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to send back the goods

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1 ■ send back

■ send back
v. t. + avv.

1 rimandare; restituire; mandare indietro: to send back the goods, restituire la merce

2 rimandare; rispedire: She sent back the parcel unopened, ha rispedito il pacco senza aprirlo □ to send back for, mandare (q.) indietro a prendere (qc.); mandare a chiedere (qc.); far venire, mandare a chiamare, chiedere l'intervento di: to send back for more policemen, chiedere l'intervento di altri poliziotti; chiedere rinforzi.
NOTA D'USO: - to return o to send back?-

English-Italian dictionary > ■ send back
2 send

send [send] (pt & pp sent [sent])

1 transitive verb

(a) (dispatch → gen) envoyer; (→ by post) envoyer, expédier;

∎ to send sb a letter, to send a letter to sb envoyer une lettre à qn;

∎ he sent (us) word that he would be delayed il (nous) a fait savoir qu'il aurait du retard;

∎ he sent word to say he would be late il a fait dire ou savoir qu'il serait en retard;

∎ she sends her love or regards elle vous envoie ses amitiés;

∎ send them our love embrassez-les pour nous;

∎ send them our best wishes faites-leur nos amitiés;

∎ I sent my luggage by train j'ai fait expédier ou envoyer mes bagages par le train;

∎ to send clothes to the laundry donner du linge à blanchir;

∎ images sent by satellite images transmises par satellite;

∎ to send a message over the radio envoyer un message radio;

∎ it's like manna sent from heaven c'est une véritable aubaine;

∎ what will the future send us? que nous réserve l'avenir?;

∎ we sent help to the refugees nous avons envoyé des secours aux réfugiés;

∎ they sent a car to fetch us ils ont envoyé une voiture nous chercher

(b) (cause to go → person) envoyer;

∎ the government sent an ambassador to Mexico le gouvernement envoya un ambassadeur au Mexique;

∎ I was sent to bed/to my room on m'a envoyé me coucher/dans ma chambre;

∎ to send sb home (from school) renvoyer qn chez lui; (from abroad) rapatrier qn; Industry (lay off) mettre qn en chômage technique;

∎ to send sb to prison envoyer qn en prison;

∎ to send sb to school envoyer qn à l'école;

∎ send the children indoors faites rentrer les enfants;

∎ send him to me envoyez-le moi;

∎ send him to my office dites-lui de venir dans mon bureau, envoyez-le moi;

∎ she sent her daughter for the meat or to get the meat elle a envoyé sa fille chercher la viande;

∎ she sent her brother on an errand/with a message elle a envoyé son frère faire une course/porter un message;

∎ the children were sent to say goodnight on envoya les enfants dire bonsoir;

∎ the dogs were sent after him on lança les chiens à sa poursuite ou à ses trousses;

∎ heavy smoking sent him to an early grave il est mort prématurément parce qu'il fumait trop;

∎ familiar to send sb packing or about his business envoyer promener qn, envoyer qn sur les roses;

∎ figurative don't send a boy to do a man's job il faut que la personne soit à la mesure de la tâche

(c) (propel, cause to move) envoyer;

∎ he sent the ball over the heads of the spectators il envoya le ballon par-dessus la tête des spectateurs;

∎ the collision sent showers of sparks/clouds of smoke into the sky la collision fit jaillir une gerbe d'étincelles/provoqua des nuages de fumée;

∎ it sends a current down the wire il fait passer un courant dans le fil;

∎ the sound sent shivers down my spine le bruit m'a fait froid dans le dos;

∎ I sent the cup flying j'ai envoyé voler la tasse;

∎ the blow sent me flying le coup m'a envoyé rouler par terre;

∎ a gust of wind sent the papers flying across the table un coup de vent balaya les papiers qui se trouvaient sur la table;

∎ a sudden storm sent us all running for shelter un orage soudain nous força à courir nous mettre à l'abri;

∎ the boy sent the marbles rolling across the floor le garçon envoya les billes rouler par terre;

∎ to send profits tumbling faire chuter les bénéfices;

∎ to send prices sky-high faire flamber les prix;

∎ the news sent a murmur of excitement through the hall la nouvelle provoqua un murmure d'agitation dans la salle

(d) (into a specific state) rendre;

∎ the noise is sending me mad or out of my mind le bruit me rend fou;

∎ that sent him into fits of laughter cela l'a fait éclater de rire;

∎ the news sent them into a panic les nouvelles les ont fait paniquer;

∎ to send sb into a rage enrager qn;

∎ to send sb to sleep endormir qn

(e) familiar old-fashioned (thrill) emballer;

∎ his voice really sends me sa voix me fait vraiment craquer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (send word)

∎ he sent to say he couldn't come il nous a fait savoir qu'il ne pouvait pas venir

(b) (for information, equipment)

∎ we sent to Paris for a copy nous avons demandé une copie à Paris

➲ send along separable transitive verb

envoyer;

∎ send him along! envoyez-le-moi

➲ send away

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (letter, parcel) expédier, mettre à la poste;

∎ to send a radio away to be repaired expédier une radio chez le réparateur

(b) (dismiss → person) renvoyer, faire partir;

∎ the children were sent away to school les enfants furent mis en pension

2 intransitive verb

∎ to send away for sth (by post) se faire envoyer qch; (by catalogue) commander qch;

∎ send away for your free copy now demandez maintenant votre exemplaire gratuit

➲ send back separable transitive verb

(return → books, goods, food in restaurant) renvoyer;

∎ send the chocolates back to the shop renvoyez les chocolats au magasin;

∎ we sent her back to fetch a coat or for a coat nous l'avons renvoyée prendre un manteau

➲ send down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (person, lift) faire descendre, envoyer en bas;

∎ they sent me down to the cellar ils m'ont fait descendre à la cave;

∎ she was sent down to ask if they wanted coffee on l'a envoyée en bas pour demander s'ils voulaient du café

(b) (cause to fall → prices, temperature) faire baisser, provoquer la baisse de

(c) British University (student) expulser, renvoyer

(d) British familiar (to prison) coffrer;

∎ he was sent down for twenty years il a écopé de vingt ans (de prison), il en a pris pour vingt ans

2 intransitive verb

∎ (by message or messenger) to send down for sth (se) faire monter qch

➲ send for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (doctor, taxi) faire venir, appeler; (mother, luggage) faire venir; (police) appeler; (help) envoyer chercher;

∎ we sent for another bottle (in hotel, restaurant) on a demandé une autre bouteille;

∎ we sent for a couple of pizzas (home delivery) nous nous sommes fait livrer deux pizzas

(b) (by post) se faire envoyer; (by catalogue) commander; (catalogue, price list) demander

➲ send forth inseparable transitive verb literary

(a) (army, messenger) envoyer

(b) (produce → leaves) produire; (→ light) produire, émettre; (→ smell) répandre; (→ cry) pousser

(c) American Politics

∎ the Senate has sent forth the bill to the president le Sénat a transmis le projet de loi au président

➲ send in separable transitive verb

(a) (visitor) faire entrer; (troops, police) envoyer

(b) (submit → bill, report, form) envoyer; (→ suggestions, resignation) envoyer, soumettre;

∎ why don't you send your name in for the competition? pourquoi ne pas vous inscrire au concours?;

∎ to send in a request faire une demande;

∎ please send in a written application veuillez envoyer une demande écrite; (for job) veuillez poser votre candidature par écrit

➲ send off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (by post) expédier, mettre à la poste

(b) (person) envoyer;

∎ I sent him off home/upstairs je l'ai envoyé chez lui/en haut;

∎ they sent us off to bed/to get washed ils nous ont envoyés nous coucher/nous laver;

∎ they are sent off to school every morning on les envoie à l'école tous les matins

(c) Sport expulser

(d) also figurative to send sb off (to sleep) endormir qn

2 intransitive verb

∎ to send off for sth (by post) se faire envoyer qch; (by catalogue) commander qch

➲ send on separable transitive verb

(a) (mail) faire suivre; (luggage) expédier;

∎ to send a message on to sb faire suivre un message à qn;

∎ my luggage was sent on to New York (in advance) on a expédié mes bagages à New York; (by mistake) mes bagages ont été expédiés à New York par erreur;

∎ if you've forgotten anything, we'll send it on si vous avez oublié quelque chose, nous vous le renverrons

(b) (person)

∎ they sent us on ahead or in front ils nous ont envoyés en éclaireurs;

∎ we sent them on to find a hotel nous les avons envoyés en éclaireurs pour trouver un hôtel;

∎ they sent me on to Dundee (further) ils m'ont envoyé jusqu'à Dundee

(c) Sport (player) faire entrer (sur le terrain)

➲ send out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (by post → invitations) expédier, poster

(b) (messengers, search party) envoyer, dépêcher; (patrol) envoyer; (outside) envoyer dehors;

∎ we sent her out for coffee nous l'avons envoyée chercher du café;

∎ they sent me out to Burma ils m'ont envoyé en Birmanie;

∎ they sent out a car for us ils ont envoyé une voiture nous chercher;

∎ we sent them all out into the garden on les a tous envoyés dans le jardin;

∎ send the children out to play envoyez les enfants jouer dehors

(c) (transmit → message, signal) envoyer;

∎ a call was sent out for Dr Bramley on a fait appeler le Dr Bramley

(d) (produce, give out → leaves) produire; (→ light, heat) émettre, répandre, diffuser; (→ fumes, smoke) répandre;

∎ the chimney/engine sent out billows of smoke la cheminée/le moteur crachait des tourbillons de fumée

2 intransitive verb

∎ to send out for coffee/sandwiches envoyer quelqu'un chercher du café/des sandwiches

➲ send round separable transitive verb

(a) (circulate → petition) faire circuler;

∎ figurative to send the hat round faire la quête

(b) (dispatch → messenger, repairman) envoyer; (→ message) faire parvenir;

∎ they sent a car round ils ont envoyé une voiture;

∎ her mother sent her round to our house for some sugar sa mère l'a envoyée chez nous demander du sucre

➲ send up separable transitive verb

(a) (messenger, luggage, drinks) faire monter; (rocket, flare) lancer; (plane) faire décoller; (smoke) répandre

(b) (raise → price, pressure, temperature) faire monter

(c) British familiar (ridicule) mettre en boîte, se moquer de^□ ; (parody) parodier^□

(d) American familiar (to prison) coffrer

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > send
3 send

send [send]

(preterite, past participle sent)

1. transitive verb

envoyer ( to sb à qn)

• I sent him a letter je lui ai envoyé une lettre

• send her my regards transmettez-lui mes amitiés

• this decision sends the wrong signal or message cette décision risque d'être mal interprétée

• to send help envoyer des secours

• to send word that... faire savoir que...

• I'll send a car for you j'enverrai une voiture vous chercher

• these things are sent to try us! c'est le ciel qui nous envoie ces épreuves !

• to send sb for sth envoyer qn chercher qch

• to send sb to do sth envoyer qn faire qch

• I sent him to see her je l'ai envoyé la voir

• to send sb to bed envoyer qn se coucher

• to send sb home renvoyer qn chez lui

• he was sent to prison on l'a envoyé en prison

• to send sb to sleep endormir qn

• to send sb into fits of laughter faire éclater qn de rire

• to send sb packing (inf) envoyer promener qn (inf)

• to send prices/shares soaring faire monter les prix/les actions en flèche

• to send an astronaut/a rocket into space envoyer un astronaute/une fusée dans l'espace

• the explosion sent a cloud of smoke into the air l'explosion a projeté un nuage de fumée

• he sent the plate flying il a envoyé voler (inf) l'assiette

• to send sb flying envoyer qn rouler à terre

2. compounds

► send-off noun

• they were given a warm send-off on leur a fait des adieux chaleureux

• they gave him a big send-off ils sont venus nombreux lui souhaiter bon voyage ► send-up (inf) noun

(British) parodie f

► send away

1. intransitive verb

• to send away for sth commander qch par correspondance

2. separable transitive verb

   a. envoyer ; ( = expel) (from country, town) expulser

• to send one's children away to school envoyer ses enfants en pension

• to send a radio away to be fixed donner une radio à réparer

   b. ( = dismiss) [+ person] congédier

► send back separable transitive verb renvoyer

► send down separable transitive verb

   a. [+ person] faire descendre

   b. [+ prices, sb's temperature, blood pressure] faire baisser

► send for inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ doctor, police] appeler ; ( = send sb to get) faire appeler

• to send for help envoyer chercher de l'aide

   b. ( = order by post) commander par correspondance

► send in separable transitive verb

   a. [+ person] faire entrer ; [+ troops] envoyer

   b. [+ resignation, report, application] envoyer

► send off

1. intransitive verb

• to send off for sth commander qch par correspondance

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ person] envoyer

• she sent the child off to the grocer's elle a envoyé l'enfant chez l'épicier

   b. ( = say goodbye to) dire au revoir à

• there was a large crowd to send him off une foule de gens était venue lui dire au revoir

   c. [+ letter, parcel, goods] envoyer

   d. [+ player] expulser

► send on separable transitive verb

(British) [+ letter] faire suivre ; [+ luggage] (in advance) expédier à l'avance ; (afterwards) faire suivre ; [+ object left behind] renvoyer

► send out

1. intransitive verb

• to send out for sth ( = order by phone) commander qch par téléphone ; ( = send sb to fetch) envoyer chercher qch

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ person] faire sortir

• she sent the children out to play elle a envoyé les enfants jouer dehors

• they were sent out for talking too loudly ils ont été mis à la porte parce qu'ils parlaient trop fort

   b. [+ leaflets] envoyer (par la poste)

   c. [+ scouts, messengers] envoyer

   d. ( = emit) [+ smell, heat, smoke] répandre ; [+ light] diffuser ; [+ signal] émettre

► send round separable transitive verb

   a. ( = circulate) faire circuler

   b. ( = dispatch) I'll have it sent round to you as soon as it's ready je vous le ferai parvenir dès que cela sera prêt

• I sent him round to the video store je l'ai envoyé au magasin de vidéos

► send up separable transitive verb

   a. [+ person, luggage] faire monter ; [+ spacecraft, flare] lancer ; [+ smoke] envoyer ; [+ prices] faire monter en flèche

   b. (British) [+ person] (inf) ( = make fun of) mettre en boîte (inf) ; ( = imitate) parodier

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[send]
transitive verb (prét, pp sent)

1) ( dispatch) envoyer

to send something to somebody —

to send somebody something — envoyer quelque chose à quelqu'un

they'll send a car for you — ils enverront une voiture vous chercher

to send somebody home — (from school, work) renvoyer quelqu'un chez lui/elle

to send somebody to prison — mettre quelqu'un en prison

send her my love! — embrasse-la de ma part

send them my regards — transmettez-leur mes amitiés

to send word that — faire dire que

2) ( cause to move)

the noise sent people running — le bruit a fait courir les gens

to send share prices soaring — faire monter le cours des actions

to send shivers down somebody's spine — donner froid dans le dos à quelqu'un

3) ( cause to become) rendre

to send somebody mad — rendre quelqu'un fou

to send somebody into a rage — mettre quelqu'un dans une rage folle

to send somebody to sleep — endormir quelqu'un

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Phrasal Verbs:

- send around

- send away

- send down

- send for

- send in

- send off

- send on

- send out

- send round

- send up

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to send somebody packing (colloq) —

to send somebody about her/his business — (colloq) envoyer balader quelqu'un (colloq)

English-French dictionary > send
4 send

1. I
abs

I have a letter to send мне надо отправить письмо
2. III
send smb. send a representative (a child, a friend, a messenger, a substitute, an army, etc.) посылать /направлять/ представителя и т.д.; send smth. send a letter (an order, a parcel, money, a warning, a request, a present, goods, help, relief, etc.) посылать /отправлять/ письмо и т.д.; send telegrams давать /посылать/ телеграммы; send cards of invitation (circulars, etc.) рассылать приглашения и т.д.; did he send any message? он ничего не просил передать?; send greetings (one's love) передавать привет; send a ball послать /бросить/ мяч; send rain (ниспослать дождь; send a judgement (pestilence, punishment, etc.) наслать кару и т.д.
3. IV
send smth., smb. at some time send letters every day посылать /слать/ письма каждый день; send help at once! пришлите немедленно помощь /подмогу, подкрепление/!; send somebody immediately! немедленно пришлите кого-л.!; send smb., smth. somewhere send smb., smth. home (abroad, out, in, all over the world, etc.) отправлять /отсылать/ кого-л., что-л. домой и т.д.; send him in пришлите его сюда, пусть он войдет; send those things back, they are not what I ordered верните эти вещи, я заказывал не то; I sent the children out that the house might be quiet я отправил детей погулять, чтобы в доме было тихо; will you send my breakfast up? пришлите, пожалуйста, мне завтрак наверх; send Mr. Green up to my room пусть мистер Грин поднимется ко мне в комнату; send smth., smb. in some manner send smth., smb. quickly (willingly, eagerly, reluctantly, etc.) посылать /отправлять/ что-л., кого-л. быстро и т.д.
4. V
send smb. smth. send me a letter (him a book, the boy a parcel, us his answer, me all the news, him the sum of t 10, etc.) пришлите мне письмо и т.д.; send me news /word/ of your results сообщите мне о результатах вашей работы; send smb. one's compliments /one's respects/ засвидетельствовать кому-л. свое почтение; send smb. one's love передавать кому-л. привет
5. VI
send smb. into some state send smb. mad /crazy/ сводить кого-л. с ума
6. VII
send smb. to do smth. send a boy to buy a newspaper (her to fetch his umbrella, me to find out what it was all about, etc.) посылать мальчика купить газету /за газетой/ и т.д.; send smth. to do smth. send smth. to be washed (to be cleaned, to be repaired, to be mended, etc.) отправлять что-л. в стирку и т.д.
7. VIII
send smth., smb. doing smth. send smth. flying отшвырнуть что-л., с силой (от)бросить что-л.; send a stone rolling толкнуть камень [так, чтобы он стремительно покатился]; send smb. sprawling сбить кого-л. с ног; send the child crying заставить ребенка плакать id send smb. packing coll. прогнать кого-л.
8. IX
send smth. in some state send smth. well-wrapped (labelled, directed /addressed/ to smb., etc.) отправлять что-л. аккуратно упакованным /в аккуратной упаковке/ о т.д.
9. XI
be sent somewhere the children were sent to bed (into another room, etc.) детей отправили спать и т.д.; he was sent to hospital (to prison, home from school, etc.) его отправили в больницу и т.д.; he was sent to the House of Commons его избрали в палату общин; be sent at some time somebody ought tobe sent at once кого-нибудь надо послать немедленно; be sent for he will come without being sent for за ним не надо посылать, он сам придет
10. XVI
send for smb. send for a doctor (for a maid, for the police, etc.) вызывать доктора и т.д., посылать за доктором и т.д.: send for smth. send for a book (for an answer, for smb.'s luggage, for a taxi, for help, etc.) посылать за книгой и т.д.; please, keep the box until I send for it пусть коробка будет /останется/ у вас, пока я не пришлю за ней
11. XXI1
1) send smth. by (through, to, etc.) smth., smb. send smth. by mail /by post/ (by rail, by express, by airmail, by a messenger, through /via/ Siberia, etc.) посылать что-л. по почте /почтой/ и т.д.; send this letter to him отошлите /пошлите, отправьте/ это письмо ему; send letters to smb.'s address посылать /отправлять/ письма в /на/ чей-л. адрес; send one's suit to the cleaner's (clothes to the wash, the wash to the laundry, etc.) отправлять /относить/ костюм и т.д. в химчистку и т.д.; I'll send the box after you я отправлю ящик вслед за вами; send smb. (in-) to smth. send smb. to work отправить /послать/ кого-л. на работу; send children to the local school отдать детей в местную школу; send smb. (in)to hospital отправить кого-л. в больницу; send smb., smth. for smb., smth. send smb. for the doctor (for help, etc.) посылать кого-л. за доктором и т.д.; send smb. out for a paper пошлите кого-нибудь на улицу за газетой; send your plate for a second helping передайте вашу тарелку, вам положат еще /вторую порцию, добавку/; send smb. on smth. send a boy on an errand посылать мальчика с поручением; send smb. on a mission отправлять /посылать/ кого-л. в командировку; send smb. with smth. send smb. with a message to smb. посылать кого-л. с сообщением /с запиской/ к кому-л.; send smb. against smb. send an army against them послать против них армию; send smb., smth. by smth. send troops (goods, etc.) by sea посылать /направлять/ войска морем; send smb. out of smth. send people out of the room попросить людей выйти из комнаты

2) send smth. through smth. send an arrow (a shot) through the window выстрелить из лука (из револьвера) через окно, послать стрелу (пулю) в окно; send a stone through a window запустить камнем в окно; send blood through the arteries гнать кровь по артериям; send smth. into smth. send clouds of smoke into the air выбрасывать в воздух клубы дыма

3) send smb. to (into) smth. send smb. to prison (into exile, to penal servitude, etc.) отправить кого-л. в тюрьму и т.д. || send smb. to the chair отправить кого-л. на электрический стул, приговорить кого-л. к смертной казни на электрическом стуле

4) send smb. to smth. his sermon sent me to sleep его проповедь усыпила меня, я заснул от его проповеди; your question sent me to the dictionary ваш вопрос заставил меня обратиться к словарю; send smth. down smth. it sent a shiver down my spine от этого у меня по спине мурашки забегали || send smb. out of his mind /off his head/ сводить кого-л. с ума

5) send smth. on smb., smth. send pestilence (a judgment, plague, etc.) on him (on the country, etc.) насылать на него и т.д. мор и т.д.; send the blessings on smb. ниспослать благословение кому-л.
12. XXIV1
send smb. as smth. send smb. as ambassador to London (him as our representative, etc.) послать кого-л. в Лондон в качестве посла и т.д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > send
5 goods

1) товар, товары; изделия

2) груз; багаж

- goods and chattels

- goods en route

- goods in bond

- goods in process

- goods in transit

- goods made on commission

- goods on hand

- goods on the hangers

- goods short delivered

- goods sold

- goods taxable

- press goods upon:

- send goods on approval

- turn out goods

- goods were allotted to the highest bidder

- goods of foreign origin

- abundant goods

- accumulable goods

- ascertained goods

- assorted goods

- back-to-school goods

- capital goods

- civilian goods

- complementary goods

- consumer goods

- consumption goods

- convenience goods

- current consumer goods

- damaging goods

- day-to-day goods

- defense goods

- drawback goods

- dry goods

- dumped goods

- durable goods

- durable consumer goods

- duty-free goods

- engineering-and-electrical goods

- express goods

- fabricated goods

- factored goods

- fancy goods

- fast-moving goods

- faulty goods

- finished consumer goods

- first order goods

- Giffen goods

- half-finished goods

- hard goods

- higher order goods

- home goods

- home-made goods

- household goods

- industrial goods

- inferior goods

- input goods

- investment goods

- joint-cost goods

- knit goods

- large-scale goods

- long-lived goods

- low-price special goods

- luxury goods

- Manchester goods

- manufactured goods

- measurement goods

- merchanted goods

- merit goods

- metal goods

- military goods

- nondurable goods

- nondurable consumer goods

- nonstrategic goods

- output goods

- over-priced goods

- perishable goods

- piece goods

- prepackaged goods

- price maintained goods

- private goods

- producer durable goods

- producers' goods

- production goods

- public goods

- quality goods

- reproducible goods

- scarce goods

- second-hand goods

- semidurable goods

- semifinished goods

- semimanufactured goods

- shopping goods

- slow-moving goods

- smuggled goods

- soft goods

- specialty goods

- spoiled goods

- spot goods

- standardized goods

- store goods

- strategic goods

- style-and-fashion goods

- substitute goods

- substitutional goods

- unclaimed goods

- undurable goods

- unfinished goods

- wage goods

- white goods

Англо-русский словарь по экономике и финансам > goods
6 send

بَعَثَ \ emit: to send out (heat, light, smell, sound, etc.). forward: to send (goods). resurrect: bring back to life; bring back into use (an old custom, sth. forgotten etc.): Why resurrect old quarrels?. revive: to bring back into use: We have revived an old custom. send: to cause (sb.) to go; cause (sth.) to be taken: She sent her son to the post office. I sent her a letter. \ See Also أرسل (أَرْسَل)، أحيا (أَحْيَا)، ورد (وَرَّدَ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > send
7 ci

1. pron us

non ci ha parlato he didn't speak to us

ci siamo divertiti molto we had a great time

ci vogliamo bene we love each other

ci penso I'm thinking about it

2. adv here

(lì) there

ci sei? are you there?

c'è... there is...

ci sono... there are...

ci vuole tempo it takes time

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ci¹ pron.pers. 1^a pers.pl.

1 (con funzione di compl. ogg.) us: tutti ci guardano, everyone's looking at us; non ci hanno visto, they didn't see us; prendeteci con voi, take us with you; non è neppure venuto a salutarci, he didn't even come to say goodbye (to us); non ci disturbare, per favore, please don't disturb us

2 (con funzione di compl. di termine) (to) us: ci ha dato un buon indirizzo, he gave us a good address; non hanno voluto parlarci, they wouldn't speak to us; raccontateci tutto, tell us all about it; spediteci la merce al più presto possibile, send us the goods as soon as possible

◆ pron.rifl. 1^a pers.pl. ourselves ( spesso sottinteso): sono certo che ci divertiremo molto, I'm sure we'll enjoy ourselves immensely; ci costruiremo una bella casetta in campagna, we'll build ourselves a nice little house in the country; ci siamo lasciati imbrogliare un'altra volta, we've let ourselves be fooled again; ci alzammo presto e ci preparammo a partire, we got up early and prepared to leave; dobbiamo lavarci le mani, we must wash our hands; ci eravamo più volte lamentati del servizio, we had complained about the service several times

◆ pron.rec. one another; (spec. tra due) each other: ci guardammo senza parlare, we looked at each other without speaking; noi tutti ci vogliamo molto bene, we're all very fond of one another; non ci siamo ancora salutati, we haven't said hallo yet; ci siamo scambiati gli indirizzi, we exchanged addresses

◆ pron.dimostr. this; that; it: non posso farci nulla, I can't do anything about it; ci penserò, I'll think about it; non badarci, never mind about it (o pay no attention to it); ci puoi scommettere!, you bet!

ci¹ avv.

1 (là) there; ( qui) here: ci andremo subito, we'll go there at once; eccoci, finalmente!, here we are, at last!; ci risiamo!, (fig.) here we go again!; ''Sei mai stato a New York?'' ''No, non ci sono mai stato, ma spero di andarci prima o poi'', ''Have you ever been to New York?'' ''No, I haven't, but I hope to go there sooner or later''; ''Ci sarai domani?'' ''Certo, ci saremo tutti '', ''Will you be (t)here tomorrow?'' ''Of course, we'll all be (t)here''; è andato in Venezuela per lavoro e ci resterà tre settimane, he has gone to Venezuela on business, and he'll be there for three weeks; non ci stiamo tutti in una macchina, we can't all get into one car

2 ( per questo o quel luogo) through: conosco la zona, ci passo tutti i giorni per andare in ufficio, I know the area, as I pass through it every day on my way to the office; è un importante nodo ferroviario, ci passano tutti i treni diretti al nord, it's an important railway junction, as all the northbound trains pass through it

3 (con il v. essere) there: c'è, ci sono, there is, there are; c'erano più di 60.000 persone allo stadio, there were over 60,000 people at the stadium; ci sono ospiti stasera, we are having guests this evening; c'è modo e modo, there's a right way and a wrong way // non c'è verso di farglielo capire, there's no way of making him understand // non c'è che dire, there's no doubt about it.

ci² s.m. o f. letter c.

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[tʃi] dav lo la, li, le, ne diventa ce
1. pron pers

1) (ogg diretto) us

ci hanno visto — they saw us

ascoltaci — listen to us

ci chiamava — he was calling to us

2) (complemento di termine) (to) us

ci dai da mangiare? — will you give us something to eat?

ce l'hanno dato — they gave it to us

ci dissero di tornare più tardi — they told us to come back later

ci sembrava una buona idea — it seemed a good idea to us

ci ha sorriso — he smiled at us

3)

(con verbi riflessivi, pronominali, reciproci) ci siamo divertiti — we enjoyed ourselves

ci siamo annoiati — we got bored

ci vediamo più tardi! — see you later!

ci amiamo — we love each other

ci siamo preparati — we prepared ourselves

ci siamo stancati — we got tired

ci siamo lavati i denti — we brushed our teeth

2. pron dimostr

(di ciò, su ciò, in ciò ecc) about (o on o of) it

non so che farci — I don't know what to do about it

che c'entro io? — what have I got to do with it?

cosa c'entra? — what's that got to do with it?

ci puoi giurare, ci puoi scommettere — you can bet on it

ci puoi contare — you can depend on it

ci penserò — I'll think about it

non ci credo — I don't believe it

3. avv

1) (qui) here, (lì) there

qui non ci ritorno più — I'm not coming back here again

son qui e ci resto — here I am and here I stay

ci andiamo? — shall we go there?

ci andrò domani — I'll go tomorrow

ci sei mai stato? — have you ever been there?

ci sei? — (sei pronto) are you ready?, (hai capito) do you follow?

non ci si sta tutti, non ci stiamo tutti — we won't all fit in

2)

c'è — there is

ci sono — there are

non c'era nessuno — there was nobody there

c'è nessuno in casa? — is (there) anybody in?

c'era una volta... — once upon a time...

3)

(con verbi di moto) ci passa sopra un ponte — a bridge passes over it

non ci passa più nessuno per di qua — nobody comes this way anymore

See:

mancare,

stare,

volere

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I 1. [tʃi]
pronome personale

1) (complemento oggetto) us

ci chiamò — he called us

perdonateci — forgive us

2) (complemento di termine) us

dicci quando — tell us when

ci parlò — he talked to us

3) (con verbi riflessivi e pronominali)

ci siamo fatti male — we've hurt ourselves

non ci vediamo da mesi — we haven't seen each other for months

ci incontriamo alle due — we're meeting at two

4) (pleonastico: non si traduce)

ci siamo fatti una bella risata — we had a good laugh

ci togliemmo le scarpe — we took off our shoes

5) (in costruzioni impersonali)

di lui non ci si può fidare — he can't be relied (up)on

un'abitudine che ci si porta dietro dall'infanzia — a habit that is carried over from childhood
2.
pronome dimostrativo

1) (a ciò, in ciò)

non ci credo — I don't believe it

ci rinuncio, non ci capisco niente — I give up, I can't make anything of it

ci penserò — I'll think about it

ci vuole molto tempo — it takes a long time

2) (pleonastico)

a me non ci pensi? — well, what about me?

con te non ci parlo più! — I won't speak to you! I refuse to speak to you any more!
3.
avverbio

1) (di luogo)

non ci sono mai venuto — I never came here, I've never been here before

ci passo tutti i giorni — I go that way every day

l'armadio non ci passa — the wardrobe doesn't go through; (pleonastico)

in questa casa non ci abita nessuno — nobody lives in this house

2) esserci essere. I
II [tʃi]
sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile invariabile c, C

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ci¹

/t∫i/

I pron.pers..

1 (complemento oggetto) us; ci chiamò he called us; perdonateci forgive us

2 (complemento di termine) us; dicci quando tell us when; ci parlò he talked to us

3 (con verbi riflessivi e pronominali) ci siamo fatti male we've hurt ourselves; non ci vediamo da mesi we haven't seen each other for months; ci incontriamo alle due we're meeting at two

4 (pleonastico: non si traduce) ci siamo fatti una bella risata we had a good laugh; ci togliemmo le scarpe we took off our shoes

5 (in costruzioni impersonali) di lui non ci si può fidare he can't be relied (up)on; un'abitudine che ci si porta dietro dall'infanzia a habit that is carried over from childhood

II pronome dimostrativo

1 (a ciò, in ciò) non ci credo I don't believe it; ci rinuncio, non ci capisco niente I give up, I can't make anything of it; ci penserò I'll think about it; ci vuole molto tempo it takes a long time

2 (pleonastico) a me non ci pensi? well, what about me? con te non ci parlo più! I won't speak to you! I refuse to speak to you any more!

III avverbio

1 (di luogo) non ci sono mai venuto I never came here, I've never been here before; ci passo tutti i giorni I go that way every day; l'armadio non ci passa the wardrobe doesn't go through; (pleonastico) in questa casa non ci abita nessuno nobody lives in this house

2 esserci → 1. essere.

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See also notes... (ci.pdf)

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ci²

/t∫i/

m. e f.inv.

c, C.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ci
8 mandare

send

mandare qualcuno a prendere qualcosa send someone for something

mandare a monte ruin, send up in smoke colloq fig mandare giù digest, take in

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mandare v.tr.

1 to send*: lo mandarono ad avvertirmi del pericolo, they sent him to warn me of the danger; lo mandarono ambasciatore a Parigi, they sent him as ambassador to Paris; lo mandarono in esilio, they sent him into exile; manda le tue lettere a questo indirizzo, send your letters to this address; mandami due righe, drop me a line; non ha ancora mandato il conto, he has not yet sent the bill; quella ditta manda merci in tutto il mondo, that firm sends goods all over the world; mandare gli abiti in tintoria, to send one's clothes to the cleaner's; mandare a chiamare qlcu., a prendere qlco., to send for s.o., sthg.: mandammo a chiamare il dottore, we sent for the doctor; mi ha mandato a fare la spesa, he sent me to do the shopping; il preside mi ha mandato a chiamare, the head teacher has sent for me; mandò il fattorino a ritirare la posta, he sent the messenger boy to pick up the post; mandare qlcu. a fare una commissione, to send s.o. on an errand; mandare un bambino a scuola, a letto, to send a child to school, to bed; mandare una lettera, to send a letter; mandare un pacco per posta, per ferrovia, to send a parcel by post, by rail; mandare per via mare, to ship; mandare per abbonamento, to send by subscription; mandare le proprie dimissioni, to send in one's resignation; mandare acqua in un canale, to make water flow into a canal; mandare corrente a un circuito, to feed a circuit; mandare a dire qlco. a qlcu., mandare un messaggio a qlcu., to send word to s.o.; mandare un bacio a qlcu., to blow s.o. a kiss // mandare via qlcu., to send s.o. away, (licenziare) to dismiss s.o. (o fam. to sack s.o. o to fire s.o.): mandare via qlcu. sui due piedi, to sack s.o. on the spot; il limone manda via l'odore di pesce, lemon gets rid of the smell of fish

2 (emettere, esalare) to give* off, to emit: mandò un profondo sospiro, she sighed deeply; quel flauto manda un suono dolcissimo, that flute has a very sweet tone; questa rosa manda un profumo delizioso, this rose smells lovely; mandare un grido, to utter (o to let out) a cry; il camino manda fumo, the chimney smokes

3 (non com.) (far funzionare) to drive*: l'acqua manda la ruota del mulino, the water drives the millwheel.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: che Dio ce la mandi buona!, God help us! // non glielo mandò a dire, she told him so to his face // piove che Dio la manda, it's bucketing down (o it is raining cats and dogs) // mandare a effetto, a compimento, to carry out // mandare al diavolo, all'inferno, a quel paese, to tell s.o. to go to hell // mandare all'altro mondo, al creatore, to kill s.o., to finish (s.o.) off // la palla mandò in frantumi, a pezzi la vetrina, the ball shattered the window // mandare a memoria, to learn by heart // mandare a monte, all'aria, a rotoli, in fumo, to upset: mandare a monte un accordo, to wreck an agreement; mandare a monte un matrimonio, to make a marriage fall through // mandare a morte qlcu., to sentence s.o. to death // (mar.) mandare a picco, to scuttle (o to sink) // mandare da Erode a Pilato, (fig.) to send from pillar to post // mandare giù, to swallow (anche fig.): mandò giù la birra tutta d'un fiato, he gulped down the beer; questa è dura da mandare giù, (fig.) that's hard to swallow // mandare imprecazioni, maledizioni contro qlcu., to curse s.o. // un camion ci ha mandato fuori strada, a lorry forced us off the road // mandare in lungo, to put off (o to delay) // mandare in onda, to broadcast.

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[man'dare]
verbo transitivo

1) (spedire, inviare) to send* [lettera, merce, regalo, soldi, auguri]

mandare per posta — to mail

2) (far andare) to send*

mandare un uomo in prigione — to send a man to jail

l'hanno mandato a Ginevra a studiare — he was sent off to study in Geneva

l'ho mandato a prendere il giornale — I sent him out to get the paper

mandare i bambini a letto — to send the children to bed

mandare a chiamare qcn. — to send for sb

3) (trasmettere) to send* [messaggio, segnale]

mandare in onda — to broadcast, to air AE

4) (emettere)

mandare un grido — to shout, to cry out, to let out a cry

la stufa manda calore — the stove sends out heat

mandare un buon profumo, un cattivo odore — to smell good, bad

5) mandare avanti (fare avanzare) to wind* on, to advance [cassetta, nastro]; (gestire) to keep* [ negozio]; (amministrare) to run* [ azienda]; (portare avanti) to go* ahead with [progetto, lavoro]; to forward [ pratica]; (mantenere) to support [famiglia, casa]

6) mandare indietro (riavvolgere) to run* back, to rewind* [cassetta, nastro]; (rispedire) to send* back, to return [lettera, merce]

7) mandare via (cacciare) to send* away, to drive* out [ persona]; to chase away [ gatto]; to put* out [ inquilino]; (togliere) to clean off [ macchia]; to get* rid of [ odore]

8) mandare su to send* up [ascensore, persona]

9) mandare giù (fare scendere) to send* down [ascensore, persona]; (ingoiare) to swallow [ cibo]

è dura da mandare giù! — that's pretty strong medicine!

10) mandare dentro to let* in

manda dentro i bambini, piove! — get the children indoors, it's raining!

11) mandare fuori (esalare) to exhale [aria, fumo]; (cacciare) to send* out [ alunno]

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non me lo ha mandato a dire — and he told me in no uncertain terms

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mandare

/man'dare/ [1]

verbo transitivo

1 (spedire, inviare) to send* [lettera, merce, regalo, soldi, auguri]; mandare per posta to mail

2 (far andare) to send*; mandare un uomo in prigione to send a man to jail; l'hanno mandato a Ginevra a studiare he was sent off to study in Geneva; l'ho mandato a prendere il giornale I sent him out to get the paper; mandare i bambini a letto to send the children to bed; mandare a chiamare qcn. to send for sb.

3 (trasmettere) to send* [messaggio, segnale]; mandare in onda to broadcast, to air AE

4 (emettere) mandare un grido to shout, to cry out, to let out a cry; la stufa manda calore the stove sends out heat; mandare un buon profumo, un cattivo odore to smell good, bad

5 mandare avanti (fare avanzare) to wind* on, to advance [cassetta, nastro]; (gestire) to keep* [ negozio]; (amministrare) to run* [ azienda]; (portare avanti) to go* ahead with [progetto, lavoro]; to forward [ pratica]; (mantenere) to support [famiglia, casa]

6 mandare indietro (riavvolgere) to run* back, to rewind* [cassetta, nastro]; (rispedire) to send* back, to return [lettera, merce]

7 mandare via (cacciare) to send* away, to drive* out [ persona]; to chase away [ gatto]; to put* out [ inquilino]; (togliere) to clean off [ macchia]; to get* rid of [ odore]

8 mandare su to send* up [ascensore, persona]

9 mandare giù (fare scendere) to send* down [ascensore, persona]; (ingoiare) to swallow [ cibo]; è dura da mandare giù! that's pretty strong medicine!

10 mandare dentro to let* in; manda dentro i bambini, piove! get the children indoors, it's raining!

11 mandare fuori (esalare) to exhale [aria, fumo]; (cacciare) to send* out [ alunno]

IDIOMS

non me lo ha mandato a dire and he told me in no uncertain terms.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > mandare
9 return

1.
[rɪ'tɜːn]intransitive verb

1) (come back) zurückkommen; zurückkehren (geh.); (go back) zurückgehen; zurückkehren (geh.); (go back by vehicle) zurückfahren; zurückkehren (geh.)

return home — wieder nach Hause kommen/gehen/fahren/zurückkehren

return to work — (after holiday or strike) die Arbeit wieder aufnehmen

2) (revert)

return to a subject — auf ein Thema zurückkommen
2. transitive verb
1) (bring back) zurückbringen; zurückgeben [geliehenen/gestohlenen Gegenstand, gekaufte Ware]; [wieder] zurückschicken [unzustellbaren Brief]; (hand back, refuse) zurückweisen [Scheck]

returned with thanks — mit Dank zurück

‘return to sender’ — (on letter) "zurück an Absender"

2) (restore)

return something to its original state or condition — etwas wieder in seinen ursprünglichen Zustand versetzen

3) (yield) abwerfen [Gewinn]

4) (give back something similar) erwidern [Besuch, Gruß, Liebe, Gewehrfeuer]; sich revanchieren für (ugs.) [Freundlichkeit, Gefallen]; zurückgeben [Schlag]

5) (elect) wählen [Kandidaten]

return somebody to Parliament — jemanden ins Parlament wählen

6) (Sport) zurückschlagen [Ball]; (throw back) zurückwerfen

7) (answer) erwidern; entgegnen

8) (declare)

return a verdict of guilty/not guilty — [Geschworene:] auf "schuldig"/"nicht schuldig" erkennen
3. noun
1) (coming back) Rückkehr, die; (to home) Heimkehr, die

return to health — Genesung, die (geh.)

many happy returns [of the day]! — herzlichen Glückwunsch [zum Geburtstag]!

2)

by return [of post] — postwendend

3) (ticket) Rückfahrkarte, die

single or return? — einfach oder hin und zurück?

4) (proceeds)

return[s] — Ertrag, Gewinn, der (on, from aus)

return on capital — Kapitalgewinn, der

5) (bringing back) Zurückbringen, das; (of property, goods, book) Rückgabe, die (to an + Akk.)

6) (giving back of something similar) Erwiderung, die

receive/get something in return [for something] — etwas [für etwas] bekommen

7) (Computing)

press return — Return od. die Returntaste drücken

return key — Returntaste, die

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[rə'tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) zurückkehren

2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) zurückstellen,-geben

3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) zurückkommen

4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) zurückgeben

5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) wählen

6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) aussprechen

7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) zurückschlagen
2. noun
1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) die Rückkehr; Rück-...

2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) die Rückfahrkarte

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- academic.ru/62025/returnable">returnable
- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns
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re·turn

[rɪˈtɜ:n, AM -ˈtɜ:rn]

I. n

1. (to a place/time) Rückkehr f (to zu + dat), Wiederkehr f geh

\return home Heimkehr f

after his \return from the war,... nachdem er aus dem Krieg zurückgekehrt war,...

\return to school Schulbeginn m

2. (reoccurrence) of an illness Wiederauftreten nt

3. (giving back) Rückgabe f

\return of goods (by post etc.) Warenrücksendung f; (handed back) Rückgabe f

by \return [of post] BRIT, AUS postwendend

4. (recompense) Gegenleistung f

a small \return for your kindness ein kleines Zeichen der Dankbarkeit für Ihre Zuvorkommenheit

in \return for your cooperation we will give you a free gift als Anerkennung für Ihre Mitarbeit erhalten Sie ein Geschenk von uns

5. BRIT, AUS (ticket) Hin- und Rückfahrkarte f, Retourbillet nt SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. Retourfahrkarte f

day \return Tagesfahrkarte f

first-class/second-class \return Hin- und Rückfahrkarte f erster/zweiter Klasse

weekend \return Wochenendkarte f

6. SPORT (stroke) Rückschlag m

\return of serve Return m

7. ECON (proceeds) Gewinn m, Ertrag m, Rendite f

\returns on capital Rendite f

\return of investment Investitionsrückfluss m

return per day/month/week FIN Tages-/Monats-/Wochenrendite f

law of diminishing \returns Gesetzmäßigkeit f vom abnehmenden Ertragszuwachs

8. POL (election) Wahl f [eines Parlamentsabgeordneten]

his \return to power seine Wiederwahl

9. AM POL

▪ the \returns pl die Wahlergebnisse

10. ECON (returned goods)

▪ \returns pl Rücksendungen pl, Retourwaren pl, Remittenden pl

11. no pl COMPUT (key on keyboard) Return, Return-Taste f, Eingabetaste f

12. FIN

[income] tax \return [Einkommens]steuererklärung f

13. (end of line indication) Zeilenbruch m

14. COMPUT (instruction) Rücksprung m

15.

▶ to do sth by \return BRIT etw sofort tun

▶ many happy \returns [of the day] herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag

II. adj attr, inv postage, flight, trip Rück-

III. vi

1. (come/go back) zurückkehren, zurückkommen; ( fig)

is there any hope that peace will \return? besteht die Hoffnung, dass es je wieder Frieden geben wird?

to \return home (come back home) nach Hause kommen; (go back home) nach Hause gehen; (after long absence) heimkehren

▪ to \return from somewhere von irgendwo zurückkommen [o zurückkehren]

▪ to \return to somewhere irgendwohin zurückkehren

\return to sender zurück an Absender

2. (reoccur) pain, illness wiederkommen

3. (revert to)

▪ to \return to sth etw wieder aufnehmen

she \returned to making her own clothes sie nähte sich ihre Kleider wieder selbst

she longed to \return to her gardening sie sehnte sich danach, wieder im Garten zu arbeiten

to \return to office [or power] wiedergewählt werden

to \return to a problem sich akk einem Problem wieder zuwenden

to \return to a subject auf ein Thema zurückkommen

to \return to a task sich akk einer Aufgabe wieder widmen

to \return to one's old ways in seine alten Gewohnheiten zurückfallen

to \return to normal things sich wieder normalisieren; person wieder zu seinem alten Ich zurückfinden

IV. vt

1. (give back)

▪ to \return sth etw zurückgeben

when are you going to \return the money you owe me? wann zahlst du mir das Geld zurück, das du mir schuldest?

▪ to \return sth to sb/sth (in person) jdm/etw etw zurückgeben; (by post) jdm/etw etw zurückschicken

to \return goods Waren zurücksenden

to \return sth to its place etw an seinen Platz zurückstellen

2. (reciprocate)

▪ to \return sth etw erwidern

to \return a blow/a salute/a wave zurückschlagen/-grüßen/-winken

to \return sb's call jdn zurückrufen

to \return a compliment/a greeting ein Kompliment/einen Gruß erwidern

to \return a favour sich akk revanchieren

let me \return your favour jetzt tue ich dir einen Gefallen

to \return fire das Feuer erwidern

to \return good for evil Böses mit Gutem vergelten

to \return sb's love jds Liebe erwidern

3. (place back)

▪ to \return sth somewhere etw irgendwohin zurückstellen [o zurücklegen]

to \return animals to the wild Tiere auswildern

4. POL

▪ to \return sb BRIT jdn wählen

to \return sb to power [or office] jdn wieder ins Amt wählen

\returning officer Wahlleiter(in) m(f)

5. FIN

to \return a profit einen Gewinn einbringen [o abwerfen

6. LAW (pronounce)

to \return a verdict of guilty/not guilty einen Schuldspruch/Freispruch aussprechen

7. TENNIS

to \return a volley einen Volley annehmen

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[rɪ'tɜːn]
1. vi
(come back person, vehicle) zurück- or wiederkommen, zurück- or wiederkehren (geh); (go back, person) zurückgehen; (vehicle) zurückfahren; (symptoms, doubts, fears) wiederkommen, wieder auftreten; (property = pass back to) zurückfallen (to an +acc)
to return to London/the town/the group — nach London/in die Stadt/zur Gruppe zurückkehren

to return to school — wieder in die Schule gehen

to return to (one's) work (after short pause) — wieder an seine Arbeit gehen; (after strike) die Arbeit wieder aufnehmen

to return to a subject — auf ein Thema zurückkommen

to return to one's old ways — in seine alten Gewohnheiten zurückfallen

to return home — nach Hause kommen/gehen, heimkehren (geh)

his good spirits returned — seine gute Laune kehrte wieder

to return to health — wieder gesund werden

to return to dust — wieder zu Staub werden

2. vt

1) (= give back) sth borrowed, stolen, lost zurückgeben (to sb jdm); (= bring or take back) zurückbringen (to sb jdm); (= put back) zurücksetzen/-stellen/-legen; (= send back) (to an +acc) letter etc zurückschicken or -senden; (= refuse) cheque nicht einlösen; ball zurückschlagen/-werfen; sound, light zurückwerfen; salute, visit, sb's love, compliment erwidern

to return sb's ( phone) call — jdn zurückrufen

to return a/sb's blow — zurückschlagen

to return a book to the shelf/box — ein Buch auf das Regal zurückstellen/in die Kiste zurücklegen

to return goods to the shop —

to return thanks (form) — danksagen, Dank sagen

to return thanks to sb — jdm danksagen or Dank sagen

I hope to return your kindness —

to return good for evil — Böses mit Gutem vergelten

to return fire (Mil) —

to return hearts (Cards) — Herz nachspielen

2) (= reply) erwidern, zurückgeben

3) (= declare) details of income angeben

to return a verdict of guilty (on sb) (Jur) — (jdn) schuldig sprechen, einen Schuldspruch (gegen jdn) fällen

to return a verdict of murder on sb (Jur) — jdn des Mordes für schuldig erklären

4) (FIN) income einbringen; profit, interest abwerfen

5) (Brit PARL) candidate wählen

3. n

1) (= coming/going back of person, vehicle, seasons) Rückkehr f, Wiederkehr f (geh); (of illness) Wiederauftreten nt

on my return — bei meiner Rückkehr

return home — Heimkehr f

return to school — Schulbeginn m

by return (of post) (Brit) — postwendend

return to work (after strike) — Wiederaufnahme f der Arbeit

return to health — Genesung f

a return to one's old habits — ein Rückfall m in seine alten Gewohnheiten

many happy returns (of the day)! — herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag!

See:

→ point

2) (= giving back) Rückgabe f; (= bringing or taking back) Zurückbringen nt; (= putting back) Zurücksetzen/-stellen/-legen nt; (= sending back) Zurückschicken nt or -senden nt; (= refusal of cheque) Nichteinlösen nt; (of ball) Zurückschlagen nt/-werfen nt; (of salute, compliment, sb's love) Erwiderung f

3) (Brit) Rückfahrkarte f; (AVIAT) Rückflugticket nt

4) (= profit from investments, shareson aus) Einkommen nt; (on capital) Ertrag m, Gewinn m; (= product from land, mine etc) Ertrag m

return on capital (Fin) — Kapitalertrag m, Rendite f

5) (fig

= recompense) in return — dafür

in return for — für

in return — sich bei jdm für einen Gefallen revanchieren

6) (= act of declaring of verdict, election results) Verkündung f; (= report) Bericht m

the return of the jury — ≈ das Urteil der Schöffen

the (election) returns — das Wahlergebnis

7) (Brit PARL of candidate) Wahl f (to in +acc)

8) (SPORT: game, match) Rückspiel nt; (= stroke) Rückschlag m; (TENNIS) Return m; (= throw) Rückwurf m; (= return pass) Rückpass m

to make a good return — den Ball gut zurückschlagen/-werfen

9) (COMM: returned item) zurückgebrachte Ware; (THEAT) zurückgebrachte Karte; (= book) Remittende f

10) (= carriage return COMPUT) Zeilenendschaltung f; (on typewriter) Rücklauftaste f

11) (COMPUT: symbol) Absatzmarke f

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return [rıˈtɜːn; US rıˈtɜrn]

A v/i

1. zurückkehren, -kommen ( beide:

from aus, von;

to zu, nach), wiederkommen, -kehren (beide auch fig), fig wieder auftreten (Krankheit etc):

return to work an den Arbeitsplatz zurückkehren;

return to fig

a) auf ein Thema, ein Vorhaben etc zurückkommen,

b) in eine Gewohnheit etc zurückfallen, zurückkehren zu,

c) in einen Zustand zurückkehren, zu Staub etc werden:

return to health wieder gesund werden;

normal life was returning to the capital in der Hauptstadt kehrte wieder das normale Leben ein;

I can always return to my original profession ich kann jederzeit in meinen alten Beruf zurückgehen; → normal B 2

2. zurückfallen (to an akk) (Besitz)

3. antworten

4. “return to sender” Postwesen: „zurück an Absender“

5. Tennis etc: retournieren

B v/t

1. einen Besuch, einen Gruß, jemandes Liebe etc erwidern, ein Kompliment etc auch zurückgeben:

return fire MIL das Feuer erwidern;

return thanks (dem Herrn) danken (das Tischgebet sprechen)

2. vergelten: → evil C 2

3. zurückgeben, Geld auch zurückzahlen

4. zurückschicken, -senden:

returned letter unzustellbarer Brief

5. (to) leere Flaschen etc zurückbringen (in den Laden etc), ein Buch etc zurückstellen (in das Regal etc), einen Schalter etc zurückstellen (auf akk)

6. einbringen, (er)bringen, Gewinn abwerfen, Zinsen tragen:

return a result ein Ergebnis haben oder zeitigen

7. JUR

a) (Vollzugs)Bericht erstatten über (akk)

b) einen Gerichtsbefehl (mit Vollzugsbericht) vorlegen (to dat)

8. JUR einen Spruch fällen (Geschworene): → verdict 1

9. ein Votum abgeben

10. (amtlich) erklären für oder als, jemanden arbeitsunfähig etc schreiben:

return sb unfit for work

11. ( besonders zur Steuerveranlagung) erklären, angeben (at mit):

he returned his income at £20,000

12. (amtlich) melden

13. eine amtliche Liste etc vorlegen oder veröffentlichen

14. POL Br

a) das Wahlergebnis melden

b) jemanden als Abgeordneten wählen ( to Parliament ins Parlament)

15. umwenden, umkehren

16. Tennis etc: einen Ball retournieren

17. ein Echo, Strahlen zurückwerfen

18. WIRTSCH einen Scheck zurückweisen

19. besonders TECH zurückführen, -leiten

20. ARCH wiederkehren lassen:

a) vorspringen lassen

b) zurücksetzen

21. Kartenspiel: eine Farbe nachspielen

C s

1. Rückkehr f, -kunft f, Wiederkehr f (auch fig):

by return (of post) Br postwendend, umgehend;

on my return bei meiner Rückkehr;

(I wish you) many happy returns of the day herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag;

the return to democratic conditions die Rückkehr zu demokratischen Verhältnissen

2. Wiederauftreten n:

return of cold weather Kälterückfall m

3. besonders Br

a) Rückfahrkarte f

b) FLUG Rückflugticket n

4. Erwiderung f, Rückgabe f:

on sale or return WIRTSCH in Kommission

5. Rücksendung f (auch Ware):

returns

a) Rückgut n,

b) (Buchhandel) Remittenden

6. zurückgewiesene oder zurückgesandte Sache

7. WIRTSCH Rückzahlung f, -erstattung f:

return (of premium) (Versicherung) Ristorno n, Prämienrückzahlung

8. Entgelt n, Gegenleistung f, Vergütung f, Entschädigung f:

in return dafür;

expect nothing in return keine Gegenleistung erwarten;

in return for (als Gegenleistung) für;

without return unentgeltlich

9. meist pl WIRTSCH

a) Umsatz m:

quick returns rascher Umsatz

b) Ertrag m, Einnahme f, Gewinn m, Verzinsung f:

yield ( oder bring) a return Nutzen abwerfen, sich rentieren

10. Erwiderung f (eines Besuches, eines Grußes, der Liebe etc):

return of thanks Tischgebet n

11. (amtlicher) Bericht, (statistischer) Ausweis, Aufstellung f:

official returns amtliche Ziffern

12. (Steuer- etc) Erklärung f

13. Meinungsforschung:

a) Umfrageergebnis n

b) Antwortenrücklauf m

14. JUR

a) Vorlage f (eines Gerichtsbefehls etc) (mit Vollzugsbericht)

b) Vollzugsbericht m (des Gerichtsvollziehers etc)

c) Stellungnahme f

15. POL

a) Wahlergebnis n

b) Br Einzug m ( to Parliament ins Parlament), Wahl f (eines Abgeordneten)

16. Zurückbringen n, -stellen n

17. TECH

a) Rückführung f, -leitung f

b) Rücklauf m, -kehr f

c) ELEK Rückleitung f

18. Biegung f, Krümmung f

19. ARCH

a) Wiederkehr f

b) vorspringender oder zurückgesetzter Teil

c) (Seiten)Flügel m

d) Kröpfung f

20. Tennis etc: Rückschlag m, Return m

21. SPORT Rückspiel n

22. Kartenspiel: Nachspielen n (einer Farbe)

D adj

1. Rück…:

return bout ( oder fight) (Boxen) Revanche-, Rückkampf m;

return cable ELEK Rückleitung(skabel) f(n);

return cargo WIRTSCH Rückfracht f, -ladung f;

return circuit ELEK Rücklaufschaltung f;

return copies (Buchhandel) Remittenden;

return current ELEK Rückstrom m;

return game ( oder match) SPORT Rückspiel n;

return journey Rückreise f;

by return mail US postwendend, umgehend;

return postage Rückporto n;

return pulley TECH Umlenkrolle f;

return spring Rückholfeder f;

return ticket bes Br

a) Rückfahrkarte f,

b) FLUG Rückflugticket n;

return valve TECH Rückschlagventil n;

return visit Gegenbesuch m;

return wire ELEK Rückleiter m; → booking 1

2. zurückgebogen:

return bend

a) TECH U-Röhre f,

b) Haarnadelkurve f (einer Straße)

3. return key COMPUT Eingabetaste f

4. return day JUR Verhandlungstermin m

ret. abk

1. retain

2. retired

3. return (returned)

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1.
[rɪ'tɜːn]intransitive verb

1) (come back) zurückkommen; zurückkehren (geh.); (go back) zurückgehen; zurückkehren (geh.); (go back by vehicle) zurückfahren; zurückkehren (geh.)

return home — wieder nach Hause kommen/gehen/fahren/zurückkehren

return to work — (after holiday or strike) die Arbeit wieder aufnehmen

2) (revert)

return to a subject — auf ein Thema zurückkommen
2. transitive verb
1) (bring back) zurückbringen; zurückgeben [geliehenen/gestohlenen Gegenstand, gekaufte Ware]; [wieder] zurückschicken [unzustellbaren Brief]; (hand back, refuse) zurückweisen [Scheck]

returned with thanks — mit Dank zurück

‘return to sender’ — (on letter) "zurück an Absender"

2) (restore)

return something to its original state or condition — etwas wieder in seinen ursprünglichen Zustand versetzen

3) (yield) abwerfen [Gewinn]

4) (give back something similar) erwidern [Besuch, Gruß, Liebe, Gewehrfeuer]; sich revanchieren für (ugs.) [Freundlichkeit, Gefallen]; zurückgeben [Schlag]

5) (elect) wählen [Kandidaten]

return somebody to Parliament — jemanden ins Parlament wählen

6) (Sport) zurückschlagen [Ball]; (throw back) zurückwerfen

7) (answer) erwidern; entgegnen

8) (declare)

return a verdict of guilty/not guilty — [Geschworene:] auf "schuldig"/"nicht schuldig" erkennen
3. noun
1) (coming back) Rückkehr, die; (to home) Heimkehr, die

return to health — Genesung, die (geh.)

many happy returns [of the day]! — herzlichen Glückwunsch [zum Geburtstag]!

2)

by return [of post] — postwendend

3) (ticket) Rückfahrkarte, die

single or return? — einfach oder hin und zurück?

4) (proceeds)

return[s] — Ertrag, Gewinn, der (on, from aus)

return on capital — Kapitalgewinn, der

5) (bringing back) Zurückbringen, das; (of property, goods, book) Rückgabe, die (to an + Akk.)

6) (giving back of something similar) Erwiderung, die

receive/get something in return [for something] — etwas [für etwas] bekommen

7) (Computing)

press return — Return od. die Returntaste drücken

return key — Returntaste, die

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(ticket) adj.

hin und zurück adj. (mail) n.

Rücksendung f. adj.

Rückhol- präfix. n.

Ertrag -ë m.

Rentabilität f.

Rückgabe -n f.

Rückkehr -en f.

Rücklauf -¨e m.

Wiederkehr f. v.

erwidern (Besuch, Gefälligkeit) v.

erwidern (Feuer - Militär) v.

rückkehren v.

rückspringen v.

wiederkehren v.

zurück gehen v.

zurück holen v.

zurück zahlen v.

zurückholen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

zurückkehren v.

zurückschicken v.

zurückzahlen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

English-german dictionary > return
10 pack

pæk
1. noun
1) (things tied up together or put in a container, especially to be carried on one's back: He carried his luggage in a pack on his back.) fardo, bulto

2) (a set of (fifty-two) playing-cards: a pack of cards.) baraja

3) (a number or group of certain animals: a pack of wolves / a wolf-pack.) manada

4) (a packet: a pack of cigarettes.) paquete, cajetilla (cigarrillos)

2. verb
1) (to put (clothes etc) into a bag, suitcase or trunk for a journey: I've packed all I need and I'm ready to go.) empaquetar

2) (to come together in large numbers in a small space: They packed into the hall to hear his speech.) amontonarse, hacinarse, apiñarse

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- packing
- packing-case
- packed out
- packed
- pack off
- pack up

pack¹ n

1. baraja

he dealt the pack of cards repartió la baraja de cartas

2. manada

a pack of wolves una manada de lobos

3. mochila

the walkers carried packs on their backs los excursionistas llevaban mochilas en la espalda

4. pack

a pack of six toilet rolls un pack de seis rollos de papel higiénico

pack² vb

1. hacer la maleta

he packed his case and went on holiday hizo la maleta y se fue de vacaciones

2. envasar / empaquetar / embalar

the goods are packed and exported las mercancías se envasan y se exportan

pack

tr[pæk]

noun

1 (parcel) paquete nombre masculino; (bundle) fardo, bulto; (rucksack) mochila

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (packet - gen) paquete nombre masculino; (of cigarettes) paquete nombre masculino, cajetilla

3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (of cards) baraja

4 pejorative (of thieves) banda, partida

5 (of lies) sarta

6 (of wolves, dogs) manada; (of hounds) jauría

7 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in rugby) delanteros nombre masculino plural

8 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in cycling) pelotón nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (goods - as parcel) empaquetar; (- in container) envasar; (- for transport) embalar

2 (suitcase) hacer; (clothes etc) poner, meter

■ I haven't packed my case yet aún no he hecho la maleta

■ did you pack my swimming costume? ¿pusiste mi bañador?

3 (fill) atestar, abarrotar, llenar

■ the disco was packed with young people la discoteca estaba abarrotada de jóvenes

4 (press down) apretar

intransitive verb

1 (suitcase etc) hacer las maletas, hacer el equipaje

■ he hasn't packed yet aún no ha hecho las maletas

2 (people) apiñarse, apretarse, meterse

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

pack it in! ¡déjalo ya!, ¡basta ya!

to pack a hard punch (of boxer) pegar duro 2 (have powerful effect) pegar fuerte

to pack one's bags (belongings) hacer las maletas 2 (leave) marcharse

pack ice masa de hielo

pack train reata

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pack

tr[pæk]

transitive verb

1 (jury, committee) llenar de partidarios

pack ['pæk] vt

1) package: empaquetar, embalar, envasar

2) : empacar, meter (en una maleta)

to pack one's bag: hacer la maleta

3) fill: llenar, abarrotar

a packed theater: un teatro abarrotado

4)

to pack off send: mandar

pack vi

: empacar, hacer las maletas

pack n

1) bundle: bulto m, fardo m

2) backpack: mochila f

3) package: paquete m, cajetilla f (de cigarillos, etc.)

4) : manada f (de lobos, etc.), jauría f (de perros)

a pack of thieves: una pandilla de ladrones

pack

n.

• baraja s.f.

• cajetilla s.f.

• carga s.f.

• jauría s.f.

• manada s.f.

• mochila s.f.

• paquete s.m.

v.

• embalar v.

• empacar v.

• empaquetar v.

• enfardar v.

• envasar v.

• estibar v.

• llenar v.

pæk
I

noun

1) (bundle, load) fardo m; ( rucksack) mochila f; (before n)

pack animal — bestia f de carga

2)

a) (packet, package) paquete m

a pack of cigarettes — (esp AmE) un paquete or una cajetilla or (RPl) una cajilla de cigarrillos

b) ( of cards) (BrE) baraja f, mazo m (esp AmL)

3)

a) ( of animals)

a pack of wolves — una manada de lobos

a pack of hounds — ( Sport) una jauría

to run with the pack — seguir* la corriente

b) ( in race) pelotón m

c) ( in rugby) delanteros mpl

4) (of thieves, fools) (pej) partida f (pey), pandilla f (pey)

a pack of lies — una sarta de mentiras

5)

a) ( compress) compresa f

b) ( cosmetic) mascarilla f

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( Busn) \<\<goods/products\>\> ( put into container) envasar; ( make packets with) empaquetar; ( for transport) embalar

b) (put into suitcase, bag)

have you packed your toothbrush? — ¿llevas el cepillo de dientes?

I packed my winter clothes away in a trunk — guardé la ropa de invierno en un baúl

she takes a packed lunch to work — se lleva el almuerzo or (esp Esp, Méx) la comida al trabajo

c) ( fill)

to pack one's suitcase — hacer* la maleta or (RPl) la valija, empacar (AmL)

he was told to pack his bags — le dijeron que (hiciera las maletas y) se fuera

2)

a) ( press tightly together)

pack the soil (down) firmly — apisone bien la tierra

b) ( cram full)

pack the gaps tightly — rellena bien los huecos

the book is packed with useful information — el libro está lleno de información útil

3) ( fill with sympathizers)

to pack a jury — formar un jurado tendencioso

2.

pack vi

1) ( fill suitcase) hacer* la(s) maleta(s) or (RPl) la(s) valija(s), empacar* (AmL); send 2)

2) ( squeeze)

to pack INTO something: the crowd packed into the station — el gentío se apiñó en la estación

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Phrasal Verbs:

- pack in

- pack off

- pack up

[pæk]
1. N

1) (=packet) (gen) paquete m ; (esp US) [of cigarettes] paquete m, cajetilla f ; (=wrapping) envase m

a six-pack of beer — un paquete de seis cervezas

she smokes a pack and a half a day — fuma un paquete y medio or una cajetilla y media de tabaco al día

for sell-by date see back of pack — para la fecha de caducidad ver el reverso del envase
economy, information 2.
2) (traveller's) (also: backpack) mochila f ; (on animal) fardo m

3) [of cards] baraja f

• a pack of cards — una baraja de cartas

the roof collapsed like a pack of cards — el tejado se derrumbó como una baraja de cartas

• he told me a pack of lies — me contó una sarta or (LAm) bola de mentiras

it's a pack of lies! — ¡es una sarta or (LAm) bola de mentiras!, ¡son todo mentiras!

4) (=dressing) (Med) compresa f

• cold pack — compresa f fría
face 4., ice 3., mud 2.
5) [of hounds, dogs] jauría f ; [of wolves] manada f

• a pack of hounds — una jauría (de perros)

• a pack of wolves — una manada de lobos

6) [of people]

a) (=bunch) [of tourists, reporters] manada f ; [of idiots, fools] hatajo m

with a pack of cameramen in hot pursuit — con una manada de cámaras pisándoles los talones

• they're like a pack of kids — son como un hatajo de críos *
rat 3.
b) [of brownies, cubs] patrulla f

c) [of runners, cyclists] pelotón m
(fig)
• they are way ahead of the pack in electronic gadgetry — están muy a la cabeza del pelotón en materia de aparatos electrónicos

7) (Rugby)

• the pack — (=forwards) los delanteros; (=scrum) el pack

2. VT

1) (=put in container)

a) [+ possessions] (in case, bag etc)

I decided to pack a few things — decidí meter algunas cosas en la maleta

have you packed the salt and pepper for the picnic? — ¿has metido or puesto la sal y la pimienta para el picnic?

pack your things and get out! — ¡coge tus cosas or haz la maleta (con tus cosas) y lárgate de aquí! *

b) [+ goods, products for transport] (in package) empaquetar; (in crate, container) embalar, empacar (esp LAm)

• he was packing plates and wine glasses into or in boxes — estaba metiendo or empaquetando platos y copas en cajas

c) (Comm) (in individual packaging) envasar

she spent the summer packing apricots — se pasó el verano envasando albaricoques

they come packed in dozens — vienen en cajas de una docena

2) (=fill) [+ box, crate] llenar

he has a job packing boxes in a warehouse — trabaja en un almacén llenando cajas

• to pack one's bags — (lit) hacer las maletas

to pack one's bags (and go or leave) — (fig) coger sus cosas e irse, coger sus cosas y largarse *

• to pack one's/a (suit) case — hacer la maleta

Eleanor was packing her trunk — Eleanor estaba metiendo sus cosas en el baúl

• a crate packed with books — una caja llena de libros

pack your shoes with paper so they don't lose their shape — mete papel en los zapatos para que no pierdan la forma

3) (=fill tightly) [+ hall, stadium] llenar a rebosar

they packed the hall to see him — llenaron la sala a rebosar para verlo

• a fun-packed holiday — unas vacaciones llenas or repletas de diversión

• to pack a jury — formar un jurado con personas que simpatizan con el interesado

• a thrill-packed evening — una tarde muy emocionante
action-packed
4) (=press tightly)

• to pack sth/sb into sth, we packed the children into the car — apretujamos a los niños en el coche

they've packed enough information into this guide to satisfy every need — han incluído suficiente información en esta guía como para satisfacer las necesidades de todo el mundo

• to pack sth round sth — encajar algo alrededor de algo

to pack earth round a plant — acollar una planta
packed
5) * (=carry)

• he packs a gun — lleva un revólver

• he packs a powerful punch — (lit) pega duro

this play packs a powerful punch — esta es una obra con mucho impacto emocional

drinks that pack quite a punch — bebidas fpl que pegan fuerte

3. VI

1) (lit)

a) (=do one's packing) hacer la(s) maleta(s)

- send sb packing

b) (=fit) caber

• these books will pack easily into that box — estos libros cabrán bien en esa caja

do you think all this will pack into one suitcase? — ¿crees que todo esto cabrá or se podrá meter en una maleta?

2) (=cram) [people]

• to pack into a room/theatre — apiñarse or apretujarse en una habitación/un teatro

the five of us packed into her Mini — los cinco nos apiñamos or apretujamos en su Mini, los cinco nos metimos apretujados en su Mini

• they packed round the speaker — se apiñaron or se apretujaron en torno al orador

3) (=compact) [snow] hacerse una masa compacta

4.

CPD

pack animal N — bestia f or animal m de carga

pack ice N — banco m de hielo, masa f flotante de hielo

pack leader N — (Rugby) delantero(-a) m / f principal; (fig) líder mf de la panda or del grupo

- pack away

- pack down

- pack in

- pack off

- pack out

- pack up

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[pæk]
I

noun

1) (bundle, load) fardo m; ( rucksack) mochila f; (before n)

pack animal — bestia f de carga

2)

a) (packet, package) paquete m

a pack of cigarettes — (esp AmE) un paquete or una cajetilla or (RPl) una cajilla de cigarrillos

b) ( of cards) (BrE) baraja f, mazo m (esp AmL)

3)

a) ( of animals)

a pack of wolves — una manada de lobos

a pack of hounds — ( Sport) una jauría

to run with the pack — seguir* la corriente

b) ( in race) pelotón m

c) ( in rugby) delanteros mpl

4) (of thieves, fools) (pej) partida f (pey), pandilla f (pey)

a pack of lies — una sarta de mentiras

5)

a) ( compress) compresa f

b) ( cosmetic) mascarilla f

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( Busn) \<\<goods/products\>\> ( put into container) envasar; ( make packets with) empaquetar; ( for transport) embalar

b) (put into suitcase, bag)

have you packed your toothbrush? — ¿llevas el cepillo de dientes?

I packed my winter clothes away in a trunk — guardé la ropa de invierno en un baúl

she takes a packed lunch to work — se lleva el almuerzo or (esp Esp, Méx) la comida al trabajo

c) ( fill)

to pack one's suitcase — hacer* la maleta or (RPl) la valija, empacar (AmL)

he was told to pack his bags — le dijeron que (hiciera las maletas y) se fuera

2)

a) ( press tightly together)

pack the soil (down) firmly — apisone bien la tierra

b) ( cram full)

pack the gaps tightly — rellena bien los huecos

the book is packed with useful information — el libro está lleno de información útil

3) ( fill with sympathizers)

to pack a jury — formar un jurado tendencioso

2.

pack vi

1) ( fill suitcase) hacer* la(s) maleta(s) or (RPl) la(s) valija(s), empacar* (AmL); send 2)

2) ( squeeze)

to pack INTO something: the crowd packed into the station — el gentío se apiñó en la estación

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Phrasal Verbs:

- pack in

- pack off

- pack up

English-spanish dictionary > pack
11 enviar

v.

1 to send.

te enviaré la información por correo electrónico I'll e-mail the information to you, I'll send you the information by e-mail

envíale mis saludos a tu madre give my regards to your mother

Ellos cursaron la mercadería They sent the merchandise.

2 to send (person).

lo enviaron de embajador they sent him as an ambassador

lo enviaron (a) por agua they sent him for water

3 to send off, to send, to bundle off.

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enviar

Conjugation model [ DESVIAR], like link=desviar desviar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to send

■ nos enviaron un telegrama they sent us a telegram

2 COMERCIO to dispatch, remit (por barco) to ship

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FRASEOLOGÍA

enviar a alguien de paseo familiar (fig) to send somebody packing

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verb

1) to send

2) dispatch

3) ship

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VT to send

enviar un mensaje a algn — [por móvil] to text sb, send sb a text message

enviar a algn a hacer algo — to send sb to do sth

enviar a algn a una misión — to send sb on a mission

enviar por el médico — to send for the doctor, fetch the doctor

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verbo transitivo

a) <carta/paquete> to send; <pedido/mercancías> to send, dispatch

te envía recuerdos — she sends you her regards

envió el balón al fondo de las mallas — (period) he put the ball in the back of the net

b) < persona> to send

lo enviaron a Londres de agregado cultural — he was sent o posted to London as cultural attaché

me envió por pan — she sent me out for bread

enviar a alguien a + INF — to send somebody to + inf

* * *

= deliver, despatch [dispatch], direct, dispatch [despatch], forward, post, route, send, ship, subject, send out, submit, remit, ship off.

Nota: También usado en el sentido figurado de 'deshacerse' de alguien.

Ex. You do not want to try and clear the building, thinking it is a fire when it is just somebody trying to deliver a parcel of books to the back door.

Ex. The aim of the project is to refine selection procedures and improve the quality of books despatched to Africa.

Ex. This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.

Ex. Any surrogates and their arrangement and dispatch to users who can be expected to be interested in the associated document.

Ex. It also stores any messages which it cannot forward because the receiving terminal is busy or which can be sent at off-peak times.

Ex. At the same time, a notice to the borrower is posted to the 'hold available' print queue.

Ex. Requests which cannot be filled by local or regional libraries are automatically routed by the system to NLM as the library of last resort.

Ex. Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.

Ex. According to librarians, vendors aren't shipping books fast enough.

Ex. Author abstracts are the abstracts prepared by authors of the document that has been subjected to abstracting.

Ex. The claim category tells DOBIS/LIBIS how many days to allow in addition to the receipt lag before sending out a claim.

Ex. Most publications are probably free distribution material and whilst that does not absolve the publishers from the obligation of legal deposit it is probable that many local authorities do not submit their materials.

Ex. The Court has already ruled that it has power to hear and determine the matter without remitting it back to the lower court.

Ex. Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.

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* continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* enviar + Alguien + a = refer + Alguien + to.

* enviar a prisión = send to + jail.

* enviar a un asesor experto = refer.

* enviar de nuevo = resend [re-send].

* enviar de vuelta = send back.

* enviar en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].

* enviar información a = direct + output.

* enviar información de un modo automático = push + information.

* enviar por contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].

* enviar por correo = mail, send through + the mail, post.

* enviar por correo aéreo = air-mail.

* enviar por correo electrónico, mandar por correo electrónico, enviar un cor = e-mail [email], e-mail [email].

* enviar una invitación = send + invitation, issue + invitation.

* enviar una nota a Alguien = drop + Nombre + a note.

* enviar una pregunta a una lista de correo = post + a question.

* enviar una señal = send + signal.

* enviar un correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* enviar un documento = deliver + document.

* enviar un mensaje = forward + message.

* enviar un mensaje a una lista de correo = post + a message.

* enviar un mensaje de texto = text.

* enviar un sms = text.

* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* recoger y enviar datos = telemeter.

* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* término al que se envía = target term.

* término del que se envía = referred-from term.

* volver a enviar = resubmit [re-submit], reship, resend [re-send].

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verbo transitivo

a) <carta/paquete> to send; <pedido/mercancías> to send, dispatch

te envía recuerdos — she sends you her regards

envió el balón al fondo de las mallas — (period) he put the ball in the back of the net

b) < persona> to send

lo enviaron a Londres de agregado cultural — he was sent o posted to London as cultural attaché

me envió por pan — she sent me out for bread

enviar a alguien a + INF — to send somebody to + inf

* * *

= deliver, despatch [dispatch], direct, dispatch [despatch], forward, post, route, send, ship, subject, send out, submit, remit, ship off.

Nota: También usado en el sentido figurado de 'deshacerse' de alguien.

Ex: You do not want to try and clear the building, thinking it is a fire when it is just somebody trying to deliver a parcel of books to the back door.

Ex: The aim of the project is to refine selection procedures and improve the quality of books despatched to Africa.

Ex: This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.

Ex: Any surrogates and their arrangement and dispatch to users who can be expected to be interested in the associated document.

Ex: It also stores any messages which it cannot forward because the receiving terminal is busy or which can be sent at off-peak times.

Ex: At the same time, a notice to the borrower is posted to the 'hold available' print queue.

Ex: Requests which cannot be filled by local or regional libraries are automatically routed by the system to NLM as the library of last resort.

Ex: Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.

Ex: According to librarians, vendors aren't shipping books fast enough.

Ex: Author abstracts are the abstracts prepared by authors of the document that has been subjected to abstracting.

Ex: The claim category tells DOBIS/LIBIS how many days to allow in addition to the receipt lag before sending out a claim.

Ex: Most publications are probably free distribution material and whilst that does not absolve the publishers from the obligation of legal deposit it is probable that many local authorities do not submit their materials.

Ex: The Court has already ruled that it has power to hear and determine the matter without remitting it back to the lower court.

Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.

* continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* enviar + Alguien + a = refer + Alguien + to.

* enviar a prisión = send to + jail.

* enviar a un asesor experto = refer.

* enviar de nuevo = resend [re-send].

* enviar de vuelta = send back.

* enviar en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].

* enviar información a = direct + output.

* enviar información de un modo automático = push + information.

* enviar por contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].

* enviar por correo = mail, send through + the mail, post.

* enviar por correo aéreo = air-mail.

* enviar por correo electrónico, mandar por correo electrónico, enviar un cor = e-mail [email], e-mail [email].

* enviar una invitación = send + invitation, issue + invitation.

* enviar una nota a Alguien = drop + Nombre + a note.

* enviar una pregunta a una lista de correo = post + a question.

* enviar una señal = send + signal.

* enviar un correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* enviar un documento = deliver + document.

* enviar un mensaje = forward + message.

* enviar un mensaje a una lista de correo = post + a message.

* enviar un mensaje de texto = text.

* enviar un sms = text.

* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* recoger y enviar datos = telemeter.

* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* término al que se envía = target term.

* término del que se envía = referred-from term.

* volver a enviar = resubmit [re-submit], reship, resend [re-send].

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enviar [ A17 ]

vt

1 ‹carta/paquete› to send; ‹pedido/mercancías› to send, dispatch

puede enviarlo por avión o por barco you can send it by air or by ship

mi madre te envía recuerdos my mother sends you her regards

los corresponsales envían las crónicas por teléfono the correspondents phone in their reports

envió el balón al fondo de las mallas ( period); he put the ball in the back of the net

2 ‹persona› to send

me envió de intermediario she sent me as an intermediary

lo enviaron a Londres de agregado cultural he was sent o posted to London as cultural attaché

me envió por pan or ( Esp) a por pan she sent me out for bread o to get bread

enviaron una delegación de diez personas they sent o dispatched a delegation of ten people

enviar a algn A + INF to send sb to + INF

envió al chófer a buscarlo she sent the chauffeur to meet him

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enviar ( conjugate enviar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹carta/paquete› to send;

‹pedido/mercancías› to send, dispatch
b) ‹ persona› to send;

◊ me envió por pan she sent me out for bread

enviar verbo transitivo to send: tengo que enviar un giro a Luisa, I've got to send a postal order to Luisa
' enviar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avión
- cable
- cursar
- expedir
- consignar
- giro
- mandar
- poner
English:
commit
- consign
- dispatch
- fraternal
- hospitalize
- mail
- pack off
- refer to
- route
- rush
- second-class
- send
- send away
- send in
- send off
- send on
- send out
- ship
- telex
- wire
- word
- forward
- post
- redirect

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enviar vt

1. [mandar, remitir] to send;
[por barco] to ship; [por fax] to fax;
envían la mercancía por avión they send the goods by air;

te enviaré la información por correo electrónico I'll e-mail the information to you, I'll send you the information by e-mail;

envíale mis saludos a tu madre give my regards to your mother;

envió el balón al fondo de la red he sent the ball into the back of the net

2. [persona] to send;

lo enviaron de embajador they sent him as an ambassador;

lo enviaron (a) por agua they sent him for water;

enviar a alguien a hacer algo to send sb to do sth;

me enviaron a negociar contigo they sent me to negotiate with you

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enviar

v/t send

* * *

enviar {85} vt

1) : to send

2) : to ship

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enviar vb to send [pt. & pp. sent]

me ha enviado una postal she's sent me a postcard

enviar por correo to post

Spanish-English dictionary > enviar
12 return

I 1. [rɪ'tɜːn]
nome

1) (getting back, going back) ritorno m. (anche fig.)

on my return — al mio ritorno

on your return to work — quando tornerai al lavoro

2) (recurrence) ritorno m.

I'm hoping for a return of the fine weather — spero che torni il bel tempo

3) (restitution, bringing back) (of law, practice) ritorno m.; (of object) restituzione f., resa f.

I hope for its return — spero che mi verrà restituito

on return of the vehicle — al momento della restituzione del veicolo

4) (sending back of letter, goods) rinvio m.

5) (reward) ricompensa f.

6)

in return — in cambio ( for di)

7) econ. (yield on investment) rendimento m., profitto m. (on di); (on capital) rendita f.

8) (travel ticket) (biglietto di) andata e ritorno m.

9) teatr. (ticket) = biglietto acquistato in prevendita e poi rivenduto al botteghino

10) (book) giacenza f.

11) sport (of ball) rinvio m.
2.
nome plurale returns pol. risultati m.

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by return of post — a giro di posta

many happy returns! — cento di questi giorni!
II 1. [rɪ'tɜːn]
verbo transitivo

1) (give back) ridare, rendere, restituire [object, money]

2) (bring back, take back) restituire [ purchase]

3) (put back) rimettere a posto [file, book]

4) (send back) rinviare [parcel, sample]

"return to sender" — "rispedire al mittente"

5) (give, issue in return) ricambiare [greeting, compliment]

to return the favour — contraccambiare (il favore)

6) (reciprocate) ricambiare [ love]

7) mil. rispondere a [ fire]

8) sport rinviare, rilanciare [ ball]

9) (reply, rejoin) replicare

10) comm.

to return details of one's income — fare la dichiarazione dei redditi

11) dir. emettere [ verdict]

12) pol. (elect) eleggere [ candidate]

13) tel.

to return sb.'s call — richiamare qcn
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (come back, go back) ritornare; (get back home) tornare a casa, rientrare

2) (resume)

to return to — riprendere [ activity]

to return to power — ritornare al potere

3) (recur) [symptom, doubt, days, times] (ri)tornare

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[rə'tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) ritornare

2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) restituire

3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) ritornare, tornare

4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) restituire

5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) eleggere

6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) emettere

7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) ribattere
2. noun
1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) ritorno; di ritorno

2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) (biglietto di andata e ritorno)

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- returnable
- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns
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return /rɪˈtɜ:n/
A n.

1 ritorno: on my return, al mio ritorno; He started college soon after his return from the States, ha iniziato l'università poco dopo il suo ritorno dagli Stati Uniti; Her family will celebrate her return home, la sua famiglia festeggerà il suo ritorno a casa; a return to power, un ritorno al potere; the return of summer, il ritorno dell'estate

2 [uc] restituzione: We cannot accept returns of items that have been opened or used, non possiamo accettare la restituzione di articoli che sono stati aperti o utilizzati; to ask for the return of a book, chiedere la restituzione di un libro; That was a poor return for our kindness, è stata una magra ricompensa per la nostra gentilezza

3 (fin., rag.) [uc] rendimento; profitto: He got a good return on his investment, ha ottenuto un buon profitto sul suo investimento; (teatr.) box-office returns, incassi di botteghino; the return on capital, (econ.) il rendimento del capitale ( investito); (fin., rag.) la redditività del capitale ( investito); (econ.) the law of diminishing returns, la legge dei rendimenti decrescenti; returns to scale, rendimenti di scala ( di un'azienda)

4 (pl.) (polit., stat.) risultato: the census [the election] returns, i risultati del censimento [delle elezioni]

5 (polit.) rielezione: He secured his return for Colchester, si è assicurato la rielezione per il collegio di Colchester

6 (= return ticket) biglietto d'andata e ritorno: DIALOGO → - At the station 1- A return to Brighton please, un biglietto di andata e ritorno per Brighton; The price is £2 return, costa due sterline andata e ritorno

7 (teatr.) biglietto restituito (e rimesso in vendita)

8 (pl.) resa ( all'editore: di libri invenduti)

9 (comput.) invio

10 ( anche sport) ritorno (in auge): a winning return, un ritorno vittorioso

11 (comm.) merce restituita (o respinta)

12 (fam., fisc.; di solito, tax return) dichiarazione dei redditi

13 ( sport) ritorno ( di una partita, ecc.); ritorno in campo ( di un giocatore)

14 ( boxe, lotta) risposta, replica ( a un attacco)

15 ( calcio, ecc.) restituzione, rinvio ( della palla)

16 ( tennis, ecc.) rinvio, ribattuta: a weak return, un rinvio debole; return of service, ribattuta; rinvio

17 ( a carte) risposta

B a.

1 di ritorno: return journey, viaggio di ritorno

2 di andata e ritorno: return trip, viaggio d'andata e ritorno

3 ( sport) di ritorno: ( calcio, ecc.) return game (o return match) partita di ritorno; (ingl.: calcio, ecc.) return leg, partita di ritorno; ( boxe, lotta) return match, incontro di ritorno

4 ( sport) di rimando; di rinvio: ( cricket) return crease, linea di rimando; ( calcio) return kick, calcio di rinvio; rilancio

5 (elettr., mecc.) di ritorno: return idler, puleggia folle di ritorno; return wire, filo di ritorno

● return address, indirizzo del mittente □ (archit.) return angle, angolo di ritorno □ ( calcio, ecc.) return attack, contrattacco; contropiede □ (tecn.) return bend, curva a 180 gradi ( per tubature) □ (comput.) return code, codice di ritorno □ return half, tagliando per il ritorno □ return key, ( di macchina da scrivere) tasto di ritorno; (comput.) tasto (di) invio □ (mecc.) return of a piston, (corsa di) ritorno d'un pistone □ (ass.) return of premium, restituzione del premio □ return on equity (abbr. ROE), (fin.) ritorno sul capitale; (rag.) (indice di) redditività del capitale netto □ return on investment (abbr. ROI), (fin.) ritorno sull'investimento; (rag.) (indice di) redditività del capitale investito □ ( calcio) return pass, passaggio restituito; sponda □ (archit.) return side, parte rientrante □ (mecc.) return spring, molla di richiamo □ (ferr.) return ticket, biglietto di andata e ritorno □ return visit, visita restituita; nuova visita □ return voyage, viaggio di ritorno ( per mare) □ (edil.) return wall, muro di risvolto (o d'accompagnamento) □ by return of post, a (stretto) giro di posta □ in return for, in cambio di: He was offered a lighter sentence in return for testifying, gli hanno offerto una riduzione della pena in cambio della sua testimonianza □ (ferr.) day return, biglietto di andata e ritorno, valido per un giorno □ ( di contenitore) no return, a perdere □ (comm.: di merce) on sale or return, da vendere o restituire; in conto deposito □ DIALOGO → - Birthday- Many happy returns! (o DIALOGO → - Birthday- Many happy returns of the day!), cento di questi giorni!
♦ (to) return /rɪˈtɜ:n/
A v. i.

1 ritornare; tornare: to return home, tornare a casa; They have just returned from their honeymoon, sono appena tornati dal viaggio di nozze; He goes on holiday tomorrow and won't return until next week, va in vacanza domani e non torna fino alla settimana prossima; If the headache returns, you should take another pill, se il mal di testa ritorna, dovrebbe riprendere una pastiglia; Panic returned after yesterday's terrorist attack, è tornato il panico dopo l'attentato terroristico di ieri; The estate has returned to the original owner, la proprietà è ritornata nelle mani del primo proprietario NOTA D'USO: - to return o to come back?-

2 ( sport: di una squadra) tornare in campo

3 ( calcio, tennis, ecc.) effettuare il rinvio (o la ribattuta); rinviare

B v. t.

1 rendere; restituire: You can return any item purchased within 30 days, si può restituire qualsiasi acquisto entro 30 giorni; Please complete and return the form attached, compilare e restituire il modulo allegato; ( anche boxe) to return a blow, rendere (o restituire) un colpo; to return a borrowed book [a visit], restituire un libro preso a prestito [una visita]; to return a greeting [a smile], ricambiare un saluto [un sorriso]; In case of non-delivery, please return to the sender, in caso di mancata consegna, si prega di respingere al mittente; (form.) to return an answer, dare una risposta; to return sb. 's call, richiamare q. ( che ha telefonato) NOTA D'USO: - to return o to send back?-

2 rimettere; collocare di nuovo: Books must be returned to the shelves after use, i libri devono essere rimessi sugli scaffali dopo l'uso

3 ( di investimento) rendere; fruttare: Their investment returned a modest profit, il loro investimento ha fruttato poco

4 (polit.) eleggere; mandare: Each constituency returns a member to Parliament, ogni collegio elettorale manda un deputato in Parlamento

5 replicare; ribattere: «I won't come», he returned, «io non vengo», replicò

6 (comput.) restituire: to return a value, restituire un valore

7 ( sport) rimandare, restituire ( la palla); ( tennis) ribattere; ( pallavolo) rilanciare; to return the ball to a teammate, restituire la palla a un compagno; to return a serve, ribattere la palla del servizio

8 ( a carte) rispondere a: to return hearts, rispondere a cuori

● to return the favour, restituire il favore □ (mil.) to return sb. 's fire, rispondere al fuoco di q. □ to return land to forest, rimboschire un terreno □ to return like for like, rendere la pariglia; rendere pan per focaccia □ to return thanks, ringraziare ( in un brindisi, ecc.); (spec.) rendere grazie a Dio ( nella preghiera prima del pasto) □ ( banca) to return to the black, tornare in attivo □ (leg.) to return a verdict, emettere un verdetto □ returned soldier, reduce □ ( Bibbia) Unto dust shalt thou return, polvere sei e polvere ritornerai.

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I 1. [rɪ'tɜːn]
nome

1) (getting back, going back) ritorno m. (anche fig.)

on my return — al mio ritorno

on your return to work — quando tornerai al lavoro

2) (recurrence) ritorno m.

I'm hoping for a return of the fine weather — spero che torni il bel tempo

3) (restitution, bringing back) (of law, practice) ritorno m.; (of object) restituzione f., resa f.

I hope for its return — spero che mi verrà restituito

on return of the vehicle — al momento della restituzione del veicolo

4) (sending back of letter, goods) rinvio m.

5) (reward) ricompensa f.

6)

in return — in cambio ( for di)

7) econ. (yield on investment) rendimento m., profitto m. (on di); (on capital) rendita f.

8) (travel ticket) (biglietto di) andata e ritorno m.

9) teatr. (ticket) = biglietto acquistato in prevendita e poi rivenduto al botteghino

10) (book) giacenza f.

11) sport (of ball) rinvio m.
2.
nome plurale returns pol. risultati m.

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by return of post — a giro di posta

many happy returns! — cento di questi giorni!
II 1. [rɪ'tɜːn]
verbo transitivo

1) (give back) ridare, rendere, restituire [object, money]

2) (bring back, take back) restituire [ purchase]

3) (put back) rimettere a posto [file, book]

4) (send back) rinviare [parcel, sample]

"return to sender" — "rispedire al mittente"

5) (give, issue in return) ricambiare [greeting, compliment]

to return the favour — contraccambiare (il favore)

6) (reciprocate) ricambiare [ love]

7) mil. rispondere a [ fire]

8) sport rinviare, rilanciare [ ball]

9) (reply, rejoin) replicare

10) comm.

to return details of one's income — fare la dichiarazione dei redditi

11) dir. emettere [ verdict]

12) pol. (elect) eleggere [ candidate]

13) tel.

to return sb.'s call — richiamare qcn
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (come back, go back) ritornare; (get back home) tornare a casa, rientrare

2) (resume)

to return to — riprendere [ activity]

to return to power — ritornare al potere

3) (recur) [symptom, doubt, days, times] (ri)tornare

English-Italian dictionary > return
13 Ware

Ware f 1. GEN article, commodity, product (unterliegt der Verbrauchssteuer); good, ware; 2. WIWI article, commodity, product; 3. V&M merchandise • die Ware wurde noch nicht zugestellt GEN the goods remain undelivered
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f 1. < Geschäft> unterliegt der Verbrauchssteuer article, commodity, product; 2. <Vw> article, commodity, product; 3. <V&M> merchandise ■ die Ware wurde noch nicht zugestellt < Geschäft> the goods remain undelivered

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Ware
(Erzeugnis) product, (Handelsware) merchandise, (Kurszettel) offers, sellers, (Sammelbegriff) goods, articles, commodity, [sale] wares, stuff, (einzelnes Stück) article, parcel [of goods];
• Waren stock, products, (Warenart) line;
• nicht abgeholte Waren uncollected goods;
• abgepackte Waren [pre]packaged goods;
• abrufbereite Waren goods actually ready for immediate delivery;
• absatzfähige Waren marketable commodities;
• leicht absetzbare Waren fast-moving goods;
• schwer absetzbare (abzusetzende) Waren hard-to-move (slow-moving) products;
• sicher abzusetzende Waren articles certain to sell;
• angebotene Waren goods for sale;
• vom Zoll angehaltene Waren goods stopped at the customhouse;
• anmeldepflichtige Waren (Zoll) goods to declare;
• annehmbare Waren goods in fair condition;
• in beiliegender Rechnung aufgeführte Waren goods specified in the annexed invoice;
• auserlesene Waren choice goods (articles), picked goods;
• ausgeführte Waren exported goods;
• wieder ausgeführte Waren reexports;
• fälschlich als Markenprodukte ausgegebene Waren misbranded products;
• offen ausgelegte Waren open display;
• ausgestellte Waren merchandise displayed;
• im Schaufenster ausgestellte Waren articles shown in the window;
• zum Verkauf ausgestellte Waren goods exhibited for sale;
• ausgesuchte Waren choice goods (articles, quality);
• ausgezeichnete Waren price-labelled (marked) goods;
• nicht ausklarierte Ware uncleared goods;
• aussortierte Ware job goods;
• avisierte Waren advised goods;
• beanstandete Ware rejects;
• nicht auf Lager befindliche Waren items not stocked;
• unterwegs befindliche Waren goods afloat, afloat goods, merchandise in transit;
• auf dem Luftwege beförderte Waren merchandise consigned by air;
• in der Herstellung begriffene Waren goods in process;
• täglich benötigte Waren necessary articles;
• nach Maß berechnete Waren measurement goods;
• beschädigte Waren damaged (defective) goods;
• vom langen Liegen im Laden beschädigte Waren shop-worn (shop-soiled) merchandise;
• auf dem Transport beschädigte Waren goods damaged in transit;
• beschlagnahmte Waren confiscated (seized) goods;
• vom Zoll beschlagnahmte Waren goods held up at customs;
• bestellte Waren goods ordered;
• zur Ausfuhr bestimmte Waren goods intended for export;
• für den Inlandsverbrauch bestimmte Ware goods intended for home consumption;
• beim Kaufabschluss bestimmte Waren specific goods;
• bewirtschaftete Waren quota (rationed) goods, rationed (scarce) commodity;
• nicht bewirtschaftete Waren non-rationed goods, commodities not under control;
• nicht mehr bewirtschaftete Waren derationed goods;
• falsch bezeichnete Waren falsely marked merchandise;
• bezogene Waren purchased merchandise;
• bezugsbeschränkte Waren rationed (quota) goods;
• billige Waren low-priced goods;
• preislich billigere Waren lower-priced goods;
• braune Ware brown goods;
• [nicht] deklarierte Waren [un]declared goods;
• verkehrswidrig als Gepäck deklarierte Waren contraband baggage;
• devisenschwache Waren soft goods;
• devisenstarke Waren hard goods;
• disponible Waren disposable goods, stock on hand;
• drittklassige Waren thirds;
• durchgehende Waren transit goods;
• effektive Waren actual goods ready for immediate delivery;
• eingebürgerte Waren well-introduced articles;
• eingeführte Waren imported goods;
• gut eingeführte Waren popular make, well-kown merchandise (commodities), established products;
• unverzollt eingeführte Waren uncustomed merchandise;
• eingehende Waren incoming goods, receipts, arrivals;
• eingelagerte Waren stockpiled commodities, stored (warehouse) goods, goods (merchandise) in storage, goods in warehouse;
• eingeschmuggelte Waren smuggled goods;
• einheimische Waren home-made (inland) commodities, domestic goods;
• nicht einwandfreie Waren faulty goods;
• erstklassige Waren good-class (superior) articles, first-rate goods;
• noch zu erzeugende Waren future goods;
• etikettierte Waren labelled (branded) goods;
• exportierte Waren exported goods;
• fakturierte Waren invoiced goods;
• nicht unter Tarif fallende Waren exempt commodities;
• fehlende Waren missing goods, short interest;
• fehlerfreie Waren goods free from fault, goods in sound condition, faultless goods;
• fehlerhafte Waren defective goods;
• feinere Waren better description;
• halb fertige Waren semi-finished goods;
• feuergefährliche Waren inflammable cargo;
• flüssige Waren wet goods;
• freigegebene Waren goods taken out of pledge, derationed goods;
• gangbarste Waren leading articles;
• gängige Waren current articles, salable (marketable) goods;
• übrig gebliebene Waren remnants;
• gebrauchte Waren secondhand goods;
• gediegene Waren sterling goods;
• für den Export geeignete Waren export-quality goods;
• Gefahr bringende (gefährliche) Waren hazardous goods, dangerous articles;
• von Natur aus gefährliche Waren goods dangerous in themselves;
• nach Kundenwünschen gefertigte Waren custom-made goods;
• maschinell gefertigte Waren machine-made products;
• stark gefragte Waren quick-selling lines;
• in Auftrag gegebene Waren merchandise on order, ordered goods;
• in Zahlung gegebene Waren trade-in goods;
• im Preis gehaltene Waren price-maintained commodities;
• gekaufte Waren store goods (US);
• auf Kredit gekaufte Waren goods bought on credit;
• erst nach Preisvergleich gekaufte Waren shopping goods (US);
• spontan gekaufte Waren impulse goods (US);
• gekennzeichnete Waren marked goods;
• gelagerte Waren stored goods;
• vermischt gelagerte Waren commingled goods;
• gelieferte Waren goods sold and delivered;
• noch nicht gelieferte Waren undelivered goods;
• beim Zoll nicht gemeldete Waren undeclared goods;
• gemischte Waren mixed goods;
• genormte Waren standardized commodities;
• gepackte Waren package goods;
• gepfändete Waren distrained (seized) goods;
• aus Brandschäden (Seeschäden) gerettete Waren salvage stock;
• geringwertige Waren inferior(low-quality) goods;
• geschmuggelte Waren smuggled goods;
• nicht geschmuggelte Waren innocent goods;
• durch Einfuhrzölle geschützte Waren protected articles;
• fertig gestellte Waren finished (fully manufactured) goods;
• dem Kunden in Rechnung gestellte Waren goods billed to customer;
• zur Schau gestellte Waren merchandise displayed;
• gesuchte Waren articles in demand;
• gleichwertige Waren goods of the same standard;
• grobe Ware roughage;
• begrenzt haltbare Waren goods with limited shelf life;
• handgefertigte Waren handmade products;
• havarierte Waren goods damaged by sea water;
• heiße Waren hot goods;
• im Preis herabgesetzte Waren reduced (marked-down) merchandise, markdowns;
• über den Eigenbedarf hinaus hergestellte Ware surplus commodities;
• fabrikmäßig hergestellte Waren manufactured commodities;
• im Gefängnis (von Strafgefangenen) hergestellte Waren prison- (convict-) made goods;
• maschinell hergestellte Waren machine-made goods;
• von Nichtgewerkschaftlern hergestellte Waren tainted goods (Br.);
• serienmäßig hergestellte Waren mass- (volume-) produced goods;
• hochwertige (hoch qualifizierte) Waren high-quality (-grade) goods;
• importierte Waren imported goods;
• inflationsempfindliche Waren inflation-prone goods;
• inländische Waren home-made goods;
• katalogisierte Waren catalog(u)ed goods;
• käufliche Waren goods for sale;
• konkurrenzfähige Waren competitive products;
• konsignierte Waren consignment goods;
• kontingentierte Waren quota (rationed) goods;
• nicht kontingentierte Waren non-quota goods;
• [nicht] kriegswichtige Waren [non-]strategic goods;
• lagerfähige Waren storable goods;
• lebenswichtige Waren goods of vital necessity, essential goods;
• lieferbare Waren goods on hand (fit for acceptance);
• sofort lieferbare Waren spots, spot goods, (Börse) prompts (Br.);
• unter Zollverschluss liegende Waren goods in bond;
• lose Waren unpacked (bulk) goods;
• mangelhafte Waren faulty (defective) goods;
• markenpflichtige Waren coupon (rationed) goods;
• marktgängige Waren marketable products;
• nicht marktkonforme Waren down-market goods;
• minderwertige Waren goods of inferior workmanship, low-class (low-quality, poor-quality) goods, inferior products (goods), trumpery wares, wastrel, trash;
• modische Waren novelties, up-to-date merchandise;
• nachgemachte Waren imitation goods;
• Not leidende Waren distress merchandise;
• patentierte Waren patented articles (products), proprietary articles;
• preisgebundene Waren price-controlled (price-bound) merchandise, price-fixed (price-controlled, price-maintained) goods, fixed-price lines;
• preisgeschützte (preisstabile) Waren price-maintained goods (commodities);
• preiswerte Waren cheap line, good value;
• qualitätsgeminderte Waren substandard goods;
• rationierte Waren allocated (quota, rationed, coupon) goods;
• leicht realisierbare Waren readily marketable staples;
• reduzierte Waren as-is merchandise;
• reelle Waren good articles;
• retournierte (rückgesandte) Waren returned goods;
• rollende Waren rolling freight;
• saisonbedingte Waren commodities with a strong seasonal pattern;
• schlechte Waren faulty articles, inferior products (goods);
• schwimmende Waren floating goods, goods afloat;
• sicherungsübereignete Waren pledged goods (merchandise);
• sortierte Waren graded commodity;
• sperrige Waren bulky goods;
• nicht sperrige Waren goods of small bulk;
• spottbillige Waren sacrificed goods, dead bargain;
• im Eigentum des Verkäufers stehende Waren existing goods;
• zum Verkauf stehende Waren goods for sale;
• steuerpflichtige Waren taxable class of goods (commodity);
• tarierte Waren tared goods;
• tiefgekühlte Waren frozen goods;
• trockene Waren dry goods;
• übereignete Waren assigned goods;
• unter Eigentumsvorbehalt überlassene Waren merchandise on memorandum (US), memorandum goods (US), goods on commission;
• übersandte Waren forwarded (shipped, US) goods;
• schnell umschlagbare (umschlagende) Waren fast-moving (-selling) goods (items);
• unbeanstandete Ware not rejected goods;
• unbestellte Waren goods not ordered;
• unbezahlte Waren unpaid goods, goods left on our hands;
• unfertige Waren rough goods;
• unsortierte Waren non-graded products;
• unterdurchschnittliche Waren substandard goods;
• großen Kaufpreisschwankungen unterliegende Ware boom-and-bust commodity;
• der Preisüberwachung unterliegende Waren price-controlled articles;
• unterversicherte Waren underinsured goods;
• unverderbliche Waren non-perishable merchandise, non-perishables;
• unverkäufliche Waren dead commodities (stock), dud stock, drug in the market, unsalable articles;
• unvermischte Waren honest goods;
• unverpackte Waren unpacked (bulk, loose) goods;
• unversicherte Waren uninsured goods;
• unverzollte Waren uncustomed (unentered) goods;
• noch unverzollte Waren unentered goods;
• verarbeitete Waren processed goods;
• nicht verarbeitete Waren unprocessed (unfinished) commodity (goods);
• verderbliche Waren goods subject to deterioration;
• leicht verderbliche Waren goods which perish, perishable goods (commodities), perishables;
• verdorbene Waren spoilt (perished) goods;
• verfügbare Waren available (disposable) goods;
• in Kommission vergebene Waren goods on commission, memorandum goods (US);
• schnell vergriffene Waren goods selling like wildfire (hot cakes, Br., hot dogs, US);
• verkäufliche Waren marketable commodities;
• langsam verkäufliche Waren slow-moving merchandise, sleeper (US);
• leicht verkäufliche Waren fast-moving (-selling) goods, readily marketable staples;
• schwer verkäufliche Waren unsalable goods, articles hard to get rid of;
• verkaufsfähige Waren marketable products;
• vom Hersteller verkaufte Waren first-hand goods;
• nach dem Stück verkaufte Waren piece goods;
• nicht verladene Waren short interest;
• vermischte Waren mixed lot;
• verpackte Waren package[d] goods;
• in Kisten verpackte Ware cased goods;
• verpfändete Waren goods lying in pledge, pledged (mortgaged) goods;
• verplombte Waren leaded goods;
• versandfertige Waren goods ready for delivery;
• versandte Waren forwarded goods;
• in Behältern versandte Waren container-shipped goods;
• auf Rechnung versandte Waren goods shipped on account (US);
• verschiffte Waren goods shipped;
• mit Gewerkschaftsetikett versehene Waren union label goods (US);
• versicherte Waren insured goods;
• versteigerte Waren auctioned goods;
• vertretbare Waren fungible things, representative commodities;
• in beiliegender Rechnung verzeichnete Waren goods specified in the invoice attached;
• verzollte Waren cleared goods, goods out of bond;
• hoch verzollte Waren high-duty goods;
• nicht verzollte Waren uncleared goods;
• noch nicht verzollte Waren unentered goods;
• niedrig verzollte Waren low-rate articles, low-duty goods;
• virtuelle Waren virtual goods;
• vorrätige Waren goods on hand, available goods;
• ständig vorrätige Waren open stock;
• vorzügliche Waren choice commodities, articles of first (superior) quality;
• weiße Ware white goods;
• vom langen Liegen (durch Lagerung) im Laden wertgeminderte Waren shopworn merchandise;
• wertlose Waren trash, poor truck (US);
• zerbrechliche Waren fragile goods;
• zollfreie Waren duty-free articles (goods), free (uncustomed) goods;
• zollhängige Waren goods in the process of clearing, uncleared goods;
• zollpflichtige Waren dutiable (bonded) goods;
• unverlangt zugesandte Waren unsolicited goods;
• zugkräftige Waren articles of quick sale, popular articles;
• zurückgehende Waren returnable goods;
• zurückgelegte Waren lay-away (US);
• zurückgenommene Waren returns inward;
• zurückgesandte Waren returned goods, returns outward;
• zurückgesetzte Waren old stock, damaged goods, as-is merchandise;
• zurückgewiesene Waren rejected goods;
• zweitrangige Ware inferior goods;
• Waren zur Ansicht merchandise sent on approval (for inspection, show);
• Waren mittlerer Art und Güte merchandise quality, medium-quality goods, seconds;
• Waren des täglichen Bedarfs convenience goods (US);
• Waren von kriegswichtiger Bedeutung strategic goods;
• Waren mit hoher Gewinnspanne higher-margin merchandise;
• Waren ausländischer Herkunft goods of foreign origin;
• Waren auf Kredit merchandise on account;
• Waren auf Lager warehouse goods;
• Waren aus den Ländern des British Commonwealth Empire products;
• Waren der Lebensmittelindustrie prepared foodstuffs;
• Waren mit gleich bleibenden Preisen price-maintained articles;
• Waren in hoher Preislage high-cost merchandise;
• Waren mittlerer Preislage medium-priced goods;
• Waren niedriger Preislage low-priced goods;
• Waren bester Qualität high-class goods;
• Waren minderwertiger Qualität thirds;
• Waren mittlerer Qualität und Güte merchantable quality, medium-quality goods;
• Waren von schlechter Qualität poor-quality goods;
• Waren zweiter Qualität seconds;
• Waren mit geringer Umsatzgeschwindigkeit (Umschlaghäufigkeit) slow-moving goods (stock), sleeper (US);
• Waren mit hoher Umschlaggeschwindigkeit fast-moving (-selling) goods;
• Waren mit höherer Verdienstspanne higher-margin lines;
• Waren mit hohen Verkaufspreisen high-priced commodity;
• Waren aus der Vorkriegszeit prewar goods;
• Waren unter Zollverschluss bonded goods;
• Waren im Durchgangsverkehr abfertigen to convey goods in transit;
• Waren auf einer Liste abhaken to keep tally of goods;
• Waren abnehmen to take delivery of (accept, collect the) goods;
• Waren in großen Posten abnehmen to take up goods to a large amount;
• Waren abrufen to recall goods;
• Waren abschätzen to make a valuation of goods, to value goods;
• Waren absetzen to dispose (get off, place) goods, to push one’s wares;
• Waren flott (leicht) absetzen to sell goods easily;
• Waren abstoßen to sell off goods;
• Waren im Durchgangsverkehr abwickeln to convey goods in transit;
• Waren mit einem 10%igen Abschlag vom Normalpreis (unter Preis) anbieten to offer goods at 10 per cent off the regular price;
• Waren auf dem Markt anbieten to put an article on the market;
• seine Waren anpreisen to puff one’s wares (Br.);
• Waren aufdrängen to push goods;
• jem. minderwertige Waren aufdrängen to impose inferior goods upon s. o.;
• Waren aufkaufen to corner the market;
• Waren glatt aufnehmen (Börse) to absorb all offerings;
• jem. Waren aufschwindeln to palm off goods on s. o.;
• Waren in Partien aufteilen to parcel out goods;
• Waren zum Verkauf ausbreiten to spread (sort) out goods for sale;
• Waren ausklarieren to clear goods out of bond;
• Waren auslegen to flourish goods;
• Ware im Schaufenster auslegen to display goods in the shopwindow;
• Waren ausliefern to have goods delivered;
• Waren im Fenster ausstellen to display goods in the window;
• Waren auszeichnen to price (tally) goods, to ticket goods with prices;
• Waren billiger auszeichnen to mark down goods;
• Waren frei Achse befördern to cart goods;
• gute Waren für sein Geld bekommen to get good value for one’s money;
• verlorene Waren wertmäßig ersetzt bekommen to recover the value for lost merchandise;
• Waren für den Käufer bereitstellen to place goods at the buyer’s disposal;
• Waren bestellen to order goods;
• Waren über einen Vertreter bestellen to order goods through a representative;
• Waren bewerten to value goods;
• Waren beziehen to receive (obtain, procure, purchase) goods;
• seine Waren außerhalb beziehen to get commodities (supply o. s. with articles) from abroad;
• mit (auf) seinen Waren sitzen bleiben to be left with goods, to hold the bag (US);
• Waren an Bord bringen to deliver the goods on board;
• jem. Waren ins Haus bringen to deliver goods to s. one’s address;
• seine schlechten Waren unter die Leute bringen to foist one’s wares upon the public;
• Waren auf den Markt bringen to launch a new product, to introduce goods into (put goods on) the market;
• Waren im Ausland billig auf den Markt bringen to dump goods on foreign markets;
• seine Waren [beim Zoll] deklarieren to make a declaration, to make an entry of (enter) goods;
• Waren deponieren to warehouse goods;
• sich mit Waren eindecken to supply o. s. with goods;
• über den Bedarf mit Waren eindecken to overstock a shop;
• Waren einführen to bring in goods;
• Waren in ein Land einführen to introduce goods into a country;
• Waren zum freien Verkehr einführen to enter goods for consumption;
• Waren einlagern to lay in goods;
• zu viel Waren einlagern to overstock a shop;
• Waren nach Güteklassen einstufen to grade goods;
• seine Waren empfehlen to recommend one’s wares;
• Einfuhrzoll auf Waren erheben to levy a duty on goods;
• Waren auf einer Auktion erwerben to buy goods at the sales;
• Waren etikettieren to docket (label) goods;
• Waren feilbieten to expose goods for sale;
• billige Waren feilbieten to show a cheap line of goods;
• gegen Zahlung Waren freigeben to release goods against payment;
• Waren führen to have goods in stock, to have (keep) an article in stock, to deal in (stock) an article;
• alle Arten von Waren führen to stock varied goods;
• ausländische Waren führen to handle foreign goods;
• Verhandlungen über einzeln ausgewählte Waren führen to carry on negotiations on a selective product-by-product basis;
• Ware nicht mehr führen to be out (short) of an article;
• Waren in Kommission geben to deliver goods on sale or return;
• mit einer Ware in Rückstand geraten to run out of stock;
• Waren auf Lager Waren haben (halten) to carry goods in stock, to stock an article;
• Waren im Augenblick nicht auf Lager (vorrätig) haben not to stock an article, to be short of an article;
• mit einer Ware handeln to deal in an article;
• Preis einer Ware auf... herabsetzen to bring down the price of an article to...;
• Waren für den Verkauf herausstellen to get up articles for sale;
• Waren verschiedenster Beschaffenheit herstellen to manufacture goods in various qualities;
• Waren massenhaft herstellen to turn out large quantities of goods;
• Waren horten to hoard goods;
• Waren auf einer Auktion kaufen to buy goods at the sales;
• unbegrenzt verbrauchssteuerpflichtige Waren für den persönlichen Bedarf kaufen to buy an unlimited quantity of excise-paid products for personal use;
• Waren auf Termin kaufen to buy on terms;
• Waren kennzeichnen to identify goods by marks;
• Waren konditionieren to condition goods;
• Waren lagern to store (lay in) goods;
• Waren unter Zollverschluss lagern to have goods bonded;
• Waren verabfolgen lassen to have goods delivered;
• Waren liefern to supply with (deliver) goods;
• Waren auf Kredit liefern to supply goods on credit, to grant credit terms;
• Waren an einen Kunden liefern to serve a customer with goods;
• Waren lombardieren to lend money on goods, to hypothecate goods;
• Waren wieder in Besitz nehmen to repossess goods;
• Waren an Bord nehmen to take goods on board;
• Waren in Kommission nehmen to take goods on a consignment basis;
• Waren auf Kredit nehmen to take goods on credit;
• Waren auf Lager nehmen to put goods in stock, to lay in goods;
• Waren am Kai niederlegen to place goods on the dock;
• Waren billiger notieren to mark down the prices of goods;
• Waren pfänden to distrain upon (seize) goods;
• Waren prüfen to examine the goods;
• Waren retournieren to return articles;
• Waren per Express schicken to send goods by fast train;
• Waren per Nachnahme schicken to send goods cash (collect, US) on delivery;
• sich Waren sichern to assure o. s. with goods;
• Waren sortieren to grade goods;
• Waren in Rechnung stellen to bill goods;
• Waren zu niedrig in Rechnung stellen to underbill goods (US);
• Waren auf einem Stand zur Schau stellen to set out goods on a stall;
• Waren taxieren to value (make a valuation of) goods;
• Waren übereignen to assign goods;
• jem. Waren vertragsmäßig übergeben to bail goods to s. o.;
• Laden mit Waren übersättigen to overstock a shop;
• Waren auf Spekulation übersenden to venture goods;
• Waren unterbewerten to set too low a valuation on goods;
• Waren einer genauen Untersuchung unterziehen (unterwerfen) to submit goods to a careful examination;
• Waren auf dem Markt eines anderen Landes verbringen to introduce goods into the commerce of another country;
• Waren verkaufen to clear goods;
• als zweitklassige Waren verkaufen to sell goods under a secondary label;
• Waren in Ballen verkaufen to sell in bales;
• Waren nach dem Dutzend verkaufen to sell articles by the dozen (sets of a dozen);
• Waren unberechtigt als Markenartikel verkaufen to pass off goods as those of another make (US);
• Waren verpacken to wrap up goods;
• seine Waren in Ballen verpacken to pack up one’s wares, to make up one’s goods in bales;
• Waren für den Verkauf verpacken to box articles for sale;
• seinen Waren einen ausgezeichneten Ruf verschaffen to build up a good reputation for one’s goods;
• Waren versenden to forward goods;
• Waren mit der Eisenbahn versenden to send goods by rail;
• Waren zu einem bestimmten Frachtsatz versenden to rate goods (US);
• Waren ins Landesinnere versenden to intern goods;
• Waren auf dem Seeweg versenden to ship goods by sea;
• seine Waren unter falschem Warenzeichen vertreiben to pass off one’s goods as those of another make (US);
• Annahme von Waren verweigern to refuse goods;
• Waren verwerten to realize goods;
• Waren verzollen to clear goods at the customhouse;
• Waren an eine neue Adresse weiterbefördern to reconsign goods;
• Waren über Bord werfen to jettison goods;
• Waren auf den Markt werfen to throw goods on the market, (im Ausland) to dump goods on a foreign market;
• in Waren zahlen to pay in kind;
• Waren im Schaufenster zeigen to expose goods in a shop window;
• beschädigte Waren wieder zurechtmachen to render goods marketable;
• Waren zurücknehmen to take goods back;
• Waren unmittelbar zuschicken to dispatch goods direct.
nachbekommen, Ware
to get goods in replacement;
• nachbelasten to make an additional charge.

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14 zurückgehen

v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)

1. go back, return; (zurückweichen) retreat, fall back; Tonarm, Zeiger etc.: return; zwei Schritte zurückgehen step two paces back, take two steps back; zurückgehen lassen return, send back; wann geht der nächste Zug zurück? when’s the next train back?; danach ging’s wieder nach Hause zurück after that we went home

2. Brief, Essen, Waren: be sent back; eine beschädigte Sendung geht sofort zum Hersteller zurück a damaged consignment goes ( oder is sent) straight back to the manufacturer; das Steak ist zäh - ich lasse es zurückgehen the steak is tough - I’m sending it back

3. (sich vermindern) decrease, diminish; Zahlen: auch drop; Geschäft, Umsatz: fall off; Preise: slip, fall, go down; Temperatur, Fieber: go down, drop; Entzündung, Hochwasser, Schwellung: go down, recede; Schmerzen: ease, abate; (verschwinden) disappear; auf 50 km / h zurückgehen slow down to 50 kph; mit der Geschwindigkeit zurückgehen reduce speed, slow down

4. fig.: zurückgehen auf (+ Akk) go back to; auf eine Zeit: auch date ( oder hark) back to; das deutsche Wort „Fenster“ geht auf das lateinische „fenestra“ zurück the German word „Fenster“ comes from ( oder derives from oder goes back to) the Latin „fenestra“; die Kirche geht auf ein romanisches Kloster zurück the church’s origins go back to ( oder can be traced back to) a Romanesque monastery; weit in der Geschichte zurückgehen go a long way back in history

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to move back; to return; to retrograde; to go back

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zu|rụ̈ck|ge|hen
vi sep irreg aux sein

1) (= zurückkehren) to go back, to return (
nach, in +acc to fig in der Geschichte etc) to go back ( auf +acc, in +acc to); (= seinen Ursprung haben) to go back to ( auf +acc to)
er ging zwei Schritte zurück — he stepped back two paces, he took two steps back

Waren/Essen etc zurückgehen lassen — to send back goods/food etc

der Brief ging ungeöffnet zurück — the letter was returned unopened

2) (= zurückweichen) to retreat, to fall back; (fig = abnehmen) (Hochwasser, Schwellung, Vorräte, Preise etc) to go down; (Geschäft, Umsatz, Produktion) to fall off; (Seuche, Schmerz, Sturm) to die down

im Preis zurückgehen — to fall or drop in price

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(to go or move back: When the rain stopped, the floods receded; His hair is receding from his forehead.) recede

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zu·rück|ge·hen

vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein

1. (wieder zum Ausgangsort gehen) to return, to go back

2. (zum Aufenthaltsort zurückkehren)

ins Ausland \zurückgehen to return [or go back] abroad

3. (abnehmen) to go down

4. MED (sich zurückbilden) to go down; Bluterguss to disappear; Geschwulst to be in recession

5. (stammen)

die Sache geht auf seine Initiative zurück the matter was born of his initiative

6. (verfolgen)

weit in die Geschichte \zurückgehen to go [or reach] back far in history

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) go back; return; (sich zurückbewegen) <pick-up arm, indicator, needle, etc.> return

2) (nach hinten gehen) go back; < enemy> retreat

3) (verschwinden) <bruise, ulcer> disappear; <swelling, inflammation> go down; < pain> subside

4) (sich verringern) decrease; go down; < fever> abate; < flood> subside; < business> fall off

5) (zurückgeschickt werden) be returned or sent back

ein Essen zurückgehen lassen — send a meal back

6)

auf jemanden zurückgehen — (jmds. Werk sein) go back to somebody; (von jemandem abstammen) originate from or be descended from somebody

der Name geht auf ein lateinisches Wort zurück — the name comes from a Latin word

7) (sich zurückbewegen lassen) <lever etc.> go back

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zurückgehen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)

1. go back, return; (zurückweichen) retreat, fall back; Tonarm, Zeiger etc: return;

zwei Schritte zurückgehen step two paces back, take two steps back;

zurückgehen lassen return, send back;

wann geht der nächste Zug zurück? when’s the next train back?;

danach ging’s wieder nach Hause zurück after that we went home

2. Brief, Essen, Waren: be sent back;

eine beschädigte Sendung geht sofort zum Hersteller zurück a damaged consignment goes ( oder is sent) straight back to the manufacturer;

das Steak ist zäh - ich lasse es zurückgehen the steak is tough - I’m sending it back

3. (sich vermindern) decrease, diminish; Zahlen: auch drop; Geschäft, Umsatz: fall off; Preise: slip, fall, go down; Temperatur, Fieber: go down, drop; Entzündung, Hochwasser, Schwellung: go down, recede; Schmerzen: ease, abate; (verschwinden) disappear;

auf 50 km/h zurückgehen slow down to 50 kph;

mit der Geschwindigkeit zurückgehen reduce speed, slow down

4. fig:

zurückgehen auf (+akk) go back to; auf eine Zeit: auch date ( oder hark) back to;

das deutsche Wort „Fenster“ geht auf das lateinische „fenestra“ zurück the German word “Fenster” comes from ( oder derives from oder goes back to) the Latin “fenestra”;

die Kirche geht auf ein romanisches Kloster zurück the church’s origins go back to ( oder can be traced back to) a Romanesque monastery;

weit in der Geschichte zurückgehen go a long way back in history

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) go back; return; (sich zurückbewegen) <pick-up arm, indicator, needle, etc.> return

2) (nach hinten gehen) go back; < enemy> retreat

3) (verschwinden) <bruise, ulcer> disappear; <swelling, inflammation> go down; < pain> subside

4) (sich verringern) decrease; go down; < fever> abate; < flood> subside; < business> fall off

5) (zurückgeschickt werden) be returned or sent back

ein Essen zurückgehen lassen — send a meal back

6)

auf jemanden zurückgehen — (jmds. Werk sein) go back to somebody; (von jemandem abstammen) originate from or be descended from somebody

der Name geht auf ein lateinisches Wort zurück — the name comes from a Latin word

7) (sich zurückbewegen lassen) <lever etc.> go back

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(alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

to go back v.

to retrograde v. (alt.Rechtschreibung) auf ausdr.

to trace back to expr.

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15 wash

wɔʃ
1. сущ.
1) а) мытье to do the wash ≈ мыть посуду The treatment leaves hair glossy and lasts 10 to 16 washes. ≈ От этого средства волосы остаются блестящими и его хватает на 10 - 16 раз. She had a wash and changed her clothes. ≈ Она вымылась и поменяла белье. б) стирка;
разг. белье в) помои;
перен. бурда, пойло
2) а) прибой, шум прибоя б) попутная струя, кильватер;
волна the wash from large ships ≈ волны от больших кораблей
3) а) болото, лужа б) балка, овраг;
старое русло( реки) в) аллювий;
наносы;
песок, гравий;
золотоносный песок
4) тонкий слой( металла, жидкой краски и т. п.) The lights from the truck sent a wash of pale light over the snow. ≈ Фары грузовика отбрасывали на снег полоску слабого света.
5) а) разг. трепотня б) разг. переливание из пустого в порожнее ∙
2. прил.
1) предназначенный для мытья
2) нелиняющий, стирающийся wash dress ≈ (хорошо) стирающееся платье wash goods ≈ нелиняющие ткани
3) стиральный, моющий
3. гл.
1) а) мыть(ся) ;
отмывать, смывать, промывать Would you please wash the dishes for me? ≈ Не помоете ли вы посуду? б) стирать;
перен. обелять, очищать в) стираться, не линять( о ткани при стирке)
2) а) омывать( берега;
тж. wash upon), разбиваться о берег;
плескаться, б) литься, струиться;
вливаться, переливаться в) размывать г) нести, сносить( о воде) wash ashore wash overboard д) смачивать
3) а) заливать;
покрывать тонким слоем б) белить (потолок, стены)
4) а) горн. обогащать( руду, уголь) б) промывать золотоносный песок
5) быть (достаточно) убедительным ∙ wash away wash down wash of wash off wash out wash over wash up (а *) мытье, умывание - to have a * умыться, помыться - to give a * вымыть, помыть (the *) стирка - to send to the * отдать в стирку - at /in/ the * в стирке (the *) (разговорное) выстиранное белье;
белье, находящееся в стирке - to hang out the * to dry вывесить белье для сушки - when will the * come back from the laundry? когда будет готово белье? (the *) норма закладки белья в стиральную машину помои, кухонные отбросы;
отходы( пивоваренного завода и т. п.) невкусный, разбавленный напиток и т. п. - this tea is mere * это не чай, а водичка полоскание пустословие, болтовня;
переливание из пустого в порожнее (the *) прибой;
накат волны;
нагон воды шум прибоя - the * of the waves шум волн( разбивающийся о берег) струя за кормой, кильватер;
попутная струя (авиация) спутная струя, воздушный поток( за самолетом) (физическое) завихрение( потока) (медицина) примочка - * for the eyes примочка для глаз - hair * средство для укрепления волос заливаемая полоса берега болото лужа;
мелкий пруд ручеек размыв, подмыв( почвы, берега) ;
вымывание;
водная эрозия овраг, балка (американизм) каньон( американизм) старое русло реки (американизм) (сленг) глоток воды, пива (после спиртного) тонкий слой( металла, жидкой краски) (специальное) жидкость, раствор( для опрыскивания деревьев и т. п.) (специальное) моющее средство жидкая краска, особ. акварель акварель (рисунок) рисунок тушью размывкой (геология) наносы, наносный слой;
аллювий (геология) смываемый слой земли( геология) золотосодержащий песок (специальное) муст( молодое, перебродившее вино) ;
сусло( техническое) смыв( биржевое) фиктивная сделка (тж. * sale) > to come out in the * (разговорное) раскрыться( о чем-л. плохом) ;
разъясниться;
уладиться, утрястись моющийся, стирающийся - * fabrics ткани, которые можно стирать стиральный, моющий - * liquor( специальное) моющий раствор( специальное) промывочный - * bath промывочная ванна - * pan (горное) лоток для промывки (золота) мыть;
обмывать;
промывать - to * a cup вымыть чашку - to * one's face with soap and water умыться с мылом - to * one's eyes промыть глаза - to * one's mouth полоскать рот - to * one's hands вымыть руки;
потирать руки;
отстраниться, умыть руки - I * my hands of him я снимаю с себя всякую ответственность за него - to * oneself мыться - the cat was *ing itself кошка умывалась мыться;
умываться (тж. * up) - he always *es in cold water он всегда умывается холодной водой стирать - to * a dress выстирать платье - that soap will * silks этим мылом можно стирать шелк - she *es for a living она зарабатывает стиркой, она прачка (тж. * away, * down, * off, * out) смыть, отмыть, отстирать - to * clean отмыть дочиста - to * dirty marks off a wall смыть со стены грязные пятна - to * out a cup сполоснуть чашку - to * out an insult in blood( образное) смыть оскорбление кровью (тж. * away, * down, * off, * out) отмыться, отстираться - the stain *ed out пятно отстиралось /отошло/ (тж. * away, * down, * off, * out) очищать (морально) - to * from sin очистить от греха - to * away one's quilt искупить свою вину (тж. * away, * down, * off, * out) вымыть струей воды;
окатить( особ. из шланга) - to * down a car вымыть (шлангом) автомобиль стираться (о материи) ;
не портиться от стирки - these clothes wash easily эти вещи легко стираются выдерживать критику, испытание - the explanation just won't * это объяснение никуда не годится /неубедительно/ (разговорное) не вызывать сомнений - his story won't * with me я не очень-то верю тому, что он рассказал смачивать;
кропить, окроплять - flowers *ed with dew цветы, омытые росой омывать (о море) ;
орошать( о реке) - *ed by the Atlantic омываемый Атлантическим океаном - *ed by the Danube орошаемый Дунаем - great spaces *ed with sun (образное) огромные пространства, залитые солнцем (upon, against) разбиваться (обо что-л. - о волнах) ;
плескаться (тж. * out, * away) размывать;
сносить, смывать;
вымывать - to * ashore прибивать к берегу - to * overboard смыть за борт - the cliffs are being slowly *ed away by the sea море постепенно подмывает утесы - water had *ed a channel вода промыла протоку - the flood *ed out the road вода размыла дорогу (тж. * out, * away) оказаться смытым - the bridge was *ed out мост был снесен (паводком) - the houses *ed away by the flood дома, смытые /снесенные/ наводнением запивать - my lunch was bread and cheese *ed down with beer мой завтрак, состоящий из хлеба с сыром, я запивал пивом лишать сил, изматывать - to be *ed out after an illness обессилеть после болезни (разговорное) отменить;
отбросить - to * out a plan отказаться от плана - to * out a suggestion отмахнуться от предложения (разговорное) провалиться( на испытании, экзамене) (разговорное) провалить( на экзамене и т. п.) признать непригодным (к военной службе, полету и т. п.) - to * out an officer( американизм) разжаловать офицера линять, бледнеть( о краске) терять свежесть, яркость( over) окатывать;
перекатываться - waves *ed over the deck волны перекатывались через палубу заливать (чем-л.) ;
покрывать тонким слоем - to * with varnish покрыть лаком - *ed with silver посеребренный белить (стену) (горное) промывать - to * gravel for gold промывать золотоносный песок - to * for gold (разговорное) мыть золото (горное) обогащать (мокрым способом) (карточное) тасовать > to * one's dirty linen in public выносить сор из избы > to * an ass's head /ears/ заниматься безнадежным делом, попусту стараться ~ (the ~) стирка;
to send clothes to the wash отдать белье в стирку;
at the wash в стирке ~ out (обыкн. p. p.) лишать сил, изматывать;
to be washed out, to look washed out полинять;
быть или чувствовать себя изможденным;
быть бледным, чувствовать утомление ~ смачивать;
flowers washed with dew цветы, омытые росой ~ (а ~) мытье;
to have a wash помыться;
to give a wash вымыть, помыть ~ (the ~) разг. белье;
to hang out the wash to dry вывесить белье сушиться ~ (а ~) мытье;
to have a wash помыться;
to give a wash вымыть, помыть ~ attr. стирающийся, нелиняющий;
wash goods нелиняющие ткани;
it'll all come out in the wash все образуется ~ out (обыкн. p. p.) лишать сил, изматывать;
to be washed out, to look washed out полинять;
быть или чувствовать себя изможденным;
быть бледным, чувствовать утомление ~ (the ~) стирка;
to send clothes to the wash отдать белье в стирку;
at the wash в стирке ~ быть (достаточно) убедительным;
that theory won't wash эта теория не выдерживает критики wash белить (потолок, стены) ~ (the ~) разг. белье;
to hang out the wash to dry вывесить белье сушиться ~ болото;
лужа ~ быть (достаточно) убедительным;
that theory won't wash эта теория не выдерживает критики ~ заливать;
покрывать тонким слоем ~ золотоносный песок ~ литься, струиться;
вливаться, переливаться ~ мыть(ся) ;
обмывать, отмывать, смывать, промывать;
стирать;
to wash clean отмыть дочиста ~ (а ~) мытье;
to have a wash помыться;
to give a wash вымыть, помыть ~ нести, сносить (о воде) ;
to wash ashore прибивать к берегу;
to wash overboard смыть за борт ~ горн. обогащать (руду, уголь) ~ овраг, балка ~ перен. очищать, обелять ~ песок, гравий;
аллювий;
наносы ~ плескаться, омывать (берега;
тж. wash upon) ;
разбиваться о берег (о волнах;
тж wash against) ~ помои;
бурда;
жидкий суп;
слабый чай ~ попутная струя, кильватер;
волна ~ прибой;
шум прибоя ~ примочка;
туалетная вода ~ промывать золотоносный песок ~ размывать ~ смачивать;
flowers washed with dew цветы, омытые росой ~ старое русло (реки) ~ стираться (о материи) ;
не линять (в стирке) ~ (the ~) стирка;
to send clothes to the wash отдать белье в стирку;
at the wash в стирке ~ тонкий слой (металла, жидкой краски) ~ разг. трепотня, переливание из пустого в порожнее ~ нести, сносить (о воде) ;
to wash ashore прибивать к берегу;
to wash overboard смыть за борт ~ attr. предназначенный для мытья ~ attr. стирающийся, нелиняющий;
wash goods нелиняющие ткани;
it'll all come out in the wash все образуется ~ away очищать, обелять;
to wash away one's sin искупить свой грех ~ away смывать;
сносить;
вымывать ~ away очищать, обелять;
to wash away one's sin искупить свой грех ~ мыть(ся) ;
обмывать, отмывать, смывать, промывать;
стирать;
to wash clean отмыть дочиста ~ down вымыть ~ down запивать (еду, лекарство водой, вином и т. п.) ;
wash of смывать (тж. перен.) ~ down окатить (водой) ~ down смыть;
снести ~ attr. стирающийся, нелиняющий;
wash goods нелиняющие ткани;
it'll all come out in the wash все образуется ~ down запивать (еду, лекарство водой, вином и т. п.) ;
wash of смывать (тж. перен.) to ~ one's dirty linen in public = выносить сор из избы ~ out признать непригодным (к военной службе, полету и т. п.) ;
wash over переливаться через край;
wash up мыть посуду;
to wash one's hands умыть руки ~ out бросить, махнуть рукой( на что-л.) ~ out (обыкн. p. p.) лишать сил, изматывать;
to be washed out, to look washed out полинять;
быть или чувствовать себя изможденным;
быть бледным, чувствовать утомление ~ out признать непригодным (к военной службе, полету и т. п.) ;
wash over переливаться через край;
wash up мыть посуду;
to wash one's hands умыть руки ~ out провалить(ся), засыпать(ся) (на экзамене) ~ out размывать ~ out смывать(ся) (тж. перен.) ~ out признать непригодным (к военной службе, полету и т. п.) ;
wash over переливаться через край;
wash up мыть посуду;
to wash one's hands умыть руки ~ нести, сносить (о воде) ;
to wash ashore прибивать к берегу;
to wash overboard смыть за борт ~ out признать непригодным (к военной службе, полету и т. п.) ;
wash over переливаться через край;
wash up мыть посуду;
to wash one's hands умыть руки

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > wash
16 llevar

v.

1 to take.

llevar algo/a alguien a to take something/somebody to

me llevó en coche he drove me there

El bus llevó a María The bus got Mary there.

2 to carry.

llevaban en hombros al entrenador they were carrying the coach on their shoulders

El bus lleva mercadería para vender The bus carries goods for selling.

Esa frase lleva mala intención That phrase carries bad intention.

3 to wear.

llevo gafas I wear glasses

no llevo dinero I haven't got any money on me

4 to have.

llevar el pelo largo to have long hair

llevas las manos sucias your hands are dirty

5 to handle, to deal with.

lleva la contabilidad she keeps the books

6 to keep.

llevar el paso to keep in step

7 to deal or cope with.

llevar algo bien/mal to deal o cope with something well/badly

¿cómo lo llevas? (informal) how are you getting on?

8 to be wearing, to have, to wear.

LLeva un buen traje He is wearing a nice suit.

9 to lead, to live.

Lleva un vida muy triste He leads a very sad life.

10 to convey.

Su gesto lleva amor His gesture conveys love.

11 to take up.

Ella llevó ciencias el año pasado She took up Science last year.

12 to have been.

Llevo viviendo mucho tiempo aquí I have been living a long time here.

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llevar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to take

■ llévale esto a tu abuela take this to your granny

■ llévate los libros a tu habitación take these books to your bedroom

■ lleva a tu hermanita al colegio take your little sister to school

■ te llevo en coche I'll take you in the car, I'll give you a lift

2 (tener) to have; (tener encima) to have, carry

■ ¿qué llevas ahí? what's that you've got there?

■ ¿cuánto dinero llevas? how much money have you got on you?

■ llevaba un bate de béisbol she was carrying a baseball bat

■ llevaba las luces de posición encendidas his sidelights were on

■ llevo la calefacción puesta I've got the heating on

■ llevas los pantalones sucios your trousers are dirty

3 (prenda) to wear, have on

■ no me gusta llevar sombrero I don't like wearing a hat

■ no llevaba nada she had nothing on

■ llevaré un clavel en el ojal I shall be wearing a carnation in my buttonhole

4 (aguantar) to cope with

■ ¿cómo lleva lo de quedarse sin trabajo? how's he coping with losing his job?

5 (dirigir) to be in charge of

■ ¿quién lleva el tema de los pedidos? who's in charge of orders?

■ lleva la empresa ella solita she runs the company all by herself

6 (conducir - coche) to drive; (moto) - to ride

■ lleva un Seat azul he drives a blue Seat

7 (pasar tiempo) to be

■ llevo un mes aquí I have been here for a month

■ lleva tres días sin venir a trabajar he hasn't been to work for three days

8 (libros, cuentas) to keep

9 (años) to be older

■ te llevo tres años I'm three years older than you

10 (vida) to lead

■ lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a hectic life

11 (tiempo, esfuerzo) to take

■ este trabajo nos llevará más de un mes this job will take us over a month

12 (compás, paso, ritmo) to keep

■ contigo no bailo, no sabes llevar el paso I'm not dancing with you, you can't keep in step

13 familiar (cobrar) to charge

■ ¿cuánto te llevaron por la reparación? how much did they charge you for the repairs?

► verbo intransitivo

1 llevar a (conducir) to take, lead

■ esta senda lleva a la cima this path takes you to the summit

■ y esto, ¿adónde nos lleva? and where will this lead us?

2 llevar a + inf (inducir) to lead to, make

■ esto me lleva a pensar que... this leads me to think that...

■ ¿qué lo llevó a actuar así? what made him act like that?

3 llevar + participio to have

■ llevo escritas cuatro cartas I've written four letters

► verbo pronominal llevarse

1 (obtener) to get; (ganar) to win

■ los rusos se llevaron todas las medallas the Russians won all the medals

2 (recibir) to get

■ se llevó un buen susto he got quite a shock

■ me llevé una agradable sorpresa I had a pleasant surprise

3 (estar de moda) to be fashionable

■ este color ya no se lleva this colour is not fashionable any more

4 (entenderse) to get on ( con, with), get along ( con, with)

■ se lleva bien con sus padres he gets on well with his parents

■ se llevan muy mal they don't get on at all

5 MATEMÁTICAS to carry over

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejarse llevar por... to be influenced by..., get carried away with...

llevar a la práctica to put into practice

llevar adelante to carry out

llevar la cuenta de to keep track of

llevar las de + inf to be likely to + inf

■ las llevas de perder you'll lose

llevarse a matar to be at daggers drawn

llevarse por delante (gen) to carry away, sweep away 2 (viento) to blow away 3 (coche) to run over

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verb

1) to carry

2) take, take away

3) wear

4) endure, bear

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- llevar a cabo
- llevarse
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Para las expresiones llevar adelante, llevar la contraria, llevar las de perder, llevar a la práctica, llevar a término, llevar ventaja, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=transportar) [con los brazos] to carry; [indicando el punto de destino] to take; [en vehículo] to transport

yo llevaba la maleta — I was carrying the case

es muy pesado para llevarlo entre los dos — it's too heavy for the two of us to carry

no te olvides de llevar un paraguas — make sure you take an umbrella with you

lleva los vasos a la cocina — can you take the glasses to the kitchen?

"comida para llevar" — "food to take away", "take-away food"

¿es para llevar? — is it to take away?

2) (=llevar puesto) to wear

¿hay que llevar corbata a la reunión? — do we have to wear a tie to the meeting?

llevaba puesto un sombrero muy raro — she had a very odd hat on, she was wearing a very odd hat

3) (=llevar encima)

solo llevo diez euros — I've only got ten euros on me

no llevo dinero (encima) — I haven't got any money on me

¡la que llevaba encima aquella noche! — * he was really smashed that night! *

4) (=tener)

a) [+ barba, pelo] to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

lleva el pelo corto — he has short hair

b) [+ adorno, ingrediente] to have

esta raqueta no lleva el precio — this racket doesn't have the price on it

este pastel no lleva harina — this cake doesn't have any flour in it

lleva un rótulo que dice... — it has a label (on it) which says...

el tren no lleva coche-comedor — the train doesn't have a dining car

lleva mucha sal — it's very salty

¿qué lleva el pollo que está tan bueno? — what's in this chicken that makes it taste so good?

c) [+ armas, nombre, título] to have, bear frm

llevará el nombre de la madre — she will be named after her mother

el libro lleva el título de... — the book has the title of..., the book is entitled...

5) [+ persona]

a) (=acompañar, conducir) to take

voy a llevar a los niños al colegio — I'm going to take the children to school

lo llevamos al teatro — we took him to the theatre

¿adónde me llevan? — where are you taking me?

a ver ¿cuándo me llevas a cenar? — when are you going to take me out for a meal?

b) [en coche] to drive

Sofía nos llevó a casa — Sofía gave us a lift home, Sofía drove us home

yo voy en esa dirección, ¿quieres que te lleve? — I'm going that way, do you want a lift?

6) (=conducir)

a) [+ vehículo] to drive

lleva muy bien el coche — she drives the car very well

yo llevé el coche hasta Santander — I drove the car to Santander

b) [+ persona, entidad]

este camino nos lleva a Bogotá — this road takes us to Bogotá

ha llevado al país a una guerra — he has led the country into a war

llevó a su empresa a la bancarrota — he caused his company to go bankrupt, he bankrupted his company

• [dejarse] llevar — to get carried away

se dejaba llevar por las olas — he allowed the waves to carry him away

no te dejes llevar por las apariencias — don't be taken in {o} deceived by appearances

si te dejas llevar por él, acabarás mal — if you fall in with him, you'll be in trouble

7) (=dirigir) [+ negocio, tienda] to run

llevar una finca — to run an estate

lleva todos sus negocios en secreto — he conducts all his business in secret

• llevar la [casa] — to run the household

lleva muy bien la casa — she's a very good housewife

• ¿quién lleva la [cuenta]? — who is keeping count?

llevar las cuentas {o} los libros — (Com) to keep the books

• llevar una [materia] — Méx to study a subject
compás 1)
8) (=aportar) to bring

la madre es quien lleva el dinero a la casa — it is the mother who brings home the money

llevó la tranquilidad a todos — he brought peace to everyone

seguro que llevas alegría a tu familia — I'm sure you're making your family happy

9) (=adelantar en)

mi hermana mayor me lleva ocho años — my elder sister is eight years older than me

él me lleva una cabeza — he's a head taller than me

10) (=inducir)

llevar a algn a creer que... — to lead sb to think that..., make sb think that...

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to think that...

11) (=tolerar)

llevar las desgracias con paciencia — to bear misfortunes patiently

¿cómo lleva lo de su hijo? — how's she coping with what happened to her son?

lleva muy bien sus setenta años — he's doing very well for seventy

tiene mucho genio y hay que saber llevarlo — he's very bad-tempered and you have to know how to deal with him

12) [indicando tiempo]

a) (=haber estado) to be

¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí? — how long have you been here?

llevo horas esperando aquí — I've been waiting here for hours

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train is an hour late

llevo tres meses buscándolo — I have been looking for it for three months

b) (=tardar) to take

el trabajo me llevará tres días — the work will take me three days

llevará varias horas reparar la avería — it will take several hours to carry out the repairs

13) (=cobrar) to charge

me llevó 80 euros por arreglar el televisor — he charged me 80 euros for fixing the television

no quería llevarme nada — he didn't want to charge me, he didn't want to take any money

14) (=ir por)

¿qué dirección llevaba? — what direction was he going in?, which way was he going?

• lleva [camino] de ser como su padre — it looks like he's going to turn out just like his father

15) [+ vida] to lead

llevar una vida tranquila — to live {o} lead a quiet life

16) + participio

llevo estudiados tres capítulos — I have covered three chapters

llevaba hecha la mitad — he had done half of it

lleva conseguidas muchas victorias — he has won many victories

17) (=producir) (Com, Econ) to bear; (Agr) to bear, produce

los bonos llevan un 8% de interés — the bonds pay {o} bear interest at 8%

no lleva fruto este año — it has no fruit this year, it hasn't produced any fruit this year

2.

VERBO INTRANSITIVO [carretera] to go, lead

esta carretera lleva a La Paz — this road goes {o} leads to La Paz

3.

See:

llevarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take

le llevé unas flores — I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya — I'll bring it when I come

¿qué llevas en el bolso? — what have you got in your bag?

comida para llevar — take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals

b) ( transportar) to carry

el camión llevaba una carga de abono — the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas — let me help you carry your bags

c) < persona> to take

llevar a los niños al colegio — to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar — he took us out to dinner

me llevó hasta la estación — she gave me a lift to the station

lo llevaba en brazos — she was carrying him in her arms

d) ( tener consigo) to have

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

2)

a) (guiar, conducir) to take

nos llevaron por un sendero — they led o took us along a path

la llevaba de la mano — I/he was holding her hand

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte — this won't get us anywhere

lo llevaron ante el juez — he was brought before the judge

b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to believe that...

¿qué la llevó a hacerlo? — what made her do it?

3) <ropa/perfume/reloj> to wear

4) ( tener) to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

llevaba el pelo corto — she had short hair

el colegio lleva su nombre — the school bears his name

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' — a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

5) ( tener a su cargo) <negocio/tienda> to run; < caso> to handle

lleva la contabilidad — she does the accounts

trabaja y lleva la casa — she works and does the housework

6)

a) ( conducir) < vehículo> to drive; < moto> to ride

b) < pareja> ( al bailar)

no sé bailar - no importa, yo te llevo — I can't dance - it doesn't matter, I'll lead

7) < vida> to lead

llevar una vida tranquila/muy ajetreada — to lead a quiet/very hectic life; (+ compl)

lo llevan en secreto — they're keeping it secret

¿cómo lleva lo del divorcio? - lo lleva muy mal — how is she coping with the divorce? - she's taking it very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista — you handled the interview very well

8) (seguir, mantener)

llevar el ritmo or el compás — to keep time

¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? — are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué dirección llevaban? — which direction were they going in?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( requerir) to take

lleva tiempo hacerlo bien — it takes time to do it well; (+ me/te/le etc)

le llevó horas aprendérselo — it took her hours to learn it

b) (tener como ingrediente, componente)

¿qué lleva esta sopa? — what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla — this pastry is made with butter

el tren sólo lleva dos vagones — the train has only two cars (AmE) o (BrE) carriages

10) (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc)

me lleva un año — he's a year older than me

nos llevan un día de ventaja — they have a one-day lead over us

11) (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
2.
llevar v aux

lleva una hora esperando — she's been waiting for an hour

lleva tres días sin comer — he hasn't eaten for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train's an hour late

llevo revisada la mitad — I've already checked half of it

llevo dos años en la empresa — I've been with the company for two years

llevar las de ganar/de perder — to be likely to win/lose
3.
llevar vi

a) camino/carretera to go, lead

b) ( al bailar) to lead
4.
llevarse v pron

1)

a) ( a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso — the police took the suspect away

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? — who took my umbrella?

llévate a los chicos de aquí — get the children out of here

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso — the water swept away everything in its path

b) <premio/dinero> to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take

me llevó éste — I'll take this one

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? — how many would you like?

d) (Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una — 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) < asignatura> to carry over

2) ( dirigir)

se llevó la mano al bolsillo — he put his hand to his pocket

3) <susto/regañina> to get

se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved

me llevé una gran decepción — I was terribly disappointed

se llevó un buen recuerdo — he left here with pleasant memories

4)

llevarse bien con alguien — to get along with somebody

se llevan a matar — they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato — they fight like cat and dog

5) ( hablando de modas)

vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas — short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso — people don't have engagement parties any more

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= bear, bring, carry, lead, lug off, steer, engage, escort, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, take along, tote.

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Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.

Ex. They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.

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Ex. The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.

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* agua + llevar = wash away.

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.

* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* encargado de llevar a cabo = implementor [implementer].

* encargado de llevar el marcador = scorer.

* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* llevando sobrepelliz = surpliced.

* llevar a = lead on to, lead up to, result (in), take + Nombre + back to, usher into.

* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar a buen término = bring to + a close.

* llevar a cabo = accomplish, carry out, conduct, execute, go about, implement, proceed, effect, realise [realize, -USA], transact, carry through, press forward (with).

* llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.

* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.

* llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.

* llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.

* llevar a cabo una iniciativa = take + initiative.

* llevar a cabo una misión = accomplish + mission.

* llevar a cabo una orden = execute + command.

* llevar a cabo una redada = swoop.

* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.

* llevar a cabo un atraco = pull off + heist.

* llevar a cabo un proyecto = carry out + project, undertake + project, develop + project.

* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.

* llevar a casa = bring + home.

* llevar a conclusiones erróneas = mislead.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* llevar adelante = go ahead with, carry on, carry out.

* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* llevar a + Estado Emocional = send into + Estado Emocional.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* llevar a hombros = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.

* llevar a la bancarrota = bankrupt.

* llevar a la conclusión = lead to + the conclusion.

* llevar a la ficción = fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].

* llevar a la práctica = practise [practice, -USA], put into + practice, put into + practical effect, carry out, put into + effect.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* llevar a la quiebra = bankrupt.

* llevar Algo/Alguien a = usher + Nombre + into.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital urgentemente = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al juzgado = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* llevar a los tribunales = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.

* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar a remolque = take in + tow.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* llevar aún más lejos = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar consigo = carry around.

* llevar el compás = beat + time.

* llevar el mando = rule + the roost.

* llevar el peso = undertake + burden.

* llevar el sello de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar el sello distintivo de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar en autobús = bus.

* llevar en camión = truck.

* llevar en volandas = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar + Expresión Temporal = take + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar la antorcha = carry + the torch.

* llevar la batuta = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevar la contraria = antagonise [antagonize, -USA].

* llevar la cuenta = tally.

* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.

* llevar la delantera = ahead of the game.

* llevar la impronta de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca de = bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the imprint of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca distintiva de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed.

* llevar la responsabilidad de Algo = carry + the burden.

* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.

* llevar por el aire = waft.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* llevar (puesto) = wear.

* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.

* llevar razón = be right, be in the right.

* llevar ropa puesta = wear + clothing.

* llevar rumbo de colisión con = be on a collision course with.

* llevarse = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with.

* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.

* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.

* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms, hit it off.

* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* llevarse el mérito = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la palma = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + top.

* llevárselo el viento = blow away.

* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.

* llevarse una desilusión = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llevarse un chasco = be gutted, feel + gutted, be disappointed.

* llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar sobre los hombros = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar tiempo = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + time.

* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo = take + time and effort.

* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.

* llevar una cruz = suffer from + curse.

* llevar una eternidad = take + ages (and ages).

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* llevar un diario de trabajo = keep + diary.

* llevar un minuto = take + minute.

* llevar un negocio = conduct + a business.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing.

* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* no llevar a ningún fin, ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.

* no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.

* viajar llevando un mochila = backpacking.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take

le llevé unas flores — I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya — I'll bring it when I come

¿qué llevas en el bolso? — what have you got in your bag?

comida para llevar — take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals

b) ( transportar) to carry

el camión llevaba una carga de abono — the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas — let me help you carry your bags

c) < persona> to take

llevar a los niños al colegio — to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar — he took us out to dinner

me llevó hasta la estación — she gave me a lift to the station

lo llevaba en brazos — she was carrying him in her arms

d) ( tener consigo) to have

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

2)

a) (guiar, conducir) to take

nos llevaron por un sendero — they led o took us along a path

la llevaba de la mano — I/he was holding her hand

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte — this won't get us anywhere

lo llevaron ante el juez — he was brought before the judge

b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to believe that...

¿qué la llevó a hacerlo? — what made her do it?

3) <ropa/perfume/reloj> to wear

4) ( tener) to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

llevaba el pelo corto — she had short hair

el colegio lleva su nombre — the school bears his name

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' — a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

5) ( tener a su cargo) <negocio/tienda> to run; < caso> to handle

lleva la contabilidad — she does the accounts

trabaja y lleva la casa — she works and does the housework

6)

a) ( conducir) < vehículo> to drive; < moto> to ride

b) < pareja> ( al bailar)

no sé bailar - no importa, yo te llevo — I can't dance - it doesn't matter, I'll lead

7) < vida> to lead

llevar una vida tranquila/muy ajetreada — to lead a quiet/very hectic life; (+ compl)

lo llevan en secreto — they're keeping it secret

¿cómo lleva lo del divorcio? - lo lleva muy mal — how is she coping with the divorce? - she's taking it very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista — you handled the interview very well

8) (seguir, mantener)

llevar el ritmo or el compás — to keep time

¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? — are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué dirección llevaban? — which direction were they going in?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( requerir) to take

lleva tiempo hacerlo bien — it takes time to do it well; (+ me/te/le etc)

le llevó horas aprendérselo — it took her hours to learn it

b) (tener como ingrediente, componente)

¿qué lleva esta sopa? — what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla — this pastry is made with butter

el tren sólo lleva dos vagones — the train has only two cars (AmE) o (BrE) carriages

10) (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc)

me lleva un año — he's a year older than me

nos llevan un día de ventaja — they have a one-day lead over us

11) (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
2.
llevar v aux

lleva una hora esperando — she's been waiting for an hour

lleva tres días sin comer — he hasn't eaten for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train's an hour late

llevo revisada la mitad — I've already checked half of it

llevo dos años en la empresa — I've been with the company for two years

llevar las de ganar/de perder — to be likely to win/lose
3.
llevar vi

a) camino/carretera to go, lead

b) ( al bailar) to lead
4.
llevarse v pron

1)

a) ( a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso — the police took the suspect away

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? — who took my umbrella?

llévate a los chicos de aquí — get the children out of here

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso — the water swept away everything in its path

b) <premio/dinero> to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take

me llevó éste — I'll take this one

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? — how many would you like?

d) (Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una — 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) < asignatura> to carry over

2) ( dirigir)

se llevó la mano al bolsillo — he put his hand to his pocket

3) <susto/regañina> to get

se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved

me llevé una gran decepción — I was terribly disappointed

se llevó un buen recuerdo — he left here with pleasant memories

4)

llevarse bien con alguien — to get along with somebody

se llevan a matar — they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato — they fight like cat and dog

5) ( hablando de modas)

vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas — short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso — people don't have engagement parties any more

* * *

llevar (puesto)

(v.) = wear

Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.

= bear, bring, carry, lead, lug off, steer, engage, escort, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, take along, tote.

Ex: Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).

Ex: Subject experts may bring a more informed and critical eye to document analysis.

Ex: Cable TV systems have now been introduced in the United States that have the technical ability to carry two-way signals.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.

Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.

Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

Ex: Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.

Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.

Ex: When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.

Ex: These bags are the best way to tote around your books, groceries, beach stuff, or even your puppy.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.

* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* encargado de llevar a cabo = implementor [implementer].

* encargado de llevar el marcador = scorer.

* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* llevando sobrepelliz = surpliced.

* llevar a = lead on to, lead up to, result (in), take + Nombre + back to, usher into.

* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar a buen término = bring to + a close.

* llevar a cabo = accomplish, carry out, conduct, execute, go about, implement, proceed, effect, realise [realize, -USA], transact, carry through, press forward (with).

* llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.

* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.

* llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.

* llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.

* llevar a cabo una iniciativa = take + initiative.

* llevar a cabo una misión = accomplish + mission.

* llevar a cabo una orden = execute + command.

* llevar a cabo una redada = swoop.

* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.

* llevar a cabo un atraco = pull off + heist.

* llevar a cabo un proyecto = carry out + project, undertake + project, develop + project.

* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.

* llevar a casa = bring + home.

* llevar a conclusiones erróneas = mislead.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* llevar adelante = go ahead with, carry on, carry out.

* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* llevar a + Estado Emocional = send into + Estado Emocional.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* llevar a hombros = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.

* llevar a la bancarrota = bankrupt.

* llevar a la conclusión = lead to + the conclusion.

* llevar a la ficción = fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].

* llevar a la práctica = practise [practice, -USA], put into + practice, put into + practical effect, carry out, put into + effect.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* llevar a la quiebra = bankrupt.

* llevar Algo/Alguien a = usher + Nombre + into.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital urgentemente = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al juzgado = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* llevar a los tribunales = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.

* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar a remolque = take in + tow.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* llevar aún más lejos = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar consigo = carry around.

* llevar el compás = beat + time.

* llevar el mando = rule + the roost.

* llevar el peso = undertake + burden.

* llevar el sello de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar el sello distintivo de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar en autobús = bus.

* llevar en camión = truck.

* llevar en volandas = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar + Expresión Temporal = take + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar la antorcha = carry + the torch.

* llevar la batuta = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevar la contraria = antagonise [antagonize, -USA].

* llevar la cuenta = tally.

* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.

* llevar la delantera = ahead of the game.

* llevar la impronta de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca de = bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the imprint of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca distintiva de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed.

* llevar la responsabilidad de Algo = carry + the burden.

* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.

* llevar por el aire = waft.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* llevar (puesto) = wear.

* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.

* llevar razón = be right, be in the right.

* llevar ropa puesta = wear + clothing.

* llevar rumbo de colisión con = be on a collision course with.

* llevarse = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with.

* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.

* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.

* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms, hit it off.

* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* llevarse el mérito = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la palma = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + top.

* llevárselo el viento = blow away.

* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.

* llevarse una desilusión = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llevarse un chasco = be gutted, feel + gutted, be disappointed.

* llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar sobre los hombros = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar tiempo = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + time.

* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo = take + time and effort.

* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.

* llevar una cruz = suffer from + curse.

* llevar una eternidad = take + ages (and ages).

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* llevar un diario de trabajo = keep + diary.

* llevar un minuto = take + minute.

* llevar un negocio = conduct + a business.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing.

* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* no llevar a ningún fin, ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.

* no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.

* viajar llevando un mochila = backpacking.

* * *

llevar [A1 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (de un lugar a otro) to take

tengo que llevar los zapatos a arreglar I must take my shoes to be mended

le llevé unas flores I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya el sábado I'll bring it when I come on Saturday

este programa pretende llevar un mensaje de paz y amor a sus hogares this program aims to bring a message of peace and love into your homes

el camión llevaba una carga de abono the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas let me help you carry your bags

¿qué llevas en el bolso que pesa tanto? what have you got in your bag that weighs so much?

dos hamburguesas para llevar two hamburgers to go ( AmE), two hamburgers to take away ( BrE)

[ S ] comida para llevar take out meals ( AmE), takeaway meals ( BrE)

2 ‹persona› to take

iba para ese lado y me llevó hasta la estación she was going that way so she gave me a lift to o took me to o dropped me at the station

voy a llevar a los niños al colegio I'm going to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar fuera he took us out to dinner

la llevaba de la mano I was holding her hand, I had her by the hand

3

(tener consigo): los atracadores llevaban metralletas the robbers carried submachine guns

no llevo dinero encima or conmigo I don't have any money on me

4 (CS) (comprar) to take

¿la señora ha decidido? — sí, llevo éste have you decided, madam? — yes, I'll take o I'll have this one

¿cuántos va a llevar? how many would you like?

B

1

(guiar, conducir): nos llevaron por un sendero hacia la cueva they led o took us along a path toward(s) the cave

este camino te lleva al río this path leads o takes you to the river

esta discusión no nos llevará a ninguna parte arguing like this won't get us anywhere

2 (impulsar, inducir) to lead

su afición por el juego lo llevó a cometer el desfalco his passion for gambling led him to embezzle the money

esto me lleva a pensar que miente this leads me to believe that she is lying

¿qué puede llevar a una madre a hacer una cosa así? what could induce a mother to do such a thing?

C

1 ‹vestido/sombrero› to wear

puede llevarse suelto o con cinturón it can be worn loose or with a belt

llevaba uniforme he was wearing his uniform, he was in uniform

no llevo reloj I'm not wearing a watch, I haven't got a watch on

2

(hablando de modas): vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso people don't have engagement parties any more

D

(tener): llevas la corbata torcida your tie's crooked

hace años que lleva barba he's had a beard for years

llevaba el pelo corto she wore o had her hair short, she had short hair

cada entrada lleva un número each ticket bears a number o has a number on it

el colegio lleva el nombre de su fundador the school carries o bears the name of its founder

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

A

(tener a su cargo): lleva la contabilidad de la empresa she does the company's accounts

su padre lleva la tienda/el bar his father runs the shop/the bar

el abogado que lleva el caso the lawyer o ( AmE) attorney who is handling the case

mi compañero lleva lo de los créditos my colleague deals with loans

trabaja a tiempo completo y además lleva la casa she works full time and does all the housework as well

B

1 (conducir) ‹vehículo› to drive; ‹moto› to ride

¿quién llevaba el coche? who was driving the car?

2 ‹pareja›

(al bailar): no sé bailar — no importa, yo te llevo I can't dance — it doesn't matter, I'll lead

C

1 ‹vida› to lead

(+ compl): lleva una vida normal/muy ajetreada he leads o has a normal life/very hectic life

llevan su relación en secreto they're keeping their relationship secret

¿cómo llevas lo del divorcio? how are you coping with the divorce?

está en segundo año y lo lleva muy bien he's in the second year and he's doing very well

¿qué tal lo llevas? ( fam); how are things? ( colloq)

lleva muy mal lo de que te vayas al extranjero she's taking this business of you going abroad very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista you handled the interview very well

2 ( Ven) ‹golpe/susto› to get

llevamos un susto grande cuando … we got a terrible fright when …

va a llevar un disgusto grande cuando se entere he's going to be very upset when he finds out

D

(seguir, mantener): llevar el ritmo or el compás to keep time

baila mal, no sabe llevar el compás he's a bad dancer, he can't keep in time to the music

¿estás llevando la cuenta de lo que te debo? are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué rumbo llevan? what course are they on?

¿qué dirección llevaban? which direction were they going in o were they headed in?

Sentido III

A

1 (requerir, insumir) to take

lleva mucho tiempo hacerlo bien it takes a long time to do it well

(+ me/te/le etc): le llevó horas aprendérselo de memoria it took her hours to learn it by heart

me va a llevar horas it's going to take me hours

2

(tener como ingrediente, componente): ¿qué lleva esta sopa? what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla en lugar de aceite this pastry is made with butter instead of oil

lleva unas gotas de jugo de limón it has a few drops of lemon juice in it

este modelo lleva tres metros de tela you need three meters of material for this dress

la blusa lleva un cuello de encaje the blouse has a lace collar

el tren lleva dos vagones de primera the train has o ( frml) conveys two first-class carriages

B (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc):

me lleva dos años he's two years older than me

mi hijo te lleva unos centímetros my son is a few centimeters taller than you, my son is taller than you by a few centimeters

nos llevan tres días de ventaja they have a three-day lead over us

C ( Esp) (cobrar) to charge

no me llevó nada por arreglármelo he didn't charge me (anything) for fixing it

■

v aux

lleva media hora esperando she's been waiting for half an hour

¿llevas mucho rato aquí? have you been here long?

lleva tres días sin probar bocado he hasn't eaten a thing for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso the train's an hour late

¿te desperté? — no, llevo horas levantada did I wake you? — no, I've been up for hours

lleva cinco años en la empresa she's been with the company for five years

hasta ahora llevan ganados todos los partidos they've won every game so far

ya llevaba hecha la mitad de la manga I'd already done half the sleeve

llevar las de ganar/perder to be bound to win/lose

con el apoyo del jefe, llevas todas las de ganar if the boss is behind you, you're bound to succeed

■ llevar

vi

1 «camino/carretera» to go, lead

lleva directamente al pueblo it goes o leads straight to the village

¿adónde lleva este camino? where does this road go o lead?

2 (al bailar) to lead

■ llevarse

v pron

A

1 (a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso the police took the suspect away

¿quién se ha llevado mi paraguas? who's taken my umbrella?

nos lo llevamos a la playa we took him off to the beach

no te lleves el diccionario, lo necesito don't take the dictionary (away), I need it

llévate a los chicos de aquí get the children out of here

los ladrones se llevaron las joyas the thieves went off with o took the jewels

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso the water swept away everything in its path

2 ‹dinero/premio› to win

la película que se llevó todos los premios the movie that carried off o won o took all the prizes

3 (quedarse con, comprar) to take

no sé cuál llevarme I don't know which one to have o take

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? how many would you like?

4 ( Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

5 ( Arg) ‹asignatura› to carry over

B

(dirigir): no te lleves el cuchillo a la boca don't put your knife in your mouth

se llevó la mano al bolsillo he put his hand to his pocket

C ‹susto/regañina› to get

¡qué susto me llevé! what a fright I got!

me llevé una gran decepción I was terribly disappointed, it was a terrible disappointment

se llevó su merecido he got what he deserved

quiero que se lleve un buen recuerdo I want him to leave here with pleasant memories

D

llevarse bien con algn to get along with sb, to get on (well) with sb ( BrE)

nos llevamos mal we don't get along o on

se llevan a matar they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato they fight like cat and dog

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llevar ( conjugate llevar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take;

◊ le llevé unas flores I took her some flowers;

te lo llevaré cuando vaya I'll bring it when I come;
¿qué llevas en la bolsa? what have you got in your bag?;
comida para llevar take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals
b) ( transportar) ‹ carga› to carry;

◊ la ayudé a llevar las bolsas I helped her carry her bags

c) ‹ persona› to take;

◊ nos llevó a cenar he took us out to dinner;

me llevó (en su coche) hasta la estación she gave me a lift to the station;
lo llevaba en brazos/de la mano she was carrying him in her arms/holding her hand
d) ( tener consigo) ‹llaves/dinero/documentación› to have

2
a) (guiar, conducir) to take;

◊ la llevaba de la mano I/he was holding her hand;

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte this won't get us anywhere
b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead;

◊ esto me lleva a pensar que … this leads me to believe that …

3
a) ‹ropa/perfume/reloj› to wear

b) ( tener) ‹barba/bigote› to have;

◊ llevaba el pelo corto she had short hair

1 ( tener a su cargo) ‹negocio/tienda› to run;
‹ caso› to handle;
‹ contabilidad› to do
2 (esp Esp) ( conducir) ‹ vehículo› to drive;
‹ moto› to ride
3 ‹ vida› to lead;
◊ llevar una vida tranquila to lead a quiet;

¿cómo llevas el informe? how are you getting on with the report?
4 (seguir, mantener): llevar el ritmo or el compás to keep time;
◊ ¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? are you keeping track of what I owe you?;

¿qué dirección llevaban? which direction were they going in?
1
a) ( requerir) ‹ tiempo› to take;

◊ le llevó horas aprendérselo it took her hours to learn it

b) ( aventajar) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ me lleva un año he's a year older than me;

nos llevan un día de ventaja they have a one-day lead over us
2 (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
llevar v aux:
◊ llevo una hora esperando I've been waiting for an hour;

lleva tres días sin comer he hasn't eaten for three days;
el tren lleva una hora de retraso the train's an hour late;
llevo revisada la mitad I've already checked half of it
verbo intransitivo [camino/carretera] to go, lead
llevarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( a otro lugar) to take;

◊ la policía se llevó al sospechoso the police took the suspect away;

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? who took my umbrella?;
el agua se llevó las casas the water swept away the houses
b) ‹premio/dinero› to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take;

◊ me llevo este I'll take this one

d) (Mat) to carry;

◊ 9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) ‹ asignatura› to carry over

2 ‹susto/regañina› to get;
◊ me llevé una decepción I was disappointed;

se llevó un buen recuerdo he left here with pleasant memories
3
◊ llevarse bien con algn to get along with sb

4 ( hablando de modas) to be in fashion;
◊ vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas short skirts are back in fashion

llevar verbo transitivo
1 to take: llévame a casa, take me home
(en dirección al oyente) te lo llevaré al trabajo, I'll bring it to your work
2 (vestir) to wear: lleva el pelo suelto, she wears her hair down
3 (transportar) to carry: no llevo dinero encima, I don't carry any money on me
4 (tolerar, sufrir) lleva muy mal la separación, she is taking the separation very badly
5 (una diferencia de edad) le lleva dos años a su hermana, he is two years older than his sister
6 (cobrar) me llevó dos mil pesetas por el arreglo, she charged me two thousand pesetas for the repairs
7 (necesitar) eso no lleva mucho trabajo, that doesn't need much work
8 (tiempo) llevo dos horas esperando, I've been waiting for two hours
esto llevará un buen rato, this will take a long time
9 (un negocio, empresa) to be in charge of
(a una persona) to handle: te lleva por donde quiere, she does what she likes with you
♦ Locuciones: llevar adelante, to carry sthg through
llevar las de ganar/perder, to be on a winning/losing streak
La traducción más común es to take: ¿Adónde llevas eso?, Where are you taking that? Llévalo a la cocina. Take it to the kitchen. Sin embargo, tratándose de llevar algo hacia el oyente o el hablante, debes emplear el verbo to bring: Te lo llevaré mañana. I'll bring it to you tomorrow. Te llevaré un regalo. I'll bring you a present.
' llevar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acercar
- agitada
- agitado
- aire
- altar
- andar
- aparejada
- aparejado
- bajar
- batuta
- caballo
- cabo
- calzar
- calle
- cantante
- cargar
- cartera
- ciega
- ciego
- conducir
- costar
- dejarse
- delantera
- efectuar
- ejecutar
- escrita
- escrito
- garaje
- inducir
- juicio
- magistratura
- mal
- maquillarse
- operar
- pantalla
- pantalón
- perder
- preferir
- realizar
- sed
- sofoco
- subir
- traer
- transportar
- usar
- vestir
- voz
- anca
- andas
- arrastrar
English:
absorb
- accomplish
- account
- achieve
- ahead
- amulet
- astray
- authenticity
- band
- bankrupt
- bear
- blow
- boil
- bring
- carry
- carry about
- carry around
- carry away
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- coal
- conduct
- drag off
- drive
- effect
- fly
- follow through
- footpath
- forceful
- forever
- go through with
- hand-luggage
- handle
- haul up
- have
- have on
- have up
- hold
- hump
- implement
- inclination
- justice
- keep
- lead
- lead out
- lead to
- lead up to
- live
- lug

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llevar

♦ vt

1. [de un lugar a otro] to take;

le llevé unos bombones al hospital I took her some chocolates at the hospital, I brought some chocolates for her to the hospital with me;

llevaré a los niños al zoo I'll take the children to the zoo;

nosotros llevamos la mercancía del almacén a las tiendas we bring o transport the goods from the warehouse to the shops;

me llevó en coche he drove me there;

¿vas al colegio? ¡sube, que te llevo! are you going to school? get in, I'll give you a Br lift o US ride;

¿para tomar aquí o para llevar? is it to eat in or Br to take away o US to go?;

pizzas para llevar [en letrero] Br takeaway pizzas, US pizzas to go

2. [acarrear] to carry;

llevaba un saco a sus espaldas she was carrying a sack on her back;

llevaban en hombros al entrenador they were carrying the coach on their shoulders;

¿llevas rueda de recambio? have you got a spare wheel?;

llevar adelante algo [planes, proyecto] to go ahead with sth;

llevar consigo [implicar] to lead to, to bring about;

está prohibido llevar armas carrying arms is prohibited

3. [encima] [ropa, objeto personal] to wear;

llevo gafas I wear glasses;

¿llevas reloj? [en este momento] have you got a watch on?, are you wearing a watch?;
[habitualmente] do you wear a watch?;
llevaba una falda azul she was wearing a blue skirt;

no lleva nada puesto she hasn't got anything o any clothes on;

no llevo dinero I haven't got any money on me;

nunca llevo mucho dinero encima I never carry a lot of money on me o around;

todavía lleva pañales he's still in Br nappies o US diapers

4. [tener] to have;

llevar bigote to have a moustache;

lleva el pelo largo he has long hair;

me gusta llevar el pelo recogido I like to wear my hair up;

llevas las manos sucias your hands are dirty;

los productos ecológicos llevan una etiqueta verde environmentally friendly products carry a green label

5. [como ingrediente]
esta tortilla lleva cebolla this omelette has got onion in it;

¿qué lleva el daiquiri? what do you make a daiquiri with?

6. [guiar, acompañar] to take;

los llevé por otro camino I took them another way;

lo llevaron a la comisaría he was taken to the police station;

un guía nos llevó hasta la cima a guide led us to the top;
Méx
lléveme con el gerente I want to see the manager

7. [dirigir] to be in charge of;
[casa, negocio] to look after, to run;
lleva la contabilidad she keeps the books

8. [manejar, ocuparse de] [problema, persona] to handle;
[asunto, caso, expediente] to deal with; [automóvil] to drive; [bicicleta, moto] to ride;
este asunto lo lleva el departamento de contabilidad this matter is being handled by the accounts department;

ella llevó las negociaciones personalmente she handled the negotiations herself;

el inspector que lleva el caso the inspector in charge of the case;

lleva muy bien sus estudios he's doing very well in his studies;

sabe cómo llevar a la gente she's good with people

9. [mantener] to keep;

el hotel lleva un registro de todos sus clientes the hotel keeps a record of all its guests;

llevo la cuenta de todos tus fallos I've been keeping count of all your mistakes;

llevar el paso to keep in step;

llevar el ritmo o [m5] compás to keep time;

llevan una vida muy tranquila they lead a very quiet life

10. [soportar] to deal o cope with;

llevar algo bien/mal to deal o cope with sth well/badly;

¿qué tal llevas o [m5] cómo llevas el régimen? how are you getting on with the diet?;

llevo bien lo de ir en tren todos los días, pero lo de madrugar… I can quite happily cope with catching the train every day, but as for getting up early…;
Fam
¿cómo lo llevas con el nuevo jefe? how are you getting on with your new boss?

11. [ir por]
la dirección que lleva el vehículo the direction in which the vehicle is heading;

lleva camino de ser famoso/rico he's on the road to fame/riches;

Comp

llevar las de ganar/perder: el equipo local lleva las de ganar/perder the local team are favourites to win/lose;

en un juicio, llevamos las de ganar if the matter goes to court, we can expect to win;

no te enfrentes con él, que llevas las de perder don't mess with him, you can't hope to win

12. [conducir]
llevar a alguien a algo to lead sb to sth;

aquella inversión le llevaría a la ruina that investment was to bring about his ruin;

¿adónde nos lleva la ingeniería genética? where is all this genetic engineering going to end?;

llevar a alguien a hacer algo to lead o cause sb to do sth;

esto me lleva a creer que miente this makes me think she's lying;

¿qué pudo llevarle a cometer semejante crimen? what could have led o caused him to commit such a crime?

13. [sobrepasar en]
te llevo seis puntos I'm six points ahead of you;

me lleva dos centímetros/dos años he's two centimetres taller/two years older than me

14. [amputar]
la motosierra casi le lleva una pierna the power saw nearly took o cut his leg off

15. [costar] [tiempo, esfuerzo] to take;

aprender a conducir o Am [m5] manejar lleva tiempo it takes time to learn to drive;

me llevó un día hacer este guiso it took me a day to make this dish

16. [pasarse] [tiempo]
lleva tres semanas sin venir she hasn't come for three weeks now, it's three weeks since she was last here;

llevaba siglos sin ir al cine I hadn't been to the cinema for ages, it was ages since I'd been to the cinema;

¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí? how long have you been here?;

llevo todo el día llamándote I've been trying to get through to you on the phone all day;

llevar mucho tiempo haciendo algo to have been doing sth for a long time

17. Esp [cobrar] to charge;

¿qué te llevaron por la revisión del coche? how much o what did they charge you for servicing the car?

18. CSur [comprar] to take;

llevaré la roja I'll take o have the red one;

¿lo envuelvo o lo lleva puesto? shall I wrap it up for you or do you want to keep it on?

♦ vi
[conducir]
llevar a to lead to;

esta carretera lleva al norte this road leads north

♦ v aux
(antes de participio)
llevo leída media novela I'm halfway through the novel;

llevo dicho esto mismo docenas de veces I've said the same thing time and again;

llevaba anotados todos los gastos she had noted down all the expenses

♦ See also the pronominal verb llevarse

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llevar

I v/t

1 take;

llevar a alguien en coche drive s.o., take s.o. in the car;

llevar dinero encima carry money

2 ropa, gafas wear

3 ritmo keep up

4

:

llevar las de perder be likely to lose;

me lleva dos años he’s two years older than me;

llevo ocho días aquí I’ve been here a week;

llevo una hora esperando I’ve been waiting for an hour;

¿te llevó dos horas hacer eso? it took you two hours to do that?

II v/i lead (a to)

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llevar vt

1) : to take away, to carry

me gusta, me lo llevo: I like it, I'll take it

2) : to wear

3) : to take, to lead

llevamos a Pedro al cine: we took Pedro to the movies

4)

llevar a cabo : to carry out

5)

llevar adelante : to carry on, to keep going

llevar vi

: to lead

un problema lleva al otro: one problem leads to another

llevar v aux

: to have

llevo mucho tiempo buscándolo: I've been looking for it for a long time

lleva leído medio libro: he's halfway through the book

♦ See also the reflexive verb llevarse

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llevar vb

1. (en general) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

lleva a sus hijos a la escuela she takes her children to school

le llevó muchos años aprender a tocar el arpa it took him many years to learn to play the harp

2. (cargar) to carry [pt. & pp. carried]

¿quieres que te lleve la compra? shall I carry your shopping?

3. (vestir) to wear [pt. wore; pp. worn]

lleva una chaqueta gris he's wearing a grey jacket

4. (tener) to have

¿qué llevas en la mano? what have you got in your hand?

el pastel lleva crema the cake has got cream in it

5. (conducir) to drive [pt. drove; pp. driven]

llevas el coche muy bien you drive very well

6. (tiempo) to have been

llevo media hora esperándote I've been waiting for you for half an hour

llevarle a alguien... años to be... years older than somebody

su hermano le lleva dos años his brother is two years older than him

para llevar to take away

Spanish-English dictionary > llevar
17 expédier

expédier [εkspedje]

➭ TABLE 7 transitive verb

   a. [+ lettre, paquet] to send

• expédier par la poste to send through the post

• expédier par bateau [+ lettres, colis] to send surface mail ; [+ matières premières] to ship

• je l'ai expédié en vacances chez sa grand-mère (inf) I sent him off to his grandmother's for the holidays

   b. [+ client, visiteur] to dismiss

• expédier une affaire to dispose of a matter

• expédier son déjeuner en cinq minutes to polish off (inf) one's lunch in five minutes

   c. expédier les affaires courantes to dispose of day-to-day matters

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ɛkspedje
verbe transitif

1) gén to send; ( par la poste) to post GB, to mail US [lettres, colis]; ( faire partir) to dispatch [marchandises, commande]

expédier quelque chose à quelqu'un — to send somebody something, to send something to somebody

expédier par bateau — to send [something] by surface mail [lettre, colis]; to ship [marchandises]

2) ( envoyer) to send, to dispatch [personne] (à to)

3) (colloq) ( se débarrasser de) to get rid of [importun]; ( bâcler) to polish off [travail, repas]

expédier un entretien en une heure — pej to get an interview over within one hour

4) ( régler) to deal with

expédier les affaires courantes — to deal with ou dispatch daily business

* * *
ɛkspedje vt
1) [lettre, paquet] to send

expédier un colis — to send a parcel

2) [troupes, renfort] to dispatch

3) péjoratif, [travail] to dispose of, to dispatch

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expédier verb table: plier vtr

1 gén to send; ( par la poste) to post GB, to mail US [lettres, colis]; ( faire partir) to dispatch [marchandises, commande]; expédier qch à qn to send sb sth, to send sth to sb; expédier qch par avion/par bateau to send sth by air mail/by surface mail [lettre, colis]; expédier des marchandises par bateau to ship goods; expédier des marchandises par train to send goods by rail;

2 ( envoyer) to send, dispatch [personne, estafette, messager] (à to); on l'a expédié○ en prison pour cinq ans he was sent to jail for five years; ils ont expédié○ leurs trois enfants en colonie de vacances they packed○ their three children off to a holiday GB ou summer US camp; expédier○ qn dans l'au-delà or au cimetière to do sb in○, to kill sb;

3 ( se débarrasser de)○ to get rid of [client, importun]; ( bâcler)○ to polish off [travail, repas]; expédier un procès/entretien en une heure pej to get a trial/an interview over within one hour;

4 ( régler) to deal with; expédier les affaires courantes to deal with ou dispatch daily business.

[ɛkspedje] verbe transitif

1. [envoyer - colis, lettre] to send, to dispatch

expédier par avion to send by air mail

expédier par bateau

a. [lettre, paquet] to send surface mail

b. [marchandises] to send by sea, to ship

expédier par la poste to send through the post (UK) ou mail

2. [personne] to send off (separable)

je vais l'expédier en colonie de vacances I'm going to send her off to a summer camp

expédier quelqu'un dans l'autre monde (familier) ou au cimetière (familier) to send somebody off to meet their maker

3. [bâcler, finir sans soin - dissertation, lettre] to dash off (separable) ; [ - corvée, travail] to make short work of, to dispatch

elle a expédié le match en deux sets she wrapped up the match in two sets

4. [avaler vite - repas] to dispatch, to swallow ; [ - verre de vin] to knock back (separable)

5. DROIT to draw up (separable)

6. (locution)

expédier les affaires courantes

a. [employé] to deal with day-to-day matters (only)

b. [président] to be a caretaker president

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > expédier
18 good

ɡud
1. comparative - better; adjective
1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) bueno; educado

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bueno, correcto

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bueno

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) bueno, competente

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bueno, amable

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bueno; útil, beneficioso

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bueno, buen (humor), satisfecho, contento

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bueno, agradable

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bueno, apropiado, adecuado, suficiente

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) bueno, apto, cualificado, adecuado

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bueno; sano; en buenas condiciones

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bueno

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bueno, positivo

14) (thorough: a good clean.) bueno; profundo

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bien, sano, en forma

2. noun
1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bien, provecho, beneficio

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) bien, bondad, lado bueno

3. interjection
(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) bueno, bien

- goodness

4. interjection
((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) ¡Dios mío!

- goods
- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good

good¹ adj

1. bueno

these strawberries are very good estos fresones están muy buenos

this water is not good to drink esta agua no es buena para beber

2. bueno / amable

he's been very good to me ha sido muy amable conmigo / se ha portado muy bien conmigo

good for you! ¡bien hecho!

to be good at something tener facilidad para algo / ser bueno en algo

she's good at languages tiene facilidad para los idiomas

he's good at tennis juega bien al tenis

to have a good time pasarlo bien

El comparativo de good es better; el superlativo es best

good² n bien

it's for your own good es por tu bien

what's the good of shouting if nobody can hear you? ¿de qué sirve gritar si nadie te oye?

for good para siempre

she's gone for good se ha ido para siempre

to do someone good hacer bien a alguien

a walk will do you good un paseo te hará bien

good

tr[gʊd]

adjective (comp better, superl best)

1 bueno,-a (before m sing noun) buen

■ she's a good daughter es una buena hija

■ he's a good son es un buen hijo

2 (healthy) sano,-a

■ olive oil is good for you el aceite de oliva es muy sano

3 (beneficial) bueno,-a

■ taking exercise is good for your health hacer ejercicio es bueno para la salud

4 (kind) amable

■ they've been very good to him han sido muy amables con él

■ he was so good as to help us tuvo la amabilidad de ayudarnos

5 (well-behaved) bueno,-a

■ be good! ¡sé bueno!

6 (useful) servible

■ the only good plate in the cupboard el único plato servible en el armario

adverb

1 muy

■ a pair of good strong boots un par de botas muy resistentes

interjection

1 ¡bien!

noun

1 bien nombre masculino

■ good and evil el bien y el mal

■ its for your own good es por tu propio bien

plural noun goods

1 (property) bienes nombre masculino plural

1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (in shop) género m sing, artículos nombre masculino plural

1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (merchandise) mercancías nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a good deal bastante

■ a good deal of money bastante dinero

■ he worked a good deal harder than she did él trabajó bastante más que ella

all in good time todo a su debido tiempo

as good as como si, prácticamente, casi

■ it's as good as finished está casi acabado

for good para siempre

for the good of en bien de

■ for the good of the people en bien del pueblo

good afternoon buenas tardes

good evening buenas tardes

Good Friday Viernes Santo

good heavens!, good grief! ¡cielo santo!

good morning buenos días

good night buenas noches

it's a good job menos mal

■ it's a good job that we brought an umbrella menos mal que trajimos un paraguas

that's a good one! (joke) ¡ésta sí que es buena!

to be as good as new estar como nuevo,-a

■ the clock is as good as new el reloj está como nuevo

to be as good as gold ser un ángel

to be good at tener aptitudes para

■ she's good at maths tiene aptitudes para las matemáticas

to be good for a laugh familiar ser muy divertido,-a, ser muy cachondo,-a

to be good for (last) durar 2 (be useful for) servir

■ it'll be good for another couple of years durará un par de años más

■ he'll be good for a long time yet tiene mucha vida por delante

■ it's good for getting rid of stains sirve para quitar las manchas

■ he's good for nothing no sirve para nada, es un inútil

to be up to no good estar tramando algo

to deliver the goods (literally) repartir las mercancías 2 (fig) cumplir sus compromisos

to do good hacer bien

to feel good sentirse bien

to have a good time pasarlo bien

to look good (person) tener buen aspecto 2 (food) tener buena pinta

to make good (be successful) tener éxito, salir bien 2 (reform) reformarse 3 (compensate) indemnizar

what's the good of «+ ger»? ¿de qué sirve + inf?

■ what's the good of denying it? ¿de qué sirve negarlo?

goods train tren nombre masculino de mercancías

goods wagon furgón nombre masculino, vagón nombre masculino de mercancías

goods yard estación nombre femenino de mercancías

stolen goods objetos nombre masculino plural robados

good ['gʊd] adv

1) (used as an intensifier) : bien

a good strong rope: una cuerda bien fuerte

2) well: bien

good adj, better ['bɛt̬ər] ; best ['bɛst]

1) pleasant: bueno, agradable

good news: buenas noticias

to have a good time: divertirse

2) beneficial: bueno, beneficioso

good for a cold: beneficioso para los resfriados

it's good for you: es bueno para uno

3) full: completo, entero

a good hour: una hora entera

4) considerable: bueno, bastante

a good many people: muchísima gente, un buen número de gente

5) attractive, desirable: bueno, bien

a good salary: un buen sueldo

to look good: quedar bien

6) kind, virtuous: bueno, amable

she's a good person: es buena gente

that's good of you!: ¡qué amable!

good deeds: buenas obras

7) skilled: bueno, hábil

to be good at: tener facilidad para

8) sound: bueno, sensato

good advice: buenos consejos

9) (in greetings) : bueno

good morning: buenos días

good afternoon (evening): buenas tardes

good night: buenas noches

good n

1) right: bien m

to do good: hacer el bien

2) goodness: bondad f

3) benefit: bien m, provecho m

it's for your own good: es por tu propio bien

4) goods npl

property: efectos mpl personales, posesiones fpl

5) goods npl

wares: mercancía f, mercadería f, artículos mpl

6)

for good : para siempre

good

adj.

• bueno, -a adj.

n.

• bien s.m.

• provecho s.m.

I gʊd
1) adjective (comp better; superl best) [The usual translation, bueno, becomes buen when it is used before a masculine singular noun]

Sense I

2) <food/quality/book> bueno

it smells good — huele bien, tiene rico or buen olor (AmL)

it looks good — tiene buen aspecto

her French is very good — habla muy bien (el) francés

in good condition — en buen estado

this hotel is as good as any you'll find here — este hotel es de los mejores que hay por aquí

to make good something: they undertook to make good the damage to the car se comprometieron a hacerse cargo de la reparación del coche; our losses were made good by the company la compañía nos compensó las pérdidas; to make good one's escape — lograr huir

3) ( creditable) <work/progress/results> bueno

they've made a very good start — han empezado muy bien

at least he had a good try — por lo menos lo intentó

4) (opportune, favorable) <moment/day/opportunity> bueno

is this a good time to phone? — ¿es buena hora para llamar?

it's a good job nobody was listening — (colloq) menos mal que nadie estaba escuchando

5) (advantageous, useful) <deal/offer/advice> bueno

she's a good person to have around — es una persona que conviene tener cerca

burn it; that's all it's good for — quémalo, no sirve para otra cosa

it's a good idea to let them know in advance — convendría or no sería mala idea avisarles de antemano

good idea!, good thinking! — buena idea!

6) ( pleasant) bueno

to be in a good mood — estar* de buen humor

I hope you have a good time in London — espero que te diviertas or que lo pases bien en Londres

did you have a good flight? — ¿qué tal el vuelo?

it's good to be back home — qué alegría estar otra vez en casa!

7) (healthy, wholesome) <diet/habit/exercise> bueno

he is in good health — está bien de salud

I'm not feeling too good — (colloq) no me siento or no me encuentro muy bien

spinach is good for you — las espinacas son buenas para la salud or son muy sanas

he drinks more than is good for him — bebe demasiado or más de la cuenta

she has been good for him — ella le ha hecho mucho bien

8) ( attractive)

she's got a good figure — tiene buena figura or buen tipo

that dress looks really good on her — ese vestido le queda or le sienta muy bien

9)

a) ( in greetings)

good morning — buenos días, buen día (RPl)

good afternoon — buenas tardes

b) ( in interj phrases)

good! now to the next question — bien, pasemos ahora a la siguiente pregunta

good for you! — bien hecho

good God! — Dios mío!

good heavens! — Santo Cielo!

good grief/gracious! — por favor!

very good, sir/madam — (frml) lo que mande el señor/la señora (frml)

c) ( for emphasis) (colloq)

I'll do it when I'm good and ready — lo haré cuando me parezca

the water's good and hot — el agua está bien caliente

d)

as good as: it's as good as new está como nuevo; he as good as admitted it — prácticamente lo admitió

Sense II

10) (skilled, competent) bueno

he's no good in emergencies — en situaciones de emergencia no sabe qué hacer

she's very good in the kitchen — cocina muy bien

to be good AT something/-ING: to be good at languages tener* facilidad para los idiomas; he's good at ironing plancha muy bien; he is good with dogs/children tiene buena mano con or sabe cómo tratar a los perros/los niños; she is good with her hands — es muy habilidosa or mañosa

11) (devoted, committed) bueno

a good Catholic/socialist — un buen católico/socialista

12)

a) (virtuous, upright) bueno

the Good Book — la Santa Biblia

b) ( well-behaved) bueno

be good — sé bueno, pórtate bien

good boy! — muy bien!

13) ( kind) bueno

to be good TO somebody: she was very good to me fue muy amable conmigo, se portó muy bien conmigo; it was very good of you to come muchas gracias por venir; good old Pete — el bueno de Pete

14) (decent, acceptable) bueno

good manners — buenos modales mpl

to have a good reputation — tener* buena reputación

15) ( sound) <customer/payer> bueno

this ticket is good for another week — este billete vale para una semana más

this car's good for a few years yet — a este coche todavía le quedan unos cuantos años por delante

16) ( valid) <argument/excuse> bueno

it's not good enough to say you can't do it — no basta con decir que no puedes hacerlo

it's simply not good enough! — esto no puede ser!, esto es intolerable!

Sense III

17) (substantial, considerable) <meal/salary/distance> bueno

she's making good money — está haciendo mucho dinero

there were a good many people there — había bastante gente or un buen número de personas allí

18) ( not less than)

it'll take a good hour — va a llevar su buena hora or una hora larga

a good half of all the people interviewed — más de la mitad de los entrevistados

19) (thorough, intense) <rest/scolding> bueno

I had a good night's sleep — dormí bien

II

noun

1)

a) u ( moral right) bien m

to do good — hacer* el bien

there is some good in everyone — todos tenemos algo bueno

to be up to no good — (colloq) estar* tramando algo, traerse* algo entre manos

b) ( people)

the good — (+ pl vb) los buenos

2) u

a) ( benefit) bien m

for the good of somebody/something — por el bien de algn/algo

no good will come of it — nada bueno saldrá de ello

to do somebody/something good — hacerle* bien a algn/algo

lying won't do you any good at all — mentir no te llevará a ninguna parte, no ganarás or no sacarás nada con mentir

b) ( use)

this knife is no good (at all) — este cuchillo no sirve (para nada)

are you any good at drawing? — ¿sabes dibujar?

this book is no good — este libro no vale nada

c) ( in phrases)

for good — para siempre

3) goods pl

a) ( merchandise) artículos mpl, mercancías fpl, mercaderías fpl (AmS)

manufactured goods — productos mpl manufacturados, manufacturas fpl

to come up with o deliver the goods — (colloq) cumplir con lo prometido; (before n) <train, wagon> (BrE) de carga; < depot> de mercancías, de mercaderías (AmS)

b) ( property) (frml) bienes mpl

all his worldly goods — todas sus posesiones

III

adverb

1) (as intensifier)

it's been a good long while since... — ha pasado su buen tiempo desde...

you messed that up good and proper, didn't you? — (BrE colloq) metiste bien la pata, ¿no? (fam)

2) (AmE colloq) (well, thoroughly) bien

[ɡʊd]
1. ADJECTIVE
(compar better) (superl best) When good is part of a set combination, eg in a good temper, a good deal of, good heavens, look up the noun. The commonest translation of good is bueno, which must be shortened to buen before a masculine singular noun.
1) (=satisfactory)

a) bueno

a good book — un buen libro

at the end of the day, it's a good investment — a fin de cuentas es una buena inversión
Note that [bueno]/[buena] {etc} precede the noun in general comments where there is no attempt to compare or rank the person or thing involved:
if he set his mind to it, he could be a very good painter — si se lo propusiera podría ser muy buen pintor

she was a good wife and mother — era una buena esposa y madre

she has a good figure — tiene buen tipo
[Bueno]/[buena] {etc} follow the noun when there is implied or explicit comparison:
we could make a list of good teachers — podríamos hacer una lista de profesores buenos

I'm not saying it's a good thing or a bad thing — no digo que sea una cosa buena, ni mala
Use [ser] rather than [estar] with [bueno] when translating [to be good], unless describing food:
the idea is a good one — la idea es buena

it's good to be aware of the views of intelligent people — es bueno conocer los puntos de vista de la gente inteligente

the paella was very good — la paella estaba muy buena
Use [estar] with the adverb [bien] to give a general comment on a situation:
you've written a book, which is good — has escrito un libro, lo que está bien

his hearing is good — del oído está bien, el oído lo tiene bien

b)

• she's good at maths — se le dan bien las matemáticas, es buena en matemáticas

she's good at singing — canta bien

she's good at putting people at their ease — tiene la capacidad de hacer que la gente se sienta relajada

• that's good enough for me — eso me basta

it's just not good enough! — ¡esto no se puede consentir!

40% of candidates are not good enough to pass — el 40% de los candidatos no dan el nivel or la talla para aprobar

• to feel good — sentirse bien

I started to feel good about myself again — empecé a recuperar mi autoestima or la moral

I don't feel very good about that * — (=I'm rather ashamed) me da bastante vergüenza

• we've never had it so good! * — ¡nunca nos ha ido tan bien!, ¡jamás lo hemos tenido tan fácil!

• how good is her eyesight? — ¿qué tal está de la vista?

• you're looking good — ¡qué guapa estás!

things are looking good — las cosas van bien, la cosa tiene buena pinta *

you look good in that — eso te sienta or te va bien

• you can have too much of a good thing — lo mucho cansa (y lo poco agrada)

• it's too good to be true — no puede ser, es demasiado bueno para ser cierto

he sounds too good to be true! — ¡algún defecto tiene que tener!

• she's good with cats — entiende bien a los gatos, sabe manejarse bien con los gatos
good 2., manner 4), a), mood II, 1., time 1., 5)
2) (=of high quality)

always use good ingredients — utilice siempre ingredientes de calidad or los mejores ingredientes

it's made of good leather — está hecho con cuero del bueno

3) (=pleasant) [holiday, day] bueno, agradable; [weather, news] bueno

• it was as good as a holiday — aquello fue como unas vacaciones

• have a good journey! — ¡buen viaje!

• how good it is to know that...! — ¡cuánto me alegro de saber que...!

• it's good to see you — me alegro de verte, gusto en verte (LAm)

it's good to be here — da gusto estar aquí

• have a good trip! — ¡buen viaje!
alive, life 1., 3)
4) (=beneficial, wholesome) [food] bueno, sano; [air] puro, sano

• it's good for burns — es bueno para las quemaduras

it's good for you or your health — te hace bien

spirits are not good for me — los licores no me sientan bien

he eats more than is good for him — come más de lo que le conviene

all this excitement isn't good for me! — ¡a mí todas estas emociones no me vienen or sientan nada bien!

it's good for the soul! — hum ¡ennoblece el espíritu!, ¡te enriquece (como persona)!

if you know what's good for you you'll say yes — por la cuenta que te tiene dirás que sí

some children know more than is good for them — algunos niños son demasiado listos or saben demasiado

5) (=favourable) [moment, chance] bueno

• it's a good chance to sort things out — es una buena oportunidad de or para arreglar las cosas

• I tried to find something good to say about him — traté de encontrar algo bueno que decir de él

• it would be a good thing or idea to ask him — no estaría mal or no sería mala idea preguntárselo

• this is as good a time as any to do it — es tan buen momento como cualquier otro para hacerlo

6) (=useful)

the only good chair — la única silla que está bien, la única silla servible or sana

• to be good for (doing) sth — servir para (hacer) algo

it'll be good for some years — durará todavía algunos años

he's good for ten years yet — tiene todavía por delante diez años de vida

John's good for a few hundred pounds * — John seguramente puede prestarnos unos cientos de libras

I'm good for another mile — todavía puedo aguantar otra milla más

the ticket is good for three months — el billete es válido or valedero para tres meses

he's good for nothing — es un inútil, es completamente inútil

7) (=sound, valid) [excuse] bueno

• unless you have a good excuse — a menos que tengas una buena excusa

• for no good reason — sin motivo alguno

• he is a good risk — (financially) concederle crédito es un riesgo asumible, se le puede prestar dinero
word 1., 1)
8) (=kind)

• that's very good of you — es usted muy amable, ¡qué amable (de su parte)!

• he was so good as to come with me — tuvo la amabilidad de acompañarme

please would you be so good as to help me down with my case? — ¿me hace el favor de bajarme la maleta?, ¿tendría la bondad de bajarme la maleta? more frm

would you be so good as to sign here? — ¿me hace el favor de firmar aquí?

• he's a good sort — es buena persona or gente

• he was good to me — fue muy bueno or amable conmigo, se portó bien conmigo
nature 1., 2)
9) (=well-behaved) [child] bueno

be good! — (morally) ¡sé bueno!; (in behaviour) ¡pórtate bien!; (at this moment) ¡estáte formal!

- be as good as gold

10) (=upright, virtuous) bueno

he's a good man — es una buena persona, es un buen hombre

• I think I'm as good as him — yo me considero tan buena persona como él

the twelve good men and true — los doce hombres justos

• yes, my good man — sí, mi querido amigo

• send us a photo of your good self — frm tenga a bien enviarnos una foto suya

• she's too good for him — ella es más de lo que él se merece
lady 1., 5)
11) (=close) bueno

• he's a good friend of mine — es un buen amigo mío

my good friend Fernando — mi buen or querido amigo Fernando

12) (=middle-class, respectable)

• to live at a good address — vivir en una buena zona or en un buen barrio

• he's got no money but he's of good family — no tiene dinero pero es or viene de buena familia

13) (=creditable)

he came in a good third — llegó en un meritorio tercer puesto

14) (=considerable) [supply, number] bueno

we were kept waiting for a good hour/thirty minutes — nos tuvieron esperando una hora/media hora larga, nos tuvieron esperando por lo menos una hora/media hora

a good three hours — tres horas largas

a good 10km — 10kms largos

a good £10 — lo menos 10 libras

• a good many or few people — bastante gente

15) (=thorough) [scolding] bueno

• to have a good cry — llorar a lágrima viva, llorar a moco tendido *

• to have a good laugh — reírse mucho

• to take a good look (at sth) — mirar bien (algo)

• to have a good wash — lavarse bien

16)

the good ship Domino — el (buque) Domino

17) (in greetings)

• good morning — buenos días

• good afternoon/ evening — buenas tardes

• good day — † (=hello) ¡buenos días!; (=goodbye) ¡hasta mañana!

• good night — buenas noches

• with every good wish, with all good wishes — (in letter) saludos, un fuerte abrazo

Robert sends (his) good wishes — Robert manda recuerdos

18) (in exclamations)

good! — ¡muy bien!

(that's) good! — ¡qué bien!, ¡qué bueno! (LAm)

very good, sir — sí, señor

• good for you! — ¡bien hecho!; (=congratulations) ¡enhorabuena!

• good one! — (=well done, well said) ¡muy bien!, ¡sí señor!
old 1., 5)
19) (in other set expressions)
as good as
it's as good as new — está como nuevo

I'll soon be as good as new — pronto estaré como nuevo

the job is as good as done — el trabajo puede darse por acabado

it's as good as lost — puede darse por perdido

they're as good as beaten — pueden darse por vencidos

as good as saying... — tanto como decir...

she as good as told me so — poco menos que me lo dijo

he as good as called me a liar — me llamó poco menos que mentiroso
to come good
things will come good eventually * — todo se arreglará al final
good and...
good and hot * — bien calentito *

good and strong * — bien fuerte

I'll do it when I'm good and ready * — lo haré cuando a mí me parezca
to hold good valer ( for para)
the same advice holds good for us — el mismo consejo vale para nosotros
it's a good job
(it's a) good job he came! * — ¡menos mal que ha venido!
make 1., 3), riddance, thing 2)
2. ADVERB

1) (as intensifier) bien

a good strong stick — un palo bien fuerte

a good long walk — un paseo bien largo, un buen paseo

- give as good as one gets
good and proper
they were beaten good and proper * — les dieron una buena paliza *

they were cheated good and proper * — les timaron bien timados *, les timaron con todas las de la ley *

2) (esp US) * (=well) bien

you did good — hiciste bien

"how are you?" - "thanks, I'm good" — -¿cómo estás? -muy bien, gracias

3. NOUN

1) (=virtuousness) el bien

• to do good — hacer (el) bien

• good and evil — el bien y el mal

• he is a power for good — su influencia es muy buena or beneficiosa, hace mucho bien

• for good or ill — para bien o para mal

• there's some good in him — tiene algo bueno

• to be up to no good * — estar tramando algo

2) (=advantage, benefit) bien m

the common good — el bien común

if it's any good to you — si te sirve de algo

• a rest will do you some good — un descanso te sentará bien

the sea air does you good — el aire del mar le hace or sienta a uno bien

a (fat) lot of good that will do you! * — iro ¡menudo provecho te va a traer!

much good may it do you! — ¡no creo que te sirva de mucho!, ¡para lo que te va a servir!

it does my heart good to see him — verlo me alegra la existencia

• for your own good — por tu propio bien

for the good of the country — por el bien del país

• to be in good with sb — estar a bien con algn

• that's all to the good! — ¡menos mal!

• what good will that do you? — ¿y eso de qué te va a servir?

what's the good of worrying? — ¿de qué sirve or para qué preocuparse?

3) (=people of virtue)
the good los buenos
4) (in set expressions)
any good
is he any good? — [worker, singer etc] ¿qué tal lo hace?, ¿lo hace bien?

is this any good? — ¿sirve esto?

is she any good at cooking? — ¿qué tal cocina?, ¿cocina bien?
for good (and all) (=for ever) para siempre
he's gone for good — se ha ido para siempre or para no volver
no good
it's no good — (=no use) no sirve

it's no good, I'll never get it finished in time — así no hay manera, nunca lo terminaré a tiempo

it's no good saying that — de nada sirve or vale decir eso

it's no good worrying — de nada sirve or vale preocuparse, no se saca nada preocupándose

that's no good — eso no vale or sirve

I'm no good at maths — las matemáticas no se me dan nada bien

that's no good to me — eso no me sirve para nada

to come to no good — acabar mal

4.

COMPOUNDS

the Good Book N — (Rel) la Biblia

good deeds NPL — = good works

good faith N — buena fe f

in good faith — de buena fe

Good Friday N — (Rel) Viernes m Santo

good guy N — (Cine) bueno m

good looks NPL — atractivo msing físico

good name N — buen nombre m

to protect sb's good name — proteger el buen nombre de algn

he wanted to protect his friend's good name — quería proteger el buen nombre de su amigo

good works NPL — buenas obras fpl

* * *

I [gʊd]
1) adjective (comp better; superl best) [The usual translation, bueno, becomes buen when it is used before a masculine singular noun]

Sense I

2) <food/quality/book> bueno

it smells good — huele bien, tiene rico or buen olor (AmL)

it looks good — tiene buen aspecto

her French is very good — habla muy bien (el) francés

in good condition — en buen estado

this hotel is as good as any you'll find here — este hotel es de los mejores que hay por aquí

to make good something: they undertook to make good the damage to the car se comprometieron a hacerse cargo de la reparación del coche; our losses were made good by the company la compañía nos compensó las pérdidas; to make good one's escape — lograr huir

3) ( creditable) <work/progress/results> bueno

they've made a very good start — han empezado muy bien

at least he had a good try — por lo menos lo intentó

4) (opportune, favorable) <moment/day/opportunity> bueno

is this a good time to phone? — ¿es buena hora para llamar?

it's a good job nobody was listening — (colloq) menos mal que nadie estaba escuchando

5) (advantageous, useful) <deal/offer/advice> bueno

she's a good person to have around — es una persona que conviene tener cerca

burn it; that's all it's good for — quémalo, no sirve para otra cosa

it's a good idea to let them know in advance — convendría or no sería mala idea avisarles de antemano

good idea!, good thinking! — buena idea!

6) ( pleasant) bueno

to be in a good mood — estar* de buen humor

I hope you have a good time in London — espero que te diviertas or que lo pases bien en Londres

did you have a good flight? — ¿qué tal el vuelo?

it's good to be back home — qué alegría estar otra vez en casa!

7) (healthy, wholesome) <diet/habit/exercise> bueno

he is in good health — está bien de salud

I'm not feeling too good — (colloq) no me siento or no me encuentro muy bien

spinach is good for you — las espinacas son buenas para la salud or son muy sanas

he drinks more than is good for him — bebe demasiado or más de la cuenta

she has been good for him — ella le ha hecho mucho bien

8) ( attractive)

she's got a good figure — tiene buena figura or buen tipo

that dress looks really good on her — ese vestido le queda or le sienta muy bien

9)

a) ( in greetings)

good morning — buenos días, buen día (RPl)

good afternoon — buenas tardes

b) ( in interj phrases)

good! now to the next question — bien, pasemos ahora a la siguiente pregunta

good for you! — bien hecho

good God! — Dios mío!

good heavens! — Santo Cielo!

good grief/gracious! — por favor!

very good, sir/madam — (frml) lo que mande el señor/la señora (frml)

c) ( for emphasis) (colloq)

I'll do it when I'm good and ready — lo haré cuando me parezca

the water's good and hot — el agua está bien caliente

d)

as good as: it's as good as new está como nuevo; he as good as admitted it — prácticamente lo admitió

Sense II

10) (skilled, competent) bueno

he's no good in emergencies — en situaciones de emergencia no sabe qué hacer

she's very good in the kitchen — cocina muy bien

to be good AT something/-ING: to be good at languages tener* facilidad para los idiomas; he's good at ironing plancha muy bien; he is good with dogs/children tiene buena mano con or sabe cómo tratar a los perros/los niños; she is good with her hands — es muy habilidosa or mañosa

11) (devoted, committed) bueno

a good Catholic/socialist — un buen católico/socialista

12)

a) (virtuous, upright) bueno

the Good Book — la Santa Biblia

b) ( well-behaved) bueno

be good — sé bueno, pórtate bien

good boy! — muy bien!

13) ( kind) bueno

to be good TO somebody: she was very good to me fue muy amable conmigo, se portó muy bien conmigo; it was very good of you to come muchas gracias por venir; good old Pete — el bueno de Pete

14) (decent, acceptable) bueno

good manners — buenos modales mpl

to have a good reputation — tener* buena reputación

15) ( sound) <customer/payer> bueno

this ticket is good for another week — este billete vale para una semana más

this car's good for a few years yet — a este coche todavía le quedan unos cuantos años por delante

16) ( valid) <argument/excuse> bueno

it's not good enough to say you can't do it — no basta con decir que no puedes hacerlo

it's simply not good enough! — esto no puede ser!, esto es intolerable!

Sense III

17) (substantial, considerable) <meal/salary/distance> bueno

she's making good money — está haciendo mucho dinero

there were a good many people there — había bastante gente or un buen número de personas allí

18) ( not less than)

it'll take a good hour — va a llevar su buena hora or una hora larga

a good half of all the people interviewed — más de la mitad de los entrevistados

19) (thorough, intense) <rest/scolding> bueno

I had a good night's sleep — dormí bien

II

noun

1)

a) u ( moral right) bien m

to do good — hacer* el bien

there is some good in everyone — todos tenemos algo bueno

to be up to no good — (colloq) estar* tramando algo, traerse* algo entre manos

b) ( people)

the good — (+ pl vb) los buenos

2) u

a) ( benefit) bien m

for the good of somebody/something — por el bien de algn/algo

no good will come of it — nada bueno saldrá de ello

to do somebody/something good — hacerle* bien a algn/algo

lying won't do you any good at all — mentir no te llevará a ninguna parte, no ganarás or no sacarás nada con mentir

b) ( use)

this knife is no good (at all) — este cuchillo no sirve (para nada)

are you any good at drawing? — ¿sabes dibujar?

this book is no good — este libro no vale nada

c) ( in phrases)

for good — para siempre

3) goods pl

a) ( merchandise) artículos mpl, mercancías fpl, mercaderías fpl (AmS)

manufactured goods — productos mpl manufacturados, manufacturas fpl

to come up with o deliver the goods — (colloq) cumplir con lo prometido; (before n) <train, wagon> (BrE) de carga; < depot> de mercancías, de mercaderías (AmS)

b) ( property) (frml) bienes mpl

all his worldly goods — todas sus posesiones

III

adverb

1) (as intensifier)

it's been a good long while since... — ha pasado su buen tiempo desde...

you messed that up good and proper, didn't you? — (BrE colloq) metiste bien la pata, ¿no? (fam)

2) (AmE colloq) (well, thoroughly) bien

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turn [tɜ:n]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. [of wheel] tour m

   b. ( = bend) virage m

• take the next turn on the left prenez la prochaine route (or rue) à gauche

• the economy may at last be on the turn l'économie pourrait enfin se redresser

► to take a turn (for)

• to take a turn for the worse s'aggraver

• to take a turn for the better s'améliorer

• the patient took a turn for the worse/better l'état du malade s'est aggravé/amélioré

   c. ( = attack) (inf) he had one of his turns last night il a eu une nouvelle crise la nuit dernière

   d. ( = fright) it gave me quite a turn ça m'a fait un sacré coup (inf)

   e. ( = action) to do sb a good turn rendre un service à qn

   f. ( = act) numéro m

   g. (in game, queue) tour m

• it's your turn c'est votre tour c'est à vous

• whose turn is it? c'est à qui (le tour) ?

• to take it in turn(s) to do sth faire qch à tour de rôle

   h. (set structures)

► at every turn à tout instant

► by turns

• he was by turns optimistic and despairing il était tour à tour optimiste et désespéré

• my sister and I visit our mother by turns ma sœur et moi rendons visite à notre mère à tour de rôle► in turn ( = one after another) à tour de rôle ; ( = then) à mon (or son or notre etc) tour

• they answered in turn ils ont répondu à tour de rôle

• and they, in turn, said... et, à leur tour, ils ont dit...► out of turn

• I don't want to speak out of turn but... je ne devrais peut-être pas dire cela mais...► to a turn

• done to a turn [food] à point► turn of + noun

• at the turn of the century au début du siècle

• this was a surprising turn of events les événements avaient pris une tournure inattendue

• to be of a pragmatic turn of mind avoir l'esprit pratique

• turn of phrase tournure f

• at the turn of the year en fin d'année

2. transitive verb

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   a. [+ handle, key, wheel, page] tourner

• turn it to the left tournez-le vers la gauche

• he turned the wheel sharply il a donné un brusque coup de volant

   b. [+ mattress] retourner

   c. ( = direct) [+ car, object, attention] tourner ( towards vers ) ; [+ gun, searchlight] braquer

• without turning a hair sans sourciller

• they turned his argument against him ils ont retourné son argument contre lui

   d. ( = reach) [+ age, time] as soon as he turned 18 dès qu'il a eu 18 ans

   e. ( = transform) transformer ( into en)

• the experience turned him into a misogynist cette expérience a fait de lui un misogyne

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = move round) tourner ; [person] se tourner (to, towards vers ) ; (right round) se retourner

• turn to face me tourne-toi vers moi

• he turned and saw me il s'est retourné et m'a vu

• his stomach turned at the sight le spectacle lui a retourné l'estomac

• he would turn in his grave if he knew... il se retournerait dans sa tombe s'il savait...

► to turn on sth ( = depend)

it all turns on whether he has the money tout dépend s'il a l'argent ou non

• the plot turns on a question of mistaken identity l'intrigue repose sur une erreur d'identité

   b. ( = move in different direction) [person, vehicle] tourner ; ( = reverse direction) faire demi-tour ; [road, river] faire un coude ; [tide] changer de direction

• they turned and came back ils ont fait demi-tour et sont revenus sur leurs pas

• the car turned into a side street la voiture a tourné dans une rue transversale

• our luck has turned la chance a tourné pour nous

• he didn't know which way to turn il ne savait plus où donner de la tête

► to turn against sb se retourner contre qn

► to turn to sb se tourner vers qn ; (for help) s'adresser à qn

• he turned to me for advice il s'est adressé à moi pour me demander conseil► to turn to sth

• turn to page 214 voir page 214

• to turn to the left tourner à gauche ; ( = resort) se tourner vers qch

• he turned to drink il s'est mis à boire

   c. ( = become)

► turn + adjective

• to turn nasty/pale devenir méchant/pâle

• to turn professional passer professionnel

• the weather has turned cold le temps s'est rafraîchi► to turn into + noun devenir

• the whole thing turned into a nightmare c'est devenu un véritable cauchemar► to turn to + noun

• his love turned to hatred son amour se changea en haine

   d. ( = change) [weather] changer ; [leaves] jaunir

4. compounds

► turn signal noun (US in car) clignotant m

► turn-off noun (on road) embranchement m (où il faut tourner)

• it's a (real) turn-off! (inf!) c'est vraiment rebutant ! ► turn-on (inf!) noun

• it's a (real) turn-on! c'est excitant ! ► turn-up noun (British) [of trousers] revers m

• that was a turn-up (for the books)! (inf) (figurative) ça a été une belle surprise !

5. Phrasal Verbs

► turn around separable transitive verb

[+ business, economy] remettre sur pied

► turn aside

1. intransitive verb

se détourner

2. separable transitive verb

[+ head, face] tourner ; [+ eyes] détourner► turn away

1. intransitive verb

se détourner

2. separable transitive verb

( = send away) [+ spectator] refuser l'entrée à ; [+ immigrants] refouler► turn back

1. intransitive verb

[traveller] faire demi-tour ; ( = reverse a decision) faire marche arrière

• there is no turning back on ne peut pas retourner en arrière

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = send back) faire faire demi-tour à ; [+ demonstrators] faire refluer

   b. [+ clock] retarder ; (hands of clock) reculer

• we can't turn the clock back on ne peut pas revenir en arrière► turn down separable transitive verb

   a. to turn down the bed rabattre les draps

   b. [+ heat, sound] baisser

   c. [+ offer, candidate, volunteer] refuser► turn in

1. intransitive verb

   a. to turn in to a driveway [car, person] tourner dans une allée

   b. ( = go to bed) (inf) aller se coucher

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = hand over) [+ wanted man] livrer (à la police)

• to turn o.s. in se rendre

   b. (US = return) [+ borrowed goods, equipment] rendre

3. inseparable transitive verb

(Sport) to turn in a good performance [player, team] réaliser une bonne performance► turn off

1. intransitive verb

   a. [person, vehicle] tourner

   b. to turn off automatically [heater, oven] s'éteindre automatiquement

2. inseparable transitive verb

[+ road] quitter

3. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ water, tap] fermer ; [+ radio, television, electricity, gas, heater] éteindre ; [+ water, electricity] (at main) couper

• he turned the programme off (TV) il a éteint la télé

• to turn off the light éteindre (la lumière)

• to turn off the engine couper le moteur

   b. ( = repel) (inf) rebuter

• what turns teenagers off science? qu'est-ce qui fait que les sciences n'attirent pas les adolescents ?► turn on

1. intransitive verb

   a. [oven] to turn on automatically s'allumer automatiquement

   b. millions of viewers turn on at 6 o'clock des millions de téléspectateurs allument la télé à 6 heures

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = attack) attaquer

3. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ tap] ouvrir ; [+ gas, electricity, television, heater] allumer ; [+ engine, machine] mettre en marche

• to turn on the light allumer (la lumière)

   b. ( = excite) (inf) exciter► turn out

1. intransitive verb

   a. not many people turned out to see her peu de gens sont venus la voir

   b. (in car) to turn out of a driveway sortir d'une allée

   c. ( = happen) se passer

• it all depends how things turn out tout dépend de la façon dont les choses vont se passer

• as it turned out, nobody came en fin de compte personne n'est venu

• it turned out nice [weather] il a fait beau en fin de compte

► to turn out to be s'avérer

• it turned out to be true cela s'est avéré juste

• it turned out to be harder than we thought cela s'est avéré plus difficile que l'on ne pensait

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ light] éteindre

   b. ( = empty out) [+ pockets, suitcase] vider ; [+ room, cupboard] nettoyer à fond ; ( = expel) [+ tenant] expulser

   c. ( = produce) fabriquer

   d. to be well turned out être élégant► turn over

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = roll over) se retourner

• she turned over and went back to sleep elle s'est retournée et s'est rendormie

   b. ( = change channel) changer de chaîne ; ( = turn page) tourner la page

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ page] tourner ; [+ mattress, earth, playing card, tape] retourner

• to turn over an idea in one's mind retourner une idée dans sa tête

   b. ( = hand over) [+ person] livrer (to à)

3. inseparable transitive verb

• the firm turns over $10,000 a week l'entreprise réalise un chiffre d'affaires de 10 000 dollars par semaine► turn round

1. intransitive verb

   a. [person] se retourner ; ( = change direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour ; ( = rotate) [object] tourner

• to turn round and round tourner sur soi-même

• he turned round and came back il a fait demi-tour et est revenu sur ses pas

   b. ( = improve) se redresser

2. separable transitive verb

   a. tourner ; [+ person] faire tourner

• he turned the ship round [captain] il a fait demi-tour

   b. ( = make successful) redresser ; ( = rephrase) reformuler

• to turn things round renverser la situation

• he managed to turn her round ( = change her mind) il a réussi à la faire changer d'avis► turn up

1. intransitive verb

( = arrive) arriver

• something will turn up on va bien trouver quelque chose

• don't worry about your ring, I'm sure it will turn up ne t'en fais pas pour ta bague, je suis sûr que tu finiras par la retrouver

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ collar] relever ; [+ sleeve] retrousser

• to have a turned-up nose avoir le nez retroussé

   b. ( = find) [+ evidence] trouver

• a survey turned up more than 3,000 people suffering from AIDS une enquête a révélé que plus de 3 000 personnes étaient atteintes du sida

   c. [+ radio, television] mettre plus fort

• to turn up the sound monter le son

• to turn up the heat (figurative) accentuer la pression

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[tɜːn] 1.
noun

1) (in games, sequence) tour m

whose turn is it? — c'est à qui le tour?

‘miss a turn’ — ‘passez votre tour’

to be somebody's turn to do — être au tour de quelqu'un de faire

it was his turn to feel rejected — il se sentait rejeté à son tour

to have a turn on ou at ou with the computer — utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour

to take turns at doing —

to take it in turns to do — faire quelque chose à tour de rôle

take it in turns! — chacun son tour!

by turns — tour à tour

to speak out of turn — fig commettre un impair

2) ( circular movement) tour m

to give something a turn — tourner quelque chose

to do a turn — [dancer] faire un tour

to take a turn in the park — faire un tour dans le parc

3) ( in vehicle) virage m

to make ou do a left/right turn — tourner à gauche/à droite

to do a turn in the road — faire un demi-tour

‘no left turn’ — ‘défense de tourner à gauche’

4) (bend, side road) tournant m, virage m

take the next right turn —

take the next turn on the right — prenez la prochaine (rue) à droite

5) (change, development) tournure f

to take a turn for the better — [person, situation] s'améliorer; [things, events] prendre une meilleure tournure

to take a turn for the worse — [situation] se dégrader; [health] s'aggraver

to be on the turn — [luck, milk] commencer à tourner; [tide] commencer à changer; century

6) (colloq) GB ( attack) crise f

a giddy ou dizzy turn — un vertige

to have a funny turn — se sentir tout/-e chose (colloq)

it gave me quite a turn —

it gave me a nasty turn — ça m'a fait un coup (colloq)

7) ( act) numéro m
2.
in turn adverbial phrase

1) ( in rotation) [answer, speak] à tour de rôle

she spoke to each of us in turn — elle nous a parlé chacun à notre tour

2) ( linking sequence) à son tour
3.
transitive verb

1) ( rotate) [person] tourner [wheel, handle]; serrer [screw]; [mechanism] faire tourner [cog, wheel]

to turn the key in the door ou lock — ( lock up) fermer la porte à clé; ( unlock) tourner la clé dans la serrure

2) (turn over, reverse) retourner [mattress, soil, steak, collar]; tourner [page]

to turn one's ankle — se tordre la cheville

it turns my stomach — cela me soulève le cœur

3) ( change direction of) tourner [chair, head, face, car]

to turn one's back on — lit tourner le dos à [group, place]; fig laisser tomber [friend, ally]; abandonner [homeless, needy]

4) ( focus direction of)

to turn something on somebody — braquer quelque chose sur quelqu'un [gun, hose, torch]; fig diriger quelque chose sur quelqu'un [anger, scorn]

5) ( transform)

to turn something white/black — blanchir/noircir quelque chose

to turn something milky/opaque — rendre quelque chose laiteux/opaque

to turn something into — transformer quelque chose en [office, car park, desert]

to turn water into ice/wine — changer de l'eau en glace/vin

to turn a book into a film — adapter un livre pour l'écran

to turn somebody into — [magician] changer quelqu'un en [frog]; [experience] faire de quelqu'un [extrovert, maniac]

6) ( deflect) détourner [person, conversation] ( towards vers; from de)

7) (colloq) ( pass the age of)

he has turned 50 — il a 50 ans passés

she has just turned 20/30 — elle vient d'avoir 20/30 ans

8) ( on lathe) tourner [wood, piece, spindle]
4.
intransitive verb

1) ( change direction) [person, car, plane, road] tourner; [ship] virer

to turn down ou into — tourner dans [street, alley]

to turn towards — tourner en direction de [village, mountains]

the conversation turned to Ellie — on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie

2) ( reverse direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour; [tide] changer; [luck] tourner; turn around

3) ( revolve) [key, wheel, planet] tourner; [person] se tourner

to turn in one's chair — se retourner dans son fauteuil

to turn and walk out of the room — faire demi-tour et sortir de la pièce

I turned once again to my book — j'ai repris encore une fois ma lecture

4) fig ( hinge)

to turn on — [argument] tourner autour de [point, issue]; [outcome] dépendre de [factor]

5) ( spin round angrily)

to turn on somebody — [dog] attaquer quelqu'un; [person] se retourner contre quelqu'un

6) fig ( resort to)

to turn to — se tourner vers [person, religion]

to turn to drink/drugs — se mettre à boire/se droguer

I don't know where ou which way to turn — je ne sais plus où donner de la tête (colloq)

7) ( change)

to turn into — [person, tadpole] se transformer en [frog]; [sofa] se transformer en [bed]; [situation, evening] tourner à [farce, disaster]

to turn to — [substance] se changer en [ice, gold]; [fear, surprise] faire place à [horror, relief]

8) ( become by transformation) devenir [pale, cloudy, green]

to turn white/black/red — blanchir/noircir/rougir

the weather is turning cold/warm — le temps se rafraîchit/se réchauffe

9) (colloq) ( become) devenir [Conservative, Communist]

businesswoman turned politician — ancienne femme d'affaires devenue politicienne

10) ( go sour) [milk] tourner

11) [trees, leaves] jaunir

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Phrasal Verbs:

- turn about

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

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at every turn — ( all the time) à tout moment; ( everywhere) partout

one good turn deserves another — Prov c'est un prêté pour un rendu

to be done to a turn — être cuit à point

to do somebody a good turn — rendre un service à quelqu'un

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return [rɪ'tɜ:n]

retour ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e), 1 (h)-(j) renvoi ⇒ 1 (b) rendu ⇒ 1 (c) aller et retour ⇒ 1 (d) réapparition ⇒ 1 (e) rendement ⇒ 1 (f) rendre ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c), 2 (d), 2 (h) rapporter ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (i) renvoyer ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (e) remettre ⇒ 2 (b) retourner ⇒ 3 revenir ⇒ 3 réapparaître ⇒ 3

1 noun

(a) (going or coming back) retour m;

∎ on her return à son retour;

∎ on his return to France à son retour en France;

∎ the point of no return le point de non-retour;

∎ British by return (of post) par retour du courrier;

∎ a return to normal un retour à la normale;

∎ a return to traditional methods un retour aux méthodes traditionnelles;

∎ the strikers' return to work la reprise du travail par les grévistes;

∎ return to office (of politician) reprise f de fonctions

(b) (giving or taking back) retour m; (sending back) renvoi m, retour m; (of stolen property) restitution f; (of overpayment) remboursement m;

∎ on return of this coupon sur renvoi de ce bon;

∎ on sale or return (goods) vendu avec possibilité de retour;

∎ no deposit, no return (on bottle) ni retour, ni consigne;

∎ it's a small return for all your kindness c'est une modeste récompense pour votre bonté

(c) (returned article) rendu m; (library book) livre m (de bibliothèque) que l'on rapporte;

∎ Theatre returns may be available on the day of the performance des places peuvent se libérer le jour de la représentation

(d) British (round trip, ticket) aller et retour m;

∎ two returns to Edinburgh, please deux allers et retours pour Édimbourg, s'il vous plaît

(e) (reappearance → of fever, pain, good weather) réapparition f, retour m

(f) Finance (yield) rendement m, rapport m;

∎ a 10 percent return on investment un rendement de 10 pour cent sur la somme investie;

∎ how much return do you get on your investment? combien est-ce que ton investissement te rapporte?;

∎ to bring a good return être d'un bon rapport;

∎ return on capital retour m sur capital;

∎ return on capital employed retour m sur capital permanent;

∎ return on capital invested retour m sur capitaux investis;

∎ return on equity rendement m sur fonds propres;

∎ return on investment retour m sur investissements;

∎ return on net assets rendement m de l'actif net;

∎ return on sales retour m sur ventes

(g) (for income tax) (formulaire m de) déclaration f d'impôts

(h) Sport (in tennis) retour m;

∎ return of service retour m de service;

∎ to make a good return (of service) bien renvoyer le service;

∎ what a brilliant return! ce retour est superbe!

(i) Architecture retour m

(j) (on keyboard) touche f retour

2 transitive verb

(a) (give back) rendre; (take back) rapporter; (send back) renvoyer, retourner; Marketing (goods) renvoyer;

∎ the jewels have been returned to their rightful owners les bijoux ont été rendus à leurs propriétaires légitimes;

∎ I have to return the library books today il faut que je rapporte les livres à la bibliothèque aujourd'hui;

∎ return this coupon for your fabulous free gift renvoyez ce bon pour obtenir votre magnifique cadeau;

∎ return to sender (on envelope) retour à l'expéditeur;

∎ she returned my look elle me regarda à son tour;

∎ the soldiers returned our fire les soldats répondirent à notre tir;

∎ Telecommunications to return a call rappeler

(b) (replace, put back) remettre;

∎ she returned the file to the drawer elle remit le dossier dans le tiroir;

∎ to return an animal to the wild remettre un animal en liberté

(c) (repay → kindness, compliment) rendre (en retour);

∎ how can I return your favour? comment vous remercier?;

∎ to return sb's greeting rendre un salut à qn;

∎ they returned our visit the following year ils sont venus nous voir à leur tour l'année suivante

(d) (reciprocate → affection) rendre;

∎ she did not return his love l'amour qu'il éprouvait pour elle n'était pas partagé

(e) Sport (in tennis → serve) renvoyer;

∎ to return (the) service renvoyer le service

(f) British (elect) élire;

∎ she was returned as member for Tottenham elle a été élue député de Tottenham

(g) (reply) répondre

(h) Law (pronounce → verdict) rendre, prononcer;

∎ the jury returned a verdict of guilty/not guilty le jury a déclaré l'accusé coupable/non coupable

(i) Finance (yield → profit, interest) rapporter

(j) Cards (in bridge) rejouer;

∎ East returns clubs for dummy's ace Est rejoue pique pour l'as du mort

3 intransitive verb

(go back) retourner; (come back) revenir; (reappear → fever, pain, good weather, fears) revenir, réapparaître;

∎ they've returned to Australia (speaker is in Australia) ils sont revenus en Australie; (speaker is elsewhere) ils sont retournés ou repartis en Australie;

∎ as soon as she returns dès son retour;

∎ to return home rentrer (à la maison ou chez soi);

∎ let's return to your question revenons à votre question;

∎ when I returned to consciousness quand j'ai repris connaissance, quand je suis revenu à moi;

∎ to return to work reprendre le travail;

∎ she returned to her reading elle reprit sa lecture;

∎ he soon returned to his old ways il est vite retombé dans ou il a vite repris ses anciennes habitudes;

∎ the situation should return to normal next week la situation devrait redevenir normale la semaine prochaine;

∎ her colour returned elle a repris des couleurs;

∎ Nautical to return to port rentrer au port;

∎ to return from the dead ressusciter d'entre les morts

4 returns plural noun

(a) (results) résultats mpl; (statistics) statistiques fpl, chiffres mpl;

∎ the election returns les résultats mpl des élections;

∎ first returns indicate a swing to the left les premiers résultats du scrutin indiquent un glissement à gauche

(b) Finance (profit) bénéfices mpl

(c) (birthday greetings)

∎ many happy returns (of the day)! bon ou joyeux anniversaire!

5 in return adverb

en retour, en échange;

∎ in return, he's letting me use his car en retour ou en échange, il me laisse utiliser sa voiture;

∎ if you will do sth in return si vous voulez bien faire qch en retour;

∎ you must expect the same treatment in return il faut vous attendre à la pareille

6 in return for preposition

en échange de;

∎ in return for which… moyennant quoi…;

∎ in return for this service… en récompense de ce service…

►► return address adresse f de l'expéditeur;

British return air fare tarif m aérien aller-retour;

Accountancy returns book journal m des rendus;

return cargo cargaison f de retour;

returned cheque chèque m retourné;

British return fare tarif m aller (et) retour;

return flight vol m de retour;

return freight fret m de retour;

return journey (voyage m du) retour m;

Computing return key touche f retour;

Accountancy returns ledger journal m des rendus;

Sport return match match m retour;

British return ticket (billet m d')aller (et) retour m

✾ Book 'The Return of the Native' Hardy 'Le Retour au pays natal'

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