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v.1 to throw.tirar algo a algo/alguien to throw something to something/somebody (para que lo agarre) to throw something at something/somebody (para hacer daño)tírame una manzana throw me an appleElla tira bolas She throws balls.2 to drop (dejar caer) (object).3 to knock over (derribar) (botella, lámpara).4 to throw away.tirar algo a la basura to throw something awayeso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money5 to fire (disparar) (bala, misil).tirar una foto to take a picture6 to play (jugar) (carta).7 to take (sport) (falta, penalti).tirar a gol to shoot, to have a shot at goal8 to print.La imprenta tiró la primera edición The printer printed the first edition.9 to fail (informal) (suspender).10 to shoot.tirar a matar to shoot to kill11 to have a pull (informal) (atraer).me tira la vida del campo I feel drawn toward life in the countrytirar de algo to attract something12 to draw (cigarrillo, chimenea).13 to go, to work (informal) (funcionar).14 to go, to head.tira por esa calle go up o take that street15 to (have one's) go.16 to kick (sport) (con el pie).17 to last.18 to knock down, to break down, to batter down.La policía tiró la puerta The police broke down the door.19 to pull.El tractor tira fuerte The tractor pulls hard.* * *1 (echar) to throw, fling2 (dejar caer) to drop3 (desechar) to throw away4 (derribar) to knock down; (casa, árbol) to pull down5 (derramar) to spill6 (vaso, botella) to knock over7 (estirar) to pull8 (imprimir) to print9 (hacer - foto) to take; (línea, plano) to draw12 DEPORTE to take13 figurado (malgastar) to waste, squander1 (cuerda, puerta) to pull (de, -)2 (carreta, carro) to draw (de, -)3 (atraer) to draw, attract4 (estufa, chimenea) to draw5 (en juegos) to be a player's move, be a player's turn6 familiar (funcionar) to work, run8 (quedar estrecho) to be tight on11 figurado (inclinarse) to be attracted (a/hacia, to), be drawn (a/hacia, to)12 figurado (parecerse) to take after (a, -)14 figurado (mantenerse) to get by, get along15 (disparar) to shoot, fire1 (lanzarse) to throw oneself, hurl oneself3 (tumbarse) to lie down5 argot (fornicar) to lay (a, -)\a todo tirar figurado at the most, at the latesttira y afloja figurado give and taketirar al blanco to shoot at a targettirar a alguien de la lengua figurado to draw somebody outtirar de cartera to dip into one's wallettirar la casa por la ventana figurado to spare no expense, push the boat outtirar la primera piedra figurado to cast the first stonetirar una moneda al aire to toss a cointirarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water* * *verb1) to throw, hurl, toss2) throw away3) shoot, fire4) pull, draw5) attract6) print•- tirar a
- tirar de la cadena
- tirar para* * *Para las expresiones como tirar de la lengua, tirar de la manta, tirar por la borda, tirar por tierra, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=lanzar) to throwtirar algo a algn — [para que lo coja] to throw sth to sb; [para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb
2) (=derribar) [+ edificio] to pull down; [+ jarrón, silla, estatua] to knock over; [+ pared, verja] to knock downvan a tirar la casa — they are going to demolish {o} pull down the house
¡abre, o tiro la puerta abajo! — open up, or I'll break the door down!
3) (=dejar caer) to drop4) (=desechar) to throw awayno tires las sobras, que se las voy a dar al perro — don't throw away the leftovers, I'll give them to the dog
no tires el aceite por el sumidero — don't tip {o} pour the oil down the drain
estos pantalones están para tirarlos — these trousers have had it, these trousers are about ready for the dustbin
5) (=malgastar) [+ dinero] to waste; [+ fortuna] to squanderhas tirado el dinero comprando eso — it was a waste of money buying that, you wasted your money buying that
6) (=disparar) [+ tiro] to fire; [+ flecha] to shoot; [+ cohete] to launch, fireel aparato tira el proyectil a 2.000m — the machine throws the projectile 2,000m
7) [+ foto] to take8) (=dar, pegar)la mula le tiró una coz — the mule kicked him {o} gave him a kick
¡mamá, Carlos me ha tirado un mordisco! — Carlos has bitten me, Mum!
9) (Tip) (=imprimir) to print, run off10) (=trazar) [+ línea] to draw, trace11) * (=suspender)ya me han vuelto a tirar en química — I've failed chemistry again, I've flunked chemistry again ( esp EEUU) *
12) And (=usar) to use14)• tirarla [de] — † (=dárselas de) to fancy oneself as, pose as
2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [haciendo fuerza]a) (=traer hacia sí) to pull¡tira un poco más fuerte! — pull a bit harder!
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tirar [de] — [+ soga, cuerda] to pull¡no le tires de la trenza a tu hermana! — don't pull your sister's pigtail!
tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain
b) (=llevar tras sí)•
tirar [de] — to pullun burro tiraba de la carreta — a donkey was pulling the cart along, the cart was drawn by a donkey
2) * (=atraer)no le tira el estudio — studying does not appeal to him, studying holds no attraction for him
3) (=estar tirante) [ropa] to be tight4) (=usar)•
tirar [de] — [+ espada, navaja] to drawtiramos de diccionario y lo traducimos en un minuto — * if we use a dictionary it will just take a minute to translate
5) (=disparar) to shoot¡no tires! — don't shoot!
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tirar al [blanco] — to aim•
tirar a [matar] — to shoot to kill6) (Dep) [con balón] to shoot; [con fichas, cartas etc] to go, play¡tira! — shoot!
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tirar a [puerta] — Esp to shoot at goal7) * (=arreglárselas) to get byir tirando — to get by, manage
-¿qué tal esa salud? -vamos tirando — "how's your health?" - "we're getting by"
8) (=funcionar) [motor] to pull; [chimenea, puro] to draw, pull9) (=ir) to go¡tira de una vez! — get on with it!, go on, then!
tirar por una calle — to turn down a street, go off along a street
10) * (=durar) to last11) [seguido de preposición]tirar a (=tender)tirar para (=aspirar a ser)es mediocre tirando a malo — it's middling to bad, it's mediocre verging on bad
12)nos queda gasolina para 20km a todo tirar — we have only enough petrol for 20kms at the most {o} at the outside
13) LAm *** [sexualmente] to screw ***3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( arrojar) to throwno tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground
tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody
b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o awayc) ( desperdiciar) to waste2)a) ( hacer caer) to knock overcuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!
tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow
b) ( derribar) to knock down3)a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fireb) < foto> to take4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull5) (Impr) to print, run off6) (Mat) < línea> to draw2.tirar vi1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull2) ( atraer)3)a) ( disparar) to shootb) (Dep) to shoottirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal
tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most
c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl4)a) chimenea/cigarro to drawb) coche/motor to pull5)a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get bycon $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by
b) tirando gerundio (fam)¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad
6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)vamos, tira — get a move on
tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street
7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)3.es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height
tirarse v pron1)a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneselftirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out
tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water
tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst
b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie downtirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)
2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)
4) (fam) ( expulsar)tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)
tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)
5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruinse tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)
* * *= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.Ex. Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.Ex. In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.Ex. A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.Ex. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.Ex. Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.Ex. The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.Ex. They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.Ex. Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.Ex. Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.----* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.* introducir tirando = haul in.* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.* sacar tirando = haul out.* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.* tirando a bajo = shortish.* tirando a corto = shortish.* tirando a marrón = brownish.* tirando a morado = purplish.* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.* tirar al suelo = upset.* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.* tirar bombas = bomb.* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.* tirarse un farol = bullshit.* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( arrojar) to throwno tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground
tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody
b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o awayc) ( desperdiciar) to waste2)a) ( hacer caer) to knock overcuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!
tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow
b) ( derribar) to knock down3)a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fireb) < foto> to take4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull5) (Impr) to print, run off6) (Mat) < línea> to draw2.tirar vi1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull2) ( atraer)3)a) ( disparar) to shootb) (Dep) to shoottirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal
tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most
c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl4)a) chimenea/cigarro to drawb) coche/motor to pull5)a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get bycon $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by
b) tirando gerundio (fam)¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad
6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)vamos, tira — get a move on
tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street
7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)3.es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height
tirarse v pron1)a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneselftirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out
tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water
tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst
b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie downtirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)
2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)
4) (fam) ( expulsar)tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)
tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)
5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruinse tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)
* * *tirar(de)(v.) = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverageEx: Do not push or pull on the disc drawer.
Ex: Do not pull a book from the shelf by forcefully tugging the top of the spine.Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.
Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.Ex: Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.Ex: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.Ex: The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.Ex: They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.Ex: Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.Ex: Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.* introducir tirando = haul in.* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.* sacar tirando = haul out.* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.* tirando a bajo = shortish.* tirando a corto = shortish.* tirando a marrón = brownish.* tirando a morado = purplish.* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.* tirar al suelo = upset.* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.* tirar bombas = bomb.* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.* tirarse un farol = bullshit.* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.* * *tirar [A1 ]vtA1 (lanzar, arrojar) to throw¿quiénes estaban tirando piedras? who was throwing stones?tiró la colilla por la ventanilla she threw the cigarette butt out of the windowtiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the airtiraban piedrecitas al río they were throwing stones into the riverno tires los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the groundtirarle algo A algn (para que lo agarre) to throw sth TO sb, to throw sb sth; (con agresividad) to throw sth AT sble tiró la pelota she threw him the ball, she threw the ball to himtírame las llaves throw me the keysme tiró una piedra she threw a stone at mele tiraron un cubo de agua they threw a bucket of water over himle tiró los brazos he put o stretched his arms out to hertírale un beso blow him a kiss2 (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o awaytodo esto es para tirar all this can be thrown out o away, this is all going out ( colloq)estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out¡que asco! tira eso inmediatemente a la basura ugh! throw that away right now!, ugh! put that in the garbage can ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bin right now!3 (desperdiciar) to waste¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!B (dejar en desorden) (+ compl):no tiren los juguetes por todos lados don't leave o strew your toys all over the placese quitó la camisa y la tiró en un rincón he took off his shirt and threw it into a cornerC1 (hacer caer) to knock over¡cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo he knocked the vase off the table ( o shelf etc) with his elbow2 (derribar) to knock downel perro se le echó encima y lo tiró al suelo the dog leaped up at him and knocked him to the ground o knocked him overtiró todos los bolos de una vez he knocked all the pins down in one govan a tirar (abajo) esta pared or van a tirar esta pared (abajo) they're going to knock this wall downtiraron la puerta abajo they broke the door downD1 ‹bomba› to drop; ‹cohete› to fire, launch; ‹flecha› to shoot; ‹tiros› to firele tiraron tres tiros they shot at him three times, they fired three shots at him2 ‹foto› to takeE (dar) ‹puñetazo› to throwtiraba puñetazos a diestra y siniestra he was throwing punches o lashing out left and right ( AmE) o ( BrE) left, right and centerel perro me tiró un mordisco the dog snapped at meno me tires más pellizcos stop pinching meF ( AmL) (atrayendo hacia sí) to pulltiró la cadena he pulled the chainno le tires el pelo don't pull his hairte voy a tirar las orejas I'm going to tweak your earsle tiraba la manga she was tugging o pulling at his sleeveG ( Impr) to print, run offH ( Mat) ‹línea› to drawI ( Chi)1 ‹carrera› to start, give the starting signal for2 ‹lotería› to draw the winning number in; ‹rifa› to draw■ tirarviA1 (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull¡vamos, tiren todos a una! come on, everybody pull together![ S ] tirar pulltirar DE algo to pull sthno le tires del pelo don't pull her hairdos caballos tiraban del carro the cart was drawn by two horsestirar de la cadena to pull the chainle tiró de la manga she tugged o pulled at his sleevele tiró de la oreja she tweaked his ear2 «vestido/blusa» to be (too) tightme tira it's too tight on meB(atraer): le sigue tirando México she still hankers after o misses Mexicono parece que le tiren mucho los deportes he doesn't seem to be very interested in o keen on sportla sangre tira blood is thicker than waterC1(disparar): le tiró a traición she shot him in the back¡no tiren! don't shoot!le tiró al corazón he shot him through the hearttirar a dar to shoot to wound ( not to kill)tirar a matar (literal) to shoot to kill(para ofender, atacar): cuando empieza a criticar, tira a matar when she starts criticizing you, she really goes for the jugular o she really sticks the knife in ( colloq)siempre que me dice algo, tira a matar whenever he says anything to me, he goes all out to hurt me2 ( Dep) to shoottirando por lo bajo/alto at the (very) least/most3 ( Jueg) (descartarse) to throw away, discard; (en juegos de dados) to throw; (en dardos) to throw; (en bolos) to bowlD1 «chimenea/cigarro» to draw2 «coche/motor» to pullE1 ( fam) (llegar, sobrevivir) to get bycon $100 podríamos tirar hasta fin de mes with $100 we could get by until the end of the monthcon este uniforme podrás tirar hasta fin de año this uniform will last you o ( colloq) will do you till the end of the year2 tirandoger ( fam): ¿qué tal andas? — ya lo ves, tirando … how are things? — well, you know, not too bad o we're getting byno ganamos mucho pero vamos tirando we don't earn much but we're managingFvamos, tira come on, get moving o get a move onsi tiras para atrás cabe otro coche if you back up o go back a bit we can get another car intira (p'alante), no te pares ahora keep going, don't stop nowhay mucho que hacer pero entre todos podemos tirar p'alante there's a lot to be done but if we all pull together we can get through ittira por esta calle abajo go o turn down this streeten cuanto nos vieron, tiraron por otro lado as soon as they saw us they went off in a different direction/they turned off up a different streetH tirar ano es verde, tira más bien a azul it's not green, it's more of a bluish colorlos precios son más bien tirando a caros the prices are a bit on the expensive o ( colloq) steep sideel erotismo de la película tiraba a pornográfico the eroticism in the film tended toward(s) o verged on the pornographiclos niños tiran más a la madre the children take after their mother morees de estatura normal, tirando a bajito he's average to short in height■ tirarseA1 (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneselfse tiró por la ventana he threw himself o he leapt out of the windowtirarse en paracaídas to parachutetirarse al agua to dive/jump into the watertirarse del trampolín to dive off the springboardtirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirstintentó tirarse del tren en marcha she tried to throw herself from o to jump off the train while it was movingse le tiró a los brazos she threw herself into his arms2 «coche/conductor» (+ compl) to pull overse tiró bruscamente a un lado he swerved to one side3 ( AmL) (tumbarse) to lie downestoy agotada, me voy a tirar un rato I'm exhausted, I'm going to lie down for a whileB ( fam); ‹horas/días› to spendnos hemos tirado media hora para encontrar la casa it's taken us half an hour to find the housese tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing itse ha tirado una hora entera hablando por teléfono he's been on the phone for a whole hour, he's spent a whole hour on the phoneC ( vulg)D ( fam)tirarse un eructo to belch, to burp ( colloq)el aguacero se tiró el paseo the downpour washed out o ruined our walkse tiró el examen he flunked the exam ( colloq)* * *
tirar ( conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo
1
tirarle algo a algn ( para que lo agarre) to throw sb sth;
( con agresividad) to throw sth at sb
◊ ¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!
2
3
‹ cohete› to fire, launch;
‹ flecha› to shoot
4 (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
verbo intransitivo
1 ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
tirar de algo to pull sth;
2
b) (Dep) to shoot;
tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal
( en juegos de dados) to throw;
( en dardos) to throw;
( en bolos) to bowl
3
4◊ tirando ger (fam): gano poco pero vamos tirando I don't earn much but we're managing;
¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad
5
ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more
tirarse verbo pronominal
1
tirarse en paracaídas to parachute;
( en emergencia) to bale out;
tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst
2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;
3 (fam) ( expulsar):◊ tirarse un pedo to fart (sl)
tirar
I verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar, echar) to throw: lo tiró al agua, he threw it into the water
no tires la cáscara al suelo, don't throw o drop the peel on the floor
(enérgicamente) to fling, hurl: lo tiró al fuego, she threw it on the fire
2 (deshacerse de) to throw out o away
tiré mis zapatos viejos, I threw my old shoes away
3 (malgastar) tiraste el dinero con esa joya falsa, you've wasted your money on that fake jewel
(despilfarrar) to squander
4 (hacer caer) to knock over: tiré el vaso, I knocked the glass over
5 (derribar a alguien) to knock o push over
tirar abajo (una pared, una puerta) to knock down
(demoler) to pull down
6 (una bomba) to drop
(un tiro, un cohete) to fire
7 (una foto) to take
8 Impr to print
II verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer fuerza hacia sí) to pull: no le tires del pelo, don't pull his hair
¡tira de la cuerda!, tug on the rope!
2 (disparar) to shoot
Dep to shoot
(dados, dardos) to throw
3 fam (gustar) le tira mucho el baloncesto, he's very keen on basketball
4 (tender) tira a azul, it's bluish
(parecerse) tira a su madre, she takes after her mother
5 fam (arreglárselas) ir tirando, to get by, manage
6 (ir) tira a la derecha, turn right
' tirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- bala
- borda
- calle
- casa
- esconder
- palanca
- toalla
- trapo
- apedrear
- arrojar
- basura
- blanco
- botar
- cadena
- crimen
- echar
- jalar
- pinta
- zumbar
English:
aim at
- archery
- bung
- cast
- chain
- chuck
- chuck away
- chuck out
- clearout
- dash
- drag
- draw
- fling
- flush
- haul
- heave
- keep
- knock off
- knock over
- lash out
- pitch
- pull
- pull on
- pull over
- putt
- run off
- shoot
- sling
- sling out
- splash out
- sponge
- strain
- throw
- throw aside
- throw away
- throw out
- toss
- toss away
- towel
- town
- trash
- tug
- turf out
- waste
- yank
- beat
- blow
- bring
- disposable
- ditch
* * *♦ vt1. [lanzar] to throw;tiraron las gorras al aire they threw their caps (up) in the air;tirar algo a alguien [para que lo agarre] to throw sth to sb;[para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb;tírame una manzana throw me an apple;le tiró un beso she blew him a kiss;le tiraban piedras a la policía they were throwing stones at the police2. [dejar caer] [objeto] to drop;[líquido] [derramar] to spill;no tiren los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground;tiró las maletas y se tumbó en la cama she dropped her suitcases and lay down on the bed;me has tirado salsa en el traje you've spilt some sauce on my suit3. [derribar] [botella, lámpara] to knock over;[muro, tabique, edificio] to knock down;tiró la lámpara con un codo al pasar she knocked over the lamp with her elbow as she went by;la violencia del choque la tiró al suelo the force of the collision knocked o hurled her to the floor;esta pared habrá que tirarla we're going to have to knock this wall down4. [desechar] to throw away o out;tirar algo a la basura to throw sth out;tíralo a la papelera throw it in the wastepaper basket;eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money6. [disparar] [balas, misiles, disparos] to fire;[bomba] to drop; [petardo, cohete] to let off; [dardos, flechas] to shoot; Famtirar una foto to take a picture7. [jugar] [carta] to play;[dado] to throw8. [en deportes] [falta, penalti] to take;[balón] to pass9. [imprimir] to print10. [trazar] [línea] to draw♦ vi1. [disparar] to shoot;tirar al aire to fire shots into the air;tirar a dar to shoot to wound, not to kill;tirar a matar [con arma] to shoot to kill;[con comentario] to go for the jugularel ciclista colombiano tiraba del pelotón the Colombian cyclist was pulling the bunch along;me tiró del pelo she pulled my hair;[en letrero] pull;me tiró del brazo/de la manga she tugged at my arm/sleeve;RPtirar parejo: esto no es justo, o tiramos parejo o yo me retiro this is not fair, either we all pull together or I'm dropping out3. [estar tirante] to be tight;la chaqueta me tira de atrás the jacket's a bit tight at the back4. [en deportes] [con el pie] to kick;[con la mano] to throw; [a meta, canasta] to shoot;5. [dirigirse] to go ( hacia o para towards), to head ( hacia o para for o towards); FamFam¡tira! [para empezar a moverse] get moving!;¡tira que llegamos tarde! let's get a move on or we'll be late!;tiramos hacia la izquierda we turned left;Famtira para arriba, que ahora subo yo you go on up, I'll come up in a minute;tira por esa calle go up o take that street6. [jugar] to go, to have one's go;te toca tirar a ti [en naipes, dados, billar] it's your go7. [cigarrillo, chimenea] to draw;este tabaco no tira these cigarettes aren't drawing properlyel motor no tira the engine isn't working properly;el coche tira bien the car runs well9. [durar] to last;estos zapatos tirarán otro año these shoes will last another yearla tierra siempre tira de uno your homeland never loses its pull on you;tirarle a alguien: me tira la vida del campo country life appeals to me;no le tira la profesión de su padre his father's profession doesn't appeal to him;no le tira viajar she doesn't feel the urge to travel;tirar de alguien to exert a pull on sb11. Fam [apañárselas]aún puedo tirar con este abrigo un par de inviernos this coat should do me for another couple of winters yet;ir tirando to get by;voy tirando I'm OK, I've been worse12. [tener aspecto de o tendencia a]tirar a: tira a gris it's greyish;tira a su abuela she takes after her grandmother;este programa tira a (ser) hortera this programme is a bit on the tacky side;el tiempo tira a mejorar the weather looks as if it's getting better;es un reformista tirando a radical he's somewhere between a reformist and a radical;es verde tirando a azul it's a bluey green;es tirando a delgado if anything, he's rather thin;tira para deportista he has the makings of a sportsmancuando no hay dinero hay que tirar del ingenio when you don't have any money, you have to rely on your wits;hubo que tirar de los ahorros we had to draw on our savings* * *I v/t3 TIP print4 famen examen fail5 foto take6 tiro fireII v/i1 de coche pull;tirar de algo pull sth2 ( disparar) shoot:tirar a puerta shoot at goal;tirar fuera shoot wide4 ( atraer) pull, attract;no me tira la música music doesn’t turn me on5:tirar a tend toward;tirar a conservador/verde have conservative/Green tendencies6 ( girar):tirar a la derecha turn right, take a right7:ir tirando fam get by, manage* * *tirar vt1) : to throw, to hurl, to toss2) botar: to throw away, to throw out, to waste3) derribar: to knock down4) : to shoot, to fire, to launch5) : to take (a photo)6) : to print, to run offtirar vi1) : to pull, to draw2) : to shoot3) : to attract4) : to get by, to manageva tirando: he's getting along, he's managing5)tirar a : to tend towards, to be rathertira a picante: it's a bit spicy* * *tirar vb3. (derribar) to knock over / to knock down4. (malgastar) to waste5. (arrastrar, estirar) to pull7. (atraer, gustar) to like -
102 fue
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Del verbo ir: ( conjugate ir)
fue es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Del verbo ser: ( conjugate ser)
fue es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
fue
ir
ser
fue see◊ ir, ser
ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo
1
iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot;
fue por mar to go by sea;
¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!;
el fue y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests;
vamos a casa let's go home;
¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?;
fue de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting;
ya vamos para allá we're on our way;
¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?;
fue por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb;
voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread
ya va al colegio she's already at school
2 ( expresando propósito) fue a + inf:◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;
ve a ayudarla go and help her;
ver tb fue v aux 1
3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;
tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!
4 [ comentario]:
eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you
1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):
¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?;
íbamos sentados we were sitting down;
vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry;
yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead
2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):
voy a fue de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula;
iba de verde she was dressed in green
3 ( en calidad de) fue de algo to go (along) as sth;
1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) fue a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth
2 (extenderse, abarcar):
el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to …
1 (marchar, desarrollarse):◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;
va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse;
¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq);
¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?;
me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam;
¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!;
¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam
2 ( en competiciones):◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;
voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning
3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;
¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?
4 ( estar en camino):◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;
va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty;
ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
5 (sumar, hacer):
con este van seis six, counting this one
6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month
1 ( deber colocarse) to go;◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;
¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!;
¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!;
vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way!
2a) ( combinar) fue con algo to go with sthb) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):
te fueá bien un descanso a rest will do you good
3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) fuele a algo/algn to support sth/sb;
1◊ vamosa) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;
¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!c) (al aclarar, resumir):◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;
vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy;
es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway
2◊ vayaa) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;
¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!
fue v aux fue a + inf:
1a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;
va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;
bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work
2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):
cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq);
lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains
3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):
ya puedes fue haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea;
la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse
irse verbo pronominal
1 ( marcharse) to leave;◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;
vámonos let's go;
bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off;
no te vayas don't go;
vete a la cama go to bed;
se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company;
vete de aquí get out of here;
se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away
2 (consumirse, gastarse):◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;
se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent
3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;
(+ me/te/le etc)◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?
4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down
5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):◊ fuese de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;
me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
era cierto it was true;
sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;
(+ me/te/le etc)
ver tb imposible, difícil etc
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
es viuda she's a widow;
ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
5 (hipótesis, futuro):
¿será cierto? can it be true?
verbo intransitivo
1
b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) fue para algo to be for sth;
( en locs)
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
(ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
sea como sea at all costs;
sea cuando sea whenever it is;
sea donde sea no matter where;
sea quien sea whoever it is;
si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
ver tb v impers
fue v impers to be;
fue v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
■ sustantivo masculino
1
◊ fue humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):
2 ( naturaleza):
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
(tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
(ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water
(haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
(encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall
♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
(al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
(adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
' fue' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abreviar
- absolución
- acoger
- acto
- actuación
- actual
- adaptar
- adiós
- agachar
- amarre
- antológica
- antológico
- aparato
- aquello
- bajeza
- bancarrota
- baño
- bárbara
- bárbaro
- batir
- bloque
- boato
- bobada
- bombazo
- brillante
- buscar
- caballero
- cabecilla
- cacicada
- campal
- captar
- causante
- chiripa
- cobarde
- cómplice
- condenada
- condenado
- conjura
- contienda
- cruenta
- cruento
- cuento
- de
- delicadeza
- deliciosa
- delicioso
- delirio
- desastre
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
English:
acclaim
- accomplice
- accusation
- achievement
- acquit
- actual
- adjourn
- alert
- allocate
- also
- ambition
- amusement
- annihilate
- applicant
- astray
- auspice
- badly
- barbarian
- barbaric
- be
- beeline
- belief
- best
- blackmail
- blank
- blubber
- blunder
- bomb
- bury
- bust
- buy
- buzz off
- by
- campaign
- carbon copy
- carry off
- carve
- caution
- ceremony
- chancellor
- charge
- cheer
- chorus
- classic
- clean
- clear
- close
- complete
- confine
- convict
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103 fuese
1→ link=ser ser2→ link=ir ir* * ** * ** * ** * *fuese, fuésemos, etc* * *
Del verbo ir: ( conjugate ir)
fuese es:
1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto(2) subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto(2) subjuntivo
Del verbo ser: ( conjugate ser)
fuese es:
1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto(2) subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto(2) subjuntivo
Multiple Entries:
fuese
ir
ser
fuese,◊ fuésemos, etc see ir, ser
ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo
1
iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot;
fuese por mar to go by sea;
¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!;
el fuese y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests;
vamos a casa let's go home;
¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?;
fuese de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting;
ya vamos para allá we're on our way;
¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?;
fuese por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb;
voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread
ya va al colegio she's already at school
2 ( expresando propósito) fuese a + inf:◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;
ve a ayudarla go and help her;
ver tb fuese v aux 1
3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;
tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!
4 [ comentario]:
eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you
1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):
¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?;
íbamos sentados we were sitting down;
vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry;
yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead
2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):
voy a fuese de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula;
iba de verde she was dressed in green
3 ( en calidad de) fuese de algo to go (along) as sth;
1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) fuese a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth
2 (extenderse, abarcar):
el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to …
1 (marchar, desarrollarse):◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;
va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse;
¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq);
¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?;
me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam;
¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!;
¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam
2 ( en competiciones):◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;
voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning
3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;
¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?
4 ( estar en camino):◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;
va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty;
ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
5 (sumar, hacer):
con este van seis six, counting this one
6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month
1 ( deber colocarse) to go;◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;
¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!;
¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!;
vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way!
2a) ( combinar) fuese con algo to go with sthb) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):
te fueseá bien un descanso a rest will do you good
3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) fuesele a algo/algn to support sth/sb;
1◊ vamosa) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;
¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!c) (al aclarar, resumir):◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;
vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy;
es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway
2◊ vayaa) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;
¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!
fuese v aux fuese a + inf:
1a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;
va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;
bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work
2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):
cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq);
lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains
3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):
ya puedes fuese haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea;
la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse
irse verbo pronominal
1 ( marcharse) to leave;◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;
vámonos let's go;
bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off;
no te vayas don't go;
vete a la cama go to bed;
se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company;
vete de aquí get out of here;
se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away
2 (consumirse, gastarse):◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;
se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent
3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;
(+ me/te/le etc)◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?
4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down
5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):◊ fuesese de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;
me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
era cierto it was true;
sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;
(+ me/te/le etc)
ver tb imposible, difícil etc
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
es viuda she's a widow;
ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
5 (hipótesis, futuro):
¿será cierto? can it be true?
verbo intransitivo
1
b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) fuese para algo to be for sth;
( en locs)
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
(ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
sea como sea at all costs;
sea cuando sea whenever it is;
sea donde sea no matter where;
sea quien sea whoever it is;
si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
ver tb v impers
fuese v impers to be;
fuese v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
■ sustantivo masculino
1
◊ fuese humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):
2 ( naturaleza):
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
(tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
(ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water
(haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
(encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall
♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
(al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
(adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
' fuese' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gesto
English:
get
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104 fui
1→ link=ser ser2→ link=ir ir* * ** * ** * *fui, fuimos, etc* * *
Del verbo ir: ( conjugate ir)
fui es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
Del verbo ser: ( conjugate ser)
fui es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
fui
ir
ser
fui,◊ fuimos, etc see ir, ser
ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo
1
iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot;
fui por mar to go by sea;
¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!;
el fui y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests;
vamos a casa let's go home;
¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?;
fui de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting;
ya vamos para allá we're on our way;
¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?;
fui por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb;
voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread
ya va al colegio she's already at school
2 ( expresando propósito) fui a + inf:◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;
ve a ayudarla go and help her;
ver tb fui v aux 1
3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;
tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!
4 [ comentario]:
eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you
1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):
¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?;
íbamos sentados we were sitting down;
vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry;
yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead
2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):
voy a fui de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula;
iba de verde she was dressed in green
3 ( en calidad de) fui de algo to go (along) as sth;
1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) fui a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth
2 (extenderse, abarcar):
el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to …
1 (marchar, desarrollarse):◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;
va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse;
¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq);
¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?;
me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam;
¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!;
¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam
2 ( en competiciones):◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;
voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning
3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;
¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?
4 ( estar en camino):◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;
va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty;
ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
5 (sumar, hacer):
con este van seis six, counting this one
6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month
1 ( deber colocarse) to go;◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;
¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!;
¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!;
vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way!
2a) ( combinar) fui con algo to go with sthb) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):
te fuiá bien un descanso a rest will do you good
3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) fuile a algo/algn to support sth/sb;
1◊ vamosa) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;
¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!c) (al aclarar, resumir):◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;
vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy;
es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway
2◊ vayaa) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;
¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!
fui v aux fui a + inf:
1a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;
va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;
bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work
2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):
cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq);
lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains
3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):
ya puedes fui haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea;
la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse
irse verbo pronominal
1 ( marcharse) to leave;◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;
vámonos let's go;
bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off;
no te vayas don't go;
vete a la cama go to bed;
se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company;
vete de aquí get out of here;
se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away
2 (consumirse, gastarse):◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;
se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent
3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;
(+ me/te/le etc)◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?
4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down
5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):◊ fuise de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;
me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
era cierto it was true;
sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;
(+ me/te/le etc)
ver tb imposible, difícil etc
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
es viuda she's a widow;
ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
5 (hipótesis, futuro):
¿será cierto? can it be true?
verbo intransitivo
1
b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) fui para algo to be for sth;
( en locs)
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
(ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
sea como sea at all costs;
sea cuando sea whenever it is;
sea donde sea no matter where;
sea quien sea whoever it is;
si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
ver tb v impers
fui v impers to be;
fui v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
■ sustantivo masculino
1
◊ fui humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):
2 ( naturaleza):
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
(tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
(ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water
(haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
(encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall
♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
(al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
(adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
' fui' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
componer
- fumarse
- golfa
- golfo
- hazmerreír
- poder
- trompicar
- ver
- buscar
- carrera
- como
- constar
- en
- ir
- nada
- perjudicado
English:
bystander
- expressly
- fulfillment
- fulfilment
- dawn
- I
- last
- on
- peace
- thumb
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105 fuiste
* * ** * *fuiste, etc* * *
Del verbo ir: ( conjugate ir)
fuiste es:
2ª persona singular (tú) pretérito indicativo
Del verbo ser: ( conjugate ser)
fuiste es:
2ª persona singular (tú) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
fuiste
ir
ser
fuiste,
ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo
1
iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot;
fuiste por mar to go by sea;
¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!;
el fuiste y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests;
vamos a casa let's go home;
¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?;
fuiste de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting;
ya vamos para allá we're on our way;
¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?;
fuiste por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb;
voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread
ya va al colegio she's already at school
2 ( expresando propósito) fuiste a + inf:◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;
ve a ayudarla go and help her;
ver tb fuiste v aux 1
3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;
tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!
4 [ comentario]:
eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you
1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):
¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?;
íbamos sentados we were sitting down;
vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry;
yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead
2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):
voy a fuiste de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula;
iba de verde she was dressed in green
3 ( en calidad de) fuiste de algo to go (along) as sth;
1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) fuiste a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth
2 (extenderse, abarcar):
el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to …
1 (marchar, desarrollarse):◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;
va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse;
¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq);
¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?;
me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam;
¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!;
¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam
2 ( en competiciones):◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;
voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning
3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;
¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?
4 ( estar en camino):◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;
va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty;
ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
5 (sumar, hacer):
con este van seis six, counting this one
6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month
1 ( deber colocarse) to go;◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;
¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!;
¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!;
vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way!
2a) ( combinar) fuiste con algo to go with sthb) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):
te fuisteá bien un descanso a rest will do you good
3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) fuistele a algo/algn to support sth/sb;
1◊ vamosa) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;
¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!c) (al aclarar, resumir):◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;
vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy;
es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway
2◊ vayaa) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;
¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!
fuiste v aux fuiste a + inf:
1a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;
va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;
bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work
2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):
cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq);
lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains
3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):
ya puedes fuiste haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea;
la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse
irse verbo pronominal
1 ( marcharse) to leave;◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;
vámonos let's go;
bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off;
no te vayas don't go;
vete a la cama go to bed;
se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company;
vete de aquí get out of here;
se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away
2 (consumirse, gastarse):◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;
se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent
3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;
(+ me/te/le etc)◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?
4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down
5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):◊ fuistese de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;
me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
era cierto it was true;
sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;
(+ me/te/le etc)
ver tb imposible, difícil etc
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
es viuda she's a widow;
ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
5 (hipótesis, futuro):
¿será cierto? can it be true?
verbo intransitivo
1
b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) fuiste para algo to be for sth;
( en locs)
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
(ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
sea como sea at all costs;
sea cuando sea whenever it is;
sea donde sea no matter where;
sea quien sea whoever it is;
si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
ver tb v impers
fuiste v impers to be;
fuiste v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
■ sustantivo masculino
1
◊ fuiste humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):
2 ( naturaleza):
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
(tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
(ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water
(haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
(encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall
♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
(al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
(adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
' fuiste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
quién
- cómo
- duro
- imprudente
English:
anywhere
- university
- unkind
- after
- but
- nowhere
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106 प्लु _plu
प्लु 1 Ā. (प्लवते, प्लुत)1 To float, swim; किं नामैतत् मज्जन्त्यलाबूनि ग्रावाणः प्लवन्त इति Mv.1; क्लेशोत्तरं रागवशात् प्लवन्ते R.16.6; प्लवन्ते धर्मलघवो लोके$म्भसि यथा प्लवाः Su- bhāṣ.-2 To cross in a boat.-3 To swing to and fro, vibrate.-4 To leap, jump, spring; यथामुखीनः सीतायाः पुप्लुवे बहु लोभयन् Bk.5.48;14.13;15.46.-5 To plunge into, bathe.-6 To fly or haste away.-7 To blow (as the wind).-8 To fade away, disappear.-9 To soar, hover about.-1 To skip.-11 To be prolated or lengthened (as a vowel). -Caus. (प्लावयति-ते)1 To cause to swim or float.-2 To remove, wash away.-3 To bathe.-4 To inundate, deluge, flood, submerge; यैः प्लावयिष्यन्ति समन्ततो$मी Śi.3.74;7.74.-5 To cause to reel or fluctuate.-6 To lengthen, prolate (a vowel). With अभि1 to over-flow.-2 to overwhelm, overcome. -
107 contre
contre [kɔ̃tʀ]1. prepositiona. (contact, juxtaposition) againstb. (opposition, hostilité) against• se battre/voter contre qn to fight/vote against sb• je n'ai rien contre (cela) or là contre (formal) I have nothing against itc. (défense, protection) des comprimés contre la grippe flu tablets• s'assurer contre l'incendie to insure (o.s.) against firee. (proportion, rapport) 9 voix contre 4 9 votes to 42. adverb3. prefix* * *
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1. kɔ̃tʀ2) ( marquant l'opposition) against
2.
1) ( marquant un contact)2) ( marquant l'opposition)
3.
par contre locution adverbiale on the other hand
II kɔ̃tʀnom masculin1) ( d'opposition)
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En général la préposition contre se traduit par against lorsqu'elle sert à indiquer- un contact entre des choses: pousse le fauteuil contre le mur = push the armchair (up) against the wall. Les expressions telles que contre toute espérance, furieux contre sont traités sous l'élément principal, respectivement espérance, furieux etc- une opposition: lutter/réagir/voter contre le racisme = to fight/react/vote against racism- une défense: s'assurer contre le vol = to insure against theft; se protèger contre une attaque = to protect oneself against an attackLorsque contre sert à indiquer la proximité, il se traduit par next to: leur jardin est contre le mien = their garden GB ou yard US is next to mineLorsque contre sert à indiquer un échange, il se traduit par for: changer une chemise trop petite contre une plus grande = to change a shirt which is too small for a larger oneLorsque contre sert à indiquer une comparaison, il se traduit par as against: 22% contre 10% le mois dernier = 22% as against 10% last monthOn trouvera ci-dessous d'autres exemples de contre dans ses diverses fonctions* * *kɔ̃tʀ1. prép1) (situation, position) againstNe mets pas ton vélo contre le mur. — Don't put your bike against the wall.
2) (désaccord) against3) (protection) against4) (échange) for, in exchange foréchanger qch contre qch — to exchange sth for sth, to swap sth for sth
J'ai échangé mon dictionnaire contre un paquet de cigarettes. — I swapped my dictionary for a packet of cigarettes.
2. advJe lui ai demandé: il est contre. — I asked him: he's against it.
3. nmIl y a du pour et du contre, il faut bien y réfléchir. — There are pros and cons, we must think about it carefully.
2)* * *I.contre ⇒ Note d'usageA prép1 ( marquant un contact entre personnes) viens contre moi come to me; ils étaient couchés l'un contre l'autre they were lying close together;2 ( marquant l'opposition) against; aller contre la décision de qn to go against sb's decision; je ne vais pas aller contre ce que tu as dit/fait I won't go against what you have said/done; c'est contre mes principes it's against my principles; il a tout le monde contre lui everyone is against him; tout est contre moi everything is against me; être seul contre tous to stand alone against everyone else; être contre une décision/un projet to be against a decision/a project; elle est toujours contre moi she's always against me; tu as quelque chose contre lui/cette idée? have you got anything against him/this idea?; je n'ai rien contre elle I've got nothing against her; on ne peut rien contre ce genre de choses there's nothing one can do about that kind of thing; dix contre un ( dans un pari) ten to one; la loi a été adoptée par 230 voix contre 110 the bill was passed by 230 votes to 110; Nantes contre Sochaux Sport Nantes versus Sochaux, Nantes vs Sochaux; le procès Bedel contre Caselli the Bedel versus Caselli case.B adv1 ( marquant un contact) il y a un mur et une échelle appuyée contre there's a wall and a ladder leaning against it;2 ( marquant l'opposition) la majorité a voté contre the majority voted against it; ‘que penses-tu du projet?’-‘je suis contre’ ‘what do you think of the plan?’-‘I'm against it’; il refuse cette option, moi je n'ai rien contre he rejects this option, but I have nothing against it; si le comité vote en faveur des travaux je n'irai pas contre if the committee votes for the work to go ahead, I won't go against it.C par contre loc adv on the other hand; je pense par contre que on the other hand I think that; en France, par contre, il est possible de… in France, on the other hand, it is possible to…; ⇒ fortune.II.contre nm2 Sport counter-attack; faire un contre to counter-attack;[kɔ̃tr] prépositionse frotter contre quelque chose to rub (oneself) against ou on somethingallongé tout contre elle lying right next to ou beside herun coup contre la vitre a knock on ou at the windowlancer une balle contre le mur to throw a ball against ou at the wall2. [indiquant l'opposition] againstnager contre le courant to swim upstream ou against the currentêtre en colère contre quelqu'un to be angry at ou with somebodyje suis contre l'intervention I'm opposed to ou against (the idea of) interventionvoter contre quelqu'un/quelque chose to vote against somebody/somethingle match contre le Brésil the Brazil match, the match against ou with Brazilpour une fois, j'irai contre mon habitude for once, I'll break my habitvous allez contre l'usage/le règlement you're going against accepted custom/the regulations3. [pour protéger de] againstque faire contre l'inflation? what can be done about ou against ou to combat inflation?elle est revenue sur sa décision contre une promesse d'augmentation she reconsidered her decision after being promised a riseils nous sont tombés dessus à trois contre un there were three of them for every one of us, they were three to one against usle dollar s'échange à 1,05 euros contre 1,07 hier the dollar is trading at 1.02 euros compared to ou (as) against 1.07 yesterday6. [contrairement à]contre toute attente contrary to ou against all expectations————————[kɔ̃tr] adverbe1. [indiquant la proximité]il n'a pas vu le poteau, et sa tête a heurté contre he didn't see the post, and he banged his head against ou on it2. [indiquant l'opposition] againston partage? — je n'ai rien contre shall we share? — I've nothing against it ou it's OK by me————————[kɔ̃tr] nom masculin1. [argument opposé][en escrime] counter[au billard] kiss[au bridge] double————————par contre locution adverbialeil est très compétent, par contre il n'est pas toujours très aimable he's very competent, but on the other hand he's not always very pleasantil parle espagnol, par contre son anglais laisse encore à désirer his Spanish is good, but his English isn't all it might be -
108 vertige
vertige [vεʀtiʒ]masculine nouna. ( = peur du vide) le vertige vertigob. ( = étourdissement) dizzy spellc. ( = égarement) fever* * *vɛʀtiʒnom masculin1) ( sensation) dizziness, giddiness; ( dû à la hauteur) vertigoavoir le vertige — ( habituellement) to suffer from vertigo; ( ponctuellement) to feel dizzy ou giddy
2) ( malaise)avoir des vertiges — to have dizzy ou giddy spells
3) ( exaltation)* * *vɛʀtiʒ nm1) (peur du vide) vertigo2) (= étourdissement) dizzy spell3) figdonner le vertige à qn (= impressionner) — to make sb's head spin
Les sommes investies dans la construction de ce stade donnent le vertige. — The sums invested in the building of this stadium make your head spin.
* * *vertige nm1 ( sensation) dizziness, giddiness; ( dû à la hauteur) vertigo; avoir le vertige ( habituellement) to suffer from vertigo; ( ponctuellement) to feel dizzy ou giddy; être pris de vertige lit, fig to become dizzy ou giddy; donner le vertige à qn fig, lit to make sb dizzy ou giddy;2 ( malaise) dizzy ou giddy spell, attack of vertigo; avoir des vertiges to have dizzy ou giddy spells;3 ( exaltation) vertige de l'amour/de la gloire/du succès intoxicating effect of love/of fame/of success.[vɛrtiʒ] nom masculin1. [peur du vide] vertigo2. [malaise] dizzy spellavoir un vertige ou des vertiges to feel dizzy ou faintcela me donne le vertige it's making my head swim, it's making me (feel) dizzydes sommes astronomiques qui donnent le vertige huge amounts of money that make one's head swim ou that don't bear thinking about3. [égarement] giddiness[tentation]céder/résister au vertige de la spéculation to give in to/to resist the temptations of speculation -
109 dar un paseo
• go for a dive in the pool• go for a picnic• go for a row• go for a saunter• go for a swim• go for a swim in the ocean• go for it• have a vote• have a warm by the fire• stretch one's legs• take a hike• take a ride• take a stroll• take a turn• take a walk• Wales• walk about aimlessly -
110 wir|ować
impf vi 1. (kręcić się) [tancerz] to whirl, to spin (round); [śmigło, płatki śniegu] to whirl; [liście] to whirl, to eddy; [woda] to swirl- Ziemia wiruje dokoła a. wokół własnej osi the Earth spins a. rotates a. turns on its axis- dziewczyny wirowały w rytm muzyki the girls moved a. danced in time to the music- wirująca karuzela a spinning a. whirling merry-go-round- drobinki kurzu wirujące w promieniach słońca specks of dust whirling a. dancing in the rays of the sun ⇒ zawirować2. Techn. (nadawać ruch wirowy) to spin- ta pralka wiruje z prędkością 500 obrotów na minutę this washing machine spins at 500 revolutions per minute3. Techn. (przepuszczać przez wirówkę) wirować mleko to centrifuge milk■ świat/wszystko wiruje komuś przed oczami the world/everything swims before sb’s eyes a. sb- pokój zaczął wirować mi przed oczami the room began to swim a. spin before my eyes a. around me- wiruje mi w głowie my head is spinning a. swimming- po drugim kieliszku zaczęło jej wirować w głowie after the second glass, her head began to spin a. swim- tysiące myśli wirowało mi w głowie a thousand thoughts were whirling around in my head a. dancing about in my head- aż w głowie wiruje od gwiazdorskich nazwisk the mind boggles at the stellar names USThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wir|ować
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111 περινήχομαι
Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > περινήχομαι
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112 أخذ
أَخَذَ \ have: to take: Do you have milk in your coffee? Let’s have a swim. tackle: (in football) to get the ball away from (an attacking player). take: to get hold of; catch; seize: He took her hand and helped her up the slope, to have (a bath, a drink, medicine, effect, a holiday, a walk, etc.): Never take a heavy meal before swimming. \ أَخَذَ (بعنف أو سرعة) \ seize: to take hold of (excitedly or violently); take possession of (firmly or by force): He seized her hand and kissed it. The police seized his supply of explosives. \ See Also أمْسَك بشيء \ أَخَذَ أسيرًا \ take prisoner: to make (sb.) a prisoner in war: The enemy took them all prisoners. \ أَخَذَ بالاضمِحْلال \ fail: (of eyesight; memory) to become weak. \ أَخَذَ بالاعتبار \ take account of sth., take sth. into account: to consider: The judge took the boy’s age into account, and punished him lightly. \ أَخَذَ بسيّارته \ pick up: to collect; take into one’s car: I picked up my son outside the school. \ أَخَذَ حمّامًا شمسيًّا \ sunbathe: to let the sun shine on one’s bare body, for the good of one’s health: I enjoy sunbathing after a swim. \ أَخَذَ صورة شمسِيَّة \ photograph: to take a photograph of: She photographed the ceremony. \ أَخَذَ عِلْمًا بِـ \ take note of: to pay attention to; make a written note of: The clerk took note of my complaints. \ أَخَذَ على عاتِقه \ undertake: to agree to do: If you undertake a job, you must do it properly. \ أَخَذَ عَيِّنَةً مِن \ sample: to take a sample and try (it): After sampling his apples, we bought a boxful. \ أَخَذَ غَفْوَةً \ snooze: to have a short sleep, esp. by day: My father was snoozing in the sun. \ أَخَذَ في \ proceed: (with to) to do (sth.) in a determined way, without question or delay: He marched into my office and proceeded to search my cupboards. \ See Also شرع (شَرَع) \ أَخَذَ في الاعتِبار \ consider: to think of; care about the feelings of: You must consider other people as well as yourself. \ أَخَذَ في اعْتِبارِه \ allow for: to provide for; take into consideration: I’ve allowed enough time for a meal on the way. We must allow for possible delays. make allowance(s) for: to take into consideration facts that may change sth., esp. an opinion: The judge made allowance(s) for his youth, and punished him lightly. \ أَخَذَ نفَسًا عميقًا \ draw breath: to take in a breath: He drew a deep breath. -
113 شعر
شَعَرَ \ feel (felt): to know that sth. is touching or having an effect on oneself: I felt his hand on my arm. I felt a pain in my stomach, think I feel that you could try harder, (with an adj.) to be, or seem to be, in a certain condition I felt sure that you would come. Do you feel ill? This chair feels comfortable. \ شَعَرَ \ fidget: to be unable to sit still or stand still; be restless: Children fidget if they have to wait for long. \ See Also تَحَرَّك بِمَلَل، بِضَجَر \ شَعَرَ بِـ \ have: to experience: I had a bad dream. He had a pain. realize: to understand (the truth of sth.): Does she realize her mistake? (does she know about it?). Do you realize that you are in great danger?. sense: to feel (sth. that is not openly expressed): He sensed their anxiety. \ شَعَرَ برغبة في (القيام بعمل ما) \ feel like: to feel ready for; want: Do you feel like a swim?. \ شَعَرَ برغبة في الحَكّ (الجلد)/ يَسْتَحِكّ \ itch: (of the skin) to have a hot or pricking feeling, so that one wants to rub it with one’s fingernails: My feet itch between the toes. \ شَعَرَ بالغَثَيَان \ be sick: to throw food (from the stomach) out of the mouth. \ شَعَرَ بمَيْل إلى \ feel like sth.: to feel ready for sth.: Do you feel like (having) a swim?. \ See Also رغبة في \ شَعَرَ بوخز خفيف (على أثر ضربة أو بَرْد أو اهْتِيَاج) \ tingle: to have a stinging feeling when the blood comes back to the skin (after a blow, after getting very cold, etc.): The warmth of the fire made my frozen fingers tingle. -
114 שוט
שוּטch. sam(שוט Ito roam, fly, float, swim), to roam, fly, swim, row. Targ. Lam. 3:54 (h. text צפו); a. e.Part. שָׁיט, שָׁיֵיט; f. שָׁיְיטָא; pl. שָׁיְיטִין; שָׁיְיטָן. Targ. O. Num. 11:8 שָׁיְטִין (ed. Berl. נפקין). Targ. Jon. 1:13; a. e.B. Kam.83a מֵישַׁט שייטא טובאוכ׳ (a dove) flies (for exercise) farther out, but fills her belly within fifty cubits (from the dove-cote). Ib. ומישט שלשיםוכ׳ for exercise do they fly thirty Rises only and no more? Sot.48b (transl. Deut. 1:44) כמא דנתזין דבריאתא ושייטן ברומיוכ׳ as bees rush forth and fly about on the heights of the world, and bring honey from the herbs of the mountains; a. e. Pol. שוֹטֵט (with עינא) to look up and down. Targ. Y. II Gen. 22:10. -
115 שוּט
שוּטch. sam(שוט Ito roam, fly, float, swim), to roam, fly, swim, row. Targ. Lam. 3:54 (h. text צפו); a. e.Part. שָׁיט, שָׁיֵיט; f. שָׁיְיטָא; pl. שָׁיְיטִין; שָׁיְיטָן. Targ. O. Num. 11:8 שָׁיְטִין (ed. Berl. נפקין). Targ. Jon. 1:13; a. e.B. Kam.83a מֵישַׁט שייטא טובאוכ׳ (a dove) flies (for exercise) farther out, but fills her belly within fifty cubits (from the dove-cote). Ib. ומישט שלשיםוכ׳ for exercise do they fly thirty Rises only and no more? Sot.48b (transl. Deut. 1:44) כמא דנתזין דבריאתא ושייטן ברומיוכ׳ as bees rush forth and fly about on the heights of the world, and bring honey from the herbs of the mountains; a. e. Pol. שוֹטֵט (with עינא) to look up and down. Targ. Y. II Gen. 22:10. -
116 Н-107
НИЧЕГО СЕБЕ coll Invar fixed WO1.advwell enough (although usu. not extremely well)not (so) badlynot too (half) badly all right.(Наташа (мельком глядится в зеркало, поправляется).} Кажется, причёсана ничего себе... (Чехов 5). (N. (she steals а glance at herself in the mirror and tidies herself up) My hair seems to be all right... (5c).2. ( subj-compl with copula ( subj: any noun) or nonagreeing modif) quite goodnot (so) badnot a bad NP not too (half) bad not bad at all (in refer, to appearance) (quite) good-looking (as a positive response to a question about some quality, property etc) quite.(Брат Сила:) Он ничего себе малый. Первоначально он мне не понравился, но теперь я вижу, что он добрый католик (Булгаков 8). IBrother Force) He's not a bad fellow. At first I didn't like him, but now I see that he's a good Catholic (8a).Бунин несколько задержался на этом стихотворении... а затем наверху страницы поставил моим обгрызанным карандашом птичку, по-видимому означавшую, что стихи ничего себе, во всяком случае - «верные» (Катаев 3). Bunin paused for a while over this poem...and then with my chewed stump of pencil put a tick at the top of the page which seemed to indicate that the poem was not too bad, at any rate "true" (3a).(Ирунчик) была ничего себе женщина - в пропорциях и с фигурой, вполне пригодной для всего на свете: для верхней одежды, для дневного костюма, для вечернего платья, для купальника и т. д. (Залыгин 1). Irunchik was a good-looking woman, well proportioned, with a figure that could wear anything: an overcoat, a suit, an evening dress, a swim-suit, anything (1a).(Тузенбах:) (Вершинин) не глуп - это несомненно. Только говорит много. (Ирина:) Интересный человек? (Тузенбах:) Да, ничего себе... (Чехов 5). (Т.:) (Ver-shinin is) not stupid, that's certain. Except that he talks a lot. (I.:) Is he an interesting person? (T.:) Yes, quite... (5c).3. (nonagreeing modif) used to express the speaker's ironic reaction toward, indignation at, or disagreement with a stated or implied positive evaluation of s.o. or sth.: someNP NP, indeed!a fine NP (one is (one has got etc))! NP, my foot!«Почему (декан) Янсон не явился на разбор дела?» - «Болен». - «Болен... А где директор института?» Баулин пожал плечами. «Не пришла». - «Ничего себе организация», -усмехнулся Столпер... (Рыбаков 2). "Why hasn't Janson (the dean) turned up for the hearing?" "He's ill " "111. And what about the director of the institute?" Baulin shrugged his shoulders "She didn't come." "Some organization!" Stolper sneered (2a).«...Разве ему недостаточно было пролистать нашу подшивку?» - спросил я. «А что такого, - сказал Автандил Автандилович, - подумаешь, два-три материала». Ничего себе два-три! Но я не стал затрагивать эту болезненную тему (Искандер4)."..Wouldn't it have been enough for him to go through our files?" I asked. "But what's there?" Avtandil Avtandilovich said. "Imagine-two or three articles." Two or three, indeed! But I was not about to broach that painful subject (4a).Чуть в стороне - лежат тела убитых. Их снегом запорошило... Семь белых людей лежат и молчат... А мы вино пили. «Ничего себе командир, - говорю я Сашке, - сам напился и нам позволил» (Окуджава 1). A little way away are the bodies of the dead men. They are sprinkled with powdery snow....Seven white men lie in silence.... And we were drinking wine. "A fine commander we've got," I say to Sashka. "Drinking like that and letting us drink, too!" (1a).«Он трёхнутый (slang), этот твой Прохор». - «Не „мой". Наш». - «Ничего себе „наш"... Он косых на десять нас с тобой дурит, не меньше» (Семёнов 1). "He's cracked, that Prokhor of yours." "Not 'mine.' Ours." "'Ours,' my foot....He's diddling us out of ten grand at least" (1a).4.Interj) used ironically to express indignation at, disapprov al of, disagreement with etc sth.: (just) great! not bad! well, well! pretty good! I like that!«Ты хоть спрашивала там кого? Нет? Ничего себе. Люди все в лес на месячник, а я пробежки по ночам делать...», -Михаил ещё говорил что-то в том же роде... (Абрамов 1). "Did you at least get someone's permission? No? Just great. Everybody's gone out to the forest for the Special Month and I'm running around in circles every night..." Mikhail went on a while in the same vein (1a).«У него, - продолжает Ленка, - все записи Окуджавы, Галича и Высоцкого. Книги Оруэла, Замятина, Солженицына»... - «Ничего себе, - говорю я. - Если узнают на факультете, влетит» (Зиновьев 2). "At home," Lenka continues, "he's got every recording of Okudzhava, Galich and Vysotsky. Books by Orwell, Zamyatin, Solzhenitsyn ".."Not bad," I say. "If they find out at the faculty, that'll be the end of him" (2a)С каких это пор у нас воскресенье - и вдруг выходной?» - «Но майор сказал, что у нас сейчас нет срочной работы». Сологдин резко повернулся в сторону Еминой. «У нас нет срочной работы? - едва ли не гневно воскликнул он. - Ничего себе! У нас нет срочной работы!» (Солженицын 3). "Since when is Sunday a free day all of a sudden?" "But the major said we don't have any urgent work right now." Sologdin turned sharply toward Emina."И£ have no urgent work?" he cried almost angrily. "Well, well! We have no urgent work'" (3a).«Ты в каком же классе?» - спросил он парнишку. «В восьмом». - «Ничего себе», - удивился Алтынник. Сам он кончил только семь классов (Войнович 5). "What grade are you in?" he asked the boy. "Eighth." "Pretty good," said Altinnik, impressed He'd only gotten as far as the seventh himself (5a) -
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• НИЧЕГО СЕБЕ coll[Invar; fixed WO]=====1. [adv]⇒ well enough (although usu. not extremely well):- all right.♦ [Наташа (мельком глядится в зеркало, поправляется):] Кажется, причёсана ничего себе... (Чехов 5). [N. (she steals a glance at herself in the mirror and tidies herself up)] My hair seems to be all right... (5c).2. [subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun) or nonagreeing modif]⇒ quite good:- not (so) bad;- not a bad [NP];- [in refer, to appearance] (quite) good-looking;- [as a positive response to a question about some quality, property etc] quite.♦ [Брат Сила:] Он ничего себе малый. Первоначально он мне не понравился, но теперь я вижу, что он добрый католик (Булгаков 8). [Brother Force ] He's not a bad fellow At first I didn't like him, but now I see that he's a good Catholic (8a).♦ Бунин несколько задержался на этом стихотворении... а затем наверху страницы поставил моим обгрызанным карандашом птичку, по-видимому означавшую, что стихи ничего себе, во всяком случае - "верные" (Катаев 3). Bunin paused for a while over this poem...and then with my chewed stump of pencil put a tick at the top of the page which seemed to indicate that the poem was not too bad, at any rate "true" (3a).♦...[Ирунчик] была ничего себе женщина - в пропорциях и с фигурой, вполне пригодной для всего на свете: для верхней одежды, для дневного костюма, для вечернего платья, для купальника и т. д. (Залыгин 1). Irunchik was a good-looking woman, well proportioned, with a figure that could wear anything: an overcoat, a suit, an evening dress, a swim-suit, anything (1a).♦ [Тузенбах:] [Вершинин] неглуп - это несомненно. Только говорит много. [Ирина:] Интересный человек? [Тузенбах:] Да, ничего себе... (Чехов 5). [Т.:] [Vershinin is] not stupid, that's certain. Except that he talks a lot. [I.:] Is he an interesting person? [T.:] Yes, quite... (5c).3. [nonagreeing modif]⇒ used to express the speaker's ironic reaction toward, indignation at, or disagreement with a stated or implied positive evaluation of s.o. or sth.:- some [NP];- [NP], indeed!;- a fine [NP] (one is <one has got etc>)!;- [NP], my foot!♦ " Почему [декан] Я неон не явился на разбор дела?" - "Болен". - "Болен... А где директор института?" Баулин пожал плечами. "Не пришла". - "Ничего себе организация", - усмехнулся Столпер... (Рыбаков 2). "Why hasn't Janson [the dean] turned up for the hearing?" "He's ill " "111. And what about the director of the institute?" Baulin shrugged his shoulders "She didn't come." "Some organization!" Stolper sneered (2a).♦ "...Разве ему недостаточно было пролистать нашу подшивку?" - спросил я. "А что такого, - сказал Автандил Автандилович, - подумаешь, два-три материала". Ничего себе два-три! Но я не стал затрагивать эту болезненную тему (Искандер 4). "...Wouldn't it have been enough for him to go through our files?" I asked. "But what's there?" Avtandil Avtandilovich said. "Imagine-two or three articles." Two or three, indeed! But I was not about to broach that painful subject (4a).♦...Чуть в стороне - лежат тела убитых. Их снегом запорошило... Семь белых людей лежат и молчат... А мы вино пили. "Ничего себе командир, - говорю я Сашке, - сам напился и нам позволил" (Окуджава 1). A little way away are the bodies of the dead men. They are sprinkled with powdery snow...Seven white men lie in silence.... And we were drinking wine. "A fine commander we've got," I say to Sashka. "Drinking like that and letting us drink, too!" (1a).♦ "Он трёхнутый [slang], этот твой Прохор". - " Не " мой". Наш". - "Ничего себе " наш"... Он косых на десять нас с тобой дурит, не меньше" (Семёнов 1). "He's cracked, that Prokhor of yours." "Not 'mine.' Ours." "'Ours,' my foot....He's diddling us out of ten grand at least" (1a).4. [Interj]⇒ used ironically to express indignation at, disapproval of, disagreement with etc sth.:- (just) great!;- not bad!;- well, well!;- pretty good!;- I like that!♦ "Ты хоть спрашивала там кого? Нет? Ничего себе. Люди все в лес на месячник, а я пробежки по ночам делать...", - Михаил ещё говорил что-то в том же роде... (Абрамов 1). "Did you at least get someone's permission? No? Just great. Everybody's gone out to the forest for the Special Month and I'm running around in circles every night..." Mikhail went on a while in the same vein (1a).♦ "У него, - продолжает Ленка, - все записи Окуджавы, Галича и Высоцкого. Книги Оруэла, Замятина, Солженицына"... - "Ничего себе, - говорю я. - Если узнают на факультете, влетит" (Зиновьев 2). "At home," Lenka continues, "he's got every recording of Okudzhava, Galich and Vysotsky. Books by Orwell, Zamyatin, Solzhenitsyn "..."Not bad," I say. "If they find out at the faculty, that'll be the end of him" (2a)♦ "С каких это пор у нас воскресенье - и вдруг выходной?" - "Но майор сказал, что у нас сейчас нет срочной работы". Сологдин резко повернулся в сторону Еминой. "У нас нет срочной работы? - едва ли не гневно воскликнул он. - Ничего себе! У нас нет срочной работы!" (Солженицын 3). "Since when is Sunday a free day all of a sudden?" "But the major said we don't have any urgent work right now." Sologdin turned sharply toward Emina. "We have no urgent work?" he cried almost angrily. "Well, well! We have no urgent work'" (3a).♦ "Ты в каком же классе?" - спросил он парнишку. "В восьмом". - "Ничего себе", - удивился Алтынник. Сам он кончил только семь классов (Войнович 5). "What grade are you in?" he asked the boy. "Eighth." "Pretty good," said Altinnik, impressed He'd only gotten as far as the seventh himself (5a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ничего себе
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118 już
Ⅰ adv. 1. (o czynności trwającej lub zakończonej) already; (w pytaniach) yet- mój syn chodzi już do szkoły my son already goes to school- tam już czekało dwóch oficerów two officers were already waiting there- już skończyłem I’ve (already) finished- widziałem już ten film I’ve already seen this film, I’ve seen this film before- czy ona już przyjechała? has she arrived yet?- czy mogę już wejść? can I go in now a. yet?- noga już mnie nie boli my leg has stopped aching now a. is no longer aching- człowiek niemłody już, ale pełen wigoru a man getting on in years, but still full of life- już po wszystkim it’s all over- już po tobie/mnie you’re/I’m done for pot.2. (niewiele brakowało) już miał otworzyć drzwi, kiedy… he was about to open the door when…- już miała wychodzić… she was about to leave a. on the point of leaving…3. (prawie natychmiast) złapał płaszcz i już pędzi na dworzec he grabbed his coat and was off to the station 4. (ponaglenie) złaź już! come down at once!- już cię tu nie ma! be off with you! pot.- ale już! right now!; double quick! GB pot.- wynocha stąd, ale już! clear off out of it, right this minute! pot.- już idę I’m coming- „obiad na stole” – „już, już” ‘dinner’s ready’ – ‘just coming!’Ⅱ part. 1. (w przeszłości) already- podjął decyzję już dwa dni wcześniej he had already taken the decision two days before- gazeta ukazuje się już od roku the newspaper’s been in circulation for a year now- już starożytni Grecy uważali, że… (even) the ancient Greeks believed that…2. (stosunkowo późno) already- jest już godzina dziesiąta it’s ten o’clock already- już jako dorosły mężczyzna (already) as a grown man- do Warszawy przeniósł się już po wojnie he moved to Warsaw after the war (was over)3. (stosunkowo wcześnie) already, as early as- już w listopadzie spadł śnieg it was already snowing in November- już niedługo! not much longer now!- do egzaminu zostały już tylko dwa tygodnie it’s only two weeks till a. to the exam (now)- „jak daleko jeszcze?” – „już tylko pięć kilometrów” ‘how much further?’ – ‘only five more a. another five kilometres’- już niedługo a. wkrótce się spotkamy we’ll see each other very shortly a. soon4. (aż) already; (z policzalnymi) as many as; (z niepoliczalnymi) as much as- przebiegł już 10 kilometrów he has already run ten kilometres- to już dziewięćdziesiąta minuta meczu the match is already in its ninetieth minute5. (więcej) nie dostaniesz już ode mnie ani grosza you won’t get another penny out of me- nie ma już nic w lodówce there’s nothing left in the fridge- „co jeszcze masz do powiedzenia?” – „już nic” ‘what else have you got to say?’ – ‘nothing’- skoro nie ma już więcej pytań… since there are no more questions…6. (emfatycznie) będziemy tu mieszkać już do końca życia we’ll live here now to a. till the end of our days- to już coś that’s (already) something- liczy się już sam udział participation itself counts- to już wystarczy, żeby ją uniewinnić that in itself is enough a. sufficient for her to be acquitted- już to, co powiedziałeś, świadczy o twojej uczciwości what you’ve said in itself is proof of your honesty- teraz już przesadziłeś now that’s an exaggeration (on your part)- a już kąpanie się w morzu w środku zimy, to na pewno wariactwo and going as far as to swim in the sea in the middle of winter is sheer madness- już ja ci pokażę! pot. I’ll show you! pot.- już ja się postaram, żebyś tego pożałował! pot. I’ll make sure you regret this!- już ojciec ci dołoży! pot. now you’ll catch a. get it from father! pot.■ i już and that’s that- powiedziała, że go kocha i już she said she loved him and that’s that- „skąd ty to wiesz?” – „wiem i już!” ‘how do you know?’ – ‘I know, that’s all!’- nie i już! I said no, and that’s that!- już to…, już to… książk. sometimes… and sometimes…, either… or…- postaci już to komiczne, już to tragiczne characters that are sometimes comic, sometimes tragic- cały dzień już to opalali się, już to grali w karty all day long they were either sunbathing or playing cards* * *adv( w zdaniach twierdzących) already; ( w pytaniach) yetjuż to widziałem — I've already seen it, I've seen it before
* * *adv.1. already; jak już mówiłem as I have already said; już idziesz? are you leaving already?; już jestem spóźniony I'm late already.2. yet ( w pytaniach ogólnych); czy już jadłeś? have you eaten yet?; czy Tom już przyjechał? has Tom arrived yet?3. już nie not any more.4. to już koniec it's all over; już po mnie I've had it; I'm done; nie i już! the answer is no!; no means no!; już ja cię nauczę! I'll teach you a lesson!; tego już za wiele! that's the last straw!; już cię nie ma! out you go!; już idę! I'm just coming!; już miałem powiedzieć... I was just about to say...The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > już
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es1→ link=ser ser* * ** * ** * *= it's [it is]Ex. It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.* * ** * *= it's [it is]Ex: It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.
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Del verbo ser: ( conjugate ser)
es es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
es
ser
es see◊ ser
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
era cierto it was true;
sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;
(+ me/te/le etc)
ver tb imposible, difícil etc
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
es viuda she's a widow;
ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
5 (hipótesis, futuro):
¿será cierto? can it be true?
verbo intransitivo
1
b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) es para algo to be for sth;
( en locs)
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
(ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
sea como sea at all costs;
sea cuando sea whenever it is;
sea donde sea no matter where;
sea quien sea whoever it is;
si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
ver tb v impers
es v impers to be;
es v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
■ sustantivo masculino
1
◊ es humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):
2 ( naturaleza):
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
(al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
(adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
'es' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abarcar
- aberración
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abogada
- abogado
- abominable
- absurda
- absurdo
- abundar
- aburrida
- aburrido
- abusón
- abusona
- acabose
- acierto
- aconfesional
- acto
- actual
- actualización
- acuerdo
- además
- adictiva
- adictivo
- aferrada
- aferrado
- ahorcarse
- algo
- alma
- alquilar
- alta
- alto
- amargada
- amargado
- ámbito
- amén
- amiga
- amigo
- amueblada
- amueblado
- anacrónica
- anacrónico
- añadidura
- ancha
- ancho
- angular
English:
A
- about
- above
- above-board
- abroad
- absent
- absolutely
- absorb
- acceptable
- accurate
- acknowledge
- acoustic
- acquiesce
- acquiescent
- acting
- actual
- addicted
- address
- adequate
- admittedly
- advanced
- affair
- Afro
- against
- agent
- aggravating
- aggressive
- agreeable
- aim
- airport
- ale
- all
- allow
- altogether
- alumnus
- amazing
- amenable
- anybody
- appealing
- applicable
- approachable
- appropriate
- approximation
- apt
- Aquarius
- area
- arguable
- arguably
- Aries
- armchair
* * ** * *esvb → ser* * *es ser -
120 свят
старият/новият свят the Old/New Worldчасти на светя parts of the worldна/по света in the worldсветът, който ни заобикаля the world around usживотинският свят the animal worldрастителният свят the vegetable kingdomсветът на науката the world of scienceне от тоя свят (несуетен) unworldlyдругият/оня свят the outer/next world, the world to comeидвам на света come into the world, be bornотивам си от тоя свят, напускам тоя свят depart from this world, go to a better world/to kingdom-comeотивам на оня свят go to kingdom-come/to o.'s long homeпращам на оня свят send to kingdom-come, dispatchпътувам по света travel round the worldза нищо на света not for the worldнищо на света не може да ме накара да направя това no power on earth can make me do itкраят на света the end of the worldна края на света at the world's end2. (хора) peopleпъстър/шарен свят a motley crowd, all sorts of people3. (кръг от хора) world, circlesтеатралният свят the theatrical world, theatrical circles4. (пътувам много) get around, knock about, see the world5. have a good lifeоткакто свят светува within the memory of man, within man's remembrance; since the world began. since time immemorialтова съществува, откакто свят светува it is as old as the hillsна край света at the black of beyondот край света from far, far away; from over the hills and far awayхващам света разг. take to the roadкрив ми е светът вж. крив6. прил. вж. свет* * *свят,м., световѐ, (два) свя̀та 1. world, ( Земята) earth, ( Вселената) universe; външният \свят the outer world; другият/оня \свят the outer/next world, the world to come; животинският \свят the animal world; за нищо на света not for the world; идвам на света come into the world, be born; из целия \свят throughout the world; краят на света the end of the world; на края на света at the world’s end; на/по света in the world; не за тоя \свят too good for this world; нищо на света не може да ме накара да направя това no power on earth can make me do it; от тоя \свят of this world; от целия \свят from all over the world, from every corner of the globe; отивам на оня \свят go to kingdom-come/to o.’s long home; отивам си от тоя \свят, напускам тоя \свят depart from this world, go to a better world/to kingdom-come; по целия \свят all over the world, all the world over; пращам на оня \свят send to kingdom-come, dispatch; пътувам по света travel round the world; растителният \свят the vegetable kingdom; светът, който ни заобикаля the world around us; светът на науката the world of science; Старият/Новият \свят прен. the Old/New World; целият \свят the whole world; части на света parts of the world;2. ( хора) people; много \свят lots of/many people, crowds; пъстър/шарен \свят a motley crowd, all sorts of people;3. ( кръг от хора) world, circles; театралният \свят the theatrical world, the theatrical circles; • вие ми се \свят feel giddy/dizzy, my head reels, my head is all of a swim; виене на \свят giddiness, dizziness, vertigo; виждам \свят2. have a good life; докато \свят светува as long as the world lasts/endures, to the end of time; като \свят properly, decently; крив ми е светът be at odds/be on bad terms with the world; always see the gloomy side of things; always blame others; накрай света at the black of beyond; откакто \свят светува within the memory of man, within man’s remembrance; since the world began, since time immemorial; открай света from far, far away; from over the hills and far away; светът е в краката ти the world is your oyster; \свят ми се завива при мисълта my mind/brain reels at the thought; това съществува, откакто \свят светува it is as old as the hills; хващам света разг. take to the road.——————прил. вж. свет.* * *world: We are coming from different parts of the свят. - Ние сме от различни части на света., I have traveled all over the свят. - Пътувал съм по целия свят., the animal свят - светът на животните, the next свят - оня свят, the end of the свят - краят на света, as long as the world turns - докато свят светува; people (хора); earth: Nothing on свят cannot stop me. - Нищо на света не може да ме спре.; universe (вселената)* * *1. (кръг от хора) world, circles 2. (хора) people 3. 1 същ. world, (земята) earth, (вселената) universe 4. 4) (пътувам много) get around, knock about, see the world 5. 5) have a good life 6. 6 прил. вж. свет 7. бял СВЯТ rest, peace 8. весел СВЯТ gay crowds 9. вие ми се СВЯТ feel giddy/dizzy 10. виене на СВЯТ giddiness, dizziness, vertigo 11. виждам СВЯТ 12. външният СВЯТ the outer world 13. докато СВЯТ светува as long as the world lasts/ endures, to the end of time 14. другият/оня СВЯТ the outer/next world, the world to come 15. животинският СВЯТ the animal world 16. за нищо на света not for the world 17. идвам на света come into the world, be born 18. из целия СВЯТ throughout the world 19. като СВЯТ properly, decently 20. краят на света the end of the world 21. крив ми е светът вж. крив 22. много СВЯТ lots of/many people, crowds 23. на край света at the black of beyond 24. на края на света at the world's end 25. на/по света in the world 26. не за тоя СВЯТ too good for this world 27. не от тояСВЯТ (несуетен) unworldly 28. нищо на света не може да ме накара да направя това no power on earth can make me do it 29. от край света from far, far away;from over the hills and far away 30. от тоя СВЯТ of this world 31. от целия СВЯТ from all over the world, from every comer of the globe 32. отивам на оня СВЯТ go to kingdom-come/to o.'s long home 33. отивам си от тоя СВЯТ, напускам тоя СВЯТ depart from this world, go to a better world/to kingdom-come 34. пo белия СВЯТ, излизам/ появявам се на бял СВЯТ вж. бял: откакто СВЯТ светува within the memory of man, within man's remembrance;since the world began. since time immemorial 35. пo целия СВЯТ all over the world, all the world over 36. пращам на оня СВЯТ send to kingdom-come, dispatch 37. пъстър/ шарен СВЯТ a motley crowd, all sorts of people 38. пътувам по света travel round the world 39. растителният СВЯТ the vegetable kingdom 40. светът на науката the world of science 41. светът, който ни заобикаля the world around us 42. старият/новият СВЯТ the Old/New World 43. театралният СВЯТ the theatrical world, theatrical circles 44. това съществува, откакто СВЯТ светува it is as old as the hills 45. хващам света разг. take to the road 46. целият СВЯТ the whole world 47. части на светя parts of the world
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