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[sɛnd]vt sent pt, pp1) (gen) mandare, (letter, telegram) mandare, spedire, (arrow, rocket, ball) lanciareto send by post Am; send by mail — spedire per posta
to send by telex/fax — mandare via telex/fax
to send word that... — mandare a dire che...
to send sb home — mandare qn a casa, (from abroad) rimpatriare qn
to send sb to prison/bed/school — mandare qn in prigione/a letto/a scuola
to send sb to sleep — (bore) far addormentare qn
2)to send sb mad — far impazzire qnthat really sends me fam old — mi manda in visibilio
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[sɛnd]pt, pp sent, vtto send sth by post or (US) mail — wysyłać (wysłać perf) coś pocztą
to send sb for sth — wysyłać (wysłać perf) kogoś po coś
to send sb for a check-up — wysłać ( perf) kogoś na badania kontrolne
to send word that … — przysłać ( perf) wiadomość, że …
to send sb to Coventry ( BRIT) — bojkotować (zbojkotować perf) kogoś
to send sb to sleep — usypiać (uśpić perf) kogoś
to send sth flying — ciskać (cisnąć perf) czymś
Phrasal Verbs:- send for- send in- send off- send on- send out- send up* * *[send]past tense, past participle - sent; verb1) (to cause or order to go or be taken: The teacher sent the disobedient boy to the headmaster; She sent me this book.) wysyłać, przysyłać2) (to move rapidly or with force: He sent the ball right into the goal.) posłać, strzelić3) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) wpędzać•- sender- send away for
- send down
- send for
- send in
- send off
- send off for
- send out
- send someone packing / send someone about his business
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send [send](preterite, past participle sent)• this decision sends the wrong signal or message cette décision risque d'être mal interprétée• to send word that... faire savoir que...• these things are sent to try us! c'est le ciel qui nous envoie ces épreuves !• 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'espace2. compounds• they gave him a big send-off ils sont venus nombreux lui souhaiter bon voyage ► send-up (inf) nouna. envoyer ; ( = expel) (from country, town) expulserb. ( = dismiss) [+ person] congédiera. [+ person] faire descendreb. [+ prices, sb's temperature, blood pressure] faire baissera. [+ doctor, police] appeler ; ( = send sb to get) faire appelerb. ( = order by post) commander par correspondancea. [+ person] faire entrer ; [+ troops] envoyerb. [+ resignation, report, application] envoyer► send offa. [+ person] envoyerb. ( = say goodbye to) dire au revoir àc. [+ letter, parcel, goods] envoyerd. [+ player] expulser(British) [+ letter] faire suivre ; [+ luggage] (in advance) expédier à l'avance ; (afterwards) faire suivre ; [+ object left behind] renvoyer► send out• to send out for sth ( = order by phone) commander qch par téléphone ; ( = send sb to fetch) envoyer chercher qcha. [+ person] faire sortir• they were sent out for talking too loudly ils ont été mis à la porte parce qu'ils parlaient trop fortb. [+ leaflets] envoyer (par la poste)c. [+ scouts, messengers] envoyera. ( = circulate) faire circulerb. ( = dispatch) I'll have it sent round to you as soon as it's ready je vous le ferai parvenir dès que cela sera prêta. [+ person, luggage] faire monter ; [+ spacecraft, flare] lancer ; [+ smoke] envoyer ; [+ prices] faire monter en flèche* * *[send]transitive verb (prét, pp sent)1) ( dispatch) envoyerto send something to somebody —
to send somebody home — (from school, work) renvoyer quelqu'un chez lui/elle
2) ( cause to move)3) ( cause to become) rendre•Phrasal Verbs:- send for- send in- send off- send on- send out- send up••to send somebody packing (colloq) —
to send somebody about her/his business — (colloq) envoyer balader quelqu'un (colloq)
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sendpast tense, past participle - sent; verb1) (to cause or order to go or be taken: The teacher sent the disobedient boy to the headmaster; She sent me this book.) mandar, enviar2) (to move rapidly or with force: He sent the ball right into the goal.) mandar3) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) volver•- sender- send away for
- send down
- send for
- send in
- send off
- send off for
- send out
- send someone packing / send someone about his business
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send vb enviar / mandarsomebody send for a doctor! ¡que alguien vaya a buscar a un médico!tr[send]1 (gen) enviar, mandar; (telex, telegram) enviar, poner; (radio signal, radio message) transmitir, emitir2 (order to go) mandar, enviar3 (drive, cause to move) mandar; (rocket, ball) lanzar■ the explosion sent pieces of glass flying everywhere la explosión lanzó trozos de cristal por los aires4 (cause to become) volver, hacer1 (send a message) avisar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto send somebody away with a flea in their ear despachar a alguien con las orejas gachasto send somebody packing mandar a alguien a paseo, mandar a alguien a freír espárragosto send somebody to Coventry hacerle el vacío a alguiento send word mandar aviso, enviar un mensaje, avisar1) : mandar, enviarto send a letter: mandar una cartato send word: avisar, mandar decir2) propel: mandar, lanzarhe sent it into left field: lo mandó al jardín izquierdoto send up dust: alzar polvo3)to send into a rage : poner furiosov.(§ p.,p.p.: sent) = despachar v.• enviar (Teléfono) v.• expedir v.• mandar v.• remitir v.send
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(past & past p sent) transitive verb1) ( dispatch) \<\<letter/parcel/flowers/greetings\>\> mandar, enviar*send her my love — mándale saludos or recuerdos de mi parte
2) (direct, cause to go) \<\<messenger/envoy/reinforcements\>\> mandar, enviar*to send somebody on an errand/a course — mandar a alguien a hacer un recado or mandado/un curso
to send somebody for something: he sent me for some beer me mandó a comprar cerveza, me mandó a por cerveza (Esp fam); to send somebody to prison mandar a alguien a la cárcel; to send somebody packing — mandar a alguien a freír espárragos (fam)
3)a) (propel, cause to move)b) ( transmit) \<\<signal/current\>\> enviar*, mandar4) \<\<person\>\> (+ compl)to send somebody to sleep — dormir* a alguien
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viwe'll have to send to the States for spares — tendremos que encargar repuestos de Estados Unidos, tendremos que mandar (a) pedir repuestos a Estados Unidos (AmL)
Phrasal Verbs:- send for- send in- send off- send on- send out- send up[send] (pt, pp sent)1. VT1) (=dispatch) [+ letter, parcel, money, telegram] mandar, enviarplease send me further details — ruego me mande or me envíe más detalles
Jan sends her apologies — Jan pide que la disculpen or excusen
I had some flowers sent to her — le mandé or envié unas flores
he sent word that he wished to discuss peace — avisó or (LAm) mandó (a) decir que quería hablar de hacer las paces
2) (=cause to go) [+ person] mandar; [+ troops] mandar, enviarthey sent him here to help — lo mandaron para que nos ayudara, lo mandaron a ayudarnos
to send a child to bed/to school — mandar a un niño a la cama/a la escuela
to send sb for sth: I sent her for some bread — la mandé a comprar pan or (Sp) a por pan
to send sb home — mandar a algn a casa; (from abroad) repatriar a algn
- send sb to Coventry- send sb packing3) (=convey) [+ signal] enviar, mandar4) (=propel)he sent the ball into the back of the net — lanzó or mandó el balón al fondo de la red
it has sent prices through the roof — ha hecho que los precios se pongan por las nubes or se disparen
shiver I, 1.to send sth/sb flying — mandar algo/a algn volando por los aires
5) (=drive)6) * (=enthral)2.VIshe sent to say that... — mandó or envió un recado diciendo que..., mandó (a) decir que... (LAm)
we shall have to send to France for reinforcements — tendremos que pedir or (LAm) mandar a pedir refuerzos a Francia
- send for- send in- send off- send on- send out- send up* * *[send]
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(past & past p sent) transitive verb1) ( dispatch) \<\<letter/parcel/flowers/greetings\>\> mandar, enviar*send her my love — mándale saludos or recuerdos de mi parte
2) (direct, cause to go) \<\<messenger/envoy/reinforcements\>\> mandar, enviar*to send somebody on an errand/a course — mandar a alguien a hacer un recado or mandado/un curso
to send somebody for something: he sent me for some beer me mandó a comprar cerveza, me mandó a por cerveza (Esp fam); to send somebody to prison mandar a alguien a la cárcel; to send somebody packing — mandar a alguien a freír espárragos (fam)
3)a) (propel, cause to move)b) ( transmit) \<\<signal/current\>\> enviar*, mandar4) \<\<person\>\> (+ compl)to send somebody to sleep — dormir* a alguien
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viwe'll have to send to the States for spares — tendremos que encargar repuestos de Estados Unidos, tendremos que mandar (a) pedir repuestos a Estados Unidos (AmL)
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[send]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. sent)1) (dispatch) mandare, spedire, inviare [letter, goods]; mandare, inviare [ person]; rad. inviare [ signal]to send sth. to sb. to send sb. sth. mandare qcs. a qcn.; to send sb. to do sth. mandare qcn. a fare qcs.; I'll send a car for you manderò una macchina a prendervi; to send sb. to bed mandare qcn. a letto o a dormire; to send sb. to prison mandare qcn. in prigione; send her my love! mandale i miei saluti! salutala da parte mia! Joe sends her regards ti saluta Joe, saluti da Joe; to send word that — mandare a dire che
the noise sent people running in all directions — il rumore fece scappare la gente in tutte le direzioni
to send shivers down sb.'s spine — far venire i brividi a qcn
to send sb. mad — rendere qcn. folle (di rabbia)
to send sb. into a rage — mandare qcn. su tutte le furie
to send sb. to sleep — fare addormentare qcn
4) colloq. (excite)•- send for- send in- send off- send on- send out- send up••to send sb. packing, to send sb. about his business — colloq. cacciare via qcn. (senza troppi complimenti)
* * *[send]past tense, past participle - sent; verb1) (to cause or order to go or be taken: The teacher sent the disobedient boy to the headmaster; She sent me this book.) mandare, inviare2) (to move rapidly or with force: He sent the ball right into the goal.) mandare, spedire3) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) (provocare)•- sender- send away for
- send down
- send for
- send in
- send off
- send off for
- send out
- send someone packing / send someone about his business
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- send packing / send about his business* * *send /sɛnd/n. (naut.)2 beccheggio.♦ (to) send (1) /sɛnd/(pass. e p. p. sent)A v. t.1 mandare; inviare; spedire; rimettere ( denaro); trasmettere; lanciare: We sent the goods by rail, abbiamo spedito la merce per ferrovia; to send sb. to prison, mandare qualcuno in prigione; They sent me here to help you, mi hanno mandato qui per aiutarvi; to send a radio signal, trasmettere un segnale radio; ( Internet) to send an e-mail, inviare un messaggio di posta elettronica; mandare una mail; DIALOGO → - Mailing list- The best thing is for you to send us an e-mail with your contact details, la cosa migliore è che tu ci mandi una mail con i tuoi recapiti2 costringere; obbligare; fare (seguito da un inf.): The breakdown sent him looking for help, il guasto meccanico lo costrinse a cercare aiuto; to send the car into a spin, far fare un testa-coda alla vettura3 far diventare; rendere: She'll send me mad!, mi farà diventare matto; mi farà impazzire!; to send sb. into a terrible temper, fare imbestialire q.4 (fam.) mandare in estasi (o in visibilio); fare impazzire: This music really sends me, questa musica mi fa impazzireB v. i.inviare un messaggio; mandare a dire: He sent (to say) that he couldn't come, ha mandato a dire che non poteva venire● to send sb. about his business, dire a q. di farsi i fatti suoi □ to send by book-post, spedire in busta aperta (come stampe) □ to send by sample-post, spedire come campione □ to send sb. flying, mandar q. a gambe levate; mettere in fuga q. □ ( calcio, ecc.) to send the goalkeeper the wrong way, spiazzare il portiere □ (fig. sport) to send sb. to the showers, mandare q. anzitempo negli spogliatoi □ (fig.) to send sb. packing, mandare q. a farsi benedire; mandare q. a quel paese; ( sport) espellere q. □ to send sb. sprawling, mandare q. a gambe levate □ (naut.) to send to the bottom, colare a picco; affondare □ to send under cover, spedire sotto fascia □ to send word, mandare a dire; far sapere.(to) send (2) /sɛnd/(pass. e p. p. sent), v. i.(naut.) beccheggiare: The ship sent violently, la nave beccheggiava violentemente.* * *[send]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. sent)1) (dispatch) mandare, spedire, inviare [letter, goods]; mandare, inviare [ person]; rad. inviare [ signal]to send sth. to sb. to send sb. sth. mandare qcs. a qcn.; to send sb. to do sth. mandare qcn. a fare qcs.; I'll send a car for you manderò una macchina a prendervi; to send sb. to bed mandare qcn. a letto o a dormire; to send sb. to prison mandare qcn. in prigione; send her my love! mandale i miei saluti! salutala da parte mia! Joe sends her regards ti saluta Joe, saluti da Joe; to send word that — mandare a dire che
the noise sent people running in all directions — il rumore fece scappare la gente in tutte le direzioni
to send shivers down sb.'s spine — far venire i brividi a qcn
to send sb. mad — rendere qcn. folle (di rabbia)
to send sb. into a rage — mandare qcn. su tutte le furie
to send sb. to sleep — fare addormentare qcn
4) colloq. (excite)•- send for- send in- send off- send on- send out- send up••to send sb. packing, to send sb. about his business — colloq. cacciare via qcn. (senza troppi complimenti)
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1) (cause to go) schicken; senden (geh.)send somebody to boarding school/university — jemanden ins Internat/auf die Universität schicken
send somebody on a course/tour — jemanden in einen Kurs/auf eine Tour schicken
she sends her best wishes/love — sie lässt grüßen/herzlich grüßen
send [somebody] apologies/congratulations — sich [bei jemandem] entschuldigen lassen/[jemandem] seine Glückwünsche übermitteln
send somebody home/to bed — jemanden nach Hause/ins Bett schicken; see also academic.ru/82903/word">word 1. 6)
2) (propel)send a rocket into space — eine Rakete in den Weltraum schießen
send somebody sprawling/reeling — jemanden zu Boden strecken/ins Wanken bringen; see also fly II 1. 3)
3)send somebody mad or crazy — jemanden verrückt machen (ugs.)
Phrasal Verbs:- send ahead- send away- send back- send down- send for- send in- send off- send on- send out- send up* * *[send]past tense, past participle - sent; verb1) (to cause or order to go or be taken: The teacher sent the disobedient boy to the headmaster; She sent me this book.) schicken2) (to move rapidly or with force: He sent the ball right into the goal.) senden3) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) machen•- sender- send away for
- send down
- send for
- send in
- send off
- send off for
- send out
- send someone packing / send someone about his business
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- send packing / send about his business* * *<sent, sent>[send]I. vt1. (forward)▪ to \send [sb] sth [or to \send sth to sb] jdm etw [zu]schickento \send sth by airmail/post etw per Luftpost/mit der Post schickento \send cash/a cheque Bargeld/einen Scheck schickento \send one's comments about sth etw kommentierento \send flowers/a telegram to sb jdm Blumen/ein Telegramm schickento \send invitations Einladungen verschickento \send sb a message/warning jdm eine Nachricht/Warnung zukommen lassento \send a signal to sb jdm etw signalisierenshe sent word with her secretary that... sie ließ durch ihre Sekretärin mitteilen, dass...2. (pass on)▪ to \send sb sth [or to \send sth to sb] jdm etw übermitteln [lassen]be sure to \send my compliments to the chef ein Kompliment an den Küchenchef [o die Küche]Maggie \sends her love and hopes you'll feel better soon Maggie lässt dich grüßen und wünscht dir gute Besserungbe sure to \send them my regrets bitte entschuldige mich bei ihnenshe sent a message with John to say that she couldn't come sie ließ durch John ausrichten, dass sie nicht kommen konnte3. (dispatch)▪ to \send sb somewhere jdn irgendwohin schicken▪ to \send sb to do sth jdn schicken, etw zu tunto \send sb to prison jdn ins Gefängnis steckento \send reinforcements Verstärkung schickento \send sb on a trip jdn auf eine Reise schicken4. (transmit)▪ to \send sth etw senden [o übertragen]to \send a message in Morse code eine Nachricht morsento \send a signal ein Signal aussenden5. (propel)▪ to \send sth somewhere etw irgendwohin bewegenthe force of the blast sent shock waves in all directions durch die Wucht der Explosion breitete sich in allen Richtungen eine Druckwelle aus6. (cause)her jokes sent me into fits of laughter über ihre Witze musste ich schallend lachenwatching television always \sends me to sleep beim Fernsehen schlafe ich immer ein▪ to \send sb/sth doing sth dazu führen, dass jd/etw etw tutthe dry weather has sent vegetable prices soaring durch das trockene Wetter sind die Gemüsepreise in die Höhe geschnelltthe news sent him running back to the house die Nachricht ließ ihn wieder ins Haus laufento \send sb into a panic jdn in Panik versetzento \send shivers down sb's spine jdm Schauer über den Rücken jagento \send sb crazy [or mad] /wild jdn verrückt/wild machen▪ to \send sb jdn emotional treffen9.▶ to \send sb to Coventry jdn schneiden▶ to \send sb flying jdn zu Boden schickenII. viwe have to \send to Ireland to get a replacement wir müssen Irland informieren, um einen Ersatz zu bekommenis there any way we can \send to warn him? können wir ihm irgendwie eine Warnung zukommen lassen?* * *[send] pret, ptp sent1. vt1) (= dispatch) schicken; letter, messenger schicken, senden; (= send off) letter abschicken; (RAD) radio wave ausstrahlen; signal, SOS senden; (through wires) übermitteln; data senden, übertragenthe satellite sends signals (to us) — der Satellit sendet Signale aus/sendet uns Signale
to send sb to prison/to his death —
to send sb on a course/tour — jdn auf einen or zu einem Kurs/auf eine Tour schicken
2)she sends her love/congratulations/apologies etc — sie lässt grüßen/ihre Glückwünsche ausrichten/sich entschuldigen etc
send him my love/best wishes — grüßen Sie ihn von mir
he/the explosion sent everything crashing to the ground — er/die Explosion ließ alles krachend zu Boden fallen
the blow sent him sprawling —
the fire sent everyone running out of the building the blue ball sent the red across the table — das Feuer ließ alle das Gebäude fluchtartig verlassen die blaue Kugel ließ die rote über den Tisch rollen
his speech sent a wave of excitement through the audience — seine Rede ließ eine Woge der Aufregung durch die Zuschauer gehen
the decision sent shock waves through the motor industry — die Entscheidung hat die Autobranche erschüttert
the explosion had sent the spaceship off course — die Explosion hatte das Raumschiff vom Kurs abgebracht
4)(= cause to become, cause to go)
this sent him into a real fury — das machte ihn fürchterlich wütendthat tune/he sends me — der Song/Typ haut mich um (inf), ich bin ganz hin und weg von dem Song/ihm (sl)
See:→ sent2. vishe sent to say that... — sie ließ sagen or ausrichten or bestellen, dass...
* * *send1 [send]A v/t prät und pperf sent [sent]1. jemanden senden, schicken:send sb after sb jemanden jemandem nachschicken;send sb off the field SPORT jemanden vom Platz stellen;send sb to buy some cigarettes jemanden zum Zigarettenholen schicken2. (to) etwas, auch Grüße, Hilfe etc senden, schicken (dat oder an akk), Ware etc versenden, -schicken (an akk)3. den Ball, eine Kugel etc senden, jagen, schießen5. (mit adj oder ppr) machen:6. (von Gott, dem Schicksal etc)a) sendenb) geben, gewährenc) machen:God send it may not be so! gebe Gott, es möge nicht so sein!7. einen Blick etc senden:8. ELEK senden, übertragen9. sl jemanden total anmachen umg (Musik etc)B v/i1. send fora) nach jemandem schicken, jemanden kommen lassen, jemanden holen oder rufen (lassen), jemanden zu sich bitten,2. we sent after him wir schickten ihm jemanden nach3. ELEK sendensend2 [send] s1. SCHIFF Triebkraft f, Druck m (der Wellen)2. fig Impuls m, Antrieb m* * *1) (cause to go) schicken; senden (geh.)send somebody to boarding school/university — jemanden ins Internat/auf die Universität schicken
send somebody on a course/tour — jemanden in einen Kurs/auf eine Tour schicken
she sends her best wishes/love — sie lässt grüßen/herzlich grüßen
send [somebody] apologies/congratulations — sich [bei jemandem] entschuldigen lassen/[jemandem] seine Glückwünsche übermitteln
send somebody home/to bed — jemanden nach Hause/ins Bett schicken; see also word 1. 6)
2) (propel)send somebody sprawling/reeling — jemanden zu Boden strecken/ins Wanken bringen; see also fly II 1. 3)
3)send somebody mad or crazy — jemanden verrückt machen (ugs.)
Phrasal Verbs:- send for- send in- send off- send on- send out- send up* * *v.(§ p.,p.p.: sent)= abschicken v.befördern v.schicken v.senden v.(§ p.,pp.: sandte (sendete), gesandt (gesendet))zusenden v. -
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<sent, sent> [send] vt1) ( forward)to \send [sb] sth [or to \send sth to sb] jdm etw [zu]schicken;to \send sth by airmail/ post etw per Luftpost/mit der Post schicken;to \send cash/ a cheque Bargeld/einen Scheck schicken;to \send one's comments about sth etw kommentieren;to \send flowers/ a telegram to sb jdm Blumen/ein Telegramm schicken;to \send invitations Einladungen verschicken;to \send sb a message/ warning jdm eine Nachricht/Warnung zukommen lassen;to \send a signal to sb jdm etw signalisieren;she sent word with her secretary that... sie ließ durch ihre Sekretärin mitteilen, dass...2) ( pass on)to \send sb sth [or to \send sth to sb] jdm etw übermitteln [lassen];be sure to \send my compliments to the chef ein Kompliment an den Küchenchef [o die Küche];Maggie \sends her love and hopes you'll feel better soon Maggie lässt dich grüßen und wünscht dir gute Besserung;be sure to \send them my regrets bitte entschuldige mich bei ihnen;she sent a message with John to say that she couldn't come sie ließ durch John ausrichten, dass sie nicht kommen konnte;3) ( dispatch)to \send sb somewhere jdn irgendwohin schicken;to \send sb to do sth jdn schicken, etw zu tun;to \send sb for sth jdn nach etw dat [los]schicken;to \send sb to prison jdn ins Gefängnis stecken;to \send reinforcements Verstärkung schicken;to \send sb on a trip jdn auf eine Reise schicken4) ( transmit)to \send sth etw senden [o übertragen];to \send a message in Morse code eine Nachricht morsen;to \send a signal ein Signal aussenden5) ( propel)to \send sth somewhere etw irgendwohin bewegen;the force of the blast sent shock waves in all directions durch die Wucht der Explosion breitete sich in allen Richtungen eine Druckwelle aus6) ( cause)to \send sth in sth jdn in etw akk versetzen;her jokes sent me into fits of laughter über ihre Witze musste ich schallend lachen;watching television always \sends me to sleep beim Fernsehen schlafe ich immer ein;to \send sb/ sth doing sth dazu führen, dass jd/etw etw tut;the dry weather has sent vegetable prices soaring durch das trockene Wetter sind die Gemüsepreise in die Höhe geschnellt;the news sent him running back to the house die Nachricht ließ ihn wieder ins Haus laufen;to \send sb into a panic jdn in Panik versetzen;to \send shivers down sb's spine jdm Schauer über den Rücken jagento \send sb jdn emotional treffenPHRASES:to \send sb to Coventry jdn schneiden;to \send sb flying jdn zu Boden schicken;we have to \send to Ireland to get a replacement wir müssen Irland informieren, um einen Ersatz zu bekommen;is there any way we can \send to warn him? können wir ihm irgendwie eine Warnung zukommen lassen? -
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∎ 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∎ his voice really sends me sa voix me fait vraiment craquer∎ 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 Parisenvoyer;∎ send him along! envoyez-le-moi(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∎ send away for your free copy now demandez maintenant votre exemplaire gratuit(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(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∎ he was sent down for twenty years il a écopé de vingt ans (de prison), il en a pris pour vingt ans∎ (by message or messenger) to send down for sth (se) faire monter qch(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(a) (army, messenger) envoyer∎ the Senate has sent forth the bill to the president le Sénat a transmis le projet de loi au président∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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➲ send out(a) (by post → invitations) expédier, poster∎ 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∎ to send out for coffee/sandwiches envoyer quelqu'un chercher du café/des sandwiches(a) (circulate → petition) faire circuler;∎ figurative to send the hat round faire la quête∎ 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(a) (messenger, luggage, drinks) faire monter; (rocket, flare) lancer; (plane) faire décoller; (smoke) répandre(b) (raise → price, pressure, temperature) faire monter -
9 fly
A n2 ( of trousers) = flies 1 ;C adj ○1 US chic ;2 GB ( clever) malin.1 ( operate) piloter [aircraft, spacecraft, balloon] ; faire voler [model aircraft, kite] ; the pilot flew the plane to… le pilote a emmené l'avion jusqu'à… ; to fly sth to the moon piloter qch jusqu'à la lune ;2 ( transport by air) emmener [qn] par avion [person] ; transporter [qch/qn] par avion [animal, wounded, supplies, food] ; we will fly you to New York for £150 nous vous emmènerons à New York (en avion) pour 150 livres sterling ; to fly troops/food out to the scene acheminer des troupes/des vivres sur les lieux par avion ;3 ( cross by air) traverser [qch] en avion [Atlantic, Channel] ;4 ( cover by air) [bird, aircraft, spacecraft] parcourir [distance] ; I fly over 10,000 km a year ( as passenger) je vole plus de 10 000 km par an ; ( as pilot) je fais plus de 10 000 km par an ;5 ( display) [ship] arborer [flag, ensign, colours] ; [organization, person] agiter [flag] ; the embassy was flying the German flag le drapeau allemand flottait sur l'ambassade ;1 [bird, insect, aircraft, rocket, balloon, kite] voler (from de ; to à) ; to fly north/south voler vers le nord/vers le sud ; to fly over ou across sth survoler qch ; to fly past ou over(head) passer dans le ciel ; a swan flew past the window un cygne est passé devant la fenêtre (en volant) ; to fly into a cage entrer dans une cage (en volant) ; to fly into a tree percuter un arbre (en vol) ; to fly into Gatwick atterrir à Gatwick ; the bird flew down and ate the bread l'oiseau s'est abattu sur le pain et l'a mangé ; there's a mosquito flying around il y a un moustique ; rumours were flying (around) des bruits circulaient ;2 [passenger] voyager en avion, prendre l'avion ; [pilot] piloter, voler ; to fly from Orly partir d'Orly ; to fly from Rome to Athens aller de Rome à Athènes en avion ; to fly in Concorde prendre le Concorde ; she flew to Madrid in a helicopter elle est allée à Madrid en hélicoptère ; we fly to Boston twice a day [airline] nous avons deux vols par jour pour Boston ; to fly over ou across sth survoler [Alps, Paris, Atlantic] ; to fly out to s'envoler pour ; to fly home rentrer en avion ; to fly around the world faire le tour du monde en avion ;3 ( be propelled) [bullet, glass, sparks, insults, threats] voler ; to fly over the wall/across the room/into the room voler par-dessus le mur/à travers la pièce/dans la pièce ; a splinter flew into his eye il a reçu une écharde dans l'œil ; to fly in all directions voler dans toutes les directions ; to fly off s'envoler ; to fly open s'ouvrir brusquement ; to go flying ○ [person] faire un vol plané ; [object, objects] valdinguer ○ ; to send sb flying ○ jeter qn sur le carreau ○ ; to send sth flying ○ envoyer valdinguer ○ qch ; to fly at sb sauter sur qn ; to fly into a rage ou temper fig se mettre en colère ; to fly into a panic fig paniquer, s'affoler ;4 (rush, hurry) I must fly! il faut que je file ○ ! ; to fly past/in/out etc passer/entrer/sortir etc en trombe ○ ;5 ( go quickly) ( also fly past, fly by) [time, holidays] passer vite, filer ○ ; time flies when you're having fun! le temps passe vite quand on s'amuse! ;to drop/die like flies tomber/mourir comme des mouches ; he wouldn't hurt ou harm a fly il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche ; there are no flies on her elle n'est pas née de la dernière pluie ; to fly in the face of ( defy) défier [authority, danger, tradition] ; ( contradict) être en contradiction flagrante avec [evidence, proof] ; to let fly (with) lit tirer [arrow, hail of bullets] ; to let fly a stream of abuse lancer un flot d'injures ; to let fly at sb s'en prendre à qn ; he really let fly il a piqué une crise terrible.■ fly in:▶ fly [sth/sb] in, fly in [sth/sb] acheminer [qch] par avion [food, supplies] ; to have sb/sth flown in faire venir qn/qch par avion.■ fly off [bird, insect] s'envoler. -
10 valdinguer
valdinguer (inf) [valdɛ̃ge]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb• j'ai bien envie de tout envoyer valdinguer ! I'd like to jack it all in! (inf)* * *(colloq) valdɛ̃ge verbe intransitif [personne, objet] to go flying (colloq)envoyer valdinguer — ( faire tomber) to send [somebody/something] flying (colloq)
* * *valdinguer○ verb table: aimer vi [personne, objet] to go flying○; valdinguer dans l'escalier to go tumbling down the stairs; envoyer valdinguer ( faire tomber) to send [sb/sth] flying○; ( éconduire) to send [sb] packing○.[valdɛ̃ge] verbe intransitif(familier) [tomber] -
11 fly
fly [flaɪ]mouche ⇒ 1 (a) braguette ⇒ 1 (b) voler ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) prendre l'avion ⇒ 2 (a) filer ⇒ 2 (b) piloter ⇒ 3 (a)1 noun∎ familiar they're dropping like flies (dying, fainting) ils tombent comme des mouches;∎ familiar this illness is killing them off like flies cette maladie les fait tomber comme des mouches;∎ familiar the recession is killing companies off like flies la récession fait une véritable hécatombe parmi les entreprises;∎ figurative the fly in the ointment (person) l'empêcheur(euse) m,f de tourner en rond; (problem) l'os m;∎ figurative there's a fly in the ointment il y a un os;∎ familiar there are no flies on him il n'est pas fou;∎ figurative he wouldn't hurt a fly il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche;∎ familiar to be catching flies (yawn, have mouth open) gober les mouches;(b) (often pl) (on trousers) braguette f;∎ your flies are or fly is undone or open ta braguette est ouverte∎ to go for a fly faire un tour en avion∎ to do sth on the fly (craftily, secretively) faire qch en douce(a) (bird, insect, plane, pilot) voler; (passenger) prendre l'avion; (arrow, bullet, missile) voler, filer;∎ the first plane to fly faster than the speed of sound le premier avion à dépasser la vitesse du son;∎ it flies well (plane) il se pilote bien;∎ I'm flying to Berlin tomorrow (passenger) je prends l'avion pour Berlin demain; (pilot) je vole à Berlin demain;∎ he flies to Paris about twice a month (passenger) il va à Paris en avion environ deux fois par mois;∎ we fly to Berlin four days a week (airline) nous avons des vols pour Berlin quatre jours par semaine;∎ we fly to over a dozen destinations (airline) nous desservons plus d'une douzaine de destinations;∎ soon we'll be flying over Manchester nous allons bientôt survoler Manchester;∎ to fly across the Channel traverser la Manche en avion;∎ to fly via London faire escale à Londres;∎ those who have flown British in or American with Concorde ceux qui ont voyagé en Concorde, ceux qui ont pris le Concorde;∎ he flies for an American airline il est pilote dans une compagnie aérienne américaine;∎ which airline did you fly with? avec quelle compagnie aérienne as-tu voyagé?;∎ they don't fly from Heathrow any more ils n'ont plus de vols au départ de Heathrow;∎ the trapeze artist flew through the air le trapéziste a voltigé;∎ figurative the bird had already flown l'oiseau s'était envolé(b) (move quickly → person) filer; (→ time) passer à toute vitesse; (flee) s'enfuir; (shoot into air → sparks, dust, cork, shavings) voler;∎ familiar I really must fly! il faut vraiment que je file ou que je me sauve!;∎ she flew out of the room elle est sortie de la pièce comme un bolide;∎ he came flying round the corner il a débouché du coin comme un bolide;∎ he flew to her rescue il a volé à son secours;∎ the time seems to have flown! le temps est passé à une vitesse!;∎ the past two years have just flown les deux dernières années ont passé à toute vitesse ou se sont envolées;∎ time flies!, doesn't time fly! comme le temps passe!;∎ the door flew open and there stood… la porte s'est ouverte brusquement sur…;∎ to fly into a rage or temper s'emporter, sortir de ses gonds;∎ to knock or to send sb flying envoyer qn rouler à terre;∎ to knock or to send sth flying envoyer qch voler;∎ his hat went flying across the room son chapeau a volé ou voltigé à travers la pièce;∎ the insults were really flying les insultes fusaient de toutes parts∎ he let fly with a powerful left hook il a décoché ou envoyé un puissant crochet du gauche;∎ she then let fly with a string of accusations elle a alors lancé un flot d'accusations;∎ to (let) fly at sb (physically) sauter ou se jeter sur qn; (verbally) s'en prendre violemment à qn;∎ to fly in the face of sth (reason, evidence, logic) défier qch;∎ this flies in the face of our agreement cela contrecarre notre accord(a) (plane, helicopter → of pilot) piloter;(b) (passengers, people, goods) transporter en avion; (route → of pilot, passenger) emprunter; (airline) voyager avec; (distance → of passenger, pilot, plane) parcourir; (combat mission) effectuer;∎ to fly the Atlantic (pilot, passenger) traverser l'Atlantique en avion; (plane) traverser l'Atlantique;∎ her employers flew her to the States ses employeurs l'ont envoyée aux États-Unis en avion;∎ we're flying them home on the first flight nous les rapatrions par le premier vol∎ a flag is flown on public buildings when… tous les bâtiments publics arborent un drapeau quand…(d) (flee from → the country) fuir;∎ familiar to fly the coop se faire la malle;∎ a fly guy un malin, un rusé►► fly agaric amanite f tue-mouches;fly ball (in baseball) chandelle f;fly cruise forfait m avion et croisière;Sport fly half (in rugby) demi m d'ouverture;∎ to play fly half jouer (en) demi d'ouverture;Sport fly kick (in rugby) coup m de pied à suivre;Fishing fly rod canne f à mouche;fly spray bombe f insecticide(bird, insect) voleter, voltiger; (plane, pilot) voler dans les parages, survoler les parages; figurative (rumours) courir;∎ there are lots of figures flying about or around on entend tellement de chiffres différents(bird, insect, plane) s'envoler➲ fly back(person, passengers → to an area) emmener en avion; (→ from an area) ramener en avion; (→ to own country) rapatrier en avion∎ the time has flown by! comme le temps a passé!;∎ as the days flew by à mesure que les jours s'enfuyaient➲ fly in(b) (bird, insect) entrer(troops, reinforcements, food) envoyer en avion; (of pilot → to an area) emmener; (→ from an area) amener➲ fly off∎ when do you fly off to Paris? quand prenez-vous l'avion pour Paris?;∎ she's always flying off somewhere elle est toujours entre deux avions(a) (from oil rig, island) évacuer en avion ou hélicoptère➲ fly out∎ planes fly out of the airport at a rate of 20 an hour les avions décollent de l'aéroport au rythme de 20 par heure;∎ which airport did you fly out of? de quel aéroport es-tu parti?;∎ a medical team flew out to the disaster area une équipe médicale s'est rendue en avion sur la région sinistrée;∎ I'll fly out to join you next Monday je prendrai l'avion pour te rejoindre lundi prochain;∎ we flew out but we're going back by boat nous avons fait l'aller en avion mais nous rentrons en bateau(b) (come out suddenly → from box, pocket) s'échapper;∎ the knife flew out of his hand le couteau lui a échappé de la main(person, supplies → to an area) envoyer par avion; (→ from an area) évacuer par avion;∎ they flew the President out (to a place) ils ont emmené le président en avion; (from a place) ils ont ramené le président en avion∎ figurative he flew past on a bicycle il est passé à toute vitesse en bicyclette(b) (time, days) passer à toute vitesse(a) (plane, bird) s'envoler;∎ the plane flew up to 10,000 metres l'avion est monté à 10000 mètres;∎ I flew up from London on Saturday j'ai pris l'avion depuis Londres samedi(b) (end of plank, lid) se soulever;∎ glass flew up into the air des éclats de verre ont été projetés en l'air -
12 envoyer
envoyer [ɑ̃vwaje]➭ TABLE 81. transitive verbb. [+ personne] to send ; (en vacances, en courses) to send (off) (chez, auprès de to ) ; [+ émissaire, troupes] to send out• envoie David à l'épicerie/aux nouvelles send David to the grocer's/to see if there's any news• ils l'avaient envoyé chez sa grand-mère pour les vacances they had sent him off to his grandmother's for the holidaysc. ( = lancer) [+ objet] to throw ; [+ obus] to fire ; [+ signaux] to send out ; (Sport) [+ ballon] to send• envoyer des coups de pied/poing à qn to kick/punch sb• envoyer qn à terre or au tapis to knock sb downd. (locutions) envoyer chercher qn/qch to send for sb/sth2. reflexive verb► s'envoyer (inf!) [+ corvée] to get stuck (inf) with ; [+ bouteille] to knock back (inf) ; [+ nourriture] to scoff (inf)* * *ɑ̃vwaje
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1) (expédier, faire déplacer) to send (à to)3) ( asséner)4) ( transmettre) to send
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s'envoyer verbe pronominal1) ( échanger) to exchanges'envoyer des baisers — ( par gestes) to blow each other kisses
2) (colloq) ( avaler) to guzzle [boisson]; to wolf down [repas]••envoyer quelqu'un promener — (colloq) to send somebody packing (colloq)
tout envoyer promener — (colloq) to drop the lot (colloq)
* * *ɑ̃vwaje vt1) [lettre] to sendMa tante m'a envoyé une carte pour mon anniversaire. — My aunt sent me a card for my birthday.
2) [balle] to throw3) fig4) [personne]Sa mère l'a envoyé chercher du pain. — His mother sent him to get some bread.
envoyer par le fond [bateau] — to send to the bottom
envoyer les couleurs MILITAIRE — to run up the colours
* * *envoyer verb table: envoyerA vtr1 ( expédier) to send [lettre, marchandises, cadeau, argent, félicitations, aide] (à to); Yann vous envoie ses amitiés Yann sends (you) his regards;2 ( faire déplacer) to send [ambulance, personne, police, troupes]; qui vous envoie? who sent you?; je vous envoie un technicien I will send you an engineer; envoyer un reporter à l'étranger/un homme en prison to send a reporter abroad/a man to jail; on l'a envoyé étudier à Genève he was sent off to study in Geneva; je l'ai envoyé chercher le journal I sent him out to get the paper;3 ( lancer) to throw [balle, caillou]; to fire [missile, roquette] (sur at); envoie-moi le savon throw me the soap; il m'a envoyé un caillou he threw a stone at me; envoyer qch dans l'œil/les jambes de qn to hit sb in the eye/the legs with sth; envoyer le ballon dans les buts to put the ball in the net;4 ( asséner) envoyer un coup de coude à qn ( amicalement) to give sb a dig in the ribs; ( agressivement) to jab sb in the ribs; envoyer un coup de pied à qn to kick sb; envoyer une gifle à qn to slap sb in the face; il m'a envoyé son poing dans la figure he punched me in the face;6 Naut envoyez! about ship!B s'envoyer vpr1 ( échanger) to exchange [lettres, cadeaux, regards] ; s'envoyer des baisers ( par gestes) to blow each other kisses; s'envoyer des clins d'œil to wink at each other;2 ○( avaler) to guzzle○ [alcool, eau]; to wolf down○ [repas]; il s'est envoyé toute la bouteille he guzzled down the entire bottle;envoyer qn au diable○ to tell sb to go to hell○; envoyer qn promener○ or se faire voir◑ to send sb packing○; tout envoyer promener○ to drop the lot○; il ne me l'a pas envoyé dire○ and he told me in no uncertain terms; je ne te l'envoie pas dire○! tell me about it○!; s'envoyer des compliments○ ( à soi-même) to pat oneself on the back; s'envoyer en l'air◑ ( forniquer) to get laid◑; ( avoir un accident) to crash.[ɑ̃vwaje] verbe transitif1. [expédier - généralement] to send (off) ; [ - message radio] to send out (separable) ; [ - marchandises] to send, to dispatch ; [ - invitation] to send (out) ; [ - vœux, condoléances] to send ; [ - CV, candidature] to send (in) ; [ - argent, mandat] to send, to remitenvoyer quelque chose par bateau to ship something, to send something by ship2. [personne] to sendenvoyer promener ou balader ou paître ou bouler quelqu'un (familier) , envoyerquelqu'un au diable (familier) , envoyerquelqu'un sur les roses (familier) to send somebody packingj'avais envie de tout envoyer promener (familier) ou valser (familier) I felt like chucking the whole thing ina. (familier) [le repousser] to send somebody sprawlingb. [l'éconduire] to send somebody packing3. [projeter]envoyer un adversaire à terre ou au tapis to knock an opponent down ou to the ground5. [donner - coup]envoyer des coups de pied/poing à quelqu'un to kick/to punch somebody6. [hisser - pavillon] to hoist————————s'envoyer verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————s'envoyer verbe pronominal transitif1. (familier) [subir - corvée] to get saddled with2. (familier) [consommer - bière, bouteille] to knock back (separable), to down ; [ - gâteau] to wolf down[sexuellement] (très familier)3. [se donner]————————s'envoyer verbe pronominal intransitif -
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air [εʀ]1. masculine noun• s'élever dans l'air or dans les airs to rise into the air• vivre or se nourrir de l'air du temps to live on air► de plein air [activité, jeux] outdoor• flanquer or foutre tout en l'air (inf: inf!) ( = jeter) to chuck (inf) it all away ; ( = gâcher) to ruin everything• ce contretemps a fichu en l'air mon week-end (inf) this stupid business has completely messed up my weekend (inf)b. ( = apparence, manière) air• de quoi j'ai l'air maintenant ! (inf) j'ai l'air fin maintenant ! (inf) I look a right fool now (inf)• il n'a l'air de rien, mais il sait ce qu'il fait you wouldn't think it to look at him but he knows what he's doingc. ( = expression) lookd. ( = mélodie) tune ; [d'opéra] aria2. compounds* * *ɛʀ
1.
nom masculin1) ( que l'on respire) airà l'air libre — outside, outdoors
2) (brise, vent)un courant d'air — a draught GB ou draft US
ça fait de l'air — there's a draught GB ou draft US
3) ( autour de la terre) airdans l'air — fig [réforme, idée] in the air
en l'air — [menace, paroles] empty; [projet, idée] vague
envoyer or flanquer quelque chose en l'air — (colloq) to send something flying
tout mettre en l'air — (colloq) ( mettre en désordre) to make a dreadful mess; ( faire échouer) to ruin everything
4) ( manière d'être) manner; ( expression) expressionavoir un drôle d'air — to look odd ou funny
avoir un or l'air distingué — to look distinguished
d'un air fâché/désolé — angrily/helplessly
elle a eu l'air fin(e)! — (colloq) she looked a fool!
cela m'en a tout l'air — it seems ou looks like it to me
cela n'a l'air de rien mais — it may not look it, but
5) ( ambiance)6) ( mélodie) tunejouer toujours le même air — lit to play the same tune over and over again; fig to come out with the same old story
2.
air- (in compounds)Phrasal Verbs:••il ne manque pas d'air! — (colloq) he's got a nerve!
brasser or remuer de l'air — (colloq) to give the impression of being busy
prendre or se donner de grands airs — to put on airs
j'ai besoin de changer d'air — ( d'environnement) I need a change of scene; ( par agacement) I need to go and do something else
* * *ɛʀ nm1) (= élément) airprendre l'air (= s'aérer) — to get some fresh air, to get some air
2) (= mélodie) tuneElle a joué un air au piano. — She played a tune on the piano.
3) (= expression) look, airavoir l'air... — to look...
Elle a l'air fatiguée. — She looks tired.
Elle a l'air fatigué. — She looks tired.
avoir l'air de... — to look like...
Il a l'air d'un clown. — He looks like a clown.
avoir l'air de faire — to look as though one is doing, to appear to be doing
avoir l'air de dire que...; Il avait l'air de dire que la pièce n'est pas formidable. — He seemed to be saying that the play isn't much good.
prendre de grands airs — to give o.s. airs
prendre de grands airs avec qn — to give o.s. airs with sb
dans l'air fig — in the air
paroles en l'air — idle words, hot air
l'air de rien (= discrètement) — without any fuss
* * *air nm1 ( que l'on respire) air; l'air marin/de la campagne the sea/country air; le bon air clean air; l'air est vif/pollué the air is bracing/polluted; l'air est confiné it's stuffy; changer or renouveler l'air d'une pièce to let some air circulate in a room; mettre qch à l'air to put sth out to air [lit, tapis]; se promener les fesses à l'air to walk around with a bare bottom; à l'air libre outside, outdoors; faire sécher du linge à l'air to dry one's washing outside; concert en plein air open-air concert; activités de plein air outdoor activities; la vie au grand air outdoor life; on manque d'air ici it's stuffy in here; de l'air! lit let's get some air in here!; ( va-t'en)○ get lost○!; aller prendre l'air to go out and get some fresh air;2 (brise, vent) il y a de l'air ( dans une pièce) there's a draught GB ou draft US; ( à l'extérieur) there's a breeze; il n'y a pas d'air there's no wind; un déplacement d'air a rush of air; un courant d'air a draught GB ou draft US; ça fait de l'air there's a draught GB ou draft US;3 ( autour de la terre) air; jeter qch/tirer en l'air to throw sth/to shoot into the air; rester en l'air to stay in the air; avoir les bras/les pieds en l'air to have one's arms/one's feet (up) in the air; monter or s'élever dans les airs to rise into the air; planer dans les airs to glide into the air; par les airs, par air by air; transport par air transport by air; regarder en l'air to look up; avoir le nez en l'air to daydream; dans l'air fig [réforme, idée] in the air; il y a un virus dans l'air there's a virus going around; en l'air [menace, paroles, promesse] empty; [projet, idée] vague; parler en l'air to speculate; envoyer or flanquer qch en l'air○ to send sth flying; tout mettre en l'air○ ( mettre en désordre) to make a dreadful mess; ( jeter) to chuck everything out; ( faire échouer) to ruin everything; ils ont mis (toute) la maison en l'air○ they made a (dreadful) mess of the house;4 ( manière d'être) manner; ( expression) expression; avec un air résolu/prétentieux in a resolute/pretentious manner; avoir un drôle d'air to look odd ou funny; avoir un air très distingué to look very distinguished; un air bête/intelligent a stupid/an intelligent expression; afficher un air dégoûté/blasé to affect an expression of disgust/of indifference; avec son petit air supérieur/coquin with that superior/mischievous expression of his/hers; d'un air sérieux/triste with a serious/sad expression; d'un air fâché/désolé angrily/helplessly; il y a un air de famille entre vous deux you two share a family likeness; avoir l'air épuisé/heureux to look shattered/happy; elle a eu l'air fin(e)! she looked (like) a fool!; tu as l'air malin maintenant! iron you look a right fool now!; il avait l'air d'un prince he looked like a prince; la maison a l'air d'un taudis the house looks like a slum; leur histoire (m')a (tout) l'air d'un mensonge their story sounds like a lie (to me); cela m'en a tout l'air it seems ou looks like it to me; j'aurais l'air de quoi? I'd look a right idiot!; il n'a l'air de rien mais il… he doesn't look it but he…; il est futé sans en avoir l'air he's sly although he doesn't look it; cela n'a l'air de rien mais it may not look it, but; il a l'air de comprendre he seems to understand; cela a l'air d'être bien/solide it looks good/strong; cela a l'air d'être une usine it looks like a factory; ils n'ont pas l'air de se rendre compte they don't seem to realize; il a l'air de vouloir faire beau it looks as if it's going to be fine ou nice US;5 ( ambiance) un air d'abandon/de déchéance an air of neglect/of decay; il règne un air de fête there's a carnival atmosphere; la réunion avait un air de déjà-vu there was a feeling of déjà-vu about the meeting;6 ( mélodie) tune; l'air d'une chanson the tune of ou to a song; siffler/fredonner un air to whistle/to hum a tune; un air de jazz a jazz tune; un air d'opéra an aria; jouer toujours le même air lit to play the same tune over and over again; fig to come out with the same old story; danser sur un air de tango/valse to dance to a tango/waltz.air climatisé conditioned air; air comprimé compressed air; air conditionné ( système) air-conditioning; ( que l'on respire) conditioned air; air liquide Tech liquid air.il ne manque pas d'air○ he's got a nerve; brasser or remuer de l'air○ to give the impression of being busy; prendre or se donner des grands airs to put on airs; j'ai besoin de changer d'air ( d'environnement) I need a change of scene; ( par agacement) I need to go and do something else.[ɛr] nom masculin"bien sûr", dit-il d'un air guilleret/inquiet "of course," he said, jauntily/looking worriedil avait un air angoissé/mauvais he looked anxious/very nastycette poire a l'air mauvaise, jette-la this pear looks (as though it's) rotten, throw it awayje ne voudrais pas avoir l'air de lui donner des ordres I wouldn't like (it) to look as though I were ordering him aboutça a l'air d'un ou d'être un scarabée it looks like a beetleça m'a tout l'air (d'être) traduit de l'anglais (familier) it looks to me as though it's been translated from Englishavec son air de ne pas y toucher ou sans avoir l' air d'y toucher, il arrive toujours à ses fins though you wouldn't think it to look at him, he always manages to get his wayl'air de rien (familier) ou de ne pas en avoir (familier) : je me suis approchée, l'air de rien ou de ne pas en avoir, et je lui ai flanqué ma main sur la figure I walked up, all innocent, like, and gave him a slap in the faceça n'a l'air de rien comme ça, mais c'est une lourde tâche it doesn't look much but it's quite a big jobelle n'a pas l'air comme ça, mais elle sait ce qu'elle veut! (familier) you wouldn't think it to look at her, but she knows what she wants!sans en avoir l' air: sans en avoir l'air, elle a tout rangé en une heure she tidied up everything in an hour without even looking busyje suis arrivée au bout de mon tricot, sans en avoir l'air! I managed to finish my knitting, though it didn't seem that I was making any progress!prendre ou se donner des airs to give oneself airsun air de famille ou parenté a family resemblance ou likeness[à l'opéra] ariac'est l'air qui fait la chanson it's not what you say, it's the way you say it4. [qu'on respire] airla pollution/température de l'air air pollution/temperatureair conditionné [système] air-conditioning5. [vent]b. [beaucoup] it's windy today6. [ciel] airprendre l'air [avion] to take off, to become airborne, to take to the air7. [ambiance] atmospherede temps en temps, il me faut l'air du pays natal I need to go back to my roots from time to time————————à air locution adjectivale[pompe] air (modificateur)————————à l'air locution adverbiale————————à l'air libre locution adverbialeau grand air locution adverbiale[dehors] (out) in the fresh air————————dans l'air locution adverbiale————————de l'air locution adjectivale[hôtesse, mal, musée] air (modificateur)————————en l'air locution adjectivale2. [non fondé - promesse] emptyje ne fais pas de projets en l'air when I make a plan, I stick to it————————en l'air locution adverbiale1. [vers le haut] (up) in the airjeter ou lancer quelque chose en l'air to throw something (up) in the aira. [jeter] to chuck something out, to bin somethingb. [gâcher] to screw something up (très familier) -
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vt; св - заки́нуть1) забрасывать to fling, to throw, to send sth flyingзаки́дывать го́лову — to toss one's head
заки́дывать но́гу на́ ногу — to cross one's legs
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I noun(Zool.) Fliege, diehe wouldn't hurt a fly — (fig.) er kann keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun
II 1. intransitive verb,[there are] no flies on him — (fig. coll.) ihm kann man nichts vormachen (ugs.)
1) fliegenfly about/away or off — umher-/weg- od. davonfliegen
rumours are flying about — (fig.) es gehen Gerüchte um
3) (move quickly) fliegenknock or send somebody/something flying — jemanden/etwas umstoßen
fly into a temper or rage — einen Wutanfall bekommen
4) (fig.)fly [by or past] — wie im Fluge vergehen
how time flies!, doesn't time fly! — wie die Zeit vergeht!
5) [Fahne:] gehisst sein6) (attack angrily)fly at somebody — (lit. or fig.) über jemanden herfallen
let fly with — abschießen [Pfeil, Rakete, Gewehr]; werfen [Stein]
2. transitive verb,I really must fly — (coll.) jetzt muss ich aber schnell los
flew, flown1) fliegen [Flugzeug, Fracht, Einsatz]; fliegen über (+ Akk.) [Strecke]; (travel over) überfliegen; überquerenfly Concorde/Lufthansa — mit der Concorde/mit Lufthansa fliegen
2) führen [Flagge]3. noun in sing. or pl.Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/28398/fly_in">fly in- fly off- fly out* * *I plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.)2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)•II past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) fliegen•- flyer- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying* * *[flaɪ]I. vi<flew, flown>1. (through the air) fliegenwe're \flying at 9000 metres wir fliegen in 9000 Meter Höhehe flew across the Atlantic er überflog den Atlantikwe flew from Heathrow wir flogen von Heathrow ab2. (in the air) flattern, wehenthe flag was \flying at half-mast die Fahne wehte auf Halbmast3. (speed)▪ to \fly somewhere irgendwohin sausen [o stürmen]the door suddenly flew open die Tür flog plötzlich aufI must \fly ich muss mich sputento make sth \fly or flop etw zu einem Renner oder einem Flop machen6.▶ to \fly in the face of logic/reason gegen jede Logik/Vernunft verstoßen▶ to \fly high AM im siebten Himmel seinII. vt<flew, flown>1. (pilot)2. (transport)▪ to \fly sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin fliegen3. (raise)▪ to \fly sth etw wehen lassento \fly a flag eine Fahne hissenthe ship was \flying the Spanish flag das Schiff fuhr unter spanischer Flaggeto \fly a kite einen Drachen steigen lassen4. (travel)I usually \fly Lufthansa für gewöhnlich fliege ich mit Lufthansa5.▶ to \fly a kite [for sth] einen Versuchsballon steigen lassenIII. n2. (bait) [künstliche] Fliege6.▶ to drop [off] like flies ( fam: collapse) sterben wie die Fliegen fam; (stop) massenweise aufhören▶ sb wouldn't harm [or hurt] a \fly jd würde keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun▶ there are no flies on sb jdn legt man nicht so leicht rein▶ \fly the fly schnellIV. adj<-er, -est>( fam)to be \fly enough gerissen genug sein▪ to be \fly ein [o der] Hit sein* * *I [flaɪ]nFliege fII vb: pret flew, ptp flownthere are no flies on him ( Brit inf ) — ihn legt man nicht so leicht rein (inf)
1. vi1) (person, bird, insect, aircraft etc) fliegenI'm already late, I must fly — ich bin schon spät dran, ich muss jetzt wirklich sausen (inf)
to fly to sb's side — an jds Seite eilen
he really let fly — er legte kräftig los; (verbally also) er zog kräftig vom Leder
to knock or send sb/sth flying — jdn/etw umschmeißen (inf) or umwerfen
he sent the ball flying over the wall — er schleuderte or schmiss (inf) den Ball über die Mauer
to go flying (person) — hinfallen; (object) runterfallen
3)to fly in the face of authority/tradition — sich über jede Autorität/alle Traditionen hinwegsetzen
to fly in the face of reason (person, organization) — sich über jede Vernunft hinwegsetzen; (idea, theory etc) jeder Vernunft entbehren
4) (flag, hair) wehen2. vt2) passengers, route, plane fliegen; Atlantic überfliegenSee:→ flag3. nIII pret flew, ptp flown1. vi(= flee) fliehen, flüchtento fly for one's life — um sein Leben laufen/fahren etc
2. vtIVto fly the country — aus dem Land flüchten
n1) (on trousers) (Hosen)schlitz m2)See:= fly sheet4)See:= flywheelV (Brit inf)1. adjclever, gerissen2. n* * *fly1 [flaı]A s1. Fliegen n, Flug m:a) im Fluge,b) ständig auf den Beinen;change on the fly (Eishockey) fliegend wechseln2. TECHa) Unruh(e) f (der Uhr)b) Schwungstück n, -rad n3. TYPO (Bogen)Ausleger m5. Br HIST Einspänner m, Droschke f7. a) Klappe f, Platte f (über einer Knopfleiste etc)b) auch pl Hosenschlitz m, Hosenlatz mc) Zeltklappe f, -tür fB v/i prät flew [fluː], pperf flown [fləʊn]1. fliegen:fly high fig hoch hinauswollen, ehrgeizige Ziele haben;2. FLUG fliegen:fly contact mit Bodensicht fliegen3. fliegen, stieben (Funken etc):5. stürmen, stürzen, (auch Auto etc) sausen:fly to arms zu den Waffen eilen;fly at sb auf jemanden losgehen;fly at sb’s throat jemandem an die Kehle gehen;a) jemanden verjagen,b) jemanden zu Boden schleudern;6. (ver)fliegen (Zeit):the day simply flew (by) der Tag verging (wie) im Flug(e)7. zerrinnen (Geld):make the money fly das Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben8. flattern, wehen9. JAGD mit einem Falken jagenC v/t1. fliegen lassen:2. eine Fahnea) führenb) hissen, wehen lassen3. FLUGa) ein Flugzeug fliegen, führenb) jemanden, etwas im Flugzeug befördern, fliegenc) eine Strecke (be)fliegend) den Ozean etc überfliegene) mit einer Fluggesellschaft fliegen4. einen Zaun etc im Sprung nehmenfly2 [flaı] s1. ZOOL Fliege f:a fly in the ointment fig ein Haar in der Suppe;a fly on the wall ein heimlicher Beobachter;she likes to be a fly on the wall sie spielt gerne Mäuschen;there are no flies on him umg den legt man nicht so schnell rein;2. Angeln: (künstliche) Fliege:cast a fly eine Angel auswerfen3. BOT Fliege f (Pflanzenkrankheit)fly3 [flaı] adj besonders Br umg gerissen, raffiniert* * *I noun(Zool.) Fliege, diethe only fly in the ointment — (fig.) der einzige Haken [bei der Sache] (ugs.)
he wouldn't hurt a fly — (fig.) er kann keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun
II 1. intransitive verb,[there are] no flies on him — (fig. coll.) ihm kann man nichts vormachen (ugs.)
1) fliegenfly about/away or off — umher-/weg- od. davonfliegen
2) (float, flutter) fliegenrumours are flying about — (fig.) es gehen Gerüchte um
3) (move quickly) fliegenknock or send somebody/something flying — jemanden/etwas umstoßen
fly into a temper or rage — einen Wutanfall bekommen
4) (fig.)fly [by or past] — wie im Fluge vergehen
how time flies!, doesn't time fly! — wie die Zeit vergeht!
5) [Fahne:] gehisst seinfly at somebody — (lit. or fig.) über jemanden herfallen
let fly — zuschlagen; (fig.): (use strong language) losschimpfen
let fly with — abschießen [Pfeil, Rakete, Gewehr]; werfen [Stein]
2. transitive verb,I really must fly — (coll.) jetzt muss ich aber schnell los
flew, flown1) fliegen [Flugzeug, Fracht, Einsatz]; fliegen über (+ Akk.) [Strecke]; (travel over) überfliegen; überquerenfly Concorde/Lufthansa — mit der Concorde/mit Lufthansa fliegen
2) führen [Flagge]3. noun in sing. or pl.(on trousers) Hosenschlitz, derPhrasal Verbs:- fly in- fly off- fly out* * *(insect) n.Stubenfliege f. n.Fliege -n f. v.(§ p.,p.p.: flew, flown)= befliegen (Strecke) v.fliegen v.(§ p.,pp.: flog, ist/hat geflogen) -
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I 1. [flaɪ]1) (of trousers) patta f.2) (of flag) (outer edge) lembo m. estremo; (length) lunghezza f.3) BE stor. (carriage) carrozza f., calesse m.2.1) (of trousers) patta f.sing.2) teatr. soffitta f.sing.II 1. [flaɪ]the pilot flew the plane to... — il pilota portò l'aereo a
2) (transport by air) trasportare (in aereo) [person, supplies]3) (cross by air) attraversare in aereo [ ocean]4) (cover by air) [bird, aircraft] percorrere [ distance]2.1) [bird, insect, aircraft, kite] volare ( from da; to a)to fly over o across sth. sorvolare qcs.; to fly over(head) passare in volo; to fly past the window passare in volo davanti alla finestra; to fly into Gatwick atterrare a Gatwick; there's a mosquito flying around — c'è una zanzara in giro
to fly from Heathrow — decollare o partire da Heathrow
we fly to Boston twice a day — [ airline] ci sono due voli giornalieri per Boston
3) (be propelled) [bullet, sparks, insults] volareto go flying — colloq. [person, object] fare un volo
to send sb. flying — colloq. mandare qcn. a gambe all'aria
to fly into a rage — andare in collera, infuriarsi
4) (hurry)to fly past — passare o superare a tutta velocità
5) (go quickly) (anche fly past, fly by) [time, holidays] volare, passare in fretta6) (flutter, wave) [flag, scarf] sventolare; [ hair] ondeggiare, volare•- fly away- fly in••to fly in the face of — (defy) sfidare [authority, danger]; (contradict) essere in palese contraddizione con [ evidence]
to let fly (with) — scoccare [ arrow]; scaricare [ hail of bullets]; rovesciare [ stream of abuse]
III [flaɪ]to let fly at sb. — scagliarsi contro o attaccare qcn
nome zool. pesc. mosca f.••IV [flaɪ]he wouldn't hurt a fly non farebbe male a una mosca; there are no flies on her — non si fa mettere nel sacco da nessuno
aggettivo colloq.1) (clever) furbo, sveglio2) AE chic* * *I plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.)2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)•II past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.)2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).)3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.)•- flyer- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying* * *fly (1) /flaɪ/n.2 ( pesca) insetto esca; ( anche) mosca, esca artificiale: fly-casting, lancio dell'esca artificiale; fly-fishing, pesca con la mosca● (bot.) fly agaric ( Amanita muscaria), amanita; ovulo malefico; ovolaccio □ fly-flap, paletta ammazzamosche; scacciamosche □ (fig.) a fly in amber, una mosca bianca; una cosa rara □ (fig.) a fly in the ointment, un piccolo neo (che sciupa tutto) □ fly-net, rete di protezione contro le mosche; paramosche □ (fig.) fly on the wall, osservatore non visto □ (TV) fly-on-the-wall documentary, documentario-verità □ (fig.) fly on the wheel, mosca cocchiera; individuo presuntuoso, tronfio □ (bot.) fly orchid ( Ophrys insectifera), ofride insettifera □ fly paper, carta moschicida □ fly screen, rete contro le mosche ( su una finestra) □ fly spray, spray moschicida □ fly strip, striscia moschicida □ fly swat (o fly swatter), (paletta) scacciamosche □ ( slang USA) fly trap, la bocca □ fly whisk, scacciamosche □ (fig.) to break a fly on the wheel, sprecare le proprie energie per un nonnulla □ He wouldn't harm (o hurt) a fly, non farebbe male a una mosca □ (volg. GB) like a blue-arsed fly, freneticamente; come una mosca impazzita □ like flies, come le mosche; a nugoli; in gran numero: to die (o to drop) like flies, morire come le mosche □ ( slang) There are no flies on him, è furbo; non è certo nato ieri; non si lascia mettere nel sacco.fly (2) /flaɪ/n.1 [u] volo ( solo nelle espress.): on the fly, in volo; al volo: He caught the ball on the fly, prese la palla al volo ( Internet) to burn on the fly, masterizzare ‘on the fly’ (o al volo)4 (al pl.) patta dei pantaloni; bottega (fam.): Your flies are undone, hai la patta (fam. la bottega) aperta5 ► flysheet, def. 18 (stor.) diligenza● (ind.) fly ash, cenere volatile □ (tur.) fly-cruise, crociera con viaggio in aereo fino al porto d'imbarco □ ( rugby) fly-kick, calcio al volo □ fly-line, percorso di volo seguito da un uccello migratore.fly (3) /flaɪ/a.♦ (to) fly /flaɪ/A v. i.1 (di uccello, insetto) volare: to fly away, volare via; to fly about, volare (o svolazzare) qua e là; to fly in [out], volare dentro [fuori]; entrare [uscire]2 ( di aereo) volare; ( di passeggero) volare, andare (in aereo), partire (in aereo), prendere l'aereo: I don't like flying, non mi piace volare (o l'aereo); This time I'm going to fly, questa volta prendo l'aereo; We flew to Athens, siamo andati ad Atene in aereo; The next day I flew to New York, il giorno dopo partii per (o andai a) New York; We flew into [out of] Gatwick at 9pm, siamo arrivati a [siamo partiti o decollati da] Gatwick alle nove di sera; to fly across the Atlantic, attraversare l'Atlantico (in aereo); fare la trasvolata dell'Atlantico; trasvolare l'Atlantico; to fly back, tornare (in aereo)3 (aeron.) pilotare un aereo; fare il pilota4 sventolare; ondeggiare: Flags were flying on every mast, le bandiere sventolavano da ogni albero della nave5 ( di oggetto e fig.) volare: Bullets were flying, volavano le pallottole; DIALOGO → - Talking about children- Doesn't time fly?, il tempo vola, vero?; I saw a wheel fly off the lorry and slammed on the brakes, vidi volar via dal camion una ruota e pigiai sul freno; Accusations started to fly, cominciarono a volare le accuse6 ( di persona) precipitarsi; correre a precipizio; volare: I flew down the stairs, mi precipitai giù per le scale; She flew to meet him, lei gli è volata incontro8 (arc.) fuggire; darsi alla fugaB v. t.2 trasportare, inviare ( in aereo): How many people do you fly a day?, quanti passeggeri trasportate al giorno?; Troops were flown into the region, nella regione sono state inviate truppe (per via aerea)5 far volare (un aquilone, ecc.)6 agitare; sventolare; (naut.) battere ( una bandiera): The ship was flying the Italian flag, la nave batteva bandiera italiana7 fuggire da; abbandonare: The rebels had to fly the country, i ribelli sono dovuti fuggire dal paese● (fam.) to fly the coop, scappare; tagliare la corda (fam.); svignarsela (fam.) □ (fig.) to fly the flag, portare alta la bandiera; sbandierare il proprio patriottismo □ (fig.) to fly high, mirare in alto, essere ambizioso; ( anche) fare carriera, avere successo; ( slang USA) essere sotto l'effetto della droga □ to fly in the face of, essere in aperta contraddizione con; andare contro ( la logica, ecc.); sfidare □ to fly into a panic, farsi prendere dal panico □ to fly into a rage (o a passion, a temper), infuriarsi; andare su tutte le furie □ (fig.) to fly a kite, tastare il polso alla pubblica opinione; lanciare un ballon d'essai □ (fam. USA) Go fly a kite!, vattene!; levati di torno! □ (fam.) to fly off the handle, andare su tutte le furie; uscire dai gangheri; perdere le staffe □ ( di finestra, ecc.) to fly open, spalancarsi □ to fly past, sfrecciare davanti a q. □ to fly to arms, correre alle armi □ (fig.) to make the feathers (o the dust) fly, mettere confusione; seminare zizzania; far scoppiare una lite □ to send sb. flying, mandare q. a gambe all'aria; far volare q. □ to send things flying, buttare tutto all'aria □ (fig.) The bird has flown, il prigioniero ha preso il volo.* * *I 1. [flaɪ]1) (of trousers) patta f.2) (of flag) (outer edge) lembo m. estremo; (length) lunghezza f.3) BE stor. (carriage) carrozza f., calesse m.2.1) (of trousers) patta f.sing.2) teatr. soffitta f.sing.II 1. [flaɪ]the pilot flew the plane to... — il pilota portò l'aereo a
2) (transport by air) trasportare (in aereo) [person, supplies]3) (cross by air) attraversare in aereo [ ocean]4) (cover by air) [bird, aircraft] percorrere [ distance]2.1) [bird, insect, aircraft, kite] volare ( from da; to a)to fly over o across sth. sorvolare qcs.; to fly over(head) passare in volo; to fly past the window passare in volo davanti alla finestra; to fly into Gatwick atterrare a Gatwick; there's a mosquito flying around — c'è una zanzara in giro
to fly from Heathrow — decollare o partire da Heathrow
we fly to Boston twice a day — [ airline] ci sono due voli giornalieri per Boston
3) (be propelled) [bullet, sparks, insults] volareto go flying — colloq. [person, object] fare un volo
to send sb. flying — colloq. mandare qcn. a gambe all'aria
to fly into a rage — andare in collera, infuriarsi
4) (hurry)to fly past — passare o superare a tutta velocità
5) (go quickly) (anche fly past, fly by) [time, holidays] volare, passare in fretta6) (flutter, wave) [flag, scarf] sventolare; [ hair] ondeggiare, volare•- fly away- fly in••to fly in the face of — (defy) sfidare [authority, danger]; (contradict) essere in palese contraddizione con [ evidence]
to let fly (with) — scoccare [ arrow]; scaricare [ hail of bullets]; rovesciare [ stream of abuse]
III [flaɪ]to let fly at sb. — scagliarsi contro o attaccare qcn
nome zool. pesc. mosca f.••IV [flaɪ]he wouldn't hurt a fly non farebbe male a una mosca; there are no flies on her — non si fa mettere nel sacco da nessuno
aggettivo colloq.1) (clever) furbo, sveglio2) AE chic -
17 fly
I
plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.)2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)•
II
past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) volar, pilotar2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) huir, salir de, abandonar3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) volar, pasar volando•- flyer- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying
fly1 n moscafly2 vb1. volar2. ir en avión / volar3. correr / ir volandotr[flaɪ]————————tr[flaɪ]1 volar■ we will be flying at an altitude of 9,000 metres volaremos a una altitud de 9.000 metros2 (go by plane) ir en avión3 (flag, hair) ondear4 (sparks) saltar5 (rush, move quickly) irse volando, irse a toda prisa6 (time) volar, pasar volando7 (flee) huir■ when the police arrived, the thieves had flown cuando llegó la policía los ladrones habían huido1 (plane) pilotar■ can you fly a plane? ¿sabes pilotar un avión?2 (send by plane) transportar3 (travel over) sobrevolar4 (kite) hacer volar5 (flag) enarbolar, izar1 (of tent) doble techo1 (on trousers) bragueta f sing\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto fly in the face of something burlarse de algoto fly into a rage / fly into a temper ponerse furioso,-a, montar en cólera, subirse por las paredesto fly off the handle perder los estribosto let fly at somebody arremeter contra alguiento go flying caerseto send somebody flying mandar a alguien por los airesfly sheet doble techo————————tr[flaɪ]1 mosca\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to hurt a fly ser incapaz de matar una moscathere are no flies on...... no se chupa el dedoto drop/fall like flies caer como moscasfly spray spray nombre masculino matamoscas, matamoscas nombre masculino, insecticida nombre masculino1) : volar (dícese de los pájaros, etc.)2) travel: volar (dícese de los aviones), ir en avión (dícese de los pasajeros)3) float: flotar, ondear4) flee: huir, escapar5) rush: correr, irse volando6) pass: pasar (volando)how time flies!: ¡cómo pasa el tiempo!7)to fly open : abrir de golpefly vt: pilotar (un avión), hacer volar (una cometa)1) : mosca fto drop like flies: caer como moscas2) : bragueta f (de pantalones, etc.)n.• bragueta (Textil) s.f.• mosca s.f. (A flag)v.(§ p.,p.p.: flew, flown) = enarbolar v.v.(§ p.,p.p.: flew, flown) = dirigir un avión v.• pilotear un avión v.• volar v.
I flaɪ1)a) ( insect) mosca fhe/she wouldn't hurt a fly — es incapaz de matar una mosca
the fly in the ointment — el único problema, la única pega (Esp fam)
there are no flies on her/him — no tiene un pelo de tonta/tonto
to be a fly on the wall: I'd like to have been a fly on the wall when he told her me habría gustado estar allí or ver su reacción cuando se lo dijo; to die/drop like flies — morir*/caer* como moscas
b) ( in angling) mosca f; (before n)fly fishing — pesca f con mosca
2) ( on trousers) (often pl in BrE) bragueta f, marrueco m (Chi)
II
1.
1)a) \<\<bird/bee\>\> volar*to fly away/in/out — irse*/entrar/salir* volando
b) \<\<plane/pilot\>\> volar*; \<\<passenger\>\> ir* en aviónto fly out — salir* ( en avión)
we fly on to Denver tomorrow — mañana volamos a or salimos en avión para Denver
to be flying high — estar* volando alto
c) \<\<flag\>\> ondear, flamearwith her hair/coat flying in the wind — con el pelo/abrigo ondeando al viento
2)b)to fly AT somebody — lanzarse* sobre alguien
to fly into a temper o rage — ponerse* hecho una furia or un basilisco, montar en cólera
c) (move, be thrown) volar*I tripped and went flying — tropecé y salí volando or disparado
to let fly at somebody — emprenderla or arremeter contra alguien
to make the feathers o fur o sparks fly — armar un gran lío (fam)
d) ( pass quickly) \<\<time\>\> pasar volando, volar*
2.
vt1)a) ( control) \<\<plane/glider/balloon\>\> pilotar; \<\<kite\>\> hacer* volar or encumbrar (Andes), remontar (RPl)c) ( travel over) \<\<distance\>\> recorrer ( en avión)d) ( travel by) \<\<airline\>\> volar* con2) \<\<flag\>\> izar*, enarbolarthe ship was flying the Panamanian flag — el barco llevaba bandera panameña or pabellón panameño
III
adjective (BrE colloq) vivo (fam), espabilado
I [flaɪ]1. N1) (=insect) mosca f3) flies (Theat) peine msing, telar msing4) (=carriage) calesa f5)- do sth on the fly2.CPDfly button N — botón m de la bragueta
II [flaɪ] (pt flew) (pp flown)1. VI1) (=be airborne) [plane, bird, insect] volar; [air passengers] ir en avión"how did you get here?" - "I flew" — -¿cómo llegaste aquí? -en avión
do you fly often? — ¿viajas mucho en avión?
we were flying at 5,000ft — volábamos a 5.000 pies de altura
•
to fly into Gatwick airport — llegar (en avión) al aeropuerto de Gatwick•
the plane flew over London — el avión sobrevoló Londresto be flying high —
birdwe were flying high after our success in the championship — estábamos como locos tras el éxito en el campeonato
2) (=fly a plane) pilotar un avión, volarto learn to fly — aprender a pilotar un avión or a volar
to fly blind — (lit) volar a ciegas or guiándose solo por los instrumentos; (fig) ir a ciegas
3) (=flutter, wave) [flag] ondearflag4) (=move quickly)my hat flew into the air — se me voló el sombrero, el sombrero salió volando
rumours are flying around the office that... — por la oficina corre el rumor de que...
•
to go flying, the vase went flying — el jarrón salió por los aires or salió volando•
to let fly — (fig) (verbally) empezar a despotricar; (physically) empezar a repartir golpes or tortazos; (Ftbl) (=shoot) dispararto let fly at sb — (verbally) empezar a despotricar contra algn, arremeter contra algn; (physically) arremeter contra algn, empezar a dar golpes or tortazos a algn
•
he/the ball came flying past me — él/la pelota pasó volando junto a mí•
the blow sent him flying — el golpe hizo que saliera despedidosparkshe kicked off her shoes and sent them flying across the room — de una patada se quitó los zapatos y los mandó volando al otro lado de la habitación
5) (=rush) ir volando, ir corriendoI must fly! — ¡me voy volando or corriendo!, ¡me tengo que ir volando or corriendo!
she flew upstairs to look for it — subió volando or a toda prisa a buscarlo
to fly to sb's aid or assistance — ir volando a socorrer a algn
•
to fly at sb — (physically) lanzarse sobre algn, arremeter contra algn; (fig) ponerse furioso con algnthe dog flew at him and bit him — el perro se lanzó or se abalanzó sobre él y le mordió
- fly in the face of sthhandleshe has a reputation for flying in the face of authority — tiene fama de ir en contra de la autoridad
6) (=pass quickly) [time] pasar or irse volando•
the years flew by — los años pasaron volando2. VT1) [+ aircraft] pilotar, pilotear (esp LAm); [+ passenger] llevar en avión; [+ goods] transportar en avión; [+ distance] recorrer (en avión); [+ flag] enarbolarwhich routes does the airline fly? — ¿qué rutas cubre la aerolínea?
2) (=flee) [+ country] abandonar, huir de- fly the nest- fly the coop- fly away- fly in- fly off- fly out
III
[flaɪ]ADJ (esp Brit) avispado, espabilado* * *
I [flaɪ]1)a) ( insect) mosca fhe/she wouldn't hurt a fly — es incapaz de matar una mosca
the fly in the ointment — el único problema, la única pega (Esp fam)
there are no flies on her/him — no tiene un pelo de tonta/tonto
to be a fly on the wall: I'd like to have been a fly on the wall when he told her me habría gustado estar allí or ver su reacción cuando se lo dijo; to die/drop like flies — morir*/caer* como moscas
b) ( in angling) mosca f; (before n)fly fishing — pesca f con mosca
2) ( on trousers) (often pl in BrE) bragueta f, marrueco m (Chi)
II
1.
1)a) \<\<bird/bee\>\> volar*to fly away/in/out — irse*/entrar/salir* volando
b) \<\<plane/pilot\>\> volar*; \<\<passenger\>\> ir* en aviónto fly out — salir* ( en avión)
we fly on to Denver tomorrow — mañana volamos a or salimos en avión para Denver
to be flying high — estar* volando alto
c) \<\<flag\>\> ondear, flamearwith her hair/coat flying in the wind — con el pelo/abrigo ondeando al viento
2)b)to fly AT somebody — lanzarse* sobre alguien
to fly into a temper o rage — ponerse* hecho una furia or un basilisco, montar en cólera
c) (move, be thrown) volar*I tripped and went flying — tropecé y salí volando or disparado
to let fly at somebody — emprenderla or arremeter contra alguien
to make the feathers o fur o sparks fly — armar un gran lío (fam)
d) ( pass quickly) \<\<time\>\> pasar volando, volar*
2.
vt1)a) ( control) \<\<plane/glider/balloon\>\> pilotar; \<\<kite\>\> hacer* volar or encumbrar (Andes), remontar (RPl)c) ( travel over) \<\<distance\>\> recorrer ( en avión)d) ( travel by) \<\<airline\>\> volar* con2) \<\<flag\>\> izar*, enarbolarthe ship was flying the Panamanian flag — el barco llevaba bandera panameña or pabellón panameño
III
adjective (BrE colloq) vivo (fam), espabilado -
18 valser
valser [valse]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. ( = danser) to waltzb. ( = faire tomber) (inf) envoyer valser qch/qn to send sth/sb flying* * *valseverbe intransitif1) ( en danse) to waltzl'argent valse entre leurs mains — (colloq) they spend money hand over fist
envoyer valser quelqu'un — (colloq) ( projeter) to send somebody flying; ( rembarrer) to send somebody packing (colloq)
2) (colloq) ( changer)* * *valse vi1) (= danser) to waltz2) fig* * *valser verb table: aimer vi1 Danse to waltz; l'argent valse entre leurs mains○ they spend money hand over fist; envoyer valser qn○ ( projeter) to send sb flying; ( rembarrer) to send sb packing○; le sac est allé valser à l'autre bout de la pièce○ the bag was sent flying across the room;2 ○( changer) [prix] to be continually rising; [personnel] to be always changing; ça valse dans le service there's a constant turnover of staff; faire valser les étiquettes to raise prices constantly; il fait valser les ministres he keeps changing his ministers.[valse] verbe intransitif1. [danser] to waltzfaire valser l'argent ou les billets to throw money about ou around3. (familier) -
19 avion
avion [avjɔ̃]masculine noun* * *avjɔ̃nom masculin1) ( appareil) (aero)plane GB, airplane US, aircraft (inv)aller à Rome en avion — to go to Rome by air, to fly to Rome
2) ( vol) flight3) ( activité)il n'a jamais pris l'avion — he's never been on a plane, he's never flown
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *avjɔ̃ nmaller en avion — to go by plane, to fly
aller quelque part en avion — to go somewhere by plane, to fly somewhere
Il est allé en Italie en avion. — He went to Italy by plane., He flew to Italy.
* * *avion nm1 ( appareil) (aero)plane GB, airplane US, aircraft ( inv); dans l'avion on the plane; constructeur d'avions aircraft manufacturer; aller à Rome en avion to go to Rome by air, to fly to Rome; faire 100 000 kilomètres par an en avion to fly 100,000 kilometres a year; faire les lacs en avion to do an aerial tour of the lakes; envoyer qch par avion Postes to send sth air mail; ‘par avion’ Postes ‘by air mail’;2 ( vol) flight; ton avion est à quelle heure? what time is your flight?;3 ( activité) l'avion flying; je déteste (prendre) l'avion I hate flying; il n'a jamais pris l'avion he's never been on a plane, he's never flown.avion bombardier d'eau fire-fighting plane; avion de chasse fighter (plane); avion de combat combat aircraft; avion à flèche variable variable-geometry aircraft; avion de fret cargo plane; avion furtif stealth bomber; avion de ligne civil aircraft, liner; avion en papier paper aeroplane GB ou airplane US; avion pompier fire-fighting plane; avion postal mail plane; avion à réaction jet (plane); avion de reconnaissance reconnaissance plane; avion sanitaire air ambulance; avion spatial spacecraft; avion de tourisme light passenger aircraft; avion de transport transport ou freight plane.[avjɔ̃] nom masculinavion militaire/de chasse military/fighter plane2. [mode de transport]‘par avion’ ‘air mail’ -
20 Bogen
m; -s, - oder Bögen1. (Krümmung) curve; eines Flusses, Weges etc.: auch bend; MATH., ETECH., ASTRON. arc; (Wölbung) arch; im Rohr: bend; im Holz: camber; Skisport: turn; Eislauf: curve, circle; der Weg macht oder beschreibt einen Bogen the path curves (a)round; einen Bogen um jemanden / etw. machen go ( oder curve) around s.o. / s.th., (do a) bend (a)round s.o. / s.th. umg.; fig. steer clear of s.o. / s.th., give s.o. / s.th. a wide berth; einen großen Bogen fahren go the long way (a)round; mit dem Zirkel einen Bogen schlagen draw a circle with (a pair of) compasses (bes. Am. with a compass); in hohem Bogen werfen, fliegen etc. throw, fly etc. up high ( oder in a high arc); in hohem Bogen rausfliegen umg., fig. be turned ( oder thrown, kicked) out on one’s ear; jetzt hat sie beim Radfahren den Bogen raus umg., fig. now she’s got the hang of riding a bike3. (Waffe) bow; mit Pfeil und Bogen schießen shoot with bow and arrow; den Bogen spannen draw the bow; den Bogen überspannen fig. overstep the mark, overdo it, go too far, push one’s luck (too far)4. (Geigenbogen etc.) bow5. (Bogen Papier) sheet (of paper), piece of paper; (Geschenkpapier etc.) sheet; DRUCK. (printed) sheet; Briefmarken: sheet (of stamps)* * *der Bogen(Biegung) curve; bend; arc;(Halbmond) crescent;(Musikinstrument) bow;(Papier) sheet;(Waffe) bow;(Wölbung) arch* * *Bo|gen ['boːgn]m -s, - or ordm;['bøːgn]1) (= gekrümmte Linie) curve; (= Kurve) bend; (= Umweg) detour; (MATH) arc; (MUS) (zwischen zwei Noten gleicher Höhe) tie; (zur Bindung von verschiedenen Noten) slur (mark); (SKI) turnden Bógen heraushaben (inf) — to have got the hang of it (inf)
den Bógen heraushaben, wie... (inf) — to have got the hang of how... (inf)
der Ball flog in hohem Bógen ins Tor — with a lob the ball flew into the net
3) (= Waffe, MUS: = Geigenbogen etc) bowden Bógen überspannen (fig) — to overstep the mark, to go too far
4) (= Papierbogen) sheet (of paper)* * *der1) (the top part of a door etc or a support for a roof etc which is built in the shape of a curve.) arch2) (a monument which is shaped like an arch: the Marble Arch in London.) arch3) (anything that is like an arch in shape: The rainbow formed an arch in the sky.) arch4) (an arched passage, door or entrance.) archway5) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) bow6) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) bow* * *Bo·gen<-s, - o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ, SÜDD Bögen>[ˈbo:gn̩, pl ˈbø:gn̩]min hohem \Bogen in a high arceinen \Bogen fahren to execute a turneinen \Bogen machen to curve [round]2. (Blatt Papier) sheet [of paper]3. (Schusswaffe) bowPfeil und \Bogen bow and arrow[s pl]ein Meister des \Bogens a master archerden \Bogen spannen to draw the bow4. MUS bow5. ARCHIT arch7.nach dem Skandal flog er im hohen \Bogen aus der Firma he was thrown out on his ear [or chucked out] [or sent flying] after the scandal▶ einen [großen] \Bogen um jdn/etw machen to steer [well] clear of sb/sth▶ den \Bogen überspannen to overstep the mark, to go too far* * *der; Bogens, Bogen, (südd., österr.:)Ex:/Ex:der Weg macht/beschreibt einen Bogen — the path bends/the path describes a curve
immer, wenn ich sie auf der Straße sehe, mache ich einen großen Bogen — (fig. ugs.) whenever I see her in the street I make a detour [round her]
einen großen Bogen um jemanden/etwas machen — (fig. ugs.) give somebody/something a wide berth
in hohem Bogen hinausfliegen — (fig. ugs.) be chucked out (sl.)
2) (Archit.) arch3) (Waffe) bowden Bogen überspannen — (fig.) go too far
4) (Musik): (GeigenBogen usw.) bow5) (PapierBogen) sheet* * *1. (Krümmung) curve; eines Flusses, Weges etc: auch bend; MATH, ELEK, ASTRON arc; (Wölbung) arch; im Rohr: bend; im Holz: camber; Skisport: turn; Eislauf: curve, circle;beschreibt einen Bogen the path curves (a)round;einen Bogen um jemanden/etwas machen go ( oder curve) around sb/sth, (do a) bend (a)round sb/sth umg; fig steer clear of sb/sth, give sb/sth a wide berth;einen großen Bogen fahren go the long way (a)round;mit dem Zirkel einen Bogen schlagen draw a circle with (a pair of) compasses (besonders US with a compass);jetzt hat sie beim Radfahren den Bogen raus umg, fig now she’s got the hang of riding a bike2. ARCH arch;ein spitzer Bogen a pointed arch;ein romanischer Bogen a Roman arch3. (Waffe) bow;mit Pfeil und Bogen schießen shoot with bow and arrow;den Bogen spannen draw the bow;den Bogen überspannen fig overstep the mark, overdo it, go too far, push one’s luck (too far)4. (Geigenbogen etc) bow5. (Bogen Papier) sheet (of paper), piece of paper; (Geschenkpapier etc) sheet; TYPO (printed) sheet; Briefmarken: sheet (of stamps)* * *der; Bogens, Bogen, (südd., österr.:)Ex:/Ex:der Weg macht/beschreibt einen Bogen — the path bends/the path describes a curve
immer, wenn ich sie auf der Straße sehe, mache ich einen großen Bogen — (fig. ugs.) whenever I see her in the street I make a detour [round her]
einen großen Bogen um jemanden/etwas machen — (fig. ugs.) give somebody/something a wide berth
in hohem Bogen hinausfliegen — (fig. ugs.) be chucked out (sl.)
2) (Archit.) arch3) (Waffe) bowden Bogen überspannen — (fig.) go too far
4) (Musik): (GeigenBogen usw.) bow5) (PapierBogen) sheet* * *¨-- m.arc n.arch n.(§ pl.: arches)sheet of paper n.vault n.
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