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41 waltz through
легко осуществлять что-л. To his own surprise, John simply waltzed through his driving test this time. ≈ К своему собственному удивлению, на этот раз Джон без проблем сдал экзамены на водительские права. She just waltzed through the test. ≈ Она без проблем сдала экзамен. Syn: breeze through, romp
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3), sail through, sweep through
1), walk through
3)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > waltz through
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42 breeze through
разг. легко проходить (тест) To his own surprise, John breezed through his driving test this time. ≈ К своему собственному удивлению, Джон на этот раз сдал экзамен на права. Syn: romp
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3), sail through, sweep through
1), walk through
3), waltz throughБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > breeze through
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43 sail through
разг. успешно справиться с чем-л. I've had a good day, sailing through my work with unexpected ease. ≈ У меня был хороший день: я неожиданно легко справился с работой. Syn: breeze through, romp
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3), sweep through
1), walk through
3), waltz throughБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > sail through
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44 sail through
фраз. гл.; разг. успешно справиться (с чем-л.)Why worry about the difficulties ahead? I know you'll just sail through! — Зачем переживать из-за будущих трудностей? Я уверен, что ты всё преодолеешь!
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45 go through
пройти глагол:обшаривать (go through, rummage out) -
46 air sweep
Алюминиевая промышленность: (through hoods) проникновение воздуха (через колокол) -
47 ступенчатое качание частоты
Electronics: sweep-throughУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ступенчатое качание частоты
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48 arrasar
v.1 to destroy, to devastate.2 to ravage, to destroy, to wipe out, to demolish.Los soldados arrasaron el pueblo The soldiers ravaged the town.3 to raze, to level with ground, to devastate, to lay flat.Los tractores arrasaron la tierra The tractors razed the land.* * *1 (destruir) to raze, destroy2 (allanar) to level, smooth1 (disco, libro, película) to be a smash hit, sweep the board; (deportista) to sweep to victory\arrasar con (gen) to sweep away 2 (comer) to polish off 3 (destrozar) to destroy 4 (robar) to get away with, make off with* * *verb1) to level2) raze3) sweep the board, be a runaway success* * *1. VT1) (=nivelar) to level; [+ edificio] to demolish; [esp en guerra] to raze to the ground; [ciclón, terremoto] to devastate2) (=colmar) to fill to the brim2. VI1) (Meteo) to clear2) (=triunfar) to triumph, achieve a great success; (Pol etc) to sweep the board3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo2. 3.arrasar con algo: la inundación arrasó con las cosechas the flood devastated the crops; las tropas arrasaron con la zona the soldiers laid waste to the area; arrasaron con toda la comida — they polished off all the food (colloq)
arrasarse v pronlos ojos se le arrasaron en or de lágrimas — tears welled up in her eyes
* * *1.verbo intransitivo2. 3.arrasar con algo: la inundación arrasó con las cosechas the flood devastated the crops; las tropas arrasaron con la zona the soldiers laid waste to the area; arrasaron con toda la comida — they polished off all the food (colloq)
arrasarse v pronlos ojos se le arrasaron en or de lágrimas — tears welled up in her eyes
* * *arrasar11 = lay + waste to, flatten, sweep away, rip through, raze, annihilate, devastate.Ex: The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.
Ex: This article describes how the organisation has been flattened into one unit during the changeover from a manual system to an automated statewide library system.Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex: The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.Ex: He intends to annihilate all the major world powers, until Islamic nations dominate the planet.Ex: The article 'Sorting a mountain of books' relates how when the law library was devastated by fire what had been a library became a jumble of 100,000 books and periodicals.* arrasar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.* epidemia + arrasar = epidemic + rage.* fuego + arrasar = fire + sweep through.arrasar22 = take + no prisoners, take + Nombre + by storm, win by + a landslide.Ex: He broke all the rules on and off the stage and took no prisoners in his wild pursuit of pleasure, pain, tragedy, and hope.
Ex: He was a confident, unspoiled, talented, hard-working young man when he moved to a strange town as a youngster and took it by storm.Ex: The polls mean nothing at this point -- if he wins by a landslide fantastic but we are in June not October, long way between there and now.* arrasar con = eat + Posesivo + way through.* * *arrasar [A1 ]viBoca Júniors volvió a arrasar Boca Juniors swept to victory againla película continúa arrasando the movie continues to be a huge box-office hitarrasar CON algo:la inundación arrasó con las cosechas the flood devastated o destroyed the crops o swept the crops awaylas tropas arrasaron con todo lo que encontraron a su paso the soldiers laid waste to everything that lay in their patharrasaron con toda la comida they polished off all the food ( colloq)los ladrones arrasaron con todas las joyas the thieves made off with all the jewelrylos cubanos arrasaron con las medallas the Cubans walked off with o carried off all the medalslos populares arrasaron en las urnas the populares won the elections by a landslide■ arrasarvt‹zona› to devastate; ‹edificio› to destroy, raze … to the groundel granizo arrasó los viñedos the hail destroyed o devastated the vineyardsel sistema que fue arrasado por la revolución the system that was swept away by the revolutionsintió que los ojos se le arrasaban en or de lágrimas she felt tears welling up in her eyescon los ojos arrasados en or de lágrimas with his eyes full of o brimming with tears* * *
arrasar ( conjugate arrasar) verbo intransitivo arrasar con algn ‹ con contrincante› to demolish sb. ;
‹ con enemigo› to destroy sb.;
arrasar con algo: la inundación arrasó con las cosechas the flood devastated the crops;
arrasaron con toda la comida they polished off all the food (colloq)
verbo transitivo ‹ zona› to devastate;
‹ edificio› to destroy
arrasar
I verbo transitivo to devastate, destroy: el fuego arrasó toda la zona, the fire devastated the entire area
II vi (en una votación) to win by a landslide
' arrasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrer
English:
bulldoze
- raze
- flatten
- level
- obliterate
- waste
* * *♦ vt[destruir] [edificio, cosecha] to destroy; [zona] to devastate;el fuego arrasó el castillo the fire destroyed the castle, the castle was burned to the ground in the fire♦ vi1.arrasar con [destruir] to destroy;el huracán arrasó con toda la cosecha the hurricane destroyed the entire harvest;los niños arrasaron con todos los pasteles the children made short work of the cakesel equipo brasileño arrasó en la primera fase the Brazilian team swept everything before it in the first stage;la película arrasó en toda Europa the movie was a massive success throughout Europe* * *I v/t devastateII v/i fambe a big hit* * *arrasar vt1) : to level, to smooth2) : to devastate, to destroy3) : to fill to the brim -
49 extenderse
1 (durar) to extend, last■ el periodo que estudiaremos se extiende entre los siglos XVIII y XIX the period we're going to study goes from the 18th century to the 19th century2 (terreno) to stretch3 figurado (difundirse) to spread, extend4 figurado (al hablar) to enlarge, expand, go into detail* * *1) to stretch2) spread* * *VPR1) (=propagarse) [tumor, rumor, revolución] to spread (a to)2) (=ocupar un espacio) [terreno, cultivo] to stretch, extend; [especie, raza] to extendla mancha de petróleo se extendía hasta la orilla — the oil-slick stretched o extended as far as the shore
ante nosotros se extendía todo un mundo de posibilidades — a whole world of possibilities lay before us
3) (=durar) to lastel período que se extiende desde principios de siglo hasta los años veinte — the period lasting from the beginning of the century up to the 1920s
4) (=explayarse)extenderse en o sobre — [+ tema, comentarios, respuestas] to expand on
* * *(v.) = spread (over/throughout), gain + currency, spread over, take off, catch on, ricochet, sweep through, sprawlEx. This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.Ex. It seems that around this late period of the seventeenth century this usage was beginning to gain currency.Ex. Files will have to be spread over two or more disks, and it may not be convenient to divide the file in this way.Ex. But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.Ex. These new technologies are advancing rapidly in Japan and are likely to catch on quickly in other countries.Ex. The subsequent changes that threaten to ricochet through the higher education sector can be described as evolutionary.Ex. A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals leaving scores dead.Ex. Atlanta, too, has been sprawling outward, with three suburban counties making the nation's top 10 list for fastest rate of population growth.* * *(v.) = spread (over/throughout), gain + currency, spread over, take off, catch on, ricochet, sweep through, sprawlEx: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.
Ex: It seems that around this late period of the seventeenth century this usage was beginning to gain currency.Ex: Files will have to be spread over two or more disks, and it may not be convenient to divide the file in this way.Ex: But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.Ex: These new technologies are advancing rapidly in Japan and are likely to catch on quickly in other countries.Ex: The subsequent changes that threaten to ricochet through the higher education sector can be described as evolutionary.Ex: A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals leaving scores dead.Ex: Atlanta, too, has been sprawling outward, with three suburban counties making the nation's top 10 list for fastest rate of population growth.* * *
■extenderse verbo reflexivo
1 (en el tiempo) to extend, last
2 (en el espacio) to spread out, stretch
3 (divulgarse) to spread, extend
4 (hablar mucho tiempo) to go on
' extenderse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cundir
- seguir
- extender
- ir
- lado
English:
currency
- enlarge
- extend
- fire
- lie
- open out
- permeate
- range
- reach
- set in
- sprawl
- spread
- stretch
- stretch out
- sweep
- tail back
- unfold
- span
- spill
- wild
* * *vprextenderse por to stretch o extend across;sus tierras se extienden hasta la carretera/por todo el valle his property extends as far as the main road/all the way along the valley2. [durar] to extend, to last;su etapa de gobierno se extiende desde 1986 a 1994 her period of office extended o lasted from 1986 to 19943. [difundirse] to spread ( por across);el incendio se extendió por el bosque the fire spread through the forest;el virus se extendió rápidamente por Internet the virus spread quickly over the Internet;pon servilletas para que no se extienda la mancha put some paper napkins down so the stain doesn't spread;la costumbre se ha extendido a otras zonas del país the custom has spread to other parts of the country4. [hablar mucho] to enlarge, to expand (en on);no quisiera extenderme más I prefer not to say any more than that5. [tenderse] to stretch out* * *v/r1 de campos stretch2 de influencia extend3 ( difundirse) spread4 ( durar) last5 ( explayarse) go into detail* * *vr1) : to spread2) : to last* * *extenderse vbse ha extendido la moda de llevar el pelo muy corto the fashion of having very short hair has spread2. (en el tiempo) to last3. (terreno) to stretch -
50 extender
v.1 to spread (out) (tela, plano, alas).me extendió la mano she held out her hand to me2 to spread (mantequilla).3 to extend, to widen.extendieron el castigo a todos los alumnos the punishment was extended to include all the pupilsMaría extendió el mapa Mary extended the map.María extendió el discurso Mary extended the discourse.El banco extendió el plazo The bank extended the deadline.4 to draw up (document).le extenderé un cheque I'll write you (out) a check, I'll make out a check to you5 to outstretch, to spread-eagle.* * *1 (mapa, papel) to spread (out), open (out)2 (brazo etc) to stretch (out); (alas) to spread3 (mantequilla etc) to spread5 figurado (hacer mayor) to extend, enlarge6 figurado (idea, creencia, noticia) to spread1 (durar) to extend, last■ el periodo que estudiaremos se extiende entre los siglos XVIII y XIX the period we're going to study goes from the 18th century to the 19th century2 (terreno) to stretch3 figurado (difundirse) to spread, extend4 figurado (al hablar) to enlarge, expand, go into detail* * *verb1) to extend2) stretch3) spread4) write out•* * *1. VT1) (=desplegar) [+ manta, mantel] to spread out; [+ alas] to spread, stretch out; [+ brazo, pierna, tentáculo] to stretch outextendió el mapa encima de la mesa — he opened out o spread out the map on the table
la corriente del Golfo extiende su acción beneficiosa hasta el norte de Europa — the beneficial effects of the Gulf Stream reach as far as northern Europe
extender la mano a algn — to hold out one's hand to sb, extend one's hand to sb frm
2) (=esparcir) [+ sellos, arena] to lay out, spread outextendimos el tabaco al sol — we laid o spread the tobacco out in the sun
3) (=untar) [+ crema, mantequilla] to spread4) (=difundir) [+ noticia, rumor] to spread; [+ influencia, poder] to extendextendí un cheque a su nombre — I made out o wrote out a cheque to him
6) (=ampliar) [+ oferta, contrato] to extendhan extendido el derecho de cobrar una pensión a las amas de casa — the right to receive a pension has been extended to include housewives
7) (Téc) [+ alambre] to draw2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <periódico/mapa> to open... up o out3) <pintura/mantequilla> to spread4) ( ampliar) <poderes/influencia> to broaden, extend; <plazo/permiso> to extend5) (frml) <factura/cheque> to issue (frml); < receta> to make out, write; <documento/escritura> to issue2.¿a nombre de quién extiendo el cheque? — to whom do I make the check payable?
extenderse v pron1) ( en el espacio)a) (propagarse, difundirse) fuego/epidemia/noticia to spreadb) (abarcar, ocupar) territorio stretchc) influencia/autoridad to extend2) ( en el tiempo)a) época/período to lastb) (en explicación, discurso)se extendió demasiado en or sobre ese tema — he spent too much time on that subject
¿quisiera extenderse en or sobre ese punto? — would you like to expand on that point?
* * *= broaden, extend, lengthen, widen, stretch, unfold, stretch out.Ex. The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.Ex. The term author is normally extended to include writers, illustrator, performers, producers, translators, and others with some intellectual or artistic responsibility for a work.Ex. It is needless to lengthen the list.Ex. The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.Ex. He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.Ex. This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.Ex. Everyone knows the benefits of stretching out both before and after your workouts.----* cada vez más extendido = spreading.* extender la influencia = spread + influence.* extender la mano = put out + Posesivo + hand, reach out, put forth + Posesivo + hand.* extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.* extenderse = spread (over/throughout), gain + currency, spread over, take off, catch on, ricochet, sweep through, sprawl.* extenderse a = pervade.* extenderse a modo de abanico = fan out.* extenderse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.* extenderse como un reguero de pólvora = spread like + wildfire.* extenderse de... a... = stretch from... to....* extenderse por todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* extenderse por todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* extender un cheque = issue + check.* que se extiende sobre una zona muy amplia = sprawling.* reputación + extenderse = reputation + spread.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <periódico/mapa> to open... up o out3) <pintura/mantequilla> to spread4) ( ampliar) <poderes/influencia> to broaden, extend; <plazo/permiso> to extend5) (frml) <factura/cheque> to issue (frml); < receta> to make out, write; <documento/escritura> to issue2.¿a nombre de quién extiendo el cheque? — to whom do I make the check payable?
extenderse v pron1) ( en el espacio)a) (propagarse, difundirse) fuego/epidemia/noticia to spreadb) (abarcar, ocupar) territorio stretchc) influencia/autoridad to extend2) ( en el tiempo)a) época/período to lastb) (en explicación, discurso)se extendió demasiado en or sobre ese tema — he spent too much time on that subject
¿quisiera extenderse en or sobre ese punto? — would you like to expand on that point?
* * *= broaden, extend, lengthen, widen, stretch, unfold, stretch out.Ex: The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.
Ex: The term author is normally extended to include writers, illustrator, performers, producers, translators, and others with some intellectual or artistic responsibility for a work.Ex: It is needless to lengthen the list.Ex: The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.Ex: This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.Ex: Everyone knows the benefits of stretching out both before and after your workouts.* cada vez más extendido = spreading.* extender la influencia = spread + influence.* extender la mano = put out + Posesivo + hand, reach out, put forth + Posesivo + hand.* extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.* extenderse = spread (over/throughout), gain + currency, spread over, take off, catch on, ricochet, sweep through, sprawl.* extenderse a = pervade.* extenderse a modo de abanico = fan out.* extenderse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.* extenderse como un reguero de pólvora = spread like + wildfire.* extenderse de... a... = stretch from... to....* extenderse por todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* extenderse por todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* extender un cheque = issue + check.* que se extiende sobre una zona muy amplia = sprawling.* reputación + extenderse = reputation + spread.* * *extender [E8 ]vtA ‹periódico/mapa› to open … up o outextendió la toalla sobre la arena he spread the towel out on the sandB ‹brazos› to stretch out; ‹alas› to spreadle extendió la mano he held out his hand to herC ‹pintura/mantequilla/pegamento› to spreadextender bien la crema por todo el rostro y cuello spread the cream over the face and neckD (ampliar) ‹poderes/influencia› to broaden, extend; ‹plazo/permiso› to extendquiere extender su esfera de influencia he wants to broaden o extend o expand his sphere of influencese habla de extender estas reformas a los institutos privados there is talk of these reforms being extended to (apply to) private schoolsE ( frml); ‹factura› to issue ( frml); ‹cheque› to issue ( frml), to make out, write, write out; ‹receta› to make out, write; ‹documento/escritura› to issue¿a nombre de quién extiendo el cheque? to whom do I make the check payable?, who do I make o write the check out to?1 (propagarse, difundirse) «fuego/epidemia» to spread; «tumor» to spread; «noticia/costumbre/creencia» to spreadla humedad se ha extendido a la habitación de al lado the dampness has spread to the next room2 (abarcar, ocupar) «territorio» stretch; «influencia/autoridad» to extendse extiende hasta el río it extends o stretches down to the riverinmensos campos de olivos se extendían ante nuestros ojos ( liter); vast olive groves stretched out before usextenderse A algo to extend TO sthmis conocimientos no se extienden a ese campo my knowledge does not extend to that field1 «época/período» to lastel período que se extiende hasta la Revolución Francesa the period up to the French Revolutionel invierno se ha extendido mucho this winter has gone on o lasted a long time, it has been a long winter2(en una explicación, un discurso): ya nos hemos extendido bastante sobre este tema we have already spent enough time on this subject¿quisiera extenderse sobre ese punto? would you like to expand o enlarge on that point?* * *
extender ( conjugate extender) verbo transitivo
1 ‹periódico/mapa› to open … up o out;
‹mantel/toalla› to spread … out
2 ‹ brazos› to stretch out;
‹ alas› to spread;
3 ‹pintura/mantequilla› to spread
4 ( ampliar) ‹poderes/plazo/permiso› to extend
5 (frml) ‹factura/cheque/escritura› to issue;
‹ receta› to make out, write
extenderse verbo pronominal
1 ( en el espacio)
extenderse a algo to extend to sth
2 ( en el tiempo)
b) [ persona]:
¿quisiera extenderse sobre ese punto? would you like to expand on that point?
extender verbo transitivo
1 to extend
(un territorio) to enlarge
2 (desplegar, estirar) to spread (out), open (out)
(una mano, las piernas, etc) to stretch (out)
3 (untar) to spread
4 (expedir) (un cheque) to make out
(un documento) to draw up
(un certificado) to issue
' extender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alargar
- ampliar
- extensor
- extensora
- generalizar
- repartir
- tender
English:
enlarge
- expand
- extend
- go
- make out
- open out
- prolong
- roll out
- shoot out
- spread
- stretch
- thrust out
- unfold
- write
- write out
- stick
* * *♦ vt1. [tela, plano, periódico] to spread (out);[brazos, piernas] to stretch out; [alas] to spread (out);extendió el mantel sobre la hierba he spread the blanket (out) on the grass;me extendió la mano she held out her hand to me2. [mantequilla, pegamento, barniz] to spread;[objetos] to spread out3. [ampliar] to extend, to widen;extendieron el castigo a todos los alumnos the punishment was extended to include all the pupils4. [documento] to draw up;[cheque] to make out, to write (out); [certificado] to issue; [factura] to make out; [receta] to write (out);le extenderé un cheque I'll write you (out) a cheque, I'll make out a cheque to you5. [prolongar] to prolong, to extend6. [propagar] to spread;extender una creencia to spread a belief* * *v/tme extendió la mano she held out her hand to me2 ( untar) spread3 ( ampliar) extend* * *extender {56} vt1) : to spread out, to stretch out2) : to broaden, to expandextender la influencia: to broaden one's influence3) : to draw up (a document), to write out (a check)* * *extender vb2. (desplegar) to spread out3. (ampliar) to extend4. (brazo, etc) to stretch out -
51 propagarse
VPR1) [ideas, rumores, enfermedad, incendio] to spread2) (Bio) to propagate* * *(v.) = percolate, sweep throughEx. A culture of violence and hatred seems to have percolated through the corridors of the institutions of learning particularly schools.Ex. A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals leaving scores dead.* * *(v.) = percolate, sweep throughEx: A culture of violence and hatred seems to have percolated through the corridors of the institutions of learning particularly schools.
Ex: A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals leaving scores dead.* * *
■propagarse verbo reflexivo to spread: el fuego se propagó por toda la comarca, the fire spread throughout the region
' propagarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
propagar
English:
spread
- travel
* * *vpr1. [extenderse, divulgarse] to spread;la noticia se propagó rápidamente the news spread quickly;el incendio se propagó de forma incontrolada the fire spread uncontrollably2. [especies, ondas] to propagate* * *v/r spread* * *vr* * *propagarse vb to spread [pt. & pp. spread] -
52 fuego + arrasar
(n.) = fire + sweep throughEx. In 1988 an electrically-caused fire swept through the Jewish archives in New York City.* * *(n.) = fire + sweep throughEx: In 1988 an electrically-caused fire swept through the Jewish archives in New York City.
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53 propagar
v.1 to spread.2 to propagate, to circulate, to diffuse, to disseminate.Ella circuló las invitaciones She circulated=handed out the invitations.* * *1 to propagate, spread* * *1. VT1) (=extender) [+ ideas] to spread, disseminate; [+ rumor, enfermedad, fuego] spread2) (Bio) to propagate2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <doctrina/rumores> to spread, to propagateb) < enfermedad> to spread, propagatec) < especie> to propagate2.propagarse v prona) doctrina/rumores to spread, propagateb) enfermedad to spreadc) fuego to spreadd) (Biol) to propagatee) sonido/luz to propagate* * *= propagate out to, propagate.Ex. We must develop and study intelligent interfaces that propagate out to the information universe and report back to us.Ex. The update, once started, propagates through the database, respecting local integrity rules for each affected object.----* propagar el conocimiento = propagate + knowledge.* propagar mentiras = spread + lies.* propagarse = percolate, sweep through.* propagarse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.* propagarse como un reguero de pólvora = spread like + wildfire.* propagar una enfermedad = spread + disease.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <doctrina/rumores> to spread, to propagateb) < enfermedad> to spread, propagatec) < especie> to propagate2.propagarse v prona) doctrina/rumores to spread, propagateb) enfermedad to spreadc) fuego to spreadd) (Biol) to propagatee) sonido/luz to propagate* * *= propagate out to, propagate.Ex: We must develop and study intelligent interfaces that propagate out to the information universe and report back to us.
Ex: The update, once started, propagates through the database, respecting local integrity rules for each affected object.* propagar el conocimiento = propagate + knowledge.* propagar mentiras = spread + lies.* propagarse = percolate, sweep through.* propagarse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.* propagarse como un reguero de pólvora = spread like + wildfire.* propagar una enfermedad = spread + disease.* * *propagar [A3 ]vt1 ‹doctrina/rumores› to spread, to propagate, to disseminate ( frml)2 ‹enfermedad› to spread, propagate3 ‹especie/raza› to propagate1 «doctrina/rumores» to spread, propagate2 «enfermedad» to spread3 «fuego» to spread4 ( Biol) to propagate5 «sonido/luz» to propagate* * *
propagar ( conjugate propagar) verbo transitivo
propagarse verbo pronominal
to spread;
[especie/sonido/luz] to propagate
propagar verbo transitivo to propagate, spread: la prensa propagó la noticia de su dimisión, the press publicized his resignation
' propagar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
generalizar
English:
propagate
- spread
* * *♦ vt1. [extender, divulgar] to spread2. [especies, ondas] to propagate;los fuertes vientos propagaron el fuego the strong winds caused the fire to spread* * *v/t spread* * *propagar {52} vt1) : to propagate2) : to spread, to disseminate -
54 pánico + cundir
(n.) = panic + sweep (through/over), panic + spreadEx. Most of the dead were women, children and the elderly, who were crushed to death or trampled underfoot as panic swept through a massive crowd.Ex. Witnesses said panic spread because of rumours that suicide bombers were in the crowd.* * *(n.) = panic + sweep (through/over), panic + spreadEx: Most of the dead were women, children and the elderly, who were crushed to death or trampled underfoot as panic swept through a massive crowd.
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55 invadere
invade( occupare) occupy( inondare) flood* * *invadere v.tr.1 to invade (anche fig.), to overrun*; (di acqua) to flood: invadere un paese, to invade a country; i turisti invasero il villaggio, tourists invaded the village; l'acqua ha invaso i campi, water has flooded the fields; in estate siamo letteralmente invasi dalle zanzare, in summer we are literally invaded by mosquitoes; la paura lo invase, fear seized him // ( sport) invadere il campo, to invade the pitch2 (usurpare) to encroach on (sthg.): invadere il campo di qlcu., to encroach on s.o.'s territory; invadere i diritti di qlcu., to encroach on s.o.'s rights.* * *[in'vadere]verbo transitivo1) (occupare) to invade [ luogo]2) (diffondersi) [animale, pianta] to overrun* [ luogo]3) (dilagare) [ mare] to flood [ terre]; [fumo, gas] to flow through [stanza, edificio]5) fig. (sconfinare)invadere il campo di qcn. — to encroach on sb.'s territory, to impinge on sb. else's competence
* * *invadere/in'vadere/ [58]1 (occupare) to invade [ luogo]2 (diffondersi) [animale, pianta] to overrun* [ luogo]5 fig. (sconfinare) invadere il campo di qcn. to encroach on sb.'s territory, to impinge on sb. else's competence. -
56 spaziare
spaziare v.tr. to space (anche tip.)◆ v. intr.2 (fig.) ( estendersi) to sweep*, to range: il suo sguardo spaziava su tutta la vallata, his gaze swept (over) the valley; i suoi interessi spaziano in molti campi, his interests range over (o cover) many fields.* * *[spat'tsjare]1. vispaziare in; spaziare per — to range over
2. vt(Tip : parole, lettere) to space (out)* * *[spat'tsjare] 1.verbo transitivo to space out [oggetti, parole] (anche tip.)2.1) (muoversi liberamente) to move freely2) fig. (estendersi) to sweep** * *spaziare/spat'tsjare/ [1]to space out [oggetti, parole] (anche tip.)(aus. avere)1 (muoversi liberamente) to move freely2 fig. (estendersi) to sweep*; il suo discorso spaziò in molti argomenti his speech ranged over a wide variety of subjects. -
57 arrasar1
1 = lay + waste to, flatten, sweep away, rip through, raze, annihilate, devastate.Ex. The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.Ex. This article describes how the organisation has been flattened into one unit during the changeover from a manual system to an automated statewide library system.Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.Ex. Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex. The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.Ex. He intends to annihilate all the major world powers, until Islamic nations dominate the planet.Ex. The article 'Sorting a mountain of books' relates how when the law library was devastated by fire what had been a library became a jumble of 100,000 books and periodicals.----* arrasar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.* epidemia + arrasar = epidemic + rage.* fuego + arrasar = fire + sweep through. -
58 искатель вызова передвигает щётки до установки на ламелях, в которые включена линия вызывающего абонента
Makarov: fingers of a line finder sweep through different lines and pause on the particular one where the user is calling, the fingers of a line finder sweep through different lines and pause on the particular one where the user is callingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > искатель вызова передвигает щётки до установки на ламелях, в которые включена линия вызывающего абонента
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59 прорываться через расположение противника
1) Military: sweep through the enemy2) Makarov: sweep right through the enemyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > прорываться через расположение противника
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60 überrollen
v/t (untr., hat) MIL. overrun; Zug etc.: run over; fig. steamroller* * *to overrun* * *über|rọl|len [yːbɐ'rɔlən] ptp überro\#lltvt insepto run down; (MIL, fig) to overrun* * *über·rol·len *[y:bɐˈrɔlən]vt* * *transitives Verb1) (Milit.) overrun; (fig.) overwhelm < person>; <fashion, craze> sweep through < country>2) (hinwegrollen über) run down* * ** * *transitives Verb1) (Milit.) overrun; (fig.) overwhelm < person>; <fashion, craze> sweep through < country>2) (hinwegrollen über) run down
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