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1 confiance
confiance [kɔ̃fjɑ̃s]feminine noun(en l'honnêteté de qn) trust ; (en la valeur de qn, le succès de qch, la solidité d'un appareil) faith (en in)• aie confiance ! trust me!* * *kɔ̃fjɑ̃s1) ( foi en l'honnêteté) trust (en in)de confiance — [personne] trustworthy; [mission] which requires (the utmost) trust
avoir confiance en quelqu'un, faire confiance à quelqu'un — to trust somebody
il va tricher, tu peux lui faire confiance! — iron you can rely on him to cheat! iron
2) ( foi en la compétence) confidence (en in)3) ( assurance) confidence4) Politique* * *kɔ̃fjɑ̃s nf1) (en la loyauté ou l'honnêteté de qn) trustavoir confiance en [associé, époux] — to trust
Je n'ai pas confiance en lui. — I don't trust him.
inspirer confiance à qn [partenaire, locataire] — to inspire confidence in sb
de confiance — trustworthy, reliable
2) (en la compétence de qn, le succès d'une entreprise, la qualité de qch) confidenceavoir confiance; Tu peux avoir confiance. Il sera à l'heure. — You don't need to worry. He'll be on time.
On peut avoir confiance: c'est du solide. — We needn't worry: it's solidly built.
avoir confiance en [nouvel employé, architecte] — to have confidence in, to have faith in
inspirer confiance à qn [projet, construction] — to inspire confidence in sb
Elle manque de confiance en elle. — She lacks self-confidence.
See:vote de confiance POLITIQUE — vote of confidence
* * *confiance nf1 ( foi en l'honnêteté) trust (en in); la confiance réciproque mutual trust; ma confiance en elle my trust in her; placer or mettre sa confiance en qn to put one's trust in sb; gagner/perdre la confiance de qn to win/lose sb's trust; en toute confiance [acheter, prêter] with complete confidence; de confiance [personne] trustworthy; [mission] which requires (the utmost) trust ( après n); poste de confiance position of trust; avoir confiance en qn, faire confiance à qn to trust sb; j'y penserai, fais-moi or tu peux me faire confiance I'll remember, trust me ou you can trust me; il va tricher, tu peux lui faire confiance! iron you can rely on him to cheat! iron; j'ai confiance en l'avenir I feel confident about the future; faire confiance en son intuition to trust one's intuition;2 ( foi en la compétence) confidence (en in); faire confiance à qn to have confidence in sb; avoir confiance dans to have confidence in [technologie, méthode, médecine];3 ( assurance) confidence; confiance en soi (self-)confidence; avoir confiance en soi to be self-confident; tu manques de confiance en toi you lack self-confidence; cet homme/cette banque ne m'inspire pas confiance I don't have much confidence in that man/that bank; ces champignons ne m'inspirent pas confiance I don't feel altogether happy about these mushrooms; mettre qn en confiance to put sb at ease; être/se sentir en confiance avec qn to be/feel at ease with sb;4 Pol voter la confiance to pass a vote of confidence.[kɔ̃fjɑ̃s] nom fémininavoir confiance en quelqu'un/quelque chose to trust somebody/something, to have confidence in somebody/somethingplacer sa confiance en quelqu'un to put one's trust ou to place one's confidence in somebody2. POLITIQUE3. [aplomb]confiance en soi confidence, self-confidence, self-assurancede confiance locution adjectivalepersonne de confiance reliable ou trustworthy person————————en confiance locution adverbialese sentir ou être en confiance (avec quelqu'un) to feel safe (with somebody)en toute confiance locution adverbiale -
2 acquérir
acquérir [akeʀiʀ]➭ TABLE 21 transitive verbto acquire ; [+ réputation, importance, valeur, célébrité] to gain* * *akeʀiʀ
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1) ( devenir propriétaire de) to acquire; ( en achetant) to purchase2) ( arriver à avoir) to acquire
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s'acquérir verbe pronominal1) ( s'obtenir)2) ( s'apprendre)* * *akeʀiʀ vt1) [droit, statut, compétence] to acquire2) [résultats] to achieve3) (en achetant) to purchase, to acquire4) [chose] [valeur, apparence] to gain* * *acquérir verb table: acquérirA vtr1 ( devenir propriétaire de) to acquire; ( en achetant) to purchase; acquérir qch par héritage or succession to inherit sth;2 ( arriver à avoir) [personne] to acquire [habitude, connaissance, expérience, réputation]; acquérir une formation to undergo training; acquérir la certitude que to become convinced that; acquérir la preuve de to gain proof of; cela vous a acquis l'admiration/le soutien de vos collègues this has won you your colleagues' admiration/support;3 ( gagner) to acquire; acquérir de la valeur to gain in value; cela a acquis de l'importance it has become important; acquérir de la vitesse to gain speed;4 ( au passif) il est acquis à notre cause we have his support; son bon vouloir nous est acquis we can count on his good will; il est acquis que it is accepted that.B s'acquérir vpr1 ( s'obtenir) s'acquérir facilement to be easy to acquire; s'acquérir par succession or héritage to be inherited;2 ( s'apprendre) c'est quelque chose qui s'acquiert it's something you acquire ou pick up; l'expérience s'acquiert avec l'âge experience comes with age.[akerir] verbe transitif[fortune] to acquire2. (figuré) [habitude] to develop[droit] to obtain[expérience] to gain[savoir-faire] to acquireacquérir la conviction/la certitude que to become convinced/certain thatacquérir quelque chose à quelqu'un: sa réaction lui a acquis l'estime de tous her reaction won her everybody's esteemce stage est destiné à leur faire acquérir une expérience pratique this course is designed to give them practical experience3. (soutenu) [au passif]être acquis à quelque chose: l'électorat n'est pas encore acquis à cette idée the electorate hasn't fully accepted ou hasn't quite come round to that idea yet————————s'acquérir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————s'acquérir verbe pronominal transitifs'acquérir la confiance de quelqu'un to gain ou to win somebody's trust -
3 ganar
v.1 to win.ganaron por tres a uno they won three oneRicardo gana siempre Richard wins always.Ricardo ganó el premio Richard won the prize.2 to earn (sueldo, dinero).¿cuánto ganas? how much do you earn?María gMaría dinero Mary earns money.3 to gain.ganar fama to achieve fameen tren ganas una hora you save an hour by taking the trainRicardo ganó reconocimiento Richard gained renown.4 to beat.te voy a ganar I'm going to beat you5 to reach, to make it to (llegar a) (place).6 to take, to capture.7 to obtain profits, to come out with profits, to win, to realize profits.La empresa ganó The company obtained profits.* * *1 (partido, concurso, premio) to win2 (dinero) to earn■ ¿cuánto ganas al año? how much do you earn a year?3 (conquistar) to capture4 (alcanzar) to reach5 (lograr) to win1 (mejorar) to improve2 (cambiar favorablemente) to gain1 to earn2 (ser merecedor) to deserve\ganar a alguien en algo to be better than somebody at somethingganar terreno to gain groundllevar las de ganar figurado to hold the winning card, hold all the cardsno ganar para disgustos figurado to be one thing after anothersalir ganando to gain, benefit, do well out of itganarse la vida to earn a living, earn one's livingganarse el pan familiar to earn one's bread and butter¡te la vas a ganar! familiar you're going to get it!* * *verb1) to win2) earn3) gain4) profit5) make* * *1. VT1) [+ sueldo] to earn¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn o make a month?
2) [+ competición, partido, premio, guerra] to win¿quién ganó la carrera? — who won the race?
3) [+ contrincante] to beat¡les ganamos! — we beat them!
no hay quien le gane — there's nobody who can beat him, he's unbeatable
como orador no hay quien le gane o no le gana nadie — as a speaker there is no one to touch him, no one outdoes him at speaking
4) (=conseguir) [+ tiempo, peso, terreno] to gain¿qué gano yo con todo esto? — what do I gain o get from all this?
tierras ganadas al mar — land reclaimed o won from the sea
ganar popularidad — to win o earn popularity
5) (=alcanzar) [+ objetivo] to achieve, attain6) (=convencer) to win overdejarse ganar por algo — to allow o.s. to be won over by sth
7) (=aventajar)8) (Mil) [+ plaza, pueblo] to take, capture2. VI1) [trabajando] to earn2) [en competición, guerra] to win3) (=mejorar) to benefit, improvela película ganaría mucho si se cortase — the film would greatly benefit from being cut, the film would be greatly improved if it was cut
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ha ganado mucho en salud — his health has greatly improved•
salir ganando — to do well3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < sueldo> to earn¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?
b) ( conseguir) to gain2)a) <partido/guerra/elecciones> to winb) <premio/dinero> to win3) ( adquirir) < experiencia> to gain4)a) ( conquistar)b) ( reclamar) to reclaim5) (liter) < meta> to attain (frml); <cumbre/orilla> to gain (liter)2.ganar vi1) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn2)a) ( vencer) to winb)a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him
3) ( aventajar)ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count
4)a) ( mejorar)b) (obtener provecho, beneficiarse) to gainganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín — he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin
3.salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off
ganarse v pron1) (enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn2) (enf) <premio/apuesta> to win3) <afecto/confianza> to win; < persona> to win... oversupo ganarse el respeto de todos — she managed to win o earn everyone's respect
4) ( ser merecedor de) < descanso> to earn oneselfganársela — (Esp fam)
se la va a ganar — she's going to get it o she's for it (colloq)
* * *= earn, conquer, win, win out, prevail, go + one better.Ex. The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.Ex. The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.Ex. Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.Ex. It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.Ex. The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.----* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiració = play to + Nombre.* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie = play to + Nombre.* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar adeptos = gain + currency.* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* ganar cada vez más importancia, ir viento en popa, ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength.* ganar cómodamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar con dificultar = eke out.* ganar confianza en uno mismo = gain + confidence (with/in).* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.* ganar dinero = make + money, make + Dinero, earn + money.* ganar el pulso = the nod + go to.* ganar enemigos = make + enemies.* ganar fácilmente = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar fama = win + fame.* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.* ganar ímpetu = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + pace.* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.* ganar la partida a = outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].* ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.* ganarle la partida = out-think [outthink].* ganarle la partida a = outfox, outwit, outsmart.* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* ganar peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.* ganar popularidad = gain in + popularity, gain + popularity, increase in + popularity.* ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.* ganar prosélitos = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].* ganar protagonismo = gain in + importance.* ganar reconocimiento = gain + credit.* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.* ganarse = win over, propitiate.* ganarse a Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.* ganarse el aprecio = earn + appreciation.* ganarse el cariño = endear.* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.* ganarse el favor de = win + the favour of.* ganarse el pan = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.* ganarse el respeto = earn + respect.* ganarse el sueldo = earn + Posesivo + salary.* ganarse la confianza = earn + trust.* ganarse la confianza de = achieve + credibility with, gain + the confidence of, win + the confidence of.* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* ganarse partidarios = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.* ganarse seguidores = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.* ganarse una reputación = achieve + reputation, secure + reputation.* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.* ganarse unos ingresos = earn + income.* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar sobradamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.* ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.* ganar una batalla = win + battle.* ganar una elección = win + election.* ganar una guerra = win + war.* ganar un asalto = win + round.* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.* ganar un premio = win + prize, win + award, earn + an award.* ganar un título = win + title.* ganar vigencia = gain + currency.* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la ba = be only half the battle.* hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].* interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* salir ganando = make + a profit, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < sueldo> to earn¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?
b) ( conseguir) to gain2)a) <partido/guerra/elecciones> to winb) <premio/dinero> to win3) ( adquirir) < experiencia> to gain4)a) ( conquistar)b) ( reclamar) to reclaim5) (liter) < meta> to attain (frml); <cumbre/orilla> to gain (liter)2.ganar vi1) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn2)a) ( vencer) to winb)a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him
3) ( aventajar)ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count
4)a) ( mejorar)b) (obtener provecho, beneficiarse) to gainganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín — he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin
3.salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off
ganarse v pron1) (enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn2) (enf) <premio/apuesta> to win3) <afecto/confianza> to win; < persona> to win... oversupo ganarse el respeto de todos — she managed to win o earn everyone's respect
4) ( ser merecedor de) < descanso> to earn oneselfganársela — (Esp fam)
se la va a ganar — she's going to get it o she's for it (colloq)
* * *= earn, conquer, win, win out, prevail, go + one better.Ex: The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.
Ex: The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.Ex: Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.Ex: It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiració = play to + Nombre.* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie = play to + Nombre.* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar adeptos = gain + currency.* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* ganar cada vez más importancia, ir viento en popa, ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength.* ganar cómodamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar con dificultar = eke out.* ganar confianza en uno mismo = gain + confidence (with/in).* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.* ganar dinero = make + money, make + Dinero, earn + money.* ganar el pulso = the nod + go to.* ganar enemigos = make + enemies.* ganar fácilmente = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar fama = win + fame.* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.* ganar ímpetu = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + pace.* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.* ganar la partida a = outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].* ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.* ganarle la partida = out-think [outthink].* ganarle la partida a = outfox, outwit, outsmart.* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* ganar peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.* ganar popularidad = gain in + popularity, gain + popularity, increase in + popularity.* ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.* ganar prosélitos = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].* ganar protagonismo = gain in + importance.* ganar reconocimiento = gain + credit.* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.* ganarse = win over, propitiate.* ganarse a Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.* ganarse el aprecio = earn + appreciation.* ganarse el cariño = endear.* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.* ganarse el favor de = win + the favour of.* ganarse el pan = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.* ganarse el respeto = earn + respect.* ganarse el sueldo = earn + Posesivo + salary.* ganarse la confianza = earn + trust.* ganarse la confianza de = achieve + credibility with, gain + the confidence of, win + the confidence of.* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* ganarse partidarios = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.* ganarse seguidores = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.* ganarse una reputación = achieve + reputation, secure + reputation.* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.* ganarse unos ingresos = earn + income.* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar sobradamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.* ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.* ganar una batalla = win + battle.* ganar una elección = win + election.* ganar una guerra = win + war.* ganar un asalto = win + round.* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.* ganar un premio = win + prize, win + award, earn + an award.* ganar un título = win + title.* ganar vigencia = gain + currency.* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la ba = be only half the battle.* hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].* interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* salir ganando = make + a profit, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.* * *ganar [A1 ]vtA1 (mediante el trabajo) to earngana un buen sueldo she earns o she's on a good salary¿cuánto ganas al mes? how much do you earn a month?lo único que quiere es ganar dinero all he's interested in is making money2 (conseguir) to gain¿y qué ganas con eso? and what do you gain by (doing) that?no ganamos nada con ponernos nerviosos getting all worked-up won't get us anywhereB1 ‹carrera/competición/partido› to win; ‹elecciones› to win; ‹guerra/batalla› to win; ‹juicio› to winganaron el campeonato they won the championshiple gané la apuesta I won my bet with him2 (en un juego, concurso) ‹premio/dinero› to win¿cuánto ganaste en las carreras de caballos? how much did you win on the horses?ha ganado mucho dinero al póquer she's won a lot of money at o playing pokerC(adquirir): ganó fama y fortuna she won fame and fortunesu partido ha ido ganando popularidad his party has been gaining in popularityha ganado importancia en los últimos años it has grown in importance in recent yearsD1 ‹persona› ganar a algn PARA algo to win sb over TO sthlo ganó para su causa she won him over to her cause2 (reclamar) to reclaimlas tierras ganadas al mar the land that has been reclaimed from the sea■ ganarviA (mediante el trabajo) to earnapenas gana para vivir she hardly earns enough to live onno ganar para disgustos/sustos to have nothing but troubleB1 (vencer) to winque gane el mejor may the best man winganaron los Republicanos the Republicans won o were victoriousvan ganando 2 a 1 they're winning 2-1, they're 2-1 up o ahead2ganarle a algn to beat sbnos ganaron por cuatro puntos they beat us by four pointssiempre que juega al ajedrez con su hijo se deja ganar she always lets her son beat her at chess, whenever she plays chess with her son she lets him winme ha vuelto a ganar she's beaten me againa mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane when it comes to lying there's no one to touch himse dejó ganar por el abatimiento he allowed his depression to get the better of himC (aventajar) ganarle a algn EN algo:le ganas en estatura you're taller than himhabla mejor inglés, es más guapo … la verdad es que me gana en todo he speaks better English, he's better looking … the truth is he beats me on every countD(mejorar, obtener provecho): ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado her new hairstyle has really done a lot for hercon estas modificaciones el texto ha ganado en claridad the text has become much clearer o has gained in clarity with these changesel salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios these changes have really improved the living roomganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlinsalir ganando: es el único que salió ganando de la mudanza he's the only one who benefited o gained from the moveno lo esperaba pero al final salí ganando I didn't expect to but in the end I came out of it better off o I did well out of it, I didn't expect to but I ended up better offsaldrán ganando de esta reestructuración they will benefit from o they stand to gain from this restructuringEF(Ur arg) (con el sexo opuesto): estás ganando con aquél/aquélla you're well in with that guy/girl over there ( colloq)■ ganarseA ( enf) (mediante el trabajo) to earnse ganó mil dólares en una semana she earned (herself) a thousand dollars in one weekB ( enf) (en una rifa, un juego) to winC ‹afecto› to win; ‹amistad/confianza› to win, gain; ‹persona› to win … overha sabido ganarse el respeto de todos she has managed to win o earn everyone's respectsabe ganarse a los amigos he knows how to make friendsD(ser merecedor de): te has ganado unas buenas vacaciones you've earned yourself a good vacation ( AmE) o ( BrE) holidayte estás ganando una paliza you're going to get a good thrashing, you're asking for a good thrashingganarse algo a pulso to earn sthel ascenso se lo ha ganado a pulso he's really worked (hard) for o he's really earned this promotionganársela ( Esp fam): como no te calles te la vas a ganar if you don't shut up, you're going to get it o you're for it ( colloq)Egánate para acá come over here o come closer* * *
ganar ( conjugate ganar) verbo transitivo
1
◊ ¿qué ganas con eso? what do you gain by (doing) that?
2 ‹partido/guerra/premio› to win;
verbo intransitivo
ganarle a algn to beat sb;
nos ganaron por cuatro puntos they beat us by four pointsb) ( aventajar):
me gana en todo he beats me on every count;
salir ganando: salió ganando con el trato he did well out of the deal;
al final salí ganando in the end I came out of it better off
ganarse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn;◊ ganarse la vida to earn a/one's living
2 ( enf) ‹premio/apuesta› to win
3 ‹afecto/confianza› to win;◊ se ganó el respeto de todos she won o earned everyone's respect
4 ‹ descanso› to earn oneself;
ganar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un salario) to earn
2 (un premio) to win
3 (superar) to beat: le gana en estatura, she is taller than him
4 (al contrincante) to beat
5 (una cima, una orilla) to reach
ganar la cumbre, to reach the peak
II verbo intransitivo
1 (vencer) to win
2 (mejorar) improve: ganó en simpatía, she became more and more charming
ganas mucho cuando sonríes, you look nicer when you smile
' ganar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- actual
- baño
- contender
- flexibilizar
- llevar
- óptima
- óptimo
- peso
- probabilidad
- redoblar
- savia
- terrena
- terreno
- todavía
- chance
- expectativa
- hacer
- interés
- meta
- premio
- sensación
- tiempo
- tratar
- triunfar
- valer
English:
actual
- amateurish
- beat
- break
- bring in
- buck
- catch on
- chance
- close-run
- comfortably
- day
- default
- earn
- even
- exert
- fact
- fair
- fluke
- gain
- gain on
- gather
- get
- ground
- hand
- key
- killing
- make
- money
- one-upmanship
- optimistic
- outsider
- rig
- score
- speed
- take
- ultimate
- win
- case
- certainly
- clinch
- deliver
- expect
- height
- odds
- premium
- run
- stand
- toss
- yet
* * *♦ vt1. [premio, competición] to win;ganaron las elecciones they won the elections;ganó un millón en la lotería he won a million on the lottery2. [obtener] [sueldo, dinero] to earn;gana dos millones al año she earns o she's on two million a year;¿cuánto ganas? how much do you earn?3. [obtener] [peso, tiempo] to gain;ganar fama to achieve fame;ganar importancia to grow in importance;ganar terreno [avanzar] to gain ground;en tren ganas una hora you save an hour by taking the train;ganaron nuevos adeptos para la causa they won over new converts to the cause4. [conseguir]¿qué gano yo con eso? what's in it for me?, what do I stand to gain from that?;llorando no ganas nada it's no use crying, crying won't change anything5. [derrotar] to beat;te voy a ganar I'm going to beat you;RP Famganar de mano a alguien to beat sb to itme gana en hermosura pero no en inteligencia she's prettier than me, but not as intelligent;Fama tonto no hay quien le gane he's as thick as they come7. [alcanzar] to reach, to make it to;ganó la orilla a nado she made it to o gained the shore8. [conquistar] to take, to capture;los aliados ganaron la playa tras una dura batalla the Allies took o captured the beach after a hard battle♦ vi1. [vencer] to win;ganaron por penalties they won on penalties;ganan de cuatro puntos they're winning by four points, they're four points ahead;no es justo, te has dejado ganar it's not fair, you let me beat you o you lost on purpose;que gane el mejor may the best man win2. [lograr dinero] to earn money;Amganar bien to be well paid;ganar mal not to earn very much, to be badly paid;sólo gana para subsistir she earns only enough to live on;Famha ganado con el cambio de trabajo he has benefited from changing jobs;ganar en algo to gain in sth;ha ganado en amplitud [parece mayor] it looks bigger;hemos salido ganando con el cambio we've benefited from the change4. Urug Fam [con hombre, mujer]¿viste como te mira? estás ganando have you seen her looking at you? she fancies you o you're well in there* * *I v/t1 win;le gané cincuenta dólares I won fifty dollars off him;ganar a alguien beat s.o.II v/i2 ( vencer) win;ganar por dos sets a uno win (by) two sets to one3 ( mejorar) improve;salir ganando con algo be better off with sth4 ( aventajar):le gano en velocidad/inteligencia I’m faster/more intelligent than him o than he is* * *ganar vt1) : to win2) : to gainganar tiempo: to buy time3) : to earnganar dinero: to make money4) : to acquire, to obtainganar vi1) : to win2) : to profitsalir ganando: to come out ahead* * *ganar vb¿quién ganó el torneo? who won the tournament?2. (un sueldo) to earn¿cuánto ganas al mes? how much do you earn a month?4. (un trabajo) to get5. (superar a alguien) to be better -
4 erringen
v/t (unreg.) (Ansehen, Mehrheit, jemandes Vertrauen) gain, win; den Sieg erringen gain victory, win; einen Erfolg erringen be successful; den ersten Platz erringen take ( oder win) first place* * *to win* * *er|rịn|gen [ɛɐ'rɪŋən] ptp erru\#ngen [ɛɐ'rʊŋən]vt irregto gain, to win; den 3. Platz, Erfolg to gain, to achieve; Rekord to set* * *er·rin·gen *▪ etw \erringen to win sth [with a struggle]* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb gain < victory>; reach < first etc. place>; win < majority>; gain, win < somebody's trust>* * *erringen v/t (irr) (Ansehen, Mehrheit, jemandes Vertrauen) gain, win;den Sieg erringen gain victory, win;einen Erfolg erringen be successful;den ersten Platz erringen take ( oder win) first place* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb gain < victory>; reach <first etc. place>; win < majority>; gain, win < somebody's trust>* * *v.to get v.(§ p.,p.p.: got)or p.p.: gotten•)to score v. -
5 confianza
f.1 confidence.tengo confianza en que lo conseguirán I'm confident they'll achieve itconfianza en sí mismo self-confidence2 trust (fe).una marca de toda confianza a very reliable brand3 familiarity.amigo de confianza close o intimate friendtengo mucha confianza con él I am very close to himen confianza in confidencepuedes hablar con toda confianza you can talk quite freelyse toma demasiadas confianzas she's too familiar, she takes too many liberties4 sureness, confidence.5 self-confidence, assurance, confidence, self-assurance.* * *1 (seguridad) confidence2 (fe) trust3 (familiaridad) familiarity, intimacy4 (presunción) conceit\con toda confianza in all confidenceen confianza confidentially, in confidenceestar en confianza to be among friendstener confianza en uno mismo to be self-confidenttener mucha confianza con alguien to be on intimate terms with somebodytomarse (muchas) confianzas to take libertiestratar a alguien con confianza to treat somebody like a friend* * *noun f.1) trust2) confidence* * *SF1) (=credibilidad) confidenceese abogado tuyo no me inspira confianza — that lawyer of yours doesn't exactly fill me with confidence
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de confianza — [producto] reliableuna persona de confianza — (=competente) a reliable person; (=honrada) a trustworthy person
un producto de mi entera confianza — a product I have complete faith o confidence in
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defraudar la confianza de algn — to let sb down•
ganarse la confianza de algn — to win sb's confidence•
dar o conceder un margen de confianza a algn — to place one's trust in sb•
perder la confianza en algo/algn — to lose faith in sth/sb•
poner su confianza en algn — to put o place one's trust in sb•
preso de confianza — trusty•
puesto de confianza — position of responsibility•
recuperar la confianza de o en algo — to regain one's faith o confidence in sthhombre 1., 1), moción 1)•
tener confianza en algn — to have faith o confidence in sb2) (=seguridad) confidence•
dar confianza a algn — to give sb confidence, make sb confidentya no le duele el pie y eso le da más confianza al andar — her foot no longer hurts so she's more confident walking
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infundir confianza a algn — to inspire confidence in sb•
tener confianza en algo — to be confident of sthtener confianza en que... — to be confident that...
necesitas tener más confianza en ti mismo — you need to have more confidence in yourself, you need more self-confidence
3) (=amistad)no te preocupes porque estemos nosotros delante, que hay confianza — don't mind us, we're all friends here
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con confianza, te lo digo con toda confianza — I'm being completely open with you•
de confianza, puedes hablar delante de él, es de confianza — you can speak freely in front of him, he's a friendun amigo de confianza — a close friend, an intimate friend
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en confianza, (dicho sea) en confianza o hablando en confianza, no me fío nada de él — between you and me, I don't trust him at all•
tener confianza con algn — to be on close terms with sbdíselo tú, que tienes más confianza con ella — you tell her, you're closer to her
4) pl confianzas (=libertades)se toma demasiadas confianzas contigo — he takes too many liberties with you, he's a bit too familiar with you
¿qué confianzas son esas? — don't be so familiar!
* * *1) (fe) confidenceél/ella me inspira confianza — I feel I can trust him/her
confianza en alguien/algo — confidence in somebody/something
tengo plena confianza en que... — I'm quite confident that... o I have every confidence that...
había puesto toda mi confianza en él — I had put all my trust o faith in him
de confianza — < persona> trustworthy, reliable; < producto> reliable
2) (amistad, intimidad)tenemos mucha confianza — we are close friends, we know each other very well
3) confianzas femenino plural ( libertades)¿qué confianzas son ésas? — (fam) you've got some nerve! (colloq)
* * *= confidence, trust, reliance on, reliance.Ex. The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.Ex. The trust in computer systems rests on their ability to prove that their security mechanisms work as advertised and cannot be disabled.Ex. Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.Ex. Regardless of whether automation emancipates the library itself from reliance on cataloging data, we recognize our responsibility to meet the needs of libraries that cannot take advantage of the new technology.----* abuso de confianza = betrayal of trust, breach of trust.* amigo de confianza = intimate friend.* con confianza = confidently, with confidence, trustingly, trustfully.* con confianza en uno mismo = self-confident.* confianza del consumidor = consumer confidence.* confianza en la eficacia de uno mismo = self-efficacy.* confianza en uno mismo = self-confidence, assertiveness, self-efficacy, self-belief.* confianza mutua = mutual trust.* contar en confianza = confide.* con toda confianza = feel + free to.* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.* dar un voto de confianza = give + Nombre + some latitude.* decir con toda confianza = say in + full confidence.* decir en confianza = confide.* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.* depositar confianza = place + trust.* digno de confianza = trustworthy, creditable.* disminución de la confianza = sapping of confidence.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* fortalecer la confianza = bolster + confidence, boost + Posesivo + confidence.* ganar confianza en uno mismo = gain + confidence (with/in).* ganarse la confianza = earn + trust.* ganarse la confianza de = achieve + credibility with, gain + the confidence of, win + the confidence of.* hombre de confianza = henchman [henchmen, -pl.].* índice de confianza del consumidor = consumer confidence index.* indigno de confianza = untrustworthy.* inspirar confianza = inspire + trust, inspire + confidence, instil + confidence, instil + trust.* intervalo de confianza = confidence interval.* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.* margen de confianza = the benefit of the doubt.* mermar + Posesivo + confianza = sap + Posesivo + confidence.* minar la confianza en Uno mismo = undermine + self-confidence.* minar + Posesivo + confianza = undermine + Posesivo + confidence, erode + Posesivo + confidence, sap + Posesivo + confidence.* nivel de confianza = confidence level.* no digno de confianza = untrustworthy.* ocupar un puesto de confianza = be on the inside.* perder confianza = lose + confidence (in).* pérdida de confianza = sapping of confidence.* persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.* recibir la confianza (de Alguien) = receive + credibility.* recuperar la confianza = boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.* relación de confianza = trusting relationship.* voto de confianza = vote of confidence, public trust.* * *1) (fe) confidenceél/ella me inspira confianza — I feel I can trust him/her
confianza en alguien/algo — confidence in somebody/something
tengo plena confianza en que... — I'm quite confident that... o I have every confidence that...
había puesto toda mi confianza en él — I had put all my trust o faith in him
de confianza — < persona> trustworthy, reliable; < producto> reliable
2) (amistad, intimidad)tenemos mucha confianza — we are close friends, we know each other very well
3) confianzas femenino plural ( libertades)¿qué confianzas son ésas? — (fam) you've got some nerve! (colloq)
* * *= confidence, trust, reliance on, reliance.Ex: The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.
Ex: The trust in computer systems rests on their ability to prove that their security mechanisms work as advertised and cannot be disabled.Ex: Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.Ex: Regardless of whether automation emancipates the library itself from reliance on cataloging data, we recognize our responsibility to meet the needs of libraries that cannot take advantage of the new technology.* abuso de confianza = betrayal of trust, breach of trust.* amigo de confianza = intimate friend.* con confianza = confidently, with confidence, trustingly, trustfully.* con confianza en uno mismo = self-confident.* confianza del consumidor = consumer confidence.* confianza en la eficacia de uno mismo = self-efficacy.* confianza en uno mismo = self-confidence, assertiveness, self-efficacy, self-belief.* confianza mutua = mutual trust.* contar en confianza = confide.* con toda confianza = feel + free to.* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.* dar un voto de confianza = give + Nombre + some latitude.* decir con toda confianza = say in + full confidence.* decir en confianza = confide.* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.* depositar confianza = place + trust.* digno de confianza = trustworthy, creditable.* disminución de la confianza = sapping of confidence.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* fortalecer la confianza = bolster + confidence, boost + Posesivo + confidence.* ganar confianza en uno mismo = gain + confidence (with/in).* ganarse la confianza = earn + trust.* ganarse la confianza de = achieve + credibility with, gain + the confidence of, win + the confidence of.* hombre de confianza = henchman [henchmen, -pl.].* índice de confianza del consumidor = consumer confidence index.* indigno de confianza = untrustworthy.* inspirar confianza = inspire + trust, inspire + confidence, instil + confidence, instil + trust.* intervalo de confianza = confidence interval.* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.* margen de confianza = the benefit of the doubt.* mermar + Posesivo + confianza = sap + Posesivo + confidence.* minar la confianza en Uno mismo = undermine + self-confidence.* minar + Posesivo + confianza = undermine + Posesivo + confidence, erode + Posesivo + confidence, sap + Posesivo + confidence.* nivel de confianza = confidence level.* no digno de confianza = untrustworthy.* ocupar un puesto de confianza = be on the inside.* perder confianza = lose + confidence (in).* pérdida de confianza = sapping of confidence.* persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.* recibir la confianza (de Alguien) = receive + credibility.* recuperar la confianza = boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.* relación de confianza = trusting relationship.* voto de confianza = vote of confidence, public trust.* * *A (fe) confidenceun médico que me inspira confianza a doctor who I have faith in o who I trust, a doctor who inspires me with confidencesu actitud no despierta confianza her attitude does not inspire confidencelo considero digno de toda confianza he has my complete trustconfianza EN algn/algo confidence IN sb/sthtiene mucha confianza en sí misma she is very self-confident, she is full of confidence, she has plenty of self-confidencetengo plena confianza en que todo saldrá bien I have every confidence o I'm quite confident that it will all turn out wellhabía puesto toda mi confianza en él I had put all my trust o faith in himde confianza ‹persona› trustworthy, reliable, dependable;‹producto› reliableocupa un puesto de confianza en la compañía he has a position of trust within the companyquieren nombrar a alguien de su confianza they want to appoint someone they can trustB(amistad, intimidad): tenemos mucha confianza we are close friends, we know each other very welldíselo tú, yo no tengo tanta confianza con él you tell him, I don't know him as well as you dono les des tanta confianza a los alumnos don't let your pupils be so familiar with you, don't let your pupils take liberties with you like thatnada de ceremonias, estamos en confianza there's no need to stand on ceremony, things are pretty informal herepuedes hablar con franqueza, estamos en confianza you can speak your mind, you're among friendsunas copas nos hicieron entrar en confianza a few drinks helped us relax o set us all at our easees muy tímida y le cuesta entrar en confianza con la gente she is very shy and it takes her a while to open up with o feel confident with o feel at home with peoplete lo digo en confianza, pero no lo repitas I'm telling you in confidence, don't repeat ithablando en confianza, olía muy mal between you and me, it smelt awfulpuedes venir como estás, ellos son de confianza you can come as you are, they're people we know well o they're good friends(libertades): no le des tantas confianzas don't let him be so familiar with you, don't let him take liberties with you like that* * *
confianza sustantivo femenino
lo considero digno de toda confianza he has my complete trust;
confianza en algn/algo confidence in sb/sth;
tiene confianza en sí misma she is self-confident;
había puesto toda mi confianza en él I had put all my trust o faith in him;
de confianza ‹ persona› trustworthy, reliable;
‹ producto› reliable;
‹puesto/posición› of trust;
b) ( intimidad):
no les des tanta(s) confianza(s) don't let them be so familiar with you;
estamos en confianza we're among friends;
te lo digo en confianza I'm telling you in confidence;
tratar a algn con confianza to be friendly with sb
confianza
I sustantivo femenino
1 (fe, seguridad) confidence: tiene mucha confianza en sí mismo, he is very self-confident
2 (trato, intimidad) con María tengo confianza, I'm on very close terms with María
con él no tengo mucha confianza, I don't know him well enough
II confianzas fpl (familiaridad, atrevimiento) liberties: se toma demasiadas confianzas, she takes too many liberties
♦ Locuciones: de confianza, reliable
en confianza, (confidencialmente, con reserva) in confidence
(entre amigos) among friends
' confianza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abuso
- confiada
- confiado
- creer
- ganarse
- insegura
- inseguridad
- inseguro
- legal
- licencia
- rezumar
- seguridad
- seria
- serio
- tapado
- fe
- fiar
- ganar
- hombre
- infundir
- inspirar
- libertad
- recobrar
- recuperar
- seguro
- voto
English:
assurance
- authoritative
- belief
- breach
- complete
- confidence
- confidential
- dent
- depend
- diffidence
- erode
- erosion
- faith
- familiar
- implicit
- inside
- intact
- jauntily
- judgement
- judgment
- key
- melt away
- misplaced
- nerve
- ooze
- reliance
- reputable
- right-hand man
- safe
- safely
- sap
- self-assurance
- self-confidence
- self-doubt
- self-reliance
- shatter
- sure
- trust
- trusted
- trustworthy
- unreliable
- untrustworthy
- vote
- boost
- confident
- dependable
- gain
- reliable
- self
* * *confianza nftengo plena confianza en su trabajo I have the utmost confidence in her work;tengo confianza en que lo conseguirán I'm confident they'll achieve it;confianza en uno mismo self-confidence;no me inspira la más mínima confianza I have no confidence o faith in him whatsoever;deposito toda mi confianza en él I'm putting all my faith o trust in him2.[producto, servicio] reliable;de confianza [persona] trustworthy, reliable;uno de sus colaboradores de confianza one of his most trusted associates;una marca de toda confianza a very reliable brand3. [familiaridad] familiarity;amigo de confianza close o intimate friend;en confianza in confidence;te cuento todo esto en confianza I'm telling you all this in confidence;tengo mucha confianza con él I am very close to him;pregúntaselo tú, que tienes más confianza con él you ask him, you're closer to him;una cosa te voy a decir con toda confianza… let me be frank…;puedes hablar con toda confianza you can talk quite freely;entre nosotros hay confianza we're good friends;se toma demasiadas confianzas he's too familiar, he takes too many liberties;Famdonde hay confianza da asco familiarity breeds contempt* * *f1 confidence;confianza en sí mismo self-confidence2 ( amistad):de confianza persona trustworthy;amigo de confianza good friend;en confianza in confidence3:tomarse demasiadas confianzas take liberties* * *confianza nf1) : trustde poca confiaza: untrustworthy2) : confidence, self- confidence* * *1. (fe) trust2. (seguridad) confidence -
6 confiar
v.1 to confide (secreto).María confió su secreto Mary confided her secret.2 to be confident, to trust, to confide, to rely.Elsa confía a pesar de la prueba Elsa is confident despite the proof.3 to confide with, to entrust with.Ella confió a su hijo la misión She confided the mission with her son.4 to trust to.Ella confió llegar a tiempo She trusted to be there on time.* * *1 (tener fe) to trust (en, -), confide (en, in)2 (estar seguro) to be confident, trust3 (contar) to count (en, on), rely (en, on)■ confío en mi inteligencia para resolver el problema I am counting on my intelligence to solve the problem1 (depositar) to entrust2 (secretos, problemas, etc) to confide1 (entregarse) to entrust oneself2 (confesarse) to confide (a, in)3 (estar seguro) to be overconfident* * *verb1) to trust2) confide•* * *1.VT•
confiar algo a algn — [+ misión, tarea, cuidado, educación] to entrust sb with; [+ secreto, preocupaciones] to confide to sb; [+ voto] to give sbla aplicación del acuerdo se confiará a la ONU — the UN will be entrusted with o will be responsible for implementing the agreement
confió a sus hijos al cuidado de sus abuelos — he left his children in the care of their grandparents
2.VI•
confiar en algn/algo — to trust sb/sthno deberías confiar en su palabra — you shouldn't trust his word o what he says
confío plenamente en la justicia — I have complete faith o confidence in justice
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confiar en hacer algo, confiamos en poder ganar la partida — we are confident that we can win the game, we are confident of winning the game3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( tener fe)confiar en alguien/algo — to trust somebody/something
confiamos en su discreción — we rely o depend on your discretion
b) ( estar seguro)2.confiar en + inf/en que + subj: confiamos en poder llevarlo a cabo we are confident that we can do it; confiemos en que venga — let's hope she comes
confiar vta) < secreto> to confidesiempre me confía sus preocupaciones — she always tells me o confides in me about her worries
b) ( encomendar) <trabajo/responsabilidad> to entrust3.confiarse v prona) ( hacerse ilusiones) to be overconfidentno te confíes demasiado — don't get overconfident o too confident
b) (desahogarse, abrirse)* * *= consign, lodge.Ex. There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.Ex. The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.----* confiar Algo a Alguien = entrust [instrust].* confiar en = be sanguine about, trust (in), look to, count on, bank on, rely on/upon.* confiar en el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* confiar en que = be confident that.* confiarse demasiado = be lulled into a false sense of security, be lulled into a false sense of.* confiar un secreto = tell + a secret.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( tener fe)confiar en alguien/algo — to trust somebody/something
confiamos en su discreción — we rely o depend on your discretion
b) ( estar seguro)2.confiar en + inf/en que + subj: confiamos en poder llevarlo a cabo we are confident that we can do it; confiemos en que venga — let's hope she comes
confiar vta) < secreto> to confidesiempre me confía sus preocupaciones — she always tells me o confides in me about her worries
b) ( encomendar) <trabajo/responsabilidad> to entrust3.confiarse v prona) ( hacerse ilusiones) to be overconfidentno te confíes demasiado — don't get overconfident o too confident
b) (desahogarse, abrirse)* * *= consign, lodge.Ex: There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.
Ex: The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.* confiar Algo a Alguien = entrust [instrust].* confiar en = be sanguine about, trust (in), look to, count on, bank on, rely on/upon.* confiar en el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* confiar en que = be confident that.* confiarse demasiado = be lulled into a false sense of security, be lulled into a false sense of.* confiar un secreto = tell + a secret.* * *vi1 (tener fe) confiar EN algn/algo to trust sb/sthdebemos confiar en Dios we must trust (in) Godno confío en sus palabras I don't trust what she saysconfiamos en su discreción we rely o depend on your discretion, we rely o depend on you to be discreet2 (estar seguro) confiar EN algo to be confident OF sthel equipo confía en la victoria the team is confident of victoryconfiar EN + INF/ EN QUE + SUBJ:confiamos en poder llevarlo a cabo we are confident that we can do it o of being able to do itconfío en que todo salga bien I am confident that it will all turn out wellconfiemos en que llegue a tiempo let's hope she arrives in time■ confiarvt1 ‹secreto› to confidesiempre me confía sus preocupaciones she always tells me o confides in me about her worries, she always confides her worries to meme confió que pensaba huir she confided to me that she was planning to escape2 (encomendar) ‹trabajo/responsabilidad› to entrustle confiaron una misión difícil they entrusted him with a difficult missionconfió la educación de sus hijos a una institutriz he entrusted the education of his children to a governessconfíe el cuidado de su hogar a nuestros productos you can rely on o trust our products to care for your home1 (hacerse ilusiones) to be over-confidentno te confíes demasiado don't get overconfident o too confident2 (desahogarse, abrirse) confiarse A algn to confide IN sbno tiene a nadie a quien confiarse she doesn't have anyone to confide in3(depositar la confianza): confiarse EN algo to put one's trust IN sthse confió en sus manos she put her trust in him* * *
confiar ( conjugate confiar) verbo intransitivo
confiamos en su discreción we rely o depend on your discretionb) ( estar seguro) confiar en algo to be confident of sth;
confiamos en poder llevarlo a cabo we are confident that we can do it;
confiemos en que venga let's hope she comes
verbo transitivo confiarle algo a algn ‹ secreto› to confide sth to sb;
‹trabajo/responsabilidad› to entrust sb with sth
confiarse verbo pronominal
◊ no te confíes demasiado don't get overconfident o too confidentb) (desahogarse, abrirse) confiarse a algn to confide in sb
confiar
I verbo transitivo
1 (poner bajo la tutela) to entrust: le confié la educación de mi hija, I entrusted him with my daughter's education
2 (decir reservadamente) to confide
II verbo intransitivo (fiarse de) confiar en, to trust: no confío en ella, I don't trust her
(contar con) no confíes en su ayuda, don't count on his help
' confiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contar
- fiar
- prometerse
English:
anticipate
- commit
- confide
- entrust
- faith
- level-headed
- rely
- trust
- confident
- give
* * *♦ vt1. [secreto] to confide;me confió que estaba muy nervioso he confided to me that he was very nervouste confío el cuidado de las plantas I'm relying on you to look after the plants;le han confiado la dirección del partido he has been entrusted with the leadership of the party♦ vi[tener fe]confiar en to trust;confiar en la suerte to trust to luck;confía demasiado en los demás he is too trusting of others;no confío en sus intenciones I don't believe his intentions are honest;confiamos en el triunfo we are confident of winning;confío en que Dios nos ayudará I have faith o am confident that God will help us;confío en poder conseguirlo I am confident of being able to achieve it* * *I v/t1 secreto confide (a to)2:confiar algo a alguien entrust s.o. with sth, entrust sth to s.o.II v/i1 trust (en in)* * *confiar {85} vi: to have trust, to be trustingconfiar vt1) : to confide2) : to entrust* * *confiar vb1. (fiarse) to trust2. (estar seguro) to be confident / to be surepuedes confiar en mí you can count on me / you can rely on me4. (explicar) to confide -
7 creer
v.1 to believe.debe de ser bastante interesante — no creas,… it must be very interesting — far from it o don't you believe it,…2 to believe (estar convencido de).créeme, sólo quería ayudar believe me o honestly, I only wanted to help¡ya lo creo! of course!Ricardo cree en la reencarnación Richard believes in reincarnation.María cree todas sus mentiras Mary believes all his lies.Yo le creo a ella I believe her.3 to think.no creo, creo que no I don't think socreo que sí I think socreo que ha sido Sara I think it was Sara¡quién lo hubiera creído! who would have thought it!creer a alguien capaz de hacer algo to believe somebody to be capable of doing something4 to consider oneself to, to believe to.Creo estar preparado para ello I consider myself to be ready for that.* * *1 (dar por cierto) to believe2 (suponer, opinar) to think, suppose■ ¿y tú que crees? what do you think?3 (tener fe) to believe1 (tener fe) to believe1 (aceptar) to believe■ no me lo creo I don't believe it, I can't believe it2 (considerarse) to think■ ¿quién te has creído que eres? who do you think you are?\creer a ciencia cierta to be convincedcreer a ojos cerrados to believe blindlycreer a pies juntillas to firmly believe¡no creas! do you really think so?, I'm not so sureno vayas a creer que... don't go thinking that...¡que te crees tú eso! that's what you think!¡ya lo creo! of course!* * *verb1) to believe2) think* * *1. VI1) (=pensar)es de Madrid, según creo — I believe she's from Madrid
es difícil, no creas — it's hard enough, I can tell you
2)• creer en — to believe in
¿crees en los fantasmas? — do you believe in ghosts?
2. VT1) (=considerar cierto) to believecréame — believe me, take my word for it
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¡ya lo creo!, -¿quieres un café? -¡ya lo creo! — "do you want some coffee?" - "you bet!" *¡ya lo creo que está roto! — you bet it's broken!, it certainly is broken!
¿que yo voy a ir andando hasta el faro? ¡ya lo creo! — iró you think I'm going to walk all the way to the lighthouse? you must be joking! *
¿que tú no sabías lo del examen? ¡sí, sí, ya lo creo! — iró you didn't know about the exam? oh, sure you didn't! *
2) (=pensar) to thinkcreo que es sincera — I think she's sincere, I believe her to be sincere
no se vaya usted a creer que... — don't go thinking that..., I wouldn't want you to think that...
3) (=considerar) to thinklo creo mi deber — I think o consider it (to be) my duty
3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) (Relig) to believeb) (tener fe, confianza)creer en algo/alguien — to believe in something/somebody
c) (+ me/te/le etc) to believeno te puedo creer! — I don't o can't believe it!
2) (pensar, juzgar) to think¿estará en casa ahora? - no creo — will she be at home now? - I don't think so
él la quiere - ¿tú crees? — he loves her - do you think so?
ocurrió en 1965, según creo — I believe o understand it took place in 1965
no creas, es bastante difícil — believe me, it's quite hard
2.esto ya pasaba antes, no crea usted — this used to happen before as well, you know
creer vt1) ( dar por cierto) to believelo creas o no lo creas or aunque no lo creas — believe it or not
no (le) creas nada de lo que dice — don't believe a thing o a word he says
2) (pensar, juzgar) to thinkcreo que sí/creo que no — I think so/I don't think so
creo que no va a poder resolverlo — I don't believe o think she'll be able to sort it out
¿me crees tan estúpida? — do you really think I'm that stupid?
3.no creer que + subj: no creo que pueda resolverlo I doubt if o I don't think I'll be able to solve it; no creo/no puedo creer que lo haya hecho I don't/can't believe that he did it; no vaya a creer que es para él he might get the impression it's for him; creer + inf: creí oír un ruido I thought I heard a noise; creo recordar que... I seem to remember that...; creo haberlo visto antes — I think I've seen it before
creerse v pron1) (dar por cierto, figurarse)a) (enf) ( con ingenuidad) to believeb) ( con arrogancia) to think¿quién se creerá que es? — who does he think he is?
¿qué se habrán creído? — what do they take me (o us etc) for?
¿qué te crees, que soy tu criada? — what do you think I am, your maid or something?
se lo tiene muy creído — (Esp fam) he's very full of himself (colloq)
que te crees tú eso! or que te lo has creído! — (Esp fam) you must be kidding! (colloq)
2) (refl)a) ( considerarse)b) (CS fam) ( estimarse superior) to think one is special (o great etc)3) (Méx) ( fiarse)* * *= believe, feel, think, opine.Ex. The preferred citation order should be that order which is believed to match the approach of many users who can be expected to retrieve information on the topic.Ex. Some feel that the non-expressive nature of the notation limits the scheme's usefulness in computerised data bases.Ex. Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.Ex. Such techniques, she opined, emphasize production over people.----* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.* ¡como para creérselo! = Posesivo + famous last words.* créeme = take it from me.* creer a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.* creer adecuado = see + fit, think + fit.* creer en imposibilidades = believe in + impossibilities.* creer en lo imposible = believe in + the impossible.* creer necesario = feel + need for.* creer que estar bien = feel + right.* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.* creerse = make out to be.* creerse Dios = play + God.* creerse equivocadamente = lull + Nombre + into thinking.* creerse la salvación de = be god's gift to.* creérselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.* creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head, get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* creerse una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* hacer creer = lead to + believe, lull + Nombre + into thinking.* lo creas o no = believe it or not.* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.* no creerse Algo del todo = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.* según se cree = reputedly.* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) (Relig) to believeb) (tener fe, confianza)creer en algo/alguien — to believe in something/somebody
c) (+ me/te/le etc) to believeno te puedo creer! — I don't o can't believe it!
2) (pensar, juzgar) to think¿estará en casa ahora? - no creo — will she be at home now? - I don't think so
él la quiere - ¿tú crees? — he loves her - do you think so?
ocurrió en 1965, según creo — I believe o understand it took place in 1965
no creas, es bastante difícil — believe me, it's quite hard
2.esto ya pasaba antes, no crea usted — this used to happen before as well, you know
creer vt1) ( dar por cierto) to believelo creas o no lo creas or aunque no lo creas — believe it or not
no (le) creas nada de lo que dice — don't believe a thing o a word he says
2) (pensar, juzgar) to thinkcreo que sí/creo que no — I think so/I don't think so
creo que no va a poder resolverlo — I don't believe o think she'll be able to sort it out
¿me crees tan estúpida? — do you really think I'm that stupid?
3.no creer que + subj: no creo que pueda resolverlo I doubt if o I don't think I'll be able to solve it; no creo/no puedo creer que lo haya hecho I don't/can't believe that he did it; no vaya a creer que es para él he might get the impression it's for him; creer + inf: creí oír un ruido I thought I heard a noise; creo recordar que... I seem to remember that...; creo haberlo visto antes — I think I've seen it before
creerse v pron1) (dar por cierto, figurarse)a) (enf) ( con ingenuidad) to believeb) ( con arrogancia) to think¿quién se creerá que es? — who does he think he is?
¿qué se habrán creído? — what do they take me (o us etc) for?
¿qué te crees, que soy tu criada? — what do you think I am, your maid or something?
se lo tiene muy creído — (Esp fam) he's very full of himself (colloq)
que te crees tú eso! or que te lo has creído! — (Esp fam) you must be kidding! (colloq)
2) (refl)a) ( considerarse)b) (CS fam) ( estimarse superior) to think one is special (o great etc)3) (Méx) ( fiarse)* * *= believe, feel, think, opine.Ex: The preferred citation order should be that order which is believed to match the approach of many users who can be expected to retrieve information on the topic.
Ex: Some feel that the non-expressive nature of the notation limits the scheme's usefulness in computerised data bases.Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.Ex: Such techniques, she opined, emphasize production over people.* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.* ¡como para creérselo! = Posesivo + famous last words.* créeme = take it from me.* creer a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.* creer adecuado = see + fit, think + fit.* creer en imposibilidades = believe in + impossibilities.* creer en lo imposible = believe in + the impossible.* creer necesario = feel + need for.* creer que estar bien = feel + right.* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.* creerse = make out to be.* creerse Dios = play + God.* creerse equivocadamente = lull + Nombre + into thinking.* creerse la salvación de = be god's gift to.* creérselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.* creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head, get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* creerse una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* hacer creer = lead to + believe, lull + Nombre + into thinking.* lo creas o no = believe it or not.* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.* no creerse Algo del todo = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.* según se cree = reputedly.* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.* * *viA1 ( Relig) to believe2 (tener fe, confianza) creer EN algo/algn to believe IN sth/sbno creo en los fantasmas/el amor I don't believe in ghosts/loveél fue el único que creyó en nosotros he was the only one who believed in us o who had any faith in us3 (+ me/te/le etc) to believe¿y eso te dijo? ¡no te puedo creer! he said that to you? I don't o can't believe it!tú me crees, ¿verdad? you believe me, don't you?B (pensar, juzgar) to think¿estará en casa ahora? — no creo will she be at home now? — I don't think soesto lo terminamos mañana — ¿tú crees? we'll get this finished tomorrow — do you think so?ocurrió en 1965, según creo I believe o understand it took place in 1965es más difícil de lo que parece, no creas believe you me, it's harder than it looksesto ya pasaba antes, no crea usted this used to happen before as well, you know■ creervtA (dar por cierto) to believe¡quién lo hubiera creído! who would have believed it?hay que verlo para creerlo it has to be seen to be believedlo creas o no lo creas or aunque no lo creas believe it or notsi no lo veo no lo creo if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't have believed it¿que si lo voy a aceptar? ¡ya lo creo! am I going to accept it? of course I am! o ( colloq) you bet!no (le) creas nada de lo que dice don't believe a thing o a word he sayses una historia de no creer it's an unbelievable o incredible story¿tú puedes creer que ni siquiera me saludó? would o can you believe that he didn't even say hello to me?¡no lo puedo creer, nos han puesto otra multa! I don't believe it, we've got another ticket!¿se puede creer que a nadie se le haya ocurrido? can you believe that nobody has thought of it before?B (pensar, juzgar) to think¿ya ha terminado la reunión? — creo que sí/creo que no has the meeting finished yet? — I think so/I don't think socreo que va a llover I think it's going to raincreo que es mi deber ayudarlo I believe it's my duty to help him, I consider it my duty to help himquiero creer que se lo agradeciste I hope you thanked themno vayas a creer que a mí me resultó fácil don't get the impression that o don't think that it was easy for mese cree que el incendio fue provocado the fire is thought to have been started deliberatelyles hizo creer que estaba enfermo he made them think he was illcreo que no va a poder resolverlo I don't believe o think she'll be able to sort it outno creí necesario avisarte I did not think it necessary to let you knowno la creo capaz de semejante cosa I do not think she is capable of such a thing¿me crees tan estúpida? do you really think I'm that stupid?no creer QUE + SUBJ:no creo que pueda resolverlo I doubt if o I don't think I'll be able to solve itno creo/no puedo creer que lo haya hecho sin ayuda I don't/can't believe that he did it on his ownno creo que llueva I don't think it'll raincreer + INF:creí oír un ruido I thought I heard a noisecreo recordar que me dijiste que … I seem to remember you telling me that …creo haberlo visto antes pero no estoy segura I think I've seen it before but I'm not sure■ creerseA (dar por cierto, figurarse)1 ( enf) (con ingenuidad) to believeque no se crea que es tan fácil he shouldn't think it's so easyse cree todo lo que le dicen she believes everything she's toldno me creo nada de ti ( Esp); I don't believe a thing o word you say2 (con arrogancia) to think¿quién se creerá que es? who does he think he is?¿qué se habrán creído?, ofrecernos esa miseria what do they take us for, offering us such a pathetic amount?¿qué te crees, que soy tu criada? what do you think I am? your maid or something?se lo cree mucho or se lo tiene muy creído ( Esp fam); he's very full of himself ( colloq), he really fancies himself ( BrE colloq)B ( refl)1(considerarse): no me creo capaz de hacerlo I don't think I'm capable of doing itse cree el dueño del pueblo he thinks he owns the whole villagete crees muy listo ¿verdad? you think you're really clever, don't you?* * *
creer ( conjugate creer) verbo intransitivo
creer en algo/algn to believe in sth/sb;◊ ¿me crees? do you believe me?
◊ ¿tú crees? do you think so?;
no creo I don't think so;
no creas, es bastante difícil believe me, it's quite hard
verbo transitivo
aunque no lo creas believe it or not;
¡no lo puedo creer! I don't believe it!;
¡ya lo creo! of course!
◊ creo que sí/creo que no I think so/I don't think so;
creo que va a llover I think it's going to rain;
no la creo capaz I do not think she is capable;
se cree que el incendio fue provocado the fire is thought to have been started deliberately;
no lo creí necesario I didn't think it necessary;
no creo que pueda ir I doubt if o I don't think I'll be able to go;
creí oír un ruido I thought I heard a noise;
creo recordar que … I seem to remember that …
creerse verbo pronominal
¿quién se creerá que es? who does he think he is?
creer
I verbo transitivo
1 (suponer) to think: ¿crees que está implicado?, do you think he's involved?
creo que sí/no, I think so/don't think so
ya lo creo, of course
2 (tener fe, confianza) to believe: créeme, believe me
te creo, I believe you
II verbo intransitivo
1 Rel to believe [en, in]
cree en los marcianos, he believes in Martians
2 (tener confianza) to trust: mi padre cree en mí, my father trusts me
' creer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- adelante
- entender
- imaginar
- imposible
- machamartillo
- suponer
- temerse
- tragar
- creyera
- engañar
- hallar
- ir
- pensar
English:
belief
- believe
- believe in
- buy
- certain
- conceive
- credit
- deceive
- fancy
- lead to
- reason
- reckon
- see
- seeing
- swallow
- think
- trust
- disbelieve
- have
- impression
- suppose
* * *♦ vt1. [estar convencido de] to believe;no te creo I don't believe you;no creas nada de lo que te cuenten don't believe a word they say;créeme, sólo quería ayudar believe me o honestly, I only wanted to help;no puedo creer lo que ven mis ojos I can't believe my eyes;no puedo creer lo que estoy oyendo I can't believe my ears o what I'm hearing;hay que verlo para creerlo it has to be seen to be believed;creer algo a pies juntillas to believe sth blindly;ya lo creo: [m5]¡ya lo creo que iré! of course I'll go!, you bet I'll go!;Irónico¿nos puedes ayudar a subir el piano? – ¡ya lo creo! could you help us carry the piano upstairs? – oh sure, I'd just love to!2. [suponer, pensar] to think;creo que ha sido Sara I think it was Sara;creo que va a hacer calor I think it's going to be hot;creo que te equivocas I think you're mistaken;creo que está vivo I think he's alive, I believe him to be alive;¿crees que lo conseguiremos? do you think we'll achieve it?, do you expect us to achieve it?;creo que sí I think so;creo que no I don't think so;no creo que pueda ir contigo I don't think I can go with you;¿vendrás a la fiesta? – no creo are you going to the party? – I don't think so;creo no equivocarme I believe I'm right, I don't think I'm wrong;creí oír un llanto I thought I heard someone crying;creo recordar que no es la primera vez que lo hace I seem to remember it's not the first time she's done it;no te vayas a creer que soy siempre así don't think o imagine I'm always like this;no la creía tan simpática I didn't think she was so nice;¡quién lo hubiera creído! who would have thought it!;se llama Juan, creo he's called Juan, I think;están muy afectados, ¿no crees? they seem very upset, don't you think?3. [estimar] to think;le creo capaz I think he's competent;creer a alguien capaz de hacer algo to think sb is capable of doing sth♦ vino cree en la monarquía he doesn't believe in monarchy;mis hijos no creen en Papá Noel my children don't believe in Father Christmas;no cree, es ateo he's not a believer, he's an atheist;creo en tu honestidad I believe you're being honest;según creo to the best of my knowledge;debe ser bastante interesante – no creas,… it must be very interesting – far from it o don't you believe it,…* * *I v/i believe (en in);creer en Dios believe in Godhacer creer algo a alguien make s.o. think o believe sth;no creo que esté aquí I don’t think he’s here;eso no te lo crees ni tú fam you must be nuts! fam ;¡quién iba a creerlo! who would have believed it!;¡ya lo creo! fam you bet! fam* * *creer {20} v1) : to believe2) : to suppose, to thinkcreo que sí: I think so* * *creer vb1. (en general) to believe¿crees en Dios? do you believe in God? -
8 vouloir
vouloir [vulwaʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 311. <a. to want• qu'est-ce qu'ils veulent maintenant ? what do they want now?• je ne veux pas qu'il se croie obligé de... I don't want him to feel he has to...• que lui voulez-vous ? what do you want with him?• qu'est-ce qu'il me veut, celui-là ? (inf) what does he want from me?• s'il voulait, il pourrait être ministre if he wanted to, he could be a minister• que voulez-vous de moi ? what do you want from me?• j'en veux 1 000 € I want 1,000 euros for it(PROV) vouloir, c'est pouvoir(PROV) quand on veut, on peut(PROV) where there's a will there's a way• vouloir que qn fasse qch/que qch se fasse to want sb to do sth/sth to be doneb. ( = désirer, souhaiter) voulez-vous à boire ? would you like something to drink?• je voulais vous dire... I meant to tell you...• il voulait partir hier mais... he intended to leave yesterday but...• ça te dirait d'aller à la mer ? -- je veux ! (inf!) would you like to go to the seaside? -- that would be great! (inf)• ça va comme tu veux ? (inf) is everything all right?• bon, comme tu voudras all right, have it your own way• oui, si on veut ( = dans un sens, d'un côté) yes, if you like• est-ce que tu en veux ? [+ gâteau] would you like some?► que veux-tu ?• que veux-tu, c'est comme ça, on n'y peut rien what can you do? that's the way it is and there's nothing we can do about it• que veux-tu que je te dise ? j'ai perdu what do you want me to say? I lost• je voudrais bien voir ça ! I'd like to see that!d. ( = consentir à) ils ne voulurent pas nous recevoir they wouldn't see us• je veux bien le faire (s'il le faut vraiment) I don't mind doing it ; (enthousiaste) I'm happy to do it• je veux bien qu'il vienne (s'il le faut vraiment) I don't mind if he comes ; (il n'y a pas d'inconvénient) I'm quite happy for him to come• tu veux bien leur dire que... would you please tell them that...• encore un peu de thé ? -- je veux bien more tea? -- yes, please• nous en parlerons plus tard, si vous le voulez bien we'll talk about it later, if you don't minde. (formules de politesse) voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance or l'amabilité de... would you be so kind as to...• voudriez-vous fermer la fenêtre ? would you mind closing the window?• si vous voulez bien me suivre this way, pleasef. (ordre) veux-tu te taire ! will you be quiet!g. ( = essayer de) to tryh. ( = s'attendre à) to expect• comment voulez-vous que je sache ? how should I know?• avec 1 000 € par mois, comment veux-tu qu'elle s'en sorte ? how do you expect her to manage on 1,000 euros a month?• que voulez-vous qu'on y fasse ? what do you expect us (or them etc) to do about it?i. ( = affirmer) to claim• une philosophie qui veut que l'homme soit... a philosophy which claims that man is...j. ( = requérir) to require• l'usage veut que... custom requires that...k. ( = faire) [destin, sort] le hasard voulut que... as luck would have it...l. (locutions)• il m'en veut beaucoup d'avoir fait cela he holds a tremendous grudge against me for having done that• tu ne m'en veux pas ? no hard feelings?• qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? what does this mean?2. <• vouloir de qn/qch to want sb/sth3. <4. <* * *
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1. vulwaʀ1) ( exiger) to wantqu'est-ce qu'ils nous veulent (colloq) encore? — what do they want now?
2) (désirer, souhaiter)que veux-tu boire? — what do you want to drink?; ( plus poli) what would you like to drink?
je comprends très bien que tu ne veuilles pas répondre — I can quite understand that you may not wish to reply
il ne suffit pas de vouloir, il faut encore pouvoir — wishing is not enough
tu veux que je te dise, c'est un escroc — I hate to say it, but he is a crook
sans le vouloir — [bousculer, révéler] by accident; [se retrouver] accidentally
‘qu'est-ce qu'on fait ce soir?’ - ‘comme tu veux or voudras’ — ‘what shall we do tonight?’ - ‘whatever you like, it's up to you’
tu ne veux/voudrais pas me faire croire que — you're not telling/trying to tell me that
après ce qu'il a fait, tu voudrais que je lui fasse confiance? — do you expect me to trust him after what he's done?
que veux-tu, on n'y peut rien! — what can you do, it's hopeless!
j'aurais voulu t'y voir! — (colloq) I'd like to have seen you in the same position!
3) ( accepter)voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance de faire — fml would you be so kind as to do
voulez-vous répéter votre question, s'il vous plaît — would you repeat your question please
veuillez patienter — ( au téléphone) please hold the line
elle veut bien prendre ce poste à condition d'être mieux payée — she's happy to take the job on condition that she's paid more
je veux bien qu'il soit malade mais — I know he's ill, but
‘ce n'est pas cher/difficile’ - ‘si on veut!’ — ‘it's not expensive/difficult’ - ‘or so you say!’
4) ( signifier)qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? — ( signification) what does that mean?; ( attitude) what's all this about?
5) ( prétendre)on a voulu voir en lui un pionnier de l'architecture — people tended to see him as a pioneering architect
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en vouloir verbe transitif indirect1) (colloq) ( être déterminé)il réussira, il en veut! — he wants to get on, and he'll succeed!
2) ( garder rancune)3) ( avoir des vues sur)
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se vouloir verbe pronominal1) ( prétendre être) [personne] to like to think of oneself as; [ouvrage, théorie, méthode] to be meant to be2) ( chercher à être) to try to be3) ( se reprocher)je m'en serais voulu de ne pas vous avoir prévenu — I would never have forgiven myself if I hadn't warned you
••vouloir c'est pouvoir — Proverbe where there's a will there's a way
II vulwaʀnom masculin Philosophie will* * *vulwaʀ1. vt1) (= exiger, désirer) to wantElle veut un vélo pour Noël. — She wants a bike for Christmas.
Elle en veux trois. — She wants three of them.
Je ne veux pas de dessert. — I don't want any pudding.
Il ne veut pas venir. — He doesn't want to come.
Voulez-vous du thé? — Would you like some tea?, Do you want some tea?
Je voudrais ceci. — I would like this one.
Je voudrais faire... — I would like to do...
On va au cinéma? - Si tu veux. — Shall we go to the cinema? - If you like.
sans le vouloir (= involontairement) — without meaning to, unintentionally
Je l'ai vexé sans le vouloir. — I upset him without meaning to.
2) [destin, circonstances]le hasard a voulu que... — as fate would have it,...
la tradition veut que... — Tradition has it that...
4) (= consentir)je veux bien (bonne volonté) — I'll be happy to, (concession) fair enough, that's fine, (en acceptant une proposition) I'd love to
Je veux bien le faire à ta place si ça t'arrange. — I don't mind doing it for you if you prefer.
Voulez-vous une tasse de thé? - Je veux bien. — Would you like a cup of tea? - Yes please.
5)en vouloir à qn (rancune) — to be angry at sb, to bear sb a grudge
Il m'en veut de ne pas l'avoir invité à mon anniversaire. — He's angry at me for not inviting him to my birthday party.
6)Il en veut à mon argent. — He's after my money.
oui, si on veut (= en quelque sorte) — yes, if you like
en vouloir (= être ambitieux) — to want to get on in life
vouloir de (= être prêt à accepter) — to want
La compagnie ne veut plus de lui. — The firm doesn't want him any more.
Elle ne veut pas de son aide. — She doesn't want his help.
mais enfin, qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? — what's all this about then?
2. nmle bon vouloir de qn — sb's goodwill, sb's pleasure
* * *vouloir verb table: vouloirA nm Philos will; bon vouloir goodwill; dépendre du bon vouloir de qn to depend on sb's goodwill; attendre le bon vouloir de qn to wait at sb's pleasure sout.B vtr1 ( exiger) to want; je veux une voiture/une nouvelle secrétaire I want a car/a new secretary; elle veut partir/que tout soit fini avant 8 heures she wants to leave/everything finished by 8 o'clock; que voulez-vous d'elle? what do you want from her?; qu'est-ce qu'ils nous veulent○ encore? what more do they want of us?; il vend sa voiture, il en veut 3 000 euros he's selling his car, he wants 3,000 euros for it; comme le veut la loi/la coutume as the law/custom demands; le règlement voudrait que tu portes une cravate you're normally required to wear a tie; ⇒ fin;2 (désirer, souhaiter) que veux-tu boire/pour Noël? what do you want to drink/for Christmas?; ( plus poli) what would you like to drink/for Christmas?; comme tu veux or voudras as you wish; je voudrais un kilo de poires/vous parler en privé I'd like a kilo of pears/to speak to you in private; je comprends très bien que tu ne veuilles pas répondre I can quite understand that you may not wish to reply; tu vois que tu y arrives quand tu (le) veux you see you can do it when you really want to; il ne suffit pas de vouloir, il faut encore pouvoir wishing is not enough; ce n'était pas si difficile que ça, il suffisait de vouloir it wasn't that difficult, all you needed was the will to do it; elle veut/voudrait être astronaute she wants/would like to be an astronaut; je ne veux pas d'elle comme secrétaire I don't want her as a secretary; je ne veux pas de ce tableau dans ma chambre I don't want that picture in my room; je n'en veux pas, de ton argent! I don't want your money!; elle veut ton bonheur or que tu sois heureux she wants you to be happy; je voudrais bien rester/vous aider, mais I would like to stay/to help you, but; ils auraient bien voulu participer à la réunion d'hier they would have liked to have taken part in yesterday's meeting; je voudrais bien qu'on finisse avant la nuit I would like us to finish before tonight; nous aurions également voulu ajouter que we would also have liked to add that; je voulais vous dire que I wanted to tell you that; on dira ce qu'on voudra, c'était moins pollué avant they can say what they like, it was less polluted before; tu veux que je te dise? ton guide, c'est un escroc I hate to say it, but the guide is a crook; je ne voudrais pas vous déranger I don't want to put you out; sans vouloir te vexer, ton chapeau est un peu voyant without wanting to sound rude, your hat is a bit garish; sans le vouloir [bousculer, révéler] by accident; [se retrouver] accidentally; il m'a fait mal sans le vouloir he hurt me unintentionally ou without meaning to; viens quand tu veux come whenever you want ou like; fais comme tu veux, mais ne me dérange pas tout le temps! do what you like ou want, but don't keep bothering me all the time!; ‘qu'est-ce qu'on fait ce soir?’-‘comme tu veux or voudras’ ‘what shall we do tonight?’-‘whatever you like, it's up to you’; que tu le veuilles ou non whether you like it or not; elle fait ce qu'elle veut de son mari she twists her husband around her little finger; elle fait ce qu'elle veut de ses mains she can do anything with her hands; je ne vous veux aucun mal I don't wish you any harm; tu ne veux/voudrais pas me faire croire que you're not telling/trying to tell me that; après ce qu'il a fait, tu voudrais que je lui fasse confiance? do you expect me to trust him after what he's done?; comment voulez-vous qu'on travaille dans ces conditions? how do you expect people to work in these conditions?; que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want ou expect me to do about it?; que veux-tu que je te dise? c'est de ta faute! what do you expect me to say? it's your fault!; comment veux-tu qu'elle résiste? how could she resist?; comment veux-tu que je le sache? how should I know?; pourquoi voudrais-tu qu'il refuse? why should he refuse?; c'est la vie, que voulez-vous! what can you do, that's life!; que veux-tu, on n'y peut rien! what can you do, it's hopeless!; j'aurais voulu t'y voir○! I'd like to have seen you in the same position!; tu l'auras voulu! it'll be all your own fault!; ⇒ beurre, peau, voilà;3 ( accepter) voulez-vous (bien) fermer la fenêtre/me prêter votre stylo? would you mind closing the window/lending me your pen?; vous voudrez bien renvoyer le formulaire please return the form; tu voudras bien leur transmettre ce message will you please give them this message; voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance de faire fml would you be so kind as to do; demander à or prier qn de bien vouloir faire fml to ask sb to be so kind as to do, to ask sb kindly to do sout; on voudra bien se référer aux ouvrages suivants please refer to the following works; voudrais-tu aller m'acheter le journal, s'il te plaît would you go and buy me the paper, please; voulez-vous or veuillez répéter votre question, s'il vous plaît would you repeat your question please; veuillez patienter ( au téléphone) please hold the line; si vous le voulez bien, nous commencerons sans lui if you don't mind, we'll start without him; si vous voulez bien me suivre if you'd like to follow me; si vous voulez bien de moi comme quatrième au bridge if you'll have me as a fourth at bridge; veux-tu (bien) te taire! will you (please) be quiet!; ils ont bien voulu nous prêter leur voiture they were kind enough to lend us their car; elle a bien voulu leur accorder une entrevue she was kind enough to grant them an interview; nous vous remercions d'avoir bien voulu faire thank you for doing; elle n'a pas voulu signer she would not sign; le bois ne veut pas brûler the wood won't burn; le moteur ne veut pas partir the engine won't start; ma blessure ne veut pas guérir my wound won't heal; tout le monde attendait qu'elle veuille (bien) se montrer everyone was waiting for her to put in an appearance; elle veut bien prendre ce poste à condition d'être mieux payée she's happy to take the job on condition that she's paid more; je veux bien te croire I'm quite prepared to believe you; ( plus réticent) I'd like to believe you; si l'on veut bien admettre/se rappeler que if one accepts/remembers that; il était mieux informé (des faits) qu'il ne veut bien le dire he knew more about it than he's prepared to admit; je veux bien croire que la vie est dure, mais I know life is hard, but; je veux bien qu'il soit malade/qu'ils fassent grève, mais I know he's ill/they're on strike, but; ‘ça s'est bien passé?’-‘si on veut’ ‘did it go well?’-‘so-so○’; ‘ce n'est pas cher/difficile’-‘si on veut!’ ‘it's not expensive/difficult’-‘or so you say!’; ‘c'était plus confortable avant!’-‘si tu veux, mais’ ‘it was more comfortable before!’-‘maybe, but’;4 ( signifier) vouloir dire to mean; que veux-tu dire? what do you mean?; qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? ( signification) what does that mean?; ( attitude) what's all this about?; pour moi, ça ne veut rien dire it means nothing to me; et alors, ça veut dire quoi de bousculer les gens comme ça○? hey, what do you mean by pushing people like that?; ça veut tout simplement dire qu'on va payer plus d'impôts it simply means we're going to pay higher taxes; que voulez-vous dire par là? what (exactly) do you mean by that?; tu ne veux pas dire qu'il est médecin? you don't mean to tell me he's a doctor ?; ça voudrait dire tout refaire that would mean doing everything all over again;5 ( prétendre) la légende veut que legend has it that; comme le veut la légende/tradition as legend/tradition has it; leur théorie veut que according to their theory; on a voulu voir en lui un pionnier de l'architecture people tended to see him as a pioneering architect.C en vouloir vtr ind1 ○( être déterminé) to want to get on; il réussira, il en veut! he wants to get on, and he'll succeed!; ce sont de bons élèves/soldats, et qui en veulent they are good students/soldiers who want to get on;2 ( garder rancune) en vouloir à qn to bear a grudge against sb; je leur en veux de m'avoir trompé I hold it against them for not being honest with me; ne m 'en veux pas si je remets notre rendez-vous please forgive me if I put off our meeting;3 ( avoir des vues sur) en vouloir à qch to be after sth; elle en veut à notre fortune she's after our money.D se vouloir vpr1 ( prétendre être) [personne] to like to think of oneself as; [ouvrage, théorie, méthode] to be meant to be; ils se veulent pacifistes/rassurants they like to think of themselves as pacifists/as being reassuring; mon livre se veut objectif/à la portée de tous my book is meant to be objective/accessible to all;2 ( chercher à être) to try to be; les dirigeants se sont voulus conciliants the leaders tried to be conciliatory;3 ( se reprocher) s'en vouloir to be cross with oneself; s'en vouloir de to regret; je m'en veux d'avoir été si dur avec elle/de ne pas l'avoir écoutée I really regret being so hard on her/not listening to her; je m'en serais voulu de ne pas vous avoir prévenu I would never have forgiven myself if I hadn't warned you; il ne faut pas vous en vouloir, ce n'était pas de votre faute! you mustn't blame yourself, it wasn't your fault!vouloir c'est pouvoir Prov, quand on veut, on peut where there's a will there's a way; je veux○! you bet○!I[vulwar] nom masculinII[vulwar] verbe transitifA.[AVOIR POUR BUT]1. [être décidé à obtenir] to wantje le ferai, que tu le veuilles ou non I'll do it, whether you like it or notquand elle veut quelque chose, elle le veut! when she's decided she wants something, she's determined (to get it)!lui, j'en fais (tout) ce que je veux I've got him eating out of my handelle veut récupérer son enfant/être reçue par le ministre she's determined to get her child back/that the Minister should see herarrangez-vous comme vous voulez, mais je veux être livré demain I don't mind how you do it but I insist the goods are delivered tomorrowje ne veux pas entendre parler de ça! I won't hear of it ou such a thing!à ton âge, pourquoi vouloir faire le jeune homme? at your age, why do you try to act like a young man?que veux-tu de moi?, qu'est-ce que tu me veux? what do you want from me?quand tu veux, tu fais très bien la cuisine you can cook beautifully when you put your mind to itvouloir, c'est pouvoir (proverbe) , quand on veut, on peut where there's a will, there's a way (proverbe)2. [prétendre - suj: personne] to claim3. [avoir l'intention de]vouloir faire quelque chose to want ou to intend ou to mean to do somethingsans vouloir me mêler de tes affaires/te contredire... I don't want to interfere/to contradict you but...je l'ai vexé sans le vouloir I offended him unintentionally ou without meaning toje ne voudrais surtout pas t'empêcher de voir ton match! I wouldn't dream of preventing you from watching the match!vouloir dire: il ne s'est pas ennuyé ce soir-là — que veux-tu dire par là? he had some fun that night — what do you mean by that ou what are you getting at?vous voulez dire qu'on l'a tuée? do you mean ou are you suggesting (that) she was killed?4. [essayer de]vouloir faire to want ou to try to doen voulant la sauver, il s'est noyé he drowned in his attempt ou trying to rescue her5. [s'attendre à] to expecttu voudrais peut-être aussi que je te remercie! you don't expect to be thanked into the bargain, do you?que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want me to do about it?, what can I do about it?que voulez-vous que je vous dise? what can I say?, what do you want me to say?6. (familier) [sexuellement] to wantB.[PRÉFÉRER, SOUHAITER]jus d'ananas ou d'orange? — ce que tu veux! pineapple or orange juice? — whatever ou I don't mind!on prend ma voiture ou la tienne? — c'est comme tu veux shall we take my car or yours? — as you wish ou please ou likeje pourrai revenir? — bien sûr, quand vous voulez! may I come again? — of course, any time ou whenever you want!tu peux dessiner une maison si tu veux you could draw a house, if you liketu l'as ou l'auras voulu! you asked for it!2. [dans une suggestion] to wantveux-tu de l'aide? do you want ou would you like some help?voudriez-vous vous joindre à nous? would you care ou like to join us?3. [dans un souhait]j'aurais tellement voulu être avec vous I'd have so much liked ou loved to have been with youquand tu me parles, je te voudrais un autre ton (soutenu) please don't use that tone when you're talking to mealler au match sans avoir rangé ta chambre, je voudrais bien voir ça! (ironique) whatever gave you the idea (that) you could go to the match without tidying up your room first?4. [dans une demande polie]veuillez avoir l'obligeance de... would you kindly ou please...veuillez vous retirer, Marie you may go now, Marievoudriez-vous avoir l'amabilité de me prêter votre crayon? would you be so kind as to lend me your pencil?je vous serais reconnaissant de bien vouloir m'envoyer votre brochure I should be glad to receive your brochure5. [dans un rappel à l'ordre]ne m'interromps pas, tu veux!, veuille bien ne pas m'interrompre! will you please not interrupt me?, would you mind not interrupting me?un peu de respect, tu veux (bien) a bit less cheek, if you don't mind!C.[SUJET: CHOSE]1. [se prêter à, être en état de]2. [exiger] to requirela tradition voulait que... it was a tradition that...la dignité de notre profession veut que... the dignity of our profession demands that...[prétendre]3. [déterminer - suj: destin, hasard, malheur]la chance a voulu que... as luck would have it...le calendrier a voulu que cela tombe un lundi it fell on a Monday, as it so happened4. [s'efforcer de]le décor veut évoquer une ferme normande the decor strives ou tries to suggest a Normandy farmhouse5.a. [avoir comme sens propre] to meanb. [avoir comme implication] to mean, to suggestje me demande ce que veut dire ce changement d'attitude I wonder what the meaning of this turn-around is ou what this turn-around meansça veut bien dire ce que ça veut dire! it's clear ou plain enough!tu vas m'obéir, non mais, qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? (familier) for goodness's sake will you do as I say!D.[LOCUTIONS] [consenti, accepter]bien vouloir: bien vouloir faire quelque chose to be willing ou to be prepared ou to be quite happy to do somethingje veux bien être patient, mais il y a des limites! I can be patient, but there are limits!un petit café? — oui, je veux bien fancy a coffee? — yes pleasepoussons jusqu'à la prochaine ville — moi je veux bien, mais il est tard! let's go on to the next town — I don't mind, but it is late!bien vouloir [admettre]: je veux bien qu'il y ait des restrictions budgétaires mais... I understand (that) there are cuts in the budget but...je veux bien avoir des défauts, mais pas celui-là granted, I have some shortcomings, but that isn't one of themil a dit nous avoir soutenus, moi je veux bien, mais le résultat est là! he said he supported us, OK ou and that may be so, but look at the result!j'accepte ses humeurs, que veux-tu! I (just) put up with his moods, what can I do?si tu veux, si vous voulez more or less, if you like————————vouloir de verbe plus préposition1. [être prêt à accepter]vouloir de quelqu'un/quelque chose to want somebody/something2. (locution)a. [elle a de l'ambition] she wants to make it ou to winb. [elle a de l'application] she's dead keenil faut en vouloir pour réapprendre à marcher you need a lot of determination to learn to walk againen vouloir à quelqu'un [éprouver de la rancune] to bear ou to have a grudge against somebodyje ne l'ai pas fait exprès, ne m'en veux pas I didn't do it on purpose, don't be cross with medécidément, ton chien m'en veut your dog's definitely got something against meen vouloir à quelque chose [vouloir le détruire] to seek to damage somethingqui peut en vouloir à ma vie/réputation? who could wish me dead/would want to damage my reputation?————————se vouloir verbe pronominal intransitifle livre se veut une satire de l'aristocratie allemande the book claims ou is supposed to be a satire on the German aristocracy————————s'en vouloir verbe pronominal(emploi réfléchi) to be angry ou annoyed with oneself————————s'en vouloir verbe pronominalen veux-tu en voilà locution adverbiale(familier) [en abondance]————————si l'on veut locution adverbiale1. [approximativement] if you like2. [pour exprimer une réserve]il est fidèle... si l'on veut! he's faithful... after a fashion! -
9 calle
intj.you don't say, how extraordinary, what do you know.f.1 street, road.¿qué se opina en la calle? what does the man in the street think?el lenguaje de la calle everyday languagecalle arriba/abajo up/down the streetcalle de dirección única one-way streetcalle mayor main streetcalle peatonal pedestrian precinctcalle principal main street2 lane (en atletismo, natación). (peninsular Spanish)3 terrace.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: callar.* * *1 street, road2 DEPORTE lane\doblar la calle to turn the cornerechar a alguien de patitas en la calle to throw somebody out, kick somebody outechar/tirar por la calle de en medio figurado to go ahead regardless/take the middle coursehacer la calle (prostituta) to walk the streetsllevar a alguien por la calle de la amargura to give somebody a tough time* * *noun f.street, road* * *SF1) (=vía pública) street; [con más tráfico] road- se los lleva a todos de calle- llevar o traer a algn por la calle de la amarguracalle cerrada Ven, Col, Méx —
calle ciega Ven, Col —
calle cortada — Cono Sur dead end, dead-end street, cul-de-sac
calle de sentido único, calle de una mano Cono Sur —
calle de un solo sentido — Chile one-way street
calle peatonal — pedestrianized street, pedestrian street
aplanar 1., 1), cabo 2)calle sin salida — cul-de-sac, dead end, dead end street
2) (=no casa)a)• la calle, he estado todo el día en la calle — I've been out all day
se sentaba en la calle a ver pasar a la gente — he used to sit out in the street o outside watching the people go by
a los dos días de su detención ya estaba otra vez en la calle — two days after his arrest he was back on the streets again
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irse a la calle — to go out, go outside¡iros a la calle a jugar! — go and play outside!
llevo varios días sin salir a la calle — I haven't been out of the house o outside for several days
- coger la calle- poner a algn de patitas en la calleb)• de calle, ropa de calle — (=no de estar en casa) clothes for wearing outside the house ; (=no de gala) everyday clothes pl
iba vestido de calle — (Mil) he was wearing civilian clothes, he was wearing civvies *
3)la calle — (=gente) the public
4) (Natación, Atletismo) lane; (Golf) fairway5) (Aer)calle de rodadura, calle de rodaje — taxiway
* * *1)a) (camino, vía) streetesa calle no tiene salida — that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead end
b) ( en sentido más amplio)de calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dress; aplanar calles (AmL fam) to loaf around; echar a alguien a la calle to throw somebody out (on the street); echarse or salir a la calle to take to the streets; echar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle course; en la calle <estar/quedar> ( en la ruina) penniless; ( sin vivienda) homeless; ( sin trabajo) out of work; hacer la calle (fam) to work the streets (colloq); llevarse a alguien de calle (fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him (colloq); llevar or traer a alguien por la calle de la amargura — (fam) to make somebody's life a misery (colloq)
2) (Esp) (en atletismo, natación) lane; ( en golf) fairway* * *= street, thoroughfare, fairway.Nota: Usado en los campos de golf.Ex. Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.Ex. Information kiosks are located in public thoroughfares, shopping malls, airports and railway stations.Ex. A selected fairway on each golf course was equipped with water meters to assess irrigation volumes on a bimonthly basis.----* abarrotar las calles = come out in + force, be out in force.* accidente en la calle = street accident.* aglomerar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* calle comercial = shopping mile.* calle de natación = swim lane.* calle de rodadura = taxiway.* calle de rodaje = taxiway.* calle de tiendas = shopping street.* calle estrecha = lane.* calle mayor, la = main street, the.* calle peatonal = pedestrian street.* calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.* criado en la calle = street-smart.* curtido en la calle = street-smart.* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.* diagrama de calles de natación = swim lane diagram.* directorio comercial por calles = street directory.* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.* en la calle = out-of-home.* esquina de una calle = street corner.* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].* hombre de la calle = layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson].* hombre de la calle, el = common man, the, man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.* lanzarse a la calle = take to + the streets.* lenguaje de la calle = street slang.* llenar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.* niño de la calle = waif.* nivel de la calle = road-level.* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.* poner en la calle = evict.* recogida en la calle = kerbside collection, curbside collection.* recorrer las calles = pound + the streets.* ropa de calle = street clothes.* salir a la calle = go out, hit + the streets.* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.* situado a nivel de la calle = ground-floor.* situado en la calle comercial = shop-front [shopfront] .* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.* trabajar como prostituta en la calle = work + the streets.* vagancia en las calles = loitering.* vivir en la calle = take to + the road.* zapato de calle = walking shoe.* * *1)a) (camino, vía) streetesa calle no tiene salida — that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead end
b) ( en sentido más amplio)de calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dress; aplanar calles (AmL fam) to loaf around; echar a alguien a la calle to throw somebody out (on the street); echarse or salir a la calle to take to the streets; echar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle course; en la calle <estar/quedar> ( en la ruina) penniless; ( sin vivienda) homeless; ( sin trabajo) out of work; hacer la calle (fam) to work the streets (colloq); llevarse a alguien de calle (fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him (colloq); llevar or traer a alguien por la calle de la amargura — (fam) to make somebody's life a misery (colloq)
2) (Esp) (en atletismo, natación) lane; ( en golf) fairway* * *= street, thoroughfare, fairway.Nota: Usado en los campos de golf.Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
Ex: Information kiosks are located in public thoroughfares, shopping malls, airports and railway stations.Ex: A selected fairway on each golf course was equipped with water meters to assess irrigation volumes on a bimonthly basis.* abarrotar las calles = come out in + force, be out in force.* accidente en la calle = street accident.* aglomerar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* calle comercial = shopping mile.* calle de natación = swim lane.* calle de rodadura = taxiway.* calle de rodaje = taxiway.* calle de tiendas = shopping street.* calle estrecha = lane.* calle mayor, la = main street, the.* calle peatonal = pedestrian street.* calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.* criado en la calle = street-smart.* curtido en la calle = street-smart.* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.* diagrama de calles de natación = swim lane diagram.* directorio comercial por calles = street directory.* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.* en la calle = out-of-home.* esquina de una calle = street corner.* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].* hombre de la calle = layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson].* hombre de la calle, el = common man, the, man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.* lanzarse a la calle = take to + the streets.* lenguaje de la calle = street slang.* llenar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.* niño de la calle = waif.* nivel de la calle = road-level.* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.* poner en la calle = evict.* recogida en la calle = kerbside collection, curbside collection.* recorrer las calles = pound + the streets.* ropa de calle = street clothes.* salir a la calle = go out, hit + the streets.* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.* situado a nivel de la calle = ground-floor.* situado en la calle comercial = shop-front [shopfront].* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.* trabajar como prostituta en la calle = work + the streets.* vagancia en las calles = loitering.* vivir en la calle = take to + the road.* zapato de calle = walking shoe.* * *A1 (camino, vía) streetlas principales calles comerciales the main shopping streetscruza la calle cross the street o roadesa calle no tiene salida that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead endel colegio está dos calles más arriba the school is two blocks up o two streets further up2(en sentido más amplio): hace una semana que no salgo a la calle I haven't been out for a weekmañana el periódico saldrá a la calle por última vez tomorrow the newspaper will hit the newsstands o will come out o will be printed for the last timeme he pasado todo el día en la calle I've been out all dayme lo encontré en la calle I bumped into him in the streetlo que opina el hombre de la calle what the man in the street thinksel lenguaje de la calle everyday languagese crió en la calle she grew up on the streetsde calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dressechar a algn a la calle to throw sb out (on the street)echarse a la calle to take to the streetsechar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle courseestar en la calle «periódico/revista» to be on salellevarse a algn de calle ( fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him ( colloq)salir a la calle «persona» to go out; «periódico/revista» to go on sale, to come outCompuestos:(Andes, Ven) no through road, dead end, cul-de-sac ( BrE)(CS) calle ciegaone-way street● calle de doble sentido or direccióntwo-way streetone-way street( RPl) one-way street( Col) one-way street( Chi) one-way streetpedestrian streetB (en atletismo, natación) lane; (en golf) fairwayCompuesto:calle de rodadura or rodajetaxiway, taxi strip* * *
Del verbo callar: ( conjugate callar)
callé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
calle es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
c/
callar
calle
c/ (◊ calle) St, Rd
callar ( conjugate callar) verbo intransitivo
to be quiet, shut up (colloq);
no pude hacerlo calle I couldn't get him to be quiet;
hacer calle a la oposición to silence the opposition
verbo transitivoa) ‹secreto/información› to keep … quiet
callarse verbo pronominal
cuando entró todos se calleon when he walked in everyone went quiet o stopped talking;
la próxima vez no me calleé next time I'll say something
calle sustantivo femenino
1 ( vía) street;
calle ciega (Andes, Ven) dead end, cul-de-sac (BrE);
calle de dirección única or (Col) de una vía one-way street;
hoy no he salido a la calle I haven't been out today;
el libro saldrá a la calle mañana the book comes out tomorrow;
el hombre de la calle the man in the street;
el lenguaje de la calle colloquial language;
echar a algn a la calle to throw sb out (on the street);
en la calle ‹estar/quedar› ( en la ruina) penniless;
( sin vivienda) homeless;
( sin trabajo) out of work
2 (Esp) (en atletismo, natación) lane;
( en golf) fairway
callar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (parar de hablar) to stop talking: calla un momento, ¿qué ruido es ése?, be quiet, what's that noise?
2 (no decir nada) to keep quiet, say nothing: tus ojos asienten y tu boca calla, your eyes say it all
II verbo transitivo (dejar de dar una noticia) not to mention o to keep to oneself: desconfía de sus palabras, callarán la verdad, you can't trust what they're saying, they are going to hush up the truth
♦ Locuciones: ¡calla!, (para indicar sorpresa) never!: ¡calla, no me digas que se casó!, did she really marry?
hacer callar, (hacer que alguien pare de hablar) to get someone to be quiet
(silenciar) to silence: ¡no podrán hacernos callar! they can't make us keep our mouths shut
quien calla otorga, silence speaks volumes
calle sustantivo femenino
1 street, road
calle cortada, cul-de-sac, dead end
calle mayor, high street, US main street
2 Dep (de una pista, un circuito) lane
♦ Locuciones: echarse a la calle: los vecinos se echaron a la calle, the residents took to the streets
familiar en la calle, (sin trabajo) con esa ley, miles de obreros se quedaron en la calle, thousands of workers were put out of a job
hacer la calle, to be a prostitute o to prostitute oneself o to walk the streets
poner a alguien (de patitas) en la calle, to throw sb out into the street
(en el trabajo) to give sb the boot
el hombre de la calle, the man in the street
una mujer de la calle, a prostitute
llevarse de calle, to win easily
tirar/coger por la calle de en medio, to bowl sb over
traer/llevar por la calle de la amargura, to give sb a difficult time
' calle' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- abordar
- achuchar
- amargura
- ancha
- ancho
- aparcamiento
- atinar
- atracador
- atracadora
- atravesar
- cabo
- caca
- cariño
- colapso
- deferencia
- descolgarse
- desembocar
- digna
- digno
- dupdo
- ensanchar
- ensordecer
- equivocarse
- foco
- gorro
- horda
- hormiguear
- invadir
- isleta
- lateral
- manzana
- mayor
- mujer
- obra
- ojo
- pajarito
- papelera
- pasar
- paseo
- pavimento
- portal
- precaución
- próxima
- próximo
- regar
- robar
- sita
- sito
- sola
English:
across
- activity
- anybody
- barricade
- block off
- boom box
- boot out
- bootleg
- bottom
- busk
- collapse
- common
- commotion
- continuation
- corner
- crescent
- cross
- decorate
- distraught
- down
- drain
- end
- evict
- front door
- go along
- gutter
- high street
- hold on
- hoodlum
- illuminate
- illumination
- lane
- lead off from
- length
- look at
- main
- map
- mend
- middle
- multinational
- off
- on
- one-way
- open out
- out
- out of
- outdoor
- over
- peddle
- pedestrianize
* * *calle nf1. [en población] street, road;cruzar la calle to cross the street o road;calle arriba/abajo up/down the street o road;tres calles más abajo three blocks further down;Famhacer la calle [prostituta] to walk the streets;llevarse a alguien de calle to win sb over;traer o [m5] llevar a alguien por la calle de la amargura to put sb through hell, to make sb's life hell;RP Famtener calle to know what's what, to be street smartVen calle ciega dead end, blind alley;calle cortada: [m5] hay cuatro calles cortadas en el centro four streets Br in the city centre o US downtown are closed to traffic;calle cortada (por obras) [en letrero] road closed (for repairs);CSur calle cortada dead end, blind alley;calle de dirección única one-way street;calle de doble dirección two-way street;calle mayor high street, US main street;calle principal main street;RP calle de una mano one-way street; Col calle de una vía one-way streetse pasa el día en la calle she is always out;salgo un momento, ¿quieres algo de la calle? I'm just popping out, can I get you anything (from the shops)?;no grites, te puede oír toda la calle don't shout, the whole neighbourhood can hear you;[sin casa] to throw sb out;echar a alguien a la calle [de un trabajo] to sack sb;[de un lugar público] to kick o throw sb out;echarse a la calle [manifestarse] to take to the streets;el asesino está en la calle tras pasar años en la cárcel the murderer is out after spending years in prison;salir a la calle [salir de casa] to go out¿qué se opina en la calle? what does the man in the street think?;el lenguaje de la calle everyday languagela calle de dentro/de fuera the inside/outside lane5. [en golf] fairway* * *f1 street;echar a alguien a la calle fig throw s.o out on the street;quedarse en la calle fig fall on hard times;llevarse a alguien de calle have s.o. chasing after one;traer ollevar a alguien por la calle de la amargura make s.o.’s life a misery;hacer la calle famde prostituta turn tricks fam, Brwalk the streets2 DEP lane* * *calle nf: street, road* * *calle n1. (en general) street¿en qué calle vives? which street do you live in?2. (en deportes) lane -
10 werben
(Reklame machen) to tout; to advertise;(anwerben) to recruit; to enlist* * *wẹr|ben ['vɛrbn] pret wa\#rb [varp] ptp gewo\#rben [gə'vɔrbn]1. vtMitglieder, Mitarbeiter to recruit; Kunden, Abonnenten, Stimmen to attract, to win; Soldaten to recruit, to enlist2. vito advertisefür etw werben — to advertise sth, to promote sth
Plakate, die für den linken Kandidaten werben — placards supporting the left-wing candidate
um etw werben — to solicit sth, to court sth
um Unterstützung/Verständnis werben — to try to enlist support/understanding
um junge Wähler/neue Kunden werben — to try to attract or woo young voters/new customers
um ein Mädchen werben — to court or woo (old) a girl
* * *1) advertise2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) court3) (to go about in search of buyers, jobs, support, votes etc: The taxi-driver drove around touting for custom.) tout* * *wer·ben<wirbt, warb, geworben>[ˈvɛrbn̩]I. vtII. vifür eine Partei \werben to try to win support for a partyum eine Frau/einen Mann \werben to woo a woman/pursue a manum Unterstützung \werben to try to enlist supportum neue Wähler \werben to try to attract new votersum Vertrauen \werben to try to gain trust* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) advertise2) (geh.): (sich bemühen)2.um jemandes Gunst/Freundschaft werben — court somebody's favour/friendship
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb attract <customers etc.>; recruit <soldiers, members, staff, etc.>* * *werben; wirbt, warb, hat geworbenA. v/t (Mitglieder etc) enlist; (Kunden, Stimmen) attract;jemanden für etwas werben win sb over to sthB. v/i POL campaign; WIRTSCH advertise;werben um (eine Frau) court;um jemandes Vertrauen/die Gunst der Wähler etcwerben set out to gain sb’s trust/the approval of the voters etc* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) advertise2) (geh.): (sich bemühen)2.um jemandes Gunst/Freundschaft werben — court somebody's favour/friendship
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb attract <customers etc.>; recruit <soldiers, members, staff, etc.>* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: warb, geworben)= to advertise (UK) v.to tout v.to woo v. -
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mettre [mεtʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 561. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque mettre s'emploie dans des expressions telles que mettre qch en place, se mettre à table, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = placer) to put• où mets-tu tes verres ? where do you keep your glasses?► mettre qch à (+ infinitif)• mettre du linge à sécher (à l'intérieur) to hang washing up to dry ; (à l'extérieur) to hang washing out to dryb. ( = revêtir) to put onc. ( = consacrer) to take• il y a mis le temps ! he's taken his time!• je suis prêt à mettre 500 € I'm willing to give 500 eurosd. ( = faire fonctionner) to put one. ( = installer) [+ eau] to lay on ; [+ placards] to put in ; [+ étagères, rideaux] to put up ; [+ moquette] to layf. ( = supposer) mettons que je me sois trompé let's say I've got it wrong• si un pays, mettons la Norvège, décide... if a country, Norway say, decides...• va te faire mettre ! (vulg!) fuck off! (vulg!)2. <a. ( = se placer) [objet] to go• il y a un bout de métal qui s'est mis dans l'engrenage a piece of metal has got caught in the worksb. ( = s'habiller) se mettre en short to put on a pair of shortsc. ( = s'ajouter) il s'est mis de l'encre sur les doigts he's got ink on his fingersd. ( = se grouper) ils se sont mis à plusieurs pour pousser la voiture several of them joined forces to push the car• se mettre avec qn ( = faire équipe) to team up with sb ; (en ménage) (inf) to move in with sb (inf)e. ( = commencer) to start• qu'est-ce que tu es énervant quand tu t'y mets ! (inf) you can be a real pain once you get started! (inf)► se mettre à + nom• il s'est bien mis à l'anglais he's really taken to English► se mettre à + infinitif• voilà qu'il se met à pleuvoir ! and now it's starting to rain!* * *mɛtʀ
1.
1) (placer dans un endroit, une position) to put2) ( projeter involontairement) to drop [confiture, beurre] ( sur on); to spill [liquide, poudre] ( sur on)3) ( placer sur le corps) to put on [écharpe, fard]4) ( placer dans le corps) to put in5) ( porter habituellement sur le corps) to wear6) (placer dans une situation, un état)7) ( classer)mettre quelque chose avant tout le reste or au-dessus de tout — to put something
8) ( disposer)9) ( faire fonctionner)mettre la radio/les nouvelles — to put the radio/the news on
mets plus/moins fort! — turn it up/down!
10) ( installer) to put in [chauffage, douche, téléphone, placard]; to put up [rideau, lustre, étagère]mettre du carrelage/de la moquette — to lay tiles/a carpet
faire mettre de la moquette — ( dans plusieurs pièces) to have carpets laid
11) ( écrire) to put up [inscription]il met que tout va bien — ( dans une lettre) he says ou writes that everything's fine
mettre au passif/en anglais — to put into the passive/into English
est-ce qu'on met un trait d'union à ‘multinational’? — is there a hyphen in ‘multinational’?
mettez le pronom qui convient — ( remplacez) replace with the appropriate pronoun; ( bouchez les trous) insert the appropriate pronom
13) ( consacrer)14) (investir, dépenser) to put [argent] (dans, sur into)combien pouvez-vous mettre? — ( pour acheter) how much can you afford?; ( pour contribuer) how much can you put in?
mettre un temps fou — (colloq) to take ages (colloq)
16) (colloq) ( vendre)17) ( attribuer) to give [note]18) (colloq) ( dire)mettons dix dollars/à dix heures — let's say ten dollars/at ten
19) (colloq) ( supposer)20) (sl) ( ficher)tu peux te le mettre où je pense or quelque part — you know where you can put it (colloq)
2.
verbe intransitifmettre bas — gén [vache] to calve; [brebis] to lamb; [jument] to foal
3.
se mettre verbe pronominal1) (se placer dans un endroit, une position)se mettre devant la fenêtre — ( debout) to stand in front of the window; ( assis) to sit down in front of the window
2) ( projeter involontairement sur soi) to spill [something] on oneself [liquide, poudre]3) ( placer sur son corps) to put on [veste, fard]4) ( placer dans son corps) to put in5) ( commencer)6) ( tourner)le temps s'est mis au froid/à la pluie — the weather has turned cold/to rain
7) (se placer dans une situation, un état)on va se mettre ensemble — (colloq) ( sous le même toit) we're going to live together
8) ( s'habiller)9) ( se grouper)* * *mɛtʀ vt1) (= placer) to putmettre en sac — to put in bags, to put in sacks
mettre qch à la poste — to post sth Grande-Bretagne to mail sth USA
mettre qn en examen pour qch — to charge Grande-Bretagne sb with sth, to indict USA sb for sth
2) [vêtements] (= revêtir) to put on, (= porter) to wearMets ton gilet. — Put your cardigan on.
Je mets mon manteau et j'arrive. — I'll put on my coat and then I'll be ready.
Je ne mets plus mon manteau. — I no longer wear my coat.
Elle ne met pas souvent de jupe. — She doesn't often wear a skirt.
3) (= faire fonctionner) [chauffage, électricité] to put on, [réveil, minuteur] to setIl fait froid, je vais mettre le chauffage. — It's cold, I'm going to put the heating on.
4) (= installer) [gaz, eau] to put in, to lay onfaire mettre le gaz — to have gas put in, to have gas installed
faire mettre l'électricité — to have electricity put in, to have electricity installed
5) (= consacrer)mettre du temps à faire qch — to take time to do sth, to take time over sth
mettre 2 heures à faire qch — to take 2 hours to do sth, to take 2 hours over sth
Elle met des heures à se préparer. — She takes hours to get ready.
6) (= noter, écrire) to putmettez les mots suivants au pluriel:... — put the following words into the plural:...
7) (= supposer)mettons que... — let's suppose that..., let's say that...
* * *mettre verb table: mettreA vtr1 (placer dans un endroit, une position) to put [chose, partie du corps, personne]; mettre un vase sur la table/des bûches dans la cheminée/le vin au frais to put a vase on the table/logs on the fire/the wine in a cool place; j'ai mis ta voiture au garage I've put your car in the garage for you; mettre les pieds sur la table/les mains sur la tête to put one's feet on the table/one's hands on one's head; mettre les mains en l'air/un timbre à l'envers to put one's hands up/a stamp on upside down; on m'a mis devant/tout au fond they put me at the front/right at the back; je l'ai mise sur ses pieds I put her on her feet; je mets les enfants à la crèche I send the children to a creche; il m'a mis en bas de chez moi he dropped me off outside my door; on m'a mis debout they stood me up; nous l'avons mise à l'hôtel we put her up at the hotel;2 ( projeter involontairement) to drop [solide]; to spill [liquide, poudre]; mettre de la confiture sur le tapis to drop jam on the carpet; mettre de la colle/farine partout to spill glue/flour all over the place;3 ( placer sur le corps) to put on [vêtement, bijou, maquillage, lunettes, préservatif, serviette]; mets ton écharpe put your scarf on; je vais mettre du mascara I'll put some mascara on;4 ( placer dans le corps) to put in [tampon, suppositoire, plombage]; on m'a mis un plombage I had a filling;5 ( porter habituellement sur le corps) to wear [lunettes, type de vêtement, parfum]; dans mon école les garçons mettent des cravates in my school boys wear ties; je ne mets jamais de chapeau I never wear a hat;6 (placer dans une situation, un état) mettre qn dans une situation embarrassante to put sb in an embarrassing situation; mettre qn en colère/en joie to make sb angry/happy; mettre qn en fureur to enrage sb; mettre qn au désespoir to drive sb to despair; mettre qn de bonne/mauvaise humeur to put sb in a good/bad mood; tu me mets hors de moi you infuriate me; mettre qn à la chaîne/à la reliure to put sb on the assembly line/on binding; mettre qn au travail to put sb to work; mettre qn au piano/au latin to start sb on the piano/on Latin; mettre les enfants à regarder la télévision to put the children in front of the television; si vous nous quittez, on mettra quelqu'un d'autre if you leave us, we'll find somebody else; mettre le riz à cuire to put the rice on; mettre le linge à sécher to put the washing out to dry;7 ( classer) mettre la famille avant tout le reste to put one's family first; mettre ses études au-dessus de tout to put one's studies first; je le mets au premier rang de tous les écrivains I rank him the best writer of all;8 ( disposer) mettre les assiettes to put the plates on the table; mettre les verres/la moutarde/un cendrier to put out the glasses/the mustard/an ashtray; mettre les chaises/une autre chaise to bring chairs/another chair; mettre une nappe to put on a tablecloth; je t'ai mis des draps propres I've put clean sheets on for you;9 ( faire fonctionner) mettre la radio/la télévision/le chauffage to put the radio/the television/the heating on; mettre les nouvelles/la deuxième chaîne to put the news/channel 2 on; mettre plus fort to turn up [appareil]; mettre moins fort to turn down [appareil]; mets plus/moins fort! turn it up/down!; mettre les essuie-glaces/les phares to switch on ou put on the windscreen GB ou windshield US wipers/the headlights; mettre le réveil to set the alarm; mettre le verrou to bolt the door; mettre le loquet to latch the door;10 ( installer) to put in [chauffage, douche, téléphone, placard]; to put up [rideau, lustre, étagère]; faire mettre le téléphone to have a telephone put in; je t'ai mis une prise I've put in a socket for you; mettre de la moquette to lay a carpet; faire mettre de la moquette ( dans une pièce) to have a carpet laid; ( dans plusieurs pièces) to have carpets laid; mettre du carrelage to lay tiles;11 ( écrire) to put up [inscription]; ils ont mis des graffiti partout/sur la colonne they've put graffiti everywhere/on the column; il met que tout va bien ( dans une lettre) he says ou writes that everything's fine; qu'est-ce que je dois mettre? what shall I put?; mettre au passif/au singulier to put into the passive/into the singular; mettre en vers to put into verse; je t'ai mis un mot I've left you a note; est-ce qu'on met un trait d'union à ‘multinational’? is there a hyphen in ‘multinational’?; il faut mettre un trait d'union you must put a hyphen in; mettre sa signature sur un document to put one's signature to a document; mettez votre signature ici sign here; mettez le pronom qui convient ( remplacez) replace with the appropriate pronoun; ( bouchez les trous) insert the appropriate pronom; mettre en musique to set to music; mettre en anglais to put into English; mettre son brouillon au propre or au net to write out ou up one 's notes;12 ( ajouter) to add [ingrédient] (dans to); to put [accessoire, élément décoratif]; mettre du sel dans la soupe to put some salt in the soup; mettre un peu de piment dans un récit to add a little spice to a story; mettre une sonnette à son vélo/des pompons à ses pantoufles to put a bell on one's bicycle/pompoms on one's slippers; mettre une radio à sa voiture/une doublure à sa veste to put a radio in one's car/a lining in one's jacket;13 ( consacrer) mettre tout son cœur dans son travail to put one's heart into one's work; y mettre du sien to put oneself into it; mettre toute son énergie à essayer de comprendre to put all one's energy into trying to understand; mettre des moyens importants au service d'une cause to use all possible means to further a cause; mettre de la rigueur dans sa démarche to become more thorough in one's approach;14 (investir, dépenser) to put [argent] (dans, sur into); mettre tout son argent dans son commerce to put all one's money into one's business; j'ai tout mis sur le pétrole I've put everything into oil; il a tout mis sur un cheval/une équipe he's put everything on a horse/a team; combien pouvez-vous mettre? ( pour acheter) how much can you afford?; ( pour contribuer) how much can you put in?;15 ( prendre) [activité] to take [heures, jours, années] (pour faire to do); elle a bien mis une heure it took her easily an hour; mettre un temps fou○ to take ages○;16 ○( vendre) je vous mets des tomates? would you like some tomatoes?; je vous en mets combien? deux, trois? how many would you like? two, three?;17 ○( attribuer) je vous ai mis trois sur vingt I've given you three out of twenty;18 ○( battre) ils nous ont mis trois à zéro they beat us three nil GB ou three to nothing US; je lui ai mis une gifle I gave him/her a slap (across the face); tu veux que je te mette mon poing sur la figure? do you want my fist in your face○?; qu'est-ce qu'il m'a mis! what a thrashing○ he gave me!;20 ○( dire) mettons dix dollars/à dix heures let's say ten dollars/at ten;21 ○( supposer) mettons qu'il vienne, qu'est-ce que vous ferez? supposing ou say he comes, what will you do?;22 ◑( ficher) tu peux te le mettre où je pense or quelque part you know where you can put○ it ou stick◑ it; va te faire mettre get stuffed◑!B vi Vét, Zool mettre bas gén to give birth, to drop; [vache] to calve; [brebis] to lamb; [jument] to foal.C se mettre vpr1 (se placer dans un endroit, une position) se mettre devant la fenêtre ( debout) to stand in front of the window; ( assis) to sit down in front of the window; ( couché) to lie (down) in front of the window; se mettre sur les mains to stand on one's hands; se mettre sur le dos to lie on one's back; se mettre au lit to go to bed; se mettre debout to stand up; se mettre sur ses jambes to get to one's feet; ne plus savoir où se mettre not to know where to put oneself; se mettre les mains sur la tête to put one's hands on one's head; se mettre les doigts dans le nez to pick one's nose; où est-ce que ça se met? where does this go?;2 ( projeter involontairement sur soi) to spill [sth] on oneself [liquide, poudre]; se mettre de la confiture to get jam on oneself; se mettre de la boue sur ses chaussures/de l'encre sur le nez/une poussière dans l'œil to get mud on one's shoes/ink on one's nose/some grit in one's eye; s'en mettre partout to get it all over oneself;3 ( placer sur son corps) to put on [vêtement, bijou, maquillage]; se mettre un foulard/un collier/du rouge à lèvres to put on a scarf/a necklace/lipstick; se mettre de la poudre sur le visage to put some powder on one's face, to powder one's face; je ne sais pas quoi me mettre I don't know what to put on;4 ( placer dans son corps) to put in [suppositoire, tampon];5 ( commencer) se mettre à l'anglais/au tennis to take up English/tennis; se mettre à prendre des somnifères to start taking sleeping pills; ma voiture se met à avoir des problèmes my car is starting to go wrong; il va se mettre à pleuvoir it's going to start raining; il se met à faire froid/du vent it's starting to get cold/windy;6 ( tourner) le temps s'est mis au froid/au beau/à la pluie the weather has turned cold/fine/to rain;7 ( se lancer) elle s'est mise à leur recherche she started looking for them; je me suis mis sur l'affaire I started looking into the case;8 (se placer dans une situation, un état) se mettre en tort to put oneself in the wrong; se mettre dans une situation impossible to get (oneself) into an impossible situation; se mettre dans une sale affaire to get involved in some shady business; je me mets de ton côté I'm on your side; je préfère me mettre bien avec lui I prefer to get on the right side of him; se mettre à l'aise to make oneself comfortable; se mettre en colère to get angry; se mettre nu to take off one's clothes; on va se mettre ensemble○ ( sous le même toit) we're going to live together; il s'est mis avec elle○ ( de son côté) he's on her side; ( sous le même toit) he's moved in with her;9 ( s'habiller) se mettre en tenue d'été to put on summer clothes; se mettre en arlequin to dress up as Harlequin; se mettre en jaune to wear yellow;10 ( se grouper) ce n'est pas la peine de vous (y) mettre à dix there's no need for ten of you; ils s'y sont mis à au moins trente there were at least thirty of them;11 ○( manger) je m'en suis mis un maximum I really stuffed○ myself; s'en mettre plein la panse○ or lampe○ or gueule● to stuff○ oneself; qu'est-ce qu'on s'est mis! we really stuffed○ ourselves!;12 ( se battre) qu'est-ce qu'on s'est mis! we really laid○ into each other![mɛtr] verbe transitif1. [placer] to putmettre sa confiance/tout son espoir en to put one's trust/all one's hopes inmettre quelqu'un dans: mettre quelqu'un dans l'avion/le train to put somebody on the plane/the trainmettre quelqu'un en: mettre un enfant en pension to put a child in a ou to send a child to boarding schoolmettre de l'argent sur son compte to put ou to pay some money into one's accountmettre la main sur le bras de quelqu'un to lay ou to put one's hand on somebody's arm3. [disposer]4. [ajuster] to setmets la sonnerie à 20 h 30 set the alarm for 8:30 p.m5. [établir - dans un état, une situation]mettre quelqu'un au travail to set somebody to work, to get somebody workinga. [perplexité] to put somebody in a predicamentb. [pauvreté] to put somebody in financial difficultymettre du vin en bouteilles to put wine into bottles, to bottle winemettre du linge à sécher to put ou to hang clothes up to drymettre quelque chose à tremper to put something to soak, to soak something6. [fixer] to putmettre une pièce à un pantalon to put a patch on ou to patch a pair of trousers[ajouter] to put7. [se vêtir, se coiffer, se chausser de] to put on (separable)[porter régulièrement] to wearje lui ai mis son manteau/ses gants I put his coat/his gloves on (for him)8. [faire fonctionner - appareil] to turn ou to put ou to switch on (separable)mets de la musique put some music on, play some musicmettre du papier peint/de la moquette dans une pièce to wallpaper/to carpet a room10. [consacrer - temps] to takeelle a mis trois mois à me répondre she took three months ou it took her three months to answer menous y mettrons le temps/le prix qu'il faudra we'll spend as much time/money as we have tomettre de l'argent dans une voiture to put money in ou into a car11. [écrire] to puton met un accent sur le "e" "e" takes an accenton met deux m à "pomme" "pomme" has two m's12. [supposer]et mettons que tu gagnes? suppose ou let's say you win?il faut, mettons, 2 mètres de tissu we need, (let's) say ou shall we say, 2 metres of materialmettons que j'ai mal compris! [acceptation] let's just say I got it wrong!13. [donner] to givele prof m'a mis 18 ≃ the teacher gave me an A14. (familier) [infliger]qu'est-ce qu'il m'a mis au ping-pong! he really hammered me ou he didn't half thrash me at table tennis!je lui ai mis une bonne claque I gave ou landed him a good clout15. (locution)————————se mettre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)1. [dans une position, un endroit - chose] to goles pieds, ça ne se met pas sur la table! tables aren't made to put your feet on!2. [aller - vêtement] to go————————se mettre verbe pronominal intransitif1. [s'installer, s'établir - dans une position]a. [debout] stand near the windowb. [assis] sit near the windowmettez-vous en cercle arrange yourselves into ou form a circle2. [entrer - dans un état, une situation]il s'est mis dans une position difficile he's got ou put himself in a difficult situation3. [s'habiller]4. [s'unir]a. [pour un jeu] to team up with somebodyb. [pour vivre] to move in with somebodyc. [dans une discussion] to side with somebodyon s'est mis par équipes de 6 we split up into ou we formed teams of 6 (people)5. (locution)a. (très familier) [dans un combat, un débat] they're really having a go at each other!b. [en mangeant] they're really getting stuck in!————————se mettre verbe pronominal transitifto put on (separable)se mettre une belle robe/du parfum to put on a nice dress/some perfume————————se mettre à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [passer à]le temps se met au froid it's getting ou turning cold2. [commencer]se mettre à l'ouvrage to set to work, to get down to worka. [au travail] to get down to itb. [à une activité nouvelle] to have a trysi tu t'y mets aussi, je renonce! if you join in as well, I give up! -
12 glatt
(Haar) straight; sleek; lank;(Lüge) downright;(Stoff) uncreased;(eben) smooth; even;(rutschig) slippery* * *glạtt [glat]1. adj comp -er or ordm;er['glɛtɐ] superl -este(r, s) or ordm;este(r, s) ['glɛtəstə]1) (= eben) smooth; Meer auch unruffled; Haar straight; (MED ) Bruch clean; Stoff (= faltenlos) uncreased; (= ungemustert) plain; (Aus) Mehl finely ground2) (= schlüpfrig) slipperyauf dem glatten Parkett der Außenpolitik ausrutschen — to come a cropper (Brit inf) or to blunder in the tricky area of foreign policy
3) (fig) Landung, Ablauf smoothdas kostet glatte 1.000 Euro — it costs a good 1,000 euros
5) (pej = allzu gewandt) smooth, slick2. adv comp -er or ordm; er,superl am -esten or ordm;esten1) (= eben) bügeln, hobeln, walzen (till) smooth; polieren highly; rühren till smooth; schneiden straightglatt rasiert (Mann, Kinn) — clean-shaven; Beine shaved
See:→ auch glatt kämmen, glatt legen etc2) (= problemlos) smoothlyer hat sich glatt aus der Affäre gezogen — he wriggled his way neatly out of the whole affair
See:→ auch glattgehenjdm etw glatt ins Gesicht sagen — to tell sb sth to his/her face
es kostete glatt EUR 10.000 — it cost a good 10,000 euros
* * *1) (very probably: It may easily rain tomorrow.) easily2) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) flat3) (definitely; emphatically: She flatly denied it.) flatly4) ((of hair) straight, thin, and usually greasy.) lank5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) clean6) sleekly8) (so smooth as to cause slipping: The path is slippery - watch out!) slippery10) (without lumps: Mix the ingredients to a smooth paste.) smooth11) (without problems or difficulties: a smooth journey; His progress towards promotion was smooth and rapid.) smooth12) ((too) agreeable and pleasant in manner etc: I don't trust those smooth salesmen.) smooth13) straight* * *[ˈglat]I. adjein \glattes Gesicht an unlined face\glattes Haar straight hair\glatte See calm [or smooth] [or unruffled] sea\glatter Stoff uncreased fabric\glatt rasiert clean-shavenetw \glatt bügeln to iron [out sep] sth, to iron sth smoothetw \glatt feilen to file sth smoothetw \glatt hobeln/schmirgeln to plane down/sand down sth\glatt kämmen to brush smooth\glatt pürieren to puree sth until smoothetw \glatt rühren to stir sth until smoothetw \glatt schleifen to grind sth smoothetw \glatt streichen to smooth out sth sep\glatt rechts stricken to knit garter stitchetw \glatt walzen to flatten sthetw \glatt ziehen to smooth out sth; Betttuch a. to straighten [out] sth3. (problemlos) smoothein \glatter Bruch MED a clean breakeine \glatte Landung a smooth landing\glatt aufgehen Rechnung to work out exactlyeine \glatte Lüge a downright [or blatant] [or barefaced] lie\glatter Unsinn sheer [or utter] nonsense7. TYPO\glatter Satz body [or straight] matterjdm etw \glatt ins Gesicht sagen to say sth [straight] to sb's faceetw \glatt ablehnen to turn sth down flatetw \glatt abstreiten [o leugnen] to flatly deny sthetw \glatt [und sauber] vergessen to clean forget sth* * *1.1) smooth; straight < hair>eine glatte Eins/Fünf — a clear A/E
etwas glatt hobeln/bügeln — plane/iron something smooth
den Boden glatt machen — level the ground
2) (rutschig) slippery3) nicht präd. (komplikationslos) smooth <landing, journey>; clean, straightforward < fracture>4) nicht präd. (ugs.): (offensichtlich) downright, outright < lie>; outright <deception, fraud>; sheer, utter <nonsense, madness, etc.>; pure, sheer < invention>, flat < refusal>; complete < failure>5) (allzu gewandt) smooth2.1)2) (komplikationslos) smoothlyglatt gehen — (ugs.) go smoothly
3) (ugs.): (rückhaltlos)jemandem etwas glatt ins Gesicht sagen — tell somebody something straight to his/her face
* * *A. adj1. Fell, Haut, Teig etc: smooth; Haut: auch soft; Haar: (nicht kraus) straight; Schnitt, Bruch: clean; Fläche etc: even; Meer: calm; (poliert) polished;glatt bügeln/schleifen iron/polish;glatt bürsten polish; (Haar) brush out;etwas glatt feilen/hobeln etc file/plane etc sth smooth;glatt rasiert clean-shaven;glatt rühren beat until smooth;glatt streichen smooth out; (Haar) smooth down3. fig Stil etc: smooth, polished; oft pej Person, Worte, Zunge: glib, smooth; Person auch: slick; (übermäßig höflich) oilyglatte Absage flat refusal;(ein) glatter Beweis proof positive;das ist glatter Mord! it’s sheer ( oder plain) murder!;glatte 1000 Dollar a cool thousand (dollars)B. adv1. smoothly;glatt anliegen fit closely;anliegen be flush with the wall etc;glatt rechts stricken knit plain, do plain knitting2. fig (ohne Probleme) smoothly, without a hitch;glatt durchschneiden cut clean through;glatt gewinnen win hands down3. umg (völlig) completely;glatt vergessen haben have completely ( oder clean) forgotten;glatt ablehnen/ableugnen flatly refuse/deny4. umg:er hat doch glatt behauptet, dass … he told me etc to my etc face that …;* * *1.1) smooth; straight < hair>eine glatte Eins/Fünf — a clear A/E
etwas glatt hobeln/bügeln — plane/iron something smooth
2) (rutschig) slippery3) nicht präd. (komplikationslos) smooth <landing, journey>; clean, straightforward < fracture>4) nicht präd. (ugs.): (offensichtlich) downright, outright < lie>; outright <deception, fraud>; sheer, utter <nonsense, madness, etc.>; pure, sheer < invention>, flat < refusal>; complete < failure>5) (allzu gewandt) smooth2.1)2) (komplikationslos) smoothlyglatt gehen — (ugs.) go smoothly
3) (ugs.): (rückhaltlos)jemandem etwas glatt ins Gesicht sagen — tell somebody something straight to his/her face
* * *adj.glossy adj.sleek adj.slick adj.smooth adj.unruffled adj. adv.point-blank adv.sleekly adv.slickly adv. -
13 barra
f.1 bar (pieza alargada).barra espaciadora space barbarra de labios lipstickbarra (de pan) baguette, French stick2 bar.barra americana (counter) = bar where hostesses chat with clientsbarra libre = unlimited drink for a fixed price3 barre.4 slash, oblique.5 gang (informal) (group of friends). ( River Plate)barra brava = group of violent soccer supporters6 barbell.7 curtain pole.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: barrer.* * *1 (en bar, cafetería) bar3 (de helado) block4 (de pan) loaf5 (en tribunal) bar, rail6 (signo de puntuación) slash, solidus7 (de arena) sand bar\no reparar en barras to stop at nothingbarra americana hostess barbarra de carmín→ link=barrabarra de labiosbarra de equilibrio→ link=barrabarra fijabarra de herramientas toolbarbarra de labios lipstickbarra de menú menu barbarra espaciadora space barbarra fija DEPORTE horizontal bar, beambarra inversa backslashbarra libre free barbarras paralelas parallel barsbarras paralelas asimétricas asymmetric bars* * *noun f.1) bar2) rail3) rod* * *SF1) (=pieza alargada) bar; [de metal] bar, ingot; [en armario] rail; [en un bar] bar, counter; [en autoservicio] counter; (Mec) rod; [de bicicleta] crossbarbarra de chocolate — Cono Sur bar of chocolate, chocolate bar, candy bar (EEUU)
barra de desplazamiento vertical — (Inform) scrollbar
barra de herramientas — (Inform) toolbar
barra de pan — French stick, French loaf
barra fija — horizontal bar, fixed bar
2) (Tip) (tb: barra oblicua) oblique stroke, slash3) (Heráldica) stripe, bar4) (Náut) bar, sandbank5) (Jur) (=banquillo) dock6) (Mús) bar7) Cono Sur (=público) [en concierto, espectáculo] audience, spectators pl ; (Dep) fans pl, supporters plbarra brava — gang of hard-line supporters
9) Caribe river mouth, estuary* * *1)a) ( de armario) rail; ( para cortinas) rod, pole; ( de bicicleta) crossbarb) ( de oro) bar; (de turrón, helado) block; ( de jabón) bar; ( de desodorante) stick; ( de chocolate) bar; ( de pan) (Esp, Méx) stick, French loaf2)a) (banda, franja) barb) (Mús) bar (line)c) ( signo de puntuación) oblique, slash3) (para ballet, gimnasia) bar4) (de bar, cafetería) bar5) (AmL fam)a) (de hinchas, seguidores) supporters (pl)¿qué gritan la(s) barra(s)? — what are the supporters shouting?
hacerle barra a alguien — (Andes fam) to cheer somebody on
b) ( de amigos) gang (colloq)6) (Geog)a) ( banco de arena) sandbank, barb) (CS) ( desembocadura) mouth* * *1)a) ( de armario) rail; ( para cortinas) rod, pole; ( de bicicleta) crossbarb) ( de oro) bar; (de turrón, helado) block; ( de jabón) bar; ( de desodorante) stick; ( de chocolate) bar; ( de pan) (Esp, Méx) stick, French loaf2)a) (banda, franja) barb) (Mús) bar (line)c) ( signo de puntuación) oblique, slash3) (para ballet, gimnasia) bar4) (de bar, cafetería) bar5) (AmL fam)a) (de hinchas, seguidores) supporters (pl)¿qué gritan la(s) barra(s)? — what are the supporters shouting?
hacerle barra a alguien — (Andes fam) to cheer somebody on
b) ( de amigos) gang (colloq)6) (Geog)a) ( banco de arena) sandbank, barb) (CS) ( desembocadura) mouth* * *barra11 = bar, crossbar.Nota: De la bicicleta.Ex: While a label is being scanned, the bars should always be visible through the windows.
Ex: The fact that ladies bikes have no crossbar dates back to Victorian times when the ladies of the day would wear long skirts and ride side-saddle.* barra amortiguadora = strut.* barra cortasangre = styptic pencil.* barra cruzada = crossbar.* barra de cacao de labios = chapstick.* barra de chocolate = candy bar.* barra de cortina = curtain pole.* barra de desplazamiento = space bar.* barra de herramientas = toolbar.* barra de labios = lipstick.* barra de menú = menu bar.* barra de pago = no-host bar.* barra de pan = loaf of bread, loaf, French bread.* barra en vídeo inverso de selección en pantalla = highlighting bar.* barra espaciadora = space bar.* barra hemostática = styptic pencil.* barra inclinada (/) = slash (/), diagonal slash, oblique stroke (/), stroke (/), sloped stroke (/), oblique line (/), oblique.* barra inclinada a la izquierda () = backslash ().* barra redonda de madera = dowelling.* barras de color = colour bar.* barra vertical (|) = vertical stroke (|).* carta de barras de color = colour bar.* codificación por medio de códigos de barras = barcoding [bar-coding].* codificar por medio de códigos de barras = barcode [bar-code].* código de barras = barcode [bar-code], softstrip.* desplazarse en pantalla pulsando la barra espaciadora = space over.* diagrama de barras = bar chart, bar graph.* etiqueta de código de barras = barcode label.* lector de código de barras = barcode reader, barcode scanner.barra22 = bar counter.Ex: Some pubs have menus on the tables, others have menus on the bar counter or chalked on blackboards - or both.
* barra de bar = bar counter.* barra de pago = cash bar.* barra libre = open bar.* caballete de la barra = bar-catch.* * *A3 (de chocolate — tableta) bar; (— trozo) square4 (Esp, Méx) (de pan) stick, French loafno pararse en barras ( Esp); to stop at nothingCompuestos:Krooklok®track rodspace bar( Inf) status bar( Inf) toolbarlipstick( Inf) title bar( Inf) task barspace barroll barB1 (banda, franja) barlas barras y estrellas the Stars and Stripes2 ( Mús) bar, bar line3 (signo de puntuación) oblique, slashCompuesto:backslashC ( Dep) (para ballet, gimnasia) barejercicios en la barra bar exercisesCompuestos:beamhorizontal bartorsion barfpl parallel bars (pl)beamD (de un bar, una cafetería) barnos sentamos en la barra we sat (down) at the barCompuestos:hostess barfree barE1( AmL fam) (de hinchas, seguidores): ¿qué grita la barra? or ¿qué gritan las barras? what's the crowd o what are the fans shouting?tiene su propia barra he has his own group of fans2 (de amigos) gang ( colloq)tenerle buena/mala barra a algn ( Chi fam): mi jefe me tiene buena/mala barra I'm in/not in favor with my boss, I'm in my boss's good/bad booksél es buena gente, pero a mí me tiene mala barra he's a nice person but he has something against meCompuestos:masculine and feminine (CS, Per) hooligan( Méx) barF ( Geog)1 (banco de arena) sandbank, bar2 (CS) (desembocadura) mouth* * *
Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer)
barra es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
barra
barrer
barra sustantivo femenino
1
( para cortinas) rod, pole;
( de bicicleta) crossbar
(de turrón, helado) block;
( de desodorante) stick;
( de pan) (Esp, Méx) stick, French loaf;
2
b) (Mús) bar (line)
3 (para ballet, gimnasia) bar;
barras asimétricas/paralelas asymmetric/parallel bars (pl)
4 (de bar, cafetería) bar
5 (AmL fam)
6 (Inf):
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep
2
verbo intransitivo
1 ( con escoba) to sweep
2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory;
barra con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes
barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid;
(en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barra sustantivo femenino
1 bar
2 (de un bar, cafetería, etc) bar
3 (de labios) lipstick
4 (de pan) French loaf, baguette
5 Inform barra de desplazamiento, scroll
barra de estado, status bar
6 Gimn barra fija, horizontal bar
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains
♦ Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
' barra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrote
- camarera
- camarero
- carmín
- cuscurro
- doblar
- pan
- desodorante
- eje
- jabón
- tiza
- toallero
English:
baguette
- bar
- beam
- bread
- counter
- loaf
- oblique
- rail
- rod
- slash
- space bar
- spike
- stroke
- cross
- lip
- scroll
- tiller
- tool
- towel
* * *♦ nf1. [pieza alargada] bar;[redonda] rod; [de bicicleta] crossbar;no se para en barras nothing stops himAut barra antivuelco anti-roll bar;barra espaciadora space bar;Aut barras laterales side (impact) bars; Tec barra del pistón piston rod2. [bloque] [de hielo] block;[de chocolate] bar barra de labios lipstick3. [de bar, café] bar [counter]barra americana = bar where hostesses chat with clients;barra libre = unlimited drink for a fixed price4. [en escudo, bandera] barbarra de equilibrios balance beam;barra fija horizontal bar, high bar;barras paralelas parallel bars7. Mús bar (line)8. [signo gráfico] slash, obliquebarra invertida backslash;barra oblicua slash, obliquebarra de herramientas tool bar;barra de menús menu bar;barra de tareas task bar11. [de arena] bar, sandbanktiene una barra muy linda she hangs out with a very nice crowdbarra brava = group of violent soccer fans♦ nmfRP Fam [en fútbol] = member of a group of violent soccer fans* * *fen la barra at the bar;no te fíes de ellos, que no se paran en barras fig don’t trust them, they’ll stop at nothing2 de cortinas rod3 MÚS bar;doble barra double bar* * *barra nf: bar* * *barra n1. (en un bar) bar2. (para cortinas) rail3. (de pan) French stick / baguette¿cuántas barras compramos? how many French sticks shall we buy?4. (de helado) block -
14 adam
"1. man. 2. human being. 3. person, individual. 4. a good person. 5. employee; servant; retainer; helper. 6. agent, representative. 7. follower, supporter, man. 8. one, a person. 9. prov. husband, man. Adamım! colloq. My friend! - adama defans sports man-to-man defense. - adama savunma sports man-to-man defense. - almamak (for streets) to be very crowded with people, be teeming with people. - azmanı enormously large person. - başına apiece, each, for each person. - beğenmemek to be overcritical of people. - boyu the height of a man. -ını bulmak /ın/ to find the right person to do (a job). -a çevirmek /ı/ to put (something) in good repair, put (something) in good shape. - değilim! colloq. I´ll be damned. -a dönmek/benzemek to look presentable; to look like somebody; to look like something. -ına düşmek (for a job) to come the way of someone who is really suited to do it. - etmek /ı/ 1. to be the making of (someone); to mature, make a man/a woman of. 2. to put (something) in good repair, rejuvenate. 3. to set (a place, an organization) to rights, put (a place, an organization) on its feet; to make (a place, an organization) into something, make (a place, an organization) thrive. - evladı a person of good family and upbringing. - gibi 1. properly, suitably, in the right way. 2. worthy, genuine, real. -ına göre (adapting one´s approach) to suit the individual. - içine çıkmak/karışmak to mix with people. - istemek (for a project, for someone) to require a good man, need a person who´s really worth his salt. - kaldırmak to kidnap someone, abduct someone. - kıtlığı/yokluğu shortage of qualified and capable people. - kullanmak 1. to know how to use someone for one´s own benefit. 2. to know how to get someone to work, know how to get work out of someone, know how to work someone. - olmak 1. to grow up and become a responsible member of society. 2. (for something in disrepair) to be given a new lease on life, be put in good repair. -ı olmak /ın/ 1. to be very good at, be highly skilled in (a job). 2. to be the right person for (a job). 3. to be (someone´s) man, be one of (someone´s) men, be in the employ of; to be a retainer of. 4. to be someone whom one can rely on, be someone whom one can trust. - öldürmek to murder someone, commit murder. - sağmak to trick a man out of his money, milk people. -/insan sarrafı a good judge of people. -dan saymamak /ı/ see - yerine koymamak. - seçmek to show favor, play favorites, not to give a fair chance to everyone. - sen de! colloq. Don´t worry./Take it easy!/Never mind. - sırasına geçmek/girmek to win a place of respect and responsibility. - vurmak to commit murder. - yerine koymamak /ı/ to think (someone) to be beneath consideration, consider (someone) to be of no importance. "
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