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1 spy out

spy out [sth.], spy [sth.] out indagare su [ activity]

to spy out the land — tastare il terreno

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vt + adv

to spy out the land fig — tastare il terreno

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spy out [sth.], spy [sth.] out indagare su [ activity]

to spy out the land — tastare il terreno

English-Italian dictionary > spy out
2 spy

spy

A n (political, industrial) espion/-ionne m/f ; ( for police) indicateur/-trice m/f, indic ○ mf ; to work as a spy for sb être un espion à la solde de qn.

B modif [film, novel, network, scandal] d'espionnage ; [trial] pour espionnage.

C vtr remarquer, discerner [figure, object] ; she spied them approaching the window elle les a remarqués qui s'approchaient de la fenêtre.

D vi

1 Pol to spy on [army, military, manoeuvres, weapons] espionner ; to spy for sb faire de l'espionnage pour le compte de qn ;

2 fig ( observe) to spy on espionner [person] ; épier [movements].

Idiom

I spy with my little eye… ( game) jeu de devinette.

Phrasal verb

■ spy out:

▶ spy out [sth], spy [sth] out découvrir [plan, activity] ; to spy out the land s'enquérir de la situation.

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3 spy

spy [spaɪ]

1. noun

espion (ne) m(f)

• police spy indicateur m, - trice f de police

2. intransitive verb

• to spy for a country faire de l'espionnage pour le compte d'un pays

• to spy on sb espionner qn

• to spy on sth épier qch

• stop spying on me! arrête de m'espionner !

3. transitive verb

( = catch sight of) apercevoir

• I spied him coming je l'ai vu qui arrivait

4. compounds

[film, story] d'espionnage

► spy plane noun avion-espion m

► spy ring noun réseau m d'espionnage

► spy satellite noun satellite-espion m

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[spaɪ] 1.
noun (political, industrial) espion/-ionne m/f; ( for police) indicateur/-trice m/f
2.
noun modifier [ film, network] d'espionnage
3.
transitive verb remarquer, discerner [figure, object]
4.
intransitive verb

to spy on something/somebody — espionner quelque chose/quelqu'un

to spy for somebody — faire de l'espionnage pour le compte de quelqu'un

English-French dictionary > spy
4 spy

1. noun
1) (secret agent) Spion, der/Spionin, die

2) (watcher) Spion, der/Spionin, die; Schnüffler, der/Schnüfflerin, die (abwertend)

spy in the sky/cab — (coll.) Spionagesatellit, der/Fahrt[en]schreiber, der
2. transitive verb
(literary) ausmachen
3. intransitive verb
(watch closely) [herum]spionieren; (practise espionage) Spionage treiben

spy on somebody/a country — jemandem nachspionieren/gegen ein Land spionieren

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91990/spy_out">spy out

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1. noun
(a secret agent or person employed to gather information secretly especially about the military affairs of other countries: She was arrested as a spy; industrial spies.) der/die Spion(in)
2. verb
1) (to be a spy: He had been spying for the Russians for many years.) spionieren

2) (to see or notice: She spied a human figure on the mountainside.) erspähen

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- spyhole
- spy on
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spy

[spaɪ]

I. n Spion(in) m(f)

II. n modifier (adventure, story, film, organization, camera, scandal) Spionage-

\spy swap Austausch m von Spionen/Spioninnen

III. vi

1. (gather information) spionieren

▪ to \spy into sth in etw dat herumspionieren fam

▪ to \spy on [or upon] sb jdm nachspionieren

2. (peep)

▪ to \spy into sth in etw akk spähen

IV. vt

▪ to \spy sb/sth (see) jdn/etw sehen; (spot) jdn/etw entdecken

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[spaɪ]
1. n
Spion(in) m(f); (= police spy) Spitzel m;
2. vt
sehen, erspähen (geh)
finally I spied him coming — endlich sah ich ihn kommen

I spy with my little eye something... — ≈ ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst, und...

3. vi
spionieren, Spionage treiben
to spy into sth — in etw (dat) herumspionieren

to spy on sb — jdn bespitzeln; on neighbours

I Spy (= game) — ≈ ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst

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spy [spaı]

A v/t

1. oft spy out ausspionieren, -spähen, -kundschaften:

spy out the land fig

a) die Lage peilen umg,

b) sich einen Überblick verschaffen

2. auch spy out ausfindig machen

3. erspähen, entdecken

B v/i

1. MIL etc spionieren, Spionage treiben: he was jailed for 10 years for spying wegen Spionage;

spy on

a) jemandem nachspionieren, jemanden bespitzeln,

b) ein Gespräch etc abhören

2. fig herumspionieren ( into in dat)

C s

1. Späher(in), Kundschafter(in)

2. MIL etc Spion(in)

3. fig Spitzel m:

spy in the cab AUTO umg Fahrtenschreiber m

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1. noun
1) (secret agent) Spion, der/Spionin, die

2) (watcher) Spion, der/Spionin, die; Schnüffler, der/Schnüfflerin, die (abwertend)

spy in the sky/cab — (coll.) Spionagesatellit, der/Fahrt[en]schreiber, der
2. transitive verb
(literary) ausmachen
3. intransitive verb
(watch closely) [herum]spionieren; (practise espionage) Spionage treiben

spy on somebody/a country — jemandem nachspionieren/gegen ein Land spionieren

Phrasal Verbs:

- spy out

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n.

Kundschafter m.

Spion -e m. v.

Spionage betreiben ausdr.

entdecken v.

erspähen v.

herumspionieren v.

spionieren v.

English-german dictionary > spy
5 spy

[spaɪ] n

Spion(in) m(f) n

modifier (adventure, story, film, organization, camera, scandal) Spionage-;

\spy swap Austausch m von Spionen, -innen mpl, f vi

1) ( gather information) spionieren;

to \spy into sth in etw dat herumspionieren ( fam)

to \spy on [or upon] sb jdm nachspionieren

2) ( peep)

to \spy into sth in etw akk spähen vt

to \spy sb/ sth ( see) jdn/etw sehen;

( spot) jdn/etw entdecken

English-German students dictionary > spy
6 spy

I 1. [spaɪ]
nome (political, industrial) spia f.; (for police) informatore m. (-trice)
2.
modificatore [film, network] di spionaggio; [ trial] per spionaggio
II 1. [spaɪ]
verbo transitivo individuare, distinguere [figure, object]
2.
verbo intransitivo

to spy on sb., sth. — spiare qcn., qcs.

to spy for sb. — essere la spia di qcn

- spy out

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1. noun
(a secret agent or person employed to gather information secretly especially about the military affairs of other countries: She was arrested as a spy; industrial spies.) spia, spione
2. verb
1) (to be a spy: He had been spying for the Russians for many years.) spiare

2) (to see or notice: She spied a human figure on the mountainside.) scorgere, vedere

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- spyhole
- spy on
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[spaɪ]
1. n

spia

police spy — informatore (-trice) (della polizia)

2. vt

(catch sight of) scorgere

3. vi

spiare

to spy on sb — spiare qn

4. adj

(film, story) di spionaggio

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- spy out

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spy /spaɪ/
n.

spia; spione; agente segreto; delatore; informatore; confidente ( della polizia)

● (fam. USA) spy in the sky, elicottero della polizia; satellite spia □ (aeron. mil.) spy plane, aereo spia □ spy story, storia di spie.
(to) spy /spaɪ/
A v. i.

spiare; fare la spia

B v. t.

scorgere; scoprire; vedere ( guardando attentamente): I spied a rider approaching, scorsi un cavaliere che s'avvicinava

● to spy into, investigare; indagare; scrutare: to spy into a secret, indagare su un segreto □ to spy out, esplorare, investigare; scoprire, trovare □ (fig.) to spy out the land, tastare il terreno □ to spy upon (o on) sb. [sb.'s movements], spiare q. [le mosse di q.] □ ( alla Camera dei Comuni, quando si chiede un dibattito a porte chiuse) I spy strangers!, noto la presenza di estranei! □ «I spy (with my little eye…)», (gioco simile a) «è arrivato un bastimento (carico di…)».

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I 1. [spaɪ]
nome (political, industrial) spia f.; (for police) informatore m. (-trice)
2.
modificatore [film, network] di spionaggio; [ trial] per spionaggio
II 1. [spaɪ]
verbo transitivo individuare, distinguere [figure, object]
2.
verbo intransitivo

to spy on sb., sth. — spiare qcn., qcs.

to spy for sb. — essere la spia di qcn

- spy out

English-Italian dictionary > spy
7 spy out

transitive verb

aufspüren; ausspionieren [Feind, feindliche Stellung]

spy out the land — (lit. or fig.) die Lage erkunden

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◆ spy out

vt

▪ to \spy out out ⇆ sth

1. (find out about) etw auskundschaften

to \spy out out the land das Land erkunden

2. (find out, discover) etw ausspionieren

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vt sep
ausfindig machen
to spy out the land (Mil) — die Gegend auskundschaften; (fig) die Lage peilen

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transitive verb

aufspüren; ausspionieren [Feind, feindliche Stellung]

spy out the land — (lit. or fig.) die Lage erkunden

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v.

auskundschaften v.

ausspionieren v.

ausspähen v.

herausfinden v.

English-german dictionary > spy out
8 spy out

vt

to \spy out out <-> sth

1) ( find out about) etw auskundschaften;

to \spy out out the land das Land erkunden

2) (find out, discover) etw ausspionieren

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9 plant

1. noun
1) (Bot.) Pflanze, die

2) (machinery) no indef. art. Maschinen; (single complex) Anlage, die

3) (factory) Fabrik, die; Werk, das

4) (coll.): (undercover agent) Spitzel, der

5) (coll.): (thing concealed) Untergeschobene, das
2. transitive verb
1) pflanzen; aussäen [Samen]; anlegen [Garten usw.]; anpflanzen [Beet]; bepflanzen [Land]

plant a field with barley — auf einem Feld Gerste anpflanzen

2) (fix) setzen

plant oneself — sich hinstellen od. (ugs.) aufpflanzen

3) (in mind)

plant an idea etc. in somebody's mind/in somebody — jemandem eine Idee usw. einimpfen (ugs.) od. (geh.) einpflanzen

4) (coll.): (conceal) anbringen [Wanze]; legen [Bombe]

plant something on somebody — jemandem etwas unterschieben

5) (station as spy etc.) einschmuggeln

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/90158/plant_out">plant out

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1. noun
1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) die Pflanze

2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) die Anlage

3) (a factory.) die Anlage
2. verb
1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) pflanzen

2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) (be)pflanzen

3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) sich pflanzen

4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) andrehen

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- plantation
- planter
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plant

[plɑ:nt, AM plænt]

I. n

1. (organism) Pflanze f

indoor \plant Zimmerpflanze f

2. (factory) Werk nt, Fabrik f, Betrieb m

3. no pl (machinery) Maschinen pl, Maschinenpark m

4. BRIT, AUS (for road-building) Baumaschinen pl

slow — heavy \plant crossing Achtung — Baustelle

5. usu sing (set-up)

he insisted that the money was a \plant er bestand darauf, dass man ihm das Geld untergeschoben hatte

II. n modifier (fertilizer, food, growth, specialist, stand) Pflanzen-

the \plant kingdom das Pflanzenreich, die Flora

\plant life die Pflanzenwelt

III. vt

▪ to \plant sth

1. (put in earth) etw pflanzen

the garden is densely \planted der Garten ist dicht bepflanzt

2. (lodge) etw platzieren

he \planted a kiss on her forehead er drückte ihr einen Kuss auf die Stirn

Foreman \planted a blow on Clay's chin Foreman platzierte einen Schlag auf Clays Kinn

to \plant oneself on the sofa ( fam) sich akk aufs Sofa pflanzen fam

3. (circulate) etw verbreiten

to \plant doubts about sth Zweifel an etw dat hervorrufen [o wachrufen]

to \plant a rumour [or AM rumor] ein Gerücht in die Welt setzen

to \plant a story eine Geschichte in Umlauf bringen

4. ( fam: frame) etw [heimlich] platzieren

▪ to \plant sth on sb jdm etw unterschieben

to \plant a secret agent einen Geheimagenten/eine Geheimagentin einschleusen

to \plant a bomb eine Bombe legen

to \plant a bugging device ein Abhörgerät anbringen

to \plant evidence falsches Beweismaterial platzieren [o fabrizieren]

evidence was \planted on innocent people gegen unschuldige Menschen wurden belastende Beweise hervorgezaubert

5. COMPUT

▪ to \plant sth etw zwischenspeichern

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[plAːnt]
1. n

1) (BOT) Pflanze f

rare/tropical plants — seltene/tropische Gewächse pl

2) no pl (= equipment) Anlagen pl; (= equipment and buildings) Produktionsanlage f; (US of school, bank) Einrichtungen pl; (= factory) Werk nt

plant-hire — Baumaschinenvermietung f

"heavy plant crossing" — "Baustellenverkehr"

3) (inf: frame-up) eingeschmuggelter Gegenstand etc, der jdn kompromittieren soll, Komplott nt

2. attr
Pflanzen-
plant life — Pflanzenwelt f

3. vt

1) plants, trees pflanzen, ein- or anpflanzen; field bepflanzen

to plant a field with turnips/wheat — auf einem Feld Rüben anbauen or anpflanzen/Weizen anbauen or säen

2) (= place in position) setzen; bomb legen; kiss drücken; fist pflanzen (inf); (in the ground) stick stecken; flag pflanzen

to plant sth in sb's mind — jdm etw in den Kopf setzen, jdn auf etw (acc) bringen

a policeman was planted at each entrance —

he planted himself right in front of the fire (inf) she planted the children in the hall — er pflanzte sich genau vor dem Kamin auf (inf) sie stellte die Kinder im Flur ab (inf)

to plant one on sb's chin (inf) — jdm einen Kinnhaken geben

to plant one's feet (lit) — die Füße aufsetzen

3) (inf) incriminating evidence, stolen goods etc manipulieren, praktizieren; (in sb's car, home) schmuggeln; informer, spy etc (ein)schleusen

to plant sth on sb (inf) — jdm etw unterjubeln (inf), jdm etw in die Tasche praktizieren

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plant [plɑːnt; US plænt]

A s

1. BOT Pflanze f, Gewächs n:

plant animal → zoophyte;

plant disease Pflanzenkrankheit f;

plant extract Pflanzenextrakt m;

plant fibrin Pflanzenfaserstoff m;

plant kingdom Pflanzenreich n;

plant louse Blattlaus f;

plant pest Pflanzenschädling m;

plant pot Br Blumentopf m

2. BOT Setzling m, Steckling m

3. Wachstum n:

in plant im Wachstum befindlich;

be in plant sich im Wachstum befinden;

miss plant nicht aufgehen oder keimen

4. (Betriebs-, Fabrik)Anlage f, Werk n, Fabrik f, Betrieb m:

plant closure Betriebsstilllegung f;

plant engineer Betriebsingenieur(in);

plant manager Betriebsleiter m

5. Maschinenanlage f, Aggregat n, Apparatur f:

electric plant elektrische Anlage

6. Betriebseinrichtung f, (Betriebs)Material n, Inventar n, Gerätschaften pl:

plant equipment Werksausrüstung f

7. Regeltechnik: Regelstrecke f

8. US (Schul-, Krankenhaus- etc) Anlage(n) f(pl)

9. Bergbau: (Schacht-, Gruben)Anlage f

10. umg

a) etwas Untergeschobenes, z. B. falsches Beweisstück

b) Falle f, Schwindel m

c) (Polizei)Spitzel m, (eingeschleuste[r]) Geheimagent(in)

B v/t

1. (ein-, an)pflanzen:

plant out aus-, um-, verpflanzen;

the time to plant primulas die Pflanzzeit für Primeln

2. Land etc bepflanzen ( with mit)

3. einen Garten etc anlegen

4. eine Kolonie etc gründen

5. eine Fischbrut aussetzen, Austern verpflanzen

6. plant sth in sb(’s mind) fig jemandem etwas einpflanzen oder einimpfen

7. Pfähle etc setzen, jemanden postieren, Posten etc aufstellen:

plant o.s. in front of sb sich vor jemandem aufbauen oder aufpflanzen umg

8. umg plant a knife in sb’s back jemandem ein Messer in den Rücken stoßen;

plant a blow on sb’s nose jemandem einen Schlag auf die Nase verpassen;

plant a kiss on sb’s cheek jemandem einen Kuss auf die Backe drücken

9. umg

a) einen Spitzel etc einschleusen

b) eine Nachricht etc lancieren ( in the papers in die Presse)

c) eine Bombe legen, eine Wanze etc anbringen

d) plant sth on sb jemandem etwas unterschieben

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1. noun
1) (Bot.) Pflanze, die

2) (machinery) no indef. art. Maschinen; (single complex) Anlage, die

3) (factory) Fabrik, die; Werk, das

4) (coll.): (undercover agent) Spitzel, der

5) (coll.): (thing concealed) Untergeschobene, das
2. transitive verb
1) pflanzen; aussäen [Samen]; anlegen [Garten usw.]; anpflanzen [Beet]; bepflanzen [Land]

plant a field with barley — auf einem Feld Gerste anpflanzen

2) (fix) setzen

plant oneself — sich hinstellen od. (ugs.) aufpflanzen

3) (in mind)

plant an idea etc. in somebody's mind/in somebody — jemandem eine Idee usw. einimpfen (ugs.) od. (geh.) einpflanzen

4) (coll.): (conceal) anbringen [Wanze]; legen [Bombe]

plant something on somebody — jemandem etwas unterschieben

5) (station as spy etc.) einschmuggeln

Phrasal Verbs:

- plant out

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(factory) n.

Anlage -n f. n.

Pflanze -n f. v.

errichten v.

gründen v.

pflanzen v.

English-german dictionary > plant
10 tout

1. intransitive verb
tout [for business/custom/orders] — Kunden anreißen (ugs.) od. werben

tout for customers/buyers — Kunden/Käufer anreißen (ugs.) od. werben
2. noun
Anreißer, der/Anreißerin, die (ugs.); Kundenwerber, der/-werberin, die

ticket tout — Kartenschwarzhändler, der/-händlerin, die

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verb

(to go about in search of buyers, jobs, support, votes etc: The taxi-driver drove around touting for custom.) werben

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tout

[taʊt]

I. n ( pej) Schwarzhändler(in) m(f)

II. vt

1. (advertise)

▪ to \tout sth/sb für etw/jdn Reklame machen

▪ to \tout sb as sth jdn als etw preisen

▪ to \tout sb for sth jdn für etw akk preisen

she is being \touted for an Oscar sie wird als Kandidatin für den Oskar gehandelt

to \tout ideas Ideen propagieren

2. BRIT ( pej: sell unofficially)

▪ to \tout sth etw unter der Hand verkaufen

III. vi

▪ to \tout for sth/sb um etw/jdn werben

to \tout for business [or custom] [or customers] um Kunden kämpfen

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[taʊt] (inf)
1. n
(= tipster) Wettberater(in) m(f); (esp Brit = spy) Schnüffler(in) m(f) (inf), Spion(in) m(f) (inf); (= ticket tout) (Karten)schwarzhändler(in) m(f); (for business) Kundenfänger(in) m(f)
2. vt (RACING)
horse als Favorit angeben, als heißen Tipp nennen; (= spy) stables ausspionieren (inf); horse herumschnüffeln bei (inf); (= sell also tout around) information anbieten; tickets anbieten, schwarz verkaufen (inf); goods (den Leuten) aufschwatzen (inf); ideas propagieren
3. vi (RACING = offer tips) Wetttipps (gegen Honorar) verteilen; (= spy) herumspionieren, herumschnüffeln (inf)

to tout for business — (aufdringlich) Reklame machen

to tout for customers — auf Kundenfang sein (inf), Kunden schleppen (inf)

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tout [taʊt] umg

A v/i

1. aufdringliche (Kunden- oder Stimmen)Werbung treiben ( for für)

2. Pferderennen:

a) besonders Br sich (durch Spionieren) gute Renntipps verschaffen

b) Wetttipps geben oder verkaufen

B v/t

1. aufdringliche (Kunden- oder Stimmen)Werbung treiben für

2. (durch aufdringliche Werbung) belästigen

3. Pferderennen:

a) besonders Br (durch Spionieren) Informationen erlangen über (akk)

b) jemandem Wetttipps geben oder verkaufen

C s

1. Kundenwerber(in), (-)Schlepper(in)

2. a) besonders Br Spion(in) (beim Pferdetraining)

b) Tippgeber(in)

3. be on the tout for Ausschau halten nach

4. Br (Karten) Schwarzhändler(in)

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1. intransitive verb
tout [for business/custom/orders] — Kunden anreißen (ugs.) od. werben

tout for customers/buyers — Kunden/Käufer anreißen (ugs.) od. werben
2. noun
Anreißer, der/Anreißerin, die (ugs.); Kundenwerber, der/-werberin, die

ticket tout — Kartenschwarzhändler, der/-händlerin, die

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v.

aufdringlich ankündigen ausdr.

sich gute Tipps (Tips (•alt.Rechtschreibung•)

) verschaffen ausdr.

werben v.

(§ p.,pp.: warb, geworben)

English-german dictionary > tout
11 infiltrate

1. transitive verb
1) (penetrate into) infiltrieren [feindliche Reihen]; unterwandern [Partei, Organisation]

2) (cause to enter) einschleusen [Agenten]

3) (esp. Biol., Med.): (pass into, permeate) infiltrieren
2. intransitive verb
1) (penetrate) einsickern (fig.)

infiltrate into — unterwandern [Partei, Organisation]; infiltrieren [feindliche Reihen]

2) [Flüssigkeit:] eindringen

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['infiltreit]
verb

1) ((of soldiers) to get through enemy lines a few at a time: to infiltrate (into) enemy territory.) einsickern

2) ((of a group of persons) to enter (an organization) gradually so as to be able to influence decisions etc.) unterwandern

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in·fil·trate

[ˈɪnfɪltreɪt, AM esp ɪnˈfɪl-]

I. vt

▪ to \infiltrate sth

1. (secretly penetrate) military units, organization etw unterwandern [o fachspr infiltrieren]; building, enemy lines in etw akk eindringen

▪ to \infiltrate sb into sth agent, spy jdn in etw akk einschleusen

2. (influence thinking) of idea, theory etw durchdringen

these new ideas have begun to \infiltrate government diese neuartigen Ideen haben sich unbemerkt bis auf Regierungsebene ausgebreitet

3. CHEM, PHYS (permeate) etw durchdringen; of liquid in etw akk durchsickern

II. vi CHEM, PHYS

▪ to \infiltrate into sth gas, liquid in etw akk eindringen; liquid also in etw akk einsickern

▪ to \infiltrate through sth etw durchdringen; liquid durch etw akk sickern

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['InfIltreɪt]
1. vt

1) (troops) infiltrieren; enemy lines eindringen in (+acc); (POL) organization unterwandern; spies, informer einschleusen

2) (liquid) einsickern in (+acc), durchsickern in (+acc), durchdringen

to infiltrate a liquid into a substance — eine Flüssigkeit in eine Substanz einsickern or eindringen lassen

2. vi

1) (MIL) eindringen (into in +acc); (spy, informer) eindringen, sich einschleusen (into in +acc), unterwandern (
into +acc fig ideas) infiltrieren, eindringen (into in +acc)
2)

(liquid) to infiltrate into a substance — in eine Substanz eindringen or einsickern

to infiltrate through sth — durch etw durchsickern

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infiltrate [ˈınfıltreıt; ınˈfıl-]

A v/t

1. einsickern in (akk) ( auch MIL), infiltrieren ( auch MED)

2. durchsetzen, -dringen, -tränken ( alle:

with mit)

3. einschleusen, -schmuggeln ( beide:

into in akk)

4. POL unterwandern, infiltrieren

B v/i

1. einsickern ( into in akk) ( auch MIL)

2. infiltrate into → A 4

C s MED Infiltrat n (in Gewebe eingedrungene Substanz)

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1. transitive verb
1) (penetrate into) infiltrieren [feindliche Reihen]; unterwandern [Partei, Organisation]

2) (cause to enter) einschleusen [Agenten]

3) (esp. Biol., Med.): (pass into, permeate) infiltrieren
2. intransitive verb
1) (penetrate) einsickern (fig.)

infiltrate into — unterwandern [Partei, Organisation]; infiltrieren [feindliche Reihen]

2) [Flüssigkeit:] eindringen

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v.

durchsickern v.

eindringen v.

English-german dictionary > infiltrate
12 smell out

smell [sth.] out, smell out [sth.]

1) (sniff out) [ dog] fiutare [drugs, explosives]; fig. [ person] fiutare [plot, corruption]; smascherare [spy, traitor]

2) (cause to stink) appestare [room, house]

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(to find (as if) by smelling: We buried the dog's bone, but he smelt it out again.) scoprire (con il fiuto)

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vt + adv

1) (animal, prey), (also), fig fiutare

2)

your feet are smelling the room out! — i tuoi piedi appestano la stanza!

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smell [sth.] out, smell out [sth.]

1) (sniff out) [ dog] fiutare [drugs, explosives]; fig. [ person] fiutare [plot, corruption]; smascherare [spy, traitor]

2) (cause to stink) appestare [room, house]

English-Italian dictionary > smell out
13 turn

turn ⇒ Street directions

A n

1 (opportunity, in rotation) tour m ; to wait one's turn attendre son tour ; it's my turn gen c'est mon tour ; ( in game) c'est à moi de jouer ; whose turn is it? gen c'est à qui le tour? ; ( in game) c'est à qui de jouer? ; ‘miss a turn’ ‘passez votre tour’ ; to be sb's turn to do être à qn or au tour de qn de faire ; it's your turn to make the coffee c'est à toi or à ton tour de faire le café ; it was his turn to feel rejected il se sentait rejeté à son tour ; to have a turn on or at or with the computer utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour ; to have a turn at driving prendre son tour de conduite ; to take turns at doing, to take it in turns to do faire qch à tour de rôle ; to do sth turn and turn about faire qch à tour de rôle ; take it in turns! chacun son tour! ; by turns tour à tour ; to feel happy and depressed by turns être tour à tour heureux et malheureux ; to speak out of turn fig commettre un impair ; I hope I haven't spoken out of turn j'espère ne pas avoir commis d'impair ;

2 ( circular movement) tour m ; to give sth a turn tourner qch ; to give sth half a turn to the left faire tourner qch d'un demi-tour vers la gauche ; to do a turn [dancer] faire un tour ; to take a turn in the park faire un tour dans le parc ;

3 ( in vehicle) virage m ; a 90° turn un virage à 90° ; to make ou do a left/right turn tourner à gauche/à droite ; to do a turn in the road faire un demi-tour ; ‘no left turn’ ‘défense de tourner à gauche’ ;

4 (bend, side road) tournant m, virage m ; there's a left turn ahead il y a un tournant or virage à gauche plus loin ; brake before you go into the turn freinez avant de prendre le virage ; take the next right turn, take the next turn on the right prenez la prochaine (rue) à droite ;

5 (change, development) tournure f ; the turn of events la tournure des événements ; this is an extraordinary turn of events les événements ont pris une tournure extraordinaire ; to take an encouraging/a worrying turn [events] prendre une tournure encourageante/inquiétante ; to take a turn for the better [person, situation] s'améliorer ; [things, events] prendre une meilleure tournure ; to take a turn for the worse [situation] se dégrader ; [health] s'aggraver ; she has taken a turn for the worse elle va de plus en plus mal ; to be on the turn [luck, milk] commencer à tourner ; [tide] commencer à changer ; ⇒ century ;

6 ○ GB ( attack) crise f, attaque f ; she's had one of her turns again elle a eu une nouvelle crise or attaque ; a giddy ou dizzy turn un vertige ; to have a funny turn se sentir tout/-e chose ○ ; it gave me quite a turn, it gave me a nasty turn ça m'a fait un coup ○ ;

7 ( act) numéro m ; a comic/variety turn un numéro comique/de variété ; to do a/one's turn faire un/son numéro.

B in turn adv phr

1 ( in rotation) [answer, speak] à tour de rôle ; she spoke to each of us in turn elle nous a parlé chacun à notre tour ;

2 ( linking sequence) à son tour ; this in turn leads to higher inflation ceci à son tour fait augmenter l'inflation ; I invited Andrew who in turn invited Robert j'ai invité Andrew qui à son tour a invité Robert.

C vtr

1 ( rotate) [person] tourner [knob, wheel, handle] ; serrer [screw] ; [mechanism] faire tourner [cog, wheel] ; to turn sth to the right/left tourner qch vers la droite/gauche ; to turn sth to ‘on’/‘off’ tourner qch sur (la position) ‘marche’/‘arrêt’ ; to turn a switch through 90 degrees faire tourner un sélecteur de 90 degrés ; to turn sth halfway/the wrong way tourner qch d'un demi-tour/dans le mauvais sens ; to turn the key in the door ou lock ( lock up) fermer la porte à clé ; ( unlock) tourner la clé dans la serrure ; to turn the key on sb enfermer qn à clé ;

2 (turn over, reverse) retourner [mattress, soil, steak, collar] ; tourner [page] ; to turn sb onto his side/back retourner qn sur le côté/dos ; to turn one's ankle se tordre la cheville ; it turns my stomach cela me soulève le cœur, cela m'écœure ;

3 ( change direction of) tourner [chair, head, face, car] ; to turn a picture to the wall tourner un tableau face au mur ; to turn one's face towards tourner le visage vers ; to turn one's steps towards tourner or diriger ses pas vers ; to turn one's attention ou mind to tourner son attention vers ; to turn one's back on lit tourner le dos à [group, place] ; fig laisser tomber [friend, ally] ; abandonner [homeless, needy] ; as soon as my back is turned lit, fig dès que j'ai le dos tourné ; to turn one' s back on the past tourner la page ; to turn sb from one's door chasser qn ;

4 (focus, direction of) to turn sth on sb braquer qch sur qn [gun, hose, torch] ; fig diriger qch sur qn [anger, scorn] ;

5 ( transform) to turn sth white/black blanchir/noircir qch ; to turn sth milky/opaque rendre qch laiteux/opaque ; to turn sth into transformer qch en [office, car park, desert] ; to turn water into ice/wine changer de l'eau en glace/vin ; to turn a book into a film adapter un livre pour l'écran ; turn your old newspapers into cash! convertissez vos vieux journaux en argent! ; to turn sb into [magician] changer qn en [frog] ; [experience] faire de qn [extrovert, maniac] ; it turned him from a normal child into a delinquent cela a transformé l'enfant normal qu'il était en délinquant ; to stand there as if turned to stone rester là comme pétrifié ;

6 ( deflect) détourner [person, conversation] ; to turn the conversation towards ou onto sth détourner or faire dévier la conversation vers qch ; to turn sb from a course of action/from her purpose détourner qn d'une ligne de conduite/de son but ;

7 ○ ( pass the age of) he has turned 50 il a 50 ans passés ; she has just turned 20/30 elle vient d'avoir 20/30 ans ; as soon as I turn 18 dès que j'aurai mes 18 ans ; it's just turned five o'clock il est cinq heures passées ;

8 Ind ( on lathe) tourner [wood, piece, spindle] ;

9 fig ( fashion) to turn an elegant sentence tourner une phrase élégante ;

10 ( in espionage) retourner [spy, agent].

D vi

1 ( change direction) [person, car, plane, road] tourner ; [ship] virer ; to turn (to the) left/right tourner à gauche/droite ; to turn to the east/the west tourner à l'est/l'ouest ; to turn down ou into tourner dans [street, alley] ; to turn off quitter [main road, street] ; to turn towards tourner en direction de [village, mountains] ; I turned towards home j'ai repris le chemin de la maison ; her thoughts turned to her family ses pensées se sont tournées vers sa famille ; the conversation turned to Ellie on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie ; he later turned to teaching plus tard il s'est tourné vers l'enseignement ;

2 ( reverse direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour ; [tide] changer ; [luck] tourner ; there's no room for the bus to turn le bus n'a pas assez de place pour faire demi- tour ; ‘no turning’ ( in driveway) ‘propriété privée, défense d'entrer’ ; ⇒ turn around ;

3 ( revolve) [key, wheel, planet] tourner ; [person] se tourner (to, towards vers) ; to turn on its axis tourner sur son axe ; a key turned in the lock une clé a tourné dans la serrure ; to turn in one's chair se retourner dans sa chaise ; to turn and face the camera se tourner vers la caméra ; to turn and walk out of the room faire demi-tour et sortir de la pièce ; to turn to do se retourner pour faire ; to turn to face sth se retourner vers qch ; to turn and fight se retourner pour se battre ; to turn to lie on one's side se tourner pour se mettre sur le côté ; I turned once again to my book/my work j'ai repris encore une fois ma lecture/mon travail ;

4 fig ( hinge) to turn on [argument] tourner autour de [point, issue] ; [outcome] dépendre de [factor] ;

5 ( spin round angrily) to turn on sb [dog] attaquer qn ; [person] se retourner contre qn ;

6 fig (resort to, rely on) to turn to se tourner vers [person, religion] ; to turn to drink se mettre à boire ; to turn to drugs commencer à se droguer ; to turn to sb for se tourner vers qn pour demander [help, advice, money] ; I don't know who to turn to for advice je ne sais vers qui me tourner pour demander conseil ; I don't know where ou which way to turn je ne sais plus où donner la tête ○ ;

7 ( change) to turn into [tadpole] se transformer en [frog] ; [sofa] se transformer en [bed] ; [situation, evening] tourner à [farce, disaster] ; [conversation] tourner à [shouting match] ; ( magically) [person] se transformer en [animal, prince etc] ; to turn to [substance] se changer en [ice, gold etc] ; [fear, surprise] faire place à [horror, relief] ; his hopes had turned to dust ses espoirs étaient réduits en poussière ;

8 ( become by transformation) devenir [pale, cloudy, green] ; to turn white/black/red gen blanchir/noircir/rougir ; Chem virer au blanc/noir/rouge ; the weather is turning cold/warm le temps se rafraîchit/se réchauffe ; events turned tragic les événements ont tourné au tragique ;

9 ○ ( have change of heart) devenir [Conservative, Communist] ; businesswoman turned politician ancienne femme d'affaires devenue politicienne ; to turn ○ Catholic/Muslim se convertir au catholicisme/à l'islam ; to turn traitor se mettre à trahir ;

10 ( go sour) [milk] tourner ;

11 [trees, leaves] jaunir.

Idioms

at every turn à chaque instant, à tout moment ; one good turn deserves another Prov c'est un prêté pour un rendu ; to be done to a turn être cuit à point ; to do sb a good turn rendre un service à qn ; to feel another turn of the screw sentir la pression augmenter encore.

Phrasal verbs

■ turn about faire demi-tour ; about turn! Mil demi-tour droite!

■ turn against:

▶ turn against [sb/sth] se retourner contre ;

▶ turn [sb] against retourner [qn] contre [person, ideology].

■ turn around:

▶ turn around

1 ( to face other way) [person] se retourner, faire demi-tour (to do pour faire) ; [bus, vehicle] faire demi-tour ;

2 fig you can't just turn around and say you've changed your mind tu ne peux pas tout simplement dire que tu as changé d'avis ; what if he just turns around and says no? et si jamais il disait non? ;

3 (revolve, rotate) [object, windmill, dancer] tourner ;

4 ( change trend) the market has turned around il y a eu un renversement de situation sur le marché ; sales have turned round il y a eu un renversement de tendance dans les ventes ;

5 Transp ( unload and reload) décharger et charger ;

▶ turn [sth] around, turn around [sth]

1 ( to face other way) tourner [qch] dans l'autre sens [car, chair, piano, head, baby] ;

2 ( reverse decline in) redresser [situation, economy, company] ; redresser la situation de [political party, factory] ;

3 Transp ( unload and reload) décharger et mettre en état de repartir [plane, ship] ; the plane can be turned around in an hour l'avion peut être déchargé et prêt à reprendre l'air en une heure ;

4 ( rephrase) reformuler [question, sentence].

■ turn aside se détourner (from de).

■ turn away:

▶ turn away se détourner ; to turn away in disgust/horror se détourner avec dégoût/horreur ;

▶ turn [sth] away, turn away [sth] détourner [head, torch] ;

▶ turn [sb] away, turn away [sb] refuser [spectator, applicant] ; ne pas laisser entrer [salesman, caller] ; chasser [beggar] ; I was turned away from the Ritz on ne m'a pas laissé entrer au Ritz.

■ turn back:

▶ turn back

1 ( turn around) ( usu on foot) rebrousser chemin ; ( usu in vehicle) faire demi-tour ; it's too late to turn back lit il est trop tard pour faire demi-tour ; fig il est trop tard pour revenir en arrière ; there's no turning back fig il n'est pas question de revenir en arrière ;

2 ( in book) revenir (to à) ;

▶ turn [sth] back, turn back [sth]

1 ( rotate backwards) reculer [dial, clock] ; to turn one's watch back five minutes retarder sa montre de cinq minutes ;

2 ( fold back) rabattre [sheet, lapel] ; replier [corner, page] ;

▶ turn [sb] back, turn back [sb] faire faire demi-tour à, refouler [marchers, refugees, heavy vehicles] ; to be turned back at the border être refoulé à la frontière.

■ turn down:

▶ turn down [graph, curve] descendre ; his mouth turns down at the corners il a une bouche aux commissures tombantes ;

▶ turn [sth] down, turn down [sth]

1 ( reduce) baisser [volume, radio, heating, light, gas] ;

2 ( fold over) rabattre [sheet, collar] ; retourner [corner of page] ; corner [page] ;

▶ turn [sb/sth] down, turn down [sb/sth] refuser [suitor, candidate, request, application] ; rejeter [offer, suggestion].

■ turn in:

▶ turn in

1 ○ ( go to bed) aller se coucher ;

2 ( point inwards) his toes turn in il a les pieds tournés en dedans ; to turn in on itself [leaf, page] se recroqueviller ; to turn in on oneself fig se replier sur soi-même ;

▶ turn in [sth], turn [sth] in ○

1 ( hand in) rendre [membership, badge, homework] ;

2 ( produce) to turn in a profit rapporter un bénéfice ; to turn in a good performance [player] bien jouer ; [company] avoir de bons résultats ; [currency, share] augmenter ;

3 (give up, stop) laisser tomber ○ [job, activity] ;

▶ turn [sb] in, turn in [sb] livrer [suspect] (to à) ;

▶ turn oneself in se livrer.

■ turn off:

▶ turn off

1 ( leave road) tourner ; turn off at the next exit prends la prochaine sortie ;

2 [motor, fan] s'arrêter ; where does the light turn off? où est-ce qu'on éteint la lumière? ;

▶ turn off [sth], turn [sth] off éteindre [light, oven, TV, radio, computer] ; fermer [tap] ; couper [water, gas, electricity, engine] ; turn that rubbish off! ○ éteins-moi ça! ○ ;

▶ turn [sb] off ○ rebuter, dégoûter ○ ; to turn sb off sth dégoûter qn de [sex, food].

■ turn on:

▶ turn on [oven, device] s'allumer ;

▶ turn on [sth], turn [sth] on allumer [light, oven, TV, radio, computer, gas, electricity] ; ouvrir [tap] ; to turn the water back on rouvrir l'eau ; to turn the electricity back on rétablir le courant ; to turn sth on like a tap fig faire qch sur commande ; to turn on the pressure fig mettre la pression ; ⇒ charm, heat ;

▶ turn [sb] on, turn on [sb] ○ exciter ; to be turned on être excité (by par) ; to turn sb on to sth ○ brancher ○ qn sur [drug].

■ turn out:

▶ turn out

1 ( be eventually) to turn out well/badly bien/mal se terminer ; to turn out differently prendre une tournure différente ; to turn out all right s'arranger ; it depends how things turn out cela dépend de la façon dont les choses vont tourner ; that child will turn out badly cet enfant tournera mal ; to turn out to be ( prove to be) se révéler, s'avérer être ; to turn out to be wrong se révéler faux ; the job turned out (to be) difficult finalement le travail a été difficile, le travail s'est avéré difficile fml ; it turned out to be a good decision finalement cela a été une bonne décision, cela s'est avéré être une bonne décision fml ; it turns out that il se trouve que, il s'avère que ; it turned out (that) she knew him il s'est trouvé qu'elle le connaissait ; as it turned out en fin de compte ;

2 ( come out) [crowd, people] venir (to do pour faire ; for à) ; the fans turn out every Saturday les fans sont là tous les samedis ; we had to turn out at six GB il fallait être là à six heures ;

3 ( point outwards) his toes ou feet turn out il a les pieds tournés en dehors ;

▶ turn [sth] out, turn out [sth]

1 ( turn off) éteindre [light] ;

2 ( empty) retourner, vider [pocket, bag] ; Culin démouler [mousse, mould] ;

3 ( produce) fabriquer [goods] ; former [scientists, graduates] ; sortir [novel, script, poem] ;

4 to turn one's toes ou feet out marcher en canard ;

▶ turn [sb] out, turn out [sb]

1 ( evict) mettre [qn] à la porte ; to turn sb out into the street jeter qn à la rue ;

2 GB ( send) envoyer [guard, police, troops].

■ turn over:

▶ turn over

1 ( roll over) [person] se retourner ; [car] se retourner, faire un tonneau ; [boat] se retourner, chavirer ; to turn over and over [person, object] faire plusieurs tours ; [car] faire plusieurs tonneaux ;

2 ( turn page) tourner la page ;

3 [engine] se mettre en marche ;

▶ turn [sth/sb] over, turn over [sth/sb]

1 ( turn) tourner [page, paper] ; retourner [card, object, mattress, soil, baby, patient] ; faire chavirer [ship] ; he turned the car over sa voiture a fait un tonneau ;

2 ( hand over) remettre [object, money, find, papers] (to à) ; livrer [person, fugitive] (to à) ; remettre la succession de [company, business] (to à) ; transmettre [control, power] (to à) ; I'm turning the new recruits over to you les nouvelles recrues sont à vous ;

3 ( reflect) I've been turning it over in my mind j'y ai bien réfléchi ;

4 ○ GB ( rob) cambrioler [shop, place] ; I have been turned over on m'a cambriolé ;

5 Fin ( have turnover of) [company] faire un chiffre d'affaires de [amount] ;

6 [battery, starter motor] faire tourner [engine].

■ turn round GB = turn around.

■ turn to† GB se mettre au travail, s'y mettre.

■ turn up:

▶ turn up

1 (arrive, show up) arriver, se pointer ○ (to, at à ; for pour) ; to turn up late arriver en retard ; to turn up in jeans se pointer ○ en jean ; she didn't turn up elle ne s'est pas pointée ○ ; guess who turned up at the station devine qui s'est pointé ○ à la gare ;

2 ( be found) don't worry-it will turn up ne t'inquiète pas-tu finiras par le retrouver ;

3 ( present itself) [opportunity, job] se présenter ; something will turn up (for me/for you etc) je finirai/tu finiras etc par trouver quelque chose ;

4 ( point up) [corner, edge] se remonter, être relevé ; his nose turns up il a le nez retroussé ;

5 ( take upturn) [economy, market] se redresser ; [investment, sales, profits] remonter ;

▶ turn up [sth], turn [sth] up

1 (increase, intensify) augmenter [heating, lighting, volume, gas] ; mettre [qch] plus fort [TV, radio, music] ;

2 ( point up) remonter, relever [collar] ; a turned-up nose un nez retroussé ; ⇒ nose ;

3 ( discover) déterrer [buried object] ; [person] dénicher ○ [discovery, information] ; facts turned up by the inquiry faits révélés or mis au jour par l'enquête.

Big English-French dictionary > turn
14 lay

I adjective
1) (Relig.) laikal; Laien[bruder, -schwester, -predigt]

2) (inexpert) laienhaft
II 1. transitive verb,
laid

1) legen, [ver]legen [Teppichboden, Rohr, Gleis, Steine, Kabel, Leitung]; legen [Parkett, Fliesen, Fundament]; anlegen [Straße, Gehsteig]; see also academic.ru/33430/hand">hand 1. 1)

2) (fig.)

lay one's case before somebody — jemandem seinen Fall vortragen

lay one's plans/ideas before somebody — jemandem seine Pläne/Vorstellungen unterbreiten; see also blame 2.; open 1. 4)

3) (impose) auferlegen [Verantwortung, Verpflichtung] (on Dat.)

lay weight on something — Gewicht auf etwas (Akk.) legen

4) (wager)

I'll lay you five to one that... — ich wette mit dir fünf zu eins, dass...

lay a wager on something — eine Wette auf etwas (Akk.) abschließen; auf etwas (Akk.) wetten

5) (prepare)

lay the table — den Tisch decken

lay three places for lunch — drei Gedecke zum Mittagessen auflegen

lay the breakfast things — den Frühstückstisch decken

6) (Biol.) legen [Ei]

7) (devise) schmieden [Plan]; bannen [Geist, Gespenst]

8) (sl.): (copulate with)

lay a woman — eine Frau vernaschen od. aufs Kreuz legen (salopp)
2. noun
(sl.): (sexual partner)

she's a good/an easy lay — sie ist gut im Bett/steigt mit jedem ins Bett (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- lay about

- lay aside

- lay by

- lay down

- lay in

- lay into

- lay off

- lay on

- lay out

- lay up
III
see lie II 2.

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I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb
1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) legen

2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) legen

3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) decken, herrichten

4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) (an)legen

5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) bannen

6) ((of a bird) to produce( eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) legen

7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) wetten

•

- layer
2. verb
(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) legen

- layabout
- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective
1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) Laien-...

2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) laienhaft

•

- layman
IV [lei] noun
(an epic poem.)

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lay¹

[leɪ]

adj attr, inv

1. (not professional) laienhaft

to the \lay mind für den Laien

in \lay terms laienhaft

2. (not clergy) weltlich, Laien-

\lay preacher Laienprediger m

lay²

[leɪ]

pt of lie

lay³

[leɪ]

I. n

1. (general appearance) Lage f

the \lay of the land ( fig) die Lage

to ascertain [or spy out] the \lay of the land die Lage sondieren

2. (layer) Lage f, Schicht f

3. (fam!: sexual intercourse) Nummer f derb

to be an easy \lay leicht zu haben sein fam

to be a good \lay gut im Bett sein fam

4. (period for producing eggs) Legezeit f

▪ to be in \lay Legezeit haben

II. vt

<laid, laid>

1. (spread)

▪ to \lay sth on [or over] sth etw auf etw akk legen [o über etw akk breiten]

she laid newspaper over the floor sie deckte den Fußboden mit Zeitungen ab

2. (place)

▪ to \lay sth somewhere etw irgendwohin legen

he laid his arm along the back of the sofa er legte seinen Arm auf den Sofarücken

\lay your coats on the bed legt eure Mäntel auf dem Bett ab

to \lay the blame on sb ( fig) jdn für etw akk verantwortlich machen

to \lay emphasis [or stress] on sth etw betonen

3. (put down)

▪ to \lay sth etw verlegen

to \lay bricks mauern

to \lay a cable/carpet ein Kabel/einen Teppich verlegen

to \lay the foundations of a building das Fundament für ein Gebäude legen

to \lay the foundations [or basis] for sth ( fig) das Fundament zu etw dat legen

to \lay plaster Verputz auftragen

4. (prepare)

▪ to \lay sth etw herrichten; bomb, fire etw legen; the table decken

to \lay plans Pläne schmieden

to \lay a trail eine Spur legen

to \lay a trap [for sb] [jdm] eine Falle stellen

5. (render)

to \lay sth bare [or flat] etw offenlegen

to \lay sb bare [or flat] jdn bloßstellen

to \lay sb low BOXING ( dated) jdn außer Gefecht setzen

to \lay sb/sth open to an attack/to criticism jdn/etw einem Angriff/der Kritik aussetzen

to \lay sb/sth open to ridicule jdn/etw der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben

to \lay waste the land das Land verwüsten

6. (deposit)

to \lay an egg ein Ei legen

7. (wager)

▪ to \lay sth etw setzen [o verwetten]

to \lay an amount on sth einen Geldbetrag auf etw akk setzen

to \lay a bet on sth auf etw akk wetten

to \lay sb ten to one that... mit jdm zehn zu eins darum wetten, dass...

to \lay one's life/shirt on sth sein Leben/letztes Hemd auf etw akk verwetten

8. (present)

▪ to \lay sth before sb jdm etw vorlegen, etw vor jdn bringen

to \lay one's case before sb/sth jdm/etw sein Anliegen unterbreiten

9. (assert)

to \lay a charge against sb gegen jdn Anklage erheben

to \lay claim to sth auf etw akk Anspruch erheben

10. CARDS

to \lay an ace/a queen ein Ass/eine Königin legen

11. usu passive ( vulg: have sexual intercourse)

▪ to \lay sb jdn umlegen sl [o derb aufs Kreuz legen]

to get laid flachgelegt werden sl

12.

▶ to \lay sth at sb's door esp BRIT, AUS jdn für etw akk verantwortlich machen

▶ to \lay sb's fears to rest jds Ängste zerstreuen

▶ to \lay [so much as] a finger [or hand] on sb jdn [auch nur] berühren

▶ to \lay a ghost einen [bösen] Geist beschwören [o bannen]

▶ to \lay the ghosts of the past Vergangenheitsbewältigung betreiben

▶ to \lay hands on sb Hand an jdn legen

▶ to \lay one's hands on sth einer S. gen habhaft werden geh

I'll see if I can \lay my hands on a copy for you ich schau mal, ob ich eine Kopie für dich ergattern kann fam

▶ to \lay sth on the line etw riskieren [o aufs Spiel setzen]

▶ to \lay it on the line for sb ( fam) es jdm klipp und klar sagen fam

▶ to \lay it [or sth] on [a bit thick [or with a trowel]] etwas übertreiben [o fam zu dick auftragen]

▶ to \lay sb to rest ( euph) jdn zur letzten Ruhe betten euph geh

▶ to \lay sb's fears/suspicions to rest jdn beschwichtigen

▶ to \lay sth on the table (present for discussion) etw auf den Tisch [o fam aufs Tapet] bringen; AM (suspend discussion of) etw aufschieben

III. vi

<laid, laid>

hen [Eier] legen

* * *
I [leɪ]
n (LITER, MUS)
Ballade f, Lied nt II
adj
Laien-
lay opinion — die öffentliche Meinung, die Öffentlichkeit

a lay opinion — die Meinung eines Laien
III pret See: of lie IV vb: pret, ptp laid
1. n

1) Lage f → land

See:

→ land

2) (sl)

he's an easy lay — er lässt jeden ran (inf)

she's a good lay — sie ist gut im Bett

that's the best lay I ever had — das war die beste Nummer, die ich je gemacht habe (inf)

2. vt

1) (= place, put) legen (sth on sth etw auf etw acc); wreath niederlegen

to lay a hand on sb — jdm etwas tun, Hand an jdn legen

I never laid a hand on him — ich habe ihn überhaupt nicht angefasst, ich habe ihm überhaupt nichts getan

he took all the money he could lay his hands on — er nahm alles Geld, das ihm in die Finger kam (inf)

2) bricks, foundations, track legen; concrete gießen; cable, mains, pipes verlegen; road bauen, anlegen; carpet, lino (ver)legen

3) (= prepare) fire herrichten; (esp Brit) table decken; mines, ambush legen; trap aufstellen; plans schmieden

to lay the table for breakfast/lunch (esp Brit) — den Frühstücks-/Mittagstisch decken

to lay a trap for sb — jdm eine Falle stellen

even the best-laid plans can go wrong — selbst die ausgeklügeltsten Pläne können schiefgehen

4) (non-material things) burden auferlegen (on sb jdm)

to lay the blame for sth on sb/sth — jdm/einer Sache die Schuld an etw (dat) geben

to lay responsibility for sth on sb —

the stress which he lays on it — der Nachdruck, den er darauf legt

5) (= bring forward) complaint vorbringen (before bei); accusation erheben

the police laid a charge of murder against him — die Polizei erstattete gegen ihn Anzeige wegen Mordes

he laid out his case before them — er trug ihnen seinen Fall vor

6) dust binden; ghost austreiben; fear zerstreuen; doubts beseitigen

to lay waste — verwüsten

to lay the ghost of sth (fig) — etw endgültig begraben

See:

→ low

7) eggs (hen) legen; (fish, insects) ablegen

8) bet abschließen; money setzen

to lay bets on sth — auf etw (acc) wetten

I lay you a fiver on it! —

I'll lay you that... — ich wette mit dir, dass...

I'll lay you anything... — ich gehe mit dir jede Wette ein...

9) (sl)

to lay a woman — eine Frau flachlegen (sl)

he just wants to get laid — er will nur bumsen (inf)

3. vi
(hen) legen
* * *

lay¹ [leı]

A s

1. ( besonders geografische) Lage:

the lay of the land fig bes US die Lage (der Dinge)

2. Schicht f, Lage f

3. Schlag m (beim Tauwerk)

4. Plan m

5. umg Job m, Beschäftigung f, Tätigkeit f

6. US

a) Preis m

b) (Verkaufs)Bedingungen pl

7. sl

a) she’s an easy lay die ist leicht zu haben, die geht mit jedem ins Bett;

she’s a good lay sie ist gut im Bett

b) Nummer f vulg (Geschlechtsverkehr):

have a lay eine Nummer machen oder schieben vulg

B v/t prät und pperf laid [leıd]

1. legen:

lay sb into the grave;

lay sth on the table;

lay bricks mauern;

lay a bridge eine Brücke schlagen;

lay a cable ein Kabel (ver)legen;

lay a carpet einen Teppich verlegen;

lay troops Truppen einquartieren oder in Quartier legen (on bei);

lay a wreath einen Kranz niederlegen (at an dat); → Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven

2. Eier legen: → egg¹ A 1

3. fig legen, setzen:

lay an ambush einen Hinterhalt legen;

lay one’s hopes on seine Hoffnungen setzen auf (akk);

lay an offside trap SPORT eine Abseitsfalle aufbauen;

the scene is laid in Rome der Schauplatz oder Ort der Handlung ist Rom, das Stück etc spielt in Rom;

lay the whip to sb’s back obs jemanden auspeitschen; → stress B 1

4. (her)richten, anordnen, den Tisch decken:

lay the fire das Feuer (im Kamin) anlegen;

lay lunch den Tisch zum Mittagessen decken; → place A 1

5. belegen, auslegen ( beide:

with mit):

lay the floor with linoleum

6. Farbe etc auftragen

7. (before) vorlegen (dat), bringen (vor akk):

lay one’s case before a commission

8. geltend machen, erheben, vorbringen: → claim C 1, information 7 b

9. einen Schaden etc festsetzen (at auf akk)

10. eine Schuld etc zuschreiben, zur Last legen ( beide:

to dat)

11. a) eine Steuer auferlegen (on dat)

b) eine Strafe, ein Embargo etc verhängen (on über akk)

12. einen Plan schmieden, ersinnen

13. a) etwas wetten

b) setzen auf (akk)

14. niederwerfen, -strecken, zu Boden strecken

15. Getreide etc zu Boden drücken, umlegen (Wind etc)

16. die Wogen etc glätten, beruhigen, besänftigen:

the wind is laid der Wind hat sich gelegt

17. Staub löschen

18. einen Geist bannen, beschwören:

lay the ghosts of the past fig Vergangenheitsbewältigung betreiben

19. einen Stoff etc glätten, glatt pressen

20. SCHIFF Kurs nehmen auf (akk), ansteuern

21. MIL ein Geschütz richten

22. sl eine Frau aufs Kreuz legen (mit einer Frau schlafen)

C v/i

1. (Eier) legen

2. wetten

3. lay about one (wild) um sich schlagen ( with mit);

lay into sb über jemanden herfallen (auch mit Worten)

4. lay to (energisch) an eine Sache rangehen umg

5. lay for sl jemandem auflauern

6. lay off umg

a) jemanden, etwas in Ruhe lassen

b) aufhören mit:

lay off it! hör auf (damit)!

7. sl liegen

lay² [leı] prät von lie²

lay³ [leı] adj Laien…:

a) REL weltlich

b) laienhaft, nicht fachmännisch:

to the lay mind für den Laien(verstand); → vicar 1

lay⁴ [leı] s poet Lied n, Weise f

* * *
I adjective
1) (Relig.) laikal; Laien[bruder, -schwester, -predigt]

2) (inexpert) laienhaft
II 1. transitive verb,
laid

1) legen, [ver]legen [Teppichboden, Rohr, Gleis, Steine, Kabel, Leitung]; legen [Parkett, Fliesen, Fundament]; anlegen [Straße, Gehsteig]; see also hand 1. 1)

2) (fig.)

lay one's case before somebody — jemandem seinen Fall vortragen

lay one's plans/ideas before somebody — jemandem seine Pläne/Vorstellungen unterbreiten; see also blame 2.; open 1. 4)

3) (impose) auferlegen [Verantwortung, Verpflichtung] (on Dat.)

lay weight on something — Gewicht auf etwas (Akk.) legen

4) (wager)

I'll lay you five to one that... — ich wette mit dir fünf zu eins, dass...

lay a wager on something — eine Wette auf etwas (Akk.) abschließen; auf etwas (Akk.) wetten

5) (prepare)

lay the table — den Tisch decken

lay three places for lunch — drei Gedecke zum Mittagessen auflegen

lay the breakfast things — den Frühstückstisch decken

6) (Biol.) legen [Ei]

7) (devise) schmieden [Plan]; bannen [Geist, Gespenst]

8) (sl.): (copulate with)

lay a woman — eine Frau vernaschen od. aufs Kreuz legen (salopp)
2. noun
(sl.): (sexual partner)

she's a good/an easy lay — sie ist gut im Bett/steigt mit jedem ins Bett (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- lay about

- lay aside

- lay by

- lay down

- lay in

- lay into

- lay off

- lay on

- lay out

- lay up
III
see lie II 2.

* * *

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: laid)

= legen v.

setzen v.

stellen v.

English-german dictionary > lay
15 lay

lay

1. lay [leɪ] adj

attr, inv

1) ( not professional) laienhaft;

to the \lay mind für den Laien;

in \lay terms laienhaft

2) ( not clergy) weltlich, Laien-;

\lay preacher Laienprediger m

2. lay [leɪ] pt of → lie

3. lay [leɪ] n

1) ( general appearance) Lage f;

the \lay of the land ( fig) die Lage;

to ascertain [or spy out] the \lay of the land die Lage sondieren

2) ( layer) Lage f, Schicht f

3) (fam!: sexual intercourse) Nummer f ( derb)

to be an easy \lay leicht zu haben sein ( fam)

to be a good \lay gut im Bett sein ( fam)

4) ( period for producing eggs) Legezeit f;

to be in \lay Legezeit haben vt <laid, laid>

1) ( spread)

to \lay sth on [or over] sth etw auf etw akk legen [o über etw akk breiten];

she laid newspaper over the floor sie deckte den Fußboden mit Zeitungen ab

2) ( place)

to \lay sth somewhere etw irgendwohin legen;

he laid his arm along the back of the sofa er legte seinen Arm auf den Sofarücken;

\lay your coats on the bed legt eure Mäntel auf dem Bett ab;

to \lay the blame on sb ( fig) jdn für etw akk verantwortlich machen;

to \lay emphasis [or stress] on sth etw betonen

3) ( put down)

to \lay sth etw verlegen;

to \lay bricks mauern;

to \lay a cable/ carpet ein Kabel/einen Teppich verlegen;

to \lay the foundations of a building das Fundament für ein Gebäude legen;

to \lay the foundations [or basis] for sth ( fig) das Fundament zu etw dat legen;

to \lay plaster Verputz auftragen

4) ( prepare)

to \lay sth etw herrichten; bomb, fire etw legen; the table decken;

to \lay plans Pläne schmieden;

to \lay a trail eine Spur legen;

to \lay a trap [for sb] [jdm] eine Falle stellen

5) ( render)

to \lay sth bare [or flat] etw offenlegen;

to \lay sb bare [or flat] jdn bloßstellen;

to \lay sb low boxing (dated) jdn außer Gefecht setzen;

to \lay sb/ sth open to an attack/ to criticism jdn/etw einem Angriff/der Kritik aussetzen;

to \lay sb/ sth open to ridicule jdn/etw der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben;

to \lay waste the land das Land verwüsten

6) ( deposit)

to \lay an egg ein Ei legen

7) ( wager)

to \lay sth etw setzen [o verwetten];

to \lay an amount on sth einen Geldbetrag auf etw akk setzen;

to \lay a bet on sth auf etw akk wetten;

to \lay sb ten to one that... mit jdm zehn zu eins darum wetten, dass...;

to \lay one's life/ shirt on sth sein Leben/letztes Hemd auf etw akk verwetten

8) ( present)

to \lay sth before sb jdm etw vorlegen, etw vor jdn bringen;

to \lay one's case before sb/ sth jdm/etw sein Anliegen unterbreiten

9) ( assert)

to \lay a charge against sb gegen jdn Anklage erheben;

to \lay claim to sth auf etw akk Anspruch erheben

10) cards

to \lay an ace/ a queen ein Ass/eine Königin legen

11) usu pass (vulg: have sexual intercourse)

to \lay sb jdn umlegen (sl); [o ( derb) aufs Kreuz legen];

to get laid flachgelegt werden (sl)

PHRASES:

to \lay sth at sb's door (esp Brit, Aus) jdn für etw akk verantwortlich machen;

to \lay sb's fears to rest jds Ängste zerstreuen;

to \lay [so much as] a finger [or hand] on sb jdn [auch nur] berühren;

to \lay a ghost einen [bösen] Geist beschwören [o bannen];

to \lay the ghosts of the past Vergangenheitsbewältigung betreiben;

to \lay hands on sb Hand an jdn legen;

to \lay one's hands on sth einer S. gen habhaft werden ( geh)

I'll see if I can \lay my hands on a copy for you ich schau mal, ob ich eine Kopie für dich ergattern kann ( fam)

to \lay sth on the line etw riskieren [o aufs Spiel setzen];

to \lay it on the line for sb ( fam) es jdm klipp und klar sagen ( fam)

to \lay sb to rest ( euph) jdn zur letzten Ruhe betten ( euph) ( geh)

to \lay sth to rest fears, suspicions etw beschwichtigen;

to \lay sth on the table ( present for discussion) etw auf den Tisch [o ( fam)

aufs Tapet] bringen;

(Am) ( suspend discussion of) etw aufschieben;

to \lay it [or sth] on [a bit thick [or with a trowel]] etwas übertreiben [o ( fam) zu dick auftragen] vi <laid, laid> hen [Eier] legen

English-German students dictionary > lay
16 land

lænd
1. noun
1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) tierra

2) (a country: foreign lands.) tierra

3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) terreno, tierras

4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) tierras

2. verb
1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) aterrizar

2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) desembarcar

3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospitalouble!) acabar; ir a parar

•

- rouvə

noun

(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)

- landing
- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies

land¹ n tierra

by land and sea por tierra y por mar

land² vb aterrizar / tomar tierra

the plane will be landing in ten minutes el avión aterrizará dentro de diez minutos

land

tr[lænd]

noun

1 (gen) tierra

■ by land and sea por tierra y por mar

■ on dry land en tierra firme

2 (soil) suelo, tierra

3 (country, region) tierra

■ in foreign lands en tierras extranjeras

4 (property) terreno, tierras nombre femenino plural

■ a piece of land un terreno

■ a plot of land una parcela

intransitive verb

1 (plane etc) aterrizar, tomar tierra; (bird) posarse

2 (disembark) desembarcar

3 (fall) caer

transitive verb

1 (plane etc) hacer aterrizar

2 (disembark) desembarcar; (unload) descargar

3 (fish) sacar del agua

4 familiar (get) conseguir

■ she's landed a good job in a bank ha conseguido un buen puesto en un banco

5 familiar (hit) asestar

■ he landed me a punch in the face me asestó un puñetazo en la cara

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

land ahoy! ¡tierra a la vista!

the land of milk and honey la tierra de la leche y la miel

to be in the land of the living estar entre los vivos

to get landed with something familiar (tener que) cargar con algo

to land on one's feet caer de pies

to land on the moon alunizar

to make a living from the land vivir de la tierra

to make land llegar a tierra

to see how the land lies tantear el terreno

farm land tierras nombre femenino plural de cultivo

land agent SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL encargado,-a de una granja, cortijero,-a

land forces SMALLMILITARY/SMALL ejército de tierra

land mass masa continental

land reform reforma agraria

land register registro de la propiedad

native land tierra natal, patria

land ['lænd] vt

1) : desembarcar (pasajeros de un barco), hacer aterrizar (un avión)

2) catch: pescar, sacar (un pez) del agua

3) gain, secure: conseguir, ganar

to land a job: conseguir empleo

4) deliver: dar, asestar

he landed a punch: asestó un puñetazo

land vi

1) : aterrizar, tomar tierra, atracar

the plane just landed: el avión acaba de aterrizar

the ship landed an hour ago: el barco atracó hace una hora

2) alight: posarse, aterrizar

to land on one's feet: caer de pie

land n

1) ground: tierra f

dry land: tierra firme

2) terrain: terreno m

3) nation: país m, nación f

4) domain: mundo m, dominio m

the land of dreams: el mundo de los sueños

land

adj.

• agrario, -a adj.

• terrestre adj.

n.

• país s.m.

• suelo s.m.

• terreno s.m.

• tierra s.f.

v.

• aterrar v.

• aterrizar (Aeronáutica) v.

• desembarcar v.

lænd
I

noun

1) u

a) ( Geog) tierra f

over land and sea — por tierra y por mar

on dry land — en tierra firme

to know the lie o lay of the land — saber* qué terreno se pisa

to see how the land lies — tantear el terreno

to spy out the land — reconocer* el terreno; (before n) <animal, defenses> de tierra, terrestre

land forces — fuerzas fpl terrestres or de tierra

b) (ground, property) tierra f

a plot of land — un terreno, una parcela; (before n)

land registry — registro m catastral, catastro m

land reform — reforma f agraria

c) ( Agr)

the land — la tierra

to live off the land — vivir de la tierra

2) c (country, realm) (liter) país m, nación f; ( kingdom) reino m

the land of milk and honey — el paraíso terrenal

to be in the land of Nod — estar* dormido

to be in the land of the living — (hum) estar* vivito y coleando (hum)

II
1.

intransitive verb

1)

a) (Aerosp, Aviat) \<\<aircraft/spaceship/pilot\>\> aterrizar*; ( on the moon) alunizar*; ( on water) acuatizar*; ( on sea) amarizar*, amerizar*, amarar

b) ( fall) caer*

it landed on its side — cayó de lado

2) (arrive, end up) (colloq) ir* a parar (fam)

3) ( Naut) \<\<ship\>\> atracar*; \<\<traveleroops\>\> desembarcar*

2.

vt

1)

a) ( from sea) \<\<passengersoops\>\> desembarcar*; \<\<cargo\>\> descargar*

b) ( from air) \<\<plane\>\> hacer* aterrizar; \<\<troops\>\> desembarcar*; \<\<supplies\>\> descargar*

2)

a) ( in fishing) \<\<fish\>\> sacar* del agua

b) (win, obtain) \<\<contract\>\> conseguir*; \<\<job/husband\>\> conseguir*, pescar* (fam)

c) ( strike home) (colloq) \<\<punch\>\> asestar (fam)

3) ( burden) (colloq)

to land somebody WITH something/somebody, to land something/somebody ON somebody — endilgarle* or encajarle algo/a alguien a alguien (fam)

I've landed myself with a lot of problems — me he metido en un montón de problemas

4) ( cause to end up) (colloq)

to land somebody IN something: that venture landed her in prison con aquel negocio fue a parar a la cárcel (fam); to land somebody/oneself in trouble — meter a alguien/meterse en problemas (fam)

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- land up

[lænd]
1. N

1) (=not sea) tierra f

land ho, land ahoy! — ¡tierra a la vista!

• to goavel by land — ir/viajar por tierra

• dry land — tierra f firme

on dry land — en tierra firme

• to make land — (Naut) tomar tierra

• there was action at sea, on land, and in the air — se combatió en mar, tierra y aire

• to sight land — divisar tierra

2) (Agr, Constr) (=ground) tierra f, tierras fpl

160 acres of land — 160 acres de tierra

• agricultural land — tierra(s) f(pl) agrícola(s), terreno m agrícola

• grazing land — tierra(s) f(pl) de pastoreo, tierra(s) f(pl) para pastos

• the lay or lie of the land — (lit) la configuración del terreno

• a piece/ plot of land — un terreno, una parcela

• the land — (Agr) la tierra

to live off the land — vivir de la tierra

to work on the land — trabajar or cultivar la tierra

the drift from the land — el éxodo rural

- see how the land lies
arable 1.
3) (=property) tierras fpl

get off my land! — ¡fuera de mis tierras!

to own land — poseer tierras

4) (Geog) (=region)

• desert/ equatorial/ temperate lands — tierras fpl desérticas/ecuatoriales/templadas

5) (=nation, country) país m

a land of opportunity/contrasts — un país de oportunidades/contrastes

throughout the land — en todo el país

- be in the land of the living

- the land of milk and honey

- be in the Land of Nod
fantasy, native 3., promise 2., 1)
2. VI

1) (after flight) [plane] aterrizar; (on water) amerizar, amarizar; (on moon) alunizar

• to land on sth — [bird, insect] posarse en algo

the Americans were the first to land on the moon — los americanos fueron los primeros en llegar a la luna

2) (from boat) [passenger] desembarcar

3) (after fall, jump, throw) caer

I landed awkwardly — caí en una mala postura

the hat landed in my lap — el sombrero me cayó en el regazo

to land on one's back — caer de espaldas

to land on one's feet — (lit) caer de pie; (fig) salir adelante

4) * (also: land up) (in prison, hospital) ir a parar * (in a); acabar (in en)

he landed in hospital — fue a parar al hospital *, acabó en el hospital

3. VT

1) (=disembark, unload) [+ passengers] desembarcar; [+ cargo] descargar

vessels will have to land their catch at designated ports — los buques tendrán que descargar la pesca en los puertos designados

2) (=bring down) [+ plane] hacer aterrizar

3) (=catch) [+ fish] pescar, conseguir pescar; (fig) [+ job, contract] conseguir; [+ prize] obtener

4) *

a) (=put, dump)

• to land a blow on sb's chin, land sb a blow on the chin — asestar a algn un golpe en la barbilla

• they landed the children on me — me endilgaron or endosaron a los niños *

b)

• to land sb in sth, his comments landed him in court — sus comentarios hicieron que acabara en los tribunales, sus comentarios hicieron que fuera a parar a los tribunales *

his extravagant lifestyle soon landed him in debt — su estilo de vida extravagante pronto hizo que endeudase

to land sb in it * — fastidiar or jorobar a algn pero bien *

it landed me in a mess — me metió en un lío *

to land sb in trouble — causar problemas a algn

to land o.s. in trouble — meterse en problemas

c) (=encumber)

• to land sb with sth/sb — endilgar algo/a algn a algn *, endosar algo/a algn a algn *

I got landed with the job — me endilgaron or endosaron el trabajo *

I got landed with him for two hours — me lo endilgaron or endosaron dos horas *

getting overdrawn could land you with big bank charges — girar al descubierto te puede ocasionar enormes intereses bancarios

how did you land yourself with all these debts? — ¿cómo acabaste tan endeudado?

I've landed myself with a bit of a problem — me he metido en un apuro

4.

CPD

land agent N — administrador(a) m / f de fincas

land defences NPL — defensas fpl de tierra

land forces NPL — fuerzas fpl de tierra

land management N — administración f de fincas

land reclamation N — reclamación f de tierras

land reform N — reforma f agraria

land register, land registry N — (Brit) catastro m, registro m catastral, registro m de la propiedad inmobiliaria

Land Rover ® N — (Aut) (vehículo m) todo terreno m

land tax N — contribución f territorial

land use N — uso m de la tierra

- land up
LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY
Land of Hope and Glory es el título de una canción patriótica británica. Para muchos ciudadanos, sobre todo en Inglaterra, es un símbolo más del país, casi como el himno o la bandera nacional. Se suele entonar al final del congreso anual del Partido Conservador y en la última noche de los Proms, junto con otras conocidas canciones patrióticas.
See:

see cultural note PROM

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[lænd]
I

noun

1) u

a) ( Geog) tierra f

over land and sea — por tierra y por mar

on dry land — en tierra firme

to know the lie o lay of the land — saber* qué terreno se pisa

to see how the land lies — tantear el terreno

to spy out the land — reconocer* el terreno; (before n) <animal, defenses> de tierra, terrestre

land forces — fuerzas fpl terrestres or de tierra

b) (ground, property) tierra f

a plot of land — un terreno, una parcela; (before n)

land registry — registro m catastral, catastro m

land reform — reforma f agraria

c) ( Agr)

the land — la tierra

to live off the land — vivir de la tierra

2) c (country, realm) (liter) país m, nación f; ( kingdom) reino m

the land of milk and honey — el paraíso terrenal

to be in the land of Nod — estar* dormido

to be in the land of the living — (hum) estar* vivito y coleando (hum)

II
1.

intransitive verb

1)

a) (Aerosp, Aviat) \<\<aircraft/spaceship/pilot\>\> aterrizar*; ( on the moon) alunizar*; ( on water) acuatizar*; ( on sea) amarizar*, amerizar*, amarar

b) ( fall) caer*

it landed on its side — cayó de lado

2) (arrive, end up) (colloq) ir* a parar (fam)

3) ( Naut) \<\<ship\>\> atracar*; \<\<traveler/troops\>\> desembarcar*

2.

vt

1)

a) ( from sea) \<\<passengers/troops\>\> desembarcar*; \<\<cargo\>\> descargar*

b) ( from air) \<\<plane\>\> hacer* aterrizar; \<\<troops\>\> desembarcar*; \<\<supplies\>\> descargar*

2)

a) ( in fishing) \<\<fish\>\> sacar* del agua

b) (win, obtain) \<\<contract\>\> conseguir*; \<\<job/husband\>\> conseguir*, pescar* (fam)

c) ( strike home) (colloq) \<\<punch\>\> asestar (fam)

3) ( burden) (colloq)

to land somebody WITH something/somebody, to land something/somebody ON somebody — endilgarle* or encajarle algo/a alguien a alguien (fam)

I've landed myself with a lot of problems — me he metido en un montón de problemas

4) ( cause to end up) (colloq)

to land somebody IN something: that venture landed her in prison con aquel negocio fue a parar a la cárcel (fam); to land somebody/oneself in trouble — meter a alguien/meterse en problemas (fam)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- land up

English-spanish dictionary > land
17 talk

1. noun
1) (discussion) Gespräch, das

have a talk [with somebody] [about something] — [mit jemandem] [über etwas (Akk.)] reden od. sprechen

have a long talk on the phone — lange miteinander telefonieren

could I have a talk with you? — könnte ich Sie einmal sprechen?

have or hold talks [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Gespräche führen

2) (speech, lecture) Vortrag, der

give a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten

3) no pl. (form of communication) Sprache, die

4) no pl. (talking) Gerede, das (abwertend)

there's too much talk [of...] — es wird zu viel [von...] geredet

be the talk of the town/neighbourhood — etc. Stadtgespräch/das Thema in der Nachbarschaft usw. sein
2. intransitive verb
1) (speak) sprechen, reden (with, to mit); (lecture) sprechen; (converse) sich unterhalten; (have talks) Gespräche führen; (gossip) reden

be talking in German — deutsch sprechen

love to hear oneself talk — sich gern reden hören

we must talk — wir müssen miteinander reden

talk on the phone — telefonieren

keep somebody talking — jemanden in ein [längeres] Gespräch verwickeln

now you're talking! — (coll.) das hört sich schon besser an

that's no way to talk/talk to your uncle — das darfst du nicht sagen/so darfst du aber nicht mit deinem Onkel reden!

it's easy for you/him etc. to talk — du hast/er hat usw. gut reden

look who's talking — (iron.) das musst du gerade sagen

you can (iron.) or can't talk! — sei du nur ganz still!

could I talk to you for a moment? — könnte ich Sie einen Augenblick sprechen?

get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen

talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

talk of or about somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas reden

everyone's talking about him/his divorce — er/seine Scheidung ist in aller Munde

talk of or about doing something — davon reden, etwas zu tun

[not] know what one is talking about — [gar nicht] wissen, wovon man redet

[not] know what somebody is talking about — [nicht] wissen, was jemand meint od. wovon jemand spricht

talking of holidays — etc. da wir [gerade] vom Urlaub usw. sprechen

2) (have power of speech) sprechen

3) (betray secrets) reden

make somebody talk — jemanden zum Reden bringen
3. transitive verb
1) (utter, express)

talk [a load of] nonsense — [eine Menge] Unsinn od. (ugs.) Stuss reden

2) (discuss)

talk politics/music — etc. über Politik/Musik usw. reden

3) (use) sprechen [Sprache, Dialekt usw.]

4)

talk oneself hoarse — sich heiser reden

talk oneself or one's way out of trouble — sich aus Schwierigkeiten herausreden

talk somebody into/out of something — jemanden zu etwas überreden/jemandem etwas ausreden

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/73258/talk_down">talk down

- talk over

- talk round

- talk through

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[to:k] 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) reden

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) reden über

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) das Gespräch
2. noun
1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) die Aussprache

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) das Gerede

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) das Gerede

4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) das Gerede

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- talkative
- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop
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talk

[tɔ:k, AM usu tɑ:k]

I. n

1. (discussion) Gespräch nt; (conversation) Unterhaltung f; (private) Unterredung f

to have a \talk [with sb] [about sth] [mit jdm] [über etw akk] reden [o sprechen], ein Gespräch [mit jdm] [über etw akk] führen form; (conversation) sich akk [mit jdm] [über etw akk] unterhalten; (private) eine Unterredung [mit jdm] [über etw akk] haben

heart-to-heart \talk offene Aussprache

2. (lecture) Vortrag m

to give a \talk [on [or about] sth] einen Vortrag [über etw akk] halten

3. no pl (discussion) Reden nt, Gerede nt fam; (things said) Worte pl

big \talk große Töne pej fam

idle \talk leeres Gerede fam

to make small \talk Konversation betreiben

4. (subject of conversation)

▪ the \talk Gespräch[sthema] nt

her behaviour is the \talk of the neighbourhood ihr Verhalten ist das Gespräch des ganzen Viertels

5. (formal discussions)

▪ \talks pl Gespräche pl

peace \talks Friedensverhandlungen pl

to hold \talks [on [or about] sth] Gespräche [über etw akk] führen

6.

▶ to be all \talk [and no action], to be just \talk immer nur reden [und nie handeln]

▶ to be the \talk of the town Stadtgespräch sein

II. vi

1. (speak) sprechen, reden; (converse) sich akk unterhalten

▪ to \talk about sb/sth über jdn/etw reden [o sprechen]

what the hell are you \talking about? wovon zum Teufel sprichst du eigentlich? fam

to \talk about sb behind his/her back über jdn hinter seinem/ihrem Rücken reden [o fam herziehen]

▪ to \talk to [or with] sb mit jdm reden [o sprechen]

she \talks to her mother on the phone every week sie telefoniert jede Woche mit ihrer Mutter

▪ to \talk to oneself mit sich dat selbst reden, Selbstgespräche führen

2. (imitate speech) parrot plappern fam

3. (speak privately or seriously) reden

can we \talk? können wir reden?

I think we need to \talk ich denke, wir sollten einmal miteinander reden

4.

▶ you can't [or AM should] \talk ( fam) du hast es gerade nötig, etwas zu sagen fam

▶ to \talk dirty [to sb] obszön [mit jdm] reden

▶ to be \talking through one's hat [or BRIT also neck] (pej! fam) nur so daherreden fam

▶ look who's \talking, you're a fine one to \talk, to set sb \talking BRIT jdm Grund zum Tratschen geben fam

▶ \talking of sb/sth... esp BRIT wo [o da] wir gerade von jdm/etw reden [o sprechen]...

III. vt

1. (speak)

to \talk a language eine Sprache sprechen [o SCHWEIZ meist reden]

she \talks English at work and French at home in der Arbeit spricht sie Englisch und zu Hause Französisch

2. ( fam: discuss)

to \talk business/money/politics über Geschäfte/Geld/Politik sprechen

3.

▶ \talk about... so was von... fam

what a film — \talk about boring! was für ein Film — so was von langweilig! fam

▶ to \talk a blue streak AM ohne Punkt und Komma reden fam

▶ to \talk sb's ear off ( fam) jdm ein Loch in den Bauch reden fam

▶ to give sb something to \talk about jdm Gesprächsstoff liefern

▶ to \talk one's head off ( fam) ununterbrochen reden

▶ to be able to \talk the hind leg[s] off a donkey BRIT ( fam) jdm ein Loch in den Bauch reden können fam

▶ to \talk nonsense [or esp BRIT rubbish] ( pej) Unsinn reden

▶ to \talk sense [into sb's head] vernünftig [mit jdm] reden

▶ to \talk some sense into sb's head jdm Vernunft einimpfen fam

▶ to \talk shop übers Geschäft reden fam, fachsimpeln fam

▶ to \talk turkey esp AM ( fam) offen [o fam Tacheles] reden

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[tɔːk]
1. n

1) Gespräch nt (ALSO POL); (= conversation) Gespräch nt, Unterhaltung f; (esp heart-to-heart) Aussprache f

to have a talk — ein Gespräch führen/sich unterhalten/sich aussprechen (with sb about sth mit jdm über etw acc )

could I have a talk with you? — könnte ich Sie mal sprechen?

to hold or have talks — Gespräche führen

to have a friendly talk with sb — sich mit jdm nett unterhalten, mit jdm plaudern; (giving advice, warning) mit jdm (mal) in aller Freundschaft reden

I have enjoyed our talk — ich habe mich gern mit Ihnen unterhalten

to meet for talks — sich zu Gesprächen treffen

2) no pl (= talking) Reden nt, Rederei f; (= rumour) Gerede nt

he's all talk — er ist ein fürchterlicher Schwätzer; (and no action) der führt bloß große Reden

there is some talk of his returning — es heißt, er kommt zurück

there is too much talk of going on strike in this factory — in dieser Fabrik wird zu viel vom Streiken geredet

it's the talk of the town — es ist Stadtgespräch

she's the talk of the town — sie ist zum Stadtgespräch geworden

3) (= lecture) Vortrag m

to give a talk — einen Vortrag halten (on über +acc )

a series of talks — eine Vortragsreihe

her talk on the dangers... — ihre (kurze) Rede über die Gefahren...

2. vi

1) (= speak) sprechen, reden (of von, about über +acc); (= have conversation) reden, sich unterhalten (of, about über +acc); (bird, doll, child) sprechen

to talk to or with sb — mit jdm sprechen or reden (about über +acc )

could I talk to Mr Smith please? — kann ich bitte Herrn Smith sprechen?

don't talk silly! (inf) — red keinen Stuss! (inf), red nicht so blöd (daher)! (inf)

it's easy or all right for you to talk (inf) — du hast gut reden (inf)

don't (you) talk to me like that! — wie redest du denn mit mir?

who do you think you're talking to? — was meinst du denn, wen du vor dir hast?

that's no way to talk to your parents —

hey, that's no way to talk — hör mal, sag doch so was nicht!

he sat there without talking — er saß da und sagte kein Wort

talk to me! — erzähl mir was!

to get/be talking to sb — mit jdm ins Gespräch kommen/im Gespräch sein

he knows/doesn't know what he's talking about — er weiß (schon)/weiß (doch) nicht, wovon er spricht, er hat (davon) ziemlich Ahnung (inf)/(doch) überhaupt keine Ahnung

you can talk! (inf) — du kannst gerade reden!

to keep sb talking — jdn (mit einem Gespräch) hinhalten

to talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

now you're talking! — das lässt sich schon eher hören!

2) (= mention) sprechen, reden

he's been talking of going abroad — er hat davon gesprochen or geredet, dass er ins Ausland fahren will

talking of salaries/films... — da or wo (inf) wir gerade von Gehältern/Filmen sprechen...

talk about impertinence/rude/hot! — so was von Frechheit/unverschämt/heiß! (inf)

3) (= chatter) reden, schwatzen

stop talking! — sei/seid ruhig!

4) (= gossip) reden, klatschen

everyone was talking about them — sie waren in aller Munde; (because of scandal also) alle haben über sie geredet or geklatscht

to get oneself talked about — von sich reden machen; (because of scandal) ins Gerede kommen

5) (= reveal secret) reden

the spy refused to talk — der Spion schwieg beharrlich or weigerte sich zu reden

to make sb talk — jdn zum Reden bringen

OK, Kowalski, talk! — O.K. or o.k., Kowalski, raus mit der Sprache! (inf)

6)

we're talking about at least £2,000/3 months —

what sort of sum are we talking about? — um welche Summe geht es?

3. vt

1) (= speak) a language, slang sprechen; nonsense reden

talk sense! — red keinen solchen Unsinn!

he simply wasn't talking sense — er hat bloß Unsinn geredet or verzapft (inf)

2) (= discuss) politics, cricket, business reden über (+acc) or von, sich unterhalten über (+acc)

we're talking big money/serious crime etc here (inf) — heir gehts um große Geld/um schlimme Verbrechen etc (inf)

we have to talk business for a while — wir müssen mal kurz etwas Geschäftliches besprechen

then they got down to talking business — dann sind sie zum geschäftlichen Teil übergegangen

let's talk business —

now you're talking business — das lässt sich schon eher hören

See:

→ shop

3)

(= persuade) to talk sb/oneself into doing sth — jdn überreden or jdn/sich dazu bringen, etw zu tun; (against better judgement) jdm/sich einreden, dass man etw tut

he talked himself into believing she was unfaithful — er hat sich eingeredet, sie sei ihm nicht treu

to talk sb out of sth/doing sth — jdn von etw abbringen/davon abbringen, etw zu tun, jdm etw ausreden/jdm ausreden, etw zu tun

4)

(= achieve by talking) he talked himself out of that job — durch sein Reden hat er sich (dat)

you won't be able to talk your way out of this — jetzt können Sie sich nicht mehr herausreden

he talked himself out of trouble — er redete sich (geschickt) heraus

he talked himself into this situation — er hat sich selbst durch sein Reden in diese Lage gebracht

to talk sb into a better humour — jdn in eine bessere Laune bringen

to talk sb out of his bad temper — jdm die schlechte Laune vertreiben

5)

to talk oneself hoarse — sich heiser reden

See:

→ head

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talk [tɔːk]

A s

1. Reden n

2. Gespräch n:

a) Unterhaltung f, Plauderei f

b) Unterredung f ( auch POL):

have a talk with sb mit jemandem reden oder plaudern, sich mit jemandem unterhalten

3. Aussprache f

4. RADIO etc

a) Plauderei f

b) Vortrag m:

give a talk on einen Vortrag halten über (akk)

5. Gerede n:

a) Geschwätz n umg

b) Klatsch m umg:

he’s all talk er ist ein großer Schwätzer;

he’s all talk and no action er redet (immer) nur und tut nichts;

that was all talk das war alles nur Gerede;

end in talk im Sand verlaufen;

there is a lot of talk about es ist viel die Rede von;

there is talk of his being bankrupt man spricht davon, dass er bankrott sei; → big A 7, small talk

6. Gesprächsgegenstand m:

be the talk of the town Stadtgespräch sein

7. Sprache f, Art f zu reden: → baby talk

B v/i

1. reden, sprechen:

talk round sth um etwas herumreden; → big B 2, tall B, wild B

2. reden, sprechen, plaudern, sich unterhalten ( alle:

about, on über akk;

of von;

with mit):

talk about sth auch etwas besprechen;

he knows what he is talking about er weiß, wovon er spricht;

talk at sb auf jemanden einreden;

talk to sb

a) mit jemandem sprechen oder reden,

b) umg jemandem die Meinung sagen, jemandem eine Standpauke halten;

they are not talking to each other sie reden zurzeit nicht miteinander;

talk to o.s. Selbstgespräche führen;

talking of … da wir gerade von … sprechen;

you can talk! umg das sagst ausgerechnet du!;

now you are talking! umg das lässt sich schon eher hören!

3. pej reden:

a) schwatzen

b) klatschen umg:

get o.s. talked about ins Gerede kommen; → devil A 1

C v/t

1. Unsinn etc reden:

talk a solution to a problem die Lösung eines Problems herbeireden;

he was talking a lot without saying anything er redete viel, ohne etwas zu sagen; → sense A 8, wisdom 1

2. eine Sprache sprechen:

talk French

3. über Geschäfte etc reden oder sprechen:

talk politics auch politisieren; → shop A 3

4. reden:

talk o.s. hoarse;

talk sb into believing sth jemanden etwas glauben machen;

talk sb into sth jemandem etwas einreden, jemanden zu etwas überreden, jemandem etwas aufschwatzen;

talk sb out of sth jemandem etwas ausreden;

talk one’s way out of sth sich aus etwas herausreden;

talk to death US → talk out 1

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1. noun
1) (discussion) Gespräch, das

have a talk [with somebody] [about something] — [mit jemandem] [über etwas (Akk.)] reden od. sprechen

have a long talk on the phone — lange miteinander telefonieren

could I have a talk with you? — könnte ich Sie einmal sprechen?

have or hold talks [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Gespräche führen

2) (speech, lecture) Vortrag, der

give a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten

3) no pl. (form of communication) Sprache, die

4) no pl. (talking) Gerede, das (abwertend)

there's too much talk [of...] — es wird zu viel [von...] geredet

be the talk of the town/neighbourhood — etc. Stadtgespräch/das Thema in der Nachbarschaft usw. sein
2. intransitive verb
1) (speak) sprechen, reden (with, to mit); (lecture) sprechen; (converse) sich unterhalten; (have talks) Gespräche führen; (gossip) reden

be talking in German — deutsch sprechen

love to hear oneself talk — sich gern reden hören

we must talk — wir müssen miteinander reden

talk on the phone — telefonieren

keep somebody talking — jemanden in ein [längeres] Gespräch verwickeln

now you're talking! — (coll.) das hört sich schon besser an

that's no way to talk/talk to your uncle — das darfst du nicht sagen/so darfst du aber nicht mit deinem Onkel reden!

it's easy for you/him etc. to talk — du hast/er hat usw. gut reden

look who's talking — (iron.) das musst du gerade sagen

you can (iron.) or can't talk! — sei du nur ganz still!

could I talk to you for a moment? — könnte ich Sie einen Augenblick sprechen?

get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen

talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

talk of or about somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas reden

everyone's talking about him/his divorce — er/seine Scheidung ist in aller Munde

talk of or about doing something — davon reden, etwas zu tun

[not] know what one is talking about — [gar nicht] wissen, wovon man redet

[not] know what somebody is talking about — [nicht] wissen, was jemand meint od. wovon jemand spricht

talking of holidays — etc. da wir [gerade] vom Urlaub usw. sprechen

2) (have power of speech) sprechen

3) (betray secrets) reden

make somebody talk — jemanden zum Reden bringen
3. transitive verb
1) (utter, express)

talk [a load of] nonsense — [eine Menge] Unsinn od. (ugs.) Stuss reden

2) (discuss)

talk politics/music — etc. über Politik/Musik usw. reden

3) (use) sprechen [Sprache, Dialekt usw.]

4)

talk oneself hoarse — sich heiser reden

talk oneself or one's way out of trouble — sich aus Schwierigkeiten herausreden

talk somebody into/out of something — jemanden zu etwas überreden/jemandem etwas ausreden

Phrasal Verbs:

- talk down

- talk over

- talk round

- talk through

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n.

Gespräch -e n. (to) v.

reden (zu) v.

sich unterhalten (mit) v.

sprechen (mit) v.

English-german dictionary > talk
18 break

break

A n

1 ( fracture) fracture f ;

2 ( crack) (in plate, plank, surface) fêlure f ;

3 ( gap) (in fence, wall) brèche f ; (in row, line) espace m ; (in circuit, chain, sequence) rupture f ; (in conversation, match) pause f ; ( in performance) entracte m ; (in traffic, procession) trou m, espace m ; a break in the clouds une éclaircie ; a break in transmission une interruption dans la retransmission ;

4 Radio, TV ( also commercial break) page f de publicité ; we're going to take a break now tout de suite, une page de publicité ;

5 ( pause) gen pause f ; Sch récréation f ; to take a break faire une pause ; I walked/worked for six hours without a break j'ai marché/travaillé pendant six heures sans m'arrêter ; to have a break from work arrêter de travailler ; to take ou have a break from working/driving ne plus travailler/conduire pendant un temps ; to take ou have a break from nursing/teaching arrêter le métier d'infirmière/d'enseignant pendant un temps ; I often give her a break from looking after the kids je m'occupe souvent des enfants pour qu'elle se repose ; give us a break ○ ! fiche-nous la paix ○ ! ;

6 ( holiday) vacances fpl ; the Christmas break les vacances de Noël ; a weekend break in Milan un week-end à Milan ;

7 fig ( departure) rupture f (with avec) ; a break with tradition/the past une rupture avec la tradition/le passé ; it's time to make a ou the break ( from family) il est temps de voler de ses propres ailes ; ( from job) il est temps de passer à autre chose ;

8 ○ ( opportunity) chance f ; her big break came in 1973 1973 a été l'année de sa veine ○ ; he gave me a break il m'a donné ma chance ; a lucky break un coup de veine ○ ; a bad break des déboires mpl ; to give sb an even break donner sa chance à qn ;

9 ( dawn) at the break of day au lever du jour, à l'aube f ;

10 ( escape bid) to make a break for it ○ ( from prison) se faire la belle ○ ; to make a break for the door/the trees se précipiter vers la porte/les arbres ;

11 Print line break fin f d'alinéa ; page break changement m de page ; paragraph break fin f de paragraphe ;

12 ( in tennis) ( also service break) break m ;

13 (in snooker, pool) ( first shot) it's your break c'est à toi de casser ; ( series of shots) to make a 50 point break marquer une série de 50 points ;

14 Mus ( in jazz) break m.

B vtr ( prét broke ; pp broken)

1 ( damage) casser [chair, eggs, rope, stick, toy] ; casser, briser [glass, plate, window] ; casser [machine] ; to break a tooth/a nail/a bone se casser une dent/un ongle/un os ; to break one's leg/arm se casser la jambe/le bras ; to break one's back lit se casser la colonne vertébrale ; I nearly broke my back moving the piano fig j'ai failli me briser les reins en déplaçant le piano ; to break one's neck lit avoir une rupture des vertèbres cervicales ; somebody is going to break their neck on those steps fig quelqu'un va se casser la figure sur ces marches ○ ; she broke the bottle over his head elle lui a cassé la bouteille sur la tête ;

2 (split, rupture) briser [seal] ; couper [sentence, word] ; the skin is not broken il n'y a pas de plaie ; not a ripple broke the surface of the water pas une ride ne troublait la surface de l'eau ; to break surface [diver, submarine] remonter à la surface ; the river broke its banks la rivière a débordé ;

3 ( interrupt) [person] rompre [silence] ; [shout, siren] déchirer [silence] ; couper [circuit, current] ; rompre [monotony, spell] ; rompre [ties, links] (with avec) ; to break one's silence sortir de son silence (on à propos de) ; to break sb's concentration déconcentrer qn ; we broke our journey in Milan nous avons fait un arrêt à Milan ; the tower breaks the line of the roof/of the horizon la tour rompt la ligne du toit/de l'horizon ; to break step rompre le pas ;

4 ( disobey) enfreindre [law] ; ne pas respecter [embargo, blockade, conditions, terms] ; violer [treaty] ; désobéir à [commandment, rule] ; briser [strike] ; rompre [vow] ; manquer [appointment] ; he broke his word/promise il a manqué à sa parole/promesse ;

5 (exceed, surpass) dépasser [speed limit, bounds] ; battre [record, opponent] ; franchir [speed barrier] ; briser [class barrier] ;

6 ( lessen the impact of) couper [wind] ; [branches] freiner [fall] ; [hay] amortir [fall] ;

7 fig ( destroy) [troops] briser [rebellion] ; briser [person, resistance, determination, will] ; to break sb's spirit saper le moral de qn ; to break sb's hold over sb débarrasser qn de l'emprise de qn ; discussions which aim to break this deadlock des discussions qui visent à nous sortir de cette impasse ; to break a habit se défaire d'une habitude ;

8 ( ruin) ruiner [person] ; this contract will make or break the company ( financially) ce contrat fera la fortune ou la ruine de l'entreprise ; this decision will make or break me ( personally) cette décision sera mon salut ou ma perte ;

9 Equit débourrer [young horse] ;

10 ( in tennis) to break sb's serve faire le break ;

11 Mil casser [officer] ;

12 ( decipher) déchiffrer [cipher, code] ;

13 ( leave) to break camp lever le camp ;

14 ( announce) annoncer [news] ; révéler [truth] ; to break the news to sb apprendre la nouvelle à qn ; break it to her gently annonce-lui la nouvelle avec douceur.

C vi ( prét broke ; pp broken)

1 ( be damaged) [branch, chair, egg, handle, tooth, string] se casser ; [plate, glass, window] se briser ; [arm, bone, leg] se fracturer ; [bag] se déchirer ; china breaks easily la porcelaine se casse facilement ; the vase broke in two/into a thousand pieces le vase s'est brisé en deux/en mille morceaux ; the sound of breaking glass le bruit de verre brisé ;

2 ( separate) [clouds] se disperser ; [waves] se briser (against contre ; on, over sur) ;

3 Sport [boxers] se séparer ; ‘break! ’ ( referee 's command) ‘break!’ ;

4 ( stop for a rest) faire une pause ;

5 ( change) [good weather] se gâter ; [drought, heatwave] cesser ; [luck] tourner ;

6 ( begin) [day] se lever ; [storm] éclater ; [scandal, news story] éclater ;

7 ( discontinue) to break with sb rompre les relations avec qn ; to break with a party/the church quitter un parti/l'église ; to break with tradition/convention rompre avec la tradition/les conventions ;

8 ( weaken) their spirit never broke leur moral n'a jamais faibli ; to break under torture/interrogation céder sous la torture/l'interrogation ;

9 ( change tone) [boy's voice] muer ; her voice breaks on the high notes sa voix s'éraille dans les aigus ; in a voice breaking with emotion d 'une voix brisée par l'émotion ;

10 (in snooker, pool) casser.

Phrasal verbs

■ break away:

▶ break away

1 ( become detached) [island, shell] se détacher (from de) ; to break away from [group, person] rompre avec [family, party, organization] ; [state] se séparer de [union] ; [animal] se détacher de [herd] ; [boat] rompre [moorings] ;

2 ( escape) échapper (from à) ;

3 Sport [runner, cyclist] se détacher (from de) ;

▶ break away [sth], break [sth] away enlever [outer shell, casing].

■ break down:

▶ break down

1 ( stop functioning) [car, elevator, machine] tomber en panne ; we broke down on the main street nous sommes tombés en panne sur la grand-rue ;

2 ( collapse) fig [alliance, coalition] éclater ; [negotiations] échouer ; [contact, communication] cesser ; [law and order] se dégrader ; [argument] ne pas tenir debout ; [system] s'effondrer ; [person] s'effondrer, craquer ; he broke down under the strain il a craqué sous la pression ;

3 ( cry) fondre en larmes ;

4 ( be classified) [cost findings, statistics] se décomposer (into en) ; the cost of the repair breaks down as follows le prix de la réparation se décompose ainsi ;

5 ( decompose) [compound] se décomposer (en into) ;

6 ( confess) ( under interrogation) céder ;

▶ break [sth] down, break down [sth]

1 ( demolish) lit enfoncer [door] ; démolir [fence, wall] ; fig faire tomber [barriers] ; vaincre [opposition, resistance, shyness] ;

2 ( analyse) ventiler [budget, cost, expenses, statistics] ; décomposer [word] (into en) ; décomposer [data, findings] (into par) ; décomposer [argument] ;

3 ( cause to decompose) décomposer [compound, gas] (into en) ; [enzyme, catalyst] dissoudre [protein, starch] ; [gastric juices] dissoudre [food].

■ break even Fin rentrer dans ses frais.

■ break forth littér [sun, water] jaillir (from de).

■ break free:

▶ break free [prisoner] s'évader ; to break free of se couper de [family] ; échapper à [captor].

■ break in

1 ( enter forcibly) [thief] entrer (par effraction) ; [police] entrer de force ; the burglar broke in through a window le cambrioleur est entré par une fenêtre ;

2 ( interrupt) interrompre ; ‘I don't want to go,’ he broke in ‘je ne veux pas y aller,’ a-t-il interrompu ; to break in on sb/sth interrompre qn/qch ;

▶ break [sth] in débourrer [young horse] ; assouplir [shoe] ; to break in one's glasses s'habituer à ses lunettes ;

▶ break [sb] in accoutumer [qn] au travail [recruit, newcomer] ; to break sb in gently donner le temps à qn de s'accoutumer au travail.

■ break into:

▶ break into [sth]

1 ( enter by force) entrer dans [qch] (par effraction) [building] ; forcer la portière de [car] ; forcer [safe, till] ; her car was broken into sa voiture a été cambriolée ;

2 ( start to use) entamer [new packet, new bottle, banknote, savings] ;

3 ( encroach on) empiéter sur [leisure time, working day] ; couper [morning, day] ;

4 ( begin to do) to break into song/cheers se mettre à chanter/acclamer ; to break into peals of laughter éclater de rire ; to break into a run/gallop se mettre à courir/au galop ;

5 ( make headway) [company] s'implanter sur [market] ; [person] s'introduire dans [job market] ; [person] percer dans [show business].

■ break loose [dog, horse] s'échapper (from de).

■ break off:

▶ break off

1 ( snap off) [end, mast, tip] se casser ; [handle, piece] se détacher ;

2 ( stop speaking) s'interrompre ; she broke off to answer the phone elle s'est interrompue pour répondre au téléphone ;

3 ( pause) faire une pause, s'arrêter ;

▶ break off [sth], break [sth] off

1 ( snap) casser [branch, piece, segment, mast] ;

2 ( terminate) rompre [engagement, relationship, contact, negotiations, ties] ; interrompre [conversation] ; they decided to break it off (relationship, engagement) ils ont décidé de rompre ; to break off doing arrêter de faire.

■ break out:

▶ break out

1 ( erupt) [epidemic, fire] se déclarer ; [fight, panic, riot, storm] éclater ; [rash] apparaître ; to break out in a rash ou in spots [person] avoir une éruption de boutons ; [face] se couvrir de boutons ; to break out in a sweat se mettre à transpirer ;

2 ( escape) [prisoner] s'évader ; to break out of s'échapper de [cage, prison] ; sortir de [routine, vicious circle] ; se libérer de [chains, straitjacket].

■ break through:

▶ break through [army] faire une percée ;

▶ break through [sth] percer [defences, reserve] ; franchir [barrier, cordon] ; se frayer un passage à travers [crowd] ; traverser [mur] ; [sun] percer [clouds].

■ break up:

▶ break up

1 ( disintegrate) lit [wreck] se désagréger ; fig [empire] s'effondrer ; [alliance] éclater ; [group, family, couple] se séparer ; their marriage/relationship is breaking up leur mariage/relation va mal ;

2 ( disperse) [crowd] se disperser ; [cloud, slick] se disperser ; [meeting] se terminer ;

3 GB Sch schools break up on Friday les cours finissent vendredi ; we break up for Christmas on Tuesday pour Noël, nous finissons mardi ;

▶ break [sth] up, break up [sth] ( split up) disperser [demonstrators] ; démanteler [spy ring, drugs ring] ; séparer [team, couple] ; désunir [family] ; briser [alliance, marriage] ; démembrer [empire] ; diviser [sentence, word] (into en) ; morceler [land] ; [diagrams] aérer [text] ; mettre fin à [party, fight, demonstration] ; break it up! ( stop fighting) ça suffit maintenant!

Big English-French dictionary > break
19 crack

1. noun
1) (noise) Krachen, das

give somebody/have a fair crack of the whip — (fig.) jemandem eine Chance geben/eine Chance haben

2) (in china, glass, eggshell, ice, etc.) Sprung, der; (in rock) Spalte, die; (chink) Spalt, der

there's a crack in the ceiling — die Decke hat einen Riß

3) (blow) Schlag, der

4) (coll.): (try) Versuch, der

have a crack at something/at doing something — etwas in Angriff nehmen/versuchen, etwas zu tun

5)

the/at the crack of dawn — (coll.) der/bei Tagesanbruch

6) (coll.): (wisecrack) [geistreicher] Witz

7) (sl.): (drug)

crack [cocaine] — Crack, das
2. adjective
(coll.) erstklassig
3. transitive verb
1) (break, lit. or fig.) knacken [Nuss, Problem]; knacken (salopp) [Safe, Kode]

2) (make a crack in) anschlagen [Porzellan, Glas]

3)

crack a whip — mit einer Peitsche knallen

crack the whip — (fig.) Druck machen (ugs.)

4)

crack a joke — einen Witz machen
4. intransitive verb
1) [Porzellan, Glas:] einen Sprung/Sprünge bekommen; [Haut:] aufspringen, rissig werden; [Eis:] Risse bekommen

2) (make sound) [Peitsche:] knallen; [Gelenk:] knacken; [Gewehr:] krachen

3) (coll.)

get cracking! — mach los! (ugs.)

let's get cracking — fangen wir endlich an

get cracking [with something] — [mit etwas] loslegen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/16937/crack_down">crack down

- crack up

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[kræk] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) krachen

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) zerbrechen

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) knacken

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) (Witze) reißen

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) knacken

6) (to solve (a code).) knacken

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) zusammenbrechen
2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) der Sprung

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) der Spalt

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) der Knall

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) der Schlag

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) der Witz

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)
3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) großartig

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack
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crack

[kræk]

I. n

1. (fissure) Riss m

there was a \crack in the teacup die Teetasse hatte einen Sprung; ( fig)

\cracks began to show in his facade of self-confidence in seinem aufgesetzten Selbstbewusstsein wurden Sprünge sichtbar

hairline \crack Haarriss m

2. (narrow space) Ritze f, Spalt m

to open a door/window [just] a \crack eine Tür/ein Fenster [nur] einen Spalt öffnen

3. (sharp noise) of a breaking branch Knacken nt kein pl; of breaking ice Krachen nt kein pl; of a rifle Knall m

a loud \crack of thunder ein lautes Donnerkrachen

4. (sharp blow) Schlag m

to give sb a \crack over the head jdm eins überziehen [o über den Schädel geben

5. no pl (drug) Crack nt o m

\crack house ( fam) Crackhaus nt, Bezugsstelle f für Crack

6. (joke) Witz m

a cheap \crack ein schlechter Witz

to make a \crack about sth einen Witz über etw akk reißen

7. ( fam: attempt) Versuch m

it was her first \crack at [beating] the world record es war ihr erster Versuch, den Weltrekord einzustellen

to have a \crack at sth [or to give sth a \crack] etw [aus]probieren

8.

▶ at the \crack of dawn im Morgengrauen

▶ the \crack of doom der Jüngste Tag

▶ to get/have a fair \crack of the whip BRIT eine [echte] Chance bekommen/haben

II. adj attr, inv erstklassig, Super- fam

\crack marksman Meisterschütze m

\crack shot Meisterschütze, -schützin m, f

\crack regiment Eliteregiment nt

III. vt

1. (break)

to \crack a cup/glass/window einen Sprung in eine Tasse/ein Glas/eine Fensterscheibe machen

2. (open)

▪ to \crack sth [open] [or to \crack [open] sth] etw aufbrechen

come round and we'll \crack [open] a bottle together komm doch vorbei, dann machen wir eine Flasche auf

to \crack an egg ein Ei aufschlagen

to \crack nuts Nüsse knacken

to \crack [open] a safe ( fam) einen Safe knacken fam

3. (solve)

I've \cracked it! ich hab's!

to \crack a code/problem einen Code/ein Problem knacken fam

4. (hit)

to \crack sb on [or over] the head jdm eins auf/über den Schädel geben

to \crack one's head/elbow on sth sich dat den Kopf/Ellbogen an etw dat anschlagen

5. (make noise)

to \crack one's knuckles mit den Fingern knacken

to \crack a whip mit einer Peitsche knallen

6. CHEM

▪ to \crack sth hydrocarbons etw spalten

7.

▶ to \crack a joke einen Witz reißen fam

▶ to \crack the whip ein strengeres Regiment aufziehen

IV. vi

1. (break) [zer]brechen, zerspringen; lips, paintwork aufspringen, rissig werden

2. ( fam: break down) zusammenbrechen; relationship zerbrechen; facade abbröckeln

3. (break down) zusammenbrechen

his voice \cracked with emotion seine Stimme versagte vor Rührung

to \crack during interrogation beim Verhör zusammenbrechen

to \crack under pressure of work unter der Arbeitslast zusammenbrechen

4. (make noise) breaking ice, thunder krachen; breaking branch knacken; shot, whip knallen

5.

▶ to get \cracking ( fam) loslegen fam

I'd better get \cracking on writing these letters ich sollte mich endlich mal dranmachen, diese Briefe zu schreiben

get \cracking or we'll miss the train jetzt aber los, sonst verpassen wir den Zug

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[krk]
1. n

1) Riss m; (between floorboards etc) Ritze f; (= wider hole etc) Spalte f; (= fine line in pottery, glass etc) Sprung m

leave the window open a crack — lass das Fenster einen Spalt offen

at the crack of dawn — in aller Frühe

to fall or slip through the cracks ( US fig ) — durch die Maschen schlüpfen

2) (= sharp noise of wood etc breaking) Knacks m; (of gun, whip) Knall(en nt no pl) m; (of thunder) Schlag m

at the crack of doom — beim Jüngsten Gericht

3) (= sharp blow) Schlag m

to give sb a crack on the head — jdm eins auf den Kopf geben

to give oneself a crack on the head — sich (dat) den Kopf anschlagen

4) (inf: gibe) Stichelei f; (= joke) Witz m

to make a crack about sb/sth — einen Witz über jdn/etw reißen

5) (inf

= attempt) to have a crack at sth — etw mal probieren (inf)

6) (DRUGS) Crack nt

7) (Ir, Brit inf) tolle Zeit

tourists come to Ireland for the crack — die Touristen kommen wegen der tollen Atmosphäre nach Irland

8) (Brit vulg = vagina) Fotze f (vulg)

2. adj attr
erstklassig; (MIL) Elite-
crack shot — Meisterschütze m, Meisterschützin f

3. vt

1) (= make a crack in) glass, china, pottery einen Sprung machen in (+acc); bone anbrechen, anknacksen (inf); skin, ground rissig machen; ground, ice einen Riss/Risse machen in (+acc)

to crack a rib — sich (dat) eine Rippe anbrechen

2) (= break) nuts, safe knacken; (fig inf) code knacken; case, problem lösen

to crack (open) a bottle — einer Flasche (dat) den Hals brechen

3) joke reißen

4) whip knallen mit; finger, joint knacken mit

to crack the whip (fig) — die Peitsche schwingen, ein strenges Regiment führen

5) (= hit sharply) schlagen

he cracked his head against the pavement — er krachte mit dem Kopf aufs Pflaster

6) (= distil) petroleum kracken

cracking plant — Krackanlage f

4. vi

1) (= get a crack pottery, glass) einen Sprung/Sprünge bekommen, springen; (ice, road) einen Riss/Risse bekommen; (lips, skin) spröde or rissig werden; (bones) einen Knacks bekommen (inf); (= break) brechen

at last his stern face cracked and he laughed — schließlich verzog sich seine ernste Miene zu einem Lachen

2) (= make a cracking sound twigs, joints) knacken, krachen; (whip, gun) knallen

3) (= hit sharply) schlagen, krachen

4) (= break voice) (with emotion) versagen

his voice is cracking/beginning to crack (boy) — er ist im/kommt in den Stimmbruch

5) (inf)

to get cracking — loslegen (inf), sich daranmachen

to get cracking with or on sth — mit etw loslegen (inf), sich an etw (acc) machen

get cracking! — los jetzt!

6)

he cracked under the strain — er ist unter der Belastung zusammengebrochen

See:

= crack up

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crack [kræk]

A s

1. Krach m, Knall m (einer Peitsche, eines Gewehrs etc), (Donner) Schlag m, Knacks m, Knacken n:

a crack of thunder;

in a crack umg im Nu;

at the crack of dawn im Morgengrauen, in aller Frühe;

the crack of doom die Posaunen des Jüngsten Gerichts;

till the crack of doom umg bis zum Jüngsten Tag;

give sb a fair crack of the whip Br umg jemandem eine faire Chance geben

2. umg (heftiger) Schlag:

give sb a crack on the head jemandem eins auf den Kopf geben

3. Sprung m, Riss m:

the glass has got a crack das Glas hat einen Sprung oder ist gesprungen;

paper over the cracks fig die Differenzen übertünchen

4. Spalte f, Spalt m, Schlitz m, Ritz m, Ritze f:

the door was open a crack die Tür stand einen Spalt (breit) offen

5. umg

a) Knacks m (geistiger Defekt)

b) → crackpot A

6. Stimmbruch m

7. umg Versuch m:

have a crack at sich versuchen an (dat)

8. sl

a) Witz m

b) Seitenhieb m, Stichelei f:

make cracks about Witze machen über (akk); sticheln gegen jemanden

9. Br umg Crack m, Kanone f, As n (besonders Sportler)

10. sl obs

a) Einbruch m

b) Einbrecher m

11. sl Crack n (synthetische Droge auf Kokainbasis):

crack house Bar etc, in der mit Crack gehandelt wird

B adj umg erstklassig, Elite…, Meister…:

a crack player ein Meisterspieler;

a crack shot ein Meisterschütze;

a crack team SPORT eine Spitzen- oder Topmannschaft;

crack regiment Eliteregiment n

C int krach!, knacks!

D v/i

1. krachen, knallen, knacken

2. (zer)springen, (-)platzen, (-)bersten, (-)brechen, rissig werden, (auf)reißen, einen Sprung oder Sprünge bekommen

3. überschnappen (Stimme):

his voice is cracking er ist im Stimmbruch

4. fig zusammenbrechen ( under unter dat)

5. sl kaputtgehen, in die Brüche gehen

6. sl nachlassen, erlahmen

7. get cracking umg loslegen (on mit):

cracking speed umg tolles Tempo

8. besonders schott plaudern

9. CHEM sich (durch Hitze) zersetzen

E v/t

1. knallen mit, knacken oder krachen lassen:

crack one’s fingers mit den Fingern knacken;

crack the whip

a) mit der Peitsche knallen,

b) fig zeigen, wer der Herr ist;

crack a smile umg lächeln; → joke A 1

2. zerbrechen, (zer)spalten, (zer)sprengen:

crack an egg ein Ei aufschlagen; → bottle¹ A 1

3. a) einen Sprung machen in (dat)

b) MED sich etwas anbrechen:

crack a rib

4. umg

a) schlagen, hauen:

crack sb over the head jemandem eins auf den Kopf geben

b) eine Scheibe etc ein-, zerschlagen

5. eine Nuss (auf)knacken

6. umg einen Safe, einen Code, SPORT die Abwehr knacken:

crack a gang eine Verbrecherbande auffliegen lassen;

crack a problem ein Problem lösen

7. umg kaputt machen, ruinieren (beide auch fig)

8. umg jemandes Stolz etc erschüttern, anknacksen umg

9. TECH Erdöl kracken

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1. noun
1) (noise) Krachen, das

give somebody/have a fair crack of the whip — (fig.) jemandem eine Chance geben/eine Chance haben

2) (in china, glass, eggshell, ice, etc.) Sprung, der; (in rock) Spalte, die; (chink) Spalt, der

there's a crack in the ceiling — die Decke hat einen Riß

3) (blow) Schlag, der

4) (coll.): (try) Versuch, der

have a crack at something/at doing something — etwas in Angriff nehmen/versuchen, etwas zu tun

5)

the/at the crack of dawn — (coll.) der/bei Tagesanbruch

6) (coll.): (wisecrack) [geistreicher] Witz

7) (sl.): (drug)

crack [cocaine] — Crack, das
2. adjective
(coll.) erstklassig
3. transitive verb
1) (break, lit. or fig.) knacken [Nuss, Problem]; knacken (salopp) [Safe, Kode]

2) (make a crack in) anschlagen [Porzellan, Glas]

3)

crack a whip — mit einer Peitsche knallen

crack the whip — (fig.) Druck machen (ugs.)

4)

crack a joke — einen Witz machen
4. intransitive verb
1) [Porzellan, Glas:] einen Sprung/Sprünge bekommen; [Haut:] aufspringen, rissig werden; [Eis:] Risse bekommen

2) (make sound) [Peitsche:] knallen; [Gelenk:] knacken; [Gewehr:] krachen

3) (coll.)

get cracking! — mach los! (ugs.)

let's get cracking — fangen wir endlich an

get cracking [with something] — [mit etwas] loslegen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- crack down

- crack up

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n.

Knall -e m.

Riss -e m.

Spalt -e m.

Sprung -¨e m. v.

brechen v.

(§ p.,pp.: brach, gebrochen)

knacken v.

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I 1. [siː]
verbo transitivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

1) (perceive) vedere

you'll see how it's done — vedrai come si fa

to see sb. do sth. o doing sth. vedere qcn. fare qcs.; there's nobody to be seen non si vede nessuno; can you see him? riesci a vederlo? lo vedi? I could see (that) he'd been crying si vedeva che aveva pianto; I could see it coming, I could see it a mile off me lo sentivo; I don't know what you see in him colloq. non capisco che cosa ci trovi in lui; I must be seeing things! devo soffrire di allucinazioni! to see one's way (clear) to doing sth. — capire come si deve fare qcs

2) (visit) andare a trovare [ person]; visitare [ country]; andare a vedere [ building]

to see a doctor about sth. — andare dal dottore per qcs.

I'm seeing a psychiatrist — sono in cura da uno psichiatra

to see the sights — fare il giro turistico di una città

they see a lot of each other — si vedono spesso

see you! — colloq. ci vediamo!

he's seeing a married woman — si vede con o frequenta una donna sposata

3) (receive) [doctor, headmaster] ricevere [ person]

4) (understand) vedere [advantage, problem]; capire [ joke]

do you see what I mean? — hai capito cosa intendo?

5) (consider) vedere

to see sb. as — vedere qcn. come [leader, hero]

I see it as an opportunity — penso che sia un'opportunità da non perdere

I see it as an insult — lo considero un insulto

it can be seen from this example that... — da questo esempio si può notare che...

it remains to be seen whether o if... — bisogna ancora vedere se

6) (envisage)

I can't see sb., sth. doing — non riesco a immaginare qcn., qcs. fare

I can see a time when this country will be independent — credo che un giorno questo paese diventerà indipendente

7) (make sure)

to see (to it) that... — fare sì che

8) (witness) vedere; (experience) conoscere

next year will see the completion of the road — la strada sarà terminata il prossimo anno

9) (accompany)

to see sb. home, to the station — accompagnare qcn. a casa, alla stazione
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

1) (with eyes) vedere

I can't see — non riesco a vedere, non vedo

see for yourself — vedi tu

so I see — si vede

you can see for miles — si riesce a vedere a miglia di distanza

2) (understand) capire

now I see — adesso capisco

as far as I can see — per quel che ne capisco

3) (check, find out)

I'll go and see — vado a vedere

we'll just have to wait and see — non ci resta che aspettare

4) (think, consider)

I'll have to see — devo pensarci, devo vedere

let's see o let me see — vediamo un po'
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

to see oneself — vedersi; fig. vedersi, immaginarsi

I can't see myself being chosen — non penso che sarò scelto

I can't see myself as an actor — non riesco a vedermi come attore

- see about

- see off

- see out

- see through

- see to

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I'll see you right — colloq. ci penso io

now I've seen it all! — questo è il colmo!
II [siː]
nome (of bishop) vescovado m.; (of archbishop) arcivescovado m.

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I [si:] past tense - saw; verb
1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.)

2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.)

3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?)

4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.)

5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.)

6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.)

7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.)

8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.)

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- see about
- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see II [si:] noun
(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.)

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see /si:/
n.

(relig.) sede vescovile (o arcivescovile); diocesi; vescovado; arcivescovado

● the Holy See (o the See of Rome), la Santa Sede.
♦ (to) see /si:/
(pass. saw, p. p. seen)

A v. t.

1 vedere; scorgere; osservare: Can you see that plane?, lo vedi quell'aereo?; I saw him packing up, lo vidi che faceva le valigie; Later, I saw him leave, dopo, lo vidi partire; I saw the spy arrested, vidi arrestare la spia; DIALOGO → - Local shop 2- I couldn't see Music Weekly on the shelves, non ho trovato Music Weekly sugli scaffali; See below ► sotto

2 capire; afferrare; rendersi conto di; accorgersi di; vedere: Can't you see he's kidding you?, non vedi (o non ti accorgi) che ti prende in giro?; Do you see what I mean?, capisci (quel che voglio dire)?; DIALOGO → - Complaining about the food- I see what you mean, capisco cosa vuoi dire

3 vedere; giudicare; considerare; reputare; ritenere; parere (impers.): The boss doesn't see it that way, il capo non la vede così ( è di un altro parere); We'll see what we can do for you, vedremo che cosa si può fare per te; I see his actions as irresponsible, giudico irresponsabili le sue azioni; I can't see that it really matters, non vedo che importanza abbia; non mi pare sia importante

4 andare da; andare a trovare; visitare; frequentare, intendersela con; vedere; consultare: Come and see me soon, vienimi a trovare presto!; I hope to see more of you, spero di vederti più spesso NOTA D'USO: - to find o to see?-; I must see my solicitor, devo vedere (o consultare) l'avvocato; You ought to see a doctor, devi andare dal medico; devi farti vedere dal dottore; DIALOGO → - New flame- I've been seeing her for a while now, la frequento da un po' di tempo ormai; He was seeing a married woman, frequentava (o si vedeva con) una donna sposata; DIALOGO → - Absence 1- I'm going to Wales for a few days to see my brother, vado in Galles per qualche giorno a trovare mio fratello

5 accompagnare: I saw him to the station, lo accompagnai in stazione

6 vederci; trovarci; immaginare: Can you see him getting married?, ce lo vedi che si sposa?; God only knows what the girl sees in him, Dio solo sa che cosa la ragazza ci trovi in lui

7 ricevere; vedere: I'll ask the chairman if he can see you, chiedo al presidente se può riceverLa; He refuses to see anyone, non vuole vedere nessuno; DIALOGO → - Accident and Emergency- If you'd like to take a seat, someone will see you as soon as possible, se volete accomodarvi, qualcuno vi riceverà appena possibile

8 assicurarsi, fare in modo (che), badare di: See that the report is ready in ten minutes!, fa' in modo che la relazione sia pronta fra dieci minuti!; See you're back before dark!, bada di tornare prima che faccia buio!

9 apprezzare; capire; essere d'accordo con; vedere: I didn't see the joke, non ho capito la battuta; I can see your point, capisco (o sono d'accordo con) il tuo punto di vista; I can't see the point of learning Ancient Greek, non vedo a che cosa serva studiare il greco antico

10 ( poker) vedere

B v. i.

1 vedere; vederci: He doesn't see very well with his left eye, ci vede male dall'occhio sinistro

2 vedere; guardare: Sit down, please; I'll see if the manager is in, s'accomodi, prego; vedo se c'è il direttore; See who's at the door, will you?, guarda chi c'è (alla porta), per piacere!

3 capire; afferrare; accorgersi; rendersi conto: as far as I can see, per quello che posso capire io; a quanto capisco io; Do you see?, capisci?; vedi?; DIALOGO → - Business trip 1- I see, capisco; vedo; You can see for yourself, te ne rendi conto da solo (o da te)

4 pensarla; avere un'opinione: Unfortunately, the boss saw differently, purtroppo, il capo la pensava diversamente (o era di tutt'altro parere)

● to see the back (o the last) of sb., liberarsi (o sbarazzarsi) di q.; farla finita con q. □ (fig.) to see daylight, cominciare a capire; essere a buon punto col lavoro □ (fig.) to see everything black, vedere tutto nero □ to see eye to eye with sb., vedere le cose allo stesso modo di q.; concordare, essere d'accordo con q. □ to see the funny side of st., vedere il lato (o l'aspetto) buffo (o divertente) di qc. □ to see good (o fit) to do st., giudicare conveniente (o reputare opportuno) fare qc. □ (fig.) to see how the cat jumps, stare a vedere come si mettono le cose □ to see the last of st., mettere la parola fine a qc.; farla finita con qc. □ to see the light, vedere la luce; nascere; venire al mondo; ( anche) cominciare a capire, accettare un'idea; ricevere l'illuminazione, convertirsi ( a una religione) □ to see oneself as a great actor, credere d'essere un grande attore □ to see the reason why, capire il perché □ (fig.) to see red, veder rosso ( per la rabbia); infuriarsi □ (fam.) to see sb. right, assicurarsi che sia resa giustizia a q.; badare agli interessi di q. □ to see service, ( di persona) prestare servizio ( nelle forze armate); ( di oggetto) essere impiegato, essere usato □ to see the sights, fare il giro turistico d'una città □ (fig.) to see stars, veder le stelle ( per un dolore lancinante e improvviso) □ to see things, vedere (o capire) le cose (o la situazione); ( anche) avere le traveggole □ to see a thing done, veder fare una cosa; ( anche) vedere che una cosa sia fatta □ to see the town, visitare la città □ to see visions, avere visioni; essere un veggente □ to see one's way ( clear) to doing st., essere disponibile a fare qc.; avere la possibilità di fare qc. □ as I see it, come la vedo io; come la penso io; a mio modo di vedere □ You see, vedi, capisci; ascolta, senti un po' ( parentetico, molto usato) □ (fam.) See?, (hai) capito?; (è) chiaro? □ DIALOGO → - Local shop 1- See you, ciao □ DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- See you later!, arrivederci!; a fra poco! □ DIALOGO → - Organizing a meeting- See you Friday, a venerdì □ (fam.) DIALOGO → - Local shop 2- See you soon!, ci vediamo!; a presto!; arrivederci! □ (fam.) Be seeing you, ci vediamo; ci si vede! □ He will never see forty [fifty] again, ha passato da un pezzo i quaranta [i cinquanta] anni □ Let me see, fammi vedere; ( esitando prima di rispondere) vediamo un po', lasciami pensare!: Let me see ( now), what can I do for you?, vediamo (un po'), che cosa posso fare per te? □ Wait and see, chi vivrà vedrà; stiamo a vedere □ We have seen the day (o the time) when…, è ormai passato il tempo che… □ You can see it at a glance, si vede a occhi chiusi.
NOTA D'USO: - to see-
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I 1. [siː]
verbo transitivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

1) (perceive) vedere

you'll see how it's done — vedrai come si fa

to see sb. do sth. o doing sth. vedere qcn. fare qcs.; there's nobody to be seen non si vede nessuno; can you see him? riesci a vederlo? lo vedi? I could see (that) he'd been crying si vedeva che aveva pianto; I could see it coming, I could see it a mile off me lo sentivo; I don't know what you see in him colloq. non capisco che cosa ci trovi in lui; I must be seeing things! devo soffrire di allucinazioni! to see one's way (clear) to doing sth. — capire come si deve fare qcs

2) (visit) andare a trovare [ person]; visitare [ country]; andare a vedere [ building]

to see a doctor about sth. — andare dal dottore per qcs.

I'm seeing a psychiatrist — sono in cura da uno psichiatra

to see the sights — fare il giro turistico di una città

they see a lot of each other — si vedono spesso

see you! — colloq. ci vediamo!

he's seeing a married woman — si vede con o frequenta una donna sposata

3) (receive) [doctor, headmaster] ricevere [ person]

4) (understand) vedere [advantage, problem]; capire [ joke]

do you see what I mean? — hai capito cosa intendo?

5) (consider) vedere

to see sb. as — vedere qcn. come [leader, hero]

I see it as an opportunity — penso che sia un'opportunità da non perdere

I see it as an insult — lo considero un insulto

it can be seen from this example that... — da questo esempio si può notare che...

it remains to be seen whether o if... — bisogna ancora vedere se

6) (envisage)

I can't see sb., sth. doing — non riesco a immaginare qcn., qcs. fare

I can see a time when this country will be independent — credo che un giorno questo paese diventerà indipendente

7) (make sure)

to see (to it) that... — fare sì che

8) (witness) vedere; (experience) conoscere

next year will see the completion of the road — la strada sarà terminata il prossimo anno

9) (accompany)

to see sb. home, to the station — accompagnare qcn. a casa, alla stazione
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

1) (with eyes) vedere

I can't see — non riesco a vedere, non vedo

see for yourself — vedi tu

so I see — si vede

you can see for miles — si riesce a vedere a miglia di distanza

2) (understand) capire

now I see — adesso capisco

as far as I can see — per quel che ne capisco

3) (check, find out)

I'll go and see — vado a vedere

we'll just have to wait and see — non ci resta che aspettare

4) (think, consider)

I'll have to see — devo pensarci, devo vedere

let's see o let me see — vediamo un po'
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

to see oneself — vedersi; fig. vedersi, immaginarsi

I can't see myself being chosen — non penso che sarò scelto

I can't see myself as an actor — non riesco a vedermi come attore

- see about

- see off

- see out

- see through

- see to

••

I'll see you right — colloq. ci penso io

now I've seen it all! — questo è il colmo!
II [siː]
nome (of bishop) vescovado m.; (of archbishop) arcivescovado m.

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