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121 perdonar
v.to forgive (ofensa, falta).perdonarle algo a alguien to forgive somebody for somethingperdone que le moleste sorry to bother youperdona la pregunta, ¿estás casada? forgive o pardon my asking, but are you married?perdone, ¿me deja salir? excuse me, can I get past?La evidencia disculpa al ladrón The evidence dispenses=exonerates the thief* * *2 (excusar) to excuse■ perdona que te interrumpa excuse me for interrupting, sorry to bother you■ 'Perdonen las molestias' "We apologize for any inconvenience"3 (deuda) to write off4 familiar (prescindir de) to do without, go without\no perdonar ni una familiar to be unrelenting, not let somebody get away with anythingperdonarle la vida a alguien to spare somebody's life* * *verb1) to forgive, pardon2) excuse3) spare* * *1. VT1) (=disculpar)a) [+ falta, pecado] to forgiveperdona nuestras ofensas — (Rel) forgive us our trespasses
b)¿me perdonas? — do you forgive me?
que Dios me perdone si me equivoco, pero... — may God forgive me if I'm wrong, but...
2) (=excusar)a) [+ curiosidad, ignorancia] to pardon, excuseperdone mi ignorancia, pero... — pardon o excuse my ignorance, but...
b)perdonar una obligación/una deuda a algn — to let sb off an obligation/a debt
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perdonar la vida a algn — to spare sb's life; (Dep) to let sb off the hookc) (Econ) [+ deuda] to write off3) (=perder) [+ detalle, ocasión] to miss2.VI (=disculpar)¿perdona?, ¿perdone? — [cuando no se ha entendido algo] sorry?, pardon?, pardon me? (EEUU)
¡perdona!, ¡perdone! — (=disculpándose) (I'm) sorry!; (=llamando la atención) excuse me!, pardon me!
¡ay, perdona, no te había visto! — oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see you there!
perdone, ¿me podría decir el precio de este traje? — excuse me, could you tell me how much this suit is?
perdona, pero yo iba primero — excuse me, but I was first
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los años no perdonan — time shows no mercy•
perdonar por algo, perdona por la interrupción, pero necesito hablar contigo — I'm sorry to interrupt, but I need to talk to youperdona por haberte ofendido — please forgive me if I have offended you, I'm sorry to have offended you
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( disculpar) <persona/falta> to forgiveb) (Der) to pardonc) < pecado> to forgived) < deuda> to write off; <castigo/obligación>le perdonó el castigo/el dictado — she let him off the punishment/the dictation
e) ( en fórmulas de cortesía)perdona mi curiosidad, pero... — forgive o pardon my asking but...
perdonen las molestias que esto pueda causarles — we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you
2.perdone que lo moleste, pero... — sorry to bother you o (AmE) pardon me for bothering you, but...
perdonar viperdone ¿me puede decir dónde está la estación? — excuse me o (AmE) pardon me, can you tell me where the station is?
perdone ¿cómo ha dicho? — sorry? what did you say?, excuse o pardon me? what did you say? (AmE)
perdona ¿te he hecho daño? — (I'm) sorry, are you all right?, excuse me, are you all right? (AmE)
perdona, pero yo no dije eso — I'm sorry but that's not what I said
* * *= forgive, waive, let + Nombre + off the hook, excuse, condone, remit.Ex. He continued: 'please, forgive me Jeanne'.Ex. When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.Ex. This would imply not trying to duplicate the market reached, for example, by the paperback -- a policy which might, amongst other things, help let the library off the hook as far as the old problem of stocking lowgrade literature is concerned.Ex. Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.Ex. Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.Ex. The fine was remitted after he assured the council that he would 'in future conform to the rules of the house'.----* perdonar la vida = spare + life.* perdonar una deuda = write-off + debt.* perdone(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( disculpar) <persona/falta> to forgiveb) (Der) to pardonc) < pecado> to forgived) < deuda> to write off; <castigo/obligación>le perdonó el castigo/el dictado — she let him off the punishment/the dictation
e) ( en fórmulas de cortesía)perdona mi curiosidad, pero... — forgive o pardon my asking but...
perdonen las molestias que esto pueda causarles — we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you
2.perdone que lo moleste, pero... — sorry to bother you o (AmE) pardon me for bothering you, but...
perdonar viperdone ¿me puede decir dónde está la estación? — excuse me o (AmE) pardon me, can you tell me where the station is?
perdone ¿cómo ha dicho? — sorry? what did you say?, excuse o pardon me? what did you say? (AmE)
perdona ¿te he hecho daño? — (I'm) sorry, are you all right?, excuse me, are you all right? (AmE)
perdona, pero yo no dije eso — I'm sorry but that's not what I said
* * *= forgive, waive, let + Nombre + off the hook, excuse, condone, remit.Ex: He continued: 'please, forgive me Jeanne'.
Ex: When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.Ex: This would imply not trying to duplicate the market reached, for example, by the paperback -- a policy which might, amongst other things, help let the library off the hook as far as the old problem of stocking lowgrade literature is concerned.Ex: Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.Ex: Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.Ex: The fine was remitted after he assured the council that he would 'in future conform to the rules of the house'.* perdonar la vida = spare + life.* perdonar una deuda = write-off + debt.* perdone(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* * *perdonar [A1 ]vt1 (disculpar) to forgivete perdono, pero que no se vuelva a repetir I forgive you, but don't let it happen again2 ( Der) to pardon3 ‹pecado› to forgiveperdónanos nuestras deudas forgive us our trespassesDios me perdone, pero creo que lo hizo a propósito may I be forgiven for saying this, but I think he did it on purpose4 ‹deuda› to write offme perdonó la deuda he wrote off my debt, he let me off the money I owed himno le perdona ni una she doesn't let him get away with anything, she pulls him up over every little thing ( BrE colloq)hoy te perdono el dictado I'll let you off o ( BrE) excuse you dictation todayle perdonó el castigo she let him off the punishment5(en fórmulas de cortesía): perdona mi curiosidad, pero necesito saberlo forgive o pardon my asking but I need to knowperdonen las molestias que puedan causar las obras we apologize for any inconvenience the work may cause youperdone que lo moleste, pero ¿hay algún teléfono por aquí? sorry to bother you o ( AmE) pardon me for bothering you, but is there a telephone around here?■ perdonarviperdone ¿me puede decir dónde está la estación? excuse me o ( AmE) pardon me, can you tell me where the station is?perdone ¿cómo ha dicho? sorry? what did you say?, excuse me o pardon me? what did you say? ( AmE)perdona ¿te he hecho daño? (I'm) sorry, are you all right?, excuse me, are you all right? ( AmE)perdona, pero yo lo vi primero excuse me, but I saw it firstperdona, pero yo no he dicho eso nunca I'm sorry but I never said that* * *
perdonar ( conjugate perdonar) verbo transitivo
perdona mi curiosidad, pero … forgive my asking but …;
perdone que lo moleste, pero … sorry to bother you o (AmE) pardon me for bothering you, but …b) (Der) to pardon
verbo intransitivo:◊ perdone ¿me puede decir la hora? excuse me o (AmE) pardon me, can you tell me the time?;
perdone ¿cómo ha dicho? sorry? what did you say?, excuse o pardon me? what did you say? (AmE);
perdona, pero yo no dije eso I'm sorry but that's not what I said
perdonar verbo transitivo
1 to forgive: perdonar algo a alguien, to forgive sb for sthg
2 (un castigo, una deuda) perdonar una deuda, to write off a debt
perdonar una deuda a alguien, to let sb off a debt
3 (absolver de un delito) to pardon
4 (una obligación) to exempt
' perdonar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dispensar
- indulgente
English:
excuse
- forgive
- let off
- overlook
- pardon
- spare
- let
- remit
* * *♦ vt1. [ofensa, falta] to forgive;perdonarle algo a alguien to forgive sb for sth;no le perdonó nunca que no la invitara a la boda she never forgave him for not inviting her to the wedding;su mujer no le perdona ni una his wife keeps him on a short leash;perdona que no te haya dirigido la palabra I'm sorry I've been ignoring you;perdonar los pecados to forgive sins;que Dios me perdone, pero su padre es un sinvergüenza God forgive me for saying so, but his father is a good-for-nothingperdonarle la vida a alguien to spare sb their life;Fam Peyva por ahí perdonándole la vida a todo el mundo she goes around patronizing everybody3. [deuda] to pardon;te perdono lo que me debes I'll let you off what you owe me;perdonar la deuda externa de un país to pardon a country's foreign debtperdona que no te haga caso, estoy muy cansada I'm sorry I'm not paying much attention to what you're saying, I'm very tired;perdona la pregunta, ¿estás casada? forgive o pardon my asking, but are you married?;perdona mi ignorancia, ¿qué es un atomizador? sorry to be so ignorant, but what's an atomizer?no perdona su coñac y su puro después de la comida he never misses his brandy and cigar after dinner♦ vilos años no perdonan the years take their toll;un delantero que no perdona a lethal forward;perdona, no lo hice a idea I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose;perdone, ¿me deja pasar? excuse me, can I get past?;perdone, ¿le he hecho mucho daño? I'm sorry, did I hurt you?;ya perdonarás, pero yo estaba primero I'm sorry o excuse me, but I was first;perdona, pero creo que te equivocas I'm sorry, but I think you're mistaken* * *I v/t1 forgive;perdonar algo a alguien forgive s.o. sth2 JUR pardonII v/i:¡perdone! sorry!;perdone, ¿tiene hora? excuse me, do you have the time?* * *perdonar vt1) disculpar: to forgive, to pardon2) : to exempt, to excuse* * *perdonar vbte perdono, pero no lo vuelvas a hacer I forgive you, but don't do it again -
122 sting
1. nouna sting in the tail — (fig.) ein Pferdefuß
take the sting out of something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) den Stachel nehmen (geh.)
3) (Zool.) [Gift]stachel, der2. transitive verb,1) (wound) stechena bee stung [him on] his arm — eine Biene stach ihm in den Arm
a jellyfish stung me/my leg — ich habe mich/mein Bein an einer Qualle verbrannt
2) (cause pain to)the smoke/the wind stung my eyes — der Rauch/der Wind brannte mir in den Augen
3) (hurt mentally) tief treffen; [zutiefst] verletzen4) (incite)3. intransitive verb,sting somebody into something/doing something — jemanden zu etwas anstacheln/dazu anstacheln, etwas zu tun
1) (feel pain) brennen2) (have sting) stechen* * *1. [stiŋ] noun1) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) der Stachel2) (an act of piercing with this part: Some spiders give a poisonous sting.) der Stich, der Biß3) (the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this: You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.) der Stich, der Biß2. verb1) (to wound or hurt by means of a sting: The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?) stechen2) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) brennen* * *[stɪŋ]I. nbee/hornet/wasp \sting Bienen-/Hornissen-/Wespenstich m3. no pl (from antiseptic, ointment) Brennen nt; (from needle) Stechen nt; (from whip) brennender Schmerz\sting of defeat ( fig) schmerzliche Niederlage\sting of remorse Gewissensbisse plI will never forget the \sting of his words ich werde die Kränkung durch seine Worte niemals vergessen7.▶ to have a \sting in the tail (have surprising end) eine Pointe haben; (have negative aspect) eine Kehrseite habenII. vi<stung, stung>bee, hornet stechen; disinfectant, sunburn brennen; wound, cut schmerzen, weh tun; ( fig) words, criticism schmerzenIII. vt<stung, stung>1. (wound)I was stung by the nettles ich habe mich an den Nesseln verbrannt2. (cause pain)the vodka stung her throat der Wodka brannte ihr im Halshis conscience stung him for weeks after the incident ( fig) sein Gewissen plagte ihn nach dem Unfall noch wochenlangto \sting sb's eyes sand, wind, hail jdm in den Augen brennen3. (upset)▪ to \sting sb jdn verletzen [o kränken]he was stung by her criticisms ihre Kritik hat ihn tief getroffenthe negative comments stung me into action die abfälligen Bemerkungen ließen mich aktiv werden5. (swindle)the bank stung me £50 in charges when I went overdrawn als ich das Konto überzogen hatte, hat mir die Bank eine Überziehungsgebühr von 50 Pfund aufgebrummtto \sting sb with higher fees/surcharges/new taxes jdm höhere Gebühren/Zuschläge/neue Steuern aufbrummen fam* * *[stɪŋ] vb: pret, ptp stung1. n3) (= pain from needle etc) Stechen nt, stechender Schmerz; (of antiseptic, ointment, from nettle etc) Brennen nt; (of whip) brennender Schmerzthere might be a bit of a sting —
to take the sting out of sth — etw entschärfen; (out of remark, criticism also) einer Sache (dat) den Stachel nehmen
to have a sting in its tail (story, film) — ein unerwartet fatales Ende nehmen; (remark)
death, where now thy sting? — Tod, wo ist dein Stachel?
2. vt1) (insect) stechen; (jellyfish) verbrennen2)the hail stung our faces — der Hagel stach uns wie mit Nadeln im Gesicht
3) (comments, sarcasm etc) treffen, schmerzen; (remorse, conscience) quälento sting sb into doing sth — jdn antreiben, etw zu tun
he was stung into replying — er ließ sich dazu hinreißen zu antworten
4) (inf)to sting sb for sth — jdn bei etw ausnehmen (inf) or schröpfen (inf)
could I sting you for a fiver? — kann ich dir einen Fünfer abknöpfen? (inf)
3. vi2) (hail etc) wie mit Nadeln stechen3) (comments, sarcasm etc) schmerzen* * *sting [stıŋ]A v/t prät stung [stʌŋ], obs stang [stæŋ], pperf stung1. stechenbe stung with remorse von Reue geplagt werden oder sein4. anstacheln, reizen ( beide:into zu):sting sb into action jemanden aktiv werden lassen5. umgb) sting sb for a pound jemandem ein Pfund abknöpfenB v/i1. stechen2. brennen, beißen (Pfeffer etc)3. schmerzen, wehtun (beide auch fig)C s1. Stachel m (eines Insekts, des Todes etc)2. a) Stich m, Biss mb) Brennen n, brennender Schmerz:sting of conscience Gewissensbisse pl;the sting is in the tail fig das dicke Ende kommt noch;take the sting out of fig einer Sache den Stachel nehmen3. Pointe f, Spitze f (eines Epigramms etc)4. Schwung m, Wucht f5. BOT → academic.ru/70792/stimulus">stimulus 3* * *1. nouna sting in the tail — (fig.) ein Pferdefuß
take the sting out of something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) den Stachel nehmen (geh.)
3) (Zool.) [Gift]stachel, der2. transitive verb,1) (wound) stechena bee stung [him on] his arm — eine Biene stach ihm in den Arm
a jellyfish stung me/my leg — ich habe mich/mein Bein an einer Qualle verbrannt
the smoke/the wind stung my eyes — der Rauch/der Wind brannte mir in den Augen
3) (hurt mentally) tief treffen; [zutiefst] verletzen4) (incite)3. intransitive verb,sting somebody into something/doing something — jemanden zu etwas anstacheln/dazu anstacheln, etwas zu tun
1) (feel pain) brennen2) (have sting) stechen* * *n.Brennen - n.Stachel -n m.Stich -e m.brennender Schmerz m. v.(§ p.,p.p.: stung)= brennen (auf) v.jemanden aktiv werden lassen ausdr.jemanden necken ausdr.stechen (Insekt) v. -
123 suffer
1. transitive verb1) (undergo) erleiden [Verlust, Unrecht, Schmerz, Niederlage]; durchmachen, erleben [Schweres, Kummer]; dulden [Unverschämtheit]the dollar suffered further losses against the yen — der Dollar musste weitere Einbußen gegenüber dem Yen hinnehmen
2) (tolerate) dulden2. intransitive verbnot suffer fools gladly — mit dummen Leuten keine Geduld haben
suffer for something — (for a cause) für etwas leiden; (to make amends) für etwas büßen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/120882/suffer_from">suffer from* * *1) (to undergo, endure or bear pain, misery etc: He suffered terrible pain from his injuries; The crash killed him instantly - he didn't suffer at all; I'll make you suffer for this insolence.) leiden2) (to undergo or experience: The army suffered enormous losses.) erleiden3) (to be neglected: I like to see you enjoying yourself, but you mustn't let your work suffer.) leiden4) ((with from) to have or to have often (a particular illness etc): She suffers from stomach-aches.) leiden•* * *suf·fer[ˈsʌfəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. vi1. (experience trauma) leidenI think he \suffered quite a lot when his wife left him ich glaube, er litt ziemlich, als seine Frau ihn verließ2. (be ill with)Johnny \suffers from asthma Johnny leidet unter Asthma3. (deteriorate) leiden, Schaden erleidenhis work \suffers from it seine Arbeit leidet darunterhis reputation has \suffered sein Ruf hat gelitten4. (be the worse for)▪ to \suffer from sth an etw dat kranken; (be disabled) von etw dat in Mitleidenschaft gezogen werdenthe people who will \suffer if the road is built are those who live locally die Leute, die am meisten betroffen sind, falls die Straße gebaut wird, sind die Anwohner5. (experience sth negative)the economy \suffered from the strikes die Streiks machten der Wirtschaft zu schaffenyou'll \suffer for this! dafür wirst du bezahlen!II. vt▪ to \suffer sth1. (experience sth negative) etw erleiden [o durchmachen]the president \suffered an affront es kam zu einem Affront gegen den Präsidentenboth sides \suffered considerable casualties auf beiden Seiten kam es zu erheblichen Opfernto \suffer defeat eine Niederlage einstecken [müssen]to \suffer hunger Hunger leidento \suffer misfortune Pech habento \suffer neglect vernachlässigt werdento \suffer a setback einen Rückschlag erleiden; (physical condition)to \suffer a breakdown MED einen Zusammenbruch habento \suffer a fracture einen Bruch erleiden, sich dat etwas brechento \suffer a heart attack einen Herzschlag erleidento \suffer injury verletzt werden2. (put up with) etw ertragenI had to \suffer him moaning for half an hour ich musste eine halbe Stunde lang sein Gejammer ertragennot to \suffer fools gladly mit dummen Leuten keine Geduld haben* * *['sʌfə(r)]1. vt1) (= undergo, be subjected to) pain, injuries, heart attack, loss, setback, damage, hardship erleiden; hunger leiden; headache, stress, effects etc leiden unter or an (+dat); shock habento suffer defeat/death — eine Niederlage/den Tod (geh) erleiden
she suffered quite a blow —
2) (= tolerate) dulden, ertragen3) (liter: allow) zulassen, duldento suffer sth to be done — zulassen or dulden, dass etw geschieht
2. vi(physically, mentally fig) leiden (from unter +dat, from illness an +dat); (as punishment, in hell etc) büßenyour health/work will suffer — deine Gesundheit/Arbeit wird darunter leiden
the runners are clearly suffering in this heat — die Hitze macht den Läufern sichtlich zu schaffen
the regiment suffered badly —
the town suffered badly in the raids — die Stadt wurde bei den Luftangriffen schwer in Mitleidenschaft gezogen
we will see that you don't suffer from the changes — wir werden zusehen, dass Ihnen aus den Umstellungen keine Nachteile entstehen
* * *suffer [ˈsʌfə(r)]A v/i1. leiden, laborieren ( beide:from an dat):suffer from a complex einen Komplex haben2. weitS. leiden (under, from unter dat):3. a) Schaden erleiden, in Mitleidenschaft gezogen werden:the engine suffered severely der Motor wurde stark mitgenommen;your reputation will suffer dein Ruf wird leidenb) darunter leiden:he drinks a lot, and his work suffers4. MIL Verluste erleiden5. büßen, bestraft werden, bezahlen müssen ( alle:for für):6. hingerichtet werden, den Tod erleidenB v/t1. Knochenbrüche, Verluste etc erleiden:both armies suffered thousands of dead in beiden Armeen gab es Tausende von Toten3. etwas erfahren, erleiden:suffer a disappointment eine Enttäuschung erleben4. etwas oder jemanden ertragen, aushalten:how can you suffer him?5. dulden, (zu)lassen, erlauben, gestatten:he suffered their presence er duldete ihre Gegenwart;he suffered himself to be cheated er ließ sich betrügen* * *1. transitive verb1) (undergo) erleiden [Verlust, Unrecht, Schmerz, Niederlage]; durchmachen, erleben [Schweres, Kummer]; dulden [Unverschämtheit]the dollar suffered further losses against the yen — der Dollar musste weitere Einbußen gegenüber dem Yen hinnehmen
2) (tolerate) dulden2. intransitive verbsuffer for something — (for a cause) für etwas leiden; (to make amends) für etwas büßen
Phrasal Verbs:* * *(from) v.leiden (an) v. v.dulden v.erdulden v.erleiden v.leiden v.(§ p.,pp.: litt, gelitten) -
124 hold
hold [həʊld]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► vb: pret, ptp held━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = grip) prise fb. ( = control) emprise f• the president has consolidated his hold on the media le président a renforcé son emprise sur les médiasc. (Wrestling) prise fd. [of hairspray, hair gel] fixation f• to get a hold of o.s. se contrôler• get a hold of yourself! ressaisis-toi !► to get hold of ( = find) [+ object] réussir à se procurer ; [+ details, information] réussir à obtenir ; ( = contact) [+ person] contacter• can you get hold of £500 by tomorrow? est-ce que tu peux te procurer 500 livres d'ici demain ?• children can all too easily get hold of drugs les enfants peuvent trop facilement se procurer de la drogue• the press got hold of the story la presse s'est emparée de l'histoire► to take hold [fire] prendre ; [custom] se répandre ; [idea] faire son chemin ; [recession, economic recovery, disease] s'installer ; [ceasefire] tenir• he put his career on hold to spend more time with his family il a mis sa carrière entre parenthèses pour se consacrer davantage à sa famillea. ( = grasp) tenirb. ( = keep in place) to hold sth in place maintenir qch en placec. ( = support) supporterd. ( = maintain) to hold o.s. upright se tenir droit• to hold sb's attention/interest retenir l'attention/l'intérêt de qn• don't hold your breath! ( = don't count on it) n'y compte pas trop !• hold the line please! ne quittez pas !e. ( = possess) [+ ticket, permit, driving licence] avoir ; [+ shares, record] détenirf. ( = defend successfully) tenirg. ( = occupy) [+ post, position] occuperh. ( = cause to take place) [+ meeting, election, debate] tenir ; [+ conversation] avoir ; [+ examination] organiser• to hold interviews [employer] faire passer des entretiensi. ( = contain) contenir• she can hold her drink! (inf) elle supporte très bien l'alcoolj. ( = keep) garder• I will hold the money until... je garderai l'argent jusqu'à ce que...k. ( = restrain) [+ person] retenirl. ( = believe) to hold that... maintenir que...a. ( = remain in place) [rope, nail, dam] tenir• to hold firm ( = stay in place) tenirb. [weather] se maintenirc. (on phone) can you hold, please? ne quittez pas !d. [statement, argument] être valable( = not move forward) rester en arrière ; ( = not act) se retenir• I held back from telling him what I really thought je me suis retenu de lui dire ce que je pensais vraimenta. [+ fears, emotions] maîtriser ; [+ tears] retenirb. (US) [+ pupil] faire redoublera. ( = keep in place) maintenir en place ; [+ person] maîtriserb. [+ aspiring person] empêcher de progresserc. [+ costs, prices, inflation, taxes] empêcher d'augmenterd. [+ job] ( = have) occuper ; ( = keep) garder• she's managed to hold down a job as well as looking after the children elle a réussi à continuer de travailler tout en s'occupant des enfants• he can't hold down a job il ne garde jamais longtemps le même travail► hold forth intransitive verb faire des discours• hold your stomach in! rentre ton ventre !• go ahead and cry, don't hold it in laisse-toi aller et pleure, n'essaie pas de te retenir► hold offa. ( = prevent from approaching) tenir à distance• try to hold him off a little longer ( = make him wait) essayez de le faire patienter encore un peub. ( = resist) to hold off a challenge from sb résister aux attaques de qna. ( = endure) tenir bonb. ( = wait) attendre• this hinge holds the lid on cette charnière maintient le couvercle en place► hold on to inseparable transitive verba. ( = cling to) [+ rope, raft, branch] s'accrocher à ; [+ hope, idea] se raccrocher àb. ( = keep) garder• hold on to that, it might be valuable garde-le, ça a peut-être de la valeur► hold outa. ( = last) [supplies] durer• how long will the food hold out? combien de temps est-ce que les provisions vont durer ?b. ( = resist) tenir bon• to hold out against [+ enemy, attacks] tenir bon devant ; [+ change, progress, threats] résister à• the negotiations held out little hope of a settlement les négociations laissaient entrevoir peu d'espoir de parvenir à un accord► hold out on (inf) inseparable transitive verb• you've been holding out on me! tu m'as caché quelque chose !► hold over separable transitive verb remettre• I'll hold you to that! je te prends au mot !► hold together[objects] tenir (ensemble) ; [groups, people] rester uni[+ objects] maintenir ensemble ; [+ political party] maintenir l'union de► hold upb. [argument] être valablea. ( = raise) leverb. ( = support) soutenir• I'm sorry, I was held up excusez-moi, j'ai été retenud. [robber] attaquer (à main armée)* * *[həʊld] 1.1) ( grasp) prise fto keep (a) hold of ou on — tenir
2) ( possession)to get hold of — se procurer [book, ticket]; [press] avoir vent de [story]; découvrir [information]
3) ( contact)to get hold of — ( by phone) joindre; ( by other means) trouver
4) ( control) emprise f (on, over sur)to have a hold on ou over somebody — avoir de l'emprise sur quelqu'un
to put a project on hold — gen laisser un projet en suspens
6) (storage, area) Aviation soute f; Nautical cale f7) ( in wrestling) prise f8) (of spray, gel) fixation f2.transitive verb (prét, pp held)1) ( clasp) tenirto hold something in one's hand — tenir quelque chose à la main [brush, pencil]; ( enclosed) tenir quelque chose dans la main [coin, sweet]
to hold somebody by — tenir quelqu'un par [sleeve, leg]
2) ( maintain)to hold something in place ou position — maintenir quelque chose en place
3) ( arrange) gen organiser; avoir [conversation]; célébrer [church service]; mener [enquiry]; faire passer [interview]4) ( have capacity for) (pouvoir) contenir [350 people]5) ( contain) [drawer, cupboard, box, case] contenir [objects, possessions]6) ( support) supporter [weight, load, crate]7) ( restrain) tenir [dog]there'll be no holding him — fig on ne pourra plus l'arrêter
8) ( keep against will) détenir [person]9) ( possess) détenir, avoir [shares, power, record]; être titulaire de [degree, sporting title]; occuper [job, position]; avoir, être en possession de [passport, licence]; porter [title]; avoir [mortgage]; [computer] conserver [information]10) ( keep back) garder [place, ticket]; faire attendre [train, flight]; mettre [quelque chose] en attente [letter, order]hold it! — (colloq) minute! (colloq)
11) ( believe) avoir [opinion, belief]to hold somebody/something to be — tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour
to hold somebody liable ou responsible — tenir quelqu'un pour responsable
to hold that — [person] soutenir que; [law] dire que
12) ( defend successfully) tenir [territory, city]; conserver [title, seat, lead]13) ( captivate) captiver [audience]; capter, retenir [attention]15) Music tenir [note]16) Automobile3.intransitive verb (prét, pp held)1) ( remain intact) tenir; fig (also hold good) tenir2) ( continue) [weather] rester beau, se maintenir; [luck] continuer, durer3) Telecommunications patienter4) ( remain steady)•Phrasal Verbs:- hold in- hold off- hold on- hold out- hold to- hold up -
125 put
put [pʊt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► vb: pret, ptp put━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► For set combinations consisting of put + noun, eg put out of business, put an end to, look up the noun. For put + preposition/adverb combinations, see also phrasal verbs.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = place) mettre► to put + on• he put me on the train il m'a accompagné au train► to put + over• he put his head round the door il a passé la tête par la porte► to put + throughc. ( = rank) placerd. ( = express) dire• how shall I put it? comment dire ?• let me put it this way... disons que...e. ( = suggest) I put it to you that... n'est-il pas vrai que... ?f. ( = submit) [+ case, problem, opinion, suggestion] présenter ; [+ proposal] soumettre ; [+ question] poser• he put the arguments for and against the project il a présenté les arguments pour et contre le projetg. ( = cause to be) mettre• to put sb in a good/bad mood mettre qn de bonne/mauvaise humeurh. ( = invest)► to put + intoi. ( = estimate)► to put + at estimer• they put the loss at £10,000 ils estiment à 10 000 livres la perte subie• the population was put at 50,000 la population a été estimée à 50 000 habitants3. compounds( = feigned) affectéa. [+ rumour] faire courir( = communicate) [+ ideas, intentions, desires] faire comprendre• he knows his stuff but he can't put it across il connaît son sujet à fond mais il n'arrive pas à transmettre son savoir► put aside separable transitive verba. [+ object, food, money] mettre de côtéa. ( = put in proper place) [+ clothes, toys, books] rangerb. (Sport) [+ ball] mettre au fond des filetsa. ( = replace) remettre en place• put it back! remets-le à sa place !b. ( = retard) retarder[+ money] mettre de côté► put down[aircraft, pilot] se posera. [+ parcel, book, child] poser ; [+ passenger] déposer• put it down! pose ça !• he put down £500 on the car il a versé 500 livres d'arrhes pour la voiturec. ( = suppress) [+ revolt, movement] réprimere. ( = record) noterf. (British = have destroyed) [+ dog, cat] faire piquer ; [+ horse] faire abattre► put down as separable transitive verb( = consider, assess) considérer comme• I had put him down as a complete fool je le considérais comme un parfait imbécile► put down to separable transitive verb( = attribute) mettre sur le compte• I put it down to his inexperience je mets ça sur le compte de son inexpérience► put forth separable transitive verb[+ idea, proposal] émettre[ship] mouiller (at dans le port de)• have you put in the camera? ( = pack) est-ce que tu as pris l'appareil photo ?b. ( = insert) [+ word, paragraph] ajouter ; [+ remark] glisserc. ( = submit) to put in a request for sth faire une demande de qchd. ( = install) [+ political party] élire ; [+ central heating, double glazing] faire installere. ( = spend) [+ time] passerf. ( = work) travailler• can you put in a few hours at the weekend? pourrais-tu travailler quelques heures ce week-end ?► put in for inseparable transitive verb[+ job] poser sa candidature à ; [+ promotion] demanderb. ( = discourage) dissuader ; ( = repel) dégoûter• the failure may put them off trying again il est possible que cet échec les dissuade d'essayer à nouveau• the divorce figures don't seem to put people off marriage les statistiques de divorce ne semblent pas dégoûter les gens du mariagec. ( = distract) talking in the audience put him off les bavardages de l'auditoire le déconcentraienta. [+ clothes, glasses, lotion] mettreb. ( = increase) [+ speed] augmenterc. ( = assume) [+ air, accent] prendre• to put it on ( = pretend) faire semblantd. ( = deceive) faire marcher (inf)e. ( = organize) organiser ; [+ extra train, bus] mettre en serviceg. ( = switch on) allumer ; [+ tape, CD, music] mettreh. ( = begin to cook) I'll just put the potatoes on je vais juste mettre les pommes de terre à cuire• a fellow journalist put me onto the story c'est un collègue journaliste qui m'a mis sur l'affaire (inf)• what put you onto it? qu'est-ce qui vous en a donné l'idée ?► put out[ship] to put out to sea quitter le porta. ( = put outside) [+ rubbish] sortir ; ( = expel) [+ person] expulserb. ( = stretch out) [+ arm, leg] allonger ; [+ foot] avancer ; [+ tongue] tirer ; [+ shoots] produirec. ( = lay out in order) étalerd. ( = extinguish) éteindree. ( = make unconscious) endormirf. ( = inconvenience) déranger• the government will put out a statement about it le gouvernement va faire une déclaration à ce sujeth. ( = broadcast) passeri. to put out to tender [+ contract, service] mettre en adjudicationj. ( = dislocate) [+ shoulder, back] se démettre• a knee injury put him out of the first two games une blessure au genou l'a empêché de jouer les deux premiers matchs► put over separable transitive verb= put acrossa. ( = make) [+ change] effectuer ; [+ plan] mener à bienb. ( = connect) [+ call] passer ; [+ caller] mettre en communication• put me through to Mr Smith passez-moi M. Smithd. ( = make suffer) to put sb through hell mener la vie dure à qn• they really put him through it (inf) ils lui en ont fait voir de dures (inf)► put together separable transitive verb• it's more important than all the other factors put together c'est plus important que tous les autres facteurs confondus• he's worth more than the rest of the family put together à lui tout seul il vaut plus que toute la famille réuniea. ( = raise) [+ hand] lever ; [+ flag] hisser ; [+ tent] monter ; [+ umbrella] ouvrir ; [+ notice] afficher ; [+ picture] accrocher ; [+ building] construire ; [+ fence, barrier] érigerb. ( = increase) augmenter ; [+ prices] faire monter• that puts up the total to over 1,000 cela fait monter le total à plus de 1 000c. ( = offer) [+ proposal] soumettre ; [+ resistance] opposer• he put up a real fight to keep you in your job il s'est vraiment battu pour que tu conserves ton posted. ( = provide) fournir( = incite)* * *[pʊt] 1.1) ( place) mettre [object, person]2) ( cause to go or undergo)to put something through — glisser quelque chose dans [letterbox]; passer quelque chose par [window]
to put somebody through — envoyer quelqu'un à [university, college]; faire passer quelqu'un par [suffering, ordeal]; faire passer [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [test]; faire suivre [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [course]
to put one's hand to — porter la main à [mouth]
3) (devote, invest)to put money/energy into something — investir de l'argent/son énergie dans quelque chose
to put a lot into — s'engager à fond pour [work, project]; sacrifier beaucoup à [marriage]
4) ( add)to put tax/duty on something — taxer/imposer quelque chose
to put a penny on income tax — GB augmenter l'impôt sur le revenu d'un pourcent
5) ( express)6) ( offer for consideration) présenter [point of view, proposal]to put something to — soumettre quelque chose à [meeting, conference, board]
7) (rate, rank) placer8) ( estimate)9) Sport lancer [shot]2.to put oneself in a strong position/in somebody's place — se mettre dans une position de force/à la place de quelqu'un
Phrasal Verbs:- put away- put back- put by- put down- put in- put off- put on- put out- put over- put up- put upon••to put one over ou across GB on somebody — (colloq) faire marcher quelqu'un (colloq)
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126 strike
sit-down \strike Sitzstreik m;solidarity \strike Solidaritätsstreik m;steel \strike Stahlarbeiterstreik m;sympathy \strike Sympathiestreik m;a wave of \strikes eine Streikwelle;wildcat \strike ( esp Am) wilder Streik;to be [out] on \strike streiken;to be on \strike against sth/sb (Am) etw/jdn bestreiken;to call a \strike einen Streik ausrufen;to call for a \strike zu einem Streik aufrufen;2) ( occurrence)one-\strike-and-you're-out policy Politik f des harten Durchgreifens vi streiken, in den Ausstand treten ( form)to \strike for sth für etw akk streiken;the right to \strike das Recht zu streiken, das Streikrecht;striking workers streikende Arbeiterair \strike Luftangriff m;missile \strike Raketenangriff m;military \strike against sth/sb Militärschlag m gegen etw/jdn;nuclear \strike Atomschlag m, Atomangriff m;to launch a pre-emptive \strike einen Präventivschlag durchführen;retaliatory \strike Vergeltungsschlag m, Vergeltungsangriff m;surgical \strike gezielter Angriffto make a gold \strike auf Gold stoßen, Gold finden;oil \strike Ölfund mif you're poor and you've been to prison you've already got two \strikes against you wenn man arm und im Gefängnis gewesen ist, ist man von vornherein doppelt benachteiligt1) ( hit)to \strike sth mit etw dat zusammenstoßen; vehicle gegen etw akk fahren; ship auf etw akk auflaufen;the flood struck Birmingham die Flut brach über Birmingham herein;to \strike a ball einen Ball schießen;the judge's ruling \strikes a blow for racial equality das Urteil des Richters fördert die Rassengleichheit;to \strike sb in the face jdn ins Gesicht schlagen;to \strike sb's fancy jds Interesse nt erregen;to be struck by lightning vom Blitz getroffen werden;to \strike a note of warning eine Warnung aussprechen;to \strike sb forcibly jdn sehr beeindrucken2) ( achieve)to \strike sth etw erreichen;how can we \strike a balance between economic growth and environmental protection? wie können wir einen Mittelweg zwischen Wirtschaftswachstum und Umweltschutz finden?;one of the tasks of a chairperson is to \strike a balance between the two sides es gehört zu den Aufgaben eines Vorsitzenden, beiden Seiten gerecht zu werden;3) ( manufacture)to \strike coins/ a medal Münzen/eine Medaille prägen4) ( of feelings)sb \strikes sb as sth;how does Anna \strike you? wie findest du Anna?;almost everything he said struck me as absurd fast alles, was er sagte, schien mir ziemlich verworren;to be struck by sth von etw dat beeindruckt sein;it \strikes sb that... jdm scheint, dass..., jd hat den Eindruck, dass...5) ( discover)to \strike oil auf Öl stoßen;to \strike gold ( fig) einen Glückstreffer landen;( at Olympics) die Goldmedaille gewinnen;to \strike it lucky [or (Brit, Aus a.) to \strike lucky] einen Glückstreffer landen;to \strike it rich das große Geld machen ( fam)6) ( adopt)to \strike a pose eine Pose einnehmen;they have chosen to \strike a pose of resistance ( fig) sie haben sich zu einer ablehnenden Haltung entschiedento \strike sb jdn heimsuchen;a large earthquake could \strike the east coast die Ostküste könnte von einem großen Erdbeben heimgesucht werden8) ( of a timepiece)a clock \strikes the hour eine Uhr schlägt die [volle] Stunde9) ( remember)sth \strikes sb etw fällt jdm ein;she was suddenly struck by the thought that... plötzlich kam ihr der Gedanke, dass...;it's just struck me that... mir ist gerade eingefallen, dass...the dentist has been struck off the register dem Zahnarzt wurde die Approbation entzogen;to \strike camp das Lager abbrechen;to \strike one's flag die Flaggen streichen;to \strike sb off a list jdn von einer Liste streichen;to \strike a name from a list einen Namen von einer Liste streichen;to \strike a match ein Streichholz anzündenPHRASES:to \strike a chord with sb ( of memories) bei jdm Erinnerungen wecken;( of agreement) bei jdm Anklang finden;to \strike a note eine Tonart anschlagen;to \strike the right note den richtigen Ton treffen vi <struck, struck>1) ( hit) treffen;lightning never \strikes in the same place ein Blitz schlägt nie zweimal an derselben Stelle ein;to \strike at the heart of sth etw vernichtend treffen;we need to \strike at the heart of this problem wir müssen dieses Problem an der Wurzel packen;to \strike at the heart of sb ( fig) jdn ins Herz treffen;to \strike home ins Schwarze treffen, sein Ziel erreichen;the message seems to have struck home ( fig) die Botschaft ist offensichtlich angekommen2) ( attack) angreifen;the snake \strikes quickly die Schlange beißt schnell zu;to \strike at sb/ sth nach jdm/etw schlagen;sometimes terrorists \strike at civilians manchmal greifen Terroristen Zivilisten anfate \strikes again wieder schlägt das Schicksal zu4) ( of clock) schlagen;midnight has just struck es hat gerade Mitternacht geschlagen5) ( rendered speechless)to be struck dumb sprachlos sein6) ( find)to \strike on sth etw finden;to \strike upon sth etw entdecken;she has just struck upon an idea ihr ist gerade eine Idee gekommenPHRASES:to \strike while the iron is hot das Eisen schmieden, so lange es heiß ist -
127 Ursache
Ur·sa·che f( Grund) reason;das war zwar der Auslöser für diesen Streit, aber nicht dessen eigentliche \Ursache that may have been what triggered this dispute, but it wasn't its actual cause;ich suche immer noch die \Ursache für das Flackern der Lampen I'm still trying to find out why the lights are flickering;\Ursache und Wirkung cause and effect;alle/keine \Ursache haben, etw zu tun to have good/no cause [or every/no reason] to do [or for doing] sth;die \Ursache [für etw [o einer S. gen]] sein to be the cause [of sth [or a thing] ] [or reason [for sth]];defekte Bremsen waren die \Ursache für den Unfall the accident was caused by faulty brakes;aus einer bestimmten \Ursache for a certain reason;das Flugzeug raste aus noch ungeklärter \Ursache gegen einen Berg the plane crashed into a mountain for an as yet unknown reason;ohne [jede] \Ursache without any real reason;er kann doch nicht ohne \Ursache so wütend sein there must be a [or some] reason why he's so angryWENDUNGEN:keine \Ursache! don't mention it, you're welcome; -
128 send
sendpast tense, past participle - sent; verb1) (to cause or order to go or be taken: The teacher sent the disobedient boy to the headmaster; She sent me this book.) mandar, enviar2) (to move rapidly or with force: He sent the ball right into the goal.) mandar3) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) volver•- sender- send away for
- send down
- send for
- send in
- send off
- send off for
- send out
- send someone packing / send someone about his business
- send packing / send someone about his business
- send someone packing / send about his business
- send packing / send about his business
send vb enviar / mandarsomebody send for a doctor! ¡que alguien vaya a buscar a un médico!tr[send]1 (gen) enviar, mandar; (telex, telegram) enviar, poner; (radio signal, radio message) transmitir, emitir2 (order to go) mandar, enviar3 (drive, cause to move) mandar; (rocket, ball) lanzar■ the explosion sent pieces of glass flying everywhere la explosión lanzó trozos de cristal por los aires4 (cause to become) volver, hacer1 (send a message) avisar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto send somebody away with a flea in their ear despachar a alguien con las orejas gachasto send somebody packing mandar a alguien a paseo, mandar a alguien a freír espárragosto send somebody to Coventry hacerle el vacío a alguiento send word mandar aviso, enviar un mensaje, avisar1) : mandar, enviarto send a letter: mandar una cartato send word: avisar, mandar decir2) propel: mandar, lanzarhe sent it into left field: lo mandó al jardín izquierdoto send up dust: alzar polvo3)to send into a rage : poner furiosov.(§ p.,p.p.: sent) = despachar v.• enviar (Teléfono) v.• expedir v.• mandar v.• remitir v.send
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(past & past p sent) transitive verb1) ( dispatch) \<\<letter/parcel/flowers/greetings\>\> mandar, enviar*send her my love — mándale saludos or recuerdos de mi parte
2) (direct, cause to go) \<\<messenger/envoy/reinforcements\>\> mandar, enviar*to send somebody on an errand/a course — mandar a alguien a hacer un recado or mandado/un curso
to send somebody for something: he sent me for some beer me mandó a comprar cerveza, me mandó a por cerveza (Esp fam); to send somebody to prison mandar a alguien a la cárcel; to send somebody packing — mandar a alguien a freír espárragos (fam)
3)a) (propel, cause to move)b) ( transmit) \<\<signal/current\>\> enviar*, mandar4) \<\<person\>\> (+ compl)to send somebody to sleep — dormir* a alguien
2.
viwe'll have to send to the States for spares — tendremos que encargar repuestos de Estados Unidos, tendremos que mandar (a) pedir repuestos a Estados Unidos (AmL)
Phrasal Verbs:- send for- send in- send off- send on- send out- send up[send] (pt, pp sent)1. VT1) (=dispatch) [+ letter, parcel, money, telegram] mandar, enviarplease send me further details — ruego me mande or me envíe más detalles
Jan sends her apologies — Jan pide que la disculpen or excusen
I had some flowers sent to her — le mandé or envié unas flores
he sent word that he wished to discuss peace — avisó or (LAm) mandó (a) decir que quería hablar de hacer las paces
2) (=cause to go) [+ person] mandar; [+ troops] mandar, enviarthey sent him here to help — lo mandaron para que nos ayudara, lo mandaron a ayudarnos
to send a child to bed/to school — mandar a un niño a la cama/a la escuela
to send sb for sth: I sent her for some bread — la mandé a comprar pan or (Sp) a por pan
to send sb home — mandar a algn a casa; (from abroad) repatriar a algn
- send sb to Coventry- send sb packing3) (=convey) [+ signal] enviar, mandar4) (=propel)he sent the ball into the back of the net — lanzó or mandó el balón al fondo de la red
it has sent prices through the roof — ha hecho que los precios se pongan por las nubes or se disparen
shiver I, 1.to send sth/sb flying — mandar algo/a algn volando por los aires
5) (=drive)6) * (=enthral)2.VIshe sent to say that... — mandó or envió un recado diciendo que..., mandó (a) decir que... (LAm)
we shall have to send to France for reinforcements — tendremos que pedir or (LAm) mandar a pedir refuerzos a Francia
- send for- send in- send off- send on- send out- send up* * *[send]
1.
(past & past p sent) transitive verb1) ( dispatch) \<\<letter/parcel/flowers/greetings\>\> mandar, enviar*send her my love — mándale saludos or recuerdos de mi parte
2) (direct, cause to go) \<\<messenger/envoy/reinforcements\>\> mandar, enviar*to send somebody on an errand/a course — mandar a alguien a hacer un recado or mandado/un curso
to send somebody for something: he sent me for some beer me mandó a comprar cerveza, me mandó a por cerveza (Esp fam); to send somebody to prison mandar a alguien a la cárcel; to send somebody packing — mandar a alguien a freír espárragos (fam)
3)a) (propel, cause to move)b) ( transmit) \<\<signal/current\>\> enviar*, mandar4) \<\<person\>\> (+ compl)to send somebody to sleep — dormir* a alguien
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viwe'll have to send to the States for spares — tendremos que encargar repuestos de Estados Unidos, tendremos que mandar (a) pedir repuestos a Estados Unidos (AmL)
Phrasal Verbs:- send for- send in- send off- send on- send out- send up
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