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81 дума
1. wordедносрична думаа monosyllabic word, monosyllableмногосрична думаа polysyllabic word, polysyllableигра на думи word play, play upon words, punиграя на думи play upon words, punдума по дума verbatim, ( за превод) word for wordдума не продума he didn't say a word, not a word did he sayв пълния смисъл на думата in the true sense of the wordизяждам си думите swallow o.'s wordsдума трудна за произнасяне jaw-breaker, tongue-twister2. (онова, което казвам, разказвам, изразявам и пр.) word. accountтой не довърши думата си he stopped short in what he was saying, he didn't finish what he was sayingс тези думи with/at these words, saying thisприписва ми думи, които не съм казвал he accuses me of saying things I never said; he puts words in my mouth (which I never said)това не са мои думи I (have) never said such a thingвярвам на думите на trust s.o.; take s.o. at his word; take s.o.'s word (for s.th.)меря си думите weigh o. 's words, ( сдържам се) bridle o.'s tongueподбирам си думите pick o.'s wordsпомнете ми думите! mark my words! с други думи in other wordsс две думи to cut a long story short, the long and short of it is, it boils down to thisс няколко думи in a few wordsспоред думите на in the words ofспоред собствените му думи according to his own words, by his own accountспоред думите на всички by all accountsнямам думи да изкажа words fail me to expressнямам/не намирам думи be at a loss for wordsне може да се опише с думи no words can describe it, it is beyond wordsдуми re се лееха от устата му the words rushed to his mouthуспявам да кажа една дума edge in a wordна думи in wordsникому ни дума mum's the word! той не каза ни дума (не възрази) he took it lying downпомага по-скоро на думи отколкото на дела his help is more in word than in deedпревръщам думите в дела put o.'s words into deedsне думи, а дела actions, not talk; actions speak louder than wordsне само на думи, но и на дела not merely in word but in deedсъгласявам се/поддържам само на думи pay/give lip service (to)той е силен само на думи he is all talkлоши/тежки думи hard/black wordsдума дупка не прави hard/mere words break no bones3. (разговор) word, talk, conversationискам да ти кажа две думи may I have a word with you?разменихме си няколко думи we exchanged a few wordsможахме да си кажем само няколко думи we managed to exchange only a few wordsне давам никому думата monopolize the conversationот дума на дума one thing led to another; from one word to another; in the course of the conversationда се върнем на думата to return to our subject/muttonsда си дойда на думата to come back/to return to the subject, let me get back to the point; let me come back to what I was sayingотварям дума за mention, bring up (a subject)той не отваря дума за това he doesn't allude to/speak about/mention it4. (обещание) word, promise, pledgeдавам дума на (за женитба) pledge o.'s word toразг. honour brightдавам честна дума pledge o.'s word/honour; give/pledge/plight o.'s faithотмятам се от думата си go5. ист. Duma* * *ду̀ма,ж., -и 1. word; в пълния смисъл на \думаата in the true sense of the word; \думаа не продума he didn’t say a word, not a word did he say; \думаа по \думаа verbatim, (за превод) word for word; \думаа, трудна за произнасяне jaw-breaker, tongue-twister; едносрична \думаа a monosyllabic word, monosyllable; игра на \думаи word play, play upon words, pun; equivoque, equivoke; играя на \думаи play upon words, pun; изяждам си \думаите swallow o.’s words; многосрична \думаа polysyllabic word, polysyllable;2. ( онова, което казвам, разказвам, изразявам и пр.) word, account; блага \думаа kind/good word; взе ми \думаата от устата he took the words out of my mouth; вярвам на \думаите на trust s.o.; take s.o. at his word; take s.o.’s word (for s.th.); \думаа дупка не прави hard/mere words break no bones; \думаите се лееха от устата му the words rushed to his mouth; както е \думаата as the saying goes; лоши/тежки \думаи hard/black words; меря си \думаите weigh o.’s words, ( сдържам се) bridle o.’s tongue; на \думаи in words; не \думаи, а дела actions, not talk; actions speak louder than words; не може да се опише с \думаи no words can describe it, it is beyond words; не само на \думаи, но и на дела not merely in word but in deed; ни \думаа! not a word; никому ни \думаа mum’s the word! нямам \думаи да изкажа words fail me to express; нямам/не намирам \думаи be at loss for words; подбирам си \думаите pick o.’s words; помнете ми \думаите! mark my words! превръщам \думаите в дела put o.’s words into deeds; приписва ми \думаи, които не съм казвал he accuses me of saying things I never said; he puts words in my mouth (which I never said); с две \думаи to cut a long story short, the long and short of it is, it boils down to this; с други \думаи in other words; с една \думаа in a word, in short; in brief; с няколко \думаи in a few words; с тези \думаи with/at these words, saying this; според \думаите на in the words of; според \думаите на всички by all accounts; според собствените му \думаи according to his own words, by his own account; съгласявам се/поддържам само на \думаи pay/give lip service (to); той е силен само на \думаи he is all talk; той не довърши \думаата си he stopped short in what he was saying, he didn’t finish what he was saying; той не каза ни \думаа (не възрази) he took it lying down; успявам да кажа една \думаа edge in a word;3. ( при разговор) word, talk, conversation; ако стане \думаа за мен if any reference is made to me; да се върнем на \думаата to return to our subject/muttons; да си дойда на \думаата to come back/to return to the subject, let me get back to the point; let me come back to what I was saying; искам да ти кажа две \думаи may I have a word with you? не давам никому \думаата monopolize the conversation; от \думаа на \думаа one thing led to another; from one word to another; in the course of the conversation; отварям \думаа за mention, bring up (a subject); става \думаа за be speaking of; стана \думаа за Х X was mentioned, X was introduced into the conversation; той не отваря \думаа за това he doesn’t allude to/speak about/mention it;4. ( обещание) word, promise, pledge; давам \думаа promise; давам \думаа на (за женитба) pledge o.’s word to; давам честна \думаа pledge o.’s word/honour; give/pledge/plight o.’s faith; \думаата си е \думаа you can’t go back on your word; o.’s word is as good as o.’s bond; държа на \думаата си keep o.’s word/promise/stand by o.’s word, respect o.’s word; не устоявам на \думаата си break o.’s word/promise; отмятам се от \думаата си go back on o.’s word; честна \думаа upon my word/heart; (my) word of honour; разг. honour bright; cross my heart! човек, който държи на \думаата си a man of his word;5. ( мисъл, мнение, препоръка) word, say, opinion, verdict; вземам назад \думаите си I take back my words, I take back what I said; \думаата му на две не става his word is law; \думаата му се чува his word carries weight; \думаата на народа the verdict of the people; имам последната \думаа have the final/last word/say; кажи една \думаа за мене put in/slip in a word for me, say a good word for me; казвам \думаата си say/have o.’s say, give o.’s verdict; не е казал тежката си \думаа he hasn’t had/said his say; нямам \думаа по въпроса have no voice in the matter; това ли е последната ви \думаа? is that final?;6. ( право на изказване): вземам \думаата take the floor; давам \думаата някому give s.o. the floor, call upon s.o. (to speak); искам \думаата demand the floor, ask to speak; отнемам \думаата rule out of order, withdraw permission to speak, call to order; • голяма \думаа не казвай don’t be too sure; да не кажа голяма \думаа if I’m not making too bold; if it’s not hallooing before I’m out of the woods; \думаа да не става, \думаа да няма I won’t hear of it; it’s out of the question; nothing doing! no fear! no such thing! not on your life! \думаата ми е, че… what I mean is that…; казана \думаа, хвърлен камък a word spoken is past recalling; it’s a promise; не взема от \думаа he doesn’t listen to reason, he won’t take any advice, he is as stubborn as a mule; не дава и \думаа да се издума he won’t hear of it; не ще и \думаа of course, naturally, it goes without saying, there is no denying; последната \думаа на ( техниката) the last word in (technology); тази шапка е последната \думаа на модата this is the latest thing in hats; той има \думаата it is for him to say/decide.——————* * *say ; vocable: play upon думаs - играя на думи* * *1. (обещание) word, promise, pledge 2. (онова, което казвам, разказвам, изразявам и пр.) word. account 3. (разговор) word, talk, conversation 4. 5 ист. Duma 5. word 6. ДУМА дупка не прави hard/mere words break no bones 7. ДУМА не продума he didn't say a word, not a word did he say 8. ДУМА пo ДУМА verbatim, (за превод) word for word 9. ДУМА трудна за произнасяне jaw-breaker, tongue-twister 10. блага ДУМА а kind/good word 11. в пълния смисъл на ДУМАта in the true sense of the word 12. взе ми ДУМАта от устата he took the words out of my mouth 13. вярвам на думите на trust s.o.;take s.o. at his word;take s.o.'s word (for s.th.) 14. да се върнем на ДУМАта to return to our subject/muttons 15. да си дойда на ДУМАта to come back/to return to the subject, let me get back to the point;let me come back to what I was saying 16. давам ДУМА promise 17. давам ДУМА на (за женитба) pledge o.'s word to 18. давам честна ДУМА pledge o.'s word/honour;give/pledge/plight o.'s faith 19. думи re се лееха от устата му the words rushed to his mouth 20. едносрична ДУМАa monosyllabic word, monosyllable 21. игра на думи word play, play upon words, pun 22. играя на думи play upon words, pun 23. изяждам си думите swallow o.'s words 24. искам да ти кажа две думи may I have a word with you? 25. както е ДУМАта as the saying goes 26. лоши/тежки думи hard/black words 27. меря си думите weigh о. 's words, (сдържам се) bridle o.'s tongue 28. многосрична ДУМАа polysyllabic word, polysyllable 29. можахме да си кажем само няколко думи we managed to exchange only a few words 30. на думи in words 31. не давам никому ДУМАта monopolize the conversation 32. не думи, а дела actions, not talk;actions speak louder than words 33. не може да се опише с думи no words can describe it, it is beyond words 34. не само на думи, но и на дела not merely in word but in deed 35. ни ДУМА! not a word 36. никому ни ДУМА mum's the word! той не каза ни ДУМА (не възрази) he took it lying down 37. нямам думи да изкажа words fail me to express 38. нямам/не намирам думи be at a loss for words 39. от ДУМА на ДУМА one thing led to another;from one word to another;in the course of the conversation 40. отварям ДУМА за mention, bring up (a subject) 41. отмятам се от ДУМАта си go 42. подбирам си думите pick o.'s words 43. помага по-скоро на думи отколкото на дела his help is more in word than in deed 44. помнете ми думите! mark my words! с други думи in other words 45. превръщам думите в дела put o.'s words into deeds 46. приписва ми думи, които не съм казвал he accuses me of saying things I never said;he puts words in my mouth (which I never said) 47. разг. honour bright 48. разменихме си няколко думи we exchanged a few words 49. с две думи to cut a long story short, the long and short of it is, it boils down to this 50. с една ДУМА in a word. in short;in brief 51. с няколко думи in a few words 52. с тези думи with/at these words, saying this 53. според думите на in the words of 54. според думите на всички by all accounts 55. според собствените му думи according to his own words, by his own account 56. става ДУМА за be speaking of 57. стана ДУМА за Х Х was mentioned, Х was introduced into the conversation 58. съгласявам се/поддържам само на думи pay/give lip service (to) 59. това не са мои думи I (have) never said such a thing 60. той е силен само на думи he is all talk 61. той не довърши ДУМАта си he stopped short in what he was saying, he didn't finish what he was saying 62. той не отваря ДУМА за това he doesn't allude to/speak about/mention it 63. успявам да кажа една ДУМА edge in a word 64. честна ДУМА upon my word/heart;(my) word of honour -
82 cadere
falldi edificio fall downdi capelli, denti fall outdi aereo crashcadere dalle nuvole be thunderstrucklasciar cadere droplasciarsi cadere su una poltrona collapse into an armchair* * *cadere v. intr.1 to fall* (down): la neve sta cadendo fitta, the snow is falling hard; la colpa è caduta sulla persona sbagliata, the blame fell upon the wrong person; cadere in piedi, to fall on one's feet (anche fig.); è fortunata: cade sempre in piedi, she's lucky: she always falls on her feet; il puzzle mi è caduto in pezzi, my puzzle has fallen to pieces; cadere a terra, sul pavimento, to fall to the ground, to the floor; cadere in acqua, to fall into the water; cadere in mare ( da una imbarcazione), to fall overboard; sono caduta dalla sedia, I fell off my chair; cadde dalle scale, he fell (o tumbled) down the stairs; è caduto dalla scala ( a pioli), he's fallen off the ladder; cadere dalla bicicletta, to fall off one's bike; sono caduti in un'imboscata, they fell into an ambush; il topo è caduto nella trappola, the mouse fell into the trap (o was caught in a trap); cadere ai piedi di qlcu., to fall at s.o.'s feet // far cadere qlcu., qlco., to make s.o., sthg. fall; attento! mi fai cadere!, take care! you'll make me fall! // lasciar cadere qlco., to drop sthg.; lasciar cadere un argomento, to drop a subject; si lasciò cadere sul letto, he flopped on to the bed // cadere di mano a qlcu., to slip from s.o.'s hands: m'è caduto di mano il vassoio, the tray slipped from my hands (o I've dropped the tray) // gli sono caduti i capelli dopo l'intervento, he lost his hair after the operation // cadere dal sonno, to be half-asleep; cadere addormentato, to fall asleep; cadere ammalato, to fall ill // cadere in contraddizione, to contradict oneself // cadere in errore, to be mistaken // cadere in estasi, to fall into ecstasies // cadere in disgrazia, miseria, nel peccato, to fall into disgrace, poverty, sin // cadere dalla padella nella brace, to fall out of the frying pan into the fire // cadere nel nulla, to come to nothing // cadere a proposito, ( venire al momento giusto) to come at the right moment; ( venir comodo) to come in handy // cadere dalle nuvole, to be flabbergasted: ma cosa mi dici? cado dalle nuvole!, what's that you're telling me? I'm simply astounded! // non cade mica dal cielo!, you have to work hard for it!2 ( ricadere) to hang*: questi pantaloni cadono bene, these trousers hang (o drop o fit) well; i capelli le cadevano morbidi sulle spalle, her hair hung (o fell) loose on her shoulders3 ( morire) to die*, to fall*: molti soldati caddero in quella battaglia, a lot of soldiers died (o fell) in that battle; cadere per la libertà, to die for freedom4 ( capitolare) to be* brought down, to fall*: è caduto il governo di coalizione, the coalition government has been brought down (o has fallen)// far cadere, to bring* down: il dibattito sulla legge fiscale ha fatto cadere il governo, the debate on tax legislation has brought the government down5 ( far fiasco) to fail; ( di spettacolo) to flop: è caduto agli esami finali, he failed his finals; lo spettacolo cadde la sera della prima, the show flopped on opening night // l'ha fatto cadere l'emozione, he failed because of his nerves; è caduto su una domanda facilissima, he tripped up over a very easy question6 (comm.) to drop, to fall*: il prezzo dell'oro sta cadendo, the price of gold is falling (o dropping) // la crisi di governo ha fatto cadere i prezzi in Borsa, the government crisis has caused stock prices to drop (o to fall)7 ( calare) to drop: la pressione è caduta, the pressure has dropped; gli è caduta la febbre, his temperature's dropped8 ( tramontare) to set*9 ( posarsi) to fall*: gli cadde lo sguardo sulla lettera, his eyes fell on the letter; l'accento cade sull'ultima sillaba, the stress falls on the last syllable; la conversazione cadde sulla politica, the conversation fell on politics10 ( ricorrere) to fall*: il nostro anniversario cade di domenica, our anniversary falls on a Sunday; Pasqua cade tardi quest'anno, Easter falls late this year.cadere s.m.: al cadere del giorno, at the close of day; al cadere della notte, at nightfall; al cadere del sole, at sunset; il cadere delle foglie, the falling of the leaves (o scient. defoliation).* * *[ka'dere]1) (fare una caduta) [ persona] to fall* (down), to drop; [ cosa] to fall*cadere a o per terra to fall to the floor o ground; cadere da to fall off o from [albero, tetto, bicicletta, cavallo]; to fall out of o from [barca, borsa, mani]; cadere giù da to fall down [ scale]; cadere dal letto to fall o tumble out of bed; cadere in mare to fall in(to) the sea; cadere nel vuoto to fall through the air, to topple over the edge; sta attento a non farlo cadere mind you don't drop it; lasciarsi cadere su una poltrona — to fall o drop o collapse into an armchair
2) (crollare) [muro, albero, tetto] to fall*, to come* downcadere a o in pezzi — to fall to bits o pieces, to fall apart (anche fig.)
3) (staccarsi) [ foglia] to fall* off, to drop off, to come* off; [capelli, denti] to fall* out4) (discendere) [pioggia, neve] to fall*, to come* down; [notte, silenzio] to fall*5) (abbassarsi) [prezzo, temperatura] to fall*, to drop6) (essere rovesciato) [dittatore, regime, governo] to fall*, to collapse, to topple; (capitolare) [ città] to fall*; (venire meno) [ pregiudizio] to fall* (away)fare cadere — (rovesciare) to cast down, to topple [dittatore, regime, governo]
7) (ricadere)la gonna cade bene — the skirt falls o hangs well
8) fig.lasciar cadere — to drop [argomento, progetto, proposta, accuse, frase]; lay aside [dubbio, inibizione]
cadere ai piedi di qcn. — to fall at sb.'s feet
cadere ammalato, addormentato — to fall ill, asleep
9) (collocarsi)cadere su — [sguardo, scelta, accento] to fall on
10) (abbattersi)11) (ricorrere)13) tel.••cadere in piedi — to fall o land on one's feet
lasciar cadere qcs. dall'alto — = to do sth. condescendingly
cadere a proposito — to be welcome, to come at the right time
* * *cadere/ka'dere/ [26](aus. essere)1 (fare una caduta) [ persona] to fall* (down), to drop; [ cosa] to fall*; cadere a o per terra to fall to the floor o ground; cadere da to fall off o from [albero, tetto, bicicletta, cavallo]; to fall out of o from [barca, borsa, mani]; cadere giù da to fall down [ scale]; cadere dal letto to fall o tumble out of bed; cadere in mare to fall in(to) the sea; cadere nel vuoto to fall through the air, to topple over the edge; sta attento a non farlo cadere mind you don't drop it; lasciarsi cadere su una poltrona to fall o drop o collapse into an armchair2 (crollare) [muro, albero, tetto] to fall*, to come* down; cadere a o in pezzi to fall to bits o pieces, to fall apart (anche fig.)3 (staccarsi) [ foglia] to fall* off, to drop off, to come* off; [capelli, denti] to fall* out4 (discendere) [pioggia, neve] to fall*, to come* down; [notte, silenzio] to fall*; il fulmine è caduto su una casa lightning struck a house5 (abbassarsi) [prezzo, temperatura] to fall*, to drop6 (essere rovesciato) [dittatore, regime, governo] to fall*, to collapse, to topple; (capitolare) [ città] to fall*; (venire meno) [ pregiudizio] to fall* (away); fare cadere (rovesciare) to cast down, to topple [dittatore, regime, governo]7 (ricadere) la gonna cade bene the skirt falls o hangs well; i capelli le cadevano sulle spalle her hair fell over her shoulders8 fig. lasciar cadere to drop [argomento, progetto, proposta, accuse, frase]; lay aside [dubbio, inibizione]; cadere ai piedi di qcn. to fall at sb.'s feet; cadere ammalato, addormentato to fall ill, asleep9 (collocarsi) cadere su [sguardo, scelta, accento] to fall on11 (ricorrere) Natale cade di mercoledì Christmas falls on a Wednesday13 tel. è caduta la linea the line went deadcadere dalle nuvole to be flabbergasted; cadere in piedi to fall o land on one's feet; lasciar cadere qcs. dall'alto = to do sth. condescendingly; cadere a proposito to be welcome, to come at the right time. -
83 throw
1. transitive verb,1) werfenthrow me that towel, please — wirf mal bitte das Handtuch rüber (ugs.)
throw a punch/punches — zuschlagen
throw a left/right — eine Linke/Rechte schlagen
throw oneself on one's knees/to the floor/into a chair — sich auf die Knie/zu Boden/in einen Sessel werfen
throw oneself at somebody — sich auf jemanden werfen; (fig.) sich jemandem an den Hals werfen (ugs.)
2) (fig.)throw somebody out of work/into prison — jemanden entlassen od. (ugs.) hinauswerfen/ins Gefängnis werfen (geh.)
throw oneself into a task — sich in eine Arbeit (Akk.) stürzen
4) (coll.): (disconcert) [Frage:] aus der Fassung bringen5) (Pottery) drehen2. nounthrow [the/a dice] — würfeln
Wurf, derPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/74793/throw_about">throw about- throw in- throw on- throw up* * *[Ɵrəu] 1. past tense - threw; verb1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.) (zu-)werfen3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) verwirren2. noun(an act of throwing: That was a good throw!) der Wurf- throw away- throw doubt on
- throw in
- throw light on
- throw oneself into
- throw off
- throw open
- throw out
- throw a party
- throw up
- throw one's voice
- throwaway* * *[θrəʊ, AM θroʊ]I. ndiscus \throw Diskuswurf m▪ a \throw pro Stückthey're charging nearly £100 a \throw for concert tickets! eine Konzertkarte kostet fast 100 Pfund!II. vi<threw, thrown>werfenIII. vt<threw, thrown>1. (propel with arm)my friend threw the ball back over the fence mein Freund warf den Ball über den Zaun zurückto \throw oneself into sb's arms sich akk jdm in die Arme werfento \throw a haymaker einen Schwinger schlagento \throw a jab/left/right (boxing) eine Gerade/Linke/Rechte schlagento \throw money at sth etw mit Geld ausgleichenwe can't solve this problem by \throwing money at it wir können dieses Problem nicht mit Geld lösento \throw a punch at sb jdm einen Schlag versetzento \throw punches Schläge austeilento \throw sb a kiss jdm eine Kusshand zuwerfento \throw one's voice seine Stimme zum Tragen bringen2. (pounce upon)exhausted after the long day she threw herself onto the sofa nach dem langen Tag ließ sie sich erschöpft auf das Sofa fallen3. SPORTto \throw a rider einen Reiter abwerfen4. (of dice)to \throw an eight eine Acht [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR einen Achter] würfelnto \throw a game ein Spiel absichtlich verlieren6. (direct)▪ to \throw sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw zuwerfento \throw sb a cue jdm ein Stichwort gebento \throw sb a glance [or look] jdm einen Blick zuwerfento \throw a glance [or look] at sb/sth einen Blick auf jdn/etw werfento \throw an angry look at sb jdm einen wütenden Blick zuwerfento \throw sb a line jdm ein Seil zuwerfen; THEAT jdm soufflieren▪ to \throw oneself at sb (embrace) sich akk jdm an den Hals werfen; (attack) sich akk auf jdn werfen [o stürzen]; (seek comfort, protection) bei jdm Halt suchento \throw a remark at sb jdm gegenüber eine Bemerkung fallenlassen7. (dedicate)she was \thrown into the funeral preparations and so had no time to grieve die Vorbereitungen für die Beerdigung ließen ihr keine Zeit zum Trauern8. (move violently)the ship was \thrown against the cliffs das Schiff wurde gegen die Klippen geschleudert▪ to \throw sth etw töpfern [o auf der Drehscheibe formen]hand-\thrown pottery handgetöpferte Keramik10. (bewitch)to \throw a spell on sb jdn verzaubern [o in seinen Bann ziehento \throw the bones die Zukunft vorhersagento \throw a switch einen Schalter betätigen14. (show emotion)to \throw a fit ( fam) einen Anfall bekommento \throw a tantrum einen Wutanfall bekommen [o fam Koller kriegen]to \throw a wobbly BRIT ( fam: become angry) einen Wutanfall bekommen; (become nervous) nur noch ein Nervenbündel sein15. (give)to \throw a party eine Party geben [o fam schmeißento \throw sb into confusion jdn verwirrento \throw sb into a state of panic jdn in Panik versetzento \throw sb off balance jdn aus der Fassung [o dem Gleichgewicht] bringen17. (cast off)18. (give birth)to \throw a calf/cub/lamb/piglet ein Kalb/Junges/Lamm/Ferkel werfen19.▶ to \throw the book at sb jdn nach allen Regeln der Kunst fertigmachen▶ to \throw the book at sth etw heftig kritisieren▶ to \throw caution to the winds eine Warnung in den Wind schlagen▶ to \throw dust in sb's eyes jdm Sand in die Augen streuen▶ to \throw one's hat into the ring seine Kandidatur anmelden▶ to \throw mud at sb jdn mit Schmutz bewerfen▶ people who live in glass houses shouldn't \throw stones ( saying) wer im Glashaus sitzt, sollte nicht mit Steinen werfen prov▶ to not trust sb further than one could \throw them jdm nicht über den Weg trauen* * *[ɵrəʊ] vb: pret threw, ptp thrown1. nit's your throw — du bist dran
a 30-metre throw the first throw went to the German (Wrestling) — ein Wurf von 30 Metern der Deutsche brachte seinen Gegner als erster zu Boden
2) (for covering furniture) Überwurf m2. vt1) ball, stone werfen; water schüttento throw sth at sb — etw nach jdm werfen; mud, paint etc jdn mit etw bewerfen
to throw sth across the room —
he threw himself to the floor — er warf sich auf den Boden or zu Boden
to throw oneself at sb (physically) — sich auf jdn werfen or stürzen; (fig) sich jdm an den Hals werfen or schmeißen (inf)
3) (= put hastily) werfen4) (fig: cast) werfento throw a glance at sb/sth — einen Blick auf jdn/etw werfen
to throw an angry look at sb/sth — jdm/einer Sache einen wütenden Blick zuwerfen
to throw sb into prison — jdn ins Gefängnis werfen
to throw doubt on sth —
5) switch, lever betätigen6) (inf: disconcert) aus dem Konzept bringen7) party geben, schmeißen (inf)8) fit bekommen, kriegen (inf)9) (inf: deliberately lose) match, game absichtlich verlieren11)(snake)
to throw its skin — sich häuten12) (animal = give birth to) werfen3. viwerfen; (= throw dice) würfeln* * *throw [θrəʊ]A s1. Werfen n, (Speer- etc) Wurf m2. a) (einzelner) Wurf: three cassette recorders of $100 a throw US umg zu 100 Dollar das Stück, à 100 Dollarb) Wurfweite f: → stone’s throw3. umga) Versuch mb) Chance f4. TECHb) Kröpfung f (einer Kurbelwelle)5. TECH (Regler- etc) Ausschlag m7. US (Damen)Schal m8. US leichte (Woll)Decketake the throw einwerfenB v/t prät threw [θruː], pperf thrown [θrəʊn]1. werfen, schleudern ( beide:at nach):throw sth at sb auch jemanden mit etwas bewerfen;throw o.s. at sba) sich jemandem an den Hals werfen,b) sich auf jemanden stürzen3. das Netz, die Angel etc auswerfenbe thrown out of work arbeitslos werden7. Gefäße (auf einer Töpferscheibe) formen, drehen8. Kartenspiel:a) ausspielenb) ablegen10. US umg einen Wettkampf etc absichtlich verlieren11. a) throw dice würfeln, knobelnb) eine Zahl würfeln13. ZOOL die Haut etc abwerfen14. Seide etc zwirnen, moulinierenthat threw me das hat mich (glatt) umgehauen18. umg einen Wutanfall etc bekommenC v/i1. werfen2. würfeln, knobeln* * *1. transitive verb,1) werfenthrow me that towel, please — wirf mal bitte das Handtuch rüber (ugs.)
throw a punch/punches — zuschlagen
throw a left/right — eine Linke/Rechte schlagen
throw oneself on one's knees/to the floor/into a chair — sich auf die Knie/zu Boden/in einen Sessel werfen
throw oneself at somebody — sich auf jemanden werfen; (fig.) sich jemandem an den Hals werfen (ugs.)
2) (fig.)throw somebody out of work/into prison — jemanden entlassen od. (ugs.) hinauswerfen/ins Gefängnis werfen (geh.)
throw oneself into a task — sich in eine Arbeit (Akk.) stürzen
3) (bring to the ground) zu Boden werfen [Ringer, Gegner]; (unseat) abwerfen [Reiter]4) (coll.): (disconcert) [Frage:] aus der Fassung bringen5) (Pottery) drehen2. nounthrow [the/a dice] — würfeln
Wurf, derPhrasal Verbs:- throw in- throw on- throw up* * *n.Wurf ¨-e m. v.(§ p.,p.p.: threw, thrown)= drehen v.formen (Töpferei) v.schmeißen v.(§ p.,pp.: schmiß, geschmissen)werfen v.(§ p.,pp.: warf, geworfen) -
84 слово
ср.1) word; termбрать слово — (с кого-л.) to make smb. promise/swear
помяните мое слово — mark my words мн. ч.
к слову сказать — by the way, incidentally
слов нет — there's no denying it, there is no question/doubt about it, it is beyond dispute (that) ( это справедливо); I can't tell you how...,it is beyond belief (это так хорошо или плохо, что невозможно выразить словами)
перекинуться словами — to exchange a word with, to have a quick word with
поминать недобрым словом — разг. to think ill/badly of smb.
слово не воробей, вылетит - не поймаешь — words once spoken you can never recall
слово - серебро, молчание - золото — speech is silver, silence is golden/gold
за словом в карман не лезет — he is never at a loss for words, he never has to search for words
слова общего происхождения — cognate мн. ч.; лингв.
слово-паразит — filler, filler word
дар слова — gift of words; talent of speaking
диалектные слова — dialectal words, regional words
живое слово — living word, fresh idea
заглавное слово — ( словарной статьи) catchword, headword
иностранное слово — foreign term, ( в языке) exotic
коррелятивное слово — correlative лингв.
ни слова — not a word, not a syllable
новое слово — a (major) breakthrough, a step forward, a major advance
определяющее слово — determiner, determinative грам.
первое слово — the start/beginning of smth.
последнее слово — the last word, the latest (thing) ( новейшее); the last word, the final word ( в споре); concluding statement, final plea ( в суде)
производное слово — derivative лингв.
сложное слово — compound, compound word, stem-compound лингв.
союзное слово — connective word грам.
- без лишних словуменьшительное слово — грам. diminutive
- брать свои слова назад
- брать свои слова обратно
- верить на слово
- взвешивать каждое слово
- взвешивать слова
- давать честное слово
- давать слово
- давать себе слово
- другими словами
- к слову сказать
- ловить каждое слово
- ловить на слове
- на словах
- нарушать слово
- не обмолвиться ни единым словом
- не обмолвиться ни одним словом - от слова до слова
- по словам
- последними словами
- с чужих слов
- своими словами
- сдержать слово
- слово в слово
- слово за слово
- со слов
- честное слово!2) ( речь на собрании)speech, addressзаключительное слово — concluding remarks мн. ч.
лишать слова — (кого-л.) to take the floor away from smb., to cut smb. off, to cut smb. short
предоставить слово, дать слово — (кому-л.) to give to smb. permission to speak, to give smb. the floor, to ask to speak
просить слово — to ask permission to speak, to ask for the floor
••прощальное слово — valedictory амер.
сказать свое слово — to make smb.'s presence felt
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85 throw
I [θrəʊ]1) sport gioc. (in football) lancio m., tiro m.; (of javelin, discus etc.) lancio m.; (in judo, wrestling etc.) atterramento m.; (of dice) lancio m.2) colloq. (each)3) AE (blanket) telo m.4) AE (rug) tappetino m.II 1. [θrəʊ]1) (project) (with careful aim) lanciare (at a); (downwards) gettare; (with violence) scagliare, buttareto throw a six — (in dice) fare sei
2) fig. (direct) dare [punch, glance, look] (at a); fare [ question] (at a); mandare [ kiss]; proiettare [image, light] (on su); fare [ shadow] (on su); destinare [ money] (at a, per)to throw suspicion on sb., sth. — fare nascere dei sospetti su qcn., qcs
3) fig. (disconcert) sconcertareto throw [sth., sb.] into confusion o disarray — mettere confusione in [meeting, group]; confondere [ people]
4) tecn. (activate) azionare [switch, lever]5) colloq. (indulge in)to throw a fit — fig. uscire dai gangheri, andare in collera
7) (in pottery) modellare [ pot]2. 3.to throw oneself — gettarsi ( onto su)
- throw in- throw on- throw up••it's throwing it down! — BE colloq. sta piovendo a dirotto!
to throw in one's lot with sb. — condividere la sorte di qcn
* * *[Ɵrəu] 1. past tense - threw; verb1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.) gettare, lanciare2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.) disarcionare3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) sconcertare4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.) atterrare2. noun(an act of throwing: That was a good throw!) getto, lancio- throw doubt on
- throw in
- throw light on
- throw oneself into
- throw off
- throw open
- throw out
- throw a party
- throw up
- throw one's voice
- throwaway* * *throw /ɵrəʊ/n.2 (mil.) gittata3 (geol.) rigetto verticale5 (mecc.) corsa massima; alzata; raggio● ( rugby) throw-forward, lancio in avanti; in-avanti ( è fallo) □ throw-in, ( baseball) lancio ( di un esterno) verso il diamante; ( basket, netball) rimessa laterale; ( calcio) rimessa in gioco con le mani, rimessa laterale; ( polo) lancio ( della palla) tra le due file di giocatori allineati ( all'inizio del gioco); ( rugby) introduzione; rimessa in campo ( dalla linea laterale) □ throw-off, partenza ( in una corsa di cavalli); inizio ( d'una caccia); (mecc.) dispositivo di arresto □ throw-out, scarto ( persona, cosa scartata); (comm.) articolo di scarto; (mecc.) (dispositivo di) disinnesto □ (ai dadi, ecc.) It's your throw, sta a te; tocca a te tirare.♦ (to) throw /ɵrəʊ/1 buttare; gettare; lanciare; scagliare; fare un lancio: to throw hand grenades, gettare bombe a mano; ( sport) to throw the discus, lanciare il disco; Throw me the rope, buttami la corda!; Don't throw stones at the birds, non scagliar sassi agli uccelli!; He threw himself at the thief, si è gettato sul ladro; She threw me a kiss, mi lanciò un bacio2 gettare a terra; atterrare; proiettare: ( di un lottatore) He threw the other wrestler, atterrò l'avversario● (fig.: di un giudice, un poliziotto) to throw the book at sb., incriminare q. sotto tutti i possibili capi d'accusa □ to throw a card, gettare (o giocare) una carta ( al gioco) □ to throw a fit, avere una crisi di nervi □ (fig.) to throw good money after bad, buttar altro denaro per tentare di recuperare quello già perduto □ (mil.) to throw a grenade clear, lanciare (o rilanciare) una bomba a mano prima che scoppi □ to throw mud at sb., gettare fango su q. ( anche fig.) □ to throw oneself, scagliarsi; avventarsi; buttarsi; gettarsi; lanciarsi: (fig.) to throw oneself heart and soul into st., buttarsi anima e corpo in qc. ( un'impresa, ecc.); (fig.) to throw oneself on sb. 's generosity, affidarsi alla generosità di q.; to throw oneself to the floor (o to the ground), gettarsi sul pavimento (o per terra, a terra); to throw oneself under a train, gettarsi sotto un treno □ to throw st. on (o over) one's shoulders, gettarsi qc. sulle spalle □ to throw open, spalancare; aprire ( al pubblico): Throw open all the windows, spalanca le finestre! □ (fig.) to throw open the door to, lasciar adito a ( abusi, interferenze, ecc.) □ ( baseball) to throw a pitch, effettuare un lancio □ (fig.) to throw stones, scagliare la prima pietra; accusare, muovere accuse □ ( baseball) to throw a strike, fare uno strike □ (fig., fam.) to throw one's toys out of the pram, fare le bizze; fare i capricci □ to throw sb. to the ground, buttare giù q.; ( rugby, ecc.) atterrare q. con un placcaggio.* * *I [θrəʊ]1) sport gioc. (in football) lancio m., tiro m.; (of javelin, discus etc.) lancio m.; (in judo, wrestling etc.) atterramento m.; (of dice) lancio m.2) colloq. (each)3) AE (blanket) telo m.4) AE (rug) tappetino m.II 1. [θrəʊ]1) (project) (with careful aim) lanciare (at a); (downwards) gettare; (with violence) scagliare, buttareto throw a six — (in dice) fare sei
2) fig. (direct) dare [punch, glance, look] (at a); fare [ question] (at a); mandare [ kiss]; proiettare [image, light] (on su); fare [ shadow] (on su); destinare [ money] (at a, per)to throw suspicion on sb., sth. — fare nascere dei sospetti su qcn., qcs
3) fig. (disconcert) sconcertareto throw [sth., sb.] into confusion o disarray — mettere confusione in [meeting, group]; confondere [ people]
4) tecn. (activate) azionare [switch, lever]5) colloq. (indulge in)to throw a fit — fig. uscire dai gangheri, andare in collera
7) (in pottery) modellare [ pot]2. 3.to throw oneself — gettarsi ( onto su)
- throw in- throw on- throw up••it's throwing it down! — BE colloq. sta piovendo a dirotto!
to throw in one's lot with sb. — condividere la sorte di qcn
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86 at issue
1. рассматриваемый; о котором идет речьthe question at issue is — вопрос состоит в том, что
2. о котором идет речьСинонимический ряд:in question (adj.) at stake; in debate; in question; on the agenda; on the floor; under consideration; under inquiry; under scrutiny; up for discussion -
87 straight
A n1 Sport ligne f droite ; back straight côté m opposé de la piste ; home straight dernière ligne droite ; into the straight dans la ligne droite ;2 Games suite f ;3 ○ ( heterosexual) hétéro ○ mf.B adj1 ( not bent or curved) [line, cut, edge, road, stretch] droit ; [chair] à dossier droit ; [hair] raide ; dead straight gen tout droit ; [hair] très raide ; in a straight line en ligne droite ;2 (level, upright) [fixture, post, shelf, hem, edge, wall] bien droit ; [garment, bedclothes, rug, tablecloth] bien mis ; is the picture straight now? est-ce que le tableau est droit maintenant? ; the picture/your tie isn't straight le tableau/ta cravate est de travers ; to put ou set sth straight mettre qch (bien) droit [furniture, picture, mirror] ; ajuster [tie, hat] ; to have a straight back avoir le dos droit ; a straight(-sided) glass un verre droit ;3 (tidy, in order) en ordre ; to get ou put sth straight lit, fig mettre qch en ordre ; I must get the house straight before Sunday il faut que je mette la maison en ordre avant dimanche ; the lawyer will put things straight l'avocat va mettre les choses en ordre ;4 ( clear) to get sth straight comprendre qch ; have you got that straight? c'est compris? ; let's get this straight, you're paying half entendons-nous bien, tu paies la moitié ; now let's get one thing straight que ce soit bien clair ; to put ou set sb straight about sth éclairer qn sur qch ; to set matters straight mettre les choses en clair ; to put ou set the record straight établir la vérité ;5 (honest, direct) [person] honnête, loyal ; [answer, question] clair ; [advice, tip] sûr ; to be straight with sb jouer franc jeu avec qn ; I want a straight answer to a straight question je veux une réponse claire à une question claire ; it's time for straight talking il est temps de parler franchement ;6 ( unconditional) [contradiction, majority, profit] net/nette ; [choice] simple ; [denial, refusal, rejection] catégorique ; to do a straight swap faire simplement l'échange ; a straight fight GB Pol une élection à deux candidats ; that's straight dishonesty c'est de la malhonnêteté pure et simple ;7 ( undiluted) [spirits, drink] sec, sans eau ;8 ( consecutive) [wins, defeats] consécutif/-ive ; she got straight ‘A’s Sch elle a eu A partout ; to win/lose in straight sets Sport gagner/perdre en plusieurs sets consécutifs ; to vote a straight ticket US Pol voter pour la liste d'un parti ;9 Theat [actor, play, role] classique ;11 ○ [person] ( conventional) conventionnel/-elle ; ( not on drugs) qui ne se drogue pas ; ( heterosexual) hétéro ○ inv.C adv1 ( not obliquely or crookedly) [walk, stand up, grow, fly, steer, hang, cut, throw, hit] droit ; [shoot] juste ; stand up straight! tenez-vous droit! ; sit up straight! asseyez-vous convenablement! ; she held her arm out straight elle a tendu son bras tout droit ; she was stretched straight out on the floor elle était étendue toute raide sur le sol ; to go straight ahead aller tout droit ; to look straight ahead regarder droit devant soi ; to look sb straight in the eye ou face regarder qn droit dans les yeux ; can you see straight? est-ce-que tu vois bien? ; he headed straight for the bar il s'est dirigé droit vers le bar ; he went straight for me il s'est jeté sur moi ; he walked straight across the road il a traversé la route tout droit ; the car was coming straight at ou towards me la voiture se dirigeait droit sur moi ; she was looking straight at me elle regardait droit dans ma direction ; straight above our heads juste au-dessus de nos têtes ; straight down into the ground droit dans le sol ; straight up in the air droit en l'air ; the bullet went straight through his body la balle lui a traversé le corps de part en part ; we went straight through the book nous avons lu le livre de bout en bout ; he fired straight into ou through the crowd il a tiré en plein dans la foule ; they drove straight through the red light ils ont brûlé le feu rouge ; they drove straight past me ils sont passés droit devant moi ; she drove straight into a tree elle est rentrée droit dans un arbre ; keep straight on, it's on the left continuez tout droit, c'est sur la gauche ; his poems speak straight to our hearts ses poèmes nous vont droit au cœur ;2 ( without delay) directement ; to go straight home rentrer directement à la maison ; to go straight to bed aller directement au lit ; she went straight back to Paris elle est rentrée directement à Paris ; shall we go straight there? nous y allons directement? ; she wrote straight back elle a répondu immédiatement ; to come straight to the point aller droit au fait ; he went straight to the heart of the matter il est rentré directement dans le vif du sujet ; straight after tout de suite après ; I went out straight after phoning you je suis sorti tout de suite après t'avoir téléphoné ; straight away, straight off tout de suite ; I saw straight away ou off that it was impossible j'ai vu tout de suite que c'était impossible ; he sat down and read/played it straight off il s'est assis et l'a lu/joué d'une seule traite ; I can tell you the dates/prices straight off je peux vous donner les dates/prix de mémoire ; she told him straight out that… elle lui a dit carrément or sans ambages que… ; it seemed like something straight out of a horror film/the Middle Ages cela semblait sortir tout droit d'un film d'horreur/du Moyen Âge ;3 ( frankly) tout net ; I'll tell you straight, I'll give it to you straight ○ je vous le dirai tout net ; give it to me straight ○ dis-moi la vérité ; straight out carrément ; I told him straight out that he was wrong je lui ai dit carrément qu'il se trompait ; to play straight with sb fig jouer franc jeu avec qn ;to keep a straight face garder son sérieux ; to keep to the straight and narrow suivre le droit chemin ; to stray from the straight and narrow s'écarter du droit chemin ; to go straight ○ [criminal] se ranger ; straight up ○ ? 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88 lead
Ⅰ.lead1 [led]1 noun∎ it's made of lead c'est en plomb∎ they pumped him full of lead ils l'ont plombé(c) (in pencil) mine f(d) (piece of lead → for sounding) plomb m (de sonde); (→ on car wheel, fishing line) plomb m; Typography interligne m∎ to get the lead out (of one's pants) se magner (le train);∎ very familiar that'll put some lead in your pencil! (invigorate) ça te requinquera!;∎ very familiar to have lead in one's pencil (be sexually potent) ne pas avoir de problèmes pour bander(b) Typography interligner(made of lead) de ou en plomb; (containing lead) plombifère;∎ familiar to go down like a lead balloon tomber à plat□British Building industry (on roof) plombs mpl (de couverture); (on window) plombures fpl, plombs mpl►► lead crystal verre m de ou au plomb;lead glass verre m de ou au plomb;lead ore minerai m de plomb;lead oxide oxyde m de plomb;lead paint peinture f à base de plomb;lead pencil crayon m noir ou à papier ou à mine de plomb;lead poisoning Medicine intoxication f par le plomb, saturnisme m; American familiar (death) mort f par balle(s); (injury) blessure f par balle(s);lead pipe tuyau m de plomb;lead shot grenaille f de plombTypography (lines of text) augmenter l'interlignage deⅡ.lead2 [li:d]tête ⇒ 1 (a) initiative ⇒ 1 (b) indice ⇒ 1 (c) gros titre ⇒ 1 (d) rôle principal ⇒ 1 (e) laisse ⇒ 1 (g) fil ⇒ 1 (h) mener ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c), 2 (e) être à la tête de ⇒ 2 (b) diriger ⇒ 2 (b) amener ⇒ 2 (d) aller devant ⇒ 3 (d) principal ⇒ 4(pt & pp led [led])1 noun∎ to be in the lead être en tête, mener;∎ to have a 10-point/10-length lead avoir 10 points/10 longueurs d'avance;∎ to have a good lead over the rest of the field avoir une bonne avance sur les autres concurrents;∎ he's opened up a tremendous lead il a pris une avance considérable;∎ France are hanging on to the lead (in race) la France reste en tête de la course; (in points table) la France reste en tête du classement(b) (initiative) initiative f;∎ he took the lead in asking questions il fut le premier à poser des questions;∎ take your lead from me prenez exemple sur moi;∎ to follow sb's lead suivre l'exemple de qn;∎ it's up to the government to give a lead on housing policy c'est au gouvernement (qu'il revient) de donner l'exemple en matière de politique du logement(c) (indication, clue) indice m, piste f;∎ to give sb a lead mettre qn sur la voie;∎ the police have several leads la police tient plusieurs pistes;∎ we're currently following up an important lead nous sommes actuellement sur une piste prometteuse∎ the news made the lead in all the papers la nouvelle était à la une de tous les journaux;∎ the 'Telegraph' opens with a lead on the Middle East crisis le 'Telegraph' consacre sa une à la crise au Proche-Orient(e) Cinema & Theatre (role) rôle m principal; (actor) premier rôle m masculin; (actress) premier rôle m féminin;∎ Jude Law plays the male lead Jude Law tient le premier rôle masculin∎ to have the lead jouer le premier;∎ your lead! à vous de jouer!;∎ whose lead is it? c'est à qui de jouer?;∎ you must follow the lead il faut fournir à la couleur demandée;∎ a heart lead une ouverture à cœur∎ dogs must be kept on a lead (sign) les chiens doivent être tenus en laisse(h) Electricity fil m(a) (take, guide) mener, emmener, conduire;∎ to lead sb somewhere mener ou conduire qn quelque part;∎ I was led into the garden on m'a emmené ou conduit dans le jardin;∎ he led them across the lawn il leur fit traverser la pelouse;∎ she led him down the stairs elle lui fit descendre l'escalier;∎ she led them to safety elle les a conduits en lieu sûr;∎ to lead an army into battle mener une armée au combat;∎ to lead a team to victory mener une équipe à la victoire;∎ the captain led the team onto the field le capitaine a conduit son équipe sur le terrain;∎ she led them through the garden (to get out) elle les fit passer par le jardin; (to visit) elle leur fit visiter le jardin;∎ literary he led her to the altar il la prit pour épouse;∎ to lead the way montrer le chemin;∎ police motorcyclists led the way des motards de la police ouvraient la route;∎ they led the cable along the edge of the floor ils ont fait passé le câble par terre, le long du mur;∎ Bible lead us not into temptation ne nous soumets pas à la tentation;∎ proverb you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n'a pas soif;∎ figurative to lead sb up the garden path mener qn en bateau∎ to lead the prayers/singing diriger la prière/les chants∎ Stardust is leading Black Beauty by 10 lengths Stardust a pris 10 longueurs d'avance sur Black Beauty;∎ to lead the field mener;∎ to lead sb by 8 points avoir une avance sur qn de 8 points;∎ figurative Great Britain leads the field in heart transplant technology la Grande-Bretagne est le pays le plus avancé dans le domaine des greffes cardiaques∎ to lead sb to do sth amener qn à faire qch;∎ despair led him to commit suicide le désespoir l'a poussé au suicide;∎ he led me to believe (that) he was innocent il m'a amené à croire qu'il était innocent;∎ everything leads us to believe (that) she is still alive tout porte à croire ou nous avons toutes les raisons de croire qu'elle est encore en vie;∎ I was led to the conclusion that he had been lying all along je suis arrivé à la conclusion qu'il mentait depuis le début;∎ what led you to apply for this job? qu'est-ce qui vous a conduit ou amené à postuler?;∎ he is easily led il se laisse facilement influencer;∎ figurative subsequent events led the country into war des événements ultérieurs ont entraîné le pays dans la guerre;∎ this leads me to my second point ceci m'amène à ma seconde remarque;∎ he led the conversation round to money again il a ramené la conversation sur la question de l'argent∎ he has lead a life of debauchery il a mené une vie de débauche;∎ she has led a full and happy life elle a eu une vie heureuse et bien remplie∎ to lead trumps demander ou jouer atout;∎ what was led? qu'est-ce qui a été demandé?∎ to lead a witness poser des questions tendancieuses à un témoin∎ this path leads to the village ce chemin mène au village;∎ where does this door lead to? sur quoi ouvre cette porte?;∎ the stairs lead to the cellar l'escalier mène ou conduit à la cave;∎ take the street that leads away from the station prenez la rue qui part de la gare;∎ that road leads nowhere cette route ne mène nulle part;∎ figurative this is leading nowhere! cela ne rime à rien!∎ to lead by 2 metres avoir 2 mètres d'avance;∎ to lead by 3 points to 1 mener par 3 points à 1;∎ Black Beauty is leading Black Beauty est en tête∎ hearts led cœur (a été) demandé;∎ Joanne to lead c'est à Joanne de jouer∎ if you lead, I'll follow allez-y, je vous suis∎ to lead with sth mettre qch à la une;∎ the 'Times' led with news of the plane hijack le détournement d'avion faisait la une ou était en première page du 'Times'∎ he leads with his right il attaque toujours du droit ou de la droite(g) (in dancing) conduire∎ he led for the prosecution il dirigea l'accusation en tant qu'avocat principal►► Commerce leads and lags termaillage m;Banking & Stock Exchange lead manager (banque f) chef m de file;Marketing lead user utilisateur(trice) m,f piloteemmener;∎ the guards led him away les gardes l'ont emmené;∎ he led her away from the scene of the accident il l'éloigna du lieu de l'accidentramener, reconduire;∎ they led him back to his room ils l'ont ramené ou reconduit à sa chambre;∎ she led the conversation back to the question of money elle a ramené la conversation sur la question de l'argent∎ this path leads back to the beach ce chemin ramène à la plage➲ lead off(in conversation) commencer, débuter; (in debate) entamer les débats; (in game) jouer le(la) premier(ère); (at dance) ouvrir le bal; (in relay race) être le premier relayeur∎ several avenues lead off the square plusieurs avenues partent de la place(person) conduire;∎ they were led off to jail ils ont été conduits ou emmenés en prison➲ lead onaller ou marcher devant;∎ lead on! allez-y!∎ to lead sb on faire marcher qn;∎ you shouldn't lead him on like that vous ne devriez pas le faire marcher comme ça(b) (bring on) faire entrer;∎ lead on the horses! faites entrer les chevaux!(c) (in progression) amener;∎ this leads me on to my second point ceci m'amène à mon deuxième point(result in, have as consequence) mener ou aboutir à;∎ what's all this leading to? sur quoi tout ceci va-t-il déboucher?;∎ the decision led to panic on Wall Street la décision a semé la panique à Wall Street;∎ one thing led to another une chose en amenait une autre;∎ a course leading to a degree un cursus qui débouche sur un diplôme;∎ several factors led to his decision to leave plusieurs facteurs le poussèrent ou l'amenèrent à décider de partir;∎ this led to several of them losing their jobs à cause de cela, plusieurs d'entre eux ont perdu leur emploi;∎ drinking too much can lead to violence l'excès d'alcool peut conduire à la violence;∎ his statement led to a misunderstanding sa déclaration est à l'origine d'un malentendu;∎ this could lead to some confusion ça pourrait provoquer une certaine confusion;∎ her research led to nothing ses recherches n'ont abouti à rien ou n'ont rien donné(a) (path, road) conduire à, mener à;∎ a narrow path led up to the house un étroit sentier menait jusqu'à la maison;∎ those stairs lead up to the attic cet escalier mène au grenier∎ she's leading up to something je me demande où elle veut en venir;∎ what are you leading up to? où voulez-vous en venir?;∎ I was just leading up to that j'allais justement y venir(c) (precede, cause)∎ the events leading up to the war les événements qui devaient déclencher la guerre;∎ in the months leading up to her death pendant les mois qui précédèrent sa mort;∎ Music the chords that lead up to the final movement les accords qui introduisent le dernier mouvementⓘ Lead on, MacDuff Cette phrase ("après toi, MacDuff") est une déformation d'un vers de Macbeth de Shakespeare, dans un passage où Macbeth défie à l'épée son ennemi MacDuff en prononçant les mots lay on, MacDuff ("frappe, MacDuff"). On utilise la version modifiée de cette phrase de façon humoristique lorsque l'on demande à quelqu'un d'ouvrir la marche. -
89 put
put [pʊt]mettre ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c)-(f), 1 (i) dire ⇒ 1 (g) soumettre ⇒ 1 (h) placer ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (l) investir ⇒ 1 (k), 1 (l) miser ⇒ 1 (m)∎ put the saucepan on the shelf mets la casserole sur l'étagère;∎ she put her hand on my shoulder elle a mis sa main sur mon épaule;∎ put the chairs nearer the table approche les chaises de la table;∎ he put his arm around my shoulders il passa son bras autour de mes épaules;∎ she put her arms around him elle l'a pris dans ses bras;∎ to put one's head round the door/through the window passer la tête par la porte/par la fenêtre;∎ did you put any salt in? as-tu mis du sel (dedans)?;∎ put some more water on to boil remettez de l'eau à chauffer;∎ he put another brick on the pile il a mis une autre brique sur la pile;∎ to put a coin/a letter/a gun into sb's hand glisser ou mettre une pièce/une lettre/un revolver dans la main de qn;∎ she put a match to the wood elle a allumé le bois;∎ to put an advert in the paper mettre une annonce dans le journal;∎ they want to put me in an old folks' home ils veulent me mettre dans une maison pour les vieux;∎ to put a child to bed mettre un enfant au lit, coucher un enfant;∎ to put a man on the moon envoyer un homme sur la lune;∎ he put the telescope to his eye il a porté la longue-vue à son œil;∎ to put honour before riches préférer l'honneur à l'argent;∎ to put a play on the stage monter une pièce;∎ to put a guard on the door faire surveiller la porte;∎ figurative I didn't know where to put myself! je ne savais plus où me mettre!;∎ put yourself in my position or place mettez-vous à ma place;∎ to put oneself into sb's hands s'en remettre à qn;∎ put it out of your mind or head sors-le-toi de la tête;∎ I had long put this thought out of my mind ça faisait longtemps que je m'étais sorti cette idée de la tête;∎ we put a lot of emphasis on creativity nous mettons beaucoup l'accent sur la créativité;∎ don't put too much trust in what he says ne te fie pas trop à ce qu'il dit;∎ familiar put it there! (shake hands) tope-là!, serrons-nous la pince!∎ he put his fist through the window il a passé son poing à travers le carreau;∎ he put a bullet through his head il s'est mis une balle dans la tête;∎ she put her pen through the whole paragraph elle a rayé tout le paragraphe d'un coup de stylo(c) (impose → limit, responsibility, tax) mettre;∎ to put a ban on sth interdire qch;∎ it puts an extra burden on our department c'est un fardeau de plus pour notre service;∎ the new tax will put 5p on a packet of cigarettes la nouvelle taxe augmentera de 5 pence le prix d'un paquet de cigarettes(d) (into specified state) mettre;∎ you're putting me in an awkward position vous me mettez dans une situation délicate;∎ I hope I've not put you to too much trouble j'espère que je ne vous ai pas trop dérangé;∎ music always puts him in a good mood la musique le met toujours de bonne humeur;∎ the new rules will be put into effect next month le nouveau règlement entrera en vigueur le mois prochain;∎ to put sb out of a job mettre qn au chômage;∎ to put a prisoner on bread and water mettre un prisonnier au pain sec et à l'eau;∎ the money will be put to good use l'argent sera bien employé;∎ to put sb to sleep endormir qn;∎ euphemism the dog had to be put to sleep il a fallu piquer le chien(e) (write down) mettre, écrire;∎ I forgot to put my address j'ai oublié de mettre mon adresse;∎ what date shall I put? quelle date est-ce que je mets?∎ to put an end or a stop to sth mettre fin ou un terme à qch(g) (say, express) dire, exprimer;∎ I wouldn't put it quite like that je ne dirais pas cela;∎ I don't know how to put it je ne sais comment dire;∎ to put one's thoughts into words exprimer sa pensée, s'exprimer;∎ let me put it this way laissez-moi l'exprimer ainsi;∎ it was, how shall I put it, rather long c'était, comment dirais-je, un peu long;∎ to put it another way,… en d'autres termes,…;∎ he put it better than that il l'a dit ou formulé mieux que ça;∎ you could have put that better tu aurais pu tourner cela un peu mieux;∎ she put it politely but firmly elle l'a dit poliment mais clairement;∎ as Churchill once put it comme l'a dit Churchill un jour;∎ to put it briefly or simply, they refused bref ou en un mot, ils ont refusé;∎ to put it bluntly pour parler franc;∎ putting it in terms you'll understand… plus simplement, pour que vous compreniez…∎ to put a proposal to the board présenter une proposition au conseil d'administration;∎ he put his case very well il a très bien présenté son cas;∎ I have a question to put to the Prime Minister j'ai une question à soumettre au Premier ministre;∎ Law I put it to you that… n'est-il pas vrai que…?;∎ I put it to the delegates that now is the time to act je tiens à dire aux délégués que c'est maintenant qu'il faut agir(i) (class, rank) placer, mettre;∎ I wouldn't put them in the same class as the Beatles je ne les mettrais ou placerais pas dans la même catégorie que les Beatles;∎ I put my family above my job je fais passer ma famille avant mon travail∎ to put sb to work mettre qn au travail;∎ they put her on the Jones case ils l'ont mise sur l'affaire Jones(k) (devote → effort) investir, consacrer;∎ to put a lot of time/energy into sth consacrer beaucoup de temps/d'énergie à qch, investir beaucoup de temps/d'énergie dans qch;∎ she puts more into their relationship than he does elle s'investit plus que lui dans leur relation;∎ to put a lot of work into sth/doing sth beaucoup travailler à qch/pour faire qch;∎ Sport he put everything he had into his first service il a tout mis dans son premier service(l) (invest → money) placer, investir;∎ she had put all her savings into property elle avait investi ou placé toutes ses économies dans l'immobilier∎ to put money on a horse miser ou parier sur un cheval;∎ he put all his winnings on the red il misa tous ses gains sur le rouge∎ to put the shot lancer le poids∎ to put a ship into port rentrer un bateau au port∎ Nautical to put to sea lever l'ancre, appareiller;∎ they had to put back into harbour ils ont dû rentrer au port;∎ we put into port at Bombay nous avons relâché ou fait relâche à Bombay3 noun∎ his third put son troisième lancer(b) Stock Exchange option f de vente, put m;∎ put and call stellage m, double option f►► Stock Exchange put band période f de validité d'une option de vente;Stock Exchange put bond emprunt m à fenêtre;Stock Exchange put option option f de vente;Stock Exchange put warrant warrant m à la vente∎ to put it about that… faire circuler le bruit que…;∎ it is being put about that he intends resigning le bruit court qu'il a l'intention de démissionner∎ to put a boat about virer de bord∎ to put it or oneself about (be promiscuous) coucher à droite à gaucheNautical virer de bord∎ to put sth across to sb faire comprendre qch à qn;∎ I don't know how to put the argument across to them je ne sais pas comment leur faire comprendre cet argument;∎ she knows how to put her ideas across elle sait bien faire passer ses idées;∎ she's good at putting herself across elle sait se mettre en valeur∎ to put one across on sb avoir qn, rouler qn;∎ don't try putting anything across on me! ne me prends pas pour un imbécile!(a) (book, piece of work) mettre de côté, poser(b) (disregard, ignore) écarter, laisser de côté;∎ let's put aside our differences of opinion for the moment laissons nos différends de côté pour le moment;∎ put aside all gloomy thoughts oublie toutes ces pensées maussades(c) (save, keep) mettre de côté;∎ we have a little money put aside nous avons un peu d'argent de côté(estimate) estimer;∎ they put the cost of repairs to the bridge at around $10,000 ils estiment le montant des réparations du pont à environ 10 000 dollars;∎ I wouldn't have put her (age) at more than twenty-five je ne lui aurais pas donné plus de vingt-cinq ans;∎ what would you put it at? quelle est votre estimation?∎ put your toys away! range tes jouets!;∎ put your money/wallet away (I'm paying) range ton argent/ton portefeuille∎ I have a few pounds put away j'ai un peu d'argent de côté, j'ai quelques économies;∎ to put something away for one's old age mettre quelque chose de côté pour sa retraite➲ put back(a) (replace, return) remettre;∎ put that record back where you found it! remets ce disque où tu l'as trouvé!(b) (postpone) remettre;∎ the meeting has been put back to Thursday la réunion a été repoussée ou remise à jeudi(c) (slow down, delay) retarder;∎ the strike has put our schedule back at least a month la grève nous a fait perdre au moins un mois sur notre planning(d) (turn back → clock) retarder;∎ we put the clocks back next weekend le week-end prochain, on passe à l'heure d'hiver;∎ figurative this decision has put the clock back cette décision nous a ramenés en arrière∎ Nautical to put back (to port) rentrer au port(save → money) mettre de côté; (→ supplies) mettre en réserve;∎ have you got anything put by? avez-vous un peu d'argent de côté?➲ put down(a) (on table, floor etc) poser;∎ put that knife down at once! pose ce couteau tout de suite!;∎ put me down! lâche-moi!;∎ put that down! laisse (ça)!;∎ to put the phone down raccrocher;∎ he put the phone down on me il m'a raccroché au nez;∎ it's one of those books you just can't put down c'est un de ces livres que tu ne peux pas poser avant de l'avoir fini;∎ I couldn't put it down (book) je l'ai lu d'un trait(b) (drop off → passenger) déposer, laisser∎ put down your name and address écrivez votre nom et votre adresse;∎ she put us down as Mr and Mrs Smith elle nous a inscrits sous le nom de M. et Mme Smith;∎ it's never been put down in writing ça n'a jamais été mis par écrit;∎ I can put it down as expenses je peux le faire passer dans mes notes de frais(d) (on agenda) inscrire à l'ordre du jour;∎ to put down a motion of no confidence déposer une motion de censure∎ the revolt was put down by armed police la révolte a été réprimée par les forces de police(f) (belittle) rabaisser, critiquer;∎ he's always putting students down il passe son temps à critiquer les étudiants;∎ you shouldn't put yourself down tu ne devrais pas te sous-estimer∎ to have a cat/dog put down faire piquer un chat/chien(h) (pay as deposit) verser;∎ I've already put £50 down on the sofa j'ai déjà versé 50 livres pour le canapé(i) (store → wine) mettre en cave(j) (put to bed → baby) coucher(k) (land → plane) poser(l) (close → umbrella) fermer(land → plane, pilot) atterrir, se poserclasser parmi;∎ I think they'd put me down as a mere amateur je crois qu'ils me classeraient parmi les simples amateursinscrire pour;∎ put me down for £20 inscrivez-moi pour 20 livres;∎ I'll put you down for Thursday at three o'clock je vous mets jeudi à trois heures;∎ they've already put their son down for public school ils ont déjà inscrit leur fils dans une école privéemettre sur le compte de;∎ you can't put all the country's problems down to inflation vous ne pouvez pas mettre tous les problèmes du pays sur le compte de l'inflation;∎ I put it down to her stubbornness je mets ça sur le compte de son entêtement;∎ we'll have to put it down to experience au moins on a appris quelque chose∎ she put her name forward for the post of treasurer elle a posé sa candidature au poste de trésorière;∎ to put one's best foot forward (walk faster) presser le pas; figurative se mettre en devoir de faire de son mieux(b) (turn forward → clock, hands of clock) avancer;∎ we put the clocks forward next weekend le week-end prochain, on passe à l'heure d'été(c) (bring forward) avancer;∎ the meeting has been put forward to early next week la réunion a été avancée au début de la semaine prochaine➲ put in(a) (place inside bag, container, cupboard etc) mettre dans;∎ he put the eggs in the fridge il a mis les œufs dans le réfrigérateur;∎ to put one's contact lenses in mettre ses lentilles de contact;∎ to put one's head in at the window passer la tête par la fenêtre;(b) (insert, include) insérer, inclure;∎ have you put in the episode about the rabbit? as-tu inclus l'épisode du lapin?(c) (interject) placer;∎ her name was Alicia, the woman put in elle s'appelait Alicia, ajouta la femme∎ we're having central heating put in nous faisons installer le chauffage central;∎ the voters put the Tories in les électeurs ont mis les conservateurs au pouvoir;∎ they've put in a new manager at the factory ils ont nommé un nouveau directeur à l'usine(e) (devote → time) passer;∎ I've put in a lot of work on that car j'ai beaucoup travaillé sur cette voiture;∎ I put in a few hours' revision before supper j'ai passé quelques heures à réviser avant le dîner;∎ to put in an hour's work faire une heure de travail;∎ to put in a full day at the office passer toute la journée au bureau;∎ you only get out what you put in on ne récolte que ce qu'on sème(f) (submit → request, demand) déposer, soumettre;∎ they put in a claim for a 10 percent pay rise ils ont déposé une demande d'augmentation de salaire de 10 pour cent;∎ to put in an application for a job déposer sa candidature pour ou se présenter pour un emploiNautical relâcher, faire relâche;∎ we put in at Wellington nous avons relâché ou fait relâche à Wellingtonprésenter;∎ we're putting him in for the 500 metres nous le présentons pour le 500 mètres;∎ to put pupils in for an examination présenter des élèves à un examen∎ to put in for sth (post) poser sa candidature pour qch; (leave, promotion) faire une demande de qch, demander qch;∎ she put in for a transfer to Florida elle a demandé à être mutée en Floride➲ put off(a) (drop off → passenger) déposer, laisser;∎ just put me off at the corner vous n'avez qu'à me laisser ou me déposer au coin(b) (postpone → meeting, appointment) remettre à plus tard, repousser; (→ decision, payment) remettre à plus tard, différer; (→ work) remettre à plus tard; (→ guests) décommander;∎ the meeting has been put off until tomorrow la réunion a été renvoyée ou remise à demain;∎ I kept putting off telling him the truth je continuais à repousser le moment de lui dire la vérité;∎ I can't put him off again je ne peux pas encore annuler un rendez-vous avec lui∎ once he's made up his mind nothing in the world can put him off une fois qu'il a pris une décision, rien au monde ne peut le faire changer d'avis(d) (distract) déranger, empêcher de se concentrer;∎ he deliberately tries to put his opponent off il fait tout pour empêcher son adversaire de se concentrer;∎ the noise put her off her service le bruit l'a gênée ou dérangée pendant son service∎ it's the smell that puts me off c'est l'odeur qui me rebute;∎ don't be put off by his odd sense of humour ne te laisse pas rebuter par son humour un peu particulier;∎ it put me off skiing for good ça m'a définitivement dégoûté du ski;∎ it put me off my dinner ça m'a coupé l'appétit(f) (switch off → television, radio etc) éteindreNautical déborder du quai, pousser au large;∎ to put off from the shore quitter la côte, prendre le large(a) (clothes, make-up, ointment) mettre;∎ put your hat on mets ton chapeau;∎ to put on one's make-up se maquiller∎ why can't they put something decent on for a change? (on TV, radio) ils ne pourraient pas passer quelque chose d'intéressant pour une fois?(c) (lay on, provide → train) mettre en service;∎ they put on excellent meals on Sundays ils servent d'excellents repas le dimanche;∎ they have put on twenty extra trains ils ont ajouté vingt trains(d) (gain → speed, weight) prendre;∎ I've put on a few pounds j'ai pris quelques kilos(e) (turn on, cause to function → light, radio, gas) allumer; (→ record, tape) mettre; (→ handbrake) mettre, serrer;∎ put the heater on mets ou allume le chauffage;∎ he put on some Vivaldi/the news il a mis du Vivaldi/les informations;∎ I've put the kettle on for tea j'ai mis de l'eau à chauffer pour le thé;∎ to put on the brakes freiner(f) (start cooking) mettre (à cuire);∎ I forgot to put the peas on j'ai oublié de mettre les petits pois à cuire∎ I put £10 on the favourite j'ai parié 10 livres sur le favori∎ to put on airs prendre des airs;∎ he put on a silly voice il a pris une voix ridicule;∎ to put on an act jouer la comédie;∎ familiar don't worry, he's just putting it on ne t'inquiète pas, il fait du cinéma ou du chiqué∎ you're putting me on! là, tu me fais marcher!(j) (apply → pressure) exercer∎ the tax increase will put another 10p on a gallon of petrol l'augmentation de la taxe va faire monter le prix du gallon d'essence de 10 pence∎ new restrictions have been put on bringing animals into the country de nouvelles restrictions ont été imposées à l'importation d'animaux dans le pays∎ it's hard to put a price on it c'est difficile d'en évaluer ou estimer le prix(n) (advance → clock) avancer∎ could you put him on, please? pouvez-vous me le passer, s'il vous plaît?(help find) indiquer à;∎ I'll put you onto a good solicitor je vous donnerai le nom d'un ou je vous indiquerai un bon avocat;∎ she's put me onto quite a few bargains elle m'a indiqué plusieurs bonnes affaires;∎ to put the police/taxman onto sb dénoncer qn à la police/au fisc;∎ what put you onto the butler, detective inspector? qu'est-ce qui vous a amené à soupçonner le maître d'hôtel, commissaire?➲ put out(a) (place outside) mettre dehors, sortir;∎ have you put the dustbin out? as-tu sorti la poubelle?;∎ I'll put the washing out (to dry) je vais mettre le linge (dehors) à sécher;∎ to put a cow out to grass mettre une vache en pâture∎ to put sb's eye out éborgner qn;∎ you almost put my eye out! tu as failli m'éborgner!(c) (issue → apology, announcement) publier; (→ story, rumour) faire circuler; (→ new record, edition, model etc) sortir; (→ appeal, request) faire; (broadcast) émettre;∎ police have put out a description of the wanted man la police a publié une description de l'homme qu'elle recherche;∎ to put out an SOS lancer un SOS∎ don't forget to put the light out when you leave n'oubliez pas d'éteindre (la lumière) en partant(e) (lay out, arrange) sortir;∎ the valet had put out a suit for me le valet de chambre m'avait sorti un costume∎ she walked up to me and put out her hand elle s'approcha de moi et me tendit la main;∎ she put out a foot to trip him up elle a mis un pied en avant pour le faire trébucher∎ to put one's back/shoulder out se démettre le dos/l'épaule;∎ I've put my back out je me suis déplacé une vertèbre(h) (annoy, upset)∎ to be put out about sth être fâché à cause de qch;∎ he seems quite put out about it on dirait que ça l'a vraiment contrarié(i) (inconvenience) déranger;∎ I hope I haven't put you out j'espère que je ne vous ai pas dérangé;∎ she's always ready to put herself out for other people elle est toujours prête à rendre service(j) (sprout → shoots, leaves) produire(k) (make unconscious → with drug, injection) endormir(l) (subcontract) sous-traiter;∎ we put most of our work out nous confions la plus grande partie de notre travail à des sous-traitants∎ to put out to sea faire appareiller∎ everyone knows she puts out tout le monde sait qu'elle est prête à coucher;∎ did she put out? est-ce qu'elle a bien voulu coucher?;∎ she'd put out for anybody elle coucherait avec le premier venu➲ put over = put across(spread → gossip, story) faire courir∎ hold on, I'll try to put you through ne quittez pas, je vais essayer de vous le/la passer;∎ put the call through to my office passez-moi la communication dans mon bureau;∎ I'll put you through to Mrs Powell je vous passe Mme Powell(b) (carry through, conclude) conclure;∎ we finally put through the necessary reforms nous avons fini par faire passer les réformes nécessaires(c) (subject to) soumettre à;∎ he was put through a whole battery of tests on l'a soumis à toute une série d'examens;∎ I'm sorry to put you through this je suis désolé de vous imposer ça;∎ have you any idea what you're putting him through? as-tu la moindre idée de ce que tu lui fais subir?;∎ familiar to put sb through it en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à qn; (at interview) faire passer un mauvais quart d'heure à qn;∎ he really put me through it il m'en a vraiment fait voir (de toutes les couleurs)∎ he put himself through college il a payé ses études∎ he's more trouble than the rest of them put together il nous crée plus de problèmes à lui seul que tous les autres réunis(b) (kit, furniture, engine) monter, assembler; (meal) préparer, confectionner; (menu) élaborer; (dossier) réunir; (proposal, report) préparer; (story, facts) reconstituer; (show, campaign) organiser, monter;∎ to put sth (back) together again remonter qch;∎ we're trying to put together enough evidence to convict him nous essayons de réunir assez de preuves pour le faire condamner;∎ to put together a convincing picture of what happened reconstituer une idée convaincante de ce qui s'est passé;∎ the programme is nicely put together ce programme est bien fait;∎ I'll just put a few things together (in my bag) je vais faire rapidement ma valise(with drug, injection) endormir➲ put up(a) (raise → hand) lever; (→ flag) hisser; (→ hood) relever; (→ umbrella) ouvrir; (→ one's hair, coat collar) relever;∎ could all those going put up their hands? que tous ceux qui y vont lèvent la main;∎ put your hands up! haut les mains!;∎ I'm going to put my feet up for a few minutes je vais me reposer un peu(b) (erect → tent) dresser, monter; (→ house, factory) construire; (→ monument, statue) ériger; (→ scaffolding) installer, monter; (→ ladder) dresser;∎ they put up a statue to her ils érigèrent une statue en son honneur∎ they've already put up the Christmas decorations ils ont déjà installé les décorations de Noël;∎ the shopkeeper put up the shutters le commerçant a baissé le rideau de fer(d) (send up → rocket, satellite) lancer∎ the results will be put up tomorrow les résultats seront affichés demain(f) (show → resistance) offrir, opposer;∎ to put up a good show bien se défendre;∎ to put up a struggle se défendre, se débattre(g) (present → argument, proposal) présenter;∎ he puts up a good case for abstention il a des arguments convaincants en faveur de l'abstention∎ to put sth up for sale/auction mettre qch en vente/aux enchères∎ we are not putting up any candidates nous ne présentons aucun candidat∎ who's putting the money up for the new business? qui finance la nouvelle entreprise?;∎ we put up our own money nous sommes auto-financés(k) (increase) faire monter, augmenter;∎ this will put up the price of meat ça va faire augmenter ou monter le prix de la viande(l) (give hospitality to) loger, héberger;∎ to put sb up for the night coucher qn(m) (urge, incite)∎ to put sb up to (doing) sth pousser qn à (faire) qch∎ to put up at a hotel descendre dans un hôtel;∎ where are you putting up? où est-ce que tu loges?; (in hotel) où es-tu descendu?;∎ I'm putting up at Gary's for the moment je loge chez Gary pour le moment(b) (stand → in election) se présenter, se porter candidat;∎ she put up as a Labour candidate elle s'est présentée comme candidate du parti travailliste∎ put up or shut up! assez parlé, agissez!∎ you shouldn't let yourself be put upon like that! tu ne devrais pas te laisser marcher sur les pieds comme ça!supporter, tolérer;∎ I refuse to put up with this noise any longer! je ne supporterai pas ce bruit une minute de plus!;∎ we'll have to put up with it il faut l'accepter ou nous y résigner -
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thing [θɪŋ]choses ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a)-(d), 2 (b)-(d) objet ⇒ 1A (a) créature ⇒ 1A (d) idée ⇒ 1B (a) question ⇒ 1B (b) idéal ⇒ 1C (c) mode ⇒ 1C (d) effets ⇒ 2 (a) affaires ⇒ 2 (a)1 nounA.(a) (object, item) chose f, objet m;∎ what's that yellow thing on the floor? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc jaune par terre?;∎ what's that thing for? à quoi ça sert, ça?;∎ what's this knob thing for? à quoi sert cette espèce de bouton?;∎ where's my hat? I can't find the thing anywhere où est mon chapeau? je ne le trouve nulle part;∎ the only thing I could hear was a dripping tap la seule chose que j'entendais c'était un robinet qui fuyait;∎ any idea how to work this thing? tu sais comment ça marche?;∎ I had to rewrite the whole thing j'ai dû tout réécrire;∎ the thing he loves most is his pipe ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est sa pipe;∎ I need a few things from the shop j'ai besoin de faire quelques courses;∎ she loves books and posters and things, she loves things like books and posters elle aime les livres, les posters, ce genre de choses;∎ he likes making things with his hands il est très manuel;∎ she enjoys the good things in life elle apprécie les bonnes choses de la vie;∎ I must be seeing things je dois avoir des visions;∎ I must be hearing things je dois rêver, j'entends des voix;∎ humorous things that go bump in the night les choses qui font du bruit la nuit;∎ they were treated as things not people on les traitait comme des choses, pas comme des êtres humains(b) (activity, event) chose f;∎ he likes things like gardening il aime le jardinage et les choses dans ce goût-là;∎ familiar she's still into this art thing in a big way elle est encore très branchée art;∎ the thing to do is to pretend you're asleep vous n'avez qu'à faire semblant de dormir;∎ the first thing to do is (to) ring the police la première chose à faire, c'est d'appeler la police;∎ the only thing left is to… il ne reste plus qu'à…;∎ the next thing on the agenda le point suivant à l'ordre du jour;∎ it's the best thing to do c'est ce qu'il y a de mieux à faire;∎ that was a silly thing to do! ce n'était pas la chose à faire!;∎ how could you do such a thing? comment avez-vous pu faire une chose pareille?;∎ I have lots of things to do j'ai des tas de choses à faire;∎ she certainly gets things done avec elle, ça ne traîne pas∎ I don't know a thing about what happened j'ignore tout de ce qui s'est passé;∎ I don't know a thing about algebra je n'y connais absolument rien en algèbre;∎ not a thing was overlooked pas un détail n'a été négligé;∎ I didn't understand a thing she said je n'ai rien compris à ce qu'elle disait, je n'ai pas compris un mot de ce qu'elle disait;∎ we couldn't do a thing about it nous n'y pouvions absolument rien;∎ I couldn't do a thing to help je n'ai rien pu faire pour me rendre utile;∎ it doesn't mean a thing to me (I don't understand it at all) je n'y comprends (absolument) rien; (it isn't at all familiar to me) ça ne me dit absolument rien; (it doesn't concern me at all) ça ne me concerne pas;∎ she hadn't got a thing on elle était entièrement nue;∎ I haven't got a thing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre sur le dos(d) (creature, being) créature f, être m;∎ the thing he loves most is his dog ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est son chien;∎ there wasn't a living thing around il n'y avait pas âme qui vive;∎ what a sweet little thing! quel amour!;∎ she's a dear old thing c'est une charmante petite vieille;∎ you silly thing espèce d'idiot;∎ poor thing! (said about somebody) le/la pauvre!; (said to somebody) mon/ma pauvre!; (animal) (la) pauvre bête!∎ the thing from outer space le monstre de l'espaceB.(a) (idea, notion) idée f, chose f;∎ the best thing would be to ask them le mieux serait de leur demander;∎ it would be a good thing if we all went together ce serait une bonne chose que nous y allions tous ensemble;∎ it's a good thing (for you) no one knew heureusement (pour vous) que personne ne savait;∎ to be on to a good thing être sur une bonne affaire;∎ to know a thing or two about sth s'y connaître en qch;∎ I could show him a thing or two about hang gliding je pourrais lui apprendre une ou deux petites choses en deltaplane(b) (matter, question) chose f, question f;∎ the thing is, we can't really afford it le problème, c'est qu'on n'a pas vraiment les moyens;∎ the thing is, will she want to come? le problème c'est qu'on ne sait pas si elle voudra venir;∎ the main thing is to succeed ce qui importe, c'est de réussir;∎ the important thing is not to stop ce qui compte, c'est de ne pas arrêter;∎ the thing to remember is that… ce dont il faut se souvenir est que…;∎ it's one thing to talk but quite another to act parler est une chose, agir en est une autre;∎ that's quite another thing ça, c'est tout autre chose;∎ and another thing en plus;∎ we talked of one thing and another nous avons parlé de choses et d'autres;∎ what with one thing and another, I haven't had time avec tout ce qu'il y avait à faire, je n'ai pas eu le temps;∎ if it's not one thing, it's another, it's one thing after another ça ne s'arrête jamais;∎ taking one thing with another à tout prendre, somme toute∎ that's not a very nice thing to say ce n'est pas très gentil de dire ça;∎ she said some nasty things about him elle a dit des méchancetés sur lui;∎ how can you say such a thing? comment pouvez-vous dire une chose pareille?;∎ the things you say! les choses que tu peux dire parfois!;∎ I said no such thing! je n'ai rien dit de tel!;∎ I said the first thing that came into my head j'ai dit la première chose qui m'est venue à l'esprit(d) (quality, characteristic) chose f;∎ one of the things I like about her is her sense of humour une des choses que j'aime chez elle, c'est son sens de l'humour;∎ the town has a lot of things going for it la ville a beaucoup de bons côtésC.∎ to have a thing about sb/sth (like) avoir un faible pour qn/qch□ ; (dislike) avoir horreur de qn/qch□ ;∎ I have a thing about seafood (like) j'aime vraiment les fruits de mer□ ; (dislike) je n'aime vraiment pas les fruits de mer□ ;∎ he has a thing about red hair (likes) il adore les cheveux roux□ ; (dislikes) il a quelque chose contre les cheveux roux□ ;∎ it's not really my thing ce n'est pas vraiment mon truc;∎ he went off to the States to do his own thing il est parti aux États-Unis vivre sa vie□(c) (what is needed, required) idéal m;∎ hot cocoa is just the thing on a winter's night un chocolat chaud, c'est l'idéal les soirs d'hiver;∎ that's the very thing c'est juste ce qu'il faut;∎ that's the very thing for my bad back! c'est juste ce dont j'avais besoin pour mon mal de dos!∎ it's the latest thing in swimwear c'est la dernière mode en matière de maillots de bain;∎ it's quite the thing c'est très à la mode;∎ natural food is the thing just now les aliments biologiques sont la grande mode en ce moment;∎ a thing of the past une chose du passé∎ to make a big thing about sth faire (tout) un plat de qch;∎ he made a big thing out of my not going il a fait tout un plat parce que je n'y allais pas;∎ there's no need to make a big thing out of it! ce n'est pas la peine d'en faire tout un plat ou toute une montagne!∎ to have a thing with sb avoir une liaison avec qn□(a) (belongings) effets mpl, affaires fpl; (clothes) affaires fpl; (equipment) affaires fpl, attirail m; (tools) outils mpl, ustensiles mpl;∎ put your things away ramassez vos affaires;∎ take your wet things off enlevez vos affaires humides;∎ you can take your things off in the bedroom vous pouvez vous déshabiller dans la chambre;∎ have you brought your fishing/swimming things? avez-vous apporté votre attirail de pêche/vos affaires de piscine?;∎ have you washed the breakfast things? as-tu fait la vaisselle du petit déjeuner?;∎ to take the tea things away desservir la table (après le thé);∎ to pack (up) one's things faire ses valises(b) (situation, circumstances) choses fpl;∎ familiar how's or how are things? comment ça va?;∎ things are getting better les choses vont mieux;∎ things are going badly ça va mal;∎ things began to get rather dangerous les choses ont commencé à devenir assez dangereuses;∎ I feel rather out of things je n'ai pas l'impression d'être vraiment dans le bain;∎ you take things too seriously vous prenez les choses trop au sérieux;∎ I need time to think things over j'ai besoin de temps pour réfléchir;∎ as things are or stand dans l'état actuel des choses;∎ things being what they are les choses étant ce qu'elles sont;∎ it's just one of those things ce sont des choses qui arrivent(c) (specific aspect of life) choses fpl;∎ things of the mind les choses fpl de l'esprit;∎ she's interested in all things French elle s'intéresse à tout ce qui est français;∎ moderation in all things de la modération en tout;∎ she wants to be an airline pilot of all things! elle veut être pilote de ligne, non mais vraiment!(d) (facts, actions etc) choses fpl;∎ they did terrible things to their prisoners ils ont fait des choses atroces à leurs prisonniers;∎ I've heard good things about his work on dit du bien de son travail(tout) d'abord;∎ for one thing… and for another thing (tout) d'abord… et puis;∎ well for one thing, we can't afford it pour commencer, nous n'en avons pas les moyens -
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̈ɪmɑ:k I сущ.
1) марка (денежная единица Германии)
2) марка (старинная английская монета) II
1. сущ.
1) знак;
метка mark of exclamation ≈ восклицательный знак - "!" accent mark, stress mark ≈ знак ударения diacritical mark ≈ диакритический знак punctuation mark ≈ знак препинания question mark, mark of interrogation ≈ знак вопроса, вопросительный знак quotation mark ≈ кавычка marks of omission ≈ многоточие
2) а) штамп, штемпель б) фабричная марка, фабричное клеймо;
торговая марка в) ярлык;
ценник
3) метка, ориентир;
зарубка;
веха
4) спорт линия старта, старт
5) а) отпечаток, след to leave, make one's mark ≈ оставлять след What made those marks on the wall? ≈ От чего остались такие следы на стене? They will leave their mark on history. ≈ Они оставят след в истории. distinguishing mark ≈ отличительный знак/признак, примета indelible mark ≈ неизгладимый след б) шрам, рубец
6) показатель, признак mark of respect ≈ знак уважения Syn: characteristic
7) мишень, цель If that was meant to be an apology, your words were way off the mark. ≈ Если предполагалось, что это извинение, то ваши слова не достигли цели. Syn: target, goal, objective, intent, point, track, bull's-eye
8) норма;
уровень, стандарт;
критерий, мерило The employee's work has been below the mark this week. ≈ Работа служащего на этой неделе была ниже всех уровней. above the mark below the mark up to the mark within the mark Syn: standard, criterion, yardstick, touchstone
9) балл, отметка;
оценка( знаний) The student received passing marks in all subjects. ≈ Студент получил проходные баллы по всем предметам. Syn: grade;
rating
10) известность to make one's mark ≈ выдвинуться, отличиться;
сделать карьеру;
приобрести известность of mark ≈ известный( о человеке)
11) ист. рубеж;
марка (пограничная область) ∙ easy mark soft mark
2. гл.
1) ставить знак, ставить метку
2) а) штамповать, штемпелевать б) ставить фабричную марку, торговую марку в) ставить цену( на товаре)
3) отмечать, обозначать, размечать, ставить метки, вехи
4) а) оставить след, пятно;
тж. перен. That wet glass will mark the table. ≈ Этот мокрый стакан оставит след на столе. б) оставлять шрам, рубец (и т. п.) ∙ Syn: spot, streak, stain;
scratch, scar, cut, nick, dent, leave an impression on, pock, pit
5) а) ставить балл, отметку, оценивать The teacher marked the examination papers. ≈ Учитель проставил оценки в экзаменационных работах. Syn: grade, correct, judge, rate б) записывать (очки в игре)
6) отмечать, характеризовать, показывать Well-kept houses mark a good neighborhood. ≈ Дома, которые содержатся в порядке, являются показателем хорошего соседского окружения. Syn: indicate, reveal, disclose, show, point out, designate, denote;
characterize, typify, symbolize
7) обращать внимание, замечать, запоминать
8) (за) регистрировать биржевую сделку (с включением ее в официальную котировку) ∙ mark down mark off mark out mark up mark time знак - punctuation *s знаки препинания - exclamation * восклицательный знак;
знак факториала - interrogation *, * of interrogation вопросительный знак - * of accent ударение, знак ударения - * of cadency (геральдика) знак принадлежности к младшей линии - he could not write his name but he made his * он поставил крест вместо подписи - John Smith, his * крест (поставленный вместо подписи) Джона Смита метка, пометка - to put a * against smb.'s name поставить галочку против чьего-л. имени - there were no (laundry) *s on his linen на его белье не было меток (прачечной) штамп, штемпель клеймо, тавро;
фабричная марка, фабричное клеймо;
торговый знак штемпель (которым ставится фабричное клеймо) ярлык (с указанием цены;
ценник (тж. price *) ориентир;
метка;
зарубка;
веха - the tower was a * for fliers башня служила ориентиром для летчиков - he went by *s left on the trees он двигался по зарубкам на деревьях, зарубки на деревьях служили ему ориентиром отметка, черта - check * (спортивное) контрольная метка - the * on the scale отметка на шкале - high-water * (морское) отметка уровня полной воды, уровень прилива;
высшее достижение /-ая точка/;
кульминационный пункт - low-water * (морское) отметка уровня малой воды, низшая точка отлива;
(низший) предел, самый низкий уровень - the * on the sounding-line (морское) метка или указатель на лотлине - Plimsoll's * (морское) марка Плимсола, грузовая марка( спортивное) линия старта, старт - to get off the * стартовать, взять старт - to toe the * встать на стартовую черту - on your *s! на старт!;
по местам! (спортивное) линия финиша след - tyre *s следы шин - you have left /made/ dirty *s on the floor вы наследили на полу шрам, рубец;
порез, царапина - there were *s of smallpox on his face его лицо было изрыто оспой след, отпечаток - *s of illness следы болезни - your association with him has left its * on you твое общение с ним наложило на тебя отпечаток /не прошло для тебя бесследно/ - sorrow left its * on her face горе оставило следы на ее лице - his novel bears *s of haste видно, что этот роман писался в спешке( родимое) пятно, родинка (тж. mother's *) - they identified her by the * on her arm они опознали ее по родимому пятну на руке - a horse with a white * on its head лошадь с белым пятном /с белой звездой/ на голове норма;
стандарт;
уровень - (to be) below /beneath/ the * (быть) ниже принятой /установленной/ нормы, (быть) ниже должного уровня;
(быть) не на высоте (положения) - to be near the * приближаться к принятой /установленной/ норме, приближаться к принятому /установленному/ стандарту - (to be) within the * (быть /находиться/) в пределах принятой /установленной/ нормы - (to be) up to the * (быть) на должной высоте - to keep smb. up to the * добиваться от кого-л. хороших показателей;
(быть) в хорошем состоянии /в хорошей форме, в добром здравии/ - he doesn't feel quite up to the * он неважно себя чувствует, он не в форме - to overstep the *, to go beyond the * выходить за границы дозволенного, переходить границы;
зайти слишком далеко, хватить через край отметка, балл, оценка (знаний, поведения) - bad * плохая отметка;
что-л. говорящее не в пользу( кого-л.) ;
то, что можно поставить в минус( кому-л.;
тж. black *) - this is a black * against him это ему припомнят - good * хорошая отметка;
похвала;
почет, что-л. говорящее в пользу ( кого-л.) - good * in English хорошая отметка по английскому языку - the highest * высший балл, высшая оценка - to get a good * at an examination получить хорошую отметку на экзамене - she got top *s in the exam она сдала экзамен на "отлично" - they gave him 8 *s out of 10 он набрал восемь баллов из десяти - I give him full *s for trying я высоко ценю его старательность цель;
мишень - to hit the * попасть в цель;
попасть в точку;
добиться своей цели - to miss /to fall wide of/ the * промахнуться;
не добиться своей цели - to overshoot the * (военное) стрелять с перелетом, давать перелет(ы) - you have overshot the * (разговорное) ты зашел слишком далеко, это ты хватил - far from /wide of, short of, beside/ the * мимо цели;
неправильно;
не по существу;
неуместно, некстати - an answer off the * ответ невпопад - I don't think I am far from the * я не думаю, что я далек от истины - your guess is beside the * вы не угадали - your calculation is beside the * вы неправильно рассчитали - off the * неточно;
ошибочно, неправильно, неверно - you are right /way/ off the * ты ошибаешься;
(разговорное) ты попал пальцем в небо - he was afraid to become a * for talkers он опасался стать мишенью для пересудов признак, показатель - a * of intelligence признак /показатель/ ума - as a * of goodwill в знак расположения - to bear the *(s) of smth. иметь /проявлять, обнаруживать/ признак(и) чего-л. - politeness and consideration for others are *s of a good upbringing вежливость и внимание к окружающим - признак хорошего воспитания /отличительные черты воспитанного человека/ известность;
значительность - a man of * известный /знаменитый/ человек;
значительный человек;
человек, достойный /заслуживающий/ внимания - of great * очень известный, заслуживающий внимания - a man of great * выдающийся человек - of little * малоизвестный, не стоящий внимания - nothing worthy of * occured in your absence в твое отсутствие не произошло ничего примечательного - to make one's * выдвинуться, отличиться;
сделать карьеру;
иметь успех;
приобрести известность - the books that have made their * with the general public книги, которые произвели большое впечатление на широкого читателя (историческое) рубеж, граница;
марка (пограничная область) марка, крестьянская община в средневековой Германии (спортивное) (жаргон) подложечная ямка( грубое) то, что по вкусу помета, знак;
признак стирание зубов у лошади, по которому можно определить ее возраст (тж. * of the mouth) > easy /(амер) soft/ * легкая добыча;
жертва;
доверчивый человек, простак > to toe the * подчиняться требованиям, строго придерживаться правил;
выполнять свой долг > to be at low-water * быть без гроша( в кармане), быть на мели > (God) bless /save/ the * с позволения сказать;
боже упаси;
подумать только ставить знак, метку - to * the accent ставить ударение /знак ударения/ - to * books шифровать книги (в библиотеке) - to * the linen метить белье (для прачечной) - two of the pupils were *ed absent два ученика были отмечены как отсутствующие - he *ed the date in his diary он отметил этот день в своем ежедневнике штамповать, штемпелевать клеймить, таврить (скот) маркировать;
ставить фабричную марку, фабричное клеймо или торговый знак - all furs are plainly *ed as to the country of origin на всех шкурах (мехах) стоит клеймо страны-экспортера - these goods were *ed "best quality" на этих товарах была этикетка "высшего качества" (по) ставить расценку (на товаре) - the prices of these goods are all clearly *ed on them цены этих товаров четко указаны на них отмечать, обозначать (место) ;
размечать;
расставлять указательные значки - he *ed the passage I was to read он отметил отрывок, который мне следовало прочесть - this sign-post *s the direction на этом столбе указано направление - to * the trees делать зарубки на деревьях наносить( на карту) - to * a place on the map отметить место на карте - is our village *ed on this map? наша деревня нанесена на эту карту? отмечать;
указывать( на шкале) - the thermometer *ed 40 degrees in the shade термометр показывал 40 градусов в тени - this hand *s the minutes эта стрелка показывает минуты оставлять след, пятно - the wet cups have *ed the table badly стол испортили, потому что ставили на него мокрые чашки - his hobnails *ed the floor его кованые башмаки оставляли следы на паркете оставаться( о следе) - this table *s very easily, don't put the hot cup on it не ставь на этот стол горячий чайник, на нем сразу останется след оставлять шрам, рубец - his face was *ed with smallpox его лицо было обезображено оспой оставлять след, отпечаток - her face was *ed with suffering по ее лицу было видно, что она много страдала в жизни pass иметь родимые пятна или естественные метины - wings *ed with white lines крылья с белыми полосами выставлять отметку, балл (на письменной работе) - to * an exercise проверять письменные упражнения - the teacher *ed the examination papers преподаватель выставил отметки на экзаменационных письменных работах выставлять балл (за выступление в соревнованиях, в конкурсе и т. п.) - the judges *ed his performance very high судьи высоко оценили его выступление вести счет, записывать очки ( в игре) отмечать, характеризовать;
отличать, выделять - such qualities usually * a great scientist подобные качества обычно свойственны /присущи/ большим ученым - this novel *s him as a great author этот роман ставит его в ряд великих писателей - great scientific discoveries *ed the 19th century девятнадцатый век был отмечен великими научными открытиями - his reign was *ed by great reforms его царствование ознаменовалось серьезными реформами - her manner is not *ed by politeness ее поведение не отличается вежливостью отмечать, ознаменовывать - to * the occasion отметить событие - he called for champaign to * the event он велел подать шампанского, чтобы отпраздновать это событие - the event was *ed by everyone все отметили /отпраздновали/ это событие - his discovery *ed an era in science его открытие ознаменовало новую эпоху в науке выражать, проявлять - they *ed their approval by clapping они выразили свое одобрение аплодисментами - he *ed his displeasure by a frown он выразил свое неодобрение недовольной гримасой - this *s the trend of public opinion это отражает настроение общественного мнения замечать, запоминать - * him well запомни его хорошенько - * my words запомните мои слова;
попомните мои слова;
помяните мое слово - * you, I don't agree with all he says заметьте, я согласен не со всем, что он говорит - * carefully how it is done /how to do it/ следи и запоминай, как это делается замечать, наблюдать - he was *ed by everyone его все заметили - I could * him well я его хорошо видел (книжное) назначать, предназначать;
предопределять - his abilities *ed him for success его способности сулили ему успех - he was *ed for greatness by his extraordinary talents при таких необыкновенных способностях его, несомненно, ждало большое будущее - he was *ed for death by his doctors врачи приговорили его к смерти - if we are *ed to die... если нам суждено умереть... опекать, прикрывать( игрока - футбол) > to * time (военное) обозначать шаг на месте > * time, march! на месте шагом марш! (команда) ;
топтаться на месте;
выжидать;
тянуть время, медлить, волынить марка (денежная единица в Германии) марка (мера веса, особ. золота или серебра) марка (старинная английская монета) ~ граница, предел;
норма;
уровень;
above the mark выше принятой (или установленной) нормы;
below the mark не на высоте (положения) accent ~ полигр. знак ударения address ~ вчт. метка адреса ~ граница, предел;
норма;
уровень;
above the mark выше принятой (или установленной) нормы;
below the mark не на высоте (положения) boundary ~ ограничительный знак certification ~ знак сертификации collective ~ общая торговая марка customs ~ таможенная отметка deceptive ~ поддельное клеймо device ~ фирменный знак устройства device ~ эмблема easy (амер. soft) ~ разг. доверчивый человек, простак easy (амер. soft) ~ разг. легкая добыча;
жертва far from (или wide of) the ~ мимо цели;
перен. неуместно;
не по существу;
beside the mark некстати freeboard ~ грузовая марка ~ спорт. линия старта, старт;
to get off the mark стартовать, взять старт group trade ~ торговая марка группы guide ~ отметка, метка hash ~ вчт. диез hash ~ воен. разг. нарукавная нашивка highwater ~ высшее достижение;
высшая точка( чего-л.) highwater ~ уровень полной воды ~ цель, мишень;
to hit (to miss) the mark попасть в цель (промахнуться) identification ~ вчт. идентифицирующая метка identifying ~ идентификационная отметка landing ~ ав. посадочный знак leading ~ направляющая отметка load line ~ грузовая марка location ~ док. отметка о месте хранения ~ известность;
to make one's mark выдвинуться, отличиться;
сделать карьеру;
приобрести известность;
of mark известный (о человеке) manufacturer's ~ марка производителя mark балл, отметка;
оценка (знаний) ~ выслеживать (дичь) ~ граница, предел;
норма;
уровень;
above the mark выше принятой (или установленной) нормы;
below the mark не на высоте (положения) ~ записывать (очки в игре) ~ знак, клеймо ~ знак ~ известность;
to make one's mark выдвинуться, отличиться;
сделать карьеру;
приобрести известность;
of mark известный (о человеке) ~ клеймить ~ клеймо ~ крест (вместо подписи неграмотного, напр.: John Smith - his mark) ~ спорт. линия старта, старт;
to get off the mark стартовать, взять старт ~ марка (старинная английская монета) ~ марка (денежная единица Германии) ~ марка, метка ~ марка ~ вчт. маркер ~ маркировать ~ маркировка ~ метить ~ метка;
знак;
mark of interrogation вопросительный знак ~ метка ~ наносить маркировку ~ норма ~ обозначать ~ обращать внимание, замечать, запоминать;
mark my words! попомни(те) мои слова!;
запомни(те) мои слова! ~ ориентир, веха ~ оставить след, пятно, рубец ~ отметить ~ отметка ~ отмечать;
обозначать ~ отмечать, обозначать, регистрировать (сделку) ~ отмечать ~ помета ~ пометить ~ пометка ~ помечать ~ признак, показатель ~ признак ~ пятно, шрам, рубец ~ размечать ~ (за) регистрировать биржевую сделку (с включением ее в официальную котировку) ~ регистрировать сделку ~ ист. рубеж;
марка (пограничная область) ;
(God) save the mark с позволения сказать;
боже упаси ~ след, отпечаток ~ ставить балл, отметку (на школьной работе) ~ ставить знак;
штамповать, штемпелевать;
маркировать;
метить (белье) ~ ставить расценку ~ ставить торговый знак ~ ставить фабричное клеймо ~ ставить фабричную марку ~ (по) ставить цену (на товаре) ~ стандарт ~ уровень, стандарт ~ уровень ~ фабричная марка ~ фабричное клеймо ~ характеризовать, отмечать ~ цель, мишень;
to hit (to miss) the mark попасть в цель (промахнуться) ~ штамп, штемпель;
фабричная марка, фабричное клеймо ~ штамп ~ штемпелевать ~ штемпель ~ down выделять ~ down записывать ~ down размечать ~ down снижать ~ down снизить цену;
занижать( оценку) ~ обращать внимание, замечать, запоминать;
mark my words! попомни(те) мои слова!;
запомни(те) мои слова! ~ метка;
знак;
mark of interrogation вопросительный знак ~ off отделять;
проводить границы;
разграничивать ~ out выделять, предназначать ~ out размечать;
расставлять указательные знаки to ~ time воен. обозначать шаг на месте;
перен. топтаться на месте;
выжидать;
тянуть время, медлить;
волынить ~ up вести счет ~ up делать пометки ~ up надбавлять ~ up повысить цену ~ up повышать цену ~ up покрывать метками ~ up получать продажную цену прибавлением к себестоимости накладных расходов и прибыли misleading ~ вводящий в заблуждение знак mother's ~ родимое пятно name ~ название торговой марки non-registrable trade ~ нерегистрируемая торговая марка ~ известность;
to make one's mark выдвинуться, отличиться;
сделать карьеру;
приобрести известность;
of mark известный (о человеке) Plimsoll ~ грузовая марка (на торговых судах) Plimsoll ~ грузовая марка Plimsoll ~ диск Плимсоля Plimsoll's ~ = Plimsoll line quality ~ знак качества quotation ~ вчт. апостроф quotation ~ вчт. кавычки registered trade ~ зарегистрированный товарный знак repetition ~ знак повторения ~ ист. рубеж;
марка (пограничная область) ;
(God) save the mark с позволения сказать;
боже упаси sealing ~ клеймо sealing ~ пломба service ~ товарный знак standard ~ пробирное клеймо tag ~ вчт. метка признака tag ~ ярлык tape ~ вчт. ленточный маркер top ~ высшая отметка top ~ высший балл trade ~ заводская марка trade ~ товарный знак trade ~ торговая марка trade ~ фабричная марка trade ~ фабричная марка;
торговая марка trade ~ фабричная марка trade ~ фирменный знак up to the ~ в хорошем состоянии, в добром здравии up to the ~ на должной высоте warranty ~ гарантийная отметка well-known trade ~ популярный торговый знак within the ~ в пределах принятой (или установленной) нормы word ~ словесный маркировочный знак -
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'peipə
1. noun1) (the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc: I need paper and a pen to write a letter; (also adjective) a paper bag.) papel2) (a single (often printed or typed) piece of this: There were papers all over his desk.) papel3) (a newspaper: Have you read the paper?) periódico4) (a group of questions for a written examination: The Latin paper was very difficult.) examen5) ((in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc: The policeman demanded my papers.) papeles, documentos•- papery- paperback
2. adjectivepaperback novels.) de bolsillo- paper-knife
- paper sculpture
- paperweight
- paperwork
paper n1. papel2. periódicotr['peɪpəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (material) papel nombre masculino2 (newspaper) periódico, diario3 (examination) examen nombre masculino4 (essay, written work) trabajo (escrito); (for conference) ponencia1 empapelar1 los periódicos nombre masculino plural, la prensa\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to be worth the paper it's written on ser papel mojadoto put something down on paper poner algo por escritobrown paper papel nombre masculino de estrazacall-up papers llamamiento m sing a filasidentity papers documentación nombre femeninopaper handkerchief kleenex nombre masculino, pañuelo de papelpaper mill fábrica de papelpaper money papel nombre masculino monedapaper round reparto de periódicospaper shop quioscopaper tiger tigre nombre masculino de papelquestion paper cuestionariowhite paper libro blancopaper ['peɪpər] vtwallpaper: empapelarpaper adj: de papelpaper n1) : papel ma piece of paper: un papel2) document: papel m, documento m3) newspaper: periódico m, diario madj.• de papel adj.n.• artículo s.m.• holandés s.m.• papel s.m.• periódico s.m.• ponencia s.f.v.• empapelar v.
I 'peɪpər, 'peɪpə(r)1)a) u ( material) papel mthis agreement/contract is not worth the paper it's printed on — este acuerdo/contrato es papel mojado or no tiene el menor valor
to get o put something down on paper — poner* algo por escrito; (before n) <towel, handkerchief> de papel
paper knife — abrecartas m, cortapapeles m
paper mill — fábrica f de papel, papelera f
paper money — papel m moneda
b) c ( wrapper) (esp BrE) envoltorio m, papel m2) c ( newspaper) diario m, periódico m; (before n)paper boy/girl — repartidor, -dora m,f de periódicos or diarios, diar(i)ero, -ra m,f (CS)
paper round — reparto m de diarios or periódicos
paper shop — (BrE) tienda f de periódicos, ≈quiosco m ( de periódicos)
3) ca) ( for journal) trabajo m, artículo m; ( at conference) ponencia fb) ( Govt) see white paperidentity papers — documentos de identidad, documentación f personal
ship's papers — documentación f del barco
to give somebody her/his walking papers — (AmE colloq) poner* a alguien de patitas en la calle (fam)
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transitive verb \<\<wall/room\>\> empapelar or (Méx tb) tapizar*Phrasal Verbs:['peɪpǝ(r)]1. N1) (=material) papel m ; (=wallpaper) papel m pintadoa piece of paper — un papel, una hoja (de papel)
to put sth down on paper, commit sth to paper — poner algo por escrito
on paper — (fig) en teoría, sobre el papel
2) (=newspaper) periódico m, diario mthe papers — los periódicos, la prensa
to write for the papers — colaborar en los periódicos, escribir artículos para los periódicos
your papers, please — la documentación, por favor
ship's papers — documentación f del barco
4) (Univ etc) (=essay) ejercicio m, ensayo m ; (=exam) examen m6) (Parl) documento m basegreen 4., white 3.2.VT [+ wall, room] empapelar, tapizar (Mex)3.CPD de papelpaper advance N — (on printer) avance m de papel
paper chain N — cadeneta f de papel
paper chase N — rallye-paper m
paper clip N — clip m, sujetapapeles m inv
paper credit N — (Econ) papel m crédito
paper currency N — papel m moneda
paper fastener N — grapa f
paper feed(er) N — alimentador m de papel
paper handkerchief, paper hankie N — pañuelo m de papel
paper industry N — industria f papelera
paper knife N — abrecartas m inv
paper lantern N — farolillo m de papel
paper loss N — (Econ) pérdida que tiene lugar cuando baja el valor de una acción etc sin venderse esta
paper mill N — fábrica f de papel, papelera f
paper money N — (gen) papel m moneda; (=banknotes) billetes mpl de banco
paper napkin N — servilleta f de papel
paper profit N — (Econ) beneficio m no realizado
paper qualifications NPL — títulos mpl
paper round N — reparto m de periódicos
paper shop N — (Brit) tienda f de periódicos, quiosco m
paper tape N — cinta f de papel
paper tiger N — (fig) tigre m de papel
paper tissue N — pañuelo m de papel, tisú m
paper towel N — toallita f de papel
paper trail N — (esp US) pruebas fpl documentales
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I ['peɪpər, 'peɪpə(r)]1)a) u ( material) papel mthis agreement/contract is not worth the paper it's printed on — este acuerdo/contrato es papel mojado or no tiene el menor valor
to get o put something down on paper — poner* algo por escrito; (before n) <towel, handkerchief> de papel
paper knife — abrecartas m, cortapapeles m
paper mill — fábrica f de papel, papelera f
paper money — papel m moneda
b) c ( wrapper) (esp BrE) envoltorio m, papel m2) c ( newspaper) diario m, periódico m; (before n)paper boy/girl — repartidor, -dora m,f de periódicos or diarios, diar(i)ero, -ra m,f (CS)
paper round — reparto m de diarios or periódicos
paper shop — (BrE) tienda f de periódicos, ≈quiosco m ( de periódicos)
3) ca) ( for journal) trabajo m, artículo m; ( at conference) ponencia fb) ( Govt) see white paperidentity papers — documentos de identidad, documentación f personal
ship's papers — documentación f del barco
to give somebody her/his walking papers — (AmE colloq) poner* a alguien de patitas en la calle (fam)
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transitive verb \<\<wall/room\>\> empapelar or (Méx tb) tapizar*Phrasal Verbs: -
93 to
1. tə,tu preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) a, hacia2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a, hasta3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) hasta4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) con, a5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a, para6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) en7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) en; para9) (tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) (hacerlo)
2. tu: adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) hasta cerrar2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) a•to prep1. a2. a / hastashe works from nine to five trabaja de nueve a cinco / trabaja desde las nueve hasta las cinco3. menos4. paratotr[tʊ, ʊnstressed tə]1 (with place) a■ did you go to the bank? ¿fuiste al banco?■ A is to the north/south/east/west of B A está al norte/sur/este/oeste de B2 (towards) hacia3 (as far as, until) a, hasta■ I like all music, from Abba to ZZTop me gusta toda la música, desde Abba hasta ZZTop4 (of time) menos6 (for) de■ what's the answer to question 4? ¿cuál es la respuesta a la pregunta número 4?7 (attitude, behaviour) con, para con8 (in honour of) a9 (touching) a, contra10 (accompanied by) acompañado,-a de11 (causing something) para■ to my surprise, it was empty para mi sorpresa, estaba vacío12 (as seen by) por lo que respecta■ to a foreigner, it must seem awful para un extranjero, debe parecer terrible■ to some people he was a hero, to others a traitor para algunos era un héroe, para otros era un traidor14 (ratio) a15 (per, equivalent) a, en■ how much does your car do to the gallon? ≈ ¿cuánto gasta tu coche a los cien kilómetros?16 (according to) según■ is it to your taste? ¿es de su agrado?17 (result) a18 (in order to) para, a fin de■ would you like to dance? --I'd love to ¿te gustaría bailar? --me encantaría■ she didn't want to go, but she had to no quería ir, pero no le quedaba más remedio1 (of door) ajustada\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto and fro vaivén, ir y venir Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL Cuando se usa con la raíz del verbo para formar el infinitivo no se traduce/Table 1 ■ I want to help you quiero ayudarteto ['tu:] adv1) : a un estado conscienteto come to: volver en sí2)to and fro : de aquí para allá, de un lado para otroto prepto go to the doctor: ir al médicoI'm going to John's: voy a la casa de John2) toward: a, haciatwo miles to the south: dos millas hacia el sur3) on: en, sobreapply salve to the wound: póngale ungüento a la herida4) up to: hasta, ato a degree: hasta cierto gradofrom head to toe: de pies a cabezait's quarter to seven: son las siete menos cuarto6) until: a, hastafrom May to December: de mayo a diciembrethe key to the lock: la llave del candadodancing to the rhythm: bailando al compásit's similar to mine: es parecido al míothey won 4 to 2: ganaron 4 a 2made to order: hecho a la ordento my knowledge: a mi sabertwenty to the box: veinte por cajato understand: entenderto go away: irse
I tuː, weak form tə1)a) ( indicating destination) awe went to John's — fuimos a casa de John, fuimos a lo de John (RPl), fuimos donde John (esp AmL)
you can wear it to a party/the wedding — puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda
b) ( indicating direction) haciac) ( indicating position) ato the left/right of something — a la izquierda/derecha de algo
2) (against, onto)3)a) ( as far as) hastab) ( until) hastac) ( indicating range)there will be 30 to 35 guests — habrá entre 30 y 35 invitados; see also from 4)
4)a) ( showing indirect object)who did you send/give it to? — ¿a quién se lo mandaste/diste?
what did you say to him/them? — ¿qué le/les dijiste?
I'll hand you over to Jane — te paso or (Esp tb) te pongo con Jane
I was singing/talking to myself — estaba cantando/hablando solo
to me, he will always be a hero — para mí, siempre será un héroe
he was very kind/rude to me — fue muy amable/grosero conmigo
b) (in toasts, dedications)to Paul with love from Jane — para Paul, con cariño de Jane
5) (indicating proportion, relation)how many ounces are there to the pound? — ¿cuántas onzas hay en una libra?
it does 30 miles to the gallon — da or rinde 30 millas por galón, consume 6.75 litros a los or por cada cien kilómetros
there's a 10 to 1 chance of... — hay una probabilidad de uno en 10 de...
that's nothing to what followed — eso no es nada comparado or en comparación con lo que vino después
6) ( concerning)what do you say to that? — ¿qué dices a eso?, ¿qué te parece (eso)?
there's nothing to it — es muy simple or sencillo
7)a) ( in accordance with)b) ( producing)to my horror/delight... — para mi horror/alegría...
c) ( indicating purpose)8) ( indicating belonging) dethe solution to the problem — la solución al or del problema
it has a nice ring/sound to it — suena bien
9) ( telling time) (BrE)ten to three — las tres menos diez, diez para las tres (AmL exc RPl)
10) ( accompanied by)they sang it to the tune of `Clementine' — lo cantaron con la melodía de `Clementine'
II tə1)a)to sing/fear/leave — cantar/temer/partir
b) ( in order to) parac) ( indicating result)he awoke to find her gone — cuando despertó, ella ya se había ido
I walked 5 miles only to be told they weren't home — caminé 5 millas para que me dijeran que no estaban en casa
d) ( without vb)2) (after adj or n)it's easy/difficult to do — es fácil/difícil de hacer
III tuː [tʊ, tuː, tǝ]1. PREPOSITIONWhen to is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg set to, heave to, look up the phrasal verb. When to is part of a set combination, eg nice to, to my mind, to all appearances, appeal to, look up the other word.1) (destination) aNote: a + el = al
it's 90 kilometres to Lima — de aquí a Lima hay 90 kilómetros, hay 90 kilómetros a Lima
to go to Paris/Spain — ir a París/España
to go to school/university — ir al colegio/a la Universidad
I liked the exhibition, I went to it twice — me gustó la exposición, fui a verla dos veces
we're going to John's/my parents' for Christmas — vamos a casa de John/mis padres por Navidad
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have you ever been to India? — ¿has estado alguna vez en la India?•
flights to Heathrow — vuelos a or con destino a Heathrowchurch 1., 2)•
the road to Edinburgh — la carretera de Edimburgo2) (=towards) haciamove it to the left/right — muévelo hacia la izquierda/derecha
3) (=as far as) hastafrom here to London — de aquí a or hasta Londres
4) (=up to) hastato some extent — hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida
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to this day I still don't know what he meant — aún hoy no sé lo que quiso decir•
from Monday to Friday — de lunes a viernesfrom morning to night — de la mañana a la noche, desde la mañana hasta la noche
decimal 1.•
funds to the value of... — fondos por valor de...5) (=located at) a6) (=against) contrait's a quarter to three — son las tres menos cuarto, es or (LAm) falta un cuarto para las tres
the man I sold it to or frm to whom I sold it — el hombre a quien se lo vendí
it belongs to me — me pertenece (a mí), es mío
what is that to me? — ¿y a mí qué me importa eso?
"that's strange," I said to myself — -es raro -me dije para mis adentros
9) (in dedications, greetings)greetings to all our friends! — ¡saludos a todos los amigos!
welcome to you all! — ¡bienvenidos todos!
"to P.R. Lilly" — (in book) "para P.R. Lilly"
here's to you! — ¡va por ti!, ¡por ti!
a monument to the fallen — un monumento a los caídos, un monumento en honor a los caídos
10) (in ratios, proportions) porthe odds against it happening are a million to one — las probabilidades de que eso ocurra son una entre un millón
three to the fourth, three to the power of four — (Math) tres a la cuarta potencia
11) (in comparisons) a12) (=about, concerning)what do you say to that? — ¿qué te parece (eso)?
what would you say to a beer? — ¿te parece que tomemos una cerveza?
"to repairing pipes:..." — (on bill) "reparación de las cañerías:..."
13) (=according to) segúnto my way of thinking — a mi modo de ver, según mi modo de pensar
14) (=to the accompaniment of)it is sung to the tune of "Tipperary" — se canta con la melodía de "Tipperary"
15) (=of, for) de16) (with gerund/noun)•
to look forward to doing sth — tener muchas ganas de hacer algo•
to prefer painting to drawing — preferir pintar a dibujar•
to be used to (doing) sth — estar acostumbrado a (hacer) algo•
to this end — a or con este fin•
to my enormous shame I did nothing — para gran vergüenza mía, no hice nada•
to my great surprise — con gran sorpresa por mi parte, para gran sorpresa mía2. INFINITIVE PARTICLE1) (infinitive)a)A preposition may be required with the Spanish infinitive, depending on what precedes it: look up the verb.•
she refused to listen — se negó a escuchar•
to start to cry — empezar or ponerse a llorar•
to try to do sth — tratar de hacer algo, intentar hacer algo•
to want to do sth — querer hacer algo•
I'd advise you to think this over — te aconsejaría que te pensaras bien esto•
he'd like me to give up work — le gustaría que dejase de trabajar•
we'd prefer him to go to university — preferiríamos que fuese a la universidad•
I want you to do it — quiero que lo hagasc)there was no one for me to ask, there wasn't anyone for me to ask — no había nadie a quien yo pudiese preguntar
he's not the sort or type to do that — no es de los que hacen eso
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that book is still to be written — ese libro está todavía por escribir•
now is the time to do it — ahora es el momento de hacerlo•
and who is he to criticize? — ¿y quién es él para criticar?3) (purpose, result) paraThe particle to is not translated when it stands for the infinitive:it disappeared, never to be seen again — desapareció para siempre
we didn't want to sell it but we had to — no queríamos venderlo pero tuvimos que hacerlo or no hubo más remedio
"would you like to come to dinner?" - "I'd love to!" — -¿te gustaría venir a cenar? -¡me encantaría!
For combinations like difficult/easy/foolish/ ready/ slow to etc, look up the adjective.you may not want to do it but you ought to for the sake of your education — tal vez no quieres hacerlo pero deberías en aras de tu educación
the first/last to go — el primero/último en irse
See:EASY, DIFFICULT, IMPOSSIBLE in easyand then to be let down like that! — ¡y para que luego te decepcionen así!
and to think he didn't mean a word of it! — ¡y pensar que nada de lo que dijo era de verdad!
7)to see him now one would never think that... — al verlo or viéndolo ahora nadie creería que...
3.ADVERBto pull the door to — tirar de la puerta para cerrarla, cerrar la puerta tirando
to push the door to — empujar la puerta para cerrarla, cerrar la puerta empujando
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I [tuː], weak form [tə]1)a) ( indicating destination) awe went to John's — fuimos a casa de John, fuimos a lo de John (RPl), fuimos donde John (esp AmL)
you can wear it to a party/the wedding — puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda
b) ( indicating direction) haciac) ( indicating position) ato the left/right of something — a la izquierda/derecha de algo
2) (against, onto)3)a) ( as far as) hastab) ( until) hastac) ( indicating range)there will be 30 to 35 guests — habrá entre 30 y 35 invitados; see also from 4)
4)a) ( showing indirect object)who did you send/give it to? — ¿a quién se lo mandaste/diste?
what did you say to him/them? — ¿qué le/les dijiste?
I'll hand you over to Jane — te paso or (Esp tb) te pongo con Jane
I was singing/talking to myself — estaba cantando/hablando solo
to me, he will always be a hero — para mí, siempre será un héroe
he was very kind/rude to me — fue muy amable/grosero conmigo
b) (in toasts, dedications)to Paul with love from Jane — para Paul, con cariño de Jane
5) (indicating proportion, relation)how many ounces are there to the pound? — ¿cuántas onzas hay en una libra?
it does 30 miles to the gallon — da or rinde 30 millas por galón, consume 6.75 litros a los or por cada cien kilómetros
there's a 10 to 1 chance of... — hay una probabilidad de uno en 10 de...
that's nothing to what followed — eso no es nada comparado or en comparación con lo que vino después
6) ( concerning)what do you say to that? — ¿qué dices a eso?, ¿qué te parece (eso)?
there's nothing to it — es muy simple or sencillo
7)a) ( in accordance with)b) ( producing)to my horror/delight... — para mi horror/alegría...
c) ( indicating purpose)8) ( indicating belonging) dethe solution to the problem — la solución al or del problema
it has a nice ring/sound to it — suena bien
9) ( telling time) (BrE)ten to three — las tres menos diez, diez para las tres (AmL exc RPl)
10) ( accompanied by)they sang it to the tune of `Clementine' — lo cantaron con la melodía de `Clementine'
II [tə]1)a)to sing/fear/leave — cantar/temer/partir
b) ( in order to) parac) ( indicating result)he awoke to find her gone — cuando despertó, ella ya se había ido
I walked 5 miles only to be told they weren't home — caminé 5 millas para que me dijeran que no estaban en casa
d) ( without vb)2) (after adj or n)it's easy/difficult to do — es fácil/difícil de hacer
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adjective (highest: in the uppermost room of the castle.) más altotr['ʌpəməʊst]1 más alto,-a2 figurative use principal, dominanteuppermost ['ʌpər.mo:st] adj: más altoit was uppermost in his mind: era lo que más le preocupabaadj.• cimera adj.• el más alto adj.• más alto adj.• predominante adj.• supremo, -a adj.adv.• en primer lugar adv.adjective <branches/floor/part> más alto['ʌpǝmǝʊst]what was uppermost in my mind — lo que más me preocupaba, lo que tenía presente por encima de todo
1. ADJ1) el/la más alto/a2) (fig) principal, predominante2.ADV encima* * *adjective <branches/floor/part> más altowhat was uppermost in my mind — lo que más me preocupaba, lo que tenía presente por encima de todo
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95 Schwanken
v/i1. (hat geschwankt) sway; Boden, Gelände: auch shake, tremble; Boot: rock (from side to side); (taumeln) sway (from side to side), totter; bes. Betrunkener: auch stagger, reel; unter einer Last schwanken stagger under a load2. (ist) stagger, totter; er schwankte über die Straße / aus dem Lokal he tottered ( oder staggered) across the street / out of the pub (Am. bar)3. (hat) fig. (unentschlossen sein) vacillate, waver, dither; (sich ändern) vary; abwechselnd: alternate; WIRTS., Kurse, Preise: fluctuate; Temperatur, TECH., Messwerte etc.: fluctuate, vary; ich schwanke noch fig. I’m still undecided ( oder dithering), I haven’t made up my mind yet; ich schwanke noch zwischen Malta und Zypern I still can’t decide whether to go to Malta or Cyprus; zwischen Hoffen und Bangen schwanken waver between hope and anxiety; die Meinungen schwanken opinions vary; er schwankte einen Augenblick, bevor er... after a moment of indecision he...; siehe auch wanken* * *to stagger; to sway; to hover; to rock; to roll; to fluctuate; to range; to waver; to vacillate; to falter; to oscillate; to wobble; to reel; to seesaw; to swing* * *schwạn|ken ['ʃvaŋkn]vi1) (= wanken, sich wiegen) to sway; (Schiff) (auf und ab) to pitch; (seitwärts) to roll; (= beben) to shake, to rock2) aux sein (= gehen) to stagger, to totter3) (Preise, Temperatur, Stimmung etc) to fluctuate, to vary; (Gebrauch, Schätzungen, Angaben) to vary; (PHYS, MATH) to fluctuate; (Kompassnadel etc) to swing, to oscillate4) (= hin und her gerissen werden) to vacillate; (= wechseln) to alternate5) (= zögern) to hesitate; (= sich nicht schlüssig sein) to waver, to vacillateschwanken, ob — to hesitate as to whether, to be undecided (as to) whether
6)ins Schwanken kommen or geraten (Baum, Gebäude etc) — to start to sway; (Erde) to start to shake or rock; (Preise, Kurs, Temperatur etc) to start to fluctuate or vary; (Autorität, Überzeugung etc) to begin to waver; (Institution) to begin to totter
* * *1) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) hover2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) range3) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) stagger* * *schwan·ken[ˈʃvaŋkn̩]vi1. Hilfsverb: haben (schwingen) to swayins S\schwanken geraten to begin to sway [or swaying2. Hilfsverb: sein (wanken) to stagger [or reel]▪ irgendwohin \schwanken to stagger [or reel] somewhereder Betrunkene schwankte über die Straße the drunk tottered over the road3. Hilfsverb: haben (nicht stabil sein) to fluctuate [or vary]seine Stimme schwankte his voice wavered4. Hilfsverb: haben (unentschlossen sein)▪ [noch] \schwanken to be [still] undecidedich schwanke noch, ob wir erst morgen oder doch schon heute fahren sollen I'm still unsure [or still hesitating] whether we should leave today or tomorrow▪ zwischen zwei Dingen \schwanken to be torn between two things▪ das S\schwanken indecision, indecisivenessjdn \schwanken[d] machen to weaken sb's resolveein \schwankender Charakter a hesitant character* * *intransitives Verb (mit Richtungsangabe mit sein)1) sway; < boat> rock; (heftiger) roll; <ground, floor> shake2) (fig.): (unbeständig sein) <prices, temperature, etc.> fluctuate; <number, usage, etc.> varyer schwankt noch, ob — he is still undecided [as to] whether
* * *1. swaying etc;ins Schwanken geraten Boot: start to rock; Boden: start to sway ( oder shake, tremble); Person: start to sway ( oder totter), lose one’s balance2. fig variation; fluctuation etc;ins Schwanken geraten Regierung etc: become insecure, begin to totter; Hoffnung etc: be shaken, begin to waver;bei dieser Frage geriet sie ins Schwanken that question made her begin to waver ( wurde sie nervös: got her slightly flustered)* * *intransitives Verb (mit Richtungsangabe mit sein)1) sway; < boat> rock; (heftiger) roll; <ground, floor> shake2) (fig.): (unbeständig sein) <prices, temperature, etc.> fluctuate; <number, usage, etc.> varyer schwankt noch, ob — he is still undecided [as to] whether
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96 hæve
1поднима́ть, повыша́тьhǽve sig — поднима́ться, возвыша́ться
* * *cash, draw, lift, puff up, rise, swell up, withdraw* * *vb( gøre højere) raise ( fx the floor; one's voice; the price, the rent, taxes) ( med by, fx by 5 per cent);( løfte) raise ( fx one's glass, one's finger, one's hand),( fra underlag) lift (up) ( fx one's foot; a box from the floor);( penge, løn etc) draw,( i bank) draw ( fx money out of the bank), withdraw ( fx withdraw money from the bank),(check etc) cash;( ophæve) raise, lift ( fx an embargo), cancel ( fx a contract), break off ( fx an association, a connection),( et møde) adjourn;( hovne) swell (up) ( fx his ankle swelled up),F tumefy;[ hæve sig] rise,( svulme op) swell (up);[ med sb:][ hæve en belejring] raise a siege;[ hæve bordet]( om værten) give the signal to rise (from table),( rejse sig) leave the table, rise from table, adjourn to thedrawing-room;[ hæve diskontoen med 1 procent] raise the bank rate by one per cent;[ hæve en forlovelse] break off an engagement;[ hæve fortryllelsen] break the spell;[ sagens omkostninger hævedes] no order was made as to costs;[ hæve retten] adjourn the court;[ retten hævedes] the court rose;[ hæve sagen]( om sagsøgeren) discontinue the action,( om anklagemyndigheden) refuse to prosecute,T drop the case,( når sagen er kommet for) offer no evidence;( om retten) dismiss the case;[ hæve et sunket skib] raise a sunken ship;[ med præp:][ være (el. føle sig) hævet over] be superior to, be above; rise above (fx party strife);[ hævet over enhver mistanke] above suspicion;[ hævet over enhver tvivl] beyond doubt (el. question);[ hæve sig op over mængden] rise above the crowd;[ hæve sig højt over] tower above;[ hæve til skyerne] praise to the skies. -
97 cross
1) страждання; розп'яття; розм. нечесний вчинок2) перекреслювати; заважати, протидіяти; розминутися; кросувати ( чек)3) взаємний; зустрічний; несприятливий; протилежний•- cross appeal
- cross-appellant
- cross-application
- cross bill
- cross-bill
- cross-claim
- cross complaint
- cross-defendant
- cross-demand
- cross-designation of record
- cross-errors
- cross-examination
- cross-examination by police
- cross-examination to credit
- cross-examination to the issue
- cross-examine
- cross-examiner
- cross-examining party
- cross-interrogatories
- cross-interrogatory
- cross-licensing
- cross marriage
- cross-move
- cross obligation
- cross-opposition
- cross-petition
- cross-proceeding
- cross-proceedings
- cross-purpose
- cross-question
- cross-questioning
- cross the aisle
- cross the border illegally
- cross the floor
- cross the floor of the House
- cross the frontier
- cross vote
- cross voting -
98 fond
fond [fɔ̃]1. masculine nouna. [de récipient, vallée, jardin] bottom ; [de pièce] backb. ( = tréfonds) merci du fond du cœur I thank you from the bottom of my heart• il pensait au fond de lui(-même) que... deep down he thought that...c. ( = essentiel) [d'affaire, question, débat] heartd. ( = contenu) contente. ( = arrière-plan) background• fond sonore or musical background musicf. ( = petite quantité) drop• de fond [course, coureur] long-distanceh. [de pantalon] seat2. compounds* * *fɔ̃
1.
nom masculin1) ( partie inférieure) bottomtoucher le fond — ( dans l'eau) to touch the bottom; fig to hit rock bottom
2) ( paroi) ( horizontale) bottom; ( verticale) back3) ( partie reculée) (de cour, magasin) back; (de couloir, pièce) far endavancer dans le fond — ( dans un bus) to move up the bus
4) ( essence)au fond or dans le fond, le problème est simple — the problem is simple, in fact
dans le fond, tu as raison — you're right, really
5) ( de texte) content6) ( intérieur)regarder quelqu'un au fond des yeux — ( avec amour) to look deep into somebody's eyes; ( avec suspicion) to give somebody a searching look
7) ( arrière-plan) background8) ( petite quantité)9) ( hauteur d'eau)il y a 20 mètres de fond — the water is 20 metres [BrE] deep
l'épave gisait par 30 mètres de fond — the wreck lay 30 metres [BrE] down
10) Sport11) ( de pantalon) seat
2.
à fond locution adverbiale1) ( complètement)soutenir quelqu'un/quelque chose à fond, être à fond (colloq) pour quelqu'un/quelque chose — to support somebody/something wholeheartedly
2) (colloq) ( vite)•Phrasal Verbs:••user ses fonds de culotte sur le même banc — fig to be at school together
* * *fɔ̃ nmSee:1) [récipient, trou] bottomMon porte-monnaie est au fond de mon sac. — My purse is at the bottom of my bag.
envoyer par le fond NAVIGATION (= couler) — to send to the bottom
2) [salle, scène, cour] backIl est assis au fond de la classe. — He sits at the back of the class.
Les toilettes sont au fond du couloir. — The toilets are at the end of the corridor.
3) figIl m'a dit le fond de sa pensée. — He told me what he really thinks.
le fond de l'air; Le fond de l'air est frais. — It's quite chilly out of the sun.
4) [tableau, décor] background5) (opposé à la forme) content6) (= petite quantité)Il ne lui restait qu'un fond de vin rouge. — He only had a drop of red wine left in his glass.
7) SPORTcourse de fond; épreuve de fond — long-distance race
à fond adv [connaître] — thoroughly, [soutenir] entirely, [appuyer, visser] right down
à fond (de train) adv * — full tilt
dans le fond; au fond adv (= en somme) — all things considered
Dans le fond, ce n'est pas si grave. — All things considered, it's not really that bad.
* * *A nm1 ( partie inférieure) bottom; dans le or au fond du verre/de mon sac in the bottom of the glass/of my bag; au fond du tiroir/de la vallée/de la mer at the bottom of the drawer/of the valley/of the sea; tout au fond du canal at the very bottom of the canal; puits sans fond fig bottomless pit; vider les fonds de bouteilles to empty out all the old bottles; faire les fonds de poubelles to go through the rubbish GB ou garbage US; toucher le fond ( dans l'eau) to touch the bottom; fig to hit rock bottom; envoyer un navire par le fond to sink a ship; descendre au fond d'un puits/de la mine to go down a well/the mine; travailler au fond [mineur] to work down the mine; avoir dix ans de fond [mineur] to have spent ten years down the mine; ⇒ tiroir;2 Géog, Tech ( paroi) ( horizontale) bottom; ( verticale) back; le fond de la casserole est en cuivre the bottom of the saucepan is copper; le fond du placard se démonte the back of the cupboard comes out; valise à double fond suitcase with a false bottom; fond de la mer seabed; fond de l'océan ocean floor; ⇒ grand;3 ( partie reculée) (de cour, magasin) back; (de couloir, pièce) far end; au fond de l'armoire in the back of the wardrobe; être assis tout au fond to be sitting right at the back; la chambre/l'étagère du fond the back bedroom/shelf; au fond des bois deep in the woods; j'ai une arête coincée au fond de la gorge there's a fishbone stuck in my throat; avancer dans le fond ( dans un bus) to move up the bus; de fond en comble [fouiller, nettoyer, refaire] from top to bottom;4 ( essence) quel est le fond de ta pensée? what do you really think?; quel est le fond du problème? what is the problem exactly?; poser des questions de fond to ask some fundamental questions; faire des critiques de fond sur qch to find fundamental flaws in sth; les problèmes de fond sont résolus the basic problems have been solved; aller au fond des choses to get to the bottom of things; atteindre or toucher le fond du désespoir to be in the depths of despair; un fond de vérité an element of truth; un débat de fond an in-depth debate; au fond or dans le fond, le problème est simple the problem is simple, in fact; dans le fond, tu as raison you're right, really;5 Littérat ( contenu) content; le fond et la forme form and content; être d'accord sur le fond to agree on the content;6 ( intérieur) regarder qn au fond des yeux ( avec amour) to look deep into sb's eyes; ( avec suspicion) to give sb a searching look; je vous remercie du fond du cœur thank you from the bottom of my heart; au fond de son cœur or d'elle-même, elle le sait deep down she knows it; tout au fond de lui-même il regrette ses actes deep in his heart he regrets what he did; elle a un bon fond she's very good at heart; il a un mauvais fond he's got a nasty streak;7 ( arrière-plan) background; sur fond noir on a black background; sur fond de soleil couchant with a sunset in the background; sur fond de récession against a background of recession; fond musical background music; sur fond de musique with music playing in the background;8 ( petite quantité) donne-moi juste un fond de porto give me just a drop of port; laisser un fond de verre/de bouteille to leave a drop in one's glass/the bottle;9 Naut ( hauteur d'eau) il n'y a pas assez de fond pour plonger/mouiller the water is not deep enough to dive/anchor; il y a vingt mètres de fond the water is twenty metresGB deep; l'épave gisait par trente mètres de fond the wreck lay thirty metresGB down;10 Sport épreuve de fond long-distance event;11 Cout ( de pantalon) seat.B à fond loc adv1 ( complètement) connaître son domaine à fond [spécialiste] to be an expert in one's field; s'engager à fond to commit oneself totally; soutenir qn/qch à fond, être à fond pour○ qn/qch to support sb/sth wholeheartedly; nettoyer la maison à fond to give the house a thorough cleaning; respirer à fond to breathe deeply; mettre la radio/le chauffage à fond to turn the radio/the heating right up;fond d'artichaut Culin artichoke bottom; fond blanc Culin white stock; fond brun Culin brown stock; fond d'œil Anat back of the eye, fundus of the eye spéc; Méd ( examen) ophthalmoscopic examination; fond de robe Mode slip; fond de tarte Culin pastry case; fond de teint Cosmét foundation GB, make-up base US; fonds marins Géog depths of the sea.user ses fonds de culotte sur le même banc fig to be at school together.[fɔ̃] nom masculin1. [d'un récipient] bottom[d'un placard] back[de la gorge] backil y a cinq mètres de fond [de profondeur] the water is five metres deep ou in depthfond de culotte ou de pantalon seat (of one's pants)gratter ou vider ou racler les fonds de tiroir (familier & figuré) to scrape around (for money, food etc.)il connaît le fond de mon cœur/âme he knows what's in my heart/soulsur le fond, vous avez raison you're basically right4. [tempérament]il a un bon fond he's basically a good ou kind person5. [arrière-plan] backgroundle fond de l'air est frais there's a chill ou nip in the air6. [reste] dropboire ou vider les fonds de bouteilles to drink up the dregs7. CUISINEfond de sauce/soupe basis for a sauce/soup8. MINES————————à fond locution adverbialese donner à fond dans ou à quelque chose to throw oneself completely into somethingà fond de train locution adverbiale————————à fond la caisse locution adverbiale,à fond les manettes locution adverbiale(familier) → link=àà fond de train————————au fond locution adverbialeau fond, c'est mieux comme ça it's better that way, reallyau fond, on pourrait y aller en janvier in fact, we could go in January————————au fond de locution prépositionnellec'est au fond du couloir/de la salle it's at the (far) end of the corridor/of the hall→ link=auau fond————————de fond locution adjectivalede fond en comble locution adverbiale[nettoyer, fouiller] from top to bottomfond de robe nom masculinfond de teint nom masculin -
99 tomber
tomber [tɔ̃be]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tomber fait partie d'une locution comme tomber amoureux, tomber de sommeil, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• attention ! tu vas tomber careful! you'll fall• il est tombé sur la tête ! (inf) he must be mad!► faire tomber to knock down ; (en renversant) to knock over ; (en lâchant) to drop ; [+ température, prix] to bring downb. [neige, pluie] to fall ; [brouillard] to come downc. ( = baisser) to drop ; [jour] to draw to a close ; [prix, nombre] to fall ; [colère] to die down ; [assurance, enthousiasme] to fall away• le dollar est tombé à 2 € the dollar has fallen to 2 eurosd. ( = disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to disappear ; [record] to falle. ( = pendre) to hangf. ( = échoir) [date, choix, sort] to fall ; [verdict, sanction] to be pronouncedg. ( = arriver, se produire) il est tombé en pleine réunion he walked straight into a meeting• il est vraiment bien/mal tombé avec son nouveau patron he's really lucky/unlucky with his new bossh. ( = être arrêté) (inf!) to get busted (inf!)i. (locutions)• son œuvre est tombée dans l'oubli his work fell into oblivion► tomber sur ( = rencontrer par hasard) to run into ; ( = trouver par hasard) to come across ; ( = critiquer) (inf) to go for (inf)• en prenant cette rue, vous tombez sur la gare if you go along this street, you'll find the station• et il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi ! it just had to be me!2. <b. ( = séduire) (inf)c. ( = retirer) (inf)* * *
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1. tɔ̃beverbe transitif (+ v avoir) Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe]
2.
verbe intransitif (+ v être)1) ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off2) ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall; [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to dropqu' est-ce que ça tombe! — (colloq)
ça tombe dru! — (colloq) ( pluie) it's pouring down!
3) (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall; [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die downfaire tomber — to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]
il est tombé bien bas — ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low
4) (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die outle roi est tombé — ( aux cartes) the king has been played
faire tomber — to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to break down [barrières]
5) ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope6) ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to falltomber bien/mal — [vêtement, rideau] to hang well/badly
7) (se retrouver, se placer)tomber sous le coup d'une loi — Droit to fall within the provisions of a law
8) ( devenir) to falltomber malade/amoureux — to fall ill/in love
9) ( être donné) [décision] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be giventomber sur les écrans — [nouvelle] to come through on screen
10) ( rencontrer)tomber sur — gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches)
si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place — if you follow that street, you'll come to the square
11) ( survenir) gén to cometu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! — ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!
tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir — you're lucky/unlucky, I was just about to leave
il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus! — (colloq) (décision, choix) why does it always have to be me?; ( mésaventure) why does it always have to happen to me?
tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion — [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting
12) ( coïncider) [date] to fall on [jour, quantième]13) ( abandonner)laisser tomber — to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]
laisse tomber! — (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest! (colloq)
laisser tomber quelqu'un — ( pour se séparer) to drop somebody; ( pour ne plus aider) to let somebody down
14) ( agresser)tomber sur quelqu'un — ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq); [pillards, police] to descend on somebody; ( critiquer) to go for somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq)
15) ( mourir) euph to die
II tɔ̃benom masculin (de vêtement, tissu) hang [U]* * *tɔ̃be1. vi1) (par terre, d'un mur) to fallAttention, tu vas tomber! — Be careful, you'll fall!
tomber à l'eau — to fall in the water, fig, [projet] to fall through
Il tombe de sommeil. — He's asleep on his feet.
tomber enceinte — to get pregnant, to fall pregnant
3) (= survenir)tomber juste [opération, calcul] — to come out right
4)laisser tomber (= lâcher) — to drop
Elle a laissé tomber son stylo. — She dropped her pen., (= renoncer à) to give up
Il a laissé tomber le piano. — He gave up the piano., (= faire faux bond à) to let down
Il ne laisse jamais tomber ses amis. — He never lets his friends down.
Laisse tomber, il n'acceptera jamais. — Drop it, he'll never agree.
5)tomber sur [difficulté] — to come across
tomber sur quelqu'un [ami, connaissance] — to bump into someone
Je suis tombé sur lui en sortant de chez Pierre. — I bumped into him coming out of Pierre's place., (= attaquer) [personne] to set about
2. vt* * *tomber verb table: aimerB vtr (+ v avoir)C vi (+ v être)1 ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off; je me suis cassé un bras/j'ai cassé un vase en tombant I fell and broke my arm/a vase; tomber à la mer/dans une rivière to fall into the sea/into a river; tomber dans un trou to fall down a hole; tomber sur to fall on [tapis, maison, tête]; tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to land on one's backside; tomber d'un toit/de cheval to fall off a roof/off a horse; tomber d'un arbre [personne] to fall from a tree; [fruit, feuille] to fall off a tree; tomber du lit/de ma poche to fall out of bed/out of my pocket; l'assiette m'est tombée des mains the plate fell out of my hands; ces lunettes me tombent du nez these glasses are slipping off my nose; attention, tu vas me faire tomber! be careful, you'll make me fall!; j'ai fait tomber un vase I knocked a vase over; j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère I knocked the vase off the shelf; il a fait tomber son adversaire ( au rugby) he brought his opponent down; le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit/un arbre sur les voitures the wind blew a tile off the roof/a tree down onto the cars; se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil/sur un lit to flop into an armchair/onto a bed; laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis to drop a cake on the carpet; le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself;2 ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall (sur onto); [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop; un rayon de lumière tombait sur mon livre a ray of light fell onto my book; il est tombé 200 mm d'eau or de pluie pendant la nuit 200 mm of rain fell during the night; il tombe des gouttes it's spotting with rain; qu'est-ce que ça tombe○!, ça tombe dru○! ( pluie) it's pouring down!, it's coming down in buckets○!; la pluie n'a pas cessé de tomber pendant tout le voyage it rained steadily throughout the journey; la foudre est tombée sur un arbre the lightning struck a tree; une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne there was a dim light coming through the skylight; une pâle clarté tombait de la lune the moon cast a pale light;3 (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall (de by; à to); [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down; le dollar est tombé au-dessous de 0.90 euro the dollar has fallen to below 0.90 euro; la température est tombée à/de 10°C the temperature has fallen to/by 10°C; leur personnel est tombé à 200 employés their staff is down to 200 employees; faire tomber to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]; il est tombé bien bas ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low; il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation; je tombe de sommeil I can't keep my eyes open;4 (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out; le roi est tombé ( aux cartes) the king has been played; faire tomber to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to remove [obstacle]; to eradicate [tabou]; faire tomber les barrières fig to break down barriers;5 ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope; avoir les épaules qui tombent to have sloping shoulders; ⇒ bras;6 ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall; [vêtement, rideau] to hang; cheveux qui tombent sur les yeux hair that falls over one's eyes; manteau qui tombe bien/mal coat that hangs well/badly; sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles her skirt comes down to her ankles;7 (se retrouver, se placer) tomber dans un piège lit, fig to fall into a trap; tomber en disgrâce/ruine to fall into disgrace/ruin; tomber dans la vulgarité/sensiblerie to lapse into vulgarity/sentimentality; vous tombez dans le paradoxe you are being paradoxical; tomber sous le charme de qn to fall under sb's spell; tomber sous le coup d'une loi Jur to fall within the provisions of a law; tomber aux mains or entre les mains de qn [document, pouvoir] to fall into sb's hands; la conversation est tombée sur la politique the conversation came around to politics; ⇒ Charybde, sens;8 ( devenir) to fall; tomber malade/amoureux to fall ill/in love;9 ( être donné) [décision, sentence, verdict] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given; tomber sur les écrans [nouvelle] to come through on screen; la nouvelle nous tombe à l'instant Radio, TV the news has just come through to us; dès que le journal tombe des presses as soon as the newspaper comes off the press; les paroles qu'il a laissé tomber de sa bouche the words that fell from his lips; ⇒ sourd;10 ( rencontrer) tomber sur gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami, connaissance]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches) tomber sur la bonne page/le bon numéro to hit on the right page/the right number; je suis tombé sur un sujet difficile/un examinateur sévère à l'examen I got a difficult question/a harsh examiner in the exam; je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais I found what I was looking for by chance ; mes yeux sont tombés sur une jolie femme/une expression amusante my eyes fell on a pretty woman/a funny expression; si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place if you follow that street, you'll come to the square;11 ( survenir) gén to come; c'est tombé juste au bon moment/comme il fallait it came just at the right time/when it was needed; cette réforme ne pouvait pas mieux/plus mal tomber this reform couldn't have come at a better/worse time; tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!; tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir you're lucky/unlucky ou you've timed that well/badly, I was just about to leave; ça tombe bien/mal, j'avais justement besoin de ce livre that's good/bad luck, I just needed that book; il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus○! [décision, choix] why does it always have to be me?; [mésaventure] why does it always have to happen to me?; tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting;12 ( coïncider) [date, anniversaire, fête] to fall on [jour, quantième]; ça tombe un mercredi/le 17 avril it falls on a Wednesday/on 17 April;13 ( abandonner) laisser tomber to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]; il a fallu laisser tomber I/we etc had to give up; laisse tomber! (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest○!; laisser tomber qn ( pour se séparer) to drop sb; ( pour ne plus aider) to let sb down; il a laissé tomber sa petite amie he dropped his girlfriend; ne me laisse pas tomber! don't let me down!; ⇒ chaussette;14 ( agresser) tomber sur qn ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on sb, to lay○ into sb; [pillards, police] to descend on sb; ( critiquer) to go for sb, to lay○ into sb; ils nous sont tombés dessus à dix contre un they fell on us, ten to one; il s'est fait tomber dessus par des voleurs/un chien he was set on by robbers/attacked by a dog;15 ( mourir) euph [soldat] to fall euph; tomber sous le feu de l'ennemi to fall under enemy fire; tomber pour qch to die for sth; ⇒ champ.en tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to be flabbergasted○.I[tɔ̃be] nom masculinau tomber du jour ou de la nuit at nightfall ou duskII[tɔ̃be] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)A.[CHANGER DE NIVEAU - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ][avion, bombe, projectile] to falltomber par terre to fall on the floor, to fall downtomber dans un fauteuil to fall ou to collapse into an armchairne monte pas à l'échelle, tu vas tomber don't go up the ladder, you'll fall offtomber de cheval to fall off ou from a horsetomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree ou from a treea. [en lui faisant un croche-pied] to trip somebody upb. [en le bousculant] to knock ou to push somebody overa. [en poussant] to push something overb. [en renversant] to knock something overc. [en lâchant] to drop somethingd. [en donnant un coup de pied] to kick something over3. [se détacher - feuille, pétale, fruit] to fall ou to drop off ; [ - cheveu, dent] to fall ou to come outla robe tombe bien sur toi the dress hangs well ou nicely on you5. [s'abattre, descendre - rayon de soleil, radiations, nuit] to fall ; [ - brouillard, gifle, coup] to come downla neige/pluie tombait it was snowing/rainingune goutte est tombée dans mon cou a drop trickled ou rolled down my neckil tombe de grosses gouttes/gros flocons big drops/flakes are fallingtoi, tu as ta paie qui tombe tous les mois (familier) you have a regular salary coming in (every month)il lui tombe au moins 3 000 euros par mois (familier) he has at least 3,000 euros coming in every montha. [il va pleuvoir] it's going to pour (with rain)!b. [il va y avoir des coups] you're/we're etc. going to get it!6. [déboucher]là où la rue Daneau tombe dans le boulevard Lamain at the point where Rue Daneau joins ou meets Boulevard Lamaincontinuez tout droit et vous tomberez sur le marché keep going straight on and you'll come to the market7. [diminuer - prix, température, voix, ton] to fall, to drop ; [ - fréquentation] to drop (off) ; [ - fièvre] to come down, to drop ; [ - colère] to die down, to subside ; [ - inquiétude] to melt away, to vanish ; [ - enthousiasme, agitation, intérêt] to fall ou to fade away, to subside ; [ - tempête] to subside, to abate, to die away ; [ - vent] to drop, to fall, to die down ; [ - jour] to draw to a closela température est tombée de 10 degrés the temperature has dropped ou fallen (by) 10 degreessa cote de popularité est tombée très bas/à 28 % his popularity rating has plummeted/has dropped to 28%faire tomber la fièvre to bring down ou to reduce somebody's temperaturesa joie tomba brusquement his happiness suddenly vanished ou evaporated9. [s'effondrer - cité] to fall ; [ - dictature, gouvernement, empire] to fall, to be brought down, to be toppled ; [ - record] to be broken ; [ - concurrent] to go out, to be defeated ; [ - plan, projet] to fall throughles candidats de droite sont tombés au premier tour the right-wing candidates were eliminated in the first rounda. [cité] to bring downb. [gouvernement] to bring down, to topplec. [record] to breakd. [concurrent] to defeat10. [devenir]tomber malade to become ou to fall illtomber (raide) mort to drop dead, to fall down dead11. JEUX [carte]B.[SE PRODUIRE, ARRIVER]1. [événement] to fall ou to be onmon anniversaire tombe un dimanche my birthday is ou falls on a Sundaytomber juste [calcul] to work out exactlyton bureau l'intéresse — ça tombe bien, je voulais m'en débarrasser he's interested in your desk — that's good, I wanted to get rid of itmal tomber to come at the wrong moment ou at a bad timele mardi tombe assez mal pour moi Tuesday's not a good day ou very convenient for me[personne]on est tombés en plein pendant la grève des trains we got there right in the middle of the rail striketomber juste [deviner] to guess righta. [opportunément] to turn up at the right momentb. [avoir de la chance] to be lucky ou in luckah, vous tombez bien, je voulais justement vous parler ah, you've come just at the right moment, I wanted to speak to youil est excellent, ce melon, je suis bien tombé this melon's excellent, I was luckya. [inopportunément] to turn up at the wrong momentb. [ne pas avoir de chance] to be unlucky ou out of lucktu tombes à point! you've timed it perfectly!, perfect timing!2. [nouvelles] to be ou to come outles dernières nouvelles qui viennent de tomber font état de 143 victimes news just out ou released puts the number of victims at 143à 20 h, la nouvelle est tombée the news came through at 8 p.m————————[tɔ̃be] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)1. [triompher de - candidat, challenger] to defeat2. (familier) [séduire] to seduce3. (familier & locution)————————tomber dans verbe plus préposition[se laisser aller à - découragement, désespoir] to sink ou to lapse into (inseparable)————————tomber en verbe plus prépositiontomber en lambeaux to fall to bits ou pieces————————tomber sur verbe plus préposition1. [trouver par hasard - personne] to come across, to run ou to bump into, to meet up with (US) ; [ - objet perdu, trouvaille] to come across ou upon, to stumble across2. [avoir affaire à - examinateur, sujet d'examen] to getquand j'ai téléphoné, je suis tombé sur sa mère/un répondeur when I phoned, it was her mother who answered (me)/I got an answering machineil tombe sur les nouveaux pour la moindre erreur he comes down on the newcomers (like a ton of bricks) if they make the slightest mistake4. [se porter sur - regard, soupçon] to fall on ; [ - conversation] to turn to -
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I.tour1 [tuʀ]1. feminine nouna. ( = édifice) tower ; ( = immeuble très haut) tower block2. compounds• enfermé dans sa or une tour d'ivoire shut away in an ivory tower ► la tour de Londres the Tower of LondonII.tour2 [tuʀ]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = excursion, parcours) trip ; ( = promenade) (à pied) walk ; (en voiture) drive ; (en vélo) ride• on en a vite fait le tour [de lieu] there's not much to see ; [de livre, théorie] there isn't much to it ; [de personne] there isn't much to him (or her)► faire le tour de [+ parc, pays, magasins] to go round ; [+ possibilités] to explore ; [+ problème] to consider from all anglesb. (dans un ordre, une succession) turn• attends, tu parleras à ton tour wait - you'll have your turn to speak• chacun son tour ! wait your turn!• à qui le tour ? whose turn is it?c. (Sport, politics) roundd. ( = circonférence) [de partie du corps] measurement ; [de tronc, colonne] girth ; [de surface] circumferencee. ( = rotation) revolution ; [d'écrou, clé] turn• régime de 2 000 tours (minute) speed of 2,000 revs per minute► à tour de bras [frapper, taper] with all one's strength ; [composer, produire] prolifically ; [critiquer] with a vengeance• ils licenciaient à tour de bras they were laying people off left, right and centref. ( = tournure) [de situation, conversation] turn ; ( = phrase) turn of phraseg. ( = exercice) [d'acrobate] feat ; [de jongleur, prestidigitateur] trick• et le tour est joué ! and there you have it!• c'est un tour à prendre ! it's just a knack!h. ( = duperie) tricki. ( = machine) lathe2. <• le premier tour de manivelle est prévu pour octobre [de film] the cameras should begin rolling in October ► tour de piste (Sport) lap ; (dans un cirque) circuit (of the ring)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━The famous annual cycle race takes about three weeks to complete in daily stages « étapes » of approximately 110 miles. The leading cyclist wears a yellow jersey, the « maillot jaune ». The route varies and is not usually confined only to France, but the race always ends on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.* * *
I tuʀnom masculin1) ( mouvement rotatif) gén turn; ( autour d'un axe) revolutionfaire un tour sur soi-même — [danseur] to spin around; [planète] to rotate
un (disque) 33/45/78 tours — an LP/a 45 ou single/a 78
à tour de bras — (colloq) [frapper] with a vengeance; [investir, racheter] left, right and centre [BrE] (colloq)
2) ( mouvement autour de)faire le tour de quelque chose — gén to go around something; ( en voiture) to drive around something
3) ( pourtour) ( bords) edges (pl); ( circonférence) circumference; ( mensuration) measurement; ( mesure standard) sizede 15 mètres de tour — 15 metres [BrE] in circumference, 15 metres [BrE] around
4) ( déplacement) ( à pied) walk, stroll; ( à bicyclette) ride; ( en voiture) drive, spinfaire un (petit) tour — ( à pied) to go for a walk ou stroll
je suis allé faire un tour à Paris/en ville — I went to Paris/into GB ou down US town
faire des tours et des détours — lit [route, rivière] to twist and turn; fig [personne] to beat about the bush
5) ( examen) lookon en a vite fait le tour — (colloq) pej there's not much to it/her/them etc
6) ( moment d'agir) gén turn; (de compétition, tournoi, coupe) roundil perd plus souvent qu'à son tour — ( il regrette) he loses more often than he would like; ( je critique) he loses more often than he should
tour à tour — ( alternativement) by turns; ( à la suite) in turn
7) ( consultation électorale)tour de scrutin — ballot, round of voting
8) (manœuvre, ruse) tricket le tour est joué — ( c'est fait) that's done the trick; ( ce sera fait) that will do the trick
en un tour de main — ( habilement) deftly; ( rapidement) in a flash
tour de force — feat; ( œuvre) tour de force
9) (allure, aspect) turntour (de phrase) — Linguistique turn of phrase
10) Technologie ( machine-outil) lathe•Phrasal Verbs:
II tuʀ1) Architecture tower; ( immeuble) tower block GB, high rise US2) ( aux échecs) rook, castle3) ( machine de guerre) siege-tower•Phrasal Verbs:* * *
I tuʀ nf1) (de château, d'église, gratte-ciel) tower2) (= immeuble locatif) high-rise block Grande-Bretagne high-rise building USA tower block Grande-BretagneIl y a beaucoup de tours dans ce quartier. — There are a lot of tower blocks in this area.
3) ÉCHECS castle, rook
II tuʀ nmfaire un tour (à pied) — to go for a walk, (en voiture) to go for a drive
Allons faire un tour dans le parc. — Let's go for a walk in the park.
faire le tour de — to go around, (à pied) to walk around, (en voiture) to drive around, fig, [sujet] to review
Le tour de l'île prend trois heures. — It takes three hours to go around the island.
On a fait un tour des Pyrénées. — We toured the Pyrénées.
4) SPORT (tour de piste) lap5) (d'être servi ou de jouer) turnc'est au tour de...; C'est au tour de Renée. — It's Renée's turn.
C'est ton tour de jouer. — It's your turn to play.
à tour de rôle; tour à tour — in turn
6) (= tournure) turn7) (avec une vis ou clef) turn8) [roue] revolutionfaire 2 tours — to turn twice, to revolve twice
9) (= circonférence)de 3 m de tour — 3 m around, with a circumference of 3 m
10) (= ruse) trick, [prestidigitation, cartes] trick11) [potier] wheel, (à bois, métaux) lathe12) (autre locution)à tour de bras — non-stop, relentlessly
* * *A nm1 ( mouvement rotatif) gén turn; Mécan, Mes revolution; 5 000 tours (par) minute 5,000 revolutions ou revs○ per minute; l'essieu grince à chaque tour de roue the axle squeaks at every turn of the wheel; donner un tour de vis to give the screw a turn; donner un tour de clé to turn the key; être à quelques tours de roue de to be just around the corner from; faire un tour de manège to have a go on the merry-go-round; faire un tour de valse to waltz around the floor; la Terre fait un tour sur elle-même en 24 heures the Earth rotates once in 24 hours; faire un tour sur soi-même [danseur] to spin around; un (disque) 33/45/78 tours an LP/a 45 ou single/a 78; fermer qch à double tour to double-lock sth; s'enfermer à double tour fig to lock oneself away; à tour de bras○ [frapper] with a vengeance; [investir, racheter] left right and centreGB○; ⇒ quart;2 ( mouvement autour de) faire le tour de qch gén to go around sth; ( en voiture) to drive around sth; le train fait le tour du lac en deux heures the train takes two hours to go around the lake; faire le tour du monde to go around the world; la nouvelle a vite fait le tour du village the news spread rapidly through the village; il a fait le tour de l'Afrique en stop he hitchhiked around Africa; faire le grand tour fig to go the long way round GB ou around US; en deuxième tour de circuit Sport on the second lap of the circuit; faire un tour d'honneur to do a lap of honourGB; avec plusieurs tours de corde, ça tiendra with the rope wound around a few times, it'll hold; mettre trois tours de corde to wind the rope around three times; donner plusieurs tours à la pâte Culin to fold the dough several times; ⇒ cadran, propriétaire, repartir B, sang;3 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur, Les tailles ( pourtour) ( bords) edges (pl); ( circonférence) circumference; ( mensuration) measurement; ( mesure standard) size; le tour de l'étang est couvert de jonquilles there are daffodils all around the edges of the pond; elle a le tour des yeux fardé au kohl she has kohl around her eyes; tronc de 15 mètres de tour trunk 15 metresGB in circumference ou 15 metres around; tour de tête/cou/taille/hanches head/neck/waist/hip measurement; faire du 90 de tour de poitrine ≈ to have a 36-inch bust; ⇒ poitrine;4 ( déplacement bref) ( à pied) walk, stroll; ( à bicyclette) ride; ( en voiture) drive, spin; faire un (petit) tour ( à pied) to go for a walk ou stroll; si nous allions faire un tour? shall we go for a walk?; je suis allé faire un tour à Paris/en ville I went to Paris/into GB ou down town; je vais faire un tour chez des amis I'm just going to pop round GB ou go over US to some friends; fais un tour à la nouvelle exposition, ça vaut le coup go and have a look round GB ou around US the new exhibition, it's worth it; faire des tours et des détours lit [route, rivière] to twist and turn; fig [personne] to beat about the bush;5 ( examen bref) look; faire le tour d'un problème/sujet to have a look at a problem/subject; faire un (rapide) tour d'horizon to have a quick overall look (de at), to make a general survey (de of); faire le tour de ses ennemis/relations to go through one's enemies/acquaintances; on en a vite fait le tour○ pej (de problème, sujet, d'ouvrage) there's not much to it; ( de personne) there's not much to him/her/them etc;6 ( moment d'agir) gén turn; (de compétition, tournoi, coupe) round; à qui le tour? whose turn is it?; c'est ton tour it's your turn; chacun son tour each one in his turn; jouer avant son tour to play out of turn; à mon tour de faire it's my turn to do; récompensé à mon tour rewarded in my turn; attendre/passer son tour to wait/miss one's turn; c'est au tour de qn it 's sb's turn; notre équipe a été battue au second tour our team was defeated in the second round; la cuisine est nettoyée, maintenant c'est au tour du salon the kitchen is cleaned up, now for the living-room; il perd plus souvent qu'à son tour ( il regrette) he loses more often than he would like; ( je critique) he loses more often than he should; tour à tour ( alternativement) by turns; ( à la suite) in turn; être tour à tour gentil et agressif to be nice and agressive by turns; il a été tour à tour patron d'entreprise, ministre et professeur d'économie he has been in turn a company boss, a minister and an economics teacher; ⇒ rôle;7 Pol ( consultation) ballot; les résultats du premier/second tour the results of the first/second ballot; au second tour on the second ballot; scrutin à deux tours two-round ballot; tour de scrutin ballot, round of voting;8 (manœuvre, ruse) trick; jouer un bon/mauvais/sale tour à qn to play a good/nasty/dirty trick on sb; ma mémoire me joue des tours my memory is playing tricks on me; et le tour est joué that's done the trick; un peu de peinture et le tour est joué a bit of paint will do the trick; ça te jouera des tours it's going to get you into trouble one of these days; ⇒ pendable, sac;9 ( manipulation habile) trick; tour de cartes card trick; tour de prestidigitation conjuring trick; tour d'adresse feat of skill; tour de main knack; en un tour de main ( habilement) deftly; ( rapidement) in a flash; tour de force gén amazing feat; ( performance) tour de force; constituer un tour de force to be an amazing feat; réussir le tour de force de faire to achieve the amazing feat of doing; ⇒ passe-passe;10 (allure, aspect) (de situation, relations) turn; (de création, mode) twist; tour (de phrase) Ling turn of phrase; le tour qu'ont pris les événements the turn events have taken; donner un tour nouveau à qch to give a new twist to sth; c'est un tour assez rare en français it's a somewhat unusual turn of phrase in French;B nftour de Babel Relig, Ling, fig Tower of Babel; tour de chant Art, Mus song recital; tour de contrôle Aviat control tower; tour Eiffel Eiffel Tower; tour de forage Tech derrick; tour de France ( de cycliste) Tour de France; ( de compagnon) journeyman's travellingGB apprenticeship; tour de garde Mil turn of duty; tour de guet Mil watchtower; tour d'ivoire fig ivory tower; s'enfermer or se retrancher dans sa tour d'ivoire to shut oneself away in an ivory tower; tour de Londres Tower of London; tour mort Naut round turn; tour de Pise Leaning Tower of Pisa; tour de potier Art potter's wheel; tour de refroidissement Nucl cooling tower; tour de rein(s) Méd back strain; se donner or attraper un tour de rein(s) to strain one's back; tour de table Fin pool; faire un tour de table ( à un réunion) to sound out everybody ou to go round GB ou around US the table; après un rapide tour de table having gone round GB ou around US the table quickly (to see what people think).I[tur] nom féminintour d'habitation tower ou high-rise block2. (familier) [personne grande et corpulente]c'est une vraie tour he's/she's built like the side of a house4. CHIMIEII[tur] nom masculinA.[CERCLE]1. [circonférence - d'un fût, d'un arbre] girth ; [ - d'un objet, d'une étendue] circumference2. [mensuration]tour de taille/hanches waist/hip measurementquel est votre tour de taille/hanches? what size waist/hips are you?a. [d'une femme] bust measurement ou sizeb. [d'un homme] chest measurement ou size3. [parure]a. JOAILLERIE chokerb. [vêtement en fourrure] fur collarb. [à pied] to walk round a parkc. [en voiture] to drive round a parkfaire le tour du monde en auto-stop/voilier to hitch-hike/to sail round the worldfaire le tour de (figuré) : l'anecdote a fait le tour des bureaux the story went round the offices ou did the rounds of the officesje sais ce qu'il vaut, j'en ai vite fait le tour I know what he's worth, it didn't take me long to size him upa. [cycliste] the Tour de Franceb. [des compagnons] the Tour de France (carried out by an apprentice to become a journeyman)b. ÉQUITATION round5. [promenade - à pied] walk, stroll ; [ - en voiture] drive, ride ; [ - à bicyclette, à cheval, en hélicoptère] ridea. [à pied] to go for a walkb. [en voiture] to go for a drive ou ridec. [à vélo] to go for a rideB.[PÉRIODE, ÉTAPE]1. [moment dans une succession] turn[aux échecs] movea. [généralement] it's your turn ou gob. [échecs] it's your moveà qui le tour whose turn is it?, who's next?c'est à ton tour de mettre la table it's your turn to lay ou to set the tabletour de garde [d'un médecin] spell ou turn of dutyau premier tour in the first ballot ou roundC.[ACTION HABILE OU MALICIEUSE]1. [stratagème] trickjouer un sale ou mauvais tour à quelqu'un to play a nasty ou dirty trick on somebodyça vous jouera un mauvais ou vilain tour you'll be sorry for it!, it'll catch up with you (one day)!ma mémoire/vue me joue des tours my memory/sight is playing tricks on me2. [numéro, technique]tour d'adresse skilful trick, feat of skillD.[ASPECT]1. [orientation] turntour d'esprit turn ou cast of minda. (Suisse) [maladie] to take a turn for the betterb. [personne] to wrap up[en syntaxe] constructionE.[ROTATION][d'un outil] turnfaire un tour/trois tour s sur soi-même to spin round once/three times (on oneself)donner deux tours de clef to give a key two turns, to turn a key twice3. MÉDECINEF.technologie lathe————————à tour de bras locution adverbiale[frapper] with all one's strength ou might————————à tour de rôle locution adverbialetour à tour locution adverbiale————————tour de chant nom masculin————————tour de force nom masculinil a réussi le tour de force de la convaincre he managed to convince her, and it was quite a tour de force ou quite an achievement————————tour de main nom masculin1. [savoir-faire] knackavoir/prendre le tour de main to have/to pick up the knack2. (locution)en un tour de main in no time (at all), in the twinkling of an eye————————tour de table nom masculin2. [débat]The world-famous annual cycle race starts in a different town each year, but the home stretch is always the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The widespread excitement caused by the race, along with the heroic status of many coureurs-cyclistes, reflects the continuing fondness of the French towards cycling in general.
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