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to take the phone off the hook

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1 to take the phone off the hook

to take the phone off the hook

descolgar el teléfono

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2 to take the phone off the hook

to take the phone off the hook

tirar o telefone do gancho.

English-Portuguese dictionary > to take the phone off the hook
3 hook

hook [hʊk]

1. noun

crochet m ; (for hanging coats) patère f ; (on dress) agrafe f ; (for fishing) hameçon m

• he swallowed the story hook, line and sinker (inf) il a gobé (inf) tout ce qu'on lui a raconté

► by hook or by crook coûte que coûte

► off the hook

• to take the phone off the hook décrocher le téléphone

• the phone's off the hook le téléphone est décroché

• the phone was ringing off the hook (inf) (US) le téléphone n'arrêtait pas de sonner

• to get sb off the hook (inf) tirer qn d'affaire

• to let sb off the hook (inf) [+ wrongdoer] ficher la paix à qn (inf) ; [+ sb with problem] tirer qn d'affaire

• he's off the hook (inf) il est tiré d'affaire

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = attach) accrocher

   b. [+ fish] prendre

► hook on

1. intransitive verb

s'accrocher (to à)

2. separable transitive verb

accrocher (to à)

► hook up

1. intransitive verb

[dress] s'agrafer

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ dress] agrafer

   b. (on radio or TV) (inf) faire un duplex entre

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[hʊk] 1.
noun

1) (for clothing, picture) crochet m

2) ( on fishing line) hameçon m

3) ( fastener) agrafe f

hooks and eyes — agrafes fpl

4) ( on pole) crosse f

5) Telecommunications

to take the phone off the hook — décrocher le téléphone

6) ( boxing) crochet m

left hook — crochet du gauche

7) ( golf) coup m hooké

8) US ( bend) coude m, courbe f
2.
transitive verb

1) ( hang) accrocher (on, onto à)

2) ( pull through) faire passer [string] ( through dans); passer [finger, stick] ( through dans)

3) ( catch) prendre [fish]; fig, hum (colloq) mettre le grappin sur (colloq) [spouse]

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Phrasal Verbs:

- hook on

- hook up

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to get somebody off the hook — tirer quelqu'un d'affaire

English-French dictionary > hook
4 ♦ hook

♦ hook /hʊk/
n.

1 gancio; uncino; gancetto; uncinello: coat hook, gancio per appendere cappotti; a picture hook, un gancetto per appendere quadri; curtain hook, gancio da tenda; a hook and eye, un gancio con occhiello; un'allacciatura ( di abiti) a gancio

2 (= fish hook) amo; graffio; rampino

3 (fig.) trappola; tranello

4 ( boxe) hook; gancio: left hook, gancio sinistro; right hook, gancio destro

5 (geogr.) ansa, gomito ( di fiume, ecc.); lingua di terra, a falce; promontorio ad arco

6 (naut.) gola; ghirlanda

7 (naut.) ancora; ancorotto

8 (mus.) uncino ( della nota)

9 (agric.) falce ( per mietere); falcetto; (= billhook) pennato, roncola

10 uncinetto; crochet ( lavoro femminile)

11 ( sport, spec. golf) hook (tiro sbagliato che manda la palla troppo verso sinistra rispetto al battitore destrimano)

12 ( cricket) hook ( tiro violento effettuato con la mazza orizzontale)

13 ( rugby) tallonata; tallonaggio

14 (telef.) forcella

15 (elettron.) innesco

16 ( slang USA) droga pesante; eroina

17 ( slang USA) ladro; borseggiatore; borsaiolo

18 ( slang USA) puttana

19 ( slang USA spreg.; = hook-nose) ebreo

20 (pl.) ( slang USA) mani

● ( USA) hook-and-ladder ( truck), autoscala ( dei pompieri) □ (zool.: d'uccello) hook-billed (o hook-beaked), dal becco adunco □ (fig.) hook, line, and sinker, completamente; del tutto; tutto: to swallow a story hook, line and sinker, mandare giù una storiella da cima a fondo; bersela tutta (fig.) □ hook-nosed, dal naso a becco (o aquilino) □ (mecc.) hook spanner ( USA: hook wrench), chiave a gancio □ by hook or by crook, di riffa o di raffa; con le buone o con le cattive □ (fam. USA) to get the hook, essere licenziato; essere cacciato □ (fam.) to get one's hooks into, mettere le mani su; impadronirsi di □ (fig.) to get off the hook, tirarsi fuori dai guai □ (fig.) to get (o to let) sb. off the hook, tirare q. fuori dai guai □ to leave the phone off the hook, lasciare il telefono staccato □ (fig.) to be on the hook, essere inguaiato; essere incastrato (o in trappola) □ (fam. USA) to be on the hook for st., avere in carico, essere responsabile di (spec. una somma di denaro) □ ( slang) on one's own hook, per conto proprio; da solo □ ( slang) to take (o to sling) one's hook, squagliarsi; svignarsela; tagliare la corda □ to take the phone off the hook, staccare la cornetta.
(to) hook /hʊk/
A v. t.

1 agganciare; attaccare ( con un gancio, a un gancio): to hook st. onto a wall, agganciare qc. al muro; attaccare qc. al muro con un gancio

2 prendere all'amo ( un pesce)

3 curvare (o piegare) a uncino ( una parte del corpo): The man hooked his thumbs in his belt, l'uomo si è infilato i pollici nella cintura

4 (naut.) agganciare; incocciare

5 (fig. fam., generalm. al passivo) conquistare; prendere; coinvolgere; catturare: I read the first page and I was hooked, ho letto la prima pagina e non sono più riuscita a smettere

6 (fig. fam.) accalappiare: to hook a rich husband, accalappiare un marito ricco

7 (fig. fam.) gabbare; imbrogliare; fregare (fam.)

8 ( sport, spec. golf) fare ► «hook» (def. 11)

9 ( rugby) tallonare

10 ( boxe) colpire con un gancio

11 ( hockey su ghiaccio) agganciare: to hook an opponent with the stick, agganciare un avversario con il bastone

12 ( slang) adescare

13 ( slang arc.) rubare

B v. i.

1 agganciarsi; chiudersi con ganci: This skirt hooks at the back, questa gonna s'aggancia di dietro

2 curvarsi a mo' d'uncino

3 ( cricket) effettuare un ► «hook» (def. 12)

4 ( boxe) sferrare (o assestare) un gancio

● ( slang) to hook it, tagliare la corda; darsela a gambe; svignarsela.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ hook
5 hook

hook

A n

1 (for clothing, picture) crochet m ;

2 Fishg hameçon m ;

3 Sewing agrafe f ; hooks and eyes agrafes fpl ;

4 Agric, Hort faucille f ;

5 ( on stick) crosse f ;

6 Telecom to take the phone off the hook décrocher le téléphone ; to leave the phone off the hook laisser le téléphone décroché ;

7 ( boxing) crochet m ; left/right hook crochet du gauche/du droit ;

8 ( golf) coup m hooké ;

9 US ( bend) coude m, courbe f ;

10 Comm accroche f.

B vtr

1 ( hang) accrocher (on, onto à ; round autour de) ;

2 ( pull through) faire passer [string, loop] (through dans) ; passer [limb, finger, stick] (through dans) ;

3 Fishg prendre [fish] ; fig, hum ○ mettre le grappin sur ○ [spouse] ;

4 ( golf) hooker ; ( rugby) talonner.

Idioms

to be off the hook être tiré d'affaire ; to get sb off the hook tirer qn d'affaire ; to let sb off the hook laisser filer ○ qn ; to get one's hooks into sb mettre le grappin sur qn ○.

Phrasal verbs

■ hook on:

▶ hook on s'accrocher (to à) ;

▶ hook [sth] on, hook on [sth] accrocher (to à).

■ hook together:

▶ hook together s'accrocher ensemble ;

▶ hook [sth] together accrocher [qch] ensemble.

■ hook up:

▶ hook up [garment] s'agrafer ;

▶ hook up [sth], hook [sth] up

1 ( attach) agrafer [garment] ; accrocher [trailer, picture] ;

2 Radio, TV faire un duplex entre [stations] ;

3 Elec, Tech connecter [appliance].

Big English-French dictionary > hook
6 take

take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente

➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante

2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

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huk
1. noun
1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) anzuelo

2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) gancho

3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) gancho

2. verb
1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) pescar

2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) enganchar

3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) golpe con efecto a la izquierda

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- hooked
- by hook or by crook
- off the hook

hook n

1. gancho / percha

he hung the picture on a hook colgó el cuadro de un gancho

hang your coat on the hook cuelga el abrigo en la percha

2. anzuelo

put the bait on the hook coloca el cebo en el anzuelo

to take the phone off the hook descolgar el teléfono

hook

tr[hʊk]

noun

1 (gen) gancho

2 (for fishing) anzuelo

3 (boxing) gancho

transitive verb

1 (catch) enganchar

■ his shirt got hooked on the fence se le enganchó la camisa en la valla

2 (fishing) pescar, coger

3 (in boxing) pegar un gancho

4 (in rugby) talonear

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to take the phone off the hook descolgar el teléfono

by hook or by crook figurative use por las buenas o por las malas

to be off the hook slang haberse librado

to get one's hooks into somebody tener a alguien en las garras

to let somebody off the hook dejar salir a alguien del atolladero

hooks and eyes (sewing) corchetes nombre masculino plural

hook ['hʊk] vt

: enganchar

hook vi

: abrocharse, engancharse

hook n

: gancho m, percha f

hook

n.

• alcayata s.f.

• anzuelo s.m.

• azada s.f.

• colgadero s.m.

• gafa s.f.

• gancho s.m.

• garabato s.m.

• garabito s.m.

• garfio s.m.

• garra s.f.

• percha (Gancho) s.f.

v.

• abrochar v.

• aferrar v.

• encorvar v.

• enganchar v.

• gafar v.

• garabatear v.

• pescar v.

hʊk
I

noun

1)

a) gancho m; ( for hanging clothes) percha f, gancho m; ( for fishing) anzuelo m

to take the phone off the hook — descolgar* el teléfono

by hook or by crook — sea como sea, por las buenas o por las malas

hook, line and sinker: I swallowed the story hook, line and sinker mordí or me tragué el anzuelo; to get/let somebody off the hook sacar*/dejar salir a alguien del atolladero; he's off the hook se ha librado; to sling one's hook — (BrE sl) largarse* (fam)

b) ( Clothing) corchete m, ganchito m

hooks and eyes — corchetes ( macho y hembra)

2) ( in boxing) gancho m

II
1.

transitive verb

1) (grasp, secure) enganchar

2) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> ( in golf) golpear ( hacia la izquierda); ( in rugby) talonar; ( in boxing) enganchar, pegarle* un gancho a

2.

vi ( join with hook) \<\<dress\>\> abrocharse

Phrasal Verbs:

- hook up

[hʊk]
1. N

1) (gen) gancho m ; (for painting) alcayata f ; (=meat hook) garfio m ; (Fishing) anzuelo m

the jacket hung from a hook — la chaqueta estaba colgada de un gancho

he hung the painting on the hook — colgó el cuadro de la alcayata

- by hook or by crook

hook, line and sinker —

he fell for it hook, line and sinker — se tragó el anzuelo

- get sb off the hook

- let sb off the hook

- sling one's hook

2) (Telec)

to take the phone off the hook — descolgar el teléfono

to leave the phone off the hook — dejar el teléfono descolgado

- the phone was ringing off the hook

3) (=hanger) percha f, colgadero m

4) (Sew)

hooks and eyes — corchetes mpl, macho y hembra msing

5) (Boxing) gancho m, crochet m

6) (Golf) golpe m con efecto a la izquierda

7) hooks ** manos fpl

2. VT

1) (=fasten) enganchar; (Fishing) pescar

to hook sth to a rope — enganchar algo a una cuerda

to hook one's arms/feet around sth — envolver algo con los brazos/los pies

to hook a rope round a nail — atar una cuerda a un clavo

2) * (=catch)

she finally hooked him — por fin lo enganchó

3)

- hook it

3. VI

1) (=fasten) [dress] abrocharse; (=connect) engancharse

2) (US) ** trabajar como prostituta, hacer la calle *

- hook on

- hook up

* * *
[hʊk]
I

noun

1)

a) gancho m; ( for hanging clothes) percha f, gancho m; ( for fishing) anzuelo m

to take the phone off the hook — descolgar* el teléfono

by hook or by crook — sea como sea, por las buenas o por las malas

hook, line and sinker: I swallowed the story hook, line and sinker mordí or me tragué el anzuelo; to get/let somebody off the hook sacar*/dejar salir a alguien del atolladero; he's off the hook se ha librado; to sling one's hook — (BrE sl) largarse* (fam)

b) ( Clothing) corchete m, ganchito m

hooks and eyes — corchetes ( macho y hembra)

2) ( in boxing) gancho m

II
1.

transitive verb

1) (grasp, secure) enganchar

2) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> ( in golf) golpear ( hacia la izquierda); ( in rugby) talonar; ( in boxing) enganchar, pegarle* un gancho a

2.

vi ( join with hook) \<\<dress\>\> abrocharse

Phrasal Verbs:

- hook up

English-spanish dictionary > hook
8 hook

I [hʊk]
nome

1) (for clothing, picture) gancio m., uncino m.

hooks and eyes — sart. gancio con occhiello, allacciatura a gancio

2) pesc. amo m.

3) (on stick) manico m. ricurvo

4) tel.

to take the phone off the hook — staccare la cornetta

5) (in boxing) gancio m.

6) (in golf) tiro m. a gancio, tiro m. a uncino

7) AE (bend) curva f.

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to get sb. off the hook — tirare fuori dai guai qcn.

to let sb. off the hook — = salvare, scagionare qcn
II [hʊk]
verbo transitivo

1) (hang) agganciare (on, onto a)

2) (pull through) fare passare [string, finger, stick] ( through attraverso, in)

3) pesc. prendere all'amo [ fish]; colloq. scherz. fig. accalappiare [ spouse]

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- hook on

- hook up

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[huk] 1. noun
1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) amo

2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) gancio

3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) gancio
2. verb
1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) prendere (all'amo)

2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) agganciare

3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) tiro a uncino

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- hooked
- by hook or by crook
- off the hook
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I [hʊk]
nome

1) (for clothing, picture) gancio m., uncino m.

hooks and eyes — sart. gancio con occhiello, allacciatura a gancio

2) pesc. amo m.

3) (on stick) manico m. ricurvo

4) tel.

to take the phone off the hook — staccare la cornetta

5) (in boxing) gancio m.

6) (in golf) tiro m. a gancio, tiro m. a uncino

7) AE (bend) curva f.

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to get sb. off the hook — tirare fuori dai guai qcn.

to let sb. off the hook — = salvare, scagionare qcn
II [hʊk]
verbo transitivo

1) (hang) agganciare (on, onto a)

2) (pull through) fare passare [string, finger, stick] ( through attraverso, in)

3) pesc. prendere all'amo [ fish]; colloq. scherz. fig. accalappiare [ spouse]

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- hook on

- hook up

English-Italian dictionary > hook
9 hook ***

[hʊk]
1. n

(gen), (also) Boxing gancio, Fishing amo, (on dress) gancetto

hooks and eyes — gancetti

he hung the painting on the hook — ha appeso il quadro al gancio

he felt a fish pull at his hook — ha sentito che un pesce abboccava all'amo

to take the phone off the hook — staccare il ricevitore

to leave the phone off the hook — lasciare staccato il ricevitore

by hook or (by) crook — in un modo o nell'altro, di riffa o di raffa

to get sb off the hook — salvare qn

he fell for it hook, line and sinker fig — l'ha bevuta tutta

2. vt

(fasten) agganciare, attaccare, Fishing prendere all'amo

to hook one's arms/legs around sth — aggrapparsi a qc con le braccia/le gambe

she finally hooked him fam — è finalmente riuscita a incastrarlo

to be hooked on fam — essere fanatico (-a) di

he's hooked on heroin or cocaine fam — è un eroinomane or cocainomane

3. vi

(fasten) agganciarsi

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- hook on

- hook up

English-Italian dictionary > hook ***
10 hook

[huk] 1. сущ.
1)

а) крюк, крючок

crochet hook — вязальный крючок

meat hook — крюк для мяса

hooks and eyes — коклюшки

to sew on hook — плести кружево

б) рыболовный крючок

в) одёжный крючок (для застегивания ботинок, перчаток, одежды)

Syn:

buttonhook

г) рычаг телефонного аппарата

to leave the phone off the hook — не повесить телефонную трубку

2) приманка, западня

on the hook — на крючке у кого-л., в чей-л. власти

Syn:

snare 1., catch 2.

3)

а) кривой нож; серп

б) садовые ножницы, секатор

4) багор

5) бот.; зоол. шип, игла

jaws armed with strong and penetrating hooks for seizing and securing active and struggling prey — челюсти, снабжённые мощными острыми шипами для захвата и удержания пытающейся вырваться жертвы

6) разг. руки; пальцы; "грабли"

7) крутой изгиб; излучина реки

8) разг. вор, жулик; уголовный преступник; вор-карманник

We've nothing on him. But then we've nothing on half the hooks in Eastport. — У нас на него ничего нет. Равно как и на половину уголовников в Восточном порту.

Syn:

thief I, pickpocket

9) спорт.

а) хук, короткий боковой удар левой ( в боксе)

to deliver a hook — ударять, наносить удар

б) кривая, неправильная траектория движения мяча ( в футболе)

в) неправильный удар ( в футболе)

Syn:

slice 1.

10) тех. гак, захватка, зацепка

11)

а) крючочек, загогулинка ( как элемент начертания букв)

б) уст. скобки, кавычки

в) муз. "хвостик" (при изображении ноты "одна восьмая" на нотном стане)

г) лог. знак импликации, следствия

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by hook or by crook — правдами и неправдами; не мытьём, так катаньем

on one's own hook разг. — самостоятельно, на свой риск

to take / sling one's hook разг. — смыться, удрать

to drop / pop off the hooks разг. — сыграть в ящик; отправиться на тот свет

- go off the hooks
- get one's hooks into smb.
- get one's hooks into smth.
- off the hook 2. гл.
1)

а) сгибать в виде крюка, придавать загнутую форму

б) сгибаться в виде крюка

Syn:

bend 2., crook 2., incurve

2) диал.; разг. убежать, удрать

I hooked off on my own and rambled aimlessly about. — Я дал дёру и потом бесцельно шатался по округе.

Syn:

make off

3)

а) зацеплять, прицеплять

to hook the end of the rope on the branch of the tree — прицепить конец верёвки к ветке дерева

to hook a shelf to the wall — вешать полку на стену

б) застёгиваться

Please hook my dress up at the back, I can't reach. — Пожалуйста, застегни мне платье на спине, я не могу дотянуться.

4) вязать крючком

5)

а) ловить, поймать ( рыбу)

б) подцепить; поймать на удочку; заполучить; завербовать

He tried to hook a well-off widow. — Он пытался подцепить какую-нибудь состоятельную вдову.

в) ( hook into) разг. убедить сделать (что-л. невыгодное, неприятное); повесить (на кого-л.; неприятные обязанности)

He's been hooked into working at the school fair. — Его убедили поработать на зарплату учителя.

6) разг. воровать, таскать, красть

to hook the money and hide it — украсть деньги и спрятать их

Syn:

steal 1., pilfer

7) разг. заниматься проституцией

8) амер.; диал.; уст. бодаться (о коровах, быках)

9) спорт.

а) нанести удар сбоку; сделать хук ( в боксе)

б) забросить мяч в корзину крюком ( в баскетболе)

10) ( hook onto) разг. понимать, просекать

The children quickly hooked onto the suggestion and were eager to go for a swim. — Ребята быстро поняли намёк и просто горели желанием искупаться.

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- hook on
- hook up
- hook out
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to hook it разг. — смыться, удрать

Англо-русский современный словарь > hook
11 hook

[huk] 1. noun
1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) anzol

2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) gancho

3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) soco
2. verb
1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) fisgar

2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) enganchar

3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) desvio

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- hooked
- by hook or by crook
- off the hook
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[huk] n 1 gancho. 2 anzol. 3 farpa. 4 armadilha, laço. 5 curva fechada. 6 Geogr cabo, promontório. 7 Sport golpe no jogo de boxe. 8 foice. 9 sl ladrão. 10 Mus frase melódica repetitiva facilmente reconhecida, usada em músicas populares. • vt+vi 1 enganchar, ferrar, prender. 2 dependurar. 3 pescar, fisgar. 4 curvar, estar curvado. 5 coll roubar, surrupiar. by hook or by crook de qualquer maneira. crochet hook agulha de crochê. on my own hook por conta própria. reaping hook foice, alfanje. she hooked him sl ela o fisgou. to get off the hook sair de uma situação difícil e perigosa. to get someone off the hook ajudar alguém a sair de uma situação difícil. to get the hook ser despedido. to hook in enganchar. to hook it fugir. to hook up Electr conectar um computador em outro equipamento similar. to let someone off the hook ajudar alguém a sair de uma situação difícil. to take the phone off the hook tirar o telefone do gancho.

English-Portuguese dictionary > hook
12 descolgar

v.

1 to take down (una cosa colgada).

descolgar la ropa to take down the washing

2 to pick up, to take off the hook.

3 to remove from hanging, to take down, to unhang, to unhook.

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descolgar

Conjugation model [ COLGAR], like link=colgar colgar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cuadro etc) to take down

2 (bajar) to lower, let down

3 (el teléfono) to pick up, lift

■ dejó el teléfono descolgado she left the telephone off the hook

► verbo pronominal descolgarse

1 (escurrirse) to slip down, slide down

■ se descolgó por la pared he slid down the wall

2 familiar figurado (dejarse caer) to drop in, turn up

■ se descolgó a cenar con dos amigos he dropped in for dinner with two friends

3 familiar figurado (separarse) to break away; (quedarse rezagado) to fall behind

4 familiar figurado (decir) to come out ( con, with); (hacer) to do unexpectedly, surprise

■ se descolgó con una tontería he made a stupid remark

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1. VT

1) [+ cuadro, cortina] to take down, get down

descuelga el abrigo de ahí — take the coat off there o down from there

2) [+ teléfono] to pick up

dejó el teléfono descolgado — he left the phone off the hook

3) [+ competidor, pelotón] to pull away from

quedar descolgado — to be left behind

2.

See:

descolgarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <cuadro/cortina> to take down

b) < teléfono> to pick up

dejar el teléfono descolgado — to leave the phone off the hook
2.
descolgar vi

lo dejó sonar dos veces antes de descolgar — he let it ring twice before he picked it up o answered it
3.
descolgarse v pron

1) ( por una cuerda) to lower oneself

2) ( en carrera) to pull away, break away

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* descolgarse = drop off, fall from.

* descolgarse de = droop away from, fall off of.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <cuadro/cortina> to take down

b) < teléfono> to pick up

dejar el teléfono descolgado — to leave the phone off the hook
2.
descolgar vi

lo dejó sonar dos veces antes de descolgar — he let it ring twice before he picked it up o answered it
3.
descolgarse v pron

1) ( por una cuerda) to lower oneself

2) ( en carrera) to pull away, break away

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* descolgarse = drop off, fall from.

* descolgarse de = droop away from, fall off of.

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descolgar [A8 ]

vt

1 ‹cuadro/cortina› to take down

2 ‹teléfono› to pick up

dejar el teléfono descolgado to leave the phone off the hook

■ descolgar

vi

lo dejó sonar dos veces antes de descolgar he let it ring twice before he picked it up o answered it

■ descolgarse

v pron

A (por una cuerda) to lower oneself

B (en una carrera) to pull away, break away

se descolgó del grupo en la última vuelta he pulled away from the group on the last lap

C ( fam) (dejar caer) descolgarse CON algo:

a último momento se descolgó con que no podía venir at the last minute he suddenly announced that he couldn't come

se descolgaron con un 20% de aumento en las tarifas they unexpectedly put fares up by 20%, they went and put fares up by 20%

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descolgar ( conjugate descolgar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cuadro/cortina› to take down

b) ‹ teléfono› to pick up;

◊ dejar el teléfono descolgado to leave the phone off the hook

descolgarse verbo pronominal
1 ( por una cuerda) to lower oneself
2 ( en carrera) to pull away, break away
descolgar verbo transitivo
1 (el teléfono) to pick up
2 (una lámpara, un cuadro, etc) to take down
3 (dejar caer por una cuerda) to lower: descolgaron el mueble por la terraza, they lowered the piece of furniture from the balcony
4 Dep (dejar atrás) la atleta rumana logró descolgar a sus perseguidoras, the Rumanian athlete left his rivals behind
' descolgar' also found in these entries:
English:
unhook
- hook

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descolgar

♦ vt

1. [cosa colgada] to take down;

descolgar la ropa to take down the washing

2. [teléfono] [para hablar] to pick up, to take off the hook;

descolgamos el teléfono para que no nos molestara nadie we left the phone off the hook so nobody would disturb us

3. [en una carrera] [adelantarse]
descolgar a alguien to pull ahead of sb

♦ vi
[para hablar por teléfono] to pick up (the receiver);
para efectuar una llamada descuelgue y espere tono to make a call, lift the receiver and wait for the dialling tone

♦ See also the pronominal verb descolgarse

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descolgar

v/t

1 take down

2 TELEC pick up

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descolgar {16} vt

1) : to take down, to let down

2) : to pick up, to answer (the telephone)

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descolgar vb

1. (algo colgado) to take down [pt. took; pp. taken]

descuelga las cortinas take the curtains down

2. (teléfono) to pick up

descuelga el teléfono pick the phone up

Spanish-English dictionary > descolgar
13 décrocher

décrocher [dekʀɔ∫e]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = détacher) to take down ; [+ wagon] to uncouple

   b. [+ téléphone] (pour répondre) to pick up ; (pour l'empêcher de sonner) to pick up the receiver

• quand j'ai décroché when I answered

• ne décroche pas ! don't answer it!

   c. ( = obtenir) [+ prix, contrat, poste] (inf) to get

• décrocher le gros lot to hit the jackpot

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = abandonner) (inf) to fail to keep up ; ( = cesser d'écouter) (inf) to switch off (inf)

   b. (slang Drugs) to come off

3. reflexive verb

► se décrocher to fall down

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dekʀɔʃe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( détacher) to take down [tableau, jambon, tenture]; to uncouple [wagon]

décrocher son téléphone — ( pour parler) to pick up the receiver; ( pour ne pas être dérangé) to take the phone off the hook

2) (colloq) ( obtenir) to clinch (colloq), to get [marché]; to land (colloq), to get [contrat, poste, rôle]; to get [diplôme]; to win [titre]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) (colloq) ( cesser une activité) to give up

2) (colloq) (en parlant de tabac, drogue) to kick (colloq) the habit

3) (colloq) ( cesser de s'intéresser) to switch off GB, to tune out US

4) Armée to disengage

5) Aviation to stall

3.

se décrocher verbe pronominal [tableau] to come off its hook; [rideau] to come down; [jupe] to come undone

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décrocher le gros lot — to hit the jackpot

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dekʀɔʃe
1. vt

1) (= dépendre) to take down

Tu peux m'aider à décrocher les rideaux? — Can you help me take down the curtains?

décrocher la lune fig — to do the impossible

décrocher la lune pour qn — to give sb the moon

2)

décrocher le téléphone (pour répondre) — to pick up the phone

3) fig (= obtenir) [contrat, poste, bac, médaille] to get, [titre] to win

décrocher le titre mondial — to win the world title

2. vi

1) (= soulever le combiné) to pick up the phone

Il a décroché et a composé le numéro. — He picked up the phone and dialled the number.

2) AVIATION, [avion, appareil] to stall

3) (= renoncer) [élève, lycéen] to drop out, [coureur] to drop out

4) ÉCONOMIE, [monnaie, titre, cours] to lose ground

5) * (ne plus prêter attention) to switch off

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décrocher verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( détacher) to take down [tableau, jambon, tenture]; to uncouple [wagon]; décrocher son téléphone (pour répondre, appeler) to pick up the receiver; ( pour ne pas être dérangé) to take the phone off the hook;

2 ○( obtenir) to clinch○, to get [marché]; to land○, to get [contrat, poste, rôle]; to get [diplôme]; to win [titre].

B vi

1 ○( cesser une activité) to give up;

2 ○(en parlant de tabac, drogue) to kick the habit○;

3 ○( cesser de s'intéresser) to switch off GB, to tune out US;

4 Mil to disengage;

5 Aviat to stall;

6 Radio, TV ( passer sur un autre canal) to switch; ( cesser les programmes) to cease transmission.

C se décrocher vpr [tableau, applique] to come off its hook; [rideau] to come down; [soutien-gorge, jupe] to come undone; le poisson s'est décroché the fish has got off the hook; se décrocher facilement [rideau] to be easy to take down; ⇒ mâchoire.

Idiome

décrocher la timbale or le gros lot to hit the jackpot.

[dekrɔʃe] verbe transitif

1. [dépendre] to unhook, to take down (separable)

décrocher un peignoir to take a bathrobe off the hook ou peg

il a décroché ses gants de boxe (figuré) he went back to boxing ou into the ring again

décrocher la lune to do the impossible

décrocher la timbale (familier) ou le coquetier (familier) ou le cocotier (familier) ou le pompon (familier) to hit the jackpot

2. [enlever - chaîne, laisse] to take off (separable) ; [ - wagon] to uncouple

3. TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS

décrocher le téléphone

a. [le couper] to take the phone off the hook

b. [pour répondre] to pick up the phone

tu décroches? could you answer ou get it?

4. (familier) [obtenir] to land, to get

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[dekrɔʃe] verbe intransitif

1. (familier) [abandonner] to opt out

les étudiants qui décrochent students who drop out

2. (familier) [se déconcentrer] to switch off

3. [être distancé] to drop ou to fall behind

4. (familier) [se désintoxiquer] to kick the habit

décrocher de l'héroïne to come off ou to kick heroin

5. AÉRONAUTIQUE to stall

6. FINANCE

le yen a décroché du dollar the yen has lost against the dollar

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se décrocher verbe pronominal intransitif

le tableau s'est décroché the painting came unhooked

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se décrocher verbe pronominal transitif

il s'est décroché la mâchoire he dislocated his jaw

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > décrocher
14 staccare

"to detach, to disjoin;

Ablösen;

revezar"

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remove, detach

electronics unplug

telecommunications staccare il ricevitore lift the receiver

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staccare v.tr.

1 to take* (off); to remove; to take* out; to detach; to cut* off; ( strappare) to tear* off, to pull off; to tear* out, to pull out; ( tirar giù) to take* down: staccare un quadro dalla parete, to take down a picture from the wall; staccare un bottone, to pull off a button; staccare un pezzo da qlco., to cut (o to break) a piece off sthg.; staccare un pezzo di qlco., to detach (o to cut off o to break off) a piece of sthg.; staccare una tenda, to take down a curtain; staccare la tappezzeria, to tear (o to pull) the wallpaper off; staccare un fiore da una pianta, to pick a flower from a plant; staccare una pagina, to remove (o to tear out) a page; staccare un'etichetta, to remove a label; staccare un assegno dal libretto, to tear off a cheque (o to tear a cheque out of the chequebook); staccare un assegno, ( scriverlo) to write a cheque; ( emetterlo) to draw (o to make out) a cheque // (fin.) staccare una cedola, to detach a coupon // (aut.) staccare la frizione, to release the clutch

2 ( sciogliere, slegare) to loosen, to unfasten; to untie, to undo*; ( sganciare) to unhook: staccare una barca, to untie a boat; staccare i buoi, to unyoke the oxen; staccare un cane dalla catena, to let a dog off its chain; staccare i cavalli da una carrozza, to unharness the horses (from a coach); staccare un rimorchio, to unhook a trailer; (ferr.) staccare una vettura, to uncouple a coach

3 ( scostare) to move away: staccare un tavolo dal muro, to move a table away from the wall

4 ( separare) to separate: staccarono il bambino dalla madre, they separated the child from its mother; staccare una questione dall'altra, to separate one issue from the other // staccare le parole, to enunciate carefully // (mus.) staccare le note, to play staccato

5 ( togliere) to disconnect: staccare la spina del telefono, to disconnect (o to unplug) the phone; staccare la corrente, to turn (o to switch) the current off; la spina è staccata, the plug is disconnected (o unplugged); staccare la spina, (med.) ( a malato terminale) to switch off, to disconnect the life-support system; (fig.) ( fermarsi, riposarsi) to switch off // non riesco a staccare gli occhi, lo sguardo da..., (fig.) I cannot take my eyes off...

6 ( distanziare) to outdistance, to leave* behind: il corridore ha staccato il gruppo, the runner has left the group behind

◆ v. intr.

1 ( spiccare, risaltare) to stand* out: quella figura non stacca bene dal fondo, that figure does not stand out very well (against its background); il rosso stacca bene sul nero, red stands out well against black

2 (fam.) ( cessare il lavoro) to knock off, to go* off duty: in questa azienda i lavoratori staccano alle cinque, workers knock off at five in this firm.

◘ staccarsi v.intr.pron.

1 to come* off, to break* off; to come* out; to get* detached: quel francobollo non si stacca, that stamp won't come off; questo chiodo si sta staccando, this nail is coming out; un ramo si staccò dall'albero, a branch broke off the tree; s'è staccato un bottone, a button has come off; la tappezzeria si era staccata in più punti, the wallpaper had come off in several places; si è staccata l'etichetta, the label has come off

2 ( sciogliersi, slegarsi) to break* loose, to break* away; ( sganciarsi) to get* unhooked, to come* unhooked: il cane è riuscito a staccare dalla catena, the dog managed to break loose from the chain; la nave si è staccata dall'ormeggio, the ship broke loose from her moorings; il rimorchio si è staccato, the trailer broke away (o came unhooked)

3 ( scostarsi) to get* away, to move away: staccati dal muro, get (o move) away from the wall

4 ( separarsi) to leave * (s.o., sthg.), to part: quando arrivò il treno, non sapeva staccare da sua madre, when the train arrived, he could hardly bring himself to leave (o to part from) his mother

5 ( abbandonare, allontanarsi) to detach oneself; (da vizi ecc.) to give* up (s.o., sthg.): non sa staccare da questa abitudine, he cannot give up (o break himself of) this habit; staccare dai piaceri del mondo, to detach oneself from wordly pleasures (o to turn one's back on the world)

6 ( distanziare) to pull ahead (of s.o., sthg.): tre cavalli si staccarono dal gruppo, three horses pulled ahead of the group

7 ( essere differente) to differ, to be different: la riproduzione si stacca molto dall'originale, the reproduction differs greatly from the original.

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[stak'kare]
1. vt

1)

(togliere) staccare (da) — to remove (from), take (from), (quadro) to take down (from), (foglio, pagina) to tear out (of), remove (from)

ha staccato una pagina dal quaderno — he tore a page out of the exercise book

hai staccato l'etichetta dal dischetto? — did you remove the label from the disk?

stacca la sedia dal muro — pull the chair away from the wall

staccare la televisione/il telefono — to disconnect the television/the phone

se non paghi ti staccheranno il telefono — if you don't pay they'll disconnect your phone

ho staccato il telefono perché la bambina dormiva — I unplugged the phone because the baby was sleeping

staccare un assegno — to write a cheque

non riusciva a staccare gli occhi da quella scena — he could not take his eyes off the scene before him

2) (separare), anche fig to separate, divide, (buoi) to unyoke, (cavalli) to unharness

staccare la locomotiva dal treno — to uncouple the locomotive from the train

staccare le parole — to pronounce one's words clearly

staccare le note Mus — to play staccato

3) (Sport: distanziare) to leave behind

2. vi (aus avere)

1) (risaltare) to stand out

2) (fam : finire di lavorare) to knock off

3. vip (staccarsi)

1) (venir via: bottone) to come off, (foglio) to come out, (sganciarsi) to break loose

mi si è staccato un bottone della camicia — a button has come off my shirt

2)

(persona) staccarsi da — (allontanarsi) to move away from, (dalla famiglia) to leave

non si stacca mai dalla televisione — he's always glued to the television

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[stak'kare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) [ persona] to tear* out [tagliando, assegno]; to peel off [ etichetta]; to take* down [ quadro]; [ vento] to blow* off [ foglie]

2) (sganciare) to untie [cane, cavallo]

staccare un vagone da un treno — to uncouple a carriage from a train

3) (far risaltare) to articulate [ parole]

4) (separare) to turn away, to drive* away [ persona]

staccare qcs. con un morso — to bite sth. off

5) (allontanare)

staccare un tavolo dal muro — to move a table away from the wall

6) sport (distanziare) [ corridore] to pull ahead of, to outdistance [ gruppo]

7) (disinserire) to switch off [ elettrodomestico]; to disconnect [ telefono]; to turn off [ corrente]; to pull out [ spina]; to disengage [ frizione]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (smettere di lavorare) to knock off

stacchiamo un momento! — let's take a break!

2) (risaltare) [ colore] to stand* out

3) cinem.

staccare su — [ macchina da presa] to cut to
3.
verbo pronominale staccarsi

1) [tagliando, foglio] to come* away; [bottone, tappezzeria] to come* off; [etichetta, vernice] to peel off; [ quadro] to come* off its hook

2) (separarsi) [ persona] to detach oneself

-rsi da qcn., qcs. — to let go of sb., sth

3) (scostarsi) to move away; (sollevarsi)

- rsi da terra — [ aereo] to leave the ground

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staccare

/stak'kare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 [ persona] to tear* out [tagliando, assegno]; to peel off [ etichetta]; to take* down [ quadro]; [ vento] to blow* off [ foglie]

2 (sganciare) to untie [cane, cavallo]; staccare un vagone da un treno to uncouple a carriage from a train

3 (far risaltare) to articulate [ parole]

4 (separare) to turn away, to drive* away [ persona]; staccare qcs. con un morso to bite sth. off

5 (allontanare) staccare un tavolo dal muro to move a table away from the wall

6 sport (distanziare) [ corridore] to pull ahead of, to outdistance [ gruppo]

7 (disinserire) to switch off [ elettrodomestico]; to disconnect [ telefono]; to turn off [ corrente]; to pull out [ spina]; to disengage [ frizione]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

1 (smettere di lavorare) to knock off; stacchiamo un momento! let's take a break!

2 (risaltare) [ colore] to stand* out

3 cinem. staccare su [ macchina da presa] to cut to

III staccarsi verbo pronominale

1 [tagliando, foglio] to come* away; [bottone, tappezzeria] to come* off; [etichetta, vernice] to peel off; [ quadro] to come* off its hook

2 (separarsi) [ persona] to detach oneself; -rsi da qcn., qcs. to let go of sb., sth.

3 (scostarsi) to move away; (sollevarsi) - rsi da terra [ aereo] to leave the ground.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > staccare
15 coger

v.

1 to take.

coger a alguien de la mano to take somebody by the hand

coge esta bolsa un momento hold this bag a moment

¿puedes coger el teléfono, por favor? could you pick the phone up o answer the phone, please?

Ella cogió una rama She caught a branch.

Ella cogió impulso para despegar She took impulse to lift off.

2 to catch (atrapar) (ladrón, pez, pájaro).

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

Ella cogió un ratón con su ratonera She caught a mouse with her mousetrap.

Ella cogió una enfermedad contagiosa She caught a contagious disease.

3 to catch up with (alcanzar) (persona, vehículo).

4 to pick up (recoger) (objeto caído).

se me ha caído el bolígrafo, ¿me lo puedes coger? I've dropped my pen, could you pick it up for me?

5 to take (quedarse con) (propina, empleo, piso).

llegaremos pronto para coger buen sitio we'll get there early to get a good seat

6 to take on (contratar) (personal).

7 to take.

¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?

te he cogido la calculadora un momento I've just borrowed your calculator for a moment

8 to take, to catch.

no me gusta coger el avión I don't like flying

9 to catch, to get (contraer) (gripe, resfriado).

coger una borrachera to get drunk

coger frío to get cold

10 to start to feel (sentir) (manía, odio, afecto).

coger cariño/miedo a to become fond/scared of

11 to knock over, to run over.

12 to catch.

no cogió el chiste he didn't get the joke

13 to get, to receive (sintonizar) (canal, emisora).

14 to cover, to take up (abarcar) (espacio).

15 to screw, to fuck. ( Latin American Spanish)

16 to be.

coge muy cerca de aquí it's not very far from here

17 to catch on, to understand, to catch.

Ella cogió la conversación She caught on the conversation.

18 to have.

Nos cogió un acceso de tos We had a coughing fit.

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coger

Conjugation model [ PROTEGER], like link=proteger proteger

► verbo transitivo

1 (asir) to seize, take hold of

■ coge al bebé hold the baby

2 (apresar) to capture, catch

3 (tomar) to take

■ coger un empleo to take a job

■ coge algo para beber take a drink

4 (contratar) to take on

■ cogimos a una secretaria we took on a secretary

5 (tren etc) to catch

6 (tomar prestado) to borrow

■ te he cogido el libro I've borrowed your book

7 (recolectar frutos etc) to pick; (del suelo) to gather

8 (enfermedad, balón) to catch

■ cogí un resfriado I caught a cold

9 (acento, costumbres) to pick up

10 (velocidad, fuerza) to gather

11 (atropellar) to run over, knock down

12 (emisora, canal) to pick up, get

■ coger la BBC to get the BBC

13 (notas) to take, take down

14 (oír) to catch

■ no he cogido lo que ha dicho I didn't catch what she said

15 (entender) to understand, get

■ no cogí el final I didn't get the end

16 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO tabú to fuck

► verbo intransitivo

1 (plantas, colores) to take

■ el limonero no ha cogido the lemon tree didn't take

2 (ir) to turn, take, go

■ coge a la izquierda turn left

■ coge todo recto go straight on

3 familiar (caber) to fit

■ coge allí it fits there

■ no cogemos todos there isn't room for all of us

► verbo pronominal cogerse

1 (pillarse) to catch

2 (agarrarse) to hold on

■ cógete fuerte hold on tight

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FRASEOLOGÍA

coger algo por los pelos figurado to just make something

■ cogimos el tren por los pelos we just made the train

coger del brazo a alguien to take somebody by the arm, grab somebody by the arm

coger cariño a algo/alguien to become fond of something/somebody, take a liking to something/somebody

coger desprevenido,-a figurado to catch unawares

coger miedo a algo to become afraid of something

coger por sorpresa to catch by surprise

coger puntos (de media etc) to pick up stitches

coger una borrachera familiar to get drunk

coger una manía a alguien familiar to take a dislike to somebody

coger y... familiar to up and..., go and...

■ cogió y se fue she upped and left

■ y entonces coge y lo insulta so then she goes and insults him

cogerse un cabreo familiar to get very angry

no hay por dónde cogerlo he hasn't got a leg to stand on

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verb

1) to take

2) seize

3) catch

4) gather

5) pick

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Para las expresiones coger desprevenido, coger in fraganti, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=con la mano)

a) (=tomar) to take

¿puedo coger este? — can I take this one?

coger un libro de un estante — to take a book from a shelf

coge un poco más de queso — have a bit more cheese

• coger a algn de la [mano] — to take sb by the hand

ir cogidos de la mano — to walk along holding hands {o} hand in hand

b) (=levantar) to pick up

cogió la guitarra y se puso a tocar — he picked up the guitar and started to play

coge al niño, que está llorando — pick up the baby, he's crying

cogió el bolso y salió de casa — she picked up her handbag and went out

c) [con fuerza] to grasp

la cogió por la muñeca y no la soltó — he grabbed her by the wrist and wouldn't let go

d) (=sostener) to hold

coge bien el bolígrafo — hold the biro properly

no ha cogido un fusil en la vida — he's never held a gun in his life

2) (=escoger) to pick

cogió el azul — she picked the blue one

coge el que más te guste — take {o} pick the one you like best

has cogido un mal momento — you've picked a bad time

3) [+ flor, fruta] to pick

4) (=quitar) [gen] to take; (=pedir prestado) to borrow

me coge siempre las cerillas — he's always taking my matches

¿quién ha cogido el periódico? — who's taken the newspaper?

¿te puedo coger el bolígrafo? — can I borrow your pen?

te he cogido la regla — I've borrowed your ruler, I've pinched your ruler *

5) (=apuntar) to take (down)

cogió la dirección del cliente — she took (down) the customer's address

coger apuntes — to take notes

6) esp Esp (=conseguir) to get

¿nos coges dos entradas? — would you get us two tickets?

cógeme un buen sitio — get me a good place

he cogido un billete de avión — I've bought an air ticket

• coger [hora] para el dentista/en la peluquería — to make an appointment to see {o} with the dentist/at the hairdresser's

7) (=adquirir)

a) [+ enfermedad] to catch

coger un resfriado — to catch a cold

el niño cogió sarampión — the child got {o} caught measles

• coger [frío] — to get cold

• ha cogido una [insolación] — she's got sunstroke

b) [+ costumbre, hábito] to get into; [+ acento] to pick up

ha cogido la costumbre de morderse las uñas — she has got into the habit of biting her nails

ha cogido la manía de las quinielas — he's caught the pools craze

cogieron acento irlandés — they picked up an Irish accent

c) [+ fuerzas] to gather; [+ velocidad] to gather, pick up

8) (=atrapar)

a) esp Esp [+ persona, pez, balón] to catch

¡coge la pelota! — catch the ball!

¡por fin te he cogido! — caught you at last!

les cogieron con varios kilos de heroína — they were caught with several kilos of heroin

b) esp Esp [toro] (=cornear) to gore; (=voltear) to toss

c) esp Esp [coche] (=atropellar) to knock down, run over

d) (Mil) to take prisoner, capture

han cogido a quince soldados — fifteen soldiers have been taken prisoner {o} have been captured

9) esp Esp (=sorprender) to catch

la cogieron robando — they caught her stealing

coger a algn en una mentira — to catch sb lying, catch sb in a lie

la guerra nos cogió en Francia — the war found {o} caught us in France

la noche nos cogió todavía en el mar — the night caught us still at sea

antes que nos coja la noche — before night overtakes us {o} comes down on us

- coger a algn detrás de la puerta

- coger de nuevas a algn

10) (=empezar a sentir)

• coger [aversión] a algo — to take a strong dislike to sth

• coger [cariño] a algn — to grow {o} become fond of sb, become attached to sb

• coger [celos] de algn — to become jealous of sb

11) (=tomarse) to take

no sé si podré coger vacaciones — I don't know if I'll be able to take any holidays

¿vas a coger fiesta mañana? — are you going to take tomorrow off?, are you going to take the day off tomorrow?

12) (=entender) [+ sentido, giro] to get

¿no has cogido el chiste? — don't you get the joke?

13) esp Esp (=aceptar) [+ empleados, trabajo] to take on; [+ alumnos] to take in; [+ pacientes] [en hospital] to take in; [en consultorio] to take on

acabo de coger una secretaria nueva — I've just taken on a new secretary

14) (=alquilar) to take, rent

cogimos un apartamento — we took {o} rented an apartment

15) (=viajar en) [+ tren, avión, autobús] to take

vamos a coger el tren — let's take {o} get the train

quiero coger el tren de las tres — I want to catch the three o'clock train

16) (=ir por) to take

coja la primera calle a la derecha — take the first street on the right

no cojas las curvas tan rápido — don't take the bends so fast

17) (=recibir) [+ emisora, canal] to pick up, get

con esta radio cogemos Radio Praga — we can pick up {o} get Radio Prague on this set

18) (=retener) [+ polvo] to gather, collect

esta moqueta coge mucho polvo — this carpet gathers {o} collects a lot of dust

los perros cogen pulgas — dogs get {o} catch fleas

19) (=aprender) to pick up

los niños lo cogen todo enseguida — children pick things up very quickly

20) (=incorporarse a)

cogí la conferencia a la mitad — I joined the discussion halfway through

cogí la obra casi al final — the play was almost over when I got there

21) Méx, Arg, Ven *** [sexualmente] to fuck ***, screw ***

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=estar) to be

¿coge muy lejos de aquí? — is it very far from here?

el cine coge bastante cerca — the cinema is quite near here

el banco me coge de camino — the bank's on my way

2) (=ir)

• coger [por], cogió por esta calle — he went down this street

3) Esp * (=caber) to fit

aquí no coge — there's no room for it here, it doesn't fit (in) here

4) [planta] to take

5) Méx, Arg, Ven *** [sexualmente] to fuck ***, screw ***

6)

- cogió y se fue

3.

See:

cogerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) (esp Esp)

a) ( tomar) to take

lo cogió del brazo — she took him by the arm

coge un folleto — pick up o take a leaflet

esto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo — (fam) I just don't know where to start with this

b) ( quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to take

siempre me está cogiendo los lápices — she's always taking my pencils

c) <flores/fruta> to pick; < levantar> to pick up

coge esa revista del suelo — pick that magazine up off the floor

cogió al niño en brazos — she picked the child up in her arms

coger a alguien en autostop — (Esp) to pick up a hitchhiker

no cogen el teléfono — (Esp) they're not answering the phone

2) (esp Esp) (alcanzar, atrapar)

a) <ladrón/terrorista> to catch

b) < pelota> to catch

c) <pescado/liebre> to catch

d) toro to gore

3) (esp Esp)

a) ( descubrir) to catch

lo cogieron in fraganti/robando — he was caught red-handed/stealing

b) ( encontrar) to catch

me cogió de buenas — she caught me in a good mood

la noticia nos cogió en París — we were in Paris when we got the news

4)

a) <tren/autobús/taxi> to catch, take

b) <calle/camino> to take

coge la primera a la derecha — take the first right

5) (Esp fam)

a) (sacar, obtener) <billete/entrada> to get

coger hora para el médico — to make an appointment to see the doctor

b) ( traer)

vete a coger el coche — go and get o bring the car

c) ( ocupar)

coger sitio — to save a place

coge la vez en la cola — take your turn in the line (AmE) o (BrE) queue

cogió la delantera — he took the lead

Sentido II

6) (Esp)

a) ( aceptar) <dinero/trabajo/casa> to take

no puedo coger más clases — I can't take on any more classes

b) ( admitir) to take

ya no cogen más niños en ese colegio — they're not taking any more children at that school now

c) ( atender)

no pudieron cogerme en la peluquería — they couldn't fit me in at the hairdresser's

7) (esp Esp) ( adquirir)

a) < enfermedad> to catch; < insolación> to get

vas a coger frío — you'll catch cold

cogí una borrachera — I got plastered (colloq)

cogió un berrinche — she had a temper tantrum

b) <polvo/suciedad> to collect, gather

coger algo de color — ( broncearse) to get a bit of color

c) < acento> to pick up; <costumbre/vicio> to pick up; < ritmo> to get into

le cogí cariño — I got quite fond of him

cogerle manía a alguien — to take a dislike to somebody

cogerla con alguien — to take it out on somebody

cogerla por hacer algo — (Ven fam) to take to doing something

8) (esp Esp) ( captar)

a) <sentido/significado> to get

b) < emisora> to pick up, get

9) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
2.
coger vi

1) (esp Esp) planta to take; tinte/permanente to take

2)

a) (esp Esp)

cojo/cogió y... — (fam)

si empiezas con eso cojo y me voy — if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o (AmE) I'm taking off (colloq)

de repente cogió y se fue — suddenly he upped and went (colloq)

cogió y se puso a llorar — she (suddenly) burst into tears

b) (esp Esp) ( por un camino)

coge por esta calle y... — take this street and...

c) (Esp fam) ( caber) to fit

3) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
3.
cogerse v pron (esp Esp)

a) (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold on

cógete de la barandilla — hold on to the railing

b) (recípr)

ir cogidos de la mano — to walk hand in hand

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= pick up, seize, take, trap, brace, catch, grab, pick, entrap, hop on, pull from, pull off, reach out, grasp.

Ex. Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.

Ex. A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.

Ex. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex. If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.

Ex. The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex. 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.

Ex. If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.

Ex. The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).

Ex. Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.

Ex. The article ' Hop on the Internet, it's time' provides a general discussion of the advantages to be gained by using the Internet.

Ex. The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.

Ex. One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.

Ex. The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

Ex. A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.

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* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger a Alguien in fraganti = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger cariño a = grow + fond of.

* coger con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* coger de la mano = hold + Posesivo + hand.

* coger desprevenido = come as + a great surprise, catch + unprepared, take + Nombre + unawares.

* coger el avión = jet off.

* coger el toro por los cuernos = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fears.

* coger la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.

* coger las tetas = breast grabbing.

* cogerle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* cogerle el truco a Algo = get + the hang of.

* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.

* coger peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* coger por sorpresa = come as + a great surprise, catch out, blindside, take + Nombre + unawares.

* coger rápidamente = snatch up.

* cogerse = snag.

* cogerse de la mano = hold + hands.

* cogerse la mano = join + hands.

* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.

* coger un enfriamiento = catch + a chill.

* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* coger un taxi = take + a taxi.

* extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.

* intentar coger = reach for.

* no coger Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.

* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) (esp Esp)

a) ( tomar) to take

lo cogió del brazo — she took him by the arm

coge un folleto — pick up o take a leaflet

esto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo — (fam) I just don't know where to start with this

b) ( quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to take

siempre me está cogiendo los lápices — she's always taking my pencils

c) <flores/fruta> to pick; < levantar> to pick up

coge esa revista del suelo — pick that magazine up off the floor

cogió al niño en brazos — she picked the child up in her arms

coger a alguien en autostop — (Esp) to pick up a hitchhiker

no cogen el teléfono — (Esp) they're not answering the phone

2) (esp Esp) (alcanzar, atrapar)

a) <ladrón/terrorista> to catch

b) < pelota> to catch

c) <pescado/liebre> to catch

d) toro to gore

3) (esp Esp)

a) ( descubrir) to catch

lo cogieron in fraganti/robando — he was caught red-handed/stealing

b) ( encontrar) to catch

me cogió de buenas — she caught me in a good mood

la noticia nos cogió en París — we were in Paris when we got the news

4)

a) <tren/autobús/taxi> to catch, take

b) <calle/camino> to take

coge la primera a la derecha — take the first right

5) (Esp fam)

a) (sacar, obtener) <billete/entrada> to get

coger hora para el médico — to make an appointment to see the doctor

b) ( traer)

vete a coger el coche — go and get o bring the car

c) ( ocupar)

coger sitio — to save a place

coge la vez en la cola — take your turn in the line (AmE) o (BrE) queue

cogió la delantera — he took the lead

Sentido II

6) (Esp)

a) ( aceptar) <dinero/trabajo/casa> to take

no puedo coger más clases — I can't take on any more classes

b) ( admitir) to take

ya no cogen más niños en ese colegio — they're not taking any more children at that school now

c) ( atender)

no pudieron cogerme en la peluquería — they couldn't fit me in at the hairdresser's

7) (esp Esp) ( adquirir)

a) < enfermedad> to catch; < insolación> to get

vas a coger frío — you'll catch cold

cogí una borrachera — I got plastered (colloq)

cogió un berrinche — she had a temper tantrum

b) <polvo/suciedad> to collect, gather

coger algo de color — ( broncearse) to get a bit of color

c) < acento> to pick up; <costumbre/vicio> to pick up; < ritmo> to get into

le cogí cariño — I got quite fond of him

cogerle manía a alguien — to take a dislike to somebody

cogerla con alguien — to take it out on somebody

cogerla por hacer algo — (Ven fam) to take to doing something

8) (esp Esp) ( captar)

a) <sentido/significado> to get

b) < emisora> to pick up, get

9) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
2.
coger vi

1) (esp Esp) planta to take; tinte/permanente to take

2)

a) (esp Esp)

cojo/cogió y... — (fam)

si empiezas con eso cojo y me voy — if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o (AmE) I'm taking off (colloq)

de repente cogió y se fue — suddenly he upped and went (colloq)

cogió y se puso a llorar — she (suddenly) burst into tears

b) (esp Esp) ( por un camino)

coge por esta calle y... — take this street and...

c) (Esp fam) ( caber) to fit

3) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
3.
cogerse v pron (esp Esp)

a) (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold on

cógete de la barandilla — hold on to the railing

b) (recípr)

ir cogidos de la mano — to walk hand in hand

* * *

= pick up, seize, take, trap, brace, catch, grab, pick, entrap, hop on, pull from, pull off, reach out, grasp.

Ex: Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.

Ex: A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.

Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex: If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.

Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex: 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.

Ex: If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.

Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).

Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.

Ex: The article ' Hop on the Internet, it's time' provides a general discussion of the advantages to be gained by using the Internet.

Ex: The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.

Ex: One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.

Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

Ex: A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.

* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger a Alguien in fraganti = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger cariño a = grow + fond of.

* coger con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* coger de la mano = hold + Posesivo + hand.

* coger desprevenido = come as + a great surprise, catch + unprepared, take + Nombre + unawares.

* coger el avión = jet off.

* coger el toro por los cuernos = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fears.

* coger la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.

* coger las tetas = breast grabbing.

* cogerle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* cogerle el truco a Algo = get + the hang of.

* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.

* coger peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* coger por sorpresa = come as + a great surprise, catch out, blindside, take + Nombre + unawares.

* coger rápidamente = snatch up.

* cogerse = snag.

* cogerse de la mano = hold + hands.

* cogerse la mano = join + hands.

* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.

* coger un enfriamiento = catch + a chill.

* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* coger un taxi = take + a taxi.

* extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.

* intentar coger = reach for.

* no coger Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.

* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.

* * *

coger [E6 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (tomar) to take

coge lo que quieras take what you like

a la salida coge un folleto pick up o take a leaflet on the way out

lo cogió del brazo she took him by the arm

no ha cogido una brocha en su vida she's never used o picked up a paintbrush in her life

esto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo ( fam); I just don't know where to start with this, I can't make head or tail of this ( colloq)

2 (quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to take

siempre me está cogiendo los lápices she's always taking my pencils

3 (recoger) to pick up; ‹flores/moras/uvas› to pick

coge esa revista del suelo pick that magazine up off the floor

¿quién ha cogido el dinero que dejé aquí? who's taken the money I left here?

cogió sus cosas y se largó she got her things together o picked up her things and left

coger los puntos pick up the stitches

cogió al niño en brazos she picked the child up in her arms

no cogen el teléfono they're not answering the phone

B (alcanzar, atrapar)

1 ( esp Esp) ‹ladrón/terrorista› to catch

como te coja, ya verás you'll be sorry if I catch you

2 ‹pelota› to catch

3 ‹pescado› to catch; ‹liebres/faisanes› to catch, bag

4 ( esp Esp) «toro» to gore; «coche» to knock … down

C

1 ( esp Esp) (descubrir) to catch

lo cogieron in fraganti/robando he was caught red-handed/stealing

los cogieron con 100 gramos de cocaína they were caught with 100 grams of cocaine

2 (encontrar) ( esp Esp) to catch

no quiero que me coja la noche en la carretera I don't want to be driving when it gets dark

la noticia nos cogió en París we were in Paris when we got the news

me cogió de buenas/malas she caught me in a good/bad mood

nos cogió desprevenidos it took us by surprise, it caught us unawares

D

1 ‹tren/autobús/taxi› to catch, take

no me apetece coger el coche I don't feel like taking the car

hace años que no cojo un coche I haven't driven for years

2 ‹calle/camino› to take

coge la primera a la derecha take the first right

E

1 ( Esp fam) (sacar, obtener) ‹billete/entrada› to get

tengo que coger hora para ir al médico I have to make an appointment to see the doctor

2

(ocupar): ve pronto y coge sitio get there early and save a place

coge la vez en la cola take your turn in the line ( AmE) o ( BrE) queue

cogió la delantera he took the lead

Sentido II

A (aceptar)

1 ‹dinero/propina› to take

2 ‹trabajo/casa› to take

cogió una casa en las afueras she took a house in the outskirts

no puedo coger más clases I can't take on any more classes

3

( Esp) (admitir, atender): ya no cogen más niños en ese colegio they're not taking any more children at that school now

estuvimos haciendo autostop durante horas hasta que nos cogieron we were hitching for hours before someone picked us up

no pudieron cogerme en la peluquería, they couldn't fit me in at the hairdresser's

entrevistó a cinco personas, pero no cogió a ninguno she interviewed five people, but she didn't give the job to any of them o she didn't take any of them on

B (adquirir)

1 ‹enfermedad› to catch; ‹insolación› to get

vas a coger frío you'll catch cold

2 ‹borrachera/berrinche›

cogí una borrachera I got plastered ( colloq)

cogió un berrinche she had a temper tantrum

3 ‹polvo/suciedad› to collect, gather

con dos días en la playa ya cojo algo de color it only takes me a couple of days on the beach to start to tan o to get a bit of color

los tejidos sintéticos no cogen bien el tinte synthetic fabrics don't dye well

4 ‹costumbre/vicio/acento› to pick up; ‹ritmo› to get into

le cogí cariño I got quite fond of him

si le gritas te va a coger manía if you shout at him he'll take against you

cogerla con algn to take it out on sb

cogerla por hacer algo ( Ven fam); to take to doing sth

C (captar)

1 ‹sentido/significado› to get

no cogió el chiste/la indirecta he didn't get the joke/take the hint

2 ‹emisora› to pick up, get

3 ‹programa/frase› to catch

cogí el programa por la mitad I only caught the second half of the program

4 ‹apuntes/notas› to take

le cogió las medidas para el vestido she measured her o took her measurements for the dress

D (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) (acostarse con) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

■ coger

vi

A

1 «planta» to take

2 «tinte/permanente» to take

el tinte no cogió the dye didn't take

B

1

coge/cogió y … ( fam): si empiezas con ese tema cojo y me voy if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o ( AmE) I'm taking off ( colloq)

de repente cogió y se fue suddenly he upped and went ( colloq)

cogió y se puso a llorar she (suddenly) burst into tears

2

(por un camino): cogieron por el camino más corto they took the shortest route

coge por esta calle go down this street

3 ( Esp fam) (caber) to fit

C (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) (copular) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

■ cogerse

v pron

1 (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold on

cógete de la barandilla hold on to the railing

2 ( recípr):

iban cogidos de la mano they were walking along hand in hand

* * *

coger ( conjugate coger) verbo transitivo
1 (esp Esp)
a) ( tomar) to take;

◊ lo cogió del brazo she took him by the arm;

coge un folleto pick up o take a leaflet
b) ( quitar) to take;

◊ siempre me está cogiendo los lápices she's always taking my pencils

c) ‹flores/fruta› to pick

d) ( levantar) to pick up;

◊ coge esa revista del suelo pick that magazine up off the floor;

no cogen el teléfono (Esp) they're not answering the phone
2 ( atrapar) (esp Esp)
a) ‹ladrón/pelota› to catch

b) ‹pescado/liebre› to catch

c) ( descubrir) to catch;

◊ lo cogieron robando he was caught stealing

d) [ toro] to gore

3
a) ‹tren/autobús/taxi› to catch, take

b) ‹calle/camino› to take

4 (Esp fam)
a) ( obtener) ‹billete/entrada› to get;

◊ coger hora para el médico to make an appointment to see the doctor;

coger sitio to save a place
b) ( aceptar) ‹dinero/trabajo/casa› to take

c) ( admitir) ‹alumnos/solicitudes› to take

5 (esp Esp) ( adquirir)
a) ‹ enfermedad› to catch;

‹ insolación› to get;
◊ vas a coger frío you'll catch cold

b) ‹ acento› to pick up;

‹costumbre/vicio› to pick up;
◊ le cogí cariño I got quite fond of him

6 (esp Esp) ( captar)
a) ‹sentido/significado› to get

b) ‹ emisora› to pick up, get

7 (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
verbo intransitivo
1 (esp Esp) [ planta] to take;
[tinte/permanente] to take
2 (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
cogerse verbo pronominal (esp Esp)
a) (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold on;

◊ cógete de la barandilla hold on to the railing

b) ( recípr):

◊ se cogieron de la mano they held hands

coger
I verbo transitivo
1 to take
(agarrar) to seize: me cogió del brazo, he seized me by the arm
(sostener) to hold: cógeme el bolso un momento, por favor, please hold my bag for a moment
2 (un medio de transporte) to take, catch
(una pelota, un resfriado, a alguien que huye, a alguien haciendo algo) to catch: ¡te cogí!, I caught you!
3 (recoger del suelo) to pick (up)
(una cosecha, flores, ropa tendida) to pick
4 (un hábito) to pick up
(velocidad, impulso) to gather
5 (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp: no lo cojo, I don't understand it
6 (atropellar) to run over, knock down
7 LAm vulgar to fuck
II verbo intransitivo familiar
1 (caber) to fit
2 (para indicar inicio de acción) cogió y se puso a cantar, he went and started singing
♦ Locuciones: ¡Dios me/te/le... coja confesado!, Lord help us!
no hay por donde cogerlo, awful, third-rate
' coger' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- agarrar
- alcanzar
- anillo
- atajo
- baja
- banda
- calle
- camino
- debajo
- despechugada
- despechugado
- desprevenida
- desprevenido
- embalarse
- empuñar
- enfriarse
- horizontal
- ligar
- mona
- prestar
- separarse
- soler
- sorprender
- sujetar
- timón
- tomar
- toro
- turca
- volante
- carrerilla
- catarro
- frío
- mano
- perra
- sorpresa
- tren
- trompa
English:
act
- bend
- bypass
- catch
- catch out
- catch up
- cotton
- end
- entrap
- gather
- get
- go down with
- hold
- hook
- hop
- lasso
- luckily
- nail
- observe
- opt
- pants
- pick
- pluck
- reach
- red-handed
- stick
- take
- take to
- tape
- train
- trip up
- umbrella
- unawares
- answer
- fuck
- hint
- knack
- latch
- nab
- prisoner
- red
- surprise
- up

* * *

coger Although the word coger is accepted in educated use throughout Latin America, in many places its principal meaning is the taboo sense indicated at 21. For this reason it tends to be avoided in other contexts, and is usually replaced by agarrar.

♦ vt

1. [tomar, agarrar] to take;

coger a alguien de la mano to take sb by the hand;

pasear cogidos de la mano to walk hand in hand;

coger a alguien en brazos to take sb in one's arms;

coge la tetera por el asa take o hold the teapot by the handle;

coge esta bolsa un momento hold this bag a moment;

¿puedes coger el teléfono, por favor? could you pick the phone up o answer the phone, please?;
Fam
éste no ha cogido un libro en su vida he's never picked up a book in his life;

Comp
Fam
no haber por dónde cogerlo: esta película no hay por dónde cogerla I couldn't make head or tail of this movie o Br film;

tu hermano es muy raro, no hay por dónde cogerlo your brother's very strange, it's hard to know what to make of him;

se sabe todas las respuestas, no hay por dónde cogerlo he knows all the answers, it's impossible to catch him out

2. [quitar] to take;

coger algo a alguien to take sth from sb;

¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?;

te he cogido la calculadora un momento I've just borrowed your calculator for a moment

3. [recoger] [objeto caído] to pick up;
[frutos, flores] to pick;
se me ha caído el bolígrafo, ¿me lo puedes coger? I've dropped my pen, could you pick it up for me?;

nos gusta mucho coger setas we really enjoy picking mushrooms o going mushrooming;

cogimos a un autoestopista muy simpático we picked up a very friendly hitchhiker

4. [atrapar] [ladrón, pez, pájaro, pelota] to catch;

¿a que no me coges? bet you can't catch me!;
Fam
¡si te cojo, te la cargas! if I catch you, you'll be in for it!

5. [sorprender]
coger a alguien haciendo algo to catch sb doing sth;

coger a alguien desprevenido to take sb by surprise;

coger a alguien in fraganti to catch sb red-handed o in the act;

la tormenta me cogió cerca de casa the storm broke when I was nearly home;

el terremoto nos cogió en la capital the earthquake happened while we were in the capital;

lo cogí de buen humor I caught him in a good mood

6. [alcanzar] [persona, vehículo] to catch up with;

aceleró para coger al corredor que llevaba delante she ran faster to try and catch up with the runner in front of her;

cogió la delantera tras la segunda vuelta she went into o took the lead after the second lap

7. [tren, autobús] to take, to catch;

no me gusta coger el avión I don't like flying;

prefiero coger el coche I'd rather drive

8. [sacar, obtener] to get;

he cogido hora con el dentista I've made an appointment with the dentist;

¿has cogido las entradas? have you got the tickets?

9. [quedarse con] [propina, empleo, apartamento] to take;

ha cogido un trabajo de mecanógrafo he has taken a job as a typist;

llegaremos pronto para coger buen sitio we'll get there early to get a good seat;

están tan ocupados que ya no cogen más encargos they're so busy they've stopped taking on o accepting orders

10. [contratar, admitir] [personal] to take on;

hemos cogido a una secretaria nueva we've taken on a new secretary;

el colegio ya no coge más alumnos para este curso the school has stopped taking pupils for this year

11. [contraer] [gripe, resfriado] to catch, to get;

coger frío to get cold;

coger una insolación to get sunstroke;

coger el sarampión to get o catch (the) measles;

coger una borrachera to get drunk;

coger un berrinche to throw a tantrum

12. [absorber] to absorb, to soak up;

este tipo de esponja coge mucha agua this type of sponge absorbs a lot of water;

esta mesa coge mucho polvo al lado de la ventana this table gets very dusty o gathers a lot of dust next to the window

13. [empezar a sentir] [odio, afecto] to start to feel;

coger cariño/miedo a to become fond/scared of

14. [adquirir] [costumbre, vicio, acento] to pick up;

los hijos cogen los hábitos de los padres children pick up the habits of their parents;

ha cogido la costumbre de cantar por las mañanas she has taken to singing in the mornings;

Comp
Fam
cogerle el truco o [m5] tranquillo a algo to get the knack of sth;

Comp
Fam
cogerla con alguien: la ha cogido con nosotros, y no deja de molestarnos she's got it in for us and never leaves us alone

15. [sintonizar] [canal, emisora] to get, to receive

16. [entender] to get;
[oír] to catch;
¿coges lo que te digo? do you get o understand what I'm saying to you?;

no cogió la indirecta she didn't take the hint;

no cogió el chiste he didn't get the joke;

cogí su comentario a mitad I only half heard what she said, I only caught half of what she said

17. [cobrar]
coger fuerzas to build up one's strength;

coger velocidad to gather o gain speed

18. [sujeto: vehículo] to knock over, to run over;
[sujeto: toro] to gore;
me cogió un coche, y ando con muletas I was run over o hit by a car, and I'm on crutches now;

le cogió un toro he was gored by a bull

19. [abarcar] [espacio] to cover, to take up;

estas oficinas cogen tres plantas del edificio these offices take up o occupy three floors of the building

20. [elegir] to choose;

cogió un mal momento para anunciar el resultado she chose a bad moment to announce the result

21. Am Vulg [tener relaciones sexuales con] to screw, to fuck;

coger a alguien to screw o fuck sb

♦ vi

1. [situarse] to be;

coge muy cerca de aquí it's not very far from here

2. [dirigirse]
coger a la derecha/la izquierda to turn right/left;

coge por la calle de la iglesia take the church road

3. [enraizar] to take;

los rosales han cogido the roses have taken

4. [contestar al teléfono] to answer;

llevo un rato llamando, pero no cogen I've been calling for a while now, but there's no answer o they don't answer

5. [indicando acción repentina]
cogió y se fue she upped and went;

de pronto cogió y me insultó he turned round and insulted me;

si seguimos así, cojo y me marcho if we carry on like this, I'm off

6. Am Vulg [tener relaciones sexuales] to screw, to fuck;

coger con alguien to screw o fuck sb

♦ See also the pronominal verb cogerse

* * *

coger

I v/t

1 ( asir) take (hold of); del suelo pick up

2 L.Am. vulg

screw vulg

3 ladrón, enfermedad catch

4 TRANSP catch, take;

coger el tren/bus catch the train/bus

5 ( entender) get

6 emisora de radio pick up

II v/i

1 en un espacio fit

2 L.Am. vulg

screw vulg

3 de una planta take, take root

4

:

coger por la primera a la derecha take the first right

* * *

coger {15} vt

1) : to seize, to take hold of

2) : to catch

3) : to pick up

4) : to gather, to pick

5) : to gore

♦ See also the reflexive verb cogerse

* * *

coger vb

1. (tomar) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

coge un trozo más grande take a bigger piece

¿quién ha cogido mi libro? who's taken my book?

voy a coger un poco más de tortilla I'm going to have some more omelette

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

quiero coger el tren de las 10.30 I want to catch the 10.30 train

ha cogido la gripe she's caught the flu

¿a que no me coges? I bet you can't catch me

3. (entender) to get

no he cogido el chiste I didn't understand the joke

4. (fruta, flor) to pick

hemos cogido unas moras we've picked some blackberries

5. (emisora, canal) to pick up

no cojo el canal local I can't pick up the local channel

6. (tomar prestado) to borrow

te cojo el diccionario, ¿vale? I'm just borrowing your dictionary, OK?

coger de camino to be on your way

te llevo a tu casa, me coge de camino I'll take you home, it's on my way

Spanish-English dictionary > coger
16 снимать

несов. - снима́ть, сов. - снять; (вн.)

1) (перемещать, удалять с поверхности или места закрепления) take off (d); (с рд.) take / remove (d off)

снима́ть кни́гу с по́лки — take a book down from the shelf

снима́ть с крючка́ — take (d) off the hook

снима́ть дверь с пе́те́ль — take a door off its hinges

снима́ть нага́р со свечи́ — snuff a candle

снима́ть слой кра́ски (с рд.) — remove the coat of paint (from), strip (d) of the coat of paint

снима́ть швы мед. — remove suture, take the stitches out

снима́ть кора́бль с ме́ли — get a ship off, refloat a ship; set a ship afloat

снять тру́бку телефо́на — pick up [take off] the receiver

сними́те тру́бку! — pick up the phone!, pick it up!

2) (одежду, обувь) take off (d)

снима́ть шля́пу — take one's hat off; (для приветствия тж.) lift one's hat

не снима́ть шля́пу — keep / leave one's hat on

снима́ть ма́ску (с рд.) — unmask (d); ( с себя) take off one's mask

3) ( собирать) collect (d), gather in (d)

снима́ть бога́тый урожа́й — gather in [reap] an abundant harvest

4) прост. (взимать, вымогать деньги) extract (d)

снима́ть де́ньги с кого́-л — squeeze smb for money

престу́пники сня́ли с них большо́й вы́куп — the criminals extracted a big ransom from them

5) (с рд.; выводить, изымать) remove (d); withdraw (d)

снима́ть пассажи́ра с по́езда — remove the passenger from the train

снима́ть войска́ с фро́нта — withdraw troops from the front

снима́ть с пове́стки дня — remove from the agenda (d)

снима́ть своё предложе́ние — withdraw one's motion

снима́ть пье́су (с репертуара) — take a play off

снима́ть де́ньги с ба́нковского счёта — withdraw money from a bank account

снима́ть с рабо́ты — dismiss (d), remove (d) from office

снима́ть с учёта — strike / cross off the register (d); drop from the roster (d)

снима́ть с эксплуата́ции — withdraw (d) from service

6) (прекращать, отменять) stop (d), end (d)

снима́ть оса́ду — end / raise the siege [siːʤ]

снима́ть запреще́ние — lift a ban

снима́ть взыска́ние — remit a punishment ['pʌ-]

7) ( освобождать) relieve [-'liːv] (d of)

снима́ть с кого́-л отве́тственность (за вн.) — relieve smb of responsibility (for)

снима́ть с себя́ отве́тственность (за вн.) — decline all responsibility (for)

8) ( получать) take down

снима́ть с ко́го-л показа́ния — take (down) smb's evidence; interrogate smb

снима́ть показа́ния (рд.; счётчика, прибора) — read (d)

9) ( воспроизводить) make (d), take (d)

снима́ть ко́пию (с рд.) — make a copy (of), copy (d)

снима́ть план — make a plan

снима́ть ме́рку с кого́-л — take smb's measurements

10) фото, кино photograph (d); ( фотографировать) take a picture / photo(graph) (of)

снима́ть фильм — shoot a film

снима́ть что-л на плёнку — film smth

сня́то! (команда режиссёра на съёмках) — cut!

11) (нанимать - квартиру и т.п.) rent (d), lease [-s] (d), take (d) on lease

12)

снима́ть коло́ду карт. — cut the cards

13) ( петли в вязании) cast off

14) жарг. ( знакомиться в целях интимной связи) pick up (d)

снять де́вочку — pick up a girl

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как руко́й сня́ло разг. — it vanished as if by magic

снять го́лову с кого́-л — ≈ have smb's head, wring smb's neck

снима́ть сли́вки с (вн.) — skim the cream (off)

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17 descolgado

adj.

off the hook.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: descolgar.

* * *

descolgado

► participio pasado

1→ link=descolgar descolgar

► adjetivo

1 cut off from one's friends

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 loner

* * *

descolgado, -a
SM / F backslider
* * *

Del verbo descolgar: ( conjugate descolgar)

descolgado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
descolgado
descolgar
descolgar ( conjugate descolgar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cuadro/cortina› to take down

b) ‹ teléfono› to pick up;

◊ dejar el teléfono descolgado to leave the phone off the hook

descolgarse verbo pronominal
1 ( por una cuerda) to lower oneself
2 ( en carrera) to pull away, break away
descolgado,-a adj (teléfono) off the hook
descolgar verbo transitivo
1 (el teléfono) to pick up
2 (una lámpara, un cuadro, etc) to take down
3 (dejar caer por una cuerda) to lower: descolgaron el mueble por la terraza, they lowered the piece of furniture from the balcony
4 Dep (dejar atrás) la atleta rumana logró descolgar a sus perseguidoras, the Rumanian athlete left his rivals behind
' descolgado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descolgada
- descolgarse
- descolgar
English:
hook

Spanish-English dictionary > descolgado
18 descolgado

Del verbo descolgar: ( conjugate descolgar) \ \
descolgado es: \ \
el participio
Multiple Entries: descolgado descolgar
descolgar ( conjugate descolgar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cuadro/cortina› to take down

b) ‹ teléfono› to pick up;

◊ dejar el teléfono descolgado to leave the phone off the hook
descolgarse verbo pronominal 1 ( por una cuerda) to lower oneself 2 ( en carrera) to pull away, break away
descolgado,-a adj (teléfono) off the hook
descolgar verbo transitivo
1 (el teléfono) to pick up
2 (una lámpara, un cuadro, etc) to take down
3 (dejar caer por una cuerda) to lower: descolgaron el mueble por la terraza, they lowered the piece of furniture from the balcony
4 Dep (dejar atrás) la atleta rumana logró descolgar a sus perseguidoras, the Rumanian athlete left his rivals behind ' descolgado' also found in these entries: Spanish: descolgada - descolgarse - descolgar English: hook

English-spanish dictionary > descolgado
19 haak

haak

1 hook

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 figuurlijk〉 er zitten veel haken en ogen aan • it's a tricky business

     〈 schertsend〉 schoon aan de haak • in the altogether/nude

     z'n jas maar aan de haak hangen • just hang one's coat on the hook

     〈 figuurlijk〉 een vrijer/een rijke man aan de haak slaan • hook (oneself) a suitor/a rich man

     〈 figuurlijk〉 ze liet zich gemakkelijk aan de haak slaan • she let herself be hooked easily

     〈 handel〉 vrij in de haken • free on board, f.o.b.

¶   dat is niet in de haak • that's not quite right

     daar is iets niet in de haak • there's something fishy about that

     en toen gooide ze de hoorn op de haak • and then she slammed the phone down

     de hoorn van de haak nemen/op de haak leggen • take the receiver off the hook/replace the receiver

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20 descolgar

descolgar ( conjugate descolgar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cuadro/cortina› to take down

b) ‹ teléfono› to pick up;

◊ dejar el teléfono descolgado to leave the phone off the hook
descolgarse verbo pronominal 1 ( por una cuerda) to lower oneself 2 ( en carrera) to pull away, break away
descolgar verbo transitivo
1 (el teléfono) to pick up
2 (una lámpara, un cuadro, etc) to take down
3 (dejar caer por una cuerda) to lower: descolgaron el mueble por la terraza, they lowered the piece of furniture from the balcony
4 Dep (dejar atrás) la atleta rumana logró descolgar a sus perseguidoras, the Rumanian athlete left his rivals behind ' descolgar' also found in these entries: English: unhook - hook

English-spanish dictionary > descolgar

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