should be regularly screened for cancer.) examinar

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- screenplay
- the screen

screen n

1. pantalla

a television screen la pantalla de un televisor

2. biombo / mampara

I couldn't see her as she was behind the screen no la veía porque estaba detrás del biombo

screen

tr[skriːn]

noun

1 (partition - folding) biombo; (- of wood, glass) mampara; (fireguard) pantalla

2 (for window) alambrera, mosquitera, mosquitero

3 (protection, cover) cortina, pantalla

■ a screen of trees una cortina de árboles

■ the video shop is a screen for illegal goings-on la tienda de vídeos sirve de pantalla para actividades ilegales

4 (of TV, for projection) pantalla

5 (cinema in complex) sala

6 (sieve) tamiz nombre masculino, criba

transitive verb

1 (protect, shelter) proteger ( from, de), abrigar; (hide, conceal) tapar, ocultar

■ the trees screened the house from onlookers los árboles protegían la casa de curiosos

■ she screened her face with her hand se tapó la cara con la mano

■ this groyne will screen us against the wind este espigón nos protegerá del viento

2 figurative use (protect - gen) proteger, abrigar, amparar; (- criminal) encubrir

3 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (examine) someter a una exploración médica

■ all women must be screened for cancer todas las mujeres deben someterse a una revisión para prevenir el cáncer

4 (test) investigar, someter a una investigación

■ all applicants will be screened todos los candidatos serán sometidos a una investigación

■ the government screens all its employees el gobierno investiga a todos sus empleados

5 (film - gen) proyectar; (- first time) estrenar; (- on TV) emitir

6 (sieve) cribar, tamizar, pasar por el tamiz

noun the screen

1 la pantalla, el cine

■ stars of the screen estrellas de la pantalla

■ I'd like to write for the screen me gustaría escribir para el cine

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

screen door puerta mosquitera

screen test prueba

screen ['skri:n] vt

1) shield: proteger

2) conceal: tapar, ocultar

3) examine: someter a una revisión, hacerle un chequeo (a un paciente)

4) sieve: cribar

screen n

1) partition: biombo m, pantalla f

2) sieve: criba f

3) : pantalla f (de un televisor, una computadora, etc.)

4) movies: cine m

5) or window screen : ventana f de tela etálica

screen (Computing)

n.

• pantalla (Informática) s.f. (Filter)

n.

• filtro s.m.

n.

• alcahuete s.m.

• antipara s.f.

• biombo s.m.

• cortina s.f.

• criba s.f.

• garbillo s.m.

• mampara s.f.

• rejilla s.f.

• retícula s.f.

• tamiz s.m. (To filter)

v.

• filtrar v.

v.

• cerner v.

• cribar v.

• cubrir v.

• encubrir v.

• esconder v.

• garbillar v.

• ocultar v.

• proteger v.

• proyectar v.

• rodar v.

• tamizar v.

I skriːn
noun

1)

a) ( movable device) pantalla f; ( folding) biombo m; ( as partition) mampara f

b) (protective, defensive) cortina f; ( at window) mosquitero m

2) (Cin, Comput, Phot, TV) pantalla f

the silver screen — el cine, el celuloide (period)

the big screen — la pantalla grande

the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL); (before n) < adaptation> al cine, a la pantalla grande

screen rights — derechos mpl de adaptación al cine

II

transitive verb

1)

a) ( conceal) ocultar, tapar

to screen something/somebody FROM something: the trees screen the house from the road los árboles no dejan ver la casa desde la carretera; we were screened from view by the wall — la pared nos tapaba

b) ( protect) proteger*

to screen something/somebody from something — proteger* algo/a alguien de algo

2) \<\<TV program\>\> emitir; \<\<film\>\> proyectar

3) (check, examine) \<\<blood donor\>\> someter a una revisión (médica) or a un chequeo; \<\<applicants/candidates\>\> someter a una investigación de antecedentes

to screen somebody/something FOR something: the cans are screened for possible contamination las latas se examinan por si estuvieran contaminadas; to screen somebody for cancer — someter a alguien a un chequeo para el diagnóstico precoz del cáncer

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Phrasal Verbs:

- screen off

- screen out

[skriːn]
1. N

1) (=physical barrier) (in room) biombo m ; (on window, door) (to keep out mosquitos) mosquitera f ; (for fire) pantalla f ; (in front of VDU) filtro m

2) (Cine, TV, Tech, Comput) [of television, computer, in cinema, for slides] pantalla f

radar screen — pantalla f de radar

she was the ideal mother, both on and off screen — era la madre ideal, tanto dentro como fuera de la pantalla

to write for the screen — escribir para el cine

stars of the screen — estrellas fpl de la pantalla, estrellas fpl de cine

the big/small screen — la pantalla grande/pequeña

3) (fig)

a screen of trees — una pantalla de árboles

a screen of smoke — una cortina de humo

4) (Mil) cortina f

2. VT

1)

to screen (from) — (=hide) (from view, sight) ocultar or tapar (de); (=protect) proteger (de)

the house is screened (from view) by trees — la casa queda oculta detrás de los árboles

he screened his eyes with his hand — se puso la mano sobre los ojos a modo de pantalla

in order to screen our movements from the enemy — para impedir que el enemigo pudiera ver nuestros movimientos

2) (=show) [+ film] proyectar; [+ TV programme] emitir; (for the first time) estrenar; [+ novel etc] adaptar para el cine, hacer una versión cinematográfica de

3) (=sieve) [+ coal] tamizar

4) (for security) [+ suspect, applicant] investigar

he was screened by Security — Seguridad le investigó, estuvo sometido a investigaciones de Seguridad

5) (Med)

to screen sb for sth — hacer una exploración a algn buscando algo

6) [+ telephone calls] filtrar

3.

CPD

screen actor N — actor m de cine

screen actress N — actriz f de cine

screen display N — (Comput) visualización f en pantalla

screen door N — puerta f con mosquitera

screen dump N — (Comput) pantallazo m, captura f de pantalla

screen editing N — (Comput) corrección f en pantalla

screen goddess N — diosa f de la gran pantalla

screen legend N — leyenda f de la gran pantalla

screen memory N — (Comput) memoria f de la pantalla

screen name N — [of actor] nombre m artístico; (on the internet) nick m

screen print N — serigrafía f

screen printing N — serigrafiado m, serigrafía f

screen rights NPL — derechos mpl cinematográficos

screen saver N — salvapantallas m inv

screen test N — prueba f cinematográfica

screen writer N — guionista mf

- screen off

- screen out

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I [skriːn]
noun

1)

a) ( movable device) pantalla f; ( folding) biombo m; ( as partition) mampara f

b) (protective, defensive) cortina f; ( at window) mosquitero m

2) (Cin, Comput, Phot, TV) pantalla f

the silver screen — el cine, el celuloide (period)

the big screen — la pantalla grande

the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL); (before n) < adaptation> al cine, a la pantalla grande

screen rights — derechos mpl de adaptación al cine

II

transitive verb

1)

a) ( conceal) ocultar, tapar

to screen something/somebody FROM something: the trees screen the house from the road los árboles no dejan ver la casa desde la carretera; we were screened from view by the wall — la pared nos tapaba

b) ( protect) proteger*

to screen something/somebody from something — proteger* algo/a alguien de algo

2) \<\<TV program\>\> emitir; \<\<film\>\> proyectar

3) (check, examine) \<\<blood donor\>\> someter a una revisión (médica) or a un chequeo; \<\<applicants/candidates\>\> someter a una investigación de antecedentes

to screen somebody/something FOR something: the cans are screened for possible contamination las latas se examinan por si estuvieran contaminadas; to screen somebody for cancer — someter a alguien a un chequeo para el diagnóstico precoz del cáncer

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Phrasal Verbs:

- screen off

- screen out

English-spanish dictionary > screen
6 screen

screen [skri:n]

1. noun

   a. [of television, computer, cinema] écran m

• to show sth on a screen projeter qch

• the screen ( = cinema) le grand écran

• the small screen le petit écran

• to write for the screen écrire pour le cinéma

• on screen (information, image) à l'écran

• to work on screen travailler sur écran

   b. (in room) paravent m ; [of trees] rideau m

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = hide) masquer ; ( = protect) protéger

• to screen sth from sight masquer qch aux regards

• to screen sth from the wind protéger qch du vent

• to screen one's eyes se protéger les yeux avec la main

   b. [+ film] projeter

   c. ( = check) [+ candidates] présélectionner

• to screen sb examiner la candidature de qn

• the candidates were carefully screened les candidatures ont été soigneusement examinées

• to screen sb for cancer faire passer un test de dépistage du cancer à qn

• to screen one's calls filtrer ses appels

3. compounds

► screen door noun porte f moustiquaire

► screen name noun (Cinema) nom m d'acteur/d'actrice

► screen rights plural noun droits mpl d'adaptation cinématographique

► screen test noun bout m d'essai

• to do a screen test tourner un bout d'essai ► screen saver noun économiseur m d'écran

► screen writer noun scénariste mf

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[skriːn] 1.
noun

1) Cinema, Computing, Television écran m

on screen — Computing sur l'écran; Cinema, Television à l'écran

he writes for the screen — Cinema il écrit pour le cinéma

2) ( folding panel) paravent m; ( partition) cloison f mobile; ( to protect) écran m

a screen of trees — un rideau d'arbres

3) fig couverture f

4) Medicine visite f de dépistage
2.
noun modifier Cinema [ actor, star] de cinéma; [ appearance, debut] cinématographique, au cinéma
3.
transitive verb

1) ( show on screen) Cinema projeter; Television diffuser

2) ( conceal) cacher; ( protect) protéger

3) ( test) examiner le cas de [applicants]; contrôler le statut de [refugees]; contrôler [baggage]; Medicine faire passer des tests de dépistage à [patient]

to be screened — [staff] faire l'objet d'une enquête de sécurité

to screen somebody for cancer — faire passer à quelqu'un des tests de dépistage du cancer

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Phrasal Verbs:

- screen off

English-French dictionary > screen
7 clear

kliə
1. adjective
1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) transparente

2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) despejado

3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) claro, nítido

4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) despejado

5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) tranquilo

6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) claro

7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) despejado, libre (de)

8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) libre (de)

2. verb
1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) quitar; despejar; aclarar

2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) absolver

3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) despejarse

4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) salvar

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- clearance
- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear

clear¹ adj

1. claro / evidente

it is clear that something is wrong es evidente que algo está mal

you must never do that again, is that clear? no debes volver a hacer eso, ¿queda claro?

2. claro

a clear voice una voz clara

3. transparente

clear water agua transparente

4. despejado

the sky is clear el cielo está despejado

5.

the road is clear, now you can cross no viene ningún coche, ya puedes cruzar

clear² vb quitar / recoger / despejar

clear the table, please recoge la mesa, por favor

clear

tr[klɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (glass, plastic, liquid) transparente; (sky, day, etc) despejado,-a; (skin, complexion) bueno,-a

■ you can see the Pyrenees on a clear day cuando el día es claro, se ven los Pirineos

2 (not blocked - road, desk) despejado,-a; (free - time) libre

■ the roads are clear today las carreteras están despejadas hoy

■ we had a clear view of the stage pudimos ver muy bien el escenario

3 (picture, outline) nítido,-a

4 (voice, sound, speaker) claro,-a

■ in a clear voice con voz clara

5 (understandable - explanation, instruction, ideas) claro,-a

■ is that clear? ¿está claro?, ¿queda claro?

■ she made it quite clear that we were not to leave the house dejó bien claro que no podíamos salir de la casa

6 (not confused - thinking, mind) lúcido,-a, claro,-a

■ I need to keep a clear head necesito estar despejado

7 (obvious, evident) claro,-a, patente; (certain) claro,-a

■ it's a clear case of bribery es un caso claro de soborno

■ it's quite clear what has happened está muy claro lo que ha pasado

■ she's not clear about what she wants to do no tiene muy claro lo que quiere hacer

8 (complete - day) entero,-a; (- profit) neto,-a; (- majority) amplio,-a

■ he earns a clear £250 a week saca £250 netas por semana

adverb

1 (clearly - speak) claramente; (hear) perfectamente, bien

2 (not touching) a distancia

■ he jumped well clear of the bar saltó muy por encima de la barra

■ she parked clear of the kerb aparcó a bastante distancia del bordillo

transitive verb

1 (table) quitar; (floor, road) despejar; (pipe, drain) desatascar; (building, room - of people) desalojar, despejar, desocupar; (house, room - of furniture) vaciar

■ they cleared the pavement of snow limpiaron la acera de nieve

■ this will clear your nose esto te despejará la nariz

■ I like to clear my desk before I leave me gusta acabar todo el trabajo antes de marcharme

■ the rain has really cleared the air la lluvia ha limpiado el aire muchísimo

■ can you clear a space for the salad? ¿puedes hacer sitio para la ensalada?

2 (accused person) absolver, descargar, exculpar; (one's name) limpiar

3 (approve - plans) aprobar; (authorize) autorizar, dar el visto bueno a; (plane) dar autorización

■ you'd better clear it with Pat first más vale que se lo preguntes a Pat primero

4 (debt) liquidar, saldar; (earn - money) sacar; (- cheque) conformar, dar por bueno

5 (obstacle) salvar

6 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (ball) despejar

intransitive verb

1 (sky, weather) despejarse; (fog) disiparse; (water) aclararse; (skin) mejorar

2 (cheque) ser compensado,-a

3 SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL (screen) borrarse

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as clear as a bell muy claro

as clear as day más claro que el agua

as clear as mud nada claro

'Keep clear' "Vado permanente"

'Reduced to clear' "Rebajado por liquidación"

'Stand clear' "Apártense"

to be in the clear familiar (from danger) estar fuera de peligro 2 (from suspicion) estar fuera de toda sospecha

to clear customs pasar por la aduana

to clear one's throat aclararse la garganta, carraspear

to clear the air (argument) aclarar las cosas

to clear the way abrir camino

to have a clear conscience tener la conciencia tranquila

to keep/stay/steer clear of something/somebody evitar algo/a alguien, apartarse de algo/alguien

to make oneself clear explicarse

clear soup consomé nombre masculino

clear ['klɪr] vt

1) clarify: aclarar, clarificar (un líquido)

2) : despejar (una superficie), desatascar (un tubo), desmontar (una selva)

to clear the table: levantar la mesa

to clear one's throat: carraspear, aclararse la voz

3) exonerate: absolver, limpiar el nombre de

4) earn: ganar, sacar (una ganancia de)

5) : pasar sin tocar

he cleared the hurdle: saltó por encima de la valla

6)

to clear up resolve: aclarar, resolver, esclarecer

clear vi

1) disperse: irse, despejarse, disiparse

2) : ser compensado (dícese de un cheque)

3)

to clear up : despejar (dícese del tiempo), mejorarse (dícese de una enfermedad)

clear adv

: claro, claramente

clear adj

1) bright: claro, lúcido

2) fair: claro, despejado

3) transparent: transparente, translúcido

4) evident, unmistakable: evidente, claro, obvio

5) certain: seguro

6) unobstructed: despejado, libre

clear n

1)

in the clear : inocente, libre de toda sospecha

2)

in the clear safe: fuera de peligro

clear (Obvious)

adj.

• abierto, -a adj.

• declarado, -a adj.

• distinto, -a adj.

• evidente adj.

• expreso, -a adj.

• manifiesto, -a adj.

• palpable adj.

• visible adj. (Obvious)

n.

• patente s.m.

adj.

• claro, -a adj.

• descampado, -a adj.

• desenfadado, -a adj.

• despejado, -a adj.

• exento, -a adj.

• gráfico, -a adj.

• libre adj.

• limpio, -a adj.

• lúcido, -a adj.

• nítido, -a adj.

• perspicuo, -a adj.

• puro, -a adj.

• raso, -a adj.

• terminante adj. (A field, etc.)

expr.

• limpiar v. (Weather)

n.

• despejarse (el cielo) s.m.

v.

• aclarar v.

• clarificar v.

• descombrar v.

• desembarazar v.

• desobstruir v.

• desocupar v.

• despejar (Informática) v.

• escombrar v.

• franquear v.

• limpiar v.

• redondear v.

klɪr, klɪə(r)
I

adjective -er, -est

1) < sky> despejado, claro; < day> despejado; <liquid/glass> transparente

clear soup — consomé m

to have a clear conscience — tener* la conciencia tranquila or limpia

she has very clear skin — tiene muy buen cutis

to keep a clear head — mantener* la mente despejada

2) ( distinct) <outline/picture> nítido, claro; < voice> claro

3)

a) (plain, evident)

it's a clear case of suicide — es un caso evidente or claro de suicidio

the Bears are clear favorites — los Bears son, sin lugar a dudas, el equipo favorito

it became clear that... — se hizo evidente or patente que...

b) <explanation/instructions> claro

is that clear? — ¿está or queda claro?

let's get this clear — entendámonos bien

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico?, ¿está claro?

4) (free, unobstructed) <space/road> despejado

keep clear — no obstruya el paso

all clear! — el campo está libre!

5) ( entire)

we've got two clear days — tenemos dos días enteros

he makes a clear $450 a week — saca 450 dólares netos or limpios a la semana

6)

to be in the clear — ( free - from danger) estar* fuera de peligro; (- from debt) estar* libre de deudas; (- from suspicion) estar* libre de toda sospecha

7) ( in showjumping) < round> sin faltas

II

adverb

1) (beyond, outside)

once you're clear of the town — una vez que hayas salido de la ciudad

stand clear of the doors — manténganse alejados de las puertas

he leapt clear of the oncoming car — se apartó de un salto del coche que venía

the curtains should hang clear of the radiators — las cortinas no deben tocar los radiadores

2) ( as intensifier)

the cargo sank clear to the bottom — la carga se fue a pique hasta el fondo

he fell clear through the ceiling — se cayó y atravesó el techo

3)

to keep/stay/steer clear (of something) — ( lit) mantenerse* alejado (de algo)

keep clear! — no se acerquen!

I advised her to steer clear of him — le aconsejé que no tuviera nada que ver con él

4) ( distinctly) loud II

III
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) (make free, unobstructed) \<\<room\>\> vaciar*; \<\<surface\>\> despejar; \<\<drain/pipe\>\> desatascar*, destapar (AmL); \<\<building\>\> desalojar; \<\<land\>\> despoblar de árboles, desmontar

to clear the table — levantar or (Esp tb) quitar la mesa

to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz

to clear a space for something — hacer* sitio or lugar para algo

an agreement that clears the way for increased trade — un acuerdo que abre camino para un mayor intercambio comercial

police cleared the area — la policía evacuó la zona

let's clear all this paper off the desk — quitemos todos estos papeles del escritorio; air I 1)

b) ( Comput) \<\<screen\>\> despejar; \<\<data\>\> borrar

2) \<\<fence/ditch\>\> salvar, saltar por encima de

the plane just cleared the trees — el avión pasó casi rozando los árboles

to clear customs — pasar por la aduana

3) ( free from suspicion)

he was cleared of all charges — lo absolvieron de todos los cargos

she is determined to clear her name — está decidida a limpiar su nombre

4)

a) ( authorize) autorizar*, darle* el visto bueno a

you'll have to clear that with Tom — tendrás que obtener autorización or el visto bueno de Tom

b) ( Fin) compensar

5)

a) ( settle) \<\<debt/account\>\> liquidar, saldar

b) ( earn) sacar*

c) ( sell off) \<\<stock\>\> liquidar

reduced to clear — (BrE) rebajas por liquidación

6) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> despejar

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<sky/weather\>\> despejarse; \<\<water\>\> aclararse

her head began to clear — se le empezó a despejar la cabeza

b) ( disperse) \<\<fog/smoke\>\> levantarse, disiparse; \<\<traffic/congestion\>\> despejarse

2) ( Fin) \<\<check\>\> ser* compensado

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Phrasal Verbs:

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

[klɪǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
(compar clearer) (superl clearest)
1) (=unambiguous) [meaning, explanation] claro

• a clear case of murder — un caso claro de homicidio

• now let's get this clear... — vamos a dejar esto claro...

• to make it clear that... — dejar claro or bien sentado que...

to make o.s. clear — explicarse claramente

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico bien?

• he's a clear thinker — tiene la mente lúcida or despejada

2) (=obvious) [motive, consequence] claro, evidente

it is (absolutely) clear to me that... — no me cabe (la menor) duda de que...

• it became clear that... — empezó a verse claro que...

• it's not clear whether... — no está claro sí...

- as clear as crystal

- as clear as day

- as clear as mud

3) (=certain) [understanding, proof] seguro, cierto

he was perfectly clear that he did not intend to go — dijo claramente or tajantemente que no pensaba ir

are we clear that we want this? — ¿estamos seguros de que queremos esto?

• I'm not very clear about this — no tengo una idea muy clara de esto

• I'm not clear whether... — no tengo claro sí...

4) (=transparent) [water, glass] claro, transparente

a clear soup — una sopa clara

5) [sky, weather] despejado; [air] puro

on a clear day — en un día despejado

6) (=bright) [light, colour] claro

clear blue eyes — ojos azul claro
light I, 1., 1)
7) [photograph, outline] claro, preciso; [complexion] terso

to have a clear head — tener la cabeza despejada

8) (=distinct) [sound, impression, voice] claro

as clear as a bell —

I could hear his voice as clear as a bell — oía su voz como si estuviera a mi lado, oía su voz con toda claridad

9) (=unobstructed) [road, space] libre, despejado

• all clear! — ¡vía libre!, ¡adelante!

• to get a clear look at sb/sth — poder ver algn/algo bien

• to be clear of sth — (=free of) estar libre de algo; (=away from) estar lejos de algo

• we had a clear view — teníamos una buena vista, se veía bien

10) (=untroubled) [conscience] limpio, tranquilo

11) (after deductions)

a clear profit — una ganancia neta

£3 clear profit — una ganancia neta de 3 libras

12)

• a clear majority — una mayoría absoluta

• to win by a clear margin — ganar por un amplio margen

• a clear winner — un ganador absoluto

13) (=complete)

three clear days — tres días enteros

14) (=without commitments) [day, afternoon] libre; [diary] despejado

2. ADV

1) see loud

2) (=completely)

he jumped clear across the river — atravesó el río limpiamente de un salto

you could hear it clear across the valley — se oía claramente desde el otro lado del valle

3) (=free)

• to get clear away — escaparse sin dejar rastro alguno

to get clear of — (=get rid of) deshacerse de

when we get clear of London — (=away from) cuando estemos fuera de Londres

• to keep clear of sb/sth, keep clear of the wall — no te acerques a la pared

I decided to keep clear of him — decidí evitarle

keep clear of my daughter! — ¡no te acerques a mi hija!, ¡mantente alejado de mi hija!

• to stand clear of sth — mantenerse apartado de algo

stand clear of the doors! — ¡apártense de las puertas!

4) (Brit)
(Sport) (=ahead)
to be seven metres/seconds/points clear of sb — estar siete metros/segundos/puntos por delante de algn
steer I, 1., 1)
5) (=net)

he'll get £250 clear — sacará 250 libras netas

6) (esp US)

clear to sth — (=as far as) hasta algo

they went clear to Mexico — llegaron hasta Méjico

3. N

1)

to be in the clear — (=out of debt) estar libre de deudas; (=free of suspicion) quedar fuera de toda sospecha; (=free of danger) estar fuera de peligro

2)

message in clear — mensaje m no cifrado

4. VT

1) (=remove obstacles etc from) [+ place, surface] despejar; [+ road, railway track] dejar libre, despejar; [+ site] desmontar; [+ woodland] despejar, desbrozar; [+ court, hall] desocupar, desalojar (de público etc); [+ pipe] desatascar; [+ postbox] recoger las cartas de

• to clear one's conscience — descargar la conciencia

• to clear one's head — despejar la cabeza

• to clear sth of sth — despejar algo de algo

• to clear a space for sth/sb — hacer sitio para algo/algn

• to clear the table — recoger or quitar la mesa

• to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz

• to clear the way for sth — (fig) dejar el camino libre para algo

- clear the air

2) [+ liquid] aclarar, clarificar; (Med) [+ blood] purificar

3) (Sport) [+ ball] despejar

4) (=get over) [+ fence etc] salvar, saltar por encima de; (=get past) [+ rocks etc] pasar sin tocar

the plane just cleared the roof — el avión no tocó el tejado por poco, el avión pasó casi rozando el tejado

to clear two metres — [jumper] saltar dos metros

this part has to clear that by at least one centimetre — entre esta pieza y aquella tiene que haber un espacio de un centímetro al menos

5) (=declare innocent etc) [+ person] absolver, probar la inocencia de

he was cleared of murder — fue absuelto de asesinato

to clear o.s. of a charge — probar su inocencia de una acusación

6) (=authorize)

you will have to be cleared by Security — será preciso que le acredite la Seguridad

the plan will have to be cleared with the director — el plan tendrá que ser aprobado por el director

7)

to clear a cheque — (=accept) aceptar or dar el visto bueno a un cheque; (=double check) compensar un cheque

8) (Comm etc) [+ debt] liquidar, saldar; [+ profit] sacar (una ganancia de); [+ goods etc] liquidar

he cleared £50 on the deal — sacó 50 libras del negocio

he clears £250 a week — se saca 250 libras a la semana

we have just about cleared our costs — nos ha llegado justo para cubrir los gastos

half-price to clear — liquidación a mitad de precio

9) (Comput) despejar

5. VI

1) (=improve) [weather] (also: clear up) despejarse; [sky] despejarse; [fog] disiparse

2) [liquid] aclararse, clarificarse

3) [cheque] ser compensado

4) (Sport) despejar

6.

CPD

clear round N — (Showjumping) ronda f sin penalizaciones

- clear away

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

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[klɪr, klɪə(r)]
I

adjective -er, -est

1) < sky> despejado, claro; < day> despejado; <liquid/glass> transparente

clear soup — consomé m

to have a clear conscience — tener* la conciencia tranquila or limpia

she has very clear skin — tiene muy buen cutis

to keep a clear head — mantener* la mente despejada

2) ( distinct) <outline/picture> nítido, claro; < voice> claro

3)

a) (plain, evident)

it's a clear case of suicide — es un caso evidente or claro de suicidio

the Bears are clear favorites — los Bears son, sin lugar a dudas, el equipo favorito

it became clear that... — se hizo evidente or patente que...

b) <explanation/instructions> claro

is that clear? — ¿está or queda claro?

let's get this clear — entendámonos bien

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico?, ¿está claro?

4) (free, unobstructed) <space/road> despejado

keep clear — no obstruya el paso

all clear! — el campo está libre!

5) ( entire)

we've got two clear days — tenemos dos días enteros

he makes a clear $450 a week — saca 450 dólares netos or limpios a la semana

6)

to be in the clear — ( free - from danger) estar* fuera de peligro; (- from debt) estar* libre de deudas; (- from suspicion) estar* libre de toda sospecha

7) ( in showjumping) < round> sin faltas

II

adverb

1) (beyond, outside)

once you're clear of the town — una vez que hayas salido de la ciudad

stand clear of the doors — manténganse alejados de las puertas

he leapt clear of the oncoming car — se apartó de un salto del coche que venía

the curtains should hang clear of the radiators — las cortinas no deben tocar los radiadores

2) ( as intensifier)

the cargo sank clear to the bottom — la carga se fue a pique hasta el fondo

he fell clear through the ceiling — se cayó y atravesó el techo

3)

to keep/stay/steer clear (of something) — ( lit) mantenerse* alejado (de algo)

keep clear! — no se acerquen!

I advised her to steer clear of him — le aconsejé que no tuviera nada que ver con él

4) ( distinctly) loud II

III
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) (make free, unobstructed) \<\<room\>\> vaciar*; \<\<surface\>\> despejar; \<\<drain/pipe\>\> desatascar*, destapar (AmL); \<\<building\>\> desalojar; \<\<land\>\> despoblar de árboles, desmontar

to clear the table — levantar or (Esp tb) quitar la mesa

to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz

to clear a space for something — hacer* sitio or lugar para algo

an agreement that clears the way for increased trade — un acuerdo que abre camino para un mayor intercambio comercial

police cleared the area — la policía evacuó la zona

let's clear all this paper off the desk — quitemos todos estos papeles del escritorio; air I 1)

b) ( Comput) \<\<screen\>\> despejar; \<\<data\>\> borrar

2) \<\<fence/ditch\>\> salvar, saltar por encima de

the plane just cleared the trees — el avión pasó casi rozando los árboles

to clear customs — pasar por la aduana

3) ( free from suspicion)

he was cleared of all charges — lo absolvieron de todos los cargos

she is determined to clear her name — está decidida a limpiar su nombre

4)

a) ( authorize) autorizar*, darle* el visto bueno a

you'll have to clear that with Tom — tendrás que obtener autorización or el visto bueno de Tom

b) ( Fin) compensar

5)

a) ( settle) \<\<debt/account\>\> liquidar, saldar

b) ( earn) sacar*

c) ( sell off) \<\<stock\>\> liquidar

reduced to clear — (BrE) rebajas por liquidación

6) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> despejar

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<sky/weather\>\> despejarse; \<\<water\>\> aclararse

her head began to clear — se le empezó a despejar la cabeza

b) ( disperse) \<\<fog/smoke\>\> levantarse, disiparse; \<\<traffic/congestion\>\> despejarse

2) ( Fin) \<\<check\>\> ser* compensado

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Phrasal Verbs:

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

English-spanish dictionary > clear
8 cover

1.
['kʌvə(r)]noun

1) (piece of cloth) Decke, die; (of cushion, bed) Bezug, der; (lid) Deckel, der; (of hole, engine, typewriter, etc.) Abdeckung, die

put a cover on or over — zudecken; abdecken [Loch, Fußboden, Grab, Fahrzeug, Maschine]; beziehen [Kissen, Bett]

2) (of book) Einband, der; (of magazine) Umschlag, der; (of record) [Platten]hülle, die

read something from cover to cover — etwas von vorn bis hinten lesen

on the [front/back] cover — auf dem [vorderen/hinteren] Buchdeckel; (of magazine) auf der Titelseite/hinteren Umschlagseite

3) (Post): (envelope) [Brief]umschlag, der

under plain cover — in neutralem Umschlag

[send something] under separate cover — [etwas] mit getrennter Post [schicken]

4) in pl. (bedclothes) Bettzeug, das

5) (hiding place, shelter) Schutz, der

take cover [from something] — Schutz [vor etwas (Dat.)] suchen

[be/go] under cover — (from bullets etc.) in Deckung [sein/gehen]

under cover — (from rain) überdacht [Sitzplatz]; regengeschützt

keep something under cover — etwas abgedeckt halten

under cover of darkness — im Schutz der Dunkelheit

6) (Mil.): (supporting force) Deckung, die

7) (protection) Deckung, die

give somebody/something cover — jemandem Deckung geben

8) (pretence) Vorwand, der; (false identity, screen) Tarnung, die

9) (Insurance)

[insurance] cover — Versicherung, die

get cover against something — sich gegen etwas versichern

have adequate cover — ausreichend versichert sein

10) (of song etc.)

cover [version] — Coverversion, die
2. transitive verb
1) bedecken

cover a book with leather — ein Buch in Leder binden

cover a chair with chintz — einen Stuhl mit Chintz beziehen

cover a pan with a lid — eine Pfanne mit einem Deckel zudecken

she covered her face with her hands — sie verbarg das Gesicht in den Händen

the roses are covered with greenfly — die Rosen sind voller Blattläuse

somebody is covered in or with confusion/shame — (fig.) jmd. ist ganz verlegen/sehr beschämt

2) (conceal, lit. or fig.) verbergen; (for protection) abdecken

3) (travel) zurücklegen

4) in p.p. (having roof) überdacht

5) (deal with) behandeln; (include) abdecken

6) (Journ.) berichten über (+ Akk.)

7)

cover expenses — die Kosten decken

£10 will cover my needs for the journey — 10 Pfund werden für die Reisekosten reichen

8) (shield) decken

I'll keep you covered — ich gebe dir Deckung

9)

cover oneself — (fig.) sich absichern; (Insurance)

cover oneself against something — sich gegen etwas versichern

10) (aim gun at) in Schach halten (ugs.)

I've got you covered — ich habe meine Waffe auf dich gerichtet

11) (record new version of) covern

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/85790/cover_for">cover for

- cover in

- cover up

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1. verb
1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) bedecken

2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) decken

3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) zurücklegen

4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) sich erstrecken über

5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) decken

6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) berichten über

7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) in Schach halten
2. noun
1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) die Decke

2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) die Deckung

3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) der Schutz

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- coverage
- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
- cover-up
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cov·er

[ˈkʌvəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. (spread) Abdeckung f; (flexible plastic case) Plane f; (for smaller objects) Hülle f; (cloth case) Kleiderhülle f; (protective top) Deckel m; (for bed) [Bett]decke f, Duvet nt SCHWEIZ; (for armchair, sofa) [Schon]bezug m

cushion \cover Kissenbezug m, Polsterüberzug m ÖSTERR

manhole \cover Schachtdeckel m

quilt [or duvet] \cover Bettdeckenbezug m, Duvetbezug m SCHWEIZ

2. (sheets)

▪ the \covers pl das Bettzeug

Ann burrowed down beneath the \covers Ann zog sich die Decke über den Kopf

he threw back the \covers er warf die Bettdecke zurück

3. (of a book) Einband m; of a magazine Titelseite f, Cover nt

hard \cover gebundenes Buch, Hardcover nt

soft \cover Taschenbuch nt

to read a book from \cover to \cover ein Buch vom Anfang bis zum Ende lesen [o in einem durchlesen

4. (envelope) Briefumschlag m, Couvert nt SCHWEIZ, Kuvert nt ÖSTERR

under plain \cover in neutralem Umschlag

under separate \cover mit getrennter Post

5. no pl (shelter) Schutz m

not many of the seats are under \cover nicht viele Sitze sind überdacht; (concealed)

he ordered his men to stay under \cover er befahl seinen Männern, in ihren Verstecken zu bleiben

under \cover of darkness im Schutz der Dunkelheit

to take \cover somewhere sich akk irgendwo unterstellen

I took \cover behind a wall/in a ditch/under the table ich versteckte mich hinter einer Wand/in einem Graben/unter dem Tisch

6. no pl (for animals to hide) Dickicht nt, Unterholz nt

to break \cover aus dem [schützenden] Unterholz hervorbrechen

7. (concealing true identity) Tarnung f

under \cover as getarnt als

to blow sb's \cover jdn enttarnen [o auffliegen lassen

8. no pl MIL Deckung f; (from bombs, gun attacks) Feuerschutz m

9. no pl esp BRIT (insurance) Versicherungsschutz m, Deckung f

do you have \cover against theft? sind Sie gegen Diebstahl versichert?

to ask for additional \cover zusätzliche Deckung verlangen

full \cover voller Versicherungsschutz

third-party \cover Haftpflichtversicherung f

comprehensive \cover Vollkaskoversicherung f

to have \cover versichert sein, Versicherungsschutz haben

to operate without adequate \cover keinen ausreichenden Versicherungsschutz haben

10. ECON, FIN (security) Abdeckung f, Absicherung f

do you have sufficient \cover for this loan? haben Sie ausreichende Sicherheiten für diesen Kredit?

11. no pl (substitute) Vertretung f

to provide \cover for sb jdn vertreten

to provide emergency \cover einen Notdienst aufrechterhalten, eine Notfallversorgung gewährleisten

12. MUS (recording) Coverversion f

13.

▶ never judge a book by its \cover man sollte niemals nur nach dem Äußeren urteilen

II. vt

1. (put over)

▪ to \cover sth/sb etw/jdn bedecken; (against dust also) etw überziehen

snow \covered the hills Schnee bedeckte die Hügel

▪ to be \covered [in [or with]] sth [mit etw dat] bedeckt sein

my hands are \covered in ink/mud/paint meine Hände sind voller Tinte/Schlamm/Farbe

how much of the Earth's surface is \covered by water? wie viel Prozent der Erdoberfläche liegt unter Wasser?

\covered with blood voll Blut, blutig

2. (to protect)

▪ to \cover sth/sb [with sth] etw/jdn [mit etw dat] abdecken

they \covered him with a blanket sie deckten ihn mit einer Decke zu

to \cover one's eyes/face with one's hands die Augen/das Gesicht mit den Händen bedecken

3. (in order to hide)

▪ to \cover sth etw verdecken; ( fig) one's confusion etw überspielen

4. (extend over)

▪ to \cover sth sich akk über etw akk erstrecken

London \covers 1579 square kilometres [of land] London erstreckt sich über 1579 Quadratkilometer; ( fig)

the new office will \cover the whole of Scotland das neue Büro ist für ganz Schottland zuständig

5. (travel)

to \cover a lot of ground eine große Strecke zurücklegen; (make progress) gut vorankommen; (be wide-ranging) sehr umfassend sein

during the meeting we \covered a lot of ground wir sind bei der Sitzung gut vorangekommen

to \cover 20 kilometres in two hours 20 km in zwei Stunden fahren

6. (deal with)

▪ to \cover sth sich akk mit etw dat befassen, etw behandeln

this leaflet \covers what we've just discussed in more detail in der Broschüre finden Sie Informationen zu dem, was wir gerade ausführlich besprochen haben

do these parking restrictions \cover residents as well as visitors? gelten die Parkbeschränkungen sowohl für Anlieger als auch für Besucher?

the new regulations \cover precisely where and when protest marches can take place in den neuen Regelungen ist genau festgehalten, wo und wann Protestmärsche stattfinden dürfen

7. (be enough for)

▪ to \cover sth etw [ab]decken

to \cover the costs die Kosten decken

here's £20, will that \cover it? hier sind 20 Pfund, wird das reichen?

8. (report on)

▪ to \cover sth über etw akk berichten

the journalist was in Vietnam, \covering the war er war Kriegsberichterstatter in Vietnam

9. (insure)

▪ to \cover sb/sth [against [or for] sth] jdn/etw [gegen etw akk] versichern

are we \covered for accidental damage? sind wir gegen Unfallschäden versichert?

the damage was \covered by the insurance der Schaden wurde von der Versicherung bezahlt

to be fully \covered vollen Versicherungsschutz haben

10. (earn enough to pay) etw [ab]decken [o sichern]

the dividend is \covered four times das Verhältnis Gewinn-Dividende ist 4:1

11. (protect)

▪ to \cover oneself [against sth] sich akk [gegen etw akk] absichern

she tried to \cover herself by saying that... sie versuchte sich damit herauszureden, dass...

12. MIL

▪ to \cover sb/sth jdn/etw decken; (give covering fire) jdm/etw Feuerschutz geben

\cover me! gib mir Deckung!

to \cover sb's retreat jds Rückzug decken

13. (aim weapon at)

▪ to \cover sb seine Waffe auf jdn/etw richten

hands up! I've got you \covered! Hände hoch! meine Waffe ist auf Sie gerichtet!

14. (watch)

▪ to \cover sth etw bewachen

15. (do sb's job)

▪ to \cover sth [for sb] etw [für jdn] übernehmen

could you \cover my shift for me tomorrow? könnten Sie morgen meine Schicht übernehmen?

16. (adopt song)

to \cover a song einen Song covern fachspr, von einem Lied eine Coverversion aufnehmen

17. ZOOL

to \cover an animal ein Tier decken

18.

▶ to \cover one's back sich absichern fig

▶ to \cover oneself with glory sich akk mit Ruhm bedecken

▶ to \cover a multitude of sins viel Unschönes verbergen

▶ to \cover one's tracks seine Spuren verwischen

III. vi

to \cover well/badly paint gut/schlecht decken

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['kʌvə(r)]
1. n

1) (= lid) Deckel m; (of lens) (Schutz)kappe f; (= loose cover on chair) Bezug m; (= cloth for typewriter, umbrella etc) Hülle f; (on lorries, tennis court) Plane f; (= sheet over merchandise, shop counter) Decke f, Tuch nt; (= blanket, quilt) (Bett)decke f

he put a cover over her/it — er deckte sie/es zu

she pulled the covers up to her chin — sie zog die Decke bis ans Kinn (hoch)

2) (of book) Einband m; (of magazine) Umschlag m; (= dust cover) (Schutz)umschlag m

to read a book from cover to cover — ein Buch von Anfang bis Ende or von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite lesen

on the cover — auf dem Einband/Umschlag; (of magazine) auf der Titelseite, auf dem Titel(blatt)

3) (COMM: envelope) Umschlag m

under separate cover — getrennt

under plain cover — in neutralem Umschlag

4) no pl (= shelter, protection) Schutz m (from vor +dat, gegen); (MIL) Deckung f (from vor +dat, gegen)

to take cover (from rain) — sich unterstellen, Schutz suchen (from vor +dat ); (Mil) in Deckung gehen (from vor +dat )

under the cover of the trees — im Schutz der Bäume

these plants/the car should be kept under cover — diese Pflanzen sollten/das Auto sollte abgedeckt sein or (under roof)

to get oneself under cover (for longer period) — sich unterstellen Unterschlupf finden

under cover of darkness — im Schutz(e) der Dunkelheit

to give sb cover (Mil) — jdm Deckung geben

5) (HUNT) Deckung f

to break cover — aus der Deckung hervorbrechen

6) (Brit: place at meal) Gedeck nt

she laid covers for six — sie deckte für sechs Personen, sie legte sechs Gedecke auf

7) (Brit) (COMM, FIN) Deckung f; (= insurance cover) Versicherung f

to operate without cover — ohne Deckung arbeiten

to take out cover for a car — ein Auto versichern

to take out cover against fire — eine Feuerversicherung abschließen

to get cover for sth — etw versichern (lassen)

do you have adequate cover? — sind Sie ausreichend versichert?

8) (= assumed identity) Tarnung f; (= front organization also) Deckung f

under cover as — getarnt als

to operate under cover — als Agent tätig sein

to blow sb's cover — jdn enttarnen

9) (MUS) Coverversion f

2. vt

1) (= put cover on) bedecken; (= cover over) zudecken; (with loose cover) chair etc beziehen

a covered wagon/way — ein Planwagen m

to cover one's head — den Kopf bedecken

the car covered us in mud — das Auto bespritzte uns von oben bis unten mit Schlamm

the mountain was covered with or in snow — der Berg war schneebedeckt or mit Schnee bedeckt

you're all covered with dog hairs — du bist voller Hundehaare

to cover oneself in or with glory — Ruhm ernten

to cover oneself with ridicule — sich lächerlich machen

covered in or with shame — zutiefst beschämt

2) (= hide) surprise verbergen; mistake, tracks also verdecken

to cover one's face in or with one's hands — sein Gesicht in den Händen verstecken or verbergen

3) (= protect) decken

ass (fig) — sich absichern

he only said that to cover himself — er hat das nur gesagt, um sich abzudecken or zu decken

4) (= point a gun at etc) door etc sichern; sb decken; (= be on guard near) sichern

to keep sb covered — jdn in Schach halten

I've got you covered! (with gun etc) — ich hab auf dich angelegt; ( fig, Chess etc ) ich hab dich

5) (FIN) loan decken; expenses, costs also abdecken; (INSUR) versichern

will £30 cover the drinks? — reichen £ 30 für die Getränke?

he gave me £30 to cover the drinks — er gab mir £ 30 für Getränke

6) (= take in, include) behandeln; (law also) erfassen; (= allow for, anticipate) possibilities, eventualities vorsehen

what does your travel insurance cover you for? — was deckt deine Reiseversicherung ab?

to cover the waterfront (esp US) — einen weiten Bereich abdecken

7) (PRESS: report on) berichten über (+acc)

8) (= travel) miles, distance zurücklegen

9) (salesman etc) territory zuständig sein für

10) (MUS) song neu interpretieren

11) (animals = copulate with) decken

12) (= play a higher card than) überbieten

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cover [ˈkʌvə(r)]

A s

1. Decke f

2. weitS. (Pflanzen-, Schnee-, Wolken- etc) Decke f

3. Deckel m:

under cover GASTR zugedeckt

4. a) (Buch) Decke(l) f(m), Einband m:

from cover to cover von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite

b) Umschlag- oder Titelseite f

c) (Schutz)Umschlag m

5. Umhüllung f, Hülle f, Futteral n, Kappe f

6. Überzug m, Bezug m

7. a) TECH Schutzhaube f oder -platte f

b) Abdeckhaube f (eines Plattenspielers etc)

c) Schutzmantel m (von elektrischen Röhren)

d) AUTO (Reifen) Decke f, Mantel m

8. Briefumschlag m, Kuvert n:

under same cover mit gleichem Schreiben, beiliegend;

under separate cover mit getrennter Post;

under plain cover in neutralem Umschlag

9. under cover of unter der (Deck)Adresse von ( → A 16)

10. Faltbrief m

11. Philatelie: Ganzsache f

12. Schutz m, Obdach n, Dach n:

get under cover sich unterstellen

13. Schutz m ( from gegen, vor dat):

under cover of night im Schutze der Nacht

14. MIL

a) auch allg Deckung f ( from vor dat):

take cover in Deckung gehen, Deckung nehmen;

take cover! (in) Deckung!

b) Sicherung f, Abschirmung f

15. JAGD

a) Lager n (von Wild)

b) (schützendes) Dickicht:

break cover ins Freie treten

16. fig Tarnung f, Deckmantel m, Vorwand m:

under cover of unter dem Deckmantel (gen), getarnt als ( → A 9);

blow one’s cover auffliegen umg (Agent etc)

17. Gedeck n (bei Tisch)

18. WIRTSCH Deckung f, Sicherheit f:

cover funds Deckungsmittel;

cover ratio Deckungsverhältnis n (einer Währung)

19. Versicherungsrecht: Abdeckung f, Versicherungsschutz m ( against gegen)

B v/t

1. ab-, be-, zudecken ( alle:

with mit):

covered with voll von;

covered with dust staubbedeckt;

covered in sweat schweißbedeckt, -gebadet;

remain covered den Hut aufbehalten;

cover o.s. with glory fig sich mit Ruhm bedecken oder bekleckern;

cover a roof ein Dach decken; → glory A 1

2. eine Fläche bedecken, einnehmen, sich über eine Fläche, auch eine Zeitspanne erstrecken

3. Papier, Seiten vollschreiben

4. überziehen, umwickeln, umhüllen, umspinnen:

covered buttons überzogene Knöpfe

5. einhüllen, -wickeln, -schlagen ( alle:

in, with in akk)

6. a) verdecken, -bergen (auch fig)

b) oft cover up fig verhüllen, -hehlen, bemänteln:

cover (up) one’s mistakes;

cover up a scandal einen Skandal vertuschen

7. auch fig (o.s. sich) decken, schützen ( beide:

from, against vor dat, gegen):

cover o.s. fig sich absichern

8. MIL

a) den Rückzug etc decken, schützen, abschirmen, sichern

b) auch allg jemanden decken, jemandem Deckung geben

c) ein Gebiet beherrschen, im Schussfeld haben

d) ein Gelände bestreichen, (mit Feuer) belegen

9. zielen auf (akk), in Schach halten:

cover sb with a pistol

10. WIRTSCH Kosten decken, bestreiten:

cover a loss einen Verlust decken;

cover debts Schulden (ab)decken

11. WIRTSCH versichern, abdecken ( beide:

against gegen):

be covered Versicherungsschutz haben oder genießen

12. decken, genügen oder ausreichen für:

cover a requirement

13. umfassen, umschließen, einschließen, beinhalten, enthalten, behandeln:

the book does not cover that period

14. (statistisch, mit Radar, Werbung etc) erfassen

15. ein Thema erschöpfend behandeln

16. Presse, RADIO, TV berichten über (akk):

cover the elections

17. eine Strecke zurücklegen:

cover three miles;

cover the ground fig alles (gründlich) durchnehmen oder bearbeiten oder behandeln;

cover a lot of ground

a) eine große Strecke zurücklegen,

b) fig viel umfassen, weit gehen oder reichen

18. einen Bezirk bereisen, bearbeiten:

this salesman covers Utah

19. ein Gebiet versorgen, operieren in (dat):

the bus line covers a vast area

20. SPORT einen Gegenspieler decken

21. jemanden beschatten, beobachten

22. ZOOL ein Weibchen decken, bespringen, eine Stute beschälen

23. BIBEL eine Sünde vergeben, auslöschen

C v/i

1. TECH decken:

this paint does not cover

2. SPORT decken

3. cover for einspringen für, vertreten

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1.
['kʌvə(r)]noun

1) (piece of cloth) Decke, die; (of cushion, bed) Bezug, der; (lid) Deckel, der; (of hole, engine, typewriter, etc.) Abdeckung, die

put a cover on or over — zudecken; abdecken [Loch, Fußboden, Grab, Fahrzeug, Maschine]; beziehen [Kissen, Bett]

2) (of book) Einband, der; (of magazine) Umschlag, der; (of record) [Platten]hülle, die

read something from cover to cover — etwas von vorn bis hinten lesen

on the [front/back] cover — auf dem [vorderen/hinteren] Buchdeckel; (of magazine) auf der Titelseite/hinteren Umschlagseite

3) (Post): (envelope) [Brief]umschlag, der

under plain cover — in neutralem Umschlag

[send something] under separate cover — [etwas] mit getrennter Post [schicken]

4) in pl. (bedclothes) Bettzeug, das

5) (hiding place, shelter) Schutz, der

take cover [from something] — Schutz [vor etwas (Dat.)] suchen

[be/go] under cover — (from bullets etc.) in Deckung [sein/gehen]

under cover — (from rain) überdacht [Sitzplatz]; regengeschützt

keep something under cover — etwas abgedeckt halten

under cover of darkness — im Schutz der Dunkelheit

6) (Mil.): (supporting force) Deckung, die

7) (protection) Deckung, die

give somebody/something cover — jemandem Deckung geben

8) (pretence) Vorwand, der; (false identity, screen) Tarnung, die

9) (Insurance)

[insurance] cover — Versicherung, die

get cover against something — sich gegen etwas versichern

have adequate cover — ausreichend versichert sein

10) (of song etc.)

cover [version] — Coverversion, die
2. transitive verb
1) bedecken

cover a book with leather — ein Buch in Leder binden

cover a chair with chintz — einen Stuhl mit Chintz beziehen

cover a pan with a lid — eine Pfanne mit einem Deckel zudecken

she covered her face with her hands — sie verbarg das Gesicht in den Händen

the roses are covered with greenfly — die Rosen sind voller Blattläuse

somebody is covered in or with confusion/shame — (fig.) jmd. ist ganz verlegen/sehr beschämt

2) (conceal, lit. or fig.) verbergen; (for protection) abdecken

3) (travel) zurücklegen

4) in p.p. (having roof) überdacht

5) (deal with) behandeln; (include) abdecken

6) (Journ.) berichten über (+ Akk.)

7)

cover expenses — die Kosten decken

£10 will cover my needs for the journey — 10 Pfund werden für die Reisekosten reichen

8) (shield) decken

I'll keep you covered — ich gebe dir Deckung

9)

cover oneself — (fig.) sich absichern; (Insurance)

cover oneself against something — sich gegen etwas versichern

10) (aim gun at) in Schach halten (ugs.)

I've got you covered — ich habe meine Waffe auf dich gerichtet

11) (record new version of) covern

Phrasal Verbs:

- cover for

- cover in

- cover up

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n.

Abdeckung f.

Decke -n f.

Deckel - m.

Hülle -- f.

Schutz m.

Titel -- m.

Umschlag -¨e m.

Zeitungsmantel m.

Überzug -¨e m. v.

bedecken v.

bespannen (mit Stoff...) v.

decken v.

umfassen v.

überziehen v.

English-german dictionary > cover
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test
1. noun
1) (a set of questions or exercises intended to find out a person's ability, knowledge etc; a short examination: an arithmetic/driving test.) prueba, examen, test

2) (something done to find out whether a thing is good, strong, efficient etc: a blood test.) prueba, examen, test; análisis (de sangre)

3) (an event, situation etc that shows how good or bad something is: a test of his courage.) prueba

4) (a way to find out if something exists or is present: a test for radioactivity.) ensayo, prueba

5) (a test match.) partido internacional

2. verb
(to carry out a test or tests on (someone or something): The students were tested on their French; They tested the new aircraft.) probar, examinar; hacer un análisis

- test match
- test pilot
- test-tube

test¹ n examen / prueba

a maths test un examen de mates

she failed her driving test suspendió el examen de conducir

test² vb testar / probar / comprobar

scientists are testing the new drug los científicos están testando el nuevo medicamento

test sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ tests) test;
un examen tipo test a multiple-choice exam
test sustantivo masculino test
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test

tr[test]

noun

1 (trial) prueba

2 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL (gen) examen nombre masculino, prueba; (multiple choice) test nombre masculino

3 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL análisis nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (gen) probar

■ our products are not tested on animals nuestros productos no se prueban con animales

2 (patience, loyalty) poner a prueba

3 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL hacerle una prueba a

4 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL analizar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to stand the test of time resistir el paso del tiempo

to take a car for a test drive probar un coche en carretera

test case caso que sienta jurisprudencia

test flight vuelo de prueba

test match partido internacional

test pilot piloto de pruebas

test tube probeta

test ['tɛst] vt

: examinar, evaluar

test vi

: hacer pruebas

test n

: prueba f, examen m, test m

to put to the test: poner a prueba

test

n.

• ensayo s.m.

• examen s.m.

• piedra de toque s.f.

• probatura s.f.

• prueba s.f.

• tanteo s.m.

• test s.m.

v.

• ensayar v.

• examinar v.

• experimentar v.

• probar v.

• tantear v.

• verificar v.

test
I

noun

1)

a) ( Educ) prueba f; ( multiple-choice type) test m

to do o take a test — hacer* una prueba/un test

to give o set somebody a test — hacerle* or ponerle* a alguien una prueba/un test

b) (of machine, drug) prueba f

to put something to the test — poner* algo a prueba

to stand the test of time — resistir el paso del tiempo; (before n) <run, flight> experimental, de prueba

c) (analysis, investigation)

blood/urine test — análisis m de sangre/orina

to have an eye/a hearing test — hacerse* un examen de la vista/del oído

he had an AIDS test — se le hizo la prueba del sida

2) ( Sport) partido m internacional

II
1.

transitive verb

a) \<\<student/class\>\> examinar, hacerle* una prueba a; \<\<knowledge/skill\>\> evaluar*

to test somebody ON something — examinar a alguien sobre algo

b) test (out) \<\<product/vehicle/weapon\>\> probar*, poner* a prueba

these cosmetics have not been tested on animals — no se han utilizado animales en las pruebas de laboratorio de estos cosméticos

c) \<\<friendship/endurance\>\> poner* a prueba

d) \<\<blood/urine\>\> analizar*; \<\<sight/hearing/reflexes\>\> examinar; \<\<hypothesis\>\> comprobar*

you need your eyes tested — tienes que hacerte examinar la vista

to test somebody for something: she was tested for AIDS se le hizo un análisis para determinar si tenía el sida; to test something FOR something: the eggs were tested for salmonella — los huevos fueron analizados para determinar si estaban infectados de salmonela

2.

vi ( carry out a test) hacer* pruebas; ( Med) hacer* análisis

just testing! — (hum) era sólo para ver qué decías

she tested positive — su análisis dio positivo

[test]
1. N

1) (Scol, Univ) examen m ; (multiple-choice) test m ; (esp for job) prueba f

we've got a maths test tomorrow — mañana tenemos (un) examen de matemáticas

• to do a test — (Scol, Univ) hacer un examen; (multiple choice) hacer un test; (for job) hacer una prueba

• to fail a test — (Scol, Univ) suspender un examen; (multiple choice) suspender un test; (for job) no pasar una prueba

• to give sb a test (in sth) — examinar a algn (de algo), poner a algn un examen (de algo)

• an oral test — un examen oral

• to pass a test — (Scol, Univ) aprobar un examen; (multiple choice) aprobar un test; (for job) pasar una prueba

• to take a test — (Scol, Univ) hacer un examen; (multiple choice) hacer un test; (for job) hacer una prueba

• a written test — un examen oral/escrito
aptitude, intelligence
2) (Aut) (also: driving test) examen m de conducir

• to fail one's test — suspender el examen de conducir

• to pass one's test — aprobar el examen de conducir

• to take one's test — hacer el examen de conducir

3) (Med) [of organs, functioning] prueba f ; [of sample, substance] análisis m inv

• AIDS test — prueba f del sida

• blood test — análisis m inv de sangre

• eye test — revisión f de la vista

• it was sent to the laboratory for tests — lo mandaron al laboratorio para que lo analizaran

• hearing test — revisión f del oído

• medical test — examen m médico

• pregnancy test — prueba f del embarazo

• urine test — análisis m inv de orina
breath, fitness, litmus, smear
4) (=trial) [of aircraft, new product, drug] prueba f

• nuclear test — prueba f nuclear

• they want to ban cosmetics tests on animals — quieren prohibir las pruebas de cosméticos en animales
flight I, 1., 1), screen 3.
5) (fig) prueba f

he now faces the toughest test of his leadership — ahora se enfrenta a la prueba más difícil durante su periodo como líder

holidays are a major test of any relationship — irse de vacaciones es una de las pruebas más difíciles a la que se somete cualquier relación

• to put sth to the test — poner or someter algo a prueba

• to stand the test of time — resistir el paso del tiempo
acid, endurance
6) (Cricket, Rugby) (also: test match) partido m internacional

2. VT

1) [+ student, pupil] examinar; [+ candidate] (for job) hacer una prueba a; [+ knowledge] evaluar; [+ understanding] poner a prueba

• to test sb on sth — (Scol, Univ) examinar a algn de algo; (esp for job) hacer una prueba de algo a algn; (for revision) hacer preguntas de algo a algn (para repasar)

she was tested on her computer skills — le hicieron una prueba de informática

can you test me on my French/spelling? — ¿me haces preguntas de francés/ortografía?

2) (Med) [+ blood, urine, sample] analizar

• to have one's eyes tested — hacerse una revisión de la vista

• to test sb/sth for sth, to test sb for AIDS — hacer la prueba del SIDA a algn

to test sb for drugs — (gen) realizar pruebas a algn para comprobar si ha consumido drogas; [+ athlete, sportsperson] realizar el control antidoping a algn

my doctor wants me to be tested for diabetes — mi médico quiere que me haga un análisis para ver or frm determinar si tengo diabetes

the urine is tested for protein — se hace un análisis de orina para determinar el contenido de proteínas

3) (=conduct trials on) [+ aircraft, weapon, new product, drug] probar

the drug was tested in clinical trials — se sometió el medicamento a pruebas clínicas

• all our products are tested for quality — probamos la calidad de todos nuestros productos

• to test sth on sth/sb — probar algo con or en algo/algn

none of our products are tested on animals — ninguno de nuestros productos se prueba con or en animales

test the cream on an unaffected area of skin — pruebe la crema sobre una zona cutánea no afectada

4) (=check) probar

test the water temperature with your elbow — pruebe la temperatura del agua con el codo

he tested the ice with a stick — usó un palo para comprobar la solidez del hielo

- test the waters

5) (fig) (=put to the test) [+ person, courage] poner a prueba

his resolve will be tested to the limits this week — su resolución se pondrá a prueba al máximo esta semana

to test sb's patience — poner a prueba la paciencia de algn

3.

VI (=conduct a test)

testing, testing... — (Telec) probando, probando...

• it is a method used to test for allergies — es un método utilizado en pruebas de alergia

• just testing! — hum ¡por si acaso pregunto!

• to test negative/ positive (for sth) — dar negativo/positivo (en la prueba de algo)

4.

CPD

(nuclear) test ban N — prohibición f de pruebas nucleares

test ban treaty N — (also: nuclear test ban treaty) tratado m de prohibición de pruebas nucleares

test bed N — banco m de pruebas

test card N — (TV) carta f de ajuste

test case N — (Jur) juicio m que sienta jurisprudencia

test cricket N — críquet m a nivel internacional

test data NPL — resultados mpl de prueba

test drive N — (by potential buyer) prueba f en carretera; (by mechanic, technician) prueba f de rodaje

to take sth for a test drive — probar algo en carretera
test-drive
test flight N — vuelo m de prueba, vuelo m de ensayo

test marketing N — pruebas de un producto nuevo en el mercado

test marketing has already shown the product to be a great success — las pruebas realizadas en el mercado ya han mostrado que el producto tiene un éxito tremendo

test match N — (Cricket, Rugby) partido m internacional

test paper N — (Scol, Univ) examen m ; (multiple-choice) test m ; (Chem) papel m reactivo

test pattern N (US) (TV) — = test card

test piece N — (Mus) pieza f elegida para un certamen de piano

test pilot N — piloto mf de pruebas

test run N — (lit) vuelta f de prueba, prueba f ; (fig) puesta f a prueba

test tube N — probeta f, tubo m de ensayo

test tube baby N — bebé mf probeta

- test out

* * *
[test]
I

noun

1)

a) ( Educ) prueba f; ( multiple-choice type) test m

to do o take a test — hacer* una prueba/un test

to give o set somebody a test — hacerle* or ponerle* a alguien una prueba/un test

b) (of machine, drug) prueba f

to put something to the test — poner* algo a prueba

to stand the test of time — resistir el paso del tiempo; (before n) <run, flight> experimental, de prueba

c) (analysis, investigation)

blood/urine test — análisis m de sangre/orina

to have an eye/a hearing test — hacerse* un examen de la vista/del oído

he had an AIDS test — se le hizo la prueba del sida

2) ( Sport) partido m internacional

II
1.

transitive verb

a) \<\<student/class\>\> examinar, hacerle* una prueba a; \<\<knowledge/skill\>\> evaluar*

to test somebody ON something — examinar a alguien sobre algo

b) test (out) \<\<product/vehicle/weapon\>\> probar*, poner* a prueba

these cosmetics have not been tested on animals — no se han utilizado animales en las pruebas de laboratorio de estos cosméticos

c) \<\<friendship/endurance\>\> poner* a prueba

d) \<\<blood/urine\>\> analizar*; \<\<sight/hearing/reflexes\>\> examinar; \<\<hypothesis\>\> comprobar*

you need your eyes tested — tienes que hacerte examinar la vista

to test somebody for something: she was tested for AIDS se le hizo un análisis para determinar si tenía el sida; to test something FOR something: the eggs were tested for salmonella — los huevos fueron analizados para determinar si estaban infectados de salmonela

2.

vi ( carry out a test) hacer* pruebas; ( Med) hacer* análisis

just testing! — (hum) era sólo para ver qué decías

she tested positive — su análisis dio positivo

English-spanish dictionary > test
10 draw

draw

A n

1 ( raffle) tirage m (au sort) ; to win (sth in) a draw gagner (qch) dans une loterie ;

2 ( tie) ( in match) match m nul ; it was a draw ( in match) ils ont fait match nul ; ( in race) ils sont arrivés ex aequo ;

3 ( attraction) (person, film, event, place) attraction f ; Bob Dylan was the big draw Bob Dylan était la grande attraction ;

4 (on cigarette, pipe) bouffée f ;

5 US ( hand of cards) main f.

B vtr ( prét drew, pp drawn)

1 ( on paper etc) faire [picture, plan, portrait, sketch, cartoon] ; dessiner [person, face, object, diagram] ; tracer [line, circle, square] ; to draw a picture lit faire un dessin, dessiner ; to draw (a picture of) a boat dessiner un bateau ; to draw a map ( giving directions) faire un plan ; ( in school) dessiner une carte ; to draw sb sth, to draw sth for sb faire qch à qn [picture, plan, cartoon, sketch] ; dessiner qch à qn [person, face, object, diagram] ;

2 fig dépeindre [character, picture] ; faire [analogy, comparison, distinction, parallel] ;

3 ( pull) [animal, car, engine] tirer [object, cart, rope, plough] ; [machine, suction] aspirer [liquid, gas] ; to draw a plough along tirer une charrue ; the water is drawn along the pipe l'eau est aspirée dans le tuyau ; I drew the book towards me j'ai tiré le livre vers moi ; he drew the child towards him il a attiré l'enfant vers lui ; to draw a bolt/the curtains tirer un verrou/les rideaux ; I drew the string as tight as I could j'ai tiré sur la ficelle aussi fort que j'ai pu ; she drew a ten pound note from her purse elle a tiré un billet de dix livres de son porte-monnaie ; he drew his finger along the shelf il a passé un doigt sur l'étagère ; to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead/a comb through ones' hair se passer un mouchoir sur le front/un peigne dans les cheveux ; she drew his arm through hers elle a passé son bras sous le sien ; she drew her shawl round her shoulders elle a resserré son châle autour de ses épaules ; to draw water from a well tirer de l'eau d'un puits ; to draw a pint of beer ≈ tirer un demi-litre de bière à la pression ; to draw blood lit provoquer un saignement ; to draw a bow bander un arc ;

4 ( derive) tirer [conclusion] (from de) ; I drew comfort from the fact that/from doing cela m'a un peu réconforté de savoir que/de faire ; to draw a lesson/a moral from sth tirer une leçon/une morale de qch ; to draw inspiration from sth puiser de l'inspiration dans qch ; he drew hope/encouragement from this cela lui a donné de l'espoir/du courage ; to be drawn from [energy, information] provenir de ; his friends/our readers are drawn from all walks of life ses amis/nos lecteurs viennent de tous les horizons ;

5 ( cause to talk) faire parler [person] (about, on de) ; I'd hoped she'd tell me, but she wouldn't be drawn ou she refused to be drawn j'avais espéré qu'elle me le dirait, mais elle a refusé de parler ; to draw sth from ou out of sb obtenir qch de qn [information] ; faire dire or arracher qch à qn [truth] ; she drew tears of laughter from the audience elle a fait rire son public aux larmes ; I managed to draw a smile from him j'ai réussi à lui arracher un sourire ;

6 ( attract) [person, event, film] attirer [crowd, person] (to vers) ; susciter [reaction, criticism, praise, interest] ; the idea drew much criticism from both sides/from the experts l'idée a suscité de nombreuses critiques des deux côtés/chez les experts ; the course draws students from all over the world le cours attire des étudiants du monde entier ; his speech drew great applause son discours a soulevé des applaudissements ; to draw sb's attention to sth attirer l'attention de qn sur qch ; to draw attention to oneself attirer l'attention sur soi ; to feel drawn to sb se sentir attiré vers qn ; to draw sb to attirer qn vers [person, religion] ; pousser qn vers [profession] ; the sound of the explosion drew her to the window le bruit de l'explosion l'a attirée à la fenêtre ; to draw sb into mêler qn à [conversation] ; entraîner qn dans [argument, battle] ; I'm not going to be drawn into an argument with you je ne vais pas me laisser entraîner dans une dispute avec toi ; they were drawn together by their love of animals leur amour des animaux les a rapprochés ; to draw the enemy fire offrir un cible au feu ennemi ; I'll draw their fire je ferai diversion ;

7 Fin ( take out) retirer [money] (from de) ; tirer [cheque, bill of exchange, promissory note] (on sur) ; ( receive) toucher [wages, pension] ;

8 Games ( choose at random) tirer [qch] au sort [name, ticket, winner] ; they asked him to draw the winner (out of the hat) ils lui ont demandé de tirer au sort le gagnant ; to draw a winning ticket [competitor] tirer un billet gagnant ; Italy has been drawn against Spain ou to play Spain le tirage au sort a désigné l'Italie comme adversaire de l'Espagne ; Jones drew Smith in the first round le tirage au sort a désigné Smith comme adversaire de Jones au premier tour ;

9 Sport to draw a match faire match nul ;

10 (remove, pull out) extraire [tooth] ; retirer, enlever [thorn, splinter, sting] (from de) ; retirer [cork] (from de) ; dégainer, sortir [sword, dagger] ; sortir [knife, gun] ; tirer [card] ; to draw a gun on sb sortir un pistolet et le braquer sur qn ; to draw a knife on sb sortir un couteau pour en menacer qn ; with drawn sword l'épée dégainée ;

11 ( disembowel) vider [chicken, turkey, goose] ; Hist étriper [prisoner] ;

12 Hunt suivre la voie de [animal] ;

13 Games to draw trumps tirer ses atouts ;

14 Tech étirer [wire, metal, glass] ;

15 Naut the ship draws six metres le navire a un tirant d'eau de six mètres ;

16 † ( run) faire couler [bath].

C vi ( prét drew, pp drawn)

1 ( make picture) dessiner ; he draws very well il dessine très bien ; to draw round ou around sth dessiner en suivant les contours de [hand, template] ;

2 ( move) to draw ahead (of sth/sb) lit [vehicle, person] gagner du terrain (sur qch/qn) ; fig [person, company] prendre de l'avance (sur qch/qn) ; to draw alongside [boat] accoster ; the car drew alongside the lorry la voiture s'est mise à côté du camion ; to draw close ou near [time, date, ordeal] approcher ; the time/day is drawing close when… l'heure/le jour approche où… ; they drew nearer to listen ils se sont rapprochés pour écouter ; to draw into [bus] arriver à [station] ; the train drew into the station le train est entré en gare ; to draw level se retrouver au même niveau ; to draw level with the other athletes ( in score) se retrouver au même niveau que les autres athlètes ; ( in race) rattraper les autres athlètes ; to draw over [vehicle] ( stop) se ranger ; ( still moving) se rabattre vers le bas-côté ; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road le camion s'est rangé sur la voie de droite ; to draw to one side [person] s'écarter ; to draw round ou around [people] se rassembler ; they drew round the teacher ils se sont rassemblés autour du professeur ; to draw to a halt s'arrêter ; to draw to a close ou an end [day, event, life] toucher à sa fin ;

3 gen, Sport ( in match) [teams] faire match nul ; ( finish at same time in race) [runners, racers] arriver ex aequo ; (finish equal, with same points) se retrouver ex aequo ; they drew for second place ils sont arrivés deuxièmes ex aequo ; X drew with Y ( in match) X a fait match nul avec Y ; ( in race) X est arrivé ex aequo avec Y ;

4 ( choose at random) to draw for sth tirer qch (au sort) ; they drew for partners ils ont tiré leurs partenaires (au sort) ;

5 [chimney, pipe] tirer ; [pump, vacuum cleaner] aspirer ; to draw on ou at one's pipe/cigarette tirer sur sa pipe/sa cigarette ;

6 [tea] infuser.

Idioms

to be quick/slow on the draw ○ ( in understanding) avoir l'esprit vif/lent ; ( in replying) avoir/ne pas avoir la repartie facile ; [cowboy] dégainer/ne pas dégainer vite ; to beat sb to the draw [rival, competitor] devancer qn ; [cowboy] dégainer plus vite que qn ; to draw the line fixer des limites ; you've got to draw the line somewhere il faut savoir fixer des limites ; to draw the line at doing se refuser à faire ; she drew the line at blackmail elle se refusait à faire du chantage ; I draw the line at violence je n'irai pas jusqu'à la violence ; the union agreed to longer working hours but drew the line at wage cuts le syndicat a accepté une augmentation des heures de travail mais a refusé une baisse des salaires.

Phrasal verbs

■ draw apart:

▶ draw apart [two people] se séparer ; the land masses drew apart les masses de terre se sont éloignées les unes des autres.

■ draw aside:

▶ draw [sth] aside, draw aside [sth] écarter [curtain, screen, object] ;

▶ draw [sb] aside prendre qn à part.

■ draw away:

▶ draw away [vehicle, train, person] ( move off) s'éloigner (from de) ; ( move ahead) prendre de l'avance (from sur) ; [person] (move away, recoil) avoir un mouvement de recul ;

▶ draw [sth] away, draw away [sth] retirer [hand, foot] ; draw the chair away from the fire éloigne la chaise du feu ;

▶ draw [sb] away from éloigner qn de [fire, scene] ; distraire qn de [book, task].

■ draw back:

▶ draw back (move back, recoil) reculer ;

▶ draw [sth] back, draw back [sth] ouvrir [curtains] ; [person] retirer [hand, foot] ;

▶ draw [sb] back, draw back [sb] faire revenir [person] ; the company will have difficulty drawing its customers back la société aura du mal à récupérer ses clients.

■ draw down:

▶ draw [sth] down, draw down [sth] baisser [blind, screen, veil].

■ draw in:

▶ draw in

1 [days] raccourcir ; the nights are drawing in les jours raccourcissent ;

2 ( arrive) [bus] arriver ; [train] entrer en gare ;

▶ draw [sth] in, draw in [sth]

1 gen, Art ( in picture) ajouter [background, detail] ;

2 tirer sur [reins, rope, lead] ; rentrer [stomach, claws] ;

3 ( suck in) [person] aspirer [air] ; [pump, machine] aspirer [liquid, gas, air] ; to draw in one's breath inspirer ;

4 ( attract) attirer [people, funds].

■ draw off:

▶ draw off [vehicle, train] partir ; [army] battre en retraite ;

▶ draw [sth] off, draw off [sth] tirer [beer, water] ; Med évacuer [fluid] ; retirer, ôter [gloves].

■ draw on:

▶ draw on ( approach) [time, date, season] approcher ; ( pass) [time] passer ; [evening, day, season] (s')avancer ;

▶ draw on [sth] puiser dans, exploiter [skills, strength, reserves, savings] ; in her novels she draws on childhood memories pour écrire ses romans elle s'inspire de ses souvenirs d'enfance ; the report draws on information from… le rapport tire des informations de… ; to draw on one's experience faire appel à son expérience ;

▶ draw on [sth], draw [sth] on enfiler [gloves, shoes, garment].

■ draw out:

▶ draw out

1 ( leave) [train, bus] partir ; the train drew out of the station le train a quitté la gare ; a car drew out in front of me une voiture a déboîté devant moi ;

2 ( get longer) [day, night] rallonger ; the nights are drawing out les jours rallongent ;

▶ draw [sth] out, draw out [sth]

1 gen tirer [handkerchief, purse, cigarette, knife] (from, out of de) ; retirer [splinter, nail, cork] (from, out of de) ; extraire [tooth] ; aspirer [liquid, air] ;

2 Fin retirer [cash, money, balance] ;

3 ( cause to last longer) faire durer [meeting, speech, meal] ; ( unnecessarily) faire traîner [meeting, speech, meal] ;

4 ( extract) obtenir [information, confession] ; ( using force) soutirer [information, confession] ; they managed to draw a confession out of him ils ont réussi à lui soutirer des aveux ;

5 Tech ( stretch) étirer [wire, thread, glass, metal] ;

▶ draw [sb] out ( make less shy) faire sortir [qn] de sa coquille ; I managed to draw him out of his silence j'ai réussi à le sortir de son silence ; I drew the old man out about the war j'ai fait parler le vieil homme de la guerre.

■ draw up:

▶ draw up [vehicle] s'arrêter ; [boat] accoster ;

▶ draw up [sth], draw [sth] up

1 établir [contract, criteria, budget, programme, proposals, questionnaire] ; dresser, établir [list, inventory, plan] ; rédiger, établir [report] ; faire [will] ;

2 ( pull upwards) hisser [bucket] ;

3 ( bring) approcher [chair, stool] (to de) ;

4 ( gather up) tirer sur [thread, drawstring] ;

▶ draw oneself up se redresser ; she drew herself up to her full height elle s'est redressée de toute sa hauteur.

Big English-French dictionary > draw
11 ground

I 1. noun
1) Boden, der

work above/below ground — über/unter der Erde arbeiten

deep under the ground — tief unter der Erde

uneven, hilly ground — unebenes, hügeliges Gelände

on high ground — in höheren Lagen

2) (fig.)

cut the ground from under somebody's feet — jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen (ugs.)

be or suit somebody down to the ground — (coll.) genau das richtige für jemanden sein

get off the ground — (coll.) konkrete Gestalt annehmen

get something off the ground — (coll.) etwas in die Tat umsetzen

go to ground — [Fuchs usw.:] im Bau verschwinden; [Person:] untertauchen

run somebody/oneself into the ground — (coll.) jemanden/sich kaputtmachen (ugs.)

run a car into the ground — (coll.) ein Auto solange fahren, bis es schrottreif ist

on the ground — (in practice) an Ort und Stelle

thin/thick on the ground — dünn/dicht gesät

cover much or a lot of ground — weit vorankommen

give or lose ground — an Boden verlieren

hold or keep or stand one's ground — nicht nachgeben

3) (special area) Gelände, das

[sports] ground — Sportplatz, der

[cricket] ground — Cricketfeld, das

4) in pl. (attached to house) Anlage, die

5) (motive, reason) Grund, der

on the ground[s] of, on grounds of — auf Grund (+ Gen.); (giving as one's reason) unter Berufung auf (+ Akk.)

on the grounds that... — unter Berufung auf die Tatsache, dass...

on health/religious etc. grounds — aus gesundheitlichen/religiösen usw. Gründen

the grounds for divorce are... — als Scheidungsgrund gilt...

have no grounds for something/to do something — keinen Grund für etwas haben/keinen Grund haben, etwas zu tun

have no grounds for complaint — keinen Grund zur Klage haben

6) in pl. (sediment) Satz, der; (of coffee) Kaffeesatz, der

7) (Electr.) Erde, die
2. transitive verb
1) (cause to run ashore) auf Grund setzen

be grounded — auf Grund gelaufen sein

2) (base, establish) gründen (on auf + Akk.)

be grounded on — gründen auf (+ Dat.)

3) (Aeronaut.) am Boden festhalten; (prevent from flying) nicht fliegen lassen [Piloten]
3. intransitive verb
(run ashore) [Schiff:] auf Grund laufen
II 1.
see academic.ru/32496/grind">grind 1., 2.
2. adjective
gemahlen [Kaffee, Getreide]

ground meat — (Amer.) Hackfleisch, das

ground coffee — Kaffeepulver, das

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past tense, past participle; = grind

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ground¹

[graʊnd]

I. n no pl

1. (Earth's surface) [Erd]boden m, Erde f

to be burnt [or AM burned] to the \ground vollständig [o bis auf die Grundmauern] niedergebrannt werden

to get off the \ground plane abheben; ( fig fam) project in Gang kommen; plan verwirklicht werden

to get sth off the \ground ( fig fam) plan, programme etw realisieren

to go to \ground animal in Deckung gehen; fox, rabbit im Bau verschwinden; criminal untertauchen

to be razed to the \ground dem Erdboden gleichgemacht werden

to run an animal to \ground ein Tier aufstöbern; ( fig)

to run sb to \ground jdn aufspüren [o ausfindig machen]

above/below \ground über/unter der Erde; MIN über/unter Tage; ( fig fam: alive/dead) am Leben/unter der Erde

above \ground lines/pipes oberirdische Leitungen/Rohre

2. no pl (soil) Boden m, Erde f

3. no pl (floor) Boden m

to fall to the \ground zu Boden fallen; ( fig) plans sich akk zerschlagen

4. no pl (area of land) [ein Stück] Land nt

hilly/level/steep \ground hügeliges/flaches/steiles Gelände

waste \ground brach liegendes Land

to gain/lose \ground MIL Boden gewinnen/verlieren; ( fig) idea, politician an Boden/gewinnen/verlieren

to give \ground to sb/sth vor jdm/etw zurückweichen

to make up \ground SPORT den Abstand verringern, aufholen

to stand one's \ground nicht von der Stelle weichen; MIL die Stellung behaupten; ( fig) festbleiben, nicht nachgeben

5. (surrounding a building)

▪ \grounds pl Anlagen pl

6. (for outdoor sports) Platz m, [Spiel]feld nt

cricket \ground Cricketfeld nt

football \ground Fußballplatz m

7. (for animals)

breeding \ground ( also fig) Brutplatz m, Brutstätte f a. fig

fishing \grounds Fischgründe pl, Fischfanggebiet nt

spawning \ground Laichplatz m

8. (of a body of water) Grund m

to touch \ground NAUT auf Grund laufen

9. AM ELEC (earth) Erdung f, Masse f

10. no pl ( fig: area of discussion, experience) Gebiet nt

common \ground Gemeinsame(s) nt; LAW Unstreitige(s) nt

to be on common \ground eine gemeinsame Basis haben

we had soon found some common \ground wir hatten schnell einige Gemeinsamkeiten entdeckt

to be on dangerous \ground sich akk auf gefährlichem Terrain bewegen fig

to be on familiar [or on one's own] \ground sich akk auf vertrautem Boden bewegen; ( fig) sich akk auskennen

to be on safe \ground sich akk auf sicherem Boden bewegen fig

to stick to safe \ground auf Nummer Sicher gehen fam

to go over the same \ground sich akk wiederholen

to cover the \ground well ein Thema umfassend behandeln

in his lectures he covered a lot of \ground in seinen Vorträgen sprach er vieles an

11. usu pl (reason) Grund m, Ursache f

your fears have no \ground at all deine Ängste sind absolut unbegründet

you have no \grounds for your accusations deine Anschuldigungen sind völlig unbegründet [o haltlos]

there are no \grounds for the assumption that... es gibt keinen Grund zur Annahme, dass...

\grounds for divorce Scheidungsgrund m

\ground for exclusion Ausschließungsgrund m

\grounds for a judgement Urteilsgründe pl

statement of \grounds Begründung f

legal \ground Rechtsgrund m

on medical \grounds aus medizinischen Gründen

substantial/valid \grounds erhebliche/stichhaltige Gründe

to give sb \grounds to complain jdm Grund zur Klage geben

to have \grounds to do sth einen Grund [o Anlass] haben, etw zu tun

to have \grounds to believe that... Grund zu der Annahme haben, dass...

on the \ground[s] of sth aufgrund einer S. gen

on the \grounds that... mit der Begründung, dass...

12. no pl also ART (background) Grund m; (first coat of paint) Grundierung f

on a black \ground auf schwarzem Grund

13.

▶ to break new \ground person Neuland betreten; achievement bahnbrechend sein

the airline's latest idea is breaking new \ground in the world of air transport die neueste Idee der Luftfahrtgesellschaft wird die Welt der Luftfahrt revolutionieren [o grundlegend verändern]

▶ to cut the \ground from under sb's feet jdm den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen

▶ down to the \ground BRIT ( fam) völlig, total fam

▶ to drive [or run] [or work] oneself into the \ground seine Gesundheit ruinieren, sich akk kaputtmachen fam

▶ to fall on stony ground auf taube Ohren stoßen

▶ to have both one's feet [flat] on the \ground mit beiden Beinen [fest] auf der Erde stehen

▶ to shift one's ground seinen Standpunkt ändern

▶ sb's stamping \ground ( fam) jds Revier nt fig

this part of town used to be my old stamping \ground diesen Teil der Stadt habe ich früher unsicher gemacht hum

▶ sth is thick on the \ground etw gibt es wie Sand am Meer fam

in Hollywood talent scouts are thick on the \ground in Hollywood gibt es Talentsucher wie Sand am Meer fam

▶ on the \ground in der breiten Öffentlichkeit

their political ideas have a lot of support on the \ground ihre politischen Ziele finden breite Unterstützung

▶ from the \ground up AM ( fam) von Grund auf

to work [or think] sth out from the \ground up ( fam) etw komplett [o von Grund auf] überarbeiten

▶ to wish the \ground would open up and swallow one am liebsten im [Erd]boden versinken wollen

I wished the \ground would open up and swallow me ich wäre am liebsten im Erdboden versunken

II. vt

1. usu passive AVIAT

▪ to be \grounded (unable to fly) nicht starten können; (forbidden to fly) plane Startverbot haben; pilot nicht fliegen dürfen, Flugverbot haben; esp AM, AUS ( fig fam) Hausarrest haben

the plane was \grounded by bad weather das Flugzeug konnte wegen schlechten Wetters nicht starten

my father has \grounded me for a week mein Vater hat mir eine Woche Hausarrest erteilt

2. NAUT

▪ to \ground a ship ein Schiff auf Grund setzen [o auflaufen lassen]

▪ to be \grounded auflaufen, auf Grund laufen

to be \grounded on a sandbank auf eine[r] Sandbank auflaufen

3. usu passive (be based)

▪ to be \grounded upon sth auf etw dat basieren

▪ to be \grounded in sth (have its origin) von etw dat herrühren; (have its reason) in etw dat begründet liegen

to be well \grounded [wohl]begründet sein

4. (teach fundamentals)

▪ to \ground sb in sth jdm die Grundlagen einer S. gen beibringen

to be well \grounded in German über gute Deutschkenntnisse verfügen

5. ELEC

▪ to \ground sth etw erden

III. vi

1. SPORT (in baseball) einen Bodenball schlagen

2. NAUT auflaufen, auf Grund laufen

to \ground on a sandbank auf eine Sandbank auflaufen

ground²

[graʊnd]

I. vt pt of grind

II. adj gemahlen

III. n

▪ \grounds pl [Boden]satz m kein pl

coffee \grounds Kaffeesatz m

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I [graʊnd]
1. n

1) (= soil, terrain fig) Boden m

snow on high ground — Schnee in höheren Lagen

hilly ground —

how much ground do you own? — wie viel Grund und Boden or wie viel Land besitzen Sie?

the middle ground of politics — die politische Mitte

there is common ground between us — uns verbindet einiges

they found common ground in the fact that... — die Tatsache, dass..., verband sie

to be on dangerous ground (fig) — sich auf gefährlichem Boden bewegen

to be on firm or sure ground — festen or sicheren Boden unter den Füßen haben; (fig) sich auf sicherem Boden bewegen

on familiar ground — auf vertrautem Boden

to meet sb on his own ground — zu jdm kommen

to be beaten on one's own ground — auf dem eigenen Gebiet geschlagen werden

to cut the ground from under sb or sb's feet — jdm den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen

to gain/lose ground — Boden gewinnen/verlieren; (disease, rumour) um sich greifen/im Schwinden begriffen sein

to lose ground to sb/sth — gegenüber jdm/etw an Boden verlieren

to give ground to sb/sth — vor jdm/etw zurückweichen

to regain the ground lost to sb — seine Position jdm gegenüber zurückerobern

to break new ground (lit, fig) — neue Gebiete erschließen; (person) sich auf ein neues or unbekanntes Gebiet begeben

to prepare the ground for sth — den Boden für etw vorbereiten

to go over the ground (fig) — alles durchgehen

to cover the/a lot of ground (lit) — die Strecke/eine weite Strecke zurücklegen; (fig)

that covers the ground — das umreißt das Thema

to hold or stand one's ground (lit) — nicht von der Stelle weichen; (fig) seinen Mann stehen, sich nicht unterkriegen lassen

to shift or change one's ground (fig) — seine Haltung ändern

See:

→ foot

2) (= surface) Boden m

above/below ground — über/unter der Erde; (Min) über/unter Tage; (fig) unter den Lebenden/unter der Erde

to fall to the ground (lit) — zu Boden fallen; ( fig, plans ) ins Wasser fallen, sich zerschlagen

to sit on the ground —

our hopes were dashed to the ground — unsere Hoffnungen wurden am Boden zerstört

to burn sth to the ground — etw niederbrennen

to raze sth to the ground — etw dem Erdboden gleichmachen

it suits me down to the ground — das ist ideal für mich

to get off the ground (plane etc) — abheben; ( fig : plans, project etc ) sich realisieren

to go to ground (fox) — im Bau verschwinden; (person) untertauchen

to run a fox to ground — einen Fuchs aufstöbern

to run sb/sth to ground — jdn/etw aufstöbern, jdn/etw ausfindig machen

to run sb/oneself into the ground (inf) — jdn/sich selbst fertigmachen (inf)

to run a car into the ground (inf) — ein Auto schrottreif fahren

3) (= pitch) Feld nt, Platz m; (= parade ground, drill ground) Platz m

hunting grounds — Jagdgebiete pl

fishing grounds — Fischgründe pl

4) pl (= premises, land) Gelände nt; (= gardens) Anlagen pl

a house standing in its own grounds — ein von Anlagen umgebenes Haus

5) pl (= sediment) Satz m

let the coffee grounds settle — warten Sie, bis sich der Kaffee gesetzt hat

6) (= background) Grund m

on a blue ground — auf blauem Grund

7) (US ELEC) Erde f

8) (= sea-bed) Grund m

9) (= reason) Grund m

to have ground(s) for sth — Grund zu etw haben

to be ground(s) for sth —

to give sb ground(s) for sth — jdm Grund zu etw geben

grounds for divorce — Scheidungsgrund m

grounds for dismissal — Entlassungsgrund m/-gründe pl

grounds for suspicion — Verdachtsmomente pl

on the grounds of... — aufgrund... (gen), auf Grund... (gen), aufgrund or auf Grund von...

on the grounds that... — mit der Begründung, dass...

on health grounds — aus gesundheitlichen Gründen

2. vt

1) ship auflaufen lassen, auf Grund setzen

to be grounded — aufgelaufen sein

2) (AVIAT) plane (for mechanical reasons) aus dem Verkehr ziehen; pilot sperren, nicht fliegen lassen

to be grounded by bad weather/a strike — wegen schlechten Wetters/eines Streiks nicht starten or fliegen können

3) (= punish) child Hausarrest erteilen (+dat)

she was grounded for a week — sie hatte eine Woche Hausarrest

4) (US ELEC) erden

5)

(= base) to be grounded on sth — sich auf etw (acc) gründen, auf etw (dat) basieren

the story wasn't grounded in reality — die Geschichte hatte keinen Bezug zur Wirklichkeit

6)

to ground sb in a subject — jdm die Grundlagen eines Faches beibringen

to be well grounded in English — gute Grundkenntnisse im Englischen haben

3. vi (NAUT)
auflaufen II pret, ptp of grind
adj
glass matt; coffee gemahlen
ground rice — Reismehl nt

freshly ground black pepper — frisch gemahlener schwarzer Pfeffer

ground meat (US) — Hackfleisch nt

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ground¹ [ɡraʊnd]

A s

1. (Erd)Boden m, Erde f, Grund m:

above ground

a) oberirdisch,

b) Bergbau: über Tage,

c) fig am Leben;

below ground

a) Bergbau: unter Tage,

b) fig tot, unter der Erde;

from the ground up US umg von Grund auf, ganz und gar;

on the ground an Ort und Stelle;

break new ( oder fresh) ground Land urbar machen, a. fig Neuland erschließen;

burn to the ground (v/t & v/i), be burnt to the ground ab-, niederbrennen;

cut the ground from under sb’s feet fig jemandem den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen;

fall on stony ground fig auf taube Ohren stoßen;

fall to the ground

a) zu Boden fallen,

b) fig sich zerschlagen, ins Wasser fallen;

go over the ground fig die Sache durchsprechen oder durchackern, alles (gründlich) prüfen;

go over old ground ein altes Thema beackern umg;

get off the ground

a) v/t einen Plan etc in die Tat umsetzen, eine Idee etc verwirklichen,

b) v/i FLUG abheben,

c) v/i in die Tat umgesetzt oder verwirklicht werden;

go to ground

a) im Bau verschwinden (Fuchs),

b) fig untertauchen (Verbrecher);

run into the ground

a) etwas zu Tode reiten,

b) SPORT Gegner in Grund und Boden laufen; → bite A 1, down¹ A 1

2. Boden m, Grund m, Strecke f, Gebiet n (auch fig), Gelände n:

on German ground auf deutschem Boden;

be on safe ground fig sich auf sicherem Boden bewegen;

be forbidden ground fig tabu sein;

gain ground

a) (an) Boden gewinnen (a. fig),

b) fig um sich greifen, Fuß fassen;

give ( oder lose) ground (an) Boden verlieren (a. fig); → cover B 17

3. Grundbesitz m, Grund m und Boden m

4. pl

a) Garten-, Parkanlagen pl:

standing in its own grounds von Anlagen umgeben (Haus)

b) Ländereien pl, Felder pl

5. Gebiet n, Grund m: → hunting ground

6. meist pl besonders SPORT Platz m:

cricket ground

7. a) Standort m, Stellung f

b) fig Standpunkt m, Ansicht f:

hold ( oder stand) one’s ground standhalten, nicht weichen, sich oder seinen Standpunkt behaupten, seinen Mann stehen;

shift one’s ground seinen Standpunkt ändern, umschwenken

8. Meeresboden m, (Meeres)Grund m:

take ground SCHIFF auflaufen, stranden;

touch ground fig zur Sache kommen

9. auch pl Grundlage f, Basis f (besonders fig)

10. fig (Beweg)Grund m, Ursache f:

ground for divorce JUR Scheidungsgrund;

on medical (religious) grounds aus gesundheitlichen (religiösen) Gründen;

on grounds of age aus Altersgründen;

on the ground(s) of aufgrund von (od gen), wegen (gen);

on the ground(s) that … mit der Begründung, dass …;

have no ground(s) for keinen Grund oder keine Veranlassung haben für ( oder zu inf);

I have no grounds for complaint ich kann mich nicht beklagen;

we have good grounds for thinking that … wir haben guten Grund zu der Annahme, dass …

11. pl (Boden)Satz m

12. Hinter-, Untergrund m

13. KUNST

a) Grundfläche f (Relief)

b) Ätzgrund m (Stich)

c) MAL Grund(farbe) m(f), Grundierung f

14. Bergbau:

a) Grubenfeld n

b) (Neben)Gestein n

15. ELEK US

a) Erde f, Erdung f, Masse f

b) Erdschluss m:

ground cable Massekabel n;

ground fault Erdfehler m, -schluss m;

ground wire Erdleitungsdraht m; → screen A 12 c

16. MUS → ground bass

17. THEAT Parterre n

B v/t

1. niederlegen, -setzen:

ground arms MIL die Waffen strecken

2. SCHIFF ein Schiff auf Grund setzen

3. fig (on, in) gründen, stützen (auf akk), aufbauen (auf dat), begründen (in dat):

grounded in fact auf Tatsachen beruhend;

be grounded in sich gründen auf (akk), verankert sein oder wurzeln in (dat)

4. (in) jemanden einführen oder einweisen (in akk), jemandem die Anfangsgründe (gen) beibringen:

be well grounded in eine gute Vorbildung oder gute Grund- oder Vorkenntnisse haben in (dat)

5. ELEK US erden, an Masse legen:

grounded conductor geerdeter Leiter, Erder m

6. MAL, TECH grundieren

7. a) einem Flugzeug oder Piloten Startverbot erteilen:

be grounded Startverbot erhalten oder haben, (Flugzeug auch) am Boden festgehalten werden

b) US einem Jockey Startverbot erteilen

c) AUTO US jemandem die Fahrerlaubnis entziehen

C v/i

1. SCHIFF stranden, auflaufen

2. (on, upon) beruhen (auf dat), sich gründen (auf akk)

ground² [ɡraʊnd]

A prät und pperf von grind

B adj

1. a) gemahlen (Kaffee etc)

b) ground meat Hackfleisch n;

ground beef Rinderhack(fleisch) n

2. matt (geschliffen): → ground glass

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I 1. noun
1) Boden, der

work above/below ground — über/unter der Erde arbeiten

deep under the ground — tief unter der Erde

uneven, hilly ground — unebenes, hügeliges Gelände

on high ground — in höheren Lagen

2) (fig.)

cut the ground from under somebody's feet — jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen (ugs.)

be or suit somebody down to the ground — (coll.) genau das richtige für jemanden sein

get off the ground — (coll.) konkrete Gestalt annehmen

get something off the ground — (coll.) etwas in die Tat umsetzen

go to ground — [Fuchs usw.:] im Bau verschwinden; [Person:] untertauchen

run somebody/oneself into the ground — (coll.) jemanden/sich kaputtmachen (ugs.)

run a car into the ground — (coll.) ein Auto solange fahren, bis es schrottreif ist

on the ground — (in practice) an Ort und Stelle

thin/thick on the ground — dünn/dicht gesät

cover much or a lot of ground — weit vorankommen

give or lose ground — an Boden verlieren

hold or keep or stand one's ground — nicht nachgeben

3) (special area) Gelände, das

[sports] ground — Sportplatz, der

[cricket] ground — Cricketfeld, das

4) in pl. (attached to house) Anlage, die

5) (motive, reason) Grund, der

on the ground[s] of, on grounds of — auf Grund (+ Gen.); (giving as one's reason) unter Berufung auf (+ Akk.)

on the grounds that... — unter Berufung auf die Tatsache, dass...

on health/religious etc. grounds — aus gesundheitlichen/religiösen usw. Gründen

the grounds for divorce are... — als Scheidungsgrund gilt...

have no grounds for something/to do something — keinen Grund für etwas haben/keinen Grund haben, etwas zu tun

have no grounds for complaint — keinen Grund zur Klage haben

6) in pl. (sediment) Satz, der; (of coffee) Kaffeesatz, der

7) (Electr.) Erde, die
2. transitive verb
1) (cause to run ashore) auf Grund setzen

be grounded — auf Grund gelaufen sein

2) (base, establish) gründen (on auf + Akk.)

be grounded on — gründen auf (+ Dat.)

3) (Aeronaut.) am Boden festhalten; (prevent from flying) nicht fliegen lassen [Piloten]
3. intransitive verb
(run ashore) [Schiff:] auf Grund laufen
II 1.
see grind 1., 2.
2. adjective
gemahlen [Kaffee, Getreide]

ground meat — (Amer.) Hackfleisch, das

ground coffee — Kaffeepulver, das

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(US) n.

Masse -n (elektrisch) f. n.

Boden ¨-- m.

Erdboden -¨ m.

Grund ¨-e m.

English-german dictionary > ground
12 clear

I [klɪə(r)]
aggettivo

1) [glass, liquid] chiaro, trasparente; [ blue] chiaro; [lens, varnish] incolore

2) (distinct) [image, outline] chiaro, netto; [ writing] chiaro, leggibile; [ sound] chiaro, distinto

he had a clear view of the man — riusciva a vedere molto bene l'uomo

3) (plain) [description, instruction] chiaro

to make sth. clear to sb. — chiarire qcs. a qcn.

is that clear? do I make myself clear? — è chiaro?

let's get this clear — chiariamo questo

4) (obvious) [need, sign, example] chiaro, evidente; [advantage, lead] chiaro, netto; [ majority] netto

it's a clear case of fraud — è un caso evidente di frode

5) (not confused) [idea, memory, plan] chiaro, preciso

to have a clear head — avere le idee chiare

a clear thinker — un lucido ragionatore

I'm not clear what to do — non so bene cosa fare

6) (empty) [road, table, space] libero, sgombro

7) (not guilty) [ conscience] tranquillo, a posto

8) (unblemished) [ skin] perfetto

9) med. [X-ray, scan] normale

10) (cloudless) [ sky] chiaro, sereno; [day, night] sereno

11) (frank) [ look] sincero, franco

12) (pure) [tone, voice] chiaro, puro

13) gastr. [ honey] liquido

clear soup — consommé

14) (exempt from)

to be clear of — essere senza o privo di [debt, blame]; essere esente da [ suspicion]

15) (free) [day, diary] libero

keep Monday clear — tieniti libero per lunedì

16) (whole) [week, day] intero, completo

17) (net) [gain, profit] netto

••

the coast is clear — via libera

to be in the clear — (safe) essere fuori pericolo; (free from suspicion) essere estraneo a ogni sospetto
II [klɪə(r)]
avverbio (away from)

to jump clear — saltare

to jump clear of — (jump out of) saltar fuori da [ vehicle]

to pull sb. clear of — estrarre o liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]

to stay o steer clear of (avoid) evitare [town centre, alcohol]; tenersi alla larga da [ troublemakers]; stand clear of the gates! state lontano dal cancello! to get clear of — togliersi da [traffic, town]
III 1. [klɪə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1) (remove) togliere [debris, papers, snow]; togliere, eliminare [ weeds] (from, off da)

to clear mines from the area — sminare la zona

to clear the streets of demonstrators — liberare le strade dai manifestanti

2) (free from obstruction) sturare [ drains]; liberare, sgombrare [surface, site]; disboscare [ land]

to clear the road of snow — liberare la strada dalla neve

to clear the table — sparecchiare (la tavola)

to clear the way for sth., sb. — liberare la strada a qcs., qcn.; fig. aprire la strada a qcs., qcn

3) (freshen)

to clear the air — cambiare l'aria; fig. allentare o diminuire la tensione

4) (empty) svuotare [ drawer] (of di); liberare, sgombrare [room, surface] (of da); far sgombrare, evacuare [area, building]

the judge cleared the court — il giudice fece sgombrare l'aula

5) (create) creare [ space]

to clear a path through sth. — aprire un sentiero attraverso qcs

6) (disperse) dissolvere [fog, smoke]; disperdere [ crowd]

7) (unblock) liberare [ nose]

to clear one's throat — schiarirsi la gola

the fresh air will clear your head — l'aria fresca ti chiarirà le idee

8) cosmet. eliminare [dandruff, spots]

9) inform. cancellare [screen, data]

10) (pay off) saldare [ debt]; restituire [ loan]; [ bank] liquidare [ cheque]

11) (make) realizzare [ profit]

12) (free from blame) dichiarare innocente, prosciogliere [ accused] (of da)

13) (officially approve) approvare [ request]

to clear sth. with sb. — ottenere l'approvazione di qcn. per qcs.

to be cleared for take-off — ottenere l'autorizzazione al decollo

14) (jump over) superare, saltare [hurdle, wall]

15) (pass through) passare sotto [ bridge]

to clear customs — passare la dogana
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (become unclouded) [ liquid] schiarirsi; [ sky] schiarirsi, rassenenarsi

2) (disappear) [smoke, fog, cloud] dissolversi

3) (become pure) [ air] purificarsi

4) (go away) [ rash] scomparire, sparire

5) econ. [ cheque] essere liquidato

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- clear away

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

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[kliə] 1. adjective
1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) chiaro

2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) limpido

3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) chiaro

4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) libero, sgombro

5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) tranquilla

6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) certo

7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) lontano da

8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) libero da
2. verb
1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) sparecchiare; schiarirsi; sgombrare

2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) prosciogliere

3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) rasserenarsi

4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) saltare

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- clearance
- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear
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I [klɪə(r)]
aggettivo

1) [glass, liquid] chiaro, trasparente; [ blue] chiaro; [lens, varnish] incolore

2) (distinct) [image, outline] chiaro, netto; [ writing] chiaro, leggibile; [ sound] chiaro, distinto

he had a clear view of the man — riusciva a vedere molto bene l'uomo

3) (plain) [description, instruction] chiaro

to make sth. clear to sb. — chiarire qcs. a qcn.

is that clear? do I make myself clear? — è chiaro?

let's get this clear — chiariamo questo

4) (obvious) [need, sign, example] chiaro, evidente; [advantage, lead] chiaro, netto; [ majority] netto

it's a clear case of fraud — è un caso evidente di frode

5) (not confused) [idea, memory, plan] chiaro, preciso

to have a clear head — avere le idee chiare

a clear thinker — un lucido ragionatore

I'm not clear what to do — non so bene cosa fare

6) (empty) [road, table, space] libero, sgombro

7) (not guilty) [ conscience] tranquillo, a posto

8) (unblemished) [ skin] perfetto

9) med. [X-ray, scan] normale

10) (cloudless) [ sky] chiaro, sereno; [day, night] sereno

11) (frank) [ look] sincero, franco

12) (pure) [tone, voice] chiaro, puro

13) gastr. [ honey] liquido

clear soup — consommé

14) (exempt from)

to be clear of — essere senza o privo di [debt, blame]; essere esente da [ suspicion]

15) (free) [day, diary] libero

keep Monday clear — tieniti libero per lunedì

16) (whole) [week, day] intero, completo

17) (net) [gain, profit] netto

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the coast is clear — via libera

to be in the clear — (safe) essere fuori pericolo; (free from suspicion) essere estraneo a ogni sospetto
II [klɪə(r)]
avverbio (away from)

to jump clear — saltare

to jump clear of — (jump out of) saltar fuori da [ vehicle]

to pull sb. clear of — estrarre o liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]

to stay o steer clear of (avoid) evitare [town centre, alcohol]; tenersi alla larga da [ troublemakers]; stand clear of the gates! state lontano dal cancello! to get clear of — togliersi da [traffic, town]
III 1. [klɪə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1) (remove) togliere [debris, papers, snow]; togliere, eliminare [ weeds] (from, off da)

to clear mines from the area — sminare la zona

to clear the streets of demonstrators — liberare le strade dai manifestanti

2) (free from obstruction) sturare [ drains]; liberare, sgombrare [surface, site]; disboscare [ land]

to clear the road of snow — liberare la strada dalla neve

to clear the table — sparecchiare (la tavola)

to clear the way for sth., sb. — liberare la strada a qcs., qcn.; fig. aprire la strada a qcs., qcn

3) (freshen)

to clear the air — cambiare l'aria; fig. allentare o diminuire la tensione

4) (empty) svuotare [ drawer] (of di); liberare, sgombrare [room, surface] (of da); far sgombrare, evacuare [area, building]

the judge cleared the court — il giudice fece sgombrare l'aula

5) (create) creare [ space]

to clear a path through sth. — aprire un sentiero attraverso qcs

6) (disperse) dissolvere [fog, smoke]; disperdere [ crowd]

7) (unblock) liberare [ nose]

to clear one's throat — schiarirsi la gola

the fresh air will clear your head — l'aria fresca ti chiarirà le idee

8) cosmet. eliminare [dandruff, spots]

9) inform. cancellare [screen, data]

10) (pay off) saldare [ debt]; restituire [ loan]; [ bank] liquidare [ cheque]

11) (make) realizzare [ profit]

12) (free from blame) dichiarare innocente, prosciogliere [ accused] (of da)

13) (officially approve) approvare [ request]

to clear sth. with sb. — ottenere l'approvazione di qcn. per qcs.

to be cleared for take-off — ottenere l'autorizzazione al decollo

14) (jump over) superare, saltare [hurdle, wall]

15) (pass through) passare sotto [ bridge]

to clear customs — passare la dogana
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (become unclouded) [ liquid] schiarirsi; [ sky] schiarirsi, rassenenarsi

2) (disappear) [smoke, fog, cloud] dissolversi

3) (become pure) [ air] purificarsi

4) (go away) [ rash] scomparire, sparire

5) econ. [ cheque] essere liquidato

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- clear away

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

English-Italian dictionary > clear
13 touch

1. transitive verb
1) (lit. or fig.) berühren; (inspect by touching) betasten

touch the sky — (fig.) an den Himmel stoßen

touch somebody on the shoulder — jemandem auf die Schulter tippen

touch A to B — B mit A berühren

touch glasses — anstoßen

2) (harm, interfere with) anrühren

the police can't touch you [for it] — die Polizei kann dich nicht [dafür] belangen

3) (fig.): (rival)

touch something — an etwas (Akk.) heranreichen

4) (affect emotionally) rühren

5) (concern oneself with) anrühren

6)

touch somebody for a loan/£5 — (sl.) jemanden anpumpen (salopp) /um 5 Pfund anpumpen od. anhauen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb
sich berühren; [Grundstücke:] aneinander stoßen

don't touch! — nicht anfassen!

‘please do not touch’ — "bitte nicht berühren!"
3. noun
1) Berührung, die

at a touch — bei bloßer Berührung

be soft/warm etc. to the touch — sich weich/ warm usw. anfühlen

2) no pl., no art. (faculty)

[sense of] touch — Tastsinn, der

3) (small amount)

a touch of salt/pepper — etc. eine Spur Salz/Pfeffer usw.

a touch of irony/sadness — etc. ein Anflug von Ironie/Traurigkeit usw.

have a touch of rheumatism — ein bisschen Rheuma haben

a touch — (slightly) ein [ganz] kleines bisschen

4) (game of tag) Fangen, das

5) (Art): (stroke) Strich, der; (fig.) Detail, das

to mention it in such a way was a clever/subtle touch — es auf eine solche Weise zu erwähnen, war ein schlauer/raffinierter Einfall

add or put the final touches to something — einer Sache (Dat.) den letzten Schliff geben

6) (manner, style) (on keyboard instrument, typewriter) Anschlag, der; (of writer, sculptor) Stil, der

a personal touch — eine persönliche od. individuelle Note

lose one's touch — seinen Schwung verlieren; (Sport) seine Form verlieren

7) (communication)

be in/out of touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Kontakt/keinen Kontakt haben

I shall be in touch with them — ich werde mit ihnen Kontakt aufnehmen

be in/ out of touch with something — über etwas (+ Akk.) auf dem laufenden/nicht auf dem laufenden sein

get in touch [with somebody] — mit jemandem Kontakt/Verbindung aufnehmen

keep in touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] in Verbindung od. Kontakt bleiben

keep in touch! — lass von dir hören!

keep in touch with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten

lose touch with somebody — den Kontakt zu jemandem verlieren

we have lost touch — wir haben keinen Kontakt mehr [zueinander]

have lost touch with something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht mehr auf dem laufenden sein

put somebody in touch with somebody — jemanden mit jemandem zusammenbringen

8) (Footb., Rugby): (part of field) Aus, das; Mark, die (Rugby)

in touch — im Aus

9) (coll.)

be an easy or a soft touch — (be a person who gives money readily) leicht rumzukriegen sein (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/75780/touch_down">touch down

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

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1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) (sich)berühren

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) berühren

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) berühren

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) anrühren
2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) die Berührung

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) der Tastsinn

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) der Strich

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) der Stil

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) das Aus

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- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood
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touch

[tʌtʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. no pl (ability to feel) Tasten nt

the sense of \touch der Tastsinn

the material was soft to the \touch das Material fühlte sich weich an

2. (instance of touching) Berührung f

at [or with] a [or the] \touch of a button auf Knopfdruck

3. no pl (communication) Kontakt m

to be in \touch with sb/sth mit jdm/etw in Kontakt sein

to get/keep in \touch [with sb/sth] [mit jdm/etw] in Kontakt treten/bleiben

he's not really in \touch with what young people are interested in er ist nicht mehr richtig auf dem Laufenden über die Interessen der jungen Leute

4. no pl (skill) Gespür nt

I admire her lightness/sureness of \touch as a cook ich bewundere ihre leichte/sichere Hand beim Kochen

to have the magic \touch magische Fähigkeiten haben

to lose one's \touch sein Gespür verlieren

5. no pl (small amount)

▪ a \touch of... ein wenig...

a \touch of bitterness/irony eine Spur Bitterkeit/Ironie

a \touch of flu ( fam) eine leichte Grippe

a \touch of the sun ein Sonnenbrand m

6. no pl (rather)

▪ a \touch ziemlich

the weather has turned a \touch nasty das Wetter ist ziemlich schlecht geworden

7. (valuable addition) Ansatz m

a \touch of genius ein genialer Einfall

the final [or finishing] \touch der letzte Schliff

8. no pl FBALL Aus nt

he kicked the ball into \touch er schlug den Ball ins Aus

9.

▶ to kick sth into \touch idea, project etw auf Eis legen fig

▶ to be a soft \touch ( fam) leichtgläubig sein

II. vt

1. (feel with fingers)

▪ to \touch sb/sth jdn/etw berühren

to \touch the brake auf die Bremse steigen fam

▪ to \touch sb somewhere jdn irgendwo berühren

▪ to \touch sb/sth with sth jdn/etw mit etw dat berühren

the setting sun \touched the trees with red ( fig) die untergehende Sonne tauchte die Bäume in Rot

2. (come in contact with)

▪ to \touch sth mit etw dat in Berührung kommen

the edge of the town \touches the forest die Stadt grenzt an den Wald

tragedy \touched their lives when their son was 16 ( fig) ihre Tragödie begann, als ihr Sohn 16 war

3. (consume)

▪ to \touch sth etw anrühren [o SCHWEIZ a. fam anlangen]

no thanks, I never \touch chocolate nein danke, ich esse keine Schokolade

4. (move emotionally)

▪ to \touch sb jdn bewegen fig

5. (rival in quality)

▪ to \touch sth an etw akk heranreichen

▪ to \touch sb jdm das Wasser reichen

there's no one to \touch him as an illustrator of children's books als Illustrator von Kinderbüchern ist er einfach unschlagbar

6. (deal with)

▪ to \touch sth etw anpacken

to \touch problems Probleme in Angriff nehmen

▪ to \touch sb for sth ( pej fam) jdn um etw akk bitten

7.

▶ not to \touch sb/sth with a barge [or AM ten-foot] pole jdm/etw meiden wie die Pest

▶ to \touch base with sb mit jdm in Kontakt treten

▶ to \touch bottom auf Grund stoßen; ( fig) auf seinem absoluten Tiefpunkt angelangt sein

▶ to \touch a [raw] nerve einen wunden Punkt berühren

▶ \touch wood BRIT wenn alles gutgeht

everybody has got the flu right now except me alle haben im Moment die Grippe außer mir — toi, toi, toi!

III. vi

1. (feel with fingers) berühren

don't \touch nicht berühren

2. (come in contact) sich akk berühren

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[tʌtʃ]
1. n

1) (= sense of touch) (Tast)gefühl nt

to be cold/soft to the touch — sich kalt/weich anfühlen

2) (= act of touching) Berühren nt, Berührung f; (of pianist, typist, piano, typewriter) Anschlag m

she thrilled to his touch — es durchzuckte sie, als er sie berührte

it opens at a touch — es öffnet sich auf Fingerdruck

at the touch of a button — auf Knopfdruck

the wheel responds to the slightest touch — das Lenkrad reagiert sofort or reagiert auf jede Bewegung

braille is read by touch — Blindenschrift wird durch Abtasten gelesen

3) (= skill) Hand f; (= style) Stil m

the touch of a master — die Hand eines Meisters

it has the touch of genius/the professional touch — es hat etwas Geniales/Professionelles or einen genialen/professionellen Anstrich

he's losing his touch — er wird langsam alt

to have the right touch with sb/sth — mit jdm/etw umgehen können

a personal touch — eine persönliche Note

4) (= stroke ART) Strich m; (fig) Einfall m

a book with humorous touches — ein stellenweise humorvolles Buch

a nice touch — eine hübsche Note; (gesture) eine nette Geste

to put the final or finishing touches to sth — letzte Hand an etw (acc) legen, einer Sache (dat) den letzten Schliff geben

the house lacks a woman's touch — es fehlt eine Frau im Haus

5) (= small quantity) Spur f; (esp of irony, sadness etc) Anflug m

a touch of flu —

a touch of fever — leichtes Fieber

a touch of spring — ein Hauch m

he gave the horse a touch of the whip — er ließ das Pferd die Peitsche fühlen or spüren

it is a touch expensive (esp Brit) — es ist eine Spur zu teuer

See:

→ sun

6)

(= communication) to be in (constant) touch with sb — mit jdm in (ständiger) Verbindung stehen

they were in touch with us yesterday — sie haben sich gestern mit uns in Verbindung gesetzt

to be/keep in touch with (political) developments — (politisch) auf dem Laufenden sein/bleiben

I'll be in touch! — ich lasse von mir hören!, ich melde mich!

keep in touch! — lass wieder einmal von dir hören!

to be out of touch with sb — keine Verbindung mehr zu jdm haben

to be completely out of touch (with sth) ( — in Bezug auf etw acc ) überhaupt nicht auf dem Laufenden sein

you can get in touch with me at this number — Sie können mich unter dieser Nummer erreichen

you ought to get in touch with the police — Sie sollten sich mit der Polizei in Verbindung setzen

to lose touch (with sb) — den Kontakt (zu jdm) verlieren

to lose touch (with sth) ( — in Bezug auf etw acc )

a husband and wife who have lost touch with each other — ein Ehepaar, das sich fremd geworden ist or sich entfremdet hat

I'll put you in touch with Mr Brown — ich werde Sie mit Herrn Brown in Verbindung bringen

7) (FTBL) Aus nt; (RUGBY) Aus nt, Mark f

in touch —

to kick for touch (Rugby) — ins Aus or in die Mark schlagen

to kick sb/sth into touch ( Brit fig ) — etw zurückstellen, etw auf Eis legen

8) (inf)

to make a touch — Geld schnorren (inf)

he's usually good for a touch — ihn kann man normalerweise gut anpumpen (inf) or anzapfen (inf)

to be an easy or soft touch — leicht anzupumpen (inf) or anzuzapfen (inf) sein

2. vt

1) (= be in or make contact with) berühren; (= get hold of) anfassen; (= press lightly) piano keys anschlagen, leicht drücken; (= strike lightly) harp strings streichen über (+acc); (= brush against) streifen

she was so happy, her feet hardly touched the ground (fig) — sie war so glücklich, dass sie in den Wolken schwebte

to touch glasses —

don't touch that! he touched his hat to me — fass das nicht an! er tippte (zum Gruß) an den Hut

the speedometer needle touched 100 —

I was touching 100 most of the way — ich fuhr fast immer 100

once I touched 100 — einmal habe ich 100 geschafft

2) (= lay hands on) anrühren, anfassen

the police/tax authorities can't touch me — die Polizei/das Finanzamt kann mir nichts anhaben

the paintings weren't touched by the fire — die Gemälde blieben vom Feuer verschont

3) food, drink anrühren; capital herankommen an (+acc) (inf); (= use) antasten

I haven't touched the piano for months — ich habe seit Monaten nicht mehr Klavier gespielt

4) (= equal) herankommen an (+acc), erreichen

there's nothing to touch hot lemon for a cold — bei einer Erkältung geht nichts über heiße Zitrone

5) (= deal with) problem etc anrühren

everything he touches turns to gold — ihm gelingt einfach alles

I wouldn't touch those shares — ich würde meine Finger von den Aktien lassen

an ordinary detergent won't touch dirt like that — ein normales Reinigungsmittel wird mit diesem Schmutz nicht fertig

I asked them not to touch my desk — ich bat darum, nicht an meinen Schreibtisch zu gehen

6) (= concern) berühren, betreffen

7) (= move emotionally) rühren, bewegen; (= affect) berühren; (= wound) pride treffen

deeply touched — tief gerührt or bewegt

to touch sb's heart — jds Herz (an)rühren

8) (Brit inf)

to touch sb for a loan — jdn um einen Kredit angehen

he touched me for £10 — er hat mich um £ 10 angepumpt (inf)

9)

his hair was touched with grey — sein Haar war von Grau durchzogen

3. vi
(= come into contact) sich berühren; (estates etc = be adjacent also) aneinanderstoßen, aneinandergrenzen
don't touch! — Finger weg!

"please do not touch" — "bitte nicht berühren"

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touch [tʌtʃ]

A s

1. a) Berühren n, Berührung f:

at a touch beim Berühren;

at the slightest touch bei der leisesten Berührung;

at the touch of a button auf Knopfdruck;

that was a near touch umg das hätte ins Auge gehen können, das ist gerade noch einmal gut gegangen;

within touch in Reichweite; → touch and go

b) Fechten: Treffer m

c) Schwimmen: Anschlag m

2. Tastsinn m, -gefühl n:

it is dry to the touch es fühlt sich trocken an;

it has a velvety touch es fühlt sich wie Samt an

3. Verbindung f, Kontakt m, Fühlung(nahme) f:

I’ll be in touch ich melde mich, ich lass was von mir hören;

be in touch with sb mit jemandem Kontakt haben oder in Verbindung stehen;

lose touch with

a) den Kontakt mit jemandem od einer Sache verlieren,

b) SPORT den Anschluss verlieren an (akk);

keep in touch SPORT dranbleiben;

keep in touch melde dich mal wieder, lass wieder mal was von dir hören;

keep in touch with sb

a) mit jemandem in Verbindung bleiben,

b) SPORT den Anschluss an jemanden halten;

get in touch with sb mit jemandem Fühlung nehmen oder in Verbindung treten, sich mit jemandem in Verbindung oder ins Benehmen setzen;

please get in touch bitte melden (Sie sich)! (Zeugen etc);

put sb in touch with jemanden in Verbindung setzen mit;

be out of touch lebens- oder realitäts- oder weltfremd sein;

be out of touch with

a) mit jemandem keinen Kontakt mehr haben,

b) über eine Sache (überhaupt) nicht mehr auf dem Laufenden sein

4. leichter Anfall:

a touch of influenza eine leichte Grippe; → sun A 2

5. (Pinsel- etc) Strich m:

put the finishing touch(es) to einer Sache (den letzten) Schliff geben, letzte Hand legen an (akk)

6. Anflug m:

a touch of sarcasm;

a touch of romance ein Hauch von Romantik;

he has a touch of genius er hat eine geniale Ader;

a touch of the macabre ein Stich ins Makabre;

a touch of red ein rötlicher Hauch, ein Stich ins Rote

7. Prise f, Spur f:

a touch of pepper

8. Hand f (des Meisters etc), Stil m, (souveräne) Manier:

light touch leichte Hand oder Art;

with sure touch mit sicherer Hand

9. (charakteristischer) Zug, besondere Note:

add a personal touch to sth einer Sache eine persönliche Note verleihen

10. Einfühlungsvermögen n, (Fein)Gefühl n

11. fig Gepräge n, Stempel m:

the touch of the 20th century

12. MUS

a) Anschlag m (des Pianisten oder des Pianos)

b) Strich m (des Geigers etc)

13. Probe f:

put to the touch auf die Probe stellen

14. a) Fußball etc: (Seiten)Aus n

b) Rugby: Mark f:

in touch im Seitenaus; in der Mark;

kick the ball into touch den Ball ins Aus schlagen

15. sl

a) Anpumpen n (um Geld)

b) gepumptes Geld

c) he’s a soft ( oder an easy) touch er lässt sich leicht anpumpen

16. sl

a) Klauen n, Stehlen n

b) Fang m, Beute f

B v/t

1. berühren, angreifen, anfassen:

touch wood! unberufen!, toi, toi, toi!; → bargepole, chord¹ 2, forelock¹, nerve A 1, pole¹ A 2, tongs

2. befühlen, betasten

3. fühlen, wahrnehmen

4. (to) in Berühung bringen (mit), legen (an akk, auf akk)

5. miteinander in Berührung bringen

6. leicht anstoßen, (leicht) drücken auf (akk):

touch the bell klingeln;

touch the brake AUTO die Bremse antippen;

touch glasses (mit den Gläsern) anstoßen

7. weitS. (meist neg) Alkohol etc anrühren:

he does not touch cocktails;

he hasn’t touched his dinner;

he refuses to touch these transactions er will mit diesen Geschäften nichts zu tun haben

8. in Berührung kommen oder stehen mit, Kontakt haben mit

9. grenzen oder stoßen an (akk)

10. erreichen, reichen an (akk)

11. fig erreichen, erlangen

12. a) erraten

b) herausfinden

13. umg jemandem oder einer Sache gleichkommen, heranreichen an (akk)

14. tönen, schattieren, (leicht) färben

15. fig färben, (ein wenig) beeinflussen:

morality touched with emotion gefühlsbeeinflusste Moral

16. beeindrucken

17. rühren, bewegen:

I am touched ich bin gerührt;

it touched his ( oder him to the) heart es ging ihm zu Herzen;

touched to tears zu Tränen gerührt

18. fig treffen, verletzen

19. ein Thema etc berühren

20. berühren, betreffen, angehen:

it touches none but him

21. in Mitleidenschaft ziehen, angreifen, mitnehmen:

touched

a) angegangen (Fleisch),

b) umg bekloppt, nicht ganz bei Trost

22. a) haltmachen in (dat)

b) SCHIFF einen Hafen anlaufen

23. sl jemanden anpumpen, anhauen ( beide:

for um)

24. sl klauen, organisieren

25. besonders HIST einem Kranken die Hand auflegen ( for zur Heilung gen)

C v/i

1. sich berühren, Berührung oder Kontakt haben

2. Schwimmen: anschlagen

3. touch (up)on grenzen oder heranreichen an (akk):

it touches on treason es grenzt an Verrat

4. touch (up)on betreffen, berühren:

it touches upon my interests

5. touch (up)on berühren, kurz erwähnen, streifen:

he merely touched upon this question

6. touch at SCHIFF anlegen bei oder in (dat), anlaufen (akk):

touch at a port

* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (lit. or fig.) berühren; (inspect by touching) betasten

touch the sky — (fig.) an den Himmel stoßen

touch somebody on the shoulder — jemandem auf die Schulter tippen

touch A to B — B mit A berühren

touch glasses — anstoßen

2) (harm, interfere with) anrühren

the police can't touch you [for it] — die Polizei kann dich nicht [dafür] belangen

3) (fig.): (rival)

touch something — an etwas (Akk.) heranreichen

4) (affect emotionally) rühren

5) (concern oneself with) anrühren

6)

touch somebody for a loan/£5 — (sl.) jemanden anpumpen (salopp) /um 5 Pfund anpumpen od. anhauen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb
sich berühren; [Grundstücke:] aneinander stoßen

don't touch! — nicht anfassen!

‘please do not touch’ — "bitte nicht berühren!"
3. noun
1) Berührung, die

at a touch — bei bloßer Berührung

be soft/warm etc. to the touch — sich weich/ warm usw. anfühlen

2) no pl., no art. (faculty)

[sense of] touch — Tastsinn, der

3) (small amount)

a touch of salt/pepper — etc. eine Spur Salz/Pfeffer usw.

a touch of irony/sadness — etc. ein Anflug von Ironie/Traurigkeit usw.

have a touch of rheumatism — ein bisschen Rheuma haben

a touch — (slightly) ein [ganz] kleines bisschen

4) (game of tag) Fangen, das

5) (Art): (stroke) Strich, der; (fig.) Detail, das

to mention it in such a way was a clever/subtle touch — es auf eine solche Weise zu erwähnen, war ein schlauer/raffinierter Einfall

add or put the final touches to something — einer Sache (Dat.) den letzten Schliff geben

6) (manner, style) (on keyboard instrument, typewriter) Anschlag, der; (of writer, sculptor) Stil, der

a personal touch — eine persönliche od. individuelle Note

lose one's touch — seinen Schwung verlieren; (Sport) seine Form verlieren

7) (communication)

be in/out of touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Kontakt/keinen Kontakt haben

I shall be in touch with them — ich werde mit ihnen Kontakt aufnehmen

be in/ out of touch with something — über etwas (+ Akk.) auf dem laufenden/nicht auf dem laufenden sein

get in touch [with somebody] — mit jemandem Kontakt/Verbindung aufnehmen

keep in touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] in Verbindung od. Kontakt bleiben

keep in touch! — lass von dir hören!

keep in touch with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten

lose touch with somebody — den Kontakt zu jemandem verlieren

we have lost touch — wir haben keinen Kontakt mehr [zueinander]

have lost touch with something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht mehr auf dem laufenden sein

put somebody in touch with somebody — jemanden mit jemandem zusammenbringen

8) (Footb., Rugby): (part of field) Aus, das; Mark, die (Rugby)

in touch — im Aus

9) (coll.)

be an easy or a soft touch — (be a person who gives money readily) leicht rumzukriegen sein (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

* * *

v.

berühren v.

fassen v.

rühren v. (keyboard) n.

Anschlag -¨e (Tastatur) m. n.

(§ pl.: touches)

= Berührung f.

English-german dictionary > touch
14 flat

flæt
1. adjective
1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) llano, plano, liso

2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) monótono

3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) rotundo

4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) desinflado

5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; (also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) sin gas

6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; (also adverb) The choir went very flat.) desafinado

2. adverb
(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) horizontalmente

3. noun
1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) apartamento

2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemol

3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) plano; palma

4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) llano, llanura

•

- flatly
- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out

flat¹ adj

1. llano / plano

flat land terreno llano

a flat roof un tejado plano / una azotea

2. desinflado

a flat tyre un neumático deshinchado

El comparativo de flat se escribe flatter; el superlativo se escribe flattest

flat² n piso / apartamento

do you live in a house or a flat? ¿vives en una casa o en un piso?

Se dice flat en inglés británico, en inglés americano se dice apartment

flat

tr[flæt]

adjective (comp flatter, superl flattest)

1 (level, even) llano,-a, plano,-a; (smooth) liso,-a

■ people thought the earth was flat la gente creía que la tierra era plana

■ he's got flat feet tiene los pies planos

■ put it on a flat surface ponlo en una superficie plana

2 (shallow) llano,-a

■ a flat dish un plato llano

3 (shoes) sin tacón

4 (tyre, ball etc) desinflado,-a

5 (battery) descargado,-a

6 (drink) sin gas

■ this beer's flat esta cerveza no tiene gas

7 figurative use (dull) monótono,-a, soso,-a

■ he spoke in a flat voice habló en voz monótona

■ it was a very flat performance fue una actuación muy insulsa

8 (having single price) fijo,-a

■ there's a flat fare hay un precio fijo

9 (firm, absolute, categorical) rotundo,-a

■ he gave us a flat denial se negó categóricamente

10 (exact) justo,-a

■ a flat thirty minutes unos treinta minutos justos

11 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (key) bemol; (voice, instrument) desafinado,-a

noun

1 (plain) llano, llanura

2 (of hand) palma

3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL bemol nombre masculino

4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (tyre) pinchazo

adverb

1 (completely) categóricamente

■ he told me flat me lo dijo categóricamente

■ she turned me down flat me rechazó de plano

2 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL desafinadamente

3 (exactly) exactamente

■ in ten seconds flat en diez segundos justos

plural noun flats

1 (low level plain) llano sing

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and that's flat no hay más que decir

as flat as a pancake liso,-a como la palma de la mano

flat broke sin blanca

to be in a flat spin (person) estar hecho,-a un lío

to fall flat (joke etc) caer mal, no hacer gracia

to fall flat on one's face caer de bruces

to go flat out ir a toda pastilla, ir a todo gas

to lay flat estirar, extender

to play flat / sing flat desafinar

flat cap gorra

flat racing carreras nombre femenino plural de caballos sin vallas

flat spin SMALLAVIATION/SMALL barrena

mud flats marismas nombre femenino plural

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flat

tr[flæt]

noun

1 (apartment) piso

flat ['flæt] vt, flatted ; flatting

1) flatten: aplanar, achatar

2) : bajar de tono (en música)

flat adv

1) exactly: exactamente

in ten minutes flat: en diez minutos exactos

2) : desafinado, demasiado bajo (en la música)

flat adj, flatter ; flattest

1) even, level: plano, llano

2) smooth: liso

3) definite: categórico, rotundo, explícito

a flat refusal: una negativa categórica

4) dull: aburrido, soso, monótono (dícese la voz)

5) deflated: desinflado, pinchado, ponchado Mex

6) : bemol (en música)

to sing flat: cantar desafinado

flat n

1) plain: llano m, terreno m llano

2) : bemol m (en la música)

3) apartment: apartamento m, departamento m

4) or flat tire : pinchazo m, ponchadura f Mex

flat (UK)

n.

• apartamento s.m. (Drink)

adj.

• sin gas (Bebida) adj. (Tire)

n.

• pinchada (Neumático) (•Automóvil•) s.f. (Wine)

n.

• insípido (Vino) s.m.

adj.

• bemol adj.

• desanimado, -a adj.

• deslustrado, -a adj.

• empañado, -a adj.

• horizontal adj.

• insulso, -a adj.

• insípido, -a adj.

• liso, -a adj.

• llano, -a adj.

• mate adj.

• mocho, -a adj.

• monótono, -a adj.

• muerto, -a adj.

• plano, -a adj.

• raso, -a adj.

• tendido, -a adj.

n.

• apartamiento s.m.

• bemol s.m.

• palma de la mano s.f.

• pantano s.m.

• piso s.m.

• plano s.m.

I flæt
adjective - tt-

1)

a) < surface> plano; < countryside> llano

flat feet — pies mpl planos

houses with flat roofs — casas fpl con techos planos or con azoteas

I was flat on my back for two months — (me) pasé dos meses en cama

to fold something flat — doblar bien algo

he laid the map down flat on the table — extendió el mapa sobre la mesa

I lay down flat and tried to relax — me tumbé or me tendí e intenté relajarme; face I 1) a)

b) < dish> llano, bajo (Chi), playo (RPl)

flat shoes — zapatos mpl bajos, zapatillas fpl de piso (Méx)

flat cap o hat — (BrE) gorra f ( de lana con visera)

c) ( deflated) < ball> desinflado, ponchado (Méx)

you have a flat tire o (BrE) tyre — tienes un neumático desinflado or una rueda desinflada or (Méx) una llanta ponchada

2)

a) <lemonade/beer> sin efervescencia, sin gas

b) < battery> descargado

switch off or you'll get a flat battery — apaga o se te va a descargar la batería

3) (dull, uninteresting) <conversation/party> soso (fam); < joke> sin gracia; < voice> monótono

she felt a bit flat — estaba un tanto alicaída or baja de moral

to fall flat — \<\<play/project\>\> fracasar*, no ser* bien recibido

the joke fell very flat — el chiste no hizo ni pizca de gracia

4) (total, firm) <denial/refusal> rotundo, categórico

they've said they won't do it and that's flat — han dicho que no lo harán y no hay vuelta de hoja (fam)

5) ( Mus)

a) ( referring to key) bemol

A flat — la m bemol

b) ( too low)

you're flat — estás desafinando ( por cantar or tocar demasiado bajo)

6) ( fixed) (before n) < rate> fijo, uniforme

7) ( broke) (AmE colloq) (pred)

to be flat — estar* pelado (fam)

II

adverb

1)

a) <refuse/turn down> de plano, categóricamente

b) ( exactly)

it took him two hours flat — tardó dos horas justas or exactas

c) (AmE colloq) (as intensifier) completamente; see also broke II

2) ( Mus) demasiado bajo

III

noun

1) ( apartment) (BrE) apartamento m, departamento m (AmL), piso m (Esp)

2)

a) ( surface - of sword) cara f de la hoja; (- of hand) palma f

b) ( level ground) llano m, terreno m llano

3) ( Mus) bemol m

4) ( Theat) bastidor m

5) flats pl

a) ( low-lying ground) llano m

mud flats — marismas fpl

b) ( shoes) (esp AmE) zapatos mpl bajos, zapatillas fpl de piso (Méx)

I [flæt]
1. ADJ
(compar flatter) (superl flattest)
1) (=level) [surface, roof] plano; [countryside] llano

he was lying flat on the floor — estaba tumbado en el suelo

he laid his hands flat on the table — puso las manos extendidas sobre la mesa

keep your feet flat on the floor — mantén los pies bien pegados al suelo

the sea was calm and flat — el mar estaba en calma y no había olas

• lie flat on your back — túmbate de espaldas en el suelo

he was flat on his back for a month after the accident — tuvo que guardar cama durante un mes después del accidente

• to fall flat on one's face — (lit) caer(se) de bruces

the government's campaign fell flat on its face — la campaña del gobierno resultó un fracaso

- flat as a pancake
spin
2) (=smooth, even) [road, surface] liso, llano

to smooth sth flat — [+ paper etc] alisar algo

3) (=shallow) [dish] llano; [box] plano

4) [foot, shoe] plano; [nose] chato

to have flat feet — tener los pies planos

5) (=deflated) [tyre, ball] pinchado, desinflado

we got a flat tyre — se nos pinchó una rueda, se nos ponchó una llanta (Mex)

I had a flat tyre — tenía una rueda pinchada or desinflada, tenía un pinchazo, tenía una ponchada (Mex)

6) (=dull, lifeless) [voice, colour] apagado; [taste, style] soso; [light] sin contraste; [drink] sin burbujas or gas; [battery] descargado

• the atmosphere at the party was a bit flat — el ambiente de la fiesta estaba un poco apagado

• I've got a flat battery — se me ha descargado la batería

• I'm feeling rather flat — estoy un poco deprimido

• she meant it as a joke, but it fell flat — lo dijo de broma, pero nadie le vio la gracia

• the champagne has gone flat — al champán se le ha ido la fuerza or se le han ido las burbujas

7) (=inactive) [trade, business] flojo

sales have been flat this summer — las ventas han estado flojas este verano, no ha habido mucho movimiento de ventas este verano

8) (=outright) [refusal, denial] rotundo, terminante

• his suggestion met with a flat refusal — su sugerencia recibió una negativa rotunda or terminante

• he says he's not going and that's flat * — dice que no va y sanseacabó

9) (Mus)

a) [voice, instrument] desafinado

she/her singing was flat — desafinaba cantando

b) (of key) bemol

E flat major — mi bemol mayor

10) (=fixed) [rate, fee, charge] fijo

11) (Horse racing)

• flat jockey — jinete mf de carreras sin obstáculos

• the flat season — la temporada de carreras de caballos sin obstáculos

12) (=not shiny) (of painted surface) mate, sin brillo

2. ADV

1) (=absolutely)

• to be flat broke * — estar pelado *, estar sin un duro (Sp) *, estar sin un peso (LAm) *

2) (=outright) [refuse] rotundamente, terminantemente

• I told her flat that she couldn't have it — le dije terminantemente que no se lo podía quedar

• to turn sth down flat — rechazar algo rotundamente or de plano

3) (=exactly)

he did it in ten minutes flat — lo hizo en diez minutos justos or exactos

4) (esp Brit)

flat out: flat out, the car can do 140mph — cuando pones el coche a toda máquina, llega a las 140 millas por hora

• to go flat out — ir a toda máquina

to go flat out for sth — intentar conseguir algo por todos los medios

she went flat out for the title — intentó por todos los medios conseguir el título

• to work flat out (to do sth) — trabajar a toda máquina (para hacer algo)

5) (Mus)

to play/sing flat — tocar/cantar demasiado bajo, desafinar

3. N

1) [of hand] palma f; [of sword] cara f de la hoja

2) (Mus) bemol m

3) (Aut) pinchazo m, ponchada f (Mex)

• we got a flat — se nos pinchó una rueda, se nos ponchó una llanta (Mex)

• I had a flat — tenía una rueda pinchada or desinflada, tenía un pinchazo, tenía una ponchada (Mex)

4) flats (Geog) (=marshland) marismas fpl; (=sand) bancos mpl de arena

• mud flats — marismas fpl

• salt flats — salinas fpl

5) (Theat) bastidor m

6) (Horse racing)

the flat — las carreras de caballos sin obstáculos

4.

CPD

flat cap N — gorra de lana con visera

flat pack N —

it comes in a flat pack — viene en una caja plana para el automontaje; see flat-pack

flat racing N — carreras fpl de caballos sin obstáculos

flat rate N — [of interest, tax] tanto m alzado; (Internet, Telec) tarifa f plana; see flat-rate

flat screen N — (TV, Comput) pantalla f plana; see flat-screen

II

[flæt]
N (Brit) apartamento m, piso m (Sp), departamento m (LAm)
* * *

I [flæt]
adjective - tt-

1)

a) < surface> plano; < countryside> llano

flat feet — pies mpl planos

houses with flat roofs — casas fpl con techos planos or con azoteas

I was flat on my back for two months — (me) pasé dos meses en cama

to fold something flat — doblar bien algo

he laid the map down flat on the table — extendió el mapa sobre la mesa

I lay down flat and tried to relax — me tumbé or me tendí e intenté relajarme; face I 1) a)

b) < dish> llano, bajo (Chi), playo (RPl)

flat shoes — zapatos mpl bajos, zapatillas fpl de piso (Méx)

flat cap o hat — (BrE) gorra f ( de lana con visera)

c) ( deflated) < ball> desinflado, ponchado (Méx)

you have a flat tire o (BrE) tyre — tienes un neumático desinflado or una rueda desinflada or (Méx) una llanta ponchada

2)

a) <lemonade/beer> sin efervescencia, sin gas

b) < battery> descargado

switch off or you'll get a flat battery — apaga o se te va a descargar la batería

3) (dull, uninteresting) <conversation/party> soso (fam); < joke> sin gracia; < voice> monótono

she felt a bit flat — estaba un tanto alicaída or baja de moral

to fall flat — \<\<play/project\>\> fracasar*, no ser* bien recibido

the joke fell very flat — el chiste no hizo ni pizca de gracia

4) (total, firm) <denial/refusal> rotundo, categórico

they've said they won't do it and that's flat — han dicho que no lo harán y no hay vuelta de hoja (fam)

5) ( Mus)

a) ( referring to key) bemol

A flat — la m bemol

b) ( too low)

you're flat — estás desafinando ( por cantar or tocar demasiado bajo)

6) ( fixed) (before n) < rate> fijo, uniforme

7) ( broke) (AmE colloq) (pred)

to be flat — estar* pelado (fam)

II

adverb

1)

a) <refuse/turn down> de plano, categóricamente

b) ( exactly)

it took him two hours flat — tardó dos horas justas or exactas

c) (AmE colloq) (as intensifier) completamente; see also broke II

2) ( Mus) demasiado bajo

III

noun

1) ( apartment) (BrE) apartamento m, departamento m (AmL), piso m (Esp)

2)

a) ( surface - of sword) cara f de la hoja; (- of hand) palma f

b) ( level ground) llano m, terreno m llano

3) ( Mus) bemol m

4) ( Theat) bastidor m

5) flats pl

a) ( low-lying ground) llano m

mud flats — marismas fpl

b) ( shoes) (esp AmE) zapatos mpl bajos, zapatillas fpl de piso (Méx)

English-spanish dictionary > flat
15 fuera

Del verbo ir: ( conjugate ir) \ \
fuera es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo
Del verbo ser: ( conjugate ser) \ \
fuera es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo
Multiple Entries: fuera ir ser
fuera adverbio 1
a) (lugar, parte) Latin American Spanish also uses

◊ afuera in this sense outside;
comeremos fuera ( en el jardín) we'll eat outside; ( en un restaurante) we'll eat out;
◊ por fuera es rojo it's red on the outside;
aquí fuera se está muy bien it's very nice out here; se pasa el día fuera she's out all day
b) ( en el extranjero) abroad, out of the country;
(del lugar de trabajo, de la ciudad, etc) away 2
◊ fuera de ( loc prep)

a) (en el exterior de, más allá de) out of;

◊ está fuera del país he's out of the country;
ocurrió fuera del edificio it happened outside the building; fuera de peligro/lugar out of danger/place; ¡fuera (de aquí)! get out (of here)!
b) ( excepto) apart from;

◊ fuera de eso, me encuentro bien apart o (AmE) aside from that, I feel fine
3 ( en otras locs):
◊ fuera de combate: lo dejó fuera de combate (Dep) he knocked him out;
fuera de serie ‹jugador/cantante› exceptional, outstanding; fuera de sí: estaba fuera de sí he was beside himself; fuera de temporada out of season
ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo 1
a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go;

◊ fuera en taxi to go by taxi;
iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot; fuera por mar to go by sea; ¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!; el fuera y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests; vamos a casa let's go home; ¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?; fuera de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting; ya vamos para allá we're on our way; ¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?; fuera por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb; voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread
b) ( asistir) to go to;

◊ voy a clases nocturnas I go to evening classes;
ya va al colegio she's already at school 2 ( expresando propósito) fuera a + inf:
◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;
ve a ayudarla go and help her; ver tb fuera v aux 1 3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):
◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;
tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come! 4 [ comentario]:
◊ no iba con mala intención it wasn't meant unkindly;
eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you 1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):
◊ iban cantando por el camino they sang as they went along;
¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?; íbamos sentados we were sitting down; vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry; yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead 2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):
◊ iban de largo they wore long dresses;
voy a fuera de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula; iba de verde she was dressed in green 3 ( en calidad de) fuera de algo to go (along) as sth;
◊ yo fui de intérprete I went along as interpreter
1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) fuera a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth 2 (extenderse, abarcar):
◊ la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia;
el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to … 1 (marchar, desarrollarse):
◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;
va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse; ¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq); ¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?; me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam; ¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!; ¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam 2 ( en competiciones):
◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;
voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning 3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):
◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;
¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20? 4 ( estar en camino):
◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;
va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty; ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since … 5 (sumar, hacer):
◊ ya van tres veces que te lo digo this is the third time I've told you;
con este van seis six, counting this one 6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month 1 ( deber colocarse) to go;
◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;
¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!; ¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!; vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way! 2
a) ( combinar) fuera con algo to go with sth

b) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ el negro no te va bien black doesn't suit you;
te fueraá bien un descanso a rest will do you good 3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) fuerale a algo/algn to support sth/sb;
◊ le va al equipo peruano he supports the Peruvian team
1
◊ vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):

◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):

◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;
¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!
c) (al aclarar, resumir):

◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;
vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy; es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway 2
◊ vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):

◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;
¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!
b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):

◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!
fuera v aux fuera a + inf: 1
a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;

◊ voy a estudiar medicina I'm going to study medicine;
va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):

◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;
bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work 2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):
◊ que no se te vaya a caer make sure you don't drop it;
cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq); lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains 3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):
◊ poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little;
ya puedes fuera haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea; la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse irse verbo pronominal 1 ( marcharse) to leave;
◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;
vámonos let's go; bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off; no te vayas don't go; vete a la cama go to bed; se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company; vete de aquí get out of here; se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away 2 (consumirse, gastarse):
◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;
se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent 3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;
◊ se ha ido la luz the electricity's gone off;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?
4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;
◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down
5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):
◊ fuerase de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;
me iba para atrás I was falling backwards; frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula 1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be
◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf; es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic; era cierto it was true; sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still; que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)
◊ siempre le he sido fiel I've always been faithful to her;
ver tb imposible, difícil etc 2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
◊ el mayor es casado the oldest is married;
es viuda she's a widow; ver tb estar 1 cópula 2 3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
◊ soy abogada I'm a lawyer;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me 4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
◊ esos zapatos son de plástico those shoes are (made of) plastic;
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba; es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'; no soy de aquí I'm not from around here 5 (hipótesis, futuro):
◊ será un error it must be a mistake;
¿será cierto? can it be true? verbo intransitivo 1
a) ( existir) to be

b) (liter) ( en cuentos):

◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2
a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):

◊ la fiesta va a fuera en su casa the party is going to be (held) at her house;
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?
b) ( en preguntas):

◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us? 3 ( sumar):
◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos; somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether 4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) fuera para algo to be for sth;
◊ este agua es para beber this water is for drinking
( en locs)
◊ a no ser que (+ subj) unless;
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); ¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!; es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes; o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …; sea como sea at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea donde sea no matter where; sea quien sea whoever it is; si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for … ( en el tiempo) to be;
◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb v impers fuera v impers to be;
◊ era primavera it was spring(time)
fuera v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be; fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900 ■ sustantivo masculino 1
a) ( ente) being;

◊ fuera humano/vivo human/living being

b) (individuo, persona):

◊ un fuera querido a loved one
2 ( naturaleza):
◊ desde lo más profundo de mi fuera from the bottom of my heart

fuera adverbio
1 (en/hacia la parte exterior) outside, out: fuera hacía mucho calor, it was hot outside
salgamos fuera, let's go out
2 (no en el lugar habitual) out, away: comeremos fuera, we'll go out for lunch
está fuera, she's away
3 Dep fuera de juego, offside
nuestro equipo juega fuera, our team is playing away
ganaron los de fuera, the away team won
4 (sobrepasando límites prescritos) after
fuera de alcance, out of reach
fuera de horario, after hours
fuera de plazo, after the deadline (más allá) beyond, out of
fuera de mis posiblidades, beyond my means
fuera de peligro, out of danger Locuciones: estar fuera de sí, to be beside oneself
fuera de serie, extraordinary
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass (tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right (ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water (haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old (encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people (al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes (adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit ' fuera' also found in these entries: Spanish: alcance - balón - biruji - borda - combate - convencer - dejar - desencajada - desencajado - desentonar - desleal - desplazada - desplazado - destiempo - duda - espuela - extemporánea - extemporáneo - exterior - extraescolar - fenomenal - haber - juego - lengua - lógica - lugar - mayoría - necesaria - necesario - onda - plazo - proscrita - proscrito - quicio - revés - salir - serie - servicio - tono - única - único - afuera - anhelar - cena - comer - común - cual - desnivelado - esperar - lancha English: add to - amok - annul - around-the clock - away - beside - beyond - boot - bound - busing - care - catapult - chase away - clear - commission - control - danger - dine - distraught - dome - eat out - ex - exclude - farm out - go out - hand - here - house-sit - lest - look out - meal - misplaced - off-duty - off-limits - off-piste - off-screen - offside - one-off - ordinary - original - out - out of - out-of-bounds - outdoors - outside - outward - outwards - piste - place - play

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16 look

look [lʊk]

coup d'œil ⇒ 1 (a) regard ⇒ 1 (c) air ⇒ 1 (d) mode ⇒ 1 (e) regarder ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) chercher ⇒ 3 (b) écouter ⇒ 3 (c) avoir l'air ⇒ 3 (d) chercher à ⇒ 3 (f) beauté ⇒ 4

1 noun

(a) (gen) coup m d'œil;

∎ to have or to take a look (at sth) jeter un coup d'œil (sur ou à qch), regarder (qch);

∎ familiar let's have a look (show me) fais voir;

∎ would you like a look through my binoculars? voulez-vous regarder avec mes jumelles?;

∎ one look at him is enough to know he's a crook on voit au premier coup d'œil que c'est un escroc;

∎ it's worth a quick look ça vaut le coup d'œil;

∎ we need to take a long hard look at our image abroad il est temps que nous examinions de près notre image de marque à l'étranger;

∎ did you get a good look at him? vous l'avez vu clairement?;

∎ did the mechanic have a proper look at the car? est-ce que le mécanicien a bien regardé la voiture?;

∎ and now a look ahead to next week's programmes et maintenant, un aperçu des programmes de la semaine prochaine;

∎ do you mind if I take a look around? ça vous gêne si je jette un coup d'œil?;

∎ we'll just have a quick look round the garden nous allons jeter un coup d'œil dans le jardin;

∎ we had a look round the town nous avons fait un tour dans la ville;

∎ I took a quick look through the drawers j'ai jeté un rapide coup d'œil dans les tiroirs

(b) (search)

∎ to have a look for sth chercher qch;

∎ have you had a good look for it? est-ce que tu as bien cherché?;

∎ have another look cherche encore

(c) (glance) regard m;

∎ a suspicious/nasty/angry look un regard soupçonneux/mauvais/méchant;

∎ she gave me a dirty look elle m'a jeté un regard mauvais;

∎ you should have seen the looks we got from passers-by! si tu avais vu la façon dont les passants nous regardaient!;

∎ we were getting some very odd looks on nous regardait d'un drôle d'air;

∎ he didn't say anything, but if looks could kill! il n'a pas dit un mot, mais il y a des regards qui tuent!

(d) (appearance, air) air m;

∎ he had a strange look in his eyes (expression) il avait un drôle de regard;

∎ the old house has a neglected look la vieille maison a l'air négligé;

∎ she has the look of a troublemaker elle a une tête à faire des histoires;

∎ she has the look of someone who's going places elle a l'air de quelqu'un qui réussira dans la vie;

∎ by the look or looks of her, I'd say she failed the exam à la voir ou rien qu'en la voyant, je dirais qu'elle a raté son examen;

∎ it has the look of a successful marriage cela a l'air d'un mariage heureux;

∎ there's trouble brewing by the look of it or things on dirait que quelque chose se trame;

∎ I quite like the look of the next candidate j'aime assez le profil du prochain candidat;

∎ I don't like the look of it ça ne me dit rien de bon ou rien qui vaille;

∎ I didn't like the look of her at all son allure ne m'a pas du tout plu;

∎ I don't like the look of the weather le temps a l'air inquiétant

(e) (fashion) mode f, look m;

∎ the sporty/punk look le look sportif/punk

2 transitive verb

(a) (in imperative)

∎ look who's coming! regarde qui arrive!;

∎ look who's talking! tu peux parler, toi!;

∎ look what you've done/where you're going! regarde un peu ce que tu as fait/où tu vas!

(b) (idioms)

∎ to look one's last on sth jeter un dernier regard à qch;

∎ to look sb up and down regarder qn de haut en bas, toiser qn du regard;

∎ to look sb (full or straight) in the face regarder qn (bien) en face ou dans les yeux;

∎ I can never look her in the face again je ne pourrai plus jamais la regarder en face

3 intransitive verb

(a) (gen) regarder;

∎ look, there's Brian! regarde, voilà Brian!;

∎ what's happening outside? let me look qu'est-ce qui se passe dehors? laissez-moi voir;

∎ have you cut yourself? let me look tu t'es coupé? montre-moi ou laisse-moi voir;

∎ go on, nobody's looking vas-y, personne ne regarde;

∎ they crept up on me while I wasn't looking ils se sont approchés de moi pendant que j'avais le dos tourné;

∎ I'm just looking (in shop) je regarde;

∎ look and see if there's anyone there regarde voir s'il y a quelqu'un;

∎ if you look very carefully you can see a tiny crack in it si tu regardes bien, tu verras une toute petite fissure;

∎ look this way regardez par ici;

∎ to look into sb's eyes regarder qn dans les yeux;

∎ she looked along the row/down the list elle a parcouru la rangée/la liste du regard;

∎ he was looking out of the window/over the wall/up the chimney il regardait par la fenêtre/par-dessus le mur/dans la cheminée;

∎ to look on the bright side voir les choses du bon côté;

∎ to look over sb's shoulder regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn; figurative surveiller ce que fait qn;

∎ to look the other way détourner les yeux; figurative fermer les yeux;

∎ proverb look before you leap = il faut réfléchir deux fois avant d'agir

(b) (search) chercher;

∎ you can't have looked hard enough tu n'as pas dû beaucoup chercher

(c) (in imperative → listen, pay attention) écouter;

∎ look, I can't pay you back just yet écoute, je ne peux pas te rembourser tout de suite;

∎ now look, Paul, I've had enough of this! bon écoute, Paul, ça suffit maintenant!;

∎ look here! dites donc!

(d) (seem, appear) avoir l'air;

∎ to look old avoir l'air ou faire vieux;

∎ to look ill avoir l'air malade, avoir mauvaise mine;

∎ to look well (person) avoir bonne mine;

∎ that looks delicious! ça a l'air délicieux!;

∎ you look or are looking better today tu as l'air (d'aller) mieux aujourd'hui;

∎ how do I look? comment tu me trouves?;

∎ you look absolutely stunning in that dress tu es vraiment ravissante dans cette robe;

∎ it makes him look ten years older/younger ça le vieillit/rajeunit de dix ans;

∎ he's 70, but he doesn't look it il a 70 ans mais il n'en a pas l'air ou mais il ne les fait pas;

∎ I can't hang the picture there, it just doesn't look right je ne peux pas mettre le tableau là, ça ne va pas;

∎ it looks all right to me moi, je trouve ça bien;

∎ how does the situation look to you? que pensez-vous de la situation?;

∎ that's not how it looks to the man in the street ce n'est pas comme ça que l'homme de la rue voit les choses;

∎ things will look very different when you leave school les choses te sembleront très différentes quand tu quitteras l'école;

∎ it'll look bad if I don't contribute ça fera mauvaise impression si je ne contribue pas;

∎ things are looking black for the economy les perspectives économiques sont assez sombres;

∎ the crops look promising la récolte s'annonce bien;

∎ she's not as stupid as she looks elle est moins bête qu'elle n'en a l'air;

∎ I must have looked a fool j'ai dû passer pour un imbécile;

∎ to make sb look a fool or an idiot tourner qn en ridicule;

∎ he makes the rest of the cast look very ordinary à côté de lui, les autres acteurs ont l'air vraiment quelconques;

∎ to look like sb/sth (resemble) ressembler à qn/qch;

∎ she looks like her mother elle ressemble à sa mère;

∎ what does she look like? (describe her) comment est-elle?; (she looks a mess) non mais, à quoi elle ressemble!;

∎ it looks like an oil refinery ça ressemble à une raffinerie de pétrole, on dirait une raffinerie de pétrole;

∎ I don't know what it is, but it looks like blood je ne sais pas ce que c'est, mais on dirait ou ça ressemble à du sang;

∎ it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir;

∎ it looks (to me) like he was lying j'ai l'impression qu'il mentait;

∎ is this our room? - it looks like it c'est notre chambre? - ça m'en a tout l'air;

∎ the meeting looked like going on all day la réunion avait l'air d'être partie pour durer toute la journée;

∎ you look as if you've seen a ghost on dirait que tu as vu un revenant;

∎ it looks as if Natalie's going to resign Natalie a l'air de vouloir démissionner;

∎ it looks as if he didn't want to go il semble qu'il ne veuille pas y aller;

∎ it doesn't look as if they're coming on dirait qu'ils ne vont pas venir;

∎ you're looking good tu as l'air en forme;

∎ he looks good in jeans les jeans lui vont bien;

∎ that hat looks very good on you ce chapeau te va très bien;

∎ it'll look good on your CV ça fera bien sur ton curriculum ou CV;

∎ things are looking pretty good here les choses ont l'air de se présenter plutôt bien ici

(e) (face → house, window)

∎ to look (out) onto a park donner sur un parc;

∎ to look north/west être exposé au nord/à l'ouest

(f) (intend)

∎ to be looking to do sth chercher à faire qch;

∎ she'll be looking to improve on her previous best time elle cherchera à améliorer son meilleur temps;

∎ we're looking to expand our export business nous cherchons à développer nos exportations;

∎ I'm not looking to cause any trouble je ne veux pas causer de problèmes

4 looks plural noun

∎ (beauty) she's got everything - looks, intelligence, youth... elle a tout pour elle, elle est belle, intelligente, jeune...;

∎ he's kept his looks il est resté beau;

∎ looks don't matter l'apparence ne compte pas;

∎ she's got her mother's looks elle a la beauté de sa mère;

∎ he's lost his looks il n'est plus aussi beau qu'avant

➲ look after inseparable transitive verb

(a) (take care of) s'occuper de;

∎ my mother's looking after the kids/the cat this weekend ma mère va s'occuper des enfants/du chat ce week-end;

∎ she has a sick mother to look after elle a une mère malade à charge;

∎ you should look after your clothes more carefully tu devrais prendre plus grand soin de tes vêtements;

∎ he helps me to look after the garden il m'aide à m'occuper du jardin;

∎ figurative look after yourself! fais bien attention à toi!;

∎ you're well looked after on s'occupe bien de vous;

∎ the car has been well looked after la voiture est bien entretenue;

∎ don't worry, he can look after himself ne t'inquiète pas, il est capable de se débrouiller tout seul

(b) (be responsible for) s'occuper de;

∎ they look after our interests in Europe ils s'occupent de nos affaires en Europe

(c) (watch over) surveiller;

∎ can you look after my bag for a couple of minutes? tu peux surveiller mon sac deux minutes?

➲ look ahead intransitive verb

regarder vers l'avenir;

∎ looking ahead three or four years dans trois ou quatre ans;

∎ let's look ahead to the next century/to next month's meeting pensons au siècle prochain/à la réunion du mois prochain

➲ look around = look round

➲ look at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (gen) regarder;

∎ she looked at herself in the mirror elle se regarda dans la glace;

∎ they looked at each other ils ont échangé un regard;

∎ oh dear, look at the time! oh là là, regardez l'heure!;

∎ just look at you! (you look awful) mais regarde-toi donc!;

∎ it's not much to look at ça ne paie pas de mine;

∎ she's not much to look at ce n'est pas une beauté;

∎ he's not much to look at il n'est pas très beau;

∎ you wouldn't think, to look at him, that he's a multi-millionaire à le voir on ne croirait pas avoir affaire à un multi-millionnaire;

∎ I haven't looked at another woman in the last forty years en quarante ans, je n'ai pas regardé une autre femme;

∎ just look at the mess we're in! regarde les ennuis qu'on a!

(b) (consider) considérer;

∎ look at the problem from my point of view considérez le problème de mon point de vue;

∎ that's not the way I look at it ce n'est pas comme ça que je vois les choses;

∎ they won't even look at the idea ils refusent même de prendre cette idée en considération;

∎ if you don't have money, he won't even look at you si vous n'avez pas d'argent, il ne vous regardera même pas;

∎ familiar my brother can't even look at an egg mon frère ne supporte pas ou déteste les œufs

(c) (check) vérifier, regarder;

∎ could you look at the tyres? pouvez-vous regarder les pneus?;

∎ to have one's teeth looked at se faire examiner les dents;

∎ familiar you need your head looking at! ça va pas, la tête?

➲ look away intransitive verb

détourner les yeux

➲ look back intransitive verb

(a) (in space) regarder derrière soi;

∎ she walked away without looking back elle est partie sans se retourner

(b) (in time) regarder en arrière;

∎ there's no point in looking back ça ne sert à rien de regarder en arrière;

∎ the author looks back on the war years l'auteur revient sur les années de guerre;

∎ it seems funny now we look back on it ça semble drôle quand on y pense aujourd'hui;

∎ we can look back on some happy times nous avons connu de bons moments;

∎ figurative after she got her first job she never looked back à partir du moment où elle a trouvé son premier emploi, tout lui a réussi

➲ look down intransitive verb

regarder en bas; (in embarrassment) baisser les yeux;

∎ we looked down on or at the valley nous regardions la vallée en dessous

➲ look down on inseparable transitive verb

(despise) mépriser

➲ look for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (seek) chercher;

∎ go and look for him allez le chercher;

∎ she's still looking for a job elle est toujours à la recherche d'un emploi;

∎ are you looking for a fight? tu cherches la bagarre?

(b) (expect) attendre;

∎ it's not the result we were looking for ce n'est pas le résultat que nous attendions

➲ look forward intransitive verb

(to the future) regarder vers l'avenir

➲ look forward to inseparable transitive verb

attendre avec impatience;

∎ we're looking forward to the end of term nous attendons la fin du trimestre avec impatience;

∎ I'm looking forward to the weekend vivement le week-end!;

∎ to look forward to doing sth être impatient de faire qch;

∎ I'm looking forward to seeing her again (eager) il me tarde de la revoir; (polite formula) je serai heureux de la revoir;

∎ I look forward to meeting you je serai heureux de faire votre connaissance;

∎ see you on Saturday - right, I'll look forward to it à samedi alors - oui, c'est entendu;

∎ I'm not exactly looking forward to going je n'ai pas vraiment envie d'y aller;

∎ they had been looking forward to this moment for months cela faisait des mois qu'ils attendaient cet instant;

∎ I look forward to hearing from you soon (in letter) dans l'attente de votre réponse;

∎ I'm not looking forward to the operation la perspective de cette opération ne m'enchante guère

➲ look in intransitive verb

(a) (inside) regarder à l'intérieur

(b) (pay a visit) passer;

∎ to look in on sb rendre visite à ou passer voir qn;

∎ I'll look in again tomorrow je repasserai demain;

∎ he looked in at the pub on the way home il s'est arrêté au pub en rentrant chez lui

(c) (watch TV) regarder la télévision

➲ look into inseparable transitive verb

examiner, étudier;

∎ it's a problem that needs looking into c'est un problème qu'il faut examiner ou sur lequel il faut se pencher

➲ look on

1 inseparable transitive verb

considérer;

∎ I look on him as my brother je le considère comme mon frère;

∎ to look on sb/sth with favour/disfavour voir qn/qch d'un œil favorable/défavorable

2 intransitive verb

regarder;

∎ the passers-by just looked on les passants se sont contentés de regarder

➲ look out

1 separable transitive verb

∎ British I'll look that book out for you je te chercherai ce livre;

∎ have you looked out those photos to give me? est-ce que tu as trouvé les photos que tu devais me donner?

2 intransitive verb

(a) (person) regarder dehors

(b) (room, window)

∎ the bedroom looks out on or over the garden la chambre donne sur le jardin

(c) (be careful) faire attention;

∎ look out, it's hot! attention, c'est chaud!;

∎ you'll be in trouble if you don't look out tu vas t'attirer des ennuis si tu ne fais pas attention

➲ look out after inseparable transitive verb

American (take care of) prendre soin de

➲ look out for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (be on watch for) guetter;

∎ I'll look out for you at the station je te guetterai à la gare;

∎ look out for the sign to Dover guettez le panneau pour Douvres;

∎ she's always looking out for bargains elle est toujours à la recherche ou à l'affût d'une bonne affaire;

∎ you have to look out for snakes il faut faire attention ou se méfier, il y a des serpents

(b) familiar (idioms)

∎ to look out for oneself penser à soi;

∎ you've got to look out for number one! chacun pour soi!

➲ look over inseparable transitive verb

(glance over) jeter un coup d'œil sur; (examine) examiner, étudier

➲ look round

1 inseparable transitive verb

(museum, cathedral, factory) visiter; (shop, room) jeter un coup d'œil dans

2 intransitive verb

(a) (look at surroundings) regarder (autour de soi);

∎ I'm just looking round (in shop) je regarde;

∎ I'd rather look round on my own than take the guided tour je préférerais faire le tour moi-même plutôt que de suivre la visite guidée;

∎ I looked round for an exit j'ai cherché une sortie

(b) (look back) regarder derrière soi, se retourner

➲ look through inseparable transitive verb

(a) (window, screen) regarder à travers

(b) (book, report) jeter un coup d'œil sur ou à, regarder

(c) figurative (person)

∎ he looked straight through me il m'a regardé comme si je n'étais pas là

➲ look to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (turn to) se tourner vers;

∎ it's best to look to an expert il est préférable de consulter un expert ou de demander l'avis d'un expert;

∎ don't look to her for help ne compte pas sur elle pour t'aider;

∎ they are looking to us to find a solution to this problem ils comptent sur nous pour trouver une solution à ce problème

(b) formal (attend to) veiller à;

∎ he should look to his reputation il devrait veiller à sa réputation;

∎ look to it that discipline is properly maintained veillez à ce que la discipline soit bien maintenue

➲ look up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (in reference work, directory etc) chercher;

∎ look the word up in the dictionary cherche le mot dans le dictionnaire

(b) (visit) passer voir, rendre visite à;

∎ look us up when you're in New York passe nous voir quand tu seras à New York

2 intransitive verb

(a) (raise one's eyes) lever les yeux

(b) (improve) s'améliorer;

∎ things are looking up for the economy les perspectives économiques semblent meilleures

➲ look upon inseparable transitive verb

considérer

➲ look up to inseparable transitive verb

respecter, avoir du respect pour

✾ Book ✾ Film 'Don't look now' Du Maurier, Roeg 'Ne vous retournez pas'

✾ Play ✾ Film 'Look back in Anger' Osborne, Richardson 'La Paix du dimanche' (pièce), 'Les Corps sauvages' (film)

ⓘ Here's looking at you kid Ce sont les mots que prononce Rick Blaine, le personnage incarné par Humphrey Bogart dans le film Casablanca (1942), lorsqu'il dit adieu à la femme qu'il aime, jouée par Ingrid Bergman. Aujourd'hui on utilise souvent cette phrase en référence au film lorsque l'on porte un toast à quelqu'un.

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > look
17 clear

clear

A n

1 ( also clear text) Comput, Mil in clear en clair ;

2 Sport ( in football) dégagement m.

B adj

1 ( transparent) [glass, liquid] transparent ; [blue] limpide ; [lens, varnish] incolore ;

2 ( distinct) [image, outline, impression] net/nette ; [writing] lisible ; [sound, voice] clair ; I didn't get a clear look at the car je n'ai pas bien vu la voiture ; he had a clear view of the man il voyait très bien l'homme ;

3 ( comprehensibly plain) [description, instruction, text] clair ; to make sth clear to sb faire comprendre qch à qn ; he made it clear to her that he disapproved il lui a bien fait comprendre qu'il désapprouvait ; I wish to make it clear that je tiens à préciser que ; is that clear?, do I make myself clear? est-ce que c'est clair? ; to make one's views/intentions clear exprimer clairement ses opinions/intentions ; let's get this clear que les choses soient claires ;

4 ( obvious) [lack, need, sign] évident ; [advantage, lead] net/nette ; [example] beau (before n) ; [majority] large (before n) ; it is clear that il est clair que ; it's a clear case of fraud il est clair qu'il s'agit d'une fraude ;

5 ( not confused) [idea, memory] clair ; [plan] précis ; to have a clear picture in one's mind of sth avoir une idée très claire de qch ; to have/keep a clear head avoir/garder les idées claires ; we need someone with a clear head on a besoin de quelqu'un qui a les idées claires ; a clear thinker un esprit lucide ; I'm not clear what to do/how to start je ne sais pas très bien quoi faire/par où commencer ; I have no clear idea how it happened je ne sais pas très bien comment ça s'est passé ; he had a clear understanding of the problem il comprenait très bien le problème ; she's quite clear about what the job involves elle sait exactement en quoi consiste le travail ;

6 ( empty) [road, view, area] dégagé ; [table] débarrassé ; [space] libre ; the road is clear of obstacles/snow il n'y a plus d'obstacles/de neige sur la route ;

7 ( not guilty) [conscience] tranquille ;

8 ( unblemished) [skin, complexion] net/nette ;

9 Med [X-ray, scan] normal ;

10 ( cloudless) [sky] sans nuage, clair (after n) ; [day, night] clair ; on a clear day par temps clair ;

11 ( frank) [gaze, look] franc/franche ;

12 ( pure) [sound, tone, voice] clair ;

13 Culin [honey] liquide ; clear soup consommé m ;

14 ( exempt from) to be clear of être libre de [debt] ; être exempt de [blame] ; être lavé de [suspicion] ;

15 ( free) [day, diary] libre ; keep the 24th clear, I'm having a party ne prévois rien d'autre le 24, je fais une fête ;

16 ( whole) [week, day] entier/-ière ; you must allow three clear days il faut compter trois jours entiers ;

17 ( net) [gain, profit] net inv (after n) ;

18 Ling clair.

C adv ( away from) to jump clear sauter sur le côté ; to jump clear of ( jump out of) sauter hors de [vehicle] ; ( avoid) he leapt clear of the car/rock il a évité la voiture/pierre en sautant sur le côté ; to pull sb clear of extraire qn de [wreckage] ; to stay ou steer clear of éviter [town centre, rocks] ; éviter [alcohol, trouble, troublemakers] ; he kept the boat clear of the rocks il a gardé le bateau au large des rochers ; stand clear of the gates! éloignez-vous des portes! ; to get clear of sortir de [traffic, town].

D vtr

1 ( remove) abattre [trees] ; arracher [weeds] ; enlever [debris, papers, mines] ; dégager [snow] (from, off de) ; to clear demonstrators from the streets, to clear the streets of demonstrators débarrasser les rues des manifestants ;

2 ( free from obstruction) déboucher [drains] ; dégager [road] ; débarrasser [table, surface] ; déblayer [site] ; défricher [land] ; to clear the road of snow/obstacles dégager la neige/les obstacles de la route ; to clear sth out of the way (from table, seat) enlever qch ; ( from floor) enlever qch du passsage ; to clear the way for sth/sb lit libérer le passage pour qch/qn ; fig ouvrir la voie pour [developments] ; fig laisser la place à [person] ;

3 ( freshen) to clear the air lit aérer ; fig apaiser les tensions ;

4 ( empty) vider [desk, drawer] (of de) ; débarrasser [room, surface] (of de) ; lever [post box] ; évacuer [area, building] ; the judge cleared the court le juge a fait évacuer la salle ; to clear the office of furniture débarrasser le bureau de tous ses meubles ; you're fired, clear your desk vous êtes renvoyé, débarrassez votre bureau ; his singing cleared the room la pièce se vida au son de sa voix ;

5 ( create) faire [space] ; to clear a path through sth se frayer un chemin à travers qch ;

6 ( disperse) dissiper [fog, smoke] ; disperser [crowd] ;

7 ( unblock) dégager [nose] ; to clear one's throat se racler la gorge ; the fresh air will clear your head un peu d'air frais t'éclaircira les idées ;

8 Cosmet faire disparaître [dandruff, spots] ;

9 Wine clarifier ;

10 ( destroy) détruire [building] ;

11 Comput effacer [screen, data] ;

12 ( dispose of) liquider [stock] ; to clear the backlog rattraper le retard sur le travail ; ‘reduced to clear’ ‘solde’ ;

13 ( pay off) s'acquitter de [debt] ; rembourser [loan] ; purger [mortgage] ;

14 Fin [bank] compenser [cheque] ;

15 ( make) se faire [profit] ;

16 ( free from blame) [jury] innocenter [accused] (of de) ; to be cleared of suspicion être lavé de tout soupçon ; to clear one's name/reputation blanchir son nom/sa réputation ;

17 Admin, Mil ( vet) mener une enquête administrative sur [employee] ; I've been cleared j'ai fait l'objet d'une enquête administrative ; she's been cleared to see the documents elle a été déclarée apte à consulter les documents ;

18 ( officially approve) approuver [proposal, request] ; dédouaner [goods] ; to clear sth with sb obtenir l'accord de qn pour qch ; to be cleared for take-off/landing recevoir l'autorisation de décoller/atterrir ;

19 ( jump over) franchir [fence, hurdle, wall] ; she cleared 2 m at the high jump elle a réussi 2 m au saut en hauteur ;

20 ( pass through) passer sous [bridge] ; passer entre [gateposts] ; to clear customs passer à la douane ;

21 Sport dégager [ball].

E vi

1 (become transparent, unclouded) [liquid, sky] s'éclaircir ;

2 ( disappear) [smoke, fog, cloud] se dissiper ;

3 ( become pure) [air] se purifier ;

4 ( go away) [rash, pimples] disparaître ; [skin] devenir net/nette ;

5 Fin [cheque] être compensé.

Idioms

the coast is clear fig le champ est libre ; to be in the clear ( safe) être hors de danger ; ( free from suspicion) être lavé de tout soupçon

Phrasal verbs

■ clear away:

▶ clear away débarrasser ;

▶ clear [sth] away, clear away [sth] balayer [snow, leaves] ; enlever [debris, rubbish] ; ranger [papers, toys].

■ clear off:

▶ clear off ○ GB

1 ( run away) filer ○, se sauver ;

2 ( go away) ficher le camp ○ ; clear off, I'm busy fiche le camp ○, je suis occupé ; clear off! fichez le camp ○ ! ;

▶ clear off [sth] US débarrasser [table].

■ clear out:

▶ clear out ( run away) filer ○, se sauver ;

▶ clear [sth] out, clear out [sth]

1 ( tidy) ranger [room] ; faire le tri dans [drawer, cupboard] ;

2 ( empty) vider [room, house] ;

3 ( throw away) jeter [old clothes, newspapers].

■ clear up:

▶ clear up

1 ( tidy up) faire du rangement ; they must clear up after themselves ils doivent tout ranger derrière eux ;

2 ( improve) [weather] s'éclaircir ; [rash, infection] disparaître ;

▶ clear up [sth], clear [sth] up

1 ( tidy) ranger [mess, toys, papers] ; ramasser [litter, broken glass] ; ranger [room] ; nettoyer [beach, garden] ;

2 ( resolve) résoudre [problem, difficulty] ; dissiper [misunderstanding] ; tirer [qch] au clair [mystery].

Big English-French dictionary > clear
18 show

show [ʃəʊ]

démonstration ⇒ 1 (a) semblant ⇒ 1 (a) ostentation ⇒ 1 (a) spectacle ⇒ 1 (b) émission ⇒ 1 (b) exposition ⇒ 1 (c) foire ⇒ 1 (c) montrer ⇒ 2 (a)-(c), 2 (e), 2 (f) présenter ⇒ 2 (a) exposer ⇒ 2 (a) faire preuve de ⇒ 2 (b) marquer ⇒ 2 (d) indiquer ⇒ 2 (d), 2 (f) enregistrer ⇒ 2 (h) passer ⇒ 2 (i), 3 (b) se voir ⇒ 3 (a)

(pt showed, pp shown [ʃəʊn])

1 noun

(a) (demonstration, display) démonstration f, manifestation f; (pretence) semblant m, simulacre m; (ostentation) ostentation f, parade f;

∎ a show of strength/unity une démonstration de force/d'unité;

∎ a show of hands un vote à main levée;

∎ she put on a show of indifference elle a fait semblant d'être indifférente;

∎ to make a show of being angry faire semblant ou faire mine d'être fâché;

∎ to make a great show of friendship faire de grandes démonstrations d'amitié;

∎ show of generosity affectation f de générosité;

∎ it's all a show ce n'est qu'une façade;

∎ he always makes such a show of his knowledge il faut toujours qu'il fasse étalage de ses connaissances;

∎ the metal strips are just for show les bandes métalliques ont une fonction purement décorative

(b) Theatre spectacle m; Television & Radio émission f;

∎ to go to a show aller au spectacle;

∎ we went to a restaurant after the show nous sommes allés au restaurant après le spectacle;

∎ variety show émission f de variétés;

∎ the show must go on le spectacle continue; figurative il faut continuer;

∎ figurative let's get this show on the road! allez, c'est parti ou on y va!;

∎ to make a show of oneself se donner en spectacle

(c) (exhibition) exposition f; (trade fair) foire f, salon m;

∎ have you been to the Picasso show? avez-vous visité l'exposition Picasso?;

∎ to be on show être exposé;

∎ I dislike most of the paintings on show je n'aime pas la plupart des tableaux exposés;

∎ the agricultural/motor show le salon de l'agriculture/de l'auto

(d) familiar (business, affair) affaire^□ f;

∎ she planned and ran the whole show c'est elle qui a tout organisé et qui s'est occupée de tout^□ ;

∎ it's up to you, it's your show c'est à toi de décider^□, c'est toi le chef

(e) (performance) performance f, prestation f;

∎ the team put up a good show l'équipe s'est bien défendue;

∎ it's a pretty poor show when your own mother forgets your birthday c'est un peu triste que ta propre mère oublie ton anniversaire;

∎ old-fashioned (jolly) good show, Henry! bravo, Henry!

2 transitive verb

(a) (display, present → gen) montrer, faire voir; (→ passport, ticket) présenter; (exhibit → work of art, prize, produce) exposer;

∎ to show sth to sb, to show sb sth montrer qch à qn;

∎ show me your presents fais-moi voir ou montre-moi tes cadeaux;

∎ you have to show your pass/your ticket on the way in il faut présenter son laissez-passer/son billet à l'entrée;

∎ you're showing a lot of leg this evening! tu es habillée bien court ce soir!;

∎ that dress shows everything she's got cette robe ne cache pas grand-chose;

∎ a TV screen shows what's happening in the next room un écran de télévision permet de voir ce qui se passe dans la pièce d'à côté;

∎ some of the drawings have never been shown in Europe before quelques-uns des dessins n'ont jamais été exposés en Europe auparavant;

∎ to show one's wares étaler ses marchandises;

∎ this jacket/colour really shows the dirt cette veste/couleur est vraiment salissante;

∎ come out from behind there and show yourself! sortez de là-derrière et montrez-vous!;

∎ if he ever shows himself or his face round here again, I'll kill him! si jamais il se montre encore par ici, je le tue!;

∎ to have sth to show for one's money en avoir pour son argent;

∎ I had very little to show for my efforts mes efforts n'avaient donné que peu de résultats;

∎ three months' work, and what have we got to show for it? trois mois de travail, et qu'est-ce que cela nous a rapporté?

(b) (reveal → talent, affection, readiness, reluctance) montrer, faire preuve de;

∎ she never shows any emotion elle ne laisse jamais paraître ou ne montre jamais ses sentiments;

∎ to show itself (emotion, tendency) se manifester;

∎ she showed herself more than willing to join in elle s'est montrée plus que prête à participer;

∎ she showed herself to be a hard worker elle s'est révélée ou avérée dure à la tâche;

∎ to show a preference for sth manifester une préférence pour qch;

∎ to show a taste for sth témoigner d'un goût pour qch;

∎ they will be shown no mercy ils seront traités sans merci;

∎ the audience began to show signs of restlessness le public a commencé à s'agiter;

∎ the situation is showing signs of improvement la situation semble être en voie d'amélioration;

∎ to show one's age faire son âge

(c) (prove) montrer, démontrer, prouver;

∎ first I shall show that Greenham's theory cannot be correct je démontrerai d'abord que la théorie de Greenham ne peut être juste;

∎ it just shows the strength of public opposition to the plan cela montre à quel point le public est opposé à ce projet;

∎ it just goes to show that nothing's impossible c'est la preuve que rien n'est impossible;

∎ it just goes to show what you can do if you work hard cela montre ou c'est la preuve de ce que l'on peut faire en travaillant dur;

∎ which only or all goes to show that… ce qui prouve que… + indicative

(d) (register → of instrument, dial, clock) marquer, indiquer;

∎ the thermometer shows a temperature of 20°C le thermomètre indique 20°C

(e) (represent, depict) montrer, représenter;

∎ this photo shows him at the age of seventeen cette photo le montre à l'âge de dix-sept ans;

∎ the picture shows three figures le tableau représente trois personnes

(f) (point out, demonstrate) montrer, indiquer;

∎ show me how to do it montrez-moi comment faire;

∎ to show (sb) the way montrer le chemin (à qn);

∎ figurative to show the way donner l'exemple;

∎ the government has very much shown the way with its green policies le gouvernement a bien donné l'exemple avec sa politique écologique;

∎ familiar I'll show you! tu vas voir!

(g) (escort, accompany)

∎ let me show you to your room je vais vous montrer votre chambre;

∎ will you show this gentleman to the door? veuillez reconduire Monsieur à la porte;

∎ an usherette showed us to our seats une ouvreuse nous a conduits à nos places;

∎ to show sb into a room introduire ou faire entrer qn dans une pièce

(h) (profit, loss) enregistrer;

∎ prices show a 10 percent increase on last year les prix sont en hausse ou ont augmenté de 10 pour cent par rapport à l'an dernier

(i) (put on → film, TV programme) passer;

∎ the film has never been shown on television le film n'est jamais passé à la télévision;

∎ as shown on TV (on packaging, sign) vu à la télé

(j) Computing (files, records) afficher

3 intransitive verb

(a) (be visible → gen) se voir; (→ petticoat) dépasser;

∎ she doesn't like him, and it shows elle ne l'aime pas, et ça se voit;

∎ a patch of sky showed through a hole in the roof on voyait un pan de ciel à travers un trou dans le toit;

∎ she lets her feelings show too much elle laisse trop voir ses sentiments;

∎ it shows in your face cela se voit ou se lit sur votre visage;

∎ fear showed in his eyes la peur se lisait dans ses yeux;

∎ their tiredness is beginning to show ils commencent à donner des signes de fatigue;

∎ it doesn't show ça ne se voit pas, on ne dirait pas;

∎ ah well, it just or all goes to show! eh oui, c'est la vie!

(b) (be on → film, TV programme) passer

(c) British (in a vote) lever la main;

∎ all those in favour please show que tous ceux qui sont pour lèvent la main

(d) familiar (turn up) arriver^□, se pointer;

∎ British he didn't show il n'est pas venu^□

►► show house maison f témoin;

show jumper (rider) cavalier(ère) m,f (participant à des concours de saut d'obstacle); (horse) sauteur m;

show jumping jumping m, concours m de saut d'obstacles;

Law show trial procès m à grand spectacle

➲ show around separable transitive verb

faire visiter;

∎ to show sb around the town faire visiter ou faire voir la ville à qn;

∎ my secretary will show you around (the factory) ma secrétaire va vous faire visiter (l'usine);

∎ we were shown around the house on nous a fait visiter la maison

➲ show in separable transitive verb

faire entrer

➲ show off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (parade) faire étalage de;

∎ to show off one's skill/culture faire étalage de son savoir-faire/sa culture;

∎ he only came to show off his new girlfriend/car il n'est venu que pour exhiber sa nouvelle petite amie/voiture;

∎ she came in to show off her new baby elle est venue faire admirer son nouveau-né

(b) (set off) mettre en valeur;

∎ wearing white shows off a tan porter du blanc met le bronzage en valeur;

∎ the black background shows off the colours nicely le fond noir fait bien ressortir les couleurs;

∎ coat that shows off the figure well manteau m qui marque ou dessine bien la taille

2 intransitive verb

faire l'intéressant(e), frimer;

∎ to show off in front of sb chercher à épater qn;

∎ stop showing off! arrête de faire l'intéressant!;

∎ you don't have to drive that fast, you're just showing off tu n'as pas besoin de conduire aussi vite, tu fais juste l'intéressant

➲ show out separable transitive verb

reconduire ou raccompagner (à la porte);

∎ it's okay, I'll show myself out inutile de vous déranger, je saurai retrouver le chemin (tout seul)

➲ show over British = show around

➲ show round = show around

➲ show through

1 inseparable transitive verb

se voir à travers;

∎ her knickers showed through her trousers sa culotte se voyait à travers son pantalon

2 intransitive verb

se voir (à travers), transparaître;

∎ the old paint still shows through l'ancienne peinture se voit encore à travers;

∎ her knickers showed through under her dress on voyait ses sous-vêtements au travers de sa robe

➲ show up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (unmask → impostor) démasquer;

∎ the investigation showed him up for the coward he is l'enquête a révélé sa lâcheté

(b) (draw attention to → deficiency, defect) faire apparaître, faire ressortir;

∎ the poor results show up the deficiencies in the training programme les mauvais résultats font apparaître les défauts du programme de formation

(c) (embarrass) faire honte à; (deliberately humiliate) humilier;

∎ you're always showing me up in public il faut toujours que tu me fasses honte en public

(d) (escort upstairs) accompagner en haut

2 intransitive verb

(a) familiar (turn up, arrive) arriver^□ ;

∎ only two of our guests have shown up seuls deux de nos invités sont arrivés;

∎ to fail to show up ne pas se présenter^□ ;

∎ you're the boss, you really ought to show up tu es le patron, tu devrais vraiment y aller ou te montrer^□

(b) (be visible) se voir, ressortir;

∎ the dirt really shows up on a white carpet la saleté ressort ou se voit vraiment sur une moquette blanche;

∎ the difference is so slight it hardly shows up at all la différence est tellement minime qu'elle se remarque à peine

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19 flash

1. noun
1) (of light) Aufleuchten, das; Aufblinken, das; (as signal) Lichtsignal, das

flash of lightning — Blitz, der

flash in the pan — (fig. coll.) Zufallstreffer, der

2) (Photog.) Blitzlicht, das

3) (fig.)

flash of genius or inspiration or brilliance — Geistesblitz, der

flash of insight or intuition — Eingebung, die

4) (instant)

be over in a flash — gleich od. im Nu vorbei sein
2. transitive verb
1) aufleuchten lassen

flash the/one's headlights — aufblenden; die Lichthupe betätigen

2) (fig.)

her eyes flashed fire — ihre Augen sprühten Feuer od. funkelten böse

flash somebody a smile/glance — jemandem ein Lächeln/einen Blick zuwerfen

3) (display briefly) kurz zeigen

flash one's money about or around — mit [dem] Geld um sich werfen (ugs.)

4) (Communications) durchgeben
3. intransitive verb
1) aufleuchten

the lightning flashed — es blitzte

flash at somebody with one's headlamps — jemanden anblinken od. mit der Lichthupe anblenden

2) (fig.)

her eyes flashed in anger — ihre Augen blitzten vor Zorn

3) (move swiftly)

flash by or past — vorbeiflitzen (ugs.); (fig.) [Zeit, Ferien:] wie im Fluge vergehen

4) (burst suddenly into perception)

something flashed through my mind — etwas schoß mir durch den Kopf

5) (Brit. sl.): (expose oneself) sich [unsittlich] entblößen

* * *
[flæʃ] 1. noun
1) (a quick showing of a bright light: a flash of lightning.) der Blitz

2) (a moment; a very short time: He was with her in a flash.) der Augenblick

3) (a flashlight.) das Blinklicht

4) ((often newsflash) a brief news report sent by radio, television etc: Did you hear the flash about the king's death?) die Kurzmeldung
2. verb
1) ((of a light) to (cause to) shine quickly: He flashed a torch.) aufblitzen lassen

2) ((usually with by or past) to pass quickly: The days flashed by; The cars flashed past.) rasen

3) (to show; to display: He flashed a card and was allowed to pass.) hervorzeigen

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flash

[flæʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. (light) [Licht]blitz m, Aufblitzen nt kein pl, Aufleuchten nt kein pl; of jewellery, metal [Auf]blitzen nt kein pl, [Auf]blinken nt kein pl

\flash of light Lichtblitz m

\flash of lightning Blitz m

to give sb a \flash AUTO jdm Lichthupe machen fam

2. (flame) of an explosion Stichflamme f

3. ( fig: feeling) Blitz m

\flash of anger/temper Wut-/Temperamentsausbruch m

\flash of hope Hoffnungsstrahl m

\flash of inspiration [or wit] Geistesblitz m

\flash of intuition plötzliche Eingebung

\flash of pity Aufwallung f von Mitleid

4. (glimpse)

to catch a \flash of sth einen Blick von etw dat erhaschen

to give sth a \flash einen Blick auf etw akk werfen

5. (moment) Augenblick m, Moment m

for a \flash einen Augenblick [o Moment] lang

6. MEDIA (bulletin) Kurzmeldung f

7. AM ELEC ( fam: lamp) Taschenlampe f

8. PHOT (light) Blitz m, Blitzlicht nt

a built-in \flash ein eingebauter Blitz

to use a \flash [for sth] [etw] blitzen [o mit Blitzlicht fotografieren

9. BRIT MIL (insignia) [Uniform]besatz m, [Uniform]abzeichen nt meist pl, [Kragen]spiegel m meist pl, [Schulter]streifen m meist pl

10. FILM, TV (insert) [kurze] Einblendung fachspr; (interference) [kurzzeitige] Bildstörung fachspr

11. MECH, TECH (excess material) [starker] Grat, überfließendes Material fachspr; in casting Gussgrat m fachspr; in forging Schmiedegrat m fachspr; in pressing Pressgrat m fachspr

12. MED (sl: effect) drug addict Flash m sl

13. ( fam) Großspurigkeit f

14.

▶ to be back in a \flash sofort [o gleich] wieder da sein

▶ in a \flash in Sekundenschnelle, im Nu [o Handumdrehen]

▶ like a \flash blitzartig, wie der Blitz

▶ a \flash in the pan ( pej: short-lived effect) ein Strohfeuer nt pej, eine Eintagsfliege pej; (miss) ein Schuss m in den Ofen pej fam; (sl: in sexual act) unvollendeter Quickie fam

▶ quick as a \flash blitzschnell, wie ein geölter Blitz

II. adj ( esp pej fam)

1. (showy) clothing [sehr] auffällig, protzig pej fam

a \flash car ein protziges Auto pej fam

\flash outfit protzige Aufmachung

2. (pretentious) großspurig, großkotzig pej fam

a \flash Harry BRIT ein Protz [o pej fam feiner Pinkel] [o pej sl Großkotz] m

III. vt

1. (signal)

to \flash a light ein Licht aufleuchten lassen

to \flash a light at sb (in a car) jdm Lichthupe machen fam; with a torch jdn anleuchten

to \flash a message eine Nachricht blinken

to \flash a mirror [at sb] [jdn] mit einem Spiegel blenden

2. (look)

to \flash a glance/smile at sb jdm einen Blick/ein Lächeln zuwerfen

3. (communicate)

▪ to \flash sth message, news etw übermitteln [o durchgeben

4. ( fig pej fam: show)

▪ to \flash sth about [or around] one's car, success mit etw dat protzen

to \flash one's money around mit dem Geld [nur so] um sich akk werfen, den reichen Mann markieren pej fam

to \flash a credit card/money/a wallet eine Kreditkarte/Geld/eine Brieftasche zücken fam

IV. vi

1. (shine) blitzen; AUTO Lichthupe machen

the lightning \flashed es blitzte

Jane's eyes \flashed with rage Janes Augen funkelten vor Zorn

2. ( fig: appear) kurz [o plötzlich] auftauchen

a smile \flashed across her face ein Lächeln huschte über ihr Gesicht

a thought \flashed through her mind ein Gedanke schoss ihr durch den Kopf

my whole life \flashed before me mein ganzes Leben lief im Zeitraffer vor mir ab

3. (move)

▪ to \flash by [or past] vorbeirasen fam, vorbeiflitzen fam

the time is just \flashing past die Zeit rast nur so dahin

4. ( fam: expose genitals)

▪ to \flash [at sb] male sich akk [jdm] exhibitionistisch zeigen

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[flʃ]
1. n

1) (of light) Aufblinken nt no pl; (very bright) Aufblitzen nt no pl; (of metal, jewels etc) Blitzen nt, Blinken nt no pl; (MOT) Lichthupe f no pl

there was a sudden flash of light — plötzlich blitzte es hell auf

to give sb a flash (Mot) — jdn (mit der Lichthupe) anblinken

flash of lightning — Blitz

he gave two quick flashes with his torch — er blinkte zweimal kurz mit der Taschenlampe

the flashes come at regular intervals — es blinkt in regelmäßigen Abständen

three short flashes is the Morse sign for S — dreimal kurz blinken ist or drei kurze Blinkzeichen sind das Morsezeichen für S

2) (fig) (= newsflash) Kurzmeldung f

flash of anger — Wutausbruch m

or color (US) — Farbtupfer m

flash of wit/inspiration — Geistesblitz m

in a flash — blitzartig, wie der Blitz

as quick as a flash — blitzschnell

a flash in the pan (inf) — ein Strohfeuer nt

3) (MIL on uniform) Abzeichen nt

4) (PHOT) Blitz(licht nt) m

to use a flash — Blitzlicht benutzen

5) (US inf = torch) Taschenlampe f

2. vi

1) (light) aufblinken; (very brightly) aufblitzen; (repeatedly indicators etc) blinken; (metal, jewels, teeth) blitzen; (MOT) die Lichthupe benutzen

to flash on and off — immer wieder aufblinken

her eyes flashed (with anger) — ihre Augen blitzten (wütend)

a message flashed ( up) onto the screen — eine Nachricht blinkte auf dem Bildschirm auf

2) (= move quickly vehicle, person) sausen, schießen, flitzen (all inf)

a smile flashed across his face — ein Lächeln huschte über sein Gesicht

to flash past or by — vorbeisausen etc; (holidays etc) vorbeifliegen

the time flashed past — die Zeit verflog im Nu

the thought flashed through my mind that... — mir kam plötzlich der Gedanke, dass..., es schoss mir durch den Kopf, dass...

3. vt

1) light aufblitzen or aufleuchten lassen; SOS, message blinken

to flash a torch on sb — jdn mit der Taschenlampe anleuchten

to flash a torch in sb's face — jdm mit der Taschenlampe ins Gesicht leuchten

to flash one's headlights — die Lichthupe betätigen

to flash one's headlights at sb, to flash sb — jdn mit der Lichthupe anblinken

she flashed him a look of contempt/gratitude — sie blitzte ihn verächtlich/dankbar an

he flashed his famous smile — er ließ sein berühmtes Lächeln aufblitzen

2) (inf = show, wave also flash around) schwenken (inf), protzen mit; diamond ring blitzen lassen; identity card kurz vorzeigen

don't flash all that money around — wedel nicht so mit dem vielen Geld herum (inf)

those images were flashed across television screens all around the world — diese Bilder wurden auf Fernsehschirmen in der ganzen Welt gezeigt

4. adj
(inf: showy) protzig (pej); (= smart) schick
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flash [flæʃ]

A s

1. Aufblitzen n, -leuchten n, Blitz m:

like a flash wie der Blitz;

(as) quick as a flash blitzschnell;

answer (as) quick as a flash wie aus der Pistole geschossen antworten;

flash of fire Feuergarbe f;

flash of hope Hoffnungsstrahl m;

flash of lightning Blitz(strahl) m;

flash of wit Geistesblitz;

give sb a flash AUTO jemanden anblinken

2. Stichflamme f:

a flash in the pan fig

a) eine Eintagsfliege,

b) ein Strohfeuer

3. Augenblick m:

in a flash im Nu, sofort;

for a flash einen Augenblick lang

4. kurzer Blick:

catch a flash of einen Blick erhaschen von

5. RADIO etc Kurzmeldung f

6. SCHIFF Schleusenwassersturz m

7. MIL Br (Uniform)Abzeichen n

8. FOTO umg Blitz m (Blitzlicht)

9. besonders US umg Taschenlampe f

10. sl Flash m (Augenblick, in dem sich eine gespritzte Droge mit demBlut verbindet und der Rauschzustand eintritt)

B v/t

1. auch flash on aufleuchten oder (auf)blitzen lassen:

he flashed a light in my face er leuchtete mir plötzlich ins Gesicht;

flash one’s lights AUTO die Lichthupe betätigen;

flash one’s lights at sb jemanden anblinken;

his eyes flashed fire fig seine Augen blitzten oder sprühten Feuer

2. ( besonders mit Licht) signalisieren

3. flash sb AUTO jemanden anblinken;

flash sb a glance jemandem einen Blick zuwerfen;

she flashed him an angry glance sie blitzte ihn wütend an;

flash a smile at sb jemandem kurz zulächeln

4. umg schnell hervorziehen, kurz sehen lassen:

flash sth at sb jemandem etwas kurz zeigen

5. umg zur Schau tragen, protzen mit pej

6. eine Nachricht durchgeben:

a) telegrafieren

b) funken

7. TECH Glas überfangen, plattieren

C v/i

1. aufflammen, (auf)blitzen

2. zucken (Blitz)

3. blinken

4. sich blitzartig bewegen, rasen, flitzen umg, schießen (auch Wasser):

flash by ( oder past)

a) vorbeirasen,

b) fig wie im Flug(e) vergehen;

flash up a tree blitzschnell auf einen Baum klettern;

flash into action blitzschnell in Aktion treten oder handeln;

it flashed into ( oder across, through) his mind that … plötzlich schoss es ihm durch den Kopf, dass …

5. auch flash out fig aufbrausen, -fahren:

flash out against wettern auf (akk) oder über (akk) oder gegen

6. flash back zurückblenden (in einem Film, Roman etc) (to auf akk)

7. flash on US sl sofort abfahren auf (akk) (begeistert sein)

D adj

1. umg für flashy

2. umg

a) geschniegelt, aufgedonnert pej (Person)

b) protzig pej

3. falsch, gefälscht, unecht

4. in Zusammensetzungen Schnell…

5. umg Unterwelts…, unterweltlich

* * *
1. noun
1) (of light) Aufleuchten, das; Aufblinken, das; (as signal) Lichtsignal, das

flash of lightning — Blitz, der

flash in the pan — (fig. coll.) Zufallstreffer, der

2) (Photog.) Blitzlicht, das

3) (fig.)

flash of genius or inspiration or brilliance — Geistesblitz, der

flash of insight or intuition — Eingebung, die

4) (instant)

be over in a flash — gleich od. im Nu vorbei sein
2. transitive verb
1) aufleuchten lassen

flash the/one's headlights — aufblenden; die Lichthupe betätigen

2) (fig.)

her eyes flashed fire — ihre Augen sprühten Feuer od. funkelten böse

flash somebody a smile/glance — jemandem ein Lächeln/einen Blick zuwerfen

3) (display briefly) kurz zeigen

flash one's money about or around — mit [dem] Geld um sich werfen (ugs.)

4) (Communications) durchgeben
3. intransitive verb
1) aufleuchten

the lightning flashed — es blitzte

flash at somebody with one's headlamps — jemanden anblinken od. mit der Lichthupe anblenden

2) (fig.)

her eyes flashed in anger — ihre Augen blitzten vor Zorn

3) (move swiftly)

flash by or past — vorbeiflitzen (ugs.); (fig.) [Zeit, Ferien:] wie im Fluge vergehen

4) (burst suddenly into perception)

something flashed through my mind — etwas schoß mir durch den Kopf

5) (Brit. sl.): (expose oneself) sich [unsittlich] entblößen

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n.

Blitz -e m.

Lichtstrahl m.

Schein -e m. v.

aufblinken v.

aufblitzen v.

aufflammen v.

aufleuchten v.

blitzen v.

funkeln v.

leuchten v.

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20 rush

rush

A n

1 ( of crowd) ruée f (to do pour faire) ; a rush of photographers/volunteers une ruée de journalistes/volontaires ; a rush for the door/towards the buffet une ruée vers la porte/vers le buffet ; to make a rush at/for sth [crowd] se ruer sur/vers qch ; [individual] se précipiter sur/vers qch ;

2 ( hurry) to be in a rush être pressé (to do de faire) ; there's no rush ce n'est pas pressant ; to do sth in a rush faire qch en vitesse ; what's the rush? pourquoi faire vite? ; it all happened in such a rush tout s'est passé si vite ; we had a rush to finish it il a fallu qu'on se dépêche pour le terminer ; is there any rush? y a-t-il urgence? ;

3 ( peak time) ( during day) heure f de pointe ; ( during year) période f de pointe ; the morning/evening rush l'heure de pointe du matin/soir ; the summer/Christmas rush la période de pointe de l'été/autour de Noël ; beat the rush! évitez la foule! ; there's a rush on in the book department il y a une bousculade au rayon des livres ;

4 ( surge) (of liquid, energy, adrenalin) montée f ; ( of air) bouffée f ; ( of emotion) vague f ; ( of complaints) flot m ; a rush of blood to one's cheeks/into a limb un afflux de sang aux joues/dans un membre ; a rush of blood to the head fig un coup de tête ; it gives you a rush ○ c'est euphorisant ;

5 Bot jonc m ;

6 US Univ courte période pendant laquelle les associations d'étudiants essaient d'attirer de nouveaux membres.

B rushes npl Cin rushes mpl, épreuves fpl de tournage.

C modif [basket, matting, screen] en jonc.

D vtr

1 ( transport urgently) to rush sth to envoyer qch d'urgence à ; troops were rushed to the scene des troupes ont été envoyées d'urgence sur les lieux ; to be rushed to the hospital être emmené d'urgence à l'hôpital ; ‘please rush me my copy’ journ ‘envoyez-moi d'urgence mon exemplaire’ ;

2 ( do hastily) expédier [task, essay, speech] ; don't try to rush things ne va pas trop vite ;

3 (pressurize, hurry) presser, bousculer [person] ; I don't want to rush you, but je ne voudrais pas te bousculer, mais ; the agent rushed me round the house in five minutes l'agent m'a fait faire le tour de la maison en cinq minutes ;

4 ( charge at) sauter sur [guard, defender, player] ; prendre d'assaut [building, platform] ;

5 US Univ [student] essayer de devenir membre de [sorority, fraternity].

E vi

1 [person] ( make haste) se dépêcher (to do de faire) ; ( rush forward) se précipiter (to do pour faire) ; don't rush ne te précipite pas ; to rush to explain se dépêcher d'expliquer ; to rush up to sb/out of the room se précipiter vers qn/hors de la pièce ; to rush at sb/sth se précipiter sur qn/qch ; to rush down the stairs/round the house descendre l'escalier/faire le tour de la maison à toute vitesse ; to rush along marcher à toute vitesse ; he rushed off before I could tell him il a disparu avant que je n'aie pu le lui dire ;

2 ( travel) [train, vehicle] to rush past passer à toute vitesse ; to rush along at 120 km/h filer à 120 km/h ; the stream rushed down the mountainside le torrent dévalait le flanc de la montagne ; a rushing stream un ruisseau jaillissant ; the sound of rushing water le son de l'eau jaillissante.

Phrasal verbs

■ rush into:

▶ rush into [sth] se lancer dans [commitment, purchase, sale] ; to rush into marriage/a decision se marier/prendre une décision précipitamment ;

▶ rush [sb] into doing pousser [qn] à faire ; to rush sb into marriage/a decision pousser qn au mariage/à prendre une décision ; don't be rushed into it ne te laisse pas bousculer.

■ rush out:

▶ rush out [person] sortir en vitesse ;

▶ rush out [sth], rush [sth ] out sortir or publier [qch] en vitesse [pamphlet, edition].

■ rush through:

▶ rush through [sth] expédier [task, agenda] ; parcourir [qch] en vitesse [book, article] ;

▶ rush [sth] through, rush through [sth] adopter en vitesse [legislation, bill, amendment] ; traiter en priorité [order, application] ; to rush a bill through parliament faire passer une loi en vitesse ;

▶ rush [sth] through to envoyer [qch] d'urgence à [person, scene].

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