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21 quarter
1. noun1) Viertel, dasa or one quarter of — ein Viertel (+ Gen.)
divide/cut something into quarters — etwas in vier Teile teilen/schneiden; etwas vierteln
a quarter [of a pound] of cheese — ein Viertel[pfund] Käse
a quarter of a mile/an hour — eine Viertelmeile/-stunde
3) (point of time)[a] quarter to/past six — Viertel vor/nach sechs; drei Viertel sechs/Viertel sieben (landsch.)
there are buses at quarter to and quarter past [the hour] — es fahren Busse um Viertel vor und Viertel nach jeder vollen Stunde
4) (direction) Richtung, dieblow from all quarters — [Wind:] aus allen Richtungen wehen
5) (source of supply or help) Seite, diein some quarters — (fig.) in gewissen Kreisen
9) (Amer.) (school term) Viertelschuljahr, das; (university term) halbes Semester10) (Astron.) Viertel, das11) (mercy)2. transitive verbgive no quarter to somebody — jemandem keinen Pardon (veralt.) gewähren od. geben
1) (divide) vierteln; durch vier teilen [Zahl, Summe]2) (lodge) einquartieren [Soldaten]* * *['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) das Viertel2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) der Vierteldollar3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) das Viertel4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) die Gegend5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) die Schonung6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) das Hinterviertel7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) das erste/dritte Mondviertel8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) das Spielviertel9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) das Viertel2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) vierteln2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) vierteilen3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) einquartieren•- academic.ru/59595/quarterly">quarterly3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.)4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) die Vierteljahresschrift- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *quar·ter[ˈkwɔ:təʳ, AM ˈkwɔ:rt̬ɚ]I. nthe bottle was a \quarter full es war noch ein Viertel in der Flaschefor a \quarter of the price [or for \quarter the price] zu einem Viertel des Preisesa \quarter [of a pound] of tea ein Viertel[pfund] Teethree \quarters drei Viertelto divide sth into \quarters etw in vier Teile teilena \quarter of a century ein Vierteljahrhundert nta \quarter of an hour eine Viertelstundean hour and a \quarter eineinviertel Stundenpaid by the \quarter vierteljährlich bezahlt▪ \quarters pl ein Spiel, bei dem ein Vierteldollar in ein Glas Bier geschnippt wirdhelp came from a totally unexpected \quarter Hilfe kam von völlig unerwarteter Seitein certain \quarters in gewissen Kreisenfrom high \quarters von höherer Stelleto ask/cry for \quarter um Gnade bitten/flehenno \quarter was asked for and none given es wurde auf beiden Seiten schonungslos gekämpftto give \quarter Erbarmen haben9. (lodgings)married \quarters Familienunterkunft fservants' \quarters Dienstbotenwohnung fto be confined to \quarters MIL Stubenarrest habenfrom the north/west \quarter aus nördlicher/westlicher Richtungon the port \quarter backbordon the starboard \quarter steuerbord12.▶ at close \quarters with sb in jds Nähethey fought at close \quarters sie kämpften Mann gegen MannII. vt▪ to \quarter sth etw vierteln2. (give housing)▪ to \quarter sb somewhere jdn irgendwo unterbringen▪ to be \quartered with sb bei jdm untergebracht [o einquartiert] werden\quarter hour Viertelstunde f\quarter pound Viertelpfund nt* * *['kwɔːtə(r)]1. n1) (= fourth part) Viertel ntthe bottle was a quarter/three-quarters full — die Flasche war zu einem Viertel/zu drei Vierteln gefüllt, die Flasche war viertel/drei viertel voll
a quarter of a mile —
it was a quarter as big as the other one — es war ein Viertel so groß wie das andere
for a quarter (of) the price, for quarter the price — zu einem Viertel des Preises
2) (in expressions of time) Viertel nta quarter to seven, a quarter of seven (US) — (ein) Viertel vor sieben, drei viertel sieben (dial)
a quarter past six, a quarter after six (US) — (ein) Viertel nach sechs, viertel sieben (dial)
the clock has just struck the quarter — die Uhr hat eben Viertel or die Viertelstunde geschlagen
an hour and a quarter — eineinviertel Stunden, fünf viertel Stunden
3) (= fourth of year) Vierteljahr nt, Quartal nt5) (= district in town) Viertel nt6)(= area)
he has travelled in every quarter of the globe — er hat schon alle Ecken der Welt bereist7) (= direction) (Himmels)richtung f8) (NAUT: direction of wind) Richtung fthey were unaccustomed to fighting at close quarters — sie waren nicht an den Nahkampf gewöhnt
12) (NAUT: part of ship) Achterschiff nt13) (= mercy in battle) Schonung f, Pardon m15) (of moon) Viertel nt17) (MEASURE) ≈ Viertelzentner m2. adjViertel-quarter pound/mile — Viertelpfund nt/-meile f
the/a quarter part — das/ein Viertel
3. vt2) (= lodge) unterbringen, einquartieren (ALSO MIL) (on bei)* * *quarter [ˈkwɔː(r)tə(r)]A s1. Viertel n, vierter Teil:quarter of a century Vierteljahrhundert n;for a quarter (of) the price zu einem Viertel des Preises;not a quarter as good as nicht annähernd so gut wie;the stadium was only a quarter full das Stadion war nur zu einem Viertel gefüllt2. US oder Can Vierteldollar m (= 25 Cents)three quarters of an hour Dreiviertelstunde f;the clock strikes the quarters die Uhr schlägt viertelstündlichby the quarter vierteljährlich, quartalsweise5. ASTRON (Mond)Viertel n6. besonders USa) UNIV (Studien)Quartal nb) SCHULE Viertel n des Schuljahres7. SPORT (Spiel)Viertel n8. Viertelpfund n (0,113 kg)10. Quarter n:a) Br 28 lb. = 12,7 kg, US 25 lb. =11,34 kg (Handelsgewicht)b) Br = 2,91 hl (Hohlmaß)11. SCHIFFa) Kardinalpunkt m, Haupthimmelsrichtung f (des Kompasses)b) Viertelstrich m (des Kompasses = 2° 49’)12. (Himmels-, Wind) Richtung f:13. Gegend f, Teil m (eines Landes etc):14. Stelle f, Seite f, Quelle f:higher quarters höhere Stellen;in the highest quarters an höchster Stelle;in the proper quarter bei der zuständigen Stelle;in Government quarters in Regierungskreisen;from all quarters von allen Seiten ( → A 13);15. (Stadt)Viertel n, (-)Bezirk m:poor quarter Armenviertel;residential quarter Wohnbezirk16. meist pl MIL Quartier n, (Truppen)Unterkunft f:be confined to quarters Stubenarrest haben;take up (one’s) quarters Quartier beziehen17. meist pl Quartier n, Unterkunft f, Wohnung f, Logis n:have free quarters umsonst wohnen, freie Wohnung habenask for quarter um Schonung bitten;give quarter Pardon geben oder gewähren21. SCHIFF Achterschiff n22. SCHIFF Posten m:beat to quarters die Mannschaft auf ihre Posten rufen23. SCHIFF Raharm m25. ARCH, TECH Stollenholz n, Vierpass mB v/t1. etwas in vier Teile teilen, vierteln2. aufteilen, zerstückeln4. jemanden beherbergenquartered in barracks kaserniert;quarter o.s. on sb allg sich bei jemandem einquartieren6. Heraldik: ein Wappenschild vierenC v/i1. wohnen, leben2. einquartiert sein, Quartier haben ( beide:at in dat, bei)3. umherstreifen (Jagdhunde)4. SCHIFF mit Backstagswind segelnq. abk2. quarter3. quarterly4. quasi5. query6. questionqu. abk3. queen4. query5. question* * *1. noun1) Viertel, dasa or one quarter of — ein Viertel (+ Gen.)
divide/cut something into quarters — etwas in vier Teile teilen/schneiden; etwas vierteln
a quarter [of a pound] of cheese — ein Viertel[pfund] Käse
a quarter of a mile/an hour — eine Viertelmeile/-stunde
[a] quarter to/past six — Viertel vor/nach sechs; drei Viertel sechs/Viertel sieben (landsch.)
there are buses at quarter to and quarter past [the hour] — es fahren Busse um Viertel vor und Viertel nach jeder vollen Stunde
4) (direction) Richtung, dieblow from all quarters — [Wind:] aus allen Richtungen wehen
5) (source of supply or help) Seite, diein some quarters — (fig.) in gewissen Kreisen
9) (Amer.) (school term) Viertelschuljahr, das; (university term) halbes Semester10) (Astron.) Viertel, das11) (mercy)give no quarter to somebody — jemandem keinen Pardon (veralt.) gewähren od. geben
12) (Amer.): (amount, coin) Vierteldollar, der; 25-Cent-Stück, das2. transitive verb1) (divide) vierteln; durch vier teilen [Zahl, Summe]2) (lodge) einquartieren [Soldaten]* * *(year) n.Quartal -e n. n.Gegend -en f.Quartier -e n.Viertel - n. v.einquartieren v. -
22 grace
1. noun2) (attractive feature) Charme, derairs and graces — vornehmes Getue (ugs. abwertend); affektiertes Benehmen
3) (accomplishment)social graces — Umgangsformen Pl.
4) (decency) Anstand, derhave the grace to do something — so anständig sein und etwas tun; (civility)
with [a] good/bad grace — bereitwillig/widerwillig
he accepted my criticism with good/bad grace — er trug meine Kritik mit Fassung/nahm meine Kritik mit Verärgerung hin
he fell from grace — er fiel in Ungnade
7) (prayers) Tischgebet, das8) in address2. transitive verb1) (adorn) zieren (geh.); schmücken2) (honour) auszeichnen; ehren* * *[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) die Anmut2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) der Anstand3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) das Tischgebet4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) der Aufschub5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Eure Hoheit6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) die Gnade•- academic.ru/31937/graceful">graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) du liebe Güte!- graciously- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
- with good/bad grace* * *[greɪs]I. nto do sth with [a] good/bad \grace etw anstandslos/widerwillig tunto have the [good] \grace to do sth den Anstand besitzen, etw zu tunsocial \graces gesellschaftliche Umgangsformento be in a state of \grace REL im Zustand der Gnade Gottes seindivine \grace göttliche Gnadeby the \grace of God durch die Gnade Gottes\grace and favour BRIT (house, apartment) kostenlose Unterbringung, die die Königliche Familie z.B. pensionierten Beamten gewährtto be in sb's good \graces bei jdm gut angeschrieben seinto get into sb's good \graces jds Gunst erlangento fall from [sb's] \grace [bei jdm] in Ungnade fallento say \grace ein Tischgebet sprechenwe're supposed to pay the bill this month, but we've been given a month's \grace wir müssten die Rechnung diesen Monat bezahlen, aber sie geben uns noch einen Monat Aufschub8. (Highness)Your/His/Her G\grace Euer/Seine/Ihre Gnaden veraltet▪ the G\graces die Grazien10. FIN\grace period [or period of \grace] Nachfrist f, Zahlungsfrist f1. (honour)to \grace sb/sth [with one's presence] jdn/etw [mit seiner Anwesenheit] beehren geh o hum2. (adorn)* * *[greɪs]1. n1) no pl (= gracefulness, graciousness) Anmut f; (of movement) Anmut f, Grazie f; (of monarch etc) Würde fwith grace —
to do sth with (a) good/bad grace — etw anstandslos/widerwillig or unwillig tun
he bore his defeat with good grace — er nahm seine Niederlage mit Fassung or anstandslos hin
he took it with bad grace — er war sehr ungehalten darüber
he had/didn't even have the (good) grace to apologize — er war so anständig/brachte es nicht einmal fertig, sich zu entschuldigen
2) (= pleasing quality) (angenehme) Eigenschaft3)(= favour)
to be in sb's good graces — bei jdm gut angeschrieben seina day's grace — ein Tag m Aufschub
5) (= prayer) Tischgebet nt6) (= mercy) Gnade fby the grace of God —
by the grace of God Queen... — Königin... von Gottes Gnaden
there but for the grace of God go I —
in this year of grace 1998 in a state of grace (Eccl) — im Jahre des Heils 1998 im Zustand der Gnade
8) (MYTH)the Graces — die Grazien pl
grace note — Verzierung f
2. vt1) (= adorn) zieren (geh)to grace the occasion with one's presence — sich (dat) die Ehre geben
* * *grace [ɡreıs]A s1. Anmut f, Grazie f, Reiz m, Charme m:the three Graces MYTH die drei Grazien2. Anstand m, Schicklichkeit f, Takt m:have the grace to do sth den Anstand haben oder so anständig sein, etwas zu tun3. Bereitwilligkeit f:with (a) good grace gern, bereitwillig;4. gute Eigenschaft, schöner Zug:social graces pl feine Lebensart;do grace to → B 35. MUS Verzierung f, Manier f, Ornament n6. Gunst f, Wohlwollen n, Gnade f:be in sb’s good graces in jemandes Gunst stehen, bei jemandem gut angeschrieben sein;be in sb’s bad graces bei jemandem in Ungnade sein, bei jemandem schlecht angeschrieben sein; → fall from8. RELa) Stand m der Gnadeb) Tugend f:grace of charity (Tugend der) Nächstenliebe fa) Eure Hoheit (Herzogin),b) Eure Exzellenz (Erzbischof)10. WIRTSCH, JUR Aufschub m, (Zahlungs-, Nach)Frist f:days of grace Respekttage;give sb a week’s grace jemandem eine Nachfrist von einer Woche gewähren11. Tischgebet n:say grace das Tischgebet sprechenB v/t1. zieren, schmücken2. ehren, auszeichnen:grace a party with one’s presence eine Gesellschaft mit seiner Anwesenheit beehren3. jemandem Ehre machen* * *1. noun2) (attractive feature) Charme, derairs and graces — vornehmes Getue (ugs. abwertend); affektiertes Benehmen
social graces — Umgangsformen Pl.
4) (decency) Anstand, derhave the grace to do something — so anständig sein und etwas tun; (civility)
with [a] good/bad grace — bereitwillig/widerwillig
he accepted my criticism with good/bad grace — er trug meine Kritik mit Fassung/nahm meine Kritik mit Verärgerung hin
7) (prayers) Tischgebet, das8) in address2. transitive verb1) (adorn) zieren (geh.); schmücken2) (honour) auszeichnen; ehren* * *n.Anmut nur sing. f.Gnade -n f.Gunst nur sing. f.Liebreiz -e m. -
23 matar
v.1 to kill (quitar la vida a).lo mataron a puñaladas he was stabbed to death¡me vas a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me!estar o llevarse a matar (con alguien) to be at daggers drawn (with somebody)El pillo ultima a sus víctimas The bandit executes his victims.2 to slaughter (animal) (para consumo).3 to tone down (apagar) (color).4 to round (off).* * *1 (persona - gen) to kill; (- asesinar) to murder2 (animal - gen) to kill; (- para alimentación) to slaughter3 familiar (sorprender) to have on, kid■ ¿que se ha fugado? ¡no me mates! he ran away? you're having me on!5 (dejar pasmado) to amaze, stun6 (pasar) to kill■ mientras, voy a matar el tiempo dando una vuelta meanwhile, I'll go for a walk just to kill time7 (satisfacer - sed) to quench; (- hambre) to stay, stave off8 (inutilizar - sello) to frank9 (destruir - ilusiones) to kill10 (limar - arista, esquina) to round11 (suavizar - color) to tone down12 argot (porro, cigarrillo) to stub out1 (involuntariamente) to die; (voluntariamente) to kill oneself\llevarse a matar con alguien to be at daggers drawn with somebodymatarlas callando to be a wolf in a sheep's clothingmatarse a trabajar to work oneself to deathque me maten si... I'll be damned if...* * *verb1) to kill2) butcher, slaughter3) pass, waste* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] to kill; [+ reses, ganado] to kill, slaughterque me maten si... — I'll be damned if...
- entre todos la mataron y ella sola se murió2) [+ tiempo, pelota] to kill; [+ sed] to quench; [+ sello] to postmark, cancel; [+ pieza] [en ajedrez] to take; [+ cal] to slake; [+ ángulo, borde] to file down; [+ color] to dull3) * (=molestar)4) * (=sorprender)¿se van a casar? ¡me has matado! — they're getting married? you're kidding! *
2.VI to killno matarás — (Rel) thou shalt not kill
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)hubo que matar al caballo — the horse had to be put down o destroyed
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame
matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)
b) ( en sentido hiperbólico)es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)
me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)
3)a) < pelota> to killb) < carta> to cover2.matar vi ( causar muerte) to kill3.estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn
matarse v pron1)a) ( morir violentamente)b) (refl) ( suicidarse) to kill oneself2) (fam)a) ( esforzarse)me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)
b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)* * *= do in, kill, murder, massacre, slaughter, slay.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex. The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex. In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex. A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.----* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* ansias de matar = bloodlust.* así me maten = for the life of me.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* deseo de matar = bloodlust.* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* licencia para matar = licence to kill.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* máquina de matar = killing machine.* matar a alguien = take + life.* matar a cuchillazos = stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.* matar al enemigo = take + no prisoners.* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.* matar a puñaladas = stab + Nombre + to death, stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar con gas = gas.* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.* matar de hambre = starve to + death.* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.* matar de un manotazo = swat.* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.* matar el tiempo = kill + time.* matar indiscriminadamente = take + no prisoners.* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* sed de matar = bloodlust.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)hubo que matar al caballo — the horse had to be put down o destroyed
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame
matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)
b) ( en sentido hiperbólico)es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)
me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)
3)a) < pelota> to killb) < carta> to cover2.matar vi ( causar muerte) to kill3.estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn
matarse v pron1)a) ( morir violentamente)b) (refl) ( suicidarse) to kill oneself2) (fam)a) ( esforzarse)me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)
b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)* * *= do in, kill, murder, massacre, slaughter, slay.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex: The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex: In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex: A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* ansias de matar = bloodlust.* así me maten = for the life of me.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* deseo de matar = bloodlust.* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* licencia para matar = licence to kill.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* máquina de matar = killing machine.* matar a alguien = take + life.* matar a cuchillazos = stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.* matar al enemigo = take + no prisoners.* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.* matar a puñaladas = stab + Nombre + to death, stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar con gas = gas.* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.* matar de hambre = starve to + death.* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.* matar de un manotazo = swat.* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.* matar el tiempo = kill + time.* matar indiscriminadamente = take + no prisoners.* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* sed de matar = bloodlust.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.* * *matar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹persona› to kill; ‹reses› to slaughterlo mataron a golpes they beat him to deathlo mató con un cuchillo she stabbed him to deathlo mató un coche he was run over and killed by a carhubo que matar al caballo the horse had to be put down o destroyedentrar a matar ( Taur) to go in for the killla vida que llevas acabará matándote you're going to kill yourself with the sort of life you're leadingentre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) ( fr hecha); they are all to blameasí me maten or que me maten si no es verdad lo que digo may God strike me dead if I speak a word of a lielas mata callando he's a wolf in sheep's clothing2(en sentido hiperbólico): pobre de tu madre, la vas a matar a disgustos your poor mother, you'll be the death of heres para matarlos, me hicieron esperar dos horas I could murder o kill them, they kept me waiting for two hours ( colloq)en el colegio nos matan de or ( AmL) a hambre they starve us at schoolcuando se entere me mata she'll kill me when she finds out ( colloq)me mata tener que levantarme a estas horas it kills me having to get up at this time ( colloq)¿sabes que le dieron el puesto a Rodríguez? — ¡no me mates! ( fam); you know they gave Rodríguez the job? — you're kidding! ( colloq)estos zapatos me matan these shoes are killing me!B ( fam); ‹sed› to quenchcompraron fruta para matar el hambre they bought some fruit to keep them going o to take the edge off their appetitepara matar el tiempo to kill timeC1 ‹pelota› to kill2 ‹carta› to cover■ matarvi1 (causar muerte) to killno matarás ( Bib) thou shalt not killhay miradas que matan if looks could killestar or llevarse a matar to be at daggers drawn2mataba con ese vestido she looked stunning o ( colloq) a knockout in that dress■ matarseA1(morir violentamente): se mató en un accidente she was killed in an accidental bajar del tren casi me mato I almost got killed getting off the train2 ( refl) (suicidarse) to kill oneselfse mató de un tiro she shot herselfB1 ( fam)(esforzarse): me maté estudiando or ( Esp) a estudiar y no aprobé I studied like crazy o mad and still didn't pass ( colloq)no hace falta que te mates haciéndolo there's no need to go crazy o to go mad o to kill yourself ( colloq)2* * *
matar ( conjugate matar) verbo transitivo
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‹ reses› to slaughter;
c) ( en sentido hiperbólico):
es para matarlos I could murder o kill them (colloq);
nos mataban de hambre they used to starve us;
estos zapatos me están matando these shoes are killing me!
2 (fam) ‹ sed› to quench;
‹ tiempo› to kill;
verbo intransitivo
to kill
matarse verbo pronominal
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2 (fam)
matar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to kill
(al ganado) to slaughter
2 (el hambre, la sed, el tiempo) to kill
3 (en exageraciones) el dolor de cabeza me está matando, my headache is killing me
el ruido me mata, noise drives me mad
4 (las aristas) to smooth
5 (sello) to frank
' matar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- pájaro
- rematar
- suerte
- tiempo
- apedrear
- cargar
- disparar
- eliminar
- liquidar
- martirizar
- matanza
- quebrar
- sangre
- terminar
- tirar
- ultimar
English:
bird
- butcher
- club
- dead
- deliberate
- destroy
- do in
- execute
- gun down
- kill
- knock off
- pants
- put off
- shoot
- shoot down
- slaughter
- slay
- time
- trump
- wrong
- cut
- finish
- murder
- strike
- swat
* * *♦ vt1. [quitar la vida a] to kill;[animal] [para consumo] to slaughter;lo mató un rayo he was struck by lightning and killed;lo mató un tren he died after being hit by a train;lo mató de una puñalada/de un tiro en el corazón she killed him with a single stab/shot to the heart;en este comedor nos matan de hambre the portions are terribly small in this canteen;lo mataron a puñaladas they stabbed him to death, he was stabbed to death;lo mataron a tiros they shot him (dead), he was shot (dead);el alcohol la está matando alcohol is killing her;Fam Figcomo descubra al responsable, lo mato if I find out who's responsible I'll kill him;Fam Figsi se entera me mata she'll kill me if she finds out;Fam Figes para matarte que no sepas eso you ought to be ashamed of yourself not knowing a thing like that;matar dos pájaros de un tiro to kill two birds with one stone;Fammatarlas callando [tramar algo] to be up to something on the quiet;[obrar con hipocresía] to be a wolf in sheep's clothing; Famque me maten si: que me maten si lo entiendo I'm damned if I can understand it;que me maten si no ocurrió así I swear to God that's what happened2. [hacer sufrir, molestar mucho]¡me vais a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me!;¡este calor/dolor me mata! the heat/pain is killing me!;¡estos zapatos me están matando! these shoes are killing me!;me matas con esas tonterías que dices you're driving me mad with all the nonsense you talk!3. [apagar, hacer pasar] [color] to tone down;[sed] to quench; [fuego] to put out; [cal] to slake;tomaré unas galletas para matar el hambre o [m5] el gusanillo I'll have some Br biscuits o US cookies to keep me going4. [redondear, limar] to round (off)5. [en juegos] [carta] to beat, to top;[ficha, pieza de ajedrez] to take, to captureno quisiera matar sus ilusiones I don't want to dash your hopes;el salón es bonito, pero ese cuadro lo mata the living-room is nice, but that picture totally ruins it♦ vito kill;no matarás [mandamiento] thou shalt not kill;hay amores que matan you can love somebody too much;hay miradas que matan if looks could kill;RP Famque mata: tiene un olor que mata it smells disgusting;con esa mini quedás que matás you look drop-dead gorgeous in that miniskirt* * *I v/tmatar a tiros shoot dead, shoot to death;matarlas callando fam be a wolf in sheep’s clothing2 ganado slaughterII v/i kill;no matarás thou shalt not kill;estar a matar con alguien be at daggers drawn with s.o.* * *matar vt1) : to kill2) : to slaughter, to butcher3) apagar: to extinguish, to put out (fire, light)4) : to tone down (colors)5) : to pass, to waste (time)6) : to trump (in card games)matar vi: to kill* * *matar vb to kill -
24 temper
1. noun1) (disposition) Naturell, dasbe in a good/bad temper — gute/schlechte Laune haben; gut/schlecht gelaunt sein
be in a foul or filthy temper — eine miese Laune haben (ugs.)
keep/lose one's temper — sich beherrschen/die Beherrschung verlieren
lose one's temper with somebody — die Beherrschung bei jemandem verlieren
2) (anger)fit/outburst of temper — Wutanfall, der/-ausbruch, der
2. transitive verbbe in/get into a temper — wütend sein/werden ( over wegen)
mäßigen; mildern [Trostlosigkeit, Strenge, Kritik]* * *['tempə] 1. noun2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) die Laune3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) die Gereiztheit2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) härten2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) mildern•- academic.ru/83883/-tempered">-tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper* * *tem·per[ˈtempəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. n1. usu sing (state of mind) Laune f; (angry state) Wut f kein pl; (predisposition to anger) Reizbarkeit f kein plwhat a foul \temper you're in! hast du eine üble Laune!to be in a bad/good \temper schlecht [o übel] /gut gelaunt seinto control one's \temper sein Temperament zügelnto have a \temper leicht reizbar seinto keep one's \temper sich akk beherrschen, ruhig bleibento lose one's \temper die Geduld verlierenin a \temper wütendshe has a very sweet \temper sie hat ein sehr sanftes Wesenhe is a man of violent \temper er hat ein ungezügeltes TemperamentII. vtto \temper one's criticism seine Kritik abschwächento \temper one's enthusiasm seine Begeisterung zügeln [o im Zaum halten2. (make hard)to \temper iron Eisen glühfrischen fachspr3. (add water)▪ to \temper sth etw anrühren4. MUS▪ to \temper sth etw temperieren* * *['tempə(r)]1. n1) (= disposition) Wesen nt, Naturell nt; (= angry mood) Wut fto be in a good/bad temper — guter/schlechter Laune sein
he was not in the best of tempers — er war nicht gerade bester Laune
she's got a terrible/foul/vicious temper — sie kann sehr unangenehm/ausfallend/tückisch werden
what a temper that child has! — was dieses Kind für Wutanfälle hat!
to be in a ( bad) temper with sb/over or about sth — auf jdn/wegen einer Sache (gen) wütend sein
temper, temper! — aber, aber, wer wird denn gleich so zornig werden!
to fly into a temper — einen Wutanfall bekommen, in die Luft gehen (inf)
to put sb in a temper, to get sb's temper up — jdn zur Weißglut bringen, jdn wütend machen
he has quite a temper —
to be out of temper (old) — verstimmt sein, übel gelaunt sein
I hope he can control his temper — ich hoffe, er kann sich unter Kontrolle halten
2. vt1) metal tempern2) (old MUS) temperieren (old)to be tempered by concern/realism — mit Fürsorge/Realismus vermischt sein
* * *temper [ˈtempə(r)]A s1. Temperament n, Naturell n, Veranlagung f, Gemüt(sart) n(f):2. Stimmung f, Laune f:3. Gereiztheit f, Zorn m:be in a temper gereizt oder wütend sein;keep one’s temper ruhig bleiben;lose one’s temper in Wut geraten, die Geduld verlieren;be out of temper übellaunig sein;put sb out of temper jemanden wütend machen5. Zusatz m, Beimischung f8. obsa) Kompromiss m/nb) Mittelding nB v/t1. mildern, mäßigen, abschwächen ( alle:with durch)2. TECH Mörtel etc mischen, anmachen3. TECHa) Gusseisen tempern, glühfrischenb) Glas vorspannen, verspannenc) Kunststoff härten4. MUS ein Klavier etc temperieren* * *1. noun1) (disposition) Naturell, dasbe in a good/bad temper — gute/schlechte Laune haben; gut/schlecht gelaunt sein
be in a foul or filthy temper — eine miese Laune haben (ugs.)
keep/lose one's temper — sich beherrschen/die Beherrschung verlieren
2) (anger)fit/outburst of temper — Wutanfall, der/-ausbruch, der
2. transitive verbbe in/get into a temper — wütend sein/werden ( over wegen)
mäßigen; mildern [Trostlosigkeit, Strenge, Kritik]* * *n.Gereiztheit f.Laune -n f.Naturell -e n.Stimmung -n f.Temperament n.Veranlagung f.Wut nur sing. f.Zorn nur sing. m. v.anmachen (Farbe, Mörtel, Ton) v.mischen v.mäßigen v. -
25 crier
crier [kʀije]➭ TABLE 71. intransitive verba. [personne] to shout ; (très fort) to scream ; (ton aigu) to shriek ; ( = vagir) to cry ; (de peur) to cry out• « oh non ! » cria-t-il "oh no!" he cried• crier à l'assassin or au meurtre to shout "murder"2. transitive verb* * *kʀije
1.
1) ( pour dire) to shout ( à quelqu'un to somebody)crier des slogans — to shout ou chant slogans
2) ( pour proclamer) to proclaim [indignation]; to protest [innocence]
2.
crier à verbe transitif indirecton a crié au génie quand il a proposé sa théorie — he was proclaimed a genius when he put forward his theory
on a crié au scandale quand... — there was an outcry when...
3.
verbe intransitif1) [personne] to shout; ( en pleurant) to cry; ( de peur) to screamcrier de peur/plaisir — to cry out in fear/delight
crier après (colloq) quelqu'un — to shout at somebody
2) [animal] to give a cry; [singe] to chatter; [mouette] to cry; [porc] to squeal3) [craie, chaussure] to squeak; [planche, marche, gond] to creak; [pneu, frein] to squeal••crier comme un cochon qu'on égorge or un damné — to squeal like a stuck pig
* * *kʀije1. vi1) (pour appeler) to shout, to cry2) (de peur, de douleur) to scream3) fig (= grincer) to squeal, to screech2. vt[ordre, injure] to shout* * *crier verb table: plierA vtr1 ( pour dire) to shout (à qn to sb); crier des slogans to shout ou chant slogans; il m'a crié de m'enfuir he shouted to me to run away; elle a crié qu'elle en avait marre○/que c'était fini she shouted that she'd had enough/that it was over;2 ( pour proclamer) crier son indignation/dégoût to proclaim one's indignation/disgust; crier son innocence to protest one's innocence.B crier à vtr ind ils criaient à l'oppression/l'injustice/la provocation they protested that it was oppression/injustice/provocation; on a crié au génie quand il a proposé sa théorie he was proclaimed a genius when he put forward his theory; crier au vol/au meurtre to cry ou shout ‘stop thief’/‘murder’; on a crié au scandale quand… there was an outcry when…C vi1 ( forcer la voix) [personne] to shout; ( en pleurant) to cry; ( de peur) to scream; elle n'arrête pas de crier [adulte] she's always shouting; ne crie pas, je t'entends! you don't have to shout, I can hear you!; crier de joie to shout for joy; crier de douleur/peur/plaisir to cry out in pain/fear/delight; crier après○ qn to shout at sb;2 ( émettre des sons) [animal] to give a cry; [singe] to chatter; [mouette] to cry; [porc] to squeal;3 (crisser, grincer) [craie, chaussure] to squeak; [planche, marche, gond] to creak; [pneu, frein] to squeal; la scie criait sur le métal the saw screeched as it bit into the metal.crier comme un cochon qu'on égorge or un damné to squeal like a stuck pig.[krije] verbe intransitif1. [généralement] to cry (out)crier de douleur to scream with ou to cry out in paincrier comme un damné ou putois ou veaua. (familier) [fort] to shout ou to yell at the top of one's voiceb. [avec des sons aigus] to squeal like a stuck pigc. [protester] to scream blue murdercrier au scandale to call it a scandal, to cry shamecrier à l'aide ou au secours to shout for help, to cry for help[souris] to squeak[porc] to squeal[perroquet] to squawk[paon] to screech[oie] to honk[cuir, craie] to squeak[charnière] to creak————————[krije] verbe transitif1. [dire d'une voix forte - avertissement] to shout ou to cry (out) ; [ - insultes, ordres] to bawl ou to yell out (separable)a. [arriver] without warningb. [partir] without so much as a by-your-leave2. [faire savoir]crier son innocence to proclaim ou to protest one's innocencecrier misère [se plaindre] to complain of hardshipa. [le rendre public] to shout ou to proclaim something from the rooftopsb. [s'en vanter] to let everyone know about something3. [demander]————————crier après verbe plus préposition1. [s'adresser à] to shout ou to yell at2. [réprimander] to scold -
26 demander
demander [d(ə)mɑ̃de]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = solliciter) to ask for ; [+ indemnité] to claim• demander un service or une faveur à qn to ask sb a favour• demander à voir qn/à parler à qn to ask to see sb/to speak to sb• demander à qn de faire or qu'il fasse qch to ask sb to do sth• puis-je vous demander (de me passer) du pain ? would you mind passing me some bread?b. ( = appeler) [+ médecin, prêtre] to send forc. (au téléphone, au bureau) [+ personne, numéro] to ask for• qui demandez-vous ? who do you wish to speak to?d. ( = désirer) to be asking for• ils demandent 80 € de l'heure they are asking for 80 euros an hour• je demande à voir ! (inf) I'll believe it when I see it!• je ne demande pas mieux ! I'll be only too pleased!e. ( = s'enquérir de) [+ nom, chemin] to ask• je ne t'ai rien demandé ! I didn't ask you!f. ( = nécessiter) [travail, décision] to requireg. ( = exiger) demander qch à or de qn to ask sth of sb• il ne faut pas trop lui en demander ! you mustn't ask too much of him!h. [commerçant] il (en) demande 500 € he's asking 500 euros (for it)• « on demande: électricien » "electrician required"2. reflexive verb► se demander ( = douter) to wonder• je me demandais si... I was wondering whether...━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *dəmɑ̃de
1.
1) ( solliciter) to ask for [conseil, argent, aide]‘le numéro que vous demandez n'est plus en service’ — ‘the number you have dialled [BrE] is unobtainable’
on demande un plombier — ( dans une offre d'emploi) plumber wanted
je demande à voir — (colloq) that'll be the day (colloq)
2) ( interroger sur)je ne t'ai rien demandé! — (colloq) I wasn't talking to you!
3) ( faire venir) to send for [médecin, prêtre]‘un vendeur est demandé à l'accueil’ — ‘would a salesman please come to reception’
le patron vous demande — ( dans son bureau) the boss wants to see you; ( au téléphone) the boss wants to speak to you
4) ( nécessiter) [travail, tâche] to require [effort, qualification]; [plante, animal] to need [attention]demander à être revu — [sujet, texte] to need revision
5) ( requérir) to call for [peine, réformes]; Droit to sue for [divorce, dommages-intérêts]
2.
se demander verbe pronominal1) ( s'interroger)se demander si/pourquoi — to wonder whether/why
2) ( être demandé)* * *d(ə)mɑ̃de vt1) [heure, chemin, prix, dimensions] to askNous avons demandé notre chemin à un chauffeur de taxi. — We asked a taxi driver the way.
demander si... — to ask if..., to ask whether...
Va demander si c'est gratuit. — Go and ask if it's free.
2) [service, permission, aide] to ask forJ'ai demandé la permission. — I've asked for permission.
Je lui ai demandé un renseignement concernant... — I asked him for some information about...
ne pas demander la lune fig Je ne demande pas la lune. — I'm not asking for the moon.
demander la main de qn — to ask for sb's hand, to ask for sb's hand in marriage
demander à faire qch — to ask if one can do sth, to ask to do sth
Elle a demandé à parler au directeur. — She asked if she could speak to the headteacher., She asked to speak to the headteacher.
Je lui ai demandé de m'aider. — I asked him to help me.
demander que; Ils ont demandé qu'on leur rembourse le prix du voyage. — They asked to be reimbursed for the cost of the journey.
3) [personnel] to be looking forIls demandent 2 secrétaires et un ingénieur. — They're looking for 2 secretaries and an engineer.
En ce moment on demande beaucoup de linguistes. — Linguists are very much in demand at the moment.
4) (au téléphone) [interlocuteur] to ask forIl vous demande, qu'est-ce que je dis? — He's asking for you, what shall I say?, He wants to speak to you, what shall I say?
On vous demande au téléphone. — You're wanted on the phone., There's someone on the phone for you.
Il demande M. Duval, qu'est-ce que je dis? — He wants to see M. Duval, what shall I say?
6) (= requérir, nécessiter) to require* * *demander verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( solliciter) to ask for [conseil, argent, aide, permission]; demander l'addition or la note to ask for the bill GB ou check US; demander la démission de qn to ask for sb's resignation; demander la parole to ask for permission to speak; demander de l'argent à qn to ask sb for money; demander des renforts Mil to ask for reinforcements; fig to ask for support; demander l'autorisation or la permission à qn to ask sb's permission (de faire to do); demander conseil à qn to ask sb's advice; demander le report/l'annulation de la réunion, demander que la réunion soit reportée/annulée to request that the meeting be postponed/cancelledGB; il a demandé que tout le monde assiste à la réunion he asked everybody to attend the meeting; demander que le travail soit terminé to ask for the work to be completed; demander l'asile politique to apply for political asylum; demander la libération/condamnation de qn to call for sb's release/conviction; le policier m'a demandé mes papiers the policeman asked to see my papers; demander la main de qn to ask for sb's hand; demander qn en mariage to propose to sb; ‘le numéro que vous demandez n'est plus en service’ ‘the number you have dialledGB is unobtainable’; on demande un plombier/ingénieur ( dans une offre d'emploi) plumber/engineer required GB ou wanted; elle a demandé à rester/sortir she asked if she could stay/go out; demander à rencontrer qn to ask to meet sb; ⇒ reste;2 ( enjoindre) demander à qn de faire to ask sb to do; nous vous demandons de ne pas fumer/prendre de photos may we ask you not to smoke/take photographs; on a demandé aux spectateurs de rester calme the audience was told to stay calm; fais ce qu'on te demande! do as you're told!; tout ce que je te demande c'est de faire un effort all I ask is that you make an effort;3 ( souhaiter) il demande beaucoup de son personnel he expects a lot of his staff; il n'en demandait pas tant he didn't expect all that; je/il ne demande pas mieux que de partir there's nothing I/he would like better than to go; aller au théâtre? je ne demande pas mieux! go to the theatreGB? I'd love to!; les aider? mais je ne demande pas mieux help them? but I'd be delighted to; je ne demande que ça! that's exactly what I want!; il ne demande qu'à travailler/te croire he'd really like to work/to believe you; je demande à voir○ that'll be the day○; il ne faut pas trop leur en demander you mustn't expect too much of them;4 ( interroger sur) demander qch à qn to ask sb sth; demander son chemin (à qn) to ask (sb) the way; demander l'heure to ask the time; il m'a demandé de tes nouvelles he asked me how you were getting on GB ou along; demande-lui son nom ask him/her his name/her name; demander à qn comment/pourquoi/si to ask sb how/why/whether; j'ai demandé à Paul s'il viendrait I asked Paul if he was coming; demande-lui comment il a fait ask him how he did it; ‘est-il parti?’ demanda-t-il ‘has he left?’ he asked; je ne t'ai rien demandé○! I wasn't talking to you!; de qui se moque-t-on, je vous le demande○! what do they think they're playing at?, I ask you! GB;5 ( faire venir) to send for [médecin, prêtre]; ‘un vendeur est demandé à l'accueil’ ‘would a salesman please come to the reception’; le patron vous demande ( dans son bureau) the boss wants to see you ou is asking for you; ( au téléphone) the boss wants to speak to you; on vous demande au parloir/téléphone you're wanted in the visitors' room/on the phone;6 ( nécessiter) [travail, tâche] to require [effort, attention, qualification]; [plante, animal] to need [attention]; le tennis demande une grande énergie/concentration tennis requires a lot of energy/concentration; mon travail demande une attention constante/une formation spécifique my work requires total concentration/special training; demander à être revu/discuté/approfondi [sujet, texte] to need revision/discussion/more in-depth treatment;7 Jur [tribunal] to call for [peine, expertise]; [personne] to sue ou ask for [divorce]; to sue for [dommages-intérêts]; elle a décidé de demander le divorce/des dommages-intérêts she's decided to sue for divorce/damages.B se demander vpr1 ( s'interroger) se demander si/pourquoi/comment/où/ce que to wonder whether/why/how/where/what; il se demande quel sera son prochain travail he wonders what his next job will be; je me demande ce qu'elle a bien pu devenir I wonder what on earth○ became of her; ‘tu crois qu'elle l'a fait exprès?’-‘je me demande’ ‘do you think she did it on purpose?’-‘I wonder’; c'est à se demander si le bonheur existe it makes you wonder whether there's such a thing as happiness; tu ne t'es jamais demandé pourquoi? have you ever wondered why ou asked yourself why?;2 ( être demandé) ce genre de choses ne se demande pas it's not the kind of thing you ask; cela ne se demande même pas! ( c'est évident) what a stupid question![dəmɑ̃de] verbe transitif1. [solliciter - rendez-vous, conseil, addition] to ask for (inseparable), to request ; [ - emploi, visa] to apply fordemander l'aumône ou la charité to ask for charity, to beg for almsdemander le divorce to petition ou to file for divorcedemander grâce to ask ou to beg for mercyje vous demande pardon, mais c'est ma place I beg your pardon, but this is my seatdemander quelque chose à quelqu'un: demander une faveur ou un service à quelqu'un to ask somebody a favourdemander à quelqu'un de faire: il m'a demandé de lui prêter ma voiture he asked me to lend him my caril suffisait de demander you only had to ou all you had to do was askdemander justice to demand justice ou fair treatmenten demander: il ne faut pas trop m'en demander/lui en demander you mustn't ask too much of me/him, you shouldn't expect too much of me/himil en demande 500 euros he wants ou he's asking 500 euros for itdemander que: tout ce que je demande, c'est qu'on me laisse seul all I want ou ask is to be left alonequi ne demande rien n'a rien if you don't ask, you don't getje ne demande que ça ou pas mieux! I'd be only too pleased!tu es riche et célèbre, que demande le peuple? (familier) you're rich and famous, what more do you want?partir sans demander son compte ou son reste to leave without further ado ou without so much as a by-your-leave (humoristique)3. [réclamer la présence de - généralement] to want ; [ - médecin] to send for (inseparable), to call (for) ; [ - prêtre] to ask for (inseparable)on te demande au téléphone/aux urgences you're wanted on the telephone/in casualty[au téléphone]demandez-moi le siège à Paris/M. Blanc get me the head office in Paris/Mr Blanc4. [chercher à savoir] to askj'ai demandé de tes nouvelles à Marie I asked for news of you from Marie, I asked Marie about youon ne t'a rien demandé (à toi)! nobody asked YOU, nobody asked for YOUR opinion!à quoi sert la police, je vous le demande ou je vous demande un peu! (familier) what are the police for, I ask you?‘on demande un livreur’ ‘delivery boy wanted ou required’on demande beaucoup de secrétaires there's a great demand for secretaries, secretaries are in great demandça demande réflexion it needs thinking about, it needs some thought————————demander à verbe plus prépositionje ne demande qu'à vous embaucher/aider I'm more than willing to hire/help you————————demander après verbe plus prépositiona. [ils t'ont réclamé] they asked for youb. [pour avoir de tes nouvelles] they asked how you were ou after you————————se demander verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se demander verbe pronominal intransitifon est en droit de se demander pourquoi/comment/si... one may rightfully ask oneself why/how/whether... -
27 cry
1. noun1) (of grief) Schrei, der; (of words) Schreien, das; Geschrei, das; (of hounds or wolves) Heulen, dasa cry of pain/rage — ein Schmerzens-/Wutschrei
a far cry from... — (fig.) etwas ganz anderes als...
3) (fit or spell of weeping)2. transitive verb1) rufen; (loudly) schreien2) (weep) weinencry one's eyes out — sich (Dat.) die Augen ausweinen
3. intransitive verbcry oneself to sleep — sich in den Schlaf weinen
1) rufen; (loudly) schreiencry [out] for something/somebody — nach etwas/jemandem rufen od. schreien
cry with pain — vor Schmerz[en] schreien
cry for something — nach etwas weinen; (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) nachweinen
3) [Möwe:] schreienPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/17603/cry_off">cry off- cry out* * *1. verb1) (to let tears come from the eyes; to weep: She cried when she heard of the old man's death.) weinen2. noun1) (a shout: a cry of triumph.) der Schrei2) (a time of weeping: The baby had a little cry before he went to sleep.) das Weinen3) (the sound made by some animals: the cry of a wolf.) der Schrei•- a far cry- cry off* * *<- ie->[kraɪ]I. nto have a \cry sich akk ausweinenhave a good \cry wein dich ruhig austhey were wakened by cries of ‘fire!’ sie wachten auf, weil jemand [mehrmals] laut ‚Feuer!‘ schriea \cry of pain/pleasure ein Schmerzens-/Freudenschrei m\cry for help Hilferuf m, Hilfeschrei m6.that's a far \cry from the truth das hat mit der Wahrheit ziemlich wenig zu tunit's still a far \cry from what I expected of you das hätte ich nie von Ihnen erwartetwe all laughed until we cried wir alle lachten Tränento \cry for joy vor Freude weinenIII. vt▪ to \cry sth1. (shed tears) etw weinenshe cried bitter tears sie vergoss bittere Tränento \cry oneself to sleep sich akk in den Schlaf weinen2. (exclaim) etw rufen [o schreien]“help me!” he cried „Hilfe!“ schrie er3.▶ to \cry foul einen Regelverstoß [öffentlich] kritisieren▶ to \cry foul at sth etw [öffentlich] als Fehlverhalten kritisieren▶ to \cry wolf falschen Alarm geben* * *[kraɪ]1. nto give or utter a cry — (auf)schreien, einen Schrei ausstoßen
a cry of fear/pain — ein Angst-/Schmerzensschrei m
he gave a cry for help — er rief um Hilfe
See:→ far4)(= outcry)
a cry for sth — ein Ruf m nach etwa cry against sth — ein Protest m gegen etw
5)(= weep)
a cry will do you good — weine ruhig, das wird dir guttun2. vishe was crying for her teddy bear —
... or I'll give you something to cry about —... und dann weißt du, warum du heulst (inf)
to cry for help — um Hilfe rufen/schreien
she cried for a nurse/for somebody to come — sie rief/schrie nach einer Krankenschwester/nach jemandem
3. vt1) (= shout out) rufen; (louder) schreienhe cried to me to go away — er rief mir zu, dass ich verschwinden sollte
See:→ crying, wolf2) (= announce) ausrufen3) (= weep) bitter tears etc weinento cry one's eyes/heart out — sich (dat) die Augen ausweinen/herzzerreißend weinen
to cry on sb's shoulder — sich an jds Schulter or bei jdm ausweinen
* * *cry [kraı]A sfor nach):give a cry einen Schrei ausstoßen, aufschreien;a cry for help ein Hilferuf;a cry of joy ein Freudenschrei;a cry of pain ein Schmerzensschrei;within cry (of) in Rufweite (von);a far cry from figa) (himmel)weit entfernt von,b) etwas ganz anderes als;that’s still a far cry das ist noch in weiter Ferne oder noch Zukunftsmusik2. obs Geschrei n:the popular cry die Stimme des Volkes3. Weinen n:have a good cry sich richtig ausweinen4. Bitten n, Flehen n5. Ausrufen n, Geschrei n (der Straßenhändler):(all) the cry US fig der letzte Schreib) Schlag-, Losungswort n7. JAGD Anschlagen n, Gebell n (der Meute):in full cry in wilder Jagd oder Verfolgung8. JAGD Meute f, Koppel fB v/i2. schreien, (laut) rufen, dringend verlangen ( alle:for nach):cry for vengeance nach Rache schreiencry into one’s pillow in sein Kissen weinen;6. JAGD anschlagen, bellenC v/t2. Waren etc ausrufen, -bieten, -schreien3. flehen um, erflehen4. Tränen weinen:cry o.s. to sleep sich in den Schlaf weinen* * *1. noun1) (of grief) Schrei, der; (of words) Schreien, das; Geschrei, das; (of hounds or wolves) Heulen, dasa cry of pain/rage — ein Schmerzens-/Wutschrei
a far cry from... — (fig.) etwas ganz anderes als...
2) (appeal, entreaty) Appell, der2. transitive verb1) rufen; (loudly) schreien2) (weep) weinen3. intransitive verbcry one's eyes out — sich (Dat.) die Augen ausweinen
1) rufen; (loudly) schreiencry [out] for something/somebody — nach etwas/jemandem rufen od. schreien
cry with pain — vor Schmerz[en] schreien
cry for something — nach etwas weinen; (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) nachweinen
3) [Möwe:] schreienPhrasal Verbs:- cry off- cry out* * *n.Ruf -e m.Schrei -e m. (for) v.rufen (nach) v.schreien (nach) v.weinen v. v.flennen v.heulen v.schreien v.(§ p.,pp.: schrie, geschrieen) -
28 søge
browse, scavenge, seek, sue* * **( lede) look,( mere energisk) search;( mere energisk) search,(F: i visse faste forb & = opsøge, prøve at få) seek ( fx advice, death, one's fortune, shelter, support; agreement on the proposals, international aid, conversations with the U.S. government, a vote of confidence; seek and ye shall find);( være på jagt efter) be on the look-out for, be in search of,( ivrigt, T) hunt for,( guld, olie etc) prospect for;( ansøge) apply ( fx how many people have applied?),( med objekt) apply for ( fx a post),(mere T) put in for ( fx a job, a pay rise);( bevæge sig) go ( fx further inland),( med objekt) take to ( fx the woods);( besøge hyppigt, F) frequent,( skole også) attend;[ søge at] try to,F seek to ( fx get their co-operation),( stærkere) endeavour to;[ hvem søger De?] who do you want to see?[ jeg har søgt ham flere gange] I have called on him several times;[ med sb:][ søge arbejde] be looking for a job (el. for work),F seek employment;[ søge benådning] petition for mercy;[ bydreng søges] boy wanted;[ søge havn] put into port;[ søge hjælp hos en] ask somebody to help one,F apply to somebody for help;[ søge læge] see (el. consult) a doctor;[ søge oplysninger] make enquiries,F seek information;[ søge plads], se plads;[ søge ens selskab] seek somebody's company;[ søge dårligt selskab] keep bad company;[ med præp & adv:][ søge bort] go away;( fra stilling) apply for a job elsewhere;[ søge efter] look for,( mere energisk) search for,F seek for, seek;[ søge efter ordene] hesitate for words; falter;[gå (ud) for at søge efter noget] go in search of something;[ søge frem til sandheden] try to get at the truth;[ søge i sine lommer] search (, grundigt: ransack) one's pockets;[ søge ind til (, ved)] apply for a post in;[ søge om] apply for;[ søge om benådning] petition for mercy;[ søge ud] pick out,F select;( søge at komme ud) try to get out;[ andre udtryk må søges under...] for other expressions see...; -
29 suerte
f.1 luck (fortuna).estar de suerte to be in luckpor suerte luckilyprobar suerte to try one's luck¡qué suerte! that was lucky!¡qué suerte que traje el paraguas! how lucky that I brought my umbrella!tener (buena) suerte to be luckytener mala suerte to be unluckytener la suerte de espaldas to be having a run of bad luck2 chance.tocar o caer en suerte a alguien to fall to somebody's lotla suerte está echada the die is cast3 fate (destino).tentar a la suerte to tempt fate4 good luck, stroke of luck, piece of luck.5 lot.6 trick, stunt.7 sort.Una extraña suerte de plantas A strange sort of plants.* * *1 (fortuna) luck, fortune2 (azar) chance3 (destino) destiny, fate4 (estado, condición) lot, situation6 (en tauromaquia) manoeuvre (US maneuver) in a bullfight\¡buena suerte! / ¡suerte! good luck!de otra suerte otherwiseestar de suerte / estar de mala suerte to be in luck / be out of luckla suerte está echada the die is castpor suerte fortunatelyprobar suerte to try one's luck¡que tengas suerte! good luck!tener suerte to be luckytener una suerte loca familiar to have the luck of the deviltentar la suerte figurado to tempt fatetraer (buena) suerte / traer mala suerte to be lucky, bring good luck / be unlucky, bring bad luck* * *noun f.1) luck, fortune, chance2) fate, lot3) kind, sort* * *SF1) (=fortuna) luck¡suerte!, ¡buena suerte! — good luck!
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dar suerte — to bring good luck•
día de suerte — lucky day•
mala suerte — bad luck¡siempre tengo tan mala suerte con los hombres! — I'm always so unlucky with men!, I always have such bad luck with men!
¡qué mala suerte! — how unlucky!, what bad luck!
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por suerte — luckily, fortunately•
probar suerte — to try one's luck•
tener suerte — to be lucky¡que tengas suerte! — good luck!, the best of luck!
tuvo la suerte de que el autobús saliera con retraso — he was lucky that the bus left late, luckily for him his bus left late
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tentar a la suerte — to try one's luck•
traer suerte — to be lucky, bring good luckgolpetrae mala suerte — it's bad luck, it's unlucky
2) (=destino) fatequiso la suerte que pasara por allí un médico — as luck o fate would have it a doctor was passing by
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correr la misma suerte que algn — to suffer the same fate as sb•
mejorar la suerte de algn — to improve sb's lot•
tentar a la suerte — to tempt fate3) (=azar) chancelo echaron a suertes — [con cerillas, papeletas] they drew lots; [con moneda] they tossed (a coin)
caerle o tocarle en suerte a algn —
al equipo español le tocó en suerte enfrentarse a Turquía — as chance had it, the Spanish team were drawn to play against Turkey
¡vaya marido que me ha tocado en suerte! — what a husband I ended up with!
4) (=clase) sort, kindhubo toda suerte de comentarios — there were all sorts o kinds of remarks
5) frm (=modo)•
de esta suerte — in this waylos molinos de agua pueden clasificarse de esta suerte — water wheels can be classified in the following way o in this way
6) (Taur) stage of the bullfightsuerte de banderillas — the second stage of a bullfight, in which the "banderillas" are stuck into the bull's back
suerte de capa — stage of a bullfight where passes are made with the cape
suerte de varas — opening stage of a bullfight where the bull is weakened with the picador's lance
suerte suprema — final stage of a bullfight
* * *1)a) ( azar) chanceme cayó or tocó en suerte — it fell to my lot (frml o hum)
echar algo a suertes — ( con monedas) to toss for something; ( con pajitas) to draw straws for something
la suerte está echada — (fr hecha) the die is cast
b) ( fortuna) luckbuena/mala suerte — good/bad luck
tiene la suerte de vivir en una casa grande — she is lucky o fortunate enough to live in a big house
número/hombre de suerte — lucky number/man
por suerte no estaba sola — luckily o fortunately I wasn't alone
traer or dar mala suerte — to bring bad luck
c) ( destino) fatetentar a la suerte — to tempt fate o providence
2) (tipo, clase) sort, kindvino toda suerte de gente — all sorts o kinds of people came
de (tal) suerte que — (frml) so that
* * *= fate, fortune, lot, luck, sort, good fortune, fluke, stroke of luck.Ex. The future importance of pre-coordinate indexing depends upon the fate of printed indexes.Ex. These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.Ex. This article reports on the 9th weekend school organised by the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group of the Library Association the theme of which was 'Improving your lot'.Ex. In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.Ex. Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.Ex. There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.Ex. This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.Ex. And in his still beating heart, he knew that his recovery was a miracle: a gift from God, a stroke of luck.----* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* amuleto de la suerte = good luck charm.* buena suerte = good luck!, good luck.* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desear suerte = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* desear suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + luck.* de suerte = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* echar a suerte = draw + lots.* echar suertes = draw + lots.* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.* estar de suerte = be in luck.* galleta de la suerte = fortune cookie.* golpe de mala suerte = stroke of misfortune.* golpe de suerte = stroke of luck.* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, losing streak.* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* nadie esta contento con su suerte = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* no estar de suerte = be out of luck.* no tener suerte = be out of luck.* pero no hubo suerte = but no dice.* pero sin suerte = but no dice.* persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.* probar suerte = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, take + Posesivo + chances, try + Posesivo + luck, give + it a whirl, give + it a try, take + the dip, take + a long shot.* quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* ¡Qué suerte! = What luck!.* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.* sin suerte = but no dice.* ¡suerte! = break a leg!.* suerte del principiante, la = beginner's luck.* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.* tener suerte = be lucky, count + Posesivo + blessings, get + lucky, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot, strike + lucky, be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing, be in luck.* tentar la suerte = dance with + the devil, take + Posesivo + chances.* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* * *1)a) ( azar) chanceme cayó or tocó en suerte — it fell to my lot (frml o hum)
echar algo a suertes — ( con monedas) to toss for something; ( con pajitas) to draw straws for something
la suerte está echada — (fr hecha) the die is cast
b) ( fortuna) luckbuena/mala suerte — good/bad luck
tiene la suerte de vivir en una casa grande — she is lucky o fortunate enough to live in a big house
número/hombre de suerte — lucky number/man
por suerte no estaba sola — luckily o fortunately I wasn't alone
traer or dar mala suerte — to bring bad luck
c) ( destino) fatetentar a la suerte — to tempt fate o providence
2) (tipo, clase) sort, kindvino toda suerte de gente — all sorts o kinds of people came
de (tal) suerte que — (frml) so that
* * *= fate, fortune, lot, luck, sort, good fortune, fluke, stroke of luck.Ex: The future importance of pre-coordinate indexing depends upon the fate of printed indexes.
Ex: These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.Ex: This article reports on the 9th weekend school organised by the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group of the Library Association the theme of which was 'Improving your lot'.Ex: In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.Ex: This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.Ex: And in his still beating heart, he knew that his recovery was a miracle: a gift from God, a stroke of luck.* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* amuleto de la suerte = good luck charm.* buena suerte = good luck!, good luck.* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desear suerte = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* desear suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + luck.* de suerte = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* echar a suerte = draw + lots.* echar suertes = draw + lots.* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.* estar de suerte = be in luck.* galleta de la suerte = fortune cookie.* golpe de mala suerte = stroke of misfortune.* golpe de suerte = stroke of luck.* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, losing streak.* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* nadie esta contento con su suerte = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* no estar de suerte = be out of luck.* no tener suerte = be out of luck.* pero no hubo suerte = but no dice.* pero sin suerte = but no dice.* persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.* probar suerte = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, take + Posesivo + chances, try + Posesivo + luck, give + it a whirl, give + it a try, take + the dip, take + a long shot.* quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* ¡Qué suerte! = What luck!.* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.* sin suerte = but no dice.* ¡suerte! = break a leg!.* suerte del principiante, la = beginner's luck.* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.* tener suerte = be lucky, count + Posesivo + blessings, get + lucky, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot, strike + lucky, be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing, be in luck.* tentar la suerte = dance with + the devil, take + Posesivo + chances.* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* * *A1 (azar) chancelo deja todo en manos de la suerte he leaves everything to chanceechar algo a suertes or ( AmL) a la suerte (con una moneda) to toss for sth; (con pajitas) to draw straws for sthechar a suertes or ( AmL) echar a la suerte to toss a coinla suerte está echada ( fr hecha); the die is cast2 (fortuna) luckbuena/mala suerte good/bad luckha sido una suerte que vinieras it was lucky you came¡qué suerte tienes! you're so lucky!tiene la suerte de vivir en una casa grande she is lucky o fortunate enough to live in a big houseestamos de suerte we're in lucknúmero/hombre de suerte lucky number/mantienes una suerte loca you're incredibly luckydeséame (buena) suerte wish me luckpor suerte no estaba sola luckily o fortunately I wasn't alonecon suerte termino hoy with a bit of luck I'll finish todaybuena suerte, que te salga todo bien good luck, I hope it all works out well for youprobar suerte to try one's lucksuerte, valor y al toro the very best of luck to youtraer or dar mala suerte to bring bad lucktrae mala suerte pasar por debajo de una escalera it's bad luck to walk under ladders3 (destino) fateno desafíes a la suerte don't tempt fate o providencequiso la suerte que nos volviéramos a encontrar en París as fate would have it we met up again in ParisB (tipo, clase) sort, kindvino toda suerte de gente all sorts o kinds of people camede (tal) suerte que ( frml); so thatCompuestos:second phase of a bullfight during which the banderillas are stuck in the bull's neck● suerte de varas or picasfirst phase of a bullfight during which the picador weakens the bull with his lance* * *
suerte sustantivo femenino
◊ buena/mala suerte good/bad luck;
ha sido una suerte que vinieras it was lucky you came;
¡qué mala suerte! how unlucky!;
¡qué suerte tienes! you're so lucky!;
no tengo suerte I'm not a lucky person;
hombre de suerte lucky man;
por suerte no estaba sola luckily o fortunately I wasn't alone;
¡(que tengas) buena suerte! good luck!;
probar suerte to try one's luck;
traer or dar mala suerte to bring bad luck
( con pajitas) to draw straws for sth
suerte sustantivo femenino
1 (fortuna) luck: es un hombre de suerte, he's a lucky man
tuviste mala suerte, you were unlucky
por suerte, fortunately o luckily
2 (casualidad, azar) chance: depende de la suerte, it depends on chance
3 (sino, destino) fate, destiny: nadie sabe cuál será su suerte, nobody knows what's going to come of her
4 frml (tipo, género, clase, especie) sort, type: es una suerte de, it's a kind of
5 Taur (lance de la lidia) el torero inició la suerte de matar, the bull-fighter got ready to kill the bull
♦ Locuciones: la suerte está echada, the die is cast
echar a suertes, to draw lots
probar suerte, to try one's luck
tentar (a) la suerte, to tempt fate
' suerte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
- afortunada
- afortunado
- azar
- batatazo
- camelarse
- cara
- desafortunada
- desafortunado
- desear
- desgracia
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- felizmente
- fortuna
- golpe
- increíble
- informal
- negra
- negro
- pata
- perseguir
- qué
- salar
- salada
- salado
- sombra
- traer
- ventura
- augurio
- buenaventura
- dicha
- leche
- loco
- malo
- perro
- racha
- todo
English:
bad
- be
- beginner
- break
- bugger
- chance
- devil
- die
- fortunate
- fortune
- fortune cookie
- happily
- hard luck
- hopefully
- horseshoe
- least
- lot
- luck
- luckily
- lucky
- mercy
- number
- push
- run
- science
- sheer
- sink
- some
- somebody
- stack
- streak
- stroke
- tempt
- tough
- try
- unfortunate
- unlucky
- wish
- best
- fate
- finger
- grass
- hard
- hold
- jinx
- jolly
- manner
- sorry
- strand
- that
* * *suerte nf1. [azar] chance;la suerte está echada the die is cast2. [fortuna] luck;te deseo buena suerte I wish you good luck;es una suerte que estés aquí it's lucky you're here;estar de suerte to be in luck;¡qué suerte! that was lucky!;¡qué suerte tuviste! you were so lucky!;¡qué suerte que traje el paraguas! how lucky that I brought my umbrella!;por suerte luckily;probar suerte to try one's luck;tener (buena) suerte to be lucky;tiene la suerte de vivir cerca de la playa he's lucky enough to live near the beach;tener mala suerte to be unlucky;tuve muy mala suerte con las preguntas que me tocaron I was very unlucky with the questions that came up;tener la suerte de espaldas to be having a run of bad luck;tentar a la suerte to tempt fate;la suerte del principiante beginner's luck3. [destino] fate;abandonaron el barco a su suerte they abandoned the boat to its fateconocí a toda suerte de personas I met all sorts of people;ser una suerte de… to be a kind o sort of…5. [manera] manner, fashion;de suerte que in such a way that6. Taurom = any of the three stages (“tercios”) of a bullfight* * *f1 luck;¡suerte! good luck!;buena suerte good luck;mala suerte bad luck;tener la suerte de cara be lucky;tener una suerte loca be o get incredibly lucky;probar suerte try one’s luck;por suerte luckily2 ( azar):caer otocar a alguien en suerte fall to s.o.;echar a suertes toss for, draw lots for;la suerte está echada the die is cast3 ( destino):dejar a alguien a su suerte leave s.o. to their fate4:toda suerte de all kinds of;de suerte que so that* * *suerte nf1) fortuna: luck, fortunetener suerte: to be luckypor suerte: luckily2) destino: fate, destiny, lot3) clase, género: sort, kindtoda suerte de cosas: all kinds of things* * *suerte n1. (fortuna) luck¡suerte para tu examen! good luck with your exam!¡qué suerte! how lucky!2. (destino) destiny / fatedar suerte / traer suerte to bring (good) luck -
30 cebar
v.1 to fatten (up).La vieja cebó al pavo The old woman fattened the turkey.2 to stoke, to fuel (fuego, caldera).3 to bait (anzuelo).Pedro cebó la trampa Peter baited the trap.4 to prepare, to brew. ( River Plate)5 to prime, to fuel, to stoke.Missy cebó el fuego para calentarse Missy primed the fire to warm up.* * *1 (animal) to fatten, fatten up2 (poner cebo) to bait4 figurado (pasiones etc) to nourish1 figurado (dedicarse) to devote oneself (en, to)2 figurado (ensañarse) to show no mercy (en/con, towards), take it out (en/con, on), vent one's anger (en/con, on)* * *verb1) to bait2) fatten* * *1. VT1) [+ animal] to fatten (up)cuando voy a casa mi madre me ceba — * when I go home my mother feeds me up
2) [+ anzuelo, cepo, trampa] to bait3) [+ fuego, horno] to feed, stoke (up); [+ arma] to prime5) Cono Sur [+ maté] to brew2.VI [tuerca, tornillo] to catch, grip; [clavo] to go in3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < animal> to fatten... up2) <anzuelo/cepo> to bait2.cebarse v prona) ( ensañarse)b) ( alimentarse) to feed* * *= stoke, fatten, bait.Ex. The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.Ex. They attacked their enemies as 'corrupt scavengers who fattened themselves on the lifeblood of the commonwealth'.Ex. Hooks are baited with fresh fish, and a block of frozen fish chum is hung over the side and allowed to disperse with the current as it thaws.----* cebarse con = take it out on, lash out (on), go to + town on.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < animal> to fatten... up2) <anzuelo/cepo> to bait2.cebarse v prona) ( ensañarse)b) ( alimentarse) to feed* * *= stoke, fatten, bait.Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
Ex: They attacked their enemies as 'corrupt scavengers who fattened themselves on the lifeblood of the commonwealth'.Ex: Hooks are baited with fresh fish, and a block of frozen fish chum is hung over the side and allowed to disperse with the current as it thaws.* cebarse con = take it out on, lash out (on), go to + town on.* * *cebar [A1 ]vtA ‹animal› to fatten … upno le des tanto de comer que lo estás cebando ( fam hum); don't give him so much to eat, you'll make him fatB ‹anzuelo/cepo› to baitC ‹motor/bomba› to prime■ cebarse1 (ensañarse) to vent one's angerse cebó en or con su víctima he took his anger out o vented his anger on his victim2(alimentarse): el miedo se ceba en la ignorancia fear feeds on ignorance* * *
cebar ( conjugate cebar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ animal› to fatten … up
2 ‹anzuelo/cepo› to bait
3 (CS) ‹ mate› to prepare ( and serve)
cebar verbo transitivo
1 (a un animal) to fatten
familiar (a una persona) to feed up
2 (un anzuelo, una trampa) to bait
' cebar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engordar
- mate
English:
bait
- prime
- fatten
* * *♦ vt1. [engordar] to fatten (up)2. [fuego, caldera] to stoke, to fuel;[máquina, arma] to prime3. [anzuelo] to bait4. [sentimiento] to feed, to arouse5. RP [mate] to prepare, to brew* * *v/t1 fatten2 anzuelo bait3 TÉC prime4 L.Am.mate prepare* * *cebar vt1) : to bait2) : to feed, to fatten3) : to prime (a pump, etc.) -
31 knee
ni:1) (the joint at the bend of the leg: He fell and cut his knee; The child sat on her father's knee; She was on her knees weeding the garden; He fell on his knees and begged for mercy.) rodilla2) (the part of an article of clothing covering this joint: He has a hole in the knee of his trousers.) rodillera•- kneecap- knee-deep
knee n rodillatr[niː]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL rodilla2 (of trousers) rodillera1 dar un rodillazo a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go down on one's knees arrodillarseto bring somebody to their knees humillar a alguiento bring the country to its knees llevar el país al borde de la ruinaknee ['ni:] n: rodilla fn.• rodilla s.f.• ángulo s.m.v.• dar un rodillazo a v.
I niːnoun (Anat, Clothing) rodilla fto be on one's knees — estar* arrodillado, estar* de rodillas or (liter) de hinojos
to go o get down on one's knees — ponerse* de rodillas, arrodillarse
my/his knees were knocking — (colloq) me/le temblaban las piernas
to bow o bend the knee to somebody — doblar la cerviz ante alguien
on bended knee(s) — de rodillas, de hinojos (liter)
to bring something to its knees: the strike brought the country to its knees — la huelga llevó el país al borde del desastre
II
transitive verb darle* or pegarle* un rodillazo a[niː]1.N (Anat) rodilla f ; [of garment] rodilla f•
on one's knees, on bended knee — de rodillas•
to bow the knee to — humillarse ante, someterse a•
a sharp pain nearly brought me to my knees — un dolor agudo hizo que casi me cayera de rodillasthe embargo has brought the country to its knees — el embargo ha llevado al país al borde del desastre
•
to fall on one's knees — caer de rodillas•
to go or get down on one's knees — arrodillarse, ponerse de rodillasto go or get down on one's knees to sb — arrodillarse ante algn
weak 1., 1)to go to sb on (one's) bended knees — (fig) suplicar a algn de rodillas
2.3.CPDknee breeches NPL — calzón m corto
knee joint N — articulación f de la rodilla
* * *
I [niː]noun (Anat, Clothing) rodilla fto be on one's knees — estar* arrodillado, estar* de rodillas or (liter) de hinojos
to go o get down on one's knees — ponerse* de rodillas, arrodillarse
my/his knees were knocking — (colloq) me/le temblaban las piernas
to bow o bend the knee to somebody — doblar la cerviz ante alguien
on bended knee(s) — de rodillas, de hinojos (liter)
to bring something to its knees: the strike brought the country to its knees — la huelga llevó el país al borde del desastre
II
transitive verb darle* or pegarle* un rodillazo a -
32 gracia
f.1 humor.¡qué gracia! how funny!su voz me hace mucha gracia I think he's got a really funny voice, his voice makes me laugh (me divierte)no me hizo gracia I didn't find it funnytener gracia to be funny (ser divertido, curioso)2 skill, natural ability.todavía no le he pillado o cogido la gracia a esta cámara I still haven't got the hang of using this camera (peninsular Spanish)3 grace, elegance (encanto).no consigo verle la gracia a este cuadro I just don't know what people see in this paintingla gracia del plato está en la salsa the secret of the dish is (in) the sauce4 nuisance (incordio).vaya gracia tener que salir a mitad de la noche it's a real nuisance having to go out in the middle of the night¡maldita la gracia que me hace tener que volverlo a hacer! (informal) it's a real pain having to do it all over again!5 favor.caer en gracia to be liked6 wit, wittiness, funniness.7 Gracia.* * *1 RELIGIÓN grace2 (favor) favour (US favor)3 (clemencia) pardon4 (buen trato) graciousness5 (atractivo) grace, charm6 (garbo) grace7 (chiste) joke8 irónico (algo molesto) nuisance, pain■ ¡vaya gracia tener que esperar tanto! what a nuisance to have to wait so long!1 thank you, thanks2 las gracias (mitología) the Graces\caer en gracia a alguien to make a hit with somebodydar gracias a alguien to thank somebodyestar en gracia to be in a state of gracegracias a thanks togracias a Dios thank God, thank goodness■ me hace gracia, se cree que lo invitaré isn't it funny, he thinks I'm inviting him!por la gracia de Dios by the grace of God¡qué gracia! how funny!reírle las gracias a alguien to laugh at somebody's jokes¡vaya gracia! / ¡vaya una gracia! well, that's great that is!, that's just great!■ nada de comida fina, te darán un bocadillo y gracias there'll be no posh food, with a bit of luck you'll get a sandwich* * *noun f.1) grace2) humor, wit3) favor•- gracias* * *SF1) (=diversión)a) [de chiste, persona]nos lo contó con mucha gracia — he told it to us in a very funny o amusing way
b)• hacer gracia a algn, a mí no me hace gracia ese humorista — I don't find that comedian funny
me hace gracia que me llamen conservador precisamente ellos — it's funny that they of all people should call me conservative
al jefe no le va a hacer ninguna gracia que nos vayamos a casa — our boss is not going to be at all happy about us going home
no me hace mucha gracia la idea de tener que trabajar este domingo — I'm not wild about the idea of having to work this Sunday *
c)• tener gracia — [broma, chiste] to be funny; [persona] (=ser ingenioso) to be witty; (=ser divertido) to be funny, be amusing
¡tiene gracia la cosa! — iró isn't that (just) great! iró
tendría gracia que se estropeara el despertador justamente hoy — iró wouldn't it be just great if the alarm didn't go off today of all days? iró
tiene mucha gracia hablando — he's very witty, he's very funny o amusing
d)• ¡ qué gracia! — [gen] how funny!; iró it's great, isn't it?
¿así que tu hermano y mi hermano se conocen? ¡qué gracia! — so your brother and mine know each other - how funny!
y, ¡qué gracia!, me dice el profesor: -señorita, compórtese — and the teacher said to me, it was so funny, "behave yourself, young lady"
¡qué gracia! ¿no? tú de vacaciones y yo aquí estudiando — iró it's great, isn't it? you are on holiday while I am here studying iró
e)• dar en la gracia de hacer algo — to take to doing sth
2) (=encanto)a) [al moverse] gracefulness, gracesin gracia — ungraceful, lacking in gracefulness o grace
b) [en la personalidad] charmtener gracia — [persona] to have charm; [objeto] to be nice
no es guapo, pero tiene cierta gracia — he's not good-looking but he has a certain charm
3) (=chiste) joke•
hacer una gracia a algn — to play a prank on sb•
reírle las gracias a algn — to laugh along with sb4) pl graciasa) [para expresar agradecimiento] thanks¡gracias! — thank you!
¡muchas gracias! — thank you very much!, thanks a lot!, many thanks! más frm
no nos dio ni las gracias — he didn't even say thank you, he didn't even thank us
•
toma eso, ¡y gracias! — take that and be thankful!y gracias que no llegó a más — and we etc were lucky to get off so lightly
b)• gracias a — thanks to
han sobrevivido gracias a la ayuda internacional — they have survived with the help of o thanks to international aid
la familia se mantiene gracias a que el padre y la madre trabajan — the family manages to support itself thanks to the fact that both parents work
5) (Rel) graceobra 1)6) (Jur) mercy, pardontiro 1)7) (=favor) favour, favor (EEUU)caer de la gracia de algn — † fall out of favour with sb
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de gracia — † free, gratisme cayó en gracia enseguida — I warmed to him immediately, I took an immediate liking to him
8) (=benevolencia) graciousness9) (Mit)10)en gracia a — † on account of
11) † (=nombre) name¿cuál es su gracia? — what is your name?
* * *1) ( comicidad)pues sí que tiene gracia (la cosa)! — (iró & fam) well, that's great, isn't it! (iro & colloq)
hacer gracia — (+ me/te/le etc)
me hizo una gracia...! — it was so funny...!
2)reírle las gracias a alguien — to humor* somebody
b) ( de niño) party piece3)a) (encanto, donaire)b) ( habilidad especial)tiene mucha gracia para arreglar flores — she has a real gift o flair for flower arranging
4) (ant) ( nombre) name5)a) (favor, merced) graceb) ( disposición benévola) favor*caer en gracia: le has caído en gracia — he has taken a liking o (colloq) a shine to you
c) ( clemencia) clemency6) (Relig) grace7) (Mit)8) gracias femenino pluralb) (como interj) thank you, thanks (colloq)muchas gracias — thank you very much, thanks a lot (colloq)
c)llegamos bien, pero gracias a que... — we arrived on time, but only because...
* * *= amnesty, grace, wit.Ex. Security at the library has been improved and recommendations for the future include: amnesty weeks for the return of books and severe penalties for offenders, e.g. expulsion for a student, dismissal for a member of staff.Ex. God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.Ex. The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.----* asestar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* con gracia = wittily, funnily.* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.* golpe de gracia = coup de grace, kiss of death, killer blow, death blow.* hacer gracia = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.* lleno de gracia = graceful.* no hacer ninguna gracia = not take + kindly to.* periodo de gracia = grace period, time of grace.* sin gracia = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.* * *1) ( comicidad)pues sí que tiene gracia (la cosa)! — (iró & fam) well, that's great, isn't it! (iro & colloq)
hacer gracia — (+ me/te/le etc)
me hizo una gracia...! — it was so funny...!
2)reírle las gracias a alguien — to humor* somebody
b) ( de niño) party piece3)a) (encanto, donaire)b) ( habilidad especial)tiene mucha gracia para arreglar flores — she has a real gift o flair for flower arranging
4) (ant) ( nombre) name5)a) (favor, merced) graceb) ( disposición benévola) favor*caer en gracia: le has caído en gracia — he has taken a liking o (colloq) a shine to you
c) ( clemencia) clemency6) (Relig) grace7) (Mit)8) gracias femenino pluralb) (como interj) thank you, thanks (colloq)muchas gracias — thank you very much, thanks a lot (colloq)
c)llegamos bien, pero gracias a que... — we arrived on time, but only because...
* * *= amnesty, grace, wit.Ex: Security at the library has been improved and recommendations for the future include: amnesty weeks for the return of books and severe penalties for offenders, e.g. expulsion for a student, dismissal for a member of staff.
Ex: God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.Ex: The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.* asestar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* con gracia = wittily, funnily.* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.* golpe de gracia = coup de grace, kiss of death, killer blow, death blow.* hacer gracia = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.* lleno de gracia = graceful.* no hacer ninguna gracia = not take + kindly to.* periodo de gracia = grace period, time of grace.* sin gracia = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.* * *A(comicidad): yo no le veo la gracia I don't think it's funny, I don't see what's so funny about itsus chistes no tienen gracia ninguna her jokes aren't at all funnycuenta las cosas con mucha gracia he's very funny the way he tells thingstiene gracia, mi hermano vive en la misma calle isn't that funny, my brother lives in the same street¡mira qué gracia! ¡encima tengo que pagar yo! ( iró); well that's just great isn't it! on top of everything else, it's me who ends up paying!hacer gracia (+ me/te/le etc): ¡me hizo una gracia cuando lo vi sin barba! it was so funny seeing him without his beard!me hace gracia que digas eso, estaba pensando lo mismo it's funny you should say that, I was just thinking the same thingparece que le ha hecho gracia el chiste he seems to have found the joke funnyno me hace ninguna gracia tener que ir a verlo I don't relish the idea of having to go and see himmaldita la gracia que me hace tener que asistir a estas reuniones it's no fun having to go to these meetings, it's a real drag having to go to these meetings ( colloq)Breírle las gracias a algn to humor* sb2 (de un niño) party pieceC1(encanto, donaire): baila con mucha gracia she's a very graceful dancerun vestido muy sin gracia a very plain dress2(habilidad especial): tiene mucha gracia para arreglar flores she has a real gift o flair for flower arrangingla comida es buena, pero la presentan sin ninguna gracia the food is good but they don't go to any trouble over the presentationE1 (favor, merced) gracepor la gracia de Dios by the grace of Godle concedieron tres meses de gracia they gave him three months' grace… gracia que espera merecer de su Ilustrísima ( frml) ( Corresp) … in the hope that you will grant this request ( frml)2 (disposición benévola) favor*caer en gracia: parece que le has caído en gracia he seems to have taken a liking o ( colloq) a shine to you3 (clemencia) clemencyF ( Relig) graceestar en estado de gracia to be in a state of graceperder la gracia to fall from graceG ( Mit):las tres gracias the (three) GracesA(expresión de agradecimiento): sólo quería darle las gracias I just wanted to thank youno le dieron ni las gracias they didn't even thank her o say thank youdemos gracias a Dios let us give thanks to GodB ( como interj) thank you, thanks ( colloq)muchas gracias thank you very much, many thanks, thanks a lot ( colloq)un millón de/mil gracias por tu ayuda I can't thank you enough for your help, thank you very much for your help… y gracias: ¿pagarte? ¡estás loca! te dan la comida y gracias pay you? you're joking! they give you your food and that's it o ( BrE colloq) that's your lotCgracias a thanks tose salvaron gracias a él thanks to him they escapedgracias a Dios, no fue nada serio it was nothing serious, thank heavens o Godllegamos bien, pero gracias a que salimos a las nueve we arrived on time, but only because we left at nine* * *
gracia sustantivo femenino
1 ( comicidad):
tener gracia [chiste/broma] to be funny;
me hace gracia que digas eso it's funny you should say that;
no me hace ninguna gracia tener que ir I don't relish the idea of having to go
2
( broma) joke, trick
3 (encanto, elegancia) grace;
un vestido sin gracia a very plain dress;
tiene mucha gracia para arreglar flores she has a real flair for flower arranging◊ gracias sustantivo femenino plurala) ( expresión de agradecimiento):
no dieron ni las gracias they didn't even say thank you
un millón de gracias por ayudarme/tu ayuda thank you very much for helping me/your helpc)
gracias a Dios thank God
gracia sustantivo femenino
1 (encanto) grace
2 (ocurrencia, chispa) joke: no tiene ninguna gracia, it isn't at all funny
¡qué gracia!, how funny!: ¡qué gracia!, y yo que pensaba que era español, how funny! and I thought that he was Spanish
3 (suceso fastidioso) pain: ¡vaya una gracia tener que salir con esta lluvia!, what a pain to have to go out in this rain!
4 (indulto) pardon
5 Mit grace
las tres Gracias, the Three Graces
' gracia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ápice
- caer
- chispa
- duende
- gancho
- garbosa
- garboso
- ñoña
- ñoñería
- ñoñez
- ñoño
- novatada
- pizca
- roma
- romo
- soltura
- sosa
- soso
- Tiro
- chiste
- consistir
- garbo
- hacer
- humor
- lisura
- reír
- salero
- ver
English:
funny
- grace
- gracefully
- joke
- misfire
- punch line
- quip
- amused
- dowdy
- drab
- fancy
- flat
- graceful
- kindly
- none
- relish
- wear
* * *♦ nf1. [humor, comicidad]¡qué gracia! how funny!;su voz me hace mucha gracia [me divierte] I think he's got a really funny voice, his voice makes me laugh;me hizo gracia verlo con traje y corbata it was funny seeing him in a suit and tie;mi sombrero le hizo gracia a Ana [le gustó] Ana liked my hat;no me hizo gracia I didn't find it funny;yo no le veo la gracia I don't see what's so funny about it;tener gracia [ser divertido, curioso] to be funny2. [arte, habilidad] skill, natural ability;tiene una gracia especial she has a special talent;Esptodavía no le he pillado o [m5] cogido la gracia a esta cámara I still haven't got the hang of using this camera3. [encanto] grace, elegance;baila con mucha gracia she's a very graceful dancer;no consigo verle la gracia a este cuadro I just don't know what people see in this painting;la gracia del plato está en la salsa the secret of the dish is (in) the sauce;tiene mucha gracia contando chistes she's really good at telling jokesno le rías las gracias al niño don't laugh when the child does/says something silly5. [incordio] nuisance;vaya gracia tener que salir a mitad de la noche it's a real nuisance having to go out in the middle of the night;Fam¡maldita la gracia que me hace tener que volverlo a hacer! it's a real pain having to do it all over again!6. [favor] favour;procura caer en gracia al director para que te dé el puesto try and get in the manager's good books so he gives you the job;por la gracia de Dios by the grace of God7. [indulto] pardon;esperan una medida de gracia del gobierno they are hoping to be pardoned by the government8. Rel grace;en estado de gracia in a state of grace♦ gracias nfpldar las gracias a alguien (por) to thank sb (for);se marchó sin ni siquiera dar las gracias she left without even saying thank you;Fama ese amigo tuyo yo no le doy ni las gracias I've no time at all for that friend of yours;lo he conseguido gracias a ti I managed it thanks to you;pudimos ir gracias a que no llovió we were able to go thanks to the fact that it didn't rain;salvó la vida gracias a que llevaba casco the fact that he was wearing a crash helmet saved his life;gracias a Dios ya estamos en casa thank God we're home♦ interjgracias thank you, thanks;muchas gracias thank you very much, thanks very much;mil gracias por tu ayuda thank you so much for your help, esp Br thanks ever so much for your help;te pagarán el viaje, y gracias you should be thankful o you're lucky they're paying your travel expenses* * *f1 ( humor):tener gracia be funny;me hace gracia I think it’s funny, it makes me laugh;no le veo la gracia I don’t think it’s funny, I don’t see the joke;tiene gracia que … it’s funny that …;eso no tiene la menor gracia that isn’t the least o slightest bit funny;¡qué gracia! irón well that’s just great!2:dar las gracias a alguien thank s.o., say thank you to s.o.;gracias thank you;¡muchas gracias! thank you very much, thanks very much;gracias a thanks to;¡gracias a Dios! thank God, thank goodness;con la entrada tienes derecho a una bebida, y gracias fam the ticket entitles you to one drink, and that’s it3 ( simpatía):le has caído en gracia he’s taken a liking to you4:en estado de gracia REL in a state of grace5 de movimientos gracefulness;tener gracia be graceful* * *gracia nf1) : grace2) : favor, kindness3) : humor, witsu comentario no me hizo gracia: I wasn't amused by his remark4) gracias nfpl: thanks¡gracias!: thank you!dar gracias: to give thanks* * *gracia n1. (encanto) charm2. (dicho divertido) witty remark / jokehacer gracia to make... laugh / to find... funny -
33 show
ʃəu 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) vise (fram)2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) synes, kunne ses3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) utstille, (fram)vise, gå4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) vise5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) følge, vise rundt6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) vise, demonstrere7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) (be)vise8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) vise2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) forestilling, utstilling, show2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) oppvisning, forevisning3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) skinn av, det å late som4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) (for) syns skyld5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) oppvisning, forsøk•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show upbevise--------godtgjøre--------presentere--------utstilling--------viseIsubst. \/ʃəʊ\/1) forestilling, utstilling, oppvisning, fremvisning2) skue, syn3) ytre glans, pomp (og prakt), juggel4) skinn, utseende, tegn5) (medisin, før fødsel) tegning (blanding av slim og blod)6) ( hverdagslig) greie, affære, historie7) (amer. og austr. hverdagslig) sjansebe all over the show være en salig røre, være et eneste rotfor show for syns skyldget the show on the road ( hverdagslig) komme i gang med (det hele)om vi ikke kommer i gang, vil planene bli foreldetgive the show away slippe katten ut av sekken, avsløre altgood show ( gammeldags) bravo, fintbe just for show være bare skuespillmake a fine show ta seg bra ut, gjøre en god figurmake a poor show ta seg dårlig ut, gjøre en dårlig\/slett figurmake a show of gjøre et stort nummer av, stille til skue skilte med late som, gi seg ut formake a show of oneself være latterlig, dumme seg utput up a good show gjøre det bra, klare seg fintrun the show ha styringen, lede hele greiaunder a show of under skinn avIIverb ( showed - shown eller showed) \/ʃəʊ\/1) vise (frem)• show me the money!2) (la) vise seg, (la) synes3) utstille, fremvise4) legge for dagen, vise, avsløre5) angi, vise, indikere6) vise (veien), følge, ledsage7) påvise, bevise8) ( hverdagslig) dukke opp, komme9) (amer.) forklaring: bli nr 3 eller bedre i et løpit goes to show that det viser bare atshow a leg ( hverdagslig) komme seg opp (av sengen) sette fart, få opp fartenshow fight ( overført) flekke tenner, reise bust, vise klør gjøre motstand, sette seg til motvergeshow off briljere, skape seg, gjøre seg viktigshow one's face vise seg (offentlig)show one's hand ( overført) legge kortene på bordetshow somebody his place ( overført) sette noen på plassshow somebody in vise noen inn, føre noen inn, be noen komme inn• show him in!show somebody out følge (noen) ut vise noen dørenshow somebody over\/round vise noen rundtshow somebody the door vise en døren, kaste en utshow something off vise frem noe (i stolthet), briljere med noe, briske seg med noe• do you have to show off your knowledge?vise noe, fremheve noeshow something\/somebody up gjøre noe(n) klart synlig, vise noe avsløre noeshow up synes tydelig, være tydelig( hverdagslig) vise seg, dukke opp, kommetime will show det vil tiden vise -
34 spare
spare [spεər]1. adjective• take a spare pen in case that one runs out prends un stylo de rechange au cas où celui-ci n'aurait plus d'encre• I've a spare pen if you want it je peux te passer un stylo, si tu veux• have you any spare cups? (in case you need more) est-ce que tu as des tasses de réserve ? ; (which you're not using) est-ce que tu as des tasses en trop ?• have you got any spare cash? est-ce que tu as un peu d'argent ?2. nouna. ( = do without) se passer de• can you spare it? vous n'en avez pas besoin ?• can you spare £10? est-ce que tu aurais 10 livres à me passer ?• can you spare some change please? vous n'avez pas une petite pièce ?• I can only spare an hour for my piano practice je ne peux consacrer qu'une heure à mes exercices de pianob. ( = show mercy to) épargnerc. [+ suffering, grief] épargnerd. ( = refrain from using) [+ one's strength, efforts] ménagere. ► to spare ( = available)• he had time to spare so he went to the pictures il avait du temps devant lui, alors il est allé au cinéma4. compounds• spare-time activities loisirs mpl ► spare tyre noun roue f de secours ; ( = fat) (inf) poignée f d'amour* * *[speə(r)] 1.2.use my pen, I've got a spare — prends mon stylo, j'en ai un autre
1) ( surplus) [cash, capacity] restant; [capital, land, chair, seat] disponible; [copy] en plus2) ( in reserve) gen de rechange; [wheel] de secours3) [person, build] élancé; [design, building, style] simple4) (colloq) GB ( mad) dingue (colloq)3.transitive verb1)have my pen, I've got one to spare — prends mon stylo, j'en ai un autre
the project was finished with only days to spare — le projet a été terminé seulement quelques jours avant la date limite
2) ( treat leniently) épargner3)can you spare a minute/a pound? — as-tu un moment/une livre?
4) ( manage without) se passer de [person]4.•• -
35 erweisen
I v/t (unreg.)1. (beweisen) prove, show, demonstrate, establish; es ist erwiesen, dass... it has been proved etc. that...2. (Gefallen, Dienst) do; (Gunst) grant; (Achtung, Gastfreundschaft) show; würden Sie mir die Ehre erweisen zu (+ Inf.)? would you do me the hono(u)r of (+ Ger)?II v/refl1. sich erweisen als turn out (to be), prove (to be); Person: auch prove o.s. (to be); es erwies sich, dass... it turned out that...* * *er|wei|sen [ɛɐ'vaizn] ptp erwiesen [ɛɐ'viːzn] irreg1. vt1) (= nachweisen) to provees ist noch nicht erwiesen — it has not been proved (esp Brit) or proven yet
2) (= zuteilwerden lassen) to showjdm Achtung erwéísen — to pay respect to sb
jdm Gutes erwéísen — to be good to sb
2. vrsich als etw erwéísen — to prove to be sth, to turn out to be sth
sich als zuverlässig erwéísen — to prove to be reliable, to prove oneself reliable
sich jdm gegenüber dankbar erwéísen — to show or prove one's gratitude to sb, to show or prove oneself grateful to sb
es hat sich erwiesen, dass... — it turned out that...
* * *1) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) do2) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) show* * *er·wei·sen *I. vt1. (nachweisen)▪ etw \erweisen to prove sth▪ \erweisen, dass... to prove that...▪ erwiesen proved2. (zeigen)▪ etw wird \erweisen, dass/ob... sth will show that/whether...▪ [jdm] etw \erweisen to express sth [to sb]jdm einen Dienst/Gefallen tun to do somebody a service/favour [or AM -orII. vr1. (sich herausstellen)dieser Mitarbeiter hat sich als zuverlässig erwiesen this employee has proved himself reliable▪ es erweist sich, dass... it is evident that...sie sollte sich eigentlich dankbar [gegen ihn/ihm gegenüber] \erweisen she should really be grateful [to him]* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) prove2)2.* * *A. v/t (irr)1. (beweisen) prove, show, demonstrate, establish;es ist erwiesen, dass … it has been proved etc that …B. v/r1.sich erweisen als turn out (to be), prove (to be); Person: auch prove o.s. (to be);es erwies sich, dass … it turned out that …2.sich jemandem gegenüber dankbar erweisen show one’s gratitude to ( oder towards) sb* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) prove2)2.* * *v.to manifest v.to prove v. -
36 vold
* * *I. (en)( voldsomhed) violence;( magt) force;(jur) assault and battery;[ bruge vold] use violence; use force;[ gøre vold på] do violence to;[ gøre vold på sig selv] do violence to one's feelings;[ i éns vold] in somebody's power; at the mercy of somebody;[ give sig Gud i vold] commend oneself to God;[ pokker i vold], se pokker;[ med vold] by force, forcibly;[ han vil med vold og magt have den] he is determined to get it at all costs;T he is dead set on (having) it; he must have it by hook or by crook;[ vold mod sagesløs] unprovoked violence;[ øve vold] use violence; use force;(dvs hærværk) vandalise something;[ øve vold mod én] use force against somebody, assault somebody,( voldtage) rape (, F: violate) somebody,( i avissprog) commit an offence against somebody.II. (en -e)( jordvold) bank;(langs flod etc) embankment,( fæstningsvold) rampart, earthwork. -
37 gré
gré [gʀe]masculine noun* * *gʀenom masculin1) ( convenance)être au gré de quelqu'un — [qualité, objet] to be to somebody's liking
de mon/ton plein gré — of my/your own free will
2) ( gratitude) fml3) ( hasard)* * *abr nf garantie contre les risques à l'exportationservice provided by ECGD* * *gré nm1 ( convenance) être au gré de qn [qualité, objet] to be to sb's liking; si la chambre n'est pas à votre gré if the room isn't to your liking; trop fort/violent à mon gré too strong/violent for my liking; vous pouvez modifier le décor à votre gré you can modify the decoration as you wish; contre le gré de qn against sb's will; nous sommes retenus contre notre gré we're being held against our will; de plein gré willingly; de mon/ton etc plein gré of my/your etc own free will; de bon gré gladly; de mauvais gré reluctantly; bon gré mal gré willy-nilly; de gré ou de force one way or another; de gré à gré [transaction, vendre] by mutual agreement;2 fml ( gratitude) savoir gré à qn de qch to be grateful to sb for sth; je lui sais gré de ce qu'il a fait I'm grateful to him for what he's done;3 ( hasard) j'ai flâné au gré de mon humeur I strolled where the mood took me; au gré des circonstances as circumstances dictate.[gre] nom masculin1. [goût, convenance]prenez n'importe quelle chaise, à votre gré sit down wherever you wish ou please2. [volonté, accord]je suis venue de mon plein ou propre gré I came of my own free willil la suivit de bon gré he followed her willingly ou of his own accord3. (soutenu) [gratitude]on vous saura mauvais gré d'avoir dit la vérité you'll get little reward ou people won't thank you for having spoken the truth————————au gré de locution prépositionnelleballotté au gré des événements tossed about ou buffeted by eventsde gré à gré locution adverbiale -
38 pardon
pardon [paʀdɔ̃]masculine nouna. ( = grâce) forgiveness• demande pardon ! say you're sorry!• c'est Maud -- pardon ? it's Maud -- pardon?b. ( = fête religieuse) pardon (religious festival)• le jour du Pardon ( = fête juive) the Day of Atonementc. (intensif) (inf) je suis peut-être un imbécile mais alors lui, pardon ! maybe I'm stupid but he's even worse* * *paʀdɔ̃nom masculin1) ( fait de pardonner) forgiveness; Religion pardontu lui as demandé pardon? — did you apologize ou say you were sorry?
pardon? qu'est-ce que tu as dit? — sorry ou I beg your pardon GB, what did you say?
pardon madame, je cherche... — excuse me please, I'm looking for...
* * *paʀdɔ̃1. nmforgiveness no plIl leur a demandé pardon. — He apologized to them.
2. excl1) (pour s'excuser) sorry, I'm sorryOh, pardon! J'espère que je ne vous ai pas fait mal. — Oh, sorry! I hope I didn't hurt you.
2) (pour interpeller) excuse mePardon, madame! Pouvez-vous me dire où se trouve la poste? — Excuse me! Could you tell me where the post office is?
3) (pour demander de répéter) pardon? Grande-Bretagne I beg your pardon? Grande-Bretagne pardon me? USAPardon? Je n'ai pas compris ce que vous avez dit. — Pardon? I didn't understand what you said.
* * *A nm1 ( fait de pardonner) forgiveness; Relig pardon; demander pardon à qn ( pour une faute très grave) to ask sb for forgiveness; je te demande pardon I'm sorry; tu lui as demandé pardon? did you apologize ou say you were sorry?; accorder son pardon à qn fml to forgive sb; ⇒ grand;2 ( dans une formule de politesse) pardon! sorry!; pardon? qu'est-ce que tu as dit? sorry ou I beg your pardon? GB what did you say?; pardon madame, je cherche… excuse me please, I'm looking for…; pardon de vous avoir interrompu I'm sorry for interrupting you.B excl ma mère est déjà grande mais alors ma sœur, pardon! if you think my mother is tall, you should see my sister![pardɔ̃] nom masculindemander pardon à quelqu'un to apologize to somebody, to ask for somebody's forgivenessdemande pardon à la dame say sorry to ou apologize to the ladypardon? [pour faire répéter] sorry?, (I beg your) pardon?pardon, auriez-vous un crayon? excuse me, do you have a pencil?oh, pardon!a. [pour s'excuser] sorry!, excuse me!la mère est déjà désagréable, mais alors la fille, pardon! (familier) the mother's bad enough, but the daughter!2. [en Bretagne] religious festival3. RELIGIONGrand Pardon Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement -
39 golpe
m.1 blow (impacto).me di un golpe en la rodilla I banged my kneetengo un golpe en el brazo I've banged my armel coche tiene un golpe en la puerta the car door has a dent in itmoler a alguien a golpes to beat somebody upgolpe franco free kick2 blow (disgusto).3 raid, job (holdup).dar un golpe to do a job4 witticism (ocurrencia).5 shot.6 ictus.7 coup.8 pocket, hill drop.* * *1 blow, knock (puñetazo) punch3 figurado (desgracia) blow, misfortune4 (gracia) witticism, sally■ aunque parece serio tiene golpes muy buenos he may seem rather serious, but he's really good crack6 (militar) coup\a golpes by forceal primer golpe de vista at first glancede golpe / de golpe y porrazo suddenly, all of a suddende un golpe all at once, in one goerrar el golpe to missno dar golpe / no pegar ni golpe familiar not to lift a finger, not do a blessed thingparar el golpe to soften the blowgolpe bajo figurado punch below the beltgolpe de efecto dramatic movegolpe de Estado coup, coup d'étatgolpe de fortuna stroke of luckgolpe de gracia coup de grâcegolpe de mano surprise attackgolpe de vista quick glancegolpe franco (fútbol) free kickgolpe maestro masterstrokegolpe mortal death blow, fatal blow* * *noun m.1) blow2) knock3) stroke•- de golpe- golpe de estado* * *SM1) (=impacto) hit, knock; (=choque) shock, clash; (=encuentro) bump; [con un remo] stroke; [del corazón] beat, throbtras el golpe contra el muro tuvo que abandonar la carrera — after crashing into the wall he had to abandon the race
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dar un golpe, el coche de atrás nos dio un golpe — the car behind ran into us•
darse un golpe, se dio un golpe en la cabeza — he got a bump on his head, he banged his head•
errar el golpe — to fail in an attempt2) [dado por una persona a otra] blowle dio un golpe con un palo — he gave him a blow with his stick, he hit him with his stick
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a golpes, la emprendieron a golpes contra él — they began to beat him•
descargar golpes sobre algn — to rain blows on sbgolpe aplastante — crushing blow, knockout blow
golpe bien dado — hit, well-aimed blow
3) (Med) (=cardenal) bruise4) [en deportes] (Ftbl) kick; (Boxeo) [gen] blow; (=puñetazo) punchcon un total de 280 golpes — (Golf) with a total of 280 strokes
preparar el golpe — (Golf) to address the ball
golpe bajo — (Boxeo) low punch, punch below the belt
golpe de acercamiento — (Golf) approach shot
golpe de castigo — (Ftbl etc) penalty kick
golpe de martillo — (Tenis) smash
golpe de penalidad — (Golf) penalty stroke
golpe de salida — (Golf) drive, drive-off
golpe franco, golpe libre — (Ftbl) free kick
5) (Téc) stroke6) (=desgracia) blowmi ingreso en la cárcel fue un duro golpe para la familia — my imprisonment was a harsh blow to the family
ha sufrido un duro golpe — he has had a hard knock, he has suffered a severe blow
la policía ha asestado un duro golpe al narcotráfico — the police have dealt a serious blow to drug traffickers
7) (=sorpresa) surprise•
dar el golpe con algo — to cause a sensation with sth8) * (=atraco) job *, heist (EEUU)9) (=salida) witticism, sally¡qué golpe! — how very clever!, good one!
10) (Pol) coupgolpe de mano — rising, sudden attack
11) [otras expresiones]•
a golpe de, abrir paso a golpe de machete — to hack out a path with a machete•
al golpe — Caribe instantly•
de golpe, la puerta se abrió de golpe — the door flew open•
de un golpe — in one gogolpe de mar — heavy sea, surge
golpe de vista, al primer golpe de vista — at first glance
golpe maestro — master stroke, stroke of genius
12) (Cos) (=adorno) pocket flap; Col (=vuelta) facing13) Méx (=mazo) sledgehammer* * *1) (choque, impacto) knockcerró el libro de un golpe — she snapped o slammed the book shut
dio unos golpes en la mesa — he tapped on the table; ( más fuerte) he knocked on the table; ( aún más fuerte) he banged on the table
a golpe de — (Ven) around
de golpe — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( quizás) (Col fam) maybe, perhaps
la puerta se abrió/cerró de golpe — the door flew open/slammed shut
de golpe y porrazo — (fam) ( de repente) suddenly
de un golpe — ( de una vez) all at once; ( de un trago) in one go o gulp
2)a) ( al pegarle a alguien) blowle dio or pegó un golpe en la cabeza — she hit him on the head
b) ( marca) bruise, mark4) (desgracia, contratiempo) blow5) (fam) (atraco, timo) job (colloq)6) (fam) (ocurrencia, salida) funny o witty remarkdar el golpe con algo — (fam)
con esa indumentaria seguro que das el golpe — you'll be a sensation o a knockout in that outfit
•* * *1) (choque, impacto) knockcerró el libro de un golpe — she snapped o slammed the book shut
dio unos golpes en la mesa — he tapped on the table; ( más fuerte) he knocked on the table; ( aún más fuerte) he banged on the table
a golpe de — (Ven) around
de golpe — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( quizás) (Col fam) maybe, perhaps
la puerta se abrió/cerró de golpe — the door flew open/slammed shut
de golpe y porrazo — (fam) ( de repente) suddenly
de un golpe — ( de una vez) all at once; ( de un trago) in one go o gulp
2)a) ( al pegarle a alguien) blowle dio or pegó un golpe en la cabeza — she hit him on the head
b) ( marca) bruise, mark4) (desgracia, contratiempo) blow5) (fam) (atraco, timo) job (colloq)6) (fam) (ocurrencia, salida) funny o witty remarkdar el golpe con algo — (fam)
con esa indumentaria seguro que das el golpe — you'll be a sensation o a knockout in that outfit
•* * *golpe11 = punch, coup, blow, rap, knocking, beat, knock, swipe, hit, bang.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: Nearly 1500 delegates from 67 countries attended the conference which was dominated by the 3 day coup designed to restore Communist party influence.Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.Ex: There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.Ex: It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning.Ex: Immediately after the recognition of a cardiac cycle the program calculates mean values over a given time or a given number of beats.Ex: After a few knocks, it was clear that no one was going to answer.Ex: In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.Ex: Nothing is more unrealistic that seeing the hero take in an unlikely number of hits without turning a hair.Ex: This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.* aguantar un golpe = take + a hit.* amortiguar el golpe = soften + the blow.* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* asestar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.* asestar un golpe = give + a blow, bash, deal + a blow, strike + a blow.* asestar un golpe mortal = deal + the death blow.* atizar un golpe = deal + a blow.* cerrar de golpe = slam.* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.* dar golpes = pound.* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.* dar un golpe = knock.* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.* derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.* de un golpe = at one blow, at one whack, at one pull, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* duro golpe = cruel blow.* eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.* emprenderla(s) a golpes con = lam into, lay into.* encajar el golpe = take it on + the chin.* golpe de estado = coup d'etat, putsch.* golpe de gracia = coup de grace, kiss of death, killer blow, death blow.* golpe de mala suerte = stroke of misfortune.* golpe de suerte = stroke of luck.* golpe fuerte = whack.* golpe fulminante = crushing blow.* golpe mortal = mortal blow, killer blow, death blow.* golpe por detrás = rear end.* golpe seco = flop.* intento de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.* introducir a golpes = hammer into.* quitar con un golpe = knock off.* recibir un golpe = take + a hit.* recobrarse de un golpe = lick + Posesivo + wounds.* sacar a golpes = punch out.* tentativa de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* todo de (un) golpe = all at once.* tumbar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* vivir sin dar golpe = live off + the fat of the land.golpe22 = witticism, witty remark, quip.Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.
Ex: Youll never be short on a witty remark with a database of almost 180000 jokes.Ex: His genius is sometimes most evident in his quips.* * *A (choque, impacto) knockse dio un golpe contra la pared she banged o knocked into the wallme di un golpe en la cabeza I hit o banged my headte vas a pegar un golpe you'll hurt yourself¿ha recibido algún golpe en la cabeza? have you hit your head?, have you received a blow to the head? ( frml)cerró el libro de un golpe she snapped o slammed the book shutla ventana se cerró de un golpe the window slammed shutme dio un golpe en la espalda he slapped me on the backle di un golpecito en el hombro I tapped him on the shoulderdale un golpe a ver si se arregla hit it o bang it o give it a bang, that might make it workdio unos golpes en la mesa he tapped on the table; (más fuerte) he knocked on the table; (aún más fuerte) he banged on the tablenos dieron un golpe por detrás they ran into us from behind, they ran into the back of usse oían los golpes del martillo one could hear the hammeringde golpe (repentinamente) suddenly;no se lo puedes decir así, de golpe you can't just spring it on him o tell him suddenly like thates una decisión que no puede tomarse de golpe y porrazo it's not a decision that can be made on the spot o just like thatde un golpe (de una vez) all at oncese lo bebió de un golpe he drank it down in one go o gulpno dar or pegar (ni) golpe ( fam): ¡cómo va a aprobar, si no da ni golpe! how can he expect to pass, he never does a lick ( AmE) o ( BrE) stroke of work ( colloq)no pega ni golpe en casa he doesn't do a thing o lift a finger around the house ( colloq)a golpe de ratón ( Inf) at a mouse click, at the click of a mousetoda la programación a golpe de ratón the whole program at a mouse clickB1 (al pegarle a algn) blowle dio or pegó un golpe en la cabeza she hit him on the headempezaron a darle golpes they started hitting hercasi lo matan a golpes they almost beat him to deathparece que no entienden sino a (los) golpes hitting them seems to be the only way to make them understandle asestó un golpe con el atizador he dealt o struck him a blow with the pokerme llevé un golpe en la cabeza I got a blow o I got hit on the headel golpe lo agarró de sorpresa the blow took him by surprisesiempre andan a golpes they're always fightinglo cogieron a golpes they beat him up2 (marca) bruise, marksigue en primer lugar con seis golpes bajo par she is still in first place at six (strokes) under parD (desgracia, contratiempo) blowfue un golpe durísimo it came as a terrible blowesta vez sí que ha acusado el golpe he's really taken it hard o taken a bad knock this time¿cuándo vamos a dar el golpe? when are we going to do the job?F ( fam) (ocurrencia, salida) funny o witty remark¡tiene cada golpe! he comes out with o makes some really witty remarks, some of the things he comes out with are so funny o wittyla película tiene unos golpes muy buenos the movie has some really funny moments in itdar el golpe ( fam): con esa indumentaria seguro que das el golpe you'll be a sensation o you'll look a knockout in that outfitCompuestos:(en boxeo) punch below the beltfue un golpe bajo mencionarlo delante de todos that was below the belt o a low trick mentioning it in front of everyoneadrenaline rush(insolación) sunstroke; (en la temperatura) corporal heatstrokepenaltysu dimisión no causó el golpe de efecto que esperaba his resignation did not create the dramatic effect he had hoped forcoup, coup d'étatstroke of luckcoup de grâcesudden attacklarge wavesunstrokestroke of luckchange of directioncoughing fitglance, look(en fútbol) free kick; (en hockey) free hitmasterstrokedeath blow, coup de grâcempl:darse golpes de pecho to beat one's breast, wear sackcloth and ashes* * *
golpe sustantivo masculino
1 (choque, impacto) knock;
darse un golpe contra algo to bang o knock into sth;
dio unos golpes en la mesa he tapped on the table;
( más fuerte) he knocked on the table;
( aún más fuerte) he banged on the table;◊ a golpe de (Ven) around;
de golpe (y porrazo) suddenly;
se abrió/cerró de golpe it flew open/slammed shut;
de un golpe ( de una vez) all at once;
( de un trago) in one go o gulp
2
casi lo matan a golpes they almost beat him to death;
siempre andan a golpes they're always fighting
3 (Dep) stroke
4
b)
5 (fam) (atraco, timo) job (colloq);
6 (Pol) tb
golpe sustantivo masculino
1 (que se da o que da alguien) blow
(en una fruta) bruise
(en una puerta) knock
golpe (de Estado), coup (d'état)
golpe de suerte, stroke of luck
2 Auto bump
3 (contratiempo, disgusto) blow: ha sido un duro golpe para ella, it's been a great blow to her
4 (ocurrencia) witticism: en la comedia de ayer había unos golpes buenísimos, yesterday's comedy had a lot of funny lines
5 (robo) robbery
dar un golpe, to rob
6 (ataque) fit: le dio un golpe de tos y no pudo seguir hablando, he had a sudden coughing fit and couldn't continue talking
♦ Locuciones: no dar ni golpe, not to lift a finger
al primer golpe de vista, at a glance
de golpe, all of a sudden
golpe de efecto, a dramatic effect: su dimisión en aquel momento fue un tremendo golpe de efecto, his resignation at that time had a great impact
golpe de mar, large wave: un golpe de mar le tiró por la borda, a large wave washed him overboard
golpe de pecho, breast-beating: había mucho golpe de pecho pero a mí no me engañaron, there was a lot of breast-beating, but they couldn't fool me
' golpe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusar
- amoratada
- amoratado
- amortiguar
- arrear
- atizar
- azote
- batatazo
- bocanada
- cacharrazo
- canto
- cardenal
- choque
- codazo
- contundente
- descargar
- desviar
- dolerse
- encajar
- encima
- enérgica
- enérgico
- errar
- esquivar
- galleta
- herida
- hostia
- leche
- menuda
- menudo
- mollera
- nada
- palo
- panzada
- pedrada
- pelotazo
- producir
- recibir
- resentirse
- resistir
- ruda
- rudo
- seca
- seco
- señalada
- señalado
- sorda
- sordo
- tacada
- testarada
English:
absorb
- accurate
- avert
- bang
- bash
- blow
- bowl over
- break
- bump
- butt
- come round
- come to
- coup
- crack
- crushing
- deal
- death blow
- deliver
- dodge
- drive
- elude
- fell
- fend off
- flick
- follow through
- forehand
- glancing
- hard
- heavy
- hit
- hit back
- jab
- knock
- lash
- low
- lucky
- lump
- mark
- miss
- on
- pow
- punch
- rap
- shot
- sidestep
- slam
- slam to
- smack
- snap
- soften
* * *♦ nm1. [impacto] blow;[en puerta] knock; [entre coches] bump;se oyó un golpe en el piso de arriba something went bump upstairs;no le des tantos golpes a la fotocopiadora stop hitting o banging the photocopier like that;me di un golpe en la rodilla I banged my knee;la ventana estaba dando golpes the window was banging;el golpe me lo dieron cuando estaba detenido en un semáforo they hit me o bumped into me when I was stopped at a traffic light;el niño daba golpes en la pared the child was banging on the wall;darse golpes de pecho to beat one's breast;cerrar la puerta de golpe to slam the door;devolver un golpe to strike back;golpe seco thud;Famdar el golpe to cause a sensation, to be a hit;con ese vestido seguro que das el golpe en la fiesta in that dress, you're bound to be a hit at the party;Famde golpe suddenly;Famde golpe y porrazo without warning, just like that;de un golpe at one fell swoop, all at oncegolpe de efecto:hacer algo para dar un golpe de efecto to do sth for effect;golpe de fortuna stroke of luck;golpe de gracia coup de grâce;golpe maestro masterstroke;golpe de mar huge wave;golpe de suerte stroke of luck;Fig golpe de timón change of course;golpe de tos coughing fit;golpe de viento gust of wind;golpe de vista glance;al primer golpe de vista at a glance2. [bofetada] smack;[puñetazo, en boxeo] punch;a golpes by force;Fig in fits and starts;moler a alguien a golpes to beat sb upgolpe bajo blow below the belt;fue un golpe bajo that was a bit below the belt3. [de corazón] beat;los golpes de su corazón her heartbeatel coche tiene un golpe en la puerta the car door has a dent in it5. [en tenis, golf] shot;dos golpes por encima/debajo two shots ahead/behind;dos golpes bajo par two under pargolpe de castigo [en rugby] penalty;golpe franco free kick;golpe liftado [en tenis] topspin drive;golpe de penalización [en golf] penalty stroke;golpe de salida [en golf] tee shot, drive;golpe de talón back heel6. [disgusto] blow;la muerte de su madre fue un golpe muy duro para ella her mother's death hit her very hard7. [atraco] raid, job, US heist;dar un golpe to do a jobgolpe de mano surprise attack;golpe de palacio palace coup9. [ocurrencia] witticism;¡tienes unos golpes buenísimos! you really come out with some witty remarks!10. [pestillo] spring lock♦ a golpe de loc prep[a base de] through, by dint of;aprenderá a golpe de fracasos he'll learn from his mistakes;a golpe de talonario: no se puede crear un equipo a golpe de talonario you can't just build a team by throwing money at it;salió de la cárcel a golpe de talonario he used his wealth to buy his way out of prison♦ al golpe loc advCuba instantly* * *m1 knock, blow;un duro golpe fig a heavy blow;no da golpe fam she doesn’t do a thing, she doesn’t lift a finger2:de golpe suddenly;de golpe y porrazo suddenly* * *golpe nm1) : blowcaerle a golpes a alguien: to give someone a beating2) : knock3)de golpe : suddenly4)de un golpe : all at once, in one fell swoop5)golpe de estado : coup, coup d'etat6)golpe de suerte : stroke of luck* * *golpe n1. (choque) blow2. (ruido) knock / bang3. (desgracia) blowde un golpe all at once / in one gono dar golpe not to do a thing / to be bone idle -
40 cast
/kɑ:st/ * danh từ - sự quăng, sự ném (lưới...); sự thả (neo...); sự gieo (súc sắc...) - (nghĩa bóng) sự thử làm, sự cầu may =I'll have another cast yet+ tôi sẽ làm thử một lần nữa - khoảng ném; tầm xa (của mũi tên) - mồi và lưỡi câu; chỗ câu (câu cá) - đồ ăn không tiêu mửa ra (chim ưng, cá...); cứt giun; vỏ lột, da lột (rắn...); xác (ve...); cái vứt bỏ đi - sự đúc, khuôn đúc; vật đúc; mẫu đúc; (ngành in) bản in đúc - sự cộng lại (các con số); sự tính - (sân khấu) sự phân phối các vai; bảng phân phối các vai; các vai - bố cục, cách bố trí, cách sắp đặt một câu - loại, vẻ, nét, tính tình, tính chất; thiên hướng =a man of a different cast+ một người thuộc loại khác =to have a curious cast of mind+ có tính tình kỳ cục =cast of features+ vẻ mặt, nét mặt - màu, sắc thái =there is a cast of green in this cloth+ tấm vải này ánh lên một màu phơn phớt lục - sự hơi lác (mắt) =to have a cast in one's eye+ hơi lác mắt - sự đi nhờ xe bò, sự đi nhờ xe ngựa * động từ - quăng, ném, liệng, thả =to cast net+ quăng lưới =to cast anchor+ thả neo - đánh gục, đánh ngã (trong cuộc đấu vật); thắng được (kiện) - lột, tuộc, mất, bỏ, thay =snakes cast their skins+ rắn lột da =my horse has cast a shoe+ con ngựa của tôi tuột mất móng - đẻ non; rụng =cow has cast calf+ con bò đẻ non - đúc, nấu chảy, đổ khuôn (để đúc) - cộng lại, gộp lại, tính =to cast accounts+ tính toán =to cast a horoscope+ lấy số tử vi; đoán số tử vi - (sân khấu) phân đóng vai (một vở kịch) - thải, loại ra =a cast soldier+ một người lính bị thải ra =a cast horse+ một con ngựa bị loại - đưa (mắt nhìn) =to cast an eye (look, a glance...) at...+ đưa mắt nhìn !to cast about - đi tìm đằng này, đằng khác - tìm cách, kiếm cớ, xoay sở (để làm gì) !to cast aside - vứt đi, loại ra, bỏ đi !to cast away - liệng ném, quăng, vứt =to cast away all cares+ vứt hết những nỗi ưu tư !to be cast away - (hàng hải) bị đắm (tàu) !to cast back - quay lại, trở lại - (nghĩa bóng) nhắc lại, hồi tưởng lại !to cast down - vứt xuống, quăng xuống - nhìn xuống (mắt) - làm thất vọng, làm chán nản =to be cast down+ chán nản, thất vọng !to cast off - loại bỏ, thải, vứt bỏ, từ bỏ - thả (chó) - (hàng hải) thả, qăng (dây...) - thai lại (mũi đan) !to cast out - đuổi ra !to cast up - tính, cộng lại, gộp lại - ngẩng (đầu); ngước mắt - vứt lên, quăng lên, ném lên - trách móc =to cast something up to someone+ trách móc ai về việc gì - (y học) nôn ra, mửa ra !to cast lott - (xem) lot !to cast in one's lot with somebody - cùng chia sẻ một số phận với ai !to cast oneself on (upon) somebody's mercy - trông ở lòng thương của ai !to cast something in someone's teeth - trách móc ai về việc gì !to cast a vote - bỏ phiếu !the die is cast - (xem) die
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