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21 donner
donner [dɔne]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 11. <a. to give• j'ai déjà donné ! I've already made a donation! ; ( = on ne m'y reprendra plus !) I've been there!(PROV) donner c'est donner, reprendre c'est voler a gift is a gift• je vous le donne en mille ! (inf) you'll never guess!b. ( = céder) [+ vieux vêtements] to give awayc. ( = distribuer) to hand out ; [+ cartes] to deald. ( = indiquer) [+ détails, idée, avis, ton] to give ; [+ sujet de devoir, tempo] to set• pouvez-vous me donner l'heure ? can you tell me the time?e. ( = causer) [+ plaisir, courage] to give ; [+ peine, mal] to cause• mangez ça, ça va vous donner des forces eat this, it'll give you some energyf. ( = organiser) [+ réception, bal] to give ; [+ pièce] to performg. ( = attribuer) quel âge lui donnez-vous ? how old would you say he was?h. ( = produire) [+ fruits, récolte] to yield ; [+ résultat] to produce• qu'est-ce que ça donne ? (inf) how's it going?• tout donne à croire que... everything suggests that...2. <a. ( = produire) les pommiers ont bien donné cette année the apple trees have produced a good crop this yearb. (locutions)• je ne sais plus où donner de la tête I don't know which way to turn► donner dans [+ piège] to fall into• il donne dans le sentimentalisme he's got to be rather sentimental► donner sur [pièce, porte] to open onto ; [fenêtre] to overlook3. <a. ( = se consacrer)se donner à to devote o.s. tob. ( = échanger) ils se donnaient des baisers they were kissing each other* * *dɔne
1.
1) géndonner quelque chose à quelqu'un — to give something to somebody, to give somebody something [livre, adresse, emploi, temps, autorisation, conseil, courage, rhume]; Jeux to deal [cartes] (à to)
je lui donne 40 ans — I'd say he/she was 40
on ne lui donne pas d'âge — you can't tell how old he/she is
donner froid/faim à quelqu'un — to make somebody feel cold/hungry
donner à croire or penser or comprendre que... — to suggest that...
donner à quelqu'un à penser/croire que... — to make somebody think/believe that...
donne-moi ton genou que j'examine cette blessure — let me see your knee so that I can look at that wound
3) ( présenter) [salle, cinéma] to show [film]; [théâtre] to put on [pièce]; [troupe] to give [spectacle, représentation]qu'est-ce qu'on donne au Marignan? — Cinéma what's showing ou on at the Marignan?; Théâtre what's playing at the Marignan?
4) ( organiser) to give [dîner, gala] ( pour quelqu'un for somebody)5) ( assurer) to give [cours, exposé] (à, devant to)6) ( considérer) to give [personne, œuvre] (comme, pour as)7) ( produire) to give [sentiment, impression]; to give [ombre, aspect, teinte]; to produce, to yield [fruits, jus]; to produce [résultats]8) ( manifester) to show [signes] (à to)9) (colloq) ( dénoncer) to inform on [complice] (à to)10) ( entreprendre)
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( produire)le poirier va bien donner cette année — the pear tree will produce GB ou yield a good crop this year
2) ( émettre un son) [radio] to be playingdonner du cor — ( à la chasse) to sound the horn
3) ( heurter)donner sur ou contre — [personne, animal, véhicule] to hit, to run into
donner de la tête or du front contre quelque chose — to hit one's head against something
ne plus savoir où donner de la tête — fig not to know which way to turn
4) ( être orienté)donner sur — [chambre, fenêtre] to overlook [mer, rue]; [porte] to give onto
donner au nord/sud — [façade, pièce] to face ou look north/south
5) ( avoir tendance à)en ce moment, il donne dans la musique baroque — at the moment, he's into (colloq) baroque music
6) ( se lancer)7) ( consacrer)donner de soi-même or de sa personne — to give of oneself
8) ( attaquer) [troupe, chars] to attack, to go into action
3.
se donner verbe pronominal1) ( se livrer)se donner à — to devote oneself to [travail, cause]
2) ( s'octroyer)3) ( s'imposer)se donner pour or comme but/mission de faire — to make it one's aim/mission to do
4) ( affecter)se donner pour intelligent/pacifiste — to make oneself out to be intelligent/a pacifist
5) ( échanger)••donnant donnant: je garde ton chat à Noël, tu gardes le mien à Pâques — fair's fair: I keep your cat at Christmas, you keep mine at Easter
avec lui, c'est donnant donnant — he never does anything for nothing
je te le donne en mille — (colloq) you'll never guess
* * *dɔne1. vt1) [objet personnel, argent] to give, (= faire don de) to give away"Tu as toujours ta veste en daim?"- - "Non, je l'ai donnée." — "Have you still got your suede jacket?" - - "No, I've given it away."
donner qch à qn [cadeau, renseignement] — to give sb sth, to give sth to sb
Elle m'a donné son adresse. — She gave me her address.
2) [spectacle] to put on, [film] to show3) [résultat, effet] to produceCela donne un résultat surprenant. — It produces a surprising result.
Ça m'a donné faim. — That made me feel hungry.
2. vi1) (= faire un don) to giveIl donne toujours quand c'est pour Médecins Sans Frontières. — He always gives something when it's for Médecins Sans Frontières.
non merci, j'ai déjà donné ironique — no thanks, I've had my fair share of that
2)donner de sa personne (= se sacrifier) — to give of o.s.
3) [soleil] to shineLe soleil donnait à fond. — The sun was beating down.
4) [arbre fruitier] to bear fruitNotre noyer n'a pas donné cette année. — Our walnut tree didn't have any nuts this year.
5) (= laisser croire)donner à penser que... — to make one think that...
donner à entendre que... — to give to understand that...
6) (= avoir vue)donner sur [fenêtre, chambre] — to look onto, to overlook
une fenêtre qui donne sur la mer — a window that looks onto the sea, a window overlooking the sea
donner dans [piège] — to fall into, [genre, style] to slip into
8) MILITAIRE (= charger, attaquer)* * *donner verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( mettre en la possession de) to give [livre, jouet, argent, salaire]; donner qch à qn to give sth to sb, to give sb sth; donner pour les œuvres to give to charity; j'ai déjà donné! lit I've already made a donation!; fig been there, done that!; je donnerais beaucoup or cher pour savoir qui/comment I'd give a lot to know who/how; ⇒ chat;2 ( attribuer) to give [nom, titre] (à to); donner un sens particulier à un mot to give a word a particular meaning; je lui donne 40 ans I'd say he/she was 40; on ne lui donne pas d'âge you can't tell how old he/she is; il me donnait du ‘Maître’ he was calling me ‘Maître’;3 ( faire avoir) to give [migraine, appétit, courage, cauchemars] (à to); donner froid/faim à qn to make sb feel cold/hungry;4 ( procurer) to give [objet, emploi, nourriture, réponse, conseil] (à to); Jeux to deal [cartes] (à to); donner le bras/la main à qn to give sb one's arm/hand; donner à boire à qn to give sb something to drink; c'est à toi de donner Jeux it's your deal; donner à croire or penser or comprendre que… to suggest that…; donner à qn à penser/croire que… to make sb think/believe that…; donne-moi ton genou que j'examine cette blessure let me see your knee so that I can look at that wound; ⇒ main;5 (transmettre, communiquer) to give [renseignement] (à to); je vais vous donner mon adresse I'll give you my address; elle m'a donné son rhume she's given me her cold; donner l'heure à qn to tell sb the time;6 ( confier) to give [objet, tâche] (à faire to do); il m'a donné son chat/ses livres à garder he gave me his cat/his books to look after; elle donne sa fille à garder à mes parents she has my parents look after her daughter; j'ai donné ma voiture à réparer I've taken my car in to be repaired;7 ( accorder) to give [temps, moyens, autorisation]; je ne te donne pas deux mois pour te faire renvoyer I'd give you less than two months before you're sacked; donner tout son temps au club to devote all one's time to the club;8 ( présenter) [salle, cinéma] to show [film]; [théâtre] to put on [pièce]; [troupe] to give [spectacle, représentation] ; qu'est-ce qu'on donne au Marignan? Cin what's showing ou on at the Marignan?; Théât what's playing at the Marignan?; cette pièce a été donnée pour la première fois en 1951 this play was first performed in 1951;9 ( organiser) to give [dîner, réception, gala] (pour qn for sb);10 ( assurer) to give [cours, exposé] (à, devant to);11 ( considérer) to give [personne, œuvre] (comme, pour as); les sondages le donnent en tête the polls put him in the lead; on donne ce texte pour authentique this text is given as authentic; les spécialistes le donnent comme futur champion the experts point to him as the future champion;12 ( produire) [aspect] to give [sentiment, impression]; [plante] to give [ombre]; to produce, to yield [fruits, jus, substance]; [expérience, méthode] to produce [résultats]; [procédé, éclairage, maquillage] to give [aspect, teinte]; leur intervention n'a rien donné their intervention didn't have any effect; elle lui a donné trois fils she gave him three sons; mange des carottes, ça te donnera bonne mine eat carrots, they're good for your complexion;15 ( entreprendre) [troupe, infanterie, police] donner l'assaut à qn to attack sb; donner la charge contre qn to charge at sb.B vi1 ( produire) [plante] to produce a crop GB, to yield a crop; le poirier va bien donner cette année the pear tree will produce GB ou yield a good crop this year;2 ( émettre un son) [radio, hi-fi] to be playing; leur téléviseur donne à fond their television is on full blast; donner du cor Chasse to sound the horn;3 ( heurter) donner sur ou contre [personne, animal] to run into; [tête] to hit; [véhicule] to hit, to run into; donner de la tête or du front contre qch to hit one's head against sth; ne plus savoir où donner de la tête fig not to know which way to turn;4 ( être orienté) donner sur or dans [porte, chambre, fenêtre] ( d'une hauteur) to overlook, to look out over; ( de plain-pied) to look onto [mer, cour, rue]; donner au nord/sud [façade, pièce] to face ou look north/south; la cuisine donne dans le salon the kitchen leads into the living-room; la fenêtre donne sur la mer the window overlooks the sea;5 ( avoir tendance à) donner dans to tend toward(s); donner dans le masochisme [roman, film] to tend toward(s) masochism; [personne] to have masochistic tendencies; en ce moment, il donne dans la musique baroque at the moment, he's into○ baroque music;6 ( se lancer) donner dans une embuscade/un piège to fall into an ambush/a trap;7 ( consacrer) donner de soi-même or de sa personne to give of oneself; donner de soi-même pour faire/pour qch to devote oneself to doing/to sth;8 ( attaquer) [troupe, chars] to attack, to go into action; faire donner la troupe to send the troops into action.C se donner vpr1 ( se livrer) se donner à to devote oneself to [travail, cause, peinture]; se donner à fond dans qch to give one's all to sth; se donner à un homme to give oneself to a man;2 ( s'octroyer) se donner le temps de faire to give oneself time to do; se donner les moyens de faire to find the means to do; pays qui se donne un nouveau président country which is getting a new president; il se donnait le nom de Brutus/le titre de docteur he called himself Brutus/gave himself the title of doctor; ⇒ joie, temps;3 ( s'imposer) se donner pour or comme but/mission de faire to make it one's aim/mission to do; il se donne le détachement comme objectif he makes it his aim to be detached; il se donne comme objectif de perdre 15 kilos he has set himself the target of losing 15 kilos; se donner pour tâche de faire to set oneself the task of doing; je me donne trois jours pour finir I'll give myself three days to finish;4 ( affecter) se donner pour intelligent/pacifiste to make oneself out to be intelligent/a pacifist; il se donne pour plus compétent qu'il n'est he makes himself out to be more competent than he really is; elle se donne des airs de Marilyn Monroe she walks around as if she's Marylin Monroe; se donner de grands airs to give oneself airs; un prétentieux qui se donne des airs de savant a pretentious man who acts as if he is a scholar; se donner bonne conscience to affect a clear conscience; se donner une nouvelle image to give oneself a new image; il se donne une importance qu'il n'a pas he acts as if he's important when he isn't;5 ( échanger) se donner des coups to exchange blows; se donner des baisers to kiss one another; se donner rendez-vous to arrange to meet; se donner le mot to pass the word on;6 ( être joué) [film] to be showing (à at); [spectacle] to be put on (à at); [pièce] to be playing (à at).donnant donnant: je garde ton chat à Noël, tu gardes le mien à Pâques fair's fair: I keep your cat at Christmas, you keep mine at Easter; avec lui, c'est donnant donnant he never does anything for nothing; je te le donne en mille○ you'll never guess.[dɔne] verbe transitifA.[CÉDER, ACCORDER]1. [offrir] to give[se débarrasser de] to give away (separable)[distribuer] to give out (separable)donner quelque chose à quelqu'un to give something to somebody, to give somebody somethingdonner quelque chose en souvenir à quelqu'un to give ou to leave somebody something as a souveniril est joli, ce tableau! — je te le donne what a lovely picture! — please have ità ce prix-là, ma petite dame, je vous le donne! at that price, dear, I'm giving it away!dis donc, on te l'a donné, ton permis de conduire! (humoristique) how on earth did you pass your driving test!donner à boire à un enfant to give a child a drink ou something to drinkdonner à manger aux enfants/chevaux to feed the children/horses3. [accorder - subvention] to give, to hand out (separable) ; [ - faveur, interview, liberté] to give, to grant ; [ - prix, récompense] to give, to awarddonner la permission à quelqu'un de faire quelque chose to allow somebody to do something, to give somebody permission to do somethingb. [ami, amant] to make a date with somebodydonner à quelqu'un l'occasion de faire quelque chose to give somebody the opportunity to do something ou of doing somethingil n'est pas donné à tout le monde de... not everybody is fortunate enough to...donne la balle, Rex, donne! come on Rex, let go (of the ball)!7. [vendre - suj: commerçant] to give8. [payer] to give10. [appliquer - coup, baiser] to givedonner une fessée à quelqu'un to smack somebody's bottom, to spank somebodydonner un coup de rabot/râteau/pinceau à quelque chose to go over something with a plane/rake/paintbrush13. (locution)je vous le donne en cent ou mille (familier) you'll never guess in a month of Sundays ou in a million yearsB.[CONFÉRER]1. [assigner] to givedonner un nom à quelqu'un to give somebody a name, to name somebody2. [attribuer]3. [prédire] to givea. [à vivre] I give her less than three months to liveb. [avant d'échouer] I'll give it three months at the mostC.[GÉNÉRALEMENTÉRER]1. [suj: champ] to yield2. [susciter, provoquer - courage, énergie, espoir] to give ; [ - migraine] to give, to cause ; [ - sensation] to give, to create ; [ - impression] to give, to produceça donne la diarrhée it gives you ou causes diarrhoeadonner chaud/froid/faim/soif à quelqu'un to make somebody hot/cold/hungry/thirstyen ajoutant les impôts, cela donne la somme suivante when you add (in) ou on the tax, it comes to the following amountet ta candidature, ça donne quelque chose? have you had anything about your application?la robe ne donne pas grand-chose comme cela, essaie avec une ceinture the dress doesn't look much like that, try it with a beltj'ai ajouté du vin à la sauce — qu'est-ce que ça donne? I've added some wine to the sauce — what is it like now?D.[EXPRIMER, COMMUNIQUER]1. [présenter, fournir - garantie, preuve, précision] to give, to provide ; [ - explication] to give ; [ - argument] to put forward (separable) ; [ - ordre, consigne] to givedonner un conseil à quelqu'un to give somebody a piece of advice, to advise somebodydonner à entendre ou comprendre que to let it be understood thaton le donnait pour riche he was said ou thought to be rich2. [dire] to give————————[dɔne] verbe intransitifla vigne a bien/mal donné cette année the vineyard had a good/bad yield this yeara. [radio] to be on full blast, to be blaring (out)b. [campagne de publicité, soirée] to be in full swing3. [attaquer] to chargefaire donner la garde/troupe to send in the guards/troops————————donner dans verbe plus préposition1. [tomber dans]2. [se cogner contre]3. [déboucher sur] to give out ontol'escalier donne dans une petite cour the staircase gives out onto ou leads to ou leads into a small courtyard————————donner de verbe plus préposition1. [cogner avec]donner du coude/de la tête contre une porte to bump one's elbow/one's head against a door2. [utiliser]donner de la tête [animal] to shake its head3. NAUTIQUE4. (locution)elle lui donne du "monsieur" she calls him "Sir"————————donner sur verbe plus préposition1. [se cogner contre]2. [être orienté vers]la chambre donne sur le jardin/la mer the room overlooks the garden/the sea————————se donner verbe pronominal (emploi passif)[film, pièce] to be on————————se donner verbe pronominal intransitif1. [employer son énergie]elle s'est donnée à fond ou complètement dans son entreprise she put all her effort into her business2. (soutenu) [sexuellement]————————se donner verbe pronominal transitif1. [donner à soi-même]a. [généralement] to have fun[s'accorder - délai] to give ou to allow oneself2. [échanger] to give one another ou each otherse donner un baiser to give each other a kiss, to kiss3. [se doter de] to give oneself4. [prétendre avoir]5. (locution)s'en donner à cœur joie, s'en donner: les enfants s'en sont donné au square the children had the time of their lives in the park————————se donner pour verbe pronominal plus prépositionto pass oneself off as, to claim to be————————donnant donnant locution adverbialed'accord, mais c'est donnant donnant OK, but I want something in return -
22 enfermer
enfermer [ɑ̃fεʀme]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. reflexive verb► s'enfermer to shut o.s. in• je me suis enfermé ! (à l'intérieur) I've locked myself in! ; (à l'extérieur) I've locked myself out!* * *ɑ̃fɛʀme
1.
1) ( dans un lieu) to shut [something] in [animal]; ( à clé) to lock [something] up [bijou] ( dans in); to lock [somebody] up, to put [somebody] away (colloq) [criminel, aliéné] ( dans in)elle est bonne à enfermer — (colloq) she's stark raving mad (colloq)
2) ( bloquer)3) ( contenir)4) Armée, Sport to box [somebody] in [adversaire]
2.
s'enfermer verbe pronominal1) gén to lock oneself in; ( pour s'isoler) to shut oneself away; ( accidentellement) to get locked inça fait deux heures qu'ils sont enfermés dans le bureau à discuter — they've been closeted in the study for two hours
2) ( se confiner)* * *ɑ̃fɛʀme vt1) [animaux] to shut up2) (= interner) to lock up3) (= mettre sous clef) [marchandises] to lock up* * *enfermer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( dans un lieu) to shut [sth] in [animal]; ( à clé) to lock [sth] up [argent, bijou] (dans in); to lock [sb] up, to put [sb] away○ [criminel, aliéné] (dans in); garder son sac enfermé dans un tiroir to keep one's bag locked in a drawer; elle est bonne à enfermer○ she's stark raving mad○, she ought to be locked up;2 ( bloquer) enfermer qn dans un rôle to confine sb to a role; enfermer qn dans une situation to trap sb in a situation; enfermer qn dans un dilemme to put sb in a dilemma; se laisser enfermer dans une position to get oneself into a corner; se laisser enfermer dans un piège to get trapped; être enfermé dans une image to be a prisoner of one's image; être enfermé dans le cycle du chômage to be locked into a pattern of unemployment;3 ( contenir) enfermer une théorie en une seule formule to encapsulate a theory in a single formula; enfermer une notion dans un cadre contraignant to impose a restrictive framework on an idea;B s'enfermer vpr1 gén to lock oneself in; ( pour s'isoler) to shut oneself away; ( accidentellement) to get locked in; il s'enferme dans sa chambre pour travailler he shuts himself in his room to work; j'ai failli m'enfermer dans la cave I nearly got locked in the cellar; tu ne vas pas t'enfermer tout l'été! I hope you're not going to spend the whole summer cooped up indoors!; ne reste pas enfermé toute la journée! don't stay cooped up indoors all day!; ça fait deux heures qu'ils sont enfermés dans le bureau à discuter they've been closeted in the study for two hours;2 ( se confiner) s'enfermer dans to retreat into; s'enfermer dans le cynisme to retreat into cynicism; s'enfermer dans le mutisme to remain obstinately silent; s'enfermer dans ses préjugés to be stubbornly prejudiced; s'enfermer dans ses positions to be completely intransigent; être enfermé dans ses pensées to be wrapped up in one's own thoughts.[ɑ̃fɛrme] verbe transitif1. [mettre dans un lieu clos - personne, animal] to shut up ou in (separable)2. [emprisonner - criminel] to lock up ou away (separable), to put under lock and key ; [ - fou] to lock upce type-là, il faudrait l'enfermer!a. (familier) [dangereux] that guy ought to be locked up!b. [fou] that guy needs his head examined!3. [ranger] to put ou to shut away (separable)[en verrouillant] to lock up ou away (separable)ne restez pas enfermés, voilà le soleil! don't stay indoors, the sun's come out!5. [entourer] to enclose6. [contenir - allusion, menace] to containun triangle enfermé dans un cercle a triangle circumscribed by ou in a circle————————s'enfermer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)1. [se cloîtrer - dans un couvent] to shut oneself up ou aways'enfermer dehors to lock ou to shut oneself out3. [s'isoler] to shut oneself away -
23 jeta
f.1 mug, face (informal) (cara).romperle la jeta a alguien to smash somebody's face in2 snout.3 nap, short sleep, catnap, short light sleep.f. & m.cheeky bugger. (peninsular Spanish)ser un jeta to be a cheeky buggerpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: jetar.* * *2 (hocico) snout3 (descaro) cheek1 familiar cheeky monkey, cheeky bugger\tener jeta familiar to be cheeky, have a nerve* * *1. SF1) * (=cara) face, mug *, dial *2) (=hocico) [de animal] snout; [de persona] * gob *3) * (=ceño) frown, scowlponer jeta — to frown, scowl
4) * (=descaro) cheek *, nerve *¡qué jeta tienes! — you've got a nerve! *
2.SMFser un(a) jeta — * to have a nerve *, have a cheek *
* * *1) (fam)a) ( cara) face, mug (colloq)tener jeta — (fam) to have a nerve (colloq)
b) (AmL fam) ( boca) trap (sl)estirar la jeta — (Chi fam) to pull a face
* * *= mush.Ex. I socked him hard in the mush and he didn't like it too much, but I wasn't trying to get on his Christmas card list.* * *1) (fam)a) ( cara) face, mug (colloq)tener jeta — (fam) to have a nerve (colloq)
b) (AmL fam) ( boca) trap (sl)estirar la jeta — (Chi fam) to pull a face
* * *= mush.Ex: I socked him hard in the mush and he didn't like it too much, but I wasn't trying to get on his Christmas card list.
* * *A ( fam)partirle la jeta a algn to smash sb's face in ( colloq)¡qué jeta tienes! what a nerve o cheek!, you have a nerve!, you've got a cheek!anda con la jeta estirada he's going around with a long face ( colloq)echarse una jeta to have a nap o sleepCjeta masculine and feminine ( Esp fam) (caradura): esa tía es una jeta that woman has a nerve ( colloq)* * *
jeta sustantivo femenino (fam)
jeta
I f fam
1 (descaro) cheek: tu hermano tiene mucha jeta, your brother's really cheeky
2 (cara) face, mug familiar
II mf cheeky person
' jeta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
valor
English:
mug
- puss
- pussy
* * *♦ nfno pongas esa jeta there's no need to pull a face o wrinkle your nose;romperle la jeta a alguien to smash sb's face in;Amestirar la jeta to pull a faceentrar por la jeta to get in without paying;tener (mucha) jeta to be a cheeky so-and-so o devil;¡qué jeta! what a nerve o cheek!3. [de cerdo, jabalí] snout♦ nmfEsp Fam cheeky so-and-so, cheeky devil;tu hermana es una jeta your sister's got a nerve o cheek;el muy jeta se quedó el dinero the cheeky so-and-so o devil kept the money;¡qué jeta, ahora dice que fui yo! what a nerve o cheek, now he's saying it was me!* * *f fam1 face, mug fam ;¡qué jeta tiene! fam he’s got nerve! fam, Brwhat a cheek! famechar una jeta have a nap, grab some sleep* * *jeta nf1) : snout* * *¡vaya jeta que tiene! what a nerve he's got! -
24 cebar
v.1 to fatten (up).La vieja cebó al pavo The old woman fattened the turkey.2 to stoke, to fuel (fuego, caldera).3 to bait (anzuelo).Pedro cebó la trampa Peter baited the trap.4 to prepare, to brew. ( River Plate)5 to prime, to fuel, to stoke.Missy cebó el fuego para calentarse Missy primed the fire to warm up.* * *1 (animal) to fatten, fatten up2 (poner cebo) to bait4 figurado (pasiones etc) to nourish1 figurado (dedicarse) to devote oneself (en, to)2 figurado (ensañarse) to show no mercy (en/con, towards), take it out (en/con, on), vent one's anger (en/con, on)* * *verb1) to bait2) fatten* * *1. VT1) [+ animal] to fatten (up)cuando voy a casa mi madre me ceba — * when I go home my mother feeds me up
2) [+ anzuelo, cepo, trampa] to bait3) [+ fuego, horno] to feed, stoke (up); [+ arma] to prime5) Cono Sur [+ maté] to brew2.VI [tuerca, tornillo] to catch, grip; [clavo] to go in3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < animal> to fatten... up2) <anzuelo/cepo> to bait2.cebarse v prona) ( ensañarse)b) ( alimentarse) to feed* * *= stoke, fatten, bait.Ex. The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.Ex. They attacked their enemies as 'corrupt scavengers who fattened themselves on the lifeblood of the commonwealth'.Ex. Hooks are baited with fresh fish, and a block of frozen fish chum is hung over the side and allowed to disperse with the current as it thaws.----* cebarse con = take it out on, lash out (on), go to + town on.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < animal> to fatten... up2) <anzuelo/cepo> to bait2.cebarse v prona) ( ensañarse)b) ( alimentarse) to feed* * *= stoke, fatten, bait.Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
Ex: They attacked their enemies as 'corrupt scavengers who fattened themselves on the lifeblood of the commonwealth'.Ex: Hooks are baited with fresh fish, and a block of frozen fish chum is hung over the side and allowed to disperse with the current as it thaws.* cebarse con = take it out on, lash out (on), go to + town on.* * *cebar [A1 ]vtA ‹animal› to fatten … upno le des tanto de comer que lo estás cebando ( fam hum); don't give him so much to eat, you'll make him fatB ‹anzuelo/cepo› to baitC ‹motor/bomba› to prime■ cebarse1 (ensañarse) to vent one's angerse cebó en or con su víctima he took his anger out o vented his anger on his victim2(alimentarse): el miedo se ceba en la ignorancia fear feeds on ignorance* * *
cebar ( conjugate cebar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ animal› to fatten … up
2 ‹anzuelo/cepo› to bait
3 (CS) ‹ mate› to prepare ( and serve)
cebar verbo transitivo
1 (a un animal) to fatten
familiar (a una persona) to feed up
2 (un anzuelo, una trampa) to bait
' cebar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engordar
- mate
English:
bait
- prime
- fatten
* * *♦ vt1. [engordar] to fatten (up)2. [fuego, caldera] to stoke, to fuel;[máquina, arma] to prime3. [anzuelo] to bait4. [sentimiento] to feed, to arouse5. RP [mate] to prepare, to brew* * *v/t1 fatten2 anzuelo bait3 TÉC prime4 L.Am.mate prepare* * *cebar vt1) : to bait2) : to feed, to fatten3) : to prime (a pump, etc.) -
25 lanudo
adj.1 woolly (lanoso), consisting of wool, clothed with wool, lanigerous, fleecy.2 rustic, uncouth (maleducado). (Andes & Caribbean)3 well off (rico). (Caribbean & Mexico)* * *► adjetivo1 woolly (US wooly)* * *ADJ1) (=lanoso) woolly, wooly (EEUU), fleecy2) Méx * (=rico) well off* * *- da adjetivo long-haired, shaggy* * *= fleecy, wooly [woolier -comp., wooliest -sup.], furry [furrier -comp., furriest -sup.], shaggy [shaggier -comp., shaggiest -sup.].Ex. Results of experiments have indicated that because the beetles favour fleecy woollen material, this material can be used to trap insects in library book depositories.Ex. The problem used was the riddle of the frozen wooly mammoths.Ex. Try to imagine yourself as a 2 1/2-year-old, out walking in the park with your mum, when across your path pads a little furry animal.Ex. Then, she noticed the split ends on his shaggy hair.* * *- da adjetivo long-haired, shaggy* * *= fleecy, wooly [woolier -comp., wooliest -sup.], furry [furrier -comp., furriest -sup.], shaggy [shaggier -comp., shaggiest -sup.].Ex: Results of experiments have indicated that because the beetles favour fleecy woollen material, this material can be used to trap insects in library book depositories.
Ex: The problem used was the riddle of the frozen wooly mammoths.Ex: Try to imagine yourself as a 2 1/2-year-old, out walking in the park with your mum, when across your path pads a little furry animal.Ex: Then, she noticed the split ends on his shaggy hair.* * *lanudo -dalong-haired, shaggy* * *
lanudo◊ -da adjetivo
long-haired, shaggy
lanudo,-a adjetivo woolly, fleecy
(peludo) furry
' lanudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lanuda
English:
shaggy
* * *lanudo, -a adj1. [con lana, vello] woolly* * *woolly; perro shaggy, long-haired* * *lanudo, -da adj: woolly -
26 reflejar
v.1 to reflect (onda, rayo).no me veo reflejado en esa descripción I don't see myself in that descriptionEl metal refleja la luz Metal reflects light.El cuadro refleja su tristeza The drawing reflects her sadness.2 to show (sentimiento, duda).esa pregunta refleja su ignorancia that question shows o demonstrates his ignorancesu rostro reflejaba el cansancio his face looked tired* * *1 (gen) to reflect2 (mostrar) to show1 to be reflected* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ imagen, luz] to reflect2) (=manifestar) to reflectla novela refleja la problemática social de la época — the novel reflects the social problems of the time
su expresión reflejaba inquietud — you could see the worry in her face, she wore a worried expression (on her face)
2.See:* * *1.a) <imagen/luz> verbo transitivo to reflect2.en la película quedan reflejados los problemas de la sociedad actual — the problems of contemporary society are reflected in the movie
reflejarse v prona) imagen to be reflectedb) emoción/cansancio/duda to show* * *= be reflective of, display, embody, mirror, reflect, portray, project, illustrate, bear + correspondence (to).Ex. The reference librarian, on the other hand, wants a tool which is reflective of the approach that a user might take at that moment, not the approach of a user who might have flourished at the time when the record was made.Ex. The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.Ex. In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.Ex. The final index will mirror current terminology.Ex. The schedules are divided into three main areas, as reflected in Figure 14.Ex. Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.Ex. The grand objective projected here will be little affected by ISBD.Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.Ex. However, many librarians remain unconvinced that the global citation data from the Journal Citation Report (JCR) bears enough correspondence to their local situation to be useful.----* reflejar la luz = trap + light.* * *1.a) <imagen/luz> verbo transitivo to reflect2.en la película quedan reflejados los problemas de la sociedad actual — the problems of contemporary society are reflected in the movie
reflejarse v prona) imagen to be reflectedb) emoción/cansancio/duda to show* * *= be reflective of, display, embody, mirror, reflect, portray, project, illustrate, bear + correspondence (to).Ex: The reference librarian, on the other hand, wants a tool which is reflective of the approach that a user might take at that moment, not the approach of a user who might have flourished at the time when the record was made.
Ex: The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.Ex: The final index will mirror current terminology.Ex: The schedules are divided into three main areas, as reflected in Figure 14.Ex: Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.Ex: The grand objective projected here will be little affected by ISBD.Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.Ex: However, many librarians remain unconvinced that the global citation data from the Journal Citation Report (JCR) bears enough correspondence to their local situation to be useful.* reflejar la luz = trap + light.* * *reflejar [A1 ]vt1 ‹luz/imagen› to reflectel espejo reflejaba su imagen his image was reflected in the mirror2 (mostrar, representar) to reflectha querido reflejar el ambiente social de la época she has tried to reflect the social climate of the period1 «imagen» to be reflected2(mostrarse): el cansancio se reflejaba en su rostro her tiredness showed on her faceen la película quedan reflejados los problemas de la sociedad actual the problems of contemporary society are reflected in the movie* * *
reflejar ( conjugate reflejar) verbo transitivo
to reflect
reflejarse verbo pronominal
reflejar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to reflect: su novela refleja la desesperación de la población civil, his novel captured the desperation of the civilian population
' reflejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reflector
- reflectora
English:
catch
- mirror
- reflect
* * *♦ vt1. [onda, rayo] to reflect;Figno me veo reflejado en esa descripción I don't see myself in that description2. [sentimiento, duda] to show;su rostro reflejaba el cansancio his tiredness showed in his face;esa pregunta refleja su ignorancia that question shows o demonstrates his ignorance;su voz reflejaba su nerviosismo his nervousness showed in his voice* * *v/t tb figreflect* * *reflejar vt: to reflect* * *reflejar vb to reflect -
27 entice
اِسْتَدْرَجَ \ entice: to make sb. do a (usu. wrong) action by offering something pleasant or by argument: He enticed the girl into his car by offering her some sweets. lure: to draw (a person or animal) on by promising pleasure or gain: The meat lured the lion into the trap. He was lured by her promises. \ اِسْتَغْوَى \ entice: to make sb. do a (usu. wrong) action by offering something pleasant or by argument: He enticed the girl into his car by offering her some sweets. lure: to draw (a person or animal) on by promising pleasure or gain: The meat lured the lion into the trap. -
28 lure
اِسْتَدْرَجَ \ entice: to make sb. do a (usu. wrong) action by offering something pleasant or by argument: He enticed the girl into his car by offering her some sweets. lure: to draw (a person or animal) on by promising pleasure or gain: The meat lured the lion into the trap. He was lured by her promises. \ اِسْتَغْوَى \ entice: to make sb. do a (usu. wrong) action by offering something pleasant or by argument: He enticed the girl into his car by offering her some sweets. lure: to draw (a person or animal) on by promising pleasure or gain: The meat lured the lion into the trap. -
29 sakama
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sakama[English Word] be caught (of an animal in a trap).[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mwiba wa samaki umemsakama kooni.[English Example] the fish trap caught it at the throat------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sakama[English Word] be trapped[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sakama[English Word] be stuck[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mwiba wa samaki umemsakama kooni.[English Example] the fish trap stuck it at the throat------------------------------------------------------------ -
30 Schlinge
f; -, -n1. loop; sich zusammenziehende: noose; (Armschlinge) sling; (Fangschlinge) snare; fig. (Falle) snare, trap; den Arm in der Schlinge tragen have one’s arm in a sling; Schlingen legen set snares; den Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen fig. wriggle out of it; jemandem die Schlinge um den Hals legen place a noose around s.o.’s neck; fig. tighten the noose around s.o.’s neck; bei einer Fahndung: close in on s.o.; bei jemandem die Schlinge zuziehen fig. tighten the noose around s.o.’s neck; sich in seiner eigenen Schlinge fangen fig. be hoist with one’s own petard2. von Textilien: loop3. Eiskunstlauf etc.: figure of eight, Am. figure eight* * *die Schlingemesh; loop; noose; snare* * *Schlịn|ge ['ʃlɪŋə]f -, -nloop; (an Galgen) noose; (MED = Armbinde) sling; (= Falle) snare* * *die1) (a doubled-over part of a piece of rope, chain etc: She made a loop in the string.) loop2) (a loop in rope, wire etc that becomes tighter when pulled.) noose3) (such a loop in a rope used for hanging a person.) noose4) (a type of bandage hanging from the neck or shoulders to support an injured arm: He had his broken arm in a sling.) sling5) (a trap for catching an animal.) snare* * *Schlin·ge<-, -n>[ˈʃlɪŋə]f2. (Falle) snare\Schlingen legen [o stellen] to lay out [or set] a snare* * *die; Schlinge, Schlingen2) (Fanggerät) snaresich in der eigenen Schlinge fangen — (fig.) be hoist with one's own petard
* * *1. loop; sich zusammenziehende: noose; (Armschlinge) sling; (Fangschlinge) snare; fig (Falle) snare, trap;den Arm in der Schlinge tragen have one’s arm in a sling;Schlingen legen set snares;den Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen fig wriggle out of it;jemandem die Schlinge um den Hals legen place a noose around sb’s neck; fig tighten the noose around sb’s neck; bei einer Fahndung: close in on sb;bei jemandem die Schlinge zuziehen fig tighten the noose around sb’s neck;sich in seiner eigenen Schlinge fangen fig be hoist with one’s own petard2. von Textilien: loop3. Eiskunstlauf etc: figure of eight, US figure eight* * *die; Schlinge, Schlingen2) (Fanggerät) snaresich in der eigenen Schlinge fangen — (fig.) be hoist with one's own petard
* * *-n f.loop n.noose n.snare n. -
31 stellen
I v/t1. etw. irgendwohin stellen put ( oder place, aufrecht: stand) s.th. somewhere; kalt stellen chill; warm stellen Kaltes: heat; Warmes: keep warm; etw. über etw. stellen fig. place s.th. above s.th. else, value s.th. more highly than s.th. else; jemanden über jemanden stellen promote s.o. above s.o. else; (einschätzen) think more highly of s.o. (than s.o. else); jemanden / etw. in den Mittelpunkt stellen focus (attention) on s.o. / s.th., make s.o. / s.th. the cent|re (Am. -er) of attention; vor eine Entscheidung gestellt werden be faced ( oder confronted) with a decision2. (einstellen) set ( auf + Akk to, at); (regulieren) regulate, adjust; leiser oder niedriger stellen turn down; lauter oder höher stellen turn up; den Wecker auf sechs stellen set the alarm for six4. (bereitstellen) provide (jemandem etw. s.o. with s.th.); (auch Truppen) supply; (beisteuern) contribute; JUR. (Zeugen) produce, come up with umg.; dieser Klub stellt die meisten Nationalspieler most of the internationals come from this club; Dienstwagen / Wohnung wird gestellt a company car / flat (Am. apartment) is provided5. (anordnen) arrangeII v/refl1. sich irgendwohin stellen go and stand somewhere; bes. SPORT, MIL. position o.s. ( oder take up position) somewhere3. sich einem Gegner etc. stellen take on an opponent etc.; sich einer Herausforderung stellen take up ( oder meet) a challenge; sich der Kritik etc. stellen face up to criticism etc.; sich den ( Fragen der) Journalisten stellen face the press; die Probleme, die sich uns stellen the problems we are up against ( oder we face)4. (sich verhalten) wie stellt er sich dazu? what is his attitude (to it)?, what does he think of it?; sich positiv / negativ zu einem Projekt stellen have a positive / negative attitude to a project, be favo(u)rably / unfavo(u)rably disposed to a project; sich gegen jemanden / etw. stellen oppose s.o. / s.th.; sich gut mit jemandem stellen neu: get into s.o.’s good books, get in with s.o. umg.; anhaltend: keep on the right side of s.o., stay in s.o.’s good books, keep in with s.o. umg.; sich hinter jemanden stellen back s.o. up; sich ( schützend) vor jemanden stellen shield s.o.5. (simulieren): sich krank stellen pretend to be ill (Am. sick); förm. feign illness; stell dich nicht so dumm! stop pretending to be stupid; (Unwissen/Verständnislosigkeit vortäuschend) stop pretending you don’t know / understand; sich dümmer stellen, als man ist umg. pretend to be a bigger idiot than you are; sich schlafend stellen pretend to be asleep, play possum umg.; sich tot stellen pretend to be dead; Abrede 1, Aussicht 2, Antrag 1, Bedingung 1, Bein 1, Diagnose, Dienst 1, Falle 1, Forderung 1, Frage 1, gestellt, Kopf 1, Rechnung 2, taub 1, Weiche2 etc.; siehe auch bereitstellen, gleichstellen etc.* * *to point; to put; to set; to place; to lay; to locate;sich stellento confront; to stand up* * *stẹl|len ['ʃtɛlən]1. vt1) (= hinstellen) to put; (= an bestimmten Platz legen) to place, to putjdn über/unter jdn stellen (fig) — to put or place sb above/below sb
2) (= in senkrechte Position bringen) to standdu solltest es stellen, nicht legen — you should stand it up, not lay it down
3)(= Platz finden für)
etw gut stellen können — to have a good place for sth4) (= anordnen) to arrange5)(= erstellen)
(jdm) eine Diagnose stellen — to provide (sb with) a diagnosis, to make a diagnosis (for sb)6) (= arrangieren) Szene to arrange; Aufnahme to pose7) (= beschaffen, aufbieten) to provide8) (= einstellen) to set (auf +acc at); Uhr etc to set ( auf +acc for)das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — to turn the radio up/down
die Heizung höher/kleiner stellen — to turn the heating up/down
9)See:→ bessergestellt, gutgestellt, schlechtgestellt10) (= erwischen) to catch; (fig inf) to cornerSee:→ Rede11) (in Verbindung mit n siehe auch dort) Aufgabe, Thema, Bedingung, Termin to set (jdm sb); Frage to put (jdm, an jdn to sb); Antrag, Forderung to make12)stellen — to leave sth to sb's discretion, to leave sth up to sbjdn vor ein Problem/eine Aufgabe etc stellen — to confront sb with a problem/task etc
2. vr1) (= sich hinstellen) to (go and) stand (an +acc at, by); (= sich aufstellen, sich einordnen) to position oneself; (= sich aufrecht hinstellen) to stand upsich auf den Standpunkt stellen,... — to take the view...
sich gegen jdn/etw stellen (fig) — to oppose sb/sth
sich hinter jdn/etw stellen (fig) — to support or back sb/sth, to stand by sb/sth
sich jdm in den Weg stellen (lit, fig) — to stand in sb's way
2)(Gegenstand, Körperteil)
sich senkrecht stellen — to stand or come upsich in die Höhe stellen — to stand up; (Ohren) to prick up
3) (fig = sich verhalten)sich positiv/anders zu etw stellen — to have a positive/different attitude toward(s) sth
wie stellst du dich zu...? — how do you regard...?, what do you think of...?
4)See:→ gutstellen, schlechtstellen5) (=sich einstellen Gerät etc) to set itself (auf +acc at)6) (= sich ausliefern) to give oneself up, to surrender (jdm to sb)sich (jdm) zum Kampf stellen — to be prepared to do battle (with sb), to announce one's readiness to fight (sb)
7)(= sich verstellen)
sich krank/schlafend etc stellen — to pretend to be ill/asleep etcSee:→ dumm, taub8) (fig = entstehen) to arise (für for)es stellt sich die Frage, ob... — the question arises whether...
* * *1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) set2) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) set3) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) place4) (to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) position5) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) stand* * *stel·len[ˈʃtɛlən]I. vr1. (verweilen)▪ sich akk irgendwohin \stellen to go and stand somewhere; (herkommen) to come and stand somewhere; (Stellung beziehen) to take up position somewheresich akk ans Ende der Schlange \stellen to go/come to the back [or end] of the queue [or AM also line]▪ sich akk neben jdn \stellen to go/come and stand next to sb; (Stellung beziehen) to take up position next to sb [or by sb's side]sie stellt sich nur so she's only pretendingsich akk unwissend \stellen to claim one knows nothing [or doesn't know anything], to feign ignorance4. (melden)▪ sich akk [jdm] \stellen Täter to turn oneself in [or give oneself up] [to sb]; MIL to report to sbsich akk einem Herausforderer/einer Herausforderung \stellen to take on sep [or face] a challenger/to take up sep [or face] a challengesich akk den Journalisten/den Fragen der Journalisten \stellen to make oneself available to the reporters/to be prepared to answer reporters' questions6. (verhalten)wie \stellen Sie sich dazu? what do you think of it?, what's your opinion [of [or on] it]?wie \stellen Sie sich zu Ihrer Kollegin? what do you think of your colleague?7. (ergeben)der Preis stellt sich niedriger als geplant the price is lower than planned11. siehe auch nII. vt1. (hintun)▪ [jdm] jdn/etw irgendwohin \stellen to put sb/sth somewhere [for sb]; (ordentlich a.) to place sth somewhere [for sb]; (aufrecht a.) to stand [up sep] sth somewhere [for sb]wie soll ich die Stühle \stellen? where should I put the chairs?; (ordentlich a.) how should I position the chairs?etw an die Wand \stellen to put [or place] [or lean] sth against the walljdn wieder auf die Füße \stellen to put sb back on his feetetw auf den Kopf \stellen (fam) to turn sth upside downetw gegen die Wand \stellen to put [or place] [or lean] sth against the walldas Auto in die Garage \stellen to put the car in the garageein Kind in die Ecke \stellen to put [or stand] a child [or make a child stand] in the corner▪ jd kann etw nicht \stellen sb doesn't have enough room for sth▪ etw lässt sich nicht \stellen there is not enough room for sthhier lässt sich nicht viel/nichts mehr \stellen there's not much room/no room left here for putting things in2. (aufrichten)▪ etw \stellen to place [or put] sth upright3. (vorziehen)4. (aufbauen)jdn vor ein Rätsel \stellen to baffle sbeine Falle \stellen to lay [or set] a trapein Netz \stellen to spread [or lay] a net7. (einrichten)▪ etw \stellen to set sthdas Badewasser heißer/kälter \stellen to run more hot/cold water in the bathdie Heizung höher/kleiner \stellen to turn up/down sep the heating [or heater]den Fernseher lauter/leiser \stellen to turn up/down sep the televisiondie Gasflamme größer/kleiner \stellen to turn up/down sep the gaseinen Hebel schräg \stellen to tip a leverdie Uhr \stellen to set the clock to the right timedie Kochplatte auf Stufe zwei \stellen to turn up/down sep the heat to level twoetw auf volle Lautstärke \stellen to turn sth up [at] full blastdas Radio auf laut/leise \stellen to turn up/down sep the radioein Radio auf einen Sender \stellen to tune a radio to a stationeinen Schalter auf null \stellen to turn a switch to [or set a switch at] zeroden Wecker auf 7 Uhr \stellen to set the alarm for 7 o'clockeinen Zähler auf null \stellen to reset a counter8. (liefern)▪ [jdm] etw \stellen to provide [or supply] [or furnish] [sb with] sth; (spenden a.) to donate sthdie Kaution \stellen to stand bail▪ [jdm] jdn \stellen to provide [sb with] sbeinen Richter \stellen to appoint a judgeeinen Zeugen \stellen to produce a witness9. (lagern)etw kalt/warm \stellen to put sth in the fridge/ovenden Sekt/Wein kalt \stellen to chill the Sekt/wine, to put the Sekt/wine in the fridge10. (aufhalten)▪ ein Tier \stellen to catch an animal11. (ansprechen)12. (bezahlen)die Firma will ihn nicht anders \stellen the firm won't revise his payentsprechend gestellt sein to have the means13. (arrangieren)das Ballett wurde nach der Musik gestellt the ballet was choreographed on the basis of the musicdieses Foto wirkt gestellt this photo looks posed14. (anfertigen)▪ [jdm] etw \stellen to provide [sb with] sth, to make sth [for sb]eine Diagnose/Prognose \stellen to make a diagnosis/prognosisjdm sein Horoskop \stellen to cast [or sep draw up] sb's horoscope15. (übertragen)[jdm] eine Aufgabe/ein Thema \stellen to set [sb] a task/subject[jdm] Bedingungen \stellen to make [or stipulate] conditions, to set sb conditionseine Forderung \stellen to put in sep a claim[jdm] eine Frage \stellen to ask [sb] a question, to put a question [to sb][jdm] ein Ultimatum \stellen to give [or set] [sb] an ultimatum▪ etw [an jdn] \stellen:eine Bitte [an jdn] \stellen to put a request [to sb]Forderungen an jdn \stellen to make demands on [or form of] sbein Gesuch [an jdn] \stellen to submit [or present] a request [to sb]; (urkundlich a.) to file a requestetw in jds Belieben [o Ermessen] \stellen to leave sth to sb's discretion, to leave sth up to sbetw in den Mittelpunkt \stellen to focus on sthetw in den Mittelpunkt des Gesprächs \stellen to make sth the focus of discussionetw in Zweifel \stellen to cast doubt on sth[jdm] etw in Rechnung \stellen to bill [or charge] sb for sth, to invoice sthjdn unter Anklage \stellen to charge sbjdn unter Aufsicht \stellen to place sb under supervisionetw unter Beweis \stellen to provide [or furnish] proof of sthetw unter Strafe \stellen to make sth punishablejdn vor Gericht \stellen to take sb to courtjdm etw zur Disposition \stellen to place sth at sb's disposal[jdm] etw zur Verfügung \stellen to provide [sb with] sth16.* * *1.transitives Verb1) put; (mit Sorgfalt, ordentlich) place; (aufrecht hinstellen) standjemanden wieder auf die Füße stellen — (fig.) put somebody back on his/her feet
jemanden vor eine Entscheidung stellen — (fig.) confront somebody with a decision
auf sich [selbst] gestellt sein — (fig.) be thrown back on one's own resources
das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — turn the radio up/down
3) (bereitstellen) provide; produce < witness>4)jemanden besser stellen — < firm> improve somebody's pay
gut/schlecht gestellt — comfortably/badly off
6)kalt stellen — put <food, drink> in a cold place; leave <champagne etc.> to chill
warm stellen — put < plant> in a warm place; keep < food> warm or hot
10) (verblasst) put < question>; set <task, essay, topic, condition>; make <application, demand, request>2.reflexives Verbstell dich neben mich/ans Ende der Schlange/in die Reihe — come and stand by me/go to the back of the queue (Brit.) or (Amer.) line/get into line
sich gegen jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) oppose somebody/something
sich hinter jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) give somebody/something one's backing
2)sich schlafend/taub usw. stellen — feign sleep/deafness etc.; pretend to be asleep/deaf etc.
sich [der Polizei] stellen — give oneself up [to the police]
sich einem Herausforderer/der Presse stellen — face a challenger/the press
sich positiv/negativ zu jemandem/etwas stellen — take a positive/negative view of somebody/something
* * *A. v/t1.kalt stellen chill;etwas über etwas stellen fig place sth above sth else, value sth more highly than sth else;jemanden über jemanden stellen promote sb above sb else; (einschätzen) think more highly of sb (than sb else);jemanden/etwas in den Mittelpunkt stellen focus (attention) on sb/sth, make sb/sth the centre (US -er) of attention;vor eine Entscheidung gestellt werden be faced ( oder confronted) with a decision2. (einstellen) set (niedriger stellen turn down;höher stellen turn up;den Wecker auf sechs stellen set the alarm for six4. (bereitstellen) provide (jemandem etwas sb with sth); (auch Truppen) supply; (beisteuern) contribute; JUR (Zeugen) produce, come up with umg;dieser Klub stellt die meisten Nationalspieler most of the internationals come from this club;Dienstwagen/Wohnung wird gestellt a company car/flat (US apartment) is provided5. (anordnen) arrangeB. v/r1.sich irgendwohin stellen go and stand somewhere; besonders SPORT, MIL position o.s. ( oder take up position) somewhere2.sich der Polizei etc3.stellen take on an opponent etc;sich einer Herausforderung stellen take up ( oder meet) a challenge;sich der Kritik etcstellen face up to criticism etc;sich den (Fragen der) Journalisten stellen face the press;die Probleme, die sich uns stellen the problems we are up against ( oder we face)wie stellt er sich dazu? what is his attitude (to it)?, what does he think of it?;sich positiv/negativ zu einem Projekt stellen have a positive/negative attitude to a project, be favo(u)rably/unfavo(u)rably disposed to a project;sich gegen jemanden/etwas stellen oppose sb/sth;sich gut mit jemandem stellen neu: get into sb’s good books, get in with sb umg; anhaltend: keep on the right side of sb, stay in sb’s good books, keep in with sb umg;sich hinter jemanden stellen back sb up;sich (schützend) vor jemanden stellen shield sb5. (simulieren):stell dich nicht so dumm! stop pretending to be stupid; (Unwissen/Verständnislosigkeit vortäuschend) stop pretending you don’t know/understand;sich dümmer stellen, als man ist umg pretend to be a bigger idiot than you are;sich schlafend stellen pretend to be asleep, play possum umg;sich tot stellen pretend to be dead; → Abrede 1, Aussicht 2, Antrag 1, Bedingung 1, Bein 1, Diagnose, Dienst 1, Falle 1, Forderung 1, Frage 1, gestellt, Kopf 1, Rechnung 2, taub 1, Weiche2 etc; → auch bereitstellen, gleichstellen etc* * *1.transitives Verb1) put; (mit Sorgfalt, ordentlich) place; (aufrecht hinstellen) standjemanden wieder auf die Füße stellen — (fig.) put somebody back on his/her feet
jemanden vor eine Entscheidung stellen — (fig.) confront somebody with a decision
auf sich [selbst] gestellt sein — (fig.) be thrown back on one's own resources
das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — turn the radio up/down
3) (bereitstellen) provide; produce < witness>4)jemanden besser stellen — < firm> improve somebody's pay
gut/schlecht gestellt — comfortably/badly off
6)kalt stellen — put <food, drink> in a cold place; leave <champagne etc.> to chill
warm stellen — put < plant> in a warm place; keep < food> warm or hot
10) (verblasst) put < question>; set <task, essay, topic, condition>; make <application, demand, request>2.reflexives Verbstell dich neben mich/ans Ende der Schlange/in die Reihe — come and stand by me/go to the back of the queue (Brit.) or (Amer.) line/get into line
sich gegen jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) oppose somebody/something
sich hinter jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) give somebody/something one's backing
2)sich schlafend/taub usw. stellen — feign sleep/deafness etc.; pretend to be asleep/deaf etc.
sich [der Polizei] stellen — give oneself up [to the police]
sich einem Herausforderer/der Presse stellen — face a challenger/the press
sich positiv/negativ zu jemandem/etwas stellen — take a positive/negative view of somebody/something
* * *- n.placement n. -
32 buche
m.1 crop.2 maw.3 belly (informal) (of person).llenar el buche to fill one's belly4 mouthful.5 cheek pouch, craw, pouchlike bag in the gullet, crop.6 mouth.* * *1 (de aves) crow, crop2 familiar (del hombre) belly3 (pecho) bosom4 (lo que cabe en la boca) mouthful* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=estómago) (Orn) crop; (Zool) maw; liter belly- llenar el buche- sacar el buche- sacar el buche a algn3) (Cos) (=bolsa) bag; (=arruga) wrinkle, puckerhacer buche — to be baggy, wrinkle up
5) And (=chistera) top hat6) Caribe (=tonto) fool, idiot* * *1)a) ( de aves) cropb) ( de otros animales) mawc) (fam) ( de persona) belly (colloq)guardar or tener algo en el buche — to keep something under one's hat
sacarse algo del buche — (Chi fam) to come out with something
2) (Med, Odont)3) (Méx fam) ( boca) mouthcierre el buche — shut your mouth (colloq) o (sl) trap
* * *1)a) ( de aves) cropb) ( de otros animales) mawc) (fam) ( de persona) belly (colloq)guardar or tener algo en el buche — to keep something under one's hat
sacarse algo del buche — (Chi fam) to come out with something
2) (Med, Odont)3) (Méx fam) ( boca) mouthcierre el buche — shut your mouth (colloq) o (sl) trap
* * *A1 (de aves) crop2 (de otros animales) maw¿ya te estás llenando el buche de nuevo? are you stuffing your face again already? ( colloq)guardar or tener algo en el buche to keep sth under one's hatsácatelo del buche de una vez out with it!, tell us about itBhaga buches con este líquido rinse your mouth out with this liquid2 (sorbo) sip, mouthful1 (papada) double chin2 (bocio) goiter** * *
buche sustantivo masculino
1
2 (Med, Odont):
buche sustantivo masculino
1 (de ave) crop
(de insectos) craw
(de cuadrúpedos) maw
2 (trago pequeño) mouthful
3 fig (de persona) belly
llenar el buche, to eat
* * *buche nm1. [de ave] crop2. [de animal] mawllenar el buche to fill one's bellyhacer buches to rinse one's mouth (out)6. Guat, Méx [bocio] goitre* * *m1 de ave crop;guardar algo en el buche fig fam keep sth under one’s hat fam2 de persona fambelly fam* * *buche nm1) : crop (of a bird)3) : mouthfulhacer buches: to rinse one's mouth -
33 peau
1. feminine nouna. [de personne] skin• j'aurai sa peau ! I'll kill him!• être bien dans sa peau to be happy in o.s.• se mettre dans la peau de qn to put o.s. in sb's place• avoir la peau dure (inf) ( = être solide) to be hardy ; ( = résister à la critique) [personne] to be thick-skinned ; [idées, préjugés] to be difficult to get rid of2. compounds* * *peaux po nom féminin1) Anatomie skinavoir la peau dure — fig to be thick-skinned
2) ( d'animal) gén skin; ( pour faire du cuir) hide; ( fourrure) peltgants/veste en or de peau — leather gloves/jacket
3) (de fruit, légume) skin, peel [U]; (d'orange, de citron, pamplemousse) peel [U]les oranges ont une peau épaisse — oranges have thick peel ou a thick rind
4) (pellicule sur le lait, la peinture) skin5) (colloq) ( vie)changer de peau — to turn over a new leaf; vieux
•Phrasal Verbs:••je n'aimerais pas être dans sa peau — I wouldn't like to be in his/her shoes
être bien dans sa peau — (colloq) ( dans sa tête) to feel good about oneself; ( dans son corps) to feel good
être mal dans sa peau — (colloq) ( physiquement) to feel lousy (colloq); ( gêné) to feel ill-at-ease
avoir quelqu'un dans la peau — (colloq) to be crazy about somebody
prendre douze balles dans la peau — (colloq) to be shot by a firing squad
* * *popeaux pl nf1) [personne] skinElle a la peau douce. — She's got soft skin.
se mettre dans la peau de qn — to put o.s. in sb's shoes
2) (= cuir)peau de chamois — chamois leather, shammy
* * *1 Anat skin; avoir la peau grasse/sèche/ridée to have greasy/dry/wrinkled skin; avoir la peau douce to have soft skin; avoir une belle peau to have lovely skin; avoir une peau de pêche to have lovely soft skin; peau morte dead skin; avoir la peau dure fig to be thick-skinned; n'avoir que la peau sur les os to be all skin and bone; prendre une/deux balles dans la peau to be shot once/twice; ⇒ neuf, ours;2 ( d'animal) gén skin; ( pour faire du cuir) hide; ( fourrure) pelt; la peau du porc est couverte de soies the skin of the pig ou pig's skin is all covered in bristles; veste en peau de mouton sheepskin jacket; sac en peau de porc/peau de serpent pigskin/snakeskin bag; ils étaient vêtus de peaux de bêtes they were dressed in animal skins ou hides; gants/veste en or de peau leather gloves/jacket;3 (de fruit, légume) skin, peel; (d'orange, de citron, pamplemousse) peel ¢; les oranges ont une peau épaisse oranges have thick peel ou have a thick rind; enlever la peau d'un légume/fruit to peel a vegetable/fruit;4 ( pellicule) (de lait, peinture) skin;5 ○( vie) jouer or risquer sa peau to risk one's life; faire la peau à qn to kill sb, to bump sb off○; sauver sa peau to save one's skin; tenir à sa peau to value one's life; vouloir la peau de qn to want sb dead; changer de peau to turn over a new leaf; craindre pour sa peau to fear for one's life; tu y laisseras ta peau it'll kill you.peau d'âne hum diploma; peau de banane lit banana skin; fig trap; peau de chagrin Mode shagreen; rétrécir comme une peau de chagrin to shrink away to nothing; peau de chamois chamois leather, shammy (leather); peau d'orange orange peel skin, cellulite; peau de tambour Mus drumhead; tendu comme une peau de tambour as taut as a drumskin; peau de vache lit cowhide; fig○ nasty piece of work GB, shit◑.peau de balle or de zébi○! no way!, nothing doing○!; je n'aimerais pas être dans sa peau I wouldn't like to be in his/her shoes; être or se sentir bien dans sa peau○ ( dans sa tête) to feel good about oneself; ( dans son corps) to feel good; être or se sentir mal dans sa peau○ ( physiquement) to feel lousy○; ( psychologiquement) not to feel good about oneself; ( gêné) to feel ill-at-ease; avoir qn dans la peau○ to be crazy about sb; prendre or recevoir douze balles dans la peau○ to be shot by a firing squad.avoir la peau sèche/grasse to have dry/greasy skinn'avoir que la peau et ou sur les os to be all skin and bonesêtre mal dans sa peau to feel bad about oneself, to be unhappyentrer ou se mettre dans la peau de quelqu'un to put oneself in somebody's shoes ou placeavoir quelqu'un dans la peau to be crazy about somebody, to have somebody under one's skin[fourrure] peltune peau d'âne [diplôme] a diplomapeau de chamois [chiffon] chamois leather3. [d'un fruit, d'un légume, du lait bouilli] skin[du fromage] rind4. (locution)peau de balle (et balai de crin) (très familier) , peau de zébi (vulgaire) [refus, mépris] no way (UK), nothing doing (US)————————peau d'orange nom fémininpeau de vache (très familier) nom féminin[homme] bastard (très familier) -
34 nachstellen
I v/t3. (Vorfall, Szene etc.) reconstruct* * *(justieren) to adjust; to readjust; to reset;(verfolgen) to set a trap* * *nach|stel|len sep1. vt1) (GRAM)im Französischen wird das Adjektiv (dem Substantiv) nachgestellt — in French the adjective is put after the noun
3)einen Vorfall/den Unfallhergang náchstellen — to reconstruct an incident/the accident
eine Szene náchstellen —
etw in einem Roman náchstellen — to reproduce sth in a novel
2. vijdm náchstellen — to follow sb
einem Tier náchstellen — to hunt an animal
* * *nach|stel·lenI. vt1. LINGim Französischen wird das Adjektiv [dem Substantiv] nachgestellt in French the adjective is placed after the noun2. TECH▪ etw \nachstellen (neu einstellen) to adjust sth; (wieder einstellen) to readjust sth; (korrigieren) to correct sth3. (nachspielen)▪ etw \nachstellen to reconstruct sthII. vi▪ jdm \nachstellen2. (umwerben) to pester sb* * *1.transitives Verb1) (Sprachw.)A wird B (Dat.) nachgestellt — A is placed after B
2) (zurückstellen) put back <clock, watch>2.intransitives Verb (geh.)einem Tier/einem Flüchtling nachstellen — hunt an animal/hunt or pursue a fugitive
einem Mädchen nachstellen — (ugs.) chase a girl
* * *A. v/t2. LING place after sth;ein nachgestelltes Attribut a postpositive attributeB. v/i:jemandem nachstellen be after sb, chase sb; einem Tier: hunt* * *1.transitives Verb1) (Sprachw.)A wird B (Dat.) nachgestellt — A is placed after B
2) (zurückstellen) put back <clock, watch>3) (neu/genauer einstellen) [re]adjust; take up the adjustment on <brakes, clutch>2.intransitives Verb (geh.)einem Tier/einem Flüchtling nachstellen — hunt an animal/hunt or pursue a fugitive
einem Mädchen nachstellen — (ugs.) chase a girl
* * *v.to readjust v. -
35 acorralar
v.1 to corner (also figurative).El abogado arrinconó al acusado The lawyer put the defendant in a corner.2 to round up, to pen in, to pen up, to corral.3 to trap.* * *1 to corner (ganado) to pen in, round up* * *verb1) to corner2) corral* * *VT (Agr) [+ ganado] to pen, corral; (=arrinconar) to corner; (=intimidar) to intimidate* * *verbo transitivoa) <animal/fugitivo> to cornerb) < ganado> to round up* * *= corner, hem + Nombre + in.Ex. Okay, the jig's up! Your dean or department chair corners you and says: 'I think it's high time you taught your Introduction to Library History course on the Internet'.Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.* * *verbo transitivoa) <animal/fugitivo> to cornerb) < ganado> to round up* * *= corner, hem + Nombre + in.Ex: Okay, the jig's up! Your dean or department chair corners you and says: 'I think it's high time you taught your Introduction to Library History course on the Internet'.
Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.* * *acorralar [A1 ]vt1 (rodear) to cornercuando se vio acorralado sacó el revólver when he saw he was cornered he drew his revolveracorralado por la jauría brought to bay o cornered by the hounds2 (intimidar) to cornertodos lo atacaron y se sintió acorralado they all attacked him and he felt corneredse sentía acorralado por el pánico he felt panic-stricken3 ‹ganado› to round up* * *
acorralar ( conjugate acorralar) verbo transitivo
acorralar verbo transitivo to corner
' acorralar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrinconar
- sitiar
English:
pen
- round up
- corner
* * *acorralar vt1. [rodear] to corner;la policía acorraló a los fugitivos en una esquina the police cornered the fugitives;los visitantes acorralaron al equipo local en su área the visitors penned the home team inside their penalty areael ministro se vio acorralado por el entrevistador the minister was backed into a corner by the interviewer3. [ganado] to pen, to corral* * *v/t tb figcorner* * *acorralar vtarrinconar: to corner, to hem in, to corral* * *acorralar vb to corner -
36 hocico
m.1 muzzle.2 rubber lips (informal) (of person) (boca).meter los hocicos en un asunto to stick one's nose into something3 snout, snout muzzle, muzzle, nose.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: hocicar.* * *1 (de animal) snout, muzzle2 peyorativo (de persona) nose, snout\caer de hocicos / darse de hocicos to fall flat on one's facedar de hocicos contra to bump intoestar de hocico / poner hocico to be in a bad moodmeter los hocicos en algo familiar to stick one's nose into something, poke one's nose into something* * *SM1) [de animal] snout, nose2) [de persona] (=cara) mug *; (=nariz) snout *cerrar el hocico — ** to shut one's trap **, belt up **
dar de hocicos contra algo — to bump o walk into sth
torcer el hocico — to make a (wry) face, look cross
* * *meter el hocico en algo — (fam) to poke one's nose into something (colloq); para otros modismos ver nariz, morro
* * *= mush, muzzle, snout, snooter.Ex. I socked him hard in the mush and he didn't like it too much, but I wasn't trying to get on his Christmas card list.Ex. Its muzzle is somewhat shorter and broader than that of the river crocodile.Ex. The reduction of the snout in primates is a correlate of the diminution of the sense of smell, or olfaction.Ex. He wasn't thrown from a car, but the scars on his snooter pay homage to his fending for himself while on the streets.* * *meter el hocico en algo — (fam) to poke one's nose into something (colloq); para otros modismos ver nariz, morro
* * *= mush, muzzle, snout, snooter.Ex: I socked him hard in the mush and he didn't like it too much, but I wasn't trying to get on his Christmas card list.
Ex: Its muzzle is somewhat shorter and broader than that of the river crocodile.Ex: The reduction of the snout in primates is a correlate of the diminution of the sense of smell, or olfaction.Ex: He wasn't thrown from a car, but the scars on his snooter pay homage to his fending for himself while on the streets.* * *(de un cerdo) snout; (de un perro, lobo) snout, muzzle* * *
Del verbo hocicar: ( conjugate hocicar)
hocico es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
hocicó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
hocicar
hocico
hocico sustantivo masculino ( de cerdo) snout;
(de perro, lobo) snout, muzzle
hocico sustantivo masculino
1 (de un animal) snout
2 pey (de una persona) mug, snout
♦ Locuciones: familiar meter el hocico/los hocicos en algo, to stick o poke one's nose into sthg
' hocico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
morro
English:
muzzle
- its
- snout
* * *hocico nm1. [de perro, zorro] muzzle;[de gato, ratón] nose; [de cerdo] snout [cara] mug;caer de hocicos to fall flat on one's face;meter los hocicos en algo: siempre está metiendo los hocicos donde lo llaman he's always sticking his nose into other people's business;partir el hocico: como no te calles te voy a partir el hocico if you don't shut up I'm going to smash your face in;torcer el hocico to pull a face* * *de persona mouth, Brtb gob pop ;dar ocaer de hocicos fall flat on one’s face* * *hocico nm: snout, muzzle* * *hocico n1. (de perro) nose2. (de cerco) snout -
37 mediante
adj.intervening.prep.by means of.lo levantaron mediante una polea it was lifted by means of a pulley systemlas obras se adjudicarán mediante concurso público the contract for the work will be put out to tenderpuede aplazar la compra mediante 12 pagos mensuales you can spread the purchase over 12 monthly payments* * *► adjetivo1 by means of* * *PREP1) (=por medio de) by means ofvigilaban el edificio mediante cámaras ocultas — hidden cameras were used to keep a watch on the building
2)volveré, Dios mediante, el lunes — I'll be back on Monday, God willing
* * *preposición (frml) through, by means of (frml)mediante un intérprete — through o by means of an interpreter
los resultados obtenidos mediante este método — the results obtained by o using this method
* * *= through, by, by the use of, through the agency of, via, by means of.Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.Ex. The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.Ex. He is not even a man who can readily perform the transformations of equations by the use of calculus.Ex. This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.Ex. Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.Ex. Documents may be retrieved by means of the coding around the edge of the card.----* demarcación mediante párrafos = paragraphing.* Dios mediante = God willing.* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador O = OR together.* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador Y = AND together.* mediante el ordenador = computer-mediated.* mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.* mediante isótopos = isotopically.* mediante la catálisis = catalytically.* mediante la deducción = deductively.* mediante la mitosis = mitotically.* mediante la TI = IT-enabled.* mediante llamada telefónica = call-in.* mediante mapas = map-based.* mediante microfichas = microfiche-based.* mediante pistones = piston-driven.* mediante satélite = satellite-based, via satellite.* mediante una entrevista = interview-based.* pago mediante tarjeta = card payment.* * *preposición (frml) through, by means of (frml)mediante un intérprete — through o by means of an interpreter
los resultados obtenidos mediante este método — the results obtained by o using this method
* * *= through, by, by the use of, through the agency of, via, by means of.Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.
Ex: The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.Ex: He is not even a man who can readily perform the transformations of equations by the use of calculus.Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.Ex: Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.Ex: Documents may be retrieved by means of the coding around the edge of the card.* demarcación mediante párrafos = paragraphing.* Dios mediante = God willing.* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador O = OR together.* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador Y = AND together.* mediante el ordenador = computer-mediated.* mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.* mediante isótopos = isotopically.* mediante la catálisis = catalytically.* mediante la deducción = deductively.* mediante la mitosis = mitotically.* mediante la TI = IT-enabled.* mediante llamada telefónica = call-in.* mediante mapas = map-based.* mediante microfichas = microfiche-based.* mediante pistones = piston-driven.* mediante satélite = satellite-based, via satellite.* mediante una entrevista = interview-based.* pago mediante tarjeta = card payment.* * *1 ( frml) ‹proceso/técnica/instrumento›mediante el proceso de la pasteurización through (the process of) pasteurization, by pasteurization, by means of pasteurizationlos resultados obtenidos mediante este método the results obtained with o by o using this methodel animal atrapa a su presa mediante estas pinzas the animal traps its prey with these claws, the animal uses these claws to trap its prey2Dios mediante God willingestaremos nuevamente con ustedes, Dios mediante, el próximo jueves we'll be with you again next Thursday, God willing* * *
mediante preposición
through, by means of
mediante preposición by means of
' mediante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adivinar
- conquista
- trampear
- ganar
English:
advertise
- agree
- carbon dating
- extort
- god
- levy
- means
- taunt
* * *mediante prep1. [por medio de] by means of;lo levantaron mediante una polea it was lifted by means of a pulley system;las obras se adjudicarán mediante concurso público the contract for the work will be put out to tender;puede aplazar la compra mediante 12 pagos mensuales you can spread the purchase over 12 monthly payments;la información se puede encontrar mediante un motor de búsqueda the information can be found using o with a search engine2. CompDios mediante God willing;nos veremos el lunes, Dios mediante I'll see you Monday, hopefully* * *prp by means of;Dios mediante God willing* * *mediante prep: through, by means ofDios mediante: God willing -
38 pied
pied [pje]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. [de personne, animal] foot• avoir pied [nageur] to be able to touch the bottom• « au pied ! » (à un chien) "heel!"b. ( = partie inférieure) [d'arbre, colline, échelle, lit, mur] foot ; [de table] leg ; [d'appareil photo] tripod ; [de lampe] base ; [de verre] stemc. (Agriculture) [de salade, tomate] plante. (mesure, en poésie) foot• c'est le pied ! it's brilliant! (inf)g. (locutions)► pied à pied [se défendre, lutter] every inch of the way► en pied• être sur pied [personne, malade] to be up and about2. <* * *pjenom masculin1) gén footmarcher avec les pieds tournés en dedans/en dehors — to be pigeon-toed/splay-footed
sauter à pieds joints — lit to jump with one's feet together; fig to jump in with both feet
à pied — gén on foot
traîner les pieds — lit, fig to drag one's feet
taper du pied — ( de colère) to stamp one's foot; ( d'impatience) to tap one's foot
de la tête aux pieds, des pieds à la tête, de pied en cap — from head to foot, from top to toe
avoir un pied (colloq) dans l'édition — to have a foothold in publishing
avoir conscience de là où on met les pieds — (colloq) fig to be aware of what one is letting oneself in for
animaux sur pied — livestock [U] on the hoof
3) (de colline, d'escalier) foot, bottom; ( de colonne) foot, base4) ( de meuble) ( totalité) leg; ( extrémité) foot; ( de verre) stem; ( de lampe) base; ( d'appareil photo) gén stand; ( trépied) tripod; ( de champignon) stalk5) ( plant) head6) ( unité de longueur) foot•Phrasal Verbs:••être sur pied — [personne] to be up and about; [affaires] to be up and running
perdre pied — lit to go out of one's depth; fig to lose ground
je me suis débrouillé comme un pied — (colloq) I've made a mess of it
elle joue au tennis comme un pied — (colloq) she's hopeless at tennis
faire des pieds et des mains (colloq) pour obtenir quelque chose — to work really hard at getting something
ça lui fera les pieds — (colloq) that will teach him/her a lesson
c'est le pied — (sl) ( très bien) that's terrific (colloq)
c'est pas le pied aujourd'hui — (sl) things aren't so hot today (colloq)
prendre son pied — (sl) to have a good time
mettre à pied — ( mesure disciplinaire) to suspend; ( mesure économique) to lay [somebody] off
lever le pied — (colloq) ( aller moins vite) to slow down; ( s'arrêter) to stop
* * *pje nm1) [personne] footJ'ai mal aux pieds. — My feet are hurting.
2) [montagne, colline] foot3) [verre] stem, [table] leg, [lampe] base4) (= plante) plantmettre à pied [militaire, fonctionnaire] — to suspend, [employé] to lay off
mettre qn au pied du mur [homme] — to get sb with his back to the wall, [femme] to get sb with her back to the wall
sur pied AGRICULTURE — on the stalk, uncut, (= debout, rétabli) up and about
mettre sur pied [entreprise] — to set up
Justine n'aime pas nager là où elle n'a pas pied. — Justine doesn't like to swim out of her depth.
avoir le pied marin — to have one's sea legs, to be a good sailor
faire des pieds et des mains — to move heaven and earth, to pull out all the stops
c'est le pied! * — it's wicked! *
* * *pied nm1 ⇒ Le corps humain Anat foot; avoir les pieds plats to have flat feet; avoir les pieds cambrés to have high-arched feet ou high arches; marcher avec les pieds tournés en dedans/en dehors to be pigeon-toed/splay-footed; être pieds nus to have bare feet, to be barefoot(ed); il était pieds nus dans ses chaussures his feet were bare inside his shoes; aimer rester (les) pieds nus to like to go barefoot(ed); marcher/courir (les) pieds nus to walk about/to run around bare-foot(ed); sauter à pieds joints lit to jump with one's feet together; fig to jump in with both feet; il a sauté à pieds joints dans le piège he jumped into the trap with both feet; coup de pied kick; donner un coup de pied à qn to kick sb; donner un coup de pied dans qch to kick sth; tuer qn à coups de pied to kick sb to death; casser qch à coups de pied to kick sth to pieces; écarter qch d'un coup de pied to kick sth aside; je lui ai mis mon pied aux fesses◑/au cul● I kicked him up the backside○/arse● GB ou ass◑ US; à pied gén on foot; être à pied to be on foot; aller quelque part à pied to go somewhere on foot; promenade à pied walk; randonnée à pied ramble; être aux pieds de qn lit, fig to be at sb's feet; se jeter aux pieds de qn to throw oneself at sb's feet; son chien au pied with his dog at his heels; au pied! ( ordre à un chien) heel!; bottes aux pieds wearing boots; ne plus pouvoir mettre un pied devant l'autre to be unable to go another step ou to put one foot in front of the other; traîner les pieds lit, fig to drag one's feet; ne plus tenir sur ses pieds to be about to keel over; taper du pied ( de colère) to stamp one's foot; ( d'impatience) to tap one's foot; repousser qch du pied to push sth away with one's foot; mettre pied à terre ( de cheval) to dismount; ( de camion) to get out; (de moto, bicyclette) to dismount, to get off; avoir le pied alerte to have a spring in one's step; de la tête aux pieds, des pieds à la tête, de pied en cap from head to foot, from top to toe; portrait en pied full-length portrait; statue en pied standing figure; je n'ai jamais mis les pieds chez elle I've never set foot in her house; avoir un pied dans l'édition to have a foothold in publishing; avoir conscience de là où on met les pieds○ fig to be aware of what one is letting oneself in for;2 ( d'animal) Zool gén foot; ( de cheval) hoof; Culin trotter; pieds de porc/de mouton pig's/sheep's trotters; animaux sur pied livestock on the hoof;3 (de collant, chaussette) foot;4 ( base) (de colline, falaise, d'escalier) foot, bottom; (de mât, colonne) foot, base; habiter au pied des montagnes to live at the foot of the mountains; au pied de l'arbre at the foot of the tree;5 ( de meuble) ( pris dans sa totalité) leg; ( extrémité) foot; ( de verre) stem; ( de lampe) base; ( d'appareil photo) gén stand; ( trépied) tripod; table à trois pieds three-legged table; pied de table table-leg; pied de lampe lampstand; au pied du lit ( opposé à la tête) at the foot of the bed;6 ( de champignon) stalk;8 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur Mes ( anglais) foot (0,3048 metresGB); ( autrefois) foot (0,3248 metresGB); ⇒ six;9 Littérat ( en métrique) foot;pied de col collarstand; pied à coulisse calliper rule; pied de lit footboard; pied tendre tenderfoot.pied à pied [céder, se défendre] inch by inch; être sur pied [personne] to be up and about; [affaires] to be up and running; mettre qch sur pied to set sth up; mise sur pied setting up; remettre qch sur pied [pays, affaire] to get sth back on its feet again; j'ai pied I can touch the bottom; je n'ai plus pied I'm out of my depth; perdre pied lit to go out of one's depth; fig to lose ground; lâcher pied to give up; prendre pied quelque part to get a foothold somewhere; ne pas mettre les pieds dehors not to set foot outside; avoir toujours un pied en l'air to be always on the go; être à pied d'œuvre to be ready to get down to work; je me suis débrouillé comme un pied○ I've made a mess of it; elle joue au tennis comme un pied○ she's hopeless at tennis; faire un pied de nez à qn to thumb one's nose at sb; faire un pied de nez à la tradition/aux conventions to cock a snook at tradition/at conventions; faire du pied à qn to play footsy with sb○; faire des pieds et des mains pour obtenir qch to work really hard at getting sth; ça lui fera les pieds○ that will teach him a lesson; c'est le pied○ ( très bien) that's terrific○; c'est pas le pied aujourd'hui○ things aren't so hot today○; prendre son pied○ gén to have a good time; ( au lit) to have it away◑; sortir les pieds devant to leave feet first; partir du bon/mauvais pied to get off on the right/wrong foot; mettre à pied ( mesure disciplinaire) to suspend; ( mesure économique) to lay [sb] off; lever le pied○ ( aller moins vite) to slow down; ( s'arrêter) to stop.[pje] nom masculinmarcher/être pieds nus to walk/to be barefootavoir ou marcher les pieds en dedans to be pigeon-toed, to walk with one's feet turned inavoir ou marcher les pieds en dehors to be splay-footed ou duck-toed (US), to walk with one's feet turned outle pied m'a manqué my foot slipped, I lost my footingje vais lui mettre mon pied quelque part (euphémisme) I'll kick him ou give him a kick up the backsidemettre pied à terre [à cheval, à moto] to dismountje n'ai pas mis les pieds dehors/à l'église depuis longtemps (familier) I haven't been out/to church for a long timeje ne mettrai ou remettrai plus jamais les pieds là-bas I'll never set foot there againni pied ni patte (familier) : il ne remuait ou bougeait ni pied ni patte he stood stock-still ou didn't move a musclealler ou avancer ou marcher d'un bon pied to go apacealler ou marcher d'un pied léger to tread light-heartedly ou lightlyavoir bon pied bon œil to be fit as a fiddle ou hale and heartypartir du bon/mauvais pied to start off (in) the right/wrong wayje n'ai pas le pied marin to have one's feet (firmly) on the ground ou one's head screwed on (the right way)au secours, je n'ai plus pied! help, I'm out of my depth ou I've lost my footing!avoir un pied dans: j'ai déjà un pied dans la place/l'entreprise I've got a foot in the door/a foothold in the company alreadyfaire des pieds et des mains pour to bend over backwards ou to pull out all the stops in order toa. [flirter] to play footsie with somebodyb. [avertir] to kick somebody (under the table)avoir le pied au plancher [accélérer] to have one's foot downa. [ralentir] to ease off (on the accelerator), to slow downb. [partir subrepticement] to slip offb. [fatigué] his legs won't carry him any furtherreprendre pied to get ou to find one's footing againse jeter ou se traîner aux pieds de quelqu'un to throw oneself at somebody's feet, to get down on one's knees to somebodycomme un pied (familier) [très mal]: je cuisine comme un pied I'm a useless cook, I can't cook an eggquel pied! (familier) : on a passé dix jours à Hawaï, quel pied! we really had a ball ou we had the time of our lives during our ten days in Hawaï!ce n'est pas le pied! (familier) : les cours d'anglais, ce n'est pas le pied! the English class isn't much fun!2. [d'un mur, d'un lit] foot[d'une table, d'une chaise] leg[d'une lampe, d'une colonne] base[d'un verre] stem[de champignon] footpied de vigne vine (plant), vinestock5. [mesure] foot6. TECHNOLOGIE7. LITTÉRATURE footvers de 12 pieds 12-foot verse ou line8. CUISINE9. [d'un bas, d'une chaussette] foot————————à pied locution adverbiale1. [en marchant] on foot2. [au chômage]a. [mesure disciplinaire] to suspend somebodyb. [mesure économique] to lay somebody off, to make somebody redundant (UK)————————à pied d'œuvre locution adjectivale————————à pied sec locution adverbiale————————au pied de locution prépositionnelleat the foot ou bottom ofmettre quelqu'un au pied du mur to get somebody with his/her back to the wall, to leave somebody with no alternativeau pied de la lettre locution adverbialeau pied levé locution adverbialede pied en cap locution adverbialeen vert de pied en cap dressed in green from top ou head to toe————————de pied ferme locution adverbialedes pieds à la tête locution adverbialefrom top to toe ou head to foot————————en pied locution adjectivale[photo, portrait] full-length[statue] full-size standingpied à pied locution adverbialelutter ou se battre pied à pied to fight every inch of the waysur le pied de guerre locution adverbialedans la cuisine, tout le monde était sur le pied de guerre it was action stations in the kitchen————————sur pied locution adjectivale[bétail] on the hoof————————sur pied locution adverbialeêtre sur pied [en bonne santé] to be up and aboutremettre quelqu'un sur pied to put somebody on his/her feet again, to make somebody better————————sur un pied d'égalité locution adverbiale -
39 prendre
prendre [pʀɑ̃dʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 58━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque prendre fait partie d'une locution comme prendre en photo, prendre en charge, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• avec lui, il faut en prendre et en laisser you can't believe half of what he says• tiens, prends ce marteau here, use this hammer• si tu sors, prends ton parapluie if you go out, take your umbrella• j'ai pris l'avion/le train de 4 heures I caught the 4 o'clock plane/trainc. ( = s'emparer de, surprendre) [+ poisson, voleur] to catch• se faire prendre [voleur] to be caught• qu'est-ce qui te prend ? (inf) what's the matter with you?• ça te prend souvent ? (inf) are you often like this?• je vous y prends ! caught you!d. ( = duper) to take ine. ( = manger, boire) [+ aliment, boisson] to have ; [+ médicament] to take• prenez-vous du sucre ? do you take sugar?• est-ce que vous prendrez du café ? would you like some coffee?f. ( = acheter) [+ billet, essence] to get ; ( = réserver) [+ couchette, place] to book• peux-tu me prendre du pain ? can you get me some bread?g. ( = accepter) [+ client, locataire] to take ; [+ passager] to pick uph. ( = noter) [+ renseignement, adresse, nom, rendez-vous] to write down ; [+ mesures, température, empreintes] to takei. ( = adopter) [+ air, ton] to put on ; [+ décision, risque, mesure] to takej. ( = acquérir) prendre de l'autorité to gain authorityk. ( = faire payer) to charge• qu'est-ce qu'on a pris ! (reproches) we really got it in the neck! (inf) ; (averse) we got drenched!m. ( = réagir à) [+ nouvelle] to taken. ( = manier) [+ personne] to handle ; [+ problème] to deal witho. (locutions)► prendre qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to take sb/sth for ; ( = utiliser comme) to take sb/sth as• pour qui me prenez-vous ? what do you take me for?• prendre qch pour cible to make sth a target► prendre sur soi ( = se maîtriser) to grin and bear it ; ( = assumer) to take responsibility• savoir prendre sur soi to keep a grip on o.s.2. <a. ( = durcir) [ciment, pâte, crème] to setb. ( = réussir) [mouvement, mode] to catch onc. ( = commencer à brûler) [feu] to take ; (accidentellement) to start ; [allumette] to light ; [bois] to catch fired. ( = passer) to go3. <a. ( = se considérer)• pour qui se prend-il ? who does he think he is?• se prendre au sérieux to take o.s. seriouslyb. ( = accrocher, coincer) to catchc. (locutions)► s'en prendre à ( = passer sa colère sur) to take it out on ; ( = blâmer) to put the blame on ; ( = attaquer) to attack* * *pʀɑ̃dʀ
1.
1) ( saisir) to takeprendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard — to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard
2) (se donner, acquérir)prendre un accent — ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent
prendre une habitude — to develop ou pick up a habit
3) ( dérober) to takeon m'a pris tous mes bijoux — I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen
4) ( apporter) to bring5) ( emporter) to take6) ( retirer)7) ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]aller prendre un café/une bière — to go for a coffee/a beer
je prends des calmants depuis la guerre — I've been on tranquillizers [BrE] since the war
8) ( s'accorder) to takeje vais prendre mon mercredi — (colloq) I'm going to take Wednesday off
9) ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]prendre quelqu'un pour époux/épouse — to take somebody to be one's husband/wife
10) ( faire payer) to chargeil prend 15% au passage — (colloq) he takes a cut of 15%
11) ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]12) (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]13) ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [somebody] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]prendre un avocat/guide — to engage a lawyer/guide
14) ( accueillir) to takeprendre un client — [taxi] to pick up a customer
15) ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]16) ( emmener) to take [personne]je peux te prendre — ( en voiture) I can give you a lift
17) ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]je vous y prends! — (colloq) caught you!
on ne m'y prendra plus! — (colloq) ( à faire) you won't catch me doing that again!; ( à croire) I won't be taken in (colloq) again!
je ne me suis pas laissé prendre — ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in (colloq)
18) (colloq) ( assaillir)ça te/leur prend souvent? — are you/they often like this?
19) ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]être pris par un livre/film — to get involved in a book/film
20) ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]21) ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]22) ( envisager) to takeprenons par exemple Nina — take Nina, for example
23) ( considérer) to takepour qui me prends-tu? — ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?
excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre — I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else
24) ( traiter) to handle25) ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]26) ( noter) to take down27) ( apprendre)où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? — where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?
28) ( accepter) to take29) ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]prendre sur soi de faire — to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do
30) ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]31) ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi]32) ( défier) to take [somebody] on [concurrent]33) ( conquérir) Armée to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte]
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( aller)prendre à gauche/vers le nord — to go left/north
2) ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out3) ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken4) ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in5) ( prélever)6) ( se contraindre)7) (colloq) ( être cru)ça ne prend pas! — it won't wash (colloq) ou work!
8) (colloq) ( subir)
3.
se prendre verbe pronominal1) (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré)2) ( pouvoir être acquis)3) ( se tenir l'un l'autre)4) ( se coincer)5) (colloq) ( recevoir)6) ( commencer)7) ( se considérer)8)s'en prendre à — ( par des reproches ou des critiques) to attack [personne, presse, parti]; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on [personne]; ( agresser verbalement ou physiquement) to go for [personne]; ( blâmer) to blame [personne, groupe, institution]
9) ( se comporter)savoir s'y prendre avec — to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves]
10) ( agir)elle s'y prend bien/mal — she goes about it the right/wrong way
••* * *pʀɑ̃dʀ1. vt1) (= saisir) to take2) (= se procurer) to getJ'ai pris du lait en rentrant. — I got some milk on the way home.
J'ai pris des places pour le concert. — I got some tickets for the concert.
3) (= aller chercher) to get, to fetch Grande-Bretagne, [passager] to pick uppasser prendre — to pick up, to go and fetch
Je passerai te prendre. — I'll come and pick you up., I'll come and fetch you.
Je dois passer prendre Richard. — I have to pick Richard up., I have to go and fetch Richard.
4) [train, bus] to takeNous avons pris le train de huit heures. — We took the eight o'clock train.
Je prends toujours le train pour aller à Paris. — I always go to Paris by train., I always take the train when I go to Paris.
5) (= prélever) [pourcentage, argent] to take off6) (= acquérir) [du poids] to put on, to gainprendre goût à qch — to develop a taste for sth, to acquire a taste for sth
7) (= adopter) [voix, ton] to put on8) (= attraper) [malfaiteur, poisson] to catch9) [personnel] to take on, [locataire] to take in10) (= s'y prendre avec) [enfant, problème] to handleprendre sur soi de faire qch — to take it upon o.s. to do sth
prendre sa source [rivière] — to rise, to have its source
être pris à partie par qn (= interpellé par qn) — to be taken to task by sb
être violemment pris à partie par qn (= molesté par qn) — to be violently set upon by sb
2. vi1) [liquide, ciment] to set2) [greffe, vaccin] to take3) [ruse] to be successful4) [feu] to go, [incendie] to start, [allumette] to light5) (= se diriger)Prenez à gauche en arrivant au rond-point. — Turn left at the roundabout.
6) * (= être preneur)* * *prendre verb table: prendreA vtr1 ( saisir) to take; prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard; prendre le bras de son mari to take one's husband's arm; prendre qn par la taille ( des deux mains) to take sb by the waist; ( d'un bras) to put one's arm around sb's waist; puis-je prendre votre manteau? may I take your coat?; prenez donc une chaise do have ou take a seat; ⇒ clique, courage, jambe;2 (se donner, acquérir) prendre un air/une expression to put on an air/an expression; prendre le nom de son mari to take one's husband's name; prendre une identité to assume an identity; prendre un accent ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent; prendre une habitude to develop ou pick up a habit; prendre une voix grave to adopt a solemn tone; prendre un rôle to assume a role; ta remarque prend tout son sens you comment begins to make sense; prendre une nuance to take on a particular nuance;3 ( dérober) to take; prendre de l'argent dans la caisse/à ses parents to take money from the till GB ou cash register/from one's parents; on m'a pris tous mes bijoux I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen; il m'a pris ma petite amie he stole my girlfriend; la guerre leur a pris deux fils they lost two sons in the war; la guerre leur a pris tout ce qui leur était cher the war robbed them of all they held most dear;4 ( apporter) to bring; n'oublie pas de prendre des bottes don't forget to bring boots; je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent I haven't brought enough money;5 ( emporter) to take; j'ai pris ton parapluie I took your umbrella; ne prends rien sans demander don't take anything without asking; prends ton écharpe, il fait froid take your scarf, it's cold;6 ( retirer) prendre de l'argent au distributeur to get some money out of the cash dispenser; prendre de l'eau au puits to get water from the well; prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque to get a few books out of the library;7 ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]; vous prendrez bien quelque chose/un peu de gâteau? won't you have something to eat or drink/some cake?; je vais prendre du poisson I'll have fish; mais tu n'as rien pris! you've hardly taken any!; aller prendre un café/une bière to go for a coffee/a beer; je prends des calmants depuis la guerre I've been on tranquillizersGB since the war; le médecin me fait prendre des antibiotiques the doctor has put me on antibiotics; je ne prends jamais d'alcool/de drogue I never touch alcohol/take drugs;8 ( s'accorder) to take; prendre un congé to take a vacation; je vais prendre mon mercredi○ I'm going to take Wednesday off; ⇒ temps;9 ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]; prendre la rouge/le moins cher des deux/la chambre double to take the red one/the cheaper one/the double room; j'ai pris la question sur Zola I chose the question on Zola; la romancière a pris comme sujet une histoire vraie the writer based her novel on a true story; prendre qn pour époux/épouse to take sb to be one's husband/wife;10 ( faire payer) to charge; elle prend combien de l'heure/pour une coupe? how much does she charge an hour/for a cut?; on m'a pris très cher I was charged a lot; il prend 15% au passage he takes a cut of 15%;11 ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]; le voyage m'a pris moins de deux heures the trip took me less than two hours; tes livres prennent trop de place your books take up too much room; mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps/toute mon énergie my children take up all my time/all my energy;12 (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]; prends aussi du jambon get some ham too; j'ai pris deux places pour ce soir I've got two tickets for tonight; prendre une chambre en ville to get a room in town; j'en prendrai un kilo I'll have a kilo;13 ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [sb] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]; ils ne m'ont pas pris they didn't take me on; prendre qn comme nourrice to take sb on as a nanny; prendre un avocat/guide to engage a lawyer/guide; être pris chez or par Hachette to get a job with Hachette; prendre une maîtresse to take a mistress;14 ( accueillir) to take; ils ont pris la petite chez eux they took the little girl in; l'école n'a pas voulu la prendre the school wouldn't take her; ce train ne prend pas de voyageurs this train doesn't take passengers; prendre un client [taxi] to pick up a customer; [prostituée] to pick up a client; [coiffeur] to take a customer; prendre un patient [médecin] to see a patient; prendre un nouveau patient [médecin, dentiste] to take on a new patient; prendre un élève [professeur] to take on a student;15 ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]; je passe te prendre à midi I'll come and pick you up at 12; prendre un auto-stoppeur to pick up a hitchhiker; prendre les enfants à l'école to collect the children from school;16 ( emmener) to take [personne]; je prends les enfants cet après-midi I'll take the children this afternoon; je peux te prendre ( en voiture) I can give you a lift;17 ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]; elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler she got caught stealing; prendre un papillon avec ses doigts to pick up a butterfly; prendre un papillon entre ses mains to cup a butterfly in one's hands; je vous y prends○! caught you!; on ne m'y prendra plus○! I won't be taken in○ again!; se laisser prendre par un attrape-nigauds/une histoire to fall for a trick/a story; je ne me suis pas laissé prendre ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in○; se laisser prendre dans une bagarre to get drawn into a fight; se faire prendre par l'ennemi to be captured by the enemy; prendre un poisson to catch a fish; ⇒ flagrant, sac, taureau, vinaigre;18 ( assaillir) une douleur le prit he felt a sudden pain; qu'est-ce qui te prend○? what's the matter with you?; ça te/leur prend souvent○? are you/they often like this? ça te prend souvent de gueuler○ comme ça? do you often yell○ like that?;19 ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]; être pris par un livre/film to be involved in a book/film;20 ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]; j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied the hammer hit me on the foot; qu'est-ce qu'ils ont pris○! (coups, défaite) what a beating○ they got!; ( reproches) what a telling-off○ they got!; prendre une quinte de toux to have a coughing fit;21 Transp ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]; prendre le train/la voiture/l'avion to take the train/the car/the plane; prendre le or un taxi to take a taxi; il a pris l'avion pour aller à Bruxelles he went to Brussels by air; je ne prends plus la voiture pour aller à Paris I've given up driving to Paris; s'il fait beau, je prendrai la bicyclette if the weather's nice, I'll cycle; en général je prends mon vélo pour aller travailler I usually cycle to work;22 ( envisager) to take; prenons par exemple Nina take Nina, for example; si je prends une langue comme le chinois/un pays comme la Chine if we take a language like Chinese/a country like China; à tout prendre all in all;23 ( considérer) to take; ne le prends pas mal don't take it the wrong way; il a plutôt bien pris ta remarque he took your comment rather well; il me prend pour un imbécile he takes me for a fool; pour qui me prends-tu? ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?; tu me prends pour ton esclave? I'm not your slave, you know!; excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else; ⇒ argent, canard, vessie;24 ( traiter) to handle; il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre he's very nice when you know how to handle him; savoir prendre son enfant to know how to handle one's child; on ne sait jamais par où la prendre○ you never know how to handle her;25 ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]; je vais prendre votre pointure let me measure your foot;26 ( noter) to take down; je vais prendre votre adresse let me just take down your address; il s'est enfui mais j'ai pris le numéro de sa voiture he drove off but I took down his registration GB ou license US number;27 ( apprendre) prendre que to get the idea (that); où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?;28 ( accepter) to take; prendre les cartes de crédit to take credit cards; il a refusé de prendre l'argent he refused to take the money; il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont you must take people as you find them; prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come; à 1 500, je prends, mais pas plus at 1,500, I'll take it, but that's my best offer;29 ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]; je prends ça sur moi I'll see to it; prendre sur soi de faire to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do; elle a pris sur elle de leur parler/de leur cacher la vérité she took it upon herself to talk to them/to hide the truth from them; je prends sur moi tes dépenses I'll cover your expenses;30 ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]; prendre trois minutes (d'avance) to gain three minutes; prendre des forces to build up one's strength;32 ( défier) to take [sb] on [concurrent]; je prends le gagnant/le perdant I'll take on the winner/the loser;33 ( conquérir) Mil to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte];34 ( posséder sexuellement) to take [femme].B vi1 ( aller) prendre à gauche/vers le nord to go left/north; prenez tout droit keep straight on; prendre à travers champs to strike out GB ou head off across the fields; prendre au plus court to take the shortest route; prendre par le littoral to follow the coast;2 ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out;3 ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken;4 ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in;5 ( prélever) prendre sur ses économies pour entretenir un neveu to draw on one's savings to support a nephew; prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman to translate a novel in one's spare time;6 ( se contraindre) prendre sur soi to take a hold on oneself; prendre sur soi pour faire to make oneself do; prendre sur soi pour ne pas faire to keep oneself from doing; j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter I made myself listen to them; j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter I kept myself from insulting them;7 ○( être cru) ça ne prend pas! it won't wash○ ou work!; ton explication ne prendra pas avec moi that explanation won't wash with me○;8 ○( subir) prendre pour qn to take the rap○ for sb; c'est toujours moi qui prends! I'm always the one who gets it in the neck○!; tu vas prendre! you'll catch it○!; il en a pris pour 20 ans he got 20 years.C se prendre vpr1 (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré) un marteau se prend par le manche you hold a hammer by the handle; les pâtes ne se prennent pas avec les doigts you don't eat pasta with your fingers; en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre in China they don't put sugar in their tea; la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin vitamin C is best taken in the morning; la température se prend le matin your temperature should be taken in the morning;2 (pouvoir être acquis, conquis, utilisé, attrapé) les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite bad habits are easily picked up; le roi ne se prend jamais ( aux échecs) the king can't be taken; un avion ne se prend pas sans réservation you can't take a plane without making reservation;3 ( s'attraper) se prendre le pied gauche avec la main droite to take one's left foot in one's right hand; certains singes se prennent aux arbres avec leur queue some monkeys can swing from trees by their tails;4 ( se tenir l'un l'autre) se prendre par la taille to hold each other around the waist;5 ( se coincer) se prendre les doigts dans la porte to catch one's fingers in the door; mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons my scarf got caught in the spokes;6 ○( recevoir) il s'est pris quinze jours de prison/une gifle he got two weeks in prison/a smack in the face; tu vas te prendre l'étagère sur la tête the shelf is going to come down on your head; je me suis pris une averse I got caught in a shower;7 ( commencer) se prendre à faire to find oneself doing; elle s'est prise à aimer she found herself falling in love; se prendre de sympathie pour qn to take to sb;8 ( se considérer) elle se prend pour un génie she thinks she's a genius; il se prend pour James Dean he fancies himself as James Dean; pour qui est-ce que tu te prends? who do you think you are?; ⇒ Dieu;9 ( agresser) s'en prendre à qn ( par des reproches ou des coups) to set about sb; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on sb; s'en prendre à qch ( habituellement) to carry on about sth; ( à l'occasion) to lay into sth;10 ( se comporter) savoir s'y prendre avec to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves];11 ( agir) il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book ahead to get seats; tu t'y es pris trop tard you left it too late (pour faire to do); il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois he tried several times; ils s'y sont pris à trois contre lui it was three against one; on s'y est pris à trois pour faire it took the three of us to do; regarde comment elle s'y prend look how she's doing it; elle s'y prend bien/mal she sets ou goes about it the right/wrong way; j'aime bien ta façon de t'y prendre I like the way you go about it; comment vas-tu t'y prendre? how will you go about it?; comment vas-tu t'y prendre pour les convaincre? how will you go about convincing them?c'est toujours ça de pris○ that's something at least; il y a à prendre et à laisser it's like the curate's egg; c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it; tel est pris qui croyait prendre the tables are turned; bien m'en a pris○ it was a good job○; mal m'en a pris○ it was a mistake.[prɑ̃dr] verbe transitifA.[SAISIR, ACQUÉRIR]1. [saisir] to takela chatte prend ses chatons par la peau du cou the cat picks up her kittens by the scruff of the neckprenez cette médaille qui vous est offerte par tous vos collègues accept this medal as a gift from all your colleaguesprendre un siège to take a seat, to sit down2. [emporter - lunettes, document, en-cas] to takeinutile de prendre un parapluie there's no need to take ou no need for an umbrella[emmener] to take (along)(passer) prendre quelqu'un: je suis passé la prendre chez elle à midi I picked her up at ou collected her from her home at midday3. [trouver] to getoù as-tu pris cette idée/cette citation/ces manières? where did you get that idea/this quotation/those manners?4. [se procurer]5. [acheter - nourriture, billet de loterie] to get, to buy ; [ - abonnement, assurance] to take out (separable)[réserver - chambre d'hôtel, place de spectacle] to bookj'ai pris des artichauts pour ce soir I've got ou bought some artichokes for tonightje vais vous prendre un petit poulet aujourd'hui I'll have ou take a small chicken today6. [demander - argent] to chargeje prends une commission de 3 % I take a 3% commissionmon coiffeur ne prend pas cher (familier) my hairdresser isn't too expensive ou doesn't charge too muchelle l'a réparé sans rien nous prendre she fixed it free of charge ou without charging us (anything) for it7. [retirer]prendre de l'argent sur son compte to withdraw money from one's account, to take money out of one's accountB.[AVOIR RECOURS À, SE SERVIR DE]1. [utiliser - outil] to useprends un marteau, ce sera plus facile use a hammer, you'll find it's easierje peux prendre ta voiture? can I take ou borrow your car?2. [consommer - nourriture] to eat ; [ - boisson] to drink, to have ; [ - médicament] to take ; [ - sucre] to takequ'est-ce que tu prends? what would you like to drink, what will it be?à prendre matin, midi et soir to be taken three times a day[comme ingrédient] to takeprendre l'avion to take the plane, to flyprendre le bateau to take the boat, to sail, to go by boatprendre le bus/le train to take the bus/train, to go by bus/train5. [louer]6. [suivre - voie] to takej'ai pris un sens interdit I drove ou went down a one-way streetC.[PRENDRE POSSESSION DE, CONTRÔLER]2. [voler] to takeprendre une citation dans un livre [sans permission] to lift ou to poach a quotation from a bookelle m'a pris mon idée/petit ami she stole my idea/boyfriendpousse-toi, tu prends toute la place move up, you're taking up all the spaceça prend du temps de chercher un appartement it takes time to find a flat, flat-hunting is time-consuming4. [envahir - suj: malaise, rage] to come over (inseparable) ; [ - suj: peur] to seize, to take hold ofl'envie le ou lui prit d'aller nager he felt like going for a swimqu'est-ce qui te prend? what's wrong with ou what's the matter with ou what's come over you?qu'est-ce qui le ou lui prend de ne pas répondre? why on earth isn't he answering?quand ça le ou lui prend, il casse tout (familier) when he gets into this state, he just smashes everything in sightil est rentré chez lui et bien/mal lui en a pris he went home and it was just as well he did/, but he'd have done better to stay where he was5. [surprendre - voleur, tricheur] to catchsi tu veux le voir, il faut le prendre au saut du lit if you want to see him, you must catch him as he gets upje t'y prends, petit galopin! caught ou got you, you little rascal!7. SPORTa. [pendant la course] he moved into second placeb. [à l'arrivée] he came in secondD.[ADMETTRE, RECEVOIR]1. [recevoir]le docteur ne pourra pas vous prendre avant demain the doctor won't be able to see you before tomorrowaprès 22 heures, nous ne prenons plus de clients after 10 pm, we don't let anymore customers in2. [cours] to take[engager - employé, candidat] to take on (separable)nous ne prenons pas les cartes de crédit/les bagages en cabine we don't take credit cards/cabin baggageprendre un comptable to take on ou to hire an accountant4. [acquérir, gagner]prendre de l'avance/du retard to be earlier/later than scheduledquand le gâteau commence à prendre une jolie couleur dorée when the cake starts to take on a nice golden colour[terminaison] to take5. [subir] to geta. (familier) [coups, reproches] she got the worst ou took the brunt of itb. [éclaboussures] she got most ou the worst of ita. [averse] we got soaked ou drenched!b. [réprimande] we got a real dressing down!c. [critique] we got panned!d. [défaite] we got thrashed!c'est toujours les mêmes qui prennent! (familier) they always pick on the same ones, it's always the same ones who get it in the neck!E.[CONSIDÉRER DE TELLE MANIÈRE]1. [accepter] to takebien/mal prendre quelque chose to take something well/badly[interpréter]ne prends pas ça pour toi [ne te sens pas visé] don't take it personallyprendre quelque chose en bien/en mal to take something as a compliment/badlyprenons un exemple let's take ou consider an exampleprendre quelque chose/quelqu'un poura. [par méprise] to mistake something/somebody forb. [volontairement] to take something/somebody for, to consider something/somebody to bepour qui me prenez-vous? what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un comme to take something/somebody asà tout prendre all in all, by and large, all things consideredF.[ENREGISTRER]1. [consigner - notes] to take ou to write down (separable) ; [ - empreintes, mesures, température, tension] to take2. PHOTOGRAPHIEprendre quelque chose/quelqu'un (en photo) to take a picture ou photo ou photograph of something/somebodyG.[DÉCIDER DE, ADOPTER]prendre un jour de congé to take ou to have the day off2. [s'engager dans - mesure, risque] to takea. [généralement] to make a decisionb. [après avoir hésité] to make up one's mind, to come to a decisionprendre la décision de to make up one's mind to, to decide toprendre l'initiative de faire quelque chose to take the initiative in doing something, to take it upon oneself to do somethingils n'ont pris que les 20 premiers they only took ou selected the top 20il y a à prendre et à laisser dans son livre his book is a bit of a curate's egg (UK) ou is good in partsj'ai un appel pour toi, tu le prends? I've got a call for you, will you take it?————————[prɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif1. [se fixer durablement - végétal] to take (root) ; [ - bouture, greffe, vaccin] to take ; [ - mode, slogan] to catch onça ne prendra pas avec elle [mensonge] it won't work with her, she won't be taken in2. [durcir - crème, ciment, colle] to set ; [ - lac, étang] to freeze (over) ; [ - mayonnaise] to thicken3. [passer]prends à gauche [tourne à gauche] turn leftprendre à travers bois/champs to cut through the woods/fieldsje n'arrive pas à faire prendre le feu/les brindilles I can't get the fire going/the twigs to catch5. MUSIQUE & THÉÂTREprenons avant la sixième mesure/à la scène 2 let's take it from just before bar six/from scene 2————————prendre sur verbe plus préposition1. [entamer] to use (some of)je ne prendrai pas sur mon week-end pour finir le travail! I'm not going to give up ou to sacrifice part of my weekend to finish the job!2. (locution)————————se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se prendre verbe pronominal intransitifto get caught ou trappedle foulard s'est pris dans la portière the scarf got caught ou shut in the door————————se prendre verbe pronominal transitif1. [se coincer]attention, tu vas te prendre les doigts dans la charnière! careful, you'll trap your fingers ou get your fingers caught in the hinge!2. (familier) [choisir]————————se prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se laisser aller à]2. (locution)il faut s'y prendre deux mois à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book two months in advance to be sure of getting seatselle s'y est prise à trois fois pour faire démarrer la tondeuse she made three attempts before the lawn mower would starts'y prendre bien/mal: s'y prendre bien/mal avec quelqu'un to handle somebody the right/wrong wayelle s'y prend bien ou sait s'y prendre avec les enfants she's good with childrenje n'arrive pas à repasser le col — c'est parce que tu t'y prends mal I can't iron the collar properly — that's because you're going about it the wrong way ou doing it wrong————————se prendre de verbe pronominal plus prépositionse prendre d'amitié pour quelqu'un to grow fond of somebody, to feel a growing affection for somebody————————se prendre pour verbe pronominal plus prépositionil ne se prend pas pour rien ou pour n'importe qui he thinks he's God's gift to humanitytu te prends pour qui pour me parler sur ce ton? who do you think you are, talking to me like that?————————s'en prendre à verbe pronominal plus prépositions'en prendre à quelqu'un/quelque chosea. [l'attaquer] to attack somebody/somethingb. [le rendre responsable] to put the blame on somebody/something -
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------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -nasa[English Word] trap[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mnaso, -nata, -nasia, -nasika, -nasana, -nasisha, -nasua, -naswa------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -nasa[English Word] seize[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mnaso, -nata, -nasia, -nasika, -nasana, -nasisha, -nasua, -naswa------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -nasa[English Word] snare[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mnaso, -nata, -nasia, -nasika, -nasana, -nasisha, -nasua, -naswa------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -nasa[English Word] catch[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mnaso, -nata, -nasia, -nasika, -nasana, -nasisha, -nasua, -naswa[Swahili Example] mwindaji alimnasa mnyama kwa mtego[English Example] the hunter caught the animal in a trap------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -nasa[English Word] get hold (of)[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mnaso, -nata, -nasia, -nasika, -nasana, -nasisha, -nasua, -naswa------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -nasa[English Word] entrap[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mnaso, -nata, -nasia, -nasika, -nasana, -nasisha, -nasua, -naswa------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -nasa[English Word] grasp[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mnaso, -nata, -nasia, -nasika, -nasana, -nasisha, -nasua, -naswa------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -nasa[English Word] hold fast[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mnaso, -nata, -nasia, -nasika, -nasana, -nasisha, -nasua, -naswa[Swahili Example] [macho yake] yalinasa alipotokea tena huyu msichana [Mt][English Example] his eyes held fast when he once again came away from that girl------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -nasa[English Word] hold on to[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mnaso, -nata, -nasia, -nasika, -nasana, -nasisha, -nasua, -naswa------------------------------------------------------------
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Animal trapping — Trap nets used to trap birds (tacuinum sanitatis casanatensis); 14th century. Animal trapping, or simply trapping, is the use of a device to remotely catch an animal. Animals may be trapped for a variety of purposes, including food, wildlife… … Wikipedia
animal — n. 1) to domesticate an animal; to tame; train a wild animal 2) to trap an animal 3) to hunt wild animals 4) to butcher, slaughter animals (for food) 5) to skin an animal 6) to stuff an animal 7) to neuter an animal 8) a carnivorous, flesh… … Combinatory dictionary
Trap-Neuter-Return — (TNR), also known as Trap Test Vaccinate Alter Release (TTVAR) is a method of humanely trapping unaltered feral cats, spaying or neutering them, and releasing them back to the same location where they were collected. TNR is promoted by the ASPCA… … Wikipedia
Animal cognition — is the title given to the study of the mental capacities of non human animals. It has developed out of comparative psychology, but has also been strongly influenced by the approach of ethology, behavioral ecology, and evolutionary psychology. The … Wikipedia
Animal Farm in popular culture — Animal Farm: A Fairy Story is a satirical novella by George Orwell, ostensibly about a group of animals who oust the humans from the farm on which they live. The book was written during World War II and published in 1945. References in popular… … Wikipedia
Trap — A trap is a device or tactic intended to harm, capture, detect, or inconvenience a human or animal intruder, or animal pest or game. Traps may be physical objects, such as cages or snares, or metaphorical concepts. Physical trapsExamples of… … Wikipedia
trap — trap1 [træp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for animals)¦ 2¦(clever trick)¦ 3¦(bad situation)¦ 4 fall into/avoid the trap of doing something 5 keep your trap shut 6 shut your trap! 7¦(vehicle)¦ 8¦(sport)¦ 9¦(dog race)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
trap — 1 noun (C) 1 FOR ANIMALS a piece of equipment for catching animals: a mouse caught in a trap | set a trap (=prepare it) see also: mousetrap 2 BAD SITUATION an unpleasant or difficult situation that is difficult to escape from: Amanda felt that… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
trap — {{11}}trap (n.) contrivance for catching unawares, late O.E. træppe snare, trap, from P.Gmc. *trap (Cf. M.Du. trappe trap, snare ), related to Germanic words for stair, step, tread (Cf. M.Du., M.L.G. trappe, treppe, Ger. Treppe step, stair ).… … Etymology dictionary
trap — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hidden equipment used for catching sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ animal, bear, mouse (usually mousetrap), etc. ▪ radar (BrE), speed ▪ … Collocations dictionary
trap */*/ — I UK [træp] / US noun [countable] Word forms trap : singular trap plural traps 1) a piece of equipment used for catching animals set/lay a trap (= make it ready to be used): We set traps in the attic for the mice. 2) a bad or unpleasant situation … English dictionary