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to win three nil

1 win

win [wɪn] (pt & pp won [wʌn], cont winning)

1 intransitive verb

(in competition) gagner;

∎ she always wins at tennis elle gagne toujours au tennis;

∎ they're winning three nil ils gagnent trois à zéro;

∎ he won by only one point il a gagné d'un point seulement;

∎ did you win at cards? avez-vous gagné aux cartes?;

∎ who do you think will win? à votre avis, qui va gagner ou l'emporter?;

∎ he won by a length (in horseracing) il a gagné d'une longueur;

∎ to let sb win laisser gagner qn;

∎ OK, you win! bon, d'accord!;

∎ I (just) can't win! j'ai toujours tort!;

∎ to win hands down gagner haut la main

2 transitive verb

(a) (award, prize, race, competition) gagner; (scholarship) obtenir; (contract) gagner, remporter;

∎ he won first prize il a gagné ou il a eu le premier prix;

∎ he won £100 at poker il a gagné 100 livres au poker;

∎ win yourself a dream holiday! gagnez des vacances de rêve!;

∎ she won a gold medal in the Olympics elle a obtenu une médaille d'or aux jeux Olympiques;

∎ his superior finishing speed won him the race il a gagné la course grâce à sa vitesse supérieure dans la dernière ligne ou au finish;

∎ British to win a place at university obtenir une place à l'université;

∎ figurative he has won his place in history il s'est fait un nom dans l'histoire;

∎ the Greens have won ten seats les Verts ont gagné dix sièges;

∎ they won the seat from Labour ils ont enlevé le siège aux travaillistes;

∎ we have won a great victory nous avons remporté une grande victoire;

∎ this offensive could win them the war cette offensive pourrait leur faire gagner la guerre

(b) (acquire, secure → friendship, love) gagner; (→ sympathy) s'attirer; (→ popularity) acquérir;

∎ to win sb's heart gagner ou conquérir le cœur de qn;

∎ to win the right to do sth obtenir le droit de faire qch;

∎ archaic to win sb's hand obtenir la main de qn;

∎ she was desperate to win his favour elle cherchait désespérément à attirer ses bonnes grâces;

∎ intransigence has won him many enemies son intransigeance lui a valu de nombreux ennemis;

∎ his impartiality has won him the respect of his colleagues son impartialité lui a valu ou fait gagner le respect de ses collègues;

∎ he has finally won recognition for his work son travail a finalement été reconnu;

∎ you've just won yourself a friend tu viens juste de te faire un ami

(c) Mining extraire

(d) formal

∎ or literary (reach) we finally won the shore after three days at sea nous avons fini par gagner le rivage après trois jours de mer

(e) archaic

∎ or literary (earn) to win one's living or one's daily bread gagner sa vie ou son pain quotidien

3 noun

(a) Sport victoire f;

∎ they've had an unprecedented run of wins ils ont eu une série de victoires sans précédent;

∎ we haven't had one win all season nous n'avons pas remporté une seule victoire de toute la saison

(b) American Horseracing

∎ win, place, show gagnant, placé et troisième

➲ win back separable transitive verb

(money, trophy) reprendre, recouvrer; (land) reprendre, reconquérir; (loved one) reconquérir; (esteem, respect, support) retrouver, recouvrer; Politics (votes, voters, seats) récupérer, recouvrer;

∎ they were determined to win back the Cup from the Australians ils étaient décidés à reprendre la Coupe aux Australiens;

∎ I won every penny back from him je lui ai repris jusqu'au dernier centime;

∎ you won't win back your wife with threats tu ne vas pas reconquérir ou retrouver l'amour de ta femme avec des menaces

➲ win out intransitive verb

triompher;

∎ the need for peace won out over the desire for revenge le besoin de paix triompha du désir de revanche

➲ win over separable transitive verb

(convert, convince) rallier;

∎ he has won several of his former opponents over to his ideas il a rallié plusieurs de ses anciens adversaires à ses idées;

∎ the report won her over to the protesters' cause le rapport l'a gagnée à la cause des protestataires;

∎ we won him over in the end nous avons fini par le convaincre;

∎ I won him round to my point of view j'ai réussi à le rallier à mon point de vue

➲ win round British = win over

➲ win through intransitive verb

remporter;

∎ the striking rail workers won through in the end les cheminots en grève ont fini par obtenir gain de cause

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > win
2 zero

m zero

nel tennis love

nel calcio nil

fig partire da zero start from scratch

2 gradi sotto zero 2 degrees below zero

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zero s.m.

1 zero*, nought: lo zero assoluto, absolute zero; zero virgola cinque, nought (o zero) point five; una fila di zeri, a row of noughts (o of zeroes); 10 gradi sopra, sotto zero, 10 degrees above, below zero; vincere due a zero, to win two-nil; meritare uno zero in qlco., to be hopeless at sthg.; l'ago è tornato a zero, the needle has returned to zero // ora zero, zero hour // gravità zero, zero gravity; energia di punto zero, zero point energy // crescita zero, zero growth // numero zero, ( di periodico) trial issue; ( di programma tv) trial broadcast (o programme) // tolleranza zero, zero tolerance // a tasso zero, interest-free

2 (tel.) o: il mio numero di telefono è 40503, my telephone number is four, o, five, o, three

3 (fig.) ( niente) nought, nothing: vale uno zero, it is not worth a brass farthing (o it is worthless); come medico vale zero, as a doctor he is useless; quell'uomo è uno zero, that man is a nobody; ridurre a zero, to bring to naught; ridursi a zero, to have nothing left; ridurre le spese a zero, to cut down expenditure to nil; taglio ( di capelli) a zero, skinhead haircut; tagliarsi i capelli a zero, to shave off one's hair, to have a skinhead haircut.

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['dzɛro]
1. sm

1) (gen) Scol, Mat zero, nought Brit, (in un numero di telefono) O

zero virgola cinque — (zero o nought) point five

2 gradi sopra zero — 2 degrees above freezing point o above zero

3 gradi sotto zero — 3 degrees below zero

zero in condotta Scol — bad marks for behaviour Brit

ridursi a zero fig — to have nothing left, be at rock-bottom

capelli tagliati a zero — close-cropped hair

sparare a zero su qn/qc fig — to lay into sb/sth

ricominciare da zero — to go back to square one

partire da zero — to start from scratch

2) Calcio nil Brit, Tennis love

vincere per tre a zero — to win three-nil

trenta a zero — thirty love

2. agg inv

zero attr

l'ora zero — zero hour

a emissioni zero — zero-emission

tolleranza zero — zero tolerance

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['dzɛro] 1.
sostantivo maschile

1) zero*, nought, cypher inform.

una cifra con tre -i — a figure with three zeros

2) (in una scala di valori) zero*

10° sotto, sopra zero — 10° below, above zero

temperature sotto lo zero — sub-zero temperatures

3) scol.

prendere zero in latino — to get a zero o a nought in Latin

4) sport nil; (nel tennis) love

zero (a) 15 — 15 love

vincere per due set a zero — to win by two sets to love

vincere tre a zero — to win three nil

pareggiare zero a zero — to draw nil nil

5) tel.

il mio numero di telefono è 02340500 — my telephone number is o two three four o five double o BE o zero two three four zero five zero zero AE

6) fig. (niente)

non valere uno zero — to be worth nothing

contare meno di zero — to count for nothing

quell'uomo è uno zero — that man is a nobody o a nonentity o a cypher
2.
aggettivo (preposto)

sono le ore zero venti minuti dieci secondi — it's twenty-four twenty and ten seconds

i bambini da zero a sei anni — children from nought to six years old; (posposto)

tolleranza zero — zero tolerance

prestito a tasso zero — interest-free loan

numero zero — (di giornale) trial issue of a newspaper

zero assoluto — absolute zero

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cominciare o partire da zero to start from scratch; ricominciare o ripartire da zero to start afresh, to start again from square one; raparsi a zero — to shave one's head

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zero

/'dzεro/ ⇒ 26

I sostantivo m.

1 zero*, nought, cypher inform.; una cifra con tre -i a figure with three zeros

2 (in una scala di valori) zero*; 10° sotto, sopra zero 10° below, above zero; temperature sotto lo zero sub-zero temperatures

3 scol. prendere zero in latino to get a zero o a nought in Latin

4 sport nil; (nel tennis) love; zero (a) 15 15 love; vincere per due set a zero to win by two sets to love; vincere tre a zero to win three nil; pareggiare zero a zero to draw nil nil

5 tel. il mio numero di telefono è 02340500 my telephone number is o two three four o five double o BE o zero two three four zero five zero zero AE

6 fig. (niente) non valere uno zero to be worth nothing; contare meno di zero to count for nothing; quell'uomo è uno zero that man is a nobody o a nonentity o a cypher

II aggettivo

(preposto) sono le ore zero venti minuti dieci secondi it's twenty-four twenty and ten seconds; i bambini da zero a sei anni children from nought to six years old; (posposto) tolleranza zero zero tolerance; prestito a tasso zero interest-free loan; numero zero (di giornale) trial issue of a newspaper

IDIOMS

cominciare o partire da zero to start from scratch; ricominciare o ripartire da zero to start afresh, to start again from square one; raparsi a zero to shave one's head

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COMPOUNDS

zero assoluto absolute zero.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > zero
3 zéro

zéro [zeʀo]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = chiffre) zero, nought (Brit)

• les enfants de zéro à cinq ans children up to the age of five

• sur une échelle de zéro à dix on a scale of zero or nought (Brit) to ten

• recommencer à zéro to go back to square one

• remettre à zéro [+ compteur, chronomètre] to reset

• j'ai dû tout reprendre à zéro I had to start all over again

• les avoir à zéro (inf!) to be scared out of one's wits (inf)

   b. (température) zero ; (en degrés Fahrenheit) freezing

• trois degrés au-dessus de zéro three degrees above zero

• trois degrés au-dessous de zéro three degrees below zero

   c. (Rugby, football) zero, nil (Brit) nothing (US) ; (Tennis) love

• mener par deux jeux/sets à zéro (Tennis) to lead (by) two games/sets to love

• zéro à zéro or zéro partout à la mi-temps no score at half time

• gagner par deux (buts) à zéro to win two nil (Brit) or two nothing (US)

   d. ( = note) zero, nought (Brit)

• zéro de conduite bad mark (Brit) or grade (US) for behaviour

• le gouvernement mérite un zéro pointé the government deserves nought out of 20

   e. ( = personne) (inf) dead loss (inf)

2. adjective

• zéro heure midnight ; (heure GMT) zero hour

• zéro heure trente half past midnight ; (heure GMT) zero thirty hours

• le risque zéro n'existe pas there's no such thing as zero risk

• taux de croissance zéro zero growth

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zeʀo
1.

adjectif

1) ( avant nom)

zéro heure — midnight, twenty-four hundred (hours)

il sera exactement zéro heure vingt minutes dix secondes — the time will be twelve twenty and ten seconds

les enfants de zéro à six ans — children from nought to six years old

j'ai eu zéro faute dans ma dictée — I didn't make a single mistake in my dictation

2) ( après nom) zero

niveau/croissance zéro — zero level/growth

2.

nom masculin

1) ( chiffre) zero, nought GB

le prix se termine par un zéro — the price ends in a nought GB ou zero

2) ( sur une échelle de valeurs) zero

remettre un compteur à zéro — to reset a counter to zero

avoir le moral à zéro — fig to be down in the dumps (colloq)

3) ( évaluation) zero, nought GB

avoir un zéro en latin — to get zero ou nought in Latin

c'est beau à regarder mais question goût c'est zéro — (colloq) it's nice to look at, but no marks for flavour [BrE]

4) ( en sport) gén nil, nothing; ( au tennis) love

gagner trois (buts) à zéro — to win three nil

l'emporter par deux sets à zéro — to win by two sets to love

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Phrasal Verbs:

- zéro de conduite

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partir de zéro — to start from scratch

tout reprendre à zéro — to start all over again

avoir la boule à zéro — (colloq) to have a shaven head

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zeʀo nm
1) (= température) zero

au-dessous de zéro — below zero, below freezing

le zéro absolu — absolute zero

2) (= nombre) zero, nought Grande-Bretagne

zéro virgule deux — nought point two, zero point two

3) (= rien)

partir de zéro — to start from scratch

réduire à zéro — to reduce to nothing

4) SPORT nil

trois (buts) à zéro — 3 (goals to) nil

Ils ont gagné trois à zéro. — They won three-nil.

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zéro ⇒ Les nombres

A adj num

1 ( avant nom) zéro heure midnight, twenty-four hundred (hours); il sera exactement zéro heure vingt minutes dix secondes the time will be twelve twenty and ten seconds; les enfants de zéro à six ans children from nought to six years old; j'ai eu zéro faute dans ma dictée I didn't make a single mistake in my dictation; ‘zéro défaut, zéro délai, zéro stock, zéro panne’ ‘zero defect, zero delay, zero stock, zero breakdown’;

2 ( après nom) zero; niveau/croissance zéro zero level/growth; le numéro zéro d'un journal the trial issue of a newspaper.

B nm

1 ( chiffre) zero, nought GB; falsifier un chiffre en ajoutant un zéro to falsify a figure by adding a nought GB ou zero; le prix se termine par un zéro the price ends in a nought GB ou zero;

2 ( sur une échelle de valeurs) zero; croissance proche de zéro growth that is near zero; remettre un compteur à zéro to reset a counter at ou to zero, to zero a counter; remettre les compteurs à zéro fig to make a fresh start; 40 degrés en dessous de zéro 40 degrees below zero; avoir le moral à zéro fig to be down in the dumps○; croître de zéro à la valeur V to increase from zero to value V; tendre vers zéro to tend toward(s) zero;

3 ( évaluation) zero, nought GB; avoir un zéro en latin to get zero ou nought in Latin; c'est beau à regarder mais question goût c'est zéro○ it's nice to look at, but no marks for flavour^GB;

4 ( en sport) gén nil, nothing; ( au tennis) love; gagner trois (buts) à zéro to win three nil; l'emporter par deux sets à zéro to win by two sets to love.

Composés

zéro absolu absolute zero; zéro de conduite bad mark for behaviour^GB; zéro pointé fail mark GB ou grade US.

Idiomes

les avoir à zéro◑ to be scared shitless◑ ou stiff○; partir de zéro to start from scratch; repartir de zéro to start from scratch again, to go (right) back to square one; tout reprendre à zéro to start all over again; avoir la boule à zéro○ to have a shaven head.

[zero] nom masculin

1. MATHÉMATIQUES zero, nought

[dans un numéro de téléphone] 0

[dans une gradation] zero

zérozéro trente-cinq double 0 three-five

‘le Zéro et l'Infini’ Koestler ‘Darkness at Noon’

2. ARMEMENT zero

3. PHYSIQUE zero (degrees centigrade), freezing (point)

zéro absolu absolute zero

4. SPORT zero, nil (UK)

deux buts à zéro two (goals to) nil (UK) ou zero

zéro partout no score

TENNIS love

zéro partout love all

5. ÉDUCATION nought (UK), zero

j'ai eu zéro I got (a) nought

zéro de conduite black mark

zéro pointé nought (UK), zero

6. (familier) [incapable] dead loss

7. (comme adjectif) [sans intérêt] nil, worthless

au niveau organisation, c'était zéro as far as organisation goes it was useless

ils ont de beaux tissus, mais pour la confection c'est zéro they've got some nice fabrics but when it comes to making clothes they haven't a clue

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[zero] déterminant

zéro faute no mistakes

zéro heure midnight, zero hour (terme spécialisé)

zéro heure quinze zero hours fifteen

ça te coûtera zéro centime it'll cost you nothing at all

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à zéro locution adjectivale

avoir le moral ou être à zéro (familier) to be at an all-time low

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à zéro locution adverbiale

(familier)

être réduit à zéro to be reduced

recommencer ou repartir à zéro

a. [dans sa carrière, dans un raisonnement] to go back to square one ou the drawing board

b. [sans argent, sans aide] to start again from scratch

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > zéro
4 zero

['dzɛro]
1. sm

1) (gen) Scol, Mat zero, nought Brit, (in un numero di telefono) O

zero virgola cinque — (zero o nought) point five

2 gradi sopra zero — 2 degrees above freezing point o above zero

3 gradi sotto zero — 3 degrees below zero

zero in condotta Scol — bad marks for behaviour Brit

ridursi a zero fig — to have nothing left, be at rock-bottom

capelli tagliati a zero — close-cropped hair

sparare a zero su qn/qc fig — to lay into sb/sth

ricominciare da zero — to go back to square one

partire da zero — to start from scratch

2) Calcio nil Brit, Tennis love

vincere per tre a zero — to win three-nil

trenta a zero — thirty love

2. agg inv

zero attr

l'ora zero — zero hour

a emissioni zero — zero-emission

tolleranza zero — zero tolerance

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > zero
5 vincere tre a zero

vincere tre a zero

to win three nil

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→ zero

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > vincere tre a zero
6 cero

adj.

zero.

f. & m.

zero.

m.

1 naught, zero (signo).

2 nothing.

3 zero (temperatura).

sobre/bajo cero (en tenis) above/below zero

cero absoluto absolute zero

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cero

► nombre masculino

1 MATEMÁTICAS zero

■ diez grados bajo cero ten degrees below zero

2 (cifra) nought, zero

■ saqué un cero en mates I got nought out of ten in maths

3 DEPORTE nil

■ ganamos tres a cero we won three nil

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FRASEOLOGÍA

partir de cero figurado to start from scratch

ser un cero a la izquierda figurado to be useless, be a good-for-nothing

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noun m.

zero

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SM

1) (Fís, Mat) zero

ocho grados bajo cero — eight degrees below zero

desde las cero horas — from twelve o'clock midnight

- estoy a cero de dinero

- empezar o partir de cero

tendremos que partir nuevamente de cero — we'll have to start from scratch again

- ser un cero a la izquierda

cero absoluto — absolute zero

2) (Ftbl, Rugby) nil, zero (EEUU)

ganaron por tres goles a cero — they won by three goals to nil, they won three nil

empataron a cero — they drew nil-nil, it was a no-score draw

estamos 40 a cero — (Tenis) it's 40-love

3) (Educ) nought

me han puesto un cero — I got nought out of ten

4) * (=coche-patrulla) police car

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masculino

a) (Fís, Mat) zero; ( en números de teléfono) zero (AmE), oh (BrE)

tres grados bajo cero — three degrees below zero, minus three degrees

a las cero horas de hoy — at midnight last night

cero coma cinco — zero point five

empezar/partir de cero — to start from scratch

ser un cero a la izquierda — to be useless; ( ser un don nadie) (Esp) to be a nobody

b) (en fútbol, rugby) zero (AmE), nil (BrE); ( en tenis) love

ganan por tres a cero — they're winning three-zero (AmE) o (BrE) three-nil

ganaba 40 a cero — she was winning 40-love

c) (Educ) zero, nought (BrE)

me puso un cero en física — he gave me zero o nought out of ten in physics

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= nought, zero [zeroes/zeros, -pl.], nil, zero + Nombre, zilch.

Ex. Freeze drying is denoted by the special auxiliary.046 and introduced in a class mark by the facet indicator.0 (point nought).

Ex. If the first digit of the number is zero, the material type is not encoded in the bard-coded label.

Ex. While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.

Ex. In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.

Ex. Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.

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* bajo cero = below zero, sub-zero, below-freezing.

* catalogar partiendo de cero = catalogue + from scratch.

* cero a la izquierda = cipher, non-entity, zilch.

* cero tolerancia = zero tolerance.

* cilindro de cera = wax cylinder.

* comenzar de cero = begin + from scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* comenzar desde cero = start at + ground zero.

* comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.

* compilar partiendo de cero = compile + from scratch.

* construir partiendo de cero = construct + from scratch.

* crecimiento cero = zero growth.

* de coste cero = zero-cost.

* desde cero = from the ground up.

* disco de cera = wax disc.

* empezar de cero = start at + ground zero.

* empezar desde cero = start at + ground zero.

* introducir datos partiendo de cero = enter from + scratch.

* lápiz de cera = crayon.

* meridiano cero = prime meridian.

* papel de cera = greaseproof paper.

* partiendo de cero = from scratch, from an empty slate, from the ground up.

* partir de cero = begin + from scratch.

* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.

* por debajo de cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.

* presupuesto de base cero = zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB), zero-base(d) budget.

* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.

* rellenar con ceros los espacios vacíos = zero fill.

* replantearse todo desde cero = get back to + basics.

* temperatura bajo cero = sub-zero temperature.

* uno a cero = one down.

* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.

* zona cero = ground zero.

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masculino

a) (Fís, Mat) zero; ( en números de teléfono) zero (AmE), oh (BrE)

tres grados bajo cero — three degrees below zero, minus three degrees

a las cero horas de hoy — at midnight last night

cero coma cinco — zero point five

empezar/partir de cero — to start from scratch

ser un cero a la izquierda — to be useless; ( ser un don nadie) (Esp) to be a nobody

b) (en fútbol, rugby) zero (AmE), nil (BrE); ( en tenis) love

ganan por tres a cero — they're winning three-zero (AmE) o (BrE) three-nil

ganaba 40 a cero — she was winning 40-love

c) (Educ) zero, nought (BrE)

me puso un cero en física — he gave me zero o nought out of ten in physics

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= nought, zero [zeroes/zeros, -pl.], nil, zero + Nombre, zilch.

Ex: Freeze drying is denoted by the special auxiliary.046 and introduced in a class mark by the facet indicator.0 (point nought).

Ex: If the first digit of the number is zero, the material type is not encoded in the bard-coded label.

Ex: While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.

Ex: In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.

Ex: Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.

* bajo cero = below zero, sub-zero, below-freezing.

* catalogar partiendo de cero = catalogue + from scratch.

* cero a la izquierda = cipher, non-entity, zilch.

* cero tolerancia = zero tolerance.

* cilindro de cera = wax cylinder.

* comenzar de cero = begin + from scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* comenzar desde cero = start at + ground zero.

* comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.

* compilar partiendo de cero = compile + from scratch.

* construir partiendo de cero = construct + from scratch.

* crecimiento cero = zero growth.

* de coste cero = zero-cost.

* desde cero = from the ground up.

* disco de cera = wax disc.

* empezar de cero = start at + ground zero.

* empezar desde cero = start at + ground zero.

* introducir datos partiendo de cero = enter from + scratch.

* lápiz de cera = crayon.

* meridiano cero = prime meridian.

* papel de cera = greaseproof paper.

* partiendo de cero = from scratch, from an empty slate, from the ground up.

* partir de cero = begin + from scratch.

* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.

* por debajo de cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.

* presupuesto de base cero = zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB), zero-base(d) budget.

* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.

* rellenar con ceros los espacios vacíos = zero fill.

* replantearse todo desde cero = get back to + basics.

* temperatura bajo cero = sub-zero temperature.

* uno a cero = one down.

* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.

* zona cero = ground zero.

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cero

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1 ( Fís, Mat) zero; (en números de teléfono) zero ( AmE), oh ( BrE)

tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero, minus three degrees

se inició a las cero horas de hoy it began at midnight last night

tengo la cuenta a cero I don't have a penny in my account

cero coma cinco zero point five, nought point five ( BrE)

empezar/partir de cero to start from scratch

volvió a empezar de cero he started again from scratch

cero al as ( RPl fam): de electricidad, cero al as when it comes to electricity I don't have a clue ( colloq)

es un cero a la izquierda he's useless, he's a walking o real zero ( AmE colloq)

2 (en fútbol, rugby) zero ( AmE), nil ( BrE); (en tenis) love

ganan por tres a cero they're winning three-nothing, they're winning three-zero o three-zip ( AmE), they're winning three-nil ( BrE)

ganaba 40 a cero she was winning 40-love

3 ( Educ) zero, nought ( BrE)

me puso un cero en física he gave me zero o nought out of ten in physics

Compuestos:

● cero absoluto

absolute zero

● cero kilómetros

(CS) new car

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cero sustantivo masculino
a) (Fís, Mat) zero;

( en números de teléfono) zero (AmE), oh (BrE);
◊ cero coma cinco zero point five;

empezar or partir de cero to start from scratch;
ser un cero a la izquierda to be useless
b) (en fútbol, rugby) zero (AmE), nil (BrE);

( en tenis) love;
◊ ganan por tres a cero they're winning three-zero (AmE) o (BrE) three-nil

c) (Educ) zero, nought (BrE)

cero sustantivo masculino
1 zero
2 Dep nil: ganaron dos a cero, they won two nil
Tenis love
♦ Locuciones: figurado partir de cero, to start from scratch
figurado ser un cero a la izquierda, to be good-for-nothing
a cero, (sin nada) tengo la cuenta corriente a cero, my current account is empty
córteme el pelo al cero, shave my head
' cero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- empate
- guión
- izquierda
- izquierdo
- grado
- meridiano
- pelar
- zona
English:
below
- crew cut
- freezing
- love
- minus
- nil
- nothing
- nought
- O
- reset
- scratch
- sub-zero
- temperature
- win
- zero
- degree
- ground
- naught
- over
- square

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cero

♦ adj inv

zero

♦ núm

zero;
ver también tres
♦ nm

1. [número] nought, zero;

la reserva está a cero the fuel gauge is at empty;

cortarse el pelo al cero to shave one's head, to cut all one's hair off;

partir o [m5] empezar de cero to start from scratch;

sacó un cero en física he got zero in physics;

acelera de cero a cien en seis segundos it goes from nought o zero to a hundred in six seconds;

la inflación experimentó un crecimiento cero there was no increase in the rate of inflation;

Comp

ser un cero a la izquierda [inútil] to be useless;
[don nadie] to be a nobody
2. [cantidad] nothing;
[en fútbol, hockey, rugby] Br nil, US zero; [en tenis] love;
el marcador es tres (a) cero the score is three-nothing o Br three-nil o US three-zero;

el marcador es empate a cero the score is nothing-nothing o Br nil-nil o US zero-zero;

llevan tres empates a cero consecutivos they have had three goalless o scoreless draws in a row

3. [temperatura] zero;

sobre/bajo cero above/below zero;

hace 5 grados bajo cero it's minus 5

Comp
cero absoluto absolute zero
4. RP Fam cero kilómetro [auto] brand-new car;

un video cero kilómetro a brand-new video;
muy Fam
una mujer cero kilómetro a cherry

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cero

m

1 zero;

bajo/sobre cero below/above zero;

empezar desde cero fig start from scratch;

quedarse a cero fig be left with nothing;

ser un cero a la izquierda fam be a nonentity;

pelado al cero with one’s head shaven

2 EDU zero, Br tb

nought

3 DEP zero, Br

nil; en tenis love;

vencer por tres a cero win three-zero

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cero nm

: zero

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cero n

1. (en general) nought / zero

cero coma seis nought point six

saqué un cero en física I got a nought in physics

estamos a cinco grados bajo cero it's five below zero / it's minus five

2. (en deporte) nil

ganó dos a cero they won two nil

3. (teléfonos)

Se escribe como un cero (0), pero se lee com la letra O

mi teléfono es treinta y nueve, catorce, cero cinco my phone number is three, nine, one, four, O, five

Spanish-English dictionary > cero
7 ganar

v.

1 to win.

ganaron por tres a uno they won three one

Ricardo gana siempre Richard wins always.

Ricardo ganó el premio Richard won the prize.

2 to earn (sueldo, dinero).

¿cuánto ganas? how much do you earn?

María gMaría dinero Mary earns money.

3 to gain.

ganar fama to achieve fame

en tren ganas una hora you save an hour by taking the train

Ricardo ganó reconocimiento Richard gained renown.

4 to beat.

te voy a ganar I'm going to beat you

5 to reach, to make it to (llegar a) (place).

6 to take, to capture.

7 to obtain profits, to come out with profits, to win, to realize profits.

La empresa ganó The company obtained profits.

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ganar

► verbo transitivo

1 (partido, concurso, premio) to win

■ ganaron el partido they won the match

2 (dinero) to earn

■ ¿cuánto ganas al año? how much do you earn a year?

3 (conquistar) to capture

■ ganaron la ciudad a los árabes they captured the city from the Arabs

4 (alcanzar) to reach

■ ganaron la cima they reached the summit

5 (lograr) to win

■ finalmente ganaron la amistad de sus vecinos they finally won the friendship of their neighbours

► verbo intransitivo

1 (mejorar) to improve

■ ha ganado mucho con los años it has improved greatly with age

2 (cambiar favorablemente) to gain

■ ganamos con el cambio we gained with the change

► verbo pronominal ganarse

1 to earn

■ me gano mil euros al mes I earn a thousand euros a month

■ se gana bien la vida he makes a good living

2 (ser merecedor) to deserve

■ se lo han ganado they deserve it

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ganar a alguien en algo to be better than somebody at something

■ me ganas en inglés you're better at English than I am

■ ella le gana en inteligencia she's much more intelligent than he is

ganar terreno to gain ground

llevar las de ganar figurado to hold the winning card, hold all the cards

no ganar para disgustos figurado to be one thing after another

salir ganando to gain, benefit, do well out of it

ganarse la vida to earn a living, earn one's living

ganarse el pan familiar to earn one's bread and butter

¡te la vas a ganar! familiar you're going to get it!

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verb

1) to win

2) earn

3) gain

4) profit

5) make

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1. VT

1) [+ sueldo] to earn

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn o make a month?

ha ganado mucho dinero — she has made a lot of money

2) [+ competición, partido, premio, guerra] to win

le ganó cien euros a Rosa — he won a hundred euros from Rosa

¿quién ganó la carrera? — who won the race?

si te toca puedes ganar un millón — if you win you could get a million

ganar unas oposiciones para un puesto — to obtain a post by public examination

3) [+ contrincante] to beat

¡les ganamos! — we beat them!

ganamos al Olimpic tres a cero — we beat Olimpic three-nil

no hay quien le gane — there's nobody who can beat him, he's unbeatable

como orador no hay quien le gane o no le gana nadie — as a speaker there is no one to touch him, no one outdoes him at speaking

4) (=conseguir) [+ tiempo, peso, terreno] to gain

¿qué gano yo con todo esto? — what do I gain o get from all this?

con eso no ganas nada — that won't get you anywhere

tierras ganadas al mar — land reclaimed o won from the sea

ganar popularidad — to win o earn popularity

5) (=alcanzar) [+ objetivo] to achieve, attain

ganar la orilla — to reach the shore

ganar la orilla nadando — to swim to the shore

6) (=convencer) to win over

dejarse ganar por algo — to allow o.s. to be won over by sth

7) (=aventajar)

te gana en inteligencia — he's more intelligent than you

me gana en pericia — he has more expert knowledge than me

te gana trabajando — he's a better worker than you

8) (Mil) [+ plaza, pueblo] to take, capture

2. VI

1) [trabajando] to earn

no gano para comprar un piso — I don't earn enough to buy a flat

- no ganamos para sustos

2) [en competición, guerra] to win

ganaron por cuatro a dos — they won four-two

ganaron por 40 votos — they won by 40 votes

lo importante no es ganar — winning isn't the most important thing

nuestras ideas terminaron ganando — our ideas won out in the end

• dejarse ganar — [con trampas] to lose on purpose

se deja ganar por el niño — he lets the kid beat him

3) (=mejorar) to benefit, improve

la película ganaría mucho si se cortase — the film would greatly benefit from being cut, the film would be greatly improved if it was cut

hemos ganado con el cambio — we've greatly benefited from the change

• ha ganado mucho en salud — his health has greatly improved

su juego ha ganado en confianza — her play has become more confident

• salir ganando — to do well

saldrás ganando — you'll do well out of it

salí ganando con la venta del coche — I did well out of the sale of the car

3.

See:

ganarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < sueldo> to earn

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero — all he's interested in is making money

b) ( conseguir) to gain

no ganas nada con preocuparte — there's no point worrying (about it)

2)

a) <partido/guerra/elecciones> to win

le gané la apuesta — I won my bet with him

b) <premio/dinero> to win

3) ( adquirir) < experiencia> to gain

ganó fama y fortuna — she won fame and fortune

4)

a) ( conquistar)

ganar a alguien para algo — to win somebody over to something

lo ganó para su causa — she won him over to her cause

b) ( reclamar) to reclaim

las tierras ganadas al mar — the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

5) (liter) < meta> to attain (frml); <cumbre/orilla> to gain (liter)
2.
ganar vi

1) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2)

a) ( vencer) to win

que gane el mejor — may the best man win

van ganando 2 a 1 — they're winning 2-1

b)

ganarle a alguien — to beat somebody

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos — they beat us by four points

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him

3) ( aventajar)

ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count

4)

a) ( mejorar)

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios — these changes have really improved the living room

ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado — her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

b) (obtener provecho, beneficiarse) to gain

ganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín — he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off
3.
ganarse v pron

1) (enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2) (enf) <premio/apuesta> to win

3) <afecto/confianza> to win; < persona> to win... over

supo ganarse el respeto de todos — she managed to win o earn everyone's respect

4) ( ser merecedor de) < descanso> to earn oneself

ganarse algo a pulso — to earn something

ganársela — (Esp fam)

se la va a ganar — she's going to get it o she's for it (colloq)

* * *

= earn, conquer, win, win out, prevail, go + one better.

Ex. The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.

Ex. The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.

Ex. Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.

Ex. It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.

Ex. The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.

Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

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* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiració = play to + Nombre.

* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie = play to + Nombre.

* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.

* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar adeptos = gain + currency.

* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar cada vez más importancia, ir viento en popa, ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength.

* ganar cómodamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar con dificultar = eke out.

* ganar confianza en uno mismo = gain + confidence (with/in).

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.

* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.

* ganar dinero = make + money, make + Dinero, earn + money.

* ganar el pulso = the nod + go to.

* ganar enemigos = make + enemies.

* ganar fácilmente = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar fama = win + fame.

* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.

* ganar ímpetu = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + pace.

* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.

* ganar la partida a = outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].

* ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.

* ganarle la partida = out-think [outthink].

* ganarle la partida a = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* ganar popularidad = gain in + popularity, gain + popularity, increase in + popularity.

* ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.

* ganar prosélitos = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].

* ganar protagonismo = gain in + importance.

* ganar reconocimiento = gain + credit.

* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.

* ganarse = win over, propitiate.

* ganarse a Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.

* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.

* ganarse el aprecio = earn + appreciation.

* ganarse el cariño = endear.

* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse el favor de = win + the favour of.

* ganarse el pan = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.

* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el respeto = earn + respect.

* ganarse el sueldo = earn + Posesivo + salary.

* ganarse la confianza = earn + trust.

* ganarse la confianza de = achieve + credibility with, gain + the confidence of, win + the confidence of.

* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.

* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* ganarse partidarios = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse seguidores = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse una reputación = achieve + reputation, secure + reputation.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* ganarse unos ingresos = earn + income.

* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar sobradamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.

* ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.

* ganar una batalla = win + battle.

* ganar una elección = win + election.

* ganar una guerra = win + war.

* ganar un asalto = win + round.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar un premio = win + prize, win + award, earn + an award.

* ganar un título = win + title.

* ganar vigencia = gain + currency.

* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la ba = be only half the battle.

* hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].

* interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.

* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < sueldo> to earn

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero — all he's interested in is making money

b) ( conseguir) to gain

no ganas nada con preocuparte — there's no point worrying (about it)

2)

a) <partido/guerra/elecciones> to win

le gané la apuesta — I won my bet with him

b) <premio/dinero> to win

3) ( adquirir) < experiencia> to gain

ganó fama y fortuna — she won fame and fortune

4)

a) ( conquistar)

ganar a alguien para algo — to win somebody over to something

lo ganó para su causa — she won him over to her cause

b) ( reclamar) to reclaim

las tierras ganadas al mar — the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

5) (liter) < meta> to attain (frml); <cumbre/orilla> to gain (liter)
2.
ganar vi

1) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2)

a) ( vencer) to win

que gane el mejor — may the best man win

van ganando 2 a 1 — they're winning 2-1

b)

ganarle a alguien — to beat somebody

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos — they beat us by four points

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him

3) ( aventajar)

ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count

4)

a) ( mejorar)

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios — these changes have really improved the living room

ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado — her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

b) (obtener provecho, beneficiarse) to gain

ganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín — he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off
3.
ganarse v pron

1) (enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2) (enf) <premio/apuesta> to win

3) <afecto/confianza> to win; < persona> to win... over

supo ganarse el respeto de todos — she managed to win o earn everyone's respect

4) ( ser merecedor de) < descanso> to earn oneself

ganarse algo a pulso — to earn something

ganársela — (Esp fam)

se la va a ganar — she's going to get it o she's for it (colloq)

* * *

= earn, conquer, win, win out, prevail, go + one better.

Ex: The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.

Ex: The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.

Ex: Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.

Ex: It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.

Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.

Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiració = play to + Nombre.

* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie = play to + Nombre.

* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.

* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar adeptos = gain + currency.

* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar cada vez más importancia, ir viento en popa, ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength.

* ganar cómodamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar con dificultar = eke out.

* ganar confianza en uno mismo = gain + confidence (with/in).

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.

* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.

* ganar dinero = make + money, make + Dinero, earn + money.

* ganar el pulso = the nod + go to.

* ganar enemigos = make + enemies.

* ganar fácilmente = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar fama = win + fame.

* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.

* ganar ímpetu = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + pace.

* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.

* ganar la partida a = outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].

* ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.

* ganarle la partida = out-think [outthink].

* ganarle la partida a = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* ganar popularidad = gain in + popularity, gain + popularity, increase in + popularity.

* ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.

* ganar prosélitos = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].

* ganar protagonismo = gain in + importance.

* ganar reconocimiento = gain + credit.

* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.

* ganarse = win over, propitiate.

* ganarse a Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.

* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.

* ganarse el aprecio = earn + appreciation.

* ganarse el cariño = endear.

* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse el favor de = win + the favour of.

* ganarse el pan = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.

* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el respeto = earn + respect.

* ganarse el sueldo = earn + Posesivo + salary.

* ganarse la confianza = earn + trust.

* ganarse la confianza de = achieve + credibility with, gain + the confidence of, win + the confidence of.

* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.

* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* ganarse partidarios = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse seguidores = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse una reputación = achieve + reputation, secure + reputation.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* ganarse unos ingresos = earn + income.

* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar sobradamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.

* ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.

* ganar una batalla = win + battle.

* ganar una elección = win + election.

* ganar una guerra = win + war.

* ganar un asalto = win + round.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar un premio = win + prize, win + award, earn + an award.

* ganar un título = win + title.

* ganar vigencia = gain + currency.

* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la ba = be only half the battle.

* hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].

* interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.

* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.

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ganar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (mediante el trabajo) to earn

gana un buen sueldo she earns o she's on a good salary

¿cuánto ganas al mes? how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero all he's interested in is making money

2 (conseguir) to gain

¿y qué ganas con eso? and what do you gain by (doing) that?

no ganamos nada con ponernos nerviosos getting all worked-up won't get us anywhere

B

1 ‹carrera/competición/partido› to win; ‹elecciones› to win; ‹guerra/batalla› to win; ‹juicio› to win

ganaron el campeonato they won the championship

le gané la apuesta I won my bet with him

ganarle el quién vive a algn ( Chi fam); to beat sb to it ( colloq), to get in first ( colloq)

2 (en un juego, concurso) ‹premio/dinero› to win

¿cuánto ganaste en las carreras de caballos? how much did you win on the horses?

ha ganado mucho dinero al póquer she's won a lot of money at o playing poker

C

(adquirir): ganó fama y fortuna she won fame and fortune

su partido ha ido ganando popularidad his party has been gaining in popularity

ha ganado importancia en los últimos años it has grown in importance in recent years

D

1 ‹persona› ganar a algn PARA algo to win sb over TO sth

lo ganó para su causa she won him over to her cause

2 (reclamar) to reclaim

las tierras ganadas al mar the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

E ( liter); ‹meta› to attain ( frml), to reach; ‹cumbre/frontera/orilla› to gain ( liter), to reach

■ ganar

vi

A (mediante el trabajo) to earn

apenas gana para vivir she hardly earns enough to live on

no ganar para disgustos/sustos to have nothing but trouble

B

1 (vencer) to win

que gane el mejor may the best man win

ganaron los Republicanos the Republicans won o were victorious

van ganando 2 a 1 they're winning 2-1, they're 2-1 up o ahead

2

ganarle a algn to beat sb

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos they beat us by four points

siempre que juega al ajedrez con su hijo se deja ganar she always lets her son beat her at chess, whenever she plays chess with her son she lets him win

me ha vuelto a ganar she's beaten me again

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane when it comes to lying there's no one to touch him

se dejó ganar por el abatimiento he allowed his depression to get the better of him

C (aventajar) ganarle a algn EN algo:

le ganas en estatura you're taller than him

habla mejor inglés, es más guapo … la verdad es que me gana en todo he speaks better English, he's better looking … the truth is he beats me on every count

D

(mejorar, obtener provecho): ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

con estas modificaciones el texto ha ganado en claridad the text has become much clearer o has gained in clarity with these changes

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios these changes have really improved the living room

ganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando de la mudanza he's the only one who benefited o gained from the move

no lo esperaba pero al final salí ganando I didn't expect to but in the end I came out of it better off o I did well out of it, I didn't expect to but I ended up better off

saldrán ganando de esta reestructuración they will benefit from o they stand to gain from this restructuring

E

( Méx fam) (dirigirse): ganar para un lugar to go off toward(s) somewhere

F

(Ur arg) (con el sexo opuesto): estás ganando con aquél/aquélla you're well in with that guy/girl over there ( colloq)

■ ganarse

v pron

A ( enf) (mediante el trabajo) to earn

se ganó mil dólares en una semana she earned (herself) a thousand dollars in one week

B ( enf) (en una rifa, un juego) to win

C ‹afecto› to win; ‹amistad/confianza› to win, gain; ‹persona› to win … over

ha sabido ganarse el respeto de todos she has managed to win o earn everyone's respect

sabe ganarse a los amigos he knows how to make friends

D

(ser merecedor de): te has ganado unas buenas vacaciones you've earned yourself a good vacation ( AmE) o ( BrE) holiday

te estás ganando una paliza you're going to get a good thrashing, you're asking for a good thrashing

ganarse algo a pulso to earn sth

el ascenso se lo ha ganado a pulso he's really worked (hard) for o he's really earned this promotion

ganársela ( Esp fam): como no te calles te la vas a ganar if you don't shut up, you're going to get it o you're for it ( colloq)

E

( Chi fam) (acercarse): se ganó muy a la orilla y se cayó he went too near the edge and fell in

gánate para acá come over here o come closer

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ganar ( conjugate ganar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ sueldo› to earn;

◊ lo único que quiere es ganar dinero all he's interested in is making money

b) ‹ tiempo› to gain;

◊ ¿qué ganas con eso? what do you gain by (doing) that?

c) ( adquirir) ‹ experiencia› to gain

2 ‹partido/guerra/premio› to win;
◊ le gané la apuesta I won my bet with him

verbo intransitivo
a) ( vencer) to win;

◊ van ganando 2 a 1 they're winning 2-1;

ganarle a algn to beat sb;
nos ganaron por cuatro puntos they beat us by four points
b) ( aventajar):

◊ le ganas en estatura you're taller than him;

me gana en todo he beats me on every count;
salir ganando: salió ganando con el trato he did well out of the deal;
al final salí ganando in the end I came out of it better off
ganarse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn;
◊ ganarse la vida to earn a/one's living

2 ( enf) ‹premio/apuesta› to win
3 ‹afecto/confianza› to win;
◊ se ganó el respeto de todos she won o earned everyone's respect

4 ‹ descanso› to earn oneself;
◊ te lo has ganado you've earned it, you deserve it

ganar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un salario) to earn
2 (un premio) to win
3 (superar) to beat: le gana en estatura, she is taller than him
4 (al contrincante) to beat
5 (una cima, una orilla) to reach
ganar la cumbre, to reach the peak
II verbo intransitivo
1 (vencer) to win
2 (mejorar) improve: ganó en simpatía, she became more and more charming
ganas mucho cuando sonríes, you look nicer when you smile
' ganar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- actual
- baño
- contender
- flexibilizar
- llevar
- óptima
- óptimo
- peso
- probabilidad
- redoblar
- savia
- terrena
- terreno
- todavía
- chance
- expectativa
- hacer
- interés
- meta
- premio
- sensación
- tiempo
- tratar
- triunfar
- valer
English:
actual
- amateurish
- beat
- break
- bring in
- buck
- catch on
- chance
- close-run
- comfortably
- day
- default
- earn
- even
- exert
- fact
- fair
- fluke
- gain
- gain on
- gather
- get
- ground
- hand
- key
- killing
- make
- money
- one-upmanship
- optimistic
- outsider
- rig
- score
- speed
- take
- ultimate
- win
- case
- certainly
- clinch
- deliver
- expect
- height
- odds
- premium
- run
- stand
- toss
- yet

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ganar

♦ vt

1. [premio, competición] to win;

ganaron las elecciones they won the elections;

ganó un millón en la lotería he won a million on the lottery

2. [obtener] [sueldo, dinero] to earn;

gana dos millones al año she earns o she's on two million a year;

¿cuánto ganas? how much do you earn?

3. [obtener] [peso, tiempo] to gain;

ganar fama to achieve fame;

ganar importancia to grow in importance;

ganar terreno [avanzar] to gain ground;

en tren ganas una hora you save an hour by taking the train;

ganaron nuevos adeptos para la causa they won over new converts to the cause

4. [conseguir]
¿qué gano yo con eso? what's in it for me?, what do I stand to gain from that?;

llorando no ganas nada it's no use crying, crying won't change anything

5. [derrotar] to beat;

te voy a ganar I'm going to beat you;

Comp
RP Fam
ganar de mano a alguien to beat sb to it

6. [aventajar]
me gana en velocidad he's faster than me;

me gana en hermosura pero no en inteligencia she's prettier than me, but not as intelligent;
Fam
a tonto no hay quien le gane he's as thick as they come

7. [alcanzar] to reach, to make it to;

ganó la orilla a nado she made it to o gained the shore

8. [conquistar] to take, to capture;

los aliados ganaron la playa tras una dura batalla the Allies took o captured the beach after a hard battle

9. [recuperar]
han ganado terreno al desierto they have reclaimed land from the desert

♦ vi

1. [vencer] to win;

ganaron por tres a uno they won Br three one o US three to one;

ganaron por penalties they won on penalties;

ganan de cuatro puntos they're winning by four points, they're four points ahead;

no es justo, te has dejado ganar it's not fair, you let me beat you o you lost on purpose;

que gane el mejor may the best man win

2. [lograr dinero] to earn money;
Am
ganar bien to be well paid;

ganar mal not to earn very much, to be badly paid;

sólo gana para subsistir she earns only enough to live on;

Comp
Fam
no gano para disgustos o [m5] sustos I've more than enough worries o troubles

3. [mejorar] to benefit ( con from);
gana mucho con la barba he looks a lot better with a beard;

ha ganado con el cambio de trabajo he has benefited from changing jobs;

ganar en algo to gain in sth;

ha ganado en amplitud [parece mayor] it looks bigger;

hemos salido ganando con el cambio we've benefited from the change

4. Urug Fam [con hombre, mujer]
¿viste como te mira? estás ganando have you seen her looking at you? she fancies you o you're well in there

♦ See also the pronominal verb ganarse

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ganar

I v/t

1 win;

le gané cincuenta dólares I won fifty dollars off him;

ganar a alguien beat s.o.

2 mediante el trabajo earn

II v/i

1 mediante el trabajo earn

2 ( vencer) win;

ganar por dos sets a uno win (by) two sets to one

3 ( mejorar) improve;

salir ganando con algo be better off with sth

4 ( aventajar)

:

le gano en velocidad/inteligencia I’m faster/more intelligent than him o than he is

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ganar vt

1) : to win

2) : to gain

ganar tiempo: to buy time

3) : to earn

ganar dinero: to make money

4) : to acquire, to obtain

ganar vi

1) : to win

2) : to profit

salir ganando: to come out ahead

♦ See also the reflexive verb ganarse

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ganar vb

1. (un premio, concurso) to win [pt. & pp. won]

ganó el premio a la mejor actriz she won the award for best actress

¿quién ganó el torneo? who won the tournament?

2. (un sueldo) to earn

todos ganan la misma cantidad de dinero they all earn the same amount of money

¿cuánto ganas al mes? how much do you earn a month?

3. (a un contrincante) to beat [pt. beat; pp. beaten]

Bruguera ganó a Costa en tres sets Bruguera beat Costa in three sets

4. (un trabajo) to get

todos los candidatos aspiran ganar una plaza all the candidates hope to get a place

5. (superar a alguien) to be better

a mí me ganas en deportes you're better at sports than I am

ganar el pan to earn your living

ganar tiempo to save time

ganarse la vida to earn one's living

salir ganando to do well

Spanish-English dictionary > ganar
8 cero

cero sustantivo masculino
a) (Fís, Mat) zero;
( en números de teléfono) zero (AmE), oh (BrE);
◊ cero coma cinco zero point five;
empezar or partir de cero to start from scratch; ser un cero a la izquierda to be useless
b) (en fútbol, rugby) zero (AmE), nil (BrE);
( en tenis) love;
◊ ganan por tres a cero they're winning three-zero (AmE) o (BrE) three-nil

c) (Educ) zero, nought (BrE)

cero sustantivo masculino
1 zero
2 Dep nil: ganaron dos a cero, they won two nil Tenis love Locuciones: figurado partir de cero, to start from scratch figurado ser un cero a la izquierda, to be good-for-nothing
a cero, (sin nada) tengo la cuenta corriente a cero, my current account is empty
córteme el pelo al cero, shave my head ' cero' also found in these entries: Spanish: baja - bajo - empate - guión - izquierda - izquierdo - grado - meridiano - pelar - zona English: below - crew cut - freezing - love - minus - nil - nothing - nought - O - reset - scratch - sub-zero - temperature - win - zero - degree - ground - naught - over - square

English-spanish dictionary > cero
9 imponerse

imponerse

► verbo pronominal

1 to impose one's authority (a, on)

2 (obligarse) to force oneself to

3 (prevalecer) to prevail

4 (predominar) to become fashionable

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to prevail

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VPR

1) (=obligarse) [+ horario, tarea] to set o.s.

nos hemos impuesto un horario de trabajo muy duro — we've set ourselves a very heavy work schedule

2) (=hacerse respetar) to assert one's authority, assert o.s.

sabe imponerse cuando hace falta — he knows how to assert his authority o himself when necessary

• imponerse a o sobre algn — to assert one's authority over sb

el clero consiguió imponerse al Gobierno — the clergy managed to assert its authority over the government

siempre acaba imponiéndose sobre sus hermanas — he always ends up getting his own way with his sisters

3) (=prevalecer) [criterio] to prevail; [moda] to become fashionable

al final se impuso un criterio de sabiduría — wisdom prevailed in the end

se está imponiendo otra vez la ropa deportiva — sportswear is coming into fashion again

la minifalda no ha llegado a imponerse esta temporada — the mini-skirt hasn't caught on this season

4) frm (=ser necesario) [cambio] to be needed; [conclusión] to be inescapable

se impone la necesidad de una gran reforma — there is an urgent need for extensive reform

la conclusión se impone — the conclusion is inescapable

5) (Dep) (=vencer) to win

el Barcelona se impuso en el último minuto — Barcelona won (the match) in the last minute

el Valencia se impuso por tres a cero al Oviedo — Valencia defeated o beat Oviedo three nil
sprint
6) (=instruirse)

imponerse en algo — to acquaint o.s. with sth

7) Méx
* (=acostumbrarse)
imponerse a algo — to become accustomed to sth

imponerse a hacer algo — to become accustomed to doing sth

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(v.) = prevail, obtrude (into), take + hold, put + Posesivo + foot down, overrule

Ex. The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.

Ex. The librarian will provide whatever help is required without obtruding into the process.

Ex. New computer-supported systems such as PRECIS will probably take hold only in languages and countries where a subject analysis system does not already exist.

Ex. Native speakers of English use idioms such as ' put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms.

Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.

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(v.) = prevail, obtrude (into), take + hold, put + Posesivo + foot down, overrule

Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.

Ex: The librarian will provide whatever help is required without obtruding into the process.

Ex: New computer-supported systems such as PRECIS will probably take hold only in languages and countries where a subject analysis system does not already exist.

Ex: Native speakers of English use idioms such as ' put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms.

Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.

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■imponerse verbo reflexivo
1 (prevalecer) to prevail: se impuso la sensatez, good sense prevailed
2 (ser necesario) to be necessary: se impone un cambio de política social, a programme of social change is necessary
3 (dominar) to impose: se impone a todos los demás, he dominates everybody else
4 (una carga, un deber) to take on: te impusiste una tarea hercúlea, you took on a Herculean task
' imponerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
imponer
English:
assert
- catch
- foot
- prevail

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vpr

1. [hacerse respetar] to command respect, to show authority;

trató de imponerse ante sus alumnos she tried to assert her authority over her pupils

2. [ponerse] [obligación, tarea] to take on;

me he impuesto una dieta muy estricta I've imposed a very strict diet on myself, I've put myself on a very strict diet;

me impuse un fuerte ritmo de trabajo I set myself a good pace for my work

3. [predominar] to prevail;

esta primavera se impondrán los colores vivos y los vestidos cortos this spring the fashion will be for bright colours and short dresses

4. [ser necesario] to be necessary;

se impone una rápida solución al problema a rapid solution to the problem must be found;

se impone tomar medidas urgentes urgent measures are necessary

5. [vencer] to win;

Francia se impuso por dos goles a uno France won by two goals to one;

se impuso al resto de los corredores she beat the other runners;

se impuso al esprint he won the sprint for the line;

al final se impuso la sensatez y dejaron de insultarse common sense finally prevailed and they stopped insulting each other

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imponerse

v/r

1 ( hacerse respetar) assert o.s.

2 DEP win

3 ( prevalecer) prevail

4 ( ser necesario) be imperative

5

:

imponerse una tarea set o.s. a task

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vr

1) : to take on (a duty)

2) : to assert oneself

3) : to prevail

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imponerse vb

1. (hacerse obedecer) to assert yourself

no dejes que te pisen, imponte don't let them walk all over you assert yourself

2. (superar a alguien) to beat [pt. beat; pp. beaten]

el Celta se impuso al Betis por dos goles a cero Celta beat Betis by two goals to nil

3. (ganar) to win [pt. & pp. won]

el español se impuso en el último set the Spaniard won the final set

4. (hacerse popular) to become fashionable [pt. became; pp. become]

en los sesenta se impuso la minifalda the miniskirt became fashionable in the sixties

Spanish-English dictionary > imponerse
10 vincere

1. v/t win

avversario, nemico defeat, beat

difficoltà overcome

2. v/i win

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vincere v.tr.

1 to win*: vincere una battaglia, una corsa, to win a battle, a race; vincere un concorso, to win a competition; vincere una guerra, to win a war; vincere una causa, to win a case; vincere un premio, to win (o to carry off) a prize; vincere un milione al totocalcio, to win one million euros on the pools; vincere una scommessa, to win a bet; vincere le elezioni, to win the election

2 ( battere, sconfiggere) to beat*, to defeat; ( superare) to outdo*: l'ho vinto agli scacchi, I have beaten him at chess; vincere un concorrente, to beat (o to defeat) a competitor; vincere il nemico, to beat (o to defeat) the enemy; vince tutti al biliardo, he beats everyone at billiards; vincere qlcu. in gentilezza, in intelligenza, to outdo s.o. in kindness, in intelligence; nessuno lo vince in astuzia, nobody can outdo him in astuteness

3 ( sopraffare, dominare) to overcome*: fu vinto dall'ira, he was overcome by anger; fui vinto dal sonno, dalla paura, I was overcome by sleep, by fear; vincere la timidezza, to overcome shyness; vincere la paura dell'acqua, to overcome one's fear of the water; vincere la diffidenza di qlcu., to overcome s.o.'s distrust; vincere le proprie passioni, to master one's passions; vincere ogni resistenza, to overcome all resistance // lasciarsi vincere dalla tentazione, to yield to temptation (o to give way to temptation) // vincere se stesso, to control oneself

◆ v. intr. to win*: chi vinse?, who won?; il partito democratico ha vinto, the democratic party has won; la squadra ha vinto per 3 a 0, the team won three nil; vincere per una lunghezza, ( corse di cavalli) to win by a length; vincere con l'astuzia, to win by cunning // vinca il migliore, may the best man win.

◘ vincersi v.rifl. ( dominarsi) to control oneself: devi vincerti e smettere di pensarci, you must control yourself and stop thinking about it; quando è preso dalla collera non sa vincere, when he is seized by anger he is unable to control himself.

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1. ['vintʃere]
vb irreg vt
1) (gen) to win

vincere una causa Dir — to win a case o suit

vincere un premio — to win a prize

ieri abbiamo vinto la partita — we won the match yesterday

2) (sconfiggere: nemico) to defeat, vanquish, (avversario) to beat

vincere qn a tennis — to beat sb at tennis

3) (superare: sentimenti) to overcome, (avere ragione di) to get the better of, outdo

ho vinto la paura — I got over my fear

fu vinto dalla stanchezza — tiredness overcame him

lasciarsi vincere dalla tentazione — to succumb o yield to temptation

vincere qn in — (abilità) to outdo o surpass sb in, (bellezza) to surpass sb in

vuole sempre averla vinta — he always wants to have the upper hand

2. vi (aus avere)

1) (in gioco, battaglia) to win

vinca il migliore — may the best man win

2) (prevalere) to win, prevail

3. vr (vincersi)

to control o.s.

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['vintʃere] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (sconfiggere) to defeat [avversario, squadra, esercito]; to beat* [ malattia]

2) (superare) to overcome* [sonno, complesso, paura]; to break* down [timidezza, diffidenza]

vincere le resistenze di qcn. — to break through sb.'s reserve

3) (concludere con esito favorevole) to win* [gara, processo, guerra]

4) (aggiudicarsi) to win* [premio, medaglia, borsa di studio, elezioni]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) to win*

vincere alle corse, alla roulette — to win at the races, at roulette

va bene, hai vinto, restiamo a casa — all right, you win, we'll stay at home

a volte si vince, a volte si perde — win some, lose some
3.
verbo pronominale vincersi (controllarsi) to control oneself

••

che vinca il migliore! — may the best man win!

vincere un terno al lotto — to hit the jackpot

l'importante non è vincere ma partecipare — prov. it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game

chi la dura, la vince — slow and steady wins the race

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vincere

/'vint∫ere/ [98]

I verbo transitivo

1 (sconfiggere) to defeat [avversario, squadra, esercito]; to beat* [ malattia]

2 (superare) to overcome* [sonno, complesso, paura]; to break* down [timidezza, diffidenza]; vincere le resistenze di qcn. to break through sb.'s reserve

3 (concludere con esito favorevole) to win* [gara, processo, guerra]

4 (aggiudicarsi) to win* [premio, medaglia, borsa di studio, elezioni]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere) to win*; vincere alle corse, alla roulette to win at the races, at roulette; va bene, hai vinto, restiamo a casa all right, you win, we'll stay at home; a volte si vince, a volte si perde win some, lose some

III vincersi verbo pronominale

(controllarsi) to control oneself

IDIOMS

che vinca il migliore! may the best man win! vincere un terno al lotto to hit the jackpot; l'importante non è vincere ma partecipare prov. it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game; chi la dura, la vince slow and steady wins the race.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > vincere
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mettre [mεtʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. reflexive verb

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► Lorsque mettre s'emploie dans des expressions telles que mettre qch en place, se mettre à table, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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   a. ( = placer) to put

• mettre du sucre dans son thé to put sugar in one's tea

• mettre la balle dans le filet to put the ball into the net

• mettre qch debout to stand sth up

• mettre qch à terre to put sth down

• mettre qn dans le train to put sb on the train

• mets le chat dehors put the cat out

• mettre qn au régime to put sb on a diet

• cela m'a mis dans une situation difficile that has put me in a difficult position

• où mets-tu tes verres ? where do you keep your glasses?

• mettre un enfant à l'école to send a child to school

• mettre qn au pas to bring sb into line

• il met qu'il est bien arrivé he says that he arrived safely

• mettre son poing sur la figure de qn to punch sb in the face

► mettre qch à (+ infinitif)

• mettre qch à cuire to put sth on to cook

• mettre qch à chauffer to put sth on to heat

• mettre du linge à sécher (à l'intérieur) to hang washing up to dry ; (à l'extérieur) to hang washing out to dry

   b. ( = revêtir) to put on

• mettre une robe to put on a dress

• mettre du maquillage to put on some make-up

• mets-lui son chapeau put his hat on

• il avait mis un manteau he was wearing a coat

   c. ( = consacrer) to take

• j'ai mis deux heures à le faire I took two hours to do it

• le train met trois heures the train takes three hours

• il y a mis le temps ! he's taken his time!

• y mettre le prix to pay the price

• mettre de l'argent dans une affaire to put money into a business

• je suis prêt à mettre 500 € I'm willing to give 500 euros

   d. ( = faire fonctionner) to put on

• mettre le chauffage to put the heating on

• mettre les informations to put the news on

• mettre le réveil à 7 heures to set the alarm for 7 o'clock

• mets France Inter put on France Inter

   e. ( = installer) [+ eau] to lay on ; [+ placards] to put in ; [+ étagères, rideaux] to put up ; [+ moquette] to lay

• mettre du papier peint to hang wallpaper

   f. ( = supposer) mettons que je me sois trompé let's say I've got it wrong

• si un pays, mettons la Norvège, décide... if a country, Norway say, decides...

   g. (locutions) mettre les bouts to clear off (inf)

• mettre les voiles (inf) to clear off (inf)

• qu'est-ce qu'ils nous ont mis ! (inf) (bagarre, match) they gave us a real hammering! (inf)

• va te faire mettre ! (vulg!) fuck off! (vulg!)

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► se mettre

   a. ( = se placer) [objet] to go

• mets-toi là (debout) stand there ; (assis) sit there

• se mettre au piano to sit down at the piano

• se mettre à l'ombre to go into the shade

• elle ne savait plus où se mettre she didn't know where to put herself

• il s'est mis dans une situation délicate he's put himself in an awkward situation

• ces verres se mettent dans le placard these glasses go in the cupboard

• il y a un bout de métal qui s'est mis dans l'engrenage a piece of metal has got caught in the works

   b. ( = s'habiller) se mettre en short to put on a pair of shorts

• se mettre une robe to put on a dress

• elle n'a plus rien à se mettre she's got nothing left to wear

   c. ( = s'ajouter) il s'est mis de l'encre sur les doigts he's got ink on his fingers

• il s'en est mis partout he's covered in it

   d. ( = se grouper) ils se sont mis à plusieurs pour pousser la voiture several of them joined forces to push the car

• se mettre avec qn ( = faire équipe) to team up with sb ; (en ménage) (inf) to move in with sb (inf)

• se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb

   e. ( = commencer) to start

• il est temps de s'y mettre it's time we got down to it

• qu'est-ce que tu es énervant quand tu t'y mets ! (inf) you can be a real pain once you get started! (inf)

► se mettre à + nom

• se mettre à une traduction to start a translation

• se mettre à la peinture to take up painting

• il s'est bien mis à l'anglais he's really taken to English► se mettre à + infinitif

• se mettre à rire to start laughing

• se mettre à traduire to start translating

• voilà qu'il se met à pleuvoir ! and now it's starting to rain!

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mɛtʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) (placer dans un endroit, une position) to put

on m'a mis devant — they put me at the front

je mets les enfants à la crèche — I send the children to a creche

2) ( projeter involontairement) to drop [confiture, beurre] ( sur on); to spill [liquide, poudre] ( sur on)

3) ( placer sur le corps) to put on [écharpe, fard]

4) ( placer dans le corps) to put in

on m'a mis un plombage — I had a filling

5) ( porter habituellement sur le corps) to wear

je ne mets jamais de chapeau — I never wear a hat

6) (placer dans une situation, un état)

mettre quelqu'un en colère — to make somebody angry

mettre quelqu'un de bonne humeur — to put somebody in a good mood

mettre quelqu'un au travail — to put somebody to work

mettre le riz à cuire — to put the rice on

mettre le linge à sécher — to put the washing out to dry

7) ( classer)

mettre quelque chose avant tout le reste or au-dessus de tout — to put something

8) ( disposer)

mettre les assiettes — to put the plates on the table

mettre les verres — to put out the glasses

mettre une autre chaise — to bring another chair

mettre une nappe — to put on a tablecloth

je t'ai mis des draps propres — I've put clean sheets on for you

9) ( faire fonctionner)

mettre la radio/les nouvelles — to put the radio/the news on

mets plus/moins fort! — turn it up/down!

mettre les phares — to switch on the headlights

mettre le réveil — to set the alarm

mettre le verrou — to bolt the door

10) ( installer) to put in [chauffage, douche, téléphone, placard]; to put up [rideau, lustre, étagère]

faire mettre le téléphone — to have a telephone put in

mettre du carrelage/de la moquette — to lay tiles/a carpet

faire mettre de la moquette — ( dans plusieurs pièces) to have carpets laid

11) ( écrire) to put up [inscription]

il met que tout va bien — ( dans une lettre) he says ou writes that everything's fine

qu'est-ce que je dois mettre? — what shall I put?

mettre au passif/en anglais — to put into the passive/into English

est-ce qu'on met un trait d'union à ‘multinational’? — is there a hyphen in ‘multinational’?

il faut mettre un trait d'union — you must put a hyphen in

mettez votre signature ici — sign here

mettez le pronom qui convient — ( remplacez) replace with the appropriate pronoun; ( bouchez les trous) insert the appropriate pronom

mettre en musique — to set to music

12) ( ajouter) to add [ingrédient] ( dans to); to put [accessoire]

mettre du sel dans la soupe — to put some salt in the soup

13) ( consacrer)

mettre tout son cœur dans son travail — to put one's heart into one's work

y mettre du sien — to put oneself into it

mettre toute son énergie à faire — to put all one's energy into doing

14) (investir, dépenser) to put [argent] (dans, sur into)

combien pouvez-vous mettre? — ( pour acheter) how much can you afford?; ( pour contribuer) how much can you put in?

15) ( prendre) ( du temps)

elle a (bien) mis une heure — it took her (easily) an hour

mettre un temps fou — (colloq) to take ages (colloq)

16) (colloq) ( vendre)

je vous mets des tomates? — would you like some tomatoes?

17) ( attribuer) to give [note]

18) (colloq) ( dire)

mettons dix dollars/à dix heures — let's say ten dollars/at ten

19) (colloq) ( supposer)

mettons qu'il vienne — supposing he comes

20) (sl) ( ficher)

tu peux te le mettre où je pense or quelque part — you know where you can put it (colloq)

2.

verbe intransitif

mettre bas — gén [vache] to calve; [brebis] to lamb; [jument] to foal

3.

se mettre verbe pronominal

1) (se placer dans un endroit, une position)

se mettre devant la fenêtre — ( debout) to stand in front of the window; ( assis) to sit down in front of the window

se mettre sur les mains — to stand on one's hands

se mettre sur le dos — to lie on one's back

se mettre au lit — to go to bed

se mettre debout — to stand up

ne plus savoir où se mettre — not to know where to put oneself

se mettre les mains sur la tête — to put one's hands on one's head

se mettre les doigts dans le nez — to pick one's nose

où est-ce que ça se met? — where does this go?

2) ( projeter involontairement sur soi) to spill [something] on oneself [liquide, poudre]

se mettre de la confiture — to get jam on oneself

s'en mettre partout — to get it all over oneself

3) ( placer sur son corps) to put on [veste, fard]

je ne sais pas quoi me mettre — I don't know what to put on

4) ( placer dans son corps) to put in

5) ( commencer)

se mettre à l'anglais — to take up English

elle s'est mise à leur recherche — she started looking for them

il va se mettre à pleuvoir — it's going to start raining

il se met à faire du vent — it's starting to get windy

6) ( tourner)

le temps s'est mis au froid/à la pluie — the weather has turned cold/to rain

7) (se placer dans une situation, un état)

se mettre en tort — to put oneself in the wrong

se mettre dans une situation impossible — to get (oneself) into an impossible situation

se mettre dans une sale affaire — to get involved in some shady business

je me mets de ton côté — I'm on your side

je préfère me mettre bien avec lui — I prefer to get on the right side of him

se mettre à l'aise — to make oneself comfortable

on va se mettre ensemble — (colloq) ( sous le même toit) we're going to live together

8) ( s'habiller)

se mettre en tenue d'été — to put on summer clothes

se mettre en jaune — to wear yellow

9) ( se grouper)

ce n'est pas la peine de vous (y) mettre à dix — there's no need for ten of you

ils s'y sont mis à au moins trente — there were at least thirty of them

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mɛtʀ vt
1) (= placer) to put

Où est-ce que tu as mis les clés? — Where have you put the keys?

mettre en bouteille — to bottle

mettre en sac — to put in bags, to put in sacks

mettre qch à la poste — to post sth Grande-Bretagne to mail sth USA

mettre qn en examen pour qch — to charge Grande-Bretagne sb with sth, to indict USA sb for sth

mettre qn debout — to help sb to their feet

2) [vêtements] (= revêtir) to put on, (= porter) to wear

Mets ton gilet. — Put your cardigan on.

Je mets mon manteau et j'arrive. — I'll put on my coat and then I'll be ready.

Je ne mets plus mon manteau. — I no longer wear my coat.

Elle ne met pas souvent de jupe. — She doesn't often wear a skirt.

3) (= faire fonctionner) [chauffage, électricité] to put on, [réveil, minuteur] to set

Il fait froid, je vais mettre le chauffage. — It's cold, I'm going to put the heating on.

mettre en marche — to start

Comment met-on la machine à laver en marche? — How do you start the washing machine?

4) (= installer) [gaz, eau] to put in, to lay on

faire mettre le gaz — to have gas put in, to have gas installed

faire mettre l'électricité — to have electricity put in, to have electricity installed

5) (= consacrer)

mettre du temps à faire qch — to take time to do sth, to take time over sth

mettre 2 heures à faire qch — to take 2 hours to do sth, to take 2 hours over sth

Combien de temps as-tu mis pour aller à Lille? — How long did it take you to get to Lille?

Elle met des heures à se préparer. — She takes hours to get ready.

y mettre du sien — to pull one's weight

6) (= noter, écrire) to put

qu'est-ce qu'il a mis sur la carte? — what did he put on the card?

mettez les mots suivants au pluriel:... — put the following words into the plural:...

7) (= supposer)

mettons que... — let's suppose that..., let's say that...

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mettre verb table: mettre

A vtr

1 (placer dans un endroit, une position) to put [chose, partie du corps, personne]; mettre un vase sur la table/des bûches dans la cheminée/le vin au frais to put a vase on the table/logs on the fire/the wine in a cool place; j'ai mis ta voiture au garage I've put your car in the garage for you; mettre les pieds sur la table/les mains sur la tête to put one's feet on the table/one's hands on one's head; mettre les mains en l'air/un timbre à l'envers to put one's hands up/a stamp on upside down; on m'a mis devant/tout au fond they put me at the front/right at the back; je l'ai mise sur ses pieds I put her on her feet; je mets les enfants à la crèche I send the children to a creche; il m'a mis en bas de chez moi he dropped me off outside my door; on m'a mis debout they stood me up; nous l'avons mise à l'hôtel we put her up at the hotel;

2 ( projeter involontairement) to drop [solide]; to spill [liquide, poudre]; mettre de la confiture sur le tapis to drop jam on the carpet; mettre de la colle/farine partout to spill glue/flour all over the place;

3 ( placer sur le corps) to put on [vêtement, bijou, maquillage, lunettes, préservatif, serviette]; mets ton écharpe put your scarf on; je vais mettre du mascara I'll put some mascara on;

4 ( placer dans le corps) to put in [tampon, suppositoire, plombage]; on m'a mis un plombage I had a filling;

5 ( porter habituellement sur le corps) to wear [lunettes, type de vêtement, parfum]; dans mon école les garçons mettent des cravates in my school boys wear ties; je ne mets jamais de chapeau I never wear a hat;

6 (placer dans une situation, un état) mettre qn dans une situation embarrassante to put sb in an embarrassing situation; mettre qn en colère/en joie to make sb angry/happy; mettre qn en fureur to enrage sb; mettre qn au désespoir to drive sb to despair; mettre qn de bonne/mauvaise humeur to put sb in a good/bad mood; tu me mets hors de moi you infuriate me; mettre qn à la chaîne/à la reliure to put sb on the assembly line/on binding; mettre qn au travail to put sb to work; mettre qn au piano/au latin to start sb on the piano/on Latin; mettre les enfants à regarder la télévision to put the children in front of the television; si vous nous quittez, on mettra quelqu'un d'autre if you leave us, we'll find somebody else; mettre le riz à cuire to put the rice on; mettre le linge à sécher to put the washing out to dry;

7 ( classer) mettre la famille avant tout le reste to put one's family first; mettre ses études au-dessus de tout to put one's studies first; je le mets au premier rang de tous les écrivains I rank him the best writer of all;

8 ( disposer) mettre les assiettes to put the plates on the table; mettre les verres/la moutarde/un cendrier to put out the glasses/the mustard/an ashtray; mettre les chaises/une autre chaise to bring chairs/another chair; mettre une nappe to put on a tablecloth; je t'ai mis des draps propres I've put clean sheets on for you;

9 ( faire fonctionner) mettre la radio/la télévision/le chauffage to put the radio/the television/the heating on; mettre les nouvelles/la deuxième chaîne to put the news/channel 2 on; mettre plus fort to turn up [appareil]; mettre moins fort to turn down [appareil]; mets plus/moins fort! turn it up/down!; mettre les essuie-glaces/les phares to switch on ou put on the windscreen GB ou windshield US wipers/the headlights; mettre le réveil to set the alarm; mettre le verrou to bolt the door; mettre le loquet to latch the door;

10 ( installer) to put in [chauffage, douche, téléphone, placard]; to put up [rideau, lustre, étagère]; faire mettre le téléphone to have a telephone put in; je t'ai mis une prise I've put in a socket for you; mettre de la moquette to lay a carpet; faire mettre de la moquette ( dans une pièce) to have a carpet laid; ( dans plusieurs pièces) to have carpets laid; mettre du carrelage to lay tiles;

11 ( écrire) to put up [inscription]; ils ont mis des graffiti partout/sur la colonne they've put graffiti everywhere/on the column; il met que tout va bien ( dans une lettre) he says ou writes that everything's fine; qu'est-ce que je dois mettre? what shall I put?; mettre au passif/au singulier to put into the passive/into the singular; mettre en vers to put into verse; je t'ai mis un mot I've left you a note; est-ce qu'on met un trait d'union à ‘multinational’? is there a hyphen in ‘multinational’?; il faut mettre un trait d'union you must put a hyphen in; mettre sa signature sur un document to put one's signature to a document; mettez votre signature ici sign here; mettez le pronom qui convient ( remplacez) replace with the appropriate pronoun; ( bouchez les trous) insert the appropriate pronom; mettre en musique to set to music; mettre en anglais to put into English; mettre son brouillon au propre or au net to write out ou up one 's notes;

12 ( ajouter) to add [ingrédient] (dans to); to put [accessoire, élément décoratif]; mettre du sel dans la soupe to put some salt in the soup; mettre un peu de piment dans un récit to add a little spice to a story; mettre une sonnette à son vélo/des pompons à ses pantoufles to put a bell on one's bicycle/pompoms on one's slippers; mettre une radio à sa voiture/une doublure à sa veste to put a radio in one's car/a lining in one's jacket;

13 ( consacrer) mettre tout son cœur dans son travail to put one's heart into one's work; y mettre du sien to put oneself into it; mettre toute son énergie à essayer de comprendre to put all one's energy into trying to understand; mettre des moyens importants au service d'une cause to use all possible means to further a cause; mettre de la rigueur dans sa démarche to become more thorough in one's approach;

14 (investir, dépenser) to put [argent] (dans, sur into); mettre tout son argent dans son commerce to put all one's money into one's business; j'ai tout mis sur le pétrole I've put everything into oil; il a tout mis sur un cheval/une équipe he's put everything on a horse/a team; combien pouvez-vous mettre? ( pour acheter) how much can you afford?; ( pour contribuer) how much can you put in?;

15 ( prendre) [activité] to take [heures, jours, années] (pour faire to do); elle a bien mis une heure it took her easily an hour; mettre un temps fou○ to take ages○;

16 ○( vendre) je vous mets des tomates? would you like some tomatoes?; je vous en mets combien? deux, trois? how many would you like? two, three?;

17 ○( attribuer) je vous ai mis trois sur vingt I've given you three out of twenty;

18 ○( battre) ils nous ont mis trois à zéro they beat us three nil GB ou three to nothing US; je lui ai mis une gifle I gave him/her a slap (across the face); tu veux que je te mette mon poing sur la figure? do you want my fist in your face○?; qu'est-ce qu'il m'a mis! what a thrashing○ he gave me!;

19 ○( partir) les mettre to beat it○; je dois les mettre I'd better beat it;

20 ○( dire) mettons dix dollars/à dix heures let's say ten dollars/at ten;

21 ○( supposer) mettons qu'il vienne, qu'est-ce que vous ferez? supposing ou say he comes, what will you do?;

22 ◑( ficher) tu peux te le mettre où je pense or quelque part you know where you can put○ it ou stick◑ it; va te faire mettre get stuffed◑!

B vi Vét, Zool mettre bas gén to give birth, to drop; [vache] to calve; [brebis] to lamb; [jument] to foal.

C se mettre vpr

1 (se placer dans un endroit, une position) se mettre devant la fenêtre ( debout) to stand in front of the window; ( assis) to sit down in front of the window; ( couché) to lie (down) in front of the window; se mettre sur les mains to stand on one's hands; se mettre sur le dos to lie on one's back; se mettre au lit to go to bed; se mettre debout to stand up; se mettre sur ses jambes to get to one's feet; ne plus savoir où se mettre not to know where to put oneself; se mettre les mains sur la tête to put one's hands on one's head; se mettre les doigts dans le nez to pick one's nose; où est-ce que ça se met? where does this go?;

2 ( projeter involontairement sur soi) to spill [sth] on oneself [liquide, poudre]; se mettre de la confiture to get jam on oneself; se mettre de la boue sur ses chaussures/de l'encre sur le nez/une poussière dans l'œil to get mud on one's shoes/ink on one's nose/some grit in one's eye; s'en mettre partout to get it all over oneself;

3 ( placer sur son corps) to put on [vêtement, bijou, maquillage]; se mettre un foulard/un collier/du rouge à lèvres to put on a scarf/a necklace/lipstick; se mettre de la poudre sur le visage to put some powder on one's face, to powder one's face; je ne sais pas quoi me mettre I don't know what to put on;

4 ( placer dans son corps) to put in [suppositoire, tampon];

5 ( commencer) se mettre à l'anglais/au tennis to take up English/tennis; se mettre à prendre des somnifères to start taking sleeping pills; ma voiture se met à avoir des problèmes my car is starting to go wrong; il va se mettre à pleuvoir it's going to start raining; il se met à faire froid/du vent it's starting to get cold/windy;

6 ( tourner) le temps s'est mis au froid/au beau/à la pluie the weather has turned cold/fine/to rain;

7 ( se lancer) elle s'est mise à leur recherche she started looking for them; je me suis mis sur l'affaire I started looking into the case;

8 (se placer dans une situation, un état) se mettre en tort to put oneself in the wrong; se mettre dans une situation impossible to get (oneself) into an impossible situation; se mettre dans une sale affaire to get involved in some shady business; je me mets de ton côté I'm on your side; je préfère me mettre bien avec lui I prefer to get on the right side of him; se mettre à l'aise to make oneself comfortable; se mettre en colère to get angry; se mettre nu to take off one's clothes; on va se mettre ensemble○ ( sous le même toit) we're going to live together; il s'est mis avec elle○ ( de son côté) he's on her side; ( sous le même toit) he's moved in with her;

9 ( s'habiller) se mettre en tenue d'été to put on summer clothes; se mettre en arlequin to dress up as Harlequin; se mettre en jaune to wear yellow;

10 ( se grouper) ce n'est pas la peine de vous (y) mettre à dix there's no need for ten of you; ils s'y sont mis à au moins trente there were at least thirty of them;

11 ○( manger) je m'en suis mis un maximum I really stuffed○ myself; s'en mettre plein la panse○ or lampe○ or gueule● to stuff○ oneself; qu'est-ce qu'on s'est mis! we really stuffed○ ourselves!;

12 ( se battre) qu'est-ce qu'on s'est mis! we really laid○ into each other!

[mɛtr] verbe transitif

1. [placer] to put

mettre sa confiance/tout son espoir en to put one's trust/all one's hopes in

j'avais mis beaucoup de moi-même dans le projet I'd put a lot into the project

elle a mis son talent au service des défavorisés she used her talent to help the underprivileged

mettre à: mettre une pièce à l'affiche to bill a play

je n'ai pas pu la mettre à l'école du quartier I couldn't get her into the local school

mettre un enfant au lit to put a child to bed

on m'a mis au standard they put me on the switchboard

mettre quelqu'un dans: mettre quelqu'un dans l'avion/le train to put somebody on the plane/the train

mettre ses enfants dans le privé to send one's children to private school

mettre quelqu'un en: mettre un enfant en pension to put a child in a ou to send a child to boarding school

mettre quelque chose sur: mettre 100 euros sur un cheval to put ou to lay 100 euros on a horse

mettre de l'argent sur son compte to put ou to pay some money into one's account

mettre quelqu'un en boîte (familier) to pull somebody's leg

2. [poser horizontalement] to lay, to put

mettre la main sur le bras de quelqu'un to lay ou to put one's hand on somebody's arm

mettre quelque chose à plat to lay something down flat

3. [disposer]

mettre le loquet to put the latch down

4. [ajuster] to set

mettre quelque chose droit to set something straight (sens propre)

mettre une pendule à l'heure to set a clock to the right time

mets la sonnerie à 20 h 30 set the alarm for 8:30 p.m

5. [établir - dans un état, une situation]

mettre quelque chose à: mettre un étang à sec to drain a pond

mettez les verbes à l'infinitif put the verbs into the infinitive

mettre quelqu'un à: mettre quelqu'un à l'amende to fine somebody, to impose a fine on somebody

mettre quelqu'un au travail to set somebody to work, to get somebody working

mettre quelqu'un au désespoir to cause somebody to despair

mettre quelqu'un dans: mettre quelqu'un dans la confidence to let somebody in on ou into the secret

mettre quelqu'un dans l'embarras

a. [perplexité] to put somebody in a predicament

b. [pauvreté] to put somebody in financial difficulty

mettre quelqu'un dans l'obligation de faire quelque chose to oblige somebody to do something

mettre en: mettre une maison en vente to put a house up for sale

mettre du vin en bouteilles to put wine into bottles, to bottle wine

mettre une plante en pot to pot a plant

mettre quelque chose en miettes to smash something to bits

mettre un poème en musique to set a poem to music

mettre quelque chose en vigueur to bring something into force ou operation

mettre quelque chose à: mettre quelque chose à cuire to put something on to cook

mettre quelque chose à réchauffer to heat something up (again)

mettre du linge à sécher to put ou to hang clothes up to dry

mettre quelque chose à tremper to put something to soak, to soak something

6. [fixer] to put

mettre une pièce à un pantalon to put a patch on ou to patch a pair of trousers

mettre un bouton à sa veste to sew a button on one's jacket

[ajouter] to put

il faut lui mettre des piles you have to put batteries in it

j'ai fait mettre de nouveaux verres à mes lunettes I had new lenses put in my glasses

7. [se vêtir, se coiffer, se chausser de] to put on (separable)

[porter régulièrement] to wear

mets une barrette put a (hair) slide in

je lui ai mis son manteau/ses gants I put his coat/his gloves on (for him)

8. [faire fonctionner - appareil] to turn ou to put ou to switch on (separable)

mets de la musique put some music on, play some music

mets les sports (familier) /la première chaîne put on the sport channel/channel one

9. [installer] to put in (separable), to install

faire mettre le chauffage central to have central heating put in ou installed

mettre du papier peint/de la moquette dans une pièce to wallpaper/to carpet a room

10. [consacrer - temps] to take

elle a mis trois mois à me répondre she took three months ou it took her three months to answer me

combien de temps met-on pour y aller? how long does it take to get there?

nous y mettrons le temps/le prix qu'il faudra we'll spend as much time/money as we have to

tu as mis le temps! (familier) you took your time about it!, you took long enough!

tu en a mis du temps pour te décider! you took some time to make up your mind!

mettre de l'argent dans une voiture to put money in ou into a car

11. [écrire] to put

on met un accent sur le "e" "e" takes an accent

on met deux m à "pomme" "pomme" has two m's

mets qu'il a refusé de signer (familier) write ou put down that he refused to sign

12. [supposer]

mettons (let's) say

et mettons que tu gagnes? suppose ou let's say you win?

il faut, mettons, 2 mètres de tissu we need, (let's) say ou shall we say, 2 metres of material

mettons que j'ai mal compris! [acceptation] let's just say I got it wrong!

13. [donner] to give

je vous mets un peu plus de la livre I've put in a bit more than a pound

le prof m'a mis 18 ≃ the teacher gave me an A

14. (familier) [infliger]

qu'est-ce qu'il m'a mis au ping-pong! he really hammered me ou he didn't half thrash me at table tennis!

on leur a mis 5 buts en première mi-temps we hammered in 5 goals against them in the first half

je lui ai mis une bonne claque I gave ou landed him a good clout

qu'est-ce que son père va lui mettre! his father is really going to give it to him!

15. (locution)

on les met! (très familier) let's split! (très familier)

va te faire mettre! (vulgaire) up yours! (très familier)

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se mettre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [dans une position, un endroit - chose] to go

où se mettent les tasses? where do the cups go?

les pieds, ça ne se met pas sur la table! tables aren't made to put your feet on!

2. [aller - vêtement] to go

le noir se met avec tout black goes with everything

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se mettre verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'installer, s'établir - dans une position]

se mettre debout to stand up

se mettre sur le dos to lie (down) on one's back

mets-toi près de la fenêtre

a. [debout] stand near the window

b. [assis] sit near the window

mettez-vous en cercle arrange yourselves into ou form a circle

je me mets dehors pour travailler I go outside to work

mettez-vous dans la position du lotus get into the lotus position

2. [entrer - dans un état, une situation]

ne te mets pas dans un tel état! don't get (yourself) into such a state!

se mettre en rage to get into a rage

il s'est mis dans une position difficile he's got ou put himself in a difficult situation

3. [s'habiller]

se mettre en to put on

se mettre en pantalon to put on a pair of trousers

elle se met toujours en jupe she always wears a skirt

4. [s'unir]

se mettre avec quelqu'un

a. [pour un jeu] to team up with somebody

b. [pour vivre] to move in with somebody

c. [dans une discussion] to side with somebody

on s'est tous mis ensemble pour acheter le cadeau we all clubbed together to buy the present

on s'est mis par équipes de 6 we split up into ou we formed teams of 6 (people)

ils ont dû s'y mettre à 4 pour porter le buffet it took 4 of them to carry the dresser

5. (locution)

qu'est-ce qu'ils se mettent!

a. (très familier) [dans un combat, un débat] they're really having a go at each other!

b. [en mangeant] they're really getting stuck in!

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se mettre verbe pronominal transitif

to put on (separable)

se mettre une belle robe/du parfum to put on a nice dress/some perfume

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se mettre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [passer à]

quand le feu se met au rouge when the lights turn ou go red

MÉTÉOROLOGIE

le temps se met au beau it's turning sunny

le temps se met au froid it's getting ou turning cold

2. [commencer]

se mettre au judo to take up judo

se mettre à l'ouvrage to set to work, to get down to work

voilà qu'il se met à pleuvoir! now it's started to rain ou raining!

s'y mettre

a. [au travail] to get down to it

b. [à une activité nouvelle] to have a try

si tu t'y mets aussi, je renonce! if you join in as well, I give up!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > mettre

12 empatar

v.

1 to draw.

empatar a cero to draw nil-nil

empatar a dos/tres (goles) to draw two/three all

2 to even the score, to draw level, to make draw, to make even.

3 to equal, to match.

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empatar

► verbo transitivo

1 (acabar igualados) to tie, draw; (igualar) to equalize

■ empataron a uno they drew one all

■ Pérez acaba de empatar Pérez has just equalized

■ estamos empatados we're equal

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verb

to draw, tie

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1. VT

1) (Dep)

han quedado vencedores tras empatar dos partidos — they eventually won after drawing two matches

acaban de empatar el partido — they have just levelled the scores

2) LAm (=conectar) to connect

3) Caribe (=acosar) to bother, harass

4) Cono Sur [+ tiempo] to waste

2. VI

1) (Dep) [en partido] to draw, tie (EEUU); [en carreras] to tie, have a dead heat

los equipos empataron a dos — the teams drew two-all

los tres equipos quedan empatados a puntos — the three teams are level on points

2) [en votación] to tie

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( durante un partido) to draw level, equalize; ( como resultado) to tie, draw (BrE)

empataron a dos — they tied two-two (AmE), it was a two-all draw (BrE)

estamos or vamos empatados — we're equal o level at the moment

empatar con alguien — to tie with somebody

b) ( en una votación) to tie

2) (Col, Ven) listones/piezas to fit together
2.
empatar vt

a) (Ven) ( amarrar) to tie o join... together

b) (Col, Per, Ven) < cables> to connect; < tubos> to join, connect
3.
empatarse v pron

1) (Ven) ( unirse) calles/líneas to join, meet (up); huesos to knit together

2) (Ven fam) personas to get together (colloq), to start going out together

está empatado con mi hermana — he's going out with o he's dating my sister

empatársele a alguien — (Ven fam) to follow somebody closely, tail somebody (colloq)

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= draw, tie.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Win, lose or draw: the pros and cons of the principal supplier agreement in the light of the NAG code of conduct'.

Ex. If such a game is still tied after extra-time it is usually decided by kicks from the penalty mark, commonly called a penalty shootout.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( durante un partido) to draw level, equalize; ( como resultado) to tie, draw (BrE)

empataron a dos — they tied two-two (AmE), it was a two-all draw (BrE)

estamos or vamos empatados — we're equal o level at the moment

empatar con alguien — to tie with somebody

b) ( en una votación) to tie

2) (Col, Ven) listones/piezas to fit together
2.
empatar vt

a) (Ven) ( amarrar) to tie o join... together

b) (Col, Per, Ven) < cables> to connect; < tubos> to join, connect
3.
empatarse v pron

1) (Ven) ( unirse) calles/líneas to join, meet (up); huesos to knit together

2) (Ven fam) personas to get together (colloq), to start going out together

está empatado con mi hermana — he's going out with o he's dating my sister

empatársele a alguien — (Ven fam) to follow somebody closely, tail somebody (colloq)

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= draw, tie.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Win, lose or draw: the pros and cons of the principal supplier agreement in the light of the NAG code of conduct'.

Ex: If such a game is still tied after extra-time it is usually decided by kicks from the penalty mark, commonly called a penalty shootout.

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empatar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 (durante un partido) to draw level, equalize, tie ( AmE); (como resultado) to tie, draw ( BrE)

empataron a dos they tied two-two ( AmE), it was a two-all draw ( BrE)

el equipo visitante empató en el minuto 15 the visiting team drew level o equalized after 15 minutes, the visiting team tied the game after 15 minutes ( AmE)

estamos or vamos empatados we're equal o level at the moment, it's level pegging at the moment ( colloq)

empatar CON algn to tie WITH sb, draw WITH sb ( BrE)

2 (en una votación) to tie

B (Col, Ven) «listones/bordes» to fit together, fit

■ empatar

vt

1 ( Ven) (amarrar) to tie o join … together

2 (Col, Per, Ven) ‹cables› to connect; ‹tubos› to join, connect

■ empatarse

v pron

A ( Ven) (unirse) «calles/líneas» to join, meet, meet up; «huesos» to knit together

B ( Ven fam) «pareja» to get together ( colloq), to start going out together

está empatado con mi hermana he's going out with o he's dating my sister

empatarse en una de algo ( Ven arg); to get into sth ( colloq), to get interested in sth

empatársele A algn ( Ven fam); to follow sb closely, stick to sb's heels ( colloq)

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empatar ( conjugate empatar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( durante un partido) to draw level, equalize;

( como resultado) to tie, draw (BrE);
◊ empataron a dos they tied two-two (AmE), it was a two-all draw (BrE);

van empatados they're equal o level at the moment
b) ( en una votación) to tie

2 (Col, Ven) [listones/piezas] to fit together
verbo transitivo
a) (Ven) ( amarrar) to tie o join … together

b) (Col, Per, Ven) ‹cables/tubos› to connect

empatarse verbo pronominal (Ven)
a) ( unirse) [calles/líneas] to join, meet (up);

[ huesos] to knit together
b) (fam) [ pareja] to get together (colloq), to start going out together

empatar
I vi Dep to tie, draw
II verbo transitivo
1 Dep to equalize: empataron en el segundo tiempo, they equalized in the second half
2 LAm (empalmar) to join
' empatar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
igualar
English:
equalize
- tie
- draw

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empatar

♦ vi

1. [en competición] to tie;
[en partido] to draw, to tie;
González empató en el minuto treinta González equalized in the thirtieth minute;

empatar a cero Br to draw nil-nil, US to tie nothing to nothing;

empatar a dos/tres (goles) to draw two/three all;

empatar en un hoyo [en golf] to half a hole

2. [en elecciones, votación] to tie, to get the same number of votes

3. Andes, Ven [enlazar, empalmar] to join, to link

♦ vt
[partido, eliminatoria] [como resultado final] to draw;
empataron el partido a dos minutos del final they levelled the scores o equalized two minutes from the end

♦ See also the pronominal verb empatarse

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empatar

v/i tie, Br

draw; ( igualar) tie the game, Br

equalize;

empatar a cero tie zero-zero, Br draw nil-nil

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empatar vt

: to tie, to connect

empatar vi

: to result in a draw, to be tied

♦ See also the reflexive verb empatarse

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empatar vb

1. (en el resultado final) to draw [pt. drew; pp. drawn]

el Mallorca y el Oviedo empataron a dos goles Mallorca and Oviedo drew two all

2. (en el marcador) to equalize

Caballero empató en el último minuto Caballero equalized in the last minute

Spanish-English dictionary > empatar

13 igualar

v.

1 to make equal, to equalize (hacer igual).

igualar algo a o con to equate something with

El aparato iguala los tonos The machine equalizes the tones.

2 to be equal to (person).

nadie la iguala en generosidad nobody is as generous as she is

3 to level (terreno).

4 to equal, to equate, to be equal to, to match.

Su energía iguala a su insistencia Her energy equals her insistence.

5 to amount to.

Eso iguala a un millón That amounts to a million.

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igualar

► verbo transitivo

1 to make equal

■ ambas delegaciones han logrado finalmente igualar sus posturas the two delegations have managed to iron out their differences

■ tendremos que igualar los precios a los de la competencia we'll have to bring our prices into line with those of our competitors

■ se ha llegado a un nivel de progreso nunca antes igualado progress has reached previously unattained levels

2 (allanar) to level; (pulir) to smooth

3 (comparar) to match

■ no hay nadie que lo iguale nobody can match him, he has no equal

4 DEPORTE (partido) to draw; (tanteo) to equalize

► verbo pronominal igualarse

1 (ser iguales) to be equal

2 (compararse) to be compared

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verb

1) to equal

2) level

3) tie

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1. VT

1) (=hacer igual)

a) [+ cantidades, sueldos] to make equal, make the same; [+ resultado] to equal

a final de año nos igualarán el sueldo a todos — at the end of the year they are going to make all our salaries equal o the same

ha conseguido igualar el número de partidos ganados — she has managed to win the same number of matches

conseguimos igualar el número de votos — we managed to equal the number of votes

• igualar algo a o con algo — to make sth the same as sth

han igualado mi sueldo al vuestro — they've put us on the same salary, they've made my salary the same as yours

si igualamos la x a 2 — if x is equal to 2

b) (Dep) [+ marca, récord] to equal

a los tres minutos el equipo visitante igualó el marcador — three minutes later, the away team scored the equalizer o equalized

• igualar el partido — to draw the match, equalize

• igualar a puntos a o con algn — to be level on points with sb

2) [+ suelo, superficie] to level, level off

quiero que me iguales el flequillo — can you just even up the fringe?

• igualar algo con algo — to make sth level with sth

3) (=poner al mismo nivel) [+ precios] to match, equal; [+ derechos, fuerzas] to place on an equal footing

el museo ha igualado el precio ofrecido por el coleccionista — the museum has matched o equalled the price offered by the collector

la constitución iguala los derechos de todos los ciudadanos — the constitution grants equal rights to all citizens

• igualar a algn en belleza — to match sb's beauty

nadie le igualaba en sabiduría — there was none as wise as he

a final de curso consiguió igualar a su hermano en las notas — at the end of the year she managed to get the same marks as her brother

4) (Com) [+ venta] to agree upon

2. VI

1) (=ser igual)

• igualar con algo — to match sth

el bolso iguala con los zapatos — the handbag matches the shoes

• igualar en belleza — to be equally beautiful

igualan en número de representantes — they have the same number o an equal number of representatives

2) (Dep) (=empatar) to score the equalizer, equalize

3) (Com) to come to an agreement

4) CAm, Méx * to be too familiar, be cheeky *

3.

See:

igualarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( nivelar) <superficie/terreno> to level, level off; <flequillo/dobladillo> to even up, make... straight

b) < salarios> to make... equal o the same

igualar algo con or a algo — to make something the same as something

ha sido igualada a Juana de Arco — she has been likened to Joan of Arc

2)

a) <éxito/récord> to equal, match

nadie puede igualar nuestros precios — unbeatable prices!

b) (Dep)

Pérez igualó el marcador — Pérez scored the equalizer
2.
igualarse v pron

no existe otro que se le iguale — he has no equal

igualarse a or con algo — to match o equal something

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= equal, equate (with/to), level, place + Nombre + on the same footing as, equalise [equalize, -USA].

Ex. Wilson charge a flat one-time fee for backfiles of each data base which equals a one-year subscription to that file.

Ex. These new symbols can be equated with the symbols 'x' and 'xx' that are used currently in many authority listings to convey the same meaning.

Ex. Academic librarians have seen their budgets levelled and shrinking and have witnessed serials prices spiralling out of control.

Ex. The programme promotes the true integration of librarians into clinical teams and places them on the same footing as case workers, nutritionists and pharmacists.

Ex. This portal aims to equalize access to education and help people in developing countries improve their chances for a better life.

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* igualar a = bring + Nombre + to a par with.

* igualar las condiciones para todos = level + the playing field.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( nivelar) <superficie/terreno> to level, level off; <flequillo/dobladillo> to even up, make... straight

b) < salarios> to make... equal o the same

igualar algo con or a algo — to make something the same as something

ha sido igualada a Juana de Arco — she has been likened to Joan of Arc

2)

a) <éxito/récord> to equal, match

nadie puede igualar nuestros precios — unbeatable prices!

b) (Dep)

Pérez igualó el marcador — Pérez scored the equalizer
2.
igualarse v pron

no existe otro que se le iguale — he has no equal

igualarse a or con algo — to match o equal something

* * *

= equal, equate (with/to), level, place + Nombre + on the same footing as, equalise [equalize, -USA].

Ex: Wilson charge a flat one-time fee for backfiles of each data base which equals a one-year subscription to that file.

Ex: These new symbols can be equated with the symbols 'x' and 'xx' that are used currently in many authority listings to convey the same meaning.

Ex: Academic librarians have seen their budgets levelled and shrinking and have witnessed serials prices spiralling out of control.

Ex: The programme promotes the true integration of librarians into clinical teams and places them on the same footing as case workers, nutritionists and pharmacists.

Ex: This portal aims to equalize access to education and help people in developing countries improve their chances for a better life.

* igualar a = bring + Nombre + to a par with.

* igualar las condiciones para todos = level + the playing field.

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igualar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (nivelar) ‹superficie/terreno› to level, level off; ‹flequillo/dobladillo› to even up, make … straight

¿puedes igualarme las puntas? could you tidy up o even up o trim the ends for me?

2 ‹salarios› to make … equal o the same igualar algo CONor A algo to make sth the same AS sth

si igualamos la ecuación a cero if we make the equation equal zero

para igualar fuerzas con sus rivales to put them on an equal footing with their rivals

B

1 ‹éxito/récord/hazaña› to equal, match

[ S ] nadie puede igualar nuestros precios unbeatable prices!, nobody can match our prices!

2 ( Dep):

a los 30 minutos Pérez igualó el marcador in the 30th minute Pérez scored the equalizer o tied the scores o equalized

Ortiz anotó otro gol igualando el marcador a tres Ortiz scored another goal, taking the score to three all o three each o three-three

igualarron a dos goles they drew/tied two goals each

■ igualar

vi

( Dep):

Roca igualó a los tres minutos Roca tied the scores o scored the equalizer three minutes later

los dos equipos igualaron a tres the two teams drew o tied three all o three each o three-three

■ igualarse

v pron

no existe otro que se le iguale there is nobody else to equal him o to match him, he has no equal

igualarse Aor CON algo to match o equal sth

intentarán igualarse con or a las empresas de más éxito they will try to equal o match the most successful companies

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igualar ( conjugate igualar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹superficie/terreno› to level, level off;

‹flequillo/dobladillo› to even up, make … straight
b) ‹ salarios› to make … equal o the same;

igualar algo con or a algo to make sth the same as sth
2 ‹éxito/récord› to equal, match
igualarse verbo pronominal:
◊ nada se le iguala it has no equal, there's nothing like it;

igualarse a or con algo to match o equal sth
igualar verbo transitivo
1 to make equal
2 (una superficie) to level
3 Dep (empatar) to equalize

' igualar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
equiparar
English:
equal
- equalize
- even
- touch
- level
- match

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igualar

♦ vt

1. [hacer igual] to make equal, to equalize;

les han igualado los sueldos they've brought their salaries into line with each other, they've started paying them the same salary;

igualar algo a o [m5] con to equate sth with;

esa acción lo iguala a sus enemigos that act takes him down to his enemies' level;

intentan igualar sus productos a los de la competencia they are trying to match their products to those of their competitors;

todavía no han conseguido igualar su récord her record still hasn't been equalled

2. [persona] to be equal to;

nadie la iguala en generosidad her generosity is unrivalled

3. [terreno] to level;
[superficie] to smooth
4. [hierba, cabello] to trim

5. Dep
igualaron el marcador en el último minuto they equalized in the last minute

♦ vi
Dep to equalize;
igualaron en el último minuto they equalized in the last minute;

igualaron a cero they drew Br nil-nil o US zero-zero

♦ See also the pronominal verb igualarse

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igualar

I v/t

1 precio, marca equal, match;

igualar algo MAT make sth equal (con, a to)

2 ( nivelar) level off

II v/i DEP tie the game, Br

equalize;

igualar a cero tie o Br draw nil-nil

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igualar vt

1) : to equalize

2) : to tie

igualar el marcador: to even the score

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igualar vb

1. (empatar) to equalize

2. (allanar) to level [pt. & pp. levelled]

Spanish-English dictionary > igualar

14 haut

haut, e [ˈo, ˈot]

━━━━━━━━━

1. adjective

2. masculine noun

3. plural masculine noun

4. feminine noun

5. adverb

6. compounds

━━━━━━━━━

1. <

   a. high ; [herbe, arbre, édifice] tall

• un mur haut de 3 mètres a wall 3 metres high

• une pièce haute de plafond a room with a high ceiling

• avoir une haute opinion de soi-même to have a high opinion of o.s.

• c'est du plus haut comique it's highly amusing

• être haut en couleur ( = rougeaud) to have a high colour ; ( = coloré, pittoresque) to be colourful

• la haute couture haute couture

• haut personnage high-ranking person

• la mer est haute the tide is in

• pousser des hauts cris to make a terrible fuss

• athlète de haut niveau top athlete

• discussions au plus haut niveau top-level discussions

   b. ( = ancien) le haut Moyen Âge the Early Middle Ages

   c. (Geography) le Haut Rhin the Upper Rhine

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   a. ( = hauteur) le mur a 3 mètres de haut the wall is 3 metres high

• combien fait-il de haut ? how high is it?

   b. ( = partie supérieure) top

• le haut du visage the top part of the face

• « haut » "this way up"

   c. ( = vêtement) top

• je cherche un haut assorti à ce pantalon I'm looking for a top to go with these trousers

   d. (locutions)

► au plus haut

• être au plus haut (dans les sondages) [personne] to be riding high ; [cote, popularité] to be at its peak

• le prix de l'or était au plus haut the price of gold had reached a peak► de haut

• voir les choses de haut ( = avec détachement) to take a detached view of things

• prendre qch de haut ( = avec mépris) to react indignantly to sth

• prendre qn de haut to look down on sb► de haut en bas, du haut en bas [couvrir, fouiller] from top to bottom ; [s'ouvrir] from the top downwards

• regarder qn de haut en bas to look sb up and down

• couvert de graffitis de haut en bas covered in graffiti from top to bottom

• ça se lit de haut en bas it reads vertically

• du haut en bas de la hiérarchie at all levels of the hierarchy► du haut [tiroir, étagère, dents] top

• les pièces du haut the upstairs rooms

• les voisins du haut the neighbours upstairs

• du haut d'un arbre from the top of a tree

• parler du haut d'un balcon to speak from a balcony► d'en haut

• les chambres d'en haut the upstairs bedrooms

• des ordres qui viennent d'en haut orders from above► en haut ( = au sommet) at the top ; (dans un immeuble) upstairs

• il habite en haut he lives upstairs

• il habite tout en haut he lives right at the top

• écris l'adresse en haut à gauche write the address in the top left-hand corner

• son manteau était boutonné jusqu'en haut his coat was buttoned right up to the top

• en haut de [+ immeuble, escalier, côte, écran] at the top of

• en haut de l'échelle sociale high up the social ladder

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hauts

• des hauts et des bas ups and downs

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haute

• la haute (inf) the upper crust (inf)

• les gens de la haute (inf) the upper crust (inf)

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   a. ( = en hauteur) [monter, sauter, voler] high

• mettez vos livres plus haut put your books higher up

• c'est lui qui saute le plus haut he can jump the highest

• haut les mains ! hands up!

   b. ( = fort) lire tout haut to read aloud

• penser tout haut to think aloud

• mettez la radio plus haut turn up the radio

• haut et fort loud and clear

   c. ( = dans les aigus) monter haut to hit the top notes

• chanter trop haut to sing sharp

   d. (socialement) des gens haut placés people in high places

   e. ( = en arrière) voir plus haut see above

• comme je l'ai dit plus haut as I said previously

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► haut commandement high command

► le Haut commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés the UN High Commission for Refugees

► haut débit broadband

► haut lieu

• un haut lieu de la musique a Mecca for music

• en haut lieu in high places ► haute trahison high treason

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1.

haute ’o, ’ot adjectif

1) [montagne, mur, talon] high; [arbre, monument] tall; [herbe] long, tall

attention, la première marche est haute — be careful, the first step is steep

2) ( situé en altitude) high

la partie haute d'un mur — the top part of a wall

l'étagère la plus haute — the top shelf

une robe à taille haute — a high-waisted dress

3) ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [température, salaires, précision] high; [note, ton] high, high-pitched

parler à haute voix — to speak loudly

lire à haute voix — to read out loud

au plus haut point — immensely

4) ( dans une hiérarchie) (before n) [personnage, poste] high-ranking; [clergé, magistrat] senior; [société] high; [responsabilités] big; [dirigeant, responsable] senior, high-ranking

haut Comité/Conseil — National Committee/Council

haute surveillance — close supervision

5) Géographie upper

la haute Égypte — Upper Egypt

6) Histoire

de la plus haute antiquité — from earliest antiquity

le haut Moyen Âge — the early Middle Ages

2.

adverbe

1) ( à un niveau élevé) [monter, voler] high

un personnage haut placé — a person in a high position

de haut — from above

2) ( dans le temps) far back

3) ( dans un texte)

plus haut — above

colle-le plus haut sur la page — stick it higher up on the page

4) ( fort) loudly

dire quelque chose bien haut — to say something loud(ly)

mettre la radio plus haut — to turn the radio up

tout haut — out loud

parler haut et clair — fig to speak unambiguously

n'avoir jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre — never to raise one's voice

3.

nom masculin

1) ( partie élevée) top

le haut du visage — the top part of the face

le haut du corps — the top half of the body

l'étagère du haut — the top shelf

les pièces du haut — the upstairs rooms

prendre quelque chose par le haut — to get hold of the top of something

parler du haut d'un balcon — to speak from a balcony

2) ( hauteur)

faire 50 mètres de haut — to be 50 metres [BrE] high

4.

en haut locution ( à l'étage supérieur) upstairs; ( à un étage supérieur) on an upper floor; (de rideau, mur, page) at the top; (le ciel, le paradis) above

passer par en haut — ( par la route) to take the top road

les voleurs sont entrés par en haut — ( par l'étage) the thieves got in upstairs

5.

hauts nom masculin pluriel Géographie heights

Phrasal Verbs:

- haut en couleur

- haut fait

- haut fonctionnaire

- haut lieu de

- haute mer

- hautes eaux

- hautes sphères

- hautes terres

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marcher la tête haute — to walk with one's head held high

voir les choses de haut — ( avec sérénité) to have a detached view of things

tomber de haut — to be dumbfounded

regarder quelqu'un de haut en bas — to look somebody up and down

avoir or connaître des hauts et des bas — to have one's ups and downs

haut les mains! — hands up!

l'emporter or gagner or vaincre haut la main — to win hands down

prendre quelqu'un de haut — to look down one's nose at somebody; cri, pavé

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'o, 'ot haut, -e
1. adj

1) (situation) high

en haute montagne — in the high mountains

plus haut (en altitude, sur un mur) — higher up, further up, (dans un texte) above

2) (dimensions) (immeuble) tall, (paroi) high

haut de 10 mètres — 10 metres high

3) (son, ton, voix) high, high-pitched

à haute voix — aloud, out loud

4) (autres locutions)

en haut lieu — in high places

haut en couleur (chose) — colourful Grande-Bretagne colorful USA brightly coloured Grande-Bretagne brightly colored USA (personnage) colourful Grande-Bretagne colorful USA

2. adv

1) [situé, placé] high

en haut (dans une armoire, sur une pente) — at the top, (dans une maison) upstairs

La salle de bain est en haut. — The bathroom is upstairs.

en haut de — at the top of

Le nid est tout en haut de l'arbre. — The nest is right at the top of the tree.

tomber de haut — to fall from a height, figto come back to earth with a bump

prendre qch de haut — to react haughtily to sth

traiter qn de haut — to treat sb with disdain

2) (de manière résolue)

dire qch bien haut — to say sth loud and clear

parler haut — to have a loud voice

3) (de manière intelligible)

dire qch tout haut — to say sth aloud, to say sth out loud

penser tout haut — to think aloud

4)

haut les mains! — hands up!, stick 'em up! *

3. nm

1) (partie supérieure) top

Le haut de l'immeuble a été endommagé. — The top of the building was damaged., The upper floors of the building were damaged.

du haut de — from the top of

2) (hauteur)

de 3 m de haut — 3 m high

un mur de trois mètres de haut — a wall 3 metres high

3) (autres locutions)

de haut en bas (mouvement) — downwards, (en intégralité) from top to bottom

des hauts et des bas fig — ups and downs

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haut, haute

A adj

1 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur ( étendu verticalement) [montagne, mur, talon] high; [arbre, monument, bâtiment] tall; [herbe] long, tall; homme de haute taille tall man; un objet plus haut que large an object that is higher than it is wide; un bâtiment haut de 20 étages a building 20 storeys GB ou stories US high, a 20-storey GB ou 20-story US building; un mât haut de 10 mètres a mast ten metres^GB high, a ten-metre^GB mast; plus haut/moins haut que higher/lower than; l'immeuble dans lequel il habite est très haut he lives in a block of high-rise flats GB ou a high-rise apartment block US; attention, la première marche est haute be careful, the first step is steep;

2 ( situé en altitude) high; une haute branche a high branch; la partie haute d'un bâtiment/mur/arbre the top part of a building/wall/tree; l'étagère la plus haute the top shelf; une robe à taille haute a high-waisted dress;

3 ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, capacité, précision] high; [note, ton] high, high-pitched; les hauts salaires/revenus high salaries/incomes; parler à haute voix to speak loudly; dire/lire qch à haute voix to say/read sth out loud; jouer une carte plus haute to play a higher card; être à haut risque to be very risky; être du plus haut ridicule to be highly ridiculous; au plus haut point immensely, intensely; aimer qch au plus haut point to like sth immensely; produit de haute qualité high-quality product; avoir une haute opinion de qn/soi-même to have a high opinion of sb/oneself; tenir qn en haute estime to hold sb in high esteem ou regard;

4 ( dans une hiérarchie) (before n) [personnage, situation, poste] high-ranking; [clergé, magistrat] senior; [société, rang] high; [responsabilités] big; [dirigeant, responsable] senior, high-ranking; les plus hautes instances the highest authorities; bénéficier de hautes protections to have friends in high places; le haut Comité/Conseil pour the National Committee/Council for; haute surveillance close supervision;

5 Géog upper; la haute Égypte Upper Egypt; le haut Nil the Upper Nile;

6 Hist dater de la plus haute antiquité to date from earliest antiquity; le haut Moyen Âge the early Middle Ages.

B adv

1 ( à un niveau élevé) [monter, s'élever, voler, sauter] high; voler très haut dans le ciel to fly high in the sky; un personnage haut placé a person in a high position; viser trop haut to aim too high; la lune est haut dans le ciel the moon is high up in the sky; haut perché sur perched high on; le plus haut the highest; sauter le plus haut to jump the highest; de haut from above;

2 ( dans le temps) far back; aussi haut qu'on remonte dans l'antiquité however far back in history we go;

3 ( dans un texte) plus haut above; comme indiqué plus haut as noted above; colle-le plus haut sur la page stick it higher up on the page; voir plus haut see above;

4 ( fort) loudly; parler haut to talk loudly; parlez moins haut! keep your voice down!; parlez plus haut! speak up!; dire qch bien haut to say sth loud(ly); mettre la radio plus haut to turn the radio up; tout haut out loud; parler haut et clair fig to speak unambiguously; ne dire or n'avoir jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre never to raise one's voice.

C nm

1 ( partie élevée) top; le haut du mur the top of the wall; le haut du visage the top part of the face; le haut du corps the top half of the body; dans le haut (de) at the top (of); l'appartement/l'étagère du haut the top flat/shelf; les pièces du haut the upstairs rooms; sur le haut de la colline/côte at the top of the hill/slope; commencer par le haut to start at the top; prendre qch par le haut to get hold of the top of sth; du haut de from the top of; de or du haut en bas from top to bottom; parler du haut d'un balcon/d'une tribune to speak from a balcony/a platform; le haut de son maillot de bain the top of her swimsuit;

2 ( hauteur) mesurer or faire 50 mètres de haut to be 50 metres^GB high; une tour de 35 m de haut a 35 m tower; être à son plus haut to be at its highest level.

D en haut loc ( à l'étage supérieur) upstairs; ( à un étage supérieur) on an upper floor; (de rideau, mur, page) at the top; (le ciel, le paradis) above; le bruit vient d'en haut the noise is coming from above; tout en haut right at the top; jusqu'en haut up to the top, right to the top; passer par en haut ( par la route) to take the top road; les voleurs sont entrés par en haut ( par l'étage) the thieves got in upstairs; ordre qui vient d'en haut order from the top; mettez la date en haut de la page à droite put the date in the top right-hand corner of the page.

E hauts nmpl Géog heights; les hauts de Meuse the heights of the Meuse.

F haute○ nf upper crust○; fréquenter les gens de la haute to rub shoulders with the upper crust.

Composés

haut en couleur [personnage, tableau, texte] colourful^GB; haut fait heroic deed; haut fonctionnaire senior civil servant; haut lieu de centre^GB of ou for; en haut lieu in high places; une décision prise en haut lieu a decision taken at a high level; haut plateau high plateau; haute définition TV high definition; télévision (à) haute définition high definition TV; écran à haute définition graphique Ordinat screen with high resolution graphics; haute école lit, Équit haute école, classical equitation; c'est un exercice de haute école fig it's a very advanced exercise; haute mer Naut open sea; Haute Cour (de Justice) High Court of Justice; hautes eaux high water (sg); hautes sphères high social circles; hautes terres Géog highlands; hautes voiles Naut upper sails; hauts fourneaux blast furnace.

Idiomes

marcher la tête haute to walk with one's head held high; prendre or regarder or voir les choses de haut ( sans s'arrêter aux détails) to see things in broad terms; ( avec sérénité) to have a detached view of things; tomber de haut to be dumbfounded; regarder qn de haut en bas to look sb up and down; avoir or connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs; haut les mains! hands up!; l'emporter or gagner or vaincre haut la main to win hands down; prendre qn/qch de haut to look down one's nose at sb/sth; ⇒ cri, pavé.

( féminin haute) [ʼo, ʼot] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [ʼot]) adjectif

1. [de grande dimension] high, tall

les hautes colonnes du temple the lofty ou towering columns of the temple

les pièces sont hautes de plafond the rooms have high ceilings

BOTANIQUE [tige, tronc] tall

[qui a poussé] high

2. [d'une certaine dimension]

la maison est haute de trois mètres the house is three metres high

3. [situé en hauteur] high

le soleil est haut dans le ciel the sun is high (up) in the sky

la partie haute de l'arbre the top of the tree

le Haut Nil the upper (reaches of the) Nile

4. [extrême, intense] high

c'est de la plus haute importance it's of the utmost ou greatest importance

à haut risque high-risk

haute fréquence high frequency

haute technologie high technology

5. [dans une hiérarchie] high, top (avant nom)

de haut niveau top-level, high-level

des gens de haut niveau high-fliers

de hauts dignitaires eminent dignitaries

la haute coiffure haute coiffure, designer hairdressing

la haute cuisine haute cuisine

de hautes études commerciales/militaires advanced business/military studies

les hauts fonctionnaires top ou top-ranking civil servants

les hauts salaires the highest ou top salaries

6. [dans une échelle de valeurs] high

d'une haute intelligence highly intelligent

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose en haute estime to hold somebody/something in high esteem

7. BOURSE & COMMERCE high

8. MUSIQUE & PHONÉTIQUE high

9. HISTOIRE

le haut Moyen Âge the Early Middle Ages

10. (littéraire) [noble] lofty, high-minded

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adverbe

1. [dans l'espace] high

levez haut la jambe raise your leg (up) high ou high up

2. [dans le temps] far (back)

[dans un livre]

voir plus haut see above

3. [fort, avec puissance]

(tout) haut aloud

parlez plus haut speak up, speak louder

dites-le haut et clair ou bien haut tell (it to) everyone, say it out loud

4. MUSIQUE high

5. [dans une hiérarchie] high

être haut placé to be highly placed, to hold high office

des amis haut placés friends in high places

nous l'avons toujours placé très haut dans notre estime (figuré) we've always held him in high regard

6. BOURSE & COMMERCE high

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nom masculin

1. [partie supérieure] top

[sur une caisse, un emballage]

‘haut’ ‘(this way ou side) up’

2. [vêtement & gén] top

[de robe] bodice

3. [hauteur]

un mur d'un mètre de haut a one metre (high) wall

tomber de tout son haut

a. [chuter] to fall headlong

b. [être déçu] to come down (to earth) with a bump

c. [être surpris] to be flabbergasted

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hauts nom masculin pluriel

1. [dans des noms de lieux] heights

2. (locution)

avoir ou connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs

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haute nom féminin

(familier)

la haute the upper crust

les gens de la haute upper crust people

de haut locution adverbiale

1. [avec détachement] casually, unconcernedly

prendre ou regarder ou voir les choses de haut to look at things with an air of detachment

2. [avec mépris]

prendre quelque chose de haut to be high and mighty about something

regarder quelqu'un de haut to look down on somebody

traiter quelqu'un de haut to treat somebody high-handedly

3. (locution)

tomber de haut

a. [être surpris] to be flabbergasted

b. [être déçu] to come down (to earth) with a bump

de haut en bas locution adverbiale

1. [sans mouvement] from top to bottom

2. [avec mouvement, vers le bas] from top to bottom, downwards

3. [avec mépris]

regarder ou considérer quelqu'un de haut en bas to look somebody up and down

d'en haut locution adverbiale

1. [depuis la partie élevée] from above

d'en haut on voit la mer you can see the sea from up there

2. (figuré) from on high

le bon exemple doit venir d'en haut people in positions of authority must give the lead

du haut locution adjectivale

les gens du haut

a. [de la partie haute du village] the people up the top end (of the village)

b. [des étages supérieurs] the people upstairs

les chambres du haut the upstairs bedrooms

du haut de locution prépositionnelle

1. [depuis la partie élevée de - échelle, colline] from the top of

2. (figuré)

il nous regarde du haut de sa grandeur he looks down his nose at us

en haut locution adverbiale

1. [à l'étage supérieur] upstairs

2. [dans la partie élevée] at the top

nous sommes passés par en haut [par la route du haut] we came along the high road

3. [en l'air] up in the sky

en haut de locution prépositionnelle

at the top of

tout en haut d'une colline high up on a hill

regarde en haut de l'armoire look on top of the wardrobe

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > haut

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score [skɔ:(r)]

score ⇒ 1 (a) points ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) note ⇒ 1 (a) avantage ⇒ 1 (b) titre ⇒ 1 (c) partition ⇒ 1 (d) entaille ⇒ 1 (e) rayure ⇒ 1 (e) vingtaine ⇒ 1 (f) marquer ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a), 3 (b) obtenir ⇒ 2 (a) érafler ⇒ 2 (b)

1 noun

(a) Sport score m; Cards points mpl; (in exam, test → mark) note f; (→ result) résultat m;

∎ the score was five-nil le score était de cinq à zéro;

∎ after 20 minutes there was still no score après 20 minutes le score était toujours zéro à zéro;

∎ to get a high score Sport, Cards & (in games) faire beaucoup de points; (in test) obtenir une bonne note;

∎ to keep the score Sport tenir le score; Cards & (in games) compter ou marquer les points; (on scorecard) tenir la marque;

∎ the final score (gen) le résultat final; Sport le score final;

∎ what's the score? Sport quel est le score?; Cards & (in games) on a marqué combien de points?; (in tennis) où en est le jeu?; familiar figurative qu'est-ce qui se passe?^□ ;

∎ familiar figurative to know the score connaître le topo, savoir à quoi s'en tenir^□

(b) figurative (advantage → in debate etc) avantage m, points mpl;

∎ to make a score off an opponent marquer des points sur son adversaire

(c) (reason, motive) sujet m, titre m;

∎ don't worry on that score ne vous inquiétez pas à ce sujet;

∎ he deserved to be rejected on more than one score il méritait d'être refusé à plus d'un titre;

∎ on what score was I turned down? à quel titre ou sous quel prétexte ai-je été refusé?

(d) Music partition f; Cinema & Theatre musique f;

∎ piano/vocal score partition f pour piano/vocale;

∎ to follow the score suivre (sur) la partition;

∎ Cleo wrote the (film) score Cleo est l'auteur de la musique (du film)

(e) (notch, deep cut) entaille f; (scratch) rayure f; Geology (in rock) strie f

(f) (twenty) vingtaine f;

∎ archaic three score and ten soixante-dix

(g) scores (many) beaucoup;

∎ scores of people beaucoup de gens;

∎ I've told you scores of times je vous l'ai dit des centaines de fois;

∎ motorbikes by the score un nombre incroyable de motos

(h) (debt, account) compte m;

∎ figurative to have an old score to settle with sb avoir un vieux compte à régler avec qn;

∎ I prefer to forget old scores je préfère oublier les vieilles histoires

2 transitive verb

(a) Sport (goal, point, try) marquer; (in test, exam → marks) obtenir;

∎ to score 5 goals/50 points for one's team marquer 5 buts/50 points pour son équipe;

∎ she scored the highest mark elle a obtenu ou eu la note la plus élevée;

∎ to score a hit (with bullet, arrow, bomb) atteindre la cible; (in fencing) toucher; figurative (of idea etc) faire un tabac; (of person) faire des ravages;

∎ the bomber scored a direct hit le bombardier a visé en plein sur la cible;

∎ figurative to score a success remporter un succès;

∎ figurative he scored a point off me right at the start of the debate il a marqué un point dès le début du débat qui nous opposait;

∎ he's always trying to score points off me il essaie toujours d'avoir le dessus avec moi

(b) (scratch) érafler; (cut a line in → paper) couper; (→ wood) entailler; (→ ground) tracer une raie sur; (→ pastry, meat) inciser, faire des incisions dans; Geology (→ rock) strier;

∎ she scored her name on the bench elle grava son nom sur le banc;

∎ mountainside scored by torrents flanc m de montagne creusé ou raviné par les torrents;

∎ water had scored grooves into the rock l'eau avait creusé des rainures dans le rocher

(c) Music (symphony, opera) orchestrer; Cinema & Theatre composer la musique de;

∎ the piece is scored for six trombones/treble voices le morceau est écrit pour six trombones/pour soprano

(d) American (grade, mark → test) noter

(e) familiar drugs slang (drugs) acheter^□

3 intransitive verb

(a) Sport (team, player) marquer un point/des points; Football marquer un but/des buts; (in rugby) marquer un essai/des essais; (in basketball) marquer un panier/des paniers;

∎ the team didn't score l'équipe n'a pas marqué;

∎ to score high/low (in test) obtenir un bon/mauvais score

(b) (keep the score) marquer les points;

∎ would you mind scoring for us? vous voulez bien marquer les points pour nous?

(c) familiar (succeed) avoir du succès^□, réussir^□ ;

∎ he certainly scores with the girls il a du succès auprès des filles, c'est sûr;

∎ that's where we score c'est là que nous l'emportons^□, c'est là que nous avons l'avantage^□ ;

∎ this is where the new Renault really scores c'est là que la nouvelle Renault est vraiment super;

∎ he scores on looks but not much else il est mignon mais ça s'arrête là

(d) familiar (sexually) lever quelqu'un, emballer quelqu'un;

∎ did you score? tu as réussi à lever une nana/un mec?

(e) familiar drugs slang (get drugs) acheter de la came

►► Football score draw match m nul (où chaque équipe a marqué)

➲ score off

1 inseparable transitive verb

(win point in argument etc) prendre l'avantage sur, marquer des points sur

2 separable transitive verb

(delete) rayer, barrer;

∎ score his name off the list rayez son nom de la liste

➲ score out, score through separable transitive verb

British biffer, barrer

➲ score over inseparable transitive verb

(a) = score off inseparable transitive verb

(b) (be more successful than) avoir l'avantage sur

➲ score up separable transitive verb

(a) (points) marquer

(b) (debt) marquer, noter

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