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81 sobrado
adj.more than enough, generous, quite enough, abundant.m.attic, garret.past part.past participle of spanish verb: sobrar.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sobradar.* * *► adverbio1 (demasiado) too1 (desván) attic, garret————————1→ link=sobrar sobrar► adjetivo1 (que sobra) ample, more than enough, plenty of1 (demasiado) too1 (desván) attic, garret\andar sobrado,-a to have a lot to spare, have plenty to spareestar sobrado,-a de algo to have plenty oftener sobrada razón to be quite right* * *1. ADJ1) [cantidad, tiempo] (=más que suficiente) more than enough; (=superfluo) superfluous, excessive; (=sobreabundante) superabundanttuvo razones sobradas para... — he had good reason to...
2)3) (=acaudalado) wealthy4) (=atrevido) bold, forward5) Cono Sur (=enorme) colossal6)darse de sobrado — And * to be full of oneself
2.ADV too, exceedingly3. SM1) (=desván) attic, garret* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) < experiencia>: ample, more than enoughb) [ESTAR] < persona>sobrado DE algo: está sobrada de dinero she has plenty of money; no ando muy sobrado de dinero I'm a bit short of money at the moment; no estoy muy sobrado de tiempo — I'm a bit short of time
2) (Andes fam) ( engreído) full of oneself (colloq)IIadverbio (Andes)III- da masculino, femenino (Andes fam) bighead (colloq)* * *----* sobrado de tiempo = unpressed for time.* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) < experiencia>: ample, more than enoughb) [ESTAR] < persona>sobrado DE algo: está sobrada de dinero she has plenty of money; no ando muy sobrado de dinero I'm a bit short of money at the moment; no estoy muy sobrado de tiempo — I'm a bit short of time
2) (Andes fam) ( engreído) full of oneself (colloq)IIadverbio (Andes)III- da masculino, femenino (Andes fam) bighead (colloq)* * ** sobrado de tiempo = unpressed for time.* * *A1 ‹experiencia/motivos›con experiencia sobrada with more than enough o with ample experienceun escritor con sobrados méritos para el premio a writer who is more than worthy of the prizetengo sobrados motivos para sospechar I have every o ample reason to be suspicious2 [ ESTAR] ‹persona› sobrado DE algo:está sobrada de dinero she has plenty of moneyno ando muy sobrado de dinero I don't have much money at the moment, I'm not very well off at the moment, I'm a bit short of money at the momentno estoy muy sobrado de tiempo I'm a bit short of time, I don't have too much o all that much timedesde que lo nombraron jefe se ha puesto muy sobrado since he was made the boss he's been very full of himself o he's become very conceited( Andes): llegó sobrado a la meta he won easily, he crossed the finishing line well ahead of the restlo sé sobrado I know that only too well¿llegarás a tiempo? — ¡sobrado! do you think you'll make it? — easily!A (desván) loft, atticmasculine, feminine* * *
Del verbo sobrar: ( conjugate sobrar)
sobrado es:
el participio
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sobrado
sobrar
sobrado◊ -da adjetivo
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b) ‹ persona›:
no ando muy sobrado de tiempo I'm a bit short of time
2 (Andes fam) ( engreído) full of oneself (colloq)
sobrar ( conjugate sobrar) verbo intransitivoa) (quedar, restar):
¿te ha sobrado dinero? do you have any money left?b) ( estar de más):◊ ya veo que sobro aquí I can see I'm not wanted/needed here;
a mí no me sobra el dinero I don't have money to throw around (colloq);
sobra un cubierto there's an extra place
sobrado,-a
I adjetivo more than enough, plenty
II m (altillo, desván) loft
sobrar verbo intransitivo
1 (quedar) to be left (over): si sobra tela hago un cojín, if there's any fabric left, I'll make a cushion
2 (haber en exceso) to be more than enough: nos sobra espacio para ponerlo, we have plenty of room to put it
3 (estar de más, ser innecesario) su marido sobraba en aquella reunión, her husband wasn't wanted at that meeting
sobran las disculpas, there is no need for you to apologize
' sobrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
holgada
- holgado
- sobrada
- sobrar
* * *sobrado, -a♦ adjtengo sobradas sospechas para desconfiar de él I've more than enough reasons to suspect him2. [con suficiente]estar sobrado de dinero/tiempo to have more than enough money/timeleftovers* * *I adj:estar oandar sobrado de algo have plenty of sth;no andar muy sobrado de algo not have much sthII adv easily;te conozco sobrado I know you well enough* * *sobrado, -da adj: abundant, excessive, more than enough -
82 imbu
imbu, e [ɛ̃by]adjective• imbu de lui-même or de sa personne full of himself* * *imbue ɛ̃by adjectif* * *ɛ̃by adj imbu, -e* * *être imbu de sa personne ou de soi-même to be full of oneself, to be full of a sense of one's own importance (soutenu) -
83 pagado
adj.paid, paid-for, paid-up.m.stamp indicating payment.past part.past participle of spanish verb: pagar.* * *1→ link=pagar pagar\pagado,-a de sí mismo,-a smug, self-satisfied* * *ADJ1) (=ya abonado) [impuesto, factura, vacaciones] paidporte 1)pagado por adelantado — paid in advance, prepaid
2) (=con sueldo) [asesino, mercenario] hiredel futbolista mejor pagado de la historia — the most highly paid o the best paid footballer in history
3) (=satisfecho)[persona]pagado de uno mismo — self-satisfied, smug
* * *- da adjetivopagado de sí mismo — full of oneself, smug
* * *= paid-for, remunerated.Ex. Paid-for promotions in bookshops have ignited a debate about sales integrity.Ex. Many rural women earn their living through remunerated sexual & domestic relations with men.----* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.* muy bien pagado = highly paid.* pagado con antelación = prepaid [pre-paid].* pagado por adelantado = prepaid [pre-paid].* * *- da adjetivopagado de sí mismo — full of oneself, smug
* * *= paid-for, remunerated.Ex: Paid-for promotions in bookshops have ignited a debate about sales integrity.
Ex: Many rural women earn their living through remunerated sexual & domestic relations with men.* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.* muy bien pagado = highly paid.* pagado con antelación = prepaid [pre-paid].* pagado por adelantado = prepaid [pre-paid].* * *pagado -dapagado de sí mismo full of oneself, smug* * *pagado, -a adjpaid;pagado de sí mismo pleased with oneself, full of oneself* * *adj paid;pagado de sí mismo figsmug, self-satisfied* * *pagado, -da adj1) : paid2)pagado de sí mismo : self-satisfied, smug -
84 presumido
adj.conceited, arrogant, vain, assuming.f. & m.conceited person, swell-headed person, vain person, poseur.past part.past participle of spanish verb: presumir.* * *► adjetivo1 (arrogante) conceited; (en el vestir) vain► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (arrogante) conceited person; (en el vestir) vain person* * *(f. - presumida)adj.* * *ADJ (=creído) conceited; (=coqueto) vain* * *- da adjetivob) ( coqueto) vain* * *= conceited, smug, presumptuous, self-important, high-blown, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.Ex. Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex. This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.* * *- da adjetivob) ( coqueto) vain* * *= conceited, smug, presumptuous, self-important, high-blown, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.Ex: Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.* * *presumido -da1 (engreído) conceited, full of oneself; (arrogante) arrogant2 (coqueto) vain* * *
Del verbo presumir: ( conjugate presumir)
presumido es:
el participio
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presumido
presumir
presumido◊ -da adjetivo
( arrogante) arrogant
presumir ( conjugate presumir) verbo intransitivo
to show off;
presumido DE algo ‹ de dinero› ( hablando) to boast o brag about sth;
( enseñándolo) to flash sth around;
verbo transitivo: se presume una reacción violenta there is likely to be a violent reaction;
era de presumido occurriría it was quite predictable what would happen
presumido,-a
I adjetivo vain
II sustantivo masculino y femenino vain person, familiar poser
presumir
I vtr (sospechar) to predict, suppose
II verbo intransitivo
1 (de una cualidad) to fancy oneself as: presume de listo, he thinks he's very smart
2 (de una posesión) to boast [de, about]: le gusta presumir de coche, he likes to show off his car
' presumido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
presumida
- presuntuosa
- presuntuoso
- autosuficiente
- vanidoso
English:
overconfident
- toffee-nosed
- vain
- self
* * *presumido, -a♦ adj2. [vanidoso] vain♦ nm,f1. [jactancioso] show-off* * *I adj1 ( creído) conceited2 ( coqueto) vainII m, presumida f bighead* * *presumido, -da adjvanidoso: conceited, vain* * *presumido adj vain -
85 hermachen
(trennb., hat -ge-) umg.I v/refl: sich hermachen über (+ Akk) über Arbeit, Buch etc.: tackle, get one’s teeth (Brit. auch get stuck) into; über Essen etc.: go for, pitch into; über jemanden: have a (real) go at, Am. tear into; siehe auch herfallenII v/i1. etwas / viel hermachen be quite / very impressive; Kleidung etc.: look good / great; es macht nicht viel oder nichts her it’s not up to much, it’s not much to look at2. Aufheben: viel / nichts hermachen von make a lot of / not make much fuss about, make / not make a big thing of; viel / nichts von sich hermachen be full of oneself / be modest* * *her|ma|chen sep (inf)1. vr2. vtviel hérmachen — to look impressive
wenig hérmachen — not to look very impressive
nichts hérmachen — not to be up to much
von jdm/etw viel hérmachen — to crack sb/sth up to be quite fantastic (inf), to make a big thing of sb/sth (inf)
von jdm/etw wenig or nicht viel hérmachen — not to make a big thing of sb/sth (inf)
viel von sich hérmachen — to be full of oneself
* * *her|ma·chen1. (energisch beschäftigen)ich will mich doch gleich über den neuen Computer \hermachen! I want to get my hands on the new computer right away!2. (Besitz ergreifen)er machte sich über die Kekse her, als hätte er seit Tagen nicht gegessen he fell upon the cookies as if he hadn't eaten in days3. (herfallen)das macht doch nichts/nicht viel her! that's not very impressive!, that's not impressive at all!in dem neuen Kleid machst du wirklich viel her you look great [or really good] in the new dress* * *1.(ugs.) reflexives Verb1)sich über etwas (Akk.) hermachen — get stuck into something (coll.)
2) (herfallen)2.sich über jemanden hermachen — set on or attack somebody
transitives Verbwenig hermachen — not look much (coll.)
viel hermachen — look great (coll.)
* * *hermachen (trennb, hat -ge-) umgA. v/r:sich hermachen über (+akk) über Arbeit, Buch etc: tackle, get one’s teeth (Br auch get stuck) into; über Essen etc: go for, pitch into; über jemanden: have a (real) go at, US tear into; → auch herfallenB. v/i1.etwas/viel hermachen be quite/very impressive; Kleidung etc: look good/great;nichts her it’s not up to much, it’s not much to look at2. Aufheben:viel/nichts hermachen von make a lot of/not make much fuss about, make/not make a big thing of;viel/nichts von sich hermachen be full of oneself/be modest* * *1.(ugs.) reflexives Verb1)sich über etwas (Akk.) hermachen — get stuck into something (coll.)
2) (herfallen)2.sich über jemanden hermachen — set on or attack somebody
transitives Verbwenig hermachen — not look much (coll.)
viel hermachen — look great (coll.)
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86 wichtig
Adj. important; es ist mir sehr wichtig it’s very important to me, it means a lot to me; das ist nur halb so wichtig that’s not so important; etw. ( sehr) wichtig nehmen take s.th. (very) seriously, attach (great) importance to s.th.; sich ( sehr) wichtig nehmen take o.s. very seriously; er macht sich oder er tut gern wichtig ( mit) he likes to show off (about oder with); du machst dich doch nur wichtig! you’re just showing off; der hat’s oder hat sich aber wichtig! he really thinks a lot of himself!; er kommt sich wichtig vor he likes to think he’s important; ein wichtiges Gesicht machen put on a very serious face; nichts Wichtigeres zu tun haben als... have nothing better to do than...; das Wichtigste ist... the most important thing is* * *weighty; important; essential* * *wịch|tig ['vIçtɪç]1. adjimportantWichtigeres zu tun haben — to have more important things to do, to have better things to do
2. advsich selbst/etw (zu) wichtig nehmen — to take oneself/sth (too) seriously
See:→ wichtigmachen, wichtigtun* * *1) importantly2) ((negative unimportant) having great value, influence or effect: an important book/person/occasion; It is important that you arrive here on time.) important* * *wich·tig[ˈvɪçtɪç]1. (bedeutsam) importantW\wichtigeres zu tun haben to have more important things to donichts W\wichtigeres zu tun haben, als... to have nothing better to do than...▪ das W\wichtigste the most important thing[s]eine \wichtige Miene aufsetzen to put on an air of importance* * *Adjektiv importantes ist mir wichtig zu wissen, ob... — it is important to me to know if...
nichts Wichtigeres zu tun haben[, als...] — (auch iron.) have nothing better to do [than...]
sich wichtig machen od. tun — (ugs. abwertend) be full of one's own importance
* * *wichtig adj important;es ist mir sehr wichtig it’s very important to me, it means a lot to me;das ist nur halb so wichtig that’s not so important;etwas (sehr) wichtig nehmen take sth (very) seriously, attach (great) importance to sth;sich (sehr) wichtig nehmen take o.s. very seriously;der hat’s oderhat sich aber wichtig! he really thinks a lot of himself!;er kommt sich wichtig vor he likes to think he’s important;ein wichtiges Gesicht machen put on a very serious face;nichts Wichtigeres zu tun haben als … have nothing better to do than …;das Wichtigste ist … the most important thing is* * *Adjektiv importantes ist mir wichtig zu wissen, ob... — it is important to me to know if...
nichts Wichtigeres zu tun haben[, als...] — (auch iron.) have nothing better to do [than...]
sich wichtig machen od. tun — (ugs. abwertend) be full of one's own importance
* * *adj.big adj.grave adj.important adj.momentous adj.necessary adj.relevant adj.weighty adj. adv.importantly adv.momentously adv.vitally adv.weightily adv. -
87 echado
adj.lying-down, prostrate.past part.past participle of spanish verb: echar.* * *1→ link=echar echar► adjetivo1 (tumbado) lying down\ser un,-a echado,-a p'alante familiar to be forward* * *ADJ[pp] de echar1)estar echado — to lie, be lying (down)
3) CAm * (=perezoso) lazy, idle4) And * (=engreído) stuck-up *, toffee-nosed *5)- es muy echado pa'lante- es muy echado p'atrás* * *ser echado para atrás — (fam) to be full of oneself (colloq)
ser muy echado p'alante — (fam) (ser audaz, luchador) to be assertive; ( ser descarado) to be pushy (colloq)
* * *ser echado para atrás — (fam) to be full of oneself (colloq)
ser muy echado p'alante — (fam) (ser audaz, luchador) to be assertive; ( ser descarado) to be pushy (colloq)
* * *echado -da[ ESTAR](acostado): está echado porque no se encuentra bien he's lying down because he doesn't feel wellhabía alguien echado en el sofá there was somebody lying o lying down on the sofaser muy echado p'alante ( fam) (ser audaz, luchador) to be assertive, be able to look after oneself; (ser descarado) to be pushy ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo echar: ( conjugate echar)
echado es:
el participio
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echado
echar
echado◊ -da adjetivo ( acostado): está echado en el sofá he's lying down on the sofa
echar ( conjugate echar) verbo transitivo
1
◊ lo eché a la basura I threw it out o away;
echó la moneda al aire he tossed the coin;
echadoon el ancla/la red they cast anchor/their net;
echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back;
echado algo a perder to ruin sth;
echado de menos algo/a algn to miss sth/sbb)
‹ gobierno› to bring down;
‹ proyecto› to destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
‹ moral› to undermine;
‹puerta/valla› to break … down
2 ( expulsar) ‹ persona› ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq);
(de bar, casa) to throw … out;
( de colegio) to expel
3 ‹ carta› to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)
4
¿echaste el cerrojo? did you bolt the door?b) ( mover):◊ lo echó para atrás/a un lado she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)/to one side
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‹ gasolina› to put in;◊ ¿le echas azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?
2
◊ echadole la culpa a algn to put o lay the blame on sb
3 (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc):◊ ¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?;
de aquí a tu casa échale una hora it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house
4 (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) ‹programa/película› to show
echarse verbo pronominal
1
echadose de cabeza al agua to dive into the water;
echadose a perder [ comida] to go bad, go off (BrE);
[cosecha/proyecto/plan] to be ruined
c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl):
échate un poco para allá move over that way a bit;
echadose atrás to back out
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c) (Esp fam) ‹novio/novia›:◊ se ha echado novia he's found o got himself a girlfriend
3 (Méx fam) ( romper) to break
4 (Col fam) ( tardar) ‹horas/días› to take
5 ( empezar) echadose a to start o begin to, start o begin;◊ se echó a correr he started to run o started running;
las palomas se echadoon a volar the doves flew off
echar
I verbo transitivo
1 (por el aire) to throw: ¡echa la pelota!, throw us the ball
2 (añadir) to put
(una bebida) to pour
(gasolina) to put petrol (in the car): échale más agua al caldo, put more water in the soup
3 (despedir: humo, olor) to give off: este motor echa chispas, there are sparks coming out of this engine
(del trabajo) to sack, fire
(obligar a salir) to throw out: le echaron del instituto, they expelled him from school
4 (calcular subjetivamente) to reckon: le echó más años, he thought she was older
5 fam (un espectáculo) to show
6 (derribar) echar abajo, (edificio) to demolish
7 (+ sustantivo) figurado échale una ojeada a esto, have a look at this
figurado echarle una mano a alguien, to give sb a hand
8 echar de menos o en falta, to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
II vi (+ a + infinitivo) (empezar) to begin to: echó a andar, she started to walk
de repente echó a correr, she suddenly started to run
' echado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
echar
English:
belly
- lie down
- wasted
- jinx
- wonder
* * *echado, -a adj1. [acostado] lying down;no se puede poner, está echado he can't come to the phone, he's lying down;estaba echado en la cama he was lying in bed[valiente] gutsy;era un tío echado pa'lante [valiente] he was a gutsy guy* * *I part → echarII adj1 lying down2:echado para (a)delante fam self-reliant -
88 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
1.
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
2.
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
3.
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 -
89 infatué
infatuée ɛ̃fatɥe adjectifêtre infatué de sa personne or soi-même — to be full of oneself
* * *ɛ̃fatɥe adj infatué, -e* * *infatué de sa personne self-important, full of oneself2. [entiché]infatué de quelqu'un/quelque chose infatuated with somebody/something -
90 remplir
remplir [ʀɑ̃pliʀ]➭ TABLE 21. transitive verbb. ( = s'acquitter de) [+ contrat, mission, obligation] to fulfil ; [+ devoir] to carry out ; [+ rôle] to fill2. reflexive verb* * *ʀɑ̃pliʀ
1.
1) ( dans l'espace) to fill (up) [récipient] (de with); ( de nouveau) to refill [récipient]; to fill in ou out [formulaire]sa vie est remplie de petites contrariétés — fig his/her life is full of small vexations
remplir quelqu'un de joie — fig to fill somebody with joy
avoir le portefeuille bien rempli — (colloq) to be well-heeled (colloq), to be rich
2) ( s'acquitter de) [personne] to carry out, to perform [rôle, mission]; to fulfil [BrE] [devoir, obligations, objectifs]; to fulfil [BrE] [engagements]; [objet, dispositif] to fulfil [BrE] [rôle, fonction]remplir les conditions — to fulfil [BrE] ou meet the conditions
2.
se remplir verbe pronominal to fill (up) (de with)* * *ʀɑ̃pliʀ vt1) [récipient, lieu] to fill, to fill upElle a rempli son verre de vin. — She filled her glass with wine.
La salle était remplie de monde. — The room was full of people.
2) [questionnaire] to fill in Grande-Bretagne to fill out USA3) [obligations, fonction, condition] to fulfil* * *remplir verb table: finirA vtr1 ( dans l'espace) to fill (up) [récipient, verre, assiette, sac, tiroir] (de with); to fill in ou out [formulaire, questionnaire]; un verre rempli à ras bord a glass filled to the brim; il vida son verre d'un trait et le remplit à nouveau he drained his glass and refilled it ou filled it up again; remplir qch à moitié to half fill sth; un verre à moitié rempli a half-filled glass; remplir qch aux deux tiers to fill sth two thirds full; les manifestants ont rempli les rues de la ville the demonstrators filled the streets; sa vie est remplie de petites contrariétés fig his life is full of small vexations; remplir qn de joie/d'espoir/d'amertume fig to fill sb with joy/with hope/with bitterness; remplir qn d'aise fig to delight sb; il a rempli des centaines de pages sur un sujet qui n'intéresse personne he wrote hundreds of pages on a subject nobody's interested in; une barque remplie d'eau a waterlogged boat; le chanteur remplit des salles de 10 000 places the singer draws in ou pulls in crowds of 10,000; il n'a pas réussi à remplir l'Olympia lors de son unique concert he didn't manage to fill the Olympia when he gave his only concert;2 ( s'acquitter de) [personne] to carry out, to perform [rôle, mission, fonction]; to fulfilGB, to carry out [devoir, obligations, objectifs]; to fulfilGB [engagements]; [objet, dispositif] to fulfilGB [rôle, fonction]; remplir les conditions to fulfilGB ou meet the conditions.B se remplir vpr [récipient, salle, rues, ciel] to fill (up) (de with).[rɑ̃plir] verbe transitif1. [emplir] to fillon ne remplit plus les salles avec des comédies comedy doesn't pull audiences ou fill the house anymorela cave est remplie de bons vins the cellar is filled ou stocked with good winesl'accident a rempli les premières pages des journaux the front pages of the newspapers were full of news about the accident2. [compléter - questionnaire, dossier] to fill in ou out (separable) ; [ - chèque] to fill ou to make out (separable)3. [combler - trou] to fill in (separable)6. [d'émotion]remplir quelqu'un de joie/d'espoir to fill somebody with joy/with hopeêtre rempli de soi-même/de son importance to be full of oneself/of one's own importance————————se remplir verbe pronominal intransitif————————se remplir verbe pronominal transitifse remplir l'estomac (familier) ou la panse (familier) to stuff oneself ou one's face (très familier) -
91 ancho
adj.1 broad, wide.2 latus.3 large-waist.4 permissive, lax, loose.m.width, breadth.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: anchar.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) broad, wide2 (prenda - holgada) loose-fitting; (- grande) too big1 (anchura) breadth, width■ ¿qué ancho tiene? how wide is it?2 (en costura) width\a sus anchas familiar comfortable, at easea lo ancho breadthwise, acrossestar más ancho,-a que largo,-a to be full of oneselfestar muy ancho,-a to have plenty of space, have plenty of roomponerse más ancho,-a que largo,-a to swell with pridequedarse tan ancho,-a familiar to behave as if nothing had happened, not bat an eyelid————————1 (anchura) breadth, width■ ¿qué ancho tiene? how wide is it?2 (en costura) width* * *1. noun m.breadth, width2. (f. - ancha)adj.1) broad, wide2) loose* * *1. ADJ1) (=amplio) [camino, puente, habitación] wide; [calle, sonrisa, manos] broad; [muro] thick•
a lo ancho de algo — across sthhabía manifestantes a todo lo ancho de la avenida — there were demonstrators the length and breadth of the avenue
Castilla, largo 1., 6)•
por todo el ancho mundo — throughout the whole wide world, the world over2) (=holgado) [chaqueta, pantalón] loose, loose-fitting; [falda] full; [manga] widequedar o Esp estar o Esp venir ancho a algn — to be too wide for sb
esta camisa me viene ancha — this shirt is too big for me, this shirt is on the big side *
a sus anchas —
manga 1)ponerse a sus anchas — to make o.s. comfortable, spread o.s.
3) Esp (=cómodo, confortable)aquí te puedes sentir bien ancha — you can make yourself comfortable o at home here
en dos coches iremos más anchos — we'll be more comfortable in two cars, we'll have more room if we go in two cars
quedarse tan ancho, quedarse más ancho que largo —
le dijo cuatro verdades y se quedó tan ancho — he gave him a piece of his mind and felt very pleased with himself
panchono sabes lo ancho que me he quedado después de decírselo — it feels such a weight off my shoulders to have told him
4) (=liberal) liberal, broad-minded5) (=orgulloso) proud2. SM1) (=anchura) [de camino, ventana] width; [de río] width, breadth¿cuál es el ancho de la mesa? — what is the width of the table?
doble 1., 1)•
de ancho, tiene doce metros de ancho — it is twelve metres wide2) (Ferro) (tb: ancho de vía) gauge, gage (EEUU)* * *I- cha adjetivo1)a) <camino/río/mueble> widea lo ancho — breadthways o (BrE) widthways
b) <manos/cara/espalda> broadc) < ropa> loose-fitting, loose2) (fam) (ufano, orgulloso) proudiba todo ancho del brazo de su hija — he was bursting with pride as he walked arm-in-arm with his daughter
3) (cómodo, tranquilo)allí estaremos más anchos — (Esp) we'll have more room there
qué ancho me quedé después de decírselo! — (Esp) I felt really good after I'd told him
estar/sentirse/ponerse a sus anchas — to be/feel/make oneself at home
IIquedarse tan ancho — (Esp fam) ver pimpante
masculino width¿cuánto tiene or mide de ancho? — how wide is it?
tiene or mide 6 metros de ancho — it's 6 meters wide
* * *= broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], loose fitting, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex. Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.Ex. Located in an isolated section of the Southwest, Los Pasos sits under the brassy sun on a wide plain below a low range of hills.Ex. After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.Ex. The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.----* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.* ancho de banda = bandwidth.* ancho de caderas = pear-shaped, wide-hipped.* ancho de espaldas = broad-shouldered.* anchos de diferentes tamaños = graded widths.* cinta adhesiva ancha para libros = book tape.* cinta ancha adhesiva plateada = duct tape.* corbata ancha de colorines = kipper tie.* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.* meter de ancho = take in.* Número + de ancho = Número + wide.* pantalones anchos = baggy pants.* sombrero de alas anchas = broad-brimmed hat.* * *I- cha adjetivo1)a) <camino/río/mueble> widea lo ancho — breadthways o (BrE) widthways
b) <manos/cara/espalda> broadc) < ropa> loose-fitting, loose2) (fam) (ufano, orgulloso) proudiba todo ancho del brazo de su hija — he was bursting with pride as he walked arm-in-arm with his daughter
3) (cómodo, tranquilo)allí estaremos más anchos — (Esp) we'll have more room there
qué ancho me quedé después de decírselo! — (Esp) I felt really good after I'd told him
estar/sentirse/ponerse a sus anchas — to be/feel/make oneself at home
IIquedarse tan ancho — (Esp fam) ver pimpante
masculino width¿cuánto tiene or mide de ancho? — how wide is it?
tiene or mide 6 metros de ancho — it's 6 meters wide
* * *= broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], loose fitting, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
Ex: Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.Ex: Located in an isolated section of the Southwest, Los Pasos sits under the brassy sun on a wide plain below a low range of hills.Ex: After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.Ex: The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.* ancho de banda = bandwidth.* ancho de caderas = pear-shaped, wide-hipped.* ancho de espaldas = broad-shouldered.* anchos de diferentes tamaños = graded widths.* cinta adhesiva ancha para libros = book tape.* cinta ancha adhesiva plateada = duct tape.* corbata ancha de colorines = kipper tie.* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.* meter de ancho = take in.* Número + de ancho = Número + wide.* pantalones anchos = baggy pants.* sombrero de alas anchas = broad-brimmed hat.* * *A1 ‹camino› wide; ‹río› wide, broad; ‹cama/mesa› widela entrada no es lo suficientemente ancha the entrance is not wide enoughpusieron barricadas a todo lo ancho de la carretera they put barricades right across the roaddoblar el papel a lo ancho fold the paper breadthways o ( BrE) widthways2 ‹manos/cara/espalda› broades ancho de espaldas he's broad-shouldered3 ‹pared› thick4 ‹pantalones/chaqueta› loose-fitting, loosela falda me está or queda or viene ancha de cintura the skirt is too big around the waist for meB ( fam) (ufano, orgulloso) proudiba todo ancho del brazo de su hija he was very proud o bursting with pride as he walked arm-in-arm with his daughterC(cómodo, tranquilo): vamos en mi coche, así estaremos más anchos ( Esp); we'll take my car, that way we'll have more room¡qué ancho me quedé después de decírselo! ( Esp); I felt really good o I felt I'd got(ten) a real weight off my chest after I'd told himestar/sentirse/ponerse a sus anchas to be/feel/make oneself at homeen su casa me siento a mis anchas I feel at home o at ease at his houseahora podemos charlar a nuestras anchas now we can relax and have a good chatllegó al hotel y se puso a sus anchas he arrived at the hotel and made himself comfortable o made himself at home o settled himself inquedarse tan ancho ( Esp fam): lo dijo mal y se quedó tan ancho he said it wrong but just carried on regardless o as if nothing had happened o but he wasn't at all fazedlo echaron del trabajo y se quedó tan ancho they fired him but he wasn't the least bit bothered o worried o but he was totally unpertubedcasi se mata y se queda tan ancho he nearly kills himself and then behaves o acts as if nothing had happened, he nearly kills himself and he doesn't bat an eyelash ( AmE) o ( BrE) eyelid o turn a hairme llamó mentirosa y se quedó tan ancho he called me a liar, quite unashamedlydijo que se iba a vivir con él, así tan ancha she quite boldly o calmly said she was going to go and live with him, she said she was going to go and live with him, quite brazenly o unashamedly1 widthmide el ancho de la alfombra measure the width of the carpet¿cuánto tiene or mide de ancho? how wide is it?tiene or mide 6 metros de largo por 3 de ancho it's 6 meters long by 3 meters wideCompuestos:bandwidthgauge( Ferr) Spanish broad gauge( Ferr) standard gauge* * *
ancho 1◊ - cha adjetivo
1
a lo ancho breadthways o (BrE) widthways
2 (cómodo, tranquilo):
estar/sentirse/ponerse a sus anchas to be/feel/make oneself at home
ancho 2 sustantivo masculino
width;◊ ¿cuánto mide de ancho? how wide is it?;
tiene 6 metros de ancho it's 6 meters wide
ancho,-a
I adjetivo wide, broad
ese vestido te está muy ancho, that dress is too big for you
II sustantivo masculino
1 (anchura) width, breadth: ¿qué ancho tiene?, how wide is it?
la mesa tiene un metro de ancho, the table is a metre wide
2 Cost width
♦ Locuciones: familiar quedarse tan ancho (tranquilo): llega tarde y se queda tan ancha, she is always late but never shows any sign of remorse
a lo ancho: mide la cocina a lo ancho, measure the kitchen widthways
familiar a mis/tus/sus anchas, at ease, comfortable
Empleamos wide (ancho) para hablar de distancias físicas: Vivimos en una calle ancha. We live in a wide street. El coche no entra, es demasiado ancho. The car won't go in, it's too wide.
Broad (amplio) es más abstracto y lo usamos en ciertas expresiones (plena luz de día, broad daylight; liberal, broad-minded) o en estilo literario para describir ríos, valles u otros elementos geográficos: Al otro lado del ancho valle se encuentra el castillo. On the other side of the broad valley stands the castle.
' ancho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amplia
- amplio
- ancha
- interlineal
- medir
- sacar
- tener
- de
- espalda
- impresión
- por
English:
across
- breadth
- broad
- frame
- gauge
- in
- wide
- width
- baggy
- coast
- depth
- how
- length
* * *ancho, -a♦ adj1. [abertura, carretera, río] wide;mídelo a lo ancho measure it crosswise;a lo ancho de across (the width of);había rocas a lo ancho de la carretera there were rocks across the middle of the road;es ancho de hombros he's broad-shouldered;en este asiento se está muy ancho this seat is nice and wide2. [muro] thick3. [ropa] loose-fitting;este vestido me viene ancho de cintura this dress is too big for me around the waist;venirle ancho a alguien to be too big for sb;el puesto de director le viene ancho he doesn't have what it takes for the job of manager4. [persona] [cómoda] comfortable;estaremos más anchos si nos vamos al jardín we'll have more room if we go into the garden;a mis/tus anchas at ease;ponte a tus anchas make yourself at home[desahogada] relieved;estar/ponerse muy ancho to be/become conceited;yo tan preocupada y él, tan ancho I was so worried whereas he didn't seem at all bothered o the least bit concerned;quedarse tan ancho not to care less;lo dijo delante de todos y se quedó tan ancho he said it in front of everyone, just like that;¡qué ancho me he quedado después del examen! I'm so relieved to have got the exam over with!;Irónico¡se habrá quedado ancho con la tontería que ha dicho! he must be delighted with himself for making that stupid remark♦ nmwidth;tener 5 metros de ancho to be 5 metres wideInformát ancho de banda bandwidth; Ferroc ancho de vía gauge* * *I adj1 wide, broad:a sus anchas at ease, relaxed;quedarse tan ancho fam carry on as if nothing had happened3 ( orgulloso):ponerse muy ancho be very proud4:venir ancho a be too much for;le viene ancho el cargo the job is too much for herII m width;dos metros de ancho two meters wide* * *1) : wide, broad2) : ample, loose-fittingancho nm: width, breadth* * *ancho1 adj1. (en general) wide3. (hombros, espalda) broadestar muy ancho to have plenty of space / to have plenty of roomquedarse tan ancho not to be at all bothered / not to bat an eyelidlo hizo todo mal y se quedó tan ancho he did it all wrong, but he wasn't at all botheredancho2 n widtha mis anchas comfortable / at home -
92 plein
plein, pleine [plɛ̃, plεn]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque plein fait partie d'une locution comme en plein air, en mettre plein la vue, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = rempli) fullb. ( = complet) [succès, confiance, satisfaction] completee. ( = ivre) (inf!) plastered (inf!)2. <a. ( = beaucoup) (inf) tu as des romans ? -- j'en ai plein have you any novels? -- I've got loadsb. ( = exactement vers) se diriger plein ouest to head due westc. (locutions)• en avoir plein les jambes (inf) to be exhausted► à plein [fonctionner, tourner] at full capacity ; [exploiter] to the full• il faut profiter à plein de ces jours de congé you should make the very most of your time off► en plein + préposition ou adverbe3. <b. [d'essence] faire le plein to fill up• le plein, s'il vous plaît fill it up please* * *
1.
pleine plɛ̃, plɛn adjectif1) ( rempli) full (de of)2)un plein verre/panier — a glassful/basketful (de of)
saisir à pleines mains — to take hold of [something] with both hands [objet massif]; to pick up a handful of [terre, sable, pièces]
3) ( non creux) [brique, mur] solid; [joues, visage] plump; [forme] rounded4) ( total) [pouvoir, accord, effet] full; [succès, confiance] completeavoir la responsabilité pleine et entière de quelque chose — to have full responsibility for something
5) ( entier) [mois] whole, full; [lune] full6) ( milieu)en pleine poitrine/réunion/forêt — (right) in the middle of the chest/meeting/forest
7) Zoologie pleine [femelle] pregnant; [vache] in calf (après n); [jument] in foal (après n); [truie] in pig (après n)8) (colloq) ( ivre) sloshed (colloq), drunk9) ( en parlant de cuir)
2.
2) ( directement)
3.
nom masculin1) ( de réservoir)faire le plein de — lit to fill up with [eau, carburant]; fig to get a lot of [idées, voix, visiteurs]
j'ai fait deux pleins or deux fois le plein pour venir ici — I took two tankfuls to get here
2) ( en calligraphie) downstroke
4.
plein de (colloq) déterminant indéfiniplein de — lots of, loads (colloq) of
5.
à plein locution adverbiale [bénéficier, utiliser] fullytourner or marcher à plein — to work flat out, to work to capacity
6.
en plein locution adverbialeil m'est rentré en plein dedans — (colloq) he crashed right into me
7.
tout plein (colloq) locution adverbiale reallyPhrasal Verbs:••en avoir plein les jambes (colloq) or pattes — (colloq) to be worn out, to be fit to drop (colloq)
en avoir plein le dos (colloq) or les bottes — (sl)to be fed up (to the back teeth) (colloq)
(s')en prendre plein les gencives — (sl) to get it in the neck (colloq)
* * *plɛ̃, plɛn plein, -e1. adj1) (= rempli) fullplein de — full of, (= beaucoup de) lots of
La rue est pleine de gens. — The street is full of people.
2) (non creux) (porte, roue) solid3) (= gravide) (chienne) pregnant, (jument) in foalà pleines mains [ramasser] — in handfuls, [empoigner] firmly
à plein régime — at maximum revs, figat full speed
Elle travaille à plein temps. — She works full-time.
2. nm1) [carburant]faire le plein — to fill up (with petrol Grande-Bretagne), to fill up (with gas USA)
Le plein, s'il vous plaît. — Fill it up, please.
2) (= maximum)tourner à plein [usine, machine] — to work at full capacity
3. pleins nmplCALLIGRAPHIE downstrokes* * *A adj1 ( rempli) full (de of); être plein à craquer to be full to bursting; j'ai les mains pleines my hands are full; il avait les yeux pleins de larmes his eyes were full of tears; être plein de vie/d'idées/de fraîcheur to be full of life/of ideas/of freshness; être plein d'humour [personne, film, livre] to be amusing; des huîtres bien pleines nice fat oysters; une jupe pleine de taches a skirt covered with stains; avoir le nez plein○ to need to blow one's nose;2 ( indiquant une quantité maximale) un plein verre/panier/pot a glassful/basketful/potful (de of); une pleine assiette/valise/salle a plateful/suitcaseful/roomful (de of); il a une pleine cave de vin/chambre de jouets he has a cellar full of wine/bedroom full of toys; un plein carton de vieux journaux a boxful of old newspapers; prendre or saisir qch à pleines mains to take hold of sth with both hands [objet massif]; to pick up a handful of sth [terre, sable, pièces de monnaie];4 ( total) [pouvoir, accord, effet, adhésion] full; [succès, satisfaction, confiance] complete; confier or voter les pleins pouvoirs à qn to grant sb full power; avec le plein accord de qn with sb's full agreement; avoir la pleine maîtrise/utilisation de qch to have full control/use of sth; plein et entier [accord, adhésion, responsabilité] full; avoir la responsabilité pleine et entière de qch to have full responsibility for sth;5 ( entier) [jour, mois, année] whole, full; [lune] full; il faut compter un mois plein you should allow a full month; c'est la pleine mer it is high tide;6 ( milieu) en pleine poitrine/tête (right) in the middle of the chest/head; en pleine réunion/nuit/crise (right) in the middle of the meeting/night/crisis; en pleine ville/forêt/campagne (right) in the middle of the town/forest/countryside; en plein cœur right in the heart; en plein centre-ville right in the centreGB of town; en plein mois d'août right in the middle of August; en plein jour in broad daylight; en plein été at the height of summer; en plein hiver in the depths of winter; en pleine mer on the open sea; être en pleine mutation or évolution to be experiencing radical change; être en pleine récession to be in a deep recession;8 ○( ivre) sloshed○, drunk;9 ( en parlant de cuir) reliure pleine peau full leather binding; un livre avec une reliure pleine peau a fully leather-bound book; manteau/veste pleine peau coat/jacket made out of full skins.B adv1 ( exprimant une grande quantité) avoir des billes plein les poches to have one's pockets full of marbles; il a des idées plein la tête he's full of ideas;2 ( directement) être orienté plein sud/nord to face due south/north.C nm1 ( de réservoir) faire le plein de lit to fill up with [eau, carburant]; fig to get a lot of [idées, voix, visiteurs]; s'arrêter pour faire le plein to stop to fill up; j'ai fait deux pleins or deux fois le plein pour venir ici I took two tankfuls to get here; le plein s'il vous plaît fill it up please;2 Phys les pleins et les vides plenums and vacuums;3 ( en calligraphie) downstroke; les pleins et les déliés the downstrokes and upstrokes.D ○ plein de dét indéf plein de lots of, loads○ of [choses, argent, bises, amis]; tu veux des timbres? j'en ai (tout) plein do you want any stamps? I've got loads.E à plein loc adv [bénéficier, utiliser] fully; tourner or marcher à plein [machine, entreprise] to work flat out, to work to capacity.F en plein loc adv en plein devant right in front of; atterrir en plein dans le jardin/sur le toit to land right in the middle of the garden GB ou yard US/on top of the roof; l'avion s'est écrasé en plein sur l'immeuble the plane crashed straight into the building; il m'est rentré en plein dedans○ he crashed right into me.en avoir plein les jambes or pattes○ to be worn out, to be fit to drop○; en avoir plein le dos○ or les bottes○ or le cul● to be fed up (to the back teeth) (de with); (s')en prendre plein les gencives○ or la gueule● to get it in the neck○.1. [rempli] fullavoir l'estomac ou le ventre plein to have a full stomachêtre plein d'enthousiasme/de bonne volonté to show great enthusiasm/willingnessa. [valise] bulging, bursting, crammed fullb. [salle] packeda. (familier) [valise, salle] to be chock-a-blockb. [personne repue] to be stuffed2. [massif] solid3. [complet] fullplein temps, temps plein full-timeêtre ou travailler à temps plein to work full-timea. [généralement] full pageb. [en publicité, sur une page] full-page adc. [en publicité, sur deux pages] spread5. [en intensif]chanter/crier à plein gosier to sing/to shout at the top of one's voiceplein tube (familier) , pleins tubes (familier) : mettre la radio (à) pleins tubes to put the radio on full blastfoncer/rouler (à) plein tube to go/to drive flat out6. [arrondi] fullavoir des formes pleines to have a well-rounded ou full figureavoir des joues pleines to have chubby cheeks, to be chubby-cheeked[jument] in foal[chatte] pregnant8. (littéraire) [préoccupé]être plein de soi-même/son sujet to be full of oneself/one's subject————————nom masculin1. [de carburant] full tankavec un plein, tu iras jusqu'à Versailles you'll get as far as Versailles on a full tankle plein, s'il vous plaît fill her ou it up, please[de courses]2. [maximum]donner son plein [personne] to give one's best, to give one's all3. [en calligraphie] downstroke4. CONSTRUCTION solid ou massive parts————————adverbe1. (familier)tout plein [très] reallyil est mignon tout plein, ce bébé what a cute little baby2. [non creux]————————préposition[partout dans] all overj'ai des plantes plein ma maison my house is full of plants, I have plants all over the houseb. [être éperdu d'admiration] to be bowled over————————à plein locution adverbialeles moteurs/usines tournent à plein the engines/factories are working to full capacity————————de plein droit locution adverbialeexiger ou réclamer quelque chose de plein droit to demand something as of right ou as one's right————————de plein fouet locution adjectivale————————de plein fouet locution adverbiale————————en plein locution adverbiale2. [complètement, exactement]en plein dans/sur right in the middle of/on top of————————en plein locution prépositionnelle,en pleine locution prépositionnelle[au milieu de, au plus fort de]une industrie en plein essor a boom ou fast-growing industry————————plein de locution déterminanteil y avait plein de gens dans la rue there were crowds ou masses of people in the streettu veux des bonbons/de l'argent? j'en ai plein do you want some sweets/money? I've got loads ou lots -
93 pisser
pisser (inf!) [pise]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verb• il ne se sent plus pisser (pejorative) he thinks the sun shines out of his arse (vulg!) (Brit) or ass (vulg!) (US)2. transitive verb* * *
1.
(sl) pise verbe transitifpisser le sang — [personne, nez, blessure] to pour with blood
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( uriner) [personne, animal] to pee (colloq), to piss (sl)rire à en pisser dans sa culotte — to wet ou piss (sl) one's pants laughing
2) ( fuir) [récipient] to leak••se regarder or s'écouter pisser, ne plus se sentir pisser — to be full of oneself
ça lui a pris comme une envie de pisser — he/she had a sudden urge to do it
* * *pise *1. vi(= uriner) to pee *2. vt* * *pisser verb table: aimerA ◑vtr pisser du sang to pass blood; pisser le sang [personne, nez, blessure] to pour with blood; mon moteur pissait l'huile my engine was leaking oil all over the place.B vi1 ◑( uriner) [personne, animal] to pee◑; ( plus vulgaire) to piss◑; j'ai envie de pisser I want to pee◑; pisser de rire to piss◑ oneself laughing; pisser dans sa culotte to wet one's pants; rire à en pisser dans sa culotte to wet ou piss◑ one's pants laughing; pisser au lit to wet the bed; ⇒ mérinos, violon;2 ○( fuir) [récipient] to leak; un tonneau qui pisse de partout a cask that leaks like a sieve; l'eau pisse de partout water is pouring out from everywhere.il pleut comme vache qui pisse◑ it's pissing down◑, it's pouring down○; se regarder or s'écouter pisser◑, ne plus se sentir pisser◑ to be full of oneself; ça lui a pris comme une envie de pisser◑ he had a sudden urge to do it; laisse pisser◑! forget it!(très familier) [pise] verbe intransitifc'est comme si on pissait dans un violon it's a bloody waste of time (très familier), it's like pissing into the wind (très familier)2. [fuir] to leak————————(très familier) [pise] verbe transitif1. [uriner] to pass2. [laisser s'écouler]ça pissait le sang there was blood gushing ou spurting everywhere3. (locution)pisser de la copie to churn it out, to write reams -
94 sufficiente
sufficient* * *sufficiente agg.1 sufficient; enough; adequate: una quantità sufficiente, a sufficient quantity; abbiamo pane, vino sufficiente per venti persone, we have enough bread, wine for twenty people; credi che questa carne sia sufficiente?, do you think that this is enough meat? (o this meat is enough?); ho denaro più che sufficiente, I have more than enough money; il mio reddito è appena sufficiente per la mia famiglia, my income is hardly sufficient (o adequate) for my family; non avere viveri sufficienti, to be short of foodstuffs; guadagni più che sufficienti, more than satisfactory earnings; salario sufficiente per vivere, living wages; non credo che questo sarà sufficiente, I do not think that this will be enough; non ho tempo sufficiente per fermarmi qui, I haven't enough time to stop here // la sua interrogazione era sufficiente, ( a scuola) he got a pass mark for his oral test // (amm.) maggioranza sufficiente, working majority // (fil.) ragion sufficiente, sufficient reason // (dir.) prove sufficienti, sufficient evidence2 ( altezzoso) arrogant, haughty; self-important, conceited: parlava in tono sufficiente, he spoke in a haughty tone◆ s.m.1 sufficient, enough: ha il sufficiente per vivere, he has enough to live (on)2 ( persona altezzosa) haughty person: fare il sufficiente, to give oneself airs (o to act superior).* * *[suffi'tʃɛnte]1. agg2) (borioso) self-important2. sm* * *[suffi'tʃɛnte] 1.1) (adeguato) sufficient, enoughessere sufficiente — to be sufficient o enough
2) (sussiegoso) [ tono] self-important3) scol.2.sostantivo maschile3.sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile* * *sufficiente/suffi't∫εnte/1 (adeguato) sufficient, enough; una quantità sufficiente a sufficient quantity; essere sufficiente to be sufficient o enough; essere più che sufficiente to be more than sufficient; non c'è illuminazione sufficiente there isn't enough light2 (sussiegoso) [ tono] self-important3 scol. il suo tema era sufficiente he got a pass with his essayavere il sufficiente per vivere to have enough to live (on)III m. e f.fare il sufficiente to be full of oneself. -
95 humo
m.1 smoke.echar humo (informal figurative) to be fuming, to have smoke coming out of one's ears2 vanity, airs.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: humar.* * *1 smoke3 (vapor) steam, vapour (US vapor)\a humo de pajas figurado thoughtlesslybajarle los humos a alguien figurado to put somebody in his/her placeechar humo to smokesubírsele los humos a uno figurado to become conceited, get on one's high horsetener muchos humos figurado to put on airs* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=de fuego, cigarro) smoke; (=gases) fumes pl ; (=vapor) vapour, vapor (EEUU), steamechar humo — (lit) to smoke; (fig) to be fuming
tener muchos humos — to think a lot of o.s., have a big head
- vender humos* * *1) (de tabaco, incendio) smoke; ( gases) fumes (pl)echar humo por las orejas — to be seething (colloq)
hacerse humo — (AmL fam) to make oneself scarce (colloq)
llegar al humo de las velas — (Arg) to arrive just as everyone is leaving
bajarle los humos a alguien — to take somebody down a peg or two
se te/le han subido los humos a la cabeza — you've/he's become very high and mighty o very stuck up (colloq)
* * *= smoke, fume, flue gas.Ex. This article describes how Naval War College Library set about restoring the print to book spines that were damaged by smoke or soot during a fire, or during the cleaning process which followed.Ex. The ammonia method of developing poses problems of smell and fumes.Ex. In the far term novel techniques are being developed to remove carbon dioxide from fuel gas or flue gas from energy conversion systems.----* anillo de humo = smoke ring.* bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.* bocanada de humo = puff of smoke.* bomba de humo = smoke bomb.* colector de humos = exhaust manifold, inlet manifold.* columna de humo = plume of smoke.* cortina de humo = smokescreen, pall of smoke, smoke pall.* daño causado por el humo = smoke damage.* detector de humos = smoke detector, smoke alarm.* deteriorado por el humo = smoke-damaged.* donde hay humo, hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.* echar humo = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA].* echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* estela de humo = vapour trail.* exhalar humo = steam.* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.* humo de cigarrillo = cigarette smoke.* humo del tubo de escape = exhaust gas, exhaust fume, exhaust.* humo de tabaco = tobacco smoke.* humo + disiparse = smoke + clear.* libre de humo = smokeless.* libre de humos = smoke-free.* negro de humo = lampblack.* nube de humo = smoke pall, pall of smoke, smokescreen, puff of smoke, plume of smoke.* paño de humo = pall of smoke, smoke pall, smokescreen.* que baja los humos = humbling.* salida de humos = flue.* señal de humo = smoke signal.* sin emitir humo = smokeless.* sin humo = smokeless.* sin humos = smoke-free.* sistema de emisión de humos = exhaust system.* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* zona libre de humo = smoke-free zone, smoke-free area.* * *1) (de tabaco, incendio) smoke; ( gases) fumes (pl)echar humo por las orejas — to be seething (colloq)
hacerse humo — (AmL fam) to make oneself scarce (colloq)
llegar al humo de las velas — (Arg) to arrive just as everyone is leaving
bajarle los humos a alguien — to take somebody down a peg or two
se te/le han subido los humos a la cabeza — you've/he's become very high and mighty o very stuck up (colloq)
* * *= smoke, fume, flue gas.Ex: This article describes how Naval War College Library set about restoring the print to book spines that were damaged by smoke or soot during a fire, or during the cleaning process which followed.
Ex: The ammonia method of developing poses problems of smell and fumes.Ex: In the far term novel techniques are being developed to remove carbon dioxide from fuel gas or flue gas from energy conversion systems.* anillo de humo = smoke ring.* bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.* bocanada de humo = puff of smoke.* bomba de humo = smoke bomb.* colector de humos = exhaust manifold, inlet manifold.* columna de humo = plume of smoke.* cortina de humo = smokescreen, pall of smoke, smoke pall.* daño causado por el humo = smoke damage.* detector de humos = smoke detector, smoke alarm.* deteriorado por el humo = smoke-damaged.* donde hay humo, hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.* echar humo = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA].* echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* estela de humo = vapour trail.* exhalar humo = steam.* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.* humo de cigarrillo = cigarette smoke.* humo del tubo de escape = exhaust gas, exhaust fume, exhaust.* humo de tabaco = tobacco smoke.* humo + disiparse = smoke + clear.* libre de humo = smokeless.* libre de humos = smoke-free.* negro de humo = lampblack.* nube de humo = smoke pall, pall of smoke, smokescreen, puff of smoke, plume of smoke.* paño de humo = pall of smoke, smoke pall, smokescreen.* que baja los humos = humbling.* salida de humos = flue.* señal de humo = smoke signal.* sin emitir humo = smokeless.* sin humo = smokeless.* sin humos = smoke-free.* sistema de emisión de humos = exhaust system.* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* zona libre de humo = smoke-free zone, smoke-free area.* * *empezó a echar humo smoke started pouring out of ita la hora de pagar siempre se hace humo when it's time to pay the bill he always makes himself scarce o does a vanishing trick ( colloq)irse/venirse al humo ( RPl fam): llegó con las tortas y los chicos se fueron al humo she arrived with the cakes and the kids gathered round like bees around a honey pot ( colloq)llegar al humo de las velas ( Arg); to arrive just as everyone is leavingdonde hay humo hay fuego there's no smoke without fire(aires): ¡vaya humos que tiene! she really puts on o gives herself airs ( colloq), she really thinks she's the bees knees o the cat's whiskers ( colloq)bajarle los humos a algn to take sb down a peg or twosubírsele los humos a la cabeza a algn: se le han subido los humos a la cabeza he's become very high and mighty o very stuck-up ( colloq)* * *
humo sustantivo masculino
1 (de tabaco, incendio) smoke;
( gases) fumes (pl);
hacerse humo (AmL fam) to make oneself scarce (colloq)
2
¡qué humos se da! she really gives herself airs (colloq);
bajarle los humos a algn to take sb down a peg or two
humo sustantivo masculino
1 smoke
(vapor) vapour, US vapor, steam
(de un tubo de escape, de un extractor) fumes pl 2 humos mpl (soberbia, vanidad) airs: se da muchos humos, she thinks a lot of herself
' humo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahumar
- ahumada
- ahumado
- bocanada
- bote
- cargada
- cargado
- chimenea
- columna
- cortina
- despedir
- desprender
- echar
- espesa
- espeso
- pantalla
- respirar
- sahumar
- tenue
- arrojar
- asfixiante
- desvanecerse
- dispersar
- envolver
- envuelto
- nube
- oler
- tragar
English:
belch
- coil
- curl
- discharge
- dissipate
- from
- fume
- give off
- inhale
- overpower
- pall
- plume
- puff
- rise
- send up
- set off
- smoke
- smoke bomb
- smoke detector
- smokeless
- smokescreen
- smoky
- thick
- trail
- vapour trail
- wisp
- wreath
- billow
- blow
- canister
* * *♦ nm1. [producto de combustión] smoke;[de vehículo] fumes; Famechar humo to be fuming, to have smoke coming out of one's ears;estoy que echo humo I'm fuming;Famse hizo humo [desapareció] he made himself scarce;su fortuna se convirtió en humo en pocos meses his fortune went up in smoke within a few months2. [vapor] steam♦ humos nmpl[soberbia]tener demasiados humos to be too full of oneself;Fambajarle a alguien los humos to take sb down a peg or two;Famcon esa derrota se les han bajado los humos that defeat has brought them back down to earth;Famdarse humos to give oneself airs;Famse le subieron los humos a la cabeza it went to his head* * *m1 de fuego smoke;echar humo fig be furious, be fuming;me echa humo la cabeza fig fam I’m fuming fam2 ( vapor) steam3:humos pl fumes;tener muchos humos fam be a real bighead fam ;bajarle los humos a alguien fam take s.o. down a peg or two;se le han subido los humos (a la cabeza) he’s gotten really high and mighty* * *humo nm1) : smoke, steam, fumes2) humos nmpl: airs pl, conceit* * *humo n1. (de fuego, cigarrillo) smoke2. (gas) fumes3. (vapor) steam -
96 pieno
['pjɛno] pieno (-a)1. agg1) (gen) full, (giornata, vita) full, busyun bicchiere pieno d'acqua — a glass full of water o filled with water
2) (completo: successo, fiducia) total, complete3) (muro, mattone) solid4)a piene mani — abundantlyè una persona che dà a piene mani — he (o she) is very generous
a pieni voti — (eleggere) unanimously
pieno di sé — full of oneself, self-important
in pieno — (completamente: sbagliare) completely, (colpire, centrare) bang o right in the middle
2. sm1)fare il pieno (di benzina) Auto — to fill up (with petrol Brit o gas Am)
il pieno, per favore — fill her up, please
2) (colmo) height, peak -
97 λύω
λύω, poet. imper.Aλῦθι Pi.Fr.85
: [tense] fut. λύσω [ῡ] Il.1.29, etc.: [tense] aor.ἔλῡσα 18.244
, etc.: [tense] pf.λέλῠκα Th.7.18
, Ar.V. 992 ( ἀπο-), etc.:— [voice] Pass., [tense] pf.λέλῠμαι Il.8.103
, etc.: [tense] plpf. ἐλελύμην [ῠ] Od.22.186, etc.: [tense] aor. ἐλύθην, [dialect] Ep. λύθην [ῠ] 8.360, E.Hel. 860, Th.2.103, etc.: [tense] fut. , Isoc.12.116, etc., also λελύσομαι [ῡ] D.14.2, X. Cyr.6.2.37 ( ἀπο-): [dialect] Ep. [tense] aor. [voice] Pass. λύμην [ῠ] Il.21.80; λύτο [ῠ] ib. 114, butλῦτο 24.1
(at beginning of line, v.l. λύτο);λύντο 7.16
: also [ per.] 3sg. opt. [tense] pf.λελῦτο Od.18.238
:—[voice] Med., [tense] fut.λύσομαι Il.1.13
, etc.: [tense] aor.ἐλυσάμην 14.214
: [tense] pf. [voice] Pass. λέλῦμαι in med. sense, D.36.45, Arist.Rh. 1400a22 (cf. δια-, κατα-λύω): [tense] fut. λύσομαι in pass. sense, ( δια-) Th.2.12, ( ἐπι-) Lys.25.33 codd. ( καταλύσεσθαι edd.), ( κατα-) X.Cyr.1.6.9.—Homer uses all tenses exc. [tense] pf. [voice] Act., [tense] pres. and [tense] fut. [voice] Pass. [In [tense] pres. and [tense] impf. [pron. full] ῡ always in [dialect] Att., [pron. full] ῠ mostly in [dialect] Ep., though Hom. has [pron. full] ῡ twice,ἔλῡεν Il.23.513
, λῡει Od.7.74; also in compds.,ἀλλῡεσκεν 2.105
, ἀλλῡουσαν ib. 109: in [tense] fut. and [tense] aor. 1 [pron. full] ῡ always: in other tenses [pron. full] ῠ always, exc. in the forms λελῦτο, λῦτο (v. supr.).] (Cf. Lat. luo (pay), re-luo, solvo (for se-luo), solūtus, etc.):— loosen:I of things, unbind, unfasten, esp. clothes and armour, λῦσε δέ οἱ ζωστῇρα, θώρηκα, Il.4.215, 16.804; λ. παρθενίην ζώνην loose the maiden-girdle, of the husband after marriage, Od. 11.245; of the wife,λύοι χαλινὸν ὑφ' ἥρωϊ παρθενίας Pi.I.8(7).48
; ; soἔλυσας.. ἅγνευμα σόν Id.Tr. 501
; freq. of the tackling of ships, λ. πρυμνήσια, ἱστία, λαῖφος, etc., Od.2.418, 15.496, 552, h.Ap. 406, etc. (never in Il.); λ. πρύμνας, νεῶν πόδα, E.Hec. 539, 1020, etc.: abs., λύειν, of ships, set sail,λῦε, κυβερνήτα APl.1.6
*.9 ([place name] Panteleus); ἀσκὸν λ. untie a skin (used as a bag), Od.10.47: freq. in Trag., λ. στολάς, πέπλον, S.OC 1597, Tr. 924; λ. ἡνίαν slacken the rein, Id.El. 743; κλῄθρων λυθέντων when the gates have been opened, A.Th. 396; λ. γράμματα, δέλτον, open a letter, E.IA38 (anap.), 307; λ. πέδας, δεσμά, A.Eu. 645 ([voice] Pass.), E.HF 1123; ; ἀρτάνας.. δέρης ἔλυσαν loosed it from my neck, ib. 876, cf. E.Hipp. 781:—[voice] Med., ἀπὸ στήθεσφιν ἐλύσατο κεστὸν ἱμάντα undid her belt, Il.14.214; but λύοντο τεύχεα they undid the armour for themselves, i.e. stripped it off (others), 17.318; later λυσαμένα πλοκαμῖδας unbinding her hair, Bion 1.20, etc.b in various phrases, στόμα λ. open the mouth, E.Hipp. 1060, Isoc.12.96;γλώσσας λ. εἰς αἰσχροὺς μύθους Critias 6.9
D.; λ. βλεφάρων ἕδραν wake up, E.Rh.8 (anap.); λ. ὀφρύν unfold the brow, Id.Hipp. 290;λ. ἄχος ἀπ' ὀμμάτων S.Aj. 706
(lyr.), etc.2 of living beings,a of horses, etc., unyoke, unharness, opp. ζεύγνυμι, Od.4.35; ἐξ ὀχέων, ὑπὲξ ὀχέων, Il.5.369,8.504;ὑφ' ἅρμασιν 18.244
;ὑπὸ ζυγοῦ Od.4.39
:ὑπὸ ζυγόφιν Il.24.576
;ὑπ' ἀπήνης Od.7.6
(also in [voice] Med., μὴ.. ὑπ' ὄχεσφι λυώμεθα μώνυχας ἵππους unyoke our horses, Il. 23.7; ); λύε μώνυχας ἵππους loosed them, Il.10.498; λ. κύνα let him loose, X.Cyn.6.13, etc.b of men, release, deliver, esp. from bonds or prison, and so, generally, from difficulty or danger, Il.15.22, Od.8.345, 12.53, D.24.206, etc.; ὁ λύσων he that shall deliver, A.Pr. 771, 785: c. gen. rei,τὸν.. θεοὶ κακότητος ἔλυσαν Od.5.397
, cf. Pi.P.3.50, etc.;λ. τινὰ δεσμῶν A.Pr. 1006
; ;τὼ.. ἐκ δεσμοῖο λύθεν Od.8.360
, cf. Pi.O.4.23, A.Pr. 873, E.Hipp. 1244, Pl.R. 360c; also λ. δόμους ἁβρότατος rob the house of.., Pi.P.11.34; λ. τινὰ τῆς ἀρχῆς depose him from.., D.S.13.92:—[voice] Med., prop. get one loosed or set free,λύσασθαί τινα δυσφροσυνάων Hes.Th. 528
;ὅσπερ Ἰὼ πημονᾶς ἐλύσατο A.Supp. 1065
(lyr.):—[voice] Pass.,λυθῆναι τὰς πέδας D.S.17.116
; λέλυται γὰρ λαὸς ἐλεύθερα βάζειν, ὡς ἐλύθη ζυγὸν ἀλκᾶς has been let loose to speak, since the yoke was loosed, A.Pers. 592 (lyr.).c of prisoners, release on receipt of ransom, admit to ransom, release, Il.1.29, 24.137, 555, etc.;λ. τινά τινι 1.20
, 24.561, Od.10.298; Σαρπηδόνος ἔντεα καλὰ λύσειαν would give them up, Il.17.163; in full,λ. τινὰ ἀποίνων 11.106
;χρημάτων μεγάλων Hdt.2.135
([voice] Pass.);ἀνὴρ ἀντ' ἀνδρὸς λυθείς Th.5.3
:—[voice] Med., release by payment of ransom, get a person released, redeem, Il.1.13, 24.118, al., Od.10.284, 385, Pl.Mx. 243c, D.19.229;λύσασθαί τινας ἐκ πολεμίων Lys.12.20
;ἵππον X.An.7.8.6
;ὅσους αὐτὸς ἐλυσάμην τῶν αἰχμαλώτων D.19.169
;λ. τινὶ τὸ χωρίον Id.50.28
; ἑαυτοὺς λ. pay their own ransom, Id.19.169; buy from a pimp, Ar.V. 1353.d λελύσθαι τῶν νόμων, = Lat. legibus solvi, D.C.53.18.II resolve a whole into its parts, dissolve, break up, λ. ἀγορήν dissolve the assembly, Il.1.305;ἀγορὰς ἠμὲν λύει ἠδὲ καθίζει Od.2.69
, etc.:—[voice] Pass.,λῦτο δ' ἀγών Il.24.1
;μὴ λυθείη ἡ στρατιά X.Cyr.6.1.2
; πρὶν <ἂν>.. ἡ ἀγορὰ ( market)λυθῇ Id.Oec. 12.1
;λυθείσης τῆς συνουσίας Plb.5.15.3
.2 of concrete objects, σπάρτα λέλυνται, i. e. have rotted, Il.2.135;ῥαφαὶ δ' ἐλέλυντο ἱμάντων Od.22.186
; λ. τὴν σχεδίην break it up, Hdt.4.97; [ τὴν γέφυραν] X. An.2.4.17; τὴν ἀπόφραξιν ib.4.2.25.3 esp. of physical strength, loosen, i. e. weaken, relax, λῦσε δὲ γυῖα made his limbs slack or loose, i. e. killed him, Il.4.469, al.;ὅς τοι γούνατ' ἔλυσα 22.335
; , etc.;ἀλλά οἱ αὖθι λῦσε μένος 16.332
;πέλεκυς λῦσεν.. βοὸς μένος Od.3.450
, cf. Il.17.29; but οἵ μοι καμάτῳ.. γούνατ' ἔλυσαν made my knees weak with toil, Od.20.118:—[voice] Pass., λύντο δὲ γυῖα, etc., as the effect of death, sleep, weariness, fear, Il. 7.16, etc.;καμάτῳ φίλα γυῖα λέλυντο 13.85
, cf. Od.8.233;αὐτοῦ λύτο γούνατα καὶ φίλον ἦτορ Il.21.114
, 425;λύθη ψυχή τε μένος τε 5.296
, etc.;λύθεν δέ οἱ ἅψεα πάντα Od.4.794
, 18.189;λέλυται γυίων ῥώμη A.Pers. 913
(anap.);λύεται δέ μου μέλη E.Hec. 438
;λέλυμαι μελέων σύνδεσμα Id.Hipp. 199
(anap.).b λύει βλέφαρα closes her eyes in sleep, S.Ant. 1302.c metaph.,λ. τὴν ἐν ταῖς ψυχαῖς πρὸς μάχην παρασκευήν X.HG7.5.22
.4 undo, bring to naught, destroy,πολίων κάρηνα Il.9.25
;Τροίης κρήδεμνα 16.100
, Od.13.388, cf. B.Fr.16.7: generally, put an end to,νείκεα Il.14.205
;μελεδήματα 23.62
;ἔριν E.Ph.81
, AP9.316.12 (Leon.);πόλεμον Th.5.31
;ἐπιμομφάν Pi.O.10(11).9
;μέμψιν Democr.271
; ; φόβον καὶ τὴν ὑποψίαν Polystr.p.7 W., cf. Epicur.Sent.12; ;ἀνάγκας E.Supp.39
; βίον, i.e. die, Id.IT 692; αἰῶν' ἔλυσε, i.e. died, B.1.43;λ. τὸ τέλος βίον S.OC 1720
(lyr.); μαχας Ar. Pax 991 (anap.);νοσήματα Diocl.Fr.35
([voice] Pass.), cf. Gal.6.476;κόπους Dsc.Eup.1.220
; forgive,ἁμαρτήματα LXXJb.42.9
.b in Prose, λ. νόμους repeal or annul laws, Hdt.3.82, D.3.10, Arist.Pol. 1269a15; οὐθὲν τῶν περὶ τὴν πολιτείαν ib. 1298b31;λ. ψήφῳ τὸ παράνομον Aeschin. 3.197
([voice] Pass.), etc.;ἐπεὶ ἐκεῖνοι ἔλυσαν τὰς σπονδὰς λελύσθαι μοι δοκεῖ ἡ ἐκείνων ὕβρις καὶ ἡ ἡμετέρα ὑποψία X.An.3.1.21
; rescind a vote,ψῆφον λύει ὁ νόμος D.24.2
; revoke a will,διαθήκην Is.6.33
, etc. (but in [voice] Pass., to be opened, of a will, POxy.715.19 (ii A. D.), etc.); unbind a spell, Iamb.Myst.3.27:—[voice] Pass., λέλυται πάντα all ties are broken, all is in confusion, D.25.25.c as a technical term, solve a difficulty, a problem, a question,λύεται ἡ ἀπορία Pl.Prt. 324e
, al.;λ. ζήτημα Gal.6.436
.f λ. τὴν φάσιν, of the Moon, pass out of, Vett. Val.134.1, cf. 2.5 break a legal agreement or obligation,τὸν νόμον Hdt.6.106
;τὰς σπονδάς Th.1.23
, 78, cf. 4.23, al.;τὰ συγκείμενα Lys.6.41
; σίς κε τὰς ϝρήτας τάσδε λύση whoso breaks this agreement, Inscr.Cypr.135.29 H.6 in physical sense, dissolve, λύθεν, opp. πάγεν, Emp.15.4; τὸ θερμὸν λύει, opp. πήγνυσι, Arist.Mete. 384b11, cf. 382b33 ([voice] Pass.);ἀμμωνιακὸν ὄξει λύσας Gal.11.106
; melt,παγείσας χιόνας Hdn.8.4.2
;τι πυρὶ λ. Hippiatr.52
.7 of medicines,λ. τὴν κοιλίαν Arist.Pr. 863b29
, cf. Hp.Acut.(Sp.)38, Diocl.Fr.140; so of the effects of terror, Arist.Pr. 877a32 ([voice] Pass.).IV atone for, make up for,τὰς πρότερον ἁμαρτίας Ar.Ra.
691;λύσων ὅσ' ἐξήμαρτον S.Ph. 1224
;λ. φόνον φόνῳ Id.OT 101
, E. Or. 511;αἱ πρόσοδοι λύουσι τἀναλώματα Diph.32.5
:—[voice] Med.,τῶν πάλαι πεπραγμένων λύσασθ' αἷμα.. δίκαις A.Ch. 804
(lyr.).V μισθὸν λύειν pay wages in full, quit oneself of them, used only in cases of obligation, X.Ages.2.31.2 τέλη λύειν, = λυσιτελεῖν, pay, profit. avail, ἔνθα μὴ τέλη λύει φρονοῦντι where it boots not to be wise, S.OT 316: but more freq. λύει without τέλη, construed like λυσιτελεῖ, abs.,λύει δ' ἄλγος E.Med. 1362
, cf. PSI4.400.16: c. dat. pers., , cf.Hipp. 441: c. inf., πῶς οὖν λύει.. ἐπιβάλλειν; Id.Med. 1112 (anap.); ἐμοί τελύειτοῖσιμέλλουσιν τέκνοις τὰ ζῶντ' ὀνῆσαι it is good for me to benefit my living children by means of those to come, ib. 566; (ii B.C.): c. acc. et inf., λύει γὰρ ἡμᾶς οὐδέν, οὐδ' ἐπωφελεῖ,.. θανεῖν it is not expedient that we should die ( οὐδ' ἐπωφελεῖ being parenthetic), S.El. 1005;οὐ γάρ με λύει.. κακορροθεῖσθαι E.Sthen.Prol.35
; cf. λυσιτελέω. -
98 soak
səuk1) (to (let) stand in a liquid: She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water.) legge i bløt2) (to make very wet: That shower has completely soaked my clothes.) gjennombløyte, gjøre gjennomvåt3) ((with in, into, through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate: The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage.) sive/trenge gjennom•- soaked- - soaked
- soaking
- soaking wet
- soak up Isubst. \/səʊk\/1) bløte, bløyting, gjennombløyting, utbløyting, bløtlegging2) bløtleggingsvann, bløtleggingsbad3) ( meteorologi) øsregn, rotbløyte, regnfull periode4) (hverdagslig, slang) drukkenbolt, fyllebøtte, fyllesvin5) ( periode med) rangel, rotbløyte, fyll6) ( medisin) våt kompress7) (austr.) myrlendt område (spesielt ved foten av fjell)be in soak ( om pantsetting) være i stampen, være hos onkelgive a soak eller put in soak legge i bløtIIverb \/səʊk\/1) bløte (ut), bløte opp, bløtlegge, legge i bløt, la trekke2) ( også overført) gjøre gjennomvåt, gjennomvæte, gjennombløte3) ( hverdagslig) absorbere, suge4) ( hverdagslig) belme i seg, hive innpå, pøse, drikke som en svamp5) ( hverdagslig) flå, ta overpris av, trekke opp6) (amer., hverdagslig) slå, straffe strengt7) ( hverdagslig) stampe, pantsette8) ( matlaging) gjennomsteke brødsoaked ( hverdagslig) sørpe fullsoaked through eller soaked to the skin gjennomvåt, gjennombløtjeg var våt til skinnet\/fullstendig gjennombløtsoak in suge i seg, suge til seg, suge opp( også overført) suges inn, trenge inn, slå gjennomsoak into suges inn i, suges opp i, suges opp av ( også overført) trenge inn isoak oneself ( hverdagslig) drikke seg fullsoak oneself in a subject ( overført) fordype seg helt i et emne, gå helt opp i et emnesoak out bløte, gjennomsyre (overført)soak the rich ( overført) la de rike bløsoak through gå gjennom, trekke gjennom, suges igjennom, gjøre gjennomvåtsoak up ( også overført) suge opp, suge til seg -
99 suficiente
adj.1 enough (bastante).no llevo (dinero) suficiente I don't have enough (money) on meno tienes la estatura suficiente you're not tall enough2 smug, full of oneself (presuntuoso).m.pass (note).* * *► adjetivo1 (bastante) sufficient, enough2 (apto) suitable3 figurado (engreído) smug, complacent* * *adj.enough, sufficient* * *1. ADJ1) (=bastante) enoughahora no llevo suficiente dinero (como) para pagarte — I don't have enough money on me at the moment to pay you
2) (=petulante) smug, self-satisfied2.SM (Escol) ≈ C, pass mark, passing grade (EEUU)* * *Ia) ( bastante) enoughhay pruebas suficientes para condenarlo — there is enough o sufficient evidence to convict him
b) < persona> self-satisfied, smugII* * *= sufficient, enough.Ex. In a special scheme it is sufficient to identify the main subjects for the subject or application to be covered.Ex. Also, the supplier with a number of clients has enough maintenance income to justify the establishment of a sound maintenance service.----* con (la) suficiente antelación = in good time, early enough, well in advance.* con suficientes existencias = properly stocked.* con suficientes fondos = properly stocked.* con suficientes provisiones = properly stocked.* hay suficientes motivos para pensar que = there + be + every reason to think that.* no aprovechar Algo lo suficiente = under-exploit [underexploit].* no prestar la suficiente atención = give + short shrift.* ser prueba suficiente = be proof enough.* ser suficiente = suffice, fit + the bill.* sin la suficiente financiación = underfinanced [under-financed].* suficiente para todos = enough to go round.* suficiente tiempo = long enough, ample time.* * *Ia) ( bastante) enoughhay pruebas suficientes para condenarlo — there is enough o sufficient evidence to convict him
b) < persona> self-satisfied, smugII* * *= sufficient, enough.Ex: In a special scheme it is sufficient to identify the main subjects for the subject or application to be covered.
Ex: Also, the supplier with a number of clients has enough maintenance income to justify the establishment of a sound maintenance service.* con (la) suficiente antelación = in good time, early enough, well in advance.* con suficientes existencias = properly stocked.* con suficientes fondos = properly stocked.* con suficientes provisiones = properly stocked.* hay suficientes motivos para pensar que = there + be + every reason to think that.* no aprovechar Algo lo suficiente = under-exploit [underexploit].* no prestar la suficiente atención = give + short shrift.* ser prueba suficiente = be proof enough.* ser suficiente = suffice, fit + the bill.* sin la suficiente financiación = underfinanced [under-financed].* suficiente para todos = enough to go round.* suficiente tiempo = long enough, ample time.* * *1 (bastante) enoughno tenemos suficiente dinero we don't have enough moneyno disponemos de recursos suficientes we do not have sufficient resourcescon esto hay más que suficiente there's more than enough herehay pruebas suficientes para condenarlo there is enough o sufficient evidence to convict himno tiene suficiente confianza en sí mismo he doesn't have enough confidence in himself2 ‹persona› self-satisfied, smug* * *
suficiente adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino
pass ( equivalent to a grade of 5 on a scale from 0-10)
suficiente
I adjetivo
1 enough ➣ Ver nota en bastante 2 (presuntuoso) smug, complacent
II m Educ pass, pass-mark
' suficiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alcanzar
- bastante
- decente
- digna
- digno
- liquidez
- llegar
- paliar
- sustentar
- tener
- vivir
- abrigo
- base
- bien
- dar
- edad
- entendimiento
- faltar
- justo
- motivo
English:
adequate
- ample
- do
- enough
- go around
- good
- insufficient
- last
- nowhere
- plenty
- raise
- see through
- shut down
- suffice
- sufficiency
- sufficient
- the
- short
* * *♦ adj1. [bastante] enough;[medidas, esfuerzos] adequate;no llevo (dinero) suficiente I don't have enough (money) on me;no tienes la estatura suficiente you're not tall enough;con 20 litros habrá más que suficiente 20 litres will be more than enough;¡ya es suficiente!, ¡silencio! that's enough! silence!2. [presuntuoso] smug, full of oneself♦ nm[nota] pass [between 5 and 5.9 out of 10]* * *I adj enough, sufficient;ser suficiente be enoughII m EDU pass* * *suficiente adj1) bastante: enough, sufficienttener suficiente: to have enough2) : suitable, fit3) : smug, complacent* * *suficiente1 adj pron enoughsuficiente2 n pass -
100 plastronner
plastronner [plastʀɔne]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb* * *plastʀɔneverbe intransitif to be full of oneself* * *plastʀɔne vi* * *plastronner verb table: aimerA vtr to cover (de with).B vi to be full of oneself.[plastrɔne] verbe intransitif1. [se rengorger] to throw out one's chest2. [parader] to swagger ou to strut around
См. также в других словарях:
full of oneself — Having a high or exaggerated opinion of one s own importance, etc (also full of one s own importance), too much the subject of one s own conversation • • • Main Entry: ↑full * * * very self satisfied and with an exaggerated sense of self worth … Useful english dictionary
full of oneself — Someone who acts in a arrogant or egotistical manner is full of himself/herself … The small dictionary of idiomes
full of oneself — ► full of oneself very self satisfied and with an exaggerated sense of self worth. Main Entry: ↑full … English terms dictionary
full of oneself — adjective Egotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with ones own work, interests, point of view, etc. I thought it not amiss to write him a line to let him know the regard you had for him, for as I know him to be… … Wiktionary
full of oneself — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Interested only in yourself. * /Joe would be a nice boy if he would stop being so full of himself./ Compare: BIG HEAD … Dictionary of American idioms
full of oneself — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Interested only in yourself. * /Joe would be a nice boy if he would stop being so full of himself./ Compare: BIG HEAD … Dictionary of American idioms
full\ of\ oneself — adj. phr. informal Interested only in yourself. Joe would be a nice boy if he would stop being so full of himself. Compare: big head … Словарь американских идиом
full of oneself — very self satisfied and with an exaggerated sense of self worth. → full … English new terms dictionary
Full of oneself — conceited; egoistic … Dictionary of Australian slang
full of oneself — Australian Slang conceited; egoistic … English dialects glossary
full of oneself — exhibiting exaggerated self esteem, inflated due to an exaggerated sense of self importance … English contemporary dictionary