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1 stretch ***

[strɛtʃ]
1. n

1) (distance) tratto, (expanse) distesa, (of time) periodo

a stretch of road — un pezzo di strada

a stretch of time — un periodo

for a long stretch it runs between... — per un lungo or bel tratto passa fra...

for three days at a stretch — per tre giorni di seguito or di fila

he's done a five-year stretch — (fam: in prison) è stato dentro cinque anni

2) (elasticity) elasticità

to have a stretch — (person) stiracchiarsi

we'll begin with a few stretches — cominceremo con qualche esercizio di stretching

to be at full stretch — lavorare a tutta forza

by no stretch of the imagination — in nessun modo

2. vt

1) (pull out: elastic) tendere, tirare, (make larger: pullover, shoes) allargare, (spread on ground etc) stendere

to stretch (between) — (rope etc) tendere (fra)

they stretched a rope between two trees — hanno teso una corda tra due alberi

to stretch one's legs — sgranchirsi le gambe

to stretch o.s. — (after sleep etc) stiracchiarsi

2) (money, resources, meal) far bastare

3) (meaning) forzare, (truth) esagerare

to stretch a point — fare uno strappo alla regola

4) (athlete, student etc) far sforzare al massimo

to be fully stretched — essere impegnato (-a) a fondo

to stretch o.s. — mettercela tutta, impegnarsi a fondo

3. vi

1)

(reach, extend: area of land) to stretch to or as far as — estendersi fino a

(meeting) to stretch (into) — prolungarsi (fino a)

(reach: rope, power, influence) to stretch (to) — andare (fino a), (be enough: money, food) bastare (per)

2) (stretch one's limbs) stirarsi, stiracchiarsi

the dog woke up and stretched — il cane s'è svegliato e s'è stiracchiato

I stretched across for the book — mi sono allungato per prendere il libro

3) (be elastic) essere elastico (-a), (become larger: clothes, shoes) allargarsi

my sweater stretched when I washed it — il maglione s'è allargato durante il lavaggio

4. adj

(fabric, trousers) elasticizzato (-a)

•

- stretch out

English-Italian dictionary > stretch ***
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stretch

A n

1 ( extending movement) ( in gymnastics) extension f ; to have a stretch s'étirer ; to give sth a stretch étirer [arm, leg] ; tirer sur [elastic] ; to be at full stretch lit ( taut) [rope, elastic] être tendu au maximum ; fig ( flat out) [factory, office] être à plein régime ; to work at full stretch [factory, machine] travailler à plein régime ; [person] travailler au maximum de ses capacités ; at a stretch à la rigueur ;

2 ( elasticity) élasticité f ;

3 ( section) (of road, track) tronçon m ; (of coastline, river) partie f ; a clear/dangerous stretch of road un tronçon de route dégagé/dangereux ; the stretch of track/road between Oxford and Banbury le tronçon de voie/route entre Oxford et Banbury ; to be on the home ou finishing stretch [athlete, racehorse] être sur la ligne d'arrivée ;

4 ( expanse) (of water, countryside) étendue f ; a stretch of land une étendue de terre ;

5 ( period) période f ; a short/long stretch une longue/courte période ; he was often left alone for long stretches on le laissait souvent seul des heures durant ; a three-hour stretch trois heures ; I did an 18-month stretch in Tokyo j'ai travaillé 18 mois à Tokyo ; to work for 12 hours at a stretch travailler 12 heures d'affilée ;

6 ○ ( prison sentence) peine f ; a five-year stretch une peine de cinq ans ; to do a long stretch servir une longue peine.

B adj ( épith) [cover, fabric, waist] extensible ; [limousine] à carrosserie allongée, longue.

C vtr

1 ( extend) tendre [rope, net] (between entre) ; to stretch one's neck/arms/legs lit s'étirer le cou/les bras/les jambes ; to stretch one's legs fig se dégourdir or se dérouiller les jambes ; to stretch one's wings lit, fig déployer ses ailes ; the fabric was stretched tight across his shoulders/buttocks le tissu lui moulait les épaules/les fesses ;

2 ( increase the size) lit tendre [spring] ; étirer [elastic] ; tirer sur [fabric] ; ( deliberately) élargir [shoe] ; ( distort) déformer [garment, shoe] ; fig they stretched their lead to 5-0 ils ont conforté leur position de leader en menant 5-0 ;

3 ( bend) déformer [truth] ; contourner [rules, regulations] ; to stretch a point ( make concession) faire une exception ; ( exaggerate) aller trop loin ;

4 ( push to the limit) abuser de [patience, tolerance] ; utiliser [qch] au maximum [budget, resources] ; pousser [qn] au maximum de ses possibilités [pupil, employee, competitor] ; to be fully stretched [person, company] être à son maximum ; the system is stretched to the limit le système est exploité au maximum de ses possibilités ; you're stretching my credulity to the limit n'abuse pas trop de ma crédulité ; I need a job that stretches me j'ai besoin d'un travail qui me motive à fond ; she isn't stretched at school l'école ne la pousse pas assez ; isn't that stretching it a bit ○ ? vous ne poussez pas un peu ○ ? ;

5 ( eke out) économiser [budget] ; faire durer [supplies].

D vi

1 ( extend one's limbs) s'étirer ;

2 ( spread) [road, track] s'étaler (for sur) ; [forest, water, beach, moor] s'étendre (for sur) ; the road stretches for 200 km la route s'étale sur 200 km ; to stretch over [empire] couvrir [Europe] ; [festivities, course] s'étaler sur [fortnight, month] ; to stretch to ou as far as sth [flex, string] aller jusqu'à qch ; how far does the queue/traffic jam stretch? jusqu'où va la queue/l'embouteillage? ; the weeks stretched into months les semaines devenaient des mois ;

3 ( become larger) [elastic] s'étendre ; [shoe] s'élargir ; [fabric, garment] se déformer ; this fabric stretches ce tissu se déforme ;

4 ○ ( afford) I think I can stretch to a bottle of wine je pense que je peux me permettre une bouteille de vin ; the budget won't stretch to a new computer le budget ne peut pas supporter l'achat d'un nouvel ordinateur.

E v refl to stretch oneself s'étirer ; fig faire un effort.

Phrasal verbs

■ stretch back: the queue stretches back for 100 metres la queue s'étend sur 100 mètres ; to stretch back for centuries [tradition] remonter à plusieurs siècles ; to stretch back to [problem, tradition] remonter à [1970, last year] ; [traffic jam, queue] remonter à [place, corner].

■ stretch out:

▶ stretch out

1 ( lie down) s'étendre, s'allonger ;

2 ( extend) [plain, countryside, road] s'étaler, s'étendre ;

▶ stretch out [sth], stretch [sth] out ( extend) tendre [hand, foot] (towards vers) ; étendre [arm, leg] ; étaler [nets, sheet] ; I stretched my speech out to an hour j'ai fait durer mon discours pendant une heure.

Big English-French dictionary > stretch
3 Stretch

STRETCH
(1) The length of the traverse of the spinning mule carriage. (2) The length of spun yarn between the spindles and the roller-beam which is wound upon the spindle each time the carriage is run towards the roller-beam, also called the draw"

Dictionary of the English textile terms > Stretch
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1. I
abs

rubber (this material, silk, this elastic, etc.) stretches резина и т.д. растягивается; my shoes are tight, I hope they'll stretch туфли мне тесны, надеюсь, [что] они разносятся; wood won't stretch дерево не обладает свойством тянуться; the rope has stretched веревка ослабла /растянулась/; stop yawning and stretching перестаньте зевать и потягиваться; I want to get out of the car and stretch я хочу выйти из машины и размяться /размять немного ноги/
2. II
1) stretch in some manner stretch easily (slightly, moderately, etc.) легко и т.д. растягиваться; iron may stretch slightly железо немного тянется; the elastic won't stretch any more резинка больше не растягивается

2) stretch in some direction stretch far (northward, etc.) далеко и т.д. простираться; the valley stretches southward долина тянется к югу; stretch for some time stretch three quarters of a century тянуться три четверти века, происходить на протяжении трех четвертей века
3. III
1) stretch smth. stretch a rubber band (smb.'s boots, a pair of gloves, the trousers, etc.) растягивать резиновое кольцо и т.д.; stretch one's legs вытянуть ноги; let's take a walk to stretch our legs давайте пройдемся, чтобы размяться; stretch one's neck вытягивать шею; stretch one's arms раскинуть /развести/ руки; stretch the wings расправить крылья; stretch a show (a programme), etc.) затянуть спектакль и т.д.

2) stretch smth. stretch a string (a wire, a cord, etc.) натягивать струну и т.д.; stretch one's muscles (one's nerves, etc.) напрягать мускулы и т.д.; you would have to stretch your imagination вам придется напрячь воображение

3) stretch smth. stretch the law (the rule, etc.) допускать натяжку в истолковании закона и т.д., вольно трактовать закон и т.д.; stretch a privilege злоупотреблять привилегией; stretch the facts (a story) приукрашивать факты (историю); stretch the meaning of a word приписывать слову несуществующее у него /еще одно/ значение; stretch the truth слегка преувеличивать, прибавлять то, чего не было; stretch a point делать исключение, допускать натяжку; it would be stretching a point to say that... было бы преувеличением сказать, что...; it would be stretching a point to arrest him now арестовать его в данный момент было бы превышением власти
4. IV
1) stretch smth. in some manner stretch smth. tight (ly) (loosely), thoroughly, etc.) туго и т.д. натягивать что-л.

2) stretch smth. for sometime stretch the action (the show, the programme), etc.) two minutes (half an hour, etc.) затянуть действие и т.д. на две минуты и т.д.

3) stretch smth. in some manner that's stretching things too fart это уже слишком!;
5. VI
stretch smb. in some manner a blow behind the ear stretched him unconscious on the floor удар по голове свалил его без сознания на пол
6. VII
stretch smth. to do smth. I stretch a pair of shoes to make them fit (food to feed extra guests, etc.) растягивать ботинки, чтобы они налезли /были впору/ и т.д.; stretch money to keep within the budget экономить деньги, чтобы не выйти из бюджета /уложиться в бюджет/; stretch one's neck in order to see over the heads of a crowd вытягивать шею, чтобы видеть поверх толпы

2)

stretch the rule to help his friend истолковать правило так, чтобы помочь другу; stretch the truth [in order] to prove his point слегка исказить правду /сказать не совсем то, что было/, чтобы доказать свою точку зрения; how can you stretch your principles to cover this situation? ну как вы приспособите свои принципы к данной ситуации?; he stretched the law to suit his own purpose он злоупотребил законом в угоду своим целям
7. XI
1) be stretched in (at) smth. the jacket is stretched in the waist (at the elbow, in the shoulders, etc.) жакет вытянулся /растянулся/ в талии и т.д.

2) be stretched in some manner the rope is tightly stretched веревка туго натянута; the engine is fully stretched мотор работает на полную мощность

3) be stretched somewhere the bridge is stretched across the river через реку перекинут мост
8. XVI
1)

stretch across (along, to, from, etc.) smth. stretch across the frontier (across the fields, across the river, etc.) пересекать /идти через/ границу и т.д.; а yellow cloud stretched across the sky above the horizon желтое облако закрыло небо /протянулось по небу/ над горизонтом; the town stretched along the bay (along the river, along the shore, etc.) город вытянулся вдоль залива и т.д.; stretch to the furthest point on the map (to the river, to the foot of the mountain, etc.) тянуться /простираться, доходить/ до самой крайней точки на карте и т.д.; the queue stretched to the corner очередь растянулась до угла; the road (the forest, the shore, etc.) stretches for miles and miles (for hundreds of miles, etc.) дорога и т.д. тянется /идет, простирается/ на много миль и т.д.; the country stretches from east to west (from Chile to Canada, etc.) страна простирается с востока на запад и т.д.; his mouth stretches from ear to ear у него рот до ушей; stretch to (into, over, etc.) some time it stretched to the early years of the
9. XV l
lth century (from 1868 to 1912, into the dim past, to infinity, etc.) это тянулось до начала шестнадцатого века и т.д.; the experiment stretched over a period of two years эксперимент длился два года; my means will not stretch to that (to a new TV, to a house in the country, etc.) моих средств на это и т.д. не хватит, мне этого и т.д. не позволят средства

2)

stretch for smth. he stretched for his gloves он потянулся за сваями перчатками
10. XVIII
stretch oneself he got out of bed and stretched himself он встал с постели и потянулся; the cat stretched itself кошка потянулась; stretch oneself on smth. stretch oneself on the bed (on the floor, on the grass, etc.) растянуться /вытянуться/ на кровати и т.д.
11. XIX1
stretch like smth. stretch like elastic (like hose, etc.) тянуться /растягиваться/ как резинка и т.д.
12. XXI1
1) stretch smth. by smth. stretch one's shoes (one's gloves, one's hat, etc.) by use разносить /растянуть/ ботинки и т.д. в носке; stretch with. to smth. stretch the elastic to its fullest extent растянуть резинку до отказа

2) stretch smth., smb. across (between, over, upon, etc.) smth. stretch a wire across a river (a string across the room, a rope between these two trees, a cord across the path, the clothes-line between the trees, etc.) протягивать /натягивать/ провод через реку и т.д.; stretch a carpet upon the floor растянуть /расстелить/ ковер по полу; stretch a curtain over an opening завесить проем портьерой

3) stretch smth. to smth. stretch one's powers to the utmost (one's credit to its limit, etc.) максимально использовать свою власть и т.д.; stretch smth. in smb.'s favour stretch the law in smb.'s favour толковать закон в чью-л. пользу; stretch a point in smb.'s favour сделать исключение в чью-л. пользу; stretch one's principles in smb.'s favour поступиться своими принципами ради кого-л.
13. XXV
1) stretch when... (if...) the rope (this fabric, ale.) will stretch if you wet it (when you wash it, etc.) веревка и т.д. растянется, если ее намочить и т.д.

2) stretch smth. until... he stretched the violin string until it broke он натянул струну на скрипке так туго, что она лопнула

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > stretch
5 stretch

stre
1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) estirar, extender

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) extenderse

2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) estiramiento

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) extensión, tramo, trecho

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- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out

stretch vb

1. estirar / extender

he stretched the rubber band so much that it broke estiró tanto la goma elástica que se rompió

2. estirar

after sitting for a long time, I like to stretch my legs después de estar sentado mucho rato, me gusta estirar las piernas

3. extenderse

the beach stretches for miles la playa se extiende a lo largo de varias millas

stretch

tr[streʧ]

noun

1 (of land, water) extensión nombre femenino; (of road) tramo, trecho

■ a beautiful stretch of coastline un hermoso trecho de costa

2 (elasticity) elasticidad nombre femenino

3 (act of stretching) estiramiento

■ he had a good stretch se estiró, se desperezó

4 (period of time) período, tiempo, intervalo; (in prison) condena

■ he did a two-year stretch for robbery cumplió condena de dos años por robo

5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (of racetrack) recta

transitive verb

1 (extend - elastic, clothes, rope) estirar; (- canvas) extender; (- shoes) ensanchar; (- arm, leg) alargar, estirar, extender; (- wings) desplegar, extender

2 (make demands on, made to use all abilities) exigir a

■ he's not being stretched at school no le exigen lo suficiente en la escuela

■ I like being stretched in my job me gusta que me exijan en mi trabajo

3 (strain - money, resources) estirar, emplear al máximo; (- patience) abusar; (- meaning) forzar, distorsionar

■ you're stretching my patience estás abusando de mi paciencia

■ it's stretching it a bit to say it's brilliant decir que es brillante es exagerar

intransitive verb

1 (elastic) estirarse; (fabric) dar de sí; (shoes) ensancharse, dar de sí; (person, animal - gen) estirarse; (person - when tired) desperezarse

2 (extend - land, sea, etc) extenderse ( out, -); (- in time) alargarse, prolongarse

■ the beach stretches for miles and miles la playa se extiende a lo largo de millas y millas

3 (reach) llegar (to, para), alcanzar (to, para)

adjective

1 (material, jeans, etc) elástico,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to stretch a point hacer una excepción

to stretch one's legs (walk) estirar las piernas

at a stretch de un tirón, sin parar

at full stretch a tope, al máximo

not by any stretch of the imagination de ningún modo, ni por asomo

stretch ['strɛʧ] vt

1) extend: estirar, extender, desplegar (alas)

2)

to stretch the truth : forzar la verdad, exagerar

stretch vi

: estirarse

stretch n

1) stretching: extensión f, estiramiento m (de músculos)

2) elasticity: elasticidad f

3) expanse: tramo m, trecho m

the home stretch: la recta final

4) period: período m (de tiempo)

stretch

n.

• carrera s.f.

• ensanche s.m.

• estiramiento s.m.

• estirón s.m.

• latitud s.f.

• período s.m.

• tirada s.f.

• tramo s.m.

• trecho s.m.

v.

• alargar v.

• ensanchar v.

• estirar v.

• extender v.

• tender v.

• tirar v.

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1. stretʃ
transitive verb

1) \<\<arm/leg\>\> estirar, extender*; \<\<wing\>\> extender*, desplegar*

I'm just going out to stretch my legs — voy a salir a estirar las piernas

2)

a) ( widen) ensanchar

b) \<\<sheet/canvas\>\> extender*

3) ( eke out) \<\<money/resources\>\> estirar

4)

a) ( make demands on) exigirle* a

my job doesn't stretch me — mi trabajo no me exige lo suficiente

she's not being stretched at school — en el colegio no le exigen de acuerdo a su capacidad

b) ( strain)

our resources are stretched to the limit — nuestros recursos están empleados al máximo, nuestros recursos no dan más de sí

my nerves are stretched to breaking point — tengo los nervios a punto de estallar

5) \<\<truth/meaning\>\> forzar*, distorsionar; \<\<rules\>\> apartarse un poco de

that's stretching it a bit — (colloq) eso es exagerar un poco

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

2)

a) (reach, extend) \<\<forest/sea/influence/power\>\> extenderse*

b) ( in time)

to stretch back — remontarse

to stretch over a period — alargarse* or prolongarse* durante un período

a miserable future stretched before her — tenía un sombrío futuro por delante

3)

a) ( be elastic) \<\<elastic/rope\>\> estirarse

b) (become loose, longer) \<\<garment\>\> estirarse, dar* de sí

4) ( be enough) \<\<money/resources/supply\>\> alcanzar*, llegar*

our money won't stretch that far — no nos va a alcanzar el dinero

I can't stretch to a new car — no me alcanza el dinero para un coche nuevo

3.

v refl

to stretch oneself — ( physically) estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- stretch out

II

noun

1) ( act of stretching) (no pl)

to have a stretch — estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

to give something a stretch — estirar algo

at full stretch — ( fully extended) estirado al máximo

stretch of the imagination: by no stretch of the imagination could he be described as an expert de ningún modo se lo podría calificar de experto; that can't be true, not by any stretch of the imagination — eso ni por asomo puede ser verdad

2) c

a) (expanse - of road, river) tramo m, trecho m

the final o home stretch — la recta final

not by a long stretch — (ni) con mucho, ni mucho menos

b) ( period) período m

he did a ten-year stretch in the army — estuvo or pasó (un período de) diez años en el ejército

he did a three-year stretch — (colloq) estuvo tres años a la sombra (fam)

at a stretch — ( without a break) sin parar; ( in an extremity) como máximo

3) u ( elasticity) elasticidad f

III

adjective (before n, no comp) <fabric/pants> elástico

stretch limo — (colloq) limusina f ( grande)

[stretʃ]
1. N

1) (=elasticity) elasticidad f

2) (=act of stretching)

to have a stretch — [person] estirarse

to be at full stretch — [person] (physically) estirarse al máximo; (at work) estar trabajando a toda mecha *

with arms at full stretch — con los brazos completamente extendidos

when the engine is at full stretch — cuando el motor está a la máxima potencia, cuando el motor rinde su potencia máxima

by a stretch of the imagination — con un esfuerzo de imaginación

by no stretch of the imagination — bajo ningún concepto

3) (=distance) trecho m

for a long stretch it runs between mountains — corre entre montañas durante un buen trecho

4) (=expanse) extensión f ; [of road etc] tramo m ; [of rope] trozo m ; [of time] periodo m, tiempo m

in that stretch of the river — en aquella parte del río

a splendid stretch of countryside — un magnífico paisaje

for a long stretch of time — durante mucho tiempo

for hours at a stretch — durante horas enteras

for three days at a stretch — tres días de un tirón or (LAm) jalón

he read the lot at one stretch — se los leyó todos de un tirón or (LAm) jalón

5) ** (in prison)

a five-year stretch — una condena de cinco años

he's doing a stretch — está en chirona **

2. VT

1) (=pull out) [+ elastic] estirar; [+ rope etc] tender ( between entre)

2) (=make larger) [+ pullover, shoes] ensanchar; (=make longer) alargar; (=spread on ground etc) extender

the blow stretched him (out) cold on the floor — el golpe lo tumbó sin sentido en el suelo

3) (=exercise)

to stretch one's legs — estirar las piernas; (after stiffness) desentumecerse las piernas; (fig) (=go for a walk) dar un paseíto

to stretch o.s. — (after sleep etc) desperezarse

4) [+ money, resources, meal] hacer que llegue or alcance

our resources are fully stretched — nuestros recursos están aprovechados al máximo

5) [+ meaning, law, truth] forzar, violentar

that's stretching it too far — eso va demasiado lejos

to stretch a point — hacer una excepción

to stretch the rules for sb — ajustar las reglas a beneficio de algn

6) [+ athlete, student etc] exigir el máximo esfuerzo a

the course does not stretch the students enough — el curso no exige bastante esfuerzo a los estudiantes

to be fully stretched — llegar a sus límites

to stretch o.s. — esforzarse

he doesn't stretch himself — no se esfuerza bastante, puede dar más de sí

to stretch sb to the limits — sacar el máximo provecho de algn

3. VI

1) (=be elastic) estirar(se), dar (de sí)

this cloth won't stretch — esta tela no se estira, esta tela no da de sí

2) (=become larger) [clothes, shoes] ensancharse

3) (=stretch one's limbs, reach out) estirarse; (after sleep etc) desperezarse

4) (=reach, extend) [rope, area of land] llegar (to a); [power, influence] permitir (to que)

will it stretch? — ¿llega?

it stretches for miles along the river — se extiende varios kilómetros a lo largo del río

5) (=be enough) [money, food] alcanzar (to para)

4.

CPD

stretch fabric N — tela f elástica

stretch limo * N — limusina f extralarga

stretch marks NPL — (Med) estrías fpl

- stretch out

- stretch up

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1. [stretʃ]
transitive verb

1) \<\<arm/leg\>\> estirar, extender*; \<\<wing\>\> extender*, desplegar*

I'm just going out to stretch my legs — voy a salir a estirar las piernas

2)

a) ( widen) ensanchar

b) \<\<sheet/canvas\>\> extender*

3) ( eke out) \<\<money/resources\>\> estirar

4)

a) ( make demands on) exigirle* a

my job doesn't stretch me — mi trabajo no me exige lo suficiente

she's not being stretched at school — en el colegio no le exigen de acuerdo a su capacidad

b) ( strain)

our resources are stretched to the limit — nuestros recursos están empleados al máximo, nuestros recursos no dan más de sí

my nerves are stretched to breaking point — tengo los nervios a punto de estallar

5) \<\<truth/meaning\>\> forzar*, distorsionar; \<\<rules\>\> apartarse un poco de

that's stretching it a bit — (colloq) eso es exagerar un poco

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

2)

a) (reach, extend) \<\<forest/sea/influence/power\>\> extenderse*

b) ( in time)

to stretch back — remontarse

to stretch over a period — alargarse* or prolongarse* durante un período

a miserable future stretched before her — tenía un sombrío futuro por delante

3)

a) ( be elastic) \<\<elastic/rope\>\> estirarse

b) (become loose, longer) \<\<garment\>\> estirarse, dar* de sí

4) ( be enough) \<\<money/resources/supply\>\> alcanzar*, llegar*

our money won't stretch that far — no nos va a alcanzar el dinero

I can't stretch to a new car — no me alcanza el dinero para un coche nuevo

3.

v refl

to stretch oneself — ( physically) estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- stretch out

II

noun

1) ( act of stretching) (no pl)

to have a stretch — estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

to give something a stretch — estirar algo

at full stretch — ( fully extended) estirado al máximo

stretch of the imagination: by no stretch of the imagination could he be described as an expert de ningún modo se lo podría calificar de experto; that can't be true, not by any stretch of the imagination — eso ni por asomo puede ser verdad

2) c

a) (expanse - of road, river) tramo m, trecho m

the final o home stretch — la recta final

not by a long stretch — (ni) con mucho, ni mucho menos

b) ( period) período m

he did a ten-year stretch in the army — estuvo or pasó (un período de) diez años en el ejército

he did a three-year stretch — (colloq) estuvo tres años a la sombra (fam)

at a stretch — ( without a break) sin parar; ( in an extremity) como máximo

3) u ( elasticity) elasticidad f

III

adjective (before n, no comp) <fabric/pants> elástico

stretch limo — (colloq) limusina f ( grande)

English-spanish dictionary > stretch
6 stretch

§ გაწოლა, გაწიმვა

§

1 გაზმორება, გაჭიმვა

he got up from the couch and took a stretch ტახტიდან ადგა და გაიზმორა

2 გაწელვა, ჭიმვადობა, ელასტიკურობა

this material has a lot of stretch ეს ქსოვილი ძალიან იწელება

this spring has lost its stretch ამ ზამბარამ ჭიმვადობა / ელასტიკურობა დაკარგა

3 მონაკვეთი, სიგრძე, მანძილი

for a long stretch the road runs by the beach დიდ მანძილზე გზა ზღვისპირას მიდის / ზღვისპირს გასდევს

this stretch of road is blocked გზის ეს მონაკვეთი გადაკეტილია

4 დაძაბვა

with every faculty on the stretch მთელი თავისი ძალ-ღონის დაძაბვით

5 ციხეში ჯდომა / ყოფნა

he did a two year stretch ორი წელი ციხეში იჯდა

he is doing another stretch ისევ ციხეშია

6 ხანი, დროის მონაკვეთი

we met again after a stretch of four years ოთხი წლის შემდეგ ისევ შევხვდით

for a long stretch of time დიდი ხნის განმავლობაში

for hours at a stretch საათობით

he worked five hours at a stretch ხუთი საათი განუწყვეტლივ იმუშავა

he ate the chicken at one stretch მთელი ვარია ერთ ჭამაზე შეჭამა

●●we may assume at a stretch that… გაჭირვებით შეიძლება დავუშვათ, რომ...

a beautiful stretch of land ლამაზი პეიზაჟი

7 დაჭიმვა (დაჭიმავს), გაჭიმვა

he stretched a rope between two trees ორ ხეს შორის თოკი გაჭიმა / გააბა

he stretched his legs under the table მაგიდის ქვეშ გაჭიმა / გამართა ფეხები

he stretched out on the couch ტახტზე გაიშხლართა / გაიჭიმა

these mountains stretch for seven hundred kilometres ეს მთები შვიდას კილომეტრზეა გადაჭიმული

●●fields stretched before us ჩვენ წინ მინდვრები გადაიშალა

he stretched the carpet on the floor ხალიჩა იატაკზე გაშალა

8 გამწკრივება

the line (queue) stretched to the end of the street რიგი ქუჩის ბოლომდე გამწკრივდა

9 გაწელვა (გაწელავს, გაიწელება)

the cloth has stretched ქსოვილი გაიწელა

●●she stretched her neck კისერი წაიგრძელა

I want to stretch my legs მინდა გავიარ-გამოვიარო / ფეხი გავშალო

the turkey stretched its wings ინდაურმა ფრთები გაშალა

to stretch the story ამბის შელამაზება / გაზვიადება

to stretch a law კანონის ვისიმე სასარგებლოდ დამახინჯება

10 გაშვერა, მიწოდება

he stretched out his hand to me ხელი გამომიწოდა

they stretched the spring to its limits ზამბარა ბოლომდე დაჭიმეს

English-Georgian dictionary > stretch
7 stretch

[streʧ] 1. сущ.
1)

а) вытягивание, растягивание, удлинение, растяжение

the degree of stretch in the muscle fibres — степень растяжения (растягивания) мышечной ткани

He gave a yawn and a stretch. — Он зевнул и потянулся.

б) напряжение

The ligaments were on the stretch. — Связки были напряжены.

в) эластичность, растяжимость

two-way stretch — вытягиваемость в обе стороны

Syn:

elasticity

2)

а) протяжение, простирание

б) пространство, участок, отрезок

stretch of holes and ravines — участок ям и оврагов

в) спорт. участок дистанции; этап соревнований

- home stretch

3)

а) период, промежуток времени

We have a stretch of eleven days before us. — У нас есть целых одиннадцать дней.

He can write for eight hours at a stretch. — Он может писать 8 часов кряду.

б) крим.; жарг. срок заключения, отсидка

I was then sentenced to lag for seven stretch. (Life D. Haggart) — И потом меня приговорили к семи годам каторжных работ.

в) прогулка; разминка

Syn:

journey, march II

4) превышение; выход за пределы, границы (чего-л.)

stretch of imagination — полёт фантазии

stretch of word — придание слову более широкого значения, расширение значения слова

The doctor tried to defy the stretch of her malice. — Доктор старался игнорировать её вспышки её злобы.

5) разг. ярд ( мера длины)
2. гл.
1)

а) тянуться, растягиваться, вытягиваться, удлиняться

б) тянуть, растягивать, вытягивать, удлинять

He stretched his neck to see what was going on. — Он вытянул шею, чтобы посмотреть, что творится (вокруг).

You can stretch this rubber (out) to twice its length. — Вы можете растянуть эту резину так, что она станет вдвое длиннее.

2)

а) натягиваться; напрягаться

б) натягивать; напрягать

His already thin patience was stretched. — Его и без того недолгое терпение было на пределе.

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Syn:

strain I, extend

3)

а) = stretch the truth допускать натяжки, преувеличивать ; увеличивать, усиливать

to stretch the rules — сделать послабления в правилах

б) расширять, обогащать, улучшать

to stretch one's mind with a good book — расширить кругозор с помощью хорошей книги

4)

а) иметь протяжение, простираться, тянуться ( в пространстве)

Broad plains stretching to the sea. — Широкие равнины, простирающиеся до самого моря.

Syn:

spread

б) длиться, продолжаться ( во времени)

5) натягивать, протягивать

to stretch a wire between two posts — натянуть провода между двумя столбами

6) подмешивать, разбавлять

to stretch gin with water — разбавлять джин водой

Syn:

cut

7) разг. свалить, повалить (кого-л. на землю)

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- stretch out

Англо-русский современный словарь > stretch
8 stretch

[stretʃ]
v

1) тянуть, тянуться, вытягивать, вытягиваться, растягивать, растягиваться, потягиваться

- stretch a rope
- stretch one's neck
- stretch one's legs

- stretch one's shoes
- stretch oneself
- stretch a wire between two posts
2) тянуться (в пространстве), простираться

- stretch to the sea

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > stretch
9 to stretch a wire between two posts

натянуть провода между двумя столбами

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to stretch a wire between two posts
10 tirada

tirada sustantivo femenino 1 (Jueg) ( en juegos de mesa) throw 2 (Impr) print run;
◊ un periódico con una tirada de 300.000 ejemplares diarios a newspaper with a daily circulation of 300,000 copies

tirado,-a adj fam
1 (muy barato) dirt cheap
2 (muy sencillo) very easy, dead easy
tirada sustantivo femenino
1 (en el juego) throw
2 (de un libro, un periódico) print run Locuciones: haber una buena tirada: (distancia grande) de mi casa al trabajo hay una buena tirada, there's a fair stretch between my house and my place of work
de una tirada, in one go ' tirada' also found in these entries: Spanish: cerveza - edición - tiraje English: circulation - haul - offprint - paper - printing - readership - run - throw - give - print - rickshaw - shot

English-spanish dictionary > tirada
11 extend

1. transitive verb
1) (stretch out) ausstrecken [Arm, Bein, Hand]; ausziehen [Leiter, Teleskop]; ausbreiten [Flügel]

extend one's hand to somebody — jemandem die Hand reichen

the table can be extended — der Tisch ist ausziehbar

2) (make longer) (in space) verlängern; ausdehnen [Grenze]; ausbauen [Bahnlinie, Straße]; (in time) verlängern; verlängern lassen [Leihbuch, Visum]

extend the time limit — den Termin hinausschieben

3) (enlarge) ausdehnen [Einfluss, Macht]; erweitern [Wissen, Wortschatz, Bedeutung, Freundeskreis, Besitz, Geschäft]; ausbauen, vergrößern [Haus, Geschäft]

4) (offer) gewähren, zuteil werden lassen [[Gast]freundschaft, Schutz, Hilfe, Kredit] (to Dat.); (accord) aussprechen [Dank, Einladung, Glückwunsch] (to Dat.); ausrichten [Gruß] (to Dat.)

extend a welcome to somebody — jemanden willkommen heißen
2. intransitive verb
sich erstrecken

the wall extends for miles — die Mauer zieht sich meilenweit hin

the season extends from November to March — die Saison geht von November bis März

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[ik'stend]
verb

1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) ausdehnen

2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) sich erstrecken

3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) ausstrecken

4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) anbieten

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- academic.ru/25901/extension">extension
- extensive
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ex·tend

[ɪkˈstend, ekˈ-]

I. vt

1. (stretch out)

▪ to \extend sth etw ausstrecken

to \extend one's fingers seine Finger ausstrecken

to \extend one's hand to sb jdm die Hand entgegenstrecken [o geh reichen]

to \extend a line/rope eine Leine/ein Seil spannen

2. (prolong)

▪ to \extend sth credit, visa etw verlängern

3. (pull out)

▪ to \extend sth etw verlängern; ladder, table etw ausziehen; landing gear etw ausfahren; sofa etw ausklappen

4. (expand)

▪ to \extend sth etw erweitern [o vergrößern]; influence, business etw ausdehnen [o ausbauen

5. (increase)

▪ to \extend sth etw vergrößern [o verstärken]

to \extend public awareness of sth die Öffentlichkeit für etw akk sensibilisieren

to \extend one's commitment seine Bemühungen verstärken, sich akk stärker engagieren

6. (build)

▪ to \extend sth [to sth] etw [an etw akk] anbauen

to \extend one's house sein Haus ausbauen

to \extend a road/track eine Straße/Fahrspur ausbauen

7. (offer)

▪ to \extend sth to sb jdm etw erweisen [o zuteilwerden lassen]; credit, protection jdm etw gewähren [o SCHWEIZ a. zusprechen]

to \extend money to sb FIN jdm Geld zur Verfügung stellen

to \extend one's thanks to sb jdm seinen Dank aussprechen

to \extend a welcome to sb jdn willkommen heißen

8. (strain)

▪ to \extend sb jdn [bis an seine Leistungsgrenze] fordern

▪ to \extend oneself sich akk verausgaben

II. vi

1. (stretch) sich akk erstrecken, sich akk ausdehnen; over period of time sich akk hinziehen pej, dauern

the fields \extend into the distance die Felder dehnen sich bis in die Ferne aus

rain is expected to \extend to all parts of the country by this evening bis heute Abend soll der Regen alle Landesteile erreicht haben

the last party \extended throughout the night die letzte Party dauerte die ganze Nacht

▪ to \extend beyond sth über etw akk hinausgehen

to \extend for miles sich akk meilenweit hinziehen

2. (include) sich erstrecken

▪ to \extend to sb/sth restrictions für jdn/etw gelten

his concern doesn't \extend as far as actually doing something seine Besorgnis geht nicht so weit, dass er tatsächlich etwas unternimmt

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[ɪk'stend]
1. vt

1) (= stretch out) arms ausstrecken

to extend one's hand — die Hand ausstrecken

to extend one's hand to sb — jdm die Hand reichen

to extend a wire between two posts — einen Draht zwischen zwei Pfosten spannen

2) (= prolong) street, line, visit, passport, holidays, deadline, lease verlängern

her tender care doubtless extended his life — ihre liebevolle Pflege hat sein Leben zweifellos verlängert

3) (= enlarge) research, powers, franchise ausdehnen, erweitern; knowledge erweitern, vergrößern; influence ausbauen; scheme ausweiten; house anbauen an (+acc); property vergrößern, erweitern; limits erweitern; frontiers of a country ausdehnen

to extend one's lead — seine Führung ausbauen

in an extended sense of the term — im weiteren Sinne des Wortes

4) (= offer) (to sb jdm) help gewähren; hospitality, friendship erweisen; invitation, thanks, condolences, congratulations aussprechen

to extend a welcome to sb — jdn willkommen heißen

5) (usu pass = make demands on) person, pupil, athlete fordern

2. vi

1) (wall, estate, garden) sich erstrecken, sich ausdehnen (to, as far as bis); (ladder, table) sich ausziehen lassen; (meetings etc over period of time) sich ausdehnen or hinziehen

a career that extended from 1974 to 1990 — eine Laufbahn, die sich von 1974 bis 1990 erstreckte

2)

(= reach to) enthusiasm which extends even to the children — Begeisterung, die sich sogar auf die Kinder überträgt

does that extend to (include) me? — betrifft das auch mich?

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extend [ıkˈstend]

A v/t

1. (aus)dehnen, (-)weiten

2. a) verlängern

b) eine Leiter etc ausziehen

3. eine Produktionsanlage etc vergrößern, erweitern, ausbauen:

extend one’s horizons seinen Horizont erweitern;

extend one’s lead SPORT seinen Vorsprung ausbauen

4. ein Seil etc ziehen, führen, spannen ( alle:

round um)

5. ausstrecken (one’s hand die Hand)

6. Nahrungsmittel etc strecken ( with mit)

7. fig fort-, weiterführen, einen Besuch, seine Macht ausdehnen (to auf akk), eine Frist, einen Pass, einen Vertrag etc verlängern, WIRTSCH auch prolongieren, ein Angebot etc aufrechterhalten:

have one’s passport extended seinen Pass verlängern lassen; → bedtime

8. (to, toward[s] dat)

a) eine Gunst, Hilfe gewähren, Gutes erweisen

b) seinen Dank, Glückwunsch etc aussprechen:

extend an invitation to(wards) sb jemandem eine Einladung schicken, jemanden einladen

c) einen Gruß entbieten

9. JUR verschuldeten Besitz

a) gerichtlich abschätzen

b) pfänden

10. Abkürzungen (voll) ausschreiben, Kurzschrift (in Langschrift) übertragen

11. SPORT das Letzte aus einem Pferd herausholen, voll ausreiten:

extend o.s. sich völlig ausgeben oder verausgaben

12. FLUG das Fahrgestell ausfahren

13. MIL ausschwärmen lassen

14. Buchhaltung: übertragen

B v/i

1. sich ausdehnen, sich erstrecken, reichen ( alle:

over über akk;

to bis zu)

2. sich (zeitlich) erstrecken oder hinziehen ( for über akk)

3. a) hinausgehen ( beyond über akk)

b) (heraus)ragen

4. MIL ausschwärmen

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1. transitive verb
1) (stretch out) ausstrecken [Arm, Bein, Hand]; ausziehen [Leiter, Teleskop]; ausbreiten [Flügel]

extend one's hand to somebody — jemandem die Hand reichen

the table can be extended — der Tisch ist ausziehbar

2) (make longer) (in space) verlängern; ausdehnen [Grenze]; ausbauen [Bahnlinie, Straße]; (in time) verlängern; verlängern lassen [Leihbuch, Visum]

extend the time limit — den Termin hinausschieben

3) (enlarge) ausdehnen [Einfluss, Macht]; erweitern [Wissen, Wortschatz, Bedeutung, Freundeskreis, Besitz, Geschäft]; ausbauen, vergrößern [Haus, Geschäft]

4) (offer) gewähren, zuteil werden lassen [[Gast]freundschaft, Schutz, Hilfe, Kredit] (to Dat.); (accord) aussprechen [Dank, Einladung, Glückwunsch] (to Dat.); ausrichten [Gruß] (to Dat.)

extend a welcome to somebody — jemanden willkommen heißen
2. intransitive verb
sich erstrecken

the wall extends for miles — die Mauer zieht sich meilenweit hin

the season extends from November to March — die Saison geht von November bis März

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v.

ausdehnen v.

ausfahren (Leiter, Antenne) v.

ausweiten v.

erweitern v.

vergrößern v.

verlängern v.

English-german dictionary > extend
12 valley

['væli]
noun

(a stretch of flat, low land between hills or mountains, usually drained by a river and its tributaries: a beautiful green valley between the mountains.) dal

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['væli]
noun

(a stretch of flat, low land between hills or mountains, usually drained by a river and its tributaries: a beautiful green valley between the mountains.) dal

English-Danish dictionary > valley
13 span

[spæn] 1. noun
1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) spænd; -spænd

2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) tidsrum; længde
2. verb
(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) spænde over

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[spæn] 1. noun
1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) spænd; -spænd

2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) tidsrum; længde
2. verb
(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) spænde over

English-Danish dictionary > span
14 spring

[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb
1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) springe; hoppe

2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) komme af

3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) smække i
2. noun
1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) fjeder

2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) forår

3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) spring

4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) elasticitet

5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) kilde

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- springy
- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up
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[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb
1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) springe; hoppe

2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) komme af

3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) smække i
2. noun
1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) fjeder

2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) forår

3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) spring

4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) elasticitet

5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) kilde

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- springy
- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up

English-Danish dictionary > spring
15 span

I 1. noun
1) (full extent) Spanne, die

span of life/time — Lebens-/Zeitspanne, die

2) (of bridge) Spannweite, die
2. transitive verb,
- nn- überspannen [Fluss]; umfassen [Zeitraum]
II
see academic.ru/111626/spick">spick

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[spæn] 1. noun
1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) der Brückenbogen

2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) die Spanne
2. verb
(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) überspannen

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span¹

[spæn]

I. n usu sing

1. (period of time) Spanne f

the \span of years between them seemed to act as a separation der Altersabstand zwischen ihnen schien sie zu trennen

attention [or concentration] \span Konzentrationsspanne f

\span of history Geschichtsspanne f

life \span Lebensspanne f

over a \span of several months über einen Zeitraum von einigen Monaten

\span of office Amtszeit f

\span of time Zeitspanne f

2. (distance) Breite f; (as measurement) Spanne f selten

finger \span Fingerbreite f

wing \span Flügelspannweite f

broad \span große Spannbreite [der Hand]

3. ( fig: scope) Umfang m, Spannweite f fig

enormous [or wide] \span of responsibility umfassender Verantwortungsbereich

4. ARCHIT (arch of bridge) Brückenbogen m; (full extent) Spannweite f

the bridge crosses the river in a single \span die Brücke überspannt den Fluss in einem Bogen

a single-\span bridge eine eingespannte Brücke

II. vt

<- nn->

1. (stretch over)

▪ to \span sth bridge, arch etw überspannen; (cross) über etw akk führen

2. (time)

▪ to \span sth etw umfassen [o umspannen], sich akk über etw akk erstrecken

3. (contain)

▪ to \span sth knowledge etw umfassen

4. (place hands round)

to \span sth with one's hands etw mit den Händen umspannen

III. adj

▶ spick and \span blitz[e]blank fam

span²

[spæn]

n SA (yoke) Gespann nt

span³

[spæn]

vt, vi BRIT pt of spin

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I [spn]
1. n

1) (of hand) Spanne f; (= wingspan, of bridge etc) Spannweite f; (= arch of bridge) (Brücken)bogen m

a single-span bridge — eine eingespannte Bogenbrücke

2) (= time span) Zeitspanne f, Zeitraum m; (of memory) Gedächtnisspanne f; (of attention) Konzentrationsspanne f; (= range) Umfang m

for a span of several months — einige Monate lang

the whole span of world affairs — die Weltpolitik in ihrer ganzen Spannweite

3) (of oxen) Gespann nt

4) (old: measurement) Spanne f

2. vt
(rope, rainbow) sich spannen über (+acc); (bridge also) überspannen; (plank) führen über (+acc); years, globe, world umspannen; (= encircle) umfassen; (in time) sich erstrecken über (+acc), umfassen II (old) pret See: of spin
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span¹ [spæn]

A s

1. Spanne f:

a) gespreizte Hand

b) englisches Maß (= 9 inches)

2. ARCH

a) Spannweite f (eines Bogens)

b) Stützweite f (einer Brücke)

c) (einzelner) (Brücken)Bogen

3. FLUG Spannweite f

4. SCHIFF Spann n, Haltetau n, -kette f

5. fig Spanne f, Umfang m

6. besonders MED, PSYCH (Gedächtnis-, Seh- etc) Spanne f

7. Zeitspanne f

8. Lebensspanne f, -zeit f:

be past the ( oder one’s) allotted span über 70 sein

B v/t

1. abmessen

2. umspannen

3. sich erstrecken über (akk) (auch fig), überspannen

4. überbrücken

5. fig überspannen, umfassen

span² [spæn] s Gespann n

span³ [spæn] obs prät von spin

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I 1. noun
1) (full extent) Spanne, die

span of life/time — Lebens-/Zeitspanne, die

2) (of bridge) Spannweite, die
2. transitive verb,
- nn- überspannen [Fluss]; umfassen [Zeitraum]
II
see spick

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n.

Bereich -e m. v.

umfassen v.

English-german dictionary > span
16 point

point
1. noun
1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) punta

2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) punta, cabo

3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punto

4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punto

5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento preciso

6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punto

7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) punto (cardinal)

8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punto

9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punto, cuestión

10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sentido

11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) cualidad

12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) toma

2. verb
1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apuntar

2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) señalar, apuntar

3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) rejuntar

•

- pointed
- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes

point¹ n

1. punta

the point of a needle la punta de una aguja

2. punto

he scored 12 points marcó 12 puntos

3. momento

at the point when I left, they were winning 3 1 en el momento en que me fui, ganaban 3 a 1

4. coma

four point five (4.5) cuatro coma cinco (4,5)

En el sistema inglés, los millares se separan con una coma y los decimales con un punto, así que tres mil ochocientas treinta y cinco se escribiría 3,835 y treinta y ocho coma veinticinco se escribiría 38.25

5. sentido

there's no point in waiting, he's not coming no tiene sentido esperar, no viene

to be on the point of doing something estar a punto de hacer algo

to get to the point ir al grano

point² vb señalar / indicar

it's rude to point es de mala educación señalar con el dedo

point

tr[pɔɪnt]

noun

1 (sharp end - of knife, nail, pencil) punta

2 (place) punto, lugar nombre masculino

■ meeting point punto de encuentro, punto de reunión

3 (moment) momento, instante nombre masculino, punto

■ at no point en ningún momento

■ at this point en este momento

■ at that point en aquel momento, entonces

4 (state, degree) punto, extremo

■ he was offhand to the point of rudeness estuvo tan brusco que llegó a ser grosero

5 (on scale, graph, compass) punto; (on thermometer) grado

■ what's the boiling point of water? ¿cuál es el punto de ebullición del agua?

6 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (score, mark) punto, tanto

■ he won on points ganó por puntos

7 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL entero

■ the financial index is up two points el índice ha subido dos enteros

8 (item, matter, idea, detail) punto

■ I'd like to raise a point quisiera plantear una cuestión

■ she made some interesting points hizo unas observaciones interesantes

■ I see your point ya veo lo que quieres decir, entiendo lo que quieres decir

■ point taken! ¡de acuerdo!

■ he's got a point tiene cierta razón (en lo que dice)

9 (central idea, meaning) idea, significado

■ you've missed the point no has captado la idea

■ that's not the point no se trata de eso

10 (purpose, use) sentido, propósito

■ what's the point? ¿para qué?

■ what's the point of... ¿qué sentido tiene...

■ there's no point in... no vale la pena...

11 (quality, ability) cualidad nombre femenino

■ he has his good points and bad points tiene cualidades y defectos

12 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL punta, cabo

13 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL (in geometry) punto (de intersección)

14 (on compass) punto (cardinal)

15 (in decimals) coma

■ 5 point 6 cinco coma seis

intransitive verb

1 (show) señalar

■ the girl pointed at the clown la niña señaló al payaso con el dedo

2 figurative use (indicate) indicar

■ it all points to blackmail todo indica que se trata de un chantaje

transitive verb

1 (with weapon) apuntar

■ he pointed a gun at me me apuntó con una pistola

2 (direct) señalar, indicar

3 (wall, house) ajuntar

plural noun points

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (on railway) agujas nombre femenino plural

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at the point of a gun a punta de pistola

in point of fact de hecho, en realidad

not to put too finer point on it hablando en plata

to be beside the point no venir al caso

to be on the point of doing something estar a punto de hacer algo

to be to the point ser relevante y conciso,-a

to come to the point ir al grano

to dance on points bailar de puntas

to get to the point ir al grano

to make a point of doing something proponerse hacer algo, poner empeño en hacer algo

to reach the point of no return no poder echarse atrás

up to a point hasta cierto punto

point of order moción nombre femenino de orden

point of view punto de vista

weak point punto débil

point ['pɔɪnt] vt

1) sharpen: afilar (la punta de)

2) indicate: señalar, indicar

to point the way: señalar el camino

3) aim: apuntar

4)

to point out : señalar, indicar

point vi

1)

to point at : señalar (con el dedo)

2)

to point to indicate: señalar, indicar

point n

1) item: punto m

the main points: los puntos principales

2) quality: cualidad f

her good points: sus buenas cualidades

it's not his strong point: no es su (punto) fuerte

3) (indicating a chief idea or meaning)

it's beside the point: no viene al caso

to get to the point: ir al grano

to stick to the point: no salirse del tema

4) purpose: fin m, propósito m

there's no point to it: no vale la pena, no sirve para nada

5) place: punto m, lugar m

points of interest: puntos interesantes

6) : punto m (en una escala)

boiling point: punto de ebullición

7) moment: momento m, coyuntura f

at this point: en este momento

8) tip: punta f

9) headland: punta f, cabo m

10) period: punto m (marca de puntuación)

11) unit: punto m

he scored 15 points: ganó 15 puntos

shares fell 10 points: las acciones bajaron 10 enteros

12)

compass points : puntos mpl cardinales

13)

decimal point : punto m decimal, coma f

point

n.

• cabo s.m.

• entero s.m.

• extremo s.m.

• finalidad s.f.

• pico s.m.

• propósito s.m.

• punta s.f.

• puntilla s.f.

• punto s.m.

• púa s.f.

• tanto s.m.

v.

• afilar v.

• apuntar v.

• asestar v.

• clavetear v.

• encarar v.

• señalar v.

pɔɪnt
I

1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( dot) punto m

b) ( decimal point) ≈coma f, punto m decimal (AmL) ( the point is used instead of the comma in some Latin American countries)

1.5 — (léase: one point five) 1,5 (read as: uno coma cinco) 1.5 (read as: uno punto cinco) (AmL)

3) c

a) ( in space) punto m

the points of the compass — los puntos cardinales

point of departure — punto m de partida

customs point — aduana f

things have reached such a point that... — las cosas han llegado a tal punto or a tal extremo que...

the point of no return: we've reached the point of no return — ahora ya no nos podemos echar atrás

b) ( on scale) punto m

freezing/boiling point — punto de congelación/ebullición

you're right, up to a point — hasta cierto punto tienes razón

she is reserved to the point of coldness — es tan reservada, que llega a ser fría

4) c ( in time) momento m

at this point — en ese/este momento or instante

at this point in time — en este momento

he was at the point of death — (frml) estaba agonizando

from this point on — a partir de este momento

to be on the point of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf

5) c (in contest, exam) punto m

to win on points — ( in boxing) ganar por puntos

to make points with somebody — (AmE) hacer* méritos con alguien; match point, set I 4)

Sense II

6) c

a) (item, matter) punto m

the seminar will cover the following points — el seminario abarcará los siguientes puntos

the main points of the news — un resumen de las noticias más importantes del día

point of honor — cuestión f de honor or pundonor

point of order — moción f de orden

to bring up o raise a point — plantear una cuestión

a point of law — una cuestión de derecho

to make a point of -ing: I'll make a point of watching them closely me encargaré de vigilarlos de cerca; to stretch a point — hacer* una excepción

b) ( argument)

it was a point which had never occurred to me — era algo que nunca se me había ocurrido

yes, that's a point — sí, ese es un punto interesante

to make a point: that was a very interesting point you made lo que señalaste or planteaste or dijiste es muy interesante; she made the point that... observó que...; all right, you've made your point! sí, bueno, ya has dicho lo que querías decir; ( conceding) sí, bueno, tienes razón; I take your point, but... te entiendo, pero...; point taken de acuerdo; to prove one's/a point — demostrar* que uno tiene razón or está en lo cierto

7) (no pl) (central issue, meaning)

to come/get to the point — ir* al grano

to keep o stick to the point — no irse* por las ramas, no salirse* del tema

she was brief and to the point — fue breve y concisa

and, more to the point... — y lo que es más...

that's beside the point — eso no tiene nada que ver or no viene al caso

the point is that... — el hecho es que...

that's not the point — no se trata de eso

that's just the point! — justamente!

to miss the point — no entender* de qué se trata

8) u ( purpose)

what's the point of going on? — ¿qué sentido tiene seguir?, ¿para qué vamos a seguir?

the whole point of my trip was to see you — justamente iba a viajar (or he viajado etc) nada más que para verte, el único propósito de mi viaje era verte a ti

there's no point (in) feeling sorry for yourself — no sirve de nada compadecerse

9) c (feature, quality)

music isn't one of my strong points — la música no es mi fuerte

bad points — defectos

he has many good points — tiene muchos puntos a su favor

the good and bad points of the system — los pros y los contras del sistema

Sense III

10) c

a) (sharp end, tip) punta f

to come to a point — acabar en punta

b) ( promontory) ( Geog) punta f, cabo m

11) points pl (BrE Rail) agujas fpl

12) c ( socket) (BrE)

(electrical o power) point — toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (AmL)

II
1.

transitive verb (aim, direct) señalar, indicar*

can you point us in the right direction? — ¿nos puede indicar por dónde se va?, ¿nos puede señalar el camino?

to point something AT somebody/something: he pointed his finger at me me señaló con el dedo; she pointed the gun at him le apuntó con la pistola; point the aerosol away from you — apunta para otro lado con el aerosol

2.

vi

a) (with finger, stick etc) señalar

it's rude to point — es de mala educación señalar con el dedo

the gun was pointing in my direction — la pistola apuntaba hacia mí

to point AT/TO something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien

to point TOWARD something — señalar en dirección a algo

b) ( call attention)

to point TO something — señalar algo

the report points to deficiencies in health care — el informe señala deficiencias en la asistencia sanitaria

c) (indicate, suggest)

to point TO something — \<\<facts/symptoms\>\> indicar* algo

it all points to suicide — todo indica or hace pensar que se trata de un suicidio

the trends point to an early economic recovery — los indicios apuntan a una pronta reactivación de la economía

Phrasal Verbs:

- point out

[pɔɪnt]
1. N

1) (Geom) (=dot) punto m ; (=decimal point) punto m decimal, coma f

two point six (2.6) — dos coma seis (2,6)

2) (on scale, thermometer) punto m

boiling/freezing point — punto de ebullición/congelación

the thermometer went up three points — el termómetro subió tres grados

the index is down three points — el índice bajó tres enteros

the shares went down two points — las acciones bajaron dos enteros

3) (on compass) cuarta f, grado m

from all points of the compass — desde los cuatro rincones del mundo

4) [of needle, pencil, knife etc] punta f ; [of pen] puntilla f

to put a point on a pencil — sacar punta a un lápiz

a star with five points — una estrella de cinco puntas

• at the point of a sword — a punta de espada

• with a sharp point — puntiagudo

- not to put too fine a point on it

5) (=place) punto m, lugar m

he had reached the point of resigning — había llegado al punto de la dimisión

this was the low/high point of his career — este fue el momento más bajo/el momento cumbre de su carrera

• at all points — por todas partes, en todos los sitios

delivered free to all points in Spain — entrega gratuita en cualquier punto de España

the train stops at Carlisle and all points south — el tren para en Carlisle y todas las estaciones al sur

• at this point — (in space) aquí, allí; (in time) en este or aquel momento

• when it comes to the point — en el momento de la verdad

when it came to the point of paying... — cuando llegó la hora de pagar..., a la hora de pagar...

• there was no point of contact between them — no existía ningún nexo de unión entre ellos

• to be on or at the point of death — estar a punto de morir

• point of departure — (lit, fig) punto m de partida

• point of entry — (into a country) punto m de entrada, paso m fronterizo

• from that point on... — de allí en adelante...

• to reach the point of no return — (lit, fig) llegar al punto sin retorno

• to be on the point of doing sth — estar a punto de hacer algo

• abrupt to the point of rudeness — tan brusco que resulta grosero

• up to a point — (=in part) hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida

• at the point where the road forks — donde se bifurca el camino

6) (=counting unit) (in Sport, test) punto m

• points against — puntos mpl en contra

• points for — puntos mpl a favor

• to win on points — ganar por puntos

• to give sth/sb points out of ten — dar a algo/algn un número de puntos sobre diez

• to score ten points — marcar diez puntos

7) (=most important thing)

the point is that... — el caso es que...

that's the whole point, that's just the point! — ¡eso es!, ¡ahí está!

the point of the joke/story — la gracia del chiste/cuento

• to be beside the point — no venir al caso

it is beside the point that... — no importa que + subjun

• do you get the point? — ¿entiendes por dónde voy or lo que quiero decir?

• to miss the point — no comprender

• that's not the point — esto no viene al caso, no es eso

• to get off the point — salirse del tema

• his remarks were to the point — sus observaciones venían al caso

an argument very much to the point — un argumento muy a propósito

that is hardly to the point — eso apenas hace al caso

to come or get to the point — ir al grano

to get back to the point — volver al tema

to keep or stick to the point — no salirse del tema

to speak to the point — (=relevantly) hablar acertadamente, hablar con tino

8) (=purpose, use) [of action, visit] finalidad f, propósito m

• it gave point to the argument — hizo ver la importancia del argumento

• there's little point in telling him — no merece la pena or no tiene mucho sentido decírselo

• there's no point in staying — no tiene sentido quedarse

a long story that seemed to have no point at all — una larga historia que no parecía venir al caso en absoluto

• to see the point of sth — encontrar or ver sentido a algo, entender el porqué de algo

I don't see the point of or in doing that — no veo qué sentido tiene hacer eso

• what's the point? — ¿para qué?, ¿a cuento de qué?

what's the point of or in trying? — ¿de qué sirve intentar?

9) (=detail, argument) punto m

the points to remember are... — los puntos a retener son los siguientes...

to carry or gain or win one's point — salirse con la suya

five-point plan — proyecto m de cinco puntos

• to argue point by point — razonar punto por punto

• in point of fact — en realidad, el caso es que

• I think she has a point — creo que tiene un poco de razón

you've got or you have a point there! — ¡tienes razón!, ¡es cierto! (LAm)

• the point at issue — el asunto, el tema en cuestión

• to make one's point — convencer

you've made your point — nos etc has convencido

he made the following points — dijo lo siguiente

to make the point that... — hacer ver or comprender que...

to make a point of doing sth, make it a point to do sth — poner empeño en hacer algo

• on this point — sobre este punto

on that point — en cuanto a eso

on that point we agree — sobre eso estamos de acuerdo

to differ on a point — no estar de acuerdo en un particular

• to press the point — insistir ( that en que)

• to stretch a point — hacer una excepción

• I take your point — acepto lo que dices

point taken! — ¡de acuerdo!

10)

• point of view — punto m de vista

from the point of view of — desde el punto de vista de

to see or understand sb's point of view — comprender el punto de vista de algn

to look at a matter from all points of view — considerar una cuestión bajo todos sus aspectos

to come round to sb's point of view — adoptar el criterio de algn

11) (=matter) cuestión f

• point of detail — detalle m

• point of honour — cuestión f or punto m de honor

• point of interest — punto m interesante

• point of law — cuestión f de derecho

• point of order — cuestión f de procedimiento

• a point of principle — una cuestión de principios

12) (=characteristic) cualidad f

what points should I look for? — ¿qué puntos debo buscar?

• bad points — cualidades fpl malas

• good points — cualidades fpl buenas

• he has his points — tiene algunas cualidades buenas

• tact isn't one of his strong points — la discreción no es uno de sus (puntos) fuertes

it was always his strong point — siempre ha sido su punto fuerte

• weak point — flaco m, punto m flaco, punto m débil

13) points (Brit) (Rail) agujas fpl ; (Aut) platinos mpl

14) (Brit) (Elec) (also: power point) toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (S. Cone)

15) (Geog) punta f, promontorio m, cabo m

16) (Typ) (=punctuation mark) punto m

9 point black — (Typ) negritas fpl del cuerpo 9

17) (Ballet) (usu pl) punta f

• to dance on points — bailar sobre las puntas

2. VT

1) (=aim, direct) apuntar (at a)

• to point a gun at sb — apuntar a algn con un fusil

to point one's finger at sth/sb — señalar con el dedo algo/a algn

• to point one's toes — hacer puntas

• he pointed the car towards London — puso el coche rumbo a Londres

- point the finger at sb

2) (=indicate, show) señalar, indicar

• would you point me in the direction of the town hall? — ¿me quiere decir dónde está el ayuntamiento?

we pointed him in the right direction — le indicamos el camino

• to point the moral that... — subrayar la moraleja de que...

• to point the way — (lit, fig) señalar el camino

3) (Constr) [+ wall] rejuntar

4) [+ text] puntuar; [+ Hebrew etc] puntar

3. VI

1) (lit) señalar

• to point at or towards sth/sb — (with finger) señalar algo/a algn con el dedo

• the car isn't pointing in the right direction — el coche no va en la dirección correcta

• it points (to the) north — apunta hacia el norte

• the hands pointed to midnight — las agujas marcaban las 12 de la noche

2) (fig) (=indicate) indicar

everything points that way — todo parece indicarlo

• this points to the fact that... — esto indica que...

the evidence points to her — las pruebas indican que ella es la culpable

everything points to his success — todo anuncia su éxito

everything points to the festival being a lively one — el festival se anuncia animado

3)

• to point to sth — (=call attention to) señalar algo

4) [dog] mostrar la caza, parar

4.

CPD

point duty N — (Brit) (Police) control m de la circulación

to be on point duty — dirigir la circulación or el tráfico

point man N — (=spokesman) portavoz m

point of reference N — punto m de referencia

point of sale N — punto m de venta

points decision N — (Boxing) decisión f a los puntos

points failure N — (Brit) (Rail) fallo m en el sistema de agujas

points system N — (gen) sistema m de puntos; (Aut) sistema de penalización por las infracciones cometidas por un conductor que puede llevar a determinadas sanciones (p. ej. la retirada del permiso de conducir)

points victory, points win N — victoria f a los puntos
point-of-sale
- point out

- point up

* * *
[pɔɪnt]
I

1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( dot) punto m

b) ( decimal point) ≈coma f, punto m decimal (AmL) ( the point is used instead of the comma in some Latin American countries)

1.5 — (léase: one point five) 1,5 (read as: uno coma cinco) 1.5 (read as: uno punto cinco) (AmL)

3) c

a) ( in space) punto m

the points of the compass — los puntos cardinales

point of departure — punto m de partida

customs point — aduana f

things have reached such a point that... — las cosas han llegado a tal punto or a tal extremo que...

the point of no return: we've reached the point of no return — ahora ya no nos podemos echar atrás

b) ( on scale) punto m

freezing/boiling point — punto de congelación/ebullición

you're right, up to a point — hasta cierto punto tienes razón

she is reserved to the point of coldness — es tan reservada, que llega a ser fría

4) c ( in time) momento m

at this point — en ese/este momento or instante

at this point in time — en este momento

he was at the point of death — (frml) estaba agonizando

from this point on — a partir de este momento

to be on the point of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf

5) c (in contest, exam) punto m

to win on points — ( in boxing) ganar por puntos

to make points with somebody — (AmE) hacer* méritos con alguien; match point, set I 4)

Sense II

6) c

a) (item, matter) punto m

the seminar will cover the following points — el seminario abarcará los siguientes puntos

the main points of the news — un resumen de las noticias más importantes del día

point of honor — cuestión f de honor or pundonor

point of order — moción f de orden

to bring up o raise a point — plantear una cuestión

a point of law — una cuestión de derecho

to make a point of -ing: I'll make a point of watching them closely me encargaré de vigilarlos de cerca; to stretch a point — hacer* una excepción

b) ( argument)

it was a point which had never occurred to me — era algo que nunca se me había ocurrido

yes, that's a point — sí, ese es un punto interesante

to make a point: that was a very interesting point you made lo que señalaste or planteaste or dijiste es muy interesante; she made the point that... observó que...; all right, you've made your point! sí, bueno, ya has dicho lo que querías decir; ( conceding) sí, bueno, tienes razón; I take your point, but... te entiendo, pero...; point taken de acuerdo; to prove one's/a point — demostrar* que uno tiene razón or está en lo cierto

7) (no pl) (central issue, meaning)

to come/get to the point — ir* al grano

to keep o stick to the point — no irse* por las ramas, no salirse* del tema

she was brief and to the point — fue breve y concisa

and, more to the point... — y lo que es más...

that's beside the point — eso no tiene nada que ver or no viene al caso

the point is that... — el hecho es que...

that's not the point — no se trata de eso

that's just the point! — justamente!

to miss the point — no entender* de qué se trata

8) u ( purpose)

what's the point of going on? — ¿qué sentido tiene seguir?, ¿para qué vamos a seguir?

the whole point of my trip was to see you — justamente iba a viajar (or he viajado etc) nada más que para verte, el único propósito de mi viaje era verte a ti

there's no point (in) feeling sorry for yourself — no sirve de nada compadecerse

9) c (feature, quality)

music isn't one of my strong points — la música no es mi fuerte

bad points — defectos

he has many good points — tiene muchos puntos a su favor

the good and bad points of the system — los pros y los contras del sistema

Sense III

10) c

a) (sharp end, tip) punta f

to come to a point — acabar en punta

b) ( promontory) ( Geog) punta f, cabo m

11) points pl (BrE Rail) agujas fpl

12) c ( socket) (BrE)

(electrical o power) point — toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (AmL)

II
1.

transitive verb (aim, direct) señalar, indicar*

can you point us in the right direction? — ¿nos puede indicar por dónde se va?, ¿nos puede señalar el camino?

to point something AT somebody/something: he pointed his finger at me me señaló con el dedo; she pointed the gun at him le apuntó con la pistola; point the aerosol away from you — apunta para otro lado con el aerosol

2.

vi

a) (with finger, stick etc) señalar

it's rude to point — es de mala educación señalar con el dedo

the gun was pointing in my direction — la pistola apuntaba hacia mí

to point AT/TO something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien

to point TOWARD something — señalar en dirección a algo

b) ( call attention)

to point TO something — señalar algo

the report points to deficiencies in health care — el informe señala deficiencias en la asistencia sanitaria

c) (indicate, suggest)

to point TO something — \<\<facts/symptoms\>\> indicar* algo

it all points to suicide — todo indica or hace pensar que se trata de un suicidio

the trends point to an early economic recovery — los indicios apuntan a una pronta reactivación de la economía

Phrasal Verbs:

- point out

English-spanish dictionary > point
17 leg

1. noun
1) Bein, das

upper/lower leg — Ober-/Unterschenkel, der

artificial leg — Beinprothese, die

wooden leg — Holzbein, das

as fast as my legs would carry me — so schnell mich die Füße trugen

give somebody a leg up on to a horse/over the gate — jemandem auf ein Pferd/über das Gatter helfen

be on one's last legs — sich kaum noch auf den Beinen halten können; (be about to die) mit einem Fuß od. Bein im Grabe stehen

the car is on its last legs — das Auto macht es nicht mehr lange (ugs.)

pull somebody's leg — (fig.) jemanden auf den Arm nehmen (ugs.)

not have a leg to stand on — (fig.) nichts in der Hand haben (fig.)

stretch one's legs — sich (Dat.) die Beine vertreten

get one's leg over — (sl.) einen wegstecken (ugs.)

2) (of table, chair, etc.) Bein, das

3)

trouser-legs — Hosenbeine

4) (Gastr.) Keule, die

leg of lamb/veal — Lamm-/Kalbskeule, die

5) (of journey) Etappe, die; Teilstrecke, die

6) (Sport coll.) Durchgang, der; (of relay race) Teilstrecke, die
2. transitive verb,
- gg-

leg it — (coll.) die Beine in die Hand od. unter die Arme nehmen (ugs.)

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[leɡ]
noun

1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) das Bein

2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) das Bein

3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) das Bein

4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) die Etappe

•

- academic.ru/83843/-legged">-legged
- pull someone's leg
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leg

[leg]

I. n

1. (limb) Bein nt

she ran home as fast as her \legs would carry her sie rannte nach Hause so schnell sie ihre Füße trugen

\leg brace Beinschiene f

to break a/one's \leg sich dat ein/das Bein brechen

to show [a lot of] \leg [viel] Bein zeigen

2. (meat) Keule f, Schlegel m SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ, Stotzen m SCHWEIZ

3. (clothing part) [Hosen]bein nt

4. (support) Bein nt

chair/table \leg Stuhl-/Tischbein nt

5. (segment) Etappe f; (round) Runde f

the last \leg of the race die letzte Teilstrecke des Rennens

the first/second \leg of sth der erste/zweite Abschnitt einer S. gen

6. AM ( fam)

to have \legs (remain popular) langfristig halten; (succeed) klappen fam; play, series ein Dauerbrenner sein

to lack \legs ( fam) sich akk nicht halten können; (sth new) sich akk nicht durchsetzen können

7. COMPUT Zweig m einer Schaltung

8.

▶ break a \leg! Hals- und Beinbruch!

▶ to find one's \legs sich akk zurechtfinden

▶ to get one's \leg over BRIT (fam!) bumsen sl

▶ to get up on one's hind \legs (rise) sich akk erheben; (defend oneself) sich akk auf die Hinterbeine stellen fam

▶ to give sb a \leg up ( fam: help to climb) jdm hinaufhelfen; ( fig: help sb) jdm unter die Arme greifen fam

▶ to have hollow \legs ein Loch im Bauch haben fam

▶ to have one's tail between one's \legs den Schwanz eingezogen haben

▶ to have a \leg up on sb AM jdm gegenüber einen Vorteil haben

▶ to not have [or be without] a \leg to stand on einen schweren Stand haben fam

▶ to be on one's last \legs aus dem letzten Loch pfeifen fam, sich kaum noch auf den Beinen halten

I need a new car, my old one is on its last \legs ich brauch' ein neues Auto, mein altes macht's nicht mehr lange fam

▶ to pull sb's \leg jdn aufziehen [o auf den Arm nehmen] fam

II. vt

<- gg->

▶ to \leg it ( fam: go on foot) zu Fuß gehen; (walk in a hurry) eilen

we are late, we really need to \leg it wir sind spät dran, wir müssen uns wirklich beeilen

III. n modifier (injury, support) Bein-

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I [leg]
1. n

1) (also of trousers) Bein nt

the new-born calf seemed to be all legs — das neugeborene Kalb schien nur aus Beinen zu bestehen

this carpet is on its last legs — dieser Teppich hält or machts (inf) nicht mehr lange

to have legs ( esp US inf ) (idea, plan) — klappen; (story) laufen (inf)

to walk one's legs off — sich (dat) die Füße wund laufen

to walk sb's legs off — jdn (ganz schön) scheuchen (inf),

you've walked my legs off — du bist mir zu schnell gelaufen

to run sb's legs off (fig) — jdn herumscheuchen

he ran the other athletes' legs off — er rannte den anderen Läufern davon

I'll take the children to the park and run their legs off —

to be out leg before wicket (Cricket) — aus sein, weil sein vor dem Mal stehendes Bein von einem Wurf getroffen wurde

to get one's leg over ( Brit inf ) — bumsen (inf)

2) (as food) Keule f, Hachse f

leg of lamb — Lammkeule f

3) (of furniture) Bein nt; (of bed) Fuß m, Bein nt

4) (= stage) Etappe f

2. vt
II [ledZ]
n (sl)

you're a true leg — du bist ein Held (inf)

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leg [leɡ]

A v/t leg it umg

a) laufen, zu Fuß gehen,

b) rennen,

c) die Beine in die Hand oder unter den Arm nehmen

B s

1. Bein n

2. Unterschenkel m

3. (Hammel- etc) Keule f:

leg of mutton

4. a) (Hosen-, Strumpf) Bein n

b) (Stiefel) Schaft m

5. a) (Stuhl-, Tisch- etc) Bein n

b) Stütze f, Strebe f, Stützpfosten m

c) Schenkel m (eines Zirkels)

6. MATH Kathete f, Schenkel m (eines Dreiecks)

7. Etappe f, Abschnitt m (einer Reise etc), auch FLUG, SPORT (Teil)Strecke f

8. SCHIFF Schlag m (Strecke, die ein kreuzendes Schiff zurücklegt, ohne zu wenden)

9. SPORT

a) Durchgang m, Lauf m

b) Runde f:

first-leg (second-leg) game Vorspiel n (Rückspiel n)

10. HIST Kratzfuß m:

make a legBesondere Redewendungen: be off one’s legs sich ausruhen;

she is never off her legs sie kommt nie zur Ruhe;

be on one’s legs again wieder auf den Beinen sein (nach einer Krankheit);

be all legs umg nur aus Beinen bestehen, Beine bis zum Kinn haben umg;

be on one’s last legs umg auf dem letzten Loch pfeifen;

my car is on its last legs umg mein Wagen macht nicht mehr lange;

the government are on their last legs umg die Regierung ist am Ende oder hat abgewirtschaftet;

find one’s legs

a) gehen oder laufen lernen (Baby),

b) fig sich freischwimmen; lernen, selbstständig zu handeln,

c) fig sich eingewöhnen;

get (up) on one’s legs (aufstehen und) sich zu Wort melden;

get sb back on their legs fig jemandem wieder auf die Beine helfen;

get a ( oder one’s) leg over sl bumsen vulg (Geschlechtsverkehr haben);

give sb a leg up

a) jemandem (hin)aufhelfen,

b) fig jemandem unter die Arme greifen;

give sb a leg up into the saddle jemandem in den Sattel helfen;

have the legs of sb umg schneller laufen (können) als jemand;

have no leg to stand on

a) keinerlei Beweise haben,

b) sich nicht herausreden können;

pull sb’s leg umg jemanden auf den Arm nehmen oder aufziehen oder foppen;

run ( oder rush) sb off his legs jemanden in Trab halten fig;

shake a leg umg

a) das Tanzbein schwingen,

b) Dampf oder Tempo machen;

show a leg umg aufstehen, aus dem Bett steigen;

stand on one’s own (two) legs auf eigenen Beinen stehen;

stretch one’s legs sich die Beine vertreten;

take to one’s legs die Beine in die Hand oder unter den Arm nehmen umg; → break¹ B 1, hind², walk off B 2

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1. noun
1) Bein, das

upper/lower leg — Ober-/Unterschenkel, der

artificial leg — Beinprothese, die

wooden leg — Holzbein, das

as fast as my legs would carry me — so schnell mich die Füße trugen

give somebody a leg up on to a horse/over the gate — jemandem auf ein Pferd/über das Gatter helfen

be on one's last legs — sich kaum noch auf den Beinen halten können; (be about to die) mit einem Fuß od. Bein im Grabe stehen

the car is on its last legs — das Auto macht es nicht mehr lange (ugs.)

pull somebody's leg — (fig.) jemanden auf den Arm nehmen (ugs.)

not have a leg to stand on — (fig.) nichts in der Hand haben (fig.)

stretch one's legs — sich (Dat.) die Beine vertreten

get one's leg over — (sl.) einen wegstecken (ugs.)

2) (of table, chair, etc.) Bein, das

3)

trouser-legs — Hosenbeine

4) (Gastr.) Keule, die

leg of lamb/veal — Lamm-/Kalbskeule, die

5) (of journey) Etappe, die; Teilstrecke, die

6) (Sport coll.) Durchgang, der; (of relay race) Teilstrecke, die
2. transitive verb,
- gg-

leg it — (coll.) die Beine in die Hand od. unter die Arme nehmen (ugs.)

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n.

Bein -e n.

Programmzweig m.

English-german dictionary > leg
18 extend

ik'stend
verb

1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) utvide, bygge ut

2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) strekke seg

3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) rekke/strekke ut

4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) gi, vise

•

- extension
- extensive

utvide

verb \/ɪkˈstend\/, \/ekˈstend\/

1) strekke (ut), rekke ut

• extend your arm horizontally

strekk ut armen din horisontalt

• extend a cable between two posts

strekke ut en kabel mellom to stolper

2) forlenge, dra ut, utvide, øke

• did they extend their domains?

utvidet de sine domener?

• can't you extend your visit?

kan du ikke forlenge besøket?

• they are going to extend the city boundaries

de skal utvide bygrensene

• one goes to school to extend one's knowledge

man går på skolen for å øke sine kunnskaper

3) strekke seg, bre seg ut, rekke, vare

• I walk on a road that extends for miles and miles

jeg går på en vei som strekker seg milevis fremover

• the hills extend to the sea

fjellene strekker seg til sjøen

• a vast plain extended before us

en stor slette bredte seg ut foran oss

• the occupation extended from 1940 to 1945

okkupasjonen varte fra 1940 til 1945

4) utstrekkes, utvides, økes

• her influence is extending

innflytelsen hennes øker

5) stikke ut, stikke frem, rage ut

6) bygge på, bygge ut

• are you extending your house?

skal dere bygge på huset?

7) ( overført) gi, tilby, (ut)vise, yte

• do they extend financial aid?

tilbyr de økonomisk støtte?

• extend mercy!

vis nåde!

• they always extend a cordial welcome

de gir alltid en hjertelig velkomst

• he extended his hospitality

han var gjestfri

• I would like to extend my thanks

jeg vil gjerne vise min takknemlighet

8) ( handel) prolongere, gi henstand med betaling, overføre, transportere

• I'll extend the loan

jeg vil prolongere lånet

• they extended the time

de forlenget fristen

9) inkludere, gjelde

10) ( sport) anstrenge, presse hardt

• the horse was fully extended

hesten var presset til det ytterste

• the team was never extended

laget måtte aldri gi alt de hadde

11) ( jus) ta utlegg i

• they extended our land

de tok utlegg i jorda vår

12) (jus, britisk) vurdere (eiendom)

13) skrive fullt ut, renskrive

14) ( militærvesen) spre seg, drive spredt orden

extend oneself strekke seg ut anstrenge seg til det ytterste, ta seg ut

English-Norwegian dictionary > extend
19 straight

1. adjective
1) gerade; aufrecht [Haltung]; glatt [Haar]

in a straight line — in gerader Linie

2) (not having been bent) ausgestreckt [Arm, Bein]; durchgedrückt [Knie]

3) (not misshapen) gerade [Bein]

4) (Fashion) gerade geschnitten

5) (undiluted, unmodified) unvermischt

have or drink whisky/gin straight — Whisky/Gin pur trinken

a straight choice — eine klare Wahl

6) (successive) fortlaufend

win in straight sets — (Tennis) ohne Satzverlust gewinnen

the team had ten straight wins — die Mannschaft hat zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen

straight As — (Amer.) lauter Einsen

7) (undeviating) direkt [Blick, Schlag, Schuss, Pass, Ball, Weg]

8) (candid) geradlinig [Person]; ehrlich [Antwort]; klar [Abfuhr, Weigerung, Verurteilung]; unmissverständlich [Rat]

straight dealings/speaking — direkte Verhandlungen/unverblümte Sprache

a straight answer to a straight question — eine klare Antwort auf eine klare Frage

he did some straight talking with her — er sprach sich mit ihr offen aus

be straight with somebody — zu jemandem offen sein

9) (Theatre) ernst; (not avant-garde) konventionell

10) (in good order, not askew)

the accounts are straight — die Bücher sind in Ordnung

the picture is straight — das Bild hängt gerade

is my hair/tie straight? — sitzt meine Frisur/Krawatte [richtig]?

is my hat [on] straight? — sitzt mein Hut [richtig]?

put straight — geradeziehen [Krawatte]; gerade aufsetzen [Hut]; gerade hängen [Bild]; aufräumen [Zimmer, Sachen]; richtig stellen [Fehler, Missverständnis]

put things straight — alles in Ordnung bringen

put things straight with somebody — mit jemandem alles klären

get something straight — (fig.) etwas genau od. richtig verstehen

let's get it or things or the facts straight — wir sollten alles genau klären

get this straight! — merk dir das [ein für allemal]!

put somebody straight — jemanden aufklären

put or set the record straight — die Sache od. das richtig stellen
2. adverb
1) (in a straight line) gerade

she came straight at me — sie kam geradewegs auf mich zu

straight opposite — genau gegenüber

head straight for the wall — genau auf die Mauer zusteuern

go straight — (fig.): (give up crime) ein bürgerliches Leben führen

2) (directly) geradewegs

straight after — sofort nach

come straight to the point — direkt od. gleich zur Sache kommen

look somebody straight in the eye — jemandem direkt in die Augen blicken

straight ahead or on — immer geradeaus

they went straight ahead and did it — sie taten es sofort

3) (honestly, frankly) aufrichtig

give it to me straight — sei ganz offen zu mir!

he came straight out with it — er sagte es ohne Umschweife

I told him straight [out] that... — ich sagte [es] ihm ins Gesicht, dass...

play straight with somebody — mit jemandem ein ehrliches Spiel spielen

4) (upright) gerade [sitzen, stehen, wachsen]

5) (accurately) zielsicher

he can't shoot [very] straight — er ist nicht [sehr] zielsicher

6) (clearly) klar [sehen, denken]
3. noun
(straight stretch) gerade Strecke; (Sport) Gerade, die

final or home or finishing straight — (Sport; also fig.) Zielgerade, die

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[streit] 1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) gerade, glatt

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) ehrlich

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) ordentlich

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) ordentlich

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) pur

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nicht verzogen

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) konventionell
2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) gerade(wegs)

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) direkt

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) anständig
3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) die Gerade

- academic.ru/71096/straighten">straighten
- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
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straight

[streɪt]

I. n

1. (race track) Gerade f

in the finishing [or home] \straight in der Zielgeraden

2. CARDS Sequenz f; (in poker) Straight m

3.

▶ stay on [or keep to] the \straight and narrow ( saying) bleibe im Lande und nähre dich redlich prov

II. adj

1. (without curve) gerade; back, nose gerade; hair glatt; skirt gerade geschnitten; line gerade; road, row, furrow [schnur]gerade

is my tie \straight? sitzt mein Schlips richtig?

the picture isn't \straight das Bild hängt schief

he landed a \straight punch to the face sein Hieb landete geradewegs im Gesicht

as \straight as a die [or AM pin] (of posture) kerzengerade; (honest) grundehrlich, absolut ehrlich

2. (frank) advice, denial, refusal offen, freimütig; (honest) ehrlich

I think we better do a bit of \straight talking ich finde, wir sollten einmal ganz offen miteinander reden

▪ to be \straight with sb aufrichtig [o ehrlich] mit jdm sein

a \straight answer eine offene [und ehrliche] Antwort

to do \straight dealings with sb mit jdm offen und ehrlich verhandeln

to go \straight ( fam) keine krummen Sachen machen fam, sich dat nichts zuschulden kommen lassen

3. inv ( fam: conventional) brav pej

he looks pretty \straight wearing a tie mit Krawatte sieht er ziemlich spießig aus

4. (heterosexual) heterosexuell, hetero fam

5. (plain) einfach; (undiluted) pur

\straight gin/Scotch Gin m/Scotch m pur

vodka \straight Wodka m pur

6. (simply factual) tatsachengetreu, nur auf Fakten basierend attr

\straight reporting objektive Berichterstattung

7. (clear, uncomplicated) klar

well done, Tim, that was \straight thinking gut gemacht, Tim, da hast du wirklich scharf überlegt

just give me a \straight yes or no sag doch ganz einfach ja oder nein!

we both liked each other's jumpers, so we did a \straight swap uns gefiel jeweils der Pullover des anderen und da haben wir einfach getauscht

\straight answer eindeutige Antwort; (in exams)

\straight A's glatte Einser

he's a \straight A candidate er ist ein Einserkandidat

8. attr, inv (consecutive) aufeinanderfolgend, in Folge nach n

the team has won ten \straight games this season das Team hat in dieser Saison zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen

\straight flush CARDS Straight[flush] m

the \straight line of succession to the throne die Thronfolge in direkter Linie

to win/lose in \straight sets TENNIS mehrere Sätze hintereinander gewinnen/verlieren

9. ( fam: serious) ernst[haft]; (not laughing) ernst; (traditional) traditionell, konventionell

there's a lot of \straight theatre at the festival beim Festival wird viel Althergebrachtes geboten

to keep a \straight face [or one's face \straight] ernst bleiben

to make [or put on] a \straight face ein ernstes Gesicht machen, eine ernste Miene aufsetzen

\straight actor/actress THEAT Schauspieler/Schauspielerin des ernsten Fachs

\straight production [or play] ernstes Stück

10. pred ( fam: quits)

▪ to be \straight quitt sein fam

11. ( fam: no drugs or alcohol) sauber, clean sl

‘Getting S\straight’ programme [or AM program] Entziehungskur f

12. pred (in order) in Ordnung; (clarified) geklärt

to put things \straight (tidy) Ordnung schaffen; (organize) etwas auf die Reihe kriegen fam, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. etwas schaffen

let's get this \straight, you need £500 tomorrow or else... stellen wir einmal klar: entweder du hast bis morgen 500 Pfund, oder...

and get this \straight, I'm not lending you any more money damit das klar ist: ich leihe dir keine müde Mark mehr

to put [or set] sb \straight about sth jdm Klarheit über etw akk verschaffen

III. adv

1. (in a line) gerade[aus]

go \straight along this road folgen Sie immer dieser Straße

he drove \straight into the tree er fuhr frontal gegen den Baum

the village lay \straight ahead of us das Dorf lag genau vor uns

after a couple of gins, I was having difficulty walking \straight nach ein paar Gins konnte ich kaum noch gerade gehen

the dog seemed to be coming \straight at me der Hund schien direkt auf mich zuzukommen

the arrow went \straight through the canvas der Pfeil ging glatt durch die Leinwand

she told me to go \straight ahead with designing the dress sie befahl mir, auf der Stelle mit dem Entwerfen des Kleides anzufangen

to look \straight ahead geradeaus schauen

2. inv (directly) direkt fam

shall we go \straight to the party or stop off at a pub first? sollen wir gleich zur Party fahren oder schauen wir zuerst in einer Kneipe vorbei?

to look sb \straight in the eye jdm direkt in die Augen sehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ schauen

3. inv (immediately) sofort

I got home and went \straight to bed ich kam nach Hause und ging sofort schlafen

we've got to leave \straight away wir müssen unverzüglich aufbrechen

she said \straight off [or away] that she had no time on Friday sie sagte von vornherein, dass sie am Freitag keine Zeit habe

to get \straight to the point sofort [o ohne Umschweife] zur Sache kommen

4. ( fam: honestly) offen [und ehrlich]

tell me \straight, would you rather we didn't go out tonight? nun sag mal ganz ehrlich, wäre es dir lieber, wenn wir heute Abend nicht weggingen?

I told him \straight that I didn't like his tie ich sagte ihm geradeheraus, dass mir seine Krawatte nicht gefiele

\straight up, I only paid £20 for the fridge für den Kühlschrank habe ich echt nur 20 Pfund bezahlt

5. (clearly) klar

after five glasses of wine I couldn't see \straight nach fünf Gläsern Wein konnte ich nicht mehr richtig sehen

I'm so tired I can't think \straight any more ich bin so müde, dass ich nicht mehr klar denken kann

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[streɪt]
1. adj (+er)

1) gerade; shot, pass direkt; stance, posture aufrecht; hair glatt; skirt, trousers gerade geschnitten

your tie isn't straight — deine Krawatte sitzt schief

the picture isn't straight —

your hem isn't straight — dein Saum ist nicht gerade

to pull sth straight — etw gerade ziehen

is my hat on straight? — sitzt mein Hut gerade?

please put the picture straight —

hold yourself straight — gerade!

as straight as a die (Brit) — kerzengerade; road schnurgerade

to keep a straight face, to keep one's face straight — ernst bleiben, das Gesicht nicht verziehen

with a straight face — ohne die Miene zu verziehen

straight left/right (Boxing) — gerade Linke/Rechte

2) (= clear) thinking klar

to get things straight in one's mind — sich (dat) der Dinge klar werden

3) (= frank) answer, talking, question offen, direkt; piece of advice offen, ehrlich; denial, refusal direkt, ohne Umschweife; (= honest) person, dealings ehrlich

to be straight with sb — offen und ehrlich zu jdm sein

to keep sb straight — dafür sorgen, dass jd ehrlich bleibt or nicht auf die schiefe Bahn gerät (inf)

to play a straight bat ( Brit fig ) — ein faires Spiel spielen

straight arrow ( US inf ) — biederer Mensch

4) (= plain, straightforward) drink pur; (POL) fight direkt; yes or no, choice, exam pass einfach

straight A's — glatte Einsen pl

she's a straight A student — sie hat alles Einsen

to vote the straight ticket ( US Pol ) — seine Stimme einer einzigen Partei (dat) geben

he's a straight Democrat — er ist ein hundertprozentiger Demokrat

to have a straight choice between... — nur die Wahl zwischen... haben

5) (= continuous) ununterbrochen

for the third straight day (US) —

the straight line of succession to the throne — die Thronfolge in der direkten Linie

our team had ten straight wins — unsere Mannschaft gewann zehnmal hintereinander or in ununterbrochener Folge

in straight sets/games (win) — ohne Satz-/Spielverlust; (lose) ohne Satz-/Spielgewinn, in aufeinanderfolgenden Sätzen/Spielen

6) (THEAT) production konventionell; actor ernsthaft

a straight play — ein reines Drama

7) pred (in order) house, room ordentlich; paperwork in Ordnung

to be ( all) straight — in Ordnung sein; ( fig

now we're straight — jetzt haben wir die Sache geklärt

let's get this straight — das wollen wir mal klarstellen

and get this straight — und damit wir uns richtig verstehen

to put or set sb straight about sth — jdm etw klarmachen

if I give you a fiver, then we'll be straight (inf) — wenn ich dir einen Fünfer gebe, sind wir quitt

8) (inf: heterosexual) hetero (inf); (= conventional) etabliert, spießig (pej)

9) (DRUGS inf) clean (inf)

I've been straight for three years now — ich bin jetzt seit drei Jahren clean (inf)

2. adv

1) hold, walk, fly, shoot, grow gerade; sit up, stand up aufrecht, gerade; hit genau; leap at, aim for direkt; above genau, direkt; across direkt

straight through sth — glatt durch etw

he came straight at me — er kam direkt or geradewegs auf mich zu

it went straight up in the air — es flog senkrecht in die Luft

to look straight ahead —

the town lay straight ahead of us — die Stadt lag direkt or genau vor uns

the airport is straight ahead —

go straight ahead with your plan — führen Sie Ihren Plan wie vorgesehen durch

to drive straight on — geradeaus weiterfahren

he drove straight into a tree — er fuhr direkt or voll (inf) gegen einen Baum

the arrow went straight to the target — der Pfeil traf genau ins Ziel

to go straight (criminal) — keine krummen Sachen (mehr) machen (inf)

2) (= directly) direkt

I went straight home — ich ging direkt or sofort nach Hause

to look sb straight in the eye — jdm direkt or genau in die Augen sehen

3) (= immediately) sofort

straight after this — sofort or unmittelbar danach

straight away or off —

he said straight off that... — er sagte ohne Umschweife or sofort, dass...

to come straight to the point — sofort or gleich zur Sache kommen

4) (= clearly) think, see klar

5) (= frankly) offen, rundheraus, ohne Umschweife

I'll give it to you straight, you're fired — ich sage es Ihnen rundheraus or ohne Umschweife, Sie sind entlassen

straight out (inf) — unverblümt (inf), rundheraus

to give or tell sb sth/it straight from the shoulder —

straight up, I got fifty quid for it (inf) — echt, ich habe fünfzig Pfund dafür gekriegt (inf)

I got fifty quid for it – straight up? (inf) — ich habe fünfzig Pfund dafür gekriegt – echt? (inf)

6) (THEAT) play, produce konventionell

7) drink pur

3. n

1) (= straight part) (on race track) Gerade f; (on road, RAIL) gerade Strecke

the final straight — die Zielgerade

in the straight — auf der Geraden

the straight and narrow — der Pfad der Tugend

to keep sb on the straight and narrow — dafür sorgen, dass jd ehrlich bleibt or nicht auf die schiefe Bahn gerät

to stay on or keep to the straight and narrow — auf dem Pfad der Tugend bleiben

2) (= straight line) Gerade f

to cut sth on the straight — etw gerade ( ab)schneiden; cloth etw am Faden(lauf) entlang schneiden

3) (inf: heterosexual) Hetero m (inf)

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straight [streıt]

A adj (adv straightly)

1. gerade (Beine etc):

straight hair glattes Haar;

straight line gerade Linie, MATH Gerade f;

keep the car in a straight line die Spur halten;

keep a straight face das Gesicht nicht verziehen, engS. ernst bleiben;

put straight ein Bild etc gerade hängen; → stand up A 1 b

2. a straight left (right) (Boxen) eine linke (rechte) Gerade;

in straight sets (Tennis etc) ohne Satzverlust;

his third straight win SPORT sein dritter Sieg in (ununterbrochener Reihen)Folge

3. in Ordnung, ordentlich:

put straight in Ordnung bringen;

put things straight Ordnung schaffen;

put a few things straight einige Dinge klarstellen;

set sb straight jemandem einen Zahn ziehen umg;

set sb straight on ( oder about) jemandes Meinung über (akk) richtigstellen

4. a) offen, ehrlich

b) ehrlich, reell (Geschäftsmann etc): → die² 1

5. anständig (Leben etc)

6. umg zuverlässig, sicher (Tipp etc)

7. geradlinig, folgerichtig (Denken etc)

8. POL US hundertprozentig (Republikaner etc)

9. pur:

drink one’s whisky straight

10. a) THEAT konventionell (Stück)

b) THEAT effektlos (Spiel)

c) gewöhnlich, normal (Roman etc)

11. WIRTSCH US mit festem Preis, ohne Mengenrabatt

12. AUTO, TECH Reihen…:

straight engine

13. umg quitt:

we’re straight

14. sl spießig

15. sl

a) hetero (heterosexuell)

b) clean, sauber (nicht mehr drogenabhängig)

B adv

1. gerade(aus):

go straight on

2. richtig:

he does not see straight;

I can’t think straight ich kann nicht (mehr) klar denken;

get sb straight sl jemanden richtig verstehen

3. direkt, gerade, gerade(s)wegs, unmittelbar:

he comes straight from London; → horse A 1, shoulder A 1

4. oft straight out rundheraus, klipp und klar:

she told him straight out what she thought of him

5. umg go straight keine krummen Sachen mehr machen;

play it straight

a) es ernst meinen,

b) kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen;

play it straight with me

a) nur heraus mit der Wahrheit!,

b) mir gegenüber brauchst du kein Blatt vor den Mund zu nehmen

6. straight away ( oder off) sofort, auf der Stelle, gleich

7. ohne Eis (Cocktail)

8. straight up? Br umg echt?, ehrlich?

C s

1. Geradheit f:

out of the straight krumm, schief

2. SPORT (Gegen-, Ziel) Gerade f

3. SPORT (Erfolgs-, Treffer- etc) Serie f

4. Poker: Straight m (Folge von 5 Karten beliebiger Farbe)

5. fig be on ( oder keep to) the straight and narrow auf dem Pfad der Tugend wandeln;

go off ( oder stray from) the straight and narrow auf die schiefe Bahn geraten

6. sl Spießer(in)

7. sl

a) Hetero m

b) jemand, der clean ist

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1. adjective
1) gerade; aufrecht [Haltung]; glatt [Haar]

in a straight line — in gerader Linie

2) (not having been bent) ausgestreckt [Arm, Bein]; durchgedrückt [Knie]

3) (not misshapen) gerade [Bein]

4) (Fashion) gerade geschnitten

5) (undiluted, unmodified) unvermischt

have or drink whisky/gin straight — Whisky/Gin pur trinken

a straight choice — eine klare Wahl

6) (successive) fortlaufend

win in straight sets — (Tennis) ohne Satzverlust gewinnen

the team had ten straight wins — die Mannschaft hat zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen

straight As — (Amer.) lauter Einsen

7) (undeviating) direkt [Blick, Schlag, Schuss, Pass, Ball, Weg]

8) (candid) geradlinig [Person]; ehrlich [Antwort]; klar [Abfuhr, Weigerung, Verurteilung]; unmissverständlich [Rat]

straight dealings/speaking — direkte Verhandlungen/unverblümte Sprache

a straight answer to a straight question — eine klare Antwort auf eine klare Frage

he did some straight talking with her — er sprach sich mit ihr offen aus

be straight with somebody — zu jemandem offen sein

9) (Theatre) ernst; (not avant-garde) konventionell

10) (in good order, not askew)

the accounts are straight — die Bücher sind in Ordnung

the picture is straight — das Bild hängt gerade

is my hair/tie straight? — sitzt meine Frisur/Krawatte [richtig]?

is my hat [on] straight? — sitzt mein Hut [richtig]?

put straight — geradeziehen [Krawatte]; gerade aufsetzen [Hut]; gerade hängen [Bild]; aufräumen [Zimmer, Sachen]; richtig stellen [Fehler, Missverständnis]

put things straight — alles in Ordnung bringen

put things straight with somebody — mit jemandem alles klären

get something straight — (fig.) etwas genau od. richtig verstehen

let's get it or things or the facts straight — wir sollten alles genau klären

get this straight! — merk dir das [ein für allemal]!

put somebody straight — jemanden aufklären

put or set the record straight — die Sache od. das richtig stellen
2. adverb
1) (in a straight line) gerade

she came straight at me — sie kam geradewegs auf mich zu

straight opposite — genau gegenüber

head straight for the wall — genau auf die Mauer zusteuern

go straight — (fig.): (give up crime) ein bürgerliches Leben führen

2) (directly) geradewegs

straight after — sofort nach

come straight to the point — direkt od. gleich zur Sache kommen

look somebody straight in the eye — jemandem direkt in die Augen blicken

straight ahead or on — immer geradeaus

they went straight ahead and did it — sie taten es sofort

3) (honestly, frankly) aufrichtig

give it to me straight — sei ganz offen zu mir!

he came straight out with it — er sagte es ohne Umschweife

I told him straight [out] that... — ich sagte [es] ihm ins Gesicht, dass...

play straight with somebody — mit jemandem ein ehrliches Spiel spielen

4) (upright) gerade [sitzen, stehen, wachsen]

5) (accurately) zielsicher

he can't shoot [very] straight — er ist nicht [sehr] zielsicher

6) (clearly) klar [sehen, denken]
3. noun
(straight stretch) gerade Strecke; (Sport) Gerade, die

final or home or finishing straight — (Sport; also fig.) Zielgerade, die

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adj.

direkt adj.

gerade adj.

geradewegs adj.

rein adj.

unmittelbar adj.

unverfälscht adj.

English-german dictionary > straight
20 range

1. n ряд, линия; цепь, вереница

range work — рядовая кладка

a range of mountains — горная цепь

range of mountains — горная цепь

range of cable — длина якорной цепи

long range link — линия дальней связи

low range of hills — невысокий ряд холмов

range of manufactures — ряд производителей

2. n серия, ряд

the whole range of events — целая цепь событий

range of — ряд; множество

system range — типажный ряд

range of columns — ряд колонн

folder range — ряд фальцмашин

polymer-homologous range — полимер-гомологический ряд

3. n редк. строй, шеренга

4. n линия; направление

the tree is in range with the house — дерево стоит на одной линии с домом

range line — длинная линия

trial range — мерная линия

steering the range — правление по створу

range extender — усилитель абонентских линий

range azimuth — направление навигационного створа

5. n сфера, зона; область, круг; поле, арена

range of use — область применения

range of influence — сфера влияния

range of activity — размах деятельности

a vast range of knowledge — огромный круг знаний

a wide range of interests — разнообразные интересы; широкий круг интересов

Latin is out of my range — латынь — это не по моей части

the thorniest question in the whole range of politics — самый острый вопрос всей политической жизни

his reading is of very wide range — он начитан во многих областях

post-buckling range — область за точкой потери устойчивости

autorotation range — дальность полета на режиме авторотации

troostite formation range — область образования троостита

variable range — область переменной; переменный диапазон

flight service range — эксплуатационная дальность полета

6. n пределы

aircraft capacity range — предел загрузки воздушного судна

within the range of possibility — в пределах возможного

range control switch — переключатель пределов измерения

infinitely range — предел бесступенчатого регулирования

continuous range — предел бесступенчатого регулирования

7. n эк. изменение, колебание, движение

price range — движение цен

enlargement range — интервал изменения масштаба увеличения

joint range — диапазон изменения обобщенной координаты

translatory range — диапазон поступательного движения

range variation value — величина изменения расстояния

range of temperatures — пределы колебания температур

8. n размах

average range — средний размах

moving range — скользящий размах

sampling range — размах выборки

9. n физ. размах колебаний

the range of a voice — диапазон голоса

10. n протяжение, пространство; пределы

the estate has a wide range — пределы имения обширны

range capability limit — предел дальности

center-of-gravity range — предел центровки

range of feeding movements — предел подачи

table-setting range — предел наладки стола

limit of maximum range — предел досягаемости

11. n спец. радиус действия; предел применения; досягаемость

range of operation — дальность действия

depth range — пределы колебания глубины

vertical range — досягаемость по высоте

over the range — в пределах; в диапазоне

range of stability — предел устойчивости

range of application — область применения

12. n спец. диапазон

frequency range — радио диапазон частот, частотный диапазон

attenuation range — диапазон ослабления

comprehensive range — обширный диапазон

key range low — диапазон нижнего тембра

range of audibility — звуковой диапазон

range switch — переключатель диапазонов

13. n спец. чувствительность

range of sensibility — диапазон чувствительности

sensitivity range — диапазон чувствительности

14. n спец. мощность

yield range — диапазон мощности

power range — диапазон мощностей

15. n мат. область значений функций

restricted range — ограниченная область распространения

range of a variable — область изменения переменной

solid-solution range — область твердого раствора

range of tolerance — область допустимых значений

extrinsic range — область примесной проводимости

16. n дальность; расстояние, дистанция

range mark — ориентир

range estimation — определение расстояния на глаз

range of visibility — дальность видимости

at long range — на большом расстоянии; далеко; издали

picking-up range — дальность обнаружения

range correction — поправка по дальности

range measurement — измерение расстояния

range of communication — дальность связи

range track — сопровождение по дальности

17. n радио дальность передачи

autotracking range — дальность автоматического сопровождения

automatic range control unit — автомат управления дальностью

record range — пристрелянная дальность по реперу, ориентиру

range discrimination — разрешающая способность по дальности

visual detection range — дальность визуального обнаружения

18. n воен. дальнобойность, дальность

combat range — боевая дальность

assigning range — пристрелочная дистанция

range unit — блок дальности

range gate — строб дальности

range ring — кольцо дальности

range scale — шкала дальности

short range — малая дальность

19. n воен. прицел

range angle — угол прицеливания

opening the range — увеличение прицела

open the range — увеличивать прицел

opened the range — увеличил прицел

20. n переход с места на место; блуждание

free range — полный простор, полная свобода

effective sonar range — эффективная дальность действия ГАС

effective asdic range — эффективная дальность действия ГАС

radio range leg — равносигнальная зона радиомаяка

interference-free range — свободная от помех зона

elasto-plastic range — упругопластичная зона

21. n открытая местность, степь

long range mapping — дальний обзор местности

ground mapping range — дальность обзора местности

22. n охотничье угодье

23. n с. -х. неогороженное пастбище

range appraisal — оценка пастбища

range utilization — использование пастбища

24. n ассортимент, сортамент; номенклатура

range of commodities — ассортимент

range of colours — гамма цветов

range of patterns — коллекция образцов товаров

a large range of motor-cars for sale — в продаже большой выбор автомобилей

broad range of goods — товар широкой номенклатуры

product range — номенклатура выпускаемых изделий

commercial range of goods — товарный ассортимент

range of export goods — экспортный ассортимент

type face range — ассортимент шрифтов

25. n спец. шкала

aperture range — фото шкала диафрагм

high range — крупная шкала

scale range — диапазон шкалы

range of colors — шкала цветов

range of scale — диапазон шкалы

tonal range — градационная шкала

26. n биол. ареал; район обитания; область распространения

signal range — дальность распространения сигналов

plastic range — область пластической деформации

infrared spectral range — инфракрасная область

transition range — область переходного режима

tolerance range — область допустимых значений

27. n биол. период существования на Земле

short range requirement — потребность на ближайший период

high side of range — зона высоких значений

freak range — зона неустойчивой слышимости

low side of range — зона низких значений

acquisition range — зона радиовидимости

28. n биол. редк. класс, слой

asset depreciation range — класс собственности по сроку амортизации

29. n биол. физ. длина пробега, пробег

final range — конечный пробег

ionization range — ионизационный пробег

ultimate range — максимальный пробег

range straggling — разброс пробегов

maximum range — максимальный пробег

residual range — остаточный пробег

30. n спец. степень

reduction range — фото величина уменьшения

range of discretion — степень свободы

viscosity range — степень вязкости

31. n спец. класс, разряд

32. n спец. спорт. направление атаки

close range attack — атака с близкого расстояния

33. n спец. мор. ряд портов, порты

Hamburg-Antwerp range — порты между Гамбургом и Антверпеном

orthen range — порты американского побережья Атлантического океана

34. n спец. мор. створ

steer the range — править по створу

steered the range — правил по створу

35. n спец. воен. полигон, стрельбище; тир

test range — испытательный полигон

open range — стрельбище

range of fire — полигон

firing range — стрельбище

shooting range — стрельбище

rifle range — тир, стрельбище

36. n спец. амер. геод. меридианный ряд населённых пунктов

range to go — дальность до намеченного пункта

37. n спец. амер. двусторонний стеллаж

38. v выстраивать в ряд; ставить, располагать в порядке

to range soldiers — построить солдат

order range — диапазон порядков

out of range — вне досягаемости

runway visual range — дальность видимости на ВПП

out of rifle range — вне досягаемости огня винтовки

39. v обыкн. выстраиваться, строиться в ряд; становиться, располагаться в порядке

they ranged themselves along the curb — они выстроились вдоль тротуара

operation frequency range — рабочий диапазон частот прибора СВЧ

40. v простираться; тянуться вдоль

houses that range along the railway — дома, которые тянутся вдоль железной дороги

the range of hills strikes southerly — цепь холмов тянется к югу

41. v стоять на одной линии

our house ranges with the next building — наш дом стоит на одной линии с соседним зданием

elastic range — упругая зона

aural range — зона слышимости

inelastic range — неупругая зона

safe range — зона безопасности

workpiece range — зона обработки

42. v быть на одном уровне, стоять наравне; относиться к числу

he ranges with the great writers — он стоит в одном ряду с великими писателями; он относится к числу великих писателей

rep range — рамки числа повторений

gear range — шкала передаточных чисел

throttling range — зона регулирования

interference range — зона интерференции

range of ratios — диапазон передаточных чисел

43. v занимать определённую позицию

they were ranged against us — они выступили против нас

they were ranged among the rebels — они примкнули к стану мятежников

44. v редк. вовлекать, привлекать

45. v колебаться в определённых пределах

prices ranged between 2 and 10 shillings — цены колебались между 2 и 10 шиллингами

plastic range test — определение пределов пластичности

spatial range — предел перемещений в пространстве

employment range — пределы численности работающих

range of humidity — предел колебания влажности

range of current — пределы измерения силы тока

46. v поэт. бродить, блуждать; странствовать; исколесить

to range forests — бродить по лесам

to range the seas — бороздить моря

47. v бродить; блуждать

to range far and wide — отвлекаться от темы, уходить в сторону

his eyes ranged over the audience — его взгляд блуждал по аудитории

48. v охватывать

researches ranging over a wide field — изыскания, охватывающие широкую сферу

range over — охватывать

49. v классифицировать; систематизировать; распределять по категориям; относить к классу, разряду

to range plants according to genus and species — классифицировать растения по роду и виду

gross-weight range — весовая категория грузового автомобиля

youth market range — категория молодежной аудитории

range finder station — командно-дальномерный пост

luxury range — изделия категории " люкс "

range of scatter — поле рассеяния

50. v книжн. убирать, приводить в порядок

to range golden hair — причёсывать золотые волосы

51. v наводить, нацеливать

to range a gun on a particular object — навести орудие на определённый объект

52. v мор. воен. передвигаться, перемещаться

53. v воен. двигаться впереди, в первом эшелоне

primary key range — диапазон первой составляющей тембра

54. v мор. проходить, обгонять

55. v редк. проявлять непостоянство

56. v биол. водиться, встречаться

57. v с. -х. выпасать скот на неогороженном пастбище

critical range — критическая зона

58. v полигр. выравнивать

to range right — выравнивать строку вправо

to range left — выравнивать строку влево

59. v мор. идти параллельно; проходить мимо, вдоль

to range the coast — идти вдоль побережья

60. v мор. отпускать канат якоря

61. v воен. определять расстояние до цели

close range observation — наблюдение с ближнего расстояния

to obtain the range — определять дальность

striking range — дальность поражения цели

killing range — дальность поражения цели

at close range — на небольшом расстоянии

62. v воен. пристреливать цель по дальности; пристреливаться

intermediate range weapon — оружие промежуточной дальности

aquisition range — дальность радиолокационного обнаружения

minimum intercept range — минимальная дальность перехвата

long range control — телеуправление на больших дальностях

zero-payload range — дальность без коммерческой загрузки

63. n кухонная плита

gas range — газовая плита

fuel range — огневая плита

cooking range — кухонная плита

galley range — камбузная плита

kitchen range — кухонная плита

mud range — напольная кухонная плита

64. n тех. агрегат, установка

dyeing range — агрегат для крашения; красильная установка

range setting — установка прицела

Синонимический ряд:

1. ambit (noun) ambit; capacity; circle; compass; confine; confines; dimensions; extension; extensity; extent; grasp; horizon; ken; limits; orbit; panorama; purview; radius; realm; scope; sphere; stretch; sweep; width

2. class (noun) class; kind; rank; sort

3. diapason (noun) diapason; gamut; scale; spectrum

4. distance (noun) distance; limit; reach

5. expanse (noun) area; expanse; length; region

6. grassland (noun) grassland; meadow; pasture; prairie

7. habitat (noun) habitat; haunt; home; locality; site; stamping ground

8. mountain range (noun) chain; group; mountain range; sierra

9. order (noun) extent; magnitude; matter; neighborhood; order; tune; vicinity

10. row (noun) file; line; row; series; tier

11. extend (verb) extend; fluctuate; go; lie; occupy; run; stretch out; vary

12. group (verb) arrange; array; assort; class; classify; dispose; distribute; group; marshal; order; organise; rank; sort; systematise

13. line (verb) align; allineate; line; line up

14. wander (verb) bat; circumambulate; drift; encompass; explore; gad; gad about; gallivant; maunder; meander; mooch; peregrinate; ramble; roam; roll; rove; straggle; stray; stroll; traipse; traverse; vagabond; vagabondize; wander

Антонимический ряд:

disconnect; disorder; disturb; intermit; remain

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