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to stage a faint

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1 инсценировать обморок

to stage a faint

Русско-английский юридический словарь > инсценировать обморок
2 инсценировать

несовер. и совер.;
(что-л.) stage, screen;
feign перен.

несов. и сов. (вн.)
1. (переделывать в пьесу) dramatize( smth.), produce( smth.) for the stage;
~ роман dramatize a novel;

2. (притворно изображать что-л.) feign (smth.) ;
~ болезнь feign illness;
~ обморок stage a faint;
~ судебный процесс rig a trial.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > инсценировать
3 координатная сетка

1) Aviation: grid mesh

2) Military: control grid (карты.), coordinate (map) grid (карты), reference grid (карты)

3) Engineering: atlas grid, coordinate grid, coordinate map, coordinate scale, graticule (осциллографа), grid, grid chart, map graticule, reference grid, square grid

4) Construction: reference network

5) Mathematics: abacus, graticube

6) Telecommunications: coordinate grid system

7) Information technology: abac, grep Unix grid, routing grid (для трассировки)

8) Astronautics: reticle pattern

9) Metrology: graticule (осциллографа)

10) Drilling: network of coordinates

11) Automation: coordinate many-stage, (масштабная) faint grid lines, faintly-ruled grid, graticule (напр. осциллографа), grid;

12) Aviation medicine: grid pattern

13) Makarov: coarse grid, coordinate gird, coordinate mesh, graticule (напр., осциллографа), spatial grid

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > координатная сетка
4 desvanecerse

desvanecerse

► verbo pronominal

1 (disiparse) to disperse, clear

2 figurado (desaparecer) to vanish, disappear; (recuerdos) to fade

3 figurado (demayarse) to faint

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1) to vanish

2) fade

3) faint

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VPR

1) (=desaparecer) [humo, niebla] to clear, disperse; [recuerdo, sonido] to fade, fade away; [duda] to be dispelled

2) (Med) to faint

3) (Quím) to evaporate

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= fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, fall out, perish, vanish, evaporate, dissolve, wither, banish, blow away, fizzle out, etherealise [etherealize, -USA], fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue, wear off.

Ex. Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.

Ex. The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.

Ex. So when the 1908 ALA rules superseded Cutter's rules, the whole provision for bringing together editions fell out, and we didn't have them until the AACR.

Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

Ex. She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.

Ex. It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.

Ex. He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.

Ex. The article 'Whither libraries? or, wither libraries' urges the profession to seriously consider its role in an electronic society.

Ex. Microcomputers sets the stage for an interactive environment that can banish the 'master-slave' architecture of television and its progeny, the culture of passivity.

Ex. Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.

Ex. Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.

Ex. The entire hardware of Western industrialism has been obsolesced and ' etherealized' by the new surround of electronic information services.

Ex. But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.

Ex. The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.

Ex. We're all puzzled by the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle where hundreds of boats and planes have disappeared into the blue leaving no trace at all.

Ex. All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue.

Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

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* desvanecerse la luz = light + fail.

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= fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, fall out, perish, vanish, evaporate, dissolve, wither, banish, blow away, fizzle out, etherealise [etherealize, -USA], fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue, wear off.

Ex: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.

Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.

Ex: So when the 1908 ALA rules superseded Cutter's rules, the whole provision for bringing together editions fell out, and we didn't have them until the AACR.

Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

Ex: She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.

Ex: It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.

Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.

Ex: The article 'Whither libraries? or, wither libraries' urges the profession to seriously consider its role in an electronic society.

Ex: Microcomputers sets the stage for an interactive environment that can banish the 'master-slave' architecture of television and its progeny, the culture of passivity.

Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.

Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.

Ex: The entire hardware of Western industrialism has been obsolesced and ' etherealized' by the new surround of electronic information services.

Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.

Ex: The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.

Ex: We're all puzzled by the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle where hundreds of boats and planes have disappeared into the blue leaving no trace at all.

Ex: All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue.

Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

* desvanecerse la luz = light + fail.

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desvanecerse ( conjugate desvanecerse) verbo pronominal
a) [humo/nubes/niebla] to clear, disperse;

[dudas/temores/sospechas] to vanish, be dispelled;
[fantasma/visión] to disappear, vanish
b) [ color] to fade

desvanecerse verbo reflexivo
1 (un recuerdo, una imagen, duda) to vanish, fade
(la niebla) to clear
2 (perder el conocimiento) to faint
' desvanecerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disiparse
English:
evaporate
- recede
- disappear
- dissipate
- fade
- melt
- swoon
- window

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vpr

1. [desmayarse] to faint;

caer desvanecido to fall in a faint, to faint;

yacía desvanecido en el pavimento he lay unconscious in the road

2. [humo, nubes] to clear, to disappear;
[perfil, figura] to become blurred; [colores] to fade; [sonido, olor] to fade away;
su imagen se desvanece y en la pantalla vemos un paisaje her image fades out and we see a country scene

3. [sospechas, temores] to be dispelled;
[esperanzas] to be dashed; [recuerdos] to fade;
aquello hizo que se desvanecieran todas nuestras dudas that dispelled all our doubts

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desvanecerse

v/r

1 de niebla disperse;

desvanecerse en el aire vanish into thin air

2 MED faint

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vr

1) : to vanish, to disappear

2) : to fade

3) desmayarse: to faint, to swoon

Spanish-English dictionary > desvanecerse
5 passage

passage [pαsaʒ]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = venue) guetter le passage du facteur to watch for the postman

• observer le passage des oiseaux dans le ciel to watch the birds fly over

• lors d'un récent passage à Paris on a recent trip to Paris

• « passage interdit » "no entry"

• il y a beaucoup de passage l'été a lot of people pass through here in the summer

► de passage

• clients de passage passing trade

• il est de passage à Paris he is in Paris at the moment

   b. ( = transfert) le passage de l'enfance à l'adolescence the transition from childhood to adolescence

• son passage en classe supérieure est problématique he may have to stay down

• passage à l'acte taking action

   c. ( = lieu) passage ; ( = chemin) way ; ( = rue) passage

• un passage dangereux sur la falaise a dangerous section of the cliff

• on se retourne sur son passage people turn round and look when he goes past

• l'ouragan dévasta tout sur son passage the hurricane demolished everything in its path

• va plus loin, tu gênes le passage move along, you're blocking the way

• ne laissez pas vos valises dans le passage don't leave your cases in the way

   d. ( = fragment) [de livre, symphonie] passage

• il a eu un passage à vide (baisse de forme) he went through a bad patch

• j'ai toujours un petit passage à vide vers 16 h I always start to flag around 4 o'clock

   e. ( = traversée) [de rivière, limite, montagnes] crossing

2. compounds

► passage clouté pedestrian crossing

► passage à niveau level crossing (Brit), grade crossing (US)

► passage obligé

• cette école est le passage obligé pour les hauts fonctionnaires this school is the place to go if you want to be a top civil servant ► passage piétons, passage pour piétons pedestrian walkway

► passage protégé (Automobiles) right of way (over secondary roads)

► passage souterrain underground passage ; (pour piétons) underpass

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pasaʒ
nom masculin

1) ( circulation)

interdire le passage des camions dans la ville — to ban trucks from (driving through) the town

une rue où il y a beaucoup de passage — ( véhicules) a street where there's a lot of traffic

2) ( séjour)

ton passage dans la ville a été bref — your stay in the town was brief

un petit passage chez le teinturier ne lui ferait pas de mal — a visit to the dry-cleaners' wouldn't do it any harm

après un bref passage dans la fonction publique — after a short spell in the civil service

3) ( visite en chemin)

était-ce après le passage du facteur? — was it after the postman had come ou been?

manquer le passage des cigognes — to miss the storks going over

je peux te prendre au passage — I can pick you up on the way

des hôtes de passage — short-stay guests

4) ( franchissement)

‘passage interdit, voie privée’ — ‘no entry, private road’

pour permettre le passage de la lumière — in order to let the light in

pour empêcher le passage de l'air — in order to prevent draughts GB ou drafts US

pour laisser or céder le passage à l'ambulance — in order to let the ambulance go past

on se retourne sur leur passage — people's heads turn as they go past

notons au passage que... — fig let's note in passing that...

se servir au passage — lit ( en passant) to help oneself; fig ( légalement) to take a cut (of the profits); ( illégalement) to pocket some of the profits

passage en ferry — ferry crossing

le passage à gué du bras de mer est possible à marée basse — the sound can be forded at low tide

5) (à la radio, télévision, au théâtre)

leur troisième passage à l'Olympia — the third time they've been to the Olympia

ton passage sur scène a été remarqué — you made a great impact on stage

chaque passage de votre chanson à la radio — every time your song is played on the radio

6) ( chemin emprunté) ( par une personne) way; ( par une chose) path

prévoir le passage de câbles — to plan the route of cables

7) ( à une situation nouvelle)

passage (de quelque chose) à quelque chose — transition (from something) to something

passage à la phase suivante — progression to the next phase

son passage dans la classe supérieure est compromis — he/she won't be allowed to move up into the next year GB ou grade US

rites de passage — rites of passage

8) ( petite rue) alley; ( dans un bâtiment) passageway

9) (de roman, symphonie) passage; ( de film) sequence

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Phrasal Verbs:

- passage à l'acte

- passage clouté

- passage à niveau

- passage obligé

- passage pour piétons

- passage protégé

- passage souterrain

- passage à tabac

- passage à vide

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pɒsaʒ nm
1)

Ils s'arrêtaient de travailler au passage du train. — They stopped working as the train passed.

Nous l'avons vu lors de notre passage à Brest. — We saw him when we passed through Brest.

sur le passage du cortège — along the route of the procession

au passage (alors que l'on passe) — on the way, [remarquer] in passing

au passage de; Il a été éclaboussé au passage de la voiture. — He was soaked by a passing car.

des touristes de passage — tourists who are passing through

Nous sommes de passage à Toulouse. — We're just passing through Toulouse.

2) (= accès, chemin) way

des troncs d'arbre barraient le passage — tree trunks blocked the way

"laissez le passage" — "keep clear"

"n'obstruez pas le passage" — "do not obstruct"

3) (= prix de la traversée) passage

4) (= extrait de livre) passage

J'ai traduit un passage de ce livre. — I translated a passage from this book.

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passage nm

1 ( circulation) interdire le passage des camions dans la ville to ban trucks from (driving through) the town; une rue où il y a beaucoup de passage ( piétons) a street where there are a lot of passers-by; ( véhicules) a street where there's a lot of traffic; isoler les fenêtres pour empêcher le passage de l'air to seal the windows to prevent draughts GB ou drafts US;

2 ( séjour) ton bref passage dans la ville a été très remarqué your stay in the town was brief but did not go unnoticed; lors de son passage ici il a oublié son parapluie when he was here he left his umbrella; un petit passage chez le teinturier ne lui ferait pas de mal a visit to the dry-cleaners' wouldn't do it any harm; après un bref passage dans la fonction publique after a short spell in the civil service;

3 ( visite en chemin) attendre le passage du boulanger to wait for the baker's van to come; était-ce avant ou après le passage du facteur? was it before or after the postman had been?; manquer le passage des cigognes to miss the storks going over; le passage du prochain bus est à 10 heures the next bus is at 10 o'clock; je peux te prendre au passage I can pick you up on the way; il est de passage en France/dans notre ville he is passing through France/our town; des voyageurs de passage travellers who are passing through; des hôtes de passage short-stay guests; elle n'a que des amants de passage she only has casual relationships;

4 ( franchissement) ‘passage interdit, voie privée’ ‘no entry, private road’; pour permettre le passage de la lumière in order to let the light in; les voitures se sont garées pour laisser or céder le passage à l'ambulance the cars pulled over to let the ambulance go past; on se retourne sur ton passage you make people's heads turn as you go past; notons au passage que… fig let's note in passing that…; se servir au passage lit ( en passant) to help oneself; fig ( légalement) to take a cut (of the profits); ( illégalement) to pocket some of the profits; passage en ferry/hovercraft ferry/hovercraft crossing; le passage à gué du bras de mer est possible à marée basse the sound can be forded at low tide; la voiture a peiné lors du passage du col the car had a hard time crossing the pass;

5 (à la radio, télévision, au théâtre) c'est leur troisième passage à l'Olympia it's the third time they've been to the Olympia; ton passage sur scène/à la télévision a été très remarqué you made a great impact on stage/on the television; chaque passage de votre chanson à la radio vous rapportera des droits d'auteur you'll get royalties every time your song is played on the radio;

6 ( chemin emprunté) ( par une personne) way; ( par une chose) path; prévoir le passage du tout-à-l'égout/de câbles to plan the route of the main sewer/of cables; pour aller jusqu'au sommet il y a plusieurs passages possibles there are several possible ways of getting to the summit; pousse-toi tu es dans mon passage move! you're in my way!; barrer le passage à qn to bar sb's way;

7 ( à une situation nouvelle) passage (de qch) à qch transition (from sth) to sth; passage à la deuxième étape/la phase suivante progression to the second stage/the next phase; son passage dans la classe supérieure est compromis he/she won't be allowed to move up into the next class GB ou grade US; les rites initiatiques de passage à l'âge adulte the rites of passage into adulthood;

8 ( petite rue) alley; ( dans un bâtiment) passageway;

9 (de roman, symphonie) passage; ( de film) sequence;

10 Équit passage.

Composés

passage à l'acte Psych acting out; passage clouté† = passage pour piétons; passage à niveau level crossing GB, grade crossing US; passage obligé prerequisite (pour for); passage pour piétons pedestrian crossing, crosswalk US; passage protégé right of way; passage souterrain underground passage; ( sous une rue) subway; passage à tabac beating; subir un passage à tabac to be beaten up; passage à vide gén bad patch; (pour un acteur, artiste) unproductive period.

[pasaʒ] nom masculin

A.[MOUVEMENT]

1. [allées et venues]

prochain passage du car dans deux heures the coach will be back ou will pass through again in two hours' time

chaque passage du train faisait trembler les vitres the windows shook every time a train went past

laisser le passage à quelqu'un/une ambulance to let somebody/an ambulance through, to make way for somebody/an ambulance

ils attendaient le passage des coureurs they were waiting for the runners to go by

les gens se retournent sur son passage heads turn when he walks by ou past

‘passage de troupeaux’ ‘cattle crossing’

2. [circulation] traffic

3. [arrivée, venue]

elle attend le passage de l'autobus she's waiting for the bus

4. [visite] call, visit

c'est le seul souvenir qui me reste de mon passage chez eux that's the only thing I remember of my visit to them

lors de mon prochain passage à Paris next time I'm in Paris

‘le relevé du compteur sera fait lors de notre prochain passage’ ‘we will read your meter the next time we call’

5. [franchissement - d'une frontière, d'un fleuve] crossing ; [ - d'un col] passing ; [ - de la douane] passing (through)

après le passage du sucre dans l'urine after the sugar has gone ou passed into the urine

‘passage interdit’ ‘no entry’

passage à l'ennemi MILITAIRE going over to the enemy

6. [changement, transition] change, transition

le passage de l'hiver au printemps the change ou passage from winter to spring

le passage de l'autocratie à la démocratie the changeover ou transition from autocracy to democracy

7. [dans une hiérarchie] move

passage d'un employé à l'échelon supérieur promotion of an employee to a higher grade

le passage dans la classe supérieure ÉDUCATION going ou moving up to the next class (UK) ou grade (US)

8. [voyage sur mer, traversée] crossing

ils travaillaient durement pour payer leur passage they worked hard to pay their passage ou to pay for their crossing

9. ASTRONOMIE transit

10. INFORMATIQUE

passage machine run

11. PSYCHOLOGIE

passage à l'acte acting out

12. RADIO & THÉÂTRE & TÉLÉVISION

lors de son dernier passage à la télévision

a. [personne] last time he was on TV

b. [film] last time it was shown on TV

pour son premier passage au Théâtre du Rocher for her first appearance at the Théâtre du Rocher

B.[VOIE]

1. [chemin] passage, way

enlève ton sac du passage move your bag out of the way

il y a des passages dangereux dans la grotte there are some dangerous passages in the cave

donner ou livrer passage à quelqu'un/quelque chose to let somebody/something in

essaye de trouver un passage dans cette foule try to find a way through the crowd

passage secret secret passage

2. [ruelle] alley, passage

[galerie commerçante] arcade

passage couvert passageway

3. [tapis de couloir] runner

4. AUTOMOBILE

passage de roue wheel housing

5. RAIL

passage à niveau level crossing (UK), grade crossing (US)

6. TRAVAUX PUBLICS

passage clouté ou (pour) piétons pedestrian ou zebra crossing (UK), crosswalk (US)

passage protégé priority over secondary roads

passage souterrain (pedestrian) subway (UK), underpass

C.[D'UN FILM, D'UN ROMAN] passage, section

elle m'a lu quelques passages de la lettre de Paul she read me a few passages from Paul's letter

tu te souviens du passage où ils se rencontrent? do you remember the bit where they meet?

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au passage locution adverbiale

[sur un trajet] on one's ou the way

les enfants doivent attraper la cocarde au passage the children have to catch the ribbon as they go past

(figuré) in passing

j'ai noté au passage que... I noticed in passing that...

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au passage de locution prépositionnelle

au passage du carrosse, la foule applaudissait when the carriage went past ou through, the crowd clapped

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de passage locution adjectivale

[client] casual

être de passage [voyageur] to be passing through

je suis de passage à Paris I'm in Paris for a few days

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sur le passage de locution prépositionnelle

la foule s'est massée sur le passage du marathon the crowd gathered on the marathon route

passage à tabac nom masculin

beating up

passage à vide nom masculin

avoir un passage à vide

a. [syncope] to feel faint, to faint

b. [moralement] to go through a bad patch

c. [intellectuellement] to have a lapse in concentration

j'ai eu un petit passage à vide juste avant midi I was feeling a bit faint just before lunch

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > passage
6 umkippen

(trennb., -ge-)

I v/t (hat) tip over; (umstoßen) knock over

II v/i (ist)

1. tip over; (umfallen) fall over

2. umg. (ohnmächtig werden) faint, keel over

3. (ins Gegenteil umschlagen) switch (completely); Stimme: crack; umg. gesinnungsmäßig etc.: give in; die Stimmung im Saal / der Bevölkerung kippte um the atmosphere in the room / the mood of the population changed; die Enttäuschung kippte um in Gewalt disappointment turned into violence

4. Gewässer: die; Wein etc.: go off; siehe auch umfallen

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to topple over; to upset; to topple; to topple down; to conk up; to overbalance; to fall over; to keel over

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ụm|kip|pen sep
1. vt
(= umwerfen) to tip over, to upset; Auto, Boot to overturn, to turn over; Leuchter, Vase to knock over; volles Gefäß to upset
2. vi aux sein

1) (= zur Seite fallen) to tip or fall over; (Auto, Boot) to overturn, to turn over; (volles Gefäß, Bier) to be spilled or upset

2) (inf = ohnmächtig werden) to pass out

3) (inf = aufgeben) to back down

4) (= sich umwandeln) to tip over (
in +acc into)
plötzlich kippte seine Fröhlichkeit in Depression um — suddenly his cheerfulness turned to depression

5) (Fluss, See) to become polluted

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1) (to turn over: They overturned the boat; The car overturned.) overturn

2) (to overturn: He upset a glass of wine over the table.) upset

3) (to knock or fall over; to overturn: He tipped the lamp over; She put the jug on the end of the table and it tipped over.) tip over

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um|kip·pen

I. vi Hilfsverb: sein

1. (seitlich umfallen) to tip [or fall] over

▪ [mit etw dat] \umkippen Stuhl, Fahrrad, Roller to fall over [with sth]

2. (fam: bewusstlos zu Boden fallen) to pass out

3. (sl: die Meinung ändern) to come round

4. ÖKOL to become polluted

durch die Mülldeponie in Ufernähe ist der See umgekippt the balance in the lake has been upset by the rubbish tip near the riverbank

5. (ins Gegenteil umschlagen) to change course [or tack], to do a U-turn [or an about-face]

▪ in etw akk \umkippen to turn into sth

seine Laune kann von einer Minute auf die andere \umkippen his mood can blow hot and cold from one minute to the next

II. vt Hilfsverb: haben

▪ etw \umkippen to tip [or knock] over sth sep

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1.
intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) fall over; < boat> capsize, turn over; < vehicle> overturn

2) (ugs.): (ohnmächtig werden) keel over

3) (ugs. abwertend) s. umfallen 3)

4) (ugs.): (umschlagen) < wine> go off

5) (Ökologie) <river, lake> reach the stage of biological collapse
2.
transitives Verb tip over; knock over <lamp, vase, glass, cup>; capsize < boat>; turn < boat> over; overturn < vehicle>

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umkippen (trennb, -ge-)

A. v/t (hat) tip over; (umstoßen) knock over

B. v/i (ist)

1. tip over; (umfallen) fall over

2. umg (ohnmächtig werden) faint, keel over

3. (ins Gegenteil umschlagen) switch (completely); Stimme: crack; umg gesinnungsmäßig etc: give in;

die Stimmung im Saal/der Bevölkerung kippte um the atmosphere in the room/the mood of the population changed;

die Enttäuschung kippte um in Gewalt disappointment turned into violence

4. Gewässer: die; Wein etc: go off; → auch umfallen

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1.
intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) fall over; < boat> capsize, turn over; < vehicle> overturn

2) (ugs.): (ohnmächtig werden) keel over

3) (ugs. abwertend) s. umfallen 3)

4) (ugs.): (umschlagen) < wine> go off

5) (Ökologie) <river, lake> reach the stage of biological collapse
2.
transitives Verb tip over; knock over <lamp, vase, glass, cup>; capsize < boat>; turn < boat> over; overturn < vehicle>

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(Gewässer) v.

to die v. v.

to faint v.

to fall over v.

to flake out v.

to keel over v.

to knock over v.

to switch completely expr.

to tip over v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > umkippen
7 show

ʃəu
1. past tense - showed; verb
1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) enseñar, mostrar

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) notarse, verse

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exhibir

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) indicar, mostrar

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conducir, acompañar

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) enseñar

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) demostrar

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar

2. noun
1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposición, espectáculo

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) exhibición, demostración, alarde

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) ostentación, apariencia

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) ostentación, apariencia

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) actuación

•

- showy
- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up

show¹ n

1. espectáculo

it's a fabulous show es un espectáculo fabuloso

2. programa

a game show un programa concurso

a comedy show un programa de humor

3. feria / exposición

an agricultural show una feria agrícola

a dog show una exposición canina

show² vb

1. mostrar / enseñar

I showed him my passport le mostré mi pasaporte

he showed me how to do it me enseñó cómo hacerlo

2. demostrar

this work shows that he's a genius este trabajo demuestra que es un genio

3. verse / notarse

don't worry about that stain it doesn't show no te preocupes por esa mancha no se nota

El participio pasado de show es shown

show /ʃou/, /tʃou/ sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ shows) show

show sustantivo masculino show Locuciones: fam pey (llamar la atención) montar/dar un show, to make a scene ' show' also found in these entries: Spanish: acusar - acusarse - adorno - alzada - alzado - amable - aparentar - arrojar - boato - charlatán - charlatana - chula - chulo - concurso - dar - decir - delicia - demostrar - demostración - desarrollarse - desfile - despliegue - deterioro - echar - ensañarse - enseñar - espectáculo - estimable - evidencia - evidenciar - exhibir - exhibirse - expuesta - expuesto - exteriorizar - fanfarrón - fanfarrona - fanfarronear - fantasma - fastuosa - fastuoso - gala - guiñol - horterada - indicar - lucir - lucirse - manifestar - mano - marcar English: chat show - colour - delight - door - embarrassing - fashion show - favor - favour - flop - grandiose - guide - hand - mill about - mill around - parody - peep show - puppet show - quiz - rope - sensitivity - show - show in - show off - show out - show round - show up - show-jumper - show-jumping - show-off - show-stopper - shown - sign - sought-after - spectacle - spectacular - steal - talk-show - variety show - all - bear - belie - bristle - chat - comedy - demonstrate - display - dog - editor - entertainment - fashion

show

tr[ʃəʊ]

noun

1 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (entertainment) espectáculo; (performance) función nombre femenino

■ let's go and see a show vayamos a ver un espectáculo

■ they perform two shows a day hacen dos funciones diarias

2 (on TV, radio) programa nombre masculino, show nombre masculino

3 (exhibition) exposición nombre femenino

4 (display) muestra, demostración nombre femenino

■ a show of strength una demostración de fuerza, una exhibición de fuerza

■ a show of hands una votación a mano alzada

5 (outward appearance, pretence) apariencia

■ she made a show of interest fingió estar interesada

6 (ostentation, pomp) alarde nombre masculino

■ it's all for show es pura fachada, todo es para aparentar

7 familiar (organization) negocio, tinglado

■ who runs this show? ¿quién manda aquí?

transitive verb (pt showed, pp showed o shown tr[ʃəʊn])

1 (display -gen) enseñar; (- things for sale) mostrar, enseñar

■ I showed her my photos le enseñé mis fotos

■ she showed me some beautiful jewellery me mostró unas joyas preciosas

2 (point out) indicar, señalar

■ do you want me to show you the way? ¿quieres que te indique el camino?

3 (reveal - feelings) demostrar, expresar; (- interest, enthusiasm, etc) demostrar, mostrar

■ she rarely shows his feelings raras veces demuestra sus sentimientos

■ they showed great kindness to me se mostraron muy amables conmigo

■ he showed no mercy no fue clemente

■ you should show some respect for your elders deberías guardar más respeto a tus mayores

4 (allow to be seen) dejar ver

■ black doesn't show the dirt el negro no deja ver la suciedad

5 (measurement etc) marcar; (profit, loss) indicar, registrar, arrojar

■ the clock showed 4.25 el reloj marcaba las 4.25

■ the thermometer shows a temperature of 20 degrees el termómetro marca una temperatura de 20 grados

■ figures out today show that inflation is up by 2% cifras publicadas hoy indican que la inflación ha subido un 2%

6 (teach) enseñar; (explain) explicar

■ she showed us how it works nos enseñó cómo funciona

■ I'll show him! ¡se va a enterar!

7 (prove, demonstrate) demostrar

■ this work shows real talent este trabajo demuestra mucho talento

■ research has shown that the common cold can be cured las investigaciones han demostrado que se puede curar el resfriado común

8 (depict, present) representar, mostrar

■ this photo shows him swimming in the sea en esta foto está nadando en el mar

■ this painting shows a rural scene este cuadro muestra una escena rural

■ motorways are shown in red las autopistas están señaladas en rojo

9 (guide) llevar, acompañar

■ I'll show you to your room te acompañaré a tu habitación

■ will you show Mr. Smith out please? ¿quieres acompañar al Sr. Smith a la puerta por favor?

■ he showed me round the factory me mostró la fábrica

10 (painting etc) exponer, exhibir; (film) dar, poner, pasar, proyectar; (slides) pasar, proyectar; (on TV) dar, poner

■ they're showing "Dracula" at the Rex dan "Drácula" en el Rex

■ are they showing the match live? ¿dan el partido en directo?

intransitive verb

1 (be perceptible) verse, notarse

■ the stain doesn't show no se ve la mancha

■ she was nervous but didn't let it show estaba nerviosa pero no se le notaba

■ I did it quickly - yes, it shows! lo hice deprisa - ¡sí, se nota!

2 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL poner, dar, echar, proyectar, exhibir

■ what's showing at the Odeon? ¿qué dan en el Odeon?, ¿qué echan en el Odeon?

■ now showing at a cinema near you ahora se exhibe en un cine muy cerca de ti

3 familiar (appear, turn up) aparecer, presentarse

■ he didn't show no se presentó

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

it just goes to show! ¡hay que ver!

let's get this show on the road! ¡manos a la obra!

the show must go on el espectáculo debe continuar

time will show el tiempo lo dirá

to be all show ser puro teatro, ser fingido,-a

to be on show estar expuesto,-a

to have nothing to show for something no reportarle a uno ningún beneficio

■ he had nothing to show for a life's work except a stupid watch lo único que tenía como recompensa a una vida dedicada al trabajo era un estúpido reloj

to have something to show for something tener algo que recompensa

■ at least you've got something to show for it al menos tienes algo que recompensa el esfuerzo que has hecho

■ and what have you got to show for it? ¿y qué tienes como recompensa?, ¿y qué beneficio te ha reportado?

to put on/up a good show hacer un buen papel, estar muy bien

to show a leg levantarse

to show one's age notársele los años a uno

to show one's face asomar la cara

to show one's teeth mostrar los dientes, enseñar los dientes

to show somebody the door echar a alguien (a la calle)

to show signs of something dar señales de algo, dar muestras de algo

to show the way (set an example) dar ejemplo

to steal the show llevarse la palma

agricultural show feria del campo

boat show salón nombre masculino náutico

fashion show desfile nombre masculino de modelos

horse show concurso hípico

quiz show programa nombre masculino concurso

show business el mundo del espectáculo

show house casa piloto

show trial juicio amañado (para influir en la opinión pública)

show ['ʃo:] v, showed ; shown ['ʃo:n] or showed ; showing vt

1) display: mostrar, enseñar

2) reveal: demostrar, manifestar, revelar

he showed himself to be a coward: se reveló como cobarde

3) teach: enseñar

4) prove: demostrar, probar

5) conduct, direct: llevar, acompañar

to show someone the way: indicarle el camino a alguien

6) : proyectar (una película), dar (un programa de televisión)

show vi

1) : notarse, verse

the stain doesn't show: la mancha no se ve

2) appear: aparecer, dejarse ver

show n

1) : demostración f

a show of force: una demostración de fuerza

2) exhibition: exposición f, exhibición f

flower show: exposición de flores

to be on show: estar expuesto

3) : espectáculo m (teatral), programa m (de televisión, etc.)

to go to a show: ir al teatro

show

n.

• actuación s.f.

• atuendo s.m.

• bambolla s.f.

• boato s.m.

• celebridad s.f.

• demostración s.f.

• espectáculo s.m.

• exhibición s.f.

• función s.f.

• lucimiento s.m.

• manifestación s.f.

• ostensión s.f.

• pompa s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: showed) or p.p.: shown•) = demostrar v.

• denotar v.

• enseñar v.

• exhibir v.

• exponer v.

• lucir v.

• manifestarse v.

• mostrar v.

• ostentar v.

• presentar v.

• probar v.

• representar v.

• revelar v.

• señalar v.

I
1. ʃeʊ
(past showed; past p shown or showed) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<photograph/passport\>\> mostrar*, enseñar

to show somebody something, to show something TO somebody — mostrarle* algo a alguien

he won't show his face around here again — ése no vuelve a aparecer por aquí

to have nothing/something to show for something: they had little/nothing to show for their years of work vieron poco/no vieron recompensados sus años de trabajo; she has something to show for her efforts — sus esfuerzos han dado fruto or le han reportado algo

b) \<\<feelings\>\> demostrar*, exteriorizar*; \<\<interest/enthusiasm/taste\>\> demostrar*, mostrar*; \<\<courage\>\> demostrar* (tener)

he shows her no respect — no le tiene ningún respeto, le falta al respeto

could you show me the way? — ¿me podría indicar el camino?

c) ( allow to be seen)

this carpet shows every mark — en esta alfombra se notan todas las marcas

he's started to show his age — se le han empezado a notar los años

2)

a) (depict, present)

this photo shows her working in her garden — en esta foto está trabajando en el jardín

does the map show places of interest? — ¿están señalados or marcados en el mapa los lugares de interés?

as shown in fig. 2 — como se indica or se muestra en la figura 2

b) (record, register) \<\<barometer/dial/indicator\>\> marcar*, señalar, indicar*; \<\<profit/loss\>\> arrojar

the fuel light's showing red — la luz del combustible está en rojo

3)

a) ( demonstrate) \<\<truth/importance\>\> demostrar*

it just goes to show how wrong you can be about people — eso te demuestra cómo te puedes equivocar con la gente

b) ( teach) enseñar

I showed her how to do it — le enseñé cómo se hacía

I'll show them! — (colloq) ya van a ver!

4) ( by accompanying) (+ adv compl)

he showed us to our seats — nos llevó or nos acompañó hasta nuestros asientos

to show somebody in — hacer* pasar a alguien

to show somebody out — acompañar a alguien a la puerta

I'll show myself out — no hace falta que me acompañes

to show somebody over a building — mostrarle* or enseñarle a alguien un edificio

they showed us around the church — nos mostraron el interior de la iglesia

5)

a) ( screen) \<\<movie\>\> dar*, pasar, proyectar (frml), poner* (Esp); \<\<program\>\> dar*, poner* (Esp), emitir (frml); \<\<slides\>\> pasar, proyectar (frml)

they showed the game on TV — dieron el partido por televisión

b) ( exhibit) \<\<paintings/sculpture\>\> exponer*, exhibir; \<\<horse/dog\>\> presentar, exponer*

2.

vi

1) ( be visible) \<\<dirt/stain\>\> verse*, notarse; \<\<emotion/scar\>\> notarse

your petticoat is showing — se te ve la enagua

I did it in a hurry - yes, it shows! — lo hice deprisa y corriendo - sí, se nota! or sí, y así quedó!

to show through — verse*

you mustn't let your feelings show — no dejes transparentar lo que sientes

2)

a) ( be screened) ( Cin)

it's showing at the Trocadero — la están dando en el Trocadero, la ponen en el Trocadero (Esp)

b) ( exhibit) \<\<artist\>\> exponer*, exhibir

3) ( turn up) (colloq) aparecer*

3.

v refl

to show oneself

a) ( become visible) \<\<person\>\> asomarse, dejarse ver

b) ( prove to be) demostrar* ser; ( turn out to be) resultar ser

he showed himself to be a great player — demostró ser un gran jugador

Phrasal Verbs:

- show off

- show up

II

noun

1) c ( exhibition) ( Art) exposición f

agricultural show — feria f agrícola y ganadera, exposición f rural (RPl)

boat show — salón m náutico

to be on show — estar* expuesto or en exhibición

to put something on show — exponer* algo; (before n)

show house — (BrE) casa f piloto

2) c

a) ( stage production) espectáculo m

to put on a show — montar un espectáculo

the show must go on — hay que seguir adelante

to get the show on the road — (colloq) poner* manos a la obra

let's get this show on the road — manos a la obra!

to steal the show — \<\<actor\>\> robarse el espectáculo, llevarse todos los aplausos

b) (on television, radio) programa m

the Olga Winters Show — el show de Olga Winters

3) (no pl)

a) ( display) muestra f, demostración f

a show of force — un despliegue de fuerza

to vote by a show of hands — votar a mano alzada

b) ( outward appearance)

I made a show of enthusiasm — fingí estar entusiasmado; alarde m

their plush office is simply for show — su elegante oficina es sólo para darse tono

with a great show of indignation — con grandes muestras de indignación

4) (colloq) (no pl)

a) (activity, organization) asunto m

to run the show — llevar la voz cantante, llevar la batuta (fam), ser* el amo del cotarro (fam)

b) ( performance) (BrE)

to put up a good/poor show — hacer* un buen/mal papel, defenderse* bien/mal

good show! — espléndido!, bravo!

poor show! — qué mal!

[ʃǝʊ] (vb: pt showed) (pp shown)
1. N

1) (=showing) demostración f, manifestación f

• show of hands — votación f a mano alzada

• an impressive show of power — una impresionante exhibición de poder

• a show of strength — una demostración de fuerza

2) (=exhibition) exposición f ; [of trade] feria f

• agricultural show — feria f agrícola

• fashion show — pase m de modelos

• motor show — salón m del automóvil

• to be on show — estar expuesto
flower 3., horse 2., Lord Mayor
3) (=sight)

the garden is a splendid show — el jardín es un espectáculo

the dahlias make a fine show — las dalias están espléndidas

4) (Theat)

a) (=performance) espectáculo m, función f

• to go to a show — ir al teatro

• the last show starts at 11 — la última función empieza a las 11

• there is no show on Sundays — el domingo no hay función

• to stage a show — montar un espectáculo

b) (fig)

• bad show! — ¡malo!

• good show! * — ¡muy bien hecho!

to put up a good show * — dar buena cuenta de sí, hacer un buen papel

• on with the show!, the show must go on! — ¡que siga el espectáculo!

• to put up a poor show * — no dar buena cuenta de sí, hacer un mal papel

it's a poor show * — es una vergüenza

- give the show away

- let's get this show on the road

- steal the show

5) (Rad, TV) programa m

a radio show — un programa de radio

6) (=outward appearance) apariencia f

• it's all show with him — en su caso todo es apariencia, todo lo hace para impresionar

• to do sth for show — hacer algo para impresionar

it's just for show — (behaviour) es para impresionar nada más; (object) (=for decoration) es solo un adorno; (=not real) es de adorno

• the party made a show of unity at its conference — el partido presentó una fachada de gran unidad en su congreso

to make a show of resistance — fingir resistencia

7) (=affected display) alarde m

• to make a great show of sympathy — hacer un gran alarde de compasión

8) * (=organization)

• who's in charge of this show? — ¿quién manda aquí?

• this is my show — aquí mando yo

• he runs the show — manda él, él es el amo

2. VT

1) (gen) enseñar, mostrar

to show sb sth, show sth to sb — enseñar or mostrar algo a algn

have I shown you my hat? — ¿te he enseñado or mostrado ya mi sombrero?

he showed me his new car — me enseñó or mostró su nuevo coche

to show o.s.: she won't show herself here again — no volverá a dejarse ver por aquí

come on, show yourself! — vamos, ¡sal de ahí!

it shows itself in his speech — se revela en su forma de hablar, se le nota en el habla

• to show one's cards or one's hand — (lit) poner las cartas boca arriba; (fig) descubrir el juego

• don't show your face here again — no te vuelvas a dejar ver por aquí

• she likes to show her legs — le gusta enseñar or frm hacer exhibición de sus piernas

• he had nothing to show for his trouble — no vió recompensado su esfuerzo, no le lució nada el esfuerzo

• to show one's passport — mostrar or presentar su pasaporte

2) (=exhibit) [+ paintings] exhibir; [+ goods] exponer; [+ film] proyectar, pasar; [+ slides] proyectar; (Theat) representar, dar *

to show a picture at the Academy — exhibir un cuadro en la Academia

to show a film at Cannes — proyectar una película en Cannes

the film was first shown in 1968 — la película se estrenó en 1968

3) (=indicate) [dial, gauge, instrument] marcar

the speedometer shows a speed of... — el velocímetro marca...

it shows 200 degrees — marca or indica 200 grados

the motorways are shown in black — las autopistas están marcadas en negro

• the clock shows two o'clock — el reloj marca las dos

• the figures show a rise — las cifras arrojan un aumento

• as shown in the illustration — como se ve en el grabado

• to show a loss/ profit — (Comm) arrojar un saldo negativo/positivo

4) (=demonstrate) demostrar

to show that... — demostrar que..., hacer ver que...

it just goes to show (that)... — queda demostrado (que)...

I showed him that this could not be true — le hice ver or demostré que esto no podía ser cierto

• this shows him to be a coward — esto deja manifiesto lo cobarde que es, esto demuestra que es un cobarde

• I'll show him! * — ¡ya va a ver!, ¡ese se va a enterar!

• to show what one is made of — demostrar de lo que uno es capaz

5) (=express, manifest) demostrar

• to show one's affection — demostrar su cariño

• she showed great courage — demostró gran valentía

• to show his disagreement, he... — para mostrar su disconformidad, él...

• he showed no fear — no demostró tener miedo, no mostró ningún miedo

• her face showed her happiness — se le veía la felicidad en la cara

• she showed great intelligence — demostró ser muy inteligente, mostró gran inteligencia

• she showed no reaction — no acusó reacción alguna

• the choice of dishes shows excellent taste — la selección de platos demuestra or muestra un gusto muy fino

6) (=reveal)

• she's beginning to show her age — ya empieza a aparentar su edad

• white shoes soon show the dirt — los zapatos blancos pronto dejan ver la suciedad

• to show o.s. incompetent — descubrir su incompetencia, mostrarse incompetente

7) (=direct, conduct)

• to show sb to the door — acompañar a algn a la puerta

to show sb the door — (fig) echar a algn con cajas destempladas

• to show sb into a room — hacer que pase algn, hacer entrar a algn en un cuarto

I was shown into a large hall — me hicieron pasar a un vestíbulo grande

• to show sb over or round a house — enseñar a algn una casa

they showed us round the garden — nos mostraron or enseñaron el jardín

who is going to show us round? — ¿quién actuará de guía?, ¿quién será nuestro guía?

• to show sb to his seat — acompañar a algn a su asiento

• to show sb the way — señalar el camino a algn

3. VI

1) [stain, emotion, underskirt] notarse, verse

it doesn't show — no se ve, no se nota

your slip's showing — se te ve la combinación

fear showed on her face — se le notaba or frm manifestaba el miedo en la cara

don't worry, it won't show — no te preocupes, no se notará

"I've never been riding before" - "it shows" — -nunca había montado a caballo antes -se nota

the tulips are beginning to show — empiezan a brotar los tulipanes

2) [film]

there's a horror film showing at the Odeon — están pasando or (LAm) dando una película de horror en el Odeón

3) (=demonstrate)

it just goes to show that...! — ¡hay que ver que...!

4) (esp US) (also: show up) (=arrive) venir, aparecer

4.

CPD

show apartment N — (Brit) apartamento m modelo, piso m piloto (Sp), departamento m piloto or modelo (LAm)

show bill N — cartel m

show biz *, show business N — el mundo del espectáculo
showbiz column, showbiz reporter
show flat N — (Brit) apartamento m modelo, piso m piloto (Sp), departamento m piloto or modelo (LAm)

show home, show house N — (Brit) casa f modelo, casa f piloto

show jumper N — participante mf en concursos de saltos or de hípica

show jumping N — concursos mpl de saltos or de hípica

show ring N — pista f de exhibición

show trial N — proceso m organizado con fines propagandísticos

show window N — escaparate m

- show around

- show in

- show off

- show out

- show round

- show through

- show up

* * *

I
1. [ʃeʊ]
(past showed; past p shown or showed) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<photograph/passport\>\> mostrar*, enseñar

to show somebody something, to show something TO somebody — mostrarle* algo a alguien

he won't show his face around here again — ése no vuelve a aparecer por aquí

to have nothing/something to show for something: they had little/nothing to show for their years of work vieron poco/no vieron recompensados sus años de trabajo; she has something to show for her efforts — sus esfuerzos han dado fruto or le han reportado algo

b) \<\<feelings\>\> demostrar*, exteriorizar*; \<\<interest/enthusiasm/taste\>\> demostrar*, mostrar*; \<\<courage\>\> demostrar* (tener)

he shows her no respect — no le tiene ningún respeto, le falta al respeto

could you show me the way? — ¿me podría indicar el camino?

c) ( allow to be seen)

this carpet shows every mark — en esta alfombra se notan todas las marcas

he's started to show his age — se le han empezado a notar los años

2)

a) (depict, present)

this photo shows her working in her garden — en esta foto está trabajando en el jardín

does the map show places of interest? — ¿están señalados or marcados en el mapa los lugares de interés?

as shown in fig. 2 — como se indica or se muestra en la figura 2

b) (record, register) \<\<barometer/dial/indicator\>\> marcar*, señalar, indicar*; \<\<profit/loss\>\> arrojar

the fuel light's showing red — la luz del combustible está en rojo

3)

a) ( demonstrate) \<\<truth/importance\>\> demostrar*

it just goes to show how wrong you can be about people — eso te demuestra cómo te puedes equivocar con la gente

b) ( teach) enseñar

I showed her how to do it — le enseñé cómo se hacía

I'll show them! — (colloq) ya van a ver!

4) ( by accompanying) (+ adv compl)

he showed us to our seats — nos llevó or nos acompañó hasta nuestros asientos

to show somebody in — hacer* pasar a alguien

to show somebody out — acompañar a alguien a la puerta

I'll show myself out — no hace falta que me acompañes

to show somebody over a building — mostrarle* or enseñarle a alguien un edificio

they showed us around the church — nos mostraron el interior de la iglesia

5)

a) ( screen) \<\<movie\>\> dar*, pasar, proyectar (frml), poner* (Esp); \<\<program\>\> dar*, poner* (Esp), emitir (frml); \<\<slides\>\> pasar, proyectar (frml)

they showed the game on TV — dieron el partido por televisión

b) ( exhibit) \<\<paintings/sculpture\>\> exponer*, exhibir; \<\<horse/dog\>\> presentar, exponer*

2.

vi

1) ( be visible) \<\<dirt/stain\>\> verse*, notarse; \<\<emotion/scar\>\> notarse

your petticoat is showing — se te ve la enagua

I did it in a hurry - yes, it shows! — lo hice deprisa y corriendo - sí, se nota! or sí, y así quedó!

to show through — verse*

you mustn't let your feelings show — no dejes transparentar lo que sientes

2)

a) ( be screened) ( Cin)

it's showing at the Trocadero — la están dando en el Trocadero, la ponen en el Trocadero (Esp)

b) ( exhibit) \<\<artist\>\> exponer*, exhibir

3) ( turn up) (colloq) aparecer*

3.

v refl

to show oneself

a) ( become visible) \<\<person\>\> asomarse, dejarse ver

b) ( prove to be) demostrar* ser; ( turn out to be) resultar ser

he showed himself to be a great player — demostró ser un gran jugador

Phrasal Verbs:

- show off

- show up

II

noun

1) c ( exhibition) ( Art) exposición f

agricultural show — feria f agrícola y ganadera, exposición f rural (RPl)

boat show — salón m náutico

to be on show — estar* expuesto or en exhibición

to put something on show — exponer* algo; (before n)

show house — (BrE) casa f piloto

2) c

a) ( stage production) espectáculo m

to put on a show — montar un espectáculo

the show must go on — hay que seguir adelante

to get the show on the road — (colloq) poner* manos a la obra

let's get this show on the road — manos a la obra!

to steal the show — \<\<actor\>\> robarse el espectáculo, llevarse todos los aplausos

b) (on television, radio) programa m

the Olga Winters Show — el show de Olga Winters

3) (no pl)

a) ( display) muestra f, demostración f

a show of force — un despliegue de fuerza

to vote by a show of hands — votar a mano alzada

b) ( outward appearance)

I made a show of enthusiasm — fingí estar entusiasmado; alarde m

their plush office is simply for show — su elegante oficina es sólo para darse tono

with a great show of indignation — con grandes muestras de indignación

4) (colloq) (no pl)

a) (activity, organization) asunto m

to run the show — llevar la voz cantante, llevar la batuta (fam), ser* el amo del cotarro (fam)

b) ( performance) (BrE)

to put up a good/poor show — hacer* un buen/mal papel, defenderse* bien/mal

good show! — espléndido!, bravo!

poor show! — qué mal!

English-spanish dictionary > show
8 blackout

['blækaʊt]
nome

1) (in wartime) oscuramento m.

2) (power cut) blackout m.

3) rad. telev. oscuramento m.

4) giorn. blackout m.

news blackout — silenzio stampa

5) (faint) svenimento m., perdita f. dei sensi; (loss of memory) perdita f. di memoria

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noun

1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) interruzione della corrente elettrica

2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) oscuramento

3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) perdita dei sensi

4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.) vuoto di memoria

5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.) interruzione della corrente elettrica

6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) oscuramento

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blackout /ˈblækaʊt/
n.

1 ( in tempo di guerra) oscuramento

2 blackout; interruzione della corrente elettrica

3 ( per estens.) interruzione delle comunicazioni; soppressione di notizie: news (o press) blackout, silenzio stampa; radio blackout, silenzio radio

4 perdita dei sensi; svenimento

5 vuoto di memoria

6 (TV) oscuramento totale

● blackout blinds, tende oscuranti.

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['blækaʊt]
nome

1) (in wartime) oscuramento m.

2) (power cut) blackout m.

3) rad. telev. oscuramento m.

4) giorn. blackout m.

news blackout — silenzio stampa

5) (faint) svenimento m., perdita f. dei sensi; (loss of memory) perdita f. di memoria

English-Italian dictionary > blackout
9 farsa

f.

1 farce (also figurative).

2 burlesque, low comedy.

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farsa

► nombre femenino

1 TEATRO farce

2 (enredo) sham, farce

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I
SF

1) (Teat) farce; pey bad play

2) (=engaño) farce, sham
II
SF (Culin) stuffing

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femenino (Teatr) farce; ( engaño) sham, farce

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= farce, travesty of justice, masquerade, theatrics, whitewash, charade, travesty.

Ex. University libraries are facing the farce of new information and communication technologies.

Ex. Why did the ALA accept the travesty of justice represented by the Latin American subcommittee's January 2001 report on Cuba, as well as the stage-managed 'onsite investigation' carried out in May 2001?.

Ex. The book presents an overview of masks and masquerades in Europe from the Middle Ages to modern times.

Ex. The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.

Ex. The trials in Jakarta have been a whitewash -- Indonesia has failed in its promise to hold the military accountable for the atrocities commited.

Ex. Political parties happily play along with this charade because it enables them to look like they care about the planet.

Ex. It's great that Connecticut finally decided to drop the charges, but the whole thing remains a travesty.

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femenino (Teatr) farce; ( engaño) sham, farce

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= farce, travesty of justice, masquerade, theatrics, whitewash, charade, travesty.

Ex: University libraries are facing the farce of new information and communication technologies.

Ex: Why did the ALA accept the travesty of justice represented by the Latin American subcommittee's January 2001 report on Cuba, as well as the stage-managed 'onsite investigation' carried out in May 2001?.

Ex: The book presents an overview of masks and masquerades in Europe from the Middle Ages to modern times.

Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.

Ex: The trials in Jakarta have been a whitewash -- Indonesia has failed in its promise to hold the military accountable for the atrocities commited.

Ex: Political parties happily play along with this charade because it enables them to look like they care about the planet.

Ex: It's great that Connecticut finally decided to drop the charges, but the whole thing remains a travesty.

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farsa

feminine

1 ( Teatr) farce

2 (engaño) sham, farce

las elecciones fueron una farsa the elections were a complete sham o farce

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farsa sustantivo femenino (Teatr) farce;
( engaño) sham, farce
farsa sustantivo femenino
1 Teat farce
2 (montaje, engaño) sham, mockery: su desmayo fue una farsa para conmovernos, he pretended to faint because he wanted our attention
' farsa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comedia
- pantomima
- simulacro
English:
charade
- farce
- mockery
- sham

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farsa nf

1. [obra teatral] farce

2. [engaño] farce;

la investigación fue una farsa the investigation was a complete farce

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farsa

f tb fig

farce

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farsa nf

1) : farce

2) : fake, sham

Spanish-English dictionary > farsa
10 black out

black out [ person] svenire, perdere i sensi; black [sth.] out, black out [sth.]

1) (hide all lights) oscurare [ house]; fare buio in [ stage]

2) (cut power) sospendere l'energia elettrica in [ area]

3) (suspend broadcasting) oscurare [ programme]

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(to lose consciousness: He blacked out for almost a minute.) perdere coscienza

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1. vt + adv

1) (obliterate) cancellare

2) (in wartime) oscurare, (subj: power cut) far piombare nell'oscurità

2. vi + adv

(faint) svenire

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black out [ person] svenire, perdere i sensi; black [sth.] out, black out [sth.]

1) (hide all lights) oscurare [ house]; fare buio in [ stage]

2) (cut power) sospendere l'energia elettrica in [ area]

3) (suspend broadcasting) oscurare [ programme]

English-Italian dictionary > black out
11 show

1. noun
1) (display) Pracht, die

a show of flowers/colour — eine Blumen-/Farbenpracht

show of force/strength — etc. Demonstration der Macht/Stärke usw.

be on show — ausgestellt sein

put something on show — etwas ausstellen

2) (exhibition) Ausstellung, die; Schau, die

dog show — Hundeschau, die

3) (entertainment, performance) Show, die; (Theatre) Vorstellung, die; (Radio, Telev.) [Unterhaltungs]sendung, die; see also academic.ru/70491/steal">steal 1. 1)

4) (coll.): (effort)

it's a poor show — das ist ein schwaches Bild

put up a good/poor show — eine gute/schlechte Figur machen

good show! — gut [gemacht]!

5) (coll.): (undertaking, business)

it's his show — er ist der Boss (ugs.)

run the show — der Boss sein (ugs.)

give the [whole] show away — alles ausquatschen (salopp)

6) (outward appearance) Anschein, der

make a great show of friendliness — ungeheuer freundlich tun

make or put on a [great] show of doing something — sich (Dat.) [angestrengt] den Anschein geben, etwas zu tun

be for show — reine Angeberei sein (ugs.)

do something just for show — etwas nur aus Prestigegründen tun
2. transitive verb,
p.p. shown or showed

1) (allow or cause to be seen) zeigen; vorzeigen [Pass, Fahrschein usw.]

show somebody something, show something to somebody — jemandem etwas zeigen

have nothing/something to show for it — [dabei] nichts/etwas zum Vorzeigen haben

that dress shows your petticoat — bei diesem Kleid sieht man deinen Unterrock

this material does not show the dirt — auf diesem Material sieht man den Schmutz nicht; see also colour 1. 5); sign 1. 5)

2) (manifest, give evidence of) zeigen; beweisen [Mut, Entschlossenheit, Urteilsvermögen usw.]

show hesitation — zaudern

he is showing his age — man sieht ihm sein Alter an

3)

show [somebody] kindness/mercy — freundlich [zu jemandem] sein/Erbarmen [mit jemandem] haben

show mercy on or to somebody — Erbarmen mit jemandem haben

4) (indicate) zeigen [Gefühl, Freude usw.]; [Thermometer, Uhr usw.:] anzeigen

as shown in the illustration — wie die Abbildung zeigt

frontiers are shown by blue lines and towns are shown in red — Grenzen sind durch blaue Linien und Städte sind rot gekennzeichnet

the accounts show a profit — die Bücher weisen einen Gewinn aus

the firm shows a profit/loss — die Firma macht Gewinn/Verlust

5) (demonstrate, prove) zeigen

show somebody that... — jemandem beweisen, dass...

it all/just goes to show that... — das beweist nur, dass...

it all goes to show, doesn't it? — das beweist es doch, oder?

I'll show you/him etc.! — ich werd's dir/ihm usw. schon zeigen!

show somebody who's boss — jemandem zeigen, wer das Sagen hat

6) (conduct) führen

show somebody over or round the house/to his place — jemanden durchs Haus/an seinen Platz führen
3. intransitive verb,
p.p. shown or showed

1) (be visible) sichtbar od. zu sehen sein

he was angry/bored, and it showed — er war wütend/langweilte sich, und man sah es [ihm an]

his age is beginning to show — man sieht ihm sein Alter allmählich an

2) (be shown) [Film:] laufen; [Künstler:] ausstellen

"Gandhi" - now showing in the West End — "Gandhi" - Jetzt im West End

3) (make something known)

time will show — man wird es [ja] sehen

Phrasal Verbs:

- show in

- show off

- show out

- show round

- show through

- show up

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[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) zeigen

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) sich sehen lassen

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) zeigen

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) zeigen

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) zeigen

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) zeigen

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) zeigen

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) erweisen
2. noun
1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) die Schau

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) zur Schau stellen

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) der Schein

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) die Schau

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) der Eindruck

•

- showy
- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show! - on show
- show off
- show up
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show

[ʃəʊ, AM ʃoʊ]

I. NOUN

1. (showing) Bekundung f geh, Demonstration f geh

those members who had made the most open \shows of defiance surprisingly abstained diejenigen Mitglieder, die ihre Ablehnung am deutlichsten bekundet hatten, enthielten sich überraschenderweise der Stimme

his refusal was a childish \show of defiance seine Weigerung war eine kindische Trotzreaktion

\show of force Machtdemonstration f geh

\show of kindness Geste f der Freundlichkeit

\show of solidarity Solidaritätsbekundung f geh

\show of strength/unity Demonstration f der Stärke/Einigkeit geh

the troops paraded in a \show of strength through the capital die Truppen marschierten durch die Hauptstadt, um ihre Stärke zu demonstrieren

despite their public \show of unity they are close to getting divorced obwohl sie nach außen hin Einigkeit demonstrieren, stehen sie kurz vor der Scheidung

2. no pl (display, impression) Schau f

just [or only] for \show nur der Schau wegen

are those lights just for \show? sollen die Lichter nur Eindruck machen?

to make a \show of sth etw zur Schau stellen

he really made a \show of accepting the award ( fam) er hat bei der Entgegennahme des Preises die große Show [o eine Show] abgezogen fam

3. no pl (impressive sight) Pracht f, Schauspiel nt geh

a \show of colour/flowers eine Farben-/Blumenpracht

4. (exhibition, event) Schau f, Ausstellung f

dog/fashion \show Hunde-/Modenschau f

retrospective \show Retrospektive f

slide \show Diavorführung f, Diavortrag m

▪ to be on \show ausgestellt sein

5. (entertainment) Show f; (on TV also) Unterhaltungssendung f; (at a theatre) Vorstellung f, Vorführung f

puppet \show Puppenspiel nt, Marionettentheater nt

quiz \show Quizsendung f, Quizshow f

radio/stage \show Radio-/Bühnenshow f

talent \show Talentwettbewerb m

to stage a \show eine Show auf die Bühne bringen

6. no pl ( fam: activity, affair) Sache f; (undertaking) Laden m fig fam; (situation) Situation f

who will run the \show when she retires? wer wird den Laden schmeißen, wenn sie in Pension geht? fam

she prefers to be in charge of her own \show sie zieht es vor, unabhängig schalten und walten zu können

how did she run the \show when the company threatened legal action? wie hat sie die Angelegenheit geregelt, als die Firma mit rechtlichen Schritten drohte?

I didn't like how he ran the \show during the strike mir hat es nicht gefallen, wie er mit der Situation während des Streiks umgegangen ist

it's her [own] \show sie ist hier der Boss [o hat hier das Sagen] fam

who is running the \show?, whose \show is it? wer ist hier der Boss [o hat hier das Sagen]? fam

the wedding is their \show, let them do it their way es ist ihre Sache [zu entscheiden], wie ihre Hochzeit ablaufen soll

7. no pl AM (sl: major league baseball)

▪ the \show die Baseballoberliga

8.

▶ bad [or poor] /good \show! ( dated fam) schwache Leistung!/gut [gemacht]!

▶ let's get the [or this] \show on the road ( fam) lasst uns die Sache [endlich] in Angriff nehmen

▶ the \show must go on ( saying) die Show muss weitergehen

▶ \show of hands [Abstimmung f per] Handzeichen nt

let me see a \show of hands bitte mal die Hand hochheben

let's have a \show of hands lass uns per Hand abstimmen

by [or on] a \show of hands durch Handzeichen

▶ to make [or put on] a \show eine Schau abziehen fam

▶ to make [or put on] a \show of doing sth vortäuschen, etw zu tun

they put on a \show of being interested sie taten so als seien sie interessiert, sie täuschten Interesse vor

▶ to put on [or up] a good \show sich akk bemühen, Einsatz zeigen

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<showed, shown or showed>

1. (display, project)

▪ to \show [sb] sth [jdm] etw zeigen; (exhibit)

▪ to \show sth etw ausstellen; (perform)

▪ to \show sth etw vorführen; (produce)

▪ to \show sth etw vorzeigen

don't ever \show yourself here again! lass dich hier ja nie wieder blicken!

the photos \show them kissing and cuddling die Fotos zeigen sie küssend und in liebevoller Umarmung

to \show sb one's ability jdm seine Fähigkeiten vorführen

to \show a film einen Film zeigen [o fam bringen]

this film has never been \shown on television dieser Film kam noch nie im Fernsehen

to \show a flag eine Flagge hissen

to \show one's passport at the border seinen Pass an der Grenze vorzeigen

to \show sb one's ticket jdm seine Fahrkarte [vor]zeigen

to \show slides Dias vorführen [o zeigen]

to \show the time die Uhrzeit anzeigen

to \show one's work ART [seine Arbeiten] ausstellen

his paintings will be \shown in the National Gallery until May seine Bilder sind bis Mai in der Nationalgalerie zu sehen

2. (expose)

▪ to \show sth etw sehen lassen

your blouse is \showing your bra durch deine Bluse kann man deinen BH sehen

this carpet \shows all the dirt bei dem Teppich kann man jedes bisschen Schmutz sehen

3. (reveal)

▪ to \show sth etw zeigen [o erkennen lassen]

he started to \show his age man begann, ihm sein Alter anzusehen

he \showed no signs of improvement er zeigte keinerlei Besserung

to \show courage/initiative/common sense Mut/Unternehmungsgeist/gesunden Menschenverstand beweisen

to \show genius/originality Genie/Originalität beweisen

to \show promise viel versprechend sein

4. (express)

▪ to \show sth etw zeigen

to \show a bias/enthusiasm for sth eine Vorliebe/Begeisterung für etw akk zeigen

to \show clemency Milde walten lassen

to \show compassion [for sb] [mit jdm] Mitleid haben

to \show compunction Gewissensbisse haben

to \show [sb] one's gratitude sich akk [jdm gegenüber] dankbar erweisen [o zeigen]

to \show sb respect jdm Respekt erweisen

you have to \show more respect du solltest mehr Respekt zeigen

5. (point out, indicate)

▪ to \show sth [to sb] [jdm] etw zeigen; (represent)

▪ to \show sth etw darstellen

the map \shows where her house is auf der Karte ist ihr Haus zu sehen

this map \shows urban areas in grey auf dieser Karte sind die Stadtgebiete grau dargestellt

it's \showing signs of rain es sieht nach Regen aus

6. (explain)

▪ to \show sb sth jdm etw zeigen [o erklären]

to \show sb the way jdm den Weg zeigen

7. (record)

▪ to \show sth etw anzeigen; statistics etw [auf]zeigen

to \show a loss/profit einen Verlust/Gewinn aufweisen

8. (prove)

▪ to \show sth etw beweisen

to \show cause LAW seine Gründe vorbringen

order to \show cause gerichtliche Verfügung

to \show one's mettle zeigen, was in einem steckt

▪ to \show sb that... jdm zeigen [o beweisen], dass...

▪ to \show [sb] how/why... [jdm] zeigen, wie/warum...

▪ to \show oneself [to be] sth sich akk als etw erweisen

9. (escort)

▪ to \show sb into/out of/to sth jdn in etw akk /aus/zu etw dat führen [o bringen]

▪ to \show sb over [or AM usu around] a place jdm einen Ort zeigen

they \showed us over the estate sie führten uns auf dem Anwesen herum

10.

▶ to \show one's cards [or hand] seine Karten aufdecken fig

▶ to \show sb the door jdm die Tür weisen

▶ to dare [to] \show one's face es wagen, aufzukreuzen fam

he won't dare to \show his face here again er wird es nie wieder wagen, hier aufzukreuzen fam

▶ to have nothing to \show for it [or for one's efforts] [am Ende] nichts vorzuweisen haben

five years in the job, and what have you got to \show for it? du machst diesen Job nun schon seit fünf Jahren, und was hast du nun von all der Mühe?

▶ to \show [sb] no quarter ( liter) [mit jdm] kein Erbarmen haben

▶ to \show one's teeth die Zähne zeigen fig fam

▶ to \show one's true colours Farbe bekennen

▶ to \show the way [forward] den Weg weisen fig

▶ that will \show you/her ( fam) das wird dir/ihr eine Lehre sein

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<showed, shown or showed>

1. (be visible) zu sehen sein

the trees \show blue on these photographs die Bäume erscheinen auf diesen Fotos blau

she's four months pregnant and starting to \show sie ist im vierten Monat schwanger und allmählich sieht man es auch

to let sth \show sich dat etw anmerken lassen

2. esp AM, AUS ( fam: arrive) auftauchen, aufkreuzen fam

3. (be shown) film gezeigt werden, laufen fam

now \showing at a cinema near you! jetzt im Kino!

4. (exhibit) ausstellen

5. AM (come third in horse racing) Dritte(r) f(m) werden

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[ʃəʊ] vb: pret showed, ptp shown
1. n

1)

(= display) a fine show of roses — eine Rosenpracht

show of force — Machtdemonstration f

there was a strong show of resistance — es gab starken Widerstand

the demonstration was a show of sympathy — die Demonstration war eine Solidaritätsbekundung

show of hands — Handzeichen nt, Hand(er)heben nt

2) (= outward appearance) Schau f; (= trace) Spur f; (of hatred, affection) Kundgebung f

it's just for show — das ist nur zur Schau da

to do sth for show — etw tun, um Eindruck zu schinden (inf) or zu machen

it's all done for show — das ist alles nur dazu da, um Eindruck zu machen

to make a great show of being impressed/overworked/pleased — sich (dat) ganz den Anschein geben, beeindruckt/überarbeitet/erfreut zu sein

they made a great show of their wealth — sie protzten mit ihrem Reichtum (inf)

without any show of emotion —

it was all show to be fond of show — es war alles nur Schau (inf) gerne prunken

3) (= exhibition) Ausstellung f

dog/fashion show — Hunde-/Modenschau f

to be on show — ausgestellt or zu sehen sein

4) (THEAT) Aufführung f; (TV, VARIETY OR POP SHOW) Show f; (RAD) Sendung f; (FILM) Vorstellung f

to go to a show ( esp Brit : in theatre ) — ins Theater gehen; ( US : in movie theater ) ins Kino gehen

the show must go on — es muss trotz allem weitergehen

on with the show! — anfangen!

to stop the show (lit) —

he stopped the show with his marvellous medley of old hits (fig) — der Höhepunkt der Show war sein wunderbares Medley alter Hits

See:

→ steal

5) (esp Brit inf)

(jolly) good show! (dated) bad show! (dated) (= what a pity) — ausgezeichnet!, bravo! schwaches Bild (inf) so ein Pech!

to put up a good/poor show —

it's a pretty poor show when... — das ist vielleicht traurig or ein schwaches Bild (inf), wenn...

6) (inf: undertaking, organization) Laden m (inf)

he runs the show — er schmeißt hier den Laden (inf)

to give the ( whole) show away — alles verraten

2. vt

1) (= display) zeigen; (COMPUT) anzeigen; (at exhibition) ausstellen, zeigen; (= demonstrate) dog vorführen; slides, film zeigen, vorführen; passport, ticket vorzeigen

to show sb sth, to show sth to sb — jdm etw zeigen

show me how to do it — zeigen Sie mir, wie man das macht

it's been shown on television — das kam im Fernsehen

the film was first shown in 1988 — der Film wurde 1988 uraufgeführt

to show one's face — sich zeigen

he had nothing to show for it — er hatte am Ende nichts vorzuweisen

he has nothing to show for all his effort — seine ganze Mühe hat nichts gebracht

I'll show him! (inf) — dem werd ichs zeigen! (inf)

that showed him! (inf) — dem habe ichs aber gezeigt! (inf)

See:

→ hand, heel

2) (= register) (an)zeigen; loss, profit haben, verzeichnen; rise in numbers aufzeigen; (thermometer, speedometer) stehen auf (+dat); (calendar) zeigen

it shows that... — es zeigt, dass...

as shown in the illustration — wie in der Illustration dargestellt

the roads are shown in red — die Straßen sind rot( eingezeichnet)

what time does your watch show? — wie spät ist es nach Ihrer Uhr?

the dial will show red if... — der Zeiger zeigt auf Rot, wenn...

3) (= indicate) zeigen; (= prove) beweisen; kindness, favour erweisen; courage zeigen, beweisen; loyalty, taste, tact, intelligence beweisen; respect bezeigen; proof erbringen

to show one's gratitude — sich dankbar zeigen

this shows him to be a thief —

I hope I have shown how silly it is — ich habe hoffentlich (auf)gezeigt, wie dumm das ist

it all or just goes to show that... — das zeigt doch nur, dass...

4) (= reveal) zeigen

the housing market is showing signs of life — auf dem Immobilienmarkt tut or rührt sich (wieder) (et)was (inf)

it showed signs of having been used — man sah, dass es gebraucht worden war

to show signs of wear — Abnutzungserscheinungen pl aufweisen

to show signs of tiredness — Ermüdungserscheinungen pl zeigen

show a leg! ( Brit inf ) — raus aus den Federn! (inf)

he's beginning to show his age — man sieht ihm allmählich das Alter an

that dress shows her bra — bei dem Kleid sieht man ihren BH

the carpet shows the dirt — auf dem Teppich sieht man den Schmutz

5) (= direct) zeigen

to show sb the way — jdm den Weg zeigen

to show sb in/out — jdn hereinbringen/hinausbringen or -begleiten

to show sb out of a room — jdn hinausbegleiten, jdn aus dem Zimmer begleiten

to show sb into a room — jdn hereinbringen, jdn ins Zimmer bringen

to show sb to his seat/to the door — jdn an seinen Platz/an die or zur Tür bringen

to show sb over or (a)round the house — jdm das (ganze) Haus zeigen

they were shown over or (a)round the factory — ihnen wurde die Fabrik gezeigt, sie wurden in der Fabrik herumgeführt

3. vi

1) (= be visible) zu sehen sein, sichtbar sein; (petticoat etc) vorsehen, rausgucken (inf); (film) gezeigt werden, laufen; (= exhibit artist) ausstellen

the dirt doesn't show — man sieht den Schmutz nicht

his anger showed in his eyes — man konnte ihm seinen Ärger von den Augen ablesen

don't let your anger show — lassen Sie sich (dat)

the tulips are beginning to show — die Tulpen kommen langsam heraus

the pregnancy or she is now beginning to show — man sieht or merkt jetzt allmählich, dass sie schwanger ist

to show through —

the house shows through the gap — durch den Spalt kann man das Haus sehen

he didn't show (inf) — er hat sich nicht blicken lassen (inf)

2)

(= prove) it just goes to show! — da sieht mans mal wieder!

3) (HORSE RACING) sich platzieren

4. vr

to show oneself — sich blicken lassen (inf)

to show oneself to be incompetent — sich (als) unfähig erweisen

he showed himself to be a coward —

it shows itself in his speech — das merkt man an seiner Sprache

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show [ʃəʊ]

A s

1. (Her)Zeigen n:

vote by show of hands durch Handzeichen wählen;

show of teeth Zähnefletschen n

2. Show f, Schau f, Zurschaustellung f:

a show of force fig eine Demonstration der Macht

3. (künstlerische etc) Darbietung, Vorführung f, Vorstellung f, Show f, Schau f:

put on a show fig eine Schau abziehen, sich aufspielen;

steal the show fig (jemandem) die Schau stehlen

4. umg (Theater-, Film)Vorstellung f

5. Show f, Schau f, Ausstellung f:

on show ausgestellt, zu besichtigen(d)

6. (Radio-, Fernseh)Sendung f

7. (prunkvoller) Umzug

8. fig Schauspiel n, Anblick m:

a grand show;

make a sorry show einen traurigen Eindruck hinterlassen;

make a good show eine gute Figur machen umg

9. umg gute etc Leistung:

good show! gut gemacht!, bravo!

10. Protzerei f, Angeberei f (beide umg):

for show um Eindruck zu machen, (nur) fürs Auge;

be fond of show gern großtun

11. (leerer) Schein:

in outward show nach außen (hin);

make a show of interest Interesse heucheln, sich interessiert geben;

make a show of rage sich wütend stellen

12. Spur f, Anzeichen n

13. (Zirkus-, Theater) Truppe f

14. umg Chance f:

give sb a fair show

15. besonders Br umg Laden m, Sache f:

a dull (poor) show eine langweilige (armselige) Sache;

run the show den Laden oder die Sache schmeißen;

give the (whole) show away sich oder alles verraten

16. Pferderennen etc: dritter Platz

B v/t prät showed, pperf shown, showed

1. zeigen, sehen lassen, seinen Ausweis, seine Fahrkarte etc auch vorzeigen, -weisen:

show o.s.

a) auch show one’s face sich zeigen, sich sehen oder blicken lassen

b) fig sich grausam etc zeigen, sich erweisen als;

I’ll show him! der soll mich kennenlernen!;

never show your face again! lass dich hier nie wieder blicken!;

“not shown” (in Katalogen etc) „ohne Abbildung“; → card¹ 1 a, etc

2. jemandem zeigen oder erklären ( how to do sth wie man etwas tut):

show sb how to write jemandem das Schreiben beibringen

3. sein Wissen etc an den Tag legen, zeigen

4. Katzen etc ausstellen, auf einer Ausstellung zeigen

5. zeigen:

a) THEAT etc vorführen

b) TV bringen

6. jemanden ins Zimmer etc führen, geleiten, bringen:

show sb about ( oder [a]round) the town jemandem die Stadt zeigen, jemanden in der Stadt herumführen;

show sb over the house jemanden durch das Haus führen;

show sb (a)round jemanden (herum)führen

7. seine Absichten etc kundtun, offenbaren

8. seine Pläne etc (auf)zeigen, darlegen

9. zeigen, beweisen:

show the truth of a statement;

you’ll have to show me! umg das wirst du mir (erst) beweisen müssen!

10. JUR nachweisen, vorbringen:

show proof JUR den Beweis erbringen; → cause A 4

11. PHYS, TECH (an)zeigen:

the speedometer showed 70

12. Gefühle zeigen, sich etwas anmerken lassen

13. schlechten Geschmack etc zeigen, erkennen lassen, verraten

14. jemandem eine Gunst etc erweisen:

show sb gratitude sich jemandem gegenüber dankbar erweisen

C v/i

1. sichtbar werden oder sein, sich zeigen:

the blood shows through her skin man sieht das Blut durch ihre Haut;

it shows man sieht es; → time A 1

2. umg sich zeigen, erscheinen

3. aussehen ( like wie):

show to advantage vorteilhaft aussehen

4. be showing gezeigt werden, laufen (Film)

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1. noun
1) (display) Pracht, die

a show of flowers/colour — eine Blumen-/Farbenpracht

show of force/strength — etc. Demonstration der Macht/Stärke usw.

be on show — ausgestellt sein

put something on show — etwas ausstellen

2) (exhibition) Ausstellung, die; Schau, die

dog show — Hundeschau, die

3) (entertainment, performance) Show, die; (Theatre) Vorstellung, die; (Radio, Telev.) [Unterhaltungs]sendung, die; see also steal 1. 1)

4) (coll.): (effort)

it's a poor show — das ist ein schwaches Bild

put up a good/poor show — eine gute/schlechte Figur machen

good show! — gut [gemacht]!

5) (coll.): (undertaking, business)

it's his show — er ist der Boss (ugs.)

run the show — der Boss sein (ugs.)

give the [whole] show away — alles ausquatschen (salopp)

6) (outward appearance) Anschein, der

make a great show of friendliness — ungeheuer freundlich tun

make or put on a [great] show of doing something — sich (Dat.) [angestrengt] den Anschein geben, etwas zu tun

be for show — reine Angeberei sein (ugs.)

do something just for show — etwas nur aus Prestigegründen tun
2. transitive verb,
p.p. shown or showed

1) (allow or cause to be seen) zeigen; vorzeigen [Pass, Fahrschein usw.]

show somebody something, show something to somebody — jemandem etwas zeigen

have nothing/something to show for it — [dabei] nichts/etwas zum Vorzeigen haben

that dress shows your petticoat — bei diesem Kleid sieht man deinen Unterrock

this material does not show the dirt — auf diesem Material sieht man den Schmutz nicht; see also colour 1. 5); sign 1. 5)

2) (manifest, give evidence of) zeigen; beweisen [Mut, Entschlossenheit, Urteilsvermögen usw.]

show hesitation — zaudern

he is showing his age — man sieht ihm sein Alter an

3)

show [somebody] kindness/mercy — freundlich [zu jemandem] sein/Erbarmen [mit jemandem] haben

show mercy on or to somebody — Erbarmen mit jemandem haben

4) (indicate) zeigen [Gefühl, Freude usw.]; [Thermometer, Uhr usw.:] anzeigen

as shown in the illustration — wie die Abbildung zeigt

frontiers are shown by blue lines and towns are shown in red — Grenzen sind durch blaue Linien und Städte sind rot gekennzeichnet

the accounts show a profit — die Bücher weisen einen Gewinn aus

the firm shows a profit/loss — die Firma macht Gewinn/Verlust

5) (demonstrate, prove) zeigen

show somebody that... — jemandem beweisen, dass...

it all/just goes to show that... — das beweist nur, dass...

it all goes to show, doesn't it? — das beweist es doch, oder?

I'll show you/him etc.! — ich werd's dir/ihm usw. schon zeigen!

show somebody who's boss — jemandem zeigen, wer das Sagen hat

6) (conduct) führen

show somebody over or round the house/to his place — jemanden durchs Haus/an seinen Platz führen
3. intransitive verb,
p.p. shown or showed

1) (be visible) sichtbar od. zu sehen sein

he was angry/bored, and it showed — er war wütend/langweilte sich, und man sah es [ihm an]

his age is beginning to show — man sieht ihm sein Alter allmählich an

2) (be shown) [Film:] laufen; [Künstler:] ausstellen

"Gandhi" - now showing in the West End — "Gandhi" - Jetzt im West End

3) (make something known)

time will show — man wird es [ja] sehen

Phrasal Verbs:

- show in

- show off

- show out

- show round

- show through

- show up

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(cinema) n.

Vorstellung f. n.

Ausstellung f.

Schau -en f. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: showed)

or p.p.: shown•) = aufweisen v.

aufzeigen v.

ausstellen (auf einer Messe) v.

vorführen v.

vorweisen v.

zeigen v.

English-german dictionary > show
12 black out

1) вымарывать, замазывать текст черной краской;
не пропускать, запрещать The advertisement for the concert tells where it will take place, but the date has been blacked out. ≈ На афише написано, где состоится концерт, но дату кто-то закрасил.
2) маскировать;
затемнять;
выключать свет During the war we had to black out all our windows. ≈ Во время войны нам приходилось затемнять окна. The stage was blacked out to hide a change of scenery. ≈ На сцене погасили свет, чтобы сменить декорации. Syn: dim out
3) амер. засекречивать Reports of the peace talks have been blacked out for twenty-four hours so as to allow freer argument. ≈ Информация о том, что идут мирные переговоры, была на сутки засекречена, чтобы стороны чувствовали себя свободнее.
4) на мгновение терять сознание After the accident he blacked out and couldn't remember what happened. ≈ Во время катастрофы он потерял сознание и не помнил, что произошло. Syn: faint, collapse, pass out
5) заглушать( радиопередачу) Television shows were blacked out as the union trouble spread. ≈ Телепередачи прекратились, когда беспорядки начали распространяться.
вычеркивать, вымарывать ( о цензоре) заливать часть текста черной краской затемнять;
выключать свет;
маскировать на мгновение терять сознание или слепнуть заглушать (радиопередачу) прекратить телепередачу из-за забастовки работников телевидения

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > black out
13 blackout

noun

1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) apagón

2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) bloqueo (informativo)

3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) amnesia temporal, pérdida de consciencia

4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.) lapsus mental; (neurología) desmayo

5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.) apagón

6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) oscuro

blackout

tr['blækaʊt]

noun

1 (through electrical fault) apagón nombre masculino; (in wartime) oscurecimiento general de una ciudad

2 (fainting) pérdida de conocimiento, desmayo

blackout ['blæk.aʊt] n

1) : apagón m (de poder eléctrico)

2) faint: desmayo m, desvanecimiento m

blackout

n.

• amnesia o ceguera temporal s.f.

• apagón (ELD, INF) s.m.

'blækaʊt
noun

1) ( loss of consciousness) desvanecimiento m, desmayo m

to have a blackout — tener* or sufrir un desvanecimiento

2) ( in wartime) oscurecimiento de la ciudad para que ésta no sea visible desde los aviones enemigos

3)

a) ( power failure) apagón m

b) ( embargo)

a news blackout — un bloqueo informativo

['blækaʊt]
1. N

1) (Elec) apagón m

2) (Med) desmayo m

3) (of news) bloqueo m informativo, apagón m informativo

there was a media blackout at the request of the police — hubo un bloqueo informativo en los medios de comunicación a petición de la policía

2.

CPD

blackout curtains N — cortinas fpl opacas

* * *
['blækaʊt]
noun

1) ( loss of consciousness) desvanecimiento m, desmayo m

to have a blackout — tener* or sufrir un desvanecimiento

2) ( in wartime) oscurecimiento de la ciudad para que ésta no sea visible desde los aviones enemigos

3)

a) ( power failure) apagón m

b) ( embargo)

a news blackout — un bloqueo informativo

English-spanish dictionary > blackout
14 dead

1. n

1) (the dead) збірн. мертві, померлі, небіжчики

2) глуха пора

in the dead of night — глупої ночі

3) pl гірн. пуста порода

2. adj

1) мертвий; померлий; дохлий

dead body — труп

dead cat — дохлий кіт

to shoot smb. dead — застрелити когось

2) що стосується смерті

dead news — звістка про смерть

3) неживий

4) загиблий; що сконав

dead list — список загиблих

5) зів'ялий, засохлий (про рослини); пропалий

6) нерухомий; позбавлений ознак життя

7) глибокий, мертвецький (сон)

8) занімілий, нечутливий; що втратив чутливість

9) нечутливий, нечуйний, байдужий; глухий, сліпий (до чогось)

10) непридатний

11) погаслий

12) фальшивий, хибний

13) що вийшов з ужитку, недіючий

14) цілковитий, повний

dead certainty — цілковита певність

15) спорт. що вийшов з гри

16) гірн. непровітрюваний (про виробку); застійний (про повітря); непродуктивний (про породу)

dead abatis — військ. завал

dead colour — жив. ґрунтовка

dead earth — ел. повне заземлення (тж dead ground)

dead furrow — рознімна борозна

dead heat — спорт. нічия; рівність очок

dead leaf — ав. падіння листком

dead letter — недоставлений адресатові лист

dead lift — безвихідне становище

dead load — власна вага; постійне навантаження

dead lock — урізаний замок

dead pull — марне зусилля

dead reckoning — зчислення шляху

dead short — ел. повне коротке замикання

dead space — військ. мертвий простір

dead stage — кін. павільйон для німої кінозйомки

dead wall — глуха стіна

dead window — архт. фальшиве вікно

3. adv

1) смертельно; вкрай; цілковито

2) точно, рівно; прямо

4. v розм.

1) помирати

2) втрачати сили

3) охолоджуватися

4) занапащати, умертвляти

5) ослабляти; заглушати; позбавляти життєвої сили

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I [ded] n
1) ( the dead) мертві, померлі, небіжчики

2) глуха пора

3) разг. див. dead letter 2

4) cл.; див. dead-beat I

5) pl; гipн. пуста порода
II [ded] a
1) мертвий; померлий; дохлий; пов'язаний зі смертю

dead list — список загиблих; позбавлений життя; як у мерця; який загинув, який скінчився

2) зів'ялий, засохлий; загиблий; з сухого листя, гілок

3) неживий; dead matter нежива матерія; неорганічна речовина

4) позбавлений ознак життя, безплідний, пустий; dead soil неродючий ґрунт

5) онімілий, який втратив чутливість

6) байдужий; сліпий або глухий ( до чого-неудь)

7) непридатний, який втратив основну властивість або функцію, який втратив силу; dead street глуха вулиця, тупик; dead channel старорічище; dead capital мертвий капітал

8) несмачний, недобрий; dead wine прісне вино; погаслий, згаслий; фальшивий, помилковий

9) недіючий, який вийшов з ужитку; застарілий; вимерлий, древній

10) глухий ( про звук); тьмяний

11) млявий, апатичний; заціпенілий

12) глухий; сумний, одноманітний, нудний; dead season мертвий сезон

13) позбавлений руху, нерухомий, застиглий; який не рухається, стоїть на місці; який зупинився; бездіяльний; dead motor заглухлий двигун; to make dead eл. знеструмити, вимкнути

14) повний, цілковитий, глибокий, крайній; dead stop повна зупинка; dead faint глибока непритомність; втрата свідомості; dead calm мертвий штиль; dead failure /frost/ повний провал; фіаско

15) страшенно, жахливо

16) кoм. збитковий

17) cпopт. який вийшов з гри; dead ball м'яч, що не зараховується

18) юp. позбавлений прав

19) фiз. який поглинає звуки

20) пoлiгp. непридатний; використаний

21) гipн. непровітрюваний ( про виробку); застійний ( про повітря); нерухомий

22) гipн. пустий, який не містить корисних копалин; непродуктивний

23) eл. який не знаходиться під напругою, вимкнений
III [ded] adv
1) до смерті, украй; зовсім

dead asleep — який спить мертвим сном

dead broke — збанкрутілий

dead straight — ідеально прямий

dead tired — сиертельно втомлений

dead gone on smb — по вуха закоханий у кого-небудь

2) точно, рівно, прямо

dead against — рішуче проти

3) не рухаючись
IV [ded] v; діал.
1) умирати; втрачати сили; охолоджуватися

2) губити, умертвляти

3) позбавляти життєвої сили, послабляти; заглушати

English-Ukrainian dictionary > dead
15 show

I [ʃəʊ]
nome

1) (as entertainment) spettacolo m. (anche teatr. cinem.); (particular performance) rappresentazione f.; rad. telev. trasmissione f.; (of slides) proiezione f.

on with the show! — (as introduction) lo spettacolo abbia inizio!

2) comm. (of cars, boats etc.) salone m.; (of fashion) sfilata f.; (of flowers, crafts) mostra f.

on show — esposto, in mostra

3) (of feelings) prova f., dimostrazione f.; (of strength) dimostrazione f.; (of wealth) ostentazione f.

to make o put on a (great) show of doing ostentare o fare sfoggio di (sapere) fare; he made a show of concern ostentava la sua preoccupazione; to be all show — essere solo apparenza, essere molto fumo e poco arrosto

4) (performance)

he put up a good show — ha fatto una bella figura

it was a poor show not to thank them — che brutta figura non ringraziarli

5) colloq. (business, undertaking)

he runs the whole show — comanda solo lui

••

to steal the show — teatr. rubare la scena; fig. monopolizzare l'attenzione
II 1. [ʃəʊ]
verbo transitivo (pass. showed; p.pass. shown)

1) (present for viewing) mostrare [person, object, photo]; presentare [ fashion collection]; mostrare, fare vedere [ ticket]; [TV channel, cinema] dare [ film]

to show sb. sth., sth. to sb. — mostrare qcs. a qcn

2) (display competitively) fare sfilare [ animal]; esporre, mettere in mostra [ flowers]

3) (reveal) mostrare [ feeling]; esporre [principle, fact]; [ garment] lasciare vedere [ underclothes]; [ patient] presentare [ symptoms]

to show interest in — mostrare interesse per

4) (indicate) indicare [time, direction]

5) (demonstrate) [ reply] dimostrare, testimoniare [wit, intelligence]; [gesture, gift] dimostrare [respect, gratitude]

to show one's age — dimostrare la propria età

as shown in diagram 12 — come si vede nella figura 12

6) (prove) dimostrare [truth, guilt]

to show that — [ document] provare che; [ findings] dimostrare che; [ expression] mostrare che

7) (conduct)

to show sb. to their seat — [host, usher] fare sedere qcn.

to show sb. to their room, to the door — accompagnare qcn. in camera, alla porta

8) colloq. (teach a lesson to)

I'll show him! — (as revenge) gli faccio vedere io! (when challenged) gli farò vedere!
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. showed; p.pass. shown)

1) (be noticeable) [stain, label, emotion] vedersi

2) (be exhibited) [ artist] esporre; [ film] passare

•

- show in

- show off

- show out

- show round

- show up

••

it just goes to show — come volevasi dimostrare

show a leg! — colloq. giù dal letto!

to have nothing to show for sth. — restare con un pugno di mosche

to show one's face — colloq. farsi vedere

to show one's hand — scoprire le proprie carte

to show the way forward — aprire la strada

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[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrare

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) vedersi

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) far vedere, presentare

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrare

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) condurre, accompagnare

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrare

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) dimostrare, provare

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrare
2. noun
1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) mostra, spettacolo

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) dimostrazione

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) finta

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) mostra, ostentazione

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) prestazione, prova di sé

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- showy
- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up
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show /ʃəʊ/
n.

1 esposizione; mostra; fiera; esibizione; salone: a show of paintings, un'esposizione di quadri; a flower show, una mostra di fiori; a dog [cattle] show, una mostra canina [di bovini]; a sample show, una fiera campionaria; the Motor [the Boat] Show, il salone dell'automobile [della nautica]

2 [cu] mostra; esibizione; ostentazione; dimostrazione; sfoggio: a show of affection, una dimostrazione d'affetto; (mil., polit., ecc.) a show of force, un'ostentazione di forza

3 [cu] apparenza; finzione; mostra; finta: It's all show!, è tutta una finta!; to do [to say] st. for show, fare [dire] qc. per mostra

4 [u] aspetto esteriore; esteriorità; parvenza: He's too concerned with show, si preoccupa troppo delle apparenze; a request with some show of sense, una richiesta che ha qualche parvenza di ragionevolezza

5 (teatr.) spettacolo, rappresentazione, rivista; (cinem., radio, TV) proiezione, programma, show: The show begins at nine o'clock, lo spettacolo comincia alle nove; DIALOGO → - Booking online- There's a show at 7.10 or the late show is at 10.30, c'è uno spettacolo alle 21:10 o l'ultimo è alle 22:30; stage show, spettacolo teatrale; TV show, programma televisivo; spettacolo televisivo; quiz show, quiz show; spettacolo a base di quiz

6 segno; traccia

7 (fam.) affare; azienda; impresa; organizzazione; baracca (fam.): After all, it's your show!, dopotutto, è affar tuo!; He wants to run ( o to boss) the show, vuole essere a capo dell'azienda; vuole comandare lui; You're in charge of the whole show, sei tu il capo della baracca!

8 (fam.) affare; cosa; faccenda: a disgraceful show, un brutt'affare; una cosa vergognosa; to give the ( whole) show away, mettere a nudo la faccenda; svelare le magagne; scoprire gli altarini

9 (fam., spec. USA) occasione; opportunità: Give him a fair show, dategli l'occasione di mostrare quel che vale (o quel che sa fare)

10 (fam.) prova di sé; prestazione; comportamento

11 ( gergo mil.) prova di forza; battaglia; operazione; l'impegnare il nemico

12 (ipp., USA) piazza d'onore, terzo posto ( in una corsa)

● (teatr.) show bill, cartellone, manifesto □ show-box, scatola che contiene foto piccanti ( che si vedono attraverso un foro) □ show business ► showbusiness □ ( USA) show biz ► showbiz □ show card ► showcard □ show ground, zona fiera (o fieristica) □ (comm.) show-how, dimostrazione ( di un metodo, ecc.) □ ( nelle votazioni) show of hands, alzata di mano: to vote by (a) show of hands, votare per alzata di mano □ (fam.) show-off, ostentazione, esibizionismo; (fam.) esibizionista, mattatore □ (fam. GB; di persona o personaggio vistosi) show pony, primadonna; primattore □ (leg.) show-up, confronto ( tra l'imputato e la vittima o un testimone); confronto all'americana □ show stopper, (teatr.) canzone (numero, ecc.) che scatena gli applausi; (fig.) cosa eccezionale; capolavoro □ show trial, processo politico ( per dimostrare il potere del governo) □ ( USA) show-window, vetrina, mostra ( di negozio) □ for show, per mostra; per salvare le apparenze □ ( USA) to get a fair show, essere trattato con lealtà (o con equità) □ (fig. USA) to get the show on the road, dare inizio ai lavori (al progetto, alla campagna) □ (fam. antiq.) Good show!, bel lavoro!; bravo!; benissimo! □ to make a show of, far mostra di, fingere di; mettere in mostra; ostentare: He made a show of interest [of accepting my offer], fece finta di essere interessato [di accettare la mia offerta]; to make a show of indifference, ostentare indifferenza □ to make a fine show, fare un bell'effetto; far figura □ a show of solidarity, un gesto di solidarietà □ to be on show, essere in mostra; essere esposto; ( di merce) essere in vetrina □ (fam.) to put up a good [a poor] show, dare una buona [una cattiva] prova di sé; fare una bella [una misera] figura; figurare bene [male] □ (fam.) to steal the show, monopolizzare (o prendersi tutti) gli applausi; fare un successone; essere la star ( di un evento mondano) □ (fam.) Let's get this show on the road!, cominciamo!
♦ (to) show /ʃəʊ/
(pass. showed, p. p. shown)

A v. t.

1 mostrare; far vedere; esibire; mettere in mostra; esporre; presentare a una mostra; dimostrare; indicare; additare; segnare: Show us the garden, mostraci il giardino; I was shown a specimen, mi hanno mostrato un esemplare; Show me how to do it, fammi vedere come si fa; All passengers are to show their passports, tutti i passeggeri devono esibire i passaporti; to show one's goods, mettere in mostra (o esporre) la propria merce; to show paintings, esporre quadri (a un mostra); We are going to show the new spring collection, esporremo la nuova collezione primaverile; He showed neither joy nor sorrow, non ha dimostrato né gioia né dolore; He shows his age, dimostra gli anni che ha; Please show me the way, per favore, indicami la strada!; A barometer shows air pressure, il barometro segna la pressione atmosferica; ( sport: dell'arbitro) to show the red [the yellow] card, mostrare il cartellino rosso [giallo]

2 dimostrare; provare; rivelare: This shows you how difficult it is, questo ti dimostra quanto sia difficile; This goes to show that you can do it, ciò sta a dimostrare che sei capace di farlo; The report shows that he did it on purpose, il rapporto prova che l'ha fatto di proposito

3 accompagnare; condurre; guidare; portare: to show sb. to the door, accompagnare q. alla porta; DIALOGO → - Showing guest to room- I'll just get someone to show you to your room, chiamo qualcuno che vi accompagni alla camera

4 (econ., fin., comm.) far registrare; presentare; accusare: to show a big increase in exports, far registrare un forte aumento delle esportazioni; to show a deficit, presentare un deficit; ( di conti) essere in rosso; The stock market showed a heavy fall yesterday, ieri la borsa ha accusato una forte flessione

5 (cinem.) proiettare; (teatr.) rappresentare; programmare; dare (fam.): They're showing a famous film of the 1920s, danno un famoso film degli anni venti

B v. i.

1 apparire; vedersi: The buds are just showing, appaiono i primi germogli

2 (fam. USA) farsi vedere; mostrarsi; fare atto di presenza; comparire: Her husband never shows at her at-homes, il marito non si fa mai vedere ai ricevimenti della moglie

3 vedersi; essere visibile: The mend doesn't show at all, il rammendo non si vede affatto; Does the scar still show?, si vede ancora la cicatrice?

4 (cinem.) essere in programma; essere proiettato: What's showing tonight?, che cosa danno stasera?

5 essere in mostra; ( anche arte) fare una mostra; partecipare ( a una mostra, un concorso, ecc.)

● to show one's class, fare sfoggio di classe □ (fig.) to show a clean pair of heels, darsela a gambe □ (fig.) to show the cloven hoof, rivelare un'indole malvagia, diabolica □ to show sb. the door, mostrare la porta a q.; mettere q. alla porta □ to show one's face (o head), mostrare la faccia; farsi vedere □ to show fight, mostrarsi bellicoso; accettare il combattimento (o lo scontro); opporre resistenza □ ( sport) to show good play, esprimere un bel gioco □ to show one's hand, scoprire il proprio gioco; (fig.) mettere le carte in tavola, rivelare le proprie intenzioni □ to show a leg, metter giù una gamba dal letto; alzarsi: Show a leg!, giù dal letto! □ (lett.) to show mercy on (o upon) sb., aver pietà di q. □ to show oneself, mostrarsi in pubblico, farsi vedere; dimostrarsi, dar prova d'essere: He showed himself to be clever [a clever student], ha dimostrato d'essere bravo [un bravo studente] □ to show sb. the sights, far vedere a q. le cose più notevoli ( monumenti, ecc.) d'una città (o d'un luogo); fare da cicerone a q. □ to show signs of, dar segno di; dimostrare di □ ( anche fig.) to show one's teeth, mostrare i denti □ (fig. lett.) to show the way, indicare il cammino; aprire la strada (fig.) □ to have nothing to show for all one's efforts [for one's life's work], non avere niente in mano dopo tutti gli sforzi compiuti [dopo una vita di lavoro]; stringere un pugno di mosche (fig.) □ That dress shows your underwear, con quel vestito ti si vede quello che porti sotto □ ( in treno, ecc.) Show your tickets, please, biglietti, prego! □ I'll show you!, ti faccio vedere io! □ (prov.) Time will show, chi vivrà vedrà.

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I [ʃəʊ]
nome

1) (as entertainment) spettacolo m. (anche teatr. cinem.); (particular performance) rappresentazione f.; rad. telev. trasmissione f.; (of slides) proiezione f.

on with the show! — (as introduction) lo spettacolo abbia inizio!

2) comm. (of cars, boats etc.) salone m.; (of fashion) sfilata f.; (of flowers, crafts) mostra f.

on show — esposto, in mostra

3) (of feelings) prova f., dimostrazione f.; (of strength) dimostrazione f.; (of wealth) ostentazione f.

to make o put on a (great) show of doing ostentare o fare sfoggio di (sapere) fare; he made a show of concern ostentava la sua preoccupazione; to be all show — essere solo apparenza, essere molto fumo e poco arrosto

4) (performance)

he put up a good show — ha fatto una bella figura

it was a poor show not to thank them — che brutta figura non ringraziarli

5) colloq. (business, undertaking)

he runs the whole show — comanda solo lui

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to steal the show — teatr. rubare la scena; fig. monopolizzare l'attenzione
II 1. [ʃəʊ]
verbo transitivo (pass. showed; p.pass. shown)

1) (present for viewing) mostrare [person, object, photo]; presentare [ fashion collection]; mostrare, fare vedere [ ticket]; [TV channel, cinema] dare [ film]

to show sb. sth., sth. to sb. — mostrare qcs. a qcn

2) (display competitively) fare sfilare [ animal]; esporre, mettere in mostra [ flowers]

3) (reveal) mostrare [ feeling]; esporre [principle, fact]; [ garment] lasciare vedere [ underclothes]; [ patient] presentare [ symptoms]

to show interest in — mostrare interesse per

4) (indicate) indicare [time, direction]

5) (demonstrate) [ reply] dimostrare, testimoniare [wit, intelligence]; [gesture, gift] dimostrare [respect, gratitude]

to show one's age — dimostrare la propria età

as shown in diagram 12 — come si vede nella figura 12

6) (prove) dimostrare [truth, guilt]

to show that — [ document] provare che; [ findings] dimostrare che; [ expression] mostrare che

7) (conduct)

to show sb. to their seat — [host, usher] fare sedere qcn.

to show sb. to their room, to the door — accompagnare qcn. in camera, alla porta

8) colloq. (teach a lesson to)

I'll show him! — (as revenge) gli faccio vedere io! (when challenged) gli farò vedere!
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. showed; p.pass. shown)

1) (be noticeable) [stain, label, emotion] vedersi

2) (be exhibited) [ artist] esporre; [ film] passare

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- show in

- show off

- show out

- show round

- show up

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it just goes to show — come volevasi dimostrare

show a leg! — colloq. giù dal letto!

to have nothing to show for sth. — restare con un pugno di mosche

to show one's face — colloq. farsi vedere

to show one's hand — scoprire le proprie carte

to show the way forward — aprire la strada

English-Italian dictionary > show
16 light

I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

bring something to light — etwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also academic.ru/65424/see">see 1. 1)

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

show somebody in a bad light — ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen
2. adjective
hell

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw
3. transitive verb,
lit or lighted

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten
4. intransitive verb,
lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

traffic is light on these roads — auf diesen Straßen herrscht nur wenig Verkehr

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]

6)

with a light heart — (carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

7)

feel light in the head — (giddy) leicht benommen sein
2. adverb
travel light — mit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen
III intransitive verb,
lit or lighted (come by chance)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

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I 1. noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) das Licht

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) das Licht

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) das Feuer

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) das Licht
2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) licht, hell

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) hell
3. [lit] verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) erleuchten

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) anzünden

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leicht

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leicht

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leicht

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) zu leicht

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leicht

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) leicht

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) heiter

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leicht

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) locker

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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light¹

[laɪt]

I. n

1. no pl (brightness) Licht nt

is there enough \light? ist es hell genug?

artificial/natural \light künstliches/natürliches Licht

the \light of the sun das Sonnenlicht

by the \light of the moon bei Mondschein

by the \light of the candle im Schein der Kerze

2. (light-giving thing) Licht nt, Lichtquelle f; (lamp) Lampe f

as the \lights went... als die Lichter ausgingen,...

to put [or switch] [or turn] the \light on/off das Licht einschalten/ausschalten [o fam anmachen/ausmachen

3. no pl (fire) Feuer nt; (flame) [Kerzen]flamme f

have you got a \light, please? Entschuldigung, haben Sie [vielleicht] Feuer?

to catch \light Feuer fangen

to set \light to sth BRIT etw anzünden

to strike a \light ein Streichholz [o SCHWEIZ a. Zündholz] anzünden

4. no pl (daylight) [Tages]licht nt

at [the] first \light bei Tagesanbruch

5. (for decoration)

▪ \lights pl:

Christmas \lights Weihnachtsbeleuchtung f

6. usu pl (traffic light) Ampel f

7. (sparkle) Strahlen nt kein pl, Leuchten nt kein pl

the light in his eyes das Strahlen in seinen Augen

8. ( fig: perspective) Aspekt m, Perspektive f

try to look at it in a new \light versuch' es doch mal aus einer anderen Perspektive zu sehen

she started to see him in a new \light sie sah ihn plötzlich in einem ganz neuen Licht

to show sth in a bad/good \light etw in einem schlechten/guten Licht erscheinen lassen

to put sth in a favourable \light etw in ein günstiges Licht rücken

9. no pl (enlightenment) Erleuchtung f

I saw the \light! mir ging ein Licht auf! fam

10. (spiritual illumination) Erleuchtung f

11. (person's abilities)

▪ \lights pl [geistige] Fähigkeiten

to do sth according to one's \lights etw so gut machen, wie man es eben kann

12. (bright part in picture/on object) Licht nt

\light and shadow Licht und Schatten

13. (window) Fenster nt; (window division) Oberlicht nt; (pane of glass) Fensterscheibe f

14. ( fig: person) Leuchte f fam

leading \light (best at something) großes Licht, Leuchte f fam; (leader) Nummer eins f fam

a shining \light eine große Leuchte fam, ein großes Licht fam

15. (beacon) Leuchtfeuer nt; (lighthouse) Leuchtturm m

16.

▶ to bring sth to \light etw ans Licht bringen

▶ to cast [or shed] [or throw] \light on sth etw beleuchten fig, Licht in etw akk bringen

▶ to come to \light ans Licht kommen

▶ the \light at the end of the tunnel das Licht am Ende des Tunnels fig

▶ to hide one's \light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

▶ in the \light of sth [or AM usu in \light of sth] angesichts einer S. gen, im Lichte einer S. gen liter

▶ to be the \light of sb's life ( hum) die Sonne im Leben einer Person gen sein

▶ to be [or go] out like a \light ( fam: fall asleep) sofort weg sein fam; (faint) umkippen fam

▶ to see the \light of day (come into being) das Licht der Welt erblicken; (become known) ans Licht kommen

II. adj

1. (bright) hell

it's slowly getting \light es wird allmählich hell

summer is coming and the evenings are getting \lighter der Sommer kommt und es bleibt abends länger hell

2. (pale) hell-; (stronger) blass-

III. vt

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (illuminate)

▪ to \light sth etw erhellen; stage, room etw beleuchten; ( fig)

his investigations lit the way for many other scientists seine Forschungen waren wegweisend für viele andere Wissenschaftler

2. (turn on)

to \light an electric light das Licht einschalten [o fam anknipsen

3. (guide with light)

▪ to \light sb jdm leuchten

4. (ignite)

to \light a candle/match eine Kerze/ein Streichholz anzünden

to \light a fire ein Feuer anzünden [o fam anmachen] [o SCHWEIZ a. anfeuern], Feuer machen

to \light a cigarette/pipe sich dat eine Zigarette/Pfeife anzünden [o fam anstecken

IV. vi

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (burn) brennen

2. ( fig: become animated) eyes, etc aufleuchten fig

her face lit with pleasure sie strahlte vor Freude über das ganze Gesicht

light²

[laɪt]

I. adj

1. (not heavy) leicht

to be as \light as a feather federleicht [o leicht wie eine Feder] sein

2. (deficient in weight) zu leicht

this sack of rice seems about 2 kilos \light ich habe den Eindruck, dieser Sack Reis wiegt 2 Kilo zu wenig

to give sb \light weight jdm zu wenig abwiegen

3. (not sturdily built) leicht

\light clothes leichte Kleidung

4. (for small loads) Klein-

\light aircraft/lorry Kleinflugzeug nt/-lastwagen m

\light railway Kleinbahn f

5. MIL

\light infantry leichte Infanterie

6. (not fully loaded) aircraft/ship/vehicle nicht voll beladen

7. (of food and drink) leicht; (low in fat) fettarm

a \light diet eine fettarme Diät

\light food leichtes Essen

a \light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

\light pastry lockerer Teig

\light wine leichter Wein

8. (porous)

\light soil lockeres Erdreich

9. CHEM leicht

\light isotope leichtes Isotop

10. (low in intensity)

the traffic was quite \light es war kaum Verkehr

it's only \light rain es nieselt nur

\light breeze leichte Brise

11. (easily disturbed)

\light sleep leichter Schlaf

to be a \light sleeper einen leichten Schlaf haben

12. (easily done) nachsichtig, mild

\light sentence mildes Urteil

\light housework leichte Hausarbeit

13. (gentle) leicht; kiss zart; (soft) touch sanft

to have a \light touch MUS einen weichen Anschlag haben

14. (graceful)

\light building elegantes Gebäude

\light figure anmutige Gestalt

15. (not bold)

\light type eine schlanke Schrifttype

16. (not serious) leicht attr

\light entertainment leichte Unterhaltung

\light opera Operette f

\light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f

\light tone Plauderton m

17. (cheerful) frohgemut poet

with a \light heart leichten Herzens

18. ( old: unchaste) leicht

a \light girl ein leichtes Mädchen veraltend

19.

▶ to be a bit \light in one's loafers AM (pej!) etwas weibische Züge haben pej

▶ to be \light on one's feet leichtfüßig sein

▶ to make \light of sth etw bagatellisieren [o fam herunterspielen]

▶ to make \light work of sth mit etw dat spielend fertigwerden

▶ to be \light on sth es an etw dat fehlen lassen

II. adv

1. (with little luggage)

to travel \light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

2. (with no severe consequences)

to get off \light glimpflich [o fam mit einem blauen Auge] davonkommen

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I [laɪt] vb: pret, ptp lit or lighted
1. n

1) (in general) Licht nt

by the light of a candle/the fire — im Schein einer Kerze/des Feuers

light and shade — Licht und Schatten

at first light —

hang the picture in a good light — häng das Bild ins richtige Licht

to cast or throw or shed light on sth (lit) — etw beleuchten; (fig also) Licht in etw (acc) bringen

the moon cast its silvery light on... — der Mond beleuchtete... silbern or warf sein silbernes Licht auf (+acc)...

to cast a new or fresh light on sth — neues Licht auf etw (acc)

to be in sb's light (lit) — jdm im Licht stehen

in the cold light of day (fig) — bei Licht besehen

the harsh light of reality — die raue Wirklichkeit

this story shows his character in a bad light — diese Geschichte wirft ein schlechtes Licht auf seinen Charakter

to see sb/sth in a different light — jdn/etw in einem anderen Licht sehen

it showed him in a different light —

I don't see things in that light — ich sehe die Dinge anders or in einem anderen Licht

to see sth in a new light — etw mit anderen Augen betrachten

in the light of — angesichts (+gen)

the theory, seen in the light of recent discoveries — die Theorie im Licht(e) der neuesten Entdeckungen betrachtet

in the light of what you say — in Anbetracht dessen, was Sie sagen

to bring sth to light — etw ans Tageslicht bringen

to come to light —

to see the light (liter) (= be born) (= be made public) — das Licht der Welt erblicken (liter) veröffentlicht werden

finally I saw the light (inf) — endlich ging mir ein Licht auf (inf); (morally) endlich wurden mir die Augen geöffnet

to see the light of day (report) — veröffentlicht werden; (project) verwirklicht werden

the light dawned (fig) — mir ging ein Licht auf (inf)

to go out like a light — sofort weg sein (inf)

2) Licht nt; (= lamp) Lampe f; (= fluorescent light) Neonröhre f

put out the lights before you go to bed — mach das Licht aus, bevor du ins Bett gehst

all the lights went out during the storm — während des Sturms gingen alle Lichter aus

(traffic) lights — Ampel f

the lights (of a car) —

all ships must show a light while at sea lights out (Mil) — alle Schiffe müssen auf See Lichter führen Zapfenstreich m

lights out for the boys was at 8 pm — um 20 Uhr mussten die Jungen das Licht ausmachen

lights out! — Licht aus(machen)!

to hide one's light under a bushel (prov) — sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen (prov)

the lights are on but nobody's (at) home (fig inf) — er/sie ist geistig weggetreten (inf)

3)

(= flame) have you (got) a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

to put a light to sth, to set light to sth — etw anzünden

4) (ARCHIT) (Dach)fenster nt; (= skylight) Oberlicht nt

leaded lights — in Blei gefasste Fensterscheiben

5) (in eyes) Leuchten nt

the light went out of her eyes — das Strahlen erlosch in ihren Augen

6)

(= standards) according to his lights — nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen

2. adj (+er)
hell
a light green dress — ein hellgrünes Kleid

it's getting or growing light —

it is light now — es ist jetzt hell or Tag

3. vt

1) (= illuminate) beleuchten; lamp, light anmachen

a smile lit her face — ein Lächeln erhellte ihr Gesicht

to light the way for sb — jdm leuchten; (fig)

his pioneering work lit the way for a whole generation of scholars — seine Pionierarbeit war wegweisend für eine ganze Gelehrtengeneration

2) (= ignite) anzünden; cigarette anstecken, anzünden; fire, candle anzünden, anmachen

to light a fire under sb ( esp US fig ) — jdm Feuer unter dem Hintern machen (inf)

4. vi
(= begin to burn) brennen
this fire won't light — das Feuer geht nicht an
II
1. adj (+er)
leicht; taxes niedrig; punishment milde
to give sb light weight — jdm zu wenig abwiegen

she has a very light touch on the piano — sie hat einen sehr weichen Anschlag

to be a light eater — wenig essen, kein großer Esser sein

light comedy — Lustspiel nt, Schwank m

light opera — Operette f

light reading — Unterhaltungslektüre f

a light and cheerful approach to life — eine unbeschwerte, fröhliche Einstellung zum Leben

with a light heart — leichten Herzens

as light as air or a feather — federleicht

to be light on one's feet — sich leichtfüßig bewegen

to make light of one's difficulties — seine Schwierigkeiten auf die leichte Schulter nehmen

you shouldn't make light of her problems — du solltest dich über ihre Probleme nicht lustig machen

to make light work of — spielend fertig werden mit

2. adv

to travel light — mit wenig or leichtem Gepäck reisen
III
vi pret, ptp lighted or lit (liter)
sich niederlassen
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light¹ [laıt]

A s

1. Licht n, Helligkeit f:

let there be light! BIBEL es werde Licht!;

stand ( oder be) in sb’s light

a) jemandem im Licht stehen,

b) fig jemandem im Weg stehen;

stand in one’s own light

a) sich im Licht stehen,

b) fig sich selbst im Weg stehen;

get out of the light geh aus dem Licht!;

he can see the light at the end of the tunnel fig er sieht Licht am Ende des Tunnels

2. Licht n ( auch PHYS), Beleuchtung f:

in subdued light bei gedämpftem Licht

3. Licht n, Schein m:

by the light of a candle beim Licht oder Schein einer Kerze, bei Kerzenschein

4. a) Licht(quelle) n(f) (Sonne, Lampe, Kerze etc):

hide one’s light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

b) AUTO Scheinwerfer m: → flash B 1

5. Br meist pl (Verkehrs) Ampel f:

jump ( oder shoot) the lights bei Rot über die Kreuzung fahren, ein Rotlicht überfahren;

the lights were against him er hatte Rot; → green light, red light

6. SCHIFF

a) Leuchtfeuer n

b) Leuchtturm m

7. (Sonnen-, Tages)Licht n: I must finish my work while the light lasts solang(e) es noch hell ist;

see the light (of day)

a) das Licht der Welt erblicken, geboren werden,

b) fig herauskommen, auf den Markt kommen ( → A 9, A 11);

at first light bei Tagesanbruch;

in the cold light of day ( oder dawn) fig bei Licht besehen oder betrachtet

8. Tagesanbruch m:

at light bei Tagesanbruch

9. fig (Tages) Licht n:

bring (come) to light ans Licht bringen (kommen);

see the light (of day) bekannt oder veröffentlicht werden ( → A 7, A 11)

10. fig Licht n, Aspekt m:

in the light of Br, in light of US unter dem Aspekt (gen), in Anbetracht (gen), angesichts (gen);

I have never looked on the matter in that light von dieser Seite habe ich die Angelegenheit noch nie gesehen;

put sth in its true light etwas ins rechte Licht rücken;

reveal sth in a different light etwas in einem anderen Licht erscheinen lassen;

see sth in a different light etwas mit anderen Augen sehen;

show sth in a bad light ein schlechtes Licht auf eine Sache werfen

11. fig Licht n, Erleuchtung f ( auch REL):

cast ( oder shed, throw) light on sth

a) Licht auf eine Sache werfen,

b) zur Lösung oder Aufklärung einer Sache beitragen;

see the light

a) zur Einsicht kommen,

b) REL erleuchtet werden ( → A 7, A 9);

I saw the light mir ging ein Licht auf, mir gingen die Augen auf;

by the light of nature mit den natürlichen Verstandeskräften

12. pl Erkenntnisse pl, Informationen pl

13. pl Wissen n, Verstand m, geistige Fähigkeiten pl:

by ( oder according to) his lights

a) so gut er es eben versteht,

b) nach seinen Grundsätzen oder Vorstellungen oder Maßstäben,

c) für seine Verhältnisse

14. MAL

a) Licht n:

light and shade

b) Aufhellung f

15. Glanz m, Leuchten n (der Augen):

the light went out of her eyes der Glanz ihrer Augen erlosch

16. Feuer n (zum Anzünden):

have you got a light? haben Sie Feuer?;

put a ( oder set) light to sth etwas anzünden oder in Brand stecken;

strike a light ein Streichholz anzünden

17. a) Fenster(scheibe) n(f)

b) Dachfenster n

18. fig Leuchte f, großes Licht (Person): → leading light 2

19. auch light of one’s eyes poet Augenlicht n

20. pl sl Gucker pl (Augen)

B adj hell, licht (Farbe, Raum etc):

light hair helles Haar;

light red

a) Hellrot n,

b) hellrot

C v/t prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt]

1. auch light up ein Feuer, eine Lampe anzünden:

he lit a cigarette er zündete sich eine Zigarette an

2. be-, erleuchten, erhellen:

light up hell beleuchten

3. meist light up jemandes Augen etc aufleuchten lassen

4. jemandem leuchten

5. be lit up umg angeheitert sein:

a) durch Alkoholgenuss beschwingt sein

b) leicht angetrunken sein

D v/i

1. auch light up sich entzünden

2. meist light up

a) sich erhellen, hell werden,

b) fig aufleuchten (Augen etc)

3. light up

a) Licht machen,

b) die Straßenbeleuchtung einschalten,

c) AUTO die Scheinwerfer einschalten

4. light up umg sich eine (Zigarette etc) anzünden

light² [laıt]

A adj (adv → lightly)

1. leicht (von geringem Gewicht):

(as) light as air

a) auch (as) light as a feather ( oder as thistledown) federleicht

b) fig sorgenfrei; → purse A 1

2. (spezifisch) leicht:

light metal Leichtmetall n

3. light coin US Münze f mit zu geringem Edelmetallgehalt

4. leicht (zu ertragen oder auszuführen):

light punishment;

light work; → work A 1

5. leicht (nicht tief):

light sleep; → sleeper 1

6. leicht, Unterhaltungs…:

light literature Unterhaltungsliteratur f;

light music leichte Musik, Unterhaltungsmusik f;

light opera komische Oper, Spieloper f;

light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f, leichte Lektüre

7. leicht (geringfügig):

light illness;

a light rain;

a light eater ein schwacher Esser;

a light error ein kleiner Irrtum;

light traffic geringer Verkehr;

no light matter keine Kleinigkeit;

make light of sth

a) etwas auf die leichte Schulter nehmen,

b) etwas verharmlosen oder bagatellisieren

8. leicht:

a) leicht verdaulich:

a light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

b) mit geringem Alkohol- oder Nikotingehalt (Wein, Zigaretten etc)

9. locker (Erde, Schnee etc):

light bread leichtes oder locker gebackenes Brot

10. leicht, sanft (Berührung etc)

11. flink:

be light on one’s feet flink auf den Beinen sein

12. graziös, anmutig:

she is a light dancer

13. a) unbeschwert, sorglos, heiter, fröhlich:

with a light heart leichten Herzens

b) leichtfertig, -sinnig

c) unbeständig, flatterhaft

d) unmoralisch:

a light girl ein leichtes Mädchen

14. be light in the head (leicht) benommen sein

15. SCHIFF, MIL leicht (Artillerie, Kreuzer etc):

in light marching order mit leichtem Marschgepäck

16. a) leicht beladen

b) unbeladen, leer, ohne Ladung:

the ship returned light;

a light engine eine allein fahrende Lokomotive

17. TECH leicht (gebaut), für leichte Beanspruchung, Leicht…:

light plane Leichtflugzeug n;

light current ELEK Schwachstrom m

18. PHON

a) unbetont, schwach betont (Silbe, Vokal)

b) schwach (Betonung)

c) hell, vorn im Mund artikuliert (Laut)

B adv travel light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

light³ [laıt] prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt] v/i

1. obs oder poet (ab)steigen (from, off von)

2. obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):

a cat always lights on its feet

3. obs oder poet sich niederlassen (on auf dat):

the bird lighted on a twig

4. fig obs oder poet (zufällig) stoßen (on auf akk)

5. fig obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):

the choice lighted on him

6. light into sb umg über jemanden herfallen (auch mit Worten)

7. light out umg verduften umg, verschwinden

* * *
I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

bring something to light — etwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also see 1. 1)

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

show somebody in a bad light — ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen
2. adjective
hell

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw
3. transitive verb,
lit or lighted

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten
4. intransitive verb,
lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

traffic is light on these roads — auf diesen Straßen herrscht nur wenig Verkehr

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]

6)

with a light heart — (carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

7)

feel light in the head — (giddy) leicht benommen sein
2. adverb
travel light — mit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen
III intransitive verb,
lit or lighted (come by chance)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

* * *

adj.

blond adj.

erhellen adj.

hell adj.

leicht adj. n.

Licht -er n.

Lichtschein m.

Schein -e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: lit)

= anzünden v.

beleuchten v.

erleuchten v.

English-german dictionary > light
17 blackout

['blækaut]
n

( in wartime) zaciemnienie nt; ( power cut) przerwa f w dostawie energii elektrycznej; (TV, RADIO) zagłuszanie nt; ( faint) (krótkotrwała) utrata f przytomności

* * *

noun

1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) zaciemnienie

2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) zakaz publikacji

3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) czasowa utrata przytomności

4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.) zamroczenie

5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.) przerwa w dopływie prądu

6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) wygaszenie

English-Polish dictionary > blackout
18 light

light

1. light [laɪt] n

1) no pl Licht nt;

is there enough \light to take a picture? ist es hell genug, um ein Bild zu machen?;

artificial/natural \light künstliches/natürliches Licht;

the \light of the sun das Sonnenlicht;

by candlelight bei
Kerzenschein;

by the \light of the moon bei Mondlicht

2) ( light-giving thing) Licht nt; ( lamp) Lampe f;

as the \lights went... als die Lichter ausgingen,...;

to put [or switch] [or turn] the \light on/ off das Licht einschalten/ausschalten [o ( fam) anmachen/ausmachen];

3) no pl ( daylight) [Tages]licht nt;

at [the] first \light bei Tagesanbruch

4) ( for decoration)

\lights pl

Christmas \lights Weihnachtsbeleuchtung f

5) usu pl ( traffic light) Ampel f

6) ( sparkle) in sb's eyes Funkeln nt kein pl

7) ( perspective) Aspekt m;

try to look at it in a new \light versuch' es doch mal, aus einer anderen Perspektive zu sehen;

she started to see him in a new \light sie sah ihn plötzlich in einem ganz neuen Licht

8) no pl ( enlightenment) Erleuchtung f;

I saw the \light! mir ging ein Licht auf! ( fam)

9) ( spiritual illumination) Erleuchtung f

10) ( person's abilities)

\lights pl [geistige] Fähigkeiten;

to do sth according to one's \lights etw nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen tun

11) ( bright part) Licht nt;

\light and shadow Licht und Schatten

12) no pl ( fire) Feuer nt; ( flame) [Kerzen]flamme f;

have you got a \light, please? Entschuldigung, haben Sie [vielleicht] Feuer?;

to catch \light Feuer fangen;

to set \light to sth ( Brit) etw anzünden

13) ( window) Fenster nt; ( window division) Oberlicht nt; ( pane of glass) Fensterscheibe f

14) ( person) Leuchte f ( fam)

leading \light ( best at something) großes Licht, Leuchte f ( fam) ( leader) Nummer eins f;

a shining \light eine große Leuchte ( fam), ein großes Licht ( fam)

PHRASES:

the \light at the end of the tunnel das Licht am Ende des Tunnels ( fig)

to be the \light of sb's life ( hum) die Sonne jds Lebens sein;

in a bad/good \light in einem schlechten/guten Licht;

to be [or go] out like a \light (fam: fall asleep) sofort weg sein ( fam) ( faint) umkippen ( fam)

to bring sth to \light etw ans Licht bringen;

to cast [or shed] [or throw] \light on sth etw beleuchten, Licht nt in etw akk bringen;

to come to \light ans Licht kommen;

in the \light of sth [or ( Am usu) in \light of sth] angesichts einer S. gen, im Lichte einer S. gen ( liter) adj

1) ( bright) hell;

it's slowly getting \light es wird allmählich hell

2) ( pale) hell-; stronger blass- vt < lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1) ( illuminate)

to \light sth etw erhellen; stage etw beleuchten;

his investigations lit the way for many other scientists seine Forschungen waren wegweisend für viele andere Wissenschaftler

2) ( turn on)

to \light an electric light das Licht einschalten [o ( fam) anknipsen];

3) ( guide with light)

to \light sb jdm leuchten

4) ( ignite)

to \light a candle/ match eine Kerze/ein Streichholz anzünden;

to \light a fire ein Feuer anzünden [o ( fam) anmachen];

to \light a cigarette/ pipe sich dat eine Zigarette/Pfeife anzünden [o ( fam) anstecken] vi < lit> or lighted> , lit> or lighted>

1) ( burn) brennen;

2) (fig: become animated) eyes, etc. aufleuchten ( fig)

her face lit with pleasure sie strahlte vor Freude über das ganze Gesicht

2. light [laɪt] adj

1) ( not heavy) leicht;

to be as \light as a feather federleicht [o leicht wie eine Feder] sein

2) ( deficient in weight) zu leicht;

this sack of rice seems about 2 kilos \light ich habe den Eindruck, dieser Sack Reis wiegt 2 Kilo zu wenig;

to give sb \light weight jdm zu wenig abwiegen

3) ( not sturdily built) leicht;

\light clothes leichte Kleidung

4) ( for small loads) Klein-;

\light aircraft/ lorry Kleinflugzeug nt /-lastwagen m;

\light railway Kleinbahn f

5) mil

\light infantry leichte Infanterie

6) ( not fully loaded) aircraft/ ship/ vehicle nicht voll beladen

7) ( of food and drink) leicht;

( low in fat) fettarm;

a \light diet eine fettarme Diät;

\light food leichtes Essen;

a \light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit;

\light pastry lockerer Teig;

\light wine leichter Wein

8) ( porous)

\light soil lockeres Erdreich

9) chem leicht;

\light isotope leichtes Isotop

10) ( low in intensity)

the traffic was quite \light es gab kaum Verkehr;

it's only \light rain es nieselt nur;

\light breeze leichte Brise

11) ( easily disturbed)

\light sleep leichter Schlaf;

to be a \light sleeper einen leichten Schlaf haben

12) ( easily done) nachsichtig, mild;

\light sentence mildes Urteil;

\light housework leichte Hausarbeit

13) ( gentle) leicht; kiss zart;

( soft) touch sanft;

to have a \light touch mus einen weichen Anschlag haben

14) ( graceful)

\light building elegantes Gebäude;

\light figure anmutige Gestalt

15) ( not bold)

\light type eine schlanke Schrifttype

16) ( not serious) leicht attr;

\light entertainment leichte Unterhaltung;

\light opera Operette f;

\light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f;

\light tone Plauderton m

17) ( cheerful) frohgemut ( poet)

with a \light heart leichten Herzens

18) (old: unchaste) leicht;

a \light girl ein leichtes Mädchen veraltend

PHRASES:

to be \light on one's feet leichtfüßig sein;

to be a bit \light in one's loafers (Am) (pej!) etwas weibische Züge haben ( pej)

to make \light work of sth mit etw dat spielend fertigwerden;

to be \light on sth es an etw dat fehlen lassen;

to make \light of sth etw bagatellisieren [o ( fam) herunterspielen] adv

1) ( with little luggage)

to travel \light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

2) ( with no severe consequences)

to get off \light glimpflich [o ( fam) mit einem blauen Auge] davonkommen

English-German students dictionary > light
19 black out

фраз. гл.

1) вымарывать, замазывать текст чёрной краской; не пропускать, запрещать

The advertisement for the concert tells where it will take place, but the date has been blacked out. — На афише написано, где состоится концерт, но дату кто-то закрасил.

2) маскировать; затемнять; выключать свет

During the war we had to black out all our windows. — Во время войны нам приходилось затемнять окна.

The stage was blacked out to hide a change of scenery. — На сцене погасили свет, чтобы сменить декорации.

Syn:

dim out

3) амер. засекречивать

Reports of the peace talks have been blacked out for twenty-four hours so as to allow freer argument. — Информация о том, что идут мирные переговоры, была на сутки засекречена, чтобы стороны чувствовали себя свободнее.

4) на мгновение терять сознание

After the accident he blacked out and couldn't remember what happened. — Во время катастрофы он потерял сознание и не помнил, что произошло.

Syn:

faint, collapse, pass out

5) заглушать ( радиопередачу)

Television shows were blacked out as the trouble spread. — Телепередачи прекратились, когда беспорядки начали распространяться.

Англо-русский современный словарь > black out
20 pass

pass [pɑ:s]

col ⇒ 1 (a) laissez-passer ⇒ 1 (b) moyenne ⇒ 1 (c) passe ⇒ 1 (e)-(g) passer devant ⇒ 2 (a) dépasser ⇒ 2 (a) passer ⇒ 2 (b)-(e), 2 (j), 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (d), 3 (e), 3 (g), 3 (h) être reçu à ⇒ 2 (f) voter ⇒ 2 (g) se passer ⇒ 3 (d), 3 (f) être voté ⇒ 3 (i)

1 noun

(a) (in mountains) col m, défilé m;

∎ the Brenner Pass le col du Brenner

(b) (authorization → for worker, visitor) laissez-passer m inv; Theatre invitation f, billet m de faveur; Military (→ for leave of absence) permission f; (→ for safe conduct) sauf-conduit m;

∎ rail/bus pass carte f d'abonnement (de train)/de bus

(c) School & University (in exam) moyenne f, mention f passable;

∎ to get a pass être reçu;

∎ I got three passes j'ai été reçu dans trois matières

(d) (state of affairs)

∎ things have come to a pretty pass on est dans une bien mauvaise passe, la situation s'est bien dégradée;

∎ things came to such a pass that… les choses en vinrent à ce point ou à tel point que…

(e) Sport (with ball, puck) passe f; (in fencing) botte f; (in bullfighting) passe f;

∎ to make a pass at (in fencing) porter une botte à

(f) (by magician) passe f

(g) Computing passe f

(h) Aviation (overflight) survol m; (attack) attaque f

(i) familiar

∎ to make a pass at sb (sexual advances) faire du plat à qn

2 transitive verb

(a) (move past, go by → building, window) passer devant; (→ person) croiser; (overtake) dépasser, doubler;

∎ if you pass a chemist's, get some aspirin si tu passes devant une pharmacie, achète de l'aspirine;

∎ he passed my table without seeing me il est passé devant ma table sans me voir;

∎ I passed her on the stairs je l'ai croisée dans l'escalier;

∎ the ships passed each other in the fog les navires se sont croisés dans le brouillard

(b) (go beyond → finishing line, frontier) passer;

∎ we've passed the right exit nous avons dépassé la sortie que nous aurions dû prendre;

∎ contributions have passed the $100,000 mark les dons ont franchi la barre des 100 000 dollars;

∎ we've passed a major turning point nous avons franchi un cap important;

∎ not a word about it had passed her lips elle n'en avait pas dit un mot;

∎ to pass understanding dépasser l'entendement

(c) (move, run) passer;

∎ to pass one's hand between the bars passer ou glisser sa main à travers les barreaux;

∎ to pass a rope round sth passer une corde autour de qch;

∎ to pass a sponge over sth passer l'éponge sur qch;

∎ she passed her hand over her hair elle s'est passé la main dans les cheveux

(d) (hand) passer; (transmit → message) transmettre;

∎ to pass sth from hand to hand passer qch de main en main;

∎ pass me the sugar, please passez-moi le sucre, s'il vous plaît;

∎ pass the list around the office faites passer ou circuler la liste dans le bureau;

∎ can you pass her the message? pourriez-vous lui transmettre ou faire passer le message?

(e) (spend → life, time, visit) passer;

∎ it passes the time cela fait passer le temps

(f) (succeed in → exam, driving test) être reçu à, réussir;

∎ he didn't pass his history exam il a échoué ou il a été recalé à son examen d'histoire;

∎ to pass a test (vehicle, product) passer une épreuve avec succès

(g) (approve → bill, law) voter; (→ motion, resolution) adopter; School & University (→ student) recevoir, admettre;

∎ the drug has not been passed by the Health Ministry le médicament n'a pas reçu l'autorisation de mise sur le marché du ministère de la Santé;

∎ the censor has passed the film le film a obtenu son visa de censure;

∎ Typography to pass for press donner le bon à tirer pour;

∎ Military etc to be passed fit être reconnu apte

(h) (pronounce → verdict, sentence) prononcer, rendre; (→ remark, compliment) faire;

∎ he declined to pass comment il s'est refusé à tout commentaire;

∎ Law to pass sentence prononcer le jugement;

∎ to pass judgement on sb porter un jugement sur qn, juger qn

(i) (counterfeit money, stolen goods) écouler

(j) Sport (ball, puck) passer

(k) (in games)

∎ to pass one's turn passer ou sauter son tour

(l) Physiology

∎ to pass blood avoir du sang dans les urines;

∎ to pass water uriner

(m) Military

∎ to pass troops in review passer des troupes en revue

(n) Finance

∎ to pass a dividend conclure un exercice sans payer de dividende

3 intransitive verb

(a) (move in specified direction) passer;

∎ a cloud passed across the moon un nuage est passé devant la lune;

∎ the wires pass under the floorboards les fils passent sous le plancher;

∎ alcohol passes rapidly into the bloodstream l'alcool passe rapidement dans le sang;

∎ his life passed before his eyes il a vu sa vie défiler devant ses yeux;

∎ to pass into history/legend entrer dans l'histoire/la légende;

∎ the expression has passed into the language l'expression est passée dans la langue

(b) (move past, go by) passer;

∎ let me pass laissez-moi passer;

∎ the road was too narrow for two cars to pass la route était trop étroite pour que deux voitures se croisent;

∎ the procession passed slowly le cortège passa ou défila lentement;

∎ everyone smiles as he passes tout le monde sourit à son passage;

∎ I happened to be passing, so I thought I'd call in il s'est trouvé que je passais, alors j'ai eu l'idée de venir vous voir

(c) (overtake) dépasser, doubler;

∎ no passing défense de doubler

(d) (elapse → months, years) (se) passer, s'écouler; (→ holiday) se passer;

∎ the weekend passed uneventfully le week-end s'est passé sans surprises;

∎ time passed rapidly le temps a passé très rapidement;

∎ when five minutes had passed au bout de cinq minutes;

∎ it seemed like no time at all had passed since I had last seen her on aurait dit que pas une minute ne s'était écoulée depuis la dernière fois que je l'avais vue

(e) (be transformed) passer, se transformer;

∎ it then passes into a larval stage il se transforme par la suite en larve;

∎ the oxygen then passes to a liquid state ensuite l'oxygène passe à l'état liquide;

∎ to pass from joy to despair passer de la joie au désespoir

(f) (take place) se passer, avoir lieu;

∎ harsh words passed between them ils ont eu des mots;

∎ I don't know what passed between them je ne sais pas ce qui s'est passé entre eux;

∎ the party, if it ever comes to pass, should be quite something la fête, si elle a jamais lieu, sera vraiment un grand moment;

∎ Bible and it came to pass that… et il advint que…

(g) (end, disappear → pain, crisis, fever) passer; (→ anger, desire) disparaître, tomber; (→ dream, hope) disparaître;

∎ the moment of tension passed le moment de tension est passé;

∎ I was about to say something witty, but the moment passed j'allais dire quelque chose de spirituel, mais j'ai laissé passer l'occasion;

∎ to let the opportunity pass laisser passer l'occasion

(h) (be transferred → power, responsibility) passer; (→ inheritance) passer, être transmis;

∎ authority passes to the Vice-President when the President is abroad c'est au vice-président que revient la charge du pouvoir lorsque le président se trouve à l'étranger;

∎ the turn passes to the player on the left c'est ensuite au tour du joueur placé à gauche

(i) (get through, be approved → proposal) être approuvé; (→ bill, law) être voté; (→ motion) être adopté; School & University (→ student) être reçu ou admis

(j) (go unchallenged) passer;

∎ the insult passed unnoticed personne ne releva l'insulte;

∎ he let the remark/mistake pass il a laissé passer la remarque/l'erreur sans la relever;

∎ I don't like it, but I'll let it pass je n'aime pas ça, mais je préfère ne rien dire ou me taire;

∎ let it pass! passe pour cela!

(k) (be adequate, acceptable → behaviour) convenir, être acceptable; (→ repair job) passer;

∎ in a grey suit you might just pass avec ton costume gris, ça peut aller

(l) (substitute)

∎ don't try to pass as an expert n'essaie pas de te faire passer pour un expert;

∎ you could easily pass for your sister on pourrait très bien te prendre pour ta sœur;

∎ he could pass for thirty on lui donnerait trente ans;

∎ she could pass for a Scandinavian on pourrait la prendre pour une Scandinave

(m) Sport faire une passe

(n) Cards passer; (at dominoes) bouder;

∎ (I) pass! (in cards, quiz) je passe!; figurative aucune idée!;

∎ figurative I'll pass on that (declining offer) non merci; (declining to answer question) je préfère ne pas répondre à cette question

►► Banking pass book livret m de banque;

pass laws = lois qui anciennement restreignaient la liberté de mouvement de la population noire en Afrique du Sud;

British School pass mark moyenne f

➲ pass around separable transitive verb

(cake, cigarettes) (faire) passer; (petition) (faire) circuler; (supplies) distribuer;

∎ he passed around the tray of champagne il a fait passer le plateau avec les coupes de champagne;

∎ figurative to pass around the hat faire une quête

➲ pass away

1 separable transitive verb

(while away) passer;

∎ she passed away the morning painting elle a passé la matinée à peindre;

∎ we read to pass the time away nous avons lu pour tuer ou passer le temps

2 intransitive verb

(a) euphemism (die) s'éteindre

(b) (elapse → time) passer, s'écouler

➲ pass back separable transitive verb

(a) (give back) rendre;

∎ pass the book back when you've finished rendez-moi/-lui/ etc le livre quand vous aurez fini

(b) Radio & Television

∎ I'll now pass you back to the studio je vais rendre l'antenne au studio

(c) Sport (return to team mate) repasser; (backwards) passer en arrière

➲ pass by

1 separable transitive verb

(disregard) ignorer, négliger;

∎ life is passing me by je n'ai pas l'impression de vivre;

∎ life has passed her by elle n'a pas vraiment vécu;

∎ whenever a chance comes, don't let it pass you by quand une occasion se présente, ne la laissez pas échapper

2 inseparable transitive verb

(go past → house etc) passer devant

3 intransitive verb

(a) (go past) passer; (carry on without stopping) continuer son chemin;

∎ luckily a taxi was passing by heureusement un taxi passait par là;

∎ he passed by without a word! il est passé à côté de moi sans dire un mot!

(b) (visit) passer;

∎ she passed by to say hello elle est passée dire bonjour

(c) (of time) passer

➲ pass down separable transitive verb

(a) (reach down) passer;

∎ he passed me down my suitcase il m'a tendu ou passé ma valise

(b) (transmit → inheritance, disease, tradition) transmettre, passer;

∎ the songs were passed down from generation to generation les chansons ont été transmises de génération en génération

➲ pass off

1 separable transitive verb

(represent falsely) faire passer;

∎ she passed him off as a duke elle l'a fait passer pour un duc;

∎ to pass oneself off as an artist se faire passer pour (un) artiste;

∎ to pass sth off as a joke (accept as a joke) prendre qch en riant ou comme une plaisanterie; (claim to be a joke) dire qu'on a fait/dit qch pour rire

2 intransitive verb

(a) (take place → conference, attack) se passer, se dérouler;

∎ the meeting passed off without incident la réunion s'est déroulée sans incident;

∎ everything passed off well tout s'est bien passé

(b) (end → fever, fit) passer;

∎ the effects of the drug had passed off les effets du médicament s'étaient dissipés

➲ pass on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (hand on → box, letter) (faire) passer;

∎ read this and pass it on lisez ceci et faites circuler

(b) (transmit → disease, message, tradition) transmettre;

∎ they pass the costs on to their customers ils répercutent les coûts sur leurs clients;

∎ these cost reductions have been passed on to the consumer le consommateur a bénéficié de ces réductions des coûts;

∎ we meet at eight o'clock, pass it on nous avons rendez-vous à huit heures, fais passer (la consigne)

2 intransitive verb

(a) euphemism (die) trépasser, s'éteindre

(b) (proceed → on journey) continuer son chemin ou sa route;

∎ to pass on to another subject passer à un autre sujet;

∎ passing on to the question of cost,… si nous passons maintenant à la question du coût,…

➲ pass out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (hand out) distribuer

(b) Irish Cars (overtake) dépasser

2 intransitive verb

(a) (faint) s'évanouir, perdre connaissance; (from drunkenness) tomber ivre mort; (go to sleep) s'endormir

(b) Military (cadet) ≃ finir ses classes

➲ pass over

1 separable transitive verb

(overlook → person) ne pas prendre en considération;

∎ he was passed over for promotion on ne lui a pas accordé la promotion qu'il attendait

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (ignore) passer sous silence; (difficulty etc) passer sur, glisser sur;

∎ they passed over the subject in silence ils ont passé la question sous silence

(b) (cross → river etc) traverser, franchir; (→ obstacle) franchir, passer sur

3 intransitive verb

(a) (end → storm) se dissiper, finir

(b) (defect)

∎ to pass over to the enemy passer à l'ennemi

➲ pass round = pass around

➲ pass through

1 inseparable transitive verb

(country, area, difficult period) traverser; (barrier) franchir;

∎ the bullet passed through his shoulder la balle lui a traversé l'épaule;

∎ you pass through a small village vous traversez un petit village;

∎ he passed through the checkpoint without any trouble il a passé le poste de contrôle sans encombre

2 intransitive verb

passer;

∎ I'm not staying in Boston, I'm just passing through je ne reste pas à Boston, je suis juste de passage

➲ pass up separable transitive verb

(a) (hand up) passer;

∎ pass me up the light bulb passe-moi l'ampoule

(b) (not take → opportunity) laisser passer; (→ job) refuser;

∎ I'll have to pass up their invitation je vais devoir décliner leur invitation

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