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to shoot off fireworks

1 shoot off fireworks

Общая лексика: пускать фейерверк

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > shoot off fireworks
2 shoot off

[ʹʃu:tʹɒf] phr v
1. оторвать (осколком бомбы и т. п.)

he had a foot shot off - ему оторвало ступню

2. пускать, запускать

to shoot off fireworks - пускать фейерверк

to shoot off one's mouth см. shoot1 II ♢

НБАРС > shoot off
3 shoot off

1. phr v оторвать

he had a foot shot off — ему оторвало ступню

2. phr v пускать, запускать

to shoot off fireworks — пускать фейерверк

English-Russian base dictionary > shoot off
4 shoot off

1) оторвать( осколком бомбы и т. п.) The top of the castle tower has been shot off. ≈ Верхушку башни замка оторвало выстрелом. The soldier avoided military duty by shooting off one of his toes. ≈ Солдат уклнился от воинской обязанности, уничтожив выстрелом один из пальцев на ноге.
2) умчаться As soon as I let go of the boy, he shot off and disappeared round a corner. ≈ Как только я отпустил мальчика, он умчался, скрывшись за углом.
3) стрелять в воздух;
пускать (фейерверк, ракету) The soldiers shot off their weapons as a sign of victory. ≈ Солдаты устроили фейерверк в честь победы. оторвать (осколком бомбы) - he had a foot shot off ему оторвало ступню пускать, запускать - to * fireworks пускать фейерверк

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > shoot off
5 shoot

1. n охота

the shoot is good here — здесь хорошая охота

2. n охотничье угодье

3. n право отстрела

4. n группа охотников

5. n соревнование по стрельбе

area shoot — стрельба по площади

shoot accuracy — меткость стрельбы

turkey shoot — состязание в стрельбе

shoot to support — подъем двумя ногами в упор

casualty shoot — стрельба на поражение живой силы

6. n кино, фото съёмка

7. n стремительное движение; рывок, бросок

a shoot up — стремительное движение вверх

8. n спорт. сильный удар, бросок

a shoot for goal — удар по воротам

9. n амер. промежуток между ударами вёсел

10. n приступ

a shoot of pain — приступ боли

11. n запуск

12. n луч

a shoot of sunlight — луч солнца

13. n стремнина; стремительный поток

to shoot out a stream of invective — вылить поток ругани

14. n водопад

15. n текст. прокидка челнока

16. n текст. уточина

17. n текст. жёлоб; лоток; наклонный сток

18. n текст. мусоропровод; мусоросброс

19. n текст. канал для прохода через плотину

to take a shoot — поехать каналом

back roll shoot — кувырок назад через стойку на руках

bulk shoot — спускной желоб для сыпучих материалов

to shoot rapids — перебираться через пороги

20. n текст. с. -х. раскол

21. n геол. шток

22. n геол. рудное скопление

to get the shoot — быть выгнанным с работы

23. v стрелять; вести огонь

to shoot a rifle — стрелять из ружья

shoot at — стрелять по

to shoot straight — метко стрелять

to shoot at a person — стрелять в человека

shoot for oil — вести сейсмическую разведку нефти

shoot away — продолжать стрелять, всё стрелять и стрелять

24. v выстреливать, производить выстрел

to shoot a bullet from a gun — стрелять из винтовки

shoot in — производить пристрелку, пристреливаться

25. v попасть, поразить

to shoot and kill — застрелить

to shoot and wound — ранить выстрелом; нанести огнестрельную рану

26. v расстреливать

27. v стрелять, охотиться

to shoot game — стрелять дичь

to shoot lions — охотиться на львов

lay down your arms or else we shoot — бросайте оружие, а то мы будем стрелять

28. v охотиться; целиться

29. v бросать, швырять, кидать

to be shot out of a car — быть выброшенным из машины

to shoot an anchor — бросать якорь

to shoot a net — закинуть сеть

to shoot a look — бросить быстрый взгляд

to shoot spitballs — бросаться шариками из жёваной бумаги

the horse shot his rider — конь сбросил всадника

30. v выбрасывать, извергать; изрыгать

31. v пускать

a catapult shoots planes from a carrier — катапульта запускает самолёты с авианосца

to shoot off fireworks — пускать фейерверк

32. v амер. прост. передавать, давать

shoot the salt to me — дай-ка мне соль

33. v излучать

to shoot fire — метать искры

34. v спец. бомбардировать

35. v спец. пронизывать, прорезать

36. v спец. пронестись, промчаться, промелькнуть

to shoot down a tunnel — промчаться через туннель

to shoot a bridge — пронестись под мостом

a meteor shot along — промелькнул метеор

an idea shot across my mind — у меня в голове мелькнула мысль

37. v спец. пронизывать, дёргать, стрелять

the pain shoots up the back — боль отдаёт в спину

38. v спец. сбрасывать, сваливать, сгружать

to shoot coal — сгружать уголь

39. v спец. задвигать или отодвигать

to shoot a bolt — задвинуть или отодвинуть задвижку

40. v спец. задвигаться или отодвигаться

41. v спец. выдаваться, выступать

the shore shoots forth into the sea — берег моря образует выступ

42. v спец. кино снимать, производить съёмки

to shoot a picture — снимать картину

43. v спец. амер. разг. фотографировать

to shoot a photo — делать снимок, фотографировать

44. v спец. играть

to shoot dice — играть в кости

to shoot craps — играть в кости

45. v спец. спорт. с силой посылать; делать сильные удары

to shoot a ball — с силой посылать мяч

shoot to L-seat — перемах двумя ногами в сед углом

shoot to hang rearways — подъем вперед в вис сзади

46. v спец. набирать очки, выигрывать

he shot 78 on the first 12 holes — на первых 12 лунках он набрал 78 очков, он загнал мяч в первые 12 лунок 78-ю ударами

plants shoot out buds — на растениях появляются почки

47. v спец. делать ставку

to shoot $5 — поставить пять долларов

48. v спец. проиграть

he shoot his whole wad on a shady deal — на этой сомнительной сделке он потерял всё, что у него было

49. v спец. амер. разг. отправлять быстро или со спешным поручением

shoot forth — быстро высунуть

shoot shot — подниматься; быстро повышаться

50. v спец. амер. сл. оставлять, бросать

51. v спец. горн. отпаливать

52. v спец. мор. разг. брать высоту

to shoot the sun — брать высоту солнца

53. v сл. делать впрыскивание, вливание; делать укол

54. v сл. впрыскивать наркотик

to shoot for guard — назначать в караул

to shoot a match — участвовать в соревнованиях по стрельбе

to shoot a mission — выполнять огневую задачу, вести огонь по цели

to shoot oneself clear — катапультироваться из самолёта

shot in the neck — подвыпивший, навеселе

to shoot Niagara — отважиться на отчаянный шаг, идти на большой риск

to shoot the moon — ночью съехать с квартиры, не заплатив

to shoot a line — хвастаться, «заливать»

to shoot the cat — рвать, блевать

to shoot at a pigeon and kill a crow — маскировать свою истинную цель

to shoot the breeze — болтать

to shoot the sitting pheasant — погубить человека, воспользовавшись его беззащитностью

to shoot into the brown — дать маху

shoot! — выкладывай!

55. n рост; прорастание

56. n бот. побег; росток; веточка

tender shoots in spring — нежные весенние побеги

57. n ответвление

the shoots of the Andes — отроги Анд

58. n разг. отпрыск, потомок

59. n бот. зоол. прирост

the shoot of wood — прирост древесины

60. v прорастать, расти; распускаться; давать почки, ростки, побеги

grass shoots — пробивается трава

bushes shoot again after being cut — кусты снова разрастаются после подрезки

leaves shoot — появляются листья

a tree shoots — дерево набирает почки

61. int груб. чёрт подери!; вот незадача!, вот это да!

Синонимический ряд:

1. branch (noun) bough; branch; limb

2. ray (noun) beam; ray; shaft

3. sprout (noun) bud; offshoot; sprig; sprout; tendril

4. ask (verb) ask; inquire; question; request; solicit

5. charge (verb) charge; dart; leap; spurt

6. destroy (verb) annihilate; atomize; decapitate; decimate; demolish; destroy; destruct; discreate; dismantle; dissolve; dynamite; pull down; pulverize; quench; raze; rub out; ruin; shatter; smash; tear down; unbuild; undo; unframe; unmake; wrack; wreck

7. discredit (verb) blow up; discredit; disprove; explode; puncture

8. execute (verb) dispatch; execute; kill; murder

9. fire (verb) barrage; blast; bombard; discharge; expel; fire; hurtle; ignite; impel; launch; loose; project; propel; rake; shell; torpedo

10. gun (verb) gun; pick off

11. photograph (verb) photo; photograph

12. run (verb) boil; bolt; bustle; chase; dash; fling; flit; float; fly; hasten; hurry; lash; pelt; race; rocket; run; rush; sail; scoot; scud; scurry; skim; skirr; sprint; tear

13. shoot up (verb) shoot up

14. vomit (verb) barf; bring up; disgorge; sick up; spew; spit up; throw up; upchuck; vomit

English-Russian base dictionary > shoot
6 пускать фейерверк

1) General subject: play off fireworks, set off fireworks, shoot off fireworks

2) Makarov: set off firework

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > пускать фейерверк
7 фейерверк

1. fireworks

пускать фейерверк — to shoot off fireworks

2. pyrotechnic display

3. firework

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > фейерверк
8 пускам

пусна 1. (позволявам) let ( да-)

allow, permit (да to)

(да влезе) let in

(да излезе) let out

(да мине) let through

няма да те пусна I won't let you go

не го пускайте да влезе don't let him in

keep him out

пускам някого в отпуск let s.o. go on leave, give s.o. leave of absence

пускам наематели take in lodgers; let a house/room, etc.

цензурата пусна статията the censor passed the article

2. (освобождавам) set free; release; turn/let loose

(без наказание) Jet off

пускам на свобода set free; release

(птица) let out

пускам куче let a dog loose

пускам под гаранция release on bail

3. (привеждам в действие, движение) start, put in action/operation

(машина) set in motion; set going

(мотор) start

пускам нещо в ход/движение start s.th., set/get s.th. going, set s.th. in train

пускам в действие (завод и пр.) put into operation; commission

пускам отоплението turn on the heating

пускам радиото switch/turn on the radio

пускам плоча play a record

пускам фонтан/шадраван set a fountain playing

пускам чешмата/водата turn on the tap/the water

4. (оставам да падне) drop, ( и бомба) let fall

(нещо, което държа) let hold of; lose/leave hold of, let go (of)

той пусна въжето he let go (his hold of) the rope

пусни ми ръката let go of my hand

5. (изпускам, излъчвам) let out, emit

(давам мляко и пр.) give, yield

пускам искри let out sparks

пускам водата от нещо let the water out of s.th.

пускам вода в клозет flush a toilet

пускам пара let/blow off steam

пускам дим emit smoke, ( от цигара) exhale smoke

пускам отрова (за змия) eject poison

този плат пуска this material is not colour-fast

може да пусне (за плат) the colours may run

6. (изпращам, отправям) send, release, let off

пускам в обръщение issue, circulate

пускам нови пощенски марки issue new postage stamps

пускам на пазара put on the market

пускам в продажба offer for sale

заводът пуска само доброкачествени стоки the plant turns out high-quality goods only

пускам от печат release

пускам нова книга (за автор) publish a new book

пускам филм (по екраните) release a film

пускам подписка за start a subscription for,invite subscribers for

пускам окръжно send out a circular (letter), circulate a memorandum

пускам влак/рейс run a train/bus

пускам хвърчило fly/sail a kite

пускам кораб launch a ship

пускам ракета launch/fire a rocket

пускам ракети (фойерверки) let off fireworks

пускам торпила fire/launch a torpedo

пускам стрела shoot/send an arrow

пускам котва вж. котва

пускам сонда за drill/bore for, ( изследвам) prospect for

пускам балон/гълъб release/fly a balloon/pigeon

пускам на паша turn out to graze

пускам кон в галоп/тръс gallop/trot a horse

7. (оставям да расте) (let) grow

пускам си брада/мустаци grow a beard/moustache

пускам си косата let o.'s hair grow

гледай каква коса е пуснал look what a mop of hair he's grown/he has

пускам корем become pot-bellied/paunchy, grow/develop/get a pot-belly/corporation

пускам гуша grow/develop/get a double chin

пускам издънки/филизи shoot, sprout

пускам корен (и) take/strike root (и прен.), пускам листа put forth leaves

пускам пипала throw out tentacles/feelers

8. (отпускам, отхлабям) (поводи) loosen

(дреха) let out, widen

пускам юздите на give the rein to (и прен.)

пускам му края вж. край

9. (разправям, разпространявам) spread

пускам шеги crack jokes

пускам слухове spread/start/circulate rumours

10. (свършва се) be over

църквата/киното пусна the service/film is over

пускам бюлетина vote

пускам в ход всички средства leave no stone unturned; move heaven and earth

пускам кръв на някого bleed s.o.

пускам глас shout/cry at the top of o.'s voice

11. vote

пускам някому муха/фитили вж. муха, фитил

пускам писмо

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пу̀скам,

и пу̀щам, пу̀сна гл.

1. ( позволявам) let (да -); allow, permit (да to); (да влезе) let in; (да излезе) let out; (да мине) let through; няма да те пусна I won’t let you go; \пускам някого в отпуск let s.o. go on leave, give s.o. leave of absence;

2. ( освобождавам) set free; release; turn/let loose; ( без наказание) let off; ( птица) let out; \пускам куче let a dog loose; \пускам под гаранция release on bail;

3. ( привеждам в действие, движение) start, put in action/operation; ( машина) set in motion; set going; ( двигател) start; \пускам нещо в ход/движение start s.th., set/get s.th. going, set s.th. in train; \пускам плоча play a record; \пускам програма на компютър run a programme on a computer; \пускам радиото switch/turn on the radio; \пускам фонтан/шадраван set a fountain playing; \пускам чешмата/водата turn on the tap/the water;

4. ( оставям да падне) drop, (и бомба) let fall; ( нещо, което държа) let hold of; lose/leave hold of, let go (of);

5. ( изпускам, излъчвам) let out, emit; give off/forth; може да пусне (за плат) the colours may run; \пускам вода в тоалетна flush a toilet; \пускам дим (от цигара) exhale smoke; \пускам отрова (за змия) eject poison; \пускам пара let/blow off steam; този плат пуска this material is not colour-fast;

6. ( изпращам, отправям) send, release, let off; ( плоча на пазара) release; заводът пуска само доброкачествени стоки the plant turns out high-quality goods only; \пускам балон/гълъб release/fly a balloon/pigeon; \пускам в обращение issue, circulate; float; \пускам влак/автобус run a train/bus; \пускам кон в галоп/тръс gallop/trot a horse; \пускам кораб launch a ship; \пускам на пазара put on the market; \пускам на паша turn out to graze; \пускам окръжно send out a circular (letter), circulate a memorandum; \пускам от печат release; \пускам подписка за start a subscription for, invite subscribers for; \пускам ракета launch/fire a rocket; \пускам ракети ( фойерверки) let off fireworks; \пускам стрела shoot/send an arrow; \пускам филм (по екраните) release a film; \пускам хвърчило fly/sail a kite;

7. ( оставям да расте) (let) grow; гледай каква коса е пуснал look what a mop of hair he’s grown/he has; \пускам гуша grow/develop/get a double chin; \пускам издънки/филизи shoot, sprout; \пускам корем become pot-bellied/paunchy, grow/develop/get a pot-belly/corporation; \пускам корен(и) take/strike root (и прен.); \пускам листа put forth leaves; \пускам пипала throw out tentacles/feelers;

8. ( отпускам, разхлабвам поводи) loosen; \пускам юздите на give the rein to (и прен.);

9. ( разправям, разпространявам) spread; \пускам слухове spread/start/circulate/float rumours; \пускам шеги crack jokes; • \пускам бюлетина vote; \пускам в ход всички средства leave no stone unturned; move heaven and earth; \пускам глас

1. shout/cry at the top of o.’s voice;

2. vote; \пускам кръв на някого bleed s.o.; \пускам писмо post/mail a letter; \пускам фиш (за тото) hand in a form for the pools;

\пускам се descend, come/go/get/climb down (по -); (за жена на мъж) sl. give the come-on, throw out a line.

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drop: пускам a bomb - пускам бомба, She пускамped her bag on the floor. - Тя пусна чантата си на пода.; let (позволявам): Do not пускам the children out. - Не пускайте децата навън.; allow: He пускамed me to go. - Той ме пусна да си вървя.; grow (си): пускам a beard - пускам си брада; bring to (put on the) market (на пазара, в продажба); admit; discharge; redeem (роб); release (и освобождавам): пускам a film - пускам филм; run (превозно средство); slip; start (машина); switch on (радио); turn on (ел. уред, чешма); unhand (от ръката си); play (музика); unleash; unpen (овце и пр. от кошарата); spread (слух); post (писмо); untether (вързан кон и пр.); issue (в обръщение)

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1. (без наказание) Jet off 2. (да влезе) let in 3. (да излезе) let out 4. (да мине) let through 5. (давам мляко и пр.) give, yield 6. (дреха) let out, widen 7. (изпращам, отправям) send, release, let off 8. (изпускам, излъчвам) let out, emit 9. (машина) set in motion;set going 10. (мотор) start 11. (нещо, което държа) let hold of;lose/leave hold of, let go (of) 12. (освобождавам) set free;release;turn/let loose 13. (оставам да падне) drop, (и бомба) let fall 14. (оставям да расте) (let) grow 15. (отпускам, отхлабям) (поводи) loosen 16. (привеждам в действие, движение) start, put in action/ operation 17. (птица) let out 18. (разправям, разпространявам) spread 19. (свършва се) be over 20. 11) vote 21. allow, permit (да to) 22. keеp him out 23. ПУСКАМ балон/гълъб release/fly a balloon/ pigeon 24. ПУСКАМ бюлетина vote 25. ПУСКАМ в действие (завод и пр.) put into operation;commission 26. ПУСКАМ в обръщение issue, circulate 27. ПУСКАМ в продажба offer for sale 28. ПУСКАМ в ход всички средства leave no stone unturned;move heaven and earth 29. ПУСКАМ влак/рейс run a train/bus 30. ПУСКАМ вода в клозет flush a toilet 31. ПУСКАМ водата от нещо let the water out of s.th. 32. ПУСКАМ глас З) shout/cry at the top of o.'s voice 33. ПУСКАМ гуша grow/develop/get a double chin 34. ПУСКАМ дим emit smoke, (от цигара) exhale smoke 35. ПУСКАМ издънки/ филизи shoot, sprout 36. ПУСКАМ искри let out sparks 37. ПУСКАМ кон в галоп/тръс gallop/trot a horse 38. ПУСКАМ кораб launch a ship 39. ПУСКАМ корем become pot-bellied/paunchy, grow/ develop/get a pot-bеlly/corporation 40. ПУСКАМ корен(и) take/ strike root (и прен.), ПУСКАМ листа put forth leaves 41. ПУСКАМ котва вж. котва 42. ПУСКАМ кръв на някого bleed s.o. 43. ПУСКАМ куче let a dog loose 44. ПУСКАМ му края вж. край 45. ПУСКАМ на пазара put on the market 46. ПУСКАМ на паша turn out to graze 47. ПУСКАМ на свобода set free;release 48. ПУСКАМ наематели take in lodgers;let a house/room, etc. 49. ПУСКАМ нещо в ход/движение start s.th., set/get s.th. going, set s.th. in train 50. ПУСКАМ нова книга (за автор) publish a new book 51. ПУСКАМ нови пощенски марки issue new postage stamps 52. ПУСКАМ някого в отпуск let s.o. go on leave, give s.o. leave of absence 53. ПУСКАМ някому муха/фитили вж. муха, фитил 54. ПУСКАМ окръжно send out a circular (letter), circulate a memorandum 55. ПУСКАМ от печат release 56. ПУСКАМ отоплението turn on the heating 57. ПУСКАМ отрова (за змия) eject poison 58. ПУСКАМ пара let/blow off steam 59. ПУСКАМ пипала throw out tentacles/feelers 60. ПУСКАМ писмо 61. ПУСКАМ плоча play a record 62. ПУСКАМ под гаранция release on bail 63. ПУСКАМ подписка за start a subscription for,invite subscribers for 64. ПУСКАМ радиото switch/turn on the radio 65. ПУСКАМ ракета launch/fire a rocket 66. ПУСКАМ ракети (фойерверки) let off fireworks 67. ПУСКАМ си брада/мустаци grow a beard/moustache 68. ПУСКАМ си косата let o.'s hair grow 69. ПУСКАМ слухове spread/ start/circulate rumours 70. ПУСКАМ сонда за drill/bore for, (изследвам) prospect for 71. ПУСКАМ стрела shoot/send an arrow 72. ПУСКАМ торпила fire/launch a torpedo 73. ПУСКАМ филм (по екраните) release a film 74. ПУСКАМ фонтан/шадраван set a fountain playing 75. ПУСКАМ хвърчило fly/sail a kite 76. ПУСКАМ чешмата/водата turn on the tap/the water 77. ПУСКАМ шеги crack jokes 78. ПУСКАМ юздите на give the rein to (и прен.) 79. гледай каква коса е пуснал look what a mop of hair he's grown/he has 80. заводът пуска само доброкачествени стоки the plant turns out high-quality goods only 81. може да пусне (за плат) the colours may run 82. не го пускайте да влезе don't let him in 83. няма да те пусна I won't let you go 84. пусна (позволявам) let (да -) 85. пусни ми ръката let go of my hand 86. този плат пуска this material is not colour-fast 87. той пусна въжето he let go (his hold of) the rope 88. цензурата пусна статията the censor passed the article 89. църквата/киното пусна the service/ film is over

Български-английски речник > пускам
9 tronar

v.

1 to thunder.

está tronando it's thundering

2 to explode (estallar). (Mexican Spanish)

3 to split up, to break up (informal) (en relación).

4 to let off (hacer estallar) (cohetes). (Mexican Spanish)

5 to get rid of, to do away with (informal) (destruir, acabar con).

6 to fail (informal) (suspender).

7 to thunder to.

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tronar

Conjugation model [ CONTAR], like link=contar contar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (Used only in the 3rd person; it does not take a subject) (trueno) to thunder

2 (cañón etc) to thunder

3 familiar figurado (blasfemar) to swear, curse

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verb

1) to thunder

2) be furious

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1. VI

1) (Meteo) to thunder

- por lo que pueda tronar

2) [cañones etc] to boom, thunder

3) * (=enfurecerse) to rave, rage

tronar contra — to spout forth against, rage o thunder against

4) * (=reñir)

tronar con algn — to fall out with sb

5) * (=arruinarse) to go broke *; (=fracasar) to fail, be ruined

2. VT

1) CAm, Méx * (=fusilar) to shoot

2)

la tronó — Méx * he blew it **, he messed it up

3.

See:

tronarse

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1.
verbo impersonal to thunder
2.
tronar vi

1) cañones to thunder; voz/persona to thunder, roar

salió tronando de la reunión — he was seething when he came out of the meeting

por lo que pueda tronar — (fam) just in case

2) (Méx fam)

a) ( en relación) to split up (colloq)

b) ( fracasar) to flop (colloq); ( en examen) to fail
3.
tronar vt

1) (AmC, Méx fam) ( fusilar) to shoot

2) (Méx fam) <examen/alumno> to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)

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= thunder.

Ex. The juggernaut of 'new British' history thunders on with Smyth's textbook on the United Kingdom between 1660 and 1800.

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* llueva o truene = come rain or shine, come hell or high water.

* llueva, truene o relampaguee = come hell or high water.

* llueve o truene = rain or shine.

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1.
verbo impersonal to thunder
2.
tronar vi

1) cañones to thunder; voz/persona to thunder, roar

salió tronando de la reunión — he was seething when he came out of the meeting

por lo que pueda tronar — (fam) just in case

2) (Méx fam)

a) ( en relación) to split up (colloq)

b) ( fracasar) to flop (colloq); ( en examen) to fail
3.
tronar vt

1) (AmC, Méx fam) ( fusilar) to shoot

2) (Méx fam) <examen/alumno> to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)

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= thunder.

Ex: The juggernaut of 'new British' history thunders on with Smyth's textbook on the United Kingdom between 1660 and 1800.

* llueva o truene = come rain or shine, come hell or high water.

* llueva, truene o relampaguee = come hell or high water.

* llueve o truene = rain or shine.

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tronar [ A10 ]

v impers

to thunder

ha estado tronando toda la mañana there have been rumbles of thunder o it has been thundering all morning

vi

A «cañones» to thunder; «voz/persona» to thunder, roar

-¡que se callen! -tronó el profesor be quiet! roared o thundered the teacher

salió tronando de la reunión he was furious o seething o in a rage when he came out of the meeting

por lo que pueda/pudiera tronar ( fam); just in case

B (AmC, Méx fam) (estallar) «llanta/globo/balazo» to go bang; «cohete» to go off

C ( Méx fam)

1 (en una relación) to split up ( colloq)

2 (fracasar) to flop ( colloq)

3 (en un examen) to fail, flunk ( colloq)

■ tronar

vt

A (AmC, Méx) (hacer estallar) ‹globo› to pop; ‹cohete› to set off

B (AmC, Méx fam) (fusilar) to shoot

tronárselas ( Méx fam); to do drugs ( colloq)

C ( Méx fam) ‹examen› to fail, flunk ( colloq); ‹persona› to fail, flunk ( AmE colloq)

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tronar ( conjugate tronar) v impers
to thunder
verbo intransitivo
1 [cañones/voz] to thunder
2 (Méx fam)
a) ( en relación) to split up (colloq)

b) ( fracasar) to flop (colloq);

( en examen) to fail
verbo transitivo
1 (AmC, Méx fam) ( fusilar) to shoot
2 (Méx fam) ‹examen/alumno› to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)
tronar verbo impersonal to thunder
' tronar' also found in these entries:
English:
thunder
- boom
- click
- finger

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tronar

♦ v impersonal

to thunder;

está tronando it's thundering

♦ vt

1. Chile Fam [volar] to blow up

2. Méx [hacer estallar] to let off;

a fin de año la gente truena cohetes people let off fireworks at New Year

3. Méx Fam [destruir, acabar con] to get rid of, to do away with;

el gobierno quiere tronar a la institución the government wants to do away with the institution;

este remedio es para tronar anginas this medicine is to get rid of sore throats

4. Méx Fam [suspender] to fail

♦ vi
Méx
1. [estallar]
a punto de tronar about to explode

2. [despotricar] to rant on;

siempre está tronando por algo he's always ranting on about something

3. Fam [cortar]
tronar con alguien to split up with sb, to break up with sb

4. [estropearse]
esta planta estaba a punto de tronar this plant had almost had it

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tronar

I v/i

1 thunder

2 Méx: con persona break up;

tronar con alguien break up with s.o.

II v/t Méx fam ( catear) flunk

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tronar {19} vi

1) : to thunder, to roar

2) : to be furious, to rage

3) CA, Mex fam : to shoot

tronar v impers

: to thunder

está tronando: it's thundering

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tronar vb to thunder

Spanish-English dictionary > tronar
10 пускать

несов. - пуска́ть, сов. - пусти́ть

1) (вн.; переставать держать) let go (of)

пусти́те мою́ ру́ку — let go of my arm!

пусти́те меня́! — let me go!

2) (вн. куда́-л; не мешать движению) let (d) go ( somewhere); ( пропускать) let (d) pass; ( впускать) let (d) in; ( выпускать) let (d) out

пуска́ть дете́й гуля́ть — let the children go for a walk

не пуска́йте его́ сюда́ — don't let him in

не пуска́йте соба́ку на газо́н — keep the dog off the grass

пуска́ть ры́бок в аква́риум — let / put fish into the aquarium

пуска́ть на во́лю (птицу и т.п.) — let (d) out, set (d) free

3) (вн.; направлять куда-л или заставлять двигаться каким-л образом) send (d), direct (d)

пуска́ть соста́в на запа́сный путь — send the train to the sidetrack

пусти́те э́то по ряда́м — pass / send this round, please

пуска́ть ко дну (вн.) — send (d) to the bottom, sink (d)

пуска́ть по́езд под отко́с — derail the train

пуска́ть ло́дку по тече́нию — let the boat drift with the current

пуска́ть ло́шадь ры́сью — trot a horse

пуска́ть ло́шадь во весь опо́р — give a horse its head

4) (вн.; тв.; бросать, запускать) throw [θrəʊ] (d), shoot (d)

пуска́ть стрелу́ — shoot an arrow

пуска́ть ка́мнем в окно́ — fling / throw / hurl a stone at a window

пуска́ть ка́мешки по воде́ (так, чтобы они несколько раз отскочили от поверхности) — skim stones across the surface of water

пуска́ть зме́я — fly a kite

5) (вн.; испускать, выбрасывать из себя) emit (d), send out (d), give forth (d)

пуска́ть ростки́ — put out shoots, sprout

пуска́ть ко́рни — root, take root

6) (вн.; приводить в движение, действие) start (d), put (d) in action; (машину тж.) start (d), set (d) in motion; actuate (d), activate (d); ( предприятие) start (d), launch (d), put (d) into operation / service

пуска́ть часы́ — start a clock

пуска́ть фейерве́рк — let off fireworks

пуска́ть волчо́к — spin a top

пуска́ть фонта́н — set the fountain playing

пуска́ть во́ду [газ] (открывать кран, вентиль) — turn on water [gas]; (начинать подачу воды, газа) start the supply of water [gas]

7) (вн. в вн.; внедрять, вводить) put (d into)

пуска́ть в эксплуата́цию — put (d) into operation / service

пуска́ть в обраще́ние (вн.) — put (d) in circulation

пусти́ть в произво́дство (вн.) — put (d) in production, put (d) on the production line

пуска́ть в прода́жу (вн.) — offer [put up] (d) for sale

8) (вн.; распространять) spread (d)

пуска́ть слух — spread / circulate the rumour

пуска́ть круги́ по воде́ — make ripples (on the surface of water)

пуска́ть волну́ — make waves

9) (вн. на вн.; использовать на какие-л цели) use (d for)

пусти́ть пла́тье на ку́хонные тря́пки — use a dress for kitchen cloths

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пуска́ть в ход что-л (использовать, применять) — use (d), employ (d); bring (d) into play

пуска́ть в ход все сре́дства — use every stick in the book; move heaven ['he-] and earth идиом.

пуска́ть жильцо́в (сдавать жильё) — take in lodgers / tenants

пуска́ть козла́ в огоро́д — см. козёл

пуска́ть кровь кому́-л — bleed smb; мед. phlebotomize smb

пуска́ть по́ миру (вн.) — beggar (d); ruin (d) utterly

пуска́ть под отко́с (вн.) — derail (d)

пуска́ть пузыри́ — см. пузырь

пуска́ть пыль в глаза́ — см. пыль

пусти́ть себе́ пу́лю в лоб — см. пуля

пусти́ть слезу́ — shed a tear [tɪə]

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > пускать
11 пускати

= пустити

1) ( відпускати) to let go, to allow; ( дозволяти) to permit

пускати на волю — to set free, to release; ( пташку) to let out; ( собаку з прив'язі) to let loose

пускати у відпустку когось — to let smb. go on leave

2) ( впускати) to let in, to allow to enter

3) ( в дію) to start, to run, to put in action, to set working; (машину тж.) to set in motion

пускати годинник — to start a clock

4) ( упроваджувати) to put ( into)

пускати в обіг (гроші) — to issue, to put in circulation

пускати в продаж — to offer ( to put up) for sale

пускати у виробництво — to put in production

5) (газ, воду) to turn on

6) бот. ( корінці) to strike, to take root, to root; ( паростки) to put forth, to shoot, to sprout

пускати корінці — to take root тж.

7) ( розповсюджувати) to spread

пускати чутку — to spread a rumour

8) ( слину) to drivel; ( стрілу) to wing, to shoot, to launch; ( змія) to fly; ( дим) to exhale, to puff

пускати змія — to fly a kite

9)

пускати кров — to let blood; to bleed

пускати на дно — to sink

пускати першим екраном кіно — to release a film

пускати пожильців — to take in lodgers

пускати в хід — to start, to set going; to give a start, to launch

пускати феєрверк — to let off fireworks

Українсько-англійський словник > пускати
12 cuete

adj.

1 pissed (informal) (Mexican Spanish).

2 drunk, drunken, inebriated, plastered.

m.

1 piece, gun.

2 piece, gun.

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1.

ADJ Méx * drunk

2. SM

1) And, CAm, Méx (=pistola) pistol

2) CAm, Méx = cohete

3) Méx * (=embriaguez) drunkenness

4) Méx (Culin) steak

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I
adjetivo (Méx fam) plastered (colloq)
II
masculino

1)

a) (RPl fam & euf) ( pedo) fart (sl)

b) (Méx, RPl fam) ( borrachera)

agarrar un cuete — to get plastered (colloq)

2) (AmL fam) ( petardo) firecracker

como cuete — (AmL fam) like a shot (colloq)

3) (Per fam) ( pistola) shooter (colloq), rod (sl)

4) (Méx) (Coc) braising steak

ser un cuete — (Méx fam) to be a real hassle (colloq)

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I
adjetivo (Méx fam) plastered (colloq)
II
masculino

1)

a) (RPl fam & euf) ( pedo) fart (sl)

b) (Méx, RPl fam) ( borrachera)

agarrar un cuete — to get plastered (colloq)

2) (AmL fam) ( petardo) firecracker

como cuete — (AmL fam) like a shot (colloq)

3) (Per fam) ( pistola) shooter (colloq), rod (sl)

4) (Méx) (Coc) braising steak

ser un cuete — (Méx fam) to be a real hassle (colloq)

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cuete¹

adjective

( Méx fam) plastered ( colloq)

cuete²

masculine

A

1 ( RPl fam euf) (pedo) fart (sl)

tirarse un cuete to fart (sl), to cut a melon ( AmE colloq euph), to let o blow off ( BrE colloq)

al cuete ( RPl arg): fue un trabajo al cuete the work we did was a waste of time

nos fuimos hasta allá al cuete we went all that way for nothing

2

(Méx, RPl fam) (borrachera): agarrar un cuete to get plastered ( colloq)

3 (Ur arg) (porro) joint ( colloq), spliff (sl)

B ( AmL fam) (petardo) rocket

como cuete ( AmL fam); like a shot ( colloq)

pasó como cuete he shot past

se levantó como cuete del sillón she leapt up out of the chair

C ( Per fam) (pistola) shooter ( colloq), rod (sl)

D ( Chi fam) (puñetazo) punch

se agarraron a cuetes they started hitting each other, they laid into each other ( BrE colloq)

E ( Méx) ( Coc) steak

ser un cuete ( Méx fam); to be a real hassle ( colloq)

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cuete sustantivo masculino
1 (Méx, RPl fam) ( borrachera):
◊ agarrar un cuete to get plastered (colloq)

2 (AmL fam) ( petardo) firecracker
3 (Per fam) ( pistola) shooter (colloq), rod (sl)
4 (Méx) (Coc) braising steak

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cuete

♦ adj
Méx Fam Br pissed, US loaded;
estar cuete Br to be pissed, US to be loaded;

había un viejo cuete there was an old man there who was Br pissed o US loaded

♦ nm

1. Am [nave espacial] (space) rocket;

Comp

salir como cuete: se levantaron muy tarde, así que salieron como cuete they got up very late, so they had to shoot off

2. Am
cuetes [fuegos artificiales] fireworks

3. Méx, RP Fam [borrachera]
estar en cuete Br to be pissed, US to be loaded;

tenía un cuete muy grande he was totally Br pissed o US loaded

4. RP Fam [pedo] (loud) fart

5. Chile Fam [puñetazo]
le dio un cuete en la boca he socked him one in the mouth

6. Perú Fam [pistola] shooter, US piece

♦ al cuete loc adv
RP Fam [inútilmente] for nothing
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cuete

adj Méx fam ( borracho) blitzed fam, plastered fam

Spanish-English dictionary > cuete
13 пускать

пустить
1. (вн.) let* (d.), allow (d.); ( разрешать) permit (d.); ( давать свободу) set* free (d.)

пускать куда-л. — let* (d.) go somewhere, allow (d.) to go somewhere

пускать детей гулять — permit the children to go, или let* the children go, for a walk

пускать на волю — set* free (d.); ( птицу) let* out (d.)

пускать кого-л. в отпуск — let* smb. go on leave, give* smb. leave (of absence)

2. (вн.; впускать) let* in (d.)

не пускать ( внутрь) — keep* out (d.)

не пускайте его сюда — don't let him in; don't allow him to enter; keep him out

3. (вн.; приводить в движение) start (d.), put* in action (d.); (о машине тж.) start (d.), set* in motion (d.); ( о предприятии) start (d.), set* working (d.)

пускать воду, газ — turn on water, gas

пускать часы — start a clock

пускать фейерверк — let* off fireworks

пускать волчок — spin* a top

пускать фонтан — set* the fountain playing

пускать змея — fly* a kite

4. (вн.; тв.; бросать) throw* (d.), shy (d.)

пускать камнем в кого-л. — throw* a stone at smb.

пускать к стрелу — shoot* an arrow

5. (вн.) бот. sprout (d.), put* out, put* forth (d.)

пускать ростки — put* out shoots, sprout

пускать корни — root, take* toot (тж. перен.)

♢ пускать в обращение (вн.) — put* in circulation (d.)

пустить в производство (вн.) — put* in production (d.), put* on the production line (d.)

пускать в ход что-л. — start smth., set* smth. going, set* smth. in motion, give* smth. a start; launch smth.; set* smth. in train

пускать в ход все средства — leave* no stone unturned; move heaven and earth идиом.

пускать в продажу (вн.) — offer, или put* up, for sale (d.)

пускать слух — start / spread* a rumour

пускать лошадь рысью — trot a horse

пускать лошадь во весь опор — give* a horse its head

пускать жильцов — take* in lodgers; let* (a house*, a room, etc.)

пускать ко дну (вн.) — send* to the bottom (d.), sink* (d.)

пускать под откос (вн.) — derail (d.)

пускать по миру (вн.) — beggar (d.); ruin utterly (d.)

пускать козла в огород — set* the wolf* to keep the sheep

пустить себе пулю в лоб — blow* one's brains out; put* a bullet through one's head

пускать кровь кому-л. — bleed* smb.; мед. phlebotomize smb.; мед. phlebotomize smb.

пускать пыль в глаза — cut* a dash, show* off

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > пускать
14 fuego

intj.

1 there's a fire, something's burning.

2 fire, shoot.

m.

1 fire (llamas, hoguera).

atizar el fuego to poke the fire

hacer un fuego to make a fire

pegar fuego a algo to set something on fire, to set fire to something

echar fuego por los ojos to look daggers

jugar con fuego (figurative) to play with fire

fuegos artificiales fireworks

fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp

fuego de San Telmo St Elmo's fire

2 ring, burner.

apagar/bajar el fuego to turn off/lower the heat

poner el agua al fuego hasta que empiece a hervir heat the water until it starts to boil

a fuego lento/vivo over a low/high heat

3 fire (disparos).

abrir o hacer fuego to fire, to open fire

estar entre dos fuegos (figurative) to be between the devil and the deep blue sea

fuego cruzado crossfire

4 passion, ardor (apasionamiento).

la distancia avivó el fuego de su pasión distance rekindled the fires of his passion

5 gunfire.

6 ignis.

* * *

fuego

► nombre masculino

1 fire

2 (lumbre) light

3 (cocina) burner, ring

4 (ardor) ardour (US ardor), zeal

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a fuego lento on a low flame 2 (al horno) in a slow oven

estar entre dos fuegos to be caught between the Devil and the deep blue sea

hacer fuego MILITAR to open fire

¿me da fuego? have you got a light?

poner las manos en el fuego por algo/alguien to stake one's life on something/somebody

prender fuego a algo to set fire to something

romper fuego MILITAR to open fire

fuego cruzado crossfire

fuego de Santelmo Saint Elmo's fire

fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp, Jack-o'-lantern

fuego graneado sustained fire

fuego nutrido heavy fire

fuegos artificiales fireworks

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noun m.

1) fire

2) light

3) burner

* * *

SM

1) (=llamas) fire

buscamos un claro donde hacer fuego — we looked for a clearing to make a fire in

el fuego se declaró en el interior del almacén — the fire broke out inside the warehouse

¡fuego! — fire!

• apagar el fuego — to put out the fire

• atizar el fuego — (lit) to poke the fire; (fig) to stir things up

• encender el fuego — to light the fire

• marcar algo a fuego — to brand sth

• pegar o prender fuego a algo — to set fire to sth, set sth on fire

prendieron fuego a los vehículos — they set fire to the vehicles, they set the vehicles alight o on fire

prender el fuego — LAm to light the fire

• sofocar el fuego — to extinguish the fire

echar fuego por los ojos —

se marchó echando fuego por los ojos — he went off, his eyes blazing

- jugar con fuego

fuego de artificio — firework

el procedimiento ha sido solo un fuego de artificio destinado a calmar a la opinión pública — the proceedings have been mere window dressing aimed at appeasing public opinion

ha llegado a la cima sin los fuegos de artificio típicos de muchas grandes estrellas — she has got to the top without the typical blaze of publicity attached to many big stars

fuego fatuo — will-o'-the-wisp

fuegos artificiales — fireworks

2) [de cocina]

a) (=quemador) [de gas] burner, ring; [eléctrico] ring

una cocina de gas de cuatro fuegos — a four-ring gas cooker

b) (=calor) heat, flame

• a fuego lento — on o over a low heat, on o over a low flame

se mete en el horno a fuego lento — put in a low o slow oven

se deja cocer a fuego lento 15 minutos — simmer for 15 minutes, cook on o over a low heat for 15 minutes

• a fuego suave — on o over a low heat, on o over a low flame

• a fuego vivo — on o over a high flame, on o over a high heat

3) [para cigarro] light

¿tienes o me das fuego? — have you got a light?

le pedí fuego — I asked him for a light

4) (Mil) fire

¡fuego! — fire!

• abrir fuego (contra algo/algn) — to open fire (on sth/sb)

• ¡ alto el fuego! — cease fire!

• hacer fuego (contra o sobre algo) — to fire (at sth)

• romper el fuego — to open fire

- estar entre dos fuegos

fuego a discreción — (lit) fire at will; (fig) all-out attack

fuego amigo — friendly fire

fuego artillero — artillery fire

fuego cruzado — crossfire

fuego de andanada — (Náut) broadside

fuego de artillería — artillery fire

fuego de mortero — mortar fire

fuego graneado, fuego nutrido — sustained fire

fuego real — live ammunition
alto II, 1., 1)
5) (=pasión) passion, fire

apagar los fuegos de algn — to dampen sb's ardour o (EEUU) ardor

6) (Náut) beacon, signal fire

7) (Med) (=erupción) rash; Méx, Chile, Col [en los labios] cold sore

fuego pérsico — shingles pl

8) (=hogar) dwelling

un pueblo de 50 fuegos — a village of 50 dwellings

* * *

masculino

1) fire

fuego! — fire!

sofocar el fuego — to put out o extinguish the fire

está prohibido hacer fuego — the lighting of fires is prohibited (frml), no fires!

le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa — they set the house on fire

echar fuego por los ojos: echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed; jugar con fuego — to play with fire

- fuego fatuo

- fuegos artificiales or de artificio

2) ( para cigarrillo)

¿me da fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? — have you got a light, please?

me pidió fuego — he asked me for a light

3) (Coc)

cocinar a fuego lento — cook over a low heat; ( apenas hirviendo) simmer

poner la sartén al fuego — put the frying pan on to heat

dejé la comida en el fuego — I left the food on (the stove)

cocina de tres fuegos — a stove with three burners

4) (Mil) fire

preparen, apunten fuego! — ready, aim, fire!

fuego a discreción — fire at will

abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes — they opened fire on the demonstrators

•

- fuego cruzado

* * *

masculino

1) fire

fuego! — fire!

sofocar el fuego — to put out o extinguish the fire

está prohibido hacer fuego — the lighting of fires is prohibited (frml), no fires!

le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa — they set the house on fire

echar fuego por los ojos: echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed; jugar con fuego — to play with fire

- fuego fatuo

- fuegos artificiales or de artificio

2) ( para cigarrillo)

¿me da fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? — have you got a light, please?

me pidió fuego — he asked me for a light

3) (Coc)

cocinar a fuego lento — cook over a low heat; ( apenas hirviendo) simmer

poner la sartén al fuego — put the frying pan on to heat

dejé la comida en el fuego — I left the food on (the stove)

cocina de tres fuegos — a stove with three burners

4) (Mil) fire

preparen, apunten fuego! — ready, aim, fire!

fuego a discreción — fire at will

abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes — they opened fire on the demonstrators

•

- fuego cruzado

* * *

fuego¹

¹ = fire, flame, bonfire, heat, open fire.

Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.

Ex: The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.

Ex: This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow up to his 1987 ' Bonfire of the Vanities'.

Ex: When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives.

Ex: The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.

* acción contra el fuego = fire response.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* apagar el fuego = put out + the flames.

* apagar un fuego = extinguish + fire, put down + fire.

* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.

* baño de fuego = baptism of fire.

* bautismo de fuego = baptism of fire.

* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.

* como el fuego = like wildfire.

* daño causado por el fuego = fire damage.

* destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.

* donde hay humo, hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.

* extenderse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.

* fuego + apagar = fire + be out.

* fuego arrasador = wildfire.

* fuego + arrasar = fire + sweep through.

* fuego de gas = gas ring, gas ring burner.

* fuego del infierno = St. Anthony's fire.

* fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.

* fuego + destruir = fire + destroy.

* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.

* fuego fauto = will o' the wisp.

* fuego incontrolado = wildfire.

* fuego + iniciar = fire + break out.

* fuego + prenderse = fire + break out.

* fuego repentino = flash fire.

* fuego sagrado = sacred fire.

* fuegos artificiales = fireworks, firework display.

* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.

* hornillo de dos fuegos = double gas ring burner.

* jugar con fuego = court + disaster, play with + fire, court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.

* luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.

* precaución contra el fuego = fire precaution.

* prender fuego = set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, burn.

* prenderle fuego a = set + fire to.

* prenderse fuego = catch + fire, catch on + fire.

* propagarse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.

* propenso al fuego = fire-prone.

* prueba de fuego, la = acid test, the.

* resistente al fuego = fire-resistant.

* retardador del fuego = fire retardant.

* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.

* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.

* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.

fuego²

² = fire.

Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.

* abrir fuego = open + fire.

* alto del fuego = cease-fire.

* arma de fuego = firearm.

* arma (de fuego) prohibida = prohibited firearm.

* cese del fuego = cease-fire, armistice.

* coleccionista de armas de fuego = gun collector.

* control de armas de fuego = gun control.

* en la línea de fuego = in the hot seat, in the front line, on the front line.

* entre dos fuegos = crossfire, pig(gy) in the middle.

* fuego amigo = friendly fire.

* fuego antiaéreo = flak [flack].

* fuego cruzado = crossfire.

* fuego de francotirador = sniper fire.

* fuego de mortero = mortar fire.

* fuego enemigo = enemy fire.

* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.

* línea de fuego = firing line, front-line, line of fire.

* * *

fuego

masculine

A fire

atizó el fuego she poked the fire

¡fuego! fire!

necesitaron varias horas para sofocar el fuego it took them several hours to put out o extinguish the fire

[ S ] está prohibido hacer fuego the lighting of fires is prohibited ( frml), no fires!

le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa they set the house on fire, they set fire o light to the house

prendió or pegó fuego a los archivos he set fire o light to the documents

echar fuego por los ojos: estaba tan indignado que echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed with indignation, his eyes were ablaze with indignation

estar entre dos fuegos to be between the devil and the deep blue sea, be caught between a rock and a hard place ( colloq)

jugar con fuego to play with fire

Compuestos:

● fuego fatuo

will-o'-the-wisp, jack-o'-lantern, ignis fatuus

● fuegos artificiales or de artificio

mpl fireworks (pl)

B

(para un cigarrillo): ¿me puede dar fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? have you got o do you have a light, please?

me pidió fuego he asked me for a light

C ( Coc):

cocinar a fuego lento durante una hora cook over a low heat o flame for an hour; (apenas hirviendo) simmer for an hour

poner la sartén al fuego put the frying pan on to heat

dejé la comida en el fuego y se quemó I left the food on (the stove) and it burned

cocina de tres fuegos (de gas) a cooker with three rings o burners; (eléctrica) a cooker with three rings

D ( Mil) fire

preparen, apunten ¡fuego! ready, aim, fire!

fuego a discreción fire at will

la policía abrió fuego sobre los manifestantes the police opened fire on the demonstrators

alto³ (↑ alto (3))

Compuestos:

● fuego cruzado

crossfire

● fuego amigo

friendly fire

● fuego real

live ammunition

E ( Andes fam) (en los labios) cold sore

* * *

fuego sustantivo masculino
a) ( en general) fire;

◊ ¡fuego! fire!;

le prendieron fuego a la casa they set the house on fire;
abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes they opened fire on the demonstrators;
fuegos artificiales fireworks (pl)
b) ( para cigarrillo):

◊ ¿me da fuego, por favor? have you got a light, please?

c) (Coc):

◊ cocinar a fuego lento to cook over a low heat;

( apenas hirviendo) to simmer;
◊ poner la sartén al fuego put the frying pan on to heat

fuego sustantivo masculino
1 fire
2 (lumbre) light: ¿me podrías dar fuego, por favor?, have you got a light, please?
3 (de una cocina) (de gas) burner
(eléctrica) plate
Culin a fuego lento, on a low flame 4 fuegos (artificiales), fireworks
♦ Locuciones: abrir/hacer fuego, to shoot, open fire
estar en la línea de fuego, to be on the line of fire
poner la mano en el fuego por alguien, to stick one's neck out for sb
sacar las castañas del fuego, to do the dirty work o to get the job done
entre dos fuegos, to be caught between a rock and a hard place
' fuego' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apagar
- arma
- arrasar
- arrimarse
- atizar
- avivar
- bengala
- carbonizarse
- castaña
- chimenea
- cohete
- discreción
- disparar
- encender
- encenderse
- extinguir
- extinguirse
- fatua
- fatuo
- fuelle
- hornillo
- humear
- inflamar
- inflamarse
- jugar
- leña
- lenta
- lento
- pegar
- prender
- propagarse
- prueba
- quemar
- quemadura
- quemarse
- resplandor
- sangre
- silenciador
- soplar
- tirar
- voraz
- abrir
- acercar
- alto
- arrimar
- astilla
- calcinar
- calor
- candela
- cese
English:
acid test
- bail out
- banger
- barrel
- beat out
- body
- boil over
- bore
- braise
- burn
- burner
- ceasefire
- come forward
- cracker
- crackle
- crossfire
- damp
- die down
- douse
- fan
- feed
- fire
- firearm
- firing line
- flak
- flameproof
- flare up
- fuse
- glow
- glowing
- go out
- gun
- gunfire
- hammer
- heat
- hit
- light
- low
- muzzle
- naked
- open
- out
- outlaw
- play
- poke
- poker
- put out
- quench
- recoil
- rekindle

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fuego

♦ nm

1. [incandescencia] fire;

pegar fuego a algo to set sth on fire, to set fire to sth;

Comp

echar fuego por los ojos to look daggers;

Comp

jugar con fuego to play with fire

Comp
fuegos artificiales fireworks;
fuegos de artificio fireworks;

fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp;

fuego de San Telmo St Elmo's fire

2. [hoguera] fire;

atizar el fuego to poke the fire;

hacer un fuego to make a fire

3. [incendio] fire;

los bomberos no pudieron controlar el fuego the firemen couldn't control the fire o blaze

4. [para cigarrillo]
pedir/dar fuego to ask for/give a light;

¿tiene fuego? have you got a light?

5. [de cocina, fogón] ring, burner;
[eléctrico] ring; [de vitrocerámica] ring;
una cocina de cuatro fuegos a stove o Br cooker with four rings;

poner el agua al fuego hasta que empiece a hervir heat the water until it starts to boil;

a fuego lento/vivo [cocinar] over a low/high heat;

apagar/bajar el fuego to turn off/lower the heat

6. [disparos] fire;

abrir o [m5] hacer fuego to fire, to open fire;

romper el fuego to open fire;

Comp

estar entre dos fuegos to be between the devil and the deep blue sea

Comp
fuego cruzado crossfire
7. [apasionamiento] passion, ardour;

la distancia avivó el fuego de su pasión distance rekindled the fires of his passion;

tenía fuego en la mirada his eyes blazed (with passion/anger)

8. [sensación de ardor] heat, burning

♦ interj

fire!

* * *

fuego

m

1 fire;

pegar o

prender fuego a set fire to;

jugar con fuego fig be playing with fire

2

:

a fuego lento/vivo cocinar over a low/high heat o flame

3

:

¿tienes fuego? para cigarro do you have a light?

4

:

romper o

abrir el fuego MIL open fire;

estar entre dos fuegos fig be between a rock and a hard place

* * *

fuego nm

1) : fire

2) : light

¿tienes fuego?: have you got a light?

3) : flame, burner (on a stove)

4) : ardor, passion

5) fogaje: skin eruption, cold sore

6)

fuegos artificiales nmpl : fireworks

* * *

fuego n

1. (en general) fire

los bomberos intentan apagar el fuego the firefighters are trying to put out the fire

2. (de una cocina) heat

aparta la olla del fuego take the pan off the heat

3. (para cigarro) light

¿tienes fuego? have you got a light?

prender fuego a algo to set fire to something [pt. & pp. set]

fuegos artificiales fireworks

Spanish-English dictionary > fuego
15 bang

1. transitive verb
1) knallen (ugs.); schlagen; zuknallen (ugs.), zuschlagen [Tür, Fenster, Deckel]

bang one's head on or against the ceiling — mit dem Kopf an die Decke knallen (ugs.) od. schlagen

he banged the nail in — er haute den Nagel rein (ugs.)

2) (sl.): (copulate with) bumsen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb
1) (strike)

bang [against something] — [gegen etwas] schlagen od. (ugs.) knallen

bang at the door — gegen die Tür hämmern

2) (make sound of blow or explosion) knallen; [Trommeln:] dröhnen

bang away at something — (shoot) auf etwas (Akk.) ballern (ugs.)

bang shut — zuknallen (ugs.); zuschlagen
3. noun
1) (blow) Schlag, der

2) (noise) Knall, der

the party went off with a bang — (fig.) die Party war eine Wucht (ugs.)
4. adverb
1) (with impact) mit voller Wucht

2) (explosively)

go bang — [Gewehr, Feuerwerkskörper:] krachen

3)

bang goes something — (fig.): (something ends suddenly) aus ist es mit etwas

bang went £50 — 50 Pfund waren weg

4)

bang off — (coll.): (immediately) sofort

5) (coll.): (exactly) genau

you are bang on time — du bist pünktlich auf die Minute (ugs.)

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[bæŋ] 1. noun
1) (a sudden loud noise: The door shut with a bang.) der Knall

2) (a blow or knock: a bang on the head from a falling branch.) der Schlag
2. verb
1) (to close with a sudden loud noise: He banged the door.) zuknallen

2) (to hit or strike violently, often making a loud noise: The child banged his drum; He banged the book down angrily on the table.) schlagen, knallen

3) (to make a sudden loud noise: We could hear the fireworks banging in the distance.) krachen

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- academic.ru/5314/banger">banger

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bang

[bæŋ]

I. n

1. (loud sound) Knall m

to go off with a \bang gun, fireworks krachend [o mit einem Knall] losgehen

2. (blow) Schlag m

there was a loud \bang on the door jemand hämmerte gegen die Tür

a \bang on the head ein Schlag m auf den Kopf

3. AM (fringe)

▪ \bangs pl [kurzer] Pony, [kurze] Fransen SCHWEIZ

4. ( vulg: sexual intercourse) Fick m vulg

5. (drug dose) Schuss m sl

6.

▶ to go [AM over] with a \bang ( fam) ein [Bomben]erfolg [o echter Knaller] sein fam

II. adv

1. (precisely) genau, exakt

to walk slap \bang into sb/sth geradewegs mit jdm/etw dat zusammenstoßen

\bang in the middle of the road/of dinner mitten auf der Straße/beim Essen

\bang on BRIT ( fam) absolut korrekt, genau richtig

\bang up-to-date topaktuell, hochaktuell

2. (make loud noise)

to go \bang [mit einem lauten Knall] explodieren; balloon [laut] knallend zerplatzen

3.

▶ \bang goes sth ( fig) etw geht dahin fig, mit etw dat ist es aus

\bang goes my pay rise das war's dann wohl mit meiner Gehaltserhöhung fam

III. interj

▪ \bang! gun Peng!; explosion Krawumm!

IV. vi Krach machen; door, shutters knallen, schlagen

to \bang at the door an [o gegen] die Tür hämmern [o schlagen

V. vt

1. (hit)

to \bang the door die Tür zuschlagen

to \bang one's fist on the table mit der Faust auf den Tisch hauen

to \bang one's head on sth sich dat den Kopf an etw dat anschlagen

to \bang the phone down den Hörer auf die Gabel knallen

2. AM (cut hair)

to \bang one's hair sich dat einen Pony [o SCHWEIZ Fransen] schneiden

3. ( vulg: have sex)

to \bang a woman eine Frau bumsen [o vögeln] vulg

4.

▶ to \bang the drum die Werbetrommel rühren fig

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I [bŋ]
1. n

1) (= noise) Knall m; (of sth falling) Plumps m

there was a bang outside — draußen hat es geknallt

to go off with a bang — mit lautem Knall losgehen; ( inf

to get more bang for the buck or more bangs for your bucks (esp US) — etwas für sein Geld geboten kriegen (inf)

2) (= violent blow) Schlag m

he gave himself a bang on the shins — er hat sich (dat) die Schienbeine angeschlagen

3) (Brit sl = sex) Nummer f (inf)

to have a bang with sb — mit jdm bumsen (inf)

2. adv

1)

to go bang — knallen; (gun also) peng machen (inf); (balloon) zerplatzen, peng machen (inf)

2) (inf: exactly, directly etc) voll (inf), genau

his answer was bang on — seine Antwort war genau richtig

is that right? – bang on — stimmt das? – haargenau

she came bang on time — sie war auf die Sekunde pünktlich

bang up to date — auf dem neuesten Stand

they came bang up against fierce opposition —

the whole bang shoot (Brit) (people) — das ganze Zeug (inf) die ganze Bande (inf)

3. interj
peng; (of hammer) klopf
bang goes my chance of promotion (inf) — und tschüs mit der Beförderung (inf), und das wars dann mit der Beförderung

bang go my dreams of fame and fortune (inf) — und das wars dann mit meinen Träumen von Ruhm und Reichtum (inf)

4. vt

1) (= thump) schlagen, knallen (inf)

he banged his fist on the table —

I'll bang your heads together if you don't shut up! (inf) — wenn ihr nicht ruhig seid, knallts (inf)

I felt like banging their heads together (inf) — ich hätte ihnen am liebsten ein paar links und rechts geknallt (inf)

2) (= shut noisily) door zuschlagen, zuknallen (inf)

you have to bang the door to close it — Sie müssen die Tür richtig zuschlagen

3) (= hit, knock) head, shin sich (dat) anschlagen (on an +dat)

to bang one's head etc on sth — sich (dat) den Kopf etc an etw (dat) anschlagen, mit dem Kopf etc gegen etw knallen (inf)

5. vi

1) (door = shut) zuschlagen, zuknallen (inf); (fireworks, gun) knallen

the door was banging in the wind — die Tür schlug im Wind

2)

to bang on or at sth — gegen or an etw (acc) schlagen
II
n
(US: fringe) Pony m, Ponyfransen pl
bangs — Ponyfrisur f

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bang¹ [bæŋ]

A s

1. heftiger oder knallender Schlag:

he gave the ball a bang er drosch den Ball weg

2. Bums m umg, Krach m, Knall m:

close ( oder shut) the door with a bang die Tür zuschlagen oder zuknallen

3. umg

a) Paukenschlag m, Sensation f:

go off (US over) with a bang großartig ankommen (Schallplatte etc)

b) Schwung m, Elan m

c) US (Nerven)Kitzel m, Spaß m:

get a bang out of sth an einer Sache mächtig Spaß haben

4. sl Schuss m (Heroin etc)

5. vulg Nummer f (Geschlechtsverkehr):

have a bang eine Nummer machen oder schieben

B v/t

1. dröhnend schlagen, knallen mit, krachen lassen, eine Tür etc zuschlagen, zuknallen, einen Ball etc dreschen:

bang one’s fist on the table mit der Faust auf den Tisch schlagen;

he banged his thumb with the hammer er haute sich mit dem Hammer auf den Daumen;

bang one’s head against ( oder on) sich den Kopf anschlagen an (dat), mit dem Kopf stoßen gegen;

bang one’s head against a brick wall fig mit dem Kopf gegen die Wand rennen:

bang off losknallen mit einem Gewehr etc, ein Musikstück (auf dem Klavier) herunterhämmern (beide umg);

bang out umg einen Artikel etc (schnell) herunterschreiben, hinwerfen;

bang the drum for sb (sth) fig für jemanden (etwas) die Trommel rühren;

bang sense into sb fig jemandem Vernunft einhämmern oder einbläuen;

bang up

a) ruinieren, besonders ein Auto zuschanden fahren; → door Bes Redew,

b) Br sl einbuchten

2. bang about ( oder around) fig jemanden herumstoßen

3. umg obs vermöbeln umg, verprügeln

4. vulg bumsen, vögeln (schlafen mit)

C v/i

1. knallen:

a) krachen

b) zuschlagen (Tür etc)

c) ballern umg, schießen:

bang away drauflosknallen umg ( → C 2);

bang into

a) stoßen oder prallen oder umg bumsen gegen oder an (akk), zusammenstoßen mit,

b) fig umg zufällig treffen;

bang about ( oder around) herumpoltern (in dat)( → C 3)

2. bang away umg schuften:

bang away at sich klemmen hinter (akk)

3. bang about ( oder around) US umg sich herumtreiben (in dat)

4. bang on Br umg herumlabern, schwafeln pej

5. sl sich einen Schuss (Heroin etc) setzen oder drücken

6. vulg bumsen, vögeln (Geschlechtsverkehr haben)

D adv

1. bums umg, mit lautem etc Krach oder Knall, krachend:

go bang explodieren

2. umg bums umg, auf einmal:

bang went the money bums war das Geld weg;

bang in the eye peng ins Auge;

bang in the middle of mitten in (akk)

3. umg (ganz) genau:

bang on time auf die Sekunde pünktlich

E int peng!, bum(s)!

bang² [bæŋ]

A s meist pl Pony m, Ponyfrisur f

B v/t

1. das Haar an der Stirn kurz abschneiden

2. den Schwanz stutzen

bang³ → bhang

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1. transitive verb
1) knallen (ugs.); schlagen; zuknallen (ugs.), zuschlagen [Tür, Fenster, Deckel]

bang one's head on or against the ceiling — mit dem Kopf an die Decke knallen (ugs.) od. schlagen

he banged the nail in — er haute den Nagel rein (ugs.)

2) (sl.): (copulate with) bumsen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb
1) (strike)

bang [against something] — [gegen etwas] schlagen od. (ugs.) knallen

bang at the door — gegen die Tür hämmern

2) (make sound of blow or explosion) knallen; [Trommeln:] dröhnen

bang away at something — (shoot) auf etwas (Akk.) ballern (ugs.)

bang shut — zuknallen (ugs.); zuschlagen
3. noun
1) (blow) Schlag, der

2) (noise) Knall, der

the party went off with a bang — (fig.) die Party war eine Wucht (ugs.)
4. adverb
1) (with impact) mit voller Wucht

2) (explosively)

go bang — [Gewehr, Feuerwerkskörper:] krachen

3)

bang goes something — (fig.): (something ends suddenly) aus ist es mit etwas

bang went £50 — 50 Pfund waren weg

4)

bang off — (coll.): (immediately) sofort

5) (coll.): (exactly) genau

you are bang on time — du bist pünktlich auf die Minute (ugs.)

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n.

Knall -e m.

Schlag -¨e m. v.

knallen v.

schlagen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schlug, geschlagen)

English-german dictionary > bang
16 feu

I.

feu¹ [fø]

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1. masculine noun

2. invariable adjective

3. compounds

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1. <

   a. ( = flammes, incendie) fire

• feu de bois wood fire

• allumer un feu to light a fire

• faire un feu to make a fire

• faire du feu to make a fire

• jeter qch au feu to throw sth on the fire

• avoir le feu au derrière (inf) to be in a hell of a hurry (inf)

• faire feu de tout bois to use all available means

• mettre le feu à qch to set fire to sth

• ça a mis le feu aux poudres it sparked things off

• prendre feu to catch fire

• au feu ! fire!

• il y a le feu there's a fire

• il n'y a pas le feu (au lac) ! (inf) no panic! (inf)

• avoir le feu sacré to burn with zeal

► à feu et à sang

• la région est à feu et à sang the region is being torn apart by war► en feu burning

• sa maison était en feu his house was on fire

• devant la maison en feu in front of the burning house

• il avait les joues en feu his cheeks were burning

   b. (pour un fumeur) light

• vous avez du feu ? have you got a light?

• donner du feu à qn to give sb a light

   c. ( = brûleur) burner ; ( = plaque électrique) ring (Brit), burner (US)

• cuisinière à trois feux stove with three rings

• faire cuire à feu doux to cook on a low heat ; (au four) to cook in a low oven

• faire cuire à feu vif to cook on a high heat ; (au four) to cook in a hot oven

• plat qui va au feu flameproof dish

► à petit feu [cuire] gently

• tuer qn à petit feu to kill sb by inches

   d. ( = sensation de brûlure) j'ai le feu aux joues my cheeks are burning

• le feu du rasoir shaving rash

   e. ( = ardeur) dans le feu de la discussion in the heat of the discussion

► tout feu tout flamme wildly enthusiastic

   f. ( = tir) fire

• faire feu to fire

• feu ! fire!

• sous le feu de l'ennemi under enemy fire

• être pris entre deux feux to be caught in the crossfire

• un feu roulant de questions a barrage of questions

► coup de feu shot

• c'est le coup de feu it's all go (inf)

   g. ( = signal lumineux) light

• le feu était au rouge the lights were on red

• s'arrêter aux feux to stop at the lights

   h. ( = éclairage) light

• les feux de la rampe the footlights

• pleins feux sur... spotlight on...

• être sous le feu des projecteurs to be in the limelight

• les feux de l'actualité sont braqués sur eux they are in the full glare of the media spotlight

   i. ► mise à feu [de fusée, moteur] firing ; [d'explosif, bombe] setting off

• au moment de la mise à feu de la fusée at blast-off

2. <

(couleur) flame-coloured

• rouge feu flame red

3. <

► feu antibrouillard fog light

► feu arrière tail light

► feu d'artifice firework display

► feu de camp campfire

► feu de cheminée ( = flambée) fire ; ( = incendie) chimney fire

► feu clignotant flashing light

► feux de croisement dipped headlights (Brit), low beams (US)

► feux de détresse hazard warning lights

► feu follet will-o'-the-wisp

► feu de forêt forest fire

► feu de joie bonfire

► feu orange amber light (Brit), yellow light (US)

► feu de paille (figurative) flash in the pan

► feu de position sidelight

► feux de recul reversing lights (Brit), back-up lights (US)

► feu rouge ( = couleur) red light ; ( = objet) traffic light

► feux de route headlights on full beam

► feux de la Saint-Jean bonfires lit to celebrate the summer solstice

► feux de signalisation traffic lights

► feu de stop brake light

► feux tricolores traffic lights

► feu vert green light

• donner le feu vert à qn to give sb the go-ahead

II.

feu², eadjective

(literary or humorous = décédé) feu ma tante my late aunt

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I

feue fø adjectif late

feu la reine, la feue reine — the late queen

II
1.

pl feux fø adjectif invariable

(de couleur) feu — flame-coloured [BrE]

rouge feu — fiery red

2.

nom masculin

1) (combustion, incendie) fire

feu de braises — glowing embers (pl)

au feu! — fire!

mise à feu — ( de fusée) blast-off

au coin du feu — [s'asseoir, bavarder] by the fire; [causerie, rêverie] fireside (épith); huile, marron

2) ( lumière) light

les feux de la rampe — the footlights

sous le feu des projecteurs — lit under the glare of the spotlights; fig in the spotlight

3) ( éclat)

briller de mille feux — [chandelier, diamant] to sparkle brilliantly

les feux du couchant — the fiery glow of the setting sun

4) Automobile, Aviation, Nautisme ( signal) light

tous feux éteints — without lights

5) ( à un carrefour) traffic light

feu orange — amber GB ou yellow US light

j'ai le feu vert de mon patron — my boss has given me the go-ahead

6) Culinaire ( de cuisinière) ring GB, burner US; ( chaleur) heat

j'ai oublié la soupe sur le feu — I've left the soup on the stove

j'ai quelque chose sur le feu — I've got something cooking

7) (allumettes, briquet)

avez-vous du feu? — have you got a light?

8) ( sensation de brûlure)

épice qui met la bouche en feu — spice that burns your mouth

elle avait les joues en feu — her cheeks were burning ou on fire

pour apaiser le feu du rasoir — to soothe shaving burn

9) ( enthousiasme) passion

avoir un tempérament de feu — to have a fiery temperament

dans le feu de la discussion — in the heat of the discussion

10) ( tir)

feu! — fire!

faire feu — to fire ( sur at)

coup de feu — shot

le coup de feu de midi — ( dans un restaurant) the lunchtime rush

être pris entre deux feux — lit, fig to be caught in the crossfire

11) ( combat) action

aller au feu — to go into action

12) (colloq) ( pistolet) gun

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Phrasal Verbs:

- feu d'artifice

- feu de Bengale

- feu de camp

- feu de cheminée

- feu d'encombrement

- feu follet

- feu de gabarit

- feu de joie

- feu de paille

- feu de signalisation

- feu x de croisement

- feu x de détresse

- feu x de position

- feu x de recul

- feu x de route

- feu x de stationnement

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il n'y a pas le feu! — (colloq) there's no rush!

jouer avec le feu — to play with fire

faire long feu — [projectile, projet] to misfire

ne pas faire long feu — (colloq) not to last long

il n'y a vu que du feu — (colloq) he fell for it

mourir à petit feu — to die a slow death

avoir le feu au derrière (colloq) or aux fesses — (colloq) ( être pressé) to be in a rush

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fø feux pl
1. nm

1) (l'un des éléments) fire

en feu — on fire

prendre feu — to catch fire

mettre le feu à — to set fire to, to set on fire

avez-vous du feu? — have you got a light?

2) (incendie) fire

au feu! — fire!

feu de forêt — forest fire

3) (dans un foyer, une cheminée)

faire du feu — to make a fire

allumer un feu — to light a fire

Ils ont allumé un feu dans la cheminée. — They lit a fire in the fireplace.

feu de bois — wood fire

feu de tourbe — peat fire

4) (= signal) light

mon feu arrière droit — my right rear light

un feu rouge — a red light

le feu vert — the green light

5) [cuisinière] ring

une cuisinière à trois feux — a stove with three rings

à feu doux — over a slow heat

à feu vif — over a brisk heat

mijoter à feu doux — simmer over a gentle heat

à petit feu CUISINE — over a gentle heat, figslowly

6) (= sensation de brûlure) burning sensation

7) MILITAIRE (= tirs) fire

un feu nourri — sustained fire

commander le feu — to give the order to fire

tué au feu — killed in action

faire feu — to fire

ouvrir le feu — to open fire

pris entre deux feux — caught in the crossfire

8) (autres locutions)

mettre à feu [fusée] — to fire off

ne pas faire long feu fig — not to last long

être tout feu tout flamme (passion) — to be aflame with passion, (enthousiasme) to be fired with enthusiasm

dans le feu de l'action — in the heat of the moment

2. feux nmpl

1) AUTOMOBILES (sur un véhicule) lights

N'oubliez pas d'allumer vos feux. — Don't forget to put your lights on.

feux de croisement — dipped headlights Grande-Bretagne dimmed headlights USA

feux de route — headlights on full beam Grande-Bretagne headlights on high beam USA

tous feux éteints NAVIGATION, AUTOMOBILES — without lights

2) (de signalisation routière) lights, traffic lights

Tournez à gauche aux feux. — Turn left at the lights.

3) lit

les feux de... — the lights of...

On voyait briller les feux de la ville. — We could see the city lights shining.

les feux du couchant — the fiery colours of the sunset

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I.

feu, pl feux

A ⇒ Les couleurs adj inv (de couleur) feu flame-coloured^GB; rouge feu fiery red.

B nm

1 (combustion, incendie) fire; feu de bois/brousse/forêt wood/bush/forest fire; feu de braises glowing embers (pl); en feu on fire; au feu! fire!; j'ai entendu (quelqu'un) crier au feu I heard someone shout ‘fire!’; il y a le feu à l'étable the cowshed is on fire; il y a eu le feu chez elle she's had a fire; allumer un feu to light a fire; faire un or du feu to make a fire; prendre feu to catch fire; le feu a pris au sous-sol the fire started in the basement; le feu a pris/ne prend pas the fire is lit/won't light; mettre le feu à to set fire to; mettre or jeter qch au feu to throw sth on the fire; mise à feu ( de fusée) blast-off; au coin du feu [s'asseoir, bavarder] by the fire; [causerie, rêverie] fireside ( épith);

2 ( lumière) light; les feux de la ville the lights of the city; les feux de la rampe the footlights; sous le feu des projecteurs lit under the glare of the spotlights; fig in the spotlight; pleins feux sur… the spotlight is on…;

3 ( éclat) briller de mille feux [chandelier, diamant] to sparkle brilliantly; les feux du couchant the fiery glow of the setting sun;

4 Aut, Aviat, Gén Civ, Naut (signal, indicateur) light; tous feux éteints without lights;

5 ( à un carrefour) traffic light; feu vert/rouge green/red light; feu orange amber GB ou yellow US light; prenez à droite au feu (rouge) turn right at the (traffic) lights; le feu est au vert the lights are green; avoir/recevoir le feu vert de qn fig to have/get the green light ou the go-ahead from sb; donner son feu vert à qn fig to give sb the go-ahead;

6 Culin ( de cuisinière) ring GB, burner US; ( chaleur) heat; faire cuire à feu vif/moyen cook over a high/medium heat; faire cuire à petit feu or à feu doux cook over a gentle heat; retirez du feu au bout de 15 minutes remove from the heat after 15 minutes; j'ai oublié la soupe sur le feu I've left the soup on the stove; attends, j'ai quelque chose sur le feu just a minute, I've got something cooking;

7 ( allumette) avez-vous du feu? have you got a light?;

8 ( sensation de brûlure) épice qui met la bouche en feu spice that burns your mouth; elle avait les joues en feu her cheeks were burning ou on fire; pour apaiser le feu du rasoir to soothe shaving burn;

9 ( enthousiasme) passion; avec feu [parler, défendre] with passion; être plein de feu [personne] to be full of fire; avoir un tempérament de feu to have a fiery temperament; dans le feu de la discussion/de l'action in the heat of the discussion/of the moment; ⇒ action;

10 ( tir) feu! Mil fire!; feu nourri sustained fire; faire feu to fire (sur at); ouvrir le feu to open fire (sur on); sous le feu de l'ennemi under enemy fire; coup de feu shot; des coups de feu ont été tirés shots were fired; essuyer des coups de feu to be shot at; tirer un coup de feu to shoot into the air; échange de coups de feu shooting incident; le coup de feu de midi fig ( dans un restaurant) the lunchtime rush; être pris entre deux feux lit, fig to be caught in the crossfire; sous les feux croisés de X et de Y lit, fig under the crossfire of X and Y; un feu roulant de critiques a torrent of criticism;

11 ( combat) action; aller au feu to go into action ; envoyer qn au feu to send sb into action; baptême du feu baptism of fire;

12 †( foyer) un village de 30 feux a village of some 30 dwellings;

13 ○( pistolet) shooter○, piece○ US, gun.

Composés

feu arrière rear light GB, tail light US; feu d'artifice ( spectacle) fireworks display; ( un seul) firework; tirer un feu d'artifice ( un seul) to let off a firework; ( plusieurs) to have fireworks; feu bactérien fire blight; feu de Bengale Bengal light; feu de brouillard fog-light; feu de camp campfire; feu de cheminée chimney fire; feu clignotant indicator GB, blinker US; feu de croisement dipped GB ou dimmed US headlight; feu d'encombrement marker lamp ou light; feu follet will-o'-the-wisp; feu de gabarit = feu d'encombrement; feu de joie bonfire; feu de marche arrière = feu de recul; feu de paille flash in the pan; feu de recul reversing GB ou backup US light; feu de route main-beam headlight; passer or se mettre en feux de route to switch on to full beam GB, to put the high beams on; feu de signalisation traffic light; feu de stationnement sidelight GB, parking light US; feu stop Aut brake light, stop lamp; feu tricolore = feu de signalisation; feux de détresse warning lights, hazard lamps; feux de position Aut sidelights GB, parking lights US; Aviat, Naut navigation lights.

Idiomes

il n'y a pas le feu○! there's no rush!; jouer avec le feu to play with fire; faire long feu [projectile, projet] to misfire; ne pas faire long feu○ not to last long; il n'y a vu que du feu he fell for it; mourir à petit feu to die a slow death; faire mourir qn à petit feu to make sb die a slow death; avoir le feu au derrière○ or aux fesses○ or au cul◑ ( être pressé) to be in a rush; ( être salace) to be randy○; ⇒ main, lieu.

II.

feu, feue adj fml late; feu la reine, la feue reine the late queen.

I

( féminin feue) [fø] adjectif

(soutenu) (invariable avant l'article ou le possessif) late

feu la reine the late Queen

II

[fø] ( pluriel feux) nom masculin

1. [combustion] fire

faire du ou un feu to make a fire

allumer un feu to light a fire

feu de bois (wood) fire

feu de braises (glowing) embers

feu de cheminée chimney fire

mettre le feu à une maison to set a house on fire

au feu! fire!

feu de camp campfire

feu d'enfer blazing fire

feu de joie bonfire

feu de paille flash in the pan

les feux de la Saint-Jean bonfires lit to celebrate Midsummer's Day

le feu, l'épreuve du feu HISTOIRE ordeal by fire

prendre feu (sens propre) to catch fire

avoir le feu sacré to burn with enthusiasm

il n'y a pas le feu (au lac)! (humoristique) what's the big hurry?, where's the fire?

elle n'a pas fait long feu dans l'entreprise she didn't last long in the company

jouer avec le feu to play with fire

il n'y a vu que du feu he never saw a thing, he was completely taken in

il se jetterait dans le feu pour lui/eux he'd do anything for him/them

avoir le feu au derrière (familier) ou aux fesses (familier) ou au cul (vulgaire)

a. [être pressé] to be in a tearing hurry

b. [sexuellement] to be horny (très familier)

2. [brûleur] ring, burner

à feu doux

a. [plaque] on a gentle ou slow heat

b. [four] in a slow oven

mijoter ou faire cuire à petit feu to cook slowly

tuer ou faire mourir quelqu'un à petit feu (figuré) to kill somebody slowly ou by inches

à feu vif on a fierce heat

avoir quelque chose sur le feu to be (in the middle of) cooking something

j'ai laissé le lait sur le feu! I've left the milk on!

un plat/ramequin qui va sur le feu a fireproof dish/ramekin

3. [briquet]

avez-vous du feu? have you got a light?

il n'a jamais de feu he's never got a light

4. [en pyrotechnie]

feu d'artifice [spectacle] fireworks display

son récital, un vrai feu d'artifice! (figuré) his recital was a virtuoso performance!

des feux d'artifice fireworks

feu de Bengale Bengal light

5. MILITAIRE [tir] fire, shooting

[combats] action

ouvrir le feu (sur) to open fire (on), to start firing (at)

cesser le feu to cease fire

faire feu to fire, to shoot

feu! fire!

un feu croisé, des feux croisés (sens propre) crossfire

pris dans le feu croisé de leurs questions (figuré) caught in the crossfire of their questions

feu nourri (sens propre) sustained fire

un feu nourri de plaisanteries (figuré) a constant stream of jokes

feu roulant (sens propre) constant barrage

un feu roulant de commentaires (figuré) a running commentary

mettre le feu aux poudres

a. (sens propre) to spark off an explosion

b. (figuré) to spark things off

6. TRANSPORTS [signal]

feu (tricolore ou de signalisation) traffic lights

feu rouge/orange/vert red/amber/green light

à droite au troisième feu (rouge) right at the third set of (traffic) lights

donner le feu vert à quelqu'un/quelque chose (figuré) to give somebody/something the green light ou the go-ahead

7. AÉRONAUTIQUE & AUTOMOBILE & NAUTIQUE light

feu arrière taillight

feux de brouillard fog lamps

feu de position sidelight

feu de recul reversing light

feux de croisement headlights

feux de détresse warning lights

feux de navigation sailing lights

feux de route headlights on full beam

8. CINÉMA & THÉÂTRE

les feux de la rampe the footlights

être sous le feu des projecteurs

a. (sens propre) to be in front of the spotlights

b. (figuré) to be in the limelight

il est sous les feux de l'actualité he's very much in the news at the moment

9. (littéraire) [ardeur] fire, passion, ardour

10. (littéraire) [éclat, lumière] fire, light

le feu de son regard her fiery eyes

les feux de la ville the city lights

les cristaux brillaient de tous leurs feux the crystals sparkled brightly

le feu d'un diamant the blaze ou fire of a diamond

11. [sensation de brûlure] burn

le feu me monta au visage I went ou turned red, my face ou I flushed

le feu du rasoir razor burn

12. (archaïque) [maison] house, homestead

13. (familier) [pistolet] gun, rod (US)

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[fø] adjectif invariable

flame (modificateur), flame-coloured

à feu et à sang locution adverbiale

mettre un pays à feu et à sang to ransack and pillage a country

avec feu locution adverbiale

passionately

dans le feu de locution prépositionnelle

in the heat of

dans le feu de l'action in the heat of the moment

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en feu locution adjectivale

1. [incendié] on fire, burning

2. [brûlant]

j'ai la bouche/gorge en feu my mouth/throat is burning

il entra, les joues en feu he came in, cheeks ablaze

sans feu ni lieu locution adverbiale

(littéraire)

être sans feu ni lieu to have nowhere to lay one's head

tout feu tout flamme locution adjectivale

burning with enthusiasm

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feu follet nom masculin

will-o'-the-wisp

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > feu

17 tirer

tirer [tiʀe]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = amener vers soi) [+ pièce mobile, poignée, corde] to pull ; (vers le bas) to pull down ; (vers le haut) to pull up ; [+ rideaux] to draw ; [+ tiroir] to pull open ; [+ verrou] ( = fermer) to slide to ; ( = ouvrir) to draw

• tire la porte pull the door to

• as-tu tiré le verrou ? have you bolted the door?

• tirer les cheveux à qn to pull sb's hair

• tirer qn par le bras to pull sb by the arm

• tirer qn par la manche to tug sb's sleeve

• tirer qn à l'écart to draw sb aside

► tirer sur [+ corde, poignée, rênes] to pull on ; [+ pipe, cigarette, cigare] to puff at

• tirer sur la ficelle or la corde (inf: inf) (figurative) to push one's luck (inf)

• un vert qui tire sur le bleu a bluish green

• il tire sur la soixantaine he's going on sixty

   b. ( = remorquer) [+ véhicule, charge] to pull ; [+ navire, remorque] to tow

   c. ( = sortir) [+ épée, couteau, vin, cidre] to draw

• tirer un son d'un instrument to get a sound out of an instrument

• tirer qn du sommeil to arouse sb from sleep

• tirer qn du lit to get sb out of bed

• tirer qn de son travail to take sb away from his work

• ce bruit le tira de sa rêverie the noise brought him out of his daydream

• tirer des larmes à qn to make sb cry

   d. ( = obtenir) [+ conclusion, idée, plaisir, satisfaction] to draw (de from)

• tirer de l'argent d'une activité to make money from an activity

• il a tiré 4 000 € de sa vieille voiture he managed to get 4,000 euros for his old car

• tirer de l'argent de qn to get money out of sb

• on ne peut rien en tirer (enfant têtu) you can't do anything with him ; (personne qui refuse de parler) you can't get anything out of him

   e. ( = délivrer) tirer qn de prison/d'une situation dangereuse to get sb out of prison/of a dangerous situation

• tirer qn du doute to dispel sb's doubts

• tirer qn de la misère to rescue sb from poverty

• il faut le tirer de là we'll have to help him out

   f. (indiquant l'origine) mots tirés du latin words taken from Latin

• tirer son nom de to take one's name from

• pièce tirée d'un roman play taken from a novel

• l'opium est tiré du pavot opium is obtained from poppies

• tirer une substance d'une matière première to extract a substance from a raw material

   g. (Games) [+ billet, numéro, loterie] to draw ; [+ carte] to pick

• tirer les cartes to give a reading

• tirer qch au sort to draw lots for sth

• tirer les rois (à l'Épiphanie) to cut the Twelfth Night cake

• tirer la fève to win the charm

   h. (Photography, typography) to print

• ce journal est tiré à 100 000 exemplaires this paper has a circulation of 100,000

• tirer un roman à 8 000 exemplaires to print 8,000 copies of a novel

   i. ( = tracer) [+ ligne, trait] to draw ; [+ plan] to draw up

   j. [+ coup de feu, balle] to fire ; [+ flèche, gibier] to shoot ; [+ feu d'artifice] to set off

• il a tiré plusieurs coups de revolver sur l'agent he fired several shots at the policeman

• tirer un coup (vulg!) to have it off (vulg!)

   k. (Football) to shoot

• tirer un corner/un penalty to take a corner/a penalty

   l. [+ chèque, lettre de change] to draw

• tirer de l'argent sur son compte to draw money out of one's account

• prête-moi ta carte bleue pour que j'aille tirer de l'argent lend me your credit card so that I can go and get some money out

   m. (Nautical) tirer 6 mètres to draw 6 metres of water

   n. ( = passer) (inf) to get through

• encore une heure/un mois à tirer another hour/month to get through

• tirer deux ans de prison to do two years in prison

• voilà une semaine de tirée that's one week over with

   o. ( = voler) (inf!) to pinch (inf)

• il s'est fait tirer son blouson he got his jacket pinched (inf)

2. intransitive verb

   a. to pull

• tirez ici pull here

   b. ( = faire feu) to fire ; ( = se servir d'une arme à feu, viser) to shoot

• il leur a donné l'ordre de tirer he gave the order for them to fire

• apprendre à tirer to learn to shoot

• tirer sur qn/qch to shoot at sb/sth

• il m'a tiré dessus he shot at me

• tirer à la carabine to shoot with a rifle

• tirer en l'air to fire into the air

• tirer à vue to shoot on sight

• il lui a tiré dans le dos he shot him in the back ; (figurative) he stabbed him in the back

• tirer dans les pattes de qn (inf) to make life difficult for sb

   c. (Sport, football) to shoot

• tirer au but to take a shot at goal

   d. (Press) tirer à 10 000 exemplaires to have a circulation of 10,000

   e. [cheminée, poêle] to draw

• la cheminée tire bien the chimney draws well

   f. [moteur, voiture] to pull

• le moteur tire bien en côte the engine pulls well on hills

   g. [points de suture, sparadrap] to pull

• le matin, j'ai la peau qui tire my skin feels tight in the morning

   h. (locutions)

► tirer à sa fin [journée] to be drawing to a close ; [épreuve] to be nearly over ; [provisions] to be nearly finished

► tirer au flanc (inf) to skive (inf) (Brit) to shirk

3. reflexive verb

► se tirer

   a.

se tirer de [+ danger, situation] to get o.s. out of

• il s'est tiré sans dommage de l'accident he came out of the accident unharmed

• sa voiture était en mille morceaux mais lui s'en est tiré his car was smashed to pieces but he escaped unharmed

• il est très malade mais je crois qu'il va s'en tirer he's very ill but I think he'll pull through

• cette fois il ne va pas s'en tirer si facilement he won't get off so lightly this time

• il s'en est tiré avec une amende he got off with a fine

• il s'en est tiré avec une jambe cassée he got out of it with a broken leg

   b. bien/mal se tirer de qch [+ tâche] to handle sth well/badly

• comment va-t-il se tirer de ce sujet/travail ? how will he cope with this subject/job?

• les questions étaient difficiles mais il s'en est bien tiré the questions were difficult but he handled them well

• on s'en tire tout juste we just scrape by

   c. ( = déguerpir) (inf!) to clear off (inf)

• allez, on se tire come on, let's be off

• il s'est tiré he's gone

• il s'est tiré avec la caisse he ran off with the money

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tiʀe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( déplacer) to pull [véhicule]; to pull up [chaise]; to pull away [tapis]

tirer la tête en arrière — to toss one's head back

2) ( exercer une traction) ( avec une force régulière) to pull [cheveux]; to pull on [corde]; ( par à-coups) to tug at

tirer quelqu'un par le bras — to pull somebody's arm

3) ( tendre)

tirer ses bas — to pull up one's stockings

tirer sa chemise — to straighten one's shirt

avoir les traits tirés — to look drawn

4) ( fermer) to draw [verrou, rideau]; to pull down [store]; to close [porte, volet]

5) ( avec une arme) to fire off [balle, obus, grenade]; to fire [missile]; to shoot [flèche]

6) Sport ( de ballon)

tirer un corner/penalty — to take a corner/penalty

7) ( choisir au hasard)

tirer (au sort) — to draw [carte, loterie, nom]; to draw for [partenaire]

tirer les cartes à quelqu'un — to tell the cards for somebody

se faire tirer les cartes — to have one's fortune told with cards

8) ( prendre) to draw [vin, électricité, argent] (de, sur from)

9) ( sortir)

tirer un stylo de son sac — to take a pen out of one's bag

tirer un enfant de l'eau — to pull a child out of the water

tirer quelque chose de sa poche — to pull something out of one's pocket

10) ( faire sortir)

tirer le pays de la récession — to get the country out of recession

tire-moi de là! — get me out of this!

tirer quelqu'un d'une maladie — to pull somebody through an illness

tu l'as tirée de son silence — you drew her out of her silence

11) ( obtenir)

tirer de quelqu'un — to get [something] from somebody [renseignement, aveu]

tirer de quelque chose — to draw [something] from something [force, ressources]; to derive [something] from something [orgueil, satisfaction]; to make [something] out of something [argent]

tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de cette voiture — ( comme argent) you won't get much for this car; ( comme service) you won't get much out of this car

tirer le maximum de la situation — to make the most of the situation

tirer un son d'un instrument — to get a note out of an instrument

12) ( dériver)

le film est tiré du roman — the film is based on the novel

la guillotine tire son nom de son inventeur — the guillotine gets its name from its inventor

le mot est tiré de l'anglais — the word comes from the English

13) ( extraire)

texte tiré de Zola — text taken from Zola

le médicament est tiré d'une plante — the drug comes from a plant

14) ( faire un tirage) to print [livre, négatif]; to run off [épreuve, exemplaire]

journal tiré à dix mille exemplaires — newspaper with a circulation of ten thousand

tiré à part — [texte] off-printed

15) ( tracer) to draw [ligne, trait]

tirer un chèque — to draw a cheque GB ou check US

tirer des plans — fig to draw up plans

16) (colloq) ( passer)

plus qu'une heure/semaine à tirer — only one more hour/week to go

tirer quelques années en prison — to spend a few years in prison

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( exercer une traction) to pull

tirer sur quelque chose — to pull on something; ( d'un coup ou par à-coups) to tug at something

tire fort! — pull hard!

2) ( utiliser une arme) gén to shoot ( sur at); ( à feu) to fire ( sur at)

tirer à la carabine — to shoot with a rifle

tirer au fusil — to fire a gun

elle lui a tiré dans la jambe — she shot him/her in the leg

3) ( au football) to shoot; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a shot

4) ( choisir au hasard)

tirer (au sort) — to draw lots

5) ( prendre)

tirer sur — to draw on

tirer sur son compte — to draw on one's account

6) ( aspirer)

la cheminée tire bien — the chimney draws well

7) ( être imprimé)

tirer à mille exemplaires — [périodique] to have a circulation of one thousand

8) ( aller vers)

tirer sur le jaune/l'orangé — [couleur] to be yellowish/orangy

tirer sur la cinquantaine — [personne] to be pushing fifty

tirer à gauche/droite — [voiture] to pull to the left/right

3.

se tirer verbe pronominal

1) ( sortir)

se tirer de — to come through [situation, difficultés]

2) (sl) ( partir) to push off (colloq)

3) ( avec une arme)

se tirer une balle — to shoot oneself ( dans in)

se tirer dessus — ( l'un l'autre) lit to shoot at one another

4) (colloq) ( se débrouiller)

s'en tirer — to cope, to manage

5) (colloq) ( échapper)

s'en tirer — ( à un accident) to escape; ( à une maladie) to pull through; ( à une punition) to get away with it (colloq)

s'en tirer à bon prix — to get off lightly

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tiʀe
1. vt

1) (pour arracher, amener à soi) to pull

Il m'a tiré les cheveux. — He pulled my hair.

tiré par les cheveux fig (histoire, intrigue, explications) — far-fetched

2) (= fermer) [volet, porte, trappe] to pull to, to close, [rideau] to draw

tirer les rideaux — to draw the curtains

3) (= extraire)

tirer qch de qch — to take sth from sth, to pull sth out of sth, [fruit, sol] to extract sth from sth

Elle a tiré un mouchoir de son sac. — She took a handkerchief from her bag., She pulled a handkerchief out of her bag.

tirer son nom de — to take one's name from, to get one's name from

tirer qch de qn — to get sth out of sb

tirer qn de qch [embarras] — to help sb out of sth, to get sb out of sth

tirer qn d'embarras — to get sb out of an awkward situation

tirer qn d'un mauvais pas — to get sb out of a fix

4) (= sortir)

tirer la langue — to stick out one's tongue

5) (avec une arme) [balle, coup de feu] to fire, [animal] to shoot

Il a tiré plusieurs coups de feu. — He fired several shots.

6) [chèque] to draw

7) (= tracer) to draw, to trace

tirer un trait — to draw a line

tirer un trait sur qch fig — to draw a line under sth

tirer un trait sur son passé — to draw a line under one's past

8) (= imprimer) [journal, livre, photo] to print

9) (= choisir) [carte] to draw

tirer les cartes — to read the cards, to tell the cards

tirer au sort — to draw lots

tirer des conclusions — to draw conclusions

10) FOOTBALL, [corner] to take

11) NAVIGATION

tirer 6 mètres — to draw 6 metres of water

2. vi

1)

"Tirer" — "Pull"

tirer sur qch [corde, poignée] — to pull on sth, to pull at sth, [pipe] to draw on sth

2) (avec arme) to shoot, (= faire feu) to shoot, to fire

tirer à l'arc — to shoot with a bow and arrow

tirer à la carabine — to shoot with a rifle, to fire with a rifle

tirer sur qn (= faire feu sur) — to shoot at sb, to fire on sb

Il a tiré sur les policiers. — He shot at police officers., He fired on police officers.

3) FOOTBALL to shoot

4) [cheminée] to draw

5)

tirer à sa fin — to be drawing to an end

tirer en longueur — to drag on

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tirer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( déplacer) [personne, animal, véhicule] to pull [véhicule]; [personne] to pull up [fauteuil, chaise]; [personne] to pull away [tapis]; tirer la tête en arrière to toss one's head back; ⇒ chapeau, couverture;

2 ( exercer une traction) ( avec une force régulière) to pull [cheveux]; to pull on [corde]; ( par à-coups) to tug at [cordelette, manette, sonnette]; tirer qn par le bras to pull sb's arm; tirer les cheveux à qn to pull sb's hair; tirer qn par la manche to tug at sb's sleeve;

3 ( tendre) tirer ses cheveux en arrière to pull back one's hair; tirer ses bas to pull up one's stockings; tirer sa chemise/jupe to straighten one's shirt/skirt; ⇒ épingle; se faire tirer la peau○ Cosmét to have a face-lift; la peau/ça me tire○ my skin/it feels tight;

4 ( fermer) to draw [verrou, rideau]; to pull down [store]; to close [porte, volet];

5 Mil to fire off [balle, obus, grenade]; to fire [missile]; tirer un coup de feu to fire a shot; tirer le canon ( pour honorer) to fire a salute; tirer vingt et un coups de canon to fire a twenty-one gun salute;

6 ( propulser) to shoot [balle, flèche] (sur at); elle lui a tiré (une balle) dans le dos she shot him in the back;

7 ( viser) tirer le canard/faisan/gibier to shoot duck/pheasant/game;

8 Sport ( de ballon) tirer un corner/penalty to take a corner/penalty; tirer un coup franc ( au football) to take a free kick; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a free throw;

9 ( choisir au hasard) tirer (au sort) to draw [carte, loterie, nom, gagnant, adversaire]; to draw for [partenaire]; tirer les blancs to draw white; tirer une bonne carte to draw a strong card;

10 Jeux ( aux cartes) tirer ses atouts to draw trumps;

11 Astrol tirer les cartes à qn to tell the cards for sb; se faire tirer les cartes to have one's fortune told with cards;

12 ( prendre) to draw [vin, bière, eau, électricité, argent] (de, sur from); tirer de l'eau du puits to draw water from the well; tirer de l'argent sur un compte to draw money from an account; ⇒ vin;

13 ( sortir) tirer de qch to take [sth] out of sth [objet]; to pull [sb] out of sth [personne]; tirer un stylo de son sac/d'un tiroir to take a pen out of one's bag/out of a drawer; tirer un enfant de l'eau/des flammes to pull a child out of the water/out of the flames; tirer qch de sa poche to pull sth out of one's pocket; tirer une bouffée de sa cigarette/pipe to take a puff at ou on one's cigarette/pipe; ⇒ épingle, marron, ver;

14 ( faire sortir) tirer de qch to get [sb/sth] out of sth [personne, pays, entreprise]; tirer le pays de la récession to get the country out of recession; tire-moi de là! get me out of this!; tirer qn d'une maladie to pull sb through an illness; tu l'as tirée de son silence/sa mélancolie you drew her out of her silence/her melancholy;

15 ( obtenir) tirer de qn to get [sth] from sb [renseignement, aveu]; tirer de qch to draw [sth] from sth [force, ressources]; to derive [sth] from sth [orgueil, satisfaction]; to make [sth] out of sth [argent]; tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de cette voiture ( comme argent) you won't get much for this car; ( comme service) you won't get much out of this car; tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de lui (comme argent, renseignements, preuve d'intelligence) you won't get much out of him; tirer le maximum de la situation to make the most of the situation; tirer un son d'un instrument to get a note out of an instrument;

16 ( dériver) tirer de qch to base [sth] on sth [récit, film]; to get [sth] from sth [nom]; le film est tiré du roman the film is based on the novel; la guillotine tire son nom de son inventeur the guillotine gets its name from its inventor; le mot est tiré de l'anglais the word comes from the English;

17 ( extraire) tirer de qn/qch to take [sth] from sb/sth [texte]; to derive [sth] from sth [substance]; texte tiré de Zola/la Bible text taken from Zola/the Bible; le médicament est tiré d'une plante the drug comes from a plant;

18 ( faire un tirage) to print [livre, tract, texte, négatif]; to run off [épreuve, exemplaire]; journal tiré à dix mille exemplaires newspaper with a circulation of ten thousand;

19 ( tracer) to draw [ligne, trait]; tirer un chèque Fin to draw a cheque GB ou check US (sur on); tirer des plans fig to draw up plans; ⇒ comète;

20 ○( passer) plus qu'une heure/semaine à tirer only one more hour/week to go; tirer quelques années en prison to spend a few years in prison.

B vi

1 ( exercer une traction) to pull; tirer sur qch ( avec une force régulière) to pull on sth; ( d'un coup ou par à-coups) to tug at sth; tire fort! pull hard!; tirer sur les rames to pull on the oars; tirer de toutes ses forces to heave with all one's might; le moteur tire bien/tire mal○ the engine is pulling well/isn't pulling properly; ⇒ corde;

2 ( utiliser une arme) to shoot (sur at); ( à feu) to fire (sur at); tirer à l'arc to shoot with a bow and arrow; tirer à la carabine/à l'arbalète to shoot with a rifle/with a crossbow; tirer pour tuer to shoot to kill; tirer au fusil/en l'air/à balles réelles to fire a gun/into the air/with live ammunition; tirer le premier to fire first, to shoot first; se faire tirer dessus to come under fire, to be shot at; ⇒ boulet; elle lui a tiré dans la jambe she shot him in the leg;

3 Sport ( au football) to shoot; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a shot; tirer au but ( au football) to take a shot at goal;

4 ( choisir au hasard) tirer (au sort) to draw lots; on n'a qu'à tirer let's just draw lots; ⇒ paille;

5 ( prendre) tirer sur to draw on; tirer sur son compte/ses réserves to draw on one's account/one's reserves;

6 ( aspirer) la cheminée tire bien/tire mal the chimney draws well/doesn't draw well; tirer sur sa cigarette/pipe to draw on one's cigarette/pipe;

7 Imprim, Presse tirer à mille exemplaires [périodique] to have a circulation of a thousand; à combien tire la revue? what's the circulation of the magazine?;

8 ( avoir une nuance) tirer sur le jaune/le bleu/le vert/le violet/l'orangé to be yellowish/bluish/greenish/purplish/orangy; être d'un bleu tirant sur le vert to be greenish-blue;

9 ( se rapprocher) tirer sur la cinquantaine ( âge) to be pushing fifty;

10 ( dévier) [voiture]tirer à gauche/droite to pull to the left/right; Équit tirer à la main [cheval] to pull.

C se tirer vpr

1 ( sortir) se tirer de to come through [situation, difficultés]; se tirer de ses ennuis to come through one's troubles; ⇒ pas;

2 ◑( partir) je me tire I'm off○ GB, I'm splitting○; tire-toi get lost○; je me suis tiré de chez lui I cleared from his place; je me suis tiré de chez mes parents I left home; je vais me tirer à Montréal I'm going off to Montreal;

3 ( se servir d'une arme) se tirer une balle to shoot oneself (dans in); se tirer une balle dans la tête to blow one's brains out; se tirer dessus ( l'un l'autre) lit to shoot at one another;

4 ( exercer une traction) se tirer la moustache to pull at one's moustache;

5 ○( se débrouiller) s'en tirer to cope; il s'en tire mal ( forte contrainte) he's finding it hard to cope; ( travail délicat) he doesn't do very well; comment est-ce que vous vous en tirez? how do you cope?; elle s'en tire mieux que lui ( épreuve de résistance) she is coping better than he is; ( épreuve d'habileté) she is doing better than him; elle s'en tire tout juste she just gets by;

6 ○( échapper) s'en tirer ( à un accident) to escape; ( à une maladie) to pull through; ( à une punition) to get away with it○; je m'en suis tiré avec quelques égratignures I escaped with a few scratches; son médecin pense qu'elle s'en tirera her doctor thinks (that) she will pull through; sans diplôme, il ne s'en tirera jamais without a degree, he'll never get by; il ne s'en tirera pas comme ça he's not going to get away with it; s'en tirer à bon prix to get off lightly; ⇒ compte.

[tire] verbe transitif

A.[DÉPLACER]

1. [traîner - avec ou sans effort] to pull, to drag ; [ - en remorquant] to draw, to tow

tire la table au milieu de la pièce pull the table out into the centre of the room

tiré par un cheval horse-drawn

tirer quelqu'un par le bras/les cheveux/les pieds to drag somebody by the arm/hair/feet

2. [amener à soi] to pull

[étirer - vers le haut] to pull (up) ; [ - vers le bas] to pull (down)

je sentis que quelqu'un tirait ma veste I felt a tug at my jacket

elle me tira doucement par la manche she tugged ou pulled at my sleeve

tirer les cheveux à quelqu'un to pull somebody's hair

tirer ses cheveux en arrière to draw ou to pull one's hair back

tire bien le drap stretch the sheet (taut)

tirer un fil

a. [accidentellement] to pull a thread

b. [pour faire un jour] to draw a thread

tirer la couverture à soi

a. [s'attribuer le mérite] to take all the credit

b. [s'attribuer le profit] to take the lion's share

3. [pour actionner - cordon d'appel, élastique] to pull ; [ - tiroir] to pull (open ou out)

tirer les rideaux to pull ou to draw the curtains

tire le portail derrière toi close the gates behind you, pull the gates to

tirer un verrou

a. [pour ouvrir] to slide a bolt open

b. [pour fermer] to slide a bolt to, to shoot a bolt

tirer la chasse d'eau to flush the toilet

4. NAUTIQUE to draw

B.[EXTRAIRE, OBTENIR]

1. [faire sortir]

tirer quelque chose de to pull ou to draw something out of

tirer le vin/cidre (du tonneau) to draw wine/cider (off from the barrel)

tirer quelqu'un de [le faire sortir de] to get somebody out of

tirer quelqu'un d'un cauchemar (figuré) to rouse somebody from a nightmare

tirer quelqu'un du sommeil to wake somebody up

tirer quelqu'un du coma to pull somebody out of a coma

tirer quelqu'un de son silence to draw somebody out (of his/her silence)

tirer une œuvre de l'oubli to rescue a work from oblivion

tire-moi de là help me out

2. [fabriquer]

tirer quelque chose de to derive ou to get ou to make something from

les produits que l'on tire du pétrole oil-based products

tirer des sons d'un instrument to get ou to draw sounds from an instrument

tirer un film d'une pièce de théâtre to adapt a play for the screen

photos tirées d'un film movie stills

3. [percevoir - argent]

elle tire sa fortune de ses terres she makes her money from her land

tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de ta vieille montre you won't get much (money) for your old watch

[retirer - chèque, argent liquide] to draw

tirer de l'argent d'un compte to draw money out of ou to withdraw money from an account

4. [extraire, dégager]

tirer la morale/un enseignement de quelque chose to learn a lesson from something

ce vers est tiré d'un poème de Villon this line is (taken) from a poem by Villon

ce que j'ai tiré de ce livre/cet article what I got out of this book/article

ce roman tire son titre d'une chanson populaire the title of this novel is taken from a popular song

tirer satisfaction de to derive satisfaction from

tirer vanité de to be proud of

tirer vengeance de quelque chose to avenge something

5. [obtenir, soutirer]

tirer quelque chose de: tirer de l'argent de quelqu'un to extract money from somebody, to get money out of somebody

la police n'a rien pu tirer de lui the police couldn't get anything out of him

tu auras du mal à lui tirer des remerciements you'll get no thanks from her

tirer des larmes à quelqu'un to make somebody cry

on n'en tirera jamais rien, de ce gosse

a. (familier) [il n'est bon à rien] we'll never make anything out of this kid

b. [il ne parlera pas] we'll never get this kid to talk, we'll never get anything out of this kid

je n'ai pas pu en tirer davantage I couldn't get any more out of her

6. (familier) [voler]

je me suis fait tirer mon portefeuille au cinéma! somebody nicked (UK) ou swiped (US) my wallet at the cinema!

7. JEUX [billet, numéro] to draw, to pick

[loterie] to draw, to carry out the draw for

[carte] to draw, to take

tirez une carte postale au hasard pick any postcard

qui va tirer le nom du gagnant? who will draw (out) the name of the winner?

le gagnant sera tiré au sort there will be a draw to decide the winner

C.[PROJETER]

1. ARMEMENT [coup de fusil, missile] to fire

[balle, flèche] to shoot

tirer un coup de feu to fire a shot

2. [feu d'artifice] to set off

ce soir, on tirera un feu d'artifice there will be a fireworks display tonight

3. CHASSE [lapin, faisan] to shoot

4. [à la pétanque, boule en main] to throw

[boule placée] to knock out (separable)

FOOTBALL to take

tirer un corner to take a corner

le penalty va être tiré par le capitaine the penalty will be taken by the captain

TENNIS [passing-shot, volée] to hit

[en haltérophilie] to lift

ESCRIME

tirer des armes to fence

5. (locution)

tirer un coup avec quelqu'un (vulgaire) to have it off with somebody (très familier)

D. (familier) [PASSER] (familier) to spend, to do, to get through (inseparable)

j'ai encore trois semaines à tirer avant mon congé I've another three weeks to go before my leave

E.[TRACER, IMPRIMER]

1. [dessiner - ligne] to draw ; [ - plan] to draw up (separable)

tirez deux traits sous les verbes underline the verbs twice

2. PHOTOGRAPHIE to print

je voudrais que cette photo soit tirée sur du papier mat I'd like a matt print of this picture

3. IMPRIMERIE [livre] to print

[estampe, lithographie] to print, to draw

[tract] to print, to run

[gravure] to strike, to pull, to print

ce magazine est tiré à plus de 200 000 exemplaires this magazine has a print run ou a circulation of 200,000

bon à tirer ‘passed for press’

un bon à tirer [épreuve] a press proof

4. (Belgique & locution)

tu es assez grand, tu tires ton plan you're old enough to look after yourself

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[tire] verbe intransitif

1. MILITAIRE [faire feu] to fire, to shoot

ne tirez pas, je me rends! don't shoot, I surrender!

tirez dans les jambes shoot at ou aim at the legs

il tire mal he's a bad shot

tirer à balles/à blanc to fire bullets/blanks

tirer sur quelqu'un to take a shot ou to shoot ou to fire at somebody

ils ont l'ordre de tirer sur tout ce qui bouge they've been ordered to shoot ou to fire at anything that moves

on m'a tiré dessus I was fired ou shot at

2. ARMEMENT & SPORT

tirer à l'arc/l'arbalète

a. [activité sportive] to do archery/crossbow archery

b. [action ponctuelle] to shoot a bow/crossbow

tirer à la carabine/au pistolet

a. [activité sportive] to do rifle/pistol shooting

b. [action ponctuelle] to shoot with a rifle/pistol

3. FOOTBALL [au golf] to shoot

il a tiré dans le mur/petit filet he sent the ball against the wall/into the side netting

ESCRIME to fence

4. [exercer une traction] to pull

tire! pull!, heave!

ça tire dans les genoux à la montée (familier) going up is tough on the knees

elle tire bien, ta voiture! (familier) it goes well, your car!

la moto tire à droite the motorbike pulls to the right

ne tire pas sur ton gilet don't pull your cardigan out of shape

il tira violemment sur le fil du téléphone he gave the phone wire a sharp pull

tirer sur (figuré) [délais, budget] to stretch

tirer sur la ficelle to go a bit far

5. [aspirer - fumeur]

tirer sur une pipe to draw on ou to pull at a pipe

tirer sur une cigarette to puff at ou to draw on a cigarette

6. [avoir un bon tirage - cheminée, poêle]

tirer (bien) to draw (well)

la cheminée/pipe tire mal the fireplace/pipe doesn't draw properly

7. [peau] to feel tight

[points de suture] to pull

ma peau me tire (familier) my skin feels tight

aïe, ça tire! ouch, it's pulling!

8. JEUX

tirer au sort to draw ou to cast lots

9. IMPRIMERIE

tirer à 50 000 exemplaires to have a circulation of ou to have a (print) run of 50,000 (copies)

à combien le journal tire-t-il? what are the paper's circulation figures?

10. (locution, Belgique & Suisse)

ça tire there's a draught

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tirer à verbe plus préposition

1. PRESSE

tirer à la ligne to pad out an article (because it is being paid by the line)

2. NAUTIQUE

tirer au large to make for the open sea

3. (locution)

tirer à sa fin to come to an end

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tirer sur verbe plus préposition

[couleur] to verge ou to border on

ses cheveux tirent sur le roux his hair is reddish ou almost red

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se tirer verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

le store se tire avec un cordon the blind pulls down with a cord

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se tirer verbe pronominal intransitif

(familier)

1. [partir, quitter un endroit] to clear off, to make tracks

[s'enfuir] to beat it, to clear off

s'il n'est pas là dans 5 minutes, je me tire if he's not here in 5 minutes I'm going

tire-toi! [ton menaçant] beat it!, clear ou push off!

il s'est tiré de chez lui he's left home

dès que je peux, je me tire de cette boîte as soon as I can, I'll get out of this dump

2. [toucher à sa fin - emprisonnement, service militaire] to draw to a close

plus qu'une semaine, ça se tire quand même! only a week to go, it's nearly over after all!

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se tirer de verbe pronominal plus préposition

[se sortir de] to get out of

il s'est bien/mal tiré de l'entrevue he did well/badly at the interview

s'en tirer (familier) [s'en sortir]: avec son culot, elle s'en tirera toujours with her cheek, she'll always come out on top

si tu ne m'avais pas aidé à finir la maquette, je ne m'en serais jamais tiré if you hadn't given me a hand with the model, I'd never have managed

rien à faire, je ne m'en tire pas! [financièrement] it's impossible, I just can't make ends meet!

il y a peu de chances qu'il s'en tire [qu'il survive] the odds are against him pulling through

tu ne t'en tireras pas avec de simples excuses [être quitte] you won't get away ou off with just a few words of apology

je m'en suis tiré avec une suspension de permis I got away with my licence being suspended

s'en tirer à ou avec ou pour [devoir payer] to have to pay

à quatre, on ne s'en tirera pas à moins de 150 euros le repas the meal will cost at least 150 euros for the four of us

il ne s'en tirera pas comme ça he won't get off so lightly, he won't get away with it

on n'a encaissé qu'un seul but, on ne s'en est pas trop mal tirés they scored only one goal against us, we didn't do too badly

je n'aime pas faire de discours — tu t'en es très bien tiré I don't like to make speeches — you did very well

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tirer

18 let

I.

let ⇒ Usage note: let

A vtr ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp let)

1 ( when making suggestion) let's go allons-y ; let's give it a try essayons ; let's go for a swim allons nager ; let's begin by doing commençons par faire ; let's get out of here! sortons d'ici! ; let's not ou don't let's GB talk about that! n'en parlons pas! ; let's see if… voyons si… ; let us pray prions ; let's pretend that this is the interview faisons comme si c'était l'entretien ; let's face it soyons honnête ; let's face it, you were wrong il faut voir les choses en face, tu avais tort ; let me see, let's see… voyons… ; it was-let me think-about 8 pm il était-attends voir or voyons voir-environ 8 heures du soir ; let me think about it laisse-moi réfléchir ; let's assume that… supposons or mettons que… (+ subj) ; let's say (that)… admettons que… (+ subj) ; it's more complex than, let's say, a computer c'est plus compliqué que, disons, un ordinateur ; let's say she wasn't amused iron disons qu'elle n'a pas vraiment apprécié ;

2 ( when expressing defiance or a command) let there be no doubt about it! qu'il n'y ait aucun doute là-dessus! ; let everyone make up his own mind que chacun d'entre nous décide pour lui-même ; let the festivities begin! que la fête commence! ; never let it be said that qu'il ne soit pas dit que ; let there be light que la lumière soit ; people will talk-well let them (talk)! ça va faire parler les gens-eh bien laisse-les parler! ; let that be a lesson to you! que cela te serve de leçon! ; just let him try it! qu'il essaie! ; if he wants tea, let him make it himself! s'il veut du thé, qu'il le fasse lui-même! ; let them eat cake! qu'on leur donne de la brioche! ; let me tell you… crois-moi, croyez-moi… ; let y = 25 Math soit y = 25 ; let the line AB intersect CD Math soit la droite AB qui coupe CD ;

3 ( allow) to let sb do sth laisser qn faire qch ; she let us see the baby elle nous a laissés voir le bébé ; let me go first laisse-moi passer devant or en premier ; let me pay for dinner laissez-moi vous inviter ; let me explain laisse-moi t'expliquer ; she let herself be intimidated elle s'est laissée intimider ; don't let them see you crying ne les laisse pas voir que tu pleures ; don't let them think that… ne les laisse pas penser que… ; don't let it get you down ne te laisse pas abattre ; she wanted to leave but they wouldn't let her elle voulait partir mais ils ne l'ont pas laissée faire ; I won't let them talk to me like that! je ne permets pas qu'on me parle sur ce ton! ; don't let me forget to do rappelle-moi de faire ; let me see, let me have a look fais voir, fais-moi voir ; let me (do that) permettez fml, laisse-moi faire ; let me ask you… permettez-moi de vous demander… ; let me introduce you to Isabelle laissez-moi vous présenter à Isabelle ; can you let me have that in writing? pourriez-vous me mettre cela par écrit? ; let them have it! lit donne-le-leur! ; fig ○ ( shoot) descends-les ○ ! ; ( attack verbally) rentre-leur dedans ○ ! ; to let sth fall/escape laisser tomber/échapper qch ; don't let the milk boil over! ne laisse pas déborder le lait! ; to let one's hair/beard grow se laisser pousser les cheveux/la barbe ;

4 ( allow free movement or passage to) to let sb through laisser passer qn ; to let sb on/off the bus laisser qn monter dans/descendre de l'autobus ; can you let me off here? pouvez-vous me déposer ici? ; let me pass please laissez-moi passer s'il vous plaît ; she won't let him out of/inside the house elle ne le laisse pas sortir/entrer ; I let myself in je suis entré ; to let air into a room aérer une pièce ; draw the curtains and let some light in ouvre les rideaux pour qu'il y ait un peu de lumière ; to let the air out of dégonfler [tyre, balloon] ;

5 (insert, inlay) to let a door/window into a wall percer une porte/fenêtre dans un mur ; a statue let into the wall une statue encastrée dans le mur.

B let alone conj phr à plus forte raison ; she was too ill to stand let alone walk elle était trop malade pour se tenir debout à plus forte raison pour marcher ; he couldn't look after the cat let alone a child il ne serait pas capable de s'occuper du chat encore moins d'un enfant.

Phrasal verbs

■ let away ○:

▶ let [sb] away with doing laisser qn faire ; don't let her away with that! ne la laisse pas s'en tirer comme ça!

■ let down:

▶ let [sb] down

1 ( disappoint) [organization, person] laisser tomber [qn] ; it has never let me down [technique, machine] ça a toujours marché ; the car let us down la voiture nous a laissé tomber ; to feel let down être déçu ; don't let me down! je compte sur toi! ; ⇒ side ;

2 ( embarrass) faire honte à [qn] ;

▶ let [sth] down, let down [sth]

1 GB ( deflate) dégonfler [tyre] ;

2 ( lower) faire descendre [bucket, basket] ; baisser [window] ;

3 ( lengthen) rallonger [skirt, coat] ;

4 ( leave loose) détacher [hair] ; ⇒ hair.

■ let go lit lâcher prise ; to let go of sb/sth lit lâcher qn/qch ; fig se détacher de qn/qch ; he just can't let go fig il ne peut pas oublier ;

▶ let [sb] go, let go [sb]

1 ( free) relâcher [hostage, suspect, prisoner] ;

2 ( release hold on) lâcher [person, sleeve, arm] ; let me go, let go of me! lâche-moi! ;

3 euph ( make redundant) licencier [employee] ; to be let go être licencié ;

4 to let oneself go ( all contexts) se laisser aller ;

▶ let [sth] go, let go [sth]

1 ( release hold on) lâcher [rope, bar] ;

2 fig to let it go ( not to react) laisser passer ; ( stop fretting about) ne plus y penser ; we'll let it go at that restons-en là.

■ let in:

▶ let in [sth], let [sth] in

1 ( allow to enter) [roof, window] laisser passer [rain] ; [shoes, tent] prendre [water] ; [curtains, glass door] laisser passer [light] ;

2 Sport ( concede) laisser marquer [goal] ;

3 GB Aut to let in the clutch embrayer ;

▶ let [sb] in, let in [sb]

1 ( show in) faire entrer ;

2 ( admit) laisser entrer ; I let myself in je suis entré avec ma clé ;

3 to let oneself in for ( expose oneself to) aller au devant de [trouble, problems, disappointment] ; I had no idea what I was letting myself in for je n'avais aucune idée de là où je mettais les pieds ○ ;

4 to let sb in on, to let sb into mettre qn au courant de [secret, joke, news].

■ let off:

▶ let off [sth] tirer [fireworks] ; faire exploser [device, bomb] ; faire partir [rifle, gun] ; ⇒ hook, steam ;

▶ let [sb] off

1 GB Sch ( send home) laisser sortir [pupils] ;

2 ( excuse) to let sb off dispenser qn de [lessons, homework, chores] ; to let sb off doing dispenser qn de faire ;

3 ( leave unpunished) ne pas punir [culprit] ; to be let off with s'en tirer avec [fine, caution] ; to let sb off lightly laisser qn s'en tirer à bon compte.

■ let on

1 ( reveal) dire (to sb à qn) ; to let on about sth parler de qch ; don't let on! ne dis rien! ; don't let on that you speak German ne dis pas que tu parles allemand ; she misses them more than she lets on ils lui manquent plus qu'elle ne veut bien l'admettre ;

2 GB ( pretend) to let on that faire croire que.

■ let out:

▶ let out US [movie, school] finir (at à) ;

▶ let out [sth]

1 ( emit) laisser échapper [cry, scream, sigh, shriek] ; to let out a roar beugler ;

2 GB ( reveal) révéler (that que) ;

▶ let [sth] out, let out [sth]

1 ( release) faire sortir [animal] ;

2 donner libre cours à [grief, anger] ; to let out one's breath expirer ; ⇒ cat ;

3 Aut to let out the clutch embrayer ;

4 Sewing ( alter) élargir [skirt, jacket] ; rallonger [waistband] ;

▶ let [sb] out

1 ( release) laisser sortir [prisoner] (of de) ; faire sortir [pupils, employees] (of de) ;

2 ( show out) reconduire [qn] à la porte ; I'll let myself out ne vous dérangez pas, je peux sortir tout seul.

■ let through:

▶ let [sb] through, let through [sb]

1 ( in crowd) laisser passer ;

2 Sch, Univ accorder un examen à ;

▶ let [sth] through, let through [sth] laisser passer [error, faulty product].

■ let up

1 ( ease off) [rain, wind] se calmer ; [heat] diminuer ; the rain never once let up il a plu sans arrêt ;

2 ( stop) [conversation, pressure] s'arrêter ; he never lets up ( works hard) il travaille sans relâche ; ( exerts pressure) il ne me/lui etc laisse jamais de répit ; ( talks constantly) il n'arrête pas de parler ;

3 to let up on sb ○ ( be less severe) lâcher la bride à qn, être moins dur avec qn.

II.

let

A n

1 GB ( lease) bail m ; to take a three-year let on a house louer une maison pour trois ans ;

2 Sport let m, balle f let ; to serve a let jouer un let ;

3 Jur ⇒ hindrance.

B vtr ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp let)

1 ( also GB let out) ( lease) louer [room, apartment, land] (to à) ; ‘room to let’ ‘chambre à louer’ ; ‘to let’ ‘à louer’ ;

2 † Med to let blood faire une saignée.

Phrasal verb

■ let off:

▶ let off [sth], let [sth] off louer [part of house, property].

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