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to weaken the dollar

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1 dollar

n

доллар

to bolster the dollar — поддерживать курс доллара

to exchange euro for dollars — обменивать евро на доллары

to give an uplift to the dollar — повышать курс доллара

to peg the dollar — устанавливать фиксированный курс доллара

to prop up the falling dollar — поддерживать курс доллара

to put pressure on the dollar — оказывать давление на доллар

to send the dollar tumbling — приводить к резкому падению курса доллара

to stabilize the dollar — стабилизировать курс доллара

to stop the dollar slipping further — приостанавливать дальнейшее падение курса доллара

to underpin the dollar — поддерживать курс доллара

to weaken the dollar — понижать курс доллара

- against the US dollar
- collapse of the dollar
- declining value of the dollar
- depreciation of the dollar
- dollar continues its upward surge
- dollar dropped sharply
- dollar eased against the euro
- dollar edged slightly forward
- dollar edges lower
- dollar falls versus the euro
- dollar firmed
- dollar fluctuated widely
- dollar goes to new lows
- dollar has been very quiet
- dollar has gained ground against the yen
- dollar is down against the euro
- dollar is in the doldrums
- dollar is up against the euro
- dollar lost steam
- dollar opened at...
- dollar resumed a more gentle uptrend
- dollar shoots up
- dollar sinks further
- dollar soars
- dollar steadied
- dollar surges
- dollar weakened against the euro
- fall of the dollar
- in terms of dollars
- peg to the dollar
- plunge in the value of the dollar
- slide of the dollar

Politics english-russian dictionary > dollar
2 weaken

weaken ['wi:kən]

1 transitive verb

(a) (person) affaiblir; (heart) fatiguer; (health) miner

(b) (government, institution, team) affaiblir

(c) (argument) enlever du poids ou de la force à; (position) affaiblir; (determination) affaiblir, faire fléchir

(d) (structure) affaiblir, rendre moins solide; (foundations, cliff) miner, saper

(e) Finance (currency) affaiblir, faire baisser; (market, prices) faire fléchir

2 intransitive verb

(a) (person → physically) s'affaiblir, faiblir; (→ morally) faiblir; (voice, health, determination) faiblir;

∎ her resolution began to weaken sa détermination commençait à faiblir;

∎ he finally weakened and gave in il s'est finalement laissé fléchir et a cédé

(b) (influence, power) diminuer, baisser

(c) (structure) faiblir, devenir moins solide

(d) Finance (currency) s'affaiblir, baisser; (market, prices) fléchir;

∎ the pound has weakened against the dollar la livre est en baisse par rapport au dollar

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > weaken
3 weaken

verb (to (cause to) become weak, especially in physical strength or character: The patient has weakened; The strain of the last few days has weakened him.) debilitar(se)

weaken vb debilitar

weaken

tr['wiːkən]

transitive verb

1 (gen) debilitar

2 (argument) quitar fuerza a; (morale) socavar

intransitive verb

1 (person) debilitarse, desfallecer

2 (resolve, influence) flaquear

3 (currency) aflojar, caer

4 (give in) ceder

weaken ['wi:kən] vt

: debilitar

weaken vi

: debilitarse, flaquear

weaken

v.

• aminorar v.

• atenuar v.

• debilitar v.

• decaer v.

(§pres: decaigo, decaes...)

• desalmar v.

• desfallecer v.

• desmadejar v.

• diluir v.

• enfermar v.

• enflaquecer v.

• extenuar v.

• flaquear v.

• flojear v.

• minorar v.

'wiːkən
1.

transitive verb \<\<body/limb\>\> debilitar; \<\<structure/power/currency/economy\>\> debilitar; \<\<determination\>\> menoscabar

2.

vi \<\<person/animal\>\> ( physically) debilitarse; \<\<resolve\>\> flaquear; \<\<power\>\> debilitarse; ( relent) ceder, aflojar

don't weaken in your resolve — no cedas en tu propósito

['wiːkǝn]
1.

VT [+ person, heart, structure, economy] debilitar; [+ power, influence, resolve] menguar, debilitar; [+ case, argument] quitar fuerza a; [+ solution, mixture] diluir

he weakened his grip on her arm — dejó de apretarle el brazo con tanta fuerza

he doesn't want to do anything that might weaken his grip on power — no quiere hacer nada que pueda menguar el control que tiene sobre el país

2. VI

1) (=grow weaker) [person, muscle, structure, economy] debilitarse; [power, influence, resolve] menguarse, debilitarse

the pound weakened against the dollar today — hoy la libra ha bajado frente al dólar

2) (=give way) flaquear

we must not weaken now — no debemos flaquear, ahora menos que nunca

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['wiːkən]
1.

transitive verb \<\<body/limb\>\> debilitar; \<\<structure/power/currency/economy\>\> debilitar; \<\<determination\>\> menoscabar

2.

vi \<\<person/animal\>\> ( physically) debilitarse; \<\<resolve\>\> flaquear; \<\<power\>\> debilitarse; ( relent) ceder, aflojar

don't weaken in your resolve — no cedas en tu propósito

English-spanish dictionary > weaken
4 weaken

1. transitive verb
schwächen; beeinträchtigen [Augen]; entkräften, schwächen [Argument]; lockern [Griff]

be weakened by stress/too much work — durch Stress/zu viel Arbeit angegriffen werden
2. intransitive verb
[Kraft, Entschlossenheit:] nachlassen

the patient was visibly weakening — der Patient wurde sichtlich schwächer

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verb (to (cause to) become weak, especially in physical strength or character: The patient has weakened; The strain of the last few days has weakened him.) schwächen

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weak·en

[ˈwi:k^ən]

I. vi (become less strong) schwächer werden, nachlassen; (become less resolute) schwachwerden, weich werden; FIN (decline, sink) nachgeben, sich abschwächen akk

II. vt

▪ to \weaken sb/sth jdn/etw schwächen

they were \weakened by hunger sie waren vom Hunger geschwächt

to \weaken an argument ein Argument entkräften

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['wiːkən]
1. vt (lit, fig)
schwächen; influence also, control, suspicion etc verringern; argument also entkräften; walls, foundations angreifen; hold lockern
he weakened his grip on my arm — er hielt meinen Arm nicht mehr ganz so fest

2. vi (lit, fig)
schwächer werden, nachlassen; (person) schwach or weich werden; (foundations) nachgeben; (defence, strength) erlahmen; (dollar) nachlassen
his grip on my arm weakened — er hielt meinen Arm nicht mehr ganz so fest

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weaken

A v/t

1. jemanden, etwas schwächen

2. ein Getränk etc verdünnen

3. fig ein Argument etc abschwächen, entkräften

B v/i

1. schwach oder schwächer werden, nachlassen, (Kräfte etc auch) erlahmen

2. fig nachgeben

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1. transitive verb
schwächen; beeinträchtigen [Augen]; entkräften, schwächen [Argument]; lockern [Griff]

be weakened by stress/too much work — durch Stress/zu viel Arbeit angegriffen werden
2. intransitive verb
[Kraft, Entschlossenheit:] nachlassen

the patient was visibly weakening — der Patient wurde sichtlich schwächer

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v.

abschwächen v.

schwächen v.

English-german dictionary > weaken
5 schwächen

vt/i weaken (auch fig.); (Gesundheit) undermine; (Sehkraft etc.) impair; (vermindern) (Macht, Prestige, Einfluss etc.) diminish; jemanden schwächen auch make s.o. weak; Fieber / Fasten schwächt sehr a fever / fasting makes you very weak; stark geschwächt sein be weakened considerably; Gesundheit: be seriously undermined; Sehkraft etc.: be seriously impaired; Macht, Prestige, Einfluss etc.: be greatly diminished; die Krise hat die Wirtschaft / den Dollar stark geschwächt the crisis seriously weakened the economy / the dollar

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to weaken; to debilitate; to undermine; to cripple

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schwạ̈|chen ['ʃvɛçn]
1. vt (lit, fig)
to weaken
2. vr
to weaken oneself
3. vi

etw schwächt — sth has a weakening effect

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1) (to make weak.) debilitate

2) (to (cause to) become weak, especially in physical strength or character: The patient has weakened; The strain of the last few days has weakened him.) weaken

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schwä·chen

[ˈʃvɛçn̩]

I. vt

1. (entkräften)

▪ jdn/ein Tier \schwächen to weaken sb/an animal

▪ geschwächt weakened

[das] Fieber hat sie geschwächt the fever weakened her

2. (in der Wirkung mindern)

▪ jdn/etw \schwächen to weaken sb/sth

II. vi to have a weakening effect

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transitives Verb weaken

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schwächen v/t & v/i weaken (auch fig); (Gesundheit) undermine; (Sehkraft etc) impair; (vermindern) (Macht, Prestige, Einfluss etc) diminish;

jemanden schwächen auch make sb weak;

Fieber/Fasten schwächt sehr a fever/fasting makes you very weak;

stark geschwächt sein be weakened considerably; Gesundheit: be seriously undermined; Sehkraft etc: be seriously impaired; Macht, Prestige, Einfluss etc: be greatly diminished;

die Krise hat die Wirtschaft/den Dollar stark geschwächt the crisis seriously weakened the economy/the dollar

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transitives Verb weaken

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v.

to bate v.

to damp v.

to debilitate v.

to enfeeble v.

to sap one's energy expr.

to weaken v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schwächen
6 affaiblir

affaiblir [afebliʀ]

➭ TABLE 2

1. transitive verb

to weaken

2. reflexive verb

► s'affaiblir [personne, autorité] to weaken ; [facultés] to deteriorate ; [vue] to grow dim ; [son] to fade ; [vent] to die down

• utiliser un mot dans son sens affaibli to use a word in a weakened sense

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afɛbliʀ
1.

verbe transitif to weaken

2.

s'affaiblir verbe pronominal [autorité, gouvernement, économie] to be weakened; [personne, voix, vue, détermination, volonté] to get weaker; [santé, mémoire] to deteriorate; [bruit] to grow fainter; [monnaie] to be weakening ( face à against)

le sens du mot s'est affaibli — the meaning of the word has weakened

sortir affaibli d'une maladie — to be drained by an illness

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afebliʀ vt
[économie, parti, personne] to weaken

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affaiblir verb table: finir

A vtr to weaken [personne, démocratie, sens, monnaie]; to reduce [capacité, impact]; to dull [intelligence, sentiments]; affaiblir les forces de qn to sap sb's strength; affaiblir la portée d'un texte de loi to reduce the scope of a law.

B s'affaiblir vpr [autorité, gouvernement, économie, pont] to be weakened; [personne, voix, vue, détermination, volonté] to get weaker; [bruit] to grow fainter; [force, courage, capacité] to diminish; [santé, mémoire] to deteriorate; l’euro s'affaiblit (face au dollar) the euro is weakening (against the dollar); l’euro s'est affaibli face au dollar the euro has fallen against the dollar; le sens du mot s'est affaibli the meaning of the word has weakened; sortir affaibli d'une maladie to be drained by an illness.

[afeblir] verbe transitif

1. [personne] to weaken

2. [atténuer] to weaken

le brouillard affaiblit tous les sons the fog muffles all sounds

3. [armée, institution] to weaken, to undermine

4. [monnaie] to weaken

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s'affaiblir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [dépérir] to weaken, to become weaker

s'affaiblir de jour en jour to get weaker and weaker every day, to get weaker by the day

2. [s'atténuer - signification, impact] to weaken, to grow weaker ; [ - lumière] to fade

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > affaiblir
7 schwächeln

v/i umg. weaken slightly; geistig schwächeln begin to go a bit gaga; der Dollar schwächelt the dollar is showing signs of weakness

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schwạ̈|cheln ['ʃvɛçln]
vi (inf)
to weaken slightly
geistig schwächeln — to begin to go a bit gaga

der Dollar schwächelt — the dollar is showing signs of weakness

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schwächeln v/i umg weaken slightly;

geistig schwächeln begin to go a bit gaga;

der Dollar schwächelt the dollar is showing signs of weakness

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schwächeln
8 abschwächen

abschwächen v 1. BANK, BÖRSE sag; 2. GEN water down, weaken (Idee, Politik, Aussage); 3. V&M sag; 4. WIWI alleviate (ZB: Kurse); level off, weaken
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v 1. <Bank, Börse> sag; 2. < Geschäft> Idee, Politik, Aussage water down, weaken; 3. <V&M> sag; 4. <Vw> ZB alleviate Kurse, level off, weaken
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[(abschwächen: sich abschwächen]

< Geschäft> tail away <Vw> slow down

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abschwächen
to mitigate, to tone down, to sweeten, to moderate;
• etw. abschwächen to tone s. th. down;
• sich abschwächen (Börse, Kurse) to weaken, to sag, to ease [off], to show a declining tendency, (Konjunktur) to soften, to depress, to decline, to level off, (Meinungsäußerung) to qualify;
• sich etw. abschwächen to ease off a fraction;
• sich nach hohen Anfangskursen wieder abschwächen (Börse) to falter after a strong start;
• Dementi abschwächen to soften a denial;
• sich gegenüber dem Dollar abschwächen to ease against the dollar;
• seine Forderungen abschwächen to soft-pedal one’s claims;
• seine Formulierungen in einem Zeitungsartikel abschwächen to tone down some of the offensive statements in an article;
• sich aufgrund von Gewinnrealisierungen abschwächen (Aktien) to weaken from profit-taking;
• einschneidendes Konjunkturprogramm abschwächen to tone down a tough economic program(me);
• sich nachmittags abschwächen (Börse) to turn lower in the afternoon trading;
• die Preise abschwächen to weaken the prices.

Business german-english dictionary > abschwächen
9 fléchir

fléchir [fle∫iʀ]

➭ TABLE 2

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = plier) to bend ; [+ articulation] to flex

   b. ( = faire céder) to sway

• il s'est laissé fléchir he let himself be swayed

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = plier) to bend ; [poutre, genoux] to sag

   b. ( = faiblir) to weaken

• sans fléchir with unflinching determination

   c. ( = diminuer) [attention] to flag ; [cours de Bourse] to drop

   d. ( = céder) to yield

   e. forme fléchie [de mot] inflected form

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fleʃiʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( plier) to bend

2) ( ébranler) to sway [personne, opinion]; to weaken [volonté]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( ployer) [poutre] to sag; [genoux] to bend; [jambes] to give way

2) ( faiblir) [attention] to flag; [courage] to waver; [volonté] to weaken; [production, demande] to fall off; [prix] to fall (de by)

3) ( céder) [personne, armée] to yield; ( s'adoucir) [personne] to relent

sans fléchir — ( stoïquement) unflinchingly; ( obstinément) stubbornly

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fleʃiʀ
1. vt

1) [corps, genou] to bend

2) fig, [personne] to sway, [rigueur] to weaken

2. vi

1) [poutre] to sag

2) fig, [personne] to relent, [moral] to weaken, [mobilisation] to fall off

faire fléchir qn — to sway sb

3) (= baisser) [prix] to fall off

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fléchir verb table: finir

A vtr

1 ( plier) to bend;

2 ( ébranler) to sway [personne, opinion]; to weaken [volonté, résistance].

B vi

1 ( ployer) [poutre] to sag, to bend; [genoux] to bend; [jambes] to give way;

2 ( faiblir) [attention] to flag, to falter; [courage] to waver; [volonté, résistance] to weaken; [production, demande] to fall off; [cours, euro] to weaken, to fall; [prix] to fall, to come down; fléchir de 2% to fall by 2%;

3 ( céder) [personne, armée] to yield; ( s'adoucir) [personne] to relent; se laisser fléchir to relent, to let oneself be swayed; sans fléchir ( stoïquement) unflinchingly; ( obstinément) stubbornly.

[fleʃir] verbe transitif

1. [ployer] to bend, to flex

fléchir le genou devant quelqu'un to bow the knee to somebody

2. [apitoyer - juge, tribunal] to move to pity

se laisser fléchir to relent

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[fleʃir] verbe intransitif

1. [se ployer] to bend

elle sentait ses genoux fléchir sous elle she could feel her knees giving way

2. [baisser] to fall

le dollar a de nouveau fléchi the dollar has fallen again

3. [céder] to weaken

nous ne fléchirons pas devant la menace we will not give in to threats

leur père ne fléchissait jamais their father was utterly inflexible

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > fléchir
10 Kurs

m; -es, -e

1. FIN. price; (Notierung) quotation; von Devisen: exchange rate; der Kurs des Euro the euro exchange rate; zum Kurs von at the rate of; hoch im Kurs stehen be at a premium; fig. rate highly ( bei with); in Kurs setzen circulate; außer Kurs setzen take out of circulation; außer Kurs kommen fig. lose its popularity; fallende / steigende / nachgebende Kurse falling / rising / softening prices

2. NAUT., FLUG. course; (Radarkurs) track; (Strecke) route; fig., POL. course, line, policy; Kurs halten stay on course; vom Kurs abweichen go off course; Kurs nehmen auf (+ Akk) head for (auch fig.); einen neuen / härteren Kurs einschlagen fig. take a new / harder line

3. SPORT, FÜR RAD-, AUTORENNEN, Skirennen etc.: course; der anspruchsvolle Kurs wurde vom Schweizer Trainer gesteckt the demanding course was set by the Swiss coach

4. (Lehrgang) course; (die Teilnehmer) course participants; der ganze Kurs all those on the course; Kursus

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der Kurs

(Aktienkurs) price;

(Lehrgang) lessons; course; class;

(Richtung) course;

(Wechselkurs) rate of exchange; exchange rate; rate

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Kụrs [kʊrs]
m -es, -e
[-zə]
1) (NAUT, AVIAT fig) course; (POL = Richtung) line, course

den Kurs halten — to hold (the) course

vom Kurs abkommen — to deviate from one's/its course

Kurs nehmen auf (+acc) — to set course for, to head for

auf (südwestlichen) Kurs gehen — to set a (southwesterly) course

auf (südwestlichem) Kurs sein — to be on (a southwesterly) course

Kurs haben auf (+acc) — to be heading for

harter/weicher Kurs (Pol) — hard/soft line

den Kurs ändern (lit, fig) — to change or alter( one's) course

einen neuen Kurs einschlagen (lit, fig) — to go in a new direction, to follow a new course

den Kurs beibehalten (lit, fig) — to stick to or hold (one's) course

jdn/etw wieder auf Kurs bringen (fig) — to bring sb/sth back on course

2) (FIN) (= Wechselkurs) rate of exchange, exchange rate; (= Börsenkurs, Aktienkurs) price, (going) rate; (= Marktpreis) market value or price, going rate

zum Kurs von — at the rate of

der amtliche Kurs des Dollars — the official dollar exchange rate

die Kurse fallen/steigen — prices or rates are falling/rising

hoch im Kurs stehen (Aktien) — to be high; (fig) to be popular (bei with)

etw außer Kurs setzen — to withdraw sth from circulation

3) (= Lehrgang) course (
in +dat, für in)
einen Kurs belegen — to do a course

einen Kurs besuchen or mitmachen — to attend a course

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der

1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) course

2) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) tack

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Kurs¹

<-es, -e>

[kʊrs, pl ˈkʊrzə]

m

1. LUFT, NAUT (Richtung) course

jdn/etw vom \Kurs abbringen to put sb/sth off course

der Sturm hat uns um drei Grad vom \Kurs abgebracht the storm has put us off course by three degrees

vom \Kurs abkommen to deviate from one's/its course

den/seinen \Kurs beibehalten [o halten] to maintain [one's] course

auf bestimmten \Kurs gehen to set a certain course

wenn wir auf südsüdöstlichen \Kurs gehen, müssten wir die Insel in drei Tagen erreichen if we set a sou'-sou'-easterly course we should reach the island in three days

\Kurs auf etw akk haben to be heading for sth

\Kurs auf etw akk nehmen to set course for sth

einen [bestimmten] \Kurs steuern to steer a certain course

es war nicht mehr feststellbar, welchen \Kurs das Schiff steuerte it was no longer possible to determine which course the ship was steering

den \Kurs wechseln to change course

2. (Zielsetzung) course

jdn vom \Kurs abbringen to throw sb off course

den/seinen \Kurs beibehalten to maintain [one's] course

jdn auf \Kurs bringen to bring sb into line

ihre Kollegen werden sie schon auf \Kurs bringen their colleagues will bring them into line

einen bestimmten \Kurs einschlagen to take a certain course; (politische Linie) policy, course

harter/weicher \Kurs hard/soft line

3. (Wechselkurs) exchange rate

der \Kurs Dollar zu Euro steht im Moment bei eins zu... the exchange rate between the dollar and the euro is currently...

zu einem bestimmten \Kurs at a certain rate

Schwarzhändler tauschen dir den Euro zu einem günstigen \Kurs you'll get a favourable rate for your euros on the black market

etw außer \Kurs setzen to take sth out of circulation

Zahlungsmittel, die außer \Kurs gesetzt wurden, sind nicht länger gültig currency taken out of circulation is no longer valid

4. BÖRSE (Marktpreis) price

die Maßnahmen der Bundesbank haben die \Kurse einiger Aktien gestärkt measures taken by the Bundesbank have strengthened the price of some shares

der \Kurs pendelte sich bei Euro 120 ein the market was settling down at 120 euros

zum gegenwärtigen \Kurs at the current rate [or price]

multipler \Kurs multiple exchange rate

hoch im \Kurs stehen ÖKON to be in great demand; BÖRSE to be high up; (fig) to be very popular, to be at a high rate

antike Vasen stehen derzeit hoch im \Kurs antique vases are currently very popular

etw an einen \Kurs binden to peg the price of sth

den \Kurs drücken to depress the market

im \Kurs fallen to fall [or drop] in price

die Aktien der Schlüter AG sind letztens etwas im \Kurs gefallen Schlüter AG shares have fallen somewhat recently

den \Kurs festsetzen to fix a price

den \Kurs hinauftreiben to push up the price

den \Kurs schwächen/stützen to weaken/peg the market

Kurs²

<-es, -e>

[kʊrs, pl ˈkʊrzə]

m (Lehrgang) course, class

einen \Kurs [in etw dat] besuchen to attend a course [in sth]

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der; Kurses, Kurse

1) (Richtung) course

auf [nördlichen] Kurs gehen — set [a northerly] course

ein harter/weicher Kurs — (fig.) a hard/soft line

den Kurs ändern/halten — (auch fig.) change or alter/hold or maintain course

Kurs auf Hamburg (Akk.) nehmen — set course for or head for Hamburg

2) (von Wertpapieren) price; (von Devisen) rate of exchange; exchange rate

zum Kurs von... — at a rate of...

der Kurs des Dollars — the dollar rate

hoch im Kurs stehen — < securities> be high; (fig.) be very popular ( bei with)

3) (Lehrgang) course

ein Kurs in Spanisch — (Dat.) a course in Spanish; a Spanish course

4) (die Teilnehmer eines Kurses) class

5) (Sport): (Rennstrecke) course

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Kurs m; -es, -e

1. FIN price; (Notierung) quotation; von Devisen: exchange rate;

der Kurs des Euro the euro exchange rate;

zum Kurs von at the rate of;

hoch im Kurs stehen be at a premium; fig rate highly (

bei with);

in Kurs setzen circulate;

außer Kurs setzen take out of circulation;

außer Kurs kommen fig lose its popularity;

fallende/steigende/nachgebende Kurse falling/rising/softening prices

2. SCHIFF, FLUG course; (Radarkurs) track; (Strecke) route; fig, POL course, line, policy;

Kurs halten stay on course;

vom Kurs abweichen go off course;

Kurs nehmen auf (+akk) head for (auch fig);

einen neuen/härteren Kurs einschlagen fig take a new/harder line

3. SPORT, für Rad-, Autorennen, Skirennen etc: course;

der anspruchsvolle Kurs wurde vom Schweizer Trainer gesteckt the demanding course was set by the Swiss coach

4. (Lehrgang) course; (die Teilnehmer) course participants;

der ganze Kurs all those on the course; → Kursus

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der; Kurses, Kurse

1) (Richtung) course

auf [nördlichen] Kurs gehen — set [a northerly] course

ein harter/weicher Kurs — (fig.) a hard/soft line

den Kurs ändern/halten — (auch fig.) change or alter/hold or maintain course

Kurs auf Hamburg (Akk.) nehmen — set course for or head for Hamburg

2) (von Wertpapieren) price; (von Devisen) rate of exchange; exchange rate

zum Kurs von... — at a rate of...

der Kurs des Dollars — the dollar rate

hoch im Kurs stehen — < securities> be high; (fig.) be very popular ( bei with)

3) (Lehrgang) course

ein Kurs in Spanisch — (Dat.) a course in Spanish; a Spanish course

4) (die Teilnehmer eines Kurses) class

5) (Sport): (Rennstrecke) course

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-e (Aktien...) m.

price n.

quotation n.

rate n. -e (Aktien) m.

price (stocks) n.

quotation (stocks) n.

rate (stocks) n. -e (Verkehr) m.

course n.

line n. -e m.

class n.

(§ pl.: classes)

course n.

exchange rate n.

rate (of exchange) n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Kurs
11 reculer

reculer [ʀ(ə)kyle]

➭ TABLE 1

1. intransitive verb

   a. [personne] to move back ; (par peur) to back away ; [automobiliste, automobile] to reverse ; [cheval] to back

• reculer de deux pas to move back two paces

• reculer devant l'ennemi to retreat from the enemy

• c'est reculer pour mieux sauter it's just putting off the evil day

• faire reculer [+ ennemi, foule] to force back ; [+ cheval] to move back ; [+ désert] to drive back

   b. ( = hésiter) to shrink back ; ( = changer d'avis) to back down

• tu ne peux plus reculer maintenant you can't back out now

• reculer devant la dépense/difficulté to shrink from the expense/difficulty

• je ne reculerai devant rien I'll stop at nothing

   c. ( = diminuer) to be on the decline ; [eaux, incendie] to subside

• faire reculer l'épidémie to get the epidemic under control

• faire reculer le chômage to reduce the number of unemployed

• faire reculer l'inflation to curb inflation

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ chaise, meuble, frontières] to push back ; [+ véhicule] to reverse

   b. (dans le temps) to postpone

3. reflexive verb

► se reculer to take a step back

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ʀ(ə)kyle
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( pousser) to move back [vase, lampe]; to move ou push back [meuble]

reculer les pendules d'une heure — to put the clocks back an hour

2) ( faisant marche arrière) to reverse GB, to back up

3) ( dans le temps) to put off [moment du départ, événement, décision]; to put back [date]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) [personne, groupe] ( aller en arrière) to move back; (pour mieux voir quelque chose, pour être vu) to stand back; [chauffeur, voiture] to reverse

reculer d'un pas — to step back

reculer de trois pas — to take three steps back(wards)

faire reculer un groupe de personnes — to move a group of people back

reculer d'une case — Jeux to go back a square

c'est reculer pour mieux sauter — fig it's just putting off the inevitable

2) [armée] to pull ou draw back

3) [falaise] to be eroded; [forêt] to be gradually disappearing; [eaux] to go down; [mer] to recede

4) ( régresser) [monnaie, production, exportations] to fall; [doctrine, mouvement] to decline; [parti, politicien] to suffer a drop in popularity

faire reculer — to cause a fall in [euro, exportation]

faire reculer le chômage — to reduce unemployment

reculer de cinq places — [élèves, sportif] to fall back five places, to drop five places

5) (céder, se dérober) to back down; ( hésiter) to shrink back

cela m'a fait reculer — it put me off

reculer devant une difficulté — to shrink from a difficulty

ne reculer devant rien — to stop at nothing

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ʀ(ə)kyle
1. vi

1) (aller en arrière) to move back

reculer de quelques pas — to take a few steps back

Il a reculé pour la laisser entrer. — He stepped back to let her in.

reculer pour mieux sauter fig — to put off the inevitable

2) [automobiliste, voiture] to reverse, to back up

J'ai reculé pour laisser passer le camion. — I reversed to let the lorry past.

3) (= se dérober) to back down

Ce n'est pas le moment de reculer. — It's not the moment to back down.

reculer devant [danger, difficulté] — to shrink from

4) [civilisation, épidémie] to be on the decline

2. vt

1) [meuble, objet] to move back

2) [véhicule] to reverse, to back up

3) [limites] to extend

reculer les limites du possible — to push back the frontiers of what is possible

4) [date, décision] to postpone

Ils ont reculé la date du spectacle. — They postponed the show.

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reculer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( pousser) to move back [vase, lampe]; to move ou push back [meuble]; pour reculer les frontières du possible fig to push back the frontiers of what we thought was possible; reculer les pendules d'une heure to put the clocks back an hour;

2 ( faisant marche arrière) to reverse GB, to back up;

3 ( dans le temps) to put off [moment du départ]; to put off, to postpone [événement, décision]; to put back [date]; to raise [âge].

B vi

1 [personne, groupe, joueur] ( aller en arrière) to move back; (pour mieux voir quelque chose, pour être vu) to stand back; [chauffeur] to reverse; reculer d'un pas to step back; reculer de trois pas to take three steps back(wards); reculer de quelques pas to take a few steps back(wards); reculer de quelques mètres to move back a few yards; reculer lentement vers qch to retreat slowly toward(s) sth; faire reculer un groupe de personnes to move a group of people back; j'ai l'impression de reculer lit, fig I feel as if I'm going backward(s); reculer d'une case Jeux to go back a square; reculer à la vue du sang to recoil at the sight of blood; reculer pour mieux sauter ( prendre son élan) to move back to get a better run-up; c'est reculer pour mieux sauter fig it's just putting off the inevitable;

2 [voiture, chariot] to move backward(s); ( dans une pente) to roll backward(s); ( délibérément) to reverse GB, to back up;

3 [armée] to pull ou draw back;

4 [falaise] to be eroded; [forêt] to be gradually disappearing; [eaux] to go down; [mer] to recede;

5 ( régresser) [euro, valeurs boursières] to fall; [production, exportation] to fall, to drop; [doctrine, mouvement] to decline; [parti, politicien] to suffer a drop in popularity; faire reculer to cause a fall in [euro, exportation]; faire reculer le chômage to reduce unemployment; faire reculer le racisme to curb racism; faire reculer la maladie to reduce the incidence of the disease; reculer de cinq places [élèves, sportif] to fall back ou to drop five places;

6 (céder, se dérober) to back down; ( hésiter) to shrink back; cela m'a fait reculer it put me off; reculer devant une difficulté to shrink from a difficulty; ne reculer devant rien to stop at nothing; il ne reculera devant rien pour réussir he'll stop at nothing to succeed; ne pas reculer devant les manœuvres frauduleuses to be quite prepared to use fraudulent measures;

7 [arme] to recoil;

8 Équit to rein back.

C se reculer vpr gén to move back; ( d'un pas) to step back; ( pour mieux voir) to stand back; se reculer de quelques pas to take a few steps back.

[rəkyle] verbe transitif

1. [dans l'espace] to push ou to move back (separable)

2. [dans le temps - rendez-vous] to delay, to postpone, to defer ; [ - date] to postpone, to put back (separable) ; [ - décision] to defer, to postpone, to put off (separable)

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[rəkyle] verbe intransitif

1. [aller en arrière - à pied] to step ou to go ou to move back ; [ - en voiture] to reverse, to move back

recule d'un pas! take one step backwards!

mets le frein à main, la voiture recule! put the handbrake on, the car is rolling backwards!

il a heurté le mur en reculant he backed ou reversed into the wall

2. [céder du terrain - falaise, forêt] to recede

3. [renoncer] to retreat, to shrink (back), to draw back

reculer devant l'ennemi to retreat in the face of the enemy

le prix m'a fait reculer I backed down when I saw the price

c'est reculer pour mieux sauter that's just putting off the inevitable

4. [faiblir - cours, valeur] to fall, to weaken ; [ - épidémie, criminalité, mortalité] to recede, to subside

le yen recule par rapport au dollar the yen is losing ground ou falling against the dollar

5. ARMEMENT to recoil

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se reculer verbe pronominal intransitif

(familier)

recule-toi! get back!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > reculer
12 weak

adjective

1) (lit. or fig.) schwach; matt [Lächeln]; schwach ausgeprägt [Kinn]; jämmerlich [Kapitulation]; (easily led) labil [Charakter, Person]

go/feel weak at the knees — weiche Knie kriegen/haben

the weaker sex — das schwache Geschlecht

weak eyes or sight — schlechte Augen

a weak stomach — ein empfindlicher Magen

be weak in the head — schwachsinnig sein

his French/maths is rather weak, he's rather weak in French/maths — in Französisch/Mathematik ist er ziemlich schwach

somebody's weak side or point — jemandes schwache Seite od. schwacher Punkt od. Schwachpunkt

he has only a weak case — seine Sache steht auf schwachen Füßen

2) (watery) schwach [Kaffee, Tee]; wässrig, wässerig [Suppe]; dünn [Bier, Suppe, Kaffee, Tee]

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[wi:k]
adjective

1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) schwach

2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) schwach

3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) dünn

4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) schwach

5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) schwach

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- academic.ru/81470/weakly">weakly
- weaken
- weakling
- weakness
- have a weakness for
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weak

[wi:k]

adj

1. (not strong) schwach; coffee, tea schwach, dünn

to be/feel as \weak as a kitten ganz matt sein/sich akk ganz schlapp fühlen fam

to be/go \weak at the knees weiche Knie haben/bekommen

to be \weak with desire/hunger/thirst schwach vor Begierde/Hunger/Durst sein

to feel \weak sich akk schwach fühlen

\weak chin schwach ausgeprägtes Kinn

\weak link ( fig) schwaches Glied fig

\weak spot ( fig) schwache Stelle fig

the \weaker sex das schwache Geschlecht fig

2. (ineffective) leader unfähig, schwach; argument, attempt schwach

▪ to be \weak [on sth] [in etw dat] schwach sein

the report is strong on criticism but rather \weak on suggestions for improvement der Bericht übt scharfe Kritik, bietet aber kaum Verbesserungsvorschläge

3. (below standard) schwach

he was always \weak at languages but strong at science er war schon immer schwach in Sprachen, dafür aber gut in Naturwissenschaften

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[wiːk]
1. adj (+er)
schwach; character labil; tea, solution etc dünn; stomach empfindlich
he was weak from hunger — ihm war schwach vor Hunger

to go/feel weak at the knees (after illness) — sich wackelig fühlen, wackelig or schwach auf den Beinen sein (inf); (with fear, excitement etc) weiche Knie haben/bekommen

the weaker sex — das schwache Geschlecht

he must be a bit weak in the head (inf) — er ist wohl nicht ganz bei Trost (inf)

her maths is weak, she is weak at or in maths — sie ist schwach in Mathe

the dollar is weak against the pound — der Dollar steht schwach zum Pfund

what are his weak points? — wo liegen seine Schwächen?

the weak link (in the chain) — das schwache Glied in der Kette

2. n

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weak [wiːk] adj (adv weakly)

1. allg schwach (Argument, Stimme, Widerstand etc):

weak from hunger hungergeschwächt;

be weak at the knees umg weiche Knie haben;

weak in ( oder at) Latin schwach in Latein;

weak at home SPORT heimschwach; → sex A 2

2. MED schwach:

a) empfindlich (Magen etc): → nerve A 1

b) kränklich

3. (charakter)schwach, haltlos, labil: → point A 24

4. schwach, dünn (Tee etc)

5. LING schwach (Akzent):

weak ending LIT proklitisches Versende;

weak inflection (bes Br inflexion) schwache Flexion

6. WIRTSCH schwach, flau (Markt etc)

7. FOTO schwach, weich (Negativ)

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adjective

1) (lit. or fig.) schwach; matt [Lächeln]; schwach ausgeprägt [Kinn]; jämmerlich [Kapitulation]; (easily led) labil [Charakter, Person]

go/feel weak at the knees — weiche Knie kriegen/haben

the weaker sex — das schwache Geschlecht

weak eyes or sight — schlechte Augen

a weak stomach — ein empfindlicher Magen

be weak in the head — schwachsinnig sein

his French/maths is rather weak, he's rather weak in French/maths — in Französisch/Mathematik ist er ziemlich schwach

somebody's weak side or point — jemandes schwache Seite od. schwacher Punkt od. Schwachpunkt

he has only a weak case — seine Sache steht auf schwachen Füßen

2) (watery) schwach [Kaffee, Tee]; wässrig, wässerig [Suppe]; dünn [Bier, Suppe, Kaffee, Tee]

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adj.

energielos adj.

schwach adj.

English-german dictionary > weak
13 resentirse

pron.v.

1 to be weakened.

2 to be offended.

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resentirse

Conjugation model [ HERVIR], like link=hervir hervir

► verbo pronominal

1 (sentirse) to suffer (de, from), feel the effects (de, of)

■ me resiento del tobillo my ankle hurts, I have a sore ankle

2 (flaquear) to be weakened

3 figurado (enojarse) to become resentful, feel resentment

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FRASEOLOGÍA

resentirse con/contra alguien figurado to bear somebody resentment

resentirse por algo figurado to take offence (US offense) at something

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verb

1) to suffer

2) be hurt

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VPR

1) (=estar resentido)

resentirse con o por algo — to resent sth, feel bitter about sth

2) (=debilitarse) to be weakened, suffer

con los años se resintió su salud — his health suffered o was affected over the years

los cimientos se resintieron con el terremoto — the foundations were weakened by the earthquake

sin que se resienta el dólar — without the dollar being affected

3) (=sentir)

resentirse de — [+ defecto] to suffer from

resentirse de las consecuencias de — to feel the effects of

me resiento todavía del golpe — I can still feel the effects of the injury

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verbo pronominal

1)

a) ( sentir dolor)

resentirse DE algo: aún se resiente de la lesión he is still suffering the effects of the injury; ya no me resiento de la espalda my back doesn't give me trouble any more (colloq); aún se resienten de la derrota — they're still smarting from the defeat

b) ( sufrir las consecuencias) to suffer

su trabajo no se resentía — his work didn't suffer

su salud se resentía con el clima — the weather was taking its toll on his health

2) (ofenderse, molestarse) to get upset

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(v.) = smart, grudge, pique

Ex. The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex. He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.

Ex. In one interview, piqued by this recurrent comment on his Irishness, he pointed out that he came not from idyllic emerald green surroundings.

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verbo pronominal

1)

a) ( sentir dolor)

resentirse DE algo: aún se resiente de la lesión he is still suffering the effects of the injury; ya no me resiento de la espalda my back doesn't give me trouble any more (colloq); aún se resienten de la derrota — they're still smarting from the defeat

b) ( sufrir las consecuencias) to suffer

su trabajo no se resentía — his work didn't suffer

su salud se resentía con el clima — the weather was taking its toll on his health

2) (ofenderse, molestarse) to get upset

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(v.) = smart, grudge, pique

Ex: The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex: He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.

Ex: In one interview, piqued by this recurrent comment on his Irishness, he pointed out that he came not from idyllic emerald green surroundings.

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resentirse [ I11 ]

v pron

A

1 (sentir dolor) resentirse DE algo:

todavía se resiente de aquella lesión he is still feeling o suffering the effects of that injury

ya no me resiento de la espalda my back doesn't give me trouble any more, my back doesn't play me up any more ( colloq)

todavía se resienten de aquella derrota they're still smarting from that defeat

2 (sufrir las consecuencias) to suffer

su salud se resentía con el exceso de trabajo the excessive workload was telling on his health o was taking its toll on his health, his health was suffering because he was overworking

su trabajo no se resentía his work didn't suffer, it didn't affect his work

se resentiría el sabor the flavor would suffer o would be affected, it would spoil the flavor

B (ofenderse, molestarse) to get upset

se resintió mucho porque no lo invitaron he was very put out o offended o upset that they didn't invite him

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resentirse ( conjugate resentirse) verbo pronominal
a) ( sentir dolor):

◊ aún se resiente de la lesión he is still suffering the effects of the injury;

aún se resienten de la derrota they're still smarting from the defeat
b) ( sufrir las consecuencias) [salud/trabajo] to suffer

c) (ofenderse, molestarse) to get upset

resentirse verbo reflexivo
1 (volver a sentir dolor por una antigua dolencia) to suffer [de, from], to feel the (after-) effects [de, of]: aún se resiente del golpe en la cadera, she's still feeling the effects of having bumped her thigh
2 (debilitarse) to weaken
3 (ofenderse) to feel offended
resentirse por algo, to take offence at sthg o to feel bitter about sthg
' resentirse' also found in these entries:
English:
smart
- suffer

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resentirse vpr

1. [debilitarse] to be weakened;
[salud] to deteriorate;
la calidad de su trabajo se resintió por la falta de motivación her work deteriorated through lack of motivation

2. [sentir]
resentirse de to be suffering from;

aún se resiente de aquel golpe she's still suffering from the effects of that blow;

se resiente de la rodilla he's got a bad knee, his knee is giving him trouble

3. [ofenderse] to be offended

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resentirse

v/r

1 get upset;

resentirse con alguien feel resentful toward s.o.

2 de rendimiento, calidad suffer;

resentirse de algo suffer from the effects of sth

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resentirse {76} vr

1) : to suffer, to be weakened

2) ofenderse: to be upset

se resintió porque la insultaron: she got upset when they insulted her, she resented being insulted

3)

resentirse de : to feel the effects of

Spanish-English dictionary > resentirse
14 weak

wi:k
adjective

1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) débil

2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) débil

3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) flojo, aguado, poco cargado

4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) flojo, pobre, poco convincente

5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) sin gracia, soso

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- weakly
- weaken
- weakling
- weakness
- have a weakness for

weak adj

1. débil

I still feel weak after the operation aún me encuentro débil después de la operación

2. flojo

this coffee is very weak este café está muy flojo

weak

tr[wiːk]

adjective

1 (gen) débil; (person) débil, endeble; (light, voice) débil, tenue; (team, piece of work) flojo,-a

■ she was weak from hunger estaba débil por el hambre

■ my legs felt weak sentía las piernas débiles

■ they've got a weak defence tienen una defensa floja

■ the film has a very weak plot la película tiene un argumento muy flojo

■ he's got a weak heart tiene el corazón débil

■ she gave a weak smile sonrió débilmente

■ the yen is weak el yen está débil

2 (argument, excuse, etc) poco convincente, pobre, de poco peso, débil

3 (tea, coffee, etc) aguado,-a, flojo,-a, poco cargado,-a

plural noun the weak

1 los necesitados nombre masculino plural, los inválidos nombre masculino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a weak moment un momento débil

to be weak at/in/on something ir flojo,-a en algo

to be weak in the head estar mal de la cabeza

to go weak at the knees flaquearle a alguien las piernas

weak spot punto flaco, punto débil

weak ['wi:k] adj

1) feeble: débil, endeble

2) : flojo, pobre

a weak excuse: una excusa poco convincente

3) diluted: aguado, diluido

weak tea: té poco cargado

4) faint: tenue (dícese de los colores, las luces, los sonidos, etc.)

weak

adj.

• canijo, -a adj.

• caído, -a adj.

• desmayado, -a adj.

• débil adj.

• encanijado, -a adj.

• enclenque adj.

• endeble adj.

• exangüe adj.

• flaco, -a adj.

• flojo, -a adj.

• inválido, -a adj.

• lánguido, -a adj.

• pachucho, -a adj.

• quebradizo, -a adj.

• raquítico, -a adj.

n.

• aguapié s.m.

• inválido s.m.

wiːk
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) <person/muscles> débil; < structure> poco sólido, endeble; <economy/currency> débil; < handshake> flojo

I was too weak to lift it — no me daban las fuerzas para levantarlo

to have a weak heart — sufrir del corazón

he was weak with hunger — se sentía débil del hambre que tenía

to grow weak — debilitarse

b) ( ineffectual) <character/leader> débil

2)

a) ( not competent) <student/performance> flojo, pobre

b) ( not convincing) <argument/excuse> poco convincente, pobre

3) ( diluted) <coffee/tea> poco cargado; < beer> suave, aguado (pey); < solution> diluido

[wiːk]
1. ADJ
(compar weaker) (superl weakest)
1) (physically) [person, limb, constitution] débil

he was too weak to stand up — estaba demasiado débil para levantarse, no tenía fuerzas para levantarse

• to have weak eyesight — tener mala vista

• to feel weak — sentirse débil

my legs/arms felt weak — no tenía fuerza en las piernas/los brazos

• to be weak from hunger — estar debilitado por el hambre

• to grow or get weak(er) — debilitarse

• to have a weak heart — padecer del corazón

• the weaker sex — † el sexo débil

• to have a weak stomach — marearse con facilidad

• to be weak with hunger — estar debilitado por el hambre

to be weak with fear — estar débil por el miedo

- be weak in the head

to go weak at the knees —

I went weak at the knees — se me flaquearon las piernas

2) (=fragile) [bone, fingernail, bond] frágil; [structure] endeble, frágil; [material] endeble

that chair's got a weak leg — a esa silla le falla una pata, esa silla tiene una pata floja

the weak link (in the chain) — (fig) el eslabón flojo (de la cadena)

3) (=ineffectual) [person, voice, smile, currency, government] débil; [economy] débil, flojo; [market] flojo

they believe it is weak to cry — creen que llorar es signo de debilidad, creen que llorar es de débiles

the dollar is weak against the pound — el dólar está débil en comparación con la libra

to have a weak chin — tener una barbilla poco pronunciada

4) (=poor) [subject, student, team] flojo

geography is my weak subject — estoy flojo en geografía, la geografía es mi asignatura floja

• to be weak at or in sth — flojear en algo, estar flojo en algo

• the course was very weak on grammar — el curso era muy flojo en lo referente a gramática

• weak point — punto m débil
spot 1., 4)
5) (=unconvincing) [argument, evidence] poco sólido, poco convincente; [case] poco sólido; [excuse, answer] poco convincente

the film had a weak plot — el argumento de la película era muy flojo

6) (=faint) [light] débil, tenue; [sun, signal, electric current] débil; [tide, current] flojo; [pulse] débil, flojo

7) (=watery) [coffee, tea, alcoholic drink] poco cargado; [solution] diluido

2.

NPL

the weak — los débiles

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[wiːk]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) <person/muscles> débil; < structure> poco sólido, endeble; <economy/currency> débil; < handshake> flojo

I was too weak to lift it — no me daban las fuerzas para levantarlo

to have a weak heart — sufrir del corazón

he was weak with hunger — se sentía débil del hambre que tenía

to grow weak — debilitarse

b) ( ineffectual) <character/leader> débil

2)

a) ( not competent) <student/performance> flojo, pobre

b) ( not convincing) <argument/excuse> poco convincente, pobre

3) ( diluted) <coffee/tea> poco cargado; < beer> suave, aguado (pey); < solution> diluido

English-spanish dictionary > weak
15 power

n

1) сила; мощь; способность

2) энергия

3) власть, сила

4) право, полномочия

5) держава

•

to abandon power — отказываться от власти

to accord powers to smb — предоставлять полномочия кому-л.

to act outside one's powers — выходить за пределы своих полномочий

to assume power — брать власть в свои руки; приходить к власти

to attain power — добиваться власти

to be endowed with wide powers — быть облаченным широкими полномочиями

to be in a position of power — занимать руководящую должность

to bolster one's challenge to political power — усиливать свои притязания на политическую власть

to bring smb nearer to power — приближать чей-л. приход к власти

to carry smb to power — приводить кого-л. к власти

to cede power to smb — уступать власть кому-л.

to check a country's power — преграждать путь мощи какой-л. страны

to come back into power — возвращаться к власти

to come to power — приходить к власти; брать власть в свои руки

to concentrate all power in one's hands — сосредоточивать всю полноту власти в своих руках

to confirm smb in power — утверждать чье-л. назначение во главе государства

to conspire to seize power — организовывать заговор с целью захвата власти

to curb smb's powers — ограничивать чьи-л. полномочия

to delegate powers to smb — передавать / делегировать полномочия кому-л.

to demilitarize atomic power — переключать использование атомной энергии с военных на мирные цели

to dilute smb's grip on power — ослаблять чью-л. власть

to disturb the balance of power — нарушать равновесие сил

to do everything in one's legitimate power — делать все в пределах своей законной власти

to enhance the power of Parliament — усиливать власть парламента

to entrench oneself in power — закрепляться у власти

to establish power — устанавливать власть

to exclude smb from power — не допускать кого-л. к власти

to exercise power of influence — оказывать воздействие

to exhibit one's full powers — предъявлять свои полномочия

to extend one's political power — распространять свою политическую власть

to fall from power — лишаться власти

to force smb from power — смещать кого-л.; отстранять кого-л. от власти

to furnish smb with powers — предоставлять кому-л. полномочия

to gain power — захватывать власть; приходить к власти

to give smb emergency powers — предоставлять кому-л. чрезвычайные полномочия

to go beyond one's constitutional powers — превышать свои конституционные права

to hand over power to smb — передавать власть кому-л.

to have power — иметь власть

to have no legal power to do smth — не иметь законного права делать что-л.

to hold military power — контролировать вооруженные силы

to hold the reins of power — удерживать бразды правления

to indulge in an orgy of state power — упиваться государственной властью

to invest smb with extensive powers — наделять кого-л. широкими полномочиями

to jockey for power — пробиваться к власти

to keep smb out of power — не допускать кого-л. к власти

to lead one's party to power — вести свою партию к власти

to lessen smb's power — уменьшать чью-л. власть

to lodge a great deal of power in smb's hands — сосредоточивать большую власть в чьих-л. руках

to lose one's power over smb — утрачивать власть над кем-л.

to maintain an overall grip on power — прочно удерживаться у власти

to misuse one's power of veto — злоупотреблять своим правом вето

to move out of power — лишаться власти

to oust smb from power — отстранять кого-л. от власти, смещать кого-л.

to overthrow the power — свергать власть

to phase out the use of nuclear power — постепенно отказываться от использования атомной энергии

to prejudice the power — ограничивать права

to preserve one's present power and privilege — сохранять свою власть и привилегии

to put too much power into smb's hands — наделять кого-л. слишком большой властью

to reach power — достигать власти

to reduce smb's powers — ограничивать чьи-л. полномочия

to reinforce presidential power — усиливать президентскую власть

to relinquish power — отказываться от власти

to remain in power — оставаться у власти

to renew powers — возобновлять полномочия

to restore smb to power — восстанавливать кого-л. у власти

to resume power — возвращаться к власти

to return smb to power — переизбирать кого-л.

to rival smb for supreme power — бороться с кем-л. за высшую власть

to seek the removal from power of smb — добиваться отстранения от власти кого-л.

to share power with smb — разделять власть с кем-л.

to stay in power — оставаться у власти

to strap smb's buying power — ограничивать чью-л. покупательную способность

to strengthen police powers — усиливать полномочия полиции

to strip smb of all powers — лишать кого-л. всех полномочий

to struggle for power — бороться за власть

to sweep smb from / out of power — смещать кого-л.; отстранять кого-л. от власти

to take power into one's hands — брать власть в свои руки

to take over power — приходить к власти; захватывать власть

to take some power away from smb — уменьшать чью-л. власть

to tighten one's grip on power — укреплять свою власть

to transfer power to smb — передавать власть кому-л.

to trim smb's powers — ограничивать чьи-л. полномочия

to undermine smb's power — подрывать чью-л. власть

to upset the balance of power — нарушать равновесие сил

to usurp power — узурпировать власть

to vie for power — бороться за власть

to weaken one's grip on power — отказываться от монополии на власть

to win power — захватывать / завоевывать власть; приходить к власти

- ABC Power
- absolute power
- abuse of power
- accession to power

- acquisition of market power
- administering power
- administrative power
- advent of power
- allied powers
- alternation of power
- alternative sources of power
- appointive power
- arrogance of power
- assumption of power
- atomic powers
- authoritarian power
- autocratic power
- Axis Powers
- balance of power

- belligerent powers
- bid for greater powers
- bodies of power
- broad powers
- buying power
- capitalist power
- centralized power
- centrally organized political power
- change of power
- colonial power
- competitive power
- conquest of political power
- constituent power
- constitutional powers
- contender for power
- corridors of power

- creative power
- dangerous power
- de facto power
- decentralization of power

- decision-making power
- decline in purchasing power
- delegation of powers

- demonstration of power
- departure from power
- depleted power
- derogation of the powers
- detaining power
- deterrent power
- developing nuclear power
- devolution of power to the regions
- dictatorial powers
- discretionary power
- display of power
- division of power
- dual power

- economic power
- electric power
- emergency powers
- emerging nuclear power
- Entente powers
- enumerated powers
- equilibrium of power
- executive power
- exercise of the power
- extension in power
- extension of powers
- extensive powers
- extra powers
- extra-constitutional powers
- fall from power
- federally generated power
- foreign power
- full powers
- general powers
- great power
- greater powers
- greater reliance on nuclear power
- grip on power
- handover of power
- hold on power
- imperial power
- imperialist power
- implied powers
- in power
- increased powers
- increased pressure on smb to relinquish power
- industrial power
- inherent powers
- inland power
- invincible power
- jockeying for power
- judicial power
- judiciary power
- labor power
- large powers
- leading power
- legal power
- legislative power
- limited powers
- limitless power
- long run of power
- lust for power
- major power
- majority power
- mandatory powers
- maritime power
- market power
- military power
- misuse of power
- monopoly of power
- monopoly power
- motive power
- naval power
- non-nuclear power
- nuclear power
- occupying power
- official powers
- organ of state power

- outside powers
- overthrow of smb's power
- Pacific power
- party in power

- peaceful power
- peaceful transfer of power
- peace-loving power
- personal power
- plenary power
- plenipotentiary power
- political power
- popular power
- power has passed out of the hands of a party
- power is ebbing
- power of attorney
- power of influence
- power of organization
- power of recognition
- power of the law
- power of the purse
- power to sign
- powers of arrest and interrogation
- powers of internment
- powers of stop and search
- powers of the presidency
- powers that be
- powers to do smth
- principle power
- purchasing power
- push for power
- real power
- real purchasing power
- redistribution of power
- reduction in purchasing power
- reduction of smb's power
- regional power
- reins of power
- removal from power
- reserved power
- resurgence of military power
- retaliatory power
- return to power
- revolutionary power
- rise of power
- road to power
- royal power
- seizure of power

- separation of powers

- sharing of power with smb
- signatory power
- source of power
- space power
- special powers
- specific powers
- state power
- strengthening of the economic and defense power of the state
- strengthening of the power
- strong executive powers
- struggle for power
- succession to power
- supreme power
- surrender of powers to smb
- sweeping powers
- switch of power from... to...
- the dollar's holding power
- the main power behind the throne
- third power
- time in power
- too much power is invested in the president
- trading power
- transfer of power to smb
- transforming power
- transition of power
- treaty-making power
- tutelary power
- under existing powers
- unlimited power
- untrammeled power
- unwarranted power
- usurpation of power
- vast powers
- verification of powers
- vested with broad powers
- veto powers
- victorious powers
- war powers
- Western Powers
- wide powers
- with deciding voting power
- world power

Politics english-russian dictionary > power
16 sag

1. intransitive verb,
- gg-

1) (have downward bulge) durchhängen

2) (sink) sich senken; absacken (ugs.); [Gebäude:] [in sich (Akk.)] zusammensacken (ugs.); [Schultern:] herabhängen; [Brüste:] hängen; (fig.): (decline) [Mut, Stimmung:] sinken
2. noun
1) (amount that rope etc. sags) Durchhang, der

2) (sinking)

there was a sag in the seat — der Sitz war durchgesessen

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[sæɡ]
past tense, past participle - sagged; verb

(to bend, hang down, especially in the middle: There were so many books on the shelf that it sagged.) durchhängen

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sag

[sæg]

I. vi

<- gg->

1. (droop) [herab]hängen; bed, roof, rope durchhängen; plate, shelf sich akk durchbiegen

his shoulders \sagged and he walked with a stoop er ging gebeugt mit herabhängenden Schultern

I noticed that my breasts began to \sag when I turned 40 mit 40 bemerkte ich, dass ich einen Hängebusen bekam

2. ( fig: weaken) courage sinken

her spirits \sagged ihre Stimmung wurde gedrückt

my interest began to \sag mein Interesse ließ nach

3. ( fig: decline) nachgeben, sich akk abschwächen; support nachlassen

the value of the dollar is likely to \sag der Dollarkurs wird sich wahrscheinlich abschwächen

the pound \sagged das Pfund gab nach

II. n no pl

1. (droop) Durchhängen nt

what is causing the \sag in the roof? wie kommt es, dass das Dach durchhängt?

2. ( fig: fall) [Ab]sinken nt, Abschwächung f; STOCKEX geringfügige Kursschwäche

I think there'll be a \sag in market prices ich glaube, die Börsenkurse werden sich abschwächen

as a result of the revelations there has been an immediate \sag in public support infolge der Enthüllungen ließ die Unterstützung durch die Öffentlichkeit sofort nach

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[sg]
1. n

there's a bit of a sag in the bed/ceiling — das Bett/die Decke hängt etwas durch

the sag of her shoulders — ihre herabhängenden Schultern

2. vi
absacken; (in the middle) durchhängen; (shoulders) herabhängen; (breasts) schlaff herunterhängen; (production, rate) zurückgehen; (price, spirit) sinken; (conversation) abflauen
don't sag, stand up straight — steh nicht so schlaff da (inf), stell dich gerade hin

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sag [sæɡ]

A v/i

1. sich ( besonders in der Mitte) senken, durch-, absacken, besonders TECH durchhängen (Brücke, Leitung, Seil etc)

2. abfallen, (herab)hängen

3. sinken, fallen, absacken, nachlassen (alle auch fig), WIRTSCH nachgeben (Markt, Preise etc):

sagging spirits pl sinkender Mut;

the novel sags towards the end der Roman fällt gegen Ende sehr ab

4. zusammensacken:

his face sagged sein Gesicht verfiel

5. SCHIFF ( meist sag to leeward nach Lee) (ab)treiben

6. ver-, zerlaufen (Lack, Farbe etc)

B s

1. Durch-, Absacken n

2. Senkung f

3. TECH Durchhang m

4. WIRTSCH vorübergehende Preisabschwächung

5. Sinken n, Nachlassen n (beide auch fig)

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1. intransitive verb,
- gg-

1) (have downward bulge) durchhängen

2) (sink) sich senken; absacken (ugs.); [Gebäude:] [in sich (Akk.)] zusammensacken (ugs.); [Schultern:] herabhängen; [Brüste:] hängen; (fig.): (decline) [Mut, Stimmung:] sinken
2. noun
1) (amount that rope etc. sags) Durchhang, der

2) (sinking)

there was a sag in the seat — der Sitz war durchgesessen

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n.

Senkung -en f. v.

absinken (Kurve) v.

sacken v.

English-german dictionary > sag
17 sag

[sæg] vi <- gg->

1)

( droop) [herab]hängen; bed, roof, rope durchhängen; plate, shelf sich akk durchbiegen;

his shoulders \sagged and he walked with a stoop er ging gebeugt mit herabhängenden Schultern;

I noticed that my breasts began to \sag when I turned 40 mit 40 bemerkte ich, dass ich einen Hängebusen bekam;

2) (fig: weaken) courage sinken;

her spirits \sagged ihre Stimmung wurde gedrückt;

my interest began to \sag mein Interesse ließ nach;

3) (fig: decline) nachgeben, sich akk abschwächen; support nachlassen;

the value of the dollar is likely to \sag der Dollarkurs wird sich wahrscheinlich abschwächen;

the pound \sagged das Pfund gab nach n

no pl

1) ( droop) Durchhängen nt;

what is causing the \sag in the roof? wie kommt es, dass das Dach durchhängt?;

2) (fig: fall) [Ab]sinken nt, Abschwächung f;

I think there'll be a \sag in market prices ich glaube, die Börsenkurse werden sich abschwächen;

as a result of the revelations there has been an immediate \sag in public support infolge der Enthüllungen ließ die Unterstützung durch die Öffentlichkeit sofort nach

English-German students dictionary > sag
18 pull

pull [pʊl]

fait de tirer ⇒ 1 (a) traction ⇒ 1 (b) résistance ⇒ 1 (c) attrait ⇒ 1 (d) influence ⇒ 1 (e) tirer ⇒ 2 (a)-(c), 3 (a) traîner ⇒ 2 (a) arracher ⇒ 2 (d) se déchirer ⇒ 2 (e) réussir ⇒ 2 (f)

1 noun

(a) (tug, act of pulling)

∎ to give sth a pull, to give a pull on sth tirer (sur) qch;

∎ give it a hard or good pull! tirez fort!;

∎ give it one more pull tire encore un coup;

∎ we'll need a pull to get out of the mud nous aurons besoin que quelqu'un nous remorque ou nous prenne en remorque pour nous désembourber;

∎ with a pull the dog broke free le chien tira sur sa laisse et s'échappa;

∎ she felt a pull at or on her handbag elle a senti qu'on tirait sur son sac à main;

∎ I felt a pull on the fishing line ça mordait

(b) (physical force → of machine) traction f; (→ of sun, moon, magnet) (force f) d'attraction f;

∎ the winch applies a steady pull le treuil exerce une traction continue;

∎ the gravitational pull is stronger on Earth la gravitation est plus forte sur Terre;

∎ we fought against the pull of the current nous luttions contre le courant qui nous entraînait

(c) (resistance → of bowstring) résistance f;

∎ adjust the trigger if the pull is too stiff for you réglez la détente si elle est trop dure pour vous

(d) (psychological, emotional attraction) attrait m;

∎ the pull of city life l'attrait m de la vie en ville;

∎ he resisted the pull of family tradition and went his own way il a résisté à l'influence de la tradition familiale pour suivre son propre chemin

(e) familiar (influence, power) influence^□ f, piston m;

∎ to have a lot of pull avoir le bras long;

∎ he has a lot of pull with the Prime Minister il a beaucoup d'influence sur le Premier ministre;

∎ his money gives him a certain political pull son argent lui confère une certaine influence ou un certain pouvoir politique;

∎ his father's pull got him in son père l'a pistonné

(f) (prolonged effort)

∎ it'll be a long pull to the summit la montée sera longue (et difficile) pour atteindre le sommet;

∎ it will be a hard pull upstream il faudra ramer dur pour remonter le courant;

∎ it's going to be a long uphill pull to make the firm profitable ça sera difficile de remettre l'entreprise à flot

(g) (in rowing → stroke) coup m de rame ou d'aviron;

∎ with another pull he was clear of the rock d'un autre coup de rame, il évita le rocher

(h) (at cigar) bouffée f; (at drink, bottle) gorgée f;

∎ to take a pull at or on one's beer boire ou prendre une gorgée de bière;

∎ to take a pull at or on one's cigarette/pipe tirer sur sa cigarette/pipe

(i) (usu in cpds) (knob, handle) poignée f; (cord) cordon m; (strap) sangle f

(j) (snag → in sweater) accroc m;

∎ my cardigan has a pull in it j'ai fait un accroc à mon cardigan

(k) Typography épreuve f

(l) familiar

∎ to be on the pull (man) chercher à lever une nana; (woman) chercher à lever un mec

2 transitive verb

(a) (object → yank, tug) tirer; (→ drag) traîner; (person) tirer, entraîner;

∎ she pulled my hair elle m'a tiré les cheveux;

∎ to pull the blinds baisser les stores;

∎ to pull the British curtains or

∎ American drapes tirer ou fermer les rideaux;

∎ we pulled the heavy log across to the fire nous avons traîné la lourde bûche jusqu'au feu;

∎ pull the lamp towards you tirez la lampe vers vous;

∎ he pulled his chair closer to the fire il approcha sa chaise de la cheminée;

∎ she pulled the hood over her face elle abaissa le capuchon sur son visage;

∎ he pulled his hat over his eyes il enfonça ou rabattit son chapeau sur ses yeux;

∎ he pulled the steering wheel to the right il a donné un coup de volant à droite;

∎ to pull a drawer open ouvrir un tiroir;

∎ she came in and pulled the door shut behind her elle entra et ferma la porte derrière elle;

∎ pull the rope taut tendez la corde;

∎ pull the knot tight serrez le nœud;

∎ pull the tablecloth straight tendez la nappe;

∎ he pulled the wrapping from the package il arracha l'emballage du paquet;

∎ he pulled the sheets off the bed il enleva les draps du lit;

∎ she pulled her hand from mine elle retira (brusquement) sa main de la mienne;

∎ she pulled the box from his hands elle lui a arraché la boîte des mains;

∎ he was pulling her towards the exit il l'entraînait vers la sortie;

∎ he pulled her closer (to him) il l'a attirée plus près de lui;

∎ the current pulled us into the middle of the river le courant nous a entraînés au milieu de la rivière;

∎ he pulled himself onto the riverbank il se hissa sur la berge;

∎ figurative the sound of the doorbell pulled him out of his daydream le coup de sonnette l'a tiré de ou arraché à ses rêveries;

∎ figurative he was pulled off the first team on l'a écarté ou exclu de la première équipe;

∎ British familiar pull the other one (it's got bells on)! mon œil!, à d'autres!;

∎ to pull to bits or pieces (toy, appliance) démolir, mettre en morceaux; (book, flower) déchirer; figurative (book, play, person) démolir

(b) (operate → lever, handle) tirer;

∎ pull the trigger appuyez ou pressez sur la détente

(c) (tow, draw → load, trailer, carriage, boat) tirer, remorquer;

∎ carts pulled by mules des charrettes tirées par des mules;

∎ a suitcase with wheels that you pull behind you une valise à roulettes qu'on tire ou traîne derrière soi;

∎ the barges were pulled along the canals les péniches étaient halées le long des canaux

(d) (take out → tooth) arracher, extraire; (→ weeds) arracher; (→ weapon) tirer, sortir;

∎ he pulled a dollar bill from his wad/wallet il a tiré un billet d'un dollar de sa liasse/sorti un billet d'un dollar de son portefeuille;

∎ he pulled a gun on me il a braqué un revolver sur moi;

∎ to pull a cork déboucher une bouteille;

∎ to have a tooth pulled se faire arracher une dent;

∎ it was like pulling teeth c'était pénible comme tout;

∎ getting him to talk is like pulling teeth! il faut lui arracher les mots de la bouche!;

∎ familiar can you pull that file for me? pourriez-vous me sortir ce dossier?^□

(e) (strain → muscle, tendon) se déchirer;

∎ she pulled a muscle elle s'est déchiré un muscle, elle s'est fait un claquage;

∎ a pulled muscle un claquage;

∎ my shoulder feels as if I've pulled something j'ai l'impression que je me suis froissé un muscle de l'épaule

(f) familiar (bring off) réussir^□ ;

∎ she has pulled several daring financial coups elle a réussi plusieurs opérations financières audacieuses;

∎ he pulled a big bank job in Italy il a réussi un hold-up de première dans une banque italienne;

∎ to pull a trick on sb jouer un tour à qn^□ ;

∎ what are you trying to pull? qu'est-ce que tu es en train de combiner ou manigancer?^□ ;

∎ don't try and pull anything! n'essayez pas de jouer au plus malin!;

∎ don't ever pull a stunt like that again ne me/nous/ etc refais jamais un tour comme ça^□ ;

∎ to pull a fast one on sb avoir qn, rouler qn;

∎ American I pulled an all-nighter j'ai bossé toute la nuit

(g) (hold back) Horseracing

∎ to pull a horse retenir un cheval;

∎ also figurative to pull one's punches retenir ses coups, ménager son adversaire;

∎ figurative she didn't pull any punches elle n'y est pas allée de main morte

(h) (in golf, tennis → ball) puller;

∎ to pull a shot puller

(i) (in rowing → boat) faire avancer à la rame;

∎ he pulls a good oar c'est un bon rameur;

∎ the boat pulls eight oars c'est un bateau à huit avirons

(j) Typography (proof) tirer

(k) Computing extraire

(l) (gut → fowl) vider

(m) familiar (withdraw) retirer^□ ;

∎ people complained and they had to pull the commercial ils ont dû retirer la pub suite à des plaintes

(n) familiar (attract → customers, spectators) attirer^□ ;

∎ the festival pulled a big crowd le festival a attiré beaucoup de monde;

∎ how many votes will he pull? combien de voix va-t-il récolter?^□

(o) British (serve → draught beer) tirer;

∎ he pulls pints at the Crown il est barman au Crown

(p) familiar (sexual partner) lever, emballer

3 intransitive verb

(a) (exert force, tug) tirer;

∎ pull harder! tirez plus fort!;

∎ to pull on or at a rope tirer sur un cordage;

∎ the bandage may pull when I take it off le pansement risque de vous tirer la peau quand je l'enlèverai;

∎ the steering pulls to the right la direction tire à droite;

∎ Cars the 2-litre model pulls very well le modèle 2 litres a de bonnes reprises;

∎ figurative they're pulling in different directions ils tirent à hue et à dia

(b) (rope, cord)

∎ the rope pulled easily la corde filait librement

(c) (go, move)

∎ pull into the space next to the Mercedes mettez-vous ou garez-vous à côté de la Mercedes;

∎ he pulled into the right-hand lane il a pris la file de droite;

∎ pull into the garage entrez dans le garage;

∎ when the train pulls out of the station quand le train quitte la gare;

∎ she pulled clear of the pack elle s'est détachée du peloton;

∎ he pulled clear of the traffic and sped on il est sorti du flot de la circulation et a accéléré;

∎ he pulled sharply to the left il a viré brutalement sur la gauche;

∎ the lorry pulled slowly up the hill le camion gravissait lentement la côte

(d) (strain, labour → vehicle) peiner; (→ horse) tirer sur le mors;

∎ the engine's pulling le moteur fatigue ou peine

(e) familiar (exert influence, give support)

∎ the head of personnel is pulling for you or on your behalf vous avez le chef du personnel derrière vous^□

(f) (snag → sweater) filer;

∎ my sweater's pulled in a couple of places mon pull a plusieurs mailles filées

(g) (row) ramer;

∎ to pull for shore ramer vers la côte;

∎ to pull with a long stroke ramer à grands coups d'aviron

(h) familiar (find sexual partner)

∎ did you pull last night? t'as levé une nana/un mec hier soir?

►► American pull date date f limite de vente;

Marketing pull strategy stratégie f pull;

pull tab (on can) anneau m, bague f

➲ pull about separable transitive verb

(handle roughly → person) malmener; (→ object) tirer dans tous les sens, tirailler;

∎ stop pulling me about! mais lâche-moi donc!

➲ pull ahead intransitive verb

prendre de l'avance;

∎ to pull ahead of sb prendre de l'avance sur qn

➲ pull along separable transitive verb

(load, vehicle) tirer; (person) entraîner;

∎ he was pulling the suitcase along by the strap il tirait la valise derrière lui par la sangle;

∎ she pulled me along by my arm elle m'entraînait en me tirant par le bras

➲ pull apart

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (take to pieces → machine, furniture) démonter;

∎ now you've pulled it all apart, are you sure you can fix it? maintenant que tu as tout démonté, es-tu sûr de pouvoir le réparer?

(b) (destroy, break → object) mettre en morceaux ou en pièces; (→ clothing) déchirer; (body, flesh) déchiqueter;

∎ the wreck was pulled apart by the waves les vagues ont disloqué l'épave;

∎ tell him where it's hidden or he'll pull the place apart dites-lui où c'est (caché) sinon il va tout saccager

(c) (criticize → essay, performance, theory) démolir; (→ person) éreinter

(d) (separate → fighters, dogs) séparer; (→ papers) détacher, séparer

(e) (make suffer) déchirer

2 intransitive verb

(furniture) se démonter, être démontable;

∎ the shelves simply pull apart les étagères se démontent sans outils

➲ pull around separable transitive verb

(a) (cart, toy, suitcase) tirer derrière soi

(b) (make turn) tourner, faire pivoter;

∎ he pulled the horse around il fit faire demi-tour à son cheval

➲ pull at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (strain at, tug at) tirer sur;

∎ the dog pulled at the leash le chien tira sur la laisse;

∎ we pulled at the rope nous avons tiré sur la corde;

∎ I pulled at his sleeve je l'ai tiré par la manche;

∎ each pulled at an oar chacun tirait sur un aviron;

∎ the wind pulled at her hair le vent faisait voler ses cheveux

(b) (suck → pipe, cigar) tirer sur;

∎ (→ bottle) he pulled at his bottle of beer il a bu une gorgée de bière

➲ pull away

1 separable transitive verb

(withdraw → covering, hand) retirer; (grab) arracher;

∎ she pulled her hand away elle retira ou ôta sa main;

∎ he pulled me away from the window il m'éloigna de la fenêtre;

∎ she pulled the book away from him elle lui arracha le livre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (withdraw → person) s'écarter;

∎ I put out my hand but she pulled away j'ai tendu la main vers elle mais elle s'est détournée;

∎ he had me by the arm but I managed to pull away il me tenait par le bras mais j'ai réussi à me dégager

(b) (move off → vehicle, ship) démarrer; (→ train, convoy) s'ébranler;

∎ the boat pulled away from the bank le bateau quitta la rive;

∎ the train pulled away from the station le train a quitté la gare;

∎ as the train began to pull away alors que le train s'ébranlait

(c) (get ahead → runner, competitor) prendre de l'avance;

∎ she's pulling away from the pack elle prend de l'avance sur le peloton, elle se détache du peloton

➲ pull back

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (draw backwards or towards one) retirer;

∎ he pulled his hand back il retira ou ôta sa main;

∎ she pulled back the curtains elle ouvrit les rideaux;

∎ pull the lever back tirez le levier (vers l'arrière);

∎ he pulled me back from the railing il m'a éloigné de la barrière;

∎ to pull sb/a company back from the brink faire refaire surface à qn/une entreprise, tirer qn/une entreprise d'affaire

(b) (withdraw → troops) retirer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (withdraw → troops, participant) se retirer;

∎ it's too late to pull back now il est trop tard pour se retirer ou pour faire marche arrière maintenant;

∎ they pulled back from committing themselves fully ils ont renoncé à s'engager complètement

(b) (step backwards) reculer;

∎ to pull back involuntarily avoir un mouvement de recul involontaire

(c) (jib → horse, person) regimber

➲ pull down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (lower → lever, handle) tirer (vers le bas); (→ trousers, veil) baisser; (→ suitcase, book) descendre; (→ blind, window) baisser;

∎ pull the blind/the window down baissez le store/la vitre;

∎ with his hat pulled down over his eyes son chapeau rabattu sur les yeux;

∎ she pulled her skirt down over her knees elle ramena sa jupe sur ses genoux;

∎ I pulled him down onto the chair je l'ai fait asseoir sur la chaise;

∎ he's pulling the whole team down il fait baisser le niveau de toute l'équipe;

∎ my marks in the oral exam will pull me down mes notes à l'oral vont baisser ou descendre ma moyenne

(b) (demolish → house, wall) démolir, abattre;

∎ they're pulling down the whole neighbourhood ils démolissent tout le quartier;

∎ figurative it'll pull down the government ça va renverser le gouvernement

(c) familiar (weaken → of illness) affaiblir^□, abattre^□ ; (depress) déprimer^□, abattre^□

(d) American familiar (earn) gagner^□, se faire

(e) Computing (menu) dérouler

2 intransitive verb

(blind) descendre

➲ pull in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (line, fishing net) ramener;

∎ they pulled the rope in ils tirèrent la corde à eux;

∎ to pull sb in (into building, car) tirer qn à l'intérieur, faire entrer qn; (into water) faire tomber qn à l'eau

(b) (stomach) rentrer;

∎ to pull oneself in rentrer son ventre

(c) (attract → customers, investors, investment) attirer;

∎ the show's really pulling them in le spectacle attire les foules

(d) familiar (earn → of person) gagner^□, se faire; (→ of business) rapporter^□

(e) familiar (arrest) arrêter^□, embarquer;

∎ they pulled him in for questioning ils l'ont arrêté pour l'interroger

(f) (stop → horse) retenir, tirer les rênes de;

∎ to pull one's car in to the kerb se ranger près du trottoir;

∎ to be pulled in for speeding être arrêté pour excès de vitesse

2 intransitive verb

(vehicle, driver → stop) s'arrêter; (→ park) se garer; (→ move to side of road) se rabattre; (arrive → train) entrer en gare;

∎ I pulled in for petrol je me suis arrêté pour prendre de l'essence;

∎ the car in front pulled in to let me past la voiture devant moi s'est rabattue pour me laisser passer;

∎ pull in here arrête-toi là;

∎ to pull in to the kerb se ranger près du trottoir;

∎ the express pulled in two hours late l'express est arrivé avec deux heures de retard

➲ pull off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (clothes, boots, ring) enlever, retirer; (cover, bandage, knob, wrapping) enlever; (page from calendar, sticky backing) détacher;

∎ to pull the sheets off the bed retirer ou enlever les draps du lit;

∎ I pulled her hat off je lui ai enlevé son chapeau; (more violently) je lui ai arraché son chapeau

(b) familiar (accomplish → deal, stratagem, mission, shot) réussir^□ ; (→ press conference, negotiations) mener à bien^□ ; (→ plan) réaliser^□ ; (→ prize) décrocher, gagner^□ ;

∎ the deal will be difficult to pull off cette affaire ne sera pas facile à négocier;

∎ will she (manage to) pull it off? est-ce qu'elle va y arriver?;

∎ he pulled it off il a réussi

(c) vulgar (masturbate)

∎ to pull sb off branler qn;

∎ to pull oneself off se branler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (move off) démarrer; (after halt) redémarrer

(b) (stop) s'arrêter; (leave main road) quitter la route;

∎ he pulled off onto a side road il bifurqua sur une petite route;

∎ there's no place to pull off il n'y a pas de place pour s'arrêter

(c) (come off)

∎ the lid simply pulls off il suffit de tirer pour enlever le couvercle;

∎ the top pulls off to reveal… le dessus se retire et on peut voir…

➲ pull on

1 separable transitive verb

(clothes, boots, pillow slip) mettre, enfiler

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (tug at → rope, handle etc) tirer sur

(b) (draw on → cigarette, pipe) tirer sur

➲ pull out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → tooth, hair, weeds) arracher; (→ splinter, nail) enlever; (→ plug, cork) ôter, enlever; (produce → wallet, weapon) sortir, tirer;

∎ she pulled a map out of her bag elle a sorti une carte de son sac;

∎ he pulled a page out of his notebook il a déchiré une feuille de son carnet;

∎ pull the paper gently out of the printer retirez doucement le papier de l'imprimante;

∎ to pull a nail out of a plank arracher un clou d'une planche;

∎ the tractor pulled us out of the mud/ditch le tracteur nous a sortis de la boue/du fossé;

∎ to pull the country out of recession (faire) sortir le pays de la récession;

∎ to pull sb out of a tight spot tirer qn d'un mauvais pas;

∎ familiar to pull out all the stops (to do sth) faire le maximum (pour faire qch)

(b) (draw towards one → drawer, leaf of table, shelf) tirer; (unfold) déplier;

∎ pull the bed out from the wall écartez le lit du mur;

∎ he pulled a chair out from under the table il a écarté une chaise de la table

(c) (withdraw → troops, contestant) retirer;

∎ the battalion was pulled out of the border area le bataillon a été retiré de la région frontalière;

∎ he threatened to pull the party out of the coalition il menaça de retirer le parti de la coalition

(d) Computing (select, produce → data) sortir

2 intransitive verb

(a) (withdraw → troops, ally, participant) se retirer; (→ company from project, buyer) se désister; (→ company from place) quitter une/la région/ville/ etc;

∎ when they pulled out of Vietnam quand ils se sont retirés du Viêt-nam;

∎ she's pulling out of the election elle retire sa candidature;

∎ they've pulled out of the deal ils se sont retirés de l'affaire

(b) (move off → car, ship) démarrer; (→ train, convoy) s'ébranler; (move out to overtake) déboîter;

∎ she was pulling out of the garage elle sortait du garage;

∎ he pulled out to overtake il a déboîté pour doubler;

∎ a truck suddenly pulled out in front of me soudain, un camion m'a coupé la route;

∎ to pull out into traffic s'engager dans la circulation;

∎ Aviation to pull out of a dive sortir d'un piqué, se rétablir

(c) (economy)

∎ to pull out of a recession/a crisis sortir de la récession/d'une crise

(d) (be extendible or detachable → drawer) s'ouvrir; (→ handle) s'allonger; (→ map) se déplier;

∎ the sofa pulls out into a bed le canapé se transforme en lit;

∎ the shelves pull out on peut retirer les étagères;

∎ the table top pulls out c'est une table à rallonges

➲ pull over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (draw into specified position) tirer, traîner;

∎ pull the chair over to the window amenez la chaise près de la fenêtre;

∎ she pulled the dish over and helped herself elle a tiré le plat vers ou à elle et s'est servie

(b) (make fall → pile, person, table) faire tomber, renverser;

∎ watch out you don't pull that lamp over fais attention de ne pas faire tomber cette lampe

(c) (usu passive) (stop → vehicle, driver) arrêter;

∎ I got pulled over for speeding je me suis fait arrêter pour excès de vitesse

2 intransitive verb

(vehicle, driver → stop) s'arrêter; (→ move to side of road) se ranger, se rabattre;

∎ pull over and let the fire engine past rangez-vous ou rabattez-vous sur le côté et laissez passer les pompiers

➲ pull round British

1 separable transitive verb

(a) = pull around

(b) (revive) ranimer;

∎ a drop of brandy will pull her round un peu de cognac la remettra ou remontera

2 intransitive verb

(regain consciousness) revenir à soi, reprendre connaissance; (recover) se remettre

➲ pull through

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (draw through → rope, thread) faire passer;

∎ pull the needle through to the other side faites sortir l'aiguille de l'autre côté

(b) (help survive or surmount) tirer d'affaire;

∎ he says his faith pulled him through il dit que c'est sa foi qui lui a permis de s'en sortir

2 intransitive verb

(recover) s'en sortir, s'en tirer

➲ pull to separable transitive verb

(shut → door, gate) fermer

➲ pull together

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (place together, join) joindre

(b) (organize → demonstration, rescue team) organiser; (prepare) préparer;

∎ I've pulled together a few suggestions j'ai préparé ou noté quelques propositions

(c) to pull oneself together se reprendre, se ressaisir;

∎ pull yourself together! ressaisissez-vous!, ne vous laissez pas aller!

2 intransitive verb

(a) (on rope) tirer ensemble; (on oars) ramer à l'unisson;

∎ pull together! (in rowing) avant partout!

(b) (combine efforts, cooperate) concentrer ses efforts, agir de concert;

∎ we've all got to pull together on this one il faut que nous nous y mettions tous ensemble, il faut que nous nous attelions tous ensemble à la tâche

➲ pull up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (draw upwards → trousers, sleeve, blanket, lever) remonter; (→ blind) hausser, lever; (→ skirt) retrousser, relever; (hoist oneself) hisser;

∎ they pulled the boat up onto the beach ils ont tiré le bateau sur la plage;

∎ she pulled herself up onto the ledge elle s'est hissée sur le rebord;

∎ to pull one's socks up tirer ou remonter ses chaussettes; familiar figurative se remuer, s'activer

(b) (move closer → chair) approcher;

∎ I pulled a chair up to the desk j'ai approché une chaise du bureau;

∎ why don't you pull up a chair and join us? prenez donc une chaise et joignez-vous à nous!;

∎ he pulled the crate up to the scales il a traîné la caisse jusqu'à la balance

(c) (uproot → weeds) arracher; (→ bush, stump, tree) arracher, déraciner; (rip up → floorboards) arracher

(d) (stop → person, vehicle, horse) arrêter; (check → person) retenir;

∎ to be pulled up (by the police) se faire arrêter (par un agent);

∎ his warning pulled me up short je me suis arrêté net lorsqu'il m'a crié de faire attention;

∎ he was about to tell them everything but I pulled him up (short) il était sur le point de tout leur dire mais je lui ai coupé la parole

(e) familiar (improve → score, mark) améliorer^□ ; (→ average) remonter^□ ;

∎ his good marks in maths pulled him up again ses bonnes notes en maths ont remonté sa moyenne

(f) British familiar (rebuke) réprimander^□, enguirlander;

∎ he was pulled up for being late il s'est fait enguirlander pour être arrivé en retard;

∎ if your work is sloppy, they'll pull you up on it si ton travail est bâclé, tu vas te faire taper sur les doigts

2 intransitive verb

(a) (stop) s'arrêter;

∎ as I was pulling up at the red light alors que j'allais m'arrêter au feu rouge;

∎ pull up at or outside the main entrance arrêtez-vous devant l'entrée principale;

∎ to pull up short s'arrêter net ou brusquement

(b) familiar (ease up) se détendre^□, se relâcher^□

(c) (draw even) rattraper;

∎ to pull up with sb rattraper qn;

∎ Sun Boy is pulling up on the outside! Sun Boy remonte à l'extérieur!

(d) (improve → student, athlete, performance) s'améliorer

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19 break

breik
1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) romper, quebrar

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) partir

3) (to make or become unusable.) romper

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) quebrantar, infringir; cancelar

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) batir

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrumpir

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) romper

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) anunciar, comunicar, hacer público

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mudar, cambiar

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) amortiguar

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) romper, estallar, desatarse

2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) interrupción, pausa

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) cambio

3) (an opening.) abertura, grieta

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) oportunidad

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- breakable

3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) objeto frágil

- breakage
- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it

break¹ n

1. descanso / pausa / recreo

what about a short break? ¿qué os parece una pausa?

2. vacaciones (cortas)

I need a break necesito unas vacaciones

3. ruptura

the break with her husband was difficult la ruptura con su marido fue difícil

4. fractura / rotura

it was a bad break and he had to go into hospital era una rotura grave y tuvieron que ingresarlo

break² vb

1. romper / romperse

he dropped the cup and it broke se le cayó la taza y se rompió

she broke her leg se rompió la pierna

2. partir

I broke the loaf of bread in half partí la barra de pan por la mitad

3. batir

she broke the world record batió el récord mundial

4. faltar a / no cumplir

you broke your promise faltaste a tu palabra

5. infringir

that is breaking the law eso es infringir la ley

El pasado de break es broke y el participio pasado es broken

break

tr[breɪk]

noun

1 (in leg etc) rotura

2 (in relationship) ruptura

3 (in meeting) descanso, pausa; (in broadcast) interrupción nombre femenino; (at school) recreo

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (billiards, snooker) tacada

5 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL (in clouds) claro; (in weather) cambio

6 (chance) oportunidad nombre femenino

7 (on stock exchange) baja

8 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (tennis) break nombre masculino

9 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (jazz) break nombre masculino

10 (in voice) gallo

transitive verb (pt broke tr[brəʊk], pp broken tr['brəʊkən])

1 romper

2 (record) batir

3 (promise, word) faltar a

4 (law, contract) violar, infringir

5 (news) comunicar

6 (code) descifrar

7 (mystery, case) resolver

8 (fall) amortiguar

9 (journey) interrumpir

10 (tame) domar

11 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL (circuit) cortar, interrumpir

intransitive verb

1 romperse

2 (storm) estallar

3 (stock exchange) bajar

4 (meeting, session) parar

5 (disperse) dispersarse

6 (voice) cambiar

7 (health) quebrantarse

8 (spot, abcess) reventar

9 (waves) romper, reventar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to break cover salir al descubierto

to break even salir sin ganar ni perder

to break free evadirse

to break ground figurative use abrirse un nuevo camino

to break somebody's heart partir el corazón a alguien

to break into song ponerse a cantar

to break it off terminar una relación

to break the ice figurative use romper el hielo

to break one's neck (in fall etc) desnucarse 2 (make a great effort) matarse

to break one's word no cumplir su palabra

to break open abrir forzando

to break out in spots salirle a uno granos

to break ranks SMALLMILITARY/SMALL romper filas

to break somebody's neck figurative use (assault) romperle el hocico a alguien

to break the back of a job haber hecho la parte más difícil de un trabajo

to break the bank hacer quebrar la banca

to break a strike romper una huelga

to break something to pieces hacer algo añicos

to give somebody a break dar una oportunidad a alguien

to make a break for it intentar fugarse

it's make or break time es la hora de la verdad

to take a break tomarse una pausa, tomarse un descanso

break it up! (in fight) ¡basta ya!

without a break sin descansar, sin parar

at break of day al amanecer

break ['breɪk] v, broke ['bro:k] ; broken ['bro:kə n] ; breaking vt

1) smash: romper, quebrar

2) violate: infringir, violar, romper

3) surpass: batir, superar

4) crush, ruin: arruinar, deshacer, destrozar

to break one's spirit: quebrantar su espíritu

5) : dar, comunicar

to break the news: dar las noticias

6) interrupt: cortar, interrumpir

break vi

1) : romperse, quebrarse

my calculator broke: se me rompió la calculadora

2) disperse: dispersarse, despejarse

3) : estallar (dícese de una tormenta), romper (dícese del día)

4) change: cambiar (dícese del tiempo o de la voz)

5) decrease: bajar

my fever broke: me bajó la fiebre

6) : divulgarse, revelarse

the news broke: la noticia se divulgó

7)

to break into : forzar, abrir

8)

to break out of : escaparse de

9)

to break through : penetrar

break n

1) : ruptura f, rotura f, fractura f (de un hueso), claro m (entre las nubes), cambio m (del tiempo)

2) chance: oportunidad f

a lucky break: un golpe de suerte

3) rest: descanso m

to take a break: tomar(se) un descanso

break (Aside, Theater)

n.

• aparte s.m. (Clearing)

n.

• claro s.m. (Communications)

n.

• pausa s.f.

• punto s.m.

n.

• abertura s.f.

• quebrantamiento s.m.

• quiebra s.f.

• rompimiento s.m.

• rotura s.f.

• ruptura s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: broke, broken) = arruinar v.

• cascar v.

• deshacer v.

(§pres: -hago, -haces...) pret: -hic-

pp: -hecho

fut/c: -har-•)

• despedazar v.

• desvencijar v.

• domar v.

• estropear v.

• interrumpir (Teléfono) v.

• parar v.

• partir v.

• quebrantar v.

• quebrar v.

• romper v.

• trincar v.

I
1. breɪk
(past broke; past p broken) transitive verb

1) \<\<window/plate\>\> romper*; \<\<stick\>\> partir, romper*, quebrar* (AmL)

I've broken my pencil — se me ha roto la punta del lápiz

he broke his wrist — se rompió la muñeca

she broke the chocolate into four pieces — partió el chocolate en cuatro trozos

2) ( render useless) \<\<machine\>\> romper*, descomponer* (AmL)

3) ( violate) \<\<rule\>\> infringir*, violar; \<\<promise\>\> no cumplir, faltar a; \<\<contract\>\> incumplir, romper*; \<\<strike\>\> romper*; law 1) b), word I 3)

4) ( end) \<\<strike\>\> poner* fin a; \<\<drug ring\>\> desarticular; \<\<impasse\>\> salir* de; \<\<habit\>\> dejar

5)

a) ( ruin) \<\<person/company\>\> arruinar a

b) ( crush) \<\<person\>\> destrozar*, deshacer*; heart 2), spirit I 3), will II 1) b)

6) ( impart)

to break something (to somebody): Sue broke the news to him Sue le dio la noticia; they broke it to her gently — se lo dijeron con mucho tacto

7) ( exceed) \<\<record\>\> batir

8)

a) ( interrupt) \<\<circuit\>\> cortar; \<\<fast/silence\>\> romper*

b) ( disrupt) \<\<pattern/monotony\>\> romper*

9) (breach, pierce) \<\<soil\>\> roturar

I haven't broken the skin — no me he abierto la piel

10)

a) ( get into) \<\<safe\>\> forzar*

we broke the toolbox open — abrimos la caja de herramientas forzándola

b) ( escape from) (AmE) \<\<jail\>\> escaparse or fugarse* de

c) ( decipher) \<\<code\>\> descifrar

11) ( tame) \<\<horse\>\> domar

2.

break vi

1)

a) \<\<window/plate\>\> romperse*; \<\<stick\>\> partirse, romperse*, quebrarse* (AmL)

my watch broke — se me rompió el reloj

b) ( separate)

a splinter group which broke from the party — un grupo disidente que se escindió del partido; loose I 2)

2) ( give in) \<\<resistance\>\> desmoronarse, venirse* abajo

she broke under constant interrogation — no resistió el constante interrogatorio

3)

a) ( begin) \<\<storm\>\> estallar; \<\<day\>\> romper*, apuntar, despuntar

b) ( change) \<\<weather\>\> cambiar

his voice is breaking — le está cambiando or mudando la voz

his voice broke — ( with emotion) se le entrecortó la voz

c) ( become known) \<\<story\>\> hacerse* público

4) \<\<wave/surf\>\> romper*

5) ( adjourn) parar, hacer* una pausa

to break for lunch — parar para almorzar

6) ( happen) (AmE colloq)

things are breaking well for me — me están saliendo bien las cosas; even II 2)

7) (in snooker, pool) abrir* el juego

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Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

II

noun

1)

a) (Rad, TV) pausa f (comercial); ( Theat) entreacto m, intermedio m

b) ( rest period) descanso m; ( at school) (BrE) recreo m

we have a coffee break at 11 — a las 11 paramos para tomar un café

we worked without a break — trabajamos sin parar or descansar

c) ( short vacation) vacaciones fpl

d) (change, respite) cambio m

I need a break from all this — necesito descansar de todo esto; ( a holiday) necesito un cambio de aires

give me a break! — (colloq) déjame en paz!, no me embromes! (AmL fam)

2)

a) ( gap) interrupción f

b) ( in circuit) ruptura f, corte m

3) ( fracture) fractura f, rotura f

4) (chance, opportunity) (colloq) oportunidad f

he got a break — se le presentó una oportunidad

5) (separation, rift) ruptura f

to make a clean break — cortar por lo sano

he made a break with his past life — rompió or cortó con su pasado

6) ( sudden move)

he made a break for the door — corrió hacia la puerta

7) ( escape) fuga f, evasión f (frml)

8) (in snooker, pool) tacada f, serie f; ( in tennis) ruptura f, quiebre m

9) ( beginning) (liter)

at (the) break of day — al rayar el alba (liter)

10) ( discount) (AmE colloq) descuento m

[breɪk] (vb: pt broke) (pp broken)
1. N

1) (=fracture) rotura f ; (in bone) fractura f ; (fig) (in relationship) ruptura f

to make a break with — romper con

2) (=gap) (in wall etc) abertura f, brecha f ; (=crack) grieta f ; (Typ) (on paper etc) espacio m, blanco m ; (Elec) (in circuit) corte m

• a break in the clouds — un claro entre las nubes

3) (=pause) (in conversation) interrupción f, pausa f ; (in journey) descanso m, pausa f ; (=stop) parada f ; (=holiday) vacaciones fpl ; (=rest) descanso m ; (=tea break) descanso m para tomar el té, once(s) f(pl) (LAm); (Brit) (Scol) recreo m

• a break in continuity — una solución de continuidad

• give me a break! — ¡dame un respiro!; (impatient) ¡déjame, anda!

• to have or take a break — descansar, tomarse un descanso

to take a weekend break — hacer una escapada de fin de semana

• with a break in her voice — con la voz entrecortada

• a break in the weather — un cambio del tiempo

• without a break — sin descanso or descansar

4) * (=chance) oportunidad f

• to give sb a break — dar una oportunidad a algn

• lucky break — golpe m de suerte, racha f de buena suerte

5) (=break-out) fuga f

• to make a break for it * — tratar de fugarse

6)

• at break of day — liter al amanecer

7) (Tennis) ruptura f

• two breaks of service — dos servicios rotos

8) (Billiards, Snooker) tacada f, serie f

9) (=vehicle) break m, volanta f (LAm)

2. VT

1) (=smash) [+ glass etc] romper; [+ branch, stick] romper, quebrar (LAm); [+ ground] roturar; [+ code] descifrar; [+ conspiracy] deshacer; [+ drugs ring etc] desarticular

• to break one's back — romperse la columna

I'm not going to break my back to finish it today — no me voy a matar para terminarlo hoy

• to break sb's heart — romper or partir el corazón a algn

• to break one's leg — romperse la pierna

break a leg! * — (Theat) ¡buena suerte!

• to break surface — [submarine, diver] emerger, salir a la superficie

- break the ice
spirit 1., 3)
2) (=surpass) [+ record] batir, superar

3) (=fail to observe) [+ law, rule] violar, quebrantar; [+ appointment] no acudir a

he broke his word/promise — faltó a su palabra/promesa

to break a date — faltar a una cita

4) (=weaken, destroy) [+ resistance, spirits] quebrantar, quebrar (LAm); [+ health] quebrantar; [+ strike] romper, quebrar (LAm); [+ habit] perder; [+ horse] domar, amansar; [+ bank] (in gambling) quebrar, hacer quebrar; [+ person] (financially) arruinar; (morally) abatir, vencer

• to break sb of a habit — quitar una costumbre a algn

5) (=interrupt) [+ silence, spell] romper; [+ journey] interrumpir; [+ electrical circuit] cortar, interrumpir

6) (=soften) [+ force] mitigar, contener; [+ impact, fall] amortiguar

7) (=disclose) [+ news] comunicar (to a)

8) (=leave)

• to break camp — levantar el campamento

• to break cover — salir al descubierto

• to break ranks — romper filas

9)

• to break sb's serve or service — (Tennis) romper el servicio de algn

10) (Naut) [+ flag] desplegar

11) (US)
*
can you break me a 100-dollar bill? — ¿me puede cambiar un billete de 100 dólares?

3. VI

1) (=smash) [window, glass] romperse; (into pieces) hacerse pedazos

2) (=be fractured) [chair] romperse, partirse; [branch, twig] romperse, quebrarse (LAm); [limb] fracturarse; [boil] reventar; (fig) [heart] romperse, partirse

3) (=cease to function) [machine] estropearse

4) (=arrive) [dawn, day] apuntar, rayar; [news] darse a conocer; [story] revelarse; [storm] estallar; [wave] romper

5) (=give way) [health, spirits] quebrantarse; [weather] cambiar; [heat wave] terminar; [boy's voice] mudarse; [singing voice] cascarse; [bank] quebrar

6) (=pause)

• let's break for lunch — vamos a hacer un descanso para comer

7)

• to break free — (from chains, ropes etc) soltarse; (fig) liberarse

• to break loose — desatarse, escaparse; (fig) desencadenarse

8)

• to break even — cubrir los gastos

9) (Boxing) separarse

10) (Billiards, Snooker) abrir el juego

11) (Sport) [ball] torcerse, desviarse

4.

CPD

break dancer N — bailarín(-ina) m / f de break

break dancing N — break m

break point N — (Tennis) punto m de break, punto m de ruptura; (Comput) punto m de interrupción

- break away

- break down

- break forth

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

* * *

I
1. [breɪk]
(past broke; past p broken) transitive verb

1) \<\<window/plate\>\> romper*; \<\<stick\>\> partir, romper*, quebrar* (AmL)

I've broken my pencil — se me ha roto la punta del lápiz

he broke his wrist — se rompió la muñeca

she broke the chocolate into four pieces — partió el chocolate en cuatro trozos

2) ( render useless) \<\<machine\>\> romper*, descomponer* (AmL)

3) ( violate) \<\<rule\>\> infringir*, violar; \<\<promise\>\> no cumplir, faltar a; \<\<contract\>\> incumplir, romper*; \<\<strike\>\> romper*; law 1) b), word I 3)

4) ( end) \<\<strike\>\> poner* fin a; \<\<drug ring\>\> desarticular; \<\<impasse\>\> salir* de; \<\<habit\>\> dejar

5)

a) ( ruin) \<\<person/company\>\> arruinar a

b) ( crush) \<\<person\>\> destrozar*, deshacer*; heart 2), spirit I 3), will II 1) b)

6) ( impart)

to break something (to somebody): Sue broke the news to him Sue le dio la noticia; they broke it to her gently — se lo dijeron con mucho tacto

7) ( exceed) \<\<record\>\> batir

8)

a) ( interrupt) \<\<circuit\>\> cortar; \<\<fast/silence\>\> romper*

b) ( disrupt) \<\<pattern/monotony\>\> romper*

9) (breach, pierce) \<\<soil\>\> roturar

I haven't broken the skin — no me he abierto la piel

10)

a) ( get into) \<\<safe\>\> forzar*

we broke the toolbox open — abrimos la caja de herramientas forzándola

b) ( escape from) (AmE) \<\<jail\>\> escaparse or fugarse* de

c) ( decipher) \<\<code\>\> descifrar

11) ( tame) \<\<horse\>\> domar

2.

break vi

1)

a) \<\<window/plate\>\> romperse*; \<\<stick\>\> partirse, romperse*, quebrarse* (AmL)

my watch broke — se me rompió el reloj

b) ( separate)

a splinter group which broke from the party — un grupo disidente que se escindió del partido; loose I 2)

2) ( give in) \<\<resistance\>\> desmoronarse, venirse* abajo

she broke under constant interrogation — no resistió el constante interrogatorio

3)

a) ( begin) \<\<storm\>\> estallar; \<\<day\>\> romper*, apuntar, despuntar

b) ( change) \<\<weather\>\> cambiar

his voice is breaking — le está cambiando or mudando la voz

his voice broke — ( with emotion) se le entrecortó la voz

c) ( become known) \<\<story\>\> hacerse* público

4) \<\<wave/surf\>\> romper*

5) ( adjourn) parar, hacer* una pausa

to break for lunch — parar para almorzar

6) ( happen) (AmE colloq)

things are breaking well for me — me están saliendo bien las cosas; even II 2)

7) (in snooker, pool) abrir* el juego

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Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

II

noun

1)

a) (Rad, TV) pausa f (comercial); ( Theat) entreacto m, intermedio m

b) ( rest period) descanso m; ( at school) (BrE) recreo m

we have a coffee break at 11 — a las 11 paramos para tomar un café

we worked without a break — trabajamos sin parar or descansar

c) ( short vacation) vacaciones fpl

d) (change, respite) cambio m

I need a break from all this — necesito descansar de todo esto; ( a holiday) necesito un cambio de aires

give me a break! — (colloq) déjame en paz!, no me embromes! (AmL fam)

2)

a) ( gap) interrupción f

b) ( in circuit) ruptura f, corte m

3) ( fracture) fractura f, rotura f

4) (chance, opportunity) (colloq) oportunidad f

he got a break — se le presentó una oportunidad

5) (separation, rift) ruptura f

to make a clean break — cortar por lo sano

he made a break with his past life — rompió or cortó con su pasado

6) ( sudden move)

he made a break for the door — corrió hacia la puerta

7) ( escape) fuga f, evasión f (frml)

8) (in snooker, pool) tacada f, serie f; ( in tennis) ruptura f, quiebre m

9) ( beginning) (liter)

at (the) break of day — al rayar el alba (liter)

10) ( discount) (AmE colloq) descuento m

English-spanish dictionary > break
20 break

I [breɪk] 1. гл.; прош. вр. broke, прич. прош. вр. broken
1)

а) ломать, разбивать ( на части); разрушать

He fell through the window, breaking the glass. — Он выпал из окна, разбив стекло.

Once you've broken the seal of a bottle there's no way you can put it back together again. — Если ты сломал печать на бутылке, то её уже не склеишь обратно.

The police broke the door down. — Полицейские вышибли дверь.

In spring the ice on the Great Lakes breaks up. — Весной лёд на Великих озёрах вскрывается.

The men in the garage will break up the old cars for their parts. — Парни в гараже разберут старые машины на части.

Syn:

shatter, crack, split 2., splinter, bust, smash, crush, demolish

б) разламываться, разрушаться; разбиваться

The plane broke into three pieces. — Самолёт разломился на три части.

The only sound was the crackle of breaking ice. — Только и было слышно, как ломается лёд.

The wing of the plane broke off in mid-air and the plane crashed. — У самолёта в воздухе отвалилось крыло, и он разбился.

We had to break the door out to escape from the fire. — Нам пришлось выломать дверь, чтобы выбраться из огня.

2) вызывать перелом ( частей тела)

I broke my leg skiing. — Катаясь на лыжах, я сломал ногу.

Syn:

fracture

3)

а) ломать, повреждать, выводить из строя, приводить в негодность

I broke my watch. — Я сломал часы.

Syn:

ruin, destroy

б) = break down ломаться, выходить из строя, переставать работать

The TV set is broken again. — Телевизор снова сломался.

The washing machine seems to have broken down again. — Стиральная машина, кажется, опять вышла из строя.

Syn:

be inoperative, work improperly, become useless, conk out 1), cut out, give out 5), kick off 5), pack up 3)

4)

а) нарушать (порядок, единообразие, непрерывность)

to break ranks — нарушить ряды

A scream broke the silence. — Крик нарушил тишину.

б) нарушать, преступать ( закон)

We didn't know we were breaking the law. — А мы и не знали, что нарушаем закон.

I hate to break my promise. — Я ненавижу нарушать обещания.

Syn:

violate, infringe, transgress, disobey, defy, disregard, ignore

5)

а) = break out разразиться; начаться внезапно, бурно

When the storm breaks, run for the house. — Когда начнётся гроза, бегите в дом.

He resigned from his post as Bishop when the scandal broke. — Когда разразился скандал, он сам отказался от епископства.

Fire broke out in the hospital last night. — Пожар вспыхнул в больнице вчера вечером.

Syn:

burst out, crack out

б) ( break (out) in(to)) внезапно начать делать (что-л.)

to break into song — внезапно начать петь

to break forth into tears — расплакаться

The audience broke into applause. — Аудитория взорвалась аплодисментами.

Mary broke into laughter. — Мэри расхохоталась.

Her face broke into a smile. — Её лицо расплылось в улыбке.

The men broke into a run. — Мужчины бросились бежать.

As I grew more afraid, I broke into a cold sweat. — Мне стало ещё страшнее, я покрылся холодным по́том.

Jane broke out in spots. — Джейн покрылась прыщиками.

- break into bloom

Syn:

burst 2. 3)

6) сделать бросок, рывок

to break for cover — рвануть в убежище

7) ( break into)

а) вламываться; вскрывать (что-л.)

This box looks as if it's been broken into. — Кажется, эту коробку вскрывали.

б) начинать тратить (деньги, сбережения)

I shall have to break into my savings to pay for the holiday. — Мне придётся залезть в мои сбережения, чтобы оплатить отпуск.

8) полностью уничтожить

Syn:

destroy

9)

а) признавать недействительным, аннулировать в судебном порядке

б) опровергнуть (что-л.); найти изъян (в чём-л.)

The FBI broke his alibi. — ФБР доказало ложность его алиби.

10) ( break over)

а) разбиваться, перекатываться через (что-л.; обычно о воде)

a dangerous stretch of water where the waves break over a submerged reef of rocks — опасная полоса воды, где волны перекатываются через подводные рифы

б) разразиться над (кем-л.; о внезапном и сильном звуке)

The young singer was pleasantly surprised when waves of cheering broke over her at the end of her performance. — Молодая певица была приятно удивлена, когда в конце концерта её приветствовали бурей оваций.

11)

а) прорывать, преодолевать; идти на прорыв; разрывать; пронизывать

to break the sound barrier — преодолеть звуковой барьер

to break a racial barrier — преодолеть расовый барьер

The stone broke the surface of the water. — Камень пронзил поверхность воды.

б) прорываться; вскрываться ( о нарыве)

to break through security lines — прорваться сквозь оборонительные линии

to break jail, to break out of jail — убежать, вырваться из тюрьмы

A cry broke from his lips. — Крик сорвался с его уст.

12) прокладывать ( путь)

to break a trail through the woods — проложить тропу через лес

to break new ground — открыть новое поле деятельности; быть новатором; сказать новое слово

Newton broke new ground in science. — Ньютон сказал новое слово в науке.

Lisa broke new ground for women. — Лиза открыла новое поле деятельности для женщин.

13) временно прекращать; делать остановку, перерыв

They broke for lunch. — У них перерыв на обед.

14) = break off

а) прекращать, прерывать ( переговоры)

The union broke off negotiations and called a strike. — Профсоюзы прервали переговоры и призвали к забастовке.

б) рвать, разрывать ( отношения)

to break a tie — порвать узы

to break with the past — разрывать с прошлым

He was once a close adviser to Wales, but broke with him last year. — Когда-то он был первым советником у Уэлса, но ушёл от него год назад.

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Syn:

end, stop, cease, halt, suspend, shut down, interrupt, discontinue

15) тех. прерывать ( ток); размыкать ( электрическую цепь)

16) прерываться ( о голосе)

Godfrey's voice broke and halted. — Голос Годфри прервался, и он замолчал.

17) сломить (дух, волю)

He never let his jailers break him. — Он не позволил тюремщикам сломить его.

18) = break in

а) дрессировать, укрощать; объезжать, приучать к поводьям ( о лошади)

Mustangs must be broken before they can be ridden. — Прежде чем ездить на мустангах, их надо приучить к поводьям.

When horses are about six months old, they have to be broken in. — Когда жеребятам исполняется полгода, их надо начинать объезжать.

Syn:

tame, train. master

б) приучать (к чему-л.), дисциплинировать

Two weeks in the new office should be enough to break you in. — Две недели на новом месте - и вы привыкнете к вашей работе.

19)

а) ( break of) избавлять, отучать ( от дурной привычки)

Can I never break you of idling? — Неужели мне никогда не отбить у тебя привычку к безделью?

The professor hoped to break the students of the habit of looking for easy answers. — Учитель надеялся отучить учеников от привычки искать простые ответы.

Syn:

dishabituate

б) ( break oneself of) избавляться, отучаться

You must break yourself of the cigarette habit. — Ты должен избавиться от привычки курить.

Syn:

give up

20) ослаблять, уменьшать

The net broke the acrobat's fall. — Сеть уменьшила силу падения гимнаста.

His arm broke the blow. — Его рука ослабила силу удара.

Syn:

take the force of, soften, diminish, cushion, weaken, lessen, lighten

21) уменьшаться; рассеиваться, расступаться, расходиться (о тумане, облаках)

22)

а) сообщать, объявлять

Who's going to break the bad news to her? — Кто сообщит ей эту плохую новость?

Then Louise broke the news that she was leaving me. — И тогда Луиза сказала мне, что уходит от меня.

Syn:

inform, disclose, reveal

б) выпускать в свет, публиковать, передавать по радио или телевидению

Syn:

announce, proclaim, make public, give out

23) объяснить, найти решение, распутать; взломать (код, шифр)

to break a murder case — распутать дело об убийстве

24) разг. разменивать ( деньги)

to break a five-dollar banknote — разменять пятидолларовую банкноту

25) нарушать ( стиль); разрознивать ( комплект)

They broke a dining room set by buying a chair. — Они нарушили единый стиль, докупив к столовому гарнитуру ещё один стул.

26)

а) разорять

Paying for the house will just about break me. — Плата за дом практически разорит меня.

Syn:

bankrupt

б) разоряться

27) понижать в должности

Syn:

demote

28)

а) приводить к внезапному понижению цены, объёма продаж

News likely to break the market sharply. — Это сообщение, вероятно, приведёт к резкому понижению цен на рынке.

б) внезапно падать в цене

29) превосходить, превышать; побить ( рекорд)

Carl Lewis has broken the world record in the 100 metres. — Карл Льюис побил мировой рекорд в беге на сто метров.

This winter broke the record for snowfall. — По количеству снега зима побила все рекорды.

Syn:

surpass, exceed, better, top, outdo

30) спорт. освободиться от захвата ( в боксе)

31) вскапывать ( землю)

32) текст. мять, трепать

33) лингв. переходить в дифтонг

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- break away
- break back
- break down
- break in
- break out
- break through
- break up
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to break bread — делить пищу, есть вместе (с кем-л.)

to break into smb.'s time — отнять у кого-л. время

- break even
- break loose
- break short 2. сущ.
1) ломание, раскалывание, разбивание

We heard the break and saw the glass fall out of the window. — Мы услышали звук раскалывающегося стекла и увидели, как оно вылетело из окна.

Syn:

breakage, fracture, breaking, burst, cracking, splitting

2) отверстие, дыра; пролом; трещина

Water seeped through the break in the basement wall. — Вода просочилась через трещину в цоколе.

Syn:

breach, opening, rupture, hole, crack, gap, gash

3) бросок, рывок

Syn:

dash, rush

4) побег

Syn:

escape

5) мед. перелом

6) первое появление

break of day / of morn — рассвет

break of June — первые дни июня

7) почка, побег

Secure the plants well at the top break. — Укрепи хорошенько верхние побеги растений.

8) перерыв, пауза, интервал; перемена ( в школе)

Let's take a short break for lunch. — Давайте сделаем короткий перерыв на завтрак.

- coffee break

- natural break

Syn:

interlude, intermission, interval, letup, lull, pause, recess, respite

9) пауза ( в разговоре), цезура ( в стихах)

10) муз. брейк (короткая сольная импровизационная вставка, прерывающая звучание ансамбля)

11) разрыв, раскол ( отношений)

to make a break with smb. — порвать с кем-л.

12) неожиданное изменение

break in the weather — резкая перемена погоды

13) переход лошади с одного хода на другой

14) разг. благоприятная возможность, счастливый случай, шанс; переломный / поворотный момент, прорыв

lucky break — удача, счастливый случай

big break — уникальный шанс, возможность, которую ни в коем случае нельзя упускать

The actress's big break came when she substituted for the ailing star. — Поворотным в карьере актрисы стал случай, когда ей пришлось заменить заболевшую звезду.

Syn:

stroke of luck, opportunity, chance, fortune, opening

15) спорт.

а) серия удачных ударов

б) число выигранных в результате серии удачных ударов очков (в бильярде, крокете)

16) угол между полями и тульей шляпы

17) амер. внезапное падение цен

18) амер.; разг.

а) нарушение приличий; неуместное замечание

б) обмолвка, ошибка, неправильный поступок

bad break — грубая ошибка

Syn:

mistake, blunder, faux pas

19) отклонение от нормального развития, мутация

20) спорт. прекращение боя при захвате ( в боксе)

21) полный упадок сил

Syn:

breakdown

22) льгота

tax break — налоговая льгота

23) участок вспаханной земли

24) геол. разрыв; сдвиг; малый сброс

Syn:

fault

25) хим. расслоение жидкости

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- give me a break!
- give smb. a break II [breɪk] сущ.
1) большая рама ( на двух или четырёх колесах), используемая для объездки молодых лошадей

2) большая линейка ( экипаж с двумя продольными скамьями)

Syn:

wagonette

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