to take a punch at

to pack a punch — \<\<speaker/play/cocktail\>\> pegar* fuerte (fam); ( lit) \<\<boxer\>\> pegar* fuerte or duro

to pull (one's) punches — andarse* con miramientos or (fam) con chiquitas

punch bowl — ponchera f

a Punch and Judy show — tipo de función de títeres

to be as pleased as Punch — estar* más contento que unas Pascuas

to punch the clock o card — fichar, marcar* or (Méx) checar* tarjeta

punched card — (BrE) ficha f perforada

• body punch — (Boxing) puñetazo m en el cuerpo

• a punch in the face — un puñetazo en la cara

• to land a punch — asestar un puñetazo

• a punch on or in the nose — un puñetazo en la nariz

• he packs a punch * — pega duro *

• to swing or throw a punch — soltar un puñetazo

• to take a punch — recibir un puñetazo

he has punch — tiene empuje or garra

• punched card — tarjeta f perforada

• to punch the clock — fichar

• to punch a hole in sth — (in leather, paper, metal) hacer un agujero a algo

• punched tape — cinta f perforada

• she punched the air in triumph — agitaba los brazos, triunfante

• I punched the ball into the net — metí el balón en la red de un manotazo

• he punched his fist through the glass — atravesó el cristal de un puñetazo

• he punched the wall angrily — golpeó la pared furioso

to punch at sb — dar or pegar un puñetazo a algn

punch bag N — (Brit) saco m de arena

punch card N — tarjeta f perforada

punch line N — remate m

punch operator N — operador(a) m / f de máquina perforadora

to pack a punch — \<\<speaker/play/cocktail\>\> pegar* fuerte (fam); ( lit) \<\<boxer\>\> pegar* fuerte or duro

to pull (one's) punches — andarse* con miramientos or (fam) con chiquitas

punch bowl — ponchera f

a Punch and Judy show — tipo de función de títeres

to be as pleased as Punch — estar* más contento que unas Pascuas

to punch the clock o card — fichar, marcar* or (Méx) checar* tarjeta

punched card — (BrE) ficha f perforada

to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle

to take sth. from — prendere qcs. da [ shelf]; prendere qcs. in [ drawer]

to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]

to take sb. to — [ bus] portare qcn. in [ place]; [ road] portare o condurre qcn. a [ place]

you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!

to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn

to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37

to take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi

to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle

to take sth. from — prendere qcs. da [ shelf]; prendere qcs. in [ drawer]

to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]

to take sb. to — [ bus] portare qcn. in [ place]; [ road] portare o condurre qcn. a [ place]

you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!

to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn

to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37

to take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi

Peter didn't know whether Jennie had learned about his bad record, but he took no chances - he told her everything, and thus took the sting out of it. (U. Sinclair, ‘100%’, ch. 15) — Питер не знал, известно ли Дженни его прошлое, но на всякий случай рассказал ей все, постаравшись себя обелить.

There was a movement, and he turned to see Mrs Kidd at the door... ‘I came to fill the teapot again’. ‘Better knock next time,’ said Tiger, smiling to take the sting out of the comment. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Watchers and the Watched’, ch. 4) — В дверях зашуршали шаги, Тигр обернулся: миссис Кидд... - А я обратно, чай заварить. - В следующий раз лучше сперва постучать, - сказал он, улыбкой смягчая резкость своих слов.

Finally, the companies have released a good deal of information by way of beating both these opponents to the punch, that is, to take the sting out of any secrets they might reveal. (G. Marion, ‘Bases and Empire’, part II, ch. 13) — Наконец сами эти нефтяные компании забежали вперед и опубликовали довольно много сведений, заранее стараясь смягчить впечатление от возможных разоблачений со стороны своих противников.

aim something at somebody/something — etwas auf jemanden/ etwas richten

that remark was not aimed at you — (fig.) diese Bemerkung war nicht gegen Sie gerichtet

aim high — (fig.) sich (Dat.) ein hohes Ziel stecken od. setzen

aim to do something or at doing something — beabsichtigen, etwas zu tun

aim at or for something — (fig.) etwas anstreben

his aim was true — er hatte genau gezielt

to take aim — zielen (at auf +acc )

with the aim of doing sth — mit dem Ziel or der Absicht, etw zu tun

to teach sb how to aim a gun — jdm zeigen, wie man zielt

the guns were aimed directly at the city walls — die Kanonen waren direkt auf die Stadtmauer gerichtet

you didn't aim the camera properly — du hast die Kamera nicht richtig gehalten

is aimed at the general public — dieses Buch/Programm wendet sich an die Öffentlichkeit

to be aimed at sth (cuts, measure, new law etc) — auf etw (acc)

I think that was aimed at me — ich glaube, das war auf mich gemünzt or gegen mich gerichtet

to aim at or for sth — etw anstreben, auf etw (acc) abzielen

he aims at only spending £10 per week — er hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, mit £ 10 pro Woche auszukommen

= intend) to aim to do sth — vorhaben, etw zu tun, etw tun wollen

that remark was not aimed at you — (fig.) diese Bemerkung war nicht gegen Sie gerichtet

aim high — (fig.) sich (Dat.) ein hohes Ziel stecken od. setzen

aim to do something or at doing something — beabsichtigen, etwas zu tun

aim at or for something — (fig.) etwas anstreben

to give sb., sth. a kick, to take a kick at sb., sth. — dare o tirare un calcio a qcn., qcs

to kick one's legs (in the air) — [ baby] scalciare, sgambettare

to kick the habit — colloq. perdere il vizio; (of smoking) smettere

to kick over the traces — BE ribellarsi

to give sb., sth. a kick, to take a kick at sb., sth. — dare o tirare un calcio a qcn., qcs

to kick one's legs (in the air) — [ baby] scalciare, sgambettare

to kick the habit — colloq. perdere il vizio; (of smoking) smettere

to kick over the traces — BE ribellarsi

he caught her by the arm — la agarró or (esp Esp) cogió del brazo

to catch somebody in the act — agarrar (or pillar etc) a alguien infraganti or con las manos en la masa

she caught him reading her mail — lo pilló leyendo sus cartas (fam)

you won't catch me going there again! — (colloq) a mí no me vuelven a ver el pelo por ahí! (fam)

we got caught in the rain — nos sorprendió or (fam) nos pilló or pescó la lluvia

catch you later — (AmE colloq) nos vemos

we'll just catch the end of the game — todavía podemos pescar el final del partido (fam)

we could catch a movie before dinner — (AmE) podríamos ir al cine antes de cenar

I caught my skirt on a nail — se me enganchó or (Méx tb) se me atoró or (Chi) se me pescó la falda en un clavo

I caught my finger in the drawer — me pillé or (AmL tb) me agarré el dedo en el cajón

I got caught in a traffic jam — me agarró or (esp Esp) me cogió un atasco

did you catch what she said? — ¿oíste or entendiste lo que dijo?

to catch a cold — resfriarse*, agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* or (fam) pescar* or pillar un resfriado

I caught (the) measles from him — me contagió or (fam) me pegó el sarampión

to catch it o (AmE also) catch hell (colloq): you'll really catch it if he sees you! — si te ve, te mata!

he's/she's a good catch — (colloq) es un buen partido

safety catch — seguro m

I knew there'd be a catch in o to it somewhere — ya sabía yo que tenía que haber gato encerrado

with a catch in her voice — con la voz entrecortada or temblorosa

good catch! — (Sport) ¡la cogiste! ¡bien hecho!, ¡bien agarrada! (LAm)

he's a good catch * — (as husband etc) es un buen partido

a question with a catch to it — una pregunta capciosa or de pega

to catch sb's attention or eye — llamar la atención de algn

to catch sb doing sth — sorprender or pillar a algn haciendo algo

they caught him in the act — le cogieron or pillaron con las manos en la masa

(I'll) catch you later! * — ¡nos vemos!

to catch the post — (=be in time for) llegar antes de la recogida del correo

you'll catch your death (of cold)! * — ¡(te) vas a agarrar un buen resfriado!

she caught me one on the nose * — me pegó en la nariz

you'll catch it! * — ¡las vas a pagar!, ¡te va a costar caro!

he caught it good and proper * — le cayó una buena

catch cry N — slogan m, eslogan m

catch phrase N — muletilla f, frase f de moda

catch question N — pregunta f capciosa, pregunta f de pega

he caught her by the arm — la agarró or (esp Esp) cogió del brazo

to catch somebody in the act — agarrar (or pillar etc) a alguien infraganti or con las manos en la masa

she caught him reading her mail — lo pilló leyendo sus cartas (fam)

you won't catch me going there again! — (colloq) a mí no me vuelven a ver el pelo por ahí! (fam)

we got caught in the rain — nos sorprendió or (fam) nos pilló or pescó la lluvia

catch you later — (AmE colloq) nos vemos

we'll just catch the end of the game — todavía podemos pescar el final del partido (fam)

we could catch a movie before dinner — (AmE) podríamos ir al cine antes de cenar

I caught my skirt on a nail — se me enganchó or (Méx tb) se me atoró or (Chi) se me pescó la falda en un clavo

I caught my finger in the drawer — me pillé or (AmL tb) me agarré el dedo en el cajón

I got caught in a traffic jam — me agarró or (esp Esp) me cogió un atasco

did you catch what she said? — ¿oíste or entendiste lo que dijo?

to catch a cold — resfriarse*, agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* or (fam) pescar* or pillar un resfriado

I caught (the) measles from him — me contagió or (fam) me pegó el sarampión

to catch it o (AmE also) catch hell (colloq): you'll really catch it if he sees you! — si te ve, te mata!

he's/she's a good catch — (colloq) es un buen partido

safety catch — seguro m

I knew there'd be a catch in o to it somewhere — ya sabía yo que tenía que haber gato encerrado

with a catch in her voice — con la voz entrecortada or temblorosa

to drive on the left — manejar or (esp Esp) conducir* por la izquierda

to be on o to the left of somebody o on somebody's left — estar* a la izquierda de alguien

take the next left — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la izquierda

to make o (BrE) take a left — girar or torcer* or doblar a la izquierda

left and right o (BrE) left, right and centre (colloq): he was hitting out left and right repartía golpes a diestra y siniestra or (Esp) a diestro y siniestro (fam); complaints are coming in left and right — nos llegan quejas de todos lados

left shoe — zapato m (del pie) izquierdo

turn it to the left — [+ key, knob] gíralo a la izquierda

on or to my, your etc left — a mi, tu etc izquierda

to drive on the left — conducir or (LAm) manejar por la izquierda

the parties of the left — los partidos de izquierda or (Sp) izquierdas

left back N — (Sport) (=player) lateral mf izquierdo(-a); (=position) lateral m izquierdo

left field N — (Baseball) (=area) jardín m izquierdo; (=position) jardinero(-a) m / f izquierdo(-a)

to come out of left field (esp US ) * (fig) —

his question/decision came out of left field — su pregunta/decisión me/le etc pilló desprevenido

left half N — (Sport) (=player) lateral mf izquierdo(-a); (=position) lateral m izquierdo

left wing N — (Sport) banda f izquierda; (Pol) ala f izquierda

to drive on the left — manejar or (esp Esp) conducir* por la izquierda

to be on o to the left of somebody o on somebody's left — estar* a la izquierda de alguien

take the next left — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la izquierda

to make o (BrE) take a left — girar or torcer* or doblar a la izquierda