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to take a poll on sth

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1 poll

pəul
1. noun
1) (an election: They organized a poll to elect a president.) elecciones, votación

2) (the number of votes: There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).) índice de participación

3) ((also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions.) encuesta, sondeo

2. verb
(to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) obtener, recibir

- polling-booth
- polling-station
- go to the polls

poll

tr[pəʊl]

noun

1 (voting) votación nombre femenino; (number of votes cast) votos nombre masculino plural

■ there's been a heavy poll el índice de participación ha sido muy alto

2 (survey) encuesta, sondeo

transitive verb

1 (votes - obtain) obtener

2 (ask opinion) sondear, encuestar

plural noun the polls

1 las elecciones nombre femenino plural, los comicios nombre masculino plural

■ a defeat at the polls una derrota electoral

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to go to the polls acudir a las urnas

to take a poll on something someter algo a votación

poll tax SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL ≈ contribución nombre femenino urbana

poll ['po:l] vt

1) : obtener (votos)

she polled over 1000 votes: obtuvo más de 1000 votos

2) canvass: encuestar, sondear

poll vi

: obtener votos

poll n

1) survey: encuesta f, sondeo m

2) polls npl

: urnas fpl

to go to the polls: acudir a las urnas, ir a votar

poll

n.

• empadronamiento s.m.

• encuesta s.f.

• matrícula s.f.

• padrón s.m.

• urnas electorales s.f.pl.

• votación s.f.

• votos s.m.pl.

v.

• consultar v.

• escrutar v.

• recibir votos v.

• sondear (Teléfono) v.

I pəʊl
noun

1)

a) ( ballot) votación f

to take a poll on something — someter algo a votación

b) ( number of votes cast)

there was a 62% poll — la participación electoral fue de un 62%

c) ( opinion poll) encuesta f (de opinión), sondeo m (de opinión)

2) polls pl ( polling stations)

the polls: to go to the polls — ir* or acudir a las urnas

II

transitive verb

1) ( Pol) \<\<votes\>\> ( obtain) obtener*; ( cast) emitir

2) ( question) \<\<electorate\>\> sondear, encuestar

[pǝʊl]
1. N

1) (=voting) votación f ; (=election) elecciones fpl

in the poll of 1945 — en las elecciones de 1945

a poll was demanded — exigieron una votación, insistieron en que se llevara a cabo una votación

to head the poll — obtener la mayoría de los votos

to take a poll on sth — someter algo a votación

a poll was taken among those present — se llevó a cabo una votación entre los asistentes

2) (=total votes) votos mpl, votación f

there was a poll of 84% — el 84% del electorado acudió a las urnas

the candidate achieved a poll of 5000 votes — el candidato obtuvo 5000 votos

the poll has been a heavy one — ha votado un elevado porcentaje del electorado

3) polls (=voting place) urnas fpl

to go to the polls — acudir a las urnas

4) (=opinion poll) encuesta f, sondeo m ; (Telec) interrogación f

to take a poll — hacer una encuesta
Gallup poll
2. VT

1) [+ votes] obtener

he polled only 50 votes — obtuvo solamente 50 votos

2) (in opinion poll) encuestar

1068 people were polled — encuestaron a 1068 personas

3) (=remove horns from) [+ cattle] descornar

3.

VI

he polled badly — obtuvo pocos votos, tuvo escaso apoyo

we expect to poll well — esperamos obtener muchos votos

4.

CPD

poll rating N — resultado m obtenido en las encuestas

poll taker N — (US) encuestador(a) m / f

poll tax N — (contribución f de) capitación f ; (Brit) (formerly) impuesto m municipal por cabeza

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I [pəʊl]
noun

1)

a) ( ballot) votación f

to take a poll on something — someter algo a votación

b) ( number of votes cast)

there was a 62% poll — la participación electoral fue de un 62%

c) ( opinion poll) encuesta f (de opinión), sondeo m (de opinión)

2) polls pl ( polling stations)

the polls: to go to the polls — ir* or acudir a las urnas

II

transitive verb

1) ( Pol) \<\<votes\>\> ( obtain) obtener*; ( cast) emitir

2) ( question) \<\<electorate\>\> sondear, encuestar

English-spanish dictionary > poll
2 poll ****

[pəʊl]
1. n

1) (voting) votazione f, votazioni fpl, (election) elezioni fpl

to take a poll (on sth) — mettere (qc) ai voti

they got 65% of the poll — hanno ottenuto il 65% dei voti

to go to the polls — (voters) andare alle urne, (government) indire le elezioni

a defeat at the polls — una sconfitta alle elezioni

2) (also: opinion poll) sondaggio (d'opinione)

to conduct a poll — fare un sondaggio

a recent poll revealed that... — un recente sondaggio ha rivelato che...

2. vt

1) (votes) ottenere

2) (in opinion poll) interrogare nel corso di un sondaggio

English-Italian dictionary > poll ****
3 poll

1. noun
1) (voting) Abstimmung, die; (to elect somebody) Wahl, die; (result of vote) Abstimmungsergebnis, das/Wahlergebnis, das; (number of votes) Wahlbeteiligung, die

take a poll — abstimmen lassen; eine Abstimmung durchführen

at the poll[s] — bei den Wahlen

go to the poll — seine Stimme abgeben; zur Wahl gehen

a heavy/light or low poll — eine starke/geringe od. niedrige Wahlbeteiligung

2) (survey of opinion) Umfrage, die
2. transitive verb
1) (take vote[s] of) abstimmen/wählen lassen

2) (take opinion of) befragen; (take survey of) [demoskopisch] erforschen

3) (obtain in poll) erhalten [Stimmen]

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[pəul] 1. noun
1) (an election: They organized a poll to elect a president.) die Abstimmung

2) (the number of votes: There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).) die Wahlbeteiligung

3) ((also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions.) die Umfrage
2. verb
(to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) erhalten

- academic.ru/117948/polling-booth">polling-booth
- polling-station
- go to the polls
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poll

[pəʊl, AM poʊl]

I. n

1. (voting) Abstimmung f; (public survey) Erhebung f

a [public] opinion \poll eine [öffentliche] Meinungsumfrage

the latest opinion \poll gives the Democrats a clear lead einer neueren Meinungsumfrage zufolge liegen die Demokraten klar in Führung

to conduct [or carry out] [or take] a \poll eine Umfrage machen

2. (voting places)

▪ the \polls pl die Wahllokale pl

to go to the \polls wählen [gehen]

3. (result of vote) [Wähler]stimmen pl

to head the \poll in Führung liegen

4. (number of votes cast) Wahlbeteiligung f

a heavy/light \poll eine hohe/geringe Wahlbeteiligung

II. vt

1. (canvass in poll)

▪ to \poll sb jdn befragen

half the people \polled said... die Hälfte der befragten Leute gab an, dass...

2. (receive)

▪ to \poll sth:

the party \polled 67% of the vote die Partei hat 67 % der Stimmen erhalten

3. AGR (remove horns)

▪ to \poll an animal ein Tier kappen fachspr

4. COMPUT

▪ to \poll sth etw abrufen

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[pəʊl]
1. n

1) (POL) (= voting) Abstimmung f; (= election) Wahl f

a poll was taken among the villagers — unter den Dorfbewohnern wurde abgestimmt

to head the poll — bei der Wahl führen

poll of polls — ≈ Politbarometer nt

2) (= total of votes cast) Wahlbeteiligung f; (for individual candidate) Stimmenanteil m

there was an 84% poll — die Wahlbeteiligung betrug 84%

they got 34% of the poll — sie bekamen 34% der Stimmen

3)

to go to the polls — wählen gehen, zur Wahl gehen

a crushing defeat at the polls — eine vernichtende Niederlage bei den Wahlen, eine vernichtende Wahlniederlage

a photograph of X at the polls — ein Foto von X bei der Stimmabgabe

4) (= opinion poll) Umfrage f

a telephone poll — eine telefonische Abstimmung

to take a poll (of 3,000 people) — (3000 Personen) abstimmen lassen

5) (old: head esp back of head) Schädel m

2. vt

1) votes erhalten, auf sich (acc) vereinigen

2) (in opinion poll) befragen

40% of those polled supported the Government — 40% der Befragten waren für die Regierung

3) horns, trees stutzen

polled cattle — Rinder mit gestutzten Hörnern

4) (COMPUT, INTERNET) pollen

3. vi

1)

he polled badly (in the election) —

the nationalists polled well — die Nationalisten erhielten bei der Wahl viele Stimmen, die Nationalisten schnitten bei der Wahl gut ab

2) (COMPUT, INTERNET) pollen

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poll¹ [pəʊl]

A s

1. besonders ZOOL Hinterkopf m

2. breites, flaches Ende (eines Hammers etc)

3. (Einzel)Person f

4. POL Wahl f, Stimmabgabe f, Abstimmung f:

heavy (poor) poll starke (geringe) Wahlbeteiligung

5. Stimm(en)zählung f

6. a) Wählerliste f

b) Steuerliste f

7. Wahlergebnis n, Stimmenzahl f

8. US meist pl Wahllokal n:

go to the polls zur Wahl gehen

9. (Ergebnis n einer) (Meinungs)Umfrage f:

do a poll eine Meinungsumfrage durchführen

B v/t

1. Haar etc stutzen, ein Tier, Haare etc scheren

2. einen Baum kappen, eine Pflanze köpfen, einem Rind die Hörner stutzen

3. JUR eine Urkunde gleichmäßig (ohne Indentation) zuschneiden

4. in eine Wähler- oder Steuerliste eintragen

5. Wahlstimmen

a) erhalten, auf sich vereinigen (Wahlkandidat)

b) abgeben (Wähler)

6. die Bevölkerung befragen

7. IT Terminals etc zyklisch abfragen oder abrufen

C v/i wählen, abstimmen, seine Stimme abgeben:

poll for stimmen für

poll² [pɒl; US pɑl] → polly

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1. noun
1) (voting) Abstimmung, die; (to elect somebody) Wahl, die; (result of vote) Abstimmungsergebnis, das/Wahlergebnis, das; (number of votes) Wahlbeteiligung, die

take a poll — abstimmen lassen; eine Abstimmung durchführen

at the poll[s] — bei den Wahlen

go to the poll — seine Stimme abgeben; zur Wahl gehen

a heavy/light or low poll — eine starke/geringe od. niedrige Wahlbeteiligung

2) (survey of opinion) Umfrage, die
2. transitive verb
1) (take vote[s] of) abstimmen/wählen lassen

2) (take opinion of) befragen; (take survey of) [demoskopisch] erforschen

3) (obtain in poll) erhalten [Stimmen]

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n.

Abstimmung f. (Comp.) v.

pollen v.

English-german dictionary > poll
4 survey

1. transitive verb
1) (take general view of) betrachten; (from high point) überblicken [Landschaft, Umgebung]

2) (examine) inspizieren [Gebäude usw.]

3) (assess) bewerten [Situation, Problem usw.]
2. noun
1) (general view, critical inspection) Überblick, der (of über + Akk.)

2) (by opinion poll) Umfrage, die; (by research) Untersuchung, die

conduct a survey into something — eine Umfrage zu etwas veranstalten/etwas untersuchen

3) (Surv.) Vermessung, die

4) (building inspection) Inspektion, die

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1. [sə'vei] verb
1) (to look at, or view, in a general way: He surveyed his neat garden with satisfaction.) überlicken

2) (to examine carefully or in detail.) mustern

3) (to measure, and estimate the position, shape etc of (a piece of land etc): They have started to survey the piece of land that the new motorway will pass through.) vermessen

4) (to make a formal or official inspection of (a house etc that is being offered for sale).) besichtigen
2. ['sə:vei] noun
1) (a look or examination; a report: After a brief survey of the damage he telephoned the police; He has written a survey of crime in big cities.) der Überlick, das Gutachten

2) (a careful measurement of land etc.) die Vermessung

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- academic.ru/72444/surveyor">surveyor

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sur·vey

I. vt

[səˈveɪ, AM sɚˈ-]

1. usu passive (carry out research)

▪ to \survey sb jdn befragen

2. (look at)

▪ to \survey sb/sth jdn/etw betrachten; (carefully) jdn/etw begutachten

3. (give overview)

▪ to \survey sth etw umreißen

the book \surveys the history of feminism das Buch gibt einen Überblick über die Geschichte des Feminismus

4. (map out)

▪ to \survey sth etw vermessen

5. BRIT

to \survey a building/house ein Gebäude/Haus begutachten, ein Gutachten von einem Gebäude/Haus erstellen

6.

▶ to be lord [or master/mistress] [or king/queen] of all one \surveys BRIT alles rundum sein Eigen nennen

II. n

[ˈsɜ:veɪ, AM ˈsɜ:r-]

1. (opinion poll) Untersuchung f; (research) Studie f

market \survey Marktumfrage, Erhebung f

local/nationwide \survey örtliche/landesweite Umfrage

public opinion \survey öffentliche Meinungsumfrage

to carry out a \survey eine Studie durchführen

2. (overview) Übersicht f; of a topic Überblick m (of über + akk)

3. (of land) Vermessung f

to carry out a \survey eine Vermessung durchführen

4. BRIT (of building) [Grundstücks]gutachten nt

to have a \survey carried out [or ( fam) done] on a house ein Gutachten von einem Haus erstellen lassen

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['sɜːveɪ]
1. n

1) (SURV of land, coast) Vermessung f; (= report) (Vermessungs)gutachten nt; (of house) Begutachtung f; (= report) Gutachten nt

they are doing a survey for a new motorway — sie führen Vermessungsarbeiten für eine neue Autobahn durch

to have a survey done on a house — ein Gutachten über ein Haus erstellen lassen

2) (= inquiry) Untersuchung f (of, on über +acc); (by opinion poll, market research etc) Umfrage f (of, on über +acc)

3) (= comprehensive look, review of surroundings, countryside) Musterung f (
of +gen), Überblick m (of über +acc); (of subject, recent development) Überblick m
2. vt
[sɜː'veɪ]
1) (= look at) countryside, person, prospects, plans betrachten, sich (dat) ansehen; (esp appraisingly) begutachten; person, goods mustern

to survey the situation (lit, fig) —

he is monarch of all he surveys — er beherrscht das Land, soweit er blicken kann

2) (= study) prospects, developments untersuchen; institutions einer Prüfung (gen) unterziehen; (= take general view of) events, trends einen Überblick geben über (+acc)

3) (SURV) site, land vermessen; building inspizieren

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survey [sə(r)ˈveı; US auch ˈsɜrˌveı]

A v/t

1. betrachten, sich jemanden, etwas ansehen (beide auch fig)

2. Aussichten etc untersuchen

3. ein Gebäude etc (ab)schätzen, begutachten

4. besichtigen, inspizieren

5. Land etc vermessen

B v/i eine (statistische) Erhebung vornehmen

C s [ˈsɜːveı; US ˈsɜrˌveı]

1. fig Überblick m, Übersicht f ( beide:

of über akk)

2. Untersuchung f

3. Schätzung f, Begutachtung f

4. Gutachten n, (Prüfungs)Bericht m

5. Besichtigung f, Inspektion f

6. (Land- etc) Vermessung f

7. (Lage)Plan m, (-)Karte f

8. a) (statistische) Erhebung, Umfrage f ( beide:

of, on über akk)

b) MED Reihenuntersuchung f

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1. transitive verb
1) (take general view of) betrachten; (from high point) überblicken [Landschaft, Umgebung]

2) (examine) inspizieren [Gebäude usw.]

3) (assess) bewerten [Situation, Problem usw.]
2. noun
1) (general view, critical inspection) Überblick, der (of über + Akk.)

2) (by opinion poll) Umfrage, die; (by research) Untersuchung, die

conduct a survey into something — eine Umfrage zu etwas veranstalten/etwas untersuchen

3) (Surv.) Vermessung, die

4) (building inspection) Inspektion, die

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n.

Erhebung -en f.

Erkundung f.

Ermittlung f.

Gutachten n.

Umfrage -n f.

Umschau -en f.

Vermessung f.

statistische Erhebung f.

Überblick m.

Überwachung f. v.

ausmessen v.

begutachten v.

besichtigen v.

prüfen v.

vermessen v.

überblicken v.

übersehen v.

English-german dictionary > survey
5 entre

Del verbo entrar: ( conjugate entrar) \ \
entré es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

entre es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries: algo entre entrar entre
entrar ( conjugate entrar) verbo intransitivo 1 ( acercándose) to come in; ( alejándose) to go in;
◊ déjame entre let me in;
hazla entre tell her to come in, show her in; entró corriendo he ran in, he came running in; ¿se puede entre con el coche? can you drive in?; había gente entrando y saliendo there were people coming and going; ¿cómo entró? how did he get in?; entre en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹a edificio/habitación› to go into sth; entró en el or al banco she went into the bank 2 (en etapa, estado) entre en algo ‹en periodo/guerra/negociaciones› to enter sth;
◊ entre en calor to get warm;
entró en coma he went into a coma 3
a) (introducirse, meterse):

◊ cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold in;
me entró arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoes
b) ( poderse meter):

◊ ¿entrará por la puerta? will it get through the door?;
(+ me/te/le etc):
◊ estos vaqueros no me entran I can't get into these jeans;
el zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on; no me entra la segunda (Auto) I can't get it into second (gear) 4 [ hambre] (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ le entró hambre she felt o got hungry;
me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts; me entró sueño I got o began to feel sleepy 5 ( empezar) to start, begin;
◊ entró de aprendiz he started o began as an apprentice
6 ( incorporarse) entre en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹en empresa/ejército/club› to join sth; ‹ en convento› to enter sth; el año que entré en or a la universidad the year I started college I've just joined the association 7 ( estar incluido):
◊ el postre no entra en el precio dessert is not included in the price;
¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo? verbo transitivo ( traer) to bring in; ( llevar) to take in;
◊ ¿cómo van a entre el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?

entre preposición 1
a) (dos personas, cosas) between;

◊ lo decidieron entre ellos dos they decided it between the two of them;
está entre las dos casas it's between the two houses; entre paréntesis in brackets; cuando hablan entre los dos when they talk to each other
b) (más de dos personas, cosas) among;

◊ los alumnos hablaban entre ellos the pupils were talking among themselves;
entre otras cosas among other things; se perdió entre la muchedumbre he disappeared into the crowd; entre estas cuatro paredes within these walls
c) (indicando cooperación, distribución):

◊ entre los tres logramos levantarlo we managed to lift it between the three of us;
le hicimos con regalo entre todos we all got together and brought him a present; repártelos entre los niños/entre todos share them out among the children/between everybody 2 ( en expresiones de tiempo):
◊ abierto entre semana open during the week;
llegaré entre las tres y las cuatro I'll be arriving between three and four; cualquier semana entre julio y agosto any week in July or August 3
◊ entre tanto meanwhile, in the meantime
■ adverbio (esp AmL):
◊ entre más come más/menos engorda the more he eats the more/less he puts on weight

entrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to come in, go in, enter: los ladrones entraron por la ventana, the burglars entered through the window ➣ Ver nota en ir
2 (encajar) to fit: esta llave no entra, this key doesn't fit
3 (estar incluido) to be included: eso no entra en el precio, that's not included in the price
4 (en una organización, partido) to join, get into: entró en el club, he was admitted to the club
5 (en una situación) to go into: el avión entró en barrena, the plane went into a spin
entrar en calor, to warm up
6 (comenzar) el mes que entra, next month, the coming month
7 (sobrevenir) to come over: le entraron ganas de llorar, he felt like crying
me entró un ataque de histeria, I went into hysterics
8 (agradar) no me entran las lentejas, I don't like lentils
II verbo transitivo
1 to bring in: entra las sillas, take the chairs in
2 Inform to enter Locuciones: entrar en la cabeza: no me entra en la cabeza que hayas hecho eso, I can't understand why you have done that
ni entrar ni salir, to play no part in the matter: en cuestiones sentimentales ni entro ni salgo, I steer well clear of touchy subjects
entre preposición
1 (señalando límites) between: ponlo entre tú y ella, put it between you and her
entre azul y verde, between blue and green (con la colaboración de) lo haremos entre Pedro, Pablo y yo, Peter, Paul and myself will do it between us
2 (rodeado de) among(st)
estoy entre amigos, I'm among friends (incluido en) está entre los primeros de la clase, he's among the best students of his class En general, entre se traduce por between cuando se refiere a dos cosas y among o amongst (más antiguo) cuando se refiere a más de dos. Sin embargo, se puede emplear between, junto con un verbo de movimiento, cuando queremos indicar que un conjunto de cosas se dividió en dos grupos: El río fluye entre los árboles. The river flows between the trees.
' entre' also found in these entries: Spanish: abismal - abismo - abordaje - aclarar - adherencia - analogía - apareamiento - barrera - bastante - bastidor - bien - caballero - caballo - cada - camaradería - camino - ceja - cerrarse - clara - claro - comillas - compenetración - competencia - conexión - confianza - confundirse - congruencia - considerada - considerado - contarse - corporativismo - correlación - cruce - desnivel - despertarse - dicotomía - diente - disidencia - distanciamiento - dividir - dividirse - dudar - economía - entendimiento - escaramuza - escoger - espada - estragos - estrechar - estrechamiento English: ability - alike - already - amid - among - amongst - angular - antagonism - antipathy - backstage - barrel - barrier - behind - between - blue-collar - bond - bonding - border - bracket - cement - chip in - choose - chuckle - circulate - civilian - clash - close - club - connect - connected - dart - derby - devil - differentiate - discriminate - distinction - distinguish - divide - dole out - enter - entrails - equal - equality - evenly - exit poll - export - fall out - fatalism - feature - fence

English-spanish dictionary > entre
6 second

I.

second¹

1. adjective

   a. (one of many) deuxième ; (one of two) second

• a second chance une seconde chance

• Britain's second city la deuxième ville de Grande-Bretagne

• the second day I was there le lendemain de mon arrivée

• on the second floor (British) au deuxième étage ; (US) au premier étage

• to be second in the queue être le (or la) deuxième dans la queue

• in the second place deuxièmement

• to be in second place être en deuxième position

• to finish in second place terminer deuxième

• for the or a second time pour la deuxième fois

• second time around la deuxième fois

• to be second to none être sans égal

• San Francisco is second only to New York as the tourist capital of the States San Francisco se place tout de suite après New York comme capitale touristique des États-Unis ; → sixth

   b. ( = additional) deuxième

• to have a second home avoir une résidence secondaire

   c. ( = another) second

• there are fears of a second Chernobyl on craint un second Tchernobyl

• she's like a second mother to me elle est comme une deuxième mère pour moi

• second self autre soi-même m

   d. second violin second violon m

• to play second violin être second violon

2. adverb

   a. (one of many) deuxième ; (one of two) second

• to come second (in poll, league table, race, election) arriver deuxième (or second)

• he was placed second il s'est classé deuxième (or second)

   b. ( = secondly) deuxièmement

   c. (+ superl adj) the second tallest building in the world le deuxième plus grand immeuble du monde

• the second most common question la deuxième parmi les questions les plus souvent posées

3. noun

   a. deuxième mf, second (e) m(f)

• he came a good or close second il a été battu de justesse

   b. (Boxing) soigneur m

   c. (British University) ≈ licence f avec mention

• he got an upper/a lower second ≈ il a eu sa licence avec mention bien/assez bien

   d. also second gear seconde f

• in second en seconde

4. plural noun

seconds

   a. ( = imperfect goods) articles mpl de second choix

   b. ( = second helping) (inf) rab (inf !) m

5. transitive verb

   a. [+ motion] appuyer ; [+ speaker] appuyer la motion de

• I'll second that je suis d'accord

   b. (British) [+ employee] détacher

6. compounds

► second-best noun

• it is the second-best c'est ce qu'il y a de mieux après ; ( = poor substitute) c'est un pis-aller adjective• it's his second-best novel c'est presque son meilleur roman adverb• to come off second-best se faire battre ► second chamber noun (Parliament) deuxième chambre f

• the second chamber (British) la Chambre haute la Chambre des lords ► second-class adjective [ticket] de seconde (classe) ; [food, goods] de qualité inférieure

• second-class citizen citoyen (ne) m(f) de deuxième ordre

• second-class degree (University) ≈ licence f avec mention

• second-class mail (British) courrier m à tarif réduit ; (US) imprimés mpl périodiques adverb• to travel second-class voyager en seconde

• to send sth second-class envoyer qch en courrier ordinaire ► second cousin noun petit (e) cousin(e) m(f) (issu(e) de germains)

► second fiddle noun

• to play second fiddle jouer les seconds rôles ( to sb à côté de qn) ► second gear noun seconde f

► second-guess (inf) transitive verb

[+ sb's reaction] essayer d'anticiper

• to second-guess sb essayer d'anticiper ce que qn va faire ► second-in-command noun second m, adjoint m

• to be second in command être deuxième dans la hiérarchie ► second language noun (in education system) première langue f (étrangère) ; (of individual) deuxième langue f

► second name noun nom m de famille

► a second opinion noun l'avis m de quelqu'un d'autre ; (from doctor, lawyer) un deuxième avis

► second person noun

• the second person singular/plural la deuxième personne du singulier/du pluriel ► second-rate adjective [goods] de qualité inférieure ; [work] médiocre ; [writer] de seconde zone

► second sight noun

• to have second sight avoir le don de double vue ► second string noun (US Sport) ( = player) remplaçant (e) m(f) ; ( = team) équipe f de réserve

► second thought noun

• without a second thought sans hésiter

• not to give sb/sth a second thought ne plus penser à qn/qch

• on second thoughts or thought (British, US) réflexion faite

• to have second thoughts (about sth) ( = change mind) changer d'avis (à propos de qch)

• I never had second thoughts about the decision je n'ai jamais regretté cette décision

• to have second thoughts about doing sth ( = be doubtful) se demander si l'on doit faire qch ; ( = change mind) changer d'avis et décider de ne pas faire qch ► second wind noun

• to get one's second wind trouver un second souffle

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✦ L'accent de l'anglais second tombe sur la première syllabe: ˈsekənd, sauf lorsqu'il s'agit du verbe dans le sens de détacher, qui se prononce sɪˈkɒnd, avec l'accent sur la seconde syllabe.

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II.

second² [ˈsekənd]

noun

(in time) seconde f

• it won't take a second il y en a pour une seconde

• just a second! une seconde !

• I'll be with you in (just) a second je suis à vous dans une seconde

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1. ['sekənd]
noun

1) ( unit of time) also Music, Mathematics, Physics seconde f; ( instant) instant m

they should arrive any second now — ils devraient arriver d'un instant à l'autre

at six o'clock to the second — à six heures pile

2) ( ordinal number) deuxième mf, second/-e m/f

X was the most popular in the survey, but Y came a close second — dans le sondage X était le plus populaire mais Y suivait de près

he came a poor second — il est arrivé deuxième, mais loin derrière le premier

the problem of crime was seen as second only to unemployment — le problème du crime venait juste derrière le chômage

3) ( date)

the second of May — le deux mai

4) GB University

upper/lower second — ≈ licence f avec mention bien/assez bien

5) (also second gear) Automobile deuxième f, seconde f

6) ( defective article) article m qui a un défaut

7) ( in boxing) soigneur m; ( in duel) témoin m
2.
(colloq) seconds ['sekəndz] plural noun rab (colloq) m
3. ['sekənd]
adjective deuxième, second

the second teeth — les dents définitives

every second Monday — un lundi sur deux

to have ou take a second helping (of something) — reprendre (de quelque chose)

to have a second chance to do something — avoir une nouvelle chance de faire

to ask for a second opinion — ( from doctor) demander l'opinion d'un autre médecin
4. ['sekənd]
adverb

1) ( in second place) deuxième

to come ou finish second — (in race, competition) arriver deuxième

I agreed to speak second — j'ai accepté de parler le deuxième

the second biggest building — le deuxième bâtiment de par sa grandeur

the fact that he's my father comes second — le fait qu'il soit mon père est secondaire

2) (also secondly) deuxièmement
5.
transitive verb

1) ['sekənd] appuyer [motion, proposal]

2) [sɪ'kɒnd] Military, Commerce détacher ( from de; to à)

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to be second nature — être automatique

to be second to none — être sans pareil

to do something without (giving it) a second thought — faire quelque chose sans réfléchir

on second thoughts — à la réflexion

to have second thoughts — avoir quelques hésitations or doutes

to have second thoughts about doing — avoir moins envie de faire

English-French dictionary > second
7 lead

I.

lead

A n

1 (winning position in race, game, poll, quiz) to be in the lead, to have the lead être en tête ; to go into the lead, to take the lead passer en tête ; this gave him the lead ceci lui a permis de passer en tête ; to move into an early lead passer rapidement en tête ; to share the lead se partager la première place ;

2 ( amount by which one is winning) avance f (over sur) ; to have a lead of three points/half a lap avoir trois points/un demi-tour de piste d'avance ; to have a six second/three-goal lead avoir six secondes/trois buts d'avance ; to increase one's lead creuser l'écart (by de) ; to increase one's lead in the polls to 20% atteindre une avance de 20% dans les sondages ;

3 ( initiative) to take the lead prendre l'initiative ; to take the lead in doing être le premier/la première à faire ; to give a ou the lead donner l'exemple (in doing en faisant) ; to follow sb's lead suivre l'exemple de qn ;

4 ( clue) piste f ; to have a number of leads to pursue avoir plusieurs pistes à suivre ; this was our first real lead c'était notre première vraie piste ; to give sb a lead as to mettre qn sur la piste ou la voie de [solution, perpetrator] ;

5 Theat, Cin ( role) rôle m principal, premier rôle m ; to play the lead jouer le rôle principal ; who was the male/female lead? qui était l'acteur/l'actrice qui jouait le rôle principal? ;

6 Journ ( story) to be the lead être à la une ○ ; to be the lead in all the papers faire la une ○ de tous les journaux ;

7 Elec ( wire) fil m ;

8 GB ( for dog) laisse f ; on a lead en laisse ; to let the dog off the lead lâcher le chien ;

9 ( in cards) it's Nina's lead c'est à Nina de jouer en premier.

B modif [guitarist, guitar] premier/-ière (before n) ; [role, singer] principal ; [article] principal, à la une ○.

C vtr ( prét, pp led)

1 (guide, escort) mener, conduire [person] (to sth à qch ; to sb auprès de qn ; out of hors de ; through à travers) ; to lead sb into the house/into the kitchen mener or conduire qn dans la maison/à la cuisine ; to lead sb up/down mener or conduire qn en haut de/en bas de [hill, staircase] ; to lead sb back ramener or reconduire qn (to à) ; to lead sb away éloigner qn (from de) ; to lead sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn ; to lead sb to safety/into a trap conduire qn en lieu sûr/dans un piège ;

2 (pull, take by hand or bridle) mener [child, prisoner, horse] (to à ; into dans ; by par) ; to lead sb to his cell conduire qn dans sa cellule ;

3 ( bring) [path, route, sign, clue, sound, smell] mener [person] (to à) ; where is this discussion leading us? à quoi cette conversation nous mène-t-elle? ; this leads me to my main point ceci m'amène à mon sujet principal ; to lead the conversation onto amener la conversation sur ;

4 ( be leader of) mener [army, team, expedition, attack, strike, revolt, proceedings, procession, parade] ; diriger [orchestra, research] ; to lead sb to victory mener qn à la victoire ; to lead the debate mener les débats ; to lead a congregation in prayer entonner les prières ; to lead the dancing ouvrir le bal ;

5 Sport, Comm ( be ahead of) avoir une avance sur [rival, team] ; to be leading sb by 10 metres avoir une avance de 10 mètres sur qn, devancer qn de 10 mètres ; to be leading Liverpool 4-2 mener par 4 buts à 2 dans le match contre Liverpool ; to lead the world être au premier rang mondial ; to lead the field (in commerce, research) être le plus avancé ; ( in race) mener, être en tête ; to lead the market être le leader du marché ;

6 (cause, influence) to lead sb to do amener qn à faire ; to lead sb to believe/hope that amener qn à croire /espérer que ; to be led to believe that être amené à croire que ; he led me to expect that d'après ce qu'il m'avait dit je m'attendais à ce que (+ subj) ; what led you to this conclusion? qu'est-ce qui vous a amené à cette conclusion? ; everything leads me to conclude that tout me porte à conclure que ; to be easily led être très influençable ;

7 (conduct, have) mener [active life, lazy life] ; to lead a life of luxury/idleness vivre dans le luxe/l'oisiveté ;

8 Jur to lead a witness interroger un témoin en lui suggérant les réponses ;

9 Games ( in cards) jouer [card].

D vi ( prét, pp led)

1 (go, be directed) to lead to [path, route] mener à ; [door] s'ouvrir sur ; [exit, trapdoor] donner accès à ; to lead back to ramener à ; to lead off the corridor [passage] partir du couloir ; [door] s'ouvrir sur le couloir ; footsteps led away from the scene des traces de pas partaient du lieu ;

2 ( result in) to lead to entraîner [complication, discovery, accident, response] ; it was bound to lead to trouble ça devait mal finir ; one thing led to another, and we… de fil en aiguille, nous… ;

3 ( be ahead) [runner, car, company] être en tête ; [team, side] mener ; to lead by three games/15 seconds avoir trois jeux/15 secondes d'avance ; to be leading in the arms race être en tête dans la course aux armements ;

4 ( go first) (in walk, procession) aller devant ; (in action, discussion) prendre l'initiative ;

5 ( in dancing) conduire ;

6 Jur to lead for être l'avocat principal de [defence, prosecution] ;

7 Journ to lead with mettre [qch] à la une ○ [story, headline, picture] ;

8 ( in boxing) to lead with one's left/right attaquer de gauche/de droite ;

9 ( in cards) jouer le premier/la première.

Idioms

to lead the way ( go first) passer devant ; ( guide others) montrer le chemin ; (be ahead, winning) être en tête ; to lead the way up/down/into passer devant pour monter/descendre/entrer dans ; to lead the way in space research être le numéro un dans le domaine de la recherche spatiale.

Phrasal verbs

■ lead off ( begin) commencer (with par).

■ lead on:

▶ lead [sb] on

1 ( give false hope) mener [qn] en bateau ○ [client, investor, searcher] ;

2 ( sexually) provoquer ;

3 ( influence) influencer.

■ lead up to:

▶ lead up to [sth]

1 ( precede) précéder ; the years leading up to the war les années qui ont précédé la guerre ;

2 ( culminate in) se terminer par [argument, outburst] ;

3 ( introduce) amener [topic] ; I had a feeling you were leading up to that je sentais que tu voulais en venir là.

II.

lead

A n

1 ( metal) plomb m ; white lead céruse f ; red lead minium m ;

2 ○ fig ( bullets) pruneaux ○ mpl ;

3 ( also black lead) ( graphite) mine f de plomb ; ( in pencil) mine f ;

4 (on fishing line, in gun cartridge etc) plomb m ;

5 Naut ( for sounding) plomb m (de sonde) ;

6 Print interligne f ;

7 Constr ( of window) (baguette f de) plomb m ; leads ( of windows) plombure f ¢ ;

8 GB ( for roofing) couverture f de plomb ¢.

B modif [paint, piping, weight] en or de plomb.

Idioms

to fill ou pump sb full of lead ○ cribler qn de balles ○ ; to get the lead out ○ US ( stop loafing) se bouger ; ( speed up) se grouiller ○ ; to go over US ou down GB like a lead balloon ○ tomber à plat ○ ; to swing the lead ○ † GB tirer au flanc ○.

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8 next

1. adjective
1) (nearest) nächst...

the seat next to me — der Platz neben mir

the next room — das Nebenzimmer

the next but one — der/die/das übernächste

next to — (fig.): (almost) fast; nahezu

2) (in order) nächst...

within the next few days — in den nächsten Tagen

next month — nächsten Monat

during the next year — während der nächsten zwölf Monate

we'll come next May — wir kommen im Mai nächsten Jahres

the next largest/larger — der/die/das nächstkleinere/nächstgrößere

[the] next time — das nächste Mal

the next best — der/die/das nächstbeste

am I next? — komme ich jetzt dran?
2. adverb
(in the next place) als nächstes; (on the next occasion) das nächste Mal

whose name comes next? — wessen Name kommt als nächstes od. nächster?

it is my turn next — ich komme als nächster dran

sit/stand next to somebody — neben jemandem sitzen/stehen

place something next to somebody/something — etwas neben jemanden/etwas stellen

come next to last — (in race) zweitletzter/zweitletzte werden

come next to bottom — (in exam) der/die Zweitschlechteste sein
3. noun
1)

from one day to the next — von einem Tag zum andern

the week after next — [die] übernächste Woche

2) (person)

next of kin — nächster/nächste Angehörige

next please! — der nächste, bitte!

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[nekst] 1. adjective
(nearest in place, time etc: When you have called at that house, go on to the next one; The next person to arrive late will be sent away; Who is next on the list?) nächst
2. adverb
(immediately after in place or time: John arrived first and Jane came next.) als Nächste/r/s
3. pronoun
(the person or thing nearest in place, time etc: Finish one question before you begin to answer the next; One minute he was sitting beside me - the next he was lying on the ground.) der/die/das Nächste

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- biggest
- oldest
- next door
- next to
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next

[nekst]

I. adj inv

1. (coming immediately after) nächste(r, s)

the \next moment she was gone im nächsten Augenblick war sie weg

I'll be on holiday for the \next couple of days ich bin die nächsten zwei Tage auf Urlaub

this time \next year nächstes Jahr um diese Zeit

for the \next couple of weeks die nächsten paar Wochen

the \next day am nächsten Tag

\next month nächsten Monat

[the] \next time das nächste Mal, nächstes Mal

\next time I'll bring a hat nächstes Mal bringe ich einen Hut mit

on Monday \next nächsten Montag

2. (next in order, space) nächste(r, s), folgende(r, s)

the \next step is to find a house to buy als Nächstes müssen wir dann ein Haus finden, das wir kaufen können

take the \next turning on the right biegen Sie bei der nächsten Gelegenheit rechts ab

the woman in the \next room die Frau im Raum nebenan

the \next chapter das nächste Kapitel

as much as the \next person wie jede(r) andere [auch]

the \next but one der/die/das Übernächste

she is the \next managing director but one sie ist die übernächste Geschäftsführerin

▪ to be \next der/die Nächste sein, als Nächste(r) dran sein

who's \next please? wer ist der/die Nächste?

excuse me, I was \next Entschuldigung, ich komme als Nächste(r)

3.

▶ the \next world das Jenseits

II. adv inv

1. (subsequently) dann, gleich darauf

what would you like \next? was möchten Sie als Nächstes?

so what happened \next? was geschah als Nächstes?

\next, I heard the sound of voices dann hörte ich Stimmen

2. (again) das nächste Mal

when I saw him \next he had transformed himself als ich ihn das nächste Mal sah, sah er ganz verwandelt aus

when are you \next going to London? wann fährst du das nächste Mal nach London?

3. (second) zweit-

the opinion poll found that law and order is the most important political issue for voters and education is the \next most important bei der Meinungsumfrage kam heraus, dass Gesetze für die Wähler das wichtigste Thema sind, Bildung das zweitwichtigste

\next-to-last day esp AM vorletzter Tag

he injured himself in a climbing accident on the \next-to-last day of his vacation er verletzte sich am vorletzten Tag seines Urlaubs bei einem Kletterunfall

the \next best thing die zweitbeste Sache

the \next oldest/youngest der/die/das Zweitälteste/Zweitjüngste

Jo was the \next oldest after Martin Jo war der/die Zweitälteste nach Martin

4. (to one side)

▪ \next to sth/sb neben etw/jdm

who works in the office \next to yours? wer arbeitet in dem Büro neben dir?

I prefer to sit \next to the window when I'm on a plane ich sitze im Flugzeug am liebsten neben dem Fenster

we sat \next to each other wir saßen nebeneinander

5. (following in importance)

▪ \next to sth nach etw dat

cheese is my favourite food and \next to cheese I like chocolate best Käse esse ich am liebsten und nach Käse mag ich am liebsten Schokolade

6. (almost)

▪ \next to... beinahe..., fast...

in \next to no time im Handumdrehen fam

there was very little traffic and it took \next to no time to get home es war sehr wenig Verkehr, und wir waren im Handumdrehen zu Hause

\next to impossible beinahe unmöglich

it's \next to impossible to find somewhere cheap to live in the city centre es ist fast unmöglich, eine günstige Wohnung im Stadtzentrum zu finden

\next to nothing fast gar nichts

Charles knew \next to nothing about farming Charles wusste fast nichts über Landwirtschaft

7. (compared with)

▪ \next to sb/sth neben jdm/etw

\next to her I felt like a fraud neben ihr komme ich mir wie ein Betrüger/eine Betrügerin vor

8.

▶ what [or whatever] \next! und was kommt dann?

so he decided to get married at last — whatever \next! — children, I expect jetzt haben sie also endlich geheiratet — und was kommt als Nächstes? — Kinder, nehme ich an

III. n (following one) der/die/das Nächste

nothing ever changes, one day is very much like the \next nichts ändert sich, ein Tag gleicht so ziemlich dem anderen

can we arrange a meeting for the week after \next? können wir uns übernächste Woche treffen?

one moment he wasn't there, the \next he was kaum war er da, war er auch schon wieder weg

\next in line der/die/das Nächste

hey don't butt in in front of me — I was the \next in line he, drängen Sie sich nicht vor — ich war der/die Nächste

he is \next in line to the throne er ist der Nächste in der Thronfolge

from one day/moment/year/minute to the \next von einem Tag/Augenblick/Jahr/einer Minute auf den nächsten/das nächste/die nächste

things don't change much here from one year to the \next die Dinge ändern sich hier von einem Jahr aufs andere kaum

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[nekst]
1. adj

1) (in place) nächste(r, s)

next ( Comput: command ) — weiter

2) (in time) nächste(r, s)

come back next week/Tuesday — kommen Sie nächste Woche/nächsten Dienstag wieder

he came back the next day/week — er kam am nächsten Tag/in der nächsten Woche wieder

(the) next time I see him — wenn ich ihn das nächste Mal sehe

(the) next moment he was gone — im nächsten Moment war er weg

from one moment to the next — von einem Moment zum anderen

this time next week — nächste Woche um diese Zeit

the year after next —

the week after next — übernächste Woche

the next day but one — der übernächste Tag

3) (order) nächste(r, s)

who's next? — wer ist der Nächste?

you're next — Sie sind dran (inf)

next please! I come next after you — der Nächste bitte! ich bin nach Ihnen an der Reihe or dran (inf)

I knew I was the next person to speak — ich wusste, dass ich als Nächster sprechen sollte

I'll ask the very next person (I see) — ich frage den Nächsten(, den ich sehe)

my name is next on the list — mein Name kommt als nächster auf der Liste

the next but one —

the next thing to do is (to) polish it — als Nächstes poliert man (es)

the next thing I knew I... — bevor ich wusste, wie mir geschah,... ich...; (after fainting etc) das Nächste, woran ich mich erinnern kann, war, dass ich...

the next size up/down — die nächstkleinere/nächstgrößere Größe

2. adv

1) (= the next time) das nächste Mal; (= afterwards) danach

what shall we do next? —

when shall we meet next? — wann treffen wir uns wieder or das nächste Mal?

a new dress! what next? — ein neues Kleid? sonst noch was?

whatever next? (in surprise) — Sachen gibts! (inf); (despairingly) wo soll das nur hinführen?

2)

next to sb/sth — neben jdm/etw; (with motion) neben jdn/etw

the next to last row —

he was next to last — er war der Vorletzte

the next to bottom shelf — das vorletzte Brett, das zweitunterste Brett

next to the skin — (direkt) auf der Haut

next to nothing/nobody — so gut wie nichts/niemand

next to impossible —

I kept it next to my heart (most important thing) (dearest thing) — es lag mir am meisten am Herzen es war mir das Liebste

next to useless — praktisch wertlos

3)

the next best — der/die/das Nächstbeste

this is the next best thing — das ist das Nächstbeste

she is my next best friend — sie ist meine zweitbeste Freundin

3. n
Nächste(r) mf; (= child) Nächste(s) nt
4. prep (old)
neben (+dat)
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next [nekst]

A adj

1. (Ort, Lage) nächst(er, e, es), nächststehend:

the next house; → door Bes Redew

2. (Zeit, Reihenfolge) nächst(er, e, es), (unmittelbar) folgend:

next month nächsten Monat;

next time das nächste Mal, ein andermal, in Zukunft;

the next day am nächsten oder folgenden oder anderen Tag

3. unmittelbar vorhergehend oder folgend:

next in size nächstgrößer(er, e, es) oder nächstkleiner(er, e, es)

4. (an Rang) nächst(er, e, es)

B adv

1. (Ort, Zeit etc) als Nächste(r) oder Nächstes, gleich darauf:

come next als Nächster (Nächste, Nächstes) folgen;

his turn comes next after hers er kommt unmittelbar nach ihr dran

2. nächstens, demnächst, das nächste Mal:

when I saw him next als ich ihn das nächste Mal sah

3. (bei Aufzählung) dann, darauf

C präp obs

1. gleich neben (dat oder akk)

2. gleich nach (Rang, Reihenfolge)

D s (der, die, das) Nächste:

next, please der Nächste, bitte!;

the next to come der Nächste;

you are next Sie sind als Nächster dran;

you’ll be next du wirst der Nächste sein;

“to be continued in our next” „Fortsetzung folgt“;

in my next obs in meinem nächsten SchreibenBesondere Redewendungen: next to

a) gleich neben (dat od akk),

b) gleich nach (Rang, Reihenfolge),

c) beinahe, fast unmöglich etc, so gut wie nichts etc next to useless praktisch zwecklos;

next to last zweitletzt(er, e, es);

I got it for next to nothing ich hab’s für einen Apfel und ein Ei bekommen umg;

next to the ( oder one’s) skin auf der bloßen Haut;

next but one übernächst(er, e, es);

the next best thing to do das Nächstbeste;

(the) next moment im nächsten Augenblick;

the next man ( oder person) der erste Beste;

I’m as honest as the next man ich bin genauso ehrlich wie jeder andere oder wie alle anderen;

my washing machine is as good as the next one meine Waschmaschine ist ebenso gut wie alle anderen;

the river next ( oder the next river) to the Thames in length der nächstlängste Fluss nach der Themse;

not till next time hum nie mehr bis zum nächsten Mal; → what Bes Redew

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1. adjective
1) (nearest) nächst...

the seat next to me — der Platz neben mir

the next room — das Nebenzimmer

the next but one — der/die/das übernächste

next to — (fig.): (almost) fast; nahezu

2) (in order) nächst...

within the next few days — in den nächsten Tagen

next month — nächsten Monat

during the next year — während der nächsten zwölf Monate

we'll come next May — wir kommen im Mai nächsten Jahres

the next largest/larger — der/die/das nächstkleinere/nächstgrößere

[the] next time — das nächste Mal

the next best — der/die/das nächstbeste

am I next? — komme ich jetzt dran?
2. adverb
(in the next place) als nächstes; (on the next occasion) das nächste Mal

whose name comes next? — wessen Name kommt als nächstes od. nächster?

it is my turn next — ich komme als nächster dran

sit/stand next to somebody — neben jemandem sitzen/stehen

place something next to somebody/something — etwas neben jemanden/etwas stellen

come next to last — (in race) zweitletzter/zweitletzte werden

come next to bottom — (in exam) der/die Zweitschlechteste sein
3. noun
1)

from one day to the next — von einem Tag zum andern

the week after next — [die] übernächste Woche

2) (person)

next of kin — nächster/nächste Angehörige

next please! — der nächste, bitte!

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adj.

nächstes adj. prep.

nächst präp.

English-german dictionary > next
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head [hed]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. tête f

• to hit sb on the head frapper qn à la tête

• to keep one's head down (inf) ( = avoid trouble) garder un profil bas ; ( = work hard) travailler dur

• head down ( = upside down) la tête en bas ; ( = looking down) la tête baissée

• my head is aching j'ai mal à la tête

• head of hair chevelure f

• to stand on one's head faire le poirier

• I could do it standing on my head c'est simple comme bonjour

• to stand sth on its head prendre le contre-pied de qch

• she is a head taller than her sister elle dépasse sa sœur d'une tête

• to keep one's head above water ( = avoid failure) se maintenir à flot

• to have a big head avoir la grosse tête (inf)

• he went over my head to the director il m'a court-circuité et est allé voir le directeur

• his ideas went right over my head ses idées me dépassaient complètement

• he's got his head in the sand il pratique la politique de l'autruche

• he was talking his head off (inf) il n'arrêtait pas de parler

• to shout one's head off (inf) crier à tue-tête

• to laugh one's head off rire aux éclats

• on your own head be it! à vos risques et périls !

► a head, per head par tête

► from head to foot or toe de la tête aux pieds

• he was dressed in black from head to foot or toe il était habillé en noir de la tête aux pieds

• he was trembling from head to foot il tremblait de tout son corps► head and shoulders

• he stands head and shoulders above everybody else (in height) il dépasse tout le monde d'une tête ; (in quality) il surpasse tout le monde► head over heels

• to go head over heels (accidentally) faire la culbute ; (on purpose) faire une galipette

• to be head over heels in love with sb être follement amoureux de qn

   b. ( = mind, intellect) tête f

• I can't do it in my head je ne peux pas calculer ça de tête

• to get sth into one's head (inf) se mettre qch dans la tête

• I can't get that into his head (inf) je n'arrive pas à lui faire comprendre

• to take it into one's head to do sth se mettre en tête de faire qch

• it didn't enter his head that ça ne lui est pas venu à l'idée que...

• you never know what's going on in his head on ne sait jamais ce qui lui passe par la tête

• what put that idea into his head? qu'est-ce qui lui a mis cette idée-là en tête ?

• she's got her head screwed on (inf) elle a la tête sur les épaules

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

• we put our heads together (inf) nous y avons réfléchi ensemble

• to keep one's head garder son sang-froid

• to lose one's head perdre la tête

• his success went to his head son succès lui est monté à la tête

• he's off his head (inf) il a perdu la boule (inf)

• to get one's head round sth (inf) ( = understand) piger (inf) qch

• it does my head in (inf) ça me prend la tête (inf)

► a (good) head (for)

• she has a good head for figures elle est douée en calcul

• she has a good head for heights elle n'a jamais le vertige

• he has no head for heights il a le vertige

• she has a good business head elle a le sens des affaires► out of one's head

• I can't get it out of my head je ne peux pas me sortir ça de la tête

• he couldn't get her out of his head il ne pouvait pas s'empêcher de penser à elle

• it went right out of my head ça m'est tout à fait sorti de la tête

   c. [of cattle] (pl) 20 head of cattle 20 têtes fpl de bétail

   d. (specific part) [of flower, pin] tête f ; [of arrow] pointe f ; [of spear] fer m ; (on beer) mousse f ; (on tape recorder) tête f (de lecture, d'enregistrement)

   e. ► to come to a head [problem] devenir critique

• it all came to a head yesterday les choses ont atteint un point critique hier► to bring things to a head précipiter les choses

   f. ( = top end) [of staircase] haut m

• at the head of (lake, valley) à l'extrémité de ; (table) au bout de ; (procession) en tête de ; ( = in charge of) à la tête de

• at the head of the queue en tête de file

   g. [of vegetable, of lettuce, cabbage] pomme f ; [of celery] pied m ; [of garlic] tête f

   h. ( = leader) [of family] chef m

• head of department [of company] chef m de service

• head of state chef m d'État

   i. [of school] (British) directeur m (or directrice f ) d'école

• head of department [of school, college] professeur mf responsable de section

   j. (of coin) face f

• heads or tails? pile ou face ?

• I can't make head or tail of it je n'y comprends rien

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = lead) être à la tête de ; [+ procession, list, poll] être en tête de

• headed by... dirigé par...

   b. ( = direct) he got in the car and headed it towards town il est monté dans la voiture et s'est dirigé vers la ville

   c. ( = put at head of) [+ chapter] intituler

   d. (Football) to head the ball faire une tête

3. intransitive verb

( = go) to head for or towards [person, vehicle] se diriger vers ; [ship] mettre le cap sur

• he headed up the hill il s'est mis à monter la colline

• he was heading home il était sur le chemin du retour

• he's heading for trouble il va avoir des ennuis

• they're heading for victory ils sont bien partis pour gagner

4. compounds

[buyer, assistant] principal

► head boy noun (British) élève de terminale assumant diverses responsabilités

► head girl noun (British) élève de terminale assumant diverses responsabilités

► head office noun siège m social

► head start noun

• to have a head start être avantagé dès le départ (over or on sb par rapport à qn) ► head teacher noun (British) directeur m (or directrice f ) d'école

► head-to-head adjective [contest, competition] direct noun affrontement m direct

► head waiter noun maître m d'hôtel

5. Phrasal Verbs

► head off

1. intransitive verb

partir

2. separable transitive verb

[+ person] barrer la route à ; [+ questions] éluder ; [+ trouble] éviter

► head up inseparable transitive verb

[+ organization, team] diriger

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[hed] 1.
noun

1) tête f

she put her head round the door — elle a mis la nez à la porte

my head aches — j'ai mal à la tête

a fine head of hair — une belle chevelure

to keep one's head down — lit garder la tête baissée; fig ( be inconspicuous) ne pas se faire remarquer; ( work hard) avoir le nez sur son travail

from head to foot ou toe — de la tête aux pieds

the decision was made over their heads — la décision a été prise sans les consulter

to stand on one's head — faire le poirier

heads turned at the sight of... — tout le monde s'est retourné en voyant...

to hold a gun to somebody's head — lit presser un pistolet contre la tête de quelqu'un; fig tenir le couteau sous la gorge de quelqu'un

to have a bad head — (colloq) avoir mal à la tête

to be a head taller than somebody — dépasser quelqu'un d'une tête

to win by a (short) head — [horse] gagner d'une (courte) tête

£10 a head ou per head — 10 livres sterling par personne

50 head of cattle — Agriculture 50 têtes de bétail

2) ( mind) tête f

I can't get it into her head that — je n'arrive pas à lui enfoncer dans la tête que

he has got it into his head that — il s'est mis dans la tête que

he has taken it into his head to resign — il s'est mis en tête de démissionner

you can put that idea out of your head! — tu peux oublier cette idée!

the name has gone right out of my head — le nom m'est complètement sorti de la tête

I can't add them up in my head — je ne peux pas les additionner de tête

to be over somebody's head — ( too difficult) passer par-dessus la tête de quelqu'un

use your head! — (colloq) sers-toi de tes méninges! (colloq)

her success has turned her head — son succès lui a tourné la tête

to have a (good) head for figures — être doué pour le calcul

to have no head for heights — avoir le vertige

3) ( leader) (of family, church, agency) chef m; (of social service, organization) responsable mf, directeur/-trice m/f

at the head of — à la tête de

head of government/State — chef de gouvernement/d'État

head of department — Administration chef de service; School professeur principal

head of personnel — Commerce chef du personnel

4) (of pin, nail, hammer, golf club) tête f; (of axe, spear, arrow) fer m; ( of tennis racquet) tamis m; ( of stick) pommeau m; (of cabbage, lettuce) pomme f; ( of garlic) tête f

5) ( of tape recorder) also Computing tête f

6) ( top end) ( of bed) tête f; ( of table) (haut) bout m; ( of procession) tête f; (of pier, river, valley) extrémité f

at the head of the stairs/list — en haut de l'escalier/de la liste

at the head of the queue — en tête de la file d'attente

7) Medicine (on boil, spot) tête f

to come to a head — lit, Medicine mûrir; fig [crisis] arriver au point critique

to bring something to a head — Medicine faire mûrir; fig précipiter [crisis]; amener [quelque chose] au point critique [situation]

8) ( on beer) mousse f
2.
heads plural noun ( tossing coin) face f

‘heads or tails?’ — ‘pile ou face?’

heads I win/we go — face je gagne/on y va
3.
noun modifier

1) [ injury] à la tête

2) ( chief) [ cashier, cook, gardener] en chef
4.
transitive verb

1) être en tête de [list, queue]; être à la tête de [firm, team]; mener [expedition, inquiry]

2) ( entitle) intituler [chapter]

headed writing paper — papier m à lettres à en-tête

3) ( steer) diriger [vehicle]; naviguer [boat]

he headed the sheep away from the cliff — il a éloigné les moutons de la falaise

4) Sport

to head the ball — faire une tête

he headed the ball into the net — il a marqué un but de la tête
5.
intransitive verb

where was the train headed ou heading? — où allait le train?

to head south/north — Nautical mettre le cap au sud/au nord

to head home — rentrer

he's heading this way! — il se dirige par ici!; head for
6.
- headed combining form

black-headed bird — oiseau à tête noire

red-headed boy — garçon (aux cheveux) roux

two-headed monster — monstre à deux têtes

Phrasal Verbs:

- head for

- head off

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on your own head be it! — à tes risques et périls!

to go to somebody's head — monter à la tête de quelqu'un

to go off one's head — (colloq) perdre la boule (colloq)

are you off your head? — tu as perdu la boule? (colloq)

to keep/lose one's head — garder/perdre son sang-froid

to be soft ou weak in the head — (colloq) être faible d'esprit

he's not right in the head — (colloq) il a un grain (colloq)

to laugh one's head off — (colloq) rire aux éclats

to shout one's head off — (colloq) crier à tue-tête

to talk one's head off — (colloq) ne pas arrêter de parler

off the top of one's head — [say, answer] sans réfléchir

to give a horse its/somebody their head — lâcher la bride à un cheval/à quelqu'un

to be able to do something standing on one's head — faire quelque chose les doigts dans le nez (colloq)

I can't make head (n)or tail of it — je n'y comprends rien, ça n'a ni queue ni tête

if we all put our heads together — si nous nous y mettons tous

the leaders put their heads together — les dirigeants se sont consultés

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

English-French dictionary > head
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hed
1. noun
1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeza

2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeza, mente

3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeza

4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; (also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeza, jefe

5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeza

6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) fuente, nacimiento

7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) cabecera, principio

8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) a la cabeza de, al frente de

9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) madera; cabeza

10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director; directora

11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) por cabeza

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) cabo, punta

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) espuma

2. verb
1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabezar

2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabezar, estar al frente de, dirigir

3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) dirigirse a, encaminarse hacia, ir rumbo a

4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) titular

5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear, rematar con la cabeza

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- - headed
- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head

head¹ n

1. cabeza

mind your head! ¡cuidado con la cabeza!

get that idea out of your head quítate esa idea de la cabeza

2. cabecera

the head of the table la cabecera de la mesa

3. jefe / director

the head of the company el director de la compañía

to keep your head mantener la calma

to lose your head perder la calma

head² vb

1. encabezar / ir a la cabeza

the prince headed the procession el príncipe iba a la cabeza de la procesión

2. cabecear / dar de cabeza

the forward headed the ball into the goal el delantero cabeceó el balón y lo metió en la portería

to head for... dirigirse a... / ir camino de...

I'm heading for home me dirijo a casa / voy camino de casa

head

tr[hed]

noun

1 (gen) cabeza; (mind) mente nombre femenino

■ my head was spinning la cabeza me daba vueltas

2 (on tape recorder, video) cabezal nombre masculino

3 (of bed, table) cabecera

4 (of page) principio

5 (on beer) espuma

6 (cape) cabo, punta

7 (of school, company) director,-ra

8 (cattle) res nombre femenino

■ four hundred head of cattle cuatrocientas reses, cuatrocientas cabezas de ganado

9 (coin) cara

10 (of cabbage, lettuce) cogollo; (of cauliflower) pella

adjective

1 principal, jefe

■ he's the head gardener es el jardinero jefe

transitive verb

1 (company, list etc) encabezar

■ she heads the list of winners ella encabeza la lista de ganadores

2 (ball) rematar de cabeza, dar un cabezazo a, cabecear

■ he headed the ball into the net metió un gol de un cabezazo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

from head to toe / from head to foot de pies a cabeza

heads or tails? ¿cara o cruz?

off the top of one's head sin pensárselo, así de entrada

on your own head be it! ¡allá te las compongas!

per head por barba, por cabeza

■ it cost us £12 per head nos costó doce libras por barba

to be head over heels in love with somebody estar locamente enamorado,-a de alguien

to be off one's head estar chiflado,-a

to bite somebody's head off familiar echar una bronca a alguien

to do something standing on one's head hacer algo con los ojos vendados

to have a good head for figures tener facilidad para los números

to have a head for heights no padecer vértigo

to keep one's head above water mantenerse a flote

to keep one's head mantener la calma

to laugh one's head off reírse a carcajadas

two heads are better than one cuatro ojos ven más que dos

head teacher director,-ra

head start ventaja

head office oficina central

head ['hɛd] vt

1) lead: encabezar

2) direct: dirigir

head vi

: dirigirse

head adj

main: principal

the head office: la oficina central, la sede

head n

1) : cabeza f

from head to foot: de pies a cabeza

2) mind: mente f, cabeza f

3) tip, top: cabeza f (de un clavo, un martillo, etc.), cabecera f (de una mesa o un río), punta f (de una flecha), flor m (de un repollo, etc.), encabezamiento m (de una carta, etc.), espuma f (de cerveza)

4) director, leader: director m, -tora f; jefe m, -fa f; cabeza f (de una familia)

5) : cara f (de una moneda)

heads or tails: cara o cruz

6) : cabeza f

500 head of cattle: 500 cabezas de ganado

$10 a head: $10 por cabeza

7)

to come to a head : llegar a un punto crítico

head

adj.

• primero, -a adj.

• principal adj.

n.

• cabecera s.f.

• cabeza s.f.

• cabezuela s.f.

• director s.m.

• dirigente s.m.

• encabezamiento s.m.

• mayor s.m.

• mollera s.f.

• principal s.m.

• testa s.f.

head (s.o.) off (On the road, etc.)

expr.

• atajar v.

• cortarle el paso expr.

v.

• cabecear v.

• descabezar v.

• dirigir v.

• encabezar v.

• mandar v.

hed
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noun

1) ( Anat) cabeza f

a fine head of hair — una buena cabellera

to stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)

from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo

he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano

head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza

2) (mind, brain) cabeza f

I said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza

she added it up in her head — hizo la suma mentalmente

he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza

he has an old head on young shoulders — es muy maduro para su edad

she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números

I've no head for heights — sufro de vértigo

I need to keep a clear head for the interview — tengo que estar despejado para la entrevista

use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!

if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá

it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...

to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien

to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza

to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)

to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza

to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos

3)

a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera f

b) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f

4)

a) ( chief) director, -tora m,f

head of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno

the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)

head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras

head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio

head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)

b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)

5)

a) ( person)

$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona

b) pl head ( Agr)

700 head of cattle — 700 cabezas de ganado vacuno

6) ( crisis)

to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico

his arrival brought the conflict to a head — su llegada hizo estallar el conflicto

7)

a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal m

b) ( of drill) cabezal m

c) ( cylinder head) culata f

8) ( Geog) cabo m

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1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*

b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de

2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*

which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear

4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*

2.

vi

the car was heading west — el coche iba en dirección oeste

where are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos

Phrasal Verbs:

- head for

- head off

- head up

[hed]
1. N

1) (=part of body) cabeza f

• my head aches — me duele la cabeza

• the horse won by a (short) head — el caballo ganó por una cabeza (escasa)

• he went head first into the ditch/wall — se cayó de cabeza en la zanja/se dio de cabeza contra la pared

the government is ploughing head first into another crisis — el gobierno avanza irremediablemente hacia otra crisis

• from head to foot — de pies a cabeza

• to give a horse its head — soltar las riendas a un caballo

to give sb his/her head — dar rienda suelta a algn

• wine goes to my head — el vino se me sube a la cabeza

success has gone to his head — el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza

• head of hair — cabellera f

• to go head over heels — caer de cabeza

to fall head over heels in love with sb — enamorarse perdidamente de algn

• to keep one's head down — (lit) no levantar la cabeza; (=work hard) trabajar de lo lindo; (=avoid being noticed) intentar pasar desapercibido

• to nod one's head — decir que sí or asentir con la cabeza

• to shake one's head — decir que no or negar con la cabeza

• he stands head and shoulders above the rest — (lit) les saca más de una cabeza a los demás; (fig) los demás no le llegan a la suela del zapato

• to stand on one's head — hacer el pino

I could do it standing on my head * — lo podría hacer con los ojos cerrados

• she is a head taller than her sister — le saca una cabeza a su hermana

• from head to toe — de pies a cabeza

• I ought to bang or knock your heads together — os voy a dar un coscorrón a los dos *

• he turned his head and looked back at her — volvió la cabeza y la miró

- I can't get my head around that

- have one's head up one's arse or ass

- bite sb's head off

- put or lay one's head on the block

- get one's head down

to go over sb's head —

they went over my head to the manager — pasaron por encima de mí y fueron directamente al gerente

- hold one's head up high

with head held high — con la frente bien alta or erguida

- laugh one's head off

- stand or turn sth on its head

- on your own head be it!

- want sb's head on a plate

- turn one's head the other way

- heads will roll

- bury or hide or stick one's head in the sand

- scream/shout one's head off

- I can't make head nor or or tail of it

I can't make head nor or or tail of what he's saying — no entiendo nada de lo que dice

- turn heads

she had the kind of looks that turn heads — tenía ese tipo de belleza que llama la atención

- keep one's head above water
acid 3., cloud 1., hang 1., 1), knock, price 1., 1), rear, swell 3., 1), top I, 1., 11)
2) (=intellect, mind) cabeza f

use your head! — ¡usa la cabeza!

you never know what's going on in his head — nunca sabes lo que le está pasando por la cabeza

it's gone right out of my head — se me ha ido de la cabeza, se me ha olvidado

it was the first thing that came into my head — fue lo primero que me vino a la cabeza

• it was above their heads — no lo entendían

• it's better to come to it with a clear head in the morning — es mejor hacerlo por la mañana con la cabeza despejada

• it never entered my head — ni se me pasó por la cabeza siquiera

• you need your head examining or examined — tú estás mal de la cabeza

• to have a head for business/figures — ser bueno para los negocios/con los números

• I have no head for heights — tengo vértigo

• to do a sum in one's head — hacer un cálculo mental

he added it all up in his head — lo sumó todo mentalmente

• he has got it into his head that... — se le ha metido en la cabeza que...

I wish he would get it into his thick head that... — ya me gustaría que le entrara en ese cabezón que tiene que...

who put that (idea) into your head? — ¿quién te ha metido eso en la cabeza?

don't put ideas into his head — no le metas ideas en la cabeza

• I can't get that tune out of my head — no puedo quitarme esa música de la cabeza

• it was over their heads — no lo entendían

it went way over my head — no entendí nada

• I'm sure if we put our heads together we can work something out — estoy seguro de que si intercambiamos ideas encontraremos una solución

• to take it into one's head to do sth, he took it into his head to go to Australia — se le metió en la cabeza ir a Australia

• don't worry your head about it — no te preocupes, no le des muchas vueltas

- keep one's head

- lose one's head

- be/go off one's head

you must be off your head! — ¡estás como una cabra!

- be out of one's head

- he's got his head screwed on

- be soft or weak in the head

- go soft in the head

- all that flattery will turn his head

- two heads are better than one

3) (=leader) [of firm] director(a) m / f; (esp Brit) [of school] director(a) m / f

• head of department — (in school, firm) jefe(-a) m / f de departamento

head of French — el jefe/la jefa del departamento de francés

• head of (the) household — cabeza mf de familia

• head of state — (Pol) jefe(-a) m / f de Estado

4) (=top part) [of hammer, pin, spot] cabeza f; [of arrow, spear] punta f; [of stick, cane] puño m; [of bed, page] cabecera f; [of stairs] parte f alta; (on beer) espuma f; [of river] cabecera f, nacimiento m; [of valley] final m; [of mountain pass] cima f

at the head of — [+ organization] a la cabeza de; [+ train] en la parte delantera de

to be at the head of the class — ser el mejor de la clase

to be at the head of the league — ir a la cabeza de la liga

to be at the head of the list — encabezar la lista

to be at the head of the queue — ser el primero en la cola

to sit at the head of the table — sentarse en la cabecera de la mesa, presidir la mesa

5) (Bot) [of flower] cabeza f, flor f; [of corn] mazorca f

• a head of celery/ garlic — una cabeza de apio/ajo

• a head of lettuce — una lechuga

6) (Tech) (on tape-recorder) cabezal m, cabeza f magnética; [of cylinder] culata f; (Comput) cabeza f

reading/writing head — cabeza f de lectura/grabación

7) (=culmination)

• this will bring matters to a head — esto llevará las cosas a un punto crítico

• to come to a head — [situation] alcanzar un punto crítico

8) heads (on coin) cara f

it came down heads — salió cara

heads or tails? — ¿cara o cruz?, ¿águila o sol? (Mex)

to toss heads or tails — echar a cara o cruz

- heads I win, tails you lose

9) (no pl) (=unit)

20 head of cattle — 20 cabezas de ganado (vacuno)

£15 a or per head — 15 libras por cabeza or persona

10) (Naut) proa f

head to wind — con la proa a barlovento or de cara al viento

11) (Geog) cabo m

12) (=pressure)

head of steam — presión f de vapor

head of water — presión f de agua

13) (=height) [of water]

there has to be a head of six feet between the tank and the bath — el tanque tiene que estar a una altura de dos metros con respecto al baño

14) (=title) titular m; (=subject heading) encabezamiento m

this comes under the head of... — esto viene en el apartado de...

2. VT

1) (=be at front of) [+ procession, league, poll] encabezar, ir a la cabeza de; [+ list] encabezar

2) (=be in charge of) [+ organization] dirigir; (Sport) [+ team] capitanear

3) (=steer) [+ ship, car, plane] dirigir

4) (Ftbl) [+ goal] cabecear

to head the ball — cabecear (el balón)

5) [+ chapter] encabezar

3.

VI

where are you heading or headed? — ¿hacia dónde vas?, ¿para dónde vas?

he hitched a ride on a truck heading or headed west — hizo autostop y lo recogió un camión que iba hacia el oeste

he headed up the hill — se dirigió hacia la cima de la colina

they were heading home/back to town — volvían a casa/a la ciudad

4.

CPD

head boy N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado m de la escuela (alumno)

head buyer N — jefe(-a) m / f de compras

head case * N — (Brit) majara * mf, chiflado(-a) * m / f

head cheese N — (US) queso m de cerdo, cabeza f de jabalí (Sp), carne f en gelatina

head chef N — chef mf, jefe(-a) m / f de cocina

head clerk N — encargado(-a) m / f

head coach N — (Sport) primer(a) entrenador(a) m / f

head cold N — resfriado m (de cabeza)

head count N — recuento m de personas

to take a head count — hacer un recuento de personas

head gardener N — jefe(-a) m / f de jardineros

head girl N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegada f de la escuela (alumna)

head height N — altura f de la cabeza

• at head height — a la altura de la cabeza

head injury N — herida f en la cabeza

head lice NPL — piojos mpl

head massage N — masaje m en la cabeza

• to give sb a head massage — masajearle la cabeza a algn, darle un masaje en la cabeza a algn

head nurse N — enfermero(-a) m / f jefe

head office N — sede f central

head prefect N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado(-a) m / f de la escuela (alumno/alumna)

head restraint N — (Aut) apoyacabezas m inv, reposacabezas m inv

head start N — ventaja f

a good education gives your child a head start in life — una buena educación sitúa a su hijo en una posición aventajada en la vida

to have a head start (over or on sb) — (Sport, fig) tener ventaja (sobre algn)

he has a head start over other candidates — tiene ventaja sobre or les lleva ventaja a otros candidatos

even if he had a head start he couldn't possibly win — ni empezando con ventaja podría ganar

head teacher N — director(a) m / f

head waiter N — maître m

head wound N — herida f en la cabeza

- head back

- head down

- head for

- head off

- head out

- head up

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[hed]
I

noun

1) ( Anat) cabeza f

a fine head of hair — una buena cabellera

to stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)

from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo

he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano

head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza

2) (mind, brain) cabeza f

I said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza

she added it up in her head — hizo la suma mentalmente

he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza

he has an old head on young shoulders — es muy maduro para su edad

she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números

I've no head for heights — sufro de vértigo

I need to keep a clear head for the interview — tengo que estar despejado para la entrevista

use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!

if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá

it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...

to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien

to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza

to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)

to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza

to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos

3)

a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera f

b) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f

4)

a) ( chief) director, -tora m,f

head of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno

the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)

head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras

head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio

head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)

b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)

5)

a) ( person)

$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona

b) pl head ( Agr)

700 head of cattle — 700 cabezas de ganado vacuno

6) ( crisis)

to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico

his arrival brought the conflict to a head — su llegada hizo estallar el conflicto

7)

a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal m

b) ( of drill) cabezal m

c) ( cylinder head) culata f

8) ( Geog) cabo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*

b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de

2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*

which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear

4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*

2.

vi

the car was heading west — el coche iba en dirección oeste

where are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos

Phrasal Verbs:

- head for

- head off

- head up

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11 next

[nekst] adj

inv

1) ( coming immediately after) nächste(r, s);

the \next moment she was gone im nächsten Augenblick war sie weg;

I'll be on holiday for the \next couple of days ich bin die nächsten zwei Tage auf Urlaub;

this time \next year nächstes Jahr um diese Zeit;

for the \next couple of weeks die nächsten paar Wochen;

the \next day am nächsten Tag;

\next month nächsten Monat;

[the] \next time das nächste Mal, nächstes Mal;

\next time I'll bring a hat nächstes Mal bringe ich einen Hut mit;

on Monday \next nächsten Montag

2) (next in order, space) nächste(r, s), folgende(r, s);

the \next step is to find a house to buy als Nächstes müssen wir dann ein Haus finden, das wir kaufen können;

take the \next turning on the right biegen Sie bei der nächsten Gelegenheit rechts ab;

the woman in the \next room die Frau im Raum nebenan;

the \next chapter das nächste Kapitel;

as much as the \next person wie jede(r) andere [auch];

the \next but one der/die/das Übernächste;

she is the \next managing director but one sie ist die übernächste Geschäftsführerin;

to be \next der/die Nächste sein, als Nächste(r) dran sein;

who's \next please? wer ist der/die Nächste?;

excuse me, I was \next Entschuldigung, ich komme als Nächste(r)

PHRASES:

the \next world das Jenseits adv

inv

1) ( subsequently) dann, gleich darauf;

what would you like \next? was möchten Sie als Nächstes?;

so what happened \next? was geschah als Nächstes?;

\next, I heard the sound of voices dann hörte ich Stimmen

2) ( again) das nächste Mal;

when I saw him \next he had transformed himself als ich ihn das nächste Mal sah, sah er ganz verwandelt aus;

when are you \next going to London? wann fährst du das nächste Mal nach London?

3) ( second) zweit-;

the opinion poll found that law and order is the most important political issue for voters and education is the \next most important bei der Meinungsumfrage kam heraus, dass Gesetze für die Wähler das wichtigste Thema sind, Bildung das zweitwichtigste;

\next-to-last day ( esp Am) vorletzter Tag;

he injured himself in a climbing accident on the \next-to-last day of his vacation er verletzte sich am vorletzten Tag seines Urlaubs bei einem Kletterunfall;

the \next best thing die zweitbeste Sache;

the \next oldest/ youngest der/die/das Zweitälteste/Zweitjüngste;

Jo was the \next oldest after Martin Jo war der/die Zweitälteste nach Martin

4) ( to one side)

\next to sth/sb neben etw/jdm;

who works in the office \next to yours? wer arbeitet in dem Büro neben dir?;

I prefer to sit \next to the window when I'm on a plane ich sitze im Flugzeug am liebsten neben dem Fenster;

we sat \next to each other wir saßen nebeneinander

5) ( following in importance)

\next to sth nach etw dat;

cheese is my favourite food and \next to cheese I like chocolate best Käse esse ich am liebsten und nach Käse mag ich am liebsten Schokolade

6) ( almost)

\next to... beinahe..., fast...;

in \next to no time im Handumdrehen ( fam)

there was very little traffic and it took \next to no time to get home es war sehr wenig Verkehr, und wir waren im Handumdrehen zu Hause;

\next to impossible beinahe unmöglich;

it's \next to impossible to find somewhere cheap to live in the city centre es ist fast unmöglich, eine günstige Wohnung im Stadtzentrum zu finden;

\next to nothing fast gar nichts;

Charles knew \next to nothing about farming Charles wusste fast nichts über Landwirtschaft

7) ( compared with)

\next to sb/ sth neben jdm/etw;

\next to her I felt like a fraud neben ihr komme ich mir wie ein Betrüger/eine Betrügerin vor

PHRASES:

what [or whatever] \next! und was kommt dann?;

so he decided to get married at last - whatever \next! - children, I expect jetzt haben sie also endlich geheiratet - und was kommt als Nächstes? - Kinder, nehme ich an n

( following one) der/die/das Nächste;

nothing ever changes, one day is very much like the \next nichts ändert sich, ein Tag gleicht so ziemlich dem anderen;

can we arrange a meeting for the week after \next? können wir uns übernächste Woche treffen?;

one moment he wasn't there, the \next he was kaum war er da, war er auch schon wieder weg;

\next in line der/die/das Nächste;

hey don't butt in in front of me - I was the \next in line he, drängen Sie sich nicht vor - ich war der/die Nächste;

he is \next in line to the throne er ist der Nächste in der Thronfolge;

from one day/ moment/ year/minute to the \next von einem Tag/Augenblick/Jahr/einer Minute auf die nächste;

things don't change much here from one year to the \next die Dinge ändern sich hier von einem Jahr aufs andere kaum

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12 random

1. noun
at random — wahllos; willkürlich; (aimlessly) ziellos

choose at random — aufs Geratewohl wählen
2. adjective
1) (unsystematic) willkürlich [Auswahl]

make a random guess — raten aufs Geratewohl

2) (Statistics) Zufalls-

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['rændəm]
adjective

(done etc without any particular plan or system; irregular: The opinion poll was based on a random sample of adults.) zufällig

- academic.ru/90694/randomly">randomly
- at random
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ran·dom

[ˈrændəm]

I. n no pl

1. (aimlessly)

at \random willkürlich, wahllos

to choose at \random auf Gutglück wählen

to open a book at \random ein Buch irgendwo aufschlagen

to talk at \random irgendetwas daherreden, einfach drauflosreden fam

to wander at \random through the streets ziellos durch die Straßen wandern

2. (by chance)

at \random zufällig, per Zufallsprinzip

II. adj zufällig, wahllos

a \random choice of sth eine willkürliche Auswahl an [o von] etw dat

a \random sample eine Stichprobe

a \random selection eine willkürliche Auswahl

we asked a \random selection of people what they thought wir fragten irgendwelche x-beliebigen Leute nach ihrer Meinung

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['rndəm]
1. n

at random (speak, walk, drive) — aufs Geratewohl; shoot, drop bombs ziellos; take wahllos

to hit out at random — ziellos um sich schlagen

to talk at random — ins Blaue hineinreden

a few examples chosen or taken at random — ein paar willkürlich gewählte Beispiele

he just said anything at random — er hat einfach irgendetwas gesagt, er hat einfach drauflosgeredet

I (just) chose one at random — ich wählte einfach irgendeine (Beliebige)

2. adj
selection willkürlich; sequence zufällig
killed by a random bullet — von einer verirrten Kugel getötet

random breath/drug test — Stichprobe f auf Alkohol im Atem/auf Drogen

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random [ˈrændəm]

A adj wahllos, ziellos, zufällig, willkürlich, Zufalls…:

random access IT wahlfreier Zugriff;

random-access memory COMPUT Arbeitsspeicher m;

random error MATH Zufallsfehler m;

random mating BIOL Zufallspaarung f;

random motion PHYS unkontrollierbare Bewegung;

random number IT beliebige Zahl, Zufallszahl f;

random sample (Statistik) Zufallsstichprobe f;

random sampling (Statistik) Zufallsstichprobenerhebung f;

random shot Schuss m ins Blaue

B s:

at random aufs Geratewohl, auf gut Glück, blindlings;

talk at random ins Blaue hineinreden, (wild) drauflosreden

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1. noun
at random — wahllos; willkürlich; (aimlessly) ziellos

choose at random — aufs Geratewohl wählen
2. adjective
1) (unsystematic) willkürlich [Auswahl]

make a random guess — raten aufs Geratewohl

2) (Statistics) Zufalls-

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adj.

Zufalls- präfix.

direkt adj.

wahlfrei adj.

zufällig adj.

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put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tax — ▪ I. tax tax 1 [tæks] noun [countable, uncountable] TAX an amount of money that you must pay to the government according to your income, property, goods etc, that is used to pay for public services: • The President said he would cut taxes for… … Financial and business terms
newspaper — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ daily, evening (esp. BrE), morning, Sunday, weekly ▪ today s, yesterday s ▪ left wing … Collocations dictionary
vote — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 choice/decision made by voting ADJECTIVE ▪ electoral ▪ majority ▪ huge, massive (esp. BrE), overwhelming, resounding (esp. BrE) … Collocations dictionary
number — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 symbol/word ADJECTIVE ▪ three digit, 16 digit ▪ cardinal, ordinal ▪ even, odd ▪ Houses on thi … Collocations dictionary
weight — Either gross weight, net weight, or tare weight. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. weight weight 1 [weɪt] noun [countable, uncountable] how heavy something is, measured using a particular system: • The weight of the new … Financial and business terms
debate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 discussion ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable ▪ growing ▪ the growing debate on school reform ▪ fierce, heated, intense … Collocations dictionary
Cardiff — For other uses, see Cardiff (disambiguation). City and County of Cardiff Dinas a Sir Caerdydd Clockwise from top: Cardiff Bay, the Senedd, Cardiff University and the Millennium Stadium … Wikipedia
sample — ▪ I. sample sam‧ple 1 [ˈsɑːmpl ǁ ˈsæm ] noun [countable] 1. a number of people or things chosen from a large group to take part in studies that provide information about the whole group: sample of • Of a sample of executives in 600 companies,… … Financial and business terms
lead — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 example set by sb ADJECTIVE ▪ moral (esp. BrE) VERB + LEAD ▪ give, take ▪ The government should give a lead in tackling racism. ▪ … Collocations dictionary

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

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to take a poll on sth

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Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

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to take a poll on sth

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