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to sit up and wait for sb

1 sit

sit [sɪt]

asseoir ⇒ 1 (a) faire asseoir ⇒ 1 (b) passer ⇒ 1 (c), 2 (f) s'asseoir ⇒ 2 (a) être assis ⇒ 2 (a) poser ⇒ 2 (b) être en séance ⇒ 2 (d) garder les enfants ⇒ 2 (e) être ⇒ 2 (g) se trouver ⇒ 2 (g) rester ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (h)

(pt & pp sat [sæt], cont sitting)

1 transitive verb

(a) (place) asseoir, installer;

∎ he sat the child in the pram/on his knee il a assis l'enfant dans le landau/sur ses genoux

(b) (invite to be seated) faire asseoir;

∎ she sat me in the waiting room elle m'a fait asseoir dans la salle d'attente

(c) British (examination) se présenter à, passer

(d) Horseriding

∎ to sit a horse badly/well monter (un cheval) mal/bien, avoir une mauvaise/bonne assiette

(e) literary (suit)

∎ with an impudent air that sat him ill d'un air effronté qui lui seyait mal

2 intransitive verb

(a) (take a seat) s'asseoir; (be seated) être assis;

∎ she came and sat next to me elle est venue s'asseoir à côté de moi;

∎ she sat by me all evening elle était assise à côté de moi toute la soirée;

∎ sit in the back of the car mettez-vous à l'arrière (de la voiture);

∎ she was sitting reading elle était assise à lire ou en train de lire;

∎ where would you like me to sit?, where shall I sit? où est-ce que je me mets?;

∎ they were sitting at (the) table ils étaient à table, ils étaient attablés;

∎ we usually sit in the living room nous sommes d'ordinaire dans le salon;

∎ sit still! tiens-toi ou reste tranquille!;

∎ sit! (to dog) assis!;

∎ they sat over the meal for hours ils sont restés à table pendant des heures;

∎ to sit at home, American to sit home rester à la maison;

∎ don't think I'm just going to sit and wait for you! ne t'imagine pas que je vais rester là à t'attendre!;

∎ he sits in front of the television all day il passe toute la journée devant la télévision;

∎ familiar sit tight, I'll be back in a moment ne bouge pas, je reviens tout de suite;

∎ we just have to sit tight and wait for things to get better on ne peut qu'attendre patiemment que les choses s'arrangent

(b) Art & Photography (pose) poser;

∎ she sat for Modigliani elle a posé pour Modigliani

(c) (be a member)

∎ to sit on a board faire partie ou être membre d'un conseil d'administration;

∎ British Politics to sit in Parliament = être député;

∎ he sat for Swansea il était député de Swansea

(d) (be in session) être en séance, siéger;

∎ the council was still sitting at midnight à minuit, le conseil siégeait toujours ou était toujours en séance;

∎ the House sits for another two months la session de la Chambre doit durer encore deux mois

(e) familiar (baby-sit)

∎ I'll ask Amy to sit for us je demanderai à Amy de garder les enfants^□ ;

∎ she's sitting for the neighbours elle garde les enfants des voisins^□

(f) British School & University (be a candidate)

∎ to sit for an exam se présenter à ou passer un examen

(g) (be situated → building) être, se trouver; (→ vase) être posé;

∎ the houses sit nestled in a beautiful valley les maisons sont nichées ou blotties dans une belle vallée;

∎ a clock sat on the mantelpiece une horloge était posée sur la cheminée;

∎ your keys are sitting right in front of you tes clés sont là, devant ton nez;

∎ her mail sat in a pile on her desk son courrier était empilé sur son bureau;

∎ a tank sat in the middle of the road un char d'assaut était planté au milieu de la route;

∎ literary joy sat on every countenance la joie régnait sur tous les visages;

∎ literary the wind sits in the east le vent vient de l'est

(h) (remain inactive or unused) rester;

∎ the plane sat waiting on the runway l'avion attendait sur la piste;

∎ the letter sat unopened la lettre n'avait pas été ouverte

(i) (fit → coat, dress) tomber;

∎ the jacket sits well on you la veste vous va parfaitement;

∎ the collar should sit flat le col devrait rester à plat;

∎ figurative age sits well on him la maturité lui va bien;

∎ the thought sat uneasily on my conscience cette pensée me pesait sur la conscience

(j) (bird → perch) se percher, se poser; (→ brood) couver;

∎ they take turns sitting on the eggs ils couvent les œufs à tour de rôle

➲ sit about, sit around intransitive verb

rester à ne rien faire, traîner;

∎ she just sits around (the house) all day elle reste toute la journée à la maison à ne rien faire;

∎ I'm not going to sit around waiting for you je ne vais pas passer mon temps à t'attendre

➲ sit back intransitive verb

(a) (relax) s'installer confortablement;

∎ to sit back (in an armchair) se caler ou s'installer confortablement dans un fauteuil;

∎ I sat back against the cushions je me suis calé contre les coussins;

∎ just sit back and close your eyes installe-toi bien et ferme les yeux;

∎ sit back and enjoy it détends-toi et profites-en

(b) (refrain from intervening)

∎ I can't just sit back and watch! je ne peux pas rester là à regarder sans rien faire!;

∎ he just sits back and lets the others do the work il regarde les autres travailler sans lever le petit doigt;

∎ we can't just sit back and ignore the danger nous ne pouvons tout de même pas faire comme s'il n'y avait pas de danger

➲ sit by intransitive verb

rester sans rien faire;

∎ how can you sit by while others suffer? comment peux-tu rester sans rien faire quand d'autres souffrent?

➲ sit down

1 separable transitive verb

(place → person) asseoir, installer;

∎ he sat himself down beside me il s'est assis à côté de moi;

∎ sit yourself down and have a drink asseyez-vous et prenez un verre

2 intransitive verb

s'asseoir;

∎ please sit down asseyez-vous, je vous en prie;

∎ to be sitting down être assis;

∎ I was just sitting down to work when the phone rang j'étais sur le point de me mettre au travail quand le téléphone a sonné;

∎ to sit down to table se mettre à table, s'attabler;

∎ to sit down to a game of bridge s'installer pour faire une partie de bridge;

∎ I think we should sit down and talk about it je crois qu'il faut qu'on en discute ou parle;

∎ the two sides have decided to sit down together at the negotiating table les deux camps ont décidé de s'asseoir à la table des négociations

➲ sit in intransitive verb

(a) (attend) assister (sans participer);

∎ do you mind if I sit in for a while? cela vous ennuie-t-il si je reste à écouter un moment?;

∎ to sit in on a meeting/a class assister à une réunion/un cours

(b) (replace)

∎ to sit in for sb remplacer qn

(c) (hold a demonstration) faire un sit-in

➲ sit on inseparable transitive verb familiar

(a) (suppress, quash → file, report) garder le silence sur^□ ; (→ suggestion, proposal) repousser^□, rejeter^□ ;

∎ any new initiative is promptly sat on on décourage rapidement toute nouvelle initiative^□

(b) (take no action on) ne pas s'occuper de^□ ;

∎ his office has been sitting on those recommendations for months now ça fait des mois que son bureau a ces recommandations sous le coude;

∎ they mustn't sit on their one-goal lead il ne faut pas qu'ils s'endorment sur leurs lauriers maintenant qu'ils ont un but d'avance

(c) (silence → person) faire taire^□ ; (rebuff) rabrouer^□

➲ sit out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (endure) attendre la fin de;

∎ it was very boring but I sat it out c'était très ennuyeux, mais je suis restée jusqu'au bout

(b) (not take part in)

∎ I think I'll sit the next one out (dance) je crois que je ne vais pas danser la prochaine danse; (in cards) je crois que je ne jouerai pas la prochaine main

2 intransitive verb

(sit outside) s'asseoir ou se mettre dehors; (be seated outside) être assis dehors

➲ sit through inseparable transitive verb

attendre la fin de;

∎ he sat through the whole play il est resté jusqu'à la fin de la pièce;

∎ I can't bear to sit through another of his speeches je ne supporterai pas un autre de ses discours;

∎ we had to sit through two hours of Wagner nous avons dû nous payer deux heures de Wagner;

∎ we sat through dinner in silence nous avons passé tout le dîner sans rien dire

➲ sit up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (raise oneself to sitting position) s'asseoir; (sit straight) se redresser;

∎ she was sitting up in bed reading elle lisait, assise dans son lit;

∎ the baby can sit up now le bébé peut se tenir assis maintenant;

∎ sit up straight! redresse-toi!, tiens-toi droit!;

∎ figurative to make sb sit up secouer qn, secouer les puces à qn;

∎ the public began to sit up and take notice le public a commencé à montrer un certain intérêt;

∎ her competitors are beginning to sit up and take notice ses concurrents commencent à prendre conscience de son existence

(b) (not go to bed) rester debout, ne pas se coucher;

∎ don't bother sitting up for me ne m'attendez pas;

∎ I sat up watching TV until 3 a.m. j'ai regardé la télé jusqu'à 3 heures du matin;

∎ I'll sit up with her until the fever passes je vais rester avec elle jusqu'à ce que sa fièvre tombe

2 separable transitive verb

(child, patient) asseoir, redresser;

∎ to sit sb up against a wall adosser qn contre un mur

ⓘ Are you sitting comfortably? (Then I'll begin) Cette expression ("Êtes-vous assis confortablement? Je peux donc commencer") est la formule d'introduction classique que l'on prononce avant de raconter une histoire à des enfants. Le narrateur de l'émission de radio britannique Listen with Mother l'employait systématiquement avant chaque récit. Aujourd'hui, cette expression témoigne d'une attitude quelque peu condescendante de la part de celui qui l'emploie. On l'utilise lorsqu'on veut capter l'attention de personnes inattentives ou bien sur le mode humoristique avant un discours.

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > sit
2 sit up

1. intransitive verb
1) (rise) sich aufsetzen

2) (be sitting erect) [aufrecht] sitzen

3) (not slouch) gerade sitzen

sit up straight! — sitz gerade!

sit up [and take notice] — (fig. coll.) aufhorchen

4) (delay going to bed) aufbleiben

sit up [waiting] for somebody — aufbleiben und auf jemanden warten

sit up with somebody — bei jemandem Nachtwache halten
2. transitive verb
aufsetzen

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1) (to rise to a sitting position: Can the patient sit up?) sich aufsetzen

2) (to remain awake, not going to bed: I sat up until 3 a.m. waiting for you!) aufbleiben

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◆ sit up

I. vi

1. (sit erect) aufrecht [o gerade] sitzen

\sit up up! sitz gerade!

to \sit up up straight sich akk gerade [o aufrecht] hinsetzen

2. ( fig fam: pay attention)

to \sit up up and take notice aufhorchen

to make sb \sit up up [and take notice] jdn aufhorchen lassen

3. (remain up) aufbleiben

I'll be late, so don't \sit up up for me! ich komme spät zurück, also warte nicht auf mich!

II. vt

▪ to \sit up sb up jdn aufrichten [o aufsetzen]

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1. vi

1) (= be sitting upright) aufrecht sitzen; (= action) sich aufrichten, sich aufsetzen

to sit up (and beg) (dog etc) — Männchen machen (inf)

2) (= sit straight) aufrecht or gerade sitzen

sit up! — setz dich gerade hin!, sitz gerade!

to make sb sit up (and take notice) (fig inf) — jdn aufhorchen lassen

3) (= not go to bed) aufbleiben, aufsitzen (dated)

she sat up with the sick child — sie wachte bei dem kranken Kind

to sit up and wait for sb — aufbleiben und auf jdn warten

4)

to sit up to the table — sich an den Tisch setzen

2. vt sep
aufrichten, aufsetzen; doll also, baby hinsetzen
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sit up

A v/i

1. aufrecht oder gerade sitzen

2. sich aufsetzen:

sit up and beg schönmachen, Männchen machen (Hund)

3. sich (im Bett etc) aufrichten

4. a) aufbleiben:

you don’t have to sit up for me du musst meinetwegen nicht aufbleiben; → academic.ru/41868/late">late B 1

b) wachen ( with bei einem Kranken)

5. auch sit up and take notice umg aufhorchen, aufmerksam werden:

make sb sit up umg

a) jemanden aufhorchen lassen,

b) jemanden aufrütteln,

c) jemanden schwer rannehmen

B v/t jemanden aufsetzen oder aufrichten

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1. intransitive verb
1) (rise) sich aufsetzen

2) (be sitting erect) [aufrecht] sitzen

3) (not slouch) gerade sitzen

sit up straight! — sitz gerade!

sit up [and take notice] — (fig. coll.) aufhorchen

4) (delay going to bed) aufbleiben

sit up [waiting] for somebody — aufbleiben und auf jemanden warten

sit up with somebody — bei jemandem Nachtwache halten
2. transitive verb
aufsetzen

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v.

aufbleiben v.

aufrichten v.

English-german dictionary > sit up
3 sit tight

разг.

1) воздерживаться от каких-либо действий или комментариев, помалкивать, выжидать развития событий, переждать [этим. карт. (покер)]

It's lonesome staying here all by myself but he won't listen to me. All he ever says is, button up and sit tight and wait for him to come back the next time. It's always the next time, God damn him! (E. Caldwell, ‘Place Called Estherville’, ch. IX) — Скучно сидеть здесь одной, а мистер Леви не желает даже выслушать меня. Только одно твердит, чтобы я помалкивала, ничего не предпринимала и ждала, когда он придет в следующий раз. Всегда следующий раз, черт бы его побрал!

We shall come through all right; all we've got to do is to sit tight until the storm has blown itself out. (EVI) — Все обойдется. Нам нужно только переждать, пока гроза пройдет.

2) не уступать, стойко держаться, стоять на своём

Large English-Russian phrasebook > sit tight
4 sit

sit
present participle - sitting; verb

1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sentar(se)

2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) estar, encontrarse

3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) ser miembro (de), formar parte (de)

4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) posarse

5) (to undergo (an examination).) presentarse (a)

6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) posar

7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) reunirse

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- sitter
- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up

sit vb

1. sentarse

go and sit in the corner ve a sentarte al rincón

2. estar sentado

he was sitting in front of the TV estaba sentado delante del televisor

El pasado y participio pasado de sit es sat; el gerundio se escribe sitting

sit

tr[sɪt]

transitive verb (pt & pp sat, ger sitting)

1 (child etc) sentar ( down, -)

■ she sat him down on the table lo sentó en la mesa

■ he sat himself down se sentó

2 (room, hall, etc) tener cabida para; (table) ser para

■ the theatre seats 200 people el teatro tiene cabida para 200 personas

3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (exam) presentarse a

intransitive verb

1 (action) sentarse ( down, -)

■ I sat next to Anna me senté junto a Anna

■ sit down, please siéntense, por favor

■ sit! ¡siéntate!

2 (be seated) estar sentado,-a

■ they were sitting on the floor estaban sentados en el suelo

■ she was sitting at the table estaba sentada a la mesa

■ David usually sits there normalmente David se sienta allí

3 (village, building) ubicarse, hallarse, estar, situarse; (object) estar; (clothes) sentar, quedar

■ the village sits on top of the hill el pueblo está situado encima de la colina

■ the book sat on the shelf el libro estaba en el estante

■ that dress sits well on you aquel vestido te sienta bien

4 (person) quedarse

■ don't just sit there! ¡no te quedes allí sentado!

■ he can't sit still no puede quedarse quieto

5 SMALLART/SMALL (model) posar ( for, para)

6 (bird) posarse (on, en); (hen on eggs) empollar (on, -)

7 (be a member) ser miembro (on, de), formar parte (on, de)

■ he sits on a jury es miembro de un jurado

8 (parliament etc) reunirse (en sesión)

■ the House sat until 2.00 am la Cámara estuvo reunida hasta las 2.00

transitive verb

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (represent) representar ( for, a), ser diputado,-a ( for, por)

intransitive verb

1 familiar (babysit) hacer de canguro ( for, a)

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to sit in judgement on enjuiciar a

to sit on one's hands cruzarse de brazos, estar mano sobre mano

to sit on somebody's tail pisarle los talones a alguien

to sit on the fence ver los toros desde la barrera, nadar entre dos aguas

to sit tight mantenerse en sus trece, quedarse en un sitio

to sit up and take notice prestar atención

sit ['sɪt] v, sat ['sæt] ; sitting vi

1) : sentarse, estar sentado

he sat down: se sentó

2) roost: posarse

3) : sesionar

the legislature is sitting: la legislatura está en sesión

4) pose: posar (para un retrato)

5) lie, rest: estar (ubicado)

the house sits on a hill: la casa está en una colina

sit vt

seat: sentar, colocar

I sat him on the sofa: lo senté en el sofá

sit (Dog command)

expr.

• siéntate expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: sat) = empollar v.

• encobar v.

• presentarse para un examen v.

• sentar v.

• sentarse v.

sɪt
1.

(pres p sitting; past & past p sat) intransitive verb

1)

a) ( sit down) sentarse*

he sat on my knee — se me sentó en las rodillas

b) ( be seated) estar* sentado

don't just sit there: do something! — no te quedes ahí sentado: haz algo!

sit still! — quédate quieto!

to be sitting pretty — (colloq) estar* bien situado or (fam) colocado

2)

a) ( Art)

to sit (FOR somebody/something) — \<\<for artist/photograph\>\> posar (para algn/algo)

b) (Adm, Govt)

to sit in Congress — tener* un escaño en el Congreso, ser* diputado/senador; see also sit on 1)

c) ( be in session) \<\<committee/court\>\> reunirse* en sesión, sesionar (esp AmL)

3) ( weigh)

his crime sat heavy on his conscience — el crimen le pesaba en la conciencia

4) ( brood) \<\<hen/bird\>\> empollar

to sit on the eggs — empollar (los huevos)

5) sitting pres p < figure> sentado

in a sitting position — sentado

sitting tenant — (BrE) inquilino, -na m,f ( a quien no se puede desalojar)

2.

sit vt

1) ( cause to be seated) \<\<person\>\> sentar*; \<\<object\>\> poner*, colocar* ( en posición vertical)

sit yourself beside me — siéntate a mi lado or junto a mí

2) (BrE Educ)

to sit an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

she did not sit the exam — no se presentó al examen

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Phrasal Verbs:

- sit around

- sit back

- sit down

- sit in

- sit on

- sit out

- sit through

- sit up

[sɪt] (pt, pp sat)
1. VI

1) (=be seated) [person] estar sentado; [bird] estar posado; [hen] (on eggs) empollar

she was sitting at her desk — estaba sentada delante de su mesa

don't just sit there, do something! — ¡no te quedes ahí sentado, haz algo!

are you sitting comfortably? — ¿estás cómodo (en la silla)?

that's where I sit — ese es mi sitio

to sit at home all day — pasar todo el día en casa (sin hacer nada)

they were sitting in a traffic jam for two hours — estuvieron dos horas metidos en un atasco sin moverse

we're sitting on a fortune here — estamos ante una mina de oro

he sat over his books all night — pasó toda la noche con sus libros

to sit still/straight — estarse or (LAm) quedarse quieto/ponerse derecho (en la silla)

will you sit still! — ¡te quieres estar or quedar quieto (en la silla)!

to sit and wait — esperar sentado

- be sitting pretty

to sit tight —

"sit tight, I'll be right back" — -no te muevas, ahora vuelvo

we'll just have to sit tight till we hear from him — tendremos que esperar sin hacer nada hasta recibir noticias suyas
fence 1., 1)
2) (=sit down) sentarse; (=alight) [bird] posarse

sit by me — siéntate a mi lado, siéntate conmigo

sit! — (to dog) ¡quieto!

3) (Art, Phot) (=pose)

to sit for a painter/a portrait — posar para un pintor/un retrato

4) (Educ)

to sit for an examination — presentarse a un examen

5) (Brit)
(Pol)
to sit for Bury — representar a Bury, ser diputado de or por Bury

to sit in Parliament — ser diputado, ser miembro del Parlamento
sit on
6) (=be in session) [assembly] reunirse, celebrar sesión

the House sat all night — la sesión de la Cámara duró toda la noche
judgement
7) (=be situated) [object] estar colocado; [building] estar situado

the house sits next to a stream — la casa está situada junto a un arroyo

the hat sat awkwardly on her head — llevaba el sombrero mal puesto

the car sat in the garage for over a year — el coche estuvo aparcado en el garaje más de un año

8) (=weigh)

that pie sits heavy on the stomach — esa empanada es muy indigesta

it sat heavy on his conscience — le pesaba en la conciencia, le producía remordimientos de conciencia

her years sit lightly on her — los años apenas han dejado huella en ella

9) (=be compatible)

his authoritarian style did not sit well with their progressive educational policies — su estilo autoritario era poco compatible con la política educativa activa de ellos

10) (=to fit) [clothing] sentar

to sit well/badly (on sb) — sentar bien/mal (a algn)

11) (=babysit) cuidar a los niños

2. VT

1) [+ person] sentar; [+ object] colocar

she sat the vase on the windowsill — colocó el jarrón sobre la repisa de la ventana

to sit a child on one's knee — sentar a un niño sobre las rodillas

he sat himself on the edge of the bed — se sentó en el borde de la cama

2) (=have capacity for)

this table sits 12 (people) — en esta mesa caben 12 (personas)

the concert hall sits 2,000 (people) — el auditorio tiene cabida or capacidad para 2.000 personas

3) [+ exam, test] presentarse a

to sit an examination in French — presentarse a un examen de francés, examinarse de francés

- sit around

- sit back

- sit down

- sit in

- sit on

- sit out

- sit through

- sit up

- sit upon

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[sɪt]
1.

(pres p sitting; past & past p sat) intransitive verb

1)

a) ( sit down) sentarse*

he sat on my knee — se me sentó en las rodillas

b) ( be seated) estar* sentado

don't just sit there: do something! — no te quedes ahí sentado: haz algo!

sit still! — quédate quieto!

to be sitting pretty — (colloq) estar* bien situado or (fam) colocado

2)

a) ( Art)

to sit (FOR somebody/something) — \<\<for artist/photograph\>\> posar (para algn/algo)

b) (Adm, Govt)

to sit in Congress — tener* un escaño en el Congreso, ser* diputado/senador; see also sit on 1)

c) ( be in session) \<\<committee/court\>\> reunirse* en sesión, sesionar (esp AmL)

3) ( weigh)

his crime sat heavy on his conscience — el crimen le pesaba en la conciencia

4) ( brood) \<\<hen/bird\>\> empollar

to sit on the eggs — empollar (los huevos)

5) sitting pres p < figure> sentado

in a sitting position — sentado

sitting tenant — (BrE) inquilino, -na m,f ( a quien no se puede desalojar)

2.

sit vt

1) ( cause to be seated) \<\<person\>\> sentar*; \<\<object\>\> poner*, colocar* ( en posición vertical)

sit yourself beside me — siéntate a mi lado or junto a mí

2) (BrE Educ)

to sit an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

she did not sit the exam — no se presentó al examen

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Phrasal Verbs:

- sit around

- sit back

- sit down

- sit in

- sit on

- sit out

- sit through

- sit up

English-spanish dictionary > sit
5 for

1. preposition
1) (representing, on behalf of, in exchange against) für; (in place of) für; anstelle von

what is the German for "buzz"? — wie heißt "buzz" auf Deutsch?

2) (in defence, support, or favour of) für

be for doing something — dafür sein, etwas zu tun

it's each [man] or every man for himself — jeder ist auf sich selbst gestellt

3) (to the benefit of) für

do something for somebody — für jemanden etwas tun

4) (with a view to) für; (conducive[ly] to) zu

they invited me for Christmas/Monday/supper — sie haben mich zu Weihnachten/für Montag/zum Abendessen eingeladen

what is it for? — wofür/wozu ist das?

be saving up for something — auf etwas (Akk.) sparen

5) (being the motive of) für; (having as purpose) zu

reason for living — Grund zu leben

a dish for holding nuts — eine Schale für Nüsse

6) (to obtain, win, save)

a request for help — eine Bitte um Hilfe

study for a university degree — auf einen Hochschulabschluss hin studieren

phone for a doctor — nach einem Arzt telefonieren

take somebody for a ride in the car/a walk — jemanden im Auto spazieren fahren/mit jemandem einen Spaziergang machen

work for a living — für den Lebensunterhalt arbeiten

run/jump etc. for it — loslaufen/-springen usw.

7) (to reach) nach

set out for England/the north/an island — nach England/Norden/zu einer Insel aufbrechen

8) (to be received by) für

that's Jim for you — das sieht Jim mal wieder ähnlich

9) (as regards)

checked for accuracy — auf Richtigkeit geprüft

be dressed/ready for dinner — zum Dinner angezogen/fertig sein

open for business — eröffnet

have something for breakfast/pudding — etwas zum Frühstück/Nachtisch haben

enough... for — genug... für

that's quite enough for me — das reicht mir völlig

too... for — zu... für

there is nothing for it but to do something — es gibt keine andere Möglichkeit, als etwas zu tun

10) (to the amount of)

cheque/ bill for £5 — Scheck/Rechnung über od. in Höhe von 5 Pfund

11) (to affect, as if affecting) für

things don't look very promising for the business — was die Geschäfte angeht, sieht das alles nicht sehr vielversprechend aus

it is wise/advisable for somebody to do something — es ist vernünftig/ratsam, dass jemand etwas tut

it's hopeless for me to try and explain the system — es ist sinnlos, dir das System erklären zu wollen

12) (as being) für

what do you take me for? — wofür hältst du mich?

I/you etc. for one — ich/ du usw. für mein[en]/dein[en] usw. Teil

13) (on account of, as penalty of) wegen

famous/well-known for something — berühmt/ bekannt wegen od. für etwas

jump/ shout for joy — vor Freude in die Luft springen/schreien

were it not for you/ your help, I should not be able to do it — ohne dich/deine Hilfe wäre ich nicht dazu in der Lage

14) (on the occasion of)

for the first time — zum ersten Mal

why can't you help for once? — warum kannst du nicht einmal helfen?

what shall I give him for his birthday? — was soll ich ihm zum Geburtstag schenken?

15) (in spite of)

for all... — trotz...

for all that,... — trotzdem...

16) (on account of the hindrance of) vor (+ Dat.)

for fear of... — aus Angst vor (+ Dat.)

but for..., except for... — wenn nicht... gewesen wäre, [dann]...

17) (so far as concerns)

for all I know/care... — möglicherweise/was mich betrifft,...

for one thing,... — zunächst einmal...

18) (considering the usual nature of) für

not bad for a first attempt — nicht schlecht für den ersten Versuch

19) (during) seit

we've/we haven't been here for three years — wir sind seit drei Jahren hier/nicht mehr hier gewesen

we waited for hours/three hours — wir warteten stundenlang/drei Stunden lang

how long are you here for? — wie lange bleiben Sie hier?

sit here for now or for the moment — bleiben Sie im Augenblick hier sitzen

20) (to the extent of)

walk for 20 miles/for another 20 miles — 20 Meilen [weit] gehen/weiter gehen

21)

be for it — (coll.) dran sein (ugs.); sich auf was gefasst machen können (ugs.)
2. conjunction
(since, as proof) denn

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[fo:] 1. preposition
1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) für

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) nach

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) für

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) nach

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) für

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) für

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) für

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?)

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) dafür

10) (because of: for this reason.) wegen, aus

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) für

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) für

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) für

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) für

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) trotz
2. conjunction
(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) denn

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for

[fɔ:ʳ, fəʳ, AM fɔ:r, fɚ]

I. conj ( liter or dated) denn

II. prep

1. (intended to be given to) für + akk

I bought a new collar \for my dog ich habe ein neues Halsband für meinen Hund gekauft

this is a birthday present \for you hier ist ein Geburtstagsgeschenk für dich

there are government subsidies available \for farmers für Bauern gibt es Zuschüsse vom Staat

2. (in support of) für + akk

to vote \for sb/sth für jdn/etw stimmen

they voted \for independence in a referendum sie haben sich in einem Referendum für die Unabhängigkeit ausgesprochen

▪ to be \for sb/sth für jdn/etw sein

his followers are still \for him seine Anhänger unterstützen ihn noch immer

to be \for a good cause für einen guten Zweck sein

to be all \for sth ganz für etw akk sein

to be \for doing sth dafür sein, dass etw getan wird

are you \for banning smoking in public places? sind Sie dafür, das Rauchen in der Öffentlichkeit zu verbieten?

3. (regarding sb) für + akk

I'm happy \for you that it finally worked out ich freue mich für dich, dass es endlich geklappt hat

you're not making it easy \for me to tell you the truth du machst es mir nicht gerade einfach, dir die Wahrheit zu sagen

the coffee was too strong \for me der Kaffee war mir zu stark

luckily \for me, I already had another job zu meinem Glück hatte ich bereits eine andere Stelle

the admiration she felt \for him soon died ihre Bewunderung für ihn war schnell verflogen

is this seat high enough \for you? ist Ihnen dieser Sitz hoch genug?

I feel sorry \for her sie tut mir leid

to feel nothing but contempt \for sb/sth nichts als Verachtung für jdn/etw empfinden

▪ to be concerned \for sb/sth um jdn/etw besorgt sein

to feel \for sb mit jdm fühlen

as \for me was mich betrifft [o angeht]

Jackie's already left and, as \for me, I'm going at the end of the month Jackie ist schon weg, und was mich angeht, ich gehe Ende des Monats

4. (regarding sth) für + akk

how are you doing \for money? wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?

\for my part was mich betrifft

\for all I know möglicherweise

\for all I know, he could have left the country möglicherweise hat er schon das Land verlassen

to be responsible \for sth für etw akk verantwortlich sein

to prepare \for sth sich akk auf etw akk vorbereiten

5. (comparing) für + akk

the summer has been quite hot \for England für England war das ein ziemlich heißer Sommer

▪ to be too big/fast \for sb/sth zu groß/schnell für jdn/etw sein

she's very mature \for her age sie ist für ihr Alter schon sehr reif

the weather is warm \for the time of year für diese Jahreszeit ist das Wetter mild

he's quite thoughtful \for a child of 8 für einen Achtjährigen ist er ziemlich rücksichtsvoll

6. (to get, have)

oh \for something to drink! hätte ich doch bloß etwas zu trinken!

oh \for a strong black coffee! und jetzt einen starken schwarzen Kaffee!

he did it \for the fame er tat es, um berühmt zu werden

even though he's in this \for the money, we still need him auch wenn er es nur wegen des Geldes tut, wir brauchen ihn

she's eager \for a chance to show that she's a capable worker sie möchte gerne beweisen, dass sie eine fähige Mitarbeiterin ist

demand \for money Bedarf m an Geld

to send \for the doctor den Arzt holen

to apply \for a job sich akk um eine Stelle bewerben

to have a need \for sth etw brauchen

to look \for a way to do sth nach einer Möglichkeit suchen, etw zu tun

to ask \for sth um etw akk bitten

7. (on behalf of, representing) für + akk

he's an agent \for models and actors er ist Agent für Models und Schauspieler

next time you see them, say hi \for me grüß sie von mir, wenn du sie wieder siehst

the messenger was there \for his boss der Bote war in Vertretung seines Chefs dort

to do sth \for sb etw für jdn tun

to do sth \for oneself etw selbst tun

8. (as ordered by) für + akk

▪ to do sth \for sb/sth etw für jdn/etw tun

they had to do extra work \for their boss sie mussten noch zusätzliche Arbeiten für ihren Chef erledigen

I have some things to do \for school ich muss noch etwas für die Schule machen

9. (employed by) bei + dat

she is a tutor \for the Open University sie ist Tutorin an der Fernuniversität

to work \for sb/sth bei jdm/etw [o für jdn/etw] arbeiten

10. (purpose, aim) für + akk

what's that \for? wofür ist das?

that's useful \for removing rust damit kann man gut Rost entfernen

that's not \for eating das ist nicht zum Essen

a course \for beginners in Russian ein Russischkurs für Anfänger

\for your information zu Ihrer Information

\for the record der Ordnung halber

the spokesman told the press \for the record that the president was in good health der Sprecher sagte der Presse für das Protokoll, der Präsident sei bei guter Gesundheit

for rent/sale zu vermieten/verkaufen

bikes \for rent Räder zu vermieten

to be not \for sale unverkäuflich sein

to wait \for sb/sth auf jdn/etw warten

to wait \for sb to do sth darauf warten, dass jd etw tut

▪ to do sth \for sth/sb etw für etw/jdn tun

what did you do that \for? wozu hast du das getan?

what do you use these enormous scissors \for? wozu brauchst du diese riesige Schere?

he is taking medication \for his heart condition er nimmt Medikamente für sein Herz

you need to move closer \for me to hear you du musst ein bisschen näher herkommen, damit ich dich hören kann

11. (because of) wegen + gen; (out of) aus + dat; (with) vor + dat

I don't eat meat \for various reasons ich esse aus verschiedenen Gründen kein Fleisch

I could dance and sing \for joy! ich könnte vor Freude tanzen und singen!

he apologized \for being late er entschuldigte sich wegen seiner Verspätung

Bob was looking all the better \for his three weeks in Spain nach seinen drei Wochen Spanien sah Bob viel besser aus

how are you? — fine, and all the better \for seeing you! wie geht's? — gut, und jetzt wo ich dich sehe, gleich noch viel besser!

I could not see \for the tears in my eyes ich konnte vor Tränen in den Augen gar nicht sehen

if it hadn't been \for him, we wouldn't be here right now ( form) ohne ihn wären wir jetzt nicht hier

\for fear of sth aus Angst vor etw dat

\for lack of sth aus Mangel an etw dat

to be arrested \for murder wegen Mordes verhaftet werden

\for that [or this] reason aus diesem Grund

to be famous \for sth für etw akk berühmt sein

to love sb \for sth jdn für etw akk lieben

she loves him just \for being himself sie liebt ihn einfach dafür, dass er so ist, wie er ist

12. (as destination) nach + dat

this train is \for Birmingham dieser Zug fährt nach Birmingham

he made \for home in a hurry er eilte schnell nach Hause

just follow signs \for the town centre folgen Sie einfach den Schildern in die Innenstadt

to go \for sb [with one's fists] [mit den Fäusten] auf jdn losgehen

to run \for sb/sth zu jdm/etw laufen

I had to run \for the bus ich musste laufen, um den Bus noch zu kriegen

13. (meaning)

to be \for sth für etw akk stehen

A is \for ‘airlines’ A steht für ‚Airlines‘

to stand \for sth etw bedeuten, für etw akk stehen

what does the M.J. stand \for? María José? was bedeutet M.J.? María José?

what's the Spanish word \for ‘vegetarian’? was heißt ‚Vegetarier‘ auf Spanisch?

14. (in return, exchange) für + akk

she paid a high price \for loyalty to her boss sie hat einen hohen Preis für die Loyalität zu ihrem Chef gezahlt

that's \for cheating on me! das ist dafür, dass du mich betrogen hast!

how much did you pay \for your glasses? wie viel hast du für deine Brille gezahlt?

a cheque \for £100 eine Scheck über 100 Pfund

not \for a million dollars [or \for all the world] um nichts in der Welt

I wouldn't go out with him \for a million dollars ich würde für kein Geld der Welt mit ihm ausgehen

to do sth \for nothing etw umsonst machen

to buy/sell sth \for 100 euro/a lot of money etw für 100 Euro/viel Geld kaufen/verkaufen

you can buy a bestseller \for about £6 Sie bekommen einen Bestseller schon für 6 Pfund

to trade sth \for sth etw gegen etw akk [ein]tauschen

15. (with a period of time) für + akk; (ongoing) seit + dat

I'm just going to sleep \for half an hour ich lege mich mal eine halbe Stunde schlafen

he was jailed \for twelve years er musste für zwölf Jahre ins Gefängnis

my father has been smoking \for 10 years mein Vater raucht seit 10 Jahren

\for the next two days in den beiden nächsten Tagen

\for a bit/while ein bisschen/eine Weile

play here \for a while! spiel doch mal ein bisschen hier!

I'm just going out \for a while ich gehe mal kurz raus fam

\for eternity/ever bis in alle Ewigkeit

this pact is \for ever dieser Pakt gilt für immer und ewig

\for the moment im Augenblick

\for a time eine Zeit lang

\for a long time seit Langem

I hadn't seen him \for such a long time that I didn't recognize him ich hatte ihn schon so lange nicht mehr gesehen, dass ich ihn nicht erkannte

\for some time seit Längerem

\for the time being für den Augenblick, vorübergehend

16. (a distance of)

\for a kilometre/mile einen Kilometer/eine Meile

he always jogs \for 5 kilometres before breakfast er joggt immer 5 Kilometer vor dem Frühstück

17. (at a certain date, time, occasion) für + akk

he booked a table at the restaurant \for nine o'clock er reservierte in dem Restaurant einen Tisch für neun Uhr

they set their wedding date \for September 15 sie setzten ihre Hochzeit für den 15. September fest

I need some money \for tonight ich brauche etwas Geld für heute Abend

what did you buy him \for Christmas? was hast du ihm zu Weihnachten gekauft?

he arrived at 8.00 \for dinner at 8.30 er kam um acht zu dem für halb neun verabredeten Abendessen

to invite sb \for dinner/lunch jdn zum Abendessen/Mittagessen einladen

\for the first time zum ersten Mal

\for the [very] last time zum [aller]letzten Mal

\for the first/second time running im ersten/zweiten Durchlauf

18. (despite) trotz + gen

, ungeachtet +gen geh

\for all that trotz alledem

\for all his effort, the experiment was a failure das Experiment war trotz all seiner Anstrengungen ein Fehlschlag

19. (per) für + akk

there is one teacher \for every 25 students in our school in unserer Schule kommt auf 25 Schüler ein Lehrer

\for every cigarette you smoke, you take off one day of your life mit jeder Zigarette, die du rauchst, verkürzt sich dein Leben um einen Tag

to repeat sth word \for word etw Wort für Wort wiederholen

20. (the duty of)

▪ to [not] be \for sb to do sth [nicht] jds Sache sein, etw zu tun

it's not \for me to tell her what to do es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, ihr vorzuschreiben, was sie zu tun hat

the decision is not \for him to make die Entscheidung liegt nicht bei ihm

21. (as) für + akk

she thought it \for a lie but didn't say anything sie hielt es für gelogen, sagte aber nichts

I \for one am sick of this bickering ich für meinen Teil habe genug von diesem Gezänk

22.

▶ \for Africa SA ( fam) Unmengen + gen

I've got homework \for Africa ich habe noch jede Menge Hausaufgaben fam

▶ to be [in] \for it ( fam) Schwierigkeiten bekommen

you're in \for it! jetzt bist du dran! fam

▶ \for crying out loud um Himmels willen

▶ an eye \for an eye Auge um Auge

▶ that's Jane/Mark/etc. \for you so ist Jane/Mark/etc. eben!, das sieht Jane/Mark/etc. mal wieder ähnlich!, das ist wieder mal typisch für Jane/Mark/etc.!

that's children \for you! so sind Kinder eben!

▶ that's/there's sth \for you ( pej)

there's gratitude \for you! und so was nennt sich Dankbarkeit! fam

there's manners \for you! das sind [mir] ja schöne Manieren! iron fam

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I [fɔː(r)]
1. prep

1) (intention) für; (purpose) zu, für; (destination) nach

a letter for me — ein Brief für mich

clothes for children — Kleidung f für Kinder, Kinderkleidung f

destined for greatness — zu Höherem bestimmt

what for? — wofür?, wozu?

what is this knife for? — wozu dient dieses Messer?

he does it for pleasure — er macht es zum or aus Vergnügen

what did you do that for? —

a room for working in/sewing — ein Zimmer zum Arbeiten/Nähen

a bag for carrying books (in) — eine Tasche, um Bücher zu tragen

fit for nothing —

to get ready for a journey — sich für eine Reise fertig machen

ready for anything —

this will do for a hammer — das kann man als Hammer nehmen

to go to Spain for one's holidays — nach Spanien in Urlaub fahren

the train for Stuttgart — der Zug nach Stuttgart

to leave for the USA — in die USA or nach Amerika abreisen

he swam for the shore — er schwamm auf die Küste zu, er schwamm in Richtung Küste

to make for home — sich auf den Heimweg machen

2)

(indicating suitability) it's not for you to ask questions — Sie haben kein Recht, Fragen zu stellen

it's not for me to say — es steht mir nicht zu, mich dazu zu äußern

she's the woman or the one for me — sie ist die (richtige) Frau für mich

married life is not for me — das Eheleben ist nichts für mich

3)

(= representing, instead of) I'll speak to her for you if you like —

I need someone to make up my mind for me — ich brauche jemanden, der die Entscheidung für mich trifft

to act for sb — für jdn handeln

D for Daniel — D wie Daniel

agent for Renault — Vertreter(in) m(f) für Renault

she works for a bank (in the bank) — sie arbeitet bei or in einer Bank; (outside the bank) sie arbeitet für eine Bank

4) (= in defence, in favour of) für

are you for or against it? — sind Sie dafür oder dagegen?

I'm all for it — ich bin ganz or sehr dafür

I'm all for helping him —

the case for nuclear power — die Argumente für die Atomkraft

5)

(= with regard to) anxious for sb — um jdn besorgt

I'm very happy for you — ich freue mich sehr für euch

for my part — was mich betrifft

as for him/that — was ihn/das betrifft

warm/cold for the time of year — warm/kalt für die Jahreszeit

he is tall for his age — er ist groß für sein Alter

what do you want for your birthday? — was wünschst du dir zum Geburtstag?

it's all right or all very well for you (to talk) — Sie haben gut reden

for further information see page 77 — weitere Informationen finden Sie auf Seite 77

6) (= because of) aus

for this reason — aus diesem Grund

he did it for fear of being left — er tat es aus Angst, zurückgelassen zu werden

he is famous for his jokes/his big nose — er ist für seine Witze bekannt/wegen seiner großen Nase berühmt

to jump for joy — einen Freudensprung machen

to go to prison for theft — wegen Diebstahls ins Gefängnis wandern

to choose sb for his ability — jdn wegen seiner Fähigkeiten wählen

if it were not for him — wenn er nicht wäre

do it for me — tu es für mich

7) (= in spite of) trotz (+gen or (inf) +dat)

for all his wealth — trotz all seines Reichtums

for all that, you should have warned me — Sie hätten mich trotz allem warnen sollen

8) (= in exchange) für

to pay four euros for a ticket — vier Euro für eine Fahrkarte zahlen

he'll do it for ten pounds —

pound for pound — Pfund für Pfund

9)

(= in contrast) for every job that is created, two are lost — für jede Stelle, die neu geschaffen wird, gehen zwei verloren

10) (in time) seit; (with future tense) für

I have not seen her for two years — ich habe sie seit zwei Jahren nicht gesehen

he's been here for ten days — er ist seit zehn Tagen hier

I had/have known her for years — ich kannte/kenne sie schon seit Jahren

then I did not see her for two years — dann habe ich sie zwei Jahre lang nicht gesehen

he walked for two hours — er ist zwei Stunden lang marschiert

I am going away for a few days — ich werde (für or auf) ein paar Tage wegfahren

I shall be away for a month — ich werde einen Monat (lang) weg sein

he won't be back for a week — er wird erst in einer Woche zurück sein

I'll be back home for Christmas — Weihnachten bin ich wieder zu Hause

can you get it done for Monday/this time next week? — können Sie es bis or für Montag/bis in einer Woche fertig haben?

I've got a job for you for next week — ich habe für nächste Woche Arbeit für dich

for a while/time — (für) eine Weile/einige Zeit

the meeting was scheduled for 9 o'clock — die Besprechung sollte um 9 Uhr stattfinden

11)

(distance) the road is lined with trees for two miles — die Straße ist auf or über zwei Meilen mit Bäumen gesäumt

we walked for two miles — wir sind zwei Meilen weit gelaufen

there are roadworks on the M8 for two miles — auf der M8 gibt es eine zwei Meilen lange Baustelle

for miles — meilenweit

for mile upon mile — Meile um Meile

12)

(with verbs) to pray for peace — für den or um Frieden beten

to hope for news — auf Nachricht hoffen

to look for sth — (nach) etw suchen

See:

→ vbs

13) (after n: indicating liking, aptitude etc) für

a weakness for sweet things — eine Schwäche für Süßigkeiten

his knack for saying the wrong thing — sein Talent, das Falsche zu sagen

14)

(with infin clauses) for this to be possible — damit dies möglich wird

it's easy for him to do it — für ihn ist es leicht, das zu tun, er kann das leicht tun

I brought it for you to see — ich habe es mitgebracht, damit Sie es sich (dat) ansehen können

the best thing would be for you to leave — das Beste wäre, wenn Sie weggingen

there's still time for him to come — er kann immer noch kommen

their one hope is for him to return — ihre einzige Hoffnung ist, dass er zurückkommt

15)

(phrases) to do sth for oneself — etw alleine tun

for example — zum Beispiel

you're (in) for it! (inf) — jetzt bist du dran! (inf)

oh for a cup a tea! — jetzt eine Tasse Tee - das wäre schön!

2. conj
denn
for it was too late — denn es war zu spät

3. adj pred
(= in favour) dafür
17 were for, 13 against — 17 waren dafür, 13 dagegen
II abbr frei Bahn
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for [fɔː(r); unbetont fə(r)]

A präp

1. allg für:

it is good (bad) for him;

it was very awkward for her es war sehr peinlich für sie, es war ihr sehr unangenehm;

he spoilt their holidays (bes US vacation) for them er verdarb ihnen den ganzen Urlaub;

she brought a letter for me to sign sie brachte mir einen Brief zur Unterschrift

2. für, zugunsten von:

a gift for him ein Geschenk für ihn;

this letter is for me dieser Brief ist an mich;

for and against für und wider; → academic.ru/69264/speak_for">speak for 1

3. für, (mit der Absicht) zu, um (… willen):

apply for the post sich um die Stellung bewerben;

die for a cause für eine Sache sterben;

come for dinner zum Essen kommen

4. (Wunsch, Ziel) nach, auf (akk):

a claim for sth ein Anspruch auf eine Sache;

the desire for sth der Wunsch oder das Verlangen nach etwas;

call for sb nach jemandem rufen;

wait for sth auf etwas warten;

oh, for a car! ach, hätte ich doch nur ein Auto!

5. a) (passend oder geeignet) für

b) (bestimmt) für oder zu:

tools for cutting Werkzeuge zum Schneiden, Schneidewerkzeuge;

the right man for the job der richtige Mann für diesen Posten

6. (Mittel) gegen:

a remedy for lumbago;

he took a couple of aspirins for his headache;

treat sb for cancer jemanden gegen oder auf Krebs behandeln;

there is nothing for it but to give in es bleibt nichts (anderes) übrig, als nachzugeben

7. (als Belohnung) für:

a medal for bravery

8. (als Entgelt) für, gegen, um:

I sold it for £10 ich verkaufte es für 10 Pfund

9. (im Tausch) für, gegen:

I exchanged the knife for a pencil

10. (Betrag, Menge) über (akk):

a postal order for £2

11. (Grund) aus, vor (dat), wegen:

for this reason aus diesem Grund;

die for grief aus oder vor Gram sterben;

weep for joy aus oder vor Freude weinen;

I can’t see for the fog ich kann nichts sehen wegen des Nebels oder vor lauter Nebel;

she couldn’t speak for laughing sie konnte vor (lauter) Lachen nicht sprechen

12. (als Strafe etc) für, wegen:

he was punished for theft

13. dank, wegen:

were it not for his energy wenn er nicht so energisch wäre, dank seiner Energie;

if it wasn’t for him wenn er nicht wäre, ohne ihn; he would never have done it, if it hadn’t been for me talking him into it wenn ich ihn nicht dazu überredet hätte

14. für, in Anbetracht (gen), im Hinblick auf (akk), im Verhältnis zu:

he is tall for his age er ist groß für sein Alter;

it is rather cold for July es ist ziemlich kalt für Juli;

for a foreigner he speaks English fairly well für einen Ausländer spricht er recht gut Englisch

15. (Begabung, Neigung) für, (Hang) zu:

an eye for beauty Sinn für das Schöne

16. (zeitlich) für, während, auf (akk), für die Dauer von, seit:

for a week eine Woche (lang);

come for a week komme auf oder für eine Woche;

for hours stundenlang;

for a ( oder some) time past seit längerer Zeit;

for a long time past schon seit Langem;

not for a long time noch lange nicht;

the first picture for two months der erste Film in oder seit zwei Monaten;

for months ahead auf Monate (hinaus)

17. (Strecke) weit, lang:

run for a mile eine Meile (weit) laufen

18. nach, auf (akk), in Richtung auf (akk):

the train for London der Zug nach London;

the passengers for Rome die nach Rom reisenden Passagiere;

start for Paris nach Paris abreisen;

now for it! Br umg jetzt (nichts wie) los oder drauf!, jetzt gilt’s!

19. für, anstelle von (oder gen), (an)statt:

he appeared for his brother

20. für, in Vertretung oder im Auftrag oder im Namen von (oder gen):

act for sb in jemandes Auftrag handeln

21. für, als:

books for presents Bücher als Geschenk;

they were sold for slaves sie wurden als Sklaven verkauft;

take that for an answer nimm das als Antwort

22. trotz (gen oder dat), ungeachtet (gen):

for all that trotz alledem;

for all his wealth trotz seines ganzen Reichtums, bei allem Reichtum;

for all you may say sage, was du willst

23. as for was … betrifft:

as for me was mich betrifft oder an(be)langt;

as for that matter was das betrifft;

for all I know soviel ich weiß;

for all of me meinetwegen, von mir aus

24. nach adj und vor inf:

it is too heavy for me to lift es ist so schwer, dass ich es nicht heben kann;

it is impossible for me to come es ist mir unmöglich zu kommen, ich kann unmöglich kommen;

it seemed useless for me to continue es erschien mir sinnlos, noch weiterzumachen

25. mit s oder pron und inf:

it is time for you to go home es ist Zeit, dass du heimgehst; es ist Zeit für dich heimzugehen;

it is for you to decide die Entscheidung liegt bei Ihnen;

it is not for you to inf

a) es ist nicht deine Sache zu inf,

b) es steht dir nicht zu inf;

he called for the girl to bring him some tea er rief nach dem Mädchen und bat es, ihm Tee zu bringen;

don’t wait for him to turn up yet wartet nicht darauf, dass er noch auftaucht;

there is no need for anyone to know es braucht niemand zu wissen

26. (ethischer Dativ):

that’s a wine for you das ist vielleicht ein Weinchen, das nenne ich einen Wein

27. US nach:

he was named for his father

B konj denn, weil, nämlich

* * *
1. preposition
1) (representing, on behalf of, in exchange against) für; (in place of) für; anstelle von

what is the German for "buzz"? — wie heißt "buzz" auf Deutsch?

2) (in defence, support, or favour of) für

be for doing something — dafür sein, etwas zu tun

it's each [man] or every man for himself — jeder ist auf sich selbst gestellt

3) (to the benefit of) für

do something for somebody — für jemanden etwas tun

4) (with a view to) für; (conducive[ly] to) zu

they invited me for Christmas/Monday/supper — sie haben mich zu Weihnachten/für Montag/zum Abendessen eingeladen

what is it for? — wofür/wozu ist das?

be saving up for something — auf etwas (Akk.) sparen

5) (being the motive of) für; (having as purpose) zu

reason for living — Grund zu leben

a dish for holding nuts — eine Schale für Nüsse

6) (to obtain, win, save)

a request for help — eine Bitte um Hilfe

study for a university degree — auf einen Hochschulabschluss hin studieren

phone for a doctor — nach einem Arzt telefonieren

take somebody for a ride in the car/a walk — jemanden im Auto spazieren fahren/mit jemandem einen Spaziergang machen

work for a living — für den Lebensunterhalt arbeiten

run/jump etc. for it — loslaufen/-springen usw.

7) (to reach) nach

set out for England/the north/an island — nach England/Norden/zu einer Insel aufbrechen

8) (to be received by) für

that's Jim for you — das sieht Jim mal wieder ähnlich

9) (as regards)

checked for accuracy — auf Richtigkeit geprüft

be dressed/ready for dinner — zum Dinner angezogen/fertig sein

open for business — eröffnet

have something for breakfast/pudding — etwas zum Frühstück/Nachtisch haben

enough... for — genug... für

that's quite enough for me — das reicht mir völlig

too... for — zu... für

there is nothing for it but to do something — es gibt keine andere Möglichkeit, als etwas zu tun

10) (to the amount of)

cheque/ bill for £5 — Scheck/Rechnung über od. in Höhe von 5 Pfund

11) (to affect, as if affecting) für

things don't look very promising for the business — was die Geschäfte angeht, sieht das alles nicht sehr vielversprechend aus

it is wise/advisable for somebody to do something — es ist vernünftig/ratsam, dass jemand etwas tut

it's hopeless for me to try and explain the system — es ist sinnlos, dir das System erklären zu wollen

12) (as being) für

what do you take me for? — wofür hältst du mich?

I/you etc. for one — ich/ du usw. für mein[en]/dein[en] usw. Teil

13) (on account of, as penalty of) wegen

famous/well-known for something — berühmt/ bekannt wegen od. für etwas

jump/ shout for joy — vor Freude in die Luft springen/schreien

were it not for you/ your help, I should not be able to do it — ohne dich/deine Hilfe wäre ich nicht dazu in der Lage

14) (on the occasion of)

for the first time — zum ersten Mal

why can't you help for once? — warum kannst du nicht einmal helfen?

what shall I give him for his birthday? — was soll ich ihm zum Geburtstag schenken?

15) (in spite of)

for all... — trotz...

for all that,... — trotzdem...

16) (on account of the hindrance of) vor (+ Dat.)

for fear of... — aus Angst vor (+ Dat.)

but for..., except for... — wenn nicht... gewesen wäre, [dann]...

17) (so far as concerns)

for all I know/care... — möglicherweise/was mich betrifft,...

for one thing,... — zunächst einmal...

18) (considering the usual nature of) für

not bad for a first attempt — nicht schlecht für den ersten Versuch

19) (during) seit

we've/we haven't been here for three years — wir sind seit drei Jahren hier/nicht mehr hier gewesen

we waited for hours/three hours — wir warteten stundenlang/drei Stunden lang

how long are you here for? — wie lange bleiben Sie hier?

sit here for now or for the moment — bleiben Sie im Augenblick hier sitzen

20) (to the extent of)

walk for 20 miles/for another 20 miles — 20 Meilen [weit] gehen/weiter gehen

21)

be for it — (coll.) dran sein (ugs.); sich auf was gefasst machen können (ugs.)
2. conjunction
(since, as proof) denn

* * *

conj.

als konj.

denn konj.

für konj.

nach konj.

zu konj.

English-german dictionary > for
6 for

fɔ: (полная форма) ;
(редуцированная форма)
1. союз
1) ибо;
ввиду того, что( вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for it touches us not as Liberals or Conservatives, but as citizens. ≈ Это не вопрос партийной политики, так как он затрагивает нас не как либералов или консерваторов, но как граждан. Syn: as, since
2) чтобы, что ( вводит придаточное с инфинитивным сказуемым, может переводиться также дательным падежом с инфинитивом) а) for-придаточное является реальным подлежащим в конструкциях с формальным подлежащим, выраженным "пустым" it It seems useless for them to take this course. ≈ Кажется, (что) им бесполезно идти этим путем. The crowds were so enormous that it was all too easy for the claustrophobic to fall into an apposite mood. ≈ Толпа была такая огромная, что людям, страдающим клаустрофобией, было очень легко придти в соответствующее расположение духа. It'd be a good stunt for him to go out and maybe earn a little money on the side. ≈ Было бы хорошей штукой ему выйти и, может быть, немного заработать на стороне б) for-придаточное в функции подлежащего For them to hold back their opinion was wrong. ≈ Неправильно было им не высказать своего мнения. в) for-придаточное как часть сложного глагольного сказуемого Matilda bargained with James for him to pay for dinner. ≈ Матильда договорилась с Джеймсом, что ему платить за обед. This is for you to decide. ≈ Это Вам решать. г) for-придаточное в функции обстоятельства I'd have given anything for this not to have happened. ≈ Я бы отдал теперь все, чтобы этого не произошло. д) for-придаточное в функции дополнения I realized that the subject is sufficiently obscure for your guess to be as good as anybody's. ≈ Я понял, что этот предмет достаточно сложен, чтобы твоя догадка была столь же хороша, что и любая другая. He plans for there to be five people in the group. ≈ Он планирует, что в группе будет пять человек. I asked for there to be a proctor at the exam. ≈ Я попросил, чтобы на экзамене присутствовал надзиратель. е) for-придаточное в функции определения It was a sign for him to retire from the world. ≈ Это был знак ему удалиться от мира.
2. предл.
1) для;
ради;
(= кому, для кого( передается тж. дательным падежом)
2) для;
ради;
(= для какой цели) for sale ≈ для продажи;
на продажу just for fun ≈ ради шутки
3) за (= за что, за кого, во имя чего) we are for peace ≈ мы за мир
4) за (= за кем, за чем (послать)) to send for a doctor ≈ послать за врачом
5) от, против (= против чего (средство)) medicine for a cough ≈ лекарство от кашля
6) в направлении;
к (= куда (отправиться)) to start for ≈ направиться в
7) из-за, за, по причине, вследствие to dance for joy ≈ плясать от радости for many reasons ≈ по многим причинам famous for smth. ≈ знаменитый чем-л.
8) в течение, в продолжение to last for an hour ≈ длиться час to wait for years ≈ ждать годами
9) на (расстояние) to run for a mile ≈ бежать милю
10) вместо, в обмен;
за что-л. I got it for 5 dollars. ≈ Я купил это за пять долларов. Will you please act for me in the matter? ≈ Прошу вас заняться этим вопросом вместо меня.
11) на (определенный момент) The lecture was arranged for two o'clock. ≈ Лекция была назначена на 2 часа.
12) в;
на for the first time ≈ в первый раз for (this) once ≈ на этот раз
13) от;
(представитель) передается тж. родительным падежом member for Oxford ≈ член парламента от Оксфорда ∙ довод в пользу чего-л. - *s and againsts доводы за и против во временном значении указывает на длительность: в течение - * the past three weeks в течение последних трех недель - I have not been there * five years уже пять лет я там не был - * the time being теперь, пока срок, на который рассчитано действие: на - * a year на год - this plan is * seven years этот план рассчитан на семь лет - * a long time надолго - * ever (and ever) навсегда час, день и т. п., на который что-л. назначено: на - the ceremony was arranged * two o'clock церемония была назначена на два часа в пространственном значении указывает на место назначения: в, к, - the train * Moscow поезд (идущий) в Москву - to steer * держать курс на( о судне) - the ship was bound * Africa судно направлялось в Африку - change here * Bristol здесь пересадка на Бристоль расстояние, протяженность - to run * a mile пробежать милю - the forest stretches * a long way лес тянется на многие мили указывает на цель, намерение: для, за, на, к - what do you want this book *? для чего вам нужна эта книга? - to fight * independence бороться за независимость - to send * a doctor послать за врачом - to go out * a walk выйти на прогулку /погулять/, пойти погулять - he was trained * a flyer его обучали летному делу - she is saving * old age она копит (деньги) на старость - * sale продается (надпись) объект стремления, надежды, желания, поисков, забот и т. п.: к, на;
передается тж. косв. падежами - to thirst /to hunger/ * knowledge жадно стремиться к знаниям - to hope * the best надеяться на лучшее - to be afraid * smb. бояться за кого-л. - to look * smth. искать что-л. лицо или предмет, к которому испытывают любовь, склонность, неприязнь и т. п.: к - affection /love/ * children любовь к детям - he has no liking * medicine у него нет склонности к медицине назначение предмета или лица, его пригодность для чего-л.: для - books * children книги для детей - a tool * drilling holes инструмент для сверления отверстий - he is just the man * the position он великолепно подходит для этой работы средство, лекарство против чего-л. - a cure * toothache средство против зубной боли указывает на лицо, иногда предмет, в пользу которого или в ущерб которому совершается действие: для;
передается тж. дат. падежем - can I do anything * you? могу ли я что-нибудь сделать для вас? - he bought some flowers * her он купил ей цветы - to win a name * oneself завоевать себе имя лицо или предмет, в поддержку или в защиту которого выступают: за - he voted * the representative of his Party он голосовал за представителя своей партии - a lawyer acts * his client адвокат ведет дело /дела/ своего клиента - to argue * smth. отстаивать что-л. указывает на причину или повод: от, за, из-за;
по - to condemn * smth. осуждать за что-л. - to blame * smth. винить в чем-л. - to thank * smth. благодарить за что-л. - to reward * bravery наградить за храбрость - to cry * joy плакать от радости - I can't see anything * the fog я ничего не вижу из-за тумана - * fear of... из боязни, что...;
чтобы не... - he walked fast * fear he should be late он шагал быстро, чтобы не опоздать /опасаясь опоздать/ - * want /lack/ of smth. из-за недостатка чего-л. - * many reasons по многим причинам - * the reason that... так как, потому что - you will be (all) the better * a good night's rest вам не мешает выспаться хорошенько - he is known * his kindness он известен своей добротой - if it were not * him, I should not be late если бы не он, я бы не опоздал указывает на замещение, замену: вместо, за - we used boxes * chairs мы пользовались ящиками вместо стульев - what is the English * "цветок"? как по-английски "цветок" использование в качестве чего-л.: как;
передается тж. твор. падежом - they chose him * their leader они выбрали его своим руководителем - he wants her * his wife он хочет жениться на ней лицо или предмет, принимаемые за других: за - he took me * my brother он принял меня за моего брата - they were left on the battlefield * dead их сочли убитыми и оставили на поле боя представительство в выборной организации от группы лиц, выступление от чьего-л. имени: от, за - to sit * Glasgow быть представителем от Глазго - * and on behalf of за и от имени( в подписях под документами) место работы нанимателя и т. п. - to work * an old firm работать /служить/ в старой фирме - she worked * Mr.N. as a secretary она работала секретарем у господина Н. указывает на цену: за - to pay a dollar * a book заплатить доллар за книгу предмет обмена: на, за - to exchange one thing * another обменять одну вещь на другую размер суммы: на - a bill * 50 dollars счет на 50 долларов - put my name down * $1 подпишите меня на 1 доллар, я жертвую 1 доллар вознаграждение: за - to be paid * one's service получать плату за работу указывает на соотношение или противопоставление: на - * one enemy he has a hundred friends на одного врага у него сто друзей указывает на наличие особых условий: для - it is warm * May для мая сейчас тепло - she reads well * her age она хорошо читает для своего возраста что касается, в отношении - * the rest что касается остального употр. в конструкции for + сущ. /местоим./ + инфинитив, которая передается придаточным предложением, а также дат. падежом существительного или местоимения и инфинитивом - they waited * the moon to appear они ждали, когда появится луна - he stepped aside * me to pass он посторонился, чтобы дать мне дорогу - is English difficult * you to learn? трудно ли вам дается английский язык? - it is not * you to blame him не вам осуждать его (шотландское) (американизм) в честь( кого-л.) - he was named * his grandfather он был назван в честь деда - the banquet was given * him банкет был дан в его честь в сочетаниях: - as * что касается, что до - but * без, кроме;
если бы не - * all несмотря на;
что бы ни - she is stupid * all her learning она глупа, несмотря на всю ее ученость - * all you say I shall stick to my opinion что бы вы ни говорили, я останусь при своем мнении - * all their claims to the contrary вопреки их утверждениям - * all that несмотря на все;
и все же - it is a victory * all that и все же это победа - he says he is innocent, but I am sure he is guilty, * all that он говорит, что он не виновен, но несмотря на его слова, я знаю, что он виноват > * all I care меня это не интересует, мне это совершенно безразлично > you may do what you like * all I care можете делать, что хотите, меня это не касается /мне наплевать/ > I * one... я со своей стороны...;
я, например > I * one never liked him мне, например, он никогда не нравился > * one thing прежде всего, во-первых > * one thing, he talks too much прежде всего, он слишком много говорит > once and * all раз и навсегда > * myself, * my part что касается меня > * myself I shall do nothing of the sort что касается меня, то я ничего подобного не сделаю > * my part I have no objections что касается меня, то у меня нет возражений > * all I know поскольку я не имею противоположных сведений > * all I know he might be dead не исключено, что он уже умер;
жив он или умер - понятия не имею > to do smth. * oneself сделать что-л. самому > I must see it * myself я должен увидеть это собственными глазами > I know it * a fact я знаю это наверняка /совершенно точно/ > * certain, * sure наверняка, без сомнения > oh, *...! о, если бы...! > oh, * a fine day! если бы выпал хороший денек! вводит части сложных предложений или самостоятельные предложения: так как, потому что, ибо - he felt no fear, * he was a brave man он не испытывал страха, так как был храбрым человеком - the windows were open * it was hot было жарко, и окна были открыты for: oh, for a fine day! (как было бы славно,) если бы выпал хороший день! ~ prep в;
на;
for the first time в первый раз;
for (this) once на этот раз ~ prep в направлении;
к;
to start for направиться в ~ prep в течение, в продолжение;
to last for an hour длиться час;
to wait for years ждать годами ~ prep вместо, в обмен;
за (что-л.) ;
I got it for 5 dollars я купил это за пять долларов;
will you please act for me in the matter? прошу вас заняться этим вопросом вместо меня ~ prep для, ради;
передается тж. дательным падежом;
for my sake ради меня;
it is very good for you вам очень полезно;
for children для детей;
for sale для продажи ~ prep за;
we are for peace мы за мир ~ cj ибо;
ввиду того, что ~ prep из-за, за, по причине, вследствие;
for joy от радости;
to dance for joy плясать от радости;
for many reasons по многим причинам;
famous( for smth.) знаменитый (чем-л.) ~ prep на (определенный момент) ;
the lecture was arranged for two o'clock лекция была назначена на 2 часа 1 ~ prep на расстояние;
to run for a mile бежать милю ~ prep от;
передается тж. родительным падежом;
member for Oxford член парламента от Оксфорда ~ prep против, от;
medicine for a cough лекарство от кашля ~ prep ради, за (о цели) ;
just for fun ради шутки;
to send for a doctor послать за врачом ~ prep употр. со сложным дополнением и другими сложными членами предложения: it seems useless for them to take this course им, по-видимому, бесполезно идти по этому пути FOR: FOR: free on rail франко-вагон for: for: funds used ~ капитал, использованный для for: oh, for a fine day! (как было бы славно,) если бы выпал хороший день! ~ all that I wouldn't talk like that и все-таки я бы так не говорил;
as for me, for all I care что касается меня ~ all I know насколько мне известно;
for all that несмотря на все это ~ all I know насколько мне известно;
for all that несмотря на все это ~ all that I wouldn't talk like that и все-таки я бы так не говорил;
as for me, for all I care что касается меня ~ prep для, ради;
передается тж. дательным падежом;
for my sake ради меня;
it is very good for you вам очень полезно;
for children для детей;
for sale для продажи ~ prep из-за, за, по причине, вследствие;
for joy от радости;
to dance for joy плясать от радости;
for many reasons по многим причинам;
famous (for smth.) знаменитый (чем-л.) ~ prep из-за, за, по причине, вследствие;
for joy от радости;
to dance for joy плясать от радости;
for many reasons по многим причинам;
famous (for smth.) знаменитый (чем-л.) ~ prep для, ради;
передается тж. дательным падежом;
for my sake ради меня;
it is very good for you вам очень полезно;
for children для детей;
for sale для продажи ~ prep в;
на;
for the first time в первый раз;
for (this) once на этот раз once: ~ один раз;
for (this) once на этот раз, в виде исключения;
once is enough for me одного раза с меня вполне достаточно ~ prep для, ради;
передается тж. дательным падежом;
for my sake ради меня;
it is very good for you вам очень полезно;
for children для детей;
for sale для продажи sale: for ~ на продажу ~ prep в;
на;
for the first time в первый раз;
for (this) once на этот раз for: funds used ~ капитал, использованный для he is free to do what he likes ~ all I care по мне, пусть поступает, как хочет;
oh,;
..! ах, если бы..! to hope ~ the best надеяться на лучшее;
put my name down for two tickets запишите два билета на мое имя hope: to ~ against ~ надеяться на чудо;
надеяться, не имея на это никаких оснований;
to hope for the best надеяться на лучшее, на благоприятный исход ~ prep вместо, в обмен;
за (что-л.) ;
I got it for 5 dollars я купил это за пять долларов;
will you please act for me in the matter? прошу вас заняться этим вопросом вместо меня I'd have given anything ~ this not to have happened я бы многое теперь отдал за то, чтобы ничего этого не произошло;
this is for you to decide вы должны решить это сами ~ prep для, ради;
передается тж. дательным падежом;
for my sake ради меня;
it is very good for you вам очень полезно;
for children для детей;
for sale для продажи ~ prep употр. со сложным дополнением и другими сложными членами предложения: it seems useless for them to take this course им, по-видимому, бесполезно идти по этому пути it's too beautiful ~ words слов нет - это прекрасно, это выше всяких слов ~ prep ради, за (о цели) ;
just for fun ради шутки;
to send for a doctor послать за врачом ~ prep в течение, в продолжение;
to last for an hour длиться час;
to wait for years ждать годами ~ prep на (определенный момент) ;
the lecture was arranged for two o'clock лекция была назначена на 2 часа 1 make provision ~ обеспечивать make provision ~ предусматривать make provision ~ резервировать деньги make room ~ предоставлять место room: ~ место, пространство;
there is room for one more in the car в машине есть место еще для одного человека;
to make room for потесниться, дать место ~ prep против, от;
medicine for a cough лекарство от кашля ~ prep от;
передается тж. родительным падежом;
member for Oxford член парламента от Оксфорда to hope ~ the best надеяться на лучшее;
put my name down for two tickets запишите два билета на мое имя ~ prep на расстояние;
to run for a mile бежать милю ~ prep ради, за (о цели) ;
just for fun ради шутки;
to send for a doctor послать за врачом send: ~ down понижать (напр., цены) ;
send for посылать за, вызывать;
to send for a doctor послать за врачом;
send forth испускать, издавать ~ prep в направлении;
к;
to start for направиться в I'd have given anything ~ this not to have happened я бы многое теперь отдал за то, чтобы ничего этого не произошло;
this is for you to decide вы должны решить это сами ~ prep в течение, в продолжение;
to last for an hour длиться час;
to wait for years ждать годами ~ prep за;
we are for peace мы за мир ~ prep вместо, в обмен;
за (что-л.) ;
I got it for 5 dollars я купил это за пять долларов;
will you please act for me in the matter? прошу вас заняться этим вопросом вместо меня

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > for
7 deux

deux [dø]

number

   a. two

• les deux yeux both eyes

• montrez-moi les deux show me both of them

• deux fois twice

• tous les deux mois every other month

• deux t (en épelant) double t

• couper en deux to cut in two or in half

   b. ( = quelques) c'est à deux minutes d'ici it's just a couple of minutes from here

• vous y serez en deux secondes you'll be there in no time

   c. ( = deuxième) second

• le deux janvier the second of January

• volume/acte deux volume/act two

   d. (locutions) marcher deux par deux to walk two abreast

• essayer et réussir, cela fait deux to try is one thing but to succeed is another thing altogether

• lui et les maths, ça fait deux ! (inf) he hasn't got a clue about maths!

• faire or avoir deux poids deux mesures to have double standards

• il ne reste pas les deux pieds dans le même sabot he doesn't just sit back and wait for things to happen (PROV) deux précautions valent mieux qu'une(PROV) better safe than sorry (PROV) deux avis valent mieux qu'un(PROV) two heads are better than one

• quand il y en a pour deux, il y en a pour trois there's always enough to go around

► à nous deux ! ( = parlons sérieusement) let's talk! ; ( = je m'occupe de vous) I'm all yours! ; (à un ennemi) now let's fight it out! ; → six

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dø
1.

adjectif invariable

1) ( précisément) two

prendre quelque chose à deux mains — to take something with both hands

deux fois — twice

des deux côtés de la rue — on either side ou both sides of the street

tous les deux jours — every other day, every two days

‘deux m’ — ( en épelant) ‘double m’ GB, ‘two ms’

à nous deux — ( je suis à vous) I'm all yours; ( parlons sérieusement) let's talk; ( à un ennemi) it's just you and me now

2) ( quelques) a few, a couple of

c'est à deux minutes d'ici — it's a couple of ou two minutes from here

l'arrêt de bus est à deux pas — the bus stop is a stone's throw away

3) ( dans une date) second

2.

pronom

je vais essayer les deux — I'll try both of them

3.

nom masculin invariable ( chiffre) two

une fois sur deux — 50% of the time

il travaille un week-end sur deux — he works every other week-end

faire quelque chose en moins de deux — (colloq) to do something very quickly ou in two ticks (colloq) GB

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faire deux poids, deux mesures — to have double standards

un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras — Proverbe a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Proverbe

en deux temps, trois mouvements — very quickly, in two ticks (colloq) GB

lui et moi, ça fait deux — we're two different people

je n'ai fait ni une ni deux — I didn't have a second's hesitation

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dø num
two

à deux heures — at two o'clock

le deux février — the second of February

elle a deux ans — she's two, she's two years old

les deux — both

ses deux mains — both his hands, his two hands

tous les deux — both

Nous y sommes allées toutes les deux. — We both went.

tous les deux mois — every two months, every other month

deux fois — twice

à deux pas — a short distance away

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deux ⇒ Les nombres, L'heure, La date

A adj inv

1 ( précisément) two; il a été opéré des deux yeux he's had surgery on both (his) eyes; prendre qch à deux mains to take sth with both hands; ouvrez bien grand les deux yeux/oreilles look/listen very carefully; deux fois twice; des deux côtés de la rue/de la rivière/de l'Atlantique on either side ou both sides of the street/of the river/of the Atlantic; tous les deux jours/ans every other day/year, every two days/years; ‘deux m’ ( en épelant) ‘double m’ GB, ‘two ms’; balle s'écrit avec deux l there are two ‘l’s in balle; à nous deux ( je suis à vous) I'm all yours; ( parlons sérieusement) let's talk; ( à un ennemi) it's just you and me now; on sera deux there will be two of us; ⇒ à, chose, doigt, par, tout, trois, uni;

2 ( quelques) a few, a couple of; écrivez-nous deux ou trois lignes drop us a few ou couple of lines; j'en ai pour deux minutes I'll be two minutes ou ticks○ GB; c'est à deux minutes d'ici it's a couple of ou two minutes from here; l'arrêt de bus est à deux pas the bus stop is a stone's throw away; ⇒ mot;

3 ( dans une date) second.

B pron je vais essayer les deux I'll try both of them; elles sont venues toutes les deux they both came.

C nm inv

1 ( chiffre) two; une fois sur deux 50% of the time; il travaille un week-end sur deux he works every other week-end; vivre à deux to live together ou as a couple; la vie à deux n'est pas toujours facile living together ou as a couple is not always easy; faire qch en moins de deux○ to do sth very quickly ou in two ticks○ GB;

2 Sport ( en aviron) pair; deux barré/sans barreur coxed/coxless pair.

D ○adv two, second(ly).

Idiomes

faire deux poids, deux mesures to have double standards; un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras Prov a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Prov; en deux temps, trois mouvements very quickly, in two ticks○ GB; la couture et moi, ça fait deux I know nothing about sewing; lui et moi, ça fait deux we're two different people; il est menteur comme pas deux○ he's the world's biggest liar; c'est simple comme deux et deux font quatre it's as easy as ABC; aussi vrai que deux et deux font quatre as true as I'm standing here; je n'ai fait ni une ni deux I didn't waste any time, I didn't hang about○.

[dø] déterminant

1. two

eux/nous deux both of them/us

des deux côtés on both sides

deux fois plus de livres twice as many books

deux fois moins de livres half as many books

j'ai deux mots à te dire I want a word with you

deux ou trois a couple, one or two

deux ou trois livres/personnes a couple of books/people, one or two books/people

une personne à deux visages a two-faced individual

à deux pas close by, not far away

à deux pas de close by, not far away from

à deux doigts de close to, within an inch of

j'ai été à deux doigts de le renvoyer I came very close to ou I was within inches of firing him

entre deux âges middle-aged

pris entre deux feux

a. MILITAIRE exposed to crossfire

b. (figuré) caught in the crossfire

nager entre deux eaux (figuré) to sit on the fence

je l'ai vu entre deux portes I only saw him briefly

de deux choses l'une, soit tu refuses, soit tu fais une proposition! you've got a choice, you either say no or you suggest an alternative

il n'a pas deux sous de jugeote he hasn't got a scrap of common sense

en deux temps trois mouvements (familier) in no time at all, in a jiffy

pour lui il y a deux poids (et) deux mesures he has double standards

deux avis valent mieux qu'un two heads are better than one

deux précautions valent mieux qu'un e (proverbe) better safe than sorry

de deux maux, il faut choisir le moindre one must choose the lesser of two evils

2. [dans des séries] two, second

à la page deux on page two

le deux novembre on November (the) second, on the second of November

Henri II Henry the Second

voir aussi link=cinq cinq

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[dø] nom masculin

1. [généralement] two

venez, tous les deux come along, both of you

à nous deux! right, let's get on with it!

lui et le dessin, ça fait deux! (familier) he can't draw to save his life!

elle et la propreté, ça fait deux! (familier) she doesn't know the meaning of the word "clean"!

en moins de deux in no time at all, in the twinkling of an eye

2. JEUX

le deux de trèfle the two of clubs

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à deux locution adverbiale

[vivre] as a couple

[travailler] in pairs

il faudra s'y mettre à deux it'll take two of us

deux à deux locution adverbiale

in twos ou pairs

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deux par deux locution adverbiale

in twos ou pairs

les enfants, mettez-vous deux par deux children, get into twos ou pairs

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > deux
8 sentado

adj.

1 seated, sitting, sitting-down.

2 sejant, sejeant.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: sentar.

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sentado

► participio pasado

1→ link=sentar sentar

► adjetivo

1 seated, sitting

■ estaba sentada allí she was sitting there

2 (establecido) established, settled

3 figurado (juicioso) sensible, wise

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar algo por sentado,-a to take something for granted

dejar sentado que... to make it clear that...

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ADJ

1)

estar sentado — to be sitting, be seated

estaba sentado a mi lado — he was sitting o seated next to me

permanecer sentado — to remain seated

esperar sentado * —

si crees que te lo devolverá ya puedes esperar sentado — if you think he's going to give it back to you you've got another think coming * o you can think again

2)

dar por sentado — to take for granted

di por sentado que estabas de acuerdo — I took it for granted that you were in agreement, I assumed you were in agreement

3)

dejar sentado: quiero dejar sentado que... — I want to make it clear that...

4) [carácter, personalidad] balanced

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- da adjetivo sitting, seated (frml)

estaban sentados a la mesa — they were (sitting) at the table

pueden permanecer sentados — (frml) you may remain seated (frml)

llevamos más de una hora aquí sentados — we've been sitting here for over an hour

dar algo por sentado — to assume something

dejar algo sentado: quiero dejar bien sentado que... I would like to make it quite clear that...; esperar(se) sentado (fam & iró): si crees que voy a prestártelo, puedes esperar sentado — if you think I'm going to lend it to you you've got another think coming (colloq)

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= in a sitting position, a-sitting, seated.

Ex. I can see a staff member in a sitting position with hand held on the brow covering the eye vision and engrossed in reading.

Ex. The fifth kind of relationship is that in which an entity is defined by one of its attributes; for example, in Lewis Carroll's poem, 'I'll tell thee everything I can: I saw an aged, aged man, a-sitting on a gate'.

Ex. Some of the blackgammon playing pieces lost included a centaur with bow, a hooded archer, a violinist and a seated harpist.

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* dando por sentado que = based on the understanding that, on the understanding that.

* dar por sentado = take for + granted.

* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.

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- da adjetivo sitting, seated (frml)

estaban sentados a la mesa — they were (sitting) at the table

pueden permanecer sentados — (frml) you may remain seated (frml)

llevamos más de una hora aquí sentados — we've been sitting here for over an hour

dar algo por sentado — to assume something

dejar algo sentado: quiero dejar bien sentado que... I would like to make it quite clear that...; esperar(se) sentado (fam & iró): si crees que voy a prestártelo, puedes esperar sentado — if you think I'm going to lend it to you you've got another think coming (colloq)

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= in a sitting position, a-sitting, seated.

Ex: I can see a staff member in a sitting position with hand held on the brow covering the eye vision and engrossed in reading.

Ex: The fifth kind of relationship is that in which an entity is defined by one of its attributes; for example, in Lewis Carroll's poem, 'I'll tell thee everything I can: I saw an aged, aged man, a-sitting on a gate'.

Ex: Some of the blackgammon playing pieces lost included a centaur with bow, a hooded archer, a violinist and a seated harpist.

* dando por sentado que = based on the understanding that, on the understanding that.

* dar por sentado = take for + granted.

* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.

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sentado -da

adjective

sitting, seated ( frml)

ya estaban sentados a la mesa they were already (sitting) at the table

quédate or estáte aquí sentadito y sin moverte now sit here and don't move

pueden permanecer sentados ( frml); you may remain seated ( frml)

llevamos más de una hora aquí sentados we've been sitting here for over an hour

dar por sentado: estás dando demasiado por sentado you're taking too much for granted

doy por sentado que me ayudarás I'm assuming that you'll help me, I'm counting on you to help me

dejar algo sentado: con su obra dejó sentados los principios de la nueva teoría with his work he firmly established o laid down the principles of the new theory

quiero dejar bien sentado que … I would like to make it clear that …

esperar(se) sentado ( fam iró): si crees que lo voy a tener listo para el lunes, espérate sentado if you think I'm going to have it ready by Monday, you'll have a long wait o you've got another think coming ( colloq)

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Del verbo sentar: ( conjugate sentar)

sentado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
sentado
sentar
sentado
◊ -da adjetivo

sitting, seated (frml);
estaban sentados a la mesa they were (sitting) at the table;
dar algo por sentado to assume sth
sentar ( conjugate sentar) verbo intransitivo (+ me/te/le etc)
a) [ropa/color] (+ compl):

◊ ese vestido le sienta de maravilla that dress really suits her

b) [comida/bebida/clima] (+ compl):

◊ el café no le sienta bien coffee doesn't agree with her;

me sentó bien el descanso the rest did me a lot of good
c) [actitud/comentario] (+ compl):

◊ me sentó mal que no me invitaran I was rather put out that they didn't ask me (colloq)

verbo transitivo
1 ‹niño/muñeca› to sit;
‹ invitado› to seat, sit
2 ( establecer) to establish
sentarse verbo pronominal
to sit;
◊ sentadose a la mesa to sit at (the) table;

siéntese, por favor please (do) sit down
sentado,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) wise, sensible
2 (vida) settled
3 (procedimiento, idea) set: dejó bien sentadas sus condiciones, he made his conditions very clear
♦ Locuciones: dar algo por sentado, to take sthg for granted
sentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (en una silla) to sit: nos sentaron en la mesa del fondo, we sat at the back table
2 (establecer) sentar las bases, to lay the foundations
sentar precedente, to establish a precedent
II verbo intransitivo 1 sentar bien/mal algo a alguien, (un peinado, vestido) to suit sb/not to suit sb
(una comida, bebida, clima) to agree/disagree with sb: un baño caliente te sentará bien, a hot bath will do you good
2 (un comentario, una broma) ¿cómo le sentó la noticia?, how did he take the news?
le sentó fatal, he took it badly
me sienta muy mal que haga esos comentarios, it really upsets me that he makes those remarks
Cuando se habla de la moda (ropa o color), la traducción más común es to suit. Pero si te refieres únicamente a la talla, es mejor que uses el verbo to fit: Este jersey no te sienta bien. This jersey doesn't suit you (cuando el estilo o el color no son los adecuados). This jersey doesn't fit you (cuando estás hablando de la talla).

' sentado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espachurrar
- esperar
- sentada
- establecer
- estar
English:
atop
- beg
- board
- grant
- highchair
- read
- rotten
- sit
- sit about
- sit around
- sitting
- soon
- stand
- astride
- seat
- than

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sentado, -a adj

1. [juicioso] sensible, steady

2. [en asiento] seated;

estar sentado to be sitting down;

espérame sentado en recepción sit and wait for me in reception;
Fam
si crees que te voy a dejar dinero, puedes esperar sentado if you think I'm going to lend you some money, you've got another think coming

3. Bot stemless

4. [establecido]
dar algo por sentado to take sth for granted, to assume sth;

di por sentado que ibas a venir I took it for granted that you would be coming;

las autoridades dan por sentado que es el líder de la banda the authorities are assuming that he is the leader of the gang;

doy por sentado que estás de acuerdo con mi idea I'm assuming you agree with my idea;

dejar sentado que… to make it clear that…;

dejó sentado que no estaba satisfecho con la solución he made it clear that he was not satisfied with the solution

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sentado

adj

1 sitting, seated;

estar sentado be sitting, be seated

2

:

dar por sentado fig take for granted, assume

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sentado, -da adj

1) : sitting, seated

2) : established, settled

dar por sentado: to take for granted

dejar sentado: to make clear

3) : sensible, steady, judicious

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sentado adj sitting

estaba sentada junto a la estufa she was sitting next to the heater

dar algo por sentado to take something for granted

Spanish-English dictionary > sentado
9 poser

poser [poze]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = placer) [+ objet] to put down ; (debout) to stand

• poser qch sur une table/par terre to put sth on a table/on the floor

• poser sa tête sur l'oreiller to lay one's head on the pillow

• poser une échelle contre un mur to lean a ladder against a wall

   b. ( = installer) [+ tableau, rideaux] to hang ; [+ carrelage, moquette] to lay ; [+ vitre] to put in ; [+ serrure] to fit ; [+ bombe] to plant

• poser la première pierre to lay the foundation stone

   c. [+ chiffres] to set down

• je pose 4 et je retiens 3 put down 4 and carry 3

   d. ( = énoncer) [+ condition] to set ; [+ question] to ask ; (à un examen) to set

• poser sa candidature à un poste to apply for a post

   e. ( = demander) poser des jours de congé to put in a request for leave

   f. ( = donner de l'importance) poser qn to establish sb's reputation

• ça vous pose people really think you're somebody

2. intransitive verb

(pour portrait) to sit ; ( = chercher à se faire remarquer) to show off

3. reflexive verb

► se poser

   a. [insecte, oiseau, avion] to land

• se poser en catastrophe/sur le ventre [avion] to make an emergency landing/a belly-landing

• pose-toi là (inf) sit down here

• son regard s'est posé sur elle his eyes fell on her

   b. [question, problème] to arise

   c. ( = se présenter) se poser comme victime to claim to be a victim

• comme menteur, vous vous posez (un peu) là ! (inf) you're a terrible liar!

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poze
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( mettre) to put down

pose ton manteau — put your coat somewhere

ils ont posé un échafaudage contre le mur — they've put some scaffolding up against the wall

poser la main sur le bras de quelqu'un — to lay ou place one's hand on somebody's arm

j'ai posé une lettre sur votre bureau — I've put a letter on your desk

poser les yeux sur quelqu'un/quelque chose — to look at somebody/something

2) ( mettre en place) to put in [compteur, vitre]; to install [signalisation, radiateur]; to fit [serrure, prothèse]; to lay [carrelage, mine, pierre, câble]; to plant [bombe]; to fit, to lay [moquette]; to put up [papier peint, tableau, rideau, cloison, affiches]

3) ( établir) to assert, to postulate sout [hypothèse]; to lay down [règles, limites]

poser sa candidature à un poste — to apply for a job

poser sa candidature à une élection — to stand GB ou run for election

je pose 3 et je retiens 2 — I put ou write down (the) 3 and carry (the) 2

poser comme hypothèse que — to put forward the theory that

4) ( soulever) to ask [question]; to set [devinette]

la question reste posée — the question (still) remains

poser (un) problème à quelqu'un — to pose a problem for somebody

ça ne pose aucun problème — that's no problem at all

5) Musique to place [voix]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) Art, Photographie to pose

poser nu — to pose (in the) nude

2) ( être affecté) to put on airs

3.

se poser verbe pronominal

1) [oiseau, insecte] to settle, to alight

2) [avion] to land, to touch down

se poser en catastrophe — to make an emergency landing

3) (colloq) ( s'asseoir) to plant oneself

pose-toi quelque part et attends-moi — park (colloq) yourself somewhere and wait for me

4) ( s'arrêter) [yeux, regard] to fall ( sur on)

5) ( s'affirmer)

se poser en — to claim to be

se poser en victime — to present oneself as a victim

6) ( se demander)

se poser des questions — to ask oneself questions

se poser des questions au sujet de quelqu'un/quelque chose — ( s'interroger) to wonder about somebody/something; ( douter) to have doubts about somebody/something

ils vivent sans se poser de questions — they accept things as they are

7) ( exister) [question] to arise

la question ne se pose pas — ( c'est impossible) there's no question of it; ( c'est évident) it goes without saying

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comme imbécile il se pose là! — (colloq) he's a prime example of an idiot!

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poze
1. vt

1) (= déposer) [valise, objet lourd] to put down

poser qch sur — to put sth down on

Pose ta valise, elle doit être lourde. — Put your suitcase down, it must be heavy.

2) [passager]

poser qn à — to drop sb off at

Je vous pose à Montparnasse? — Shall I drop you off at Montparnasse?

3) (= placer)

poser qch sur — to put sth on

poser qch contre — to put sth against

poser qch quelque part — to put sth somewhere

J'ai posé la cafetière sur la table. — I put the coffee pot on the table.

poser son regard sur qn/qch — to turn one's gaze on sb/sth

4) (= installer) [moquette, carrelage] to lay, [rideaux, papier peint] to hang, [vitre, radiateur] to put in, [verrou] to fit

5) ADMINISTRATION

poser sa candidature (pour un poste) — to apply, POLITIQUEto stand

6) [question] to ask

poser une question à qn — to ask sb a question

7) (= énoncer) [principe, conditions] to lay down, to set down, [problème] to formulate

8) [difficulté] to pose

Cela pose un problème. — That poses a problem.

9) [personne]

ce genre de truc, ça vous pose — that kind of thing gives you status

10) MATHÉMATIQUE, [chiffre] to put down, to put

2. vi

1) (pour un photographe) to pose

2) (pour un peintre) to sit

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poser verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( mettre) to put down, to lay down [livre, journal]; to put down, to set down [verre, tasse]; il a posé son verre he put ou set down his glass; pose ton manteau et assieds-toi put your coat somewhere and sit down; ils ont posé un échafaudage contre le mur they've put some scaffolding up against the wall; poser la main sur le bras de qn to lay ou place one's hand on sb's arm; dès qu'il a posé le pied en Italie il a su qu'il y serait bien as soon as he set foot in Italy he knew he would be happy there; j'ai posé une lettre sur votre bureau I've put a letter on your desk; s'endormir dès qu'on pose la tête sur l'oreiller to fall asleep as soon as one's head hits ou touches the pillow; poser les yeux sur qn/qch to look at sb/sth; poser son regard sur qn to look at sb; poser un baiser sur la joue de qn to plant a kiss on sb's cheek; une grande bâtisse posée au mileu d'un parc a large mansion set in the middle of a park;

2 ( mettre en place) to put in, to install [compteur, vitre]; to install [signalisation, radiateur]; to fit [serrure, dentier, prothèse]; to lay [carrelage, mine, pierre, câble]; to plant [bombe]; to fit, to lay [moquette]; to put up [papier peint, tableau, rideau, cloison]; to put up, to post [affiches]; to fit, to insert [stérilet]; to apply [garrot];

3 ( établir) to assert, to postulate sout [théorie, hypothèse]; to lay down [principes, règles, limites]; poser la supériorité de l'homme sur l'animal to assert the superiority of human beings over animals; le syndicat a posé un préavis de grève the trade union has given notice of a strike; je vais accepter leur proposition mais je vais poser mes conditions I'll accept their proposal but I'm going to lay down my conditions; poser sa candidature à un poste to apply for a job; poser sa candidature à une élection to stand GB ou run for election; poser une addition to write a sum down, to write down a sum; je pose 3 et je retiens 2 I put ou write down (the) 3 and carry (the) 2; poser que to suppose that; poser comme hypothèse que to put forward the theory that;

4 ( soulever) to ask [question] (sur, au sujet de about); to set [devinette]; la question reste posée the question (still) remains; poser (un) problème à qn to pose a problem for sb; ça ne pose aucun problème that's no problem at all ; ça leur pose des problèmes that poses problems for them;

5 Mus to place [voix]; j'ai appris à poser ma voix I've learned to place my voice.

B vi

1 Art, Phot to pose; poser nu to pose (in the) nude;

2 ( être affecté) to put on airs; il fallait la voir poser devant le ministre! you should have seen how she put on airs in front of the minister!; poser pour la galerie to play to the gallery; poser au génie méconnu to act ou play the misunderstood genius.

C se poser vpr

1 [oiseau, insecte] to settle, to alight (sur on);

2 [avion] to land, to touch down; se poser en catastrophe to make an emergency landing;

3 ○( s'asseoir) to plant oneself (sur on); pose-toi quelque part et attends-moi park○ yourself somewhere and wait for me;

4 ( s'arrêter) [yeux, regard] to fall (sur on);

5 ( être installé) une fenêtre se pose plus facilement à deux it' s easier to fit ou install a window if there are two of you;

6 ( s'affirmer) se poser en qch to claim to be sth; se poser en victime/exemple to present oneself as a victim/an example; se poser comme le successeur to present oneself as the successor;

7 ( se demander) se poser des questions to ask oneself questions; se poser des questions au sujet de qn/qch ( s'interroger) to wonder about sb/sth; ( douter) to have doubts about sb/sth; se poser la question de l'efficacité de qn/l'efficacité de qch to wonder ou have doubts about sb's efficiency/the efficiency of sth; il faut se poser la question de savoir si le projet a des chances d'aboutir we must ask ourselves whether this project has any chance of success; ils vivent sans se poser de questions they accept things as they are;

8 ( exister) [problème, cas, question] to arise; le problème se pose régulièrement the problem arises regularly; la question ne se pose pas ( c'est impossible) there's no question of it; ( c'est évident) it goes without saying; la question se pose aussi en termes d'argent there is also a financial side to the question.

Idiome

comme imbécile/hypocrite il se pose là○! he's a prime example of an idiot/a hypocrite!

I

[poze] nom masculin

MILITAIRE landing (of a helicopter)

II

[poze] verbe transitif

1. [mettre] to put, to lay, to place

poser ses coudes sur la table to rest ou to put one's elbows on the table

poser un sac par terre to put a bag (down) on the floor

j'ai tellement mal que je ne peux plus poser le pied par terre my foot hurts so much, I can't put my weight on it any longer

il posa un baiser sur ses paupières he kissed her on the eyelids

je ne sais pas où poser mes fesses (familier & humoristique) I don't know where to sit

(en usage absolu)

à toi de poser! [aux dominos] your turn!

[cesser d'utiliser] to put away ou down (separable)

pose ton ballon et viens dîner put away your ball and come and have dinner

posez vos stylos et écoutez-moi put your pens down and listen to me

2. [installer - papier peint, cadre, tentures, affiche] to put up (separable) ; [ - antenne] to put up (separable), to install ; [ - radiateur, alarme] to put in (separable), to install ; [ - verrou] to fit ; [ - cadenas] to put on (separable) ; [ - moquette] to fit, to lay ; [ - carrelage, câble, mine, rail, tuyau] to lay ; [ - vitre] to put in ; [ - placard] to put in, to install ; [ - prothèse] to fit, to put in ; [ - enduit] to put on

faire poser un double vitrage to have double-glazing put in ou fitted

se faire poser une couronne to have a crown fitted

3. [énoncer - question] to ask ; [ - devinette] to ask, to set

poser une question à quelqu'un to ask somebody a question, to put a question to somebody

poser un problème

a. [causer des difficultés] to raise ou to pose a problem

b. [l'énoncer] to set a problem

de la façon dont il m'avait posé le problème... the way he'd put ou outlined the problem to me...

elle me pose de gros problèmes she's a great problem ou source of anxiety to me

si ça ne pose pas de problème, je viendrai avec mon chien if it's not a problem (for you) I'll bring my dog

4. [établir - condition] to state, to lay down ; [ - principe, règle] to lay ou to set down (separable), to state

une fois posées les bases du projet once the foundations of the project have been laid down

poser quelque chose comme condition/principe to lay something down as a condition/principle

si l'on pose comme hypothèse que... if we take as a hypothesis that...

5. (familier) [mettre en valeur] to establish the reputation of, to give standing to

une voiture comme ça, ça vous pose that kind of car gives you a certain status

6. MATHÉMATIQUES to put down (separable)

je pose 2 et je retiens 1 put down 2, carry 1

poser une opération to set out a sum

7. MUSIQUE

poser sa voix to pitch one's voice

8. SPORT to place

9. AÉRONAUTIQUE [avion, hélicoptère] to land, to set down (separable)

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[poze] verbe intransitif

1. [pour un peintre, un photographe] to pose, to sit

poser pour une photo/un magazine to pose for a photo/magazine

et maintenant, tout le monde va poser pour la photo souvenir let's have everyone together now for the souvenir photograph

2. [fanfaronner] to put on airs, to show off, to pose

[faire semblant] to put on airs, to strike a pose ou an attitude

elle n'est pas vraiment malheureuse, elle pose she's not really unhappy, it's just a façade ou it's all show

poser à [se faire passer pour] to pretend to be, to act, to play

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se poser verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

se poser facilement

a. [chaudière] to be easy to install

b. [moquette] to be easy to lay

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se poser verbe pronominal transitif

[faire surgir]

se poser la question ou le problème de savoir si... to ask oneself ou to wonder whether...

il va finir par se poser des questions he's going to start having doubts

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se poser verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [descendre - avion, hélicoptère] to land, to touch down ; [ - papillon] to land, to alight ; [ - oiseau] to land, to perch

se poser en catastrophe to make an emergency landing

se poser en douceur to make a smooth landing

une plume est venue se poser sur sa tête a feather floated down onto his head

tous les regards se posèrent sur elle all eyes turned to her

il sentit leurs yeux se poser sur lui he could feel their eyes on him

sa main se posa sur la mienne she put her hand on mine

2. (familier) [s'asseoir]

pose-toi là sit (yourself) down here

3. [surgir - question, problème] to arise, to come up

la question ne se pose plus maintenant the question is irrelevant now

la question qui se pose maintenant est la suivante the question which must now be asked is the following

le problème qui se pose à moi the problem I've got to face ou to solve

le problème se pose de savoir si l'on doit négocier there's the problem of whether or not we should negotiate

le problème ne se pose pas exactement en ces termes that's not exactly where the problem lies

4. [se faire passer pour]

se poser en ou comme to pass oneself off as

je ne me suis jamais posé en expert I never set myself up to be ou I never pretended I was an expert

5. (familier & locution)

se poser là [il est brillant]: pour l'intelligence, son frère se pose là! her brother's got quite a brain!

elle se pose là, leur bagnole! [avec admiration] their car's an impressive bit of machinery!

comme plombier, tu te poses là! call yourself a plumber, do you?

comme gaffe, ça se pose là! that's what you might call a blunder!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > poser
10 donde

adv.

where.

el bolso está donde lo dejaste the bag is where you left it

puedes ir donde quieras you can go wherever you want

hasta donde as far as, up to where

llegaré hasta donde pueda I'll get as far as I can

donde sea posible wherever possible

por donde wherever

iré por donde me manden I'll go wherever they send me

pron.

where.

la casa donde nací the house where I was born

la ciudad de donde viene the town (where) she comes from, the town from which she comes

hacia donde toward where, toward which

hasta donde as far as where, as far as which

de donde from which (de lo cual)

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donde

► adverbio

1 where, in which

■ el colegio donde estudié the school where I studied

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de donde / desde donde from where, whence

■ ésta es la casa desde donde procedió el disparo this is the house where the shot came from

donde las dan las toman familiar tit for tat

¡mira por donde! / ¡vaya por donde! familiar fancy that!

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adv.

1) where

2) wherever

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1. ADV

1) + indic where

la nota está donde la dejaste — the note's where you left it

la casa donde nací — the house where I was born, the house I was born in

el sitio donde lo encontré — the place (where) I found it

• a donde, ahí es a donde vamos nosotros — that's where we're going

fue a donde estaban ellos — he went to (the place) where they were

• de donde, el país de donde vienen — the country they come from

la caja de donde lo sacó — the box he took it out of, the box from which he took it

• en donde, fui a la India, en donde nos conocimos — I went to India, (which is) where we met

el pueblo en donde vive — the village where o in which he lives

• por donde, la escalera por donde había salido — the empty staircase down which he had left

la puerta por donde se entra — the door you go in by

la calle por donde íbamos andando — the street we were walking along

por donde pasan lo destrozan todo — they destroy everything, wherever they go

va siempre por donde se le dice — she always goes wherever you tell her to

2) + subjun wherever

donde tú quieras — wherever you want

quiero un trabajo donde sea — I want a job anywhere o wherever

estén donde estén — wherever they may be

vayas donde vayas — wherever you go, everywhere you go

vayas por donde vayas — whichever way you go

- allí donde fueres, haz lo que vieres

3) Cono Sur (=ya que) as, since

2. PREP

1) (=al lado de)

es allí, donde la catedral — it's over there by the cathedral

lo guardamos donde la ropa de cama — we keep it with the bed linen

2) (=en casa de)

vamos donde Ricardo — we're going to Ricardo's

están cenando donde mi madre — they are having dinner at my mother's

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I
conjunción

1)

a) where

la ciudad donde se conocieron — the city where they met; (+ subj)

siéntate donde quieras — sit wherever o where you like

déjalo donde sea — leave it anywhere

b) ( con prep) where

el café (en) donde nos reuníamos — the café where we used to meet

buscamos un lugar desde donde ver el desfile — we looked for a place to watch the procession

el país de donde procede — the country it comes from

de donde se deduce que... — from which it can be deduced that...

la ventana por donde había entrado — the window through which he had got in

sigue donde mismo — (Chi fam) he's still in the same place

2) (esp AmL fam) (+ subj) (si) if

donde lo vuelvas a hacer... — if you do it again...

3) (Chi fam) ( porque) because
II
preposición (esp AmL, en algunas regiones crit)

ve donde tu hermana y dile que... — ( a su casa) go over to your sister's and tell her...; ( al lugar donde está ella) go and tell your sister...

es allí donde el semáforo — it's there by o at the traffic lights

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= where, where, whereabouts.

Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

Ex. Systematic order is not self-evident; we need notation to show whereabouts in the sequence we shall find a particular subject.

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* ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.

* allí donde = as and when, where, wherever.

* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados = retirement town.

* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?.

* demasiado donde elegir = embarrassment of riches, spoilt for choice.

* de quién sabe dónde = out of the woodwork.

* ¿dónde? = where on (this) earth...?.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* ¿dónde demonios...? = where on (this) earth...?.

* ¿dónde diablos...? = where on (this) earth...?.

* donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

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

* donde proceda = where applicable.

* donde se pueden hacer búsquedas = queriable.

* en donde = where, wherein.

* en una época en donde = in an age where.

* ¿hacia dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿hacia dónde va(n)...? = whither?.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde es posible = as far as possible.

* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.

* hasta donde sea posible = as far as possible.

* imponer orden en donde hay caos = bring + order out of chaos.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* no tener otro sitio donde recurrir = have + nowhere else to turn.

* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.

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I
conjunción

1)

a) where

la ciudad donde se conocieron — the city where they met; (+ subj)

siéntate donde quieras — sit wherever o where you like

déjalo donde sea — leave it anywhere

b) ( con prep) where

el café (en) donde nos reuníamos — the café where we used to meet

buscamos un lugar desde donde ver el desfile — we looked for a place to watch the procession

el país de donde procede — the country it comes from

de donde se deduce que... — from which it can be deduced that...

la ventana por donde había entrado — the window through which he had got in

sigue donde mismo — (Chi fam) he's still in the same place

2) (esp AmL fam) (+ subj) (si) if

donde lo vuelvas a hacer... — if you do it again...

3) (Chi fam) ( porque) because
II
preposición (esp AmL, en algunas regiones crit)

ve donde tu hermana y dile que... — ( a su casa) go over to your sister's and tell her...; ( al lugar donde está ella) go and tell your sister...

es allí donde el semáforo — it's there by o at the traffic lights

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= where, where, whereabouts.

Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

Ex: Systematic order is not self-evident; we need notation to show whereabouts in the sequence we shall find a particular subject.

* ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.

* allí donde = as and when, where, wherever.

* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados = retirement town.

* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?.

* demasiado donde elegir = embarrassment of riches, spoilt for choice.

* de quién sabe dónde = out of the woodwork.

* ¿dónde? = where on (this) earth...?.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* ¿dónde demonios...? = where on (this) earth...?.

* ¿dónde diablos...? = where on (this) earth...?.

* donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

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

* donde proceda = where applicable.

* donde se pueden hacer búsquedas = queriable.

* en donde = where, wherein.

* en una época en donde = in an age where.

* ¿hacia dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿hacia dónde va(n)...? = whither?.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde es posible = as far as possible.

* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.

* hasta donde sea posible = as far as possible.

* imponer orden en donde hay caos = bring + order out of chaos.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* no tener otro sitio donde recurrir = have + nowhere else to turn.

* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.

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donde¹ [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

conjunction

A

1 where

la ciudad donde se conocieron the city where they met, the city they met in

Roma, donde se conocieron Rome, where they met

(+ subj): siéntate donde quieras sit wherever o where you like

vaya donde vaya me lo encuentro I bump into him wherever o everywhere I go

2

(con prep): buscábamos un lugar desde donde pudiéramos ver el desfile we were looking for a place to watch the procession from

íbamos a donde esperaban los demás we were on our way to where the others were waiting

el país de donde procede the country it comes from

de donde se deduce que … from which it can be deduced that …

la ventana por donde había entrado the window where he had got in, the window he had got in through

el café (en) donde nos reuníamos the café where we used to meet

lo dejé donde mismo lo encontré ( fam); I left it right o exactly where I found it

sigue donde mismo ( Chi fam); he's still in the same place, he's still living ( o working etc) in the same place

B ( esp AmL fam)

1 (+ subj) (si) if

donde lo vuelvas a hacer te mato if you do it again, I'll kill you!

2 (cuando) if, when

no será tan importante donde yo no lo sé it can't be (all) that important if o when I don't know it

C ( Chi fam) (porque) because

donde²

prep

( esp AmL en algunas regiones crit): ve donde tu hermana y dile que … (a su casa) go over to your sister's and tell her …; (al lugar donde está ella) go and tell your sister …

es allí donde el semáforo it's there by o at the traffic lights

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Multiple Entries:
don de
donde
dónde
donde conjunción
where;
◊ la ciudad dónde se conocieron the city where they met;

siéntate dónde quieras sit wherever o where you like;
déjalo dónde sea leave it anywhere;
de dónde se deduce que … from which it can be deduced that …;
la ventana por dónde había entrado the window through which he had got in
■ preposición (esp AmL, en algunas regiones crit): ve dónde tu hermana y dile que … ( a su casa) go over to your sister's and tell her …;

( al lugar donde está ella) go and tell your sister …
dónde adverbio
1 where;
◊ ¿dónde está? where is it?;

¿de dónde es? where is he from?;
¿por dónde quieres ir? which way do you want to go?
2 (Chi, Méx, Per) ( cómo) how;
◊ ¡dónde íbamos a imaginar que …! how were we to imagine that …!

donde adv rel
1 where: el cajón donde guardaba las cartas, the drawer where she kept the letters
un balcón desde donde se ven los jardines, a balcony from which the gardens are visible
2 (por lo que) from which: de donde deduzco que..., from which I deduce that...
3 fam (en lo de, en casa de) estuvimos donde Pedro, we were at Pedro's
dónde adverbio
1 interr where: ¿de dónde es?, where is he from?
¿de dónde sacaste esa idea?, where did you get that idea from?
¿por dónde se va al Prado?, which way is it to the Prado?
' dónde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaso
- apretar
- bodega
- chimenea
- coger
- coño
- Cristo
- cuenca
- dejar
- despelucada
- despelucado
- despistada
- despistado
- destinar
- donde
- ser
- estanca
- estanco
- exactitud
- excavar
- guapetón
- guapetona
- inflamarse
- interruptor
- irse
- llevar
- maldita
- maldito
- mies
- mira
- nunca
- pacer
- parar
- pareja
- parejo
- peor
- perdón
- robar
- salida
- semejante
- sombra
- tendedero
- a
- alcanzar
- allí
- desde
- diablo
- empezar
- escoger
- estar
English:
anywhere
- bar
- belong
- best
- bird
- bloody
- bottleneck
- bump
- but
- clear
- consulate
- dinner theater
- direct
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- do
- drive-through
- drugstore
- earth
- everyplace
- fancy
- find
- game
- go
- honeymoon
- horn
- intimate
- intuitively
- look
- lounge bar
- name
- near
- penny
- scribble
- self-made
- shall
- somewhere
- spoil
- spring
- squirm
- stick
- stick back
- stick down
- tell
- they
- thick
- this
- trace back
- watch
- way

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donde donde combines with the preposition a to form adonde when following a noun, pronoun or adverb expressing location (e.g. el sitio adonde vamos the place where we're going; es allí adonde iban that's where they were going).

♦ adv

where;

la casa donde nací the house where I was born;

el bolso está donde lo dejaste the bag is where you left it;

allí donde va, causa problemas he causes trouble wherever he goes;

vayan donde vayan, siempre tienen éxito wherever they go, they're always successful;

puedes ir donde quieras you can go wherever you want;

de donde [de lo cual] from which;

de donde se deduce que estás equivocado from which it can be concluded that you're wrong;

la ciudad de donde viene the town (where) she comes from, the town from which she comes;

desde donde estábamos no se veía el escenario you couldn't see the stage from where we were;

el hotel en donde nos alojamos the hotel where we're staying, the hotel at which we're staying;

el pueblo hacia donde nos dirigíamos the town we were heading for, the town for which we were heading;

tienes que correr hasta donde está la valla you have to run as far as the fence, you have to run up to where the fence is;

llegaré hasta donde pueda I'll get as far as I can;

iré por donde me manden I'll go wherever they send me;

la puerta por donde entró the door she came in through, the door through which she came in

♦ prep

1. [al lugar de]
ve donde la tienda y espérame allí go and wait for me at the shop;

ve donde papá y dile que nos vamos [al lugar en que está, a su casa] go over to dad's and tell him that we're going

2. [en el lugar de]
está donde mi madre she's at my mother's;

eso está donde la fábrica de harina it's by the flour mill

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donde

I adv where

II prp esp L.Am.

fui donde el médico I went to the doctor’s

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dónde adv

: where

¿dónde está su casa?: where is your house?

donde conj

: where, in which

el pueblo donde vivo: the town where I live

donde prep

: over by

lo encontré donde la silla: I found it over by the chair

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donde adv

1. (en general) where

la casa donde nació mi abuelo the house where my grandfather was born

busca donde te dije look where I told you

Si en la frase hay una preposición, where se omite en inglés

el país de donde soy the country I come from

2. (en cualquier parte) wherever

ponte donde quieras stand wherever you like

donde sea anywhere

Spanish-English dictionary > donde
11 ждать у моря погоды

тж. сидеть у моря и ждать погоды

разг.

lit. sit by the sea and wait for fair weather; sit waiting for what will never come; indulge in vain hopes; cf. let the grass grow under one's feet

Маша. Всё глупости. Безнадёжная любовь - это только в романах. Пустяки. Не нужно только распускать себя и всё чего-то ждать, ждать у моря погоды... (А. Чехов, Чайка) — Masha. Bah! Hopeless love only exists in novels. Rubbish! One only has to keep oneself in hand, and not to sit waiting and waiting for what can never come...

- Я не вернулась к мужу - на это моей воли хватило, - но и от матери не ушла. Теперь мы снова ждём у моря погоды... (А. Чаковский, Свет далёкой звезды) — 'I did not go back to my husband - I had enough willpower for that, but then I was not strong enough to leave Mother. And here we are, left high and dry'.

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ждать у моря погоды
12 ждать у моря погоды

1) General subject: kick( one's) heels, look for dead men's shoes (Counting on some advantage to which you will succeed when the present possessor is dead), cool heels, wait in vain for something, wait in vain for smt., sit around and wait indefinitely

2) Colloquial: whistle for a wind

3) Jargon: be on the hook (томиться неопределённостью)

4) Set phrase: let the grass grow under one's feet, indulge in vain hopes, wait for to turn up

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ждать у моря погоды
13 calentar

v.

1 to heat (up), to warm (up) (subir la temperatura de).

calentar motores (figurative) to warm up

2 to liven up.

3 to hit, to strike (informal) (pegar).

¡te voy a calentar! you'll feel the back of my hand!

4 to turn on (informal) (sexualmente).

5 to make angry, to annoy (informal).

¡me están calentando con tanta provocación! all their provocation is getting me worked up!

6 to give off heat.

7 to warm up.

María calienta la leche en la estufa Mary warms up the milk on the stove.

El ejercicio calienta a Ricardo Exercise warms up Richard.

8 to heat up.

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calentar

Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 (comida, habitación, cuerpo) to warm up; (agua, horno) to heat

2 DEPORTE to warm up, tone up

3 figurado (exaltar) to heat up, inflame

■ calentar el ambiente to heat up the atmosphere

4 figurado (irritar) to annoy

5 familiar (excitar sexualmente) to arouse, turn on

6 familiar (pegar) to tan, warm

► verbo pronominal calentarse

1 to get hot, get warm

2 figurado (enfadarse) to get heated, get annoyed

3 figurado (exaltarse) to get excited

4 familiar (excitarse sexualmente) to get horny, get randy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

calentar el asiento figurado to warm the chair

calentarse los sesos / calentarse los cascos figurado to get hot under the collar

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verb

to warm, heat

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1. VT

1) [+ líquido, metal, mineral, comida] [a temperatura alta] to heat (up); [a temperatura media] to warm (up)

¿caliento un poco más la sopa? — shall I heat (up) the soup a bit more?

tómate este café, que te caliente un poco el estómago — have this coffee, it will warm you up inside

¿dónde puedo calentar la voz? — where can I warm up?

estaban calentando piernas antes del partido — they were doing leg warm-up exercises before the match

calentar motores — (lit) to warm up the engines; (fig) to gather momentum

los coches ya están calentando motores — the cars are already warming up their engines

ya calentaba motores la huelga general — the general strike was already gathering momentum

- calentar la cabeza o los cascos a algn

tras calentarle mucho la cabeza han conseguido convencerlo — after endlessly pestering him they finally convinced him

le calentaron los cascos hasta que se metió en la pelea — they egged him on until he finally joined in the fight
rojo 2., 1)
2) [+ ambiente, ánimos]

no fueron capaces de calentar los ánimos de los asistentes — they couldn't get the audience fired up

el torero inició la faena de rodillas para calentar al público — the bullfighter began with kneeling passes to get the spectators warmed up

3) * [sexualmente] to turn on *

4) esp LAm * (=enojar) to make cross, make mad ( esp EEUU) *

5) * (=zurrar)

calentar bien a algn — to give sb a good hiding

6) Chile * [+ examen, materia] to cram for *

2. VI

1) (=dar calor) [sol] to get hot; [estufa, radiador, fuego] to give off heat, give out heat

cuando caliente más el sol — when the sun gets hotter

el radiador apenas calienta — the radiator hardly gives off o gives out any heat

2) (Dep) to warm up, limber up

3.

See:

calentarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <agua/comida> to heat, heat up; < habitación> to heat

calentar algo al rojo — to make something red-hot

b) (Dep)

calentar los músculos — to warm up

c) <motor/coche> to warm up

2) (fam) ( zurrar) to give... a good hiding (colloq)

3) (vulg) ( excitar sexualmente) to turn... on (colloq)

4) (AmL fam) ( enojar) to make... mad (colloq)

lo que me calienta es... — what really makes me mad is... (colloq)
2.
calentar vi

cómo calienta hoy el sol! — the sun's really hot today!

la estufa casi no calienta — the heater is hardly giving off any heat
3.
calentarse v pron

1)

a) horno/plancha to heat up; habitación to warm up, get warm

b) motor/coche ( al arrancar) to warm up; ( en exceso) to overheat

2) (vulg) ( excitarse sexualmente) to get turned on (colloq)

3) debate to become heated

los ánimos se calentaron — tempers flared

4) (AmL fam) ( enfadarse) to get mad (colloq)

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= heat, warm, heat up, warm up.

Ex. A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.

Ex. The copperplate was warmed and then inked with a dabber and wiped to clean the unengraved areas.

Ex. Greeks and Egyptians first used bellows before 1500 B.C to heat up furnaces in forges.

Ex. To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.

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* calentar en el microonda = microwave.

* calentar motores = prime + the pump.

* calentarse = warm up.

* calentarse demasiado = overheat.

* calentarse excesivamente = overheat.

* calienta piernas = leg warmers.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <agua/comida> to heat, heat up; < habitación> to heat

calentar algo al rojo — to make something red-hot

b) (Dep)

calentar los músculos — to warm up

c) <motor/coche> to warm up

2) (fam) ( zurrar) to give... a good hiding (colloq)

3) (vulg) ( excitar sexualmente) to turn... on (colloq)

4) (AmL fam) ( enojar) to make... mad (colloq)

lo que me calienta es... — what really makes me mad is... (colloq)
2.
calentar vi

cómo calienta hoy el sol! — the sun's really hot today!

la estufa casi no calienta — the heater is hardly giving off any heat
3.
calentarse v pron

1)

a) horno/plancha to heat up; habitación to warm up, get warm

b) motor/coche ( al arrancar) to warm up; ( en exceso) to overheat

2) (vulg) ( excitarse sexualmente) to get turned on (colloq)

3) debate to become heated

los ánimos se calentaron — tempers flared

4) (AmL fam) ( enfadarse) to get mad (colloq)

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= heat, warm, heat up, warm up.

Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.

Ex: The copperplate was warmed and then inked with a dabber and wiped to clean the unengraved areas.

Ex: Greeks and Egyptians first used bellows before 1500 B.C to heat up furnaces in forges.

Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.

* calentar en el microonda = microwave.

* calentar motores = prime + the pump.

* calentarse = warm up.

* calentarse demasiado = overheat.

* calentarse excesivamente = overheat.

* calienta piernas = leg warmers.

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calentar [A5 ]

vt

A

1 ‹agua/leche/comida› to heat, heat up; ‹sartén/plancha› to heat; ‹habitación› to heat

calentar al rojo to make … red-hot

2 ( Dep):

calentar los músculos to warm up, limber up

3 ‹motor/coche› to warm up

B ( fam) (zurrar) to give … a good hiding ( colloq)

C ( vulg) (excitar sexualmente) to turn … on ( colloq), to get … going ( colloq)

D ( AmL fam) (enfadar) to make … mad ( colloq)

lo que me calienta es … what really makes me mad o gets up my nose is … ( colloq)

E

( Chi fam) (atraer, interesar): el fútbol no lo calienta he's not into football ( colloq)

■ calentar

vi

¡cómo calienta hoy el sol! the sun's really hot today!

la estufa casi no calienta the heater is hardly giving off any heat

■ calentarse

v pron

A

1 «horno/plancha» to heat up; «habitación» to warm up, get warm

2 «motor/coche» (al arrancar) to warm up; (en exceso) to overheat

B ( vulg) (excitarse sexualmente) to get turned on ( colloq), to get hot ( AmE colloq)

C «debate» to become heated

los ánimos se calentaron things became heated, tempers flared o started to run high

el juego se calentó the game got violent o rough

D ( AmL fam) (enojarse) to get mad ( colloq), to get annoyed

E ( RPl fam) (preocuparse) to get worked up ( colloq)

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calentar ( conjugate calentar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹agua/comida› to heat (up);

‹ habitación› to heat
b) ‹motor/coche› to warm up

c) (Dep):

◊ calentar los músculos to warm up

2 (AmL fam) ( enojar) to make … mad (colloq)
verbo intransitivo:
◊ ¡cómo calienta hoy el sol! the sun's really hot today!;

esta estufa casi no calienta this heater is hardly giving off any heat
calentarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [horno/plancha] to heat up;

[ habitación] to warm up, get warm
b) [motor/coche] ( al arrancar) to warm up;

( en exceso) to overheat
2 (vulg) ( excitarse sexualmente) to get turned on (colloq)
3 [ debate] to become heated;
◊ los ánimos se calentaron tempers flared

4 (AmL fam) ( enojarse) to get mad (colloq)
calentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (la leche, el aceite, horno) to heat: el sol calentaba la casa, the sun heated the stone
(algo que se quedó frío) to warm up
2 fam (dar unos azotes) to smack
3 LAm (hacer enfadar) to make someone cross o mad
4 vulgar (excitar sexualmente) to arouse (sexually) o to turn on
II verbo intransitivo
1 (dar calor el sol) to be hot: era abril y el sol aún calentaba poco, it was April and it wasn't hot yet
(una estufa) to heat
2 (una prenda) to warm up
♦ Locuciones: figurado calentarle a alguien la cabeza, to bug someone
' calentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrar
- recalentar
- calienta
- caliento
- entibiar
- pava
English:
heat
- heat up
- limber up
- microwave
- nuke
- warm
- warm up

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calentar

♦ vt

1. [subir la temperatura de] to heat (up), to warm (up);
[motor, máquina] to warm up;
calienta un poco la leche warm the milk up a bit;

Comp
Fam Dep
calentar banquillo to sit on the bench;

Comp

calentar motores to warm up;

Comp

calentarle la cabeza a alguien to pester sb

2. [músculos]
calentar los músculos to limber up, to warm up

3. [animar] to liven up;

sus declaraciones han calentado la campaña electoral his statements have turned the heat up in the election campaign

4. Fam [pegar] to hit, to strike;

¡te voy a calentar! you'll feel the back of my hand!

5. Fam [sexualmente] to turn on

6. [agitar] to make angry, to annoy;

¡me están calentando con tanta provocación! all their provocation is getting me worked up!

♦ vi

1. [dar calor] to give off heat;

esta estufa no calienta this heater doesn't give off much heat

2. [entrenarse] to warm up

♦ See also the pronominal verb calentarse

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calentar

I v/t

1 heat (up)

2

:

calentar a alguien fig provoke s.o.; pop

sexualmente get s.o. hot fam

II v/i DEP warm up

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calentar {55} vt

1) : to heat, to warm

2) fam : to annoy, to anger

3) fam : to excite, to turn on

♦ See also the reflexive verb calentarse

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calentar vb

1. (comida, etc) to heat up

¿me puedes calentar la leche? can you heat the milk up for me?

2. (hacer ejercicios) to warm up

los futbolistas calientan antes del partido footballers warm up before the match

Spanish-English dictionary > calentar
14 только пятки сверкают

( у кого)

разг., ирон., шутл.

smb. is running for all he's worth; cf. show a clean pair of heels; take to one's heels

- Это сидеть-то? - вскидывался Чапаев. - Когда у Колчака только пятки сверкают? Ну, уж воюйте, брат, этак сами, а мы не привыкли... (Д. Фурманов, Чапаев) — 'You have to sit down and wait, is that it?' Chapayev interrupted. 'When Kolchak is running for all he's worth? Well, you can fight that way if you like, but I'm not used to it.'

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > только пятки сверкают
15 SITJA

sit

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(sit; sat, sátum; setinn), v.

1) to sit, be seated;

hann sat it næsta honum, he sat next him;

sitja upp, to sit erect (þeir létu hann sitja upp í hauginum); to sit at table;

2) to stay, sojourn;

sitja heima, to stay at home (sitr Gunnarr nú heima nökkura hríð);

sitja kyrr, to remain quiet, stay at home;

sitja í festum, to sit as one’s betrothed (of the bride between the betrothal and wedding);

to reside (Haraldr konungr sat optast á Rogalandi);

to sit fishing (þeir vóru komnir á þær vastir, er hann var vanr at sitja);

3) to tarry (gørði liðinu leitt at sitja);

sitja veðrfastr, to lie weather-bound;

4) with acc., sitja e-t ór hendi sér, to let it slip through idleness;

sitja byr ór hendi sér, to miss a fair wind;

5) sitja vel (illa) jörð, to keep one’s estate in good (bad) order;

sitja launþing, to hold a secret meeting;

6) sitja e-t, to put up with, endure (eigi mundu þeir þvílíka skömm eða hneisu setið hafa);

sitja e-m e-t, to submit to, put up with at one’s hand (sitja mönnum skammir ok skapraunir);

er slíkt engum manni sitjanda, it is not to be endured from any man;

7) sitja e-m e-t, to cut one off from (hugðust þeir Sveinn at sitja honum vatn);

8) with preps.:

sitja at e-u, to sit busy with a thing;

sitja at sumbli, to sit at a banquet;

sitja at tafli, to sit at chess;

sitja at fé, nautum, to tend sheep, cattle;

sitja at málum, to sit over a case, debate it;

sitja á stefnu, to be in the chair at a meeting;

sitja á sannindum, to withhold (conceal) the truth;

sitja á sér, to control oneself, keep down one’s temper (Hallgerðr sat mjök á sér um vetrinn);

sitja á svikrædum, svikum við e-n, to plot against one;

sitja fyrir, to be on the spot (úvíst er at vita, hvar úvinir sitja á fleti fyrir);

sitja fyrir e-u, to be a hindrance to (sitja fyrir sœmd e-s);

to be exposed to, have to bear (sitja fyrir hvers manns ámæli);

sitja fyrir ádrykkju e-s, to be one’s drinking-mate;

sitja fyrir svörum, to stand questions, be the spokesman;

sitja fyrir málum, to lead the discussion;

sitja fyrir e-m, to lie in ambush (in wait) for;

sitja hjá e-u, to be present at (sitja hjá ráðagerðum e-s);

to sit idly by (þú munt þó drepa vilja bróður minn, ok er þat skömm, ef ek sit hjá);

sitja inni, to sit in prison;

sitja til e-s, to wait;

er þar til at sitja, we may wait till then;

sitja um e-t, to watch for an opportunity;

þeir sátu um at rengja, they watched to find a flaw in the proceedings;

to plot against (hann sitr um ríki hans);

sitja um líf e-s, to seek one’s life;

sitja um e-n, to lie in wait for, waylay;

sitja um e-u, to be busy with (sitja um nauðsynjamálum);

sitja um borðum, to sit at table;

sitja undir e-u, to be subject to;

sitja yfir e-u, to sit over a thing, be busy with (ekki mun ek lengr yfir þessu sitja);

sitja yfir drykkju, borðum, to sit drinking, at table;

to attend to (sitja yfir málum manna);

sitja yfir kvæðum, to listen to songs;

sitja yfir e-u, to take possession of;

láta slíka sitja yfir váru, to let such persons withhold our property from us;

to bear down (hann sat yfir virðland);

sitja yfir skörðum hlut, to suffer a loss of right;

sitja yfir sjúkum manni, to sit up with (nurse) a sick person, esp. a woman in labour;

9) recipr., sitjast nær, to sit near one another.

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pres. sit; pret. sat, sazt, sat, pl. sátu; subj. sæti; imperat. sit, sittú; part. setinn; with the neg. suff. sit-k-a, I sit not, Hkv. 2. 34: [Ulf. sitan = καθησθαι; A. S. sittan; Engl. sit; Germ. sitzen; Swed. sitta; Dan. sidde; Lat. sedere; Gr. ἔδος, ἔζεσθαι]:—to sit; s. á haugi. Vsp. 34, Þkv. 6, Skm. 11; þeir sátu á vellinum, Nj. 114; þar sem búarnir sitja, 110, Grág. i. 4; konungr sat á hesti, Fms. x. 255, 408; hann sat it næsta honum, Nj. 2; ganga til matar, ok sátu þeir um hríð, Eg. 483; svá vildi hverr maðr sitja ok standa sem hann bauð, … ok var rétt at segja at hann væri bæði konungr ok biskup yfir landinu, Bs. i. 67; s. fyrir, to be on the spot, Hm. 1: in greetings, sit heill! sitið heilir, ‘sit hale,’ be seated and welcome, Fms. x. 201, Ísl. ii. 438; nú sittú heill, Sighvat (Ó. H. in a verse); seggi biðr hann s. í frið, Skíða R. 28; s. at mat, to sit at meat, Fms. x. 378; s. at sumbli, Ls. 10; s. at tafli, to sit at chess, Ísl. ii. 359; s. at fé, s. at nautum, to tend sheep, neat-cattle, Boll. 336, Eg. 714, Sturl. i. 77; s. at málum, to sit over a case, debate it, Ld. 18; s. á stefnu, to be in the chair at a meeting, Ó. H. 85: s. upp, to sit up, sit erect; þeir létu hann s. upp í hauginum, Nj. 118: to sit at table, Jökull sat upp ok orti vísu, Ó. H. 191; gékk konungrinn at sjá þá er upp sátu, who sate at table, Greg. 43; Eyvindr hafði mest forráð at veizlunni, ok sat ekki upp, Orkn. 246; þeim sinnum er jarl sat upp (uppi Ed.) mataðisk sveinninn með honuni, Fms. ix. 245: s. úti, to sit outside (at night), of wizards (úti-seta), Vsp. 21, Orkn. 234, 246; þat er úbóta-verk at s. úti, N. G. L. i. 350; svá segja menn at Gunnhildr, fóstra Hákonar, léti s. úti til sigrs honum … en Þórdís skeggja er sú kona kölluð sem sagt er at úti sæti, Fms. vii. 275.

2. with prepp.; sitja á svikræðum, svikum við e-n, to plot against, Fms. i. 263, ii. 34; sitja á sér, to control, constrain oneself; Hallgerðr sat mjök á sér um vetrinn, Nj. 25; hann gat ekki á sér setið, he could not keep quiet:—s. fyrir e-u, to be exposed to, to have to stand the brunt of; s. fyrir ámæli, hættu, afar-kostum, Nj. 71, Fms. v. 71, vii. 125; s. fyrir svörum, to stand questions, be the spokesman, iv. 274, vi. 13, Ölk. 36, Band. 12; s. fyrir málum, to lead a discussion, Fms. ix. 98; s. fyrir e-m, to sit in ambush (fyrir-sát), Nj. 94, 107. Ld. 218: ellipt., Nj. 94, Eg. 577, 743:—s. hjá, to sit by:—s. til e-s, to watch for; er þar til at sitja, Nj. 103:—s. um e-t, to watch for an opportunity; þeir sátu um at rengja, 242; er ætíð sátu um þat at spilla friðinum, Magn. 464: to plot against, s. um sæmd e-s, Fms. v. 273; hann sitr um ríki hans, 293; s. um líf e-s, to seek one’s life, Ld. 40, Fms. i. 223; s. um e-n, to waylay, Landn. 287, Nj. 131:—s. undir, to sit under one, keep him on one’s knees; s. undir barni, sittu undir mér! s. undir lestri, to ‘sit under’ a preaching; s. undir hlyðni, to be subject to, Sks. 476 B:—s. yfir e-u, to sit over a thing; s. yfir drykkju, Eg. 6; s. yfir sjúkum manni, to sit up with a sick person, Fms. vii. 166, x. 250; esp. with a woman in labour, iv. 32, viii. 8 (yfirsetu-kona = a midwife); also, sitja yfir málum manna, to attend to (as judge), Ó. H. 86, Fms. vii. 60, Nj. 189; ekki er nú tóm at s. yfir kvæðum, to listen to songs, Ísl. ii. 235; s. yfir varningi sínum, to sit over one’s wares, Sks. 28: to superintend, Fms. viii. 5 (Fb. ii. 533): sitja yfir e-u, to take possession of what belongs to another person; at úvinir mínir siti eigi yfir mínu, Ísl. ii. 146, 224; þeir menn hafa setið yfir eignum várum ok ættleifð, Fms. i. 223; sitr nú yfir fé því Atli inn skammi, Eg. 468; hann sat yfir virðingu allra höfðingja, Nj. 173; s. yfir hlut e-s, 89, Ld. 66, Eg. 512: s. yfir skörðum hlut, to suffer a loss of right, Ld. 266.

II. to abide, stay, sojourn; sitja heima, to stay at home; sitr Gunnarr nú heima nokkuta hríð, Nj. 106; s. heima sem dóttir (heima-sæta); s. heima sem mær til kosta, Sams. S. 6; sat hann þar hálfan mánuð, Nj. 106; þat var engi siðr at s. lengr en þrjár nætr at kynni, Eg. 698; viku var at boðinu setið, Ld. 200; í slíkum fagnaði sem þeir sátu, Fms. x. 260; hann sat at Gufuskálum inn þriðja vetr, Eg. 592; setið hefir þú svá nær, at þú mættir hafa hefnt þessa, Nj. 178; sátu þingmenn Runólfs í hverju húsi, Bs. i. 20; s. kyrr, to remain quiet, stay at home, Grág. i. 163; s. í festum, of a betrothed woman between the espousals and the wedding, Nj. 4: to reside, Haraldr konungr sat optast á Rogalandi, Eg. 367, Nj. 268, Fms. i. 23, Ver. 60: s. at löndum, to reign, Hkr. ii. 3; s. at búum sínum, Fs. 12; sitja búðsetu, to live in a booth, Grág. i. 187, ii. 71; s. strandsetri, to live on the coast(fishing), i. 263, 290; s. slímu-setri, to hang on to a place, living upon other people, Gþl. 200, N. G. L. i. 70; þér munut þurrt hafa um setið allar vitundir, had no part nor knowledge of it, Sturl. iii. 261: to stay, answer not to a call, Grág. i. 447; nú sitr einn hverr lengr niðri, N. G. L. i. 40; s. um stefnu, 344; ef hann sitr svá þrjá vetr at hann geldr eigi tíund sína rétta, K. Á. 94; s. hjá e-u, to be neutral, take no part; hann hafði áðr setið hj;á málum þessum, Lv. 9, Ísl. ii. 267, Nj. 84, 97; þú lætr þá menn s. hjá kyrra, remain undisturbed, Ld. 258; s. hjá fé, to tend sheep.

2. a fishing term, to sit fishing on a mið, q. v.; á þær vastir er hann var vanr at s. ok draga flata fiska … þeir váru komnir svá langt út, at hætt var at s. útarr fyrir Miðgarðs-ormi, Edda 35.

3. to tarry; görði liðinu leitt at sitja, Fms. x. 344; s. veðr-fastr, to lie weather-bound, Eg. 482; s. í díblissu, to sit in a dungeon, Fms. ix. 219; s. kyrr, Grág. i. 163; s. fyrir, to remain sitting, Fms. v. 66; sitja til járns, to sit preparing for the ordeal, 308, 311; s. fyrir ádrykkju e-s, to be one’s cup-mate, Eg. 253.

III. with acc.; sitju e-t ór hendi sér, to ‘sit a thing out of one’s hands,’ let it slip through idleness, Fms. v. 276: mod., s. e-t af sér, id.; skulut ér ekki sitja byri því heldr, miss a fair wind, vi. 358; þegjandi sitr þetta Þórir jarl á Mæri, Orkn. (in a verse); hafði annat bréf komit til Lopts á sama sumri, ok sat hann bæði (acc.), he ‘sate it off,’ i. e. did not answer to the call, Bs. i. 726; (so in mod. usage, s. e-n af stokki, to ‘sit him off,’ wait till he is gone;) sátu margir af sínum hestum, many ‘sate off’ dismounted from, their horses, Fms. vi. 211; sitja rétti sínum, to remain inactive until one’s right is prescribed, Grág. ii. 91, K. Þ. K. 26.

2. sitja vel (ílla) jörð, to keep one’s estate in good (bad) order; sal hann þann bæ vel, Brandkr. 57; þessi jörð er vel setin; sátu þessir allir brullaup sitt í Gautavík, Vígl. 33; s. launþing, to hold a secret meeting, Fms. xi. 219.

3. sitja e-t, to put up with an injury; eigi mundu þeir þvilíka skömm eðr hneisu setið hafa, Ísl. ii. 338; þykkisk hann þá lengr hafa setið Sveini þann hlut er hann mundi eigi öðrum þola, Fms. xi. 62; menn munu þat eigi s. þér, ef þú meiðir fé manna, Glúm. 342; s. mönnum slíkar hneisur, Ld. 278; s. mönnum skammir ok skapraunir, Fms. ii. 14; s. e-m frýju, Hkr. iii. 397; er slíkt engum manni sitjanda (gerund.), ‘tis not to be endured from any man, Korm. 162.

4. to cut one off from; fyrr munu þér svelta í hel, enn þér sitið oss mat, Fms. vi. 152; hugðusk þeir Sveinn at s. honum vatn, x. 407; ok mundi svá ætla at s. þeim mat þar í Eyjunum, Orkn. 410.

IV. reflex. in recipr. sense; þeir skulu svá nær sitjask ( sit so near one another) at hvárir-tveggi nemi orð annarra, Grág. i. 69; er mér lítið um at hætta til lengr at þit sitisk svá nær, Ld. 158.

2. part., nú mun eigi mega sitjanda hlut í eiga, there is no time to rest, Nj. 110.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > SITJA
16 FYRIR

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prep.

I. with dat.

1) before, in front of (ok vóru fyrir honum borin merkin);

fyrir dyrum, before the door;

2) before one, in one’s presence;

hón nefndist fyrir þeim Gunnhildr, she told them that her name was G.;

3) for;

hann lét ryðja fyrir þeim búðina, he had the booth cleared for them, for their reception;

4) before one, in one’s way;

fjörðr varð fyrir þeim, they came to a fjord;

sitja fyrir e-m, to lie in wait for one;

5) naut. term. before, off;

liggja fyrir bryggjum, to lie off the piers;

fyrir Humru-mynni, off the Humber;

6) before, at the head of, over;

vera fyrir liði, to be over the troops;

vera fyrir máli, to lead the case;

sitja fyrir svörum, to undertake the defence;

7) of time, ago;

fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago;

fyrir stundu, a while ago;

fyrir löngu, long ago;

vera fyrir e-u, to forebode (of a dream);

8) before, above, superior to;

Hálfdan svarti var fyrir þeim brœðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers;

9) denoting disadvantige, harm, suffering;

þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest E. thwart all thy affairs;

tók at eyðast fyrir herm lausa-fé, her money began to fail;

10) denoting obstacle, hindrance;

mikit gøri þer mér fyrir þessu máli, you make this case hard for me;

varð honum lítit fyrir því, it was a small matter for him;

Ásgrími þótti þungt fyrir, A. thought that things looked bad;

11) because of, for;

hon undi sér hvergri fyrir verkjum, she had no rest for pains;

fyrir hræðslu, for fear;

illa fœrt fyrir ísum, scarcely, passable for ice;

gáðu þeir eigi fyrir veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing, they neglected to make hay;

fyrir því at, because, since, as;

12) against;

gæt þín vel fyrir konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men;

beiða griða Baldri fyrir alls konar háska, against all kinds of harm;

13) fyrir sér, of oneself;

mikill fyrir sér, strong, powerful;

minnstr fyrir sér, smallest, weakest;

14) denoting manner or quality, with;

hvítr fyrir hærum, while with hoary hair;

II. with acc.

1) before, in front of;

halda fyrir augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes;

2) before, into the presence of;

stefna e-m fyrir dómstól, before a court;

3) over;

hlaupa fyrir björg, to leap over a precipice;

kasta fyrir borð, to throw overboard;

4) in one’s way, crossing one’s way;

ríða á leið fyrir þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them;

5) round, off;

sigla fyrir nes, to weather a point;

6) along, all along;

fyrir endilangan Noreg, all along Norway, from one end to the other;

draga ör fyrir odd, to draw the arrow past the point;

7) of time, fyrir dag, before day;

fyrir e-s minni, before one’s memory;

8) for, on behalf of;

vil ek bjóða at fara fyrir þik, I will offer to go for thee, in thy stead;

lögvörn fyrir mál, a lawful defence for a case;

9) for, for the benefit of;

þeir skáru fyrir þá melinn, they cut the lyme-grass for them (the horses);

10) for, instead of, in place of, as;

11) for, because of (vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit);

fyrir þín orð, for thy words (intercession);

fyrir sína vinsæld, by reason of his popularity;

12) denoting value, price;

fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks;

fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost;

13) in spite of, against (giptast fyrir ráð e-s);

14) joined with adverbs ending in -an, governing acc. (fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan);

fyrir austan, sunnan fjall, east, south of the fell;

fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge;

fyrir handan á, beyond the river;

fyrir innan garð, inside the fence;

III. as adverb or ellipt.

1) ahead, before, opp. to eptir;

þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, when this came first, preceded;

2) first;

mun ek þar eptir gera sem þér gerit fyrir, I shall do to you according as you do first;

3) at hand, present, to the fore;

föng þau, er fyrir vóru, stores that were at hand;

þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already present (before the bride and bridegroom came);

4) e-m verðr e-t fyrir, one takes a certain step, acts so and so;

Kolbeini varð ekki fyrir, K. was at a loss what to do;

e-t mælist vel (illa) fyrir, a thing is well (ill) spoken or reported of (kvæðit mæltist vel fyrir).

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prep., in the Editions spelt differently; in MSS. this word is usually abbreviated either  (i. e. firir), or Ꝼ̆, fur͛, fvr͛ (i. e. fyrir); in some MSS. it is idiomatically spelt with i, fir͛, e. g. Arna-Magn. 382 (Bs. i. 263 sqq.); and even in the old Miracle-book Arna-Magn. 645 (Bs. i. 333 sqq.), just as ifir is written for yfir ( over); in a few MSS. it is written as a monosyllable fyr, e. g. D. I. i. 475, Mork. passim; in Kb. (Sæm.-Edda) occurs fyr telia, Vsp. I; fyr norðan, 36; fyr dyrum, Gm. 22; fyr vestan ver, Hkv. 2. 8; in other places as a dissyll. fyrir, e. g. Hm. 56, Gm. 54, Skm. 34, Ls. 15, Am. 64, Hkv. 2. 2, 19 (quoted from Bugge’s edition, see his preface, p. xvi); fyr and fyrir stand to one another in the same relation as ept to eptir, und to undir, of ( super) to yfir: this monosyllabic form is obsolete, save in the compds, where ‘for-’ is more common than ‘fyrir-;’ in some cases both forms are used, e. g. for-dæming and fyrir-dæming; in others only one, but without any fixed rule: again, the forms fyri, fyre, or fire, which are often used in Edd., are just as wrong, as if one were to say epti, undi, yfi; yet this spelling is found now and then in MSS., as, fyre, Ó. H. (facsimile); fire, Grág. Sb. ii. 288 (also facsimile): the particles í and á are sometimes added, í fur, Fms. iv. 137; í fyrir, passim; á fur, Haustl. 1. [Ulf. faur and faura; A. S. fore and for; Engl. for and fore-; Germ. für and vor; Dan. for; Swed. för; Gr. προ-; Lat. pro, prae.]

WITH DAT., chiefly without the notion of movement.

A. LOCAL:

I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrum, before the doors, at the doors, Nj. 14, Vsp. 53, Hm. 69, Edda 130; niðr f. smiðju-dyrum, Eg. 142:—ahead, úti fyrir búðinni, Nj. 181; kómusk sauðirnir upp á fjallit f. þeim, ahead of them, 27; vóru fyrir honum borin merkin, the banner was borne before him, 274; göra orð fyrir sér, to send word before one, Fms. vii. 207, Hkr. iii. 335 (Ó. H. 201, l. c., frá sér):—also denoting direction, niðri í eldinum f. sér, beneath in the fire before them, Nj. 204; þeir sá f. sér bæ mikinn, they saw before them a great building, i. e. they came to a great house, Eg. 546; öðrum f. sér ( in front) en öðrum á bak sér, Grág. i. 5.

2. before one, before one’s face, in one’s presence; úhelgaða ek Otkel f. búum, before the neighbours, Nj. 87; lýsi ek f. búum fimm, 218; lýsa e-u ( to proclaim) f. e-m, Ld. 8; hann hermdi boð öll f. Gizuri, Nj. 78; hón nefndisk f. þeim Gunnhildr, told them that her name was G., Fms. i. 8; kæra e-t f. e-m, Ó. H. 60; slíkar fortölur hafði hann f. þeim, Nj. 200; the saying, því læra börnin málið að það er f. þeim haft, bairns learn to speak because it is done before them, i. e. because they hear it; hafa gott (íllt) f. e-m, to give a good (bad) example, e. g. in the presence of children; lifa vel f. Guði, to live well before God, 623. 29; stór ábyrgðar-hluti f. Guði, Nj. 199; sem þeir sjá réttast f. Guði, Grág. i. (pref.); fyrir öllum þeim, Hom. 89; á laun f. öðrum mönnum, hidden from other men, unknown to them, Grág. i. 337, Jb. 378; nú skaltú vera vin minn mikill f. húsfreyju minni, i. e. when you talk to my wife, Nj. 265; fyrir Drottni, before the Lord, Merl. 2. 78.

3. denoting reception of guests, visitors; hann lét ryðja f. þeim búðina, he had the room cleared for them, for their reception, Nj. 228; Valhöll ryðja fyr vegnu fólki, i. e. to clear Valhalla for slain folk, Em. I; ryðja vígvöll f. vegundum, Nj. 212; ljúka upp f. e-m, to open the door for one, Fms. xi. 323, Stj. 5; rýma pallinn f. þeim, Eg. 304; hann lét göra eld f. þeim, he had a fire made for them, 204; þeir görðu eld. f. sér, Fms. xi. 63; … veizlur þar sem fyrir honum var búit, banquets that were ready for him, Eg. 45.

II. before one, in one’s way; þar er díki varð f. þeim, Eg. 530; á (fjörðr) varð f. þeim, a river, fjord, was before them, i. e. they came to it, 133, 161; at verða eigi f. liði yðru, 51; maðr sá varð f. Vindum, that man was overtaken by the V., Hkr. iii. 363; þeirra manna er f. honum urðu, Eg. 92.

2. sitja f. e-m, to lie in wait for one, Ld. 218, Nj. 107; lá f. henni í skóginum, Edda (pref.); sitja f. rekum, to sit watching for wrecks, Eg. 136 (fyrir-sát).

3. ellipt., menn urðu at gæta sín er f. urðu, Nj. 100; Egill var þar f. í runninum, E. was before (them), lay in ambush, Eg. 378; hafði sá bana er f. varð, who was before (the arrow), i. e. he was hit, Nj. 8.

4. verða f. e-u, to be hit, taken, suffer from a thing; ef hann verðr f. drepi, if he be struck, Grág. ii. 19; verða f. áverka, to be wounded, suffer injury, Ld. 140; verða f. reiði konungs, to fall into disgrace with the king, Eg. 226; verða f. ósköpum, to become the victim of a spell, spell-bound, Fas. i. 130; sitja f. hvers manns ámæli, to be the object of all men’s blame, Nj. 71; vera eigi f. sönnu hafðr, to be unjustly charged with a thing, to be innocent.

III. a naut. term, before, off; liggja f. bryggjum, to lie off the pier, Ld. 166; skip fljóta f. strengjum, Sks. 116; þeir lágu f. bænum, they lay off the town, Bs. i. 18; liggja úti f. Jótlands-síðu, off Jutland, Eg. 261; hann druknaði f. Jaðri, off the J., Fms. i. II; þeir kómu at honum f. Sjólandi, off Zealand, x. 394; hafa úti leiðangr f. landi, Hkr. i. 301; f. Humru-minni, off the Humber, Orkn. 338, cp. Km. 3, 8, 9, 13, 19, 21; fyrir Nesjum, off the Ness, Vellekla; fyrir Tungum, Sighvat; fyrir Spáni, off Spain, Orkn. 356.

IV. before, at the head of, denoting leadership; smalamaðr f. búi föður síns, Ver. 26 (of king David); vera f. liði, to be over the troops, Eg. 292, Nj. 7; vera f. máli, to lead the case, Band. 8; vera forstjóri f. búi, to be steward over the household, Eg. 52; ráða f. landi, ríki, etc., to rule, govern, Ó H. 33, Nj. 5; hverr f. eldinum réði, who was the ringleader of the fire, Eg. 239; ráða f. e-u, to rule, manage a thing, passim: the phrase, sitja f. svörum, to respond on one’s behalf, Ölk. 36, Band. 12; hafa svör f. e-m, to be the chief spokesman, Fms. x. 101, Dipl. v. 26.

V. special usages; friða f. e-m, to make peace for one, Fms. vii. 16, Bs. i. 65; bæta f. e-m, to make things good for one, Hom. 109; túlka, vera túlkr, flytja (etc.) f. e-m, to plead for one, Fms. iii. 33, Nj. 128,—also spilla f. e-m, to disparage one, Eg. 255; haga, ætla f. e-u, to manage, arrange for one, Ld. 208, Sturl. i. 14, Boll. 356; rífka ráð f. e-m, to better one’s condition, Nj. 21; ráða heiman-fylgju ok tilgjöf f. frændkonu sinni, Js. 58; standa f. manni, to stand before, shield a man, stand between him and his enemy, Eg. 357, Grág. ii. 13; vera skjöldr f. e-m, 655 xxxii. 4; hafa kostnað f. e-u, to have the expences for a thing, Ld. 14; vinna f. e-m, to support one by one’s work, Sks. 251; starfa f. fé sínu, to manage one’s money, Ld. 166; hyggja f. e-u, to take heed for a thing, Nj. 109; hyggja f. sér, Fs. 5; hafa forsjá f. e-m, to provide for one, Ld. 186; sjá f. e-u, to see after, Eg. 118, Landn, 152; sjá þú nokkut ráð f. mér, Nj. 20: ironic. to put at rest, Háv. 40: ellipt., sjá vel f., to provide well for, Nj. 102.

B. TEMP. ago; fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago; fyrir stundu, a while ago, Nj. 80; fyrir litlu, a little while ago, Fms. i. 76, Ld. 134; fyrir skömmu, a sbort while ago; fyrir löngu, a long while ago, Nj. 260, Fms. i. 50; fyrir öndverðu, from the beginning, Grág. i. 80, ii. 323, 394, Finnb. 342; fyrir þeim, before they were born, Fms. i. 57.

2. the phrase, vera f. e-u, to forebode; vera f. stórfundum, Nj. 107, 277; þat hygg ek vera munu f. siða-skipti, Fms. xi. 12; þessi draumr mun vera f. kvámu nökkurs manns, vii. 163; dreyma draum f. e-u, 8; fyrir tiðendum, ii. 65:—spá f. e-m, to ‘spae’ before, prophecy to one, Nj. 171.

C. METAPH.:

I. before, above; þóttu þeir þar f. öllum ungum mönnum, Dropl. 7; þykkisk hann mjök f. öðrum mönnum, Ld. 38; ver f. hirðmönnum, be first among my herdsmen, Eg. 65; Hálfdan svarti var f. þeim bræðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers, Fms. i. 4; þorgrímr var f. sonum Önundar, Grett. 87; var Haraldr mest f. þeim at virðingu, Fms. i. 47.

II. denoting help, assistance; haun skal rétta vættið f. þeim, Grág. i. 45 (vide above A. IV and V).

2. the following seem to be Latinisms, láta lífit f. heilagri Kristni, to give up one’s life for holy Christianity, = Lat. pro, Fms. vii. 172; ganga undir píslir fyrir Guðs nafni, Blas. 38; gjalda önd mína f. önd þinni, Johann. 17; gefa gjöf f. sál sinni ( pro animâ suâ), H. E. i. 466; fyrir mér ok minni sál, Dipl. iv. 8; færa Guði fórnir f. e-m, 656 A; heita f. e-m, biðja f. e-m, to make a vow, pray for one (orare pro), Fms. iii. 48, Bs. i. 70; biðja f. mönnum, to intercede for, 19, Fms. xi. 287: even with a double construction, biðja f. stað sinn (acc., which is vernacular) ok heilagri kirkju (dat., which is a Latinism), x. 127.

III. denoting disadvantage, harm, suffering; þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest Egil thwart all thy affairs, Eg. 249; únýtir hann þá málit fyrir sér, then he ruins his own case, Grág. i. 36, Dropl. 14, 16; Manverjar rufu safnaðinn f. Þorkatli, the Manxmen broke up the assembly, i. e. forsook Thorkel, Fms. ix. 422; kom upp grátr f. henni, she burst into tears, 477; taka fé f. öðrum, to take another’s money, N. G. L. i. 20; knörr þann er konungr lét taka fyrir Þórólfi, Landn. 56; ef hross verðr tekit f. honum, if a horse of his be taken, Grág. i. 436; hann tók upp fé fyrir öllum, he seized property for them all, Ó. H. 60; e-t ferr ílla f. e-m, a thing turns out ill for one; svá fór f. Ólófu, so it came to pass for O., Vígl. 18; loka dyrr f. e-m, to lock the door in one’s face, Edda 21: þeir hafa eigi þessa menn f. yðr drepit, heldr f. yðrar sakir þessi víg vegit, i. e. they have not harmed you, but rather done you a service in slaying those men, Fbr. 33; tók at eyðask f. henni lausa-fé, her money began to fail, Nj. 29; rak á f. þeim storma ok stríðviðri, they were overtaken by gales and bad weather, Vígl. 27; Víglundr rak út knöttinn f. Jökli, V. drove the ball for J., i. e. so that he had to run after it, 24; sá er skar tygil f. Þóri, he who cut Thor’s line, Bragi; sverð brast f. mér, my sword broke, Korm. 98 (in a verse); brjóta e-t f. e-m, to break a thing for one, Bs. i. 15 (in a verse); Valgarðr braut krossa fyrir Merði ok öll heilög tákn, Nj. 167; árin brotnaði f. honum, his oar broke; allar kýrnar drápust fyrir honum, all his cows died.

2. denoting difficulty, hindrance; sitja f. sæmd e-s, to sit between oneself and one’s honour, i. e. to hinder one’s doing well, Sturl. 87; mikit göri þér mér f. þessu máli, you make this case sore for me, Eb. 124; þér er mikit f. máli, thy case stands ill, Fms. v. 325; ekki er Guði f. því, it is easy for God to do, 656 B. 9; varð honum lítið f. því, it was a small matter for him, he did it easily, Grett. III; mér er minna f. því, it is easier for me, Am. 60; þykkja mikit f. e-u, to be much grieved for a thing, do it unwillingly, Nj. 77; Icel. also say, þykja fyrir (ellipt.), to feel hurt, be displeased:—ellipt., er þeim lítið fyrir at villa járnburð þenna, it is a small matter for them to spoil this ordeal, Ó. H. 140; sem sér muni lítið f. at veiða Gunnar, Nj. 113; fast mun f. vera, it will be fast-fixed before (one), hard to move, Ld. 154; Ásgrími þótti þungt f., A. thought that things looked sad (heavy), Nj. 185; hann var lengi f., he was long about it, Fms. x. 205; hann var lengi f. ok kvað eigi nei við, he was cross and said not downright no, Þorf. Karl. 388.

IV. in a causal sense, for, because of, Lat. per, pro; sofa ek né mákat fugls jarmi fyrir, I cannot sleep for the shrill cry of birds, Edda 16 (in a verse); hon undi sér hvergi f. verkjum, she had no rest for pains, Bjarn. 69; fyrir gráti, tárum, = Lat. prae lacrymis; fyrir harmi, for sorrow; f. hlátri, for laughter, as in Engl.; þeir æddust f. einni konu, they went mad for the sake of one woman, Sól. 11; ílla fært f. ísum, scarce passable for ice, Fms. xi. 360; hætt var at sitja útar f. Miðgarðs-ormi, Edda 35; hann var lítt gengr f. sárinu, he could hardly walk for the wound, Fbr. 178; fyrir hræðslu, for fear, Hbl. 26; heptisk vegrinn f. þeim meinvættum sem …, Fs. 4; gáðu þeir eigi f. veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing they took no care to make hay, Landn. 30; fyrir riki konungs, for the king’s power, Eg. 67, 117; fyrir ofríki manna, Grág. i. 68; fyrir hví, for why? Eluc. 4; fyrir hví þeir væri þar, Eg. 375; fyrir því, at …, for that, because, Edda 35, Fms. i. 22, vii. 330, Ld. 104; en fyrir því nú at, now since, Skálda 171; nú fyrir því at, id., 169: the phrase, fyrir sökum, for the sake of, because of, passim; vide sök.

V. by, by the force of; öxlin gékk ór liði fyrir högginu, the shoulder was disjointed by the force of the stroke, Háv. 52.

2. denoting contest; falla f. e-m, to fall before one, i. e. fighting against one, Fms. i. 7, iv. 9, x. 196; verða halloki f. e-m, to be overcome in fighting one, Ld. 146; látask f. e-m, to perish by one, Eb. 34; hafa bana f. e-m, to be slain by one, Nj. 43; þeir kváðu fá fúnað hafa f. honum, 263; mæddisk hann f. þeim, he lost his breath in fighting them, Eg. 192; láta ríki f. e-m, to lose the kingdom before another, i. e. so that the latter gains it, 264; láta lausar eignir mínar f. þér, 505; láta hlut sinn f. e-m, Fs. 47; standask f. e-m, to stand one’s ground before one, Edda (pref.); hugðisk hann falla mundu f. sjóninni einni saman, that he would sink before his glance, 28, Hým. 12; halda hlut f. e-m, Ld. 54; halda frið ok frelsi f. várum óvinum, Fms. viii. 219; fara mun ek sem ek hefi áðr ætlað f. þínum draum ( thy dream notwithstanding), Ld. 216; þér farit hvárt er þér vilit f. mér, you go wherever you like for me, so far as I am concerted, Fær. 37; halda vöku f. sér, to keep oneself awake, Fms. i. 216.

β. with verbs, flýja, hlaupa, renna, stökkva f. e-m, to fly, leap, run before one, i. e. to be pursued, Bs. i. 774, Grág. ii. 359; at hann rynni f. þrælum hans, Ld. 64; fyrir þessum úfriði stökk Þangbrandr til Noregs, 180; skyldi hann ganga ór á f. Hofsmönnum, Landn. 178; ganga f. e-u, to give way before, yield to a thing, Fms. i. 305, x. 292; vægja f. e-m, to yield to one, give way, Eg. 21, 187, Nj. 57, Ld. 234.

VI. against; verja land f. e-m, Eg. 32; verja landit f. Dönum ok öðrum víkingum, Fms. i. 23; til landvarnar f. víkingum, Eg. 260; landvarnar-maðr f. Norðmönnum, Fms. vi. 295; gæta brúarinnar f. bergrisum, Edda 17; gæt þín vel f. konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men, Eg. 113; góð aðstoð f. tröllum ok dvergum, Bárð. 163; beiða Baldri griða f. allskonar háska, Edda 36; auðskæðr f. höggum, Eg. 770.

VII. in the sense of being driven before; fyrir straumi, veðri, vindi, before the stream, wind, weather (forstreymis, forvindis), Grág. ii. 384, Fms. vii. 262; halda f. veðri, to stand before the wind, Róm. 211.

2. rýrt mun verða f. honum smá-mennit, he will have an easy game with the small people, Nj. 94: ellipt., hafði sá bana er f. varð, 8; sprakk f., 16, 91.

VIII. fyrir sér, of oneself, esp. of physical power; mikill f. sér, strong, powerful; lítill f. sér, weak, feeble, Nj. 20, Ísl. ii. 368, Eg. 192; þér munuð kalla mik lítinn mann f. mér, Edda 33; minnstr f. sér, smallest, weakest, Eg. 123; gildr maðr f. sér, Ísl. ii. 322, Fms. ii. 145; herðimaðr mikiil f. sér, a hardy man, Nj. 270; hvat ert þú f. þér, what kind of fellow art thou? Clem. 33; vera einn f. sér, to be a strange fellow, Grett. 79 new Ed.; Icel. also say, göra mikið (lítið) f. sér, to make oneself big ( little).

β. sjóða e-t f. sér, to hesitate, saunter, Nj. 154; mæla f. munni, to talk between one’s teeth, to mutter, Orkn. 248, Nj. 249.

IX. denoting manner or quality; hvítr f. hærum, white with hoary hairs, Fms. vi. 95, Fas. ii. 540; gráir fyrir járnum, grey with steel, of a host in armour, Mag. 5; hjölt hvít f. silfri, a hilt white with silver = richly silvered, Eb. 226.

X. as adverb or ellipt.,

1. ahead, in front, = á undan, Lat. prae, opp. to eptir; þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, as this came first, preceded, Nj. 34; at einhverr mundi fara heim fyrir, that some one would go home first (to spy), Eg. 580; Egill fór f., E. went in before, id.; at vér ríðim þegar f. í nótt, 283.

β. first; hann stefndi f. málinu, en hann mælti eptir, one pronounced the words first, but the other repeated after him, Nj. 35; mun ek þar eptir göra sem þér gerit f., I shall do to you according as you do first, 90:—temp., sjau nóttum f., seven nights before, Grág. ii. 217.

2. to the fore, at hand, present; þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already to the fore, i. e. before the bride and bridegroom came, Nj. 11; úvíst er at vita hvar úvinir sitja á fleti fyrir, Hm. 1; skal þá lögmaðr þar f. vera, he shall be there present, Js. 3; heima í túni fyrir, Fær. 50; þar vóru fyrir Hildiríðar-synir, Eg. 98; var honum allt kunnigt fyrir, he knew all about the localities, 583; þeim ómögum, sem f. eru, who are there already, i. e. in his charge, Grág. i. 286: of things, föng þau er f. vóru, stores that were to the fore, at hand, Eg. 134.

3. fore, opp. to ‘back,’ of clothes; slæður settar f. allt gullknöppum, Eg. 516; bak ok fyrir, back and front, = bak ok brjóst, Mar.

XI. in the phrase, e-m verðr e-t fyrir, a thing is before one, i. e. one takes that and that step, acts so and so in an emergency; nú verðr öðrum þeirra þat f., at hann kveðr, now if the other part alleges, that …, Grág. i. 362; Kolbeini varð ekki f., K. had no resource, i. e. lost his head, Sturl. iii. 285:—the phrase, e-t mælisk vel (ílla) fyrir, a thing is well ( ill) reported of; víg Gunnars spurðisk ok mæltisk ílla fyrir um allar sveitir, Nj. 117, Sturl. ii. 151; mun þat vel f. mælask, people will like it well, Nj. 29, Þórð. 55 new Ed.; ílla mun þat f. mælask at ganga á sættir við frændr sína, Ld. 238; ok er lokit var, mæltisk kvæðit vel f., the people praised the poem, Fms. vii. 113.

XII. in special senses, either as prep. or adv. (vide A. V. above); segja leið f. skipi, to pilot a ship, Eg. 359; segja f. skipi, to say a prayer for a new ship or for any ship going to sea, Bs. i. 774, Fms. x. 480; mæla f. e-u, to dictate, Grág. ii. 266; mæla f. minni, to bring out a toast, vide minni; mæla f. sætt, i. 90; skipa, koma e-u f., to arrange, put right; ætla f. e-u, to make allowance for; trúa e-m f. e-u, to entrust one with; það fer mikið f. e-u (impers.), it is of great compass, bulky; hafa f. e-u, to have trouble with a thing; leita f. sér, to enquire; biðjask f., to say one’s prayers, vide biðja; mæla fyrir, segja f., etc., to order, Nj. 103, Js. 3: of a spell or solemn speaking, hann mælti svá f., at …, Landn. 34; spyrjask f., to enquire, Hkr. ii. 333; búask f., to prepare, make arrangement, Landn. 35, Sks. 551; skipask f., to draw up, Nj. 197; leggjask f., to lie down in despair, Bs. i. 194; spá fyrir, to ‘spae’ before, foretell; þeir menn er spá f. úorðna hluti, Fms. i. 96; segja f., to foretell, 76, Bb. 332; Njáll hefir ok sagt f. um æfi hans, Nj. 102; vita e-t f., to ‘wit’ beforehand, know the future, 98; sjá e-t f., to foresee, 162; ef þat er ætlat f., fore-ordained, id.

WITH ACC., mostly with the notion of movement.

A. LOCAL:

I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrrin, Nj. 198; láta síga brýnn f. brár, Hkv. Hjörv. 19; halda f. augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes, Nj. 132; leggja sverði fyrir brjóst e-m, to thrust a sword into his breast, 162, Fs. 39.

2. before one, before a court; stefna e-m f. dómstól, Fms. xi. 444; ganga, koma f. e-n, to go, come before one, Fms. i. 15, Eg. 426, Nj. 6, 129, passim; fyrir augu e-s, before one’s eyes, Stj. 611.

3. before, so as to shield; hann kom skildinum f. sik, he put the shield before him, Nj. 97, 115; halda skildi f. e-n, a duelling term, since the seconder had to hold one’s shield, Ísl. ii. 257.

4. joined to adverbs such as fram, aptr, út, inn, ofan, niðr, austr, vestr, suðr, norðr, all denoting direction; fram f., forward; aptr f., backward, etc.; hann reiddi öxina fram f. sik, a stroke forward with the axe, Fms. vii. 91; hann hljóp eigi skemra aptr en fram fyrir sik, Nj. 29; þótti honum hann skjóta brandinum austr til fjallanna f. sik, 195; komask út f. dyrr, to go outside the door, Eg. 206:—draga ofan f. brekku, to drag over the hill, Ld. 220; hrinda f. mel ofan, to thrust one over the gravel bank, Eg. 748; hlaupa f. björg, to leap over a precipice, Eb. 62, Landn. 36; elta e-n f. björg, Grág. ii. 34; hlaupa (kasta) f. borð, to leap ( throw) overboard, Fms. i. 178, Hkr. iii. 391, Ld. 226; síga ( to be hauled) niðr f. borgar-vegg, 656 C. 13, Fms. ix. 3; hlaupa niðr f. stafn, Eg. 142; niðr f. skaflinn, Dropl. 25; fyrir brekku, Orkn. 450, Glúm. 395 (in a verse).

II. in one’s way, crossing one’s way; þeir stefndu f. þá, Fms. ix. 475; ríða á leið f. þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them, Boll. 348; hlaupa ofan f. þá, Nj. 153; vóru allt komin f. hann bréf, letters were come before him, in his way, Fms. vii. 207; þeir felldu brota f. hann, viz. they felled trees before him, so as to stop him, viii. 60, ix. 357; leggja bann f. skip, to lay an embargo on a ship, Ld. 166.

III. round, off a point; fyrir nesit, Nj. 44; út f. Holm, out past the Holm, Fms. vii. 356: esp. as a naut. term, off a point on the shore, sigla f. England, Norðyrnbraland, Þrasnes, Spán, to sail by the coast of, stand off England, Northumberland, … Spain, Orkn. 338, 340, 342, 354; fyrir Yrjar, Fms. vii. (in a verse); fyrir Siggju, Aumar, Lista, Edda 91 (in a verse); er hann kom f. Elfina, when be came off the Gotha, Eg. 80; leggja land f. skut, to lay the land clear of the stern, i. e. to pass it, Edda l. c.; göra frið f. land sitt, to pacify the land from one end to another, Ld. 28; fyrir uppsprettu árinnar, to come to ( round) the sources of the river, Fms. iii. 183; fyrir garðs-enda, Grág. ii. 263; girða f. nes, to make a wall across the ness, block it up, cp. Lat. praesepire, praemunire, etc., Grág. ii. 263; so also binda f. op, poka, Lat. praeligare, praestringere; hlaða f. gat, holu, to stop a hole, opening; greri f. stúfinn, the stump (of the arm or leg) was healed, closed, Nj. 275; skjóta slagbrandi f. dyrr, to shoot a bolt before the door, to bar it, Dropl. 29; láta loku (lás) f. hurð, to lock a door, Gísl. 28; setja innsigli f. bréf, to set a seal to a letter, Dipl. i. 3: ellipt., setr hón þar lás fyrir, Ld. 42, Bs. i. 512.

2. along, all along; f. endilanga Danmörk, f. endilangan Noreg, all along Denmark, Norway, from one end to the other, Fms. iv. 319, xi. 91, Grett. 97:—öx álnar f. munn, an axe with an ell-long edge, Ld. 276; draga ör f. ödd, to draw the arrow past the point, an archer’s term, Fms. ii. 321.

IV. with verbs, fyrir ván komit, one is come past hope, all hope is gone, Sturl. i. 44, Hrafn. 13, Fms. ii. 131; taka f. munn e-m, to stop one’s mouth; taka f. háls, kverkar, e-m, to seize one by the throat, etc.; taka mál f. munn e-m, ‘verba alicujus praeripere,’ to take the word out of one’s mouth, xi. 12; taka f. hendr e-m, to seize one’s hands, stop one in doing a thing, Eb. 124; mod., taka fram f. hendrnar á e-m.

B. TEMP.: fyrir dag, before day, Eg. 80; f. miðjan dag, Ld. 14; f. sól, before sunrise, 268; f. sólar-lag, before sunset; f. miðjan aptan, Nj. 192; f. náttmál, 197; f. óttu, Sighvat; f. þinglausnir, Ölk. 37; f. Jól, Nj. 269; f. fardaga, Grág. ii. 341; viku f. sumar, 244; f. mitt sumar, Nj. 138; litlu f. vetr, Eg. 159; f. vetrnætr, Grág. ii. 217; f. e-s minni, before one’s memory, Íb. 16.

C. METAPH.:

I. above, before; hann hafdi mest fyrir aðra konunga hraustleikinn, Fms. x. 372.

II. for, on behalf of; vil ek bjóða at fara f. þik, I will go for thee, in thy stead, Nj. 77; ganga í skuld f. e-n, Grág. i. 283; Egill drakk … ok svá f. Ölvi, Eg. 210; kaupa e-t f. e-n, Nj. 157; gjalda gjöld f. e-n, Grág. i. 173; verja, sækja, sakir f. e-n, Eg. 504; hvárr f. sik, each for oneself, Dipl. v. 26; sættisk á öll mál f. Björn, Nj. 266; tók sættir f. Björn, Eg. 168; svara f. e-t, Fms. xi. 444; hafa til varnir f. sik, láta lýrit, lög-vörn koma f.; færa vörn f. sik, etc.; verja, sækja sakir f. sik, and many similar law phrases, Grág. passim; biðja konu f. e-n, to woo a lady for another, Fms. x. 44; fyrir mik, on my behalf, for my part, Gs. 16; lögvörn f. mál, a lawful defence for a case, Nj. 111; hafa til varnar f. sök, to defend a case, Grág. i. 61; halda skiladómi f. e-t, Dipl. iv. 8; festa lög f. e-t, vide festa.

III. in a distributive sense; penning f. mann, a penny per man, K. Þ. K. 88; fyrir nef hvert, per nose = per head, Lv. 89, Fms. i. 153, Ó. H. 141; hve f. marga menn, for how many men, Grág. i. 296; fyrir hverja stiku, for each yard, 497.

IV. for, for the benefit of; brjóta brauð f. hungraða, Hom. 75; þeir skáru f. þá melinn, they cut the straw for them (the horses), Nj. 265; leggja kostnað f. e-n, to defray one’s costs, Grág. i. 341.

V. for, instead of; hann setti sik f. Guð, Edda (pref.); hafa e-n f. Guð (Lat. pro Deo), Stj. 73, Barl. 131; geta, fá, kveðja mann f. sik, to get a man as one’s delegate or substitute, Grág. i. 48 passim; þeir höfðu vargstakka f. brynjur, Fs. 17; manna-höfuð vóru f. kljána, Nj. 275; gagl f. gás ok grís f. gamalt svín, Ó. H. 86; rif stór f. hlunna, Háv. 48; buðkr er f. húslker er hafðr, Vm. 171; auga f. auga, tönn f. tönn, Exod. xxi. 24; skell f. skillinga, Þkv. 32.

VI. because of, for; vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit, Nj. 92, Fms. v. 162; eigi f. sakleysi, not without ground, i. 302; fyrir hvat (why, for what) stefndi Gunnarr þeim til úhelgi? Nj. 101; ok urðu f. þat sekir, Landn. 323; hafa ámæli f. e-t, Nj. 65, passim.

2. in a good sense, for one’s sake, for one; fyrir þín orð, for thy words, intercession, Ísl. ii. 217; vil ek göra f. þín orð, Ld. 158, Nj. 88; fyrir sína vinsæld, by his popularity, Fms. i. 259: the phrase, fyrir e-s sök, for one’s sake, vide sök: in swearing, a Latinism, fyrir trú mína, by my faith! (so in Old Engl. ‘fore God), Karl. 241; fyrir þitt líf, Stj. 514; ek særi þik f. alla krapta Krists ok manndóm þinn, Nj. 176. VII. for, at, denoting value, price; fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks, Eg. 714; er sik leysti út f. þrjú hundruð marka, Fms. ix. 421; ganga f. hundrað, to pass or go for a hundred, D. I. i. 316:—also of the thing bought, þú skalt reiða f. hana þrjár merkr, thou shall pay for her three marks, Ld. 30; fyrir þik skulu koma mannhefndir, Nj. 57; bætr f. víg, Ísl. ii. 274; bætr f. mann, Eg. 259, passim; fyrir áverka Þorgeirs kom legorðs-sökin, Nj. 101:—so in the phrase, fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost; fyrir öngan mun, by no means, Fms. i. 9, 157, Gþl. 531:—hafði hverr þeirra mann f. sik, eða tvá …, each slew a man or more for himself, i. e. they sold their lives dearly, Ó. H. 217.

2. ellipt., í staðinn f., instead of, Grág. i. 61; hér vil ek bjóða f. góð boð, Nj. 77; taka umbun f., Fms. vii. 161; svara slíku f. sem …, Boll. 350; þér skulut öngu f. týna nema lífinu, you shall lose nothing less than your head, Nj. 7.

VIII. by means of, by, through; fyrir þat sama orð, Stj.; fyrir sína náttúru, Fms. v. 162; fyrir messu-serkinn, iii. 168; fyrir þinn krapt ok frelsis-hönd, Pass. 19. 12; svikin f. orminn, by the serpent, Al. 63,—this use of fyrir seems to be a Latinism, but is very freq. in eccl. writings, esp. after the Reformation, N. T., Pass., Vídal.; fyrir munn Davíðs, through the mouth of David, etc.:—in good old historical writings such instances are few; þeir hlutuðu f. kast ( by dice), Sturl. ii. 159.

IX. in spite of, against; fyrir vilja sinn, N. G. L. i. 151; fyrir vitorð eðr vilja e-s, against one’s will or knowledge, Grág. ii. 348; kvángask (giptask) f. ráð e-s, i. 177, 178, Þiðr. 190; nú fara menn f. bann ( in spite of an embargo) landa á milli, Gþl. 517; hann gaf henni líf f. framkvæmd farar, i. e. although she had not fulfilled her journey ( her vow), Fms. v. 223; fyrir várt lof, vi. 220; fyrir allt þat, in spite of all that, Grett. 80 new Ed.; fyrir ráð fram, heedlessly; fyrir lög fram, vide fram.

X. denoting capacity, in the same sense as ‘at,’ C. II, p. 27, col. 1; scarcely found in old writers (who use ‘at’), but freq. in mod. usage, thus, eigi e-n f. vin, to have one for a friend, in old writers ‘at vin;’ hafa e-n f. fífl, fól, to make sport of one.

2. in old writers some phrases come near to this, e. g. vita f. vist, to know for certain, Dipl. i. 3; vita f. full sannindi, id., ii. 16; hafa f. satt, to take for sooth, believe, Nj. 135; koma f. eitt, to come ( turn) all to one, Lv. 11, Nj. 91, Fms. i. 208; koma f. ekki, to come to naught, be of no avail, Ísl. ii. 215; fyrir hitt mun ganga, it will turn the other way, Nj. 93; fyrir hann er einskis örvænt orðs né verks, from him everything may be expected, Ísl. ii. 326; hafa e-s víti f. varnað, to have another’s faults for warning, Sól. 19.

XI. joined with adverbs ending in -an, fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan, innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan, either with a following acc. denoting. direction, thus, fyrir austan, sunnan … fjall, east, south of the fell, i. e. on the eastern, southern side; fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge; fyrir útan fjall = Lat. ultra; fyrir innan fjall = Lat. infra; fyrir handan á, beyond the river; fyrir innan garð, inside the yard; fyrir ofan garð, above, beyond the yard, etc.; vide these adverbs:—used adverb., fyrir sunnan, in the south; fyrir vestan, in the west; fyrir norðan, in the north; fyrir austan, in the east,—current phrases in Icel. to mark the quarters of the country, cp. the ditty in Esp. Árb. year 1530; but not freq. in old writers, who simply say, norðr, suðr …, cp. Kristni S. ch. 1: absol. and adverb., fyrir ofan, uppermost; fyrir handan, on the other side:—fyrir útan e-t, except, save, Anal. 98, Vkv. 8; fyrir fram, vide fram.

☞ For- and fyrir- as prefixes, vide pp. 163–167 and below:

I. fore-, for-, meaning before, above, in the widest sense, local, temp., and metaph. furthering or the like, for-dyri, for-nes, for-ellri, for-beini, etc.

β. before, down, for-brekkis, -bergis, -streymis, -vindis, -viðris, etc.

2. in an intens. sense = before others, very, but not freq.; for-dyld, -góðr, -hagr, -hraustr, -kostuligr, -kuðr, -lítill, -ljótr, -prís, -ríkr, -snjallr.

II. (cp. fyrir, acc., C. IX), in a neg. or priv. sense; a few words occur even in the earliest poems, laws, and writers, e. g. for-að, -átta, -dæða, -nám, -næmi, -sending, -sköp, -verk, -veðja, -viða, -vitni, -ynja, -yrtir; those words at least seem to be original and vernacular: at a later time more words of the same kind crept in:

1. as early as writers of the 13th and 14th centuries, e. g. for-boð, -bænir, -djarfa, -dæma (fyrir-dæma), -taka (fyrir-taka), -þóttr; fyrir-bjóða, -fara, -göra, -koma, -kunna, -líta, -muna, -mæla, -vega, -verða.

2. introduced in some words at the time of the Reformation through Luther’s Bible and German hymns, and still later in many more through Danish, e. g. for-brjóta, -drífa, -láta, -líkast, -merkja, -nema, -sorga, -sóma, -standa, -svara, -þénusta, and several others; many of these, however, are not truly naturalised, being chiefly used in eccl. writings:—it is curious that if the pronoun be placed after the verb (which is the vernacular use in Icel.) the sense is in many cases reversed; thus, fyrir-koma, to destroy, but koma e-u fyrir can only mean to arrange; so also fyrir-mæla, to curse, and mæla fyrir, to speak for; for-bænir, but biðja fyrir e-m, etc.; in the latter case the sense is good and positive, in the former bad and negative; this seems to prove clearly that these compds are due to foreign influence.

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sit-and-wait strategy

Must prey located by bird from exposed, though usually low, perch using sit-and-wait strategy .

The wheatear looks for invertebrates while perched on a rock, large boulder, shrub or plant stem. When an insect is spotted crawling over the ground, the bird impetuously flies towards it, sometimes covering a distance of up to 10 m .

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18 passer

passer [pαse]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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► passer is conjugated with être unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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► Lorsque passer fait partie d'une locution comme passer sous le nez de qn, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. (d'un endroit à un autre) to go

• l'autobus vient de passer the bus has just gone past

• passer en courant to run past

• faire passer les piétons to let the pedestrians cross

• la balle n'est pas passée loin the bullet didn't miss by much

• où passe la route ? where does the road go?

► passer à ( = passer par, aller à)

la Seine passe à Paris the Seine flows through Paris

• si nous passions au salon ? shall we go into the sitting room?

• passer à table to sit down to eat

• passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy

• passer d'un extrême à l'autre to go from one extreme to the other► passer après

• le confort, ça passe après comfort is less important► passer avant

• le travail passe avant tout work comes first► passer dans

• les camions ne passent pas dans notre rue lorries don't go along our street

• passer dans les mœurs to become the custom

• passer dans la langue to enter the language

• l'alcool passe dans le sang alcohol enters the bloodstream► passer derrière to go behind

► passer devant to go in front of

• passer devant la maison de qn to go past sb's house

• je passe devant vous pour vous montrer le chemin I'll go in front to show you the way

• passez donc devant ! you go first!

• passer devant Monsieur le maire to get married

• il est passé devant le conseil de discipline he came up before the disciplinary committee► passer par to go through

• pour y aller, je passe par Amiens I go there via Amiens

• par où êtes-vous passé ? (pour venir ici) which way did you come? ; (pour aller ailleurs) which way did you go?

• pour téléphoner, il faut passer par le standard you have to go through the switchboard to make a call

• il est passé par des moments difficiles he's been through some hard times

• passer par un lycée technique to go through technical college

• nous sommes tous passés par là we've all been through that

• il faudra bien en passer par là there's no way round it

• une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me

• ça fait du bien par où ça passe ! (inf) that's just what the doctor ordered! (inf)► passer sous to go under

• il est passé sous l'autobus he was run over by the bus

• l'air passe sous la porte there's a draught from under the door► passer sur to go over ; ( = ignorer) to ignore

• passons sur les détails let's not worry about the details

• et je passe sur la saleté du lieu ! not to mention how dirty the place was!► laisser passer [+ air, lumière] to let in ; [+ personne, procession] to let through ; [+ erreur, occasion] to miss

• nous ne pouvons pas laisser passer ça we cannot let this pass

   b. ( = faire une halte rapide) passer au bureau to call in at the office

• passer chez un ami to call in at a friend's

• je ne fais que passer (chez qn) I can't stay long ; (dans une ville) I'm just passing through

• le facteur est passé the postman has been

► passer + infinitif

• passer prendre qn to call for sb

• passer chercher qn to call for sb

• passer voir qn to call on sb

• puis-je passer te voir en vitesse ? can I pop round?► en passant ( = sur le chemin) on the way ; ( = dans la conversation) in passing

• j'irai le voir en passant I'll call in and see him on the way

• il l'a dit en passant he mentioned it in passing

• il aime tous les sports, du football à la boxe en passant par le golf he likes all sports, from football to golf to boxing

   c. (Automobiles) les vitesses passent mal the gears are stiff

• passer en première to go into first

• passer en marche arrière to go into reverse

   d. ( = franchir un obstacle) [véhicule] to get through ; [cheval, sauteur] to get over

• ça passe ? (en manœuvrant) have I got enough room?

   e. ( = s'écouler) [temps] to go by

• comme le temps passe ! how time flies!

   f. ( = être digéré) to go down

• ça ne passe pas [repas] I've got indigestion

   g. ( = être accepté) [demande, proposition] to be accepted

• je ne pense pas que ce projet de loi passera I don't think this bill will be passed

• il est passé de justesse à l'examen he only just passed the exam

• il est passé dans la classe supérieure he's moved up to the next class (Brit) he's been promoted to the next grade (US)

• l'équipe est passée en 2^e division the team have moved up to the second division

• ça passe ou ça casse it's make or break time

   h. ( = devenir) to become

• passer directeur to become director

   i. ( = être montré) [film, émission, personne] to be on

• passer à la radio to be on the radio

• passer à la télévision to be on television

   j. ( = disparaître) [douleur] to pass ; [orage] to blow over ; [beauté, couleur] to fade ; [colère] to subside ; [mode] to die out

• faire passer à qn l'envie de faire qch to cure sb of doing sth

• cela fera passer votre rhume that will help get rid of your cold

• le plus dur est passé the worst is over

• il voulait être pompier mais ça lui est passé he wanted to be a fireman but he grew out of it

   k. (Cards) to pass

   l. (locutions) qu'il soit menteur, passe encore,... he may be a liar, that's one thing,...

► passer pour

• il pourrait passer pour un Allemand you could take him for a German

• il passe pour intelligent he's supposed to be intelligent

• se faire passer pour to pass o.s. off as

• tu veux me faire passer pour un idiot ! do you want to make me look stupid?► y passer (inf)

on a eu la grippe, tout le monde y est passé we've all had flu

• toute sa fortune y est passée he spent all his fortune on it

• si elle veut une promotion, il faudra bien qu'elle y passe (sexuellement) if she wants to be promoted, she'll have to sleep with the boss► passons let's say no more about it

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   a. ( = franchir) [+ frontière] to cross ; [+ porte] to go through

• passer la douane to go through customs

• passer une rivière à la nage to swim across a river

   b. ( = donner, transmettre) to give ; [+ consigne, message] to pass on

• passer qch à qn to give sth to sb

• passe-moi une cigarette give me a cigarette

• passer le ballon à qn to pass the ball to sb

• tu fais passer pass it round

• il m'a passé un livre he's lent me a book

• je vous passe M. Duroy [standard] I'm putting you through to Mr Duroy ; ( = je lui passe l'appareil) here's Mr Duroy

• passer qch en fraude to smuggle sth

• passer sa mauvaise humeur sur qn to take one's bad temper out on sb

   c. ( = mettre) [+ vêtement] to put on

• passer la tête à la porte to poke one's head round the door

   d. ( = dépasser) [+ gare, maison] to pass

• tu as passé l'âge you're too old

• il ne passera pas la nuit he won't last the night

   e. ( = omettre) [+ mot, ligne] to leave out

• passer son tour to miss one's turn

• et j'en passe ! and that's not all!

   f. ( = permettre) passer un caprice à qn to humour sb

• on lui passe tout [+ bêtises] he gets away with anything ; [+ désirs] he gets everything he wants

• passez-moi l'expression if you'll pardon the expression

   g. [+ examen] to take

• passer son permis (de conduire) to take one's driving test

• passer une visite médicale to have a medical

   h. [+ temps, vacances] to spend

• passer sa vie à faire to spend one's life doing

• j'ai passé la soirée chez Luc I spent the evening at Luc's

• ça fait passer le temps it passes the time

   i. [+ film, diapositives] to show ; [+ disque] to play

   j. [+ commande] to place

• passer un accord avec qn to reach an agreement with sb

• passer un marché avec qn to do a deal with sb

   k. (à la passoire) to sieve ; (au mixer) to blend

   l. (locutions) passer la serpillière dans la cuisine to wash the kitchen floor

• passer le balai dans une pièce to sweep a room

• passer l'aspirateur dans une pièce to vacuum a room

• passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint

• passe-toi de l'eau sur le visage splash your face with water

• qu'est-ce qu'il lui a passé comme savon ! (inf) he gave him a really rough time! (inf)

3. <

► se passer

   a. ( = avoir lieu) to happen

• qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ? what happened?

• que se passe-t-il ? what's going on?

• tout s'est bien passé everything went off smoothly

• ça s'est mal passé it turned out badly

• ça ne se passera pas comme ça ! I won't stand for that!

   b. ( = se mettre à soi-même) elle s'est passé de la crème solaire sur les épaules she put some sun cream on her shoulders

• se passer les mains sous l'eau to rinse one's hands

   c. (se transmettre) [+ ballon] to pass to each other ; [+ notes de cours, livre, plat] to pass around

   d. ( = finir) il faut attendre que ça se passe you'll have to wait till it's over

   e. ► se passer de [+ chose] to do without ; [+ personne] to manage without

• je peux me passer de ta présence I can manage without you around

• on peut se passer d'aller au théâtre we can do without going to the theatre

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+1! La traduction la plus courante de passer n'est pas to pass ; passer un examen se traduit par to take an exam.

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pɑse
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, frontière]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [obstacle]

ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau — they took the herd across the river

il m'a fait passer la frontière — he got me across the border

2) ( faire franchir)

passer quelque chose à la douane — to get something through customs

3) ( dépasser) to go past, to pass

quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite — turn right after the lights

j'ai passé l'âge — I'm too old

le malade ne passera pas la nuit — the patient won't last the night

4) ( mettre)

passer le doigt sur la table — to run one's finger over the table-top

passer la tête à la fenêtre — to stick one's head out of the window

elle m' a passé le bras autour des épaules — she put her arm around my shoulders

5) ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [something] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter) (colloq) to lend ( à quelqu'un to somebody); ( donner) (colloq) to give ( à quelqu'un to somebody)

fais passer la nouvelle à tes amis — pass the news on to your friends

passer sa colère sur ses collègues — to take one's anger out on one's colleagues

6) ( au téléphone)

tu peux me passer Chris? — can you put Chris on?

attends, je te la passe — hold on, here she is, I'll put her on

je vous le passe — ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through

pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834? — could you put me through to extension 4834 please?

7) ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]

faire passer un test à quelqu'un — to give somebody a test

c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux — I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral

8) ( réussir) to pass [examen, test]

9) ( dans le temps) to spend [temps] ( à faire doing)

nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble — we've had some good times together

dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit! — (colloq) hurry up, or we'll be here all night!

10) ( pardonner)

elle leur passe tout — she lets them get away with murder

il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille — he indulges his daughter's every whim

passez-moi l'expression — if you'll pardon the expression

11) ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]

je vous passe les détails — I'll spare you the details

j'en passe et des meilleures — (colloq) ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on

12) ( utiliser)

passer un chiffon sur les meubles — to go over the furniture with a cloth

passer un coup de fer sur une chemise — to give a shirt a quick iron

passer l'aspirateur dans le salon — to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge

13) ( étendre)

passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure — to dab some ointment on a burn

passer une couche de peinture sur quelque chose — to give something a coat of paint

14) ( soumettre)

passer quelque chose à la flamme — to hold something over a flame

qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé! — (colloq) she really went for us! (colloq)

15) ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus, sauce]; to purée [légumes]

16) ( enfiler) to slip [something] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]

ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole — they tried to put me in a straitjacket

17) ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce]

18) ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]

passer un marché — (colloq) to make a deal

19) Automobile ( enclencher)

passer la troisième/la marche arrière — to go into third gear/into reverse

20) Jeux

passer son tour — to pass

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass

passer entre — to pass between

nous sommes passés près du lac — we went past the lake

passer sur un pont — to go over a bridge

l'autobus vient juste de passer — the bus has just gone

le facteur n'est pas encore passé — the postman hasn't come ou been yet

je suis passé à côté du monument — I passed the monument

nous sommes passés près de chez toi — we were near your house

passer à pied/à bicyclette — to walk/to cycle past

un avion est passé — a plane flew overhead

il est passé en courant — he ran past

le ballon est passé tout près des buts — the ball narrowly missed the goal

2) (se trouver, s'étendre)

la route passe à côté du lac — the road runs alongside the lake

ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous — they built the road in front of our house

ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles — line that goes through the centres [BrE] of two circles

en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes — drawing a line through these two towns

3) ( faire un saut)

je ne fais que passer — I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute

quand je suis passé au marché — when I went down to the market

il est passé déposer un dossier — he came to drop off a file

passer dans la matinée — to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning

passe nous voir plus souvent! — come and see us more often!

passer prendre quelqu'un/qch — to pick somebody/sth up

4) ( se rendre) to go

les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne — the smugglers have crossed into Spain

passez derrière moi — follow me

il est passé devant moi — ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me

passer devant une commission — to come before a committee

5) ( aller au-delà) to get through

il est passé au rouge — he went through the red lights

il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer — he didn't wait for the lights to turn green

il m'a fait signe de passer — he waved me on

vas-y, ça passe! — go on, there's plenty of room!

laisser passer une ambulance — to let an ambulance through

le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière — the shutter lets in a chink of light

la cloison laisse passer le bruit — the partition doesn't keep the noise out

passer par-dessus bord — to fall overboard

il est passé par la fenêtre — ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window

il est passé sous un train — he was run over by a train

passer derrière la maison — to get round GB ou around US the back of the house

6) ( transiter)

passer par — [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through

nous sommes passés par Édimbourg — we went via Edinburgh

passer par quelqu'un pour faire quelque chose — to go through somebody to do

passer par de rudes épreuves — to go through the mill

passer par une rue — to go along a street

passer au bord de la faillite — to come very close to bankruptcy

la formation par laquelle il est passé — the training (that) he had

il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête — he always says the first thing that comes into his head

je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête — I never know what's going on in your head

une idée m'est passée par la tête — an idea occurred to me

qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? — what was he/she thinking of?

un sourire passa sur ses lèvres — he/she smiled briefly

des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe — from reptiles to man, including apes

7) (colloq) ( avoir son tour)

il accuse le patron, ses collègues, bref, tout le monde y passe — he's accusing the boss, his colleagues - in other words, everyone in sight

que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer — whether you like it or not, there's no alternative

on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là — there is no other way around it

je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là — I know all about that, I've been there (colloq)

8) ( négliger)

je préfère passer sur ce point — I'd rather not dwell on that point

il est passé sur les détails — he didn't go into the details

si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement — if we ignore the travel expenses

passons! — ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!

passer à côté d'une question — ( involontairement) to miss the point

laisser passer quelque chose — ( délibérément) to overlook something

laisser passer une occasion — to miss an opportunity

laisser passer plusieurs fautes — ( par inadvertance) to let several mistakes slip through

9) ( ne pas approfondir)

notons en passant que — we should note in passing that

soit dit en passer — incidentally

10) (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well ( auprès de with); [loi, candidat] to get through; [attitude, pensée] to be accepted

ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal — it must be the cucumber

prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! — have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion

vos critiques sont mal passées — your criticism went down badly

ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leurs idées — they never managed to get their ideas accepted

que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! — criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander

avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas — flattery won't work with him

passer au premier tour — Politique to be elected in the first round

passer dans la classe supérieure — to move up to the next year ou grade US

(ça) passe pour cette fois — (colloq) I'll let it go this time

11) ( se déplacer)

passer de France en Espagne — to leave France and enter Spain

passer de la salle à manger au salon — to move from the dining room to the lounge

passer à l'ennemi — to go over to the enemy

passer sous contrôle de l'ONU — to be taken over by the UN

passer sous contrôle ennemi — to fall into enemy hands

passer de main en main — to be passed around

passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre — to flit from one subject to another

passer de la théorie à la pratique — to put theory into practice

leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 — their number could reach 700

passer à un taux supérieur — to go up to a higher rate

faire passer quelque chose de 200 à 300 — to increase something from 200 to 300

12) ( être pris)

passer pour un imbécile — to look a fool

il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur — he's supposed to have invented computers

il pourrait passer pour un Américain — he could be taken for an American

il veut passer pour un grand homme — he wants to be seen as a great man

faire passer quelqu'un/qch pour exceptionnel — to make somebody/sth out to be exceptional

se faire passer pour malade — to pretend to be ill

se faire passer pour mort — to fake one's own death

il se fait passer pour mon frère — he passes himself off as my brother

13) ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass

quand l'orage sera or aura passé — lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down

ça passera — ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it

la première réaction passée — once we/they calmed down

nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée — we had to wait for his/her anger to subside

passer de mode — to go out of fashion

cette mode est vite passée — that fashion was short-lived

faire passer à quelqu'un l'envie de faire — to cure somebody of the desire to do

je vais leur faire passer l'envie de tirer sur ma sonnette! — I'll teach them to ring my bell!

ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac — this medicine relieves stomach ache

cette mauvaise habitude te passera — it's a bad habit you'll grow out of

14) (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing

15) ( être placé)

passer avant/après — ( en importance) to come before/after

la santé passe avant tout — health comes first

il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis — he puts his family before his friends

16) (colloq) ( disparaître)

où étais-tu (encore) passé? — where (on earth) did you get to?

où est passé mon livre? — where has my book got to?

17) ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by

deux ans ont passé — two years have passed

je ne vois pas le temps passer — I don't know where the time goes

le week-end a passé trop vite — the weekend went too quickly

18) ( se mettre à) to turn to

passons aux choses sérieuses — let's turn to serious matters

passer à l'étape suivante — to move on to the next stage

passons à autre chose — let's change the subject

nous allons passer au vote — let's vote now

passer à l'offensive — to take the offensive

19) ( être transmis)

passer de père en fils — to be handed down from father to son

l'expression est passée dans la langue — the expression has become part of the language

ça finira par passer dans les mœurs — it'll eventually become common practice

il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle — he transmitted his emotion to the audience

20) ( être promu) to be promoted to

être passé maître dans l'art de faire — to be a past master at doing

elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir — she's an accomplished liar

21) ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into

22) (colloq) ( mourir)

y passer — to die

si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer — if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself

on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux — we've all got to go sometime, the later the better

23) ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade

passer au soleil — to fade in the sun

24) ( filtrer) [café] to filter

faire passer la soupe — to put the soup through a sieve

25) ( changer de vitesse)

passer en troisième/marche arrière — to go into third/reverse

la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer — third gear is a bit stiff

26) Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass

3.

se passer verbe pronominal

1) ( se produire) to happen

tout se passe comme si l'euro avait été dévalué — it's as if the euro had been devalued

2) ( être situé) to take place

la scène se passe au Viêt Nam — the scene is set in Vietnam

3) ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go

tout s'est passé très vite — it all happened very fast

ça va mal se passer pour toi — you're going to be in trouble

ça ne se passera pas comme ça! — I won't leave it at that!

4) ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass

deux ans se sont passés depuis — that was two years ago

attendons que ça se passe — let's wait till it's over

nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision — we spent the evenings watching television

5) ( se dispenser)

se passer de — [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]

se passer de commentaires — to speak for itself

ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire — not to be able to help doing

6) ( se mettre)

se passer la langue sur les lèvres — to run one's tongue over one's lips

se passer la main sur le front — to put a hand to one's forehead

7) ( l'un à l'autre)

ils se sont passé des documents — they exchanged some documents

nous nous sommes passé le virus — we caught the virus from each other

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pɒse
1. vi

1) (= aller) to go, to pass, to pass by, to go by

passer au salon — to go through to the sitting room

passer par — to go through

Ils sont passés par Paris. — They went through Paris.

passez devant! — go in front!

passez par ici! — go this way!

passer à table — to sit down to eat

2) (= faire une halte rapide) [facteur] to come, to call, (pour rendre visite) to call in, to drop in

Je passerai chez vous ce soir. — I'll call in this evening., I'll drop in this evening.

passer prendre qn — to come and collect sb

en passant — in passing

Je lui ai dit en passant que j'allais me marier. — I told him in passing that I was getting married.

3) CARTES to pass

4)

passe encore de le penser, mais de le dire! — it's one thing to think it, but to say it!

passons! — let's say no more about it!

passer sur qch [faute, détail inutile] — to pass over sth

5) (= s'écouler) [temps, jours] to go by, to pass

6) (= disparaître) [douleur] to pass, to go away, [mode] to die out, [couleur, papier] to fade

faire passer à qn le goût de qch [homme] — to cure sb of his taste for sth, [femme] to cure sb of her taste for sth

7) (= franchir un obstacle, traverser) [personne] to get through, [courant, air, lumière] to get through, [liquide, café] to go through

faire passer [message] — to get over, to get across

laisser passer [air, lumière, personne] — to let through, [occasion] to miss, [erreur] to overlook

Il m'a laissé passer. — He let me through.

8) (= être digéré, avalé) to go down

9) ÉDUCATION, [personne] to move up (to the next class)

10) (= être diffusé) [film, émission] to be on

passer à la télévision — to be on TV

"Titanic" passe à la télé ce soir. — "Titanic" is on TV tonight.

Mon père passe à la radio demain soir. — My father's on the radio tomorrow night.

11) (autres locutions)

passer à [ennemi, opposition] — to go over to

passer aux aveux — to confess, to make a confession

passer avant qch/qn fig — to come before sth/sb

passer dans les mœurs — to become the custom

passer dans l'usage — to become normal usage

passer en seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second

passer pour; Il passe pour riche. — He is thought to be rich.

il passait pour avoir — he was said to have

faire passer qn/qch pour — to make sb/sth out to be

2. vt

1) (= franchir) [frontière, rivière] to cross, [douane] to go through

Nous avons passé la frontière belge. — We crossed the Belgian border.

faire passer qch dans qch — to get sth into sth

faire passer qch par qch — to get sth through sth

2) (= transmettre, donner)

passer qch à qn — to pass sth to sb, to give sb sth

Passe-moi le sel, s'il te plaît. — Pass me the salt, please.

je vous passe M. Cousin (au téléphone) — I'm putting you through to Mr Cousin

passer qch en fraude (= faire entrer) — to smuggle sth in, (= faire sortir) to smuggle sth out

passer la parole à qn — to hand over to sb

3) [temps, journée] to spend

Elle a passé la journée à ne rien faire. — She spent the day doing nothing.

Ils passent toujours leurs vacances au Danemark. — They always spend their holidays in Denmark.

4) (= subir) [examen] to sit, to take, [visite médicale] to have

Gordon a passé ses examens la semaine dernière. — Gordon took his exams last week.

5) (= mettre) [vêtement] to slip on

passer la main par la portière — to stick one's hand out of the door

passer la seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second

6) (= faire passer) [thé, soupe] to strain

passer qch dans qch — to put sth into sth

passer qch par qch — to put sth through sth

passer l'aspirateur — to hoover

7) (= jouer) [film] to show, [disque, CD] to play, to put on

On passe "Le Kid" au cinéma cette semaine. — They're showing "The Kid" at the cinema this week.

8) (= conclure) [marché] to agree on, [accord] to reach

9) (= tolérer)

passer qch à qn — to let sb get away with sth

et j'en passe! — and that's not all!

10) (= devenir)

passer président — to become president

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passer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, pont, frontière, col]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [haie, obstacle]; ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau they took the herd across the river; il m'a fait passer la frontière he got me across the border;

2 ( faire franchir) passer qch à la douane to get sth through customs; passer qch en fraude or contrebande to smuggle sth; passer qn en fraude ( vers l'intérieur) to smuggle sb in; ( vers l'extérieur) to smuggle sb out; ⇒ gauche;

3 ( dépasser) to go past, to pass; quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite turn right after the lights; passer la barre des dix euros to pass the ten-euro mark; on a passé l'heure it's too late; j'ai passé l'âge I'm too old; le malade ne passera pas la nuit the patient won't last the night;

4 ( mettre) passer le doigt sur la table to run one's finger over the table-top; passer la tête à la fenêtre to stick one's head out of the window; elle m'a passé le bras autour des épaules she put her arm around my shoulders; elle m'a passé la main dans les cheveux she ran her fingers through my hair;

5 ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [sth] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter)○ to lend (à qn to sb); ( donner)○ to give (à qn to sb); passer le ballon au gardien de but to pass the ball to the goalkeeper; passe-moi le sel pass me the salt; passe le vin à ton père pass your father the wine; faites passer le plat entre vous pass the dish around; fais passer la bonne nouvelle à tes amis pass the good news on to your friends; elle a attrapé la grippe et l'a passée à son mari she caught flu and gave it to her husband; il m'a passé son vélo○ ( prêté) he lent me his bike; ( donné) he gave me his bike; il m'a passé son rhume he's given me his cold;

6 ( au téléphone) tu peux me passer Chris? can you put Chris on?; attends, je te la passe hold on, here she is, I'll put her on; je vous le passe ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through; pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834/le service de traduction? could you put me through to extension 4834/the translation department, please?; il est sorti, je vous passe sa secrétaire he's out, I'll put you through to his secretary;

7 ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]; passer son permis de conduire to take one's driving test; faire passer un test à qn to give sb a test; c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral;

8 ( réussir) to pass [examen, test];

9 ( dans le temps) to spend [temps, jour, vie, vacances] (à faire doing); passer une nuit à l'hôtel to spend a night at a hotel; nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble we've had some good times together; dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit○! hurry up, or we'll be here all night!; passer sa colère sur son chat/ses collègues to take one's anger out on the cat/one's colleagues;

10 ( pardonner) passer qch à qn to let sb get away with sth; il ne me passe rien he doesn't let me get away with anything; elle leur passe tout she lets them get away with murder; passez-lui ses écarts de langage excuse his/her strong language; il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille he indulges his daughter's every whim; passez-moi l'expression/le terme if you'll pardon the expression/the word;

11 ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]; je vous passe les détails I'll spare you the details; j'en passe et des meilleures ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on;

12 ( utiliser) passer un chiffon humide sur les meubles to go over the furniture with a damp cloth; passer un coup de fer sur une chemise to give a shirt a quick press; n'oublie pas de passer l'aspirateur dans le salon don't forget to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge;

13 ( étendre) en passant un peu de cire, les rayures disparaîtront if you go over it with a bit of wax, the scratches will disappear; passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure to dab some ointment on a burn; passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint;

14 ( soumettre) passez le plat au four put the dish in the oven; passer la pointe d'une aiguille à la flamme to hold the point of a needle over a flame; passer le plancher à la cire to put some wax on the floor; passer qch à l'eau ( pour rincer) to give sth a rinse; ( pour obtenir une réaction) to soak sth briefly in water; qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé○! she really went for us○!; ⇒ peigne;

15 ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus de fruit, sauce]; to purée [légumes]; passer des légumes au moulin à légumes to purée vegetables;

16 ( enfiler) to slip [sth] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]; ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole they tried to put me in a straitjacket;

17 ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce];

18 ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]; passer un marché○ to make a deal;

19 Compta ( entrer) to enter, to post spéc [somme, dépense];

20 Aut ( enclencher) to go into [vitesse]; passer la troisième/la marche arrière to go into third gear/into reverse;

21 Jeux ( renoncer à) passer son tour to pass.

B vi

1 ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass; passer entre to pass between; regarder passer les trains to watch the trains go past ou by; nous sommes passés devant le palais/près du lac we went past the palace/the lake; passer sous/sur un pont to go under/over a bridge; l'autobus vient juste de passer the bus has just gone; le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet; quand passe le prochain car pour Caen? when is the next coach GB ou bus for Caen?; je suis passé à côté de lui/du monument I passed him/the monument; nous sommes passés près de chez toi ce matin we were near your house this morning; passer à pied/à cheval/en voiture/à bicyclette to walk/ride/drive/cycle past; un avion est passé a plane flew past overhead; il est passé en courant/boitant he ran/limped past; j'ai renversé le vase en passant I knocked over the vase as I went by; en passant, achète du lait buy some milk while you're out; le ballon est passé tout près des buts the ball narrowly missed the goal;

2 (se trouver, s'étendre) la route passe à côté du lac the road runs alongside the lake; le ruisseau passe derrière la maison the stream runs behind the house; ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous/près de l'église/derrière le village they built the road in front of our house/near the church/behind the village; ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles line that connects the centres^GB of two circles; en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes drawing a line through these two towns;

3 ( faire un saut) je ne fais que passer I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute; quand je suis passé au marché when I went down to the market; quand je suis passé à l'école when I dropped by the school; quand je suis passé chez lui when I called in to see him GB, when I dropped by his place; passer à la banque to call in at the bank GB, to drop by the bank; il est passé déposer un dossier he came to drop off a file; il est passé quelqu'un pour toi someone was looking for you; je passerai un de ces jours I'll drop by one of these days; passer dans la matinée [plombier, représentant] to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning; passe nous voir plus souvent! come and see us more often!; passer prendre qn/qch to pick sb/sth up; je passerai te prendre à six heures I'll pick you up at six; je passerai prendre le gâteau dans une heure I'll pick up the cake in an hour;

4 ( se rendre) to go; passez au guichet numéro 3 go to counter 3; passons au salon let's go into ou through to the lounge; les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne the smugglers have crossed into Spain; passez derrière moi, je vous montrerai le chemin follow me, I'll show you the way; il est passé devant moi, il m'est passé devant○ ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me; passer à la visite médicale to go for a medical examination; passer devant une commission to come before a committee;

5 ( aller au-delà) to get through; tu ne passeras pas, c'est trop étroit you'll never get through, it's too narrow; on ne peut pas passer à cause de la neige we can't get through because of the snow; impossible de passer tant il y avait de monde you couldn't get through, there were so many people; il est passé au rouge he went through the red lights; il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer he didn't wait for the lights to turn green; il m'a fait signe de passer he waved me on; il a fait passer la vieille dame devant lui he let the old lady go first; vas-y, ça passe! ( à un automobiliste) go on, there's plenty of room!; laisser passer qn to let sb through; laisser passer une ambulance to let an ambulance through; le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière the shutter lets in a chink of light; la cloison laisse passer le bruit the partition doesn't keep the noise out; passer par-dessus bord to fall overboard; il est passé par la fenêtre ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window; il est passé sous un train he was run over by a train; nous n'avons pas pu faire passer l'armoire par la porte we couldn't get the wardrobe through the door; à cause des travaux, on ne peut pas passer derrière la maison because of the road works, we can't get round GB ou around US the back of the house; ⇒ caravane, casser;

6 ( transiter) passer par [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through; nous sommes passés par Édimbourg we went via Edinburgh; ça ira plus vite en passant par la Belgique it'll be quicker to go via Belgium; la manifestation passera dans cette avenue the demonstration will come along this avenue; passer par qn pour faire qch to do sth through sb; passer par de rudes épreuves to go through the mill, to have a rough time; passer par l'opératrice to go through the operator; passer par une rue to go along a street; passer par l'escalier de service to use the service stairs; nous sommes passés par une agence matrimoniale we met through a marriage bureau; il est passé par tous les stades de la formation he went through the various different stages of training; passer au bord de la faillite to come very close to bankruptcy; il est passé par une très bonne école he went to a very good school; la formation par laquelle il est passé the training (that) he had; il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête he always says the first thing that comes into his head; je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête I never know what's going on in your head; une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me; mais qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? what on earth was he/she thinking of?; ça fait du bien par où ça passe○! [aliment, boisson] I needed that!; un éclair de malice passa dans ses yeux his/her eyes gleamed with mischief, he/she had a mischievous glint in his/her eyes; un sourire passa sur ses lèvres he/she smiled for a second; en passant par including; des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe from reptiles to man, including apes; ⇒ maire;

7 ○( avoir son tour) il accuse le patron, ses collègues, le cuisinier, bref, tout le monde y passe he's accusing the boss, his colleagues, the cook-in other words, everyone in sight; le rock, le blues, la musique classique, tout y passe rock, blues, classical music, you name it; que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer whether you like it or not, there's no alternative; la nouvelle secrétaire va y passer aussi the new secretary will get it as well; on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là there is no other way around it; je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là I know all about that, I've been there○;

8 ( négliger) passer sur to pass over [question, défaut, erreur]; je préfère passer sur ce point pour l'instant I'd rather not dwell on that point for the moment; il est or a passé sur les détails he didn't go into the details; si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement if we ignore the travel expenses; passons (là-dessus)! ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!; ( pardon) let's say no more about it!; passer à côté d'une question ( volontairement) to sidestep a question; ( involontairement) to miss the point; laisser passer qch ( délibérément) to let sth pass, to overlook sth; ( par inadvertance) to let sth slip through, to overlook sth; laisser passer une occasion, passer à côté d'une occasion to miss an opportunity, to let an opportunity slip ou go by; laisser passer quelques erreurs par gentillesse to overlook a few errors out of soft-heartedness; on ne peut pas laisser passer une telle erreur we cannot let a mistake like that through; le réviseur a laissé passer plusieurs fautes the proofreader let several mistakes slip through; il leur laisse passer tous leurs caprices he indulges their every whim;

9 ( ne pas approfondir) en passant in passing; notons en passant que we should note in passing that; en passant, il a ajouté que in passing, he added that; soit dit en passer incidentally;

10 (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well (auprès de with); [loi, règlement, mesure] to get through; [attitude, pensée, doctrine] to be accepted; [candidat] to get through; je ne me sens pas bien, ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal I don't feel well, it must be the cucumber; prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion; vos critiques sont mal passées/ne sont pas passées your criticism went down badly/didn't go down well; ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leur réforme/leurs idées they never managed to get their reform through/their ideas accepted; que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander; avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas flattery won't work with him; passer au premier tour Pol to be elected in the first round; passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next year ou grade US; (ça) passe pour cette fois○ this time, I'll let it go;

11 ( se déplacer) passer de France en Espagne to leave France and enter Spain; passer de la salle à manger au salon to move from the dining room to the lounge; passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy; passer dans le camp adverse to go over to the other side; passer sous contrôle de l'ONU/de l'État to be taken over by the UN/the government; passer sous contrôle ennemi to fall into enemy hands; passer de main en main to be passed around; passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre to flit from one subject to another; passer d'un amant à un autre to go from one lover to the next; passer de l'opulence à la misère to go from extreme wealth to extreme poverty; passer de la théorie à la pratique to put theory into practice; leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 their number could reach 700; passer à un taux supérieur/inférieur to go up to a higher rate/down to a lower rate; faire passer qch de 200 à 300 to increase sth from 200 to 300; faire passer qch de 300 à 200 to decrease sth from 300 to 200; expression passée en proverbe expression that has become a proverb;

12 ( être pris) passer pour un imbécile/pour être une belle ville to be generally thought of as stupid/as a beautiful town (auprès de by); passer pour un génie to pass as a genius; son excentricité passe pour de l'intelligence his/her eccentricity passes for intelligence; il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur he's supposed to have invented computers; passer pour quelqu'un d'autre to be taken for someone else; il pourrait passer pour un Américain he could be taken for an American; il veut passer pour un grand homme he wants to be seen as a great man; faire passer qn/qch pour exceptionnel/exemplaire to make sb/sth out to be exceptional/a model of perfection; se faire passer pour malade to pretend to be ill; se faire passer pour mort to fake one's own death; il se fait passer pour mon frère he passes himself off as my brother; se faisant passer pour un agent d'assurance by passing himself off as ou by impersonating an insurance salesman; il m'a fait passer pour un imbécile he made me look like a fool;

13 ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass; quand l'orage sera or aura passé lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down; ça passera ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it; la première réaction passée, il a été possible de faire once we/they calmed down it was possible to do; nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée we had to wait for his/her anger to subside; passer de mode [vêtement, style, chanson, expression] to go out of fashion; cette mode est vite passée or a vite passé that fashion was short-lived; faire passer à qn l'envie or le goût de faire to cure sb of the desire to do; les sales gosses, je vais leur faire passer l'envie or l'habitude de tirer sur ma sonnette! those damn kids, I'll teach them to ring my bell!; ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac this medicine relieves stomach ache; cette mauvaise habitude te passera it's a bad habit you'll grow out of; ça lui passera avant que ça me reprenne○ it won't last;

14 (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing; mon ami passe à la télévision ce soir my friend is on television tonight; les films portugais qui passent à la télévision/au Rex/à Paris the Portuguese films (that are) on television/on at the Rex/on in Paris;

15 ( être placé) passer avant/après ( en importance) to come before/after; la santé passe avant tout health comes first; il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis he puts his family before his friends;

16 ○( disparaître) où étais-tu (encore) passé? where (on earth) did you get to?; où est passé mon livre/le chat? where has my book/the cat got to?;

17 ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by; deux ans ont passé depuis l'événement two years have passed since it happened; le temps a passé, et les gens ont oublié time has passed and people have forgotten; je ne vois pas le temps passer I don't know where the time goes; le week-end a or est passé trop vite the weekend went too quickly;

18 ( se mettre à) to turn to; passons aux choses sérieuses let's turn to serious matters; nous pouvons passer à l'étape suivante we can move on to the next stage; passons à autre chose let's change the subject; nous allons passer au vote let's vote now; passer à l'offensive to take the offensive;

19 ( être transmis) passer de père en fils/de génération en génération/à ses héritiers to be handed down from father to son/from generation to generation/to one's heirs; l'expression est passée dans la langue the expression has become part of the language; ça finira par passer dans les mœurs it'll eventually become common practice; il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle he transmitted his emotion to the audience;

20 ( être promu) to be promoted to; il est passé général he's been promoted to general; elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir she's an accomplished liar;

21 ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into; la moitié de mon salaire passe en remboursement de mes dettes half my salary goes on paying off my debts; toutes mes économies y sont passées○ all my savings went into it;

22 ○( mourir) y passer to die; si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself; on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux we've all got to go sometime, the later the better;

23 ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade; passer au soleil to fade in the sun;

24 ( filtrer) [café] to brew; faire passer la soupe to put the soup through the vegetable mill;

25 ( changer de vitesse) passer en troisième/marche arrière to go into third/reverse; la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer third gear is a bit stiff; passer de seconde en troisième to go from second into third;

26 Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass.

C se passer vpr

1 ( se produire) to happen; ça s'est passé en Chine/à Pékin/le matin/au bon moment it happened in China/in Beijing/in the morning/at the right time; il ne se passe jamais rien dans ce village nothing ever happens in this village; que se passe-t-il?, qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening, what's going on?; tout se passe comme si le dollar avait été dévalué it's as if the dollar was devalued;

2 ( être situé) to take place; la scène se passe au Viêt Nam/dans les années trente/de nos jours the scene is set in Vietnam/in the thirties/in the present day;

3 ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go; comment s'est passée la réunion? how did the meeting go?; tout s'est bien passé everything went well; ça s'est mal passé it didn't go well; la réunion s'est très mal passée the meeting went very badly; tout s'est passé très vite it all happened very fast; ça va mal se passer pour toi si tu continues! you're going to be in trouble if you carry on GB ou continue doing that!; ça ne se passera pas comme ça! I won't leave it at that!;

4 ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass; il s'est passé deux ans depuis, deux ans se sont passés depuis that was two years ago; il ne se passe guère de jour (sans) qu'elle ne trouve à se plaindre hardly a day goes by without her finding something to complain about; attendons que ça se passe let's wait till it's over; nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision we spent the evenings watching television; ⇒ jeunesse;

5 ( se dispenser) se passer de [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]; nous nous sommes passés de voiture we did without a car; nous nous passerons de lui we'll do without him; je me passerais bien de tes remarques I can do without your comments; se passer de commentaires to speak for itself; ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire not to be able to help oneself from doing; se passer des services de qn to do without sb's services;

6 ( se mettre) se passer la langue sur les lèvres/la main dans les cheveux to run one's tongue over one's lips/one's fingers through one's hair; se passer la main sur le front to put a hand to one's forehead;

7 ( l'un à l'autre) ils se sont passé des documents they exchanged some documents; nous nous sommes passé le virus we caught the virus from each other.

[pase] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]

1. [se déplacer - personne, véhicule] to pass (by), to go ou to come past

regarder passer les coureurs to watch the runners go past

passer à: passer à droite/gauche to go right/left

passer au-dessus de: l'avion est passé au-dessus de la maison the plane flew over the house

passer dans: pour empêcher les poids lourds de passer dans le village to stop lorries from driving ou going through the village

passer devant quelque chose to go past something

passe devant si tu ne vois pas

a. [devant moi] go in front of me if you can't see

b. [devant tout le monde] go to the front if you can't see

passer sous: passer sous une échelle to go under a ladder

passer sous une voiture [se faire écraser] to get run over (by a car)

passer sur: passer sur un pont to go over ou to cross a bridge

des péniches passaient sur le canal barges were going past ou were sailing on the canal

[fugitivement]

j'ai vu un éclair de rage passer dans son regard I saw a flash of anger in his eyes

un sourire passa sur ses lèvres a smile played about her lips, she smiled briefly

elle dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête she says the first thing that comes into her head

qu'est-ce qui a bien pu lui passer par la tête? whatever was he thinking of?

ne faire que passer: le pouvoir n'a fait que passer entre leurs mains they held power only briefly

2. [s'écouler - fluide] to flow, to run

il y a de l'air qui passe sous la porte there's a permanent draught coming under the door

3. [emprunter un certain itinéraire]

si vous passez à Paris, venez me voir come and see me if you're in Paris

passer par: le voleur est passé par la fenêtre the burglar got in through the window

passe par l'escalier de service use the service stairs

[fleuve, route] to go, to run

le tunnel passera sous la montagne the tunnel will go under the mountain

le pont passe au-dessus de l'avenue the bridge crosses the avenue

4. MATHÉMATIQUES to pass

soit une droite passant par deux points A et B given a straight line between two points A and B

5. [sur un parcours régulier - démarcheur, représentant] to call ; [ - bateau, bus, train] to come ou to go past

le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet

le facteur passe deux fois par jour the postman delivers ou comes twice a day

le bus passe toutes les sept minutes there's a bus every seven minutes

le bateau/train est déjà passé the boat/train has already gone ou left

le prochain bateau passera dans deux jours the next boat will call ou is due in two days

6. [faire une visite] to call

passer chez quelqu'un to call at somebody's place

j'ai demandé au médecin de passer I asked the doctor to call (in) ou to come ou to visit

j'essaierai de passer dans la soirée I'll try and call in the evening

je ne fais que passer I'm not stopping

(suivi de l'infinitif)

passer voir quelqu'un to call on somebody

je passerai te chercher I'll come and fetch you

7. [franchir une limite] to get through

ne laissez passer personne don't let anybody through

il est passé au rouge he went through a red light

ça passe ou ça casse it's make or break (time)

8. [s'infiltrer] to pass

passer dans le sang to pass into ou to enter the bloodstream

la lumière passe à travers les rideaux the light shines through the curtains

le café doit passer lentement [dans le filtre] the coffee must filter through slowly

9. [aller, se rendre] to go

où est-il passé? where's he gone (to)?

où sont passées mes lunettes? where have my glasses got ou disappeared to?

passons à table let's eat

passons au salon let's go through to the living room

passer de Suisse en France to cross over ou to go from Switzerland to France

passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy

10. CHASSE to pass, to go ou to come past

B.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]

1. [se soumettre à]

passer à to go for

passer au scanner to go for a scan

ce matin, je suis passé au tableau I was asked to explain something at the blackboard this morning

y passer (familier) : je ne veux pas me faire opérer — il faudra bien que tu y passes, pourtant! I don't want to have an operation — you're going to have to!

avec lui, toutes les femmes du service y sont passées he's had all the women in his department

tout le monde a cru que tu allais y passer everybody thought you were a goner

2. [être accepté] to pass

elle est passée à l'écrit mais pas à l'oral she got through ou she passed the written exam but not the oral

j'ai mangé quelque chose qui ne passe pas I've eaten something that won't go down

sa dernière remarque n'est pas passée (figuré) his last remark stuck in my throat

ton petit discours est bien passé your little speech went down well ou was well received

la deuxième scène ne passe pas du tout the second scene doesn't work at all

le film passe mal sur le petit écran/en noir et blanc the film just isn't the same on TV/in black and white

passe (encore): l'injurier, passe encore, mais le frapper! it's one thing to insult him, but quite another to hit him!

3. [être transmis] to go

la ferme est passée de père en fils depuis cinq générations the farm has been handed down from father to son for five generations

la carafe passa de main en main the jug was passed around

la locution est passée du latin à l'anglais the phrase came ou passed into English from Latin

4. [entrer] to pass

c'est passé dans le langage courant it's passed into ou it's now part of everyday speech

c'est passé dans les moeurs it's become standard ou normal practice

5. [être utilisé, absorbé] to go

tout son salaire passe dans la maison all her salary goes on the house

y passer: les deux bouteilles y sont passées both bottles were drunk

toutes ses économies y passent all her savings go towards ou into it

6. POLITIQUE [être adopté - projet de loi, amendement] to pass, to be passed

la loi est passée the law was passed

[être élu - député] to be elected, to get in

si les socialistes passent if the socialists get in ou are elected

7. CINÉMA & THÉÂTRE to be on, to be showing

sa dernière pièce passe au Galatée her latest play is on at the Galatée

RADIO & TÉLÉVISION

les informations passent à 20 h the news is on at 8 pm

passer à la radio [émission, personne] to be on the radio ou the air

passer à la télévision

a. [personne] to be ou to appear on television

b. [film] to be on television

8. DROIT [comparaître]

passer devant le tribunal to come up ou to go before the court

passer en correctionnelle ≃ to go before the magistrate's court

l'affaire passera en justice le mois prochain the case will be heard next month

9. JEUX to pass

C.[EXPRIME UN CHANGEMENT D'ÉTAT]

1. [accéder - à un niveau]

passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next form (UK) ou grade (US)

passer en seconde ÉDUCATION to move up to the fifth form (UK) ou to tenth grade (US)

il est passé au grade supérieur he's been promoted

2. [devenir] to become

il est passé ailier he plays on the wing now

passer professionnel to turn professional

3. [dans des locutions verbales]

passer à [aborder]: passons à l'ordre du jour let us turn to the business on the agenda

passer à l'action to take action

passer de... à [changer d'état]: passer de l'état liquide à l'état gazeux to pass ou to change from the liquid to the gaseous state

quand on passe de l'adolescence à l'âge adulte when you pass from adolescence to adulthood

la production est passée de 20 à 30/de 30 à 20 tonnes output has gone (up) from 20 to 30/(down) from 30 to 20 tonnes

passer du français au russe to switch from French to Russian

comment êtes-vous passé du cinéma au théâtre? how did you move ou make the transition from the cinema to the stage?

il passe d'une idée à l'autre he jumps ou flits from one idea to another

4. AUTOMOBILE

passer en troisième to change ou go into third (gear)

la seconde passe mal second gear is stiff

D.[EXPRIME UNE ÉVOLUTION DANS LE TEMPS]

1. [s'écouler - temps] to pass, to go by

la journée est passée agréablement the day went off ou passed pleasantly

comme le temps passe! how time flies!

2. [s'estomper - douleur] to fade (away), to wear off ; [ - malaise] to disappear ; [ - mode, engouement] to die out ; [ - enthousiasme] to wear off, to fade ; [ - beauté] to fade, to wane ; [ - chance, jeunesse] to pass ; [ - mauvaise humeur] to pass, to vanish ; [ - rage, tempête] to die down ; [ - averse] to die down, to stop

mon envie est passée I don't feel like it anymore

cette habitude lui passera avec l'âge he'll grow out of the habit

faire passer: ce médicament fait passer la douleur très rapidement this medicine relieves pain very quickly

3. [s'altérer - fruit, denrées] to go off (UK), to spoil, to go bad

[se faner - fleur] to wilt

[pâlir - teinte]

le papier peint a passé au soleil the sun has faded the wallpaper

4. (auxiliaire avoir) (vieilli) [mourir]

il a passé cette nuit he passed on ou away last night

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[pase] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]

1. [traverser - pont, col de montagne] to go over (inseparable), to cross ; [ - écluse] to go through (inseparable)

passer une rivière à la nage to swim across a river

passer un ruisseau à gué to ford a stream

2. [franchir - frontière, ligne d'arrivée] to cross

3. [dépasser - point de repère] to pass, to go past (inseparable)

passer l'arrêt de l'autobus [le manquer] to miss one's bus stop

passer le cap Horn to (go) round Cape Horn, to round the Cape

quand on passe les 1 000 mètres d'altitude when you go over 1,000 metres high

l'or a passé les 400 dollars l'once gold has broken through the $ 400 an ounce mark

4. [transporter] to ferry ou to take across (separable)

5. [introduire]

passer de la drogue/des cigarettes en fraude to smuggle drugs/cigarettes

6. [engager - partie du corps] to put

passer son bras autour de la taille de quelqu'un to put ou to slip one's arm round somebody's waist

je n'arrive pas à passer ma tête dans l'encolure de cette robe my head won't go through the neck of the dress

il a passé la tête par l'entrebâillement de la porte he poked his head round the door

7. [faire aller - instrument] to run

passer un peigne dans ses cheveux to run a comb through one's hair

passer une éponge sur la table to wipe the table

passer un chiffon sur les meubles to dust the furniture

passer l'aspirateur to vacuum, to hoover (UK)

passer le balai to sweep up

passe le balai dans l'escalier give the stairs a sweep, sweep the stairs

8. ÉQUITATION [haie] to jump, to clear

9. SPORT [franchir - obstacle, haie] to jump (over)

passer la barre à deux mètres to clear the bar at two metres

passer tous les obstacles (figuré) to overcome ou to surmount all the obstacles

[transmettre - ballon] to pass

[dépasser - coureurs] to overtake, to pass

B.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]

1. [se soumettre à - permis de conduire] to take ; [ - examen] to take, to sit (UK) ; [ - entretien] to have ; [ - scanner, visite médicale] to have, to go for (inseparable)

la voiture doit passer un contrôle technique the car has to go for its MOT

2. (vieilli) [réussir - examen] to pass ; [ - épreuve éliminatoire] to get through (inseparable)

il a passé l'écrit, mais attendons l'oral he's passed the written exam, but let's see what happens in the oral

3. [omettre] to miss ou to leave out (separable), to omit

je passe toutes les descriptions dans ses romans I miss out ou I skip all the descriptions in her novels

4. [tolérer]

elle lui passe tout she lets him get away with anything

passez-moi l'expression/le mot if you'll pardon the expression/excuse the term

5. [soumettre à l'action de]

passer les parquets à l'encaustique to polish the floors

passer des légumes au mixeur to put vegetables through the blender, to blend vegetables

passer quelque chose sous l'eau to rinse something ou to give something a rinse under the tap

passer quelque chose au four to put something in the oven

passer quelque chose à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a good dressing-down, to tick somebody off (UK)

se faire passer quelque chose (familier) to get a good ticking off (UK), to get a good chewing-out (US)

6. [donner, transmettre - généralement] to pass, to hand, to give ; [ - maladie] to give ; [ - au téléphone] to put through (separable)

passe(-moi) le couteau give me the knife

passe-moi le sel pass me the salt

fais passer à ton voisin pass it to your neighbour

passer ses pouvoirs à son successeur to hand over power to one's successor

je te passe Fred here's Fred, I'll hand you over to Fred

passe-moi Annie let me talk to Annie, put Annie on

7. [rendre public - annonce]

passer une petite annonce to place a small ad

il a passé une annonce dans le journal de cette semaine he put an ad in this week's paper

8. (familier) [prêter] to lend

9. [appliquer - substance] to apply, to put on (separable)

passer de la cire sur quelque chose to wax something

passer une couche de peinture sur un mur to paint a wall

il faudra passer une deuxième couche it needs a second coat

je vais te passer de la crème dans le dos I'm going to put ou to rub some cream on your back

10. [filtrer, tamiser - thé, potage] to strain ; [ - farine] to sieve

11. [enfiler - vêtement] to slip ou to put on (separable)

je passe une robe moins chaude et j'arrive I'll put on a cooler dress and I'll be with you

elle passa l'anneau à son doigt she slipped the ring on her finger

12. AUTOMOBILE

passer la marche arrière to go into reverse

passer la troisième to change ou to shift into third gear

13. CINÉMA & TÉLÉVISION [film] to show, to screen

[diapositive] to show

RADIO [émission] to broadcast

[cassette, disque] to play, to put on (separable)

on passe un western au Rex there's a western on at the Rex

14. COMMERCE [conclure - entente] to conclude, to come to (inseparable), to reach ; [ - marché] to agree on (inseparable), to strike, to reach ; [ - commande] to place

passez commande avant le 12 order before the 12th

15. [en comptabilité] to enter, to post

passer un article en compte to enter a sale into a ledger

16. DROIT [faire établir - acte juridique] to draw up (separable)

un acte passé par-devant notaire a deed drawn up in the presence of a notary

C.[EXPRIME UNE NOTION TEMPORELLE]

1. [employer - durée] to spend

j'ai passé un an en Angleterre I spent a year in England

passez un bon week-end/une bonne soirée! have a nice weekend/evening!

passer ses vacances à lire to spend one's holidays reading

il va venir passer quelques jours chez nous he's coming to stay with us for a few days

as-tu passé une bonne nuit? did you sleep well last night?, did you have a good night?

pour passer le temps to pass the time

2. [aller au-delà de - durée] to get through (inseparable), to survive

elle ne passera pas la nuit she won't see the night out, she won't last the night

3. [assouvir - envie] to satisfy

passer sa colère sur quelqu'un to take one's anger out on somebody

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passer après verbe plus préposition

il faut le faire libérer, le reste passe après we must get him released, everything else is secondary

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passer avant verbe plus préposition

to go ou to come before

ses intérêts passent avant tout his own interests come before anything else, he puts his own interests before everything else

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passer par verbe plus préposition

1. [dans une formation] to go through

il est passé par une grande école he studied at a Grande École

elle est passée par tous les échelons she rose through all the grades

2. [dans une évolution] to go through, to undergo

le pays est passé par toutes les formes de gouvernement the country has experienced every form of government

elle est passée par des moments difficiles she's been through some difficult times

3. [recourir à] to go through

je passe par une agence pour avoir des billets I get tickets through an agency

en passer par: il va falloir en passer par ses exigences we'll just have to do what he says

passer par là: je suis passé par là it's happened to me too, I've been through that too

pour comprendre, il faut être passé par là you have to have experienced it to understand

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passer pour verbe plus préposition

1. [avec nom] to be thought of as

dire qu'il passe pour un génie! to think that he's considered a genius!

je vais passer pour un idiot I'll be taken for ou people will take me for an idiot

se faire passer pour quelqu'un to pass oneself off as somebody

il se fait passer pour un professionnel he claims to be a professional

2. [avec adj]

son livre passe pour sérieux her book is considered to be serious

il s'est fait passer pour fou he pretended to be mad

3. [avec verbe]

elle passe pour descendre d'une famille noble she is said to be descended from an aristocratic family

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passer sur verbe plus préposition

[ne pas mentionner] to pass over, to skip

[excuser] to overlook

passons sur les détails let's pass over ou skip the details

il l'aime et passe sur tout he loves her and forgives everything

passons! let's say no more about it!, let's drop it!

tu me l'avais promis, mais passons! you promised me, but never mind!

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se passer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'écouler - heures, semaines] to go by, to pass

la soirée s'est passée tranquillement the evening went by ou passed quietly

si la journée de demain se passe sans incident if everything goes off smoothly tomorrow

2. [survenir - événement] to take place, to happen

qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening?, what's going on?

(tournure impersonnelle)

il se passe que ton frère vient d'être arrêté, (voilà ce qui se passe)! your brother's just been arrested, that's what's!

il ne se passe pas une semaine sans qu'il perde de l'argent aux courses not a week goes by without him losing money on the horses

3. [se dérouler - dans certaines conditions] to go (off)

l'opération s'est bien/mal passée the operation went (off) smoothly/badly

si tout se passe bien, nous y serons demain if all goes well, we'll be there tomorrow

tout se passe comme prévu everything's going according to plan ou going as planned

ça ne se passera pas comme ça! it won't be as easy as that!

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se passer verbe pronominal transitif

[s'appliquer, se mettre - produit] to apply, to put on (separable)

il se passa un peigne/la main dans les cheveux he ran a comb/his fingers through his hair

elle se passait un mouchoir sur le front she was wiping her forehead with a handkerchief

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se passer de verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [vivre sans] to do ou to go without

si tu crois pouvoir te passer de tout le monde! if you think you can manage all by yourself!

il ne peut pas se passer de télévision he can't live without the television

2. [s'abstenir]

je me passerais (volontiers) de ses réflexions! I can do very well without her remarks!

3. [ne pas avoir besoin de]

sa déclaration se passe de tout commentaire her statement needs no comment

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en passant locution adverbiale

1. [dans la conversation] in passing

faire une remarque en passant to remark in passing, to make a casual remark

soit dit en passer it must be said

2. [sur son chemin]

il s'arrête de temps à autre en passant he calls on his way by ou past from time to time

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en passant par locution prépositionnelle

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1. [dans l'espace] via

l'avion va à Athènes en passant par Londres the plane goes to Athens via London ou stops in London on its way to Athens

2. [dans une énumération] (and) including

toutes les romancières de Sand à Sarraute en passant par Colette every woman novelist from Sand to Sarraute including Colette

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > passer

19 arriba

adv.

1 above (posición) (en general).

te esperaremos arriba, en la cumbre we'll wait for you up at the top

el estante de arriba the top shelf

el apartamento de arriba the upstairs (el siguiente) flat o (British) apartment; (United States) the top (elúltimo) flat o (British) apartment (United States)

vive arriba she lives upstairs

está aquí/allí arriba it's up here/there

arriba del todo right at the top

más arriba further up

ponlo un poco más arriba put it a bit higher up

2 up (direction).

ve arriba go upstairs (en edificio)

hacia o para arriba up, upward

calle/escaleras arriba up the street/stairs

3 above.

el arriba mencionado… the above-mentioned…

intj.

up, up with you.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: arribar.

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arriba

► adverbio

1 up (encima) on (the) top

■ ponlo más arriba put it higher up

2 (piso) upstairs

■ vive arriba he/she lives upstairs

3 (en escritos) above

■ véase más arriba see above

► interjección

1 up!

■ ¡arriba la República! long live the Republic!, up the Republic!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de arriba abajo from top to bottom

hacia arriba upwards

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1. adv.
1) above

2) up, upward

3) upstairs

•

- cuesta arriba
- de arriba abajo
- hacia arriba 2. interj.
long live!

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1. ADV

1) [indicando situación] above

los platos y las tazas están arriba — the cups and saucers are above

• allí arriba — up there

• aquí arriba — up here

• de arriba, el botón de arriba — the top button

los dientes de arriba — my top o upper row of teeth

la parte de arriba — the top

la parte de arriba del biquini — the bikini top

los de arriba — those above; (=los que mandan) the people o those at the top

estos azulejos hacen juego con los de arriba — these tiles match those above

órdenes (que vienen) de arriba — orders from above

• desde arriba — from above

visto desde arriba parece más pequeño — seen from above it looks smaller

• está más arriba — it's higher o further up

pon esos libros arriba del todo — put those books right at the top

2) [indicando dirección]

escaparon (por la) calle arriba — they escaped up the street

de arriba abajo — from top to bottom, from head to foot

rasgó el cuadro de arriba abajo — he slashed the painting from top to bottom

me dio un masaje de arriba abajo — he massaged me from head to foot

vestida de negro de arriba abajo — dressed completely in black, dressed in black from head to foot

esa ley debe cambiar de arriba abajo — this act must be completely revised

se puede mirar el catálogo de arriba abajo — you can read the catalogue through from beginning to end

mirar a algn de arriba abajo — to look sb up and down

andar para arriba y para abajo, ir de arriba para abajo — to run back and forth

hacia arriba — up(wards)

mire hacia arriba — look up

• hasta arriba, subí hasta arriba — I climbed to the top

llenar la copa hasta arriba — to fill the glass to the brim

el estadio está lleno hasta arriba — the stadium is chock-a-block

está hasta arriba de trabajo — * he's up to his eyes in work *

• llegar arriba — to get to the top

• "este lado para arriba" — "this side up"

de la cintura para arriba — from the waist up

un juego para niños de ocho años para arriba — a game for children of eight and over

de diez dólares para arriba — from ten dollars upwards
agua, cuesta, patas
3) [en casa] upstairs

arriba están los dormitorios — the bedrooms are upstairs

los vecinos de arriba — our upstairs neighbours

grité de tal manera que los de arriba lo oyeron — I shouted so loud that the people upstairs heard me

4) [en texto] above

lo escrito arriba — what has been written above

como hemos dicho más arriba — as has been said above

la persona arriba mencionada — the abovementioned o aforementioned person

5)

• arriba de — esp LAm (=encima de) on top of; (=por encima de) above, over; (=más alto que) higher than, further up than; (=más de) more than

lo dejé arriba del refrigerador — I left it on top of the fridge

viven en el departamento arriba del mío — they live in the flat above mine

el río arriba de la ciudad — the river above the town

• arriba mío — esp Cono Sur over me, above me, on top of me

2.

EXCL (=a levantarse) up you get!

¡arriba ese ánimo! — cheer o chin up!

¡manos arriba! — hands up!

¡arriba el telón! — raise the curtain!

¡arriba el Depor! — (Dep) up (with) Depor!

¡arriba el socialismo! — long live socialism!

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adverbio

1)

a) (lugar, parte)

está aquí arriba — it's up there

en el estante de arriba — ( el siguiente) on the shelf above; ( el último) on the top shelf

la sábana de arriba — the top sheet

ponlo un poco más arriba — put it a little higher up

como se dijo más arriba — as stated above

la parte de arriba — the top (part)

de arriba — (RPl fam) free

vive de arriba — he doesn't work for a living

de arriba abajo: me miró de arriba abajo he looked me up and down; limpiar la casa de arriba abajo to clean the house from top to bottom; me empapé de arriba abajo I got soaked from head to toe; para tirar para arriba (AmL fam): tienen dinero para tirar para arriba they have money to burn (colloq); hay hoteles para tirar para arriba — there are hotels galore

b) ( en edificio) upstairs

los vecinos de arriba — the people upstairs

c) (en escala, jerarquía) above

órdenes de arriba — orders from above

los de arriba opinan que... — the people at the top believe that...

las puntuaciones de 80 para arriba — scores of 80 or over

los Lakers 13 puntos arriba — Lakers 13 points up o ahead

2) (expresando dirección, movimiento)

corrió escaleras arriba — he ran upstairs

calle arriba — up the street

río arriba — upstream

miró hacia arriba — he looked up

para arriba y para abajo — (fam) to and fro, back and forth

3)

arriba de: tiene arriba de 60 años she's over 60; con arriba de 50 alumnos with more than 50 pupils; arriba del ropero (AmL) on top of the wardrobe; arriba de la cocina está el baño — (AmL) the bathroom is above the kitchen

4) ( en interjecciones)

a) ( expresando aprobación)

arriba la democracia! — long live democracy!

b) ( expresando estímulo) come on!; ( llamando a levantarse) get up!

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= upstairs.

Ex. He frequently asks them to shelve books upstairs on the balcony and then stands there looking up their dresses.

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* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.

* arriba citado = above-mentioned.

* citado más arriba = above.

* cuesta arriba = uphill.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de más arriba = topmost [top most].

* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.

* dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.

* en el piso de arriba = upstairs.

* en la parte de arriba = at the top.

* estar arriba = sit on + top.

* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* hacia arriba = upwards, upward.

* hacia arriba y hacia abajo = up and down.

* menú desplegable hacia arriba = pop-up menu.

* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.

* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.

* mirar desde arriba = look down on/upon, look down over.

* mirar hacia arriba = look up.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* patas arriba = in shambles, topsy-turvy, upside down, all over the place.

* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner patas arriba = upend.

* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.

* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.

* quedarse arriba = sit on + top.

* río arriba = upriver.

* sábana de arriba = flat sheet.

* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.

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adverbio

1)

a) (lugar, parte)

está aquí arriba — it's up there

en el estante de arriba — ( el siguiente) on the shelf above; ( el último) on the top shelf

la sábana de arriba — the top sheet

ponlo un poco más arriba — put it a little higher up

como se dijo más arriba — as stated above

la parte de arriba — the top (part)

de arriba — (RPl fam) free

vive de arriba — he doesn't work for a living

de arriba abajo: me miró de arriba abajo he looked me up and down; limpiar la casa de arriba abajo to clean the house from top to bottom; me empapé de arriba abajo I got soaked from head to toe; para tirar para arriba (AmL fam): tienen dinero para tirar para arriba they have money to burn (colloq); hay hoteles para tirar para arriba — there are hotels galore

b) ( en edificio) upstairs

los vecinos de arriba — the people upstairs

c) (en escala, jerarquía) above

órdenes de arriba — orders from above

los de arriba opinan que... — the people at the top believe that...

las puntuaciones de 80 para arriba — scores of 80 or over

los Lakers 13 puntos arriba — Lakers 13 points up o ahead

2) (expresando dirección, movimiento)

corrió escaleras arriba — he ran upstairs

calle arriba — up the street

río arriba — upstream

miró hacia arriba — he looked up

para arriba y para abajo — (fam) to and fro, back and forth

3)

arriba de: tiene arriba de 60 años she's over 60; con arriba de 50 alumnos with more than 50 pupils; arriba del ropero (AmL) on top of the wardrobe; arriba de la cocina está el baño — (AmL) the bathroom is above the kitchen

4) ( en interjecciones)

a) ( expresando aprobación)

arriba la democracia! — long live democracy!

b) ( expresando estímulo) come on!; ( llamando a levantarse) get up!

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= upstairs.

Ex: He frequently asks them to shelve books upstairs on the balcony and then stands there looking up their dresses.

* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.

* arriba citado = above-mentioned.

* citado más arriba = above.

* cuesta arriba = uphill.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de más arriba = topmost [top most].

* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.

* dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.

* en el piso de arriba = upstairs.

* en la parte de arriba = at the top.

* estar arriba = sit on + top.

* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* hacia arriba = upwards, upward.

* hacia arriba y hacia abajo = up and down.

* menú desplegable hacia arriba = pop-up menu.

* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.

* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.

* mirar desde arriba = look down on/upon, look down over.

* mirar hacia arriba = look up.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* patas arriba = in shambles, topsy-turvy, upside down, all over the place.

* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner patas arriba = upend.

* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.

* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.

* quedarse arriba = sit on + top.

* río arriba = upriver.

* sábana de arriba = flat sheet.

* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.

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arriba

adverb

A

1

(lugar, parte): está ahí/aquí arriba it's up there/up here

en el estante de arriba (el siguiente) on the next shelf up, on the shelf above; (el último) on the top shelf

la sábana de arriba the top sheet

ponlo un poco más arriba put it (up) a little higher, put it a little further o higher up

tal como se dijo más arriba as stated above

la parte de arriba es de vidrio the top (part) is made of glass

de arriba ( RPl fam); free

entramos de arriba we got in free

vive de arriba, la mujer lo mantiene he doesn't work for a living, his wife keeps him

de arriba abajo: me miró de arriba abajo he looked me up and down

tengo que limpiar la casa de arriba abajo I have to clean the house from top to bottom

me empapé de arriba abajo I got soaked from head to toe

para tirar para arriba ( AmL fam): tienen dinero para tirar para arriba they have money to burn ( colloq), they have loads of money ( colloq)

hay hoteles para tirar para arriba there are hotels galore, there are any number of hotels, there are loads of hotels ( colloq)

2 (en un edificio) upstairs

los vecinos de arriba the people upstairs o above us

en la calle hace frío, así que te espero arriba it's cold outside, I'll wait for you in the apartment ( o office etc)

3 (en una escala, jerarquía) above

órdenes de arriba orders from above

los de arriba opinan que … the people at the top believe that …

sólo había gente de 50 para arriba everyone there was 50 or over

las puntuaciones de 80 para arriba scores of 80 or over o of 80 or more

los Lakers 13 puntos arriba Lakers 13 points up o ahead

B

(expresando dirección, movimiento): corrió escaleras arriba he ran upstairs

calle arriba up the street

río arriba upstream, upriver

miró hacia arriba he looked up

para arriba y para abajo ( fam); to and fro, back and forth

me tuvo todo el día para arriba y para abajo he had me running back and forth o to and fro all day

C

arriba de: tiene arriba de 60 años she's over 60

con arriba de 50 alumnos with more than o with over 50 pupils

arriba del ropero ( AmL); on top of the wardrobe

arriba de la cocina está el baño ( AmL); the bathroom is above the kitchen

D (en interjecciones)

1

(expresando aprobación): ¡arriba la democracia! long live democracy!

2 (expresando estímulo) come on!

3 (llamando a levantarse) get up!

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Del verbo arribar: ( conjugate arribar)

arriba es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
arriba
arribar
arriba adverbio
1
a) (lugar, parte):

◊ ahí/aquí arriba up there/here;

en el estante de arriba ( el siguiente) on the shelf above;

( el último) on the top shelf;
◊ ponlo un poco más arriba put it a little higher up;

la parte de arriba the top (part);
arriba del ropero (AmL) on top of the wardrobe;
arriba de la cocina está el baño (AmL) the bathroom is above the kitchen;
de arriba abajo: me miró de arriba abajo he looked me up and down;
limpiar la casa de arriba abajo to clean the house from top to bottom
b) ( en edificio) upstairs;

◊ los vecinos de arriba the people upstairs

c) (en escala, jerarquía) above;

◊ órdenes de arriba orders from above;

las puntuaciones de 80 para arriba scores of 80 or over
2 (expresando dirección, movimiento):
◊ corrió escaleras arriba he ran upstairs;

calle arriba up the street;
miró hacia arriba he looked up
3 ( en interjecciones)
a) ( expresando aprobación):

◊ ¡arriba la democracia! long live democracy!

b) ( expresando estímulo) come on!;

( llamando a levantarse) get up!
arriba
I adverbio up
(encima) on the top: arriba del todo hay un reloj, there is a clock right at the top
está ahí arriba, it's up there
vive en el piso de arriba, he lives upstairs
registraron la casa de arriba abajo, they searched the house from top to bottom
familiar me miró de arriba abajo, he looked me up and down
de treinta para arriba, from thirty upwards
desde arriba, from above
hacia/para arriba, upwards
más arriba, higher up, further up
véase más arriba, see above
la parte de arriba, the top (part)
II exclamación get up!, up you get!
¡arriba la Constitución!, long live the Constitution!
¡arriba las manos!, hands up!
III prep Lam arriba de, on top of: encontrará el pueblo arriba de la montaña, you will find the town at the top of the mountain
arribar verbo intransitivo to reach port, arrive
' arriba' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- allá
- allí
- aquí
- boca
- cuesta
- gorgotear
- hacia
- mano
- pata
- río
- subir
- ahí
- bajar
- desnudar
- desnudo
- desvestir
- para
- parar
- revés
- voltear
- volver
- vuelta
- zarandear
English:
above
- aloft
- bikini
- boost
- disarray
- do
- eye
- face
- glance up
- higher-up
- inundate
- labour
- reach
- river
- round up
- scroll
- shake down
- spectacular
- take up
- there
- top
- topsy-turvy
- up
- uphill
- upstairs
- upstream
- upward
- upwards
- way
- disgrace
- from
- hand
- head
- high
- it
- look
- plus
- ransack
- roll
- upper
- upside down

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arriba

♦ adv

1. [posición] [en general] above;
[en edificio] upstairs;
me he dejado el paraguas arriba I've left my umbrella up in the Br flat o US apartment;

te esperaremos arriba, en la cumbre we'll wait for you up at the top;

de arriba top;

el estante de arriba the top shelf;

el apartamento de arriba [el siguiente] the upstairs Br flat o US apartment;
[el último] the top Br flat o US apartment;
vive arriba she lives upstairs;

los vecinos de arriba the upstairs neighbours;

está aquí/allí arriba it's up here/there;

arriba del todo right at the top;

más arriba further up;

ponlo un poco más arriba put it a bit higher up;

el Estudiantes va dos puntos arriba Estudiantes are two points up, Estudiantes are winning by two points;

2. [dirección] up;

ve arriba [en edificio] go upstairs;

hacia o [m5] para arriba up, upwards;

empujar hacia arriba to push upwards;

calle/escaleras arriba up the street/stairs;

cuesta arriba uphill;

río arriba upstream;

tres bloques más arriba three blocks further along o up

3. [en una escala]
los de arriba [los que mandan] those at the top;

personas de metro y medio para arriba people of one and a half metres or over, people taller than one and a half metres;

de sargentos para arriba everyone above the rank of sergeant;

4. [en un texto] above;

más arriba above;

el arriba mencionado the above-mentioned

5. Comp
Fam
estar hasta arriba de trabajo to be up to one's neck in work;

de arriba abajo [cosa] from top to bottom;
[persona] from head to toe;
inspeccionar algo de arriba abajo to inspect sth thoroughly;

mirar a alguien de arriba abajo [con desdén] to look sb up and down;
RP Fam
tener algo para tirar para arriba to have loads of sth

♦ arriba de loc prep
Am [sobre, en] on (top of); [en lugar más alto que] above; [más de] more than
♦ de arriba loc adv
RP Fam free;
a esa disco siempre entro de arriba I always get into that disco for free;

suele fumar de arriba she's always scrounging cigarettes off people

♦ interj

up you get!;

¡arriba, que se hace tarde! come on, get up, it's getting late!;

¡arriba….! up (with)…!;

¡arriba la república! long live the republic!;

¡arriba los mineros! long live the miners!, Br up the miners!;

¡arriba las manos! hands up!

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arriba

I adv

1 situación up;

ponlo ahí arriba put it up there;

el cajón de arriba siguiente the next drawer up, the drawer above; último the top drawer;

más arriba higher (up), further up;

arriba del todo right at the top;

las plantas de arriba the top floors;

los de arriba the ones on top;

arriba mencionado above-mentioned;

véase arriba see above;

de o

desde arriba from above;

arriba de above; ( encima de) on top of;

volver lo de arriba abajo turn everything upside down

2 en edificio upstairs;

vete arriba go upstairs

3 dirección up;

sigan hacia arriba keep going up;

me miró de arriba abajo fig she looked me up and down

4 con cantidades

:

de diez para arriba ten or above;

de cincuenta (años) para arriba over 50, 50 and over

II prp

:

arriba de L.Am. on, on top of

III interj

:

¡arriba! long live …!

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arriba adv

1) : up, upwards

2) : above, overhead

3) : upstairs

4)

arriba de : more than

5)

de arriba abajo : from top to bottom, from head to foot

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arriba¹ adv

1. (en general) up

ven aquí arriba come up here

lo puse más arriba I put it higher up

arriba del todo right at the top

2. (en un edificio) upstairs

voy arriba I'm going upstairs

vivo en el piso de arriba I live in the flat upstairs

de arriba abajo from top to bottom

hacia arriba upwards

arriba² interj come on!

Spanish-English dictionary > arriba

20 esperar

v.

1 to wait (for).

te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airport

esperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for somebody to do something

espera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm coming

quien espera desespera (Prov) a watched pot never boils

Elsa espera pacientemente Elsa waits patiently.

2 to hope (tener esperanza de).

espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some help

esperar que to hope that

espero que sí/no I hope so/not

esperar hacer algo to hope to do something

Esperamos que suceda lo mejor We hope for the best.

3 to expect (tener confianza en).

no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reaction

esperar algo de alguien to expect something from somebody, to hope for something from somebody

como era de esperar as was to be expected

Elsa espera un milagro Elsa expects a miracle.

4 to await, to be in store for (ser inevitable).

le esperan dificultades many difficulties await him

¡me espera una buena en casa! (informal) I'm in for it when I get home!

5 to wait for, to await, to wait.

Elsa espera el tren Elsa waits for the train.

6 to expect to, to look forward to, to hope to, to be expecting to.

Ellos esperan llegar pronto They hope to arrive soon.

7 to await for, to expect, to watch for.

Ellos esperan la noticia They await for the news.

Me espera una sorpresa A surprise awaits for me.

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esperar

► verbo transitivo

1 (tener esperanza) to hope for, expect

■ esperan un milagro they're hoping for a miracle

■ esperar la gloria to hope for glory

2 (contar, creer) to expect

■ no te esperábamos hasta mañana we didn't expect you till tomorrow

■ llegaron tarde como era de esperar they arrived late as expected

3 (aguardar) to wait for, await

■ espera un momento wait a moment

■ espero a mi padre I'm waiting for my father

4 (desear) to hope

■ espero que cantes I hope you'll sing

■ espero verlo I hope to see him

5 (ser inevitable) to await, be ahead

■ mala noche nos espera there's a bad night ahead

6 figurado (bebé) to expect

► verbo intransitivo

1 to wait

■ esperaré hasta que lleguen I'll wait until they get here

► verbo pronominal esperarse

1 (aguardar) to wait

■ espérense en recepción please wait in reception

2 (creer, contar) to expect

■ se espera que seas puntual you're expected to be punctual

3 (desear) to hope

■ se espera que lo hayan pasado bien we hope you've had a good time

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en espera de noticias tuyas we hope to hear from you soon

¡espérate sentado! don't hold your breath!, you'll be waiting till the cows come home!

espero que no I hope not

espero que sí I hope so

hacer esperar a alguien to keep somebody waiting

hacerse esperar to keep people waiting

quien espera desespera a watched pot never boils

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verb

1) to wait for, await

2) expect

3) hope

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- esperarse

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1. VT

1) (=aguardar) [+ tren, persona] to wait for

estaba esperando el avión — I was waiting for the plane

esperaban noticias de los rehenes — they were waiting for o awaiting news of the hostages

fuimos a esperarla a la estación — we went to meet her at the station

nos espera un duro invierno — we've got a hard winter ahead of us

¡la que te espera cuando llegues a casa! — you're (in) for it when you get home!

de aquí te espero * —

un lío de aquí te espero — * a tremendous row *

dijo unas tonterías de aquí te espero — he said some really stupid things

2) (=desear) to hope

espero llegar a tiempo — I hope to arrive on time

eso espero — I hope so

han prometido castigar a los culpables y espero que sea así — they've promised to punish those responsible and I hope they will

- ya nos pagará -espero que sea así — "he'll pay us, you'll see" - "I hope you're right o I hope so"

espero que te haya gustado — I hope you liked it

espero que vengas — I hope you'll come

espero que no sea nada grave — I hope it isn't anything serious

-¿vienen a la fiesta? -espero que sí — "are they coming to the party?" - "I hope so"

-¿crees que se enfadará? -espero que no — "do you think she will be angry?" - "I hope not"

3) (=contar con) to expect

¿esperas visita? — are you expecting someone?

espero su llamada en cualquier momento — I expect his call at any moment

no me esperes antes de las siete — don't expect me before seven

¿acaso esperas que pague yo? — you're not expecting me to pay, are you?

llegaron antes de lo que yo esperaba — they arrived sooner than I expected

esperaban que les pidiera perdón — they were expecting him to apologize

¿qué esperas, que encima te lo agradezca? — don't expect me to thank you for it as well

¿qué puedes esperar de él, después de cómo se ha comportado? — what do you expect from him, after the way he has behaved?

• era de esperar — it was to be expected

era de esperar que eso sucediera — it was to be expected that that would happen

era de esperar que no viniera — it was to be expected that he wouldn't come

• no esperaba menos de ti — I expected nothing o no less of you

llamará cuando menos te lo esperes — he'll call when you least expect it

- esperar algo como agua de mayo

4) [+ bebé]

está esperando un hijo — she's expecting (a baby)

está esperando su primer hijo — she's expecting her first child

2. VI

1) (=aguardar) to wait

esperaré aquí — I'll wait here

¡espera un momento, este no es mi libro! — hold on o wait a minute, this isn't my book!

espera en la puerta, ahora mismo voy — wait at the door, I'm just coming

esperar a o hasta que algn haga algo — to wait for sb to do sth

• hacer esperar a algn — keep sb waiting

su respuesta no se hizo esperar — his answer wasn't long in coming

- esperar desesperando

- espera y verás

- puedes esperar sentado

- el que espera desespera

2)

• esperar en algn — to put one's hopes o trust in sb

esperar en Dios — to trust in God

3.

See:

esperarse
ESPERAR Esperar tiene en inglés varias traducciones, entre las que se encuentran wait (for), await, hope y expect. ► Se traduce por wait ( for ) cuando esperar se refiere al hecho de aguardar la llegada de alguien o de un suceso: Hice el examen hace dos meses y todavía estoy esperando los resultados I took the exam two months ago and I'm still waiting for the results La esperó media hora y después se fue a casa He waited half an hour for her and then went home ► El verbo await es un verbo de uso similar a wait for, aunque no requiere el uso de la preposición y no es muy corriente en inglés moderno: Esperaban ansiosamente la llegada del Rey They eagerly awaited the arrival of the King ► Se traduce por hope cuando deseamos que algo suceda, pero no estamos seguros de si ocurrirá o no: Espero que no se enfade mucho conmigo I hope (that) she won't be very annoyed with me Después de terminar la carrera espero conseguir un buen trabajo I hope to get a good job when I finish university ► Traducimos esperar por expect cuando estamos muy seguros de que algo va a suceder o cuando hay una razón lógica para que algo suceda: Espero aprobar porque el examen me salió muy bien I expect to pass o I expect I'll pass because the exam went very well Ha resultado mejor de lo que esperábamos It was better than we expected Está esperando un niño She's expecting (a baby) Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for

la esperé dos horas — I waited for her for two hours

esperaban con impaciencia su llegada — they were really looking forward to her coming

le encanta hacerse esperar — he loves to keep people waiting

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar — don't wait for me to eat

b) ( recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto — we went to meet her at the airport

c) sorpresa to await

su reacción no se hizo esperar — he was swift to react

le espera un futuro difícil — he has a difficult future ahead of him

ya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)

2)

a) (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos — just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera — when you least expect it

te espero alrededor de las nueve — I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada — I'm expecting a call

esperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help

b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting

está esperando familia — she's expecting

3) ( con esperanza) to hope

eso espero or espero que sí — I hope so

espero que no — I hope not

esperar + inf — to hope to + inf

espero no haberme olvidado de nada — I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious
2.
esperar vi

a) ( aguardar) to wait

no podemos esperar más — we can't wait any longer

espera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part

b) embarazada

estar esperando — to be expecting

¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?
3.
esperarse v pron

1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?

2) (fam) ( prever) to expect

no me esperaba eso de él — I didn't expect that of o from him

quién se lo iba a esperar! — who would have thought it!

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for

la esperé dos horas — I waited for her for two hours

esperaban con impaciencia su llegada — they were really looking forward to her coming

le encanta hacerse esperar — he loves to keep people waiting

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar — don't wait for me to eat

b) ( recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto — we went to meet her at the airport

c) sorpresa to await

su reacción no se hizo esperar — he was swift to react

le espera un futuro difícil — he has a difficult future ahead of him

ya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)

2)

a) (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos — just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera — when you least expect it

te espero alrededor de las nueve — I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada — I'm expecting a call

esperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help

b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting

está esperando familia — she's expecting

3) ( con esperanza) to hope

eso espero or espero que sí — I hope so

espero que no — I hope not

esperar + inf — to hope to + inf

espero no haberme olvidado de nada — I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious
2.
esperar vi

a) ( aguardar) to wait

no podemos esperar más — we can't wait any longer

espera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part

b) embarazada

estar esperando — to be expecting

¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?
3.
esperarse v pron

1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?

2) (fam) ( prever) to expect

no me esperaba eso de él — I didn't expect that of o from him

quién se lo iba a esperar! — who would have thought it!

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esperar¹

¹ = await, wait, wait for, hang on, be in store, tarry.

Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

Ex: Otherwise documents will have to wait in cataloguing departments until the record does become available.

Ex: Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.

Ex: ' Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.

Ex: A worse fate is in store for those whose integrated library sustem vendor goes out of business or is bought by another vendor.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, humongous [humungous], massive, enormous, gianormous.

* esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.

* esperar con impaciencia = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar el turno de Uno = wait + Posesivo + turn.

* esperar en el futuro = be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.

* esperar entre bastidores = wait in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar impacientemente = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar su momento = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar su oportunidad = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* hacer esperar = cool + Posesivo + heels.

* hacer + Pronombre + esperar = keep + Pronombre + waiting.

* lo que espera a = what is on store for.

* lo que nos espera = things to come.

* protesta + no hacerse esperar = cry + ring out.

* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

esperar²

² = call on/upon, expect, hope, count on, look to, bank on.

Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.

Ex: It is hoped that a new ISDS manual and guidelines for bibliographic description will be published in 1986.

Ex: Bookstores can no longer count on customers buying books if there is a more attractive entertainment option.

Ex: Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.

Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.

* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.

* como cabía esperar = as expected.

* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.

* como era de esperar = as expected.

* como es de esperar = predictably, not surprisingly, as expected.

* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.

* decir + esperar = express + hope.

* es de esperar = hopefully.

* esperamos sus noticias = look forward to + hearing from you.

* esperando que = in hopeful expectation that.

* esperar con ansiedad = hope for, hold + Posesivo + breath.

* esperar con ansiedad (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar con interés (+ Infinitivo), = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar impacientemente (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar lo imposible = shoot (for) + the moon, cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* esperar lo peor = expect + the worst.

* esperarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.

* esperarse Algo = come as + no surprise.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

* que espera demasiado = over expectant.

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* sin esperarlo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

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esperar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹autobús/persona/acontecimiento› to wait for

esperaba el tren/a un amigo he was waiting for the train/a friend

podrías haber esperado un momento más oportuno you could have waited for a better moment

espérame, ya voy wait for me, I'm just coming

la esperé dos horas/en el bar I waited for her for two hours/in the bar

esperaban con impaciencia la llegada de sus amigos they were really looking forward to their friends coming, they couldn't wait for o they were dying for their friends to arrive ( colloq)

le encanta hacerse esperar he loves to keep people waiting

esperar algo/a algn PARA + INF:

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar eat without me o don't wait for me to eat

2 (recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto we went to meet her at the airport

¿dónde van a esperar el Año Nuevo? where will you be seeing the New Year in?

3 «sorpresa» to await

la reacción del gobierno no se hizo esperar the government was swift to react

como no salgamos temprano ya sabes lo que nos espera a la salida de Madrid if we don't leave early, you know what problems we'll have o you know what it'll be like trying to leave Madrid

le espera un futuro difícil he has a difficult future ahead of him

¡ya verás la que te espera en casa! ( fam); you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! ( colloq)

B

1 (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect it

ven a cenar, te espero alrededor de las nueve come to dinner, I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada de Nueva York I'm expecting a call from New York

esperan un lleno completo they expect a full house

tuvo mayor aceptación de lo que se esperaba it proved to be more popular than had been expected

esperar QUE + SUBJ:

se espera que más de un millón de personas visite la exposición over a million people are expected to visit the exhibition

¿qué esperabas, que te felicitara? what did you expect me to do? congratulate you?

era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail, it was only to be expected that the project would fail

no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind

esperar algo DE algn/algo to expect sth OF sb/sth

esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you

no hay que esperar mucho de las conversaciones we shouldn't expect too much of the talks

de ella no puedes esperar ayuda don't expect her to help, you can't expect to get any help from her

2 ‹niño/bebé› to be expecting

esperan el primer hijo para mayo they're expecting their first child in May

está esperando familia she's expecting

C (con esperanza) to hope

¿te vienen a recoger? — eso espero are they coming to collect you? — I hope so

¿quedarán entradas? — espero que sí will there be any tickets left? — I hope so

¿habrá perdido el tren? — espero que no do you think he's missed the train? — I hope not

esperar + INF:

espero poder llegar a la cumbre esta vez I hope to be able to reach the summit this time

espero no haberme olvidado de nada I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar QUE + SUBJ:

espero que no llueva/que haga buen tiempo I hope it doesn't rain/the weather's nice

espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck

espero que no me haya mentido I hope he hasn't lied to me

esperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious

¡y yo que esperaba que estuviera todo listo! and there was I hoping that everything would be ready!

■ esperar

vi

A

1 (aguardar) to wait

lo siento, no podemos esperar más I'm sorry, we can't wait any longer

mientras esperaba corregí los exámenes I corrected the tests while I was waiting

espera, que bajo contigo wait a minute o ( colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

espere un momento, por favor wait a moment, please

espera un momento ¿tú qué haces aquí? just a moment, what are you doing here?

vamos, que el tren no espera come on, the train won't wait for us

esperar A + INF:

espera a estar seguro antes de hablar con ella wait until you're sure before you talk to her

mejor espero a tener un poco más de dinero ahorrado I'd better wait until I've saved a bit more money

esperar ( A) QUE + SUBJ:

el profesor esperó (a) que hubiera silencio the teacher waited for them to be quiet

tiene que esperar (a) que lo llamen you have to wait for them to call you o until they call you

esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in

esperar sentado ( fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming ( colloq)

¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope! o don't hold your breath! o we could be waiting till the cows come home! ( colloq)

quien espera desespera waiting's the worst part, the waiting gets you down

2

«embarazada»: no sabía que estaba esperando I didn't know she was expecting

¿para cuándo espera? when's the baby due?

quedar esperando ( Chi); to get pregnant

B esperar por ( ant) esperar vt A 1.

■ esperarse

v pron

A ( fam) (aguardar) to hang on ( colloq), to hold on ( colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? wait a minute o hang on o hold on! can't you see I'm busy?

B ( fam) (prever) to expect

¿qué te esperabas por ese precio? what did you expect for that price?

no me esperaba esa reacción I hadn't expected her to react like that

¿quién se iba a esperar que saliera elegido él? who would have thought he would be elected?

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esperar ( conjugate esperar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹autobús/persona/acontecimiento› to wait for;

◊ ¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?

b) ( recibir) to meet;

◊ la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto we went to meet her at the airport

c) [ sorpresa] to await;

◊ le espera un futuro difícil he has a difficult future ahead of him

2
a) (contar con, prever) to expect;

◊ tal como esperábamos just as we expected;

cuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect it;
te espero alrededor de las nueve I'll expect you around nine;
¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?;
era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail
b) ‹niño/bebé› to be expecting

3 ( con esperanza) to hope;
eso espero or espero que sí I hope so;
◊ espero que no I hope not;

esperar hacer algo to hope to do sth;
espero que no llueva I hope it doesn't rain;
esperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious
verbo intransitivo
a) ( aguardar) to wait;

◊ no podemos esperar más we can't wait any longer;

espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure;
esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in
b) [ embarazada]:

◊ estar esperando to be expecting

esperarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)
2 (fam) ( prever) to expect;
◊ ¡quién se lo iba a esperar! who would have thought it!

esperar
I verbo transitivo
1 (aguardar) to wait for: espera un momento, ¿seguro que hablas del mismo Pedro?, wait a minute, are you sure you're talking about the same Peter?
2 (tener esperanza) to hope: espero que todo salga bien, I hope everything turns out well ➣ Ver nota en hope 3 (desear, suponer) to expect
4 fig (un hijo) to expect ➣ Ver nota en expect
II verbo intransitivo to wait: no puedo esperar más, I can't wait any longer
♦ Locuciones: familiar de aquí te espero, incredible, massive: afuera hay un follón de aquí te espero, there's an incredible mess outside
esperar sentado, to have a long wait in store: si creéis que voy a participar en esa locura podéis esperar sentados, if you think that I'm going to have any part of that madness, you'll have to wait a long time
Esperar tiene tres significados básicos, que corresponden a tres verbos ingleses:
Aguardar, en sentido general, se traduce por to wait: Llevo media hora esperándote, I've been waiting for you for half an hour.
Tener esperanza, desear, se traduce por to hope: Espero que vengas mañana. I hope you will come tomorrow. Espero que sí. I hope so.
Suponer, esperar algo sabiendo que es muy probable que ocurra, se traduce por to expect: Espero la visita de un amigo (sabemos que va a venir). I'm expecting a friend to call.
' esperar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acecho
- aguardar
- amabilidad
- cruzarse
- ser
- esperanza
- pelaje
- pendiente
- prometerse
- satisfacción
- como
- esperado
- exigir
- favor
- hacer
- mucho
- preferir
English:
aim
- anticipate
- await
- bargain for
- bargain on
- daydream
- eruption
- expect
- hang about
- hang around
- hang on
- hold off
- hold on
- hope
- magic wand
- sit up
- to
- trust
- wait
- wait about
- wait around
- wind
- would
- bear
- bide
- count
- dark
- delay
- duly
- else
- hang
- hold
- mind
- unprepared
- unrealistic

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esperar

♦ vt

1. [aguardar] to wait for;

esperar el autobús to wait for the bus;

te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airport;

espéranos un minuto wait for us a minute;

¡espérame, que voy contigo! wait for me, I'm coming with you!;

¿a qué estás esperando? what are you waiting for?;

esperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for sb to do sth;

esperaré a que vuelva I'll wait till she gets back

2. [tener esperanza de]
todos esperamos la victoria we all hope for victory;

esperamos salir al campo el domingo we are hoping to go on a trip to the countryside on Sunday;

espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some help;

esperar que… to hope that…;

espero que sí/no I hope so/not;

espero que no te hayas ofendido I hope you didn't take offence;

esperamos que no sea nada let's hope it's nothing serious;

ser de esperar: es de esperar que no ocurra ninguna desgracia let's hope nothing terrible happens;

era de esperar que ocurriría esto you could have predicted this would happen;

como era de esperar as was to be expected;

como era de esperar, llovió mucho as was to be expected o as you might expect, there was a lot of rain

3. [tener confianza en] to expect;

no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reaction;

espero que venga esta noche I expect (that) she'll come tonight;

esperar algo de alguien to expect sth from sb, to hope for sth from sb;

espero discreción de usted I expect discretion from you, I expect you to be discreet;

¿y qué esperabas (de alguien así)? what did you expect (from someone like that)?;

no esperaba menos de él I expected no less of him

4. [ser inminente para] to await, to be in store for;

nos esperan un buen baño y una cama there's a nice warm bath and a bed waiting for us;

le esperan dificultades he's in for some problems, there are problems in store for him;
Fam
¡me espera una buena en casa! I'm in for it when I get home!;
Fam
¡no sabes la o [m5] lo que te espera! you don't know what you're in for!

♦ vi

1. [aguardar] to wait;

espera en este despacho wait in this office;

espera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm coming;

espera un instante o [m5]momento, ¿no es el famoso Pedro Valverde? hang on o wait a minute, isn't that the famous Pedro Valverde?;

no creo que puedas hacerlo – espera y verás I don't think you'll be able to do it – just (you) wait and see;

su enfado no se hizo esperar it didn't take long for her anger to surface;
Fam
si crees que te voy a dejar dinero, puedes esperar sentado if you think I'm going to lend you some money, you've got another think coming;

hacer esperar a alguien to keep sb waiting, to make sb wait;

me hiciste esperar una hora you kept me waiting (for) an hour;

Prov

quien espera desespera a watched pot never boils

2. [estar embarazada] to be expecting;

está esperando desde hace cuatro meses she's four months pregnant

♦ See also the pronominal verb esperarse

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esperar

I v/t

1 ( aguardar) wait for;

hacerse esperar keep people waiting

2 con esperanza hope;

(así) lo espero I hope so, hopefully;

espero que no I hope not, hopefully not;

es de esperar que it is to be hoped that

3 ( suponer, confiar en) expect

4

:

esperar un hijo be expecting a baby

5

:

de aquí te espero fam incredible fam

II v/i ( aguardar) wait;

puedes esperar sentado you’re in for a long wait

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esperar vt

1) aguardar: to wait for, to await

2) : to expect

3) : to hope

espero poder trabajar: I hope to be able to work

espero que sí: I hope so

esperar vi

: to wait

♦ See also the reflexive verb esperarse

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esperar vb

1. (aguardar) to wait / to wait for

¿hace mucho que esperas? have you been waiting long?

te esperé toda la tarde I waited all afternoon for you

2. (creer, imaginar) to expect

no esperaba que viniera tanta gente I didn't expect so many people to come

las cosas no le fueron tan bien como esperaba things didn't go as well as he'd expected

3. (tener esperanza, desear) to hope

espera ir a la universidad she hopes to go to university

espero que seáis muy felices I hope you'll be very happy

espero que sí I hope so

esperar un niño to be expecting a baby

hacer esperar a alguien to keep somebody waiting

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