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1 morir
v.1 to die.murió apuñalado he was stabbed to deathmurió asesinado he was murderedmurió ahogado he drownedLa niña murió al nacer The baby girl died at birth.Mis flores murieron My flowers died.2 to die down (fuego).3 to subside, to die, to peter off.El sonido murió al fin The sound subsided at last.4 to die on.* * *1 (ser vivo) to die2 (día) to finish, come to an end3 (fuego) to die down4 (sendero, río) to end1 to die\morir ahogado to drownmorir con las botas puestas to die with one's boots onmorirse de aburrimiento to be bored to deathmorirse de ganas de... to be dying to...morirse de hambre to starve 2 figurado to be starvingmorirse de miedo to be scared stiffmorirse de pena to die of a broken heartmorirse de risa to kill oneself laughingmorirse del susto to die of shockmorirse de vergüenza to die of embarrassmentmorirse por + inf algo to be dying to + inf somethingmorirse por alguien to be mad about somebody¡muera...!/¡mueran...! death to...!, down with...!■ ¡mueran los dictadores! down with the dictators!* * *verb* * *(pp muerto)1. VI1) [persona, animal, planta] to die¡muera el tirano! — down with the tyrant!, death to the tyrant!
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morir de algo — to die of sthmurió de cáncer/del corazón — he died of cancer/of a heart attack
morir de frío — to die of cold, freeze to death
morir de hambre — to die of hunger, starve to death
morir de muerte natural — to die a natural death, die of natural causes
morir de vejez o de viejo — to die of old age
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morir por algo — to die for sth2) (=extinguirse) [civilización] to die, die out, come to an end; [amor] to die; [fuego] to die down; [luz] to fademoría el día — liter the day was drawing to a close liter
las olas iban a morir a la playa — liter the waves ran out on the beach
2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona to diemorir de vejez/de muerte natural — to die of old age/of natural causes
y allí muere! — (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
hasta morir — (Méx fam)
b) (liter) civilización/costumbre to die out2.morirse v pron to dieno te vas a morir por ayudarlo — (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq)
como se entere me muero — (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq)
muérete! me caso el sábado — (fam) you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! (colloq)
morirse DE algo: se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attack; morir de miedo/aburrimiento to be scared stiff/bored stiff; me muero de frío I'm freezing; me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq); es para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny; me muero de ganas de verlos I'm dying to see them (colloq); morirse POR algo/alguien: me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq); se muere por ella he's nuts o crazy about her (colloq); morirse POR + INF — to be dying to + inf (colloq)
* * *= die, pass on, bite + the dust, die away, give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket, pass away, die off.Ex. I understand that Mr. Haykin was hoping to develop a code for subject practice, but he died and it was never done, so that today we lack a code.Ex. Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.Ex. The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.Ex. The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.Ex. This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.Ex. The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine).Ex. A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.Ex. Bees in southern Germany have been dying off in their hundreds of thousands.----* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.* casi + morir = nearly + die.* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.* luchar hasta morir = battle + it out.* morir ahogado = drown.* morir al instante = die + there and then, die on + the spot.* morir aplastado = crush to + death.* morir con dignidad = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morir de inanición = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.* morir después que = outlive.* morir de viejo = die of + old age.* morir dignamente = have + a dignified death, die with + dignity, die + a dignified death.* morir instantáneamente = die + there and then, die on + the spot.* morirse de frío = freeze to + death.* morirse de hambre = starve.* morirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off.* morirse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.* morirse por = itch for.* morirse por + Infinitivo = be dying to + Infinitivo.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* ¡muérete de envidia! = eat your heart out!.* nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos = it never did + Pronombre + any harm.* ser para morirse de risa = be a hoot.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona to diemorir de vejez/de muerte natural — to die of old age/of natural causes
y allí muere! — (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
hasta morir — (Méx fam)
b) (liter) civilización/costumbre to die out2.morirse v pron to dieno te vas a morir por ayudarlo — (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq)
como se entere me muero — (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq)
muérete! me caso el sábado — (fam) you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! (colloq)
morirse DE algo: se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attack; morir de miedo/aburrimiento to be scared stiff/bored stiff; me muero de frío I'm freezing; me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq); es para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny; me muero de ganas de verlos I'm dying to see them (colloq); morirse POR algo/alguien: me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq); se muere por ella he's nuts o crazy about her (colloq); morirse POR + INF — to be dying to + inf (colloq)
* * *= die, pass on, bite + the dust, die away, give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket, pass away, die off.Ex: I understand that Mr. Haykin was hoping to develop a code for subject practice, but he died and it was never done, so that today we lack a code.
Ex: Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.Ex: The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.Ex: The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine).Ex: A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.Ex: Bees in southern Germany have been dying off in their hundreds of thousands.* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.* casi + morir = nearly + die.* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.* luchar hasta morir = battle + it out.* morir ahogado = drown.* morir al instante = die + there and then, die on + the spot.* morir aplastado = crush to + death.* morir con dignidad = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morir de inanición = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.* morir después que = outlive.* morir de viejo = die of + old age.* morir dignamente = have + a dignified death, die with + dignity, die + a dignified death.* morir instantáneamente = die + there and then, die on + the spot.* morirse de frío = freeze to + death.* morirse de hambre = starve.* morirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off.* morirse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.* morirse por = itch for.* morirse por + Infinitivo = be dying to + Infinitivo.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* ¡muérete de envidia! = eat your heart out!.* nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos = it never did + Pronombre + any harm.* ser para morirse de risa = be a hoot.* * *vi1 «persona/animal» to diemorir ahogado to drownmurió asesinada she was murderedmorir DE algo to die OF sthmorir de viejo or de vejez to die of old agemorir de muerte natural to die of natural causesmorir de frío to die of cold, freeze to deathmurió de hambre she died of hunger, she starved to deathmurieron por la libertad de su patria they died for their country's freedomantes morir que rendirse (it's) better to die than to surrender¡muera el dictador! death to the dictator!2 ( liter); «civilización/costumbre» to die outcon él moría el siglo XIX the 19th century died with himel río va a morir a la mar the river runs to the seaun caminito que muere al llegar al pueblo a little path which peters out when it gets to the village■ morirse«persona/animal/planta» to diese murió a los 80 años she died at the age of 80se le ha muerto la madre her mother has diedse me murió la perra my dog diedsi no riegas las plantas se te van a morir your plants will die if you don't water thempor poco me muero cuando me dijo el precio ( fam); I nearly died when he told me the price ( colloq)no te vas a morir por ayudarlo a hacer las camas ( fam); it won't kill you to help him make the beds ( colloq)que me muera si miento cross my heart and hope to die ( colloq)¡por mí que se muera! he can drop dead for all I care ( colloq)¡muérete! me caso el sábado ( fam); you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! ( colloq)morirse DE algo:se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attackse moría de miedo he was nearly dead with fright, he was scared stiffnos morimos de aburrimiento we got bored stiff o to deathcierra la ventana, que me muero de frío close the window, I'm freezinges para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny, you just kill yourself o die laughing ( colloq)me muero de ganas de ver a los niños I'm dying to see the children ( colloq), I'm really looking forward to seeing the childrenmorirse POR algo/algn:me muero por un vaso de agua I'm dying for a glass of water ( colloq)me muero por una cerveza fría I could murder a cold beer ( colloq), I'm dying for a cold beer ( colloq)morirse POR + INF to be dying to + INF ( colloq)me muero por irme de vacaciones I'm dying o I can't wait to go on vacation* * *
morir ( conjugate morir) verbo intransitivo
murió asesinada she was murdered;
morir DE algo ‹de vejez/cáncer› to die of sth;
murió de hambre she starved to death;
¡y allí muere! (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
morirse verbo pronominal [persona/animal/planta] to die;
se me murió la perra my dog died;
no te vas a morir por ayudarlo (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq);
como se entere me muero (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq);
morirse DE algo ‹de un infarto/de cáncer› to die of sth;
se moría de miedo/aburrimiento he was scared stiff/bored stiff;
me muero de frío I'm freezing;
me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq);
me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq);
se muere por verla he's dying to see her (colloq)
morir verbo intransitivo to die
morir de agotamiento/hambre, to die of exhaustion/starvation
' morir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahogada
- ahogado
- antes
- cascar
- de
- descendencia
- tiesa
- tieso
- vida
- acto
- caer
- librar
- malograr
- matar
- muera
- muriera
English:
before
- bleed
- cause
- death wish
- die
- drown
- expire
- freeze
- save
- than
- exposure
- go
* * *♦ vimurió asesinado he was murdered;murió ahogado he drowned;morir (de) joven to die young;morir de cáncer/de frío/de muerte natural to die of cancer/of cold/of natural causes;murió de (un) infarto he died from a heart attack;morir por la patria/por una causa to die for one's country/for a cause;¡muera el tirano! death to the tyrant!;Fama morir: la quiero a morir I love her to death;aquella noche bebimos a morir we had absolutely loads to drink that nightaquel camino muere en el bosque that path peters out in the forest[luz] to go out; [día] to come to a close; [tradición, costumbres, civilización] to die out;nuestra relación murió hace tiempo our relationship died a long time ago* * *<part muerto> v/i die (de of);morir de hambre die of hunger, starve to death* * *morir {46} vi1) fallecer: to die2) apagarse: to die out, to go out* * *morir vb to die -
2 versessen
I P.P. versitzenII Adj.: versessen auf (+ Akk) mad (Am. auch wild) about, madly keen on; darauf versessen sein, etw. zu tun be desperate to do s.th.* * *ver|sẹs|sen [fEɐ'zɛsn]adj (fig)versessen sein — to be very keen on sth, to be mad or crazy about sth (inf)
* * *((with on) meaning, planning or wanting to do (something): He's intent on going; He's intent on marrying the girl.) intent* * *ver·ses·sen[fɛɐ̯ˈzɛsn̩]auf[s] Geld \versessen sein to be obsessed with money▪ \versessen darauf sein, etw zu tun to be dying to do sth* * *auf jemanden/etwas versessen sein — be dead keen on or crazy about somebody/something (coll.)
darauf versessen sein, etwas zu tun — be dying to do something
* * *B. adj:darauf versessen sein, etwas zu tun be desperate to do sth* * *auf jemanden/etwas versessen sein — be dead keen on or crazy about somebody/something (coll.)
darauf versessen sein, etwas zu tun — be dying to do something
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3 envie
envie [ɑ̃vi]feminine nouna. ( = inclination) avoir envie de qch to feel like sth• je vais lui faire passer l'envie de recommencer (inf) I'll make sure he thinks twice before he does it againd. ( = convoitise) envy* * *ɑ̃viavoir envie de faire — ( fortement) to want to do; ( passagèrement) to feel like doing
il n'a qu'une envie, (c'est de) partir — all he wants is to leave
mourir d'envie de faire — to be dying (colloq) to do
2) ( convoitise) envy••* * *ɑ̃vi nf1) (vis-à-vis de qn d'autre, de ce qu'on n'a pas) envy2) (= souhait) desire, wishfaire envie à qn; Ça lui fait envie. — He would like that.
Cette glace me fait envie. — I like the look of that ice cream.
avoir envie de faire — to feel like doing, to want to do
J'avais envie de pleurer. — I felt like crying., I wanted to cry.
J'ai envie d'aller aux toilettes. — I want to go to the toilet., I need to go to the toilet.
4) (sexuelle) desire5) (= tache sur la peau) birthmark6) (= filet de peau) hangnail* * *envie nf1 gén urge (de faire to do); ( de choses à manger) craving (de for); envie folle/subite insane/sudden urge; l'envie m'a prise de te téléphoner I got the urge to phone you; des envies de femme enceinte the cravings of a pregnant woman; avoir une envie de chocolat to have a craving for chocolate; et s'il lui prenait l'envie de venir? and what if he suddenly decided to come?; avoir des envies de meurtre to feel like killing somebody; ‘change de travail!’-‘ce n'est pas l'envie qui me manque’ ‘change jobs!’-‘don't think I haven't thought of it!’; avoir envie de qch to feel like sth; avoir envie de faire ( fortement) to want to do; ( passagèrement) to feel like doing; avoir envie de vendre la maison to want to sell the house; avoir envie de dormir/de faire pipi○ to want to go to bed/to go to the loo GB ou the bathroom US; il n'a qu'une envie, (c'est de) partir all he wants is to leave; avoir envie de rire/pleurer/hurler to feel like laughing/crying/screaming; je n'ai pas du tout envie de le rencontrer I have absolutely no desire to meet him; avoir envie de vomir to feel sick, to have a feeling of nausea; arrête! tu me donnes envie de vomir! stop! you're making me feel sick!; elle a bien envie de faire she would really like to do; il a envie que je parte he wants me to leave; il a envie que les choses soient claires he wants it to be quite clear; mourir or crever○ d'envie de faire fig to be dying○ to do; avoir envie de qn ( sexuellement) to want sb; donner (l')envie à qn de faire to make sb want to do; le livre m'a donné envie de voir le film the book made me want to see the film;2 ( convoitise) envy; regarder qch/écouter qn avec envie to look at sth/listen to sb enviously ou with envy; leur piscine fait envie à tous leurs amis their swimming pool is the envy of all their friends; il te fait envie ce jouet? would you like that toy?; ils me font envie tous ces gens bronzés all these tanned people make me envious;avoir une envie pressante to need to go to the toilet.[ɑ̃vi] nom féminin1. [souhait, désir] desirel'envie de quelque chose/de faire quelque chose the desire for something/to do somethingavoir envie de rire/pleurer to feel like laughing/cryingdonner à quelqu'un envie de faire: ça m'a donné envie de les revoir it made me want to see ou feel like seeing them againfaire envie à quelqu'un: un voyage au Brésil, ça ne te fait pas envie? aren't you tempted by a trip to Brazil?l'envie lui prend de ou il lui prend l'envie de faire... he feels like ou fancies doing...ôter ou faire passer à quelqu'un l'envie de faire: voilà qui lui ôtera l'envie de revenir this'll make sure he's not tempted to come back2. [désir sexuel] desire3. [besoin] urge4. [jalousie] envytant de luxe, ça (vous) fait envie such luxury makes one ou you envious[peau] hangnail -
4 morirse
1 to die* * *VPR1) [persona, animal, planta] to die¡ojalá o así se muera! — I hope he drops dead!
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morirse de algo — to die of sth2) * [para exagerar] to die¡muérete! primero se casa con una millonaria y luego se divorcia — you'll never guess what! first he marries a millionairess, then he gets divorced *
¡no se va a morir por llamar por teléfono alguna vez! — it wouldn't kill him to ring me some time! *
¡que me muera si miento! — cross my heart and hope to die! *, may God strike me dead if I'm lying! *
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morirse de algo, en esta casa me muero de frío — I'm freezing in this house¡me muero de hambre! — I'm starving!
¡me muero de sed! — I'm dying of thirst! *
la película era para morirse de risa — the film was hilarious o incredibly funny
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morirse de ganas de hacer algo — to be dying to do sth *¡me muero por una cerveza fresquita! — I'm dying for o I could murder a nice cold beer! *
se muere por el fútbol — he's crazy o mad about football *
morirse por algn — to be crazy o mad about sb *
de o para morirse —
ese jamón estaba de o para morirse — that ham was just amazing! *
3) (=entumecerse) [brazo, pierna] to go to sleep, go numb* * *
■morirse verbo reflexivo
1 to die: el pueblo entero se muere de hambre, the whole nation is starving to death
2 (exageración) morirse de ganas de hacer algo, to be dying to do sthg
morirse de vergüenza, to die of embarrassment
morirse por algo, to be dying to get sthg
' morirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hambre
- morir
- risa
English:
croak
- green
- heart
- hysterical
- hysterics
- starve
- broken
- crave
- die
- double
- yen
* * *vprse le ha muerto la madre his mother has died;Famnadie se muere por hacer unas cuantas horas extras a few hours of overtime never hurt anyone;Fam¡muérete! drop dead!;Fam¡por mí como si se muere! she could drop dead for all I care!2. [sentir con fuerza]morirse de envidia/ira to be burning with envy/rage;morirse de miedo to be scared to death;casi me muero de risa/vergüenza I nearly died laughing/of shame;me muero de ganas de ir a bailar/fumar un pitillo I'm dying to go dancing/for a cigarette;me muero de hambre/frío I'm starving/freezing;morirse por algo to be dying for sth;se mueren por tener un niño they're desperate to have a child;morirse por alguien to be crazy about sb¡muérete! que se robaron tu carro you won't believe it, but your car's been stolen* * *v/r die;morirse de fig die of;morirse por fig be dying for;morirse de sed die of thirst;morirse de risa laugh one’s head off, die laughing* * *morirse vb to die -
5 mourir
mourir [muʀiʀ]➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━intransitive verbto die ; [civilisation, empire, coutume, feu] to die out• c'est une simple piqûre, tu n'en mourras pas ! it's only a little injection, it won't kill you!* * *muʀiʀ
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verbe intransitif1) ( cesser d'exister) to die (de of)mourir de froid — ( dehors) to die of exposure; ( sous un toit) to die of cold
je meurs de soif — fig I'm dying of thirst
je meurs de faim — fig I'm starving
je meurs de froid — fig I'm freezing to death
je meurs de sommeil — fig I'm ready to drop
2) ( faiblir) liter [jour] to fade away littér; [flamme] to die down; [conversation] to die away; [vagues] to break and fall back
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se mourir verbe pronominal liter [personne, civilisation] to be dying; [flamme, feu] to die down••je ne veux pas mourir idiot — (colloq) hum I want to know
on n'en meurt pas! — (colloq)
tu n'en mourras pas! — (colloq) hum it won't kill you!
je veux bien mourir or que je meure si... — I'll eat my hat if...
* * *muʀiʀ vi1) [personne, animal] to diemourir de faim — to starve to death, to die of hunger, figto be starving
Des centaines de personnes sont mortes de faim. — Hundreds of people starved to death.
mourir de froid — to die of exposure, figto be freezing
Je meurs d'envie d'aller me baigner. — I'm dying to go for a swim.
2) [civilisation] to die out* * *mourir verb table: mourirA vi (+ v être)1 ( cesser de vivre) [personne, animal, plante] to die (de of; pour qn/qch for sb/sth; pour faire to do); mourir jeune to die young; mourir d'un cancer/d'une crise cardiaque to die of cancer/of a heart attack; mourir de chagrin to die of grief ou of a broken heart; mourir de faim/vieillesse lit to die of hunger/old age; mourir de froid lit ( dehors) to die of exposure; ( sous un toit) to die of cold; je meurs de soif fig I'm dying of thirst; je meurs de faim fig I'm starving; je meurs de froid fig I'm freezing to death; je meurs de sommeil fig I'm dropping with tiredness; c'était à mourir (de rire)! it was hilarious!; plutôt mourir que de lui demander une faveur I'd rather die than ask him/her a favourGB; tu mourras centenaire! you'll live to (be) a hundred!; mourir assassiné to be murdered; mourir empoisonné to die of poisoning; mourir étranglé ( par accident) to strangle to death; ( par meurtre) to be strangled to death; mourir debout to be active to the end; mourir au monde [moine, ermite] to die to the world; elle meurt d'amour pour lui she's pining for him; laisser qn mourir to let sb die (de qch of sth); il s'est laissé mourir après la mort de sa femme he gave up and died after the death of his wife; se laisser mourir de faim to starve oneself to death; faire mourir qn to kill sb; l'auteur fait mourir le héros à la troisième page the author kills the hero off on the third page; ⇒ champ, feu;2 ( cesser d'exister) [civilisation, tradition, entreprise] to die; [sentiment, amitié] to die;3 liter ( faiblir) [lueur, jour] to fade away littér; [feu, flamme] to die down; [son] to die away; [conversation] to die away; [vagues] to break and fall back.B se mourir vpr liter or fml [personne] to be dying; [civilisation, tradition] to be dying; [flamme, feu, braises] to die down; [sentiment, son, chant] to die away; elle se meurt d'amour pour lui she's pining with love for him.partir c'est mourir un peu to say goodbye is to die a little; je ne veux pas mourir idiot hum I want to know; on n'en meurt pas!, tu n'en mourras pas! hum it won't kill you!; je veux bien mourir or que je meure si… I'll eat my hat if…; plus idiot/paresseux que lui, tu meurs○! they don't come any dumber/lazier![murir] verbe intransitifmourir d'une crise cardiaque/de vieillesse/d'un cancer to die of a heart attack/of old age/of cancermourir de mort naturelle ou de sa belle mort to die a natural deathmourir en héros to die a hero's death ou like a heroplus rapide/bête que lui, tu meurs! (familier) you'd be hard put to be quicker/more stupid than him!2. (soutenu) [disparaître - culture] to die out ; [ - flamme, bougie] to die out ou down ; [ - bruit] to die away ou down3. [pour intensifier]mourir d'ennui, s'ennuyer à mourir to be bored to death ou to tearsmourir de faim to be starving ou famishedmourir de soif to be dying of thirst, to be parched————————se mourir verbe pronominal intransitif1. [personne] to be dying2. [civilisation, coutume] to die out -
6 voglia
f ( desiderio) wish, desire( volontà) willsulla pelle birthmarkavere voglia di fare qualcosa feel like doing somethingmorire dalla voglia di fare qualcosa be dying to do somethingcontro voglia, di mala voglia unwillingly, reluctantly* * *voglia s.f.1 ( desiderio) wish, desire; longing; fancy, whim: non ho voglia di parlare con lui, I have no wish to speak to him (o I don't want to speak to him); hai voglia di venire con me?, do you fancy (o feel like) coming with me?; ho voglia di fare due passi, I want to go for a walk (o I feel like going for a walk); ho voglia di un po' di birra, I fancy some beer (o I feel like some beer); non ho nessuna voglia di scherzare, I'm in no mood for joking; ho una gran voglia di rivederlo, I am longing to see him again; mi fa venire voglia di ridere, he makes me want to laugh; muore dalla voglia di sapere cosa è successo, he's dying to know what happened; mi viene voglia di dirglielo, I feel like telling him; non ho voglia di lavorare, I don't feel like working; togliersi, levarsi la voglia di qlco., to satisfy one's desire for sthg.2 ( volontà) will: non ho più voglia di farlo, I have lost the will to do it; la sua buona voglia fu ricompensata, his good will was rewarded; lo feci di mala voglia, contro voglia, I did it reluctantly (o against my will); lavorare di buona voglia, to work with a will // hai voglia a, di parlare, nessuno ti sta ascoltando!, talk as much as you want (o keep talking), no one is listening! // hai voglia ad arrabbiarti, tanto poi fanno lo stesso quello che vogliono!, it's no good getting angry because they'll do exactly what they want anyway4 ( delle gestanti) craving5 ( desiderio sessuale) desire, lust.* * *['vɔʎʎa]sostantivo femminile1) (volontà) will; (desiderio) desire, longing, wish; (capriccio) whimvoglia matta, improvvisa — insane, sudden urge
avere voglia di qcs. — to feel like sth.
avere voglia di dormire, di fare pipì — to want to go to bed, to pee
avere voglia di ridere, piangere — to feel like laughing, crying
fare venire a qcn. la voglia di fare — to make sb. want to do
morire dalla voglia di qcs., di fare qcs. — colloq. fig. to die for sth., to do sth.
contro voglia di mala voglia unwillingly, against one's will; hai voglia di parlare, tanto nessuno ti ascolta! talk as much as you want, nobody is listening to you! "c'è del caffè?" - "hai voglia!" "is there any coffee?" - "you bet!"; "forse ci aiuta" - "sì, hai voglia!" — iron. "maybe he will help us" - "dream on!"
2) (di donna incinta) craving (di for)3) (appetito sessuale) desire, lust4) (sulla pelle) birthmark* * *voglia/'vɔλλa/sostantivo f.1 (volontà) will; (desiderio) desire, longing, wish; (capriccio) whim; voglia di vivere will to live; voglia matta, improvvisa insane, sudden urge; togliersi una voglia to indulge a whim; avere voglia di qcs. to feel like sth.; avere voglia di dormire, di fare pipì to want to go to bed, to pee; avere voglia di ridere, piangere to feel like laughing, crying; non ho nessuna voglia di incontrarlo I have absolutely no desire to meet him; hai voglia di un gelato? (do you) fancy an ice cream? mi è venuta voglia di telefonarti I got the urge to phone you; fare venire a qcn. la voglia di fare to make sb. want to do; morire dalla voglia di qcs., di fare qcs. colloq. fig. to die for sth., to do sth.; contro voglia, di mala voglia unwillingly, against one's will; hai voglia di parlare, tanto nessuno ti ascolta! talk as much as you want, nobody is listening to you! "c'è del caffè?" - "hai voglia!" "is there any coffee?" - "you bet!"; "forse ci aiuta" - "sì, hai voglia!" iron. "maybe he will help us" - "dream on!"2 (di donna incinta) craving ( di for)3 (appetito sessuale) desire, lust4 (sulla pelle) birthmark. -
7 crever
crever [kʀəve]➭ TABLE 51. transitive verba. [+ pneu] to puncture ; [+ ballon] to burstc. crever la faim or la dalle (inf!) to be starving (inf)2. intransitive verba. [fruit, sac, abcès] to burst• crever de faim/froid to starve/freeze to death3. reflexive verb• se crever au travail to work o.s. to death* * *kʀəve
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1) ( percer) to puncture, to burst [pneu, ballon]; to burst [bulle, abcès, tympan]crever les yeux de quelqu'un — ( accidentellement) to blind somebody; ( volontairement) to put somebody's eyes out
ça te crève les yeux — fig it's staring you in the face
ça crève les yeux — fig it's blindingly obvious
ça crève le cœur — fig it's heartbreaking
2) (colloq) ( épuiser) [travail, chaleur] to wear [somebody] out; [patron] to work [somebody] into the groundcrever un cheval — ( au galop) to ride a horse into the ground
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verbe intransitif1) ( se percer) [pneu, nuage, abcès, tympan] to burst; [paquet] to burst open2) [automobiliste, cycliste] to have a puncture3) ( mourir) [plante, animal] to diecrever de faim/froid — to be starving/freezing
4) ( éclater) pejcrever d'envie/de jalousie — to be eaten up ou consumed with envy/with jealousy
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se crever verbe pronominal••* * *kʀəve1. vt1) [tambour, ballon] to burst2) [pneu] (délibérément) to slash, (accidentellement) to puncture3)2. vi1) [pneu] to burst, [automobiliste] to have a puncture Grande-Bretagne to have a flat USAJ'ai crevé sur l'autoroute. — I had a puncture on the motorway.
2) [abcès, sac, paquet] to burst, to burst open3) * (= mourir) to die, to snuff it *4) * figOn crève de chaud ici. — It's boiling in here.
* * *crever verb table: leverA vtr1 ( percer) to puncture, to burst [pneu, ballon]; to burst [bulle, abcès, tympan]; crever les yeux de qn ( accidentellement) to blind sb; ( volontairement) to put ou gouge littér sb's eyes out; ça te crève les yeux fig it's staring you in the face; ça crève les yeux fig it's blindingly obvious; ça me crève le cœur fig it breaks my heart; ça crève le cœur fig it's heartbreaking;2 ○( épuiser) [travail, chaleur] to wear [sb] out; [patron] to work [sb] into the ground; cet enfant me crève this child is wearing me out; crever ses hommes (au travail) to work one's men into the ground; crever un animal ( au travail) to work an animal into the ground; crever un cheval ( au galop) to ride a horse into the ground;3 ○( être affamé) la crever◑, crever la faim○ or la dalle◑ to be famished; on la crève◑ ici they're starving us here.B vi1 ( se percer) [pneu, ballon, bulle, nuage, abcès, tympan] to burst; [paquet, sac] to burst open; faire crever les groseilles cook the redcurrants gently until they burst (open);2 [automobiliste, cycliste] to have a puncture; j'ai crevé deux fois en route I had two punctures on the way;3 ( mourir) [plante, animal] to die; laisser crever des plantes/un chien to let plants/a dog die; faire crever des plantes to kill plants;4 ◑( mourir) [personne] to snuff it○ GB, to croak○, to die; qu'il crève! he can go to hell○!, he can die for all I care!; plutôt crever (que de…) I'd rather die (than…); crever de faim/froid to be starving/freezing; laisser qn crever de faim/froid to let sb starve/freeze to death; on crève de froid/chaleur dans cette maison it's freezing/baking ou boiling in this house; il fait un froid/une chaleur à crever it's terribly cold/hot; tu veux nous faire crever! are you trying to finish us off?; crever de rire to kill oneself○ laughing; c'est à crever de rire it's hysterically funny○; crever d'envie/de jalousie to be eaten up ou consumed with envy/with jealousy; crever d'orgueil to be terribly full of oneself.C se crever vpr1 ( se percer) se crever un tympan to burst an eardrum; il s'est crevé un œil he put one of his eyes out;2 ◑( s'épuiser) to wear oneself out; se crever au travail to work oneself to death; se crever à faire qch to wear oneself out ou get worn out doing sth; je me suis crevé à le peindre I wore myself out painting it; je me suis crevé pendant deux ans dans cette usine I've slaved away for two years in this factory.marche ou crève sink or swim.[krəve] verbe transitif1. [faire éclater - abcès] to burst (open) ; [ - bulle, ballon, sac] to burst ; [ - pneu] to puncture, to burst ; [ - tympan] to puncture, to pierceun cri vint crever le silence a cry pierced ou rent the silencea. [agression] to gouge ou to put out somebody's eyeb. [accident] to blind somebody in one eyecela crève le cœur it's heartbreaking ou heart-rendinga. (familier) [c'est évident] it's as plain as the nose on your face, it sticks out a mileb. [c'est visible] it's staring you in the face, it's plain for all to see2. (familier) [fatiguer] to wear out3. (locution)————————[krəve] verbe intransitif3. [mourir - animal, végétal] to die (off)————————crever de verbe plus préposition1. [éprouver]a. [par pauvreté] to be starvingb. [être en appétit] to be starving ou famishedje crève de chaud! I'm baking ou boiling!on crève de froid ici it's freezing cold ou you could freeze to death herecrever de peur/d'inquiétude to be scared/worried to death2. [être plein de]crever d'orgueil to be puffed up ou bloated with pride————————se crever verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)se crever au boulot ou à la tâche to work oneself to death -
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9 démanger
démanger [demɑ̃ʒe]➭ TABLE 3 transitive verb( = gratter) où est-ce que ça vous démange ? where does it itch?* * *demɑ̃ʒe2) fig* * *demɑ̃ʒe1. viÇa démange. — It itches.
2. vt1) (sensation)La main me démange. — My hand is itching.
Ça me démange. — It itches.
2) fig* * *démanger verb table: manger vtr1 lit ( irriter) ça me/le démange I'm/he's itchy; ça me/le démange de partout I'm/he's itching all over; ça te démange beaucoup? is it itching a lot?; sa jambe/brûlure le démange terriblement his leg/burn is itching terribly; ça me/le démange à la jambe my/his leg is itching;2 fig ça me/le démange de faire I'm/he's itching to do; l'envie de le gifler me démangeait I was itching to slap him; quand elle entend des choses pareilles la main lui démange○ when she hears things like that she feels like hitting somebody.gratter qn où ça le démange to butter sb up○.[demɑ̃ʒe] verbe transitifça la ou lui démangeait de dire la vérité she was itching ou dying to tell the truth -
10 puskatu
du/ad.1. ( zatikatu)a. ( kristala) to smash, shatterb. ( ogia, e.a.) to break upc. ( papera, oihala) to tear; nire alkandora \puskatu duzula! you've torn my shirt!2. ( hautsi) to break; \puskatuta dago it's broken; kateak \puskatu to break one's chains3. Lagunart. goseak puskatzen egon da she's been dying to eat; goseak puskatzen etorri dira they came dying to eat something; loak puskatzen egon dira they've been dead tired da/ad.1. ( zatikatu) to break up, crumble, deteriorate2. ( hautsi) to break; lorontzia lurrera erori eta \puskatu da the flower pot fell to the floor and broke -
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ЕДУН НАПАЛ (на кого) substand, humor VP subj. past only fixed WOs.o. is overcome by an intense desire to eat: на X-a едун напал - all X wants to do (today etc) is eat (stuff his face etc)X is dying to have something to eat X has an irresistible (unbelievable etc) desire to eat X can't (seem to) stop eating. -
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• ЕДУН НАПАЛ ( на кого) substand, humor[VPsubj; past only; fixed WO]=====⇒ s.o. is overcome by an intense desire to eat:- X has an irresistible (unbelievable etc) desire to eat;- X can't (seem to) stop eating.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > едун напал
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14 trappelen van ongeduld
trappelen van ongeduld————————trappelen van ongeduldstrain at the leash; be dying (to do something/go somewhere/ 〈enz.〉)Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > trappelen van ongeduld
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16 Finger
m; -s, -1. finger (auch des Handschuhs); der kleine Finger the little finger; einen Finger breit / dick / lang the width / thickness / length of a finger, as wide / thick / long as a finger; den Finger an die Lippen legen put one’s finger to one’s lips; einen Ring am Finger tragen wear a ring on one’s finger; mit dem Finger drohen wag one’s finger; mit den Fingern schnippen snap one’s fingers; etw. an den Fingern abzählen können be able to count s.th. on the fingers of one hand; das kannst du dir an den oder fünf Fingern abzählen umg. fig. that’s clear as daylight; was oder eins auf die Finger bekommen oder kriegen umg. get a rap across the knuckles (auch fig.); sich (Dat) in den Finger schneiden cut one’s finger; umg. fig. make a big mistake; sich (Dat) die Finger verbrennen burn one’s fingers (auch umg. fig.); Finger weg! oder lass die Finger davon! umg. hands off!, don’t touch!; fig. don’t you get involved; mit dem Finger zeigen auf (+ Akk) point at ( oder to); fig. point one’s finger at; man zeigt nicht mit dem nackten Finger auf angezogene Leute hum. it’s rude to point (at people); der elfte Finger umg., hum. one’s third leg2. fig.: das sagt mir mein kleiner Finger a little bird told me; etw. im kleinen Finger haben umg. have s.th. at one’s fingertips; das macht sie mit dem kleinen Finger umg. she can do that with her eyes shut; jemanden um den ( kleinen) Finger wickeln umg. twist s.o. (a)round one’s little finger; gibt man ihm den kleinen Finger, nimmt er gleich die ganze Hand give him an inch, and he’ll take (you) a mile; krumme oder lange Finger machen umg. get itchy fingers; mit spitzen Fingern anfassen hold at arm’s length; jemandem auf die Finger klopfen rap s.o.’s knuckles; jemandem auf die Finger sehen oder schauen umg. keep a close eye on s.o.; jemandem durch die Finger schlüpfen oder gehen slip through s.o.’s fingers (Verbrecher etc.: auch clutches); Verbrecher etc.: auch give s.o. the slip; das lasse ich mir nicht durch die Finger gehen umg. I’m not going to let the opportunity slip; jemandem in die Finger geraten oder fallen umg. fall into s.o.’s hands; in oder zwischen die Finger bekommen umg. get hold of, get one’s hands on; der soll mir nur unter die Finger kommen! umg. drohend: just wait till I lay my hands on him!; wenn ich den / die in oder zwischen die Finger kriege! umg. drohend: if I lay my hands on him / her!; seine Finger im Spiel oder drin haben umg. have a hand in it; er hat überall seine Finger im Spiel oder drin umg. he’s got a finger in every pie; keinen Finger rühren oder krümmen oder krumm machen umg. not lift a finger ( für jemanden to help s.o.); er hat keinen Finger gerührt etc. umg. he never once lifted a finger (to help); er macht sich die Finger nicht ( gern) schmutzig umg. he doesn’t like getting his hands dirty; es juckt oder kribbelt mich in den Fingern oder mir jucken die Finger nach dem Haus / ihn zu schlagen umg. I’m longing ( oder dying) for that house / to hit him; ich würde mir die oder alle zehn Finger danach lecken umg. I’d give my right arm for it; ( sich [Dat]) etw. aus den Fingern saugen make s.th. up; den Finger auf die Wunde legen touch on a sore point; sie hat an jedem Finger einen oder zehn umg. she has one for every day of the week* * *der Fingerfinger* * *Fịn|ger ['fɪŋɐ]m -s, -fingermit dem Finger auf jdn/etw zeigen or weisen (geh) — to point to sb/sth
mit Fingern auf jdn zeigen (fig) — to look askance at sb
jdm eins auf die Finger geben — to give sb a rap across the knuckles
jdm was auf die Finger geben — to rap sb across the knuckles
jdm auf die Finger schlagen or hauen or klopfen (lit, fig) — to rap sb's knuckles, to give sb a rap on the knuckles
zwei Finger breit —
keinen Finger breit nachgeben or weichen — not to give an inch → auch Fingerbreit
(nimm/lass die) Finger weg! — (get/keep your) hands off!
nicht die Finger schmutzig machen (lit, fig) — not to get one's hands dirty, not to dirty one's hands
das kann sich jeder an den ( fünf or zehn) Fingern abzählen (inf) — it sticks out a mile (to anybody) (inf)
jdn/etw in die Finger bekommen or kriegen (inf) — to get one's hands on sb/sth, to get hold of sb/sth
bei etw die Finger drinhaben (inf) — to have a hand in sth
er hat überall seine Finger drin (inf) — he has a finger in every pie (inf)
die Finger abschreiben or wund schreiben/wund arbeiten etc — to write/work etc one's fingers to the bone
wenn man ihm/dem Teufel den kleinen Finger gibt, (dann) nimmt er (gleich) die ganze Hand (prov) — give him an inch and he'll take a mile (inf)
lange Finger machen (hum inf) — to be light-fingered
jdm in or zwischen die Finger geraten or fallen — to fall into sb's hands or clutches
die Finger von jdm/etw lassen (inf) — to keep away from sb/sth
die Finger verbrennen — to burn one's fingers in sth, to get one's fingers burned in sth
jdm ( scharf) auf die Finger sehen — to keep an eye or a close eye on sb
etw aus den Fingern saugen — to conjure sth up (inf), to dream sth up
die or alle Finger nach etw lecken (inf) — to be panting or dying for sth (inf)
für jdn keinen Finger rühren — not to lift a finger to help sb
keinen Finger krumm machen (inf) — not to lift a finger (inf)
den Finger auf eine/die Wunde legen — to touch on a sore point
mich or mir juckt es in den Fingern(, etw zu tun) (inf) — I'm itching or dying to ( do sth)
da hast du dich in den Finger geschnitten (inf) — you've made a big mistake
jdn um den kleinen Finger wickeln — to twist sb round one's little finger
etw im kleinen Finger haben (= perfekt beherrschen) (= sicher im Gefühl haben) — to have sth at one's fingertips to have a feel for sth
See:→ spitz* * *der1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) finger2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) finger* * *Fin·ger<-s, ->[ˈfɪŋɐ]m finger, fingerder kleine \Finger the [or one's] little finger, the [or one's] pinkie fam[nimm/lass die] \Finger weg! [get/take your] hands off!\Finger weg davon! hands off !den \Finger am Abzug haben to hold the triggerjdm mit dem \Finger drohen to wag one's finger at sbden \Finger heben to lift one's fingermit den \Fingern knipsen [o schnippen] to snap one's fingersmit dem \Finger auf jdn/etw zeigen to point [one's finger] at sb/sthdas hättest du dir an den fünf \Fingern abzählen können! a five-year-old could have worked that out! famden Grund kann man sich ja wohl an den \Fingern abzählen the reason is quite obviouswenn ich den in die \Finger kriege! wait till I get my hands on him!da hast du dir aber gründlich in den \Finger geschnitten! you have another think coming! fam▶ einen/eine [o zehn] an jedem \Finger haben (hum fam) to have a woman/man for every day of the week▶ jdn [o jdm] juckt [o zuckt] es in den \Fingern[, etw zu tun] (fam) sb is dying [or itching] to do sth fam▶ wenn man ihm den kleinen \Finger gibt, [dann] nimmt er [gleich] die ganze Hand (prov) give him an inch and he'll take a mile prov▶ etw mit dem kleinen \Finger machen [o im kleinen \Finger haben] (fam) to do sth with one's eyes shut fig▶ jdm auf die \Finger klopfen (fam) to give sb a rap across [or on] the knuckles fig, to rap sb's knuckles figandre lecken sich nach so einer Chance die \Finger! others would kill for an opportunity like that! fam▶ jdm [scharf] auf die \Finger sehen to keep a watchful eye [or an eye] on sb* * *der; Fingers, Finger1) fingermit dem Finger auf jemanden/etwas zeigen — (auch fig.) point one's finger at somebody/something
2) (fig.)wenn man ihm den kleinen Finger reicht, nimmt er gleich die ganze Hand — if you give him an inch he takes a mile
die Finger davonlassen/von etwas lassen — (ugs.) steer clear of it/of something
sie macht keinen Finger krumm — (ugs.) she never lifts a finger
lange Finger machen — (ugs.) get itchy fingers
ich würde mir alle [zehn] Finger danach lecken — (ugs.) I'd give my eye-teeth for it
die Finger in etwas (Dat.) /im Spiel haben — (ugs.) have a hand in something/have one's finger in the pie
sich (Dat.) die Finger verbrennen — (ugs.) burn one's fingers (fig.)
sich (Dat.) die Finger schmutzig machen — get one's hands dirty
sich (Dat.) etwas an den [fünf od. zehn] Fingern abzählen können — be able to see something straight away
jemandem auf die Finger klopfen — (ugs.) rap somebody across the knuckles
ihm od. ihn juckt es in den Fingern [, etwas zu tun] — (ugs.) he is itching [to do something]
wenn ich den in die Finger kriege! — (ugs.) wait till I get my hands on him (coll.)
jemanden um den [kleinen] Finger wickeln — (ugs.) wrap somebody round one's little finger
* * *1. finger (auch des Handschuhs);der kleine Finger the little finger;einen Finger breit/dick/lang the width/thickness/length of a finger, as wide/thick/long as a finger;den Finger an die Lippen legen put one’s finger to one’s lips;einen Ring am Finger tragen wear a ring on one’s finger;mit dem Finger drohen wag one’s finger;mit den Fingern schnippen snap one’s fingers;etwas an den Fingern abzählen können be able to count sth on the fingers of one hand;fünf Fingern abzählen umg fig that’s clear as daylight;sich (dat)in den Finger schneiden cut one’s finger; umg fig make a big mistake;sich (dat)die Finger verbrennen burn one’s fingers (auch umg fig);Finger weg! oderlass die Finger davon! umg hands off!, don’t touch!; fig don’t you get involved;man zeigt nicht mit dem nackten Finger auf angezogene Leute hum it’s rude to point (at people);der elfte Finger umg, hum one’s third leg2. fig:das sagt mir mein kleiner Finger a little bird told me;etwas im kleinen Finger haben umg have sth at one’s fingertips;das macht sie mit dem kleinen Finger umg she can do that with her eyes shut;jemanden um den (kleinen) Finger wickeln umg twist sb (a)round one’s little finger;gibt man ihm den kleinen Finger, nimmt er gleich die ganze Hand give him an inch, and he’ll take (you) a mile;lange Finger machen umg get itchy fingers;mit spitzen Fingern anfassen hold at arm’s length;jemandem auf die Finger klopfen rap sb’s knuckles;schauen umg keep a close eye on sb;gehen slip through sb’s fingers (Verbrecher etc: auch clutches); Verbrecher etc: auch give sb the slip;das lasse ich mir nicht durch die Finger gehen umg I’m not going to let the opportunity slip;fallen umg fall into sb’s hands;in oderzwischen die Finger bekommen umg get hold of, get one’s hands on;wenn ich den/die in oderzwischen die Finger kriege! umg drohend: if I lay my hands on him/her!;drin haben umg have a hand in it;drin umg he’s got a finger in every pie;krumm machen umg not lift a finger (für jemanden to help sb);er hat keinen Finger gerührt etc umg he never once lifted a finger (to help);mir jucken die Finger nach dem Haus/ihn zu schlagen umg I’m longing ( oder dying) for that house/to hit him;(sich [dat])etwas aus den Fingern saugen make sth up;den Finger auf die Wunde legen touch on a sore point;zehn umg she has one for every day of the week* * *der; Fingers, Finger1) fingermit dem Finger auf jemanden/etwas zeigen — (auch fig.) point one's finger at somebody/something
2) (fig.)wenn man ihm den kleinen Finger reicht, nimmt er gleich die ganze Hand — if you give him an inch he takes a mile
die Finger davonlassen/von etwas lassen — (ugs.) steer clear of it/of something
sie macht keinen Finger krumm — (ugs.) she never lifts a finger
lange Finger machen — (ugs.) get itchy fingers
ich würde mir alle [zehn] Finger danach lecken — (ugs.) I'd give my eye-teeth for it
die Finger in etwas (Dat.) /im Spiel haben — (ugs.) have a hand in something/have one's finger in the pie
sich (Dat.) die Finger verbrennen — (ugs.) burn one's fingers (fig.)
sich (Dat.) die Finger schmutzig machen — get one's hands dirty
sich (Dat.) etwas an den [fünf od. zehn] Fingern abzählen können — be able to see something straight away
jemandem auf die Finger klopfen — (ugs.) rap somebody across the knuckles
sich (Dat.) etwas aus den Fingern saugen — (ugs.) make something up
ihm od. ihn juckt es in den Fingern [, etwas zu tun] — (ugs.) he is itching [to do something]
wenn ich den in die Finger kriege! — (ugs.) wait till I get my hands on him (coll.)
jemanden um den [kleinen] Finger wickeln — (ugs.) wrap somebody round one's little finger
* * *- m.finger n. -
17 loco
adj.1 crazy, cracked, batty, crazed.2 crazy.m.madman, crackpot, crazy person, head case.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) mad, crazy, insane2 (muy ocupado) terribly busy3 familiar (asombroso) amazing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 lunatic, insane person\a lo loco any old howcomo un,-a loco,-a like madestar loco,-a de alegría to be over the moonestar loco,-a por alguien to be mad about somebodyhacer el loco to act wildhacerse el/la loco,-a to pretend to know nothing, act dumb¡ni loco,-a! no way!volver loco,-a a alguien to drive somebody crazy, drive somebody madvolverse loco,-a to go madloco,-a de remate stark raving mad* * *1. (f. - loca)adj.crazy, mad2. (f. - loca)noun* * *loco, -a1. ADJ1) (=no cuerdo) mad, crazy¿estás loco? — are you mad o crazy?
no seas loco, eso es muy arriesgado — don't be stupid, that's very risky
una brújula loca — a compass whose needle no longer points north
estaba loco de alegría — he was mad o wild with joy
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andar o estar loco con algo — (=preocupado) to be worried to death about sth; (=contento) to be crazy about sth•
está loco por algn/algo, está loco por esa chica — he's mad o crazy about that girlanda o está loca por irse a Inglaterra — she's mad keen to go to England
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volver loco a algn — to drive sb mad, drive sb round the bend•
volverse loco — to go insane, go mad2) (=frenético) hectic3) * (=enorme)llevo una prisa loca — I'm in a tremendous o real rush *
2.SM / F lunatic, madman/madwomanel loco de César se ha comprado otro coche — that lunatic o madman César has bought another car
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correr como un loco — to run like mad•
gritar como un loco — to shout like a madman, shout one's head off•
hacerse el loco — to act the fool•
ponerse como un loco — to start acting like a madman/madwoman3.SM Chile abalone, false abalone* * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) (Med, Psic) mad, insaneb) ( chiflado) crazy (colloq), nuts (colloq)este tipo está medio loco — (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq)
no seas loco, te vas a matar — don't be stupid, you'll kill yourself
¿disculparme yo? ni (que estuviera) loco! — what, me apologize? not in a million years!
hacer algo a lo loco — to do something any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq)
estar loco de remate or de atar — (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq)
tener or (Esp) traer loco a alguien — to be driving somebody crazy (colloq)
volver loco a alguien — to drive somebody crazy (colloq)
c) (contento, entusiasmado)están locos con el nieto — they're besotted with their grandchild
está loca por él — she's crazy about him (colloq)
d) (fam) ( ajetreado)2)a) ( indicando gran cantidad)b)IIloco de algo: estaba loca de alegría she was blissfully happy; está loco de celos he's wild with jealousy; estaba loco de dolor he was racked with pain; está loca de amor — she's madly in love
- ca masculino, femenino1) ( enfermo mental) (m) madman; (f) madwomanse puso como un loco — he went crazy o mad
maneja or (Esp) conduce como un loco — he drives like a lunatic
corrimos como locos — (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq)
el loco de Javier se vino a pie — Javier walked here, mad fool that he is
hay mucho loco suelto — (fam) there are a lot of weirdos about (colloq)
cada loco con su tema — (fam) to each his own
hacerse el loco — to act dumb (colloq)
la loca de la casa — (liter) the imagination
2) loco masculino (Zool) abalone* * *= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], demented, crazed, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], bananas, mad, insane, deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, lunatic, nut, bonkers, wacko, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, berserk, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], madman, nutter, off + Posesivo + nut, kook, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], maniac, out of + Posesivo + senses, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck.Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex. Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex. It is frequently lack of that causes teachers to accuse children of being lazy, uncooperative, insubordinate, rude, or plain bananas.Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.Ex. Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.Ex. Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.Ex. The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.Ex. This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.Ex. The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on ' nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.Ex. This client was bonkers, but believable.Ex. Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.Ex. Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.Ex. The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex. Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.Ex. 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.Ex. Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.Ex. Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.Ex. A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.Ex. He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.Ex. This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.Ex. Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.Ex. He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.----* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* casa de locos = lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam.* casa de los locos = asylum, mental asylum, madhouse.* chillar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.* como un loco = like crazy, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon.* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.* estar loco por = have + a crush on.* gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* hacerse el loco = act + dumb, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to.* idea loca = wild thought.* loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.* loco de alegría = chuffed to bits.* loco de atar = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, stir-crazy.* loco de contento = chuffed to bits.* loco del deporte = sports freak.* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.* loco perdido = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic.* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* parecer loco = sound + crazy.* ponerse como loco = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* sine loco (s.l.) = s.l. (sine loco).* trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).* * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) (Med, Psic) mad, insaneb) ( chiflado) crazy (colloq), nuts (colloq)este tipo está medio loco — (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq)
no seas loco, te vas a matar — don't be stupid, you'll kill yourself
¿disculparme yo? ni (que estuviera) loco! — what, me apologize? not in a million years!
hacer algo a lo loco — to do something any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq)
estar loco de remate or de atar — (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq)
tener or (Esp) traer loco a alguien — to be driving somebody crazy (colloq)
volver loco a alguien — to drive somebody crazy (colloq)
c) (contento, entusiasmado)están locos con el nieto — they're besotted with their grandchild
está loca por él — she's crazy about him (colloq)
d) (fam) ( ajetreado)2)a) ( indicando gran cantidad)b)IIloco de algo: estaba loca de alegría she was blissfully happy; está loco de celos he's wild with jealousy; estaba loco de dolor he was racked with pain; está loca de amor — she's madly in love
- ca masculino, femenino1) ( enfermo mental) (m) madman; (f) madwomanse puso como un loco — he went crazy o mad
maneja or (Esp) conduce como un loco — he drives like a lunatic
corrimos como locos — (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq)
el loco de Javier se vino a pie — Javier walked here, mad fool that he is
hay mucho loco suelto — (fam) there are a lot of weirdos about (colloq)
cada loco con su tema — (fam) to each his own
hacerse el loco — to act dumb (colloq)
la loca de la casa — (liter) the imagination
2) loco masculino (Zool) abalone* * *= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], demented, crazed, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], bananas, mad, insane, deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, lunatic, nut, bonkers, wacko, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, berserk, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], madman, nutter, off + Posesivo + nut, kook, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], maniac, out of + Posesivo + senses, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck.Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex: It is frequently lack of that causes teachers to accuse children of being lazy, uncooperative, insubordinate, rude, or plain bananas.Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.Ex: Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.Ex: Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.Ex: The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.Ex: The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on ' nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.Ex: This client was bonkers, but believable.Ex: Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.Ex: Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.Ex: A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.Ex: Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* casa de locos = lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam.* casa de los locos = asylum, mental asylum, madhouse.* chillar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.* como un loco = like crazy, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon.* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.* estar loco por = have + a crush on.* gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* hacerse el loco = act + dumb, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to.* idea loca = wild thought.* loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.* loco de alegría = chuffed to bits.* loco de atar = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, stir-crazy.* loco de contento = chuffed to bits.* loco del deporte = sports freak.* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.* loco perdido = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic.* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* parecer loco = sound + crazy.* ponerse como loco = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* sine loco (s.l.) = s.l. (sine loco).* trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).* * *Aeste tipo está medio loco ( fam); this guy's not all there ( colloq), this guy's a bit cracked ( colloq)¡pero ustedes están or ( AmL) son locos! you must be crazy o mad o insane o out of your mind! ( colloq)no seas loco, te vas a matar don't be so stupid o foolish, you'll kill yourselfeso no lo hago (pero) ni loco there's no way I'd do that, nothing in the world would make me do that o induce me to do that¿disculparme yo? ¡ni (que estuviera) loco! what, me apologize? not in a million years o no way o never!llenó el formulario a lo loco she completed the form any which way ( AmE) o ( BrE) any old how ( colloq)gasta dinero a lo loco he spends money like water o like there's no tomorrowestar loco de remate or de atar ( fam); to be stark raving o stark staring mad, to be nutty as a fruitcake ( colloq), to be completely nuts ( colloq), to be mad as a hatter ( BrE)traer or tener loco a algn ( Esp); to be driving sb mad o crazy o up the wall o round the bend ( colloq)volver loco a algn to drive sb mad o crazy ( colloq)vuelve locos a los hombres she drives men wild ( colloq)el chocolate me vuelve loca I adore chocolate, I'm a chocolate addict ( colloq)volverse loco to go madeste desorden es para volverse loco this mess is enough to drive you crazy ( colloq)3(contento, entusiasmado): están locos con el nieto they're besotted with o crazy about their grandchildestá loca por él she's mad o crazy o wild about him ( colloq)está loco por verla/por que le presenten a Laura he's dying o ( BrE) mad keen to see her/to be introduced to Laura ( colloq)anda (como) loco con las pruebas he's worried sick about the testsB1(indicando gran cantidad): tengo unas ganas locas de verla I'm really looking forward to seeing her, I'm dying to see her ( colloq)tuvo una suerte loca she was incredibly luckyla obra tuvo un éxito loco the play was hugely successfultienen la guita loca ( RPl arg); they're rolling in it ( colloq), they're absolutely loaded ( colloq)2 loco DE algo:está loco de ira/celos he's wild with anger/jealousyestaba loco de dolor he was racked with painestá loca de amor por él she's madly in love with him3(CS fam) (indicando poca cantidad): por cuatro clientes locos que puedan venir, no vamos a abrir it's not worth opening up just for a few odd customersmasculine, femininese puso como un loco al oír la noticia he went crazy o mad when he heard the newsmaneja or ( Esp) conduce como un loco he drives like a madman o lunaticcorrimos como locos para alcanzar el autobús ( fam); we ran like crazy o mad to catch the bus ( colloq)gritaba como una loca she was shouting like a madwoman, she was shouting her head off ( colloq)¡qué desorganización, esto es de locos! what chaos! this is pure o sheer madness!el loco de Javier se ha venido a pie Javier walked here, madman that he ishoy en día hay mucho loco suelto ( fam); there are a lot of loonies o nutcases o weirdos about these days ( colloq)ahora le ha dado por el budismo — cada loco con su tema she's into Buddhism now — oh well, each to his own o ( colloq) whatever turns you onhacerse el loco to act dumb ( colloq)no te hagas el loco don't act dumb, don't pretend you haven't seen/heardla loca de la casa ( liter); the imaginationBC* * *
loco 1◊ -ca adjetivo
◊ este tipo está medio loco (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq);
eso no lo hago (pero) ni loco there's no way I'd do that;
hacer algo a lo loco to do sth any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq);
estar loco de remate (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq);
tener or (Esp) traer loco a algn to be driving sb crazy (colloq);
volver loco a algn to drive sb crazy (colloq);
volverse loco to go madc) ( entusiasmado):◊ está loca por él she's crazy about him (colloq);
está loco por volver he's dying to come back (colloq)d) (fam) ( ajetreado):
e) ( indicando gran cantidad):◊ tengo unas ganas locas de verla I'm dying to see her (colloq);
tuvo una suerte loca she was incredibly luckyf) estar loco de algo: ‹de entusiasmo/furia/celos› to be wild with sth;
‹de dolor/remordimiento› to be racked with sth;
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( enfermo mental) (m) madman;
(f) madwoman;◊ se puso como un loco he went crazy o mad;
corrimos como locos (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq);
hacerse el loco to act dumb (colloq)
loco 2 sustantivo masculino (Chi) (Zool) abalone
loco,-a
I adjetivo
1 mad, crazy
volverse loco, to lose one's mind o to go mad
2 (deseoso) estoy loco por ir a París, I'm eager to travel to Paris
3 (entusiasmado) está loca de alegría, she's thrilled
está loco por las motos, he's crazy about motorbikes
II m,f (hombre) madman, (mujer) madwoman
♦ Locuciones: hacerse el loco, to act the fool
familiar ¡ni loco!, I'd sooner die!
familiar traer/volver loco a alguien, to drive sb crazy
a lo loco, crazily
' loco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atar
- chiflada
- chiflado
- conforme
- enajenar
- enajenarse
- estragos
- hormigueo
- ida
- ido
- loc. cit.
- loca
- tema
- tocada
- tocado
- trastocarse
- trastornar
- volver
- volverse
- carro
- maniaco
- perdido
- poner
- rayado
- rayar
- rematado
English:
amok
- away
- bend
- berserk
- beside
- bit
- bonkers
- certifiable
- change over
- cracker
- crazy
- cuckoo
- delirious
- demented
- drive
- gaga
- head
- hijack
- insane
- loony
- lunatic
- mad
- madly
- madman
- maniac
- mind
- moon
- nut
- nuts
- nutter
- nutty
- parched
- potshot
- rampage
- raving
- roadhog
- send
- some
- something
- stark
- wall
- wild
- wildly
- wind up
- wit
- bumper car
- cracked
- fear
- flap
- go
* * *loco, -a♦ adj1. [demente] mad, crazy;volver loco a alguien [enajenar, aturdir] to drive sb mad;esos martillazos en la pared me van a volver loco that hammering on the wall is driving me mad;el dolor lo volvía loco the pain was driving him mad;volverse loco to go mad;este niño me trae loco this child is driving me mad;¡ni loco! (absolutely) no way!;¡no lo haría ni loco! there's no way you'd get me doing that!2. [insensato] mad, crazy;no seas loca, es muy peligroso don't be (so) stupid, it's very dangerous;está medio loco pero es muy simpático he's a bit crazy, but he's very nice with it;a lo loco [sin pensar] hastily;[temerariamente] wildly;3. [apasionado, entusiasmado] mad, crazy;la abuela está loca con su nieto the grandmother's mad o crazy about her grandson;estar loco de contento/pasión to be wild with joy/passion;estar loco de amor to be madly in love;estar loco de celos to be wildly o insanely jealous;estar loco de ira to be raging mad;está loca por conocerte she's dying to meet you;está (como) loco por que lleguen los invitados he's desperate for the guests to arrive, he can't wait for the guests to arrive;le vuelve loco el fútbol he's mad about soccer o Br football, he's soccer-crazy o Br football-crazy;la vuelve loca la paella she absolutely adores paella4. [muy ajetreado] mad, hectic;llevamos una semana loca it's been a mad week for ustuvimos una suerte loca we were extraordinarily o amazingly lucky;RP Famtener la guita loca to be rolling in it6. RP Fam [insignificante]sólo van a venir tres o cuatro invitados locos only a handful of guests will show up;no nos vamos a pelear por dos pesos locos let's not quarrel over a few measly pesos♦ nm,f1. [enfermo] [hombre] lunatic, madman;[mujer] lunatic, madwoman;corrimos como locos we ran like mad o crazy;el loco de tu marido se puso a chillar that madman husband of yours started shouting;ponerse como un loco [enfadarse] to go mad;sería de locos empezar de nuevo todo el trabajo it would be crazy o madness to start the whole job over again;Fam¡deja de hacer el loco! stop messing around!;cada loco con su tema: ya está otra vez Santi con lo del yoga, cada loco con su tema Santi's going on about yoga again, the man's obsessed!;Famhacerse el loco to play dumb, to pretend not to understandloco, vení para acá come over here, Br mate o US buddy* * *I adj mad, crazy;es para volverse loco it’s enough to drive you mad o crazy;remate completely mad;estar loco de alegría be insanely happy;estar loco por alguien be mad o crazy about s.o.II m1 madman;cada loco con su tema each to his own;hacer el loco make a fool of o.s.2 Rpl famguy;loco, ayudame help me, pal* * *loco, -ca adj1) demente: crazy, insane, mad2)a lo loco : wildly, recklessly3)volverse loco : to go madloco, -ca n1) : crazy person, lunatic2)hacerse el loco : to act the fool* * *loco2 n lunatic -
18 gana
f.1 desire, wish.me dan o entran ganas de llorar I feel like cryingtener ganas de (hacer) algo to feel like (doing) something¡qué ganas tengo de empezar las vacaciones! I can't wait for the holidays to start!no tengo ganas de que me pongan una multa I don't fancy getting a finequedarse con (las) ganas de hacer algo not to manage to do somethingde buena gana willinglyde mala gana unwillinglyhace/come todo lo que le viene en gana she does/eats whatever she pleases¿por qué habrá dicho eso? — son ganas de fastidiar why would he say a thing like that? — he's just being nasty2 appetite (apetito).comer sin ganas to eat without appetite, to pick at one's food3 Gana.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ganar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: ganar.* * *1 (deseo) wish (de, for), desire\dar a alguien la gana de hacer algo familiar to feel like doing somethingde buena gana willinglyde mala gana reluctantlyentrarle a uno ganas de (hacer) algo to really feel like (doing) somethinghacer algo con ganas familiar to really enjoy doing somethingquedarse con las ganas de hacer algo familiar not to get to do something, not get a chance to do somethingtener gana (hambre) to be hungrytener ganas de (hacer) algo to feel like (doing) somethingtenerle ganas a alguien familiar to have it in for somebodyvenir a uno en gana familiar to feel like* * *noun f.desire, wish* * *SF1)• hacer algo con ganas — to do sth willingly o enthusiastically
comer/reírse con ganas — to eat/laugh heartily
•
dar ganas, esto da ganas de comerlo — it makes you want to eat it•
le entran ganas de hacer algo — he gets the urge to do sth•
quedarse con las ganas — to be left disappointed, be left wanting•
quitársele a algn las ganas de algo, se me han quitado las ganas de ir — I don't feel like going now o any more•
hacer algo sin ganas — to do sth reluctantly o unwillingly•
tener ganas de hacer algo — to feel like doing sthtengo ganas de vomitar — I feel sick, I'm going to be sick
hola, ¿cómo estás? tenía ganas de verte — hi, how are you? I was hoping I'd see you
tengo unas ganas locas de verte — I can't wait to see you, I'm dying to see you
tengo pocas ganas de ir — I don't feel like going much, I don't really want to go
malditas las ganas que tengo de ir — * there's no way I want to go
2)de buena gana te ayudaría, pero no puedo — I'd gladly help you, but I can't
me visto como me da la gana — I dress the way I want to, I dress as I please
¡no me da la gana! — I don't want to!
me da la gana de — + infin I feel like + ger, I want to + infin
- de ganapagar hasta las ganas — * to pay over the odds
ser ganas de —
son ganas de molestar o fastidiar — they're just trying to be awkward
- es ganavenirle en gana a algn —
no me viene en gana — I don't feel like it, I can't be bothered
* * *a) ( deseo)haz lo que te dé la gana or lo que te venga en gana — do what you like
quería ir pero me quedé con las ganas — (fam) I wanted to go, but it wasn't to be
se quedó con las ganas de decirle lo que pensaba — she never got to tell him what she really thought
si te crees que va a decir que sí te vas a quedar con las ganas — (fam) if you think he's going to say yes, you've got another think coming (colloq)
con ganas: llover con ganas to pour down; es feo/tonto con ganas he is so ugly/stupid!; de buena/mala gana willingly/reluctantly; tenerle ganas a alguien — (fam) (de pegarle, reñirlo) to be out to get somebody (colloq); ( sexualmente) (Col, CS) to have the hots for somebody (colloq)
b)ganas de + inf: jóvenes con ganas de pasarlo bien young people out for a good time; qué ganas de complicarte la vida! you really like making life difficult for yourself!; (no) tengo ganas de ir I (don't) feel like going; tengo ganas de volver a verte I'm looking forward to seeing you again; tengo unas ganas de decirle lo que pienso! I'd really like to tell him what I think!; (te) dan ganas de mandarlo todo al diablo it makes you want to say to hell with it all; le dieron or entraron ganas de reírse she felt like bursting out laughing; se me quitaron las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any more; tengo ganas de ir al servicio I need to go to the bathroom, I want to go to the toilet (BrE); me entraron ganas de vomitar — I felt sick
c)gana(s) de que + subj: tengo ganas de que llegue el verano — I'm looking forward to the summer
* * *a) ( deseo)haz lo que te dé la gana or lo que te venga en gana — do what you like
quería ir pero me quedé con las ganas — (fam) I wanted to go, but it wasn't to be
se quedó con las ganas de decirle lo que pensaba — she never got to tell him what she really thought
si te crees que va a decir que sí te vas a quedar con las ganas — (fam) if you think he's going to say yes, you've got another think coming (colloq)
con ganas: llover con ganas to pour down; es feo/tonto con ganas he is so ugly/stupid!; de buena/mala gana willingly/reluctantly; tenerle ganas a alguien — (fam) (de pegarle, reñirlo) to be out to get somebody (colloq); ( sexualmente) (Col, CS) to have the hots for somebody (colloq)
b)ganas de + inf: jóvenes con ganas de pasarlo bien young people out for a good time; qué ganas de complicarte la vida! you really like making life difficult for yourself!; (no) tengo ganas de ir I (don't) feel like going; tengo ganas de volver a verte I'm looking forward to seeing you again; tengo unas ganas de decirle lo que pienso! I'd really like to tell him what I think!; (te) dan ganas de mandarlo todo al diablo it makes you want to say to hell with it all; le dieron or entraron ganas de reírse she felt like bursting out laughing; se me quitaron las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any more; tengo ganas de ir al servicio I need to go to the bathroom, I want to go to the toilet (BrE); me entraron ganas de vomitar — I felt sick
c)gana(s) de que + subj: tengo ganas de que llegue el verano — I'm looking forward to the summer
* * *A1(deseo): ¡con qué ganas me comería un helado! I'd love an ice cream!, I could murder an ice cream! ( colloq)¡me iría a la cama con unas ganas! what I wouldn't give to be able to go to bed now! ( colloq)lo hizo sin ganas he did it very half-heartedly, he did it without much enthusiasmno fui porque no tenía ganas I didn't go because I didn't feel like ithaz lo que te digo — no me da la gana do as I tell you — I don't want to! o why should I?no lo hizo porque no se le pegó la gana ( Méx); he didn't do it because he didn't feel like it o he couldn't be botheredsiempre hace su regalada gana he always does what the hell he likes ( colloq)por mí puedes hacer lo que te dé la gana or lo que te venga en gana you can do what you like for all I careno lo hace porque no le da la real or realísima gana he doesn't do it because he just can't be botheredsiempre termina haciendo lo que le viene en gana she always ends up doing just what she likes o exactly as she pleasesqueríamos ir pero al final nos quedamos con las ganas ( fam); we wanted to go, but it wasn't to beme quedé con las ganas de decirle lo que pensaba I never got to tell him what I really thoughtsi te crees que te va a decir que sí te vas a quedar con las ganas ( fam); if you think he's going to say yes, you've got another think coming o you're in for a disappointment ( colloq)con ganas: llover con ganas to pour downde buena/mala gana: me ayudó de muy buena gana she helped me very willingly, she was very glad o happy to help mede buena gana me iría a acostar I would quite gladly o quite happily just go to bedestá trabajando de muy mala gana she's being very unenthusiastic o half-hearted about her workme lo prestó de mala gana he lent it to me reluctantly o unwillinglyle cobraron hasta las ganas por arreglarlo they charged him a fortune o the earth for repairing it ( colloq)las ganas ( fam): ánimo que ya estás terminando — sí, … las ganas come on, you've nearly finished — finished? if only! o you must be joking! ( colloq)tenerle ganas a algn ( fam) (de pegarle, reñirlo) to be out to get sb ( colloq) (sexualmente) ( AmS) to have the hots for sb ( colloq)2 gana(s) DE + INF:jóvenes con muchas ganas de pasárselo bien young people out for a good time¡qué ganas de complicarte la vida! you really like making life difficult for yourself!me muero de ganas de verlo I can't wait o ( colloq) I'm dying to see himtengo muchas ganas de volver a verte I'm really looking forward to seeing you again¡tengo unas ganas de decirle lo que pienso! I'd really like to tell him what I think!tengo muy pocas ganas de ir I don't feel like going in the least o one little bittantas ganas que tenías de tener la muñeca y ahora … you just had to have o you were so keen to have that doll and now …¡malditas las ganas que tengo de trabajar! I don't feel at all like o a bit like working!, the last thing I feel like doing is workingno es cierto, son ganas de hablar que tiene la gente it's not true, people just want something to talk aboutno tengo nada de ganas or no tengo ningunas ganas de estudiar I don't feel at all like o I don't feel a bit like studyingparece que hoy anda con ganas de molestar it seems he's out to be difficult today ( colloq)con este calor no dan ganas de trabajar you just don't feel like working in this heatte dan ganas de mandarlo todo al diablo it makes you want to say to hell with it allme dieron or entraron ganas de estrangularlo I could have strangled him o I felt like strangling himle dieron or entraron ganas de reírse she felt like bursting out laughingno le van a quedar ganas de volverlo a hacer he isn't going to want to do that again in a hurryse me han quitado las ganas I don't feel like it any more3 gana(s) DE QUE + SUBJ:tengo ganas de que llegue el verano I can't wait for the summer, I'm looking forward to the summerno tengo ganas de que me detengan I don't feel like getting (myself) arrested(necesidad): tengo ganas de ir al servicio I need to go to the bathroom ( AmE), I want to go to the lavatory ( BrE)me entraron ganas de vomitar I felt sick o ( AmE) nauseous* * *
Del verbo ganar: ( conjugate ganar)
gana es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Del verbo gañir: ( conjugate gañir)
gaña es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
gana
ganar
gañir
gana sustantivo femenino ( deseo):◊ ¡con qué ganas me comería un helado! I'd love an ice cream!;
lo hizo sin ganas he did it very half-heartedly;
siempre hace lo que le da la gana she always does just as she pleases;
quería ir pero me quedé con las ganas (fam) I wanted to go, but it wasn't to be;
tener ganas de hacer algo to feel like doing sth;
(no) tengo ganas de ir I (don't) feel like going;
tengo ganas de volver a verte I'm looking forward to seeing you again;
le dieron ganas de reírse she felt like bursting out laughing;
se me quitaron las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any more;
tengo ganas de que llegue el verano I'm looking forward to the summer;
con ganas: llover con ganas to pour down;
es feo/tonto con ganas he is so ugly/stupid!;
de buena/mala gana willingly/reluctantly
ganar ( conjugate ganar) verbo transitivo
1
◊ ¿qué ganas con eso? what do you gain by (doing) that?
2 ‹partido/guerra/premio› to win;
verbo intransitivo
ganale a algn to beat sb;
nos ganaon por cuatro puntos they beat us by four pointsb) ( aventajar):
me gana en todo he beats me on every count;
salir ganando: salió ganando con el trato he did well out of the deal;
al final salí ganando in the end I came out of it better off
ganarse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn;◊ ganase la vida to earn a/one's living
2 ( enf) ‹premio/apuesta› to win
3 ‹afecto/confianza› to win;◊ se ganó el respeto de todos she won o earned everyone's respect
4 ‹ descanso› to earn oneself;
gana sustantivo femenino
1 (deseo) wish [de, for]: tengo muchas ganas de verle, I really want to see him
2 (voluntad) will: no tengo ganas de discutir contigo, I don't want to argue with you
de buena gana, willingly
de mala gana, reluctantly
familiar no le da la gana, she doesn't feel like it
3 (hambre, apetencia) appetite: se me quitaron las ganas de comer, I lost my appetite
ganar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un salario) to earn
2 (un premio) to win
3 (superar) to beat: le gana en estatura, she is taller than him
4 (al contrincante) to beat
5 (una cima, una orilla) to reach
ganar la cumbre, to reach the peak
II verbo intransitivo
1 (vencer) to win
2 (mejorar) improve: ganó en simpatía, she became more and more charming
ganas mucho cuando sonríes, you look nicer when you smile
' gana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- cacarear
- decente
- ganar
- ganarse
- mantenerse
- mí
- miserable
- sustentar
- tahúr
- talante
- apostar
- haragán
- justo
- miseria
- real
- tanto
English:
begrudge
- bring in
- decent
- earn
- get
- grudge
- grudgingly
- herself
- himself
- less
- livelihood
- outsmart
- pay up
- petulantly
- please
- readily
- reluctantly
- unwillingly
- unwillingness
- willingly
- double
- lazybones
- whoever
* * *gana nf1. [afán, deseo] desire, wish (de to);de buena/mala gana: lo hizo de buena/mala gana she did it willingly/unwillingly;de buena gana lo dejaría todo y me iría lejos I'd quite happily drop everything and go off somewhere far away;no es nada trabajador, todo lo hace de mala gana he's not very hard-working, he always drags his feet when he has to do something;comía con mucha gana he ate with great relish o gusto;hace el trabajo con ganas she goes about her work with relish o enthusiastically;¡con qué ganas la mandaría a paseo! I'd just love to tell her to get lost!;me dan ganas de llorar I feel like crying;me entraron ganas de marcharme I felt like walking out;le entraron ganas de llorar he felt like crying;hacer algo sin ganas to do sth without any great enthusiasm;morirse de ganas de hacer algo to be dying to do sth;me quedé con las ganas de contestarle I would have loved to answer her back;se me han quitado las ganas de volver al cine it's made me feel like never going to the cinema again;ya tengo ganas de que vuelvas I'm really looking forward to you coming back;tengo ganas de comerme un pastel I feel like (eating) a cake;tengo ganas de ir al baño I need to go to the toilet;¡qué ganas tengo de empezar las vacaciones! I can't wait for the holidays to start!;¡qué ganas tienes de buscarte problemas! you just can't resist looking for trouble!;¿por qué habrá dicho eso? – son ganas de fastidiar why would he say a thing like that? – he's just being nasty;Famcon ganas: tu amigo es tonto con ganas Br your friend isn't half stupid, US your friend sure is stupid;es un libro malo con ganas it's a terrible book;Famdar la gana: no me da la gana I don't feel like it;Famno le dio la real gana de ayudar she couldn't be bothered to help;porque me da la (real) gana because I (jolly well) feel like it;Famtenerle ganas a alguien [odiarlo] to have it in for sb;Andes, RP Fam [desearlo] to be after sb, to have one's eye on sb;venirle en gana a alguien: hace/come todo lo que le viene en gana she does/eats whatever she pleases2. [apetito] appetite;comer sin ganas to eat without appetite, to pick at one's food;no tengo gana I've got no appetite;el paciente ha perdido la gana the patient has lost his appetite* * *f1:no me da la gana I don’t want to;hace lo que le da la gana he does what he likes, he does as he pleases;… me da ganas de … … makes me want to …;tener ganas de algo/de hacer algo feel like sth/like doing sth;quedarse con las ganas never get (the chance) to do sth2 ( voluntad):de mala gana unwillingly, grudgingly;de buena gana willingly* * *gana nf1) : desire, inclination2)de buena gana : willingly, readily, gladly3)de mala gana : reluctantly, half-heartedly4)tener ganas de : to feel like, to be in the mood fortengo ganas de bailar: I feel like dancing5)ponerle ganas a algo : to put effort into something* * *gana ndar la gana to want / to like -
19 brennen
n1. burning etc.2. von Schnaps: distillation4. von Vieh: branding* * *das Brennenfiring; cauterization* * *brẹn|nen ['brɛnən] pret bra\#nnte ['brantə] ptp gebra\#nnt [gə'brant]1. vito burn; (Haus, Wald auch) to be on fire; (elektrisches Gerät, Glühbirne etc) to be on; (Zigarette, Sparflamme) to be alight; (Stich) to sting; (Füße) to hurt, to be soredas Streichholz/Feuerzeug brennt nicht — the match/lighter won't light
auf der Haut/in den Augen brennen — to burn or sting the skin/eyes
im Zimmer brennt noch Licht — the light is still on in the room
es brennt! — fire, fire!; (fig) it's urgent
wo brennts denn? (inf) — what's the panic?
darauf brennen, etw zu tun — to be dying to do sth
See:→ Boden2. vt1) to burn; Branntwein to distil (Brit), to distill (US); Mandeln, Kaffee to roast; Porzellan, Ton, Ziegel to fire, to bake2) (COMPUT) CD, DVD to burn, to record3. vr (lit)to burn oneself ( an +dat on inf = sich täuschen) to be very much mistaken* * *2) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) burn3) (to obtain alcoholic spirit from anything by this method: Whisky is distilled from barley.) distil4) (burning: The building is on fire!) on fire5) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) fire6) (to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something): I was itching to slap the child.) itch7) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) sting* * *bren·nen< brannte, gebrannt>[ˈbrɛnən]I. vi1. (in Flammen stehen) to be on firelichterloh \brennen to be ablazezu \brennen anfangen to start burning, to catch fire▪ \brennend burning▪ etw \brennen lassen to leave sth on4. (schmerzen) to be soreauf der Haut/in den Augen \brennen to burn [or sting] the skin/eyes5. (auf etw sinnen)▪ darauf \brennen, etw zu tun to be dying to do sth6. (ungeduldig sein)vor Neugier \brennen to be bursting with curiosityII. vi imperses brennt! fire! fire!in der Fabrik brennt es there's a fire in the factoryIII. vt1. (rösten)▪ etw \brennen to roast sth2. (destillieren)▪ etw \brennen to distil [or AM -ll] sthetw schwarz [o illegal] \brennen to moonshine sth AM3. (härten)▪ etw \brennen to fire [or bake] sth4. (aufbrennen)▪ einem Tier etw auf die Haut \brennen to brand an animal's hide with sth5. INFORMIV. vr* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) burn; < house etc.> burn, be on fireschnell/leicht brennen — catch fire quickly/easily
wo brennt's denn? — (fig. ugs.) what's the panic?
2) (glühen) be alight3) (leuchten) be on4) (scheinen)mir brennen die Augen — my eyes are stinging or smarting
6)2.darauf brennen, etwas zu tun — be dying or longing to do something
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) burn <hole, pattern, etc.>3) (rösten) roast <coffee beans, almonds, etc.>* * *brennen; brennt, brannte, hat gebranntA. v/i1. burn (auch fig Sonne); Haus etc: auch be on fire;es brennt! fire!;bei den Nachbarn hat es gestern gebrannt there was a fire at the neighbours’ (house) yesterday;lichterloh brennen blaze fiercely;das ganze Dorf brannte the whole village was in a flame;ihm brannte der Boden unter den Füßen fig the place was getting too hot for him;vor Ungeduld etc2. Licht, Herd etc: burn, be on;lass das Licht brennen leave the light on;bei ihr brennt noch Licht her light is still on;die Laterne brannte the (street) lamp was lit3. (entflammbar sein) burn;gut/schlecht brennen burn well/poorly;Zunder brennen burn like straw ( oder kindling)4. fig Nessel, Säure etc: sting; Gewürz, Speise etc: be hot;das Shampoo brennt in den Augen the shampoo stings (in) one’s eyes;B. v/t1. burn; (sengen) singe;ein Loch in etwas (akk)2. (Branntwein) distil(l)C. v/r umg:sich (an etwas) brennen burn oneself (on s.th).* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) burn; <house etc.> burn, be on fireschnell/leicht brennen — catch fire quickly/easily
wo brennt's denn? — (fig. ugs.) what's the panic?
2) (glühen) be alight3) (leuchten) be on4) (scheinen)mir brennen die Augen — my eyes are stinging or smarting
6)2.darauf brennen, etwas zu tun — be dying or longing to do something
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) burn <hole, pattern, etc.>3) (rösten) roast <coffee beans, almonds, etc.>* * *- n.cauterization n.sting n. -
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n1. burning etc.2. von Schnaps: distillation4. von Vieh: branding* * *das Brennenfiring; cauterization* * *brẹn|nen ['brɛnən] pret bra\#nnte ['brantə] ptp gebra\#nnt [gə'brant]1. vito burn; (Haus, Wald auch) to be on fire; (elektrisches Gerät, Glühbirne etc) to be on; (Zigarette, Sparflamme) to be alight; (Stich) to sting; (Füße) to hurt, to be soredas Streichholz/Feuerzeug brennt nicht — the match/lighter won't light
auf der Haut/in den Augen brennen — to burn or sting the skin/eyes
im Zimmer brennt noch Licht — the light is still on in the room
es brennt! — fire, fire!; (fig) it's urgent
wo brennts denn? (inf) — what's the panic?
darauf brennen, etw zu tun — to be dying to do sth
See:→ Boden2. vt1) to burn; Branntwein to distil (Brit), to distill (US); Mandeln, Kaffee to roast; Porzellan, Ton, Ziegel to fire, to bake2) (COMPUT) CD, DVD to burn, to record3. vr (lit)to burn oneself ( an +dat on inf = sich täuschen) to be very much mistaken* * *2) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) burn3) (to obtain alcoholic spirit from anything by this method: Whisky is distilled from barley.) distil4) (burning: The building is on fire!) on fire5) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) fire6) (to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something): I was itching to slap the child.) itch7) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) sting* * *bren·nen< brannte, gebrannt>[ˈbrɛnən]I. vi1. (in Flammen stehen) to be on firelichterloh \brennen to be ablazezu \brennen anfangen to start burning, to catch fire▪ \brennend burning▪ etw \brennen lassen to leave sth on4. (schmerzen) to be soreauf der Haut/in den Augen \brennen to burn [or sting] the skin/eyes5. (auf etw sinnen)▪ darauf \brennen, etw zu tun to be dying to do sth6. (ungeduldig sein)vor Neugier \brennen to be bursting with curiosityII. vi imperses brennt! fire! fire!in der Fabrik brennt es there's a fire in the factoryIII. vt1. (rösten)▪ etw \brennen to roast sth2. (destillieren)▪ etw \brennen to distil [or AM -ll] sthetw schwarz [o illegal] \brennen to moonshine sth AM3. (härten)▪ etw \brennen to fire [or bake] sth4. (aufbrennen)▪ einem Tier etw auf die Haut \brennen to brand an animal's hide with sth5. INFORMIV. vr* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) burn; < house etc.> burn, be on fireschnell/leicht brennen — catch fire quickly/easily
wo brennt's denn? — (fig. ugs.) what's the panic?
2) (glühen) be alight3) (leuchten) be on4) (scheinen)mir brennen die Augen — my eyes are stinging or smarting
6)2.darauf brennen, etwas zu tun — be dying or longing to do something
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) burn <hole, pattern, etc.>3) (rösten) roast <coffee beans, almonds, etc.>* * *Brennen n1. burning etc2. von Schnaps: distillation4. von Vieh: branding* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) burn; <house etc.> burn, be on fireschnell/leicht brennen — catch fire quickly/easily
wo brennt's denn? — (fig. ugs.) what's the panic?
2) (glühen) be alight3) (leuchten) be on4) (scheinen)mir brennen die Augen — my eyes are stinging or smarting
6)2.darauf brennen, etwas zu tun — be dying or longing to do something
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) burn <hole, pattern, etc.>3) (rösten) roast <coffee beans, almonds, etc.>* * *- n.cauterization n.sting n.
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