to turn the knife in the wound

to turn the knife in the wound

fig abrir novas feridas.

n. (pl. knives)

1 coltello; (al pl., collett., anche) coltelleria, coltellame (sing.): table knife, coltello da tavola; carving knife, trinciante; coltello da scalco; steak knife, coltello per carne ( con lama seghettata); a sharp knife, un coltello affilato

2 pugnale

3 (med.) bisturi; (i) ferri (pl.): He died under the knife, è morto sotto i ferri ( del chirurgo); to have a horror of the knife, avere una gran paura di farsi operare

4 ( di macchina utensile) coltello; lama: knife file, lima a coltello

5 (elettr.) coltello: knife switch, interruttore a coltello

● knife blade, lama di coltello (o di pugnale) □ knife box, coltelliera □ (sost.) knife-edge, filo del coltello (o della lama); (mecc.) coltello ( di leva di bilancia, di pendola, ecc.); (geogr.) cresta; (fig.) fil di lama, filo del rasoio: on a knife edge, ( di persona) in ansia, teso, preoccupato; ( di cosa) nella massima incertezza, in bilico, sul filo del rasoio, sul fil di lana □ (agg.) knife-edge, ( di piega, ecc.) molto sottile; ( di situazione, ecc.) teso, sul fil di lana, in bilico: a knife-edge finish, un finale sul fil di lana □ knife grinder, ( persona) arrotino; ( strumento) affilacoltelli, affilatoio □ (agric.) knife harrow, erpice a coltelli; erpice coltivatore □ knife-like, simile a un coltello; che ha una lama affilata □ knife pleat, piega (di gonna, pantalone) sottile e netta; knife-point, ► knifepoint □ knife rest, reggiposata □ knife sharpener, affilacoltelli, affilatoio □ knife thrower, lanciatore di coltelli □ knife throwing, lancio di coltelli □ knife wound, ferita di coltello; coltellata □ (fam.) before you can (o could) say knife, in men che non si dica; in un baleno; in un batter d'occhio □ boning knife, coltellina □ fruit knife, coltellino □ that you could cut with a knife, ( di atmosfera) da tagliare col coltello; ( di accento) molto marcato □ (fig.) to get (o to stick) the knife into sb., attaccare (o criticare) ferocemente q. □ (fam.) to go under the knife, essere operato; andare sotto i ferri □ like a knife through butter, molto facilmente; senza incontrare resistenza □ (fig.) to put the knife in, assestare (o vibrare) il colpo mortale (o di grazia) □ (fig.) to turn (o to twist) the knife in the wound, rigirare il coltello nella piaga □ (fam.) The knives are out for him, è sotto attacco.

1 accoltellare; dare una coltellata a

2 tagliare di netto

3 (fam.) colpire a tradimento; pugnalare alle spalle.

knife [naɪf] (pl knives [naɪvz])

1 noun

(a) (for eating) couteau m;

∎ a knife and fork une fourchette et un couteau;

∎ her words cut me like a knife ses paroles m'ont piqué au vif ou m'ont profondément blessé;

∎ fish knife couteau m à poisson;

∎ like a knife through butter comme dans du beurre;

∎ this knife wouldn't cut butter ce couteau ne coupe que ce qu'il voit ou ne coupe rien;

∎ familiar to be or to go under the knife passer sur le billard;

∎ familiar old-fashioned before you could say knife en un rien de temps, en moins de rien

(b) (as a weapon) couteau m;

∎ to carry a knife porter un couteau sur soi;

∎ figurative she really got her knife into them elle en avait drôlement après eux, elle leur en voulait drôlement;

∎ figurative the knives are out ils sont à couteaux tirés ou en guerre ouverte;

∎ familiar you really stuck the knife in! tu ne l'as pas loupé!;

∎ figurative to turn or to twist the knife (in the wound) retourner le couteau dans la plaie

2 transitive verb

donner un coup de couteau à;

∎ to knife sb to death tuer qn à coups de couteau;

∎ he's been knifed il a reçu un coup de couteau;

∎ he was knifed in the back il a reçu un coup de couteau ou on lui a planté un couteau dans le dos; figurative on lui a tiré dans le dos ou dans les pattes

►► knife attack attaque f à coups de couteau;

knife pleat pli m plat;

Electricity knife switch interrupteur m à lame;

knife wound blessure f à coups de couteau

(stab) einstechen auf (+ Akk.); (kill) erstechen

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1) (an instrument for cutting: He carved the meat with a large knife.) das Messer

2) (such an instrument used as a weapon: She stabbed him with a knife.) das Messer

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I. n

<pl knives>

Messer nt

to go under the \knife MED unters Messer kommen fam

to pull [or draw] a \knife [on sb] ein Messer [gegen jdn] ziehen

to wield [or brandish] a \knife ein Messer schwingen

▶ you could [have] cut the air with a \knife die Stimmung war zum Zerreißen gespannt

▶ to get [or have] your \knife into sb jdm übel wollen, es auf jdn abgesehen haben, jdn gefressen haben BRD fam

▶ the knives are out for him BRIT, AUS ( fam) die Messer sind schon für ihn gewetzt

▶ to put [or stick] the \knife into sb jdm in den Rücken fallen

▶ before you could say \knife ehe man sich's versah

we opened the door and before you could say \knife, the dog shot out into the open wir öffneten die Tür, da schoss der Hund auch schon ins Freie

▶ to turn [or twist] the \knife [in the wound] Salz in die Wunde streuen

II. vt

▪ to \knife sb jdn mit dem Messer angreifen, auf jdn einstechen

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1. n pl knives

2. vt

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knife [naıf]

A pl knives [naıvz] s

1. Messer n:

before you can say knife bes Br umg ehe man bis drei zählen kann, im Handumdrehen;

to the knife bis aufs Messer, bis zum Äußersten;

have one’s knife into sb jemanden auf dem Kieker haben, jemanden gefressen haben (beide umg)

2. MED (Sezier-, Operations) Messer n:

be (go) under the knife unterm Messer liegen (unters Messer kommen);

he died under the knife er starb während der Operation

B v/t

1. (be)schneiden, mit einem Messer bearbeiten, Farbe mit dem Messer auftragen

2. a) mit einem Messer stechen oder verletzen:

he was knifed in the back er bekam ein Messer in den Rücken

b) knife to death erstechen

3. fig

a) jemandem in den Rücken fallen, jemandem einen Dolchstoß versetzen

b) jemanden abschießen umg

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(stab) einstechen auf (+ Akk.); (kill) erstechen

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= Messer n.

1) (an instrument for cutting: He carved the meat with a large knife.) cuchillo

2) (such an instrument used as a weapon: She stabbed him with a knife.) puñal

knife n cuchillo / navaja

El plural de knife es knives

tr[naɪf]

noun (pl knives)

1 (gen) cuchillo; (folding) navaja

transitive verb

1 apuñalar, acuchillar

\

to get one's knife into somebody ensañarse con alguien

to go under the knife someterse a cirugía

to twist the knife in the wound hurgar en las heridas

you could cut the atmosphere with a knife el ambiente se podía cortar con un cuchillo

knife and fork cubierto

knife grinder afilador,-ra

knife ['naɪf] vt, knifed ['naɪft] ; knifing : acuchillar, apuñalar

knife n, pl knives ['naɪvz] : cuchillo m

(§ pl.: knives) = cubierto s.m.

• cuchilla s.f.

• cuchillo s.m.

• navaja s.f.

• acuchillar v.

noun (pl knives) cuchillo m; ( penknife) navaja f, cortaplumas m or f; ( dagger) puñal m

transitive verb acuchillar

- get one's knife into sb

- before you could say knife

- turn the knife in the wound

- put or stick the knife in

- like a

VT (=stab) acuchillar, apuñalar

- be balanced on a knife edge

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noun (pl knives) cuchillo m; ( penknife) navaja f, cortaplumas m or f; ( dagger) puñal m

transitive verb acuchillar

[naɪf] n <pl knives>

Messer nt;

to pull [or draw] a \knife [on sb] ein Messer [gegen jdn] ziehen;

to wield [or brandish] a \knife ein Messer schwingen

you could [have] cut the air with a \knife die Stimmung war zum Zerreißen gespannt;

to get [or have] your \knife into sb jdm übelwollen, es auf jdn abgesehen haben, jdn gefressen haben ( fam)

to put [or stick] the \knife into sb jdm in den Rücken fallen;

before you could say \knife ehe man sich's versah;

we opened the door and before you could say \knife, the dog shot out into the open wir öffneten die Tür, da schoss der Hund auch schon ins Freie;

to turn [or twist] the \knife [in the wound] Salz in die Wunde streuen;

the knives are out for him (Brit, Aus) ( fam) die Messer sind schon für ihn gewetzt;

to go under the \knife med unters Messer kommen ( fam) vt

to \knife sb jdn mit dem Messer angreifen, auf jdn einstechen

1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) rodar

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) virar-se

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) virar

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigir

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) dar a volta

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) transformar(-se)

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) mudar (de cor)

1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) volta

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) volta

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) esquina

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) vez

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) número

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- turning-point

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[tə:n] n 1 rotação, volta, giro. I took two turns up and down the room / andei duas vezes para cá e para lá dentro do quarto. 2 fig mudança de direção, reviravolta, crise, ação de virar. 3 curva, cotovelo. 4 mudança, alteração, variação. 5 torção, torcedura. 6 vez, ocasião. await your turn! / espere sua vez! now it is my turn / agora é a minha vez. 7 tempo, período, turno. we did it in turns / fizemos isto em turnos. 8 ação, ato, serviço, favor, obséquio. one good turn deserves another / um favor merece outro. 9 inclinação, predileção, tendência, talento. he has a turn for music / ele tem talento (inclinação, interesse) para a música. 10 curso, caminho. 11 passeio, giro, excursão, volta. we took a turn / demos uma volta, fizemos um passeio. 12 susto, choque. it gave her a turn / ela assustou-se. 13 desmaio. 14 Mus grupeto, nota floreada. 15 oportunidade. 16 ocupação passageira ou provisória. 17 Theat número de variedades. 18 estado, condição, natureza, disposição, caráter. 19 sucessão, alternação, rodízio. 20 Typogr letra bloqueada. • vt+vi 1 girar, rodar, virar(-se), volver(-se). he turned her head / ele lhe virou a cabeça. it turns my stomach / está me virando o estômago. I don’t know which way to turn / fig não sei o que fazer, não sei para que lado me virar. we turned the coat inside out / viramos o paletó às avessas. 2 voltar-se. 3 mover, mexer. we did not turn a hair / não perdemos a calma, não demonstramos. 4 mudar (de direção), alterar o curso. 5 dirigir(-se). 6 retornar. 7 desviar. 8 inverter, reverter. 9 revolver na mente. 10 mudar de posição. 11 mudar de assunto. 12 transformar(-se) em (gelo), mudar (cor), tornar(-se) pálido. 13 fazer, formar, adaptar-se. 14 perturbar, transtornar. her brain (head) is turned / ela é louca. 15 mandar embora, fazer ir. 16 volver, dirigir (olhos), virar (rosto). 17 ser mudado. 18 parar, aparar. 19 fazer voltar. 20 passar, dar volta, contornar. 21 ultrapassar, passar (tempo, idade). 22 tornear, fazer no torno. 23 ser torneado. 24 deixar doente. 25 ficar tonto, desmaiar. my head turns / minha cabeça está virando, estou tonto. 26 dobrar. 27 madurecer, mudar de cor. 28 induzir, instigar. 29 expulsar. 30 vender, trocar. 31 traduzir, verter. 32 transformar(-se), alterar, virar às avessas. 33 agrisalhar. 34 entregar. 35 moldar, configurar. 36 resultar, terminar. 37 tornar-se. he turned Christian, soldier, traitor / ele converteu-se ao cristianismo, ficou soldado, virou traidor. 38 estragar, azedar, coalhar (leite). a friendly (good) turn um serviço de amigo, um obséquio. an ill, bad turn um ato mau. an unexpected turn uma mudança inesperada. at every turn a cada momento, em cada ocasião. a turn for the better uma mudança para o melhor. a well turned phrase uma frase bem formulada. by turns alternativamente, em intervalos. done to a turn Cook no ponto. he turned up a tough person ele mostrou-se, revelou-se uma pessoa dura. it took a bad turn virou para o lado ruim. light and dark by turns claro e escuro alternadamente. on the turn prestes a virar (maré). right about turn! Mil meia-volta, volver! the turn of the century a virada do século. to serve one’s turn servir ao fim de, vir a propósito de. to take turns a) mudar, trocar com, revezar-se. b) experimentar. to turn about virar(-se), volver, voltar(-se). to turn a deaf ear fazer-se de surdo. to turn adrift mandar embora, deixar desamparado. to turn against influenciar contra, virar-se contra, ofender, atiçar. to turn around virar ao contrário, torcer (palavras), mudar de atitude. to turn aside desviar(-se), virar-se para o lado. to turn a trick vulg vender-se (prostituta). to turn away a) desviar, virar, mandar embora, despedir, rejeitar. b) virar-se, voltar-se. to turn back a) regressar, voltar, retroceder. b) recusar, devolver. c) retorquir. d) mandar de volta, fazer voltar. she couldn’t turn back / ela não pode voltar atrás (decisão). to turn down a) virar para baixo, dobrar (para baixo). b) diminuir (gás, etc.). c) declinar, rejeitar (oferta). d) desprezar, abandonar. e) descer, ir para baixo. to turn eighteen fazer, completar 18 anos. to turn from dissuadir de. to turn in a) virar, dobrar, (para dentro). b) entregar (alguém). to turn into a) converter em, transformar em. b) instigar a. c) traduzir. d) transformar-se em. e) converter-se em, tornar-se, ficar. to turn into verse pôr em versos. to turn nasty tornar-se desagradável. to turn off a) desviar, afastar, impedir. b) ( from de), despedir, mandar embora. c) fechar, desligar (gás, rádio, torneira). d) realizar, produzir. e) desligar emocionalmente ou sexualmente. f) dirigir-se para o lado. g) desviar-se, afastar-se. h) estragar. i) virar, entrar, sair de uma rua e entrar em outra, dobrar uma esquina. to turn off with a laugh desfazer com um riso. to turn on a) abrir (torneira), ligar (rádio, etc.). b) coll excitar (sexualmente). c) usar narcóticos. d) virar-se. e) girar sobre, em volta de, depender de. f) atacar, visar, retorquir. to turn one’s coat virar a casaca, mudar de opinião. to turn on the heat sl aumentar o esforço, pressão, atividade. to turn out a) virar para fora (os pés). b) expulsar, mandar embora. they turned him out of doors (out of the house) / botaram-no para fora. c) despejar. d) apagar, desligar (luz). e) virar às avessas (as bolsas). f) extrair (carvão). g) transportar, carregar, produzir, fornecer (mercadorias). h) sl iniciar alguém (sexo, drogas). i) virar-se, dirigir-se (para fora). j) sair, ir-se. k) vir à luz, confirmar (-se). l) formar-se, tornar-se. he has turned out a diligent boy / ele tornou-se um rapaz diligente. m) verificar-se, mostrar ser. It turned out that she had money / verificou-se que ela tinha o dinheiro. n) decorrer, terminar. o) largar o trabalho. to turn out well sair bem, dar certo. to turn over a) virar. b) folhar. c) derrubar. d) transbordar. e) transferir. f) revolver. g) movimentar (dinheiro). h) transmitir. i) extraditar. j) encarregar. k) virar-se. l) girar, revolver-se. m) mudar de opinião ou posição. n) inverter. o) denunciar, entregar (às autoridades). to turn over in someone’s mind estudar bem, pensar bem. to turn round a) girar, virar. b) volver, voltar. c) fig converter-se. to turn someone round one’s little finger dominar alguém completamente. to turn something into money transformar em dinheiro, vender. to turn tail recuar ignominiosamente. to turn the back upon someone virar as costas para alguém. to turn the corner a) dobrar a esquina. b) fig vencer a crise. to turn the key virar a chave. to turn the knife in the wound fig abrir novas feridas. to turn the steps towards dirigir os passos para. to turn the tables mudar a sorte. to turn the tables upon pagar na mesma moeda a. to turn the tap on fig cair em prantos. to turn things upside down virar as coisas de pernas para a ar. to turn thumbs down sl recusar, rejeitar, negar. to turn to a) dirigir, concentrar, aplicar, aproveitar. he turn edit to account / ele tirou proveito disto, aproveitou-o com vantagem. b) começar a trabalhar. c) dirigir-se para. they turned to us / dirigiram-se a nós. d) dirigir-se a. e) voltar-se para. f) transformar-se em, converter-se para, tornar-se. to turn toward dirigir para. to turn turtle fig virar de pernas para o ar. to turn up a) virar para cima, dobrar para cima. she turned up her nose / ela torceu o nariz. b) trazer à tona. c) arregaçar. d) aumentar (som, fogo). e) abrir (baralho). f) descobrir, revelar. g) fazer a barra (roupas). h) dirigir-se para cima, virar-se para cima, levantar-se. i) aparecer, vir à tona, surgir. she has turned up at last / ela chegou finalmente. j) acontecer, suceder. k) tornar-se. l) verificar-se, mostrar-se. to turn upon dirigir-se contra, girar em torno de, tratar-se de. to turn up the wick (sl de aviação) acelerar, voar a toda a velocidade. to turn water into wine transformar água em vinho. turn and turn about alternativamente, sucessivamente. turn it up! coll basta! chega! cale a boca! turn of mind modo de pensar. turn over! vide verso! we turned an honest penny by ganhamos nosso dinheiro honestamente com.

f; -, -n wound; (Schnitt) cut; klaffende: gash; tiefe Wunde deep wound; fig. deep scar; alte Wunden wieder aufreißen fig. reopen old sores oder wounds; an eine alte Wunde rühren geh., fig. touch on a sore point; in einer Wunde wühlen fig. turn the knife in a wound; Finger 2, Salz 1, Zeit 1

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injury; wound; gash; gall; lesion

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f -, -n (lit, fig)

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1) (a physical hurt or injury: The wound that he had received in the war still gave him pain occasionally; He died from a bullet-wound.) wound

2) (a painful, injured or diseased spot on the skin: His hands were covered with horrible sores.) sore

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f wound

tödliche \Wunde deadly wound

▶ [bei jdm] alte \Wunden wieder aufreißen (geh) to open up an old wound [for sb]

▶ an einer alten \Wunde rühren to touch on a sore point

▶ seine \Wunde lecken to lick one's wounds

▶ Salz in jds \Wunde streuen (fig) to turn the knife in a wound fig, to rub salt into sb's wounds fig

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Wunde f; -, -n wound; (Schnitt) cut; klaffende: gash;

tiefe Wunde deep wound; fig deep scar;

alte Wunden wieder aufreißen fig reopen old sores oder wounds;

an eine alte Wunde rühren geh, fig touch on a sore point;

in einer Wunde wühlen fig turn the knife in a wound; → Finger 2, Salz 1, Zeit 1

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lesion n.

wound n.

figurado to turn the knife (in the wound), rub salt in the wound

figurado to turn the knife in the wound

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(v.) = add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound

Ex. To add salt to the wound, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in computers have grown over 4 times in the past two years.

Ex. Retailers are just adding salt to injury by rack up the price even more.

Ex. It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff.

Ex. He even rubbed salt in the wound when he indicated that Obama could turn on that 'Negro dialect' whenever it suited his demagogic purposes.

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1. v/i walk around

2. v/t turn over and over

denaro launder

rigirare il discorso change the subject

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rigirare v.tr.

1 to turn round; to turn again: rigirare la chiave, to turn the key again; rigirare qlco. tra le mani, to turn sthg. over in one's hands // (cinem.) rigirare la scena di un film, to reshoot the scene of a film

2 ( circondare) to surround; ( andare intorno a) to go* round: un muro rigira tutta la città, a wall surrounds the whole town

3 (fig.) ( far sembrare come non è) to twist; to distort: rigirò le mie parole in modo che io sembrassi in torto, he twisted my words so that I seemed to be wrong; è abile a rigirare le cose, a rigirare la frittata, he is clever at twisting everything around to suit himself

4 (fig.) ( qualcuno) ( fargli fare quello che si vuole) to twist (s.o.) round one's little finger; ( abbindolarlo) to trick, to dupe, to take* in: sua moglie lo rigira come vuole, his wife twists him round her little finger; lo hanno rigirato ben bene, they really took him in

5 (banca) to re-endorse: rigirare un assegno, una cambiale, to re-endorse a cheque, a bill

◆ v. intr. ( andare in giro) to go* around, to walk around: rigirare per le strade, to walk around the streets.

◘ rigirarsi v.rifl. to turn round (again): si rigirò per salutarla, he turned round to say goodbye to her; mi sono rigirato tutta la notte nel letto senza riuscire a dormire, I tossed and turned in bed all night without managing to get to sleep; non c'è spazio per rigirare qui, there isn't room to swing a cat here.

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1. vt

(gen) to turn

2. vr (rigirarsi)

(voltarsi: di nuovo) to turn round, (nel letto) to turn over

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verbo transitivo

1)

2) fig. to turn around [domanda, frase]

3) fig. (raggirare)

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

verbo pronominale rigirarsi

1)

2) colloq. (raggirare)

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rigirare

/ridʒi'rare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 rigirare qcs. tra le mani to turn sth. over in one's hands; rigirare la frittata to toss the omelette; fig. to twist an argument

 2 fig. to turn around [domanda, frase]

 3 fig. (raggirare) rigirare qcn. to twist o wrap sb. around one's little finger

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere) girare e rigirare per i negozi to wander in and out of the shops

III rigirarsi verbo pronominale

 1 girarsi e -rsi nel letto tutta la notte to toss and turn all night long

 2 colloq. (raggirare) -rsi qcn. (come si vuole) to twist o wrap sb. around one's little finger

IDIOMS

rigirare il coltello nella piaga to twist the knife in the wound, to rub salt into the wound; gira e rigira (alla fin fine) at the end of the day, all things considered.

plaie [plε]

(physique, morale) wound ; ( = coupure) cut ; ( = fléau) scourge

• quelle plaie ! (inf) (personne) he's such a nuisance! ; (chose) what a nuisance!

• remuer le fer dans la plaie to rub salt in the wound

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1) ( blessure physique) wound; ( ulcération) sore; ( coupure) cut

2) ( blessure morale) wound; ( calamité) scourge

3) (colloq) ( chose ou personne pénible) pain (colloq)

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1) (= blessure) wound

2)

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plaie nf

1 ( blessure physique) wound; ( ulcération) sore; ( coupure) cut; plaie vive open sore;

2 ( blessure morale) wound; ( calamité) scourge; la plaie du chômage the scourge of unemployment; les sept plaies d'Égypte Bible the seven plagues of Egypt;

3 ○( chose ou personne pénible) pain○; cette circulation/cet enfant, quelle plaie! this traffic/that child is such a pain!

ne rêver que plaies et bosses to be very aggressive; plaie d'argent n'est pas mortelle Prov money isn't everything; remuer or retourner le couteau dans la plaie to twist the knife in the wound; mettre le doigt sur la plaie to put one's finger on the problem.

[plɛ] nom féminin

1. [blessure] wound

2. (littéraire) [tourment] wound (figuré)

3. BIBLE

4. (familier) [personne ou chose ennuyeuse]

(bregð; brá, brugðum; brugðinn), v. with dat.

1) to cause to move (quickly);

bregða sverði, knífi, to draw a sword, knife;

bregða fingri, hendi í e-t, to put (thrust) the finger, hand, into;

hón brá hárinu undir belti sér, she put (fastened) her hair under her belt;

bregða kaðli um e-t, to pass a rope round a thing;

bregða augum sundr, to open the eyes;

bregða e-m á eintal, to take one apart;

bregða sér sjúkum, to feign illness;

2) to deviate from, disregard (vér höfum brugðit af ráðum þínum);

3) to alter, change;

bregða lit, litum, to change colour, to turn pale;

bregða e-m í e-s líki, to turn one (by spell) into another shape (þú brátt þér í merar líki);

4) to break up, leave off, give up;

bregða tjöldum, to strike the tents;

bregða samvist, to leave off living together;

bregða ráðahag, to break off an engagement (wedding);

bregða boði, to countermand a feast;

bregða sýslu, to leave off working;

bregða svefni, blundi, to awake;

bregða tali, to break off talking;

bregða orrustu, kaupi, to break off a battle, bargain;

5) to break (bregða trúnaði, heiti, sáttmáli);

6) bregða e-m e-u, to upbraid, reproach one with a thing (Kálfr brá mér því í dag);

7) with prepp.,

bregða e-m á loft, to lift one aloft;

bregða e-u á, to give out, pretend (hann brá á því, at hann mundi ríða vestr til Miðfjarðar);

absol., bregða á e-t, to begin (suddenly) doing a thing;

bregða á leik, to begin playing or sporting;

Kimbi brá á gaman, took it playfully, laughed at it;

þeir brugðu á glímu ok á glens, they started wrestling and playing;

hestrinn brá á leik, broke into play, ran away;

hönd bregðr á venju, is ready for its old work;

þá brá Ingimundr til útanferðar, I. started to go abroad;

bregða e-u undan, to put it out of the way, to hide it;

bregða upp hendi, höndum, to hold up the hand;

bregða e-u við, to ward off with (bregða við skildi); fig. to put forth as an example, to praise, wonder at (þínum drengskap skal ek við bregða);

absol., bregða við, to start off, set about a thing without delay;

brá hann við skjótt ok fór, he started off at once and went;

8) refl., bregðast;

9) impers., e-u bregðr, it ceases, fails;

svá hart, at nyt bregði (to drive the ewes) so fast that they fail to give milk;

veðráttu brá eigi, there was no change in the weather;

of a sudden appearance, kláða brá á hvarmana, the eye-lids began to itch;

þá brá ljóma af Logafjöllum, then from L. there burst flashes of light;

ljósi bregðr fyrir, a light passes before the eye;

with preps., bregðr af vexti hans frá öðrum selum, his shape differs from that of other seals;

e-m bregðr í brún, one is amazed, startled (nú bregðr mönnum í brún mjök);

e-m bregðr til e-s, one person takes after, resembles another;

en því bregðr mér til foreldris míns, in that I am like my father;

þat er mælt, at fjórðungi bregði til fóstrs, the fostering makes the fourth part of a man;

e-m bregðr við e-t = e-m bregðr í brún;

brá þeim mjök við, er þeir sá hann inn ganga, it startled them much when they saw him come in;

en þó brá fóstru Melkorku mest við þessi tíðindi, this news most affected M.’s nurse.

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pret. sing. brá, 2nd pers. brátt, later brást; pl. brugðu, sup. brugðit; pres. bregð; pret. subj. brygði: reflex, (sk, z, st), pret. brásk, bráz, or brást, pl. brugðusk, etc.: poët. with the neg. suff. brá-at, brásk-at, Orkn. 78, Fms. vi. 51.

A. ACT. WITH DAT.

I. [A. S. bregdan, brædan; Old Engl. and Scot. to brade or braid; cp. bragð throughout]:—to move swiftly:

1. of a weapon, to draw, brandish; b. sverði, to draw the sword, Gísl. 55, Nj. 28, Ld. 222, Korm. 82 sqq., Fms. i. 44, ii. 306, vi. 313, Eg. 306, 505; sverð brugðit, a drawn sword, 746; cp. the alliterative phrase in Old Engl. Ballads, ‘the bright browne (= brugðinn) sword:’ absol., bregð (imperat.), Korm. l. c.: b. knífi, to slash with a knife, Am. 59; b. flötu sverði, to turn it round in the band, Fms. vii. 157; saxi, Bs. i. 629: even of a thrust, b. spjóti, Glúm. 344.

2. of the limbs or parts of the body, to move quickly; b. hendi, fingri, K. Þ. K. 10, Fms. vi. 122; b. augum sundr, to open the eyes, iii. 57, cp. ‘he bradde open his eyen two,’ Engl. Ballads; b. fótum, Nj. 253; b. fæti, in wrestling; b. grönum, to draw up the lips, 199, Fms. v. 220.

3. of other objects; b. skipi, to turn the ship (rare), Fms. viii. 145, Eb. 324; b. e-m á eintal, einmæli, to take one apart, Fms. vi. 11, Ölk. 35; b. sér sjúkum, to feign sickness, Fagrsk. ch. 51; bregða sér in mod. usage means to make a short visit, go or come for a moment; eg brá mér snöggvast til …, etc.

4. adding prepp.; b. upp; b. upp hendi, höndum, to hold up the hand, Fms. i. 167; b. upp glófa, 206, Eb. 326: b. e-m á lopt, to lift aloft, Eg. 122, Nj. 108; b. e-u undan, to put a thing out of the way, to hide it, Fas. i. 6; undir, Sturl. ii. 221, Ld. 222, Eb. 230: b. e-u við (b. við skildi), to ward off with …, Vápn. 5; but chiefly metaph. to put forth as an example, to laud, wonder at, etc.; þínum drengskap skal ek við b., Nj. 18; þessum mun ek við b. Áslaugar órunum, Fas. i. 257; nú mun ek því við b. ( I will speak loud), at ek hefi eigi fyr náð við þik at tala, Lv. 53: b. e-u á, to give out, pretend; hann brá á því at hann mundi ríða vestr til Miðfjarðar, Sturl. iii. 197, Fms. viii. 59, x. 322. β. to deviate from, disregard; vér höfum brugðit af ráðum þínum, Fær. 50, Nj. 13, 109, Ísl. ii. 198, Grág. i. 359; b. af marki, to alter the mark, 397.

5. to turn, alter, change; b. lit, litum, to change colour, to turn pale, etc., Fms. ii. 7, Vígl. 24; b. sér við e-t, to alter one’s mien, shew signs of pain, emotion, or the like, Nj. 116; b. e-m í (or b. á sik) e-s líki, to turn one (by spell) into another shape, Bret. 13; at þú brátt þér í merar líki, Ölk. 37; hann brá á sik ýmissa dýra líki, Edda (pref.) 149.

II. to break up or off, leave off, give up; b. búi, to give up one’s household, Grág. i. 153, Eg. 116, 704; b. tjöldum, to break up, strike the tents, Fms. iv. 302; b. samvist, to part, leave off living together, ii. 295; b. ráðahag, to break off an engagement, esp. wedding, 11; b. boði, to countermand a feast, 194; b. kaupi, to break off a bargain, Nj. 51, Rd. 251; b. sýslu, to leave off working, Fms. vi. 349; b. svefni, blundi, to awake, Sdm. 2; smátt bregðr slíkt svefni mínum, Lv. 53; b. tali, to break off talking, Vápn. 22; b. orustu, to break off the battle, Bret.: esp. freq. in poetry, b. hungri, föstu, sulti, to break or quell the hunger (of the wolf); b. gleði; b. lífi, fjörvi, to put to death, etc., Lex. Poët.

2. to break faith, promise, or the like; b. máli, Grág. i. 148; trúnaði, Nj. 141; brugðið var öllu sáttmáli, Hkr. ii. 121; b. heiti, Alvm. 3: absol., ef bóandi bregðr við griðmann ( breaks a bargain), Grág. i. 153.

3. reflex., bregðask e-m (or absol.), to deceive, fail, in faith or friendship; Gunnarr kvaðsk aldri skyldu b. Njáli né sonum hans, Nj. 57; bregðsk þú oss nú eigi, do not deceive us, Fms. vi. 17; vant er þó at vita hverir mér eru trúir ef feðrnir b., ii. 11; en þeim brásk framhlaupit, i. e. they failed in the onslaught, vii. 298; þat mun eigi bregðask, that cannot fail, Fas. ii. 526, Rb. 50; fáir munu þeir, at einörð sinni haldi, er slíkir brugðusk við oss, Fms. v. 36, Grett. 26 new Ed.

III. [A. S. brædan, to braid, braider], to ‘braid,’ knot, bind, the band, string being in dat.; hann bregðr í fiskinn öðrum enda, he braided the one end in the fish, Finnb. 220; hón brá hárinu undir belli sér, she braided her hair under her belt; (hann) brá ( untied) brókabelti sínu, Fas. i. 47; er þeir höfðu brugðið kaðli um, wound a cable round it, Fms. x. 53; hefir strengrinn brugðizk líttat af fótum honum, the rope had loosened off his feet, xi. 152: but also simply and with acc., b. bragð, to braid a braid, knit a knot, Eg. (in a verse); b. ráð, to weave a plot, (cp. Gr. ράπτειν, Lat. suere), Edda (in a verse); in the proper sense flétta and ríða, q. v., are more usual.

2. in wrestling; b. e-m, the antagonist in dat., the trick in acc., b. e-m bragð (hæl-krók, sveiflu, etc.)

3. recipr., of mutual strife; bregðask brögðum, to play one another tricks; b. brigzlum, to scold one another, Grág. ii. 146; b. frumhlaupum, of mutual aggression, 13, 48; bregðask um e-t, to contest a thing, 66, cp. i. 34.

4. part., brugðinn við e-t, acquainted with a thing; munuð þit brátt brugðnir við meira, i. e. you will soon have greater matters to deal with, Fs. 84; hann er við hvárttveggja b., he is well versed in both, Gísl. 51.

IV. metaph. to upbraid, blame, with dat. of the person and thing; fár bregðr hinu betra, ef hann veit hit verra (a proverb), Nj. 227; Þórðr blígr brá honum því ( Thord threw it in his face), á Þórsnesþingi, at …, Landn. 101; Kálfr brá mér því í dag, Fms. vi. 105; b. e-m brizglum, Nj. 227.

B. NEUT. OR ABSOL. without a case, of swift, sudden motion.

I. b. á e-t, as, b. á leik, gaman, etc., to start or begin sporting, playing; Kimbi brá á gaman, K. took it playfully, i. e. laughed at it, Landn. 101; b. á gamanmál, Fms. xi. 151; þeir brugðu á glímu ok á glens, they started wrestling and playing, Ld. 220; bregðr hann (viz. the horse) á leik, the horse broke into play, ran away, Fms. xi. 280; Glúmr svaraði vel en brá þó á sitt ráð, Glum gave a gentle answer, but went on in his own way, Nj. 26, Fas. i. 250: the phrase, hönd bregðr á venju, the hand is ready for its old work, Edda (Ht.) verse 26, cp. Nj. ch. 78 (in a verse).

2. b. við, to start off, set about a thing without delay, at a moment’s notice, may in Engl. often be rendered by at once or the like; brá hann við skjótt ok fór, he started off at once and went, Fms. i. 158; þeir brugðu við skjótt, ok varð þeim mjök við felmt, i. e. they took to their heels in a great fright, Nj. 105; þeir brugðu við skjótt, ok fara þaðan, 107; bregðr hon við ok hleypr, Grett. 25 new Ed., Bjarn. 60; hrossit bregðr nú við hart, id.; en er Ólafr spurði, at Þorsteinn hafði skjótt við brugðit, ok hafði mikit fjölmenni, Ld. 228.

β. b. til e-s, þá brá Ingimundr til utanferðar, Ingimund started to go abroad, Sturl. i. 117; b. til Grænlands ferðar, Fb. i. 430.

II. reflex, to make a sudden motion with the body; Rútr brásk skjótt við undan högginu, Nj. 28, 129; b. við fast, to turn sharply, 58, 97; bregðsk (= bregðr) jarl nú við skjótt ok ferr, the earl started at once, Fms. xi. 11; hann brásk aldregi við ( he remained motionless) er þeir píndu hann, heldr en þeir lysti á stokk eðr stein, vii. 227.

2. metaph. and of a circumlocutory character; eigi þætti mér ráðið, hvárt ek munda svá skjótt á boð brugðisk hafa, ef …, I am not sure whether I should have been so hasty in bidding you, if …, Ísl. ii. 156; bregðask á beina við e-n, to shew hospitality towards, Fms. viii. 59, cp. bregða sér above.

β. b. yfir, to exceed; heyra þeir svá mikinn gný at yfir brásk, they heard an awful crash, Mag. 6; þá brásk þat þó yfir jafnan ( it surpassed) er konungr talaði, Fms. x. 322, yet these last two instances may be better read ‘barst,’ vide bera C. IV; bregðask úkunnr, reiðr … við e-t, to be startled at the novelty of a thing, v. 258; b. reiðr við, to get excited, angry at a thing, etc.

C. IMPERS.

I. the phrase, e-m bregðr við e-t, of strong emotions, fear, anger, or the like; brá þeim mjök við, er þau sá hann inn ganga, it startled them much, when they saw him come in, Nj. 68; Flosa brá svá við, at hann var í andliti stundum sem blóð, 177; en þó brá fóstru Melkorku mest við þessi tíðindi, i. e. this news most affected Melkorka’s nurse, Ld. 82; aldri hefi ek mannsblóð séð, ok veit ek eigi hve mér bregðr við, I wot not how it will touch me, Nj. 59; brá honum svá við, at hann gerði fölvan í andliti … ok þann veg brá honum opt síðan ( he was oft since then taken in such fits), þá er vígahugr var á honum, Glúm. 342; en við höggit brá Glæsi svá at …, Eb. 324; Þorkell spurði ef honum hefði brugðit nokkut við þessa sýslu.—Ekki sjám vér þér brugðit hafa við þetta, en þó sýndist mér þér áðr brugðit, Fms. xi. 148.

β. bregða í brún, to be amazed, shocked, Fms. i. 214; þá brá Guðrúnu mjök í brún um atburð þenna allan saman, Ld. 326, Nj. 14; þat hlægir mik at þeim mun í brún b., 239; nú bregðr mönnum í brún mjök ( people were very much startled), því at margir höfðu áðr enga frétt af haft, Band. 7.

II. with prepp. við, til, í, af; of appearances, kynligu, undarliga bregðr við, it has a weird look, looks uncanny, of visions, dreams, or the like; en þó bregðr nú kynligu við, undan þykir mér nú gaflaðit hvárt-tveggja undan húsinu, Ísl. ii. 352, Nj. 62, 197, Gísl. 83; nú bregðr undrum við, id., Fms. i. 292.

III. e-m bregðr til e-s, one person turns out like another, cp. the Danish ‘at slægte en paa;’ þat er mælt at fjórðungi bregði til fóstrs, the fostering makes the fourth part of the man, Nj. 64; en því bregðr mér til foreldris míns, in that I am like my father, Hkr. iii. 223; er þat líkast, at þér bregði meir í þræla ættina en Þveræinga, it is too likely, that thou wilt show thyself rather to be kith and kin to the thrall’s house than to that of Thweræingar, Fb. i. 434; b. til bernsku, to be childish, Al. 3.

β. bregðr af vexti hans frá öðrum selum, his shape differs from that of any other seals, Sks. 41 new Ed. (afbrigði).

IV. to cease; e-u bregðr, it ceases; svá hart … at nyt (dat.) bregði, ( to drive the ewes) so fast that they fail ( to give milk), Grág. ii. 231; þessu tali bregðr aldri (= þetta tal bregzk aldri), this calculation can never fail, Rb. 536; veðráttu (dat.) brá eigi, there was no change in the weather, Grett. 91; skini sólar brá, the sun grew dim, Geisü 19; fjörvi feigra brá, the life of the ‘feys’ came to an end (poët.), Fms. vi. 316 (in a verse); brá föstu, hungri, úlfs, ara, the hunger of wolf and eagle was abated, is a freq. phrase with the poets.

V. of a sudden appearance; kláða (dat.) brá á hvarmana, the eye-lids itched, Fms. v. 96: of light passing swiftly by, þá brá ljóma af Logafjöllum, Hkv. 1. 15; ljósi bregðr fyrir, a light passes before the eye; mey brá mér fyrir hvarma steina, a maid passed before my eyes, Snót 117; þar við ugg (dat.) at þrjótum brá, i. e. the rogues were taken by fear, 170.

1 to rummage around.

2 to poke around, to fumble for, to poke about, to pry into.

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Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 (remover) to poke, rake

2 (bolsillo, bolso, etc) to rummage in, go through

3 figurado (fisgar) to stir up

4 figurado (incitar) to poke at

► verbo pronominal hurgarse

1 to pick

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hurgar en el pasado to dig up the past

hurgar en la herida figurado to turn the knife (in the wound), rub salt in the wound

hurgarse las narices to pick one's nose

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1. VT

1) [+ herida] to poke, poke at, jab; [+ fuego] to poke, rake

2) LAm = hurguetear

3) † (=incitar) to stir up, provoke

VI (=curiosear)

hurgarse

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verbo intransitivo

hurgarse v pron (refl) hurguetearse

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= rummage (among/through), forage.

Ex. But searching an Internet database through hot new technique such as Wide Area Information Servers is vastly different from using the BITNET protocols to rummage through files on one of its server computers.

Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.

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* hurgar en el pasado de Alguien = delve into + Posesivo + past.

* hurgar en la herida = add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* hurgarse la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* no hurgar en la herida = let + sleeping dogs lie.

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verbo intransitivo

hurgarse v pron (refl) hurguetearse

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hurgar [A3 ]

¡deja de hurgar en la basura! stop rummaging o raking through the garbage ( AmE) o ( BrE) rubbish

¿qué haces hurgando en mi bolso? what are you doing rummaging o ( colloq) ferreting around in my bag?

hurgar en una antigua herida to open an old wound

hurgar en el pasado to delve into the past, to dig up the past

( refl):

hurgarse la nariz or las narices to pick one's nose

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◊ hurgar en el pasado to delve into the past

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♦ vi

♦ See also the pronominal verb hurgarse

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v/i rummage (en in)

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hurgar {52} vt

: to poke, to jab, to rake (a fire)

hurgar vi

hurgar en : to rummage in, to poke through

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hurgar vb

retourner [ʀ(ə)tuʀne]

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► When retourner has an object it is conjugated with avoir ; otherwise the auxiliary is être.

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1. transitive verb

   a. ( = mettre dans l'autre sens) [+ caisse, seau] to turn upside down ; [+ matelas, carte, omelette] to turn over

• retourner un tableau contre le mur to turn a picture against the wall

• retourner la situation to turn the situation round

   b. [+ terre] to turn over

   c. ( = mettre l'intérieur à l'extérieur) [+ parapluie, sac, vêtement] to turn inside out ; [+ col] to turn

• retourner ses poches pour trouver qch to turn one's pockets inside out to find sth

   d. ( = orienter dans le sens opposé) [+ mot, phrase] to turn round

• retourner un argument contre qn to turn an argument against sb

• retourner un compliment to return a compliment

• je pourrais vous retourner votre critique I could criticize you in the same way

   e. ( = renvoyer) [+ lettre, marchandise] to return

   f. ( = bouleverser) [+ maison, pièce] to turn upside down ; [+ personne] to shake

• il a tout retourné dans la maison pour retrouver ce livre he turned the whole house upside down to find that book

• la nouvelle l'a complètement retourné the news has severely shaken him

• ce spectacle m'a retourné seeing it gave me quite a turn (inf)

   g. ( = tourner plusieurs fois) retourner une idée dans sa tête to turn an idea over in one's mind

• retourner le couteau dans la plaie to twist the knife in the wound

   h. (Canadian) (Telecommunications) retourner un appel to call back

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = aller à nouveau) to return, to go back

• retourner en Italie/à la mer to return or go back to Italy/to the seaside

• retourner en arrière or sur ses pas to turn back

• il retourne demain à son travail/à l'école he's going back to work/to school tomorrow

• elle est retournée chez elle she went back home

   b. (à un état antérieur) retourner à to go back to

• il est retourné à son ancien métier he has gone back to his old job

3. impersonal verb

• nous voudrions bien savoir de quoi il retourne we'd really like to know what is going on

4. reflexive verb

► se retourner

   a. [personne couchée, automobiliste, véhicule] to turn over ; [bateau] to capsize

• se retourner dans son lit toute la nuit to toss and turn all night in bed

• la voiture s'est retournée (dans un fossé) the car overturned (into a ditch)

• laissez-lui le temps de se retourner (figurative) give him time to sort himself out

• il doit se retourner dans sa tombe ! he must be turning in his grave!

   b. ( = tourner la tête) to turn round

• partir sans se retourner to leave without looking back

• tout le monde se retournait sur lui or sur son passage everyone turned round as he went by

   c. [situation] to be turned round

• se retourner contre qn [personne] to turn against sb ; [acte, situation] to backfire on sb ; ( = poursuivre en justice) to take court action against sb

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+1! to return n'est pas la traduction la plus courante de retourner.

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verbe transitif (+ v avoir)

1) ( changer de côté) to turn [something] over [seau, steak]; to turn [matelas]

2) ( mettre à l'envers) to turn [something] inside out [vêtement, sac]

3) ( tourner à plusieurs reprises) to turn over [terre]; to toss [salade, foin]

4) ( changer d'orientation) to return [compliment, critique]

5) ( bouleverser) [personne] to turn [something] upside down [maison]; [nouvelle, spectacle] to shake [personne]

6) ( renvoyer) to send [something] back, to return [colis, lettre]

verbe intransitif (+ v être) to go back (à to), to return (à to)

se retourner verbe pronominal

1) ( tourner la tête) to turn around

2) to turn over

3) ( s'organiser) to get organized

4) ( prendre un tour inverse)

5) ( se tordre)

6) ( repartir)

verbe impersonnel

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1. vt

1) (= changer de côté) [matelas, crêpe] to turn over

2) (= renverser) to turn upside down

3) [sac, vêtement] to turn inside out

4) [terre, sol, foin] to turn over

5) [arme] to turn round

6) [argument] to turn round

7) (= émouvoir) [personne] to shake

8) (= renvoyer)

2. vi

3. vb impers

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retourner verb table: aimer

A vtr (+ v avoir)

1 ( changer de côté) to turn [sth] over [seau, caisse, steak, poisson]; to turn [matelas]; retourner une carte à jouer ( figure visible) to turn up a playing card; ( figure pas visible) to put a playing card face down; retourner un tableau contre le mur to turn a painting to the wall;

2 ( mettre à l'envers) to turn [sth] inside out [vêtement, sac]; Cout to turn [vêtement, coussin, col]; un coup de vent a retourné son parapluie a gust of wind turned his umbrella inside out; il a retourné ses poches à la recherche de quelques sous he turned his pockets inside out looking for some change;

3 ( tourner à plusieurs reprises) to turn over [terre]; to toss [salade, foin]; retourner une idée or pensée dans sa tête to turn an idea ou a thought over in one's mind;

4 ( changer d'orientation) to return [compliment, critique]; retourner la situation to reverse the situation; elle a retourné le pistolet contre elle-même she then turned the gun on herself; si tu retournes l'argument contre lui if you turn his own argument against him;

5 ( bouleverser) [personne] to turn [sth] upside down [maison, pièce]; [nouvelle, spectacle] to shake [personne]; elle a retourné toute la maison pour retrouver la facture she turned the house upside down trying to find the bill; je suis encore tout retourné○ I'm still quite shaken;

6 ( renvoyer) to send [sth] back, to return [colis, lettre, marchandise].

B vi (+ v être)

1 ( aller à nouveau) to go back, to return (à to); retourner dans son village natal to return to the village where one was born; retourner chez le dentiste/médecin pour une nouvelle visite to go back to the dentist's/doctor's for another visit; retourner à l'école/au bureau to go back to school/to the office; je n'y suis jamais retourné depuis I've never been back ou never returned since;

2 ( à un état antérieur) to go back (à to), to return (à to); animal qui est retourné à l'état sauvage animal that has gone back ou returned to its wild state; retourner à ses premières amours liter to return to one's first love; il est retourné à son laboratoire et à ses expériences he went back to his laboratory and to his experiments; les biens retournent à leur légitime possesseur the property reverts to its rightful owner.

C se retourner vpr

1 ( tourner la tête) to turn around, to turn round GB; je l'ai appelée et elle s'est retournée I called her and she turned around; partir sans se retourner lit, fig to leave without once looking back; elle est tellement grande que tout le monde se retourne sur son passage she's so tall that everybody turns to look as she goes past;

2 ( changer de position) [personne couchée] to turn over; [véhicule, automobiliste] to turn over, to overturn; se retourner sur le dos/ventre to turn over onto one's back/stomach; il n'a pas arrêté de se retourner (dans son lit) pendant toute la nuit he kept tossing and turning all night long; la voiture s'est retournée dans un fossé the car overturned into a ditch;

3 ( s'organiser) to get organized; ça lui laissera le temps de se retourner it'll give her time to sort things out ou to get organized;

4 ( prendre un tour inverse) se retourner contre qn [personne, animal] to turn against sb; [situation, agissements] to backfire on sb; se retourner contre ses alliés to turn on one's allies; ses arguments se sont retournés contre lui his arguments backfired on him;

5 ( se tordre) elle s'est retourné le doigt/un ongle she bent back her finger/a nail;

6 ( repartir) s'en retourner to go back; s'en retourner chez soi to go back home; ⇒ plaie.

D v impers j'aimerais savoir de quoi il retourne I'd like to know what's going on.

retourner qn comme une crêpe○ or un gant○ to make sb change their mind completely.

[rəturne] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

1. [orienter dans le sens contraire] to turn round ou around (separable)

[renverser - situation] to reverse, to turn inside out ou back to front

2. [renvoyer - colis, lettre] to send back (separable)

3. [mettre à l'envers - literie] to turn round ou around ; [ - carte à jouer] to turn up (separable) ; [ - champ, paille] to turn over (separable) ; [ - verre] to turn upside down ; [ - grillade] to turn over (separable) ; [ - gant, poche] to turn inside out

4. [mélanger - salade] to toss

5. [fouiller - maison, pièce] to turn upside down

6. [examiner - pensée]

7. (familier) [émouvoir]

j'en suis encore tout retourné! I'm still reeling from the shock!

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[rəturne] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

1. [aller à nouveau] to return, to go again ou back

2. [revenir] to go back, to return

retourner à sa place [sur son siège] to go back to one's seat

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[rəturne] verbe impersonnel

peut-on savoir de quoi il retourne? what is it all about?, what exactly is going on?

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retourner à verbe plus préposition

[reprendre, retrouver] to return to, to go back to

retourner à un stade antérieur to revert to an earlier stage

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se retourner verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [tourner la tête] to turn round

2. [se mettre sur l'autre face] to turn over

3. [se renverser - auto, tracteur] to overturn, to turn over

4. [réagir] to sort things out

a. [de décider] they won't give me time to make a decision

b. [de me reprendre] they won't give me time to sort things out

5. [situation] to be reversed, to change completely

6. [déplacement]

s'en retourner [partir]

a. to depart, to leave

b. [rentrer] to make one's way back

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se retourner verbe pronominal transitif

se retourner un ongle/doigt to twist a nail/finger

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se retourner contre verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [agir contre]

2. DROIT to take (legal) action against

wounded, struck, hurt, injured.

wounded person, casualty, injured person.

past participle of spanish verb: herir.

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► participio pasado

1→ link=herir herir

► adjetivo

1 (físicamente) wounded, injured, hurt

■ el niño resultó herido the boy was injured

2 figurado (emocionalmente) hurt, wounded

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 wounded person, injured person

► nombre masculino plural los heridos

1 the wounded

\

caer herido,-a to be wounded

herido,-a de gravedad badly injured

herido,-a de muerte mortally wounded

hurgar en la herida figurado to turn the knife in the wound

lamerse las heridas figurado to lick one's wounds

sentirse herido,-a figurado to feel hurt

tocar a alguien en la herida figurado to touch somebody's sore spot

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Wun·de <-, -n> [ʼvʊndə] f

wound;

tödliche \Wunde deadly wound

[bei jdm] alte \Wunden wieder aufreißen ( geh) to open up an old wound [for sb];

Salz in jds \Wunde streuen (in jds \Wunde streuen) to turn the knife in a wound ( fig), to rub salt into sb's wounds ( fig)

seine \Wunde lecken to lick one's wounds;

an einer alten \Wunde rühren to touch on a sore point

to turn the knife in the wound

fig. to rub it in.