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121 hang
I [hæŋ]1) sart.2) colloq. (knack)II 1. [hæŋ]to get the hang of sth., of doing — capire come funziona qcs., come si fa
1) (suspend) appendere, attaccare ( from a; by a, per; on a); (drape over) stendere ( over su); (peg up) stendere [ washing] (on su)2) (anche hang down) (let dangle) sospendere [rope, line] ( out of a); fare ciondolare, fare penzolare [arm, leg]to be hung with — essere ornato o addobbato di [flags, tapestries]; essere decorato con [ garlands]
4) (interior decorating) attaccare, incollare [ wallpaper]5) ing. tecn. montare, incardinare [door, gate]6) gastr. fare frollare [ game]2.1) (be suspended) (on hook) essere appeso; (from height) essere sospeso; (on washing line) essere stesoto hang from the ceiling — [ chandelier] pendere dal soffitto
2) sart. (drape)3) (float) [fog, cloud] incombere, permanere; [smoke, smell] ristagnare3.- hang on- hang out- hang up••hang it all! — colloq. al diavolo!
hang the expense! — colloq. al diavolo i soldi! crepi l'avarizia!
hanged if I know! — colloq. che mi venga un colpo se lo so!
to let it all hang out — colloq. lasciarsi andare
* * *[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) appendere, attaccare2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) girare, collocare3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) impiccare4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) penzolare; ricadere5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) abbassare•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up* * *hang /hæŋ/n.● hang-up ► hangup □ (fam.) to get the hang of, impratichirsi di; imparare a usare; fare la mano a □ (fam.) not to care (o not to give) a hang about, infischiarsene (o fregarsene) di: I don't give a hang about what other people think, me ne frego di quel che pensano gli altri.♦ (to) hang /hæŋ/A v. t.1 appendere; sospendere; attaccare; stendere ( ad asciugare): to hang a photo on the wall, appendere una foto al muro: I'll hang the washing out in the terrace, stenderò la biancheria nella terrazza; to hang wallpaper [the curtains], attaccare carta da parati [le tendine]2 decorare di; ornare con: The hall was hung with flags, la sala era ornata (o pavesata) di bandiere4 appendere ( carne, ecc.) a essiccare; appendere ( selvaggina) a frollare: hung beef, carne di manzo essiccataB v. i.1 pendere; penzolare; essere appeso (o attaccato); stare sospeso: The greyhound's tongue was hanging out, il levriero aveva la lingua di fuori (o penzoloni); The boy was hanging from a tree, il ragazzo era attaccato a un albero3 ( di decisione, ecc.: spec. to hang in the balance) essere in sospeso; pendere (fig.); essere incerto4 (fig.) indugiare, trattenersi; permanere, persistere; rimanere sospeso: The smell of soup hung in the room, l'odore della zuppa persisteva (o ristagnava) nella stanza; The hawk hung in the air, il falco restava sospeso (o immobile) nell'aria8 (comput.: di un computer che non risponde più agli input dell'utente) bloccarsi; arrestarsi improvvisamente9 morire impiccato; finire sulla forca● to hang fire, ( d'arma da fuoco) sparare in ritardo, far cilecca; (fig.) indugiare, rimanere in sospeso; prendersi una pausa □ (fam. USA) to hang a left [right] turn, prendere (o svoltare) a sinistra [a destra] □ (fam. USA) to hang ( one's) hat, andare a stare, andare ad abitare □ to hang one's head ( in shame), abbassare la testa, stare a capo chino ( per la vergogna) □ to hang heavy, gravare, aleggiare; ( del tempo) trascorrere lentamente □ ( di stoffa, ecc.) to hang in folds, ricadere in pieghe □ (fam.) to hang (on) in there, resistere; tenere duro; non mollare □ to hang oneself, impiccarsi □ (fam. GB) Hang it ( all)!, accidenti!; maledizione!; al diavolo! □ (fam., spec. USA) to hang loose!, rilassarsi: Hang loose!, rilassati!, non preoccuparti! □ (fam. GB) Hang st.!, al diavolo!; chi se ne importa di qc.!: Let's have another slice of cake and hang the diet!, prendiamo un'altra fetta di torta e al diavolo la dieta! □ (fam. USA) to hang tough, essere irremovibile; tenere duro □ (volg.) Go hang!, impiccati!, va al diavolo! □ I'll be hanged if…, che il diavolo mi porti se…; che Dio mi fulmini se… □ (prov.) One might (o may) as well be hanged for a sheep as ( for) a lamb, poiché la pena è la stessa, tanto vale commettere il peccato più grave.NOTA D'USO: - hanged o hung?-* * *I [hæŋ]1) sart.2) colloq. (knack)II 1. [hæŋ]to get the hang of sth., of doing — capire come funziona qcs., come si fa
1) (suspend) appendere, attaccare ( from a; by a, per; on a); (drape over) stendere ( over su); (peg up) stendere [ washing] (on su)2) (anche hang down) (let dangle) sospendere [rope, line] ( out of a); fare ciondolare, fare penzolare [arm, leg]to be hung with — essere ornato o addobbato di [flags, tapestries]; essere decorato con [ garlands]
4) (interior decorating) attaccare, incollare [ wallpaper]5) ing. tecn. montare, incardinare [door, gate]6) gastr. fare frollare [ game]2.1) (be suspended) (on hook) essere appeso; (from height) essere sospeso; (on washing line) essere stesoto hang from the ceiling — [ chandelier] pendere dal soffitto
2) sart. (drape)3) (float) [fog, cloud] incombere, permanere; [smoke, smell] ristagnare3.- hang on- hang out- hang up••hang it all! — colloq. al diavolo!
hang the expense! — colloq. al diavolo i soldi! crepi l'avarizia!
hanged if I know! — colloq. che mi venga un colpo se lo so!
to let it all hang out — colloq. lasciarsi andare
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122 line
I [laɪn]1) (mark) linea f., riga f., segno m.; (shorter, thicker) tratto m.; art. tratto m.; sport (on pitch, court) linea f.; mat. linea f.straight, curved line — linea retta, curva
to put a line through sth. — tirare una linea sopra qcs., barrare qcs.
starting line, finishing line — sport linea di partenza, d'arrivo
to cross the line — sport tagliare il traguardo
the line AB — (in geometry) il segmento AB
2) (of people, cars) fila f.; (of trees) fila f., filare m.; (of footprints) serie f.to stand in a line — essere o stare in fila
to be in line with — [ cooker] essere allineato con [ cupboard]
out of line — [ picture] storto, non allineato
3) fig.to be in line for promotion, for the post of — essere candidato alla promozione, al posto di
4) AE (queue) coda f.6) arch. sart. (outline shape) linea f.7) (boundary) linea f. di confine, confine m.state line — confine di stato, frontiera
8) (rope) corda f., filo m.; pesc. lenza f.9) el. (cable) linea f. (elettrica)10) tel. (connection) linea f.to be on the line to sb. — essere in linea con qcn.
to get off the line — colloq. riattaccare
12) (in genealogy) linea f., discendenza f.to trace one's line back to sb. — far risalire le proprie origini a qcn.
13) (in prose) riga f.; (in poetry) verso m.; (of music) rigo m.a line from — una citazione da [ poem]
to learn one's lines — teatr. imparare la parte
14) (conformity)to fall into line with — [ person] allinearsi, conformarsi a [ view]
to bring sth. into line with — conformare qcs. a
to keep sb. in line — fare rigare dritto qcn.
our prices are out of line with those of our competitors — i nostri prezzi non sono allineati a quelli dei nostri concorrenti
to be (way) out of line — [ remark] essere completamente fuori luogo
you're way out of line! — colloq. stai esagerando! hai proprio passato il limite!
15) colloq. (piece of information)to have a line on sb., sth. — avere delle informazioni su qcn., qcs.
16) (stance)to take a firm line with sb. — seguire la linea dura con qcn.
17) comm. linea f. (di prodotti)18) mil.19) (equator)20) colloq. (of cocaine) pista f.21) in line withto be in line with — essere in linea con [trend, view]
to increase in line with — aumentare proporzionalmente o parallelamente a
••all along the line, right down the line — su tutta la linea
II [laɪn]somewhere along the line — (at point in time) in un certo momento; (at stage) da qualche parte
1) (stand along) [ trees] fiancheggiare [ route]; [ spectators] essere disposto lungo [ street]2) (mark)to be lined with — essere segnato da [ worry]
•- line upIII [laɪn]* * *I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.)2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.)3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.)4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.)5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.)6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.)7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.)8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.)9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.)10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.)11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.)12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.)13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.)14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.)2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.)2) (to mark with lines.)•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.)2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.)•- lined- liner- lining* * *I [laɪn]1) (mark) linea f., riga f., segno m.; (shorter, thicker) tratto m.; art. tratto m.; sport (on pitch, court) linea f.; mat. linea f.straight, curved line — linea retta, curva
to put a line through sth. — tirare una linea sopra qcs., barrare qcs.
starting line, finishing line — sport linea di partenza, d'arrivo
to cross the line — sport tagliare il traguardo
the line AB — (in geometry) il segmento AB
2) (of people, cars) fila f.; (of trees) fila f., filare m.; (of footprints) serie f.to stand in a line — essere o stare in fila
to be in line with — [ cooker] essere allineato con [ cupboard]
out of line — [ picture] storto, non allineato
3) fig.to be in line for promotion, for the post of — essere candidato alla promozione, al posto di
4) AE (queue) coda f.6) arch. sart. (outline shape) linea f.7) (boundary) linea f. di confine, confine m.state line — confine di stato, frontiera
8) (rope) corda f., filo m.; pesc. lenza f.9) el. (cable) linea f. (elettrica)10) tel. (connection) linea f.to be on the line to sb. — essere in linea con qcn.
to get off the line — colloq. riattaccare
12) (in genealogy) linea f., discendenza f.to trace one's line back to sb. — far risalire le proprie origini a qcn.
13) (in prose) riga f.; (in poetry) verso m.; (of music) rigo m.a line from — una citazione da [ poem]
to learn one's lines — teatr. imparare la parte
14) (conformity)to fall into line with — [ person] allinearsi, conformarsi a [ view]
to bring sth. into line with — conformare qcs. a
to keep sb. in line — fare rigare dritto qcn.
our prices are out of line with those of our competitors — i nostri prezzi non sono allineati a quelli dei nostri concorrenti
to be (way) out of line — [ remark] essere completamente fuori luogo
you're way out of line! — colloq. stai esagerando! hai proprio passato il limite!
15) colloq. (piece of information)to have a line on sb., sth. — avere delle informazioni su qcn., qcs.
16) (stance)to take a firm line with sb. — seguire la linea dura con qcn.
17) comm. linea f. (di prodotti)18) mil.19) (equator)20) colloq. (of cocaine) pista f.21) in line withto be in line with — essere in linea con [trend, view]
to increase in line with — aumentare proporzionalmente o parallelamente a
••all along the line, right down the line — su tutta la linea
II [laɪn]somewhere along the line — (at point in time) in un certo momento; (at stage) da qualche parte
1) (stand along) [ trees] fiancheggiare [ route]; [ spectators] essere disposto lungo [ street]2) (mark)to be lined with — essere segnato da [ worry]
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123 sleep
1.[sliːp]noun Schlaf, derget/go to sleep — einschlafen
not lose [any] sleep over something — (fig.) wegen etwas keine schlaflose Nacht haben
put an animal to sleep — (euphem.) ein Tier einschläfern
talk in one's sleep — im Schlaf sprechen
I can/could do it in my sleep — (fig.) ich kann/könnte es im Schlaf
2. intransitive verb,get or have a good night's sleep — [sich] gründlich ausschlafen
slept [slept] schlafensleep late — lange schlafen; ausschlafen
sleep like a log or top — wie ein Stein schlafen (ugs.)
3. transitive verb,sleep tight! — (coll.) schlaf gut!
slept schlafen lassenthe hotel sleeps 80 — das Hotel hat 80 Betten
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/91704/sleep_around">sleep around- sleep in- sleep on* * *[sli:p] 1. past tense, past participle - slept; verb(to rest with the eyes closed and in a state of natural unconsciousness: Goodnight - sleep well!; I can't sleep - my mind is too active.) schlafen2. noun((a) rest in a state of natural unconsciousness: It is bad for you to have too little sleep, since it makes you tired; I had only four hours' sleep last night.) der Schlaf- sleeper- sleepless
- sleepy
- sleepily
- sleepiness
- sleeping-bag
- sleeping-pill / sleeping-tablet
- sleepwalk
- sleepwalker
- put to sleep
- sleep like a log/top
- sleep off
- sleep on* * *[sli:p]I. nI must get some \sleep ich brauche etwas SchlafI didn't get to \sleep until 4 a.m. ich bin erst um 4 Uhr morgens eingeschlafento go to \sleep einschlafento go back to \sleep wieder einschlafento put sb to \sleep jdn in Schlaf versetzento put an animal to \sleep ein Tier einschläfernto send sb to \sleep jdn einschlafen lassen figto talk/walk in one's \sleep im Schlaf sprechen/schlafwandelnto have a \sleep ein Nickerchen machen5.▶ to be able to do sth in one's \sleep etw im Schlaf beherrschenII. vi<slept, slept>\sleep tight! schlaf schön!we'll be \sleeping at Sally and Steve's on Saturday night Samstagnacht werden wir bei Sally und Steve übernachtento \sleep in a bed/on the floor in einem Bett/auf dem Boden schlafento \sleep late lange schlafen, ausschlafento \sleep sound[ly] [tief und] fest schlafento \sleep rough BRIT auf der Straße schlafen▶ to \sleep with one's eyes open leicht schlafen▶ to \sleep on it eine Nacht darüber schlafenIII. vtto \sleep two/four/ten zwei/vier/zehn Personen beherbergen könnenthe caravan \sleeps four comfortably in dem Wohnwagen haben vier Personen bequem Platzto \sleep three to a bed zu dritt in einem Bett schlafento \sleep the night with sb bei jdm übernachten* * *[sliːp] vb: pret, ptp slept1. n1) Schlaf mI couldn't get to sleep last night — ich konnte letzte Nacht nicht einschlafen
try and get some sleep — versuche, etwas zu schlafen
to have a good night's sleep — sich richtig ausschlafen, richtig schlafen
to put sb to sleep (person, cocoa etc) — jdn zum Schlafen bringen; (drug) jdn einschläfern
2) (Brit inf2. vt1)to sleep the day away —
to sleep the sleep of the just to sleep the sleep of the dead or the last sleep — den Schlaf des Gerechten schlafen den ewigen or letzten Schlaf schlafen (liter)
2) (= accommodate) unterbringenthe house sleeps 10 — in dem Haus können 10 Leute schlafen or übernachten
3. vischlafento sleep right round the clock — rund um die Uhr schlafen
the village slept (liter) — das Dorf schlief (geh)
you must have been sleeping (fig) — da musst du geschlafen haben
* * *sleep [sliːp]A v/i prät und pperf slept [slept]1. schlafen:the bed had not been slept in das Bett war unberührt;a) verschlafen,sleep out im Freien schlafen ( → A 2);sleep through ein Gewitter etc verschlafen;I slept through the alarm clock ich haben den Wecker nicht gehört2. schlafen, nächtigen, übernachten:sleep in (out) im Haus (außer Haus) schlafen (Personal etc)sleep together miteinander schlafen;4. fig schlafen, ruhen (Dorf, Fähigkeiten, Streit, Toter etc):their hatred never slept ihr Hass kam nie zur Ruhe5. stehen (Kreisel)B v/t1. sleep the sleep of the just den Schlaf des Gerechten schlafensleep off one’s lunch einen Verdauungsschlaf halten;sleep it off umg seinen Rausch ausschlafen4. Schlafgelegenheit bieten (dat), Betten haben für, zum Schlafen unterbringen:the tent sleeps four people in dem Zelt können vier Leute schlafenC s1. Schlaf m, Ruhe f (beide auch fig):full of sleep schläfrig, verschlafen;in one’s sleep im Schlaf;a night without sleep eine schlaflose Nacht;a sleep from which there is no awaking ein Schlaf, aus dem es kein Erwachen gibt;get some sleep ein bisschen schlafen;I couldn’t get to sleep ich konnte nicht einschlafen;a) einschlafen,b) schlafen gehen;go back to sleep wieder einschlafen;have one’s sleep out ausschlafen;have a good (night’s) sleep sich richtig ausschlafen;that is nothing I lose sleep over, I’m not going to lose any sleep over that das bereitet mir keine schlaflosen Nächte, darüber lasse ich mir keine grauen Haare wachsen;need one’s sleep seinen Schlaf brauchen;a) einschläfern (auch betäuben etc),b) euph ein Tier einschläfern,2. ZOOL Winterschlaf m3. BOT Schlafbewegung f* * *1.[sliːp]noun Schlaf, derget/go to sleep — einschlafen
not lose [any] sleep over something — (fig.) wegen etwas keine schlaflose Nacht haben
put an animal to sleep — (euphem.) ein Tier einschläfern
I can/could do it in my sleep — (fig.) ich kann/könnte es im Schlaf
2. intransitive verb,get or have a good night's sleep — [sich] gründlich ausschlafen
slept [slept] schlafensleep late — lange schlafen; ausschlafen
sleep like a log or top — wie ein Stein schlafen (ugs.)
3. transitive verb,sleep tight! — (coll.) schlaf gut!
slept schlafen lassenPhrasal Verbs:- sleep in- sleep on* * *n.Nachtruhe f.Schlaf m. v.(§ p.,p.p.: slept)= schlafen v.(§ p.,pp.: schlief, geschlafen) -
124 squeeze
squeeze [skwi:z]1. noun• to give sth a squeeze ( = to squeeze sth) he gave her a big squeeze il l'a serrée très fort dans ses bras• she squeezed another sweater into the case elle a réussi à caser (inf) un autre pull dans la valise• can you squeeze underneath the fence? est-ce que tu peux te glisser sous la barrière ?[person] trouver une petite place ; [car] rentrer tout juste• can I squeeze in? est-ce qu'il y a une petite place pour moi ?• can you squeeze two more people in? est-ce que vous avez de la place pour deux autres personnes ?( = drop) [+ person] évincer ; [+ activity] éliminer* * *[skwiːz] 1.1) ( application of pressure)to give something a squeeze — presser quelque chose [hand, tube]
2) ( small amount)a squeeze of glue/lemon — un peu de colle/citron
3) Economics, Finance resserrement m (on de)to put the squeeze on — (colloq) faire pression sur [debtors]
4) (colloq) ( crush)2.I can get past, but it will be a tight squeeze — je peux passer mais ce sera un peu juste
transitive verb1) ( press) presser [lemon, bottle, tube]; serrer [arm, hand]; appuyer sur [bag, parcel, trigger]; percer [spot]to squeeze glue/toothpaste onto something — mettre de la colle/du dentifrice sur quelque chose
I squeezed £10 out of dad — j'ai réussi à obtenir 10 livres sterling de papa
to squeeze the truth/a confession out of somebody — arracher la vérité/un aveu à quelqu'un
3) ( fit)we can squeeze a few more people into the room — on a encore de la place pour quelques personnes dans la salle
to squeeze behind/between/under something — se glisser derrière/entre/sous quelque chose
4) Economics, Finance resserrer [profit, margins]; asphyxier [small businesses]•Phrasal Verbs: -
125 line
dividing \line Trennungslinie f;straight \line gerade Linie;to draw a \line eine Linie ziehen3) mathstraight \line Gerade f7) ( equator)the L\line die Linie, der Äquatorthe thin \line between love and hate der schmale Grat zwischen Liebe und Hass;to cross the \line die Grenze überschreiten ( fig), zu weit gehen[clothes] \line Wäscheleine f;[fishing] \line Angelschnur f\lines will be open from eight o'clock die Leitungen werden ab acht Uhr frei[geschaltet] sein;can you get me a \line to New York? können Sie mir bitte eine Verbindung nach New York geben?;the \line is engaged/ busy die Leitung ist besetzt;please hold the \line! bitte bleiben Sie am Apparat!;get off the \line! geh aus der Leitung!;bad \line schlechte Verbindung;to be/stay on the \line am Apparat sein/bleiben;the end of the \line die Endstation;rail \line Eisenbahnlinie f;to drop sb a \line jdm ein paar Zeilen schreiben;to read between the \lines ( fig) zwischen den Zeilen lesen\lines pl Text m;to forget/learn one's \lines seinen Text lernen/vergessento get a \line on sb/ sth etwas über jdn/etw herausfinden;to give sb a \line about sth jdm einen Hinweis auf etw akk geben;to give sb a \line on sb jdm Informationen über jdn besorgen16) (false account, talk)he keeps giving me that \line about his computer not working properly er kommt mir immer wieder mit dem Spruch, dass sein Computer nicht richtig funktioniere;I've heard that \line before die Platte kenne ich schon in- und auswendig! ( fam)\lines pl Strafarbeit f;she got 100 \lines for swearing at her teacher da sie ihren Lehrer beschimpft hatte, musste sie zur Strafe 100 Mal... schreibento be first in \line an erster Stelle stehen; ( fig) ganz vorne dabei sein;to be next in \line als Nächster/Nächste dran sein;to be in a \line in einer Reihe stehen;the cans on the shelf were in a \line die Büchsen waren im Regal aufgereiht;to be in \line for sth mit etw dat an der Reihe sein;to form a \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen;to get into \line sich akk hintereinander aufstellen;( next to each other) sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen;to move into \line sich akk einreihenI want to have children to prevent the family \line dying out ich möchte Kinder, damit die Familie nicht ausstirbt;this institute has had a long \line of prestigious physicists working here dieses Institut kann auf eine lange Tradition angesehener Physiker zurückblicken;he is the latest in a long \line of Nobel Prize winners to come from that country er ist der jüngste einer ganzen Reihe von Nobelpreisträgern aus diesem Landto get in \line sich akk anstellen;to stand in \line anstehenthey are thinking about a new \line of vehicles sie denken über eine neue Kraftfahrzeugserie nach;(Brit, Aus)they do an excellent \line in TVs and videos sie stellen erstklassige Fernseher und Videogeräte her;football's never really been my \line mit Fußball konnte ich noch nie besonders viel anfangen;what's your \line? was machen Sie beruflich?;\line of business Branche f;\line of research Forschungsgebiet nt;\line of work Arbeitsgebiet nt;to be in sb's \line jdm liegen\line of argument Argumentation f;to be in the \line of duty zu jds Pflichten pl gehören;\line of reasoning Gedankengang m;to take a strong \line with sb jdm gegenüber sehr bestimmt auftreten;to take a strong \line with sth gegen etw akk energisch vorgehen;they did not reveal their \line of inquiry sie teilten nicht mit, in welcher Richtung sie ermittelten;what \line shall we take? wie sollen wir vorgehen?along the \lines of...;she said something along the \lines that he would lose his job if he didn't work harder sie sagte irgendetwas in der Richtung davon, dass er seine Stelle verlieren würde, wenn er nicht härter arbeiten würde;my sister works in publishing and I'm hoping to do something along the same \lines meine Schwester arbeitet im Verlagswesen und ich würde gerne etwas Ähnliches tun;to try a new \line of approach to sth versuchen, etw anders anzugehen;the \line of least resistance der Weg des geringsten Widerstandes;\line of vision Blickrichtung f;to be on the right \lines auf dem richtigen Weg sein;do you think his approach to the problem is on the right \lines? glauben Sie, dass er das Problem richtig angeht?party \line Parteilinie f;to fall into \line with sth mit etw dat konform gehen;to keep sb in \line dafür sorgen, dass jd nicht aus der Reihe tanzt;to move into \line sich akk anpassen;to step out of \line aus der Reihe tanzen\line of battle Kampflinie f;behind enemy \lines hinter den feindlichen Stellungen;front \line Front fPHRASES:all along the \line auf der ganzen Linie;right down the \line ( esp Am) voll und ganz;to bring sb into \line jdn in seine Schranken weisen;to lay it on the \line die Karten offen auf den Tisch legen;to put sth on the \line etw aufs Spiel setzen;it was stepping out of \line to tell him that es stand dir nicht zu, ihm das zu sagen;to be on the \line auf dem Spiel stehen vt1) ( mark)to \line sth paper etw linieren;her face was \lined with agony ihr Gesicht war von tiefem Schmerz gezeichnet2) ( stand at intervals)to \line the streets die Straßen säumen ( geh)the streets were \lined with cheering people jubelnde Menschenmengen säumten die Straßen1) ( cover)to \line shelves Regale füllen; -
126 fall
A n1 lit (of person, horse, rocks, curtain) chute f (from de) ; (of snow, hail) chutes fpl ; (of earth, soot) éboulement m ; (of axe, hammer, dice) coup m ; a fall of 20 metres, a 20-metre fall une chute de 20 mètres ; a heavy fall of rain une grosse averse ; to have a fall faire une chute, tomber ;2 (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity) baisse f (in de) ; ( more drastic) chute f (in de) ; the pound has suffered a sharp fall/a slight fall la livre a subi une forte chute/une légère baisse ; a fall in value une dépréciation ; a fall of 10% to 125 une baisse de 10% pour arriver à 125 ;3 (of leader, regime, empire, fortress, town) chute f ; ( of monarchy) renversement m ; ( of seat) perte f ; the government's fall from power la chute du gouvernement ;6 (in pitch, intonation) descente f ;1 ( come down) tomber ; falling rain la pluie qui tombe ; he was hurt by falling masonry il a été blessé par une pierre qui tombait de la façade ; to fall 10 metres tomber de 10 mètres ; five centimetres of snow fell il est tombé cinq centimètres de neige ; to fall from ou out of tomber de [boat, nest, bag, hands] ; to fall off ou from tomber de [chair, table, roof, bike, wall] ; the skirt falls in pleats from a waistband la jupe tombe en plis à partir de la ceinture ; to fall on tomber sur [person, town] ; it fell on my head cela m'est tombé sur la tête ; to fall on the floor tomber par terre ; to fall on one's back tomber sur le dos ; to fall in ou into tomber dans [bath, river, sink] ; to fall down tomber dans [hole, shaft, stairs] ; to fall under tomber sous [table] ; passer sous [bus, train] ; to fall through passer à travers [ceiling, hole] ; to fall through the air tomber dans le vide ; to fall to earth tomber sur terre ; to fall to the floor ou to the ground tomber par terre ;2 ( drop) [speed, volume, quality, standard, level] diminuer ; [temperature, price, inflation, wages, production, number, attendance, morale] baisser ; ( more dramatically) chuter ○, tomber ; to fall (by) baisser de [amount, percentage] ; to fall to descendre à [amount, place] ; to fall from descendre de ; to fall below zero/5% descendre au-dessous de zéro/5% ; to fall in the charts perdre des places dans le hit-parade ;3 ( yield position) tomber ; to fall from power tomber ; to fall to tomber aux mains de [enemy, allies] ; the seat fell to Labour le siège a été perdu au profit des travaillistes ;5 fig ( descend) [darkness, night, beam, silence, gaze] tomber (on sur) ; [blame] retomber (on sur) ; [shadow] se projeter (over sur) ; suspicion fell on her husband les soupçons se sont portés sur son mari ;6 ( occur) [stress] tomber (on sur) ; Christmas falls on a Monday Noël tombe un lundi ; to fall into/outside a category rentrer/ne pas rentrer dans une catégorie ; to fall under the heading of… se trouver sous la rubrique de… ;7 ( be incumbent on) it falls to sb to do c'est à qn de faire, c'est à qn qu'il incombe de faire fml ;8 ( throw oneself) to fall into bed/into a chair se laisser tomber sur son lit/dans un fauteuil ; to fall to ou on one's knees tomber à genoux ; to fall at sb's feet se jeter aux pieds de qn ; to fall into sb's/each other's arms tomber dans les bras de qn/l'un de l'autre ; to fall on each other s'embrasser, tomber dans les bras l'un de l'autre ; to fall on sb's neck se jeter au cou de qn ;9 [ground] = fall away 2 ;10 Relig succomber ;11 GB dial ( get pregnant) tomber enceinte.did he fall or was he pushed? hum est-ce qu'il est parti de lui-même ou est-ce qu'on l'a forcé? ; the bigger you are ou the higher you climb, the harder you fall plus dure sera la chute ; to stand or fall on sth reposer sur qch, dépendre de qch.1 [bike, table] être délabré ; [shoes] être usé ; [car, house, hotel] tomber en ruine ;2 [marriage, country] se désagréger ;3 ○ [person] craquer ○, perdre ses moyens.1 [paint, plaster] se détacher (from de) ;2 [ground] descendre en pente (to vers) ;3 [demand, support, numbers] diminuer.■ fall back on:▶ fall back on [sth] avoir recours à [savings, parents, old method] ; to have something to fall back on avoir quelque chose sur quoi se rabattre.■ fall behind:▶ fall behind [runner, country, student] se laisser distancer ; [work, studies] prendre du retard ; to fall behind with GB ou in US prendre du retard dans [work, project] ; être en retard pour [payments, rent, correspondence] ;▶ fall behind [sth/sb] se laisser devancer par [horses, classmates, competitors].■ fall down:1 lit [person, child, tree, poster] tomber ; [tent, wall, house, scaffolding] s'effondrer ; this whole place is falling down tout tombe en ruine ici ;2 GB fig [argument, comparison, plan] faiblir ; where he falls down is… là où il faiblit, c'est… ; to fall down on échouer à cause de [detail, question, obstacle] ; to fall down on a promise/on the job être incapable de tenir sa promesse/de faire le travail.■ fall for:▶ fall for [sth] se laisser prendre à, se faire avoir ○ par [trick, story] ;▶ fall for [sb] tomber amoureux/-euse de [person].■ fall in1 [sides, walls, roof] s'écrouler, s'effondrer ;■ fall in with:▶ fall in with [sth/sb]1 ( get involved with) faire la connaissance de [group] ; to fall in with a bad crowd avoir de mauvaises fréquentations ;2 ( go along with) se conformer à [timetable, plans, action] ;3 ( be consistent with) être conforme à [expectations, concerns].■ fall off1 lit [person, leaf, hat, label] tomber ;2 fig [attendance, takings, sales, output] diminuer ; [enthusiasm, standard, quality] baisser ; [support, interest] retomber ; [curve on graph] décroître.■ fall on:▶ fall on [sth] se jeter sur [food, treasure] ;▶ fall on [sb] attaquer, tomber sur [person].■ fall out:▶ fall out1 [page, contact lens] tomber ; his hair/tooth fell out il a perdu ses cheveux/une dent ;3 ○ ( quarrel) se brouiller, se fâcher (over à propos de) ; to fall out with sb GB ( quarrel) se brouiller or se fâcher avec qn ; US ( have fight) se disputer avec qn ; I've fallen out with him GB je suis brouillé or fâché avec lui ;■ fall over:▶ fall over [sth] trébucher sur [object] ; to fall over oneself to help sb ○ se mettre en quatre ○ pour aider qn ; people were fall ing over themselves to buy shares c'était à qui achèterait les actions.■ fall through [plans, deal] échouer, tomber à l'eau ○.■ fall to:▶ fall to attaquer ;▶ fall to doing se mettre à faire. -
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fall [fɔ:l]1. noun2. plural noun• the ground fell steeply to the valley floor le terrain descendait en pente raide vers le fond de la valléeb. ► to fall + adjective4. compounds( = retreat) reculer• some money to fall back on un peu d'argent en réserve► fall behind intransitive verb rester en arrière ; [runner] se laisser distancera. tomberb. ( = fail) [person] échouera. she leaned over the pool and fell in elle s'est penchée au-dessus de la piscine et elle est tombée dedansb. [troops] former les rangs[+ trap] tomber dans ; [+ disfavour, disuse] tomber en• the city fell into decline at the end of the 16th century le déclin de la ville remonte à la fin du 16e siècle• the students fall into three categories les étudiants se divisent en trois catégories► fall in with inseparable transitive verb• he fell in with a bad crowd il s'est mis à avoir de mauvaises fréquentations► fall off intransitive verba. tomberb. [sales, numbers, attendances] décliner( = quarrel) se brouiller* * *[fɔːl] 1.1) lit gen chute f ( from de); (of snow, hail) chutes fpl; (of earth, soot) éboulement m; (of axe, hammer, dice) coup mto have a fall — faire une chute, tomber
2) (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity) baisse f (in de); ( more drastic) chute f (in de)3) (of leader, regime, town) chute f; ( of monarchy) renversement m; ( of seat) perte f4)fall from grace ou favour — disgrâce f
5) US ( autumn) automne m6) (in pitch, intonation) descente f7) ( in wrestling) tombé m; ( in judo) chute f2.falls plural noun chutes fpl3.1) ( come down) tomberto fall from ou out of — tomber de [boat, nest, bag, hands]
to fall off ou from — tomber de [chair, table, roof, bike, wall]
to fall on — tomber sur [person, town]
to fall in ou into — tomber dans [bath, river]
to fall down — tomber dans [hole, stairs]
to fall under — tomber sous [table]; passer sous [bus, train]
to fall through — passer à travers [ceiling, hole]
to fall to the floor ou to the ground — tomber par terre
2) ( drop) [quality, standard, level] diminuer; [temperature, price, production, number, attendance, morale] baisserto fall below zero/5% — descendre au-dessous de zéro/5%
3) ( yield position) tomberto fall to — tomber aux mains de [enemy, allies]
5) fig ( descend) [night, silence, gaze] tomber (on sur); [blame] retomber (on sur); [shadow] se projeter ( over sur)6) ( occur) [stress] tomber (on sur)to fall into/outside a category — rentrer/ne pas rentrer dans une catégorie
7) ( be incumbent on)8) ( throw oneself)to fall to ou on one's knees — tomber à genoux
to fall at somebody's feet/on somebody's neck — se jeter aux pieds/au cou de quelqu'un
•Phrasal Verbs:- fall for- fall in- fall off- fall on- fall out- fall to••did he fall or was he pushed? — hum est-ce qu'il est parti de lui-même ou est-ce qu'on l'a forcé?
the bigger you are ou the higher you climb, the harder you fall — plus dure sera la chute
to stand or fall on something — reposer sur quelque chose, dépendre de quelque chose
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128 ve
Del verbo ir: ( conjugate ir) \ \
ve es: \ \2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoDel verbo ver: ( conjugate ver) \ \
ve es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: VE ir ve ver
ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo 1 iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot; ve por mar to go by sea; ¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!; el ve y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests; vamos a casa let's go home; ¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?; ve de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting; ya vamos para allá we're on our way; ¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?; ve por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb; voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread ya va al colegio she's already at school 2 ( expresando propósito) ve a + inf:◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;ve a ayudarla go and help her; ver tb ve v aux 1 3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come! 4 [ comentario]: eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you 1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento): ¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?; íbamos sentados we were sitting down; vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry; yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead 2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo): voy a ve de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula; iba de verde she was dressed in green 3 ( en calidad de) ve de algo to go (along) as sth; 1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) ve a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth 2 (extenderse, abarcar): el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to … 1 (marchar, desarrollarse):◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse; ¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq); ¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?; me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam; ¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!; ¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam 2 ( en competiciones):◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning 3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20? 4 ( estar en camino):◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty; ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since … 5 (sumar, hacer): con este van seis six, counting this one 6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month 1 ( deber colocarse) to go;◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!; ¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!; vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way! 2a) ( combinar) ve con algo to go with sthb) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):te veá bien un descanso a rest will do you good 3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) vele a algo/algn to support sth/sb; 1◊ vamosa) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!c) (al aclarar, resumir):◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy; es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway 2◊ vayaa) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!ve v aux ve a + inf: 1a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work 2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones): cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq); lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains 3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino): ya puedes ve haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea; la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse irse verbo pronominal 1 ( marcharse) to leave;◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;vámonos let's go; bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off; no te vayas don't go; vete a la cama go to bed; se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company; vete de aquí get out of here; se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away 2 (consumirse, gastarse):◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent 3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go; (+ me/te/le etc)◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):◊ vese de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;me iba para atrás I was falling backwards; frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
ve sustantivo femenino (AmL) tb ve corta or chica or pequeña name of the letter◊ v
ver 1 sustantivo masculino 1 ( aspecto):◊ ser de buen ve to be good-looking o attractive2 ( opinión):◊ a mi/su ve in my/his view
ver 2 ( conjugate ver) verbo transitivo 1◊ ¿ves algo? can you see anything?;no se ve nada aquí you can't see a thing in here; lo vi hablando con ella I saw him talking to her esa película ya la he visto I've seen that movie before; no poder (ni) ve a algn: no la puede ve he can't stand her 2 (entender, notar) to see;◊ ¿no ves lo que está pasando? don't o can't you see what's happening?;se la ve preocupada she looks worried; hacerse ve (RPl) to show off 3 ¡ya veás lo que pasa! you'll see what happens; ¡ya se veá! we'll see◊ ¡nunca he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it!;¡si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! you can't imagine how awful it was!; ¡hubieras visto cómo se asustaron! (AmL) you should have seen the fright they got! 4◊ a ver: (vamos) a ve ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?;está aquí, en el periódico — ¿a ve? it's here in the newspaper — let's see; apriétalo a ve qué pasa press it and see what happens; a ve si escribes pronto make sure you write soon 5a) ( estudiar):tengo que ve cómo lo arreglo I have to work out how I can fix it; ya veé qué hago I'll decide what to do later◊ ¿la ha visto un médico? has she been seen by a doctor yet?6a) (juzgar, considerar):a mi modo or manera de ve the way I see it no le veo la gracia I don't think it's funny 7 (visitar, entrevistarse con) ‹amigo/pariente› to see, visit; ‹médico/jefe› to see;◊ ¡cuánto tiempo sin vete! I haven't seen you for ages!8◊ tener … que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que ve? and what does that have to do with it?;no tengo nada que ve con él I have nothing to do with him; ¿qué tiene que ve que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday? verbo intransitivo 1 ( percibir con la vista) to see; no veo bien de lejos/de cerca I'm shortsighted/longsighted 2 ( constatar):◊ ¿hay cerveza? — no sé, voy a ve is there any beer? — I don't know, I'll have a look;pues veás, todo empezó cuando … well you see, the whole thing began when … 3 ( pensar) to see; estar/seguir en veemos (AmL fam): todavía está en veemos it isn't certain yet; seguimos en veemos we still don't know anything verse verbo pronominal 1 ( refl) (percibirse, imaginarse) to see oneself 2 ( hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself; me vi obligado a despedirlo I had no choice but to dismiss him 3 (esp AmL) ( parecer): no se ve bien con ese peinado that hairdo doesn't suit her 4 ( recípr)◊ nos vemos a las siete I'll meet o see you at seven;¡nos vemos! (esp AmL) see you! vese con algn to see sb
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass (tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right (ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water (haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old (encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
ver 1 m (aspecto exterior) aún estás de buen ver, you're still good-looking
ver 2 I verbo transitivo
1 to see: vi tu cartera sobre la mesa, I saw your wallet on the table
no veo nada, I can't see anything
puede ver tu casa desde aquí, he can see your house from here ➣ Ver nota en see; (mirar la televisión) to watch: estamos viendo las noticias de las tres, we are watching the three o'clock news (cine) me gustaría ver esa película, I'd like to see that film
2 (entender) no veo por qué no te gusta, I can't see why you don't like it (considerar) a mi modo de ver, as far as I can see o as I see it
tus padres no ven bien esa relación, your parents don't agree with that relationship (parecer) se te ve nervioso, you look nervous
3 (averiguar) ya veremos qué sucede, we'll soon see what happens fam (uso enfático) ¡no veas qué sitio tan bonito!, you wouldn't believe what a beautiful place!
4 a ver, let's see: a ver si acabamos este trabajo, let's see if we can finish this job
me compré un compacto, - ¿a ver?, I bought a compact disc, - let's have a look!
5 (ir a ver, visitar) to see, visit: le fui a ver al hospital, I visited him in hospital
II verbo intransitivo
1 to see: no ve bien de lejos, he's shortsighted, US nearsighted
2 (dudar, pensar) ¿me prestas este libro?, - ya veré, will you lend me this book?, - I'll see
3 (tener relación) no tengo nada que ver con ese asunto, I have nothing to do with that business
solo tiene cincuenta años, - ¿y eso qué tiene qué ver?, he's only fifty, - so what? Locuciones: no poder ver a alguien: no puede (ni) verle, she can't stand him
¿To see, to watch o to look?
Los tres verbos reflejan tres conceptos muy distintos. To see hace referencia a la capacidad visual y no es fruto de una acción deliberada. A menudo se usa con can o could: I can see the mountains from my bedroom. Puedo ver las montañas desde mi dormitorio.
To look at implica una acción deliberada: I saw an old atlas, so I opened it and looked at the maps. Vi un atlas antiguo, así que lo abrí y miré los mapas.
To watch también se refiere a una acción deliberada, a menudo cuando se tiene un interés especial por lo que ocurre: I watched the planes in the sky with great interest. Miraba los aviones en el cielo con gran interés. Igualmente puede indicar el paso del tiempo (we watched the animals playing for half an hour, durante media hora observamos cómo jugaban los animales), movimiento (they stood there watching the cars drive off into the distance, se quedaron allí de pie viendo cómo se marchaban los coches) o vigilancia (the policemen have been watching this house because they thought we were thieves, los policías estaban vigilando la casa porque pensaban que éramos ladrones). Para hablar de películas u obras de teatro usamos to see: Have you seen Hamlet?, ¿Has visto Hamlet? To watch se refiere a la televisión y los deportes en general: I always watch the television in the evening. Siempre veo la televisión por las noches. I like to watch football. Me gusta ver el fútbol. Al hablar de programas o partidos específicos podemos usar tanto to watch como to see: I like to see/watch the news at 9:00. Me gusta ver las noticias a las 9.00. Did you see/watch the match last night?, ¿Viste el partido anoche? 've' also found in these entries: Spanish: abandonar - abrir - abrirse - actualizar - adelantar - adiós - advertida - advertido - ahí - ahora - amontonarse - angina - anterioridad - aprovechar - aquí - bailar - bajar - barriga - beneficiada - beneficiado - berenjenal - boca - buena - bueno - buscar - cabo - caerse - calar - cantera - cara - casa - cascada - cascado - casco - chula - chulo - cometer - comida - comido - conectar - confeccionar - confundirse - cosa - curso - dejarse - desarrollar - descartar - despelucada - despelucado - desvergüenza English: activate - aggravate - aggravating - aggravation - anywhere - avail - available - captivate - captivating - clockwise - conservation - conservationist - cop - cultivate - cultivated - cultivation - curvaceous - depravation - deprivation - derivation - duvet - elevate - elevation - elevator - evade - evasion - evasive - excavate - excavation - face - innovate - innovation - motivate - motivation - observation - ovarian - ovation - pervade - pervasive - preservation - prevail - prevailing - purvey - purveyor - renovate - reservation - retroactive - self-preservation - starvation - stick out
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