-
121 życi|e
n sgt 1. (proces) life- życie na ziemi life on earth- poszukiwanie form życia w kosmosie the search for life forms in the universe- wiosną budzi się życie in spring everything comes to life2. (egzystencja) life- uratować komuś życie to save sb’s life- zamach na życie cara an attempt on the tsar’s life- pożegnać się a. rozstać się z życiem to depart this life- odebrać sobie życie to take one’s (own) life- stracić życie to lose one’s life- jej syn przypłacił to życiem her son paid for it with his life- ujść z życiem to escape with one’s life- ten błąd kosztował ją życie that mistake cost her her life- oddać za kogoś/coś życie to lay down a. give one’s life for sb/sth książk.- pozostawać przy życiu to remain alive- lekarze utrzymywali pacjenta przy życiu przez dwie doby the doctors managed to keep the patient alive for two days- tylko praca trzyma go przy życiu work is the only thing that keeps him going pot. a. keeps him alive- nieliczni pasażerowie pozostali przy życiu the few surviving passengers3. (okres od narodzin do śmierci) life, lifetime- nigdy w życiu nie widziałam czegoś takiego I’ve never seen anything like it (in my life)- już za życia był postacią legendarną he was a legend in his own lifetime- za życia babci to było nie do pomyślenia it was unthinkable in grandma’s time- kalendarium życia poety significant dates in the poet’s life- całe swoje dorosłe życie spędził w tym mieście he spent his entire adult life in this town- cieszyć się życiem to enjoy life- używać życia to live life to the full- ułożyć sobie życie na nowo to make a new life for oneself- nadawać sens czyjemuś życiu to give sb’s life meaning- styl życia a lifestyle, a way of life- szkoła przystosowuje dzieci do życia the purpose of a school is to adjust children to social life- życie duchowe/seksualne/zawodowe sb’s spiritual/sex/working life- wtrącać się w czyjeś życie to interfere in sb’s affairs a. life- urządzić sobie życie to arrange one’s life- mieć łatwe/trudne życie to have an easy/a hard life- życie go nie rozpieszcza his life is not all roses4. (utrzymanie) living- zarabiać na życie to earn a living, to make one’s living- zarabia na życie malowaniem portretów he makes his living painting portraits- poziom życia the standard of living, living standards- ludzie pozbawieni środków do życia people deprived of a means of livelihood- ledwo mu starcza na życie he barely has enough to live on- życie w stolicy jest bardzo drogie life in the capital is very expensive- pieniądze na życie housekeeping (money)5. (rzeczywistość) (real) life- tak jest w teorii, ale nie w życiu that’s how it is in theory, but not in practice a. real life- zupełnie nie zna życia he’s totally inexperienced- historia z życia wzięta a true-life story6. (witalność) life, energy- być pełnym życia to be full of life a. vigour- tryskać życiem to be bursting with energy- z życiem, panowie! look lively, men! pot.7. (ruch) life- miasto od świtu tętni a. kipi życiem the city pulsates with life from the crack of dawn- po latach zastoju życie budzi się w tutejszych miasteczkach after years of stagnation the local villages are coming (back) to life8. (środowisko) life- poznać życie mieszkańców/szlachty to learn about the life of the locals/nobility- życie publiczne/społeczne/kulturalne public/social/cultural life9 (funkcjonowanie) life- średni czas życia samochodu the average life of a car- państwo nie może utrzymywać przy życiu nierentownych przedsiębiorstw the state can’t keep unprofitable companies alive- □ nocne życie miasta the city’s nightlife- życie intymne sb’s love life- życie osobiste a. prywatne private life- życie wieczne Relig. eternal a. everlasting life- brać życie lekko to be light-hearted- brać życie na serio a. patrzeć poważnie na życie to take life seriously- być bez życia to be lifeless- być czyimś życiem książk. to be sb’s life- być nie do życia (być słabym) to be half dead a. more dead than alive; (być niezaradnym) to not be cut out for this life a. world; (o mieście) to be impossible a. hard to live in- dać komuś życie książk. to give sb the gift of life- dać znak życia (napisać list) to drop a line- darować komuś życie książk. to spare sb’s life- jeśli ci życie miłe książk. if you value your life- w szkole nie miał życia, koledzy go szykanowali pot. he had a hard a. tough time at school, he was bullied all the time- mężczyzna/kobieta mojego życia the man/woman in my life- mieć święte życie to live a. lead the life of Riley pot.- mieć własne życie to have a life of one’s own, to live one’s own life- ma życie usłane różami his life is a bed of roses- nie zaznać a. zakosztować życia to not taste life- póki życia przest. until a. to the end of one’s days- przypłacić a. okupić coś życiem książk. to pay for sth with one’s life, to lay down a. give one’s life for sth- samo życie that’s life, such is life- sprawa a. kwestia życia i śmierci a matter of life and death- szkoła życia książk. school of hard knocks- tchnąć w coś życie książk. to breathe (new) life into sth- usunąć się z czyjegoś życia książk. to part company with sb- wchodzić w życie [młodzież, nastolatek] to leave home; [ustawa, przepis] to come into a. to take effect- wprowadzić a. wcielić coś w życie to bring a. put sth into effect- złamać sobie/komuś życie to make one’s/sb’s life a misery- życie się ledwie w nim kołacze he’s ready to give up the ghostThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > życi|e
-
122 beau
beau, belle [bo, bεl]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. beautiful ; [homme] good-lookingc. ( = agréable) [voyage, journée] lovely• c'est le bel âge ! it's nice to be young!d. ( = réussi) successful ; [résultat] excellent• c'est le plus beau jour de ma vie ! this is the best day of my life!• ce serait trop beau ! that would be too much to hope for!e. ( = grand) [revenu, profit] handsome ; [brûlure, peur] nasty• c'est un beau salaud (inf!) he's a real bastard (vulg!)f. (locutions)• on a beau faire, ils n'apprennent rien no matter what you do, they don't learn anything• il a eu beau essayer, il n'a pas réussi despite his efforts, he was unsuccessful• il s'est bel et bien trompé he got it well and truly wrong► de plus belle [crier, rire] even louder• reprendre de plus belle [combat, polémique, violence] to start up again with renewed vigour• continuer de plus belle [discrimination, répression] to be worse than ever2. <c. faire le beau [chien] to sit up and beg3. <a. ( = femme) ma belle ! (inf) sweetheart!b. ( = partie décisive) decider• on fait la belle ? shall we play a decider?c. ( = action, parole) (inf) il en a fait de belles quand il était jeune he was a bit wild when he was young* * *
1.
1) ( esthétiquement) [enfant, femme, visage, yeux, cheveux] beautiful; [homme, garçon] handsome; [jambes] nice; [corps, silhouette] good; [couleur, son, jardin, objet] beautifulce n'est pas (bien) beau à voir! — (colloq) it's not a pretty sight!
2) ( qualitativement) [vêtements, machine, spectacle] good; [collection, spécimen] fine; [travail, cadeau] nice; [temps, jour] fine, nice; [journée, promenade] lovely; [discours, projet] fine; [effort, victoire] nice; [geste, sentiment] noble; [carrière] successful; [succès, avenir, optimisme] greatc'est bien beau tout ça, mais — (colloq) that's all very fine, but
ça serait trop beau! — (colloq) one should be so lucky! (colloq)
3) ( quantitativement) [somme, héritage] tidy; [salaire] very nice; [appétit] big
2.
nom masculin1) ( choses intéressantes)2) Philosophie ( beauté)3) Météorologiele temps est/se met au beau — the weather is/is turning fine
3.
avoir beau locution verbalej'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas — it's no good my trying, I can't do it
l'économie a beau se développer, le chômage progresse — even if the economy does develop, unemployment is still growing
on a beau dire, ce n'est pas si simple — no matter what people say, it's not that easy
4.
bel et bien locution adverbiale1) ( irréversiblement) well and truly2) ( indiscutablement) definitely•Phrasal Verbs:••faire le beau — [chien] to sit up and beg; [personne] to show off
c'est du beau! — (colloq) iron lovely! iron
tout beau (tout beau)! — ( pour calmer) easy(, easy)!
* * *bo, bɛl (belle) bel (devant un nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet) beaux mpl1. adj1) [maison, spectacle] lovely, beautiful, [vacances] lovelyune belle journée — a beautiful day, a lovely day
C'est une belle femme. — She is a beautiful woman.
C'est un beau garçon. — He is a good-looking boy.
3) (temps) fine, nicesi le temps est beau — if the weather's fine, if the weather's nice
il fait beau; il fait beau temps — the weather's fine
Il fait beau aujourd'hui. — It's a nice day today.
4) (sentiment) fine, (acte) goodun beau geste fig — a fine gesture
un beau salaire — a very nice salary, a very good salary
un beau jour — one day, one fine day
un beau matin — one morning, one fine morning
avoir beau jeu de; Il a beau jeu de protester. — It's easy for him to protest.
bel et bien — well and truly, (= vraiment) really, really and truly
avoir beau faire qch; J'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas. — No matter how hard I try, I just can't do it., However hard I try, I just can't do it.
pour les beaux yeux de qn lit — for love of sb, for sb's sake
Cette chanteuse d'à peine vingt ans semble promise à un bel avenir. — This singer, barely twenty years old, appears to have a fine future ahead of her.
2. nf1) SPORT (= rencontre décisive) decider2) (= évasion)3. belles nfplen entendre de belles sur qn/qch — to hear a thing or two about sb/sth
en faire de belles — to do stupid things, to do some stupid things
en dire de belles — to say stupid things, to say some stupid things
4. nm1) (= concept)le plus beau c'est que... — the best of it is that...
c'est du beau! — lovely! ironique
faire le beau [chien] — to sit up and beg
* * *A adj1 ( esthétiquement) [enfant, femme, visage, yeux, cheveux] beautiful; [homme, garçon] handsome; [jambes] nice; [corps, silhouette, dents] good; [couleur, son, musique, maison, jardin, objet] beautiful; tu es belle ( extraordinairement) you're beautiful; ( normalement) you look lovely; c'est une belle fille she's very nice-looking; c'est une belle femme she's a beautiful woman; avoir belle allure [personne] to cut a fine figure; [maison, voiture] to be fine-looking; se faire beau to do oneself up; faire beau qn to smarten sb up; ce n'est pas (bien) beau à voir○! it's not a pretty sight!; peindre qch sous de belles couleurs to make sth sound wonderful; ⇒ fille;2 ( qualitativement) [vêtements, machine, performance, match, spectacle] good; [œuvre, collection, bijou, spécimen] fine; [travail, poste, cadeau, anniversaire] nice; [temps, jour] fine, nice; [journée, promenade, rêve] lovely; [promesse, débat, discours, projet] fine; [effort, victoire, exemple, manière] nice; [geste, sentiment, âme] noble; [pensée] beautiful; [carrière] successful; [succès, avenir, optimisme] great; fais de beaux rêves! sweet dreams!; il fait beau the weather is fine; il n'est pas beau de faire it's not nice to do; un beau jour/matin/soir one fine day/morning/evening; au beau milieu de right in the middle of; rien n'est trop beau pour lui/eux nothing is too good for him/them; c'est bien beau tout ça, mais○ that's all very fine, but; trop beau pour être vrai too good to be true; ça serait trop beau○! one should be so lucky○!; ce ne sont que de belles paroles it's all talk; assez de belles paroles, dites ce que vous avez à dire enough of your fine words, say what you have to say; il y a beau temps qu'il n'est pas venu he hasn't been here for ages; ⇒ démener, pluie;3 ( quantitativement) [somme, héritage] tidy; [salaire] very nice; [appétit] big; belle pagaille absolute mess; beau mensonge whopping lie, whopper○; bel égoïste awful egoist; beau salaud◑ real bastard◑.B nm1 ( choses intéressantes) qu'est-ce que tu as fait de beau? done anything interesting?; tu n'as rien de beau à nous raconter? anything interesting to tell us?; le plus beau (de l'histoire) est que the best part (of the story) is that;3 ( bonne qualité) best quality; n'acheter que du beau to buy only the best quality;5 Météo le temps est/se met au beau the weather is/is turning fine.C avoir beau loc verbale j'ai beau essayer/travailler, je n'y arrive pas it's no good my trying/working, I can't do it; l'économie a beau se développer, le chômage progresse even if the economy does develop, unemployment is still growing; on a beau dire, ce n'est pas si simple no matter what people say, it's not that easy.D bel et bien loc adv1 ( irréversiblement) well and truly; bel et bien fini well and truly over;2 ( indiscutablement) definitely; il était bel et bien coupable he was definitely guilty.E belle nf2 ( maîtresse) lady friend; avoir rendez-vous avec sa belle to have a date with one's lady friend;3 Jeux decider; faire la belle to play the decider.F de plus belle loc adv with renewed vigourGB; les hostilités ont repris de plus belle hostilities resumed with renewed vigourGB; la pluie a repris de plus belle it started raining again harder than ever; frapper de plus belle to hit harder than ever; crier de plus belle to shout louder than ever.G belles○ nfpl ( paroles) stories; j'en ai appris or entendu de belles à ton sujet I have been hearing stories about you; on en raconte de belles sur elle there are quite a few stories about her.beau fixe Météo fine weather; être au beau fixe [temps, baromètre] to be set fair; [[affaire, relation] to be going well; avoir le moral au beau fixe○ to be on a high○; beau gosse○ good-looking guy○; être beau gosse to be good-looking; beau linge○ high society; fréquenter le beau linge to hang out○ with society types; beau parleur smooth talker; beau parti ( homme) eligible bachelor; ( femme) good match; épouser un beau parti to marry money; beau sexe fair sex; beaux jours ( beau temps) fine weather ¢; ( belle époque) good days; les beaux jours sont arrivés the fine weather is here; c'étaient les beaux jours those were the days; Beau Danube bleu Mus Blue Danube; bel esprit bel esprit; la Belle au Bois dormant Sleeping Beauty; Belle Époque Belle Époque; style Belle Époque Belle Époque style; belle page Imprim right-hand page; belle plante○ gorgeous specimen○; belle vie life of ease; c'est la belle vie! this is the life!; avoir la belle vie to live it up; belles années happy years.faire le beau [chien] to sit up and beg; [personne] to show off; (se) faire la belle○ ( s'évader) to do a bunk○ GB, to take a powder○ US; l'avoir belle○ to have an easy life; en faire voir de belles○ à qn to give sb a hard time; c'est du beau○! iron lovely! iron; tout beau (tout beau)! ( pour calmer) easy (, easy)!; il ferait beau voir○ (qu'il vienne) I'd like to see the day (when he shows up)○.[bo] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet bel [bɛl]) ( féminin belle [bɛl], pluriel masculin beaux [bo], pluriel féminin belles [bɛl]) adjectifA.1. [bien fait, joli - femme] beautiful, good-looking ; [ - homme] good-looking, handsome ; [ - enfant, physique, objet, décor] beautiful, lovelyse faire beau/belle to get dressed up, to do oneself upil est beau comme l'amour ou un ange ou un astre ou le joura. [homme] he's a very handsome ou good-looking manb. [petit garçon] he's a very handsome ou good-looking boyelle est belle comme un ange ou le jour she's a real beautyil y a eu quelques beaux échanges there were a few good ou fine ralliesdu beau temps nice ou good weatherB.[convenable] nicece n'est pas beau de mentir! it's very naughty ou it's not nice to lie!3. [d'un haut niveau social] smarta. [argent] to marry into money ou a fortuneb. [classe] to marry into a very good familyC.donnez-moi un beau melon/poulet give me a nice big melon/chickenil a un bel appétit he has a good ou hearty appetite2. [en intensif]il y a beau temps: il y a beau temps de ce que je te dis là (familier) what I'm telling you now happened ages ago3. [agréable] good4. [prospère] gooda. [argent] to have a very well-paid jobb. [prestige] to have a high-flying job5. [dans des appellations]venez, ma belle amie do come along, darlingmon beau monsieur, personne ne vous a rien demandé! my friend, this is none of your business!6. [certain]un beau jour/matin one fine day/morningD. (ironique)belle demande! [saugrenue] what a question!beaux discours: ils ont oublié tous leurs beaux discours they've forgotten all their fine ou fine-sounding wordsgarde tes belles promesses ou tes beaux serments! you can keep your promises!j'en ai appris ou entendu de belles sur toi! I heard some fine ou right things about you!il en a fait de belles quand il était petit! he didn't half get up to some mischief when he was little!c'est bien beau tout ça, mais... that's all very fine ou well, but...le plus beau (familier) : et tu ne sais pas le plus beau! and you haven't heard the best part (yet)!, and the best part's still to come!beau adverbe1. MÉTÉOROLOGIEil fait beau the weather's ou it's fineil n'a pas fait très beau l'été dernier the weather wasn't very nice ou good last summer2. (locution)il ferait beau voir qu'elle me donne des ordres! her, boss me around? that'll be the day!avoir beau faire (quelque chose): j'avais beau tirer, la porte ne s'ouvrait pas however hard I pulled, the door wouldn't openj'ai eu beau le lui répéter plusieurs fois, il n'a toujours pas compris I have told him and told him but he still hasn't understoodon a beau dire, on a beau faire, les jeunes s'en vont un jour de la maison (familier) whatever you do or say, young people eventually leave homevous avez beau dire, elle a quand même tout financé elle-même say what you like ou you may criticize, but she's paid for it all herselfa beau mentir qui vient de loin (proverbe) it's easy to lie when there's nobody around to contradict youtout beau: alors, vous signez? — hé, tout beau (tout beau)! you will sign then? — hey, steady on ou not so fast!beau nom masculin1. [esthétique][objets de qualité]pour les meubles du salon, je veux du beau I want really good ou nice furniture for the living room3. (locution)c'est du beau! (familier) : elle a dit un gros mot — c'est du beau! she said a rude word! — how naughty!faire le beau [chien] to sit up and begbelle nom féminin1. [jolie femme] beauty[dame] lady‘la Belle et la Bête’ Madame Leprince de Beaumont, Cocteau ‘Beauty and the Beast’2. (familier) [en appellatif]tu te trompes, ma belle! you're quite wrong my dear!5. (familier & locution)————————au plus beau de locution prépositionnellebel et bien locution adverbialebel et bon locution adjectivale,bel et bonne locution adjectivale————————de plus belle locution adverbialebelle de Fontenay nom féminin————————belle page nom féminin -
123 deux
deux [dø]a. two• couper en deux to cut in two or in halfb. ( = quelques) c'est à deux minutes d'ici it's just a couple of minutes from herec. ( = deuxième) second• volume/acte deux volume/act two• essayer et réussir, cela fait deux to try is one thing but to succeed is another thing altogether• lui et les maths, ça fait deux ! (inf) he hasn't got a clue about maths!• faire or avoir deux poids deux mesures to have double standards• il ne reste pas les deux pieds dans le même sabot he doesn't just sit back and wait for things to happen (PROV) deux précautions valent mieux qu'une(PROV) better safe than sorry (PROV) deux avis valent mieux qu'un(PROV) two heads are better than one• quand il y en a pour deux, il y en a pour trois there's always enough to go around► à nous deux ! ( = parlons sérieusement) let's talk! ; ( = je m'occupe de vous) I'm all yours! ; (à un ennemi) now let's fight it out! ; → six* * *dø
1.
adjectif invariable1) ( précisément) twodes deux côtés de la rue — on either side ou both sides of the street
tous les deux jours — every other day, every two days
‘deux m’ — ( en épelant) ‘double m’ GB, ‘two ms’
à nous deux — ( je suis à vous) I'm all yours; ( parlons sérieusement) let's talk; ( à un ennemi) it's just you and me now
2) ( quelques) a few, a couple ofc'est à deux minutes d'ici — it's a couple of ou two minutes from here
3) ( dans une date) second
2.
3.
une fois sur deux — 50% of the time
faire quelque chose en moins de deux — (colloq) to do something very quickly ou in two ticks (colloq) GB
••faire deux poids, deux mesures — to have double standards
un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras — Proverbe a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Proverbe
en deux temps, trois mouvements — very quickly, in two ticks (colloq) GB
lui et moi, ça fait deux — we're two different people
* * *dø numelle a deux ans — she's two, she's two years old
ses deux mains — both his hands, his two hands
Nous y sommes allées toutes les deux. — We both went.
tous les deux mois — every two months, every other month
* * *A adj inv1 ( précisément) two; il a été opéré des deux yeux he's had surgery on both (his) eyes; prendre qch à deux mains to take sth with both hands; ouvrez bien grand les deux yeux/oreilles look/listen very carefully; deux fois twice; des deux côtés de la rue/de la rivière/de l'Atlantique on either side ou both sides of the street/of the river/of the Atlantic; tous les deux jours/ans every other day/year, every two days/years; ‘deux m’ ( en épelant) ‘double m’ GB, ‘two ms’; balle s'écrit avec deux l there are two ‘l’s in balle; à nous deux ( je suis à vous) I'm all yours; ( parlons sérieusement) let's talk; ( à un ennemi) it's just you and me now; on sera deux there will be two of us; ⇒ à, chose, doigt, par, tout, trois, uni;2 ( quelques) a few, a couple of; écrivez-nous deux ou trois lignes drop us a few ou couple of lines; j'en ai pour deux minutes I'll be two minutes ou ticks○ GB; c'est à deux minutes d'ici it's a couple of ou two minutes from here; l'arrêt de bus est à deux pas the bus stop is a stone's throw away; ⇒ mot;3 ( dans une date) second.B pron je vais essayer les deux I'll try both of them; elles sont venues toutes les deux they both came.C nm inv1 ( chiffre) two; une fois sur deux 50% of the time; il travaille un week-end sur deux he works every other week-end; vivre à deux to live together ou as a couple; la vie à deux n'est pas toujours facile living together ou as a couple is not always easy; faire qch en moins de deux○ to do sth very quickly ou in two ticks○ GB;D ○adv two, second(ly).faire deux poids, deux mesures to have double standards; un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras Prov a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Prov; en deux temps, trois mouvements very quickly, in two ticks○ GB; la couture et moi, ça fait deux I know nothing about sewing; lui et moi, ça fait deux we're two different people; il est menteur comme pas deux○ he's the world's biggest liar; c'est simple comme deux et deux font quatre it's as easy as ABC; aussi vrai que deux et deux font quatre as true as I'm standing here; je n'ai fait ni une ni deux I didn't waste any time, I didn't hang about○.[dø] déterminant1. twoeux/nous deux both of them/usdeux ou trois livres/personnes a couple of books/people, one or two books/peopleà deux pas close by, not far awayà deux pas de close by, not far away fromà deux doigts de close to, within an inch ofj'ai été à deux doigts de le renvoyer I came very close to ou I was within inches of firing himde deux choses l'une, soit tu refuses, soit tu fais une proposition! you've got a choice, you either say no or you suggest an alternativede deux maux, il faut choisir le moindre one must choose the lesser of two evilsle deux novembre on November (the) second, on the second of Novembervoir aussi link=cinq cinq————————[dø] nom masculin1. [généralement] twovenez, tous les deux come along, both of youà nous deux! right, let's get on with it!en moins de deux in no time at all, in the twinkling of an eye2. JEUX————————à deux locution adverbiale[vivre] as a couple[travailler] in pairsdeux à deux locution adverbialein twos ou pairs————————deux par deux locution adverbialein twos ou pairsles enfants, mettez-vous deux par deux children, get into twos ou pairs -
124 Х-67
НА ХОДУ PrepP Invar1. collsubj-compl with бытье ( subj: a noun denoting a vehicle, factory etc)) sth. is in working condition, working as it shouldX на ходу — (of a vehicle) X is in running (working) order(of a factory, plant etc) X is operational.2. \Х-67 вскочить, соскочить и т. п.adv(to jump into, jump off etc a vehicle, horse etc) while it is in motionwhile (the car (the horse etc)) is moving(jump into (onto, from)) a (the) moving (car (train etc)) (jump into a car (jump out of a boat etc)) as it is pulling out (pulling in, floating out etc).Трамвай начал делать круг... Зоя ловко соскочила на ходу, потому что отсюда было короче (Солженицын 10). The (trolley) car had already begun its turn around the circle.... (Zoya) jumped off deftly while the car was moving, so as to cut down the distance she would have to walk (10b).Отомкнув баркас, он (Митька) с силой толкнул его от коряги, вскочил на ходу (Шолохов 2). Не (Mitka) unhitched the boat, pushed it hard and jumped in as it floated out (2a).3.adv(of a person) (to do sth.) while continuing to moveas one walks (goes) (along)on the move (the go) without stopping.Перед собой он держал половинку арб) за и ел из нее на ходу столовой ложкой (Аксёнов 6). In one hand he held half a watermelon, which he was eating with a tablespoon as he walked along (6a)....Буш, как фокусник, извлек из воздуха тетрадь и стал на ходу читать... (Набоков 1)....Busch, like a conjurer, plucked а notebook out of the air and began to read on the move... (1a).Статный австрийский офицер со спортсменской выправкой шел под конвоем на вокзал. Ему улыбнулись две барышни, гулявшие по перрону. Он на ходу очень ловко раскланялся и послал им воздушный поцелуй (Шолохов 2). A fine-looking Austrian officer with the bearing of an athlete was being taken under guard to the station building. Two young ladies strolling along the platform smiled at him. He managed a very neat bow without stopping and blew them a kiss (2a)4. colladv(to do sth.) hastily, without giving it one's full attention, or while in the process of doing something elseon the goon the move.Не стал читать страницу из «Дневника» Делакруа... чтобы не прочесть ее кое-как, на ходу... (Олеша 3). I didn't begin reading a page in Delacroix's Diary,.in order not to read it haphazardly, on the go... (3a).5. colladvquickly, without thinking or preparationon the spur of the moment(in refer, to saying sth., answering etc) off the top of one's head....Нужно было разобраться в речевом коде землян. Без помощи специального устройства, на ходу, это не просто (Обухова 1). Не had to decipher the speech code of the Earthmen. This was not easy on the spur of the moment, without special instruments (1a). -
125 на ходу
• НА ХОДУ[PrepP; Invar]=====1. coll [subj-compl with быть (subj: a noun denoting a vehicle, factory etc)]⇒ sth. is in working condition, working as it should:- [of a factory, plant etc] X is operational.2. на ходу вскочить, соскочить и т.п. [adv]⇒ (to jump into, jump off etc a vehicle, horse etc) while it is in motion:- while (the car <the horse etc>) is moving;- (jump into <onto, from>) a < the> moving (car <train etc>);- (jump into a car <jump out of a boat etc>) as it is pulling out (pulling in, floating out etc).♦ Трамвай начал делать круг... Зоя ловко соскочила на ходу, потому что отсюда было короче (Солженицын 10). The [trolley] car had already begun its turn around the circle.... [Zoya] jumped off deftly while the car was moving, so as to cut down the distance she would have to walk (10b).♦ Отомкнув баркас, он [Митька] с силой толкнул его от коряги, вскочил на ходу (Шолохов 2). Не [Mitka] unhitched the boat, pushed it hard and jumped in as it floated out (2a).3. [adv]⇒ (of a person) (to do sth.) while continuing to move:- without stopping.♦ Перед собой он держал половинку арбуза и ел из нее на ходу столовой ложкой (Аксёнов 6). In one hand he held half a watermelon, which he was eating with a tablespoon as he walked along (6a).♦...Буш, как фокусник, извлек из воздуха тетрадь и стал на ходу читать... (Набоков 1)....Busch, like a conjurer, plucked a notebook out of the air and began to read on the move... (1a).♦ Статный австрийский офицер со спортсменской выправкой шел под конвоем на вокзал. Ему улыбнулись две барышни, гулявшие по перрону. Он на ходу очень ловко раскланялся и послал им воздушный поцелуй (Шолохов 2). A fine-looking Austrian officer with the bearing of an athlete was being taken under guard to the station building. Two young ladies strolling along the platform smiled at him. He managed a very neat bow without stopping and blew them a kiss (2a)4. coll [adv]⇒ (to do sth.) hastily, without giving it one's full attention, or while in the process of doing something else:- on the go;- on the move.♦ Не стал читать страницу из "Дневника" Делакруа... чтобы не прочесть ее кое-как, на ходу... (Олеша 3). I didn't begin reading a page in Delacroix's Diary,.in order not to read it haphazardly, on the go... (3a).5. coll [adv]⇒ quickly, without thinking or preparation:- [in refer, to saying sth., answering etc] off the top of one's head.♦...Нужно было разобраться в речевом коде землян. Без помощи специального устройства, на ходу, это не просто (Обухова 1). He had to decipher the speech code of the Earthmen. This was not easy on the spur of the moment, without special instruments (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на ходу
-
126 zurückführen
zurückführen v 1. UMWELT recycle; 2. WIWI reduce (Verschuldung) • etw. auf etw. zurückführen GEN attribute sth to sth* * *v 1. < Umwelt> recycle; 2. <Vw> Verschuldung reduce ■ etw. auf etw. zurückführen < Geschäft> attribute sth to sth* * *zurückführen
(in die Heimat) to repatriate;
• sein Außenhandelsdefizit um mehr als die Hälfte zurückführen to cut its foreign-trade deficit by more than half;
• Kapital zurückführen to repatriate capital;
• Kontoüberziehung zurückführen to reduce an overdraft. -
127 aclarar
v.1 to rinse (enjuagar). (peninsular Spanish)María aclaró su cabello Mary rinsed her hair.2 to clarify, to explain.aclaremos una cosa let's get one thing clearMaría aclarará los puntos mañMaría Mary will clarify the points tomorrow.3 to make lighter (color).el sol aclara el pelo the sun makes one's hair lighter4 to thin (down) (lo espeso) (chocolate, sopa).Pedro aclara la mezcla para pastel Peter thins the cake mixture.5 to become clear, to become brighter, to brighten, to clear.Aclarará dentro de un rato It will become clear in a while.6 to filter.Mario aclara el destilado Mario filters the distilled liquid.7 to make it clear for, to explain, to make clear for.* * *1 (cabello, color) to lighten, make lighter2 (líquido) to thin (down)3 (enjuagar) to rinse4 (explicar) to explain; (poner en claro) to make clear, clarify■ las zanahorias aclaran la vista carrots improve your eyesight, carrots are good for your eyes1 (mejorar el tiempo) to clear (up)■ hay una tormenta horrible y no parece que vaya a aclarar there's a heavy storm and it doesn't look as if it's going to clear up1 (entender) to understand2 (explicarse) to explain oneself3 (decidirse) to make up one's mind4 (Used only in the 3rd person; it does not take a subject) (el tiempo) to clear (up)\aclarar la voz to clear one's throat* * *verb1) to clarify, explain2) lighten3) rinse•* * *1. VT1) (=explicar) [+ suceso, motivo] to clarify; [+ duda, malentendido] to clear up; [+ misterio] to solveestán tratando de aclarar las circunstancias de su muerte — they are trying to clarify the circumstances surrounding her death
no pudo aclararnos el motivo de su comportamiento — she couldn't explain the reasons for her behaviour
me lo explicó dos veces pero no consiguió aclarármelo — she explained it to me twice but couldn't manage to make it clear
2) Esp [+ ropa, vajilla, pelo] to rinse3) (=diluir) [+ pintura, salsa] to thin, thin down4) (=hacer más claro) [+ color, pelo] to make lighter, lighten5) [+ bosque] to clear2. VI1) (=amanecer) to get light2) (=despejarse las nubes) to clear upen cuanto aclare, saldremos — as soon as it clears up, we'll go out
3) Esp (=enjuagar) to rinse3.See:* * *1.verbo impersonala) ( amanecer)cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando — dawn o day was breaking when we got up
b) ( escampar) to clear up2.aclarar vib) tiempo/día ( escampar) to clear up3.aclarar vt1) ( quitar color a) to lighten3)a) < salsa> to thinb) <vegetación/bosque> to clear4) (Esp) <ropa/vajilla> to rinse4.aclararse v pron1)2) (Esp fam)a) ( entender) to understanda ver si nos aclaramos — let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight
b) ( decidirse) to make up one's mind* * *= clarify, elucidate, qualify, rinse, sort out, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, make + the point that, spell out, explicate, make + explicit, clear up, shed + understanding, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of, rinse off.Ex. The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.Ex. An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.Ex. Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.Ex. After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.Ex. This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.Ex. It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.Ex. However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.Ex. Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.Ex. Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.Ex. The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex. The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.Ex. The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.Ex. A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.Ex. He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.Ex. Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.Ex. The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.----* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.* aclarar lo que sucedió = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.* aclarar los detalles = work out + details.* aclarar lo sucedido = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.* aclararse = become + apparent, get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right, fall into + place.* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.* aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.* aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.* aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.* aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.* tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.* * *1.verbo impersonala) ( amanecer)cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando — dawn o day was breaking when we got up
b) ( escampar) to clear up2.aclarar vib) tiempo/día ( escampar) to clear up3.aclarar vt1) ( quitar color a) to lighten3)a) < salsa> to thinb) <vegetación/bosque> to clear4) (Esp) <ropa/vajilla> to rinse4.aclararse v pron1)2) (Esp fam)a) ( entender) to understanda ver si nos aclaramos — let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight
b) ( decidirse) to make up one's mind* * *= clarify, elucidate, qualify, rinse, sort out, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, make + the point that, spell out, explicate, make + explicit, clear up, shed + understanding, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of, rinse off.Ex: The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.
Ex: An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.Ex: After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.Ex: It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.Ex: Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.Ex: Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.Ex: The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex: The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.Ex: The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.Ex: A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.Ex: He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.Ex: The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.* aclarar lo que sucedió = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.* aclarar los detalles = work out + details.* aclarar lo sucedido = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.* aclararse = become + apparent, get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right, fall into + place.* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.* aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.* aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.* aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.* aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.* tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.* * *aclarar [A1 ]1(amanecer): cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando dawn o day was breaking when we got up, it was starting to get light when we got up2 (escampar) to clear upsi aclara, podemos salir if the weather o if it clears up, we can go outvi1 «día» (empezar) to break, dawn2 «día/tiempo» (escampar) to clear up■ aclararvtA ‹color› to lightenB1 ‹duda/problema› to clarifyintentaré aclarárselo I'll try to clarify it for you, I'll try to explain it to youme aclaró varias dudas que tenía she clarified several points I wasn't sure of, she cleared up several queries I hadno pudo aclararme nada sobre el tema she couldn't throw any light on the subjectquiero aclarar que yo no sabía nada sobre el asunto I want to make it clear that I didn't know anything about the matterC1 ‹salsa› to thin2 ‹vegetación/bosque› to clearD ( Esp) (enjuagar) ‹ropa/vajilla› to rinse; ‹pelo› to rinse1 ‹pelo› to lightense aclaraba el pelo she lightened her hair2aclararse la voz to clear one's throat3( Esp fam) «persona»: explícamelo otra vez, sigo sin aclararme explain it to me again, I still haven't got it straight o I still don't understandcomparemos las listas, a ver si nos aclaramos let's compare the lists and see if we can sort things out o get things straightno me aclaro con esta máquina I can't work out how to use this machine, I can't get the hang of this machine ( colloq)lleva una borrachera que no se aclara he's so drunk he doesn't know what's going ontengo un sueño que no me aclaro I'm so tired I can't think straightunos días de descanso para aclararme las ideas a few days' rest to get my ideas straight* * *
aclarar ( conjugate aclarar) v impersa) ( amanecer):
cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando dawn o day was breaking when we got up
verbo intransitivo
verbo transitivo
1 ( quitar color a) to lighten
2 ‹ ideas› to get … straight;
‹ duda› to clear up, clarify;◊ quiero aclarar que … I want to make it clear that …
3 (Esp) ‹ropa/vajilla› to rinse
aclararse verbo pronominal
1
2 (Esp fam) ( entender) to understand;◊ a ver si nos aclaramos let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight
aclarar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer comprensible) to clarify, explain: deberían aclarar las cosas entre ellos, they should clear things up among themselves
2 (suavizar color) to lighten, make lighter
3 (quitar el jabón) to rinse
II v impers Meteor to clear (up)
' aclarar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despejar
- determinar
- judicialmente
- ir
English:
air
- bleach
- clarify
- clear
- clear up
- elucidate
- explain
- illuminate
- inquest
- lighten
- meaning
- rinse
- straight
- straighten out
- talk over
- sort
- straighten
- thin
* * *♦ vt2. [explicar] to clarify, to explain;aclaremos una cosa let's get one thing clear;eso lo aclara todo that explains everything;¿me podría aclarar ese último punto? could you clarify o explain that last point for me?3. [color] to make lighter;el sol aclara el pelo the sun makes your hair lighter4. [lo espeso] [chocolate, sopa] to thin (down);[bosque] to thin out;aclaró la pintura con un poco de aguarrás she thinned the paint with a little turpentine♦ v impersonalya aclaraba [amanecía] it was getting light;[se despejaba] the sky was clearing;la tarde se fue aclarando it brightened up during the afternoon* * *I v/tII v/i1 de día break, dawn2 de tiempo clear up* * *aclarar vt1) clarificar: to clarify, to explain, to resolve2) : to lighten3)aclarar la voz : to clear one's throataclarar vi1) : to get light, to dawn2) : to clear up* * *aclarar vb2. (dudas) to clear up3. (color) to lighten4. (enjuagar) to rinse5. (mejorar el tiempo) to clear up -
128 descender
v.1 to fall, to drop (valor, temperatura, nivel).ha descendido el interés por la política there is less interest in politics2 to descend.la niebla descendió sobre el valle the mist descended on the valleyel río desciende por el valle the river runs down the valley3 to be relegated.descender a segunda to be relegated to the second divisiondescender de categoría to be relegated4 to go down.5 to descend from.La tribu desciende de la región central the tribe comes from the central regionDe esa palabra descienden otras muchas many other words derive from that oneEl buen ánimo general descendió The general good mood descended.Ella descendió despacio She descended slowly.Ella desciende de guerreros She descends from warriors.El bus descendió por la colina The bus descended by way of the hill.Me descendió la temperatura My temperature descended.6 to get off, to get out.descender de un avión to get off a planedescender de un coche to get out of a car7 to walk down.Elsa descendió la colina Elsa walked down the hill.8 to lower, to reduce in intensity, to reduce.La fricción descendió el impulso The friction lowered the momentum.9 to have less.Me descendió la fiebre I have less fever.* * *1 to descend, go down, come down2 (temperatura, nivel, etc) to drop, fall, go down3 (ser descendiente) to descend (de, from), issue (de, from)4 (provenir) to come (de, from)1 (llevar más bajo) to take down, bring down, lower2 (bajar) to go down* * *verb1) to descend2) go down3) fall, drop•* * *1. VT1) [+ escalera, colina] to come down, go down, descend frmdescendió las escaleras y se nos acercó — he came down o frm descended the stairs and approached us
2) (=llevar abajo)descendieron al bombero al pozo — they lowered the fireman o let the fireman down into the well
descendieron al gato del tejado — they brought o got the cat down from the roof
un señor le ayudó a descender el equipaje — a man helped her to get o reach her luggage down
3) [en orden, jerarquía] to downgrade, demotelo han descendido de categoría por ineficacia — he has been downgraded o demoted for inefficiency
el single descendió tres puestos en las listas de éxitos — the single went down three places in the charts
2. VI1) (=disminuir) [fiebre] to go down, abate; [temperatura, precio, número, nivel] to go down, fall, drop; [ventas, demanda, producción] to fall, drop (off); [calidad] to go down, declineel índice de paro descendió considerablemente — unemployment has fallen o gone down considerably
2) [de un lugar a otro] [persona] to come down, go down, descend frm; [avión] to descendel río desciende limpio de la sierra — the river comes o runs down clean from the mountains
3) [en orden, jerarquía] to be downgraded, be demoted; (Dep) to be relegatedha descendido tras el reajuste de la plantilla — he has been downgraded o demoted in the staff reorganization
4)• descender de (=provenir de) —
esta palabra desciende del latín — this word comes from o derives from (the) Latin
desciende de linaje de reyes — he is descended from o comes from a line of kings
* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) temperatura/nivel to fall, dropb) (frml) ( desde una altura) avión to descend; persona to descend (frml), to come/go downdescendieron por la ladera oeste — they went/came down the western face
2)a) ( en jerarquía)b) (Dep) ( en fútbol) to go down, be relegated (BrE)3) ( proceder)* * *= descend, drop, dip, work + Posesivo + way down, come down, take + a dip, take + a dive.Ex. The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.Ex. If we want a more complete list, then we could set the cut-off point at 200 items, with the most relevant items at the beginning, and steadily decreasing relevance as we worked our way down the list.Ex. Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.Ex. Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.Ex. The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.----* descender a = fall to.* descender de precio = come down in + price.* descender en picada = swoop.* descender por debajo de = fall below.* precio + descender = price + fall.* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) temperatura/nivel to fall, dropb) (frml) ( desde una altura) avión to descend; persona to descend (frml), to come/go downdescendieron por la ladera oeste — they went/came down the western face
2)a) ( en jerarquía)b) (Dep) ( en fútbol) to go down, be relegated (BrE)3) ( proceder)* * *= descend, drop, dip, work + Posesivo + way down, come down, take + a dip, take + a dive.Ex: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.Ex: If we want a more complete list, then we could set the cut-off point at 200 items, with the most relevant items at the beginning, and steadily decreasing relevance as we worked our way down the list.Ex: Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.* descender a = fall to.* descender de precio = come down in + price.* descender en picada = swoop.* descender por debajo de = fall below.* precio + descender = price + fall.* * *descender [E8 ]viA1 «temperatura/nivel» to fall, drophacia allá desciende la numeración de la calle the street numbers go down in that directionel avión empezó a descender the plane began its descent o began to descenddescendieron por la ladera oeste they came down o descended the western faceel sendero que desciende hasta el río the path which goes down to the riverlos pasajeros descendieron a tierra the passengers disembarkedB1(en una jerarquía): el hotel ha descendido de categoría the hotel has been downgradedsu disco ha descendido en la lista de éxitos his record has gone down the charts2 ( Dep) (de categoría, nivel) to go down, be relegateddescienden directamente de los incas they are directly descended from o are direct descendants of the Incasdesciende de una familia noble he is of noble descent, he descends from a noble family ( frml)■ descendervtA ‹escaleras/montaña› to descend ( frml), to go/come downB ‹empleado› to demote, downgrade* * *
descender ( conjugate descender) verbo intransitivo
1
[ persona] to descend (frml), to come/go down
2 ( en clasificación) to go down
3 ( proceder) descender de algn to be descended from sb
descender
I verbo intransitivo
1 (ir hacia abajo) to go down, descend
(disminuir: temperatura, precio) to fall, drop
2 (bajar de un vehículo) to get off [de, -]
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]
3 (provenir de) descender de, to descend from: desciende de los duques de Villamediana, he's a descendant of the Dukes of Villamediana
II verbo transitivo to bring down
' descender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
English:
descend
- dive
- nosedive
- relegate
- shelve
- slope
- descended
- drop
- nose
- plunge
- sink
* * *♦ vi1. [temperatura, nivel, precios] to fall, to drop;ha descendido el interés por la política there is less interest in politics;desciende el número de desempleados [en titulares] unemployment down2. [de una altura] to descend;descendimos por la cara este we made our descent by the east face;descender al interior de una mina to go down (into) a mine;el halcón descendió en picado the falcon swooped down;el río desciende por el valle the river runs down the valley;la niebla descendió sobre el valle the mist descended on the valleydescender de un coche to get out of a car;descender de un tren to get off a train4. [en el trabajo] to be demoted5. [en competición deportiva] to be relegated;descender a segunda to be relegated to the second division;descender de categoría to be relegateddesciende de aristócratas she's of aristocratic descent;el hombre desciende de los simios man is descended from the apes7. [en estimación] to go down;su prestigio como cantante descendió mucho his reputation as a singer plummeted♦ vtdescendió las escaleras rápidamente she ran down the stairs2. [en el trabajo] to demote;lo han descendido de categoría en el trabajo he's been demoted at work* * *I v/igo down, decrease, diminish2:* * *descender {56} vt1) : to descend, to go down2) bajar: to lower, to take down, to let downdescender vi1) : to descend, to come down2) : to drop, to fall3)descender de : to be a descendant of* * *descender vb2. (bajar de coche) to get out3. (bajar de autobús, tren, etc) to get off5. (proceder) to be descended6. (en una clasificación) to go down
См. также в других словарях:
cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cut — 1 /kVt/ verb past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting 1 DIVIDE WITH KNIFE ETC (T) to divide something into two or more pieces using a sharp tool such as a knife: Do you want me to cut the cake? | The thieves had cut the phone … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
half — 1 predeterminer, adjective (only before noun) 1 being half of an amount, time, distance, number etc: events that happened over half a century ago | Only half the guests had arrived by seven o clock. | The studio is only half a block away. | half… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
half — half1 W1S1 [ha:f US hæf] predeterminer, pron, adj [only before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(50%)¦ 2¦(most of)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4¦(combination)¦ 5 half a dozen 6 half a/the chance 7 half an eye/ear 8 be half the battle 9 half a minute/moment/second etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
cut — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hole/opening made by cutting ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, neat ▪ little, small ▪ long ▪ straight … Collocations dictionary
cut*/*/*/ — [kʌt] (past tense and past participle cut) verb [T] I 1) to use a knife or other sharp tool to divide something into pieces, or to remove a piece of something I need a sharp knife to cut the bread with.[/ex] The telephone wires had been cut.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
break — break1 W1S1 [breık] v past tense broke [brəuk US brouk] past participle broken [ˈbrəukən US ˈbrou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(separate into pieces)¦ 2¦(bones)¦ 3¦(machines)¦ 4¦(rules/laws)¦ 5¦(promise/agreement)¦ 6¦(stop/rest)¦ 7¦(end something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
slice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 flat piece of food ADJECTIVE ▪ big, generous, great, huge, large, thick ▪ little, small, thin … Collocations dictionary
length — noun 1 distance from one end to the other ADJECTIVE ▪ entire, full, maximum, whole ▪ There is a maximum length of 2 500 words. ▪ A long veranda runs the whole length of the building … Collocations dictionary
ahead — a‧head [əˈhed] adverb if the value of something is ahead of a previous level, it has increased: • The shares were ahead more than 11% at one stage, and closed 85 up at 944p. * * * ahead UK US /əˈhed/ adverb ► at a better, higher, or greater level … Financial and business terms
price — A fixed value of something. Prices are usually expressed in monetary terms. In a free market, prices are set as a result of the interaction of supply and demand in a market; when demand for a product increases and supply remains constant, the… … Financial and business terms