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trace [treɪs]1. nountrace f• they traced him as far as Paris but then lost him ils ont pu suivre sa trace jusqu'à Paris mais l'ont perdu par la suite3. compounds• this traces back to the loss of... ceci est imputable à la perte de...• to trace back one's ancestry to... faire remonter sa famille à...• they traced the murder weapon back to a shop in Leeds ils ont réussi à établir que l'arme du crime provenait d'un magasin de Leeds* * *[treɪs] 1.1) ( evidence) trace fwithout trace — [disappear, sink] sans laisser de traces
2) ( hint) (of irony, flavour, garlic) soupçon m; ( of accent) pointe f; (of chemical, drug) trace f3) ( of harness) trait m2.transitive verb1) ( locate) retrouver [person, weapon, car]; dépister [fault]; déterminer [cause]the call was traced to a London number — on a pu établir que le coup de téléphone venait d'un numéro à Londres
2) faire l'historique de [development, growth]; retracer [life, progress]; faire remonter [origins, ancestry]•Phrasal Verbs:•• -
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trace [tʀas]feminine nouna. ( = marque) mark ; [de sang] traceb. ( = empreinte) tracks• traces de doigt (sur disque, meuble) finger marks• disparaître sans laisser de traces [personne] to disappear without trace ; [tache] to disappear completely without leaving a mark• être sur les traces de [+ fugitif] to be on the trail of• marcher sur or suivre les traces de qn (figurative) to follow in sb's footsteps• suivre à la trace [+ gibier, fugitif] to trackc. ( = indice) trace• on ne trouve pas trace de cet événement dans les journaux there's no trace of this event to be found in the papers• on voyait encore les traces de son passage there was still evidence that he had recently passed byd. ( = chemin frayé) track• faire la trace (Mountaineering, skiing) to be the first to ski (or walk etc) on new snow* * *tʀas1) ( piste) trailsuivre quelqu'un à la trace — lit to track somebody; fig to follow somebody's trail
2) ( empreinte)traces de pas — footprints, footmarks
3) ( marque) ( de brûlure) mark; ( cicatrice) scar; ( de peinture) mark; (de sang, d'humidité) tracetraces de coups — ( bleus) bruises
4) ( indice) ( d'activité) sign; (de passage, présence) trace5) ( quantité infime)* * *tʀas nf1) (= empreintes) tracks pl2) (= marque) mark3) (= indice) traceLe voleur n'a pas laissé de traces. — The thief left no traces.
* * *trace nf1 ( piste) trail; perdre la trace d'un animal to lose an animal's tracks; retrouver la trace d'un voleur/des tableaux volés to pick up the trail of a thief/of the stolen paintings; suivre qn à la trace lit to track sb; fig to follow sb's trail; faire la trace ( au ski) to blaze the ou a trail; skier dans la trace de qn to ski in sb's tracks;2 ( empreinte) traces tracks; traces d'ours/de ski bear's/ski tracks; traces de pneus tyre GB ou tire US tracks; traces de pas footprints, footmarks; repartir sur ses traces lit, fig to retrace one's steps; marcher sur or suivre les traces de qn fig to follow in sb's footsteps; un itinéraire touristique sur les traces de Van Gogh fig a tourist route following in the steps of Van Gogh;3 ( marque) ( de brûlure) mark; ( cicatrice) scar; ( de peinture) mark; (de sang, d'humidité) trace; traces de freinage skidmarks; traces de doigts fingermarks; traces de coups ( bleus) bruises; l'enfant a des traces suspectes the child has some suspicious marks ou bruises; traces de fatigue sur le visage signs of tiredness on the face; les traces indélébiles d'une enfance malheureuse fig the indelible scars of an unhappy childhood; l'aventure avait laissé des traces profondes en lui the experience had marked him deeply;4 ( indice) ( d'activité) sign; (de passage, présence) trace; des traces d'effraction signs of a break-in; il n'y avait aucune trace du conducteur there was no trace ou sign of the driver; disparaître sans laisser de traces to disappear without a trace; les archéologues ont trouvé de nombreuses traces de cette civilisation archaeologists have found many traces of this civilization;5 ( quantité infime) des traces de mercure traces of mercury; ‘lipides: traces’ ‘lipids: trace’; sa déclaration ne comportait pas la moindre trace d'humour/d'ironie his/her pronouncement bore not the slightest trace of humourGB/of irony.[tras] nom féminindes traces de pas footprints, footmarksdes traces de pneus tyre ou wheel markssuivre la trace ou les traces de quelqu'un, marcher sur les traces de quelqu'un (figuré) to follow in somebody's footsteps2. [d'un coup, de brûlures, d'une maladie] markpas la moindre trace d'effraction no sign ou evidence ou trace of a break-inil n'y a pas trace d'elle ou aucune trace d'elle no sign of her (anywhere)on ne trouve pas trace de votre dossier your file cannot be traced, there's no trace of your file4. [quantité infime] traceelle parle sans la moindre trace d'accent she speaks without the slightest trace ou hint of an accent5. [vestige] traceon y a retrouvé les traces d'une civilisation très ancienne traces of a very ancient civilization have been discovered there6. [marque psychique] mark————————à la trace locution adverbiale1. [d'après les empreintes]suivre à la trace [fuyard, gibier] to track (down)2. (familier & figuré)on peut le suivre à la trace, il sème ses stylos partout he's easy to track down, he leaves his pens lying around all over the place————————sur la trace de locution prépositionnelle[à la recherche de] on the trail of ou track ofils sont sur la trace du bandit/d'un manuscrit they are on the bandit's trail/tracking down a manuscript -
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trace [tʀas]feminine nouna. ( = marque) mark ; [de sang] traceb. ( = empreinte) tracks• traces de doigt (sur disque, meuble) finger marks• disparaître sans laisser de traces [personne] to disappear without trace ; [tache] to disappear completely without leaving a mark• être sur les traces de [+ fugitif] to be on the trail of• marcher sur or suivre les traces de qn (figurative) to follow in sb's footsteps• suivre à la trace [+ gibier, fugitif] to trackc. ( = indice) trace• on ne trouve pas trace de cet événement dans les journaux there's no trace of this event to be found in the papers• on voyait encore les traces de son passage there was still evidence that he had recently passed byd. ( = chemin frayé) track• faire la trace (Mountaineering, skiing) to be the first to ski (or walk etc) on new snow* * *tʀas1) ( piste) trailsuivre quelqu'un à la trace — lit to track somebody; fig to follow somebody's trail
2) ( empreinte)traces de pas — footprints, footmarks
3) ( marque) ( de brûlure) mark; ( cicatrice) scar; ( de peinture) mark; (de sang, d'humidité) tracetraces de coups — ( bleus) bruises
4) ( indice) ( d'activité) sign; (de passage, présence) trace5) ( quantité infime)* * *tʀas nf1) (= empreintes) tracks pl2) (= marque) mark3) (= indice) traceLe voleur n'a pas laissé de traces. — The thief left no traces.
* * *trace nf1 ( piste) trail; perdre la trace d'un animal to lose an animal's tracks; retrouver la trace d'un voleur/des tableaux volés to pick up the trail of a thief/of the stolen paintings; suivre qn à la trace lit to track sb; fig to follow sb's trail; faire la trace ( au ski) to blaze the ou a trail; skier dans la trace de qn to ski in sb's tracks;2 ( empreinte) traces tracks; traces d'ours/de ski bear's/ski tracks; traces de pneus tyre GB ou tire US tracks; traces de pas footprints, footmarks; repartir sur ses traces lit, fig to retrace one's steps; marcher sur or suivre les traces de qn fig to follow in sb's footsteps; un itinéraire touristique sur les traces de Van Gogh fig a tourist route following in the steps of Van Gogh;3 ( marque) ( de brûlure) mark; ( cicatrice) scar; ( de peinture) mark; (de sang, d'humidité) trace; traces de freinage skidmarks; traces de doigts fingermarks; traces de coups ( bleus) bruises; l'enfant a des traces suspectes the child has some suspicious marks ou bruises; traces de fatigue sur le visage signs of tiredness on the face; les traces indélébiles d'une enfance malheureuse fig the indelible scars of an unhappy childhood; l'aventure avait laissé des traces profondes en lui the experience had marked him deeply;4 ( indice) ( d'activité) sign; (de passage, présence) trace; des traces d'effraction signs of a break-in; il n'y avait aucune trace du conducteur there was no trace ou sign of the driver; disparaître sans laisser de traces to disappear without a trace; les archéologues ont trouvé de nombreuses traces de cette civilisation archaeologists have found many traces of this civilization;5 ( quantité infime) des traces de mercure traces of mercury; ‘lipides: traces’ ‘lipids: trace’; sa déclaration ne comportait pas la moindre trace d'humour/d'ironie his/her pronouncement bore not the slightest trace of humourGB/of irony.[trase] nom masculin[contour - d'un littoral] outline -
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I 1. transitive verb1) (copy) durchpausen; abpausentrace something on to something — etwas auf etwas (Akk.) pausen
2) (delineate) zeichnen [Form, Linie]; malen [Buchstaben, Wort]; (fig.) entwerfenshe traced our route on the map with her finger — sie zeichnete unsere Route mit dem Finger auf der Landkarte nach
3) (follow track of) folgen (+ Dat.); verfolgentrace a river to its source — einen Fluss [bis] zur Quelle zurückverfolgen
2. nounthe police traced him to Spain — die Polizei spürte ihn in Spanien auf
Spur, diethere is no trace of your letter in our records — in unseren Aufzeichnungen findet sich kein Hinweis auf Ihr Schreiben
I can't find any trace of him/it — (cannot locate) ich kann ihn/es nirgends finden
lose [all] trace of somebody — jemanden [völlig] aus den Augen verlieren
sink without trace — sinken, ohne eine Spur zu hinterlassen; (fig.) in der Versenkung verschwinden (ugs.); [bekannte Persönlichkeit:] von der Bildfläche verschwinden (ugs.)
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/92833/trace_back">trace backII nounStrang, derkick over the traces — (fig.) über die Stränge schlagen (ugs.)
* * *[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) die Spur2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) die Spur2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) aufspüren2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) durchpausen•- tracing- trace elements
- tracing-paper* * *trace1[treɪs]n Zugriemen m, Strang mto kick over the \traces ( fig) über die Stränge schlagentrace2[treɪs]I. nto disappear without a \trace spurlos verschwinden\traces of cocaine/poison Kokain-/Giftspuren pl\trace of emotion Gefühlsregung f\trace of a smile Anflug m eines Lächelnswithout any \trace of sarcasm/humour ohne jeglichen Sarkasmus/Humorto put a \trace on a phone call ein Telefongespräch zurückverfolgenII. vt1. (follow trail)▪ to \trace sb jds Spur verfolgen; (find) jdn aufspüren [o ausfindig machen] [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. eruieren]she was \traced to Manchester ihre Spur führte nach Manchesterto \trace a letter/package einen Brief/ein Paket auffinden2. (track back)▪ to \trace sth etw zurückverfolgenthe outbreak of food poisoning was \traced to some contaminated shellfish man fand heraus, dass verseuchte Meeresfrüchte die Ursache der Lebensmittelvergiftung warento \trace a call/computer virus einen Anruf/Computervirus zurückverfolgen3. (describe)▪ to \trace sth etw beschreiben4. (draw outline)▪ to \trace sth etw skizzieren [o zeichnen]; (through paper) etw durchpausen; (with a finger) etw nachmalen; (with one's eye/mind) etw dat folgen5. (take route)to \trace a path einem Weg folgen* * *I [treɪs]1. n1) (= sign) Spur fto sink without trace — spurlos or ohne Spur versinken or untergehen; (fig also) sang- und klanglos untergehen
to lose all trace of sb/sth — jdn/etw aus den Augen verlieren
2. vthe traced his name in the sand — er malte seinen Namen in den Sand
3) (= find) ausfindig machen, auffindenIIn(of harness) Zuggurt m, Zugriemen m → kick overSee:* * *trace1 [treıs]A s1. (Fuß-, Wagen-, Wild- etc) Spur f:traces of blood Blutspuren;be on sb’s trace jemandem auf der Spur sein;be hot on sb’s trace jemandem dicht auf den Fersen sein;we’ve lost all trace of her wir haben sie aus den Augen verloren;without (a) trace spurlos;since then there has been no trace of him seither fehlt von ihm jede Spur2. fig Spur f:a) (Über)Rest m:b) (An)Zeichen n:leave its traces (up)on seine Spuren auf einem Gesicht etc hinterlassenc) geringe Menge, (ein) bisschen:not a trace of fear keine Spur von Angst;show traces of one’s old form SPORT seine alte Form aufblitzen lassen;traces of poison Giftspuren;a trace of a smile ein fast unmerkliches Lächeln, der Anflug eines Lächelns3. US Pfad m, (markierter) Weg4. Linie f:a) Aufzeichnung f (eines Messgeräts), Kurve fb) Zeichnung f, Skizze fc) Pauszeichnung fB v/t2. Wild, einen Verbrecher etc verfolgen, aufspürentrace sth to etwas zurückführen auf (akk) oder herleiten von;5. erkennen, feststellen6. einen Pfad verfolgen8. Buchstaben sorgfältig (aus)ziehen, schreiben, malen9. TECHb) eine Linie, die Bauflucht etc absteckenc) eine Messung aufzeichnen:trace2 [treıs] sin the traces angespannt (a. fig);kick over the traces umg über die Stränge schlagen2. TECH Pleuel-, Schubstange f* * *I 1. transitive verb1) (copy) durchpausen; abpausentrace something on to something — etwas auf etwas (Akk.) pausen
2) (delineate) zeichnen [Form, Linie]; malen [Buchstaben, Wort]; (fig.) entwerfenshe traced our route on the map with her finger — sie zeichnete unsere Route mit dem Finger auf der Landkarte nach
3) (follow track of) folgen (+ Dat.); verfolgentrace a river to its source — einen Fluss [bis] zur Quelle zurückverfolgen
4) (observe, find) finden2. nounSpur, diethere is no trace of your letter in our records — in unseren Aufzeichnungen findet sich kein Hinweis auf Ihr Schreiben
I can't find any trace of him/it — (cannot locate) ich kann ihn/es nirgends finden
lose [all] trace of somebody — jemanden [völlig] aus den Augen verlieren
sink without trace — sinken, ohne eine Spur zu hinterlassen; (fig.) in der Versenkung verschwinden (ugs.); [bekannte Persönlichkeit:] von der Bildfläche verschwinden (ugs.)
Phrasal Verbs:II nounStrang, derkick over the traces — (fig.) über die Stränge schlagen (ugs.)
* * *v.aufspüren v.durchpausen v.nachspüren v.verfolgen v. n.Spur -en f.Verfolgung f. -
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v/t1. geh. find out, determine2. österr., schw. (Täter etc.) trace* * *eru|ie|ren [eru'iːrən] ptp eruiertvt (form)Sachverhalt to investigate, to find out; (esp Aus) Person to trace* * *eru·ie·ren *[eruˈi:rən]vt (geh)1. (in Erfahrung bringen)▪ [bei jdm] \eruieren, wann/wer... to find out [from sb] when/who...▪ jdn \eruieren to find sb* * *transitives Verb (geh.) find outjemanden eruieren — (österr.) trace somebody
* * *eruieren v/t1. geh find out, determine2. österr, schweiz (Täter etc) trace* * *transitives Verb (geh.) find outjemanden eruieren — (österr.) trace somebody
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v.1 to leave, to put.dejó los papeles en la mesa he put o left the papers on the tabledeja el abrigo en la percha put your coat on the hangerhe dejado la moto muy cerca I've left o parked my motorbike nearbyRicardo dejó a Ilse Richard left Ilse.Fuss dejó a Ricardo en la escuela Fuss left=dropped off Richard at school.Dejé mi trabajo anterior I left my former job.Dejé el lugar limpio ó dejé limpio el lugar I left the place clean.El viejo le dejó su dinero a su hijo The old man left his money to his son.2 to leave (abandonar) (casa, trabajo, país).dejar algo por imposible to give something up as a lost causedejar a alguien atrás to leave somebody behindsu marido la ha dejado her husband has left herte dejo, tengo que irme I have to leave you now, I must go3 to leave out.dejar algo por o sin hacer to fail to do somethingdejó lo más importante por resolver he left the most important question unresolved4 to forget (about).¡déjame, que tengo trabajo! leave me alone, I'm busy!déjame tranquilo o en paz leave me alone o in peacedéjalo, no importa forget it, it doesn't matter5 to leave behind, to clear out of, to leave.Missy dejó su bolso en su apuro Missy left behind her purse in the rush.6 to be given, to inherit, to receive.Se me dejó dinero en el testamento I was given money in the will.7 to let, to allow to.Dejé al perro salir a la calle I allowed the dog to go outside.8 to be allowed to.Se nos dejó ir We were allowed to go.9 to be left.Se nos dejó asombrados We were left astonished.10 to quit, to give up, to abandon, to relinquish.Ella dejó y se fue She quitted and left.11 to lend, to lend out.* * *1 (colocar) to leave, put2 (abandonar - persona, lugar) to leave; (- hábito, cosa, actividad) to give up3 (permitir) to allow, let4 (prestar) to lend5 (ceder) to give6 (producir dinero) to bring in, make7 (producir humo, ceniza) to produce, leave8 (esperar) to wait9 (aplazar) to put off10 (omitir) to leave out, omit11 (causar un efecto) to make12 (legar) to bequeath, leave► auxiliar1 dejar de + inf (cesar - voluntariamente) to stop + gerund, give up + gerund; (- involuntariamente) to stop + gerund2 no dejar de + inf not to fail to + inf3 dejar + past participle1 (abandonarse) to neglect oneself, let oneself go2 (olvidar) to forget, leave behind3 (permitir) to let oneself, allow oneself to1 (cesar) to stop\dejar algo por imposible to give up on somethingdejar caer to dropdejar en paz to leave alonedejar frío,-a figurado to leave colddejar mal a alguien to make somebody look baddejar plantado,-a a alguien to stand somebody updejar preocupado,-a to worrydejarse caer to drop, fall 2 (en casa de alguien) to drop indejarse llevar por alguien to be influenced by somebodydejarse llevar por algo to get carried away with somethingdejarse sentir el frío/verano/invierno to feel the cold/summer/winter* * *verb1) to leave2) abandon3) give up4) let5) allow, permit•- dejar de- dejarse* * *Para las expresiones dar importancia, dar ejemplo, dar las gracias, dar clases, dar a conocer, dar a entender, darse prisa, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=poner, soltar) to leavedejé 1.500 euros de entrada — I put down 1,500 euros as a deposit
podemos dejarle los niños a mi madre si salimos — we can leave the children with my mother if we go out
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dejar algo [aparte] — to leave sth aside•
dejar [atrás] — [+ corredor, vehículo adelantado, competidor] to leave behindse vino de Holanda, dejando atrás a su familia — he came over from Holland, leaving his family behind
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dejar algo a un [lado] — to set sth aside2) [al desaparecer, morir] to leave3) (=guardar)¿me habéis dejado algo de tarta? — have you left {o} saved me some cake?
4) (=abandonar)a) [+ actividad, empleo] to give up•
dejar la [bebida] — to give up drink, stop drinkingb) [+ persona, lugar] to leavec) [en coche] to drop off¿te dejo en tu casa? — shall I drop you off at your place?
5) (=no molestar)deja ya el ordenador, que lo vas a romper — leave the computer alone, you're going to break it
déjame, quiero estar solo — leave me be, I want to be alone
¡déjalo! — (=¡no hagas eso!) stop it!; (=no te preocupes) forget it!, don't worry about it!
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dejar [así] las cosas — to leave things as they are•
¡déjame [en paz]!, ¡déjame [tranquilo]! — leave me alone!6) (=posponer)•
dejar algo [para] — to leave sth tillhe dejado el italiano para cuando tenga más tiempo — I've put off learning Italian till I have more time
7) (=prestar) to lend¿me dejas diez euros? — can you lend me ten euros?
¿me dejas el coche? — can I borrow the car?, will you lend me the car?
8) (=permitir) + infin to letdejar que ({+ subjun})dejar pasar a algn — to let sb through {o} past
dejar que las cosas vayan de mal en peor — to let things go {o} allow things to go from bad to worse
9) [indicando resultado]+ adjme dejó confundido — she left me confused, she confused me
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dejar algo [como nuevo], me han dejado el abrigo como nuevo — my coat was as good as new when it came back from them10) (=producir)[+ dinero]11) dejar que (=esperar)dejaron que pasara el temporal antes de zarpar — they waited for the storm to pass before setting sail
deja que me toque la lotería y verás — just wait till I win the lottery, then you'll see
12) (=omitir) to leave out, forget2.VERBO INTRANSITIVO [con una actividad]deja, ya lo hago yo — leave it, I'll do it
dejar de hacer algo [por un momento] to stop doing sth; [por una temporada] to give up doing sth, stop doing sthdeja, yo lo pago — no {o} it's all right, I'll pay for it
cuando deje de llover — when it stops raining, when the rain stops
¡déja de hacer eso! — stop that!
yo dejé de ir hace muchos años — I gave up {o} stopped going years ago
no puedo dejar de fumar — I can't give up {o} stop smoking
no dejar de ({+ infin})cuando murió su padre dejó de comer — when her father died she stopped eating {o} she went off her food
no por eso deja de ser una tontería lo que has dicho — that doesn't change the fact that what you said was stupid
no dejes de visitarlos — don't fail to visit them, make sure you visit them
3.See:DEJAR Dejar en el sentido de prestar se puede traducir al inglés empleando borrow o lend. Borrow se usa cuando el sujeto es quien pide (significa tomar prestado) y lend cuando el sujeto es quien da (significa dejar prestado): ¿Me dejas tus botas de esquiar? Can I borrow your ski boots? o Can you lend me your ski boots? ¿Me podrías dejar tu reloj? Could I borrow your watch? o Could you lend me your watch? NOTA: Borrow y lend no se utilizan normalmente con cosas que no pueden trasladarse de un sitio a otro: ¿Me dejas tu casa de campo este fin de semana? Can I use your house in the country this weekend? Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( en lugar determinado) to leavelo dejé en recepción/en la mesa — I left it in reception/on the table
¿cuánto se deja de propina? — how much do you leave as a tip?
déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa — leave her alone, it wasn't her fault
dejar mucho que desear — to leave a great deal to be desired
b) ( olvidar) to leavec) ( como herencia) to leave2)a) <marca/mancha/huella> to leaveb) < ganancia> to produce3) ( abandonar) <novia/marido> to leave; < familia> to leave, abandon; < trabajo> to give up, leave; < lugar> to leave4) (+ compl)a) ( en cierto estado) to leaveel avión/bus nos dejó — (Col, Ven) we missed the plane/bus
me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos — he let me have it for 1,000 pesos
dejar algo/a alguien estar — to let something/somebody be (colloq), to leave something/somebody alone; lado 5)
b) (CS)5)a) ( posponer) leaveno lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora — don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now
b) (reservar, guardar) <espacio/margen> to leave6) ( permitir)dejar algo/a alguien + inf — to let something/somebody + inf
déjalo entrar/salir — let it/him in/out
¿me dejas ir? — will you let me go?
dejar que algo/alguien + subj — to let somebody/something + inf
7)a)b)2.dejar caer — < objeto> to drop; < comentario> to let... drop
a) ( cesar)dejar de + inf — to stop -ing
deja de llorar/importunarme — stop crying/bothering me
b) (omitir, no hacer)3.dejar de + inf: no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues make sure you write as soon as you get there; no dejes de recordarles que... be sure to remind them that...; es algo que no deja de sorprenderme — it's something I still find surprising
dejarse v pron1)a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself gob)dejarse + inf: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him; se deja convencer fácilmente he's easily persuaded; dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music; no te dejes, tú también pégale (AmL exc RPl) don't just take it, hit him back (colloq); nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you; dejarse estar (AmL): no te dejes estar you'd better do something; si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato — if we don't get our act together we'll lose the contract
2) <barba/bigote> to grow3) (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leaveme dejé el dinero en casa — I left my/the money at home
4) dejarse de (fam)déjate de lamentaciones/de rodeos — stop complaining/beating about the bush
* * *= cease, dump, leave, let, forsake, put down, drop off, maroon, flake out, let + go of, go + cold turkey, leave off, walk out on.Ex. After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.Ex. Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.Ex. If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.Ex. Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.Ex. The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.Ex. That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.Ex. A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex. For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.Ex. Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.Ex. This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.Ex. There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.----* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* dejando a un lado = apart from.* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.* dejar a Alguien boquiabierto = leave + Nombre + gagging, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien colgado = hang + Nombre + out to dry.* dejar a Alguien embarazada = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien en estado = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien en la cuneta = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.* dejar a Alguien en la estacada = leave + Alguien + in the lurch, hang + Nombre + out to dry.* dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* dejar a Alguien estupefacto = leave + Nombre + speechless, astound, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien inconsciente = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* dejar a Alguien patidifuso = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.* dejar a Alguien preñada = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda = leave + Alguien + to sink or swim.* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.* dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar a la posteridad = bequeath to + posterity.* dejar al descubierto = lay + bare.* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien = leave + Nombre + up to.* dejar Algo aparcado = put + Nombre + on ice, put + Nombre + on mothballs.* dejar Algo completamente destrozado = leave + Nombre + in shambles.* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.* dejar aparte = leave + aside.* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.* dejar atónito = stun, astound.* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.* dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.* dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.* dejar bastante que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer un indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejar ciego = blind.* dejar claro = make + it + clear, hammer + home + message, make + plain, send + a clear signal that.* dejar claro que = make + the point that.* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar constancia de = record.* dejar de = cease to, relax + the grip on.* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.* dejar de circular = drop out of + circulation.* dejar de existir = be no more.* dejar de fumar = stop + smoking, quit + smoking, smoking cessation.* dejar de funcionar = go down, cease to + function, go + belly up, flake out, go + dead, pack up.* dejar de gustar = go off.* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.* dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.* dejar de + Infinitivo = skip + Gerundio, give up + Gerundio, stop + Gerundio.* dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].* dejar de percatarse de = become + blind to.* dejar de pie = leave + standing.* dejar de publicarse = cease + publication.* dejar de remar = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.* dejar de ser actual = date.* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.* dejar desguarnecido = leave + unprotected.* dejar de sonreír = extinguish + smile.* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar desvalido = leave + unprotected.* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.* dejar de ver = become + blind to.* dejar dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.* dejar el hábito = kick + the habit.* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.* dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.* dejar en adobo = marinade.* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.* dejar encargado = leave in + charge.* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.* dejar en garantía = pledge.* dejar en herencia = bequeath.* dejar en la cuneta = ditch.* dejar en la estacada = leave + Nombre + high and dry, be left out on a limb.* dejar en libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.* dejar en prenda = pledge.* dejar en remojo = steep.* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.* dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.* dejar en suspenso = put into + abeyance.* dejar en testamento = will.* dejar entrever = provide + a glimpse of, hint, insinuate, hint at, give + a hint, intimate.* dejar escapar a Alguien = let + Nombre + escape.* dejar espacio para = leave + room for.* dejar estupefacto = stagger.* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.* dejar fuera = leave out, cut out, count + Nombre + out, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.* dejar fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.* dejar fuera del equipo = sideline.* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.* dejar huérfano = orphan.* dejar incompleto = leave + unfinished.* dejar inconsciente = overcome, knock + the hell out out of, leave + unconscious.* dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.* dejar intacto = leave + intact, leave + untouched.* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.* dejar la empresa = jump + ship.* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.* dejar libertad para + Infinitivo = leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo.* dejar libre = vacate, leave + vacant.* dejar limpio a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar lisiado = lame.* dejarlo a la discreción de = leave + it to the discretion of.* dejarlo en paz = give + it a rest, let + it drop.* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.* dejar los campos en barbecho = let + fields lie fallow.* dejar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.* dejar marcado = scar.* dejar margen = allow + margin.* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar para cuando = move to + a time when.* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.* dejar pasmado = stagger.* dejar paso = step + aside.* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar perplejo = puzzle, mystify, perplex, stump, blow + Posesivo + mind, bewilder, nonplus.* dejar plantado = walk out on.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* dejar que Alguien se vaya = let + Nombre + go.* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.* dejar que se pudra = leave to + rot.* dejar que + Subjuntivo = allow + Infinitivo.* dejar rastro = leave + a trace.* dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* dejarse el pellejo = play out + Posesivo + skin, work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, give + Posesivo + all.* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse la piel = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, play out + Posesivo + skin.* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse ver = have + visibility.* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.* dejar sin palabras = leave + Nombre + speechless, nonplus.* dejar sin poder = disempower.* dejar sin protección = leave + unprotected.* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.* dejar sitio (a) = make + room (for), make + way (for).* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar su impronta en = set + Posesivo + stamp on.* dejar tiempo = free up + time.* dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.* dejar tranquilo = leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar tras sí = leave + behind.* dejar una cicatriz = scar.* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression, leave + a lasting memory.* dejar una impresión = leave with + the impression, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar una marca = leave + Posesivo + mark.* dejar una pista = leave + a trace.* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un cargo = resign + office, step down from + Posesivo + position, leave + office.* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un hábito = stop + habit.* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.* dejar un reguero de = leave + a trail of.* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.* dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.* dejar vacante = leave + vacant.* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.* dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desapareder sin dejar rastro = vanish into + thin air.* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.* no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.* no dejar pasar = keep out.* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.* persuadir a Alguien para que deje Algo = lure away from.* programa + dejar de funcionar = programme + crash.* sin dejar huella = into thin air.* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.* sistema + dejar de funcionar = system + crash.* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( en lugar determinado) to leavelo dejé en recepción/en la mesa — I left it in reception/on the table
¿cuánto se deja de propina? — how much do you leave as a tip?
déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa — leave her alone, it wasn't her fault
dejar mucho que desear — to leave a great deal to be desired
b) ( olvidar) to leavec) ( como herencia) to leave2)a) <marca/mancha/huella> to leaveb) < ganancia> to produce3) ( abandonar) <novia/marido> to leave; < familia> to leave, abandon; < trabajo> to give up, leave; < lugar> to leave4) (+ compl)a) ( en cierto estado) to leaveel avión/bus nos dejó — (Col, Ven) we missed the plane/bus
me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos — he let me have it for 1,000 pesos
dejar algo/a alguien estar — to let something/somebody be (colloq), to leave something/somebody alone; lado 5)
b) (CS)5)a) ( posponer) leaveno lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora — don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now
b) (reservar, guardar) <espacio/margen> to leave6) ( permitir)dejar algo/a alguien + inf — to let something/somebody + inf
déjalo entrar/salir — let it/him in/out
¿me dejas ir? — will you let me go?
dejar que algo/alguien + subj — to let somebody/something + inf
7)a)b)2.dejar caer — < objeto> to drop; < comentario> to let... drop
a) ( cesar)dejar de + inf — to stop -ing
deja de llorar/importunarme — stop crying/bothering me
b) (omitir, no hacer)3.dejar de + inf: no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues make sure you write as soon as you get there; no dejes de recordarles que... be sure to remind them that...; es algo que no deja de sorprenderme — it's something I still find surprising
dejarse v pron1)a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself gob)dejarse + inf: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him; se deja convencer fácilmente he's easily persuaded; dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music; no te dejes, tú también pégale (AmL exc RPl) don't just take it, hit him back (colloq); nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you; dejarse estar (AmL): no te dejes estar you'd better do something; si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato — if we don't get our act together we'll lose the contract
2) <barba/bigote> to grow3) (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leaveme dejé el dinero en casa — I left my/the money at home
4) dejarse de (fam)déjate de lamentaciones/de rodeos — stop complaining/beating about the bush
* * *= cease, dump, leave, let, forsake, put down, drop off, maroon, flake out, let + go of, go + cold turkey, leave off, walk out on.Ex: After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.
Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.Ex: Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.Ex: If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.Ex: The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.Ex: That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex: For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.Ex: This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.Ex: There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* dejando a un lado = apart from.* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.* dejar a Alguien boquiabierto = leave + Nombre + gagging, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien colgado = hang + Nombre + out to dry.* dejar a Alguien embarazada = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien en estado = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien en la cuneta = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.* dejar a Alguien en la estacada = leave + Alguien + in the lurch, hang + Nombre + out to dry.* dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* dejar a Alguien estupefacto = leave + Nombre + speechless, astound, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien inconsciente = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* dejar a Alguien patidifuso = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.* dejar a Alguien preñada = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda = leave + Alguien + to sink or swim.* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.* dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar a la posteridad = bequeath to + posterity.* dejar al descubierto = lay + bare.* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien = leave + Nombre + up to.* dejar Algo aparcado = put + Nombre + on ice, put + Nombre + on mothballs.* dejar Algo completamente destrozado = leave + Nombre + in shambles.* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.* dejar aparte = leave + aside.* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.* dejar atónito = stun, astound.* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.* dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.* dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.* dejar bastante que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer un indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejar ciego = blind.* dejar claro = make + it + clear, hammer + home + message, make + plain, send + a clear signal that.* dejar claro que = make + the point that.* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar constancia de = record.* dejar de = cease to, relax + the grip on.* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.* dejar de circular = drop out of + circulation.* dejar de existir = be no more.* dejar de fumar = stop + smoking, quit + smoking, smoking cessation.* dejar de funcionar = go down, cease to + function, go + belly up, flake out, go + dead, pack up.* dejar de gustar = go off.* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.* dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.* dejar de + Infinitivo = skip + Gerundio, give up + Gerundio, stop + Gerundio.* dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].* dejar de percatarse de = become + blind to.* dejar de pie = leave + standing.* dejar de publicarse = cease + publication.* dejar de remar = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.* dejar de ser actual = date.* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.* dejar desguarnecido = leave + unprotected.* dejar de sonreír = extinguish + smile.* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar desvalido = leave + unprotected.* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.* dejar de ver = become + blind to.* dejar dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.* dejar el hábito = kick + the habit.* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.* dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.* dejar en adobo = marinade.* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.* dejar encargado = leave in + charge.* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.* dejar en garantía = pledge.* dejar en herencia = bequeath.* dejar en la cuneta = ditch.* dejar en la estacada = leave + Nombre + high and dry, be left out on a limb.* dejar en libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.* dejar en prenda = pledge.* dejar en remojo = steep.* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.* dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.* dejar en suspenso = put into + abeyance.* dejar en testamento = will.* dejar entrever = provide + a glimpse of, hint, insinuate, hint at, give + a hint, intimate.* dejar escapar a Alguien = let + Nombre + escape.* dejar espacio para = leave + room for.* dejar estupefacto = stagger.* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.* dejar fuera = leave out, cut out, count + Nombre + out, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.* dejar fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.* dejar fuera del equipo = sideline.* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.* dejar huérfano = orphan.* dejar incompleto = leave + unfinished.* dejar inconsciente = overcome, knock + the hell out out of, leave + unconscious.* dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.* dejar intacto = leave + intact, leave + untouched.* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.* dejar la empresa = jump + ship.* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.* dejar libertad para + Infinitivo = leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo.* dejar libre = vacate, leave + vacant.* dejar limpio a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar lisiado = lame.* dejarlo a la discreción de = leave + it to the discretion of.* dejarlo en paz = give + it a rest, let + it drop.* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.* dejar los campos en barbecho = let + fields lie fallow.* dejar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.* dejar marcado = scar.* dejar margen = allow + margin.* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar para cuando = move to + a time when.* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.* dejar pasmado = stagger.* dejar paso = step + aside.* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar perplejo = puzzle, mystify, perplex, stump, blow + Posesivo + mind, bewilder, nonplus.* dejar plantado = walk out on.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* dejar que Alguien se vaya = let + Nombre + go.* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.* dejar que se pudra = leave to + rot.* dejar que + Subjuntivo = allow + Infinitivo.* dejar rastro = leave + a trace.* dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* dejarse el pellejo = play out + Posesivo + skin, work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, give + Posesivo + all.* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse la piel = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, play out + Posesivo + skin.* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse ver = have + visibility.* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.* dejar sin palabras = leave + Nombre + speechless, nonplus.* dejar sin poder = disempower.* dejar sin protección = leave + unprotected.* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.* dejar sitio (a) = make + room (for), make + way (for).* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar su impronta en = set + Posesivo + stamp on.* dejar tiempo = free up + time.* dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.* dejar tranquilo = leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar tras sí = leave + behind.* dejar una cicatriz = scar.* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression, leave + a lasting memory.* dejar una impresión = leave with + the impression, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar una marca = leave + Posesivo + mark.* dejar una pista = leave + a trace.* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un cargo = resign + office, step down from + Posesivo + position, leave + office.* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un hábito = stop + habit.* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.* dejar un reguero de = leave + a trail of.* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.* dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.* dejar vacante = leave + vacant.* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.* dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desapareder sin dejar rastro = vanish into + thin air.* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.* no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.* no dejar pasar = keep out.* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.* persuadir a Alguien para que deje Algo = lure away from.* programa + dejar de funcionar = programme + crash.* sin dejar huella = into thin air.* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.* sistema + dejar de funcionar = system + crash.* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.* * *■ dejar (verbo transitivo)A1 dejar en un lugar2 olvidar3 como herencia4 depositar: personaB1 dejar: marca, mancha etc2 ComercioC abandonar: novia, marido etcD1 en cierto estado2 dejar algo dichoE1 posponer2 reservar, guardarF prestarA1 permitir2 esperarB1 dejar paso2 dejar caer■ dejar (verbo intransitivo)A deja/dejenB1 dejar de: omitir, no hacer2 dejar de: cesar■ dejarse (verbo pronominal)A abandonarseB1 dejarse la barba etc2 dejarse + infinitivoC olvidarD dejarse devtA1 (en un lugar) to leave¿dónde dejaste el coche? where did you leave the car?déjamelo en recepción leave it in reception for medeja ese cuchillo, que te vas a cortar put that knife down, you'll cut yourselfdejé un depósito I put down o left a deposit¿cuánto se suele dejar de propina? how much do you normally leave as a tip?dejémoslo, no quiero discutir por eso let's forget o drop it, I don't want to argue about itdéjalo ya, no le pegues más that's enough o stop it now, don't hit him any moredéjala, ella no tuvo la culpa leave her alone o let her be, it wasn't her faultdejar que desear: la calidad deja bastante/mucho que desear the quality leaves rather a lot/much to be desired2 (olvidar) to leavedejó el paraguas en el tren she left her umbrella on the train3 (como herencia) to leavele dejó sus alhajas a su nieta she left her jewels to her granddaughter4 (depositar) ‹persona› to drop, drop … offdejó a los niños en el colegio she dropped the children (off) at schoolB1 ‹marca/mancha/huella› to leavedeja un gusto amargo en la boca it leaves a bitter taste in the mouthdeja viuda y tres hijos he leaves a widow and three children2 ( Comercio):no deja mucho margen it does not have a very high profit marginese tipo de negocio deja mucho dinero that type of business is very lucrative o yields high returnsC (abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave; ‹familia› to leave, abandon; ‹trabajo› to give up, leave; ‹lugar› to leavelo dejó por otro she left him for another manquiere dejar el ballet he wants to give up ballet dancingno quería dejar esa casa donde había sido tan feliz he didn't want to leave that house where he had been so happyte dejo, que tengo que arreglarme I must go, I have to get readyD (+ compl)1 (en cierto estado) to leavedejé la ventana abierta I left the window opensu muerte los dejó en la miseria his death left them in absolute povertysu respuesta me dejó boquiabierta I was astonished by her replyese estilo de cine me deja frío that sort of movie leaves me coldel golpe lo dejó inconsciente the blow knocked o rendered him unconsciousdejar los garbanzos en remojo leave the chickpeas to soakdejo el asunto en tus manos I'll leave the matter in your handsme dejó esperando afuera she left me waiting outsideel avión/bus nos dejó (Col, Ven); we missed the plane/bus¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos he let me have it for 1,000 pesosquiero dejar esto bien claro I want to make this quite clear, I want this to be quite cleardejando aparte la cuestión de … leaving aside the question of …dejó atrás a los otros corredores she left the other runners behinddejar algo/a algn estar to let sth/sb be ( colloq), to leave sth/sb alone2(CS): dejar algo dicho to leave a messagedejó dicho que lo llamaran he left a message for them to call him¿quiere dejar algo dicho? do you want to leave a message?E1 (posponer) leaveno lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it nowdejemos los platos para mañana let's leave the dishes until tomorrow2 (reservar, guardar) to leavedeja tus chistes para otro momento save your jokes for some other timedejen un poco de postre para Gustavo leave some dessert for Gustavodeja un margen leave a marginhe salido sin dinero — yo te puedo dejar algo I've come out without any money — I can lend you some o let you have someA1 (permitir) dejar algo/a algn + INF to let sth/sb + INF¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?, can I go?déjame entrar/salir let me in/outsiempre lo han dejado hacer lo que le da la gana they've always allowed him to do o let him do just as he pleasesdeja correr el agua let the water run, run the watertú déjame hacer a mí y no te preocupes you leave it to me and don't worrysacar del horno y dejar reposar remove from the oven and leave to standsu rostro no dejaba traslucir ninguna emoción his face showed no emotiondejar que algo/algn + SUBJ to let sth/sb + INFdejó que lo eligiera ella he let her choose, he left the choice to herdéjame que te ayude let me help youno dejes que se queme la carne don't let the meat burn2 (esperar) dejar que algo/algn + SUBJ:dejar que espese la salsa allow the sauce to thicken, wait until the sauce thickensdeja que se tranquilice un poco primero wait for him to calm down o let him calm down a bit first¡deja que te agarre y vas a ver! just you wait till I get my hands on you!B1dejar paso to make waydejen paso a la ambulancia let the ambulance through, make way for the ambulancehay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas we have to make way for new ideas2dejar caer ‹objeto› to drop;‹comentario› to let … dropdejó caer la noticia de que se casaba she let it drop that she was getting married■ dejarviAdeja/dejen: deja, me toca pagar a mí no, no, it's my turn to paytoma lo que te debía — deja, deja here, this is what I owed you — no, it doesn't matter o no, forget it o no, pleasedejen, no se preocupen look, leave it, don't botherB dejar de1 (omitir, no hacer) dejar DE + INF:no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues don't forget to write o make sure you write as soon as you get thereno deja de llamar ni un solo día he telephones every day without failno dejes de recordarles que … be sure to remind them that …no por eso voy a dejar de decir lo que siento that won't stop me from saying what I feelyo no puedo dejar de sacar mis propias conclusiones I can't help but draw my own conclusionsno deja de sorprenderme que haya venido a disculparse I still find it surprising that he came to apologizelo que hagan o dejen de hacer es cosa suya whatever they do or don't do is their business2 (cesar) dejar DE + INF to stop -INGdeja de llorar/importunarme stop crying/bothering mecreía que habías dejado de fumar I thought you had given up smoking■ dejarseA (abandonarse) to let oneself gose ha dejado mucho desde que enviudó he's let himself go terribly since he lost his wifeB1 ‹barba/bigote› to growquiero dejarme el pelo largo I want to grow my hair long2 dejarse + INF:se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of himno me voy a dejar convencer tan fácilmente I am not going to be persuaded that easilyquería besarla, pero ella no se dejó he wanted to kiss her but she wouldn't let himse dejó llevar por la música she let herself be carried o swept along by the musicse dejó abatir por el desánimo she succumbed to despondencyno te dejes, tú también pégale ( AmL exc RPl); don't just take it, hit him back ( colloq)¿qué tal el postre? — se deja comer ( fam hum); what's the dessert like? — it's not bad o I've tasted worse ( colloq hum)de vez en cuando se dejaba caer por el club he used to drop by o into the club now and thennunca te dejas ver we never seem to see youdejarse estar: no te dejes estar you'd better do somethingsi nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato if we don't get our act together o get a move on we'll lose the contract, if we don't do something, we'll lose the contract ( colloq)me dejé el dinero en casa I left my/the money at homeD dejarse de ( fam):déjate de rodeos y dime la verdad stop beating about the bush and tell me the truthdéjense ya de lamentaciones stop complaininga ver si se dejan de perder el tiempo why don't you stop wasting time* * *
Multiple Entries:
dejar
dejar algo
dejar ( conjugate dejar) verbo transitivo
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dejó a los niños en el colegio she dropped the children (off) at school;
dejar un recado to leave a message;
dejar propina to leave a tip;
deja ese cuchillo put that knife down;
déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa leave her alone, it wasn't her fault;
dejar mucho que desear to leave a great deal to be desired
◊ ¡déjalo! forget it!
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3 ( abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave;
‹ familia› to leave, abandon;
‹ trabajo› to give up, leave;
‹ lugar› to leave;
4 (+ compl) ( en cierto estado) to leave;
me dejó esperando afuera she left me waiting outside;
¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!;
me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos he let me have it for 1,000 pesos;
See also→ lado 3
5
◊ no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now
( permitir)◊ dejara algo/algn hacer algo to let sth/sb do sth;
déjalo entrar let it/him in;
deja correr el agua let the water run;
¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?;
dejar que algo/algn haga algo to let sb/sth do sth;
déjame que te ayude let me help you;
See Also→ caer 1, See Also→ paso 1 b
verbo intransitivo dejar de hacer algo to stop doing sth;◊ dejar de fumar to give up o to stop smoking;
no dejes de escribirme make sure you write to me
dejarse verbo pronominal
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b)◊ dejarse hacer algo: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him;
se deja influir fácilmente he's easily influenced;
dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music;
dejarse estar (AmL);
( descuidarse) to be careless;
( abandonarse) to let oneself go
2 ‹barba/bigote› to grow
3 dejarse de hacer algo to stop doing sth;
4 (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave
dejar
1 verbo transitivo
1 (poner en un sitio una cosa) to leave: déjalo donde estaba, leave it where it was
no sé dónde dejé las llaves, I don't know where I left my keys
(a una persona en un lugar) to drop off
2 (prestar) to lend: ¿me dejas tu blusa?, may I borrow your blouse?
3 (abandonar a un niño) to abandon
(romper relaciones con) to leave: Carmen dejó a su novio, Carmen broke up with her boyfriend
(una actividad) to give up: dejó de bailar, she gave up dancing
dejar el trabajo, to leave one's job
(desistir) to give up: lo dejé por imposible, I gave it up
4 (autorizar, dar permiso) to let, allow: no sé si le dejarán viajar solo, I don't know if they'll let her travel unaccompanied
dejar entrar/salir, to let in/out ➣ Ver nota en let 5 (no molestar) to leave sb alone: deja a mamá, que está descansando, leave mummy alone, she's having a rest
6 (producir beneficios) to produce
7 (aplazar) dejaron la visita para otro día, they put the visit off for another day
8 (+ adjetivo: en un estado) to make
dejar cansado, to make (sb) tired
dejar preocupado/satisfecho, to worry/satisfy
II v aux ( dejar de + infinitivo) to stop, give up: no deja de hablar de él, she never stops talking about him
no dejes de llamar para avisarme, don't forget to call me
de pronto dejó de respirar, suddenly he stoped breathing ➣ Ver nota en give y stop
♦ Locuciones: déjame en paz, leave me alone
dejar dicho, to leave a word o a message
dejar fuera, (excluir, no tener en cuenta) to leave out, omit
dejar mucho que desear, to leave a lot to be desired: su examen dejó mucho que desear, his exam performance left a lot to be desired
' dejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agotar
- aplanar
- aturdir
- barbecho
- betún
- cabida
- cabo
- caer
- callar
- clara
- claro
- colgada
- colgado
- consistir
- Cristo
- dejarse
- descendencia
- descolgar
- desconectarse
- despedirse
- desplumar
- destartalar
- destilar
- desvelar
- deteriorarse
- enseñar
- entrever
- estacada
- estampar
- franquear
- hoy
- huella
- imprimir
- miel
- olvidar
- palmo
- petrificar
- piedra
- pieza
- plantar
- plantificar
- poltrona
- prenda
- rastro
- reñir
- reposo
- respirar
- sabor
- salirse
- señal
English:
abandon
- admit
- advance
- advise
- allow
- astound
- black out
- blind
- boggle
- bowl over
- break off
- brew
- brush aside
- burner
- butt out
- cease
- chuck in
- cold
- come off
- consider
- cripple
- cut
- cut off
- cut out
- dangle
- dent
- device
- disable
- dismiss
- drop
- drop off
- drop out
- dump
- end
- fool
- forward
- fox
- free
- gear
- give
- give up
- gripping
- imprint
- jack in
- jilt
- keep
- keep in
- keep out
- knock out
- lay down
* * *♦ vt1. [poner] to leave, to put;dejó los papeles en la mesa he put o left the papers on the table;deja el abrigo en la percha put your coat on the hanger;he dejado la moto muy cerca I've left o parked my motorbike nearby;deja el jarrón, que lo vas a romper put that vase down or you'll break it;su compañero le dejó un balón perfecto y sólo tuvo que rematar a gol his team-mate played a perfect ball for him and all he had to do was tap it in2. [olvidar] to leave;dejé el paraguas en el cine I left my umbrella at the moviesle dejé los niños a mi madre I left the children with my mother¿me dejas un paraguas? could you lend me an umbrella?;¿nos dejarás tu casa el próximo verano? will you let us use your house next summer?5. [abandonar] [casa, trabajo, país] to leave;[tabaco, estudios] to give up; [familia] to abandon;dejé la fiesta a medianoche I left the party at midnight;dejó el tenis cuando empezó la universidad she gave up tennis when she started university;dejó lo que estaba haciendo para ayudarla he stopped o dropped what he was doing to help her;te dejo, que si no pierdo el autobús I have to leave you now, or I'll miss the bus;su marido la ha dejado her husband has left her;lo dejó por un hombre más joven she left him for a younger man;dejar a alguien en algún sitio [con el coche] to drop sb off somewhere;el avión dejó a treinta pasajeros en la primera escala thirty passengers got off (the plane) at the first stopover;dejar atrás a alguien to leave sb behind;es muy inteligente y ha dejado atrás al resto de la clase she's very intelligent and has left the rest of the class behind (her), she's very intelligent and is way ahead of the rest of the class;dejó atrás al resto de corredores he left the other runners behind o in his wake;dejar algo por imposible to give sth up as a lost cause6. [posponer] to leave;dejemos esto para la próxima reunión let's leave this matter until the next meeting;dejamos el viaje para diciembre we put off the journey until December;no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy don't put off till o leave for tomorrow what you can do todayno me dejan salir, estoy castigado I'm being kept in as a punishment;dejar entrar/salir a alguien to let sb in/out;sus gritos no me dejaron dormir his cries prevented me from sleeping;déjame a mí, que tengo más experiencia let me do it, I'm more experienced;déjame a mí, yo me encargo de preparar la comida leave it to me, I'll get dinner;deja que tu hijo venga con nosotros let your son come with us;¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?, can I go?;dejar correr algo to leave sth be;dejó pasar tres semanas he let three weeks go by;el resultado final no deja lugar a dudas the final result leaves no room for doubtdeja algo para los demás leave some for the others;deja tus críticas para una mejor ocasión save your criticisms for another time9. [legar] to leave;dejar algo a alguien to leave sth to sb;dejó todos sus ahorros a varias instituciones benéficas she left all her savings to charity10. [reportar] to bring;el negocio les deja varios millones al año the business brings them several million a year11. [omitir] to leave out;la cocina déjala de momento, ahora hay que limpiar el baño leave the kitchen for the moment, I want you to clean the bathroom now;dejemos aparte las introducciones y comencemos la negociación let's dispense with the introductions and get straight down to the negotiations;dejó lo más importante por resolver he left the most important question unresolved12. (en imperativo) [olvidar] to forget (about);déjalo, no importa forget it, it doesn't matter13. (en imperativo) [no molestar] to leave alone o in peace;¡déjame, que tengo trabajo! leave me alone, I'm busy!;¡deja a tu padre, está durmiendo! leave your father alone o in peace, he's sleeping!;déjalo estar leave it as it is, let it be14. (+ infinitivo)dejó adivinar sus intenciones she allowed her intentions to be guessed;lo dejó caer she dropped it;dejó caer que no se presentaría a las próximas elecciones he let it drop that he wouldn't be standing at the next election;dejó escapar una magnífica oportunidad she missed an excellent opportunity, she allowed an excellent opportunity to slip by15. [indica resultado] to leave;deja un sabor agridulce it has a bittersweet aftertaste;la lejía ha dejado marcas en la ropa the bleach has left stains on the clothes;el examen me dejó agotado I was left exhausted by the exam;¡no me dejes así, cuéntame qué pasó! don't leave me guessing, tell me what happened!;yo dejaría la pared tal y como está I'd leave the wall as it is;tu comportamiento deja bastante/mucho que desear your behaviour leaves something/a lot to be desired;dejar algo hecho to get sth done;te lo dejaré hecho para el lunes I'll get it done for you by Monday;dejar algo como nuevo to leave sth as good as newdejó que acabara de llover para salir he waited until it had stopped raining before going out;deja que se calme un poco, y entonces háblale wait until she calms down a bit before you talk to her♦ videjó de llover it stopped raining, the rain stopped;ha dejado de fumar/beber he's stopped smoking/drinking;no deja de venir ni un solo día he never fails to come;poco a poco dejaron de llamarse they gradually stopped phoning one another;no deja de ser extraño que haga tanto calor en esta época del año it really is most strange for it to be so hot at this time of year¡no dejes de escribirme! be sure to write to me!;no dejes de avisarnos si tienes algún problema be sure to tell us if you have any problem3. (en imperativo) [indica negación]deja, ya subo yo las maletas leave the cases, I'll bring them up;deje, señora, ya lo hago yo allow me, madam, I'll do it;¿vas a volver a correr la maratón? – ¡deja, deja! ya tuve suficiente con la del año pasado are you going to run the marathon again? – don't! last year was more than enough* * *I v/t1 leave; estudios give up, quit fam ;dejar mucho que desear leave a lot to be desired;dejar algo para mañana leave sth until tomorrow;dejémoslo aquí let’s leave it here;2 ( permitir) let, allow;déjale marcharse let him go;dejar que algo ocurra let sth happen, allow sth to happen3 ( prestar) lend4 beneficios yield5:déjame en la esquina drop me at the corner;dejar caer algo drop sthII v/i1 ( parar):dejar de hacer algo stop doing sth;dejar de fumar give up smoking, stop o quit smoking;no deja de fastidiarme he keeps (on) annoying me;no puedo dejar de pensar en ellos I can’t stop thinking about them2:no dejes de visitarnos be sure to visit us* * *dejar vt1) : to leave2) abandonar: to abandon, to forsake3) : to let be, to let go4) permitir: to allow, to permitdejar videjar de : to stop, to quitdejar de fumar: to quit smoking* * *dejar vb¿me dejas este libro? can you lend me this book? / can I borrow this book?dejar de (involuntariamente) to stop [pt. & pp. stopped] (voluntariamente) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]¡déjame en paz! leave me alone! -
7 rastro
m.1 trail (pista).seguir el rastro de alguien to trail somebodyperder el rastro de alguien to lose track of somebody2 trace (vestigio).sin dejar rastro without traceno hay o queda ni rastro de él there's no sign of himcuando llegamos no había ni rastro de cerveza when we got there there wasn't a drop of beer left3 flea market (mercado).4 slaughtering house.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rastrar.* * *1 (instrumento) rake3 (vestigio) vestige4 (mercado) flea market\perder el rastro de alguien to lose somebody's trailseguir el rastro de alguien to follow somebody's trail* * *noun m.1) trace2) track, trail* * *SM1) (=pista) trail; (=olor) scentla policía ha seguido el rastro a o de los atracadores — the police have followed the robbers' trail
2) (=señal) traceni rastro: no ha quedado ni rastro del jamón — there isn't a scrap of ham left
3) (Agr) (=rastrillo) rake; (=grada) harrow4) (=mercadillo) fleamarketel Rastro — fleamarket in Madrid
5) † (=matadero) slaughterhouse* * *1) (pista, huella) trail; (señal, vestigio) trace, sign2) ( mercado) flea market* * *1) (pista, huella) trail; (señal, vestigio) trace, sign2) ( mercado) flea market* * *rastro11 = trace.Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.
* dejar rastro = leave + a trace.* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.rastro22 = flea market.Ex: Libraries should think carefully before rejecting 'the literature of the flea-market', for which there may be popular demand and without which serious study will be handicapped.
* * *rastro (↑ rastro a1)A1 (pista, huella) trailseguimos el rastro del ladrón we are following o we are on the thief's trail2 (señal, vestigio) trace, signdel dinero no quedó ni rastro there was no sign of the moneyno dejaron ni rastro de la comida they ate every last bit of the food, they didn't leave a single scrap of foodno demostró el menor rastro de egoísmo she displayed no trace of selfishnessno le quedaba ni rastro de maquillaje en el rostro not a trace of makeup was left on her facedesapareció sin dejar rastro she disappeared without (a) traceB (mercado) flea marketC ( Méx) slaughter houseIn some parts of Spain, the name given to a weekly open-air flea market, where all kinds of items are sold. The name El Rastro as such refers to a very big market of this type held in Madrid at weekends.* * *
rastro sustantivo masculino
1 (pista, huella) trail;
(señal, vestigio) trace, sign;
2 ( mercado) flea market
rastro sustantivo masculino
1 (de un animal, etc) trail, track
2 (vestigio) trace, sign
sin dejar rastro, without a trace
3 (mercado callejero) flea market
' rastro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
huella
- olfatear
- parar
- pista
- reguero
- regusto
- resabio
- seguir
English:
cold
- flea market
- market
- self-pity
- sign
- trace
- track
- trail
- vanish
- flea
- scent
* * *rastro nm1. [pista] trail;seguir el rastro de alguien to trail sb;perder el rastro de alguien to lose track of sb2. [vestigio] trace;desapareció sin dejar rastro he vanished without trace;cuando llegamos no había ni rastro de cerveza when we got there there wasn't a drop of beer left3. [mercado] flea market* * *m1 street market2 ( huella) trace;desaparecer sin dejar rastro vanish without trace;seguir el rastro a alguien follow s.o.’s trail* * *rastro nm1) pista: trail, track2) vestigio: trace, sign* * *rastro n1. (pista) trail2. (señal, vestigio) trace / sign3. (mercadillo) flea market -
8 pas
I.pas1 [pα]1. masculine noun• revenir or retourner sur ses pas to retrace one's stepsb. ( = distance) pace• « roulez au pas » "dead slow"d. ( = démarche) tread• prendre le pas sur [+ considérations, préoccupations] to override ; [+ théorie, méthode] to supplant ; [+ personne] to steal a march over2. compounds► le pas de Calais ( = détroit) the Straits of DoverII.pas2 [pα]adverba. (avec ne: formant négation verbale) not• ils n'ont pas de voiture/d'enfants they don't have a car/any childrenb. (indiquant ou renforçant opposition) elle travaille, (mais) lui pas she works, but he doesn't• il aime ça, pas toi ? he likes it, don't you?• pas de sucre, merci ! no sugar, thanks!• qui l'a prévenu ? -- pas moi who told him? -- not med. (devant adjectif, nom, dans exclamations) (inf) il est dans une situation pas ordinaire he's in an unusual situation• pas possible ! no!• pas vrai ? isn't that so?• tu es content ? eh bien pas moi ! are you satisfied? well I'm not!• t'es pas un peu fou ? you're crazy! (inf)• si c'est pas malheureux ! isn't that disgraceful!• pas de ça ! we'll have none of that!• ah non, pas lui ! oh no, not him!* * *Note: Dans la langue parlée ou familière, not utilisé avec un auxiliaire ou un modal prend parfois la forme n't qui est alors accolée à l'auxiliaire: he hasn't finished, he couldn't come. On notera que will not devient won't, que shall not devient shan't et cannot devient can't
I pa1) génc'est un Autrichien, pas un Allemand — he's an Austrian, not a German
ce n'est pas un lâche — gén he isn't a coward; ( pour insister) he's no coward
je ne pense pas — I don't think so, I think not sout
elle a aimé le film, mais lui pas — she liked the film but he didn't
une radio pas chère — (colloq) a cheap radio
non mais t'es pas dingue? — (sl) are you mad or what?
2) (dans des expressions, exclamations)pas le moins du monde — not in the slightest ou in the least
pas d'histoires! — I don't want any arguments ou fuss!
pas vrai? — (colloq) gén isn't that so?; ( n'est-ce pas)
on a bien travaillé, pas vrai? — (colloq) we did good work, didn't we?
II panom masculin invariable1) ( enjambée) stepfaire ses premiers pas — [enfant] to take one's first steps
faire le premier pas — fig to make the first move
de là à dire qu'il s'en fiche (colloq), il n'y a qu'un pas — there's only a fine line between that and saying he doesn't care
2) ( allure) pacemarcher au pas — ( à pied) to march; ( à cheval) to walk
marquer le pas — Armée to mark time
‘roulez au pas’ — ( panneau) ‘dead slow’ GB, ‘(very) slow’ US
partir au pas de course — to rush off, to race off
3) ( bruit) footstep4) ( trace de pied) footprintrevenir or retourner sur ses pas — lit to retrace one's steps; fig to backtrack
marcher sur les pas de quelqu'un — fig to follow in somebody's footsteps
5) ( de danse) step•Phrasal Verbs:••tirer quelqu'un/se tirer d'un mauvais pas — to get somebody/to get out of a tight corner
faire or sauter le pas — to take the plunge
prendre le pas sur quelque chose/quelqu'un — to overtake something/somebody
* * *
I pɒ adv1) (avec `ne' et `non') notIl ne pleure pas. (habituellement) — He doesn't cry., (maintenant) He's not crying., He isn't crying.
Il ne pleut pas. — It's not raining.
Je ne mange pas de viande. — I don't eat meat.
Il n'a pas pleuré. — He didn't cry.
Il ne pleurera pas. — He won't cry.
Elle n'est pas venue. — She didn't come.
Ils n'ont pas de voiture. — They haven't got a car., They have no car.
Ils n'ont pas d'enfants. — They haven't got any children., They have no children.
Ce n'est pas mal pour un début. — That's not bad for a first attempt.
Il m'a dit de ne pas le faire. — He told me not to do it.
non pas que... — not that...
Je n'aime pas du tout ça. — I don't like that at all.
n'est-ce pas; Vous viendrez à notre soirée, n'est-ce pas? — You're coming to our party, aren't you?
C'est Harry qui a gagné, n'est-ce pas? — Harry won, didn't he?
2) (employé sans `ne')pas moi — not me, not I
pas de sucre, merci — no sugar, thanks
Elle travaille, lui pas.; Elle travaille, mais pas lui. — She works but he doesn't.
Elle veut aller au cinéma, pas moi. — She wants to go to the cinema, but I don't.
une pomme pas mûre — an apple that isn't ripe, an unripe apple
... ou pas? —... or not?
Ceci est à vous ou pas? — Is this yours or not?, Is this yours or isn't it?
3)comment ça va? — pas mal — how are things? — not bad
Il y avait pas mal de monde au concert. — There were quite a lot of people at the concert.
II pɒ nm1) (= allure) pace, [cheval] walkIl marchait d'un pas rapide. — He walked at a fast pace.
Le cheval est parti au pas. — The horse set off at walking pace.
de ce pas — straight away, at once
J'y vais de ce pas. — I'll go straight away
2) (= démarche) tread3) (= enjambée) stepFaites trois pas en avant. — Take three steps forward.
retourner sur ses pas; revenir sur ses pas — to retrace one's steps
Il faisait les cent pas dans le corridor. — He was pacing up and down the corridor.
4) (= bruit) step, footstepJ'entends des pas dans l'escalier. — I can hear footsteps on the stairs.
5) (= trace de pas) footprint6) (mesure) paceà deux pas de... — just round the corner from...
7) DANSE step8) fig (= étape) step9) TECHNIQUE, [vis, écrou] threadse tirer d'un mauvais pas fig — to get o.s. out of a tight spot
* * *I.pas adv❢ Dans la langue parlée ou familière, not utilisé avec un auxiliaire ou un modal prend parfois la forme n't qui est alors accolée à l'auxiliaire: he hasn't finished, he couldn't come. On notera que will not devient won't, que shall not devient shan't et cannot devient can't.1 gén sur les 15 employés, pas un ne parle anglais out of the 15 employees not one speaks English; c'est un Autrichien, pas un Allemand he's an Austrian, not a German; je ne prends pas de sucre avec mon café I don't take sugar in coffee; ils n'ont pas le téléphone they haven't got a phone; ils n'ont pas d'enfants/de principes they haven't got any children/principles, they have no children/principles; il n'y a pas de café dans le placard there isn't any coffee in the cupboard, there's no coffee in the cupboard; ce n'est pas de l'amour, c'est de la possessivité it isn't love, it's possessiveness; ce n'est pas du cuir, c'est du plastique it isn't leather, it's plastic; ce n'est pas un lâche gén he isn't a coward; ( pour insister) he's no coward; ce n'est pas un ami à moi gén he isn't a friend of mine; ( pour insister) he's no friend of mine; ce n'est pas une raison pour crier comme ça! that's no reason to shout like that!; ce n'est pas une vie pour un gamin de son âge it's no life for a child of his age; ce n'est pas un endroit pour s'arrêter it's no place to stop; ce n'est pas qu'il soit désagréable, mais il est tellement ennuyeux! it's not that he's unpleasant, but he's so boring!; elle n'est pas très bavarde she's not very talkative; il n'est pas plus intelligent qu'un autre he's no brighter than anybody else; je ne pense pas I don't think so, I think not sout; alors, tu viens ou pas○? so, are you coming or not?; elle a aimé le film, mais lui pas or mais pas lui○ she liked the film but he didn't; ma voiture a un toit ouvrant, la leur pas or pas la leur○ gén my car has a sunroof, theirs doesn't; ( pour rectifier une erreur) my car has a sunroof, not theirs; il m'a dit de ne pas y aller he told me not to go there; du pain pas cuit unbaked bread; des tomates pas mûres unripe tomatoes; des chaussures pas cirées unpolished shoes; une radio pas chère○ a cheap radio set; je fouille dans ma poche… pas de portefeuille! I searched in my pocket… no wallet!; pas d'augmentation pour vous, Pichon! no raise for you, Pichon!; non mais t'es pas dingue○? are you mad or what?;2 (dans des expressions, exclamations) pas du tout not at all; pas le moins du monde not in the slightest ou in the least; absolument pas absolutely not; pas vraiment not really; pas tellement not much; pas tant que ça not all that much; pas plus que ça so-so○, not all that much; pas d'histoires! I don't want any arguments ou fuss about it!; pas de chance! hard luck!, tough luck!; pas possible! I can't believe it!; pas croyable! incredible!; pas vrai○? gén isn't that so?;3 ( n'est-ce pas) elle est jolie la petite Pivachon, pas○? the Pivachon girl is pretty, isn't she?; on s'est bien amusé, pas○? we had a good time, didn't we?; on a bien travaillé, pas vrai○? we did good work, didn't we?II.pas nm inv1 ( enjambée) step; faire un grand/petit pas to take a long/small step; faire des petits pas to take small steps; faire des grands pas to stride along; marcher or avancer à grands pas to stride along; marcher or avancer à petits pas to edge forward; faire un pas en avant/en arrière to take a step forward/backward; l'industrie a fait un grand pas en avant industry has taken a big step forward; l'hiver arrive à grands pas winter is fast approaching; avancer à pas de géant (dans qch) to make giant strides (in sth); avancer à pas de fourmi (dans qch) to progress at a snail's pace (in sth); marcher à pas de loup or de velours to move stealthily; marcher à pas feutrés to walk softly; marcher à pas comptés to walk with measured steps; faire ses premiers pas [enfant] to take one's first steps; faire ses premiers pas dans la société mondaine to make one's debut in society; faire le premier pas fig to make the first move; suivre qn pas à pas to follow sb everywhere; avancer pas à pas dans une enquête to proceed step by step in an inquiry; il n'y a qu'un pas there's a fine line; de là à dire qu'il s'en fiche○, il n'y a qu'un pas there's only a fine line between that and saying he doesn't care; j'habite à deux pas (d'ici) I live just a step away (from here); le magasin est à deux pas de chez elle the shop is just a step away from her house; ⇒ cent;2 ( allure) pace; marcher d'un bon pas to walk at a brisk pace; allonger or hâter le pas to quicken one's pace; marcher d'un pas lourd to walk with a heavy tread; marcher d'un pas hésitant/gracieux to walk hesitantly/gracefully; se diriger vers sa voiture d'un pas pressé to walk hurriedly toward(s) one's car; marcher du même pas to walk in step; ralentir le pas to slow down; marcher au pas Mil to march; Équit to walk; marquer le pas Mil to mark time; rouler or circuler au pas to crawl (along); ‘roulez au pas’ ( sur panneau) ‘dead slow’ GB, ‘(very) slow’ US; mettre qn au pas to bring sb to heel; partir au pas de course to rush off, to race off; faire qch au pas de charge to do sth in double-quick time; j'y vais de ce pas I'll do it straightaway;3 ( bruit) footstep; j'ai entendu un bruit de pas I heard footsteps; reconnaître le pas de qn to recognize sb's (foot)step;4 ( trace de pied) footprint; des pas dans la neige/sur le sable footprints in the snow/in the sand; revenir or retourner sur ses pas lit, fig to retrace one's steps, to backtrack; marcher sur les pas de qn fig to follow in sb's footsteps;5 Danse step; un pas de danse a dance step; le pas de valse the waltz step; apprendre les pas du tango to learn how to tango;pas accéléré quick march; pas cadencé slow time; marcher au pas cadencé to march in slow time; pas de deux Danse pas de deux; pas de l'oie goosestep; marcher au pas de l'oie to goosestep; pas de patineur ( au ski) skating; pas de porte doorstep; rester sur le pas de la porte to stay on the doorstep; pas redoublé double time, quick march; marcher au pas redoublé to quick march; pas de route walking pace; pas de tir Mil Sport shooting range; Astronaut launch(ing) pad; pas de vis Tech thread.tirer qn/se tirer d'un mauvais pas to get sb/to get out of a tight corner; faire or sauter le pas to take the plunge; céder le pas à qn to make way for sb; prendre le pas sur qch/qn to overtake sth/sb.I[pa] adverbe1. [avec 'ne', pour exprimer la négation]ils n'ont pas de problèmes/d'avenir they have no problems/no future, they haven't got any problems/a futurece n'est pas que je ne veuille pas, mais... it's not that I don't want to, but...[avec omission du 'ne'] (familier)a. [pas comique] it's not in the least ou slightest bit funnyb. [ennuyeux] it's no fun at allnon, j'aime pas no, I don't like it2. [avec 'non', pour renforcer la négation]3. [employé seul]les garçons voulaient danser, les filles pas the boys wanted to dance, the girls didn't4. [dans des réponses négatives]pas de dessert pour moi, merci no dessert for me, thank youqui l'a pris? — pas moi, en tout cas! who took it? — not me, that's for sure!c'est toi qui as fini les chocolats? — pas du tout! was it you who finished the chocolates? — certainly not!pas le moins du monde not in the least ou slightest, not at all————————pas mal (familier) locution adjectivale invariable————————pas mal (familier) locution adverbiale1. [bien]2. [très]————————pas mal de locution déterminante[suivi d'un nom non comptable] quite a lot of————————pas plus mal locution adverbialeil a maigri — c'est pas plus mal he's lost weight — good thing too ou that's not such a bad thing ou just as wellpas un locution déterminante,pas une locution déterminantepas un loc pron,pas une loc pronparmi elles, pas une qui ne veuille y aller every one of them wants to go thereil s'y entend comme pas un pour déranger les gens à 2 h du matin he's a specialist at disturbing you at 2 in the morningII[pa] nom masculin1. [déplacement] stepje vais faire quelques pas dans le parc I'm going for a short ou little walk in the parkrevenir ou retourner sur ses pas to retrace one's steps ou path, to turn backarriver sur les pas de quelqu'un to follow close on somebody's heels, to arrive just after somebodyavancer à ou faire de petits pas to take short stepsfaire un pas sur le côté to take a step to the ou to one sidefaire un pas en avant to step forward, to take a step ou pace forwardil a fait ses premiers pas de comédien dans un film de Hitchcock (figuré) he made his debut as an actor in a Hitchcock film2. [progrès]a. [enquête] to make great progressb. [technique, science] to take big steps forwardc. [échéance, événement] to be loomingavancer à pas comptés ou mesurésa. [lentement] to make slow progressb. [prudemment] to tread carefullyfaire un grand pas en avant to take a great step ou leap forwardfaire un pas en arrière to take a step back ou backwardsfaire un pas en avant et deux (pas) en arrière to take one step forward and two steps back ou backwardsb. [étape] stepc'est un pas difficile pour lui que de te parler directement talking to you directly is a difficult step for him to takec'est un grand pas à faire ou franchir it's a big step to takefranchir ou sauter le pas to take the plunge3. [empreinte] footprint4. [allure] paceallonger ou doubler le pas to quicken one's step ou pacehâter ou presser le pas to hurry onralentir le pas to slow one's pace, to slow downaller ou marcher d'un bon pas to walk at a good ou brisk paceavancer ou marcher d'un pas lent to walk slowlymarcher d'un pas alerte/léger/élastique to walk with a sprightly/light/bouncy treadavancer d'un pas lourd ou pesant to tread heavily, to walk with a heavy treadelle entendait son pas irrégulier/feutré sur la terrasse she could hear his irregular/soft footfall on the terracepas battu/tombé pas battu/tombé8. SPORTpas de patinage ou patineur [en ski] skatingpas de canard/de l'escalier [en ski] herringbone/side stepping climba. at a runb. (figuré) at a run, on the doublefaire des pas tournants [en ski] to skate a turn9. [mesure] paceà quelques pas de là a few steps ou paces awayà deux ou trois ou quelques pas: l'église est à deux pas the church is very close at hand ou is only a stone's throw from herele restaurant n'est qu'à deux pas (de la gare) the restaurant is (only) just round the corner (from the station)il n'y a qu'un pas (figuré) : entre la consommation de drogue et la vente, il n'y a qu'un pas there's only a small ou short step from taking drugs to selling them10. [marche d'escalier] stepne reste pas sur le pas de la porte don't stand at the door ou on the doorstep ou in the doorway11. GÉOGRAPHIE [en montagne] pass[en mer] strait12. TECHNOLOGIE [d'une vis] thread[d'une denture, d'un engrenage] pitch13. AÉRONAUTIQUE pitch14. MATHÉMATIQUES pitch15. (locution)prendre le pas (sur quelqu'un/quelque chose) to take precedence (over somebody/something), to dominate (somebody/something)————————à chaque pas locution adverbiale2. [constamment] at every turn ou step————————au pas locution adverbiale1. [en marchant] at a walking pacene courez pas, allez au pas don't run, walk2. AUTOMOBILEaller ou rouler au pasa. [dans un embouteillage] to crawl alongmettre quelqu'un/quelque chose au pas to bring somebody/something to heelde ce pas locution adverbialeje vais de ce pas lui dire ma façon de penser I'm going to waste no time in telling him what I thinkpas à pas locution adverbiale1. [de très près] step by step -
9 remonter
remonter [ʀ(ə)mɔ̃te]➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. intransitive verba. ( = monter à nouveau) to go or come back up• remonter sur les planches [comédien] to go back on the stage• remonter à cheval ( = se remettre en selle) to get back onto one's horsec. ( = s'élever de nouveau) [prix, température, baromètre] to rise again• il est remonté de la 7e à la 3e place he has come up from 7th to 3rd placed. ( = réapparaître) to come backe. ( = retourner) to return• remonter à la source/cause to go back to the source/cause• il faut remonter plus loin pour comprendre l'affaire you must look further back to understand this businessf. remonter à ( = dater de) cette histoire remonte à plusieurs années all this goes back several years2. transitive verba. [+ étage, côte, marche] to go or come back up• remonter le courant/une rivière (à la nage) to swim back upstream/up a river ; (en barque) to sail back upstream/up a riverb. ( = rattraper) [+ adversaire] to catch up with• se faire remonter par un adversaire to let o.s. be caught up by an opponentc. [+ mur, tableau, étagère] to raise ; [+ vitre] (en poussant) to push up ; (avec bouton ou manivelle) to wind up ; [+ store] to raise ; [+ pantalon, manche] to pull up ; (en roulant) to roll up ; [+ chaussettes] to pull up ; [+ col] to turn up ; [+ jupe] to pick up ; [+ mauvaise note] to raise• il s'est fait remonter les bretelles par le patron (inf) the boss gave him a real tongue-lashing (inf)d. ( = remporter) to take or bring back upe. [+ montre, mécanisme] to wind upf. [+ machine, moteur, meuble] to put together again ; [+ robinet, tuyau] to put back• il a eu du mal à remonter les roues de sa bicyclette he had a job putting the wheels back on his bicycleg. ( = remettre en état) [+ personne] to buck (inf) up again ; [+ entreprise] to put back on its feet ; [+ mur en ruines] to rebuild ; → moralh. [+ pièce de théâtre, spectacle] to restage3. reflexive verb* * *ʀəmɔ̃te
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verbe transitif (+ v avoir)1) ( transporter de nouveau)remonter quelqu'un/quelque chose — ( en haut) gén to take somebody/something back up (à to); ( à l'étage) to take somebody/something back upstairs; ( d'en bas) gén to bring somebody/something back up (de from); ( de l'étage) to bring [somebody/something] back upstairs [personne, objet]
2) ( replacer en haut) to put [something] back up [valise, boîte]3) ( relever) to raise [étagère, store, tableau] (de by); to wind [something] back up [vitre de véhicule]; to roll up [manches, jambes de pantalon]; to hitch up [jupe, pantalon]; to turn up [col]; to pull up [chaussettes]4) ( parcourir de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) to go back up [pente, rue]; to go ou climb back up [escalier, échelle]; ( en venant) to come back up [pente, rue, échelle]; [voiture, automobiliste] to drive back up [pente]5) ( parcourir en sens inverse) [bateau] to sail up [fleuve]; [poisson] to swim up [rivière]; [personne, voiture] to go up [rue]remonter une filière or piste — fig to follow a trail ( jusqu'à quelqu'un to somebody)
6) ( rattraper dans un classement) [cycliste] to catch up with [peloton, concurrent]7) ( réconforter)remonter quelqu'un or le moral de quelqu'un — to cheer somebody up, to raise somebody's spirits
8) ( assembler de nouveau) to put [something] back together again [armoire, jouet]; to put [something] back [roue]9) ( retendre le ressort de) to wind [something] up [mécanisme, réveil]être remonté à bloc — (colloq) fig [personne] to be full of energy
10) ( remettre en scène) to revive [pièce, spectacle]
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verbe intransitif (+ v être)1) ( monter de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) gén to go back up, to go up again (à to); ( en venant) gén to come back up, to come up again (de from); ( à l'étage) to go/to come back upstairs; ( après être redescendu) to go/to come back up again; [train, ascenseur] to go back up; [avion, hélicoptère] to climb again; [mer] to come in again; [prix, température, baromètre] to rise again, to go up againreste ici, je remonte au grenier — stay here, I'm going back up to the attic
remonter sur — [personne] to step back onto [trottoir]; to climb back onto [mur]
remonter à la surface — lit [plongeur] to surface; [huile, objet] to rise to the surface; fig [scandale] to resurface; [souvenirs] to surface again
remonter dans les sondages — [politicien, parti] to move up in the opinion polls
remonter de la quinzième à la troisième place — [sportif, équipe] to move up from fifteenth to third position
remonter à Paris — ( retourner) to go back up to Paris
2) ( pour retrouver l'origine)remonter à — [historien] to go back to [époque, date]; [événement, œuvre, tradition] to date back to [époque, date, personnage historique]; [habitude] to be carried over from [enfance, période]; [enquêteur, police] to follow the trail back to [personne, chef de gang]
remonter 20 ans en arrière — [historien] to go back 20 years
faire remonter — to trace (back) [origines, ancêtres] (à to)
3) ( se retrousser) [pull, jupe] to ride up4) ( se faire sentir)5) Nautismeremonter au or dans le vent — to sail into the wind
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se remonter verbe pronominal1) ( se réconforter)se remonter le moral — ( seul) to cheer oneself up; ( à plusieurs) to cheer each other up
2) ( s'équiper de nouveau)se remonter en meubles/draps — to get some new furniture/sheets
* * *ʀ(ə)mɔ̃te1. vi1) (d'où l'on vient) to go back upIl est remonté au premier étage. — He has gone back up to the first floor.
2) (sur un cheval) to get back on, to remount3) (dans un véhicule) to get back in4) [route, température, prix] to go up again5) [vêtement] to ride up2. vt1) [personne] to cheer up, to buck upCette nouvelle m'a un peu remonté. — The news cheered me up a bit.
remonter le moral à qn — to raise sb's spirits, to cheer sb up
2) [manches, pantalon] to roll up3) [col] to turn up4) [fleuve, courant] (en bateau) to sail up, (à la nage) to swim up5) [niveau, limite] to raise6) [moteur, meuble] to put back together, to reassemble7) [montre, mécanisme] to wind up8)remonter à (= dater de) — to date back to, to go back to
* * *remonter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( transporter de nouveau) ( en haut) gén to take [sb/sth] back up [personne, objet] (à to); ( à l'étage) to take [sb/sth] back upstairs [personne, objet]; ( d'en bas) gén to bring [sb/sth] back up [personne, objet] (de from); ( de l'étage) to bring [sb/sth] back upstairs [personne, objet]; remonter les valises au grenier to take the suitcases back up to the attic; remonter les bouteilles de la cave to bring the bottles back up from the cellar; je peux vous remonter au village I can take you back up to the village; remonte-moi mes pantoufles bring my slippers back up (to me); je leur ai fait remonter les valises au grenier I made them take the suitcases back up to the attic; j'ai fait remonter le piano dans la chambre I had the piano taken back up to the bedroom; faites-moi remonter les dossiers secrets get the secret files brought back up to me;2 ( remettre en haut) to put [sth] back up [valise, boîte]; remonter la valise sur l'armoire to put the suitcase back up on the wardrobe; remonter un seau d'un puits to pull a bucket up from a well;3 ( relever) to raise [étagère, store, tableau] (de by); to wind [sth] back up [vitre de véhicule]; to roll up [manches, jambes de pantalon]; to hitch up [jupe, pantalon]; to turn up [col]; to pull up [chaussettes]; remonter une étagère de 20 centimètres/d'un cran to raise a shelf another 20 centimetresGB/by another notch; remonter une note de deux points to raise a mark GB ou grade US by two points;4 ( parcourir de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) to go back up [pente, rue, étage]; to go ou climb back up [escalier, marches, échelle]; ( en venant) to come back up [pente, rue, marches, échelle]; [voiture, automobiliste] to drive back up [pente, route]; nous avons remonté la colline à pied ( en marchant) we walked back up the hill; ( et non à bicyclette) we went back up the hill on foot; remonter la colline en rampant/à bicyclette to crawl/cycle back up the hill; il m'a fait remonter l'escalier en courant he made me run back up the stairs;5 ( parcourir en sens inverse) [bateau] to sail up [fleuve, canal]; [poisson] to swim up [rivière]; [personne, voiture] to go up [rue, boulevard]; tu remontes l'avenue jusqu'à la banque you go up the avenue until you get to the bank; remonter un canal en péniche to go up a canal in a barge; remonter une rivière en canoë/en yacht/à la nage to canoe/sail/swim up a river; remonter un boulevard à bicyclette/en voiture to cycle/drive up a boulevard; remonter le flot de voyageurs to walk against the flow of passengers; remonter une filière or piste fig to follow a trail (jusqu'à qn to sb); remonter le temps par la pensée or l'imagination to go back in time in one's imagination;6 ( rattraper dans un classement) [cycliste] to catch up with [peloton, concurrent];7 ( réconforter) remonter qn or le moral de qn to cheer sb up, to raise sb's spirits; la nouvelle/il m'a remonté le moral the news/he cheered me up;8 ( assembler de nouveau) to put [sth] back together again [armoire, table, jouet]; to re-erect [échafaudage]; to reassemble [moteur, machine]; to put [sth] back [roue]; il s'amuse à démonter et remonter ses jouets he's having fun taking his toys apart and putting them back together again;9 ( retendre le ressort de) to wind [sth] up [mécanisme, montre, réveil]; to wind [sth] up [boîte à musique] (avec with); être remonté à bloc○ fig [personne] to be full of energy;10 ( remettre en scène) to revive [pièce, spectacle].B vi1 ( monter de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) gén to go back up, to go up again (à to); ( à l'étage) to go back upstairs, to go upstairs again; ( en venant) gén to come back up, to come up again (de from); ( à l'étage) to come back upstairs, to come upstairs again; ( après être redescendu) ( en allant) to go back up again; ( en venant) to come back up again; [train, ascenseur, téléphérique] ( en allant) to go back up; ( en venant) to come back up; [avion, hélicoptère] to climb again; [oiseau] to fly up again; [prix, taux, monnaie] to go up again; [chemin, route] to rise again; [mer] to come in again; [température, baromètre] to rise again, to go up again; reste ici, je remonte au grenier stay here, I'm going back up to the attic; peux-tu remonter chercher mon sac? can you go back upstairs and get my bag?; tu es remonté à pied? gén did you walk back up?; ( plutôt que par l'ascenseur) did you come back up on foot?; je préfère remonter par l'escalier I prefer to go back up by the stairs; nous sommes remontés par le sentier/la route ( à pied) we walked back up by the path/the road; ( à cheval) we rode back up by the path/the road; il est remonté vers moi en rampant he crawled back up to me; il est remonté au col à bicyclette/en voiture he cycled/drove back up to the pass; où est l'écureuil? il a dû remonter à l'arbre where's the squirrel? it must have gone back up the tree; je suis remonté en haut de la tour/au sommet de la falaise I went back up to the top of the tower/to the top of the cliff; elle est remontée dans sa chambre she went back up to her bedroom; remonter à l'échelle/la corde to climb back up the ladder/the rope; remonter sur [personne] to step back onto [trottoir, marche]; [personne, animal] to climb back onto [mur, tabouret]; il est remonté sur le toit [enfant, chat] he's gone back up onto the roof; remonter dans son lit to get back into bed; remonter à la surface lit [plongeur] to surface; [huile, objet] to rise to the surface; fig [scandale] to resurface; [souvenirs] to surface again; remonter à cheval to get back on a horse; remonter en voiture/dans le train to get back in the car/on the train; remonter à bord d'un avion to board a plane again; remonter dans les sondages [politicien, parti] to move up in the opinion polls; remonter de la quinzième à la troisième place [sportif, équipe] to move up from fifteenth to third position; remonter à Paris ( retourner) to go back up to Paris; la criminalité remonte crime is rising again; les cours sont remontés de 20% prices have gone up another 20%; faire remonter le dollar to send ou put the dollar up again; faire remonter les cours to put prices up again; l’euro est remonté par rapport à la livre the euro has gone up ou risen against the pound again; faire remonter la température gén to raise the temperature; Méd to raise one's temperature;2 ( pour retrouver l'origine) remonter dans le temps to go back in time; remonter à [historien] to go back to [époque, date]; [événement, œuvre, tradition] to date back to [époque, date, personnage historique]; [habitude] to be carried over from [enfance, période]; [enquêteur, police] to follow the trail back to [personne, chef de gang]; remonter 20 ans en arrière [historien] to go back 20 years; l'histoire remonte à quelques jours the story goes back a few days; il nous a fallu remonter jusqu'en 1770 we had to go back to 1770; les manuscrits remontent au XIe siècle the manuscripts date back to the 11th century; remonter à l'époque où to date back to the days when; remonter aux causes de qch to identify the causes of sth; faire remonter to trace (back) [origines, ancêtres] (à to);3 ( se retrousser) [pull, jupe] to ride up;4 ( se faire sentir) les odeurs d'égout remontent dans la maison the smell from the drains reaches our house; j'ai mon petit déjeuner qui remonte○ my breakfast is repeating on me○;5 Naut remonter au or dans le vent to sail into the wind.C se remonter vpr1 ( se réconforter) se remonter le moral ( seul) to cheer oneself up; ( à plusieurs) to cheer each other up;2 ( s'équiper de nouveau) se remonter en meubles/draps to get some new furniture/sheets; se remonter en vin to replenish one's stock ou supply of wine.[rəmɔ̃te] verbe transitif1. [côte, étage] to go ou to climb back up2. [porter à nouveau] to take back up3. [parcourir - en voiture, en bateau etc.] to go up (inseparable)remonter le défilé [aller en tête] to work one's way to the front of the processionremonter la rue to go ou to walk back up the street4. [relever - chaussette] to pull up (separable) ; [ - manche] to roll up (separable) ; [ - col, visière] to raise, to turn up (separable) ; [ - robe] to raise, to lift ; [ - store] to pull up, to raiseremonter quelque chose to put something higher up, to raise somethingtous les résultats des examens ont été remontés de 2 points all exam results have been put up ou raised by 2 marks5. [assembler à nouveau - moteur, kit] to reassemble, to put back (separable) together (again) ; [ - étagère] to put back (separable) upà sa sortie de prison, il a remonté une petite affaire de plomberie when he came out of prison he started up another small plumbing business[faire prospérer à nouveau]il a su remonter l'entreprise he managed to set ou to put the business back on its feet8. [mécanisme, montre] to wind (up)10. SPORT [concurrent] to catch up (with)————————[rəmɔ̃te] verbe intransitif (surtout aux être)l'enfant remonta dans la brouette/sur l'escabeau the child got back into the wheelbarrow/up onto the stool2. TRANSPORTSa. [bateau, bus, train] to get back ontob. [voiture] to get back intoa. [se remettre en selle] to remountb. [refaire de l'équitation] to take up riding again[avoir un niveau supérieur]le prix du sucre a remonté [après une baisse] the price of sugar has gone back up again4. [jupe] to ride ou to go up5. [faire surface - mauvaise odeur] to come back upa. [noyé] to float back (up) to the surfaceb. [plongeur] to resurfacec. [scandale] to reemerge, to resurface6. [retourner vers l'origine]remonter à [se reporter à] to go back to, to return tole renseignement qui nous a permis de remonter jusqu'à vous the piece of information which enabled us to trace youremonter à [dater de] to go ou to date back toon fait généralement remonter la crise à 1910 the crisis is generally believed to have started in 19107. NAUTIQUE [navire] to sail north[vent] to come round the north————————se remonter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se remonter verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)[physiquement] to recover one's strength[moralement] to cheer oneself upelle dit qu'elle boit pour se remonter she says she drinks to cheer herself up ou to make herself feel better————————se remonter en verbe pronominal plus préposition(familier) [se réapprovisionner en] to replenish one's stock of -
10 laisser
laisser [lese]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• il m'a laissé ce vase pour 100 € he let me have this vase for 100 euros• laissez, je vais le faire/c'est moi qui paie leave that, I'll do it/I'm paying• laisse-moi ! leave me alone!• laissez-moi rire ! don't make me laugh!• on ne va pas le laisser faire sans réagir ! we're not going to let him get away with that!3. reflexive verb• se laisser persuader to let o.s. be persuaded• se laisser aller to let o.s. go* * *lese
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1) to leave [parapluie, pourboire, marge, trace]je ne veux pas y laisser ma peau — (colloq) I don't want it to kill me
laisse-le, ça lui passera — ignore him, he'll get over it
2) ( cesser) liter
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verbe auxiliairelaisser quelqu'un/quelque chose faire — to let somebody/something do
laisse-moi faire — ( ne m'aide pas) let me do it; ( je m'en occupe) leave it to me
laisse-la faire! — ( ne t'en mêle pas) let her get on with it!
laisse-la faire, elle reviendra toute seule — just leave her, she'll come back of her own accord
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se laisser verbe pronominalelle n'est pas du genre à se laisser faire — ( laisser abuser) she won't be pushed around
il ne veut pas se laisser faire — (coiffer, laver etc) he won't let you touch him
ça se laisse manger! — (colloq) euph it's quite palatable
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laisser verbe transitif se traduit généralement par to leave. On trouvera la traduction des expressions comme laisser la parole à quelqu'un, laisser quelque chose en suspens, laisser à quelqu'un le soin de, laisser quelqu'un pour mort etc sous le nom ou l'adjectif. Attention, to leave verbe transitif ne s'utilise jamais sans complément: laisse, si tu n'as plus faim! = leave it if you've had enough!; laisse, c'est trop lourd pour toi! = leave it, it's too heavy for you!; non merci, je laisse, c'est trop cher = no thank you, I think I'll leave it, it's too expensivelaisser + sujet + infinitifOn trouvera la traduction des expressions comme laisser voir, laisser courir, laisser à penser etc sous le deuxième verbeLorsque laisser signifie permettre de ou ne pas empêcher de, on pourra le traduire par to let: vous avez laissé pousser des mauvaises herbes = you've let weeds grow; il ne laisse pas ses enfants regarder la télévision = he doesn't let his children watch television; laisse-le pleurer/critiquer/dormir = let him cry/criticize/sleep; ne laisse pas le chat monter sur le canapé don't let the cat climb on the settee; ne laisse pas brûler la sauce = don't let the sauce burn; quand on laisse le repassage s'accumuler = if you let the ironing mount up. Voir IIse laisser + infinitif- De façon très générale, le verbe pronominal suivi d'un verbe à l'infinitif peut se traduire par to let oneself: laisse-toi couler jusqu'au fond = let yourself sink to the bottom- Quand la structure signifie plus précisément accepter l'action d'autrui on traduira par to let somebody do something: il s'est laissé coiffer = he let me/her etc do his hair; il ne se laisse pas caresser = he won't let you stroke him- Quand se laisser peut-être remplacé par être vous traduirez par to be: se laisser envahir par un sentiment de bien-être = to be overcome by a feeling of well-being. Voir III* * *lese1. vt1)J'ai laissé mon parapluie à la maison. — I've left my umbrella at home.
J'ai laissé les enfants à la garderie. — I left the children at the nursery.
2) [passager]laisser qn quelque part — to drop sb somewhere, to drop sb off somewhere
Laisse-moi ici, j'en ai pour cinq minutes jusqu'à la gare. — You can drop me off here, it'll only take me five minutes to get to the station.
3) [parent survivant] to leaveIl laisse une femme et deux enfants. — He leaves a wife and two children.
4) (ne pas tout prendre) [gâteau, argent] to leaveLaisse du rôti, tu n'es pas tout seul! — Leave some meat, you are not the only one here!
laisser qch à qn; laisser qch pour qn — to leave sb sth, to leave sth for sb
Laisse du gâteau à ton frère. — Leave your brother some cake., Leave some cake for your brother.
Ne laisse pas ta chambre en désordre. — Don't leave your room in a mess.
6) (= ne pas empêcher)Laisse-le parler. — Let him speak.
Il les a laissé torturer sans intervenir. — He stood back and let them be tortured.
7) (= permettre)rien ne laisse penser que... — there is no reason to think that...
ceci laisse supposer que... — this would lead us to believe that..., this seems to indicate that...
2. vine pas laisser de... (+ infinitif) Cela ne laisse pas de surprendre. — It never ceases to surprise.
* * *laisser ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: aimerA vtr1 to leave [parapluie, pourboire, marge, trace]; laisser qch à qn gén to leave sb sth; ( à sa mort) to leave sb sth; laisser la liberté à qn to let sb go free; laisser la vie à qn to spare sb's life; il laisse une veuve et deux enfants he leaves a wife and two children; laisser qn quelque part ( déposer) to leave sb ou drop sb (off) somewhere; je te laisse ( en sortant d'un bâtiment) I must be off ou go; (en sortant d'une pièce, au téléphone) I must go; ( en fin de lettre) I'll have to stop; laisse tes livres et viens te balader put your books away and come for a stroll; partez en vacances et laissez vos problèmes take a vacation and leave your problems behind; laissons de côté les raisons de son départ let's not go into why he/she left; laissez la rue Palassou sur votre gauche ( dépasser) you'll see rue Palassou on your left;2 ( confier) to leave (à qn with sb); laisser les clés au gardien to leave the keys with the caretaker; jamais je ne lui laisserais les enfants I would never leave the children with him/her;3 ( accorder) laisser qch à qn to give sb sth [temps, chance]; laisser le choix à qn to give sb the choice; ( choix peu important) to let sb choose;4 (céder, prêter, ne pas retirer) laisser qch à qn to let sb have sth; laisse ce jouet à ton frère let your brother have the toy; je vous le laisse pour 100 euros ( céder) I'll let you have it for 100 euros; je te laisse ma voiture pendant 15 jours ( ne pas prendre avec soi) I'll leave you my car for two weeks; ( prêter) I'll let you have my car for two weeks, you can have my car for two weeks; tu devrais laisser ta place à la vieille dame you should let the old lady have your seat;5 ( perdre) to lose; laisser une jambe à la guerre to lose a leg in the war; tu y laisseras ta santé you'll ruin your health; je ne veux pas y laisser ma peau○ I don't want it to kill me;6 ( ne pas s'occuper de) to leave; laisse-le, ça lui passera ignore him, he'll get over it; ‘qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?’-‘rien, laisse, ce n'est pas grave’ ‘what's wrong?’-‘nothing really, don't worry’; non, laisse, je te l'offre! no, no, it's my treat!;7 ( abandonner) to leave; je te laisse à tes occupations I'll let you get on; laisse-le à ses rêves let him dream;8 ( maintenir) to leave; laisser un animal en liberté to leave an animal in the wild; je ne voulais pas le laisser dans l'ignorance I wanted him to know;9 ( rendre) to leave; cela l'a laissé froid/sans voix it left him cold/speechless; laisser qn perplexe to puzzle sb; cela me laisse sceptique I'm sceptical;B v aux laisser qn/qch faire to let sb/sth do; laisser qn parler/pleurer to let sb speak/cry; laisse-moi entrer/sortir/passer let me in/out/through; laisse-moi faire ( ne m'aide pas) let me do it; ( je m'en occupe) leave it to me; laisse-la faire! ( ne t'en mêle pas) let her get on with it!; laisse-la faire, elle reviendra toute seule just leave her, she'll come back of her own accord; ils s'entretuent et on laisse faire they're killing each other and we just sit back and do nothing; laisse faire! ( qu'importe) so what!; laissons faire le temps let things run their course.C se laisser vpr se laisser bercer par les vagues to be lulled by the waves; il se laisse insulter he puts up with insults; elle n'est pas du genre à se laisser faire ( laisser abuser) she won't be pushed around; c'est parce que tu te laisses faire ( pas assez autoritaire) it's because you're too easy going; il ne veut pas se laisser faire (coiffer, laver etc) he won't let you touch him; laisse-toi faire, c'est un bon coiffeur leave it to him, he's a good hairdresser; s'il veut te l'offrir, laisse-toi faire! if he wants to buy it for you, let him do it; se laisser aller ( tous contextes) to let oneself go; se laisser aller au désespoir to give in to despair; ça se laisse manger○! iron it's quite palatable iron.‘c'est cher’-‘c'est à prendre ou à laisser’ ‘it's expensive’-‘take it or leave it’; c'est cher mais c'est à prendre ou à laisser it's expensive but that is how it is; il y a à prendre et à laisser dans ce qu'elle dit I'd take what she says with a pinch of salt.[lɛse] verbe transitifA.[ABANDONNER]1. [ne pas prendre, renoncer à] to leaveelle a laissé son dessert she left her pudding (untouched), she didn't touch her puddinga. [il y a du bon et du mauvais] you have to pick and chooseb. [il y a du vrai et du faux] you have to be selective2. [quitter momentanément - personne, chose] to leavelaisse-nous, nous avons à parler leave us (alone), we have things to talk abouta. [au téléphone] I must hang up ou go nowb. [dans une lettre] that's all for now, I'll leave you nowil a laissé femme et enfants he abandoned his wife and children, he walked out on his wife and children[après sa mort - famille] to leave5. [perdre - membre, personne, bien matériel] to losey laisser la vie ou sa vie to lose one's life6. [déposer - trace, marque] to leaveil laisse un bon/un mauvais souvenir we have good/bad memories of him7. [négliger] to leavelaisse ton livre et viens avec moi put down ou leave your book and come with melaissez la direction de Paris sur la gauche et tournez à droite go past ou leave the road to Paris on your left and turn right8. (littéraire)ne pas laisser de [ne pas manquer de]: cette réponse ne laisse pas de m'étonner I can't help but be surprised by this answerB.[DONNER, CÉDER]1. [accorder] to leavelaisser quelque chose à quelqu'un to leave something for somebody, to leave somebody somethinglaisse-nous un peu de place! let us have ou leave us some room!laisse-lui le temps de le faire leave ou give her time to do it2. [confier] to leavelaisser des consignes à quelqu'un to leave instructions with somebody, to leave somebody with instructionslaissez les clés chez le gardien drop the keys off at the caretaker's, leave the keys with the caretakerlaisser quelque chose à faire à quelqu'un to leave somebody to do something, to leave something for somebody to do3. [vendre] to let have4. [transmettre]après l'insurrection, il dut laisser le pouvoir à son fils after the rebellion, he had to hand over power to his son5. [réserver] to leavelaisser quelque chose pour la fin to leave something till last ou till the end6. [suj: chose]laisser à penser que to make one think ou suppose that, to lead one to believe thatelle n'est pas là, cela laisse à penser she's not here, it makes you wonderC.[DANS UN ÉTAT, UNE SITUATION]laisse la fenêtre fermée/ouverte leave the window shut/openlaisser un crime impuni to let a crime go unpunished, to leave a crime unpunishedcela me laisse froid ou indifférent it leaves me cold ou unmovedlaisser quelqu'un tranquille ou en repos ou en paix to leave somebody alone ou in peacelaisser quelqu'un dans l'ignorance de quelque chose to let somebody remain ignorant of something, to leave somebody in the dark about somethinglaissez le nom en blanc leave the name blank, do not write the name inles corps ont été laissés sans sépulture the bodies remained ou were left unburied2. (en usage absolu) [s'abstenir d'intervenir]laisse, je vais le faire leave it, I'll do it myselflaisse, je vais me débrouiller, ça va aller I'll be all rightlaissez, je vous en prie please don't bother (with that)laisse, c'est moi qui paie put your money away, I'll pay for thisD.[SUIVI D'UN INFINITIF]laisser quelqu'un faire quelque chose to let somebody do something, to allow somebody to do somethinglaisser quelqu'un faire to let somebody do, to leave somebody to do, to allow somebody to dolaisse-le dormir let him sleep, leave him to sleeplaisse-moi le lui dire let me tell her/him (about it)laisser voir [montrer] to show, to reveallaisser sécher la colle to leave ou to allow the glue to dryceci laisse supposer que... this implies that..., this makes one think that...3. (locution)laisser dire: laissez dire et faites ce que vous avez à faire let them talk and do what you have to dolaisser faire: on n'y peut rien, il faut laisser faire there's nothing we can do (about it), you just have to let things take their courselaisse faire, ça n'est pas grave! don't worry, it doesn't matter!tu t'imagines que je vais laisser faire ça? do you think I'm just going to stand by and watch while this happens?tu devrais laisser tomber, ça ne marchera jamais you should give up ou drop it ou forget it, it'll never work————————se laisser verbe pronominal (emploi passif)ça se laisse regarder [à la télévision] it's watchableil se laisse boire, ton petit vin your little wine goes down nicely ou is very drinkable————————se laisser verbe pronominal intransitifelle s'est laissé accuser injustement she allowed herself to be ou she let herself be unjustly accusedil s'est laissé mourir he let himself die, he just gave up livingse laisser tomber sur une chaise/dans un fauteuil to collapse onto a chair/into an armchaira. [se négliger] to let oneself gob. [se détendre] to let oneself go, to relaxse laisser aller à to go as ou so far asse laisser faire: ne te laisse pas faire! stand up for yourself!, don't let yourself be taken advantage of!la proposition est tentante, je crois que je vais me laisser faire it's an attractive offer, I think I'll give in to temptationlaisse-toi faire, ça nous fait plaisir de te l'offrir do take it ou come on, we'd love to give it to you -
11 sombra
f.1 shadow (proyección) (fenómeno).dar sombra a to cast a shadow overreírse de su propia sombra to make a joke of everything, to laugh at everythingtener mala sombra (informal figurative) to be nasty o a swinesombra de ojos eyeshadow2 shade.3 background (anonimato).permanecer en la sombra to stay out of the limelight4 stain, blemish.5 trace, touch (atisbo, apariencia).no tener ni sombra de not to have the slightest bit of6 darkness.7 gaps in one's knowledge (ignorancia).8 lamp shade, shade, lampshade.9 person follower, tail.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: sombrar.* * *1 (falta de sol) shade2 (silueta) shadow3 (espectro) ghost, shade4 figurado (oscuridad en el alma) darkness, obscurity5 figurado (persona que sigue a otra) shadow9 figurado (parte pequeña) trace, shadow, bit10 figurado (clandestinidad) secrecy11 (en los toros) part of the bullring in the shade\a la sombra in the shade 2 (en la cárcel) inside, in the nickdar sombra to shade, give shadeen la sombra figurado shadowhacer sombra to cast a shadow 2 figurado to overshadowni por sombra figurado not in the leastni sombra de figurado not a trace ofno fiarse ni de su sombra figurado to be very distrustfulreírse de su propia sombra figurado to laugh at everythingtener buena sombra familiar (tener suerte) to have a lucky streak 2 (ser gracioso) to be witty, be funnytener mala sombra familiar (no tener suerte) to be unlucky 2 (ser desagradable) to be a nasty piece of worksombra de duda shadow of doubtsombra de ojos eye shadowsombras chinescas shadow theatre (US theater) sing* * *noun f.1) shade2) shadow* * *SF1) [proyectada por un objeto] shadowdar o hacer sombra — to cast a shadow
el ciprés da o hace una sombra alargada — cypress trees cast a long shadow
un árbol que da o hace sombra — a shady tree
sombras chinescas — shadow play sing, pantomime sing
2) (=zona sin sol) shadeven, siéntate aquí a la sombra — come and sit here in the shade
3) (=rastro) shadow4) (=suerte) luck¡qué mala sombra! — how unlucky!, what bad luck!
5) (=gracia)tiene muy buena sombra para contar chistes — he's got a knack o gift for telling jokes, he's very funny telling jokes
6) (=mancha) (lit) dark patch, stain; (fig) stain, blotes una sombra en su carácter — it is a stain o blot on his character
7) (=fantasma) shade, ghost8) (Arte) shade9) (Boxeo) shadow-boxing13) † pl sombras (=oscuridad) darkness sing, obscurity sing ; (=ignorancia) ignorance sing ; (=pesimismo) sombreness sing* * *1)a) ( lugar sin sol) shade; ( proyección) shadowsentarse a or en la sombra — to sit in the shade
quítate que me haces or das sombra — move out of the way, you're blocking (out) the sun
parece mi sombra, me sigue a todas partes — he's like my shadow, he follows me everywhere
a la sombra de alguien — under the protection o the wing of somebody
b) (Espec, Taur)c) (atisbo, indicio)d) ( mancha) blemish2) (Art) shade3) (fam) ( cárcel) cooler (AmE colloq), nick (BrE colloq)* * *= shadow, shading.Ex. This earliest wove paper was only partially successful, since the mesh was fastened as usual to the bars of the frame, and the shadows of the bars showed clearly in the paper.Ex. The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.----* a la sombra de = in the shadow of, shadowed by.* dar sombra = shade.* héroe en la sombra = unsung hero.* líneas de sombras = hachures.* no ser ni sombra de lo que se ha sido antes = a shadow of + Posesivo + former self.* protección solar mediante sombras = solar shading.* proyectar sombra = throw + shadow.* proyectar una larga sombra sobre = cast + a long shadow over.* proyectar una sombra sobre = cast + a shadow over.* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.* sombra arquitectónica = architectural shading.* sombra de ojos = eye shadow.* sombras = hachures.* * *1)a) ( lugar sin sol) shade; ( proyección) shadowsentarse a or en la sombra — to sit in the shade
quítate que me haces or das sombra — move out of the way, you're blocking (out) the sun
parece mi sombra, me sigue a todas partes — he's like my shadow, he follows me everywhere
a la sombra de alguien — under the protection o the wing of somebody
b) (Espec, Taur)c) (atisbo, indicio)d) ( mancha) blemish2) (Art) shade3) (fam) ( cárcel) cooler (AmE colloq), nick (BrE colloq)* * *= shadow, shading.Ex: This earliest wove paper was only partially successful, since the mesh was fastened as usual to the bars of the frame, and the shadows of the bars showed clearly in the paper.
Ex: The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.* a la sombra de = in the shadow of, shadowed by.* dar sombra = shade.* héroe en la sombra = unsung hero.* líneas de sombras = hachures.* no ser ni sombra de lo que se ha sido antes = a shadow of + Posesivo + former self.* protección solar mediante sombras = solar shading.* proyectar sombra = throw + shadow.* proyectar una larga sombra sobre = cast + a long shadow over.* proyectar una sombra sobre = cast + a shadow over.* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.* sombra arquitectónica = architectural shading.* sombra de ojos = eye shadow.* sombras = hachures.* * *A1 (lugar sin sol) shade; (proyección) shadowa la sombra de un ciprés in the shade of a cypress treese alargaban las sombras de los árboles the shadows of the trees were lengtheningsentarse a or en la sombra to sit in the shadehay 30° a la sombra it is 30° in the shadeeste árbol casi no da sombra this tree gives hardly any shadequítate de aquí que me haces or das sombra move out of the way, you're blocking (out) the sun o you're in my sunallí hay una sombra, vamos a aparcar ( fam); there's some shade o a shaded spot over there, let's parkparece mi sombra, me sigue a todas partes he's like my shadow, he follows me everywhereno es (ni) sombra de lo que era he's a shadow of his former selfa la sombra de algn under the protection of sb, under the wing ofhacer sombra a algn to overshadow sb, put sb in the shadetener mala sombra to be a nasty piece of work ( colloq), to be an unpleasant characterlocalidades a la sombra more expensive seats ( in the shade)3(atisbo, indicio): sin la menor sombra de duda without a shadow of a doubtno tiene ni sombra de vergüenza he hasn't an ounce of shame4 (mancha) blemishen su historial no hay ninguna sombra there is no blemish on his record o his record is spotlessCompuestos:● sombra de or para ojoseyeshadowfpl shadow playB1 ( Art) shade2 (color) umberCompuesto:burnt umberse pasó ocho años a la sombra he spent eight years inside ( colloq)* * *
sombra sustantivo femenino ( lugar sin sol) shade;
( proyección) shadow;
sentarse a or en la sombra to sit in the shade;
este árbol casi no da sombra this tree gives hardly any shade;
sombra de or para ojos eyeshadow
sombra sustantivo femenino
1 (ausencia de sol) shade: deja el coche a la sombra, park the car in the shade
2 (proyección de una silueta) shadow
sombras chinescas, shadow theatre
3 (amparo, protección) shelter
4 fig fam (pizca, traza) no tiene ni sombra de vergüenza, he has no shame
sin la menor sombra de duda, without a shadow of a doubt
5 Cosm sombra de ojos, eyeshadow
6 (clandestinidad, desconocimiento público) dirige la empresa en la sombra, he manages the company behind the scenes
♦ Locuciones: hacer sombra, (eclipsar, deslucir) to put in the shade
tener buena sombra, (buen carácter) to be cheerful
(tener buena suerte) to be lucky
tener mala sombra, (genio, carácter) to be nasty, (mala suerte) to be jinxed
familiar a la sombra, in jail, inside
Shade se refiere a la zona donde no llega la luz: 30 grados en la sombra, 30 degrees in the shade; ¿nos sentamos en la sombra (de este árbol)?, shall we sit in the shade (of this tree)?, mientras que shadow describe la silueta creada por un objeto colocado delante de un foco de luz: Su sombra era muy larga. His shadow was very long.
' sombra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- poner
- proyectar
- proyectarse
- sol
- alargar
- bien
- proyección
English:
afford
- cast
- eyeshadow
- overshadow
- shade
- shadow
- shady
- shape
- shelter
- suggestion
- vestige
- eye
- high
- inside
- stay
* * *sombra nf1. [proyección] [fenómeno, silueta] shadow;[zona] shade;a la sombra in the shade;a la sombra de un árbol in the shade of a tree;a la sombra de su padre [bajo su protección] under the protection of his father;su sombra se reflejaba en la pared his shadow fell on the wall;las higueras dan muy buena sombra fig trees give a lot of shade;dar sombra a to cast a shadow over;Fampasó un año a la sombra [en la cárcel] he spent a year in the slammer;el asesino desapareció en las sombras de la noche the murderer disappeared into the shadows of the night;Vulgme cago en tu sombra screw you!;Famno se fía ni de su propia sombra he wouldn't trust his own mother;hacer sombra a alguien to overshadow sb;se ríe de su propia sombra she makes a joke of everything;ser la sombra de alguien to be like sb's shadow;Famtener mala sombra to be mean o nasty;¡qué mala sombra! ¿por qué no le has dicho la verdad? that was mean of you! why didn't you tell her the truth?sombras chinescas [marionetas] shadow puppets;hacer sombras chinescas [con las manos] to make shadow pictures2. [en pintura] shade3. sombra de ojos eye shadow4. [anonimato] background;permanecer en la sombra to stay in the background5. [imperfección] stain, blemish;tiene un currículum sin sombras she has an unblemished record6. [atisbo, apariencia] trace, touch;una sombra de felicidad se asomó en su rostro the flicker of a happy smile appeared on his face;sin sombra de duda without a shadow of a doubt;no es ni sombra de lo que era he's a shadow of his former self7. [suerte]buena/mala sombra good/bad luck8. Taurom = most expensive seats in bullring, located in the shade9. [oscuridad, inquietud] darkness;su muerte sumió al país en la sombra his death plunged the country into darkness10. [misterio] mystery;las sombras que rodean al secuestro del embajador the mystery surrounding the ambassador's kidnapping* * *f1 shadow;a la sombra de un árbol in the shade of a tree;estar a la sombra be in the shade;a la sombra de fig under the protection of;hacer sombra a alguien fig fam to overshadow s.o., put s.o. in the shade;mantenerse en la sombra fig stay behind the scenes;no es ni sombra de lo que era he bears no resemblance to his former self;tener mala sombra be a nasty piece of work2:* * *sombra nf1) : shadow2) : shade3) sombras nfpl: darkness, shadows pl4)sin sombra de duda : without a shadow of a doubt* * *sombra n1. (lugar sin sol) shade2. (silueta) shadowa medida que el sol se pone, las sombras se alargan as the sun sets, the shadows get longer -
12 buscar
v.1 to look.2 to look for.estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for workse fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in AmericaMaría busca su bolso Mary looks for her purse.3 to look up.Busca esa palabra en el diccionario Look up that word in the dictionary.4 to search for (computing).El detective buscó incansablemente The detective searched tirelessly.5 to push, to try the patience of (informal) (provocar).buscar bronca/camorra to look for trouble6 to pick up.voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paperir a buscar a alguien to pick somebody uppasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine7 to seek to, to attempt to, to try to, to try how to.Ese plan busca destruirnos That plan seeks to destroy us.* * *1 (gen) to look for, search for■ la policía busca un hombre de unos treinta años the police are searching for a man of about thirty2 (en lista, índice etc) to look up3 (ir a coger) to go and get, fetch■ busca un médico, ¡rápido! fetch a doctor, quick!4 (recoger) to pick up■ iré a buscarte a la estación I'll pick you up at the station, I'll meet you at the station■ a la una voy a buscar a los chicos al colegio at one o'clock I go to pick the children up from school5 (intentar conseguir) to try to achieve1 (mirar) to look\buscársela familiar to be looking for troublebuscarse la vida familiar to try and earn one's living'Se busca...' "... wanted"* * *verb1) to look for, seek2) search* * *1. VT1) (=tratar de encontrar)a) [+ persona, objeto perdido, trabajo] to look forestuvieron buscando a los montañeros — they were searching for o looking for the mountaineers
llevo meses buscando trabajo — I've been job-hunting for months, I've been looking for a job for months
el ejército busca a un comando enemigo — the army is searching for o looking for an enemy commando unit
"se busca piso" — "flat wanted"
"chico busca chica" — "boy seeks girl"
b) [en diccionario, enciclopedia] to look upc) [con la vista] to try to spot, look forlo busqué entre el público pero no lo vi — I tried to spot him o looked for him in the crowd but I didn't see him
2) (=tratar de conseguir) [+ solución] to try to findno sé lo que buscas con esa actitud — I don't know what you're aiming to o trying to achieve with that attitude
con esta novela se busca la creación de un estilo diferente — this novel attempts to o aims to create a different style
solo buscaba su dinero — he was only out for o after her money
como tienen una niña ahora van buscando la parejita — as they've got a girl they're trying for a boy now
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buscar hacer algo — to seek to do sth, try to do sthsiempre buscaba hacerlo lo mejor posible — she always sought o tried to do the best possible thing
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ir a buscar algo/a algn, ha ido a buscar una servilleta — she's gone to fetch o get a napkinve a buscar a tu madre — go and fetch o get your mother
- buscarlavino buscando pelea — he was looking for trouble o a fight, he was spoiling for a fight *
3) (=recoger) to pick up, fetch¿vais a ir a buscarme a la estación? — are you going to pick me up o fetch me from the station?
vino a buscar sus plantas — she came to pick up o fetch her plants
4) (Inform) to search5) (=preguntar por) to ask for¿quién me busca? — who is asking for me?
2.VI to lookya puedes dejar de buscar, aquí tienes las llaves — you can stop looking, here are the keys
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
¡busca! — [al perro] fetch!
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( intentar encontrar)a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to findla policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police
b) (en libro, lista) to look up2)a) ( recoger) to collect, pick upvengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things
b) ( conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi
3)a) ( intentar conseguir)¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?
buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf
el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth
b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for2.buscar vi to lookbusca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
3.el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
buscarse v pron1) ( intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children
2) < problemas>no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble
tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right
buscársela(s) — (fam)
te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
* * *= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.Ex. I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.Ex. The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.Ex. A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.Ex. Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.Ex. In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.Ex. If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex. The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.Ex. This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.Ex. In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.Ex. The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex. Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex. This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex. When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.----* buscando = in search of.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.* buscar apoyo = line up + support.* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).* buscar a través de los índices = browse.* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.* buscar el apoyo de = woo.* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.* buscar empleo = seek + employment.* buscar en = sift through, search through.* buscar en Google = google.* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscar los servicios de = engage.* buscar material = pursue + material.* buscar oro = pan for + gold.* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.* buscar por título = search by + title key.* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.* buscárselo = have it + coming.* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].* buscar solución = seek + solution.* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.* buscar y encontrar = match.* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.* mandar a buscar = send for.* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.* que se puede buscar = searchable.* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( intentar encontrar)a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to findla policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police
b) (en libro, lista) to look up2)a) ( recoger) to collect, pick upvengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things
b) ( conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi
3)a) ( intentar conseguir)¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?
buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf
el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth
b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for2.buscar vi to lookbusca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
3.el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
buscarse v pron1) ( intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children
2) < problemas>no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble
tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right
buscársela(s) — (fam)
te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
* * *= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.Ex: The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.Ex: A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.Ex: In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.Ex: If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.Ex: This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.Ex: In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex: When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.* buscando = in search of.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.* buscar apoyo = line up + support.* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).* buscar a través de los índices = browse.* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.* buscar el apoyo de = woo.* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.* buscar empleo = seek + employment.* buscar en = sift through, search through.* buscar en Google = google.* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscar los servicios de = engage.* buscar material = pursue + material.* buscar oro = pan for + gold.* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.* buscar por título = search by + title key.* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.* buscárselo = have it + coming.* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].* buscar solución = seek + solution.* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.* buscar y encontrar = match.* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.* mandar a buscar = send for.* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.* que se puede buscar = searchable.* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.* * *buscar [A2 ]vt1 ‹persona/objeto› to look for; ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; ‹trabajo/apartamento› to look for, try to find; ‹solución› to look for, try to findlo he buscado en or por todas partes I've looked o searched for it everywhereno trates de buscar excusas don't try to make excusesla policía lo está buscando the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police[ S ] se busca wantedlos hombres como él sólo buscan una cosa men like him are only after one thing ( colloq)te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at receptionlas flores buscan la luz flowers grow towards the lightla buscaba con la mirada or los ojos he was trying to spot herestá buscando la oportunidad de vengarse he's looking for a chance to get his own back ( colloq)busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo try and find an easier way of doing it2 (en un libro, una lista) to look upbusca el número en la guía look up the number in the directoryB1 (recoger) to collect, pick upfuimos a buscarlo al aeropuerto we went to pick him up from o fetch him from o collect him from o meet him at the airportvengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things2 (conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico he went to get a doctor, he fetched a doctorsalió a buscar un taxi/el pan he went to get a taxi/the breadsube a buscarme las tijeras go up and get me o bring me o fetch me the scissorsC1(intentar conseguir): una ley que busca la igualdad de (los) sexos a law which aims to achieve sexual equality o equality between the sexes¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?tiene cuatro hijas y busca el varón ( fam); she has four girls and she's trying for a boybuscar + INF to try to + INF, set out to + INFel libro busca destruir ese mito the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth2 (provocar) ‹bronca/camorra› to look forsiempre están buscando pelea they're always looking o spoiling for a fightme está buscando y me va a encontrar he's looking for trouble and he's going to get it■ buscarvito lookbusca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer¿has buscado bien? have you looked properly?, have you had a proper look?¡busca! ¡busca! (a un perro) fetch!el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás seek and ye shall find■ buscarseA (intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse a alguien que le cuidara los niños she should look for o find somebody to look after the childrenB ‹complicaciones/problemas›no quiero buscarme complicaciones I don't want any troubletú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you rightse está buscando problemas she's asking for troublebuscársela(s) ( fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it ( colloq)no te quejes, la verdad es que te la buscaste don't complain, the truth is you had it coming to you o you brought it on yourself ( colloq)* * *
Multiple Entries:
buscar
buscar algo
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo
1
‹fama/fortuna› to seek;
2
(— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;◊ vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things
fue a buscar un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi;
¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
verbo intransitivo
to look;◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer
buscarse verbo pronominal
1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for
2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;◊ no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;
tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right;
buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect
(recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work
' buscar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acudir
- condicionamiento
- ir
- mirar
- sistema
- tienta
- aguja
- andar
- bronca
- camorra
- colocación
- pelea
- perro
- recoger
- refugio
- trabajo
- venir
English:
advertise
- collect
- dig around
- down-market
- expressly
- fetch
- fish
- forage
- fumble
- get
- go for
- hunt
- instrumental
- kerb-crawl
- look
- look for
- look out for
- look up
- meet
- needle
- pick
- pick up
- prospect
- pursue
- scout around
- search
- search for
- seek
- seek after
- spoil for
- want
- afield
- call
- collection
- court
- dig
- feel
- ferry
- go
- grope
- house
- job
- nook
- scout
- send
- trouble
- woo
* * *♦ vt1. [para encontrar] to look for, to search for;[provecho, beneficio propio, fortuna] to seek;estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work;la policía busca a los terroristas the police are searching o hunting for the terrorists;lo busqué, pero no lo encontré I looked o hunted for it, but I couldn't find it;¿me ayudas a buscar las llaves? can you help me to look for the keys?;se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America;fui a buscar ayuda I went in search of help;¡ve a buscar ayuda, rápido! quick, go for help o go and find help!;es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystack;CSur Fambuscar la vuelta a algo to (try to) find a way of doing sth2. [recoger] to pick up;vino a buscar sus libros he came to pick up his books;voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper;ir a buscar a alguien to pick sb up;ya iré yo a buscar a los niños al colegio I'll go and pick the children up from school;pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine3. [en diccionario, índice, horario] to look up;buscaré la dirección en mi agenda I'll look up the address in my address bookno sé qué está buscando con esa actitud I don't know what he is hoping to achieve with that attitude;con estas medidas buscan reducir la inflación these measures are intended to reduce inflation, with these measures they are seeking to reduce inflation;Famése sólo busca ligar he's only after one thing5. Informát to search forno me busques, que me voy a enfadar don't push me o it, I'm about to lose my temper;♦ vito look;busqué bien pero no encontré nada I had a thorough search, but didn't find anything;buscamos por toda la casa we looked o searched throughout the house, we searched the house from top to bottom* * *v/t search for, look for;ir/venir a buscar fetch;se la estaba buscando he was asking for trouble o for it* * *buscar {72} vt1) : to look for, to seek2) : to pick up, to collect3) : to provokebuscar vi: to look, to searchbuscó en los bolsillos: he searched through his pockets* * *buscar vb1. (tratar de encontrar) to look for2. (consultar) to look up4. (traer) to fetch / to get"Se busca" "Wanted" -
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suivre [syivʀ]➭ TABLE 401. transitive verba. to follow• pars sans moi, je te suis go on without me and I'll follow• ralentis, je ne peux pas (te) suivre slow down, I can't keep up (with you)• suivre qn de près [garde du corps] to stick close to sb ; [voiture, coureur] to follow close behind sb• suivez le guide ! this way, please!• cette préposition est toujours suivie de... this preposition is always followed by...• il la suivit des yeux or du regard he followed her with his eyes• vous me suivez ? ( = vous me comprenez ?) do you follow me?b. ( = se conformer à) [+ exemple, mode, conseil, consigne] to follow• si les prix augmentent, les salaires doivent suivre if prices rise, salaries must do the samec. [étudiant] [+ classe, cours] ( = être inscrit à) to attend ; ( = être attentif à) to followd. ( = observer l'évolution de) to follow• suivre un malade/un élève to follow the progress of a patient/a pupil• « à suivre » [feuilleton] "to be continued"2. intransitive verba. [élève] ( = être attentif) to pay attention ; ( = assimiler le programme) to keep upb. ( = venir après) to follow• « faire suivre » (sur enveloppe) "please forward"3. reflexive verb* * *sɥivʀ
1.
1) ( aller derrière) to follow [personne, voiture]; ( accompagner) to accompany [personne]suivre quelqu'un dans le jardin — to follow somebody into the garden GB ou yard US
suivre quelqu'un de près/de loin — lit to follow somebody closely/at a distance
il est mort en juin, et elle l'a suivi de près — he died in June and she followed not long after
suivez le guide! — this way, please!
2) ( se situer après) to follow, to come after [période, incident, dynastie]; ( succéder à) to follow; ( résulter de) to followle jour qui suivit — the next ou following day
‘à suivre’ — ‘to be continued’
3) ( aller selon) [personne] to follow [flèche, sentier, itinéraire]; [police, chien] to follow [piste]; [bateau, route] to follow, to hug [côte]; [route] to run alongside [voie ferrée]quelle est la marche à suivre? — fig what is the best way to go about it?
suivre le droit chemin — fig to keep to the straight and narrow
4) ( se conformer à) to follow [coutume, exemple, instinct]; to obey [caprice, impulsion]5) ( être attentif à) to follow [leçon, match, procès]; to follow the progress of [élève, malade]être suivi or se faire suivre par un spécialiste — Médecine to be treated by a specialist
un de nos collègues, suivez mon regard — (colloq) hum one of our colleagues, not mentioning any names
6) ( assister à)suivre un cours de cuisine — to do a cookery GB ou cooking US course
7) ( comprendre) to follow [explication, raisonnement]8) fig ( ne pas se laisser distancer) to keep pace with [personne]tu vas trop vite, je ne peux pas (te) suivre — you're going too fast, I can't keep up
les prix augmentent, mais les salaires ne suivent pas — prices are going up but wages are not keeping pace
9) Commerce10) Sport to follow [something] through [ballon]
2.
verbe intransitif1) Postes
3.
se suivre verbe pronominal1) ( être placés dans un ordre) [numéros, pages] to be in order; Jeux [cartes] to be consecutive2) ( se succéder) [incidents] to happen one after the other
4.
verbe impersonnelil suit — it follows (de from)
* * *sɥivʀ1. vt1) (aller derrière) [personne] to followIl m'a suivie jusque chez moi. — He followed me home.
suivre qn/qch des yeux — to follow sb/sth with one's eyes
2) (dans le temps) [semaines, mois] [événements] to followsuivre son cours — to take its course, to follow its course
L'enquête suit son cours. — The inquiry is taking its course., The inquiry is following its course.
3) (= soutenir, imiter) [personne] to follow4) (= comprendre) [personne, conversation, leçon] to follow5) [émission] (= regarder) to watch, (= écouter) to listen toJe peux changer de chaîne ou tu suis cette émission? — Are you watching this programme or can I change the channel?, Are you following this programme or can I change the channel?
"à suivre" — "to be continued"
6) [actualité] to followJ'aime suivre l'actualité. — I like to keep up with the news.
7) (= assister à) [cours] to do, to takeJe suis un cours d'anglais à la fac. — I'm doing an English course at college.
8) [traitement] to be having, to be undergoing2. vi1) [personne] to follow2) [semaines, mois, années] to followdans les semaines qui suivirent — in the weeks that followed, in the following weeks
3)faire suivre [courrier] — to forward
4) (= écouter) to pay attention5) (= assimiler le programme) to keep up, to followIl n'arrive pas à suivre en maths. — He can't keep up in maths.
* * *suivre verb table: suivreA vtr1 ( aller derrière) to follow [personne, voiture]; ( accompagner) to accompany [personne]; suivez cette voiture! follow that car!; suivis de leur chien followed by their dog; j'ai l'impression qu'on me suit I think I'm being followed; un interprète le suit dans ses visites officielles an interpreter accompanies him on official visits; faire suivre qn to have sb followed; suivre qn en exil/dans le jardin to follow sb into exile/into the garden GB ou yard US; suivre qn de près/de loin lit to follow sb closely/at a distance; suivre de très près la voiture de tête Sport to be right behind the leading car; il est mort en juin, et elle l'a suivi de près he died in June and she followed not long after; il me suit partout [chien] he follows me everywhere; [sac] it goes everywhere with me; partez sans moi, je vous suis don't wait for me, I'll follow; suivre qn du regard to follow sb with one's eyes; ta réputation t'a suivi jusqu'ici your reputation has followed you; suivre un cerf à la trace to stalk a stag; suivez le guide! this way, please!;2 ( se situer après) to follow, to come after [période, incident, dynastie]; ( succéder à) to follow; ( résulter de) to follow; le verbe suit le sujet the verb comes after ou follows the subject; suivit un long silence there followed a long silence; le film qui suivit the film that followed; le jour qui suivit the next ou following day; la répression qui suivit l'insurrection the clamp-down that followed the insurrection; comme nous le verrons dans l'exemple qui suit as we shall see in the following example; lis ce qui suit read on; ‘à suivre’ ‘to be continued’;3 ( aller selon) [personne] to follow [flèche, sentier, itinéraire]; [police, chien] to follow [piste]; [bateau, route] to follow, to hug [côte]; [route] to run alongside [voie ferrée]; ils ont suivi la même voie fig they followed the same path; indiquer (à qn) la route à suivre to give (sb) directions; quelle est la marche à suivre? fig what is the best way to go about it?; suivre le droit chemin fig to keep to the straight and narrow; lire en suivant (les lignes) du doigt dans son livre to read with a finger under the line; ⇒ bonhomme;4 ( se conformer à) to follow [coutume, exemple, conseil, règlement, mode, chef de file]; to follow [instinct, penchant]; to obey [caprice, impulsion]; suivre une recette/un traitement to follow a recipe/a course of treatment; décider de suivre un régime to decide to go on a diet; il suit/ne suit pas son régime he keeps to/doesn't keep to his diet; le dollar a chuté et la livre a suivi the dollar fell and the pound followed suit;5 ( être attentif à) to follow [leçon, match, procès]; to follow the progress of [élève, malade]; suivre un feuilleton à la télévision to watch a serial on TV; suivre l'actualité to keep up with the news; suivre les événements de très près to keep a close eye on developments, to watch developments closely; c'est une affaire à suivre it's something worth watching; être suivi or se faire suivre par un spécialiste Méd to be treated by a specialist; elle ne suit jamais en classe she never pays attention in class; un de nos collègues, suivez mon regard○ hum one of our colleagues, not mentioning any names;6 ( assister à) suivre un cours de cuisine to do a cookery GB ou cooking US course; suivre un stage de formation to be on a training course GB, to be in a training program US;7 ( comprendre) to follow [explication, raisonnement]; je vous suis I'm with you, I follow; je ne vous suis pas très bien I'm not quite with you, I don't quite follow; vous me suivez? are you with me?; je n'arrive pas à suivre ce qu'il dit I can't follow what he's saying;8 fig ( ne pas se laisser distancer) to keep pace with [personne]; tu vas trop vite, je ne peux pas (te) suivre you're going too fast, I can't keep up; les prix augmentent, mais les salaires ne suivent pas prices are going up but wages are not keeping pace; il ne suit pas bien en chimie Scol he's struggling to keep up in chemistry;9 Comm suivre un article to keep a line in stock;10 Sport to follow [sth] through [ballon].B vi1 Postes faire suivre son courrier to have one's mail forwarded; (prière de) faire suivre please forward;C se suivre vpr1 ( être placés dans un ordre) [numéros, pages] to be in order; [cartes] Jeux to be consecutive; les numéros ne se suivent pas the numbers are not consecutive ou in order;2 ( se succéder) [incidents] to happen one after the other; se suivre à quelques jours d'intervalle to happen within a few days; les deux frères se suivent de près the two brothers are close in age;3 ( être cohérent) [argumentation, exposé] to be coherent; argumentation qui se suit en toute logique consistently logical line of argument.D v impers il suit it follows (de from); d'où il suit que from which it follows that, it therefore follows that; comme suit as follows.suivre qn comme un caniche or mouton or toutou to trail around after sb like a little dog.[sɥivr] verbe transitifA.[DANS L'ESPACE, LE TEMPS]1. [pour escorter, espionner, rattraper] to followsuivez le guide this way (for the guided tour), pleasea. [généralement] to follow close behind somebodyb. [pour le protéger] to stick close to somebodyle coureur anglais, suivi de très près par le Belge the English runner, with the Belgian close on his heelscertaines personnes, suivez mon regard, n'ont pas fait leur travail certain people, who shall be ou remain nameless, haven't done their workmarche moins vite, je ne peux pas suivre slow down, I can't keep uple jour qui suivit (the) next day, the following dayil suit de votre déclaration que le témoin ment it follows from your statement that the witness is lyingles conjonctions toujours suivies du subjonctif the conjunctions always followed by ou that always govern the subjunctiveB.[ADOPTER, OBÉIR À]1. [emprunter - itinéraire, rue] to followla route suit la rivière sur plusieurs kilomètres the road runs along ou follows (the course of) the river for several kilometres3. [se soumettre à - traitement] to undergo4. [se conformer à - conseil, personne, instructions] to follow[règlement] to comply with (inseparable)5. CARTES[produire] to produceC.1. [observer - carrière, progrès, feuilleton] to follow ; [ - actualité] to keep up with (inseparable)maintenant, suivez-moi bien now, listen to me carefully ou pay close attentionencore un qui ne suivait pas! [distrait] so, someone else wasn't paying attention!je vais suivre avec Pierre [sur son livre] I'll share Pierre's book3. [comprendre - explications, raisonnement] to follow4. [s'occuper de - dossier, commande] to deal with (inseparable) ; [ - élève] to follow the progress ofje suis suivie par un très bon médecin I'm with ou under a very good doctor————————[sɥivr] verbe intransitif1. ÉDUCATION [assimiler le programme] to keep up2. [être acheminé après]‘lettre suit’ ‘will write soon, letter follows’faire suivre [lettre] to forward, to send on3. [être ci-après] to followsont reçus les candidats dont les noms suivent the names of the successful candidates are as follows————————se suivre verbe pronominal intransitif1. [être l'un derrière l'autre - personnes, lettres] to follow one anotherpar temps de brouillard, ne vous suivez pas de trop près in foggy conditions, keep your distance (from other vehicles)les trois coureurs se suivent de très près the three runners are very close behind one another ou are tightly bunched3. [se succéder dans le temps]les jours se suivent et ne se ressemblent pas (proverbe) who knows what tomorrow holds (locution), every day is a new beginning ou dawn————————à suivre locution adjectivale————————à suivre locution adverbiale‘à suivre’ ‘to be continued’ -
14 Spur
f; -, -en1. im Sand, Schnee etc.: track(s Pl.); (Schneckenspur, Blutspur, Leuchtspur, Fährte) trail; Jagd: auch scent; (Bremsspur) skidmark; eine Spur aufnehmen pick up a trail; seine Spuren verwischen cover up one’s tracks; keine Spur hinterlassen leave no trace; Verbrecher: leave no clues ( oder evidence); vom Täter fehlt jede Spur there are no clues as to who did it; immer noch keine Spur von der Vermissten there is still no trace ( oder sign) of the missing woman ( oder girl); die Spur führt nach... the trail leads ( oder takes us) to...; jemandem auf die Spur kommen get onto s.o.’s trail ( oder track); einer Sache auf die Spur kommen get onto s.th.; (finden) track s.th. down; jemandem auf der Spur sein be on s.o.’s trail ( oder track), be after s.o.; auf der falschen Spur sein be on the wrong track; jemanden von der Spur ablenken put ( oder throw) s.o. off the scent; jemanden auf die richtige Spur bringen put s.o. on the right track; auf jemandes Spuren wandeln follow in s.o.’s tracks2. (Fahrspur) lane; (Schienen) track(s Pl.); einer Loipe: track; linke / rechte Spur MOT. left-hand / right-hand lane; die Spur halten keep in lane; die Spur wechseln switch lanes; in der Spur sein / aus der Spur gehen Langlauf: be in / leave the track(s)3. (Spurweite) EISENB. ga(u)ge; MOT. track; die Spur kontrollieren / einstellen MOT. check / adjust the track5. (Fahrtlinie) Spur halten stay on ( oder keep to) its line; aus der Spur geraten / ausbrechen swerve off course6. (Rest, kleine Menge) trace; GASTR. touch; man fand Spuren eines Schlafmittels traces of a barbiturate were found; eine Spur Knoblauch a touch of garlic; eine Spur zu stark / süß a touch ( oder shade) too strong / sweet; nicht die leiseste Spur eines Zweifels / Verdachts haben have not the slightest shadow of a doubt / suspicion; keine Spur von Anständigkeit etc. not a scrap of decency etc.; keine Spur! umg. not at all!, no way!7. (Anzeichen) trace, sign; Pl. (Überreste) remains; Spuren des Krieges traces left behind by the war, scars ( oder marks) of war; Spuren einer alten Kultur traces ( oder remains, remnants) of an ancient civilization; Spuren des Alters signs of old age; seine Spuren hinterlassen Trauma etc.: leave its marks; heiß* * *die Spur(Abdruck) rut;(Anzeichen) trace; suspicion;(Fahrbahn) lane;(Fährte) track; scent; spoor; trail;(Rückstand) vestige;(Spurweite) gauge; gage;(Tonspur) track;(kleine Menge) tinge; dash* * *[ʃpuːɐ]f -, -en1) (= Abdruck im Boden etc) track; (HUNT) track, spoor no pl; (= hinterlassenes Zeichen) trace, sign; (= Bremsspur) skidmarks pl; (= Blutspur, Schleimspur etc, Fährte zur Verfolgung) trailvon den Tätern fehlt jede Spúr — there is no clue as to the whereabouts of the persons responsible
der Täter hat keine Spúren hinterlassen — the culprit left no traces or marks
jds Spúr aufnehmen — to take up sb's trail
auf der richtigen/falschen Spúr sein (lit, fig) — to be on the right/wrong track
jdn auf jds Spúr bringen — to put sb onto sb's trail or onto sb
jdn auf die richtige Spúr bringen (fig) — to put sb on(to) the right track
jdm/einer Sache auf der Spúr sein/auf die Spúr kommen — to be/get onto sb/sth
die Polizei ist ihm jetzt auf der Spúr — the police are onto him now
auf or in jds Spúren wandeln (fig) — to follow in sb's footsteps
(seine) Spúren hinterlassen (fig) — to leave its mark
Spúren hinterlassen (fig) — to leave one's/its mark
ohne Spúr(en) an jdm vorübergehen — to have no effect on sb
nicht ohne Spúr(en) an jdm vorübergehen — to leave its mark on sb
2) (fig = kleine Menge, Überrest) trace; (von Pfeffer, Paprika etc) touch, soupçon; (von Vernunft, Anstand, Talent etc) scrap, ouncevon Anstand/Takt keine Spúr (inf) — no decency/tact at all
von Liebe keine Spúr (inf) — love doesn't/didn't come into it
keine Spúr! (inf) — not at all
keine Spúr davon ist wahr (inf) — there's not a scrap or an ounce of truth in it
wir hatten nicht die Spúr einer Chance — we didn't have a ghost of a chance (inf)
eine Spúr zu laut/grell — a shade or a touch too loud/garish
3) (= Fahrbahn) laneauf der linken Spúr fahren — to drive in the left-hand lane
in der Spúr bleiben — to keep in lane
die Spúr wechseln — to change lanes
4) (AUT = gerade Fahrtrichtung) trackingSpúr halten (beim Bremsen etc) — to hold its course; (nach Unfall) to track properly
aus der Spúr geraten or kommen (durch Seitenwind etc) — to go off course; (beim Bremsen etc) to skid
5) (= Spurweite) (RAIL) gauge; (AUT) track* * *die1) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) grain2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) lick3) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) shade4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) shadow5) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) streak6) (a slight trace or sign: There was a suggestion of boredom in his tone.) suggestion7) (a slight quantity or trace: There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.) suspicion8) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) trace9) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) trace10) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) trail* * *<-, -en>[ʃpu:ɐ̯]f\Spuren hinterlassen to leave traces; Verbrecher a. to leave clueskeine \Spuren hinterlassen to leave no traceder Täter hat keine \Spuren hinterlassen the culprit has left no traces [or marks]\Spuren einer Hochkultur remnants of an advanced civilization\Spuren des Krieges scars of the warseine \Spuren verwischen to cover up one's tracks\Spuren der Verwüstung signs [or marks] of devastationdieses Beweisstück brachte die Polizei auf die \Spur des Täters this piece of evidence helped the police [to] trace [or track down] the culprit pldie \Spur aufnehmen to pick up the trailandere \Spuren verfolgen to follow up other leads\Spuren von Blut traces of blood4. (Fünkchen) scrap, shredhätte er nur eine \Spur mehr Verstand gehabt, wäre dies nicht geschehen if he'd had just an ounce more common sense this wouldn't have happenedkeine \Spur von Anstand not a scrap of decency5. (ein wenig)eine \Spur zu laut a touch too loadeine \Spur salziger/süßer a touch saltier/sweeterdie Suppe könnte eine \Spur salziger sein this soup could do with a touch more salteine \Spur zu salzig/süß a touch too salty/sweet6. (Fahrstreifen) lanedie linke/rechte \Spur the left-hand/right-hand laneaus der \Spur geraten to move [or swerve] out of lane\Spur halten to keep in lanedie \Spur wechseln to switch lanes\Spur halten (Fahreigenschaft) to keep track8. TECH, INFORM trackdas Tonbandgerät hat acht \Spuren the tape recorder has eight tracks, this is an 8-track tape recorder9. SKI course, track10.▶ auf der falschen \Spur sein to be on the wrong track [or barking up the wrong tree]▶ eine heiße \Spur a firm lead▶ jdm/einer Sache auf die \Spur kommen to get onto sb/something▶ jdn auf die richtige \Spur bringen to put sb on[to] the right track [or the scent]▶ auf der richtigen \Spur sein to be on the right track▶ jdm auf der \Spur sein to be on sb's trail [or the trail of sb]▶ auf jds \Spuren wandeln to follow in sb's tracks* * *die; Spur, Spureneine heiße Spur — (fig.) a hot trail
jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein — be on the track or trail of somebody/something
2) (Anzeichen) trace; (eines Verbrechens) clue (Gen. to)3) (sehr kleine Menge; auch fig.) tracevon Reue keine Spur — not a trace or sign of penitence
keine od. nicht die Spur — (ugs.): (als Antwort) not in the slightest
4) (Verkehrsw.): (FahrSpur) lanein od. auf der linken Spur fahren — drive in the left-hand lane
5) (Fahrlinie)[die] Spur halten — stay on its line
6) (Elektrot., DV) track* * *1. im Sand, Schnee etc: track(s pl); (Schneckenspur, Blutspur, Leuchtspur, Fährte) trail; Jagd: auch scent; (Bremsspur) skidmark;eine Spur aufnehmen pick up a trail;seine Spuren verwischen cover up one’s tracks;vom Täter fehlt jede Spur there are no clues as to who did it;immer noch keine Spur von der Vermissten there is still no trace ( oder sign) of the missing woman ( oder girl);die Spur führt nach … the trail leads ( oder takes us) to …;jemandem auf die Spur kommen get onto sb’s trail ( oder track);einer Sache auf die Spur kommen get onto sth; (finden) track sth down;jemandem auf der Spur sein be on sb’s trail ( oder track), be after sb;auf der falschen Spur sein be on the wrong track;jemanden von der Spur ablenken put ( oder throw) sb off the scent;jemanden auf die richtige Spur bringen put sb on the right track;auf jemandes Spuren wandeln follow in sb’s trackslinke/rechte Spur AUTO left-hand/right-hand lane;die Spur halten keep in lane;die Spur wechseln switch lanes;in der Spur sein/aus der Spur gehen Langlauf: be in/leave the track(s)die Spur kontrollieren/einstellen AUTO check/adjust the track5. (Fahrtlinie)Spur halten stay on ( oder keep to) its line;aus der Spur geraten/ausbrechen swerve off course6. (Rest, kleine Menge) trace; GASTR touch;man fand Spuren eines Schlafmittels traces of a barbiturate were found;eine Spur Knoblauch a touch of garlic;eine Spur zu stark/süß a touch ( oder shade) too strong/sweet;nicht die leiseste Spur eines Zweifels/Verdachts haben have not the slightest shadow of a doubt/suspicion;keine Spur! umg not at all!, no way!Spuren des Krieges traces left behind by the war, scars ( oder marks) of war;Spuren einer alten Kultur traces ( oder remains, remnants) of an ancient civilization;Spuren des Alters signs of old age;* * *die; Spur, Spureneine heiße Spur — (fig.) a hot trail
jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein — be on the track or trail of somebody/something
2) (Anzeichen) trace; (eines Verbrechens) clue (Gen. to)3) (sehr kleine Menge; auch fig.) tracevon Reue keine Spur — not a trace or sign of penitence
keine od. nicht die Spur — (ugs.): (als Antwort) not in the slightest
4) (Verkehrsw.): (FahrSpur) lanein od. auf der linken Spur fahren — drive in the left-hand lane
5) (Fahrlinie)[die] Spur halten — stay on its line
6) (Elektrot., DV) track* * *-en (Mathematik) f.trace n. -en (beim Auto) f.toe n. -en f.groove n.soupcon n.spoor n.trace n.track n.vestige n. -
15 tracer
tracer [tʀase]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verba. [+ ligne, triangle, plan, trait] to draw ; [+ courbe de graphique] to plot ; [+ chiffre, mot] to write• tracer le chemin or la voie à qn (figurative) to show sb the wayc. ( = définir) [+ programme d'action] to outline2. intransitive verb( = aller vite) (inf!) to belt along (inf)* * *tʀase1) ( dessiner) to draw [ligne, plan, rectangle, portrait]; ( sur un graphique) to plot [courbe]; ( écrire) to write [caractères, mot]; to plan the route of [autoroute, oléoduc]dessin tracé à l'encre/à la craie — ink/chalk drawing
2) ( établir)à 15 ans son avenir était déjà tout tracé — at 15, his/her future was already mapped out
3) ( ouvrir) to open up [piste, route]tracer le chemin à quelqu'un — fig to show somebody the way
* * *tʀase1. vt1) [trait] to draw2) [mot] to write3) [piste] to open up4) fig, [voie, chemin] to show2. vi* (= aller vite) to belt along * to tear along* * *tracer verb table: placerA vtr1 ( dessiner) to draw [ligne, plan, rectangle, portrait]; ( sur graphique) to plot [courbe]; ( écrire) to write [caractères, mot]; to plan the route of [autoroute, oléoduc]; dessin tracé à l'encre/à la craie ink/chalk drawing; tracer un trait à la règle to draw a line with a ruler; les patineurs traçaient des arabesques sur la glace the skaters traced ou described arabesques on the ice;2 ( établir) tracer une frontière précise entre le légal et l'illégal to draw the line between what is legal and what is illegal; tracer un portrait de qn to paint a picture of sb; tracer un tableau pessimiste de qch to paint a pessimistic picture of sth; à 15 ans son avenir était déjà tout tracé at 15, his future was already mapped out ; tracer les grandes lignes d'une action to map out the main lines of action (to be taken); tracer un programme/une politique to outline a programme/a policy;3 ( ouvrir) to open up [piste, route]; tracer sa propre voie fig to make one's own way (in life); tracer le chemin à qn fig to show sb the way.B ◑vi ( aller vite) to belt along○.[trase] verbe transitif1. [trait, cercle, motif] to drawvous nous tracez un tableau pessimiste de l'avenir you're painting a less than rosy picture of our future2. [inscription, mot] to write3. [marquer l'emplacement de - itinéraire] to trace, to plot ; [ - chemin, terrain] to mark ou to stake ou to lay out (separable)tracer le chemin ou la route ou la voie à quelqu'un to mark out ou to pave the way for somebody————————[trase] verbe intransitif -
16 spur
f; -, -en1. im Sand, Schnee etc.: track(s Pl.); (Schneckenspur, Blutspur, Leuchtspur, Fährte) trail; Jagd: auch scent; (Bremsspur) skidmark; eine Spur aufnehmen pick up a trail; seine Spuren verwischen cover up one’s tracks; keine Spur hinterlassen leave no trace; Verbrecher: leave no clues ( oder evidence); vom Täter fehlt jede Spur there are no clues as to who did it; immer noch keine Spur von der Vermissten there is still no trace ( oder sign) of the missing woman ( oder girl); die Spur führt nach... the trail leads ( oder takes us) to...; jemandem auf die Spur kommen get onto s.o.’s trail ( oder track); einer Sache auf die Spur kommen get onto s.th.; (finden) track s.th. down; jemandem auf der Spur sein be on s.o.’s trail ( oder track), be after s.o.; auf der falschen Spur sein be on the wrong track; jemanden von der Spur ablenken put ( oder throw) s.o. off the scent; jemanden auf die richtige Spur bringen put s.o. on the right track; auf jemandes Spuren wandeln follow in s.o.’s tracks2. (Fahrspur) lane; (Schienen) track(s Pl.); einer Loipe: track; linke / rechte Spur MOT. left-hand / right-hand lane; die Spur halten keep in lane; die Spur wechseln switch lanes; in der Spur sein / aus der Spur gehen Langlauf: be in / leave the track(s)3. (Spurweite) EISENB. ga(u)ge; MOT. track; die Spur kontrollieren / einstellen MOT. check / adjust the track5. (Fahrtlinie) Spur halten stay on ( oder keep to) its line; aus der Spur geraten / ausbrechen swerve off course6. (Rest, kleine Menge) trace; GASTR. touch; man fand Spuren eines Schlafmittels traces of a barbiturate were found; eine Spur Knoblauch a touch of garlic; eine Spur zu stark / süß a touch ( oder shade) too strong / sweet; nicht die leiseste Spur eines Zweifels / Verdachts haben have not the slightest shadow of a doubt / suspicion; keine Spur von Anständigkeit etc. not a scrap of decency etc.; keine Spur! umg. not at all!, no way!7. (Anzeichen) trace, sign; Pl. (Überreste) remains; Spuren des Krieges traces left behind by the war, scars ( oder marks) of war; Spuren einer alten Kultur traces ( oder remains, remnants) of an ancient civilization; Spuren des Alters signs of old age; seine Spuren hinterlassen Trauma etc.: leave its marks; heiß* * *die Spur(Abdruck) rut;(Anzeichen) trace; suspicion;(Fahrbahn) lane;(Fährte) track; scent; spoor; trail;(Rückstand) vestige;(Spurweite) gauge; gage;(Tonspur) track;(kleine Menge) tinge; dash* * *[ʃpuːɐ]f -, -en1) (= Abdruck im Boden etc) track; (HUNT) track, spoor no pl; (= hinterlassenes Zeichen) trace, sign; (= Bremsspur) skidmarks pl; (= Blutspur, Schleimspur etc, Fährte zur Verfolgung) trailvon den Tätern fehlt jede Spúr — there is no clue as to the whereabouts of the persons responsible
der Täter hat keine Spúren hinterlassen — the culprit left no traces or marks
jds Spúr aufnehmen — to take up sb's trail
auf der richtigen/falschen Spúr sein (lit, fig) — to be on the right/wrong track
jdn auf jds Spúr bringen — to put sb onto sb's trail or onto sb
jdn auf die richtige Spúr bringen (fig) — to put sb on(to) the right track
jdm/einer Sache auf der Spúr sein/auf die Spúr kommen — to be/get onto sb/sth
die Polizei ist ihm jetzt auf der Spúr — the police are onto him now
auf or in jds Spúren wandeln (fig) — to follow in sb's footsteps
(seine) Spúren hinterlassen (fig) — to leave its mark
Spúren hinterlassen (fig) — to leave one's/its mark
ohne Spúr(en) an jdm vorübergehen — to have no effect on sb
nicht ohne Spúr(en) an jdm vorübergehen — to leave its mark on sb
2) (fig = kleine Menge, Überrest) trace; (von Pfeffer, Paprika etc) touch, soupçon; (von Vernunft, Anstand, Talent etc) scrap, ouncevon Anstand/Takt keine Spúr (inf) — no decency/tact at all
von Liebe keine Spúr (inf) — love doesn't/didn't come into it
keine Spúr! (inf) — not at all
keine Spúr davon ist wahr (inf) — there's not a scrap or an ounce of truth in it
wir hatten nicht die Spúr einer Chance — we didn't have a ghost of a chance (inf)
eine Spúr zu laut/grell — a shade or a touch too loud/garish
3) (= Fahrbahn) laneauf der linken Spúr fahren — to drive in the left-hand lane
in der Spúr bleiben — to keep in lane
die Spúr wechseln — to change lanes
4) (AUT = gerade Fahrtrichtung) trackingSpúr halten (beim Bremsen etc) — to hold its course; (nach Unfall) to track properly
aus der Spúr geraten or kommen (durch Seitenwind etc) — to go off course; (beim Bremsen etc) to skid
5) (= Spurweite) (RAIL) gauge; (AUT) track* * *die1) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) grain2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) lick3) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) shade4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) shadow5) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) streak6) (a slight trace or sign: There was a suggestion of boredom in his tone.) suggestion7) (a slight quantity or trace: There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.) suspicion8) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) trace9) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) trace10) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) trail* * *<-, -en>[ʃpu:ɐ̯]f\Spuren hinterlassen to leave traces; Verbrecher a. to leave clueskeine \Spuren hinterlassen to leave no traceder Täter hat keine \Spuren hinterlassen the culprit has left no traces [or marks]\Spuren einer Hochkultur remnants of an advanced civilization\Spuren des Krieges scars of the warseine \Spuren verwischen to cover up one's tracks\Spuren der Verwüstung signs [or marks] of devastationdieses Beweisstück brachte die Polizei auf die \Spur des Täters this piece of evidence helped the police [to] trace [or track down] the culprit pldie \Spur aufnehmen to pick up the trailandere \Spuren verfolgen to follow up other leads\Spuren von Blut traces of blood4. (Fünkchen) scrap, shredhätte er nur eine \Spur mehr Verstand gehabt, wäre dies nicht geschehen if he'd had just an ounce more common sense this wouldn't have happenedkeine \Spur von Anstand not a scrap of decency5. (ein wenig)eine \Spur zu laut a touch too loadeine \Spur salziger/süßer a touch saltier/sweeterdie Suppe könnte eine \Spur salziger sein this soup could do with a touch more salteine \Spur zu salzig/süß a touch too salty/sweet6. (Fahrstreifen) lanedie linke/rechte \Spur the left-hand/right-hand laneaus der \Spur geraten to move [or swerve] out of lane\Spur halten to keep in lanedie \Spur wechseln to switch lanes\Spur halten (Fahreigenschaft) to keep track8. TECH, INFORM trackdas Tonbandgerät hat acht \Spuren the tape recorder has eight tracks, this is an 8-track tape recorder9. SKI course, track10.▶ auf der falschen \Spur sein to be on the wrong track [or barking up the wrong tree]▶ eine heiße \Spur a firm lead▶ jdm/einer Sache auf die \Spur kommen to get onto sb/something▶ jdn auf die richtige \Spur bringen to put sb on[to] the right track [or the scent]▶ auf der richtigen \Spur sein to be on the right track▶ jdm auf der \Spur sein to be on sb's trail [or the trail of sb]▶ auf jds \Spuren wandeln to follow in sb's tracks* * *die; Spur, Spureneine heiße Spur — (fig.) a hot trail
jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein — be on the track or trail of somebody/something
2) (Anzeichen) trace; (eines Verbrechens) clue (Gen. to)3) (sehr kleine Menge; auch fig.) tracevon Reue keine Spur — not a trace or sign of penitence
keine od. nicht die Spur — (ugs.): (als Antwort) not in the slightest
4) (Verkehrsw.): (FahrSpur) lanein od. auf der linken Spur fahren — drive in the left-hand lane
5) (Fahrlinie)[die] Spur halten — stay on its line
6) (Elektrot., DV) track* * *…spur f im subst1.Fuchsspur fox’s scent;Reifenspur tyre mark, US tire track;Ölspur trail of oil2.Langlaufspur cross-country ski track3.Mittelspur centre (US -er) lane* * *die; Spur, Spureneine heiße Spur — (fig.) a hot trail
jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein — be on the track or trail of somebody/something
2) (Anzeichen) trace; (eines Verbrechens) clue (Gen. to)3) (sehr kleine Menge; auch fig.) tracevon Reue keine Spur — not a trace or sign of penitence
keine od. nicht die Spur — (ugs.): (als Antwort) not in the slightest
4) (Verkehrsw.): (FahrSpur) lanein od. auf der linken Spur fahren — drive in the left-hand lane
5) (Fahrlinie)[die] Spur halten — stay on its line
6) (Elektrot., DV) track* * *-en (Mathematik) f.trace n. -en (beim Auto) f.toe n. -en f.groove n.soupcon n.spoor n.trace n.track n.vestige n. -
17 disparaître
disparaître° [dispaʀεtʀ]➭ TABLE 57 intransitive verba. ( = ne plus être visible) to disappear ; ( = mourir) [personne] to die ; [race, civilisation] to die outb. faire disparaître [prestidigitateur] to make disappear ; [+ document] to get rid of ; [+ tache, trace, obstacle, difficulté] to remove ; [+ personne] to eliminate ; [+ crainte] to dispel* * *dispaʀɛtʀverbe intransitif1) ( devenir invisible) to disappearfaire disparaître tout un gâteau — to gobble up (colloq) a whole cake
2) ( devenir introuvable) [objet, personne] to disappear; ( soudainement) to vanish3) ( être supprimé) [douleur, odeur] to go; [tache] to come out; [difficulté] to disappear; [craintes] to vanish; [fièvre] to subsidefaire disparaître — to get rid of [douleur, pellicules, pauvreté, trouble]; to remove [tache]; to make [something] extinct [espèce]
faire disparaître quelqu'un — euph to get rid of somebody
voir disparaître — to witness the end of [civilisation, culture]
* * *dispaʀɛtʀ vi1) (= ne plus donner signe de vie) to disappear2) (à la vue) to disappear, to vanish, (être voilé) to be hidden, to be concealed3) (= être manquant) to disappearTrois fourchettes en argent ont disparu. — Three silver forks have disappeared.
4) (= se perdre) [traditions] to die out5) (= décéder) to pass awayfaire disparaître [objet, tache, trace] — to remove, to get rid of, [personne, documents] to get rid of, (tour de magie) to make disappear
Ils ont fait disparaître tous les documents compromettants. — They got rid of all the incriminating documents.
* * *disparaître verb table: connaître vi1 ( devenir invisible) to disappear; disparaître de la scène politique to disappear from the political scene; disparaissez! out of my sight!; le soleil disparaît à l'horizon the sun is dipping below the horizon; le village disparaissait sous la neige the village was hidden by the snow; faire disparaître tout un gâteau to gobble down○ a whole cake;2 ( devenir introuvable) [objet, personne] to disappear; ( soudainement) to vanish; l'avion a disparu au-dessus de l'Atlantique the plane disappeared somewhere over the Atlantic; disparaître sans laisser de traces to disappear without trace; des centaines de personnes disparaissent chaque année hundreds of people go missing every year; faire disparaître qch to remove sth [objet];3 ( être supprimé) [douleur, odeur] to go; [tache] to come out; [difficulté] to disappear; [craintes] to vanish; [enflure] to go down; [fièvre] to subside; faire disparaître to get rid of [douleur, symptôme, trouble]; to remove [tache]; to dispel [crainte]; to make [sth] go down [enflure]; to make [sth] extinct [espèce]; to clear [pellicules, acné]; to eradicate [pauvreté, criminalité];4 euph ( mourir) to die, to go euph; ( cesser d'exister) [civilisation] to die out; [espèce] to become extinct; faire disparaître qn euph to get rid of sb; voir disparaître qch to witness the end of sth [civilisation, culture]; quand j'aurai disparu when I'm gone; disparaître en mer to be lost at sea; disparaître corps et bien gén to be lost without trace; Naut to sink without trace.[disparɛtr] verbe intransitif1. [se dissiper - peur, joie] to evaporate, to fade, to disappear ; [ - douleur, problème, odeur] to disappear ; [ - bruit] to stop, to subside ; [ - brouillard] to clear, to vanisha. [généralement] to remove somethingb. [supprimer] to get rid of something‘tout doit disparaître’ ‘everything must go’faire disparaître quelqu'un/quelque chose to conceal somebody/something4. [ne plus exister - espèce, race] to die out, to become extinct ; [ - langue, coutume] to die out, to disappear -
18 ombre
ombre [ɔ̃bʀ]1. feminine noun• 25° à l'ombre 25° in the shadeb. ( = anonymat) rester dans l'ombre [artiste] to remain in obscurity ; [meneur] to keep in the backgroundc. ( = soupçon) ça ne fait pas l'ombre d'un doute there's not the shadow of a doubt2. compounds* * *ɔ̃bʀ1) ( ombrage) shade30° à l'ombre — 30° in the shade
tu leur fais de l'ombre — lit you're (standing) in their light; fig you're putting them in the shade
2) ( forme portée) shadown'être plus que or être l'ombre de soi-même — to be a shadow of one's former self
3) ( pénombre) liter darkness4) (anonymat, clandestinité)rester dans l'ombre — [manipulateur] to stay behind the scenes; [poète] to remain in obscurity
5) ( trace) liter hintl'ombre d'un reproche/d'un accord — a hint of reproach/of an agreement
une ombre de regret passa dans son regard — a shadow of regret crossed his/her face
6) Art7) ( silhouette indécise) shadowy figure•Phrasal Verbs:••* * *ɔ̃bʀ nf1) (endroit sans soleil) shadeJe vais me mettre à l'ombre. — I'm going to sit in the shade.
donner de l'ombre à qn — to give sb shade, to shade sb
Tu me fais de l'ombre. — You're in my light.
2) (de qn ou qch) shadowà l'ombre de [arbre] — in the shade of
à l'ombre * (= en prison) — behind bars
Seule ombre au tableau,... — The one fly in the ointment..., The one thing that casts a shadow...
* * *A nm ( poisson) grayling.B nf1 ( ombrage) shade; 30° à l'ombre 30° in the shade; rester à l'ombre to stay in the shade; à l'ombre d'un figuier in the shade of a fig tree; l'arbre (nous) fait or donne de l'ombre the tree provides shade; tu leur fais de l'ombre lit you're (standing) in their light; fig you're putting them in the shade; à l'ombre de qn/qch fig ( tout près) near sb/sth; ( protégé par) under the protection of sb/sth; rester dans l'ombre de qn to be in sb's shadow;2 ( forme portée) shadow; faire/projeter des ombres sur le mur to make/cast shadows on the wall; avoir peur de son ombre to be scared of one's own shadow; suivre qn comme une ombre to be sb's shadow; n'être plus que or être l'ombre de soi-même to be the shadow of one's former self; ⇒ proie;4 (anonymat, clandestinité) peintres réputés ou dans l'ombre renowned or obscure painters; laisser certains détails dans l'ombre to be deliberately vague about certain details; agir dans l'ombre to operate behind the scenes; rester dans l'ombre [manipulateur] to stay behind the scenes; [poète] to remain in obscurity; [détail] to be left vague; combattants de l'ombre underground fighters;5 liter ( trace) hint; une ombre de moustache a hint of a moustache; l'ombre d'un reproche/d'un accord a hint of reproach/of an agreement; une ombre de regret/tristesse passa dans son regard a shadow of regret/a look of sadness crossed his/her face; sans l'ombre d'un doute without a shadow of a doubt; sans l'ombre d'une preuve without the slightest shred of evidence;7 ( silhouette indécise) shadowy figure; le royaume or séjour des ombres the Kingdom of the Shades.ombre chinoise shadow puppet; se découper en ombre chinoise sur le mur to be silhouetted against the wall; ombre à paupières eye shadow; ombre portée shadow; ombre propre dark side.mettre qn/être à l'ombre○ euph to put sb/be behind bars○; marcher à l'ombre○ to keep out of the limelight; l'homme qui tire plus vite que son ombre the fastest gun in the West; passer comme une ombre to be ephemeral; courir après une ombre to chase rainbows; il y a une ombre au tableau there is only one thing wrong; jeter une ombre au tableau to spoil the picture fig; la seule ombre au tableau the only snag.I[ɔ̃br] nom féminin1. [pénombre] shadefaire de l'ombre: le gratte-ciel fait de l'ombre à tout le quartier the skyscraper casts a shadow over the whole area ou leaves the whole area in shadowpousse-toi, tu me fais de l'ombre move, you're in my lighta. (sens propre) to emerge from the dark ou darkness ou shadowsb. (figuré) [artiste] to emerge from obscurity, to come into the public eye2. [forme - d'une personne, d'un arbre, d'un mur] shadowpas l'ombre d'un remords/d'une preuve not a trace of remorse/shred of evidencecela ne fait pas ou il n'y a pas l'ombre d'un doute there's not a shadow of a doubt————————ombres nom féminin pluriel1. THÉÂTREombres chinoises, théâtre d'ombres shadow theatre————————à l'ombre locution adverbiale1. [à l'abri du soleil] in the shadeil fait 30°C à l'ombre it's 30°C in the shade2. (familier) [en prison] insideà l'ombre de locution prépositionnelle(littéraire & figuré) under the protection of————————dans l'ombre locution adverbiale1. [dans la pénombre] in the shade2. [dans le secret]a. [raison] to remain obscure ou unclearb. [personne] to remain unknownombre à paupières nom fémininII[ɔ̃br] nom masculin -
19 porter
porter [pɔʀte]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ parapluie, paquet, valise] to carry ; [+ responsabilité] to bearb. ( = apporter) to take• porter l'affaire sur la place publique/devant les tribunaux to take the matter into the public arena/before the courts• porter une œuvre à l'écran/à la scène to make a film/stage a play based on a workd. ( = montrer) [+ signe, trace, blessure, inscription, date] to beare. ( = inscrire) [+ nom] to put downh. ( = conduire, amener) to carry ; ( = entraîner) [foi] to carry alongi. ( = inciter) porter qn à faire qch to lead sb to do sth• tout (nous) porte à croire que... everything leads us to believe that...2. intransitive verba. [bruit, voix, canon] to carryb. [reproche, coup] to hit homec. ( = frapper) c'est la tête qui a porté his head took the blowd. ( = reposer) [poids] porter sur to be supported bye. ► porter sur ( = concerner) [débat, cours] to be about ; [revendications, objection] to concern ; [étude, effort] to be concerned with ; [accent] to fall on3. reflexive verba. [personne]se porter bien/mal to be well/unwellb. ( = se présenter comme) se porter candidat to run as a candidatec. ( = aller) to go• se porter sur ( = se diriger vers) [soupçon, choix] to fall ond. ( = être porté) [vêtement] les jupes se portent très courtes the fashion is for very short skirts* * *pɔʀte
1.
1) ( transporter) to carry [chose, personne]2) ( apporter)3) ( soutenir) [mur, chaise] to carry, to bear [poids]porter quelqu'un à bout de bras — fig to take on somebody's problems
4) ( avoir sur soi) to wear [robe, bijou, verres de contact]; to have [cheveux longs, moustache]5) ( avoir) to have [initiales, date, titre]; to bear [sceau]le document porte la mention ‘secret’ — the document is marked ‘secret’
6) ( produire) to bear [fleurs]porter des fruits — lit
porter ses fruits — fig to bear fruit
7) ( amener)cela porte le prix du billet à... — this brings the price of the ticket to...
porter la température de l'eau à 80°C — to heat the water to 80°C
8) ( diriger)9) ( inscrire)se faire porter malade or pâle — (colloq) to go (colloq) ou report sick
10) ( inciter)11) (donner, causer)porter bonheur or chance — to be lucky
2.
porter sur verbe transitif indirect1) ( concerner)porter sur — [débat, article] to be about; [mesure, interdiction] to apply to
2) ( reposer sur)porter sur — [structure] to be resting on
3) ( heurter)
3.
verbe intransitifun canon qui porte à 500 mètres — a cannon with a range of 500 metres [BrE]
4.
se porter verbe pronominal1) ( se sentir)se porter bien/mal — [personne] to be well/ill; [affaire] to be going well/badly
2) ( être mis)3) ( se diriger)se porter sur — [soupçon] to fall on
le choix se porta sur le vase — they/she etc chose the vase
tous les regards se sont portés vers le ciel/vers lui — everyone looked toward(s) the sky/in his direction
4) ( se propager)* * *pɔʀte1. vt1) [charge, sac, valise, colis] to carryIl portait une valise. — He was carrying a suitcase.
2) (= apporter)3) (sur soi) [vêtement, barbe, bague] to wearElle porte une jolie robe bleue. — She's wearing a lovely blue dress.
4) (= mettre)porter un fait à la connaissance de qn — to bring a fact to sb's attention, to bring a fact to sb's notice
5) (= inciter)6) [fruits, fleurs] [arbre] to bear7) [enfant] [femme enceinte] to carry8) [responsabilité] to bear, to carry9) [inscription, titre] to bearElle portait le nom de Rosalie. — She went by the name of Rosalie.
10) (= inscrire)porter qch sur [registre] — to write sth down in, to enter sth in
11) [jugement] to pass2. vi1) [voix] to carry2) [coup, argument] to hit homeporter sur [conférence] — to be about, (= peser) to rest on, [accent] to fall on, (= heurter) [choc] to strike
* * *porter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( transporter) to carry [chose, personne]; porter qn sur son lit to get sb into bed; porter qn sur son dos to carry sb on one's back, to give sb a piggyback○; tu ne dois rien porter you mustn't carry anything heavy;2 ( apporter) porter qch quelque part to take sth somewhere [lettre, paquet]; porter qch à qn to take sb sth, to bring sb sth US; porter des messages to run messages; porter la bonne nouvelle to spread the word; porter une affaire devant les tribunaux to bring a case to court;3 ( soutenir) [mur, chaise] to carry, to bear [poids]; mes jambes ne me portent plus my legs are giving out; l'eau te portera the water will hold you up; être porté par le vent [sable, papier] to be blown along by the wind; porter qn à bout de bras fig to take on sb's problems; mes parents sont lourds à porter my parents are emotionally demanding; porter l'espoir de millions d'hommes to be the focus for the hopes of millions; être porté par un mouvement d'espoir to be carried along by a surge of optimism;4 ( avoir sur soi) to wear [robe, bijou, verres de contact]; to have [cheveux longs, balafre]; to have, to wear [barbe, moustache]; porter les armes to bear arms; porter une arme to be armed;5 ( avoir) to have [initiales, date, titre]; to bear [sceau]; ne pas porter de date not to have a date, to be undated; ne pas porter de titre not to have a title, to be untitled; portant le numéro 300 with the number 300; le document porte la mention ‘secret ’ the document is marked ‘secret’; ils ne portent pas le même nom they have different names; quel prénom porte-t-elle? what's her first name?; elle porte le nom de son mari she has taken her husband's name; le nom que je porte est celui de ma grand-mère I'm named after my grandmother; il porte bien son nom the name suits him; bien porter son âge to look good for one's age; porter des traces de sang to be blood-stained; l'arbre ne portait plus de feuilles the tree was bare of leaves; portant une expression de découragement sur son visage looking discouraged; porter en soi une grande volonté de réussir to be full of ambition; cela porter en soi quelques risques it's inherently risky;6 ( produire) to bear [fleurs]; porter des fruits lit, fig to bear fruit; l'enfant qu'elle porte the child she is carrying; le roman qu'il porte en lui his great unwritten novel;7 ( amener) porter qch à [situation, événement] to bring sth to; [personne, entreprise, administration] to put sth up to; cela porte la cotisation/le prix du billet d'avion/le nombre des victimes à… this brings the subscription/the price of the plane ticket/the death toll to…; porter un taux/une cotisation à to put a rate/a subscription up to; porter la température de l'eau à 80°C to heat the water to 80°C; porter qn au pouvoir to bring sb to power; porter qn à la tête d'une entreprise to take sb to the top of a company;8 ( diriger) porter son regard vers to look at; porter qch à sa bouche to raise sth to one's lips; porter qch à son oreille to hold sth to one's ear; porter la main à son chapeau to lift one's hat; si tu portes la main sur elle if you lay a finger on her; porter de l'intérêt à qch to be interested in sth; l'estime/l'amour qu'elle te porte her respect/love for you; porter ses efforts sur qch to devote one's energies to sth; porter un jugement sur qch to pass judgment on sth; faire porter ses accusations sur to direct one's accusations at;9 ( inscrire) porter qch sur un registre to enter sth on a register; porter une somme au crédit de qn to credit a sum to sb's account; être porté disparu to be reported missing; se faire porter malade or pâle○ to go○ ou report sick; porter témoignage to bear witness; porter plainte to lodge a complaint;10 ( inciter) porter qn à être méfiant or à se méfier to make sb cautious; tout le porte à la méfiance everything inclines him to caution; tout nous porte à croire que everything leads us to believe that;11 (donner, causer) porter partout la mort et la destruction to spread death and destruction; porter bonheur or chance to be lucky; porter malheur to be unlucky; ça m'a porté bonheur it brought me luck; ça m'a porté malheur it was unlucky; ⇒ nuit.B porter sur vtr ind1 ( concerner) porter sur [débat, article] to be about; [mesure, accord] to concern, to apply to; [interdiction] to apply to; l'impôt porte sur les objets de luxe the tax applies to luxury goods; l'accent porte sur la deuxième syllabe the accent is on the second syllable;2 ( reposer sur) porter sur [structure] to be resting on;3 ( heurter) porter sur to hit.C vi une voix qui porte a voice that carries; des arguments qui portent convincing arguments; ta critique a porté your criticism hit home; le coup a porté the blow hit home; porter contre un mur to hit a wall; un canon qui porte à 500 mètres a cannon with a range of 500 metresGB; les mortiers ne portent pas jusqu'ici we are out of mortar range.D se porter vpr1 ( se sentir) elle se porte bien/mal/mieux [personne] she is well/ill/better; [affaire] it's going well/badly/better; comment se porte votre femme? how is your wife?; je ne m'en porte pas plus mal I'm none the worse for it; je me porte à merveille I'm absolutely fine;2 ( être mis) [vêtement, bijou, chapeau] cela se porte avec des chaussures plates you wear it with flat shoes; les jupes se portent juste au-dessus du genou cet hiver skirts are being worn just above the knee this year; cela ne se porte plus it has gone out of fashion;3 (aller, se diriger) se porter à la rencontre de qn ( aller) to go to meet sb; ( venir) to come to meet sb; se porter sur [soupçon] to fall on; le choix se porta sur le vase bleu they/she etc chose the blue vase; tous les regards se sont portés vers le ciel/vers lui everyone looked toward(s) the sky/in his direction; se porter à des excès to overindulge;I[pɔrte] verbe transitifA.[TENIR, SUPPORTER]1. [soutenir - colis, fardeau, meuble] to carry ; [ - bannière, pancarte, cercueil] to carry, to beardeux piliers portent le toit two pillars take the weight of ou support the roofporter quelqu'un sur son dos/dans ses bras to carry somebody on one's back/in one's armsB.[METTRE, AMENER][mettre]porter une œuvre à l'écran/à la scène to adapt a work for the screen/the stageporter une affaire devant les tribunaux to take ou to bring a matter before the courtsles frais d'inscription ont été portés à 25 euros the registration fees have been increased ou raised to 25 euros2. [diriger]porter sa ou la main à sa tête to raise one's hand to one's headporter son regard vers ou sur to look towards ou in the direction ofporter ses pas vers to make one's way towards, to head for3. [enregistrer - donnée] to write ou to put down (separable)se faire porter absent/malade to go absent/sickporter 200 euros au crédit de quelqu'un to credit somebody's account with 200 euros, to credit 200 euros to somebody's accountporter son attention sur to focus one's attention on, to turn one's attention toil a fait porter tout son effort ou ses efforts sur la réussite du projet he did his utmost to make the project successfula. [pour accomplir une tâche] to have somebody in mind (for a job)b. [pour l'épouser] to have one's eye on somebody5. [inciter]porter quelqu'un à quelque chose: mon intervention l'a portée à plus de clémence my intervention made her inclined ou prompted her to be more lenientl'alcool peut porter les gens à des excès/à la violence alcohol can drive people to excesses/induce people to be violenttout porte à croire que... everything leads one to believe that...tous les indices portent à penser que c'est lui le coupable all the evidence suggests he is the guilty one6. [éprouver]porter de l'intérêt à quelqu'un/quelque chose to be interested in somebody/somethingC.[AVOIR SUR SOI, EN SOI][badge, décoration] to wear[barbe, couettes, moustache, perruque] to have[pistolet, stylo] to carryelle porte toujours du noir she always dresses in ou wears blackporter les cheveux longs/courts/relevés to wear one's hair long/short/upla signature que porte le tableau the signature (which) appears ou is on the painting3. [nom, prénom, patronyme] to havel'espoir/la rancune que je portais en moi the hope/resentment I bore within me6. [enfant, petit, portée] to carry————————[pɔrte] verbe intransitif1. [son, voix] to carry[canon, fusil]2. [faire mouche - critique, mot, plaisanterie] to hit ou to strike home ; [ - observation] to be heard ou heeded ; [ - coup] to hit home, to tell3. [cogner]c'est le crâne qui a porté the skull took the impact ou the full forceporter sur ou contre to hit4. [dans l'habillement masculin]porter à droite/gauche to dress on the right/left————————porter sur verbe plus préposition1. [concerner - suj: discussion, discours, chapitre, recherches] to be about, to be concerned with ; [ - suj: critiques] to be aimed at ; [ - suj: loi, mesures] to concern ; [ - suj: dossier, reportage] to be about ou onle détournement porte sur plusieurs millions d'euros the embezzlement concerns several million euros2. [reposer sur - suj: charpente] to rest onl'accent porte sur la deuxième syllabe LINGUISTIQUE the accent falls on the second syllable, the second syllable is stressed————————se porter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)[bijou, chaussures, vêtement] to be worn————————se porter verbe pronominal intransitif1. [personne]comment vous portez-vous? how do you feel?, how are you (feeling)?à bientôt, portez-vous bien! see you soon, look after yourself!il va bientôt s'en aller, je ne m'en porterai que mieux he's going to leave soon and I'll feel all the better for itnos parents ne prenaient pas de congés et ne s'en portaient pas plus mal our parents never took time off and they were none the worse for it2. [se proposer comme]3. [aller]se porter en tête d'une procession/course to take the lead in a procession/race————————se porter à verbe pronominal plus préposition————————se porter sur verbe pronominal plus préposition[choix, soupçon] to fall on[conversation] to turn toII[pɔrte]→ link=porté porté[pɔrtɛr] nom masculin[bière] porter -
20 huella
f.1 footprint.huella digital o dactilar fingerprinthuella genética genetic fingerprint2 trace (vestigio).3 mark.dejar huella to leave one's mark4 step.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: hollar.* * *1 (de pie) footprint; (de ruedas) track2 figurado (vestigio) trace, sign\dejar huella to leave one's mark (en, on)no quedar ni huella not to be a traceseguir las huellas de alguien figurado to follow in somebody's footstepshuella dactilar fingerprint* * *noun f.1) footprint2) fingerprint3) track* * *SF1) [en el suelo] (=pisada) footprint, footstep; [de coche, animal] trackhuella dactilar, huella digital — fingerprint
2) (=rastro) tracesin dejar huella — without leaving a trace, leaving no sign
3) (=impronta)el presidente dejó huella inconfundible en el partido — the president left his unmistakable mark o stamp on the party
4) (=acto) tread, treading5) [de escalera] tread* * *a) ( pisada - de persona) footprint, footstep; (- de rueda) tracklas huellas del animal — the animal's tracks o pawprints (o hoofmarks etc)
b) ( vestigio) markc) ( de escalón) tread* * *= trace, footprint, imprint, footprint, footprint, track, print.Ex. But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.Ex. Such compact drives are attractive devices for laptop computers and for internal installation in desktop computers with compact footprints.Ex. Harris was a librarian par excellence, whose imprint will become indelible in the history of Nigerian librarianship.Ex. In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.Ex. The article is entitled 'The Information footprint: a satellite-based information service'.Ex. Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.Ex. Some of the exhibition's objects are plaster casts of such perishables as dying daffodil heads and hoof prints.----* borrar + Posesivo + huellas = cover up + Posesivo + tracks.* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting memory.* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression.* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* hacer huella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* huella dactilar = fingerprint [finger-print].* huella de carbono = carbon imprint, carbon footprint.* huella dejada por el pulgar = thumb-mark.* huella ecológica = ecological imprint, ecological footprint.* huellas = set of tracks.* identificación mediante las huellas dactilares = finger-print identification.* sin dejar huella = into thin air.* * *a) ( pisada - de persona) footprint, footstep; (- de rueda) tracklas huellas del animal — the animal's tracks o pawprints (o hoofmarks etc)
b) ( vestigio) markc) ( de escalón) tread* * *= trace, footprint, imprint, footprint, footprint, track, print.Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.
Ex: Such compact drives are attractive devices for laptop computers and for internal installation in desktop computers with compact footprints.Ex: Harris was a librarian par excellence, whose imprint will become indelible in the history of Nigerian librarianship.Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.Ex: The article is entitled 'The Information footprint: a satellite-based information service'.Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.Ex: Some of the exhibition's objects are plaster casts of such perishables as dying daffodil heads and hoof prints.* borrar + Posesivo + huellas = cover up + Posesivo + tracks.* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting memory.* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression.* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* hacer huella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* huella dactilar = fingerprint [finger-print].* huella de carbono = carbon imprint, carbon footprint.* huella dejada por el pulgar = thumb-mark.* huella ecológica = ecological imprint, ecological footprint.* huellas = set of tracks.* identificación mediante las huellas dactilares = finger-print identification.* sin dejar huella = into thin air.* * *siguieron las huellas del animal they followed the animal's tracks o pawprints ( o hoofmarks etc)2 (vestigio) markla huella islámica en la literatura española the Islamic influence on Spanish literatureen su rostro se veía la huella del tiempo time had left its mark on his face ( liter)desaparecieron sin dejar huella they disappeared without (a) trace3 (de un escalón) treadCompuestos:carbon footprintecological footprintgenetic fingerprint● huellas dactilares or digitalesfpl fingerprints (pl)social impact; social footprint* * *
Del verbo hollar: ( conjugate hollar)
huella es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
hollar
huella
huella sustantivo femenino
(— de rueda) track;
huellas dactilares fingerprints
huella sustantivo femenino
1 (pisada) footprint
(de vehículo, animal) track
huella dactilar o digital, fingerprint
2 fig (rastro, señal) trace, sign
dejar la huella, to leave one's mark: dejó una huella en el cristal, it left a mark on the glass
' huella' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dactilar
- estampar
- imprimir
- marca
- pisada
- seña
- señal
- señalar
- dejar
- impacto
- indicio
- marcar
- mordida
- perro
- rastro
- reciente
- resquicio
English:
fingerprint
- footprint
- impression
- imprint
- mark
- print
- sign
- skidmark
- suspicion
- track
- finger
- foot
* * *♦ nf1. [de persona] footprint;[de animal, rueda] track;seguir las huellas de alguien to follow in sb's footstepshuella dactilar fingerprint;huella digital fingerprint;huella genética genetic fingerprint2. [vestigio] trace;todavía no han desaparecido las huellas de las inundaciones you can still see the signs of the flooding3. [impresión profunda] mark;su rostro reflejaba las huellas del esfuerzo her face showed signs of the effort she was putting in;dejar huella: desaparecieron sin dejar huella they vanished without trace;un estilo de componer que ha dejado huella a style of composing that has been very influential;sus enseñanzas dejaron huella en sus discípulos her teachings influenced her followers4. [de escalón] tread* * *f mark; de animal track;seguir las huellas de alguien follow in s.o.’s footsteps* * *huella nf1) : footprintseguir las huellas de alguien: to follow in someone's footsteps2) : mark, impactdejar huella: to leave one's marksin dejar huella: without a trace3)huella dactilar : fingerprint* * *huella n1. (de persona) footprint2. (de animal, vehículo) track
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