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to work oneself into the ground

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1 aufreiben

(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. wund: rub s.th. sore, chafe

2. (verschleißen) wear away; (zermürben) wear down

3. fig. exhaust, wear out

4. MIL. (völlig vernichten) wipe out, annihilate

II v/refl fig. wear o.s. out

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auf|rei|ben sep
1. vt

1) (= wund reiben) Haut etc to chafe, to rub sore

die Hände/Haut áúfreiben — to chafe one's hands/oneself, to rub one's hands/oneself sore

2) (fig = zermürben) to wear down or out

3) (MIL = völlig vernichten) to wipe out, to annihilate

2. vr
(durch Sorgen etc) to wear oneself out; (durch Arbeit auch) to work oneself into the ground
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auf|rei·ben

irreg

I. vt

1. (zermürben)

▪ jdn \aufreiben to wear down [or out] sb sep

jdn nervlich \aufreiben to fray sb's nerves

2. (wund reiben)

▪ [jdm] etw \aufreiben to chafe sb's sth, to rub sb's sth sore

3. MIL (völlig vernichten)

▪ etw \aufreiben to annihilate [or sep wipe out] sth

II. vr

1. (sich zermürben)

▪ sich akk \aufreiben to wear oneself out

sich akk [für die Arbeit] \aufreiben to work oneself into the ground

2. (sich aufscheuern)

▪ sich dat etw [an etw dat] \aufreiben to chafe one's sth [or rub one's sth sore] [against sth]

sich die Hände/Haut \aufreiben to rub one's hands/skin sore

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (zermürben) wear down

2) (vernichten) wipe out

3) (wund reiben)

sich (Dat.) die Hände/Fersen usw. aufreiben — rub one's hands/heels etc. sore
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb wear oneself out

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aufreiben (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. wund: rub sth sore, chafe

2. (verschleißen) wear away; (zermürben) wear down

3. fig exhaust, wear out

4. MIL (völlig vernichten) wipe out, annihilate

B. v/r fig wear o.s. out

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (zermürben) wear down

2) (vernichten) wipe out

3) (wund reiben)

sich (Dat.) die Hände/Fersen usw. aufreiben — rub one's hands/heels etc. sore
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb wear oneself out

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n.

reaming n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > aufreiben
2 abrutir

abrutir [abʀytiʀ]

➭ TABLE 2

1. transitive verb

a. ( = abêtir) to stupefy

• l'alcool l'avait abruti he was stupefied with drink

b. ( = fatiguer) to wear out

• ces discussions m'ont abruti these discussions have worn me out

• leur professeur les abrutit de travail their teacher grinds them down with work

2. reflexive verb

► s'abrutir

• s'abrutir à regarder la télévision to go brain-dead (inf) watching too much television

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abʀytiʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( rendre passif) [bruit] to deafen; [chaleur] to wear [somebody] out; [alcool, médicament, fatigue] to have a numbing effect on; [coup] to stun

abruti par les médicaments — dopey with medicine

2) ( rendre idiot) [alcool, tâche] to stultify

3) ( accabler)

abrutir quelqu'un de travail — to overwhelm somebody with work

2.

s'abrutir verbe pronominal

1) ( devenir stupide) to become dull-witted

2) ( s'accabler)

s'abrutir de travail — to wear oneself out with work

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abʀytiʀ vt
1) (= assommer) to daze

2) (= fatiguer) to exhaust

3) (= abêtir) to stupefy

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abrutir verb table: finir

A vtr

1 ( rendre passif) [bruit] to deafen; [chaleur] to wear [sb] out; [alcool, médicament, fatigue] to have a numbing effect on; [coup] to stun; être abruti de chaleur to be overpowered by the heat; être abruti de fatigue to be numb with fatigue; abruti par les médicaments dopey with medicine;

2 ( rendre idiot) abrutir qn [alcool, tâche répétitive] to have a numbing effect on sb;

3 ( accabler) abrutir qn de travail to load sb with work.

B s'abrutir vpr

1 ( devenir stupide) to turn into a moron○;

2 ( s'accabler de) s'abrutir de travail to wear oneself out with work.

[abrytir] verbe transitif

1. [abêtir] to turn into an idiot

2. [étourdir] to stupefy

abruti de fatigue numb ou dazed with tiredness

abruti par l'alcool stupefied with drink

après trois heures d'algèbre, je suis complètement abruti! after three hours of algebra, I feel completely punch-drunk!

3. [accabler]

abrutir quelqu'un de conseils to pester somebody with endless advice

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s'abrutir verbe pronominal

(emploi réfléchi)

s'abrutir de travail to overwork oneself, to work oneself into the ground

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s'abrutir verbe pronominal intransitif

[s'abêtir] to turn into an idiot

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > abrutir
3 kaputtarbeiten

v/refl (trennb., hat -ge-) umg. work o.s. to death

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ka|pụtt|ar|bei|ten
vr sep (inf)
to work oneself to death
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reflexives Verb (ugs.) work oneself into the ground (coll.)

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kaputtarbeiten v/r (trennb, hat -ge-) umg work o.s. to death

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reflexives Verb (ugs.) work oneself into the ground (coll.)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > kaputtarbeiten
4 espinazo

m.

spine, backbone.

doblar el espinazo (figurative) to kow-tow; (humillarse) to put one's back into it (trabajar duro)

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espinazo

► nombre masculino

1 spine, backbone

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

doblar el espinazo familiar to bow and scrape

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SM spine, backbone

- doblar el espinazo

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masculino spine, backbone

romperse el espinazo — (fam) to break one's neck; ( trabajando) to break one's back

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= backbone.

Ex. Since 1950 the backbone of British current bibliographic control has been British national bibliography.

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masculino spine, backbone

romperse el espinazo — (fam) to break one's neck; ( trabajando) to break one's back

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= backbone.

Ex: Since 1950 the backbone of British current bibliographic control has been British national bibliography.

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espinazo

masculine

spine, backbone

romperse el espinazo ( fam) (en una caída) to break one's neck; (trabajando) to work oneself into the ground, break one's back

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espinazo sustantivo masculino
spine, backbone
' espinazo' also found in these entries:
English:
spine

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espinazo nm

spine, backbone;

Comp
Fam
doblar el espinazo [humillarse] to kowtow;
[trabajar duro] to put one's back into it
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espinazo

m spine, backbone;

doblar el espinazo fig ( trabajar mucho) work o.s. into the ground; ( humillarse) kowtow ( ante to)

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espinazo nm

: backbone

Spanish-English dictionary > espinazo
5 abarbeiten

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t (Schulden) work off; seine Überfahrt abarbeiten work one’s passage

II v/refl slave (away); work one’s fingers to the bone umg.; abgearbeitet

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ạb|ar|bei|ten sep
1. vt

1) Schuld to work off; Überfahrt to work; (= hinter sich bringen) Vertragszeit to work

2) (COMPUT) Programm to run; Befehl to execute

2. vr
to slave (away), to work like a slave
See:

→ auch abgearbeitet

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ab|ar·bei·ten

I. vt

▪ etw \abarbeiten

1. (durch Arbeit tilgen) to work off sth sep

seine Schulden \abarbeiten to work off one's debts

2. (der Reihe nach erledigen) Aufgabenliste to work through sth

II. vr

▪ sich akk \abarbeiten (fam) to work like a madman [or dog] fam, to work oneself into the ground [or to death]

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (abgelten) work for < meal>; work off <debt, amount>

2) (abnutzen) wear out [with work]; s. auch abgearbeitet
2.
reflexives Verb slave [away]; work like a slave

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abarbeiten (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t (Schulden) work off;

seine Überfahrt abarbeiten work one’s passage

B. v/r slave (away); work one’s fingers to the bone umg; → abgearbeitet

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (abgelten) work for < meal>; work off <debt, amount>

2) (abnutzen) wear out [with work]; s. auch abgearbeitet
2.
reflexives Verb slave [away]; work like a slave

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > abarbeiten
6 doodwerken

doodwerken

〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich doodwerken〉

1 work oneself to death ⇒ work oneself into the ground

♦voorbeelden:

1 zij moest zich bij hem doodwerken • she had to work her fingers to the bone for him

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > doodwerken
7 Schwarte

f; -, -n

1. von Speck: rind; gebratene: crackling; Jägerspr. (Haut) skin; Schweinebraten mit / ohne Schwarte roast pork with / without crackling; arbeiten, dass die Schwarte kracht umg. work like crazy

2. dicke Schwarte umg., Buch: fat tome

3. MED. pleural scar tissue

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Schwạr|te ['ʃvartə]
f -, -n

1) (= Speckschwarte) rind; (HUNT = Haut) skin, hide; (= Abfallholz) slab

or knackt (inf) — to work oneself into the ground (inf)

2) (inf) (Buch) old book, tome (hum); (Gemälde) daub(ing) (pej)

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Schwar·te

<-, -n>

[ˈʃvartə, ˈʃva:ɐ̯tə]

f

1. KOCHK rind

2. (pej fam) thick old book

3.

▶ arbeiten, dass [o bis] [einem] die \Schwarte kracht (sl) to work until one drops, to work [or sweat] one's guts out fam

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die; Schwarte, Schwarten

1) (SpeckSchwarte) rind; (HautSchwarte) skin

2) (ugs.): (dickes Buch)

[dicke] Schwarte — thick or weighty tome

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Schwarte f; -, -n

1. von Speck: rind; gebratene: crackling; JAGD (Haut) skin;

Schweinebraten mit/ohne Schwarte roast pork with/without crackling;

arbeiten, dass die Schwarte kracht umg work like crazy

2.

dicke Schwarte umg, Buch: fat tome

3. MED pleural scar tissue

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die; Schwarte, Schwarten

1) (SpeckSchwarte) rind; (HautSchwarte) skin

2) (ugs.): (dickes Buch)

[dicke] Schwarte — thick or weighty tome

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-n f.

rind n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Schwarte
8 abarbeiten

ab|ar·bei·ten

vt

etw \abarbeiten

1) ( durch Arbeit tilgen) to work off sth sep;

die Überfahrt \abarbeiten to work one's passage

2) ( der Reihe nach erledigen) to work through sth

3) ( hinter sich bringen) to finish sth

vr

sich \abarbeiten ( fam) to work like a madman [or ( fam) dog], to work oneself into the ground [or to death]; s. a. abgearbeitet

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > abarbeiten
9 aufreiben

auf|rei·ben irreg vt

1) ( zermürben)

jdn \aufreiben to wear down [or out] sb sep;

jdn nervlich \aufreiben to fray sb's nerves

2) ( wund reiben)

[jdm] etw \aufreiben to chafe sb's sth, to rub sb's sth sore

3) mil ( völlig vernichten)

etw \aufreiben to annihilate [or sep wipe out] sth

vr

1) ( sich zermürben)

sich \aufreiben to wear oneself out;

sich [für die Arbeit] \aufreiben to work oneself into the ground

2) ( sich aufscheuern)

sich dat etw [an etw dat] \aufreiben to chafe one's sth [or rub one's sth sore] [against sth];

sich die Hände/Haut \aufreiben to rub one's hands/skin sore

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > aufreiben
10 sich völlig verausgaben

1. to burn oneself out

2. to run / drive / work oneself into the ground coll.

Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > sich völlig verausgaben
11 échiner

v. pronom. To 'work oneself into the ground', to overdo it work-wise.

Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French > échiner
12 crever

crever [kʀəve]

➭ TABLE 5

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ pneu] to puncture ; [+ ballon] to burst

• crever un œil à qn to poke sb's eye out

• ça crève les yeux it's as plain as the nose on your face

• il crève l'écran he has a tremendous screen presence

   b. ( = exténuer) (inf) crever qn [personne] to wear sb out

   c. crever la faim or la dalle (inf!) to be starving (inf)

2. intransitive verb

   a. [fruit, sac, abcès] to burst

   b. crever d'orgueil to be bursting with pride

• crever de jalousie to be sick with jealousy

• crever d'envie de faire qch to be dying to do sth (inf)

   c. ( = mourir) (inf) to die

• crever de faim/froid to starve/freeze to death

• on crève de froid ici it's freezing in here

• on crève de chaud ici it's boiling in here (inf)

• je crève de faim I'm starving (inf)

• je crève de soif I'm dying of thirst (inf)

   d. [automobiliste] to have a flat tyre (Brit) or tire (US) ; [pneu] to go flat

3. reflexive verb

► se crever (inf) ( = se fatiguer) to kill o.s. (inf) ( à faire qch doing sth)

• se crever au travail to work o.s. to death

• se crever le cul (vulg!) to slog one's guts out (inf!) ( à faire qch doing sth)

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kʀəve
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( percer) to puncture, to burst [pneu, ballon]; to burst [bulle, abcès, tympan]

crever les yeux de quelqu'un — ( accidentellement) to blind somebody; ( volontairement) to put somebody's eyes out

ça te crève les yeux — fig it's staring you in the face

ça crève les yeux — fig it's blindingly obvious

ça crève le cœur — fig it's heartbreaking

2) (colloq) ( épuiser) [travail, chaleur] to wear [somebody] out; [patron] to work [somebody] into the ground

crever un cheval — ( au galop) to ride a horse into the ground

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( se percer) [pneu, nuage, abcès, tympan] to burst; [paquet] to burst open

2) [automobiliste, cycliste] to have a puncture

3) ( mourir) [plante, animal] to die

un chat crevé — a dead cat

crever de faim/froid — to be starving/freezing

4) ( éclater) pej

crever d'envie/de jalousie — to be eaten up ou consumed with envy/with jealousy

crever d'orgueil — to be terribly full of oneself

3.

se crever verbe pronominal

se crever un tympan — to burst an eardrum

il s'est crevé un œil — he put his eye out

••

marche ou crève — sink or swim

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kʀəve
1. vt

1) [tambour, ballon] to burst

2) [pneu] (délibérément) to slash, (accidentellement) to puncture

3)

crever un œil à qn — to blind sb in one eye

crever l'écran fig — to have real screen presence

2. vi

1) [pneu] to burst, [automobiliste] to have a puncture Grande-Bretagne to have a flat USA

J'ai crevé sur l'autoroute. — I had a puncture on the motorway.

2) [abcès, sac, paquet] to burst, to burst open

3) * (= mourir) to die, to snuff it *

4) * fig

plutôt crever — I'd rather die

il peut crever! — he can go to hell!

crever de chaud — to be boiling

On crève de chaud ici. — It's boiling in here.

crever de faim — to be starving

Je crève de faim! — I'm starving!

crever de froid — to be freezing

Je crève de froid! — I'm freezing!

à crever de rire (accent) — hilarious

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crever verb table: lever

A vtr

1 ( percer) to puncture, to burst [pneu, ballon]; to burst [bulle, abcès, tympan]; crever les yeux de qn ( accidentellement) to blind sb; ( volontairement) to put ou gouge littér sb's eyes out; ça te crève les yeux fig it's staring you in the face; ça crève les yeux fig it's blindingly obvious; ça me crève le cœur fig it breaks my heart; ça crève le cœur fig it's heartbreaking;

2 ○( épuiser) [travail, chaleur] to wear [sb] out; [patron] to work [sb] into the ground; cet enfant me crève this child is wearing me out; crever ses hommes (au travail) to work one's men into the ground; crever un animal ( au travail) to work an animal into the ground; crever un cheval ( au galop) to ride a horse into the ground;

3 ○( être affamé) la crever◑, crever la faim○ or la dalle◑ to be famished; on la crève◑ ici they're starving us here.

B vi

1 ( se percer) [pneu, ballon, bulle, nuage, abcès, tympan] to burst; [paquet, sac] to burst open; faire crever les groseilles cook the redcurrants gently until they burst (open);

2 [automobiliste, cycliste] to have a puncture; j'ai crevé deux fois en route I had two punctures on the way;

3 ( mourir) [plante, animal] to die; laisser crever des plantes/un chien to let plants/a dog die; faire crever des plantes to kill plants;

4 ◑( mourir) [personne] to snuff it○ GB, to croak○, to die; qu'il crève! he can go to hell○!, he can die for all I care!; plutôt crever (que de…) I'd rather die (than…); crever de faim/froid to be starving/freezing; laisser qn crever de faim/froid to let sb starve/freeze to death; on crève de froid/chaleur dans cette maison it's freezing/baking ou boiling in this house; il fait un froid/une chaleur à crever it's terribly cold/hot; tu veux nous faire crever! are you trying to finish us off?; crever de rire to kill oneself○ laughing; c'est à crever de rire it's hysterically funny○; crever d'envie/de jalousie to be eaten up ou consumed with envy/with jealousy; crever d'orgueil to be terribly full of oneself.

C se crever vpr

1 ( se percer) se crever un tympan to burst an eardrum; il s'est crevé un œil he put one of his eyes out;

2 ◑( s'épuiser) to wear oneself out; se crever au travail to work oneself to death; se crever à faire qch to wear oneself out ou get worn out doing sth; je me suis crevé à le peindre I wore myself out painting it; je me suis crevé pendant deux ans dans cette usine I've slaved away for two years in this factory.

Idiome

marche ou crève sink or swim.

[krəve] verbe transitif

1. [faire éclater - abcès] to burst (open) ; [ - bulle, ballon, sac] to burst ; [ - pneu] to puncture, to burst ; [ - tympan] to puncture, to pierce

un cri vint crever le silence a cry pierced ou rent the silence

crever un œil à quelqu'un

a. [agression] to gouge ou to put out somebody's eye

b. [accident] to blind somebody in one eye

cela crève le cœur it's heartbreaking ou heart-rending

tu me crèves le cœur! you're breaking my heart!

ça crève les yeux

a. (familier) [c'est évident] it's as plain as the nose on your face, it sticks out a mile

b. [c'est visible] it's staring you in the face, it's plain for all to see

crever le plafond [prix] to go through the roof

crever l'écran [acteur] to have great presence (on the screen)

2. (familier) [fatiguer] to wear out

crever sa monture to ride one's horse to death

3. (locution)

crever la faim (familier) [par pauvreté] to be starving

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[krəve] verbe intransitif

1. [éclater - pneu] to puncture ; [ - ballon, bulle, nuage] to burst ; [ - abcès] to burst

on a crevé sur la rocade (familier) we had a puncture (UK) ou a flat (US) on the bypass

2. (très familier) [mourir] to snuff it (très familier & UK), to kick the bucket

qu'il crève! to hell with him!

ils me laisseraient crever comme un chien they'd just let me die like a dog

3. [mourir - animal, végétal] to die (off)

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crever de verbe plus préposition

1. [éprouver]

crever de faim

a. [par pauvreté] to be starving

b. [être en appétit] to be starving ou famished

crever de soif to be parched

je crève de chaud! I'm baking ou boiling!

on crève de froid ici it's freezing cold ou you could freeze to death here

crever de peur/d'inquiétude to be scared/worried to death

2. [être plein de]

crever de jalousie to be eaten up with jealousy

crever d'orgueil to be puffed up ou bloated with pride

je crève d'impatience de le voir I can't wait to see him

crever d'envie de faire quelque chose to be dying to do something

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se crever verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

se crever au boulot ou à la tâche to work oneself to death

se crever le cul (très familier) to bust a gut (UK), to bust one's ass (très familier & US)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > crever
13 schinden

to flay;

sich schinden

to slave away; to fag; to drudge

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schịn|den ['ʃɪndn] pret schi\#ndete or (rare) schu\#nd ['Sɪndətə, ʃʊnt] ptp geschu\#nden [gə'ʃʊndn]
1. vt

1) (= quälen) Gefangene, Tiere to maltreat; (= ausbeuten) to overwork, to drive hard; Maschine, Motor, Auto to flog

jdn zu Tode schinden — to work sb to death

See:

→ auch geschunden

2) (inf = herausschlagen) Zeilen to pad (out); Arbeitsstunden to pile up

Zeit schinden — to play for time

(bei jdm) Eindruck schinden — to make a good impression (on sb), to impress (sb)

Mitleid schinden — to get some sympathy

3) (old = abdecken) Tier to flay, to skin

2. vr
(= hart arbeiten) to struggle; (= sich quälen) to strain
sich mit etw schinden — to slave away at sth

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schin·den

<schindete, geschunden>

[ˈʃɪndn̩]

I. vr

▪ sich akk [mit etw dat] \schinden to work oneself to death [at/over sth], to slave [away] [at sth], to work like a Trojan [at sth] BRIT

II. vt

1. (grausam antreiben)

▪ jdn \schinden to work [or treat] sb like a slave, to work sb into the ground

ein Tier \schinden to ill-treat an animal, to work an animal to death

2. (veraltet: abhäuten)

ein Tier \schinden to flay an animal

3. (fam)

▪ etw [bei jdm] \schinden to get sth [from sb]

einen Aufschub \schinden to get a postponement

Applaus [o Beifall] \schinden to fish for applause

Eindruck \schinden to play to the gallery

Erfolg \schinden to score a spurious success

Zeit \schinden to play for time

bei jdm ein paar Zigaretten \schinden to cadge [or bum] a few cigarettes off sb

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) maltreat; ill-treat; (ausbeuten) slave-drive

jemanden/ein Tier zu Tode schinden — work somebody/an animal to death

2) (ugs.): (herausschlagen)

[bei jemandem] Eindruck schinden — make an impression [on somebody]

Zeit schinden — play for time
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (ugs.): (sich abplagen) slave away

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schinden; schindet, schindete, hat geschunden

A. v/t

1. (hart herannehmen) drive hard; (quälen) maltreat, abuse

2. obs (totes Tier) flay, skin

3. umg (Essen, Geld etc) scrounge; (Zeilen) pad (out); (Arbeitszeit) pile up:

Zeit schinden play for time;

Eindruck schinden try to impress;

bei jemandem Mitleid schinden try to make sb feel sorry for one;

einen Elfmeter schinden Fußball: wangle a penalty

B. v/r:

sich schinden (und plagen) slave away (

mit etwas at sth)

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) maltreat; ill-treat; (ausbeuten) slave-drive

jemanden/ein Tier zu Tode schinden — work somebody/an animal to death

2) (ugs.): (herausschlagen)

[bei jemandem] Eindruck schinden — make an impression [on somebody]

Zeit schinden — play for time
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (ugs.): (sich abplagen) slave away

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v.

to flay v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schinden
14 wyk|ończyć

pf — wyk|ańczać, wyk|ończać impf Ⅰ vt 1. (doprowadzić do końca) to finish, to complete
- wykończyć mieszkanie to put the finishing touches to a flat

- wykończyć pracę w terminie to complete work on time

- być na wykończeniu [praca] to be close to completion
2. (zużyć) to use up
- wykończył całe zapasy cukru he used up all the sugar supplies
3. pot. (zabić) to finish off
- mafia wykończyła paru swoich przeciwników the mafia did in several of its adversaries pot.
4. pot. (zniszczyć) to finish
- choroba zupełnie ją wykończyła the illness turned her into a wreck

- ta praca mnie wykańcza this work is exhausting me

- być na wykończeniu [osoba] to be close to death
Ⅱ wykończyć się — wykańczać się, wykończać się 1. pot. (doprowadzić się do upadku) to run oneself into the ground 2. (wyczerpać się) to run out
- wszelkie zapasy już im się wykończyły all their supplies have run out
3. (niszczyć) to destroy a. exhaust each other
- wykańczać się kłótniami/złośliwościami to exhaust each other with arguments/maliciousness

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wyk|ończyć
15 schinden

schin·den <schindete, geschunden> [ʼʃɪndn̩]

vr

sich [mit etw] \schinden to work oneself to death [at/over sth], to slave [away] [at sth], to work like a Trojan [at sth] ( Brit)

vt

1) ( grausam antreiben)

jdn \schinden to work [or treat] sb like a slave, to work sb into the ground;

ein Tier \schinden to ill-treat an animal, to work an animal to death

2) (veraltet: abhäuten)

ein Tier \schinden to flay an animal

3) ( fam);

etw [bei jdm] \schinden to get sth [from sb];

einen Aufschub \schinden to get a postponement;

Applaus [o Beifall] \schinden to fish for applause;

Eindruck \schinden to play to the gallery;

Erfolg \schinden to score a spurious success;

Zeit \schinden to play for time;

bei jdm ein paar Zigaretten \schinden to cadge [or (Am) bum] a few cigarettes off sb

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > schinden
16 camiseta

f.

1 vest (British), undershirt (United States).

2 T-shirt.

3 vest (sport) (de tirantes).

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camiseta

► nombre femenino

1 (ropa interior) vest, US undershirt

2 (niqui) T-shirt

3 DEPORTE shirt, jersey

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FRASEOLOGÍA

sudar la camiseta familiar to sweat blood

■ sudamos la camiseta para ganar el partido we sweated blood to win the match

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noun f.

1) undershirt

2) T-shirt

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SF

1) [interior] vest, singlet, undershirt (EEUU); [exterior] T-shirt

una camiseta de algodón — a cotton vest

una camiseta sin mangas — a sleeveless vest

una camiseta de tirantes — a vest

- ponerse la camiseta

2) (Dep) shirt, jersey, strip

la camiseta de la selección nacional — the national team shirt o jersey

- sudar la camiseta

camiseta de deporte — sports shirt, sports jersey

3) LAm nightdress

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femenino

a) ( prenda interior) undershirt (AmE), vest (BrE)

b) ( prenda exterior) T-shirt; ( de fútbol) shirt, jersey (AmE); ( de atletismo - de manga corta) shirt, jersey (AmE); (- sin mangas) jersey (AmE), vest (BrE)

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= T-shirt [tee-shirt], tee-shirt [T-shirt].

Ex. Some library workers concocted a scheme to advertise the plight of California libraries-through slogan-bearing T-shirts and sweatshirts.

Ex. As I thought about what to cover in this talk, I saw someone with a tee-shirt with the slogan 'The future is already here -- it's just not uniformly distributed'.

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* camiseta de mangas cortas = T-shirt [tee-shirt].

* camiseta de tirantes = sleeveless shirt, sleeveless shirt, singlet, vest, tank top, sleeveless top.

* camiseta interior de tirantes = singlet, vest.

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femenino

a) ( prenda interior) undershirt (AmE), vest (BrE)

b) ( prenda exterior) T-shirt; ( de fútbol) shirt, jersey (AmE); ( de atletismo - de manga corta) shirt, jersey (AmE); (- sin mangas) jersey (AmE), vest (BrE)

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= T-shirt [tee-shirt], tee-shirt [T-shirt].

Ex: Some library workers concocted a scheme to advertise the plight of California libraries-through slogan-bearing T-shirts and sweatshirts.

Ex: As I thought about what to cover in this talk, I saw someone with a tee-shirt with the slogan 'The future is already here -- it's just not uniformly distributed'.

* camiseta de mangas cortas = T-shirt [tee-shirt].

* camiseta de tirantes = sleeveless shirt, sleeveless shirt, singlet, vest, tank top, sleeveless top.

* camiseta interior de tirantes = singlet, vest.

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camiseta

feminine

1 (prenda interior) undershirt ( AmE), vest ( BrE)

2 (prenda exterior) T-shirt; (de fútbol) shirt, jersey ( AmE); (de atletismo — de manga corta) shirt, jersey ( AmE); (— sin mangas) jersey ( AmE), singlet ( BrE), vest ( BrE)

ponerse la camiseta ( RPl fam); to fly the flag

sudar la camiseta ( fam); to sweat blood

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camiseta sustantivo femenino
a) ( prenda interior) undershirt (AmE), vest (BrE)

b) ( prenda exterior) T-shirt;

( de fútbol) shirt, jersey (AmE);
( sin mangas) jersey (AmE), vest (BrE)
camiseta sustantivo femenino
1 Indum (interior) vest, US undershirt
(exterior) T-shirt
2 Dep shirt
♦ Locuciones: familiar Dep sudar la camiseta, to run oneself into the ground: si quieres ese ascenso tendrás que sudar la camiseta, you'll have to work hard for this promotion
' camiseta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dar
- macarra
- sudada
- sudado
- buzo
- franela
- playera
- polera
- remera
English:
back
- singlet
- string vest
- T-shirt
- tee-shirt
- undershirt
- vest
- jersey
- sweat
- T
- under
- wrong

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camiseta nf

1. [interior] Br vest, US undershirt

2. [de manga corta] T-shirt

3. [de deportes] [de tirantes] vest;
[con mangas] shirt; Fig
defender la camiseta del Lugo to play for Lugo;

Comp
RP Fam
ponerse la camiseta: se puso la camiseta de la empresa he became a real company man;

Comp

sudaron la camiseta they played their hearts out

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camiseta

f

1 T-shirt

2 DEP jersey, Br

shirt

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camiseta nf

1) : T-shirt

2) : undershirt

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camiseta n

1. (con manga corta) T shirt / tee shirt

me he comprado una camiseta I've bought a T shirt

2. (sin mangas) vest

ponte la camiseta put your vest on

Spanish-English dictionary > camiseta
17 tierra

f.

1 land (terrenos, continentes).

en tierras mexicanas/del rey on Mexican soil/the King's land

por estas tierras round these parts, down this way

tierra adentro inland

tierra firme dry land (por oposición al mar)

tierra de nadie no-man's-land

tierra prometida Promised Land

tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego

tierra Santa the Holy Land

tierra virgen virgin land

2 land.

cultivar la tierra to farm the land

3 earth.

se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth in my shoes

un camino de tierra a dirt track

tierra batida clay (en tenis)

4 ground (suelo).

bajo tierra underground

caer a tierra to fall to the ground

tomar tierra to land

5 homeland, native land (lugar de origen) (país).

vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheese

tierra natal homeland, native land

6 dust. ( Latin American Spanish)

7 soil, dirt.

8 country, homeland.

9 plot of land, territory, estate, soil.

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tierra

► nombre femenino

1 (planeta) earth

2 (superficie sólida) land

3 (terreno cultivado) soil, land

4 (país) country, land

5 (suelo) ground

6 ELECTRICIDAD earth, US ground

► nombre femenino plural tierras

1 land sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caer por tierra figurado to crumble

dar en tierra con algo to drop something on the ground, throw something on the ground

echar a tierra to demolish

echar por tierra figurado to crush, destroy

■ echaron por tierra su argumento they destroyed his argument

echar tierra encima de figurado to hush up

poner tierra por medio figurado to make oneself scarce

por estas tierras in these parts

por tierra overland, by land

¡tierra a la vista! land ahoy!

tierra adentro inland

¡tierra trágame! figurado I wish I was somewhere else, I could curl up and die

tirar por tierra figurado to crush, destroy

tocar tierra MARÍTIMO to reach harbour (US harbor) 2 AVIACIÓN to touch down

vivir de la tierra to make a living from the land

tierra de nadie no-man's-land

Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego

tierra firme terra firma, dry land

tierra natal homeland

Tierra Santa the Holy Land

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noun f.

1) earth

2) land

3) soil

4) homeland

•

- tierra firme

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SF

1)

• la Tierra — the earth, the Earth

2) (=superficie)

a) [fuera del agua] land

¡tierra a la vista! — land ahoy!

permanecer en tierra — to remain on land

la industria pesquera genera unos 400.000 empleos en tierra — the fishing industry provides 400,000 jobs on land

saltar a tierra — to leap ashore

• tierra adentro — inland

el desierto avanza tierra adentro — the desert is advancing inland

soy de tierra adentro — I'm from inland

• por tierra — overland, by land

atravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country

por tierra y por mar — by land and by sea

• tomar tierra — to reach port, get in

b) (=no aire) [desde el aire] ground; [desde el espacio] earth

la explosión ocurrió cuando el avión cayó a tierra — the explosion occurred when the aeroplane hit the ground

un ataque por tierra y aire — a ground and air attack

• tocar tierra — to touch down

• tomar tierra — to land

tierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land

3) (=suelo) ground

estaba tirado en la tierra — he was lying on the ground

• caer a tierra — to fall down

• caer por tierra — [persona] to fall to the ground; [argumento, teoría] to fall apart

• dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over

• echar a tierra — [+ construcción, rival] to knock down

• echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground

- besar la tierra

- echar o tirar por tierra

- perder tierra

- poner tierra de por medio

- venirse a o por tierra

- ¡tierra, trágame!

4) (=material) [gen] earth; (=polvo) dust; (=barro) mud; [para jardinería, cultivo] soil

olía a tierra mojada — it smelled of wet earth

se levantó mucha tierra — a dust cloud blew up

con los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud

viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors

el avión aterrizó en una pequeña pista de tierra — the aeroplane landed on a small dirt runway

un camino de tierra — a dirt road

es muy buena tierra para las plantas — it's good soil for plants

un saco de tierra — a bag of soil

jugarán en pistas de tierra — they'll play on clay courts

• sacudir la tierra — Cono Sur, Méx to dust

- estar bajo tierra

- echar tierra a o sobre algo

acordaron echar tierra al incidente y seguir siendo amigos — they agreed to put the incident behind them and continue to be friends

- echar tierra a algn

le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad

- echarse tierra encima

tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately

tierra de batán — fuller's earth

tierra de brezo — peat

tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately

tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth

tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately

tierra vegetal — topsoil
pista 3), política 2)
5) (Agr) land

trabajar la tierra — to work the land

las tierras de cereales — grain-growing land

heredó unas tierras cerca del río — he inherited some land near the river

- en cualquier tierra de garbanzos

tierra baldía — wasteland

tierra de cultivo — arable land

tierra de labor — agricultural land

tierra de pan llevar — grain-growing land

tierra de regadío — irrigated land

tierra de secano — dry land, unirrigated land

6) (=división territorial)

a) (=lugar de origen)

en mi tierra no se usa esa expresión — we don't use that expression where I come from

vamos a nuestra tierra a pasar las Navidades — we're going home for Christmas

todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland

• de la tierra — [vino, queso] local, locally produced; [fruta, verduras] locally grown

productos de la tierra — local produce

b) [en plural]

la expropiación de tierras palestinas — the expropriation of Palestinian land o lands

sus viajes por tierras de Castilla, su largo exilio en tierras australianas — her lengthy exile in Australia

no es de estas tierras — he's not from these parts, he's not from this part of the world

- ver tierras

Tierra del Fuego — Tierra del Fuego

tierra de nadie — no-man's-land

tierra de promisión — promised land

tierra natal — native land

tierra prometida — promised land

Tierra Santa — Holy Land

7) (Elec) earth, ground (EEUU)

conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance
toma 1., 1)
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femenino

1) (campo, terreno) land

tierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías — wasteland

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra — he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

no juegues con tierra — don't play in the dirt

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echarse tierra encima — to do oneself down

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust

- tierra batida

4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

gentes de tierra adentro — people from inland

el ejército de tierra — the army

tierra firme — solid ground

quedarse en tierra — to be left behind

tocar tierra — to land, put into port

tomar tierra — to land, touch down

6)

a) (país, lugar)

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

b) ( territorio) soil

- tierra de nadie

- tierra natal

- Tierra Prometida/Santa

7) ( planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

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femenino

1) (campo, terreno) land

tierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías — wasteland

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra — he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

no juegues con tierra — don't play in the dirt

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echarse tierra encima — to do oneself down

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust

- tierra batida

4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

gentes de tierra adentro — people from inland

el ejército de tierra — the army

tierra firme — solid ground

quedarse en tierra — to be left behind

tocar tierra — to land, put into port

tomar tierra — to land, touch down

6)

a) (país, lugar)

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

b) ( territorio) soil

- tierra de nadie

- tierra natal

- Tierra Prometida/Santa

7) ( planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

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tierra²

² = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.

Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.

Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.

Ex: This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.

* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.

* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.

* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.

* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.

* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].

* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.

* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.

* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.

* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.

* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.

* de tierra = onshore, earthen.

* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].

* en la tierra = on the ground.

* en la tierra de = in the land of.

* en tierra = onshore, ashore.

* en tierra firme = on dry land.

* en tierras lejanas = outranged.

* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.

* gestión de tierras = land management.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.

* mala tierra = poor soil.

* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.

* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.

* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.

* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.

* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.

* sobre la tierra = on the ground.

* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.

* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.

* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.

* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.

* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.

* tierra cultivable = arable land.

* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].

* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.

* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].

* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.

* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.

* tierra de pastos = pasture land.

* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.

* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.

* tierra fértil = sod, loam.

* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.

* tierra lejana = far off land.

* tierra mala = poor soil.

* tierra margosa = loamy soil.

* tierra natal = homeland.

* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.

* tierras = landed estate.

* tierras altas = highland.

* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.

* tierra salvaje = wilderness.

* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.

* tierras bajas = lowlands.

* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.

* tierras del sur = southland.

* tierras mejores = greener pastures.

* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.

* tierras perdidas = lost lands.

* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.

* toma de tierra = earthing.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* tropa de tierra = ground troop.

* uso de la tierra = land use.

* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].

* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.

* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.

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tierra

feminine

A (campo, terreno) land

una distribución más justa de la tierra a fairer distribution of land

tierras comunales common land

compró unas tierras en Durango he bought some land in Durango

tierras fértiles/áridas fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo or de labranza or de labor or de labrantío arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías wasteland

los que trabajan la tierra those who work the land

poner tierra de por medio to make oneself scarce, get out quick ( colloq)

B

1 (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra this is very good land o soil

cavaba la tierra he was digging the ground

un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth

no juegues con la tierra, que te vas a manchar don't play in the dirt, you'll get filthy

un camino de tierra a dirt road o track

¡cuerpo a tierra! get down!, hit the ground! ( colloq)

ya lleva un año bajo tierra she's been dead and buried for a year now

echar algo por tierra ‹edificio/monumento› to demolish, pull o knock down;

‹planes› to wreck, ruin, put paid to; ‹argumentos› to demolish, destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dash

echarle tierra a algo/algn ( Col fam); to put sth/sb to shame, make sth/sb look bad

echarse tierra encima to do oneself down, cry stinking fish ( BrE)

echar tierra a or sobre algo (ocultarlo) to cover o hush sth up; (olvidarlo) to forget about sth, put sth behind one

tragarse la tierra a algn: parecía que se lo hubiera tragado la tierra it was as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth

en aquel momento deseé que me tragara la tierra at that moment I just wanted the earth o the ground to open and swallow me up

2 ( AmL) (polvo) dust

Compuesto:

tierra batida

( Esp) clay

C ( Elec) ground ( AmE), earth ( BrE)

el cable que va a tierra the ground o earth lead

necesita una conexión a tierra or debe estar conectado a tierra or ( AmL) debe hacer tierra it needs to be connected to ground o earth, it needs to be grounded o earthed

toma

D (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

¡tierra a la vista! land ho! o land ahoy!

viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land

iniciaron las expediciones tierra adentro they started expeditions into the interior

gentes de tierra adentro people from the interior, people from inland

misiles aire-tierra air-to-ground missiles

el ejército de tierra the army

tierra firme solid ground, terra firma

quedarse en tierra to be left behind, miss one's train ( o boat etc)

tocar tierra to land, put into port

tomar tierra to land, touch down

E

1

(país, región, lugar): después de tantos años de exilio decidió volver a su tierra after all those years in exile he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

las cosas que pasan por aquellas tierras the things that happen in those places o countries

partió a tierras lejanas para buscar fortuna he set out for foreign parts o for distant lands to seek his fortune

vino de la tierra local wine, locally produced wine

fruta de la tierra locally grown fruit

2 (territorio) soil

en el instante que pisó tierra francesa the moment he set foot on French soil

Compuestos:

● tierra caliente

: from Mexico to Peru, land below approx. 1,200m

● Tierra del Fuego

Tierra del Fuego

● tierra de nadie

no-man's-land

● Tierra de Promisión

Tierra Prometida

● tierra fría

the cold lands (pl), (from Mexico to Peru, land above approx. 2,200m)

● tierra natal

native land, land of one's birth

● Tierra Prometida

Promised Land

● Tierra Santa

Holy Land

● tierra templada

the temperate lands (pl) (from Mexico to Peru, land between approx. 1,200m and 2,200m)

F

(planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

la composición de la atmósfera de la Tierra the composition of the Earth's atmosphere

¿cúal es el planeta más cercano a la Tierra? what is the closest planet to (the) Earth?

para proteger la vida en la Tierra to protect life on earth

Creador del Cielo y de la Tierra Creator of Heaven and Earth

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tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (campo, terreno) land;
◊ tierras fértiles fertile land;

tierra de cultivo arable land
2 (suelo, superficie) ground;
(materia, arena) earth;
◊ cavar la tierra to dig the ground;

un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth;
no juegues con tierra don't play in the dirt;
un camino de tierra a dirt road o track;
echar algo por tierra ‹ planes› to wreck, ruin;

‹ argumentos› to demolish, destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash
3 (AmL) ( polvo) dust
4 (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE);
estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra to be grounded o earthed
5 (por oposición al mar, al aire) land;
◊ viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land;

tierra firme solid ground;
tomar tierra to land, touch down
6 (país, lugar):
◊ su tierra (natal) his homeland, his native land;

costumbres de aquellas tierras customs in those places o countries;
la Ttierra Santa the Holy Land
7 ( planeta)
◊ la Ttierra (the) Earth

tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (planeta) la Tierra, (the) Earth o earth
2 (medio terrestre, terreno) land
viajar por tierra, to travel by land
tierra adentro, inland
tierra de nadie, no-man's-land
(un avión) tomar tierra, to land
Agr land
tiene tierras de cultivo, he has cultivated land
tierra baldía, wasteland
3 (país, lugar de origen) homeland
(territorio) nació en tierra inglesa, she was born on English soil
4 (superficie terrestre, suelo) ground
bajo tierra, below ground
(materia) soil, earth
un puñado de tierra, a handful of earth o soil
un camino de tierra, a dirt track
5 Elec earth
toma de tierra, earth wire, US ground
♦ Locuciones: echar por tierra, to ruin, spoil
echar tierra sobre, to hush up
familiar de la tierra, (producto del país) son tomates de la tierra, they are home-grown tomatoes
familiar (alejarse, escapar) poner alguien tierra por medio, to get as far away as possible
familiar (para expresar vergüenza) ¡tierra trágame! I wish the earth would swallow me up
(perder un medio de transporte) quedarse alguien en tierra, to miss a plane/train or any other form of transport
' tierra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- baja
- bajo
- barro
- batida
- batido
- campo
- construcción
- criar
- desaparecer
- entrañas
- escarbar
- esquilmar
- explotar
- franja
- fructífera
- fructífero
- global
- globo
- gua
- horizonte
- hoyo
- hundimiento
- langosta
- palada
- parcela
- perforar
- pista
- polvo
- ras
- redondez
- remover
- ribera
- rica
- rico
- seísmo
- sementera
- señorío
- soñar
- suelo
- surco
- temblar
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- terrena
- terreno
- terrestre
- terrón
- terruño
- tocar
English:
adjacent
- adjoining
- allotment
- ashore
- clump
- crack
- crumble
- crunch
- cultivated
- cultivation
- demolish
- dig
- dirt road
- earth
- earthworm
- earthy
- encroach
- explode
- face
- fairyland
- fall
- farming
- feel
- ground
- hedgehog
- Holy Land
- homeland
- inland
- land
- level
- lump
- no man's land
- orbit
- overland
- parched
- portage
- pull apart
- quake
- reclaim
- rich
- richness
- rig
- rock
- roll
- rough
- sandy
- seed
- set down
- shatter
- shock

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tierra nf

1. [planeta]
la Tierra (the) Earth

2. [superficie] land;

viajar por tierra to travel by land;

tierra adentro inland;

Comp

poner tierra (de) por medio to make oneself scarce

Comp
Am tierra caliente = in Latin America, climate zone up to an altitude of approximately 1,000 metres;
tierra firme [por oposición al mar] land, dry land;
[terreno sólido] hard ground; Am tierra fría = in Latin America, climate zone above the altitude of approximately 2,000 metres;
Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego;

tierra de nadie no-man's-land;

tierra prometida Promised Land;

Tierra de Promisión Promised Land;

Tierra Santa the Holy Land;

la tierra del Sol Naciente the land of the Rising Sun;
Am tierra templada = in Latin America, climate zone between the altitudes of approximately 1,000 and 2,000 metres;
tierra virgen virgin land

3. [suelo] ground;

trabajan bajo tierra they work underground;

caer a tierra to fall to the ground;

dar en tierra con algo [tirar] to knock sth down o to the ground;

quedarse en tierra [viajero] to miss the boat/train/plane/ etc;

muchos aviones se han quedado en tierra por la niebla many planes have been grounded because of the fog;

tocar tierra [avión] to touch down;

tomar tierra: tomó tierra en un campo he landed in a field;

tomaremos tierra en el aeropuerto de Barajas en diez minutos we will be landing at Barajas airport in ten minutes;

Comp

besar la tierra to fall flat on one's face;

Comp

echar o [m5] tirar algo por tierra [esperanzas, planes, carrera] to ruin sth;
[argumentos, teoría] to demolish sth;
Comp
Fam
¡tierra, trágame!, ¡trágame tierra! I wish the earth would swallow me up!;

Comp

era como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra he had vanished without a trace;

Comp

venir o [m5] venirse a tierra to come to nothing

4. [materia] earth;
[para nutrir plantas] soil;
se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth o dirt in my shoes;

esta tierra no es buena para cultivar this soil isn't good for growing things;

un camino de tierra a dirt track;

política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy;
Formal
dar tierra a alguien to bury sb;

Comp

echar tierra a o [m5] sobre un asunto to hush up an affair

Comp
tierra batida [en tenis] clay;
tierra vegetal topsoil, loam

5. [en agricultura] land;

cultivar la tierra to farm the land

Comp
tierra cultivable arable land;
tierra de cultivo arable land;

tierra de labor arable land;

tierra de labranza arable land

6. [lugar de origen] [país] homeland, native land;
[región] home o native region;
este chico es de mi tierra this lad is from where I come from;

vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheese

Comp
tierra natal homeland, native land
7. [terrenos, países]
es el dueño de estas tierras he's the owner of this land;

en tierras del rey on the King's land;

en tierras mexicanas on Mexican soil;

por estas tierras round these parts, down this way;

ver otras tierras to travel, to see the world

8. Elec
(toma de) tierra Br earth, US ground;

estar conectado a tierra, tener toma de tierra to be Br earthed o US grounded

9. Quím tierra rara rare earth

10. Am [polvo] dust

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tierra

f

1 land;

tierra de labor, tierra cultivable arable land, farmland;

tierras altas highlands;

tierras bajas lowlands;

poner tierra de por medio flee, make o.s. scarce fam ;

por tierra viajar by land;

tomar tierra AVIA land

2 materia soil, earth;

echar tierra a algo fig hush sth up;

echar por tierra ruin, wreck;

como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he had vanished off the face of the earth

3 ( patria) native land, homeland;

de la tierra locally produced, local

4 EL ground, Br

earth

5

:

la Tierra the Earth

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tierra nf

1) : land

2) suelo: ground, earth

3) : country, homeland, soil

4)

tierra natal : native land

5)

la Tierra : the Earth

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tierra n

1. (terreno) land

trabajar la tierra to work the land

éstas son mis tierras this is my land

2. (materia) earth / soil

tiró un puñado de tierra en la tumba he threw a handful of earth in the grave

es buena tierra it's good soil

3. (suelo) ground

la tierra está helada the ground is frozen

tropezó y cayó por tierra she tripped and fell over

echar por tierra to ruin / to spoil

tomar tierra to land

tierra firme terra firma

Cuando se refiere al planeta Tierra, se escribe con mayúscula: Earth

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I v/i

1. Person: work; (berufstätig sein) auch be in work; geistig / körperlich arbeiten do mental / phsyical work; arbeiten als Gärtner etc. work as a gardener etc.; arbeiten an be working on; arbeiten bei oder für (angestellt sein) work for; für oder gegen Geld arbeiten work for money; arbeiten für / gegen (sich einsetzen) work for / against; arbeiten für zwei do the work of two; im Akkord arbeiten do piece work; die Zeit arbeitet für / gegen uns fig. we’ve got time on our side / against us; arbeiten mit einem Werkzeug, Material: work with; einer Firma: deal with, do business with; arbeiten über (+ Akk) (schreiben) work ( oder write) on; arbeiten wie ein Pferd / Wilder umg. work like a Trojan / like mad

2. (funktionieren) work; Organ auch: function; Maschine etc. auch: operate, run

3. Holz etc.: expand and contract; Teig: rise; Wein etc.: work

4. WIRTS. Kapital etc.: work ( mit Gewinn at a profit); sein Geld arbeiten lassen invest

5. SPORT: (trainieren) train (an + Dat oder mit on oder with); arbeiten mit einem Pferd, Hund (dressieren) train

6. an sich (Dat) arbeiten (work to) improve o.s.; sie hat den Erfolg verdient - sie hat hart an sich gearbeitet she deserves every success - she worked hard to achieve it; man sah, wie es in ihm arbeitete you could almost see it churning around inside him

II v/refl

1. (sich mühen): sich durch den Schnee / einen Roman arbeiten work ( oder plough, Am. plow) one’s way through the snow / a novel; sich durch den Schlamm arbeiten labo(u)r (oder umg. slog) through the mud; sich nach oben oder an die Spitze arbeiten work one’s way up to the top; er wird sich da nicht krank arbeiten he won’t overdo himself; sich müde / krank etc. arbeiten work until one is tired / ill, work o.s. into the ground; sich zu Tode oder tot arbeiten work o.s to death / ruin o.s.

2. unpers.: hier / mit dir arbeitet es sich schlecht it’s difficult to work here / with you

III v/t

1. (anfertigen) make, fashion; eine Statue in oder aus Bronze arbeiten make ( oder work) a statue in bronze; das Kleid ist sorgfältig gearbeitet the dress is beautifully made ( oder finished)

2. (tun) do; was arbeitet er? what is he doing?; höchste Zeit, dass du mal was arbeitest! it’s high time for you to get to work ( oder do something oder do some work)!

3. sich (Dat) die Hände wund / den Buckel krumm arbeiten umg. work one’s hands raw / work o.s. into the ground

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das Arbeiten

working

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ạr|bei|ten ['arbaitn]
1. vi

1) (= sich betätigen) to work (
an +dat on)
gearbeitet — the singer has worked hard or has done a lot of work

arbeiten wie ein Pferd/Wilder (inf) — to work like a Trojan or horse/like mad (inf)

die Zeit arbeitet für uns — we have time on our side, time is on our side

die Zeit arbeitet gegen uns — time is against us

er arbeitet für zwei (inf) — he does the work of two, he does enough work for two

er arbeitet über Schiller — he's working on Schiller

er arbeitet mit Ölfarben — he works in or uses oils

2) (= funktionieren) (Organ, Maschine) to function, to work

die Anlage arbeitet automatisch — the plant is automatic

die Anlage arbeitet elektrisch/mit Kohle — the plant runs or operates on electricity/coal

3) (= berufstätig sein) to work

seine Frau arbeitet auch — his wife works too, his wife goes out to work too

für eine or bei einer Firma/Zeitung arbeiten — to work for a firm/newspaper

die arbeitende Bevölkerung — the working population

4) (= in Bewegung sein) to work; (Most etc) to ferment; (Holz) to warp

in meinem Magen arbeitet es — my stomach's rumbling

in seinem Kopf arbeitet es — his mind is at work

in ihm begann es zu arbeiten — he started to react, it began to work on him

2. vr

1)

sich krank/müde arbeiten — to make oneself ill/tire oneself out with work

sich krüpplig arbeiten (inf) — to work oneself silly (inf)

sich zu Tode arbeiten — to work oneself to death

die Hände wund arbeiten — to work one's fingers to the bone

2) (= sich fortbewegen) to work oneself (
in +acc into, durch through, zu to)
sich in die Höhe or nach oben/an die Spitze arbeiten (fig) — to work one's way up/(up) to the top

3) impers

es arbeitet sich gut/schlecht — you can/can't work well

es arbeitet sich hier auch nicht besser — it's no better working here either

mit ihr arbeitet es sich angenehm — it's nice working with her

3. vt

1) (= herstellen) to make

2) (= tun) to do

was arbeitest du dort? — what are you doing there?; (beruflich) what do you do there?

ich habe heute noch nichts gearbeitet — I haven't done any work or anything today

du kannst auch ruhig mal was arbeiten! (inf) — it wouldn't hurt you to do some work either!

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1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) labour

2) (to act or work: The sewing-machine isn't operating properly.) operate

3) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) work

4) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) work

5) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) work

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ar·bei·ten

[ˈarbaitn̩]

I. vi

1. (tätig sein) to work

stör mich nicht, ich arbeite gerade! don't disturb me, I'm working!

▪ an etw dat \arbeiten to be working on sth

Helene arbeitet an der Fertigstellung ihres Erstromans Helen is working on the completion of her first novel

▪ über jdn/etw \arbeiten to work on sb/sth

er arbeitet über Goethe he's working on Goethe

für zwei \arbeiten (fam) to do the work of two [people]

2. (berufstätig sein)

▪ [bei jdm/für jdn/an etw dat] \arbeiten to work [for sb/on sth]

\arbeiten gehen to have a job

3. TECH (funktionieren) to work

▪ [mit etw dat] \arbeiten to operate [on sth]

das System arbeitet vollautomatisch the system is fully automatic

unsere Heizung arbeitet mit Gas our heating operates [or runs] on gas

alle Systeme \arbeiten nach Vorschrift all systems are working according to regulations

4. MED (funktionieren) to function

Ihre Leber arbeitet nicht mehr richtig your liver is not functioning properly anymore

5. (sich bewegen) Holz, Balken to warp

6. (gären) Hefe, Most etc. to ferment

7. impers (sich innerlich mit etw beschäftigen) to work

▪ in jdm arbeitet es sb is reacting

man sah, wie es in ihm arbeitete you could see his mind working

lass mich nachdenken, in meinem Kopf arbeitet es jetzt! let me think, my mind is starting to work!

8. MODE (schneidern)

bei jdm \arbeiten lassen to have sth made somewhere/by sb

Ihr Anzug sitzt ja ganz ausgezeichnet! wo/bei wem lassen Sie \arbeiten? your suit fits wonderfully! where do you have your clothes made [or who makes your clothes for you]?

II. vr

1. (gelangen)

▪ sich akk irgendwohin \arbeiten to work one's way somewhere

die Bergarbeiter arbeiteten sich weiter nach unten the miners worked their way further down

sich akk [langsam] nach oben [o an die Spitze] \arbeiten to work one's way [slowly] to the top

2. (durchdringen)

▪ sich akk [durch etw akk] [durch] \arbeiten to work oneself [through sth]

der Bohrer musste sich durch das Gestein \arbeiten the drill had to work through the stonework

3. (bewältigen)

▪ sich akk durch etw akk \arbeiten to work one's way through sth

es wird Wochen brauchen, bis ich mich durch all die Aktenberge gearbeitet habe it will take me weeks to work my way through the stacks of papers

4. impers (zusammenarbeiten)

▪ es lässt sich [mit jdm] arbeiten there's co-operation [with sb]

es arbeitet sich gut/schlecht mit jdm you can/can't work well with sb

mit willigen Mitarbeitern arbeitet es sich besser als mit störrischen it's better to work with willing colleagues than with stubborn ones; (umgehen) to work

es arbeitet sich gut/schlecht auf etw dat/mit etw dat you can/can't work well on sth/with sth

mit dem alten Computer arbeitet es sich nicht so gut you can't work as well on the old computer

5. (sich in einen Zustand arbeiten)

sich akk halb tot \arbeiten to work oneself to death

sich akk krank \arbeiten to work till one drops

sich akk müde \arbeiten to tire oneself out with work, to work oneself silly; s.a. Tod

III. vt

1. (herstellen) to make

▪ etw [aus etw dat] \arbeiten to make sth [from sth]

von Hand \arbeiten to make sth by hand

der Schmuck ist ganz aus 18-karätigem Gold gearbeitet the jewellery is made entirely from 18-carat gold

2. (tun)

▪ etwas/nichts \arbeiten to do sth/nothing

ich habe heute noch nichts gearbeitet I haven't managed to do anything yet today

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) work

zu arbeiten haben — have work to do

an etwas (Dat.) arbeiten — work on something

bei jemandem/einer Firma usw. arbeiten — work for somebody/a company etc.

seine Frau arbeitet — (ist berufstätig) his wife has a job or works

die Zeit arbeitet für/gegen uns — time is on our side/against us

2) (funktionieren) <heart, lungs, etc.> work, function; < machine> work, operate

3) (sich verändern) < wood> warp; < must> ferment; < dough> rise
2.
transitives Verb

1) (herstellen) make; (in Ton, Silber, usw.) work; make; fashion

2) (tun) do

was arbeiten Sie? — what are you doing?; (beruflich) what do you do for a living?; what's your job?
3.
reflexives Verb

1)

sich müde/krank arbeiten — tire oneself out/make oneself ill with work

sich zu Tode arbeiten — work oneself to death

sich (Dat.) die Hände wund arbeiten — work one's fingers to the bone

2) (Strecke zurücklegen)

sich durch etwas/in etwas (Akk.) arbeiten — work one's way through/into something

sich nach oben arbeiten — (fig.) work one's way up

3) unpers

hier arbeitet es sich gut — this is a good place to work

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arbeiten

A. v/i

1. Person: work; (berufstätig sein) auch be in work;

geistig/körperlich arbeiten do mental/phsyical work;

arbeiten als Gärtner etc work as a gardener etc;

arbeiten an be working on;

arbeiten bei oder

für (angestellt sein) work for;

für oder

gegen Geld arbeiten work for money;

arbeiten für/gegen (sich einsetzen) work for/against;

arbeiten für zwei do the work of two;

im Akkord arbeiten do piece work;

die Zeit arbeitet für/gegen uns fig we’ve got time on our side/against us;

arbeiten mit einem Werkzeug, Material: work with; einer Firma: deal with, do business with;

arbeiten über (+akk) (schreiben) work ( oder write) on;

arbeiten wie ein Pferd/Wilder umg work like a Trojan/like mad

2. (funktionieren) work; Organ auch: function; Maschine etc auch: operate, run

3. Holz etc: expand and contract; Teig: rise; Wein etc: work

4. WIRTSCH Kapital etc: work (

mit Gewinn at a profit);

sein Geld

arbeiten lassen invest

5. SPORT: (trainieren) train (

an +dat oder

mit on oder with);

arbeiten mit einem Pferd, Hund (dressieren) train

6.

an sich (dat)

arbeiten (work to) improve o.s.;

sie hat den Erfolg verdient - sie hat hart an sich gearbeitet she deserves every success - she worked hard to achieve it;

man sah, wie es in ihm arbeitete you could almost see it churning around inside him

B. v/r

1. (sich mühen):

sich durch den Schnee/einen Roman arbeiten work ( oder plough, US plow) one’s way through the snow/a novel;

sich durch den Schlamm arbeiten labo(u)r (oder umg slog) through the mud;

sich nach oben oder

an die Spitze arbeiten work one’s way up to the top;

sich müde arbeiten work until one is tired, work o.s. into the ground;

sich zu Tode arbeiten work o.s to death/ruin o.s.

2. unpers:

hier/mit dir arbeitet es sich schlecht it’s difficult to work here/with you

C. v/t

1. (anfertigen) make, fashion;

eine Statue in oder

aus Bronze arbeiten make ( oder work) a statue in bronze;

das Kleid ist sorgfältig gearbeitet the dress is beautifully made ( oder finished)

2. (tun) do;

was arbeitet er? what is he doing?;

höchste Zeit, dass du mal was arbeitest! it’s high time for you to get to work ( oder do something oder do some work)!

3.

sich (dat)

die Hände wund arbeiten umg work one’s hands raw

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) work

zu arbeiten haben — have work to do

an etwas (Dat.) arbeiten — work on something

bei jemandem/einer Firma usw. arbeiten — work for somebody/a company etc.

seine Frau arbeitet — (ist berufstätig) his wife has a job or works

die Zeit arbeitet für/gegen uns — time is on our side/against us

2) (funktionieren) <heart, lungs, etc.> work, function; < machine> work, operate

3) (sich verändern) < wood> warp; < must> ferment; < dough> rise
2.
transitives Verb

1) (herstellen) make; (in Ton, Silber, usw.) work; make; fashion

2) (tun) do

was arbeiten Sie? — what are you doing?; (beruflich) what do you do for a living?; what's your job?
3.
reflexives Verb

1)

sich müde/krank arbeiten — tire oneself out/make oneself ill with work

sich zu Tode arbeiten — work oneself to death

sich (Dat.) die Hände wund arbeiten — work one's fingers to the bone

2) (Strecke zurücklegen)

sich durch etwas/in etwas (Akk.) arbeiten — work one's way through/into something

sich nach oben arbeiten — (fig.) work one's way up

3) unpers

hier arbeitet es sich gut — this is a good place to work

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v.

to act v.

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19 stürzen

I v/i (ist gestürzt)

1. fall; in die Tiefe: plunge, plummet; ins Wasser: dive, plunge; schwer stürzen have a bad ( oder heavy) fall; ( bewusstlos) zu Boden stürzen fall to the ground (unconscious), collapse; vom Fahrrad stürzen fall off one’s bicycle; aus dem Fenster stürzen fall out of the window; aus den Augen stürzen Tränen: stream from s.o.’s eyes; ins Meer stürzen Flugzeug: plunge ( oder dive) into the sea

2. WIRTS., Kurse, Preise: fall ( oder drop) sharply, tumble; Temperatur: drop sharply, plunge

3. POL., Regierung etc.: fall; Minister: be removed from office; der Minister stürzte über diesen Skandal auch this scandal brought about ( oder led to) the minister’s downfall

4. Gelände: drop; in die Tiefe stürzen Abhang etc.: drop sheer, plunge down; die Felsen stürzen dort 100 Meter in die Tiefe the cliffs have a sheer drop of 100 met|res (Am. -ers) at that point

5. (rennen) rush, dash; ins Zimmer stürzen auch burst into the room; in jemandes Arme stürzen fall ( oder fling o.s.) into s.o.’s arms

II v/t (hat)

1. (stoßen) throw; jemanden / etw. aus dem Fenster / von der Brücke stürzen throw s.o. / s.th. out of the window / from ( oder off) the bridge; jemanden ins Elend etc. stürzen plunge s.o. into misery etc.; Verderben

2. (umkippen) turn upside down; (Pudding etc.) turn out of the mo(u)ld ( oder tin); Nicht stürzen! Kistenaufschrift: this side up

3. (Regierung etc.) bring down, bring about the downfall of; durch Gewalt: overthrow

III v/refl (hat)

1. sich ins Wasser stürzen plunge into the water; sich vor einen Zug stürzen throw o.s. in front of a train; sich aus dem Fenster stürzen plunge ( oder fling o.s.) out of the window; sich in Unkosten stürzen go to great expense, spare no expense; er hat sich nicht gerade in geistige Unkosten gestürzt he didn’t exactly strain his grey matter; sich in die Arbeit stürzen throw o.s. into ( oder immerse o.s. in) one’s work; sich ins Nachtleben stürzen umg. abandon o.s. to the pleasures of nightlife; Unglück, Verderben etc.

2. sich stürzen auf (+ Akk) (jemanden) rush to(wards); aggressiv: rush at; (herfallen über) auch Raubkatze: pounce on; Raubvogel: swoop down on; umg., fig. (ein Buffet etc.) fall upon, attack; sich aufeinander stürzen fall upon each other; sich auf die Süßigkeiten stürzen umg. pounce on ( oder attack) the sweets; sich auf die Geschenke stürzen umg. fall upon the presents

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(der Macht entheben) to overthrow; to subvert; to topple; to bring down;

(fallen) to plunge; to fall; to slump; to drop;

(herunterwerfen) to topple; to throw;

(rennen) to rush;

sich stürzen

to plunge; to pounce

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stụ̈r|zen ['ʃtʏrtsn]
1. vi aux sein

1) (= fallen) to fall (von from, off); (geh = steil abfallen) to plunge; (= hervorstürzen) to stream

ins Wasser stürzen — to plunge into the water

vom Pferd stürzen — to fall off a/one's horse

zu Boden stürzen — to crash to the ground

zu Tode or in den Tod stürzen — to fall to one's death

er ist schwer or heftig/unglücklich gestürzt — he had a heavy/bad fall

die Tränen stürzten ihm aus den Augen (geh) — tears streamed from his eyes

2) (fig = abgesetzt werden) to fall

3) (= rennen) to rush, to dash

sie kam ins Zimmer gestürzt — she burst or came bursting into the room

jdm in die Arme stürzen — to fling oneself into sb's arms

2. vt

1) (= werfen) to fling, to hurl

jdn aus dem Fenster stürzen — to fling or hurl sb out of the window

jdn ins Unglück or Verderben stürzen — to bring disaster to sb

jdn/etw in eine Krise stürzen — to plunge sb/sth into a crisis

2) (= kippen) to turn upside down; Pudding to turn out

"nicht stürzen!" — "this side up"

stürzen — to put sth over sth

3) (= absetzen) Regierung, Minister to bring down; (durch Coup) to overthrow; König to depose

3. vr

sich zu Tode stürzen — to fall to one's death; (absichtlich) to jump to one's death

sich auf jdn/etw stürzen — to pounce on sb/sth; auf Essen to fall on sth; auf Zeitung etc to grab sth; auf den Feind to attack sb/sth

sich ins Wasser stürzen — to fling or hurl oneself into the water

sich in die Arbeit stürzen — to throw oneself into one's work

sich in Schulden stürzen — to plunge into debt

sich ins Unglück/Verderben stürzen — to plunge headlong into disaster/ruin

sich ins Vergnügen stürzen — to fling oneself into a round of pleasure

sich in Unkosten stürzen — to go to great expense

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1) (to cause to fall: The storm brought all the trees down.) bring down

2) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) crash

3) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) dash

4) (to rush: He flung out of the house.) fling

5) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) pitch

6) ((of a heavy weight) to fall or drop swiftly: The rock plummeted to the bottom of the cliff.) plummet

7) (to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.) rush

8) (to (cause to) fall, especially in a helpless or confused way: She tumbled down the stairs; The box suddenly tumbled off the top of the wardrobe.) tumble

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stür·zen

[ˈʃtʏrtsn̩]

I. vi Hilfsverb: sein

1. (plötzlich fallen) to fall

ich wäre fast gestürzt I nearly fell [down [or over]]

schwer \stürzen to fall heavily

▪ [aus [o von] etw] \stürzen to fall [out of [or from] [or off] sth]

vom Dach/Tisch/Fahrrad/Pferd \stürzen to fall off the roof/table/bicycle/horse

zu Boden \stürzen to fall to the ground; (heftiger) to crash to the ground

2. POL

▪ [über etw akk] \stürzen Regierung to fall [or collapse] [over sth]; Mensch to be forced to resign [over sth]

3. (rennen)

▪ [irgendwohin [o irgendwoher]] \stürzen to rush [or dash] [somewhere]

wohin ist der denn so eilig gestürzt? where did he rush [or dash] off to in such a hurry?

ins Zimmer \stürzen to burst into the room

II. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. (werfen)

▪ jdn/sich [aus etw dat/vor etw akk] \stürzen to throw [or hurl] sb/oneself [out of [or from] [or off]/in front of sth]

2. POL (absetzen)

▪ jdn/etw \stürzen to bring sb/sth down; Minister to make sb resign; Diktator to overthrow sb; Regierung to topple sb/sth; (mit Gewalt) to overthrow sb/sth

3. KOCHK (aus der Form kippen)

▪ etw \stürzen to turn sth upside down

den Kuchen \stürzen to turn out the cake

4. (kippen)

▪ etw \stürzen to turn sth upside down [or over]

„[bitte] nicht \stürzen!“ “this way [or side] up!”

III. vr

1. (sich werfen)

▪ sich akk [auf jdn] \stürzen to pounce [on sb]

▪ sich akk [auf etw akk] \stürzen to fall on sth

die Gäste stürzten sich aufs kalte Büfett the guests fell on the cold buffet

2. (sich mit etw belasten)

▪ sich akk [in etw akk] \stürzen to plunge into sth

sich akk in Schulden \stürzen to plunge into debt

sich akk in Unkosten \stürzen to go to great expense; s.a. Unglück, Verderben, Vergnügen

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1.
intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) fall (aus, von from); (in die Tiefe) plunge; plummet

2) (fig.) <temperature, exchange rate, etc.> drop [sharply]; < prices> tumble; < government> fall, collapse

3) (laufen) rush; dash

er stürzte ins Zimmer — he burst into the room

4) (fließen) stream; pour
2.
reflexives Verb

sich auf jemanden/etwas stürzen — (auch fig.) pounce on somebody/something

sich aus dem Fenster stürzen — hurl oneself or leap out of the window

sich in etwas (Akk.) stürzen — throw oneself or plunge into something

sich ins Vergnügen stürzen — abandon oneself to pleasure
3.
transitives Verb

1) throw; (mit Wucht) hurl

jemanden ins Unglück stürzen — plunge somebody into misfortune

2) (umdrehen) upturn, turn upside-down <mould, pot, box, glass, cup>; turn out <pudding, cake, etc.>

3) (des Amtes entheben) oust < person> [from office]; (gewaltsam) overthrow, topple <leader, government>

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stürzen

A. v/i (ist gestürzt)

1. fall; in die Tiefe: plunge, plummet; ins Wasser: dive, plunge;

schwer stürzen have a bad ( oder heavy) fall;

(bewusstlos) zu Boden stürzen fall to the ground (unconscious), collapse;

vom Fahrrad stürzen fall off one’s bicycle;

aus dem Fenster stürzen fall out of the window;

aus den Augen stürzen Tränen: stream from sb’s eyes;

ins Meer stürzen Flugzeug: plunge ( oder dive) into the sea

2. WIRTSCH, Kurse, Preise: fall ( oder drop) sharply, tumble; Temperatur: drop sharply, plunge

3. POL, Regierung etc: fall; Minister: be removed from office;

der Minister stürzte über diesen Skandal auch this scandal brought about ( oder led to) the minister’s downfall

4. Gelände: drop;

in die Tiefe stürzen Abhang etc: drop sheer, plunge down;

die Felsen stürzen dort 100 Meter in die Tiefe the cliffs have a sheer drop of 100 metres (US -ers) at that point

5. (rennen) rush, dash;

ins Zimmer stürzen auch burst into the room;

in jemandes Arme stürzen fall ( oder fling o.s.) into sb’s arms

B. v/t (hat)

1. (stoßen) throw;

jemanden/etwas aus dem Fenster/von der Brücke stürzen throw sb/sth out of the window/from ( oder off) the bridge;

jemanden ins Elend etc

stürzen plunge sb into misery etc; → Verderben

2. (umkippen) turn upside down; (Pudding etc) turn out of the mo(u)ld ( oder tin);

Nicht stürzen! Kistenaufschrift: this side up

3. (Regierung etc) bring down, bring about the downfall of; durch Gewalt: overthrow

C. v/r (hat)

1.

sich ins Wasser stürzen plunge into the water;

sich vor einen Zug stürzen throw o.s. in front of a train;

sich aus dem Fenster stürzen plunge ( oder fling o.s.) out of the window;

sich in Unkosten stürzen go to great expense, spare no expense;

er hat sich nicht gerade in geistige Unkosten gestürzt he didn’t exactly strain his grey matter;

sich in die Arbeit stürzen throw o.s. into ( oder immerse o.s. in) one’s work;

sich ins Nachtleben stürzen umg abandon o.s. to the pleasures of nightlife; → Unglück, Verderben etc

2.

sich stürzen auf (+akk) (jemanden) rush to(wards); aggressiv: rush at; (herfallen über) auch Raubkatze: pounce on; Raubvogel: swoop down on; umg, fig (ein Buffet etc) fall upon, attack;

sich aufeinander stürzen fall upon each other;

sich auf die Süßigkeiten stürzen umg pounce on ( oder attack) the sweets;

sich auf die Geschenke stürzen umg fall upon the presents

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1.
intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) fall (aus, von from); (in die Tiefe) plunge; plummet

2) (fig.) <temperature, exchange rate, etc.> drop [sharply]; < prices> tumble; < government> fall, collapse

3) (laufen) rush; dash

er stürzte ins Zimmer — he burst into the room

4) (fließen) stream; pour
2.
reflexives Verb

sich auf jemanden/etwas stürzen — (auch fig.) pounce on somebody/something

sich aus dem Fenster stürzen — hurl oneself or leap out of the window

sich in etwas (Akk.) stürzen — throw oneself or plunge into something

sich ins Vergnügen stürzen — abandon oneself to pleasure
3.
transitives Verb

1) throw; (mit Wucht) hurl

jemanden ins Unglück stürzen — plunge somebody into misfortune

2) (umdrehen) upturn, turn upside-down <mould, pot, box, glass, cup>; turn out <pudding, cake, etc.>

3) (des Amtes entheben) oust < person> [from office]; (gewaltsam) overthrow, topple <leader, government>

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v.

to fall v.

(§ p.,p.p.: fell, fallen)

to fall off v.

to overthrow v.

(§ p.,p.p.: overthrew, overthrown)

to overturn v.

to precipitate v.

to rush v.

to topple v.

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20 plonger

plonger [plɔ̃ʒe]

➭ TABLE 3

1. intransitive verb

[personne, sous-marin] to dive ( dans into) ( sur onto ) ; [avion, oiseau] to swoop ; [gardien de but] to make a dive ; [prix, valeurs] to plummet

• l'oiseau a plongé sur sa proie the bird swooped down onto its prey

• il a plongé dans la dépression he sank into a deep depression

2. transitive verb

• plonger qn dans [+ obscurité, misère, sommeil] to plunge sb into

• vous me plongez dans l'embarras you're putting me in a difficult position

• il plongea son regard dans mes yeux he looked deeply into my eyes

3. reflexive verb

► se plonger

• se plonger dans [+ études, lecture] to throw o.s. into ; [+ dossier, eau, bain] to plunge into

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plɔ̃ʒe
1.

verbe transitif to plunge

elle plongea son regard dans le mien — she stared deep into my eyes

il a plongé la tête dans le moteur — he stuck his head into the engine

2.

verbe intransitif

1) gén to dive ( dans into); [oiseau] to swoop down ( sur on)

2) ( péricliter) [affaire, commerce] to flounder; [action, monnaie] to take a dive; [élève] to go downhill

3.

se plonger verbe pronominal

1) lit to plunge ( dans into)

2) fig to bury oneself ( dans in)

être plongé dans ses pensées — to be deep in thought

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plɔ̃ʒe
1. vi

1) (dans l'eau) to dive

Elle a plongé dans la piscine. — She dived into the swimming pool.

2) fig

plonger dans un profond sommeil — to sink immediately into a deep sleep

être plongé dans son travail — to be absorbed in one's work

2. vt

1) (= enfoncer)

plonger qch dans — to plunge sth into

J'ai plongé ma main dans l'eau. — I plunged my hand into the water.

2) fig

plonger qn dans l'embarras — to throw sb into confusion

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plonger verb table: manger

A vtr to plunge (dans into); plonger des crustacés dans l'eau bouillante to plunge shellfish into boiling water; plonger un couteau dans la poitrine de qn to plunge a knife into sb's breast; plonger la ville dans l'obscurité to plunge the city into darkness; elle plongea son regard dans le mien she stared deep into my eyes; il a plongé la tête dans le moteur he stuck his head into the engine; plonger qn dans le désarroi/désespoir to throw sb into great confusion/despair; plonger le pays dans la crise/pagaille○ to throw the country into crisis/chaos; l'arbre plonge ses racines très profond dans le sol the tree thrusts its roots deep into the ground.

B vi

1 gén [nageur, sous-marin, scaphandrier, animal, avion] to dive (dans into); [oiseau] to swoop down (sur on); [gardien de but, rugbyman] to dive; plonger sous la table to dive under the table; plonger dans la rivière [voiture] to plunge into the river; de ce sommet, le regard plonge vers la vallée from this mountain top, you can get a bird's eye view of the valley;

2 ( péricliter) [affaire, commerce] to flounder; [action, monnaie] to take a dive; [élève] to go downhill;

3 ○( se faire incarcérer) to be sent down○.

C se plonger vpr

1 ( s'immerger) to plunge (dans into); se plonger dans l'eau to plunge into the water;

2 ( s'absorber) to bury oneself (dans in); se plonger dans un roman/son travail to bury oneself in a novel/one's work; plongés dans leur lecture buried in their books; être plongé dans ses pensées or réflexions to be deep in thought; être plongé dans un sommeil profond to be in a deep sleep.

[plɔ̃ʒe] verbe intransitif

1. LOISIRS & SPORT to dive

[en profondeur] to dive, to go skin ou scuba diving

il plongea du haut du rocher he dived off the rock

FOOTBALL to dive

2. [descendre - avion] to dive ; [ - sous-marin] to dive ; [ - oiseau] to dive, to swoop ; [ - racine] to go down

depuis le balcon, la vue plonge dans le jardin des voisins there's a bird's-eye view of next door's garden from the balcony

3. [s'absorber dans]

plonger dans to plunge into, to absorb oneself in

elle plongea dans la dépression she plunged into depression

4. (soutenu)

cette tradition plonge dans la nuit des temps this tradition goes back to the dawn of time

5. (familier) [échouer] to decline, to fall off

beaucoup d'élèves plongent au deuxième trimestre a lot of pupils' work deteriorates in the second term

[faire faillite] to go bankrupt, to fold

c'est ça qui a fait plonger la société that's what sent the company to the wall

c'est ce qui l'a fait plonger that's what caused his demise

6. (très familier) [être arrêté] to get nabbed ou busted ou nicked (UK)

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[plɔ̃ʒe] verbe transitif

1. [enfoncer] to plunge, to thrust

plonger la main dans l'eau to plunge one's hand into the water

il plongea la main dans sa poche he thrust his hand deep into his pocket

2. [mettre] to plunge

la panne a plongé la pièce dans l'obscurité the power failure plunged the room into darkness

plonger son regard ou ses regards dans to look deep ou deeply into

plonger quelqu'un dans l'embarras to put somebody in a difficult spot

la remarque nous plongea tous dans la consternation the remark appalled us all

j'étais plongé dans mes pensées/comptes I was deep in thought/in my accounts

je suis plongé dans Proust pour l'instant at the moment, I'm completely immersed in Proust

il est plongé dans ses dossiers he's engrossed in his files

plongé dans un sommeil profond, il ne nous a pas entendus as he was sound asleep, he didn't hear us

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se plonger dans verbe pronominal plus préposition

[bain] to sink into

[études, travail] to throw oneself into

[livre] to bury oneself in

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