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21 work
A n1 ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur) ; to be at work on sth être en train de travailler à qch ; to watch sb at work regarder qn (en train de) travailler ; to go to ou set to ou get to work se mettre au travail ; to go to ou set to ou get to work on sth se mettre à travailler à or faire qch ; to set to work doing se mettre à faire ; to put a lot of work into travailler [essay, speech] ; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations] ; to put a lot of work into doing passer beaucoup de temps à faire ; to put ou set sb to work faire travailler qn ; we put him to work doing nous lui avons donné pour tâche de faire ; it was hard work doing ça a été dur de faire ; to be hard at work travailler consciencieusement ; your essay needs more work tu dois travailler davantage ta rédaction ; there's still a lot of work to be done il reste encore beaucoup à faire ; I've got work to do j'ai du travail à faire ; to make short ou light work of sth expédier qch ; to make short work of sb envoyer promener qn ; it's all in a day's work c'est une question d'habitude ; ‘good ou nice work’ ( on written work) ‘bon travail’ ; ( orally) ‘c'est bien!’ ; it's hot/thirsty work ça donne chaud/soif ;2 ( occupation) travail m ; to be in work avoir du travail or un emploi ; to look for work chercher du travail ; day/night work travail de jour/nuit ; place of work lieu m de travail ; to start ou begin work ( daily) commencer le travail ; ( for the first time) commencer à travailler ; to stop work ( at the end of the day) terminer son travail ; ( on retirement) cesser de travailler ; to be off work ( on vacation) être en congé ; to be off work with flu être en arrêt de travail parce qu'on a la grippe ; to be out of work être au chômage ; nice work if you can get it ○ ! c'est une bonne planque ○ ! ;3 ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m ; ( factory) usine f ; to go to work aller au travail ; don't phone me at work ne me téléphone pas à mon travail ; there's a canteen at work il y a une cantine à mon travail ;4 (building, construction) travaux mpl (on sur) ;5 ( papers) to take one's work home lit emporter du travail chez soi ; fig ramener ses soucis professionnels à sa famille ; spread your work out on the table étale tes papiers sur la table ;6 (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m ; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de) ; ( study) ouvrage m (by de ; on sur) ; an exhibition of work by young artists une exposition d'œuvres de jeunes artistes ; he sells his work to tourists il vend ses créations aux touristes ; is this all your own work? est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul? ; to mark students' work noter les devoirs des étudiants ; his work isn't up to standard son travail n'a pas le niveau requis ; the research was the work of a team la recherche était l'œuvre d'une équipe ; a work of genius une œuvre de génie ; a work of fiction une œuvre de fiction ; a work of reference un ouvrage de référence ; this attack is the work of professionals l'attaque est l'œuvre de professionnels ; I hope you're pleased with your work! iron j'espère que tu es fier de ton œuvre! iron ; the works of Shakespeare/Flaubert l'œuvre m de Shakespeare/Flaubert ;7 Phys travail m ;8 ( research) recherches fpl (on sur) ; there is still a lot of work to be done on the virus il y a encore beaucoup de recherches à faire sur le virus ;9 ( effect) to go to work [drug, detergent] agir ; the weedkiller has done its work l'herbicide a été efficace.3 ○ ( everything) the (full ou whole) works toute la panoplie ○.D vtr1 ( drive) to work sb hard surmener qn ;2 ( labour) to work shifts travailler en équipes (de travail posté) ; to work days/nights travailler de jour/de nuit ; to work one's passage Naut travailler pour payer son voyage ; to work one's way through university travailler pour payer ses études ; to work one's way through a book/document lire un livre/document ; to work a 40 hour week faire la semaine de 40 heures ;3 ( operate) se servir de [computer, equipment, lathe] ;4 ( exploit commercially) exploiter [oil-field, land, mine, seam] ;5 ( have as one's territory) [representative] couvrir [region] ; beggars/prostitutes work the streets around the station les mendiants/prostituées occupent les rues autour de la gare ;6 ( consume) to work one's way through ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity] ; to work one's way through two whole cakes manger deux gâteaux entiers ;7 ( bring about) to work wonders/miracles lit, fig faire des merveilles/miracles ; the landscape started to work its magic on me la magie du paysage a commencé à faire effet ;8 ( use to one's advantage) to work the system profiter du système ; can you work it for me to get tickets? peux-tu t'arranger pour m'avoir des billets? ; how did you manage to work it? comment as-tu pu arranger ça? ; I've worked things so that… j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que… (+ subj) ;9 ( fashion) travailler [clay, dough, gold, iron] ; to work sth to a soft consistency travailler qch pour le rendre malléable ; to work gold into jewellery travailler l'or pour en faire des bijoux ;11 ( manoeuvre) to work sth into introduire qch dans [slot, hole] ; to work a lever up and down actionner un levier ;12 ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles, biceps] ;13 ( move) to work one's way through se frayer un passage à travers [crowd] ; to work one's way along avancer le long de [ledge, sill] ; to work one's hands free se libérer les mains ; to work the rope loose desserrer la corde ; it worked its way loose, it worked itself loose il s'est desserré peu à peu ; to work its way into passer dans [bloodstream, system, food, chain] ; start at the top and work your way down commencez par le haut et continuez jusqu'en bas.E vi1 ( engage in activity) travailler (doing à faire) ; to work at the hospital/the factory travailler à l'hôpital/l'usine ; to work at home travailler à domicile ; to work as a midwife/teacher travailler comme sage-femme/professeur ; to work for sb travailler pour qn ; to work for Grant and Company travailler pour la Société Grant ; to work in advertising/publishing travailler dans la publicité/l'édition ; to work with young people travailler avec les jeunes ; to work for a living gagner sa vie ; to work in oils/watercolours [artist] travailler à l'huile/l'aquarelle ;2 ( strive) lutter (against contre ; for pour ; to do pour faire) ; to work against corruption lutter contre la corruption ; to work towards se diriger vers [solution] ; s'acheminer vers [compromise] ; négocier [agreement] ;3 ( function) [equipment, machine] fonctionner, marcher ; [institution, system, heart, brain] fonctionner ; to work on electricity/on gas marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité/au gaz ; to work off the mains marcher sur le secteur ; the washing machine isn't working la machine à laver est en panne or ne marche pas ;4 (act, operate) it doesn't ou things don't work like that ça ne marche pas comme ça ; to work on the assumption that présumer que ; to work in sb's favour, to work to sb's advantage tourner à l'avantage de qn ; to work against sb, to work to sb's disadvantage jouer en la défaveur de qn ;5 ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet ; [detergent, drug] agir (against contre ; on sur) ; [spell] agir ; [plan, plot] réussir ; [argument, hypothesis] tenir debout ; flattery won't work with me la flatterie ne marche pas avec moi ; the adaptation really works l'adaptation est vraiment réussie ; I didn't think the novel would work as a film je ne pensais pas qu'on pouvait tirer un bon film de ce roman ;6 ( move) [face, features] se contracter.F v refl2 ( rouse) to work oneself into a rage se mettre en colère ; to work oneself into a frenzy ( with anger) se mettre en rage ; ( with hysteria) devenir hystérique.to work one's way up gravir tous les échelons ; to work one's way up the company faire son chemin dans l'entreprise.■ work around:▶ work around to [sth] aborder [subject] ; it took him ages to work around to what he wanted to say il lui a fallu un temps fou pour exprimer ce qu'il avait à dire ; to work the conversation around to sth faire tourner la conversation autour de qch ; to work around to telling sb sth parvenir à dire qch à qn.■ work in:▶ work in [sth], work [sth] in2 Culin incorporer [ingredient].■ work off:▶ work [sth] off, work off [sth]2 ( repay) travailler pour rembourser [loan, debt] ;3 ( get rid of) se débarrasser de [excess weight] ; dépenser [excess energy] ; passer [anger, frustration].■ work on:▶ work on continuer à travailler ;▶ work on [sb] travailler ○ ;▶ work on [sth] travailler à [book, report] ; travailler sur [project] ; s'occuper de [case, problem] ; chercher [cure, solution] ; examiner [idea, theory] ; I'm working on a way of doing je cherche une façon de faire ; ‘have you found a solution?’-‘I'm working on it’ ‘as-tu trouvé une solution?’-‘j'y réfléchis’ ; he's working on his French il travaille son français ; we've got no clues to work on nous n'avons aucun indice.■ work out:▶ work out1 ( exercise) s'entraîner ;2 ( go according to plan) [plan, marriage] marcher ; I hope things work out for them j'espère que ça marchera pour eux ;▶ work out [sth], work [sth] out1 ( calculate) calculer [answer, average, total] ;2 ( solve) trouver [answer, reason, culprit] ; résoudre [riddle, problem] ; comprendre [clue] ; to work out why/when/where comprendre pourquoi/quand/où ; to work out what sth means comprendre qch ;4 Admin to work out one's notice faire son mois de préavis ;5 ( exhaust) épuiser [mine, soil] ;▶ work [sb] out comprendre ; I can't work her out je ne la comprendrai jamais.■ work over ○:▶ work [sb] over passer [qn] à tabac ○.■ work to:▶ work to [sth] s'astreindre à [budget] ; to work to deadlines travailler avec des objectifs ; to work to tight deadlines avoir des délais très serrés.■ work up:▶ work up [sth] développer [interest] ; accroître [support] ; to work up the courage to do trouver le courage de faire ; to work up some enthusiasm for s'enthousiasmer pour ; to work up an appetite s'ouvrir l'appétit ;▶ work up to [sth] se préparer à [announcement, confession, confrontation] ; the music is working up to a climax la musique va crescendo pour finir en apothéose ;▶ work up [sb], work [sb] up1 ( excite) exciter [child, crowd] ; to work sb up into a frenzy rendre qn énervé ; to work sb up into a rage mettre qn en colère ;2 ( annoy) énerver ; to get worked up s'énerver ; to work oneself up s'énerver ; to work oneself up into a state se mettre dans tous ses états ; to get oneself all worked up over ou about se mettre dans tous ses états au sujet de. -
22 porre
place, putporre una domanda ask a questionponiamo che... let's suppose (that)...* * *porre v.tr.1 to put*; ( collocare, disporre) to place, to set*; ( posare, deporre) to lay* (down), to put* (down): pose il libro sul tavolo, he put the book on the table; pose il quadro sul cavalletto, he set the picture on the easel; fu posto al comando di un gruppo di soldati, he was placed in command of a group of soldiers; mi ha posto in una situazione imbarazzante, he has placed (o put) me in an embarrassing situation; poniamo la questione nei giusti termini, let's state the matter as it really is; mi pose una mano sulla testa, he laid his hand on my head; le pose le mani sui fianchi, he placed his hands on her hips; pose la valigia sulla sedia, he laid (o put) his suitcase on the chair; porre le fondamenta di una casa, to lay the foundations of a house // porre una domanda, un quesito, to ask (o to put) a question // porre le basi di, per qlco., to lay the bases of, for sthg. // porre a effetto, to put into effect // porre da parte, to set apart (o to lay aside o to set aside) // porre fiducia, speranza in qlcu., to place one's trust, one's hopes in s.o. // porre fine a (qlco.), to put an end to (sthg.); poniamo fine a questa inutile discussione, let's put an end to this pointless argument (o quarrel); porre freno a qlco., to curb sthg. // porre in evidenza, in rilievo, to emphasize (o to stress); ( far notare) to point out // senza por tempo in mezzo, without delay // porre una lapide in memoria, to erect a memorial; i familiari dolenti posero, (su lapide ecc.) erected by the family2 ( sottoporre) to submit: porre all'approvazione un progetto di legge, to submit a bill for approval3 ( supporre) to suppose: poni che egli non venga, suppose he does not come; poniamo il caso che..., let us suppose that... // (mat.) ponendo che 'a' sia il doppio di 'b'..., let 'a' be twice 'b'...4 ( imporre, assegnare) to put*, to give*; to set*: porre una scadenza, to set a deadline; porre condizioni, to lay down conditions; porre leggi, to give laws; porre un nome a qlcu., to give a name to s.o. // (trib.) porre una tassa su qlco., to levy a tax on sthg.◘ porsi v.rifl.1 to put* oneself; ( collocarsi, disporsi) to place oneself, to set* oneself: porre a sedere, to sit down2 ( accingersi) to set* to (sthg., doing), to set* about (sthg., doing), to get* down to (sthg, doing); porre al lavoro, to set to work ∙ Per un'ulteriore esemplificazione si rimanda alle voci 'mettere' e 'collocare'.* * *1. ['porre]vb irreg vtporre le fondamenta di — (edificio) to lay the foundations of
porre le basi di fig — to lay the foundations of, establish
abbiamo posto le basi per una futura collaborazione — we have laid the foundations for future cooperation
porre fine o termine a qc — to put an end o a stop to sth
porre una domanda a qn — to ask sb a question, put a question to sb
3) (supporre) to supposeponiamo (il caso) che... — let's suppose that...
posto che... — supposing that..., on the assumption that...
2. vr (porsi)porsi in cammino — to set out o forth
porsi in salvo — to save o.s.
* * *['porre] 1.verbo transitivo1) (mettere) to put*; (posare) to lay* down, to put* down; (collocare) to set*, to placeporre rimedio a — to cure [disoccupazione, inflazione]
porre fine o termine a qcs. to put a stop to sth., to bring sth. to an end; senza por tempo in mezzo — without delay
porre in dubbio — to doubt, to question
porre in essere — to carry out, to realize
3) (fissare, stabilire) to lay* down [ condizione]; to set* [ scadenza]4) (supporre) to suppose, to assume2.poniamo (il caso) che... — let's assume that...
verbo pronominale porsi1) (mettersi, collocarsi) to put* oneself2) (mettersi in una situazione, in uno stato)- rsi in cammino — to take (to) the road, to set forth
3) (proporsi)4) (esistere) [problema, caso, questione] to arise** * *porre/'porre/ [73]1 (mettere) to put*; (posare) to lay* down, to put* down; (collocare) to set*, to place; porre la propria firma to affix one's signature; porre rimedio a to cure [disoccupazione, inflazione]; porre la prima pietra to lay the foundation stone; porre fine o termine a qcs. to put a stop to sth., to bring sth. to an end; senza por tempo in mezzo without delay2 (seguito da preposizione) porre in dubbio to doubt, to question; porre in essere to carry out, to realize4 (supporre) to suppose, to assume; poniamo (il caso) che... let's assume that...; poniamo che tu passi l'esame (let's) suppose you pass the examII porsi verbo pronominale1 (mettersi, collocarsi) to put* oneself2 (mettersi in una situazione, in uno stato) - rsi in salvo to flee to safety; - rsi in cammino to take (to) the road, to set forth3 (proporsi) - rsi una domanda to ask oneself a question4 (esistere) [problema, caso, questione] to arise*; il problema non si pone there's no question of it. -
23 solución
f.1 solution, answer, remedy, way out of a problem.2 liquid solution, homogeneous mixture, emulsion, solution.3 solution to a mathematical equation, answer, solution.4 solution, liquid preparation which contains one or more dissolved chemicals.* * *1 solution* * *noun f.1) solution2) answer* * *SF1) (Quím) solution2) (=respuesta) [de problema] solution, answer (a to)[de crucigrama, pregunta] answer (de to)esto no tiene solución — there's no answer to this, there's no solution to this one
3) (Teat) climax, dénouement4)solución de continuidad — break in continuity, interruption
* * *a) (Mat, Quim) solutionb) (salida, remedio) solutionencontrar una solución a algo — to resolve something, to find a solution to something
una solución negociada — a negotiated settlement o solution
este chico no tiene solución — (fam) this kid is a hopeless case (colloq)
* * *a) (Mat, Quim) solutionb) (salida, remedio) solutionencontrar una solución a algo — to resolve something, to find a solution to something
una solución negociada — a negotiated settlement o solution
este chico no tiene solución — (fam) this kid is a hopeless case (colloq)
* * *solución11 = resolution, solution, cure, remediation, work-around [workaround].Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.
Ex: These guides do however lack a satisfactory solution for the description of parts of documents.Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.Ex: This theory stresses the remediation of deficiencies.Ex: Obviously, the work-around is to cut-and-paste this into the end of the document, but why did this happen in the first place?.* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.* aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.* buscar solución = seek + solution.* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.* conseguir una solución = achieve + solution.* dar con una solución = come up with + solution.* dar una solución = provide + solution, develop + solution.* dar una solución por buena que realmente no lo es = beg + the solution.* de difícil solución = intractable.* encontrar una solución = find + solution, develop + solution.* la mejor solución = the best way forward.* llegar a una solución = arrive at + a solution.* llegar a una solución intermedia = meet + Nombre + halfway.* lograr una solución = effect + solution, effect + resolution.* ocurrírsele a Alguien una solución = come up with + solution.* ofrecer una solución = provide + solution, offer + solution.* optar por la solución más fácil = take + the easy way out.* pensar en una solución = come up with + solution.* probar una solución = try out + solution.* que tiene solución = solvable.* revelar la solución = unveil + the solution.* situación sin solución = impasse.* solución a corto plazo = short-term solution.* solución a largo plazo = long-term solution.* solución a problemas = problem solution.* solución dada = cut-and-dried solution.* solución + encontrarse en = solution + lie in.* solución fácil = easy recipe, easy solution, cut-and-dried solution.* solución factible = workable solution.* solución hecha = cut-and-dried solution.* solución intermedia = happy medium.* solución milagrosa = silver bullet.* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.* solución política = political solution.* solución temporal = band-aid solution.* solución viable = workable solution.* sugerir una solución = suggest + solution.* tener solución posible = be soluble.solución22 = solution.Nota: Compuesto líquido.Ex: In the Wei T'o process books are dried in a vacuum chamber and then treated with a neutrilising solution of liquid gas.
* solución acuosa = aqueous solution.* solución de mojado = fountain solution.* solución mojadora = fountain solution.* solución salina = saline solution.* * *A1 ( Mat) solution2 (salida, remedio) solutioneso sería la solución a todos sus problemas that would be the answer o solution to all his problemsse debe encontrar una pronta solución al conflicto we must find a rapid solution to the conflict, we must resolve o settle the conflict quicklyuna solución negociada a negotiated settlement o solutionson asuntos de difícil solución there are no easy answers to these problemsCompuestos:break, interruptionSolomonic solution, compromise solutionB ( Quím) solution* * *
solución sustantivo femenino
solution;
solución sustantivo femenino solution
' solución' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertar
- acierto
- arreglo
- atinar
- concentrar
- concentración
- concienciarse
- desarrollo
- desventaja
- escarceo
- esperanza
- matarse
- novedosa
- novedoso
- ofrecer
- otra
- otro
- peregrinación
- peregrinaje
- recurso
- remedio
- sacar
- salida
- sencilla
- sencillo
- socorrida
- socorrido
- vislumbrar
- Y
- acertado
- atinado
- concreto
- convenible
- correcto
- dar
- definitivo
- depender
- descubrir
- entrever
- escapatoria
- parcial
- que
- reposar
- respuesta
English:
answer
- avenue
- come up with
- elusive
- hand
- innovate
- only
- solution
- strength
- strong
- half-way
- solve
- way
* * *solución nf1. [remedio] solution;pegarle una bofetada no es solución slapping her is not the solution o answer;no veo solución para este lío I can't see any way out of this mess;este problema no tiene solución there's no solution to this problem;Fameste niño no tiene solución this child is impossible2. [de problema matemático] solution3. [disolución] solutionsolución acuosa aqueous solution;solución limpiadora [para lentillas] cleansing solution;solución salina saline solutionpasaron del invierno al verano sin solución de continuidad they went straight from winter to summer;la corrupción pasó sin solución de continuidad de la dictadura a la democracia the corruption continued uninterrupted o seamlessly from dictatorship to democracy* * *f solution;no tener solución fig be hopeless* * *1) : solution (in a liquid)2) : answer, solution* * *solución n solution -
24 immuniser
immuniser [imynize]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *imynize2) fig* * *imynize vt1) MÉDECINE to immunize2) fig* * *immuniser verb table: aimer vtr1 Méd to immunize (contre against);2 ( protéger) immuniser qn contre to make sb immune to [peur, critique]; être immunisé contre qch to be immune to sth; immuniser qn contre l'envie de faire qch to cure sb of wanting to do sth.[imynize] verbe transitifdepuis le temps qu'elle me critique, je suis immunisé! she's been criticizing me for so long, I'm immune to it now!
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