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1 carry
1. transitive verb1) (transport) tragen; (with emphasis on destination) bringen; [Strom:] spülen; [Verkehrsmittel:] beförderncarry all before one — (fig.) nicht aufzuhalten sein
2) (conduct) leitencarry something into effect — etwas in die Tat umsetzen
4) (have with one)carry [with one] — bei sich haben od. tragen; tragen [Waffe, Kennzeichen]
6) (hold)she carries herself well — sie hat eine gute Haltung
7) (prolong)carry modesty/altruism etc. to excess — die Bescheidenheit/den Altruismus usw. bis zum Exzess treiben
8) (Math.): (transfer) im Sinn behalten9) (win) durchbringen [Antrag, Gesetzentwurf, Vorschlag]2. intransitive verbcarry the day — den Sieg davontragen
[Stimme, Laut:] zu hören seinPhrasal Verbs:- carry on* * *['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) tragen2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) reichen; übertragen3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) tragen4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) mit sich bringen5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) durchsetzen•- carry-all- carry-cot
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight* * *car·ry<- ie->[ˈkæri, AM ˈkeri]I. vt1. (bear)▪ to \carry sb/sth jdn/etw tragento \carry sb piggyback jdn huckepack tragen2. (move)▪ to \carry sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin tragenthe wind carried the leaves up in the air der Wind wirbelte die Blätter hochto be carried downstream/down the river flussabwärts treiben3. (transport)▪ to \carry sb/sth jdn/etw transportieren [o befördern]the bus was \carrying our children to school der Bus brachte unsere Kinder zur Schulethe truck was not \carrying a load der Lastwagen war nicht beladenthe stranded ship was \carrying cargo das gestrandete Schiff hatte eine Ladung an Bord4. (sustain the weight of)▪ to \carry sb/sth jdn/etw tragenI'm so tired my legs won't \carry me ich bin so müde, ich kann mich kaum mehr auf den Beinen halten5. (have with you)it's risky to \carry a knife/revolver [with you] es ist riskant, ein Messer/einen Revolver bei sich zu tragenshe always carries a picture of her mother with her [in her wallet] sie hat immer ein Bild von ihrer Mutter [in ihrer Brieftasche] bei sich6. (retain)to \carry sth in one's head etw [im Kopf] behaltento \carry the memory of sth [with one] etw in Erinnerung behalten7. (have, incur)murder used to \carry the death penalty auf Mord stand früher die Todesstrafeall cigarette packets \carry a warning auf allen Zigarettenpäckchen steht eine Warnungto \carry conviction überzeugend seinhis speech carried a lot of conviction seine Rede klang sehr überzeugtto \carry insurance versichert seinto \carry a penalty eine [Geld]strafe nach sich ziehento \carry responsibility Verantwortung tragenher job carries a lot of responsibility ihre Stelle bringt viel Verantwortung mit sich, sie trägt in ihrem Job viel Verantwortungto \carry sail NAUT Segel gesetzt haben8. (contain)▪ to \carry sth etw enthalten9. MUSto \carry a tune eine Melodie halten [können]10. (transmit)▪ to \carry sth etw übertragento \carry electricity/oil/water Strom/Erdöl/Wasser leiten11. MED▪ to \carry sth etw übertragenmalaria is carried by mosquitoes Malaria wird von Stechmücken übertragen12. (support)▪ to \carry sb für jdn aufkommento \carry an animal through the winter ein Tier über den Winter bringenthe company is currently being carried by its export sales die Firma wird im Moment durch ihre Exporte getragenwe cannot afford to \carry people who don't work hard Leute, die nicht hart arbeiten, sind für uns nicht tragbarmany animals store food in autumn to \carry them through the winter viele Tier sammeln im Herbst Futter um damit durch den Winter zu kommen▪ to \carry oneself:you can tell she's a dancer from the way that she carries herself an ihrer Haltung erkennt man gleich, dass sie Tänzerin ist14. (sell) shop▪ to \carry sth etw führen15. (win)▪ to \carry sb jdn auf seine Seite ziehen▪ to \carry sth:the president carried most of the southern states der Präsident gewann in den meisten südlichen Bundesstaaten die Wahlto \carry the day den Sieg davontragenthe party's popular plans will surely \carry the day at the next election mit ihren populären Vorhaben wird die Partei die nächsten Wahlen bestimmt für sich entscheidenhis motion was carried unanimously/by 210 votes to 160 sein Antrag wurde einstimmig/mit 210 zu 160 Stimmen angenommen17. JOURNthe newspapers all \carry the same story on their front page die Zeitungen warten alle mit der gleichen Titelstory auf18. (develop)to \carry sb's ideas further jds Ideen weiterentwickelnto \carry an argument to its [logical] conclusion ein Argument [bis zum Schluss] durchdenkento \carry sth to an end etw zu Ende führento \carry sth to extremes [or its limits] etw bis zum Exzess treibento \carry the joke too far den Spaß zu weit treiben19. MATH3, \carry 1 3, behalte 1 [o 1 im Sinn20. (be pregnant)to \carry a child ein Kind erwarten, schwanger seinwhen I was \carrying Rajiv als ich mit Rajiv schwanger war21. (submit)to \carry one's complaints to sb jdm seine Beschwerden vortragen22. FINto \carry interest Zinsen abwerfenthe bonds \carry interest at 10% die Wertpapiere werfen 10 % Zinsen ab23.▶ to \carry all before one/it (be successful) vollen Erfolg haben; ( hum: have big breasts) viel Holz vor der Hütte haben humII. vi1. (be audible) zu hören seinthe actors' voices carried right to the back die Darsteller waren bis in die letzte Reihe zu hören2. (fly) fliegenthe ball carried high into the air der Ball flog hoch in die Luftpositive/negative \carry finanzieller Gewinn/Verlust* * *['krɪ]1. vt1) load, person, object tragen; message (über)bringen2) (vehicle = convey) befördern; goods also transportierena boat carrying missiles to Cuba —
the wind carried the sound to him — der Wind trug die Laute zu ihm hin or an sein Ohr
4) (fig)he carried his audience (along) with him — er riss das Publikum mit, er begeisterte das Publikum
the loan carries 5% interest — das Darlehen wird mit 5% verzinst
this job carries extra pay/a lot of responsibility — dieser Posten bringt eine höhere Bezahlung/viel Verantwortung mit sich
the offence carries a penalty of £50 — auf dies Vergehen or darauf steht eine Geldstrafe von £ 50
5) (bridge etc = support) tragen, stützen6) (COMM) goods, stock führen, (auf Lager) haben9) (= win) einnehmen, erobernto carry the day —
to carry all before one ( hum woman ) —, woman ) viel Holz vor der Tür haben (inf)
the motion was carried unanimously —
10)he carries himself well/like a soldier — er hat eine gute/soldatische Haltung
11) (PRESS) story, photo bringen12) (MED)people carrying the AIDS virus — Menschen, die das Aidsvirus in sich (dat) tragen
13) (= be pregnant with) erwarten, schwanger gehen mit (geh)to be carrying a child — schwanger sein, ein Kind erwarten
14) (MATH)... and carry 2 —... übertrage or behalte 2,... und 2 im Sinn (inf)
2. vithe sound of the alphorn carried for miles — der Klang des Alphorns war meilenweit zu hören
2) (ball, arrow) fliegen* * *carry [ˈkærı]A s1. Trag-, Schussweite fB v/t1. tragen:carry sth in one’s hand;he carried his jacket er trug seine Jacke (über dem Arm);she lost the baby she was carrying sie verlor das Kind, das sie unter dem Herzen trug;pillars carrying an arch bogentragende Pfeiler;carry one’s head high den Kopf hoch tragen;carry o.s. wella) sich gut halten,b) sich gut benehmen;carry a disease eine Krankheit weitertragen oder verbreiten;carry sails SCHIFF Segel führen;he knows how to carry his liquor er kann eine Menge (Alkohol) vertragen;he can’t carry his liquor er verträgt nichts;as fast as his legs could carry him so schnell ihn seine Beine trugen;a) auf der ganzen Linie siegen oder erfolgreich sein,they carry the British hopes sie tragen oder auf ihnen ruhen die britischen Hoffnungen2. fig tragen, (unter)stützen3. bringen, tragen, führen, schaffen, befördern:a taxi carried me to the station ein Taxi brachte mich zum Bahnhof;carry mail BAHN Post befördern;4. eine Nachricht etc (über)bringen:he carried his complaint to the manager er trug seine Beschwerde dem Geschäftsführer vor5. mitführen, mit sich oder bei sich tragen:carry a watch eine Uhr tragen oder haben;carry sth with one fig etwas im Geiste mit sich herumtragencarry conviction überzeugen(d sein oder klingen);carry a moral eine Moral (zum Inhalt) haben;carry no risk mit keinem Risiko verbunden sein;this does not carry any weight with him das beeindruckt ihn nicht im Mindesten7. fig nach sich ziehen, zur Folge haben:treason carries the death penalty auf Hochverrat steht die Todesstrafe;carry consequences Folgen haben8. weiterführen, (hindurch-, hinauf- etc)führen, eine Hecke, Mauer, etc ziehen:carry the chimney through the roof den Schornstein durch das Dach führen9. fig fortreißen, überwältigen:carry the audience with one die Zuhörer mitreißen;carry sb to victory SPORT jemanden zum Sieg treiben10. fig treiben:carry it with a high hand gebieterisch auftreten11. figa) erreichen, durchsetzen:b) PARL einen Antrag etc durchbringen:carry a motion unanimously einen Antrag einstimmig annehmen;the motion was carried der Antrag ging durch12. figa) einen Preis etc erlangen, erringen, gewinnenc) MIL eine Festung etc (ein)nehmen, erobern13. Früchte etc tragen, hervorbringen14. Mineralien etc führen, enthalten15. tragen, unterhalten, ernähren:16. einen Bericht etc bringen:the press carried the statement without comment die Presse brachte oder veröffentlichte die Erklärung kommentarlos17. WIRTSCHa) eine Ware führenb) eine Schuld etc in den Büchern führend) eine Versicherung etc zahlen:carry insurance versichert sein19. MUS einen Ton, eine Melodie tragenC v/i3. tragen, reichen (Stimme, Schusswaffe etc):his voice carries far seine Stimme trägt weit4. sich gut etc tragen lassen5. fliegen (Ball etc)6. besonders US Anklang finden, einschlagen umg (Kunstwerk etc)* * *1. transitive verb1) (transport) tragen; (with emphasis on destination) bringen; [Strom:] spülen; [Verkehrsmittel:] beförderncarry all before one — (fig.) nicht aufzuhalten sein
2) (conduct) leitencarry [with one] — bei sich haben od. tragen; tragen [Waffe, Kennzeichen]
5) (possess) besitzen [Autorität, Gewicht]; see also conviction 2)6) (hold)7) (prolong)carry modesty/altruism etc. to excess — die Bescheidenheit/den Altruismus usw. bis zum Exzess treiben
8) (Math.): (transfer) im Sinn behalten9) (win) durchbringen [Antrag, Gesetzentwurf, Vorschlag]2. intransitive verb[Stimme, Laut:] zu hören seinPhrasal Verbs:- carry on* * *v.befördern v.tragen v.(§ p.,pp.: trug, getragen)übertragen v. -
2 carry
I ['kærɪ] II 1. ['kærɪ]1) portare [load, bag, news, message]to carry cash, a gun — portare con sé dei contanti, portare una pistola
to carry sth. too far — fig. passare il segno, oltrepassare i limiti
2) [vehicle, pipe, wire, wind, tide, stream] portare, trasportare3) (feature) contenere [warning, guarantee, report]; presentare, riportare [symbol, label]"The Gazette" will carry the ad — "La Gazzetta" pubblicherà l'annuncio
5) (bear, support) [bridge, road] sostenere, sopportare [load, traffic]6) (win) conquistare [state, constituency]; vincere [battle, match]to carry all before one — stravincere, avere un successo travolgente
7) med. trasmettere, diffondere [ disease]8) (be pregnant with) [ woman] essere incinta di [girl, twins]; [ animal] aspettare [ young]9) comm. (stock, sell) trattare, vendere [item, brand]10) (hold, bear) tenere [tail, head]11) mat. riportare [one, two]2.verbo intransitivo [sound, voice] raggiungere, arrivare3.- carry on••to get carried away — colloq. farsi trasportare, perdere il controllo
* * *['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) portare, trasportare2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) trasmettere3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) portare, sostenere4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) comportare5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) approvare6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) comportarsi•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight* * *carry /ˈkærɪ/n.1 (solo sing.) trasporto4 (mat.) riporto♦ (to) carry /ˈkærɪ/A v. t.1 ( anche fig.) trasportare; portare: to carry a stretcher, trasportare una barella; to carry a bag, portare una borsa; I carried the trunk into the study, portai il baule nello studio; to carry a message, portare un messaggio; to carry passengers, portare, trasportare passeggeri; to carry goods to their destination, trasportare merci a destinazione; Seeds can be carried on the wind, i semi possono essere trasportati dal vento; My search carried me to Iceland, la mia ricerca mi ha portato in Islanda2 ( anche fig.) portare, avere (con sé); portare addosso: I never carry an umbrella, non porto mai l'ombrello; to carry cash, avere con sé denaro contante; portare del contante con sé; to carry a weapon, essere armato; to carry happy memories, portare dentro di sé ricordi felici3 portare; sostenere; reggere: Eight pillars carry the weight of the roof, otto pilastri portano (o reggono) il peso del tetto; Will this ladder carry me?, reggerà al mio peso questa scala?; to carry a baby in one's arms, portare un bambino in braccio; ( anche fig.) to carry a burden, portare un peso4 (rif. a parte del corpo) tenere; avere: to carry one's head high, tenere alta la testa; (fig.) andare a testa alta; to carry one's arm in a sling, avere un braccio al collo6 essere incinta di; aspettare7 riportare ( una dicitura, un simbolo, ecc.): This product carries no sell-by date, su questo prodotto non è segnata la data di scadenza8 (giorn., TV) riportare ( una notizia, un annuncio; ecc.); pubblicare; trasmettere: to carry a story, pubblicare un articolo; All the main papers carried the news, la notizia era su tutti i giornali principali; to carry advertising, trasmettere pubblicità9 avere; contenere; comportare; implicare: to carry a two-year guarantee, avere una garanzia di due anni; (fin.) to carry interest, dare un interesse, essere gravato da interesse; His answer carried a threat, la sua risposta conteneva una minaccia; to carry authority, avere autorità; essere autorevole; to carry conviction, essere convincente; This plan carries with it several risks, questo piano comporta diversi rischi10 (leg.) comportare; prevedere; essere passibile di: Such crimes carry heavy penalties, tali crimini sono passibili di gravi pene11 far approvare, far passare ( una mozione, una legge, ecc.): to carry a motion, far approvare una mozione, una delibera; The motion was carried, la mozione è stata approvata12 conquistare (alla propria causa); convincere; portare dalla propria parte: He failed to carry the cabinet, non è riuscito a portare dalla sua il gabinetto13 conquistare (il favore di); trascinare: The speaker carried his audience with him, l'oratore ha conquistato l'uditorio19 (rag.) registrareB v. i.1 ( di rumore, voce, ecc.) essere udibile ( a una certa distanza); arrivare; raggiungere: The noise carried for kilometres, il rumore era udibile per chilometri (o arrivava a chilometri di distanza)● (Per le espressioni idiomatiche ► sotto il sostantivo) to carry one's age well, portare bene la propria età □ to carry all before one, avere un successo travolgente; stravincere □ (fig.) to carry the ball, essere responsabile; essere al comando; prendersi la responsabilità □ to carry the blame (for), essere responsabile (di) (qc. di negativo); meritare il biasimo (per); essere da biasimare (per) □ to carry the day, riportare la vittoria; vincere; trionfare □ (fig.) to carry further, sviluppare; elaborare; spingere oltre: I'd like to carry your analogy further, vorrei sviluppare la tua analogia □ (teatr.) to carry the house, conquistare il pubblico □ to carry into effect, mettere in atto □ to carry st. to extremes, portare qc. all'estremo limite; portare qc. all'eccesso □ (fig.) to carry st. too far, esagerare con qc.; passare il segno □ to carry a joke too far, spingere uno scherzo troppo in là □ to carry oneself, avere un dato portamento (o modo di fare); comportarsi: He carried himself with class, aveva un portamento distinto □ to carry one's point, far prevalere il proprio punto di vista; spuntarla □ to carry the responsibility for st., essere responsabile di q.; avere la responsabilità di qc. □ (rag.) to carry to account, mettere in conto □ (fig.) to carry a torch for sb., essere innamorato cotto di q. (spec., senza essere ricambiato) □ He can't carry a tune, è stonato □ to carry weight, ( di un argomento) aver peso, pesare; essere convincente; ( di persona) avere autorità; (ipp.) essere handicappato, partire in condizione di svantaggio □ (prov.) to carry coals to Newcastle ► coal.* * *I ['kærɪ] II 1. ['kærɪ]1) portare [load, bag, news, message]to carry cash, a gun — portare con sé dei contanti, portare una pistola
to carry sth. too far — fig. passare il segno, oltrepassare i limiti
2) [vehicle, pipe, wire, wind, tide, stream] portare, trasportare3) (feature) contenere [warning, guarantee, report]; presentare, riportare [symbol, label]"The Gazette" will carry the ad — "La Gazzetta" pubblicherà l'annuncio
5) (bear, support) [bridge, road] sostenere, sopportare [load, traffic]6) (win) conquistare [state, constituency]; vincere [battle, match]to carry all before one — stravincere, avere un successo travolgente
7) med. trasmettere, diffondere [ disease]8) (be pregnant with) [ woman] essere incinta di [girl, twins]; [ animal] aspettare [ young]9) comm. (stock, sell) trattare, vendere [item, brand]10) (hold, bear) tenere [tail, head]11) mat. riportare [one, two]2.verbo intransitivo [sound, voice] raggiungere, arrivare3.- carry on••to get carried away — colloq. farsi trasportare, perdere il controllo
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3 extreme
1. adjectiveat the extreme edge/left — ganz am Rand/ganz links
in the extreme North — im äußersten Norden
2) (reaching high degree) extrem; gewaltig [Entfernung, Unterschied]; höchst... [Gefahr]; äußerst... [Notfall, Höflichkeit, Bescheidenheit]; stärkst... [Schmerzen]; heftigst... [Zorn]; tiefst... [Hass, Dankbarkeit]; größt... [Wichtigkeit]3) (not moderate) extrem [Person, Ideen, Kritik]4) (severe) drastisch [Maßnahme]2. nounExtrem, das; [krasser] Gegensatzgo to the other extreme — ins andere Extrem verfallen
go from one extreme to another — von od. aus einem Extrem ins andere fallen
... in the extreme — äußerst...; see also academic.ru/11106/carry">carry 1. 7)
* * *[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) äußerst2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) das Extrem2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) das Übermaß•- extremely- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremes* * *ex·treme[ɪkˈstri:m]I. adj1. (utmost) äußerste(r, s)\extreme caution äußerste [o größte] Vorsicht\extreme cold/heat extreme Kälte/Hitze\extreme difficulties extreme [o ungeheure] Schwierigkeitento feel \extreme discomfort sich akk höchst [o äußerst] unbehaglich fühlen\extreme distress größte Notto feel \extreme pain extreme Schmerzen habenwith \extreme pleasure mit größtem Vergnügen\extreme relief außerordentliche Erleichterung\extreme value MATH, TECH Extremwert m, Grenzwert m\extreme weather extreme Wetterverhältnissein his \extreme youth in seiner frühesten Jugend2. (most remote) äußerste(r, s)in the \extreme north im äußersten Norden3. (radical) radikal, extremto be \extreme in one's views radikale [o extreme] Ansichten vertretenII. n1. (furthest end) of a field äußerstes Endeto go from one \extreme to the other von einem Extrem ins andere fallento drive sb to \extremes jdn zum Äußersten treibenat the \extreme im äußersten Fall, im Extremfall3. (utmost)in the \extreme äußerstto be disappointed in the \extreme zutiefst enttäuscht seinto be surprised in the \extreme aufs Höchste überrascht sein* * *[ɪk'striːm]1. adj1) caution, courage, pleasure, kindness, simplicity äußerste(r, s); discomfort, sensitivity, concern, joy, danger größte(r, s); example, conditions, behaviour, temperatures extrem; (POL) right, left, views extrem; measures, method drastisch; difficulty, pressure ungeheuer; rudeness maßlos; poverty bitterste(r, s)of extreme importance/urgency — äußerst wichtig/dringend
the weather was pretty extreme —
the extreme unction (Rel) — die Letzte Ölung
2) (= furthest) end, tip, edge, north, south äußerste(r, s)the room at the extreme end of the corridor — das Zimmer ganz am Ende des Korridors
at the extreme left of the picture — ganz links im Bild
2. nExtrem ntthe extremes of happiness and despair —
in the extreme —
it is bewildering in the extreme — es ist höchst or im höchsten Grade verwirrend
I wouldn't go to that extreme — so weit würde ich nicht gehen
to take or carry sth to extremes — etw bis zum Extrem treiben
* * *extreme [ıkˈstriːm]extreme border äußerster Rand;extreme value Extremwert m3. äußerst(er, e, es), höchst(er, e, es) (Gefahr etc):a) Höchststrafe f,b) Todesstrafe f;extreme old age hohes Greisenalter;extreme climbing Extremklettern n4. außergewöhnlich, hochgradig, übertrieben, Not…:a) äußerster Notfall,b) besonders schwerwiegender Fallextreme measure drastische oder radikale Maßnahme;extreme Left POL äußerste Linke6. dringend(st):extreme necessity zwingende NotwendigkeitB s1. äußerstes Ende, äußerste Grenze3. Übermaß n, Übertreibung f4. Gegensatz m5. MATHa) die größte oder kleinste Größeb) Außenglied n (einer Gleichung etc):the extremes and the means die äußeren und inneren Glieder einer Proportion6. PHIL äußerstes Glied (eines logischen Schlusses)Besondere Redewendungen: at the other extreme am entgegengesetzten Ende;in the extreme, to an extreme übermäßig, äußerst, aufs Äußerste, höchst, extrem;difficult in the extreme äußerst schwierig;carry sth to an extreme etwas zu weit treiben;be driven to extremes zum Äußersten getrieben werden;fly to the opposite extreme in das entgegengesetzte Extrem verfallen;go to extremes vor nichts zurückschrecken, go from one extreme to the other aus oder von einem Extrem ins andere fallen;* * *1. adjective1) (outermost, utmost) äußerst... [Spitze, Rand, Ende]; extrem, krass [Gegensätze]at the extreme edge/left — ganz am Rand/ganz links
2) (reaching high degree) extrem; gewaltig [Entfernung, Unterschied]; höchst... [Gefahr]; äußerst... [Notfall, Höflichkeit, Bescheidenheit]; stärkst... [Schmerzen]; heftigst... [Zorn]; tiefst... [Hass, Dankbarkeit]; größt... [Wichtigkeit]3) (not moderate) extrem [Person, Ideen, Kritik]4) (severe) drastisch [Maßnahme]2. nounExtrem, das; [krasser] Gegensatzgo from one extreme to another — von od. aus einem Extrem ins andere fallen
... in the extreme — äußerst...; see also carry 1. 7)
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4 estremo
1. adj extreme( più lontano) farthest( ultimo nel tempo) last, finall'Estremo Oriente the Far East2. m ( estremità) extremegli estremi di un documento the main points* * *estremo agg.1 extreme; ( ultimo nello spazio) outermost, farthest: estremo limite, extreme end; le estreme regioni dell'Alaska, the farthest (o remotest) regions of Alaska; misure estreme, drastic (o extreme) measures // (pol.) estrema destra, sinistra, extreme right, left // sport estremo, extreme sport; sci estremo, extreme skiing; piercing estremo, extreme piercing // l'Estremo Oriente, the Far East2 ( ultimo nel tempo) last, final, ultimate: farò un estremo tentativo, I'll make a last attempt; porgere l'estremo saluto a..., to pay one's final respects to... // (teol.) Estrema Unzione, Extreme Unction◆ s.m.1 extreme; extremity, end: a un estremo del cordone c'era un campanello, at the end of the rope there was a bell // andare agli estremi, to go to extremes // portare le cose all'estremo, to take things to extremes; da un estremo all'altro, from end to end; ( ovunque) all over; (fig.) from one extreme to another // è avaro all'estremo, he's extremely mean // essere all'estremo delle forze, to be at the end of one's strength; la mia pazienza è all'estremo, my patience has reached its limits // essere agli estremi, ( morente) to be on the point of death // gli estremi si toccano, (prov.) extremes meet2 (mat.) bound, extreme: estremo inferiore, lower bound (o infimum); estremo superiore, upper bound (o supremum)3 pl. ( punti fondamentali) terms, essential elements; essential data: gli estremi di un documento, essential data of a document; ci sono gli estremi di reato, there's sufficient grounds for an action4 ( rugby) fullback.* * *[es'trɛmo] estremo (-a)1. aggestrema destra/sinistra Pol — extreme right/left
2. sm1) (gen) extreme, (limite: di pazienza, forze) limit, endè pignolo (fino) all'estremo — he is extremely o exceedingly fussy
2)estremi smpl — (Amm : dati essenziali) details, particulars, Dir essential elements
* * *[es'trɛmo] 1.1) [punto, limite] extreme, furthest, outerl'estremo nord, sud — the extreme o far north, south
Estremo Oriente — geogr. Far East
2) [severità, semplicità, difficoltà] extreme; [ povertà] extreme, dire, abject3) (grave) [ situazione] extreme; (dra stico) [decisione, rimedio, mezzi] drastic4) (ultimo) last, finalrendere a qcn. l'estremo omaggio — to pay one's last respects to sb.
- a unzione — relig. extreme unction
5) pol.2.l'-a destra, sinistra — the far o hard right, left
sostantivo maschile1) extremeportare o spingere qcs. all'estremo to take o carry sth. to extremes; passare da un estremo all'altro to go from one extreme to the other o from pole to pole; all'estremo opposto — at the other extreme
2) (estremità) extremity, extreme, end3) mat. extreme3.sostantivo maschile plurale estremi1) burocr. essential data, particulars2) dir.••* * *estremo/es'trεmo/1 [punto, limite] extreme, furthest, outer; l'estremo nord, sud the extreme o far north, south; Estremo Oriente geogr. Far East2 [severità, semplicità, difficoltà] extreme; [ povertà] extreme, dire, abject; con -a precisione with complete accuracy3 (grave) [ situazione] extreme; (dra stico) [ decisione, rimedio, mezzi] drastic; sport -i extreme sports4 (ultimo) last, final; rendere a qcn. l'estremo omaggio to pay one's last respects to sb.; - a unzione relig. extreme unction5 pol. l'-a destra, sinistra the far o hard right, left1 extreme; portare o spingere qcs. all'estremo to take o carry sth. to extremes; passare da un estremo all'altro to go from one extreme to the other o from pole to pole; all'estremo opposto at the other extreme2 (estremità) extremity, extreme, end3 mat. extremeIII estremi m.pl.1 burocr. essential data, particulars; gli -i di un documento the details of a document2 dir. trovare gli -i di un reato to find sufficient grounds to proceedgli -i si toccano extremes meet. -
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ik'stri:m
1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) extremo2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.)3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) extremo
2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) extremo2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) extremo•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremes
extreme adj1. extremo / intenso / sumo2. mástr[ɪk'striːm]1 (furthest, very great) extremo,-a2 (not moderate) extremo,-a, radical3 (severe, unusual) excepcional1 extremo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin the extreme en sumo grado, en extremoto go to extremes llegar a extremosto go from one extreme to the other pasar de un extremo a otroto take something to extremes ser extremado,-a en algoextreme [ɪk'stri:m, ɛk-] adj1) utmost: extremo, sumoof extreme importance: de suma importancia2) intense: intenso, extremadoextreme cold: frío extremado3) excessive: excesivo, extremoextreme views: opiniones extremasextreme measures: medidas excepcionales, medidas drásticas4) outermost: extremothe extreme north: el norte extremoextreme n1) : extremo m2)in the extreme : en extremo, en sumo gradoadj.• descompasado, -a adj.• exaltado, -a adj.• excepcional adj.• extremado, -a adj.• extremo, -a adj.• extremoso, -a adj.• sumo, -a adj.n.• extremidad s.f.• extremo s.m.
I ɪk'striːma) ( very great) <poverty/caution/urgency> extremo; <annoyance/relief> enorme; < heat> extremado, intensísimob) ( not moderate) <action/measure> extremo, extremado; < opinion> extremistathe extreme left/right — ( Pol) la extrema izquierda/derecha
c) ( outermost) (before n)in the extreme north/south — en la zona más septentrional/meridional
II
noun extremo mextremes of temperature — temperaturas fpl extremas
[ɪks'triːm]to go from one extreme to the other — ir* de un extremo al or a otro
1. ADJ1) (=very great) [heat, danger, poverty, discomfort] extremo; [care, caution] sumo, extremo; [sorrow, anger] profundo, enorme2) (=exceptional) [case, circumstances] extremo3) (=radical) [views, opinion] extremista; [behaviour] extremado; [method, action, measure] extremothe extreme left/right — (Pol) la extrema izquierda/derecha
4) (=furthest) [point,] extremo2.N extremo m•
to be driven to extremes — verse obligado a tomar medidas extremas•
to go to extremes — tomar medidas extremas•
to take or carry sth to extremes — llevar algo al extremo•
in the extreme — frm en extremo, en sumo grado3.CPDextreme sports NPL — deportes mpl de aventura, deportes mpl extremos
extreme unction N — (Rel) extremaunción f
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I [ɪk'striːm]a) ( very great) <poverty/caution/urgency> extremo; <annoyance/relief> enorme; < heat> extremado, intensísimob) ( not moderate) <action/measure> extremo, extremado; < opinion> extremistathe extreme left/right — ( Pol) la extrema izquierda/derecha
c) ( outermost) (before n)in the extreme north/south — en la zona más septentrional/meridional
II
noun extremo mextremes of temperature — temperaturas fpl extremas
to go from one extreme to the other — ir* de un extremo al or a otro
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6 portare o spingere qcs. all'estremo
Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > portare o spingere qcs. all'estremo
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A n ( all contexts) extrême m ; to go from one extreme to the other passer d'un extrême à l'autre ; to take ou carry sth to its logical extreme pousser qch à l'extrême ; at one extreme of sth à une extrémité de qch ; the extremes of love and hate les extrêmes de l'amour et de la haine ; to withstand extremes of temperature résister à des écarts extrêmes de température ; to take/carry sth to extremes pousser/porter qch à l'extrême ; to go to extremes pousser les choses à l'extrême ; to be driven to extremes être poussé à bout ; extremes of passion/cruelty sommets mpl de la passion/la cruauté ; to go to any extreme ne s'arrêter devant rien ; cautious/naïve in the extreme prudent/naïf à l'extrême.B adj1 ( as intensifier) extrême ; to live in extreme poverty vivre dans une extrême pauvreté ; to have extreme difficulty doing avoir énormément de difficulté à faire ;2 ( outside normal range) [example, case, weather conditions, situation] extrême ; [view, idea, step, measure, reaction, nationalist] extrémiste ; this is Cubism at its most extreme c'est du cubisme poussé à l'extrême ; to believe sth to an extreme degree être profondément convaincu de qch ; to be on the extreme right/left être à l'extrême droite/gauche ; to go to extreme lengths to do ne reculer devant rien pour faire ; to be extreme in one's views avoir des opinions extrémistes ; I find him rather extreme je le trouve un peu trop extrémiste ;3 (furthest, highest, lowest etc) [heat, cold, temperature, fringe, edge, limit] extrême ; in the extreme north/south à l'extrême nord/sud, tout au nord/sud. -
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[ɪk'striːm] 1.1) (as intensifier) estremo2) (outside normal range) [case, measure, reaction] estremo; [ view] estremistaon the extreme right, left — all'estrema destra, sinistra
3) (furthest, highest, lowest etc.) [heat, edge] estremo2.in the extreme north, south — all'estremo nord, sud
nome estremo m.to go from one extreme to the other — andare o passare da un estremo all'altro
to take, carry sth. to extremes — portare, spingere qcs. all'estremo
* * *[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) estremo2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.)3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) estremo2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) estremo2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) eccesso•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremes* * *[ɪk'striːm] 1.1) (as intensifier) estremo2) (outside normal range) [case, measure, reaction] estremo; [ view] estremistaon the extreme right, left — all'estrema destra, sinistra
3) (furthest, highest, lowest etc.) [heat, edge] estremo2.in the extreme north, south — all'estremo nord, sud
nome estremo m.to go from one extreme to the other — andare o passare da un estremo all'altro
to take, carry sth. to extremes — portare, spingere qcs. all'estremo
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extreme [ɪk'stri:m](a) (heat, pain, views, measures) extrême;∎ they live in extreme poverty ils vivent dans une misère extrême;∎ to be in extreme pain souffrir terriblement ou atrocement;∎ to be extreme in one's beliefs être extrême dans ses convictions;∎ the extreme left wing of the party l'aile d'extrême gauche du parti;∎ extreme old age grand âge m;∎ an extreme case un cas exceptionnel(b) (furthest away) extrême;∎ at the extreme end of the platform à l'extrémité du quai;∎ on the extreme right of the screen à l'extrême droite de l'écran;∎ they are extreme opposites of the political spectrum ils sont aux deux extrémités de l'éventail politique2 nounextrême m;∎ extremes of temperature extrêmes mpl de température;∎ to go to extremes exagérer;∎ to take or to carry sth to extremes, to go to extremes with sth pousser qch à l'extrême;∎ to be driven to extremes être poussé à bout;∎ to go from one extreme to the other aller ou passer d'un extrême à l'autre;∎ don't go to the opposite extreme ne tombe pas dans l'extrême inverseà l'extrême;∎ polite/careful in the extreme poli/soigneux à l'extrême►► Cinema & Television extreme close-up plan m très rapproché;formal the extreme penalty le dernier supplice;extreme sports sports mpl extrêmes;Religion extreme unction extrême-onction f -
10 übertreiben
vt/i exaggerate; (Tätigkeit) overdo; (zu weit gehen mit) auch carry s.th. too far; (übertrieben darstellen) exaggerate, overstate; es übertreiben umg. take things too far ( oder to extremes), go over the top; stark übertreiben grossly exaggerate, lay it on thick umg.; sie übertreibt (es) mit der oder i-r Sparsamkeit she takes her economizing too far; übertreib nicht so! umg. stop exaggerating; ich übertreibe nicht, wenn ich sage:... I’m not exaggerating when I say...; das Buch ist toll, sie hat wirklich nicht übertrieben she really wasn’t exaggerating; man kann’s auch oder kann alles übertreiben umg. you can take things too far; übertrieben* * *to overdo; to overstate; to overplay; to carry too far; to overact; to exaggerate* * *über|trei|ben [yːbɐ'traibn] ptp übertrieben [yːbɐ'triːbn]vt insep irreg1) auch vi (= aufbauschen) to exaggerateohne zu übertréíben — without exaggerating, without any exaggeration
2) (= zu weit treiben) to overdo, to take too far or to extremeses mit der Sauberkeit übertréíben — to take cleanliness too far
man kann es auch übertréíben — you can overdo things, you can go too far
See:→ auch übertrieben* * *1) (to make (something) appear to be, or describe it as, greater etc than it really is: You seem to be exaggerating his faults; That dress exaggerates her thinness.) exaggerate2) (to go beyond the truth in describing something etc: You can't trust her. She always exaggerates.) exaggerate3) (to do, say (something) in an exaggerated way etc: They overdid the sympathy.) overdo* * *über·trei·ben *[y:bɐˈtraibn̩]I. vi to exaggerateII. vt▪ etw \übertreiben to overdo sthman kann es auch \übertreiben/ mit etw dat \übertreiben (fam) you can overdo things/sth, you can go too far/too far with sth* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) auch itr. exaggerate2) (zu weit treiben) overdo; take or carry too farman kann es auch übertreiben — you can take things or go too far
* * *übertreiben v/t & v/i exaggerate; (Tätigkeit) overdo; (zu weit gehen mit) auch carry sth too far; (übertrieben darstellen) exaggerate, overstate;stark übertreiben grossly exaggerate, lay it on thick umg;i-r Sparsamkeit she takes her economizing too far;übertreib nicht so! umg stop exaggerating;ich übertreibe nicht, wenn ich sage: … I’m not exaggerating when I say …; das Buch ist toll,sie hat wirklich nicht übertrieben she really wasn’t exaggerating;man kann’s auch oder* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) auch itr. exaggerate2) (zu weit treiben) overdo; take or carry too farman kann es auch übertreiben — you can take things or go too far
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11 Exzess
m; -es, -e excess; von Gewalt: auch outrage; etw. bis zum Exzess treiben go to extremes with s.th., take s.th. to excess; bis zum Exzess to excess; (bis zum Überdruss) ad nauseam; es kam zu wilden Exzessen sexuell etc.: it was an absolute orgy; von Gewalt: the violence got totally out of hand, there was an orgy of violence* * *Ex|zẹss [Eks'tsɛs]m -es, -e1) excessetw bis zum Exzess treiben — to take sth to excess or extremes
2) usu pl (= Ausschreitung) excess* * *Ex·zessRR<-es, -e>Ex·zeßALT<-sses, -sse>[ɛksˈtsɛs]etw bis zum \Exzess treiben to take sth to extremes* * *der; Exzesses, Exzesse excess* * *etwas bis zum Exzess treiben go to extremes with sth, take sth to excess;bis zum Exzess to excess; (bis zum Überdruss) ad nauseam;es kam zu wilden Exzessen sexuell etc: it was an absolute orgy; von Gewalt: the violence got totally out of hand, there was an orgy of violence* * *der; Exzesses, Exzesse excess* * *-e m.excess n.(§ pl.: excesses) -
12 Spitze
umg.I Adj. und Interj. great, super, magicII Adv.: spitze aussehen look super ( stärker: sensational, stunning); sie hat spitze gespielt she played sensationally ( oder fantastically); das hast du spitze gemacht you did that brilliantly* * *die Spitze(Gewebe) lace;(Zinke) prong; pike;(oberes Ende) peak; apex; cusp; tip; point; top* * *Spịt|ze ['ʃpɪtsə]f -, -n1) (= Schwertspitze, Nadelspitze, Pfeilspitze, Bleistiftspitze, Kinnspitze) point; (= Schuhspitze) toe; (= Fingerspitze, Nasenspitze, Bartspitze, Spargelspitze) tip; (= Zigarrenspitze, Haarspitze) end; (= Bergspitze, Felsspitze) peak, top; (= Baumspitze, Turmspitze, Giebelspitze) top; (= Pyramidenspitze) top, apex (form); (= Dreiecksspitze) top, vertex (form)2) (fig) (= Höchstwert) peak; (inf = Höchstgeschwindigkeit) top speeddieser Sportwagen fährt 200 Spitze (inf) — ≈ this sports car has a top speed of 125
3) (= Führung) head; (= vorderes Ende) front; (ESP MIL von Kolonne etc) head; (= Tabellenspitze) topan der Spitze stehen — to be at the head; (auf Tabelle) to be (at the) top (of the table)
an der Spitze liegen (Sport, fig) — to be in front, to be in the lead
die Spitze halten (Sport, fig) — to keep the lead
sich an die Spitze setzen — to put oneself at the head; (in Wettbewerb etc, Sport) to go into or take the lead; (auf Tabelle) to go to the top (of the table); (im Pferderennen) to take up the running
4) (= Zigaretten-/Zigarrenhalter) (cigarette/cigar) holderdas ist eine Spitze gegen Sie — that's a dig (esp Brit) or cut (US) at you, that's directed at you
6) (COMM = Überschuss) surplus7) (Gewebe) lace8)das war einsame or absolute Spitze! (inf) — that was really great! (inf)
See:→ auch spitze* * *die1) (the highest point or tip (of something): the apex of a triangle; the apex of a person's career.) apex2) (at or in the very front: in the forefront of the battle.) in the forefront3) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) head4) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.) extremity5) (delicate net-like decorative fabric made with fine thread: Her dress was trimmed with lace; ( also adjective) a lace shawl.) lace6) (a tall, pointed tower, especially one built on the roof of a church.) spire7) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nose8) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) point9) (a hard, thin, pointed object (of wood, metal etc): The fence had long spikes on top.) spike10) (the leaders in any movement: We're in the vanguard of the movement for reform!) vanguard11) (the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) tip12) (the front part of a shoe, sock etc: There's a hole in the toe of my sock.) toe13) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) top14) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) top15) (something that forms a covering on top of something, especially food: a tart with a topping of cream.) topping* * *Spit·ze1<-, -n>[ˈʃpɪtsə]f1. (spitzes Ende o spitze Ecke) point; eines Berges peak, summit; eines Baumes top; eines Dreiecks top; eines Haars end; eines Turms spire; eines Fingers, der Nase tip; eines Schuhs pointed toean der \Spitze liegen (in Rennen, Wettbewerb) to be in front [or a. fig in the lead]; (in Wertung) to be at the topsich akk an die \Spitze setzen (in Rennen) to take the lead; (in Wertung) to move into [or take [over]] first placedie \Spitze der Tabelle übernehmen to take over at the top of the table [or division] [or league5. (Höchstwert) peakdie Temperaturen erreichten im August \Spitzen von 35, 36° C the temperature peaked at 35-36° C in August6. (Höchstgeschwindigkeit) top speedbei einer \Spitze von 250 km/h with a top speed of 250 km/h▪ die \Spitzen the leaders pl; der Gesellschaft the top; eines Unternehmens the heads; der Wirtschaft the leaders10. (spitze Bemerkung) digdiese \Spitze war gegen dich gezielt that was a dig at you11.▶ nur die \Spitze des Eisbergs sein to be only the tip of the iceberg▶ \Spitze! great!Spit·ze2<-, -en>[ˈʃpɪtsə]* * *die; Spitze, Spitzen1) (NadelSpitze, BleistiftSpitze usw.) point; (PfeilSpitze, HornSpitze usw.) tip2) (TurmSpitze, BaumSpitze, MastSpitze usw.) top; (eines Dreiecks, Kegels, einer Pyramide) top; apex; vertex (Math.); (eines Berges) summit; top3) (ZigarrenSpitze, HaarSpitze, ZweigSpitze) end; (SchuhSpitze) toe; (FingerSpitze, NasenSpitze, SchwanzSpitze, FlügelSpitze, SpargelSpitze) tip4) (vorderes Ende) frontan der Spitze liegen — (Sport) be in the lead or in front
5) (führende Position) topan der Spitze [der Tabelle] stehen od. liegen — (Sport) be [at the] top [of the table]
sich an die Spitze [einer Bewegung] setzen — put oneself at the head [of a movement]
das Auto fährt 160 km Spitze — the car has or does a top speed of 160 km. per hour
8)[absolute/einsame] Spitze sein — (ugs.) be [absolutely] great (coll.)
10) (Textilwesen) lace* * *Spitze1 f; -, -n1. point; (Gipfel) peak, top, summit; (Baumspitze) top; (spitzes Ende) auch eines Fingers: tip; (Kinnspitze, Haarspitze) end; (Schuhspitze) toe; einer Feder: point; (Turmspitze) spire; einer Insel: tip;die Spitze des Eisbergs auch fig the tip of the iceberg3. eines Zuges: front; einer Kolonne: head; MIL (Angriffsspitze) (spear)head; Sport (Führung) lead; Fußball: (Stürmer) striker;die Wagen der 1. Klasse befinden sich an der Spitze des Zuges the first-class carriages (US cars) are at the front of the train;an der Spitze des Staates/Konzerns etc at the head of the state/company etc;an der Spitze sein beruflich etc: have reached the top of the ladder;stehen be in the vanguard of progress etc;an der Spitze der Tabelle at the top of the table;sich an die Spitze setzen take the lead; der Tabelle: go to the topseine Spitze erreichen zahlenmäßig etc: peak, reach its peak;die höchste Spitze erreichen Ausgaben etc: reach an all-time high;etwas auf die Spitze treiben carry sth too far;der Wagen fährt 200 Spitze umg the car does 125 (mph)5. (Spitzenposition) top position; (Leitung eines Unternehmens etc) management; einer Partei: leadership;die Spitzen der Gesellschaft the leading figures (lights umg) of society6. umg (großartig) brilliant, super;es ist einsame Spitze it’s absolutely brilliant ( stärker: sensational);sie ist absolute Spitze she’s the tops;7. (bissige Bemerkung) barb, sideswipe (gegen at);kannst du nicht deine dauernden Spitzen lassen? can’t you stop making these barbed remarks?8. fig:jemandem die Spitze bieten stand up to sb;jemandes Worten die Spitze nehmen take the sting out of sb’s words;jemandes Argumenten die Spitze abbrechen take the wind out of sb’s sailsBrüsseler Spitzen Brussels lace sg* * *die; Spitze, Spitzen1) (NadelSpitze, BleistiftSpitze usw.) point; (PfeilSpitze, HornSpitze usw.) tip2) (TurmSpitze, BaumSpitze, MastSpitze usw.) top; (eines Dreiecks, Kegels, einer Pyramide) top; apex; vertex (Math.); (eines Berges) summit; top3) (ZigarrenSpitze, HaarSpitze, ZweigSpitze) end; (SchuhSpitze) toe; (FingerSpitze, NasenSpitze, SchwanzSpitze, FlügelSpitze, SpargelSpitze) tip4) (vorderes Ende) frontan der Spitze liegen — (Sport) be in the lead or in front
5) (führende Position) topan der Spitze [der Tabelle] stehen od. liegen — (Sport) be [at the] top [of the table]
sich an die Spitze [einer Bewegung] setzen — put oneself at the head [of a movement]
das Auto fährt 160 km Spitze — the car has or does a top speed of 160 km. per hour
8)[absolute/einsame] Spitze sein — (ugs.) be [absolutely] great (coll.)
10) (Textilwesen) lace* * *-n (Gewebe) f.lace n. -n (Kinn-, Messer-) f.point n. -n (Turm-) f.spire n. -n (eines Berges) f.peak n. -n (spitzes Ende) f.tip n. -n f.cusp n.dig (at) n.nib n.peak n.pike n.pinnacle n.spike n.top n. -
13 spingere
pushfig drive* * *spingere v.tr.1 to push, to shove; ( ficcare) to drive*, to thrust: spingere un carretto, to push a cart; spingi la poltrona contro la parete, push (o shove) the armchair against the wall; spinsero i tronchi nel fiume, they pushed the logs into the river; il vento spinse la barca verso la riva, the wind drove the boat towards the shore; spingere qlcu., qlco. fuori, avanti, dentro, indietro, to push s.o., sthg. out, on (o forward), in, back // spingere un pulsante, to press (o to push) a button; spingere un palo nel terreno, to drive a stake into the ground // non spingo fin là le mie ambizioni, my ambition doesn't go that far (o as far as that); non spingo la mia antipatia fino a desiderare di vederlo soffrire, I don't dislike him so much that I want to see him suffer; spinse la sua antipatia fino ad odiarlo, she carried her dislike to the point of hatred; spinse il suo amore fino al ridicolo, she carried her love to ridiculous extremes // spingere un attacco a fondo, to push (o to drive) an attack home // spingere un motore al massimo, to push an engine to its limits // spingere uno scherzo oltre i limiti, to carry a joke too far // spingere lontano lo sguardo, to strain one's eyes into the distance2 ( condurre) to drive*; ( indurre, persuadere) to induce; ( istigare) to egg on; to incite; ( stimolare) to urge, to press: la disperazione lo spinse al suicidio, despair drove him to suicide; la fame lo spinse a farlo, hunger drove him to it; la miseria lo spinse a mendicare, poverty drove him to begging; che cosa mai lo spinse a partire così presto?, what on earth induced him to leave so soon?; quel tuo amico ti spinge sempre a fare ciò che non dovresti, your friend is always egging you on to do things that you ought not to do; spinse gli operai a scioperare, he incited the men to strike; suo padre lo spingeva a studiare di più, ma lui non voleva saperne, his father urged (o pressed) him to study harder, but he wouldn't listen to him; temo che qlcu. spinga la ciurma all'ammutinamento, I am afraid s.o. might incite the crew to mutiny◆ v. intr.1 ( esercitare una pressione) to push: il fiume in piena spingeva premendo contro il ponte, the river in spate was pushing against the bridge2 ( fare ressa) to push, to shove: non spingete!, don't push (o don't shove)!◘ spingersi v.intr.pron.1 to push: ci spingemmo fino a Parigi, we pushed on as far as Paris; in due giorni l'esercito si spinse fino a..., in two days the army pushed as far as...; non volevamo spingerci troppo lontano, (anche fig.) we did not want to go too far; si spinse tra la folla, he pushed (his way) through the crowd (o he thrust his way through the crowd); spingere avanti, to push forward (o to thrust oneself forward)2 ( gettarsi) to throw* oneself: si spinse in un'impresa rischiosa, he threw himself into a risky enterprise3 (fig.) ( arrivare) to go*: la sua sfacciataggine si spinge oltre ogni limite, his cheek goes beyond all limits; si è spinto fino a chiedermi ancora dei soldi, he even went so far as to ask me for some more money.* * *1. ['spindʒere]vb irreg vt1) (gen) to push, (premere) to press, pushnon spingete — don't push o shove
"spingere" — "push"
mi spingi? — (sull'altalena) can you give me a push?
spingere le cose all'eccesso — to take o carry things too far o to extremes
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fig : stimolare) spingere qn a fare qc — to urge o press sb to do sthspingere qn al delitto/suicidio — to drive sb to crime/suicide
spinto dalla fame/disperazione — driven by hunger/despair
2. vi3. vip (spingersi)* * *['spindʒere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (spostare) to push [persona, sedia, porta] (in in, into)spingere via qcn., qcs. — to push sb., sth. out of the way, to thrust sb., sth. aside
3) (portare)spingere lo scherzo troppo in là — to take o carry the joke too far
4) fig. (indurre) to push, to drive*, to urge ( a fare to do, into doing); (incoraggiare) to urge on [ persona]spingere qcn. verso — to draw sb. to [professione, religione]
spingere qcn. alla disperazione, al suicidio — to drive sb. to despair, suicide
spingere qcn. ad agire — to push o drive sb. into action
5) (dare spinte) to push, to poke, to shove colloq. [ persona]2. 3.spingere qcn. sull'altalena — to give sb. a swing
verbo pronominale spingersi1) to push2) (giungere fino a) to go* (anche fig.)* * *spingere/'spindʒere/ [24]1 (spostare) to push [ persona, sedia, porta] ( in in, into); spingere via qcn., qcs. to push sb., sth. out of the way, to thrust sb., sth. aside; spingere una carrozzina to wheel a pram; il vento spingeva le nuvole the wind drove the clouds along3 (portare) spingere lo scherzo troppo in là to take o carry the joke too far; spingere lo sguardo lontano to gaze into the distance4 fig. (indurre) to push, to drive*, to urge ( a fare to do, into doing); (incoraggiare) to urge on [ persona]; spingere qcn. verso to draw sb. to [ professione, religione]; spingere qcn. alla disperazione, al suicidio to drive sb. to despair, suicide; spingere qcn. ad agire to push o drive sb. into action; ti spinge a chiederti perché it makes you wonder why5 (dare spinte) to push, to poke, to shove colloq. [ persona]; spingere qcn. sull'altalena to give sb. a swing(aus. avere) to pushIII spingersi verbo pronominale1 to push; - rsi in avanti to thrust oneself forward2 (giungere fino a) to go* (anche fig.); - rsi verso l'interno to move further inland; - rsi (fino) a fare to go as far as to do. -
14 point
point [pwɛ̃]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. pointb. ( = endroit) place ; (Astronomy, mathematics) pointc. ( = position) (Aviation, nautical) position• et maintenant, le point sur la grève des transports and now, the latest on the transport striked. ( = marque) (Mus, morse, sur i) dot ; ( = ponctuation) full stop (Brit), period (US) ; ( = petite tache) spot• tu n'iras pas, un point c'est tout you're not going and that's all there is to ite. (sur devoir) markf. [de couture, tricot] stitch• faire le point de la situation ( = examiner) to take stock of the situation ; ( = faire un compte rendu) to sum up the situation► à point [fruit] just ripe ; [fromage] just right for eating ; [viande] medium• le rôti est cuit à point the roast is done to a turn► à point (nommé) [arriver, venir] just at the right moment• est-il possible d'être bête à ce point ! how stupid can you get? (inf)• elles se ressemblent à tel point or à ce point qu'on pourrait les confondre they look so alike that you could easily mistake one for the other► au point [photo] in focus ; [affaire] completely settled ; [technique, machine] perfected• ce n'est pas encore au point it isn't quite up to scratch yet► au point de + infinitif so much that• il aimait le Québec au point d'y passer toutes ses vacances he loved Quebec so much that he spent all his holidays there• il se détestent au point qu'ils ne se parlent plus they hate each other so much that they've stopped speaking► au point où• en être arrivé au point où... to have reached the point where...• on continue ? -- au point où on en est ! shall we go on? -- we've got this far so we might as well!► au plus haut point [détester, admirer] intensely• se méfier au plus haut point de qch to be highly sceptical about sth► mettre au point [+ photo, caméra] to focus ; [+ stratégie, technique] to perfect ; [+ médicament, invention, système] to develop ; [+ projet] to finalize• mettre une affaire au point avec qn to finalize all the details of a matter with sb► mise au point [d'appareil photo, caméra] focusing ; [de stratégie, technique] perfecting ; [de médicament, invention, système] development ; [de moteur] tuning ; [d'affaire, projet] finalizing ; ( = explication, correction) clarification• publier une mise au point to issue a statement (setting the record straight)► en tout point, en tous points in every respect2. <• vous avez un point de chute à Rome ? do you have somewhere to stay in Rome? ► point commun• nous voilà revenus au point de départ so we're back to square one (inf) ► point de distribution [d'eau] supply point ; (Business) distribution outlet• mettre un point d'honneur à faire qch to make it a point of honour to do sth ► point d'interrogation question mark• au point mort [voiture] in neutral ; [de négociations, affaires] at a standstill ► point mousse garter stitch► points de retraite points based on social security contributions that count towards one's pension• quel est votre point de vue sur ce sujet ? what's your point of view on this matter?* * *pwɛ̃
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nom masculin1) ( endroit) point2) ( situation) point; Nautisme positionêtre sur le point de faire — to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing
j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) — I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year)
au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! — I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!
faire le point — Nautisme to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation
3) ( degré)‘j'en aurais pleuré’ - ‘ah bon, à ce point?’ — ‘I could have cried’ - ‘really? it was that bad?’
il est têtu à un point! — (colloq) he's so incredibly stubborn!
jusqu'à un certain point — up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent
4) ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, pointen tout point, en tous points — in every respect ou way
5) ( marque visible) dot6) Jeux, Sport pointmarquer/perdre des points — lit, fig to score/to lose points
7) ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point USavoir sept points d'avance/de retard — to be seven marks ahead/behind
obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 — to get 27 out of 40
être un mauvais point pour quelqu'un/quelque chose — to be a black mark against somebody/something
8) ( dans un système de calcul) pointle permis à points — system whereby driving offender gets penalty points
9) Mathématique point10) Linguistique ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period USpoint à la ligne — ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph
point final — ( dans une dictée) full stop
mettre un point final à quelque chose — fig to put a stop ou an end to something
je n'irai pas, point final! — (colloq) I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!
tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout! — (colloq) you're going to bed and that's final!
11) Musique dot12) ( en typographie) point14) (en couture, tricot) stitch
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(dated) adverbe not
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à point locution adverbiale1) ( en temps voulu) just in time2) Culinaire
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au point locutionêtre au point — [système, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle] to be well put together
mettre au point — ( élaborer) to perfect [système]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan]; to develop [vaccin, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust
mise au point — ( de système) perfecting; ( de vaccin) development; ( réglage) adjusting; Photographie focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement
faire la mise au point — Photographie to focus
faire une mise au point — fig to set the record straight ( sur about)
Phrasal Verbs:••* * *pwɛ̃1. nm1) (= marque, signe) dot2) [ponctuation] full stop Grande-Bretagne period USA3) (= moment) pointNous en sommes au même point. — We have reached the same point.
J'étais sur le point de te téléphoner. — I was just about to phone you.
4) (= degré)à ce point abîmé que... — so damaged that...
au point que; à tel point que — so much so that
5) (au score) point6) (= aspect) pointJe ne suis pas d'accord sur ce point. — I don't agree on this point.
7) (= endroit) spot, point, (en géométrie) point8) COUTURE, TRICOT stitchpoint mousse — garter stitch, plain
9) CUISINE"Comment voulez-vous votre steak?" — "À point." — "How would you like your steak?" — "Medium."
faire le point NAVIGATION — to take a bearing, figto take stock
faire le point sur — to review, to take stock of
mettre au point [mécanisme, procédé] — to develop, [appareil-photo] to focus
2. advlit (= pas) notpoint n'est besoin de... — there is no need to...
point de... — no...
3. vbSee:* * *A nm1 ( endroit) point; un point précis du globe/sur une carte a particular point on the earth/on a map; un point de ravitaillement/ralliement a staging/rallying point; un point de rencontre a meeting point; point de vente (sales) outlet; serrure 3 points 3 point lock;2 ( situation) point; Naut position; être sur le point de faire to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing; j'étais sur le point de leur dire/d'abandonner/de partir I was just about to tell them/to give up/to leave, I was on the point of telling them/giving up/leaving; j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year); au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!; il en est au point où il allume une cigarette en se levant he's got GB ou gotten US to the stage ou point where he lights a cigarette as soon as he gets up; faire le point Naut to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation; faire le point sur la situation économique/sur la recherche scientifique fig to take stock of the economic situation/of scientific research; faire le point sur la circulation (routière)/l'actualité to give an up-to-the-minute report on the traffic news/current situation;3 ( degré) il m'agace/m'inquiète au plus haut point he annoys me/worries me intensely; la circulation était à ce point bloquée que j'ai dû laisser ma voiture au bord de la route the traffic was so bad that I had to leave my car on the side of the road; je ne le pensais pas bête/coléreux à ce point I didn't think he was that stupid/quick-tempered; ‘j'en aurais pleuré’-‘ah bon, à ce point?’ ‘I could have cried’-‘really? it was that bad?’; je sais à quel point elle est triste/sensible I know how sad/sensitive she is; si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! if you only knew how much he annoys me!; au point que to the extent that; à tel point que to such an extent that…; douloureux/endommagé à (un) tel or au point que so painful/badly damaged that; la situation s'est aggravée au point qu'ils ont dû appeler la police the situation became so bad that the police had to be called in; le temps s'est rafraîchi au point qu'il a fallu remettre le chauffage the weather got so cold that the heating had to be put back on; il est têtu à un point! he's so incredibly stubborn!; jusqu'à un certain point up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent;4 ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point; un programme en trois points a three-point plan; un point fondamental/de détail (d'un texte) a basic/minor point (in a text); sur ce point on this point; j'aimerais revenir sur ce dernier point I would like to come back to that last point; un point de désaccord/litige a point of disagreement/contention; reprendre un texte point par point to go over a text point by point; en tout point, en tous points in every respect ou way; une politique en tous points désastreuse a policy that is disastrous in every respect; les deux modèles sont semblables en tous points the two models are alike in every respect;5 ( marque visible) gén dot; les villes sont marquées par un point towns are marked by a dot; il y a un point sur le i et le j there's a dot on the i and the j; un point lumineux/rouge dans le lointain a light/a red dot in the distance; bientôt, le navire ne fut qu'un point à l'horizon soon, the ship was a mere dot ou speck on the horizon; un point de colle a spot of glue; un point de rouille a speck of rust; points de graissage lubricating points; ⇒ i;6 Jeux, Sport point; marquer/perdre des points lit, fig to score/lose points; compter les points to keep (the) score; un point partout! one all!; battre son adversaire aux points to beat one's opponent on points; remporter une victoire aux points to win on points;7 ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US; avoir sept points d'avance to be seven marks ahead; avoir dix points de retard to be ten marks behind; il m'a manqué trois points pour réussir I failed by three marks; enlever un point par faute to take a mark off for each mistake; obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 to get 27 out of 40; être un bon point pour to be a plus point for; être un mauvais point pour qn/qch to be a black mark against sb/sth;8 ( dans un système de calcul) point; la livre a perdu trois points the pound lost three points; le taux de chômage a augmenté de 0,8 points the unemployment rate rose by 0.8 points; le permis à points system whereby driving offender gets penalty points; il a perdu sept points dans les sondages he's gone down seven points in the polls;9 Math point; point d'intersection/d'inflexion point of intersection/of inflection;10 Ling ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US; mettre un point to put a full stop; point à la ligne ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph; point final ( dans une dictée) full stop; mettre un point final à qch fig to put a stop ou an end to sth; je n'irai pas, point final○! I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!; tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout○! you're going to bed and that's final!;11 Mus dot;12 Imprim point;13 Méd ( douleur) pain; avoir un point à la poitrine/à l'aine to have a pain in the chest/in the groin;14 (en couture, tricot) stitch; faire un point à qch to put a few stitches in sth; dentelle au point de Venise Venetian lace.B †adv not; tu ne tueras point Bible thou shalt not kill; je n'en ai point I don't have any; ‘tu es fâché?’-‘non point!’ ‘are you angry?’-‘not at all’.C à point loc adv venir/arriver à point to come/arrive just in time; venir/arriver or tomber à point nommé to come/arrive just at the right moment; faire cuire à point to cook [sth] medium rare [viande]; bifteck (cuit) à point medium rare steak; le camembert est à point the camembert is ready to eat.D au point loc adv, loc adj être au point [système, méthode, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle, émission] to be well put together; leur système/machine/spectacle n'est pas encore très au point their system/machine/show still needs some working on; le nouveau modèle est très au point the new model is very well designed; le spectacle n'était pas du tout au point the show wasn't up to scratch; le prototype n'est pas encore au point the prototype isn't quite ready yet; ça fait des semaines qu'ils répètent mais leur numéro n'est pas encore au point they've been rehearsing for weeks but they still haven't got GB ou gotten US it quite right; je ne suis pas au point pour les examens I'm not ready for the exams; mettre [qch] au point ( inventer) to perfect [théorie, système, méthode, technique]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan de paix, stratégie]; to develop [vaccin, médicament, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust [machine, mécanisme]; il leur reste deux semaines pour finir de mettre leur spectacle au point they've got two more weeks to put the finishing touches to their show; mettre au point sur qch Phot to focus on sth; mise au point Phot focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement; la mise au point est automatique sur mon appareil my camera has automatic focus; faire la mise au point Phot to focus (sur on); faire une mise au point fig to set the record straight (sur about); mise au point ( invention) (de théorie, système, méthode, technique) perfecting; (de médicament, vaccin) development; ( réglage) (de machine, mécanisme) adjusting; Phot focus.point d'acupuncture Méd acupuncture point; point d'ancrage Aut anchor; fig base; point d'appui Mil base of operations; Phys fulcrum; gén support; les piliers servent de point d'appui à la charpente the roof structure is supported by the pillars; trouver un point d'appui à une échelle to find a support for a ladder; point arrière Cout back stitch; point d'attache base; point de bâti Cout tacking stitch; point blanc whitehead; point de blé ( en tricot) double moss stitch; point de boutonnière Cout buttonhole stitch; point cardinal Phys, Géog compass ou cardinal point; point de chaînette ( en broderie) chain stitch; point de chausson ( en broderie) herringbone stitch; point chaud trouble ou hot spot; les points chauds du globe the world's trouble spots; point de chute fig port of call; point commun mutual interest; nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common; ils n'ont aucun point commun they have nothing in common; point de congestion† Méd slight congestion of the lung; point de côtes ( en tricot) rib; point de côté ( douleur) stitch; ( en couture) slip stitch; avoir un point de côté to have a stitch in one's side; point de croix ( en broderie) cross stitch; point de départ lit, fig starting point; nous revoilà à notre point de départ fig we're back to square one; point de devant Cout running stitch; point d'eau ( naturel) watering place; ( robinet) water tap GB ou faucet US; point d'ébullition boiling point; point d'épine ( en broderie) featherstitch; point d'exclamation Ling exclamation mark; point faible weak point; point de feston ( en broderie) blanket stitch; point fort strong point; point de fuite Art, Archit vanishing point; point de fusion melting point; point G G-spot; point d'interrogation Ling question mark; point de jersey ( en tricot) stocking stitch; point du jour daybreak; au point du jour at daybreak; point de liquéfaction liquefaction point; point de mire Mil target; fig focal point; point mousse ( en tricot) garter stitch; point mort Aut neutral; se mettre or passer/être au point mort Aut to put the car into/to be in neutral; être au point mort fig [affaires, consommation] to be at a standstill; [négociations] to be in a state of deadlock; point noir ( comédon) blackhead; ( problème) problem; ( sur la route) blackspot; l'inflation reste le seul point noir inflation is the only problem; point de non-retour point of no return; point d'orgue Mus pause sign; fig culmination; point d'ourlet Cout hemstitch; point de penalty penalty spot; point de piqûre Cout back stitch; point de presse Journ press briefing; point de repère ( spatial) landmark; (temporel, personnel) point of reference; point de reprise Cout darning stitch; point de retraite Prot Soc point which counts towards a retirement pension scheme; point de riz ( en tricot) moss stitch; point de surfil Cout whipstitch; point de suture Méd stitch; point de tige ( en broderie) stem stitch; point de torsade ( en tricot) cable stitch; point de vue ( paysage) viewpoint; ( opinion) point of view; du point de vue de la direction from the management's point of view; du point de vue de l'efficacité/du sens as far as efficiency/meaning is concerned; d'un point de vue économique c'est rentable/intéressant from a financial point of view it's profitable/attractive; points de suspension suspension points.être mal en point to be in a bad way.I[pwɛ̃] adverbe1. [en corrélation avec 'ne']2. [employé seul]du vin il y en avait, mais de champagne point there was wine, but no champagne ou not a drop of champagneil eut beau chercher, point de John he searched in vain, John was nowhere to be foundpoint de démocratie sans liberté de critiquer (there can be) no democracy without the freedom to criticize3. [en réponse négative]point du tout! not at all!, not in the least!II[pwɛ̃] nom masculinpoint lumineux spot ou point of lightpoint de rouille speck ou spot of rustun point de soudure a spot ou blob of solder3. [symbole graphique - en fin de phrase] full stop (UK), period (US) ; [ - sur un i ou un j] dot ; [ - en morse, en musique] dotj'ai dit non, point final ou un point c'est tout! (figuré) I said no and that's that ou that's final ou there's an end to it!mettre un point final à une discussion to terminate a discussion, to bring a discussion to an endpoint estimé/observé estimated/observed positiona. NAUTIQUE to take a bearing, to plot one's positionà 40 ans, on s'arrête et on fait le point when you reach 40, you stand back and take stock of your lifeet maintenant, le point sur la circulation and now, the latest traffic newspoint d'intersection/de tangence intersection/tangential pointen plusieurs points de la planète in different places ou spots on the planet9. [degré] point10. [élément - d'un texte, d'une théorie] point ; [ - d'un raisonnement] point, item ; [ - d'une description] feature, traitvoici un point d'histoire que je souhaiterais éclaircir I'd like to make clear what happened at that particular point in historypoint d'entente/de désaccord point of agreement/of disagreement11. [unité de valeur - dans un sondage, à la Bourse] point ; [ - de retraite] unit ; [ - du salaire de base] (grading) pointsa cote de popularité a gagné/perdu trois points his popularity rating has gone up/down by three pointsbattu aux points [en boxe] beaten on pointsfaire le point [le gagner] to win the pointb. [appréciation] mark (for good behaviour)12. COUTUREfaire un point à to put a stitch ou a few stitches inpoint de couture/crochet/tricot sewing/crochet/knitting stitch13. INFORMATIQUE [unité graphique] dot[emplacement]point d'accès/de retour entry/reentry point————————à ce point, à un tel point locution adverbialeton travail est dur à ce point? is your job so (very) ou that hard?j'en ai tellement assez que je vais démissionner — à ce point? I'm so fed up that I'm going to resign — that bad, is it?————————à ce point que, à (un) tel point que locution conjonctiveso much so that, to such a point thatles choses en étaient arrivées à un tel point que... things had reached such a pitch that...elle est déprimée, à ce point qu'elle ne veut plus voir personne she's so depressed that she won't see anyone anymore————————à point locution adjectivale[steak] medium[rôti] done to a turn[poire] just ou nicely ripeton bonhomme est à point, tu n'as plus qu'à enregistrer ses aveux (familier & figuré) your man's nice and ready now, all you've got to do is get the confession down on tape————————à point locution adverbiale1. CUISINE2. [au bon moment]a. [personne] to come (just) at the right timeb. [arrivée, décision] to be very timely————————à point nommé locution adverbialearriver à point nommé to arrive (just) at the right moment ou when needed, to arrive in the nick of timeau plus haut point locution adverbialeje le déteste au plus haut point I can't tell you how much I hate him, I absolutely loathe him————————au point locution adjectivale[moteur] tuned[machine] in perfect running order[technique] perfected[discours, plaidoyer] finalized[spectacle, artiste] readyton revers n'est pas encore au point your backhand isn't good enough ou up to scratch yetle son/l'image n'est pas au point the sound/the image isn't right————————au point locution adverbialea. [texte à imprimer] to editb. [discours, projet, rapport] to finalize, to put the finishing touches toc. [spectacle] to perfectd. [moteur] to tunee. [appareil photo] to (bring into) focusmettre les choses au point to put ou set the record straightmettons les choses au point: je refuse de travailler le dimanche let's get this ou things straight: I refuse to work Sundaysaprès cette discussion, j'ai tenu à mettre les choses au point following that discussion, I insisted on putting ou setting the record straight————————au point de locution prépositionnelle————————au point du jour locution adverbiale(littéraire) at dawn ou daybreakau point où locution conjonctivenous sommes arrivés au point où... we've reached the point ou stage where...au point où j'en suis, autant que je continue having got this far, I might as well carry onau point où en sont les choses as things stand, the way things are (now)————————au point que locution conjonctiveso much that, so... thatil était très effrayé, au point qu'il a essayé de se sauver he was so frightened that he tried to run awaypoint par point locution adverbialesur le point de locution prépositionnelleêtre sur le point de faire quelque chose to be about to do ou on the point of doing ou on the verge of doing somethingj'étais sur le point de partir I was about to ou going to leavesur le point de pleurer on the verge of tears ou of crying————————point d'ancrage nom masculin————————point d'appui nom masculin1. [d'un levier] fulcrumpoint de chute nom masculin2. (figuré)————————point culminant nom masculinquel est le point culminant des Alpes? what is the highest point ou peak in the Alps?point de départ nom masculin————————point faible nom masculinson point faible, c'est sa susceptibilité his touchiness is his weak spot ou point————————point fort nom masculin[d'une personne, d'une entreprise] strong point[d'un joueur de tennis] best shotles maths n'ont jamais été mon point fort I was never any good at maths, maths was never my strong point————————point mort nom masculin————————point noir nom masculina. [encombré] a heavily congested areab. [dangereux] an accident blackspot————————point sensible nom masculin1. [endroit douloureux] tender ou sore spot2. MILITAIRE key ou strategic target3. (figuré)a. [chez quelqu'un] to touch on a sore spotb. [dans un problème] to touch on a sensitive area -
15 spitze
umg.I Adj. und Interj. great, super, magicII Adv.: spitze aussehen look super ( stärker: sensational, stunning); sie hat spitze gespielt she played sensationally ( oder fantastically); das hast du spitze gemacht you did that brilliantly* * *die Spitze(Gewebe) lace;(Zinke) prong; pike;(oberes Ende) peak; apex; cusp; tip; point; top* * *Spịt|ze ['ʃpɪtsə]f -, -n1) (= Schwertspitze, Nadelspitze, Pfeilspitze, Bleistiftspitze, Kinnspitze) point; (= Schuhspitze) toe; (= Fingerspitze, Nasenspitze, Bartspitze, Spargelspitze) tip; (= Zigarrenspitze, Haarspitze) end; (= Bergspitze, Felsspitze) peak, top; (= Baumspitze, Turmspitze, Giebelspitze) top; (= Pyramidenspitze) top, apex (form); (= Dreiecksspitze) top, vertex (form)2) (fig) (= Höchstwert) peak; (inf = Höchstgeschwindigkeit) top speeddieser Sportwagen fährt 200 Spitze (inf) — ≈ this sports car has a top speed of 125
3) (= Führung) head; (= vorderes Ende) front; (ESP MIL von Kolonne etc) head; (= Tabellenspitze) topan der Spitze stehen — to be at the head; (auf Tabelle) to be (at the) top (of the table)
an der Spitze liegen (Sport, fig) — to be in front, to be in the lead
die Spitze halten (Sport, fig) — to keep the lead
sich an die Spitze setzen — to put oneself at the head; (in Wettbewerb etc, Sport) to go into or take the lead; (auf Tabelle) to go to the top (of the table); (im Pferderennen) to take up the running
4) (= Zigaretten-/Zigarrenhalter) (cigarette/cigar) holderdas ist eine Spitze gegen Sie — that's a dig (esp Brit) or cut (US) at you, that's directed at you
6) (COMM = Überschuss) surplus7) (Gewebe) lace8)das war einsame or absolute Spitze! (inf) — that was really great! (inf)
See:→ auch spitze* * *die1) (the highest point or tip (of something): the apex of a triangle; the apex of a person's career.) apex2) (at or in the very front: in the forefront of the battle.) in the forefront3) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) head4) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.) extremity5) (delicate net-like decorative fabric made with fine thread: Her dress was trimmed with lace; ( also adjective) a lace shawl.) lace6) (a tall, pointed tower, especially one built on the roof of a church.) spire7) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nose8) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) point9) (a hard, thin, pointed object (of wood, metal etc): The fence had long spikes on top.) spike10) (the leaders in any movement: We're in the vanguard of the movement for reform!) vanguard11) (the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) tip12) (the front part of a shoe, sock etc: There's a hole in the toe of my sock.) toe13) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) top14) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) top15) (something that forms a covering on top of something, especially food: a tart with a topping of cream.) topping* * *Spit·ze1<-, -n>[ˈʃpɪtsə]f1. (spitzes Ende o spitze Ecke) point; eines Berges peak, summit; eines Baumes top; eines Dreiecks top; eines Haars end; eines Turms spire; eines Fingers, der Nase tip; eines Schuhs pointed toean der \Spitze liegen (in Rennen, Wettbewerb) to be in front [or a. fig in the lead]; (in Wertung) to be at the topsich akk an die \Spitze setzen (in Rennen) to take the lead; (in Wertung) to move into [or take [over]] first placedie \Spitze der Tabelle übernehmen to take over at the top of the table [or division] [or league5. (Höchstwert) peakdie Temperaturen erreichten im August \Spitzen von 35, 36° C the temperature peaked at 35-36° C in August6. (Höchstgeschwindigkeit) top speedbei einer \Spitze von 250 km/h with a top speed of 250 km/h▪ die \Spitzen the leaders pl; der Gesellschaft the top; eines Unternehmens the heads; der Wirtschaft the leaders10. (spitze Bemerkung) digdiese \Spitze war gegen dich gezielt that was a dig at you11.▶ nur die \Spitze des Eisbergs sein to be only the tip of the iceberg▶ \Spitze! great!Spit·ze2<-, -en>[ˈʃpɪtsə]* * *die; Spitze, Spitzen1) (NadelSpitze, BleistiftSpitze usw.) point; (PfeilSpitze, HornSpitze usw.) tip2) (TurmSpitze, BaumSpitze, MastSpitze usw.) top; (eines Dreiecks, Kegels, einer Pyramide) top; apex; vertex (Math.); (eines Berges) summit; top3) (ZigarrenSpitze, HaarSpitze, ZweigSpitze) end; (SchuhSpitze) toe; (FingerSpitze, NasenSpitze, SchwanzSpitze, FlügelSpitze, SpargelSpitze) tip4) (vorderes Ende) frontan der Spitze liegen — (Sport) be in the lead or in front
5) (führende Position) topan der Spitze [der Tabelle] stehen od. liegen — (Sport) be [at the] top [of the table]
sich an die Spitze [einer Bewegung] setzen — put oneself at the head [of a movement]
das Auto fährt 160 km Spitze — the car has or does a top speed of 160 km. per hour
8)[absolute/einsame] Spitze sein — (ugs.) be [absolutely] great (coll.)
10) (Textilwesen) lace* * *spitze umgA. adj & int great, super, magicB. adv:spitze aussehen look super ( stärker: sensational, stunning);sie hat spitze gespielt she played sensationally ( oder fantastically);das hast du spitze gemacht you did that brilliantly…spitze f im subst1. wörtl:Bleistiftspitze pencil point;Nadelspitze point of a needle2. (Leitung)Konzernspitze management of a combine;Fraktionsspitze leadership of the parliamentary party3. (Höchstwert)Bedarfsspitze peak in demand;Temperaturspitze maximum temperature;Jahresspitze annual peak* * *die; Spitze, Spitzen1) (NadelSpitze, BleistiftSpitze usw.) point; (PfeilSpitze, HornSpitze usw.) tip2) (TurmSpitze, BaumSpitze, MastSpitze usw.) top; (eines Dreiecks, Kegels, einer Pyramide) top; apex; vertex (Math.); (eines Berges) summit; top3) (ZigarrenSpitze, HaarSpitze, ZweigSpitze) end; (SchuhSpitze) toe; (FingerSpitze, NasenSpitze, SchwanzSpitze, FlügelSpitze, SpargelSpitze) tip4) (vorderes Ende) frontan der Spitze liegen — (Sport) be in the lead or in front
5) (führende Position) topan der Spitze [der Tabelle] stehen od. liegen — (Sport) be [at the] top [of the table]
sich an die Spitze [einer Bewegung] setzen — put oneself at the head [of a movement]
das Auto fährt 160 km Spitze — the car has or does a top speed of 160 km. per hour
8)[absolute/einsame] Spitze sein — (ugs.) be [absolutely] great (coll.)
10) (Textilwesen) lace* * *-n (Gewebe) f.lace n. -n (Kinn-, Messer-) f.point n. -n (Turm-) f.spire n. -n (eines Berges) f.peak n. -n (spitzes Ende) f.tip n. -n f.cusp n.dig (at) n.nib n.peak n.pike n.pinnacle n.spike n.top n. -
16 doprowadzać
impf doprowadzić* * *1. (-dzam, -dzasz); perf - dzić; vt( więźnia) to escort; (gaz, prąd) to supply2. vidoprowadzać do doprowadzać — +gen to lead to, to result in
doprowadzać coś do porządku — to straighten sth out, to put lub set sth right
doprowadzać kogoś do szału lub wściekłości — to drive sb mad
* * *ipf.1. (= przyprowadzać) take, lead; doprowadzać dziecko do szkoły take a child to school; doprowadzić konia do stajni lead the horse to the stable; droga doprowadzi cię do skrzyżowania z autostradą this road will lead you to a crossroads with a highway.2. ( siłą) bring forcibly (along); deliver; doprowadzić kogoś pod eskortą (do więzienia) escort sb (to prison).3. (= powodować coś) lead ( (kogoś) do czegoś (sb) to sth); push ( kogoś do czegoś sb to sth); (do rozstrzygnięcia, sytuacji) bring about ( do czegoś sth); (do kompromisu, przymierza) conclude ( do czegoś sth); make, drive ( kogoś do czegoś sb) (+ adj.); ( o czymś) result ( do czegoś in sth); doprowadzić do równowagi balance; doprowadzić do wrzenia kulin. bring to a boil; doprowadzić kogoś do ostateczności push sb to desperate extremes; doprowadzać kogoś do rozpaczy drive sb to despair; doprowadzić kogoś do ruiny lead sb to ruin, be the ruin of sb; doprowadzić kogoś do szaleństwa drive sb crazy l. mad l. wild, drive sb out of their mind; doprowadzić kogoś do wściekłości drive sb up the wall, make sb furious; doprowadzić kogoś do zguby be sb's undoing; takie zachowanie może doprowadzić do trudnej sytuacji such behavior may bring about a difficult situation.4. (= dostarczać) connect (up) ( do czegoś coś sth to sth); doprowadzić gaz/wodę do budynku connect the building to the gas/water main; doprowadzić prąd do domu wire the house up to the mains.5. (= osiągać cel) bring ( coś do sth to); doprowadzić coś do końca bring sth to an end, bring sth to a close l. conclusion; doprowadzić dom do porządku put the house in order.ipf.work o.s. (up) ( do czegoś into sth); doprowadzić się do rozpaczy work o.s. into despair; doprowadzić się do szału l. wściekłości work o.s. into a rage, get all worked up; doprowadzić się do ruiny ruin o.s., bring about one's own downfall l. ruin.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > doprowadzać
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17 spingere
1. ['spindʒere]vb irreg vt1) (gen) to push, (premere) to press, pushnon spingete — don't push o shove
"spingere" — "push"
mi spingi? — (sull'altalena) can you give me a push?
spingere le cose all'eccesso — to take o carry things too far o to extremes
2)(
fig : stimolare) spingere qn a fare qc — to urge o press sb to do sthspingere qn al delitto/suicidio — to drive sb to crime/suicide
spinto dalla fame/disperazione — driven by hunger/despair
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18 porter
porter [pɔʀte]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ parapluie, paquet, valise] to carry ; [+ responsabilité] to bearb. ( = apporter) to take• porter l'affaire sur la place publique/devant les tribunaux to take the matter into the public arena/before the courts• porter une œuvre à l'écran/à la scène to make a film/stage a play based on a workd. ( = montrer) [+ signe, trace, blessure, inscription, date] to beare. ( = inscrire) [+ nom] to put downh. ( = conduire, amener) to carry ; ( = entraîner) [foi] to carry alongi. ( = inciter) porter qn à faire qch to lead sb to do sth• tout (nous) porte à croire que... everything leads us to believe that...2. intransitive verba. [bruit, voix, canon] to carryb. [reproche, coup] to hit homec. ( = frapper) c'est la tête qui a porté his head took the blowd. ( = reposer) [poids] porter sur to be supported bye. ► porter sur ( = concerner) [débat, cours] to be about ; [revendications, objection] to concern ; [étude, effort] to be concerned with ; [accent] to fall on3. reflexive verba. [personne]se porter bien/mal to be well/unwellb. ( = se présenter comme) se porter candidat to run as a candidatec. ( = aller) to go• se porter sur ( = se diriger vers) [soupçon, choix] to fall ond. ( = être porté) [vêtement] les jupes se portent très courtes the fashion is for very short skirts* * *pɔʀte
1.
1) ( transporter) to carry [chose, personne]2) ( apporter)3) ( soutenir) [mur, chaise] to carry, to bear [poids]porter quelqu'un à bout de bras — fig to take on somebody's problems
4) ( avoir sur soi) to wear [robe, bijou, verres de contact]; to have [cheveux longs, moustache]5) ( avoir) to have [initiales, date, titre]; to bear [sceau]le document porte la mention ‘secret’ — the document is marked ‘secret’
6) ( produire) to bear [fleurs]porter des fruits — lit
porter ses fruits — fig to bear fruit
7) ( amener)cela porte le prix du billet à... — this brings the price of the ticket to...
porter la température de l'eau à 80°C — to heat the water to 80°C
8) ( diriger)9) ( inscrire)se faire porter malade or pâle — (colloq) to go (colloq) ou report sick
10) ( inciter)11) (donner, causer)porter bonheur or chance — to be lucky
2.
porter sur verbe transitif indirect1) ( concerner)porter sur — [débat, article] to be about; [mesure, interdiction] to apply to
2) ( reposer sur)porter sur — [structure] to be resting on
3) ( heurter)
3.
verbe intransitifun canon qui porte à 500 mètres — a cannon with a range of 500 metres [BrE]
4.
se porter verbe pronominal1) ( se sentir)se porter bien/mal — [personne] to be well/ill; [affaire] to be going well/badly
2) ( être mis)3) ( se diriger)se porter sur — [soupçon] to fall on
le choix se porta sur le vase — they/she etc chose the vase
tous les regards se sont portés vers le ciel/vers lui — everyone looked toward(s) the sky/in his direction
4) ( se propager)* * *pɔʀte1. vt1) [charge, sac, valise, colis] to carryIl portait une valise. — He was carrying a suitcase.
2) (= apporter)3) (sur soi) [vêtement, barbe, bague] to wearElle porte une jolie robe bleue. — She's wearing a lovely blue dress.
4) (= mettre)porter un fait à la connaissance de qn — to bring a fact to sb's attention, to bring a fact to sb's notice
5) (= inciter)6) [fruits, fleurs] [arbre] to bear7) [enfant] [femme enceinte] to carry8) [responsabilité] to bear, to carry9) [inscription, titre] to bearElle portait le nom de Rosalie. — She went by the name of Rosalie.
10) (= inscrire)porter qch sur [registre] — to write sth down in, to enter sth in
11) [jugement] to pass2. vi1) [voix] to carry2) [coup, argument] to hit homeporter sur [conférence] — to be about, (= peser) to rest on, [accent] to fall on, (= heurter) [choc] to strike
* * *porter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( transporter) to carry [chose, personne]; porter qn sur son lit to get sb into bed; porter qn sur son dos to carry sb on one's back, to give sb a piggyback○; tu ne dois rien porter you mustn't carry anything heavy;2 ( apporter) porter qch quelque part to take sth somewhere [lettre, paquet]; porter qch à qn to take sb sth, to bring sb sth US; porter des messages to run messages; porter la bonne nouvelle to spread the word; porter une affaire devant les tribunaux to bring a case to court;3 ( soutenir) [mur, chaise] to carry, to bear [poids]; mes jambes ne me portent plus my legs are giving out; l'eau te portera the water will hold you up; être porté par le vent [sable, papier] to be blown along by the wind; porter qn à bout de bras fig to take on sb's problems; mes parents sont lourds à porter my parents are emotionally demanding; porter l'espoir de millions d'hommes to be the focus for the hopes of millions; être porté par un mouvement d'espoir to be carried along by a surge of optimism;4 ( avoir sur soi) to wear [robe, bijou, verres de contact]; to have [cheveux longs, balafre]; to have, to wear [barbe, moustache]; porter les armes to bear arms; porter une arme to be armed;5 ( avoir) to have [initiales, date, titre]; to bear [sceau]; ne pas porter de date not to have a date, to be undated; ne pas porter de titre not to have a title, to be untitled; portant le numéro 300 with the number 300; le document porte la mention ‘secret ’ the document is marked ‘secret’; ils ne portent pas le même nom they have different names; quel prénom porte-t-elle? what's her first name?; elle porte le nom de son mari she has taken her husband's name; le nom que je porte est celui de ma grand-mère I'm named after my grandmother; il porte bien son nom the name suits him; bien porter son âge to look good for one's age; porter des traces de sang to be blood-stained; l'arbre ne portait plus de feuilles the tree was bare of leaves; portant une expression de découragement sur son visage looking discouraged; porter en soi une grande volonté de réussir to be full of ambition; cela porter en soi quelques risques it's inherently risky;6 ( produire) to bear [fleurs]; porter des fruits lit, fig to bear fruit; l'enfant qu'elle porte the child she is carrying; le roman qu'il porte en lui his great unwritten novel;7 ( amener) porter qch à [situation, événement] to bring sth to; [personne, entreprise, administration] to put sth up to; cela porte la cotisation/le prix du billet d'avion/le nombre des victimes à… this brings the subscription/the price of the plane ticket/the death toll to…; porter un taux/une cotisation à to put a rate/a subscription up to; porter la température de l'eau à 80°C to heat the water to 80°C; porter qn au pouvoir to bring sb to power; porter qn à la tête d'une entreprise to take sb to the top of a company;8 ( diriger) porter son regard vers to look at; porter qch à sa bouche to raise sth to one's lips; porter qch à son oreille to hold sth to one's ear; porter la main à son chapeau to lift one's hat; si tu portes la main sur elle if you lay a finger on her; porter de l'intérêt à qch to be interested in sth; l'estime/l'amour qu'elle te porte her respect/love for you; porter ses efforts sur qch to devote one's energies to sth; porter un jugement sur qch to pass judgment on sth; faire porter ses accusations sur to direct one's accusations at;9 ( inscrire) porter qch sur un registre to enter sth on a register; porter une somme au crédit de qn to credit a sum to sb's account; être porté disparu to be reported missing; se faire porter malade or pâle○ to go○ ou report sick; porter témoignage to bear witness; porter plainte to lodge a complaint;10 ( inciter) porter qn à être méfiant or à se méfier to make sb cautious; tout le porte à la méfiance everything inclines him to caution; tout nous porte à croire que everything leads us to believe that;11 (donner, causer) porter partout la mort et la destruction to spread death and destruction; porter bonheur or chance to be lucky; porter malheur to be unlucky; ça m'a porté bonheur it brought me luck; ça m'a porté malheur it was unlucky; ⇒ nuit.B porter sur vtr ind1 ( concerner) porter sur [débat, article] to be about; [mesure, accord] to concern, to apply to; [interdiction] to apply to; l'impôt porte sur les objets de luxe the tax applies to luxury goods; l'accent porte sur la deuxième syllabe the accent is on the second syllable;2 ( reposer sur) porter sur [structure] to be resting on;3 ( heurter) porter sur to hit.C vi une voix qui porte a voice that carries; des arguments qui portent convincing arguments; ta critique a porté your criticism hit home; le coup a porté the blow hit home; porter contre un mur to hit a wall; un canon qui porte à 500 mètres a cannon with a range of 500 metresGB; les mortiers ne portent pas jusqu'ici we are out of mortar range.D se porter vpr1 ( se sentir) elle se porte bien/mal/mieux [personne] she is well/ill/better; [affaire] it's going well/badly/better; comment se porte votre femme? how is your wife?; je ne m'en porte pas plus mal I'm none the worse for it; je me porte à merveille I'm absolutely fine;2 ( être mis) [vêtement, bijou, chapeau] cela se porte avec des chaussures plates you wear it with flat shoes; les jupes se portent juste au-dessus du genou cet hiver skirts are being worn just above the knee this year; cela ne se porte plus it has gone out of fashion;3 (aller, se diriger) se porter à la rencontre de qn ( aller) to go to meet sb; ( venir) to come to meet sb; se porter sur [soupçon] to fall on; le choix se porta sur le vase bleu they/she etc chose the blue vase; tous les regards se sont portés vers le ciel/vers lui everyone looked toward(s) the sky/in his direction; se porter à des excès to overindulge;I[pɔrte] verbe transitifA.[TENIR, SUPPORTER]1. [soutenir - colis, fardeau, meuble] to carry ; [ - bannière, pancarte, cercueil] to carry, to beardeux piliers portent le toit two pillars take the weight of ou support the roofporter quelqu'un sur son dos/dans ses bras to carry somebody on one's back/in one's armsB.[METTRE, AMENER][mettre]porter une œuvre à l'écran/à la scène to adapt a work for the screen/the stageporter une affaire devant les tribunaux to take ou to bring a matter before the courtsles frais d'inscription ont été portés à 25 euros the registration fees have been increased ou raised to 25 euros2. [diriger]porter sa ou la main à sa tête to raise one's hand to one's headporter son regard vers ou sur to look towards ou in the direction ofporter ses pas vers to make one's way towards, to head for3. [enregistrer - donnée] to write ou to put down (separable)se faire porter absent/malade to go absent/sickporter 200 euros au crédit de quelqu'un to credit somebody's account with 200 euros, to credit 200 euros to somebody's accountporter son attention sur to focus one's attention on, to turn one's attention toil a fait porter tout son effort ou ses efforts sur la réussite du projet he did his utmost to make the project successfula. [pour accomplir une tâche] to have somebody in mind (for a job)b. [pour l'épouser] to have one's eye on somebody5. [inciter]porter quelqu'un à quelque chose: mon intervention l'a portée à plus de clémence my intervention made her inclined ou prompted her to be more lenientl'alcool peut porter les gens à des excès/à la violence alcohol can drive people to excesses/induce people to be violenttout porte à croire que... everything leads one to believe that...tous les indices portent à penser que c'est lui le coupable all the evidence suggests he is the guilty one6. [éprouver]porter de l'intérêt à quelqu'un/quelque chose to be interested in somebody/somethingC.[AVOIR SUR SOI, EN SOI][badge, décoration] to wear[barbe, couettes, moustache, perruque] to have[pistolet, stylo] to carryelle porte toujours du noir she always dresses in ou wears blackporter les cheveux longs/courts/relevés to wear one's hair long/short/upla signature que porte le tableau the signature (which) appears ou is on the painting3. [nom, prénom, patronyme] to havel'espoir/la rancune que je portais en moi the hope/resentment I bore within me6. [enfant, petit, portée] to carry————————[pɔrte] verbe intransitif1. [son, voix] to carry[canon, fusil]2. [faire mouche - critique, mot, plaisanterie] to hit ou to strike home ; [ - observation] to be heard ou heeded ; [ - coup] to hit home, to tell3. [cogner]c'est le crâne qui a porté the skull took the impact ou the full forceporter sur ou contre to hit4. [dans l'habillement masculin]porter à droite/gauche to dress on the right/left————————porter sur verbe plus préposition1. [concerner - suj: discussion, discours, chapitre, recherches] to be about, to be concerned with ; [ - suj: critiques] to be aimed at ; [ - suj: loi, mesures] to concern ; [ - suj: dossier, reportage] to be about ou onle détournement porte sur plusieurs millions d'euros the embezzlement concerns several million euros2. [reposer sur - suj: charpente] to rest onl'accent porte sur la deuxième syllabe LINGUISTIQUE the accent falls on the second syllable, the second syllable is stressed————————se porter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)[bijou, chaussures, vêtement] to be worn————————se porter verbe pronominal intransitif1. [personne]comment vous portez-vous? how do you feel?, how are you (feeling)?à bientôt, portez-vous bien! see you soon, look after yourself!il va bientôt s'en aller, je ne m'en porterai que mieux he's going to leave soon and I'll feel all the better for itnos parents ne prenaient pas de congés et ne s'en portaient pas plus mal our parents never took time off and they were none the worse for it2. [se proposer comme]3. [aller]se porter en tête d'une procession/course to take the lead in a procession/race————————se porter à verbe pronominal plus préposition————————se porter sur verbe pronominal plus préposition[choix, soupçon] to fall on[conversation] to turn toII[pɔrte]→ link=porté porté[pɔrtɛr] nom masculin[bière] porter -
19 decidir
v.1 to decide, to choose.el juez decidirá si es inocente o no the judge will decide o determine whether or not he is innocentdecidir hacer algo to decide to do something¿a qué restaurante vamos? — tú decides which restaurant shall we go to? — you decidedecidir entre dos cosas to choose between two thingsElla decidió la forma de proceder She decided the way to proceed.Ella decide y no escucha She makes a decision and doesn't listen.2 to decide.el voto de la clase media decidió la elección the middle-class vote decided o swung the election3 to decide to, to resolve to.Ella decidió hacer una balsa She decided to make a raft.4 to determine, to ascertain, to pinpoint.* * *2 (convencer) to persuade, convince3 (resolver) to resolve, decide1 to decide, choose1 to make up one's mind\decidirse por to decide on* * *verb1) to decide2) determine3) settle•* * *1. VT1) (=tomar una decisión) to decide¿habéis decidido lo que vais a hacer? — have you decided what you are going to do?
después de pensarlo mucho he decidido que sí — after giving it a lot of thought, I've decided to go ahead
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decidir hacer algo — to decide to do sth2) (=determinar) [+ futuro, resultado] to decide; [+ asunto, disputa] to settle, resolve3) (=convencer)¿qué fue lo que al final te decidió? — what finally made up your mind?, what finally decided you?, what finally made you decide?
2.VI to decidenadie va a decidir por ellos — no one will make the decision o decide for them
tuvo que decidir entre varias opciones — she had to choose o decide from a number of options
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decidir sobre algo — to decide on sth, make a decision on sth3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( tomar una determinación) to decidedecidir + inf — to decide to + inf
b) < persona> to make... decide2.eso fue lo que me decidió — that was what decided me o made me decide
decidir vi to decideno sé, decide tú — I don't know, you decide
3.tiene que decidir entre dos opciones igualmente interesantes — she has to choose o decide between two equally attractive options
decidirse v pron to decide, to make up one's mindaún no me he decidido del todo — I still haven't quite decided o made up my mind
decidirse a + inf — to decide to + inf
* * *= decide, decision to the contrary, make + choices, opt (for), settle, sort out, take + viewpoint, adjudicate, resolve, take + view, take + Posesivo + pick, call + the shots, be the boss, rule + the roost.Ex. At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.Ex. Unless a conscious decision has been made to the contrary, the abstractor should not introduce any new biases or emphases.Ex. Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.Ex. However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.Ex. Once the name to be used in a heading and its form have been settled, it is time to decide upon the entry element, or in more general terms, to examine the preferred order of the components of a name as the name is to appear as a heading.Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.Ex. I know a large library catalog in this country where the person in charge of filing has to adjudicate on the average four times a day on where a particular card should go.Ex. Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.Ex. We can offer them both and let our users take their pick.Ex. The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.Ex. One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.Ex. Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.----* decidir Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* decidir hacer = spring for.* decidir + Infinitivo = choose to + Infinitivo, elect to + Infinitivo.* decidir no + Infinitivo = decide against + Gerundio, decide against + Nombre.* decidir no ser incluido en = opt out of.* decidir por cuenta propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* decidir qué hacer con = make + disposition of.* decidirse = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, make + Posesivo + mind up.* decidirse por = marry, settle on/upon, go for, come down in + favour of, plump for.* decidirse por uno mismo = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind.* estar decidido a = be determined to.* por decidir = to be decided.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( tomar una determinación) to decidedecidir + inf — to decide to + inf
b) < persona> to make... decide2.eso fue lo que me decidió — that was what decided me o made me decide
decidir vi to decideno sé, decide tú — I don't know, you decide
3.tiene que decidir entre dos opciones igualmente interesantes — she has to choose o decide between two equally attractive options
decidirse v pron to decide, to make up one's mindaún no me he decidido del todo — I still haven't quite decided o made up my mind
decidirse a + inf — to decide to + inf
* * *= decide, decision to the contrary, make + choices, opt (for), settle, sort out, take + viewpoint, adjudicate, resolve, take + view, take + Posesivo + pick, call + the shots, be the boss, rule + the roost.Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.
Ex: Unless a conscious decision has been made to the contrary, the abstractor should not introduce any new biases or emphases.Ex: Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.Ex: Once the name to be used in a heading and its form have been settled, it is time to decide upon the entry element, or in more general terms, to examine the preferred order of the components of a name as the name is to appear as a heading.Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.Ex: I know a large library catalog in this country where the person in charge of filing has to adjudicate on the average four times a day on where a particular card should go.Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.Ex: We can offer them both and let our users take their pick.Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.Ex: One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.* decidir Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* decidir hacer = spring for.* decidir + Infinitivo = choose to + Infinitivo, elect to + Infinitivo.* decidir no + Infinitivo = decide against + Gerundio, decide against + Nombre.* decidir no ser incluido en = opt out of.* decidir por cuenta propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* decidir qué hacer con = make + disposition of.* decidirse = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, make + Posesivo + mind up.* decidirse por = marry, settle on/upon, go for, come down in + favour of, plump for.* decidirse por uno mismo = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind.* estar decidido a = be determined to.* por decidir = to be decided.* * *decidir [I1 ]vt1 (tomar una determinación) to decidetodavía no han decidido nada they still haven't reached a decision o haven't decided anythingiba a aceptar pero después decidí que no I was going to accept but then I decided against it o decided not tohemos decidido que no nos vamos a mudar we've decided that we're not going to move, we've decided not to movedecidir + INF to decide to + INFdecidieron prorrogarle el contrato they decided to extend his contract2 ‹persona›eso fue lo que me decidió that was what made up my mind for me, that was what decided meaquel incidente me decidió a actuar that incident made me decide to act3 ‹asunto› to settle; ‹resultado› to decideeste contrato va a decidir el futuro de la empresa this contract is going to decide the future of the companyel gol que decidió el partido the goal that decided the game■ decidirvito decideno sé, decide tú I don't know, you decideotra persona había decidido por él someone else had made the decision for himtiene que decidir entre dos opciones igualmente interesantes she has to choose o decide between two equally attractive optionsdecidir SOBRE algo to make o take a decision ON sth, decide ON sthno es la persona más adecuada para decidir sobre este asunto she's not the best person to decide on o to make o to take a decision on this matteryo no tengo autoridad para decidir sobre su suerte I do not have the authority to decide (on) his fateto make up one's mindaún no me he decidido del todo I still haven't quite made up my mind o decideddecídete, me tengo que ir make up your mind, I have to go¿va a llover? — no sé, no se decide is it going to rain? — I don't know, it can't seem to make up its minddecidirse A + INF to decide to + INF decidirse POR algo to decide ON sthse decidió por el verde she decided on the green one* * *
decidir ( conjugate decidir) verbo transitivo
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2 ‹ asunto› to settle;
‹ resultado› to decide
verbo intransitivo
to decide;◊ tiene que decidir entre los dos she has to choose o decide between the two;
decidir sobre algo to decide on sth
decidirse verbo pronominal
to decide, to make up one's mind;
decidirse a hacer algo to decide to do sth;
decidirse por algo to decide on sth
decidir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to decide: tú decides, it's up to you
el penalty en el último minuto decidió el partido, the last-minute penalty decided the game
' decidir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertar
- indecisa
- indeciso
- mover
- solucionar
- vacilante
- pensar
- resolver
- votación
English:
choose
- conclude
- decide
- fix
- heart
- open
- opt out
- seal
- settle
- up to
- adjudicate
- agree
- determine
- for
- opt
- priority
- resolve
- spot
- up
* * *♦ vt1. [tomar una decisión sobre] to decide;el juez decidirá si es inocente o no the judge will decide o determine whether or not he is innocent;no hay nada decidido por el momento nothing has been decided for the moment;todo está aún por decidir everything's still up in the air, nothing's been decided yet;decidir hacer algo to decide to do sth;decidió que no valía la pena arriesgarse she decided (that) it wasn't worth the risk;han decidido que no van a tener más hijos they've decided not to have any more children2. [determinar] to decide;el voto de la clase media decidió la elección the middle-class vote decided o swung the election;el gol de Márquez decidió el partido Márquez's goal decided o settled the game3. [persuadir] to persuade, to convince;lo decidí a quedarse I convinced him to stay;su madre le decidió a dejar de fumar his mother persuaded him to stop smoking;¿qué te decidió a seguir con el negocio? what made you decide to carry on with the business?♦ vito decide, to choose;¿a qué restaurante vamos? – tú decides which restaurant shall we go to? – you decide;decidir entre dos cosas to choose between two things;ellos decidieron por mí they decided for me, they took the decision for me;tenemos que decidir sobre la decoración del dormitorio we have to decide how we're going to decorate the bedroom, we have to take a decision on the décor for the bedroom* * *I v/t decideII v/i decide, make up one’s mind* * *decidir vt1) : to decide, to determineno he decidido nada: I haven't made a decision2) : to persuade, to decidesu padre lo decidió a estudiar: his father persuaded him to studydecidir vi: to decide* * *decidir vb to decide -
20 extremar
v.1 to maximize.2 to carry to extremes, to carry to an extreme, to exaggerate, to overdo.* * *1 to carry to extremes, carry to the limit, overdo1 to do one's best, do one's utmost, take great pains\extremar la prudencia to be extremely careful* * *1.VT (=aumentar al máximo)las personas alérgicas deben extremar las precauciones — allergic people should take extra precautions
2.See:* * *verbo transitivo (frml) < precauciones> to maximize (frml)* * *= maximise [maximize, -USA].Ex. Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.----* extremar la vigilancia = be extra vigilant.* * *verbo transitivo (frml) < precauciones> to maximize (frml)* * *= maximise [maximize, -USA].Ex: Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.
* extremar la vigilancia = be extra vigilant.* * *extremar [A1 ]vthan extremado las medidas de seguridad en los aeropuertos security measures at airports have been maximized o stepped upse ha ordenado extremar la vigilancia a state of maximum alert has been ordered* * *
extremar ( conjugate extremar) verbo transitivo (frml) to maximize (frml)
extremarse verbo pronominal◊ extremar (en hacer algo) to make a great effort (to do sth)
extremar verbo transitivo to maximize: extremó los cuidados con el niño, she looked after the boy with special care
* * *♦ vt[precaución, vigilancia] to maximize;han extremado las medidas de seguridad security measures have been stepped up to the maximum* * *v/t maximize* * *extremar vt: to carry to extremes
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