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21 trance
m.1 difficult situation.pasar por un mal trance to go through a bad patcha todo trance at all costs2 trance.estar en trance to be in a trance3 entrancement, enrapture, rapport.4 legal seizure.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: tranzar.* * *1 (momento crítico) critical moment2 (dificultad) fix, tight spot3 (éxtasis) trance\a todo trance figurado at all costsestar en trance de... to be on the point of..., be in the process of...pasar por un trance to hit a bad patchsacar a alguien de un mal trance to get somebody out of a fixtrance mortal / trance de muerte death throes pluralúltimo trance last moments plural (of life)* * *SM1) (=momento difícil)último trance — last o dying moments
trance mortal — last o dying moments pl
2) [de médium] trance; (Rel) trance, ecstasyentrar en trance — to fall o go into a trance
* * *1) ( momento crítico)ya han salido de ese trance — they've come through it o got over it now
en trance DE algo: estar en trance de muerte to be at death's door; estas costumbres están en trance de desaparición these customs are (in the process of) disappearing o are dying out; a todo trance — at any cost
2) (Psic, Relig) tranceestar/entrar en trance — to be in/go into a trance
* * *= juncture, trance, conjuncture.Ex. For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.Ex. Freud was not particularly comfortable with hypnotism, as he knew that not all patients could reach the deep level of trance.Ex. This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.----* en trance de = in the throes of.* entrar en trance = go into + trance.* estado de trance = state of trance.* estar en trance de = be in the process of.* * *1) ( momento crítico)ya han salido de ese trance — they've come through it o got over it now
en trance DE algo: estar en trance de muerte to be at death's door; estas costumbres están en trance de desaparición these customs are (in the process of) disappearing o are dying out; a todo trance — at any cost
2) (Psic, Relig) tranceestar/entrar en trance — to be in/go into a trance
* * *= juncture, trance, conjuncture.Ex: For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
Ex: Freud was not particularly comfortable with hypnotism, as he knew that not all patients could reach the deep level of trance.Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.* en trance de = in the throes of.* entrar en trance = go into + trance.* estado de trance = state of trance.* estar en trance de = be in the process of.* * *A(momento crítico): están pasando por un trance difícil they're going through a bad time o ( BrE) patchya han salido de ese trance they've come through it o got over it nowen un trance de tan singular gravedad at such a critical junctureen trance DE algo:estar en trance de muerte to be at death's doorestos lugares están en trance de desaparición these places are (in the process of) disappearing o are dying outa todo trance at any cost, at all costsestar en trance to be in a tranceentrar en trance to go into a trance* * *
trance sustantivo masculino (Psic, Relig) trance;
trance sustantivo masculino
1 (situación, circunstancia crítica) critical moment, difficult situation
2 (éxtasis) trance
entrar en trance, to go into a trance
' trance' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amarga
- amargo
- situación
English:
trance
- go
* * *trance nm1. [situación crítica] difficult situation;ya había pasado por trances parecidos she had already been through similar difficulties;ahora se encuentra en el trance de tener que ayudar a un rival now he finds himself in the position of having to help out a rival;a todo trance at all costs2. [estado hipnótico] trance;entrar en trance to go into a trance3. [música] trance4. [proceso]en trance de: una cultura/lengua en trance de desaparición a culture/language that is in the process of dying out;en trance de muerte on the point of death o dying* * *mpasar por un trance amargo go through a terrible time;último trance final moment;a todo trance at all costs2 de médium:en trance in a trance* * *trance nm1) : critical juncture, tough time2) : trance3)en trance de : in the process ofen trance de extinción: on the verge of extinction -
22 momento
m.1 moment (instante).a cada momento all the timeal momento straightawayde un momento a otro any minute nowde momento, por el momento for the time being o momentdentro de un momento in a moment o minutepor momentos by the minuteen todo momento at all times2 time.llegó un momento en que… there came a time when…has venido en buen/mal momento you've come at a good/bad time3 momentum, impulse.* * *1 moment■ ¡espera un momento! hang on a moment!2 (período) time3 (oportunidad) time, moment\a cada momento every second, all the timeal momento immediatelyde momento for the momentde un momento a otro any minute nowdesde el momento en que... (en cuanto) from the moment..., as soon as...■ desde el momento en que te vi... from the moment I saw you...en cualquier momento at any moment, at any timeen este momento at the momentpor el momento for the time beingpor momentos by the minute* * *noun m.1) moment2) time•* * *SM1) (=instante) momentespera un momento — hold on a minute o moment
-¡Juan, ven aquí! -¡un momento! — "come here, Juan" - "just a minute o moment!"
en ese preciso momento se paró el coche — at that very moment o right then, the car stopped
no creí ni por un momento que llegaría a divorciarse — I never thought for a moment that she'd get divorced
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llegará en breves momentos — she'll be here shortly•
en este momento — at the moment, right now•
no dejó de apoyarme en ningún momento — she never stopped supporting me for a moment•
en un primer momento — at first•
estuvo a mi lado en todo momento — he was at my side the whole time•
en un momento — in next to no time2) (=rato)3) (=época) timedeben usarse las técnicas disponibles en el momento — the currently available techniques should be used
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del momento, la música más representativa del momento — the music which is most representative of current trends4) (=coyuntura)•
ha llegado el momento de hacer algo — the time has come to do sth•
ser buen/mal momento para hacer algo — to be a good/bad time to do sth•
todo se hará en su momento — we'll do everything in good time o when the time comes5) [otras locuciones]•
al momento — at once•
a cada momento se despertaba y pedía agua — she kept waking up and asking for water, she was constantly waking up and asking for water•
en cualquier momento — any time now•
en un momento dado, en un momento dado, conseguí sujetarlo del brazo — at one stage I managed to grab hold of his armen un momento dado, yo mismo puedo echarte una mano — I could give you a hand some time, if necessary
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de momento — for the momentde momento continúa en el trabajo — he's staying in the job for the time being o for the moment
de momento no lo reconocí, pero luego recordé su cara — at first I didn't recognize him, but then I remembered his face
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desde el momento en que, los impuestos, desde el momento en que son obligatorios, son una extorsión — since taxes are compulsory, they amount to extortion•
en el momento — straight away•
por momentos — by the minute•
por el momento — for the time being, for now6) (Mec) momentum, moment* * *1)a) ( instante puntual) momenten este momento no está — she's not in right now o at the moment
b) ( lapso breve) minute, momentdentro de un momento — in a minute o moment
un momentito! — ( por teléfono) just a moment, just a minute
c) (época, período) time, periodd) ( ocasión) timellegas en buen/mal momento — you've arrived at the right time/at a bad time
en ningún momento — never, at no time
e) ( tiempo presente) moment2) (en locs)de momento: de momento se siente bien she feels all right at the moment; de momento se va a quedar en mi casa she's going to stay with me for the time being; dejemos este asunto de momento let's forget this matter for the moment; desde el momento que (CS) since, as, seeing as (colloq); de un momento al otro: están por llegar de un momento al otro they'll be arriving any minute now; cambia de opinión de un momento al otro she changes her mind from one minute to the next; en cualquier momento: puedes llamar en cualquier momento you can call at any time; pueden llegar en cualquier momento they could arrive any time now o at any moment; en el momento immediately; en el momento menos pensado when they/you/we least expect it; en un momento dado at a given moment; si en un momento dado tu quisieras... if at any o some time you should want to...; por el momento for the time being; por momentos: el frío aumenta por momentos it's getting colder by the minute; su estado empeoraba por momentos — her condition was deteriorating from one minute to the next
3) (Fís, Mec) momentum* * *= instant in time, point, time, moment.Ex. This should suffice to guarantee the integrity of the catalog at any given instant in time.Ex. The online catalog will then contain information about periodical issues from that point.Ex. Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.Ex. There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.----* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* al momento = while-you-wait [while-u-wait].* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.* aprovechar el momento = catch + the moment.* atravesando momentos difíciles = beleaguered.* a último momento = last minute [last-minute].* capturar el momento = catch + the moment.* del momento = of the time(s).* desde aquel momento = ever after.* desde el primer momento = from the word go, from the word get-go.* desde ese momento = from that point, ever after.* detenerse por un momento = pause.* de último momento = last minute [last-minute].* de un momento a otro = momentarily, at any moment.* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.* en algún momento = somewhere along the line, sometime, at sometime, at some point, at some point in time, at one time or another.* en aquel momento = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time.* en cualquier momento = anytime, at any one time, at any point, at any point in time, at any time, at any moment, at any given point, at any moment in time, at any given moment, momentarily.* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.* en diferentes momentos = at various times, at different times.* en distintos momentos = at different times, at various times.* en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.* en el momento = on the spot.* en el momento actual = in this day and age, at the present time.* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.* en el momento de = at the time (that/of).* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.* en el momento de la impresión = at the time of going to print.* en el momento en que se necesita = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of use.* en el momento en que + Subjuntivo = the moment + Verbo.* en el momento justo = on cue.* en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.* en el momento oportuno = at the right time, not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.* en el momento peor de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.* en el último momento = at the eleventh hour, at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last, at the last minute.* en ese mismo momento = at that very moment.* en ese momento = at that point, at this point, at that time, just then, at that point in time.* en este momento = at this point, at this stage, at this juncture, at this time, at this moment in time, right now.* en ningún momento = at no time, anywhere along the line.* en otro momento = some other time.* en qué momento = at what point.* en su debido momento = in due time.* en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.* en su momento = in timely fashion.* en su momento álgido = at + Posesivo + peak.* en todo momento = at all times, at every instant, every step of the way, throughout, at every turn, day in and day out, at all hours, time after time.* en un determinado momento = at one point.* en un momento = in a time, in a flash.* en un momento concreto = at a particular point in time, at a particular point in time.* en un momento dado = at a given point in time, at any one time, at any given point, at one particular time, at any given time, at any given moment, at a given moment in time, at a given moment.* en un momento de = at a time of, at one stage of.* en un momento de apuro = if it comes to the crunch.* en un momento de apuros = when push comes to shove, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst.* en un momento de cabreo = in the heat of the moment.* en un momento de enfado = in the heat of the moment.* en un momento de enojo = in the heat of the moment.* en un momento determinado = on any one occasion.* en un momento en el que = at a time when.* en unos momentos = momentarily, at any moment.* es el momento adecuado = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.* es el momento oportuno = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.* esperar su momento = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.* estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso = be on the spot.* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.* estar en un momento decisivo = be at a watershed.* hace un momento = a moment ago.* hace unos momentos = a few moments ago.* hasta aquel momento = until that time.* hasta el momento = as yet.* hasta el momento de = up to the point of, to the point of.* hasta el momento que = up to the point where, to the point where.* hasta ese momento = up to that point.* hasta este momento = up to this point.* justo en ese momento = just then.* llegado el momento de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* llegado este momento = at this juncture, at this point.* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.* llegar el momento en el que = reach + the point where.* lograr el momento de = reach + point of.* moda del momento = flavour of the month, sizzle.* momento álgido = climax.* momento apropiado para el aprendizaje, el = teachable moment, the.* momento clave = watershed, turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.* momento clave del cambio = tipping point.* momento crucial = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.* momento decisivo = watershed, turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.* momento escogido = timing.* momento + llegar = time + approach.* momento oportuno = timing.* momentos = moments.* momentos álgidos = high.* momentos alocados = heady days.* momentos bajos = low.* momentos culminantes = highlights.* momentos de presión = the heat is on.* momentos de tensión = the heat is on.* momentos emocionantes = heady days.* no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.* pensar un momento en = spare + a thought for.* por el momento = for the time being, momentarily, at the moment, for the nonce, for the present.* por un momento = for a moment.* por unos momentos = for a few moments, for a short time.* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento ad = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* salir un momento a = pop down to.* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.* ser el momento (de) = be the time to.* ser el momento decisivo = mark + the watershed.* ser el momento de = it + be + time to/for.* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.* un mejor momento = a better time.* un momento determinado = a frozen moment in time, a given moment in time.* * *1)a) ( instante puntual) momenten este momento no está — she's not in right now o at the moment
b) ( lapso breve) minute, momentdentro de un momento — in a minute o moment
un momentito! — ( por teléfono) just a moment, just a minute
c) (época, período) time, periodd) ( ocasión) timellegas en buen/mal momento — you've arrived at the right time/at a bad time
en ningún momento — never, at no time
e) ( tiempo presente) moment2) (en locs)de momento: de momento se siente bien she feels all right at the moment; de momento se va a quedar en mi casa she's going to stay with me for the time being; dejemos este asunto de momento let's forget this matter for the moment; desde el momento que (CS) since, as, seeing as (colloq); de un momento al otro: están por llegar de un momento al otro they'll be arriving any minute now; cambia de opinión de un momento al otro she changes her mind from one minute to the next; en cualquier momento: puedes llamar en cualquier momento you can call at any time; pueden llegar en cualquier momento they could arrive any time now o at any moment; en el momento immediately; en el momento menos pensado when they/you/we least expect it; en un momento dado at a given moment; si en un momento dado tu quisieras... if at any o some time you should want to...; por el momento for the time being; por momentos: el frío aumenta por momentos it's getting colder by the minute; su estado empeoraba por momentos — her condition was deteriorating from one minute to the next
3) (Fís, Mec) momentum* * *= instant in time, point, time, moment.Ex: This should suffice to guarantee the integrity of the catalog at any given instant in time.
Ex: The online catalog will then contain information about periodical issues from that point.Ex: Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.Ex: There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* al momento = while-you-wait [while-u-wait].* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.* aprovechar el momento = catch + the moment.* atravesando momentos difíciles = beleaguered.* a último momento = last minute [last-minute].* capturar el momento = catch + the moment.* del momento = of the time(s).* desde aquel momento = ever after.* desde el primer momento = from the word go, from the word get-go.* desde ese momento = from that point, ever after.* detenerse por un momento = pause.* de último momento = last minute [last-minute].* de un momento a otro = momentarily, at any moment.* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.* en algún momento = somewhere along the line, sometime, at sometime, at some point, at some point in time, at one time or another.* en aquel momento = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time.* en cualquier momento = anytime, at any one time, at any point, at any point in time, at any time, at any moment, at any given point, at any moment in time, at any given moment, momentarily.* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.* en diferentes momentos = at various times, at different times.* en distintos momentos = at different times, at various times.* en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.* en el momento = on the spot.* en el momento actual = in this day and age, at the present time.* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.* en el momento de = at the time (that/of).* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.* en el momento de la impresión = at the time of going to print.* en el momento en que se necesita = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of use.* en el momento en que + Subjuntivo = the moment + Verbo.* en el momento justo = on cue.* en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.* en el momento oportuno = at the right time, not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.* en el momento peor de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.* en el último momento = at the eleventh hour, at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last, at the last minute.* en ese mismo momento = at that very moment.* en ese momento = at that point, at this point, at that time, just then, at that point in time.* en este momento = at this point, at this stage, at this juncture, at this time, at this moment in time, right now.* en ningún momento = at no time, anywhere along the line.* en otro momento = some other time.* en qué momento = at what point.* en su debido momento = in due time.* en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.* en su momento = in timely fashion.* en su momento álgido = at + Posesivo + peak.* en todo momento = at all times, at every instant, every step of the way, throughout, at every turn, day in and day out, at all hours, time after time.* en un determinado momento = at one point.* en un momento = in a time, in a flash.* en un momento concreto = at a particular point in time, at a particular point in time.* en un momento dado = at a given point in time, at any one time, at any given point, at one particular time, at any given time, at any given moment, at a given moment in time, at a given moment.* en un momento de = at a time of, at one stage of.* en un momento de apuro = if it comes to the crunch.* en un momento de apuros = when push comes to shove, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst.* en un momento de cabreo = in the heat of the moment.* en un momento de enfado = in the heat of the moment.* en un momento de enojo = in the heat of the moment.* en un momento determinado = on any one occasion.* en un momento en el que = at a time when.* en unos momentos = momentarily, at any moment.* es el momento adecuado = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.* es el momento oportuno = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.* esperar su momento = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.* estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso = be on the spot.* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.* estar en un momento decisivo = be at a watershed.* hace un momento = a moment ago.* hace unos momentos = a few moments ago.* hasta aquel momento = until that time.* hasta el momento = as yet.* hasta el momento de = up to the point of, to the point of.* hasta el momento que = up to the point where, to the point where.* hasta ese momento = up to that point.* hasta este momento = up to this point.* justo en ese momento = just then.* llegado el momento de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* llegado este momento = at this juncture, at this point.* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.* llegar el momento en el que = reach + the point where.* lograr el momento de = reach + point of.* moda del momento = flavour of the month, sizzle.* momento álgido = climax.* momento apropiado para el aprendizaje, el = teachable moment, the.* momento clave = watershed, turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.* momento clave del cambio = tipping point.* momento crucial = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.* momento decisivo = watershed, turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.* momento escogido = timing.* momento + llegar = time + approach.* momento oportuno = timing.* momentos = moments.* momentos álgidos = high.* momentos alocados = heady days.* momentos bajos = low.* momentos culminantes = highlights.* momentos de presión = the heat is on.* momentos de tensión = the heat is on.* momentos emocionantes = heady days.* no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.* pensar un momento en = spare + a thought for.* por el momento = for the time being, momentarily, at the moment, for the nonce, for the present.* por un momento = for a moment.* por unos momentos = for a few moments, for a short time.* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento ad = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* salir un momento a = pop down to.* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.* ser el momento (de) = be the time to.* ser el momento decisivo = mark + the watershed.* ser el momento de = it + be + time to/for.* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.* un mejor momento = a better time.* un momento determinado = a frozen moment in time, a given moment in time.* * *A1 (instante puntual) momentjusto en ese momento sonó el teléfono just at that moment the telephone rang¿tiene que ser en este preciso momento? does it have to be right this minute o right now?me ayudó en todo momento he helped me at all timesa partir de ese momento from that moment onen este momento no está she's not in right now o at the momenten este momento acaba de irse she's just this minute leften un primer momento pensé que era mentira at first I thought it was a lie2 (lapso breve) minute, momentempieza dentro de un momento it starts in a minute o momenteso te lo arreglo yo en un momento I'll fix that for you in no time at all¡un momentito! (por teléfono) just a moment o just a minutemiraba el reloj a cada momento she kept looking at her watch every two minutesno para ni un momento she's on the go the whole time3 (época, período) time, periodel país atraviesa momentos difíciles the country is going through a difficult time o periodel momento de mayor esplendor de nuestras letras the most brilliant time o period in our literary historyestá en su mejor momento he is at his peak4 (ocasión) timellegas en buen/mal momento you've arrived at the right time/at a bad timeno es momento ahora para hablar de eso this isn't the time to talk about thatcuando llegue el momento when the time comesen ningún momento he dicho que … I have never said that …, at no time have I said that …éste no es momento para ponerse a discutir this is no time to start arguing5 (tiempo presente) momentla moda del momento the fashion of the momentlos temas más importantes del momento político español the most important issues in contemporary Spanish politicsB ( en locs):al momento at oncecuando te llame quiero que vengas al momento when I call you I want you to come at oncede momento: de momento se siente bien she feels all right at the momentde momento no tiene más remedio que aceptar for the moment he has no alternative but to acceptde momento se va a quedar en casa con nosotros she's going to stay at home with us for the time beingdesde el momento que ni siquiera me contestó la carta since o as o seeing as he didn't even answer my letterde un momento al otro: están por llegar de un momento al otro they'll be arriving any minute nowcambia de opinión de un momento al otro she changes her mind from one minute to the nexten cualquier momento: puedes llamar en cualquier momento you can call at any timeen cualquier momento viene y nos dice que se casa any day now he'll come and tell us he's getting marrieden el momento immediatelyme los arreglaron en el momento they repaired them for me immediately o there and then o on the spoten el momento menos pensado when they/you/we least expect iten un momento dado: la velocidad del vehículo en un momento dado the speed of the vehicle at a given momentsi en un momento dado tu quisieras … if at any o some time you should want to …, if you should ever want to …por el momento: por el momento voy a ir a vivir con mi hermano for the time being I'm going to stay with my brother¿necesitas dinero? — por el momento no do you need any money — not just now o no, for the time being I'm OKpor el momento te vas a tener que conformar you'll have to make do for now o for the momentpor momentos: el frío aumenta por momentos it's getting colder by the minutesu estado empeoraba por momentos her condition was deteriorating from one minute to the nextCompuesto:moment of inertia* * *
momento sustantivo masculino
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a partir de ese momento from that moment on;
en todo momento at all times
◊ dentro de un momento in a minute o moment;
¡un momentito! ( por teléfono) just a moment, just a minute;
eso te lo arreglo en un momento I'll fix that for you in no time at all
◊ atravesamos momentos difíciles we're going through a difficult time o period;
está en su mejor momento he is at his peak
◊ llegas en buen/mal momento you've arrived at the right time/at a bad time;
en ningún momento at no time
2 ( en locs)
de momento ( ahora mismo) right now;
( mientras tanto) for the time being;
( por ahora) for the moment;
en cualquier momento at any time;
en el momento immediately;
en el momento menos pensado when they (o you etc) least expect it;
por el momento for the time being
3 (Fís, Mec) momentum
momento sustantivo masculino
1 (instante) moment
vivir el momento, to live for the moment
2 (periodo) time: hablamos un momento, we talked for a minute
un momento de la historia, a moment in history
3 (ocasión) no encuentro el momento adecuado, I can't find the right moment
ya llegará tu momento, you'll have your chance
♦ Locuciones: al momento, at once
de momento/por el momento, for the time being
de un momento a otro, at any moment
en un momento dado, at a given moment
por momentos, by the minute
' momento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahora
- asomarse
- callar
- coger
- compadre
- consolidar
- consolidarse
- cualquier
- culminante
- dada
- dado
- derramamiento
- descansar
- designar
- destiempo
- determinada
- determinado
- día
- encontrar
- esperar
- estopa
- europeísta
- fecha
- golpe
- hacer
- hora
- indicada
- indicado
- inicial
- justa
- justo
- llegar
- mal
- ninguna
- ninguno
- oportuna
- oportuno
- parar
- pasarse
- pensar
- por
- precisa
- preciso
- relax
- sostener
- tigre
- a
- acercar
- actualmente
- adecuado
English:
afterthought
- all
- appropriate
- awkward
- bear with
- begrudge
- bonded warehouse
- cliff-hanger
- cue
- dicey
- due
- eleventh
- evil
- far
- for
- forget
- hiatus
- hitherto
- hot news
- in
- inconvenient
- inopportune
- instant
- jiffy
- just
- lucky
- minute
- moment
- momentarily
- momentum
- move on
- nutty
- occasion
- opportune
- optimal
- point
- pop in
- pop out
- pop over
- pop up
- proud
- quick
- raincheck
- relax
- religion
- right
- ripe
- slip down
- sometime
- sometimes
* * *momento nm1. [instante preciso] moment;a partir de este momento from this moment (on);desde el momento (en) que… [indica tiempo] from the moment that…;[indica causa] seeing as o that…;desde ese momento from that moment on, since that moment;hasta ese momento until that moment, until then;lo podemos hacer en cualquier momento we can do it any time;en cualquier momento se puede producir la dimisión del presidente the president could resign at any moment;llegará en cualquier momento she'll be arriving any moment now;justo en ese momento entró mi padre at that very moment o right then, my father came in;en ese momento vivía en Perú I was living in Peru at that time;en este momento está reunida she's in a meeting at the moment;en el momento menos pensado te puede ocurrir un accidente accidents can happen when you least expect them;en todo momento at all times;en/hasta el último momento at/right up until the last moment;nos permite calcular la temperatura en un momento dado it enables us to calculate the temperature at any given moment;si en un momento dado necesitas ayuda, llámame if at any time you need my help, call me;momento decisivo turning point;el momento de la verdad the moment of truth;la situación podría cambiar de un momento a otro the situation could change any minute now o at any moment;era difícil predecir lo que iba a pasar de un momento a otro it was hard to predict what was going to happen from one moment to the next2. [rato corto] moment, minute;¿puedo hablar un momento contigo? could I speak to you for a moment o minute?;sólo será un momento I'll only o I won't be a minute;dentro de un momento in a moment o minute;le arreglamos sus zapatos en el momento [en letrero] shoes mended while you wait;estará preparado en un momento it'll be ready in a moment o minute;también Figespera un momento hold on a minute;hace un momento a moment ago;momentos después moments later;sin dudarlo un momento without a moment's hesitation;¡un momento! just a minute!3. [periodo] time;llegó un momento en que… there came a time when…;está en un buen momento (de forma) she's in good form at the moment;las reformas fueron rechazadas por los políticos del momento the reforms were rejected by the politicians of the day;es el artista del momento he's the artist of the moment;en un primer momento initially, at first;la película tiene sus (buenos) momentos the movie has its moments4. [ocasión] time;cuando llegue el momento when the time comes;en algún momento sometime;si en algún momento te sientes solo if you ever feel lonely, if at any time you should feel lonely;has venido en buen/mal momento you've come at a good/bad time;en momentos así at times like this;en ningún momento pensé que lo haría at no time did I think that she would do it, I never thought she would do it5. Fís momentmomento angular angular momentum;momento de inercia moment of inertia;momento lineal momentum;momento de torsión torqueal momento [inmediatamente] straightaway;Am [hasta ahora] at the moment, so far;quiere todo lo que pide al momento she expects to get whatever she asks for straightaway;Amal momento se cuentan 38 muertos at the moment the number of deaths stands at 38, the number of deaths so far stands at 38;¿quieres café? – de momento no do you want some coffee? – not just now o not at the moment;te puedes quedar de momento you can stay for now o for the time being;de momento estoy de acuerdo contigo for the moment, I'll agree with you;por el momento for the time being, for the moment;por momentos by the minute;me estoy poniendo nerviosa por momentos I'm getting more and more nervous by the minute* * *m moment;a cada momento all the time;al momento at once;por el momento, de momento for the moment;hasta el momento up to now, so far;de un momento a otro from one minute to the next;desde un primer momento right from the beginning;por momentos by the minute;no es el momento the time isn’t right;atravesar un mal momento, pasar por un momento difícil go through a bad patch;estar en su mejor momento be at one’s peak o best* * *momento nm1) : moment, instantespera un momentito: wait just a moment2) : time, period of timemomentos difíciles: hard times3) : present, momentlos atletas del momento: the athletes of the moment, today's popular athletes4) : momentum5)al momento : right away, at once6)de momento : at the moment, for the moment7)de un momento a otro : any time now8)por momentos : at times* * *momento n1. (en general) moment¡espera un momento! hold on a moment!2. (período, ocasión) timecuando llegue el momento, se lo diré I'll tell him when the time comesde momento / por el momento for the moment -
23 попасть в полосу невезения
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > попасть в полосу невезения
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24 passage
passage [pαsaʒ]1. masculine nouna. ( = venue) guetter le passage du facteur to watch for the postman• « passage interdit » "no entry"b. ( = transfert) le passage de l'enfance à l'adolescence the transition from childhood to adolescence• va plus loin, tu gênes le passage move along, you're blocking the wayd. ( = fragment) [de livre, symphonie] passagee. ( = traversée) [de rivière, limite, montagnes] crossing2. compounds• cette école est le passage obligé pour les hauts fonctionnaires this school is the place to go if you want to be a top civil servant ► passage piétons, passage pour piétons pedestrian walkway* * *pasaʒnom masculin1) ( circulation)une rue où il y a beaucoup de passage — ( véhicules) a street where there's a lot of traffic
2) ( séjour)un petit passage chez le teinturier ne lui ferait pas de mal — a visit to the dry-cleaners' wouldn't do it any harm
3) ( visite en chemin)4) ( franchissement)‘passage interdit, voie privée’ — ‘no entry, private road’
pour empêcher le passage de l'air — in order to prevent draughts GB ou drafts US
pour laisser or céder le passage à l'ambulance — in order to let the ambulance go past
notons au passage que... — fig let's note in passing that...
se servir au passage — lit ( en passant) to help oneself; fig ( légalement) to take a cut (of the profits); ( illégalement) to pocket some of the profits
5) (à la radio, télévision, au théâtre)6) ( chemin emprunté) ( par une personne) way; ( par une chose) path7) ( à une situation nouvelle)son passage dans la classe supérieure est compromis — he/she won't be allowed to move up into the next year GB ou grade US
8) ( petite rue) alley; ( dans un bâtiment) passageway9) (de roman, symphonie) passage; ( de film) sequence•Phrasal Verbs:* * *pɒsaʒ nm1)Ils s'arrêtaient de travailler au passage du train. — They stopped working as the train passed.
Nous l'avons vu lors de notre passage à Brest. — We saw him when we passed through Brest.
au passage (alors que l'on passe) — on the way, [remarquer] in passing
au passage de; Il a été éclaboussé au passage de la voiture. — He was soaked by a passing car.
Nous sommes de passage à Toulouse. — We're just passing through Toulouse.
2) (= accès, chemin) way"laissez le passage" — "keep clear"
"n'obstruez pas le passage" — "do not obstruct"
3) (= prix de la traversée) passage4) (= extrait de livre) passageJ'ai traduit un passage de ce livre. — I translated a passage from this book.
* * *passage nm1 ( circulation) interdire le passage des camions dans la ville to ban trucks from (driving through) the town; une rue où il y a beaucoup de passage ( piétons) a street where there are a lot of passers-by; ( véhicules) a street where there's a lot of traffic; isoler les fenêtres pour empêcher le passage de l'air to seal the windows to prevent draughts GB ou drafts US;2 ( séjour) ton bref passage dans la ville a été très remarqué your stay in the town was brief but did not go unnoticed; lors de son passage ici il a oublié son parapluie when he was here he left his umbrella; un petit passage chez le teinturier ne lui ferait pas de mal a visit to the dry-cleaners' wouldn't do it any harm; après un bref passage dans la fonction publique after a short spell in the civil service;3 ( visite en chemin) attendre le passage du boulanger to wait for the baker's van to come; était-ce avant ou après le passage du facteur? was it before or after the postman had been?; manquer le passage des cigognes to miss the storks going over; le passage du prochain bus est à 10 heures the next bus is at 10 o'clock; je peux te prendre au passage I can pick you up on the way; il est de passage en France/dans notre ville he is passing through France/our town; des voyageurs de passage travellers who are passing through; des hôtes de passage short-stay guests; elle n'a que des amants de passage she only has casual relationships;4 ( franchissement) ‘passage interdit, voie privée’ ‘no entry, private road’; pour permettre le passage de la lumière in order to let the light in; les voitures se sont garées pour laisser or céder le passage à l'ambulance the cars pulled over to let the ambulance go past; on se retourne sur ton passage you make people's heads turn as you go past; notons au passage que… fig let's note in passing that…; se servir au passage lit ( en passant) to help oneself; fig ( légalement) to take a cut (of the profits); ( illégalement) to pocket some of the profits; passage en ferry/hovercraft ferry/hovercraft crossing; le passage à gué du bras de mer est possible à marée basse the sound can be forded at low tide; la voiture a peiné lors du passage du col the car had a hard time crossing the pass;5 (à la radio, télévision, au théâtre) c'est leur troisième passage à l'Olympia it's the third time they've been to the Olympia; ton passage sur scène/à la télévision a été très remarqué you made a great impact on stage/on the television; chaque passage de votre chanson à la radio vous rapportera des droits d'auteur you'll get royalties every time your song is played on the radio;6 ( chemin emprunté) ( par une personne) way; ( par une chose) path; prévoir le passage du tout-à-l'égout/de câbles to plan the route of the main sewer/of cables; pour aller jusqu'au sommet il y a plusieurs passages possibles there are several possible ways of getting to the summit; pousse-toi tu es dans mon passage move! you're in my way!; barrer le passage à qn to bar sb's way;7 ( à une situation nouvelle) passage (de qch) à qch transition (from sth) to sth; passage à la deuxième étape/la phase suivante progression to the second stage/the next phase; son passage dans la classe supérieure est compromis he/she won't be allowed to move up into the next class GB ou grade US; les rites initiatiques de passage à l'âge adulte the rites of passage into adulthood;8 ( petite rue) alley; ( dans un bâtiment) passageway;9 (de roman, symphonie) passage; ( de film) sequence;10 Équit passage.passage à l'acte Psych acting out; passage clouté† = passage pour piétons; passage à niveau level crossing GB, grade crossing US; passage obligé prerequisite (pour for); passage pour piétons pedestrian crossing, crosswalk US; passage protégé right of way; passage souterrain underground passage; ( sous une rue) subway; passage à tabac beating; subir un passage à tabac to be beaten up; passage à vide gén bad patch; (pour un acteur, artiste) unproductive period.[pasaʒ] nom masculinA.[MOUVEMENT]1. [allées et venues]prochain passage du car dans deux heures the coach will be back ou will pass through again in two hours' timelaisser le passage à quelqu'un/une ambulance to let somebody/an ambulance through, to make way for somebody/an ambulance‘passage de troupeaux’ ‘cattle crossing’2. [circulation] traffic3. [arrivée, venue]c'est le seul souvenir qui me reste de mon passage chez eux that's the only thing I remember of my visit to them‘le relevé du compteur sera fait lors de notre prochain passage’ ‘we will read your meter the next time we call’5. [franchissement - d'une frontière, d'un fleuve] crossing ; [ - d'un col] passing ; [ - de la douane] passing (through)après le passage du sucre dans l'urine after the sugar has gone ou passed into the urine‘passage interdit’ ‘no entry’le passage de l'hiver au printemps the change ou passage from winter to springle passage de l'autocratie à la démocratie the changeover ou transition from autocracy to democracy7. [dans une hiérarchie] movele passage dans la classe supérieure ÉDUCATION going ou moving up to the next class (UK) ou grade (US)8. [voyage sur mer, traversée] crossingils travaillaient durement pour payer leur passage they worked hard to pay their passage ou to pay for their crossing10. INFORMATIQUE11. PSYCHOLOGIEa. [personne] last time he was on TVb. [film] last time it was shown on TVB.[VOIE]donner ou livrer passage à quelqu'un/quelque chose to let somebody/something in[galerie commerçante] arcade3. [tapis de couloir] runner4. AUTOMOBILE5. RAIL————————au passage locution adverbiale[sur un trajet] on one's ou the wayles enfants doivent attraper la cocarde au passage the children have to catch the ribbon as they go pastj'ai noté au passage que... I noticed in passing that...————————au passage de locution prépositionnelleau passage du carrosse, la foule applaudissait when the carriage went past ou through, the crowd clapped————————de passage locution adjectivale[client] casualêtre de passage [voyageur] to be passing through————————sur le passage de locution prépositionnellepassage à tabac nom masculinpassage à vide nom masculina. [syncope] to feel faint, to faintb. [moralement] to go through a bad patchc. [intellectuellement] to have a lapse in concentration -
25 passe
I.passe1 [pαs]feminine nounb. [de prostituée] c'est 200 € la passe it is 200 euros a timeII.masculine noun( = passe-partout)* * *
I(colloq) pɑs nom masculin1) ( passe-partout) master key2) ( laissez-passer) pass
II pɑs1) Sport pass2) (de prestidigitateur, torero) pass3) ( situation)être dans une passe difficile/une mauvaise passe — to be going through a difficult/a bad patch
* * *pɒs1. nf1) SPORT pass2) (magnétique) pass3) NAVIGATION channel2. nm(passe-partout) master key, skeleton key* * *A ○nm1 ( passe-partout) master key;2 ( laissez-passer) pass.B nf1 Sport pass; faire une passe to pass the ball (à to);2 (de prestidigitateur, torero) pass;3 (de magnétiseur, d'hypnotiseur) pass; il m'a fait des passes he made passes over me;4 ◑( de prostituée) trick○; faire une passe to turn a trick○; le prix d'une passe the cost of a trick;5 ( situation) être dans une passe difficile/une mauvaise passe to be going through a difficult/bad patch; être en passe de faire to be (well) on the way to doing; c'est une méthode révolue ou en passe de l'être it's an outdated method or soon will be;[pas] nom masculin1. [passe-partout] master ou pass key2. [laissez-passer] pass————————[pas] nom fémininfaire une passe to pass (the ball), to make a pass[en tauromachie] pass3. [situation]4. GÉOGRAPHIE [col] pass5. [d'un prestidigitateur] pass8. FINANCE9. INFORMATIQUE pass[à la roulette] passe11. [sur un cours d'eau] passage12. [d'un chapeau] rimen passe de locution prépositionnelleils sont en passe de prendre le contrôle des médias they're poised ou set to gain control of the media -
26 passé
I.passe1 [pαs]feminine nounb. [de prostituée] c'est 200 € la passe it is 200 euros a timeII.masculine noun( = passe-partout)* * *
I(colloq) pɑs nom masculin1) ( passe-partout) master key2) ( laissez-passer) pass
II pɑs1) Sport pass2) (de prestidigitateur, torero) pass3) ( situation)être dans une passe difficile/une mauvaise passe — to be going through a difficult/a bad patch
* * *pɒs1. nf1) SPORT pass2) (magnétique) pass3) NAVIGATION channel2. nm(passe-partout) master key, skeleton key* * *A ○nm1 ( passe-partout) master key;2 ( laissez-passer) pass.B nf1 Sport pass; faire une passe to pass the ball (à to);2 (de prestidigitateur, torero) pass;3 (de magnétiseur, d'hypnotiseur) pass; il m'a fait des passes he made passes over me;4 ◑( de prostituée) trick○; faire une passe to turn a trick○; le prix d'une passe the cost of a trick;5 ( situation) être dans une passe difficile/une mauvaise passe to be going through a difficult/bad patch; être en passe de faire to be (well) on the way to doing; c'est une méthode révolue ou en passe de l'être it's an outdated method or soon will be;I2. [révolu]elle songeait au temps passé she was thinking of times ou days gone by4. [teinte, fleur] faded————————nom masculin1. [temps révolu]oublions le passé let bygones be bygones, let's forget the pastc'est du passé, tout ça it's all in the past ou it's all behind us now2. [d'une personne, d'une ville] pastpassé simple ou historique simple past, past historicvoir aussi link=pluriel plurielpar le passé locution adverbialeil est beaucoup plus indulgent que par le passé he's much more indulgent than before ou than he used to besoyons amis, comme par le passé let's be friends, like beforeII[pase] préposition -
27 dreckig
I Adj. umg.2. fig. pej. (gemein) nastyII Adv.1. es geht ihm dreckig finanziell: he’s going through a bad patch, he’s pretty badly off; gesundheitlich: he’s not in the best of health; stärker: he’s in a pretty bad state, he’s in a bad way2. sie grinste / lachte dreckig she gave a dirty grin / laugh* * *filthy; mucky; dirty* * *drẹ|ckig ['drɛkɪç]1. adj (lit, fig)dirty; (stärker) filthy2. adv (inf)dreckig lachen — to give a dirty laugh
es geht mir dreckig — I'm in a bad way; (finanziell) I'm badly off
wenn man ihn erwischt, geht es ihm dreckig — if they catch him, he'll be sorry or he'll be in for it (inf)
* * *dre·ckigI. adj1. (schmutzig) dirty\dreckiges Schwein filthy swine\dreckiger Verbrecher/Verräter low-down criminal/traitor▶ jdm geht es \dreckig (fam) sb feels bad [or terrible]; (finanziell schlecht dastehen) sb is badly off; (Übles bevorstehen) sb is [in] for it famwenn er erwischt wird, geht es ihm \dreckig! if he's caught he'll be [in] for it!* * *1.1) (ugs.): (schmutzig, ungepflegt, auch fig.) dirty; (sehr/ekelerregend schmutzig, auch fig.) filthy2) (salopp abwertend): (unverschämt) cheeky3) nicht präd. (salopp abwertend): (gemein) dirty, filthy <swine etc.>2.1)es geht ihm dreckig — (ugs.) he's in a bad way
2) (salopp abwertend): (unverschämt) cheekilydreckig grinsen — have a cheeky grin on one's face
* * *A. adj umg2. fig pej (gemein) nastyB. adv1.es geht ihm dreckig finanziell: he’s going through a bad patch, he’s pretty badly off; gesundheitlich: he’s not in the best of health; stärker: he’s in a pretty bad state, he’s in a bad way2.sie grinste/lachte dreckig she gave a dirty grin/laugh* * *1.1) (ugs.): (schmutzig, ungepflegt, auch fig.) dirty; (sehr/ekelerregend schmutzig, auch fig.) filthy2) (salopp abwertend): (unverschämt) cheeky3) nicht präd. (salopp abwertend): (gemein) dirty, filthy <swine etc.>2.1)es geht ihm dreckig — (ugs.) he's in a bad way
2) (salopp abwertend): (unverschämt) cheekily* * *adj.cruddy adj.dirty adj.filthy adj.raunchy adj.scruffy adj. adv.raunchily adv. -
28 racha
racha sustantivo femenino ‹de enfermedades/éxitos› a string of sth;◊ pasar una mala racha to go through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch;tengo una buena racha, voy a seguir jugando I'm on a winning streak so I'm going to carry on playing; va/viene por rachas it goes/comes in phasesb) (Meteo) gust of wind
racha sustantivo femenino
1 (periodo de tiempo) run, spell: tengo una mala racha, I'm going through a bad patch
2 (de viento) gust Locuciones: a rachas, in fits and starts ' racha' also found in these entries: English: gust - patch - run - spate - spurt - streak - unbroken - luck - spell -
29 Schwächeperiode
f, Schwächephase f period of weakness; WIRTS. bad period (+ Gen for); eine Schwächeperiode durchlaufen SPORT etc.: be going through a bad patch* * * -
30 stick
stick [stɪk]bâton ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) canne ⇒ 1 (a) baguette ⇒ 1 (a) morceau ⇒ 1 (b) crosse ⇒ 1 (c) critiques ⇒ 1 (e) planter ⇒ 2 (a) enfoncer ⇒ 2 (a) mettre ⇒ 2 (b) fixer ⇒ 2 (c) coller ⇒ 2 (d), 3 (b) supporter ⇒ 2 (f) se planter ⇒ 3 (a) se coincer ⇒ 3 (c) rester ⇒ 3 (d)(pt & pp stuck [stʌk])1 noun(a) (piece of wood) bâton m; (for kindling) bout m de bois; (twig) petite branche f, brindille f; (walking stick) canne f, bâton m; (for plants) rame f, tuteur m; (drumstick) baguette f; (for lollipop) bâton m;∎ gather some sticks, we'll make a fire ramassez du bois, on fera du feu;∎ she had legs like sticks elle avait des jambes comme des allumettes;∎ I'm going to take a stick to that boy one day! un jour je vais donner une bonne correction à ce garçon!;∎ figurative the threat of redundancy has become a stick with which industry beats the unions pour le patronat, la menace du licenciement est devenue une arme contre les syndicats;∎ his behaviour became a stick to beat him with son comportement s'est retourné contre lui;∎ to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick mal comprendre, comprendre de travers;∎ you've got (hold of) the wrong end of the stick about this business vous avez tout compris de travers dans cette histoire;∎ to get the short or dirty end of the stick être mal loti;∎ she got the short or dirty end of the stick as usual c'est tombé sur elle comme d'habitude;∎ proverb sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never hurt me) la bave du crapaud n'atteint pas la blanche colombe(b) (piece → of chalk) bâton m, morceau m; (→ of cinnamon, incense, liquorice, dynamite) bâton m; (→ of charcoal) morceau m; (→ of chewing gum) tablette f; (→ of glue, deodorant) bâton m, stick m; (→ of celery) branche f; (→ of rhubarb) tige f(c) Sport (in lacrosse) crosse f; (in hockey) crosse f, stick m; (ski pole) bâton m (de ski); (baseball bat) batte f; (billiard cue) queue f de billard; (in pick-up-sticks) bâton m, bâtonnet m, jonchet m∎ a few sticks (of furniture) quelques vagues meubles;∎ we don't have one stick of decent furniture nous n'avons pas un seul meuble convenable∎ to take a lot of stick (to be criticized) se faire éreinter ou démolir; (to be mocked) se faire chambrer ou charrier;∎ to give sb stick (for sth) (criticize) éreinter ou démolir qn (à cause de qch); (laugh at) chambrer ou charrier qn (à cause de qch);∎ the police got a lot of stick from the press la police s'est fait éreinter ou démolir par la presse;∎ he got a lot of stick from his friends about his new hairstyle ses amis l'ont bien chambré ou charrié avec sa nouvelle coupe∎ a dry old stick un pince-sans-rire;∎ she's a funny old stick c'est un drôle de personnage;∎ she's not a bad old stick, she's a nice old stick elle est plutôt sympa∎ to be up the stick (pregnant) être en cloque(a) (jab, stab → spear, nail, knife) planter, enfoncer; (→ needle) piquer, planter; (→ pole, shovel) planter; (→ elbow, gun) enfoncer;∎ he stuck his fork into a potato il a planté sa fourchette dans une pomme de terre;∎ she stuck the spade into the ground elle a planté la bêche dans le sol;∎ don't stick drawing pins in the wall ne plantez pas de punaises dans le mur;∎ there were maps with coloured pins stuck in them il y avait des cartes avec des épingles de couleur;∎ I've got a splinter stuck in my finger je me suis planté une écharde dans le doigt;∎ a ham stuck with cloves un jambon piqué de clous de girofle;∎ watch out! you almost stuck your umbrella in my eye! fais attention! tu as failli m'enfoncer ton parapluie dans l'œil!;∎ he stuck his elbow in my ribs il m'a enfoncé son coude dans les côtes;∎ she stuck the revolver in his back elle lui a enfoncé le revolver dans le dos;∎ stick the skewer through the chicken enfilez le poulet sur la broche, embrochez le poulet∎ stick the candles in the holders mettez les bougies dans les bougeoirs;∎ he stuck a rose in his lapel il s'est mis une rose à la boutonnière;∎ she stuck the cork in the bottle elle a enfoncé le bouchon dans le goulot de la bouteille;∎ to stick a flower in one's hair piquer une fleur dans ses cheveux;∎ here, stick this under the chair leg tenez, calez la chaise avec ça;∎ he stuck his foot in the door il glissa son pied dans l'entrebâillement de la porte;∎ he stood there with a cigar stuck in his mouth/with his hands stuck in his pockets il était planté là, un cigare entre les dents/les mains enfoncées dans les poches;∎ he stuck the card back in the pack il a remis la carte dans le jeu;∎ she stuck her head into the office/out of the window elle a passé la tête dans le bureau/par la fenêtre;∎ I had to stick my fingers down my throat il a fallu que je me mette les doigts dans la bouche;∎ familiar mix it all together and stick it in the oven mélange bien et mets-le au four□ ;∎ familiar stick it in your pocket colle ça dans ta poche;∎ familiar can you stick my name on the list? tu peux ajouter mon nom sur la liste?□ ;∎ familiar he pulled out his gun and stuck it in my face il a sorti son revolver et me l'a collé sous le nez;∎ very familiar you can stick your job/money! ton boulot/fric, tu peux te le mettre où je pense!;∎ very familiar stick it! va te faire voir!∎ she stuck the broom head on the handle elle a fixé la brosse à balai au manche;∎ it was stuck on the notice-board with tacks c'était punaisé au tableau d'affichage(d) (with adhesive) coller;∎ to stick a stamp on an envelope coller un timbre sur une enveloppe;∎ help me stick this vase together aide-moi à recoller le vase;∎ he had posters stuck to the walls with Sellotape il avait scotché des posters aux murs;∎ stick no bills (sign) défense d'afficher(e) (kill → pig) égorger∎ I can't stick him je peux pas l'encadrer;∎ I don't know how you've stuck it for so long je ne sais pas comment tu as fait pour supporter ça si longtemps;∎ what I can't stick is her telling me how to run my life ce que je ne peux pas encaisser c'est qu'elle me dise comment je dois mener ma vie;∎ I'm amazed she stuck a term, let alone three years je suis étonné qu'elle ait tenu (le coup) un trimestre, et à plus forte raison trois ans∎ to stick sb with a fine/the blame coller une amende/faire endosser la responsabilité□ à qn(a) (be embedded → arrow, dart, spear) se planter;∎ you'll find some tacks already sticking in the notice-board vous trouverez quelques punaises déjà plantées dans le tableau d'affichage;∎ the point was sticking through the lining la pointe avait percé la doublure;∎ don't leave the spade sticking in the ground ne laisse pas la pelle plantée dans le sol;∎ they had straw sticking in their hair ils avaient des brins de paille dans les cheveux(b) (attach, adhere → wet clothes, bandage, chewing gum) coller; (→ gummed label, stamp) tenir, coller; (→ burr) s'accrocher;∎ the dough stuck to my fingers la pâte collait à mes doigts;∎ the damp has made the stamps stick together l'humidité a collé les timbres les uns aux autres;∎ the dust will stick to the wet varnish la poussière va coller sur le vernis frais;∎ her shirt stuck to her back elle avait la chemise collée au dos;∎ a butterfly had stuck to the flypaper un papillon était venu se coller au papier tue-mouches;∎ these badges stick to any surface ces autocollants adhèrent sur toutes les surfaces;∎ food won't stick to these pans ces casseroles n'attachent pas;∎ the noodles had got all stuck together les nouilles avaient collé ou étaient toutes collées;∎ British familiar have some porridge! that'll stick to your ribs! prends du porridge, ça tient au corps!(c) (become jammed, wedged → mechanism, drawer, key) se coincer, se bloquer;∎ the lorry stuck fast in the mud le camion s'est complètement enlisé dans la boue;∎ this drawer keeps sticking ce tiroir n'arrête pas de se coincer ou de se bloquer;∎ a fishbone stuck in my throat j'avais une arête (de poisson) coincée dans la gorge;∎ figurative it stuck in my throat ça m'est resté en travers de la gorge;∎ having to ask him for a loan really sticks in my throat ça me coûte vraiment d'avoir à lui demander de me prêter de l'argent;∎ the words stuck in his throat les mots lui restèrent dans la gorge(d) (remain, keep) rester;∎ they called him Boney as a child and the name stuck quand il était petit, on le surnommait Boney et le nom lui est resté;∎ she has the kind of face that sticks in your memory elle a un visage qu'on n'oublie pas ou dont on se souvient;∎ dates just never stick in my head je n'ai vraiment pas la mémoire des dates∎ we know he's guilty, but will the charge stick? nous savons qu'il est coupable, mais est-ce qu'un tribunal le condamnera□ ?;∎ to make the charge or charges stick prouver la culpabilité de qn□ ;∎ the important thing now is to make the agreement stick ce qui compte maintenant, c'est de faire respecter l'accord□∎ (I) stick j'arrête, je ne veux pas d'autre carte;∎ the dealer must stick on or with seventeen le donneur doit s'arrêter à dix-sept∎ familiar the sticks la cambrousse;∎ they live out in the sticks ils habitent en pleine cambrousse►► stick bean haricot m à rames;stick deodorant déodorant m en stick;stick figure personnage m stylisé;stick insect phasme m;∎ I don't know how to drive a stick shift je ne sais pas conduire une voiture à vitesses manuelles∎ stick around if you want, she'll be back in a little while tu peux rester si tu veux, elle ne va pas tarder à rentrer;∎ I'm not sticking around a moment longer! je n'attendrai pas une minute de plus!∎ to stick at it perséverer∎ to stick at nothing ne reculer ou n'hésiter devant rien;∎ she'll stick at nothing to get her way elle ne reculera devant rien pour parvenir à ses fins∎ don't worry, I'll always stick by you sois tranquille, je serai toujours là pour te soutenir(b) (one's decision) s'en tenir à;∎ I stick by what I said je maintiens ce que j'ai dit(a) (flap, envelope) coller∎ stick the box down in the corner colle le carton dans le coin;∎ he stuck the plate down in front of me il a collé l'assiette devant moi(flap, envelope) (se) coller➲ stick in(a) (nail, knife, spear) planter, enfoncer; (needle) piquer, enfoncer; (pole, shovel) enfoncer, planter;∎ he stuck the knife all the way in il a enfoncé le couteau jusqu'au bout ou jusqu'à la garde;∎ she stuck the knife in again and again elle donna plusieurs coups de couteau(b) (insert → coin, bank card) insérer; (→ electric plug) brancher; (→ cork, sink plug) enfoncer; (→ word, sentence) ajouter;∎ it's simple, just stick the key in and turn c'est très simple, il suffit d'insérer la clé et de tourner;∎ I stuck my hand in to test the water temperature j'ai plongé la main pour vérifier la température de l'eau;∎ he stuck his head in through the door il passa la tête par la porte;∎ she's stuck in a lot of footnotes to give weight to her thesis elle a ajouté un tas de notes pour donner du poids à sa thèse∎ there's not enough space to stick in all these stamps/photos il ne reste pas assez de place pour coller tous ces timbres/toutes ces photos(a) (dart, arrow, spear) se planter;∎ if the javelin doesn't stick in the throw doesn't count si le javelot ne se plante pas, le jet ne compte pas;∎ the last dart failed to stick in la dernière fléchette n'est pas restée plantée∎ stick in there! tenez bon!➲ stick on(a) (fasten on → gummed badge, label, stamp) coller; (→ china handle) recoller; (→ broom head) fixer∎ he hurriedly stuck a hat on il s'est collé en vitesse un chapeau sur la têtecoller, se coller;∎ the stamp won't stick on le timbre ne colle pas;∎ the patch sticks on when ironed la pièce se colle au tissu quand on la repasse∎ to stick one's tongue out (at sb) tirer la langue (à qn);∎ he stuck his foot out to trip me up il a allongé la jambe pour me faire un croche-pied;∎ I opened the window and stuck my head out j'ai ouvert la fenêtre et j'ai passé la tête au dehors;∎ to stick one's chest out bomber le torse;∎ to stick out one's lower lip faire la moue∎ to stick it out tenir le coup jusqu'au bout(a) (protrude → nail, splinter) sortir; (→ teeth) avancer; (→ plant, shoot) pointer; (→ ledge, balcony) être en saillie;∎ his belly stuck out over his belt son ventre débordait au-dessus de sa ceinture;∎ her ears stick out elle a les oreilles décollées;∎ her teeth stick out elle a les dents qui avancent;∎ my feet stuck out over the end of the bed mes pieds dépassaient du lit;∎ the front of the car stuck out of the garage l'avant de la voiture dépassait du garage;∎ his ticket was sticking out of his pocket son billet sortait ou dépassait de sa poche;∎ one leg was sticking out of the sheets une jambe dépassait de sous les draps;∎ only her head was sticking out of the water seule sa tête sortait ou émergeait de l'eau(b) (be noticeable → colour) ressortir;∎ the red Mercedes really sticks out on ne voit que la Mercedes rouge;∎ I don't like to stick out in a crowd je n'aime pas me singulariser ou me faire remarquer;∎ it's her accent that makes her stick out c'est à cause de son accent qu'on la remarque;∎ it sticks out a mile c'est clair comme le jours'obstiner à vouloir, exiger;∎ the union is sticking out for a five per cent rise le syndicat continue à revendiquer une augmentation de cinq pour cent;∎ after sticking out for higher quotas, they had to settle for last year's levels après s'être battus pour obtenir une augmentation des quotas, ils ont dû se contenter de ceux de l'année dernière∎ I can never stick to diets je n'arrive jamais à suivre un régime longtemps;∎ we must stick to our plan nous devons continuer à suivre notre plan;∎ once I make a decision I stick to it une fois que j'ai pris une décision, je m'y tiens ou je n'en démords pas;∎ to stick to one's word or promises tenir (sa) parole;∎ to stick to one's principles rester fidèle à ses principes;∎ stick as close to the truth as possible restez aussi près que possible de la vérité(b) (continue to affirm) maintenir;∎ I stick to what I said je maintiens ce que j'ai dit;∎ she's still sticking to her story elle maintient ce qu'elle a dit;∎ that's my story and I'm sticking to it c'est ma version et je m'y tiens(c) (restrict oneself to) s'en tenir à;∎ stick to the point! ne vous éloignez pas du sujet!, tenez-vous en au sujet!;∎ stick to the facts! tenez-vous-en aux faits!;∎ can we stick to the business in hand? peut-être pourrions-nous revenir au sujet qui nous occupe?;∎ to stick to the text serrer le texte de près;∎ the author would be better off sticking to journalism l'auteur ferait mieux de se cantonner au journalisme∎ to stick to one's post rester à son poste;∎ he sticks to his room il ne sort pas de sa chambre;∎ stick to the main road suivez la route principale∎ stick close to the house restez près de la maison;∎ his bodyguards stick close to him at all times ses gardes du corps l'accompagnent partout ou ne le quittent jamais d'une semelle;∎ to stick to sb like glue se cramponner ou s'accrocher à qn, coller qncoller (ensemble)(a) (pages etc) être collé (ensemble)∎ we'd better stick together il vaut mieux que nous restions ensemble, il vaut mieux ne pas nous séparer;∎ figurative we'll get through this bad patch if we stick together on sortira de cette mauvaise passe si on se serre les coudes➲ stick up(b) (raise → pole) dresser;∎ stick the target back up redressez la cible;∎ to stick one's hand up lever la main;∎ familiar stick `em up! haut les mains!(point upwards → tower, antenna) se dresser; (→ plant shoots) pointer;∎ I saw a chimney sticking up in the distance j'ai vu une cheminée qui se dressait au loin;∎ the antenna was sticking straight up l'antenne se dressait toute droite;∎ a branch was sticking up out of the water une branche sortait de l'eau;∎ his hair's sticking up il est ébouriffé∎ to stick up for sb prendre la défense ou le parti de qn;∎ stick up for yourself! ne te laisse pas faire!;∎ she can stick up for herself elle peut se défendre toute seule;∎ he has trouble sticking up for himself/his rights il a du mal à défendre ses intérêts/à faire valoir ses droits(a) (activity, subject) s'en tenir à, persister dans;∎ now I've started the job, I'm going to stick with it maintenant que j'ai commencé ce travail, je ne le lâche pas;∎ I'm sticking with my old car for now je garde ma vieille voiture pour le moment∎ stick with me, kid, and you'll be all right reste avec moi, petit, et tout ira bien -
31 bache
bache sustantivo masculinoa) (Auto) potholeb) (Aviac) air pocket
bache sustantivo masculino
1 (en una carretera) pot hole
2 Av air pocket
3 figurado bad patch: está atravesando un bache, he's going through a bad patch ' bache' also found in these entries: Spanish: sortear English: bump - hole - pothole - pot -
32 etapa
f.stage.las últimas etapas the final stagespor etapas in stagesquemar etapas to come on in leaps and bounds, to progress rapidlyestá pasando una mala etapa he's going through a bad patch* * *1 period, stage2 (parada) stop, stage3 DEPORTE leg, stage\por etapas in stagesquemar etapas figurado to get on in leaps and bounds* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de viaje] stage2) (=fase) stage, phasedesarrollo por etapas — phased development, development in stages
lo haremos por etapas — we'll do it gradually o in stages
3) (Dep) leg, lap4) (Mil) stopping place5) [de cohete] stage* * *1) ( en viaje) stage; (en ciclismo, rally) leg, stage2) ( de proceso) stage, phasela etapa más feliz de mi vida — the best o happiest time of my life
* * *= phase, stage, step, chapter.Ex. This planning phase involves moving from a vague impression that a thesaurus might be useful to a fairly precise profile for the thesaurus.Ex. The first stage in the choice of access points must be the definition of an author.Ex. The first step in assigning intellectual responsibility to a corporate body must be a definition of a corporate body.Ex. The late 18th century heyday of aristocratic libraries was a brief but important chapter in Hungarian library history.----* eliminar por etapas = phase out.* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.* en tres etapas = three-step.* en varias etapas = multistage [multi-stage], multi-step.* etapa anterior a la impresión = prepress [pre-press].* etapa de desarollo = stage of development.* etapa de la vida = life stage.* etapa de planificación = planning stage.* etapa final = output stage.* etapa inicial = input stage.* llegar a una etapa = reach + point.* marcar una etapa = mark + a stage.* por etapas = staged.* primera etapa = early days.* subetapa = sub-stage.* superar la etapa de = move on from.* volver a la etapa de planificación = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board.* * *1) ( en viaje) stage; (en ciclismo, rally) leg, stage2) ( de proceso) stage, phasela etapa más feliz de mi vida — the best o happiest time of my life
* * *= phase, stage, step, chapter.Ex: This planning phase involves moving from a vague impression that a thesaurus might be useful to a fairly precise profile for the thesaurus.
Ex: The first stage in the choice of access points must be the definition of an author.Ex: The first step in assigning intellectual responsibility to a corporate body must be a definition of a corporate body.Ex: The late 18th century heyday of aristocratic libraries was a brief but important chapter in Hungarian library history.* eliminar por etapas = phase out.* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.* en tres etapas = three-step.* en varias etapas = multistage [multi-stage], multi-step.* etapa anterior a la impresión = prepress [pre-press].* etapa de desarollo = stage of development.* etapa de la vida = life stage.* etapa de planificación = planning stage.* etapa final = output stage.* etapa inicial = input stage.* llegar a una etapa = reach + point.* marcar una etapa = mark + a stage.* por etapas = staged.* primera etapa = early days.* subetapa = sub-stage.* superar la etapa de = move on from.* volver a la etapa de planificación = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board.* * *A (en un viaje, recorrido) stage; (en ciclismo, un rally) leg, stagehicimos el viaje en varias etapas/por etapas we did the trip in stagesCompuesto:opening time-trialB (de un proceso) stage, phasela etapa más feliz de mi vida the best o happiest time o period of my lifeC (de un cohete, misil) stage* * *
etapa sustantivo femenino
stage;
la etapa más feliz de mi vida the best o happiest time of my life
etapa sustantivo femenino stage, phase: haremos el trabajo por etapas, we'll do the work in stages
' etapa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atravesar
- contrarreloj
- estadio
- extensa
- extenso
- fase
- interfase
- transición
- clasificación
- clasificar
- entrada
- entrar
- intermedio
- ronda
- superar
- trámite
English:
degree
- early
- growing
- lap
- leg
- stage
- go
- past
- preliminary
* * *etapa nf1. [trayecto, fase] stage;está pasando una mala etapa he's going through a bad patch;por etapas in stages;la reforma educativa será implantada por etapas the educational reforms will be introduced in stages2. Dep stage;una vuelta ciclista por etapas a staged cycle raceetapa ciclista stage [of cycle race];etapa contrarreloj [en ciclismo] time trial;etapa de montaña [en ciclismo] mountain stage;etapa prólogo [en ciclismo] prologue* * *f1 DEP stage, leg2 stage;por etapas in stages;quemar etapas cut corners* * *etapa nffase: stage, phase* * *etapa n stage -
33 dar
"1. narrow, not wide. 2. tight, tightly fitting. 3. scant, scanty, meager. 4. (time) of need, of want, of economic hardship. 5. narrowly, barely, just. - açı geom. acute angle. (kendini) - atmak 1. /dan/ to escape (from) (a place) by the skin of one´s teeth. 2. /a/ barely to make it to (a place). - boğaz/geçit 1. geog. gap, notch, defile; gorge. 2. difficult situation or time. -a boğmak /ı/ to take advantage of (someone) when he/she is having a hard time. -da bulunmak 1. to be in financial difficulties. 2. to have a hard time, go through a bad patch. dara dar/dar darına/-ı darına barely, just. -a düşmek to fall on hard times. -a gelememek to refuse to be hurried. - gelirli low-income, poor. -a gelmek to be done in a hurry; to occur in a rushed and inopportune moment. -a getirmek /ı/ 1. to deceive (someone) by rushing him/her. 2. to do (something) in a rush; to have (something) done in a hurry. - görüşlü narrow-minded, narrow. - hat rail. narrow-gauge (railroad). - kaçmak to have a narrow escape. - kafalı narrow-minded, narrow. -da kalmak 1. to be in financial difficulties. 2. to have a hard time, go through a bad patch. - kurtulmak to have a narrow escape. - üçgen geom. acute triangle. - ünlü phonetics close vowel. - yetişmek /a/ barely to get (to a place) in time." -
34 mal
adj.1 bad, evil.2 bad, poor.3 bad, deficient, low-quality.adv.1 wrong (incorrectamente).hacer algo mal to do something wronghas escrito mal esta palabra you've spelled that word wronghiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell himportarse mal to behave badly2 badly (inadecuadamente).la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badlymal vestido badly dressedoigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very wellesta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properlyHaces las cosas mal siempre! You always do things badly!3 hardly.mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know it if you don't tell him4 barely, hardly.Mal pudimos dormir esa noche We could barely sleep that night.m.1 harm, damage (daño).no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a whilemal de ojo evil eye2 illness.mal de altura o montaña altitude o mountain sicknessel mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease3 evil.4 wrong.* * *1 evil2 (daño) harm3 (enfermedad) sickness► adjetivo► adverbio1 (no adecuadamente) badly2 (enfermo) ill, sick■ me encuentro mal I feel ill, I don't feel well3 (incorrectamente) wrong4 (difícilmente) hardly, scarcely5 (desagradablemente) bad■ como sigas así, acabarás mal if you keep on like that, you'll end up in trouble6 (en frases negativas) bad, badly\a grandes males, grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresde mal en peor from bad to worseestar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebodymal que bien one way or anothermal que les (te, etc) pese whether they (you, etc) like it or notmenos mal que... it's a good job that..., thank God that...no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on foreverno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de altura altitude sicknessmal de ojo evil eyemal de la rosa pellagramal de la tierra homesicknessmal francés syphilis* * *1. adv.1) badly, poorly2) hardly3) wrong2. noun m.1) evil2) wrong3) harm4) misfortune5) illness, disease3. adj.* * *1. ADV1) (=imperfectamente) badlyoigo/veo mal — I can't hear/see well
si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right, if I remember correctly
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hacer mal, hace mal en mentir — he is wrong to lie3) (=insuficientemente) poorlyeste disco se vendió muy mal — this record sold very poorly, this record had very poor sales
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comer mal, en este restaurante se come mal — the food isn't very good in this restaurantla niña come mal — the girl isn't eating properly, the girl is off her food
4) (=sin salud) illencontrarse o sentirse mal — to feel ill
5) (=desagradablemente)¡no está mal este vino! — this wine isn't bad!
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caer mal algn, me cae mal su amigo — I don't like his friend•
llevarse mal, me llevo mal con él — I don't get on with him•
oler mal, esta habitación huele mal — this room smells (bad)•
pensar mal de algn — to think badly of sb•
saber mal, sabe mal — it doesn't taste nice6) [otras locuciones]•
estar a mal con algn — to be on bad terms with sb•
¡ menos mal! — thank goodness!menos mal que... — it's just as well (that)..., it's a good job (that)...
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mal que bien — more or less, just aboutmal que bien lo hemos solucionado — we've more or less o just about managed to solve it
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tomarse algo (a) mal — to take sth the wrong way2.CONJ3.4. SM1) (=maldad)combatir el mal — frm to fight against evil
2) (=perjuicio) harmel mal ya está hecho — the harm o damage is done now
¡mal haya quien...! — frm a curse on whoever...!
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dar mal a algn — to make sb suffer•
darse mal — to torment o.s.rebajamos los precios, como mal menor — we cut the prices, as the lesser of two evils
esa solución no me satisface, pero es un mal menor — I'm not happy with that solution, but it could have been worse
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parar en mal — to come to a bad end3) (=problema) ill4) (Med) disease, illnessmal francés — ( Hist) syphilis
5)6) LAm (Med) epileptic fit* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.Ex. He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex. In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.----* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.
Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *mal1mal2A1 (enfermo, con mal aspecto) estar mal to be bad o ill; (anímicamente) to be o feel low ( colloq), to be o feel down ( colloq)me siento mal I don't feel well, I feel illhace días que ando mal del estómago I've been having trouble with my stomach for some days nowlo encontré muy mal, pálido y desmejorado he didn't seem at all well, he looked pale and sicklyestá muy mal, no se ha repuesto de lo del marido she's in a bad way, she hasn't got over what happened to her husband¡éste está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the headesas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me2(incómodo, a disgusto): ¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?tú allí estás mal you aren't comfortable thereB ( fam) ( en frases negativas)C (desagradable) ‹oler/saber› badaquí huele mal there's a horrible smell in here, it smells in hereno sabe tan mal it doesn't taste that badesta leche huele mal this milk smells bad o offD(insatisfactorio): los soufflés siempre me quedan mal my soufflés never turn out rightestoy or quedé or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photole queda mal ese peinado that hairstyle doesn't suit herla casa no está mal, pero es cara the house isn't bad o is quite nice but it's expensivesacarnos un millón no estaría nada mal I wouldn't mind winning a millionE (incorrecto) wrongla fecha está mal the date is wrongcreo que está muy mal no decírselo I think it's very wrong o bad not to tell herestá mal que le hables en ese tono it's wrong (of you) to speak to him in that toneestuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo it was wrong of you not to help himF (indicando escasez) estar mal DE algo:estamos mal de dinero we're hard up ( colloq), we're short of moneyestamos mal de arroz we have hardly any rice (left), we're low on o almost out of ricemal3A (de manera no satisfactoria) ‹hecho/organizado/pintado/vestido› badlycanta muy mal she sings very badly, she's a very bad singer, she's very bad at singingse expresó mal he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badlyte oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you, I can't hear you very wellen el colegio se come muy mal the food's terrible at schoolle fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badlyde mal en peor from bad to worseB(desventajosamente): se casó muy mal she made a bad marriagevendieron muy mal la casa they got a terrible price for the houseel negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing very wellC (desfavorablemente) badly, illno hables mal de ella don't speak badly o ill of herpiensa mal de todo el mundo he thinks ill of everyoneD1 (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglylo has hecho mal you've done it wrongmi nombre está mal escrito my name has been misspelt, my name is spelt/has been spelt wrong(ly)te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informedte entendí mal I misunderstood you, I didn't understand you properly2 (de manera reprensible) badlyobró or procedió mal he acted wrongly o badlyhaces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see herme contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely o in a very rude mannersi te portas mal no te traigo más if you behave badly o if you misbehave I won't bring you againE(difícilmente): mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado you can hardly say o I don't see how you can say whether you like it when you haven't even tried itF ( en locs):comí algo que me hizo mal I ate something which didn't agree with me o which made me feel bad o illmal que me/te/nos pese whether I/you/we like it or notmenos mal: aceptaron tu solicitud — ¡menos mal! they've accepted your application — thank goodness!¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!estar a mal con algn to be on bad terms with sbtomarse algo a mal to take sth to heartCompuesto:mal nacido, mal nacidamasculine, feminine swine ( colloq), rat ( colloq) ver tb maleducado1 (↑ maleducado (1)), maleducado2 (↑ maleducado (2))mal4A ( Fil) evilel bien y el mal good and evil, right and wronglíbranos del mal deliver us from evilB(daño, perjuicio): no le perdono todo el mal que me hizo I can't forgive her all the wrong she did mele estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo you're doing her a disservice o you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the timeel divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harmlo que me dijo me hizo mucho mal what he said hurt me deeply o really hurt meC(inconveniente, problema): los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad the ills afflicting our societyla contaminación es uno de los males de nuestro tiempo pollution is one of the evils of our timea grandes males grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresno hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on for everno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de muchos, consuelo de tontos: … pero a mucha gente le pasó lo mismo — mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos … but the same thing happened to a lot of other people — so that makes you feel better, does it? ( iro)todos mis amigos suspendieron también, así que mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos all my friends failed too, so that's some consolation, I suppose o so that makes things a bit better, I supposequien canta sus males espanta problems don't seem so bad if you keep cheerfulCompuesto:(entre dos alternativas) lesser of two evilseso fue un mal menor porque se podría haber matado in fact he was lucky o he can count himself lucky, he could have been killedD ( Med)1 ( liter) (enfermedad) illness2cuando le da el mal when she has a fitCompuestos:Alzheimer's disease( fam):tiene mal de amores he's lovesickChagas' diseasealtitude sickness, mountain sicknessevil eyele echó el mal de ojo or (CS) le hizo mal de ojo she gave him the evil eyeParkinson's disease( euf); syphilisE (pena) troubleno me vengas a contar tus males don't come to me with your troubles* * *
mal adjetivo: ver◊ malo
■ adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] ( enfermo) ill;
( anímicamente) in a bad way (colloq);
( incómodo) uncomfortable;
¡este está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head;
esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me
2 (fam) ( en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al aspecto):◊ no está nada mal she's/he's/it's not at all bad (colloq)
3 ( insatisfactorio): estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photograph;
4 [estar] ( incorrecto) wrong
5 ( indicando escasez) estar or ir mal de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› to be short of sth
■ adverbio
1 ( de manera no satisfactoria) ‹vestir/cantar/jugar› badly;
te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you;
el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing well;
de mal en peor from bad to worse
2 ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill;◊ hablar mal de algn to speak badly o ill of sb
3
◊ te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed;
te entendí mal I misunderstood you
me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely
4 ( desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad;◊ aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
5 ( en locs)
el pescado me hizo mal the fish didn't agree with me;
menos mal: ¡menos mal! thank goodness!;
¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!;
tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) evil;
2 (daño, perjuicio):
3 ( cosa dañina) ill, evil;
no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining
4 (Med) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness;◊ tiene mal de amores (fam) he's lovesick;
mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness, mountain sickness
5 ( pena) trouble
mal
I adj (delante de sustantivo masculino) bad
un mal momento, (inoportuno) a bad time: está atravesando un mal momento, he's going through a bad patch ➣ malo,-a
II sustantivo masculino
1 evil, wrong
más allá del bien y del mal, beyond good and evil
2 (perjuicio) harm: me ha hecho mucho mal, it really hurt me
mal de ojo, the evil eye
3 (dolencia) illness, disease: padece un mal incurable, she suffers from an incurable disease
III adverbio
1 (de mala manera, incorrectamente) badly, wrong: oye muy mal, she can hardly hear
todo me sale mal, everything I do turns out badly
me siento mal del estómago, I've got an upset stomach
menos mal que estás aquí, it's a good job you are here
2 (difícilmente) scarcely, hardly: si no me lo cuentas, mal puedo yo ayudarte, if you don't tell me I can scarcely help you
♦ Locuciones: llevar uno mal algo, to take sthg badly: lleva muy mal la muerte de su padre, he took the death of his father really badly
mal que, even if: tendremos que ir mal que nos pese, whether we like it or not, we'll have to go
mal que bien, somehow or other: mal que bien vamos tirando, we're managing quite well somehow or other
ponerse a mal con alguien, to fall out with sb
tomar uno a mal, to take sthg badly: no te lo tomes a mal, don't take it badly
' mal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agüero
- añadidura
- apestar
- apestosa
- apestoso
- atufar
- avenida
- avenido
- azotea
- berrear
- bicho
- bien
- caber
- cabeza
- caer
- café
- calcular
- caldo
- camino
- cantar
- carácter
- cardo
- chabacana
- chabacano
- chapuza
- comportarse
- comunicada
- comunicado
- conservarse
- contraluz
- contraria
- contrario
- criada
- criado
- daño
- desastre
- desencajada
- desencajado
- deslucir
- despertar
- día
- dinero
- educada
- educado
- efecto
- empañarse
- encajar
- encaminada
- encaminado
- encontrar
English:
abuse
- acquit
- act up
- agree
- along
- amulet
- astray
- bad
- bad-tempered
- badly
- barring
- best
- bile
- cheap
- cloud
- come off
- condition
- deal
- deliver
- disagree
- disapprove
- disrepair
- do
- do with
- doom
- downhill
- embody
- evil
- evil eye
- fit
- flare up
- foolish
- foot
- frown on
- gnawing
- go
- go down
- go off
- god
- going
- good
- greasy
- grief
- grim
- grin
- grumpy
- half-baked
- hash
- health
- hinder
* * *♦ adjver malo♦ nmLiterariolas fuerzas del mal the forces of darkness o evil2. [daño] harm, damage;nadie sufrió ningún mal no one was harmed, no one suffered any harm;¿no le hará mal al bebé tanta agua? all that water can't be good for the baby;no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while;todas aquellas habladurías le hicieron mucho mal all the gossip hurt her deeplymal de ojo evil eye; Arquit el mal de la piedra = the problem of crumbling masonry caused by pollution etc3. [enfermedad] illness;Figesto te curará todos los males this will make you feel better;tener mal de amores to be lovesickmal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness;mal de montaña mountain sickness;Ven mal de páramo altitude sickness; Fam el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease4. [problema, inconveniente] bad thing;el hambre y la pobreza son males que afectan al Tercer Mundo hunger and poverty are problems o ills which affect the Third World;entre las dos opciones, es el mal menor it's the lesser of two evils;un mal necesario a necessary evil5. Compdel mal, el menos it's the lesser of two evils;la crisis pasará, no hay mal que cien años dure the recession will end sooner or later, these things never last forever;a grandes males, grandes remedios drastic situations demand drastic action;mal de muchos, consuelo de todos o [m5]de tontos: he suspendido, pero también mis compañeros – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos I failed, but so did my classmates – it doesn't make it all right, just because they did too;lo mismo pasa en otros países – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos the same thing happens in other countries – that doesn't make it any better, though;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining♦ adv1. [incorrectamente] wrong;obrar mal to do wrong;portarse mal to behave badly;juzgar mal a alguien to misjudge sb;está mal hecho [un informe, un trabajo] it hasn't been done properly;[un producto, un aparato] it's badly made;eso está mal hecho, no debían haberlo aceptado it was wrong of them, they shouldn't have accepted it;está mal eso que has hecho what you've done is wrong;hacer algo mal to do sth wrong;has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelt that word wrong;hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him;está mal que yo lo diga, pero esta sopa esta buenísima this soup is delicious, although I say so myself2. [inadecuadamente, insuficientemente] badly;creo que me he explicado mal I'm not sure I've explained myself clearly;oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well;el niño come bastante mal the boy isn't eating properly o very well;calculé mal el tiempo I miscalculated the time;canta muy mal she sings terribly, she's a terrible singer;esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly;andar mal de dinero to be short of money;andamos mal de azúcar we're running out of sugar;la empresa/el equipo va mal the company/team isn't doing very well;va mal en la universidad she's not doing very well at university;le fue mal en la entrevista his interview didn't go very well;el sueldo no está nada mal the pay's pretty good, the pay isn't at all bad;ese chico no está nada mal that boy's not bad o pretty nice;la reparación quedó mal it wasn't repaired properly;me quedó mal el retrato my portrait didn't come out right;la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly;la fiesta salió mal the party was a failure[incómodo] to feel uncomfortable; [de calidad] to be bad;hablar mal de alguien to speak ill of sb;oler mal to smell bad;¡qué mal huele! what a smell!;Fam Figesto me huele mal this smells fishy to me;pasarlo mal to have a bad time;pensar mal de alguien to think ill of sb;saber mal to taste bad;Figme supo mal que no vinieses a despedirme I was a bit put out that you didn't come to see me off;me sabe muy mal que hablen a mis espaldas I don't like it that they talk behind my back;sentar mal a alguien [ropa] not to suit sb;[comida] to disagree with sb; [comentario, actitud] to upset sb4. [difícilmente] hardly;mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know if you don't tell him, how's he supposed to know if you don't tell him?5. Compestar a mal con alguien to have fallen out with sb;ir de mal en peor to go from bad to worse;no estaría mal que… it would be nice if…;tomar algo a mal to take sth the wrong way♦ mal que loc conjalthough, even though;mal que te pese, las cosas están así whether you like it or not, that's the way things are;mal que bien somehow or other* * *I adj → maloII adv badly;mal que bien one way or the other;¡no está mal! it isn’t bad!;¡menos mal! thank goodness!;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining;hacer mal en hacer algo be wrong to do sth;ir de mal en peor go from bad to worse;estar a mal con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;hablar mal de alguien speak ill of s.o.;poner mal a alguien criticize s.o.;ponerse a mal con alguien fall out with s.o.;tomarse algo a mal take sth badly;ponerse mal get sickel mal menor the lesser of two evils* * *mal adv1) : badly, poorlybaila muy mal: he dances very badly2) : wrong, incorrectlyme entendió mal: she misunderstood me3) : with difficulty, hardlymal puedo oírte: I can hardly hear you4)de mal en peor : from bad to worse5)menos mal : it could have been worsemal nm1) : evil, wrong2) daño: harm, damage3) desgracia: misfortune4) enfermedad: illness, sickness* * *mal2 advme encuentro mal I don't feel well / I feel ill4. (de forma incorrecta) wrong5. (en frases negativas) badmal3 n1. (daño) harm / wrong2. (maldad) evil3. (problema) problem -
35 momentaccio
momentaccio s.m. (fam.) bad patch, bad time: economicamente questo per me è un momentaccio, at the moment I'm going through a bad patch economically. -
36 mal
mal adjetivo: ver◊ malo■ adjetivo invariable 1 [estar] ( enfermo) ill; ( anímicamente) in a bad way (colloq); ( incómodo) uncomfortable; ¡este está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head; esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me 2 (fam) ( en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al aspecto):◊ no está nada mal she's/he's/it's not at all bad (colloq)3 ( insatisfactorio): estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photograph; 4 [estar] ( incorrecto) wrong 5 ( indicando escasez) estar or ir mal de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› to be short of sth ■ adverbio 1 ( de manera no satisfactoria) ‹vestir/cantar/jugar› badly; te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you; el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing well; de mal en peor from bad to worse 2 ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill;◊ hablar mal de algn to speak badly o ill of sb3◊ te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed;te entendí mal I misunderstood you me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely 4 ( desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad;◊ aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell o it smells in here5 ( en locs) el pescado me hizo mal the fish didn't agree with me; menos mal: ¡menos mal! thank goodness!; ¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart ■ sustantivo masculino 1 (Fil) evil; 2 (daño, perjuicio): 3 ( cosa dañina) ill, evil; no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining 4 (Med) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness;◊ tiene mal de amores (fam) he's lovesick;mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness, mountain sickness 5 ( pena) trouble
mal
I adj (delante de sustantivo masculino) bad
un mal momento, (inoportuno) a bad time: está atravesando un mal momento, he's going through a bad patch ➣ malo,-a
II sustantivo masculino
1 evil, wrong
más allá del bien y del mal, beyond good and evil
2 (perjuicio) harm: me ha hecho mucho mal, it really hurt me
mal de ojo, the evil eye
3 (dolencia) illness, disease: padece un mal incurable, she suffers from an incurable disease
III adverbio
1 (de mala manera, incorrectamente) badly, wrong: oye muy mal, she can hardly hear
todo me sale mal, everything I do turns out badly
me siento mal del estómago, I've got an upset stomach
menos mal que estás aquí, it's a good job you are here
2 (difícilmente) scarcely, hardly: si no me lo cuentas, mal puedo yo ayudarte, if you don't tell me I can scarcely help you Locuciones: llevar uno mal algo, to take sthg badly: lleva muy mal la muerte de su padre, he took the death of his father really badly
mal que, even if: tendremos que ir mal que nos pese, whether we like it or not, we'll have to go
mal que bien, somehow or other: mal que bien vamos tirando, we're managing quite well somehow or other
ponerse a mal con alguien, to fall out with sb
tomar uno a mal, to take sthg badly: no te lo tomes a mal, don't take it badly ' mal' also found in these entries: Spanish: agüero - añadidura - apestar - apestosa - apestoso - atufar - avenida - avenido - azotea - berrear - bicho - bien - caber - cabeza - caer - café - calcular - caldo - camino - cantar - carácter - cardo - chabacana - chabacano - chapuza - comportarse - comunicada - comunicado - conservarse - contraluz - contraria - contrario - criada - criado - daño - desastre - desencajada - desencajado - deslucir - despertar - día - dinero - educada - educado - efecto - empañarse - encajar - encaminada - encaminado - encontrar English: abuse - acquit - act up - agree - along - amulet - astray - bad - bad-tempered - badly - barring - best - bile - cheap - cloud - come off - condition - deal - deliver - disagree - disapprove - disrepair - do - do with - doom - downhill - embody - evil - evil eye - fit - flare up - foolish - foot - frown on - gnawing - go - go down - go off - god - going - good - greasy - grief - grim - grin - grumpy - half-baked - hash - health - hinder -
37 попасть в полосу неудач
1) General subject: hit a bad patch, go through a bad patch, hit a losing streak2) Makarov: fall on evil days, fall on evil timesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > попасть в полосу неудач
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38 doł|ek
m 1. (zagłębienie) hole, hollow; (golfowy) hole- jezdnia pełna dołków a road full of potholes2. (na policzku, w brodzie) dimple 3. pot. (brzuch) tummy pot., belly pot.- uderzył go w dołek he hit him in the belly- ze zdenerwowania/strachu ściskało ją w dołku she had a sick feeling/a knot in the pit of her stomach4. pot. (kryzys) (psychiczny) the doldrums pl; bad patch GB pot.; (finansowy) the (financial) doldrums pl, financial straits pl- być w (psychicznym) dołku to be feeling low, to be in the doldrums- pomógł mi wyjść z dołka he helped me through a bad patch- w końcu wyszła z dołka psychicznego po stracie córki she eventually came out of her depression after the loss of her daughter- nasza firma od jakiegoś czasu znajduje się w dołku finansowym our firm has been in financial trouble for some time5. Techn. sprue- □ dołek łzowy Anat. lacrimal fossa- dołek nadobojczykowy Anat. supraclavicular fossa- dołek podkolanowy Anat. popliteal fossa- dołek podsercowy the pit of the stomach- dołek siodłowy Anat. fossa hypophyseos- dołek startowy Sport starting mark- dołek strzelecki Wojsk. the pit of the shoulder■ kopać pod kimś dołki to dig a pit for sb- kto pod kim dołki kopie, (ten) sam w nie wpada przysł. (it is/was a case of) the biter bitThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > doł|ek
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39 época
f.epoch, era, season, age.* * *1 time, age2 HISTORIA period, epoch3 AGRICULTURA season, time\hacer época to be a landmark, make historypor aquella época about that timeser de su época to be with the times* * *noun f.age, epoch, time, period* * *SF1) (=momento histórico) age, period, epoch frmdurante la época isabelina — in Elizabethan times, in the Elizabethan era o age
en aquella época — at that time, in that period
hacer época — to be epoch-making, be a landmark
época de la serpiente de mar — hum silly season
época de celo — (Zool) mating season, rutting season
* * *a) ( período de tiempo - en la historia) time, period; (- en la vida) timeen la época de Franco — in Franco's time, under Franco
en aquella época — in those days o at that time
hacer época: un grupo musical que hizo época — a group which marked a new era in musical history
b) ( parte del año) time of yearc) (Geol) epoch* * *= era, epoch, age, period, time.Ex. Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will continue in the forms now available.Ex. The epoch of management inquiry and research has largely developed during this century, and many schools of thought have tried to formulate the underlying principles of management.Ex. He was a frank elitist living in an age of rampant equalitarianism.Ex. Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.Ex. The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.----* anormal para la época del año = unseasonably.* atípico para la época del año = unseasonably.* coche de época = vintage car.* de época = vintage.* de esa época = of the period.* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.* de la época victoriana = Victorian.* de + Posesivo + época = of + Posesivo + day.* desde la época de = since the days of/when.* desde la época prehistórica = since prehistoric times.* desde su época = since + Posesivo + day.* de su época = of + Posesivo + time.* de una época anterior = vestigial.* el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.* en aquella época = at the time, at that time, in those days.* en época de paz = in peacetime, during peacetime.* en épocas anteriores = in former times, in past eras.* en épocas de = in times of.* en épocas de guerra = in time(s) of war.* en épocas de paz = in time(s) of peace.* en épocas de prosperidad económica = in affluent times.* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.* en épocas pasadas = in past ages.* en esta época del año = around this time of year.* en la época de posguerra = in the postwar period.* en la época prehistórica = in prehistoric times.* en la misma época = contemporaneously.* en + Posesivo + época = in + Posesivo + time.* en una época de = in a period of.* en una época de transición = in a period of transition.* en una época en donde = in an age where.* época clásica, la = classical age, the.* época colonial = frontier days, colonial times.* época del año = season.* época del celo = rutting, rutting season.* época de lluvias = rainy season.* época de paz = peacetime [peace time].* época de plantar = planting time.* época de vacaciones = holiday season.* época dorada = glory days.* época lluviosa = rainy season.* época medieval = mediaeval period [medieval period, -USA], mediaeval times [medieval times, -USA].* época pasada = bygone era.* época postcolonial = post-colonial times.* épocas anteriores = earlier times.* época universitaria = school days.* época victoriana, la = Victorian Era, the.* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.* hubo una época en la que = there was a time when.* Inglaterra de la época victoriana = Victorian England.* la época de Algo = in season.* novela de época = period novel.* posterior a la época esclavista = post-slavery.* primera época, la = early days, the.* que hace época = epoch-making.* que hizo época = epochal.* que marca época = landmark.* ser una buena época = be a good time.* tendencia de la época, la = trend of the times, the.* típico de la época = olde quaynte.* * *a) ( período de tiempo - en la historia) time, period; (- en la vida) timeen la época de Franco — in Franco's time, under Franco
en aquella época — in those days o at that time
hacer época: un grupo musical que hizo época — a group which marked a new era in musical history
b) ( parte del año) time of yearc) (Geol) epoch* * *= era, epoch, age, period, time.Ex: Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will continue in the forms now available.
Ex: The epoch of management inquiry and research has largely developed during this century, and many schools of thought have tried to formulate the underlying principles of management.Ex: He was a frank elitist living in an age of rampant equalitarianism.Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.Ex: The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.* anormal para la época del año = unseasonably.* atípico para la época del año = unseasonably.* coche de época = vintage car.* de época = vintage.* de esa época = of the period.* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.* de la época victoriana = Victorian.* de + Posesivo + época = of + Posesivo + day.* desde la época de = since the days of/when.* desde la época prehistórica = since prehistoric times.* desde su época = since + Posesivo + day.* de su época = of + Posesivo + time.* de una época anterior = vestigial.* el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.* en aquella época = at the time, at that time, in those days.* en época de paz = in peacetime, during peacetime.* en épocas anteriores = in former times, in past eras.* en épocas de = in times of.* en épocas de guerra = in time(s) of war.* en épocas de paz = in time(s) of peace.* en épocas de prosperidad económica = in affluent times.* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.* en épocas pasadas = in past ages.* en esta época del año = around this time of year.* en la época de posguerra = in the postwar period.* en la época prehistórica = in prehistoric times.* en la misma época = contemporaneously.* en + Posesivo + época = in + Posesivo + time.* en una época de = in a period of.* en una época de transición = in a period of transition.* en una época en donde = in an age where.* época clásica, la = classical age, the.* época colonial = frontier days, colonial times.* época del año = season.* época del celo = rutting, rutting season.* época de lluvias = rainy season.* época de paz = peacetime [peace time].* época de plantar = planting time.* época de vacaciones = holiday season.* época dorada = glory days.* época lluviosa = rainy season.* época medieval = mediaeval period [medieval period, -USA], mediaeval times [medieval times, -USA].* época pasada = bygone era.* época postcolonial = post-colonial times.* épocas anteriores = earlier times.* época universitaria = school days.* época victoriana, la = Victorian Era, the.* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.* hubo una época en la que = there was a time when.* Inglaterra de la época victoriana = Victorian England.* la época de Algo = in season.* novela de época = period novel.* posterior a la época esclavista = post-slavery.* primera época, la = early days, the.* que hace época = epoch-making.* que hizo época = epochal.* que marca época = landmark.* ser una buena época = be a good time.* tendencia de la época, la = trend of the times, the.* típico de la época = olde quaynte.* * *1 (período de tiempo — en la historia) time, period; (— en la vida) timeuna época de grandes cambios sociales a period o time o an age of great social changedurante la época victoriana in Victorian times, in the Victorian age o eraen la época de Franco in Franco's time, under Francouna época gloriosa de nuestra historia a glorious time in o period of our historyen aquella época había dos pretendientes al trono at that time o in that period o during that period there were two pretenders to the thronemuebles de época period furniturela época más feliz de su vida the happiest time o period of her lifeen aquella época yo trabajaba en la fábrica in those days o at that time I was working in the factoryen épocas de crisis in times of crisisestá pasando por una buena época she's doing very wellhacer época: un grupo musical que hizo época a group which represented a landmark o marked a new era in musical history2 (parte del año) time of yearodio esta época del año I hate this time of yeardurante la época de lluvias during the rainy seasonno es época de naranjas oranges are not in season at the moment, it's the wrong time of year for orangeses la época de las cometas it's the kite-flying season3 ( Geol) epochuna formación de la época eocena a formation of the Eocene epochCompuestos:mating season● época dorada or de orogolden age* * *
época sustantivo femenino
la época de los Tudor the Tudor period;
muebles de época period furniture;
en aquella época in those days o at that time;
esa época de mi vida that period of my life;
es música de mi época it's music from my time
época sustantivo femenino
1 (periodo de tiempo) period, time: vivió en la época de Felipe II, he lived in the time of Felipe the second
en aquella época, at that time
2 Agr season: es época de vendimia, it's grape harvest season
no es época de fresas, strawberries aren't in season
3 Geol age, epoch
♦ Locuciones: hacer época, to be a landmark
' época' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antigüedad
- apuro
- estrechez
- extemporánea
- extemporáneo
- marco
- moral
- recrear
- remontarse
- temporada
- tiempo
- traje
- transcurrir
- adelantar
- conflictivo
- cosecha
- dorado
- edad
- era
- extender
- lejano
- lluvioso
- manifestación
- momento
- pasado
- paz
- remoto
- suceder
English:
accomplished
- age
- antique
- dawn
- day
- epoch
- later
- mating season
- period
- season
- time
- vintage
- contemporary
- era
- golden
- peace
* * *época nf1. [periodo histórico] epoch, era;la época victoriana the Victorian era;en la época de Zapata at the time of Zapata;en aquella época los dinosaurios poblaban la Tierra at that time dinosaurs roamed the Earth;coche de época vintage car;muebles de época period furniture;vestido de época period dress;hacer época to become a symbol of its time;una película/una victoria de las que hacen época a movie/victory that will go down in history2. [periodo de la vida] period;prefiere no recordar esa época de su vida he prefers not to recall that period in his life;un Dalí de su época joven an early Dali;en aquella época vivíamos en Manchester at that time we lived in Manchester;lleva una época larga sin trabajar he's been out of work for a long period;la empresa ha pasado por una mala época the company has been through a bad spell3. [estación] season;la época de las lluvias the rainy season;la época del apareamiento the mating season4. Geol age* * *f1 time, period;en aquella época at that time;hacer época be epoch-making3 GEOL epoch* * *época nf1) edad, era, período: epoch, age, period2) : time of year, season3)de época : vintage, antique* * *época n timesu época de estudiante his student days / when he was a student -
40 attraversare vt
[attraver'sare](strada, fiume, ponte) to cross, (bosco, città, periodo) to go through, (sogg : fiume) to run through
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