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to strive for agreement

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1 agreement

n

1) соглашение, договор; контракт

2) согласие; договоренность

•

to abandon an agreement — отказываться от ранее заключенного соглашения

to abide by the terms of an agreement — соблюдать / выполнять условия соглашения, придерживаться условий соглашения

to abrogate an agreement — расторгать соглашение

to accede to an agreement — присоединяться к соглашению

to accept an agreement — соглашаться с условиями заключенного соглашения

to achieve an agreement — приходить к соглашению

to act in flagrant violation of the agreement — грубо нарушать условия соглашения

to adhere to an agreement — выполнять / соблюдать соглашение, придерживаться условий соглашения

to announce a measure of agreement with smb — объявлять о достижении определенной степени согласия / договоренности с кем-л.

to annul an agreement — расторгать соглашение

to arrange an agreement — добиваться соглашения

to arrive at / to attain an agreement — приходить к соглашению, достигать соглашения

to back out of an agreement — уклоняться от выполнения соглашения

to be close to agreement — быть близким к достижению соглашения

to be committed to an agreement — быть связанным соглашением

to be covered by an agreement — подпадать под действие соглашения

to be in agreement with smb about smth — соглашаться с кем-л. в отношении чего-л.; быть единого мнения с кем-л. о чем-л.

to be in contravention of an agreement — противоречить соглашению / условиям соглашения

to be opposed to an agreement — выступать против соглашения

to be party to an agreement — быть участником соглашения

to be solidly behind the agreement — единодушно поддерживать соглашение

to be tied in to an agreement — быть связанным соглашением

to block an agreement — мешать достижению соглашению

to breach / to break an agreement — нарушать соглашение

to bring an agreement to fruition — добиваться выполнения соглашения

to bring down an agreement — положить конец действию соглашения

to build an agreement — достигать договоренности

to cancel an agreement — аннулировать соглашение

to carry out an agreement — выполнять соглашение

to circumvent an agreement — 1) обходить соглашение 2) срывать выполнение соглашения

to clinch an agreement — сделать решающий шаг к заключению соглашения

to come to an agreement — приходить к соглашению

to comply with an agreement to the letter — неукоснительно соблюдать условия соглашения

to conclude an agreement — заключать соглашение

to contravene an agreement — 1) нарушать соглашение 2) противоречить соглашению

to declare an agreement null and void — признавать соглашение недействительным

to defy an agreement — игнорировать соглашение

to delay an agreement — затягивать достижение соглашения

to denounce an agreement — денонсировать соглашение

to derail an agreement — срывать соглашение

to disparage an agreement — принижать значение соглашения

to draft an agreement — вырабатывать соглашение

to draw up an agreement — подготавливать проект соглашения

to edge towards an agreement — постепенно приближаться к достижению соглашения

to end without agreement — заканчиваться без достижения согласия

to endorse an agreement — подписывать соглашение

to enter into an agreement — заключать соглашение / договор

to express agreement — выражать согласие

to extend an agreement — продлевать срок действия соглашения, пролонгировать соглашение

to extract agreement from smb — добиваться согласия от кого-л.

to finalize an agreement — завершать подготовку текста и подписывать соглашение

to find oneself in full agreement about smth — обнаруживать полное единство взглядов по какому-л. вопросу

to follow an agreement to the letter — скрупулезно выполнять соглашение

to follow through an agreement — выполнять соглашение

to follow up the agreement — последовательно проводить соглашение в жизнь

to free oneself from an agreement — выходить из соглашения

to frustrate an agreement — срывать выполнение соглашения

to fulfil an agreement — выполнять соглашение

to get agreement — добиваться согласия

to go back on an agreement — нарушать соглашение, отказываться от выполнения соглашения

to hail an agreement — приветствовать заключение соглашения

to hammer out an agreement — вырабатывать соглашение

to hold to an agreement — придерживаться условий соглашения

to hold up an agreement — приостанавливать действие соглашения

to honor an agreement — соблюдать соглашение

to implement an agreement — выполнять соглашение

to impose an agreement on smb — навязывать соглашение кому-л.

to inch slowly towards an agreement — медленно продвигаться к достижению соглашения

to initial an agreement — парафировать соглашение

to keep an agreement — соблюдать соглашение

to kill an agreement — срывать выполнение соглашения

to lead to agreement — приводить к согласию

to leave the agreement in tatters — перен. не оставить камня на камне от соглашения

to maintain an agreement — придерживаться условий соглашения

to make an agreement — заключать соглашение

to modify an agreement — изменять условия соглашения

to monitor an agreement — следить за выполнением соглашения

to nail down an agreement — обеспечивать достижение соглашения

to negotiate an agreement — вести переговоры о заключении соглашения

to observe an agreement — соблюдать соглашение; выполнять условия соглашения

to obstruct progress towards an agreement — препятствовать достижению соглашения; затруднять достижение соглашения

to outline a series of agreements — намечать в общих чертах ряд соглашений

to oversee an agreement — следить за выполнением соглашения

to participate in an agreement — быть участником соглашения

to pave the way towards further agreements — открывать путь к заключению / достижению новых соглашений

to police an agreement — контролировать ход выполнения соглашения

to produce an agreement — вырабатывать соглашение

to prolong an agreement — продлевать срок действия соглашения

to publish an agreement — опубликовывать текст соглашения

to pull out of an agreement — выходить из числа участников соглашения

to pursue an agreement — добиваться согласия

to put an agreement in jeopardy — ставить соглашение под угрозу

to ratify an agreement — ратифицировать соглашение

to reach agreement on smth — достигать согласия / договариваться по какому-л. вопросу

to reactivate an agreement — реанимировать соглашение

to re-examine the agreement — пересматривать условия соглашения

to renege on an agreement — нарушать соглашение, уклоняться от выполнения соглашения

to repudiate an agreement — отвергать соглашение, отказываться от ранее заключенного соглашения

to respect an agreement — соблюдать соглашение

to review / to revoke an agreement — пересматривать соглашение

to sabotage an agreement — срывать / саботировать выполнение соглашения

to satisfy an agreement — выполнять свои обязательства по соглашению

to scrap an agreement — расторгать соглашение

to scuttle an agreement — уклоняться от выполнения соглашения

to search for an agreement — стремиться к достижению соглашения

to secure an agreement — добиваться соглашения, обеспечивать заключение соглашения

to seek an agreement — 1) добиваться заключения соглашения 2) добиваться согласия / договоренности

to set the seal on an agreement — официально одобрять соглашение

to sign an agreement — подписывать соглашение

to signal one's agreement — заявлять о своем согласии

to smooth the way for an agreement — готовить почву для заключения соглашения

to speed up an agreement — ускорять заключение соглашения

to stick to an agreement — придерживаться условий соглашения

to stipulate smth by an agreement — обуславливать что-л. соглашением

to strengthen the agreement — подкреплять соглашение (чем-л.)

to strike an agreement — заключать соглашение

to strive for agreement — стремиться к достижению согласия

to submit an agreement to the government for endorsement — предоставлять текст соглашения на утверждение правительства

to supervise an agreement — наблюдать за выполнением соглашения

to terminate an agreement — прекращать действие соглашения

to thrash out an agreement — выработать соглашение

to thwart / to torpedo an agreement — срывать выполнение соглашения

to translate an agreement into concrete measures — претворять соглашение в жизнь

to undermine existing agreements — подрывать существующие соглашения

to verify an agreement — проверять соблюдение соглашения

to violate an agreement — нарушать соглашение

to walk away from an agreement — отходить от соглашения

to water down an agreement — ослаблять условия соглашения

to welcome an agreement — приветствовать заключение соглашения

to work for an agreement — добиваться соглашения

to work out an agreement — разрабатывать соглашение

to wreck an agreement — срывать соглашение, мешать заключению соглашения

- agreement expires
- agreement fell flat
- agreement has broken down
- agreement has come into operation
- agreement in force
- agreement in principle
- agreement is effective
- agreement is in danger of collapse
- agreement is in force
- agreement is subject to approval by the General Assembly
- agreement is to come into effect on August 20
- agreement is unlikely to stock
- agreement is up for renewal
- agreement on a framework of withdrawal
- agreement on a partial pullout of troops
- agreement on all points
- agreement on limiting nuclear weapons
- agreement under negotiation
- agreement will hold
- agreement worth $...
- agreements of wages, hours and working conditions
- allied agreements
- arbitration agreement
- architect of an agreement
- armistice agreement
- arms agreement
- arms control agreement
- as a precursor to any kind of an agreement
- as part of the agreement
- avoidance of an agreement
- back-to-work agreement
- barter agreement
- basic agreement
- behind-the-scenes agreement
- bilateral agreement
- binding agreement
- branch agreements
- breach of the peace agreement
- broad agreement
- by mutual agreement
- cartel agreement
- cease-fire agreement
- clearing agreement
- collective agreement
- commercial agreement
- commodity agreement
- compensation agreement
- complete agreement on all major items
- comprehensive agreement
- compromise agreement
- conclusion of an agreement
- consensus agreement
- consular agreement
- contractual agreement
- conventional arms agreement
- cooperation agreement
- credit agreements
- cultural exchange agreement
- currency-credit agreements
- current agreement
- disarmament agreement
- disengagement agreement
- draft agreement
- durable agreement
- duration of an agreement
- economic agreement
- enslaving agreement
- enthralling agreement
- entry of an agreement into force
- equal party to the agreement
- equitable agreement
- executive agreement
- expiration of an agreement
- face-saving agreement
- far-reaching agreement
- fettering agreement
- final agreement
- final print of an agreement
- financial agreement
- foreign investment agreement
- formal agreement
- Four-Power Agreement on West Berlin
- framework agreement
- free trade agreement
- GATT
- General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
- general agreement
- Geneva Agreements
- gentleman's agreement
- historic agreement
- immigration agreement
- impediment to an agreement
- in accordance with the agreement achieved
- in circumvention of the agreement
- in conformity with the terms of agreements
- in contravention of the agreement
- in line with the agreement
- in the absence of a special agreement
- in the wake of the agreement
- inconsistent with the agreement
- indemnification agreement
- inequitable agreement
- INF Agreement
- informal agreement
- initial agreement
- installment agreement
- instalment agreement
- interagency agreement
- interdepartmental agreement
- intergovernmental agreement
- interim agreement
- interlocking set of agreements
- Intermediate Nuclear Forces Agreement
- international agreement
- international fisheries agreement
- interstate agreement
- labor agreement
- landmark agreement
- large measure of agreement between...
- last-in-first-out redundancy agreement
- last-minute agreement
- lend-lease agreement
- license agreement
- licensing agreement
- long-awaited agreement
- long-term agreement
- major agreement
- marketing agreement
- market-sharing agreement
- measure of agreement between smb
- military agreement
- military-political agreement
- model agreement
- monetary agreement
- multilateral agreement
- multipartite agreement
- multipurpose international agreement
- mutual agreement
- national agreement
- nonaggression agreement
- nonattack agreement
- nonbelligerency agreement
- noncompliance with the agreement
- North American Free Trade Agreement
- no-strike agreement
- observance of the agreement
- on the brink of an agreement
- on the verge of an agreement
- onerous agreement
- on-site monitoring agreement
- outline agreement
- overall agreement
- package agreement
- patent agreement
- payments agreement
- peace agreement
- pending the coming into force of the agreement
- permanent agreement
- personal training agreement
- political agreement
- power-sharing agreement
- preliminary agreement
- procedural agreement
- progress toward a concerted agreement
- progress toward mutually acceptable agreement
- prolongation of an agreement
- prospect of an agreement
- provided by the agreement
- provision of an agreement
- provisional agreement
- quadripartite agreement
- reciprocal agreement
- regional agreement
- repatriation agreement
- safeguards agreement
- scientific and technical cooperation agreement
- search for a generally acceptable agreement
- secret agreement
- separate agreement
- short-term agreement
- show-piece of an agreement
- signs for agreement
- solid agreement
- solvent feature of the agreement
- special agreement
- special service agreement
- specific agreement
- standstill agreement
- starting-point of an agreement
- stipulated by the following article of the agreement
- strike-free agreement
- subject of an agreement
- subject to agreement
- subsidiary agreement
- substantive agreement
- superpower agreement
- tacit agreement
- tariff agreement
- technical agreement
- tentative agreement
- termination of agreement
- terms of an agreement

- trade agreement
- trade and credit agreement
- trade and economic agreement
- trade-and-payments agreement
- tripartite agreement
- troop-withdrawal agreement
- trusteeship agreement
- umbrella agreement
- under the agreement
- unequal agreement
- unratified agreement
- unspoken agreement
- UN-sponsored agreement
- unwritten agreement
- verbal agreement
- verifiable agreement
- viable agreement
- voluntary price restraint agreement
- wide-ranging agreements
- working agreement
- written agreement
- zero-zero agreement

Politics english-russian dictionary > agreement
2 добиваться

I несовер. - добиваться;
совер. - добиться возвр.
1) (чего-л.) (try to) get, obtain, achieve, reach (достигать) ;
secure (обеспечивать) ;
strive( for) ;
seek after добиваться чего-л. судом ≈ to take smth. to court настойчиво добиваться ≈ to press( for) добиваться соглашения ≈ (с кем-л.) to seek agreement( with) добиться поддержки ≈ to win the support добиться успеха ≈ to achieve a success добиваться невозможного ≈ to strive for the impossible;
to try to square the circle идиом. добиться своего ≈ to gain one's end(s), to get one's own way
2) разг. (стараться увидеть) try to see, try to get at (smb.) ;
strive for II страд. от добивать

добива|ться - несов. (рд.) strive* (for, + to inf.) ;
try/strive* to get (smth.), seek* (smth.) ;
~ встречи с кем-л. try to meet smb. ;
seek* out smb. ;
он всегда ~лся своего he always got what he wanted;
~ признания strive* for recognition;
~ решения seek* a decision, try to get a decision;
~ славы seek* fame.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > добиваться
3 добиться

несовер. - добиваться;
совер. - добиться возвр.
1) (чего-л.) (try to) get, obtain, achieve, reach (достигать) ;
secure (обеспечивать) ;
strive( for) ;
seek after добиваться чего-л. судом ≈ to take smth. to court обманом добиться чего-л. ≈ bluff into настойчиво добиться ≈ to press( for) добиться соглашения ≈ (с кем-л.) to seek agreement( with) добиться поддержки ≈ to win the support добиться успеха ≈ to achieve a success добиться невозможного ≈ to strive for the impossible;
to try to square the circle идиом. добиться своего ≈ to gain one's end(s), to get one's own way
2) разг. (стараться увидеть) try to see, try to get at (smb.) ;
strive for

сов. (рд.) obtain (smth.), achieve (smth.), succeed in getting (smth.) ;
он добился встречи с ним he succeeded in getting an interview with him;
~ ответа succeed in getting an answer я не добился ответа I couldn`t get an answer, I failed to get an ansver;
~ (полного) успеха succeed;
achieve (complete) success;
~ решения obtain a decision;
~ своего succeed in getting one`s own way, get* one`s own way;
achieve/attain one`s object;
не ~ чего-л. fail to get smth. fall to achieve smth. ;
ничего не ~ gain nothing, get* nothing for one`s pains;
~ попаданий воен. get* on target.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > добиться
4 добиваться

1. страд. к добивать 2. добиться
1. (рд.) obtain (d.); ( достигать) achieve (d.); ( обеспечивать) secure (d.); несов. тж. try to get / obtain / achieve / secure (d.), strive* (for, + to inf.); seek* after (d.); make* efforts to attain (d.)

настойчиво добиваться (рд.) — press (for)

добиться мира — achieve / secure peace

добиться решительной победы — achieve a decisive victory

добиваться соглашения (с тв.) — seek* agreement (with)

добиться поддержки, своих прав — win* the support, one's rights

многого можно добиться — a great deal can be gained

добиться успеха — achieve (a) success

добиться высокой производительности труда — succeed in increasing the productivity, achieve higher productivity

добиваться невозможного — strive* for the impossible; try to square the circle идиом.

добиваться того, чтобы стать... — strive* to become...

добиться своего — gain one's end / object; get* one's way

2. (кого-л.) разг. ( стараться увидеть) try to see (smb.), try to get at (smb.)

♢ не добиться толку от кого-л. — be unable to get any sense out of smb.

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > добиваться
5 добиваться

I
страд. к добивать
II несов. - добива́ться, сов. - доби́ться
1) (рд.; стремиться к чему-л) (try to) obtain (d); ( достигать) (try to) achieve (d); ( обеспечивать) assure (d), secure (d); несов. тж. strive (for + to inf); seek (after)

насто́йчиво добива́ться (рд.) — press (for)

добива́ться соглаше́ния (с тв.) — seek agreement (with)

доби́ться ми́ра — achieve / secure peace

доби́ться реши́тельной побе́ды — win a decisive victory

доби́ться подде́ржки (от) — win / enlist smb's support

мо́жно мно́гого доби́ться — a great deal can be gained

доби́ться успе́ха — score (a) success

добива́ться невозмо́жного — strive for the impossible; try to square the circle идиом.

добива́ться того́, что́бы стать... — strive to become...

доби́ться своего́ — gain one's end / object; get / have one's way

2) разг. (кого́-л; стремиться к любви с кем-л) (try to) win smb

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не доби́ться то́лку от кого́-л — be unable to get any sense out of smb

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > добиваться
6 добиваться

to strive (for), to seek, to try to get; (достигать) to achieve, to obtain, to attain, to secure

добиваться выдвижения своей кандидатуры на пост президента — to seek the presidential nomination

добиваться доверия — to seek (smb.'s) confidence

добиваться заключения международного договора / соглашения — to press for an international agreement / treaty

добиваться заключения мира — to seek to make peace

добиваться консенсуса — to obtain consensus

добиваться невозможного — to strive for the impossible, to try to square the circle

добиваться одобрения — to seek (smb.'s) approval

добиваться переизбрания на второй срок — to seek a second term

добиваться поддержки / помощи — to seek (smb.'s) support / aid / help

добиться решения — to obtain a decision

добиться решительной победы — to achieve a decisive victory

добиваться своего — to gain one's end / object, to put one's case over

добиться успеха — to achieve (a) success

настойчиво добиваться — to persevere, to press (for)

Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > добиваться
7 добиватися

= добитися

1) тк. недок. ( прагнути) to aim at, to be solicitous of, to try to get ( to obtain); to strive for, to make efforts to obtain ( to attain)

добиватися неможливого — to strive for the impossible; to try to square the circle ідіом.

добитися взаєморозуміння — to seek mutual understanding

добиватися справедливості — to obtain justice

наполегливо добиватися — to press ( for)

добитися підтримки — to win the support

добитися успіху — to achieve a success

добитися угоди (з ким-небудь) — to seek agreement ( with)

2) тк. док. ( досягти мети) to obtain, to achieve, to get

добитися свого — to get one's way

Українсько-англійський словник > добиватися
8 work

work [wɜ:k]

travail ⇒ 1 (a)-(e), 1 (g) œuvre ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (f) besogne ⇒ 1 (b) emploi ⇒ 1 (c) ouvrage ⇒ 1 (f) recherches ⇒ 1 (g) travailler ⇒ 2A (a)-(e), 3A (b), 3A (c), 3A (e), 3C (a) fonctionner ⇒ 2B (a) marcher ⇒ 2B (a), 2B (b) réussir ⇒ 2B (b) agir ⇒ 2B (c), 2B (d) faire travailler ⇒ 3A (a) faire marcher ⇒ 3B (a) façonner ⇒ 3C (a) mécanisme ⇒ 4 1 (a) travaux ⇒ 4 1 (b) usine ⇒ 4 2 (a)

1 noun

(a) (effort, activity) travail m, œuvre f;

∎ computers take some of the work out of filing les ordinateurs facilitent le classement;

∎ this report needs more work il y a encore du travail à faire sur ce rapport, ce rapport demande plus de travail;

∎ she's done a lot of work for charity elle a beaucoup travaillé pour des associations caritatives;

∎ it will take a lot of work to make a team out of them ça va être un drôle de travail de faire d'eux une équipe;

∎ keep up the good work! continuez comme ça!;

∎ nice or good work! c'est du bon travail!, bravo!;

∎ that's fine work or a fine piece of work c'est du beau travail;

∎ your work has been useful vous avez fait du travail utile;

∎ work on the tunnel is to start in March (existing tunnel) les travaux sur le tunnel doivent commencer en mars; (new tunnel) la construction du tunnel doit commencer en mars;

∎ work in progress Administration travail en cours; Accountancy travaux mpl en cours, inventaire m de production; (sign) travaux en cours;

∎ she put a lot of work into that book elle a beaucoup travaillé sur ce livre;

∎ to make work for sb compliquer la vie à qn;

∎ to start work, to set to work se mettre au travail;

∎ she set or she went to work on the contract elle a commencé à travailler sur le contrat;

∎ he set to work undermining their confidence il a entrepris de saper leur confiance;

∎ I set him to work (on) painting the kitchen je lui ai donné la cuisine à peindre;

∎ they put him to work in the kitchen ils l'ont mis au travail dans la cuisine;

∎ let's get (down) to work! (mettons-nous) au travail!;

∎ proverb all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy beaucoup de travail et peu de loisirs ne réussissent à personne

(b) (duty, task) travail m, besogne f;

∎ I've got loads of work to do j'ai énormément de travail à faire;

∎ she gave us too much work elle nous a donné trop de travail;

∎ he's trying to get some work done il essaie de travailler un peu;

∎ they do their work well ils travaillent bien, ils font du bon travail;

∎ it's hard work c'est du travail, ce n'est pas facile;

∎ it's thirsty work ça donne soif;

∎ to make short or light work of sth expédier qch;

∎ figurative to make short work of sb ne faire qu'une bouchée de qn;

∎ familiar it's nice work if you can get it! c'est une bonne planque, encore faut-il la trouver!

(c) (paid employment) travail m, emploi m;

∎ what (kind of) work do you do? qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?, quel travail faites-vous?;

∎ I do translation work je suis traducteur, je fais des traductions;

∎ to find work trouver du travail;

∎ to look for work chercher du travail ou un emploi;

∎ to be in work travailler, avoir un emploi;

∎ to be out of work être au chômage ou sans travail ou sans emploi;

∎ he had a week off work (holiday) il a pris une semaine de vacances; (illness) il n'est pas allé au travail pendant une semaine;

∎ to take time off work prendre des congés;

∎ she's off work today elle ne travaille pas aujourd'hui;

∎ to do a full day's work faire une journée entière de travail;

∎ people out of work (gen) les chômeurs mpl; Administration & Economics les inactifs mpl

(d) (place of employment) travail m; Administration lieu m de travail;

∎ I go to work by bus je vais au travail en bus;

∎ I'm late for work je suis en retard pour le travail;

∎ he's a friend from work c'est un collègue;

∎ where is your (place of) work? où travaillez-vous?, quel est votre lieu de travail?;

∎ on her way home from work en rentrant du travail

(e) (papers, material etc being worked on) travail m;

∎ to take work home prendre du travail à la maison;

∎ her work was all over the table son travail était étalé sur la table

(f) (creation, artefact etc) œuvre f; (on smaller scale) ouvrage m; Sewing ouvrage m;

∎ it's all my own work j'ai tout fait moi-même;

∎ it's an interesting piece of work (gen) c'est un travail intéressant; Art, Literature & Music c'est une œuvre intéressante;

∎ very detailed/delicate work (embroidery, carving etc) ouvrage très détaillé/délicat;

∎ these formations are the work of the wind ces formations sont l'œuvre du vent;

∎ the silversmith sells much of his work to hotels l'orfèvre vend une grande partie de ce qu'il fait ou de son travail à des hôtels;

∎ the complete works of Shakespeare les œuvres complètes ou l'œuvre de Shakespeare;

∎ a new work on Portugal un nouvel ouvrage sur le Portugal;

∎ a work of art une œuvre d'art;

∎ works of fiction des ouvrages de fiction

(g) (research) travail m, recherches fpl;

∎ there hasn't been a lot of work done on the subject peu de travail a été fait ou peu de recherches ont été faites sur le sujet

(h) (deed) œuvre f, acte m;

∎ good works bonnes œuvres fpl;

∎ each man will be judged by his works chaque homme sera jugé selon ses œuvres;

∎ charitable works actes mpl de charité, actes mpl charitables;

∎ the murder is the work of a madman le meurtre est l'œuvre d'un fou

(i) (effect) effet m;

∎ wait until the medicine has done its work attendez que le médicament ait agi ou ait produit son effet

(j) Physics travail m

2 intransitive verb

A.

(a) (exert effort on a specific task, activity etc) travailler;

∎ we worked for hours cleaning the house nous avons passé des heures à faire le ménage;

∎ they worked in the garden ils ont fait du jardinage;

∎ we work hard nous travaillons dur;

∎ she's working on a novel just now elle travaille à un roman en ce moment;

∎ a detective is working on this case un détective est sur cette affaire;

∎ he works at or on keeping himself fit il fait de l'exercice pour garder la forme;

∎ we have to work to a deadline nous devons respecter des délais dans notre travail;

∎ we have to work to a budget nous devons travailler avec un certain budget;

∎ I've worked with the handicapped before j'ai déjà travaillé avec les handicapés;

∎ I work with the Spanish on that project je travaille (en collaboration) avec les Espagnols sur ce projet

(b) (be employed) travailler;

∎ he works as a teacher il a un poste d'enseignant;

∎ I work in advertising je travaille dans la publicité;

∎ who do you work for? chez qui est-ce que vous travaillez?;

∎ she works in or for a bank elle travaille dans ou pour une banque;

∎ I work a forty-hour week je travaille quarante heures par semaine, je fais une semaine de quarante heures;

∎ to work for a living travailler pour gagner sa vie;

∎ Industry to work to rule faire la grève du zèle

(c) (strive for a specific goal or aim)

∎ to work for a good cause travailler pour une bonne cause;

∎ they're working for better international relations ils s'efforcent d'améliorer les relations internationales

(d) (study) travailler, étudier;

∎ you're going to have to work if you want to pass the exam il va falloir que tu travailles ou que tu étudies si tu veux avoir ton examen

(e) (use a specified substance) travailler;

∎ this sculptor works in or with copper ce sculpteur travaille avec le cuivre;

∎ she has always worked in or with watercolours elle a toujours travaillé avec de la peinture à l'eau

B.

(a) (function, operate → machine, brain, system) fonctionner, marcher;

∎ the lift doesn't work at night l'ascenseur ne marche pas la nuit;

∎ the lift never works l'ascenseur est toujours en panne;

∎ the radio works off batteries la radio fonctionne avec des piles;

∎ a pump worked by hand une pompe actionnée à la main ou manuellement;

∎ they soon got or had it working ils sont vite parvenus à le faire fonctionner;

∎ she sat still, her brain or her mind working furiously elle était assise immobile, le cerveau en ébullition;

∎ figurative everything worked smoothly tout s'est déroulé comme prévu;

∎ your idea just won't work ton idée ne peut pas marcher;

∎ this relationship isn't working cette relation ne marche pas;

∎ that argument works both ways ce raisonnement est à double tranchant;

∎ how does the law work exactly? comment la loi fonctionne-t-elle exactement?

(b) (produce results, succeed) marcher, réussir;

∎ it worked brilliantly ça a très bien marché;

∎ their scheme didn't work leur complot a échoué;

∎ that/flattery won't work with me ça/la flatterie ne prend pas avec moi

(c) (drug, medicine) agir, produire ou faire son effet

(d) (act) agir;

∎ the acid works as a catalyst l'acide agit comme ou sert de catalyseur;

∎ events have worked against us/in our favour les événements ont agi contre nous/en notre faveur;

∎ I'm working on the assumption that they'll sign the contract je pars du principe qu'ils signeront le contrat

C.

(a) (reach a condition or state gradually)

∎ to work loose se desserrer;

∎ to work free se libérer;

∎ the nail worked through the sole of my shoe le clou est passé à travers la semelle de ma chaussure

(b) (face, mouth) se contracter, se crisper

(c) (ferment) fermenter

3 transitive verb

A.

(a) (worker, employee, horse) faire travailler;

∎ the boss works his staff hard le patron exige beaucoup de travail de ses employés;

∎ you work yourself too hard tu te surmènes;

∎ to work oneself to death se tuer à la tâche;

∎ to work one's fingers to the bone s'user au travail

(b) (pay for with labour or service)

∎ they worked their passage to India ils ont payé leur passage en Inde en travaillant;

∎ I worked my way through college j'ai travaillé pour payer mes études à l'université

(c) (carry on activity in)

∎ he works the southern sales area il travaille pour le service commercial de la région sud;

∎ the pollster worked both sides of the street le sondeur a enquêté des deux côtés de la rue;

∎ figurative the candidate worked the crowd le candidat s'efforçait de soulever l'enthousiasme de la foule;

∎ a real-estate agent who works the phones un agent immobilier qui fait de la prospection par téléphone;

∎ she works the bars (prostitute) elle travaille dans les bars

(d) (achieve, accomplish)

∎ the new policy will work major changes la nouvelle politique opérera ou entraînera des changements importants;

∎ the story worked its magic or its charm on the public l'histoire a enchanté le public;

∎ to work a spell on sb jeter un sort à qn;

∎ to work miracles faire ou accomplir des miracles;

∎ to work wonders faire merveille;

∎ she has worked wonders with the children elle a fait des merveilles avec les enfants

(e) (make use of, exploit → land) travailler, cultiver; (→ mine, quarry) exploiter, faire valoir

B.

(a) (operate) faire marcher, faire fonctionner;

∎ this switch works the furnace ce bouton actionne ou commande la chaudière;

∎ he knows how to work the drill il sait se servir de la perceuse

(b) (manoeuvre)

∎ I worked the handle up and down j'ai remué la poignée de haut en bas;

∎ to work one's hands free parvenir à dégager ses mains;

∎ she worked the ropes loose elle a réussi à desserrer les cordes petit à petit

(c) (by slow progression)

∎ I worked my way along the ledge j'ai longé la saillie avec précaution;

∎ he worked his way down/up the cliff il a descendu/monté la falaise lentement;

∎ the beggar worked his way towards us le mendiant s'est approché de nous;

∎ they worked their way through the list ils ont traité chaque élément de la liste tour à tour;

∎ he's worked his way through the whole grant il a épuisé toute la subvention;

∎ a band of rain working its way across the country un front de pluie qui traverse le pays;

∎ they have worked themselves into a corner ils se sont mis dans une impasse

(d) familiar (contrive) s'arranger;

∎ she managed to work a few days off elle s'est arrangée ou s'est débrouillée pour avoir quelques jours de congé;

∎ I worked it or worked things so that she's never alone j'ai fait en sorte qu'elle ou je me suis arrangé pour qu'elle ne soit jamais seule

C.

(a) (shape → leather, metal, stone) travailler, façonner; (→ clay, dough) travailler, pétrir; (→ object, sculpture) façonner; Sewing (design, initials) broder;

∎ she worked the silver into earrings elle a travaillé l'argent pour en faire des boucles d'oreilles;

∎ she worked a figure out of the wood elle a sculpté une silhouette dans le bois;

∎ the flowers are worked in silk les fleurs sont brodées en soie;

∎ work the putty into the right consistency travaillez le mastic pour lui donner la consistance voulue

(b) (rub)

∎ gently work the cream into your hands massez-vous les mains pour faire pénétrer la crème;

∎ work the dye into the surface of the leather faites pénétrer la teinture dans le cuir

(c) (excite, provoke)

∎ the orator worked the audience into a frenzy l'orateur a enflammé ou a galvanisé le public;

∎ she worked herself into a rage elle s'est mise dans une colère noire

4 works

1 plural noun

(a) (mechanism) mécanisme m, rouages mpl; (of clock) mouvement m;

∎ familiar to foul up or to gum up the works tout foutre en l'air

(b) Building industry travaux mpl; (installation) installations fpl;

∎ road works travaux mpl; (sign) travaux;

∎ Minister/Ministry of Works ministre m/ministère m des Travaux publics

2 noun

(a) Industry (factory) usine f;

∎ a printing works une imprimerie;

∎ a gas works une usine à gaz;

∎ price ex works prix m sortie usine

(b) familiar (everything)

∎ the (whole) works tout le bataclan ou le tralala;

∎ they had eggs, bacon, toast, the works ils mangeaient des œufs, du bacon, du pain grillé, tout, quoi!;

∎ American to shoot the works jouer le grand jeu;

∎ American we shot the works on the project nous avons mis le paquet sur le projet;

∎ to give sb the works (special treatment) dérouler le tapis rouge pour qn; (beating) passer qn à tabac

5 at work

1 adjective

(a) (person)

∎ to be at work on sth/(on) doing sth travailler (à) qch/à faire qch;

∎ he's at work on a new book il travaille à un nouveau livre;

∎ they're hard at work painting the house ils sont en plein travail, ils repeignent la maison

(b) (having an effect)

∎ there are several factors at work here il y a plusieurs facteurs qui entrent en jeu ou qui jouent ici;

∎ there are evil forces at work des forces mauvaises sont en action

2 adverb

(at place of work)

∎ she's at work (gen) elle est au travail; (office) elle est au bureau; (factory) elle est à l'usine;

∎ I'll phone you at work je t'appellerai au travail;

∎ we met at work on s'est connus au travail

►► work area (in school, home) coin m de travail; Computing zone f de travail;

works band fanfare m (d'une entreprise);

work camp (prison) camp m de travail; (voluntary) chantier m de travail;

American work coat blouse f;

works committee, works council comité m d'entreprise;

work ethic = exaltation des valeurs liées au travail;

work experience stage m (en entreprise);

∎ the course includes two months' work experience le programme comprend un stage en entreprise de deux mois;

American work farm = camp de travail forcé où les détenus travaillent la terre;

Computing work file fichier m de travail;

work flow déroulement m des opérations;

work group groupe m de travail;

works manager directeur(trice) m,f d'usine;

work party (of soldiers) escouade f; (of prisoners) groupe m de travail;

work permit permis m de travail;

Computing work sheet feuille f de travail;

work space (at home) coin-travail m; (in office) & Computing espace m de travail;

∎ I need more work space j'ai besoin de plus d'espace pour travailler;

work surface surface f de travail;

American work week semaine f de travail

➲ work away intransitive verb

travailler;

∎ while he worked away at fixing the furnace tandis qu'il travaillait à réparer la chaudière;

∎ we worked away all evening nous avons passé la soirée à travailler

➲ work down intransitive verb

glisser;

∎ her socks had worked down around her ankles ses chaussettes étaient tombées sur ses chevilles

➲ work in separable transitive verb

(a) (incorporate) incorporer;

∎ work the ointment in thoroughly faites bien pénétrer la pommade;

∎ Cookery work the butter into the flour incorporez le beurre à la farine

(b) (insert) faire entrer ou introduire petit à petit;

∎ he worked in a few sly remarks about the boss il a réussi à glisser quelques réflexions sournoises sur le patron;

∎ I'll try and work the translation in some time this week (into schedule) j'essayerai de (trouver le temps de) faire la traduction dans le courant de la semaine

➲ work off separable transitive verb

(a) (dispose of → fat, weight) se débarrasser de, éliminer; (→ anxiety, frustration) passer, assouvir;

∎ I worked off my excess energy chopping wood j'ai dépensé mon trop-plein d'énergie en cassant du bois;

∎ he worked off his tensions by running il s'est défoulé en faisant du jogging;

∎ to work off one's anger on sb passer sa colère sur qn

(b) (debt, obligation)

∎ it took him three months to work off his debt il a dû travailler trois mois pour rembourser son emprunt

➲ work on

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (person) essayer de convaincre;

∎ we've been working on him but he still won't go nous avons essayé de le persuader mais il ne veut toujours pas y aller;

∎ I'll work on her je vais m'occuper d'elle

(b) (task, problem)

∎ the police are working on who stole the jewels la police s'efforce de retrouver celui qui a volé les bijoux;

∎ he's been working on his breaststroke/emotional problems il a travaillé sa brasse/essayé de résoudre ses problèmes sentimentaux;

∎ have you got any ideas? - I'm working on it as-tu des idées? - je cherche

(c) (use as basis)

∎ have you any data to work on? avez-vous des données sur lesquelles vous fonder?

2 intransitive verb

(continue to work) continuer à travailler

➲ work out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (discharge fully) acquitter en travaillant;

∎ to work out one's notice faire son préavis

(b) (calculate → cost, distance, sum) calculer; (→ answer, total) trouver;

∎ I work it out at £22 d'après mes calculs, ça fait 22 livres

(c) (solve → calculation, problem) résoudre; (→ puzzle) faire, résoudre; (→ code) déchiffrer;

∎ have they worked out their differences? est-ce qu'ils ont réglé ou résolu leurs différends?;

∎ I'm sure we can work this thing out (your problem) je suis sûr que nous pouvons arranger ça; (our argument) je suis sûr que nous finirons par nous mettre d'accord;

∎ things will work themselves out les choses s'arrangeront toutes seules ou d'elles-mêmes

(d) (formulate → idea, plan) élaborer, combiner; (→ agreement, details) mettre au point;

∎ to work out a solution trouver une solution;

∎ have you worked out yet when it's due to start? est-ce que tu sais quand ça doit commencer?;

∎ she had it all worked out elle avait tout planifié;

∎ we worked out an easier route nous avons trouvé un itinéraire plus facile

(e) (figure out) arriver à comprendre;

∎ I finally worked out why he was acting so strangely j'ai enfin découvert ou compris pourquoi il se comportait si bizarrement;

∎ the dog had worked out how to open the door le chien avait compris comment ouvrir la porte;

∎ I can't work her out je n'arrive pas à la comprendre;

∎ I can't work their relationship out leurs rapports me dépassent

(f) (mine, well) épuiser

2 intransitive verb

(a) (happen) se passer;

∎ it depends on how things work out ça dépend de la façon dont les choses se passent;

∎ the trip worked out as planned le voyage s'est déroulé comme prévu;

∎ I wonder how it will all work out je me demande comment tout cela va s'arranger;

∎ it all worked out for the best tout a fini par s'arranger pour le mieux;

∎ but it didn't work out that way mais il en a été tout autrement;

∎ it worked out badly for them les choses ont mal tourné pour eux

(b) (have a good result → job, plan) réussir; (→ problem, puzzle) se résoudre;

∎ she worked out fine as personnel director elle s'est bien débrouillée comme directeur du personnel;

∎ are things working out for you OK? est-ce que ça se passe bien pour toi?;

∎ did the new job work out? ça a marché pour le nouveau boulot?;

∎ it didn't work out between them les choses ont plutôt mal tourné entre eux;

∎ their project didn't work out leur projet est tombé à l'eau

(c) (amount to)

∎ how much does it all work out at? ça fait combien en tout?;

∎ the average price for an apartment works out to or at $5,000 per square metre le prix moyen d'un appartement s'élève ou revient à 5000 dollars le mètre carré;

∎ that works out at three hours a week ça fait trois heures par semaine;

∎ electric heating works out expensive le chauffage électrique revient cher

(d) (exercise) faire de l'exercice; (professional athlete) s'entraîner

➲ work over separable transitive verb

(a) American (revise) revoir, réviser

(b) familiar (beat up) tabasser, passer à tabac

➲ work round

1 intransitive verb

(a) (turn) tourner;

∎ the wind worked round to the north le vent a tourné au nord petit à petit

(b) figurative (in conversation)

∎ he finally worked round to the subject of housing il a fini par aborder le sujet du logement;

∎ what's she working round to? où veut-elle en venir?

2 separable transitive verb

∎ (bring round) I worked the conversation round to my salary j'ai amené la conversation sur la question de mon salaire

➲ work through

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (insert) faire passer à travers

(b) (progress through)

∎ we worked our way through the crowd nous nous sommes frayé un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ he worked his way through the book il a lu le livre du début à la fin;

∎ figurative I worked the problem through j'ai étudié le problème sous tous ses aspects

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (continue to work)

∎ she worked through lunch elle a travaillé pendant l'heure du déjeuner

(b) (resolve)

∎ he worked through his emotional problems il a réussi à assumer ses problèmes affectifs

➲ work up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (stir up, rouse) exciter, provoquer;

∎ he worked up the crowd il a excité la foule;

∎ he worked the crowd up into a frenzy il a rendu la foule frénétique;

∎ he works himself up or he gets himself worked up over nothing il s'énerve pour rien;

∎ she had worked herself up into a dreadful rage elle s'était mise dans une rage terrible

(b) (develop) développer;

∎ I want to work these ideas up into an article je veux développer ces idées pour en faire un article;

∎ to work up an appetite se mettre en appétit;

∎ we worked up a sweat/a thirst playing tennis jouer au tennis nous a donné chaud/soif;

∎ I can't work up any enthusiasm for this work je n'arrive pas à avoir le moindre enthousiasme pour ce travail;

∎ he tried to work up an interest in the cause il a essayé de s'intéresser à la cause

(c) (idiom)

∎ to work one's way up faire son chemin;

∎ she worked her way up from secretary to managing director elle a commencé comme secrétaire et elle a fait son chemin jusqu'au poste de P-DG;

∎ I worked my way up from nothing je suis parti de rien

2 intransitive verb

(a) (clothing) remonter

(b) (build up)

∎ the film was working up to a climax le film approchait de son point culminant;

∎ things were working up to a crisis une crise se préparait, on était au bord d'une crise;

∎ she's working up to what she wanted to ask elle en vient à ce qu'elle voulait demander;

∎ what are you working up to? où veux-tu en venir?

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9 добиваться

1. dispute

2. obtain

3. attain

4. seek after

добиваться подтверждения — seek a declaration

добиваться ареста — to seek for an arrest

добиваться осуждения — to seek conviction

добиваться гласности — to seek publicity

добиваться соглашения — seek agreement

5. push for

добиваться решающих результатов — force a decision

интригами добиваться власти — to scheme for power

добиваться решающего успеха — push to a decision

6. shy at

7. woo

8. wooed

9. wooing

10. smash; kill; finish; obtain; reach; strive for; find out

добиваться мира — labour for peace

11. contest

Синонимический ряд:

1. домогаться (глаг.) домогаться

2. достигать (глаг.) достигать; завоевывать

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > добиваться
10 alcanzar

v.

1 to catch up with (igualarse con).

¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!

Yo alcanzo a Ricardo I catch up with Richard.

2 to reach (llegar a).

alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing line

lo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach it

alcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coast

este coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/h

el desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high

3 to achieve (lograr) (objetivo).

alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success

4 to hit.

le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots

5 to reach up to, to reach, to reach at, to get at.

Yo alcanzo el techo I reach up to the ceiling.

6 to have enough.

Me alcanzó la gasolina I had enough gas.

7 to attain, to come to, to achieve, to get.

Alcanzo la felicidad I attain happiness.

8 to get to, to come up to, to come to.

Alcancé la frontera I got to the border.

9 to reach up for, to get.

Yo alcancé la caja sobre el armario I reached up for the box above the armoire.

10 to manage to, to be able to, to get to.

Mario alcanzó ver el ocaso Mario managed to see the sunset.

11 to be enough.

Alcanzó la comida There was enough food.

12 to fit.

Yo alcanzo I fit

13 to pass, to hand, to hand over.

María alcanzó la sal Mary passed the salt.

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alcanzar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to reach

■ no alcanzo el libro I can't reach the book

2 (persona) to catch up, catch up with

■ los alcanzamos en la esquina we'll catch up with them at the corner

3 (pasar) to pass, hand over

■ alcánzame el agua pass me some water

4 (entender) to understand, grasp

5 (conseguir) to attain, achieve

■ alcanzamos los objetivos we achieved the goals

6 (golpear) to hit

■ el tiro la alcanzó en el pie the shot hit her in the foot

7 (afectar) to affect

■ eso no nos alcanza it doesn't affect us

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ser suficiente) to be sufficient ( para, for), be enough ( para, for), suffice ( para, for)

■ eso no alcanza para todos that's not enough for all of us

2 (ser capaz) to manage, succeed

■ no alcanzo a verlo I can't see it

* * *

verb

1) to reach

2) catch up with

3) achieve, attain

4) suffice, be enough

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1. VT

1) [en carrera]

a) [+ persona] (=llegar a la altura de) to catch up (with)

la alcancé cuando salía por la puerta — I caught up with her o I caught her up just as she was going out of the door

están a punto de alcanzar al grupo de cabeza — they are about to catch (up with) the leading group

dentro de poco alcanzará a su padre en altura — he'll soon be as tall as his father

b) [+ ladrón, autobús, tren] to catch

no nos alcanzarán nunca — they'll never catch us

2) (=llegar a) [+ cima, límite, edad] to reach

por fin alcanzaron la cima — they finally reached the summit

alcanzó las cajas con un palo — she reached the boxes with a stick

puede alcanzar una velocidad de 200km/h — it can reach speeds of up to 200km/h

alcanzó el rango de general — he reached the rank of general

la producción ha alcanzado las 20 toneladas — production has reached 20 tons

el libro ha alcanzado ya las seis ediciones — the book is already in its sixth edition

las montañas alcanzan los 5.000m — the mountains rise to 5,000m

el termómetro llegó a alcanzar los cuarenta grados — temperatures rose as high as forty degrees

• alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age

• alcanzó la orilla a nado — he made it to the shore by swimming, he swam back to the shore

• no llegó a alcanzar la pubertad — he never made it as far as puberty

3) (=conseguir) [+ acuerdo] to reach; [+ éxito, objetivo] to achieve

el acuerdo fue alcanzado tras muchos meses de conversaciones — the agreement was reached after many months of talks

las expectativas no se corresponden con los resultados alcanzados — the expectations are out of proportion with the results that have been achieved

• alcanzar la fama — to find fame, become famous

alcanzar la paz — to achieve peace

4) (=afectar) to affect

el cambio nos alcanzará a todos — the change will affect us all

una ley que alcanza sobre todo a los jubilados — a law which mainly affects o hits pensioners

5) [bala] to hit

uno de los dos disparos alcanzó al presidente — the president was hit by one of the two shots

la lancha fue alcanzada por un obús — the launch was hit by a shell

6) esp LAm (=dar) to pass

alcánzame la sal, por favor — could you pass (me) the salt, please?

¿me alcanzas las tijeras? — could you pass me the scissors?

7) * (=entender) to grasp, understand

no alcanza más allá de lo que le han enseñado — he's only capable of understanding what he's been taught

2. VI

1) (=llegar) to reach (a, hasta as far as)

no alcanzo — I can't reach

no alcanzaba al timbre — she couldn't reach (as far as) the doorbell

• hasta donde alcanza la vista — as far as the eye can see

2)

• alcanzar a hacer algo — to manage to do sth

no alcancé a verlo — I didn't manage to see him

no alcanzo a ver cómo pudo suceder — I can't see how it can have happened

no alcanzo a comprender sus razones — I just can't understand her reasons

3) (=ser suficiente) to be enough

• con dos botellas alcanzará para todos — two bottles will be enough for everyone

el sueldo no me alcanza para nada — I can't make ends meet on my salary

¿te alcanza para el tren? — esp LAm have you got enough money for the train?

4) LAm (=ascender)

¿a cuánto alcanza todo? — how much does it all come to?

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catch

lo alcancé en la curva — I caught up with him on the bend

a que no me alcanzas! — I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)

b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with

2) ( llegar a) < lugar> to reach, get to; <temperatura/nivel/edad> to reach

a pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión — despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane

casi no alcanzo el tren — I almost missed the train

lo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height

alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...

alcanza enormes distancias — it covers vast distances

alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age

3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reach

se pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos

4) (acercar, pasar)

alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody

¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?

5)

a) bala/misil to hit

fue alcanzado por un misil — it was hit by a missile

b) ( afectar) to affect

la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora — the measure has affected the working classes
2.
alcanzar vi

1) ( llegar)

está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it

hasta donde alcanzaba la vista — as far as the eye could see

alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf

no alcanzó a terminar — she didn't manage to finish

hasta donde alcanzo a ver — as far as I can see

2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enough

el sueldo no le alcanza — he can't manage on his salary

me alcanzará hasta final de mes — it will see me through to the end of the month

con una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do

* * *

= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.

Ex. A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.

Ex. To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.

Ex. This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.

Ex. Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.

Ex. The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.

Ex. She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.

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* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.

* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.

* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.

* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.

* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.

* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.

* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.

* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.

* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.

* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.

* alcanzar la cifra de = total.

* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.

* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.

* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.

* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.

* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.

* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.

* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.

* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.

* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.

* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.

* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.

* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.

* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.

* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.

* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.

* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.

* intentar alcanzar = reach for.

* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catch

lo alcancé en la curva — I caught up with him on the bend

a que no me alcanzas! — I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)

b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with

2) ( llegar a) < lugar> to reach, get to; <temperatura/nivel/edad> to reach

a pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión — despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane

casi no alcanzo el tren — I almost missed the train

lo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height

alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...

alcanza enormes distancias — it covers vast distances

alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age

3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reach

se pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos

4) (acercar, pasar)

alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody

¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?

5)

a) bala/misil to hit

fue alcanzado por un misil — it was hit by a missile

b) ( afectar) to affect

la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora — the measure has affected the working classes
2.
alcanzar vi

1) ( llegar)

está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it

hasta donde alcanzaba la vista — as far as the eye could see

alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf

no alcanzó a terminar — she didn't manage to finish

hasta donde alcanzo a ver — as far as I can see

2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enough

el sueldo no le alcanza — he can't manage on his salary

me alcanzará hasta final de mes — it will see me through to the end of the month

con una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do

* * *

= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.

Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.

Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.

Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.

Ex: Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.

Ex: The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.

Ex: She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.

* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.

* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.

* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.

* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.

* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.

* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.

* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.

* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.

* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.

* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.

* alcanzar la cifra de = total.

* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.

* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.

* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.

* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.

* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.

* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.

* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.

* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.

* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.

* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.

* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.

* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.

* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.

* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.

* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.

* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.

* intentar alcanzar = reach for.

* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

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alcanzar [A4 ]

vt

A

1 ‹persona› (llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up ( BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catch

a este paso no los vamos a alcanzar nunca at this rate we'll never catch up with them o catch them up

¡a que no me alcanzas! bet you can't catch me! ( colloq)

2 (en los estudios, en una tarea) to catch … up, to catch up with; (en estatura) to catch up with

empecé después que tú y ya te alcancé I started after you and I've caught up with you already

¡qué alto está! cualquier día alcanzará a su hermano look how tall he's getting! he'll be catching up with his brother soon!

B

1 ‹lugar› to reach, get to

los bomberos habían logrado alcanzar el segundo piso the firemen had managed to reach o get up to the second floor

a pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión/tren despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane/train

lo alcancé con un palo I used a pole to get at it o reach it

2 ‹temperatura› to reach; ‹edad/pubertad› to reach

el termómetro alcanzó los 40 grados the thermometer got up to o reached o registered 40 degrees

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height

algunos lagos alcanzan los 300 metros de profundidad some lakes are as deep as 300 meters o reach depths of 300 meters

un libro donde la estupidez alcanza su máxima expresión a book in which stupidity reaches its peak o which is the ultimate in stupidity

el aire expulsado alcanza una velocidad de 120 km/h the air expelled reaches a speed of 120 kph

el proyectil alcanzaba distancias de casi 1.000 metros the projectile could reach distances of o had a range of almost 1,000 meters

alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age, to reach the age of majority

3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/resultado› to achieve; ‹acuerdo› to reach; ‹fama/éxito› to achieve

alcanzó todas las metas que se propuso en la vida he achieved all the goals he set himself in life

los resultados alcanzados hasta ahora son excelentes the results achieved o attained up to now have been excellent

los acuerdos alcanzados en materia de desarme the agreements reached in the field of disarmament

se pretende alcanzar una recaudación de 100 millones de pesos they are hoping to take in ( AmE) o ( BrE) take as much as 100 million pesos

los candidatos no alcanzaban el nivel requerido the candidates did not reach o meet the required standard

C (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo A algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth TO sb

¿me alcanzas ese libro? could you pass me that book?

D

1 «bala/misil» to hit

el número de barcos alcanzados por misiles the number of ships hit by missiles

2

(afectar): la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora the measure has affected the working classes

■ alcanzar

vi

A

(llegar): está muy alto, no alcanzo it's too high, I can't reach it

hasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could see

alcanzar A + INF to manage to + INF

no alcanzó a terminar she didn't manage to finish

hasta donde alcanzo a ver, la situación no tiene arreglo as far as I can see there's no solution

algo que la mente humana no alcanza a entender something which the human mind cannot comprehend

B

(ser suficiente): el pollo no alcanzará para todos there won't be enough chicken for everyone o to go round

el sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage o get by on his salary

me alcanzará hasta final de mes it will see me through to the end of the month

no me alcanza el papel para envolver el regalo I haven't got enough paper to wrap the present in

con que le des una limpiadita, alcanza if you give it a quick clean, that will do o that will be good enough

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alcanzar ( conjugate alcanzar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ persona› ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up (BrE);

(pillar, agarrar) to catch;
◊ lo alcancé en la curva I caught up with him on the bend;

¡a que no me alcanzas! I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)
b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with

2 ( llegar a) ‹ lugar› to reach, get to;
‹temperatura/nivel/edad› to reach;
◊ casi no alcanzo el tren I almost missed the train;

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height;
alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age
3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/éxito› to achieve;
‹ acuerdo› to reach
4 (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo a algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth to sb
verbo intransitivo
1 ( llegar con la mano) to reach;
◊ hasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could see;

alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth
2 ( ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough;
◊ el sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage on his salary

alcanzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to reach
2 (coger a una persona) to catch up with
3 (llegar hasta una cantidad) to be up to: su biblioteca alcanza los tres mil ejemplares, his library is up to three thousand volumes
4 (acercar algo) to pass: alcánzame una silla, pass me a chair
5 (lograr) to attain, achieve
II vi (ser suficiente) to be sufficient: ese dinero no alcanza para un piso, this money isn't enough to buy a flat
' alcanzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atinar
- cobrar
- conseguir
- llegar
- situarse
- alargar
- caza
- cumplir
- dar
English:
achieve
- arm-twisting
- attain
- authoritarian
- blossom
- catch up
- come up to
- get at
- last
- means
- reach
- rise
- short
- strike
- catch
- come
- command
- do
- eke out
- elusive
- fulfill
- glimpse
- hit
- level
- manageable
- see
- stretch
- strive

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alcanzar

♦ vt

1. [igualarse con] to catch up with;

si estudias duro, alcanzarás a tu hermana if you study hard you'll catch up with your sister;

¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!;

vayan ustedes delante que ya los alcanzaré you go on ahead, I'll catch you up

2. [llegar a] to reach;
[autobús, tren] to manage to catch;
alcanzar el autobús to catch the bus;

lo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach it;

los termómetros alcanzarán mañana los 30 grados the temperature tomorrow will reach o go as high as 30 degrees;

alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age;

alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing line;

alcanzar un precio alto [en subasta] to sell for o obtain a high price;

alcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coast;

su sueldo no alcanza el salario mínimo she earns less than the minimum wage;

este coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/h;

el desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high

3. [lograr] to obtain;

alcanzar un objetivo to achieve a goal;

alcanzó su sueño tras años de trabajo after years of work, he achieved his dream;

el equipo alcanzó su segundo campeonato consecutivo the team won o achieved their second championship in a row;

alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success;

alcanzar la madurez to come of age, to reach maturity

4. [entregar] to pass;

alcánzame la sal could you pass me the salt?;

alcánzame ese jarrón, que no llego hasta el estante could you get that vase down for me, I can't reach the shelf

5. [golpear, dar] to hit;

el proyectil alcanzó de lleno el centro de la ciudad the shell exploded right in the centre of the city;

le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots;

el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo the tree was struck by lightning

6. [afectar] to affect;

la epidemia no les alcanzó they were unaffected by the epidemic;

la sequía no alcanza a esta provincia this province has been untouched by the drought

♦ vi

1. [ser suficiente]
alcanzar para algo/alguien to be enough for sth/sb;

el sueldo no me alcanza para llegar a fin de mes my salary isn't enough to make ends meet;

no sé si alcanzará para todos I don't know if there'll be enough for everyone

2. [poder]
alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth;

alcancé a verlo unos segundos I managed to see him for a few seconds;

no alcanzo a comprender por qué I can't begin to understand why;

no alcanzo a ver lo que quieres decir I can't quite see what you mean

3. [llegar]
está tan alto que no alcanzo it's too high for me to reach, it's so high up I can't reach it;

hasta donde alcanza la vista as far as the eye can see;

hasta donde alcanzo a recordar as far back as I can remember

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alcanzar

I v/t a alguien catch up with; lugar reach, get to; en nivel reach; objetivo achieve; cantidad amount to;

alcanzar la cifra de amount to, stand at

II v/i

1 en altura reach

2 en cantidad be enough;

el dinero no alcanza I/we etc can’t afford it

3

:

alcanzar a oír/ver manage to hear/see

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alcanzar {21} vt

1) : to reach

2) : to catch up with

3) lograr: to achieve, to attain

alcanzar vi

1) dar: to suffice, to be enough

2)

alcanzar a : to manage to

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alcanzar vb

1. (en general) to reach

ya alcanza a la estantería she can reach the shelf now

2. (conseguir) to achieve

alcanzó su meta he achieved his goal

3. (pillar) to catch up [pt. & pp. caught]

lo alcancé al final de la calle I caught him up at the end of the street

4. (bastar) to be enough

el pan no alcanza para todos there's not enough bread for everyone

Spanish-English dictionary > alcanzar
11 empeñar

v.

1 to pawn, to give as a guarantee, to hock, to pledge.

Ricardo empeñó su reloj Richard pawned his watch.

2 to engage, to compromise.

Ricardo empeñó su palabra Richard engaged his word.

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empeñar

► verbo transitivo

1 (objetos) to pawn, US hock

2 (palabra) to pledge

■ empeñó su palabra he pledged his word

► verbo pronominal empeñarse

1 (endeudarse) to get into debt

2 (insistir) to insist (en, on)

■ se empeñó en venir con nosotros he insisted on coming with us

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar empeñado,-a to be in debt

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verb

to pawn, pledge

- empeñarse

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1. VT

1) [+ objeto de valor] to pawn, pledge

2) (=comprometer) [+ palabra] to give; [+ persona] to engage, compel

3) (=comenzar) to start

2.

See:

empeñarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <joyas/pertenencias> to pawn, hock (colloq)

empeñar hasta la camisa or camiseta — (fam) to get o go heavily o deep in(to) debt

b) < palabra> to give
2.
empeñarse v pron

1) ( endeudarse) to get o go into debt

2)

a) ( esforzarse)

empeñarse en + inf — to strive to + inf (frml), to make an effort to + inf

empeñarse en hacer las cosas bien — to strive to do things well

b) ( proponerse)

empeñarse en + inf — to be determined to + inf

se ha empeñado en lograrlo — he's determined to achieve it

c) ( obstinarse) to insist

empeñarse en + inf — to insist on -ing

se empeñó en que estudiara medicina — she insisted that he studied medicine

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= pawn, hock, pledge.

Ex. Land may be pawned or mortgaged.

Ex. Today's parents have to hock the family jewels to afford the list of back-to-school items now requested by teachers and schools.

Ex. Hard times in the US are benefiting pawnbrokers as beleaguered consumers pledge jewels, electronics and other goods in return for loans.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <joyas/pertenencias> to pawn, hock (colloq)

empeñar hasta la camisa or camiseta — (fam) to get o go heavily o deep in(to) debt

b) < palabra> to give
2.
empeñarse v pron

1) ( endeudarse) to get o go into debt

2)

a) ( esforzarse)

empeñarse en + inf — to strive to + inf (frml), to make an effort to + inf

empeñarse en hacer las cosas bien — to strive to do things well

b) ( proponerse)

empeñarse en + inf — to be determined to + inf

se ha empeñado en lograrlo — he's determined to achieve it

c) ( obstinarse) to insist

empeñarse en + inf — to insist on -ing

se empeñó en que estudiara medicina — she insisted that he studied medicine

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= pawn, hock, pledge.

Ex: Land may be pawned or mortgaged.

Ex: Today's parents have to hock the family jewels to afford the list of back-to-school items now requested by teachers and schools.

Ex: Hard times in the US are benefiting pawnbrokers as beleaguered consumers pledge jewels, electronics and other goods in return for loans.

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empeñar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹joyas/pertenencias› to pawn, hock ( colloq)

empeñar hasta la camisa or camiseta ( fam); to get o go heavily o deep in debt

2 (comprometer) ‹palabra› to give

cumplió con la palabra empeñada he was as good as his word

■ empeñarse

v pron

A (endeudarse) to get o go into debt

B

1 (esforzarse) empeñarse EN + INF to strive to + INF ( frml), to make an effort to + INF

yo siempre me empeño en hacer las cosas bien I always strive to o make an effort to do things well

2 (obstinarse) to insist

si se empeña, déjalo pagar a él if he insists, let him pay

empeñarse EN + INF to insist ON -ING

se empeñó en venir con nosotras he insisted on coming with us

¿por qué te empeñas en seguir llamándome? why do you persist in calling me?

empeñarse EN QUE + SUBJ:

se empeñó en que estudiara medicina she insisted that he studied medicine, she insisted on him studying medicine

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empeñar ( conjugate empeñar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹joyas/pertenencias› to pawn, hock (colloq)

b) ‹ palabra› to give

empeñarse verbo pronominal
1 ( endeudarse) to get o go into debt
2 empeñarse en hacer algo ( esforzarse) to strive to do sth (frml), to make an effort to do sth;
( proponerse) to be determined to do sth;
( obstinarse) to insist on doing sth
empeñar verbo transitivo
1 (un bien material) to pawn, US hock
2 (la palabra) to give one's word
' empeñar' also found in these entries:
English:
pawn

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empeñar

♦ vt

1. [joyas, bienes] to pawn

2. [palabra] to give;

empeñó su palabra en lograr un consenso he gave his word that he would reach an agreement

♦ See also the pronominal verb empeñarse

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empeñar

v/t pawn

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empeñar vt

1) : to pawn

2) : to pledge, to give (one's word)

♦ See also the reflexive verb empeñarse

Spanish-English dictionary > empeñar
12 μαίομαι

μαίομαι

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `seek after, for, search for, touch, pursue', in present also `seek to attain' (Il.).

Other forms: Aeol. also μάομαι (Sapph. 36?), fut. μάσσομαι, aor. - μάσσασθαι.

Compounds: usu. with ἐπι-, in the aor. also with εἰσ-, ἐκ-, ἀμφι-, μετα-μαίομαι (Pi. Ν. 3, 81)

Derivatives: Verbaladj.: ἀ-προτί-μαστος `untouched' (Τ 263), ἐπί-μαστος adjunct of ἀλήτης (υ 377), meaning unclear, cf. Bechtel Lex. s. v. - Nom. actionis: μάσμα n. `searching' (Cratin. 424, Pl. Kra. 421 b), μαστύς, - ύος f. `id.' (Call. Fr. 277; Benveniste Noms d'agent 73). -- Nom. agentis: μαστήρ m. (also f., Schwyzer 530) `searcher' (trag.), also name of an Athen. officer (Hyp.), cf. Benveniste 40, Fraenkel Nom. ag. 2, 4; with μάστειρα f. (A.), μαστήριος Έρμῆς `God of the tracing' (A.; Schulze Kl. Schr. 168 n. 3); Μάστωρ ep. PN (Benveniste 54, Fraenkel 1, 14; 2, 11); μαστρός m. name of a financial officer (Pellene, Rhodos, Delphi) with μαστρικός (Delphi II^a), μα-στρ(ε)ία, El. μαστράα = εὔθυνα (Messen. I^p, H.), cf. Schwyzer 532 w. n. 2, details in Fraenkel 1, 163 n. 2; as 1.(?) member in μαστρ-οπός m. f. `procur(ess)' with - οπικός, - οπεύω, - οπεία (Att.); hypocor. μάστρυς f. (Phot.). - Denomin. in -( τ)εύω (Schwyzer 732): μαστεύω `search' (Pi., A.; Epid., X.) with μάστ-ευσις (Epid. IV^a, Archim.), - ευτής (X., Fraenkel 2, 62), - εία (VI^p); vgl. ματεύω. -- Here perh. also PN like Εὔ-μαιος, Οἰνό-μαος, Μαίων (ep.). -- On μάστιξ, μάσθλης s. vv. On μαστροπός s.v, which is Pre-Greek.

Origin: XX [etym. unknown]

Etymology: The sigmatic forms, e.g. aor. - μάσσασθαι and ἀ-προτί-μαστος, make for μαίομαι a basis *μασ-ι̯ο-μαι possible; the σ-forms may however also belong to ματέω, ματεύω, s. v. - Usually μαίομαι `touch' and μαίομαι `strive, try' (the latter with gen.) are considered as two diff. verbs (Bechtel Lex. s. v., WP. 2, 220 a. 238f., Pok. 693 a. 704f., Schwyzer-Debrunner 105); but the meaning `try to reach, strive after' can be explained easily from the conative aspect of the present-stem. - No clear agreement. In the sense of `touch' compared with some words for `beckon with the hand etc.', e.g. OCS na-ma-jǫ, - jati `beckon', Lith. mó-ju, --ti `beckon', mos-úoti `turn, swing', with also μηνύω (s.v.); as `strive, try' however to μαιμάω, μῶμαι (s. vv.). -- After Belardi Maia 2, 277ff. (s. also Doxa 3, 213) as `touch' to μάρη etc.

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Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > μαίομαι
13 seek

1. v искать, разыскивать; пытаться найти

to seek employment — искать работу

to seek game — искать дичь

to seek safety in flight — искать спасения в бегстве, спасаться бегством

they sought through the house — они обыскали дом

she seeks a situation as cook — она ищет место кухарки

what are you seeking for? — что вы ищете?

the cause is to be sought in his weakness — причину следует искать в его слабости

the reason is not far to seek — причина ясна, за объяснением далеко ходить не надо

you will not have far to seek — вам не придётся долго искать

to seek the truth — искать истину

to seek sanctuary — искать убежища

to seek retiracy — искать уединения

to seek expression — стремиться найти выход

seek an agreement — искать пути к соглашению

2. v добиваться

to seek wealth — добиваться богатства

to seek for sleep is only to drive it away — стараться уснуть — это только разгонять сон

he is going to seek his fortune in London — он отправляется попытать счастья в Лондоне

seek after — добиваться

seek agreement — добиваться соглашения

to seek conviction — добиваться осуждения

to seek publicity — добиваться гласности

to seek for an arrest — добиваться ареста

3. v просить, обращаться

to seek information — обращаться за сведениями

to seek advice — просить совета, обращаться за советом

seek asylum — просить политического убежища

right to seek pardon — право просить помилования

4. v уст. посещать

5. v уст. прибегать, искать спасения

seek employment — искать работу

to seek refuge — искать убежища

not far to seek — недалеко искать

to seek relaxation in books — искать отдыха в чтении

Синонимический ряд:

1. cast about (verb) cast about; ferret out; hunt; hunt up; look for; quest; search; search for; search out

2. pursue (verb) aim; ask; aspire; delve; follow; inquire; obtain; pursue; query; request; solicit

3. try (verb) assay; attempt; endeavor; endeavour; essay; offer; strive; struggle; try; undertake; venture

English-Russian base dictionary > seek
14 hinarbeiten

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/i: hinarbeiten auf (+ Akk) work toward(s); darauf hinarbeiten zu (+ Inf.) work toward(s) (+ Ger.) angestrengt: strive to (+ Inf.)

II v/refl: sich hinarbeiten zu work one’s way toward(s)

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hịn|ar|bei|ten
vi sep

hinarbeiten (auf ein Ziel) — to work toward(s) sth, to aim at sth; auf eine Prüfung to work for sth

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hin|ar·bei·ten

vi

▪ auf etw akk \hinarbeiten to work [one's way] towards sth

auf ein Examen \hinarbeiten to work for an exam

gezielt auf etw akk \hinarbeiten to expressly work towards sth

▪ darauf \hinarbeiten, dass... to work with the aim of...

wir sollten darauf \hinarbeiten, dass eine Einigung doch noch möglich wird we should work with the aim of making an agreement possible after all

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intransitives Verb

auf etwas (Akk.) hinarbeiten — work towards something

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hinarbeiten (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/i:

hinarbeiten auf (+akk) work toward(s);

darauf hinarbeiten zu (+inf) work toward(s) (+ger) angestrengt: strive to (+inf)

B. v/r:

sich hinarbeiten zu work one’s way toward(s)

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intransitives Verb

auf etwas (Akk.) hinarbeiten — work towards something

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > hinarbeiten
15 cercare

1. v/t look for

2. v/i: cercare di fare try to do

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cercare v.tr.

1 to look for (s.o., sthg.), to search for (s.o., sthg.); to seek: chi cercate?, who are you looking for?; cercare un impiego, to look for a job; cercare casa, to look for a house; cercare fortuna all'estero, to seek one's fortune abroad // cercare briga, to look for trouble // cercare qlco. per mare e per terra, to look for sthg. everywhere // cercare scampo nella fuga, to seek safety in flight // chi cerca trova, (prov.) whoever seeks will find

2 ( per consultazione) to look up: cercare una parola nel dizionario, to look up a word in the dictionary

3 ( a tastoni) to fumble for (sthg.): nell'oscurità cercava l'interruttore della luce, in the darkness he fumbled (about) for the switch

4 ( richiedere) to ask for (sthg.); to want: cercasi abile infermiera, well-trained nurse wanted; cercò un libro, he asked for a book; non ho cercato nulla da voi; I have not asked anything of you

◆ v. intr. ( tentare) to try, to strive*: cercava di persuadermi a partire, he was trying to get me to leave; cercò a lungo di tenersi a galla, he strove a long time to keep his head above water; cercare di imporre un prodotto, to push a product; cercarono di accordarsi sul prezzo, they tried to reach an agreement on the price.

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[tʃer'kare]
1. vt

(gen) to look for, search for, (fama, gloria) to seek

le ho cercate dappertutto — I've looked for them everywhere

l'hai cercato sul dizionario? — have you looked it up in the dictionary?

cercare lavoro/casa — to look for work/a house

stai cercando lavoro? — are you looking for a job?

cercare moglie/marito — to be looking for a wife/husband

cercare qn con gli occhi — to look round for sb

cercare le parole — to search for words

cercare guai — to be looking for trouble

cercare fortuna — to seek one's fortune

2. vi

(aus avere)

cercare di fare qc — to try to do sth

cerca di non far tardi — try not to be late

ho cercato di spiegargli il motivo — I tried to explain the reason to him

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[tʃer'kare]
verbo transitivo

1) (tentare di trovare) to look for, to seek* [persona, oggetto]; to look for, to try to find [impiego, alloggio]

cercare un fazzoletto nella borsa — to search o rummage for a tissue in one's bag

"cercasi commessa" — "sales assistant wanted"

cercare fortuna — to seek one's fortune

cercare una parola sul dizionario — to look up a word in the dictionary

2) (pensare a) to try* to find [risposta, soluzione]; to look for [ scusa]

3) (chiedere di)

chi cerca? — are o were you looking for anybody? who are you looking for? (al telefono)

mi ha cercato qualcuno? — did anybody call me? did I get any calls?

4) (tentare di ottenere) to seek* [sicurezza, felicità, consiglio, aiuto]; to pursue [fama, gloria]

5) (andare incontro a) to look for [complicazioni, problemi]

se l'è proprio cercata! — he was asking for it!

6) (provare, tentare)

cercare di fare — to try to do, to try and do

cosa cerchi di dimostrare? — what are you trying to prove? (fare in modo di)

cercate di arrivare in tempo — try and come on time

cerca di sbrigarti! — try to hurry (up)!

••

chi cerca trova — prov. whoever seeks will find

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cercare

/t∫er'kare/ [1]

verbo transitivo

1 (tentare di trovare) to look for, to seek* [persona, oggetto]; to look for, to try to find [impiego, alloggio]; cercare un fazzoletto nella borsa to search o rummage for a tissue in one's bag; "cercasi commessa" "sales assistant wanted"; cercare fortuna to seek one's fortune; cercare una parola sul dizionario to look up a word in the dictionary

2 (pensare a) to try* to find [risposta, soluzione]; to look for [ scusa]

3 (chiedere di) chi cerca? are o were you looking for anybody? who are you looking for? (al telefono) mi ha cercato qualcuno? did anybody call me? did I get any calls?

4 (tentare di ottenere) to seek* [sicurezza, felicità, consiglio, aiuto]; to pursue [fama, gloria]

5 (andare incontro a) to look for [complicazioni, problemi]; se l'è proprio cercata! he was asking for it!

6 (provare, tentare) cercare di fare to try to do, to try and do; cosa cerchi di dimostrare? what are you trying to prove? (fare in modo di) cercate di arrivare in tempo try and come on time; cerca di sbrigarti! try to hurry (up)!

IDIOMS

chi cerca trova prov. whoever seeks will find.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > cercare
16 work

work [wɜ:k]

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1. noun

2. intransitive verb

3. transitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. (gen) travail m

• to start work se mettre au travail

• he does his work well il travaille bien

• she put a lot of work into it elle y a consacré beaucoup de travail

• I'm trying to get some work done j'essaie de travailler

• work has begun on the new bridge ( = building it) on a commencé la construction du nouveau pont

• you'll have your work cut out for you vous allez avoir du travail

• office work travail m de bureau

• good work! ( = well done) bravo !

   b. ( = employment, place of employment) travail m

• he's looking for work il cherche du travail

• to go to work aller au travail

• on her way to work en allant à son travail

• he is in regular work il a un emploi régulier

► at work ( = at place of work) au travail

► out of work

• to be out of work être au chômage

• an increase in the numbers out of work une augmentation du nombre des demandeurs d'emploi► off work

• he's off work today il ne travaille pas aujourd'hui

• he has been off work for three days il est absent depuis trois jours

• I'll have to take time off work il va falloir que je prenne un congé

   c. ( = product) œuvre f

• his life's work l'œuvre f de sa vie

• it's obviously the work of a professional c'est manifestement un travail de professionnel

   d. (Art, literature, music) œuvre f ; ( = book on specific subject) ouvrage m

• the complete works of Shakespeare les œuvres fpl complètes de Shakespeare

• works of fiction ouvrages mpl de fiction

2. intransitive verb

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► For work + preposition/adverb combinations see also phrasal verbs.

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   a. (gen) travailler

• to work hard travailler dur

• he is working at his German il travaille son allemand

• he works in publishing il travaille dans l'édition

► to work on

• he worked on the car all morning il a travaillé sur la voiture toute la matinée

• have you solved the problem? -- we're working on it avez-vous résolu le problème ? -- on y travaille

• I've been working on him but haven't yet managed to persuade him j'ai bien essayé de le convaincre, mais je n'y suis pas encore parvenu► to work towards sth œuvrer pour qch

• we are working towards a solution nous essayons de parvenir à une solution

   b. ( = function) [machine, car, scheme] marcher ; [medicine] agir

• the lift isn't working l'ascenseur ne marche pas

• it works off the mains ça marche sur (le) secteur

• this may work in our favour ça pourrait jouer en notre faveur

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = cause to work) [+ person, staff] faire travailler ; [+ lever, pump] actionner ; [+ machine] faire marcher

• I don't know how to work the video je ne sais pas comment faire marcher le magnétoscope

► to work o.s.

• he works himself too hard il travaille trop

   b. ( = bring about) to work wonders [person] faire des merveilles ; [drug, medicine] faire merveille

   c. ( = arrange for) (inf) can you work it so she can come too? pouvez-vous faire en sorte qu'elle vienne aussi ?

   d. ( = manoeuvre) he worked his hands free il est parvenu à libérer ses mains

► to work one's way

• rescuers are working their way towards the trapped men les sauveteurs se fraient un passage jusqu'aux hommes qui sont bloqués

• he worked his way up from nothing il est parti de rien

• he worked his way up from office boy to managing director il est devenu PDG après avoir commencé comme garçon de bureau

   e. ( = shape) [+ metal, wood, dough, clay] travailler

4. compounds

► work area noun espace m de travail

► work ethic noun déontologie f

► work experience noun expérience f professionnelle

► work file noun (Computing) fichier m de travail

► work/life balance noun équilibre m entre vie professionnelle et vie privée

► work load noun charge f de travail

• his work load is too heavy il a trop de travail ► work of art noun œuvre f d'art

► work permit noun permis m de travail

► work prospects plural noun [of student] perspectives fpl

► work space noun espace m de travail

► work station noun poste m de travail

► work surface noun plan m de travail

► work-to-rule noun (British) grève f du zèle

5. Phrasal Verbs

► work out

1. intransitive verb

   a. [plan, arrangement] marcher

• it's all working out as planned tout se déroule comme prévu

• things didn't work out (well) for her les choses ont plutôt mal tourné pour elle

• it will work out all right in the end tout finira par s'arranger

   b. [amount] it works out at $50 per child il faut compter 50 dollars par enfant

   c. ( = exercise) faire de la musculation

2. separable transitive verb

( = figure out) [+ problem, equation] résoudre ; [+ total] trouver ; [+ plan] mettre au point

• I'll have to work it out (counting) il faut que je calcule

• he finally worked out why she'd gone il a fini par comprendre pourquoi elle était partie

• I can't work him out (inf) je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment il fonctionne► work through inseparable transitive verb

( = resolve emotionally) assumer

► work up

1. intransitive verb

• the book works up to a dramatic ending le roman s'achemine progressivement vers un dénouement spectaculaire

• I thought he was working up to asking me for a divorce je croyais qu'il préparait le terrain pour demander le divorce

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = rouse) he worked the crowd up into a frenzy il a déchaîné l'enthousiasme de la foule

• to get worked up s'énerver

• he worked himself up into a rage il s'est mis dans une colère noire

   b. ( = develop) [+ trade, business] développer

• he worked this small firm up into a major company il a réussi à faire de cette petite société une grande entreprise

• I worked up an appetite/thirst carrying all those boxes ça m'a mis en appétit/m'a donné soif de porter toutes ces caisses

• I can't work up much enthusiasm for the plan j'ai du mal à m'enthousiasmer pour ce projet

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[wɜːk] 1.
noun

1) ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur)

to be at work on something — être en train de travailler à quelque chose

to go ou set ou get to work — se mettre au travail

to set to work doing — se mettre à faire

to put a lot of work into — travailler [essay, speech]; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations]

to put ou set somebody to work — faire travailler quelqu'un

we put him to work doing — nous lui avons donné pour tâche de faire

it was hard work doing — ça a été dur de faire

to be hard at work — travailler consciencieusement

your essay needs more work — tu dois travailler davantage ta rédaction

to make short ou light work of something — expédier quelque chose

to make short work of somebody — envoyer promener quelqu'un

it's all in a day's work — c'est une question d'habitude

it's hot/thirsty work — ça donne chaud/soif

2) ( occupation) travail m

to be in work — avoir du travail or un emploi

place of work — lieu m de travail

to be off work — ( on vacation) être en congé

to be off work with flu — être en arrêt de travail parce qu'on a la grippe

to be out of work — être au chômage

3) ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m; ( factory) usine f

to go to work — aller au travail

don't phone me at work — ne me téléphone pas à mon travail

4) (building, construction) travaux mpl (on sur)

5) ( papers)

to take one's work home — lit emporter du travail chez soi; fig ramener ses soucis professionnels à la maison

6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de); ( study) ouvrage m (by de; on sur)

is this all your own work? — est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul?

to mark students' work — noter les devoirs des étudiants

a work of genius — une œuvre de génie

a work of reference — un ouvrage de référence

this attack is the work of professionals — l'attaque est l'œuvre de professionnels

7) ( research) recherches fpl (on sur)

8) ( effect)

to go to work — [drug, detergent] agir
2.
works plural noun

1) ( factory) usine f

works canteen — cantine f de l'usine

2) ( building work) travaux mpl

3) (colloq) ( everything)

the (full ou whole) works — toute la panoplie (colloq)
3.
noun modifier [ clothes, shoes] de travail; [ phone number] au travail
4.
transitive verb

1) ( drive)

to work somebody hard — surmener quelqu'un

2) ( labour)

to work shifts — travailler en équipes (de travail posté)

to work days/nights — travailler de jour/de nuit

to work one's way through university — travailler pour payer ses études

to work one's way through a book — lire péniblement un livre, venir à bout (colloq) d'un livre

to work a 40 hour week — faire la semaine de 40 heures

3) ( operate) se servir de

4) ( exploit commercially) exploiter

5) ( have as one's territory) couvrir [region]

6) ( consume)

to work one's way through — ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity]

7) ( bring about)

to work wonders — lit, fig faire des merveilles

8) ( use to one's advantage)

to work the system — profiter du système

how did you manage to work it? — comment as-tu pu arranger ça?

I've worked things so that... — j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que...

9) ( fashion) travailler [clay, metal]

10) ( embroider) broder

11) ( manœuvre)

to work something into — introduire quelque chose dans [slot, hole]

to work a lever up and down — actionner un levier

12) ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles]

13) ( move)

to work one's way through — se frayer un passage à travers [crowd]

to work one's way along — avancer le long de [ledge]

to work one's hands free — se libérer les mains

it worked its way ou itself loose — cela s'est desserré peu à peu

to work its way into — passer dans

start at the top and work your way down — commencez par le haut et continuez jusqu'en bas
5.
intransitive verb

1) ( engage in activity) travailler ( doing à faire)

to work at home — travailler à domicile

to work for a living — gagner sa vie

to work in oils — [painter] travailler à l'huile

2) ( strive) lutter ( against contre; for pour; to do pour faire)

to work towards — se diriger vers [solution]; s'acheminer vers [compromise]; négocier [agreement]

3) ( function) fonctionner

to work on electricity — marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité

to work off the mains — marcher sur secteur

the washing machine isn't working — la machine à laver est en panne

4) (act, operate)

it doesn't ou things don't work like that — ça ne marche pas comme ça

to work on the assumption that — présumer que

to work in somebody's favour —

to work to somebody's advantage — tourner à l'avantage de quelqu'un

to work against somebody —

to work to somebody's disadvantage — jouer en la défaveur de quelqu'un

5) ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet; [detergent, drug] agir; [plan] réussir; [argument] tenir debout

flattery won't work with me — la flatterie ne marche pas avec moi

the adaptation really works — l'adaptation est vraiment réussie

6) [face, features] se contracter
6.
reflexive verb

1) ( labour)

to work oneself too hard — se surmener

to work oneself to death — se tuer à la tâche

2)

to work oneself into a rage — se mettre en colère

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Phrasal Verbs:

- work around

- work in

- work off

- work on

- work out

- work over

- work to

- work up

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to work one's way up — gravir tous les échelons

to work one's way up the company — faire son chemin dans l'entreprise

English-French dictionary > work
17 work

work

A n

1 ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur) ; to be at work on sth être en train de travailler à qch ; to watch sb at work regarder qn (en train de) travailler ; to go to ou set to ou get to work se mettre au travail ; to go to ou set to ou get to work on sth se mettre à travailler à or faire qch ; to set to work doing se mettre à faire ; to put a lot of work into travailler [essay, speech] ; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations] ; to put a lot of work into doing passer beaucoup de temps à faire ; to put ou set sb to work faire travailler qn ; we put him to work doing nous lui avons donné pour tâche de faire ; it was hard work doing ça a été dur de faire ; to be hard at work travailler consciencieusement ; your essay needs more work tu dois travailler davantage ta rédaction ; there's still a lot of work to be done il reste encore beaucoup à faire ; I've got work to do j'ai du travail à faire ; to make short ou light work of sth expédier qch ; to make short work of sb envoyer promener qn ; it's all in a day's work c'est une question d'habitude ; ‘good ou nice work’ ( on written work) ‘bon travail’ ; ( orally) ‘c'est bien!’ ; it's hot/thirsty work ça donne chaud/soif ;

2 ( occupation) travail m ; to be in work avoir du travail or un emploi ; to look for work chercher du travail ; day/night work travail de jour/nuit ; place of work lieu m de travail ; to start ou begin work ( daily) commencer le travail ; ( for the first time) commencer à travailler ; to stop work ( at the end of the day) terminer son travail ; ( on retirement) cesser de travailler ; to be off work ( on vacation) être en congé ; to be off work with flu être en arrêt de travail parce qu'on a la grippe ; to be out of work être au chômage ; nice work if you can get it ○ ! c'est une bonne planque ○ ! ;

3 ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m ; ( factory) usine f ; to go to work aller au travail ; don't phone me at work ne me téléphone pas à mon travail ; there's a canteen at work il y a une cantine à mon travail ;

4 (building, construction) travaux mpl (on sur) ;

5 ( papers) to take one's work home lit emporter du travail chez soi ; fig ramener ses soucis professionnels à sa famille ; spread your work out on the table étale tes papiers sur la table ;

6 (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m ; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de) ; ( study) ouvrage m (by de ; on sur) ; an exhibition of work by young artists une exposition d'œuvres de jeunes artistes ; he sells his work to tourists il vend ses créations aux touristes ; is this all your own work? est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul? ; to mark students' work noter les devoirs des étudiants ; his work isn't up to standard son travail n'a pas le niveau requis ; the research was the work of a team la recherche était l'œuvre d'une équipe ; a work of genius une œuvre de génie ; a work of fiction une œuvre de fiction ; a work of reference un ouvrage de référence ; this attack is the work of professionals l'attaque est l'œuvre de professionnels ; I hope you're pleased with your work! iron j'espère que tu es fier de ton œuvre! iron ; the works of Shakespeare/Flaubert l'œuvre m de Shakespeare/Flaubert ;

7 Phys travail m ;

8 ( research) recherches fpl (on sur) ; there is still a lot of work to be done on the virus il y a encore beaucoup de recherches à faire sur le virus ;

9 ( effect) to go to work [drug, detergent] agir ; the weedkiller has done its work l'herbicide a été efficace.

B works npl

1 ( factory) usine f ; works canteen cantine f de l'usine ;

2 ( building work) travaux mpl ; public works travaux publics ;

3 ○ ( everything) the (full ou whole) works toute la panoplie ○.

C modif [clothes, shoes] de travail ; [phone number] au travail.

D vtr

1 ( drive) to work sb hard surmener qn ;

2 ( labour) to work shifts travailler en équipes (de travail posté) ; to work days/nights travailler de jour/de nuit ; to work one's passage Naut travailler pour payer son voyage ; to work one's way through university travailler pour payer ses études ; to work one's way through a book/document lire un livre/document ; to work a 40 hour week faire la semaine de 40 heures ;

3 ( operate) se servir de [computer, equipment, lathe] ;

4 ( exploit commercially) exploiter [oil-field, land, mine, seam] ;

5 ( have as one's territory) [representative] couvrir [region] ; beggars/prostitutes work the streets around the station les mendiants/prostituées occupent les rues autour de la gare ;

6 ( consume) to work one's way through ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity] ; to work one's way through two whole cakes manger deux gâteaux entiers ;

7 ( bring about) to work wonders/miracles lit, fig faire des merveilles/miracles ; the landscape started to work its magic on me la magie du paysage a commencé à faire effet ;

8 ( use to one's advantage) to work the system profiter du système ; can you work it for me to get tickets? peux-tu t'arranger pour m'avoir des billets? ; how did you manage to work it? comment as-tu pu arranger ça? ; I've worked things so that… j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que… (+ subj) ;

9 ( fashion) travailler [clay, dough, gold, iron] ; to work sth to a soft consistency travailler qch pour le rendre malléable ; to work gold into jewellery travailler l'or pour en faire des bijoux ;

10 ( embroider) broder [design] (into sur) ; to be worked in blue silk être brodé à la soie bleue ;

11 ( manoeuvre) to work sth into introduire qch dans [slot, hole] ; to work a lever up and down actionner un levier ;

12 ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles, biceps] ;

13 ( move) to work one's way through se frayer un passage à travers [crowd] ; to work one's way along avancer le long de [ledge, sill] ; to work one's hands free se libérer les mains ; to work the rope loose desserrer la corde ; it worked its way loose, it worked itself loose il s'est desserré peu à peu ; to work its way into passer dans [bloodstream, system, food, chain] ; start at the top and work your way down commencez par le haut et continuez jusqu'en bas.

E vi

1 ( engage in activity) travailler (doing à faire) ; to work at the hospital/the factory travailler à l'hôpital/l'usine ; to work at home travailler à domicile ; to work as a midwife/teacher travailler comme sage-femme/professeur ; to work for sb travailler pour qn ; to work for Grant and Company travailler pour la Société Grant ; to work in advertising/publishing travailler dans la publicité/l'édition ; to work with young people travailler avec les jeunes ; to work for a living gagner sa vie ; to work in oils/watercolours [artist] travailler à l'huile/l'aquarelle ;

2 ( strive) lutter (against contre ; for pour ; to do pour faire) ; to work against corruption lutter contre la corruption ; to work towards se diriger vers [solution] ; s'acheminer vers [compromise] ; négocier [agreement] ;

3 ( function) [equipment, machine] fonctionner, marcher ; [institution, system, heart, brain] fonctionner ; to work on electricity/on gas marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité/au gaz ; to work off the mains marcher sur le secteur ; the washing machine isn't working la machine à laver est en panne or ne marche pas ;

4 (act, operate) it doesn't ou things don't work like that ça ne marche pas comme ça ; to work on the assumption that présumer que ; to work in sb's favour, to work to sb's advantage tourner à l'avantage de qn ; to work against sb, to work to sb's disadvantage jouer en la défaveur de qn ;

5 ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet ; [detergent, drug] agir (against contre ; on sur) ; [spell] agir ; [plan, plot] réussir ; [argument, hypothesis] tenir debout ; flattery won't work with me la flatterie ne marche pas avec moi ; the adaptation really works l'adaptation est vraiment réussie ; I didn't think the novel would work as a film je ne pensais pas qu'on pouvait tirer un bon film de ce roman ;

6 ( move) [face, features] se contracter.

F v refl

1 ( labour) to work oneself too hard se surmener ; to work oneself to death se tuer à la tâche ;

2 ( rouse) to work oneself into a rage se mettre en colère ; to work oneself into a frenzy ( with anger) se mettre en rage ; ( with hysteria) devenir hystérique.

Idioms

to work one's way up gravir tous les échelons ; to work one's way up the company faire son chemin dans l'entreprise.

Phrasal verbs

■ work around:

▶ work around to [sth] aborder [subject] ; it took him ages to work around to what he wanted to say il lui a fallu un temps fou pour exprimer ce qu'il avait à dire ; to work the conversation around to sth faire tourner la conversation autour de qch ; to work around to telling sb sth parvenir à dire qch à qn.

■ work in:

▶ work in [sth], work [sth] in

1 ( incorporate) glisser [joke, reference] ; mentionner [fact, name] ;

2 Culin incorporer [ingredient].

■ work off:

▶ work [sth] off, work off [sth]

1 ( remove) retirer [lid] ; to work a ring off one's finger ôter une bague avec difficulté ;

2 ( repay) travailler pour rembourser [loan, debt] ;

3 ( get rid of) se débarrasser de [excess weight] ; dépenser [excess energy] ; passer [anger, frustration].

■ work on:

▶ work on continuer à travailler ;

▶ work on [sb] travailler ○ ;

▶ work on [sth] travailler à [book, report] ; travailler sur [project] ; s'occuper de [case, problem] ; chercher [cure, solution] ; examiner [idea, theory] ; I'm working on a way of doing je cherche une façon de faire ; ‘have you found a solution?’-‘I'm working on it’ ‘as-tu trouvé une solution?’-‘j'y réfléchis’ ; he's working on his French il travaille son français ; we've got no clues to work on nous n'avons aucun indice.

■ work out:

▶ work out

1 ( exercise) s'entraîner ;

2 ( go according to plan) [plan, marriage] marcher ; I hope things work out for them j'espère que ça marchera pour eux ;

3 ( add up) to work out at GB ou to US [total, share] s'élever à [amount, proportion] ;

▶ work out [sth], work [sth] out

1 ( calculate) calculer [answer, average, total] ;

2 ( solve) trouver [answer, reason, culprit] ; résoudre [riddle, problem] ; comprendre [clue] ; to work out why/when/where comprendre pourquoi/quand/où ; to work out what sth means comprendre qch ;

3 ( devise) concevoir [plan, scheme] ; trouver [route] ;

4 Admin to work out one's notice faire son mois de préavis ;

5 ( exhaust) épuiser [mine, soil] ;

▶ work [sb] out comprendre ; I can't work her out je ne la comprendrai jamais.

■ work over ○:

▶ work [sb] over passer [qn] à tabac ○.

■ work to:

▶ work to [sth] s'astreindre à [budget] ; to work to deadlines travailler avec des objectifs ; to work to tight deadlines avoir des délais très serrés.

■ work up:

▶ work up [sth] développer [interest] ; accroître [support] ; to work up the courage to do trouver le courage de faire ; to work up some enthusiasm for s'enthousiasmer pour ; to work up an appetite s'ouvrir l'appétit ;

▶ work up to [sth] se préparer à [announcement, confession, confrontation] ; the music is working up to a climax la musique va crescendo pour finir en apothéose ;

▶ work up [sb], work [sb] up

1 ( excite) exciter [child, crowd] ; to work sb up into a frenzy rendre qn énervé ; to work sb up into a rage mettre qn en colère ;

2 ( annoy) énerver ; to get worked up s'énerver ; to work oneself up s'énerver ; to work oneself up into a state se mettre dans tous ses états ; to get oneself all worked up over ou about se mettre dans tous ses états au sujet de.

Big English-French dictionary > work
18 work

1. n работа, труд; дело; деятельность

difficult work — трудная работа

work horse — рабочая лошадь

work clothes — рабочая одежда; спецодежда

right to work — право на труд

to do no work — ничего не делать; не трудиться

to set to work — приняться за дело, начать работать

he does not go about his work in the right way — он не с того конца берётся за дело

he is not fond of work — он не любит трудиться

he is fond of his work — он любит своё дело

I have work to do — я занят, мне некогда

I have some work to do in the garden — мне нужно кое-что сделать в саду

out of work — безработный

to set a machine to work — включить станок

God's work — дело Божье

hand work — ручной труд

wicked work — злое дело

work hours — часы работы

work pace — темпы работы

2. n место работы; занятие; должность

at work — на работе

what time do you get to work? — когда вы приходите на работу?

to be head over ears in work — быть по горло занятым работой

logistics work — работа материально-технического обеспечения

field work — полевая съёмка, работа в поле; разведка, съёмка

developmental work — исследовательско-конструкторская работа

design and exploration work — проектно-изыскательские работы

3. n вид деятельности

agricultural work — сельскохозяйственные работы

construction work — строительные работы

a tornado of work — демон деятельности

judicial work — судебная деятельность

side work — побочная деятельность

4. n результат труда; изделие, продукт

bad work — брак

maximum work output — максимальная производительность труда

product development work — разработка конструкции изделия

donkey work — ишачий труд, большая и неблагодарная работа

shop work — механизированный труд; работа с механизмами

equal pay for equal work — равная оплата за равный труд

5. n произведение, творение, создание; труд, сочинение

a work of art — произведение искусства

works of Shakespeare — произведения Шекспира

a learned work — научный труд

work of genius — гениальный труд

collected works — собрание сочинений

selected works — избранные произведения

manual work — ручной труд

work hygiene — гигиена труда

input of work — затрата труда

health at work — гигиена труда

right to work — право на труд

6. n действие, поступок

dirty work — грязное дело; низкий поступок

work range — радиус действия

work procedure — порядок действий при работе

antisabotage work — действия против диверсионных групп

7. n дела, деяния

works of mercy — благотворительность

paint work — малярное дело

gauge work — лекальное дело

foundry work — литейное дело

blasting work — взрывное дело

painter's work — малярное дело

8. n результат воздействия, усилий

the broken window must be the work of the boys — разбитое окно — это дело рук мальчишек

measurement-based work — обработка по результатам послеоперационного контроля

9. n рукоделие; шитьё; вышивание; вязание

fancy work — художественная вышивка

crochet work — вязание крючком

10. n обработка

hot work — горячая обработка

work on a workpiece — обработка заготовки

between-centers work — обработка в центрах

multisided work — многосторонняя обработка

exquisite detail work — детальная обработка

point-to-point work — позиционная обработка

11. n предмет обработки; обрабатываемая заготовка; обрабатываемая деталь

work stock — заготовка

back work — обработка торца

graphic work — чертеж детали

work tray — лоток для деталей

bar work — прутковая заготовка

12. n диал. боль

пена при брожении; брожение

13. n сл. краплёная кость

all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

14. v работать, трудиться

to work at a question — разрабатывать вопрос

the noise interferes with my work — шум не даёт мне работать

be apparently likes this work — ему явно нравится эта работа

he had a distaste for such work — такая работа ему претила

design and development work — опытно-конструкторская работа

double-shift work — работа в две смены, двухсменная работа

15. v работать по найму; служить

he works in a factory — он работает на заводе

in-cycle work — работа за время цикла

missionary work — миссионерская работа

monotonous work — однообразная работа

significant work — значительная работа

single-shift work — односменная работа

16. v заставлять работать

she works her servants too hard — она совсем загоняла прислугу

company work — работа, которой можно заниматься в компании

arrears of work — недоделанная работа; отставание в работе

to work for the general welfare — работать на общее благо

the work entails expense — эта работа связана с расходами

photoelectric work function — работа выхода фотоэлектрона

17. v действовать, работать; быть в исправности

the pump will not work — насос не работает

work overtime — работать сверхурочно

persevering work — настойчивая работа

work in progress — выполняемая работа

yard work — маневровая работа в парке

clever piece of work — искусная работа

18. v приводить в движение или в действие

to work a ship — управлять судном

to work a typewriter — печатать на машинке

computer work scheduling — планирование с помощью ЭВМ

work trajectory — траектория движения при обработке

out-cycle work — работа вне машинного цикла

work traffic — управлять движением

work aperture — зев рабочей зоны

19. v двигаться, быть в движении; шевелиться

waves worked to and fro — волны метались

conscience was working within him — в нём зашевелилась совесть

be out of work — быть без работы

off-farm work — работа вне фермы

be pressed with work — быть перегруженным работой

to be pressed with work — быть перегруженным работой

to be absent from work — не быть на работе; прогулять

20. v действовать, оказывать воздействие

the medicine did not work — лекарство не подействовало

work upon — оказывать влияние на

work back — действовать в обратном порядке

work on — воздействовать, оказывать влияние; убеждать

21. v обрабатывать; разрабатывать

to work farmland — обрабатывать землю

to work a quarry — разрабатывать карьер

to work dough — месить тесто

to work butter — сбивать масло

work out an agreement — разрабатывать соглашение

work iron — ковать железо; обрабатывать железо

work a vessel — обрабатывать судно

22. v поддаваться обработке, воздействию

butter works more easily in this weather — в такую погоду масло сбивается легче

rotating tool-type work — обработка вращающимся инструментом

off-center work — внецентровая обработка со смещением от оси

short stroke work — обработка на коротком рабочем ходу

work sequence — последовательность обработки деталей

small section work — обработка детали малого сечения

23. v отрабатывать, платить трудом

socially necessary work — общественно необходимый труд

health and safety at work act — закон об охране труда

work paid by the hour — повременная оплата труда

socially useful work — общественно полезный труд

mental work — умственная работа, умственный труд

24. v разг. использовать

25. v добиваться обманным путём; вымогать, выманивать

he worked the management for a ticket — он ухитрился получить билет у администрации

work out — высчитать, вычислить, определить путём вычисления

26. v устраивать

27. v заниматься рукоделием; шить; вышивать; вязать

to work a design on linen — вышивать узор на полотне

to work out a problem — решить задачу

Синонимический ряд:

1. accomplishment (noun) accomplishment; achievement; deed; feat; fruit; performance; product

2. bullwork (noun) bullwork; chore; donkeywork; drudge; drudgery; exertion; grind; labor; labour; moil; plugging; slavery; slogging; sweat; toil; travail

3. businesses (noun) businesses; callings; employments; jobs; lines; occupations; pursuits

4. enterprise (noun) enterprise; project; responsibility; task; undertaking

5. piece (noun) composition; piece; production

6. profession (noun) business; calling; employment; industry; job; line; metier; occupation; profession; pursuit; trade; vocation

7. volume (noun) opus; publication; title; volume

8. workmanship (noun) craftsmanship; workmanship

9. accomplish (verb) accomplish; achieve; bring about; cause; do; effect; produce

10. act (verb) act; behave; perform; react; take

11. drive (verb) drive; drudge; fag; force; labor; labour; moil; push; slave; strain; strive; sweat; task; tax; toil; travail; tug

12. form (verb) execute; fashion; finish; form; make

13. influence (verb) influence; move; persuade

14. operate (verb) control; function; go; handle; knead; manage; manipulate; operate; run; use

15. solve (verb) fix; resolve; solve; work out

16. tend (verb) cultivate; culture; dress; plow; tend; till

Антонимический ряд:

effortlessness; frustration; idle; idleness; indolence; inertia; leisure; miscarriage; recreation; rest; unemployment

English-Russian base dictionary > work
19 battle

1. n битва; сражение

battle alarm — боевая тревога

battle area — поле боя

battle casualties — потери в бою

battle scene — батальная сцена

drawn battle — бой с неопределённым исходом

Battle of Britain — «битва за Англию»

killed in battle — погиб в бою

to fight a battle — сражаться, вести бой

to offer battle — предлагать бой

to give battle — давать бой

full-scale battle — сражение

won a battle — выиграл битву

lost a battle — проиграл битву

sharp battle — жестокая битва

lose a battle — проиграть битву

2. n борьба

losing battle — безнадёжная борьба, верное поражение; обречённая на провал деятельность

the battle of life — борьба за существование

electoral battle — предвыборная борьба

battle for survival — борьба за существование

3. n единоборство, поединок; схватка

trial by battle — ордалия, судебный поединок

champ of battle — место поединка, турнира; поле боя

4. n ист. войско, воинство

to be above the battle — стоять в стороне, занимать беспристрастную позицию

peacetime order of battle — дислокация войск в мирное время

to arrange troops for battle — выстроить войска к бою

feeding troops into battle — бросание войск в бой

feed troops into battle — бросать войска в бой

5. v сражаться, драться, бороться

to battle through life — пробивать дорогу в жизни

to battle against the wind — бороться с ветром, идти против ветра

they are both active punishers, and a good battle is expected — они оба здорово дерутся, и борьба обещает быть интересной

6. v воен. строить в боевой порядок

deploying in battle order — развертывание в боевой порядок

battle dressing station — боевой пункт медицинской помощи

deploy in battle order — развертываться в боевой порядок

deployed in battle order — развернулся в боевой порядок

deployment for battle — развертывание в боевой порядок

7. a диал. сочный, питательный

8. a диал. тучный, плодородный

9. v откармливать

10. v удобрять

Синонимический ряд:

1. bloodshed (noun) bloodshed; fighting

2. brawl (noun) brawl; fray; quarrel

3. campaign (noun) campaign; warfare

4. combat (noun) action; clash; combat; conflict; contention; contest; dispute; engagement; fight; strife; struggle; vying

5. contend (verb) contend; oppugn; tug; war

6. fight (verb) attack; clash; combat; conflict; contest; engage forces; fight; quarrel; resist; skirmish; strive; struggle; tilt; vie; wrestle

Антонимический ряд:

agree; agreement; armistice; peace; truce

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