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21 fein
I Adj.2. (zart) fine, delicate; (zierlich) graceful; ein feines Gesicht oder feine Züge haben have delicate ( oder finely etched) features; feines Stimmchen finely tuned voice4. (gering) fine, subtle; (kaum wahrnehmbar) faint, slight; (winzig) minute; feiner Unterschied der besteht: subtle difference5. (genau) accurate, precise; feiner Unterschied den man macht: fine ( oder subtle) distinction; feiner Beobachter keen ( oder shrewd) observer6. Sinne: keen, acute; Gespür: fine, sensitive; ein feines Gehör a keen ear; sie hat ein feines Auge / Ohr für she has a keen ( oder good) eye / ear for; feine Nase sensitive nose, keen ( oder good) sense of smell; fig. good nose; Gaumen7. Qualität: fine; (erlesen) choice; (tadellos) excellent; Gebäck: fancy; Porzellan: fine; Geruch, Geschmack etc.: exquisite, refined; die feine Küche haute cuisine; das Feinste vom Feinsten the very best, the best that money can buy; das ist Käse vom Feinsten this cheese is of the finest quality8. umg. (gut) fein! (o.k.) good!; (das ist toll) great!; fein, dass du da bist it’s great that you’re here; das ist schon eine feine Sache it’s really clever ( oder brilliant); das Feine daran ist... the great thing about it is that...10. (vornehm) distinguished, refined; (elegant) elegant, smart; Restaurant etc.: fancy, posh; der feine Ton good form; die feinen Leute the upper classes, the top people, Brit. auch the nobs umg. altm.; ein feiner Herr iro. a (real) gent umg.; sich (Dat) für etw. zu fein sein think s.th. is beneath one; ich bin dir wohl nicht fein genug I’m not good enough for you, then, am I?; das ist aber nicht gerade die feine englische Art that’s not the proper way of doing things; sich fein machen get dressed up, dress up; put on one’s best clothes; du hast dich aber fein gemacht! you look very smart (Am. really sharp)11. umg. (anständig, nett) nice; er / sie ist ein feiner Kerl he’s a great fellow (Am. guy) / she’s really great; du bist mir ein feiner Freund! iro. a fine friend you areII Adv.1. finely; fein geschnitten finely cut ( oder sliced); Kräuter fein hacken chop herbs finely; fein gemahlenes Mehl finely ground ( oder fine-ground) flour; fein poliert highly finished2. (gut) well, nicely; fein schmecken taste good ( stärker: delicious); das hast du fein gemacht! zum Kind: good boy ( oder girl); er ist fein (he) raus umg. he’s sitting pretty4. (elegant) smartly5. (genau) precisely; Details fein herausarbeiten work out details meticulously, pay meticulous attention to detail6. (brav, schön) Kindern gegenüber: jetzt sitz mal fein still now sit nice and still; iss fein auf eat it all up, there’s a good boy / girl* * *nicely (Adv.);(erlesen) choice (Adj.);(hübsch) nice (Adj.);(subtil) subtle (Adj.);* * *[fain]1. adj2) (= erlesen) excellent, choice attr; Geruch, Geschmack delicate; Gold, Silber refined; Mensch, Charakter thoroughly nice; (= prima) great (inf), splendid, swell (esp US inf); (iro) fineein féíner Kerl — a great guy (inf), a splendid person
féín! — great! (inf), marvellous! (Brit), marvelous! (US)
féín, dass... — great that... (inf), (I'm) so glad that...
das ist etwas Feines — that's really something (inf) or nice
das ist nicht die féíne englische Art — that's not the proper way to go about things
vom Feinsten sein — to be first-rate
italienisches Design vom Feinsten — Italian design at its finest
3) (= scharf) sensitive, keen; Gehör, Gefühl auch acutenicht féín genug sein — not to be good enough
zu féín — that's beneath her
2. advein féín gestreiftes Hemd — a shirt with very thin stripes
sie hat ein féín geschnittenes Gesicht — she has fine features
féín geschwungene Augenbrauen — finely arched eyebrows
2)(= gut)
féín säuberlich — (nice and) neatetw féín machen — to do sth beautifully
das war von dir aber wieder féín bemerkt — you have such a nice way of putting things
féín (he)raus sein — to be sitting pretty
3)(= genau)
etw féín einstellen — to adjust sth precisely4)(= elegant)
er hat sich féín gemacht — he's dressed to kill (inf)sie hat sich féín gemacht — she's all dolled up (inf)
5) (baby-talk) justdu gehst jetzt féín nach Hause — now just you go straight home
sei jetzt mal féín still — now keep nice and quiet or very very quiet
* * *2) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) fine3) finely4) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) delicate5) nicely6) (very polite; well-mannered; elegant.) refined7) subtly8) (faint or delicate in quality, and therefore difficult to describe or explain: There is a subtle difference between `unnecessary' and `not necessary'; a subtle flavour.) subtle* * *[ˈfain]I. adj\feines Haar fine hair2. (vornehm) distinguished\feine Dame/ \feiner Herr a distinguished lady/gentleman3. (von hoher Qualität) exquisite, excellent, choicedas F\feinste vom F \feinen the best [of the best], the crème de la crèmevom F\feinsten of the highest quality; (rein) pureaus \feinem Gold/Silber made out of pure gold/silverdu bist mir ja ein \feiner Freund! you're a fine friend! iron5. (scharf, feinsinnig) keen, acute, sensitiveein \feines Gehör haben to have an acute sense of hearingeine \feine Nase haben to have a very keen [or acute] sense of smell6. (dezent) delicate\feiner Humor delicate sense of humour [or AM -or]\feine Ironie subtle irony\fein! great!\fein, dass... it's great that...8.II. advseid \fein artig! just be good now!2. (genau) fine, precise\fein säuberlich accurate3. (zart, klein) finely\fein gemahlen fine-ground, finely ground4. (elegant)* * *1.2) (feinkörnig) fine < sand, powder>; finely-ground < flour>; finely-granulated < sugar>etwas fein mahlen — grind something fine
3) (hochwertig) high-quality <fruit, soap, etc.>; fine <silver, gold, etc.>; fancy <cakes, pastries, etc.>5) (feingeschnitten) finely shaped, delicate <hands, features, etc.>eine feine Verwandtschaft/Gesellschaft — (iron.) a fine or nice family/crowd
2.sich fein machen — (ugs.) dress up
1)fein [he]raus sein — (ugs.) be sitting pretty (coll.)
Unterschiede fein herausarbeiten — bring out subtle differences
2) (ugs.): (bekräftigend)etwas fein säuberlich aufschreiben — write something down nice and neatly
* * *A. adj1. Linie, Faden etc: fine, thin;feiner Regen (light) drizzlefeine Züge haben have delicate ( oder finely etched) features;feines Stimmchen finely tuned voice3. Kamm, Sieb, Sand, Zucker etc: fine;feines Mehl finely ground ( oder fine-ground) flourfeiner Unterschied der besteht: subtle difference5. (genau) accurate, precise;feiner Beobachter keen ( oder shrewd) observerein feines Gehör a keen ear;sie hat ein feines Auge/Ohr für she has a keen ( oder good) eye/ear for;7. Qualität: fine; (erlesen) choice; (tadellos) excellent; Gebäck: fancy; Porzellan: fine; Geruch, Geschmack etc: exquisite, refined;die feine Küche haute cuisine;das Feinste vom Feinsten the very best, the best that money can buy;das ist Käse vom Feinsten this cheese is of the finest quality8. umg (gut)fein, dass du da bist it’s great that you’re here;das Feine daran ist … the great thing about it is that …der feine Ton good form;sich (dat)für etwas zu fein sein think sth is beneath one;ich bin dir wohl nicht fein genug I’m not good enough for you, then, am I?;das ist aber nicht gerade die feine englische Art that’s not the proper way of doing things;sich fein machen get dressed up, dress up; put on one’s best clothes;du hast dich aber fein gemacht! you look very smart (US really sharp)11. umg (anständig, nett) nice;er/sie ist ein feiner Kerl he’s a great fellow (US guy)/she’s really great;du bist mir ein feiner Freund! iron a fine friend you areB. adv1. finely;fein geschnitten finely cut ( oder sliced);Kräuter fein hacken chop herbs finely;fein gemahlenes Mehl finely ground ( oder fine-ground) flour;fein poliert highly finished2. (gut) well, nicely;fein schmecken taste good ( stärker: delicious);er ist fein (he)raus umg he’s sitting pretty3. (sehr) really;fein säuberlich nice and neat4. (elegant) smartly5. (genau) precisely;Details fein herausarbeiten work out details meticulously, pay meticulous attention to detailjetzt sitz mal fein still now sit nice and still;iss fein auf eat it all up, there’s a good boy/girl* * *1.1) (zart) fine <material, line, etc.>2) (feinkörnig) fine <sand, powder>; finely-ground < flour>; finely-granulated < sugar>3) (hochwertig) high-quality <fruit, soap, etc.>; fine <silver, gold, etc.>; fancy <cakes, pastries, etc.>5) (feingeschnitten) finely shaped, delicate <hands, features, etc.>eine feine Verwandtschaft/Gesellschaft — (iron.) a fine or nice family/crowd
9) (gediegen, vornehm) refined <gentleman, lady>2.sich fein machen — (ugs.) dress up
1)fein [he]raus sein — (ugs.) be sitting pretty (coll.)
2) (ugs.): (bekräftigend)* * *adj.fine adj.nice adj.pretty adj.subtle adj. adv.finely adv. -
22 lie
I 1. noun1) (false statement) Lüge, dietell lies/a lie — lügen
no, I tell a lie,... — (coll.) nein, nicht dass ich jetzt lüge,... (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,white lie — Notlüge, die
lying lügenII 1. nounlie to somebody — jemanden be- od. anlügen
2. intransitive verb,the lie of the land — (Brit. fig.): (state of affairs) die Lage der Dinge; die Sachlage
1) liegen; (assume horizontal position) sich legenmany obstacles lie in the way of my success — (fig.) viele Hindernisse verstellen mir den Weg zum Erfolg
she lay asleep/resting on the sofa — sie lag auf dem Sofa und schlief/ruhte sich aus
lie still/dying — still liegen/im Sterben liegen
2)lie idle — [Feld, Garten:] brachliegen; [Maschine, Fabrik:] stillstehen; [Gegenstand:] [unbenutzt] herumstehen (ugs.)
let something/things lie — etwas/die Dinge ruhen lassen
3) (be buried) [begraben] liegen4) (be situated) liegen5) (be spread out to view)the valley/plain/desert lay before us — vor uns lag das Tal/die Ebene/die Wüste
a brilliant career lay before him — (fig.) eine glänzende Karriere lag vor ihm
6) (Naut.)lie at anchor/in harbour — vor Anker/im Hafen liegen
7) (fig.) [Gegenstand:] liegenI will do everything that lies in my power to help — ich werde alles tun, was in meiner Macht steht, um zu helfen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/42782/lie_about">lie about- lie back- lie down- lie in- lie up* * *I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) die Lüge2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) lügen- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) liegen2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) liegen3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) sich befinden4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) bestehen•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down* * *lie1[laɪ]I. vi<- y->lügenI used to \lie about my age ich habe immer ein falsches Alter angegeben▪ to \lie about sb über jdn die Unwahrheit erzählen▪ to \lie to sb jdn belügenII. vt<- y->to \lie one's way somewhere sich akk irgendwohin hineinschmuggelnIII. n Lüge fto be an outright \lie glatt gelogen sein famto give the \lie to sb/sth jdn/etw Lügen strafento tell \lies Lügen erzählendon't tell me \lies! lüg mich nicht an!her name is Paula, no, I tell a \lie — it's Pauline ihr Name ist Paula — nein, Moment, bevor ich etwas Falsches sage — sie heißt Paulinelie2[laɪ]I. nthe \lie of the land die Beschaffenheit des Geländes; ( fig) die Lageto find out the \lie of the land das Gelände erkunden; ( fig) die Lage sondieren [o peilenII. vi<-y-, lay, lain>1. (be horizontal, resting) liegento \lie on one's back/in bed/on the ground auf dem Rücken/im Bett/auf dem Boden liegento \lie in state aufgebahrt sein [o liegen]to \lie awake/quietly/still wach/ruhig/still [da]liegento \lie flat flach liegen [bleiben]2. (be buried) ruhenhere \lies the body of... hier ruht...\lie face down! leg dich auf den Bauch!4. (be upon a surface) liegensnow lay thickly over the fields auf den Feldern lag eine dicke Schneeschichtto \lie at the mercy of sb jds Gnade ausgeliefert seinto \lie in ruins in Trümmern liegento \lie under a suspicion unter einem Verdacht stehento \lie in wait auf der Lauer liegento \lie dying im Sterben liegento \lie empty leer stehento \lie fallow brach liegen6. (remain) liegen bleibenthe snow didn't \lie der Schnee blieb nicht liegen7. (be situated) liegenthe road lay along the canal die Straße führte am Kanal entlangto \lie in anchor/harbour in Hamburg in Hamburg vor Anker/im Hafen liegento \lie to the east/north of sth im Osten/Norden [o östlich/nördlich] einer S. gen liegenthe river \lies 40 km to the south of us der Fluss befindet sich 40 km südlich von unsto \lie on the route to Birmingham auf dem Weg nach Birmingham liegen8. (weigh)to \lie heavily on sb's mind jdn schwer bedrückento \lie heavily on sb's stomach jdm schwer im Magen liegen fam9. (be the responsibility of)▪ to \lie with sb bei jdm liegenthe choice/decision \lies [only] with you die Wahl/Entscheidung liegt [ganz allein] bei dirit \lies with you to decide es liegt an dir zu entscheidenthe responsibility for the project \lies with us wir sind für das Projekt verantwortlich [o tragen die Verantwortung für das Projekt10. (be found)where do your interests \lie? wo liegen deine Interessen?the cause of the argument \lies in the stubbornness on both sides die Ursache des Streits liegt in [o an] der Sturheit auf beiden Seitenthe decision doesn't \lie in my power die Entscheidung [darüber] liegt nicht in meiner Machtto \lie bottom of/third in the table Tabellenletzter/-dritter seinto \lie in second place auf dem zweiten Platz liegento \lie third dritter seinto \lie in front of/behind sb vor/hinter jdm liegen13.▶ to \lie low (escape search) untergetaucht sein; (avoid being noticed) sich akk unauffällig verhalten; (bide one's time) sich akk [im Verborgenen] bereithalten▶ to see how the land \lies die Lage sondieren [o peilen]* * *I [laɪ]1. nLüge fit's a lie! — das ist eine Lüge!, das ist gelogen!
I tell a lie, it's actually tomorrow — das stimmt ja gar nicht or ich hab mich vertan, es ist morgen
to give the lie to a claim — die Unwahrheit einer Behauptung (gen) zeigen or beweisen, eine Behauptung Lügen strafen (geh)
2. vilügento lie to sb —
3. vtII vb: pret lay, ptp lainto lie one's way out of sth — sich aus etw herauslügen
1. n(= position) Lage f, Position f2. vi1) (in horizontal or resting position) liegen; (= lie down) sich legenhe lay where he had fallen — er blieb liegen, wo er hingefallen war
lie on your back — leg dich auf den Rücken
obstacles lie in the way of our success — unser Weg zum Erfolg ist mit Hindernissen verstellt
the snow didn't lie —
to lie with sb ( Bibl old ) ( ) —,, old )
2) (= be buried) ruhen3) (= be situated) liegenthe runner who is lying third (esp Brit) — der Läufer, der auf dem dritten Platz liegt
Uganda lies far from the coast — Uganda liegt weit von der Küste ab or entfernt
our road lay along the river — unsere Straße führte am Fluss entlang
our futures lie in quite different directions —
you are young and your life lies before you — du bist jung, und das Leben liegt noch vor dir
4) (= be, remain in a certain condition) liegento lie low —
5) (immaterial things) liegenit lies with you to solve the problem — es liegt bei dir, das Problem zu lösen
his interests lie in music — seine Interessen liegen auf dem Gebiet der Musik or gelten der Musik
he did everything that lay in his power to help us — er tat alles in seiner Macht Stehende, um uns zu helfen
* * *lie1 [laı]A s Lüge f:that’s a lie! das ist eine Lüge!, das ist gelogen!;a) jemanden der Lüge bezichtigen,b) etwas, jemanden Lügen strafen, widerlegen;B v/i ppr lying [ˈlaııŋ]1. lügen:lie to sb jemanden belügen, jemanden anlügen;he lied (to them) about his past das, was er (ihnen) über seine Vergangenheit erzählte, war gelogen;she lied (to them) about her age sie machte sich (ihnen gegenüber) jünger oder älter, als sie tatsächlich war;lie through ( oder in) one’s teeth, lie in one’s throat umg das Blaue vom Himmel (herunter)lügen, wie gedruckt lügen2. lügen, trügen, täuschen, einen falschen Eindruck erwecken (Zahlen etc)C v/t lie to sb that … jemandem vorlügen, dass …;lie2 [laı]A s1. Lage f (auch fig):the lie of the land fig Br die Lage (der Dinge)2. Lager n (von Tieren)B v/i prät lay [leı], pperf lain [leın], ppr lying [ˈlaııŋ]1. liegen:a) allg im Bett etc liegen:all his books are lying about ( oder around) the room seine ganzen Bücher liegen im Zimmer herum; → ruin A 2, etcb) ausgebreitet, tot etc daliegen:lie dying im Sterben liegenc) gelegen sein, sich befinden:the town lies on a river die Stadt liegt an einem Fluss;lie second ( oder in second position) SPORT etc an zweiter Stelle oder auf dem zweiten Platz liegen;all his money is lying in the bank sein ganzes Geld liegt auf der Bankd) begründet liegen, bestehen ( beide:in in dat)e) begraben sein oder liegen, ruhen:here lies … hier ruht …2. liegen bleiben (Schnee)3. SCHIFF, MIL liegen (Flotte, Truppe)4. SCHIFFa) vor Anker liegen5. a) liegen:the goose lay heavy on his stomach die Gans lag ihm schwer im Magenb) fig lasten (on auf der Seele etc):6. führen, verlaufen:8. JUR zulässig sein (Klage etc):appeal lies to the Supreme Court Berufung kann vor dem Obersten Bundesgericht eingelegt werden9. lie with sb obs oder BIBEL jemandem beiliegen (mit jemandem schlafen)Besondere Redewendungen: as far as in me lies obs oder poet soweit es an mir liegt, soweit es in meinen Kräften steht;his greatness lies in his courage seine Größe liegt in seinem Mut (begründet);he knows where his interest lies er weiß, wo sein Vorteil liegt;lie in sb’s waya) jemandem zur Hand sein,b) jemandem möglich sein,c) in jemandes Fach schlagen,d) jemandem im Weg stehen his talents do not lie that way dazu hat er kein Talent;lie on sb JUR jemandem obliegen;the responsibility lies on you die Verantwortung liegt bei dir;lie on sb’s hands unbenutzt oder unverkauft bei jemandem liegen bleiben;lie to the north SCHIFF Nord anliegen;lie under an obligation eine Verpflichtung haben;lie under the suspicion of murder unter Mordverdacht stehen;lie under a sentence of death zum Tode verurteilt sein;the fault lies with him die Schuld liegt bei ihm;it lies with you to do it es liegt an dir oder es ist deine Sache, es zu tun; siehe Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven etc* * *I 1. noun1) (false statement) Lüge, dietell lies/a lie — lügen
no, I tell a lie,... — (coll.) nein, nicht dass ich jetzt lüge,... (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,white lie — Notlüge, die
lying lügenII 1. nounlie to somebody — jemanden be- od. anlügen
(direction, position) Lage, die2. intransitive verb,the lie of the land — (Brit. fig.): (state of affairs) die Lage der Dinge; die Sachlage
1) liegen; (assume horizontal position) sich legenmany obstacles lie in the way of my success — (fig.) viele Hindernisse verstellen mir den Weg zum Erfolg
she lay asleep/resting on the sofa — sie lag auf dem Sofa und schlief/ruhte sich aus
lie still/dying — still liegen/im Sterben liegen
2)lie idle — [Feld, Garten:] brachliegen; [Maschine, Fabrik:] stillstehen; [Gegenstand:] [unbenutzt] herumstehen (ugs.)
let something/things lie — etwas/die Dinge ruhen lassen
3) (be buried) [begraben] liegen4) (be situated) liegenthe valley/plain/desert lay before us — vor uns lag das Tal/die Ebene/die Wüste
a brilliant career lay before him — (fig.) eine glänzende Karriere lag vor ihm
6) (Naut.)lie at anchor/in harbour — vor Anker/im Hafen liegen
7) (fig.) [Gegenstand:] liegenI will do everything that lies in my power to help — ich werde alles tun, was in meiner Macht steht, um zu helfen
Phrasal Verbs:- lie back- lie down- lie in- lie up* * *n.Lüge -n f. v.(§ p.,p.p.: lied) (•§ p.,p.p.: lay, lain•)= liegen v.(§ p.,pp.: lag, gelegen)lügen v.(§ p.,pp.: log, gelogen) -
23 Spitze
umg.I Adj. und Interj. great, super, magicII Adv.: spitze aussehen look super ( stärker: sensational, stunning); sie hat spitze gespielt she played sensationally ( oder fantastically); das hast du spitze gemacht you did that brilliantly* * *die Spitze(Gewebe) lace;(Zinke) prong; pike;(oberes Ende) peak; apex; cusp; tip; point; top* * *Spịt|ze ['ʃpɪtsə]f -, -n1) (= Schwertspitze, Nadelspitze, Pfeilspitze, Bleistiftspitze, Kinnspitze) point; (= Schuhspitze) toe; (= Fingerspitze, Nasenspitze, Bartspitze, Spargelspitze) tip; (= Zigarrenspitze, Haarspitze) end; (= Bergspitze, Felsspitze) peak, top; (= Baumspitze, Turmspitze, Giebelspitze) top; (= Pyramidenspitze) top, apex (form); (= Dreiecksspitze) top, vertex (form)2) (fig) (= Höchstwert) peak; (inf = Höchstgeschwindigkeit) top speeddieser Sportwagen fährt 200 Spitze (inf) — ≈ this sports car has a top speed of 125
3) (= Führung) head; (= vorderes Ende) front; (ESP MIL von Kolonne etc) head; (= Tabellenspitze) topan der Spitze stehen — to be at the head; (auf Tabelle) to be (at the) top (of the table)
an der Spitze liegen (Sport, fig) — to be in front, to be in the lead
die Spitze halten (Sport, fig) — to keep the lead
sich an die Spitze setzen — to put oneself at the head; (in Wettbewerb etc, Sport) to go into or take the lead; (auf Tabelle) to go to the top (of the table); (im Pferderennen) to take up the running
4) (= Zigaretten-/Zigarrenhalter) (cigarette/cigar) holderdas ist eine Spitze gegen Sie — that's a dig (esp Brit) or cut (US) at you, that's directed at you
6) (COMM = Überschuss) surplus7) (Gewebe) lace8)das war einsame or absolute Spitze! (inf) — that was really great! (inf)
See:→ auch spitze* * *die1) (the highest point or tip (of something): the apex of a triangle; the apex of a person's career.) apex2) (at or in the very front: in the forefront of the battle.) in the forefront3) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) head4) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.) extremity5) (delicate net-like decorative fabric made with fine thread: Her dress was trimmed with lace; ( also adjective) a lace shawl.) lace6) (a tall, pointed tower, especially one built on the roof of a church.) spire7) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nose8) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) point9) (a hard, thin, pointed object (of wood, metal etc): The fence had long spikes on top.) spike10) (the leaders in any movement: We're in the vanguard of the movement for reform!) vanguard11) (the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) tip12) (the front part of a shoe, sock etc: There's a hole in the toe of my sock.) toe13) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) top14) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) top15) (something that forms a covering on top of something, especially food: a tart with a topping of cream.) topping* * *Spit·ze1<-, -n>[ˈʃpɪtsə]f1. (spitzes Ende o spitze Ecke) point; eines Berges peak, summit; eines Baumes top; eines Dreiecks top; eines Haars end; eines Turms spire; eines Fingers, der Nase tip; eines Schuhs pointed toean der \Spitze liegen (in Rennen, Wettbewerb) to be in front [or a. fig in the lead]; (in Wertung) to be at the topsich akk an die \Spitze setzen (in Rennen) to take the lead; (in Wertung) to move into [or take [over]] first placedie \Spitze der Tabelle übernehmen to take over at the top of the table [or division] [or league5. (Höchstwert) peakdie Temperaturen erreichten im August \Spitzen von 35, 36° C the temperature peaked at 35-36° C in August6. (Höchstgeschwindigkeit) top speedbei einer \Spitze von 250 km/h with a top speed of 250 km/h▪ die \Spitzen the leaders pl; der Gesellschaft the top; eines Unternehmens the heads; der Wirtschaft the leaders10. (spitze Bemerkung) digdiese \Spitze war gegen dich gezielt that was a dig at you11.▶ nur die \Spitze des Eisbergs sein to be only the tip of the iceberg▶ \Spitze! great!Spit·ze2<-, -en>[ˈʃpɪtsə]* * *die; Spitze, Spitzen1) (NadelSpitze, BleistiftSpitze usw.) point; (PfeilSpitze, HornSpitze usw.) tip2) (TurmSpitze, BaumSpitze, MastSpitze usw.) top; (eines Dreiecks, Kegels, einer Pyramide) top; apex; vertex (Math.); (eines Berges) summit; top3) (ZigarrenSpitze, HaarSpitze, ZweigSpitze) end; (SchuhSpitze) toe; (FingerSpitze, NasenSpitze, SchwanzSpitze, FlügelSpitze, SpargelSpitze) tip4) (vorderes Ende) frontan der Spitze liegen — (Sport) be in the lead or in front
5) (führende Position) topan der Spitze [der Tabelle] stehen od. liegen — (Sport) be [at the] top [of the table]
sich an die Spitze [einer Bewegung] setzen — put oneself at the head [of a movement]
das Auto fährt 160 km Spitze — the car has or does a top speed of 160 km. per hour
8)[absolute/einsame] Spitze sein — (ugs.) be [absolutely] great (coll.)
10) (Textilwesen) lace* * *Spitze1 f; -, -n1. point; (Gipfel) peak, top, summit; (Baumspitze) top; (spitzes Ende) auch eines Fingers: tip; (Kinnspitze, Haarspitze) end; (Schuhspitze) toe; einer Feder: point; (Turmspitze) spire; einer Insel: tip;die Spitze des Eisbergs auch fig the tip of the iceberg3. eines Zuges: front; einer Kolonne: head; MIL (Angriffsspitze) (spear)head; Sport (Führung) lead; Fußball: (Stürmer) striker;die Wagen der 1. Klasse befinden sich an der Spitze des Zuges the first-class carriages (US cars) are at the front of the train;an der Spitze des Staates/Konzerns etc at the head of the state/company etc;an der Spitze sein beruflich etc: have reached the top of the ladder;stehen be in the vanguard of progress etc;an der Spitze der Tabelle at the top of the table;sich an die Spitze setzen take the lead; der Tabelle: go to the topseine Spitze erreichen zahlenmäßig etc: peak, reach its peak;die höchste Spitze erreichen Ausgaben etc: reach an all-time high;etwas auf die Spitze treiben carry sth too far;der Wagen fährt 200 Spitze umg the car does 125 (mph)5. (Spitzenposition) top position; (Leitung eines Unternehmens etc) management; einer Partei: leadership;die Spitzen der Gesellschaft the leading figures (lights umg) of society6. umg (großartig) brilliant, super;es ist einsame Spitze it’s absolutely brilliant ( stärker: sensational);sie ist absolute Spitze she’s the tops;7. (bissige Bemerkung) barb, sideswipe (gegen at);kannst du nicht deine dauernden Spitzen lassen? can’t you stop making these barbed remarks?8. fig:jemandem die Spitze bieten stand up to sb;jemandes Worten die Spitze nehmen take the sting out of sb’s words;jemandes Argumenten die Spitze abbrechen take the wind out of sb’s sailsBrüsseler Spitzen Brussels lace sg* * *die; Spitze, Spitzen1) (NadelSpitze, BleistiftSpitze usw.) point; (PfeilSpitze, HornSpitze usw.) tip2) (TurmSpitze, BaumSpitze, MastSpitze usw.) top; (eines Dreiecks, Kegels, einer Pyramide) top; apex; vertex (Math.); (eines Berges) summit; top3) (ZigarrenSpitze, HaarSpitze, ZweigSpitze) end; (SchuhSpitze) toe; (FingerSpitze, NasenSpitze, SchwanzSpitze, FlügelSpitze, SpargelSpitze) tip4) (vorderes Ende) frontan der Spitze liegen — (Sport) be in the lead or in front
5) (führende Position) topan der Spitze [der Tabelle] stehen od. liegen — (Sport) be [at the] top [of the table]
sich an die Spitze [einer Bewegung] setzen — put oneself at the head [of a movement]
das Auto fährt 160 km Spitze — the car has or does a top speed of 160 km. per hour
8)[absolute/einsame] Spitze sein — (ugs.) be [absolutely] great (coll.)
10) (Textilwesen) lace* * *-n (Gewebe) f.lace n. -n (Kinn-, Messer-) f.point n. -n (Turm-) f.spire n. -n (eines Berges) f.peak n. -n (spitzes Ende) f.tip n. -n f.cusp n.dig (at) n.nib n.peak n.pike n.pinnacle n.spike n.top n. -
24 aliviar
v.1 to soothe.El Jacuzzi alivia a Pedro The Jacuzzi soothes Peter.2 to relieve (aligerar) (person).La aspirina alivia el dolor Aspirin relieves pain.3 to have a soothing effect, to bring ease, to soothe.El masaje alivia Massage has a soothing effect.* * *1 (aligerar) to lighten, make lighter2 figurado (enfermedad, dolor) to relieve, ease, alleviate, soothe3 (consolar) to comfort, console4 (apresurar) to hurry1 (dolor) to get better, diminish* * *verb1) to relieve, ease2) soothe* * *1. VT1) [+ dolor, sufrimiento, problema] to ease, relievemedidas para aliviar los efectos de la catástrofe — measures to ease o relieve the effects of the disaster
2) [+ carga, peso] to lighten3) (=consolar) to soothe4) frm5) † (=robar)2.VI (=darse prisa) to speed up3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < dolor> to relieve, soothe; < síntomas> to relieve; <tristeza/pena> to alleviate2) (fam) ( robar)2.aliviarle algo a alguien — to relieve somebody of something (hum), to lift something from somebody (colloq)
aliviarse v pron1)a) dolor to let upb) persona to get better2) (Méx fam & euf) ( parir)¿cuándo te aliviaste? — when was the happy event? (colloq & euph)
* * *= alleviate, bring + relief, relieve, lighten, take + the sting out of + Algo, take + the bite out of, ease, lull, deliver + relief, assuage.Ex. Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.Ex. The recent emergence of microcomputers brought some relief to this dilemma.Ex. This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.Ex. Uncritical acceptance of Library of Congress cards, complete with call numbers and subject headings, will lighten the work of the cataloguer, but we should be aware of the possible pitfalls for the reference librarian.Ex. The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.Ex. The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology.Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex. Products containing orange peel extract deliver relief from occasional heartburn, acid indigestion, and upset stomach.Ex. The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.----* aliviar a Alguien de la carga de = relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.* aliviar a Alguien del peso de = relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.* aliviar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.* aliviar de = give + relief from.* aliviar de una carga a = relieve + the burden (on/from).* aliviar de un peso a = relieve + the burden (on/from).* aliviar el tedio = relieve + tedium.* aliviar la presión = ease + pressure.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < dolor> to relieve, soothe; < síntomas> to relieve; <tristeza/pena> to alleviate2) (fam) ( robar)2.aliviarle algo a alguien — to relieve somebody of something (hum), to lift something from somebody (colloq)
aliviarse v pron1)a) dolor to let upb) persona to get better2) (Méx fam & euf) ( parir)¿cuándo te aliviaste? — when was the happy event? (colloq & euph)
* * *= alleviate, bring + relief, relieve, lighten, take + the sting out of + Algo, take + the bite out of, ease, lull, deliver + relief, assuage.Ex: Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.
Ex: The recent emergence of microcomputers brought some relief to this dilemma.Ex: This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.Ex: Uncritical acceptance of Library of Congress cards, complete with call numbers and subject headings, will lighten the work of the cataloguer, but we should be aware of the possible pitfalls for the reference librarian.Ex: The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.Ex: The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology.Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex: Products containing orange peel extract deliver relief from occasional heartburn, acid indigestion, and upset stomach.Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.* aliviar a Alguien de la carga de = relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.* aliviar a Alguien del peso de = relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.* aliviar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.* aliviar de = give + relief from.* aliviar de una carga a = relieve + the burden (on/from).* aliviar de un peso a = relieve + the burden (on/from).* aliviar el tedio = relieve + tedium.* aliviar la presión = ease + pressure.* * *aliviar [A1 ]vtA ‹dolor› to relieve, alleviate, ease, soothe; ‹síntomas› to relieve; ‹tristeza/pena› to alleviateesta medicina te aliviará this medicine will make you feel betterNeumega alivia el dolor de cabeza al instante Neumega brings instant relief from headacheshan hecho lo posible por aliviarnos el peso del trabajo they've done everything possible to lighten our workloadle aliviaron la cartera en el apretujón in the crush he got o was relieved of his wallet o he had his wallet liftedA1 «dolor» to let up, ease off o up2 «persona» to get betterB( Méx fam euf) (parir): ¿cuándo te aliviaste? when was the happy event? ( colloq euph), when was the baby born?* * *
aliviar ( conjugate aliviar) verbo transitivo ‹ dolor› to relieve, soothe;
‹ síntomas› to relieve;
‹tristeza/pena› to alleviate;
‹ persona› to make … feel better
aliviarse verbo pronominal
aliviar verbo transitivo
1 (calmar un dolor) to relieve, soothe
2 (hacer menos pesado) to lighten, make lighter
' aliviar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
goteo
- humanamente
- calmar
- tallar
English:
alleviate
- ameliorate
- analyst
- deaden
- dull
- ease
- help
- reduce
- relieve
- soothe
- assuage
- lessen
* * *aliviar vt1. [atenuar] to relieve, to soothe;una medicina para aliviar el dolor a medicine to relieve the pain;estas pastillas te aliviarán el dolor these pills will relieve the pain2. [persona] to relieve;contarle tus penas a alguien te aliviará it will help if you tell your troubles to someone;me alivia saber que no soy el único it's a relief o it helps to know I'm not the only one3. [carga] to lightenme aliviaron la cartera someone has lifted my wallet* * *v/t alleviate, relieve* * *aliviar vtmitigar: to relieve, to alleviate, to soothe* * *aliviar vb to relieve -
25 calmar
v.1 to relieve.2 to calm, to soothe.Los medicamentos calmaron al lunático The medicines calmed the lunatic.Sus comentarios calmaron su ánimo His comments calmed her mood.3 to alleviate.* * *1 (persona) to calm (down)2 (dolor) to relieve, soothe1 (estar en calma) to fall calm1 (persona) to calm down2 (dolor etc) to abate, ease off* * *verbto calm, soothe- calmarse* * *1. VT1) (=relajar) [+ persona] to calm (down); [+ ánimos] to calm; [+ nervios] to calm, steadyestas pastillas le ayudarán a calmar la ansiedad — these pills will help reduce o relieve your anxiety
2) (=aliviar) [+ dolor, picor] to relieve; [+ tos] to soothe; [+ sed] to quench2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( tranquilizar) < persona> to calm... down; < nervios> to calm2.calmarse v prona) persona to calm downb) mar to become calm* * *= settle down, defuse, quell, soothe, settle, ease, lull, still, assuage, put + Nombre + at ease, appease, quieten.Ex. Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed.Ex. This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.Ex. The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.Ex. When she tried to soothe herself with other images -- images of John, the baby, the house -- she found that they had lost their power.Ex. Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex. The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.Ex. The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.Ex. They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.Ex. Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.----* calmar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.* calmar la euforia = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.* calmar la excitación = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.* calmarse = cool off, subside, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down, wind down.* conseguir calmarse = regain + Posesivo + composure.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( tranquilizar) < persona> to calm... down; < nervios> to calm2.calmarse v prona) persona to calm downb) mar to become calm* * *= settle down, defuse, quell, soothe, settle, ease, lull, still, assuage, put + Nombre + at ease, appease, quieten.Ex: Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed.
Ex: This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.Ex: The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.Ex: When she tried to soothe herself with other images -- images of John, the baby, the house -- she found that they had lost their power.Ex: Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.Ex: Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.* calmar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.* calmar la euforia = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.* calmar la excitación = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.* calmarse = cool off, subside, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down, wind down.* conseguir calmarse = regain + Posesivo + composure.* * *calmar [A1 ]vt1 (tranquilizar) ‹persona› to calm … down; ‹nervios› to calmesto calmó las tensiones/los ánimos this eased the tension/calmed people down2 (aliviar) ‹dolor› to relieve, ease; ‹hambre› to appease ( liter), to take the edge off; ‹sed› to quench■ calmarse1 «persona» to calm downahora que están los ánimos más calmados now that feelings aren't running so high, now that people have calmed down2 «mar» to become calm* * *
calmar ( conjugate calmar) verbo transitivo
‹ nervios› to calm;
‹ sed› to quench;
‹ hambre› to take the edge off
calmarse verbo pronominal
calmar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to calm (down)
2 (un dolor) to soothe, relieve
' calmar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliviar
- apaciguar
- sed
- tranquilizar
- pacificar
English:
calm
- deaden
- defuse
- heat
- lull
- settle
- steady
- assuage
- dull
- ease
- hush
- kill
- quieten
- relieve
- soothe
* * *♦ vt1. [mitigar] to relieve;[dolor] to relieve, to ease; [hinchazón] to relieve; [quemadura] to soothe; [sed] to quench; [hambre] to take the edge off2. [tranquilizar] [persona] to calm (down), to soothe;[situación] to defuse;tómate esto para calmar los nervios take this to calm your nerves* * *v/t1 calm (down)2 sed quench* * *calmar vttranquilizar: to calm, to soothe* * *calmar vb1. (nervios) to calm / to calm down2. (dolor) to relieve -
26 mind
1.
(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) mente, cabeza, cerebro
2. verb1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) cuidar2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) importar, molestar3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) tener cuidado4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) hacer caso de
3. interjection(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) ¡cuidado!- - minded- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind!
- have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
- to my mind
mind1 n menteto my mind... a mi parecer / en mi opiniónmind2 vb1. importardo you mind if I sit here? ¿te importa que me siente aquí?2. cuidarwho is minding the baby? ¿quién está cuidando al niño?3. tener cuidadomind out! ¡cuidado!mind your own business! ¡ocúpate de tus asuntos!never mind! ¡no importa! / ¡da igual!tr[maɪnd]1 (intellect) mente nombre femenino2 (mentality) mentalidad nombre femenino■ you've got a dirty mind! ¡qué guarro eres!3 (brain, thoughts) cabeza, cerebro4 (person) cerebro1 (heed, pay attention to) hacer caso de; (care about) importar, preocupar■ don't mind me! ¡no me hagas caso!2 (be careful with) tener cuidado con■ mind the step! ¡cuidado con el escalón!■ mind your head! ¡ojo con la cabeza!3 (look after - child) cuidar, cuidar de; (- house) vigilar; (- shop) atender; (- seat, place) guardar■ could you mind the baby for a minute? ¿me puedes cuidar el bebé un momento?4 (object to, be troubled by) tener inconveniente en, importar, molestar■ I don't mind staying no tengo inconveniente en quedarme, no me importa quedarme■ are you sure you don't mind going? ¿seguro que no te importa ir?■ do you mind the noise? ¿te molesta el ruido?■ would you mind waiting? ¿le importaría esperar?5 (fancy, quite like) venir bien1 (be careful) tener cuidado■ mind (out)! ¡cuidado!, ¡ojo!2 (object to) importar, molestar, tener inconveniente■ do you mind if I open the window? ¿le importa que abra la ventana?■ would you mind if I used your phone? ¿podría utilizar su teléfono?■ do you want a biscuit? --I don't mind if I do! ¿quieres una galleta? --¡pues sí!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmind you... ten en cuenta que..., la verdad es que...mind your own business no te metas en lo que no te importanever mind (it doesn't matter) no importa, da igual 2 (don't worry) no te preocupes 3 (let alone) ni hablar denever you mind! ¿a ti qué te importa?to be all in the mind no ser más que imaginacionesto be in one's right mind estar en su sano juicioto be in two minds about something estar indeciso,-a respecto a algoto be of one mind / be of the same mind ser del mismo parecer, tener la misma opiniónto be of sound mind estar en pleno uso de sus facultades (mentales)to be on one's mind preocupar a unoto be out of one's mind estar loco,-ato bear something in mind tener algo en cuenta, tener algo presenteto blow somebody's mind alucinar a alguiento bring something to mind / call something to mind recordar algo, traer algo a la memoriato change one's mind cambiar de opinión, cambiar de parecerto come to mind ocurrírsele a uno, venir a la menteto cross somebody's mind ocurrírsele a alguien, pasar por la cabeza de alguiento get something/somebody out of one's mind quitarse algo/a alguien de la cabezato give one's mind to something aplicarse en algoto give somebody a piece of one's mind decir cuatro verdades a alguiento go out of one's mind volverse loco,-ato have a mind of one's own saber decidirse por sí mismo,-ato have a good mind to do something estar por hacer algo, estar casi decidido,-a a hacer algoto have half a mind to do something estar por hacer algo, estar casi decidido,-a a hacer algoto have it in mind to do something pensar hacer algoto have somebody/something in mind estar pensando en alguien/algoto have something on one's mind estar preocupado,-a por algoto keep an open mind tener una mente abiertato keep one's mind on something estar atento,-a a algo, prestar atención a algo, concentrarse en algoto lose one's mind perder el juicioto make up one's mind decidirseto put somebody in mind of something recordarle a alguien algoto put something out of one's mind no pensar más en algoto put/set somebody's mind at ease/rest tranquilizar a alguiento put/set/turn one's mind to something proponerse algoto slip somebody's mind olvidársele a unoto somebody's mind en la opinión de alguien■ to my mind en mi opinión, a mi parecerto speak one's mind hablar sin rodeos, decir lo que uno piensato take a load/weight off somebody's mind quitarle a alguien un peso de encimato take somebody's mind off something distraer a alguiento turn something over in one's mind darle vueltas a algomind ['maɪnd] vt1) tend: cuidar, atendermind the children: cuida a los niños2) obey: obedecer3) : preocuparse por, sentirse molestado porI don't mind his jokes: sus bromas no me molestan4) : tener cuidado conmind the ladder!: ¡cuidado con la escalera!mind vi1) obey: obedecer2) care: importarle a unoI don't mind: no me importa, me es igualmind n1) memory: memoria f, recuerdo mkeep it in mind: téngalo en cuenta2) : mente fthe mind and the body: la mente y el cuerpo3) intention: intención f, propósito mto have a mind to do something: tener intención de hacer algo4) : razón fhe's out of his mind: está loco5) opinion: opinión fto change one's mind: cambiar de opinión6) intellect: capacidad f intelectualadv.• mente adv.n.• cabeza s.f.• entendimiento s.m.• inteligencia s.f.• juicio s.m.• memoria s.f.• mente s.f.• mientes s.m.pl.• ánimo s.m.v.• acordarse de v.• atender v.• escuchar v.• fijarse en v.• tener en cuenta v.maɪnd
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1)a) ( Psych) mente fwith an open/a closed mind — sin/con ideas preconcebidas
to keep an open mind on something — mantener* una mentalidad abierta or no cerrarse* frente a algo
I'm convinced in my own mind that... — yo estoy plenamente convencido de que...
to bear o keep something/somebody in mind — tener* algo/a alguien en cuenta, tener* presente algo/a alguien
to bring o call something to mind: this case brings to mind another incident este caso (nos) recuerda otro incidente; to come to mind: nothing in particular comes to mind no se me ocurre nada en particular; to have something/somebody in mind tener* algo/a alguien en mente; with that in mind pensando en eso; to have something on one's mind: what's on your mind? ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?; to prey o weigh on somebody's mind: it's been preying o weighing on my mind me ha estado preocupando; that put my mind at rest con eso me tranquilizé or me quedé tranquilo; put it out of your mind! no pienses más en eso!; I can see her now in my mind's eye es como si la estuviera viendo; you're not ill: it's all in the mind no estás enfermo, es pura sugestión; I can't get him/the thought out of my mind no puedo quitármelo de la cabeza, no hago más que pensar en él/en eso; it never crossed my mind that... ni se me ocurrió pensar que..., nunca me habría imaginado que..., ni se me pasó por la cabeza que...; to take a load o weight off somebody's mind quitarle a alguien un peso de encima; great minds think alike — (hum) los genios pensamos igual
b) ( mentality) mentalidad fc) ( Phil) (no art) espíritu m2) ( attention)to put one's mind to something: he can be quite charming if he puts his mind to it cuando quiere or cuando se lo propone, es un verdadero encanto; you could finish it today if you put your mind to it si te lo propones puedes terminarlo hoy; he needs something to take his mind off it necesita algo que lo distraiga; it slipped my mind — se me olvidó
3)a) ( opinion)to change one's mind — cambiar de opinión or de parecer or de idea
my mind's made up — lo he decidido, estoy decidido
he spoke his mind — dijo lo que pensaba, habló sin tapujos
to my mind — a mi parecer, en mi opinión
to be in o of two minds about something — estar* indeciso respecto a algo
b) (will, intention)he has a mind of his own — ( he is obstinate) es muy empecinado or porfiado or testarudo; ( he knows his own mind) sabe muy bien lo que quiere
to have a mind to + inf: when he has a mind to cuando quiere, cuando se lo propone; I've a good mind to complain to the manager tengo ganas de ir a quejarme al gerente; I've half a mind to tell her myself casi estoy por decírselo or casi se lo diría yo mismo; she certainly knows her own mind — ciertamente sabe lo que quiere
4) ( mental faculties) juicio m, razón fto be of sound mind — (frml) estar* en pleno uso de sus (or mis etc) facultades (mentales) (frml)
to be/go out of one's mind — estar*/volverse* loco
no one in her/his right mind... — nadie en su sano juicio or en sus cabales...
to blow somebody's mind — (colloq) alucinar a alguien (fam)
5) ( person) mente f, cabeza f, cerebro m
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1) ( look after) \<\<children\>\> cuidar, cuidar de; \<\<seat/place\>\> guardar, cuidar; \<\<shop/office\>\> atender*a) ( be careful about)mind your head! — ojo or cuidado con la cabeza!
mind how you go! — (colloq) cuídate, vete con cuidado
b) ( concern oneself about) preocuparse pordon't mind me — no se preocupen por mí, hagan como si yo no estuviera
c)never mind — ( let alone)
we didn't break even, never mind make a profit — ni siquiera cubrimos los gastos, ni hablar pues de ganancias
3) ( object to) (usu neg or interrog)I don't mind the noise/cold — no me molesta or no me importa el ruido/frío
I don't mind him, but I can't stand her — él no me disgusta, pero a ella no la soporto
I wouldn't mind a drink — (colloq) no me vendría mal un trago
I don't mind what you do — me da igual or me da lo mismo lo que hagas
to mind -ING: would you mind waiting? ¿le importaría esperar?, espere, por favor; if you don't mind me saying so — si me permites
2.
via) ( take care)mind! — ojo!, cuidado!
b) ( concern oneself)never mind — no importa, no te preocupes (or no se preocupen etc)
2) ( object) (usu neg or interrog)I don't mind — me da igual or lo mismo
have another one - I don't mind if I do! — (BrE hum) tómate otro - hombre, no te diría que no; ( expressing indignation)
do you mind if I smoke? - yes, I do mind! — ¿te importa si fumo? - sí que me importa!
do you mind! — ( expressing indignation) hágame el favor!
3) ( take note) (only in imperative)I'm not promising, mind! — mira que no te lo prometo ¿eh?
he's very generous; mind you, he can afford to be! — es muy generoso; pero claro, puede permitírselo
•Phrasal Verbs:- mind out[maɪnd]1. NOUN1) (=brain, head) mente fa logical/creative mind — una mente racional/creativa
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it's all in the mind — es pura sugestión•
at the back of my mind I had the feeling that... — tenía la remota sensación de que...•
to bring one's mind to bear on sth — concentrarse en algo•
it came to my mind that... — se me ocurrió que...•
I'm not clear in my mind about it — todavía no lo tengo claro or no lo llego a entender•
it crossed my mind (that) — se me ocurrió (que)yes, it had crossed my mind — sí, eso se me había ocurrido
does it ever cross your mind that...? — ¿piensas alguna vez que...?
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it never entered my mind — jamás se me pasó por la cabeza•
to go over sth in one's mind — repasar algo mentalmente•
to have one's mind on sth — estar pensando en algowhat's on your mind? — ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?
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you can put that right out of your mind — conviene no pensar más en eso•
knowing that he had arrived safely set my mind at ease or rest — el saber que había llegado sano y salvo me tranquilizó•
the thought that springs to mind is... — lo que primero se le ocurre a uno es...•
that will take your mind off it — eso te distraerá•
to be uneasy in one's mind — quedarse con dudasblank 1., 2), read 1., 3), presencethat's a load or weight off my mind! — ¡eso me quita un peso de encima!
2) (=memory)•
to bear sth/sb in mind — tener en cuenta algo/a algnwe must bear (it) in mind that... — debemos tener en cuenta que..., tenemos que recordar que...
to keep sth/sb in mind — tener presente or en cuenta algo/a algn
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to pass out of mind — caer en el olvidotime out of mind — tiempo m inmemorial
it went right or clean out of my mind — se me fue por completo de la cabeza
slip 3., 3), stick II, 2., 5)•
to bring or call sth to mind — recordar algo, traer algo a la memoria3) (=intention)•
you can do it if you have a mind to — puedes lograrlo si de verdad estás empeñado en elloI have half a mind to do it — estoy tentado or me dan ganas de hacerlo
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nothing was further from my mind — nada más lejos de mi intención•
to have sth in mind — tener pensado algowho do you have in mind for the job? — ¿a quién piensas darle el puesto or tienes en mente para el puesto?
4) (=opinion) opinión f, parecer m•
to change one's mind — cambiar de opinión or idea or parecer•
to have a closed mind — tener una mente cerrada•
to know one's own mind — saber lo que uno quiere•
to make up one's mind — decidirsehe has made up his mind to leave home — ha decidido irse de casa, está decidido a irse de casa
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to my mind — a mi juicio•
to be of one mind — estar de acuerdo•
with an open mind — con espíritu abierto or mentalidad abierta•
to have a mind of one's own — [person] (=think for o.s.) pensar por sí mismo; hum [machine etc] tener voluntad propia, hacer lo que quiere•
to be of the same mind — ser de la misma opinión, estar de acuerdoI was of the same mind as my brother — yo estaba de acuerdo con mi hermano, yo era de la misma opinión que mi hermano
- be in or of two mindspiece 1., 1), speak 2., 2)5) (=mental balance) juicio m•
to lose one's mind — perder el juicio•
nobody in his right mind would do it — nadie que esté en su sano juicio lo haría•
of sound mind — en pleno uso de sus facultades mentales•
of unsound mind — mentalmente incapacitado- be out of one's mindyou must be out of your mind! — ¡tú debes estar loco!
to go out of one's mind — perder el juicio, volverse loco
to go out of one's mind with worry/jealousy — volverse loco de preocupación/celos
6) (=person) mente f, cerebro m2. TRANSITIVE VERB1) (=be careful of) tener cuidado conmind you don't fall — ten cuidado, no te vayas a caer
mind you don't get wet! — ten cuidado, no te vayas a mojar
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mind your head! — ¡cuidado con la cabeza!•
mind your language! — ¡qué manera de hablar es esa!•
mind your manners! — ¡qué modales son esos!•
mind the step! — ¡cuidado con el escalón!•
mind what you're doing! — ¡cuidado con lo que haces!•
mind where you're going! — ¡mira por dónde vas!•
mind yourself! — ¡cuidado, no te vayas a hacer daño!2) (=make sure)mind you do it! — ¡hazlo sin falta!, ¡no dejes de hacerlo!
3) (=pay attention to) hacer caso demind what I say! — ¡hazme caso!, ¡escucha lo que te digo!
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mind your own business! — ¡no te metas donde no te llaman!•
don't mind me — por mí no se preocupedon't mind me! — iro ¡y a mí que me parta un rayo! *
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never mind that now — olvídate de eso ahora•
mind you, it was raining at the time — claro que or te advierto que en ese momento llovíait was a big one, mind you — era grande, eso sí
4) (=look after) cuidarcould you mind the baby this afternoon? — ¿podrías cuidar al niño esta tarde?
could you mind my bags for a few minutes? — ¿me cuidas or guardas las bolsas un momento?
5) (=dislike, object to)•
I don't mind the cold — a mí no me molesta el fríoI don't mind four, but six is too many — cuatro no me importa, pero seis son muchos
if you don't mind my or me saying so, I think you're wrong — perdona que te diga pero estás equivocado, permíteme que te diga que te equivocas
I don't mind telling you, I was shocked — estaba horrorizado, lo confieso
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I wouldn't mind a cup of tea — no me vendría mal un té•
do you mind telling me where you've been? — ¿te importa decirme dónde has estado?•
would you mind opening the door? — ¿me hace el favor de abrir la puerta?, ¿le importa(ría) abrir la puerta?7) dialect (=remember) acordarse de, recordarI mind the time when... — me acuerdo de cuando...
3. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) (=be careful) tener cuidadomind! — ¡cuidado!, ¡ojo!, ¡abusado! (Mex)
2) (=object)do you mind? — ¿te importa?
do you mind! — iro ¡por favor!
do you mind if I open the window? — ¿te molesta que abra or si abro la ventana?
do you mind if I come? — ¿te importa que yo venga?
"do you mind if I take this book?" - "I don't mind at all" — -¿te importa si me llevo or que me lleve este libro? -en absoluto
if you don't mind, I won't come — si no te importa, yo no iré
please, if you don't mind — si no le importa, si es tan amable
close the door, if you don't mind — hazme el favor de cerrar la puerta
"cigarette?" - "I don't mind if I do" — -¿un cigarrillo? -pues muchas gracias or bueno or no digo que no
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never mind — (=don't worry) no te preocupes; (=it makes no odds) es igual, da lo mismo; (=it's not important) no importaI can't walk, never mind run — no puedo andar, ni mucho menos correr
he didn't do it, mind — pero en realidad no lo hizo, la verdad es que no lo hizo
4.COMPOUNDS- mind out* * *[maɪnd]
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1)a) ( Psych) mente fwith an open/a closed mind — sin/con ideas preconcebidas
to keep an open mind on something — mantener* una mentalidad abierta or no cerrarse* frente a algo
I'm convinced in my own mind that... — yo estoy plenamente convencido de que...
to bear o keep something/somebody in mind — tener* algo/a alguien en cuenta, tener* presente algo/a alguien
to bring o call something to mind: this case brings to mind another incident este caso (nos) recuerda otro incidente; to come to mind: nothing in particular comes to mind no se me ocurre nada en particular; to have something/somebody in mind tener* algo/a alguien en mente; with that in mind pensando en eso; to have something on one's mind: what's on your mind? ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?; to prey o weigh on somebody's mind: it's been preying o weighing on my mind me ha estado preocupando; that put my mind at rest con eso me tranquilizé or me quedé tranquilo; put it out of your mind! no pienses más en eso!; I can see her now in my mind's eye es como si la estuviera viendo; you're not ill: it's all in the mind no estás enfermo, es pura sugestión; I can't get him/the thought out of my mind no puedo quitármelo de la cabeza, no hago más que pensar en él/en eso; it never crossed my mind that... ni se me ocurrió pensar que..., nunca me habría imaginado que..., ni se me pasó por la cabeza que...; to take a load o weight off somebody's mind quitarle a alguien un peso de encima; great minds think alike — (hum) los genios pensamos igual
b) ( mentality) mentalidad fc) ( Phil) (no art) espíritu m2) ( attention)to put one's mind to something: he can be quite charming if he puts his mind to it cuando quiere or cuando se lo propone, es un verdadero encanto; you could finish it today if you put your mind to it si te lo propones puedes terminarlo hoy; he needs something to take his mind off it necesita algo que lo distraiga; it slipped my mind — se me olvidó
3)a) ( opinion)to change one's mind — cambiar de opinión or de parecer or de idea
my mind's made up — lo he decidido, estoy decidido
he spoke his mind — dijo lo que pensaba, habló sin tapujos
to my mind — a mi parecer, en mi opinión
to be in o of two minds about something — estar* indeciso respecto a algo
b) (will, intention)he has a mind of his own — ( he is obstinate) es muy empecinado or porfiado or testarudo; ( he knows his own mind) sabe muy bien lo que quiere
to have a mind to + inf: when he has a mind to cuando quiere, cuando se lo propone; I've a good mind to complain to the manager tengo ganas de ir a quejarme al gerente; I've half a mind to tell her myself casi estoy por decírselo or casi se lo diría yo mismo; she certainly knows her own mind — ciertamente sabe lo que quiere
4) ( mental faculties) juicio m, razón fto be of sound mind — (frml) estar* en pleno uso de sus (or mis etc) facultades (mentales) (frml)
to be/go out of one's mind — estar*/volverse* loco
no one in her/his right mind... — nadie en su sano juicio or en sus cabales...
to blow somebody's mind — (colloq) alucinar a alguien (fam)
5) ( person) mente f, cabeza f, cerebro m
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1.
1) ( look after) \<\<children\>\> cuidar, cuidar de; \<\<seat/place\>\> guardar, cuidar; \<\<shop/office\>\> atender*a) ( be careful about)mind your head! — ojo or cuidado con la cabeza!
mind how you go! — (colloq) cuídate, vete con cuidado
b) ( concern oneself about) preocuparse pordon't mind me — no se preocupen por mí, hagan como si yo no estuviera
c)never mind — ( let alone)
we didn't break even, never mind make a profit — ni siquiera cubrimos los gastos, ni hablar pues de ganancias
3) ( object to) (usu neg or interrog)I don't mind the noise/cold — no me molesta or no me importa el ruido/frío
I don't mind him, but I can't stand her — él no me disgusta, pero a ella no la soporto
I wouldn't mind a drink — (colloq) no me vendría mal un trago
I don't mind what you do — me da igual or me da lo mismo lo que hagas
to mind -ING: would you mind waiting? ¿le importaría esperar?, espere, por favor; if you don't mind me saying so — si me permites
2.
via) ( take care)mind! — ojo!, cuidado!
b) ( concern oneself)never mind — no importa, no te preocupes (or no se preocupen etc)
2) ( object) (usu neg or interrog)I don't mind — me da igual or lo mismo
have another one - I don't mind if I do! — (BrE hum) tómate otro - hombre, no te diría que no; ( expressing indignation)
do you mind if I smoke? - yes, I do mind! — ¿te importa si fumo? - sí que me importa!
do you mind! — ( expressing indignation) hágame el favor!
3) ( take note) (only in imperative)I'm not promising, mind! — mira que no te lo prometo ¿eh?
he's very generous; mind you, he can afford to be! — es muy generoso; pero claro, puede permitírselo
•Phrasal Verbs:- mind out -
27 stark
I Adj.1. allg. strong (auch Ähnlichkeit, Argument, Band, Brille, Eindruck, Gefühl, Geruch, Geschmack, Getränk, Gift, Glaube, Licht, Nerven, Parfüm, Verdacht, Vorurteil, Wille etc.); Gegner, Kandidat, Motor, Organisation, Stellung: auch powerful; (kräftig) Mensch: strong; Sache: auch robust, sturdy; (mächtig) powerful; das starke Geschlecht umg. the stronger sex; starkes Mittel MED. strong ( oder potent) medication; starke Seite fig. strong point, strength, forte; sich stark machen für stand up for; den starken Mann markieren, den starken Maxe spielen umg. try to act tough; Politik der starken Hand heavy-handed policy, strongarm tactics Pl.; starke Truppenverbände strong ( oder large) troop units; eine 200 Mann starke Kompanie a company of 200 men, a 200 strong company; sie waren 200 Mann stark they were 200 men strong; etwas Starkes trinken umg. drink some hard stuff2. (beleibt) stout; (dick) Wand etc.: thick; er ist stärker geworden he’s put on weight; für die stärkere Frau oder Figur euph. for the fuller figure; das Buch ist 600 Seiten stark the book is 600 pages long; 5 mm starker Karton cardboard 5 mm thick; das Seil ist 4 cm stark the rope is 4 cm thick3. (intensiv) intense; (heftig) violent; Erkältung, Raucher, Regen, Trinker, Verkehr etc.: heavy; Frost, Schmerzen, Anfall etc.: severe; einen starken Haarwuchs haben (dichtes Haar) have thick hair; (schnell wachsend) have a luxuriant growth of hair; starker Beifall loud applause; starke Nachfrage great ( oder heavy) demand; starker Esser big ( oder hearty) eater; starkes Fieber a high temperature; starke Schmerzen severe ( oder intense) pain; die Schmerzen sind stark auch the pain is very bad; starke Schmerzen haben be in severe pain; starke Übertreibung gross exaggeration; ein Film der starken Gefühle a film of intense emotions, an intensely emotional film4. umg., iro. (schlimm) bad; das ist ( wirklich) stark! oder das ist ein starkes Stück! that’s pretty rich, that’s a bit thick; da hast du dir aber ein starkes Stück geleistet! you’ve really gone and done it (this time)!5. (gut) good; umg. (großartig) great; ein starker Film auch a brilliant film; Roths stärkster Roman Roth’s best ( oder strongest) novel; eine starke Leistung a fine performance; stark in der Abwehr SPORT strong in defen|ce (Am. -se); der stärkste Spieler auf dem Platz the best player on the pitch (Am. field); echt stark Sl. real cool6. LING., Verb etc.: strongII Adv.1. (sehr) strongly; stark befahren (STRAßE etc.) busy; stark behaart very hairy; stark benachteiligt severely handicapped; stark beschäftigt very busy; stark betont strongly stressed; stark betrunken very drunk; stark bevölkert densely populated; eine stark bevölkerte Region auch a high-population region; stark erkältet sein have a bad cold; stark gewürzt highly seasoned; stark übertrieben grossly exaggerated; stark ansteigen rise sharply; sich stark verändern change radically; stark bluten bleed heavily ( oder profusely); stark regnen rain heavily, pour; stark riechen have a strong smell; stark trinken / rauchen be a heavy drinker / smoker; stark wirken have a strong effect; stark wirkend Medikament etc.: powerful; jemanden stark im Verdacht haben have strong suspicions about s.o.; stark auf Mitternacht / die 70 zugehen umg. be fast approaching midnight / 702. (gut) well; sie hat stark gespielt SPORT she played really well ( stärker: brilliantly); umg. MUS. her playing (THEAT. her acting) was great; unheimlich stark aussehen / singen umg. look really great ( oder fantastic) / sing incredibly well* * *super; powerful; heavy; strong; intense; mighty; great* * *stạrk [ʃtark]1. adj comp - er['ʃtɛrkɐ] superl -ste(r, s) ['ʃtɛrkstə]stark bleiben — to be strong; (im Glauben) to hold firm
See:2) (= dick) thick; (euph = korpulent) Dame, Herr large, well-built (euph); Arme, Beine large, strong (euph)3) (= beträchtlich, heftig) Schmerzen, Kälte intense; Frost severe, heavy; Regen, Schneefall, Verkehr, Raucher, Trinker, Druck heavy; Sturm violent; Erkältung bad, heavy; Wind, Strömung, Eindruck strong; Appetit, Esser hearty; Beifall hearty, loud; Fieber, Nachfrage high; Trauer, Schmerz deep; Übertreibung, Widerhall, Bedenken considerable, great5) (= zahlreich) Auflage, Gefolge large; Nachfrage great, big6) (inf = hervorragend) Leistung, Werk great (inf)2. adv comp - er['ʃtɛrkɐ] superl am -sten1) (mit vb) a lot; (mit adj, ptp) very; applaudieren loudly; pressen, drücken, ziehen hard; regnen heavily; rauchen a lot, heavily; beeindrucken greatly; vertreten, dagegen sein strongly; abgenutzt, beschmutzt, beschädigt, entzündet etc badly; bluten profusely; vergrößert, verkleinert greatlystark wirkend (Medikament, Alkohol) — potent
Frauen sind stärker vertreten —
2) (inf = hervorragend) really welldie singt unheimlich stark — she's a really great singer (inf), she sings really well
* * *1) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) hard2) heavy3) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) heavy4) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) high5) (powerful; strong: a potent drink.) potent6) strongly7) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) strong8) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) strong9) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) strong10) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) strong* * *<stärker, stärkste>[ʃtark]I. adj1. (kraftvoll) strongein \starker Händedruck a powerful grip\starke Muskeln strong muscles, brawn no pl2. (mächtig) powerful, strong3. (unbeugsam) Charakter, Wille strong4. (dick) Ast, Schnur, Wand thickein 500 Seiten \starkes Buch a book of 500 pages6. (zahlreich) Anwesenheit largedie Veranstaltung erfreute sich einer \starken Beteiligung a large number of people took part in the event\starke Nachfrage great demand120 Mann \stark sein to be 120 strong, to number 120stärker werden to put on weight9. (hochgradig)\starke Ähnlichkeit strong resemblance\starker Raucher/Trinker heavy smoker/drinker10. (gehaltvoll, wirksam) Kaffee, Zigaretten strong\starke Drogen/ \starker Schnaps strong [or hard] drugs/schnapps\starke Medikamente strong [or potent] medicines11. (heftig, intensiv) severe, heavy\starker Druck high pressureein \starker Erdstoß a heavy seismic shock\starker Frost severe [or heavy] frost\starke Hitze/Kälte intense [or severe] heat/cold\starke Regenfälle/Schneefälle heavy rainfall no pl/snowfall[s]\starke Schwüle oppressive sultriness\starke Strömung strong [or forceful] current\starker Sturm violent storm12. (kräftig, laut) loud\starker Applaus hearty [or loud] applauseein \starker Aufprall/Schlag/Stoß a hard [or heavy] impact/blow/knockein \starkes Rauschen a [loud] roar[ing]13. (schlimm) severe\starke Entzündung/Vereiterung severe inflammation/suppurationeine \starke Erkältung a bad [or heavy] cold\starkes Fieber a bad [or high] fevereine \starke Grippe/Kolik a bad case of [the fam] flu/colic\starke Krämpfe bad [or severe] cramps\starker Schmerz severe [or intense] pain14. (tief empfunden) Eindruck, Gefühle intense, strong\starke Bedenken considerable reservations\starke Liebe deep [or profound] love17. (sehr gut) Leistung greatmeiner Meinung nach war sein letztes Buch sein bisher stärkstes in my opinion his last book was his best up to nowII. adv1. (heftig) heavilygestern hat es \stark gestürmt there was a heavy [or violent] storm yesterday\stark regnen/schneien to rain/snow heavily [or a lot2. (in höherem Maße) greatly, a lotdie Ausstellung war \stark besucht there were a lot of visitors to the exhibition\stark betrunken sein to be very drunk\stark gekauft werden to sell extremely well [or fam like hot cakes]\stark übertreiben to greatly [or grossly] exaggerate\stark vertreten strongly represented3. (schlimm) severely\stark beschädigt badly [or considerably] damaged\stark bluten to bleed profusely [or heavily]\stark erkältet sein to have a bad [or heavy] cold4. (kräftig) harddu musst stärker drücken you must push harder\stark applaudieren to applaud loudly [or heartily5. (eine große Menge verwendend) stronglyzu \stark gesalzen too salty\stark gewürzt highly spiced* * *1.; stärker, stärkst... Adjektiv1) strong <man, current, structure, team, drink, verb, pressure, wind, etc.>; potent <drink, medicine, etc.>; powerful <engine, lens, voice, etc.>; (ausgezeichnet) excellent <runner, player, performance>sich für jemanden/etwas stark machen — (ugs.) throw one's weight behind somebody/something; s. auch Seite 4); Stück 3)
4) (heftig, intensiv) heavy <rain, snow, traffic, smoke, heat, cold, drinker, smoker, demand, pressure>; severe <frost, pain>; strong <impression, influence, current, resistance, dislike>; grave <doubt, reservations>; great <exaggeration, interest>; hearty <eater, appetite>; loud < applause>2.1) (sehr, überaus, intensiv) (mit Adj.) very; heavily <indebted, stressed>; greatly <increased, reduced, enlarged>; strongly <emphasized, characterized>; badly <damaged, worn, affected>; (mit Verb) <rain, snow, drink, smoke, bleed> heavily; <exaggerate, impress> greatly; <enlarge, reduce, increase> considerably; <support, oppose, suspect> strongly; < remind> very muchstark wirkend — with a powerful effect postpos.
stark riechen/duften — have a strong smell/scent
es ist stark/zu stark gesalzen — it is very/too salty
stark erkältet sein — have a heavy or bad cold
er geht stark auf die Sechzig zu — (ugs.) he's pushing sixty (coll.)
3) (Sprachw.)stark flektieren od. flektiert werden — be a strong noun/verb
* * *A. adj1. allg strong (auch Ähnlichkeit, Argument, Band, Brille, Eindruck, Gefühl, Geruch, Geschmack, Getränk, Gift, Glaube, Licht, Nerven, Parfüm, Verdacht, Vorurteil, Wille etc); Gegner, Kandidat, Motor, Organisation, Stellung: auch powerful; (kräftig) Mensch: strong; Sache: auch robust, sturdy; (mächtig) powerful;das starke Geschlecht umg the stronger sex;starke Seite fig strong point, strength, forte;den starken Mann markieren, den starken Maxe spielen umg try to act tough;Politik der starken Hand heavy-handed policy, strongarm tactics pl;starke Truppenverbände strong ( oder large) troop units;eine 200 Mann starke Kompanie a company of 200 men, a 200 strong company;sie waren 200 Mann stark they were 200 men strong;etwas Starkes trinken umg drink some hard stuffer ist stärker geworden he’s put on weight;Figur euph for the fuller figure;das Buch ist 600 Seiten stark the book is 600 pages long;5 mm starker Karton cardboard 5 mm thick;das Seil ist 4 cm stark the rope is 4 cm thick3. (intensiv) intense; (heftig) violent; Erkältung, Raucher, Regen, Trinker, Verkehr etc: heavy; Frost, Schmerzen, Anfall etc: severe;einen starken Haarwuchs haben (dichtes Haar) have thick hair; (schnell wachsend) have a luxuriant growth of hair;starker Beifall loud applause;starke Nachfrage great ( oder heavy) demand;starker Esser big ( oder hearty) eater;starkes Fieber a high temperature;starke Schmerzen severe ( oder intense) pain;die Schmerzen sind stark auch the pain is very bad;starke Schmerzen haben be in severe pain;starke Übertreibung gross exaggeration;ein Film der starken Gefühle a film of intense emotions, an intensely emotional film4. umg, iron (schlimm) bad;das ist (wirklich) stark! oderdas ist ein starkes Stück! that’s pretty rich, that’s a bit thick;da hast du dir aber ein starkes Stück geleistet! you’ve really gone and done it (this time)!ein starker Film auch a brilliant film;Roths stärkster Roman Roth’s best ( oder strongest) novel;eine starke Leistung a fine performance;der stärkste Spieler auf dem Platz the best player on the pitch (US field);echt stark sl real cool6. LING, Verb etc: strongB. adv1. (sehr) strongly;stark befahren (Straße etc) busy;stark behaart very hairy;stark benachteiligt severely handicapped;stark beschäftigt very busy;stark betont strongly stressed;stark betrunken very drunk;stark bevölkert densely populated;eine stark bevölkerte Region auch a high-population region;stark erkältet sein have a bad cold;stark gewürzt highly seasoned;stark übertrieben grossly exaggerated;stark ansteigen rise sharply;sich stark verändern change radically;stark bluten bleed heavily ( oder profusely);stark regnen rain heavily, pour;stark riechen have a strong smell;stark trinken/rauchen be a heavy drinker/smoker;stark wirken have a strong effect;stark wirkend Medikament etc: powerful;jemanden stark im Verdacht haben have strong suspicions about sb;stark auf Mitternacht/die 70 zugehen umg be fast approaching midnight/702. (gut) well;sie hat stark gespielt SPORT she played really well ( stärker: brilliantly); umg MUS her playing (THEAT her acting) was great;…stark im adj1. (kräftig)nervenstark with strong nerves;saugstark with powerful suctionmitgliederstark with a large number of members3. (gut)gedächtnisstark with a good memory;konzentrationsstark with good powers of concentration;kopfballstark good at heading the ball* * *1.; stärker, stärkst... Adjektiv1) strong <man, current, structure, team, drink, verb, pressure, wind, etc.>; potent <drink, medicine, etc.>; powerful <engine, lens, voice, etc.>; (ausgezeichnet) excellent <runner, player, performance>sich für jemanden/etwas stark machen — (ugs.) throw one's weight behind somebody/something; s. auch Seite 4); Stück 3)
4) (heftig, intensiv) heavy <rain, snow, traffic, smoke, heat, cold, drinker, smoker, demand, pressure>; severe <frost, pain>; strong <impression, influence, current, resistance, dislike>; grave <doubt, reservations>; great <exaggeration, interest>; hearty <eater, appetite>; loud < applause>2.1) (sehr, überaus, intensiv) (mit Adj.) very; heavily <indebted, stressed>; greatly <increased, reduced, enlarged>; strongly <emphasized, characterized>; badly <damaged, worn, affected>; (mit Verb) <rain, snow, drink, smoke, bleed> heavily; <exaggerate, impress> greatly; <enlarge, reduce, increase> considerably; <support, oppose, suspect> strongly; < remind> very muchstark wirkend — with a powerful effect postpos.
stark riechen/duften — have a strong smell/scent
es ist stark/zu stark gesalzen — it is very/too salty
stark erkältet sein — have a heavy or bad cold
er geht stark auf die Sechzig zu — (ugs.) he's pushing sixty (coll.)
3) (Sprachw.)stark flektieren od. flektiert werden — be a strong noun/verb
* * *(Regen) adj.heavy (rain) adj. (Umgangssprache) adj.awesome (US) adj. adj.heavy adj.intense adj.strong adj. adv.deeply adv.strongly adv. -
28 coña
f.mockery.* * *2 tabú (molestia) nuisance, pain, drag, pain in the neck\dar la coña tabú to pesterdecir algo de coña tabú to be joking, be kiddingestar de coña tabú (estar de broma) to be joking, be kidding 2 (estar muy bien) to be terrific, be brilliant¡ni de coña! no way!ser la coña tabú to be the limittomar algo a coña tabú to take something as a joke, treat something as a joke* * *SM = coñac* * *femenino (Esp)a) (fam o vulg) ( broma)decir algo de coña — to be joking o (colloq) kidding
a or en coña — as a joke
ni de coña! — no way! (colloq)
b) (fam o vulg) ( fastidio)darle la coña a alguien — (fam) to pester somebody
* * *femenino (Esp)a) (fam o vulg) ( broma)decir algo de coña — to be joking o (colloq) kidding
a or en coña — as a joke
ni de coña! — no way! (colloq)
b) (fam o vulg) ( fastidio)darle la coña a alguien — (fam) to pester somebody
* * *( Esp)(broma): creí que lo decía de coña I thought she was joking o ( colloq) kidding, I thought she was putting ( AmE) o ( BrE) having me on o ( colloq) kidding, he intended to kill hermira, esto no va de coña look, this isn't a joke o ( colloq) I'm not kiddingtomarse algo a or en coña to treat something as a joke(fastidio): ¡qué coña de tío! what a pain in the neck he is! ( colloq), what a pain in the ass he is! ( vulg)y para más coña tuvimos que … and to cap it all we had to … ( colloq), and what was even more of a drag was that we had to … ( colloq)darle la coña a algn ( fam); to pester sb¡deja de darme la coña, siempre haciendo preguntas! stop pestering o ( colloq) bugging me with all these questionsno me vengas con coña(s) marinera(s) don't give me that crap o bull* * *
coña f fam kidding, joking: ¡ya está bien de tanta risa y tanta coña!, that's enough laughing and kidding around!
♦ Locuciones: de coña, as a joke: no lo tomes en serio, lo ha dicho de coña, don't take that seriously - she was only kidding
ni de coña, no way!, you must be joking: ¡ni de coña voy yo a esa boda!, no way am I going to that wedding!
' coña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bravucón
- coñac
- criticón
- hocicón
- lambiscón
- machacón
- maricón
- pelucón
English:
big
- cognac
- creep
- swot
* * *coña nfEsp muy Famno le hagas caso, que va de coña don't mind him, he's just messing o Br pissing around;¡ni de coña! no Br bloody o US goddamn way!;3. [molestia] drag, pain;tener que trabajar el domingo es una coña it's a real drag o pain having to work on Sundays;¡deja de dar la coña! stop being such a pain!;me está dando la coña para que vayamos con ella she's going on and on about us going with her* * *f:1:decir algo de coña fam say sth as a joke;¡ni de coña ! fam no way! fam2:darle la coña a alguien fam bug s.o. fam -
29 light
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noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz, lámpara3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fuego4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) perspectiva
2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro, luminoso2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro
3. lit verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) encender•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to
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1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) ligero2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ligero4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) más ligero5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) ligero6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligero8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) fino9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light
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= light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)light1 adj1. claro2. ligero / que pesa poco3. luminoso / claro4. suavelight2 n1. luz2. fuegohave you got a light? ¿tienes fuego?light3 vb1. encender / prender2. iluminar / alumbrar
light /lajt/ adjetivo invariable ‹ cigarrillos› low-tar; ‹ alimentos› low-calorie; ‹ refresco› diet ( before n)
light adj inv (cigarrillos) fuma Camel Light(tm), he smokes Camel Lights(tm) ' light' also found in these entries: Spanish: aeroplano - alumbrar - amanecer - año - aplique - avioneta - barrio - bombilla - buena - bueno - caballería - candela - cegador - cegadora - clara - claridad - claro - contraluz - deslumbrar - disco - duermevela - encender - enfocar - esclarecer - foco - fotómetro - fuego - iluminar - interruptor - leve - ligera - ligero - lumbre - luminosa - luminoso - luz - penumbra - piloto - pluma - precisa - preciso - prender - semáforo - sueño - tenue - tonadilla - trasluz - vaporosa - vaporoso - velomotor English: beam - blink - chink - deflect - fall - feather - flash - flicker - fluorescent light - go on - hand - infrared - light - light bulb - light switch - light up - light year - light-headed - light-hearted - off - pilot light - red light - red light district - see - shed - sleeper - strip light - tail-light - tone - traffic light - traffic lights - warning light - watt - absorb - admit - beacon - blind - block - bright - brighten - brilliant - bulb - candle - cast - come - dark - day - dazzle - dazzling - diettr[laɪt]■ as light as a feather ligero,-a como una pluma2 (sentence, wound) leve3 (head) mareado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be light on something familiar andar mal de algoto be light on one's feet ser ligero,-a de piesto have light fingers tener los dedos largos, tener los dedos rápidosto make light of something dar poca importancia a algoto travel light viajar con poco equipajewith a light heart con el corazón alegrelight aircraft avionetalight ale cerveza claralight opera operetalight reading lectura fácil————————tr[laɪt]————————tr[laɪt]1 (gen) luz nombre femenino3 (for cigarette, fire) fuego■ could you give me a light, please? ¿tiene fuego, por favor?1 (ignite) encender2 (illuminate) iluminar, alumbrar1 encenderse1 (colour) claro,-a; (complexion) blanco,-a2 (bright) con mucha claridad\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLaccording to one's own lights formal use según su propio criterioin (the) light of SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL en vista de, teniendo en cuentato bring something to light sacar algo a la luzto come to light salir a luzto go out like a light familiar quedarse roqueto see the light at the end of the tunnel ver la luz al final del túnelto see things in a new light ver las cosas bajo otro aspectoto shed light on something aclarar algo, arrojar luz sobre algoto show somebody in a bad light hacer quedar mal a alguiento throw light on something aclarar algo, arrojar luz sobre algolight bulb bombillalight industry industria ligeralight meter fotómetrolight year año luz1) illuminate: iluminar, alumbrar2) ignite: encender, prenderle fuego alight vi: encenderse, prender1) land, settle: posarse2) dismount: bajarse, apearselight ['laɪt] adv1) lightly: suavemente, ligeramente2)to travel light : viajar con poco equipajelight adj1) lightweight: ligero, liviano, poco pesado2) easy: fácil, ligero, livianolight reading: lectura fácillight work: trabajo liviano3) gentle, mild: fino, suave, levea light breeze: una brisa suavea light rain: una lluvia fina4) frivolous: de poca importancia, superficial5) bright: bien iluminado, claro6) pale: claro (dícese de los colores), rubio (dícese del pelo)light n1) illumination: luz f2) daylight: luz f del día3) dawn: amanecer m, madrugada f4) lamp: lámpara fto turn on off the light: apagar la luz5) aspect: aspecto min a new light: con otros ojosin the light of: en vista de, a la luz de6) match: fósforo m, cerillo m7)to bring to light : sacar a (la) luzadj.• airoso, -a adj.• blondo, -a adj.• claro, -a adj.• ingrávido, -a adj.• leve adj.• ligero, -a adj.• liviano, -a adj.• luz adj.• rubio, -a adj.• suelto, -a adj.• sutil adj.• tenue adj.n.• candela s.f.• claro s.m.• fuego s.m.• lumbre s.f.• lumbrera s.f.• luz s.f.• lámpara s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: lit) = alumbrar v.• brillar v.• cebar v.• encender v.laɪt
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1) u luz flight and shade — luz y sombra; ( Art) claroscuro m
hold it up to the light — ponlo al trasluz or a contraluz
in o by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea — al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea
at first light — al clarear (el día), con las primeras luces
to bring something to light — sacar* algo a la luz
to come to light — salir* a la luz
to hide one's light under a bushel — ser* modesto
to see the light — abrir* los ojos, comprender las cosas
to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel — vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc) problemas
to see the light (of day) — ver* la luz (del día)
to throw o cast o shed light on something — arrojar luz sobre algo; (before n)
light meter — fotómetro m
2) ca) ( source of light) luz f; ( lamp) lámpara fto turn the light off — apagar* la luz
to turn the light on — encender* or (AmL tb) prender or (Esp tb) dar* la luz
warning light — señal f luminosa
to go out like a light — (colloq) ( become unconscious) caer(se)* redondo; ( fall asleep) dormirse* como un tronco, caer* como piedra (AmL fam); (before n)
b) (of car, bicycle) luz fc) ( traffic light) semáforo m3)a) ( aspect) (no pl)to see something/somebody in a good/bad/new o different light — ver* algo/a alguien con buenos/malos/otros ojos
b)in the light of o (AmE also) in light of — (as prep) a la luz de, en vista de
4) c ( for igniting)have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?
to put a o set light to something — prender fuego a algo
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1) adjective -er, -estit's lighter than the other one — pesa menos que el otro, es más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano que el otro
she's a very light sleeper — tiene el sueño muy ligero or (esp AmL) liviano
3)a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suavelight rain — llovizna f
b) ( sparse)the losses were fairly light — las pérdidas fueron de poca consideración or de poca monta
c) ( not strenuous) <work/duties> ligero, liviano (esp AmL)d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve4) ( not serious) <music/comedy/reading> ligeroto make light of something — quitarle or restarle importancia a algo
5)a) ( pale) <green/brown> clarob) ( bright)it gets light very early these days — ahora amanece or aclara muy temprano
it's already light — ya es de día, ya está claro
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1) (past & past p lighted or lit) ( set alight) encender*, prender2) (past & past p lit) ( illuminate) \<\<room/scene\>\> iluminardimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado
2.
Phrasal Verbs:- light up
I [laɪt] (vb: pt, pp lit or lighted)1. N1) (=not darkness) luz fshe was sitting with her back to the light or with the light behind her — estaba sentada de espaldas a la luz
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against the light — al trasluzto hold sth against the light — acercar algo a la luz, mirar algo al trasluz
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by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una vela•
at first light — al rayar el día•
you're (standing) in my light — me quitas la luz, me haces sombra•
to hold sth up to the light — acercar algo a la luz, mirar algo al trasluz- see a light at the end of the tunnel- bring sth to light- shed or throw or cast light on sth- come to light- light dawned on him/her- hide one's light- see the light- see the light of dayleading 2.2) (=lamp) luz fto switch on or turn on the light — encender la luz
to switch off or turn off the light — apagar la luz
- go out like a lightbright 3., runway3) (=electricity) luz felectric light — luz f eléctrica
4) (Aut) (on vehicle) luz f5) (=traffic signal) semáforo ma red/green/amber light — un semáforo en rojo/verde/ámbar
green 4.the lights were at or on red — el semáforo estaba en rojo
6) (=viewpoint)•
according to or by sb's lights — frm según el parecer de algn•
to see things/look at sth in a different or new light — ver las cosas/mirar algo con una perspectiva distinta or desde otro punto de vista•
in the light of what you have said... — en vista de or a la luz de lo que has dicho...7) (=glint, twinkle) brillo m8) (=flame)strike 2., 3)9) (Archit) cristal m, vidrio m2. ADJ(compar lighter) (superl lightest)1) (=bright) [room, hallway] con bastante luzwhile it's still light — mientras es de día or hay luz
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to get light — hacerse de día2) (=pale) [colour] claro; [hair] rubio, güero (CAm, Mex); [skin] blancolight blue/green — azul/verde claro
3. VT1) (=illuminate) iluminarto be lit up * — estar achispado *
2) (=ignite) [+ match, candle, fire] encender, prender; [+ cigarette] encender4.VI (=ignite) encenderse, prenderthe fire wouldn't light — el fuego no se encendía, el fuego no prendía
5.CPDlight bulb N — bombilla f, foco m (And), bombillo m (Col, Ven)
light fitting N — instalación eléctrica donde se colocan bombillas, tubos fluorescentes etc
light meter N — (Phot) fotómetro m
light show N — espectáculo m de luces
lights out N — hora f de apagar las luces
what time is lights out? — ¿a qué hora se apagan las luces?
light switch N — interruptor m
light wave N — onda f luminosa
light year N — año m luz
- light up
II [laɪt]1. ADJ(compar lighter) (superl lightest)•
you need a light touch to make good pastry — necesitas manos de seda para conseguir una buena masa2) (=scanty, slight) [breeze] leve, suave; [shower] ligero3) (Culin) [meal, food, cake] ligero, liviano (LAm)4) (=low-alcohol) de bajo contenido alcohólico, de bajo contenido en alcohol; (=low-calorie) light, bajo en calorías; (=low-tar) light, de bajo contenido en alquitrán5) (=soft) [sound] leve; [voice] suave6) (=not demanding) [work, duties] ligero- make light work of sth7) (=not serious) [novel, music] ligero•
to make light of sth — quitar importancia a algo8) (=not harsh) [sentence] leve9) (=shallow)10) (=loose) [soil] poco denso2.ADV•
to travel light — viajar con poco equipaje3. N1) lights (Culin) † pulmones mpl2) (=cigarette) cigarrillo m light, cigarrillo m de bajo contenido en alquitrán4.CPDlight aircraft N — avión m ligero
light ale, light beer (US) N — cerveza f rubia, cerveza f clara
light cream N — (US) (=single cream) nata f líquida
light entertainment N — (TV) programas mpl de variedades
light heavyweight N — (=cruiserweight) peso m semipesado
light industry N — industria f ligera
light infantry N — infantería f ligera
light opera N — (=show) opereta f; (=genre) género m lírico
light verse N — poesías fpl festivas
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[laɪt](pt, pp lit or lighted) VIto light on sth — liter dar con algo, tropezar con algo, encontrar algo
* * *[laɪt]
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1) u luz flight and shade — luz y sombra; ( Art) claroscuro m
hold it up to the light — ponlo al trasluz or a contraluz
in o by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea — al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea
at first light — al clarear (el día), con las primeras luces
to bring something to light — sacar* algo a la luz
to come to light — salir* a la luz
to hide one's light under a bushel — ser* modesto
to see the light — abrir* los ojos, comprender las cosas
to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel — vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc) problemas
to see the light (of day) — ver* la luz (del día)
to throw o cast o shed light on something — arrojar luz sobre algo; (before n)
light meter — fotómetro m
2) ca) ( source of light) luz f; ( lamp) lámpara fto turn the light off — apagar* la luz
to turn the light on — encender* or (AmL tb) prender or (Esp tb) dar* la luz
warning light — señal f luminosa
to go out like a light — (colloq) ( become unconscious) caer(se)* redondo; ( fall asleep) dormirse* como un tronco, caer* como piedra (AmL fam); (before n)
b) (of car, bicycle) luz fc) ( traffic light) semáforo m3)a) ( aspect) (no pl)to see something/somebody in a good/bad/new o different light — ver* algo/a alguien con buenos/malos/otros ojos
b)in the light of o (AmE also) in light of — (as prep) a la luz de, en vista de
4) c ( for igniting)have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?
to put a o set light to something — prender fuego a algo
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1) adjective -er, -estit's lighter than the other one — pesa menos que el otro, es más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano que el otro
she's a very light sleeper — tiene el sueño muy ligero or (esp AmL) liviano
3)a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suavelight rain — llovizna f
b) ( sparse)the losses were fairly light — las pérdidas fueron de poca consideración or de poca monta
c) ( not strenuous) <work/duties> ligero, liviano (esp AmL)d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve4) ( not serious) <music/comedy/reading> ligeroto make light of something — quitarle or restarle importancia a algo
5)a) ( pale) <green/brown> clarob) ( bright)it gets light very early these days — ahora amanece or aclara muy temprano
it's already light — ya es de día, ya está claro
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1) (past & past p lighted or lit) ( set alight) encender*, prender2) (past & past p lit) ( illuminate) \<\<room/scene\>\> iluminardimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado
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Phrasal Verbs:- light up -
30 mind
1.(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) sinn(elag), ånd, forstand, hjerne2. verb1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) passe (på), ta seg av, se etter2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) bry seg om, ta seg nær av3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) passe på, se opp for4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) rette seg etter, adlyde, lystre3. interjection(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) pass på!- - minded- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind!
- have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
- to my mindense--------forstand--------intellekt--------sjel--------åndIsubst. \/maɪnd\/1) sinn2) sjel, ånd3) sinn, sinnelag, gemytt, ånd4) innstilling, tankegang, holdning, mentalitet, legning5) minne, hukommelse, erindring, husk, tanker6) konsentrasjon, oppmerksomhet, fokus(ering)7) mening, holdning, oppfatning, tanke, vurdering8) lyst, hensikt, tilbøyelighet9) sjelsliv, psyke10) vilje11) intellekt, forstand, hjerne13) ( romersk-katolsk) minnegudstjeneste, sjelemesseabsence of mind åndsfraværelseabsent from one's mind ute av tankeneapply one's mind to arbeide iherdig medat the back of one's mind i tankene, i bakhodet• what's at the back of your mind?bear\/have\/keep in mind tenke på ta hensyn til, ta i betraktning huske påblow someone's mind ( hverdagslig) overvelde noen, imponere noen, gjøre noen målløsbring\/call to mind vekke minner om, få en til å tenke på, gjenkallebroaden somebody's mind utvide noens horisontchange one's mind skifte mening, ombestemme segcome to mind komme påjeg kan ikke komme på noe \/ det står helt stille for megcross one's mind ( om tanke) streife en, slå ena dirty mind skitten fantasi, skitten tankegangdismiss something from one's mind slå noe fra seg, slå noe ut av hodet, slutte å tenke på noeenter one's mind falle en inndet falt meg aldri inn \/ jeg tenkte aldri på detfollow one's own mind følge sitt eget hodeframe of mind se ➢ frameget something off one's mind få noe ut av hodet, få noe ut av tankenegive one's mind to samle oppmerksomheten om, konsentrere seg om, fokusere pågive somebody a piece of one's mind eller let somebody know one's mind eller tell somebody one's mind si noen et par sannhetsord, lese noen teksten gi noen en overhaling, skjelle noen huden fullgo out of one's mind gå fra vettet, gå fra forstandengreat minds think alike ( spøkefullt) to sjeler én tankehave a good mind to eller have a great mind to eller have half a mind to ( særlig om trusler) ha lyst til, være fristet tilhave a mind of one's own kunne tenke selvstendig, kunne handle selvstendighave an open mind ha et åpent sinn, være fordomsfrihave an unbalanced mind eller be unbalanced in mind være sinnsforvirret, være (psykisk) forstyrrethave in mind ha i tankene, tenke seg, forestille seg• what did you have in mind?hva hadde du tenkt deg? \/ hva tenkte du på?have no mind to ikke ha lyst tilhave something on one's mind gå og tenke på noe, gå og være bekymret for noeinferior minds laverestående personligheterbe in the mind være i humør, være i stemning, ha lystin mind and body i kropp og sjelin one's mind's eye for sitt indre blikk, i tankene, i fantasienin one's right mind eller of sound mind ved sine fulle fembe in\/of two minds være tvilrådig, være i tvilkeep one's mind on something konsentrere seg om noebe kept in mind of alltid bli minnet omknow one's own mind vite hva man vila lucid mind et klart sinnmake up one's mind bestemme seg, ta en avgjørelsemake up one's mind for something bestemme seg for noemake up one's mind that bli enig med seg selv om atmake up one's mind to something avfinne seg med noe \/ finne seg i noemind and matter ånd og materiemind over matter åndens seier over materien, viljesakt, viljeshandlingmonth's mind ( romerk-katolsk) forklaring: sjelemesse som holdes en måned etter en persons død eller begravelseof one mind enige, av samme mening, av samme oppfatningbe of someone's mind dele noens oppfatning, være enig med noenonly in one's mind bare i fantasienout of one's mind riv ruskende gal, fullstendig sprø, (ha gått) fra vettet, (ha gått) fra forstandenout of sight, out of mind ute av øye, ute av sinnpass out of mind gå i glemme, gå i glemmeboken, bli glemtpeace of mind sjelefred, ro i sinnetpetty minds trangsynte sjelerpresence of mind åndsnærvær, åndsnærværelseput in mind of minne om, få til å tenke påhan minner meg om \/ han får meg til å tenke påput something into one's mind få til å tenke på noe• whatever put that into your mind?put something out of one's mind slå fra seg noe, la være å tenke på noeread somebody's mind lese noens tankerrun one's mind over things tenke gjennom sakeneset one's mind on something være oppsatt på noe, være fast besluttet på noeset\/put one's mind to something gå inn for noe, virkelig konsentrere seg om noespeak one's mind si sin mening rett ut, ta bladet fra munnenstate of mind sinnsstemning, sinnelagstrength of mind sinnsstyrke, sjelsstyrketake somebody's mind off something få noen til å glemme noe, lede noens oppmerksomhet over på noe annettime out of mind lenger enn noen kan husketo my mind etter min mening, slik jeg vurderer detturn someone's mind to vende noens oppmerksomhet motturn something over in one's mind gruble på noe, tenke over noeunburden one's mind lette sitt hjertea weight\/load off someone's mind en stor lettelse for noenIIverb \/maɪnd\/1) passe (på), sørge for, se til, huske på, ikke glemme• mind you are in time!• mind you write!• mind you don't forget!• mind that she is kept quiet!du bør tenke på hva du sier \/ du gjør lurt i å passe på hva du sier2) vokte seg for, se opp for, passe seg for• mind the dog!• mind the step!• mind you don't fall!• mind what you are doing!3) passe, passe på4) ( spesielt i nektelser og spørsmål) bry seg om, feste seg ved, bekymre seg for, tenke på, ta notis av, ense, vøre• I don't mind...jeg bryr meg ikke om... \/ jeg fester meg ikke ved...5) ha noe imot• do you mind my smoking?har du noe imot at jeg røyker? \/ tillater du at jeg røyker?• don't mind my asking, but...unnskyld at jeg spør, men...• would you mind shutting the window?6) (amer., irsk) lystre, lyde, følge, rette seg etter7) ( dialekt) huske8) ( gammeldags) påminnedon't mind me! ( også spøkefullt) ikke bry deg om meg!, ikke la meg forstyrre deg!I do mind det har jeg virkelig noe imotI don't mind gjerne for meg, det gjør meg ingenting, det har jeg ingenting imotI don't mind if I do ( hverdagslig) jeg sier ikke nei takk• mind you, this is strictly between ourselvesdette forblir mellom oss, så vidt du vet det• I have no objection, mind (you), but others may havejeg har ingenting imot det, ser du, men kanskje andre har det• it's not the first time, mind you!det er ikke første gangen, husk det!mind about something\/somebody bry seg om noe\/noen• never mind (about) him!mind how you go! vær forsiktig!, se deg for!mind one's P's and Q's ( hverdagslig) holde tunga rett i munnen, passe på sin egen oppførselmind your eye! ( hverdagslig) se opp!, pass på!mind your head! pass hodet!, se opp!mind your own business! ( hverdagslig) pass dine egne saker!never mind! det spiller ingen rolle!, det gjør ingenting!, ikke bry deg om det!, blås i det!• never mind the cost!det angår ikke deg!, det skal du ikke bry deg om!never you mind! det skal du ikke tenke på!, det skal du ikke bry deg om! -
31 bringen
to take home; to bring; to carry; to fetch; to take* * *brịn|gen* * *2) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) bring3) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) bring4) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hold* * *brin·gen< brachte, gebracht>[ˈbrɪŋən]vt1. (tragen)etw in Stellung \bringen to position sth2. (übergeben)▪ [jdm] etw \bringen to bring [sb] sth, to bring sth [to sb]; (hinbringen a.) to take [sb] sth, to take sth [to sb]3. (servieren)▪ jdm etw \bringen to bring sb sth4. (einführen)etw auf den Markt \bringen to market sth; Neues a. to launch sth5. (begleiten)▪ jdn irgendwohin \bringen to take [or see] [or accompany] sb somewhere; (herbringen a.) to bring sb somewhere6. (befördern)▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \bringen to take sb/sth somewhere; (herbringen a.) to bring sb/sth somewheredas Auto in die Garage \bringen to put the car in the garagejdn zum Bahnhof/nach Hause/in die Klinik \bringen to take sb to the station/home/to the clinicdie Kinder ins [o zu] Bett \bringen to put the children to bed7. (lenken)die Diskussion/das Gespräch auf jdn/etw \bringen to bring the discussion/conversation round [or around] to sb/sthdas Gespräch auf ein anderes Thema \bringen to change the topic of conversationetw auf eine Umlaufbahn \bringen to put sth into orbitjdn auf den rechten Weg \bringen to get sb on the straight and narrow8. (bescheren)▪ [jdm] etw \bringen:so ein großer Rasen kann einem schon eine Menge Arbeit \bringen such a large lawn can mean a lot of work for oneder letzte Frühling brachte uns viel Regen last spring saw a lot of rain, there was [or we had] a lot of rain last spring[jdm] Ärger \bringen to cause [sb] [or to give sb] trouble[jdm] Glück/Unglück \bringen to bring [sb] [good]/bad luck[jdm] Nachteile \bringen to be disadvantageous [to sb], to have its drawbacks [for sb]jdm Trost \bringen to comfort [or console] sb[jdm] Vorteile \bringen to be to sb's advantage, to have its advantages [for sb]9. (mitteilen)▪ jdm eine Nachricht \bringen to bring sb news10. (erarbeiten)es zu hohem Ansehen \bringen to earn high esteemes zu etwas/nichts \bringen to get somewhere/nowhere [or not get anywhere]es auf einem Gebiet/im Leben zu etwas/nichts \bringen to get somewhere/nowhere [or not get anywhere] in a field/in lifees zum Firmenleiter/Millionär \bringen to become [or make it to] company director/to become a millionairees zum Präsidenten \bringen to become [or make] presidentes weit \bringen to get farder Motor brachte es auf 500.000 km the engine kept going for 500,000 kmer brachte es in der Prüfung auf 70 Punkte he got 70 points in the examder Wagen bringt es auf 290 km/h this car can do 290 kphes auf ein gutes Alter \bringen to reach a ripe old age12. (versetzen)diese Niederlage bringt uns wieder dahin, wo wir angefangen haben this defeat will take us back to where we starteddas bring ich vor das Gremium! I'll take that to the board!das bringt dich noch in Teufels Küche! you'll get into [or be in] a hell of a mess if you do that! famjdn in Bedrängnis \bringen to get sb into troublejdn aus der Fassung \bringen to bewilder sbsich/jdn in Gefahr \bringen to endanger oneself/sb, to expose oneself/sb to dangerjdn ins Gefängnis \bringen to put [or fam land] sb in prisonjdn/etw vor Gericht \bringen to take sb/sth to courtjdn/etw unter seine Gewalt \bringen to gain power over sb/to get sth under one's controljdn ins Grab \bringen to be the death of sb usu humjdn zum Nervenzusammenbruch \bringen to give sb a nervous breakdownjdn in Schwierigkeiten \bringen to put [or get] sb into a difficult positionjdn zur Verzweiflung \bringen to make sb desperate, to drive sb to despairjdn zur Wut \bringen to make sb furious, to enrage sbdas bringt es mit sich, dass... that means that...ihre Krankheit bringt es mit sich, dass... it's because of [or to do with] her illness that...13. (anregen)etw zum Brennen/Laufen \bringen to get sth to burn/workmit seinen ständigen Mäkeleien bringt er mich noch dahin, dass ich kündige his incessant carping will make me hand in my notice [one day]du bringst ihn nie dazu mitzukommen you'll never get him to come alongjdn auf eine Idee \bringen to give sb an ideajdn zum Laufen/Singen/Sprechen \bringen to make sb run/sing/talkjdn zum Schweigen \bringen to silence sbetw zum Stehen \bringen to bring sth to a stop14. (rauben)jdn um seinen guten Ruf/seine Stellung \bringen Folgen to cost sb his reputation/jobjdn um den Schlaf \bringen to keep sb awake; (länger a.) to cause sb sleepless nightsjdn um den Verstand \bringen to drive sb mad▪ etw \bringen to print [or publish] sthwas bringt die Zeitung darüber? what does it say in the paper?die Zeitung brachte nichts/einen Artikel darüber there was nothing/an article in the paper about italle Zeitungen brachten es auf der ersten Seite all the papers had it on the front pageeine Serie \bringen to run a series▪ etw \bringen to broadcast sth; TV to show [or broadcast] sthdas Fernsehen bringt nichts darüber there's nothing on television about itum elf Uhr \bringen wir Nachrichten the news will be at eleven o'clock▪ jdn \bringen to act [or play the part of] sb▪ etw \bringen Kino, Nachtlokal to show sth; Artist, Tänzerin, Sportler to perform sth; Sänger to sing sth19. (darbringen)▪ jdm etw \bringen to offer sb sth [or sth to sb]jdm ein Ständchen \bringen to serenade sb; s.a. Opfer20. (einbringen)das bringt nicht viel Geld that won't bring [us] in much moneydie Antiquität brachte 100.000 Euro the antique fetched [or was sold for] €100,000einen Gewinn \bringen to make a profitdas bringt nichts! (fam) it's not worth itZinsen \bringen to earn interestsie/es bringts she's/it's got what it takesmeinst du, ich bring's? do you think I can do it?das bringt sie gut she's good at itdas bringt er nicht he's not up to itna, bringt dein Mann es noch [im Bett]? well, can your husband keep it up [in bed]? famder Wagen bringt 290 km/h this car can do 290 kphder Motor bringts nicht mehr! the engine's had it [or done for] famdie alte Kiste wird es noch für 'ne Weile \bringen there's still some life left in the old crate famdieses Werkzeug bringts doch nicht these tools are no goodwer hier zu wenig bringt, fliegt! if you're not up to form, you're out!was bringt der Wagen denn so an PS? what's the top HP of this car?eine Leistung \bringen to do a good jobdas bringt nichts (zwecklos) it's pointless, there's no point; (nutzlos) it's useless, that's no usedas bringts nicht that's useless [or no use▪ etw irgendwohin \bringen to get sth somewherealleine bringe ich die schwere Vase nicht von der Stelle I can't move [or shift] this heavy vase aloneich bring ihn nicht satt! I can't give him enough to eat!ich bring das Hemd nicht sauber I can't get the shirt cleanbringst du das Radio wieder in Ordnung? can you get the radio to work?24.▶ das kannst du doch nicht \bringen! you can't [go and] do that!* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (herbringen) bring; (hinbringen) takesie brachte mir/ich brachte ihr ein Geschenk — she brought me/I took her a present
Unglück/Unheil [über jemanden] bringen — bring misfortune/disaster [upon somebody]
jemandem Glück/Unglück bringen — bring somebody [good] luck/bad luck
2) (begleiten) takejemanden nach Hause/zum Bahnhof bringen — take somebody home/to the station
die Kinder ins Bett od. zu Bett bringen — put the children to bed
3)es zu etwas/nichts bringen — get somewhere/get nowhere or not get anywhere
es weit bringen — get on or do very well
es im Leben weit bringen — go far in life
4)jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen — <crime, misdeed> land somebody in prison or gaol
das Gespräch auf etwas/ein anderes Thema bringen — bring the conversation round to something/change the topic of conversation
jemanden wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen — (fig.) get somebody back on the straight and narrow
jemanden zum Lachen/zur Verzweiflung bringen — make somebody laugh/drive somebody to despair
jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun — get somebody to do something
etwas hinter sich bringen — (ugs.) get something over and done with
es nicht über sich (Akk.) bringen [können], etwas zu tun — not be able to bring oneself to do something
etwas an sich (Akk.) bringen — (ugs.) collar something (sl.)
5)jemanden um seinen Besitz bringen — do somebody out of his property
jemanden um den Schlaf/Verstand bringen — rob somebody of his/her sleep/drive somebody mad
6) (veröffentlichen) publishalle Zeitungen brachten Berichte über das Massaker — all the papers carried reports of the massacre
7) (senden) broadcastdas Fernsehen bringt eine Sondersendung — there is a special programme on television
8) (darbringen)das/ein Opfer bringen — make the/a sacrifice
eine Nummer/ein Ständchen bringen — perform a number/a serenade
das kannst du nicht bringen — (ugs.) you can't do that
9) (erbringen)einen großen Gewinn/hohe Zinsen bringen — make a large profit/earn high interest
das Gemälde brachte 50 000 Euro — the painting fetched 50,000 euros
das bringt nichts od. bringt's nicht — (ugs.) it's pointless
10)das bringt es mit sich, dass... — that means that...
11) (verursachen) cause <trouble, confusion>13) (bes. südd.) s. bekommen 1. 2)* * *bring doch mal das Salz aus der Küche would you fetch the salt from the kitchen?;was bringt dich hierher? what brings you here?;das Essen auf den Tisch bringen serve the food;die Wolken bringen Regen these clouds bring ( oder mean) rain;was wird uns morgen bringen? what will tomorrow hold in store (for us)?;mit sich bringen involve; (erfordern) require;die Umstände bringen es mit sich it’s inevitable under the circumstances;das bringt das Leben so mit sich life is like that, that’s life, that’s the way the cookie crumbles umg2. an einen anderen Ort (auch fig): take; (tragen) auch carry; (setzen, legen, stellen) put; (begleiten) take, see:jemanden zur Bahn/nach Hause bringen take ( oder see) sb to the station/home;ich brachte ihm Pralinen I took him some chocolates;zu Bett bringen put the children to bed;jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen put sb in prison;jemanden vor Gericht bringen take sb to court, bring sb up before the court;das bringt mich in eine peinliche Lage that puts me into an embarrassing situation;in den Handel bringen bring ( oder introduce) sth onto the market;etwas in Umlauf bringen introduce sth into circulationGlück/Unglück bringen bring good/bad luck;Unglück über jemanden bringen bring sb bad luck;jemandem Trost bringen comfort sb;das bringt nur Ärger that’ll cause nothing but trouble;brachte ihm keine Linderung brought ( oder gave) him no relief4. (einbringen) (Gewinn etc) bring in;Zinsen bringen bear ( oder yield) interest;die Bücher haben auf dem Flohmarkt noch 20 Euro gebracht umg the books fetched 20 euros at the flea market, I got 20 euros for the books at the flea market;es bringt nicht viel, wenn man … one does not get much mileage out of … (+ger)was bringt das? umg what’s the pointwelche Leistung bringt der Motor? what can the engine do?;bringt er, was er verspricht? does he keep his promises?;es (bis) auf achtzig Jahre bringen live to be eighty;er brachte es auf acht Punkte in Prüfung etc, auch Sport: he managed eight points;es zu etwas/nichts bringen go far/get nowhere;bringen make it to major etc;bringen achieve fame and fortune;er könnte es noch weit bringen he could go far yet;es dahin bringen, dass manage to (+inf)jemanden dahin bringen, dass bring sb to (+inf), make sb (+inf) warnend:6. meist mit präpositionalen obj (etwas, einen Zustand, eine Handlung bewirken)jemanden in Gefahr/Not/Rage/Schwierigkeiten etcbringen get sb into danger/trouble/a rage/difficulties;jemanden aus der Ruhe bringen upset sb;jemanden aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen throw sb off balance;sie bringt sich ständig in Schwierigkeiten she keeps getting herself into difficulties ( oder awkward situations);jemanden außer sich bringen drive sb mad;ins Lot bringen sort sth out;in Einklang/Kontakt/Zusammenhang etcbringen mit harmonize/bring into contact/bring into connection etc with;jemanden zur Verzweiflung bringen drive sb to despair;jemanden zum Lachen/Reden/Schweigen etcetwas zum Einsturz/zum Explodieren bringen make sth collapse/explode;sie brachte den Wagen zum Stehen she stopped the car ( oder pulled up);sie brachte Abwechslung/Leben/Unruhe etcin mein Leben she brought variety to my life/she gave my life a breath of fresh air/she brought chaos into my life;wir müssen endlich System in die Sache bringen we have to give it some kind of system7. (Programm, Film etc) auch show; THEAT bring, stage; MUS perform, play, (Lied) sing; Zeitung etc: bring;was bringt das 1. Programm heute Abend? what’s on channel one this evening?;die letzte Ausgabe brachte … the last issue had …;haben sie schon etwas über das Unglück gebracht? have they already reported on the accident?8. umg, meist jugendspr (schaffen)das bring ich nicht! I (just) can’t do it;ich weiß nicht, ob ich das bringe I’m not sure I can manage it;das kannst du doch nicht bringen! you can’t possibly do that!, that’s not on!;du glaubst nicht, was sie heute wieder gebracht hat! you’ll never believe what she did today!;(gut/schlecht sein)es (nicht) bringen have a/no point, (not) cut the mustard;Drogen bringens nicht drugs are no good;ich bring das Ding nicht in die Schachtel I can’t get the thing into the box;ich bring den Schmutz nicht von den Schuhen I can’t get the dirt off these shoes10. (lenken)die Sprache auf etwas (akk)bringen change the subject to sth;jemanden auf etwas (akk)du bringst mich auf etwas now that you mention it;jemanden auf die schiefe Bahn/den richtigen Weg bringen lead sb off/onto the straight and narrow;etwas auf den Punkt bringen sum sth up11. mit präp:an sich/in seinen Besitz bringen acquire, take possession of;hinter sich bringen get it over with;bringen I can’t bring myself to do it;* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (herbringen) bring; (hinbringen) takesie brachte mir/ich brachte ihr ein Geschenk — she brought me/I took her a present
Unglück/Unheil [über jemanden] bringen — bring misfortune/disaster [upon somebody]
jemandem Glück/Unglück bringen — bring somebody [good] luck/bad luck
2) (begleiten) takejemanden nach Hause/zum Bahnhof bringen — take somebody home/to the station
die Kinder ins Bett od. zu Bett bringen — put the children to bed
3)es zu etwas/nichts bringen — get somewhere/get nowhere or not get anywhere
es weit bringen — get on or do very well
4)jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen — <crime, misdeed> land somebody in prison or gaol
das Gespräch auf etwas/ein anderes Thema bringen — bring the conversation round to something/change the topic of conversation
jemanden wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen — (fig.) get somebody back on the straight and narrow
jemanden zum Lachen/zur Verzweiflung bringen — make somebody laugh/drive somebody to despair
jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun — get somebody to do something
etwas hinter sich bringen — (ugs.) get something over and done with
es nicht über sich (Akk.) bringen [können], etwas zu tun — not be able to bring oneself to do something
etwas an sich (Akk.) bringen — (ugs.) collar something (sl.)
5)jemanden um den Schlaf/Verstand bringen — rob somebody of his/her sleep/drive somebody mad
6) (veröffentlichen) publish7) (senden) broadcast8) (darbringen)das/ein Opfer bringen — make the/a sacrifice
eine Nummer/ein Ständchen bringen — perform a number/a serenade
das kannst du nicht bringen — (ugs.) you can't do that
9) (erbringen)einen großen Gewinn/hohe Zinsen bringen — make a large profit/earn high interest
das Gemälde brachte 50 000 Euro — the painting fetched 50,000 euros
das bringt nichts od. bringt's nicht — (ugs.) it's pointless
10)das bringt es mit sich, dass... — that means that...
11) (verursachen) cause <trouble, confusion>12) (salopp): (schaffen, erreichen)13) (bes. südd.) s. bekommen 1. 2)* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: brachte, gebracht)= to bring v.(§ p.,p.p.: brought)to get v.(§ p.,p.p.: got)or p.p.: gotten•) -
32 save
1. transitive verbplease, save me! — bitte helfen Sie mir!
save somebody from the clutches of the enemy/from making a mistake — jemanden aus den Klauen des Feindes retten/davor bewahren, dass er einen Fehler macht
save oneself from falling — sich [beim Hinfallen] fangen
save the day — die Situation retten
somebody can't do something to save his/her life — jemand kann etwas [ganz] einfach nicht tun
2) (keep undamaged) schonen [Kleidung, Möbelstück]3)God save the King/Queen — etc. Gott behüte od. beschütze den König/die Königin usw.
4) (Theol.) retten [Sünder, Seele, Menschen]5) (put aside) aufheben; sparen [Geld]; sammeln [Rabattmarken, Briefmarken]; (conserve) sparsam umgehen mit [Geldmitteln, Kräften, Wasser]save money for a rainy day — (fig.) einen Notgroschen zurücklegen
save oneself — sich schonen; seine Kräfte sparen
save one's breath — sich (Dat.) seine Worte sparen
6) (make unnecessary) sparen [Geld, Zeit, Energie]save somebody/ oneself something — jemandem/sich etwas ersparen
save somebody/oneself doing something or having to do something — es jemandem/sich ersparen, etwas tun zu müssen
7) (avoid losing) nicht verlieren [Satz, Karte, Stich]; (Sport) abwehren [Schuss, Ball]; verhindern [Tor]8) (Computing) speichern; sichern2. intransitive verb1) (put money by) sparensave on food — am Essen sparen
3) (Sport) [Torwart:] halten3. noun4. prepositionmake a save — [Torwart:] halten
(arch./poet./rhet.) mit Ausnahme (+ Gen.)Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/91209/save_up">save up* * *I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) retten2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) sparen3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) ersparen4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) abwehren5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) erlösen6) (to keep data in the computer.)2. noun- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction* * *[seɪv]I. vt1. (rescue)to \save the day [or situation] die Situation rettento \save sb's life jdm das Leben rettento \save one's marriage seine Ehe rettento \save the match das Spiel rettento \save sb's soul jds Seele retten2. NAUT▪ to \save sth etw bergen3. (keep from danger)▪ to \save sb/sth jdn/etw schützenGod \save the Queen Gott erhalte die Königin4. (keep for future use)▪ to \save sth etw aufhebenI \save all my old letters in case I want to read them again ich hebe all meine alten Briefe auf, falls ich sie wieder einmal lesen möchteto \save money Geld sparen5. (collect)▪ to \save sth etw sammelnto \save coins/stamps Münzen/Briefmarken sammelnto \save energy Energie sparento \save one's eyes seine Augen schonento \save oneself sich akk schonenshe's saving herself for the right man sie spart sich für den richtigen Mann aufto \save one's strength mit seinen Kräften haushaltento \save time Zeit sparenwe didn't \save much time by taking the short cut wir haben nicht viel Zeit gewonnen, indem wir die Abkürzung genommen habento \save sth for posterity etw der Nachwelt erhalten7. (reserve)▪ to \save sb sth [or to \save sth for sb] jdm etw aufhebenI'll be home late — can you \save me some dinner? ich werde spät heimkommen — kannst du mir was vom Abendessen aufheben?\save a dance for me reserviere mir einen Tanz\save me a place at your table, will you? halte mir doch bitte einen Platz an deinem Tisch frei, ja?\save my seat — I'll be back in five minutes halte meinen Platz frei — ich bin in fünf Minuten wieder da8. (spare)▪ to \save sb sth jdm etw ersparenthanks for your help — it \saved me a lot of work danke für deine Hilfe — das hat mir viel Arbeit erspartI'll lend you a bag, it'll \save you buying one ich leihe dir einen Beutel, dann brauchst du dir keinen zu kaufenthe tax changes \save me £9 a week durch die Steueränderungen spare ich 9 Pfund pro Woche9. COMPUTto \save data Daten sichern [o abspeichern10. SPORTto \save a goal ein Tor verhindernto \save a penalty kick einen Strafstoß abwehren11.▶ to \save appearances den Schein wahren▶ to \save sb's bacon [or neck] jds Hals retten▶ to \save face das Gesicht wahren▶ to \save one's life:Samantha is tone deaf — she can't carry a tune to \save her life Samantha hat kein Gehör für Töne — sie kann beim besten Willen keine Melodie halten▶ a stitch in time \saves nine ( prov) was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen provII. vi1. (keep for the future) sparenI \save with the Cooperative Bank ich habe ein Sparkonto bei der Cooperative Bankto \save for a new car/holiday/house für [o auf] ein neues Auto/einen Urlaub/ein Haus sparenit was a warm winter, so we \saved on electricity es war ein warmer Winter, da haben wir Strom gespartthe goalkeeper made a great \save in the last minute of the match der Torhüter bot eine großartige Parade in der letzten Spielminutethey found all the documents \save one sie fanden alle Dokumente bis auf ein[e]sthe house was in good shape \save for the roof das Haus war bis auf das Dach in gutem Zustand* * *I [seɪv]1. n (FTBL ETC)Ballabwehr fhe made a fantastic save — er hat den Ball prima abgewehrt or gehalten
2. vt1) (= rescue REL ALSO) rettento save sb from sth — jdn vor etw (dat) retten
to save sb from disaster/ruin — jdn vor einer Katastrophe/dem Ruin bewahren or retten
he saved me from falling/making that mistake — er hat mich davor bewahrt hinzufallen/den Fehler zu machen
to save sth from sth — etw aus etw retten
God save the Queen —
or butt ( US inf ) — seinen Kopf retten
or butt ( US inf ) — jdn rauspauken (inf), jdn retten
save some of the cake for me — lass mir etwas Kuchen übrig
save it! (inf) — spar dir das! (inf)
3) (= avoid using up) fuel, time, space, money sparen; (= spare) strength, eyes, battery schonen; (= save up) strength, fuel etc aufsparenthat will save you £20 a week — dadurch sparen Sie £ 20 die Woche
going by plane will save you four hours on the train journey —
you don't save much by taking this short cut — Sie gewinnen nicht viel, wenn Sie diese Abkürzung nehmen
4) (= prevent) bother, trouble ersparenat least it saved the rain coming in it'll save a lot of hard work if we... — es hat wenigstens den Regen abgehalten es erspart uns (dat) sehr viel Mühe, wenn wir...
it saved us having to do it again — das hat es uns (dat) erspart, es noch einmal machen zu müssen
5) goal verhindern; shot, penalty haltenwell saved! — gut gehalten!
to save sth to disk — etw auf Diskette ( ab)speichern or sichern
3. vi1) (with money) sparento save for sth — für or auf etw (acc) sparen
3) (COMPUT)II1. prepaußer +dat2. conj1) (old, liter) es sei denn (geh)2)* * *save1 [seıv]A v/tsave sb’s life jemandem das Leben retten;the man who saved my life mein Lebensretter;2. SCHIFF bergen3. bewahren, schützen ( beide:from vor dat):God save the queen Gott erhalte die Königin;4. Geld etc sparen, einsparen:I saved £100 on this car ich sparte bei diesem Wagen 100 Pfund ein;save fuel Treibstoff sparen;save time Zeit gewinnensave sth for sb jemandem etwas aufheben;save o.s. (one’s strength) for sth sich (seine Kräfte) für etwas schonen7. jemandem eine Mühe etc ersparen:save sb the trouble of doing sth jemandem die Mühe ersparen, etwas zu tun9. ausnehmen:(God) save the mark! iron verzeihen Sie die Bemerkung!;12. SPORTa) ein Tor verhindernb) einen Schuss etc halten, parieren, auch einen Matchball etc abwehren:he didn’t have to save a single shot er bekam keinen einzigen Schuss zu haltenB v/isave as you earn Br staatlich gefördertes Sparen durch monatliche Abbuchung eines bestimmten Betrages vom Lohn- od GehaltskontoC s SPORT Parade f:make a brilliant save hervorragend parierensave2 [seıv] präp & konj obs oder poet außer (dat), mit Ausnahme von (oder gen), ausgenommen (nom), abgesehen von:all save him alle außer ihm;save for bis auf (akk);save that … abgesehen davon, dass …; nur, dass …* * *1. transitive verbplease, save me! — bitte helfen Sie mir!
save somebody from the clutches of the enemy/from making a mistake — jemanden aus den Klauen des Feindes retten/davor bewahren, dass er einen Fehler macht
save oneself from falling — sich [beim Hinfallen] fangen
somebody can't do something to save his/her life — jemand kann etwas [ganz] einfach nicht tun
2) (keep undamaged) schonen [Kleidung, Möbelstück]3)God save the King/Queen — etc. Gott behüte od. beschütze den König/die Königin usw.
4) (Theol.) retten [Sünder, Seele, Menschen]5) (put aside) aufheben; sparen [Geld]; sammeln [Rabattmarken, Briefmarken]; (conserve) sparsam umgehen mit [Geldmitteln, Kräften, Wasser]save money for a rainy day — (fig.) einen Notgroschen zurücklegen
save oneself — sich schonen; seine Kräfte sparen
save one's breath — sich (Dat.) seine Worte sparen
6) (make unnecessary) sparen [Geld, Zeit, Energie]save somebody/ oneself something — jemandem/sich etwas ersparen
save somebody/oneself doing something or having to do something — es jemandem/sich ersparen, etwas tun zu müssen
7) (avoid losing) nicht verlieren [Satz, Karte, Stich]; (Sport) abwehren [Schuss, Ball]; verhindern [Tor]8) (Computing) speichern; sichern2. intransitive verb1) (put money by) sparen2) (avoid waste) sparen (on Akk.)3) (Sport) [Torwart:] halten3. noun4. prepositionmake a save — [Torwart:] halten
(arch./poet./rhet.) mit Ausnahme (+ Gen.)Phrasal Verbs:- save up* * *adv.ausgenommen adv.außer adv. v.abspeichern v.aufbewahren v.bewahren v.einsparen v.retten v.sichern v.sparen v. -
33 idée
idée [ide]1. feminine nouna. idea• à l'idée de faire qch/de qch at the idea of doing sth/of sth• quelle idée ! the idea!• il a de ces idées ! the things he thinks up!• quelle bonne idée ! what a good idea!• donner à qn/se faire une idée des difficultés to give sb/get an idea of the difficulties• avez-vous une idée de l'heure ? have you got any idea of the time?• j'ai mon idée or ma petite idée sur la question I have my own ideas on the subject• agir selon or à son idée to do as one sees fitb. ( = esprit) avoir dans l'idée que to have it in one's mind that• il s'est mis dans l'idée de... he took it into his head to...2. plural feminine noun3. compounds* * *ide1) (inspiration, projet) idea ( de faire of doing)il n'a qu'une idée en tête, apprendre à piloter — all he can think about is learning to fly
mettre de l'ordre dans ses idées — ( dans l'immédiat) to gather one's thoughts; ( à long terme) to order one's thoughts
avoir de la suite dans les idées — ( savoir ce que l'on veut) to be single-minded; ( être entêté) not to be easily deterred
3) ( esprit)tu ne m'ôteras pas de l'idée que... — I still think that...
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ide nf1) (= concept) idea2) (= suggestion) ideaC'est une bonne idée. — It's a good idea.
3) (opinion) opinion4) (= pensée)à l'idée de — at the idea of, at the thought of
à l'idée que — at the idea that, at the thought that
Il s'inquiétait à l'idée qu'elle devrait rentrer tard le soir. — He was worried by the thought that she would have to come home late at night.
5) (= illusion)donner une idée de qch à qn; Pourrais-tu me donner une idée de ce que cela implique? — Can you give me some idea what it involves?
* * *idée nf1 (inspiration, projet) idea (de qch of sth; de faire of doing); quelle idée! what an idea!; être plein d'idées to be full of ideas; donner des idées à qn to give sb ideas; ne jamais être à court d'idées never to be short of ideas; une idée de cadeau pour qn an idea for a present for sb; avoir une idée to have an idea; être fou de joie à l'idée de/que to be over the moon at the idea of/that; il y a de l'idée dans ce projet there are some good ideas in the project; avoir de l'idée to be inventive; avoir une idée derrière la tête to have something in mind; il n'a qu'une idée en tête, apprendre à piloter all he can think about is learning to fly; sortir sans manteau en hiver, quelle idée! how stupid to go out without a coat in winter!;2 ( opinion) idea (sur about); ( réflexion) thought; avoir son idée sur to have one's own idea about; l'histoire des idées the history of ideas; j'ai ma petite idée sur le sujet I have my own theory about that; avoir idée que to think that; se faire une haute idée de to think a lot of; se faire des idées to imagine things; mettre de l'ordre dans ses idées ( dans l'immédiat) to gather one's thoughts; ( à long terme) to order one's thoughts; avoir les idées larges to be broad-minded; ça te changera les idées it'll take your mind off things; changer d'idée to change one's mind; avoir des idées de gauche to have left-wing tendencies; avoir de la suite dans les idées ( savoir ce que l'on veut) to be single-minded; iron ( être entêté) not to be easily deterred; manquer de suite dans les idées to lack tenacity; faire à son idée to do as one thinks best;3 ( aper çu) idea; donner à qn une idée de l'étendue de to give sb an idea of the extent of; as-tu une idée du temps qu'il faut pour faire do you have any idea how long it takes to do;4 ( esprit) avoir dans l'idée que to have an idea that; avoir dans l'idée de faire to plan to do; il n'est venu à l'idée de personne de faire nobody has thought of doing; il ne leur viendrait jamais à l'idée de faire it would never occur to them to do; tu ne m'ôteras pas de l'idée qu'on aurait dû tourner à droite I still think that we should have turned right; il s'est mis dans l'idée de faire he's taken it into his head to do; mets-toi bien dans l'idée qu'il ne partira jamais get it into your head that he'll never leave;5 ( représentation abstraite) idea; l'idée de justice/du beau the idea of justice/beauty.idée cadeau gift idea; idée fixe idée fixe, obsession; c'est une idée fixe chez lui he's got a fixation about it; idée force key idea; idée de génie brainwave○; idée noire dark thought; idée reçue idée reçue; idée toute faite second-hand idea.[ide] nom fémininrien qu'à l'idée de la revoir, je tremble the mere thought ou the very idea of seeing her again makes me nervousheureusement qu'il a eu l'idée d'éteindre le gaz luckily he thought of turning the gas off ou it occurred to him to turn the gas offje me faisais une autre idée de la Tunisie/de sa femme I had imagined Tunisia/his wife to be differentmoi, t'en vouloir? en voilà une idée! me, hold it against you? where did you get that idea (from)?s'il croit obtenir le rôle, il se fait des idées if he thinks he's going to get the part, he's deceiving himselfdonner des idées à quelqu'un to give somebody ideas ou to put ideas in ou into somebody's headavoir des idées noires to be down in the dumps, to have the blues2. [inspiration, création] ideaqui a eu l'idée du barbecue? whose idea was it to have ou who suggested having a barbecue?3. [gré, convenance]fais à ton idée do as you see fit ou as you please4. (toujours singulier) [esprit]avoir dans l'idée que... to have an idea that..., to think that...tu la connais, quand elle a dans l'idée de faire quelque chose! you know her, when she's got it into her head to do something ou when she's set her mind on doing something!t'est-il jamais venu à l'idée que...? has it never occurred to you ou entered your head that...?on va au concert ce soir? ça m'était complètement sorti de l'idée (familier) we're going to the concert tonight? it had gone clean ou right out of my mind5. [point de vue]avoir des idées bien arrêtées sur to have set ideas ou definite views aboutidées préconçues preconceived ideas, preconceptionsavoir les idées larges/étroites to be broad-/narrow-mindedavoir une haute idée de quelqu'un/quelque chose to have a high opinion of somebody/something, to think highly of somebody/something6. [aperçu, impression] ideadonnez-moi une idée du prix que ça va coûter/du temps que ça va prendre give me a rough idea ou some idea of the price/of the time it will taketu n'as pas idée de son entêtement! you have no idea ou you can't imagine how stubborn he is!je n'en ai pas la moindre idée I haven't the slightest ou faintest ideaaucune idée! I haven't got a clue!, no idea!7. (en composition; avec ou sans trait d'union) -
34 record
1. transitive verb1) aufzeichnenrecord something in a book/painting — etwas in einem Buch/auf einem Gemälde festhalten
2) (register officially) dokumentieren; protokollieren [Verhandlung]2. intransitive verbaufzeichnen; (on tape) Tonbandaufnahmen/eine Tonbandaufnahme machen3. noun1)be on record — [Prozess, Verhandlung, Besprechung:] protokolliert sein
there is no such case on record — ein solcher Fall ist nicht dokumentiert
it is on record that... — es ist dokumentiert, dass...
just for the record — der Vollständigkeit halber; (iron.) nur der Ordnung halber
[strictly] off the record — [ganz] inoffiziell
get or keep or put or set the record straight — keine Missverständnisse aufkommen lassen
4) (disc for gramophone) [Schall]platte, die5) (facts of somebody's/something's past) Ruf, derhave a good record [of achievements] — gute Leistungen vorweisen können
have a [criminal/police] record — vorbestraft sein
6) (best performance) Rekord, der4. attributive adjective* * *1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) die Aufzeichnung2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) die Platte3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) der Rekord, Rekord...4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) das Register2. [rə'ko:d] verb1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) aufschreiben2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) aufnehmen3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) verzeichnen4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) abgeben•- academic.ru/60784/recorder">recorder- recording
- record-player
- in record time
- off the record
- on record* * *rec·ordI. n[ˈrekɔ:d, AM -ɚd]1. (information) Aufzeichnungen pl, Unterlagen pl; (document) Akte f; of attendance Liste f; (minutes) Protokoll nt, Niederschrift fthis summer has been the hottest on \record dieser Sommer war der heißeste, der jemals verzeichnet wurdethe coach went on \record as saying... der Trainer äußerte sich öffentlich dahingehend, dass...to be a matter of [public] \record [offiziell] belegt [o dokumentiert] seinto keep a private \record of sth sich dat etw notierenthis applicant has the best \record dieser Bewerber hat die besten Voraussetzungenhe's got a clean \record er hat sich nichts zuschulden kommen lassen; (no convictions) er ist nicht vorbestraftgiven Mr Smith's \record as a good credit risk, we can give him the loan in Anbetracht der Tatsache, dass Herr Smith sich in der Vergangenheit bereits als kreditwürdig erwiesen hat, können wir ihm das Darlehen gebenpolice \record Vorstrafen plsafety \record Sicherheitszeugnis ntcriminal \record Vorstrafenregister ntdental \record zahnärztliche Unterlagen plto have an excellent \record worker, employee ausgezeichnete Leistungen vorweisen könnento have a good/bad \record einen guten/schlechten Ruf habenmedical \record Krankenblatt nthit \record Hit m famto change/play/put on a \record eine Platte umdrehen/spielen/auflegenOlympic \record olympischer Rekordworld \record Weltrekord mto hold a \record einen Rekord haltena court of \record ein ordentliches Gericht7.▶ to put [or set] the \record straight für Klarheit sorgen, alle Missverständnisse aus dem Weg räumen▶ to say sth on/off the \record etw offiziell/inoffiziell sagenstrictly off the \record ganz im Vertrauen, streng vertraulichII. adj[ˈrekɔ:d, AM -ɚd]inv Rekord-\record crop/turnout/year Rekordernte f/-beteiligung f/-jahr ntto reach a \record high/low ein Rekordhoch/Rekordtief nt erreichento do sth in \record time etw in Rekordzeit erledigenIII. vt[rɪˈkɔ:d, AM -ˈkɔ:rd]hyphenate re·cord1. (store)▪ to \record sth facts, events etw aufzeichnen [o festhalten]the temperature fell today, with -14°C being \recorded in some places die Temperaturen fielen heute, stellenweise wurden -14°C gemessento \record a birth/a death/a marriage LAW eine Geburt/einen Todesfall/eine Heirat registrieren [o [ins Register] eintragen]to \record one's feelings/ideas/thoughts seine Gefühle/Ideen/Gedanken niederschreibento \record sth in the minutes of a meeting etw in einem Sitzungsprotokoll vermerken2. (register)to \record rotations/the speed/the temperature Umdrehungen/die Geschwindigkeit/die Temperatur anzeigen [o messen]the needle \recorded 50 mph die Nadel zeigte 80 km/h3. (for later reproduction)to \record a speech eine Rede aufzeichnenIV. vi[rɪˈkɔ:d, AM -ˈkɔ:rd]hyphenate re·cord (on tape, cassette) Aufnahmen machen, ÖSTERR aufnehmen; person eine Aufnahme machen; machine aufnehmenthe VCR is \recording der Videorecorder nimmt gerade auf* * *[rɪ'kɔːd]1. vt1) facts, story, events (diarist, person) aufzeichnen; (documents, diary etc) dokumentieren; (in register) eintragen; (= keep minutes of) protokollieren; one's thoughts, feelings etc festhalten, niederschreiben; protest, disapproval zum Ausdruck bringento record sth photographically — etw im Bild festhalten
to record a verdict of accidental death —
history records that... — es ist geschichtlich dokumentiert, dass...
the author records that... — der Verfasser berichtet, dass...
3) (on tape, cassette etc) aufnehmen, aufzeichnen; (person) aufnehmen4) CD, DVD brennen2. vi(Tonband)aufnahmen machenhe is recording at 5 o'clock — er hat um 5 Uhr eine Aufnahme
3. n['rekɔːd]1) (= account) Aufzeichnung f; (of attendance) Liste f; (of meeting) Protokoll nt; (= official document) Unterlage f, Akte f; (lit, fig of the past, of civilization) Dokument nt(public) records — im Staatsarchiv gelagerte Urkunden
a photographic record —
it's nice to have a photographic record of one's holidays — es ist nett, den Urlaub im Bild festgehalten zu haben
to keep a record of sth — über etw (acc) Buch führen; (official, registrar) etw registrieren; (historian, chronicler) etw aufzeichnen
to keep a personal record of sth — sich (dat) etw notieren
it is on record that... — es gibt Belege dafür, dass...; (in files) es ist aktenkundig, dass...
I'm prepared to go on record as saying that... — ich stehe zu der Behauptung, dass...
he's on record as having said... — es ist belegt, dass er gesagt hat,...
last night the PM went on record as saying... — gestern Abend hat sich der Premier dahin gehend geäußert, dass...
there is no record of his having said it — es ist nirgends belegt, dass er es gesagt hat
this is strictly off the record — dies ist nur inoffizell
(strictly) off the record he did come — ganz im Vertrauen: er ist doch gekommen
2) (= police record) Vorstrafen plhe's got a clean record, he hasn't got a record — er ist nicht vorbestraft
3) (= history) Vorgeschichte f; (= achievements) Leistungen plto have an excellent record —
the team with the best record — die Mannschaft mit den besten Leistungen
with a record like yours you should be able to handle this job — mit Ihren Voraussetzungen müssten Sie sich in dieser Stelle leicht zurechtfinden
to have a good school record — ein guter Schüler/eine guter Schülerin sein
to have a good safety record —
to have a dubious record as far as sth is concerned — in Bezug auf etw (acc) einen zweifelhaften Ruf haben
to spoil one's record — es sich (dat) verderben, sich (dat) ein Minus einhandeln
I've been looking at your record, Jones — ich habe mir Ihre Akte angesehen, Jones
4) (MUS) (Schall)platte f; (= recording) (of voice, music etc) Aufnahme f; (of programme, speech) Aufzeichnung f, Aufnahme flong-jump record — Weitsprungrekord, Rekord im Weitsprung
* * *record [rıˈkɔː(r)d]A v/t1. schriftlich niederlegen, aufzeichnen, -schreiben2. eintragen oder registrieren (lassen), erfassen, aufnehmen:4. fig aufzeichnen, festhalten, (der Nachwelt) überliefern5. TECH6. a)(auf Tonband, Schallplatte etc, auch fotografisch) aufnehmen oder festhalten, eine Aufnahme machen von (oder gen), eine Sendung mitschneiden:record sth on tape auch etwas auf Band sprechen;the broadcast was recorded die Übertragung war eine Aufzeichnungb) ein Tonband etc bespielenc) eine CD brennen8. seine Stimme abgeben9. obs bezeugenB v/i1. aufzeichnen (etc → A)2. a) Aufnahmen machenb) sich gut etc aufnehmen lassen:1. Aufzeichnung f, Niederschrift f:b) → C 4,c) das beste etc aller Zeiten, bisher;off the record inoffiziell;on the record offiziell;he hasn’t gone on record as showing a lot of initiative er hat sich bis jetzt nicht gerade durch viel Initiative hervorgetan;(just) to put the record straight (nur) um das einmal klarzustellen;just for the record (nur) um das einmal festzuhalten2. (schriftlicher) Bericht4. JURa) Protokoll n, Niederschrift fb) (Gerichts)Akte f, Aktenstück n:on record aktenkundig, in den Akten;on the record of the case nach Aktenlage;place on record aktenkundig machen, protokollieren;record office Archiv n5. a) Register n, Liste f, Verzeichnis n:b) Strafregister n, weitS. Vorstrafen(register) pl(n):have a (criminal) record vorbestraft sein7. a) Ruf m, Leumund m, Vergangenheit f:a bad record ein schlechter Ruf oder Leumundhave a brilliant record as an executive hervorragende Leistungen als leitender Angestellter vorweisen können, auf eine glänzende Karriere als leitender Angestellter zurückblicken können8. fig Urkunde f, Zeugnis n:be a record of sth etwas bezeugen9. a) (Schall)Platte f:make a record eine Platte aufnehmen;put another record on! fig umg leg ‘ne andere Platte auf!b) (Band- etc) Aufnahme f, Aufzeichnung f, Mitschnitt m10. SPORT, auch weitS. Rekord m, Best-, Höchstleistung f1. SPORT etc Rekord…:record holder Rekordhalter(in), -inhaber(in);in record time in Rekordzeit2. (Schall)Platten…:record changer Plattenwechsler m;a) Plattensammlung f, -archiv n,record player Plattenspieler m;record producer Plattenproduzent(in)rec. abk1. receipt2. recipe3. record* * *1. transitive verb1) aufzeichnenrecord something in a book/painting — etwas in einem Buch/auf einem Gemälde festhalten
2) (register officially) dokumentieren; protokollieren [Verhandlung]2. intransitive verbaufzeichnen; (on tape) Tonbandaufnahmen/eine Tonbandaufnahme machen3. noun1)be on record — [Prozess, Verhandlung, Besprechung:] protokolliert sein
it is on record that... — es ist dokumentiert, dass...
just for the record — der Vollständigkeit halber; (iron.) nur der Ordnung halber
[strictly] off the record — [ganz] inoffiziell
get or keep or put or set the record straight — keine Missverständnisse aufkommen lassen
4) (disc for gramophone) [Schall]platte, die5) (facts of somebody's/something's past) Ruf, derhave a good record [of achievements] — gute Leistungen vorweisen können
have a [criminal/police] record — vorbestraft sein
6) (best performance) Rekord, der4. attributive adjectivebreak or beat the record — den Rekord brechen
* * *(music) n.Platte -n f.Schallplatte f. adj.aufzeichnet adj. n.Aufzeichnung f.Datensatz m.Rekord -e m.Rekordmarke f.Satz ¨-e m. v.aufnehmen v.aufzeichnen v.erfassen v.protokollieren v.registrieren v. -
35 patent
Adj. umg., Idee etc.: clever; stärker: brilliant; ein patenter Kerl a good bloke, a great guy; auch Frau: a good sort; sie ist eine patente Frau she’s all right (Am. alright), she’s great* * *das Patentletters patent; patent* * *Pa|tẹnt [pa'tɛnt]nt -(e)s, -eetw als or zum Patent anmelden, ein Patent auf or für etw anmelden — to apply for a patent on or for sth
ein Patent auf eine Erfindung haben — to have a patent on an invention
für etw or auf etw das Patent erteilen — to grant a patent on sth
"(zum) Patent angemeldet" — "patent pending"
2) (= Ernennungsurkunde) commission4) (inf = Mechanismus) apparatusder Haken, so ein blödes Patent — this hook, the stupid thing
* * *(an official licence from the government giving one person or business the right to make and sell a particular article and to prevent others from doing the same: She took out a patent on her design; ( also adjective) a patent process.) patent* * *Pa·tent<-[e]s, -e>[paˈtɛnt]nt1. (amtlicher Schutz) patentdurch \Patent geschützt patentedein \Patent abtreten/verletzen to surrender/infringe a patent2. (Ernennungsurkunde) commission* * *das; Patent[e]s, Patente1) (Schutz) patentein Patent auf etwas (Akk.) haben/etwas zum od. als Patent anmelden — have/apply for a patent for something
2) (Erfindung) [patented] invention3) (Ernennungsurkunde) certificate [of appointment]; (eines Kapitäns) master's certificate; (eines Offiziers) commission* * *ein patenter Kerl a good bloke, a great guy; auch Frau: a good sort;* * *das; Patent[e]s, Patente1) (Schutz) patentein Patent auf etwas (Akk.) haben/etwas zum od. als Patent anmelden — have/apply for a patent for something
2) (Erfindung) [patented] invention3) (Ernennungsurkunde) certificate [of appointment]; (eines Kapitäns) master's certificate; (eines Offiziers) commission* * *-e n.patent n. -
36 calentar
v.1 to heat (up), to warm (up) (subir la temperatura de).2 to liven up.3 to hit, to strike (informal) (pegar).¡te voy a calentar! you'll feel the back of my hand!4 to turn on (informal) (sexualmente).5 to make angry, to annoy (informal).¡me están calentando con tanta provocación! all their provocation is getting me worked up!6 to give off heat.7 to warm up.María calienta la leche en la estufa Mary warms up the milk on the stove.El ejercicio calienta a Ricardo Exercise warms up Richard.8 to heat up.* * *1 (comida, habitación, cuerpo) to warm up; (agua, horno) to heat2 DEPORTE to warm up, tone up5 familiar (excitar sexualmente) to arouse, turn on1 to get hot, get warm2 figurado (enfadarse) to get heated, get annoyed3 figurado (exaltarse) to get excited4 familiar (excitarse sexualmente) to get horny, get randy\calentar el asiento figurado to warm the chaircalentarse los sesos / calentarse los cascos figurado to get hot under the collar* * *verbto warm, heat* * *1. VT1) [+ líquido, metal, mineral, comida] [a temperatura alta] to heat (up); [a temperatura media] to warm (up)¿caliento un poco más la sopa? — shall I heat (up) the soup a bit more?
tómate este café, que te caliente un poco el estómago — have this coffee, it will warm you up inside
¿dónde puedo calentar la voz? — where can I warm up?
estaban calentando piernas antes del partido — they were doing leg warm-up exercises before the match
calentar motores — (lit) to warm up the engines; (fig) to gather momentum
- calentar la cabeza o los cascos a algntras calentarle mucho la cabeza han conseguido convencerlo — after endlessly pestering him they finally convinced him
rojo 2., 1)le calentaron los cascos hasta que se metió en la pelea — they egged him on until he finally joined in the fight
2) [+ ambiente, ánimos]no fueron capaces de calentar los ánimos de los asistentes — they couldn't get the audience fired up
el torero inició la faena de rodillas para calentar al público — the bullfighter began with kneeling passes to get the spectators warmed up
3) * [sexualmente] to turn on *4) esp LAm * (=enojar) to make cross, make mad ( esp EEUU) *5) * (=zurrar)6) Chile * [+ examen, materia] to cram for *2. VI1) (=dar calor) [sol] to get hot; [estufa, radiador, fuego] to give off heat, give out heatel radiador apenas calienta — the radiator hardly gives off o gives out any heat
2) (Dep) to warm up, limber up3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <agua/comida> to heat, heat up; < habitación> to heatb) (Dep)c) <motor/coche> to warm up2) (fam) ( zurrar) to give... a good hiding (colloq)3) (vulg) ( excitar sexualmente) to turn... on (colloq)4) (AmL fam) ( enojar) to make... mad (colloq)2.lo que me calienta es... — what really makes me mad is... (colloq)
calentar vi3.calentarse v pron1)a) horno/plancha to heat up; habitación to warm up, get warmb) motor/coche ( al arrancar) to warm up; ( en exceso) to overheat2) (vulg) ( excitarse sexualmente) to get turned on (colloq)3) debate to become heated4) (AmL fam) ( enfadarse) to get mad (colloq)* * *= heat, warm, heat up, warm up.Ex. A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.Ex. The copperplate was warmed and then inked with a dabber and wiped to clean the unengraved areas.Ex. Greeks and Egyptians first used bellows before 1500 B.C to heat up furnaces in forges.Ex. To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.----* calentar en el microonda = microwave.* calentar motores = prime + the pump.* calentarse = warm up.* calentarse demasiado = overheat.* calentarse excesivamente = overheat.* calienta piernas = leg warmers.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <agua/comida> to heat, heat up; < habitación> to heatb) (Dep)c) <motor/coche> to warm up2) (fam) ( zurrar) to give... a good hiding (colloq)3) (vulg) ( excitar sexualmente) to turn... on (colloq)4) (AmL fam) ( enojar) to make... mad (colloq)2.lo que me calienta es... — what really makes me mad is... (colloq)
calentar vi3.calentarse v pron1)a) horno/plancha to heat up; habitación to warm up, get warmb) motor/coche ( al arrancar) to warm up; ( en exceso) to overheat2) (vulg) ( excitarse sexualmente) to get turned on (colloq)3) debate to become heated4) (AmL fam) ( enfadarse) to get mad (colloq)* * *= heat, warm, heat up, warm up.Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
Ex: The copperplate was warmed and then inked with a dabber and wiped to clean the unengraved areas.Ex: Greeks and Egyptians first used bellows before 1500 B.C to heat up furnaces in forges.Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.* calentar en el microonda = microwave.* calentar motores = prime + the pump.* calentarse = warm up.* calentarse demasiado = overheat.* calentarse excesivamente = overheat.* calienta piernas = leg warmers.* * *calentar [A5 ]vtA1 ‹agua/leche/comida› to heat, heat up; ‹sartén/plancha› to heat; ‹habitación› to heatcalentar al rojo to make … red-hot2 ( Dep):calentar los músculos to warm up, limber up3 ‹motor/coche› to warm uplo que me calienta es … what really makes me mad o gets up my nose is … ( colloq)E■ calentarvi¡cómo calienta hoy el sol! the sun's really hot today!la estufa casi no calienta the heater is hardly giving off any heatA1 «horno/plancha» to heat up; «habitación» to warm up, get warm2 «motor/coche» (al arrancar) to warm up; (en exceso) to overheatC «debate» to become heatedlos ánimos se calentaron things became heated, tempers flared o started to run highel juego se calentó the game got violent o rough* * *
calentar ( conjugate calentar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ habitación› to heat
c) (Dep):
2 (AmL fam) ( enojar) to make … mad (colloq)
verbo intransitivo:◊ ¡cómo calienta hoy el sol! the sun's really hot today!;
esta estufa casi no calienta this heater is hardly giving off any heat
calentarse verbo pronominal
1
[ habitación] to warm up, get warm
( en exceso) to overheat
2 (vulg) ( excitarse sexualmente) to get turned on (colloq)
3 [ debate] to become heated;
4 (AmL fam) ( enojarse) to get mad (colloq)
calentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (la leche, el aceite, horno) to heat: el sol calentaba la casa, the sun heated the stone
(algo que se quedó frío) to warm up
2 fam (dar unos azotes) to smack
3 LAm (hacer enfadar) to make someone cross o mad
4 vulgar (excitar sexualmente) to arouse (sexually) o to turn on
II verbo intransitivo
1 (dar calor el sol) to be hot: era abril y el sol aún calentaba poco, it was April and it wasn't hot yet
(una estufa) to heat
2 (una prenda) to warm up
♦ Locuciones: figurado calentarle a alguien la cabeza, to bug someone
' calentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrar
- recalentar
- calienta
- caliento
- entibiar
- pava
English:
heat
- heat up
- limber up
- microwave
- nuke
- warm
- warm up
* * *♦ vt1. [subir la temperatura de] to heat (up), to warm (up);[motor, máquina] to warm up;calienta un poco la leche warm the milk up a bit;Fam Depcalentar banquillo to sit on the bench;calentar motores to warm up;calentarle la cabeza a alguien to pester sb3. [animar] to liven up;sus declaraciones han calentado la campaña electoral his statements have turned the heat up in the election campaign¡te voy a calentar! you'll feel the back of my hand!6. [agitar] to make angry, to annoy;¡me están calentando con tanta provocación! all their provocation is getting me worked up!♦ vi1. [dar calor] to give off heat;esta estufa no calienta this heater doesn't give off much heat2. [entrenarse] to warm up* * *I v/t1 heat (up)2:calentar a alguien fig provoke s.o.; popsexualmente get s.o. hot famII v/i DEP warm up* * *calentar {55} vt1) : to heat, to warm* * *calentar vb1. (comida, etc) to heat up¿me puedes calentar la leche? can you heat the milk up for me?2. (hacer ejercicios) to warm up -
37 enchufar
v.1 to plug in (aparato).El adaptador conecta los dos cables The adapter connects both cables.2 to pull strings for (informal) (colocar en un trabajo).* * *1 ELECTRICIDAD to connect, plug in2 (unir) to join, connect, fit■ no consigo trabajo porque no tengo a nadie que me enchufe I can't get a job because I have nobody to pull strings for me* * *1. VT1) (Elec) to plug in2) (Téc) [gen] to join, fit together, fit in; [+ dos tubos] to telescope together3) * [en un trabajo]la han enchufado para el puesto de secretaria — they have set o lined her up for the secretary's job ( using contacts), they pulled strings to get her the secretary's job
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( conectar mediante enchufe) to plug inb) (fam) ( encender) <radio/televisión> to switch o turn on2) (fam) < persona>2.enchufarse v prona) (AmL fam) ( adaptarse)b) (Esp fam) ( en puesto)* * *= plug in/into, turn on.Ex. A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.Ex. To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.----* estar enchufado = be on.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( conectar mediante enchufe) to plug inb) (fam) ( encender) <radio/televisión> to switch o turn on2) (fam) < persona>2.enchufarse v prona) (AmL fam) ( adaptarse)b) (Esp fam) ( en puesto)* * *= plug in/into, turn on.Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.* estar enchufado = be on.* * *enchufar [A1 ]vtA1 (conectar mediante enchufe) to plug in2 ( fam) (encender) ‹radio/televisión› to switch o turn o put onB ( fam) ‹persona›enchufó a su hermano en la empresa he fixed o set his brother up with a job in the company ( colloq), he used his influence o he pulled some strings to get his brother a job in the companyno consiguió el puesto por méritos, lo enchufaron he didn't get the job on merit, he pulled some strings ( colloq)B( Esp fam) (en puesto): se ha enchufado en el Ministerio he's got a job in the Ministry thanks to his connections* * *
enchufar ( conjugate enchufar) verbo transitivo
1 (fam) ‹radio/televisión› to plug in
2 (fam) ‹ persona›:
enchufar verbo transitivo
1 Elec (a la red) to plug in
(poner en marcha) to turn on: enchufa el ventilador, turn the fan on
2 (dirigir un chorro de luz) to shine
(de agua) me enchufó con la manguera, he turned the hose on me
3 fam (favorecer) to pull strings for: la enchufó en la fábrica, he pulled strings to get her a job in the factory
' enchufar' also found in these entries:
English:
plug in
- plug
* * *♦ vt1. [aparato] [conectar] to plug in;Fam [encender] to turn o put on2. [acoplar] [a un tubo, boca de riego] to connect3. Fam [colocar en un trabajo]su padre lo enchufó en la compañía his father got him a job in the company by pulling strings5. RP Fam [endosar] to land, to dump (a on);me enchufó al bebé porque se va al cine she dumped her baby on me because she's going to the cinemale enchufaron un billete falso they palmed off a counterfeit note on him♦ viInformátenchufar y usar plug and play* * *v/t EL plug in* * *enchufar vt1) : to plug in2) : to connect, to fit together* * *enchufar vb¿has enchufado el ordenador? have you plugged the computer in?2. (colocar a una persona) to get a job for -
38 genio
f. & m.1 genius, person with extraordinary talents.2 genius, great talent.3 temper, nature, temperament.4 genius.5 genie, goblin, djinn, jinn.m.1 genius (talento).un genio del arte moderno one of the geniuses of modern art2 genie.3 temper (personalidad fuerte).tener mucho genio to be quick-temperedtener mal genio to be bad-tempered4 nature, disposition.* * *1 (carácter) temper, disposition2 (facultad) genius3 (espíritu) spirit4 (ser fantástico) genie\estar de mal genio to be in a bad moodtener mal genio to have a bad temper* * *noun m.1) genius2) temper* * *SM1) (=temperamento) temper¡menudo genio tiene! — he's got such a temper!
genio vivo — quick temper, hot temper
2) (=carácter) nature, dispositiontener buen genio — to be good natured, be even tempered
corto de genio — timid, spiritless
3) (=estado de ánimo)estar de mal genio — to be in a bad temper, be in a bad mood
4) (=talento) genius¡eres un genio! — you're a genius!
5) (=peculiaridad) genius, peculiarities plel genio andaluz — the Andalusian spirit, the spirit of Andalucía
6) (=ser fantástico) genie7) (=divinidad) spirit* * *a) ( carácter) tempertener buen/mal genio — to be even-tempered/bad-tempered
estar con or tener el genio atravesado — (fam) to be in a bad mood o in a temper
tener el genio pronto or vivo — to be quick-tempered
b) ( talento) geniusc) ( lumbrera) geniusd) ( ser fantástico) genie* * *= genius, temper, genie [genies/genii, -pl.], savant, temperament.Ex. The mass-market novelist who would probably be happier to be described as a good 'craftsman' or 'craftswoman' than as a literary ' genius'.Ex. A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.Ex. The article 'The genie is out of the bottle' considers the growth of local on-line information retrieval in parallel with conventional methods.Ex. The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.Ex. The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.----* de mal genio = bad-tempered, curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* genio en ciernes = budding genius.* idiota genio = idiot savant.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* necesitar ser un genio = call for + nothing less than genius.* tonto genio = idiot savant.* * *a) ( carácter) tempertener buen/mal genio — to be even-tempered/bad-tempered
estar con or tener el genio atravesado — (fam) to be in a bad mood o in a temper
tener el genio pronto or vivo — to be quick-tempered
b) ( talento) geniusc) ( lumbrera) geniusd) ( ser fantástico) genie* * *= genius, temper, genie [genies/genii, -pl.], savant, temperament.Ex: The mass-market novelist who would probably be happier to be described as a good 'craftsman' or 'craftswoman' than as a literary ' genius'.
Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.Ex: The article 'The genie is out of the bottle' considers the growth of local on-line information retrieval in parallel with conventional methods.Ex: The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.Ex: The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.* de mal genio = bad-tempered, curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* genio en ciernes = budding genius.* idiota genio = idiot savant.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* necesitar ser un genio = call for + nothing less than genius.* tonto genio = idiot savant.* * *1 (carácter) tempertener buen/mal genio to be even-tempered/bad-tempered¡qué genio tiene este niño! this child has such a temper o has a terrible temper!estar con or tener el genio atravesado ( fam); to be in a bad mood o in a tempergenio y figura hasta la sepultura a leopard never changes its spotstener el genio pronto or vivo to be quick-tempered2 (talento) geniusun pintor con mucho genio a very talented painter, a painter of genius3 (lumbrera) geniuses un genio con el pincel she's a brilliant painter, she's a genius with the paint brush* * *
genio sustantivo masculino
◊ tener buen/mal genio to be even-tempered/bad-tempered
genio sustantivo masculino
1 (talante, temperamento) temperament
(mal carácter) temper: está de mal genio, he's in a bad mood
tengo mal genio, I have a bad temper
2 (talento, capacidad) genius: es un genio, he's brilliant
3 (ente fantástico) genie: al frotar la lámpara apareció el genio, when he rubbed the lamp the genie appeared
' genio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
botón
- carácter
- considerar
- excitable
- fenómena
- fenómeno
- fiera
- heredar
- inspiración
- lado
- monstruo
- rey
- sombra
- uva
- endemoniado
- endiablado
- gastar
English:
bad-tempered
- bile
- bound
- disposition
- flare up
- genie
- genius
- hot
- quick
- quicktempered
- short
- short-tempered
- surliness
- temper
- whiz
- whiz kid
- whizz
- wish
- wizard
- bad
- petulant
- violent
* * *genio nm1. [talento] genius;genio y figura (hasta la sepultura) a true genius2. [persona] genius;un genio del arte moderno one of the geniuses of modern art3. [carácter] nature, disposition;corto de genio timid4. [personalidad fuerte] spirit;tiene mucho genio she's very feisty5. [mal carácter] bad temper;estar de mal genio to be in a mood;6. [ser fantástico] genie7. Mitol genie* * *m2 ( carácter) temper;tener mal genio be bad-tempered;estar de buen/mal genio be in a good/bad mood* * *genio nm1) : genius2) : temper, dispositionde mal genio: bad-tempered3) : genie* * *genio n1. (carácter) temper3. (ser imaginario) genie -
39 m|ieć
impf (mam, masz) Ⅰ vt 1. (posiadać) (na własność) to have (got), to own [dom, samochód, mikrofalówkę]; (do dyspozycji) to have (got); (prowadzić) to run [firmę, warsztat]- mają dom na wsi they have a. own a house in the country- miał po ojcu warsztat samochodowy he had a. owned a garage left to him by his father- nasze muzeum ma dużą kolekcję impresjonistów our museum has (got) a large collection of Impressionist paintings- mam dla ciebie prezent/tę książkę o kotach I’ve got a present/that book about cats for you- miał wszystkiego dwie pary butów he only had two pairs of shoes- ubrała się w to, co miała she put on what she had- nie mam psa I don’t have a. I haven’t got a dog- nie mamy ani telewizora, ani pralki we have neither a TV nor a washing machine- wydawnictwo nie ma funduszy na zatrudnienie specjalisty the publishers can’t afford to employ a specialist- nie mam nic do jedzenia I’ve got nothing to eat, I don’t have anything to eat- czy oni mają namiot? have they got a tent?, do they have a tent?- masz scyzoryk? have you got a penknife?- czy ma pan bagaż? have you got any luggage?- czy macie gaz? have you got gas?- mieć coś przy sobie to have sth on one- masz przy sobie jakieś drobne? have you got any change on you?- gdzie masz klucze/moją książkę? what have you done with the keys/my book?- gdzie masz rower? where’s your bike? pot.- mieć na coś to have money for sth- miałem tylko na jedno piwo I only had for one beer- (on) ma na przyjemności, a nie ma na lekarza he has money to spend on pleasures, but he can’t afford a doctor- nie miał na nowe buty, a co dopiero na samochód he couldn’t afford a pair of new shoes, let alone a car- mieć za co coś zrobić to have enough money to do sth, to be able to afford to do sth- nie mieli za co wyjechać na wakacje they didn’t have enough to go on holiday, they couldn’t afford to go on holiday- nie mają z czego żyć they don’t have enough to live on- jak masz na imię? what’s your name?- mam na imię Maria my name’s Maria- (on) ma na nazwisko Nowak his (sur)name is Nowak- mieć coś na sobie to have sth on, to be wearing sth- miał (na sobie) granatowy garnitur he had a blue suit on, he was wearing a blue suit- na głowie miała kapelusz, na szyi biały szalik she had a hat on her head and a white scarf round her neck- nie mieć nic na sobie (być gołym) to have nothing on- mieć kogoś u siebie (gościć) to have sb staying with one- od tygodnia mamy u siebie teściów we’ve had my in-laws (staying) with us for the past week- jeśli Legia wygra, mam u ciebie piwo! you owe me a beer if Legia win(s)- masz!/macie! (weź/weźcie) here!- macie kanapki, jedzcie! here’s the sandwiches, eat up! pot.- masz, włóż to na siebie! here, put this on!- (a) masz! (zadając razy) take that!- (a) masz za to, że kłamiesz, a masz, a masz! (and) take that for lying! and that! and that! pot.- masz za swoje! (dobrze ci tak) serves you right!- ma za swoje, że jest taki naiwny it serves him right for being so naive- mamy teraz za swoje dobre serce! that’s the thanks we get for being nice a. for all our kindness!- masz ci los, zapomniałam parasola! blast, I’ve forgotten my umbrella!- masz go/ją/ich! (wyrażające zaskoczenie) just look at him/her/them!- masz go, jaki mądrala! look at him, Mr Clever Dick! GB pot.2. (liczyć sobie) to be- mieć dwadzieścia lat to be twenty (years old)- ile ona ma lat? how old is she?- mieć dwa metry wzrostu/wysokości to be two metres tall/high- mieć sześć metrów głębokości/szerokości/długości to be six metres deep/wide/long- pokój ma sześć metrów na pięć the room is six by five metres- dom będzie miał siedem pięter the house will be seven storeys high a. will have seven storeys- kilometr ma tysiąc metrów one kilometre is a thousand metres3. (posiadać jako cechę) to have (got)- pokój ma dwa okna the room has two windows- miał niebieskie oczy/siwe włosy he had blue eyes/grey hair- miała dziurawe buty she had holes in her shoes- kubek ma wyszczerbiony brzeg the mug’s rim is chipped- miała męża Włocha/inżyniera her husband was Italian/an engineer- mieć talent/cierpliwość/odwagę to have talent/patience/courage- nie mieć talentu/cierpliwości/odwagi to lack talent/patience/courage- mieć takt/rozsądek to be tactful/sensible- mieć (swoje) wady i zalety to have one’s good and bad points- zasłony mają kolor wiśni the curtains are cherry red in colour- działka ma kształt prostokąta a. prostokątny the allotment is rectangular (in shape)- jej perfumy miały słodkawy zapach/zapach konwalii her scent was sweet smelling/smelled of lily of the valley- urodę miała po matce, a talent po ojcu her looks came from her mother and her talent from her father- za całe umeblowanie pokój miał zdezelowany stół the only piece of furniture in the room was a rickety table- mieć w sobie coś (być interesującym) to have a certain something- on ma w sobie coś z dziecka/roztargnionego profesora there is something of the child/the absent-minded professor in a. about him- nie mieć nic do czegoś to have nothing to do with sth- jej wyjazd nie ma nic do naszych planów her going away has nothing to do with our plans- marzenia mają to do siebie, że rzadko się spełniają the thing about dreams is that they rarely come true- miała to do siebie, że zawsze się spóźniała the thing about her was that she was always late4. (o stanie fizycznym i psychicznym) to have [grypę, gruźlicę, trudności]; to feel [ochotę, żal]; to have, to bear [urazę]- mieć gorączkę a. temperaturę to have a. be running a temperature- mieć 39° gorączki to have a temperature of 39 degrees- mieć złamaną nogę to have a broken leg- mieć częste bóle głowy to have frequent headaches- mieć pragnienie to be thirsty- mieć dobry apetyt to have a good a. hearty appetite- mam nadzieję, że… I hope that…- mieć ochotę coś zrobić to feel like doing sth- miała ochotę płakać she felt like crying- mieć przekonanie/pewność, że… to be convinced/sure a. certain that…- mieć kogoś/czegoś dość a. dosyć to have had enough of sb/sth, to be fed up with sb/sth- miała winę wypisaną na twarzy she had guilt written all over her face5. (o relacjach między ludźmi) to have [syna, córkę, przyjaciół, wrogów]- to dziecko nie ma matki/ojca this boy/girl has no mother/father- ona nie ma rodzeństwa she has no brothers or sisters- ona będzie miała dziecko she’s going to have a. she’s expecting a baby- miała z nim dwóch synów she had two sons by him- miał za żonę piekielnicę his wife was a real she-devil a. spitfire- nie miał do kogo zwrócić się o pomoc he had no-one to turn to for help- mieć kogoś/coś na uwadze a. na względzie to have sb/sth in mind, to take sb/sth into consideration- mieć z kimś porachunki to have a bone to pick with sb- mieć kogoś/coś przeciwko sobie to have sb/sth against one- miał przeciwko sobie opinię publiczną public opinion was against him- mieć przyjemność/zaszczyt coś zrobić książk. to have the pleasure/honour to do a. of doing sth- miałem zaszczyt poznać pańskich rodziców I had the honour of meeting your parents- mam przyjemność przedstawić państwu naszego gościa I have the pleasure of introducing our guest- z kim mam przyjemność? książk. to whom do I have the honour of speaking? książk., także iron.- mieć coś/nie mieć nic przeciwko komuś/czemuś to have something/nothing against sb/sth- mieć coś do kogoś pot. to have something against sb- do ciebie nic nie mam I’ve got nothing against you- mieć coś na kogoś to have the goods a. the dope on sb pot.- niczego na mnie nie mają they’ve got nothing on me pot.- mam z nią do pomówienia a. pogadania I need to have a (serious) talk with her- mieć kogoś nad sobą to have sb above one- kierownik ma nad sobą dyrektora, a dyrektor – zarząd the manager answers to the director and the director answers to the board- mieć kogoś pod sobą to be in charge of sb- (ona) ma pod sobą dwudziestu pracowników she’s in charge of a staff of twenty- kapral miał pod sobą dziesięciu żołnierzy the corporal had ten men under his command a. under him- mieć kogoś za sobą (być popieranym) to have sb behind one, to have sb’s backing- mieli za sobą większość the majority was a. were behind them, they had the majority behind them- mieć kogoś za głupca to take sb for a fool- ich zachowanie mam za nieco naiwne I consider their behaviour rather naive- za kogo pan mnie ma! who do you take me for!, who do you think I am!- mieć w kimś rywala/sojusznika to have a rival/an ally in sb- mieć kogoś pot. (być związanym z kimś) to have somebody, to be involved with somebody- chwalił się, że miał je wszystkie pot. (odbył stosunek) he boasted of having had them all pot.- płacą tak dużo, że mogą mieć każdego they pay so much they can take on a. hire anyone they like6. (znajdować się w jakiejś sytuacji) to have (got) [długi, posadę, połączenie]- mam dobrą komunikację do pracy I’ve got good connections to work- centrum miasta ma dobrą komunikację z przedmieściami there are good connections from the city centre to the suburbs- mieć słuszność a. rację to be right- mieć ciepło/przytulnie to be warm/cosy- owinęła dziecko szalem, żeby miało ciepło she put a scarf round the baby to keep him/her warm- mam daleko/blisko do szkoły I have a long way/I don’t have far to go to school- ty to masz dobrze, nie musisz wstawać o siódmej it’s alright for you, you don’t have to get up at seven (a.m.)- mieliśmy tu wczoraj burzę/śnieżycę we had a storm/snowstorm here yesterday- mamy dziś słoneczną pogodę it’s sunny today- mam dziś kiepski dzień I’m having one of those days (today)- kłopotów z nim miałam co niemiara I’ve had no end of trouble with him- co ja z tobą mam? what am I to do with you?- jest całkiem młoda, chciałaby jeszcze mieć coś z życia she’s still very young, she’d like to get something out of life pot.- (on) haruje od świtu do nocy i co z tego ma? he slaves away from morning to night, and what does he have to show for it?- miał przed sobą kilka godzin marszu he had several hours of walking ahead of a. in front of him- miała przed sobą trudną rozmowę z szefem she had a difficult conversation with the boss ahead of her- mieć przed sobą przyszłość to have a (bright) future ahead of a. before one- miał przed sobą karierę he had a brilliant career ahead of a. in front of him- mieć coś za a. poza sobą to have sth behind one- ma za sobą trzyletnie doświadczenie he has three years’ experience behind him- mam już to wszystko za sobą all that is behind me now- mam co robić, nie nudzę się I’ve got things to do, I don’t sit around- nie mieć gdzie mieszkać/spać to have nowhere to live/sleep- nie mam gdzie przenocować I have nowhere to spend the night- nie mieć kiedy spać/jeść/odpocząć to not have time to sleep/eat/relax- nie mają kiedy w ścianach wiercić, tylko w niedzielę! of course, they have to drill holes in the wall on a Sunday!- mieć czas to have time (coś zrobić to do sth)- nie miałem czasu zająć się twoją sprawą I didn’t have time to deal with your problem- na napisanie wypracowania macie godzinę you have an hour to write the essay- nie miałeś mi tu kogo przyprowadzić!? why did you have to bring him/her/them here (of all people)?!- mieć coś/nie mieć nic do powiedzenia (dużo/mało wiedzieć) to have something/nothing to say (na temat kogoś/czegoś about sb/sth)- mieć coś/nie mieć nic do powiedzenia a. gadania pot. (o decydującym głosie) to have a say/no say- ona nie ma w tej sprawie nic do powiedzenia a. gadania she has no say in the matter- nie mamy już sobie nic więcej do powiedzenia we’ve got nothing more to say to each other- mieć zły/dobry czas Sport to have a poor/good a. fast time- mieć pierwsze/dziesiąte miejsce Sport to come first/tenth, to be in first/tenth place- mam z nią wielką wygodę, sprząta, robi mi zakupy she’s a great help to me: she cleans and does my shopping- nie masz co narzekać you’ve got nothing to complain about- nie masz co się denerwować there’s no reason (for you) to get upset- nie masz czego a. co żałować, film był kiepski you didn’t miss much: the film was hopeless- w domu nie masz co się pokazywać you’d better not show your face at home pot.7. (brać udział) to have [zebranie, koncert, egzamin, próbę]- (on) ma teraz naradę ze swym zastępcą he’s in conference at the moment with his deputy- mieć sprawę a. proces to be on trial (o coś/o zrobienie czegoś for sth/for doing sth)- ma sprawę a. proces o zabójstwo/spowodowanie wypadku samochodowego he’s on trial for murder/causing a car accident8. (ukończyć etap nauki) to have, to hold [dyplom, tytuł]- mieć studia a. wyższe wykształcenie to have completed higher education- mój ojciec miał tylko cztery klasy my father only did four years at school- miał już zawód i mógł rozpocząć samodzielne życie he’d completed his training and could now start his own life- miał dwa fakultety he had graduated in two subjects9. (znaleźć się w określonym miejscu lub czasie) wreszcie mamy stację here’s the station at last- mamy drugi tydzień zimy it’s the second week of winter- którego dziś mamy? what’s the date today?- mamy dziś pierwszy stycznia/poniedziałek it’s January the 1st/Monday today- którą masz godzinę? what time do you make it? pot.; what’s the time by your watch?- mieć kogoś/coś po prawej/lewej stronie to have sb/sth on one’s right/left- miał przed/za sobą dwóch strażników he had a. there were two guards in front of him/behind himⅡ v aux. 1. (dla wyrażenia powinności) macie teraz spać you’re to a. you have to (get off to) sleep now- masz to zrobić natychmiast! you’re to do it right now!- co mam zrobić/jej powiedzieć? what am I (supposed) to do/tell her?- po co się mam wysilać? why should I bother?, why should I make the effort?- masz tego nikomu nie powtarzać! (and) don’t go repeating a. telling it to anyone!- i ja mam w to uwierzyć? and you/they want me to a. I’m supposed to believe that?- mieć coś do zrobienia to have sth to do- ma obowiązek do spełnienia s/he has a duty to perform- mam sprawę do załatwienia I’ve got something to sort out- mamy zaległości do odrobienia we’ve got a backlog of work to catch up on2. (zamiar, przewidywanie) (ona) ma przyjść o drugiej she’s expected (to come) at two- miano zburzyć ich dom their house was to be demolished- samolot miał wylądować w Warszawie, ale… the plane was supposed to land a. have landed in Warsaw, but…- podobno jutro ma być ładna pogoda it’s supposed to be good a. nice weather tomorrow- w pozostałej części kraju ma nadal padać in the rest of the country continuing rain is expected- miała umrzeć w nędzy w wieku czterdziestu lat she was to die in poverty at the age of forty- przyszłość miała pokazać, że się myli subsequent events were to prove him/her wrong- jak się miało okazać as things a. it turned out; as it transpired książk.- i co ja mam z tobą zrobić? what am I (supposed) to do with you?- jeśli mielibyśmy się nie zobaczyć przed twoim wyjazdem, baw się dobrze in case we don’t see each other before you leave, have a good time- niech się stanie, co się ma stać let things happen as they will- właśnie miałem wyjść, kiedy zadzwonił telefon I was just about to leave a. just on the point of leaving when the phone rang- właśnie miałam powiedzieć to samo I was just about to a. just going to say the same thing- czy mam przez to rozumieć, że… am I to understand (by that) that…- mieć coś do sprzedania/zaproponowania to have sth to sell/propose- choćby a. żeby nie wiem co się miało stać, (to)… no matter what happens a. might happen…3. (rezultat) mieć coś zrobione to have sth done- mam już napisaną pracę I’ve already written the essay- miał ukończone wyższe studia he had been to university/college- czy macie załatwione bilety? have you booked/got the tickets?- pieniądze mam dobrze schowane I’ve put the money in a safe place- mam obiecaną podwyżkę I’ve been promised a rise- miał przykazane trzymać język za zębami he was a. he’d been told to keep his mouth shut pot.4. (zdziwienie, rozczarowanie) ja miałbym to powiedzieć? I said that?!- ona miałaby mi się podobać? you think I find her attractive?- miałbyś sumienie to zrobić? could you do (something like) that (with a clear conscience)?- to ma być hotel czterogwiazdkowy? (z dezaprobatą) and you/they call this a. this is supposed to be a four-star hotel?!- ten grubas to miałbym być ja!? (z niedowierzaniem) is this/that fatso really me? pot.- pokazał nam skórę tygrysa, którego miał upolować w Afryce (z powątpiewaniem) he showed us the skin of a tiger, which he is supposed to have killed in AfricaⅢ mieć się 1. (być w stanie, położeniu) to be; (czuć się) to feel, to be- ciotka wyzdrowiała i ma się dobrze auntie has recovered and is doing well- jak się mają twoi rodzice? how are your parents?- jak się masz! (powitanie) how are you?; how’s it going? pot.- mam się dzisiaj lepiej I feel better today- sprawy mają się nieźle things are working out (quite) well- jak się rzeczy mają? how do things stand?- rzecz ma się tak, że… the thing is that…- jak te dwie wersje mają się do siebie? how do the two versions compare?- jak to się ma jedno do drugiego? how do the two compare?- teoria nijak się miała do praktyki the theory was (completely) divorced from practice- A tak się ma do B, jak C do D a. A i B tak się mają do siebie, jak C i D A is to B like C is to D- mieli się do siebie jak dzień do nocy they were like chalk and cheese2. (uważać się za) to think a. consider oneself- mieć się za artystę/człowieka honoru to consider oneself (to be) an artist/a man of honour- miała się za bliską śmierci she thought she was about to a. going to die3. (być bliskim) mieć się ku końcowi to be drawing to a close a. an end- miało się a. dzień miał się ku zachodowi it was getting towards sunset- sytuacja ma się ku lepszemu the situation is looking better- ma się na deszcz it looks like rain- miało się na burzę a storm was brewing, there was thunder in the air- wiedzieć, jak się rzeczy mają to know how things stand a. areⅣ ma Fin. (zapis księgowy) credit- winien i ma debit and credit- zapisać coś po stronie „ma” to enter sth on the credit sideⅤ mam! inter. (przypomniałem sobie) I’ve got it!- (już) mam! mieszkaliśmy na tej samej ulicy! I’ve got it! we used to live in the same street!- mam cię! a. tu cię mam! (złapałem cię, przyłapałem cię) I’ve got you!; got you! pot.- mam cię, już mi nie uciekniesz! got you, you won’t get away now!Ⅵ nie ma być■ ma się rozumieć a. wiedzieć! it a. that goes without saying!- ma się rozumieć, że przyjdę of course I’ll come- on to ma łeb! he’s no fool!- mieć głowę do interesów to have a good head for business- nie mam teraz do tego głowy I don’t want to think about it/that now- mieć kogoś/coś w nosiepot. a. gdzieśeuf. a. w głębokim poważaniueuf. to not care a damn about sb/sth pot.; to not give a monkey’s about sb/sth pot., euf.- mam to wszystko gdzieś! pot. to hell with it all! pot.- mieć kogoś/coś w dupie wulg. to not give a shit a. toss GB about sb/sth wulg.- sie masz! pot. (powitanie) hi! pot.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > m|ieć
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40 groß
big; tall; great; large; grand; heavyset* * *[groːs]1. ADJEKTIVcomp ordm;er ['grøːsɐ] superl ordm;te(r, s) ['grøːstə]1) big; Fläche, Raum, Haus, Hände big, large; Höhe, Breite great; Größe, Tube, Dose, Packung etc large; (TYP ) Buchstabe capitalein ganz großes Haus/Buch — a great big house/book
der große ( Uhr)zeiger — the big or minute hand
x ist größer als 10 (Math) — x is greater than 10
ein 2 Hektar großes Grundstück — a 2-hectare plot of land
ein Loch größer machen — to make a hole bigger
ein großes Bier, ein Großes (inf) — ≈ a pint (of beer) (Brit), a large beer
die große Masse (fig) — the vast majority
2) = hoch, hochgewachsen taller ist 1,80 Meter groß — he's one metre (Brit) or meter (US) eighty (tall)
unsere Große — our eldest or oldest (daughter); (von zweien) our elder daughter
unser Großer — our eldest or oldest ( son); (von zweien) our elder son
mit etw groß geworden sein — to have grown up with sth
er ist ein großes Kind — he's a big or a great big (inf) baby
4) zeitlich Verzögerung, Rede big, longdie große Pause (Sch) — the long or lunch break
die großen Ferien — the summer holidays (Brit) or holiday (US)
5) = beträchtlich, wichtig, bedeutend great; Erfolg, Enttäuschung, Hoffnung, Eile great, big; Gewinn, Ereignis big; Katastrophe, Schreck terrible; Summe large; Geschwindigkeit higher hat Großes geleistet — he has achieved great things
die größten Erfindungen unseres Jahrhunderts — the greatest inventions of our century
ein großer Dichter wie Goethe — a great poet like Goethe
eine große Dummheit machen — to do something very or really stupid
er ist kein großer Esser (inf) — he's not a big eater
eine der größeren Firmen — one of the major companies
die großen Fragen unserer Zeit — the great or big questions of our time
das große Ganze — the broader or wider view
vor meinem Haus war or herrschte ein großer Lärm — there was a lot of noise outside my house
ich habe große Lust zu verreisen — I'd really like to go away (on holiday (Brit) or vacation (US))
sie hatte große Lust, sich zu verkleiden — she really wanted to get dressed up
einen großen Namen haben — to be a big name
ich bin kein großer Redner (inf) — I'm no great speaker
ich bin kein großer Opernfreund (inf) — I'm not a great opera fan
im größten Regen/Schneesturm — in the middle of a downpour/snowstorm
große Worte machen — to use grand words
6) = großartig, bewundernswert iro greatdas ist or finde ich ganz groß (inf) — that's really great (inf)
7) in Eigennamen GreatAlfred/Friedrich der Große — Alfred/Frederick the Great
8) MUS2. ADVERBcomp ordm; er, superl am ordm;ten1)groß machen (baby-talk) — to do number two (baby-talk), to do a poo (Brit baby-talk)
groß daherreden (inf) — to talk big (inf)
See:2)3)was ist das schon groß? (inf) — big deal! (inf), so what? (inf)
was soll man da schon groß machen/sagen? (inf) — what can you do/say?
er hat sich nicht gerade groß für unsere Belange eingesetzt (inf) — he didn't exactly put up a big fight for us
ich habe mich nie groß um Politik gekümmert (inf) — I've never been a great one for politics (inf)
ich kümmere mich nicht groß darum (inf) — I don't take much notice
ganz groß rauskommen (inf) — to make the big time (inf)
* * *1) (large in size: a big car.) big2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) great3) (great in size, amount etc; not small: a large number of people; a large house; a large family; This house is too large for two people.) large4) (fairly large: His income is quite sizeable, now that he has been promoted.) sizeable5) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) tall6) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) tall7) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) wide* * *<größer, größte>[ˈgro:s]I. adjin \großen/größeren Formaten/Größen in large/larger formats/sizes2. (hoch aufragend) longein \großer Kirchturm/Mast/Turm a high church steeple/pylon/tower3. (hoch gewachsen) Mensch talldu bist \groß geworden you've grownwie \groß bist du? how tall are you?er ist 1,78 m \groß he is 5 foot 10 [or 1.78m] [tall]ein \großer Baum/eine \große Vase a tall tree/vaseauf \große[r] Fahrt on a long journeydie \große Pause SCH mid-morning break5. (älter) big, elder, olderdas ist Anita, unsere G\große this is Anita, our eldestwenn ich \groß bin... when I'm grown up...mein \großer Bruder/meine \große Schwester my elder brother/my elder sisterG\groß und Klein young and old [alike]6. (mengenmäßig)im G\großen einkaufen to buy in bulkdie \große Masse most [or the majority] of the peopleein \großer Teil der Bevölkerung a large part of the population7. (erheblich, beträchtlich) greatwas für eine \große Freude! how delightful!du redest ganz \großen Unsinn you're talking complete rubbishwas ist denn das für ein \großer Lärm auf der Straße? what's all that noise in the street?macht doch nicht so einen \großen Lärm! don't make so much noise!\große Angst haben to be terribly afraid [or frightened]ein \großer Aufstieg a meteoric riseeine \große Beeinträchtigung a major impairmentein \großer Betrag a large amounteine \große Dummheit sheer stupidityein \großer Durchbruch/Reinfall a major breakthrough/disastereine \große Enttäuschung a great [or deep] [or profound] disappointmentmit \großer Geschwindigkeit at high [or great] speed\großen Hunger haben to be terribly hungry\großes Leid great [or deep] [or profound] sorrowein \großer Misserfolg an abject [or a dismal] failure\große Nachfrage a big demandeine \große Preissteigerung a massive price rise [or increase]ein \großer Schrecken a nasty fright\große Schwierigkeiten serious [or real] trouble\große Wut unbridled fury\großer Zorn deep [or profound] anger8. (bedeutend) greatetwas/nichts G\großes something/nothing greatsie hat in ihrem Leben nichts G\großes geleistet she never achieved anything great [or major] in her life, she did not achieve great things in her lifemit diesem Gemälde hat sie etwas G\großes geschaffen she has created something great [or profound] with this paintingein \großer Konzern/ein \großes Unternehmen a leading [or major] group/company9. (besonders gut) bigim Meckern ist sie ganz \groß she's quite good at moaningich bin kein \großer Esser/Trinker I'm not a big eater/drinkerich bin kein \großer Redner I'm no [or not a] great speaker10. (in Eigennamen)▪ ... der G\große... the GreatFriedrich der G\große Frederick the Great11. (großes Glas) large, bignach den drei \großen Bier war ich ziemlich angeheitert I felt quite merry fam [or fam tipsy] after three pints [of beer]12.▶ im G\großen und Ganzen [gesehen] on the whole, by and largeich habe nur \großes Geld I haven't any change on me; s.a. kleinII. advwas ist da jetzt schon \groß dabei! big deal! famer hat sich aber nicht gerade \groß für uns eingesetzt! he didn't exactly do very much [or put himself out much] for us!was soll man da schon \groß sagen? you can't really say very muchich habe mich nie \groß für Politik interessiert I've never been particularly interested in politics\groß einsteigen to go in for sth in a big waysie ist ganz \groß in die Politik eingestiegen she's gone into politics in a big way2. (von weitem Ausmaß)\groß angelegt large-scaleeine \groß angelegte Offensive a full-scale offensive [or attack3. MODE4. (nicht klein)5.* * *1.größer, größt... Adjektiv1) big; big, large <house, window, area, room, etc.>; large < pack, size, can, etc.>; great <length, width, height>; tall < person>große Eier/Kartoffeln — large eggs/potatoes
eine große Terz/Sekunde — (Musik) a major third/second
ein großes Bier, bitte — a pint, please
2) (eine bestimmte Größe aufweisend)1 m2/2 ha groß — 1 m2/2 ha in area
sie ist 1,75 m groß — she is 1.75 m tall
doppelt/dreimal so groß wie... — twice/three times the size of...
3) (älter) big <brother, sister>seine größere Schwester — his elder sister
unsere Große/unser Großer — our eldest or oldest daughter/son
4) (erwachsen) grown-up <children, son, daughter>[mit etwas] groß werden — grow up [with something]
die Großen — (Erwachsene) the grown-ups; (ältere Kinder) the older children
Groß und Klein — old and young [alike]
5) (lange dauernd) long, lengthy <delay, talk, explanation, pause>die großen Ferien — (Schulw.) the summer holidays or (Amer.) long vacation sing.
die große Pause — (Schulw.) [mid-morning] break
große Summen/Kosten — large sums/heavy costs
eine große Auswahl — a wide selection or range
7) (außerordentlich) great <pleasure, pain, hunger, anxiety, hurry, progress, difficulty, mistake, importance>; intense <heat, cold>; high < speed>ihre/seine große Liebe — her/his great love
ein großer Augenblick/Tag — a great moment/day
große Worte — grand or fine words
die Großen [der Welt] — the great figures [of our world]
die große Dame/den großen Herrn spielen — (iron.) play the fine lady/gentleman
10) (bedeutend) great, major < artist, painter, work>Katharina die Große — Catherine the Great; s. auch Karl
11) (wesentlich)die große Linie/der große Zusammenhang — the basic line/the overall context
in großen Zügen od. Umrissen — in broad outline
im Großen [und] Ganzen — by and large; on the whole
ein großes Herz haben — be great-hearted
13) (ugs.): (großspurig)2.1)groß geschrieben werden — (fig. ugs.) be stressed or emphasized
groß machen — (Kinderspr.) do number two (child lang.)
2) (ugs.): (aufwendig)3) (ugs.): (besonders) greatly; particularly4) (ugs.): (großartig)sie steht ganz groß da — she has made it big (coll.) or made the big time (coll.)
* * *A. adj1. big (besonders gefühlsbetont); Haus, Fläche etc: large; Land: vast; Baum, Gebäude etc: (hoch) tall; (riesig) huge; Person: tall;ein großes Gebäude a big(, tall) building;der Große Ozean GEOG the Pacific (Ocean);die Großen Seen GEOG the Great Lakes;große Zehe big toe;großer Buchstabe capital letter;Gut mit großem G good with a capital G;wir sprechen hier von Geiz mit einem großen G fig, pej we’re talking about meanness with a capital M here;groß machen/müssen kinderspr do/have to do big jobs2. an Ausmaß, Intensität, Wert etc: great; Fehler, Lärm, Unterschied etc: auch big; Entfernung: great, long; Geschwindigkeit: high; Hitze, Kälte, Schmerzen etc: intense; Kälte: auch severe; Verlust: heavy; Wissen: extensive, wide; (tief) profound; MUS, Intervall, Terz: major; Angeber, Angsthase, Feigling etc: terrible, dreadful;wir waren zu Hause eine große Familie we were a large family;große Ferien summer holiday(s), long vacation;zu meiner großen Freude to my great joy ( oder pleasure);wie komme ich an das große Geld? umg how do I get into the big money?;großes Glück haben be very lucky;großen Hunger haben be very hungry; stärker: be starving;große Mehrheit great majority;große Pause long (mid-morning) break;ein Fest im großen Rahmen a celebration on the grand scale;große Schritte machen make great progress;zum großen Teil largely, for the most part;3. mit Maßangabe:wie groß ist er? how tall is he?;er ist … groß he’s … (tall); das Grundstückist 600 m2groß is 600 metres (US -ers) square;gleich groß Personen: the same height, as tall as each other; Flächen, Kleidungsstücke etc: the same size;so groß wie ein Fußballfeld the size of a football pitch (US soccer field);war dreimal so groß wie der der Konkurrenz was three times that of our rivalsgroße Schwester big sister;groß werden Kinder: grow up;zu groß werden für outgrow sth, get too big for;er ist nur ein großes Kind he’s just a big baby;Groß und Klein young and old5. fig Augenblick, Entdeckung, Erfolg, Tag, Tat etc: great; (bedeutend) major, important; (großartig) grand, magnificent; Pläne, Ziele: great, grand, big; Künstler, Dichter etc: great;große Worte big words;Friedrich der Große Frederick the Great;Karl der Große Charlemagne;die große Dame/den großen Herrn spielen iron play the great lady/lord;große Reden schwingen iron talk big;Groß und Klein standesmäßig: high and low6. (allgemein, wesentlich) broad, general;den großen Zusammenhang erkennen see the big picture;im großen Ganzen overall;in großen Zügen in broad outline7. umg (gut):das war ganz groß! that was really great!;große Klasse she’s really good ( oder she’s brilliant) at arithmetic;im Angeben/Geldausgeben ist er (ganz) groß iron he’s very good at showing off/spending money;ich bin kein großer Freund von Partys/Suppe I’m not a great one for parties/soup, I’m not particularly fond of parties/soup;er ist ein großer Schweiger/kein großer Esser he’s not a great talker/eater8. (edel):in großer Aufmachung Bericht etc: prominently featured, splashed across the page; Person: in full dress;B. adv1. big;groß gedruckt in large letters ( oder print);groß gemustert with a large pattern;groß kariert large-checked;er sah mich nur groß an he just stared at me;groß und breit dastehen umg, unübersehbar: stand out; stärker: stick out like a sore thumb; → auch großschreiben, großgebaut etc2. (aufwändig):groß angelegt Aktion etc: large-scale, full-scale;groß ausgehen umg have a real night out;jemanden/etwas groß herausbringen umg pull out all the stops for sb/sth, give sb/sth a tremendous build-up3. umg:groß auftreten act big;groß daherreden talk big5. (gut):groß in Form in great form;beim Publikum groß ankommen be a big hit with the audience;ganz groß dastehen (Erfolg haben) do brilliantly6. umg:er kümmert sich nicht groß darum he doesn’t really bother about it;was ist schon groß dabei? so what?, US auch (so) what’s the big deal?;was gibt es da groß zu sagen? what can you say?;was gibt’s da noch groß zu fragen? is there really anything more we need to ask?;was kann das schon groß kosten? it can’t be very expensive, can it?;was war los? -was soll schon groß gewesen sein? what do you think happened?* * *1.größer, größt... Adjektiv1) big; big, large <house, window, area, room, etc.>; large <pack, size, can, etc.>; great <length, width, height>; tall < person>große Eier/Kartoffeln — large eggs/potatoes
eine große Terz/Sekunde — (Musik) a major third/second
ein großes Bier, bitte — a pint, please
1 m2/2 ha groß — 1 m2/2 ha in area
sie ist 1,75 m groß — she is 1.75 m tall
doppelt/dreimal so groß wie... — twice/three times the size of...
3) (älter) big <brother, sister>unsere Große/unser Großer — our eldest or oldest daughter/son
4) (erwachsen) grown-up <children, son, daughter>[mit etwas] groß werden — grow up [with something]
die Großen — (Erwachsene) the grown-ups; (ältere Kinder) the older children
Groß und Klein — old and young [alike]
5) (lange dauernd) long, lengthy <delay, talk, explanation, pause>die großen Ferien — (Schulw.) the summer holidays or (Amer.) long vacation sing.
die große Pause — (Schulw.) [mid-morning] break
große Summen/Kosten — large sums/heavy costs
eine große Auswahl — a wide selection or range
7) (außerordentlich) great <pleasure, pain, hunger, anxiety, hurry, progress, difficulty, mistake, importance>; intense <heat, cold>; high < speed>ihre/seine große Liebe — her/his great love
ein großer Augenblick/Tag — a great moment/day
große Worte — grand or fine words
[k]eine große Rolle spielen — [not] play a great or an important part
die Großen [der Welt] — the great figures [of our world]
9) nicht präd. (glanzvoll) grand <celebration, ball, etc.>die große Dame/den großen Herrn spielen — (iron.) play the fine lady/gentleman
10) (bedeutend) great, major <artist, painter, work>Katharina die Große — Catherine the Great; s. auch Karl
11) (wesentlich)die große Linie/der große Zusammenhang — the basic line/the overall context
in großen Zügen od. Umrissen — in broad outline
im Großen [und] Ganzen — by and large; on the whole
13) (ugs.): (großspurig)2.große Reden schwingen od. (salopp) Töne spucken — talk big (coll.)
1)groß geschrieben werden — (fig. ugs.) be stressed or emphasized
groß machen — (Kinderspr.) do number two (child lang.)
2) (ugs.): (aufwendig)3) (ugs.): (besonders) greatly; particularly4) (ugs.): (großartig)sie steht ganz groß da — she has made it big (coll.) or made the big time (coll.)
* * *adj.ample adj.big adj.capital adj.great adj.heavyset adj.large adj.sizable adj.tall adj. adv.largely adv.sizably adv.
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