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to take each other by the hand

1 Hand

Hand <-, Hände> [hant, pl ʼhɛndə] f

1) anat hand;

die \Hand zur Faust ballen to clench one's fist;

die Hände in die Seiten stemmen to put one's hands on one's hips;

eine \Hand/ zwei Hände breit six inches/a foot wide;

es ist nur noch etwa eine \Hand breit Wein im Fass there's only about six inches of wine left in the barrel;

mit der flachen \Hand with the flat of one's hand;

Hände hoch! hands up!;

eine hohle \Hand machen to cup one's hands;

aus der hohlen \Hand from one's cupped hands;

sie tranken an der Quelle aus der hohlen \Hand they drank at the spring from their cupped hands;

linker/rechter \Hand on the left/right;

links liegt der See, der Gutshof liegt rechter \Hand the lake is on the left and the estate on the right;

zur linken/rechten \Hand on the left-hand/right-hand side;

zur linken \Hand sehen Sie das Rathaus on the left-hand side you can see the town hall;

eine ruhige [o sichere] \Hand a steady hand;

mit sanfter \Hand with a gentle hand;

sie versteht es, ihre Abteilung mit sanfter \Hand zu führen she knows how to run her department with a calm hand;

jdm die \Hand drücken [o schütteln] to shake sb's hand;

jdm etw in die \Hand drücken to press sth into sb's hand;

jdm die \Hand geben [ o geh reichen] to shake sb's hand;

etw in Händen halten ( geh) to have sth in one's hands;

das ist ein interessantes Buch, das Sie da gerade in Händen halten that's an interesting book that you've got there at the moment;

jdn an der [o bei der] \Hand haben [o nehmen] [o fassen] to take hold of sb's hand;

etw aus der \Hand essen to eat sth out of one's hand;

in die Hände klatschen to applaud [or clap];

jdm die \Hand küssen to kiss sb's hand;

etw aus der \Hand legen to put down sth sep;

lege jetzt die Zeitung aus der \Hand, wir frühstücken! put the paper down now, we're having breakfast;

jdm die \Hand auflegen to lay one's hand on sb;

Jesus hat Kranke geheilt, indem er ihnen die \Hand auflegte Jesus healed the sick by laying his hands on them;

etw in die \Hand nehmen to pick up sth sep;

er nimmt niemals ein Buch in die \Hand he never picks up a book;

( sich darum kümmern) to attend to sth;

lass mich die Sache mal in die \Hand nehmen let me take care of the matter;

jdm etw aus der \Hand nehmen to take sth from [or off] sb, to take sth out of sb's hand;

sie nahm ihrem Kind das Messer aus der \Hand she took the knife away from her child;

der Fall ist dem Richter aus der \Hand genommen worden the judge has been relieved of the case;

sich dat die Hände reiben to rub one's hands [together];

jdm die \Hand reichen [ o geh bieten] to give sb one's hand;

sie reichten sich zur Begrüßung die Hände they greeted each other by shaking hands;

jdm etw aus der \Hand schlagen to knock sth out of sb's hand;

Hände weg! hands off!;

die \Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen können not to be able to see one's hand in front of one's face

2) kein pl sport (\Handspiel) handball;

der Schiedsrichter erkannte auf \Hand the referee blew for handball

3) (Besitz, Obhut) hands;

der Besitz gelangte in fremde Hände the property passed into foreign hands

4) pol

die öffentliche \Hand ( der Staat) [central] government;

( die Gemeinde) local government;

das Vorhaben wird durch die öffentliche \Hand finanziert the project is being financed by the public sector

WENDUNGEN:

mit seiner Hände Arbeit with one's own hands;

die Firma hat er mit seiner Hände Arbeit aufgebaut he built the firm up with his own hands;

seine Hände mit Blut beflecken ( geh) to have blood on one's hands;

für jdn/ etw seine [o die] \Hand ins Feuer legen ( fam) to vouch for sb/sth;

\Hand und Fuß haben to be purposeful;

weder \Hand noch Fuß haben to have no rhyme or reason, to make no sense;

dieser Plan hat weder \Hand noch Fuß there's no rhyme or reason to this plan;

mit Händen und Füßen ( fam) tooth and nail;

gegen diese Pläne werde ich mich mit Händen und Füßen wehren I will fight these plans tooth and nail;

\Hand aufs Herz! ( fam) cross your heart, word of honour [or honor]; (Am)

\Hand aufs Herz, hast du wirklich nichts davon gewusst? give me your word of honour, did you really know nothing about it?;

die Hände überm Kopf zusammenschlagen to throw one's hands up in amazement;

wenn man sieht, wie sie sich benimmt, kann man nur noch die Hände überm Kopf zusammenschlagen when you see how she behaves you can only throw your hands up in amazement [or horror];

von der \Hand in den Mund leben to live from hand to mouth;

die Hände in den Schoß legen to sit back and do nothing;

[bei etw] die [o seine] Hände im Spiel haben to have a hand in sth;

dieser Geschäftemacher hat überall seine Hände im Spiel! this wheeler dealer has his finger in every pie;

seine Hände in Unschuld waschen to wash one's hands of a matter;

ich hatte damit nichts zu tun, ich wasche meine Hände in Unschuld! I had nothing to do with it, I wash my hands of the matter;

bei jdm [mit etw] in besten Händen sein to be in safe hands with sb [regarding sth];

bei ihr sind Sie damit in besten Händen you're in safe hands with her as far as that is concerned;

mit der bloßen \Hand with one's bare hands;

aus erster/zweiter \Hand first-hand/second-hand;

Informationen aus zweiter \Hand sind meist wenig verlässlich second-hand information is in most cases unreliable;

( vom ersten/ zweiten Eigentümer) with one previous owner/two previous owners;

er kauft Gebrauchtwagen, aber nur aus erster \Hand he buys second-hand cars but only with one previous owner;

in festen Händen sein ( fam) to be spoken for;

bei der kannst du nicht mehr landen, die ist schon in festen Händen you won't get anywhere with her, she's already spoken for;

fleißige Hände hard workers;

freie \Hand haben to have a free hand;

jdm freie \Hand lassen to give sb a free hand;

bei der Regelung dieser Angelegenheit will Ihnen unser Konzern freie \Hand lassen our company will give you free reign in settling this matter;

von fremder \Hand from a stranger;

die Unterschrift stammt von fremder \Hand this is a stranger's signature;

in fremde Hände übergehen to change hands;

bei etw eine glückliche \Hand haben to have the Midas touch with sth;

sie hat bei all ihren Geschäftsabschlüssen immer eine glückliche \Hand gehabt she has always had the Midas touch in all of her business deals;

von langer \Hand well in advance;

der Bankraub muss von langer \Hand geplant gewesen sein the bank robbery must have been planned well in advance;

mit leeren Händen empty-handed;

eine leitende [o lenkende] \Hand a guiding hand;

letzte \Hand an etw legen akk to put the finishing touches to sth;

eine lockere \Hand haben ( fam) to let fly at the slightest provocation ( fam)

gib ihm ja keine Widerworte, du weißt, er hat eine lockere \Hand! don't contradict him, you know he likes to let fly;

aus [o von] privater \Hand privately;

haben Sie den Leuchter aus einem Antiquitätengeschäft? - nein, aus privater \Hand did you get the candelabra from an antique shop? - no, from a private individual;

jds rechte \Hand sein to be sb's right-hand man;

mit etw schnell [o flink] [o gleich] bei der \Hand sein ( fam) to be quick to do sth;

sie ist mit abfälligen Bemerkungen schnell bei der \Hand she's quick to make disparaging remarks;

eine starke [o feste] \Hand a firm hand;

jdm etw zu treuen Händen übergeben to give sth to sb for safekeeping, to entrust sth to sb;

alle Hände voll zu tun haben to have one's hands full;

mit vollen Händen excessively, plentifully, lavishly;

er gab das Geld mit vollen Händen aus he spent his money left, right and centre [or (Am) center];

sie verteilte das Geld mit vollen Händen unter den Bedürftigen she gave generously to the needy;

hinter vorgehaltener \Hand in confidence;

man erzählt sich hinter vorgehaltener \Hand davon people are telling each other about it in confidence;

jdm/einer S. in die \Hand arbeiten to play into sb's hands/the hands of sth;

jdm in die Hände [o in jds Hände] fallen to fall into sb's hands;

schaut mal, was mir zufällig in die Hände gefallen ist! look what I came across by chance;

jdm aus der \Hand fressen ( fam) to eat out of sb's hand;

jdm sind die Hände gebunden;

jds Hände sind gebunden sb's hands are tied;

ich würde dir gerne helfen, aber meine Hände sind gebunden I would like to help you, but my hands are tied;

jdm zur [o an die] \Hand gehen to lend sb a [helping] hand;

durch jds Hände [o \Hand] gehen to pass through sb's hands;

jdm... von der \Hand gehen to be... for sb;

am Computer gehen einem viele Textarbeiten leicht von der \Hand working with texts is easy on a computer;

[mit etw] \Hand in \Hand gehen to go hand in hand [with sth];

das Ansteigen der Massenarbeitslosigkeit geht mit der Rezession \Hand in \Hand the rise in mass unemployment goes hand in hand with the recession;

von \Hand zu \Hand gehen to pass from hand to hand;

in jds Hände akk °übergehen to pass into sb's hands;

jdm etw auf die \Hand geben to promise sb sth faithfully;

etw aus der \Hand geben to let sth out of one's hands;

Bücher gebe ich nicht aus der \Hand I don't lend people books;

sie musste vorübergehend die Konzernleitung aus der \Hand geben she had to relinquish the management of the group temporarily;

mit Händen zu greifen sein to be as plain as the nose on your face [or ( Brit) as a pikestaff] ( fam)

die \Hand auf etw halten akk ( fam) to keep a tight rein on sth;

um jds \Hand anhalten ( geh) to ask for sb's hand in marriage ( form)

die [o seine [schützende]] \Hand über jdn halten ( geh) to protect sb;

die [o seine] \Hand hinhalten [o aufhalten] ( fam) to hold out one's hand [for money];

jdn [für etw] an der \Hand haben ( fam) to have sb on hand [for sth];

für Autoreparaturen habe ich jdn an der \Hand I've got someone on hand who can fix cars;

etw bei der [o zur] \Hand haben to have sth to hand;

ich möchte zu gerne wissen, welche Erklärung er diesmal bei der \Hand hat! I'd like to know what explanation he's got to hand this time!;

etw in der \Hand haben to have sth in one's hands;

ich habe diese Entscheidung nicht in der \Hand this decision is not in my hands;

etw gegen jdn in der \Hand haben to have sth on sb;

die Staatsanwaltschaft hat gegen den Konzern nicht genügend Beweise in der \Hand the state prosecution didn't have sufficient evidence on the company;

jdn [fest] in der \Hand haben to have sb [well] in hand;

in jds Händen sein to be in sb's hands;

die Geiseln sind in den Händen der Terroristen the hostages are in the hands of the terrorists;

der Vertrag wird morgen in Ihren Händen sein the contract will be in your hands tomorrow;

[bei jdm] in... Händen sein to be in... hands [with sb];

sie wird bei Ihnen in guten Händen sein she will be in good hands with you;

bei uns ist Ihr Wagen in den richtigen Händen your car is in the right hands with us;

zur \Hand sein to be at hand;

der Brief ist gerade nicht zur Hand the letter is not at hand at the moment;

jdn/etw in die \Hand [o Hände] kriegen [o bekommen] to get one's hands on sb/sth;

als Zollbeamter kriegt man so manche Waffe in die \Hand customs officers come across quite a few weapons in their job;

[bei etw] mit \Hand anlegen to lend a hand [with sth];

\Hand an sich legen akk ( geh) to kill oneself;

[klar] auf der \Hand liegen ( fam) to be [perfectly] obvious;

in jds \Hand dat liegen [o sein] ( geh) to be in sb's hands;

mein Schicksal liegt in Gottes \Hand my fate lies in God's hands;

jdm [etw] aus der \Hand lesen to read [sth] from sb's hand;

die Wahrsagerin las ihm aus der \Hand the fortune teller read his palm;

etw [alleine/selber] in die [eigene] \Hand nehmen to take sth in hand [oneself] [or into one's own hands];

ich muss die Sache selber in die \Hand nehmen I'm going to have to take the matter into my own hands;

etw zur \Hand nehmen ( geh) to pick up sth sep;

nach dem Essen nahm er die Zeitung zur \Hand after the meal he picked up the paper;

sich [ o geh einander] die Hände reichen können to be two of a kind;

was Schusseligkeit angeht, können die beiden sich die Hände reichen when it comes to being clumsy they're two of a kind;

sich die \Hand reichen können;

ach, du hältst das auch für das Beste? dann können wir uns ja die Hände reichen, ich nämlich auch! oh, you think that's for the best? well, great, so do I!;

keine \Hand rühren not to lift a finger;

ich arbeite mich halb zu Tode, und er sitzt da und rührt keine \Hand I'm working myself half to death and he just sits there and doesn't lift a finger!;

jdm ist die \Hand ausgerutscht ( fam) sb could not resist slapping sb;

wenn er gar zu frech ist, kann ihr schon mal die \Hand ausrutschen if he gets too cheeky sometimes she can't resist slapping him;

jdm etw in die \Hand [o Hände] spielen to pass sth on to sb;

der Verräter spielte ihnen diese Unterlagen in die Hände the traitor passed these documents on to them;

in die Hände spucken to roll up one's sleeves sep;

so, jetzt heißt es in die Hände gespuckt und frisch an die Arbeit gegangen! okay, let's roll up our sleeves and get cracking!;

jdm unter der \Hand [o den Händen] wegsterben to die while under sb's care;

der Patient starb den Chirurgen unter den Händen weg the patient died while under the surgeons' care;

jdn auf Händen tragen to fulfil [or (Am) fulfill] sb's every wish;

jdm etw in die \Hand sprechen to promise sb sth;

eine \Hand wäscht die andere you scratch my back I'll scratch yours;

sich nicht von der \Hand weisen lassen;

nicht von der \Hand zu weisen sein not to be able to be denied;

dieses Argument hat etwas für sich, es lässt sich nicht von der \Hand weisen there's something in this argument, there's no denying it;

die Erklärung klingt plausibel, sie ist also nicht von der \Hand zu weisen the explanation sounds plausible, there's no getting away from it;

es ist nicht von der \Hand zu weisen, dass... there's no getting away from the fact that...;

es ist nicht von der \Hand zu weisen, dass die Verhandlungen in einer Sackgasse angelangt sind there's no getting away from the fact that the negotiations have reached an impasse;

jdm unter den Händen zerrinnen [o wegschmelzen] to slip through sb's fingers;

jdm zuckt es in der \Hand sb's itching to hit sb;

an \Hand einer S. gen with the aid of sth;

sie erklärte die Aufgabe an \Hand eines Beispiels she explained the task with the aid of an example;

[bar] auf die \Hand ( fam) cash in hand;

das Bestechungsgeld wurde ihm bar auf die \Hand gezahlt the bribe was paid to him in cash;

ich will die 10.000 Euro aber auf die \Hand I want the 10,000 euros in cash;

aus der \Hand offhand;

aus der \Hand weiß ich auch keine Antwort I don't know the answer offhand either;

als Lehrerin muss man in der Lage sein, Schülern etwas aus der \Hand erklären zu können as a teacher you have to be able to explain something to pupils straight off the bat;

\Hand in \Hand hand in hand;

sie gingen \Hand in \Hand spazieren they went for a walk hand in hand;

unter der \Hand secretly, on the quiet ( fam)

etw unter der \Hand erfahren to hear sth through the grapevine;

von \Hand by hand;

ein von \Hand geschriebener Lebenslauf a handwritten curriculum vitae;

von jds \Hand ( geh) at sb's hand ( form)

von jds \Hand sterben to die at sb's hand;

zu jds Händen;

zu Händen von jdm for the attention of sb, attn: sb;

„An Fa. Duss & Dümmler GmbH & Co KG, zu Händen von Herrn Weissner“ Duss & Dümmler GmbH & Co. KG. Attn: Mr. Weissner

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hand

1 [lichaamsdeel] hand

2 [handschrift, stijl] hand ⇒ (hand)writing

3 [figuurlijk] [kant] hand ⇒ side

♦voorbeelden:

1   op handen en voeten kruipen • crawl on all fours

     zich met handen en voeten verweren • 〈 figuurlijk〉 defend oneself tooth and nail

     aan/met handen en voeten gebonden zijn • 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 be tied hand and foot

     in andere handen komen • change hands

     blote handen • bare hands

     die zaak is in goede/slechte handen • that matter is in good/bad hands

     in goede/verkeerde handen vallen • 〈 figuurlijk〉 fall into the right/wrong hands

     〈 figuurlijk〉 gouden handen hebben • be good with one's hands

     〈 figuurlijk〉 met harde hand opvoeden • bring up the hard way

     iemand de helpende hand bieden • lend someone a (helping) hand

     〈 figuurlijk〉 bevelen van hoger hand • orders from above

     〈 figuurlijk〉 de laatste hand aan iets leggen • put the finishing touches to something

     niet met lege handen komen • not come empty-handed

     〈 figuurlijk〉 uit de losse hand • roughly, in an improvised way

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iets uit de losse hand doen • do something off the cuff

     iets met vaste hand doen • do something with a sure touch

     〈 figuurlijk〉 met vaste/krachtige hand regeren • rule with a firm/iron hand

     hij is in veilige handen • he is in safe hands

     iemand (de) handen vol werk geven • give someone no end of work/trouble

     de handen vol hebben aan iemand/iets • have one's hands full with someone/something

     hij heeft de handen meer dan vol • he has enough/too much on his plate

     dat kost handen vol geld • that costs lots of money

     iets aan vreemde handen toevertrouwen • entrust something to strangers

     hij heeft de handen niet vrij • he does not have a free hand

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand de vrije hand laten • give someone a free hand

     〈 figuurlijk〉 de vrije hand hebben/krijgen • have/acquire a free hand

     ergens zijn handen niet aan vuil willen maken • refuse to soil one's hands with something

     〈 figuurlijk〉 met zachte hand • with a light touch

     de handen van iemand aftrekken • 〈 figuurlijk〉 wash one's hands of someone

     hij mag zijn handen dichtknijpen • 〈 figuurlijk〉 he may call himself lucky

     〈 figuurlijk〉 ik draai er mijn hand niet voor om • 〈 ik heb er geen moeite mee〉 I think nothing of it; 〈 het kan me niet schelen〉 I don't care a rap (for it)

     iemand de hand drukken/geven/schudden • give someone one's hand, shake hands with someone

     dan kunnen we elkaar de hand geven • we're in the same boat

     elkaar de hand geven 〈 om kring te vormen〉 • link hands

     de hand in iets hebben • 〈 figuurlijk〉 have a hand in something

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand de hand boven het hoofd houden • 〈 aan zijn kant staan〉 stand by someone; 〈 iemand beschermen die iets misdaan heeft〉 protect someone

     ergens streng de hand aan houden 〈 regel, voorschrift〉 • adhere strictly to something

     de handen ineenslaan • 〈 van verbazing〉 clasp/throw up one's hands; 〈 figuurlijk〉 join hands/forces

     mijn handen jeuken • 〈 figuurlijk〉 I'm itching to give (someone) a good hiding

     〈 figuurlijk〉 de handen op elkaar krijgen • earn/get applause

     〈 figuurlijk〉 de hand op iets/iemand leggen • lay hands on someone/something

     iemands hand lezen • read someone's palm

     de hand lichten met het reglement • disregard the regulations

     de hand ophouden • 〈 figuurlijk〉 hold out one's hand for a tip; beg

     elkaar de hand reiken • hold out a hand to each other 〈 ook figuurlijk〉; 〈 figuurlijk〉 reach out to each other

     handen schudden • shake hands

     〈 figuurlijk〉 de hand aan zichzelf slaan • take one's own life

     hij steekt geen/nooit een hand uit • he never does a stroke of work

     zijn handen uit de mouwen steken • 〈 figuurlijk〉 put one's shoulder to the wheel

     〈 figuurlijk〉 de hand in eigen boezem steken • acknowledge blame

     de hand over het hart strijken • 〈 figuurlijk〉 be lenient/soft-hearted

     hij kan zijn handen niet thuishouden • he can't keep his hands to himself

     zijn hand uitsteken • 〈 in het verkeer〉 indicate

     〈 figuurlijk〉 zijn handen in onschuld wassen • have clean hands

     daar wordt vaak de hand mee gelicht • that is often skimped/not taken seriously

     (mijn) hand erop! • you have/here's my hand on it!

     handen omhoog! (of ik schiet) • hands up!/ 〈 informeel〉stick 'em up! (or I'll shoot)

     handen thuis! • hands off!

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iets aan de hand hebben • 〈 met iets bezig zijn〉 have something going/on; 〈 bij iets betrokken zijn〉 be involved in something

     〈 handel〉 goederen die aan de hand blijven • goods that are left on one's hands

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand iets aan de hand doen • get someone something

     aan de hand van deze berekeningen • on the basis of these calculations

     iemand een middel aan de hand doen tegen huiduitslag • put someone on to a good remedy for a rash

     niks aan de hand! • there's nothing the matter

     aan de hand van deze ervaringen concludeer ik … • in view of these experiences I conclude …

     iets achter de hand hebben • 〈 figuurlijk〉 have something to fall back on; 〈 heimelijk〉 have something up one's sleeve

     iets achter de hand houden • 〈 figuurlijk〉 keep something in reserve

     wat geld achter de hand houden • keep some money for a rainy day

     ik heb mijn gummetje altijd vlak bij de hand • I always have my rubber near at hand

     zo iets heb ik wel meer bij de hand gehad • 〈 figuurlijk〉 I am an old hand at this

     in de handen klappen • clap one's hands

     goed/gemakkelijk in de hand liggen • 〈 stuk gereedschap〉 have a handy grip; 〈 boek〉 be nice to hold

     iemand in handen vallen • 〈 figuurlijk〉 fall into the hands of someone

     iemand iets in handen spelen • put something someone's way

     iemand iets in de hand duwen/stoppen • slip/thrust something into someone's hands; 〈 figuurlijk〉 palm/fob someone off with something

     〈 figuurlijk〉 een auto goed in de hand hebben • have a good control of a car

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iets in de hand hebben • have something under control

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iets zelf in de hand hebben • have something in one's own hands

     een bewijs in handen hebben • have evidence

     het onderzoek is in handen van N. • the investigation is being conducted by N.

     de markt in handen hebben • control/have control of the market

     de politie heeft de zaak nu in handen • the police have the case in hand

     iets in handen krijgen • get hold of something; 〈 toevallig〉 chance on something

     de macht in handen hebben • have power

     de toestand in de hand hebben • have the situation in hand

     in handen vallen van de politie/de vijand • fall into the hands of the police/enemy

     hand in hand gaan met 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 • go hand in hand with 〈 ook figuurlijk〉

     〈 figuurlijk〉 met de handen in het haar zitten • be at one's wits' end

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iets met beide handen aangrijpen • jump at something; 〈 aanbod, gelegenheid ook〉 seize (upon) something

     zich met hand en tand verzetten • 〈 figuurlijk〉 fight tooth and nail

     met de hand wassen 〈 tegenover in de machine〉 • wash by hand

     met de hand gemaakt/geschreven • hand-made/handwritten

     〈 figuurlijk〉 met de hand op het hart iets verklaren • swear to something faithfully

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand naar zijn hand zetten • force/mould/bend someone to one's will, manage someone, twist someone round one's (little) finger

     〈 figuurlijk〉 hij zet alles naar zijn hand • he has it all his own way

     iets om handen hebben • have something to do

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iets onder handen hebben • be at work on something

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand onder handen nemen • take someone in hand/to task

     iemand op de handen kijken • 〈 figuurlijk〉 breathe down someone's neck

     iemand op (de) handen dragen • 〈 figuurlijk〉 worship/idolize someone

     hand over hand toenemen • increase hand over fist, gain ground rapidly

     iemand iets ter hand stellen • hand something (over) to someone

     iets ter hand nemen • take something up, take something in hand, undertake something

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iets uit handen geven • part with something

     er komt niets uit zijn handen • he doesn't get anything done

     uit de hand lopen • get out of hand

     〈 figuurlijk〉 ik heb die informatie uit de eerste hand • I have this information at first hand

     iemand het werk uit (de) handen nemen • take work off someone's hands

     iets van de hand doen • sell/part with/dispose of something

     van hand tot hand gaan • be passed from hand to hand

     goed/duur van de hand gaan • sell well/at high prices 〈 van koopwaren〉

     dat ligt voor de hand • 〈 figuurlijk〉 that speaks for itself

     dat is de meest voor de hand liggende conclusie • that is the most obvious conclusion

     geen hand voor iemand/iets uitsteken • not lift a finger for someone/something

     hij heeft er geen hand naar uitgestoken • 〈 niets aan gedaan〉 he hasn't done a stroke of work on it; 〈 niets van gegeten〉 he hasn't touched it

     geen hand voor ogen kunnen zien • 〈 figuurlijk〉 not be able to see one's hand in front of one('s face)

     〈 informeel〉 het zijn twee handen op één buik • 〈 figuurlijk〉 they are hand in glove

     ik heb maar twee handen! • I have only (got) one pair of hands!

     〈 figuurlijk〉 handen te kort komen • not have enough hands

     〈 spreekwoord〉 vele handen maken licht werk • many hands make light work

2   een brief van dezelfde hand • a letter from the same hand

     een verhaal van de hand van • a story (written) by

3   de zieke is aan de beterende hand • the patient is on the mend/getting better

     aan mijn rechter/linker hand • on my right/left (hand/side)

     aan de winnende hand zijn • be winning

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand op zijn hand hebben/krijgen • have/get someone on one's side

¶   wat is er daar aan de hand? • what's going on there?

     〈 figuurlijk〉 alsof er niets aan de hand was • as if nothing had happened/was wrong

     er is iets aan de hand • there's something the matter/up

     iets/iemand in de hand werken • encourage something/someone; 〈 iets ook〉 make for something; 〈 iemand ook〉 play into someone's hands

     elkaar in de hand werken • 〈van dingen/situaties〉 reinforce one another

     〈 van personen〉 zwaar op de hand zijn • be heavy/ponderous

     op handen zijn • be (near) at hand/imminent/forthcoming

     van de hand in de tand leven • live from hand to mouth

     een verzoek/voorstel van de hand wijzen • refuse a request 〈 verzoek〉; turn down a proposal 〈 voorstel〉

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > hand
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hand ⇒ The human body

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1 Anat main f ; he had a pencil/book in his hand il avait un crayon/un livre dans la main ; she had a pistol/umbrella in her hand elle avait un pistolet/un parapluie à la main ; he stood there, gun/suitcase in hand il était là, un pistolet/une valise à la main ; to get ou lay one's hands on mettre la main sur [money, information, key, person] ; he eats/steals everything he can get ou lay his hands on il mange/vole tout ce qui lui passe sous le nez ; to keep one's hands off sth ne pas toucher à [computer, money] ; to keep one's hands off sb laisser qn tranquille ; they could hardly keep their hands off each other ils avaient du mal à se retenir pour ne pas se toucher ; to take sb's hand prendre la main de qn ; to take sb by the hand prendre qn par la main ; they were holding hands ils se donnaient la main ; to hold sb's hand lit tenir qn par la main ; fig ( give support) [person] tenir la main à qn ; [government] soutenir qn ; to do ou make sth by hand faire qch à la main ; the letter was delivered by hand la lettre a été remise en mains propres ; ‘by hand’ ( on envelope) ‘par porteur’ ; they gave me 50 dollars in my hand il m'ont donné 50 dollars de la main à la main ; from hand to hand de main en main ; look! no hands! regarde! sans les mains! ; to have one's hands full lit avoir les mains pleines ; fig avoir assez à faire ; to seize an opportunity with both hands saisir l'occasion à deux mains ; hands up, or I shoot! les mains en l'air, ou je tire! ; to be on one's hands and knees être à quatre pattes ; we can always use another pair of hands une autre paire de bras ne serait pas de trop ; hands off ○ ! pas touche ○ !, bas les pattes ○ ! ; ‘hands off our schools’ ( slogan at rally) ‘ne touchez pas à nos écoles’ ; please put your hands together for Max! s'il vous plaît applaudissez Max! ;

2 ( handwriting) écriture f ; in a neat hand rédigé d'une belle écriture ; in her own hand rédigé de sa propre main ;

3 (influence, involvement) influence f ; to have a hand in sth prendre part à [decision, project] ; avoir quelque chose à voir avec [demonstration, robbery] ; to have a hand in planning ou organizing sth prendre part à l'organisation de qch ; to stay ou hold one's hand patienter ; I thought I recognized your hand j'ai cru avoir reconnu ton style ;

4 ( assistance) coup m de main ; to give ou lend sb a (helping) hand donner un coup de main à qn ; I need a hand with my suitcases j'ai besoin d'un coup de main pour porter mes valises ;

5 ( round of applause) to give sb a big hand applaudir qn très fort ; let's have a big hand for the winner! applaudissons bien fort le gagnant! ;

6 ( consent to marriage) to ask for/win sb's hand (in marriage) demander/obtenir la main de qn (en mariage) ;

7 ( possession) to be in sb's hands [money, painting, document, power, affair] être entre les mains de qn ; the painting is in private hands le tableau est entre les mains d'un particulier ; to change hands changer de mains ; to fall ou get into sb's hands [information, equipment] tomber entre les mains de qn ; to fall ou get into the wrong hands [documents, weapons] tomber en mauvaises mains ; in the right hands this information could be useful en bonnes mains, cette information pourrait être utile ; to be in good ou safe hands [child, money] être en bonnes mains ; to put one's life in sb's hands remettre sa vie entre les mains de qn ; to place ou put sth in sb's hands confier qch à qn [department, office] ; remettre qch entre les mains de qn [matter, affair] ; to play into sb's hands jouer le jeu de qn ; the matter is out of my hands cette affaire n'est plus de mon ressort ;

8 ( control) to get out of hand [expenditure, inflation] déraper ; [children, fans] devenir incontrôlable ; [demonstration, party] dégénérer ; things are getting out of hand on est en train de perdre le contrôle de la situation ; to take sth in hand prendre [qch] en main [situation] ; s'occuper de [problem] ; to take sb in hand prendre qn en main [child, troublemaker] ;

9 Games ( cards dealt) jeu m ; ( game) partie f ; to show one's hand lit, fig montrer son jeu ; to throw in one's hand lit, fig abandonner la partie ;

10 ( worker) Agric ouvrier/-ière m/f agricole ; Ind ouvrier/-ière m/f ; Naut membre m de l'équipage ; the ship went down with all hands le bateau a coulé corps et biens ;

11 ( responsibility) to have sth/sb on one's hands avoir qch/qn sur les bras [unsold stock, surplus] ; to take sb/sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qn/qch ; to have sth off one's hands ne plus avoir qch sur les bras ; they'll have a strike on their hands if they're not careful ils vont se retrouver avec une grève sur les bras s'ils ne font pas attention ;

12 ( available) to keep/have sth to hand garder/avoir qch sous la main [passport, pen, telephone number] ; to be on hand [person] être disponible ; the fire extinguisher was close to hand ou near at hand l'extincteur n'était pas loin ; help was close at hand les secours étaient à proximité ; to grab the first coat that comes to hand attraper n'importe quel manteau ;

13 ( skill) to try one's hand at sth s'essayer à [photography, marketing] ; to try one's hand at driving/painting s'essayer à la conduite/la peinture ; to set ou turn one's hand to sth/doing entreprendre qch/de faire ; she can turn her hand to almost anything elle sait pratiquement tout faire ; to keep/get one's hand in garder/se faire la main ;

14 ( pointer) (on clock, dial) aiguille f ; the hour/minute hand l'aiguille des heures/minutes ;

15 Equit, Meas = 10,16 cm ;

16 Culin ( of bananas) régime m ; a hand of pork un jambonneau ;

17 †( signature) to set one's hand to apposer sa signature à [document] ;

18 ( source) I got the information first/second hand j'ai eu l'information de première main/par l'intermédiaire de quelqu'un ;

19 (aspect, side) on the one hand…, on the other hand… d'une part… d'autre part… ; on the other hand ( conversely) par contre ; on every hand partout.

B in hand adj phr

1 ( current) en cours ( never after v) ; the job/matter in hand le travail/l'affaire en cours ;

2 ( underway) en cours ; work on the road is already in hand les travaux sur la route sont déjà en cours ; the preparations are well in hand les préparatifs sont bien avancés ;

3 ( to spare) I've got 50 dollars in hand il me reste 50 dollars ; she finished the exam with 20 minutes in hand elle a terminé l'examen avec 20 minutes d'avance ; I'll do it when I have some time in hand je le ferai quand j'aurai du temps devant moi ; stock in hand Comm marchandises en stock.

C out of hand adv phr [reject, condemn, dismiss] d'emblée.

D at the hands of prep phr his treatment at the hands of his captors la façon dont il a été traité par ses ravisseurs ; our defeat at the hands of the French team notre défaite contre l'équipe française.

E vtr ( give) to hand sb sth ou to hand sth to sb donner qch à qn [form, letter, ticket] ; passer qch à qn [knife, screwdriver] ; remettre qch à qn [trophy] ; to hand sb out of a car aider qn à sortir d'une voiture.

Idioms

the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing la main gauche ignore ce que fait la droite ; to know sth like the back of one's hand connaître qch comme le dos de la main ; many hands make light work Prov plus on est nombreux plus ça va vite ; I could do that with one hand tied behind my back! je pourrais le faire les doigts dans le nez ○ ! ; you've got to hand it to her/them… il faut lui/leur faire cette justice… ; he never does a hand's turn il ne remue pas le petit doigt ; to win hands down gagner haut la main.

Phrasal verbs

■ hand back:

▶ hand [sth] back, hand back [sth] rendre [object, essay, colony] (to à).

■ hand down:

▶ hand [sth] down, hand down [sth] ( transmit) transmettre [heirloom, property, tradition, skill, story] (from de ; to à) ;

▶ hand [sth] down to sb, hand down [sth] to sb

1 ( pass) faire passer [qch] à qn [boxes, books] ;

2 ( pass on after use) passer [qch] à qn [old clothes].

■ hand in:

▶ hand [sth] in, hand in [sth]

1 ( submit) remettre [form, petition, ticket] (to à) ; rendre [homework] ; to hand in one's notice ou resignation donner sa démission ;

2 ( return) rendre [equipment, keys].

■ hand on:

▶ hand [sth] on, hand on [sth] passer [collection plate, baton].

■ hand out:

▶ hand [sth] out, hand out [sth] distribuer [food, leaflets] distribuer [punishments, fines] ; péj prodiguer pej [advice].

■ hand over:

▶ hand over to sb

1 TV, Radio [presenter] passer l'antenne à [reporter, presenter] ;

2 ( transfer power) passer la main à [deputy, successor] ;

3 ( on telephone) I'll just hand you over to Rosie je te passe Rosie ;

▶ hand over [sth], hand [sth] over rendre [weapon] ; céder [collection, savings, territory, title, business, company] ; livrer [secret] ; transmettre [power, problem] ; remettre [keys] ; céder [microphone, controls] ; the mugger forced him to hand over his money le voleur l'a obligé à lui remettre son argent ; that pen's mine, hand it over! ce stylo est à moi, rends-le moi! ;

▶ hand [sb] over, hand over [sb] livrer [prisoner, terrorist] (to à) ; to hand a baby/patient over to sb remettre un enfant/un malade entre les mains de qn.

■ hand round:

▶ hand [sth] round, hand round [sth] faire circuler [collection plate, leaflets, drinks, sandwiches].

■ hand up:

▶ hand [sth] up to sb passer [qch] à qn [hammer, box].

Big English-French dictionary > hand
4 Hand

f; -, Hände

1. hand; feuchte Hände haben have wet hands; auf / mit der flachen Hand in / with the palm of one’s hand; in der hohlen Hand in the hollow of one’s hand; mit ruhiger / sicherer Hand with a steady / sure hand; keine Hand frei haben not have a hand free; Hände hoch ( oder ich schieße)! hands up (or I’ll shoot)!; Hände weg! hands off!; an der / jemandes Hand gehen walk holding hands / holding s.o.’s hand; sie hatte ihr Kind an der Hand she was holding her child’s hand, she had her child by the hand; jemanden an die oder bei der Hand nehmen take s.o.’s hand; auf Händen und Füßen kriechen on all fours, on one’s hands and knees; aus der Hand legen oder geben put aside; jemandem aus der Hand lesen read s.o.’s hand; bei der Hand oder zur Hand at hand, handy; durch ( Heben der) Hand abstimmen by a show of hands; in Händen halten geh. hold in one’s hands; Hand in Hand gehen walk hand in hand; in die oder zur Hand nehmen pick s.th. up; mit Händen und Füßen reden gesticulate, talk with one’s hands; sich mit Händen und Füßen wehren umg. auch fig. fight tooth and nail; mit der Hand machen etc.: by hand; mit der oder von Hand gemacht / gemalt etc. handmade / handpainted etc.; zu Händen auf Brief: c / o (= care of); amtlich: att., Attention; zur linken / rechten oder linker / rechter Hand on the left-hand / right-hand side; Hand anlegen (an + Akk) take s.th. in hand; ( mit) Hand anlegen lend a hand; Hand an sich (Akk) legen euph. commit suicide; letzte Hand an etw. (Akk) legen add the finishing touches to; jemandem die Hand auflegen segnend: lay one’s hand on s.o.; jemandem die Hand geben oder reichen oder schütteln shake hands with s.o.; ( gib mir die) Hand drauf! (let’s) shake on it!; es war so dunkel, dass man die Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen konnte it was so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face

2. fig. Wendungen, mit Adj.: die öffentliche Hand the authorities, the state; jemandes rechte Hand s.o.’s right-hand man ( oder woman); die Tote Hand JUR. mortmain; aus bester Hand on good authority; aus erster Hand first-hand; ich hab’s aus erster Hand I got it straight from the horse’s mouth; aus privater Hand privately; aus zweiter Hand kaufen etc.: second-hand; Erlebnis, erleben: vicarious(ly); eine feste Hand brauchen need a firm hand; sie ist in festen Händen umg. she’s accounted for, she’s booked; jemandem freie Hand lassen give s.o. a free hand; in guten Händen sein be in good hands; eine glückliche oder geschickte Hand haben have the right touch ( mit for); sie hat eine ( glückliche) Hand mit she knows how to handle; mit Menschen, Pflanzen etc.: she has a way with; besser als in die hohle Hand geschissen vulg. better than a poke in the eye (with a burnt [Am. sharp] stick), better than nothing; alle oder beide Hände voll zu tun haben umg. generell: have a lot on one’s plate; mit jemandem/etw.: have one’s hands full with s.o./s.th.; mit beiden Händen zugreifen jump at the chance; von langer Hand long beforehand; mit leeren Händen dastehen / weggehen be left / go away empty-handed; jemandem etw. zu treuen Händen geben geh. give s.th. to s.o. for safekeeping; ( aber) zu treuen Händen! geh. hum. (but) I want it etc. back!; mit vollen Händen liberally; sein Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben throw one’s money about (Am. around); hinter vorgehaltener Hand sprechen etc.: off the record; link... 1

3. fig. Wendungen, mit Präp.: jemandem etw. an die Hand geben (Argumente, Informationen etc.) hand s.o. s.th., pass s.th. on to s.o., make s.th. available to s.o.; an der Hand haben umg. know of, know where to find, be able to get hold of; (Person) auch have contacts with s.o.; ( bar) auf die Hand cash in hand; es liegt ( klar) auf der Hand it’s (so) obvious; jemanden auf Händen tragen wait on s.o. hand and foot; Hand aufs Herz! (ich lüge nicht) cross my heart; (sei ehrlich) be honest; jemandem aus der Hand fressen umg. eat out of s.o.’s hand; aus der Hand geben part with; (Posten etc.) auch give up; er gibt oder lässt es nicht aus der Hand auch he won’t let go of it, he won’t let anyone else have it ( oder take it from him); mit Kritik ist er immer schnell bei der Hand umg. he’s always very quick to criticize; durch jemandes Hände gehen go through s.o.’s hands; schon durch viele Hände gegangen sein have been through several hands; Hand in Hand arbeiten work together, cooperate (closely); das geht Hand in Hand mit... it goes hand in hand with..., it goes together with...; jemandem in die Hände arbeiten play into s.o.’s hands; in die Hände bekommen (etw., jemanden) get one’s hands on; jemandem in die Hände fallen fall into s.o.’s hands; jemanden in der Hand haben have s.o. in one’s grip; etw. gegen jemanden in der Hand haben have s.th. on s.o.; sich in der Hand haben have everything under control, have a firm grip on o.s.; wir haben die Lage in der Hand we’ve got the situation under control; du hast es in der Hand oder es liegt in deiner Hand it’s up to you; in jemandes Hand sein Person: be in s.o.’s hands, be up to s.o.; das Restaurant ist in griechischer Hand the restaurant is run by a Greek landlord; unser Hotel war fest in italienischer Hand the vast majority of guests in our hotel were Italians; in die Hände spucken umg., fig. roll up one’s sleeves; jemandem etw. in die Hand versprechen promise s.o. s.th. ( oder s.th. to s.o.); seine Hand ins Feuer legen für put one’s hand into the fire for; die Hände in den Schoß legen (nicht arbeiten) take it easy; (sich untätig verhalten) sit on one’s hands; seine Hand oder Hände im Spiel haben have a hand in it; etw. in die Hand nehmen Aufgabe etc.: take charge of s.th.; die Sache in die Hand nehmen take the initiative; jemandem (etw.) in die Hände spielen play (s.th.) into s.o.’s hands; es ist mit Händen zu greifen it sticks out a mile ( oder like a sore thumb) umg.; seine Hand ( schützend) über jemanden halten take s.o. under one’s wing, shield ( oder protect) s.o.; die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen umg. throw up one’s hands in horror; um jemandes Hand anhalten oder bitten ask for s.o.’s hand; unter der Hand (nicht offiziell) unofficially; (privat) kaufen etc.: privately; (heimlich, illegal) under the counter; (nebenbei) on the side; jemandem unter den Händen zerrinnen Geld etc.: go through s.o.’s fingers like water; die Arbeit geht ihm flott von der Hand he’s a fast worker; von der Hand in den Mund leben live from hand to mouth; von der Hand weisen (verwerfen, abtun) dismiss; (leugnen) deny; es ist nicht von der Hand zu weisen it can’t be denied, there’s no denying ( oder getting away from) it; von jemandes Hand sterben etc. geh. die by s.o.’s hand; von Hand zu Hand gehen go ( oder be passed) from hand to hand; jemandem zur oder an die Hand gehen lend s.o. a hand; sie hat immer eine Antwort zur Hand auch she’s always got an answer pat (Am. ready), she’s never at a loss for words; anhand, wegsterben

4. fig. sonstige Wendungen: Hand und Fuß haben Plan etc.: make sense, hold water; was er macht, hat Hand und Fuß he doesn’t do things in ( oder by) half measures; ich würde mir für ihn die Hand abhacken lassen umg. I’d cut off my right arm for him; die Hand aufhalten oder hinhalten umg., meist pej. hold out one’s hand; einander die Hand geben Ereignisse etc.: follow hard on each other’s heels, happen in close succession; die Ereignisse gaben einander die Hand auch one thing led to another; jemandem die Hand ( fürs Leben) reichen marry s.o.; jemandem die Hand zur Versöhnung reichen offer s.o. one’s hand as a sign of reconciliation; die beiden können einander die Hand reichen they’re two of a kind; im negativen Sinne: auch they’re as bad as each other, one’s as bad as the other; (sie sind in der gleichen Lage) they’re in the same boat; von seiner Hände Arbeit leben live by the work of one’s hands; sich (Dat) die Hände reiben vor heimlicher Freude: rub one’s hands; eine Hand wäscht die andere Sprichwort you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours, one hand washes the other altm.; ich wasche meine Hände in Unschuld geh. I wash my hands in innocence; ausrutschen, gebunden II 2, küssen

5. (Schrift) hand

6. Kartenspiel: hand; eine gute / schlechte Hand a good / bad (od. poor) hand; auf der Hand in one’s hand; aus der Hand spielen nicht vom Tisch, Dummy: play from one’s hand; ( aus der) Hand spielen Skat: play from one’s hand (without picking up the discard)

7. Fußball: ( das war) Hand! handball!

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f; -, - oder Hände; Maßangabe: zwei Hand breit etwa a foot wide; eine Hand voll konkret: a handful; (wenige) a handful

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(the part of the body at the end of the arm.) hand

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Hand

<-, Hände>

[hant, pl ˈhɛndə]

f

1. ANAT hand

mit seiner Hände Arbeit (geh) with one's own hands

jdm die \Hand auflegen to lay one's hands on sb

man kann die \Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen one can't see one's hand in front of one's face

aus der \Hand zeichnen freehand; essen with one's fingers

jdm aus der \Hand fressen Tier to eat out of sb's hand

jdm rutscht die \Hand aus (fam) sb hits out in anger

jdm die \Hand bieten [o reichen] (geh) to give sb one's hand, to extend one's hand to sb

mit der bloßen \Hand, mit bloßen Händen with one's bare hands

jdm die \Hand drücken/schütteln to press/shake sb's hand

jdm etw in die \Hand drücken to slip sth into sb's hand

die \Hand zur Faust ballen to clench one's fist

mit der flachen \Hand with the flat [or palm] of one's hand

keine \Hand frei haben to have both hands full

jdm/sich die \Hand geben [o (geh) reichen] to shake sb's hand

sie reichten sich zur Begrüßung/Versöhnung die Hand [o Hände] they greeted each other/made peace by shaking hands

sich dat auf etw akk die \Hand geben to shake hands on sth

etw in der Hand [o in [den] Händen] halten [o haben] to have sth [in one's hands]

Hände hoch [oder ich schieße]! hands up [or I'll shoot]!

eine hohle \Hand machen to cup one's hands

aus der hohlen \Hand from one's cupped hands

\Hand in \Hand hand in hand

in die Hände klatschen to clap [one's hands]; (Beifall) to applaud

jdm die \Hand küssen to kiss sb's hand

küss die \Hand! ÖSTERR (o veraltet) your servant old; (guten Tag) how do you do? form; (auf Wiedersehen) good day

etw aus der \Hand legen to put down sth sep

jdm aus der \Hand lesen to read sb's palm [or hand]

jdm die Zukunft aus der \Hand lesen to tell sb's future [by reading sb's palm [or hand]]

linker/rechter \Hand on the left/right

zur linken/rechten \Hand on the left-hand/right-hand side

mit der \Hand by hand

jdn an die \Hand nehmen to take sb by the hand [or sb's hand]

jdm etw aus der \Hand/den Händen nehmen to take sth from [or off] sb, to take sth out of sb's hand/hands

sie nahm ihrem Kind das Messer aus der \Hand she took the knife away from her child

jdn bei der \Hand nehmen [o fassen] to take hold of sb's hand

etw in die [o zur] \Hand nehmen to pick up sth sep

sich dat die Hände reiben to rub one's hands [together]

eine ruhige [o sichere] \Hand a steady hand; (fig) a sure hand

mit sanfter \Hand with a gentle hand

jdm etw aus der \Hand schlagen to knock sth out of sb's hand

die Hände in die Seiten stemmen to put one's hands on one's hips

für vier Hände, zu vier Händen MUS

Klavierstück für vier Hände [o zu vier Händen] piano piece for four hands

zu vier Händen spielen to play a [piano] duet

von \Hand by hand; bedienen a. manually

von \Hand genäht/geschrieben hand-sewn/handwritten

Hände weg! (fam) hands [or fam mitts] off!

2.

<-, - o Hände>

(Maß)

ein paar \Hand [o Hände] voll Kirschen a few handfuls of cherries

eine \Hand voll Häuser (fig) a handful of houses

eine \Hand/zwei \Hand [o Hände] breit six inches/a foot wide

eine \Hand breit Wein im Fass six inches of wine in the barrel

ein zwei \Hand [o Hände] breiter Riss a foot-wide crack, a crack a foot wide

3. pl (Besitz)

▪ Hände hands

der Besitz gelang in fremde Hände the property passed into foreign hands

in jds Hände übergehen to pass into sb's hands

in fremde Hände übergehen to change hands

4. POL

die öffentliche \Hand, die öffentlichen Hände (der Staat) the government, central government; (die Gemeinde) local government

durch die öffentliche \Hand finanziert financed by the public sector

5. JUR

die Tote \Hand mortmain spec

etw an die Tote \Hand veräußern to amortize sth hist

6. kein pl FBALL handball

der Schiedsrichter erkannte auf \Hand the referee blew for handball

\Hand machen to handle the ball

7. (sl: Boxen) punch

8. kein pl (veraltend: Handschrift) hand

9. ÖSTERR (fam: Arm) arm

10.

▶ die \Hand für jdn/etw abhacken [o abschlagen] lassen (fam) to stake one's life on sb/sth

▶ die [o seine] \Hand von jdm abziehen (geh) to stop protecting sb

▶ an \Hand einer S. gen with the aid of sth

▶ die \Hand in anderer [o fremder] Leute Tasche haben to live in other people's pockets

▶ um jds \Hand anhalten [o bitten] (veraltend geh) to request [or ask for] sb's hand in marriage dated

▶ [bei etw dat] [selbst] [mit] \Hand anlegen to lend a hand [with sth]

▶ jdm/etw in die \Hand [o Hände] arbeiten to play into sb's hands/the hands of sth

▶ [mit jdm] \Hand in \Hand arbeiten to work hand in hand [with sb]; (geheim) to work hand in glove [with sb]

▶ [bar] auf die [flache] \Hand (fam) cash in hand

100 Euro auf die \Hand [bekommen/gezahlt] €100 [paid] in cash

▶ aus der \Hand offhand

aus der \Hand weiß ich nicht genau I don't know exactly offhand

▶ jd kann etw an beiden Händen abzählen [o abfingern] (fam) sb can do sth with one hand [tied] behind their back

▶ jdn/etw in die \Hand [o Hände] bekommen [o (fam) kriegen] to get one's hands on sb/sth; (zufällig) to come across sb/sth

▶ besser als in die hohle Hand gespuckt (fam) [o (derb) geschissen] better than a slap in the face with a wet fish hum

▶ bei jdm in besten Händen sein to be in safe hands with sb

bei ihr sind Sie damit in besten Händen you're in safe hands with her as far as that is concerned

▶ jdn um jds \Hand bitten (veraltend geh) to ask sb for sb's hand in marriage dated

▶ seine Hände mit Blut befleckt haben (geh) to have blood on one's hands

▶ \Hand drauf! (fam) promise!, swear!

▶ aus erster/zweiter \Hand first-hand/second-hand; (vom ersten/zweiten Eigentümer) with one previous owner/two previous owners

Informationen aus zweiter \Hand second-hand information

etw aus erster \Hand wissen to have first-hand knowledge of sth

▶ jdm in die Hände fallen to fall into sb's hands

▶ jdm in die \Hand [o Hände] fallen [o kommen]:

schaut mal, was mir zufällig in die Hände gefallen ist! look what I came across by chance!

▶ in festen Händen sein (fam) to be spoken for

▶ für jdn/etw seine [o die] \Hand ins Feuer legen to vouch for sb/sth

▶ fleißige Hände (fleißige Arbeiter) hard workers; (Bereitwillige) willing hands

▶ freie \Hand haben to have a free hand

▶ jdm freie \Hand lassen to give sb a free hand

bei der Regelung dieser Angelegenheit lassen wir Ihnen freie \Hand we give you free rein in settling this matter

▶ von fremder \Hand from a stranger

die Unterschrift stammt von fremder \Hand this is a stranger's signature

▶ jdm aus der \Hand fressen (fam) to eat out of sb's hand

▶ \Hand und Fuß haben to be well thought out

▶ weder \Hand noch Fuß haben to have no rhyme or reason, to make no sense

dieser Plan hat weder \Hand noch Fuß there's no rhyme or reason to this plan

▶ mit Händen und Füßen (hum: gestikulierend) with gestures; (fam: heftig) tooth and nail

etw mit Händen und Füßen erklären to use gestures to explain sth

▶ jdm etw an die \Hand geben to provide sb with sth, to make sth available to sb

▶ jdm auf etw akk die \Hand geben to promise sb sth [faithfully]

jdm die \Hand darauf geben, dass... to promise sb [faithfully] that...

▶ etw aus der \Hand geben (weggeben) to let sth out of one's hands; (leihen) to lend sth; (verzichten) to relinquish sth

▶ jdn/etw in jds \Hand geben (geh) to place sb/sth in sb's hands

▶ jdm sind die Hände [und Füße] gebunden, jds Hände sind gebunden sb's hands are tied

▶ jdm [bei etw dat] an die \Hand gehen to give [or lend] sb a hand [with sth]

▶ durch jds Hände [o \Hand] gehen to pass through sb's hands

▶ [mit etw dat] \Hand in \Hand gehen to go hand in hand [with sth]

▶ jdm geht etw gut [o leicht] [o (fam) flott] von der \Hand sb finds sth easy

am Computer gehen einem viele Textarbeiten leicht von der \Hand working with texts is easy on a computer

▶ von \Hand zu \Hand gehen to pass from hand to hand

▶ jdm zur \Hand gehen to lend sb a [helping] hand

▶ bei/in etw dat eine glückliche \Hand haben [o beweisen] [o zeigen] (richtig handeln) to know the right thing to do with sth; (Gewinn erzielen) to have the Midas touch with sth; (Geschick aufweisen) to have a [natural] flair for sth

▶ mit Händen zu greifen sein to be as plain as a pikestaff [or fam the nose on your face]

▶ eine grüne \Hand haben to have green fingers BRIT fam

▶ jdn [für etw akk] an der \Hand haben (fam) to have sb on hand [for sth]

für Autoreparaturen habe ich jemand an der \Hand I've got someone on hand who can fix cars

▶ etw bei der \Hand haben to have sth handy [or to hand]; (parat) to have sth ready

▶ etw in der \Hand haben to have sth in one's hands

ich habe diese Entscheidung nicht in der \Hand this decision is not in [or is out of] my hands

▶ etw gegen jdn in der \Hand haben to have sth on sb

▶ jdn [fest] in der \Hand haben to have sb [well] in hand

▶ sich akk in der \Hand haben to have oneself under control [or fam a grip on oneself]

▶ etw unter den Händen haben to be working on sth

▶ die [o seine] \Hand auf etw dat halten (fam) to keep a tight rein on sth

die \Hand auf der Tasche halten (fam: kontrollieren) to hold the purse strings; (geizen) to be tight-fisted fam

▶ die [o seine [schützende]] \Hand über jdn halten (geh) to protect sb

▶ \Hand aufs Herz! (versprochen!) cross my/your heart [and hope to die], [give me your/I give you my] word of honour BRIT [or AM honor]; (ehrlich!) honest/be honest!

▶ die [hohle] [o seine] \Hand hinhalten [o aufhalten] (fam) to hold out one's hand [for money]

▶ nicht in die hohle \Hand! (fam) nothing at all

▶ in jds Händen sein to be in sb's hands

▶ [bei jdm] in guten/richtigen/sicheren Händen sein to be in good/the right/safe hands [with sb]

▶ klebrige Hände haben (fam) to have sticky fingers fam

▶ die Hände überm Kopf zusammenschlagen (fam) to throw one's hands up in amazement/horror

▶ von langer \Hand well in advance

▶ jdm die \Hand [zum Bund] fürs Leben reichen (geh) to marry sb

▶ mit leeren Händen empty-handed

▶ \Hand an jdn legen (geh: angreifen) to assault sb; (töten) to take sb's life

▶ \Hand an sich akk legen (geh) to take one's own life

▶ die [o seine] \Hand auf etw akk legen (geh) to lay [one's] hands on sth

▶ etw in jds \Hand [o Hände] legen (geh) to entrust sb with sth

▶ mit leichter \Hand effortlessly, with ease

▶ leitende [o lenkende] \Hand guiding hand

▶ [die] letzte \Hand an etw akk legen to put the finishing touches to sth

▶ [klar] auf der \Hand liegen (fam) to be [perfectly] obvious

▶ in jds \Hand liegen [o stehen] (geh) to be in sb's hands

▶ mit der linken Hand (fam) easily, [as] easy as pie fam

▶ eine lockere [o lose] \Hand haben (fam) to let fly [or lash out] at the slightest provocation

▶ eine milde [o offene] \Hand haben to give generously, to be open-handed

▶ von der \Hand in den Mund leben to live from hand to mouth

▶ jdm etw aus der \Hand nehmen to relieve sb of sth

▶ etw in die \Hand nehmen (sich darum kümmern) to attend to [or take care of] sth; (übernehmen) to take sth in hand [oneself]

etw allein [o selbst] in die [eigene] \Hand nehmen to take sth into one's own hands

▶ aus [o von] privater \Hand privately, from a private individual

„aus privater \Hand abzugeben“ “private sale”

▶ jds rechte \Hand sein to be sb's right-hand man

▶ dann können wir uns dat die \Hand reichen! shake!, snap! fam

▶ sich dat [o (geh) einander] die Hände reichen können to be tarred with the same brush

▶ keine \Hand rühren (fam) to not lift a finger

▶ jdm die Hände schmieren [o versilbern] (fam) to grease sb's palm fam

▶ schmutzige Hände haben (geh) to be involved in dubious practices

▶ mit etw dat schnell [o flink] [o gleich] bei der \Hand sein (fam) to be quick to do sth

▶ die Hände in den Schoß legen [o in die Taschen stecken] to sit back and do nothing

▶ in jds \Hand sein to be in sb's hands

dieses Geschäft ist in türkischer \Hand this business is owned by Turks

▶ [bei etw dat] die Hand [o seine Hand] [o seine Hände] [mit] im Spiel haben to have a hand in sth; Eifersucht, Motiv to have a part to play in sth

überall seine Hand [o Hände] im Spiel haben to have a [or one's] finger in every pie

▶ jdm etw in die \Hand [o Hände] spielen to pass sth on to sb

▶ in die Hände spucken (fam) to roll up one's sleeves sep

▶ mit starker [o fester] \Hand with a firm hand; (strenger) with an iron hand

▶ jdn auf Händen tragen to fulfil [or AM fulfill] sb's every wish

▶ etw zu treuen Händen nehmen (usu hum geh) to take sth into one's care

▶ jdm etw zu treuen Händen übergeben (usu hum geh) to give sth to sb for safekeeping, to entrust sth to sb

▶ seine Hände in Unschuld waschen (geh) to wash one's hands of it/sb/sth

▶ unter der \Hand secretly, on the quiet fam

etw unter der \Hand erfahren to hear sth through the grapevine

etw unter der \Hand kaufen/verkaufen to buy/sell sth under the counter [or table]

▶ jdm etw in die \Hand versprechen to promise sb sth [faithfully]

▶ alle [o beide] Hände voll zu tun haben (fam) to have one's hands full

▶ mit vollen Händen (verschwenderisch) excessively; (großzügig) generously

das [o sein] Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben to spend one's money left, right and centre [or AM center] [or fam hand over fist]

▶ von jds \Hand (geh) at sb's hand

▶ hinter vorgehaltener \Hand in confidence, off the record

▶ eine \Hand wäscht die andere (prov) you scratch my back [and] I'll scratch yours prov

▶ jdm unter der \Hand [o den Händen] wegsterben (fam) to die while under sb's care

▶ etw von der \Hand weisen to deny sth

▶ etw lässt sich akk nicht von der \Hand weisen, etw ist nicht von der \Hand zu weisen sth cannot be denied

es lässt sich nicht von der \Hand weisen there's no denying it

es ist nicht von der \Hand zu weisen, dass... there's no denying that...

▶ jdm unter den Händen zerrinnen [o schmelzen] to slip through sb's fingers

▶ zu Händen

zu Händen [von] Herrn Weissner For the attention of Mr Weissner, Attn: Mr Weissner

▶ jdm zuckt es in der \Hand [o den Händen] sb's itching to hit sb fam

▶ etw zur \Hand haben to have sth handy [or to hand]

▶ zur \Hand sein to be at hand

▶ mit etw dat zur \Hand sein to be ready with sth

▶ zwei linke Hände haben (fam) to have two left hands fam, BRIT fam also to be all fingers and thumbs

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die; Hand, Hände

1) hand

eine Hand voll — a handful

mit der rechten/linken Hand — with one's right/left hand

jemandem die Hand geben od. (geh.) reichen — shake somebody's hand; shake somebody by the hand

jemandem die Hand drücken/schütteln — press/shake somebody's hand

eine Hand frei haben — have a free hand

Hände hoch! — hands up!

jemanden an die od. (geh.) bei der Hand nehmen — take somebody by the hand

jemandem etwas aus der Hand nehmen — take something out of somebody's hand/hands

etwas aus der Hand legen — put something down

jemandem aus der Hand lesen — read somebody's hand or palm

etwas in die/zur Hand nehmen — pick something up

etwas in der Hand/den Händen haben od. (geh.) halten — have got or hold something in one's hand/hands

in die Hände klatschen — clap one's hands

mit Händen und Füßen reden — use gestures to make oneself understood

etwas mit der Hand schreiben/nähen — write/sew something by hand

von Hand — by hand

Hand in Hand gehen — go or walk hand-in-hand

jemandem etwas in die Hand versprechen — promise somebody something faithfully

2) o. Pl. (Fußball) handball

3) (in Wendungen)

was hältst du davon - Hand aufs Herz! — what do you think? - be honest

eine Hand wäscht die andere — you scratch my back and 1'll scratch yours

jemandem sind die Hände gebunden — somebody's hands are tied

Hand und Fuß/weder Hand noch Fuß haben — (ugs.) make sense/no sense

[bei etwas selbst mit] Hand anlegen — lend a hand [with something]; die od

seine Hand aufhalten — (ugs.) hold out one's hand

letzte Hand an etwas (Akk.) legen — put the finishing touches pl. to something

sich (Dat.) od. (geh.) alle od. beide Hände damit voll haben, etwas zu tun — (ugs.) have one's hands full doing something

die Hände in den Schoß legen — sit back and do nothing

bei etwas die od. seine Hände [mit] im Spiel haben — have a hand in something

die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen — (ugs.) throw up one's hands in horror

zwei linke Hände haben — (ugs.) have two left hands (coll.)

eine lockere od. lose Hand haben — (ugs.) hit out at the slightest provocation

eine glückliche Hand bei etwas haben — have a feel for the right choice in something

linker/rechter Hand — on or to the left/right

[klar] auf der Hand liegen — (ugs.) be obvious

jemanden auf Händen tragen — lavish every kind of care and attention on somebody

ein Auto/Möbel aus erster Hand — a car/furniture which has/had had one [previous] owner

etwas aus erster Hand wissen — know something at first hand; have first-hand knowledge of something

Kleidung aus zweiter Hand — second-hand clothes pl.

jemandem aus der Hand fressen — eat out of somebody's hand (fig.)

etwas aus der Hand geben — (weggeben) let something out of one's hands; (aufgeben) give something up

jemandem etwas aus der Hand nehmen — relieve somebody of something

etwas bei der Hand haben — (greifbar haben) have something handy; (parat haben) have something ready

mit etwas schnell od. rasch bei der Hand sein — (ugs.) be ready [with something]

Hand in Hand arbeiten — work hand in hand

mit etwas Hand in Hand gehen — go hand in hand with something

hinter vorgehaltener Hand — off the record

in die Hände spucken — spit on one's hands; (fig. ugs.) roll up one's sleeves (fig.)

jemanden/etwas in die Hand od. Hände bekommen — lay or get one's hands on somebody/get one's hands on something

jemandem in die Hände fallen — fall into somebody's hands

jemanden in der Hand haben — have or hold somebody in the palm of one's hand

etwas in die Hand nehmen — take something in hand

in jemandes Hand (Dat.) sein od. (geh.) liegen — be in somebody's hands

in sicheren od. guten Händen sein — be in safe or good hands

sich mit Händen und Füßen gegen etwas sträuben od. wehren — (ugs.) fight tooth and nail against something

mit leeren Händen — emptyhanded

das Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben — spend money like water

um jemandes Hand anhalten od. bitten — (geh. veralt.) ask for somebody's hand [in marriage]

unter der Hand — (fig.) on the quiet

etwas unter der Hand erfahren — hear something on the grapevine

das geht ihm gut/leicht von der Hand — he finds that no trouble

etwas von langer Hand vorbereiten — plan something well in advance

die Nachteile/seine Argumente sind nicht von der Hand zu weisen — the disadvantages cannot be denied/his arguments cannot [simply] be dismissed

von der Hand in den Mund leben — live from hand to mouth

jemandem zur Hand gehen — lend somebody a hand

zu Händen [von] Herrn Müller — for the attention of Herr Müller; attention Herr Müller; s. auch öffentlich 1.

4)

an Hand — s. anhand

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Hand¹ f; -, Hände

1. hand;

feuchte Hände haben have wet hands;

auf/mit der flachen Hand in/with the palm of one’s hand;

in der hohlen Hand in the hollow of one’s hand;

mit ruhiger/sicherer Hand with a steady/sure hand;

keine Hand frei haben not have a hand free;

Hände hoch (oder ich schieße)! hands up (or I’ll shoot)!;

Hände weg! hands off!;

an der/jemandes Hand gehen walk holding hands/holding sb’s hand;

sie hatte ihr Kind an der Hand she was holding her child’s hand, she had her child by the hand;

jemanden an die oder

bei der Hand nehmen take sb’s hand;

auf Händen und Füßen kriechen on all fours, on one’s hands and knees;

aus der Hand legen oder

geben put aside;

jemandem aus der Hand lesen read sb’s hand;

bei der Hand oder

zur Hand at hand, handy;

durch (Heben der) Hand abstimmen by a show of hands;

in Händen halten geh hold in one’s hands;

Hand in Hand gehen walk hand in hand;

in die oder

zur Hand nehmen pick sth up;

mit Händen und Füßen reden gesticulate, talk with one’s hands;

sich mit Händen und Füßen wehren umg auch fig fight tooth and nail;

mit der Hand machen etc: by hand;

mit der oder

von Hand gemacht/gemalt etc handmade/handpainted etc;

zu Händen auf Brief: c/o (= care of); amtlich: att., Attention;

zur linken/rechten oder

linker/rechter Hand on the left-hand/right-hand side;

Hand anlegen (

an +akk) take sth in hand;

(mit) Hand anlegen lend a hand;

Hand an sich (akk)

legen euph commit suicide;

letzte Hand an etwas (akk)

legen add the finishing touches to;

jemandem die Hand auflegen segnend: lay one’s hand on sb;

jemandem die Hand geben oder

reichen oder

schütteln shake hands with sb;

(gib mir die) Hand drauf! (let’s) shake on it!;

es war so dunkel, dass man die Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen konnte it was so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face

2. fig Wendungen, mit adj:

die öffentliche Hand the authorities, the state;

jemandes rechte Hand sb’s right-hand man ( oder woman);

die Tote Hand JUR mortmain;

aus bester Hand on good authority;

aus erster Hand first-hand;

ich hab’s aus erster Hand I got it straight from the horse’s mouth;

aus privater Hand privately;

aus zweiter Hand kaufen etc: second-hand; Erlebnis, erleben: vicarious(ly);

eine feste Hand brauchen need a firm hand;

sie ist in festen Händen umg she’s accounted for, she’s booked;

jemandem freie Hand lassen give sb a free hand;

in guten Händen sein be in good hands;

eine glückliche oder

geschickte Hand haben have the right touch (

mit for);

sie hat eine (glückliche) Hand mit she knows how to handle; mit Menschen, Pflanzen etc: she has a way with;

besser als in die hohle Hand geschissen vulg better than a poke in the eye (with a burnt [US sharp] stick), better than nothing;

alle oder

beide Hände voll zu tun haben umg generell: have a lot on one’s plate; mit jemandem/etwas: have one’s hands full with sb/sth;

mit beiden Händen zugreifen jump at the chance;

von langer Hand long beforehand;

mit leeren Händen dastehen/weggehen be left/go away empty-handed;

jemandem etwas zu treuen Händen geben geh give sth to sb for safekeeping;

(aber) zu treuen Händen! geh hum (but) I want it etc back!;

mit vollen Händen liberally;

sein Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben throw one’s money about (US around);

hinter vorgehaltener Hand sprechen etc: off the record; → link… 1

3. fig Wendungen, mit präp:

jemandem etwas an die Hand geben (Argumente, Informationen etc) hand sb sth, pass sth on to sb, make sth available to sb;

an der Hand haben umg know of, know where to find, be able to get hold of; (Person) auch have contacts with sb;

(bar) auf die Hand cash in hand;

es liegt (klar) auf der Hand it’s (so) obvious;

jemanden auf Händen tragen wait on sb hand and foot;

Hand aufs Herz! (ich lüge nicht) cross my heart; (sei ehrlich) be honest;

jemandem aus der Hand fressen umg eat out of sb’s hand;

aus der Hand geben part with; (Posten etc) auch give up;

er gibt oder

lässt es nicht aus der Hand auch he won’t let go of it, he won’t let anyone else have it ( oder take it from him);

mit Kritik ist er immer schnell bei der Hand umg he’s always very quick to criticize;

durch jemandes Hände gehen go through sb’s hands;

schon durch viele Hände gegangen sein have been through several hands;

Hand in Hand arbeiten work together, cooperate (closely);

das geht Hand in Hand mit … it goes hand in hand with …, it goes together with …;

jemandem in die Hände arbeiten play into sb’s hands;

in die Hände bekommen (etwas, jemanden) get one’s hands on;

jemandem in die Hände fallen fall into sb’s hands;

jemanden in der Hand haben have sb in one’s grip;

etwas gegen jemanden in der Hand haben have sth on sb;

sich in der Hand haben have everything under control, have a firm grip on o.s.;

wir haben die Lage in der Hand we’ve got the situation under control;

du hast es in der Hand oder

es liegt in deiner Hand it’s up to you;

in jemandes Hand sein Person: be in sb’s hands, be up to sb;

das Restaurant ist in griechischer Hand the restaurant is run by a Greek landlord;

unser Hotel war fest in italienischer Hand the vast majority of guests in our hotel were Italians;

in die Hände spucken umg, fig roll up one’s sleeves;

jemandem etwas in die Hand versprechen promise sb sth ( oder sth to sb);

seine Hand ins Feuer legen für put one’s hand into the fire for;

die Hände in den Schoß legen (nicht arbeiten) take it easy; (sich untätig verhalten) sit on one’s hands;

seine Hand oder

Hände im Spiel haben have a hand in it;

etwas in die Hand nehmen Aufgabe etc: take charge of sth;

die Sache in die Hand nehmen take the initiative;

jemandem (etwas) in die Hände spielen play (sth) into sb’s hands;

es ist mit Händen zu greifen it sticks out a mile ( oder like a sore thumb) umg;

seine Hand (schützend) über jemanden halten take sb under one’s wing, shield ( oder protect) sb;

die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen umg throw up one’s hands in horror;

um jemandes Hand anhalten oder

bitten ask for sb’s hand;

unter der Hand (nicht offiziell) unofficially; (privat) kaufen etc: privately; (heimlich, illegal) under the counter; (nebenbei) on the side;

jemandem unter den Händen zerrinnen Geld etc: go through sb’s fingers like water;

die Arbeit geht ihm flott von der Hand he’s a fast worker;

von der Hand in den Mund leben live from hand to mouth;

von der Hand weisen (verwerfen, abtun) dismiss; (leugnen) deny;

es ist nicht von der Hand zu weisen it can’t be denied, there’s no denying ( oder getting away from) it;

von jemandes Hand sterben etc geh die by sb’s hand;

von Hand zu Hand gehen go ( oder be passed) from hand to hand;

jemandem zur oder

an die Hand gehen lend sb a hand;

sie hat immer eine Antwort zur Hand auch she’s always got an answer pat (US ready), she’s never at a loss for words; → anhand, wegsterben

4. fig sonstige Wendungen:

Hand und Fuß haben Plan etc: make sense, hold water;

was er macht, hat Hand und Fuß he doesn’t do things in ( oder by) half measures;

ich würde mir für ihn die Hand abhacken lassen umg I’d cut off my right arm for him;

die Hand aufhalten oder

hinhalten umg, meist pej hold out one’s hand;

einander die Hand geben Ereignisse etc: follow hard on each other’s heels, happen in close succession;

die Ereignisse gaben einander die Hand auch one thing led to another;

jemandem die Hand (fürs Leben) reichen marry sb;

jemandem die Hand zur Versöhnung reichen offer sb one’s hand as a sign of reconciliation;

die beiden können einander die Hand reichen they’re two of a kind; im negativen Sinne: auch they’re as bad as each other, one’s as bad as the other; (sie sind in der gleichen Lage) they’re in the same boat;

von seiner Hände Arbeit leben live by the work of one’s hands;

sich (dat)

die Hände reiben vor heimlicher Freude: rub one’s hands;

eine Hand wäscht die andere Sprichwort you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours, one hand washes the other obs;

ich wasche meine Hände in Unschuld geh I wash my hands in innocence; → ausrutschen, gebunden B 2, küssen

5. (Schrift) hand

6. Kartenspiel: hand;

eine gute/schlechte Hand a good/bad ( oder poor) hand;

auf der Hand in one’s hand;

aus der Hand spielen nicht vom Tisch, Dummy: play from one’s hand;

(aus der) Hand spielen Skat: play from one’s hand (without picking up the discard)

7. Fußball:

(das war) Hand! handball!

Hand² f; -, - oder Hände; Maßangabe:

zwei Hand breit etwa a foot wide;

eine Hand voll konkret: a handful; (wenige) a handful

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die; Hand, Hände

1) hand

eine Hand voll — a handful

mit der rechten/linken Hand — with one's right/left hand

jemandem die Hand geben od. (geh.) reichen — shake somebody's hand; shake somebody by the hand

jemandem die Hand drücken/schütteln — press/shake somebody's hand

eine Hand frei haben — have a free hand

Hände hoch! — hands up!

jemanden an die od. (geh.) bei der Hand nehmen — take somebody by the hand

jemandem etwas aus der Hand nehmen — take something out of somebody's hand/hands

etwas aus der Hand legen — put something down

jemandem aus der Hand lesen — read somebody's hand or palm

etwas in die/zur Hand nehmen — pick something up

etwas in der Hand/den Händen haben od. (geh.) halten — have got or hold something in one's hand/hands

in die Hände klatschen — clap one's hands

mit Händen und Füßen reden — use gestures to make oneself understood

etwas mit der Hand schreiben/nähen — write/sew something by hand

von Hand — by hand

Hand in Hand gehen — go or walk hand-in-hand

jemandem etwas in die Hand versprechen — promise somebody something faithfully

2) o. Pl. (Fußball) handball

3) (in Wendungen)

was hältst du davon - Hand aufs Herz! — what do you think? - be honest

eine Hand wäscht die andere — you scratch my back and 1'll scratch yours

jemandem sind die Hände gebunden — somebody's hands are tied

Hand und Fuß/weder Hand noch Fuß haben — (ugs.) make sense/no sense

[bei etwas selbst mit] Hand anlegen — lend a hand [with something]; die od

seine Hand aufhalten — (ugs.) hold out one's hand

letzte Hand an etwas (Akk.) legen — put the finishing touches pl. to something

sich (Dat.) od. (geh.) alle od. beide Hände damit voll haben, etwas zu tun — (ugs.) have one's hands full doing something

die Hände in den Schoß legen — sit back and do nothing

bei etwas die od. seine Hände [mit] im Spiel haben — have a hand in something

die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen — (ugs.) throw up one's hands in horror

zwei linke Hände haben — (ugs.) have two left hands (coll.)

eine lockere od. lose Hand haben — (ugs.) hit out at the slightest provocation

eine glückliche Hand bei etwas haben — have a feel for the right choice in something

linker/rechter Hand — on or to the left/right

[klar] auf der Hand liegen — (ugs.) be obvious

jemanden auf Händen tragen — lavish every kind of care and attention on somebody

ein Auto/Möbel aus erster Hand — a car/furniture which has/had had one [previous] owner

etwas aus erster Hand wissen — know something at first hand; have first-hand knowledge of something

Kleidung aus zweiter Hand — second-hand clothes pl.

jemandem aus der Hand fressen — eat out of somebody's hand (fig.)

etwas aus der Hand geben — (weggeben) let something out of one's hands; (aufgeben) give something up

jemandem etwas aus der Hand nehmen — relieve somebody of something

etwas bei der Hand haben — (greifbar haben) have something handy; (parat haben) have something ready

mit etwas schnell od. rasch bei der Hand sein — (ugs.) be ready [with something]

Hand in Hand arbeiten — work hand in hand

mit etwas Hand in Hand gehen — go hand in hand with something

hinter vorgehaltener Hand — off the record

in die Hände spucken — spit on one's hands; (fig. ugs.) roll up one's sleeves (fig.)

jemanden/etwas in die Hand od. Hände bekommen — lay or get one's hands on somebody/get one's hands on something

jemandem in die Hände fallen — fall into somebody's hands

jemanden in der Hand haben — have or hold somebody in the palm of one's hand

etwas in die Hand nehmen — take something in hand

in jemandes Hand (Dat.) sein od. (geh.) liegen — be in somebody's hands

in sicheren od. guten Händen sein — be in safe or good hands

sich mit Händen und Füßen gegen etwas sträuben od. wehren — (ugs.) fight tooth and nail against something

mit leeren Händen — emptyhanded

das Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben — spend money like water

um jemandes Hand anhalten od. bitten — (geh. veralt.) ask for somebody's hand [in marriage]

unter der Hand — (fig.) on the quiet

etwas unter der Hand erfahren — hear something on the grapevine

das geht ihm gut/leicht von der Hand — he finds that no trouble

etwas von langer Hand vorbereiten — plan something well in advance

die Nachteile/seine Argumente sind nicht von der Hand zu weisen — the disadvantages cannot be denied/his arguments cannot [simply] be dismissed

von der Hand in den Mund leben — live from hand to mouth

jemandem zur Hand gehen — lend somebody a hand

zu Händen [von] Herrn Müller — for the attention of Herr Müller; attention Herr Müller; s. auch öffentlich 1.

4)

an Hand — s. anhand

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hand n.

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5 other

1.
['ʌðə(r)]adjective

1) (not the same) ander...

the other two/three — etc. (the remaining) die beiden/drei usw. anderen

the other way round or about — gerade umgekehrt

other people's property — fremdes Eigentum

the other one — der/die/das andere

there is no other way — es geht nicht anders

I know of no other way of doing it — ich weiß nicht, wie ich es sonst machen soll

some other time — ein andermal

2) (further)

two other people/questions — noch zwei [andere od. weitere] Leute/Fragen

one other thing — noch eins

have you any other news/questions? — hast du noch weitere od. sonst noch Neuigkeiten/Fragen?

3)

other than — (different from) anders als; (except) außer

any person other than yourself — jeder außer dir

4)

some writer/charity or other — irgendein Schriftsteller/Wohltätigkeitsverein

some time/way or other — irgendwann/-wie

something/somehow/somewhere/somebody or other — irgendetwas/-wie/-wo/-wer

5)

the other day/evening — neulich/neulich abends
2. noun
anderer/andere/anderes

there are six others — es sind noch sechs andere da

tell one from the other — sie auseinander halten

one or other of you/them — irgendwer od. -einer/-eine von euch/ihnen

any other — irgendein anderer/-eine andere/-ein anderes; see also academic.ru/23067/each">each 2. 2)

a bit of the other — (sl.) Sex, der

have a bit of the other — (sl.) es treiben (ugs.)

all he ever wants is a bit of the other — (sl.) er will immer nur das eine
3. adverb
anders

other than that, no real news — abgesehen davon, keine echten Neuigkeiten

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1.
1) (adjective, pronoun the second of two: I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).) ander

2) (adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional: Some of them have arrived - where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.) ander/e/es

3) ( adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.) neulich

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- otherwise
2. conjunction
(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) sonst

- no/none other than
- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
- somewhere or other
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oth·er

[ˈʌðəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. adj det

1. (different) andere(r, s)

there's no \other way es gibt keine Alternative, es geht nicht anders

\other people andere [Leute]

some \other time ein anderes Mal

in \other words mit anderen Worten

2. (not long ago)

the \other day neulich, vor Kurzem

the \other evening/morning/night neulich abends/morgens/nachts

the \other week (last week) letzte Woche; (some weeks ago) vor einigen Wochen

3. (additional) andere(r, s), weitere(r, s)

are there any \other questions? gibt es noch [weitere] Fragen?

4. (alternative) andere(r, s)

sb's \other half ( hum) jds bessere Hälfte hum

on the \other hand andererseits

a member of the \other sex ein Vertreter/eine Vertreterin des anderen Geschlechts

every \other jede(r, s) zweite

one or \other eine(r, s) von beiden

5. (not being exact)

some company or \other irgendeine Firma

some man or \other irgendein Mann

some time or \other irgendwann [einmal]

somehow or \other irgendwie

someone or \other irgendwer

something or \other irgend[et]was

6. after n (except)

I've never told this to any person \other than you außer dir habe ich das noch nie jemandem erzählt

there was no choice \other than to walk home es blieb uns nichts anderes übrig, als nach Hause zu laufen

to do nothing [or not do anything] \other than sth nur [o ausschließlich] etw tun

don't you do anything \other than complain? kannst du dich eigentlich nur beschweren?

II. pron

1. (the remaining)

▪ the \other der/die/das andere

hold the racquet in one hand and the ball in the \other halte den Schläger in einer Hand und den Ball in der anderen

it's often difficult to distinguish one from the \other es ist oft schwierig, sie auseinanderzuhalten

one or the \other eine(r, s) davon

you may have one or the \other but not both du kannst eines haben, nicht beide

2. + sing vb (either, or)

one or the \other of us will be home when you call einer von uns wird zu Hause sein, wenn du anrufst

take that car to one or \other of the mechanics — they're both good bringe das Auto zu einem der Mechaniker — sie sind beide gut

3. (being vague)

someone or \other irgendwer

something or \other irgendwas

I was just doing something or \other — what was it? ich war gerade dabei, etwas zu machen — was war das noch gleich?

4.

▶ a bit of the \other ( euph fam: sex) ein bisschen Vergnügen

time for bed and a bit of the \other Zeit für's Bett und ein bisschen Vergnügen

III. adv

▪ not \other than:

I've never seen him \other than with his umbrella ich sehe ihn immer nur mit Schirm

she was unable to catch the bus \other than by running sie konnte den Bus nur erwischen, indem sie rannte

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['ʌðə(r)]
1. adj

1) andere(r, s)

other people — andere (Leute)

some other people will come later — später kommen noch ein paar

there were 6 other people there as well — es waren auch noch 6 andere (Leute) da

do you have any other questions? — haben Sie sonst noch Fragen?

he had no other questions —

he could be no other than strict — er konnte nicht anders als streng sein, er konnte nur streng sein

the man was none other than my father — der Mann war niemand anders als mein Vater

the other day — neulich

the other world — das Jenseits, jene andere Welt (liter)

some other time (in future) — ein andermal; (in past) ein anderes Mal

other people's property — fremdes Eigentum

to see how the other half lives — sehen, wie andere leben

2)

some time or other — irgendwann (einmal)

some writer/house etc or other — irgend so ein or irgendein Schriftsteller/Haus etc

2. pron
andere(r, s)
he doesn't like hurting others — er mag niemanden verletzen, er mag niemandem wehtun

there are 6 others — da sind noch 6 (andere)

are there any others there? — sind noch andere or sonst noch welche da?

there were no others there — es waren sonst keine da

something/someone or other — irgendetwas/-jemand

one or other of them will come — einer (von ihnen) wird kommen

can you tell one from the other? — kannst du sie auseinanderhalten?

he fancied a bit of the other (inf) — ihm war nach ein bisschen - na ja, du weißt schon (inf), er wollte ein bisschen bumsen (inf)

See:

→ each, one

3. adv

he could do no other (than come) — er konnte nicht anders (als kommen), er konnte nichts anderes tun( als kommen)

I've never seen her other than with her husband — ich habe sie immer nur mit ihrem Mann gesehen

somehow or other — irgendwie, auf die eine oder andere Weise

somewhere or other — irgendwo

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other [ˈʌðə(r)]

A adj

1. ander(er, e, es):

other people think otherwise andere Leute denken anders;

there is no other place to go to man kann sonst nirgends hingehen;

other things being equal bei sonst gleichen Bedingungen;

the other side JUR die Gegenseite

2. (vor s im pl) andere, übrige:

the other guests

3. ander(er, e, es), weiter(er, e, es), sonstig(er, e, es):

many other things;

one other person eine weitere Person, (noch) jemand anders;

the other two die anderen beiden, die beiden anderen;

any other questions? sonst noch Fragen?

4. anders ( than als):

I would not have him other than he is ich möchte ihn nicht anders haben, als er ist;

no person other than yourself niemand außer dir

5. (from, than) anders (als), verschieden (von):

far other from ours ganz anders als der unsere

6. zweit(er, e, es) (obs außer in):

every other jeder (jede, jedes) zweite:

every other year jedes zweite Jahr, alle zwei Jahre;

every other day jeden zweiten Tag

7. vorübergehend (obs außer in):

the other day neulich, kürzlich;

the other night neulich Abend

B pron ander(er, e, es):

the other der oder die oder das andere;

others say andere sagen;

the two others die beiden anderen;

of all others vor allen anderen;

no ( oder none) other than kein anderer als;

someone or other irgendwer, irgendjemand;

some day ( oder time) or other eines Tages, irgendwann einmal;

some way or other irgendwie, auf irgendeine Weise;

some singer or other irgend so ein Sänger; → each B, one C 1

C adv anders ( than als):

you can’t get there other than by car man kommt nur mit dem Wagen (dort)hin

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1.
['ʌðə(r)]adjective

1) (not the same) ander...

the other two/three — etc. (the remaining) die beiden/drei usw. anderen

the other way round or about — gerade umgekehrt

other people's property — fremdes Eigentum

the other one — der/die/das andere

there is no other way — es geht nicht anders

I know of no other way of doing it — ich weiß nicht, wie ich es sonst machen soll

some other time — ein andermal

2) (further)

two other people/questions — noch zwei [andere od. weitere] Leute/Fragen

one other thing — noch eins

have you any other news/questions? — hast du noch weitere od. sonst noch Neuigkeiten/Fragen?

3)

other than — (different from) anders als; (except) außer

any person other than yourself — jeder außer dir

4)

some writer/charity or other — irgendein Schriftsteller/Wohltätigkeitsverein

some time/way or other — irgendwann/-wie

something/somehow/somewhere/somebody or other — irgendetwas/-wie/-wo/-wer

5)

the other day/evening — neulich/neulich abends
2. noun
anderer/andere/anderes

there are six others — es sind noch sechs andere da

tell one from the other — sie auseinander halten

one or other of you/them — irgendwer od. -einer/-eine von euch/ihnen

any other — irgendein anderer/-eine andere/-ein anderes; see also each 2. 2)

a bit of the other — (sl.) Sex, der

have a bit of the other — (sl.) es treiben (ugs.)

all he ever wants is a bit of the other — (sl.) er will immer nur das eine
3. adverb
anders

other than that, no real news — abgesehen davon, keine echten Neuigkeiten

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adj.

ander adj.

ander- adj.

sonstig adj.

zusätzlich adj. pron.

ander- pron.

English-german dictionary > other
6 hand

hænd 1. noun
1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) hånd

2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) (ur)viser

3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) mann, arbeider

4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) hjelp, assistanse

5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) hånd, kort i/på hånden

6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) håndsbredd (ca. 10 cm)

7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) håndskrift
2. verb
(often with back, down, up etc)

1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) rekke, gi, overrekke

2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) sette over til

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- handful
- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand

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subst. \/hænd\/

1) (anatomi, også overført) hånd

• clean hands

rene hender

• with a light hand

med lett hånd

• right hand

høyre hånd

• I couldn't see my own hand

jeg kunne ikke se en hånd for meg

• shake hands

• it strengthens their hand in their negotiations

det styrker deres forhandlingsposisjon

• she held her by the hand

hun holdt henne i hånden

2) ( på visse dyr) forlabb, forpote, forfot

3) viser, timeviser, minuttviser, sekundviser

4) ( retning) side, hold, hånd

• on all hands

på alle hold

• on the one hand

på den ene siden

• on your left hand

på din venstre side

5) applaus, bifall

6) ( person) arbeider, mann

• how many hands do you employ in this mill?

7) ( sjøfart) gast, matros, mann

8) håndlag, dyktighet, anlegg, talent

• his hand is out

han er ikke opplagt \/ han er ute av form

9) håndskrift

10) ( formelt) underskrift

11) ( om kunstner e.l.) utførelse, stil, arbeid

12) omgang, tur

13) ( kortspill) parti, spill

• at the conclusion of the hand

14) ( kortspill) hånd

• a good hand

(ha) gode kort (på hånden)

15) ( kortspill) spiller

• we need a fourth hand

16) ( spesielt mål for hester) håndsbredd (10 cm)

17) ( vestindisk) arm (inkludert hånden)

18) bunt, klase (med bananer), fem stykker

• a hand of herrings

all hands on deck! ( sjøfart) alle mann på dekk!

ask for a woman's hand anmode om en kvinnes hånd

at hand for hånden, lett tilgjengelig, innen rekkevidde

• he lives close at hand

han bor i nærheten

nært forestående

• the hour was at hand

tiden var snart inne

at someone's hand fra noens (side)

• I did not expect such a treatment at your hands a

bad\/poor hand at dårlig i, dårlig til å

• she is a poor hand at cooking

bear a hand hjelpe til, delta

be on hand være (nært) forestående, stå for døren til stede, lett tilgjengelig

bring up by hand fø opp med flaske

by hand for hånd

• done by hand

• by private hand

by the same hand av samme hånd (mester, maler, kunstner e.l.)

change hands skifte eier, komme i andre hender

• shares change hands rapidly

declare one's hand ( overført) legge kortene på bordet ( kortspill) melde (på kortene sine)

die at the hands of the enemy dø for fiendens hånd

elder hand ( kortspill) forhånd

• you have the elder hand

du er i forhånd

extend a hand ( overført) strekke ut en (hjelpende) hånd, rekke ut en (hjelpende) hånd

fair hand tydelig stil, velformet hånd

fall in someone's hands falle i klørne på noen, falle i noens makt

force someone's hand ( overført) tvinge noen til å røpe sine hensikter

from good hands fra en sikker kilde

from hand to hand fra hånd til hånd, fra mann til mann

from hand to mouth fra hånd til munn

• live from hand to mouth

get one's hand in få øvelse i, få trening i, arbeide seg inn i, trene seg opp, komme i form, få teken på

get someone off one's hands kvitte seg med noen, bli kvitt noen

get something off one's hands kvitte seg med noe få noe unna, få noe gjort, bli ferdig med noe

get the upper hand eller get the upper hand of ha\/få overtaket (på), ha full kontroll (over), ta innersvingen (på)

give somebody's hand a wring trykke noens hånd

give somebody the glad hand ( hverdagslig) ønske noen hjertelig velkommen, ta imot noen med åpne armer

give (someone) one's hand rekke frem hånden gifte seg

give someone a (big) hand ( hverdagslig) applaudere noen, klappe for noen

give someone a free hand gi noen frie hender, gi noen frie tøyler

give someone a hand (up) eller lend someone a hand (up) eller give someone a helping hand gi noen en hjelpende hånd, gi noen en håndsrekning

• can you give me a hand up with this luggage?

hand in glove with god venn med, på fortrolig fot med, hånd i hanske med

• they work hand in glove with each other

de har et nært samarbeid med hverandre

hand in hand hånd i hånd

hand lotion håndkrem

hand over fist ( hverdagslig) svært raskt, lett i store mengder

• the sale went very well, they were making money hand over fist

salget gikk svært bra, de håvet inn penger

hand over hand hånd over hånd, støtt og sikkert

hands ( også) bemanning

• all hands

hele besetningen

( fotball) hands

hands and heels ( hesteveddeløp) uten bruk av pisk

hands down med letthet

• win hands down

vinne en overlegen seier

hands off! vekk med fingrene!, fingrene fra fatet!

hands up! opp med hendene! rekk opp hånden

hand to hand mann mot mann i (håndgemeng), i nærkamp

have a free hand ha frie hender, ha frie tøyler

have a hand for ha anlegg for, være god i, være dyktig i

have a hand in something være innblandet i noe, være delaktig i noe, ha noe med å gjøre, ha en finger med i spillet

have a light hand være lett på hånden

have\/keep one's hand in holde seg i form, beholde formen

have one's hands full ha hendene fulle, ha nok å gjøre, ha mye å stå i med

have one's hands tied ( hverdagslig) ikke kunne handle fritt

heavy in hand sta, stri, uregjerlig (om hest)

hold\/stay one's hand vente og se tiden an, stille seg avventende

hold\/stay someone's hand stanse noen, stoppe noen, holde noen tilbake

in good hands i gode hender, godt ivaretatt

in hand i hende, på hånden, til rådighet, til disposisjon, for hånden

• keep the offer in hand till July 1

• have some money in hand

ha penger til overs

• the matter in hand

den foreliggende sak

i sin hånd, i sin makt, under kontroll

• keep well in hand

på gang, fore, som er under utarbeidelse

• whatever he has in hand

lay hands on oneself begå selvmord

lay one's hands on komme over, slå kloen i, få tak i legge hånd på noen, bruke vold mot noen legge hendene på, velsigne ved håndspåleggelse

learn something at first hand få førstehåndskjennskap til

light hand lett hånd, varsom ( sjøfart) lettmatros, jungmann

light in hand føyelig, lett håndterlig (om hest)

make money hand over fist tjene store penger, tjene grovt med penger, skuffe inn penger

many hands make light work ( ordtak) mange bekker små blir en stor å

money in hand ( også) kontanter, kassebeholdning, kontantbeholdning, redepenger

a new hand nybegynner

not do a hand's turn ( hverdagslig) ikke gjøre et slag, ikke røre en finger

off hand på sparket, på flekken, med det samme, med én gang

old hand erfaren, dreven

• he's an old hand

han er en rutinert mann

• I'm an old hand at this work

jeg har lang trening med denne type arbeid

on all hands eller on every hand overalt, på alle kanter

one game in hand ( sport) en kamp mindre spilt

on hand for hånden, tilgjengelig, i nærheten

• I'll be on hand when you come

i noens eie, på lager

• a stock of goods on hand

on one's hands ha ansvaret for noe, være belemret med noe, bli sittende igjen med ansvaret for noe

• I have a great deal on my hands

jeg har mye å gjøre

til rådighet, til disposisjon

• he has a lot of time on his hands

han har en masse tid til rådighet

• we had a whole day on our hands

vi hadde en hel dag til rådighet

open hand ( overført) rund hånd

• she gave with an open hand

hun ga med rund hånd

orders in hand ( handel) ordrebestand

out of hand uten videre, på stående fot, øyeblikkelig utenfor kontroll, uregjerlig, ustyrlig, udisiplinert, ubehersket

• the children have got out of hand lately

barna har blitt helt ustyrlige i det siste

• he let his temper get completely out of hand

han mistet fullstendig besinnelsen

pass on into the hands of somebody overlevere i noens varetekt

pass over (in)to somebody's hands havne i noens varetekt

play a good hand være flink til å spille kort

play into someone's hands ( kortspill) gjøre det lett for motspiller, spille opp til motspiller, gi noen lett spill

play (for) one's own hand handle i egen interesse, bare tenke på sin egen vinning

put forth one's hand ( gammeldags) rekke frem hånden

put one's hand to one's forehead ta seg for pannen, holde seg for pannen

repose in someone's hands overlate i noens hender

send by hand sende med bud

set one's hand to eller put one's hand to sette igang arbeidet med

shake hands håndhilse, ta hverandre i hendene

shake hands on something ta hverandre i hånden på noe

shake hands with somebody eller shake somebody by the hand ta noen i hånden

shake somebody's hand ta noen i hånden

sit on one's hands la være å applaudere sitte med armene i kors, forholde seg passiv

small hand liten håndskrift

spit on one's hands spytte i nevene

take a hand in være med på, delta i

take in hand foreta seg, befatte seg med, ta hånd om, ta noen under behandling

take something off someone's hands ( overført) befri noen fra noe

throw in one's hand gi opp, overgi seg, slutte med noe

throw up one's hands rekke opp hendene

throw up one's hands in despair reagere med fortvilelse

to hand i hende, for hånden

• your letter has come to hand

deres brev har kommet oss i hende

• your letter to hand

deres nylig mottatte brev

try one's hand at forsøke seg på noe, prøve (seg på) noe

turn a hand to gi seg i kast med, gå i gang med

• he turned his hand successfully to gardening

med stort hell gav han seg i kast med hagearbeid

• he can turn his hand to anything

han can gjøre hva som helst

under hand under hånden

• sell under hand

under someone's hand under noens hånd og segl, med noens egenhendige underskrift

wait (up)on someone hand and foot eller serve someone hand and foot stå på pinne for noen, varte opp på alle bauger og kanter

wash one's hands of ikke ville ha noe mere med å gjøre

win hands down oppnå en lett seier

with empty hands med tomme hender, tomhendt

with one hand (tied) behind one's back med store begrensninger, med vanskeligheter lett, enkelt, uten problemer

• I could kick his bult with one hand tied behind my back!

jeg kunne banket ham opp uten problemer!

wreathe hands vri hender

write a good hand ha pen håndskrift
II
verb \/hænd\/

1) rekke, overrekke, gi, overgi, sende

2) leie (ved hånden), lede, ledsage, føre, hjelpe

3) ( sjøfart) beslå (seil)

be handed down gå i arv, bli overlevert

hand about sende omkring, la gå rundt

hand back gi tilbake, levere tilbake, rekke tilbake

hand down la gå i arv, gi videre (til etterkommere), overlevere, bringe videre (om tradisjoner e.l.)

• hand down to posterity

hand in levere inn, innlevere

• hand in an application

hand in one's resignation se ➢ resignation

hand it to someone ( hverdagslig) gi noen det som vedkommende fortjener, gi den ros vedkommende fortjener

• I must hand it to him

medgi overfor noen, bøye seg for noen, anerkjenne noen som sin overmann

hand on levere videre, la gå videre, sende videre

hand out dele ut, levere ut

hand over to overlevere til, avlevere, utlevere, gi fra seg

hand round servere, la gå rundt, sende rundt

have something handed to one on a plate få noe servert på et sølvfat

English-Norwegian dictionary > hand
7 take

1. [teık] n
1. 1) захват, взятие; получение

2) шахм. взятие ( фигуры)

2. 1) сл. выручка, барыши; сбор ( театральный)

2) получка

3. 1) улов ( рыбы)

great take of fish - большой улов рыбы

2) добыча ( на охоте)

4. 1) аренда ( земли)

2) арендованный участок

5. разг. популярная песенка, пьеса

6. мед. проф. хорошо принявшаяся прививка

7. полигр. «урок» наборщика

8. кино снятый кадр, кинокадр, дубль

9. мед. пересадка ( кожи)

successful takes - успешные операции по пересадке

10. запись (на пленку и т. п.)

♢ give and take - а) взаимные уступки, компромисс; б) обмен любезностями; обмен шутками, колкостями, пикировка

on the take - корыстный, продажный

officials on the take - чиновники-взяточники
2. [teık] v (took; taken)
I

1. брать; хватать

to take a pencil [a sheet of paper, a spade] - взять карандаш [лист бумаги, лопату]

to take smth. in one's hand - взять что-л. в руку

to take one's head in one's hands - обхватить голову руками

to take smb.'s hand, to take smb. by the hand - взять кого-л. за руку

to take smb. in one's arms - а) брать кого-л. на руки; б) обнимать кого-л.

to take smb.'s arm - взять кого-л. под руку

to take smth. in one's arms - взять что-л. в руки; схватить что-л. руками

to take smb. to one's arms /to one's breast/ - обнимать кого-л., прижимать кого-л. к груди

to take smb. by the shoulders - взять /схватить/ кого-л. за плечи

to take smb. by the throat - взять /схватить/ кого-л. за горло /за глотку/

to take smth. between one's finger and thumb - взять что-л. двумя пальцами

to take smth. (up) with a pair of tongs - взять что-л. щипцами

to take smth. on one's back - взвалить что-л. на спину

to take money from a friend - взять деньги у друга

he took the book from the table - он взял книгу со стола

take a sheet of paper from /out of/ the drawer - возьми лист бумаги из ящика стола

take your bag off the table - снимите /уберите, возьмите/ сумку со стола

take this table out of the room - уберите /вынесите/ этот стол из комнаты

2. 1) захватывать; овладевать, завоёвывать

to take a fortress [a town] (by storm) - брать крепость [город] (штурмом)

to take prisoners - захватывать /брать/ пленных

he was taken prisoner - его взяли /он попал/ в плен

he was taken in the street - его взяли /арестовали/ на улице

2) ловить

to take fish - ловить рыбу

a rabbit taken in a trap - заяц, попавшийся в капкан

he managed to take the ball (off the bat) - ему удалось поймать мяч (с биты)

to take smb. in the act - застать кого-л. на месте преступления

to take smb. by surprise /off his guard, unawares/ - захватить /застигнуть/ кого-л. врасплох

to take smb. at his word - поймать кого-л. на слове

3) разг. овладевать ( женщиной), брать ( женщину)

4) уносить, сводить в могилу

pneumonia took him - воспаление лёгких свело его в могилу, он умер от воспаления лёгких

3. 1) присваивать, брать (без разрешения)

who has taken my pen? - кто взял мою ручку?

he takes whatever he can lay his hands on - он пользуется (всем), чем только может, он берёт всё, что под руку подвернётся

she took all the credit to herself - она приписала все заслуги себе

he is always taking other people's ideas - он всегда использует /присваивает себе/ чужие мысли, он всегда пользуется чужими мыслями

2) (from) отбирать, забирать

they took his dog from him - они у него забрали /отобрали/ собаку

his clothes were taken from him - у него отобрали одежду

I'll take it from him - я отберу это у него

4. 1) пользоваться; получать; приобретать

to take lessons - брать уроки

to take a book from the library - взять книгу в библиотеке

to take a taxi - брать такси [см. тж. II А 2]

to take one's part - взять свою часть /долю/ [ср. тж. III А 2)]

to take a quotation from Shakespeare [from a book] - воспользоваться цитатой из Шекспира [из книги], взять цитату из Шекспира [из книги]

to take a holiday - а) взять отпуск; when are you taking your holiday? - когда ты идёшь в отпуск?; б) отдыхать; you must take a holiday - вам надо отдохнуть; I am taking a holiday today - я сегодня отдыхаю /не работаю/; сегодня у меня свободный день

he lived in my house and took my care and nursing - он жил у меня и принимал мои заботы и уход (как должное)

2) выбирать

to take a role (in a play) - выбрать себе роль (в пьесе)

take what you like - возьми что хочешь

he took the largest piece of cake - он взял себе самый большой кусок пирога

to take any means to do smth. - использовать любые средства, чтобы сделать что-л.

to take the shortest way - выбрать кратчайший путь

to take the wrong road - сбиться с пути

which route shall you take? - какой дорогой вы пойдёте /поедете/?

she is old enough to take her own way - она достаточно взрослая, чтобы самой выбрать свой собственный путь

take your partners - пригласите партнёров ( в танце)

3) покупать

to take tickets - брать билеты

to take seats in advance - приобрести билеты заблаговременно

I shall take this hat - я возьму эту шляпу

I take bread here - я покупаю /беру/ хлеб здесь

you will take - 2 lbs. - купишь /возьмёшь/ два фунта (чего-л.)

I shall take it for $3 - я возьму /куплю/ это за три доллара

4) выигрывать; брать, бить

to take a bishop - взять /побить/ слона ( в шахматах)

to take a trick - взять взятку ( в картах)

he took little by that move - этот ход /шаг/ мало помог /мало что дал/ ему

5) юр. вступать во владение, наследовать

the eldest son shall take - наследует старший сын

according to the will he will take when of age - согласно завещанию он вступит во владение (имуществом) по достижении совершеннолетия

5. 1) доставать, добывать

to take coal - добывать уголь

to take the crop - убирать /собирать/ урожай

2) взимать, собирать; добиваться уплаты

to take money for admission - взимать плату за приём

to take contributions to the Red Cross - собирать пожертвования в пользу Красного Креста

3) получать, зарабатывать

to take 100 dollars a week - зарабатывать сто долларов в неделю

6. 1) принимать (что-л.); соглашаться (на что-л.)

to take an offer [presents] - принимать предложение [подарки]

to take bribes - брать взятки

to take £50 for the picture - взять /согласиться на/ пятьдесят фунтов за картину

how much less will you take? - на сколько вы сбавите цену?, сколько вы уступите?

I won't take a cent less - я не уступлю больше ни цента

if the magazine takes my article - если этот журнал примет мою статью

take what he offers you - возьми /прими/ то, что он тебе предлагает

I'll take it - ладно, я согласен

I will take no denial - отказа я не приму; не вздумайте отказываться

I won't take that answer - такой ответ меня не устраивает

to take smb.'s orders - слушаться кого-л., подчиняться кому-л.

I am not taking orders from you - я вам не подчиняюсь, я не буду выполнять ваши приказы; ≅ вы мне не указчик

I will not take such treatment - я не потерплю такого обращения

to take a wager /a bet/ - идти на пари

to take a dare /a challenge/ - принимать вызов

2) получать

take that (and that)! - получай!, вот тебе!

7. воспринимать, реагировать

to take smth. coolly [lightly] - относиться к чему-л. спокойно /хладнокровно/ [несерьёзно /беспечно/]

to take smth. to heart - принимать что-л. (близко) к сердцу

to take it all in good fun - отнестись ко всему этому с юмором

I wonder how he will take it - интересно, как он к этому отнесётся

I can't take him [his words] seriously - я не могу принимать его [его слова] всерьёз, я не могу серьёзно относиться к нему [к его словам]

he took the joke in earnest - он не понял шутки, он принял шутку всерьёз

he is really kind-hearted if you take him the right way - он, в сущности, добрый человек, если (конечно) правильно его воспринимать

this is no way to take his behaviour - на его поведение нужно реагировать не так

take it easy! - а) не волнуйся!; б) смотри на вещи проще!; в) не усердствуй чрезмерно!

to take things as they are /as one finds them, as they come/ - принимать вещи такими, какие они есть

to take smth. amiss /ill, in bad part/ - обижаться на что-л.

you must not take it ill of him - вы не должны сердиться на него; он не хотел вас обидеть

to take kindly to smb. - дружески /тепло/ отнестись к кому-л. принять участие в ком-л.

he took kindly to the young author - он принял участие в начинающем писателе, он «пригрел» начинающего писателя

to take smth. kindly - благожелательно /доброжелательно/ отнестись к чему-л.

I should take it kindly if you would answer my letter - я буду вам очень благодарен, если вы ответите на моё письмо

8. 1) понимать; толковать

to take a hint - понять намёк

I take your meaning - я вас понимаю, я понимаю, что вы хотите сказать

I [don't] take you - уст. я вас [не] понимаю, я [не] понимаю, что вы хотите сказать

how did you take his remark? - как вы поняли его замечание?

he can't take a joke - он не понимает шуток

to take smb. in the wrong way - неправильно понять кого-л.

your words may be taken in a bad sense - ваши слова можно истолковать дурно /превратно/

2) полагать, считать; заключать

to take the news to be true /as true/ - считать эти сведения верными /соответствующими действительности/

what time do you take it to be? - как вы думаете /как по-вашему/, сколько сейчас времени?

how old do you take him to be? - сколько лет вы ему дадите?

I take it that we are to wait here [to come early] - надо полагать /я так понимаю/, что мы должны ждать здесь [прийти рано]

let us take it that it is so - предположим, что это так

3) верить; считать истинным

(you may) take it from me that he means what he says - поверьте мне, он не шутит /к тому, что он говорит, надо отнестись серьёзно/

take it from me!, take my word for it - можете мне поверить; уж я-то знаю!, можете не сомневаться!

we must take it at that - ничего не поделаешь, приходится верить

9. охватывать, овладевать

an intense despair took him - его охватило полное отчаяние

when love takes a man - когда любовь овладевает человеком

his conscience takes him when he is sober - когда он трезв, его мучают угрызения совести

what has taken the boy? - что нашло на мальчика?

he was taken by violent shaking - он весь задрожал

he was taken with a fit of coughing [of laughter] - на него напал приступ кашля [смеха]

to be taken ill /bad/ - заболеть

10. 1) захватывать, увлекать; нравиться

to take smb.'s fancy - а) поразить чьё-л. воображение; the story took my fancy - рассказ поразил моё воображение; б) понравиться; her new novel took the fancy of the public - её новый роман понравился читателям

this author takes his readers with him - этот автор увлекает читателей

I was not taken with him - он мне не понравился, он не произвёл на меня (большого) впечатления

he was very much taken with the idea - он очень увлёкся этой мыслью, он был весь во власти этой идеи

2) иметь успех, становиться популярным (тж. take on)

the play didn't take (with the public) - пьеса не имела успеха (у публики)

11. записывать, регистрировать, протоколировать

to take notes - делать заметки

to take notes of a lecture - записывать лекцию

to take minutes - вести протокол

the police took the number of his car - полиция записала номер его машины

to take dictation - а) писать под диктовку; б) писать диктант

12. 1) снимать, фотографировать

to take a photograph of a tower - сфотографировать башню, сделать снимок башни

he liked to take animals - он любил фотографировать /снимать/ животных

to have one's likeness taken - сфотографироваться

2) выходить, получаться на фотографии

he does not take well, he takes badly - он плохо выходит /получается/ на фотографии; он нефотогеничен

13. использовать в качестве примера

take the French Revolution - возьмите /возьмём/ (например) Французскую революцию

take me for example - возьмите меня, например

to take one simple example - один простой пример

14. вмешать

this car takes only five - в этой машине может поместиться только пять человек

the typewriter takes large sizes of paper - в эту (пишущую) машинку входит бумага большого формата

15. 1) требовать; отнимать

it takes time, means and skill - на это нужно время, средства и умение

the stuff takes sixty hours in burning - это вещество сгорает за шестьдесят часов

how long will it take you to translate this article? - сколько времени уйдёт у вас на перевод этой статьи?

it took him three years to write the book - ему потребовалось три года, чтобы написать книгу [ср. тж. 2)]

this trip will take a lot of money - на эту поездку уйдёт /потребуется/ много денег

the piano would take much room - пианино заняло бы много места

it takes some pluck to do our work - для нашей работы требуется немало мужества

it takes a man to do this - это под силу только (настоящему) мужчине

it took four men to hold him - потребовалось четыре человека, чтобы его удержать

it takes a poet to translate poetry - только поэт может переводить стихи

it takes two to make a quarrel - для ссоры нужны двое

it would take volumes to relate - нужны тома, чтобы это рассказать

it takes a lot of doing - разг. это сделать довольно трудно, это не так-то просто сделать

the work took some doing - работа потребовала усилий, работа попалась нелёгкая

it took some finding [explaining] - разг. это было трудно найти /разыскать/ [объяснить]

he has everything it takes to be a pilot - у него есть все (необходимые) качества (для того), чтобы стать лётчиком

she's got what it takes - разг. она очень привлекательна, она нравится мужчинам

2) требовать, нуждаться

he took two hours to get there - ему потребовалось два часа, чтобы добраться туда; дорога туда отняла у него два часа

wait for me, I won't take long - подожди меня, я скоро освобожусь

he took three years to write /in writing/ the book - ему потребовалось три года, чтобы написать книгу [ср. тж. 1)]

3) требовать ( грамматической формы)

a plural noun takes a plural verb - существительное во множественном числе требует глагола /употребляется с глаголом/ во множественном числе

16. (in, on) цепляться (за что-л.); застревать, запутываться (в чём-л.)

the anchor took in the seaweed - якорь запутался в водорослях

17. жениться; выходить замуж

he is going to take a wife - он собирается жениться

she wouldn't take him - она не хотела выходить за него замуж, она ему упорно отказывала

he took to wife Jane Smith - уст. он взял в жёны Джейн Смит

18. с.-х. принимать

the cow [the mare] took the bull [the stallion] - корова [кобыла] приняла быка [жеребца]

19. 1) приниматься

before the graft has taken - до тех пор, пока прививка не принялась

the flower took at once - цветок сразу принялся

2) действовать; приниматься

the vaccination did not take - оспа не привилась /не принялась/

the medicine seems to be taking - лекарство, кажется, подействовало

3) держаться, закрепляться, оставаться

this ink does not take on glossy paper - этими чернилами нельзя писать на глянцевой бумаге

the snow was not taking on the wet streets - снег таял на мокрых улицах

20. начинаться, расходиться, набирать силу

the fire has taken - огонь набрал силу

21. 1) амер. схватываться, замерзать

the pond has taken - пруд замёрз

2) тех. твердеть, схватываться

22. разг. становиться, делаться

to take sick - заболеть, захворать; приболеть

II А

1. 1) принимать (пищу, лекарство)

to take a meal - поесть

to take an early breakfast [dinner] - рано позавтракать [пообедать]

just take a sip of that wine - прошу вас хотя бы пригубить этого вина

will you take tea or coffee? - вы будете пить чай или кофе?

do you take sugar in your tea? - вы пьёте чай с сахаром?

I cannot take whiskey - я не могу пить /не выношу/ виски

he can't take his drink - разг. он не умеет пить

he can take his drink - разг. у него крепкая голова, он может много выпить

that's all he ever takes - это всё, что он ест

to take medicine [pills, sleeping powders] - принимать лекарство [пилюли, снотворное]

I must take smth. for my headache - мне нужно принять что-л. от головной боли

to be (well) shaken before taking - перед употреблением взбалтывать ( надпись на этикетке лекарства)

to be taken - принимать внутрь, для внутреннего употребления ( надпись на этикетке лекарства)

not to be taken - наружное ( надпись на этикетке лекарства)

2) нюхать ( табак)

to take snuff - нюхать табак

3) клевать, брать ( приманку)

the fish doesn't take (the bait /the hook/) - рыба не клюёт

2. ездить (на автобусе, такси и т. п.)

to take a tram [a taxi] - поехать на трамвае [на такси] [см. тж. I 4, 1)]

you can take the boat - вы можете поехать на пароходе

we usually take the lift - мы обычно пользуемся лифтом

3. 1) снимать, арендовать ( помещение)

to take a house (for a year) - снять дом (на год)

they've taken the large hall for the conference - они сняли большой зал для конференции

2) нанимать, приглашать (рабочих и т. п.)

to take a maid - нанять служанку

to take smb. as a servant - взять кого-л. в качестве слуги

he took me into partnership - он сделал меня своим компаньоном, он принял /пригласил/ меня в долю

he has been taken into the Air Ministry - его взяли /приняли на работу/ в министерство авиации

3) брать (постояльцев и т. п.)

to take pupils [lodgers] - брать учеников [постояльцев]

to take paying guests - брать жильцов с пансионом

4. выписывать или регулярно покупать (газеты и т. п.); подписываться (на газету и т. п.)

which magazines and newspapers do you take? - какие журналы и газеты вы выписываете?

5. 1) принимать (руководство, обязанности и т. п.); нести (ответственность и т. п.)

to take command - принять командование

to take the lead - взять на себя руководство

to take control - брать в свои руки руководство /управление/

to take all responsibility - принять на себя всю полноту ответственности

to take responsibility for an action - взять на себя ответственность за какую-л. акцию

to take charge of smb., smth. - взять на себя заботу о ком-л., чём-л.; осуществлять контроль /надзор/ за кем-л., чем-л.

when I go away she is to take charge of the children - когда я уеду, она будет заботиться о детях

to take the consequences - отвечать за последствия

I don't want to take the blame for what he did - я не хочу отвечать за то, что сделал он; ≅ он виноват, пусть он и отвечает /расхлёбывает/

to take the blame upon oneself - брать вину на себя

I shall take it upon myself to convince him - я беру /возьму/ на себя (задачу) убедить его

2) вступать (в должность и т. п.)

to take office - вступать в должность

to take service - поступать на службу

to take the crown - вступать на престол

3) получать (степень и т. п.)

to take a degree - получить учёную степень, стать магистром или доктором наук

to take holy orders - принять духовный сан, стать священником

6. занимать ( место)

to take a front [a back] seat - садиться спереди [сзади] [ср. тж. ♢ ]

take a seat! - садитесь!

take the chair - садитесь /сядьте/ на (этот) стул [ср. тж. ♢ ]

take your seats! - занимайте места! (в поезде и т. п.)

he took one of the vacant places - он занял одно из свободных мест

7. держаться, двигаться (в каком-л. направлении)

to take (a little) to the right - брать /держаться/ (немного) правее

take this street until you come to the big yellow house, then take the first street to the right, go another 100 yards and take the turning on the left - идите по этой улице до большого жёлтого дома, затем сверните в первую улицу направо, пройдите ещё сто ярдов и сверните (за угол) налево

he took the opposite direction - он пошёл в противоположном направлении

8. занимать ( позицию); придерживаться (мнения, точки зрения и т. п.)

to take the attitude of an outsider - занять позицию (стороннего) наблюдателя

if you take this attitude we shall not come to an agreement - если вы так будете к этому относиться, мы не договоримся /не придём к соглашению/

to take a strong stand - решительно настаивать на своём, упорно отстаивать свою точку зрения; занять жёсткую позицию

to take a jaundiced view - отнестись к чему-л. предвзято /предубеждённо, пристрастно/

to take a practical view of the situation - смотреть на дело /положение/ практически /с практической точки зрения/; трезво смотреть на ситуацию

9. 1) приобретать, принимать (вид, форму и т. п.)

a pudding takes its shape from the mould - пудинг принимает форму посуды (в которой он пёкся)

the word takes a new meaning in this text - в этом тексте слово приобретает новое значение

at times his voice takes a different tone - иногда его голос звучит иначе

this drink takes its flavour from the lemon peel - лимонная корочка придаёт этому напитку особый вкус /привкус/

2) получать, наследовать (имя, название и т. п.)

the city of Washington takes its name from George Washington - город Вашингтон назван в честь Джорджа Вашингтона

this apparatus takes ifs name from the inventor - этот аппарат назван по имени изобретателя

10. 1) преодолевать (препятствие и т. п.)

to take a hurdle [a grade] - брать барьер [подъём]

the horse took the ditch [the fence] - лошадь перепрыгнула через канаву [забор]

the car took the corner at full speed - машина свернула за угол на полной скорости

I took the stairs too fast - я слишком быстро поднялся по лестнице

2) выигрывать, побеждать, одерживать верх (в спортивном состязании и т. п.)

the visiting team took the game 8 to 1 - команда гостей выиграла встречу со счётом 8:1

3) выигрывать, завоёвывать, брать (приз и т. п.); занимать ( определённое место)

to take (the) first prize - завоевать /получить/ первую премию

who took the first place? - кто занял первое место?

4) поразить ( ворота в крикете)

11. (into)

1) посвящать (в тайну и т. п.)

to take smb. into the secret - посвятить кого-л. в тайну

to take smb. into one's confidence - оказать доверие /довериться/ кому-л.; поделиться с кем-л.; сделать кого-л. поверенным своих тайн

we took him into the details - мы ознакомили его с подробностями; мы ввели его в курс дела

2) принимать (в расчёт и т. п.)

to take smth. into account /into consideration/ - принять что-л. во внимание, учесть что-л.

12. 1) изучать (предмет, ремесло)

I shall take French - я буду изучать французский язык, я буду заниматься французским

you should take a course in physiology - вам следует заняться физиологией /прослушать курс физиологии/

2) вести (занятия и т. п.)

he takes the English class - он ведёт занятия по английскому языку

he always takes botany in the park - он всегда проводит занятия по ботанике в парке

to take the evening service - церк. служить вечерню

13. определять (размер, расстояние и т. п.); снимать ( показания приборов)

to take the /a/ temperature - измерять температуру

to take the pulse - проверять пульс

to take measurements - снимать мерку

to take the readings of a meter - снять показания счётчика

to take azimuth - засекать направление, брать азимут

to take bearings - а) ориентироваться; уяснять обстановку; б) пеленговать

14. носить, иметь размер (ноги и т. п.)

what size do you take in shoes? - какой размер обуви вы носите?

she takes sevens /a seven/ in gloves - она носит седьмой номер перчаток

15. подвергаться (наказанию и т. п.); нести (потери, урон)

to take a beating - получить взбучку

to take casualties - нести потери

to take a light [severe] punishment - воен. а) получить лёгкое [серьёзное] повреждение; б) нести незначительные [большие] потери

to take a direct hit - воен. получить прямое попадание

16. 1) выдерживать, переносить (неприятности, удары и т. п.)

I don't know how he can take it - я не знаю, как он (это) выдерживает

she takes the rough with the smooth - она стойко переносит превратности судьбы

he always takes what comes to him - он всегда мирится с тем, что есть

he won't take the insult lying down - он не простит этого оскорбления

2) (take it) сл. выносить, терпеть

he can dish it out but he can't take it - он может любого отделать /любому всыпать по первое число/, но сам такого обращения ни от кого не потерпит

3) (take it) спорт. разг. держать ( удар)

he can't take it - он плохо держит удар

4) выдерживать (физические нагрузки; о балке и т. п.)

to take stress - выдерживать давление

17. заболеть; заразиться ( болезнью)

I take cold easily - я легко простуживаюсь

he took cold that rainy night - в ту дождливую ночь он схватил насморк

he takes all the epidemics - к нему пристают все болезни

18. поддаваться (отделке, обработке и т. п.)

wool takes the dye well - шерсть хорошо красится

the fiber takes any dye - (эта) ткань легко окрашивается в любой цвет

this wood takes the nails easily - в это дерево легко входят гвозди

marble takes high polish - мрамор отлично полируется

19. впитывать, поглощать ( жидкость)

the sand took all the water - вся вода ушла в песок

parchment will not take ink - на пергаменте нельзя писать чернилами

this stuff doesn't take anything - к этому материалу ничего не пристаёт

20. спорт. принимать (подачу, мяч и т. п.)

to take the service - принять подачу

to take a volley low - принять низкий мяч ( в теннисе)

II Б

1. 1) to take to á place направляться куда-л.

to take to the field - направиться в поле; выйти в поле [ср. тж. ♢ ]

he took to the road again - он вновь вышел /вернулся/ на дорогу [см. тж. 4, 4)]

to take to the open sea - выйти в открытое море

the cat took to the woods and became wild - кошка убежала в лес и одичала

the guerillas took to the mountains - партизаны ушли в горы /скрылись в горах/

2) to take across smth. пересекать что-л., идти через что-л.

to take across the field - идти по полю

3) it /smth./ takes somewhere диал. идти, течь и т. п. в каком-л. направлении (о дороге, реке и т. п.)

2. to take smb., smth. to á place, to smb.

1) доставлять, относить, отводить, отвозить кого-л., что-л. куда-л., к кому-л.

to take smb. home - отвезти /отвести, проводить/ кого-л. домой

may I take you home? - можно мне проводить вас (домой)?

to take letters to the post - отнести письма на почту

to take smb. to the hospital - доставить /отвезти/ кого-л. в больницу

he was taken to the police station - его доставили /отвели/ в полицейский участок

don't worry, I'll take the book to your father - не беспокойтесь, я отнесу книгу вашему отцу

it was I who took the news to him - это /именно/ я сообщил ему эту новость

the butler took the lawyer to the old lady - дворецкий провёл /проводил/ адвоката к старой даме

2) приводить кого-л. куда-л.

what took you to the city today? - что привело вас сегодня в город?

business took him to London - он поехал в Лондон по делу, дела заставили его поехать в Лондон

3) брать кого-л., что-л. (с собой) куда-л.

to take the children to the theatre - сводить детей в театр

why don't you take the manuscript to the country? - почему бы тебе не взять рукопись с собой в деревню?

4) выводить, приводить кого-л. куда-л. (о дороге и т. п.)

where will this road take me? - куда эта дорога выведет меня?

this path will take you to the river - эта тропинка приведёт вас к реке

3. to take smb. for smth. выводить кого-л. (на прогулку и т. п.)

to take a dog for a walk - вывести собаку на прогулку

to take smb. for a ride - взять кого-л. (с собой) на прогулку ( на лошади или на автомобиле) [см. тж. ♢ ]

4. to take to smth.

1) пристраститься к чему-л.

to take to bad habits - приобрести дурные привычки

to take to drink /to drinking, to the bottle/ - пристраститься к вину, запить

2) проявлять интерес, симпатию к чему-л.

he didn't take to the idea - его эта идея не заинтересовала, ему эта идея не понравилась /не пришлась по вкусу/

does he take to Latin? - он с удовольствием занимается латынью?

I took to instant coffee - я полюбил быстрорастворимый кофе, быстрорастворимый кофе пришёлся мне по вкусу

to take to tennis - увлечься теннисом

3) привыкать, приспосабливаться к чему-л.

to take to changes easily - быстро привыкнуть к переменам

fruit trees take badly to the soil - фруктовые деревья плохо акклиматизируются на этой почве

4) обращаться, прибегать к чему-л.

the ship was sinking and they had to take to the boats - корабль тонул, и им пришлось воспользоваться лодками

he took to the road again - он снова пустился в странствия, он вернулся к бродячему образу жизни [см. тж. 1, 1)]

to take to flight - обращаться в бегство

to take to a milk diet - перейти на молочную диету

to take to one's bed - слечь, заболеть

5) начинать заниматься чем-л.

to take to literature - заняться литературой, стать писателем

to take to the stage - поступить в театр, стать актёром

5. 1) to take to smb. полюбить кого-л., почувствовать к кому-л. симпатию

I took to him at once - он мне сразу понравился

they have taken to each other - они понравились друг другу, они потянулись друг к другу

I didn't take to him - я почувствовал к нему антипатию

2) to take against smb. выступать против кого-л.

to take against the king - выступить против короля

6. to take after smb.

1) походить на кого-л.

he takes after his father - он похож на своего отца

2) подражать

his followers take after him in this particular - его сторонники следуют его примеру в этом отношении

7. 1) to take smb., smth. for smb., smth. принимать кого-л., что-л. за кого-л., что-л.

I took him for an Englishman - я принял его за англичанина

I am not the person you take me for - я не тот, за кого вы меня принимаете

do you take me for a fool? - вы принимаете меня за дурака?, вы считаете меня дураком?

2) to take smb., smth. to be smb., smth. считать кого-л., что-л. кем-л., чем-л., принимать кого-л., что-л. за кого-л., что-л.

I took him to be an honest man - я принял его за честного человека; он мне показался честным человеком

do you take me to be a fool? - вы считаете меня дураком?, вы принимаете меня за дурака?

how old do you take him to be? - как по-вашему, сколько ему лет?

8. to take smth., smb. off smth., smb.

1) снимать что-л. с чего-л.

to take the saucepan off the fire [the lid off the pan] - снять кастрюлю с огня [крышку с кастрюли]

2) снимать, вычитать что-л. из чего-л.

to take three points off the total score - снять три очка с общего счёта

to take 3 shillings off the price of smth. - снизить цену на что-л. на три шиллинга

3) заимствовать что-л. у кого-л., подражать, копировать; пародировать, передразнивать

her hairdo was taken off a famous actress - причёску она взяла /заимствовала/ у одной известной актрисы

she takes her manners off him - своими манерами /своим поведением/ она подражает ему

4) отвлекать что-л., кого-л. от чего-л., кого-л.

to take smb.'s attention off smth. - отвлечь чьё-л. внимание от чего-л.

to take smb.'s mind off smth. - отвлечь чьи-л. мысли от чего-л.

I hope the child will take his mind off his troubles - я надеюсь, (что) ребёнок заставит его забыть неприятности

to take one's mind off smth. - забыть что-л.

I can't take my mind off this misfortune - я не могу забыть об этом несчастье

he couldn't take his eyes off the picture - он не мог оторваться /отвести глаз/ от картины

he never took his eyes off us - он не сводил с нас глаз

to take smb. off his work - отвлекать кого-л. от работы, мешать кому-л. работать

5) избавлять что-л., кого-л. от чего-л., кого-л.

he took the responsibility [the blame] off me - он снял с меня ответственность [вину]

he took him [the responsibility, all the worries] off my hands - он избавил меня от него [от ответственности, от всех хлопот]

6) отстранять кого-л. от чего-л.

to take smb. off the job - отстранить кого-л. от работы

7) вычёркивать, изымать кого-л. из чего-л.

to take smb. off the list - вычеркнуть /изъять/ кого-л. из списка

to take a ship off the active list - вычеркнуть корабль из числа действующих

8) сбивать кого-л. с чего-л.

the waves took me off my feet - волны сбили меня с ног [ср. тж. ♢ ]

9. 1) to take smth. from smth. вычитать что-л. из чего-л.

to take one number from another - вычесть одно число из другого

if we take two from five we'll have tree left - если вычесть два из пяти, останется /в остатке будет/ три

take my dept from the sum - вычти мой долг из этой суммы

the storekeeper took a dollar from the price - лавочник сбавил цену на доллар

2) to take from smth. снижать, ослаблять

to take from the value of smth. - снижать ценность, стоимость чего-л.

it doesn't take from the effect of the play - это не ослабляет впечатления, которое производит пьеса

to take from the merit of smb. - умалять чьи-л. достоинства

it takes much from the pleasure - это портит удовольствие

her paleness takes from her beauty - бледность портит её

10. to take smth. out of smth.

1) выносить что-л. откуда-л.

books must not be taken out of the library - книги нельзя выносить из библиотеки

2) вынимать что-л. откуда-л.

take your hands out of your pockets - вынь руки из карманов

3) отвлекать, развлекать кого-л.

a drive in the country will take her out of herself - поездка за город развлечёт её /отвлечёт её от мрачных мыслей/

4) устранять кого-л.

to take smb. out of one's way - устранить кого-л. (со своего пути)

11. to take smb. through smth.

1) заставить кого-л. сделать что-л.

I took him through a book of Livy - я заставил его прочесть (одну) книгу Ливия

to take smb. through the first two books of English - прочитать с кем-л. первые две английские книги, помочь кому-л. справиться с двумя первыми английскими книгами

2) заставить кого-л. пройти через что-л.; подвергнуть кого-л. чему-л.

she took me through hell - она заставила меня испытать муки ада

12. to take smth., smb. down smth. вести что-л., кого-л. вниз по чему-л.

to take a little boat down the Mississippi - пройти /совершить путешествие/ на маленькой лодке вниз по Миссисипи

13. to take smth. up to smth. доводить что-л. до какого-л. времени

to take the story up to 1840 - доводить рассказ до 1840 года

14. to take smb. over some place водить кого-л., показывать кому-л. что-л. (обыкн. помещение и т. п.)

to take smb. over a house [a museum] - показывать кому-л. дом [музей], водить кого-л. по дому [по музею]

15. to take smb. on /in, across, over/ smth. попадать кому-л. по какому-л. месту, ударять кого-л. по чему-л.

the ball took him on the chin - мяч попал ему (прямо) в подбородок

the blow took me across the arm [over the head] - удар пришёлся мне по руке [по голове]

16. to take upon oneself to do smth. браться за что-л., брать на себя выполнение чего-л.

to take upon oneself to distribute food - взять на себя распределение продовольствия

III А

1) обыкн. в сочетании с последующим отглагольным существительным выражает единичный акт или кратковременное действие, соответствующее значению существительного:

to take a walk - погулять; прогуляться, пройтись

to take a turn - а) повернуть; б) прогуляться, пройтись; покататься, проехаться

to take a step - шагнуть [ср. тж. 2)]

to take a run - разбежаться [ср. тж. ♢ ]

to take a jump /a leap/ - прыгнуть

to take a dive - нырнуть

to take a nap - вздремнуть; соснуть

to take a leak - сл. помочиться

to take a look /a glance/ - взглянуть

just take a look at that - (ты) только взгляни на это

to take a shot - выстрелить [ср. тж. ♢ ]

to take a bath - принять ванну

to take a risk /a chance/ - рискнуть

to take one's chance - воспользоваться случаем

to take (a) breath - а) вдохнуть; б) перевести дыхание; he stopped to take (a) breath - он остановился, чтобы перевести дыхание /передохнуть/

to take (one's) leave - прощаться, уходить

to take an examination - сдавать /держать/ экзамен

to take an oath - а) дать клятву, поклясться; б) воен. принимать присягу

2) обыкн. в сочетании с существительным выражает действие, носящее общий характер:

to take action - а) действовать, принимать меры; I felt I had to take action - я чувствовал, что мне необходимо что-то сделать /начать действовать, принять меры/; б) юр. возбуждать судебное дело

to take steps - принимать меры [ср. тж. 1)]

what steps did you take to help them? - какие вы приняли меры /что вы предприняли/, чтобы помочь им?

to take effect - а) возыметь, оказать действие; when the pills took effect - когда пилюли подействовали, б) вступить в силу; the law will take effect next year - закон вступит в силу с будущего года

to take place - случаться, происходить

to take part - участвовать, принимать участие [ср. тж. I 4, 1)]

to take post - располагаться

take post! - по местам!

to take root - пустить корни, укорениться

to take hold - а) схватить; he took hold of my arm - он схватил меня за руку; он ухватился за мою руку; б) овладевать; my plane had taken hold upon his fancy - мой план захватил его воображение; the fashion took hold - мода укоренилась

to take possession - а) стать владельцем, вступить во владение; б) овладеть, захватить

to take aim /sight/ - прицеливаться

to take counsel - совещаться; советоваться

to take advice - а) советоваться, консультироваться; б) следовать совету; take my advice - послушайтесь доброго совета; to take legal advice - брать консультацию у юриста

to take account - принимать во внимание, учитывать

you must take account of his illness - вы должны учитывать, что он был болен

to take advantage - воспользоваться (преимуществом)

they took advantage of the old woman - они обманули /провели/ эту старую женщину

to take the privilege - воспользоваться правом /привилегией/

to take the opportunity - воспользоваться удобным случаем

we take this opportunity of thanking /to thank/ you - мы пользуемся случаем, чтобы поблагодарить вас

to take interest - интересоваться, проявлять интерес; увлекаться (чем-л.)

to take pleasure /delight/ - находить удовольствие

to take pride - гордиться

to take pity - проявлять жалость /милосердие/

to take trouble - стараться, прилагать усилия; брать на себя труд

to take pains - стараться

she took great pains with her composition - она очень усердно работала над своим сочинением

to take offence - обижаться

to take comfort - успокоиться, утешиться

I took comfort in her words - её слова утешили меня

to take courage /heart/ - мужаться; воспрянуть духом; приободриться; не унывать

take courage! - мужайся!, не робей!

to take cover - прятаться; скрываться

to take refuge /shelter/ - укрыться, найти убежище

in his old age he took refuge from his loneliness in his childhood memories - в старости он спасался /находил убежище/ от одиночества в воспоминаниях детства

to take fire - загораться, воспламеняться

to take alarm - встревожиться

to take fright - испугаться

to take warning - остерегаться; внять предупреждению

to take notice - замечать; обращать (своё) внимание

to take heed - а) обращать внимание; замечать; б) быть осторожным, соблюдать осторожность

to take care - быть осторожным; take care how you behave - смотри, веди себя осторожно

to take care of smb., smth. - смотреть, присматривать за кем-л., чем-л., заботиться о ком-л., чём-л.

who will take care of the baby? - кто позаботится о ребёнке?, кто присмотрит за ребёнком?

to take a liking /a fancy/ to smb. - полюбить кого-л.

to take a dislike to smb. - невзлюбить кого-л.

to take the salute - воен. а) отвечать на отдание чести; б) принимать парад

to take a vote - решать вопрос голосованием

♢

take and - амер. диал. взять и

I'll take and bounce a rock on your head - вот возьму и тресну тебя камнем по башке

to take a drop - выпить, подвыпить

to take (a drop /a glass/) too much - хватить /хлебнуть/ лишнего

to take the chair - занять председательское место, председательствовать; открыть заседание [ср. тж. II А 6]

to take the veil - облачиться в одежду монахини; уйти в монастырь

to take the floor - а) выступать, брать слово; б) пойти танцевать

to take for granted - считать само собой разумеющимся /не требующим доказательств/; принимать на веру

to take too much for granted - быть слишком самонадеянным; позволять себе слишком много

to take smth. to pieces - разобрать что-л.

to take a stick to smb. - побить /отделать/ кого-л. палкой

take a stick to him - тресни его палкой

take it or leave it - на ваше усмотрение; как хотите, как угодно

to take a turn for the better, to take a favourable turn - измениться к лучшему, пойти на лад

to take a turn for the worse - измениться к худшему, ухудшиться

his illness took a turn for the worst - в его болезни наступило ухудшение

to take stock (of smth., smb.) - [см. stock I ♢ ]

to take it out of smb. - а) утомлять, лишать сил кого-л.; the long climb took it out of me - длинный подъём утомил меня; the heat takes it out of me - от жары я очень устаю жара лишает меня сил; the illness has taken it out of him - он обессилел от болезни; б) отомстить кому-л.; I will take it out of you /of your hide/ - я отомщу тебе за это; это тебе даром не пройдёт, ты мне за это заплатишь, так просто ты не отделаешься; я с тобой рассчитаюсь /расквитаюсь/; he will take it out of me /of my hide/ - он отыграется на мне, он мне отомстит за это

to take smb.'s measure - а) снимать мерку с кого-л.; б) присматриваться к кому-л.; определять чей-л. характер; в) распознать /раскусить/ кого-л.

to take sides - присоединиться /примкнуть/ к той или другой стороне

to take smb.'s side /part/, to take sides /part/ with smb. - стать на /принять/ чью-л. сторону

to take to one's heels - улизнуть, удрать, дать стрекача, пуститься наутёк

to take one's hook - смотать удочки, дать тягу

to take it on the lam - амер. сл. смываться, скрываться; улепётывать

to take the cake /the biscuit, the bun/ - занять /выйти на/ первое место; получить приз

it takes the cake! - это превосходит всё!, дальше идти некуда!

to take off one's hat to smb. - восхищаться кем-л., преклоняться перед кем-л., снимать шляпу перед кем-л.

to take a back seat - а) отойти на задний план, стушеваться; б) занимать скромное положение; [ср. тж. II А 6]

to take a run at smth. - попытаться заняться чем-л. [ср. тж. III А 1)]

to take a shot /a swing/ at smth. /at doing smth./ - попытаться /рискнуть/ сделать что-л. [ср. тж. III А 1)]

to take liberties with smb. - позволять себе вольности по отношению к кому-л.; быть непозволительно фамильярным с кем-л.

not to be taking any - не быть склонным (делать что-л.)

I am not taking any - ≅ слуга покорный!

to take one's hair down - разойтись вовсю, разбушеваться

to take smb. for a ride - прикончить /укокошить/ кого-л. [см. тж. II Б 3]

to take the starch /the frills/ out of smb. - амер. сбить спесь с кого-л., осадить кого-л.

to take smth. with a grain of salt - относиться к чему-л. скептически /недоверчиво, критически/

to take the bit between the /one's/ teeth - закусить удила, пойти напролом

to take to earth - а) охот. уходить в нору; б) спрятаться, притаиться

to take a load from /off/ smb.'s mind - снять тяжесть с души у кого-л.

you've taken a load off my mind - ты снял тяжесть с моей души; у меня от сердца отлегло

to take a load from /off/ one's feet - сесть

to take a leaf out of smb.'s book - следовать чьему-л. примеру, подражать кому-л.

to take a rise out of smb. см. rise I 15

to take in hand - а) взять в руки, прибрать к рукам; б) взять в свои руки; взяться, браться (за что-л.)

to take smb. to task см. task I ♢

to take smb. off his feet - вызвать чей-л. восторг; поразить /увлечь, потрясти/ кого-л. [ср. тж. II Б 8, 8)]

to take smb. out of his way - доставлять кому-л. лишние хлопоты

to take it into one's head - вбить /забрать/ себе в голову

to take one's courage in both hands - набраться храбрости, собраться с духом

to take exception to smth. - возражать /протестовать/ против чего-л.

to take the name of God /the Lord's name/ in vain - богохульствовать, кощунствовать; упоминать имя господа всуе

to take a /one's/ call, to take the curtain - театр. выходить на аплодисменты

to take the field - а) воен. начинать боевые действия; выступать в поход; б) выйти на поле ( о футбольной команде); [ср. тж. II Б 1, 1)]

to take in flank [in rear] - воен. атаковать с фланга [с тыла]

to take out of action - воен. выводить из боя

take your time! - не спеши(те)!, не торопи(те)сь!

he took his time over the job - он делал работу медленно /не спеша/

to take time by the forelock см. time I ♢

the devil take him! - чёрт бы его побрал!

НБАРС > take
8 other

1. a ещё, дополнительный, другой

how many other brothers have you? — сколько у вас ещё братьев?

he is without other resources — других средств у него нет

there are some other people waiting to see you — вас ещё ждут другие, вас ждёт ещё несколько человек

he has no other place to go to — ему больше некуда идти

other some — другой

such other — другой

each other — друг друга

on the other — с другой,

to each other — друг другу

2. a другой, иной, не тот

he is busy now, ask him about it some other time — он сейчас занят, спроси его об этом как-нибудь в другой раз

come some other day — приходи как-нибудь в другой раз

it must be decided by quite other considerations — при решении этого вопроса нужно руководствоваться совершенно иными соображениями

change into other clothes — наденьте что-нибудь другое; переоденьтесь

perfumes and other luxuries — духи и другие предметы роскоши

to batter at each other — драться, колотить друг друга

to allow for other expenses — учитывать другие расходы

on some pretext or other — под тем или иным предлогом

my mind was on other things — я думал о других вещах

3. a былой, прошлый

sailing ships of other days — парусники прошлого

other matters pre-engaged him — он был уже занят другими делами

4. a второй, другой

the other half — вторая половина

open your other eye — откройте второй глаз

take it in your other hand — возьмите это в другую руку

every other — каждый второй

other place — другая палата

from the other one — с другой

for each other — друг за друга

other wise — другая информация

5. a обыкн. сущ. мн. ч. остальные

the other tourists remained in the camp — остальные туристы остались в лагере

he kisses the other performers off as mere amateurs — остальных исполнителей он сбрасывает со счетов как простых любителей

6. a обыкн. ещё, другие, прочие

think of others — подумай о других

other conditions being equal — при прочих равных условиях

all other things being equal — при прочих равных условиях

other things being equal — при прочих равных условиях

distinct from each other — отличающиеся друг от друга

to differ from each other — отличаться друг от друга

7. a другие, иные, не те

if these books are no use, can you send me some others? — если эти книги не подойдут, не сможете ли вы прислать мне другие?

some other time — в другой раз

with each other — друг с другом

in other words — другими словами

some other way — другим способом

with each other — друг с другом

8. a филос. противоположное, обратное

nonbeing is the other of being — небытие — противоположность бытия

9. adv иначе, по-другому

he thought he could not do other than leave the town — он считал, что не может поступить иначе, чем уехать из этого города

other than as stated above — иначе, чем это установлено выше

Синонимический ряд:

1. additional (adj.) added; additional; another; else; extra; farther; fresh; further; more; new

2. different (adj.) different; differentiated; disparate; dissimilar; distant; distinct; divergent; diverse; opposite; otherwise; separate; unalike; unequal; unlike; unsimilar; various

English-Russian base dictionary > other
9 other

ˈʌðə
1. прил.
1) а) другой, иной other times, other manners (тж. other days, other ways) ≈ иные времена - иные нравы other world Syn: different, some б) другой, второй( из двух, трех) the other side ≈ вторая сторона
2) добавочный, дополнительный Syn: additional, extra
3) (с сущ. во мн. ч.) остальные, другие( предметы, люди) ∙ the other day
2. мест.;
неопред. другой some day/time or other ≈ когда-нибудь, рано или поздно
3. нареч. иначе, по-другому Syn: differently, else еще, дополнительный, другой;
- how many * brothers have you? сколько у вас еще братьев? - he is without * resources других средств у него нет;
- there are some * people waiting to see you вас еще ждут другие, вас ждет еще несколько человек;
- he has no * place to go to ему больше некуда идти;
- a few * examples would be useful неплохо было бы привести еще несколько примеров;
другой, иной, не тот;
- he is busy now, ask him about it some * time он сейчас занят, спроси его об этом как-нибудь в другой раз;
- come some * day приходите как-нибудь в другой раз;
- it must be decided by quite * considerations при решении этого вопроса нужно руководствоваться совершенно иными соображениями;
- change into * clothes наденьте что-нибудь другое;
переоденьтесь;
- in * circumstances при других обстоятельствах;
- it was none * than the general это был не кто иной, как сам генерал былой, прошлый;
- sailing ships of * days парусники прошлого второй, другой;
- the * half вторая половина;
- open your * eye откройте второй глаз;
- take it in your * hand возьмите это в другую руку обыкн. в сочетании с сущ. во мн. ч.: остальные;
- the * tourists remained in the camp остальные туристы остались в лагере - the two hundred francs остальные двести франков в грам. знач. сущ.: обыкн. pl еще, другие, прочие (в том же роде) -... and *s... и другие;
... и др.,... и пр.;
- there are *s to be considered не надо забывать и о других другие, иные, не те (предметы, люди) ;
- if these books are no use, can you send me some *s? если эти книги не подойдут, не сможете ли вы прислать мне другие?;
- I don't like this lamp, have you any *s? эта лампа мне не нравится, а других у вас нет?;
- some people will like it, *s won't одним это нравится, другим - нет (философское) противоположное, обратное;
- nonbeing is the * of being небытие - противоположность бытия в сочетаниях: - every * каждый второй;
- every * day через день;
- every * week раз в две недели;
- one after the * один за другим;
- * than (книжное) иной, другой;
- gratuities * than money вознаграждение не в виде денег;
- I do not wish him any * than he is я хочу, чтобы он именно таким и оставался;
> the * day на днях, недавно;
(устаревшее) завтра;
(устаревшее) вчера;
> of all *s именно (этот, тот) > this day of all *s именно в этот день;
> * ranks( военное) унтер-офицерский и рядовой состав;
> * services( военное) небоевые войска;
> on the * hand с другой стороны > he must have eaten something or * which upset him он, наверное, съел что-нибудь, от чего ему стало нехорошо;
> surely some friend or * will help me наверняка найдется кто-нибудь, кто мне поможет;
> * things being equal при прочих равных условиях > one or * of us will be there кто-нибудь из нас там будет;
> just the * way (round) как раз наоборот > if he doesn't like it, he can do the * thing если ему это не нравится, тем хуже для него;
> this, that, and the * (разговорное) всевозможный, разнообразный;
и то и се;
и пятое и десятое;
> the * side мир иной, загробная жизнь( обыкн. в сочетании с than) иначе, по-другому;
- he thought he could not do * than leave the town он считал, что не может поступить иначе, чем уехать из этого города;
- I could not do * than I did я не мог сделать ничего другого;
я не мог поступить иначе;
- you can't get there * than by swimming туда иначе как вплавь не добраться approach each ~ сближаться друг с другом ~ иначе;
I can't do other than ас cept я не могу не принять other дополнительный, другой;
a few other examples несколько дополнительных примеров ~ иначе;
I can't do other than ас cept я не могу не принять ~ pron indef. другой;
no other than никто другой, как;
someone( something) or other кто-нибудь (что-нибудь) one or ~ of us will be there (кто-л.) из нас будет там;
some day (или some time) or other когда-нибудь, рано или поздно other дополнительный, другой;
a few other examples несколько дополнительных примеров ~ дополнительный ~ pron indef. другой;
no other than никто другой, как;
someone (something) or other кто-нибудь (что-нибудь) ~ другой, иной;
some other time как-нибудь в другой раз;
other things being equal при прочих равных условиях ~ другой ~ иначе;
I can't do other than ас cept я не могу не принять ~ иной ~ (с сущ. во мн. ч.) остальные;
the other students остальные студенты;
the other day на днях, недавно tother: tother, t'other разг. = the other the ~ world потусторонний мир, "тот свет";
other times, other manners иные времена - иные нравы ~ (с сущ. во мн. ч.) остальные;
the other students остальные студенты;
the other day на днях, недавно ~ другой, иной;
some other time как-нибудь в другой раз;
other things being equal при прочих равных условиях thing: ~ (обыкн. pl) дело, факт, случай, обстоятельство;
things look promising положение обнадеживающее;
other things being equal при прочих равных условиях the ~ world потусторонний мир, "тот свет";
other times, other manners иные времена - иные нравы the ~ world потусторонний мир, "тот свет";
other times, other manners иные времена - иные нравы one or ~ of us will be there (кто-л.) из нас будет там;
some day (или some time) or other когда-нибудь, рано или поздно ~ другой, иной;
some other time как-нибудь в другой раз;
other things being equal при прочих равных условиях ~ pron indef. другой;
no other than никто другой, как;
someone (something) or other кто-нибудь (что-нибудь) you are the man of all others for the work вы самый подходящий человек для этого дела;
think of others не будь эгоистом you are the man of all others for the work вы самый подходящий человек для этого дела;
think of others не будь эгоистом

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > other
10 take

(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) imeti koga za talca

* * *
I [téik]
transitive verb

1.

vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti, military ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)piti

to take advice — vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati se

he does not take alcohol — on ne pije (alkohola)

to take one's bearings marine izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figuratively ugotoviti, pri čem smo

take her through this book — predelaj z njo to knjigo

to take the bull by the horns — zgrabiti bika za rogove, figuratively spoprijeti se s kom (čim)

to take breakfast — zajtrkovati

the car cannot take more than five — v avto ne more več kot pet oseb

to take a cup of tea — popiti skodelico čaja

shall we take our coffee in the garden? — bi pili kavo na vrtu?

to take the chair figuratively prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)

to take s.o.'s eye — pritegniti pozornost kake osebe

to take a flat — vzeti (v najem) stanovanje

to take in one's hands — vzeti v roke

to be taken ill — zboleti

to take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprej

I took her in a lie — ujel sem jo na laži

to take s.o.'s measurements — vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)

I take the opportunity to tell you... — izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...

to take (holy) orders ecclesiastic biti posvečen, ordiniran

to take a part — prevzeti, igrati vlogo

to take in bad part — zameriti, za zlo vzeti

to take poison — vzeti strup, zastrupiti se

to take precedence over — imeti prednost pred

to take s.o. prisoner ( —ali captive) — military ujeti koga

to take 3000 prisoners military ujeti 3000 sovražnikov

to take a seat — sesti (na stol)

to take s.o. for s.tiv. adjective slang izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz koga

to take s.o. stealing — zasačiti koga pri tatvini

I take his statement with a grain of salt — njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)

to take by storm ( —ali assault) — zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišem

to take a bit between teeth figuratively odpovedati poslušnost

to take s.o.'s temperature — (iz)meriti komu temperaturo

to take by the throat — zgrabiti za vrat

to take a ticket — vzeti, kupiti vozovnico

to take the train (a taxi, a tram) — peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)

to take a thief in the act — zasačiti tatu pri dejanju

to be taken in a trap — ujeti se v past

the town was taken after a short siege — mesto je bilo zavzeto po kratkem obleganju

to take s.o. unawares — presenetiti koga

to take the waters — piti zdravilno vodo (v zdravilišču)

to take the trouble of doing s.th. — vzeti si trud in napraviti kaj

to take the veil religion iti v samostan, postati nuna

to take a wife — oženiti se

to take the right way with s.o. — lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi način

we must have taken the wrong way — morali smo se zmotiti v poti

to take a poor view ( —ali a dim view) of — ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o;

2.

odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgati

children were taken from their mothers — materam so odvzeli otroke

take three from ten — odštej tri od deset

he tried to take her handbag from her — skušal ji je iztrgati torbico

take this letter to the post-office — odnesi to pismo na pošto

take your umbrella — vzemi dežnik s seboj

the bus will take you there — avtobus vas bo peljal tja

to take s.o. home — odvesti koga domov

where will this road take us? — kam nas pelje ta pot?

he was taken in the prime of life — umrl je v najboljših letih

he was taken hence — umrl je;

3.

dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, stakniti

to take cold — dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehlad

to take a cold — prehladiti se

to take a fever — dobiti mrzlico

to take an infection — okužiti se, inficirati se

to take a game — dobiti igro

to take s.th. as a reward — dobiti kaj kot nagrado

to take the first prize in — dobiti prvo nagrado v (pri)

to take a monthly salary — prejemati mesečno plačo

to take a degree at the university — diplomirati na univerzi

to take a newspaper — biti naročen na časopis

to take a (mean) advantage of s.th. — (grdo) izkoristiti kaj

to take s.th. under a will — dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu;

4.

vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potreben

it takes a good actor to play this role — le dober igralec more igrati to vlogo

it takes time and courage — za to je potreben čas in pogum

it took me ( —ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station — potreboval sem ɜ minut, da sem prišel do postaje

it did not take more than 3 minutes — to ni trajalo več kot 3 minute

it would take a strong man to move it — potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknil

which size in hats do you take? — katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?

it takes two to make a quarrel — za prepir sta potrebna dva;

5.

občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napraviti

to take the consequences — nositi, prevzeti posledice

to take an examination — napraviti izpit

to take a fall adjective slang nositi posledice

to take a loss — (pre)trpeti, imeti izgubo

to take offense — biti užaljen, zameriti

to take pains — (po)truditi se

to take pity on s.o. — občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za koga

to take umbrage — sumničiti, posumiti

to take great pleasure in s.th. — imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čem

are we going to take it lying down? — bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?

these troops had taken the brunt of the attack — te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada;

6.

očarati, prevzeti, privlačiti

to be taken with (by) — biti očaran od

he takes readers with him — on očara (potegne za seboj) svoje bralce

to take s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, prikupiti se komu

his play did not take — njegova drama ni imela uspeha

they soon took to each other — kmalu sta se vzljubila

what took him most was the sweetness of her voice — kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu;

7.

razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjeti

I take it that... — to razumem tako, da...

shall I take it that... — naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?

then, I take it, you object to his coming — torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišel

as I take it — kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)

do not take it ill if I do not go — ne zamerite mi, če ne grem

to take a hint ( —ali cue) — razumeti namig

to take a joke well (ill) — (ne) razumeti šalo

to take seriously — resno vzeti

you may take it from me — lahko mi to verjamete

whom do you take me for? — za koga me (pa) imate?

to take s.o. for a fool — imeti koga za norca

to take s.th. for granted — vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevno

I take this to be fun — to smatram za šalo

I take him to be ( —ali for) an honest man — imam ga za poštenjaka

to take as read politics juridically smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)

may I take the minutes as read? — smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?;

8.

zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočiti

to take earth hunting zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figuratively umakniti se, skriti se

to take a header — skočiti (na glavo) v vodo

to take (to) the water — iti v vodo

he took the bush — zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hosto

they took to the woods — zbežali so (zatekli so se) v gozdove

to take refuge ( —ali shelter) — zateči se ( with k)

to take to the stage — iti h gledališču

take the corner slowly — počasi zavijte okoli vogala

the horse took the hedge with the greatest ease — konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto;

9.

fotografirati; skrbeti (za)

he took me while I was not looking — fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugam

he insisted on being taken with his hat on — na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavi

to take views — delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografirati

to have one's photograph taken — dati se fotografirati

to take a photo — fotografirati

she took her mother in her old age — skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti;

10.

intransitive verb

uspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv; botany prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se; technical prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi); medicine učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti; photography fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se; colloquially biti prizadet

the book did not take — knjiga ni imela uspeha

the dye takes well on this cloth — barva se dobro prime (drži) na tem blagu

some people take better than others — nekateri ljudje so videti boljši na fotografiji kot drugi

he did not take well this time — to pot on ni dober (ni dobro uspel) na fotografiji

to take well — biti fotogeničen

he takes well (badly) — on je (ni) dober na fotografiji

to take sick — zboleti

to take as heir — prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedič

Posebne zveze:

to take into account ( —ali consideration), to take account for — vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunati

to take aim at military meriti, ciljati na

to take the air — iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronautics dvigniti se

to take alarm — vznemiriti se

to take breath — zajeti sapo, oddahniti si

to take the bun ( —ali cake —ali biscuit) — slang figuratively vse prekositi

this takes the cake! slang to je pa že višek!

to take care — biti oprezen, paziti

to take charge of — prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvo

to take one's chance — tvegati, upati se

to take s.o. into one's confidence — zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kaj

to take under consideration — vzeti v pretres, v presojo

to take comfort — potolažiti se

to take a dare — pustiti (dati) se izzvati ali razdražiti

deuce take it! — vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!

to take effect — učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; juridically stopiti v veljavo

to take exception to ( —ali at, against) — grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitke

to take evasive action slang izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)

to take one's ease — udobno se namestiti

to take s.o.'s evidence juridically zaslišati koga

to take one's farewell — vzeti slovo, posloviti se

to take to heart — vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti se

to take holiday — vzeti si dopust

to take hold of — prijeti, zgrabiti

to take it into one's head — vbiti si (to) v glavo

to take an interest in — zanimati se za

to take issue with — ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti proti

to take it (on the chin) slang požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)

take it or leave it! — vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!

to take a journey — potovati, iti na potovanje

to take kindly to s.o. — čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati koga

to take a leap — poskočiti

to take leave of — vzeti slovo od, posloviti se od

to take liberties — preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzen

to take lessons — jemati učne ure (lekcije)

to take one's life in one's hand — tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kocko

to take the measure of s.o.'s foot — vzeti mero za obutev, figuratively premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebe

to take the minutes — pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)

to take no — dobiti odklonitev

to take possession of — vzeti v posest

to take notice colloquially opaziti

to take notice of — vzeti na znanje, upoštevati

to take no notice of — ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignorirati

to take in ( —ali to) pieces — narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)

to take part in — udeležiti se, sodelovati v

to take a ride — pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)

to take a river — iti čez reko

to take rise — izvirati, nasta(ja)ti

to take root — ukoreniniti se

to take shape — dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati se

to take the rough with the smooth figuratively vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno je

the son took after his father — sin se je vrgel po očetu

to take by surprise — presenetiti

to take short — presenetiti, zalotiti

to take to singing a tune — začeti peti melodijo

to take to bad habits — vdati se slabim navadam

to take to s.th. like ducks to water — takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kaj

to take to task — poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, ošteti

to take the time from s.o. figuratively točno se ravnati po kom

to take one's turn — priti na vrsto

to take turns — menjavati se (za)

to take a turn for the worse — obrniti se na slabše

to take things easy — lagodno delati

take it easy! — ne razburjaj se!

I am not taking any colloquially hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maram

to take the water marine izpluti

to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrte

to take wine with s.o. — nazdraviti komu

to take upon o.s. an office — prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)

that walk did take it out of us! — ta sprehod nas je zares zdelal

to take one's time — vzeti si čas

to take s.o. at his word — koga za besedo prijeti
II [téik]
noun

vzetje, odvzem; ulov (rib); hunting plen, uplenitev; prejemek, iztržek, izkupiček, inkaso (v gledališču, na koncertu itd.); film, televizija, posnetek scene, scena; British English zakup, zemlja v zakupu; šah odvzem (figure)

a great take of fish — velik ulov rib

he is very proud ot his take — zelo je ponosen na svoj plen, na to, kar je ujel (ulovil)

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11 other

1.
1) (adjective, pronoun the second of two: I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).) drug

2) (adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional: Some of them have arrived - where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.) drug

3) ( adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.) oni

•

- otherwise
2. conjunction
(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) sicer

- no/none other than
- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
- somewhere or other
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I [ʌðə]
adjective

drug, ostali, drugačen

the other day — ondan

every other — vsak drug

every other year — vsako drugo leto

on the other hand — po drugi plati

far other from ours — čisto drugačen od našega

other than — razen, različen

just the other way — ali the other way around — ravno nasprotno, povsem drugače
II [ʌðə]
pronoun drugi, -ga, -go

the other — drugi

of all others — med vsemi, od vseh, pred vsemi

each other — drug drugega

one from the other — posebej, narazen

someone or other — nekdo, že kdo

somehow or other — ali some way or other — tako ali drugače

no ( —ali none) other than — nihče drug kot

some day ( —ali time) or other — nekega dne, kadarkoli
III [ʌðə]
adverb

drugače ( than kot)

English-Slovenian dictionary > other
12 el ele tutuşmak

to take each other by the hand

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13 anfassen

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (berühren) touch, feel; (ergreifen) take hold of (auch bei der Hand nehmen); er fasste sie am Arm he seized her by the arm, he grabbed her arm; fass mich nicht an! get your hands off (me)!; zum Anfassen fig. Politiker etc.: for ( oder of) the people, accessible; Kunst etc.: hands-on art etc.; Ausstellung: auch tactile exhibition

2. fig. (behandeln) deal with, treat; (Aufgabe) auch approach, tackle; jemanden hart / sanft anfassen be firm ( oder strict) / gentle with s.o.; jemanden mit Glacehandschuhen anfassen handle s.o. with tact ( oder with kid gloves umg.)

II v/i (helfen) ( mit) anfassen lend ( oder give s.o.) a hand, help out

III v/refl: sich rau anfassen be rough to the touch; sich weich etc. anfassen feel soft etc.

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to touch; to handle; to catch hold of; to take hold of

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ạn|fas|sen sep
1. vt

1) (= berühren) to touch

fass mal meinen Kopf an — just feel my head

2)

(= bei der Hand nehmen) jdn anfassen — to take sb's hand, to take sb by the hand

anfassen — to take each other by the hand

fasst euch an! — hold hands!

angefasst gehen — to walk holding hands

3) (fig) (= anpacken) Problem to tackle, to go about; (= behandeln) Menschen to treat

4) (geh = befallen) to seize

2. vi

1) (= berühren) to feel

nicht anfassen! — don't touch!

2)

(= mithelfen) mit anfassen — to give a hand

3) (fig)

zum Anfassen (Sache) — accessible; Mensch auch approachable

Politik zum Anfassen — grassroots politics

3. vr
(= sich anfühlen) to feel
es fasst sich weich an — it feels or is soft (to the touch)

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(to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) handle

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an|fas·sen

I. vt

1. (berühren)

▪ etw \anfassen to touch sth

die Lebensmittel bitte nicht \anfassen please do not handle the groceries

fass mal ihre Stirn an, wie heiß die ist! feel how hot her forehead is!

fass mich nicht an! don't [you] touch me!

2. (greifend berühren)

▪ jdn \anfassen to take hold of sb

▪ jdn [an etw dat] \anfassen (packen) to grab hold of sb [by sth]

3. (bei der Hand nehmen)

▪ jdn an der Hand fassen to take sb by the hand [or sb's hand]

▪ sich [o einander] \anfassen (geh) to join [or hold] hands, to take one another's hand

4. (anpacken)

▪ etw \anfassen to tackle sth

etw falsch [o verkehrt] /richtig \anfassen to go about sth in the wrong/right way

5. (behandeln)

jdn/ein Tier hart [o scharf] /sachte \anfassen to treat [or handle] sb/an animal harshly/gently

6.

▶ zum A\anfassen (fam) approachable, accessible

ein Politiker zum A\anfassen a politician of the people

EDV zum A\anfassen data processing [or computing] [or EDP] made easy

II. vi

1. (berühren)

▪ [etw irgendwo] \anfassen to touch [sth somewhere]

fass mal an! weich, nicht? feel that! it's soft isn't it?

2. (mithelfen)

▪ mit \anfassen to lend [or give] a hand

III. vr (sich anfühlen) to feel

es fasst sich rau an it feels rough

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (fassen, halten) take hold of

2) (berühren) touch

3) (bei der Hand nehmen)

jemanden anfassen — take somebody's hand

fasst euch an — take each other's hand

4) (angehen) approach, tackle < problem, task, etc.>

5) (behandeln) treat < person>
2.
intransitives Verb (mithelfen)

[mit] anfassen — lend a hand

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anfassen (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (berühren) touch, feel; (ergreifen) take hold of (auch bei der Hand nehmen);

er fasste sie am Arm he seized her by the arm, he grabbed her arm;

fass mich nicht an! get your hands off (me)!;

zum Anfassen fig Politiker etc: for ( oder of) the people, accessible; KUNST etc hands-on art etc; Ausstellung: auch tactile exhibition

2. fig (behandeln) deal with, treat; (Aufgabe) auch approach, tackle;

jemanden hart/sanft anfassen be firm ( oder strict)/gentle with sb;

jemanden mit Glacehandschuhen anfassen handle sb with tact ( oder with kid gloves umg)

B. v/i (helfen)

(mit) anfassen lend ( oder give sb) a hand, help out

C. v/r:

sich rau anfassen be rough to the touch;

sich weich etc

anfassen feel soft etc

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (fassen, halten) take hold of

2) (berühren) touch

3) (bei der Hand nehmen)

jemanden anfassen — take somebody's hand

fasst euch an — take each other's hand

4) (angehen) approach, tackle <problem, task, etc.>

5) (behandeln) treat < person>
2.
intransitives Verb (mithelfen)

[mit] anfassen — lend a hand

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v.

to catch hold of expr.

to handle v.

to take hold of expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > anfassen
14 uj|ąć

pf — uj|mować impf (ujmę, ujęła, ujęli — ujmuję) Ⅰ vt 1. (uchwycić) to take hold (kogoś/coś of sb/sth)
- ująć coś ręką/rękami/w obie ręce to take sth in one’s hand/in one’s hands/in both hands

- ujęła psa za obrożę she took hold of a dog by its collar

- ujął żonę pod rękę a. ramię he linked arms with his wife
2. (przedstawić) to present [temat, treść]; to express [myśl, sens]; (dokładnie) to capture [myśl, nastrój, scenę]; (skrótowo) to encapsulate [treść, ideologię]
- ująć coś w słowa to express sth in words

- zwięźle ujęte zagadnienie an issue presented a. expressed in a concise way

- regulamin ujęty w punktach regulations presented as a list of points
3. (zjednać) [osoba] to endear oneself (kogoś to sb)
- potrafił ujmować (sobie) ludzi he knew how to endear himself to everyone

- ujął mnie swoją uprzejmością a. jego uprzejmość ujęła mnie his politeness endeared him to me

- ujął nas za serce (tym podarkiem) he won our hearts (with the gift)
4. (odjąć) sprzedawca ujął z wagi parę jabłek a salesman took a couple of apples from the scales
- czy możesz mi ująć trochę bagażu? could you take some of my luggage?, could you relieve me of some luggage?

- opowiedział wszystko, niczego nie ujmując a. nie ujmując ani szczegółu he told the whole story, leaving nothing a. no detail untold
5. (umniejszyć) to take (away), to detract (czegoś sth)
- ta fryzura/sukienka ujmuje ci lat the hairstyle/dress takes years off you

- ona ujmuje sobie lat she is older than she says

- niczego nie ujmując jego osiągnięciom jako naukowca… taking nothing away a. detracting nothing from his achievements as a scientist…

- niczego nie ujmując profesjonalizmowi innych dziennikarzy/dzienników in no way diminishing the professionalism of other journalists/daily newspapers
6. (otoczyć) to enclose [przestrzeń, teren, zatokę]
- równina/pustynia ujęta w dwa łańcuchy wzgórz a plain/desert enclosed by two chains of hills

- ujmować słowo/zdania w nawias to enclose a word/clauses in brackets, to bracket a word/clauses
7. (schwytać) to capture; (zatrzymać) to apprehend [przestępcę]
- kłusownika ujęto na gorącym uczynku the poacher was caught red-handed
8. (objąć) to encompass; (wymienić) to mention [dane, zagadnienia]
- podręcznik nie ujmuje okresu powojennego the textbook doesn’t encompass the post-war period

- sumy ujęte w projekcie budżetu sums mentioned in a budget plan
Ⅱ ująć się — ujmować się 1. (siebie samego) ujął się za krwawiące kolano he clutched (at) his bleeding knee
- ująć się pod boki to stand (with) arms akimbo
2. (jeden drugiego) ująć się pod ręce a. rękę a. ramię to link arms
- ujęli się za ręce they took each other by the hand
3. (stanąć w obronie) to stand up (za kimś for sb)
- nikt się za mną nie ujął nobody stood up for me

■ nic dodać, nic ująć ≈ what has been said exhausts the subject

- ująć kogoś w garść a. karby to take sb in hand

- ująć rządy/władzę w swoje ręce to seize the reins of government/power

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15 trzyma|ć

impf Ⅰ vt 1. (przytrzymywać) to hold
- trzymać dziecko na rękach to hold a baby in one’s arms

- trzymała szklankę w ręku she was holding a glass in her hand

- chłopak trzymał dziewczynę za rękę the boy was holding the girl by the hand
2. (więzić) to keep, to hold
- trzymać kogoś w areszcie to keep sb in custody; Wojsk. to keep sb in detention

- trzymali go w niewoli przez dwa tygodnie they held him prisoner for two weeks

- trzymać psa na smyczy to lead a dog on a leash

- choroba trzymała ją w łóżku przen. her illness kept her in bed
3. (pozostawiać) to keep, to hold
- trzymał ręce do góry he held his hands up

- trzymał ręce w kieszeni he had his hands in his pockets

- trzymaj głowę prosto! hold your head up!

- trzymać książki na półkach to keep books on the shelves
4. (przechowywać) to keep, to store
- ryby i mięsa nie można długo trzymać w lodówce fish and meat can’t be kept long in the fridge

- trzymać pieniądze w kasie to keep money in the till
5. (utrzymywać) to keep
- trzymać kogoś na diecie to keep sb on a diet
6. (pilnować) trzymać wartę to be on sentry duty
- trzymać straż to stand on a. to mount guard

- trzymać pieczę to have charge a. custody (nad czymś of sth)
7. pot. (hodować) to keep [krowy, kury, gołębie] 8. przest. (zarządzać) trzymać bank Gry to be bank 9 przest. (zatrudniać) to keep [ogrodnika, szofera]
- trzymać lokatorów/uczniów to take (in) lodgers/students
Ⅱ vi 1. (stanowić zamocowanie) [klej, szew, kotwica] to hold (fast) 2. (nie słabnąć) [mróz, śnieg] to hold Ⅲ trzymać się 1. (chwytać się) to hold on (czegoś to sth) [poręczy, liny, gałęzi] 2. (przytrzymywać się wzajemnie) trzymali się za ręce they were holding each other by the hand 3. (pozostawać) trzymać się razem to keep a. stick together
- trzymać się z daleka to keep away (od kogoś from sb)

- trzymać się prawej strony to keep to the right
4. (zachowywać kondycję) trzymać się prosto to hold oneself straight
- mimo siedemdziesiątki dobrze się trzymał although he was 70, he was in good shape

- on się wciąż dobrze trzyma he’s still going strong

- trzymaj się (ciepło)! take care!
5. (panować nad sobą) to bear up, to not give up
- mimo zmartwień trzymał się dzielnie despite all his troubles he managed to bear up

- nie rozpaczaj, trzymaj się! don’t give up!
6. (nie poddawać się) to hold out
- załoga twierdzy trzymała się dzielnie przez dwa tygodnie the men in the stronghold held out bravely for two weeks
7. (nie rozpadać się) to hold together, to not fall apart
- stary zamek trzyma się mocno the old lock is still in one piece
8. (o zwierzętach i roślinach) kaczeńce trzymają się podmokłych łąk kingcups usually grow on marshes
- kozice trzymają się skalistych zboczy the chamois’ favourite haunts are rocky slopes
9 (przestrzegać zasad) to follow, to obey
- trzymać się litery prawa to adhere to the letter of the law

- trzymać się przepisów to follow the rules
10 pot. (trwać) to remain, to keep up
- ceny towarów trzymają się bez zmian the prices of the goods have remained the same

- w ubiegłym roku zima trzymała się długo last year winter lasted a long time, last year it was a long winter

■ trzymać ciepło/wilgoć [materiał, substancja] to retain warmth/moisture

- trzymać gębę a. dziób a. pysk na kłódkę pot. to keep one’s mouth shut

- trzymać język za zębami to hold one’s tongue

- trzymać kciuki za kogoś to keep one’s fingers crossed for sb

- trzymać nerwy na wodzy to hold one’s anger in check

- trzymać się przy życiu to stay alive

- myśl o dziecku trzymała ją przy życiu the thought of her child kept her going

- trzymać kogoś krótko to keep a tight reign on sb

- trzymać coś pod kluczem to keep sth under lock and key

- trzymać kogoś pod pantoflem to henpeck sb

- trzymać się matczynej spódnicy to be tied to one’s mother’s apron strings

- trzymać się z dala a. z daleka od kogoś to keep away from sb

- trzymać kogoś na dystans to keep sb at arm’s length

- trzymać kogoś za słowo to hold sb to his/her word

- trzymać się na słowo honoru to hold together, but only just

- pieniądze się go/jej nie trzymają he/she never seems to have enough money; he’s/she’s always in the red pot.

- żarty się ciebie trzymają you must be joking

- trzymać z kimś a. trzymać czyjąś stronę to side with sb

- trzymać dwie sroki a. kilka srok za ogon przysł. to have many a. other irons in the fire

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16 guardare

1. v/t look at

(osservare, stare a vedere) watch

( custodire) watch, look after

( esaminare) check

2. v/i look

( controllare) check

di finestra overlook (su something)

di porta lead (su to)

guardare a sud face south

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guardare v.tr.

1 (anche intr.) to look at (s.o., sthg.); (osservare) to watch, to look, to observe: guarda!, look!; guardatemi, look at me; guardate a destra, look to the right; guardate quella casa, quel bambino, look at that house, at that child; molti guardavano il paesaggio, many people were looking at the view; guarda che luna!, look at the moon!; guardare l'orologio, to look at the time (o at one's watch); guardare la televisione, un film, to watch television, a film; guardate come faccio io, watch how I do it; invece di stare a guardare, aiutami, instead of standing and looking (o watching), come and give me a hand; hai guardato se abbiamo preso tutto?, have you looked to see if we've taken everything? // guardare avanti, to look ahead // guardare dentro, to look in; guardare dentro a qlco., to look into sthg.; guardare fuori, to look out; guardava (fuori) dalla finestra, he was looking out of the window; guardare in un telescopio, to look through a telescope // guardare qlcu. con diffidenza, to look at s.o. with distrust // guardare qlcu. dall'alto in basso, to look s.o. up and down, (disprezzare) to look down on s.o. // guardare qlcu. di buon occhio, di mal occhio, to look favourably, unfavourably on s.o. // guardare qlcu. di traverso, to scowl (o frown) at s.o. // guardare qlcu. in faccia, to look s.o. in the face: guardò la morte in faccia, he looked death in the face // non guardare in faccia a nessuno, not to worry about other people: quando si tratta di denaro, non guarda in faccia a nessuno, when it's a question of money, he doesn't have any regard for anyone // tutti per strada guardavano come era vestita, everybody in the street looked at the way she was dressed; nessuno lo guarda, nobody takes any notice to him; farsi guardare, to attract attention (o notice) // guardare e non toccare è una cosa da imparare, (prov.) children must learn to look and not to touch

2 (fissamente) to gaze at, (up)on (s.o., sthg.); to stare: la madre guardava il suo bimbo con grande tenerezza, the mother was gazing on her child with great tenderness; smettila di guardarmi così, stop staring at me like that

3 (di sfuggita) to glance at (s.o., sthg.); to send* a glance (at sthg.)

4 (furtivamente) to peep; to peep at; (dall'interno) to peep out; (dall'esterno) to peep in: lo vidi guardare dal buco della serratura, I saw him peeping through the keyhole

5 (con bramosia) to ogle

6 (scrutare) to eye: mi guardarono sospettosamente, they eyed me with suspicion

7 (cercare) to search, to look: ho guardato dappertutto, per tutta la casa, I looked (o searched) everywhere, all over the house; guarda nella borsa, take a look in the bag

8 (custodire, sorvegliare) to watch over (s.o., sthg.), to look after (s.o., sthg.), to mind: chi guarderà il bambino mentre sarò fuori?, who will look after (o mind) the baby while I am out?; guardare qlcu. a vista, to keep a close watch on s.o.; guarda il latte, keep an eye on the milk

9 (proteggere) to protect; (difendere) to defend, to guard: i soldati guardavano il ponte, the soldiers defended the bridge // guardare le spalle a qlcu., to watch (o protect) s.o.'s rear // guardare qlcu. da un pericolo, to protect s.o. against a danger // dagli amici mi guardi Iddio che dai nemici mi guardo io, (prov.) God defend me from my friends and I'll look after my enemies

10 (considerare) to consider, to view, to look at (s.o., sthg.): cercate di guardare la questione dal nostro punto di vista, try to consider (o to look at) the question from our point of view

11 (esaminare) to look over (sthg.), to have a look at (sthg.): l'insegnante guardò la traduzione, the teacher looked over the translation // guardare qlco. per il sottile, to be particular about sthg.

◆ v. intr.

1 → v.tr. 1

2 (essere orientato) to face; (aprirsi) to look out on (sthg.): guarda a sud, it faces south; la casa guarda a mezzogiorno, the house faces (to the) south; la mia finestra guarda sul cortile, my window looks out on the courtyard

3 (considerare) to look (up)on (s.o., sthg.); to regard (s.o., sthg.): non guardiamo a ciò come all'unica via d'uscita, don't let us look upon it as the only way out; tutti guardavano a lui come al nuovo presidente, everyone looked on him as the next president

4 (cercare) to try: guarda di accontentarlo, try to please him; guarda di studiare, try to study

5 (badare) to see* to (sthg.), to look to (sthg.), to take* care, to mind; (fare attenzione) to be careful: guarda bene che ciò non accada più, take care (o mind) that this does not happen any more; non guardare a spese, to spare no expense; guarda di non farti male, be careful not to hurt yourself; ma perché non guardi dove vai?, why don't you look where you are going?; guarda che il tavolo è bagnato!, mind, the table is wet! // guarda anche al tuo interesse, oltre che al suo!, look after your own interests, as well as his! // guarda solo ai risultati, he's only interested in results // a guardare bene, on second thoughts.

◘ guardarsi v.rifl.

1 to look at oneself: egli continuava a guardare intorno, he kept looking about him; si guardò allo specchio, she looked at herself in the mirror

2 (stare in guardia) to beware (of s.o., sthg.); (fare attenzione) to mind (sthg.): guardatevi bene dal perderlo!, mind you don't lose it!; guardatevi dai borsaioli, beware of pickpockets; guardati dai cattivi compagni, beware of bad company; guardati dall'offenderlo!, be careful not to offend him! // me ne guardo bene!, I shall do no such thing! (o I wouldn't dream of it!)

3 (astenersi) to forbear*; (da cibo o bevande) to abstain: guardatevi dal fare troppe domande, forbear from asking too many questions; guardare dalle parole inutili, to refrain from useless words

◆ v.rifl.rec. to look at each other (one another); to gaze at each other (one another): si guardavano negli occhi, they looked each other in the eyes // non si guardano più!, (fig.) they cut each other dead!

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[ɡwar'dare]
1. vt

1) (oggetto, paesaggio) to look at, (persona, cosa in movimento) to watch

guardare la televisione — to watch television

hai guardato la partita ieri sera? — did you watch the match last night?

guarda chi c'è o chi si vede! — look who's here!

guarda cos'hai combinato! — look what you've done!

e guarda caso... — as if by coincidence...

2) (rapidamente) to glance at, (a lungo) to gaze at

guardare di sfuggita — to steal a glance at

guardare con diffidenza — to look warily at

guardare di traverso — to scowl o frown at

guardare fisso — to stare at

guardare qc di buon/mal occhio — to look on o view sth favourably Brit o favorably Am /unfavourably Brit o unfavorably Am

cos'hai da guardare? — what are you looking at?

guardare qn dall'alto in basso — to look down on sb

guardare qn in faccia — to look sb in the face

non guardare in faccia a nessuno fig — to have no regard for anybody

3) (esaminare) to (have a) look at, check

guardare una parola sul dizionario — to look sth up o check a word in the dictionary

4) (custodire) to look after, take care of, (proteggere) to guard

guardare a vista qn — (prigioniero) to keep a close watch on sb

chi guarda i bambini? — who is looking after the children?

Dio me ne guardi! — God forbid!

2. vi (aus avere)

1)

guardare di — to try to

guarda di non arrivare in ritardo — try not to be late

2)

(badare) guardare a — to mind, be careful about, pay attention to

comprare qc senza guardare a spese — to buy sth without worrying about the expense

per il matrimonio di sua figlia non ha guardato a spese — he spared no expense when his daughter got married

3)

(essere rivolto) guardare a — to face

guardare su — to give o look onto

4)

(fraseologia) guardare dalla finestra — to look out of the window

guarda un po' lì — (cerca) take a look over there

ma guarda un po'! — good heavens!

3. vr (guardarsi)

1) (uso reciproco) to look at each other

si guardavano negli occhi — they were looking into each other's eyes

2) (in vetrina, specchio) to look at o.s.

guardarsi allo specchio — to look at o.s. in the mirror

3)

guardarsi da — (astenersi) to refrain from, (stare in guardia) to be wary of, beware of

guardarsi dal fare qc — to take care o be careful not to do sth
PAROLA CHIAVE: guardare non si traduce mai con la parola inglese guard
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[gwar'dare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (volgere lo sguardo su)

guardare qcn., qcs. — to look at sb., sth.

guardare qcs. dalla finestra — to look out of the window at sth.

guarda chi arriva! — look who's coming!

guardare male qcn. — to frown at sb.

guarda che disordine! — look at this mess!

2) (osservare con attenzione) to watch, to look at [persona, scena]; to look at [quadro, diapositive, paesaggio]; to watch [film, televisione]; (fisso) to stare at; (a lungo) to gaze at

guardare qcn. fare — to watch sb. doing

cos'hai da guardare? — what are you staring at?

guardare qcn. negli occhi — to look sb. in the eye

3) (sorvegliare) to look after, to take* care of; (proteggere) [soldati, guardie] to keep* watch on [confine, edificio]

4) (esaminare, considerare) to take* a (close) look at [statistiche, situazione]

guarda Sara, non si lamenta mai — take Sara, she never complains

le ragazze non lo guardano — girls take no notice of him

5) (fare attenzione a)

guarda dove metti i piedi — look where you're walking
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (dirigere lo sguardo) to look

guardare dalla finestra — to look out of o through the window

guarda dietro di te — look behind you

guardare al futuro con ottimismo — to look to o to view the future with optimism

guardare al passato — to look back

stare a guardare — to look on

2) (cercare) to look; (in libro, dizionario) to look up

3) (considerare)

tutti guardano a lui come a un eroe — everyone looks on him as a hero

4) (badare) to mind, to look to; (fare attenzione)

guarda di non farti male — mind you don't get hurt

5) (essere rivolto)

guardare su — [casa, stanza] to look onto, to overlook, to face (towards) [mare, strada]

guardare a — [ finestra] to face [ nord]
3.
verbo pronominale guardarsi

1) (se stesso)

- rsi allo specchio — to look at oneself in the mirror

- rsi le mani — to look at one's hands

guardare attorno — to look around

2) (reciprocamente) to look at each other, one another

- rsi dritto negli occhi — to look into each other's eyes

3) (stare in guardia)

- rsi da — to beware of

4) (astenersi)

me ne guardo bene! — Heaven forbid!

mi guarderò bene dal farlo — I'll be careful o I'll take good care not to do it

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ma guarda (un po')! — fancy that!

guarda, guarda! — well, well, well!

guarda,... — look here,...

guarda caso, quel giorno il tempo era brutto — strangely enough, the weather that day was bad
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Note:

v. la nota della voce 1. vedere

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guardare

/gwar'dare/ [1]

v. la nota della voce 1. vedere.

I verbo transitivo

1 (volgere lo sguardo su) guardare qcn., qcs. to look at sb., sth.; guardare qcs. dalla finestra to look out of the window at sth.; guarda chi arriva! look who's coming! guardare male qcn. to frown at sb.; guarda che disordine! look at this mess!

2 (osservare con attenzione) to watch, to look at [persona, scena]; to look at [quadro, diapositive, paesaggio]; to watch [film, televisione]; (fisso) to stare at; (a lungo) to gaze at; guardare qcn. fare to watch sb. doing; cos'hai da guardare? what are you staring at? guardare qcn. negli occhi to look sb. in the eye

3 (sorvegliare) to look after, to take* care of; (proteggere) [soldati, guardie] to keep* watch on [confine, edificio]

4 (esaminare, considerare) to take* a (close) look at [statistiche, situazione]; guarda Sara, non si lamenta mai take Sara, she never complains; le ragazze non lo guardano girls take no notice of him

5 (fare attenzione a) guarda dove metti i piedi look where you're walking

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

1 (dirigere lo sguardo) to look; guardare dalla finestra to look out of o through the window; guarda dietro di te look behind you; guardare al futuro con ottimismo to look to o to view the future with optimism; guardare al passato to look back; stare a guardare to look on

2 (cercare) to look; (in libro, dizionario) to look up

3 (considerare) tutti guardano a lui come a un eroe everyone looks on him as a hero

4 (badare) to mind, to look to; (fare attenzione) guarda di non farti male mind you don't get hurt

5 (essere rivolto) guardare su [ casa, stanza] to look onto, to overlook, to face (towards) [ mare, strada]; guardare a [ finestra] to face [ nord]

III guardarsi verbo pronominale

1 (se stesso) - rsi allo specchio to look at oneself in the mirror; - rsi le mani to look at one's hands; guardare attorno to look around

2 (reciprocamente) to look at each other, one another; - rsi dritto negli occhi to look into each other's eyes

3 (stare in guardia) - rsi da to beware of

4 (astenersi) me ne guardo bene! Heaven forbid! mi guarderò bene dal farlo I'll be careful o I'll take good care not to do it

IDIOMS

ma guarda (un po')! fancy that! guarda, guarda! well, well, well! guarda,... look here,...; guarda caso, quel giorno il tempo era brutto strangely enough, the weather that day was bad.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > guardare
17 cruzar

v.

1 to cross.

cruzó la calle corriendo he ran across the street

esta carretera cruza varios pueblos this road goes through several towns

un río que cruzar todo el país a river that flows the length of the country

El viejito cruzó la calle The old man crossed the street.

Ella cruza patos con gansos She crosses ducks with geese.

2 to cross (piernas, brazos).

3 to cross (animales).

4 to exchange (unas palabras).

5 to cross over, to go over, to get over.

Ella cruzó y se salvó She crossed over and saved herself.

6 to go across, to cross.

Ella cruza el puente She goes across the bridge.

7 to breed, to cross, to interbreed.

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cruzar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to cross

■ cruzar los dedos to cross one's fingers

■ cruzar una calle to cross a street

2 (poner atravesado) to lay across; (estar atravesado) to lie across

■ cruzar la carretera con un tronco to lay a tree trunk across the road

3 (en geometría) to intersect

4 (animales) to cross

5 (miradas, palabras) to exchange

► verbo pronominal cruzarse

1 (encontrarse) to cross, pass each other

2 (intercambiarse) to exchange

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cruzar a nado to swim across

cruzar apuestas to make bets

cruzar con una raya to draw a line across

cruzar los brazos to fold one's arms

cruzarle la cara a alguien figurado to slap somebody's face

cruzarse en el camino de alguien figurado to cross somebody's path

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verb

1) to cross

2) exchange

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- cruzarse

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1. VT

1) [+ calle, río, frontera, puente] to cross

han cruzado el Atlántico — they've crossed the Atlantic

cruzar la (línea de) meta — to cross the finishing line

al cruzar la puerta o el umbral del palacio — when you set foot inside the palace

cruzaron el lago a nado — they swam across the lake

2) [arrugas, líneas]

profundas arrugas le cruzaban la cara — her face was covered in wrinkles

una profunda cicatriz le cruzaba la mano — a deep scar ran across his hand

el corte le cruzó la espalda de un lado a otro — the cut ran right across his back

3) (=poner cruzado)

cruzar un palo sobre otro — to place one stick across another

cruzar la espada con algn — to cross swords with sb

• cruzar los dedos — (lit, fig) to cross one's fingers

el equipo se juega la Copa -cruzo los dedos- mañana — the team is playing for the Cup tomorrow - (I'm keeping my) fingers crossed

• cruzar las piernas — to cross one's legs

4) [+ palabras] to exchange

no cruzaron ni una palabra — they didn't exchange a (single) word

5) [+ apuestas] to place, make

6) (Bio) [+ plantas, razas] to cross

7) (Náut) to cruise

8) esp LAm (Agr) to plough a second time in a criss-cross pattern

9) And, Cono Sur (=atacar) to fight, attack

10) Ven

cruzar (los) aros — to celebrate the engagement ceremony ( involving the exchange of rings)

2.

VI [peatón] to cross

cruza ahora, que no vienen coches — cross now, there are no cars coming

cruzar por el puente — to cross over the bridge

cruzar por el paso de peatones — to cross at the zebra crossing

3.

See:

cruzarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( atravesar) <calle/mar/puente> to cross

cruzó el río a nado — she swam across the river

2) < piernas> to cross

con los brazos cruzados — with my/your/his arms crossed o folded

crucemos los dedos — let's keep our fingers crossed

3) < cheque> to cross

4) ( tachar) to cross out

5) <palabras/saludos> to exchange

6) ( llevar al otro lado) to take (o carry etc)... across

7) <animales/plantas> to cross
2.
cruzar vi ( atravesar) to cross

cruzaron por el puente — they went across the bridge
3.
cruzarse v pron

1) (recípr)

a) caminos/líneas to intersect, meet

b) (en un viaje, un camino)

los trenes se cruzaron a mitad de camino — the trains passed each other half way

nuestras cartas se han debido de cruzar — our letters must have crossed in the post

seguro que nos cruzaremos por el camino — ( nos veremos) we're sure to meet o pass each other on the way; ( no nos veremos) we're sure to miss each other along the way

cruzarse con alguien — to see o pass somebody

2) ( interponerse)

se le cruzó una moto — a motorcycle pulled out in front of him

se nos cruzó otro corredor — another runner cut in front of us

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= cross, fall across, walk across, intersect, cross-pollinate, throw across, interbreed.

Ex. Some of the cases presented in this book are concerned with broad policy issues, while others are less encompassing and present some of the narrower problems that cross the library manager's desk.

Ex. A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.

Ex. Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.

Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.

Ex. The purpose of the conference is to cross-pollinate the research of all fields that endeavor to inform clients.

Ex. The gangplank (illustrated by the dotted line in Figure 1) can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command, as long as this relationship is advisory and not policy making = La pasarela (ilustrada por la línea de puntos de la Figura 1) se puede cruzar sin debilitar la cadena de mando, en tanto en cuanto esta relación sea consultiva y no para la elaboración de políticas.

Ex. Our human ancestors were still interbreeding with their chimp cousins long after first splitting from the chimpanzee lineage, a genetic study suggests.

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* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche) = like passing ships (in the night), like passing ships (in the night).

* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.

* cruzar fronteras = span + boundaries.

* cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalking, jaywalk.

* cruzar la frontera = cross + the boundary.

* cruzar la línea = cross + the line.

* cruzar la línea divisoria = cross + the boundary, cross + the great divide, cross + the dividing line, cross + the line.

* cruzar la línea que separa = cross over + the line separating.

* cruzar la mente = shoot through + Posesivo + mind.

* cruzar la meta = cross + the finish line.

* cruzar las fronteras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.

* cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan + Nombre = cross + Adjetivo + lines.

* cruzar las piernas = cross + Posesivo + legs, fold + Posesivo + legs.

* cruzar los brazos = fold + Posesivo + arms.

* cruzar los dedos = cross + Posesivo + fingers.

* cruzarse con = run into, cross + Posesivo + path.

* cruzarse de brazos = sit back, fold + Posesivo + arms, go along with + the flow.

* cruzarse de piernas = fold + Posesivo + legs.

* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.

* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.

* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( atravesar) <calle/mar/puente> to cross

cruzó el río a nado — she swam across the river

2) < piernas> to cross

con los brazos cruzados — with my/your/his arms crossed o folded

crucemos los dedos — let's keep our fingers crossed

3) < cheque> to cross

4) ( tachar) to cross out

5) <palabras/saludos> to exchange

6) ( llevar al otro lado) to take (o carry etc)... across

7) <animales/plantas> to cross
2.
cruzar vi ( atravesar) to cross

cruzaron por el puente — they went across the bridge
3.
cruzarse v pron

1) (recípr)

a) caminos/líneas to intersect, meet

b) (en un viaje, un camino)

los trenes se cruzaron a mitad de camino — the trains passed each other half way

nuestras cartas se han debido de cruzar — our letters must have crossed in the post

seguro que nos cruzaremos por el camino — ( nos veremos) we're sure to meet o pass each other on the way; ( no nos veremos) we're sure to miss each other along the way

cruzarse con alguien — to see o pass somebody

2) ( interponerse)

se le cruzó una moto — a motorcycle pulled out in front of him

se nos cruzó otro corredor — another runner cut in front of us

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= cross, fall across, walk across, intersect, cross-pollinate, throw across, interbreed.

Ex: Some of the cases presented in this book are concerned with broad policy issues, while others are less encompassing and present some of the narrower problems that cross the library manager's desk.

Ex: A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.

Ex: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.

Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.

Ex: The purpose of the conference is to cross-pollinate the research of all fields that endeavor to inform clients.

Ex: The gangplank (illustrated by the dotted line in Figure 1) can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command, as long as this relationship is advisory and not policy making = La pasarela (ilustrada por la línea de puntos de la Figura 1) se puede cruzar sin debilitar la cadena de mando, en tanto en cuanto esta relación sea consultiva y no para la elaboración de políticas.

Ex: Our human ancestors were still interbreeding with their chimp cousins long after first splitting from the chimpanzee lineage, a genetic study suggests.

* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche) = like passing ships (in the night), like passing ships (in the night).

* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.

* cruzar fronteras = span + boundaries.

* cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalking, jaywalk.

* cruzar la frontera = cross + the boundary.

* cruzar la línea = cross + the line.

* cruzar la línea divisoria = cross + the boundary, cross + the great divide, cross + the dividing line, cross + the line.

* cruzar la línea que separa = cross over + the line separating.

* cruzar la mente = shoot through + Posesivo + mind.

* cruzar la meta = cross + the finish line.

* cruzar las fronteras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.

* cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan + Nombre = cross + Adjetivo + lines.

* cruzar las piernas = cross + Posesivo + legs, fold + Posesivo + legs.

* cruzar los brazos = fold + Posesivo + arms.

* cruzar los dedos = cross + Posesivo + fingers.

* cruzarse con = run into, cross + Posesivo + path.

* cruzarse de brazos = sit back, fold + Posesivo + arms, go along with + the flow.

* cruzarse de piernas = fold + Posesivo + legs.

* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.

* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.

* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.

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cruzar [A4 ]

vt

A (atravesar) ‹calle› to cross; ‹mar/desierto/puente› to cross, go/come across

cruzó el río a nado she swam across the river

esta calle no cruza Serrano this street doesn't intersect with Serrano

B ‹piernas› to cross

se sentó y cruzó las piernas she sat down and crossed her legs

con los brazos cruzados with my/your/his arms crossed o folded

crucemos los dedos let's keep our fingers crossed

C ‹cheque› to cross

D (tachar) to cross out

E ‹palabras/saludos› to exchange

no crucé ni una palabra con él we didn't say a single word to each other, we didn't exchange a single word

F (llevar al otro lado) to take ( o carry etc) … across

la madre cruzó a los niños the mother took the children across

el barquero nos cruzó the boatman took o ferried us across

G ‹animales/plantas› to cross

■ cruzar

vi

(atravesar) to cross

cruzaron por el puente they went over o across the bridge

■ cruzarse

v pron

A ( recípr)

1 «caminos/líneas» to intersect, meet, cross

2

(en un viaje, un camino): los trenes se cruzaron a mitad de camino the trains passed each other half way

espero no cruzármelo nunca más I hope I never set eyes on him again, I hope we never cross paths again

nuestras cartas se han debido de cruzar our letters must have crossed in the post

seguro que nos cruzaremos por el camino (nos veremos) we're sure to meet o see o pass each other on the way; (no nos veremos) we're sure to miss each other along the way

cruzarse CON algn to see o pass sb

me crucé con él al salir de la estación I saw o passed o met him as I came out of the station

me cruzo con ella todos los días I see her o we pass each other everyday

brazo

B

(interponerse): se le cruzó una moto y no pudo frenar a motorcycle pulled out in front of him and he couldn't brake in time

se nos cruzó otro corredor y nos caímos todos another runner cut in front of us and we all fell

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cruzar ( conjugate cruzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( atravesar) ‹calle/mar/puente› to cross
2 ‹ piernas› to cross;
‹ brazos› to cross, fold
3
a) ‹ cheque› to cross

b) ( tachar) to cross out

c) ‹palabras/saludos› to exchange

4 ( llevar al otro lado) to take (o carry etc) … across
5 ‹animales/plantas› to cross
verbo intransitivo ( atravesar) to cross;
◊ cruzaron por el puente they went across the bridge

cruzarse verbo pronominal
1 ( recípr)
a) [caminos/líneas] to intersect, meet

b) (en viaje, camino):

◊ nos cruzamos en el camino we met o passed each other on the way;

nuestras cartas se han debido de cruzar our letters must have crossed in the post;
cruzarse con algn to see o pass sb
2 ( interponerse):
◊ se me cruzó una moto a motorcycle pulled out in front of him;

se me cruzó otro corredor another runner cut in front of me
cruzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cross
(las piernas) to cross one's legs
(los brazos) to fold one's arms
2 (dirigir unas palabras, miradas) to exchange
3 (animal, planta) to cross, crossbreed
II verbo intransitivo (atravesar) to cross
' cruzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cariño
- empeñarse
- franquear
- isleta
- ojo
- cruzado
- lado
- luz
- mano
- pasar
English:
across
- come through
- cross
- fold
- get across
- go across
- go over
- hold on
- intersect
- jaywalk
- jaywalking
- jump across
- scramble
- see
- single-breasted
- span
- swim
- unsafe
- walk across
- get
- jay
- pass
- stepping-stone
- way

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cruzar

♦ vt

1. [calle, río] to cross;

cruzó el Atlántico en velero he sailed across the Atlantic;

nos cruzó al otro lado del río en su barca he took us across to the other side of the river in his boat;

cruzó el río a nado she swam across the river;

cruzó la calle corriendo he ran across the street;

esta carretera cruza varios pueblos this road goes through several towns;

un río que cruza todo el país a river that flows the length of the country

2. [interponer]
cruzaron un autobús para detener el tráfico they put a bus across the road to stop the traffic

3. [piernas, brazos] to cross;

Comp

crucemos los dedos let's keep our fingers crossed

4. [unas palabras] to exchange

5. [en fútbol]
marcó cruzando la pelota he scored with a cross-shot;

cruzó demasiado la pelota he pulled his shot wide

6. [animales, plantas] to cross

7. [cheque] to cross

8. Comp
Fam
cruzar la cara a alguien to slap sb across the face;

como no te estés quieto te voy a cruzar la cara if you don't keep still I'm going to slap you

♦ See also the pronominal verb cruzarse

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cruzar

v/t cross

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cruzar {21} vt

1) : to cross

2) : to exchange (words, greetings)

3) : to cross, to interbreed

♦ See also the reflexive verb cruzarse

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cruzar vb

1. (en general) to cross

cruzamos la calle we cross the street

cruzó los brazos she crossed her arms

2. (intercambiar) to exchange

cruzaron una mirada they exchanged glances

Spanish-English dictionary > cruzar
18 рука

ж.

1) ( верхняя конечность) arm; ( кисть) hand

маха́ть руко́й — wave one's hand

вести́ за́ руку (вн.) — lead (d) by the hand

бра́ться за́ руки — join hands, take each other's hand, link arms

брать на́ руки (вн.) — take (d) in one's arms

держа́ть на рука́х (вн.) — hold (d) in one's arms

носи́ть на рука́х (вн.; держать на руках) — carry (d) in one's arms

брать кого́-л по́д руку — take smb's arm

идти́ по́д руку с кем-л — walk arm in arm with smb; walk with smb on one's arm

подава́ть ру́ку (дт.) — hold out one's hand (to); offer one's hand (to) (тж. даме)

я ему́ руки́ не пода́м — I'll never hold out my hand to him

пожима́ть ру́ку (дт.), здоро́ваться за́ руку (с тв.) — shake hands (with)

протя́гивать ру́ку (дт.) — stretch out [extend] one's hand (to)

заложи́ть ру́ки за́ спину — put one's hands behind one's back

рука́ о́б руку — hand in hand

ру́ки вверх! воен. (приказ) — hands up!

тро́гать рука́ми (вн.) — touch (d)

рука́ми не тро́гать! — please do not touch!

шить на рука́х — sew by hand

2) ( почерк) hand, handwriting

э́то не его́ рука́ — it is not his writing

3) тк. ед. разг. (блат, знакомство) protection, pull; a friend in high places

у него́ есть рука́ (в пр.) — he has a pull (in), he has a friend at court

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рука́ не дро́гнет у кого́-л (+ инф.) — smb will not hesitate / scruple (+ to inf)

рука́ не поднима́ется (+ инф.) — smb can't bring oneself (+ to inf)

рука́ ру́ку мо́ет погов. — ≈ you roll my log and I'll roll yours; it's a matter of give-and-take

руко́й пода́ть отку́да-л — it is but a step (from), it's a stone's throw (from)

брать по́д руку кого́-л — take smb by the arm, link arms with smb

брать / взять себя́ в ру́ки — pull oneself together, control oneself

быть в хоро́ших рука́х — be in good hands

быть в чьих-л рука́х — be in smb's hands

быть как без рук (без) — feel helpless (without), be lost (without)

быть на́ руку кому́-л — play into smb's hands; serve smb's purpose

быть пра́вой руко́й кого́-л — be smb's right hand

быть свя́занным по рука́м и нога́м — be bound hand and foot

в одни́ ру́ки (отпускать товар и т.п.) — per customer

в со́бственные ру́ки (надпись на конверте и т.п.) — personal; to be given into smb's own hands

взять в свои́ ру́ки (что-л) — take smth in hand, take smth into one's own hands

всё из рук ва́лится — см. валиться

выдава́ть на́ руки (вн. дт.) — hand (d i)

говори́ть по́д руку кому́-л — distract smb (while smb is doing something)

гуля́ть по́д руку с кем-л — walk arm in arm with smb

дава́ть во́лю рука́м разг. — = распуска́ть ру́ки (см. распускать)

дава́ть ру́ку на отсече́ние — ≈ stake one's life (on)

дать по рука́м кому́-л — give (i) a slap on the wrist

держа́ть в свои́х рука́х (вн.) — have (d) in one's hands, have (d) under one's thumb

знать что-л из ве́рных рук — know smth from a reliable source

игра́ть в четы́ре руки́ (с тв.) — play duets on the piano [pɪ'æ-] (with)

из пе́рвых [вторы́х] рук — at first [second] hand

из рук в ру́ки — from hand to hand

из рук вон пло́хо разг. — thoroughly bad

име́ть золоты́е ру́ки — have golden [great; a clever pair of] hands

как руко́й сня́ло разг. — it vanished as if by magic

лёгкая рука́ у кого́-л — 1) (о том, кто может принести удачу) he brings luck 2) (о том, кто умело делает что-л) he has a magic touch

лома́ть ру́ки — wring one's hands

мара́ть / па́чкать ру́ки (о вн.) — dirty / soil one's hands (on)

ма́стер на все ру́ки — Jack of all trades

он ма́стер на все ру́ки — he can turn his hand to anything; he is a Jack of all trades

махну́ть руко́й (на вн.) — give (d) up as lost / hopeless; give (d) up as a bad job, say goodbye (to) разг.

на рука́х — 1) (у кого́-л; на попечении) on smb's hands 2) (у кого́-л; при себе) on smb's person 3) (у кого́-л; во владении, в распоряжении у кого-л) in smb's possession 4) ( о библиотечной книге) be out on loan

на ско́рую ру́ку — off-hand; in rough-and-ready fashion

наби́ть ру́ку на чём-л — become a skilled hand at smth

наложи́ть на себя́ ру́ки — lay hands on oneself, take one's own life

не с руки́ (кому́-л + инф.) — 1) (неудобно, несподручно) it is uncomfortable for smb (+ to inf) 2) ( неприемлемо) it is inconvenient for smb (+ to inf) 3) ( не подобает) it is inappropriate for smb (+ to inf) 4) ( неудобно по времени) it's the wrong time for smb (+ to inf)

нечи́стый на́ руку — light-fingered

носи́ть на рука́х кого́-л — adore smb, put smb on a pedestal; неодобр. make a fuss over smb

отбива́ться рука́ми и нога́ми (от) — fight tooth and nail (against)

отда́ть в хоро́шие ру́ки (собаку и т.п.) — give (d) to a good home, find a good home (for)

передава́ть де́ло в чьи-л ру́ки — put the matter into smb's hands

перепи́сывать от руки́ (вн.) — copy (d) by hand

переходи́ть в други́е ру́ки — change hands

по рука́м! разг. — a bargain!; 'tis a bargain! / deal!, done!

по пра́вую [ле́вую] ру́ку — at the right [left] hand

под рука́ми — ready to hand

под руко́й — (near) at hand, within easy reach of one's hand

под горя́чую ру́ку — см. горячий

под пья́ную ру́ку — when drunk; under the influence

пода́ть ру́ку по́мощи (дт.) — lend / give (i) a helping hand

подня́ть ру́ку (на вн.) — raise one's hand (against)

пойти́ по рука́м (о женщине) — go from one man to another

положа́ ру́ку на́ сердце — with one's hand upon one's heart

получи́ть по рука́м — get one's wrist slapped

попа́сться в ру́ки кому́-л — fall into smb's hands

потира́ть ру́ки (от) — rub one's hands (with)

предлага́ть ру́ку кому́-л — 1) ( даме) offer smb one's hand 2) ( делать предложение) propose (marriage) to smb

прибра́ть к рука́м (кого́-л) — take smb in hand; ( что-л) appropriate smth, lay one's hands on smth; (украсть тж.) walk away with smth

приложи́ть ру́ку (к) — 1) ( принять участие) bear / take a hand (in); put one's hand (to) 2) уст. ( подписаться) sign (d), add one's signature (to)

проси́ть чьей-л руки́ уст. — seek smb's hand in marriage

пусти́ть по рука́м (вн.) — pass (d) from hand to hand

разводи́ть рука́ми — ≈ make a helpless gesture, lift one's hands (in dismay)

развяза́ть ру́ки кому́-л — untie smb's hands, give smb full scope

ру́ки не дохо́дят (до) — см. доходить

ру́ки опуска́ются у кого́-л — smb is losing heart

ру́ки прочь! — hands off!

ру́ки че́шутся у кого́-л (+ inf) — smb's fingers are itching (+ to inf)

с рука́ми оторва́ть (вн.) — snatch / grab (d) right up; be passed around

с пусты́ми рука́ми — empty-handed

с рук доло́й — off one's hands

сбыть с рук (вн.) — get (d) off one's hands

свои́ми (со́бственными) рука́ми — with one's own hands

свя́зывать / спу́тывать ру́ки кому́-л — tie smb's hands

сиде́ть сложа́ ру́ки разг. — be idle, sit by

сре́дней руки́ — ordinary, average

схвати́ть за́ руку кого́-л — catch smb red-handed; catch smb in the act

сходи́ть с рук: э́то ему́ не сойдёт с рук — he won't get away with it

твёрдая рука́ — a firm hand

тяжёлая рука́ у кого́-л (больно бьёт) — smb has a heavy hand

уда́рить по рука́м (прийти к соглашению) — strike hands, strike a bargain

уме́лые ру́ки — skillful hands

умыва́ть ру́ки — wash one's hands of it

ухвати́ться обе́ими рука́ми (за вн.) — 1) ( крепко держать) grab (d) 2) ( немедленно воспользоваться чем-л) jump (at), snatch (at)

ходи́ть по рука́м — 1) ( передаваться из рук в руки) pass from hand to hand 2) ( вести распутный образ жизни) go from one man to another

ходи́ть с протя́нутой руко́й — beg (in the streets); be panhandling

подвора́чиваться / попада́ться по́д руку — 1) ( оказываться поблизости - о предмете) come to hand; happen to be within reach 2) ( случайно встречаться - о человеке) happen along

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > рука
19 рука

ж.
1. ( кисть) hand; ( от кисти до плеча) arm

умелые руки — skilful hands

брать на руки (вн.) — take* in one's arms (d.)

держать на руках (вн.) — hold* in one's arms (d.)

носить на руках (вн.) — carry in one's arms (d.); (перен.) make* much (of), make* a fuss (over)

брать кого-л. под руку — take* smb.'s arm

идти под руку с кем-л. — walk arm-in-arm with smb., walk with smb. on one's arm

браться за руки — join hands, take* each other's hand, link arms

вести за руку (вн.) — lead* by the hand (d.)

из рук в руки — from hand to hand

махать рукой — wave one's hand

переписывать от руки (вн.) — copy by hand (d.)

подавать руку (дт.) — hold* out one's hand (to); offer one's hand (to) (тж. даме)

пожимать руку (дт.), здороваться за руку (с тв.) — shake* hands (with)

протягивать руку (дт.) — stretch out, или extend, one's hand (to)

рука об руку — hand in hand (тж. перен.)

руки вверх! — hands up!

трогать руками (вн.) — touch (d.)

руками не трогать! — please do not touch!

2. ( почерк) hand, handwriting

это не его рука — it is not his writing

♢ взять в свои руки (что-л.) — take* smth. in hand, take* smth. into one's own hands

брать себя в руки — pull oneself together, control oneself

попасться в руки кому-л. — fall* into smb.'s hands

прибрать к рукам кого-л. — take* smb. in hand

прибрать к рукам что-л. — appropriate smth., lay* one's hands on smth.

быть без чего-л., без кого-л. как без рук — feel* helpless without smth., smb., be lost without smth., smb.

держать в своих руках (вн.) — have in one's hands (d.), have under one's thumb (d.)

быть в чьих-л. руках — be in smb.'s hands

быть в хороших руках — be in good hands

быть правой рукой кого-л. — be smb.'s right hand

быть связанным по рукам и ногам — be bound hand foot

в собственные руки (надпись на конверте и т. п.) — personal

у него всё из рук валится — ( от неловкости) he is very awkward / clumsy; his fingers are all thumbs идиом.; (от бессилия, нежелания что-л. сделать) he has not the heart to do anything

выдавать на руки (вн.) — hand out (d.)

давать волю рукам разг. — be ready / free with one's hand / fists

давать руку на отсечение — stake one's life (on)

из первых, вторых рук — at first, second hand

знать что-л. из верных рук — know* smth. from good* authority

играть в четыре руки (с тв.) — play duets on the piano (with)

из рук вон плохо разг. — thoroughly bad

иметь на руках (вн.; на попечении) — have on one's hands (d.)

иметь золотые руки — be a handyman*, be master of one's craft, have a clever pair of hands

как рукой сняло разг. — it vanished as if by magic

ему и книги в руки разг. — he knows best; he knows the ropes

ломать руки — wring* one's hands

мастер на все руки — Jack of all trades:

он мастер на все руки — he can turn his hand to anything; he is a Jack of all trades идиом.

махнуть рукой (на вн.) — give* up as lost / hopeless (d.); give* up as a bad job (d.), say* goodbye (to) разг.

набить руку на чём-л. — become* a skilled hand at smth.

наложить на себя руки уст. — lay* hands on oneself, take* one's own life*

это ему на руку — that is playing into his hands; that serves his purpose

он на руку нечист — he is light-fingered

на скорую руку — off-hand; in rough-and-ready fashion

у него рука не дрогнет сделать это — he will not hesitate / scruple to do it

не поднимается рука (+ инф.) — one can't bring oneself (+ to inf.)

у него руки опускаются — he is losing heart

передавать дело и т. п. в чьи-л. руки — put* the matter, etc., into smb.'s hands

переходить в другие руки — change hands

подать руку помощи (дт.) — lend* / give* a helping hand (i.)

поднять руку (на вн.) — raise one's hand (against)

по правую, левую руку — at the right, left hand

по рукам! разг. — a bargain!, 'tis a bargain! / deal!, done!

ударить по рукам ( прийти к соглашению) — strike* hands, strike* a bargain

под рукой — (near) at hand, within easy reach of one's hand

под руками — ready to hand

под пьяную руку — under the influence of drink

приложить руку (к) — ( принять участие) bear* / take* a hand (in); put* one's hand (to); ( подписаться) sign (d.), add one's signature (to)

положа руку на сердце — with one's hand upon one's heart

потирать руки (от) — rub one's hands (with)

предлагать руку кому-л. — offer smb. one's hand; propose (marriage) to smb.

просить, домогаться чьей-л. руки — seek* smb.'s hand in marriage

разводить руками — make* a helpless gesture, lift one's hands (in dismay)

развязать руки кому-л. — untie smb.'s hands, give* smb. full scope

рука руку моет погов. — you roll my log and I'll roll yours; it's a matter of give-and-take

руки прочь! — hands off!

(отсюда) рукой подать — it is but a step from here, или a stone's throw from here

сидеть сложа руки разг. — be idle, sit* by

сон в руку — the dream has come true

с рук долой — off one's hands

сбыть с рук (вн.) — get* off one's hands (d.)

сойти с рук:

это ему не сойдёт с рук — he won't get away with it

умыть руки — wash one's hands of it

у него лёгкая рука разг. — he brings luck

у него руки чешутся (+ инф.) — his fingers are itching (+ to inf.)

что под руку попадётся — anything one can lay hands on / upon

шить на руках — sew* by hand

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > рука
20 prendre

prendre [pʀɑ̃dʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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1. <

   a. to take ( dans out of)

• il l'a pris dans le tiroir he took it out of the drawer

• il prit un journal sur la table he took a newspaper off the table

• il a pris le bleu he took the blue one

• prendre qn par le bras to take sb by the arm

• c'est toujours ça de pris that's something at least

• c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it

• avec lui, il faut en prendre et en laisser you can't believe half of what he says

• je prends (dans un jeu) I'll answer

• tiens, prends ce marteau here, use this hammer

• si tu sors, prends ton parapluie if you go out, take your umbrella

• j'ai pris l'avion/le train de 4 heures I caught the 4 o'clock plane/train

• je prends quelques jours à Noël I'm taking a few days off at Christmas

• cela me prend tout mon temps it takes up all my time

• la réparation a pris des heures the repair took hours

• il prend une commission sur la vente he takes a commission on the sale

• il a pris sur son temps pour venir m'aider he gave up some of his time to help me

• je prends du 38 I take a size 38

   b. ( = aller chercher) [+ chose] to get ; [+ personne] to pick up ; ( = emmener) to take

• passer prendre qn à son bureau to pick sb up at his office

• je passerai les prendre chez toi I'll come and get them from your place

   c. ( = s'emparer de, surprendre) [+ poisson, voleur] to catch

• se faire prendre [voleur] to be caught

• il fut pris d'un doute he suddenly had a doubt

• qu'est-ce qui te prend ? (inf) what's the matter with you?

• ça te prend souvent ? (inf) are you often like this?

• je vous y prends ! caught you!

• si je t'y prends don't let me catch you doing that

• prendre qn sur le fait to catch sb in the act

   d. ( = duper) to take in

• on ne m'y prendra plus I won't be had a second time (inf)

   e. ( = manger, boire) [+ aliment, boisson] to have ; [+ médicament] to take

• prenez-vous du sucre ? do you take sugar?

• est-ce que vous prendrez du café ? would you like some coffee?

• à prendre avant les repas to be taken before meals

• il n'a rien pris depuis hier he hasn't eaten anything since yesterday

   f. ( = acheter) [+ billet, essence] to get ; ( = réserver) [+ couchette, place] to book

• peux-tu me prendre du pain ? can you get me some bread?

   g. ( = accepter) [+ client, locataire] to take ; [+ passager] to pick up

• l'école ne prend plus de pensionnaires the school no longer takes boarders

   h. ( = noter) [+ renseignement, adresse, nom, rendez-vous] to write down ; [+ mesures, température, empreintes] to take

• prendre des notes to take notes

   i. ( = adopter) [+ air, ton] to put on ; [+ décision, risque, mesure] to take

• il prit un ton menaçant his voice took on a threatening tone

   j. ( = acquérir) prendre de l'autorité to gain authority

• cela prend un sens particulier it takes on a particular meaning

   k. ( = faire payer) to charge

• ce spécialiste prend très cher this specialist charges very high fees

   l. ( = subir) (inf) [+ coup, choc] to get

• il a pris la porte en pleine figure the door hit him right in the face

• qu'est-ce qu'on a pris ! (reproches) we really got it in the neck! (inf) ; (averse) we got drenched!

• il a pris pour les autres he took the rap (inf)

   m. ( = réagir à) [+ nouvelle] to take

• si vous le prenez ainsi if that's how you want it

• il a bien pris la chose he took it well

• il l'a bien pris he took it well

• il a mal pris la chose he took it badly

• il l'a mal pris he took it badly

• il a mal pris ce que je lui ai dit he took exception to what I said to him

• prendre qch avec bonne humeur to take sth in good part

• prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come

• prendre la vie comme elle vient to take life as it comes

   n. ( = manier) [+ personne] to handle ; [+ problème] to deal with

• elle sait le prendre she knows how to handle him

   o. (locutions)

► prendre qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to take sb/sth for ; ( = utiliser comme) to take sb/sth as

• pour qui me prenez-vous ? what do you take me for?

• prendre qch pour prétexte to take sth as a pretext

• prendre qch pour cible to make sth a target► prendre sur soi ( = se maîtriser) to grin and bear it ; ( = assumer) to take responsibility

• savoir prendre sur soi to keep a grip on o.s.

• prendre sur soi de faire qch to take it upon o.s. to do sth► à tout prendre on the whole

2. <

   a. ( = durcir) [ciment, pâte, crème] to set

   b. ( = réussir) [mouvement, mode] to catch on

• le lilas a bien pris the lilac's doing really well

• avec moi, ça ne prend pas (inf) it doesn't work with me (inf)

   c. ( = commencer à brûler) [feu] to take ; (accidentellement) to start ; [allumette] to light ; [bois] to catch fire

• le feu ne veut pas prendre the fire won't burn

   d. ( = passer) to go

• prendre par les petites rues to keep to the side streets

3. <

► se prendre

   a. ( = se considérer)

il se prend pour un intellectuel he thinks he's an intellectual

• pour qui se prend-il ? who does he think he is?

• se prendre au sérieux to take o.s. seriously

   b. ( = accrocher, coincer) to catch

• mon manteau s'est pris dans la porte my coat got caught in the door

   c. (locutions)

► s'en prendre à ( = passer sa colère sur) to take it out on ; ( = blâmer) to put the blame on ; ( = attaquer) to attack

• tu ne peux t'en prendre qu'à toi you've only got yourself to blame► s'y prendre to go about it

• il ne sait pas s'y prendre he doesn't know how to go about it

• je ne sais pas comment tu t'y prends I don't know how you manage it

• il faut s'y prendre à l'avance you have to do it in advance

• il s'y est mal pris he went about it the wrong way

• savoir s'y prendre avec qn to handle sb the right way

• il sait s'y prendre avec les enfants he really knows how to deal with children

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pʀɑ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( saisir) to take

prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard — to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard

2) (se donner, acquérir)

prendre un accent — ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent

prendre une habitude — to develop ou pick up a habit

prendre une voix grave — to adopt a solemn tone

prendre un rôle — to assume a role

3) ( dérober) to take

on m'a pris tous mes bijoux — I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen

la guerre leur a pris deux fils — they lost two sons in the war

4) ( apporter) to bring

je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent — I haven't brought enough money

5) ( emporter) to take

j'ai pris ton parapluie — I took your umbrella

6) ( retirer)

prendre de l'argent au distributeur — to get some money out of the cash dispenser

prendre de l'eau au puits — to get water from the well

prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque — to get a few books out of the library

7) ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]

je vais prendre du poisson — I'll have fish

aller prendre un café/une bière — to go for a coffee/a beer

je prends des calmants depuis la guerre — I've been on tranquillizers [BrE] since the war

je ne prends jamais d'alcool — I never touch alcohol

8) ( s'accorder) to take

prendre un congé — to take some time off

je vais prendre mon mercredi — (colloq) I'm going to take Wednesday off

9) ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]

j'ai pris la question sur Zola — I chose the question on Zola

prendre quelqu'un pour époux/épouse — to take somebody to be one's husband/wife

10) ( faire payer) to charge

elle prend combien de l'heure? — how much does she charge an hour?

il prend 15% au passage — (colloq) he takes a cut of 15%

11) ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]

mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps — my children take up all my time

12) (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]

prendre une chambre en ville — to get a room in town

13) ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [somebody] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]

ils ne m'ont pas pris — they didn't take me on

prendre quelqu'un comme nourrice — to take somebody on as a nanny

prendre un avocat/guide — to engage a lawyer/guide

14) ( accueillir) to take

ils ont pris la petite chez eux — they took the little girl in

prendre un client — [taxi] to pick up a customer

15) ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]

prendre les enfants à l'école — to collect the children from school

16) ( emmener) to take [personne]

je peux te prendre — ( en voiture) I can give you a lift

17) ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]

elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler — she got caught stealing

prendre un papillon avec ses doigts — to pick up a butterfly

je vous y prends! — (colloq) caught you!

on ne m'y prendra plus! — (colloq) ( à faire) you won't catch me doing that again!; ( à croire) I won't be taken in (colloq) again!

je ne me suis pas laissé prendre — ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in (colloq)

18) (colloq) ( assaillir)

qu'est-ce qui te prend? — what's the matter with you?

ça te/leur prend souvent? — are you/they often like this?

19) ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]

être pris par un livre/film — to get involved in a book/film

20) ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]

j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied — the hammer hit me on the foot

21) ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]

22) ( envisager) to take

prenons par exemple Nina — take Nina, for example

à tout prendre — all in all

23) ( considérer) to take

ne le prends pas mal — don't take it the wrong way

pour qui me prends-tu? — ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?

excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre — I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else

24) ( traiter) to handle

il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre — he's very nice when you know how to handle him

25) ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]

26) ( noter) to take down

je vais prendre votre adresse — let me just take down your address

27) ( apprendre)

prendre que — to get the idea (that)

où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? — where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?

28) ( accepter) to take

il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont — you must take people as you find them

29) ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]

je prends ça sur moi — I'll see to it

prendre sur soi de faire — to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do

30) ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]

prendre des forces — to build up one's strength

31) ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi]

32) ( défier) to take [somebody] on [concurrent]

je prends le gagnant — I'll take on the winner

33) ( conquérir) Armée to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( aller)

prendre à gauche/vers le nord — to go left/north

prenez tout droit — keep straight on

prendre par le littoral — to follow the coast

2) ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out

3) ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken

4) ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in

5) ( prélever)

prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman — to translate a novel in one's spare time

6) ( se contraindre)

j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter — I made myself listen to them

j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter — I kept myself from insulting them

7) (colloq) ( être cru)

ça ne prend pas! — it won't wash (colloq) ou work!

8) (colloq) ( subir)

c'est toujours moi qui prends! — I'm always the one who gets it in the neck! (colloq)

il en a pris pour 20 ans — he got 20 years

3.

se prendre verbe pronominal

1) (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré)

un marteau se prend par le manche — you hold a hammer by the handle

en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre — in China they don't put sugar in their tea

la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin — vitamin C is best taken in the morning

2) ( pouvoir être acquis)

les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite — bad habits are easily picked up

3) ( se tenir l'un l'autre)

se prendre par la taille — to hold each other around the waist

4) ( se coincer)

se prendre les doigts dans la porte — to catch one's fingers in the door

mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons — my scarf got caught in the spokes

5) (colloq) ( recevoir)

il s'est pris une gifle — he got a slap in the face

je me suis pris une averse — I got caught in a shower

6) ( commencer)

se prendre à faire — to find oneself doing

se prendre de sympathie pour quelqu'un — to take to somebody

7) ( se considérer)

elle se prend pour un génie — she thinks she's a genius

8)

s'en prendre à — ( par des reproches ou des critiques) to attack [personne, presse, parti]; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on [personne]; ( agresser verbalement ou physiquement) to go for [personne]; ( blâmer) to blame [personne, groupe, institution]

il ne pourra s'en prendre qu'à lui-même — he will have only himself to blame

9) ( se comporter)

savoir s'y prendre avec — to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves]

10) ( agir)

il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places — you have to book ahead to get seats

tu t'y es pris trop tard — you left it too late

il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois — he tried several times

regarde comment elle s'y prend — look how she's doing it

elle s'y prend bien/mal — she goes about it the right/wrong way

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c'est à prendre ou à laisser — take it or leave it

tel est pris qui croyait prendre — the tables are turned

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pʀɑ̃dʀ
1. vt

1) (= saisir) to take

Prends tes affaires et va-t'en! — Take your things and go!

prendre qch à qn — to take sth from sb

Il m'a pris mon stylo! — He took my pen!

2) (= se procurer) to get

J'ai pris du lait en rentrant. — I got some milk on the way home.

J'ai pris des places pour le concert. — I got some tickets for the concert.

3) (= aller chercher) to get, to fetch Grande-Bretagne, [passager] to pick up

passer prendre — to pick up, to go and fetch

Je passerai te prendre. — I'll come and pick you up., I'll come and fetch you.

Je dois passer prendre Richard. — I have to pick Richard up., I have to go and fetch Richard.

4) [train, bus] to take

Nous avons pris le train de huit heures. — We took the eight o'clock train.

Je prends toujours le train pour aller à Paris. — I always go to Paris by train., I always take the train when I go to Paris.

5) (= prélever) [pourcentage, argent] to take off

6) (= acquérir) [du poids] to put on, to gain

prendre de la valeur — to gain in value

prendre goût à qch — to develop a taste for sth, to acquire a taste for sth

7) (= adopter) [voix, ton] to put on

8) (= attraper) [malfaiteur, poisson] to catch

tel est pris qui croyait prendre — it's a case of the biter bit

9) [personnel] to take on, [locataire] to take in

10) (= s'y prendre avec) [enfant, problème] to handle

11) (autres locutions)

prendre qn pour — to take sb for

prendre qn en sympathie — to get to like sb

prendre qn en horreur — to get to loathe sb

prendre sur soi de faire qch — to take it upon o.s. to do sth

à tout prendre — all things considered

prendre sa source [rivière] — to rise, to have its source

prendre qn à partie — to take sb to task

être pris à partie par qn (= interpellé par qn) — to be taken to task by sb

être violemment pris à partie par qn (= molesté par qn) — to be violently set upon by sb

2. vi

1) [liquide, ciment] to set

2) [greffe, vaccin] to take

3) [ruse] to be successful

4) [feu] to go, [incendie] to start, [allumette] to light

5) (= se diriger)

prendre à gauche — to turn left

Prenez à gauche en arrivant au rond-point. — Turn left at the roundabout.

6) * (= être preneur)

je prends — count me in

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prendre verb table: prendre

A vtr

1 ( saisir) to take; prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard; prendre le bras de son mari to take one's husband's arm; prendre qn par la taille ( des deux mains) to take sb by the waist; ( d'un bras) to put one's arm around sb's waist; puis-je prendre votre manteau? may I take your coat?; prenez donc une chaise do have ou take a seat; ⇒ clique, courage, jambe;

2 (se donner, acquérir) prendre un air/une expression to put on an air/an expression; prendre le nom de son mari to take one's husband's name; prendre une identité to assume an identity; prendre un accent ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent; prendre une habitude to develop ou pick up a habit; prendre une voix grave to adopt a solemn tone; prendre un rôle to assume a role; ta remarque prend tout son sens you comment begins to make sense; prendre une nuance to take on a particular nuance;

3 ( dérober) to take; prendre de l'argent dans la caisse/à ses parents to take money from the till GB ou cash register/from one's parents; on m'a pris tous mes bijoux I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen; il m'a pris ma petite amie he stole my girlfriend; la guerre leur a pris deux fils they lost two sons in the war; la guerre leur a pris tout ce qui leur était cher the war robbed them of all they held most dear;

4 ( apporter) to bring; n'oublie pas de prendre des bottes don't forget to bring boots; je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent I haven't brought enough money;

5 ( emporter) to take; j'ai pris ton parapluie I took your umbrella; ne prends rien sans demander don't take anything without asking; prends ton écharpe, il fait froid take your scarf, it's cold;

6 ( retirer) prendre de l'argent au distributeur to get some money out of the cash dispenser; prendre de l'eau au puits to get water from the well; prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque to get a few books out of the library;

7 ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]; vous prendrez bien quelque chose/un peu de gâteau? won't you have something to eat or drink/some cake?; je vais prendre du poisson I'll have fish; mais tu n'as rien pris! you've hardly taken any!; aller prendre un café/une bière to go for a coffee/a beer; je prends des calmants depuis la guerre I've been on tranquillizers^GB since the war; le médecin me fait prendre des antibiotiques the doctor has put me on antibiotics; je ne prends jamais d'alcool/de drogue I never touch alcohol/take drugs;

8 ( s'accorder) to take; prendre un congé to take a vacation; je vais prendre mon mercredi○ I'm going to take Wednesday off; ⇒ temps;

9 ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]; prendre la rouge/le moins cher des deux/la chambre double to take the red one/the cheaper one/the double room; j'ai pris la question sur Zola I chose the question on Zola; la romancière a pris comme sujet une histoire vraie the writer based her novel on a true story; prendre qn pour époux/épouse to take sb to be one's husband/wife;

10 ( faire payer) to charge; elle prend combien de l'heure/pour une coupe? how much does she charge an hour/for a cut?; on m'a pris très cher I was charged a lot; il prend 15% au passage he takes a cut of 15%;

11 ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]; le voyage m'a pris moins de deux heures the trip took me less than two hours; tes livres prennent trop de place your books take up too much room; mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps/toute mon énergie my children take up all my time/all my energy;

12 (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]; prends aussi du jambon get some ham too; j'ai pris deux places pour ce soir I've got two tickets for tonight; prendre une chambre en ville to get a room in town; j'en prendrai un kilo I'll have a kilo;

13 ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [sb] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]; ils ne m'ont pas pris they didn't take me on; prendre qn comme nourrice to take sb on as a nanny; prendre un avocat/guide to engage a lawyer/guide; être pris chez or par Hachette to get a job with Hachette; prendre une maîtresse to take a mistress;

14 ( accueillir) to take; ils ont pris la petite chez eux they took the little girl in; l'école n'a pas voulu la prendre the school wouldn't take her; ce train ne prend pas de voyageurs this train doesn't take passengers; prendre un client [taxi] to pick up a customer; [prostituée] to pick up a client; [coiffeur] to take a customer; prendre un patient [médecin] to see a patient; prendre un nouveau patient [médecin, dentiste] to take on a new patient; prendre un élève [professeur] to take on a student;

15 ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]; je passe te prendre à midi I'll come and pick you up at 12; prendre un auto-stoppeur to pick up a hitchhiker; prendre les enfants à l'école to collect the children from school;

16 ( emmener) to take [personne]; je prends les enfants cet après-midi I'll take the children this afternoon; je peux te prendre ( en voiture) I can give you a lift;

17 ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]; elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler she got caught stealing; prendre un papillon avec ses doigts to pick up a butterfly; prendre un papillon entre ses mains to cup a butterfly in one's hands; je vous y prends○! caught you!; on ne m'y prendra plus○! I won't be taken in○ again!; se laisser prendre par un attrape-nigauds/une histoire to fall for a trick/a story; je ne me suis pas laissé prendre ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in○; se laisser prendre dans une bagarre to get drawn into a fight; se faire prendre par l'ennemi to be captured by the enemy; prendre un poisson to catch a fish; ⇒ flagrant, sac, taureau, vinaigre;

18 ( assaillir) une douleur le prit he felt a sudden pain; qu'est-ce qui te prend○? what's the matter with you?; ça te/leur prend souvent○? are you/they often like this? ça te prend souvent de gueuler○ comme ça? do you often yell○ like that?;

19 ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]; être pris par un livre/film to be involved in a book/film;

20 ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]; j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied the hammer hit me on the foot; qu'est-ce qu'ils ont pris○! (coups, défaite) what a beating○ they got!; ( reproches) what a telling-off○ they got!; prendre une quinte de toux to have a coughing fit;

21 Transp ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]; prendre le train/la voiture/l'avion to take the train/the car/the plane; prendre le or un taxi to take a taxi; il a pris l'avion pour aller à Bruxelles he went to Brussels by air; je ne prends plus la voiture pour aller à Paris I've given up driving to Paris; s'il fait beau, je prendrai la bicyclette if the weather's nice, I'll cycle; en général je prends mon vélo pour aller travailler I usually cycle to work;

22 ( envisager) to take; prenons par exemple Nina take Nina, for example; si je prends une langue comme le chinois/un pays comme la Chine if we take a language like Chinese/a country like China; à tout prendre all in all;

23 ( considérer) to take; ne le prends pas mal don't take it the wrong way; il a plutôt bien pris ta remarque he took your comment rather well; il me prend pour un imbécile he takes me for a fool; pour qui me prends-tu? ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?; tu me prends pour ton esclave? I'm not your slave, you know!; excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else; ⇒ argent, canard, vessie;

24 ( traiter) to handle; il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre he's very nice when you know how to handle him; savoir prendre son enfant to know how to handle one's child; on ne sait jamais par où la prendre○ you never know how to handle her;

25 ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]; je vais prendre votre pointure let me measure your foot;

26 ( noter) to take down; je vais prendre votre adresse let me just take down your address; il s'est enfui mais j'ai pris le numéro de sa voiture he drove off but I took down his registration GB ou license US number;

27 ( apprendre) prendre que to get the idea (that); où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?;

28 ( accepter) to take; prendre les cartes de crédit to take credit cards; il a refusé de prendre l'argent he refused to take the money; il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont you must take people as you find them; prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come; à 1 500, je prends, mais pas plus at 1,500, I'll take it, but that's my best offer;

29 ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]; je prends ça sur moi I'll see to it; prendre sur soi de faire to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do; elle a pris sur elle de leur parler/de leur cacher la vérité she took it upon herself to talk to them/to hide the truth from them; je prends sur moi tes dépenses I'll cover your expenses;

30 ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]; prendre trois minutes (d'avance) to gain three minutes; prendre des forces to build up one's strength;

31 ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi];

32 ( défier) to take [sb] on [concurrent]; je prends le gagnant/le perdant I'll take on the winner/the loser;

33 ( conquérir) Mil to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte];

34 ( posséder sexuellement) to take [femme].

B vi

1 ( aller) prendre à gauche/vers le nord to go left/north; prenez tout droit keep straight on; prendre à travers champs to strike out GB ou head off across the fields; prendre au plus court to take the shortest route; prendre par le littoral to follow the coast;

2 ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out;

3 ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken;

4 ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in;

5 ( prélever) prendre sur ses économies pour entretenir un neveu to draw on one's savings to support a nephew; prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman to translate a novel in one's spare time;

6 ( se contraindre) prendre sur soi to take a hold on oneself; prendre sur soi pour faire to make oneself do; prendre sur soi pour ne pas faire to keep oneself from doing; j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter I made myself listen to them; j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter I kept myself from insulting them;

7 ○( être cru) ça ne prend pas! it won't wash○ ou work!; ton explication ne prendra pas avec moi that explanation won't wash with me○;

8 ○( subir) prendre pour qn to take the rap○ for sb; c'est toujours moi qui prends! I'm always the one who gets it in the neck○!; tu vas prendre! you'll catch it○!; il en a pris pour 20 ans he got 20 years.

C se prendre vpr

1 (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré) un marteau se prend par le manche you hold a hammer by the handle; les pâtes ne se prennent pas avec les doigts you don't eat pasta with your fingers; en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre in China they don't put sugar in their tea; la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin vitamin C is best taken in the morning; la température se prend le matin your temperature should be taken in the morning;

2 (pouvoir être acquis, conquis, utilisé, attrapé) les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite bad habits are easily picked up; le roi ne se prend jamais ( aux échecs) the king can't be taken; un avion ne se prend pas sans réservation you can't take a plane without making reservation;

3 ( s'attraper) se prendre le pied gauche avec la main droite to take one's left foot in one's right hand; certains singes se prennent aux arbres avec leur queue some monkeys can swing from trees by their tails;

4 ( se tenir l'un l'autre) se prendre par la taille to hold each other around the waist;

5 ( se coincer) se prendre les doigts dans la porte to catch one's fingers in the door; mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons my scarf got caught in the spokes;

6 ○( recevoir) il s'est pris quinze jours de prison/une gifle he got two weeks in prison/a smack in the face; tu vas te prendre l'étagère sur la tête the shelf is going to come down on your head; je me suis pris une averse I got caught in a shower;

7 ( commencer) se prendre à faire to find oneself doing; elle s'est prise à aimer she found herself falling in love; se prendre de sympathie pour qn to take to sb;

8 ( se considérer) elle se prend pour un génie she thinks she's a genius; il se prend pour James Dean he fancies himself as James Dean; pour qui est-ce que tu te prends? who do you think you are?; ⇒ Dieu;

9 ( agresser) s'en prendre à qn ( par des reproches ou des coups) to set about sb; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on sb; s'en prendre à qch ( habituellement) to carry on about sth; ( à l'occasion) to lay into sth;

10 ( se comporter) savoir s'y prendre avec to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves];

11 ( agir) il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book ahead to get seats; tu t'y es pris trop tard you left it too late (pour faire to do); il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois he tried several times; ils s'y sont pris à trois contre lui it was three against one; on s'y est pris à trois pour faire it took the three of us to do; regarde comment elle s'y prend look how she's doing it; elle s'y prend bien/mal she sets ou goes about it the right/wrong way; j'aime bien ta façon de t'y prendre I like the way you go about it; comment vas-tu t'y prendre? how will you go about it?; comment vas-tu t'y prendre pour les convaincre? how will you go about convincing them?

Idiomes

c'est toujours ça de pris○ that's something at least; il y a à prendre et à laisser it's like the curate's egg; c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it; tel est pris qui croyait prendre the tables are turned; bien m'en a pris○ it was a good job○; mal m'en a pris○ it was a mistake.

[prɑ̃dr] verbe transitif

A.[SAISIR, ACQUÉRIR]

1. [saisir] to take

la chatte prend ses chatons par la peau du cou the cat picks up her kittens by the scruff of the neck

prends la casserole par le manche pick the pan up by the handle

il prit son manteau à la patère he took his coat off the hook

prends le livre qui se trouve sur la table take the book on the table

prendre quelque chose des mains de quelqu'un to take something off somebody

[saisir et garder] to take (hold of), to hold

prendre sa tête entre ses mains to hold one's head in one's hands

prenez cette médaille qui vous est offerte par tous vos collègues accept this medal as a gift from all your colleagues

prendre un siège to take a seat, to sit down

2. [emporter - lunettes, document, en-cas] to take

tu as pris tes papiers (avec toi)? have you got your papers (with you)?

inutile de prendre un parapluie there's no need to take ou no need for an umbrella

quand prendrez-vous le colis? when will you collect the parcel?

[emmener] to take (along)

(passer) prendre quelqu'un: je suis passé la prendre chez elle à midi I picked her up at ou collected her from her home at midday

prendre quelqu'un en voiture to give somebody a lift

3. [trouver] to get

où as-tu pris ce couteau? where did you get that knife (from)?

où as-tu pris cette idée/cette citation/ces manières? where did you get that idea/this quotation/those manners?

4. [se procurer]

prendre des renseignements to get some information

5. [acheter - nourriture, billet de loterie] to get, to buy ; [ - abonnement, assurance] to take out (separable)

[réserver - chambre d'hôtel, place de spectacle] to book

j'ai pris des artichauts pour ce soir I've got ou bought some artichokes for tonight

je vais vous prendre un petit poulet aujourd'hui I'll have ou take a small chicken today

6. [demander - argent] to charge

je prends une commission de 3 % I take a 3% commission

mon coiffeur ne prend pas cher (familier) my hairdresser isn't too expensive ou doesn't charge too much

je prends 30 euros de l'heure I charge 30 euros per hour

elle l'a réparé sans rien nous prendre she fixed it free of charge ou without charging us (anything) for it

7. [retirer]

les impôts sont pris à la source tax is deducted at source

prendre de l'argent sur son compte to withdraw money from one's account, to take money out of one's account

B.[AVOIR RECOURS À, SE SERVIR DE]

1. [utiliser - outil] to use

prends un marteau, ce sera plus facile use a hammer, you'll find it's easier

[emprunter] to take, to borrow

je peux prendre ta voiture? can I take ou borrow your car?

2. [consommer - nourriture] to eat ; [ - boisson] to drink, to have ; [ - médicament] to take ; [ - sucre] to take

je ne prends jamais de somnifères I never take sleeping pills

nous en discuterons en prenant le café we'll discuss it over a cup of coffee

qu'est-ce que tu prends? what would you like to drink, what will it be?

je prendrais bien une bière I could do with a beer

si on allait prendre un verre? how about (going for) a drink?

à prendre matin, midi et soir to be taken three times a day

tu lui as fait prendre ses médicaments? did you make sure he took his medicine?

[comme ingrédient] to take

prendre 50 g de beurre et 200 g de farine take 50 g of butter and 200 g of flour

3. [se déplacer en] to take, to go ou to travel by (inseparable)

prendre l'avion to take the plane, to fly

prendre le bateau to take the boat, to sail, to go by boat

prendre le bus/le train to take the bus/train, to go by bus/train

prendre un taxi to take a taxi

je ne prends jamais la voiture I never use the car

4. [monter dans - bus, train] to catch, to get on (inseparable)

5. [louer]

on a pris une chambre dans un petit hôtel we took a room in a small hotel

j'ai pris un petit studio I rented a little studio flat

6. [suivre - voie] to take

prends la première à droite take the first (on the) right

prenez la direction de Lille follow the signs for Lille

j'ai pris un sens interdit I drove ou went down a one-way street

C.[PRENDRE POSSESSION DE, CONTRÔLER]

1. [retenir par la force - fugitif] to capture ; [ - prisonnier] to take ; [ - animal] to catch

MILITAIRE [ville, position] to take

prendre quelqu'un en otage to take somebody hostage

2. [voler] to take

il a tout pris dans la maison he took everything in the house

prendre une citation dans un livre [sans permission] to lift ou to poach a quotation from a book

prendre quelque chose à quelqu'un: combien vous a-t-on pris? how much was taken ou stolen from you?

elle m'a pris mon tour she took my turn

elle m'a pris mon idée/petit ami she stole my idea/boyfriend

3. [occuper - temps] to take (up), to require (soutenu) ; [ - place] to take (up)

pousse-toi, tu prends toute la place move up, you're taking up all the space

ça (m')a pris deux heures it took (me) two hours

ça prend du temps de chercher un appartement it takes time to find a flat, flat-hunting is time-consuming

4. [envahir - suj: malaise, rage] to come over (inseparable) ; [ - suj: peur] to seize, to take hold of

quand ses quintes de toux le prennent when he has a bout of coughing

l'envie le ou lui prit d'aller nager he felt like going for a swim

qu'est-ce qui te prend? what's wrong with ou what's the matter with ou what's come over you?

qu'est-ce qui le ou lui prend de ne pas répondre? why on earth isn't he answering?

ça te prend souvent? (familier & humoristique) are you often like this?

quand ça le ou lui prend, il casse tout (familier) when he gets into this state, he just smashes everything in sight

(tournure impersonnelle)

il me prend parfois le désir de tout abandonner I sometimes feel like giving it all up

il est rentré chez lui et bien/mal lui en a pris he went home and it was just as well he did/, but he'd have done better to stay where he was

prendre la tête à quelqu'un (très familier) : ça me prend la tête it's a real hassle

arrête de me prendre la tête stop being such a pain

5. [surprendre - voleur, tricheur] to catch

si tu veux le voir, il faut le prendre au saut du lit if you want to see him, you must catch him as he gets up

prendre quelqu'un à faire quelque chose to catch somebody doing something

je t'y prends, petit galopin! caught ou got you, you little rascal!

6. JEUX [pion, dame] to take

demain, je te prends aux échecs (familier) tomorrow I'll take you on at ou play you at chess

(en usage absolu) CARTES

je prends I'll try it

j'ai pris à cœur I went hearts

7. SPORT

prendre le service de quelqu'un to break somebody's service

il est venu prendre la deuxième place

a. [pendant la course] he moved into second place

b. [à l'arrivée] he came in second

D.[ADMETTRE, RECEVOIR]

1. [recevoir]

le docteur ne pourra pas vous prendre avant demain the doctor won't be able to see you before tomorrow

après 22 heures, nous ne prenons plus de clients after 10 pm, we don't let anymore customers in

2. [cours] to take

3. [accueillir - pensionnaire] to take in (separable) ; [ - passager] to take

[admettre par règlement] to take, to allow

[engager - employé, candidat] to take on (separable)

nous ne prenons pas les cartes de crédit/les bagages en cabine we don't take credit cards/cabin baggage

prendre un comptable to take on ou to hire an accountant

prendre quelqu'un comme stagiaire to take somebody on as a trainee

4. [acquérir, gagner]

prendre de l'avance/du retard to be earlier/later than scheduled

j'ai pris trois centimètres de tour de taille I've put on three centimetres round the waist

quand le gâteau commence à prendre une jolie couleur dorée when the cake starts to take on a nice golden colour

le projet commence à prendre forme ou tournure the project's starting to take shape

[terminaison] to take

le a prend un accent circonflexe there's a circumflex on the a

5. [subir] to get

prendre un coup de soleil to get sunburnt

prendre froid ou (vieilli) du mal to catch ou to get a cold

j'ai pris la tuile en plein sur la tête the tile hit me right on the head

c'est elle qui a tout pris

a. (familier) [coups, reproches] she got the worst ou took the brunt of it

b. [éclaboussures] she got most ou the worst of it

qu'est-ce qu'on a pris! (familier) , on a pris quelque chose! (familier)

a. [averse] we got soaked ou drenched!

b. [réprimande] we got a real dressing down!

c. [critique] we got panned!

d. [défaite] we got thrashed!

(en usage absolu)

c'est toujours les mêmes qui prennent! (familier) they always pick on the same ones, it's always the same ones who get it in the neck!

il en a pris pour 15 ans (familier) he got 15 years, he got put away for 15 years

E.[CONSIDÉRER DE TELLE MANIÈRE]

1. [accepter] to take

il a essayé de le prendre avec le sourire ou en souriant he tried to pass it off with a smile

bien/mal prendre quelque chose to take something well/badly

[interpréter]

ne prends pas ça pour toi [ne te sens pas visé] don't take it personally

prendre quelque chose en bien/en mal to take something as a compliment/badly

elle a pris mon silence pour de la désapprobation she took my silence as a criticism

2. [considérer] to take, to consider

prenons un exemple let's take ou consider an example

prendre quelqu'un/quelque chose en: prendre quelqu'un en amitié to grow fond of somebody

prendre quelqu'un en pitié to take pity on somebody

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un pour

a. [par méprise] to mistake something/somebody for

b. [volontairement] to take something/somebody for, to consider something/somebody to be

on me prend souvent pour ma sœur I'm often mistaken for my sister

pour qui me prenez-vous? what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?

elle va me prendre pour un idiot she'll think I'm a fool

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un comme to take something/somebody as

à tout prendre all in all, by and large, all things considered

3. [traiter - quelqu'un] to handle, to deal with (inseparable)

prendre quelqu'un par la douceur to use gentle persuasion on somebody

prendre l'ennemi de front/à revers MILITAIRE (figuré) to tackle the enemy head on/from the rear

F.[ENREGISTRER]

1. [consigner - notes] to take ou to write down (separable) ; [ - empreintes, mesures, température, tension] to take

2. PHOTOGRAPHIE

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un (en photo) to take a picture ou photo ou photograph of something/somebody

G.[DÉCIDER DE, ADOPTER]

1. [s'octroyer - vacances] to take, to have ; [ - bain, douche] to have, to take

prendre un jour de congé to take ou to have the day off

prendre le temps de faire quelque chose to take the time to do something

prendre son temps to take one's time

prendre un amant to take a lover

tu n'as pas le droit! — je le prends! you've no right! — that's what you think!

2. [s'engager dans - mesure, risque] to take

prendre une décision

a. [généralement] to make a decision

b. [après avoir hésité] to make up one's mind, to come to a decision

prendre la décision de to make up one's mind to, to decide to

prendre l'initiative de quelque chose to initiate something

prendre l'initiative de faire quelque chose to take the initiative in doing something, to take it upon oneself to do something

prendre de bonnes résolutions pour l'avenir to resolve to do better in the future

prendre la résolution de to resolve to

3. [choisir - sujet d'examen, cadeau] to take, to choose, to have

j'ai pris le docteur Valiet comme médecin I chose Dr Valiet to be ou as my GP

qu'est-ce qu'on lui prend comme glace? which ice cream shall we get him?

ils n'ont pris que les 20 premiers they only took ou selected the top 20

c'est à prendre ou à laisser (you can) take it or leave it

il y a à prendre et à laisser dans son livre his book is a bit of a curate's egg (UK) ou is good in parts

4. [se charger de - poste] to take, to accept

prendre ses fonctions to start work

j'ai un appel pour toi, tu le prends? I've got a call for you, will you take it?

5. [adopter - air] to put on (separable), to assume ; [ - ton] to assume

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[prɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif

1. [se fixer durablement - végétal] to take (root) ; [ - bouture, greffe, vaccin] to take ; [ - mode, slogan] to catch on

la peinture ne prend pas sur le plastique the plastic won't take the paint

ça ne prendra pas avec elle [mensonge] it won't work with her, she won't be taken in

2. [durcir - crème, ciment, colle] to set ; [ - lac, étang] to freeze (over) ; [ - mayonnaise] to thicken

3. [passer]

prends à gauche [tourne à gauche] turn left

tu peux prendre par Le Mans you can go via Le Mans

prendre à travers bois/champs to cut through the woods/fields

4. [commencer] to start, to get going

je n'arrive pas à faire prendre le feu/les brindilles I can't get the fire going/the twigs to catch

5. MUSIQUE & THÉÂTRE

prenons avant la sixième mesure/à la scène 2 let's take it from just before bar six/from scene 2

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prendre sur verbe plus préposition

1. [entamer] to use (some of)

je ne prendrai pas sur mon week-end pour finir le travail! I'm not going to give up ou to sacrifice part of my weekend to finish the job!

2. (locution)

prendre sur soi to grin and bear it

prendre sur soi de faire quelque chose to take (it) upon oneself to do something

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se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

ces cachets se prennent avant les repas the tablets should be taken before meals

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se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

ils se sont pris pour époux they were united in matrimony

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se prendre verbe pronominal intransitif

to get caught ou trapped

le foulard s'est pris dans la portière the scarf got caught ou shut in the door

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se prendre verbe pronominal transitif

1. [se coincer]

attention, tu vas te prendre les doigts dans la charnière! careful, you'll trap your fingers ou get your fingers caught in the hinge!

se prendre les pieds dans quelque chose to trip over something

2. (familier) [choisir]

prends-toi un gâteau get yourself a cake

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se prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se laisser aller à]

se prendre à faire quelque chose to find oneself starting to do something

se prendre à rêver to find oneself dreaming

2. (locution)

s'y prendre: comment pourrions-nous nous y prendre? how could we go about it?

tu t'y prends un peu tard pour t'inscrire! you've left it a bit late to enrol!

il faut s'y prendre deux mois à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book two months in advance to be sure of getting seats

elle s'y est prise à trois fois pour faire démarrer la tondeuse she made three attempts before the lawn mower would start

s'y prendre bien/mal: s'y prendre bien/mal avec quelqu'un to handle somebody the right/wrong way

elle s'y prend bien ou sait s'y prendre avec les enfants she's good with children

je n'arrive pas à repasser le col — c'est parce que tu t'y prends mal I can't iron the collar properly — that's because you're going about it the wrong way ou doing it wrong

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se prendre de verbe pronominal plus préposition

se prendre d'amitié pour quelqu'un to grow fond of somebody, to feel a growing affection for somebody

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se prendre pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

il ne se prend pas pour rien ou pour n'importe qui he thinks he's God's gift to humanity

tu te prends pour qui pour me parler sur ce ton? who do you think you are, talking to me like that?

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s'en prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

s'en prendre à quelqu'un/quelque chose

a. [l'attaquer] to attack somebody/something

b. [le rendre responsable] to put the blame on somebody/something

pourquoi faut-il toujours que tu t'en prennes à moi? why do you always take it out on me?

ne t'en prends qu'à toi-même you've only (got) yourself to blame

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