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  • 41 desenmarañar

    v.
    1 to untangle, to decipher, to disentangle, to extricate.
    2 to comb out.
    * * *
    1 (desenredar) to untangle, unravel
    2 figurado (poner en claro) to unravel, clear up; (un asunto) to sort out
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ cuerda, lana, pelo] to untangle, disentangle
    2) [+ misterio] to unravel, clear up
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <pelo/madeja> to untangle, disentangle; <asunto/embrollo> to straighten out, sort out
    * * *
    = unravel, untangle, disentangle.
    Ex. Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.
    Ex. Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.
    Ex. Most fleece is carded between two brushes to disentangle and align the fiber.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <pelo/madeja> to untangle, disentangle; <asunto/embrollo> to straighten out, sort out
    * * *
    = unravel, untangle, disentangle.

    Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.

    Ex: Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.
    Ex: Most fleece is carded between two brushes to disentangle and align the fiber.

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    vt
    1 ‹pelo/madeja› to untangle, disentangle
    2 ‹asunto/embrollo› to sort out, straighten out
    * * *
    1. [ovillo, pelo] to untangle
    2. [asunto, historia, enredo] to sort out;
    [problema, enigma] to resolve
    * * *
    v/t untangle
    * * *
    : to disentangle, to unravel

    Spanish-English dictionary > desenmarañar

  • 42 défriser

    défriser [defʀize]
    ➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb
       a. [+ cheveux] to straighten
       b. ( = contrarier) (inf) to bug (inf)
    et alors, ça te défrise ? what's it to you? (inf)
    * * *
    defʀize
    verbe transitif to straighten [cheveux]
    * * *
    defʀize vt
    1) [cheveux] to straighten
    2) fig to annoy
    * * *
    défriser verb table: aimer vtr
    1 ( rendre moins frisé) to straighten [cheveux]; se faire défriser to have one's hair straightened;
    2 ( contrarier) to bug [personne].
    [defrize] verbe transitif
    1. [cheveux, moustache] to straighten out (separable), to take the curl ou curls out of
    2. (familier) [contrarier] to bug

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > défriser

  • 43 поправям

    1. correct
    (нещо развалено) repair, put right, mend
    (обувки) mend, repair
    (грешка) correct, set right, rectify
    (дата, закон) amend
    (дреха) alter, fix up
    (издание, мнение) revise
    (несправедливост, зло) repair, redress, right, set right, make good
    (път) repair, mend, recondition (a road)
    (книга, статия) blue-pencil
    (текст) emendate
    поправям положението си retrieve/mend o.'s fortunes; straighten (out) o.'s affairs
    поправям си часовника have o.'s watch repaired
    2. (привеждам в ред) straighten, ( косата си) smooth, tidy (o.'s hair)
    (останал назад и пр. часовник) set (to the correct time), put right, correct (no by)
    поправям поведението си mend o.'s ways, do better, turn over a new leaf, ( нравствено) reform
    поправям здравето си recover o.'s health
    4. correct o.s.
    5. (за време) clear up, improve
    той се поправя his health is mending
    7. (напьлнявам) gain weight, put on weight
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    попра̀вям,
    гл.
    1. correct; righten; ( нещо развалено) repair, put right, mend; ( откъм нрави) reform, mend; ( граница) rectify; ( грешка) correct, set right, rectify; ( дата, закон) amend; ( дреха) alter, fix up; ( издание, мнение) revise; ( писмени работи) mark; ( несправедливост, зло) repair, redress, set right, make good; ( книга, статия) blue-pencil; ( текст) emendate;
    2. ( привеждам в ред) straighten, ( косата си) smooth, tidy (o.’s hair); ( останал назад и пр. часовник) set (to the correct time), put right, correct (по by);
    3. ( подобрявам): \поправям поведението си mend o.’s ways, do better, turn over a new leaf, ( нравствено) reform;
    \поправям се 1. correct o.s.; ( тръгвам по прав път) mend o.’s ways, reform; ( подобрявам се) improve;
    2. (за време) clear up, improve;
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    correct: You need to поправям your behaviour. - Трябва да поправиш поведението си.; repair: поправям a TV set - поправям телевизор; put right; amend (закон); cobble; emendate (текст); fix{fiks}; mend; rectify{`rektifai}; redeem (грешка); redress; retrieve{ri`tri;v}; revamp
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    1. (възстановявам здpaвemo си) recover 2. (граница) rectify 3. (грешка) correct, set right, rectify 4. (дата, закон) amend 5. (дреха) alter, fix up 6. (електричеството) mend (the electric light) 7. (за време) clear up, improve 8. (издание, мнение) revise 9. (книга, статия) blue-pencil 10. (напьлнявам) gain weight, put on weight 11. (несправедливост, зло) repair, redress, right, set right, make good 12. (нещо развалено) repair, put right, mend 13. (обувки) mend, repair 14. (останал назад и пр. часовник) set (to the correct time), put right, correct (no by) 15. (откъм нрави) reform, mend 16. (писмени работи) mark 17. (подобрявам се) improve 18. (подобрявам): ПОПРАВЯМ поведението си mend o.'s ways, do better, turn over a new leaf, (нравствено) reform 19. (положение) mend (matters) 20. (привеждам в ред) straighten, (косата си) smooth, tidy (o.'s hair) 21. (път) repair, mend, recondition (a road) 22. (текст) emendate 23. (тръгвам по прав път) mend o.'s ways, reform 24. (улица) take up (a street) 25. correct 26. correct o. s. 27. ПОПРАВЯМ ce 28. ПОПРАВЯМ здравето си recover o.'s health 29. ПОПРАВЯМ положението си retrieve/mend o.'s fortunes;straighten (out) o.'s affairs 30. ПОПРАВЯМ си часовника have o.'s watch repaired 31. поправено издание a revised edition 32. той се поправя his health is mending

    Български-английски речник > поправям

  • 44 פשט

    פָּשַׁט(b. h.) 1) to stretch, straighten. Sabb.I, 1, sq. פ׳ העני את ידווכ׳ if the recipient puts his hand forth to within (the house). Pes.118b, a. e. שפּוֹשְׁטִין, v. פַּס II. Gen. R. s. 28 לא פָשְׁטוּ ידיהם במצות they (the Sodomites) never stretched their hands forth for good deeds (charity); Lam. R. to IV, 6; Yalk. Ez. 351. Ber.3b; Snh.16a לכו פִשְׁטוּוכ׳, v. גְּדוּד. Men.I, 2 פושט את אצבעותיווכ׳ he stretches his fingers so as to reach his wrist. Lev. R. s. 2 פושטין לו יד we must reach forth our hands to him, v. כָּנָף. Keth.XIII, 5 הפוסק … ופ׳ לו את הרגל a man promises a certain amount to his intended son-in-law, and shows him the foot, i. e. refuses to give it to him; a. v. fr.Y.R. Hash. III, 58d top (ref. to פשוט, ib. III, 3) כדי שיִפְשְׁטוּוכ׳ (or שיְפַשְּׁטוּ, Pi.) (the horn is straight,) intimating that they must straighten their hearts through repentance.Part. pass. פָּשוּט, q. v. 2) to strip; (sub. בגדיו) to undress. Yoma III, 4; 6. Ib. 31b פּוֹשֵׁט … מקדש he (the high priest) undresses first and then sanctifies (washes his hands and feet). Ib. 32a כלום אדם פושט אלאוכ׳ can a man put off anything except what he has put on? Tam.I, 1; a. fr.Part. pass. פָּשוּט. Y.Yoma III, 40c bot. אחת פ׳ ואחת לבושוכ׳ whether he undresses or dresses, in either case the sanctification follows the act. 3) to make plain, to explain. Num. R. s. 18; Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 1 היה יושב ופושטוכ׳ was sitting at the gate of his town and explaining (teaching); (Gen. R. s. 10 ודורש). Ex. R. s. 47 היה למד … ופושט אותהוכ׳ he learned (the Torah) in day-time and explained it to himself at night; a. fr.Part. pass. as ab. Lev. R. s. 16 (ref. to Ps. 34:13) כל ימי … היכן הוא פ׳ all my days I have read this verse (question), but I never knew where it is answered. 4) (neut. verb) to spread, be published. Hor.3b עד שתִּפְשוֹט הוראה בכלוכ׳ until the decision is spread (adopted) in the whole congregation of Israel. Ab. Zar.36a; a. fr. Pi. פִּישֵּׁט 1) to stretch, straighten out. Y.Snh.III, 21a bot. התחיל מְפַשִּׁטוכ׳ (interch. with פישט) he began to put forth his hands and deal in fruits of the Sabbatical year. Tosef.Neg.I, 8 מְפַשְּׁטִין את קומטיווכ׳ the creases are straightened out, and then the leprous spot is examined; a. e.Tosef.Nidd.VI, 4, v. infra.Part. pass. מְפוּשָּׁט. Y.Naz.IX, 57d רגליו מְפוּשָּׁטוֹת וידווכ׳ if the corpse is found with its feet stretched and its hands on the heart, opp. קמצוץ. 2) to strip, take off. Tosef.Kel.B. Kam.IV, 17 משיְפַשֵּׁט את חלוקו (not חלוקן) from the time that the coat (the plaster of the stove) is taken off. Nif. נִפְשַׁט 1) to be straightened out, be unfolded, become flat. Kel. XXVI, 2 נ׳ טהור when it (the bag) is straightened out (so as to be a plain piece of leather, v. פָּשוּט), it is not susceptible to uncleanness. Tosef. Neg. l. c. כקמיטשנ׳ like a creased garment that has been straightened out; a. e. 2) to be stripped. Pirké dR. El. ch. XIV נ׳ עור צפורןוכ׳ the horny skin was taken from Adam, and he saw himself naked. Midr. Till. to Ps. 92, v. infra. Hif. הִפְשִׁיט 1) to strip, flay. Pes.V, 9 כיצד תולין ומַפְשִׁיטִין how did they suspend and flay (the Passover Iamb)? Ib. מי … ולהַפְשִׁיט he that could find no place where to suspend and flay. Tam.IV, 2. Pesik. R. s. 28 הִפְשִׁיטוּ את עבדיהםוכ׳ they undressed their men servants and maid servants and presented them ; a. fr. 2) to shed the skin. Pirké dR. El. l. c. שיהא מַפְשִׁיט את עורווכ׳ that it (the serpent) should shed its skin once in seven years. Midr. Till. to Ps. 92 מן העור שה׳ הנחשוכ׳ ed. Bub. (oth. ed. שנפשט) of the skin which the serpent shed the Lord made garments of honor ; Pirké dR. El. ch. XX; Yalk. Gen. 34. Hof. הוּפְשַׁט to be stripped. Zeb.XI, 3 עד שלאה׳ before the hide was taken off. Ib. 93b; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְפַּשֵּׁט, Nithpa. נִתְפַּשֵּׁט to be straightened, become even; to flatten. Ḥag.9a חיגר … ונ׳וכ׳ if he was lame on the first day and became straight Y.Yeb.I, 2d bot. עד שתִּתְפַּשֵּׁט הכף, v. כַּף; Tosef.Nidd.VI, 4 עד שתְּפַשֵּׁט אתוכ׳. B. Bath. 120a נִתְפַּשְּׁטוּ הקמטיןוכ׳ the wrinkles became even, and her beauty returned ; a. e.

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  • 45 פָּשַׁט

    פָּשַׁט(b. h.) 1) to stretch, straighten. Sabb.I, 1, sq. פ׳ העני את ידווכ׳ if the recipient puts his hand forth to within (the house). Pes.118b, a. e. שפּוֹשְׁטִין, v. פַּס II. Gen. R. s. 28 לא פָשְׁטוּ ידיהם במצות they (the Sodomites) never stretched their hands forth for good deeds (charity); Lam. R. to IV, 6; Yalk. Ez. 351. Ber.3b; Snh.16a לכו פִשְׁטוּוכ׳, v. גְּדוּד. Men.I, 2 פושט את אצבעותיווכ׳ he stretches his fingers so as to reach his wrist. Lev. R. s. 2 פושטין לו יד we must reach forth our hands to him, v. כָּנָף. Keth.XIII, 5 הפוסק … ופ׳ לו את הרגל a man promises a certain amount to his intended son-in-law, and shows him the foot, i. e. refuses to give it to him; a. v. fr.Y.R. Hash. III, 58d top (ref. to פשוט, ib. III, 3) כדי שיִפְשְׁטוּוכ׳ (or שיְפַשְּׁטוּ, Pi.) (the horn is straight,) intimating that they must straighten their hearts through repentance.Part. pass. פָּשוּט, q. v. 2) to strip; (sub. בגדיו) to undress. Yoma III, 4; 6. Ib. 31b פּוֹשֵׁט … מקדש he (the high priest) undresses first and then sanctifies (washes his hands and feet). Ib. 32a כלום אדם פושט אלאוכ׳ can a man put off anything except what he has put on? Tam.I, 1; a. fr.Part. pass. פָּשוּט. Y.Yoma III, 40c bot. אחת פ׳ ואחת לבושוכ׳ whether he undresses or dresses, in either case the sanctification follows the act. 3) to make plain, to explain. Num. R. s. 18; Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 1 היה יושב ופושטוכ׳ was sitting at the gate of his town and explaining (teaching); (Gen. R. s. 10 ודורש). Ex. R. s. 47 היה למד … ופושט אותהוכ׳ he learned (the Torah) in day-time and explained it to himself at night; a. fr.Part. pass. as ab. Lev. R. s. 16 (ref. to Ps. 34:13) כל ימי … היכן הוא פ׳ all my days I have read this verse (question), but I never knew where it is answered. 4) (neut. verb) to spread, be published. Hor.3b עד שתִּפְשוֹט הוראה בכלוכ׳ until the decision is spread (adopted) in the whole congregation of Israel. Ab. Zar.36a; a. fr. Pi. פִּישֵּׁט 1) to stretch, straighten out. Y.Snh.III, 21a bot. התחיל מְפַשִּׁטוכ׳ (interch. with פישט) he began to put forth his hands and deal in fruits of the Sabbatical year. Tosef.Neg.I, 8 מְפַשְּׁטִין את קומטיווכ׳ the creases are straightened out, and then the leprous spot is examined; a. e.Tosef.Nidd.VI, 4, v. infra.Part. pass. מְפוּשָּׁט. Y.Naz.IX, 57d רגליו מְפוּשָּׁטוֹת וידווכ׳ if the corpse is found with its feet stretched and its hands on the heart, opp. קמצוץ. 2) to strip, take off. Tosef.Kel.B. Kam.IV, 17 משיְפַשֵּׁט את חלוקו (not חלוקן) from the time that the coat (the plaster of the stove) is taken off. Nif. נִפְשַׁט 1) to be straightened out, be unfolded, become flat. Kel. XXVI, 2 נ׳ טהור when it (the bag) is straightened out (so as to be a plain piece of leather, v. פָּשוּט), it is not susceptible to uncleanness. Tosef. Neg. l. c. כקמיטשנ׳ like a creased garment that has been straightened out; a. e. 2) to be stripped. Pirké dR. El. ch. XIV נ׳ עור צפורןוכ׳ the horny skin was taken from Adam, and he saw himself naked. Midr. Till. to Ps. 92, v. infra. Hif. הִפְשִׁיט 1) to strip, flay. Pes.V, 9 כיצד תולין ומַפְשִׁיטִין how did they suspend and flay (the Passover Iamb)? Ib. מי … ולהַפְשִׁיט he that could find no place where to suspend and flay. Tam.IV, 2. Pesik. R. s. 28 הִפְשִׁיטוּ את עבדיהםוכ׳ they undressed their men servants and maid servants and presented them ; a. fr. 2) to shed the skin. Pirké dR. El. l. c. שיהא מַפְשִׁיט את עורווכ׳ that it (the serpent) should shed its skin once in seven years. Midr. Till. to Ps. 92 מן העור שה׳ הנחשוכ׳ ed. Bub. (oth. ed. שנפשט) of the skin which the serpent shed the Lord made garments of honor ; Pirké dR. El. ch. XX; Yalk. Gen. 34. Hof. הוּפְשַׁט to be stripped. Zeb.XI, 3 עד שלאה׳ before the hide was taken off. Ib. 93b; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְפַּשֵּׁט, Nithpa. נִתְפַּשֵּׁט to be straightened, become even; to flatten. Ḥag.9a חיגר … ונ׳וכ׳ if he was lame on the first day and became straight Y.Yeb.I, 2d bot. עד שתִּתְפַּשֵּׁט הכף, v. כַּף; Tosef.Nidd.VI, 4 עד שתְּפַשֵּׁט אתוכ׳. B. Bath. 120a נִתְפַּשְּׁטוּ הקמטיןוכ׳ the wrinkles became even, and her beauty returned ; a. e.

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  • 46 richten

    I v/t
    1. (lenken, wenden) direct, turn ( auf + Akk towards); (Gewehr, Kamera etc.) point (at); (Augen) turn (towards); (Aufmerksamkeit) direct, turn (to); (Brief, Frage etc.) address (an + Akk to); (Kritik) direct, level (at); eine Frage an jemanden / den Sprecher richten put a question to s.o. / address a question to the speaker; das war gegen dich gerichtet that was aimed at ( oder intended for, meant for) you; alle Blicke richteten sich auf... (Akk) all eyes turned to look at... ( oder in the direction of...); gerichtet auf (+ Akk) MIL., Rakete: targeted on
    2. Dial. (zurechtmachen) (Bett) make; (Zimmer) tidy up; (Haare) do; (vorbereiten, zubereiten) get s.th. ready, prepare; (Tisch) lay the table; (ausbessern) repair, fix; (in Ordnung bringen) see to; er wird’s schon richten umg. he’ll fix it
    3. (einstellen) adjust; (Uhr) set ( nach by)
    4. (gerade biegen) straighten, flatten; MED. (Knochenbruch etc.) set; TECH. (Bleche) level; sich (Dat) die Zähne richten lassen have one’s teeth straightened
    5. (urteilen) judge; JUR. auch pass sentence on
    II v/refl
    1. sich richten nach (Regeln, Wünschen) comply with; (abhängen von) depend on; (sich orientieren an) take one’s cue from; (nach einem Vorbild) follow s.o.’s example; Sache: be model(l)ed after ( oder on); sich nach der Mode richten follow the fashion; sich nach den Vorschriften richten observe the regulations; nach der Uhr kannst du dich nicht richten you can’t go by that clock; das richtet sich ( ganz) nach dem Wetter etc. that depends (entirely) on the weather etc.; ich richte mich ( ganz) nach Ihnen whatever suits you best; warum müssen sich alle nach ihr richten? why does everybody have to fit in with her ( oder what she wants)?
    2. (wenden) sich richten an (+ Akk) oder gegen be directed ( oder aimed) at; mein Verdacht richtet sich gegen ihn I suspect him
    3. sich selbst richten euph. take one’s own life
    III v/i judge ( über jemanden s.o.), pass judg(e)ment (on s.o.); milde / streng richten be mild / harsh in one’s judgement; richtet nicht, auf dass ihr nicht gerichtet werdet! BIBL. judge not that ye be not judged!
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    (adressieren) to address;
    (reparieren) to fix;
    (urteilen) to judge;
    (zielen) to point; to direct; to rivet
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    rịch|ten ['rɪçtn]
    1. vt
    1) (= lenken) to direct (
    auf +acc towards), to point ( auf +acc at, towards); Augen, Blicke, Aufmerksamkeit, Kamera to direct, to turn ( auf +acc towards), to focus ( auf +acc on); Pläne, Wünsche, Tun to direct ( auf +acc towards)

    den Kurs nach Norden/Osten etc richten —

    die Augen gen Himmel richten (liter) richt euch! (Mil) (Sch)to raise or lift one's eyes heavenwards (liter) or to heaven (liter) right dress! get in a straight line!

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    2)

    (= ausrichten) etw nach jdm/etw richten — to suit or fit sth to sb/sth; Lebensstil, Verhalten to orientate sth to sb/sth

    3) (= adressieren) Briefe, Anfragen to address, to send (
    an +acc to); Bitten, Forderungen, Gesuch to address, to make ( an +acc to); Kritik, Vorwurf to level, to direct, to aim (gegen at, against)
    4) (esp S Ger) (= zurechtmachen) to prepare, to get ready; Essen auch to get, to fix; (= in Ordnung bringen) to do, to fix; (= reparieren) to fix; Haare to do; Tisch to lay (Brit), to set; Betten to make, to do

    jdm ein Bad richten (form, S Ger)to draw (form) or run a bath for sb

    5) (= einstellen) to set; (S Ger = gerade biegen) to straighten (out), to bend straight
    6)

    (Aus: = erreichen) richten — to do nicely for oneself (inf)

    7) (old = hinrichten) to execute, to put to death
    2. vr
    1) (= sich hinwenden) to focus, to be focussed (
    auf +acc on), to be directed ( auf +acc towards); (Gedanken, Augen, Blick) to turn, to be directed ( auf +acc towards); (Hoffnungen) to be focussed ( auf +acc on); (Protest, Kritik) to be directed or aimed (gegen at)
    2) (= sich wenden) to consult (an jdn sb); (Maßnahme, Vorwurf etc) to be directed or aimed (gegen at)
    3) (= sich anpassen) to follow (nach jdm/etw sb/sth)

    mir ist es egal, ob wir früher oder später gehen, ich richte mich nach dir — I don't mind if we go earlier or later, I'll fit in with you or I'll do what you do

    wir richten uns ganz nach unseren Kundenwe are guided entirely by our customers' wishes

    sich nach den Sternen/der Wettervorhersage/dem, was er behauptet, richten — to go by the stars/the weather forecast/what he maintains

    und richte dich ( gefälligst) danach! (inf)(kindly) do as you're told

    4) (= abhängen von) to depend (nach on)
    5) (esp S Ger = sich zurechtmachen) to get ready
    3. vi
    liter = urteilen) to judge (über jdn sb), to pass judgement ( über +acc on)

    milde/streng richten — to be mild/harsh in one's judgement

    richtet nicht, auf dass ihr nicht gerichtet werdet! (Bibl)judge not, that ye be not judged (Bibl)

    * * *
    1) (to speak or write to: I shall address my remarks to you only.) address
    2) (to direct (attention, a look etc) at: She fixed all her attention on me.) fix
    3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) level
    4) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) set
    5) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) play
    6) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) point
    7) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) train
    * * *
    rich·ten
    [ˈrɪçtn̩]
    I. vt
    etw irgendwohin \richten to point sth somewhere; Strahl a. to direct sth somewhere; Waffe, Kamera a. to train sth somewhere
    den Blick zu Boden \richten to look down; (aus Demut, Scham) to lower one's eyes
    den Blick in die Ferne \richten to look into the distance
    den Kurs nach Osten \richten to steer an easterly course
    die Waffe gegen sich akk selbst \richten to turn the weapon on oneself
    etw auf jdn/etw \richten to point sth at sb/sth; Strahl a. to direct sth towards [or at] sb/sth; Waffe, Kamera a. to train sth on sb/sth
    die Augen [o den Blick] auf jdn \richten to look directly at sb, to turn one's eyes to sb
    den Blick auf etw akk \richten to [have a] look at sth; (beobachten) to observe sth
    er hat all sein Tun auf dieses Ziel gerichtet everything he did served to achieve this object
    unsre Verbesserungen sind auf die Verkaufsleistung gerichtet our improvements affect sales performance only
    ein kommunistisch gerichteter Gedanke a thought based on [or aligned along] communist teachings
    seine Aufmerksamkeit auf etw akk \richten to turn one's attention to sth
    seine ganze Aufmerksamkeit auf etw akk \richten to give sth one's full attention
    all sein Bemühen auf etw akk \richten to direct all one's efforts towards sth
    seine Wut gegen jdn \richten to vent one's anger on sb
    etw nach jdm/etw \richten to arrange sth to suit sb/sth
    etw an jdn/etw \richten to address sth to sb/sth; Kritik to direct [or level] sth at sb; (zusenden a.) to send sth to sb/sth [or sb/sth sth]
    eine Bitte/Frage an jdn \richten to put a request/question to sb
    die Frage ist an Sie gerichtet the question is meant for you
    ein Gesuch an jdn \richten to petition sb
    eine Mahnung an jdn \richten to give/send sb a warning
    das Wort an jdn \richten to address sb
    etw \richten to straighten sth; (ebnen) to level sth
    Blech \richten to flatten sheet metal
    eine Delle \richten to dress [or sep true up] a dent
    einen Knochenbruch \richten to set a fracture
    Lager/Räder \richten to centre BRIT [or AM center] bearings/wheels
    etw \richten to align sth; eine Antenne \richten to direct [or align] an aerial
    eine Kanone \richten to aim a cannon
    etw \richten to build [or sep put up] sth
    8. ESP SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ (ordnen)
    sich/jdm die Haare \richten to do one's/sb's hair
    sich/jdm die Krawatte \richten to adjust [or straighten] one's/sb's tie
    9. ESP SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ (reparieren)
    [jdm] etw \richten to fix [or repair] [or mend] sth [for sb]
    10. ESP SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ (bereiten)
    [jdm] etw \richten to prepare sth [or get sth ready] [for sb]
    jdm ein Bad \richten to run a bath for sb
    die Betten \richten to make the beds
    das Frühstück \richten to make [or get] breakfast
    den Tisch \richten to lay the table
    11. ESP SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ (sorgen)
    etw \richten to arrange sth
    das kann ich schon \richten I can arrange it
    das lässt sich schon \richten that should be no problem
    jdn \richten to judge sb, to pass judg[e]ment on sb
    jdn \richten to condemn sb
    14. (veraltend geh: exekutieren)
    jdn \richten to execute sb
    II. vr
    sich akk in die Höhe \richten to stand [or get] up
    sich akk irgendwohin \richten to point somewhere; Strahlen a. to be directed somewhere; Augen to look somewhere
    die Strahlen richteten sich auf einen Punkt the beams converged to a point
    ihr ganzer Hass richtete sich auf ihn he was the object of all her hatred
    sein ganzes Denken richtet sich auf eine Lösung his single thought is to find a solution
    sich akk gegen jdn/etw \richten to criticize [or BRIT a. -ise] sb/sth
    in seiner Rede richtet er sich gegen die Partei he spoke derogatorily of the party, his speech criticized the party
    sich akk an jdn/etw \richten to be directed at sb/sth; Kritik, Vorwurf a. to be aimed [or levelled [or AM -l-]] at sb/sth
    sich akk gegen jdn/etw \richten to be directed at [or against] sb/sth
    6. (fragen)
    sich akk an jdn/etw \richten to ask sb/sth; (sich wenden a.) to turn to sb/sth; (Rat holen a.) to consult sb/sth
    sich akk nach jdm/etw \richten to comply with sb/sth
    wir richten uns ganz nach Ihnen we'll fit in with you
    sich akk nach den Vorschriften \richten to follow [or keep to] the rules
    sich akk nach jds Wünschen \richten to fit in with sb's wishes
    sich akk nach etw dat \richten to depend on sth, to be dependent on sth; Quantität a. to be based on sth
    sich akk danach \richten, ob/wie viel... to depend on whether/how much...
    9. MIL
    richt euch! right dress!
    10. (veraltend geh: töten)
    sich akk selbst \richten to die by one's own hand
    III. vi
    1. (urteilen) to pass judg[e]ment
    gerecht/hart \richten to be an impartial/a harsh judge
    2. (geh: verurteilen)
    über jdn/in etw dat \richten to judge sb/sth
    * * *
    1.
    1) direct < gaze> (auf + Akk. at, towards); turn <eyes, gaze> (auf + Akk. towards); point <torch, telescope, gun> (auf + Akk. at); aim, train <gun, missile, telescope, searchlight> (auf + Akk. on); (fig.) direct <activity, attention> (auf + Akk. towards); address < letter, remarks, words> (an + Akk. to); direct, level < criticism> (an + Akk. at); send <letter of thanks, message of greeting> (an + Akk. to)
    2) (geraderichten) straighten; set < fracture>
    3) (einstellen) aim <cannon, missile>; direct < aerial>
    4) (aburteilen) judge; (verurteilen) condemn; s. auch zugrunde 1)
    2.

    sich auf jemanden/etwas richten — (auch fig.) be directed towards somebody/something

    2)

    sich an jemanden/etwas richten — < person> turn on somebody/something; <appeal, explanation> be directed at somebody/something

    sich gegen jemanden/etwas richten — < person> criticize somebody/something; <criticism, accusations, etc.> be aimed or levelled or directed at somebody/something

    sich nach jemandem/jemandes Wünschen richten — fit in with somebody/somebody's wishes

    sich nach jemandem/etwas richten — depend on somebody/something

    3.
    intransitives Verb (urteilen) judge; pass judgement

    über jemanden richten — judge somebody; pass judgement on somebody; (zu Gericht sitzen) sit in judgement over somebody

    * * *
    A. v/t
    1. (lenken, wenden) direct, turn (
    auf +akk towards); (Gewehr, Kamera etc) point (at); (Augen) turn (towards); (Aufmerksamkeit) direct, turn (to); (Brief, Frage etc) address (
    an +akk to); (Kritik) direct, level (at);
    eine Frage an jemanden/den Sprecher richten put a question to sb/address a question to the speaker;
    das war gegen dich gerichtet that was aimed at ( oder intended for, meant for) you;
    alle Blicke richteten sich auf … (akk) all eyes turned to look at … ( oder in the direction of …);
    gerichtet auf (+akk) MIL, Rakete: targeted on
    2. dial (zurechtmachen) (Bett) make; (Zimmer) tidy up; (Haare) do; (vorbereiten, zubereiten) get sth ready, prepare; (Tisch) lay the table; (ausbessern) repair, fix; (in Ordnung bringen) see to;
    er wird’s schon richten umg he’ll fix it
    3. (einstellen) adjust; (Uhr) set (
    nach by)
    4. (gerade biegen) straighten, flatten; MED (Knochenbruch etc) set; TECH (Bleche) level;
    sich (dat)
    die Zähne richten lassen have one’s teeth straightened
    5. (urteilen) judge; JUR auch pass sentence on
    B. v/r
    1.
    sich richten nach (Regeln, Wünschen) comply with; (abhängen von) depend on; (sich orientieren an) take one’s cue from; (nach einem Vorbild) follow sb’s example; Sache: be model(l)ed after ( oder on);
    sich nach der Mode richten follow the fashion;
    sich nach den Vorschriften richten observe the regulations;
    nach der Uhr kannst du dich nicht richten you can’t go by that clock;
    das richtet sich (ganz) nach dem Wetter etc that depends (entirely) on the weather etc;
    ich richte mich (ganz) nach Ihnen whatever suits you best;
    warum müssen sich alle nach ihr richten? why does everybody have to fit in with her ( oder what she wants)?
    sich richten an (+akk) oder
    gegen be directed ( oder aimed) at;
    3.
    sich selbst richten euph take one’s own life
    C. v/i judge (
    über jemanden sb), pass judg(e)ment (on sb);
    milde/streng richten be mild/harsh in one’s judgement;
    richtet nicht, auf dass ihr nicht gerichtet werdet! BIBEL judge not that ye be not judged!
    * * *
    1.
    1) direct < gaze> (auf + Akk. at, towards); turn <eyes, gaze> (auf + Akk. towards); point <torch, telescope, gun> (auf + Akk. at); aim, train <gun, missile, telescope, searchlight> (auf + Akk. on); (fig.) direct <activity, attention> (auf + Akk. towards); address <letter, remarks, words> (an + Akk. to); direct, level < criticism> (an + Akk. at); send <letter of thanks, message of greeting> (an + Akk. to)
    2) (geraderichten) straighten; set < fracture>
    3) (einstellen) aim <cannon, missile>; direct < aerial>
    4) (aburteilen) judge; (verurteilen) condemn; s. auch zugrunde 1)
    2.

    sich auf jemanden/etwas richten — (auch fig.) be directed towards somebody/something

    2)

    sich an jemanden/etwas richten — < person> turn on somebody/something; <appeal, explanation> be directed at somebody/something

    sich gegen jemanden/etwas richten — < person> criticize somebody/something; <criticism, accusations, etc.> be aimed or levelled or directed at somebody/something

    sich nach jemandem/jemandes Wünschen richten — fit in with somebody/somebody's wishes

    sich nach jemandem/etwas richten — depend on somebody/something

    3.
    intransitives Verb (urteilen) judge; pass judgement

    über jemanden richten — judge somebody; pass judgement on somebody; (zu Gericht sitzen) sit in judgement over somebody

    * * *
    (nach, auf) v.
    to direct (to, at) v. v.
    to judge (by) v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > richten

  • 47 rette

    amend, correct, emend, level, mark, right, put right
    * * *
    I.:
    [ i rette, med rette, til rette], se II. ret.
    II. vb
    ( gøre lige) straighten ( fx one's tie);
    ( give retning) aim, turn,
    F direct,
    (se ndf: rette mod, rette til);
    ( henvende) address ( fx a few words to somebody);
    ( fejl) correct,
    F rectify;
    ( opgaver) correct,
    (am) grade;
    ( kompas) adjust;
    [ med præp & adv:]
    ( gøre jævn) level off,
    ( træ også) smooth;
    [ rette an] serve up,
    T dish up;
    [ der er rettet an] dinner (etc) is served;
    (mil.) ( rækker) dress (the ranks),
    ( kanon) train;
    [ ret ind til højre!] right dress!
    ( sigte med våben) aim at,
    ( mindre omhyggeligt) point at (el. towards) ( fx he aimed (,
    pointed) his gun at me; missiles aimed at Western Europe; with a loaded gun pointed towards me),
    (ved at hæve el. sænke) level at,
    ( om kikkert, sigtemiddel) train on ( fx train the telescope (, the gun) on the tower),
    ( om blik, gang) turn (, F: direct) towards ( fx turn one's glance
    (, steps) towards the house);
    (fig: opmærksomhed, tanker) turn (, F: direct) to ( fx turn one's thoughts to somebody; turn (, direct) one's (, somebody's) attention to the problem); focus on ( fx focus one's attention (, thoughts) on something);
    [ der blev rettet alvorlige beskyldninger imod ham] serious charges were levelled against him, serious allegations were made against him;
    [ rette kritik mod] criticize;
    [ kritikken var rettet mod mig] the criticism was aimed at me;
    (dvs bevidst) direct the suspicion towards him,
    (se også ndf: rette sig mod);
    (se også angreb);
    ( om bil med hensyn til styring) put the wheel straight, straighten out;
    ( kvikke op) pick up, set up ( fx a holiday will set you up);
    ( moralsk) make somebody go straight;
    [ rette økonomien op] put the finances on a sound basis;
    [ rette op på skævheden] rectify the imbalance;
    [ rette på] adjust ( fx one's clothes, one's tie);
    ( korrigere) correct ( fx his spelling);
    [ rette ` til] adjust;
    (dvs stile til) address to,
    F direct to ( fx you must address (, direct) your complaints to the manager; his remarks were addressed (, directed) to the
    parents);
    [ rette et spørgsmål til] address (el. put) a question to;
    [ rette det tilbage] correct it back,
    F cancel the correction;
    [ rette ud] straighten (out);
    [ med sig:]
    ( rette ryggen) straighten (el. draw) oneself up,
    ( om skib) right itself,
    ( blive rask) get better, recover,
    ( moralsk) make good, go straight;
    (om pris etc) recover;
    ( adlyde) obey, conform to ( fx the rules),
    F comply with ( fx his instructions, his requests, the rules, his wishes),
    ( lade sig lede af) be guided by ( fx him, his wishes), go by (
    fx he always goes by the rules; go by what he says; I need
    something to go by), go along with ( fx what he says, his
    suggestion);
    ( bestemmes af) be determined by ( fx his views are determined by his surroundings; wages are determined by qualifications),
    ( tilpasses efter) be regulated by ( fx wages were regulated by the price index),
    (gram.) agree with;
    [ jeg må vide hvad jeg har at rette mig efter] I must know where I stand;
    (dvs adlyde ham) do as he tells one;
    (dvs føje ham) give in to him,
    F comply with his wishes;
    [ mistanken rettede sig mod ham] suspicion centred on him, he came under suspicion;

    Danish-English dictionary > rette

  • 48 zurechtrücken

    v/t (trennb., hat -ge-)
    1. (Stuhl) move to the right position, put right; (Bild etc.) straighten; (Brille, Hut, Krawatte) adjust
    2. fig. put s.th. straight; die Sache zurechtrücken put things ( oder matters) straight; Kopf
    * * *
    zu|rẹcht|rü|cken
    vt sep
    Brille, Hut etc to adjust; Stühle etc to straighten (up), to put straight; (fig) to straighten out, to put straight
    See:
    Kopf
    * * *
    zu·recht|rü·cken
    vt
    [jdm/sich] etw \zurechtrücken to adjust sb's/one's sth
    * * *
    transitives Verb put or set <chair, crockery, etc.> in place; straighten < tie>; adjust <spectacles, hat, etc.>; (fig.): (richtig stellen, korrigieren) put straight; s. auch Kopf 1)
    * * *
    zurechtrücken v/t (trennb, hat -ge-)
    1. (Stuhl) move to the right position, put right; (Bild etc) straighten; (Brille, Hut, Krawatte) adjust
    2. fig put sth straight;
    die Sache zurechtrücken put things ( oder matters) straight; Kopf
    * * *
    transitives Verb put or set <chair, crockery, etc.> in place; straighten < tie>; adjust <spectacles, hat, etc.>; (fig.): (richtig stellen, korrigieren) put straight; s. auch Kopf 1)

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > zurechtrücken

  • 49 aclarar

    v.
    1 to rinse (enjuagar). (peninsular Spanish)
    María aclaró su cabello Mary rinsed her hair.
    2 to clarify, to explain.
    aclaremos una cosa let's get one thing clear
    María aclarará los puntos mañMaría Mary will clarify the points tomorrow.
    3 to make lighter (color).
    el sol aclara el pelo the sun makes one's hair lighter
    4 to thin (down) (lo espeso) (chocolate, sopa).
    Pedro aclara la mezcla para pastel Peter thins the cake mixture.
    5 to become clear, to become brighter, to brighten, to clear.
    Aclarará dentro de un rato It will become clear in a while.
    6 to filter.
    Mario aclara el destilado Mario filters the distilled liquid.
    7 to make it clear for, to explain, to make clear for.
    * * *
    1 (cabello, color) to lighten, make lighter
    2 (líquido) to thin (down)
    3 (enjuagar) to rinse
    4 (explicar) to explain; (poner en claro) to make clear, clarify
    5 figurado (mejorar) to improve
    las zanahorias aclaran la vista carrots improve your eyesight, carrots are good for your eyes
    1 (mejorar el tiempo) to clear (up)
    1 (entender) to understand
    2 (explicarse) to explain oneself
    3 (decidirse) to make up one's mind
    4 (Used only in the 3rd person; it does not take a subject) (el tiempo) to clear (up)
    \
    aclarar la voz to clear one's throat
    * * *
    verb
    1) to clarify, explain
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=explicar) [+ suceso, motivo] to clarify; [+ duda, malentendido] to clear up; [+ misterio] to solve

    le he escrito para aclarar las cosasI've written to him to make things clear

    aclarar queto make it clear that

    2) Esp [+ ropa, vajilla, pelo] to rinse
    3) (=diluir) [+ pintura, salsa] to thin, thin down
    4) (=hacer más claro) [+ color, pelo] to make lighter, lighten
    5) [+ bosque] to clear
    2. VI
    1) (=amanecer) to get light
    2) (=despejarse las nubes) to clear up

    en cuanto aclare, saldremos — as soon as it clears up, we'll go out

    3) Esp (=enjuagar) to rinse
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo impersonal
    a) ( amanecer)

    cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarandodawn o day was breaking when we got up

    b) ( escampar) to clear up
    2.
    a) día ( empezar) to break, dawn
    b) tiempo/día ( escampar) to clear up
    3.
    1) ( quitar color a) to lighten
    2) < ideas> to get... straight; < duda> to clear up, clarify
    3)
    a) < salsa> to thin
    b) <vegetación/bosque> to clear
    4) (Esp) <ropa/vajilla> to rinse
    4.
    aclararse v pron
    1)
    2) (Esp fam)
    a) ( entender) to understand

    a ver si nos aclaramoslet's see if we can sort things out o get things straight

    b) ( decidirse) to make up one's mind
    * * *
    = clarify, elucidate, qualify, rinse, sort out, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, make + the point that, spell out, explicate, make + explicit, clear up, shed + understanding, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of, rinse off.
    Ex. The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.
    Ex. An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.
    Ex. Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.
    Ex. After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.
    Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.
    Ex. This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.
    Ex. It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.
    Ex. However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.
    Ex. Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.
    Ex. Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.
    Ex. The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.
    Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
    Ex. The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.
    Ex. The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.
    Ex. A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.
    Ex. He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.
    Ex. Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.
    Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
    Ex. The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.
    ----
    * aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.
    * aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.
    * aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.
    * aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.
    * aclarar lo que sucedió = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.
    * aclarar los detalles = work out + details.
    * aclarar lo sucedido = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.
    * aclararse = become + apparent, get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right, fall into + place.
    * aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.
    * aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.
    * aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.
    * aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.
    * aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.
    * aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.
    * aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * aclarar un punto = clarify + point.
    * tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo impersonal
    a) ( amanecer)

    cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarandodawn o day was breaking when we got up

    b) ( escampar) to clear up
    2.
    a) día ( empezar) to break, dawn
    b) tiempo/día ( escampar) to clear up
    3.
    1) ( quitar color a) to lighten
    2) < ideas> to get... straight; < duda> to clear up, clarify
    3)
    a) < salsa> to thin
    b) <vegetación/bosque> to clear
    4) (Esp) <ropa/vajilla> to rinse
    4.
    aclararse v pron
    1)
    2) (Esp fam)
    a) ( entender) to understand

    a ver si nos aclaramoslet's see if we can sort things out o get things straight

    b) ( decidirse) to make up one's mind
    * * *
    = clarify, elucidate, qualify, rinse, sort out, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, make + the point that, spell out, explicate, make + explicit, clear up, shed + understanding, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of, rinse off.

    Ex: The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.

    Ex: An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.
    Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.
    Ex: After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.
    Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.
    Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.
    Ex: It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.
    Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.
    Ex: Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.
    Ex: Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.
    Ex: The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.
    Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
    Ex: The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.
    Ex: The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.
    Ex: A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.
    Ex: He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.
    Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.
    Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
    Ex: The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.
    * aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.
    * aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.
    * aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.
    * aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.
    * aclarar lo que sucedió = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.
    * aclarar los detalles = work out + details.
    * aclarar lo sucedido = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.
    * aclararse = become + apparent, get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right, fall into + place.
    * aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.
    * aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.
    * aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.
    * aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.
    * aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.
    * aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.
    * aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * aclarar un punto = clarify + point.
    * tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.

    * * *
    aclarar [A1 ]
    1
    (amanecer): cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando dawn o day was breaking when we got up, it was starting to get light when we got up
    2 (escampar) to clear up
    si aclara, podemos salir if the weather o if it clears up, we can go out
    vi
    1 «día» (empezar) to break, dawn
    2 «día/tiempo» (escampar) to clear up
    ■ aclarar
    vt
    A ‹color› to lighten
    B
    1 ‹duda/problema› to clarify
    intentaré aclarárselo I'll try to clarify it for you, I'll try to explain it to you
    me aclaró varias dudas que tenía she clarified several points I wasn't sure of, she cleared up several queries I had
    no pudo aclararme nada sobre el tema she couldn't throw any light on the subject
    quiero aclarar que yo no sabía nada sobre el asunto I want to make it clear that I didn't know anything about the matter
    2 ( Chi) ‹persona› ( fam) to tell … straight, tell … a few home truths ( colloq)
    C
    1 ‹salsa› to thin
    2 ‹vegetación/bosque› to clear
    D ( Esp) (enjuagar) ‹ropa/vajilla› to rinse; ‹pelo› to rinse
    1 ‹pelo› to lighten
    se aclaraba el pelo she lightened her hair
    2
    aclararse la voz to clear one's throat
    3
    ( Esp fam) «persona»: explícamelo otra vez, sigo sin aclararme explain it to me again, I still haven't got it straight o I still don't understand
    comparemos las listas, a ver si nos aclaramos let's compare the lists and see if we can sort things out o get things straight
    no me aclaro con esta máquina I can't work out how to use this machine, I can't get the hang of this machine ( colloq)
    lleva una borrachera que no se aclara he's so drunk he doesn't know what's going on
    tengo un sueño que no me aclaro I'm so tired I can't think straight
    unos días de descanso para aclararme las ideas a few days' rest to get my ideas straight
    * * *

     

    aclarar ( conjugate aclarar) v impers
    a) ( amanecer):


    cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando dawn o day was breaking when we got up

    verbo intransitivo

    b) [tiempo/día] ( escampar) to clear up

    verbo transitivo
    1 ( quitar color a) to lighten
    2 ideasto get … straight;
    duda to clear up, clarify;
    quiero aclarar que … I want to make it clear that …

    3 (Esp) ‹ropa/vajilla to rinse
    aclararse verbo pronominal
    1

    2 (Esp fam) ( entender) to understand;
    a ver si nos aclaramos let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight

    aclarar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (hacer comprensible) to clarify, explain: deberían aclarar las cosas entre ellos, they should clear things up among themselves
    2 (suavizar color) to lighten, make lighter
    3 (quitar el jabón) to rinse
    II v impers Meteor to clear (up)
    ' aclarar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    despejar
    - determinar
    - judicialmente
    - ir
    English:
    air
    - bleach
    - clarify
    - clear
    - clear up
    - elucidate
    - explain
    - illuminate
    - inquest
    - lighten
    - meaning
    - rinse
    - straight
    - straighten out
    - talk over
    - sort
    - straighten
    - thin
    * * *
    vt
    1. Esp [enjuagar] to rinse
    2. [explicar] to clarify, to explain;
    aclaremos una cosa let's get one thing clear;
    eso lo aclara todo that explains everything;
    ¿me podría aclarar ese último punto? could you clarify o explain that last point for me?
    3. [color] to make lighter;
    el sol aclara el pelo the sun makes your hair lighter
    4. [lo espeso] [chocolate, sopa] to thin (down);
    [bosque] to thin out;
    aclaró la pintura con un poco de aguarrás she thinned the paint with a little turpentine
    v impersonal
    ya aclaraba [amanecía] it was getting light;
    [se despejaba] the sky was clearing;
    la tarde se fue aclarando it brightened up during the afternoon
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 duda, problema clarify, clear up
    2 ropa, vajilla rinse
    II v/i
    1 de día break, dawn
    2 de tiempo clear up
    * * *
    1) clarificar: to clarify, to explain, to resolve
    2) : to lighten
    3)
    aclarar la voz : to clear one's throat
    1) : to get light, to dawn
    2) : to clear up
    * * *
    1. (clarificar) to clarify [pt. & pp. clarified]
    2. (dudas) to clear up
    3. (color) to lighten
    4. (enjuagar) to rinse
    5. (mejorar el tiempo) to clear up

    Spanish-English dictionary > aclarar

  • 50 problema

    m.
    1 problem.
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left
    2 glitch, bug.
    * * *
    1 problem
    \
    dar problemas to cause problems
    tener problemas con to have trouble with
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    1. SM
    1) (=dificultad) problem

    ¿tienes problemas de dinero? — do you have any money worries o financial problems?

    2) (Mat) problem
    3) Méx (=accidente) accident, mishap
    2.
    ADJ INV (=problemático) problem antes de s
    * * *
    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

    * * *
    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.
    Ex. Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.
    Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex. Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex. The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex. Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex. The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex. In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
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    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.
    * * *
    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

    * * *
    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.

    Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.

    Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex: The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex: Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex: In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema pequeño = a cloud no bigger than a man's hand.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.

    * * *
    1 ( Mat) problem
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    2 (dificultad, preocupación) problem
    nos está creando muchos problemas it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos financial difficulties o problems
    me gustaría ir, el problema es que no tengo dinero I'd like to go, the snag o trouble o problem o thing is I don't have any money
    los coches viejos siempre dan muchos problemas old cars always give a lot of trouble, old cars always play up a lot ( colloq)
    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas if they find out, you'll be in trouble
    no te hagas problema ( AmL); don't worry about it
    * * *

     

    problema sustantivo masculino
    problem;
    resolver/solucionar un problema to solve a problem;

    los coches viejos dan muchos problemas old cars give a lot of trouble;
    no te hagas problema (AmL) don't worry about it
    problema sustantivo masculino problem: les está dando muchos problemas, it is giving them a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos, financial difficulties

    ' problema' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abordar
    - acotar
    - circunscribirse
    - comprensión
    - conciencia
    - concienciarse
    - conjuntamente
    - contingente
    - deforestación
    - desarrollo
    - desforestación
    - desmenuzar
    - diferente
    - drogodependencia
    - eficacia
    - encarar
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enfocar
    - enfocada
    - enfocado
    - enfoque
    - enrevesada
    - enrevesado
    - enunciado
    - inconveniente
    - intrincada
    - intrincado
    - magnitud
    - mano
    - orden
    - plantear
    - presentarse
    - profundizar
    - profundidad
    - radicar
    - raíz
    - remediar
    - remontar
    - replantear
    - resolución
    - resolver
    - robar
    - rompecabezas
    - salida
    - sencilla
    - sencillez
    - sencillo
    - sensibilizar
    - sinsabor
    English:
    answer
    - appreciate
    - appreciation
    - approach
    - approachable
    - arithmetic
    - attack
    - avenue
    - awkward
    - bit
    - bypass
    - can
    - care
    - central
    - come up
    - compound
    - deal with
    - define
    - devil
    - difficulty
    - emerge
    - emotional
    - form
    - formidable
    - graft
    - grapple
    - growing
    - hard
    - hassle
    - ignore
    - issue
    - knotty
    - knowledge
    - land
    - lie
    - magnitude
    - major
    - matter
    - meditate
    - meet with
    - nut
    - object
    - outstanding
    - overcome
    - pin down
    - pose
    - present
    - problem
    - question
    - relation
    * * *
    1. [dificultad] problem;
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism;
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems;
    no quiero más problemas I don't want any more trouble;
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left;
    Am
    no te hagas problema don't worry about it
    2. [matemático] problem;
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    * * *
    m problem;
    sin problema without difficulty, without any problems
    * * *
    : problem
    * * *
    problema n problem

    Spanish-English dictionary > problema

  • 51 одергивать

    (кого-л./что-л.)
    1) (о платье) straighten out; pull down
    2) разг. (призывать к порядку) pull smb. up (sharp)
    * * *
    * * *
    straighten out; pull down

    Новый русско-английский словарь > одергивать

  • 52 одернуть

    (кого-л./что-л.)
    1) (о платье) straighten out; pull down
    2) разг. (призывать к порядку) pull smb. up (sharp)
    * * *
    * * *
    straighten out; pull down

    Новый русско-английский словарь > одернуть

  • 53 hinbiegen

    v/t (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-) umg.
    1. (wieder in Ordnung) put straight ( oder right), straighten out
    2. hindrehen
    * * *
    hịn|bie|gen
    vt sep (fig inf)
    (= in Ordnung bringen) to arrange, to sort out; (= deichseln) to wangle (inf); (= interpretieren) Text, Wortlaut to twist
    * * *
    hin|bie·gen
    vt irreg (fam)
    etw \hinbiegen to sort out sth sep
    ein Problem \hinbiegen to iron out a problem
    2. (pej: drehen)
    es so \hinbiegen, dass... to manage [or BRIT fam wangle] [or fam work] it [or things] so that...
    3. (entsprechend beeinflussen)
    jdn \hinbiegen to lick [or knock] sb into shape fam
    * * *
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb (ugs.)

    wie hat er das bloß hingebogen?how did he manage or (sl.) wangle that?

    * * *
    hinbiegen v/t (irr, trennb, hat -ge-) umg
    1. (wieder in Ordnung) put straight ( oder right), straighten out
    2. hindrehen
    * * *
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb (ugs.)

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > hinbiegen

  • 54 sistemare

    put
    casa do up
    * * *
    sistemare v.tr.
    1 ( mettere in ordine) to arrange, to put* in order; to tidy up: sistemali in ordine alfabetico, cronologico, arrange them in alphabetical, chronological order; sistemare i libri su uno scaffale, to arrange the books on a shelf
    2 ( definire, regolare) to settle, to square, to resolve; to straighten out: sistemare una questione, to settle a matter; sistemare una lite, to make up a quarrel
    3 ( collocare) to place, to put*, to find* a place for (sthg.): ho sistemato la cassettiera sotto la finestra, I've found a place for the chest of drawers under the window
    4 ( collocare in un alloggio) to accomodate, to put* (s.o.) up: ho sistemato i bambini a casa di mia madre, I have put my children up at my mother's; se vuoi posso sistemarti in salotto, if you want I can put you up in the living room
    5 ( procurare un lavoro a) to fix (s.o.) up (with a job), to find* (s.o.) a job: l'ho sistemato presso la ditta di un mio amico, I've found him a job (o I've fixed him up with a job) in the firm of a friend of mine
    6 ( far sposare) to fix (s.o.) up (with a husband, wife): sta cercando di sistemare la figlia, ma nessuno la vuole, he is trying to fix his daughter up with a husband, but nobody wants her
    7 (fam.) ( dare una lezione a) to sort (s.o.) out, to fix: se non la pianti, ti sistemo io!, if you don't stop it, I'll sort you out!; lo sistemerò io!, I'll fix him!
    8 ( ridurre a sistema) to systematize; ( dare un'organizzazione sistematica a) to organize.
    sistemarsi v.rifl.
    1 ( mettersi a posto, trovare un alloggio) to settle (down)
    2 ( trovare un lavoro) to find* a job
    3 ( sposarsi) to marry and settle down.
    * * *
    [siste'mare]
    1. vt
    1) (mettere a posto: stanza) to tidy (up), put in order, (arredamento) to arrange
    2)

    sistemare qn (trovargli lavoro) to fix sb up with a job, (trovargli marito o moglie) to marry sb off, (fare i conti con) to fix sb

    3) (questione, faccenda) to settle, sort out
    (persona: trovare alloggio) to find accommodation Brit o accommodations Am, (trovarsi un lavoro) to find a job, to get fixed up with a job, (sposarsi) to get married

    si è sistemato in un albergo — he found a room in a hotel, he fixed himself up with a hotel

    (problema, questione) to be settled

    vedrai, tutto si sistemerà — you'll see, everything will work out

    * * *
    [siste'mare] 1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) (disporre) to arrange; (collocare) to put*, to place; (mettere a posto) to tidy up, to put* [sth.] in order, to fix up
    2) (alloggiare) to put* up, to house, to accommodate [ ospiti]

    sistemare qcn. in albergo — to put sb. up in a hotel

    3) (risolvere) to settle, to fix [ questione]
    4) (aggiustare) to repair, to fix [ macchina]
    5) (far sposare) to marry off [figlio, figlia]
    6) (procurare un lavoro a) to fix [sb.] up with a job, to find* [sb.] a job
    7) colloq. (dare una lezione a) to fix
    2.
    verbo pronominale sistemarsi
    1) (trovare alloggio) to settle

    -rsi da qcn. — to stay at sb.'s

    2) (accomodarsi) to settle down
    3) (trovare un lavoro) to find* a job
    4) (sposarsi) to settle (down), to marry
    5) (risolversi) to settle
    * * *
    sistemare
    /siste'mare/ [1]
     1 (disporre) to arrange; (collocare) to put*, to place; (mettere a posto) to tidy up, to put* [sth.] in order, to fix up; sistemare una stanza to tidy up a room
     2 (alloggiare) to put* up, to house, to accommodate [ ospiti]; sistemare qcn. in albergo to put sb. up in a hotel
     3 (risolvere) to settle, to fix [ questione]; le diedero un mese per sistemare le cose they gave her a month to set o put things right
     4 (aggiustare) to repair, to fix [ macchina]
     5 (far sposare) to marry off [ figlio, figlia]
     6 (procurare un lavoro a) to fix [sb.] up with a job, to find* [sb.] a job
     7 colloq. (dare una lezione a) to fix; lo sistemo io! I'll fix him!
    II sistemarsi verbo pronominale
     1 (trovare alloggio) to settle; -rsi da qcn. to stay at sb.'s
     2 (accomodarsi) to settle down; - rsi in poltrona to settle in an armchair
     3 (trovare un lavoro) to find* a job
     4 (sposarsi) to settle (down), to marry
     5 (risolversi) to settle; le cose si sistemeranno things will sort themselves out
     6 (aggiustarsi) - rsi i capelli to fix one's hair.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sistemare

  • 55 распрямлять

    1) General subject: pound out (ударами), square
    3) Anatomy: extend
    4) Mathematics: rectify

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > распрямлять

  • 56 düzeltmek

    "/ı/ 1. to smooth; to straighten. 2. to smooth out; to straighten out. 3. to straighten up, put (something, a place) in order, tidy up. 4. to repair, put (something) in running order. 5. to correct. 6. to proofread, proof. "

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > düzeltmek

  • 57 gerade

    I Adj.
    1. MATH., Zahl: even
    2. (Ggs. krumm) straight; gerade Strecke einer Straße: straight stretch; einen geraden Kurs nehmen go straight (ahead), follow a straight course; gerade biegen oder legen, machen, richten etc. straighten (out), put s.th. straight
    3. (aufrecht) Haltung: straight, erect
    4. (Ggs. schief) straight
    5. fig. (aufrichtig) honest, upright; (unumwunden) outspoken; das gerade Gegenteil the exact ( oder direct) opposite( von of); in gerader Linie abstammen von be a direct descendant of, be descended directly from; jemandes Bild von jemandem / etw. gerade rücken put s.o. straight about s.o. / s.th.
    II Adv.
    1. straight; gerade gegenüber directly opposite; sie ging gerade auf das Haus zu she went straight toward(s) the house; gerade gewachsen Mensch: erect; Baum: straight-stemmed; das Brett liegt gerade the board is straight; halt das Glas gerade hold the glass straight; gerade sitzen / stehen oder sich gerade halten sit (up) / stand up straight; ich konnte ( vor Müdigkeit) kaum noch gerade stehen (I was so tired) I could hardly stand up ( oder stand on my feet)
    2. (genau) just, exactly; gerade als wenn ( oder ob) just as if; ich sehe ihn vor mir gerade als wäre er hier I can see him before me, just as if he were here; das ist es ja gerade! that’s just it, that’s the point; gerade entgegengesetzt diametrically opposed; gerade das Gegenteil the exact opposite; sie ist nicht gerade eine Schönheit she’s not exactly what you might ( oder would) call beautiful; das ist ( nicht) gerade das Richtige that’s just (not quite) what we need; gerade in dem Augenblick just then, at that very moment; gerade zur rechten Zeit just in time ( um zu + Inf. to + Inf.); Hilfe etc.: auch not a moment too soon, in the nick of time umg.; das hat mir gerade noch gefehlt that’s all I needed (auch iro.); das könnte dir gerade so passen! iro. that would just suit you, wouldn’t it?; recht II
    3. (nur, knapp) just; gerade um die Ecke just (a)round the corner; sie ist gerade mal oder eben fünf Jahre alt she’s just turned five; gerade ( mal) so viel wie unbedingt nötig only (just) as much as is absolutely necessary; ich hab’s gerade noch geschafft auch zeitlich: I only just made it, Am. I just made it (in time); ich hab ihn gerade noch erwischt I caught him just in time; das ging gerade noch gut that was close ( oder a close shave); wir haben gerade noch genug we’ve got just about enough
    4. zeitlich: ich bin gerade gekommen I’ve just arrived; sie wollte gerade gehen she was just about ( oder going) to leave; ich war gerade beim Lesen I was just reading, I was in the middle of reading; er ist gerade unterwegs he’s out just ( oder right) now; könntest du gerade mal runterkommen? could you come down(stairs) for a minute?; ich war gerade (zufällig) dort I happened to be there (at the time); da wir gerade von Kindern sprechen speaking of children; wo du schon gerade mal da bist since you’re here
    5. (besonders) especially; (erst recht) more than ever; gerade im Winter ist es am schlimmsten etc.: winter is the very time when...; jetzt gerade! I will!, just try and stop me!; jetzt gerade nicht! I won’t!, just try and make me!; gerade, weil... just because; gerade du solltest das doch verstehen! you of all people ought to understand that
    6. umg. (ausgerechnet) of all people / days etc.; gerade heute! today of all days; warum gerade heute? auch why does it have to be today?; dass ich gerade dich treffe! fancy (Am. imagine) bumping into you of all people!; warum gerade ich? why me (of all people)?
    * * *
    die Gerade
    (Mathematik) straight line; straight;
    (Rennsport) straightaway; straight
    * * *
    Ge|ra|de [gə'raːdə]
    f -n, -n
    1) (MATH) straight line
    2) (SPORT) (von Renn-, Laufbahn) straight; (BOXEN) straight left/right

    seine rechte Geráde traf ihn genau am Kinn — he hit him with a straight right to the chin

    * * *
    1) (exact; complete: Her opinions are the direct opposite of his.) direct
    2) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) even
    3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) just
    4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) just
    5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) just
    6) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) straight
    7) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) straight
    8) (the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) straight
    * * *
    Ge·ra·de
    <-n, -n>
    [gəˈra:də]
    f
    1. MATH straight line
    2. SPORT straight
    3. (beim Boxen) straight
    eine linke/rechte \Gerade a straight left/right
    * * *
    die; Geraden, Geraden
    1) (Geom.) straight line
    2) (Leichtathletik) straight
    3) (Boxen) straight-arm punch

    linke/rechte Gerade — straight left/right

    * * *
    A. adj
    1. MATH, Zahl: even
    2. (Ggs krumm) straight;
    einen geraden Kurs nehmen go straight (ahead), follow a straight course;
    legen, machen, richten etc straighten (out), put sth straight
    3. (aufrecht) Haltung: straight, erect
    4. (Ggs schief) straight
    5. fig (aufrichtig) honest, upright; (unumwunden) outspoken;
    das gerade Gegenteil the exact ( oder direct) opposite(
    von of);
    in gerader Linie abstammen von be a direct descendant of, be descended directly from; auch geraderücken
    B. adv
    1. straight;
    gerade gegenüber directly opposite;
    sie ging gerade auf das Haus zu she went straight toward(s) the house;
    gerade gewachsen Mensch: erect; Baum: straight-stemmed;
    das Brett liegt gerade the board is straight;
    halt das Glas gerade hold the glass straight;
    gerade sitzen/stehen oder
    sich gerade halten sit (up)/stand up straight;
    ich konnte (vor Müdigkeit) kaum noch gerade stehen (I was so tired) I could hardly stand up ( oder stand on my feet)
    2. (genau) just, exactly;
    ob) just as if;
    ich sehe ihn vor mir gerade als wäre er hier I can see him before me, just as if he were here;
    das ist es ja gerade! that’s just it, that’s the point;
    gerade entgegengesetzt diametrically opposed;
    gerade das Gegenteil the exact opposite;
    sie ist nicht gerade eine Schönheit she’s not exactly what you might ( oder would) call beautiful;
    das ist (nicht) gerade das Richtige that’s just (not quite) what we need;
    gerade in dem Augenblick just then, at that very moment;
    gerade zur rechten Zeit just in time (
    um zu +inf to +inf); Hilfe etc: auch not a moment too soon, in the nick of time umg;
    das hat mir gerade noch gefehlt that’s all I needed (auch iron);
    das könnte dir gerade so passen! iron that would just suit you, wouldn’t it?; recht2 B
    3. (nur, knapp) just;
    gerade um die Ecke just (a)round the corner;
    eben fünf Jahre alt she’s just turned five;
    gerade (mal) so viel wie unbedingt nötig only (just) as much as is absolutely necessary;
    ich hab’s gerade noch geschafft auch zeitlich: I only just made it, US I just made it (in time);
    ich hab ihn gerade noch erwischt I caught him just in time;
    das ging gerade noch gut that was close ( oder a close shave);
    wir haben gerade noch genug we’ve got just about enough
    ich bin gerade gekommen I’ve just arrived;
    sie wollte gerade gehen she was just about ( oder going) to leave;
    ich war gerade beim Lesen I was just reading, I was in the middle of reading;
    er ist gerade unterwegs he’s out just ( oder right) now;
    könntest du gerade mal runterkommen? could you come down(stairs) for a minute?;
    dort I happened to be there (at the time);
    da wir gerade von Kindern sprechen speaking of children;
    wo du schon gerade mal da bist since you’re here
    5. (besonders) especially; (erst recht) more than ever;
    gerade im Winter ist es am schlimmsten etc: winter is the very time when …;
    jetzt gerade! I will!, just try and stop me!;
    jetzt gerade nicht! I won’t!, just try and make me!;
    gerade, weil … just because;
    gerade du solltest das doch verstehen! you of all people ought to understand that
    6. umg (ausgerechnet) of all people/days etc;
    gerade heute! today of all days;
    warum gerade heute? auch why does it have to be today?;
    dass ich gerade dich treffe! fancy (US imagine) bumping into you of all people!;
    warum gerade ich? why me (of all people)?
    * * *
    die; Geraden, Geraden
    1) (Geom.) straight line
    2) (Leichtathletik) straight
    3) (Boxen) straight-arm punch

    linke/rechte Gerade — straight left/right

    * * *
    -n (Mathematik) f.
    straight line n. -n f.
    even n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > gerade

  • 58 провървявам

    1. begin walking
    2. (за машина и пр.) begin to operate
    про-вървява ми have a streak of good luck, have a run of luck, strike it lucky
    работата ще провърви things will straighten out
    * * *
    провървя̀вам,
    гл.
    1. begin walking;
    2. (за машина и пр.) begin to operate; • не ми провървява be out of luck; провървява ми безл. have a streak of good luck, have a run of luck, strike it lucky.
    * * *
    1. (за машина и пр.) begin to operate 2. begin walking 3. не ми провър-вява be out of luck 4. про-вървява ми have a streak of good luck, have a run of luck, strike it lucky 5. работата ще провърви things will straighten out

    Български-английски речник > провървявам

  • 59 gerade machen

    (begradigen) to straighten; to straighten up
    * * *
    ge|ra|de ma|chen sep
    vt
    to straighten (out)
    * * *
    ausdr.
    to straighten v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > gerade machen

  • 60 décrêper

    dekʀepe
    verbe transitif to straighten [cheveux]
    * * *
    dekʀepe vt
    [cheveux] to straighten
    * * *
    décrêper verb table: aimer vtr to straighten [cheveux].
    [dekrepe] verbe transitif

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > décrêper

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