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to search for one's roots

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1 root

̈ɪru:t I
1. сущ.
1) а) корень to put down roots, to strike, take roots ≈ пускать корни, укореняться deep roots ≈ глубокие корни root of a mountain б) мн. корнеплоды
2) а) источник, корень, первопричина to get at the root of smth. ≈ добраться до сути чего-л. to go back to roots ≈ возвращаться к истокам the root of all evil ≈ корень зла Syn: origin, basis б) прародитель, предок, основатель рода Her roots are in Canada. ≈ Ее предки - выходцы из Канады. to search for one's roots ≈ искать свои корни Syn: ancestor
3) мат. корень square root, second root ≈ квадратный корень cube root, third root ≈ кубический корень
4) грам. корень (слова)
5) тех. вершина( сварного шва) ;
корень, основание, ножка( зуба шестерни) ∙ root and branch ≈ основательно, коренным образом
2. гл.
1) пускать корни;
укоренять(ся) I can't pull this bush up, it's firmly rooted in the ground. ≈ Не могу вырвать этот куст, он слишком крепко сидит в земле.
2) приковывать;
пригвождать He stood there rooted to the spot. ≈ Он стоял там и не мог двинуться с места.
3) внедрять(ся) ;
укореняться Her affection to him is deeply rooted. ≈ Ее привязанность к нему уже ничем нельзя ослабить. His opinion is rooted in experience. ≈ Его мнение основано на опыте.
4) выкорчевывать;
(тж. root out)
5) рыть землю рылом, подрывать корни (о свинье) Pigs root about in the mud for their food. ≈ Свиньи копаются в грязи в поисках пищи. Syn: grub I
2.
6) искать, рыться I found the lost key by rooting about in all my drawers. ≈ Я нашел ключ, перевернув все ящики. ∙ root away root out root up II гл.;
амер.;
разг. поддерживать, поощрять, ободрять( for) Half the school came to the sports meeting to root for their team. ≈ Половина школы пришла на матч болеть за свою команду. корень - edible *s съедобные корни - * habit /system/ (ботаника) корневая система - * knot (ботаника) корневой нарост - * medium (биология) ризосфера, корневая среда - * sucker( ботаника) корневой побег /отпрыск/ - * cutter /slicer/ (сельскохозяйственное) корнерезка - to take /to strike/ * пускать корни, приниматься( о растении) ;
укореняться, прививаться;
приживаться - to lay axe to * выкорчевывать - to pull /to dig/ up by the *s вырывать с корнем;
выкорчевывать корнеплод - * digger машина для уборки корнеплодов корень, отдельное растение - some *s of apple-trees несколько корней яблок основание, корень - the * of a tooth корень зуба - nerve * корешок нерва - * of a hill подножие холма - to blush to the *s of one's hair покраснеть до корней волос родоначальник, предок, корень;
род, давший много ответвлений (часто the *) причина, источник - the * of the matter суть дела, сущность вопроса - the * of all evil корень зла - to get at /to/ the * of the matter добраться до сути дела база, основа - * principle основной, основополагающий принцип - * cause основная /коренная/ причина, первопричина - * idea первоначальная /исходная/ идея - at (the) * в своей основе - economic *s of race conflicts экономические корни расовых столкновений - to strike at the * of smth. подрывать самую основу чего-л. корни, связи;
привычное окружение - he has no *s in society у него нет связей в обществе - to pull up one's *s сняться с насиженного места;
переменить местожительство, работу и т. п. - to put down new *s пустить корни на новом месте, завязать новые знакомства и т. п. (библеизм) отпрыск, потомок (математика) корень;
радикал - square /second/ * квадратный корень - cube /third/ * кубический корень - * sign знак корня - to take a * извлекать корень (грамматика) корень (музыкальное) основной тон аккорда (техническое) вершина (сварного шва) (техническое) хвост( лопатки турбины) (авиация) комель( лопасти воздушного винта) ;
корневая часть( крыла) > * and branch основательно, коренным образом, радикально;
совершенно;
совсем > he got rid of his enemies * and branch он совершенно избавился от своих врагов пускать корни;
укореняться - to * in /into, to/ the subsoil пускать корни в почву - some plants * freely некоторые растения легко укореняются - his affection for him is deeply *ed она издавна и глубоко привязана к нему сажать, высаживать - * chrysanthemum cuttings in sand and peat высаживайте черенки хризантем в смесь песка и торфа внедрять внедряться преим. (разговорное) корениться - war is *ed in economic causes в основе войн лежат экономические причины приковывать, пригвождать - fear *ed him to the ground страх приковал его к месту - he stood *ed to the spot он стоял как вкопанный выкорчевывать (тж. перен.;
обыкн. * out, * up) - to * out subversive elements ликвидировать подрывные элементы - it's difficult to * out certain prejudices есть предрассудки, которые трудно искоренить - they cut down the big trees and rooted up the stumps они срубили большие деревья и выкорчевали пни рыть землю рылом (о свиньях) рыться, искать - to * about in a drawer рыться в ящике - I managed to * out a copy of the magazine мне удалось откопать /отыскать/ экземпляр журнала > *, hog, or die трудись как вол, или пропадешь (американизм) (for) поощрять, ободрять (аплодисментами, выкриками и т. п.) - to * for a team болеть за какую-л. команду (американизм) (for) поддерживать (кого-л.) ;
желать успеха (кому-л.) ~ мат. корень;
square (или second) root квадратный корень;
cube (или third) root кубический корень extract ~ извлекать корень ~ приковывать;
пригвождать;
fear rooted him to the ground страх приковал его к месту ~ корень;
root of a mountain подножие горы;
to lay axe to root выкорчевывать to take (или to strike) ~ пускать корни, укореняться;
to pull up by the roots вырывать с корнем;
подрубить под самый корень;
выкорчевывать root тех. вершина (сварного шва) ;
корень, основание, ножка (зуба шестерни) ~ внедрять ~ мат. корень;
square (или second) root квадратный корень;
cube (или third) root кубический корень ~ корень;
root of a mountain подножие горы;
to lay axe to root выкорчевывать ~ вчт. корневой ~ pl корнеплоды ~ амер. разг. поддерживать, поощрять, ободрять (for) ~ прародитель, предок, основатель рода ~ приковывать;
пригвождать;
fear rooted him to the ground страх приковал его к месту ~ причина, источник, корень;
the root of the matter сущность вопроса ~ пускать корни;
вкоренять( - ся) ~ рыть землю рылом, подрывать корни (о свинье) ;
root away = root out ~ attr. коренной, основной;
the root principle основной принцип;
root and branch основательно, коренным образом ~ attr. коренной, основной;
the root principle основной принцип;
root and branch основательно, коренным образом ~ рыть землю рылом, подрывать корни (о свинье) ;
root away = root out ~ корень;
root of a mountain подножие горы;
to lay axe to root выкорчевывать ~ причина, источник, корень;
the root of the matter сущность вопроса ~ of title недв. основа правового титула ~ рыть землю рылом, подрывать корни (о свинье) ;
root away = root out ~ out, ~ up выискивать ~ out, ~ up вырывать с корнем, уничтожать ~ attr. коренной, основной;
the root principle основной принцип;
root and branch основательно, коренным образом ~ out, ~ up выискивать ~ out, ~ up вырывать с корнем, уничтожать ~ мат. корень;
square (или second) root квадратный корень;
cube (или third) root кубический корень to take (или to strike) ~ пускать корни, укореняться;
to pull up by the roots вырывать с корнем;
подрубить под самый корень;
выкорчевывать take: to ~ a breath вдохнуть;
перевести дыхание;
to take root укореняться

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > root
2 root

I [ruːt] 1. сущ.
1)

а) корень

deep roots — глубокие корни

root of the tongue — корень языка

hair roots — корни волос

to put down / strike / take / make root — пустить корни, укорениться, прижиться прям. и перен.

- on its own roots
- on own roots
б) корнеплод

2) нижняя часть, опора, основание, подножие, дно

roots of a sea — дно моря

- root of a mountain

Syn:

bottom 1., base I 1., foot 1.

3) источник, корень, первопричина

the root of all evil — корень зла

to get at the root of smth. — добраться до сути чего-л.

to go back to roots — возвращаться к истокам

Syn:

origin, basis, source

4)

а) обычно мн. прародитель, предок, основатель рода

to search for one's roots — искать свои корни

Her roots are in Canada. — Её предки - выходцы из Канады.

Syn:

ancestor, progenitor

б) библ. отрасль, потомок

Syn:

scion, offshoot

5) место крепления, соединения ( одного предмета с другим)

6) мат. корень

root of the cubic equation — корень уравнения третьей степени

square root, second root — мат. квадратный корень

cube root, third root — мат. кубический корень

fourth root — мат. корень четвёртой степени

7) лингв. корень ( слова)

8) тех.

а) вершина ( сварного шва)

б) корень, основание, ножка ( зуба шестерни)

9) муз.

а) тоника ( основной тон аккорда)

б) нижняя нота аккорда

10) студ.; жарг. пинок, удар

Syn:

kick I 1.

11) австрал.; груб. половой акт, секс

Syn:

intercourse

12) груб. пенис, член

Syn:

penis

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- root and branch

- to the roots
- to the root
- by the roots
- by the root
- at the root
- at root 2. гл.
1)

а) пускать корни; укореняться прям. и перен.; внедряться

I can't pull this bush up, it's firmly rooted in the ground. — Не могу вырвать этот куст, он слишком крепко сидит в земле.

Her affection to him is deeply rooted. — Её привязанность к нему очень сильна.

б) укоренять прям. и перен.; внедрять

2) ( root in) основываться на (чём-л.)

His opinion is rooted in experience. — Его мнение основано на опыте.

3) приковывать; пригвождать

He stood there rooted to the spot. — Он стоял там и не мог двинуться с места.

4) студ.; жарг. пнуть, толкнуть (кого-л., особенно сзади)

Syn:

kick

5) австрал.; груб. совокупляться, совершать половой акт

Syn:

copulate, fuck, shag

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- root about
- root away
- root out
- root up II [ruːt] гл.; разг.; амер.
( root for)

1) подбадривать, приветствовать (кого-л.) громкими возгласами, аплодисментами; болеть за (кого-л.)

Half the school came to the sports meeting to root for their team. — Половина школы пришла на матч болеть за свою команду.

Syn:

cheer I 2.

2) поддерживать (кого-л. / что-л.), проявлять энтузиазм по поводу (кого-л. / чего-л.)

She keeps rooting for a nice expensive vacation. — Она продолжает настаивать на том, что провести отпуск надо красиво и с шиком.

Англо-русский современный словарь > root
3 root

I
1. ru:t noun
1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raíz

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raíz

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raíz, origen

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raíces

2. verb
(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) echar raíces, arraigar(se)

- root beer
- root crop
- root out
- take root
II ru:t verb
1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) hurgar

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) revolver

root n raíz

root

tr[rʊːt]

intransitive verb to root about / root around

1 hurgar

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root

tr[rʊːt]

noun

1 raíz nombre femenino

transitive verb

1 arraigar

intransitive verb

1 arraigar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to take root arraigar, echar raíces

to put down roots echar raíces

to be rooted to the spot quedarse clavado,-a

root vegetable tubérculo

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root

tr[rʊːt]

transitive verb to root for

1 animar, alentar

root ['ru:t, 'rʊt] vi

1) : arraigar

the plant rooted easily: la planta arraigó con facilidad

deeply rooted traditions: tradiciones profundamentearraigadas

2) : hozar (dícese de los cerdos)

to root around in: hurgar en

3)

to root for : apoyar a, alentar

root vt

to root outor to root up : desarraigar (plantas), extirpar (problemas, etc.)

root n

1) : raíz f (de una planta)

2) origin: origen m, raíz f

3) core: centro m, núcleo m

to get to the root of the matter: ir al centro del asunto

root

n.

• cimiento s.m.

• mata s.f.

• raigón s.m.

• raíz s.f.

v.

• arraigar v.

• desarraigar v.

• hocicar v.

• hozar v.

• plantar firmemente v.

I ruːt
noun

1) (of plant, hair, tooth) raíz f

to pull a plant up by the o its roots — arrancar* una planta de raíz

to take root — \<\<plant\>\> echar raíces, arraigar*; \<\<idea\>\> arraigarse*

to put down roots — \<\<person\>\> echar raíces, afincarse*; (before n)

root vegetable — raíz o tubérculo comestible como la zanahoria, el boniato etc

2)

a) ( origin) raíz f

to get to the root of a problem — llegar* a la raíz de un problema; (before n)

root cause — causa f fundamental

b) roots pl (family, background) raíces fpl

3) ( Ling) raíz f

4) ( Math) raíz f

II

intransitive verb

1) (search, forage) \<\<pig\>\> hozar*

she was rooting around in the attic for her racket — estaba hurgando entre las cosas del desván buscando su raqueta

2) ( Bot) echar raíces, arraigar*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- root for

- root out

[ruːt]
1. N

1) (Bot) raíz f

the plant's root system — las raíces de la planta

to pull sth up by the roots — arrancar algo de raíz

to take root — echar raíces, arraigar

- root and branch

they aimed to eliminate Marxism root and branch — su objetivo era erradicar el marxismo, su objetivo era acabar con el marxismo de raíz

a root and branch overhaul of the benefits system — una revisión completa or de cabo a rabo del sistema de prestaciones

2) (Bio) [of hair, tooth] raíz f

3) (=origin) [of problem, word] raíz f

the root of the problem is that... — la raíz del problema es que...

her roots are in Manchester — tiene sus raíces en Manchester

she has no roots — no tiene raíces

to pull up one's roots — levantar raíces

to put down roots in a country — echar raíces en un país

to take root — [idea] arraigarse
money
4) (Math)

square root — raíz f cuadrada

5) (Ling) raíz f, radical m

2. VT

1) (Bot) [+ plant] hacer arraigar

2) (fig) see rooted

3. VI

1) (Bot) [plant] echar raíces, arraigar

2) (=search) [animal] hozar, hocicar

I was rooting through some old photos the other day — el otro día estaba husmeando entre viejas fotos

4.

CPD

root beer N — (US) bebida refrescante elaborada a base de raíces

root canal treatment N — tratamiento m de endodoncia

root cause N — causa f primordial

root crops NPL — cultivos mpl de tubérculos

root ginger N — raíz f de jengibre

root vegetable N — tubérculo m comestible

root word N — (Ling) palabra f que es raíz or radical de otras

- root about

- root for

- root out

- root through

- root up

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I [ruːt]
noun

1) (of plant, hair, tooth) raíz f

to pull a plant up by the o its roots — arrancar* una planta de raíz

to take root — \<\<plant\>\> echar raíces, arraigar*; \<\<idea\>\> arraigarse*

to put down roots — \<\<person\>\> echar raíces, afincarse*; (before n)

root vegetable — raíz o tubérculo comestible como la zanahoria, el boniato etc

2)

a) ( origin) raíz f

to get to the root of a problem — llegar* a la raíz de un problema; (before n)

root cause — causa f fundamental

b) roots pl (family, background) raíces fpl

3) ( Ling) raíz f

4) ( Math) raíz f

II

intransitive verb

1) (search, forage) \<\<pig\>\> hozar*

she was rooting around in the attic for her racket — estaba hurgando entre las cosas del desván buscando su raqueta

2) ( Bot) echar raíces, arraigar*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- root for

- root out

English-spanish dictionary > root
4 root

I 1. noun
1) Wurzel, die

pull something up by the roots — etwas mit den Wurzeln ausreißen; (fig.) etwas mit der Wurzel ausrotten

put down roots/strike or take root — (lit. or fig.) Wurzeln schlagen

have roots — verwurzelt sein

2) (source) Wurzel, die; (basis) Grundlage, die

have its roots in something — einer Sache (Dat.) entspringen

get at or to the root[s] of things — den Dingen auf den Grund kommen

be at the root of the matter — der Kern der Sache sein
2. transitive verb
root a plant firmly — eine Pflanze fest einpflanzen

have rooted itself in something — (fig.) in etwas (Dat.) verwurzelt sein

stand rooted to the spot — wie angewurzelt dastehen
3. intransitive verb
[Pflanze:] wurzeln, anwachsen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91087/root_out">root out
II intransitive verb
1) (turn up ground) wühlen ( for nach)

2) (coll.)

root for — (cheer) anfeuern; (wish for success of) Stimmung machen für

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I 1. [ru:t] noun
1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) die Wurzel

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) die Wurzel

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) die Wurzel

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) der Ursprung
2. verb
(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) Wurzeln schlagen, einpflanzen

- root beer
- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb
1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) wühlen

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) herumwühlen

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root

[ru:t]

I. n

1. (embedded part) Wurzel f; (of a celery) Knolle f; (of a tulip) Zwiebel f

the \root of a nail die Nagelwurzel

shallow \roots flache Wurzeln

to send out \roots Wurzeln schlagen

2. ( fig: basic cause) Wurzel f, Ursprung m; (essential substance) Kern m kein pl

the high crime rate has its \roots in unemployment and poverty die hohe Kriminalitätsrate wurzelt in Arbeitslosigkeit und Armut

the \root of all evil die Wurzel allen Übels, der Ursprung alles Bösen

to get to the \root of the matter zum Kern der Sache kommen

to lie at the \root of a problem der Kern eines Problems sein

3. ( fig)

▪ \roots pl (origins) Wurzeln pl, Ursprung m

historical \roots geschichtliche Wurzeln

4. LING Stamm m, Stammwort nt, Wurzelwort nt, Etymon nt fachspr

5. MATH Wurzel f

the \root of 64 is 8 die Wurzel aus 64 ist 8

cube \root Kubikwurzel f

square \root Quadratwurzel f

6. AUS, NZ, IRISH ( vulg sl: act of sex) Fick m vulg; (sexual partner) Fick m vulg

7. COMPUT (starting node) Stamm m

8.

▶ \root and branch mit Stumpf und Stiel

▶ to put down [new] \roots [neue] Wurzeln schlagen

II. vt

1. (plant)

to \root cuttings/a plant Stecklinge/eine Pflanze einpflanzen

2. AUS, NZ, IRISH ( vulg sl: have sex)

▪ to \root sb jdn ficken vulg

3. (exhaust)

▪ to \root sb jdn ermüden [o entkräften]

to \root sb's efforts jds Anstrengungen zunichtemachen

4. (immobilize)

▪ to \root sb to the spot jdn wie angewurzelt dastehen lassen

III. vi

1. plant wurzeln, Wurzeln schlagen

2. esp AM ( fam: support)

▪ to \root for sb jdm die Daumen drücken fam

to \root for a team eine Mannschaft anfeuern

3. (search)

▪ to \root for sth nach etw dat wühlen

▪ to \root through sth etw durchstöbern

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[ruːt]
1. n

1) (of plant, hair, tooth) Wurzel f

roots ( fig, of person ) — Wurzeln

by the roots — mit der Wurzel

to take root (lit, fig) — Wurzeln schlagen

her roots are in Scotland — sie ist in Schottland verwurzelt

she has no roots — sie ist nirgends zu Hause

to put down roots in a country — in einem Land Fuß fassen

root and branch (fig) — mit Stumpf und Stiel

See:

→ grass-roots, pull up

2) (fig: source of evil, of trouble etc) Wurzel f

the root of the matter — der Kern der Sache

to get to the root(s) of the problem — dem Problem auf den Grund gehen

or behavior (US) — das ist der eigentliche Grund für sein Benehmen

3) (MATH, LING) Wurzel f; (of equation) Lösung f; (LING = base form) Stamm m → cube, square root

See:

→ cube, square root

2. vt
plant Wurzeln schlagen lassen bei
3. vi
(plants etc) Wurzeln schlagen or fassen
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root¹ [ruːt]

A s

1. BOT Wurzel f (auch fig):

destroy sth root and branch etwas mit Stumpf und Stiel ausrotten;

pull out by the root → C 2;

strike at the root of sth fig etwas an der Wurzel treffen;

take ( oder strike) root → B 1;

put down roots fig sesshaft werden;

pull up one’s roots fig alles aufgeben;

the roots pl of a mountain der Fuß eines Berges

2. Teil einer Pflanze, der einer Wurzel in Aussehen oder Funktion ähnelt, z. B. Wurzelstock m

3. ANAT (Haar-, Nagel-, Zahn- etc) Wurzel f:

root of a ( oder the) hair, etc

4. fig

a) Wurzel f, Quelle f, Ursache f:

the root of all evil die Wurzel allen Übels;

get at ( oder to) the root(s) of things den Dingen auf den Grund gehen;

have its root in, take root from → B 2

b) Kern m:

the root of the matter;

root idea Grundidee f

5. a) Stammvater m

b) besonders BIBEL Wurzel f, Reis n, Spross m:

a root of Jesse

6. MATH

a) Wurzel f:

root extraction Wurzelziehen n

b) eingesetzter oder gesuchter Wert (einer Gleichung)

7. LING Stammwort n, Wurzel(wort) f(n)

8. MUS Grundton m:

root position Grundstellung f, -lage f (eines Akkords)

9. ASTRON, ASTROL und Zeitrechnung:

a) Ausgangspunkt m (einer Berechnung)

b) Geburtsaspekt m

10. TECH Wurzel f

11. Aus sl Nummer f (Geschlechtsverkehr)

B v/i

1. Wurzeln schlagen, (ein)wurzeln (beide auch fig), Wurzeln treiben

2. root in fig wurzeln in (dat), seinen Ursprung haben in (dat)

C v/t

1. tief einpflanzen, einwurzeln lassen:

fear rooted him to the ground ( oder spot) fig er stand vor Furcht wie angewurzelt oder angenagelt

2. root up ( oder out, away) mit der Wurzel ausreißen (a. fig ausrotten)

root² [ruːt]

A v/i

1. (mit der Schnauze) wühlen ( for nach) (Schwein)

2. root about ( oder around) fig herumwühlen ( among in dat)

B v/t

1. den Boden auf-, umwühlen

2. root out

a) auch root up ausgraben, aufstöbern (beide a. fig)

b) einen Brief etc hervorzerren:

root sb out of bed jemanden aus dem Bett treiben

root³ [ruːt] v/i (for) besonders US umg

a) SPORT (jemanden) anfeuern

b) fig Stimmung machen (für jemanden oder etwas), (jemanden) (tatkräftig) unterstützen

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I 1. noun
1) Wurzel, die

pull something up by the roots — etwas mit den Wurzeln ausreißen; (fig.) etwas mit der Wurzel ausrotten

put down roots/strike or take root — (lit. or fig.) Wurzeln schlagen

have roots — verwurzelt sein

2) (source) Wurzel, die; (basis) Grundlage, die

have its roots in something — einer Sache (Dat.) entspringen

get at or to the root[s] of things — den Dingen auf den Grund kommen

be at the root of the matter — der Kern der Sache sein
2. transitive verb
root a plant firmly — eine Pflanze fest einpflanzen

have rooted itself in something — (fig.) in etwas (Dat.) verwurzelt sein

stand rooted to the spot — wie angewurzelt dastehen
3. intransitive verb
[Pflanze:] wurzeln, anwachsen

Phrasal Verbs:

- root out
II intransitive verb
1) (turn up ground) wühlen ( for nach)

2) (coll.)

root for — (cheer) anfeuern; (wish for success of) Stimmung machen für

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n.

Haupt Häupter n.

Nullstelle -n (Mathematik) f.

Stamm ¨-e m.

Wurzel -n (Mathematik) f.

Wurzel -n f. v.

wurzeln v.

English-german dictionary > root
5 root

root [ru:t]

1 noun

(a) (of plant) & figurative racine f;

∎ to pull up a plant by its roots déraciner une plante;

∎ to take root (plant) & figurative prendre racine;

∎ to put down roots (plant) & figurative prendre racine, s'enraciner

(b) Anatomy (of tooth, hair etc) racine f;

∎ to touch up one's roots (person with dyed hair) refaire ses racines;

∎ to get one's roots done se faire refaire les racines

(c) (source) source f; (cause) cause f; (bottom) fond m;

∎ to have its roots in sth (of crisis etc) avoir ses origines dans qch;

∎ the root of all evil la source de tout les maux;

∎ to get at or to the root of the problem aller au fond du problème;

∎ poor housing is at the root of much delinquency la mauvaise qualité des logements est souvent à l'origine de la délinquance

(d) Linguistics (in etymology) racine f; (base form) radical m, base f

(e) Computing (directory) racine f, répertoire m principal

(f) Mathematics racine f

(g) Music fondamentale f

(h) (idiom)

∎ corruption must be eliminated root and branch il faut éradiquer la corruption

2 compound-forming noun

(cause, problem) fondamental, de base

3 transitive verb

(a) (fix) enraciner;

∎ figurative he stood rooted to the spot il est resté cloué sur place;

∎ her political convictions are rooted in her upbringing c'est dans son éducation qu'il faut chercher les racines de ses convictions politiques

(b) Australian very familiar (have sex with) s'envoyer en l'air avec

4 intransitive verb

(a) (plant) s'enraciner, prendre racine

(b) (animal) fouiller (avec le museau);

∎ to root for truffles chercher des truffes

(c) Australian very familiar (have sex) s'envoyer en l'air

5 roots plural noun

(of person → origin) racines fpl, origines fpl;

∎ he has no real roots il n'a pas de véritables racines;

∎ she is in search of her roots elle est à la recherche de ses origines;

∎ to get back to one's roots retrouver ses racines;

∎ their actual roots are in Virginia en fait ils sont originaires de Virginie

►► American root beer = boisson gazeuse à base d'extraits végétaux;

Anatomy root canal canal m dentaire;

root canal treatment, root canal work traitement m canalaire;

American root cellar cave f potagère;

Botany root climber plante f grimpante à racines crampons;

root crop racine f comestible;

Computing root directory racine f, répertoire m principal;

Botany root hair poil m radiculaire;

Mathematics root mean square moyenne f quadratique;

roots music musique f "roots" (influencée par la musique traditionelle);

Botany root rot piétin m;

root vegetable légume m à racine comestible

➲ root about, root around intransitive verb

(animal) fouiller (avec le museau); (person) fouiller;

∎ to root about for sth fouiller pour trouver qch;

∎ to root about in a drawer fouiller dans un tiroir

➲ root for inseparable transitive verb

(team) encourager, soutenir;

∎ to root for a candidate appuyer un candidat;

∎ we're all rooting for you nous sommes de votre côté

➲ root out separable transitive verb

(a) (from earth) déterrer; (from hiding place) dénicher

(b) (suppress) supprimer, extirper

➲ root through inseparable transitive verb

(search through) fouiller dans

➲ root up separable transitive verb

(plant) déraciner; (of pig) déterrer

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6 root

I 1. ru:t noun
1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rot

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rot

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rot, årsak

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) røtter, opprinnelse
2. verb
(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) slå rot, feste seg

- root beer
- root crop
- root out
- take root II ru:t verb
1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rote i

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rote

knoll
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opphav
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oppkomme
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rot

I
subst. \/ruːt\/

1) (botanikk, anatomi) rot

2) rot, kilde, opphav, årsak

• the root of the trouble

den egentlige årsak til vanskelighetene

3) bunn, kjerne

• I'll get to the root of the matter

jeg skal komme til bunns i saken

4) (i flertall, roots) rotfrukter

5) (lingvistikk, teknikk, matematikk) rot

6) (austr., newzealandsk, slang, vulgært, om samleie) knull, nummer, nyp

7) ( musikk) grunntone

8) ( slang) (et) spark bak

9) (austr., vulgært) støkke

• Emma is nothing but a good root!

Emma er ikke annet enn et godt støkke!

10) (mekanikk, på tannhjul) fot, tannfot

11) ( vannkraft) damfeste

12) ( sveising) rot

be shaken to its roots bli rystet i sine grunnvoller

• the family was shaken to its roots by the news

nyhetene rystet familien i dens grunnvoller

blush to the roots of one's hair rødme helt opp til hårrøttene

daisy roots ( rimslang for boots) støvler

have its roots in bunne i

• Tina's illness has its roots in stress

Tinas sykdom bunner i stress

pull up by the roots rive opp med røttene ( overført også) utrydde

pull up one's roots bryte opp, bryte med det gamle

put down the roots ( overført) slå rot

root and branch fullstendig, helt og holdent, totalt

• she destroyed them root and branch

hun ødela dem fullstendig

strike at the root of evil ta ondet ved roten

strike at the root(s) of something eller strike at the foundation of something prøve å undergrave noe

strike at the root of the matter gå radikalt til verks

strike\/take root ( botanikk) slå rot, få røtter
II
verb \/ruːt\/

1) slå rot (også overført), få røtter

2) rote rundt etter, grave frem, snuse opp, rote i, endevende

3) ( jordbruk) stikke, sette

4) ( jordbruk) la feste rot

5) ( om dyr) lete etter mat på bakken

6) (austr.) sparke bakut

7) (austr., newzealandsk, vulgært) knulle

• oh, go and get rooted!

å, dra til helvete

8) (amer., slang.) robbe, plyndre

be rooted (to the ground\/spot) stå som naglet fast (til jorden\/stedet)

(go and) get rooted dra til helvete

root for (amer.) heie på

• I know they'll be rooting for us today

jeg vet at de kommer til å heie på oss i dag

root out rote frem ( også overført) ta\/rykke opp med roten utrydde

root something out utrydde noe grave frem noe, snuse opp noe rive opp med røttene

root up rive opp med røttene

English-Norwegian dictionary > root
7 root

root

A n

1 Bot, fig racine f ; to take root [plant] prendre racine ; [idea, value, system, feeling] s'établir ; [company, industry] s'implanter ; to pull sth up by the roots déraciner qch ; to pull sb's hair out by the roots arracher les cheveux à qn ; to destroy/reject sth root and branch détruire/rejeter complètement qch ; root and branch review/opposition revue/opposition radicale ;

2 ( origin) (of problem, matter) fond m ; (of unhappiness, evil) origine f ; to get to the root of the problem prendre le problème à la racine ; to be at the root of sth être à l'origine de qch ;

3 Ling racine f ;

4 Math racine f ; the fourth root of sth la quatrième racine de qch.

B roots npl

1 ( of dyed hair) racines fpl ;

2 fig racines fpl ; to try to get back to one's roots essayer de retrouver ses racines ; she has no roots elle n'a aucune racine ; to pull up one's roots s'arracher à son milieu ; to put down new roots se créer de nouvelles racines.

C modif

1 fig [cause] profond ; [problem] de base ; [question, issue] fondamental ;

2 Bot [growth] des racines ; [system] radiculaire.

D vtr

1 fig to be rooted in sth [music, film, person] être ancré dans qch ; deeply-rooted lit, fig bien enraciné ; to be/stand rooted to the spot ou the ground être/rester figé sur place ;

2 Bot faire prendre racine [plant].

E vi

1 Bot prendre racine ;

2 ( search) [person, animal] fouiller (in, through dans).

Phrasal verbs

■ root around, root about [person, animal] fouiller (in dans).

■ root for ○:

▶ root for [sb] ( cheer) encourager [team, contestant] ; good luck in the exams-we're all rooting for you! bonne chance pour tes examens-nous sommes tous avec toi!.

■ root out:

▶ root out [sth], root [sth] out traquer [corruption, inefficiency] ;

▶ root [sb] out, root out [sb] déloger.

Big English-French dictionary > root
8 Root

I 1. [ruːt]
nome

1) bot. radice f. (anche fig.)

to take root — [ plant] attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici; [idea, value] attecchire, radicarsi, mettere (le) radici, prendere piede; [ industry] installarsi, aprire

to pull sth. up by the roots — sradicare o svellere qcs.

to destroy sth. root and branch — distruggere completamente qcs.

he has no roots — fig. non ha radici

2) (origin) (of problem, matter) radice f.; (of evil) radice f., causa f., origine f., fonte f.

to get to the root of the problem — andare alla radice del problema, affrontare un problema alla radice

to be at the root of sth. — essere all'origine di qcs

3) ling. mat. radice f.
2.
modificatore

1) bot. [ growth] delle radici; [ system] radicale

2) fig. [ cause] principale, profondo; [ issue] di fondo
II 1. [ruːt]
verbo transitivo

1) bot. fare attecchire [ plant]

2) fig.

to be rooted in — essere radicato a
2.
verbo intransitivo bot. attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici

- root out
III [ruːt]
verbo intransitivo (search) [ pig] grufolare; [ person] frugare, rovistare (in, through in)

- root around

- root for

- root out

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I 1. [ru:t] noun
1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.)

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.)

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.)

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.)
2. verb
(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.)

- root beer
- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb
1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.)

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.)

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(Surnames) Root /ru:t, rʊt/
* * *
I 1. [ruːt]
nome

1) bot. radice f. (anche fig.)

to take root — [ plant] attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici; [idea, value] attecchire, radicarsi, mettere (le) radici, prendere piede; [ industry] installarsi, aprire

to pull sth. up by the roots — sradicare o svellere qcs.

to destroy sth. root and branch — distruggere completamente qcs.

he has no roots — fig. non ha radici

2) (origin) (of problem, matter) radice f.; (of evil) radice f., causa f., origine f., fonte f.

to get to the root of the problem — andare alla radice del problema, affrontare un problema alla radice

to be at the root of sth. — essere all'origine di qcs

3) ling. mat. radice f.
2.
modificatore

1) bot. [ growth] delle radici; [ system] radicale

2) fig. [ cause] principale, profondo; [ issue] di fondo
II 1. [ruːt]
verbo transitivo

1) bot. fare attecchire [ plant]

2) fig.

to be rooted in — essere radicato a
2.
verbo intransitivo bot. attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici

- root out
III [ruːt]
verbo intransitivo (search) [ pig] grufolare; [ person] frugare, rovistare (in, through in)

- root around

- root for

- root out

English-Italian dictionary > Root
9 root

I 1. [ru:t] noun
1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rod

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rod; -rod

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rod

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) rod
2. verb
(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) slå rod; plante

- root beer
- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb
1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rode

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rode

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I 1. [ru:t] noun
1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rod

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rod; -rod

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rod

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) rod
2. verb
(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) slå rod; plante

- root beer
- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb
1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rode

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rode

English-Danish dictionary > root
10 root

I 1. [ru:t] noun
1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) korenina

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) korenina

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) izvor

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) korenine
2. verb
(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) ukoreniniti (se)

- root beer
- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb
1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) riti

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) brskati

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I [ru:t]
noun

korenika, korenina, koren; figuratively koren, izvor, poreklo, izvirna oblika; vzrok; temelj, osnova, jedro, srž, bit; mathematics & grammar koren; plural vznožje (gore)

root and branch figuratively korenito, temeljito, popolnoma, radikalno

root of the matter — jedro, bistvo stvari

roots plural of a mountain — vznožje gore

cube root, third root mathematics kubični koren

Dutch roots plural cvetlične čebulice

second root, square root mathematics kvadratni koren

to destroy root and branch — popolnoma uničiti (iztrebiti, izkoreniniti)

to get at ( —ali to) the roots of evil — priti do korena (vzroka) zla

to lay axe at the root of — posekati korenine (zla itd.)

war lies at the root of it — korenine (izvor) tega je vojna

to pull out by the roots — izruvati s koreninami (vred)

to strike at the root (of) — udariti po korenini, odrezati korenino (česa)

to take (to strike) root — pognati korenine, ukoreniniti se

to take root from — imeti svoj izvor v, bazirati na

to tear up the roots — izkoreniniti; iztrebiti
II [ru:t]
1.

transitive verb & intransitive verb

globoko posaditi, vsaditi, ukoreniniti; vcepiti, vliti; ukopati, pribiti, prikovati koga (kot s korenino);

2.

intransitive verb

ukoreniniti se

obedience rooted in fear — pokorščina, ki je osnovana na strahu

terror rooted him to the ground — strah ga je ukopal (prikoval) v tla

to stand rooted to the spot — biti, stati kot v zemljo ukopan

to root out (up) — izruvati, izpuliti, izkoreniniti, uničiti, iztrebiti;

3.

adjective

sestavljen iz korenin; korenski; figuratively osnoven

root extraction mathematics korenjenje

root idea — osnovna misel (ideja)
III [ru:t]
intransitive verb & intransitive verb (o prašiču) riti (z gobcem)

to root about figuratively riti, bezati, brskati, drezati

to root out, to root up — izbrskati, izbezati, izkopati
IV [ru:t]
intransitive verb American slang sport navijati ( for za), želeti uspeh; podpirati, zagovarjati, odobravati

the crowd rooted for the home team — množica je navijala za domače moštvo

English-Slovenian dictionary > root
11 go

go ⇒ Usage note: go

A vi (3^e pers sg prés goes ; prét went ; pp gone)

1 (move, travel) aller (from de ; to à, en) ; to go to London/Paris aller à Londres/Paris ; to go to Wales/to Ireland/to California aller au Pays de Galles/en Irlande/en Californie ; to go to town/to the country aller en ville/à la campagne ; they went home ils sont rentrés chez eux ; she's gone to Paris elle est allée à Paris ; to go up/down/across monter/descendre/traverser ; I went into the room je suis entré dans la pièce ; to go by bus/train/plane voyager en bus/train/avion ; we went there by bus nous y sommes allés en bus ; to go by ou past [person, vehicle] passer ; that car's going very fast! cette voiture roule très vite! ; there he goes again! ( that's him again) le revoilà! ; fig ( he's starting again) le voilà qui recommence!, c'est reparti! ; who goes there? Mil qui va là? ; where do we go from here? fig et maintenant qu'est-ce qu'on fait? ;

2 (on specific errand, activity) aller ; to go shopping aller faire des courses ; to go swimming (in sea, river) aller se baigner ; ( in pool) aller à la piscine ; to go for a walk aller se promener ; to go on a journey/on holiday partir en voyage/en vacances ; to go for a drink aller prendre un verre ; he's gone to get some wine il est allé chercher du vin ; go and answer the phone va répondre au téléphone ; go and tell them that… va leur dire que… ; go after him! poursuivez-le! ;

3 ( attend) aller ; to go to school/ church aller à l'école/l'église ; to go to work aller or se rendre au travail ; to go to the doctor's/dentist's aller chez le médecin/dentiste ;

4 ( used as auxiliary with present participle) she went running up the stairs elle a monté l'escalier en courant ; she went complaining to the principal elle est allée se plaindre au directeur ;

5 ( depart) partir ; I must go, I must be going il faut que je parte or que je m'en aille ; the train goes at six o'clock le train part à six heures ; a train goes every hour il y a un train toutes les heures ; to go on holiday partir en vacances ; be gone! va-t'en!, allez-vous en! ;

6 euph ( die) mourir, disparaître ; when I am gone quand je ne serai plus là ; the doctors say she could go at any time d'après les médecins elle risque de mourir d'un instant à l'autre ;

7 ( disappear) partir ; half the money goes on school fees la moitié de l'argent part en frais de scolarité ; the money/cake has all gone il ne reste plus d'argent/de gâteau ; I left my bike outside and now it's gone j'ai laissé mon vélo dehors et il n'est plus là or il a disparu ; there goes my chance of winning! c'en est fait de mes chances de gagner! ;

8 (be sent, transmitted) it can't go by post on ne peut pas l'envoyer par la poste ; these proposals will go before parliament ces propositions seront soumises au parlement ;

9 ( become) to go red rougir ; to go white blanchir ; his hair ou he is going grey il commençe à avoir les cheveux blancs ; to go mad devenir fou/folle ; to go bankrupt faire faillite ;

10 ( change over to new system) to go Labour/Conservative Pol [country, constituency] voter travailliste/conservateur ; to go metric adopter le système métrique ; ⇒ private, public ;

11 (be, remain) the people went hungry les gens n'avaient rien à manger ; we went for two days without food nous avons passé deux jours sans rien manger ; to go unnoticed passer inaperçu ; to go unpunished rester impuni ; the question went unanswered la question est restée sans réponse ; to go naked se promener tout nu ; he was allowed to go free il a été libéré or remis en liberté ;

12 (weaken, become impaired) his memory/mind is going il perd la mémoire/l'esprit ; his hearing is going il devient sourd ; my voice is going je n'ai plus de voix ; the battery is going la batterie est presque à plat ; the engine is going le moteur a des ratés ;

13 ( of time) ( elapse) s'écouler ; three hours went by before… trois heures se sont écoulées avant que… (+ subj) ; there are only three days to go before Christmas il ne reste plus que trois jours avant Noël ; how's the time going? quelle heure est-il? ; it's just gone seven o'clock il est un peu plus de sept heures ;

14 ( be got rid of) he's totally inefficient, he'll have to go! il est complètement incapable, il va falloir qu'on se débarrasse de lui! ; that new lampshade is hideous, it'll have to go! ce nouvel abat-jour est affreux, il va falloir qu'on s'en débarrasse! ; the car will have to go il va falloir vendre la voiture ; either she goes or I do! c'est elle ou moi! ; six down and four to go! six de faits, et encore quatre à faire! ;

15 (operate, function) [vehicle, machine, clock] marcher, fonctionner ; to set [sth] going mettre [qch] en marche ; to get going [engine, machine] se mettre en marche ; fig [business] démarrer ; to get the fire going allumer le feu ; to keep going [person, business, machine] tenir le coup ○, se maintenir ; we have several projects going at the moment nous avons plusieurs projets en route en ce moment ; ⇒ keep ;

16 ( start) let's get going! allons-y!, allez, on commençe! ; we'll have to get going on that translation il va falloir qu'on se mette à faire cette traduction ; to get things going mettre les choses en train ; ready, steady, go! à vos marques, prêts, partez! ; here goes!, here we go! c'est parti! ; once he gets going, he never stops une fois lancé, il n'arrête pas ;

17 ( lead) aller, conduire, mener (to à) ; that corridor goes to the kitchen le couloir va or conduit à la cuisine ; the road goes down to the sea/goes up the mountain la route descend vers la mer/monte au sommet de la montagne ; this road goes past the cemetery ce chemin passe à côté du cimetière ;

18 ( extend in depth or scope) the roots of the plant go very deep les racines de la plante s'enfoncent très profondément ; the historical reasons for this conflict go very deep les raisons historiques de ce conflit remontent très loin ; these habits go very deep ces habitudes sont profondément ancrées or enracinées ; as far as that goes pour ce qui est de cela ; it's true as far as it goes c'est vrai dans un sens or dans une certaine mesure ; she'll go far! elle ira loin! ; this time he's gone too far! cette fois il est allé trop loin! ; a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days on ne va pas loin avec cent livres sterling de nos jours ; one leg of lamb doesn't go very far among twelve people un gigot d'agneau n'est pas suffisant pour douze personnes ; this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude ceci explique en grande partie son attitude ; you can make £5 go a long way on peut faire beaucoup de choses avec 5 livres sterling ;

19 (belong, be placed) aller ; where do these plates go? où vont ces assiettes? ; that table goes beside the bed cette table va à côté du lit ; the suitcases will have to go in the back il va falloir mettre les valises derrière ;

20 ( fit) gen rentrer ; it won't go into the box ça ne rentre pas dans la boîte ; five into four won't go quatre n'est pas divisible par cinq ; three into six goes twice six divisé par trois, ça fait deux ;

21 (be expressed, sung etc in particular way) I can't remember how the poem goes je n'arrive pas à me rappeler le poème ; how does the song go? quel est l'air de la chanson? ; the song goes something like this la chanson ressemble à peu près à ça ; as the saying goes comme dit le proverbe ; the story goes that le bruit court que, on dit que ; her theory goes something like this… sa théorie consiste à peu près à dire que… ;

22 ( be accepted) what he says goes c'est lui qui fait la loi ; it goes without saying that il va sans dire que ; that goes without saying cela va sans dire ; anything goes tout est permis ;

23 ( be about to) to be going to do aller faire ; it's going to snow il va neiger ; I was just going to phone you j'étais justement sur le point de t'appeler, j'allais justement t'appeler ; I'm going to phone him right now je vais l'appeler tout de suite ; I'm not going to be treated like that! je ne vais pas me laisser faire comme ça! ; we were going to go to Italy, but we changed our plans nous devions aller en Italie, mais nous avons changé d'idée ;

24 ( happen) the party went very well la soirée s'est très bien passée ; so far the campaign is going well jusqu'à maintenant la campagne a bien marché ; how did the evening go? comment s'est passée la soirée? ; the way things are going, I don't think we'll ever get finished vu la façon dont les choses se passent or si ça continue comme ça, je pense qu'on n'aura jamais fini ; how's it going ○ ?, how are things going? comment ça va ○ ? ; how goes it? hum comment ça va ○ ?, comment va ◑ ? ;

25 ( be on average) it's old, as Australian towns go c'est une ville assez vieille pour une ville australienne ; it wasn't a bad party, as parties go c'était une soirée plutôt réussie par rapport à la moyenne ;

26 ( be sold) the house went for over £100,000 la maison a été vendue à plus de 100 000 livres ; we won't let the house go for less than £100,000 nous ne voulons pas vendre la maison à moins de 100 000 livres ; those rugs are going cheap ces tapis ne sont pas chers ; the house will go to the highest bidder la maison sera vendue au plus offrant ; ‘going, going, gone!’ ( at auction) ‘une fois, deux fois, trois fois, adjugé!’ ;

27 ( be on offer) I'll have some coffee, if there's any going je prendrai bien un café, s'il y en a ; are there any drinks going? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose à boire? ; I'll have whatever's going je prendrai ce qu'il y a ; it's the best machine going c'est la meilleure machine sur le marché ; there's a job going at their London office il y a un poste libre dans leur bureau de Londres ;

28 ( contribute) the money will go towards a new roof l'argent servira à payer un nouveau toit ; the elements that go to make a great film les éléments qui font un bon film ; everything that goes to make a good teacher toutes les qualités d'un bon enseignant ;

29 ( be given) [award, prize] aller (to à) ; [estate, inheritance, title] passer (to à) ; the money will go to charity les bénéfices iront aux bonnes œuvres ; most of the credit should go to the author la plus grande partie du mérite revient à l'auteur ; the job went to a local man le poste a été donné à un homme de la région ;

30 ( emphatic use) she's gone and told everybody! elle est allée le dire à tout le monde! ; why did he go and spoil it? pourquoi est-il allé tout gâcher ? ; you've gone and ruined everything! tu t'es débrouillé pour tout gâcher! ; he went and won the competition! il s'est débrouillé pour gagner le concours! ; you've really gone and done it now! tu peux être fier de toi! iron ; then he had to go and lose his wallet comme s'il ne manquait plus que ça, il a perdu son portefeuille ;

31 ( of money) (be spent, used up) all his money goes on drink tout son argent passe dans l'alcool ; most of his salary goes on rent la plus grande partie de son salaire passe dans le loyer ; I don't know where all my money goes (to)! je ne sais pas ce que je fais de mon argent! ;

32 (make sound, perform action or movement) gen faire ; [bell, alarm] sonner ; the cat went ‘miaow’ le chat a fait ‘miaou’ ; wait until the bell goes attends que la cloche sonne ( subj) ; she went like this with her fingers elle a fait comme ça avec ses doigts ; so he goes ‘what about my money ○ ?’ et puis il dit or il fait, ‘et mon argent?’ ;

33 (resort to, have recourse to) to go to war [country] entrer en guerre ; [soldier] partir à la guerre ; to go to law GB ou to the law US aller en justice ;

34 (break, collapse etc) [roof] s'effondrer ; [cable, rope] se rompre, céder ; ( fuse) [light bulb] griller ;

35 (bid, bet) aller ; I'll go as high as £100 j'irai jusqu'à 100 livres sterling ; I went up to £100 je suis allé jusqu'à 100 livres sterling ;

36 ( take one's turn) you go next c'est ton tour après, c'est à toi après ; you go first après vous ;

37 ( be in harmony) those two colours don't go together ces deux couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ; the curtains don't go with the carpet les rideaux ne vont pas avec le tapis ; white wine goes better with fish than red wine le vin blanc va mieux avec le poisson que le rouge ;

38 ○ euph ( relieve oneself) aller aux toilettes ;

39 US ( in takeaway) to go à emporter ; two hamburgers to go! deux hamburgers à emporter!

B vtr (3^e pers sg prés goes ; prét went ; pp gone) ( see usage note)

1 ( travel) we had gone ten miles before we realized that… nous avions déjà fait dix kilomètres quand nous nous sommes rendu compte que… ; are you going my way? tu vas dans la même direction que moi? ; to go one's own way fig suivre son chemin ;

2 ○ (bet, bid) I go two diamonds ( in cards) j'annonce deux carreaux ; he went £20 il a mis or parié 20 livres sterling.

C n (pl goes)

1 GB ( person's turn) tour m ; ( try) essai m ; it's your go ( in game) c'est ton tour, c'est à toi ; whose go is it? gen à qui le tour? ; ( in game) à qui de jouer? ; you've had two goes ( in game) tu as eu deux tours ; ( two attempts at mending sth) tu as déjà essayé deux fois ; to have a go at sth essayer de faire qch ; have another go! essaie encore une fois or un coup! ; she had several goes at the exam elle a repassé l'examen plusieurs fois ; I had to have several goes before passing j'ai dû m'y reprendre à plusieurs fois avant de réussir ;

2 ○ ( energy) dynamisme m ; to be full of go, to be all go être très dynamique, avoir beaucoup d'allant ; he has no go in him il manque de dynamisme ;

3 ○ GB ( bout) ( of illness) attaque f ;

4 ⇒ Games and sports ( board game) go m.

D adj all systems are go! Aerosp tout est paré pour le lancement!

Idioms

to have a go at sb s'en prendre à qn ; to make a go of sth réussir qch ; she's always on the go elle n'arrête jamais ; he's all go ○ ! il n'arrête pas! ; it's all the go ○ ! ça fait fureur! ; we have several different projects on the go at the moment nous avons plusieurs projets différents en chantier or en cours en ce moment ; (it's) no go! pas question! ; from the word go dès le départ ; that was a near go ○ ! on l'a échappé belle! ; in one go d'un seul coup ; to go one better than sb renchérir sur qn ; that's how it goes!, that's the way it goes! ainsi va le monde!, c'est la vie! ; there you go ○ ! voilà!

Phrasal verbs

■ go about:

▶ go about

1 = go around ;

2 Naut virer de bord ; prepare to go about! parer à virer! ;

▶ go about [sth]

1 ( undertake) s'attaquer à [task] ; how do you go about writing a novel? comment est-ce que vous vous y prenez pour écrire un roman? ; he knows how to go about it il sait s'y prendre ;

2 ( be busy with) to go about one's business vaquer à ses occupations ; she went about her work mechanically elle faisait son travail machinalement.

■ go across:

▶ go across traverser ; he's gone across to the shop/neighbour's il est allé au magasin en face/chez les voisins en face ;

▶ go across [sth] traverser [street, river, bridge etc].

■ go after:

▶ go after [sth/sb]

1 ( chase) poursuivre [person] ;

2 fig ( try hard to get) he really went after that job il a fait tout son possible pour avoir ce travail.

■ go against:

▶ go against [sb/sth]

1 ( prove unfavourable to) the vote/verdict/decision went against them le vote/le verdict/la décision leur a été défavorable or n'a pas été en leur faveur ; the war is going against them la guerre tourne à leur désavantage ;

2 ( conflict with) être contraire à [rules, principles] ; to go against the trend aller à l'encontre de or être contraire à la tendance ; to go against the party line Pol ne pas être dans la ligne du parti ;

3 (resist, oppose) s'opposer à, aller à l'inverse de [person, sb's wishes].

■ go ahead

1 ( go in front) go ahead, I'll follow you on partez devant, je vous suis ;

2 fig ( proceed) go! ( in conversation) continue! ; go ahead and shoot! vas-y, tire! ; they are going ahead with the project ils ont décidé de mettre le projet en route ; we can go ahead without them nous pouvons continuer sans eux ; next week's strike is to go ahead la grève de la semaine prochaine va avoir lieu.

■ go along

1 ( move along) [person, vehicle] aller, avancer ; to make sth up as one goes along fig inventer qch au fur et à mesure ;

2 ( attend) aller ; she went along as a witch elle y est allée déguisée en sorcière ; I went along as a witness j'y suis allé or je me suis présenté comme témoin.

■ go along with:

▶ go along with [sb/sth] être d'accord avec, accepter [plans, wishes] ; I can't go along with that je ne peux pas accepter ça ; I'll go along with you there je suis d'accord avec vous sur ce point.

■ go around:

▶ go around

1 (move, travel about) se promener, circuler ; to go around naked/barefoot se promener tout nu/pieds nus ; she goes around on a bicycle elle circule à bicyclette ; they go around everywhere together ils vont partout ensemble ;

2 ( circulate) [rumour] courir ; there's a rumour going around that le bruit court que ; there's a virus going around il y a un virus qui traîne ; there isn't enough money to go around il n'y a pas assez d'argent pour tout le monde ;

▶ go around [sth] faire le tour de [house, shops, area] ; to go around the world faire le tour du monde ; they went around the country looking for him ils l'ont cherché dans tout le pays.

■ go at:

▶ go at [sb] ( attack) attaquer, tomber sur ;

▶ go at [sth] s'attaquer à, s'atteler à [task, activity].

■ go away [person] partir ; to go away on holiday GB ou vacation US partir en vacances ; go away and leave me alone! va-t-en et laisse-moi tranquille! ; go away and think about it réfléchissez-y ; don't go away thinking that ne va pas croire que ; this cold/headache just won't go away! je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de ce rhume/mal de tête! ; the problems aren't just going to go away! les problèmes ne vont pas disparaître tout seuls!

■ go back

1 ( return) retourner ; ( turn back) rebrousser chemin, faire demi-tour ; ( resume work) reprendre le travail ; (resume classes, studies) reprendre les cours ; as it was raining, they decided to go back comme il pleuvait, ils ont décidé de faire demi-tour or de rebrousser chemin ; they went back home ils sont rentrés chez eux ; let's go back to France rentrons en France ; to go back to the beginning recommencer ; to go back to sleep se rendormir ; to go back to work/writing se remettre au travail/à écrire ; go back! the path isn't safe reculez! le chemin est dangereux ; once you've committed yourself, there's no going back une fois que vous vous êtes engagé, vous ne pouvez plus reculer ;

2 ( in time) remonter ; to go back in time remonter dans le temps ; to understand the problem we need to go back 20 years pour comprendre le problème il faut remonter 20 ans en arrière ; this tradition goes back a century cette tradition est vieille d'un siècle ; we go back a long way ça fait longtemps qu'on se connaît ;

3 ( revert) revenir (to à) ; to go back to teaching revenir à l'enseignement ; to go back to being a student reprendre des études ; let's go back to what we were discussing yesterday revenons à ce que dont nous parlions hier.

■ go back on:

▶ go back on [sth] revenir sur [promise, decision].

■ go before:

▶ go before ( go in front) aller au devant ; fig ( in time) se passer avant ; all that had gone before tout ce qui s'était passé avant ;

▶ go before [sb/sth] [person] comparaître devant [court, judge] ; the bill went before parliament le projet de loi a été soumis au parlement.

■ go below gen, Naut descendre.

■ go by:

▶ go by [person] passer ; [time] passer, s'écouler ; as time goes by avec le temps ; don't let such opportunities go by il ne faut pas laisser passer de telles occasions ;

▶ go by [sth]

1 ( judge by) juger d'après ; to go by appearances juger d'après or sur les apparences ; going by her looks, I'd say she was about 30 à la voir, je lui donne 30 ans ; you mustn't go by what you read in the papers il ne faut pas croire tout ce que disent les journaux ; if the trailer is anything to go by, it should be a good film à en juger par la bande-annonce, ça doit être un bon film ; if the father is anything to go by, I wouldn't like to meet the son! quand on voit le père, on n'a pas envie de rencontrer le fils! ;

2 ( proceed by) to go by the rules suivre or observer le règlement ; promotion goes by seniority la promotion se fait à l'ancienneté or en fonction de l'ancienneté.

■ go down:

▶ go down

1 ( descend) gen descendre ; [diver] effectuer une plongée ; to go down to the cellar descendre à la cave ; to go down to the beach aller à la plage ; to go down to the pub aller au pub ; they've gone down to Brighton for a few days ils sont allés passer quelques jours à Brighton ; ‘going down!’ ( in elevator) ‘on descend!’ ; to go down on one's knees se mettre à genoux ;

2 ( fall) [person, aircraft] tomber ; ( sink) [ship] couler, sombrer ; [person] couler, disparaître sous les flots ; most of the passengers went down with the ship la plupart des passagers ont coulé avec le navire ; the plane went down in flames l'avion s'est écrasé en flammes ; the plane went down over Normandy/the Channel l'avion s'est écrasé en Normandie/est tombé dans la Manche ; to go down for the third time [drowning person] disparaître sous les flots et se noyer ;

3 [sun] se coucher ;

4 ( be received) to go down well/badly être bien/mal reçu ; this remark didn't go down at all well cette remarque n'a pas été appréciée du tout ; his jokes went down well/didn't go down well with the audience le public a apprécié/n'a pas beaucoup apprécié ses plaisanteries ; another cup of coffee would go down nicely! une autre tasse de café serait la bienvenue! ;

5 ( be swallowed) it went down the wrong way c'est passé de travers ;

6 ( become lower) [water level, temperature] baisser ; [tide] descendre ; [price, standard] baisser ; ( abate) [storm, wind] se calmer ; [fire] s'éteindre ; the river has/the floods have gone down le niveau de la rivière/des inondations a baissé ; foodstuffs are going down (in price) les produits alimentaires deviennent moins chers ;

7 ( become deflated) [swelling] désenfler ; [tyre, balloon] se dégonfler ;

8 GB Univ ( break up for holiday) terminer les cours ; ( leave university permanently) quitter l'université ; when do you go down? quand est-ce que vous êtes en vacances? ;

9 gen, Sport (fail, be defeated) perdre ; ( be downgraded) redescendre ; Corby went down 6-1 to Oxford Corby a perdu 6-1 contre Oxford ; the team has gone down to the second division l'équipe est redescendue en deuxième division ;

10 ( be remembered) he will go down as a great statesman on se souviendra de lui comme d'un grand homme d'État ;

11 ( be recorded) être noté ; it all goes down in her diary elle note tout dans son journal ;

12 ( continue) the book goes down to 1939 le livre va jusqu'en 1939 ; if you go down to the second last line you will see that si vous regardez à l'avant-dernière ligne, vous verrez que ;

13 ( be stricken) to go down with flu/malaria attraper la grippe/la malaria ;

14 ○ GB ( be sent to prison) être envoyé en prison ;

15 Comput [computer, system] tomber en panne ;

▶ go down [sth]

1 lit descendre [hill] ; descendre dans [mine] ;

2 ( be downgraded) to go down a class Sch redescendre d'une classe.

■ go down on:

▶ go down on [sth] ( set) [sun] se coucher sur ; when the sun went down on the Roman Empire fig quand l'empire romain commençait à décliner ;

▶ go down on [sb] ● ( have oral sex with) tailler une pipe à ● [man] ; faire minette à ● [woman].

■ go for:

▶ go for [sb/sth]

1 ○ (favour, have liking for) craquer ○ pour [person, physical type] ; aimer [style of music, literature etc] ; he really goes for blondes il craque ○ pour or il adore les blondes ; I don't go much for modern art je ne suis pas emballé ○ par l'art moderne, je n'aime pas tellement l'art moderne ;

2 ( apply to) être valable pour, s'appliquer à ; that goes for all of you! c'est valable pour tout le monde! ; the same goes for him c'est valable pour lui aussi!, ça s'applique à lui aussi! ;

▶ go for [sb]

1 ( attack) ( physically) attaquer, tomber sur ; ( verbally) attaquer, s'en prendre à [person] ; the two youths went for him les deux jeunes l'ont attaqué or lui ont sauté dessus ; to go for sb's throat [animal] attaquer qn à la gorge ; she really went for him! (in argument, row) elle l'a vraiment incendié!, elle s'en est prise violemment à lui! ;

2 he has a lot going for him il a beaucoup de choses pour lui ;

▶ go for [sth]

1 ( attempt to achieve) essayer d'obtenir [honour, victory] ; she's going for the gold medal/world record elle vise la médaille d'or/le record mondial ; go for it ○ ! vas-y, fonce ○ ! ; the company is going for a new image l'entreprise cherche à se donner une nouvelle image ; the team is going for a win against Italy l'équipe compte bien gagner contre l'Italie ;

2 ( choose) choisir, prendre ; I'll go for the blue one je prendrai le bleu.

■ go forth sout [person] ( go out) sortir ; ( go forward) aller, avancer ; go forth and multiply allez et multipliez-vous.

■ go forward(s) avancer.

■ go in

1 ( enter) entrer ; ( go back in) rentrer ;

2 Mil [army, troops] attaquer ; the troops went in at dawn les troupes ont attaqué à l'aube ;

3 ( disappear) [sun, moon] se cacher.

■ go in for:

▶ go in for [sth]

1 ( be keen on) aimer [sport, hobby etc] ; I don't go in for sports much je n'aime pas tellement le sport ; he goes in for opera in a big way il adore l'opéra, c'est un fou d'opéra ○ ; we don't go in for that sort of thing nous n'aimons pas ce genre de chose ; they don't go in much for foreign languages at Ben's school ils ne s'intéressent pas beaucoup aux langues étrangères dans l'école de Ben ;

2 ( take up) to go in for teaching entrer dans l'enseignement ; to go in for politics se lancer dans la politique ;

3 ( take part in) s'inscrire à [exam, competition].

■ go into:

▶ go into [sth]

1 ( enter) entrer dans ; fig ( take up) se lancer dans ; to go into hospital entrer à l'hôpital ; to go into parliament entrer au parlement ; to go into politics/business se lancer dans la politique/les affaires ;

2 (examine, investigate) étudier ; we need to go into the question of funding il faut que nous étudiions la question du financement ;

3 (explain, describe) I won't go into why I did it je n'expliquerai pas pourquoi je l'ai fait ; let's not go into that now laissons cela de côté pour l'instant ;

4 ( launch into) se lancer dans ; she went into a long explanation of what had happened elle s'est lancée dans une longue explication de ce qui s'était passé ;

5 ( be expended) a lot of work/money went into this project beaucoup de travail/d'argent a été investi dans ce projet ; a lot of effort went into organizing the party l'organisation de la soirée a demandé beaucoup de travail ;

6 ( hit) [car, driver] rentrer dans, heurter ; the car went into a lamp post la voiture est rentrée dans or a heurté un réverbère.

■ go in with:

▶ go in with [sb] se joindre à [person, ally, organization] ; he went in with us to buy the present il s'est mis avec nous pour acheter le cadeau.

■ go off:

▶ go off

1 (explode, fire) [bomb] exploser ; the gun didn't go off le coup n'est pas parti ;

2 [alarm clock] sonner ; [fire alarm] se déclencher ;

3 ( depart) partir, s'en aller ; he went off to work il est parti au travail ; she went off to find a spade elle est allée chercher une pelle ; they went off together ils sont partis ensemble ;

4 GB ( go bad) [milk, cream] tourner ; [meat] s'avarier ; [butter] rancir ; ( deteriorate) [performer, athlete etc] perdre sa forme ; [work] se dégrader ; ( lose one's attractiveness) [person] être moins beau/belle qu'avant ; he used to be very handsome, but he's gone off a bit il était très beau, mais il est moins bien maintenant ; the first part of the film was good, but after that it went off la première partie du film était bien, mais après ça s'est dégradé ;

5 ○ ( fall asleep) s'endormir ;

6 ( cease to operate) [lights, heating] s'éteindre ;

7 (happen, take place) [evening, organized event] se passer ; the concert went off very well le concert s'est très bien passé ;

8 Theat quitter la scène ;

▶ go off [sb/sth] GB I used to like him but I've gone off him je l'aimais bien avant, mais je ne l'aime plus tellement ; I've gone off opera/whisky je n'aime plus tellement l'opéra/le whisky ; I think she's gone off the idea je crois qu'elle a renoncé à l'idée.

■ go off with:

▶ go off with [sb/sth] partir avec [person, money] ; she went off with all his money elle est partie avec tout son argent ; who's gone off with my pen? qui a pris mon stylo?

■ go on:

▶ go on

1 (happen, take place) se passer ; what's going on? qu'est-ce qui se passe? ; there's a party going on upstairs il y a une fête en haut ; how long has this been going on? depuis combien de temps est-ce que ça dure? ; a lot of stealing goes on il y a beaucoup de vols ; a lot of drinking goes on at Christmas time les gens boivent beaucoup à Noël ;

2 ( continue on one's way) poursuivre son chemin ;

3 ( continue) continuer ; go on with your work continuez votre travail, continuez de travailler ; go on looking continuez à or de chercher ; she went on speaking elle a continué de parler ; go on, we're all listening! continue, nous t'écoutons tous! ; ‘and another thing,’ she went on, ‘you're always late’ ‘et autre chose,’ a-t-elle ajouté, ‘vous êtes toujours en retard’ ; if he goes on like this, he'll get into trouble! s'il continue comme ça, il va s'attirer des ennuis ; we can't go on like this! nous ne pouvons pas continuer comme ça! ; life must go on la vie continue ; the meeting went on into the afternoon la réunion s'est prolongée jusque dans l'après-midi ; you can't go on being a pen pusher all your life! tu ne peux pas rester gratte-papier toute ta vie! ; the list goes on and on la liste est infinie or interminable ; that's enough to be going on with ça suffit pour le moment ; have you got enough work to be going on with? est-ce que tu as assez de travail pour le moment? ; here's £20 to be going on with voici 20 livres pour te dépanner ; go on (with you) ○ ! allons donc! ;

4 ( of time) ( elapse) as time went on, they… avec le temps, ils… ; as the evening went on, he became more animated au fur et à mesure que la soirée avançait, il devenait plus animé ;

5 ( keep talking) to go on about sth ne pas arrêter de parler de qch, parler de qch à n'en plus finir ; he was going on about the war il parlait de la guerre à n'en plus finir ; don't go on about it! arrête de parler de ça!, change de disque! ; she went on and on about it elle en a fait toute une histoire ; he does tend to go on a bit! il a tendance à radoter ○ ! ; the way she goes on, you'd think she was an expert on the subject! à l'entendre, on croirait qu'elle est experte en la matière! ;

6 ( proceed) passer ; let's go on to the next item passons au point suivant ; he went on to say that/describe how puis il a dit que/décrit comment ;

7 ( go into operation) [heating, lights] s'allumer ;

8 Theat entrer en scène ; what time do you go on? à quelle heure est-ce que vous entrez en scène? ;

9 ( approach) it's going on three o'clock il est presque trois heures ; she's four going on five elle va sur ses cinq ans ; he's thirty going on three hum il a trente ans mais il pourrait bien en avoir trois ;

10 ( fit) these gloves won't go on ces gants ne m'iront pas ; the lid won't go on properly le couvercle ne ferme pas bien ;

▶ go on [sth] se fonder sur [piece of evidence, information] ; that's all we've got to go on tout ce que nous savons avec certitude ; we've got nothing else to go on nous n'avons pas d'autre point de départ ; the police haven't got much evidence to go on la police n'a pas beaucoup de preuves à l'appui.

■ go on at:

▶ go on at [sb] s'en prendre à [person] ; he's always going on at me for writing badly il s'en prend toujours à moi à cause de ma mauvaise écriture ; they're always going on at us about deadlines ils sont toujours sur notre dos pour des histoires de délais.

■ go out

1 (leave, depart) sortir ; she went out of the room elle a quitté la pièce, elle est sortie de la pièce ; to go out walking aller se promener ; to go out for a drink aller prendre un verre ; they go out a lot ils sortent beaucoup ; she likes going out elle aime sortir ; she had to go out to work at 14 il a fallu qu'elle aille travailler à 14 ans ;

2 ( travel long distance) partir (to à, pour) ; she's gone out to Australia/Africa elle est partie pour l'Australie/l'Afrique ;

3 ( have relationship) to go out with sb sortir avec qn ; they've been going out together for six weeks ils sortent ensemble depuis six semaines ;

4 [tide] descendre ; the tide is going out la marée descend, la mer se retire ;

5 Ind ( go on strike) se mettre en grève ;

6 ( become unfashionable) passer de mode ; ( no longer be used) ne plus être utilisé ; mini-skirts went out in the 1970s les mini-jupes ont passé de mode dans les années 70 ; gas went out and electricity came in l'électricité a remplacé le gaz ;

7 ( be extinguished) [fire, light] s'éteindre ;

8 ( be sent) [invitation, summons] être envoyé ; ( be published) [journal, magazine] être publié ; Radio, TV ( be broadcast) être diffusé ;

9 ( be announced) word went out that he was coming back le bruit a couru qu'il revenait ; the news went out from Washington that Washington a annoncé que ;

10 ( be eliminated) gen, Sport être éliminé ; she went out in the early stages of the competition elle a été éliminée au début de la compétition ;

11 (expressing compassion, sympathy) my heart goes out to them je les plains de tout mon cœur, je suis de tout cœur avec eux ; our thoughts go out to absent friends nos pensées vont vers nos amis absents ;

12 ( disappear) all the spirit seemed to have gone out of her elle semblait avoir perdu tout son entrain ; the romance seemed to have gone out of their relationship leur relation semblait avoir perdu tout son charme ;

13 ( end) [year, month] se terminer ;

14 ( in cards) terminer.

■ go over:

▶ go over

1 ( cross over) aller ; she went over to him/to the window elle est allée vers lui/vers la fenêtre, elle s'est approchée de lui/de la fenêtre ; to go over to Ireland/to America aller en Irlande/aux États-Unis ; we are now going over to Washington for more news Radio, TV nous passons maintenant l'antenne à Washington pour plus d'informations ;

2 ( be received) how did his speech go over? comment est-ce que son discours a été reçu? ; his speech went over well son discours a été bien reçu ; to go over big ○ avoir un grand succès ;

3 ( switch over) he went over to Labour from the Conservatives il est passé du parti des conservateurs au parti des travaillistes ; to go over to the other side fig passer dans l'autre camp ; we've gone over to gas (central heating) nous sommes passés au chauffage central au gaz ; to go over to Islam se convertir à l'Islam ;

▶ go over [sth]

1 ( review) passer [qch] en revue [details] ; she went over the events of the day in her mind elle a passé en revue les événements de la journée ; we've gone over the details again and again nous avons déjà passé les détails en revue mille fois ; to go over one's lines ( actor) répéter son texte ; there's no point in going over old ground il n'y a aucune raison de revenir là-dessus ;

2 (check, inspect) vérifier [accounts, figures] ; revoir [facts, piece of work] ; I want to go over this article once more before I hand it in je veux relire cet article une dernière fois avant de le remettre ; to go over a house faire le tour d'une maison ;

3 ( clean) he went over the room with a duster il a donné un coup de chiffon dans la pièce ; after cleaning, go over the surface with a dry cloth après l'avoir nettoyée, essuyez la surface avec un chiffon sec or passez un chiffon sec sur la surface ;

4 to go over a sketch in ink repasser un dessin à l'encre ;

5 ( exceed) dépasser ; don't go over £100 ne dépassez pas 100 livres sterling.

■ go round GB:

▶ go round

1 ( turn) [wheel, propeller etc] tourner ; the wheels went round and round les roues n'ont pas arrêté de tourner ; my head's going round j'ai la tête qui tourne ;

2 ( call round) to go round to see sb aller voir qn ; he's gone round to Anna's il est allé chez Anna ;

3 ( suffice) there isn't enough food/money to go round il n'y a pas assez de nourriture/d'argent pour tout le monde ; there was barely enough to go round il y en avait à peine assez pour tout le monde ;

4 ( circulate) there's a rumour going round that le bruit court que ;

5 ( make detour) faire un détour ; we had to go round the long way ou the long way round il a fallu qu'on prenne un chemin plus long ; I had to go round by the bridge il a fallu que je passe par or que je fasse un détour par le pont ;

▶ go round [sth] ( visit) faire le tour de [shops, house, museum].

■ go through:

▶ go through

1 ( come in) entrer ; if you'll just go (on) through, I'll tell them you're here si vous voulez bien entrer, je vais leur dire que vous êtes arrivé ;

2 ( be approved) [law, agreement] passer ; the law failed to go through la loi n'est pas passée ; the divorce hasn't gone through yet le divorce n'a pas encore été prononcé ;

3 ( be successfully completed) [business deal] être conclu ;

▶ go through [sth]

1 ( undergo) endurer, subir [experience, ordeal] ; ( pass through) passer par [stage, phase] ; in spite of all he's gone through malgré tout ce qu'il a enduré ; we've all gone through it nous sommes tous passés par là ; she's gone through a lot elle a beaucoup souffert ; he went through the day in a kind of daze toute la journée il a été dans un état second ; the country has gone through two civil wars le pays a connu deux guerres civiles ; to go through a crisis traverser une crise ; as you go through life au fur et à mesure que tu vieillis, en vieillissant ; you have to go through the switchboard/right authorities il faut passer par le standard/les autorités compétentes ; it went through my mind that l'idée m'a traversé l'esprit que ;

2 (check, inspect) examiner, étudier ; ( rapidly) parcourir [documents, files, list] ; to go through one's mail parcourir son courrier ; let's go through the points one by one étudions or examinons les problèmes un par un ;

3 ( search) fouiller [person's belongings, baggage] ; to go through sb's pockets/drawers fouiller dans les poches/tiroirs de qn ; at customs they went through all my things à la douane ils ont fouillé toutes mes affaires ;

4 (perform, rehearse) répéter [scene] ; expliquer [procedure] ; let's go through the whole scene once more répétons or reprenons toute la scène une dernière fois ; there are still a certain number of formalities to be gone through il y a encore un certain nombre de formalités à remplir ; I went through the whole procedure with him je lui ai expliqué comment il fallait procéder en détail ;

5 (consume, use up) dépenser [money] ; we went through three bottles of wine nous avons bu or descendu ○ trois bouteilles de vin ; I've gone through the elbows of my jacket j'ai usé ma veste aux coudes.

■ go through with:

▶ go through with [sth] réaliser, mettre [qch] à exécution [plan] ; in the end they decided to go through with the wedding finalement ils ont décidé de se marier ; I can't go through with it je ne peux pas le faire ; you'll have to go through with it now il va falloir que tu le fasses maintenant.

■ go together

1 ( harmonize) [colours, pieces of furniture etc] aller ensemble ; these colours don't go together ces couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ;

2 ( entail each other) aller de pair ; poverty and crime often go together la pauvreté et le crime vont souvent de pair ;

3 ○ †( have relationship) [couple] sortir ensemble.

■ go under

1 [boat, ship] couler, sombrer ; [drowning person] couler, disparaître sous les flots ;

2 fig ( succumb) [person] succomber ; ( go bankrupt) [business, company] faire faillite.

■ go up:

▶ go up

1 ( ascend) monter ; to go up to bed monter se coucher ; they've gone up to London ils sont allés or montés à Londres ; they've gone up to Scotland ils sont allés en Écosse ; ‘going up!’ ( in elevator) ‘on monte!’ ;

2 ( rise) [price, temperature] monter ; Theat [curtain] se lever (on sur) ; petrol has gone up (in price) (le prix de) l'essence a augmenté ; unemployment is going up le chômage augmente or est en hausse ; our membership has gone up le nombre de nos adhérents a augmenté ; a cry went up from the crowd un cri est monté or s'est élevé de la foule ;

3 ( be erected) [building] être construit ; [poster] être affiché ; new office blocks are going up all over the place on construit de nouveaux immeubles un peu partout ;

4 (be destroyed, blown up) [building] sauter, exploser ;

5 GB Univ ( start university) entrer à l'université ; ( start term) reprendre les cours ;

6 ( be upgraded) the team has gone up to the first division l'équipe est passée en première division ;

7 ( continue) the book/series goes up to 1990 le livre/la série va jusqu'en 1990 ;

▶ go up [sth]

1 ( mount) monter, gravir [hill, mountain] ;

2 to go up a class Sch passer dans une classe supérieure.

■ go with:

▶ go with [sth]

1 (match, suit) aller avec ; your shirt goes with your blue eyes ta chemise va bien avec tes yeux bleus ; white wine goes better with fish than red wine le vin blanc va mieux avec le poisson que le rouge ;

2 ( accompany) aller de pair avec ; the car goes with the job la voiture va de pair avec la situation ; the responsibilities that go with parenthood les responsabilités qui vont de pair avec le fait d'être parent ;

▶ go with [sb] ( date) sortir avec ; ( have sex with) coucher avec [person].

■ go without:

▶ go without s'en passer ; you'll just have to go without! il va falloir que tu t'en passes!, il va falloir que tu fasses sans! ;

▶ go without [sth] se passer de [food, luxuries].

Big English-French dictionary > go
12 root

[ruːt] 1. n
(of plant, tooth) korzeń m; ( MATH) pierwiastek m; ( of hair) cebulka f; (of problem, belief) źródło nt

to take root ( lit, fig) — zakorzeniać się (zakorzenić się perf)

the root cause of the problem — podstawowa przyczyna problemu

- roots
2. vi
ukorzeniać się (ukorzenić się perf), wypuszczać (wypuścić perf) korzenie
3. vt
to be rooted in — być zakorzenionym w +loc

Phrasal Verbs:

- root about

- root for

- root out

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I 1. [ru:t] noun
1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) korzeń

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) nasada, korzeń

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) źródło

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) korzenie
2. verb
(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) zakorzenić sie, zasadzić

- root beer
- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb
1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) ryć

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) grzebać

English-Polish dictionary > root
13 root

I 1. [ru:t] noun
1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raizes
2. verb
(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) criar raizes

- root beer
- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb
1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) remexer

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root¹

[ru:t] n 1 raiz. 2 qualquer coisa com forma ou função de raiz. 3 causa, fonte, origem. he is the root of our misfortunes / ele é a causa da nossa desgraça. 4 parte ou ponto essencial. he went to the root of the question / ele foi ao fundo da questão. 5 Math raiz. 6 nota fundamental ou tônica. 7 Phil raiz (de uma palavra). 8 fundamento, base. 9 antepassado, linhagem. • vt 1 arraigar, lançar ou criar raízes. 2 radicar, fixar, consolidar, enraizar. 3 erradicar, extirpar, arrancar (up, out, away). 4 originar-se. root and branch completamente, totalmente. the root of all evil a origem de todos os males. to take root, to strike root criar raízes (também fig).

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root²

[ru:t] vt+vi 1 fossar a terra. 2 fig pesquisar, esquadrinhar (revirando tudo). to root out (up) descobrir, achar.

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root³

[ru:t] Amer, sl vi aplaudir, animar, incitar, torcer (em competições desportivas). I’ll root for you vou torcer para você.

English-Portuguese dictionary > root
14 on

1.
[ɒn]preposition

1) (position) auf (+ Dat.); (direction) auf (+ Akk.); (attached to) an (+ Dat./Akk.)

put something on the table — etwas auf den Tisch legen od. stellen

be on the table — auf dem Tisch sein

write something on the wall — etwas an die Wand schreiben

be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

have something on one — etwas bei sich (Dat.) haben

on the bus/train — im Bus/Zug; (by bus/train) mit dem Bus/Zug

be on the board/committee — im Vorstand/Ausschuss sein

on Oxford 556767 — unter der Nummer Oxford 55 67 67

2) (with basis, motive, etc. of)

on the evidence — aufgrund des Beweismaterials

on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

3) in expressions of time an [einem Abend, Tag usw.]

on Sundays — sonntags

it's just on nine — es ist gerade neun

on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

on time or schedule — pünktlich

4) expr. state etc

be on heroin — heroinabhängig sein

the drinks are on me — (coll.) die Getränke gehen auf mich

be on £20,000 a year — 20 000 Pfund im Jahr kriegen od. haben

5) (concerning, about) über (+ Akk.)
2. adverb
1)

with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

have a hat on — einen Hut aufhaben

your hat is on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

the potatoes are on — die Kartoffeln sind aufgesetzt

2) (in some direction)

face on — mit dem Gesicht voran

on and on — immer weiter

3) (switched or turned on)

the light/radio etc. is on — das Licht/Radio usw. ist an

put the light on — das Licht anmachen

is there a gas tap on? — ist ein Gashahn aufgedreht?

4) (arranged)

is Sunday's picnic on? — findet das Picknick am Sonntag statt?

I have nothing of importance on — ich habe nichts Wichtiges vor

5) (being performed)

what's on at the cinema? — was gibt es od. was läuft im Kino?

his play is currently on in London — sein Stück wird zur Zeit in London aufgeführt od. gespielt

6) (on duty)

come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

7)

something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also academic.ru/62377/right">right 4. 4)

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[on] 1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) auf, in

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) in

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) an, bei

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) über

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) in

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) auf

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) auf

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) in, an

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) zu

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) an

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) auf, an

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) mit

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) als

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) auf
2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) auf

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) weiter

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) an

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) hinein

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) im Gange
3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) stattfinden

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) stattfinden

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto
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on

[ɒn, AM ɑ:n]

I. prep

1. (on top of) auf + dat

there are many books \on my desk auf meinem Tisch sind viele Bücher

look at that cat \on the chair! schau dir die Katze auf dem Stuhl an!

\on top of sth [ganz] oben auf etw dat

2. with verbs of motion (onto) auf + akk

put the pot \on the table! stell den Topf auf den Tisch!

he had to walk out \on the roof er musste auf das Dach hinauf

she hung their washing \on the line to dry sie hängte ihre Wäsche zum Trocknen auf die Leine

let's hang a picture \on the wall lass uns ein Bild an die Wand hängen

to get \on a horse auf ein Pferd aufsteigen, aufsitzen

3. (situated on) an + dat

, auf + dat

our house is \on Sturton Street unser Haus ist in der Sturton Street

they lay \on the beach sie lagen am Strand

the town is \on the island die Stadt ist auf der Insel

her new house is \on the river ihr neues Haus liegt am Fluss

\on the balcony/her estate auf dem Balkon/ihrem Gut

\on the border an der Grenze

the shop \on the corner der Laden an der Ecke

\on the hill/mountain auf dem Hügel/Berg

\on the left/right auf der linken/rechten Seite

\on platform three auf Bahnsteig [o SCHWEIZ Perron] drei m o nt

\on track two an Gleis zwei

4. (from) an + dat

several bird houses hung \on the branches an den Ästen hingen mehrere Nistkästen

a huge chandelier hung \on the ceiling ein großer Kronleuchter hing von der Decke herab

5. (clothing) an + dat

with shoes \on his feet mit Schuhen an den Füßen

the wedding ring \on the ring finger der Ehering am Ringfinger

6. (hurt by) an + dat

I hit my head \on the shelf ich habe mir den Kopf am Regal angestoßen

she tripped \on the wire sie blieb an dem Kabel hängen

he cut his foot \on some glass er hat sich den Fuß an einer Glasscherbe verletzt

to stumble \on sth über etw akk stolpern

7. (supported by a part of the body) auf + dat

to lie \on one's back auf dem Rücken liegen

to stand \on one's head auf dem Kopf stehen

8. (in possession of) bei + dat

to have sth \on one etw bei sich dat haben

I thought I had my driver's licence \on me ich dachte, ich hätte meinen Führerschein dabei

have you got a spare cigarette \on you? hast du eine Zigarette für mich übrig?

9. (marking surface of) auf + dat

how did you get that blood \on your shirt? wie kommt das Blut auf Ihr Hemd?

he had a scratch \on his arm er hatte einen Kratzer am Arm

there was a smile \on her face ein Lächeln lag auf ihrem Gesicht

10. (about) über + akk

a documentary \on volcanoes ein Dokumentarfilm über Vulkane

he needs some advice \on how to dress er braucht ein paar Tipps, wie er sich anziehen soll

essays \on a wide range of issues Aufsätze zu einer Vielzahl von Themen

he commented \on the allegations er nahm Stellung zu den Vorwürfen

he advised her \on her taxes er beriet sie [o gab ihr Ratschläge] in Sachen Steuern

I'll say more \on that subject later ich werde später mehr dazu sagen

they settled \on a price sie einigten sich auf einen Preis

to congratulate sb \on sth jdn zu etw dat gratulieren

to frown \on sth etw missbilligen

to have something/anything \on sb etw gegen jdn in der Hand haben

do the police have anything \on you? hat die Polizei etwas Belastendes gegen dich in der Hand?

11. (based on) auf + akk... hin

he reacted \on a hunch er reagierte auf ein Ahnung hin

he quit his job \on the principle that he did not want to work for an oil company er kündigte seine Stelle, weil er nicht für eine Ölgesellschaft arbeiten wollte

\on account of wegen + gen

they cancelled all flights \on account of the bad weather sie sagten alle Flüge wegen des schlechten Wetters ab

\on purpose mit Absicht, absichtlich

dependent/reliant \on sb/sth abhängig von jdm/etw

to be based \on sth auf etw dat basieren

to be based \on the ideas of freedom and equality auf den Ideen von Freiheit und Gleichheit basieren

to rely \on sb sich akk auf jdn verlassen

12. (as member of) in + dat

how many people are \on your staff? wie viele Mitarbeiter haben Sie?

have you ever served \on a jury? warst du schon einmal Mitglied in einer Jury?

whose side are you \on in this argument? auf welcher Seite stehst du in diesem Streit?

a writer \on a women's magazine eine Autorin bei einer Frauenzeitschrift

13. (against) auf + akk

the dog turned \on its own master der Hund ging auf seinen eigenes Herrchen los

the gangsters pulled a gun \on him die Gangster zielten mit der Pistole auf ihn

thousands were marching \on Cologne Tausenden marschierten auf Köln zu

don't be so hard \on him! sei nicht so streng mit ihm!

criticism has no effect \on him Kritik kann ihm nichts anhaben

he didn't know it but the joke was \on him er wusste nicht, dass es ein Witz über ihn war

two air raids \on Munich zwei Luftangriffe auf München

they placed certain restrictions \on large companies großen Unternehmen wurden bestimmte Beschränkungen auferlegt

there is a new ban \on the drug die Droge wurde erneut verboten

to place a limit \on sth etw begrenzen

to force one's will \on sb jdm seinen Willen aufzwingen

to cheat \on sb jdn betrügen

14. (through device of) an + dat

he's \on the phone er ist am Telefon

she weaved the cloth \on the loom sie webte das Tuch auf dem Webstuhl

Chris is \on drums Chris ist am Schlagzeug

we work \on flexitime wir arbeiten Gleitzeit

\on the piano am Klavier

15. (through medium of) auf + dat

I'd like to see that offer \on paper ich hätte dieses Angebot gerne schriftlich

I saw myself \on film ich sah mich selbst im Film

what's \on TV tonight? was kommt heute Abend im Fernsehen?

do you like the jazz \on radio? gefällt dir der Jazz im Radio?

I heard the story \on the news today ich habe die Geschichte heute in den Nachrichten gehört

a 10-part series \on Channel 3 eine zehnteilige Serie im 3. Programm

to be available \on cassette auf Kassette erhältlich sein

to store sth \on the computer etw im Computer speichern

to put sth down \on paper etw aufschreiben [o BRD, ÖSTERR zu Papier bringen]

to come out \on video als Video herauskommen

16. (in the course of) auf + dat

\on the way to town auf dem Weg in die Stadt

17. (travelling with) in + dat

, mit + dat

I love travelling \on buses/trains ich fahre gerne mit Bussen/Zügen

we went to France \on the ferry wir fuhren mit der Fähre nach Frankreich

he got some sleep \on the plane er konnte im Flugzeug ein wenig schlafen

\on foot/horseback zu Fuß/auf dem Pferd

18. (on day of) an + dat

many shops don't open \on Sundays viele Läden haben an Sonntagen geschlossen

what are you doing \on Friday? was machst du am Freitag?

we always go bowling \on Thursdays wir gehen donnerstags immer kegeln

my birthday's \on the 30th of May ich habe am 30. Mai Geburtstag

\on a very hot evening in July an einem sehr heißen Abend im Juli

\on Saturday morning/Wednesday evening am Samstagvormittag/Mittwochabend

19. (at time of) bei + dat

\on his brother's death beim Tod seines Bruders

\on the count of three, start running! bei drei lauft ihr los!

trains to London leave \on the hour every hour die Züge nach London fahren jeweils zur vollen Stunde

the professor entered the room at 1:00 \on the minute der Professor betrat den Raum auf die Minute genau um 13.00 Uhr

\on receiving her letter als ich ihren Brief erhielt

\on arriving at the station bei der Ankunft im Bahnhof

\on arrival/departure bei der Ankunft/Abreise

\on the dot [auf die Sekunde] pünktlich

to be finished \on schedule planmäßig fertig werden

20. (engaged in) bei + dat

we were \on page 42 wir waren auf Seite 42

he was out \on errands er machte ein paar Besorgungen

we made a big profit \on that deal wir haben bei diesem Geschäft gut verdient

\on business geschäftlich, beruflich

to work \on sth an etw dat arbeiten

21. (regularly taking)

▪ to be \on sth etw nehmen

my doctor put me \on antibiotics mein Arzt setzte mich auf Antibiotika

he lived \on berries and roots er lebte von Beeren und Wurzeln

Richard lives \on a diet of junk food Richard ernährt sich ausschließlich von Junkfood

to be \on drugs unter Drogen stehen, Drogen nehmen

to be \on medication Medikamente einnehmen

22. (paid by) auf + dat; BRIT

she wants it done \on the National Health Service sie möchte, dass die gesetzliche Krankenkasse die Kosten übernimmt

this meal is \on me das Essen bezahle ich

the drinks are \on me die Getränke gebe ich aus

to buy sth \on credit/hire purchase etw auf Kredit/Raten kaufen

23. (sustained by) mit + dat

, von + dat

does this radio run \on batteries? läuft dieses Radio mit Batterien?

I've only got £50 a week to live \on ich lebe von nur 50 Pfund pro Woche

they are living \on their savings sie leben von ihren Ersparnissen

to go \on the dole stempeln gehen

to live \on welfare von Sozialhilfe leben

24. (as payment for) für + akk

I've wasted a lot of money \on this car ich habe für dieses Auto eine Menge Geld ausgegeben

how much interest are you paying \on the loan? wie viel Zinsen zahlst du für diesen Kredit?

25. (added to) zusätzlich zu + dat

a few pence \on the electricity bill ein paar Pfennige mehr bei der Stromrechnung

26. (connected to) an + dat

dogs should be kept \on their leads Hunde sollten an der Leine geführt werden

to be \on the phone AUS, BRIT ans Telefonnetz angeschlossen sein, telefonisch erreichbar sein

we've just moved and we're not \on the phone yet wir sind gerade umgezogen und haben noch kein Telefon

27. (according to) auf + dat

\on the agenda/list auf der Tagesordnung/Liste

\on the whole im Ganzen, insgesamt

\on the whole, it was a good year alles in allem war es ein gutes Jahr

28. (burdening) auf + dat

it's been \on my mind ich muss immer daran denken

she had something \on her heart sie hatte etwas auf dem Herzen

that lie has been \on his conscience diese Lüge lastete auf seinem Gewissen

this is \on your shoulders das liegt in deiner Hand, die Verantwortung liegt bei dir

the future of the company is \on your shoulders du hast die Verantwortung für die Zukunft der Firma

29. (experiencing)

crime is \on the increase again die Verbrechen nehmen wieder zu

I'll be away \on a training course ich mache demnächst einen Ausbildungslehrgang

he's out \on a date with a woman er hat gerade eine Verabredung mit einer Frau

I was \on a long journey ich habe eine lange Reise gemacht

we're going \on vacation in two weeks wir fahren in zwei Wochen in Urlaub

to set sth \on fire etw anzünden

to be \on the go BRIT ( fig) auf Trab sein

did you know that she's got a new book \on the go? hast du gewusst, dass sie gerade ein neues Buch schreibt?

to be \on strike streiken

30. (compared with)

I can't improve \on my final offer dieses Angebot ist mein letztes Wort

sales are up \on last year der Umsatz ist höher als im letzten Jahr

to have nothing [or not have anything] \on sth kein Vergleich mit etw dat sein

my new bike has nothing \on the one that was stolen mein neues Fahrrad ist bei Weitem nicht so gut wie das, das mir gestohlen wurde

31. (by chance)

▪ \on sb ohne jds Verschulden

she was really worried when the phone went dead \on her sie machte sich richtig Sorgen, als das Telefon ausfiel, ohne dass sie etwas getan hatte

the fire went out \on me das Feuer ist mir einfach ausgegangen

to chance \on sb jdn [zufällig] treffen, jdm [zufällig] begegnen

32. after n (following)

the government suffered defeat \on defeat die Regierung erlitt eine Niederlage nach der anderen

wave \on wave of refugees has crossed the border immer neue Flüchtlingswellen strömten über die Grenze

33. AUS, BRIT SPORT (having points of)

Clive's team is \on five points while Joan's is \on seven das Team von Clive hat fünf Punkte, das von Joan hat sieben

34.

▶ to be \on sth BRIT, AUS etw verdienen

▶ \on the board in Planung

▶ to have time \on one's hands noch genug Zeit haben

▶ to be \on it AUS ( fam) sich akk volllaufen lassen fam, sich dat die Kanne geben BRD fam

▶ what are you \on? ( fam) bist du noch bei Sinnen? fam

II. adv inv

1. (in contact with) auf

make sure the lid's \on properly pass auf, dass der Deckel richtig zu ist

they sewed the man's ear back \on sie haben das Ohr des Mannes wieder angenäht

to screw sth \on etw anschrauben

I wish you wouldn't screw the lid \on so tightly schraube den Deckel bitte nicht immer so fest

2. (on body) an

put a jumper \on! zieh einen Pullover drüber!

get your shoes \on! zieh dir die Schuhe an!

to put clothes \on Kleider anziehen [o SCHWEIZ anlegen] fam

to have/try sth \on etw anhaben/anprobieren

with nothing \on nackt

3. (indicating continuance) weiter

to get \on with sth mit etw dat weitermachen

to keep \on doing sth etw weitermachen

if the phone's engaged, keep \on trying! wenn besetzt ist, probier es weiter!

\on and \on immer weiter

the noise just went \on and \on der Lärm hörte gar nicht mehr auf

he talked \on and \on er redete pausenlos

4. (in forward direction) vorwärts

would you pass it \on to Paul? würdest du es an Paul weitergeben?

time's getting \on die Zeit vergeht

from that day \on von diesem Tag an

they never spoke to each other from that day \on seit diesem Tag haben sie kein Wort mehr miteinander gewechselt

later \on später

what are you doing later \on? was hast du nachher vor?

to move \on (move forward) weitergehen; (transfer to another place) umziehen

to urge sb \on jdn anspornen

I'd never have managed this if my friend hadn't urged me \on ich hätte das nie geschafft, wenn mein Freund mich nicht dazu gedrängt hätte

5. (being shown)

▪ to be \on auf dem Programm stehen

are there any good films \on at the cinema this week? laufen in dieser Woche irgendwelche guten Filme im Kino?

what's \on at the festival? was ist für das Festival geplant?

there's a good film \on this afternoon heute Nachmittag kommt ein guter Film

6. (scheduled) geplant

is the party still \on for tomorrow? ist die Party noch für morgen geplant?

I've got nothing \on next week ich habe nächste Woche nichts vor

I've got a lot \on this week ich habe mir für diese Woche eine Menge vorgenommen

7. (functioning) an

the brakes are \on die Bremsen sind angezogen

is the central heating \on? ist die Zentralheizung an?

to put the kettle \on das Wasser aufsetzen

to leave the light \on das Licht anlassen

to switch/turn sth \on etw einschalten

could you switch \on the radio? könntest du das Radio anmachen?

8. (aboard)

the horse galloped off as soon as she was \on kaum war sie aufgesessen, da galoppierte das Pferd schon los

to get \on bus, train einsteigen; horse aufsitzen

9. (due to perform)

you're \on! du bist dran!

10.

▪ to be \on employee Dienst haben, im Dienst sein; actor auf der Bühne stehen, spielen

11. AM (performing well)

▪ to be \on gut drauf sein fam

12.

▶ to be \on about sth AUS, BRIT dauernd über etw akk reden

what are you \on about? wovon redest du denn nun schon wieder?

he knows what he's \on about er weiß, wovon er redet

I never understand what she's \on about ich verstehe nie, wovon sie es hat fam

▶ to be [or get] \on at sb jdm in den Ohren liegen

she's still \on at me to get my hair cut sie drängt mich dauernd, mir die Haare schneiden zu lassen

▶ to be \on AM aufpassen

▶ to hang \on warten

▶ head \on frontal

▶ that's not \on BRIT, AUS ( fam) das ist nicht in Ordnung

▶ \on and off, off and \on hin und wieder, ab und zu

▶ side [or sideways] \on AUS, BRIT seitlich

the bike hit our car side \on das Rad prallte von der Seite auf unser Auto

▶ to be \on to something ( fam) etw spitzgekriegt haben fam

▶ to be \on to sb ( fam) jds Absichten durchschauen

▶ this way \on AUS, BRIT auf diese Weise

▶ to be well \on spät sein

▶ to be well \on in years nicht mehr der Jüngste sein

▶ you're \on! einverstanden!, abgemacht! fam

III. adj inv, attr

1. AM (good) gut

this seems to be one of her \on days es scheint einer von ihren guten Tagen zu sein

2. ELEC, TECH

\on switch Einschalter m

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[ɒn]
1. PREPOSITION
When on is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg live on, lecture on, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg on the right, on request, on occasion, look up the other word.
1) indicating place, position auf (+dat); (with vb of motion) auf (+acc); (on vertical surface, part of body) an (+dat); (with vb of motion) an (+acc)

the book is on the table — das Buch ist auf dem Tisch

he put the book on the table — er legte das Buch auf den Tisch

it was on the blackboard — es stand an der Tafel

he hung it on the wall/nail — er hängte es an die Wand/den Nagel

a house on the coast/main road — ein Haus am Meer/an der Hauptstraße

on the bank of the river — am Flussufer

with a smile on her face — mit einem Lächeln auf den Lippen

a ring on his finger — ein Ring am Finger

her name is on the list — ihr Name ist auf der Liste

he hit his head on the table/on the ground — er hat sich (dat) den Kopf am Tisch/auf dem or am Boden angeschlagen

they came on(to) the stage — sie kamen auf die Bühne

they advanced on the fort — sie rückten zum Fort vor

on TV/the radio — im Fernsehen/Radio

on video — auf Video

held on computer — auf Computer (dat) gespeichert

who's on his show tonight? — wer ist heute in seiner Show?

I have no money on me — ich habe kein Geld bei mir

we had something to eat on the train — wir haben im Zug etwas gegessen

2)

= by means of, using we went on the train/bus — wir fuhren mit dem Zug/Bus

on a bicycle — mit dem ( Fahr)rad

on foot/horseback — zu Fuß/Pferd

the heating runs on oil — die Heizung wird mit Öl betrieben

to count sth on one's fingers — etw an den Fingern abzählen

3) = about, concerning über (+acc)

a book on German grammar we read Stalin on Marx — ein Buch über deutsche Grammatik wir lasen Stalins Ausführungen zu Marx

have you heard him on the subject? — haben Sie ihn zu diesem Thema gehört?

4) in expressions of time an (+dat)

on Sunday — (am) Sonntag

on Sundays — sonntags

on December the first — am ersten Dezember

stars visible on clear nights — Sterne, die in klaren Nächten sichtbar sind

on or about the twentieth — um den Zwanzigsten herum

on and after the twentieth — am Zwanzigsten und danach

5)

= earning, getting I'm on £18,000 a year — ich bekomme £ 18.000 im Jahr

how much are you on? — wie viel verdienst or bekommst du?

he retired on a good pension — er trat mit einer guten Rente in den Ruhestand

6) = at the time of bei (+dat)

on my arrival — bei meiner Ankunft

on examination — bei der Untersuchung

on hearing this he left — als er das hörte, ging er

7) = as a result of auf... (acc) hin

on receiving my letter — auf meinen Brief hin

8) indicating membership in (+dat)

he is on the committee/the board — er gehört dem Ausschuss/Vorstand an, er sitzt im Ausschuss/Vorstand

he is on the "Evening News" — er ist bei der "Evening News"

he is on the teaching staff — er gehört zum Lehrpersonal

9)

= doing to be on a course (Sch, Univ) — an einem Kurs teilnehmen

I am working on a new project — ich arbeite gerade an einem neuen Projekt

he was away on business — er war geschäftlich unterwegs

I am on overtime — ich mache Überstunden

we're on the past tense (Sch) — wir sind bei der Vergangenheit

we were on page 72 — wir waren auf Seite 72

10)

= at the expense of this round is on me — diese Runde geht auf meine Kosten

have it on me — das spendiere ich (dir), ich gebe (dir) das aus

See:

→ house

11) = compared with im Vergleich zu

prices are up on last year( 's) — im Vergleich zum letzten Jahr sind die Preise gestiegen

12)

= taking to be on drugs/the pill — Drogen/die Pille nehmen

what is he on? (inf) — er tickt wohl nicht ganz richtig! (inf)

13)

indicating repetition he made mistake on mistake — er machte einen Fehler nach dem anderen

14)

musical instrument he played (it) on the violin/trumpet — er spielte (es) auf der Geige/Trompete

on drums/piano — am Schlagzeug/Klavier

Roland Kirk on tenor sax — Roland Kirk, Tenorsaxofon

15) = according to nach (+dat)

on your theory — Ihrer Theorie nach or zufolge, nach Ihrer Theorie

2. ADVERB

1)

= in place, covering he screwed the lid on — er schraubte den Deckel drauf

she had nothing on —

what did he have on? — was hatte er an?

he had his hat on crooked — er hatte den Hut schief auf

he put his hat on — er setzte seinen Hut auf

he put his coat on — er zog seinen Mantel an

2)

indicating position put it this way on — stellen/legen Sie es so herum (darauf)

sideways on — längs

3)

indicating forward movement move on! — gehen Sie weiter!, weitergehen!

on! on! — weiter! weiter!

to pass a message on — eine Nachricht weitergeben

4)

indicating time from now on — von jetzt an

from that day on — von diesem Tag an

later on — später

it was well on in the night — es war zu vorgerückter Stunde, es war spät in der Nacht

it was well on into September — es war spät im September

early on in her career — schon früh in ihrer Karriere

5)

indicating continuation to keep on talking — immer weiterreden, in einem fort reden

they walked on in silence — sie gingen schweigend weiter

go on with your work — machen Sie Ihre Arbeit weiter

6)

set structures __diams; on and on they talked on and on — sie redeten und redeten, sie redeten unentwegt

the noise went on and on — der Lärm hörte überhaupt nicht auf

she went on and on — sie hörte gar nicht mehr auf __diams; to be on at sb

he's always on at me — er hackt dauernd auf mir herum, er meckert dauernd an mir herum (inf)

he's always on at me to get my hair cut — er liegt mir dauernd in den Ohren, dass ich mir die Haare schneiden lassen soll

he's been on at me about that several times — er ist mir ein paar Mal damit gekommen (inf) __diams; to be on about sth

she's always on about her experiences in Italy — sie kommt dauernd mit ihren Italienerfahrungen (inf)

what's he on about? —

he knows what he's on about — er weiß, wovon er redet

3. ADJECTIVE

1) = switched on, functioning lights, TV, radio an; brake angezogen; electricity, gas an(gestellt)

to leave the engine on — den Motor laufen lassen

the "on" switch — der Einschalter

in the "on" position —

it wasn't one of his on days (inf) — er war nicht gerade in Form

2) = in place lid, cover drauf

his hat/tie was on crookedly — sein Hut saß/sein Schlips hing schief

his hat/coat was already on — er hatte den Hut schon auf/den Mantel schon an

3)

= taking place there's a tennis match on at the moment — ein Tennismatch ist gerade im Gang

there's a tennis match on tomorrow — morgen findet ein Tennismatch statt

I have nothing on tonight — ich habe heute Abend nichts vor

what's on in London? —

there's never anything on in this town — in dieser Stadt ist nie was los

the search is on for a new managing director — jetzt wird nach einem neuen Geschäftsführer gesucht

4)

= being performed, performing to be on (in theatre, cinema) — gegeben or gezeigt werden; (on TV, radio) gesendet or gezeigt werden

still on? — läuft das Programm noch?

what's on tonight? — was ist or steht heute Abend auf dem Programm?

who's on tonight? (Theat, Film) — wer spielt heute Abend?, wer tritt heute Abend auf?; (TV) wer kommt heute Abend (im Fernsehen)?

you're on now (Theat, Rad, TV) — Ihr Auftritt!, Sie sind (jetzt) dran (inf)

tell me when the English team is on — sagen Sie mir, wenn die englische Mannschaft dran ist or drankommt

5)

indicating agreement, acceptability to be on (bet, agreement) — gelten

you're on! —

are you on? ( inf = are you with us ) —,, machst du mit?

are you on for dinner tonight? — sehen wir uns zum Abendessen?

you're/he's not on ( Brit inf ) — das ist nicht drin (inf)

his behaviour was really not on ( Brit inf ) — sein Benehmen war unmöglich

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on [ɒn; US auch ɑn]

A präp

1. meist auf (dat oder akk) ( siehe die mit on verbundenen Wörter)

2. (getragen von) auf (dat), an (dat), in (dat):

the scar on his face die Narbe in seinem Gesicht;

a ring on one’s finger ein Ring am Finger;

have you got a lighter on you? haben Sie ein Feuerzeug bei sich?;

find sth on sb etwas bei jemandem finden

3. (festgemacht oder sehr nahe) an (dat):

the dog is on the chain;

on the Thames

4. (Richtung, Ziel) auf (akk) … (hin), an (akk), zu:

a blow on the chin ein Schlag ans Kinn;

drop sth on the floor etwas auf den Fußboden oder zu Boden fallen lassen;

hang sth on a peg etwas an einen Haken hängen

5. fig (auf der Grundlage von) auf (akk) … (hin):

based on facts auf Tatsachen begründet;

live on air von (der) Luft leben;

this car runs on petrol dieser Wagen fährt mit Benzin;

a scholar on a foundation ein Stipendiat (einer Stiftung);

borrow on jewels sich auf Schmuck(stücke) Geld borgen;

a duty on silk (ein) Zoll auf Seide;

interest on one’s capital Zinsen auf sein Kapital

6. (aufeinanderfolgend) auf (akk), über (akk), nach:

loss on loss Verlust auf oder über Verlust, ein Verlust nach dem andern;

be on one’s second glass bei seinem zweiten Glas sein

7. (gehörig) zu, (beschäftigt) bei, in (dat), an (dat):

be on a committee (the jury, the general staff) zu einem Ausschuss (zu den Geschworenen, zum Generalstab) gehören;

be on the “Daily Mail” bei der „Daily Mail“ (beschäftigt) sein

8. (Zustand) in (dat), auf (dat):

be on sth etwas (ein Medikament etc) (ständig) nehmen;

be on pills tablettenabhängig oder -süchtig sein

9. (gerichtet) auf (akk):

an attack on sb (sth);

a joke on me ein Spaß auf meine Kosten;

shut (open) the door on sb jemandem die Tür verschließen (öffnen);

the strain tells severely on him die Anstrengung nimmt ihn sichtlich mit;

it’s on me umg das geht auf meine Rechnung, das zahle ich, (im Lokal auch) du bist eingeladen;

have nothing on sb umg

a) jemandem nichts voraus haben,

b) jemandem nichts anhaben können;

have sth on sb umg eine Handhabe gegen jemanden haben, etwas Belastendes über jemanden wissen

10. (Thema) über (akk):

an agreement (a lecture, an opinion) on sth;

talk on a subject

11. (Zeitpunkt) an (dat):

on Sunday, on the 1st of April, on April 1st;

on or after April 1st ab oder mit Wirkung vom 1. April;

on or before April 1st bis zum oder bis spätestens am 1. April;

on being asked als ich etc (danach) gefragt wurde

12. nachdem:

on leaving school, he … nachdem er die Schule verlassen hatte, …

13. gegenüber, im Vergleich zu:

losses were £100,000 down on the previous year

B adv

1. (a in Zusammensetzungen mit Verben) (dar)auf(…):

place ( screw, etc) on

2. besonders Kleidung:

a) an…:

have (put) a coat on

b) auf…:

keep one’s hat on

3. (a in Zusammensetzungen mit Verben) weiter(…):

talk ( walk, etc) on;

and so on und so weiter;

on and on immer weiter;

on and off

a) ab und zu,

b) ab und an, mit Unterbrechungen;

from that day on von dem Tage an;

on with the show! weiter im Programm!;

on to … auf (akk) … (hinauf oder hinaus)

C adj präd

1. be on

a) im Gange sein (Spiel etc), vor sich gehen:

what’s on? was ist los?;

what’s on in London? was ist in London los?, was tut sich in London?;

have you anything on tomorrow? haben Sie morgen etwas vor?;

that’s not on! das ist nicht drin! umg

b) an sein umg (Licht, Radio, Wasser etc), an-, eingeschaltet sein, laufen, auf sein umg (Hahn):

on - off TECH An - Aus;

the light is on das Licht brennt oder ist an(geschaltet);

the brakes are on die Bremsen sind angezogen;

the race is on SPORT das Rennen ist gestartet;

you are on! abgemacht!

c) THEAT gegeben werden (Stück), laufen (Film), ( RADIO, TV) gesendet werden (Programm)

d) d(a)ran (an der Reihe) sein

e) (mit) dabei sein, mitmachen

2. be on to umg etwas spitzgekriegt haben, über jemanden od etwas im Bilde sein

3. umg be a bit on einen Schwips haben;

be well on ganz schön blau sein

4. he’s always on at me umg er bearbeitet mich ständig, er liegt mir dauernd in den Ohren ( beide:

about wegen)

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1.
[ɒn]preposition

1) (position) auf (+ Dat.); (direction) auf (+ Akk.); (attached to) an (+ Dat./Akk.)

put something on the table — etwas auf den Tisch legen od. stellen

be on the table — auf dem Tisch sein

write something on the wall — etwas an die Wand schreiben

be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

have something on one — etwas bei sich (Dat.) haben

on the bus/train — im Bus/Zug; (by bus/train) mit dem Bus/Zug

be on the board/committee — im Vorstand/Ausschuss sein

on Oxford 556767 — unter der Nummer Oxford 55 67 67

2) (with basis, motive, etc. of)

on the evidence — aufgrund des Beweismaterials

on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

3) in expressions of time an [einem Abend, Tag usw.]

on Sundays — sonntags

it's just on nine — es ist gerade neun

on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

on time or schedule — pünktlich

4) expr. state etc

be on heroin — heroinabhängig sein

the drinks are on me — (coll.) die Getränke gehen auf mich

be on £20,000 a year — 20 000 Pfund im Jahr kriegen od. haben

5) (concerning, about) über (+ Akk.)
2. adverb
1)

with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

have a hat on — einen Hut aufhaben

your hat is on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

the potatoes are on — die Kartoffeln sind aufgesetzt

2) (in some direction)

face on — mit dem Gesicht voran

on and on — immer weiter

3) (switched or turned on)

the light/radio etc. is on — das Licht/Radio usw. ist an

put the light on — das Licht anmachen

is there a gas tap on? — ist ein Gashahn aufgedreht?

4) (arranged)

is Sunday's picnic on? — findet das Picknick am Sonntag statt?

I have nothing of importance on — ich habe nichts Wichtiges vor

5) (being performed)

what's on at the cinema? — was gibt es od. was läuft im Kino?

his play is currently on in London — sein Stück wird zur Zeit in London aufgeführt od. gespielt

6) (on duty)

come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

7)

something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also right 4. 4)

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adj.

eingeschaltet adj.

in adj. prep.

an präp.

auf präp.

bei präp.

über präp.

English-german dictionary > on
15 root

I 1. [ru:t] noun
1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rót

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rót

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rót, orsök

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) uppruni, rætur
2. verb
(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) (láta) skjóta rótum

- root beer
- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb
1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) róta í

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) róta

English-Icelandic dictionary > root
16 root

gyök, ideggyök, szótő, alapja vminek, tő, gumó to root: túr, gyökeresedik, meggyökereztet, kotorászik
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I 1. [ru:t] noun
1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) gyökér

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) gyökér

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) eredet

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) gyökerek
2. verb
(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) gyökeret ver; meggyökereztet

- root beer
- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb
1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) túr

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) kotorászik

English-Hungarian dictionary > root
17 root

n. kök, köken, kaynak, temel, esas neden, altında yatan neden, akortta temel nota
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v. kök salmak, kökleşmek, yerleşmek, kökleştirmek, çakmak, eşelemek, burnu ile eşelemek, deşmek, araştırmak

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1. kök 2. köklen (v.) 3. kök (n.)
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I 1. [ru:t] noun
1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) kök

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) kök, dip

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) neden, kaynak, köken

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) kök, köken
2. verb
(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) kök salmak

- root beer
- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb
1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) (burnu ile) yiyecek aramak

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) altüst etmek, didik didik aramak

English-Turkish dictionary > root
18 root

• tonkia

• iskostua

• juurtua

• juurakko

• juuri

• juurruttaa

• juurikas

technology

• juuri (tek.)

• juures

• juuri(tekniikka)

• juuruttaa

• tyvi

• vihannes

• alkuperä

• alkujuuri

• alku

• alapää

• aihe

• kanta

• kantasana

• kasvis

• kiinnittyä

• kaivaa

• kaivella

• hampaanjuuri

• myllertää

• möyriä

• myllätä

• penkoa

• sorkkia

• syy

• takertua

• tarttua

• piintyä

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I 1. ru:t noun
1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) juuri

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) juuri

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) alku

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) juuri
2. verb
(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.)

- root beer
- root crop
- root out
- take root II ru:t verb
1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) tonkia

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) penkoa

English-Finnish dictionary > root
19 root

I 1. [ru:t] noun
1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) sakne

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) sakne

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) sakne; cēlonis

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) saknes; izcelšanās
2. verb
(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) apsakņot; iesakņoties

- root beer
- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb
1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rakņāties

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rakāties; vandīties

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sakņaugs; cēlonis, pirmsākums; sakne; laist saknes; piesaistīt; rakņāties; ieviest

English-Latvian dictionary > root
20 root

I 1. [ru:t] noun
1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) šaknis

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) šaknis

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) priežastis

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) šaknys
2. verb
(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) šaknyti, pasodinti

- root beer
- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb
1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) kastis, knistis

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) raustis

English-Lithuanian dictionary > root

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