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61 Straße
f; -, -n1. (Fahrbahn und Straße als Verbindungsweg, Betonung auf den Verkehr) road; (Straße in der Stadt mit Bürgersteig und angrenzenden Gebäuden, Betonung auf das Straßenleben) street; die Straße zum Bahnhof the road (leading) to the station (Am. train station); in der Stadt: the street leading (up) to the station (Am. train station); durch die Straßen fahren drive through the streets; eine laute Straße viel Verkehr: a noisy road; viel menschliches Treiben: a noisy street; auf der Straße in (bes. Am. on) the street; (auf der Fahrbahn) on the road; auf der Straße spielen play in the street; auf die Straße laufen aus einem Haus: run out into the street; auf die Fahrbahn: run into the road; das Postamt ist in der nächsten Straße the post office is in (Am. on) the next street; das Zimmer geht zur Straße the room faces the street ( oder road); an der Straße at the roadside; Verkauf über die Straße Straßenverkauf2. fig., in Wendungen: auf offener Straße in broad daylight; auf die Straße gehen (demonstrieren) take to the streets ( für in support of); jemanden auf die Straße setzen throw ( oder turn) s.o. out (onto the street); jemanden von der Straße auflesen pick s.o. up off the street; auf der Straße liegen oder sitzen Arbeitsloser: be jobless; Obdachloser: be on the streets, have no roof over one’s head; dort liegt das Geld auf der Straße the streets are paved with gold there; der Mann auf der Straße the man in (Am. on) the street, Brit. auch umg. altm. the man on the Clapham omnibus; Mädchen von der Straße streetwalker, prostitute; Jugendliche von der Straße holen rescue juveniles from a life on the streets; Herrschaft der Straße mob rule; der Druck der Straße pressure from the mass of the people ( oder population)4. GEOG. (Meeresenge) strait(s Pl.); die Straße von Dover the Straits of Dover; die Straße von Gibraltar meist the Straits of Gibraltar; die Straße von Hormos oder Hormuz the Strait of Hormuz* * *die Straße(Fahrweg) road; street; way;(Meerenge) straits; strait* * *Stra|ße ['ʃtraːsə]f -, -n1) road; (in Stadt, Dorf) street, road; (= kleine Landstraße) lanean der Stráße — by the roadside
auf die Stráße gehen (lit) — to go out on the street; (als Demonstrant) to take to the streets, to go out into the streets; (als Prostituierte) to go on or walk the streets
auf der Stráße liegen (fig inf) — to be out of work; (als Wohnungsloser) to be on the streets; (als Faulenzer, Asozialer etc) to hang around the streets, to hang around street corners; (Kraftfahrer) to have broken down
auf die Stráße gesetzt werden (inf) — to be turned out (onto the streets); (als Arbeiter) to be sacked (Brit inf), to get the sack (Brit inf), to be or get fired (inf)
über die Stráße gehen — to cross (the road/street)
er wohnt drei Stráßen weiter — he lives three blocks further on
mit etw auf die Stráße gehen — to take to the streets about sth
er ist aus unserer Stráße — he's from our street
davon spricht die ganze Stráße — the whole street's talking about it
die Stráßen der Großstadt — the city streets
Verkauf über die Stráße — takeaway (Brit) or takeout (US) sales; (von Getränken) off-licence sales pl (Brit), package store sales pl (US)
etw über die Stráße verkaufen — to sell sth to take away (Brit) or to take out (US)
das Geld liegt auf der Stráße — money is there for the asking
das Geld liegt nicht auf der Stráße — money doesn't grow on trees
ein Mädchen von der Stráße — a lady of pleasure
der Mann auf der Stráße (fig) — the man in the street
2) (= Meerenge) strait(s pl)die Stráße von Dover/Gibraltar/Messina etc — the Straits of Dover/Gibraltar/Messina etc
3)(= Mob, Pöbel)
die Stráße — the masses pl, the rabbledie Herrschaft der Stráße — mob rule
4) (TECH) (= Fertigungsstraße) (production) line; (= Walzstraße) train* * *die1) (a road, especially a large or main road.) highway2) (a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on: This road takes you past the school; ( also adjective) road safety.) road3) ((often abbreviated to Rd when written) used in the names of roads or streets: His address is 24 School Road.) road4) (a road with houses, shops etc on one or both sides, in a town or village: the main shopping street; I met her in the street.) street5) ((abbreviated to St when written) used in the names of certain roads: Her address is 4 Shakespeare St.) street* * *Stra·ße<-, -n>[ˈʃtra:sə]fschicken Sie bitte einen Abschleppwagen, ich liege auf der \Straße fest please send a breakdown lorry, I've broken downauf die \Straße gehen to demonstratedie \Straße von Dover/Gibraltar/Messina the Straits of Dover/Gibraltar/Messina2. (das Volk)▪ die \Straße the mob + sing/pl vb pej3.▶ auf der \Straße liegen (arbeitslos sein) to be on the dole BRIT [or AM unemployment [insurance]] fam* * *die; Straße, Straßen1) (in Ortschaften) street; road; (außerhalb) roadauf offener Straße — in [the middle of] the street
Verkauf über die Straße — take away sales pl.; (von alkoholischen Getränken) off-licence sales pl.
mit Prostituierten kann man hier die Straßen pflastern — (ugs.) the place is full of prostitutes (coll.)
jemanden auf die Straße setzen od. werfen — (ugs.) (aus einer Stellung) sack somebody (coll.); give somebody the sack (coll.); (aus einer Wohnung) turn somebody out on to the street
auf der Straße liegen od. sitzen od. stehen — (ugs.) (arbeitslos sein) be out of work; (ohne Wohnung sein) be on the streets
auf die Straße gehen — (ugs.) (demonstrieren) take to the streets; (der Prostitution nachgehen) go on or walk the streets
2) (Meerenge) strait[s pl.]* * *1. (Fahrbahn und Straße als Verbindungsweg, Betonung auf den Verkehr) road; (Straße in der Stadt mit Bürgersteig und angrenzenden Gebäuden, Betonung auf das Straßenleben) street;die Straße zum Bahnhof the road (leading) to the station (US train station); in der Stadt: the street leading (up) to the station (US train station);durch die Straßen fahren drive through the streets;auf der Straße spielen play in the street;das Postamt ist in der nächsten Straße the post office is in (US on) the next street;das Zimmer geht zur Straße the room faces the street ( oder road);an der Straße at the roadside;auf offener Straße in broad daylight;auf die Straße gehen (demonstrieren) take to the streets (für in support of);jemanden auf die Straße setzen throw ( oder turn) sb out (onto the street);jemanden von der Straße auflesen pick sb up off the street;dort liegt das Geld auf der Straße the streets are paved with gold there;der Mann auf der Straße the man in (US on) the street, Br auch umg obs the man on the Clapham omnibus;Mädchen von der Straße streetwalker, prostitute;Jugendliche von der Straße holen rescue juveniles from a life on the streets;Herrschaft der Straße mob rule;der Druck der Straße pressure from the mass of the people ( oder population)3. nur sg:die Straße von Dover the Straits of Dover;die Straße von Gibraltar meist the Straits of Gibraltar;Hormuz the Strait of Hormuz* * *die; Straße, Straßen1) (in Ortschaften) street; road; (außerhalb) roadauf offener Straße — in [the middle of] the street
Verkauf über die Straße — take away sales pl.; (von alkoholischen Getränken) off-licence sales pl.
mit Prostituierten kann man hier die Straßen pflastern — (ugs.) the place is full of prostitutes (coll.)
jemanden auf die Straße setzen od. werfen — (ugs.) (aus einer Stellung) sack somebody (coll.); give somebody the sack (coll.); (aus einer Wohnung) turn somebody out on to the street
auf der Straße liegen od. sitzen od. stehen — (ugs.) (arbeitslos sein) be out of work; (ohne Wohnung sein) be on the streets
auf die Straße gehen — (ugs.) (demonstrieren) take to the streets; (der Prostitution nachgehen) go on or walk the streets
2) (Meerenge) strait[s pl.]* * *-n (in der Stadt) f.street n. -n f.avenue n.road n.way n. -
62 borde
adj.1 rude, impolite, rough.2 stupid.f. & m.ratbag(informal) (unfriendly). (peninsular Spanish)m.1 edge.(lleno) hasta el borde full to the brimal borde del mar by the seaestoy al borde de un ataque de nervios I'm going to go off my head in a minuteestar al borde del abismo (figurative) to be on the brink of ruin o disaster2 border, borderline.3 rim.4 hem.5 outskirt.6 brim, brim of the cup.7 threshold, brink, verge.8 rough person, uncouth person.9 stupid, stupid person.10 margin, acies, labrum, ora.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: bordar.* * *► adjetivo1 (tonto) stupid■ ¡no seas borde! don't be so stupid!2 (antipático) unpleasant; (malhumorado) stroppy3 (planta - silvestre) wild1 idiot————————1 (extremo) edge2 (de vaso, copa) rim4 (de prenda) hem\estar al borde de to be on the verge of* * *noun m.border, edge, brink* * *ISM1) [de asiento, andén, pañuelo] edge; [de plato] rim, lip; [de vaso, sombrero] brim; [de carretera, camino] side; [de ventana] ledge; [de río] edge, banksembró semillas en los bordes del césped — he sowed some seeds at the sides o edges of the lawn
iba andando por el borde de la carretera — she was walking by the roadside o by the side of the road
borde de ataque — (Aer) leading edge
borde de la acera — kerb, curb (EEUU)
borde de salida — (Aer) trailing edge
2)• al borde de — [+ precipicio, lago, cráter] at o on the edge of; [+ quiebra, histeria, crisis] on the verge of
el régimen está al borde del colapso — the regime is on the verge of collapse o on the point of collapsing
su carrera política está al borde del abismo — her political career is teetering on the edge of the abyss
II Espestán al borde de los cuarenta años — they're close to forty, they're hitting o pushing forty *
1. ADJ1) ** (=antipático) nastyestuvo toda la mañana en plan borde — he was in a strop ** o in a foul mood * all morning
ponerse borde (con algn) — to get stroppy (with sb) *, get nasty (with sb)
2) [planta, árbol] wild3) †† [niño] illegitimate2.SMF **¡eres un borde! — you're a nasty piece of work! *
* * *masculino (de mesa, cama) edge; (de moneda, pieza, plato) edge, rim; (de taza, vaso) rim; (de andén, piscina) edgeal borde de algo — <de la guerra/locura> on the brink of something; <del caos/ruina> on the verge of something
* * *= edge, rim, fringe, brim, verge.Ex. As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.Ex. Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex. The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.Ex. The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.----* al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside.* al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.* al borde del camino = at the roadside.* al borde del mar = at the seaside.* borde de la carretera = roadside.* borde de la carretera ajardinado = parkway strip.* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.* borde del río = river bank [riverbank].* borde superior = top edge.* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.* ficha de borde perforado = edge notch card.* llenar hasta el borde = fill + Nombre + to the brim.* lleno hasta el borde = full to the brim.* repleto hasta el borde = full to the brim.* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* * *masculino (de mesa, cama) edge; (de moneda, pieza, plato) edge, rim; (de taza, vaso) rim; (de andén, piscina) edgeal borde de algo — <de la guerra/locura> on the brink of something; <del caos/ruina> on the verge of something
* * *= edge, rim, fringe, brim, verge.Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.
Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex: The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.Ex: The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.* al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside.* al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.* al borde del camino = at the roadside.* al borde del mar = at the seaside.* borde de la carretera = roadside.* borde de la carretera ajardinado = parkway strip.* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.* borde del río = river bank [riverbank].* borde superior = top edge.* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.* ficha de borde perforado = edge notch card.* llenar hasta el borde = fill + Nombre + to the brim.* lleno hasta el borde = full to the brim.* repleto hasta el borde = full to the brim.* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* * *2 (tonto) stupid1(grosero): los camareros son unos bordes the waiters are so rude(de una mesa, cama) edge; (de una moneda, pieza, un plato) edge, rim; (de una taza, un vaso) rimno te acerques tanto al borde del andén don't go so near the edge of the platformllenó el vaso hasta el borde she filled the glass to the brimla página tiene ilustraciones en el borde inferior the page has illustrations along the bottomnos sentamos al borde de la piscina we sat down at o by the edge of the swimming poolparamos al borde de la carretera we stopped at the roadside o at the side of the roadhabía un sauce al borde del río there was a willow tree at the edge of the river o on the river bankestar al borde de la locura to be on the brink of madnessal borde de la muerte on the point of death, at death's dooral borde de las lágrimas on the verge of tearsCompuesto:leading edge* * *
Del verbo bordar: ( conjugate bordar)
bordé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
borde es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
bordar
borde
bordar ( conjugate bordar) verbo transitivo ‹sábana/blusa› to embroider;
borde sustantivo masculino (de mesa, cama, acantilado) edge;
(de moneda, taza, vaso) rim;
al borde de algo ‹de la guerra/locura› on the brink of sth;
‹de las lágrimas/del caos/de la ruina› on the verge of sth;
bordar verbo transitivo
1 (una interpretación, un trabajo) to do excellently
2 Cost to embroider
borde 1 sustantivo masculino (de una mesa, un camino) edge
(de una taza, etc) rim, brim
♦ Locuciones: al borde de, (muy cerca de): tiene una casa al borde del mar, he has got a house at the seaside
figurado estuvo al borde de la muerte, she was at death's door
(a punto de) estamos al borde de un ataque de nervios, we are on the brink of a nervous breakdown
borde 2
I m,f fam crude, stupid person
II adj fam stroppy, rude: ¡no seas borde y ven al cine! don't be rude and come along to the movies!
' borde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- bordear
- canto
- exasperación
- rasa
- raso
- umbral
- afilado
- filo
- flecos
- mellado
- salir
- sobresalir
English:
border
- brim
- brink
- edge
- fill up
- fringe
- hang over
- lip
- madness
- perforated
- rim
- roadside
- stroppy
- surround
- verge
- away
- curb
- edging
- from
- keep
- perch
- road
* * *borde1 nm[límite] edge; [de carretera] side; [de río] bank; [de vaso, botella] rim; Méxlleno hasta el borde full to the brim;al borde del mar by the sea;no dejes que se acerquen al borde de la piscina don't let them go near the edge of the swimming pool;el delantero fue derribado al borde del área the forward was brought down on the edge of the area;el proceso de paz está al borde del colapso the peace process is on the brink of collapse;estar al borde del abismo to be on the brink of ruin o disaster♦ adj[antipático]no seas borde y deja que venga ella también don't be such Br a ratbag o US an s.o.b., and let her come too;no te pongas borde que casi no te he tocado there's no need to get in a huff o Br strop, I hardly touched you♦ nmf[antipático] Br ratbag, US s.o.b.;si encuentro al borde que me ha robado la bicicleta lo mato if I find the rat that stole my bike, I'll kill him* * *1 adj fampersona rude, uncouth2 m edge;al borde de fig on the verge obrink of* * *borde nm1) : border, edge2)al borde de : on the verge ofestoy al borde de la locura: I'm about to go crazy* * *borde1 adj unpleasantborde2 n1. (en general) edge2. (de vaso, taza) rim -
63 fly
I 1. [flaɪ]1) (of trousers) patta f.2) (of flag) (outer edge) lembo m. estremo; (length) lunghezza f.3) BE stor. (carriage) carrozza f., calesse m.2.1) (of trousers) patta f.sing.2) teatr. soffitta f.sing.II 1. [flaɪ]the pilot flew the plane to... — il pilota portò l'aereo a
2) (transport by air) trasportare (in aereo) [person, supplies]3) (cross by air) attraversare in aereo [ ocean]4) (cover by air) [bird, aircraft] percorrere [ distance]2.1) [bird, insect, aircraft, kite] volare ( from da; to a)to fly over o across sth. sorvolare qcs.; to fly over(head) passare in volo; to fly past the window passare in volo davanti alla finestra; to fly into Gatwick atterrare a Gatwick; there's a mosquito flying around — c'è una zanzara in giro
to fly from Heathrow — decollare o partire da Heathrow
we fly to Boston twice a day — [ airline] ci sono due voli giornalieri per Boston
3) (be propelled) [bullet, sparks, insults] volareto go flying — colloq. [person, object] fare un volo
to send sb. flying — colloq. mandare qcn. a gambe all'aria
to fly into a rage — andare in collera, infuriarsi
4) (hurry)to fly past — passare o superare a tutta velocità
5) (go quickly) (anche fly past, fly by) [time, holidays] volare, passare in fretta6) (flutter, wave) [flag, scarf] sventolare; [ hair] ondeggiare, volare•- fly away- fly in••to fly in the face of — (defy) sfidare [authority, danger]; (contradict) essere in palese contraddizione con [ evidence]
to let fly (with) — scoccare [ arrow]; scaricare [ hail of bullets]; rovesciare [ stream of abuse]
III [flaɪ]to let fly at sb. — scagliarsi contro o attaccare qcn
nome zool. pesc. mosca f.••IV [flaɪ]he wouldn't hurt a fly non farebbe male a una mosca; there are no flies on her — non si fa mettere nel sacco da nessuno
aggettivo colloq.1) (clever) furbo, sveglio2) AE chic* * *I plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.)2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)•II past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.)2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).)3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.)•- flyer- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying* * *fly (1) /flaɪ/n.2 ( pesca) insetto esca; ( anche) mosca, esca artificiale: fly-casting, lancio dell'esca artificiale; fly-fishing, pesca con la mosca● (bot.) fly agaric ( Amanita muscaria), amanita; ovulo malefico; ovolaccio □ fly-flap, paletta ammazzamosche; scacciamosche □ (fig.) a fly in amber, una mosca bianca; una cosa rara □ (fig.) a fly in the ointment, un piccolo neo (che sciupa tutto) □ fly-net, rete di protezione contro le mosche; paramosche □ (fig.) fly on the wall, osservatore non visto □ (TV) fly-on-the-wall documentary, documentario-verità □ (fig.) fly on the wheel, mosca cocchiera; individuo presuntuoso, tronfio □ (bot.) fly orchid ( Ophrys insectifera), ofride insettifera □ fly paper, carta moschicida □ fly screen, rete contro le mosche ( su una finestra) □ fly spray, spray moschicida □ fly strip, striscia moschicida □ fly swat (o fly swatter), (paletta) scacciamosche □ ( slang USA) fly trap, la bocca □ fly whisk, scacciamosche □ (fig.) to break a fly on the wheel, sprecare le proprie energie per un nonnulla □ He wouldn't harm (o hurt) a fly, non farebbe male a una mosca □ (volg. GB) like a blue-arsed fly, freneticamente; come una mosca impazzita □ like flies, come le mosche; a nugoli; in gran numero: to die (o to drop) like flies, morire come le mosche □ ( slang) There are no flies on him, è furbo; non è certo nato ieri; non si lascia mettere nel sacco.fly (2) /flaɪ/n.1 [u] volo ( solo nelle espress.): on the fly, in volo; al volo: He caught the ball on the fly, prese la palla al volo ( Internet) to burn on the fly, masterizzare ‘on the fly’ (o al volo)4 (al pl.) patta dei pantaloni; bottega (fam.): Your flies are undone, hai la patta (fam. la bottega) aperta5 ► flysheet, def. 18 (stor.) diligenza● (ind.) fly ash, cenere volatile □ (tur.) fly-cruise, crociera con viaggio in aereo fino al porto d'imbarco □ ( rugby) fly-kick, calcio al volo □ fly-line, percorso di volo seguito da un uccello migratore.fly (3) /flaɪ/a.♦ (to) fly /flaɪ/A v. i.1 (di uccello, insetto) volare: to fly away, volare via; to fly about, volare (o svolazzare) qua e là; to fly in [out], volare dentro [fuori]; entrare [uscire]2 ( di aereo) volare; ( di passeggero) volare, andare (in aereo), partire (in aereo), prendere l'aereo: I don't like flying, non mi piace volare (o l'aereo); This time I'm going to fly, questa volta prendo l'aereo; We flew to Athens, siamo andati ad Atene in aereo; The next day I flew to New York, il giorno dopo partii per (o andai a) New York; We flew into [out of] Gatwick at 9pm, siamo arrivati a [siamo partiti o decollati da] Gatwick alle nove di sera; to fly across the Atlantic, attraversare l'Atlantico (in aereo); fare la trasvolata dell'Atlantico; trasvolare l'Atlantico; to fly back, tornare (in aereo)3 (aeron.) pilotare un aereo; fare il pilota4 sventolare; ondeggiare: Flags were flying on every mast, le bandiere sventolavano da ogni albero della nave5 ( di oggetto e fig.) volare: Bullets were flying, volavano le pallottole; DIALOGO → - Talking about children- Doesn't time fly?, il tempo vola, vero?; I saw a wheel fly off the lorry and slammed on the brakes, vidi volar via dal camion una ruota e pigiai sul freno; Accusations started to fly, cominciarono a volare le accuse6 ( di persona) precipitarsi; correre a precipizio; volare: I flew down the stairs, mi precipitai giù per le scale; She flew to meet him, lei gli è volata incontro8 (arc.) fuggire; darsi alla fugaB v. t.2 trasportare, inviare ( in aereo): How many people do you fly a day?, quanti passeggeri trasportate al giorno?; Troops were flown into the region, nella regione sono state inviate truppe (per via aerea)5 far volare (un aquilone, ecc.)6 agitare; sventolare; (naut.) battere ( una bandiera): The ship was flying the Italian flag, la nave batteva bandiera italiana7 fuggire da; abbandonare: The rebels had to fly the country, i ribelli sono dovuti fuggire dal paese● (fam.) to fly the coop, scappare; tagliare la corda (fam.); svignarsela (fam.) □ (fig.) to fly the flag, portare alta la bandiera; sbandierare il proprio patriottismo □ (fig.) to fly high, mirare in alto, essere ambizioso; ( anche) fare carriera, avere successo; ( slang USA) essere sotto l'effetto della droga □ to fly in the face of, essere in aperta contraddizione con; andare contro ( la logica, ecc.); sfidare □ to fly into a panic, farsi prendere dal panico □ to fly into a rage (o a passion, a temper), infuriarsi; andare su tutte le furie □ (fig.) to fly a kite, tastare il polso alla pubblica opinione; lanciare un ballon d'essai □ (fam. USA) Go fly a kite!, vattene!; levati di torno! □ (fam.) to fly off the handle, andare su tutte le furie; uscire dai gangheri; perdere le staffe □ ( di finestra, ecc.) to fly open, spalancarsi □ to fly past, sfrecciare davanti a q. □ to fly to arms, correre alle armi □ (fig.) to make the feathers (o the dust) fly, mettere confusione; seminare zizzania; far scoppiare una lite □ to send sb. flying, mandare q. a gambe all'aria; far volare q. □ to send things flying, buttare tutto all'aria □ (fig.) The bird has flown, il prigioniero ha preso il volo.* * *I 1. [flaɪ]1) (of trousers) patta f.2) (of flag) (outer edge) lembo m. estremo; (length) lunghezza f.3) BE stor. (carriage) carrozza f., calesse m.2.1) (of trousers) patta f.sing.2) teatr. soffitta f.sing.II 1. [flaɪ]the pilot flew the plane to... — il pilota portò l'aereo a
2) (transport by air) trasportare (in aereo) [person, supplies]3) (cross by air) attraversare in aereo [ ocean]4) (cover by air) [bird, aircraft] percorrere [ distance]2.1) [bird, insect, aircraft, kite] volare ( from da; to a)to fly over o across sth. sorvolare qcs.; to fly over(head) passare in volo; to fly past the window passare in volo davanti alla finestra; to fly into Gatwick atterrare a Gatwick; there's a mosquito flying around — c'è una zanzara in giro
to fly from Heathrow — decollare o partire da Heathrow
we fly to Boston twice a day — [ airline] ci sono due voli giornalieri per Boston
3) (be propelled) [bullet, sparks, insults] volareto go flying — colloq. [person, object] fare un volo
to send sb. flying — colloq. mandare qcn. a gambe all'aria
to fly into a rage — andare in collera, infuriarsi
4) (hurry)to fly past — passare o superare a tutta velocità
5) (go quickly) (anche fly past, fly by) [time, holidays] volare, passare in fretta6) (flutter, wave) [flag, scarf] sventolare; [ hair] ondeggiare, volare•- fly away- fly in••to fly in the face of — (defy) sfidare [authority, danger]; (contradict) essere in palese contraddizione con [ evidence]
to let fly (with) — scoccare [ arrow]; scaricare [ hail of bullets]; rovesciare [ stream of abuse]
III [flaɪ]to let fly at sb. — scagliarsi contro o attaccare qcn
nome zool. pesc. mosca f.••IV [flaɪ]he wouldn't hurt a fly non farebbe male a una mosca; there are no flies on her — non si fa mettere nel sacco da nessuno
aggettivo colloq.1) (clever) furbo, sveglio2) AE chic -
64 road
noun1) Straße, dieLondon/Shelley Road — Londoner Straße/Shelleystraße
‘road up’ — "Straßenarbeiten"
across or over the road [from us] — [bei uns od. (geh.) uns (Dat.)] gegenüber
off the road — (being repaired) in der Werkstatt; in Reparatur
one for the road — (coll.) ein Glas zum Abschied
be on the road — auf Reisen od. unterwegs sein; [Theaterensemble usw.:] auf Tournee od. (ugs.) Tour (Dat.) sein
put a vehicle on the road — ein Fahrzeug in Betrieb nehmen
2) (means of access) Weg, derset somebody on the road to ruin — jemanden ins Verderben führen
be on the right road — auf dem richtigen Weg sein
end of the road — (destination) Ziel, das; (limit) Ende, das
get in somebody's road — (coll.) jemandem in die Quere kommen (ugs.)
get out of my road! — (coll.) geh mir aus dem Weg!
4) (Amer.) see academic.ru/60118/railway">railway5) (Mining) Strecke, die6) usu. in pl. (Naut.) Reede, die* * *[rəud]1) (a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on: This road takes you past the school; ( also adjective) road safety.) die Straße; Straßen-...2) ((often abbreviated to Rd when written) used in the names of roads or streets: His address is 24 School Road.) die Straße3) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) der Weg4) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) der Weg•- roadblock- road map
- roadside
- roadway
- roadworks
- roadworthy
- roadworthiness
- by road* * *[rəʊd, AM roʊd]nis this the \road to Burlington? ist das die Straße nach Burlington?all \roads into the town were blocked by snow sämtliche Zufahrtsstraßen in die Stadt waren völlig zugeschneiton this/the other side of the \road auf dieser/der anderen Straßenseitebusy \road stark befahrene Straßedirt \road Feldweg mimpassable \road unpassierbare Straßemain \road Hauptstraße fto cross the \road die Straße überquerenI live in 77 Mill R\road ich wohne in der Mill Road [Nr.] 77to be on the \road to recovery sich akk auf dem Wege der Besserung befindento be on the right \road auf dem richtigen Weg sein8.▶ by \road mit dem Auto/Bus/LKW▶ to come to the end of the \road zu Ende seinmy relationship with Ann has come to the end of the \road mit Ann ist Schluss fam▶ \road to Damascus prägendes, einschneidendes Erlebnismeeting Martin Luther King was a \road to Damascus for many people die Begegnung mit Martin Luther King war für viele Menschen ein Erlebnis, das ihr Leben entscheidend geprägt hat▶ the \road to hell is paved with good intentions ( saying) der Weg zur Hölle ist mit guten Absichten gepflastert hum▶ to be on the \road (performing at different venues) auf Tournee sein; (travelling by road) unterwegs sein; (fit for driving) straßentauglich sein* * *[rəʊd]n1) Straße f"road up" (Brit) — "Straßenbauarbeiten"
"road narrows" — "Straßenverengung"
she lives across the road ( from us) — sie wohnt gegenüber (von uns)
my car has never been/is never off the road — mein Auto war noch nie/ist nie in der Werkstatt
I hope to put the car back on the road soon — ich hoffe, das Auto bald wieder fahren zu können
he is a danger on the road — er ist eine Gefahr für den Straßenverkehr
to take to the road — sich auf den Weg machen, losfahren; (as tramp) Vagabund werden
is this the road to London? —
"Westlands/London road" — "Westlandsstraße/Londoner Straße"
on the road to ruin/success — auf dem Weg ins Verderben/zum Erfolg
somewhere along the road he changed his mind —
you're in my road ( Brit dial inf ) — du bist mir im Weg
See:= anyhow4)See:= railroad* * *road [rəʊd] s1. (Land)Straße f:across the road gegenüber;a) auf dem Straßenweg,b) mit dem Auto etc;a) im oder durchs Gelände,b) in der Werkstatt;take one’s car off the road sein Auto abmelden;a) auf der Straße,b) ( besonders geschäftlich) unterwegs, auf Reisen, auf Achse,c) THEAT etc auf Tournee oder umg Tour;get a play on the road mit einem Stück auf Tournee gehen;b) ein Tramp werden;hold the road well AUTO eine gute Straßenlage haben;“road up” „Straßenarbeiten!“;it is a long road that has no turning (Sprichwort) alles muss sich einmal ändern; → Damascus, Rome A2. BAHNa) Br Strecke fb) US Bahn f3. fig Weg m:be in sb’s road jemandem im Weg stehen;get sth out of the road etwas aus dem Weg räumen;the road to ruin (to success) der Weg ins Verderben (zum Erfolg)4. meist pl SCHIFF Reede f:lie in the roads auf der Reede liegenr. abk1. radius r2. rare3. recipe4. river5. road Str.6. ruledrd. abk1. road Str.3. round* * *noun1) Straße, diethe Birmingham/London road — die Straße nach Birmingham/London; (name of road/street)
London/Shelley Road — Londoner Straße/Shelleystraße
‘road up’ — "Straßenarbeiten"
across or over the road [from us] — [bei uns od. (geh.) uns (Dat.)] gegenüber
by road — (by car/bus) per Auto/Bus; (by lorry/truck) per Lkw
off the road — (being repaired) in der Werkstatt; in Reparatur
one for the road — (coll.) ein Glas zum Abschied
be on the road — auf Reisen od. unterwegs sein; [Theaterensemble usw.:] auf Tournee od. (ugs.) Tour (Dat.) sein
2) (means of access) Weg, derend of the road — (destination) Ziel, das; (limit) Ende, das
3) (one's way) Weg, derget in somebody's road — (coll.) jemandem in die Quere kommen (ugs.)
get out of my road! — (coll.) geh mir aus dem Weg!
4) (Amer.) see railway5) (Mining) Strecke, die6) usu. in pl. (Naut.) Reede, die* * *(nautical) n.Reede -n f. n.Autostraße f.Straße -n f.Weg -e m. -
65 abdecken
ab|de·ckenvt1) ( abnehmen)etw \abdecken to take off sth sep;das Bett \abdecken to strip the bed;den Tisch \abdecken to clear the table2) ( aufmachen)( den Deckel abnehmen) to remove the lid/cover from sthetw \abdecken to lift the roof off [or (Am a.) off of] sth4) ( bedecken)etw \abdecken to cover [over] sthdie Kosten der Feier werden von der Firma abgedeckt the cost of the celebration will be met by the company -
66 notar
v.to notice.¿has notado algo extraño en su comportamiento? have you noticed anything strange in her behavior?noto frío en los pies my feet feel coldte noto cansado you look tired to mehacer notar algo to point something outnótese que el acusado estaba bebido note o observe that the accused was drunkNosotros notamos un resplandor We noticed a brightness.* * *1 (percibir) to notice2 (sentir) to feel1 (percibirse) to be noticeable, be evident, show■ ¿se nota que no me he peinado? can you tell I haven't combed my hair?2 (sentirse) to feel\hacer notar to point outhacerse notar to draw attention to oneselfse nota que... one can see that...* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=darse cuenta de) to noticelos usuarios apenas han notado los efectos de la huelga — customers have hardly noticed the effects of the strike
noté que la gente la miraba — I noticed people looking at her, I noticed that people were looking at her
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dejarse notar, la subida de los precios se dejará notar sobre todo en los alimentos — the rise in prices will be most noticeable in the case of food•
hacer notar algo — to point sth outle hice notar que había sido él, no yo, quien dio la orden — I pointed out to him that it had been him and not me who had given the order
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hacerse notar, los resultados se hicieron notar sin tardanza — the consequences soon became apparentsolo se comportan así para hacerse notar — they only behave like that to get noticed o get attention
la esposa del presidente apenas se ha hecho notar en todo este tiempo — the president's wife has been almost invisible all this time
2) (=sentir) [+ dolor, pinchazo, frío] to feel3) + adj4) (=anotar) to note down5) (=marcar) to mark, indicate6) [+ persona] (=criticar) to criticize; (=desacreditar) to discredit•
notar a algn de algo — to brand sb as sth, criticize sb for being sth2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( advertir) to noticehacerse notar — ( atraer la atención) to draw attention to oneself; ( dejarse sentir) to be felt
b) (impers)se nota que es novato — you can tell o see he's a beginner
¿se notan las puntadas? — do the stitches show?; (+ me/te/le etc)
2.se te nota en la cara — it's written all over your face
notarse v pron (+ compl) to feel* * *= notice, perceive, see, spot, watch, note, eye + catch.Ex. Notice that records 2 and 4 do not appear on the directory.Ex. Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.Ex. Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.Ex. When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.Ex. Watch what occurs as the letters 'New' and a space are typed.Ex. Collation is the term used for the physical check of books to note any imperfections such as missing or duplicated sections.Ex. As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.----* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.* digno de notar = noteworthy.* hacer notar = bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, mark, note, bring to + notice, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice.* hacer notar la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt, make + Posesivo + presence known.* nadie notaría la diferencia = no one would be the wiser.* notar 7 no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).* nótese el error = sic.* sin que se note la diferencia = seamlessly.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( advertir) to noticehacerse notar — ( atraer la atención) to draw attention to oneself; ( dejarse sentir) to be felt
b) (impers)se nota que es novato — you can tell o see he's a beginner
¿se notan las puntadas? — do the stitches show?; (+ me/te/le etc)
2.se te nota en la cara — it's written all over your face
notarse v pron (+ compl) to feel* * *= notice, perceive, see, spot, watch, note, eye + catch.Ex: Notice that records 2 and 4 do not appear on the directory.
Ex: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.Ex: Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.Ex: When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.Ex: Watch what occurs as the letters 'New' and a space are typed.Ex: Collation is the term used for the physical check of books to note any imperfections such as missing or duplicated sections.Ex: As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.* digno de notar = noteworthy.* hacer notar = bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, mark, note, bring to + notice, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice.* hacer notar la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt, make + Posesivo + presence known.* nadie notaría la diferencia = no one would be the wiser.* notar 7 no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).* nótese el error = sic.* sin que se note la diferencia = seamlessly.* * *notar [A1 ]vt1 (advertir, sentir) to noticenotó que la puerta estaba abierta she noticed that the door was openhizo notar esta falta de interés he pointed out this lack of interestnotaba el frío por todo el cuerpo she felt cold all overnotó que alguien le tocaba el brazo she became aware of o she felt somebody touching her arm(+ compl): te noto muy cambiado you've changed a lotte noto muy triste you look/sound very sad, you seem very sadse le notaba indeciso he seemed hesitantlos efectos de la sequía ya se hacen notar the effects of the drought are already making themselves felt o are already being felt2 ( impers):¿se nota que son de distinto color? can you tell o does it show that they're different colors?se nota que es novato you can tell o see he's a beginner¡cómo se nota que no pagas tú! you can tell o it's obvious you're not paying!se notaba que había estado llorando you could see o tell she'd been crying¿se notan las puntadas? do the stitches show?, can you see the stitches?se notó mucho que no le gustó it was very obvious o you could tell a mile off she didn't like itte has puesto maquillaje — ¿se nota mucho? you're wearing makeup — is it very noticeable o obvious?(+ me/te/le etc): se le nota ya la barriga it's beginning to show that she's pregnantapenas se le nota la cicatriz you can hardly see the scarse te nota en la cara I can tell by your face, it's written all over your facese le notan las lentillas you can see she's wearing contact lensesse le nota mucho el acento his accent is very noticeable■ notarse(+ compl) to feelse notaban extraños entre esa gente they felt strange among those peopleme noto muy rara con este vestido I think I look funny o I feel funny in this dress* * *
notar ( conjugate notar) verbo transitivo
hacer(le) notar algo (a algn) to point sth out (to sb);
te noto muy triste you look very sad;
se le notaba indeciso he seemed hesitantb) ( impers):◊ se nota que es novato you can tell o see he's a beginner;
se te nota en la cara it's written all over your face
notarse verbo pronominal (+ compl) to feel;
notar verbo transitivo
1 (darse cuenta) to notice ➣ Ver nota en notice
2 (a alguien en un estado) to find: le noté cansado, I found him tired
3 (sentir) to feel: noté frío, I felt cold
' notar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
extrañar
- palpar
- advertir
- conocer
- cuenta
- exhibir
- observar
- remarcar
- ver
English:
detect
- discontent
- evidence
- feel
- notice
- sense
- spot
- thrust forward
- creep
- difference
- show
- tell
* * *♦ vt[advertir] to notice; [sentir] to feel;noté que alguien me miraba I sensed that someone was watching me;¿notas una corriente de aire? can you feel a draught?;noto frío en los pies my feet feel cold;te noto cansado you look tired;lo noto raro he's acting strangely;la noté muy cambiada she'd changed a lot;la crisis económica se está dejando notar the recession is really making itself felt;hacer notar algo to point sth out;nótese que el acusado estaba bebido note o observe that the accused was drunk* * *v/t1 notice;hacer notar algo a alguien point sth out to s.o.;se nota que you can tell that;hacerse notar draw attention to o.s.2 ( sentir) feel* * *notar vt1) : to noticehacer notar algo: to point out something2) : to tellla diferencia se nota inmediatamente: you can tell the difference right away* * *notar vb1. (advertir) to notice -
67 spolpare
spolpare v.tr.1 to take* the flesh off (sthg.), to strip the flesh off (sthg.); to pick the meat from (sthg.): il leone ha spolpato la carcassa dell'antilope, the lion stripped the flesh off the anthilope carcass; il cane ha spolpato ben bene l'osso, the dog has picked the bone clean; spolpare un pollo, to pick the meat from a chicken // la malattia lo ha spolpato, his illness has reduced him to skin and bone2 (fig. fam.) to fleece, to skin, to rip off; to clean out: in quel negozio ti spolpano, they fleece you in that shop.◘ spolparsi v.intr.pron.* * *[spol'pare]verbo transitivo1) to remove the flesh from [coniglio, pollo]; to pick [sth.] clean [ osso]2) fig. (impoverire) to fleece* * *spolpare/spol'pare/ [1]1 to remove the flesh from [coniglio, pollo]; to pick [sth.] clean [ osso]2 fig. (impoverire) to fleece. -
68 despintar
v.to take the paint off.* * *1 to take the paint off2 figurado (desfigurar) to distort1 (borrarse los colores) to fade2 (olvidar) to forget■ lo he visto sólo una vez, pero no se me despinta I've only seen him once, but I'll never forget him* * *1. VT1) (=quitar pintura a) to take the paint off2) [+ hechos] to distort3) Chile*2.VI3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( quitar la pintura) to take the paint offb) (Chi fam) ( quitar)2.despintarse v pron1) (Méx) ( desteñirse) to run¿esta camisa se despintará al lavarla? — will this shirt run in the wash?
2) (Chi fam) ( quitar)* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( quitar la pintura) to take the paint offb) (Chi fam) ( quitar)2.despintarse v pron1) (Méx) ( desteñirse) to run¿esta camisa se despintará al lavarla? — will this shirt run in the wash?
2) (Chi fam) ( quitar)* * *despintar [A1 ]vi( fam); «ropa» to run¿éste despinta? will this one run in the wash?■ despintarvt( Chi fam): nada le despintará los diez años en la cárcel nothing will save him from ten years in jailA1(perder la pintura): la pared se está despintando the wall is peeling, the paint is flaking/peeling/coming off the wallse me han despintado las uñas my nail polish has come off2 ( Méx) (desteñir) to run¿esta camisa se despintará al lavarla? will this shirt run in the wash?B1 (borrarse) (+ me/te/le etc):a mí no se me despinta una cara I never forget a face2ése no se despinta la chaqueta he never takes his jacket off* * *
despintar verbo transitivo
1 (quitar pintura) to remove paint
2 (perder pintura o color) to fade
* * *♦ vt[pared, puerta] to take the paint off; [uñas] to take the varnish o polish off* * *v/t take the paint off, remove the paint from* * *despintar vt: to strip the paint from -
69 terre
terre [tεʀ]1. feminine nouna. ( = planète) earth ; ( = monde) world• être à terre [lutteur] to be down• j'aurais voulu rentrer sous terre I wished the ground would swallow me up► terre à terre [personne] down-to-earth ; [préoccupations] mundane• toucher terre [navire, avion] to lande. ( = pays) land• la France a toujours été une terre d'accueil pour les réfugiés France has always welcomed refugees2. compounds* * *tɛʀnom féminin EarthPhrasal Verbs:* * *tɛʀ nf1) (= planète) (prend la majuscule dans un contexte astronomique) earth2) (= sol) ground3) (= substance) soil, earthOn va remettre de la terre sur ces plate-bandes. — We're going to put some more soil in these flower beds.
mettre en terre [plante] — to plant, [défunt] to bury
4) (que l'on cultive) land5) (= terrain) land sgIls ont des terres du côté de Carpentras. — They have some land near Carpentras.
C'est une bonne terre pour la vigne. — It's good land for growing vines.
6) (= matériau) clay7) (opposé à mer) land no plla terre ferme — dry land, terra firma
8) (= contrée) landC'est une terre accueillante. — It's a welcoming land.
9) ÉLECTRICITÉ, ÉLECTRONIQUE earth10)par terre [mettre, être] (dehors) — on the ground, (dedans) on the floor, [jeter, tomber] to the ground, down
Elle s'est assise par terre. — She sat on the floor.
Il est tombé par terre. — He fell down.
* * *A nf1 ( surface du sol) ground; le cycliste était à terre the cyclist was lying on the ground; être jeté à terre to be thrown to the ground; sous terre underground; à 200 mètres sous terre 200 metresGB underground; ne frappez jamais un adversaire à terre never hit a man when he's down; mettre pied à terre Équit to dismount; mettre un genou à terre to go down on one knee;2 ( matière) gén earth; Agric soil; terre rouge/séchée red/dried-up earth; terre fertile/stérile fertile/infertile soil; l'eau, l'air, la terre et le feu water, air, earth and fire; sortir de terre lit [plante] to come up; [animal] to poke its head out of the ground; fig une ville nouvelle est sortie de terre a new town has sprung up; porter or mettre qn en terre liter to bury sb;3 ( campagne) le retour à la terre the movement back to the land; rester attaché à la terre to stay close to the land; travailler la terre to work the land;4 ( terrain) land ¢; acheter/vendre une terre to buy/to sell a plot of land; des terres land; elle possède des terres en Anjou she owns land in Anjou; se retirer sur ses terres to go and live on one's estate; vivre de ses terres to live off the land;5 ( région) land; des terres lointaines/vierges distant/virgin lands; une terre inconnue an unknown land, terra incognita littér; en terre chrétienne/musulmane on Christian/Muslim land; la terre natale de qn sb's native land; la terre de mes ancêtres the land of my ancestors; la terre d'Afrique liter the African continent; la terre d'Alsace liter the Alsace region; leur pays a toujours été une terre d'accueil their country has always welcomed newcomers;6 ( opposé à mer) land; une bande/langue de terre a strip/tongue of land; un vent de terre a land breeze; aller à terre to go ashore; apercevoir la terre to sight land; ‘Terre!’ ‘land ho!’; être loin de toute terre to be far from land; s'enfoncer à l'intérieur des terres to go deep inland; regagner la terre ferme to reach land ou terra firma littér;7 ( où vit l'humanité) earth; être/vivre sur terre to be/to live on earth; quitter la terre euph to die; la terre et le ciel Relig things earthly and things heavenly; prendre toute la terre à témoin to take the whole world as one's witness; il croit que la terre entière est contre lui he thinks the whole world is against him; redescends or reviens sur terre! fig come back to earth!;8 Art de la terre (glaise) clay; une statuette/pipe en terre a clay figurine/pipe; un pot de or en terre an earthenware pot;C par terre loc adv ( dehors) on the ground; ( dedans) on the floor; ils étaient assis/couchés par terre they were sitting/lying on the ground ou floor; se rouler par terre lit to roll about on the ground ou floor; fig ( de rire) to fall about laughing; c'est à se rouler par terre it's hilarious; se rouler par terre de douleur/rire to roll on the ground with pain/laughter; mon chapeau/le téléphone est tombé par terre my hat/the telephone fell on the ground ou floor; ça a fichu tous nos projets par terre○ it messed up all our plans○.terre d'asile country of refuge; terre battue trodden earth; sur terre battue [tennis] on a clay court; terre de bruyère Hort peat; terre cuite baked clay; Art terracotta; figurine en terre cuite terracotta figurine; terre à foulon fuller's earth; terre glaise clay; terre noire chernozem; terre d'ombre umber; terre de pipe pipeclay; terre à poterie or potier potter's clay; terre de Sienne sienna; terre de Sienne brûlée burned sienna; terre végétale topsoil; terres rares rare earths.avoir les pieds sur terre to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground; garder les pieds sur terre to keep one's feet on the ground; ne pas avoir les pieds sur terre to be a dreamer, to have one's head in the clouds; elle voulait rentrer sous terre or à cent pieds sous terre she wished the ground would swallow her up.[tɛr] nom fémininA.[GLOBE]1. [planète]2. [monde terrestre] earthle bonheur existe-t-il sur la terre? is there such a thing as happiness on this earth ou in this world?B.[SOL]1. [surface du sol] grounda. [dans une habitation] earth ou hard-earth ou mud floorb. [dans une cour] bare groundc. [sur un court de tennis] clay (surface)a. [en actes] to treat somebody like dirtb. [en paroles] to tear somebody to shreds2. [élément opposé à la mer] land (substantif non comptable)sur la terre ferme on dry land, on terra firma3. [région du monde] land4. [pays] land, countryterre natale native land ou country6. [symbole de la vie rurale]la terre the land, the soilrevenir à/quitter la terre to return to/to leave the landC.[MATIÈRE]mettre ou porter quelqu'un en terre to bury somebodyterre à vigne/à blé soil suitable for wine-growing/for wheatterre grasse heavy ou clayey soil3. [pigment]terre d'ombre terra ombra, raw umber————————terres nom féminin plurielvivre sur/de ses terres to live on/off one's estates————————à terre locution adverbiale1. [sur le sol] on the ground————————en pleine terre locution adverbialeAGRICULTURE in the open, in open ground————————par terre locution adjectivaleavec la pluie, notre promenade est par terre the rain has put paid to our walk (UK) ou ruined our plans for a walk————————par terre locution adverbiale[sur le plancher] on the floor[sur le sol] on the ground————————sous terre locution adverbiale1. [sous le sol] undergroundils durent établir des abris sous terre they had to build shelters underground ou underground shelters2. (locution)j'aurais voulu être à cent pieds sous terre ou rentrer sous terre I wished the earth would swallow me up————————sur terre locution adverbiale1. [ici-bas] on (this) earth2. (locution)revenir ou redescendre sur terre to come back to earth (with a bump) -
70 rodar
v.1 to roll.Los panes rodaron por el suelo The bread rolled on the ground.Ellos rodaron los autos They rolled the cars.2 to travel, to go.rodaban a más de 180 km/h they were doing more than 180 km/h3 to turn.4 to tumble.rodó escaleras abajo he tumbled down the stairs5 to go around (ir de un lado a otro).ha rodado por todo el mundo he's been all over the world6 to shoot (Cine).¡silencio, se rueda! we're rolling!7 to run in (automobile).8 to film, to shoot.Ellos rodaron una película They filmed a movie.* * *1 (dar vueltas) to roll; (rueda) to turn2 (caer rodando) to roll down; (de escaleras) to fall down3 figurado (ir de un lado a otro) to roam, wander, drift4 figurado (estar diseminado) to be scattered around■ los juguetes de los niños ruedan por toda la casa the children's toys are scattered all over the house5 (vehículos) to run; (velocidad) to do1 (hacer que de vueltas) to roll2 CINEMATOGRAFÍA to film, shoot3 AUTOMÓVIL to run in4 (recorrer) to travel\* * *verb1) to roll2) film, shoot* * *1. VI1) (=dar vueltas) [pelota] to roll; [rueda] to go round, turnrodó escaleras abajo — he fell o rolled downstairs
rodar de suelo — (Aer) to taxi
2) * (=deambular)tienen al niño rodando de guardería en guardería — they keep moving o shifting the kid about from nursery to nursery
3) (Cine) to shoot, film4) * (=existir todavía) to be still going, still exist2. VT1) [+ vehículo] to wheel, wheel along; [+ coche nuevo] to run in2) (=hacer rodar) [+ objeto] to roll, roll along3) (Cine) to shoot, film4) (Inform) [+ programa] to run6) LAmrodar (a patadas) — to knock over, kick over
7) LAm [+ ganado] to round up* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) moneda/pelota to roll; rueda to go round, turnel jinete rodó por tierra — the jockey went tumbling o rolling along the ground
mandarlo todo a rodar — (fam) to pack o (BrE) chuck it all in (colloq)
rodar bien/mal — to go well o smoothly/badly
2) automóvil/motolos ciclistas ruedan a gran velocidad — (period) the cyclists are going at great speed
3) (Cin) to film, shoot2.rodar vt1) (Cin) to shoot, film2) < coche nuevo> to run in3.rodarse v pron (Andes)se rodó el tornillo — I/you/he stripped the thread on the screw
* * *= roll, coast, freewheel.Nota: Generalmente en bicicleta sin pedalear o automóvil sin en el motor en marcha.Ex. The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.Ex. Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.Ex. His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.----* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.* cámara de rodar películas = movie camera.* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.* rodar en el estudio = film in + the studio.* rodar en exteriores = film on + location.* rodar sobre = roll over.* rodar un documental = shoot + documentary.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) moneda/pelota to roll; rueda to go round, turnel jinete rodó por tierra — the jockey went tumbling o rolling along the ground
mandarlo todo a rodar — (fam) to pack o (BrE) chuck it all in (colloq)
rodar bien/mal — to go well o smoothly/badly
2) automóvil/motolos ciclistas ruedan a gran velocidad — (period) the cyclists are going at great speed
3) (Cin) to film, shoot2.rodar vt1) (Cin) to shoot, film2) < coche nuevo> to run in3.rodarse v pron (Andes)se rodó el tornillo — I/you/he stripped the thread on the screw
* * *= roll, coast, freewheel.Nota: Generalmente en bicicleta sin pedalear o automóvil sin en el motor en marcha.Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.
Ex: Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.Ex: His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.* cámara de rodar películas = movie camera.* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.* rodar en el estudio = film in + the studio.* rodar en exteriores = film on + location.* rodar sobre = roll over.* rodar un documental = shoot + documentary.* * *viA1 (girar, dar vueltas) «moneda/pelota» to roll; «rueda» to go round, turnrodó escaleras abajo she went tumbling o she fell down the stairsel barril salió rodando cuesta abajo the barrel rolled off o rolled away down the slopeuna botella rodaba por la cubierta a bottle was rolling around (on) the deckel jinete/caballo rodó por tierra the jockey/horse fell and went tumbling o rolling alongme tuvieron todo el día rodando de una oficina a la otra I spent all day traipsing o being sent from one office to anotherechar algo a rodar to set sth in motionrodar bien/mal to go well o smoothly/badlylas cosas le están rodando mal últimamente things have been going badly for him recentlysegún cómo nos rueden las cosas depending on how things work out o go2 ( fam)«papeles/juguetes»: unos papeles rodaban por allí there were some papers lying aroundsiempre deja los juguetes rodando por ahí he always leaves his toys lying o scattered around the placeB«automóvil/moto»: el coche casi no ha rodado the car has hardly been used o has hardly done any mileagelos ciclistas ruedan a más de 100 kilómetros por hora ( period); the cyclists are going o traveling at over 100 kilometers an hourC ( Cin) to film, shoot¡silencio! ¡se rueda! quiet everybody! action!■ rodarvtA ( Cin) to shoot, filmuna escena rodada en exteriores a scene shot o filmed on locationB1 ‹vehículo› to drive■ rodarse( Andes): se rodó el tornillo I/you/he stripped the thread on the screw* * *
rodar ( conjugate rodar) verbo intransitivo
1 [moneda/pelota] to roll;
[ rueda] to go round, turn;
rodó escaleras abajo she went tumbling down the stairs
2 (Cin) to film, shoot;◊ ¡se rueda! action!
verbo transitivo (Cin) to shoot, film
rodar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una película) to film, shoot: están rodando un documental sobre Cuba, they're shooting a documentary on Cuba
2 (un vehículo) to run in
II verbo intransitivo
1 to roll
rodar por la escalera, to fall o tumble downstairs
2 (sobre ruedas) to go
3 (alrededor de un eje) to turn
4 (de un sitio a otro) to go around
' rodar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeza
- exterior
English:
film
- make
- retake
- roll
- roll about
- roll around
- run in
- send
- shoot
- taxi
- trundle
* * *♦ vi1. [deslizarse] to roll;la moneda rodó y se metió debajo de la cama the coin rolled under the bed2. [circular] to travel, to go;rodaban a más de 180 km/h they were doing more than 180 km/h3. [girar] to turnFamechar algo a rodar [malograr] to ruin sth5. [ir de un lado a otro] to go around;ha rodado por todo el mundo he's been all over the world6. Cine to shoot;¡silencio, se rueda! we're rolling!♦ vt1. [hacer girar] to roll2. Cine to shoot;rodó varias comedias he filmed several comedies3. [automóvil] Br to run in, US to break in4. [avión] to taxi* * *I v/i1 de pelota roll;rodarán cabezas fig heads will roll;echarlo todo a rodar fig pack it all inII v/t1 película shoot, film2 AUTO break in, Brrun in* * *rodar {19} vi1) : to roll, to roll down, to roll alongrodé por la escalera: I tumbled down the stairstodo rodaba bien: everthing was going along well2) girar: to turn, to go around3) : to move about, to travelandábamos rodando por todas partes: we drifted along from place to placerodar vt1) : to film, to shoot2) : to break in (a new vehicle)* * *rodar vb1. (en general) to roll2. (filmar) to film -
71 slip
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1. slip past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) resbalar2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) resbalar3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) decaer, empeorar4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) escabullirse, escurrirse5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) soltarse, escaparse6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) pasar, deslizar
2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) resbalón, traspiés, tropezón2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) desliz3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) combinación4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) rampa•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up
II slip noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) papelito, trocito de papelslip1 n1. desliz / error2. combinaciónslip2 vb1. resbalarse / escurrirse2. escurrirse / escabullirse3. pasar / meter / deslizarto slip your mind olvidarse / irse de la cabeza
slip /(e)s'lip/ (pl◊ slips) sustantivo masculino1 ( prenda interior) 2 ( bañador) swimming trunks (pl)
slip sustantivo masculino (calzoncillo corto) pants, briefs ' slip' also found in these entries: Spanish: colar - colarse - columpiarse - combinación - deslizar - desliz - despiste - escabullirse - escapar - escurrirse - esquinazo - formularia - formulario - lapso - lapsus - patinar - resbalar - resbalarse - resbalón - traspié - tropezón - amarradero - boleta - derrapar - descuido - desmarcarse - escurrir - fondo - mano - papeleta - patinazo - resbalada - resguardo - tique - tropiezo - vale - volante English: paying-in-slip - slip - slip away - slip back - slip down - slip in - slip into - slip off - slip on - slip out - slip past - slip up - slip-road - slip-up - wage slip - briefs - cost - lapse - pay - petticoat - pillow - quietly - salestr[slɪp]1 (of paper) papelito, trocito de papel\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLslip of a girl chiquilla————————tr[slɪp]1 (slide) resbalar; (fall, get away, escape) caer2 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL (clutch, tyre) patinar3 (move - quickly) ir de prisa; (- secretly) escabullirse4 (decline) decaer, empeorar1 (pass, give, put) pasar, deslizar, dar a escondidas2 (overlook, forget) escaparse3 (get free from) soltarse de\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa slip of the pen un lapsusa slip of the tongue un lapsus linguaethere's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip del dicho al hecho hay mucho trechoto be slipping estar perdiendo facultades, no ser lo que uno era antesto give somebody the slip dar esquinazo a alguiento let an opportunity slip through one's fingers dejar escapar una oportunidadto let something slip escapársele algo a unoto slip a disc dislocarse una vértebrato slip anchor levar anclasslipped disc vértebra dislocadaslip road pista de aceleración1) steal: ir sigilosamenteto slip away: escabullirseto slip out the door: escaparse por la puerta2) slide: resbalarse, deslizarse3) lapse: caerto slip into error: equivocarse4)to let slip : dejar escapar5)to slip into put on: ponerseslip vt1) put: meter, poner2) pass: pasarshe slipped me a note: me pasó una nota3)to slip one's mind : olvidársele a unoslip n1) pier: atracadero m2) mishap: percance m, contratiempo m3) mistake: error m, desliz ma slip of the tongue: un lapsus4) petticoat: enagua f5) : injerto m, esqueje m (de una planta)6)slip of paper : papelito mn.• combinación s.f.• enaguas s.f.pl.n.• desbarro s.m.• descuido s.m.• desliz s.f.• desplazamiento s.m.• dislocación s.f.• equivocación s.f.• inadvertencia s.f.• lapso s.m.• lapsus s.m.• pifia s.f.• renuncio s.m.• resbalón s.m.• tira s.f.• traspiés s.m.• tropezón s.m.v.• deslizar v.• desvarar v.• dislocarse un hueso v.• escurrir v.• escurrirse v.• esquejar v.• huir v.• patinar v.• resbalar v.slɪp
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1) ( slide) resbalón m, resbalada f (AmL)to give somebody the slip — (colloq) lograr zafarse de algn
2) ( mistake) error m, equivocación fa slip of the tongue/pen — un lapsus (linguae/cálami)
3) ( of paper)a slip of paper — un papelito, un papel; deposit II 1) a)
4) ( undergarment) combinación f, enagua f, viso m, fondo m (Méx)5) ( of person)a slip of a girl — una chiquilla, una chiquilina (AmL)
II
1.
- pp- intransitive verb1)a) (slide, shift position) \<\<person\>\> resbalar(se); \<\<clutch\>\> patinarb) \<\<standards/service\>\> decaer*, empeoraryou're slipping — tu trabajo (or aplicación etc) ya no es lo que era
2)a) ( move unobtrusively) (+ adv compl)b) (escape, be lost)to let slip an opportunity to let an opportunity slip dejar escapar una oportunidad; they let the contract slip through their fingers se dejaron quitar el contrato de las manos; I didn't mean to say that: it just slipped out no quería decirlo, pero se me escapó or salió; I let (it) slip that... — se me escapó que...
c) ( go quickly)d) ( change)
2.
vt1)a) ( put unobtrusively) (+ adv compl) poner*, meter, deslizar*b) ( pass)2)a) ( break loose from)to slip somebody's mind o memory: it completely slipped my mind — me olvidé or se me olvidó por completo
b) ( in knitting) \<\<stitch\>\> pasar sin tejer•Phrasal Verbs:- slip by- slip in- slip off- slip on- slip up[slɪp]1. N1) (=slide) resbalón m- give sb the slip2) (=mistake) error m, equivocación fI must have made a slip somewhere — debo de haberme equivocado en algo, debo de haber cometido un error en algún sitio
Freudian 3.a slip of the pen/tongue — un lapsus calami/linguae
3) (=fall) bajada fbetting 2., deposit 3., pay 4., paying-in slipI wrote the number on a slip of paper — escribí el número en un papelito or un trocito de papel
6) (=landslide) corrimiento m de tierras, desprendimiento m7) (Cricket) (usu pl) la posición posterior derecha del receptor (si el bateador es diestro) ocupada por los defensores de campo en un partido de críquet8) slips(Theat)9) [of person]a slip of a boy/girl — un chiquillo/una chiquilla
10) (in pottery) arcilla que se ha mezclado con agua hasta estar cremosa11) (Bot) esqueje m12) (Naut) grada f2. VI1) (=slide, shift) resbalarthe glass slipped from her hand — el vaso se le fue or se le resbaló de la mano
we let the game slip through our fingers — dejamos que el partido se nos escapara or se nos fuera de las manos
2) (=move quickly)3) (=move imperceptibly) pasar desapercibidonet I, 1., 1)he slipped out of the room while my back was turned — salió sigilosamente de la habitación mientras estaba de espaldas
4) (=decline) [shares, currency] bajar5) (=become known)she let slip the names of the people involved — dejó escapar los nombres de las personas involucradas
3. VT1) (=move quickly and smoothly) pasar, deslizarhe slipped an arm around her waist — le pasó or deslizó el brazo por la cintura
I slipped a note under his door — deslicé or le pasé una nota por debajo de la puerta
2) (=move imperceptibly)3) (=escape from)4) (Med)5) (Aut) [+ clutch] soltar6) (Knitting) [+ stitch] pasar (sin hacer)4.CPDslip road N — (on motorway) vía f de acceso
slip stitch N — (Knitting) punto m sin hacer
- slip by- slip in- slip off- slip on- slip out- slip up* * *[slɪp]
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1) ( slide) resbalón m, resbalada f (AmL)to give somebody the slip — (colloq) lograr zafarse de algn
2) ( mistake) error m, equivocación fa slip of the tongue/pen — un lapsus (linguae/cálami)
3) ( of paper)a slip of paper — un papelito, un papel; deposit II 1) a)
4) ( undergarment) combinación f, enagua f, viso m, fondo m (Méx)5) ( of person)a slip of a girl — una chiquilla, una chiquilina (AmL)
II
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- pp- intransitive verb1)a) (slide, shift position) \<\<person\>\> resbalar(se); \<\<clutch\>\> patinarb) \<\<standards/service\>\> decaer*, empeoraryou're slipping — tu trabajo (or aplicación etc) ya no es lo que era
2)a) ( move unobtrusively) (+ adv compl)b) (escape, be lost)to let slip an opportunity to let an opportunity slip dejar escapar una oportunidad; they let the contract slip through their fingers se dejaron quitar el contrato de las manos; I didn't mean to say that: it just slipped out no quería decirlo, pero se me escapó or salió; I let (it) slip that... — se me escapó que...
c) ( go quickly)d) ( change)
2.
vt1)a) ( put unobtrusively) (+ adv compl) poner*, meter, deslizar*b) ( pass)2)a) ( break loose from)to slip somebody's mind o memory: it completely slipped my mind — me olvidé or se me olvidó por completo
b) ( in knitting) \<\<stitch\>\> pasar sin tejer•Phrasal Verbs:- slip by- slip in- slip off- slip on- slip up -
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c black tout, toute [tu, tut]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective3. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tout fait partie d'une locution comme en tout cas, tout le temps, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = entier)b. ( = unique) only• pour tout mobilier, il avait un lit et une table the only furniture he had was a bed and a tablec. (indéfini)2. <• tout ce que je sais, c'est qu'il est parti all I know is that he's gone• ne croyez pas tout ce qu'il raconte don't believe everything he tells you► tout ce qu'il y a de ( = extrêmement) most• c'était tout ce qu'il y a de chic it was the last word in chic► avoir tout de + nom• l'organisation a tout d'une secte the organization is nothing less than a sect► à tout va (inf) [licencier, investir, recruter] like mad (inf) ; [libéralisme, communication, consommation] unbridled• à l'époque, on construisait à tout va at that time there were buildings going up everywhere► en tout ( = au total) in all• ça coûte 1 000 € en tout it costs 1,000 euros in all• leurs programmes politiques s'opposent en tout their political programmes clash in every way► en tout et pour tout all in all• il lui reste 150 euros en tout et pour tout he only has a total of 150 euros left► et tout (inf) and everything• avec les vacances et tout, je n'ai pas eu le temps what with the holidays and all (inf), I didn't have time• j'avais préparé le dîner, fait le ménage et tout et tout I'd made the dinner, done the housework and everything► c'est + tout• ce sera tout ? will that be all?• et ce n'est pas tout ! and that's not all!• c'est pas tout ça, mais il est tard (inf) all this is very nice, but it's getting late► ce n'est pas tout de• ce n'est pas tout de faire son métier, il faut le faire bien it's not enough just to do your job, you have to do it well• cette idée avait surpris et pour tout dire n'avait pas convaincu this idea surprised everybody and, to be honest, wasn't convincing• écoutez bien tous ! listen, all of you!━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ The final s of tous is pronounced only when it is a pronoun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━3. <a. ► tout + adjectif ( = très) very ; ( = entièrement) quite• toute petite, elle aimait la campagne as a very small child she liked the country► tout (+ en) + nom• je suis tout ouïe ! I'm all ears!• le jardin est tout en fleurs the garden is a mass of flowers► tout + adverbeb. ( = déjà) tout prêtc. ► tout en + participe présent• je suis incapable de travailler tout en écoutant de la musique I can't work and listen to music at the same time• tout en prétendant le contraire il voulait être élu although he pretended otherwise he wanted to be electedd. (locutions)• vous êtes d'accord ? -- tout à fait ! do you agree? -- absolutely!► tout à l'heure ( = plus tard) later ; ( = peu avant) a short while ago• tout à l'heure tu as dit que... you said earlier that...• ce n'est pas pour tout de suite ( = ce n'est pas près d'arriver) it won't happen overnight ; ( = c'est improbable) it's hardly likely to happen4. <a. ( = ensemble) whole• prendre le tout to take all of it (or them)b. ( = essentiel) le tout c'est de faire vite the main thing is to be quick about it• ce n'est pas le tout de s'amuser, il faut travailler there's more to life than enjoying yourself, people have got to workc. (locutions)► du tout• pas du tout ! not at all!* * *tu
1.
en tout — ( au total) in all; ( entièrement) in every respect
tout bien compté or pesé or considéré — all in all
tout est là — fig that's the whole point
et tout et tout — (colloq) and all that sort of thing
ce n'est pas tout (que) de commencer un travail, il faut le finir — it's not enough ou it's all very well to start off a job, it's got to be finished
2) tous tus, toutes ( la totalité des êtres ou choses) all; (la totalité des éléments d'une catégorie, d'un groupe) all of them/us/youtoutes tant qu'elles sont — all of them, each and every one of them
est-ce que ça conviendra à tous? — will it suit everybody ou everyone?
2.
1) ( exprimant la totalité)bois tout ton lait — drink all your milk, drink up your milk
2) ( véritable)c'est tout un travail/événement — it's quite a job/an event
3) (devant ce qui/que/dont) ( l'ensemble) all; ( toutes les choses) everything; ( sans discrimination) anything‘tu en es sûr?’ - ‘tout ce qu'il y a de plus sûr’ — ‘are you sure?’ - ‘as sure as can be’
4) ( n'importe quel) anyà tout moment — ( n'importe quand) at any time; ( sans cesse) constantly
5) ( total)en toute innocence/franchise — in all innocence/honesty
6) (unique, seul)il a souri pour toute réponse — his only reply was a smile, he smiled by way of a reply
on lui donne quelques légumes pour tous gages — all that he gets in the way of wages is a few vegetables
en toutes choses — in all things, in everything
toutes les pages sont déchirées — all the pages are torn, every page is torn
nous irons tous les deux — both of us will go, we'll both go
8) ( chaque) tous/toutes les every
3.
adverbe (normally invariable, but agrees in gender and in number with feminine adjective beginning with consonant or h-aspirate)1) (très, extrêmement) very, quite; ( entièrement) alltout étonnées/toutes honteuses — very surprised/ashamed
tout enfant, elle aimait déjà dessiner — as a small child she already liked to draw
être tout mouillé/sale — to be all wet/dirty
c'est tout autre chose, c'est une tout autre histoire — it's a different matter altogether
2) ( devant un nom)c'est tout le portrait de sa mère — she's the spitting ou very image of her mother
c'est tout l'inverse or le contraire — it's the very opposite
avec toi, c'est tout l'un ou tout l'autre — you see everything in black and white
3) ( tout à fait)tout à côté de/contre/en haut — right by/against/at the top
ils étaient tout en sang/en sueur — they were covered in blood/bathed in sweat
4) ( d'avance)5) ( en même temps) while; ( bien que) although6) (marquant la concession: quoique)tout malin/roi qu'il est, il... — he may be clever/a king, but he...
7) ( rien d'autre que)je suis tout ouïe — hum I'm all ears
4.
du tout locution adverbiale(pas) du tout, (point) du tout — not at all
5.
1) ( ensemble)former un tout — to make up ou form a whole
2)le tout — ( la totalité) the whole lot, the lot; ( l'essentiel) the main thing
le tout est de réussir — the main ou most important thing is to succeed
ce n'est pas le tout! — (colloq) this is no good!
6.
Tout- (in compounds)le Tout-Paris/-Londres — the Paris/London smart set
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Quand tout fait partie d'une locution figée comme tous feux éteints, à tout hasard, de toute(s) part(s), tout compte fait, après tout etc, qu'il est fréquemment associé à un adjectif ou un adverbe donné comme tout nu, tout neuf, tout plein, tout simplement etc, la traduction sera donnée sous le terme principal1. Lorsque tout, adjectif singulier, exprime la totalité, plusieurs traductions sont possibles mais non toujours interchangeables. De manière généraleOn emploiera all lorsque le mot qualifié est non dénombrable: tout le vin/l'argent = all the wine/the money; tout ce bruit/leur talent = all that noise/their talent; c'est tout ce que je sais = that's all I knowOn emploiera the whole si tout peut être remplacé par entier: tout le gâteau/groupe = the whole cake/grouptout un dans le sens de entier se traduit toujours par a whole: tout un livre = a whole bookMais: connaître tout Zola/le Japon = to know the whole of Zola/Japan; lire tout ‘Les Misérables’ = to read the whole of ‘Les Misérables’; pendant tout mon séjour = for the whole of my stayAvec certains mots, en particulier les mots désignant la durée ( journée, mois, saison, vie, vacances etc), les collectifs tels que famille, on pourra employer all ou the whole, la seconde traduction étant légèrement plus emphatique: toute ma vie = all my life, the whole of my lifetout le pays/toute la ville = all the country/town ou = the whole country/town lorsque ces mots désignent la population; au sens géographique, seule la deuxième traduction convient2. throughout (ou all through) signifie du début à la fin, d'un bout à l'autre. On l'emploie souvent pour insister sur la durée ou l'étendue devant un terme singulier ou pluriel qui désigne l'espace de temps ou l'événement pendant lequel un fait a lieu, ou encore le territoire sur lequel il a lieu: pendant tout le match/tous ces mois = throughout the match/those months; la rumeur se répandit dans toute la province = the rumour [BrE] spread throughout the province; faire tout le trajet debout = to stand throughout the journey (ou for the whole journey); il neige sur toute la France = it's snowing throughout France (ou all over France)Au pluriel, tous, toutes se traduiront par all pour exprimer la totalité, par every pour insister sur les composants d'un ensemble, ou encore par any pour indiquer l'absence de discrimination. On notera que every and any sont suivis du singulier
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Quand tout fait partie d'une locution figée comme tous feux éteints, à tout hasard, de toute(s) part(s), tout compte fait, après tout etc, qu'il est fréquemment associé à un adjectif ou un adverbe donné comme tout nu, tout neuf, tout plein, tout simplement etc, la traduction sera donnée sous le terme principal1. Lorsque tout, adjectif singulier, exprime la totalité, plusieurs traductions sont possibles mais non toujours interchangeables. De manière généraleOn emploiera all lorsque le mot qualifié est non dénombrable: tout le vin/l'argent = all the wine/the money; tout ce bruit/leur talent = all that noise/their talent; c'est tout ce que je sais = that's all I knowOn emploiera the whole si tout peut être remplacé par entier: tout le gâteau/groupe = the whole cake/grouptout un dans le sens de entier se traduit toujours par a whole: tout un livre = a whole bookMais: connaître tout Zola/le Japon = to know the whole of Zola/Japan; lire tout ‘Les Misérables’ = to read the whole of ‘Les Misérables’; pendant tout mon séjour = for the whole of my stayAvec certains mots, en particulier les mots désignant la durée ( journée, mois, saison, vie, vacances etc), les collectifs tels que famille, on pourra employer all ou the whole, la seconde traduction étant légèrement plus emphatique: toute ma vie = all my life, the whole of my lifetout le pays/toute la ville = all the country/town ou = the whole country/town lorsque ces mots désignent la population; au sens géographique, seule la deuxième traduction convient2. throughout (ou all through) signifie du début à la fin, d'un bout à l'autre. On l'emploie souvent pour insister sur la durée ou l'étendue devant un terme singulier ou pluriel qui désigne l'espace de temps ou l'événement pendant lequel un fait a lieu, ou encore le territoire sur lequel il a lieu: pendant tout le match/tous ces mois = throughout the match/those months; la rumeur se répandit dans toute la province = the rumour [BrE] spread throughout the province; faire tout le trajet debout = to stand throughout the journey (ou for the whole journey); il neige sur toute la France = it's snowing throughout France (ou all over France)Au pluriel, tous, toutes se traduiront par all pour exprimer la totalité, par every pour insister sur les composants d'un ensemble, ou encore par any pour indiquer l'absence de discrimination. On notera que every and any sont suivis du singulier* * *tu, tut tout, -e tous mpl toutes fpl1. adj1) (avec article singulier) alltoute la nuit — all night, the whole night
tout le temps — all the time, the whole time
c'est toute une affaire; c'est toute une histoire — it's quite a business, it's a whole rigmarole
2) (avec article pluriel) (= chaque) every, (idée d'intégralité) alltoutes les deux semaines — every other week, every two weeks
toutes les trois semaines — every three weeks, every third week
tous les deux; Nous y sommes allés tous les deux. — We both went., Both of us went.
Nous y sommes allés tous les trois. — All three of us went.
Je les ai invités tous les trois. — I invited all three of them.
3) (sans article) (= n'importe quel)à toute heure du jour ou de la nuit — at any time of the day or night, (= seul)
pour toute nourriture, il avait... — his only food was..., (= chaque)
de tous côtés; de toutes parts (= de partout) — from everywhere, from every side, (= partout) all around
2. prontous; toutes — all
Il a tout fait. — He did everything.
Il a tout organisé. — He organized everything.
Je les vois tous. — I can see them all., I can see all of them.
Je les connais tous. — I know them all., I know all of them.
Nous y sommes tous allés. — We all went., All of us went.
Nous y sommes toutes allées. — We all went., All of us went.
tout de...; Elle a tout d'une mère. — She's a real mother., She's a true mother.
en tout — all together, altogether
tout ce que...; tout ce qu'il sait — all he knows
C'était tout ce qu'il y a de plus chic. — It was the last word in chic., It was the ultimate in chic.
3. nmCeci forme un tout. — It forms a whole.
Je prends le tout. — I'll take it all., I'll take the whole lot.
le tout est de... — the main thing is to...
4. adv1) (= très, complètement) verytout près; tout à côté — very near
Elle habite tout près. — She lives very near.
le tout premier; la toute première — the very first
tout seul; toute seule — all alone
Il est tout seul. — He's all alone.
Elle est toute seule. — She's all alone.
Il était tout rouge. — He was all red in the face.
Elle était toute rouge. — She was all red in the face.
tout de suite — immediately, straight away
2)tout en... — while...
Il a fait son travail tout en chantant. — He sang as he worked., He sang while he worked.
tout à coup; tout d'un coup — suddenly
tout court; Charles-Henri, pouvez-vous... — Je vous en prie, appelez-moi Charles tout court. — Charles-Henri, could you... — Please, just call me Charles.
communication par internet, mais aussi communication tout court — communication via the internet, but also simply communication
tout à l'heure (passé) — just now, a short while ago
Je l'ai vu tout à l'heure. — I saw him just now., (futur) shortly, in a moment
Je finirai ça tout à l'heure. — I'll finish it in a moment.
* * *A pron indéf1 tout ( chaque chose) everything; ( n'importe quoi) anything; ( l'ensemble) all; penser à tout to think of everything; tout est prêt everything is ready; le sucre, les graisses, le sel, tout me fait mal sugar, fat, salt, everything is bad for me; être tout pour qn to be everything to sb; tout peut arriver anything can happen; le chien mange (de) tout the dog will eat anything; tout est prétexte à querelle(s) any pretext will do to start a quarrel; tout n'est pas perdu all is not lost; tout ou rien all or nothing; tout ou partie de qch all or part of sth; tout va bien all's well, everything's fine; en tout ( au total) in all; ( entièrement) in every respect; en tout et pour tout all told; et tout ça parce que/pour and all because/for; tout bien compté or pesé or considéré all in all; tout est là fig that's the whole point; c'est tout dire I need say no more; et tout et tout○ and all that sort of thing; et ce n'est pas tout! and that's not all!; ce n'est pas tout (que) de commencer un travail, il faut le finir it's not enough ou it's all very well to start off a job, it's got to be finished; avoir tout d'un singe/assassin to look just like a monkey/murderer; ⇒ bien, monde, salaire, or;2 tous, toutes ( la totalité des êtres ou choses) all; (la totalité des éléments d'une catégorie, d'un groupe) all of them/us/you; nous sommes tous des pécheurs we are all sinners; le film n'est pas à la portée de tous the film is not accessible to all; merci à tous thank you all; tous ensemble all together; ce sont tous d'anciens soldats all of them are ou they are all former soldiers; il les a tous cassés he has broken all of them, he's broken them all; il l'a dit devant nous tous he said it in front of all of us; leurs enfants, tous musiciens de talent their children, all of them talented musicians; tous ne sont pas d'accord not all of them agree; toutes tant qu'elles sont all of them, each and every one of them; vous tous qui le connaissez all of you who know him; écoutez-moi tous listen to me, all of you; est-ce que ça conviendra à tous? will it suit everybody ou everyone?B adj1 ( exprimant la totalité) bois tout ton lait drink all your milk, drink up your milk; tout le reste est à jeter everything else is to be thrown away; manger tout un pain to eat a whole loaf; tout Pompéi a été enseveli the whole of Pompeii was buried; tout Nice se réjouit the whole of ou all Nice rejoiced; il a plu toute la journée it rained all day (long) ou the whole day; pendant toute une année for a whole year; la semaine se passa toute à attendre the whole ou entire week was spent waiting; j'ai passé tout mon dimanche à travailler I spent the whole of ou all Sunday working; je ne l'ai pas vu de tout l'été I haven't seen him all summer; cet enfant est toute ma vie this child is my whole life; c'est tout le plaisir que tu y trouves? is that all the pleasure ou the only pleasure it gives you?; tout le problème est là that's where the problem lies; tout cela ne compte pas none of that counts; le meilleur dentiste de toute la ville the best dentist in town; tout le monde everybody; ⇒ cœur, monde, temps;2 ( véritable) c'est tout un travail/événement it's quite a job/an event; il a fait toute une histoire he made a real ou big fuss, he made quite a fuss; c'est tout un art there's a whole art to it;3 tout ce qui/que/dont ( l'ensemble) all; ( toutes les choses) everything; ( sans discrimination) anything; tout ce qui compte all that matters; c'est tout ce que je fais that's all I do; tout ce dont j'ai besoin all I need; j'ai acheté tout ce qui était sur la liste I bought everything that was on the list; il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête he says anything that comes into his head; tout ce qu'il dit n'est pas vrai not all of what he says is true; tout ce que le village compte d'enfants, tout ce qu'il y a d'enfants dans le village all the children in the village; être tout ce qu'il y a de plus serviable to be most obliging; c'est tout ce qu'on fait de mieux it's the best there is; ‘tu en es sûr?’-‘tout ce qu'il y a de plus sûr’ ‘are you sure?’-‘as sure as can be’, ‘absolutely sure’;4 ( n'importe quel) any; à tout âge at any age; de toute nature of any kind; à toute heure du jour ou de la nuit at all times of the day or night; ‘service à toute heure’ ‘24 hour service’; à tout moment ( n'importe quand) at any time; ( sans cesse) constantly; tout prétexte leur est bon they'll jump at any excuse; toute personne qui anyone ou anybody who; toute autre solution serait rejetée any other solution would be rejected; tout autre que lui/toi aurait abandonné anybody else would have given up; toute publicité est interdite all advertising is prohibited; pour toute réclamation, s'adresser à… all complaints should be addressed to…; tout billet n'est pas valable not all tickets are valid; ⇒ vérité;5 (sans déterminant: total) en toute innocence/franchise in all innocence/honesty; en toute liberté with complete freedom; donner toute satisfaction to give complete satisfaction; c'est tout bénéfice it's all profit; il aurait tout intérêt à placer cet argent it would be in his best interests to invest this money; partir en toute hâte to leave in a great hurry; un jardin de toute beauté a most beautiful garden; être à toute extrémité to be close to death; ⇒ épreuve, hasard, prix, vitesse;6 (unique, seul) il a souri pour toute réponse his only reply was a smile, he smiled by way of a reply; on lui donne quelques légumes pour tous gages all that he gets in the way of wages is a few vegetables; elle a un chien pour toute compagnie the only company she has ou all she has for company is a dog;7 tous, toutes ( les uns et les autres sans distinction) all, every (+ v sg); ceci vaut pour tous les candidats this applies to all candidates ou to every candidate; en tous pays in all countries, in every country; en toutes choses in all things, in everything; toutes les pages sont déchirées all the pages are torn, every page is torn; les lettres ont toutes été signées the letters have all been signed; j'ai toutes les raisons de me plaindre I have every reason to complain; tous les hommes sont mortels all men are mortal; il a fait tous les métiers he's done all sorts of jobs; tous les prétextes leur sont bons they'll use any excuse (pour to); meubles tous budgets furniture to suit every pocket; tous deux se levèrent both of them got up, they both got up; nous irons tous les deux both of us will go, we'll both go; je les prends tous les trois/quatre etc I'm taking all three/four etc (of them);8 ( chaque) tous/toutes les every; à tous les coins de rue on every street corner; saisir toutes les occasions to seize every opportunity; tous les jours/mois/ans every day/month/year; tous les quarts d'heure/10 mètres every quarter of an hour/10 metres; un cachet toutes les quatre heures one tablet every four hours; tous les deux jours/mois every other day/month; tous les combien? how often?C adv (normally invariable, but agrees in gender and in number with feminine adjective beginning with consonant or h-aspirate)1 (très, extrêmement) very, quite; ( entièrement) all; tout doucement very gently; ils sont tout contents they are very happy; elles sont tout étonnées/toutes honteuses they are very surprised/ashamed; être tout excité to be very ou all excited; être tout jeune/petit to be very young/small; tout enfant, elle aimait déjà dessiner as a small child she already liked to draw; c'est tout naturel it's quite natural; des yeux tout ronds de surprise eyes wide with surprise; être tout mouillé/sale to be all wet/dirty; tout seul dans la vie all alone in life; faire qch tout seul to do sth all by oneself; c'est tout autre chose, c'est une tout autre histoire it's a different matter altogether;2 ( devant un nom) c'est tout le portrait de sa mère she's the spitting ou very image of her mother; c'est tout l'inverse or le contraire it's the very opposite; ça m'en a tout l'air it looks very much like it to me; tu as tout le temps d'y réfléchir you've got plenty of time to think it over; avec toi, c'est tout l'un ou tout l'autre you see everything in black and white;3 ( tout à fait) la toute dernière ligne the very last line; les tout premiers fruits de l'été the very first fruits of summer; j'habite tout près I live very close by ou very near; tout près de very close to, very near; tout à côté de/contre/en haut right by/against/at the top; il les a mangés tout crus he ate them raw; un gâteau tout entier a whole cake; j'en sais tout autant que lui I know just as much as he does; c'est tout aussi cher it's just as expensive; vêtue tout de noir, tout de noir vêtue dressed all in black; maison tout en longueur very long and narrow house; un jeu tout en finesse a very subtle game; une semaine toute de fatigue a very tiring week; une vie toute de soucis a life full of worry; ils étaient tout en sang/en sueur they were covered in blood/bathed in sweat; être tout en larmes to be in floods of tears; la colline est tout en fleurs the hill is a mass of flowers; elle est tout(e) à son travail she's totally absorbed in her work;4 ( d'avance) tout prêt ready-made; sauces/idées toutes faites ready-made sauces/ideas; des légumes tout épluchés ready-peeled vegetables; ⇒ cuit, vu;5 ( en même temps) while; ( bien que) although; il lisait tout en marchant he was reading as he walked; elle le défendait tout en le sachant coupable she defended him although she knew he was guilty; ⇒ en;6 (marquant la concession: quoique) tout aussi étrange que cela paraisse however strange it may seem; tout prudemment que l'on conduise however carefully one drives; tout malins qu'ils sont, ils… clever though they may be, they…, they may be clever, but they…; toute reine qu'elle est, elle ne peut pas faire ça she may be a queen, but she can't do that;7 ( rien d'autre que) être tout énergie/muscle to be all energy/muscle; être tout sourires to be all smiles; je suis tout ouïe hum I'm all ears; veste tout cuir/laine all leather/wool jacket; ⇒ feu, sucre.D du tout loc adv pas du tout, point du tout liter not at all; sans savoir du tout without knowing at all; je ne le vois plus du tout I don't see him at all now; il ne m'en reste plus du tout I have none left at all; crois-tu qu'il m'ait remercié? du tout! do you think he thanked me? not at all!1 ( ensemble) former un tout to make up ou form a whole; mon tout ( charade) my whole, my all; du tout au tout completely;2 le tout ( la totalité) the whole lot, the lot; ( l'essentiel) the main thing; vendre le tout pour 200 euros to sell the (whole) lot for 200 euros; le tout est de réussir/qu'il réussisse the main ou most important thing is to succeed/that he should succeed; le Grand Tout Relig the Great Whole; ce n'est pas le tout○! this is no good!tout à coup suddenly; tout d'un coup ( soudain) suddenly; ( à la fois) all at once; tout à fait ( entièrement) quite, absolutely; ce n'est pas tout à fait vrai/pareil it's not quite true/the same thing; c'est tout à fait vrai it's quite ou absolutely true; ‘tu es d'accord?’-‘tout à fait’ ‘do you agree?’-‘absolutely’; il est tout à fait charmant he's absolutely ou perfectly charming; être tout à fait pour/contre to be totally for/against; tout à l'heure ( bientôt) in a moment; ( peu avant) a little while ago, just now; à tout à l'heure! see you later!; tout de même ( quand même) all the same, even so; ( indigné) tout de même! really!, honestly!; ( vraiment) quite; tu aurais tout de même pu faire attention! all the same ou even so you might have been careful!; c'est tout de même un peu fort! really ou honestly, it's a bit much!; c'est tout de même bizarre que it's quite strange that; tout de suite at once, straight away; ce n'est pas pour tout de suite ( ce n'est pas pressé) there's no rush; ( ce sera long) it's going to take some time.tout est bien qui finit bien all's well that ends well; être tout yeux tout oreilles to be very attentive.[tu, devant voyelle ou h muet tut ] ( féminin toute [tut], pluriel masculin tous [ adjectif tu, pronom tus], pluriel féminin toutes [tut]) adjectif qualificatif (au singulier)il se plaint toute la journée he complains all the time ou the whole day longtout ceci/cela all (of) this/thatj'ai tout mon temps I've plenty of time ou all the time in the worldavec lui, c'est tout l'un ou tout l'autre with him, it's either (all) black or (all) white2. [devant un nom propre] allj'ai visité tout Paris en huit jours I saw all ou the whole of Paris in a week3. [devant un nom sans article]rouler à toute vitesse to drive at full ou top speeden toute franchise/simplicité in all sincerity/simplicity4. [avec une valeur emphatique]5. (comme adverbe) [entièrement] completely6. [unique, seul] onlyma fille est tout mon bonheur my daughter is my sole ou only source of happiness7. [suivi d'une relative]tout ce qui me gêne, c'est la différence d'âge the only thing ou all I'm worried about is the age differencetout ce qu'il y a de: ses enfants sont tout ce qu'il y a de bien élevés his children are very well-behaved ou are models of good behaviour————————[tu, devant voyelle ou h muet tut ] ( féminin toute [tut], pluriel masculin tous [ adjectif tu, pronom tus], pluriel féminin toutes [tut]) déterminant (adjectif indéfini)tout citoyen a des droits every citizen has rights, all citizens have rightspour tout renseignement, écrivez-nous for further information, write to usde tout temps since time immemorial, from the beginning of timeen tout temps throughout ou all through historytout autre que lui aurait refusé anyone other than him ou anybody else would have refusedB.[AU PLURIEL]1. [exprimant la totalité] alltous les hommes all men, the whole of mankindtous les gens everybody, everyoneje veux tous les détails I want all the details ou the full details2. [devant un nom sans article]ils étaient 150 000, toutes disciplines/races confondues there were 150,000 of them, taking all disciplines/races together3. [exprimant la périodicité] everytoutes les deux semaines every other week, every second week, every two weeksà prendre toutes les quatre heures to be taken every four hours ou at four-hourly intervals————————[tu, devant voyelle ou h muet tut ] ( féminin toute [tut], pluriel masculin tous [ adjectif tu, pronom tus], pluriel féminin toutes [tut]) pronom indéfini[n'importe quoi] anythingce sera tout? [dans un magasin] will be that all?, anything else?ce n'est pas tout de faire des enfants, il faut les élever ensuite having children is one thing, but then you've got to bring them upêtre tout pour quelqu'un to be everything for somebody, to mean everything to somebodyon aura tout vu! now I've ou we've seen everything!a. [objets] that's everythingb. [problème] that's the whole point ou the crux of the matteravec toi c'est tout ou rien with you, it's all or nothing ou one extreme or the othertout se passe comme si... it's as though...à tout faire [produit] all-purposetout bien considéré, tout bien réfléchi all things consideredB.[AU PLURIEL]1. [désignant ce dont on a parlé]il y a plusieurs points de vue, tous sont intéressants there are several points of view, they are all interestingj'adore les prunes — prends-les toutes I love plums — take them all ou all of them2. [avec une valeur récapitulative] allJean, Pierre, Jacques, tous voulaient la voir Jean, Pierre, Jacques, they all wanted to see her3. [tout le monde]à vous tous qui m'avez aidé, merci to all of you who helped me, thank youtous tant ou autant que nous sommes all of us, every (single) one of ustout ( féminin toute, pluriel féminin toutes) adverbe (s'accorde en genre et en nombre devant un adjectif féminin commençant par une consonne ou un h aspiré)ils étaient tout seuls they were quite ou completely alonesa chevelure était toute hérissée his/her hair was all messyses tout premiers mots his/her very first wordstout mouillé wet ou soaked through, drenchedtout simplement/autrement quite simply/differentlytéléphone-moi, tout simplement just phone me, that's the easiest (way)une toile tout coton a 100% cotton cloth, an all cotton materialil est toute bonté/générosité he is goodness/generosity itselfça, c'est tout lui! that's typical of him ou just like him!2. [en intensif]tout en haut/bas right at the top/bottom3. [déjà]tout prêt ou préparé ready-madetout bébé, elle dansait déjà even as a baby, she was already dancing4. (avec un gérondif) [indiquant la simultanéité][indiquant la concession]tout en avouant son ignorance dans ce domaine, il continuait à me contredire although he'd confessed his ignorance in that field, he kept on contradicting metout nom masculin1. [ensemble] wholemon tout est un instrument de musique [dans une charade] my whole ou all is a musical instrument2. [l'essentiel]ce n'est pas le tout de critiquer, il faut pouvoir proposer autre chose it's not enough to criticize, you've got to be able to suggest something elsejouer ou risquer le tout pour le tout to risk (one's) alltenter le tout pour le tout to make a (final) desperate attempt ou a last ditch effortc'est un tout it's all the same, it makes no difference————————du tout locution adverbialeje vous dérange? — du tout, du tout! am I disturbing you? — not at all ou not in the least!elle finissait son café sans du tout se soucier de notre présence she was finishing her coffee without paying any attention to us at all ou whatsoever————————en tout locution adverbialeen tout et pour tout locution adverbialeen tout et pour tout, nous avons dépensé 300 euros all in all, we've spent 300 eurostout à coup locution adverbialetout à fait locution adverbiale2. [exactement] exactlyc'est tout à fait ce que je cherche/le même it's exactly what I've been looking for/the same3. [oui] certainly————————tout de même locution adverbialej'irai tout de même all the same, I'll still go2. [en intensif]tout de même, tu exagères! steady on!, that's a bit much!————————tout de suite locution adverbiale2. [dans l'espace] immediately————————tout... que locution conjonctivetout directeur qu'il est ou qu'il soit,... he may well be the boss,... -
73 Bahn
1) (Eisen\Bahn) train;(Straßen\Bahn) tram;(Verkehrsnetz, Verwaltung) railway[s];mit der \Bahn/per \Bahn by train [or rail];frei \Bahn ökon free on rail, carriage paid(Kegel\Bahn) alley;(Schlitten\Bahn, Bob\Bahn) run;(Pferderenn\Bahn) course, track3) astron orbit, path4) mil [flight] path5) (Stoff\Bahn, Tapeten\Bahn) length, strip\Bahn frei! make way!, mind your backs!WENDUNGEN:freie \Bahn [für etw/bei jdm] haben to have the go-ahead [for sth/from sb];in geregelten \Bahnen verlaufen to take an orderly course;jdn wieder auf die rechte \Bahn bringen to put sb back on the right track [or straight and narrow];etw in die richtigen \Bahnen lenken to lead sth in the right channels;jdn auf die schiefe \Bahn bringen to get sb off the straight and narrow;aus der \Bahn geraten to get off track;jdn aus der \Bahn werfen to get sb off course -
74 zerreißen
(unreg.)I v/t (hat zerrissen)1. unabsichtlich: tear; absichtlich: tear up; in Stücke: tear to pieces; (Faden, Fesseln etc.) break; (jemanden) Bombe: blow to pieces2. fig.: ein Schuss zerriss die Stille the silence was rent by (the sound of) a shot; es zerreißt mir das Herz it breaks my heart; ( in der Luft) zerreißen umg. (kritisieren) tear s.th. oder s.o. to shreds; da hätt’s mich fast zerrissen umg. vor Lachen etc.: I nearly ruptured myself; von zu viel Essen: I nearly burst; es hätte ihn vor Neid fast zerrissen he was almost bursting with envy; MaulII v/i (ist) tear; Faden, Nebel, Wolken: break; Sack, Schlauch: burst; seine Nerven waren zum Zerreißen gespannt fig. his nerves were strained almost to breaking pointIII v/refl (hat) umg. go to no end of trouble, bend over backwards; sich für etw. zerreißen put everything one has (got) into s.th.; sie zerriss sich fast, um... she nearly bust(ed Am.) a gut ( oder wore herself out) (trying) to..., she bent over backwards to...; ich kann mich doch nicht zerreißen! I can’t be in two places at once; zerrissen* * *to tear up; to disrupt; to rend; to rupture; to snag; to tear; to rip; to tear to pieces* * *zer|rei|ßen ptp zerri\#ssen [tsɛɐ'rɪsn] irreg1. vt1) (aus Versehen) to tear; (in Stücke) to tear to pieces or shreds; Faden, Seil etc to break; (absichtlich) Brief etc to tear up; (= zerfleischen) to tear apart; (= plötzlich aufreißen, durchbrechen) Wolkendecke, Stille etc to rend (liter); (fig ) Land to tear apart or in two; Bindungen to breakes zerreißt mir das Herz (liter) — it is heart-rending or heartbreaking, it breaks my heart
See:→ auch zerrissen2) (= kritisieren) Autor, Stück, Film to tear apart, to tear to pieces,See:→ Luft2. vi aux sein(Stoff) to tear; (Band, Seil etc) to break3. vr (fig)ich könnte mich vor Wut zerréíßen — I'm hopping (mad) (esp Brit inf), I'm totally pissed (US inf)
ich kann mich doch nicht zerréíßen! — I can't be in two places at once
sich zerréíßen, (um) etw zu tun — to go to no end of trouble to do sth
* * *(to tear into pieces: She tore up the letter.) tear up* * *zer·rei·ßen *I. vt Hilfsverb: haben▪ etw \zerreißen to tear sth to pieces [or shreds▪ etw \zerreißen to tear stheinen Brief/Scheck \zerreißen to tear up a letter/cheque [or AM check▪ jdn/ein Tier/etw \zerreißen to tear sb/an animal/sth apart4. (zerfetzen)▪ jdn \zerreißen to rip sb to shreds5.II. vi Hilfsverb: sein to tear; Seil, Faden to break* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) tear up; (in kleine Stücke) tear to pieces; < animal> tear < prey> limb from limb; dismember < prey>; break < thread>2) (beschädigen) tear <stocking, trousers, etc.> (an + Dat. on)2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein <thread, string, rope> break; <paper, cloth, etc.> tear* * *zerreißen (irr)A. v/t (hat zerrissen)1. unabsichtlich: tear; absichtlich: tear up; in Stücke: tear to pieces; (Faden, Fesseln etc) break; (jemanden) Bombe: blow to pieces2. fig:ein Schuss zerriss die Stille the silence was rent by (the sound of) a shot;es zerreißt mir das Herz it breaks my heart;da hätt’s mich fast zerrissen umg vor Lachen etc: I nearly ruptured myself; von zu viel Essen: I nearly burst;B. v/i (ist) tear; Faden, Nebel, Wolken: break; Sack, Schlauch: burst;seine Nerven waren zum Zerreißen gespannt fig his nerves were strained almost to breaking pointC. v/r (hat) umg go to no end of trouble, bend over backwards;sich für etwas zerreißen put everything one has (got) into sth;sie zerriss sich fast, um … she nearly bust(ed US) a gut ( oder wore herself out) (trying) to …, she bent over backwards to …;* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) tear up; (in kleine Stücke) tear to pieces; < animal> tear < prey> limb from limb; dismember < prey>; break < thread>2) (beschädigen) tear <stocking, trousers, etc.> (an + Dat. on)2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein <thread, string, rope> break; <paper, cloth, etc.> tear* * *v.to disrupt v.to tear v.(§ p.,p.p.: tore, torn)to tear up v. -
75 tibio
adj.1 lukewarm, warm, tepid.2 indifferent, tepid, indolent, lukewarm.* * *► adjetivo1 tepid, lukewarm2 figurado tepid, unenthusiastic, cool\poner tibio,-a a alguien familiar to pull somebody to pieces* * *ADJ1) [comida, líquido] lukewarm, tepid2) [creencia] half-hearted; [persona] lukewarm; [recibimiento] cool, unenthusiasticestar tibio con algn — to be cool to sb, behave distantly towards sb
* * *- bia adjetivoa) <agua/baño> lukewarm, tepidb) <atmósfera/ambiente> warm* * *= coolish, tepid, lukewarm.Ex. Pope studied him with questioning eyes, his hand reaching for the coolish remainder of his coffee.Ex. The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.Ex. His performance received lukewarm reviews from the press but ovations from the audience.----* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).* * *- bia adjetivoa) <agua/baño> lukewarm, tepidb) <atmósfera/ambiente> warm* * *= coolish, tepid, lukewarm.Ex: Pope studied him with questioning eyes, his hand reaching for the coolish remainder of his coffee.
Ex: The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.Ex: His performance received lukewarm reviews from the press but ovations from the audience.* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).* * *1 ‹agua/baño› lukewarm, tepid2 ‹atmósfera/ambiente› warmel tibio sol de la mañana the warm morning sun3 ‹relación› lukewarm; ‹acogida› unenthusiastic, cool, lukewarmera un republicano tibio he was a halfhearted republican* * *
Del verbo tibiar: ( conjugate tibiar)
tibio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
tibió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
tibio◊ - bia adjetivo
‹ acogida› unenthusiastic, cool
tibio,-a adjetivo
1 (templado) tepid, lukewarm
un baño tibio, a tepid bath
2 (poco entusiasta) lukewarm, unenthusiastic, half-hearted
♦ Locuciones: fam (atiborrarse) ponerse tibio: se puso tibio de tarta, he stuffed himself with cake
' tibio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
templada
- templado
- tibia
- huevo
English:
lukewarm
- tepid
- warm
* * *tibio, -a adj1. [líquido] tepid, lukewarm2. [reacción, posición] lukewarm, half-hearted;el libro tuvo una tibia acogida en la prensa the book received o had a lukewarm reception from the press3. Col, Perú, Ven [enojado] annoyed, irritated4. Fam[cara a cara] to tear into sb, to tear sb to pieces;ponerse tibio de algo [comer] to stuff one's face with sth;[beber] to down bucketfuls of sth* * *adj tb figlukewarm, tepid;poner a alguien tibio fam lay into s.o. fam* * *1) : lukewarm, tepid2) : cool, unenthusiastic* * *tibio adj lukewarm / tepid -
76 Mittel
Mittel npl 1. FIN resources, funds; 2. GEN agent, means; 3. IND agent; 4. MEDIA tool; 5. PERS resources, means; 6. WIWI means, resources • Mittel bereitstellen FIN, MGT, RW appropriate funds • Mittel bewilligen FIN, MGT, RW allocate resources, appropriate funds • Mittel vereinen WIWI pool resources • Mittel zusammenfassen WIWI pool resources • Mittel zuweisen FIN, MGT, RW allocate resources, appropriate funds • über die Mittel verfügen, etw. zu tun GEN have the means to do sth* * *npl 1. < Finanz> resources, funds; 2. < Geschäft> agent, means; 3. < Ind> agent; 4. < Medien> tool; 5. < Person> resources, means; 6. <Vw> means, resources ■ Mittel bereitstellen <Finanz, Mgmnt, Rechnung> appropriate funds ■ Mittel bewilligen <Finanz, Mgmnt, Rechnung> allocate resources, appropriate funds ■ Mittel vereinen <Vw> pool resources ■ Mittel zusammenfassen <Vw> pool resources ■ Mittel zuweisen <Finanz, Mgmnt, Rechnung> allocate resources, appropriate funds ■ über die Mittel verfügen, etw. zu tun < Geschäft> have the means to do sth* * *Mittel
(Durchschnitt) average, mean, (Geldmittel) means, funds, resources, purse, capital, money, (parl.) money, supplies (Br.), appropriation, (Unterhalt) support (US), (Vermögen) fortune, (Vorrat) supply;
• aus eigenen Mitteln out of one=s resources;
• aus Mangel an Mitteln from deficiency of means, for lack of funds;
• im Mittel on an average;
• im Besitz hinreichender Mittel independent;
• im Besitz verfügbarer Mittel in funds;
• mit reichlichen Mitteln ausgestattet well-financed;
• nicht aus öffentlichen Mitteln unterstützt non-provided;
• ohne Mittel penniless, destitute, without resources, stranded;
• unter Anwendung unerlaubter Mittel by unlawful means;
• angelegte Mittel invested capital;
• langfristig angelegte Mittel long-term (funded) capital;
• arithmetisches Mittel (maths.) arithmetic mean;
• aufgebrachte Mittel funds raised;
• aufgenommene Mittel borrowed funds, borrowings;
• aufgewandte Mittel money employed;
• ausländische Mittel foreign capital;
• ausreichende finanzielle Mittel sufficiency of money;
• nicht ausreichende Mittel insufficient means, inadequate resources;
• begrenzte Mittel limited resources (means);
• benötigte Mittel necessary funds;
• bereitgestellte Mittel appropriated funds;
• neu bereitgestellte Mittel new appropriations;
• bereitstehende Mittel available funds;
• bescheidene Mittel limited means;
• beschränkte Mittel limited resources;
• betriebsfremde Mittel outside capital;
• betriebsnotwendige Mittel permanent working capital;
• bewährtes Mittel proved remedy;
• bewilligte Mittel allocated funds;
• zur Defizitdeckung bewilligte Mittel deficiency appropriations;
• vom Parlament (parlamentarisch) bewilligte Mittel budgetary appropriations, money provided by Parliament (Br.);
• billige Mittel easy money;
• brachliegende Mittel idle (unemployed) funds, dead capital;
• eigene Mittel own funds, resources of one=s own, (Bilanz) capital and reserves;
• eingebrachte Mittel capital invested;
• entsprechende Mittel adequate means;
• erforderliche Mittel necessary funds;
• festliegende Mittel frozen capital, tied-up funds, lockup (Br.);
• finanzielle Mittel financial resources;
• flüssige Mittel available (liquid, current) funds, funds on (in) hand, ready money, quick (liquid, US) assets (resources), liquid (spare) capital, (Bilanz) cash;
• fremde Mittel borrowed (third-party, outside) funds, borrowed capital;
• geringfügige Mittel limited means;
• gewogenes Mittel weighted mean;
• gleitendes Mittel moving average (MAV);
• greifbare Mittel available funds;
• haftende Mittel amount guaranteed, guarantee fund[s];
• hinreichende Mittel sufficient funds;
• investierte Mittel capital invested;
• kurzfristige Mittel quick assets;
• langfristige Mittel long-term funds;
• liquide Mittel available (current, liquid) funds, liquid (US) (current) assets, liquid capital;
• sofort verfügbare liquide Mittel spot cash;
• öffentliche Mittel the public purse, public funds (money);
• private Mittel private means (funds);
• reichliche Mittel ample funds (means);
• staatliche Mittel government grant;
• alle uns zur Verfügung stehenden Mittel the whole of our resources;
• zur Handelsausweitung zur Verfügung stehende Mittel means of extending the trade;
• zusätzliche für die Masseverteilung zur Verfügung stehende Mittel surplus estate funds;
• die mir zur Verfügung stehenden Mittel the money at my command;
• überschüssige Mittel surplus funds;
• unerschöpfliche Mittel endless resources;
• vagabundierende Mittel hot money;
• verbrauchte Mittel exhausted means;
• verfügbare Mittel available means (funds), funds at deposit (disposal);
• frei verfügbare Mittel loose funds;
• verplante Mittel budgeted means;
• nicht verteilte (verwendete) Mittel unapplied (unappropriated) funds;
• von der Bank verwaltete Mittel bank funds;
• treuhänderisch verwaltete Mittel trustee investment (Br.), trust funds;
• im Haushaltsplan nicht vorgesehene Mittel unbudgeted appropriations;
• zur Deckung vorhandene Mittel coverage;
• wirtschaftliche Mittel economic resources;
• zweckbestimmte (zweckgebundene) Mittel earmarked (appropriated) funds;
• Mittel der Direktwerbung direct-mail media;
• Mittel für die Forschung research funds;
• Mittel gegen die Inflation deflationary instrument;
• liquide Mittel erster Ordnung primary liquidity;
• liquide Mittel dritter Ordnung tertiary liquidity;
• Mittel einer Pensionskasse pension fund money;
• Mittel der Verkaufsförderung sales-promotion aids;
• Mittel für die Warenbeschaffung merchandise budget;
• Mittel für den Wohnungsbau funds for housing;
• Mittel für Zahlungen appropriations for payments;
• Mittel abschöpfen to siphon off funds;
• nur einwandfreie Mittel anwenden to use only proper means;
• Mittel aufbringen to fund-raise, to raise funds;
• Mittel aufstocken to increase resources;
• öffentliche Mittel bestimmungsgemäß ausgeben to use public money only for legitimate purposes;
• mit Mitteln ausstatten to endow with capital;
• sich schwer tun, mit seinen Mitteln auszukommen to have a hard fight to make both ends meet;
• seinen Mitteln gemäß beitragen to contribute according to one=s means;
• sich mit allen Mitteln um eine Position bemühen to jockey for a position;
• notwendige Mittel bereitstellen to make the necessary funds available;
• Mittel beschaffen to procure capital, to raise funds;
• nur unbedeutende Mittel besitzen to have inadequate means;
• Mittel bewilligen to grant the money, (parl.) to vote the appropriations (supplies, Br.);
• zusätzliche Mittel in Höhe von 156 Mio. Dollar bewilligen to vote $ 156 million in extra money;
• seine Mittel einsetzen to make a draft on one=s means;
• seine Mittel schwerpunktartig einsetzen to make the most of one=s resources;
• Mittel entziehen to strip off funds;
• seine Mittel erschöpfen to exhaust one=s resources;
• Mittel festlegen to tie (lock, Br.) up funds, to immobilize capital;
• Mittel und Wege finden to provide instruments;
• ausreichend liquide Mittel haben to be liquid;
• nur beschränkte Mittel haben to have only limited resources;
• nicht genügend Mittel haben to be deficient in means;
• alle (seine) Mittel aufgebraucht haben to be at the end of one=s resources;
• keine Mittel mehr zur Verfügung haben to run (be) out of funds, to be in want of money;
• reichliche Mittel [zur Verfügung] haben to have ample means [at one=s disposal];
• Mittel investieren to put out funds;
• bereitgestellte Mittel um 4% kürzen to trim one=s appropriations by 4 per cent;
• reichlich mit Mitteln versehen sein to have ample means, to be flush of money;
• Mittel zur Verfügung stellen to ladle out funds;
• öffentliche Mittel unterschlagen to misappropriate public funds (Br.), to misapply public money;
• mit öffentlichen Mitteln unterstützen to subsidize;
• über bedeutende Mittel verfügen to have large resources;
• nur über beschränkte Mittel verfügen to have only limited resources;
• [nur] über geringe Mittel verfügen to be short of money;
• über umfangreiche Mittel verfügen to have ample resources;
• erhebliche kommunale Mittel verschlingen to run away with a lot of ratepayers= money;
• mit Mitteln versehen to furnish with (put in) funds;
• Mittel verweigern (parl.) to refuse supplies;
• Mittel anderen als den vorgesehenen Zwecken zuführen to alienate funds from their proper destination;
• j. ohne Mittel zurücklassen to leave s. o. penniless;
• Mittelabflüsse efflux of funds;
• Mittelabschöpfung siphoning off funds;
• Mittelabzweigung von einem Fonds fund diversion;
• kurzfristige Mittelanlage short-term investment of funds;
• Mittelaufbringung fund raising, mobilization (raising, procurement) of funds;
• Mittelaufkommen accumulation of capital, inflow;
• Mittelaufnahme der öffentlichen Hand public borrowing. -
77 shave
1. transitive verb1) rasieren; abrasieren [Haare]2) (graze) [Auto:] streifen2. intransitive verb2) (scrape)3. nounshave past something — etwas [leicht] streifen
1) Rasur, diehave or get a shave — sich rasieren
a clean or close shave — eine Glattrasur
2)close shave — (fig.) see academic.ru/13529/close">close 1. 6)
Phrasal Verbs:- shave off* * *[ʃeiv] 1. verb2) ((sometimes with off) to scrape or cut away (the surface of wood etc): The joiner shaved a thin strip off the edge of the door.) abschaben3) (to touch lightly in passing: The car shaved the wall.) streifen2. noun- shaven- shavings* * *[ʃeɪv]I. n Rasur fI need a \shave ich muss mich rasierena close \shave eine Glattrasur [o gründliche Rasur]to have a \shave sich akk rasieren▶ a close \shave ein knappes Entkommen▶ to have a close \shave mit knapper Not entkommen, gerade noch davonkommenIII. vt1. (remove hair)▪ to \shave sth/sb etw/jdn rasierento \shave one's legs sich dat die Beine rasieren2. (decrease by stated amount)▪ to \shave sth etw verringern, etw kürzenour prices have been \shaved by 5% unsere Preise wurden um 5 % herabgesetzt* * *[ʃeɪv] vb: pret shaved, ptp shaved or shaven1. nRasur fto have a shave — sich rasieren; (at a barber's)
to have a close shave (fig) — gerade noch davonkommen, mit knapper Not davonkommen, gerade noch Glück haben
that was a close shave — das war knapp
2. vtface, legs rasieren; leather (ab)falzen; wood hobeln; (= graze) streifen3. vi(person) sich rasieren; (razor) rasieren, schneiden* * *shave [ʃeıv]A v/t1. (o.s. sich) rasieren:shave one’s legs sich die Beine rasierenshave off one’s beard4. (ab)schaben, abschälen5. Gerberei: Häute abschaben, abfalzen6. Holz (glatt) hobeln8. WIRTSCH US sl einen Wechsel zu Wucherzinsen aufkaufenB v/i1. sich rasierenC s1. Rasur f:that was a close shave umg das hätte ins Auge gehen können!, das ist gerade noch einmal gut gegangen!;by a shave umg um Haaresbreite, um ein Haar2. TECH Schabeisen n3. obs Gaunerei f:that was a clean shave das war glatter Betrug* * *1. transitive verb1) rasieren; abrasieren [Haare]he shaved his beard — er hat sich (Dat.) den Bart abrasiert
2) (graze) [Auto:] streifen2. intransitive verb2) (scrape)3. nounshave past something — etwas [leicht] streifen
1) Rasur, diehave or get a shave — sich rasieren
a clean or close shave — eine Glattrasur
2)close shave — (fig.) see close 1. 6)
Phrasal Verbs:* * *n.Rasur -en f. v.(§ p.,p.p.: shaved)or p.p.: shaven•) = rasieren v.sich rasieren v. -
78 garra
f.1 claw.caer en las garras de alguien to fall into somebody's clutches2 ugly woman, hag, dog.3 strake, grouser.4 fastening claw, claw.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: garrar.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: garrir.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: garrar.* * *1 (de mamífero) paw, claw; (de ave) talon■ ¡quita tus sucias garras de aquí! get your dirty hands off that!1 (poder) clutches\caer en las garras de alguien figurado to fall into somebody's clutchesechar la garra a alguien figurado to lay one's hands on somebody* * *noun f.1) claw2) paw* * *SF1) (=pata) [de animal] claw; [de águila] talon; [de persona] * hand, paw *2) pl garras (=dominio) clutches3) (Téc) claw, hook; (Mec) clutch4) (=fuerza) bite; (Dep) sharpness, edge5) Méx * muscular strength6) Chile * strip of old leather8) And (=bolsa) leather bag* * *1)b) (pey) ( de persona) paw (colloq & pej)echarle la garra a algo — to grab o seize something
2) (arrojo, valor) fighting spirit; ( personalidad) personality3) garras femenino plural (poder, dominio) clutches (pl)caer/estar en las garras de alguien — to fall into/be in somebody's clutches
4) (Chi, Méx fam) ( ropa - vieja) rags (pl) (colloq); (- de mal gusto, fea) tasteless clothes (pl) (colloq)hacer garras algo/a alguien — (Méx fam) to tear something/somebody to shreds (colloq)
* * *= claw, grip, paw, talon.Ex. The dragon had very long claws and a great many teeth so she felt that it ought to be treated with respect.Ex. It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.Ex. The chair's feet are sculpted in the likeness of a lion's paws.Ex. Although rare, imperial eagles have been known to attack humans who come too close to their nests striking at them with their talons.----* bajo las garras de = under the grip of.* con las garras fuera = knives-out.* garras = clutches.* rescatar Algo/Alguien de las garras de = rescue + Nombre + from the jaws of.* * *1)b) (pey) ( de persona) paw (colloq & pej)echarle la garra a algo — to grab o seize something
2) (arrojo, valor) fighting spirit; ( personalidad) personality3) garras femenino plural (poder, dominio) clutches (pl)caer/estar en las garras de alguien — to fall into/be in somebody's clutches
4) (Chi, Méx fam) ( ropa - vieja) rags (pl) (colloq); (- de mal gusto, fea) tasteless clothes (pl) (colloq)hacer garras algo/a alguien — (Méx fam) to tear something/somebody to shreds (colloq)
* * *= claw, grip, paw, talon.Ex: The dragon had very long claws and a great many teeth so she felt that it ought to be treated with respect.
Ex: It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.Ex: The chair's feet are sculpted in the likeness of a lion's paws.Ex: Although rare, imperial eagles have been known to attack humans who come too close to their nests striking at them with their talons.* bajo las garras de = under the grip of.* con las garras fuera = knives-out.* garras = clutches.* rescatar Algo/Alguien de las garras de = rescue + Nombre + from the jaws of.* * *A1 (de un animal) claw; (de un águila) talonecharle la garra a algo to grab o seize sthB1 (arrojo, valor) fighting spirit2 (personalidad) personalitycaer/estar en las garras de algn to fall into/be in sb's clutchesD ( Méx fam) (ropa — vieja) rags (pl) ( colloq); (— de mal gusto, fea) tasteless clothes (pl) ( colloq)hacer garras algo to rip o tear sth to shreds* * *
garra sustantivo femenino
1 ( de animal) claw;
( de águila) talon
2 (arrojo, valor) fighting spirit;
( personalidad) personality
3
garra sustantivo femenino
1 Zool claw
(de buitre, águila) talon
2 fig (fuerza) force
tener garra, to be compelling
3 garras, (poder) cayó en sus garras, she fell into his clutches
' garra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fuerza
- uña
English:
claw
- talon
- punch
- zip
* * *garra nf1. [de mamífero] claw;[de ave] talon, claw2. [de persona] paw, hand;¡quítame las garras de encima! get your paws o dirty hands off me!;caer en las garras de alguien to fall into sb's clutches;quedó atrapado en las garras de la droga he was trapped in the clutches of drug addiction;Famechar la garra a alguien to get o lay hold of sb[novela] to be gripping; [canción] to be catchy4. [coraje] gutsiness, fighting spirit;un ciclista con mucha garra a very gutsy cyclistRP la garra charrúa Uruguayan fighting spirit [inherited from the Charrúa, a nomadic indigenous people]* * *fcaer en las garras de alguien fig fall into s.o.’s clutches2:tener garra fam be compelling* * *garra nf1) : claw2) : hand, paw3) garras nfpl: claws, clutchescaer en las garras de alguien: to fall into someone's clutches* * *garra n1. (de animal) claw2. (de ave) talon -
79 FDGB
m; -, kein Pl.; Abk. HIST., ehem. DDR ( Freier Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund) Free German Federation of Trade Unions (East German Trade Union organization)* * *[ɛfdeːgeː'beː]m - (s) (DDR) abbrFree German Trades Union Congress* * *FDGB m; -, kein pl; abk hist DDR (Freier Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund) Free German Federation of Trade Unions (East German Trade Union organization)A. adj1. free;freier Bürger HIST freeborn citizen, freeman;ein freier Mensch (der tun kann, was er will) a free agent;sie ist frei zu gehen, wenn sie will she is free to go if she wishes;ich bin so frei obs oder hum sich bedienend etc: if I may;ich war so frei, Ihr Auto zu nehmen oderund nahm Ihr Auto I took the liberty of using your car, I helped myself to your carjetzt haben wir freie Fahrt mit Zug: the signal’s green now, the train can go now; mit Auto: the road’s clear now; fig there’s nothing to stop us now;jemanden auf freien Fuß setzen set sb free, let sb go;das Recht auf freie Meinungsäußerung the right of free speech ( oder of self-expression);freiem Willen of one’s own free will;die freie Wahl haben zwischen … und … be free to choose between … and …3. (unabhängig, selbstständig) Stadt etc: free; Beruf, Tankstelle etc: independent; (nicht gebunden) unattached; Journalist, Künstler etc: freelance;die freien Künste the liberal arts;4. im Namen von Organisationen etc:die Freie Hansestadt Bremen the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen;die Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg5. WIRTSCH:im freien Handel available in the shops (US in stores);freier Markt open market; BÖRSE unofficial market;freie Marktwirtschaft free market economy;freier Wechselkurs floating exchange rate;(die) freie Wirtschaft free enterprise;die Rechte an diesem Buchtitel werden bald frei the rights in this title will soon be free ( oder available)6. (unbesetzt) Stuhl, Raum etc: free, available; Leitung: vacant; Stelle: vacant, open; Straße etc: clear, empty; (unbeschrieben) Seite etc: blank;freie Stelle vacancy;der Platz noch frei? is this seat taken?, is anyone sitting here?;der Stuhl/die Zeile muss frei bleiben the chair must be kept free/the line must be left blank;Platz frei lassen/machen für leave/make space for;jemandem den Weg frei machen clear the way for sb;7. (unbedeckt) bare;der Rock lässt die Knie frei the skirt is above the knee;8. Feld, Himmel, Sicht: open;aufs freie Meer hinaus out into the open sea;in freier Wildbahn in the wild;unter freiem Himmel in the open (air), outsidefreie Zeit free ( oder leisure) time;nächsten Dienstag ist frei next Tuesday is a holiday;hast du morgen frei? do you have tomorrow off?;seitdem habe ich keine freie Minute mehr since then I haven’t had a free moment ( oder a moment to myself);freier Eintritt admission free (für to);Kinder unter sechs sind frei umg von Eintritt, Fahrgeld: children under six are free, no charge for children under six;20 kg Gepäck sind frei there is a baggage (besonders US luggage) allowance of 20kg;frei Haus carriage paid;Lieferung frei Haus free delivery, no delivery charge;dazu bekommt sie auch noch einen Job frei Haus fig what’s more she gets a job handed to her on a plate;du hast noch zwei Versuche frei fig you have two tries left11.frei von (ohne) free from ( oder of), without; von Eis, Schneeschicht etc: clear of; von Steuern etc befreit: exempt from;frei von Schmerzen free from pain;frei von Schulden free from debt;frei von Zusätzen free of additives;niemand ist frei von Fehlern/Vorurteilen nobody is perfect/free from prejudice12.freie Liebe free love;sie ist schon viel freier geworden she has loosened up a great deal14. fig Übersetzung: free;freie Hand haben have a free hand (bei with);jemandem freie Hand lassen give sb a free hand (bei with);15. Sport (ungedeckt) unmarked;zum nächsten freien Mitspieler passen pass to the nearest unmarked player;der freie Mann (vor der Abwehr) the sweeper16. Postwesen: (frankiert) prepaid, post paid17. PHYS; Elektron, Fall, Radikal etc: free; CHEM uncombined;im freien Fall in free fall;frei werden Energie etc: be released;freie Valenzen CHEM free valenciesB. adv1. atmen, herumlaufen etc: freely;frei geboren freeborn;frei laufende Hühner free-range hens;Eier von frei laufenden Hühnern free-range eggs;frei praktizierender Arzt doctor in private practice;frei halten (einen Platz) keep, save; (Straße, Einfahrt) keep clear; (Angebot, Stelle etc) keep open;„Eingang frei halten!“ keep clear;frei halten von keep free of; (Eingang, Straße etc) keep clear of;sich frei halten keep o.s. free (für for);sich frei halten von ward off, avoid2. herumliegen etc: openly;frei stehen Baum, Haus etc: stand by itself; (leer stehen) be unoccupied, be empty; SPORT, Spieler: be unmarked;frei stehend Baum: solitary; Haus, nicht angebaut: detached; einzeln: isolated; SPORT, Spieler: unmarked3. WIRTSCH:frei erhältlich freely available;frei finanziert privately financed;frei konvertierbar freely convertible;frei verkäuflich on general sale, freely available (to buy)4. TECH:frei beweglich freely moving, mobile;schwebend unsupported5.6.frei sprechen Redner: speak without notes; mit Handy im Auto: phone ( oder talk) hands-free, use the speaker phone;ich möchte den Vortrag frei halten I want to give the lecture without notes;einen Kreis frei zeichnen draw a circle freehand;das Kind kann schon frei laufen/stehen the child can walk/stand unaided7.frei erfunden (entirely) fictitious;das hat er frei erfunden he made that up;8. (liberal) liberally; -
80 FDJ
f; -, kein Pl.; Abk. HIST., ehem. DDR ( Freie Deutsche Jugend) Free German Youth (East German youth organization)* * *[ɛfdeː'jɔt]f - (DDR) abbrFree German Youth* * ** * *FDJ f; -, kein pl; abk hist DDR (Freie Deutsche Jugend) Free German Youth (East German youth organization)A. adj1. free;freier Bürger HIST freeborn citizen, freeman;ein freier Mensch (der tun kann, was er will) a free agent;sie ist frei zu gehen, wenn sie will she is free to go if she wishes;ich bin so frei obs oder hum sich bedienend etc: if I may;ich war so frei, Ihr Auto zu nehmen oderund nahm Ihr Auto I took the liberty of using your car, I helped myself to your carjetzt haben wir freie Fahrt mit Zug: the signal’s green now, the train can go now; mit Auto: the road’s clear now; fig there’s nothing to stop us now;jemanden auf freien Fuß setzen set sb free, let sb go;das Recht auf freie Meinungsäußerung the right of free speech ( oder of self-expression);freiem Willen of one’s own free will;die freie Wahl haben zwischen … und … be free to choose between … and …3. (unabhängig, selbstständig) Stadt etc: free; Beruf, Tankstelle etc: independent; (nicht gebunden) unattached; Journalist, Künstler etc: freelance;die freien Künste the liberal arts;4. im Namen von Organisationen etc:die Freie Hansestadt Bremen the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen;die Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg5. WIRTSCH:im freien Handel available in the shops (US in stores);freier Markt open market; BÖRSE unofficial market;freie Marktwirtschaft free market economy;freier Wechselkurs floating exchange rate;(die) freie Wirtschaft free enterprise;die Rechte an diesem Buchtitel werden bald frei the rights in this title will soon be free ( oder available)6. (unbesetzt) Stuhl, Raum etc: free, available; Leitung: vacant; Stelle: vacant, open; Straße etc: clear, empty; (unbeschrieben) Seite etc: blank;freie Stelle vacancy;der Platz noch frei? is this seat taken?, is anyone sitting here?;der Stuhl/die Zeile muss frei bleiben the chair must be kept free/the line must be left blank;Platz frei lassen/machen für leave/make space for;jemandem den Weg frei machen clear the way for sb;7. (unbedeckt) bare;der Rock lässt die Knie frei the skirt is above the knee;8. Feld, Himmel, Sicht: open;aufs freie Meer hinaus out into the open sea;in freier Wildbahn in the wild;unter freiem Himmel in the open (air), outsidefreie Zeit free ( oder leisure) time;nächsten Dienstag ist frei next Tuesday is a holiday;hast du morgen frei? do you have tomorrow off?;seitdem habe ich keine freie Minute mehr since then I haven’t had a free moment ( oder a moment to myself);freier Eintritt admission free (für to);Kinder unter sechs sind frei umg von Eintritt, Fahrgeld: children under six are free, no charge for children under six;20 kg Gepäck sind frei there is a baggage (besonders US luggage) allowance of 20kg;frei Haus carriage paid;Lieferung frei Haus free delivery, no delivery charge;dazu bekommt sie auch noch einen Job frei Haus fig what’s more she gets a job handed to her on a plate;du hast noch zwei Versuche frei fig you have two tries left11.frei von (ohne) free from ( oder of), without; von Eis, Schneeschicht etc: clear of; von Steuern etc befreit: exempt from;frei von Schmerzen free from pain;frei von Schulden free from debt;frei von Zusätzen free of additives;niemand ist frei von Fehlern/Vorurteilen nobody is perfect/free from prejudice12.freie Liebe free love;sie ist schon viel freier geworden she has loosened up a great deal14. fig Übersetzung: free;freie Hand haben have a free hand (bei with);jemandem freie Hand lassen give sb a free hand (bei with);15. Sport (ungedeckt) unmarked;zum nächsten freien Mitspieler passen pass to the nearest unmarked player;der freie Mann (vor der Abwehr) the sweeper16. Postwesen: (frankiert) prepaid, post paid17. PHYS; Elektron, Fall, Radikal etc: free; CHEM uncombined;im freien Fall in free fall;frei werden Energie etc: be released;freie Valenzen CHEM free valenciesB. adv1. atmen, herumlaufen etc: freely;frei geboren freeborn;frei laufende Hühner free-range hens;Eier von frei laufenden Hühnern free-range eggs;frei praktizierender Arzt doctor in private practice;frei halten (einen Platz) keep, save; (Straße, Einfahrt) keep clear; (Angebot, Stelle etc) keep open;„Eingang frei halten!“ keep clear;frei halten von keep free of; (Eingang, Straße etc) keep clear of;sich frei halten keep o.s. free (für for);sich frei halten von ward off, avoid2. herumliegen etc: openly;frei stehen Baum, Haus etc: stand by itself; (leer stehen) be unoccupied, be empty; SPORT, Spieler: be unmarked;frei stehend Baum: solitary; Haus, nicht angebaut: detached; einzeln: isolated; SPORT, Spieler: unmarked3. WIRTSCH:frei erhältlich freely available;frei finanziert privately financed;frei konvertierbar freely convertible;frei verkäuflich on general sale, freely available (to buy)4. TECH:frei beweglich freely moving, mobile;schwebend unsupported5.6.frei sprechen Redner: speak without notes; mit Handy im Auto: phone ( oder talk) hands-free, use the speaker phone;ich möchte den Vortrag frei halten I want to give the lecture without notes;einen Kreis frei zeichnen draw a circle freehand;das Kind kann schon frei laufen/stehen the child can walk/stand unaided7.frei erfunden (entirely) fictitious;das hat er frei erfunden he made that up;8. (liberal) liberally;* * *die; FDJ Abkürzung (ehem. DDR) = Freie Deutsche Jugend Free German Youth
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