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61 hold fire
повременить, не торопиться [этим. воен. прекращать огонь]‘Well, aren't you supposed to stop smoking?’ ‘Aha, they tellya a lotta [= tell you a lot of] stuff,’ he said. Ginnie briefly held her fire. (J. Salinger, ‘Nine Stories’, ‘Just Before the War with the Eskimos’) — - Разве вы не бросили курить, как говорят? - Поменьше слушайте всякие сплетни, - сказал брат Силины, и Джинни прикусила язык.
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62 resolve
[rə'zolv]1) (to make a firm decision (to do something): I've resolved to stop smoking.) prendre la résolution de2) (to pass (a resolution): It was resolved that women should be allowed to join the society.) prendre une résolution3) (to take away (a doubt, fear etc) or produce an answer to (a problem, difficulty etc).) résoudre -
63 resolve
[rə'zolv]1) (to make a firm decision (to do something): I've resolved to stop smoking.) resolver, tomar uma resolução2) (to pass (a resolution): It was resolved that women should be allowed to join the society.) resolver, decidir3) (to take away (a doubt, fear etc) or produce an answer to (a problem, difficulty etc).) resolver -
64 oblige
1 ( compel) [contract, event, law, person] obliger (to do à faire) ; to be/feel obliged to do être/se sentir obligé de faire ; don't feel obliged to pay ne vous croyez pas obligé de payer ;2 ( be helpful) rendre service à [person] ; to oblige sb by doing rendre service à qn en faisant ; could you oblige me with a lift? auriez-vous l'amabilité de me déposer? ; anything to oblige! à votre service! ;3 ( be grateful) to be obliged to sb être reconnaissant à qn (for de ; for doing d'avoir fait) ; I would be obliged if you'd stop smoking je vous saurais gré de ne pas fumer ; much obliged! merci beaucoup! -
65 hassle
1 noun(a) (trouble, inconvenience) embêtements mpl, emmerdements mpl;∎ I don't want any hassle je ne veux pas d'embêtements;∎ it's too much hassle c'est trop galère;∎ it won't be any hassle ça ne posera pas de problèmes□ ;∎ finding their house was quite a hassle trouver leur maison n'a pas été de la tarte, on a eu un mal fou à trouver leur maison;∎ all the hassle of filling out the form tous les embêtements pour remplir le formulaire∎ there was a big hassle over who should drive il y a eu une grosse dispute ou bagarre□ pour savoir qui allait conduire(annoy, nag) embêter, harceler□ ;∎ don't hassle me about it ne m'embête pas avec ça;∎ he keeps hassling me for money il n'arrête pas de m'embêter pour que je lui donne de l'argent;∎ Yvonne's always hassling him to stop smoking Yvonne est toujours après lui pour qu'il arrête de fumer(argue) se quereller□, se chamailler -
66 pact
pact [pækt]pacte m;∎ we made a pact to stop smoking nous avons convenu de nous arrêter de fumer;∎ to make a pact with the Devil faire un pacte ou pactiser avec le Diable -
67 resolution
resolution [‚rezə'lu:ʃən](a) (decision) résolution f, décision f;∎ to be full of good resolutions être plein de bonnes résolutions;∎ she made a resolution to stop smoking elle a pris la résolution d'arrêter de fumer(b) (formal motion) résolution f;∎ they passed/adopted/rejected a resolution to limit the budget ils ont voté/adopté/rejeté une résolution pour limiter le budget;∎ to put a resolution to the meeting soumettre ou proposer une résolution à l'assemblée;∎ the statutes can only be changed by resolution les statuts ne peuvent être modifiés que par l'adoption d'une résolution(c) (determination) résolution f;∎ to say/to act with resolution dire/agir avec fermeté;∎ a note of resolution entered her voice sa voix a pris un ton résolu;∎ he always showed resolution il a toujours fait preuve de résolution(d) (settling, solving) résolution f;∎ in Act V we see the resolution of the tragedy au cinquième acte, nous assistons au dénouement de la tragédie∎ high resolution screen écran m à haute résolution ou définition -
68 give up
1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) dejar de, abandonar; rendirse2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) renunciar a, desistir3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) ceder, renunciar a, sacrificar4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) sacrificar, consagrar, dedicar5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) dar porgive up vb dejar / abandonargive up vt: dejar, renunciar a, abandonarto give up smoking: dejar de fumarexpr.• darse por vencido, -a expr.v.• darse por vencido v.• dejar v.• desasir v.• desposeer v.• entregar v.• rendirse v.• renunciar v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (renounce, cease from) \<\<alcohol\>\> dejar; \<\<pleasures/title\>\> renunciar a; \<\<job/project\>\> dejar, renunciar a; \<\<principle/fight\>\> abandonarto give up hope — perder* las esperanzas
to give up -ing — dejar de + inf
b) (relinquish, hand over) \<\<territory/position\>\> ceder, renunciar a; \<\<ticket/keys\>\> entregar*to give up one's seat to o for somebody — cederle or darle* el asiento a alguien
2) ( surrender)to give oneself up — entregarse*
3) (devote, sacrifice) \<\<time\>\> dedicar*4) v + adva) (cease fighting, trying) rendirse*the campaign is in its sixth week, you can't give up now! — estamos en la sexta semana de la campaña no vas a abandonar la lucha ahora!
all right, I give up — ( in guessing games etc) está bien, me rindo or me doy por vencido
to give up on somebody: I've given up on them, they're hopeless — yo con ellos no insisto más or no pierdo más tiempo, son un caso perdido
b) ( stop doing something) dejar5) v + o + adv ( abandon hope for)to give somebody up for lost — dar* a alguien por desaparecido
1. VT + ADV1) (=yield up) [+ seat, place] ceder; [+ authority] ceder, traspasarto give o.s. up to the police — entregarse a la policía
to give o.s. up to — [+ vice] entregarse a, darse a
2) (=hand over) [+ ticket] entregar3) (=renounce) [+ habit] dejar; [+ job, post] renunciar a, dejar; [+ friend] dejar de ver; [+ boyfriend] dejar, romper con; [+ beliefs, idea] abandonarI've given up trying to persuade her — he dejado de intentar persuadirla or convencerla
4) (=devote) [+ one's life, time] dedicar (to a)they gave up their lives for their country — entregaron or sacrificaron sus vidas por la patria
6) (=abandon hope for) [+ patient] desahuciar2.VI + ADV (=stop trying) rendirseI give up! — (trying to guess) ¡me rindo!, ¡me doy por vencido!
don't give up yet! — ¡no te rindas todavía!
* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (renounce, cease from) \<\<alcohol\>\> dejar; \<\<pleasures/title\>\> renunciar a; \<\<job/project\>\> dejar, renunciar a; \<\<principle/fight\>\> abandonarto give up hope — perder* las esperanzas
to give up -ing — dejar de + inf
b) (relinquish, hand over) \<\<territory/position\>\> ceder, renunciar a; \<\<ticket/keys\>\> entregar*to give up one's seat to o for somebody — cederle or darle* el asiento a alguien
2) ( surrender)to give oneself up — entregarse*
3) (devote, sacrifice) \<\<time\>\> dedicar*4) v + adva) (cease fighting, trying) rendirse*the campaign is in its sixth week, you can't give up now! — estamos en la sexta semana de la campaña no vas a abandonar la lucha ahora!
all right, I give up — ( in guessing games etc) está bien, me rindo or me doy por vencido
to give up on somebody: I've given up on them, they're hopeless — yo con ellos no insisto más or no pierdo más tiempo, son un caso perdido
b) ( stop doing something) dejar5) v + o + adv ( abandon hope for)to give somebody up for lost — dar* a alguien por desaparecido
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69 lay off
1. transitive verb1) (from work) vorübergehend entlassen2) (coll.) (stop)lay off it! — lass das!; hör auf damit!; (stop attacking, lit. or fig.)
2. intransitive verblay off him! — lass ihn in Ruhe!
(coll.): (stop) aufhören* * *(to dismiss (employees) temporarily: Because of a shortage of orders, the firm has laid off a quarter of its workforce.) entlassen* * *◆ lay offI. vtII. vi aufhörento \lay off off smoking das Rauchen aufgeben* * *1. vi(inf: stop) aufhören (prep obj mit)lay off, will you? — hör (mal) auf, ja?
you'll have to lay off smoking — du wirst das Rauchen aufgeben müssen
I wish you'd lay off coming here every day — ich wünschte, du würdest nicht mehr jeden Tag hierher kommen
lay off my little brother, will you! — lass bloß meinen kleinen Bruder in Ruhe!
2. vt sepworkers Feierschichten machen lassen; (permanently) entlassento be laid off — Feierschichten einlegen müssen; (permanently) entlassen werden
* * *A v/t2. die Arbeit einstellen3. umg aufhören mit:lay off smoking auch das Rauchen aufgeben;lay off doing sth aufhören, etwas zu tunB v/i umga) Feierabend machenb) Ferien machen, ausspannenc) aufhörend) eine Pause machen, pausieren* * *1. transitive verb1) (from work) vorübergehend entlassen2) (coll.) (stop)2. intransitive verblay off it! — lass das!; hör auf damit!; (stop attacking, lit. or fig.)
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70 quit
kwitpast tense, past participles - quitted, quit; verb(to leave, stop, or resign from etc: I'm going to quit teaching; They have been ordered to quit the house by next week.) abandonarquit vb dejar detr[kwɪt]1 dejar, abandonar2 (stop) dejar de1 marcharse, irse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be quits estar iguales, estar en pazto call it quits hacer las paces, estar en paz: dejar, abandonarto quit smoking: dejar de fumarquit vi1) stop: parar2) resign: dimitir, renunciaradj.• absuelto, -a adj.pret., p.p.(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to quit")v.(§ p.,p.p.: quit) = abandonar v.• cesar v.• dejar v.• dejar de v.• desocupar v.• pararse v.
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1. kwɪta) ( give up) (esp AmE) \<\<job/habit\>\> dejar; \<\<contest\>\> abandonarquit it! — para ya!, basta ya!, terminala! (RPl fam), córtala (Chi fam)
to quit -ING — dejar de + inf
b) ( leave) \<\<premises/town\>\> dejar, irse* or (esp Esp) marcharse de
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via) ( stop) (esp AmE) pararquit while you're ahead — (set phrase) retírate ahora que vas ganando
b) ( give in) abandonarc) ( leave)notice to quit — notificación f de desahucio or desalojo
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adjective (AmE)[kwɪt] (pt, pp quit, quitted)to be quit OF somebody/something — haberse* librado de alguien/algo
1. VT1) (=cease)to quit doing sth — (esp US) dejar de hacer algo
to quit work — (during job) suspender el trabajo, dejar de trabajar; (at end of day) salir del trabajo
quit stalling! — (esp US) * ¡déjate de evasivas!
quit fooling! — ¡déjate de tonterías!
2) (=leave) [+ place] abandonar, salir de; [+ premises] desocupar; (Comput) [+ application] abandonarto quit one's job — dejar el trabajo, renunciar a su puesto
2.VI (esp US) (=go away) irse, marcharse; (=resign) dimitir, renunciar; (=stop work) suspender el trabajo, dejar de trabajar; (=give up) (in game, task) abandonar; (Comput) terminar, abandonarI quit! — ¡lo dejo!; (from job) ¡renuncio!
3.ADJto be quit of sth/sb — haberse librado de algo/algn
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1. [kwɪt]a) ( give up) (esp AmE) \<\<job/habit\>\> dejar; \<\<contest\>\> abandonarquit it! — para ya!, basta ya!, terminala! (RPl fam), córtala (Chi fam)
to quit -ING — dejar de + inf
b) ( leave) \<\<premises/town\>\> dejar, irse* or (esp Esp) marcharse de
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via) ( stop) (esp AmE) pararquit while you're ahead — (set phrase) retírate ahora que vas ganando
b) ( give in) abandonarc) ( leave)notice to quit — notificación f de desahucio or desalojo
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adjective (AmE)to be quit OF somebody/something — haberse* librado de alguien/algo
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71 give up
give up rinunciare, arrendersiEx:to give up on — lasciar perdere [diet, crossword]; considerare irrecuperabile [ pupil]; dare per spacciato [ patient]; piantare [friend, partner]; give up [sth.], give [sth.] up/Ex:1) (renounce or sacrifice) abbandonare, perdere [vice, habit]; rinunciare a [title, claim]; sacrificare [ free time]; lasciare [ job]to give up smoking, drinking — smettere di fumare, di bere
3) (surrender) cedere [seat, territory]; restituire [passport, key]; give up [sb.], give [sb.] up4) (hand over) consegnareto give oneself up — arrendersi, consegnarsi
* * *1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) smettere, abbandonare2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) rinunciare a3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) arrendersi; consegnare4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) dedicare5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) considerare come* * *1. vt + adv1) (surrender: place) cedere, (hand over: ticket) consegnareto give o.s. up — arrendersi
to give o.s. up to the police — costituirsi alla polizia
2) (renounce: friend, boyfriend, job) lasciare, (abandon: idea) rinunciare a, abbandonare, (abandon hope for: patient) dare per spacciato (-a), (expected visitor) non aspettare piùI gave it up as a bad job fam — ci ho rinunciato, ho abbandonato l'idea
to give up drinking/smoking — smettere di bere/fumare
3)(devote: one's life, time)
to give up (to) — dedicare (a)to give up (for) — (sacrifice: one's life, career) donare (per), dare (per)
2. vi + adv(stop trying) rinunciare, arrendersiI give up! — (trying to guess) mi arrendo!
I couldn't do it, so I gave up — non riuscivo a farlo, così ho lasciato perdere
* * *give up rinunciare, arrendersiEx:to give up on — lasciar perdere [diet, crossword]; considerare irrecuperabile [ pupil]; dare per spacciato [ patient]; piantare [friend, partner]; give up [sth.], give [sth.] up/Ex:1) (renounce or sacrifice) abbandonare, perdere [vice, habit]; rinunciare a [title, claim]; sacrificare [ free time]; lasciare [ job]to give up smoking, drinking — smettere di fumare, di bere
3) (surrender) cedere [seat, territory]; restituire [passport, key]; give up [sb.], give [sb.] up4) (hand over) consegnareto give oneself up — arrendersi, consegnarsi
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72 cut
cut [kʌt]couper ⇒ 1 (a)-(f), 1 (h), 1 (j), 1 (o), 1 (q), 1 (t), 2 (a), 2 (d)-(g) découper ⇒ 1 (b) tondre ⇒ 1 (c) interrompre ⇒ 1 (f) arrêter ⇒ 1 (g) réduire ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (j) blesser ⇒ 1 (k) manquer ⇒ 1 (m) percer ⇒ 1 (n) graver ⇒ 1 (p) monter ⇒ 1 (r) se couper ⇒ 2 (b) faire mal ⇒ 2 (c) coupure ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (f) coup ⇒ 3 (c), 3 (g) morceau ⇒ 3 (d) réduction ⇒ 3 (e) coupe ⇒ 3 (h), 3 (k) part ⇒ 3 (i) coupé ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (c) réduit ⇒ 4 (b)(a) (incise, slash, sever) couper;∎ cut the box open with the knife ouvrez la boîte avec le couteau;∎ he fell and cut his knee (open) il s'est ouvert le genou en tombant;∎ she cut her hand elle s'est coupé la main ou à la main;∎ he cut his wrists il s'est ouvert ou taillé les veines;∎ to cut one's throat se trancher la gorge;∎ they cut his throat ils lui ont coupé ou tranché la gorge, ils l'ont égorgé;∎ they cut the prisoners free or loose ils ont détaché les prisonniers;∎ figurative to cut oneself loose from sth se libérer de qch;∎ they cut our supply line ils nous ont coupé notre approvisionnement;∎ figurative the fog's so thick you could cut it with a knife il y a un brouillard à couper au couteau;∎ the atmosphere was so tense, you could cut it with a knife l'atmosphère était extrêmement tendue;∎ you're cutting your own throat c'est du suicide∎ she cut articles from the paper elle découpait des articles dans le journal;∎ cut the cake in half/in three pieces coupez le gâteau en deux/en trois;∎ to cut sth to shreds or to ribbons mettre qch en pièces;∎ figurative the enemy cut the army to pieces l'ennemi a taillé l'armée en pièces;∎ figurative the critics cut the play to pieces les critiques ont esquinté la pièce∎ I'll have to cut the grass this weekend il faudra que je tonde la pelouse ce week-end;∎ I cut my nails/my hair je me suis coupé les ongles/les cheveux;∎ you've had your hair cut vous vous êtes fait couper les cheveux(d) (shape → dress, suit) couper; (→ diamond, glass, key) tailler; (→ screw) fileter; (dig → channel, tunnel) creuser, percer; (engrave) graver; (sculpt) sculpter;∎ steps had been cut in the rock on avait taillé des marches dans le rocher;∎ we cut our way through the crowd nous nous sommes frayé ou ouvert un chemin à travers la foule;∎ the advance cut a swath through the enemy's defences l'avance des troupes ouvrit une brèche dans la défense ennemie;∎ proverb cut your coat according to your cloth = il ne faut pas vivre au-dessus de ses moyens∎ where the path cuts the road à l'endroit où le chemin coupe la route(f) (interrupt) interrompre, couper;∎ to cut sb short couper la parole à qn;∎ we had to cut our visit short nous avons dû écourter notre visite;∎ his career was tragically cut short by illness sa carrière a été tragiquement interrompue par la maladie;∎ to cut a long story short, I left bref ou en deux mots, je suis parti∎ he cut working weekends il a arrêté de travailler le weekend;∎ cut the very familiar crap or vulgar shit! arrête tes conneries!(h) (switch off) couper;∎ cut the lights! coupez la lumière!, éteignez!;∎ he cut the engine il a coupé ou arrêté le moteur∎ we cut our costs by half nous avons réduit nos frais de moitié;∎ they cut taxes in the run-up to the election ils ont réduit les impôts juste avant les élections;∎ to cut prices casser les prix;∎ the athlete cut five seconds off the world record or cut the world record by five seconds l'athlète a amélioré le record mondial de cinq secondes∎ the censors cut all scenes of violence la censure a coupé ou supprimé toutes les scènes de violence;∎ the film was cut to 100 minutes le film a été ramené à 100 minutes(k) (hurt feelings of) blesser profondément;∎ her remark cut me deeply sa remarque m'a profondément blessé∎ they cut me (dead) in the street dans la rue ils ont fait comme s'ils ne me voyaient pas□ ;∎ he cut me dead for days after our argument il m'a battu froid pendant des jours après notre dispute□∎ I had to cut lunch in order to get there on time j'ai dû me passer de déjeuner pour arriver à l'heure;∎ the students cut class les étudiants ont séché le cours;∎ to cut school sécher les cours∎ the baby is cutting his first tooth le bébé perce sa première dent;∎ familiar figurative a pianist who cut her teeth on Bach une pianiste qui s'est fait la main sur du Bach(p) (record, track) graver, faire∎ to cut the cards couper∎ to cut the ground from under sb's feet couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn;∎ her promotion cut the ground from under his feet sa promotion lui a coupé l'herbe sous le pied;∎ familiar he couldn't cut it, he couldn't cut the mustard il n'était pas à la hauteur□ ;∎ to cut sth fine compter un peu juste, ne pas se laisser de marge;∎ you're cutting it a bit fine vous comptez un peu juste;∎ an hour is cutting it too fine une heure, ce n'est pas suffisant;∎ familiar that argument cuts no ice with me cet argument ne m'impressionne pas□ ;∎ to cut a fine figure avoir fière allure;∎ to cut one's losses sauver les meubles;∎ we decided to cut our losses nous avons décidé de sauver les meubles;∎ Cars to cut a corner prendre un virage à la corde, couper un virage; figurative sauter des étapes;∎ figurative to cut corners (economize excessively) faire des économies exagérées; (not follow rules) contourner les règlements;∎ if you cut corners now you'll just have more work to do later on si tu fais les choses trop vite maintenant, tu auras plus à faire plus tard;∎ figurative she doesn't believe in cutting corners elle fait toujours les choses à fond;∎ figurative they cut corners to finish on time ils ont brûlé les étapes pour finir à temps;∎ old-fashioned to cut a rug danser(a) (incise, slash) couper, trancher;∎ this knife doesn't cut ce couteau ne coupe pas bien;∎ cut around the edge découpez ou coupez en suivant le bord;∎ she cut into the bread elle a entamé le pain;∎ the rope cut into my wrists la corde m'a coupé ou cisaillé les poignets;∎ the string is cutting into me le cordon me coupe la chair;∎ figurative he cut through all the red tape il s'est dispensé de toutes les formalités administratives;∎ figurative the whip cut through the air le fouet fendit l'air;∎ figurative the yacht cut through the waves le yacht fendait les vagues;∎ Nautical the boat cut loose le bateau a rompu les amarres;∎ figurative to cut loose se libérer;∎ to cut and run se sauver, filer;∎ that argument cuts both or two ways c'est un argument à double tranchant(b) (cloth, paper) se couper;∎ this meat cuts easily cette viande se coupe facilement;∎ the cake will cut into six pieces ce gâteau peut se couper en six(c) (hurtfully) faire mal(d) (take shorter route) couper, passer;∎ cut through the back way and you'll get there first coupez par derrière et vous arriverez (là-bas) les premiers;∎ we cut across the fields nous avons coupé par les champs∎ this path cuts across or through the swamp ce sentier traverse ou coupe à travers le marécage(f) (in cards) couper;∎ they cut for the deal ils ont coupé avant de donner∎ the film cuts straight from the love scene to the funeral l'image passe directement de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement;∎ cut! coupez!3 noun∎ a cut on the arm une coupure ou une entaille au bras;∎ she had a nasty cut on her leg from the fall elle s'était fait une vilaine entaille à la jambe en tombant;∎ to be a cut above (the rest) être nettement mieux que les autres ou le reste;∎ that film is a cut above the others ce film est nettement mieux que les autres(b) (act of cutting) coupure f, entaille f;∎ to make a cut in sth (with knife, scissors etc) faire une entaille dans qch(c) (blow, stroke) coup m;∎ a knife/sword cut un coup de couteau/d'épée;∎ a saw cut un trait de scie;∎ figurative his treachery was the unkindest cut of all sa trahison était le coup le plus perfide∎ a cut off the joint un morceau de rôti;∎ prime cut morceau m de (premier) choix;∎ cheap cuts bas morceaux mpl∎ a cut in government spending une réduction ou diminution des dépenses publiques;∎ the cuts in the Health Service la réduction ou diminution du budget de la santé;∎ she took a cut in pay elle a subi une diminution ou réduction de salaire;∎ Finance the cuts les compressions fpl budgétaires;∎ power or electricity cut coupure f de courant(f) (deletion) coupure f;∎ they made several cuts in the film ils ont fait plusieurs coupures dans le film(g) (gibe, nasty remark) trait m, coup m∎ the cut of a suit la coupe d'un costume∎ what's his cut (of the profits)? à combien s'élève sa part?∎ the cut from the love scene to the funeral le changement de séquence de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement∎ I prefer a finer/coarser cut of tobacco je préfère le tabac plus fin/grossier∎ the cut and thrust of parliamentary debate les joutes oratoires des débats parlementaires;∎ the cut and thrust of the business world la concurrence féroce qui règne dans le monde des affaires;∎ it's cut and thrust la lutte est acharnée∎ to sell sth at cut prices vendre qch au rabais;∎ the cut version of the film la version raccourcie du film∎ a well-cut suit un costume bien coupé ou de bonne coupe►► cut glass cristal m taillé;Computing cut sheet feed dispositif m d'alimentation feuille à feuille; (act) alimentation f feuille à feuille;Computing cut sheet feeder dispositif m d'alimentation feuille à feuille(a) (cross, traverse) traverser, couper à travers;∎ it's quicker if you cut across the fields c'est plus rapide si tu coupes à travers (les) champs;∎ they cut across country ils ont coupé à travers champs(b) (go beyond) surpasser, transcender;∎ the issue cuts across party lines la question transcende le clivage des partis(c) (contradict) contredire, aller à l'encontre de;∎ it cuts across all my principles ça va à l'encontre de tous mes principes∎ they had to cut away the wreckage to reach the victim ils ont dû découper l'épave pour atteindre la victime➲ cut back∎ we cut back to the car nous sommes revenus à la voiture(c) (financially) économiser, réduire les dépenses∎ arms spending has been cut right back les dépenses d'armement ont été nettement réduites(financially) économiser sur; (time) réduire;∎ the factory cut back on production la fabrique a réduit la production∎ figurative he was cut down by malaria (killed) il est mort de la malaria; (incapacitated) il était terrassé par la malaria;∎ literary to be cut down in one's prime être fauché à la fleur de l'âge∎ to cut sth down to about 150,000 words réduire qch à environ 150 000 mots;∎ she cuts down her dresses for her daughter elle ajuste ses robes pour sa fille;∎ to cut sb down to size remettre qn à sa place∎ we've been asked to cut down the amount of time we devote to sports on nous a demandé de consacrer moins de temps au sport;∎ he cut his smoking down to ten a day il ne fume plus que dix cigarettes par jour(expenditure) réduire;∎ I'm going to cut down on drinking/smoking je vais boire/fumer moins;∎ they have cut down on eating out in restaurants ils vont moins souvent au restaurant;∎ to cut down on the amount of time spent doing sth passer moins de temps à faire qch➲ cut in(a) (interrupt) interrompre;∎ she cut in on their conversation elle est intervenue dans leur conversation;∎ he cut in on me to ask a question il m'a coupé la parole pour poser une question;∎ figurative the new store is cutting in on our business le nouveau magasin nous fait perdre de la clientèle∎ the taxi cut in on them le taxi leur a fait une queue de poisson∎ mind if I cut in? vous permettez que je vous emprunte votre partenaire?∎ (include) we should cut him in on the deal nous devrions l'intéresser à l'affaire∎ to cut into a conversation intervenir dans ou interrompre brusquement la conversation∎ to cut into one's savings entamer ses économies;∎ this work cuts into my free time ce travail empiète sur mes heures de loisir∎ they cut off the king's head ils ont décapité le roi;∎ he was cut off in his prime il a été emporté à la fleur de l'âge;∎ she cut off her nose to spite her face elle s'est fait du tort en voulant se venger(b) (interrupt → speaker) interrompre, couper;∎ he was cut off in mid sentence il a été interrompu au milieu de sa phrase(c) (disconnect, discontinue) couper;∎ Telecommunications he's been cut off (during conversation) il a été coupé; (disconnected) on lui a coupé le téléphone;∎ they cut off the electricity or power ils ont coupé le courant;∎ they cut off his allowance ils lui ont coupé les vivres;∎ her family cut her off without a penny sa famille l'a déshéritée;∎ it cut off the supply of blood to the brain cela a empêché l'irrigation du cerveau(d) (separate, isolate) isoler;∎ the house was cut off by snow drifts la maison était isolée par des congères;∎ he cut himself off from his family il a rompu avec sa famille;∎ housewives often feel cut off les femmes au foyer se sentent souvent isolées(e) (bar passage of) couper la route à;∎ the police cut off the thief la police a barré le passage au voleur;∎ the battalion cut off the enemy's retreat le bataillon a coupé la retraite à l'ennemi➲ cut out∎ a valley cut out by the river une vallée creusée par le fleuve;∎ figurative to be cut out for sth être fait pour qch, avoir des dispositions pour qch;∎ I'm not cut out for living abroad je ne suis pas fait pour vivre à l'étranger;∎ he's not cut out to be a politician il n'a pas l'étoffe d'un homme politique;∎ you have your work cut out for you vous avez du pain sur la planche ou de quoi vous occuper;∎ she'll have her work cut out to finish the report on time elle va avoir du mal à finir le rapport à temps∎ advertisements cut out from or of the paper des annonces découpées dans le journal∎ unnecessary expense must be cut out il faut éliminer ou supprimer les frais superflus;∎ they cut out all references to the president ils ont supprimé toute référence au président;∎ try and cut out all unnecessary details essayez de supprimer tous les détails superflus;∎ he cut out smoking il a arrêté de fumer;∎ cut out the screaming! arrête de crier!, assez crié!;∎ familiar cut it out! ça suffit!, ça va comme ça!∎ his father cut him out of his will son père l'a rayé de son testament;∎ they cut him out of his share ils lui ont escroqué sa part➲ cut up(b) (usu passive) familiar (affect deeply) she's really cut up about her dog's death la mort de son chien a été un coup pour elle□ ;∎ he's very cut up about it ça l'a beaucoup affecté□∎ that really cut me up! ça m'a fait rire!□∎ to cut up rough se mettre en rogne ou en boule -
73 cut out
1) (to stop working, sometimes because of a safety device: The engines cut out (noun cut-out).) sætte ud2) (to stop: I've cut out smoking.) holde op med; droppe* * *1) (to stop working, sometimes because of a safety device: The engines cut out (noun cut-out).) sætte ud2) (to stop: I've cut out smoking.) holde op med; droppe -
74 give up
1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) holde op; opgive2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) give afkald på3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) overgive; aflevere4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) bruge5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) anse* * *1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) holde op; opgive2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) give afkald på3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) overgive; aflevere4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) bruge5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) anse -
75 give up
1. intransitive verb 2. transitive verb1) (renounce) aufgeben; ablegen [Gewohnheit]; widmen [Zeit]; (relinquish) verzichten auf (+ Akk.) [Territorium, Süßigkeiten]give something up — (abandon habit) sich (Dat.) etwas abgewöhnen
give somebody/something up as a bad job — (coll.) jemanden/etwas abschreiben (ugs.)
2)give somebody up — (as not coming) jemanden nicht mehr erwarten; (as beyond help) jemanden aufgeben
3) (hand over to police etc.) übergeben (to Dat.)give oneself up [to somebody] — sich [jemandem] stellen
* * *2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) aufgeben5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) aufgeben* * *◆ give upII. vt1. (quit)▪ to \give up up ⇆ sth etw aufgebento \give up up a habit eine Gewohnheit ablegenhis girlfriend has given him up seine Freundin hat ihn fallengelassenhe would have \give upn up everything for her für sie hätte er alles aufgegeben2. (surrender)3. (devote)after her death he gave himself up to grief nach ihrem Tod verfiel er dem Schmerzto \give up sb up for dead jdn für tot haltento \give up sb/sth up as lost jdn/etw verloren glauben* * *A v/t1. a) aufgeben, aufhören mit, etwas sein lassen:give up doing sth aufhören, etwas zu tun ( → A 2);give up smoking das Rauchen aufgeben;I’ve given up eating meat ich esse kein Fleisch mehr; → academic.ru/1600/alcohol">alcohol, ghost A 2b) den Kontakt abbrechen zu2. einen Plan, ein Rennen etc (als aussichts- oder hoffnungslos) aufgeben:give up doing sth es aufgeben, etwas zu tun ( → A 1);the climbers were given up for dead es bestand keine Hoffnung mehr, dass die Bergsteiger noch am Leben waren;3. jemanden ausliefern:give o.s. up sich stellen ( to the police der Polizei)4. (to)b) einen Sitzplatz etc frei machen (für)c) eine Stadt etc ausliefern (dat)5. give o.s. up to stha) sich einer Sache hingeben:give o.s. up to despair,b) sich einer Sache widmen:give o.s. up to caring for the sickB v/i1. (es) aufgeben, sich geschlagen geben2. damit aufhören, es aufgeben: do you smoke? no, I gave up last year3. resignieren4. I give up on you, you’ll never learn it umg ich gebs auf, du lernst es nie5. give up to the police sich der Polizei stellen* * *1. intransitive verb 2. transitive verb1) (renounce) aufgeben; ablegen [Gewohnheit]; widmen [Zeit]; (relinquish) verzichten auf (+ Akk.) [Territorium, Süßigkeiten]give something up — (abandon habit) sich (Dat.) etwas abgewöhnen
give somebody/something up as a bad job — (coll.) jemanden/etwas abschreiben (ugs.)
2)give somebody up — (as not coming) jemanden nicht mehr erwarten; (as beyond help) jemanden aufgeben
3) (hand over to police etc.) übergeben (to Dat.)give oneself up [to somebody] — sich [jemandem] stellen
* * *v.abgewöhnen v.aufgeben v.resignieren v. -
76 give up
1. stop doing something, stop trying to do something отказаться от чего-то, прекратить попытки2. to stop doing or trying to do something отказаться от продолжения или попыток делать что-тоI gave up smoking. I gave up trying to fix my old car.
She gave up smoking a year ago. Don’t give up! Keep trying!
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77 object
I 'ob‹ikt noun1) (a thing that can be seen or felt: There were various objects on the table.) objeto, cosa2) (an aim or intention: His main object in life was to become rich.) objetivo, objeto, fin, propósito3) (the word or words in a sentence or phrase which represent(s) the person or thing affected by the action of the verb: He hit me; You can eat what you like.) complemento
II əb'‹ekt verb(often with to) to feel or express dislike or disapproval: He wanted us to travel on foot but I objected (to that). objetar- objectionable
- objectionably
object1 n1. objeto2. objetivo / propósito3. complementoobject2 vb oponerse / no estar de acuerdo1 (thing) objeto, cosa2 (aim, purpose) objetivo, objeto, fin nombre masculino, propósito3 (focus of feelings) objeto4 (obstacle) inconveniente nombre masculino5 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL complemento■ direct/indirect object complemento directo/indirecto1 objetar■ she objected that... objetó que...1 (oppose) oponerse (to, a), poner reparos (to, a)■ I object to the use of the term "chairman' me opongo al uso del término "presidente"2 (disapprove, mind) molestar■ do you object to my smoking? ¿le molesta que fume?3 SMALLLAW/SMALL protestar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLobject glass / object lens objetivoobject lesson ejemplo práctico, perfecta demostración nombre femeninoobject [əb'ʤɛkt] vt: objetarobject vi: oponerse, poner reparos, hacer objecionesobject ['ɑbʤɪkt] n1) : objeto m2) objective, purpose: objetivo m, propósito m3) : complemento m (en gramática)n.• artículo s.m.• cosa s.f.• fin s.m.• materia s.f.• objeto s.m.• propósito s.m.v.• objetar v.• oponerse v.
I 'ɑːbdʒɪkt, 'ɒbdʒɪkt1)a) ( thing) objeto mb)no object: distance is no object la distancia no importa or no es inconveniente; money's no object for them — el dinero no les preocupa
c) (of actions, feelings) objeto m2) (aim, purpose) objetivo m, propósito m, fin mwith this object in mind — teniendo en mente este objetivo or propósito
3) ( Ling) complemento mdirect/indirect object — complemento (de objeto) directo/indirecto
II
1. əb'dʒekta) (express objection, oppose)to object (TO something) — oponerse* or poner* objeciones (a algo)
to object to a question — ( Law) oponerse* a or objetar una pregunta
b) (disapprove, mind)if you don't object — si no le molesta or (frml) importuna
to object TO -ING: do you object to my smoking? ¿le molesta que fume?; I object to your using this house as a hotel — no estoy dispuesta a aceptar que uses esta casa como un hotel
2.
vt objetar
I ['ɒbdʒɪkt]1. N1) (=item) objeto msex 3.2) (=focus) objeto mthe economy was the object of heated discussion — la economía fue el objeto de una acalorada discusión
the object of her hatred/love — el objeto de su odio/su amor
3) (=aim) objetivo mwhat's the object of doing that?, what object is there in doing that? — ¿de qué sirve hacer eso?
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the object of the exercise is to raise money for charity — lo que se persigue con esto es recaudar dinero con fines benéficos4) (=obstacle)•
I want the best, money is no object — quiero lo mejor, no importa cuánto cuesteI want to have a great holiday, money is no object — quiero tirarme unas vacaciones estupendas, el dinero no es problema
money is no object to him — el dinero no es problema or obstáculo para él
5) (Gram) complemento m2.CPDobject clause N — (Gram) proposición f en función de complemento
object language N — (Comput) lengua f objeto
object lesson N (fig) —
it was an object lesson in how not to drive a car — fue un perfecto ejemplo de cómo no conducir un coche
object pronoun N — (Gram) pronombre m que funciona como objeto
direct/indirect object pronoun — pronombre m que funciona como objeto directo/indirecto
II [ǝb'dʒekt]1.VT objetar"you can't do that," he objected — -no puedes hacer eso -objetó
he objected that there wasn't enough time — puso la objección de que or objetó que no tenían suficiente tiempo
2. VI1) (=disapprove) oponerseto object to sth: a lot of people will object to the book — mucha gente se opondrá al libro
to object to sb: she objects to my friends — no le gustan mis amigos
I would object to Paul but not to Robert as chairman — me opondría a que Paul fuera presidente, pero no a que lo fuera Robert
to object to sb doing sth: he objects to her drinking — no le gusta que beba
do you object to my smoking? — ¿le molesta que fume?
do you object to my going? — ¿te importa que vaya?
2) (=protest) oponerse, poner objecioneshe didn't object when... — no su opuso or no puso objeciones cuando...
I object! — frm ¡protesto!
I object to that remark! — ¡ese comentario no lo tolero!
3) (Jur)* * *
I ['ɑːbdʒɪkt, 'ɒbdʒɪkt]1)a) ( thing) objeto mb)no object: distance is no object la distancia no importa or no es inconveniente; money's no object for them — el dinero no les preocupa
c) (of actions, feelings) objeto m2) (aim, purpose) objetivo m, propósito m, fin mwith this object in mind — teniendo en mente este objetivo or propósito
3) ( Ling) complemento mdirect/indirect object — complemento (de objeto) directo/indirecto
II
1. [əb'dʒekt]a) (express objection, oppose)to object (TO something) — oponerse* or poner* objeciones (a algo)
to object to a question — ( Law) oponerse* a or objetar una pregunta
b) (disapprove, mind)if you don't object — si no le molesta or (frml) importuna
to object TO -ING: do you object to my smoking? ¿le molesta que fume?; I object to your using this house as a hotel — no estoy dispuesta a aceptar que uses esta casa como un hotel
2.
vt objetar -
78 бросать
несовер. - бросать;
совер. - бросить( кого-л./что-л.)
1) (кидать) throw;
hurl, fling (швырять) ;
throw about (небрежно) ;
chuck разг.;
cast, dart, fling, hurl перен. бросать якорь ≈ to cast/drop anchor бросать на произвол судьбы (кого-л.) ≈ to leave to the mercy of fate бросать взгляд ≈ (на кого-л./что-л.) to cast a glance (at) ;
to dart/shoot a glance (at), to fling one's eyes (at, over) (о быстром взгляде) бросать якорь ≈ to cast/drop anchor бросать обвинение ≈ to hurl an accusation бросать перчатку ≈ to throw down the gauntlet бросать свет ≈ (на кем-л./чем-л.) to shed/throw light (on) бросать в тюрьму ≈ to throw into prison
2) (срочно направлять) бросать войска( куда-л.) ≈ to send troops( to a place)
3) (оставлять) abandon, forsake, desert, relinquish бросать семью бросать работу
4) (что-л. делать что-л.) (переставать) give up, quit, leave off он все бросал курить ≈ he was always trying to give up smoking
5) безл. break into, be seized with его бросает то в жар, то в холод ≈ he keeps going hot and cold ∙ %% бросать в жар ≈ fever %% бросать оружие бросать тень бросать деньги бросать на ветер брось!брос|ать -, бросить
1. (вн., тв.) throw* (smth.) ;
(швырять) fling* (smth.) ;
(опускать) drop (smth.), cast (smth.) ;
~ гранату throw* a grenade;
~ снежками в окно throw* snowballs at a window;
~ якорь drop anchor;
перен. тж. find* a haven;
2. обыкн. безл. (сильно качать) throw*, bump;
(на море) toss;
машину ~ало из стороны в сторону the car was thrown from side to side;
3. (вн.;
быстро перемещать) send* (smb., smth.) ;
4. в сочет. с сущ.: ~ тень cast* a shadow;
~ луч cast* a beam;
~ взгляд на кого-л. cast* a rapid glance at smb. ;
dart/shoot* a glance at smb. ;
5. (вн.;
выкидывать) throw* away( smth.) ;
(класть небрежно) leave* (smth.) in a muddle, leave* (smth.) lying about;
6. (вн.;
покидать) leave* (smb., smth.) ;
(в беде и т. п.) abandon (smb., smth.), desert (smb., smth.) ;
7. (вн. + инф.;
прекращать) give* up (smth. + - ing) ;
leave off (smth. + -ing), stop( smth. + -ing) ;
~ курить, курение give* up smoking;
~ работу throw* up a job;
quit амер. ;
брось(те) эти глупости! stop that nonsense!;
8. безл.: его ~ало то в жар, то в холод he went hot and cold by turns;
его бросило в жар he felt hot all over;
его бросило в пот he broke out into a sweat;
~ грязью в кого-л. fling* mud/dirt at smb. ;
~ оружие lay* down one`s arms;
~ вызов кому-л. challenge smb. ;
~ обвинения кому-л. hurl accusations at smb. ;
~аться, броситься
9. (тв.) throw* (smth.), fling* (smth.) ;
10. (устремляться) throw* oneself, rush;
(на вн.;
нападать) rush (at), dash (at) ;
~аться на помощь кому-л. rush to smb.`s help/aid;
rush to the rescue;
собака ~ается на чужих the dog will attack strangers;
~аться на колени fall* on one`s knees;
~аться друг другу в объятия rush into one another`s arms;
~аться бегом start running;
11. (прыгать) jump;
~аться в воду jump into the water;
~аться вплавь jump in and start swimming;
~аться деньгами throw* one`s money about/away;
~аться словами use words lightly;
~аться в глаза be* conspicuous/obvious;
leap* to the eye;
кровь бросилась ему в лицо, в голову the blood rushed to his face, to his head. -
79 quit
1.[kwɪt]predicative adjective2. transitive verb,quit doing something — aufhören, etwas zu tun
they were given or had notice to quit [the flat etc.] — ihnen wurde [die Wohnung usw.] gekündigt
4) (Computing) beenden* * *[kwit]past tense, past participles - quitted, quit; verb(to leave, stop, or resign from etc: I'm going to quit teaching; They have been ordered to quit the house by next week.) aufgeben- academic.ru/115342/be_quit_of">be quit of* * *<-tt-, quit or quitted, quit or quitted>[kwɪt]I. vito threaten to \quit mit einem Rücktritt drohento give sb notice to \quit jdm kündigen [o SCHWEIZ künden\quit! hör [damit] auf!II. vtwill you \quit that! wirst du wohl damit aufhören!▪ to \quit doing sth aufhören etw zu tun\quit wasting my time hör auf meine Zeit zu verschwenden2. (give up)▪ to \quit sth etw aufgebento \quit one's job kündigen, künden SCHWEIZ3. (leave)▪ to \quit sth building, place etw verlassento \quit London/one's home town London/seine Heimatstadt verlassento \quit a flat/room eine Wohnung/einen Raum kündigento \quit the program aus dem Programm aussteigen▪ to be \quit of sth/sb jdn/etw loswerden* * *[kwɪt] vb: pret, ptp quitted or quit1. vtI've given her notice to quit the flat (form) — ich habe ihr die Wohnung gekündigt
the dog would not quit his prey (liter) — der Hund wollte nicht von seiner Beute ablassen (liter)
2) (inf: stop) aufhören mitto quit doing sth — aufhören, etw zu tun
2. vi1) (= leave one's job) kündigen2) (= go away) weg- or fortgehen3) (= accept defeat) aufgebenshe doesn't quit easily — sie gibt nicht so leicht or schnell auf
4) (COMPUT) das Programm etc verlassen, beenden, aussteigen (inf)3. adjquit of — los or frei von, ledig (+gen) (geh)
* * *quit [kwıt]A v/t prät und pperf quitted, besonders US quit1. verzichten auf (akk), eine Stellung kündigen, aufgeben, den Dienst quittieren, sich vom Geschäft zurückziehen2. umg aufhören mit:quit work aufhören zu arbeiten;quit grumbling! hör auf zu murren!3. verlassen:he quit(ted) Paris;she quit(ted) him in anger4. eine Schuld etc bezahlen, tilgenquit you like men! benehmt euch wie Männer!6. obs befreien7. quit o.s. (of)a) sich frei machen oder befreien (von),b) fig sich entledigen (gen)8. poet vergelten:death quits all scores der Tod macht alles gleichB v/i1. aufhören:he doesn’t quit easily er gibt so leicht nicht auf2. weggehen4. kündigenC adj präd1. frei:go quit frei ausgehen;be quit for davonkommen mit2. frei, befreit, los ( alle:of von):quit of charges WIRTSCH nach Abzug der Kosten, spesenfrei* * *1.[kwɪt]predicative adjective2. transitive verb,be quit of somebody/something — jmds./einer Sache ledig sein (geh.)
1) (give up) aufgeben; (cease, stop) aufhören mitquit doing something — aufhören, etwas zu tun
2) (depart from) verlassen; (leave occupied premises) ausziehen aus; abs. ausziehenthey were given or had notice to quit [the flat etc.] — ihnen wurde [die Wohnung usw.] gekündigt
3) also abs. (from job) kündigen4) (Computing) beenden* * *adj.verlassen adj. v.(§ p.,p.p.: quit)= aufgeben v.verlassen v. -
80 pack up
1. transitive verb1) (package) zusammenpacken [Sachen, Werkzeug]; packen [Paket]2. intransitive verb(coll.)1) (give up) aufhören; Schluss machen (ugs.)2) (break down) den Geist aufgeben (ugs.)* * *1) (to put into containers in order to take somewhere else: She packed up the contents of her house.) einpacken2) (to stop working or operating: We'd only gone five miles when the engine packed up.) absterben* * *◆ pack upI. vt1. (put away)▪ to \pack up up ⇆ sth etw zusammenpacken [o wegpacken]to \pack up up ⇆ one's house seinen Haushalt einlagern2. ( fam)▪ to \pack up up sth (stop) mit etw dat aufhören [o fam Schluss machen]; (give up) etw aufgeben, etw hinschmeißen fig slto \pack up in one's job den [o seinen] Job hinschmeißen slto \pack up up smoking das Rauchen aufgeben* * *1. vt sepclothes etc zusammenpacken2. vi1) (= prepare luggage) packenhe just packed up and left — er packte seine Sachen und ging
3)the tent packs up easily — das Zelt lässt sich gut verpacken
* * *1. transitive verb1) (package) zusammenpacken [Sachen, Werkzeug]; packen [Paket]2. intransitive verb(coll.)1) (give up) aufhören; Schluss machen (ugs.)2) (break down) den Geist aufgeben (ugs.)* * *v.zusammen packen v.zusammenpacken (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.
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