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1. I
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1) we all turned мы все повернулись [кругом]; he turned and went away in a rage он повернулся и в гневе пошел прочь; it is time for us to turn нам пора повернуть назад /пойти обратно/; he did not know which way /where/ то turn a) он не знал, куда повернуться; б) он не знал, к кому обратиться; the river turns and twists речка извивается /петляет/; the tide has turned начинается отлив или прилив; the wind is turning ветер меняется /меняет направление/; the weather has turned погода изменилась; I fear my luck will turn боюсь, мне изменит счастье /мне перестанет везти/

2) the wheels turned колеса вертелись; the ball turns крутится шар; the merry-go-round turned карусель вертелась /вращалась/; this key is hard to turn этот ключ трудно повернуть; the tap won't turn кран не поворачивается

3) my head is turning у меня кружится голова; heights always make his head turn высота всегда вызывает у него головокружение

4) the leaves are beginning to turn листья начинают желтеть; her hair has begun to turn она начала седеть

5) the milk has turned молоко прокисло

6) the edge of the knife had turned лезвие ножа затупилось
2. II
1) turn in some manner turn abruptly (reluctantly, instinctively, wearily, insolently, etc.) резко и т.д. повернуть (ся) или свернуть; somewhere turn this way (that way, left, around, etc.) повернуть(ся) в эту сторону и т.д.; the main road turns sharp right шоссе круто уходит направо; turn homewards (west, etc.) направляться домой и т.д.; let's turn back давайте вернемся [назад]; she turned aside and began to sob она отвернулась и начала всхлипывать; turn round and let me see your face повернись и дай мне посмотреть тебе в лице; he turned round and round он все время поворачивался /крутился/; turn at tome time it is time to turn now теперь нам пора возвращаться /поворачивать назад/

2) turn in some manner the boat (the car, the cart, etc.) turned over лодка и т.д. перевернулась; the aircraft struck the ground and turned over and over самолет врезался в землю и несколько раз перевернулся; turn head over heels перекувырнуться; the boat turned upside down лодка перевернулась /опрокинулась вверх дном/; my umbrella (my pocket, etc.) turned inside out у меня вывернулся зонтик и т.д.; the whole world turned topsy-turvy весь мир перевернулся, все в мире перевернулось

3) turn in some manner the key (the handle, the tap, etc.) turns easily ключ и т.д. легко поворачивается

4) turn in some manner the dancer turned quickly (awkwardly, gracefully. etc.) танцовщица быстро и т.д. кружилась

5) turn in some manner the metal (the wood, this material, etc.) turns well (easily, quickly, etc.) этот металл и т.д. хорошо и т.д. поддается обточке
3. III
1) turn smb., smth. turn one's horse (one's car, the carriage, etc.) повернуть лошадь и т.д. обратно /назад/; she turned her steps она повернула назад; turn one's head обернуться, повернуть голову; turn the course of a river (the tide of events, etc.) изменить течение реки и т.д.; turn the conversation изменить тему разговора, повернуть беседу в другое русло; turn the corner а) поворачивать за угол; the саг turned the corner машина завернула за угол; б) выходить из затруднительного положения; once he has made up his mind, nothing will turn him если он что-нибудь решил, ничто не заставит его изменить своего решения

2) turn smth. turn a page of a book (pancakes, an omelette, etc.) переворачивать страницу книги и т.д.; turn hay ворошить сено; turn soil пахать; turn a bed перетряхивать постель; turn a sheet отогнуть простыню; turn a garment (a dress, a suit, a coat, a cape, a collar, etc.) перелицовывать одежду и т.д.; turn a complete circle (a half-circle, 16 points, etc.) делать полный оборот и т.д.; turn a somersault делать сальто, кувыркаться || turn one's ankle вывихнуть /подвернуть/ ногу; turn smb.'s brain сводить кого-л. с ума; grief (overwork, etc.) has turned his brain от горя и т.д. он сошел с ума

3) turn smth. turn a wheel вращать колесо; turn a handle крутить ручку; turn a key (the cap of a jar, the tap, the doorknob, etc.) поворачивать ключ и т.д.

4) || turn smb.'s head вскружить кому-л. голову; success had not turned his head от успеха голова у него не закружилась; turn smb.'s stomach вызывать у кого-л. тошноту; the mere sight of food turns his stomach его воротит /мутит, тошнит/ от одного вида пищи; I'm afraid the rolling of the ship will turn my stomach боюсь, что качка на корабле вызовет у меня тошноту

5) turn smb. turn an excellent husband (a soldier, a schoolmaster, a reporter, a poet, a Christian, etc.) стать [со временем] прекрасным мужем и т.д.; turn traitor (informer, etc.) стать предателем и т.д.

6) || turn some colour стать какого-л. цвета, принять какую-л. окраску; turn all the colours of the rainbow окраситься во все цвета радуги; he turned colour он покраснел или побледнел

7) turn smth. turn milk (cream) сквашивать молоко (сливки); heat has turned the milk от жары молоко скисло

8) turn some age he has turned 40 ему стукнуло сорок

9) turn smth. turn a blow отводить удар; the metal is thick enough to turn a bullet металл достаточно прочен, чтобы пуля от него отскочила /его не пробила/

10) turn smth. turn candlesticks (wooden vessels, brass, lead pipes, columns, etc.) вытачивать /обтачивать/ подсвечники и т.д.

11) turn smth. turn an epigram (a couplet, a witty reply, etc.) сочинить эпиграмму и т.д.; turn a pretty compliment сделать тонкий комплимент; he has a knack for turning a phrase он очень ловко жонглирует словами; I don't know how he managed to turn the trick я не знаю, как ему удалось провернуть это дельце

12) turn smth. turn the edge of a knife (the edge of an axe, etc.) затупить лезвие ножа и т.д.
4. IV
1) turn smth., smb. somewhere turn one's саг (the horse, the carriage, one's steps, etc.) back (homewards, northwards, etc.) повернуть машину и т.д. назад и т.д.; turn your eyes /your look/ this way посмотри сюда; turn smth. in some manner turn your chair so that the light is on your left поверните стул так, чтобы свет падал слева; turn the corner at full speed поворачивать за угол на полном ходу

2) turn smth., smb. in some manner turn the pages of a book (of a magazine, etc.) thoughtlessly (absent-mindedly, idly, quickly, etc.) бездумно и т.д. переворачивать страницы книги /перелистывать книгу/ и т.Л; turn some old letters nostalgically с грустью перебирать старью письма; turn a patient (a body, etc,) easily легко перевернуть больного и т.д.; the doctor turned him over and looked at his back врач перевернул его и осмотрел его спину; turn the boy around, I want to sound him поверий мальчика, я его выслушаю; turn the handle three times (the tap one notch, etc.) повернуть ручку три раза и т.д.; turn one's pockets (a coat, one's glove, etc.) inside out выворачивать карманы и т.д. [наизнанку]; turn the boat (the pail, etc.) upside down опрокидывать лодку и т.д. вверх дном; don't turn this box upside down этот ящик нельзя кантовать; turn a room upside down перевернуть все в комнате вверх дном || turn one's ankle unexpectedly (suddenly, etc.) неожиданно и т.д. подвернуть ногу; I turned my ankle painfully я подвернул ногу и мне очень больно

3) turn smth. in some manner you are turning my words around ты передергиваешь мои слова

4) turn some age at some time she has not yet turned 40 ей еще нет сорока; his son just turned 4 его сыну как раз исполнилось четыре года; it has just turned two сейчас ровно два часа

5) turn smth. somewhere turn aside a blow отвести удар

6) turn smth. at some time I could turn a Latin verse in my day в свое время я писал стихи на латыни
5. VI
turn smth., smb. into some [other] state

1) turn the light low уменьшить свет; the lamp low подвернуть лампу; fear turned him cowardly страх сделал его трусом; what turned the milk bad /sour/? от чего скисло молоко; his behaviour turns me sick от его поведения меня всего переворачивает

2) turn a bird (prisoners, the animals, an arrow, etc.) loose выпустить птичку и т.д. на свободу; why don't you turn them free? почему ты не отпустишь их?

3) turn the leaves red (yellow, etc.) окрашивать листья багрянцем и т.д.; the very thought turned me pale одна мысль об этом заставила меня побледнеть, я побледнел при одной мысли об этом; illness (worry, etc.) turned his hair white /grey/ он поседел от болезни и т.д.; the success of others turns him green with envy он зеленеет от зависти, когда слышит об успехах других
6. XI
1) be turned out of some place be turned out of the country (out of the house, etc.) быть высланным /водворенным/ из страны и т.д.; he was turned out of the hall for making too much noise его вывели /выгнали/ из зала за то, что он очень шумел; be turned from smth. he was turned from the door его прогнали от дверей

2) be turned to for smth. this book may be turned to for accurate information (for answers, for clues, etc,) в этой книге можно найти точные сведения и т.д.

3) be turned the dress (the suit, etc.) must be turned платье и т.д. надо перелицевать

4) be turned by smth. be turned by steam приводиться в движение паром; be turned by gas вращаться при помощи газа; the mill wheel is being turned by water-power (by electricity, etc.) мельничное колесо приводится в движение /вращается/ силой воды и т.д.

5) be turned (in)to smth. the drawing-room (the nursery, etc.) was turned into a study гостиная и т.д. была превращена в кабинет, из гостиной и т.д. сделали кабинет; his love was turned to hatred его любовь перешла в ненависть; it was formerly thought that common metals could be turned into gold раньше думали, что обычные металлы можно превратить в золото
7. XII
have smth. turned have one's coat (one's dress, etc.) turned отдать пальто и т.д. в перелицовку
8. XIII
turn to do smth. turn to look behind (to say smth., to pass the book to me, etc.) повернуться, чтобы посмотреть назад и т.д.
9. XV
turn into some state turn pale побледнеть: the leaves are beginning to turn yellow листья начинают желтеть; turn blue with cold посинеть от холода; turn green with envy позеленеть от зависти; her hair was said to have turned grey in one night говорили, что она поседела за одну ночь; this ink turns black on drying эти чернила становятся черными, когда высыхают; turn cold /colder/ холодать; the weather turned rainy (bad, stormy, etc.) погода стала дождливой и т.д.; whenever I come he turns sulky всегда, когда я прихожу, он начинает дуться; don't leave the milk on the table, it'll turn sour не оставляй молоко на столе, оно скиснет
10. XVI
1) turn to (off, towards, into, etc.) smth., smb. turn to the window (to the left, to the right, towards me, towards the sea, for home, etc.) повернуться к окну и т.Л; turn off the highway сворачивать с шоссе; the road turns to the north here здесь дорога уходит на север; the boat turned to windward лодка развернулась по ветру; he turned towards home он направился домой; turn into a wide road (into an alley, into the next street, etc.) свернуть на широкое шоссе и т.д.; they turned from the road into the woods они повернули с дороги в лес; turn at (in, on, etc.) smth. turn at the corner завернуть за угол, поворачивать на углу; turn in bed (in one's sleep, etc.) вертеться в постели и т.д.; the wheels won't turn in this mud в такой грязи колеса будут буксовать и не будут вращаться/; it's enough to make him turn in his grave он от этого в гробу перевернется; turn on one side while sleeping повернуться на бок во сне

2) turn into smth. turn into a house (into the saloon at the corner, etc.) завернуть /заглянуть/ в дом и т.д.; turn into a town заехать в город

3) turn to smth., smb. turn to the last page заглянуть на последнюю страницу; you'll find those figures if you turn to page 50 вы найдете эти цифры на странице/, если откроете страницу/ пятьдесят; my thoughts often turn to this subject мои мысли часто возвращаются к этой теме /к этому вопросу/; I shall now turn to another matter теперь я перейду к другому вопросу; I have no one to turn to мне не к кому обратиться; he is not the man you could turn to in these questions он не тот человек, к которому можно было бы обратиться с просьбой по таким вопросам; turn to smth., smb. for smth. turn to the dictionary for a word (to literature for reference, to a document for guidance, to his letter for consolation, etc.) обращаться к словари в поисках слова и т.Л; turn to his friend for help (to his mother for comfort, to his teacher for advice and guidance, to the police for protection, etc.) искать помощи у друга и т.д.; turn to the secretary for information (to his colleagues for support, etc.) обратиться к секретарю за справкой и т.д.; he turned to us for a loan он попросил нас дать ему взаймы денег

4) turn to smth. turn to music (to the study of law, to medical practice, to journalism, to painting, to book-collecting, etc.) заняться музыкой и т.д.; turn to one's work приниматься /браться/ за работу; he is giving up the stage and turning to film work он бросает сцену и переходит на работу в кино; turn to drink начать пить; turn to crime заняться преступной деятельностью; the starling only turns to worms when there are no berries скворцы питаются червями только тогда, когда нет ягод

5) turn on (round, etc.) smth. turn on an axle (on its axis, round the sun, etc.) вращаться на оси и т.д.; the door turns on its hinges дверь поворачивается на петлях; he turned on his heel and walked out of the room он круто повернулся и вышел из комнаты

6) turn with smth. his head turns with giddiness у него кружится голова; his head has turned with success успех вскружил ему голову; the weathercock turns with the wind флюгер крутится по ветру; turn at smth. his stomach turns at the sight of blood (at the mere sight of food, etc.) у него поднимается тошнота при виде крови и т.д.

7) turn (in)to smb., smth. turn into a butterfly (into a very pleasant fellow, into vinegar, into ice, etc.) превратиться в бабочку /стать бабочкой/ и т.д.; fog sometimes turns to snow (to rain) туман иногда переходит в снег (в дождь); the water has turned to ice вода превратилась в лед; the snow had turned (in)to slush снег превратился в слякоть; can a wolf turn into a lamb? разве может волк обернуться /стать/ овечкой?; my admiration soon turned to scorn мое восхищение скоро сменилось презрением; turn from smth. (in)to smth. the wind turned from west into south-west Южный ветер сменился юго-западным; the sphere has turned from blue to red шар из голубого стал красным; turn for smth. turn for the better (for the worse) (из)меняться к лучшему (к худшему)

8) turn (up)on smth. everything (the whole argument, the outcome, the decision, etc.) turns on his answer (on that fact, on this point, etc.) все и т.д. зависит от его ответа и т.д.; the success of the trip turns on the weather успех поездки будет зависеть от погоды; everything turned upon the result of the battle все определялось исходом боя; the conversation turned (up)on sport (upon dress, upon hunting, on a variety of subjects, etc.).разговор вертелся вокруг /касался/ спорта и т.д.; the debate did not turn upon any practical propositions обсуждение не касалось никаких практических вопросов

9) turn on (against) smb. the dog (the lion, the big.cat, etc.) turned on its trainer (on its owner, on its keeper, on its pursuers, etc.) собака и т.д. набросилась на своего дрессировщика и т.Л; even the most friendly dog may turn on you if you tease or annoy it даже самая добродушная собака может наброситься на человека, если ее раздразнить; why have you turned on me? что ты на меня взъелся?; what a fine excuse for turn logon me прекрасный повод, чтобы наброситься на меня; he turned angrily against his relatives (against his former friends, against his opponents, etc.) он яростно ополчился на своих родственников и т.А; the newspapers turned against the Parliament газеты начали кампанию против парламента; his words (his own criticism, etc.) turned against him его слова и т.д. обернулись против него самого

10) turn from smb. he turned from his friends oil порвал со своими друзьями; он отвернулся от своих друзей; he turned from the Democrats and joined the Republicans он порвал с демократической партией в примкнул к республиканцам
11. XXI1
1) turn smth., smb. to (towards, into, on, etc.) smth., smb. turn the саг to the bridge повернуть машину к месту, въехать на мост; turn one's car to the left (one's camera to the right, etc.) повернуть машину налево и т.д.; turn one's саг towards the centre of the town направиться [на машине] к центру города; turn one's horse to the hills погнать лошадь в горы; turn cows to pasture выгнать коров на пастбище; turn one's chair to the fire повернуть свое кресло к камину; plants turn blooms to the light растения поворачивают головки к свету; turn one's back to one's guests (to the audience, to the wall, etc.) повернуться /стать/ спиной к гостям и т.д.; turn the light into the dark room направить луч света в темную комнату; turn a telescope on a star (the searchlight on smb., etc.) направлять телескоп на звезду и т.д.; turn the talk into other channels перевести разговор на другую тему; turn one's eyes on the stage обратить или перевести взгляд на сцену; turn smth. with smth. he turned the blow with his arm он отвел удар рукой id turn a deaf ear to smb.'s request./to smb./ отказаться выслушать чью-л. просьбу, остаться глухим к чьей-л. просьбе

2) turn smb. out of (from, etc.) smth. turn smb. out of his room (out of the house, out of a club, etc.) выгнать кого-л. из комнаты и т.д.; turn a beggar from one's door прогнать нищего от своих дверей

3) turn smth. to smth., smb. turn one's thoughts (one's attention, one's mind) to one's work (to practical matters, to something more important, etc.) сосредоточить свои мысли и т.д. на работе и т.А; at last they turned their attention to her наконец они занялись ею; turn one's efforts to something more important направлять свои усилия на что-либо более важное

4) turn smth. to smth. turn one's hand to useful work заняться полезным делом; he can turn his hand to almost anything он умеет делать почти все; he knows how to turn things to advantage /to account/ он знает, как из всего извлечь пользу; he turns even his errors to account даже из своих ошибок он извлекает пользу

5) turn smth. on (in) smth. turn a wagon on its side опрокинуть телегу на бок; turn a chop in a pan перевернуть котлету на сковородке || turn one's ankle on the edge of the sidewalk вывихнуть ногу, споткнувшись о край тротуара

6) turn smth. in smth. turn one's hat in one's hands (the toy in one's fingers, etc.) вертеть шляпу в руках и т.д.; turn the key in the lock поворачивать ключ в замке и т.д. id turn smb. round one's little finger вертеть кем-л. [как хочешь], помыкать кем-л.

7) turn smth. (in)to smth. turn water into ice (defeat into victory, love to hatred, tears into laughter, etc.) превращать воду в лед и т.д.; turn a theatre into a cinema (a garden into a tennis-court, etc.) переделать /перестроить/ театр в кинозал и т.д.; turn one's land into money (one's bonds into cash, their stock into cash, etc.) обратить землю в деньги и т.д.; turn coins into paper money поменять звонкую монету на бумажные деньги; turn this piece of prose into verse переложить этот прозаический отрывок на стихи; turn this passage into Greek (a German letter into French, Latin into English, etc.) перевести этот отрывок на греческий язык и т.д.; turn smb. (in)to smb. turn her into a cinema star (the boy into a friend, our soldiers into a police force, etc.) сделать из нее кинозвезду и т.д.; turn a pessimist into an optimist превращать пессимиста в оптимиста; the fairy turned the prince into a frog фея превратила принца в лягушку id turn swords into ploughshares перековать мечи на орала

8) turn smb., smth., against smb. turn the children against their father (everyone against the boy, his family against him, etc.) восстанавливать детей против отца и т.д.; turn friends against friends восстановить друзей друг против друга; it turns their argument against them это направляет их доводы против них самих

9) turn smb., smth. from smth. turn smb. from his duty отвлекать кого-л. от исполнения своих обязанностей; nothing will ever turn him from his purpose ничто не заставит его изменять своему решению или отказаться от своей цели; turn a vessel from her course заставить судно отклониться от курса; turn the conversation from an unpleasant subject увести разговор от неприятной темы

10) turn smth. out of /from/ smth. turn candlesticks out of /from/ brass вытачивать медные подсвечники
12. XXII
turn smb. by doing smth. the police turned the advancing crowd by firing over their heads полиция заставила наступающую толпу повернуть назад, начав стрельбу в воздух
13. XXV
turn when... (as if..., etc.) she turned when she saw us увидев нас, она отвернулась или свернула; he turned as if to go он повернулся, делая вид, что собирается уходить
14. XXVI
turn smth. when... she turns his shirt-collars when they get frayed она перевертывает воротнички его сорочек, когда они вытираются

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > turn
2 light

light

1. light [laɪt] n

1) no pl Licht nt;

is there enough \light to take a picture? ist es hell genug, um ein Bild zu machen?;

artificial/natural \light künstliches/natürliches Licht;

the \light of the sun das Sonnenlicht;

by candlelight bei
Kerzenschein;

by the \light of the moon bei Mondlicht

2) ( light-giving thing) Licht nt; ( lamp) Lampe f;

as the \lights went... als die Lichter ausgingen,...;

to put [or switch] [or turn] the \light on/ off das Licht einschalten/ausschalten [o ( fam) anmachen/ausmachen];

3) no pl ( daylight) [Tages]licht nt;

at [the] first \light bei Tagesanbruch

4) ( for decoration)

\lights pl

Christmas \lights Weihnachtsbeleuchtung f

5) usu pl ( traffic light) Ampel f

6) ( sparkle) in sb's eyes Funkeln nt kein pl

7) ( perspective) Aspekt m;

try to look at it in a new \light versuch' es doch mal, aus einer anderen Perspektive zu sehen;

she started to see him in a new \light sie sah ihn plötzlich in einem ganz neuen Licht

8) no pl ( enlightenment) Erleuchtung f;

I saw the \light! mir ging ein Licht auf! ( fam)

9) ( spiritual illumination) Erleuchtung f

10) ( person's abilities)

\lights pl [geistige] Fähigkeiten;

to do sth according to one's \lights etw nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen tun

11) ( bright part) Licht nt;

\light and shadow Licht und Schatten

12) no pl ( fire) Feuer nt; ( flame) [Kerzen]flamme f;

have you got a \light, please? Entschuldigung, haben Sie [vielleicht] Feuer?;

to catch \light Feuer fangen;

to set \light to sth ( Brit) etw anzünden

13) ( window) Fenster nt; ( window division) Oberlicht nt; ( pane of glass) Fensterscheibe f

14) ( person) Leuchte f ( fam)

leading \light ( best at something) großes Licht, Leuchte f ( fam) ( leader) Nummer eins f;

a shining \light eine große Leuchte ( fam), ein großes Licht ( fam)

PHRASES:

the \light at the end of the tunnel das Licht am Ende des Tunnels ( fig)

to be the \light of sb's life ( hum) die Sonne jds Lebens sein;

in a bad/good \light in einem schlechten/guten Licht;

to be [or go] out like a \light (fam: fall asleep) sofort weg sein ( fam) ( faint) umkippen ( fam)

to bring sth to \light etw ans Licht bringen;

to cast [or shed] [or throw] \light on sth etw beleuchten, Licht nt in etw akk bringen;

to come to \light ans Licht kommen;

in the \light of sth [or ( Am usu) in \light of sth] angesichts einer S. gen, im Lichte einer S. gen ( liter) adj

1) ( bright) hell;

it's slowly getting \light es wird allmählich hell

2) ( pale) hell-; stronger blass- vt < lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1) ( illuminate)

to \light sth etw erhellen; stage etw beleuchten;

his investigations lit the way for many other scientists seine Forschungen waren wegweisend für viele andere Wissenschaftler

2) ( turn on)

to \light an electric light das Licht einschalten [o ( fam) anknipsen];

3) ( guide with light)

to \light sb jdm leuchten

4) ( ignite)

to \light a candle/ match eine Kerze/ein Streichholz anzünden;

to \light a fire ein Feuer anzünden [o ( fam) anmachen];

to \light a cigarette/ pipe sich dat eine Zigarette/Pfeife anzünden [o ( fam) anstecken] vi < lit> or lighted> , lit> or lighted>

1) ( burn) brennen;

2) (fig: become animated) eyes, etc. aufleuchten ( fig)

her face lit with pleasure sie strahlte vor Freude über das ganze Gesicht

2. light [laɪt] adj

1) ( not heavy) leicht;

to be as \light as a feather federleicht [o leicht wie eine Feder] sein

2) ( deficient in weight) zu leicht;

this sack of rice seems about 2 kilos \light ich habe den Eindruck, dieser Sack Reis wiegt 2 Kilo zu wenig;

to give sb \light weight jdm zu wenig abwiegen

3) ( not sturdily built) leicht;

\light clothes leichte Kleidung

4) ( for small loads) Klein-;

\light aircraft/ lorry Kleinflugzeug nt /-lastwagen m;

\light railway Kleinbahn f

5) mil

\light infantry leichte Infanterie

6) ( not fully loaded) aircraft/ ship/ vehicle nicht voll beladen

7) ( of food and drink) leicht;

( low in fat) fettarm;

a \light diet eine fettarme Diät;

\light food leichtes Essen;

a \light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit;

\light pastry lockerer Teig;

\light wine leichter Wein

8) ( porous)

\light soil lockeres Erdreich

9) chem leicht;

\light isotope leichtes Isotop

10) ( low in intensity)

the traffic was quite \light es gab kaum Verkehr;

it's only \light rain es nieselt nur;

\light breeze leichte Brise

11) ( easily disturbed)

\light sleep leichter Schlaf;

to be a \light sleeper einen leichten Schlaf haben

12) ( easily done) nachsichtig, mild;

\light sentence mildes Urteil;

\light housework leichte Hausarbeit

13) ( gentle) leicht; kiss zart;

( soft) touch sanft;

to have a \light touch mus einen weichen Anschlag haben

14) ( graceful)

\light building elegantes Gebäude;

\light figure anmutige Gestalt

15) ( not bold)

\light type eine schlanke Schrifttype

16) ( not serious) leicht attr;

\light entertainment leichte Unterhaltung;

\light opera Operette f;

\light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f;

\light tone Plauderton m

17) ( cheerful) frohgemut ( poet)

with a \light heart leichten Herzens

18) (old: unchaste) leicht;

a \light girl ein leichtes Mädchen veraltend

PHRASES:

to be \light on one's feet leichtfüßig sein;

to be a bit \light in one's loafers (Am) (pej!) etwas weibische Züge haben ( pej)

to make \light work of sth mit etw dat spielend fertigwerden;

to be \light on sth es an etw dat fehlen lassen;

to make \light of sth etw bagatellisieren [o ( fam) herunterspielen] adv

1) ( with little luggage)

to travel \light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

2) ( with no severe consequences)

to get off \light glimpflich [o ( fam) mit einem blauen Auge] davonkommen

English-German students dictionary > light
3 light

I
1.
noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz, lámpara

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fuego

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) perspectiva

2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro, luminoso

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro

3. lit verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) encender

•

- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to
II

1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) ligero

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ligero

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) más ligero

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) ligero

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligero

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) fino

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso

•

- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light
III
= light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

light¹ adj

1. claro

a light green shirt una camisa de color verde claro

2. ligero / que pesa poco

a light meal una comida ligera

feathers are very light las plumas pesan muy poco

I'm lighter than you peso menos que tú

3. luminoso / claro

it's a light room es una habitación muy luminosa

4. suave

a light breeze una brisa suave

to get light hacerse de día

light² n

1. luz

there's a lot of light in this room hay mucha luz en esta habitación

turn off the lights when you go to bed apaga las luces cuando te vayas a dormir

2. fuego

have you got a light? ¿tienes fuego?

light³ vb

1. encender / prender

she lit the candle with a match encendió la vela con una cerilla

2. iluminar / alumbrar

the stage is lit by several powerful spotlights el escenario se ilumina con varios focos potentes

El pasado y participio pasado de light es lit o lighted

light /lajt/ adjetivo invariable ‹ cigarrillos› low-tar; ‹ alimentos› low-calorie; ‹ refresco› diet ( before n)
light adj inv (cigarrillos) fuma Camel Light(tm), he smokes Camel Lights(tm) ' light' also found in these entries: Spanish: aeroplano - alumbrar - amanecer - año - aplique - avioneta - barrio - bombilla - buena - bueno - caballería - candela - cegador - cegadora - clara - claridad - claro - contraluz - deslumbrar - disco - duermevela - encender - enfocar - esclarecer - foco - fotómetro - fuego - iluminar - interruptor - leve - ligera - ligero - lumbre - luminosa - luminoso - luz - penumbra - piloto - pluma - precisa - preciso - prender - semáforo - sueño - tenue - tonadilla - trasluz - vaporosa - vaporoso - velomotor English: beam - blink - chink - deflect - fall - feather - flash - flicker - fluorescent light - go on - hand - infrared - light - light bulb - light switch - light up - light year - light-headed - light-hearted - off - pilot light - red light - red light district - see - shed - sleeper - strip light - tail-light - tone - traffic light - traffic lights - warning light - watt - absorb - admit - beacon - blind - block - bright - brighten - brilliant - bulb - candle - cast - come - dark - day - dazzle - dazzling - diet

light

tr[laɪt]

adjective

1 (not heavy) ligero,-a; (rain) fino,-a; (breeze) suave

■ as light as a feather ligero,-a como una pluma

■ give it a light tap with the hammer dale un golpe suave con el martillo

■ I'm a light smoker fumo poco

2 (sentence, wound) leve

3 (head) mareado,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be light on something familiar andar mal de algo

to be light on one's feet ser ligero,-a de pies

to have light fingers tener los dedos largos, tener los dedos rápidos

to make light of something dar poca importancia a algo

to travel light viajar con poco equipaje

with a light heart con el corazón alegre

light aircraft avioneta

light ale cerveza clara

light opera opereta

light reading lectura fácil

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light

tr[laɪt]

intransitive verb

1 formal use architecture (alight) posarse (on, en)

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light

tr[laɪt]

noun

1 (gen) luz nombre femenino

■ by the light of a table lamp a la luz de una lámpara de mesa

■ bring it into the light tráelo aquí a la luz

2 (lamp) luz nombre femenino, lámpara; (traffic light) semáforo

■ the lights were (at) red el semáforo estaba (en) rojo

3 (for cigarette, fire) fuego

■ could you give me a light, please? ¿tiene fuego, por favor?

■ the boy set light to the branch el niño prendió fuego a la rama

transitive verb (pt & pp lighted o lit tr[lɪt])

1 (ignite) encender

2 (illuminate) iluminar, alumbrar

intransitive verb

1 encenderse

adjective

1 (colour) claro,-a; (complexion) blanco,-a

■ light blue azul claro

2 (bright) con mucha claridad

■ it was getting light when we got home cuando llegamos a casa ya se hacía de día

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

according to one's own lights formal use según su propio criterio

in (the) light of SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL en vista de, teniendo en cuenta

to bring something to light sacar algo a la luz

to come to light salir a luz

to go out like a light familiar quedarse roque

to see the light at the end of the tunnel ver la luz al final del túnel

to see things in a new light ver las cosas bajo otro aspecto

to shed light on something aclarar algo, arrojar luz sobre algo

to show somebody in a bad light hacer quedar mal a alguien

to throw light on something aclarar algo, arrojar luz sobre algo

light bulb bombilla

light industry industria ligera

light meter fotómetro

light pen SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL lápiz nombre masculino óptico

light year año luz

light ['laɪt] v, lit ['lɪt] or lighted ; lighting vt

1) illuminate: iluminar, alumbrar

2) ignite: encender, prenderle fuego a

light vi

: encenderse, prender

light vi, lighted or lit ['lɪt] ; lighting

1) land, settle: posarse

2) dismount: bajarse, apearse

light ['laɪt] adv

1) lightly: suavemente, ligeramente

2)

to travel light : viajar con poco equipaje

light adj

1) lightweight: ligero, liviano, poco pesado

2) easy: fácil, ligero, liviano

light reading: lectura fácil

light work: trabajo liviano

3) gentle, mild: fino, suave, leve

a light breeze: una brisa suave

a light rain: una lluvia fina

4) frivolous: de poca importancia, superficial

5) bright: bien iluminado, claro

6) pale: claro (dícese de los colores), rubio (dícese del pelo)

light n

1) illumination: luz f

2) daylight: luz f del día

3) dawn: amanecer m, madrugada f

4) lamp: lámpara f

to turn on off the light: apagar la luz

5) aspect: aspecto m

in a new light: con otros ojos

in the light of: en vista de, a la luz de

6) match: fósforo m, cerillo m

7)

to bring to light : sacar a (la) luz

light

adj.

• airoso, -a adj.

• blondo, -a adj.

• claro, -a adj.

• ingrávido, -a adj.

• leve adj.

• ligero, -a adj.

• liviano, -a adj.

• luz adj.

• rubio, -a adj.

• suelto, -a adj.

• sutil adj.

• tenue adj.

n.

• candela s.f.

• claro s.m.

• fuego s.m.

• lumbre s.f.

• lumbrera s.f.

• luz s.f.

• lámpara s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: lit) = alumbrar v.

• brillar v.

• cebar v.

• encender v.

laɪt
I

noun

1) u luz f

light and shade — luz y sombra; ( Art) claroscuro m

by the light of the moon — a la luz de la luna

hold it up to the light — ponlo al trasluz or a contraluz

in o by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea — al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea

at first light — al clarear (el día), con las primeras luces

to bring something to light — sacar* algo a la luz

to come to light — salir* a la luz

to hide one's light under a bushel — ser* modesto

to see the light — abrir* los ojos, comprender las cosas

to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel — vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc) problemas

to see the light (of day) — ver* la luz (del día)

to throw o cast o shed light on something — arrojar luz sobre algo; (before n)

light meter — fotómetro m

2) c

a) ( source of light) luz f; ( lamp) lámpara f

to turn the light off — apagar* la luz

to turn the light on — encender* or (AmL tb) prender or (Esp tb) dar* la luz

warning light — señal f luminosa

to go out like a light — (colloq) ( become unconscious) caer(se)* redondo; ( fall asleep) dormirse* como un tronco, caer* como piedra (AmL fam); (before n)

light switch — interruptor m

b) (of car, bicycle) luz f

brake lights — luces de frenado

c) ( traffic light) semáforo m

the lights were against us — nos tocaron los semáforos en contra or en rojo

3)

a) ( aspect) (no pl)

to see something/somebody in a good/bad/new o different light — ver* algo/a alguien con buenos/malos/otros ojos

it didn't show him in a very good light — no daba una imagen demasiado buena de él

b)

in the light of o (AmE also) in light of — (as prep) a la luz de, en vista de

4) c ( for igniting)

have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?

to put a o set light to something — prender fuego a algo

5) lights pl ( Culin) pulmón m

II

1) adjective -er, -est

Sense I

2) ( not heavy) ligero, liviano (esp AmL); < voice> suave

it's lighter than the other one — pesa menos que el otro, es más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano que el otro

with a light heart — tranquilo

she's a very light sleeper — tiene el sueño muy ligero or (esp AmL) liviano

3)

a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suave

light rain — llovizna f

b) ( sparse)

the losses were fairly light — las pérdidas fueron de poca consideración or de poca monta

c) ( not strenuous) <work/duties> ligero, liviano (esp AmL)

d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve

4) ( not serious) <music/comedy/reading> ligero

a program of light entertainment — un programa de variedades

to make light of something — quitarle or restarle importancia a algo

Sense II

5)

a) ( pale) <green/brown> claro

b) ( bright)

it gets light very early these days — ahora amanece or aclara muy temprano

it's already light — ya es de día, ya está claro

III

adverb

to travel light — viajar con el mínimo de equipaje

IV
1.

transitive verb

1) (past & past p lighted or lit) ( set alight) encender*, prender

2) (past & past p lit) ( illuminate) \<\<room/scene\>\> iluminar

dimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado

2.

vi (past & past p lighted or lit) encenderse*, prender

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up

I [laɪt] (vb: pt, pp lit or lighted)
1. N

1) (=not darkness) luz f

she was sitting with her back to the light or with the light behind her — estaba sentada de espaldas a la luz

the light was beginning to fade — estaba empezando a oscurecer

her hair is almost black in certain lights — según como le da la luz tiene el pelo casi negro

• against the light — al trasluz

to hold sth against the light — acercar algo a la luz, mirar algo al trasluz

• by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una vela

• at first light — al rayar el día

• you're (standing) in my light — me quitas la luz, me haces sombra

• light and shade — luz y sombra; (Art) claroscuro m

• to hold sth up to the light — acercar algo a la luz, mirar algo al trasluz

- see a light at the end of the tunnel

- bring sth to light

- shed or throw or cast light on sth

- in the cold light of day

- come to light

new facts have come to light — han salido a la luz nuevos datos

- light dawned on him/her

- hide one's light

- he was the light of her life

- see the light

- see the light of day
leading 2.
2) (=lamp) luz f

in the distance I could see the lights of a town — a lo lejos veía las luces de una ciudad

to switch on or turn on the light — encender la luz

to switch off or turn off the light — apagar la luz

- go out like a light
bright 3., runway
3) (=electricity) luz f

electric light — luz f eléctrica

4) (Aut) (on vehicle) luz f

• rear or tail lights — pilotos mpl, luces fpl traseras, calaveras fpl (Mex)

• reversing lights — luces fpl de marcha atrás

5) (=traffic signal) semáforo m

a red/green/amber light — un semáforo en rojo/verde/ámbar

to go through a red light — saltarse un semáforo en rojo

the lights — el semáforo

the lights were at or on red — el semáforo estaba en rojo

the lights were against us all the way — nos tocaron todos los semáforos en rojo
green 4.
6) (=viewpoint)

• according to or by sb's lights — frm según el parecer de algn

• to see things/look at sth in a different or new light — ver las cosas/mirar algo con una perspectiva distinta or desde otro punto de vista

I began to see my friends in a new light — empecé a ver a mis amigos con otros ojos

• to show or portray sth/sb in a good/ bad light — dar una buena/mala imagen de algo/algn

this shows our country in a bad light — esto da una mala imagen de nuestro país

• in the light of what you have said... — en vista de or a la luz de lo que has dicho...

7) (=glint, twinkle) brillo m

there was a strange light in his eye — había un brillo extraño en su mirada

8) (=flame)

• have you got a light? — (for cigarette) ¿tienes fuego?

• to set light to sth — (Brit) prender fuego a algo
strike 2., 3)
9) (Archit) cristal m, vidrio m

2. ADJ
(compar lighter) (superl lightest)
1) (=bright) [room, hallway] con bastante luz

her house is light and airy — su casa tiene bastante luz y ventilación

light summer evenings — las claras tardes de verano

while it's still light — mientras es de día or hay luz

• to get light — hacerse de día

2) (=pale) [colour] claro; [hair] rubio, güero (CAm, Mex); [skin] blanco

light blue/green — azul/verde claro

light in colour — de color claro

3. VT

1) (=illuminate) iluminar

she appeared at a lighted window — se asomó a la ventana de una habitación iluminada

to be lit up * — estar achispado *

to light the way for sb — alumbrar (el camino) a algn

2) (=ignite) [+ match, candle, fire] encender, prender; [+ cigarette] encender

4.

VI (=ignite) encenderse, prender

the fire wouldn't light — el fuego no se encendía, el fuego no prendía

5.

CPD

light bulb N — bombilla f, foco m (And), bombillo m (Col, Ven)

light fitting N — instalación eléctrica donde se colocan bombillas, tubos fluorescentes etc

light meter N — (Phot) fotómetro m

light pen N — lápiz m óptico

light show N — espectáculo m de luces

lights out N — hora f de apagar las luces

what time is lights out? — ¿a qué hora se apagan las luces?

light switch N — interruptor m

light wave N — onda f luminosa

light year N — año m luz

3000 light years away — a una distancia de 3000 años luz

- light out

- light up

II [laɪt]
1. ADJ
(compar lighter) (superl lightest)
1) (in weight) [object, clothing, equipment] ligero, liviano (LAm); [step] ligero

I want to be ten pounds lighter — quiero adelgazar diez libras

I'm ten pounds lighter than I was — peso diez libras menos que antes

• to be light on one's feet — ser ligero de pies

• with a light heart — (=cheerfully) con el corazón alegre; (=without thinking) a la ligera

• you need a light touch to make good pastry — necesitas manos de seda para conseguir una buena masa

- as light as a feather

2) (=scanty, slight) [breeze] leve, suave; [shower] ligero

a light rain was falling — lloviznaba

a light fall of snow — una ligera nevada

trading was light on the Stock Exchange — hubo poca actividad en la Bolsa

traffic was light — había poco tráfico

the speech was light on content — el discurso tenía poco contenido

3) (Culin) [meal, food, cake] ligero, liviano (LAm)

4) (=low-alcohol) de bajo contenido alcohólico, de bajo contenido en alcohol; (=low-calorie) light, bajo en calorías; (=low-tar) light, de bajo contenido en alquitrán

5) (=soft) [sound] leve; [voice] suave

there was a light tapping on the door — se oyeron unos golpecitos a la puerta

6) (=not demanding) [work, duties] ligero

she can only manage light work — solo puede realizar tareas ligeras

- make light work of sth

7) (=not serious) [novel, music] ligero

• to make light of sth — quitar importancia a algo

• on a lighter note — hablando de cosas menos serias

• take along some light reading — llévate algo fácil de leer

8) (=not harsh) [sentence] leve

9) (=shallow)

• she had drifted into a light sleep — se había quedado medio dormida

• to be a light sleeper — tener el sueño ligero

10) (=loose) [soil] poco denso

2.

ADV

• to travel light — viajar con poco equipaje

3. N

1) lights (Culin) † pulmones mpl

2) (=cigarette) cigarrillo m light, cigarrillo m de bajo contenido en alquitrán

4.

CPD

light aircraft N — avión m ligero

light ale, light beer (US) N — cerveza f rubia, cerveza f clara

light cream N — (US) (=single cream) nata f líquida

light entertainment N — (TV) programas mpl de variedades

a stand-up comedian provided light entertainment — un humorista amenizó la velada

light heavyweight N — (=cruiserweight) peso m semipesado

light industry N — industria f ligera

light infantry N — infantería f ligera

light opera N — (=show) opereta f; (=genre) género m lírico

light verse N — poesías fpl festivas

III

[laɪt]
(pt, pp lit or lighted) VI
to light on sth — liter dar con algo, tropezar con algo, encontrar algo

* * *
[laɪt]
I

noun

1) u luz f

light and shade — luz y sombra; ( Art) claroscuro m

by the light of the moon — a la luz de la luna

hold it up to the light — ponlo al trasluz or a contraluz

in o by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea — al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea

at first light — al clarear (el día), con las primeras luces

to bring something to light — sacar* algo a la luz

to come to light — salir* a la luz

to hide one's light under a bushel — ser* modesto

to see the light — abrir* los ojos, comprender las cosas

to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel — vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc) problemas

to see the light (of day) — ver* la luz (del día)

to throw o cast o shed light on something — arrojar luz sobre algo; (before n)

light meter — fotómetro m

2) c

a) ( source of light) luz f; ( lamp) lámpara f

to turn the light off — apagar* la luz

to turn the light on — encender* or (AmL tb) prender or (Esp tb) dar* la luz

warning light — señal f luminosa

to go out like a light — (colloq) ( become unconscious) caer(se)* redondo; ( fall asleep) dormirse* como un tronco, caer* como piedra (AmL fam); (before n)

light switch — interruptor m

b) (of car, bicycle) luz f

brake lights — luces de frenado

c) ( traffic light) semáforo m

the lights were against us — nos tocaron los semáforos en contra or en rojo

3)

a) ( aspect) (no pl)

to see something/somebody in a good/bad/new o different light — ver* algo/a alguien con buenos/malos/otros ojos

it didn't show him in a very good light — no daba una imagen demasiado buena de él

b)

in the light of o (AmE also) in light of — (as prep) a la luz de, en vista de

4) c ( for igniting)

have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?

to put a o set light to something — prender fuego a algo

5) lights pl ( Culin) pulmón m

II

1) adjective -er, -est

Sense I

2) ( not heavy) ligero, liviano (esp AmL); < voice> suave

it's lighter than the other one — pesa menos que el otro, es más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano que el otro

with a light heart — tranquilo

she's a very light sleeper — tiene el sueño muy ligero or (esp AmL) liviano

3)

a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suave

light rain — llovizna f

b) ( sparse)

the losses were fairly light — las pérdidas fueron de poca consideración or de poca monta

c) ( not strenuous) <work/duties> ligero, liviano (esp AmL)

d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve

4) ( not serious) <music/comedy/reading> ligero

a program of light entertainment — un programa de variedades

to make light of something — quitarle or restarle importancia a algo

Sense II

5)

a) ( pale) <green/brown> claro

b) ( bright)

it gets light very early these days — ahora amanece or aclara muy temprano

it's already light — ya es de día, ya está claro

III

adverb

to travel light — viajar con el mínimo de equipaje

IV
1.

transitive verb

1) (past & past p lighted or lit) ( set alight) encender*, prender

2) (past & past p lit) ( illuminate) \<\<room/scene\>\> iluminar

dimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado

2.

vi (past & past p lighted or lit) encenderse*, prender

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up

English-spanish dictionary > light
4 turn

1. noun
1)

it is somebody's turn to do something — jemand ist an der Reihe, etwas zu tun

it's your turn [next] — du bist als nächster/nächste dran (ugs.) od. an der Reihe

wait one's turn — warten, bis man an der Reihe ist

your turn will come — du kommst auch [noch] an die Reihe

by turns — abwechselnd

he gave it to her, and she in turn passed it on to me — er gab es ihr, und sie wiederum reichte es an mich weiter

in one's turn — wiederum

out of turn — (before or after one's turn) außer der Reihe; (fig.) an der falschen Stelle [lachen]

excuse me if I'm talking out of turn — (fig.) entschuldige, wenn ich etwas Unpassendes sage

take [it in] turns — sich abwechseln

take turns at doing something, take it in turns to do something — etwas abwechselnd tun

2) (rotary motion) Drehung, die

give the handle a turn — den Griff [herum]drehen

[done] to a turn — genau richtig [zubereitet]

3) (change of direction) Wende, die

take a turn to the right/left, do or make or take a right/left turn — nach rechts/links abbiegen

‘no left/right turn’ — "links/rechts abbiegen verboten!"

the turn of the year/century — die Jahres-/Jahrhundertwende

a turn of fortune — eine Schicksalswende

take a favourable turn — (fig.) sich zum Guten wenden

4) (deflection) Biegung, die

5) (bend) Kurve, die; (corner) Ecke, die

at every turn — (fig.) (con- z stantly) ständig

6) (short performance on stage etc.) Nummer, die

do one's turn — auftreten

7) (change of tide)

turn of the tide — Gezeitenwechsel, der

8) (character)

be of a mechanical/speculative turn — technisch begabt sein/einen Hang zum Spekulativen haben

9) (literary): (formation) Rundung, die

10) (form of expression)

an elegant turn of speech/phrase — eine elegante Ausdrucksweise

11) (service)

do somebody a good/bad turn — jemandem einen guten/schlechten Dienst erweisen

one good turn deserves another — (prov.) hilfst du mir, so helf ich dir

12) (coll.): (fright)

give somebody quite a turn — jemandem einen gehörigen Schrecken einjagen (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (make revolve) drehen

turn the tap — am Wasserhahn drehen

turn the key in the lock — den Schlüssel im Schloss herumdrehen

2) (reverse) umdrehen; wenden [Pfannkuchen, Matratze, Auto, Heu, Teppich]; umgraben [Erde]

turn something upside down or on its head — (lit. or fig.) etwas auf den Kopf stellen

turn something back to front — die Vorderseite einer Sache nach hinten drehen

turn something inside out — etwas nach außen stülpen od. drehen

turn the page — umblättern

3) (give new direction to) drehen, wenden [Kopf]

she could still turn heads — die Leute drehten sich immer noch nach ihr um

turn a hose/gun on somebody/something — einen Schlauch/ein Gewehr auf jemanden/etwas richten

turn one's attention/mind to something — sich/seine Gedanken einer Sache (Dat.) zuwenden

turn one's thoughts to a subject — sich [in Gedanken] mit einem Thema beschäftigen

turn a car into a road — [mit einem Auto] in eine Straße einbiegen

turn the tide [of something] — [bei etwas] den Ausschlag geben

turn somebody from his purpose — jemanden von seinem Vorhaben abbringen

4) (send)

turn somebody loose on somebody/something — jemanden auf jemanden/etwas loslassen

turn somebody from one's door/off one's land — jemanden von seiner Tür/von seinem Land verjagen

turn a dog on somebody — einen Hund auf jemanden hetzen

5) (cause to become) verwandeln

the cigarette smoke has turned the walls yellow — der Zigarettenrauch hat die Wände vergilben lassen

turn the lights low — das Licht dämpfen

turn a play/book into a film — ein Theaterstück/Buch verfilmen

the thought turned him pale — der Gedanke ließ ihn erbleichen (geh.)

6) (make sour) sauer werden lassen [Milch]

7)

turn somebody's stomach — jemandem den Magen umdrehen

8)

turn somebody's head — (make conceited) jemandem zu Kopf steigen

9) (shape in lathe) drechseln [Holz]; drehen [Metall]

10) drehen [Pirouette]; schlagen [Rad, Purzelbaum]

11) (reach the age of)

turn 40 — 40 [Jahre alt] werden

12)

it's just turned 12 o'clock/quarter past 4 — es ist gerade 12 Uhr/viertel nach vier vorbei
3. intransitive verb
1) (revolve) sich drehen; [Wasserhahn, Schlüssel:] sich drehen lassen

the earth turns on its axis — die Erde dreht sich um ihre Achse

he couldn't get the key to turn — er konnte den Schlüssel nicht drehen

2) (reverse direction) [Person:] sich herumdrehen; [Auto:] wenden

the car turned upside down — das Auto überschlug sich

turn back to front — sich von hinten nach vorne drehen

3) (take new direction) sich wenden; (turn round) sich umdrehen

his thoughts/attention turned to her — er wandte ihr seine Gedanken/Aufmerksamkeit zu

left/right turn! — (Mil.) links/rechts um!

turn into a road/away from the river — in eine Straße einbiegen/vom Fluss abbiegen

turn to the left — nach links abbiegen/[Schiff, Flugzeug:] abdrehen

turn up/down a street — in eine Straße einbiegen

turn towards home — den Heimweg einschlagen

when the tide turns — wenn die Ebbe/Flut kommt

not know where or which way to turn — (fig.) keinen Ausweg [mehr] wissen

my luck has turned — (fig.) mein Glück hat sich gewendet

4) (become) werden

turn traitor/statesman/Muslim — zum Verräter/zum Staatsmann/Moslem werden

turn [in]to something — zu etwas werden; (be transformed) sich in etwas (Akk.) verwandeln

her face turned green — sie wurde [ganz] grün im Gesicht

5) (change colour) [Laub:] sich [ver]färben

6) (become sour) [Milch:] sauer werden

7)

my stomach turns — mir dreht sich der Magen um (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/77106/turn_about">turn about

- turn against

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn to

- turn up

- turn upon

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[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) (sich) drehen

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) sich (um-) drehen

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) eine Biegung machen

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) lenken

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) biegen um

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) (sich) verwandeln

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) werden (lassen)
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) die Drehung

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) die Windung

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) die Abzweigung

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) die Reihe

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) die Programmnummer

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- turning-point
- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up
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turn

[tɜ:n, AM tɜ:rn]

I. NOUN

1. (rotation) of a wheel Drehung f

give the screw a couple of \turns drehen Sie die Schraube einige Male um

to give the handle a \turn den Griff [herum]drehen

2. (change in direction: in road) Kurve f, SCHWEIZ a. Rank m fam; SPORT Wende f

“no left/right \turn” „Links/Rechts abbiegen verboten“

the path had many twists and \turns der Pfad wand und schlängelte sich dahin; ( fig)

the novel has many twists and \turns of plot die Handlung des Romans ist total verwickelt fam; ( fig)

things took an ugly turn die Sache nahm eine üble Wendung; ( fig)

I find the \turn of events most unsatisfactory ich mag nicht, wie sich die Dinge gerade entwickeln

to make a \turn abbiegen

to make a wrong \turn falsch abbiegen

to make a \turn to port/starboard NAUT nach Backbord/Steuerbord abdrehen

to take a \turn [to the left/right] [nach links/rechts] abbiegen

to take a \turn for the better/worse ( fig) sich zum Besseren/Schlechteren wenden [o SCHWEIZ meist kehren]

she's taken a \turn for the worse since... mit ihr ist es ziemlich bergab gegangen, seit... fam

to take a new \turn eine [ganz] neue Wendung nehmen

3. (changing point)

the \turn of the century die Jahrhundertwende

at the \turn of the century zur Jahrhundertwende

at the \turn of the 19th century Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts

the \turn of the tide der Gezeitenwechsel

the tide was on the \turn die Flut/Ebbe setzte gerade ein; ( fig)

the \turn of the tide occurred when... das Blatt wandte [o SCHWEIZ meist kehrte] sich, als...

4. (allotted time)

it's my \turn now! jetzt bin ich an der Reihe [o fam dran]!

it's Jill's \turn next Jill kommt als Nächste dran

it's your \turn to take out the rubbish du bist dran, den Abfall runter zu bringen

your \turn will come! du kommst schon auch noch dran! fam; (in desperate situations) du wirst auch noch zum Zuge kommen! fam

whose \turn is it? wer ist dran?

I want everyone to take their \turn nicely without any fighting ich will, dass ihr euch schön abwechselt, ohne Streitereien

you can have a \turn at the computer now Sie können jetzt den Computer benutzen

to do sth in \turn [or by \turns] etw abwechselnd tun

to miss a \turn eine Runde aussetzen

to take \turns [or esp BRIT it in \turns] doing sth etw abwechselnd tun

to take a \turn at the wheel für eine Weile das Steuer übernehmen

to wait one's \turn warten, bis man an der Reihe ist

▪ in \turn wiederum

she told Peter and he in \turn told me sie hat es Peter erzählt und er wiederum hat es dann mir erzählt

he's all sweet and cold in \turns [or by turn[s]] er ist abwechselnd total nett und dann wieder total kalt fam

5. ([dis]service)

to do sb a good/bad \turn jdm einen guten/schlechten Dienst erweisen

to do a good \turn eine gute Tat tun

6. (odd sensation, shock) Schreck[en] m

to give sb a \turn jdm einen gehörigen Schrecken einjagen

7. (feeling of queasiness) Anfall m; ( fam)

she was having one of her \turns sie hatte wieder einmal einen ihrer Anfälle

8. (performance on stage) Nummer f

to do comic \turns Sketche aufführen

to perform a \turn eine Nummer aufführen

9. (not appropriate)

▪ out of \turn:

what you've just said was completely out of \turn was du da gerade gesagt hast, war wirklich völlig unpassend

sorry, have I been talking out of \turn? tut mir leid, habe ich was Falsches gesagt?

he really was speaking out of \turn es war völlig unangebracht, dass er sich dazu äußerte

10. (character)

▪ to be of a... \turn of mind einen Hang zu etw dat haben

to be of a humorous \turn eine Frohnatur sein

to have a logical \turn of mind ein logischer Mensch sein

11. (stroll) Runde f

to take a \turn [in the park] eine [kleine] Runde [durch den Park] drehen

12. (round in coil, rope) Umwickelung f

13. (expression well put together)

a nice [or elegant] [or good] \turn of phrase elegante Ausdrucksweise; (wording) elegante Formulierung

to have a nice \turn of phrase sich akk sehr gut ausdrücken können

14. (purpose)

to serve sb's \turn jdm dienen

that'll serve my \turn das ist gerade genau das Richtige für mich

15. MUS Doppelschlag m

16. STOCKEX Gewinnspanne f, Gewinn m, Courtage f

jobber's \turn Courtage f

17. (cooked perfectly)

to be done [or cooked] to a \turn food gut durch[gebraten] sein

18. no pl (card in poker game)

▪ the \turn AM bei Texas Hold 'Em (Pokerspiel): die vierte Karte, die alle Spieler zugeteilt bekommen

19.

▶ at every \turn (continually) ständig; (again and again) jedes Mal

▶ to fight at every \turn mit aller Macht kämpfen

▶ one good \turn deserves another ( saying) eine Hand wäscht die andere

▶ to be on the \turn sich akk wandeln; milk einen Stich haben, sauer sein SCHWEIZ; leaves gelb werden

▶ a \turn of the screw eine weitere Verschärfung [einer Maßnahme]

the raising of their rent was another \turn of the screw in the landlord's attempt to get them evicted die Mieterhöhung war ein weiterer Versuch, ihnen Daumenschrauben anzulegen und sie allmählich aus der Wohnung zu drängen

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (rotate, cause to rotate)

▪ to \turn sth knob, screw etw drehen

he \turned the key quietly in the lock er drehte den Schlüssel vorsichtig im Schloss um

she \turned the wheel sharply sie riss das Steuer herum

2. (switch direction)

▪ to \turn sth:

he \turned his head in surprise überrascht wendete er den Kopf

my mother can still \turn heads nach meiner Mutter drehen sich die Männer noch immer um

he \turned the car er wendete [o SCHWEIZ meist kehrte] den Wagen

the little girl just \turned her back to her das kleine Mädchen wandte ihr einfach den Rücken zu

she \turned the chair to the window so that she could look outside sie drehte den Stuhl zum Fenster, sodass sie hinausschauen konnte

to \turn one's car into a road [in eine Straße] abbiegen

to \turn round the corner um die Ecke biegen

to \turn the course of history den Gang der Geschichte [ver]ändern

to \turn one's eyes towards sb jdn anblicken

to \turn somersaults einen Purzelbaum schlagen; SPORT einen Salto machen; ( fig)

he \turned somersaults in his joy er machte vor Freude Luftsprünge

3. (aim)

▪ to \turn sth on sb lamp, hose etw auf jdn richten

she \turned her full anger onto him ihr ganzer Zorn richtete sich gegen ihn

the stranger \turned a hostile stare on him der Fremde warf ihm einen feindseligen Blick zu

to \turn one's attention [or mind] to sth seine Aufmerksamkeit etw dat zuwenden

to \turn a gun on sb ein Gewehr auf jdn richten

to \turn one's steps homewards sich akk nach Hause begeben

to \turn one's thoughts to sth sich akk etw dat zuwenden

4. (sprain)

▪ to \turn sth sich dat etw verrenken

to \turn one's ankle sich dat den Knöchel verrenken

5. + adj (cause to become)

▪ to \turn sb/sth sth:

the shock \turned her hair grey overnight durch den Schock wurde sie über Nacht grau

the cigarette smoke had \turned the walls grey durch den Zigarettenrauch waren die Wände ganz grau geworden

the hot weather has \turned the milk sour durch die Hitze ist die Milch sauer geworden

the news \turned her pale als sie die Nachricht hörte, wurde sie ganz bleich

his comment \turned her angry sein Kommentar verärgerte sie

6. (cause to feel nauseous)

to \turn sb's stomach jdn den Magen umdrehen

the smell \turned her stomach bei dem Gestank drehte sich ihr der Magen um

7. (change)

▪ to \turn sth/sb into sth etw/jdn in etw akk umwandeln

the wizard \turned the ungrateful prince into a frog der Zauberer verwandelte den undankbaren Prinzen in einen Frosch

to \turn a book into a film ein Buch verfilmen

to \turn sth into German/English etw ins Deutsche/Englische übertragen

to \turn the light[s] low das Licht dämpfen

8. (reverse)

▪ to \turn sth garment, mattress etw wenden [o umdrehen] [o SCHWEIZ meist kehren]

to \turn the page umblättern

to \turn sth inside out bag etw umdrehen, von etw dat das Innere nach Außen kehren

9. (gain)

to \turn a profit einen Gewinn machen

10. (send)

to \turn a dog on sb einen Hund auf jdn hetzen

to \turn sb loose on sth jdn auf etw akk loslassen

to be \turned loose losgelassen werden akk

11. (stop sb)

▪ to \turn sb from sth jdn von etw dat abbringen

12. TECH (create by rotating)

▪ to \turn sth wood etw drechseln; metal etw drehen

13.

▶ to be able to \turn one's hand to anything ein Händchen für alles haben

▶ to \turn one's back on sb/sth sich akk von jdm/etw abwenden fig

it is time for you to \turn your back on childish pursuits es wird langsam Zeit, dass du deine kindischen Spiele hinter dir lässt

▶ to \turn a blind eye sich akk blind stellen

▶ to \turn a blind eye to sth die Augen vor etw dat verschließen

▶ to \turn the other cheek die andere Wange hinhalten fig

▶ to \turn the corner [allmählich] über dem Berg sein

▶ to \turn a deaf ear [to sth] sich akk [gegenüber etw dat] taub stellen

▶ to not \turn a hair keine Miene verziehen

without \turning a hair... ohne auch nur mit der Wimper zu zucken

▶ to \turn one's hand to sth sich akk in etw dat versuchen

▶ to \turn sb's head jdm den Kopf verdrehen

▶ sth has \turned sb's head etw ist jdm zu Kopf[e] gestiegen

▶ to \turn sth on its head etw [vollkommen] auf den Kopf stellen

▶ to know how to \turn a compliment wissen, wie man Komplimente macht

▶ to \turn a phrase sprachgewandt sein

▶ to \turn the spotlight on sb/sth die [allgemeine] Aufmerksamkeit auf jdn/etw lenken

▶ to \turn the tables [on sb] den Spieß umdrehen [o SCHWEIZ meist umkehren]

▶ to \turn tail and run auf der Stelle kehrtmachen und die Flucht ergreifen

▶ to \turn a trick prostitute sich akk prostituieren

▶ to \turn sth upside down [or inside out] etw gründlich durchsuchen; room etw auf den Kopf stellen fam

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (rotate) sich drehen; person sich akk umdrehen

this tap won't \turn dieser Hahn lässt sich nicht drehen

▪ to \turn on sth sich akk um etw akk drehen

the ballerina \turned on her toes die Ballerina drehte auf den Zehenspitzen Pirouetten

the chickens were being \turned on a spit die Hähnchen wurden auf einem Spieß gedreht

the earth \turns on its axis die Erde dreht sich um ihre Achse

▪ to \turn to sb sich akk zu jdm [um]drehen

to \turn upside down boat umkippen; car sich überschlagen

2. (switch the direction faced) person sich akk umdrehen; car wenden, SCHWEIZ meist kehren; (in bend) abbiegen; wind drehen; ( fig) SCHWEIZ meist kehren; ( fig) sich akk wenden

she \turned onto the highway sie bog auf die Autobahn ab

she \turned into a little street sie bog in ein Sträßchen ein

heads still \turn when she walks along die Männer schauen ihr noch immer nach

when the tide \turns (high tide) wenn die Flut kommt; (low tide) wenn es Ebbe wird; ( fig) wenn sich das Blatt wendet [o SCHWEIZ meist kehrt]

the path down the mountain twisted and \turned der Pfad schlängelte sich den Berghang hinab

to \turn on one's heel auf dem Absatz kehrtmachen

to \turn right/left [nach] rechts/links abbiegen; ship nach rechts/links abdrehen; MIL

\turn right! rechts um!

▪ to \turn towards sb/sth sich akk zu jdm/etw umdrehen; (turn attention to) sich akk jdm/etw zuwenden

plants \turn toward the light Pflanzen wenden sich dem Licht zu

3. ( fig: for aid or advice)

▪ to \turn to sb [for sth] sich akk [wegen einer S. gen] an jdn wenden

he has no one to \turn to er hat niemanden, an den er sich wenden kann

he \turned to me for help er wandte sich an mich und bat um Hilfe

I don't know which way to \turn ich weiß keinen Ausweg mehr

to \turn to drink sich akk in den Alkohol flüchten

to \turn to God sich akk Gott zuwenden

to \turn to sb for money jdn um Geld bitten

4. (change) werden; milk sauer werden; leaves gelb werden, sich verfärben

his mood \turned quite nasty er wurde richtig schlecht gelaunt

his face \turned green er wurde ganz grün im Gesicht fam

my hair is \turning grey! ich kriege graue Haare!

the friendship between the two neighbours \turned sour das freundschaftliche Verhältnis zwischen den beiden Nachbarn kühlte sich erheblich ab

my luck has \turned das Blatt hat sich gewandt

to \turn informer/traitor zum Informanten/zur Informantin/zum Verräter/zur Verräterin werden

to \turn Muslim Muslim werden

to \turn cold/warm/pale kalt/warm/blass werden

to \turn red person, traffic lights rot werden

▪ to \turn into sth zu etw dat werden

the frog \turned into a handsome prince der Frosch verwandelte sich in einen schönen Prinzen

he \turned from a sweet boy into a sullen brat aus dem süßen kleinen Jungen wurde ein mürrischer Flegel

all this \turned into a nightmare das alles ist zum Albtraum geworden

when there's a full moon, he \turns into a werewolf bei Vollmond verwandelt er sich in einen Werwolf

5. (turn attention to)

▪ to \turn to sth conversation, subject sich akk etw dat zuwenden

my thoughts \turned to him and his family meine Gedanken gingen an ihn und seine Familie

6. (attain particular age)

to \turn 20/40 20/40 werden

7. (pass particular hour)

it had already \turned eleven es war schon kurz nach elf

it has just \turned past five o'clock es ist gerade fünf vorbei

just as it \turned midnight... genau um Mitternacht...

8. (make feel sick)

my stomach \turned at the grisly sight bei dem grässlichen Anblick drehte sich mir der Magen um

this smell makes my stomach \turn bei diesem Geruch dreht sich mir der Magen um

9.

▶ to \turn on a dime AM auf der Stelle kehrt machen

▶ to \turn [over] in one's grave sich akk im Grabe umdrehen

▶ to \turn tattle-tail AM ( usu childspeak fam) petzen fam, SCHWEIZ a. rätschen fam, ÖSTERR a. tratschen fam

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turn¹ [tɜːn; US tɜrn]

A s

1. Drehung f:

give sth a turn (two turns) etwas (zweimal) drehen;

be done to a turn GASTR gerade richtig durchgebraten sein; → wheel A 7

2. Turnus m, Reihe(nfolge) f:

turn (and turn) about reihum, abwechselnd, wechselweise;

she was laughing and crying by turns sie lachte und weinte abwechselnd;

in turn

a) der Reihe nach,

b) dann wieder;

in his turn seinerseits;

speak out of turn fig unpassende Bemerkungen machen;

I hope I haven’t spoken out of turn ich habe doch nichts Falsches gesagt?;

now it is my turn jetzt bin ich dran oder an der Reihe;

then it was my turn to be astonished dann war ich erstaunt;

whose turn is it to do the dishes? wer ist mit dem Abspülen dran?;

my turn will come fig meine Zeit kommt auch noch, ich komme schon noch dran;

take turns sich abwechseln (at bei);

we took turns at driving auch wir fuhren abwechselnd;

take one’s turn handeln, wenn die Reihe an einen kommt;

wait your turn warte, bis du an der Reihe oder dran bist!

3. Drehen n, Wendung f:

turn to the left Linkswendung

4. Wendepunkt m (auch fig)

5. a) Biegung f, Kurve f, Kehre f

b) → turning 4 b:

at every turn ständig, überall

6. SPORT

a) Turnen: Drehung f

b) Schwimmen: Wende f:

at the turn an oder bei der Wende,

c) Skisport: Wende f, Kehre f, Schwung m

d) Eis-, Rollkunstlauf: Kehre f, Kurve f

7. Krümmung f ( auch MATH)

8. Wendung f:

a) Umkehr f:

be on the turn SCHIFF umschlagen (Gezeiten) ( → A 29); → tide¹ A 1

b) Richtung f, (Ver)Lauf m:

take a turn for the better (worse) sich bessern (sich verschlimmern);

take an interesting turn eine interessante Wendung nehmen (Gespräch etc),

c) (Glücks-, Zeiten- etc)Wende f, Wechsel m, Umschwung m:

a turn in one’s luck eine Glücks- oder Schicksalswende;

turn of the century Jahrhundertwende;

turn of life Lebenswende, MED Wechseljahre pl (der Frau)

9. Ausschlag(en) m(n) (einer Waage)

10. (Arbeits)Schicht f

11. Tour f, (einzelne) Windung (einer Bandage, eines Kabels etc)

12. (kurzer) Spaziergang, Runde f:

take a turn einen Spaziergang machen

13. kurze Fahrt, Spritztour f

14. SCHIFF Törn m

15. (Rede)Wendung f, Formulierung f

16. Form f, Gestalt f, Beschaffenheit f

17. Art f, Charakter m:

turn (of mind) Denkart f, -weise f

18. (for, to) Neigung f, Hang m, Talent n (zu), Sinn m (für):

practical turn praktische Veranlagung;

have a turn for languages sprachbegabt sein;

be of a humorous turn Sinn für Humor haben

19. a) (ungewöhnliche oder unerwartete) Tat

b) Dienst m, Gefallen m:

do sb a good ( a bad oder an ill) turn jemandem einen guten (schlechten) Dienst erweisen;

do sb a good turn auch jemandem einen Gefallen tun oder einen Freundschaftsdienst erweisen;

one good turn deserves another (Sprichwort) eine Liebe ist der anderen wert

20. (kurze) Beschäftigung:

turn (of work) (Stück n) Arbeit f;

take a turn at sth es kurz mit etwas versuchen

21. MED

a) Taumel m, Schwindel m

b) Anfall m

22. umg Schock m, Schrecken m:

give sb (quite) a turn jemanden (ganz schön) erschrecken

23. Zweck m:

this will serve your turn das wird dir nützlich sein;

this won’t serve my turn damit ist mir nicht gedient

24. WIRTSCH vollständig durchgeführte Börsenaktion

25. MUS Doppelschlag m

26. THEAT besonders Br (Programm)Nummer f

27. MIL (Kehrt)Wendung f, Schwenkung f:

left (right) turn! Br links-(rechts)um!;

about turn! Br ganze Abteilung kehrt!

28. TYPO Fliegenkopf m (umgedrehter Buchstabe)

29. be on the turn am Sauerwerden sein (Milch) ( → A 8)

B v/t

1. (im Kreis oder um eine Achse) drehen

2. einen Schlüssel, eine Schraube etc, auch einen Patienten (um-, herum)drehen

3. auch ein Kleidungsstück wenden, etwas umkehren, -stülpen, -drehen, einen Agenten umdrehen:

it turned my stomach mir drehte sich dabei der Magen um; → head Bes Redew

4. ein Blatt, eine Buchseite umdrehen, -wenden, -blättern:

turn the page umblättern

5. BAHN eine Weiche, TECH einen Hebel umlegen

6. AGR den Boden umgraben, -pflügen

7. zuwenden, -drehen, -kehren ( alle:

to dat)

8. den Blick, die Kamera, seine Schritte etc wenden, auch seine Gedanken, sein Verlangen richten, lenken ( alle:

against gegen;

on auf akk;

toward[s] auf akk, nach):

turn the hose on the fire den Schlauch auf das Feuer richten;

turn one’s steps home die Schritte heimwärts lenken; → attention 1

9. a) um-, ab-, weglenken, -leiten, -wenden:

turn a shot round the post SPORT einen Schuss um den Pfosten drehen,

b) ein Geschoss etc abwenden, abhalten

10. jemanden umstimmen, abbringen ( from von)

11. die Richtung ändern, eine neue Richtung geben (dat)

12. das Gesprächsthema wechseln

13. a) eine Waage etc zum Ausschlagen bringen

b) fig ausschlaggebend sein bei:

turn an election bei einer Wahl den Ausschlag geben; → scale² A 1

14. verwandeln ( into in akk):

turn water into wine;

turn love into hate;

turn a firm into a joint-stock company eine Firma in eine Aktiengesellschaft umwandeln;

turn into cash flüssigmachen, zu Geld machen;

turn one’s superiority into goals SPORT seine Überlegenheit in Tore ummünzen

15. machen, werden lassen ( beide:

into zu):

turn sb sick

a) bes US jemanden krank machen,

b) jemandem Übelkeit verursachen;

it turned her pale es ließ sie erblassen

16. auch turn sour Milch sauer werden lassen

17. die Blätter, das Laub verfärben

18. einen Text übertragen, -setzen ( beide:

into Italian ins Italienische)

19. herumgehen oder biegen um: → corner A 1

20. MIL

a) umgehen, umfassen

b) die feindliche Flanke etc aufrollen

21. hinausgehen oder hinaus sein über (akk):

he is just turning ( oder has just turned) 50 er ist gerade 50 geworden

22. TECH

a) drehen

b) Holzwaren drechseln

c) Glas marbeln, rollen

23. auch fig formen, gestalten, (kunstvoll) bilden, Komplimente, Verse etc drechseln:

a well-turned ankle ein wohlgeformtes Fußgelenk;

turn a phrase einen Satz bilden oder formen oder feilen

24. WIRTSCH verdienen, umsetzen

25. eine Messerschneide etc

a) um-, verbiegen

b) stumpf machen:

turn the edge ( oder point) of fig einer Bemerkung etc die Spitze nehmen

26. einen Salto machen, einen Purzelbaum schlagen

27. turn loose

a) freilassen,

b) einen Hund etc loslassen (on auf akk)

C v/i

1. sich drehen (lassen), sich (im Kreis) (herum)drehen (Rad etc)

2. sich drehen oder hin- und herbewegen (lassen) (Wasserhahn etc)

3. umdrehen, -wenden, besonders (in einem Buch) (um)blättern

4. sich (ab-, hin-, zu-)wenden: → turn to A

5. sich (stehend, liegend etc) (um-, herum)drehen: → grave¹ 1

6. a) SCHIFF, AUTO wenden, SCHIFF (ab)drehen

b) FLUG, AUTO kurven, eine Kurve machen

7. AUTO etc einbiegen ( into in akk), (ab)biegen:

turn right nach rechts abbiegen;

I don’t know which way to turn fig ich weiß nicht, was ich machen soll

8. eine Biegung machen (Straße, Wasserlauf etc)

9. sich krümmen oder winden: → worm A 1

10. zurückschlagen oder -prallen oder fig -fallen ( alle:

on auf akk)

11. sich umdrehen:

a) sich um 180° drehen

b) zurückschauen

12. sich umdrehen oder umwenden (lassen), sich umstülpen:

my umbrella turned inside out mein Regenschirm stülpte sich um;

my stomach turned at this sight, this sight made my stomach turn bei diesem Anblick drehte sich mir der Magen um

13. my head is turning mir dreht sich alles im Kopf;

his head turned with the success der Erfolg stieg ihm zu Kopf

14. sich (ver)wandeln (into, to in akk), umschlagen (besonders Wetter):

her love has turned into hate

15. blass, kalt etc werden:

turn blue blau anlaufen;

turn (sour) sauer werden (Milch);

turn traitor zum Verräter werden

16. sich verfärben (Blätter, Laub)

17. sich wenden (Gezeiten): → tide¹ A 1

18. TECH sich drehen oder drechseln oder (ver)formen lassen

turn² [tɜrn] v/i SPORT US turnen

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1. noun
1)

it is somebody's turn to do something — jemand ist an der Reihe, etwas zu tun

it's your turn [next] — du bist als nächster/nächste dran (ugs.) od. an der Reihe

wait one's turn — warten, bis man an der Reihe ist

your turn will come — du kommst auch [noch] an die Reihe

by turns — abwechselnd

he gave it to her, and she in turn passed it on to me — er gab es ihr, und sie wiederum reichte es an mich weiter

in one's turn — wiederum

out of turn — (before or after one's turn) außer der Reihe; (fig.) an der falschen Stelle [lachen]

excuse me if I'm talking out of turn — (fig.) entschuldige, wenn ich etwas Unpassendes sage

take [it in] turns — sich abwechseln

take turns at doing something, take it in turns to do something — etwas abwechselnd tun

2) (rotary motion) Drehung, die

give the handle a turn — den Griff [herum]drehen

[done] to a turn — genau richtig [zubereitet]

3) (change of direction) Wende, die

take a turn to the right/left, do or make or take a right/left turn — nach rechts/links abbiegen

‘no left/right turn’ — "links/rechts abbiegen verboten!"

the turn of the year/century — die Jahres-/Jahrhundertwende

a turn of fortune — eine Schicksalswende

take a favourable turn — (fig.) sich zum Guten wenden

4) (deflection) Biegung, die

5) (bend) Kurve, die; (corner) Ecke, die

at every turn — (fig.) (con- z stantly) ständig

6) (short performance on stage etc.) Nummer, die

do one's turn — auftreten

7) (change of tide)

turn of the tide — Gezeitenwechsel, der

8) (character)

be of a mechanical/speculative turn — technisch begabt sein/einen Hang zum Spekulativen haben

9) (literary): (formation) Rundung, die

10) (form of expression)

an elegant turn of speech/phrase — eine elegante Ausdrucksweise

11) (service)

do somebody a good/bad turn — jemandem einen guten/schlechten Dienst erweisen

one good turn deserves another — (prov.) hilfst du mir, so helf ich dir

12) (coll.): (fright)

give somebody quite a turn — jemandem einen gehörigen Schrecken einjagen (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (make revolve) drehen

turn the tap — am Wasserhahn drehen

turn the key in the lock — den Schlüssel im Schloss herumdrehen

2) (reverse) umdrehen; wenden [Pfannkuchen, Matratze, Auto, Heu, Teppich]; umgraben [Erde]

turn something upside down or on its head — (lit. or fig.) etwas auf den Kopf stellen

turn something back to front — die Vorderseite einer Sache nach hinten drehen

turn something inside out — etwas nach außen stülpen od. drehen

turn the page — umblättern

3) (give new direction to) drehen, wenden [Kopf]

she could still turn heads — die Leute drehten sich immer noch nach ihr um

turn a hose/gun on somebody/something — einen Schlauch/ein Gewehr auf jemanden/etwas richten

turn one's attention/mind to something — sich/seine Gedanken einer Sache (Dat.) zuwenden

turn one's thoughts to a subject — sich [in Gedanken] mit einem Thema beschäftigen

turn a car into a road — [mit einem Auto] in eine Straße einbiegen

turn the tide [of something] — [bei etwas] den Ausschlag geben

turn somebody from his purpose — jemanden von seinem Vorhaben abbringen

4) (send)

turn somebody loose on somebody/something — jemanden auf jemanden/etwas loslassen

turn somebody from one's door/off one's land — jemanden von seiner Tür/von seinem Land verjagen

turn a dog on somebody — einen Hund auf jemanden hetzen

5) (cause to become) verwandeln

the cigarette smoke has turned the walls yellow — der Zigarettenrauch hat die Wände vergilben lassen

turn the lights low — das Licht dämpfen

turn a play/book into a film — ein Theaterstück/Buch verfilmen

the thought turned him pale — der Gedanke ließ ihn erbleichen (geh.)

6) (make sour) sauer werden lassen [Milch]

7)

turn somebody's stomach — jemandem den Magen umdrehen

8)

turn somebody's head — (make conceited) jemandem zu Kopf steigen

9) (shape in lathe) drechseln [Holz]; drehen [Metall]

10) drehen [Pirouette]; schlagen [Rad, Purzelbaum]

11) (reach the age of)

turn 40 — 40 [Jahre alt] werden

12)

it's just turned 12 o'clock/quarter past 4 — es ist gerade 12 Uhr/viertel nach vier vorbei
3. intransitive verb
1) (revolve) sich drehen; [Wasserhahn, Schlüssel:] sich drehen lassen

the earth turns on its axis — die Erde dreht sich um ihre Achse

he couldn't get the key to turn — er konnte den Schlüssel nicht drehen

2) (reverse direction) [Person:] sich herumdrehen; [Auto:] wenden

the car turned upside down — das Auto überschlug sich

turn back to front — sich von hinten nach vorne drehen

3) (take new direction) sich wenden; (turn round) sich umdrehen

his thoughts/attention turned to her — er wandte ihr seine Gedanken/Aufmerksamkeit zu

left/right turn! — (Mil.) links/rechts um!

turn into a road/away from the river — in eine Straße einbiegen/vom Fluss abbiegen

turn to the left — nach links abbiegen/[Schiff, Flugzeug:] abdrehen

turn up/down a street — in eine Straße einbiegen

turn towards home — den Heimweg einschlagen

when the tide turns — wenn die Ebbe/Flut kommt

not know where or which way to turn — (fig.) keinen Ausweg [mehr] wissen

my luck has turned — (fig.) mein Glück hat sich gewendet

4) (become) werden

turn traitor/statesman/Muslim — zum Verräter/zum Staatsmann/Moslem werden

turn [in]to something — zu etwas werden; (be transformed) sich in etwas (Akk.) verwandeln

her face turned green — sie wurde [ganz] grün im Gesicht

5) (change colour) [Laub:] sich [ver]färben

6) (become sour) [Milch:] sauer werden

7)

my stomach turns — mir dreht sich der Magen um (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- turn about

- turn against

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn to

- turn up

- turn upon

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(over) v.

wenden v.

(§ p.,pp.: wandte (wendete), gewandt (gewendet)) (round) to face (look at)

someone expr.

= jemandem das Gesicht zuwenden ausdr. v.

drehen v.

rotieren v.

umwenden v. n.

Drehbewegung f.

Drehung -en f.

Umdrehung f.

Wendung -en f.

English-german dictionary > turn
5 turn

tə:n 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snu, dreie, gå rundt, vende, vri

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) snu (seg), dreie (seg)

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) snu, bikke, bøye av

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) snu (seg), vende seg mot

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) gå rundt

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) forvandle(s), bli til

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) skifte farge
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) (om)dreiing, sving, vending

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) kveil, tørn, bukt

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) (vei)sving; sidevei

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tur, omgang

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) nummer

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- turning-point
- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up

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subst. \/tɜːn\/

1) vending, vridning, dreining, sving(ing)

• a turn of the head

en vridning på hodet

• with a neat turn of the wrist

med en elegant dreining med hånden

2) snuing, helomvending

3) omdreining, vridning

• he gave the key another turn

han dreide nøkkelen rundt en gang til

• the door is locked with a double turn of the key

4) sving, kurve

• left turn

venstresving

• right turn

høyresving

• make a turn to the left

svinge til venstre

• the road takes a sudden turn to the left

veien gjør en skarp sving til venstre

5) ( ved retningsangivelse) gate, vei

• take the second turn to the left

ta andre vei til venstre

6) sidevei

7) vending, vendepunkt, retningsendring

• take a favourable turn

ta en gunstig vending

• a turn for the worse

en vending til det verre

• a turn for the better

en vending til det bedre

• his health took a turn for the worse

helsen hans forverret seg

• give a new turn to the conversation

gi samtalen en ny vending

• there has been a turn of fortune

lykken har snudd seg

8) skifte

• the turn of the century

århundreskiftet

• the turn of the year

årsskiftet

9) forandring, (om)skiftning, endring, omslag

10) tur, omgang

• it's my turn

det er min tur

• when it came to my turn

da det ble min tur

11) skift, (arbeids)tørn

• the afternoon turn

kveldsskiftet

12) ( sjøfart) tørn

13) tjeneste

14) legning, anlegg, medfødt evne, sans

• I have a technical turn

jeg har teknisk sans, jeg er teknisk anlagt

• turn of speed

hurtighet

15) ( handel) forklaring: forskjell mellom innkjøpspris og utsalgspris

16) liten tur, runde, slag, promenade

• take a turn round the garden

ta en runde i hagen

17) ( på revy e.l.) nummer

18) opptredende (i nummer)

19) anfall, ri, raptus, tokt

20) ( om sinne e.l.) utbrudd

21) ( hverdagslig) sjokk, støkk, forskrekkelse

• it gave me a terrible turn

jeg ble helt forskrekket

22) formulering

• the turn of the phrase

formuleringen av en frase

23) form

• the turn of an ankle

24) preg, form, stil

• the turn of our language

25) ( musikk) dobbeltslag

at every turn hvor man enn snur og vender seg, overalt ved enhver anledning, i tide og utide, bestandig

a bad turn eller (an) ill turn en bjørnetjeneste, en dårlig tjeneste

by the turn of a hair på hengende håret, med nød og neppe, på håret

by turns i tur og orden på omgang vekselvis, skiftevis

• he spoke English and Norwegian by turns

han snakket vekselvis engelsk og norsk

• she laughed and cried by turns

hun lo og gråt om hverandre

done to a turn (amer., hverdagslig) vellaget, passe stekt, passe kokt

• the meal was done to a turn

måltidet var svært vellaget

do somebody a good turn gjøre noen en stor tjeneste

give a new turn to gi en ny tolkning

give turn for turn gi igjen med samme mynt

a good turn en god gjerning

have a turn forsøke, sette i gang

in turn i tur og orden

• we were examined in turn

vi ble undersøkt i tur og orden

vekselvis, skiftevis igjen, atter i sin tur, på sin side

• and this, in turn, means

og dette vil i sin tur bety

• he, in turn, thinks

han på sin side mener

it serves its turn det tjener sin hensikt, det gjør nytten

one good turn deserves another den ene tjenesten er den andre verdt

be on the turn befinne seg ved et vendepunkt ( om mat eller væske) holde på å surne, bli sur

out of turn utenfor tur, når det ikke er ens tur

• you have gone out of your turn

det er ikke din tur

i utide taktløst

serve somebody's turn tjene noens hensikter

speak out of turn uttale seg taktløst, snakke om noe man ikke skal snakke om

take a turn at hjelpe til med, ta i et tak med

• we offered to take a turn at washing up

vi tilbød oss å hjelpe til med oppvasken

take turns skifte på, bytte på

take turns in doing something eller take something in turns bytte på å gjøre noe

take turns with somebody bytte på med noen

the tide is on the turn tidevannet holder på å snu ( overført) et vendepunkt er nært forestående

to a turn på en prikk ( spesielt om matlaging) perfekt, utmerket

to the turn of a hair på en prikk på håret

turn and turn about vekselvis, skiftevis, etter tur, i tur og orden

a turn of expression (en) uttrykksmåte

turn of mind sinnelag innstilling, tankegang

• she is of a practical turn of mind

hun er praktisk anlagt, hun har praktisk sans

• he has a sceptical turn of mind

han er skeptisk av natur

a turn of speech (en) talemåte, (en) vending

turn of the scales ( om vekt) utslag

turn of the screw skjerpelse, intensivering

• it was a turn of the screw in the government's effort to combat inflation

det var en intensivering av regjeringens kamp for å bekjempe inflasjonen

the turn of the tide tidevannsskifte ( overført) omslag, omskiftning

• mark the turn of the tide

markere et vendepunkt

the turns of fortune eller the turns of Fortune's wheel skjebnens spill

wait one's turn vente på tur

• wait your turn

vent til det blir din tur
II
verb \/tɜːn\/

1) snu (på), vende (på), vri (på), dreie (på), snu rundt, vende om, dreie rundt, vri rundt, vri om

• she turned her head

hun vendte på hodet

• turn the tap

vri på vannkranen

• turn the key in the lock

vri om nøkkelen i låsen

2) vende bort

• she turned her face and wept

hun vendte seg bort og gråt

3) snu, vende (om), gjøre helomvending

• shall we turn and go back now?

skal vi snu og gå tilbake nå?

4) snu seg, vende seg

• he heard his name called but did not turn

han hørte noen rope på ham, men snudde seg ikke

• he turned on his side and fell asleep

han snudde seg på siden og sovnet

5) svinge (av), ta av, bøye av

• turn to the right

ta av til høyre, svinge av til høyre

• turn round the corner

svinge rundt hjørnet

• the road turns sharply

veien gjør en skarp sving

6) skru (på), snurre (på), sno, sveive, svinge på, svinge rundt, dreie om, snu rundt

7) svinge (rundt), snurre (rundt), vri seg (rundt), gå rundt, rotere

• the wheel turned slowly

hjulet gikk sakte rundt

• what turns the wheels?

hva er det som får hjulene til å gå rundt?

• the earth turns round the sun

jorden dreier rundt solen

• the key turned in the lock

nøkkelen gikk rundt i låsen

• his brain turned

det gikk rundt for ham

• the key won't turn

nøkkelen går ikke rundt

• the tap won't turn

det går ikke an å vri kranen

8) ( overført) snu og vende på

• turn over a problem in one's mind

snu og vende på et problem

9) stramme (til)

• turn a screw tight

stramme til en skrue

10) ( på dreiebenk) dreie, forme

11) formulere spirituelt og elegant, turnere

• neatly turned compliment

elegant turnert kompliment

12) runde, passere

• turn a corner

runde et hjørne

• when we had turned Cape Horn

da vi hadde passert Kapp Horn

13) ( militærvesen) omgå

14) rette, vende

• turn the hose on the fire!

rett slangen mot brannen!

• turn one's energy on

rette energien sin mot

15) gjøre, få til å bli

• starvation and thirst turned them mad

sulten og tørsten gjorde dem gale

16) ( om løv) skifte farge

• autumn has turned the leaves yellow

høsten har gulnet bladene

• the leaves are beginning to turn

bladene begynner å skifte farge

17) bli sur, surne, få til å bli sur, få til å surne

• the milk has turned

melken har surnet

18) krumme, bøye

• turn a lead pipe

19) avverge, avvende, avlede, lede bort

• he turned the blow with his arm

han avverget slaget med armen

20) fylle år, passere

• he has turned fifty

han har fylt femti

21) ( om klokke) slå

• it has just turned three o'clock

klokken er litt over tre, klokken har nettop slått tre

22) sende bort, vise bort, jage bort

• he turned the man from his door

23) helle (opp), tappe (opp)

• turn water into bottles

tappe vann på flasker

24) ( handel) omsette

25) ( hverdagslig) tjene penger

26) (om tidevann, vind e.l.) vende, snu

• when does the tide turn?

når snur tidevannet?

27) vri seg, kantre

28) ( overført) gå tilbake, snu (seg)

• the fever has turned

feberen har gått tilbake

• luck turned and he went broke

lykken snudde seg, og han mistet alt han eide

29) bli

• turn pale

• turn sour

bli sur

• the weather turns fair

været klarner opp, det blir fint vær

30) vri, vrikke, forstue

31) bli kvalm, gjøre kvalm

32) ( om klesplagg) vrenge

33) henvende seg til, gå til

• she had no one to turn to

hun hadde ikke noen å gå til

even a worm will turn se ➢ worm, 1

have something turned down få noe avslått

make one's stomach turn over se ➢ stomach, 1

not know where to turn eller not know which way to turn se ➢ way, 1

turn about snu, vende (vri) og vende på la bytte plass, bytte om på snu seg rundt, vende seg rundt, gjøre helt om

• turn about!

helt om!, helomvending!

turn a film se ➢ film, 1

turn against vende seg mot

• he turned against his former friends

han vendte seg mot sin tidligere venner

• he felt that the whole world had suddenly turned against him

han følte at hele verden plutselig hadde vendt seg mot ham

sette opp mot

• a campaign to turn the people against their leaders

turn a hand to se ➢ hand, 1

turn around (amer.) forberede et fartøy eller et fly for en returreise ( overført) foreta en snuoperasjon med

• the company was turned around from its previous bad performance to become very successful

turn aside gå til side, vike unna vende seg bort ta av, svinge av, kjøre inn på en sidevei avvike

• turn aside from a subject

avvike fra et tema

avvende, avverge

• turn aside a blow

avverge et slag

avlede, gi en annen retning

turn away vende seg bort, snu seg bort

• she turned away in disgust

hun snudde seg bort i avsky

vende bort, vri bort

• turn one's head away

lede bort

• she tried to turn the conversation away from the subject

hun prøvde å lede samtalen bort fra emnet

jage bort, sende bort, vise bort, avvise

• turn away a beggar

• many spectators were turned away

mange tilskuere ble avvist

utvise, avskjedige avverge, avvende

• turn away criticism

avverge kritikk

snu og gå sin vei, gå sin vei

• they turned away when they heard that there were no more tickets

de gikk sin vei da de hørte at det ikke var flere billetter igjen

turn back drive tilbake, slå tilbake

• turn back the enemy

slå fienden tilbake

vise tilbake, avvise

• turn back refugees at the frontier

avvise flyktninger ved grensen

vende (og gå) tilbake, vende (om), snu

• it was time to turn back

det var på tide å vende tilbake

komme tilbake gå tilbake, bla tilbake

• turn back to page 20

gå tilbake til side 20

• turn back a few pages

bla tilbake noen sider

brette tilbake

• turn back the coverlet

brette tilbake sengeteppet

turn back on gå tilbake på, bryte

• turn back on an agreement

bryte en avtale

turn down brette ned, slå ned

• turn down one's collar

brette ned kragen

brette inn

• turn down the corner of a page

brette inn hjørnet på en side

brette tilbake

• turn down the coverlet

brette tilbake sengeteppet

skru ned

• turn down the gas

skru ned gassen

• please turn down the volume?

kan du være så snill å skru ned lyden? avvise, forkaste, avslå

• turn down an offer

avvise et tilbud

• his request was turned down

anmodningen hans ble avslått

• he was turned down

han fikk avslag

bli kjent stridsudyktig

• he was turned down for the Army

han ble kjent udyktig til militærtjeneste

stille seg avvisende til legge (et spillkort) med bildesiden ned vende ned(over), bøye ned(over), sige ned(over)

• the corners of his mouth began to turn down

munnvikene hans begynte å sige ned

turn down into svinge inn på

turn from vende seg bort fra forlate

• turn from one's career

forlate karrieren

turn in brette inn, bøye inn, folde inn

• turn in a hem

brette inn en fall

vende inn, være vendt innover, være innoverbøyd

• he turns his toes in

han går innover med føttene

sende inn, levere inn, sende tilbake, levere tilbake

• he turned in his membership card

han leverte tilbake medlemskortet sitt

bytte inn

• turn in one's car for a new one

bytte inn bilen sin mot en ny prestere, frembringe, komme med

• turn in a bad piece of work

prestere et dårlig (stykke) arbeid

angi, forråde

• somebody had turned him in

noen hadde angitt ham

• he turned himself in

han meldte seg selv

overlevere, overgi

• they turned themselves in to the police

de overgav seg til politiet

ta av, svinge inn, kjøre inn

• let's turn in here

la oss svinge inn her

( landbruk) pløye ned ( sjøfart) tørne inn, gå av vakt ( hverdagslig) krype til køys, gå og legge seg ( hverdagslig) gi opp

• he had to turn in the plan

han måtte gi opp planen

• turn it in!

hold opp (med det der)!, kutt ut (det der)!

turn in\/upon oneself trekke seg inn i seg selv, bli innadvendt (være nødt til å) stole på seg selv

turn in one's grave se ➢ grave, 1

turn into gjøre til, forvandle(s) til, gjøre om, bli til

• the water had turned into ice

vannet hadde blitt til is

• he turned prose into verse

han gjorde prosa om til poesi

• he turned the boys into good citizens

han gjorde guttene til gode borgere

• turn a bedroom into a study

gjøre et soverom om til et arbeidsrom

omsette i

• turn a diamond into cash

omsette en diamant i rede penger

vende til

• he turned his misery into a joke

han vendte sin ulykke til en spøk oversette til, gjengi

• he turned Latin into English

han oversatte latin til engelsk

• can you turn the text into good English?

kan du gjengi teksten på god engelsk?

gå over til, snu til, vendes til, slå over i, slå om

• the joy turned into sorrow

gleden ble vendt til sorg

• all turns to his profit

alt han tar i kaster penger av seg

• it may turn into rain

det slår kanskje om til regn

svinge inn på, slå inn på

• he turned into a side road

han svingte inn på en sidevei

turn it up hold opp (med det der)

turn left ( militært) venstre om

turn loose sette fri

• he was turned loose after interrogation

han ble satt fri etter avhøret

slippe ut

• turn the cattle loose

slippe ut kyrne

turn low skru ned

• turn the gas low

turn off skru av, slå av, stenge (av)

• turn off the radio!

steng av radioen!

• turn off the water

skru av vannet

• turn off the light

skru av lyset

avskjedige avvise svinge av (fra), ta av (fra)

• turn off to the left

ta av til venstre

• turn off the road

ta av fra veien

avlede, lede bort, avlede oppmerksomheten fra slå bort, avvende, avverge, parere

• he turned it off with a laugh

han slo det bort med en latter

• turn off a stroke

parere et slag

prestere, frembringe, produsere, tilvirke, riste ut av ermet ( hverdagslig) frastøte, avskrekke, avsky, virke motbydelig på, vekke avsky

• his manner turns me off

oppførselen hans frastøter meg

(få til å) miste lysten, få til å miste interessen

turn on vri på, skru på, sette på

• turn on the radio

skru på radioen

• turn on the water

skru på vannet

• turn on the electricity

sette på strømmen

dreie seg om, handle om

• the conversation turned on politics

samtalen dreide seg om politikk

• he turned the conversation on to chemistry

han ledet samtalen inn på kjemi

avhenge av, stå og falle på, hvile på

• everything turns on your answer

alt står og faller med svaret ditt

• our whole policy turns on this alliance

hele vår politikk står og faller på denne alliansen

vende seg mot, gå løs på

• the dog turned on his master

hunden gikk løs på eieren sin

(få til å) tenne, (få til å) vekke begeistring for

• he is not likely to turn the voters on

han er neppe i stand til å vekke velgernes begeistring

( hverdagslig) tenne (på), bli kåt på

• some girls turn on easily

enkelte jenter tenner lett

• it turns me on

det tenner meg

• he turns me on

jeg tenner på ham

turn one's back (up)on somebody\/something

se ➢ back, 1

turn one's coat se ➢ coat, 1

turn one's eyes from se ➢ eye, 1

turn one's stomach se ➢ stomach, 1

turn on one's heel se ➢ heel, 1

turn on the charm se ➢ charm

turn out bøye (seg) utover, vende utover, være bøyd nedover, være vendt nedover

• he turns his toes out

han vender føttene utover når han går

slokke, slå av

• turn out the light

slokke lyset

produsere, fremstille, frembringe, tilvirke

• the factory turns out 5000 cars a week

fabrikken produserer 5000 biler i uken

( om skole) utdanne

• turn out pupils

utdanne elever

slippe ut

• turn out to grass

slippe ut på beite, sette på beite

kaste ut, jage ut, vise bort

• turn out a tenant

si opp en leietaker

fjerne, avskjedige

• turn a person out of his job

fjerne en person fra stillingen sin

• turn a person out of the bus

• turn a party out of power

ta makten fra et parti

utelukke, ekskludere

• turn a person out of a club

ekskludere noen fra en klubb

( britisk) rydde, tømme

• he turned out a bag

han tømte en bag

• turn out the drawers in one's desk

tømme skuffene i pulten sin

• turn out the attic

rydde på loftet

• turn out one's pockets

vrenge lommene sine

( matlaging) hvelve, tømme, helle

• she turned out the pudding on to a flat dish

hun hvelvet puddingen over på et flatt fat

møte frem, møte opp, troppe opp, stille opp

• everybody turned out to meet him

alle møtte frem for å treffe ham

( spesielt militærvesen) rykke ut, stille (seg) opp ( sjøfart) purre, tørne ut

• turn out the crew

kalle mannskapet på dekk

( hverdagslig) stå opp få et visst utfall, falle ut, ende, gå, bli, utvikle seg, forløpe seg

• I don't know how it will turn out

jeg vet ikke hvordan det vil gå

• if everything turns out as expected

hvis alt går etter beregningen

• make things turn out well in the end

få alt til å gå bra til slutt

• everything turns out for the best

alt ordner seg til sist

• it turned out well

det gikk bra

• if all turns out well

hvis alt går godt

• she is turning out well

det går bra med henne

• she has turned out a pretty girl

hun har blitt en nydelig pike

vise seg å være

• he turned out to be a humbug

han viste seg å være en svindler

• he was, as it turned out, a charming person

det viste seg, tross alt, at han var en sjarmerende person

ekvipere, utstyre

• she was beautifully turned out

hun var elegant kledd

turn over vende (på), snu (på)

• turn over a stone

vende på en stein

• he turned over hay

han vendte høy

snu opp ned på vende på seg, snu seg, vende seg over på den andre siden

• he turned over in bed

bla om

• turn over the page

• turn over the pages of a book

bla i en bok

• please turn over!

se neste side!, bla om!

• turn over a magazine

lese litt her og der

velte (over ende), kaste over ende, (få til å) kantre

• the boat turned over

båten kantret

• a big wave turned the boat over

en svær bølge fikk båten til å kantre

• the car was turned over

bilen gjorde rundkast

( om omkobler e.l.) slå om overlate, overdra

• the job was turned over to another man

jobben ble overlatt til en annen (mann) overlevere, overgi

• Martin turned the crook over to the police

Martin overgav skurken til politiet, Martin meldte skurken til politiet

( handel) omsette

• they turn over £10,000 a week

de omsetter for mer enn £10 000 pr. uke gå over

• turn over from one thing to another

gå over fra en ting til en annen

fundere på noe, tenke over noe

turn round vende (med), velte (med) dreie på, vende på, vri på

• turn a car round

vende seg om, snu seg

• turn one's head round

gå rundt, dreie rundt

• his head turned round

det gikk rundt for ham

slå om, endre oppfatning

• you help him and then he turns round and treats you like that!

du er hyggelig og hjelper ham, og så behandler han deg på den måten!

svinge

• the American market turned round

det amerikanske markedet svingte

( sjøfart) ekspedere

• they turned round a ship, they turned a ship round

de ekspederte et skip, de losset og lastet et skip

turn someone off something få noen til å miste interessen for noe

turn someone on tenne noen, gjøre noen (seksuelt) opphisset

turn someone on to do something sette noen til å gjøre noe

• they turned him on to do it

de satte ham til å gjøre det

turn someone's head se ➢ head, 1

turn the other cheek se ➢ cheek, 1

turn the wrong side out se ➢ side, 1

turn to vende seg mot, snu seg mot

• she turned to the wall

hun vendte seg mot veggen

henvende seg til, vende seg til

• Edgar turned to his sister for help

Edgar henvendte seg til sin søster for å få hjelp

søke tilflukt hos, ty til

• turn to God in one's trouble

• a man to turn to in time of need

en mann å ty til i nødens stund

gå til, slå opp i

• please turn to the list at the end of the book

slå opp i listen bakerst i boken

• turn to page 10

slå opp på side 10

gå over til

• the speaker now turned to the 19th century

taleren gikk nå over til å snakke om 1800-tallet

• the conversation turned to politics

samtalen kom inn på politikk

slå seg på, vie seg til, slå inn på

• turn to agriculture

slå seg på jordbruk

• turn to the study of law

vie seg til jusstudiet

vende, snu

• he turned sorrow to joy

han snudde sorg til glede

bli til, forvandles til sette i gang, gå i gang, ta fatt

• they turned to and soon finished the job

de satte i gang og var snart ferdige med jobben

• turn to one's work

sette i gang med arbeidet

turn towards vende seg mot

turn up brette opp, slå opp

• turn up one's collar

brette opp kragen

legge opp

• turn up a skirt

legge opp et skjørt

vende oppover, være vendt oppover, være bøyd oppover være oppbrettet skru opp

• turn up the volume

skru opp volumet, skru opp lyden

• turn up the gass

skru opp gassen

tenne på, skru opp

• turn up the lights

tenne lysene

slå opp

• turn something up in a book

slå opp noe i en bok

( i kortspill) lette (et kort) med billedsiden opp, vende opp, snu ( landbruk) pløye opp ( også overført) grave frem, grave opp dukke opp, komme (til rette), innfinne seg

• he has not turned up yet

han har ikke dukket opp ennå

• I expect something to turn up

jeg regner med at det dukker opp noe

komme for dagen, komme frem, vise seg by seg

• I did any job that turned up

jeg påtok meg alle jobber som bød seg

• an opportunity will turn up

det vil by seg en mulighet

oppstå, inntreffe

• if any difficulties should turn up

hvis det skulle oppstå problemer

( handel) øke, få et oppsving ( hverdagslig) gjøre kvalm, ekle, få til å vende seg i magen på

• the sight turned me up

synet gjorde meg kvalm

oppgi

• turn up a job

oppgi en jobb

turn upon dreie seg om, handle om avhenge av vende seg mot, gå løs på

turn up rough bråke, begynne å bråke

turn where one will hvor man enn snur seg

whatever turns you on ( hverdagslig) hver sin lyst, hver sin smak, du får gjøre som du vil

• snakeskin boots! Well, whatever turns you on...

slangeskinnsstøvler! Ja, ja hver sin smak...

English-Norwegian dictionary > turn
6 turn

[tɜ:n, Am tɜ:rn] n

1) ( rotation) of a wheel Drehung f;

give the screw a couple of \turns drehen Sie die Schraube einige Male um;

to give the handle a \turn den Griff [herum]drehen

2) (change in direction: in road) Kurve f; sports Wende f;

‘no left/right \turn’ „Links/Recht abbiegen verboten“;

the path had many twists and \turns der Pfad wand und schlängelte sich dahin; ( fig)

the novel has many twists and \turns of plot die Handlung des Romans ist total verwickelt ( fam) ( fig)

things took an ugly turn die Sache nahm eine üble Wendung; ( fig)

I find the \turn of events most unsatisfactory ich mag nicht, wie sich die Dinge gerade entwickeln;

to make a \turn abbiegen;

to make a wrong \turn falsch abbiegen;

to make a \turn to port/ starboard naut nach Backboard/Steuerbord abdrehen;

to take a \turn [to the left/right] [nach links/rechts] abbiegen;

to take a \turn for the better/ worse ( fig) sich zum Besseren/Schlechteren wenden;

she's taken a \turn for the worse since... mit ihr ist es ziemlich bergab gegangen, seit... ( fam)

to take a new \turn eine [ganz] neue Wendung nehmen

3) ( changing point)

the \turn of the century die Jahrhundertwende;

at the \turn of the century zur Jahrhundertwende;

at the \turn of the 19th century Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts;

the \turn of the tide der Gezeitenwechsel;

the tide was on the \turn die Flut/Ebbe setzte gerade ein; ( fig)

the \turn of the tide occurred when... das Blatt wandte sich, als...

4) ( allotted time)

it's my \turn now! jetzt bin ich an der Reihe [o ( fam) dran] !;

it's Jill's \turn next Jill kommt als Nächste dran;

your \turn will come! du kommst schon auch noch dran! ( fam) ( in desperate situations) du wirst auch noch zum Zuge kommen! ( fam)

whose \turn is it? wer ist dran?;

I want everyone to take their \turn nicely without any fighting ich will, dass ihr euch schön abwechselt, ohne Streitereien;

you can have a \turn at the computer now Sie können jetzt den Computer benutzen;

to do sth in \turn [or by \turns] etw abwechselnd tun;

to miss a \turn eine Runde aussetzen;

to take \turns [or ( esp Brit) it in \turns] doing sth etw abwechselnd tun;

to take a \turn at the wheel für eine Weile das Steuer übernehmen;

to wait one's \turn warten, bis man an der Reihe ist;

in \turn wiederum;

she told Peter and he in \turn told me sie hat es Peter erzählt und er wiederum hat es dann mir erzählt;

he's all sweet and cold in \turns [or by turn[s]] er ist abwechselnd total nett und dann wieder total kalt ( fam)

5) ([dis]service)

to do sb a good/bad \turn jdm einen guten/schlechten Dienst erweisen;

to do a good \turn eine gute Tat tun

6) (odd sensation, shock) Schreck[en] m;

to give sb a \turn jdm einen gehörigen Schrecken einjagen

7) ( feeling of queasiness) Anfall m ( fam);

she was having one of her \turns sie hatte wieder einmal einen ihrer Anfälle

8) ( performance on stage) Nummer f;

to do comic \turns Sketche aufführen;

to perform a \turn eine Nummer aufführen

9) ( not appropriate)

out of \turn;

what you've just said was completely out of \turn was du da gerade gesagt hast, war wirklich völlig unpassend;

sorry, have I been talking out of \turn? tut mir leid, habe ich was Falsches gesagt?;

he really was speaking out of \turn es war völlig unangebracht, dass er sich dazu äußerte

10) ( character)

to be of a... \turn of mind einen Hang zu etw dat haben;

to be of a humorous \turn eine Frohnatur sein;

to have a logical \turn of mind ein logischer Mensch sein

11) ( stroll) Runde f;

to take a \turn [in the park] eine [kleine] Runde [durch den Park] drehen

12) (round in coil, rope) Umwickelung f

13) ( expression well put together)

a nice [or elegant] [or good] \turn of phrase elegante Ausdrucksweise;

( wording) elegante Formulierung;

to have a nice \turn of phrase sich akk sehr gut ausdrücken können

14) ( purpose)

to serve sb's \turn jdm dienen;

that'll serve my \turn das ist gerade genau das Richtige für mich

15) mus Doppelschlag m

16) stockex Gewinnspanne f

17) ( cooked perfectly)

to be done [or cooked] to a \turn food gut durch[gebraten] sein

PHRASES:

a \turn of the screw eine weitere Verschärfung [einer Maßnahme];

the raising of their rent was another \turn of the screw in the landlord's attempt to get them evicted die Mieterhöhung war ein weiterer Versuch, ihnen Daumenschrauben anzulegen und sie allmählich aus der Wohnung zu drängen;

at every \turn ( continually) ständig;

( again and again) jedes Mal;

to fight at every \turn mit aller Macht kämpfen;

one good \turn deserves another (\turn deserves another) eine Hand wäscht die andere;

to be on the \turn sich akk wandeln; milk einen Stich haben; leaves gelb werden vt

1) (rotate, cause to rotate)

to \turn sth knob, screw etw drehen;

he \turned the key quietly in the lock er drehte den Schlüssel vorsichtig im Schloss um;

she \turned the wheel sharply sie riss das Steuer herum

2) ( switch direction)

to \turn sth;

he \turned his head in surprise überrascht wendete er den Kopf;

my mother can still \turn heads nach meiner Mutter drehen sich die Männer noch immer um;

he \turned the car er wendete den Wagen;

the little girl just \turned her back to her das kleine Mädchen wandte ihr einfach den Rücken zu;

she \turned the chair to the window so that she could look outside sie drehte den Stuhl zum Fenster, so dass sie hinausschauen konnte;

to \turn one's car into a road [in eine Straße] abbiegen;

to \turn round the corner um die Ecke biegen;

to \turn the course of history den Gang der Geschichte [ver]ändern;

to \turn one's eyes towards sb jdn anblicken;

to \turn somersaults einen Purzelbaum schlagen; sports einen Salto machen; ( fig)

he \turned somersaults in his joy er machte vor Freude Luftsprünge

3) ( aim)

to \turn sth on sb lamp, hose etw auf jdn richten;

she \turned her full anger onto him ihr ganzer Zorn richtete sich gegen ihn;

the stranger \turned a hostile stare on him der Fremde warf ihm einen feindseligen Blick zu;

to \turn one's attention [or mind] to sth seine Aufmerksamkeit etw dat zuwenden;

to \turn a gun on sb ein Gewehr auf jdn richten;

to \turn one's steps homewards sich akk nach Hause begeben;

to \turn one's thoughts to sth sich akk etw dat zuwenden

4) ( sprain)

to \turn sth sich dat etw verrenken;

to \turn one's ankle sich dat den Knöchel verrenken

5) + adj ( cause to become)

to \turn sb/ sth sth;

the shock \turned her hair grey overnight durch den Schock wurde sie über Nacht grau;

the cigarette smoke had \turned the walls grey durch den Zigarettenrauch waren die Wände ganz grau geworden;

the hot weather has \turned the milk sour durch die Hitze ist die Milch sauer geworden;

the news \turned her pale als sie die Nachricht hörte, wurde sie ganz bleich;

his comment \turned her angry sein Kommentar verärgerte sie

6) ( cause to feel nauseous)

to \turn sb's stomach jdn den Magen umdrehen;

the smell \turned her stomach bei dem Gestank drehte sich ihr der Magen um

7) ( change)

to \turn sth/ sb into sth etw/jdn in etw akk umwandeln;

the wizard \turned the ungrateful prince into a frog der Zauberer verwandelte den undankbaren Prinzen in einen Frosch;

to \turn a book into a film ein Buch verfilmen;

to \turn sth into German/ English etw ins Deutsche/Englische übertragen;

to \turn the light[s] low das Licht dämpfen

8) ( reverse)

to \turn sth garment, mattress etw wenden [o umdrehen];

to \turn the page umblättern;

to \turn sth inside out bag etw umdrehen, von etw dat das Innere nach Außen kehren

9) ( gain)

to \turn a profit einen Gewinn machen

10) ( send)

to \turn a dog on sb einen Hund auf jdn hetzen;

to \turn sb loose on sth jdn auf etw akk loslassen;

to be \turned loose losgelassen werden akk

11) ( stop sb)

to \turn sb from sth jdn von etw dat abbringen

12) tech ( create by rotating)

to \turn sth wood etw drechseln; metal etw drehen

PHRASES:

to \turn one's back on sb/ sth sich akk von jdm/etw abwenden ( fig)

it is time for you to \turn your back on childish pursuits es wird langsam Zeit, dass du deine kindischen Spiele hinter dir lässt;

to \turn the other cheek die andere Wange hinhalten ( fig)

to know how to \turn a compliment wissen, wie man Komplimente macht;

to \turn the corner [allmählich] über dem Berg sein;

to \turn a deaf ear [to sth] sich akk [gegenüber etw dat] taub stellen;

to \turn a blind eye sich akk blind stellen;

to \turn a blind eye to sth die Augen vor etw dat verschließen;

to not \turn a hair keine Miene verziehen;

without \turning a hair... ohne auch nur mit der Wimper zu zucken;

to \turn one's hand to sth sich akk in etw dat versuchen;

to be able to \turn one's hand to anything ein Händchen für alles haben;

to \turn sb's head jdm den Kopf verdrehen;

sth has \turned sb's head etw ist jdm zu Kopf[e] gestiegen;

to \turn sth on its head etw [vollkommen] auf den Kopf stellen;

to \turn a phrase sprachgewandt sein;

to \turn the spotlight on sb/ sth die [allgemeine] Aufmerksamkeit auf jdn/etw lenken;

to \turn the tables [on sb] den Spieß umdrehen;

to \turn tail and run auf der Stelle kehrtmachen und die Flucht ergreifen;

to \turn a trick prostitute sich akk prostituieren;

to \turn sth upside down [or inside out] etw gründlich durchsuchen; room etw auf den Kopf stellen ( fam) vi

1) ( rotate) sich drehen; person sich akk umdrehen;

this tap won't \turn dieser Hahn lässt sich nicht drehen;

to \turn on sth sich akk um etw akk drehen;

the ballerina \turned on her toes die Ballerina drehte auf den Zehenspitzen Pirouetten;

the chickens were being \turned on a spit die Hähnchen wurden auf einem Spieß gedreht;

the earth \turns on its axis die Erde dreht sich um ihre Achse;

to \turn to sb sich akk zu jdm [um]drehen;

to \turn upside down boat umkippen; car sich überschlagen

2) ( switch the direction faced) person sich akk umdrehen; car wenden;

( in bend) abbiegen; wind drehen; ( fig) sich akk wenden;

she \turned onto the highway sie bog auf die Autobahn ab;

she \turned into a little street sie bog in ein Sträßchen ein;

heads still \turn when she walks along die Männer schauen ihr noch immer nach;

when the tide \turns ( high tide) wenn die Flut kommt;

( low tide) wenn es Ebbe wird; ( fig) wenn sich das Blatt wendet;

the path down the mountain twisted and \turned der Pfad schlängelte sich den Berghang hinab;

to \turn on one's heel auf dem Absatz kehrtmachen;

to \turn right/ left [nach] rechts/links abbiegen; ship nach rechts/links abdrehen mil

\turn right! rechts um!;

to \turn towards sb/ sth sich akk zu jdm/etw umdrehen;

( turn attention to) sich akk jdm/etw zuwenden;

plants \turn toward the light Pflanzen wenden sich dem Licht zu;

3) (fig: for aid or advice)

to \turn to sb [for sth] sich akk [wegen einer S. gen] an jdn wenden;

he has no one to \turn to er hat niemanden, an den er sich wenden kann;

he \turned to me for help er wandte sich an mich und bat um Hilfe;

I don't know which way to \turn ich weiß keinen Ausweg mehr;

to \turn to drink sich akk in den Alkohol flüchten;

to \turn to God sich akk Gott zuwenden;

to \turn to sb for money jdn um Geld bitten

4) ( change) werden; milk sauer werden; leaves gelb werden, sich verfärben;

his mood \turned quite nasty er wurde richtig schlecht gelaunt;

his face \turned green er wurde ganz grün im Gesicht ( fam)

my hair is \turning grey! ich kriege graue Haare!;

the friendship between the two neighbours \turned sour das freundschaftliche Verhältnis zwischen den beiden Nachbarn kühlte sich erheblich ab;

my luck has \turned das Blatt hat sich gewandt;

to \turn informer/ traitor zum Informanten/zur Informantin/zum Verräter/zur Verräterin werden;

to \turn Muslim Muslim werden;

to \turn cold/ warm/ pale kalt/warm/blass werden;

to \turn red person, traffic lights rot werden;

to \turn into sth zu etw dat werden;

the frog \turned into a handsome prince der Frosch verwandelte sich in einen schönen Prinzen;

he \turned from a sweet boy into a sullen brat aus dem süßen kleinen Jungen wurde ein mürrischer Flegel;

all this \turned into a nightmare das alles ist zum Albtraum geworden;

when there's a full moon, he \turns into a werewolf bei Vollmond verwandelt er sich in einen Werwolf

5) ( turn attention to)

to \turn to sth conversation, subject sich akk etw dat zuwenden;

my thoughts \turned to him and his family meine Gedanken gingen an ihn und seine Familie

6) ( attain particular age)

to \turn 20/40 20/40 werden

7) ( pass particular hour)

it had already \turned eleven es war schon kurz nach elf;

it has just \turned past five o'clock es ist gerade fünf vorbei;

just as it \turned midnight... genau um Mitternacht...

8) ( make feel sick)

my stomach \turned at the grisly sight bei dem grässlichen Anblick drehte sich mir der Magen um;

this smell makes my stomach \turn bei diesem Geruch dreht sich mir der Magen um

PHRASES:

to \turn on a dime (Am) auf der Stelle kehrt machen;

to \turn [over] in one's grave sich akk im Grabe umdrehen;

to \turn tattle-tail (Am) ( usu childspeak) ( fam) petzen ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > turn
7 light

I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

bring something to light — etwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also academic.ru/65424/see">see 1. 1)

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

show somebody in a bad light — ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen
2. adjective
hell

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw
3. transitive verb,
lit or lighted

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten
4. intransitive verb,
lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

traffic is light on these roads — auf diesen Straßen herrscht nur wenig Verkehr

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]

6)

with a light heart — (carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

7)

feel light in the head — (giddy) leicht benommen sein
2. adverb
travel light — mit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen
III intransitive verb,
lit or lighted (come by chance)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

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I 1. noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) das Licht

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) das Licht

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) das Feuer

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) das Licht
2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) licht, hell

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) hell
3. [lit] verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) erleuchten

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) anzünden

•

- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leicht

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leicht

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leicht

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) zu leicht

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leicht

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) leicht

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) heiter

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leicht

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) locker

•

- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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light¹

[laɪt]

I. n

1. no pl (brightness) Licht nt

is there enough \light? ist es hell genug?

artificial/natural \light künstliches/natürliches Licht

the \light of the sun das Sonnenlicht

by the \light of the moon bei Mondschein

by the \light of the candle im Schein der Kerze

2. (light-giving thing) Licht nt, Lichtquelle f; (lamp) Lampe f

as the \lights went... als die Lichter ausgingen,...

to put [or switch] [or turn] the \light on/off das Licht einschalten/ausschalten [o fam anmachen/ausmachen

3. no pl (fire) Feuer nt; (flame) [Kerzen]flamme f

have you got a \light, please? Entschuldigung, haben Sie [vielleicht] Feuer?

to catch \light Feuer fangen

to set \light to sth BRIT etw anzünden

to strike a \light ein Streichholz [o SCHWEIZ a. Zündholz] anzünden

4. no pl (daylight) [Tages]licht nt

at [the] first \light bei Tagesanbruch

5. (for decoration)

▪ \lights pl:

Christmas \lights Weihnachtsbeleuchtung f

6. usu pl (traffic light) Ampel f

7. (sparkle) Strahlen nt kein pl, Leuchten nt kein pl

the light in his eyes das Strahlen in seinen Augen

8. ( fig: perspective) Aspekt m, Perspektive f

try to look at it in a new \light versuch' es doch mal aus einer anderen Perspektive zu sehen

she started to see him in a new \light sie sah ihn plötzlich in einem ganz neuen Licht

to show sth in a bad/good \light etw in einem schlechten/guten Licht erscheinen lassen

to put sth in a favourable \light etw in ein günstiges Licht rücken

9. no pl (enlightenment) Erleuchtung f

I saw the \light! mir ging ein Licht auf! fam

10. (spiritual illumination) Erleuchtung f

11. (person's abilities)

▪ \lights pl [geistige] Fähigkeiten

to do sth according to one's \lights etw so gut machen, wie man es eben kann

12. (bright part in picture/on object) Licht nt

\light and shadow Licht und Schatten

13. (window) Fenster nt; (window division) Oberlicht nt; (pane of glass) Fensterscheibe f

14. ( fig: person) Leuchte f fam

leading \light (best at something) großes Licht, Leuchte f fam; (leader) Nummer eins f fam

a shining \light eine große Leuchte fam, ein großes Licht fam

15. (beacon) Leuchtfeuer nt; (lighthouse) Leuchtturm m

16.

▶ to bring sth to \light etw ans Licht bringen

▶ to cast [or shed] [or throw] \light on sth etw beleuchten fig, Licht in etw akk bringen

▶ to come to \light ans Licht kommen

▶ the \light at the end of the tunnel das Licht am Ende des Tunnels fig

▶ to hide one's \light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

▶ in the \light of sth [or AM usu in \light of sth] angesichts einer S. gen, im Lichte einer S. gen liter

▶ to be the \light of sb's life ( hum) die Sonne im Leben einer Person gen sein

▶ to be [or go] out like a \light ( fam: fall asleep) sofort weg sein fam; (faint) umkippen fam

▶ to see the \light of day (come into being) das Licht der Welt erblicken; (become known) ans Licht kommen

II. adj

1. (bright) hell

it's slowly getting \light es wird allmählich hell

summer is coming and the evenings are getting \lighter der Sommer kommt und es bleibt abends länger hell

2. (pale) hell-; (stronger) blass-

III. vt

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (illuminate)

▪ to \light sth etw erhellen; stage, room etw beleuchten; ( fig)

his investigations lit the way for many other scientists seine Forschungen waren wegweisend für viele andere Wissenschaftler

2. (turn on)

to \light an electric light das Licht einschalten [o fam anknipsen

3. (guide with light)

▪ to \light sb jdm leuchten

4. (ignite)

to \light a candle/match eine Kerze/ein Streichholz anzünden

to \light a fire ein Feuer anzünden [o fam anmachen] [o SCHWEIZ a. anfeuern], Feuer machen

to \light a cigarette/pipe sich dat eine Zigarette/Pfeife anzünden [o fam anstecken

IV. vi

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (burn) brennen

2. ( fig: become animated) eyes, etc aufleuchten fig

her face lit with pleasure sie strahlte vor Freude über das ganze Gesicht

light²

[laɪt]

I. adj

1. (not heavy) leicht

to be as \light as a feather federleicht [o leicht wie eine Feder] sein

2. (deficient in weight) zu leicht

this sack of rice seems about 2 kilos \light ich habe den Eindruck, dieser Sack Reis wiegt 2 Kilo zu wenig

to give sb \light weight jdm zu wenig abwiegen

3. (not sturdily built) leicht

\light clothes leichte Kleidung

4. (for small loads) Klein-

\light aircraft/lorry Kleinflugzeug nt/-lastwagen m

\light railway Kleinbahn f

5. MIL

\light infantry leichte Infanterie

6. (not fully loaded) aircraft/ship/vehicle nicht voll beladen

7. (of food and drink) leicht; (low in fat) fettarm

a \light diet eine fettarme Diät

\light food leichtes Essen

a \light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

\light pastry lockerer Teig

\light wine leichter Wein

8. (porous)

\light soil lockeres Erdreich

9. CHEM leicht

\light isotope leichtes Isotop

10. (low in intensity)

the traffic was quite \light es war kaum Verkehr

it's only \light rain es nieselt nur

\light breeze leichte Brise

11. (easily disturbed)

\light sleep leichter Schlaf

to be a \light sleeper einen leichten Schlaf haben

12. (easily done) nachsichtig, mild

\light sentence mildes Urteil

\light housework leichte Hausarbeit

13. (gentle) leicht; kiss zart; (soft) touch sanft

to have a \light touch MUS einen weichen Anschlag haben

14. (graceful)

\light building elegantes Gebäude

\light figure anmutige Gestalt

15. (not bold)

\light type eine schlanke Schrifttype

16. (not serious) leicht attr

\light entertainment leichte Unterhaltung

\light opera Operette f

\light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f

\light tone Plauderton m

17. (cheerful) frohgemut poet

with a \light heart leichten Herzens

18. ( old: unchaste) leicht

a \light girl ein leichtes Mädchen veraltend

19.

▶ to be a bit \light in one's loafers AM (pej!) etwas weibische Züge haben pej

▶ to be \light on one's feet leichtfüßig sein

▶ to make \light of sth etw bagatellisieren [o fam herunterspielen]

▶ to make \light work of sth mit etw dat spielend fertigwerden

▶ to be \light on sth es an etw dat fehlen lassen

II. adv

1. (with little luggage)

to travel \light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

2. (with no severe consequences)

to get off \light glimpflich [o fam mit einem blauen Auge] davonkommen

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I [laɪt] vb: pret, ptp lit or lighted
1. n

1) (in general) Licht nt

by the light of a candle/the fire — im Schein einer Kerze/des Feuers

light and shade — Licht und Schatten

at first light —

hang the picture in a good light — häng das Bild ins richtige Licht

to cast or throw or shed light on sth (lit) — etw beleuchten; (fig also) Licht in etw (acc) bringen

the moon cast its silvery light on... — der Mond beleuchtete... silbern or warf sein silbernes Licht auf (+acc)...

to cast a new or fresh light on sth — neues Licht auf etw (acc)

to be in sb's light (lit) — jdm im Licht stehen

in the cold light of day (fig) — bei Licht besehen

the harsh light of reality — die raue Wirklichkeit

this story shows his character in a bad light — diese Geschichte wirft ein schlechtes Licht auf seinen Charakter

to see sb/sth in a different light — jdn/etw in einem anderen Licht sehen

it showed him in a different light —

I don't see things in that light — ich sehe die Dinge anders or in einem anderen Licht

to see sth in a new light — etw mit anderen Augen betrachten

in the light of — angesichts (+gen)

the theory, seen in the light of recent discoveries — die Theorie im Licht(e) der neuesten Entdeckungen betrachtet

in the light of what you say — in Anbetracht dessen, was Sie sagen

to bring sth to light — etw ans Tageslicht bringen

to come to light —

to see the light (liter) (= be born) (= be made public) — das Licht der Welt erblicken (liter) veröffentlicht werden

finally I saw the light (inf) — endlich ging mir ein Licht auf (inf); (morally) endlich wurden mir die Augen geöffnet

to see the light of day (report) — veröffentlicht werden; (project) verwirklicht werden

the light dawned (fig) — mir ging ein Licht auf (inf)

to go out like a light — sofort weg sein (inf)

2) Licht nt; (= lamp) Lampe f; (= fluorescent light) Neonröhre f

put out the lights before you go to bed — mach das Licht aus, bevor du ins Bett gehst

all the lights went out during the storm — während des Sturms gingen alle Lichter aus

(traffic) lights — Ampel f

the lights (of a car) —

all ships must show a light while at sea lights out (Mil) — alle Schiffe müssen auf See Lichter führen Zapfenstreich m

lights out for the boys was at 8 pm — um 20 Uhr mussten die Jungen das Licht ausmachen

lights out! — Licht aus(machen)!

to hide one's light under a bushel (prov) — sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen (prov)

the lights are on but nobody's (at) home (fig inf) — er/sie ist geistig weggetreten (inf)

3)

(= flame) have you (got) a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

to put a light to sth, to set light to sth — etw anzünden

4) (ARCHIT) (Dach)fenster nt; (= skylight) Oberlicht nt

leaded lights — in Blei gefasste Fensterscheiben

5) (in eyes) Leuchten nt

the light went out of her eyes — das Strahlen erlosch in ihren Augen

6)

(= standards) according to his lights — nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen

2. adj (+er)
hell
a light green dress — ein hellgrünes Kleid

it's getting or growing light —

it is light now — es ist jetzt hell or Tag

3. vt

1) (= illuminate) beleuchten; lamp, light anmachen

a smile lit her face — ein Lächeln erhellte ihr Gesicht

to light the way for sb — jdm leuchten; (fig)

his pioneering work lit the way for a whole generation of scholars — seine Pionierarbeit war wegweisend für eine ganze Gelehrtengeneration

2) (= ignite) anzünden; cigarette anstecken, anzünden; fire, candle anzünden, anmachen

to light a fire under sb ( esp US fig ) — jdm Feuer unter dem Hintern machen (inf)

4. vi
(= begin to burn) brennen
this fire won't light — das Feuer geht nicht an
II
1. adj (+er)
leicht; taxes niedrig; punishment milde
to give sb light weight — jdm zu wenig abwiegen

she has a very light touch on the piano — sie hat einen sehr weichen Anschlag

to be a light eater — wenig essen, kein großer Esser sein

light comedy — Lustspiel nt, Schwank m

light opera — Operette f

light reading — Unterhaltungslektüre f

a light and cheerful approach to life — eine unbeschwerte, fröhliche Einstellung zum Leben

with a light heart — leichten Herzens

as light as air or a feather — federleicht

to be light on one's feet — sich leichtfüßig bewegen

to make light of one's difficulties — seine Schwierigkeiten auf die leichte Schulter nehmen

you shouldn't make light of her problems — du solltest dich über ihre Probleme nicht lustig machen

to make light work of — spielend fertig werden mit

2. adv

to travel light — mit wenig or leichtem Gepäck reisen
III
vi pret, ptp lighted or lit (liter)
sich niederlassen
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light¹ [laıt]

A s

1. Licht n, Helligkeit f:

let there be light! BIBEL es werde Licht!;

stand ( oder be) in sb’s light

a) jemandem im Licht stehen,

b) fig jemandem im Weg stehen;

stand in one’s own light

a) sich im Licht stehen,

b) fig sich selbst im Weg stehen;

get out of the light geh aus dem Licht!;

he can see the light at the end of the tunnel fig er sieht Licht am Ende des Tunnels

2. Licht n ( auch PHYS), Beleuchtung f:

in subdued light bei gedämpftem Licht

3. Licht n, Schein m:

by the light of a candle beim Licht oder Schein einer Kerze, bei Kerzenschein

4. a) Licht(quelle) n(f) (Sonne, Lampe, Kerze etc):

hide one’s light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

b) AUTO Scheinwerfer m: → flash B 1

5. Br meist pl (Verkehrs) Ampel f:

jump ( oder shoot) the lights bei Rot über die Kreuzung fahren, ein Rotlicht überfahren;

the lights were against him er hatte Rot; → green light, red light

6. SCHIFF

a) Leuchtfeuer n

b) Leuchtturm m

7. (Sonnen-, Tages)Licht n: I must finish my work while the light lasts solang(e) es noch hell ist;

see the light (of day)

a) das Licht der Welt erblicken, geboren werden,

b) fig herauskommen, auf den Markt kommen ( → A 9, A 11);

at first light bei Tagesanbruch;

in the cold light of day ( oder dawn) fig bei Licht besehen oder betrachtet

8. Tagesanbruch m:

at light bei Tagesanbruch

9. fig (Tages) Licht n:

bring (come) to light ans Licht bringen (kommen);

see the light (of day) bekannt oder veröffentlicht werden ( → A 7, A 11)

10. fig Licht n, Aspekt m:

in the light of Br, in light of US unter dem Aspekt (gen), in Anbetracht (gen), angesichts (gen);

I have never looked on the matter in that light von dieser Seite habe ich die Angelegenheit noch nie gesehen;

put sth in its true light etwas ins rechte Licht rücken;

reveal sth in a different light etwas in einem anderen Licht erscheinen lassen;

see sth in a different light etwas mit anderen Augen sehen;

show sth in a bad light ein schlechtes Licht auf eine Sache werfen

11. fig Licht n, Erleuchtung f ( auch REL):

cast ( oder shed, throw) light on sth

a) Licht auf eine Sache werfen,

b) zur Lösung oder Aufklärung einer Sache beitragen;

see the light

a) zur Einsicht kommen,

b) REL erleuchtet werden ( → A 7, A 9);

I saw the light mir ging ein Licht auf, mir gingen die Augen auf;

by the light of nature mit den natürlichen Verstandeskräften

12. pl Erkenntnisse pl, Informationen pl

13. pl Wissen n, Verstand m, geistige Fähigkeiten pl:

by ( oder according to) his lights

a) so gut er es eben versteht,

b) nach seinen Grundsätzen oder Vorstellungen oder Maßstäben,

c) für seine Verhältnisse

14. MAL

a) Licht n:

light and shade

b) Aufhellung f

15. Glanz m, Leuchten n (der Augen):

the light went out of her eyes der Glanz ihrer Augen erlosch

16. Feuer n (zum Anzünden):

have you got a light? haben Sie Feuer?;

put a ( oder set) light to sth etwas anzünden oder in Brand stecken;

strike a light ein Streichholz anzünden

17. a) Fenster(scheibe) n(f)

b) Dachfenster n

18. fig Leuchte f, großes Licht (Person): → leading light 2

19. auch light of one’s eyes poet Augenlicht n

20. pl sl Gucker pl (Augen)

B adj hell, licht (Farbe, Raum etc):

light hair helles Haar;

light red

a) Hellrot n,

b) hellrot

C v/t prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt]

1. auch light up ein Feuer, eine Lampe anzünden:

he lit a cigarette er zündete sich eine Zigarette an

2. be-, erleuchten, erhellen:

light up hell beleuchten

3. meist light up jemandes Augen etc aufleuchten lassen

4. jemandem leuchten

5. be lit up umg angeheitert sein:

a) durch Alkoholgenuss beschwingt sein

b) leicht angetrunken sein

D v/i

1. auch light up sich entzünden

2. meist light up

a) sich erhellen, hell werden,

b) fig aufleuchten (Augen etc)

3. light up

a) Licht machen,

b) die Straßenbeleuchtung einschalten,

c) AUTO die Scheinwerfer einschalten

4. light up umg sich eine (Zigarette etc) anzünden

light² [laıt]

A adj (adv → lightly)

1. leicht (von geringem Gewicht):

(as) light as air

a) auch (as) light as a feather ( oder as thistledown) federleicht

b) fig sorgenfrei; → purse A 1

2. (spezifisch) leicht:

light metal Leichtmetall n

3. light coin US Münze f mit zu geringem Edelmetallgehalt

4. leicht (zu ertragen oder auszuführen):

light punishment;

light work; → work A 1

5. leicht (nicht tief):

light sleep; → sleeper 1

6. leicht, Unterhaltungs…:

light literature Unterhaltungsliteratur f;

light music leichte Musik, Unterhaltungsmusik f;

light opera komische Oper, Spieloper f;

light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f, leichte Lektüre

7. leicht (geringfügig):

light illness;

a light rain;

a light eater ein schwacher Esser;

a light error ein kleiner Irrtum;

light traffic geringer Verkehr;

no light matter keine Kleinigkeit;

make light of sth

a) etwas auf die leichte Schulter nehmen,

b) etwas verharmlosen oder bagatellisieren

8. leicht:

a) leicht verdaulich:

a light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

b) mit geringem Alkohol- oder Nikotingehalt (Wein, Zigaretten etc)

9. locker (Erde, Schnee etc):

light bread leichtes oder locker gebackenes Brot

10. leicht, sanft (Berührung etc)

11. flink:

be light on one’s feet flink auf den Beinen sein

12. graziös, anmutig:

she is a light dancer

13. a) unbeschwert, sorglos, heiter, fröhlich:

with a light heart leichten Herzens

b) leichtfertig, -sinnig

c) unbeständig, flatterhaft

d) unmoralisch:

a light girl ein leichtes Mädchen

14. be light in the head (leicht) benommen sein

15. SCHIFF, MIL leicht (Artillerie, Kreuzer etc):

in light marching order mit leichtem Marschgepäck

16. a) leicht beladen

b) unbeladen, leer, ohne Ladung:

the ship returned light;

a light engine eine allein fahrende Lokomotive

17. TECH leicht (gebaut), für leichte Beanspruchung, Leicht…:

light plane Leichtflugzeug n;

light current ELEK Schwachstrom m

18. PHON

a) unbetont, schwach betont (Silbe, Vokal)

b) schwach (Betonung)

c) hell, vorn im Mund artikuliert (Laut)

B adv travel light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

light³ [laıt] prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt] v/i

1. obs oder poet (ab)steigen (from, off von)

2. obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):

a cat always lights on its feet

3. obs oder poet sich niederlassen (on auf dat):

the bird lighted on a twig

4. fig obs oder poet (zufällig) stoßen (on auf akk)

5. fig obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):

the choice lighted on him

6. light into sb umg über jemanden herfallen (auch mit Worten)

7. light out umg verduften umg, verschwinden

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I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

bring something to light — etwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also see 1. 1)

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

show somebody in a bad light — ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen
2. adjective
hell

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw
3. transitive verb,
lit or lighted

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten
4. intransitive verb,
lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

traffic is light on these roads — auf diesen Straßen herrscht nur wenig Verkehr

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]

6)

with a light heart — (carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

7)

feel light in the head — (giddy) leicht benommen sein
2. adverb
travel light — mit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen
III intransitive verb,
lit or lighted (come by chance)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

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adj.

blond adj.

erhellen adj.

hell adj.

leicht adj. n.

Licht -er n.

Lichtschein m.

Schein -e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: lit)

= anzünden v.

beleuchten v.

erleuchten v.

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8 low

low [ləʊ]

bas ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (f), 1 (i), 1 (j), 2 (a)-(d), 3 (a) faible ⇒ 1 (b)-(e), 1 (i) mauvais ⇒ 1 (e) grossier ⇒ 1 (g) niveau bas ⇒ 3 (b) dépression ⇒ 3 (c)

1 adjective

(a) (in height) bas;

∎ this room has a low ceiling cette pièce est basse de plafond;

∎ low hills collines peu élevées;

∎ a low neckline un décolleté;

∎ the sun was already low in the sky le soleil était déjà bas dans le ciel;

∎ the houses are built on low ground les maisons sont bâties dans une cuvette;

∎ the river is low today la rivière est basse aujourd'hui;

∎ low bridge (sign) hauteur limitée

(b) (in scale → temperature) bas; (→ level) faible;

∎ the temperature is in the low twenties il fait un peu plus de vingt degrés;

∎ old people are given very low priority les personnes âgées ne sont absolument pas considérées comme prioritaires;

∎ I've reached a low point in my career j'ai atteint un creux dans ma carrière;

∎ their relationship is at a low ebb leurs relations sont au plus bas;

∎ a low blood count une numération globulaire basse

(c) (in degree, intensity → probability, visibility) faible; (→ fire) bas; (→ lighting) faible, tamisé;

∎ cook on a low heat faire cuire à feu doux;

∎ to keep a low profile garder un profil bas

(d) (below average → number, cost, price, rate) bas, faible; (→ profit) faible, maigre; (→ salary) peu élevé;

∎ low economic growth faible croissance économique;

∎ attendance was low il y avait peu de monde;

∎ we're only playing for low stakes nous ne jouons que de petites mises, nous ne jouons pas de grosses sommes;

∎ we're rather low on whisky on n'a plus beaucoup de whisky;

∎ we're getting low on kerosene nous allons bientôt être à court de kérosène;

∎ our water supply is getting low notre réserve d'eau baisse;

∎ the ammunition is getting low nous aurons bientôt épuisé les munitions;

∎ low in calories pauvre en calories;

∎ the soil is very low in nitrogen la terre est très pauvre en azote

(e) (poor → intelligence, standard) faible; (→ opinion) faible, piètre; (→ in health) mauvais, médiocre; (→ in quality) mauvais;

∎ he's very low at the moment il est bien bas ou bien affaibli en ce moment;

∎ I'm in rather low spirits, I feel rather low je n'ai pas le moral, je suis assez déprimé;

∎ the pupils in this school have a low standard of reading les élèves de cette école ont un niveau faible en lecture;

∎ a low quality carpet une moquette de mauvaise qualité

(f) (in rank) bas, inférieur;

∎ to be of low birth être de basse extraction ou d'origine modeste;

∎ low ranking officials petits fonctionnaires mpl, fonctionnaires mpl subalternes

(g) (vulgar → behaviour) grossier; (→ tastes) vulgaire;

∎ to keep low company fréquenter des gens peu recommandables;

∎ that was a low trick c'était un sale tour;

∎ that was rather a low thing to do ce n'était pas très joli de faire une chose pareille;

∎ a man of low cunning un homme d'une ruse ignoble

(h) (primitive)

∎ low forms of life des formes de vie inférieures ou peu évoluées

(i) (soft → voice, music) bas, faible; (→ light) faible;

∎ keep your voice low ne parlez pas trop fort;

∎ in a low voice à voix basse, à mi-voix;

∎ turn the radio down low mettez la radio moins fort;

∎ turn the lights down low baissez les lumières;

∎ she gave a low groan elle poussa un faible gémissement;

∎ we heard a low moan nous avons entendu une plainte étouffée

(j) (deep → note, voice) bas

(k) Cards

∎ to play a low trump jouer un petit atout

2 adverb

(a) (in height) bas;

∎ lower down plus bas;

∎ aim low visez bas;

∎ I can't bend down that low je ne peux pas me pencher si bas;

∎ a helicopter flew low over the town un hélicoptère a survolé la ville à basse altitude;

∎ the sun sank low on the horizon le soleil est descendu très bas sur l'horizon;

∎ she was sitting very low in her chair elle était avachie sur sa chaise;

∎ he bowed low il s'inclina profondément;

∎ to lie low (hide) se cacher; (keep low profile) adopter un profil bas;

∎ to be laid low (ill) être immobilisé

(b) (in intensity) bas;

∎ the fire had burnt low le feu avait baissé;

∎ stocks are running low les réserves baissent;

∎ the batteries are running low les piles sont usées;

∎ turn the music down low baisse la musique

(c) (in tone) bas;

∎ I can't sing that low je ne peux pas chanter aussi bas

(d) (in price)

∎ to buy low acheter à bas prix; Stock Exchange acheter quand les cours sont bas

(e) (morally)

∎ I wouldn't stoop or sink so low as to tell lies je ne m'abaisserais pas à mentir

3 noun

(a) (in height) bas m

(b) (degree, level) niveau m bas, point m bas;

∎ the dollar has reached a record low le dollar a atteint son niveau le plus bas;

∎ the share price has reached a new low l'indice des actions est descendu à son plus bas niveau;

∎ inflation is at an all-time low l'inflation est à son niveau le plus bas;

∎ relations between them are at an all-time low leurs relations n'ont jamais été si mauvaises;

∎ Stock Exchange the highs and lows les hauts mpl et les bas mpl

(c) (setting) minimum m;

∎ the heating is on low le chauffage est au minimum

(d) Meteorology dépression f

(e) American Cars

∎ in low en première/seconde

(f) literary (of cattle) meuglement m, beuglement m

4 intransitive verb

meugler, beugler

►► Cards the low cards les basses cartes fpl;

Low Church

1 noun

= section de l'Église anglicane qui se distingue par la simplicité du rituel

2 adjective

= de tendance conservatrice, dans l'Église anglicane;

Theatre low comedy farce f;

the Low Countries les Pays-Bas mpl;

∎ in the Low Countries aux Pays-Bas;

familiar low five = tape amicale donnée dans la paume de quelqu'un pour le saluer, le féliciter ou en signe de victoire;

American low gear première (vitesse) f;

∎ Cars engage low gear (sign) utilisez le frein moteur;

Low German bas allemand m;

Low Latin bas latin m;

low life pègre f; (individual → disreputable) voyou m, crapule f; (→ criminal) membre m du milieu ou de la pègre;

Religion Low Mass messe f basse;

low pressure basse pression f;

∎ Meteorology a low pressure area, an area of low pressure une zone de basse pression;

the low season la basse saison;

low season holidays vacances fpl hors saison;

low technology technologie f de base;

low tide marée f basse;

∎ at low tide à marée basse;

low water (UNCOUNT) basses eaux fpl

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9 light

light ⇒ Weight measurement

A n

1 ( brightness) lumière f ; a beam of light un faisceau de lumière ; by the light of à la lumière de [fire] ; à la clarté de [moon] ; in a good light sous une bonne lumière ; to read in a poor light lire avec peu de lumière ; in full light en pleine lumière ; in the light of day lit, fig au grand jour ; I'd like to drive back in the light j'aimerais rentrer avant la nuit ; to cast ou throw ou shed light on lit projeter or répandre de la lumière sur ; fig éclaircir ; to hold sth up to the light tenir qch à la lumière ; against the light à contre-jour ; with the light behind her le dos tourné à la lumière ; the light was failing la nuit tombait ;

2 (gleam, bright point) lumière f ; ( in eye) lueur f ; a light on the horizon une lumière à l'horizon ; the city lights les lumières de la ville ;

3 ( electrical appliance) (in building, on machine, in oven) lumière f ; ( in street) réverbère m ; ( on ship) feu m ; to put ou switch ou turn a light on allumer une lumière ; to put ou switch ou turn a light off éteindre une lumière ; to leave a light on laisser une lumière allumée ; are all the lights off ou out? est-ce que toutes les lumières sont éteintes? ; a light came on/went out une lumière s'est allumée/s'est éteinte ; to turn a light up/down augmenter/réduire une lumière ; the lights went up/down Theat les lumières se sont allumées/éteintes ; shine the light over here! éclaire par ici! ;

4 (part of gauge, indicator, dashboard) voyant m (lumineux) ; a red light comes on/goes off un voyant rouge s'allume/s'éteint ;

5 Aut ( headlight) phare m ; ( rearlight) feu m arrière ; ( inside car) veilleuse f ; to put one's lights on/off allumer/éteindre ses phares ; to have/leave one's lights on avoir/laisser ses phares allumés ; to check one's lights vérifier les phares ; to flash one's lights at sb faire un appel de phares à qn ;

6 ( flame) to put a light to allumer [fire, gas] ; to set light to mettre le feu à ; to give sb a light offrir du feu à qn ; have you got a light? tu as du feu? ;

7 fig ( aspect) jour m ; to see sth in a good/bad /new light voir qch sous un bon/mauvais/ nouveau jour ; I hadn't thought of it in that light je n'y avais pas pensé sous cet angle-là ; looking at it in that light… vu sous cet angle… ; to appear in a bad light apparaître sous un jour défavorable ; in the light of compte tenu de ; to review sth in the light of réexaminer qch à la lumière de [evidence, experience] ; to see sb/sth in a different light voir qn/qch sous un jour différent ;

8 fig ( exposure) to bring to light découvrir [fact, evidence, truth, crime] ; to come to ou be brought to light être découvert ;

9 Constr ( window) vitre f.

B lights npl

1 Transp feu m, feux mpl ; the lights are red/green le feu est au rouge/au vert ; to stop at the lights s'arrêter au feu ; cross at the lights traversez aux feux ; the lights aren't working les feux ne marchent pas ; to shoot ○ ou jump ○ the lights griller ○ un feu rouge ;

2 ( decorative display) illuminations fpl ;

3 Culin mou m.

C modif [switch, shade, socket] de lampe.

D adj

1 ( bright) [evening, room, house] clair ; it is light enough to do il fait assez clair pour faire ; to get ou grow lighter [sky] s'éclaircir ; it was getting ou growing light il commençait à faire jour ; while it's still light pendant qu'il fait encore jour ;

2 ( pale) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] clair ; [hair] blond ; light blue/grey bleu/gris clair inv ; light blue socks des chaussettes bleu clair ;

3 ( not heavy) [material, substance, mist, snow, wind, clothing, plane, sleep, meal, beer, cake] léger/-ère ; [rain] fin ; [drinker] modéré ; [business, trading] peu actif/-ive ; to have a light touch [pianist] avoir un toucher léger ; [writer, cook] avoir une certaine légèreté ; a light sprinkling ou dusting un saupoudrage ; a light soprano une soprano légère ; to be a light sleeper avoir le sommeil léger ; she is 2 kg lighter elle pèse 2 kg de moins ; this sack of coal is 5 kg light il manque 5 kg à ce sac de charbon ;

4 ( not severe) [damage, punishment, sentence] léger/-ère ;

5 ( delicate) [knock, tap, footsteps] léger/-ère ; [kiss, movement] délicat ; to be light on one's feet avoir la démarche légère ;

6 ( not tiring) [work] peu fatigant ; [exercise, training] léger/-ère ; light duties petits travaux mpl ; light housework petits travaux ménagers ; to make light work of sth faire qch sans peine ;

7 ( not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] léger/-ère ; a bit of light relief un peu de divertissement ; some light reading for the beach quelque chose de facile à lire pour la plage ;

8 ( not important) [affair] pas sérieux/-ieuse ; it is no light matter c'est une chose sérieuse ; to make light of traiter [qch] à la légère [rumour, problem] ; ne pas attacher d'importance à [injury] ;

9 ( cheerful) [mood, laugh] enjoué ;

10 Culin ( low-fat) [product] allégé, light.

E vtr ( prét, pp lit ou lighted)

1 ( set fire to) allumer [candle, gas, oven, cigarette] ; enflammer [wood, paper] ; tirer [firework] ; craquer [match] ; to light a fire faire un or du feu ; to light the fire allumer le feu ; a lighted match une allumette enflammée ;

2 ( illuminate) [torch, lamp, sun] éclairer.

F vi ( prét, pp lit) [fire] prendre ; [candle, cigarette, gas, wood, match] s'allumer.

Idioms

the light of sb's life le rayon de soleil de qn ; many hands make light work Prov à plusieurs la besogne va vite ; to do sth according to one's lights sout faire qch comme on l'entend ; to go light on ○ sth y aller mollo ◑ avec qch ; to go out like a light s'endormir tout de suite ; to see the light comprendre.

Phrasal verbs

■ light on:

▶ light on [sth] [eyes, person] tomber sur.

■ light up ○:

▶ light up

1 ( light cigarette) allumer une cigarette ; ( light pipe) allumer une pipe ;

2 [lamp] s'allumer ;

3 fig [face] s'éclairer ; [eyes] briller de joie ;

▶ light up [sth], light [sth] up

1 [smoker] allumer [cigarette, cigar, pipe] ;

2 ( illuminate) illuminer [surroundings] ; allumer [sign].

■ light upon = light on.

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10 low

low [ləʊ]

1. adjective

   a. bas ( basse f)

• at low tide à marée basse

• low water marée f basse

• he's at a low point in his career il est dans le creux de la vague

• a dress with a low neck une robe décolletée

• in a low voice ( = softly) à voix basse

• people on low incomes les gens à faibles revenus

• at the lowest price au meilleur prix

• at low speed à petite vitesse

• in low gear en première ou en seconde (vitesse)

• the temperature is in the low thirties il fait entre 30 et 35 degrés

• the fire is getting low le feu est en train de s'éteindre

• cook on a low heat cuire à feu doux

• people of low intelligence les gens peu intelligents

• to have a low opinion of sth ne pas avoir bonne opinion de qch

• supplies are running low les provisions diminuent

► low in

• low in fat à faible teneur en matières grasses

• low in nitrogen contenant peu d'azote► low on

• we're a bit low on petrol nous n'avons plus beaucoup d'essence

• they were low on water ils étaient à court d'eau

   b. ( = depressed) déprimé

• to be in low spirits être déprimé

   c. [behaviour] ignoble

• the lowest of the low le dernier des derniers

2. adverb

   a. ( = in low position) [aim, fly] bas

• to bow low saluer bien bas

• a dress cut low at the back une robe très décolletée dans le dos

• lower down the wall plus bas sur le mur

• lower down the hill plus bas sur la colline

• the plane flew low over the town l'avion a survolé la ville à basse altitude

• I wouldn't stoop so low as to do that je ne m'abaisserais pas à faire cela

   b. ( = at low volume, intensity, cost) to turn the heating/lights/music down low baisser le chauffage/la lumière/la musique

• the song is pitched too low for me le ton de cette chanson est trop bas pour moi

3. noun

   a. ( = weather system) dépression f

   b. ( = low point) prices have reached an all-time low les prix ont atteint leur niveau le plus bas

• the euro has fallen to a new low l'euro a atteint son niveau le plus bas

4. compounds

► low-budget adjective [film, project] à petit budget

► low-calorie adjective basses calories

► low-cost adjective bon marché

► low-cut adjective [dress] décolleté

► lowest common denominator noun plus petit commun dénominateur m

► low-fat adjective [diet] pauvre en matières grasses ; [milk, cheese] allégé

► low-flying adjective volant à basse altitude

► low-grade adjective de qualité inférieure

► low-impact adjective [aerobics, exercise] de faible impact

► low-key adjective discret (- ète f)

• to keep sth low-key faire qch de façon discrète ► low-level adjective bas ( basse f) ; [radiation] faible ; [job] subalterne ; [talks, discussions] préparatoire

• low-level waste déchets mpl faiblement radioactifs ► low-lying adjective à basse altitude

► low-paid adjective mal payé

► low-pitched adjective bas ( basse f)

► low-powered adjective de faible puissance

► low-pressure adjective à basse pression

► low-profile adjective discret (- ète f)

► low-quality adjective [goods] de qualité inférieure

► low-rent adjective à loyer modéré

► low-rise adjective de faible hauteur

► low season noun basse saison f adjective

[rates, holiday] pendant la basse saison

► low-slung adjective [chair] bas ( basse f) ; [sports car] surbaissé

► low-sulphur adjective [petrol etc] à faible teneur en soufre

► low-tar adjective [cigarette] à faible teneur en goudron

► low-tech adjective [machinery] rudimentaire ; [design] sommaire

► low-water mark noun laisse f de basse mer

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[ləʊ] 1.
noun

1) Meteorology dépression f

2) fig ( low point)

to be at ou have hit an all-time low — être au plus bas
2.
adjective

1) ( close to the ground) [branch, building, chair, cloud] bas/basse

on low ground — [flood] dans les basses terres; [built] dans une dépression

2) ( nearly depleted) [reservoir, stocks, level] bas/basse; [battery] faible

the fire was getting low — le feu baissait

to be low on staff — manquer de personnel

I'm getting low on petrol — je n'ai plus beaucoup d'essence

to be low in sugar — contenir peu de sucre

3) ( minimal) [price, wage] bas/basse; [capacity, speed] réduit; [number, rate] faible; [pressure, temperature] bas/basse

on a low heat — à feu doux

the temperature was in the low twenties — il faisait dans les vingt degrés

4) ( inferior) [mark, standard] mauvais

5) ( depressed) déprimé

6) ( deep) [tone, voice] bas/basse

in a low voice — tout bas

7) ( vulgar) [humour] peu relevé; ( base) [behaviour] ignoble

8) Nautical

low tide — marée f basse
3.
adverb

1) ( near the ground) [aim] bas; [bend] très bas

to fly low — voler à basse altitude

I wouldn't sink ou stoop so low — fig je ne m'abaisserais pas à ce point-là

2) ( near the bottom)

very low (down) on the list — fig tout à fait secondaire

3) ( at a reduced level) [speak] bas

to turn something down low — baisser [heating, light]

stocks are running low — les stocks sont en baisse

to rate somebody pretty low — ne pas tenir quelqu'un en grande estime

4) [sing] bas
4.
intransitive verb [cow] meugler

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to be the lowest of the low — être le dernier des derniers

to be laid low by — être cloué au lit par

English-French dictionary > low
11 low

low

1. low [ləʊ, Am loʊ] adj

1) ( in height) niedrig;

at a \low altitude in geringer Höhe;

\low heels flache [o niedrige] Absätze;

\low neckline tiefer Ausschnitt;

\low slope flacher Abhang;

the dress has a \low waist das Kleid hat eine tief angesetzte Taille

2) ( in number) gering, wenig;

\low attendance geringe Besucherzahl;

\low blood pressure niedriger Blutdruck;

\low calibre kleines Kaliber;

people of [a] \low calibre ( fig) Leute mit wenig Format;

to be \low in calories/ cholesterol kalorien-/cholesterinarm sein;

to be \low in funds wenig Geld haben, knapp bei Kasse sein ( fam)

to keep sth \low etw niedrig halten

3) ( depleted) knapp;

\low stocks geringe Vorräte;

to be [or get] [or run] \low zur Neige gehen, knapp werden;

we were getting \low on supplies unsere Vorräte waren fast erschöpft;

the batteries are running \low die Batterien sind fast leer;

the bulb was \low die Glühbirne brannte nur noch schwach

4) ( not loud) leise;

\low groaning verhaltenes Stöhnen;

in a \low voice mit leiser [o gedämpfter] Stimme

5) ( not high-pitched) voice tief;

\low pitch tiefe Stimmlage

6) ( not intense) niedrig; light gedämpft;

on a \low burner [or flame] auf kleiner Flamme;

\low frequency Niederfrequenz f;

\low heat schwache Hitze;

roast the chicken at \low heat braten Sie das Hähnchen bei niedriger Hitze

7) ( not good)

\low morale schlechte Moral;

to have a \low opinion of sb von jdm nicht viel halten;

\low quality minderwertige Qualität;

to hold sth in \low regard etw gering schätzen;

\low self-esteem geringe Selbstachtung;

\low standards ( in technics) schlechter [o niedriger] Standard;

(in tests, etc) niedriges Niveau;

\low visibility schlechte Sicht

8) ( not important) niedrig, gering;

to be a \low priority nicht so wichtig sein

9) (unfair, mean) gemein;

\low trick gemeiner Trick;

to get \low gemein [o niederträchtig] sein;

how \low can you get? wie tief willst du noch sinken?

10) ( sad)

in \low spirits niedergeschlagen, in gedrückter Stimmung;

to feel \low niedergeschlagen [o deprimiert] sein

11) ling vowel offen adv

1) ( in height) niedrig;

to be cut \low dress, blouse tief ausgeschnitten sein;

to fly \low tief fliegen

2) ( to a low level) tief;

to turn the music \lower die Musik leiser stellen;

turn the oven on \low stell den Ofen auf kleine Hitze

3) ( cheap) billig;

to buy \low billig [o günstig] einkaufen

4) ( not loudly) leise;

to speak \low leise sprechen

5) ( not high-pitched) tief;

to sing \low tief [o mit tiefer Stimme] singen n

1) ( low level) Tiefstand m, Tiefpunkt m;

to be at a \low auf einem Tiefpunkt sein;

to hit [or reach] a \low an einen Tiefpunkt gelangen

2) meteo Tief nt;

expected \lows near 0° C today die Tiefstwerte liegen heute vermutlich bei 0C;

record \low Rekordtief nt

3) auto erster Gang;

put the car in \low legen Sie den ersten Gang ein

4) (Am);

(fig: person)

to be in \low schlapp sein ( fam)

PHRASES:

to be the lowest of the \low ein ganz gemeiner Typ sein ( fam)

2. low [ləʊ, Am loʊ] n Muhen nt vi cow muhen

English-German students dictionary > low
12 low

low

A n

1 Meteorol dépression f ;

2 fig the stock market closed at a record low le marché boursier a été clôturé à son niveau le plus bas ; the economy has hit a low l'économie est dans le creux de la vague ; his popularity has hit a new low sa popularité a atteint son niveau le plus bas ; morale is at an all time low le moral est au plus bas ; the lyrics hit a new low in banality les paroles (de la chanson) atteignent des sommets dans la banalité.

B adj

1 ( close to the ground) [branch, building, chair, wall, cloud, ground] bas/basse ; the sun is low in the sky le soleil est bas dans le ciel ; there will be flooding on low ground il y aura des inondations à basse altitude ;

2 ( nearly depleted) [reservoir, level] bas/basse ; [battery] faible ; our stocks are rather low nos stocks sont plutôt bas ; the fire was getting low le feu était bas ; we're low on skilled staff nous manquons de personnel qualifié ; I'm getting low on petrol je n'ai plus beaucoup d'essence ; these products are low in sugar/fat ces produits contiennent peu de sucre/matière grasse ; the patient is very low le malade est au plus mal or bas ;

3 ( minimal) [price, wage] bas/basse ; [capacity, speed] réduit ; [income, number, rate] faible ; [pressure, temperature] bas/basse ; leave the soup on a low heat laissez mijoter la soupe à feu doux ; the temperature was in the low twenties il faisait dans les vingt degrés ;

4 ( inferior) [mark, score, quality, standard] mauvais ; [life form] peu évolué ;

5 ( depressed) déprimé ; to feel low, to be in low spirits être déprimé ;

6 ( deep) [note, tone, voice] bas/basse ; in a low voice tout bas ; the sound is too low Radio, TV le son est trop bas ;

7 ( disapproved of) ( vulgar) [conversation, humour] peu relevé ; ( base) [action, behaviour] ignoble ; that was a really low thing to do c'était vraiment un sale coup ○ ;

8 Naut low tide marée f basse ; at low tide à marée basse.

C adv

1 ( near the ground) [aim, fly, shoot] bas ; [bend, crouch] très bas ; the plane flew low over the desert l'avion survolait le désert à basse altitude ; I wouldn't sink ou stoop so low as to ask him for money fig je ne m'abaisserais pas à lui demander de l'argent ;

2 ( near the bottom) it is very low (down) on the list lit c'est tout à fait au bas de la liste ; fig c'est tout à fait secondaire ; look lower down the page regarde plus bas sur la page ;

3 ( at a reduced level) [buy] à bas prix ; [speak] bas ; to turn sth down low baisser [heating, light, radio] ; stocks are running low les stocks sont en baisse ; I rate him pretty low je ne le tiens pas en grande estime ;

4 ( at a deep pitch) [sing] bas.

D vi [cow] meugler.

Idioms

to be the lowest of the low être le dernier des derniers ; to be laid low by être alité par [illness].

Big English-French dictionary > low
13 light

I 1. [laɪt]
nome

1) (brightness) luce f.

by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]

in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda

to drive back in the light — ritornare quando è ancora giorno

to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle

2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.

to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce

3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.

a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa

4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia

to put one's lights on — accendere i fanali

5) (flame)

to put a light to — accendere [ fire]

to set light to — dare fuoco a

to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.

have you got a light? — hai da accendere?

6) fig. (aspect) luce f.

to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce

looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...

in a bad light — in cattiva luce

in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]

7) fig. (exposure)

to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]

to come o be brought to light — essere portato alla luce
2.
nome plurale lights

1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.

the lights are red — il semaforo è rosso

to stop at the lights — fermarsi al semaforo

to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso

2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.

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the light of his life — la luce dei suoi occhi

to go out like a light — addormentarsi di colpo

to see the light — capire
II 1. [laɪt]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. lit o lighted)

1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]

2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco

- light up
III [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (bright) [evening, room] luminoso

it is light enough to do — c'è abbastanza luce per fare

to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno

2) (pale) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] chiaro; [ hair] biondo

light blue — azzurro

light grey — grigio chiaro
IV 1. [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderato

light rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella

to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera

to be a light sleeper — avere il sonno leggero

he is 2 kg lighter — pesa 2 kg di meno

2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo

3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato

to be light on one's feet — avere il passo leggero

4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticoso

light duties — lavoretti

light housework — lavoretti di casa

to make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà

5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero

a bit of light relief — un po' di diversivo

some light reading — qualche lettura leggera

6) (not important) [ affair] non serio

it is no light matter — non è una cosa da poco

to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]

7) (low-fat) [ product] light
2.
avverbio con poco bagaglio

to travel light — viaggiare leggero

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many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
V [laɪt]
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit o lighted) [ bird] posarsi

- light on

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I 1. noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.)

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.)

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?)

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.)
2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.)

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.)
3. [lit] verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.)

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.)

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.)

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.)

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.)

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.)

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.)

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.)

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.)

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.)

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.)

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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I 1. [laɪt]
nome

1) (brightness) luce f.

by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]

in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda

to drive back in the light — ritornare quando è ancora giorno

to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle

2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.

to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce

3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.

a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa

4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia

to put one's lights on — accendere i fanali

5) (flame)

to put a light to — accendere [ fire]

to set light to — dare fuoco a

to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.

have you got a light? — hai da accendere?

6) fig. (aspect) luce f.

to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce

looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...

in a bad light — in cattiva luce

in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]

7) fig. (exposure)

to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]

to come o be brought to light — essere portato alla luce
2.
nome plurale lights

1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.

the lights are red — il semaforo è rosso

to stop at the lights — fermarsi al semaforo

to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso

2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.

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the light of his life — la luce dei suoi occhi

to go out like a light — addormentarsi di colpo

to see the light — capire
II 1. [laɪt]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. lit o lighted)

1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]

2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco

- light up
III [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (bright) [evening, room] luminoso

it is light enough to do — c'è abbastanza luce per fare

to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno

2) (pale) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] chiaro; [ hair] biondo

light blue — azzurro

light grey — grigio chiaro
IV 1. [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderato

light rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella

to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera

to be a light sleeper — avere il sonno leggero

he is 2 kg lighter — pesa 2 kg di meno

2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo

3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato

to be light on one's feet — avere il passo leggero

4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticoso

light duties — lavoretti

light housework — lavoretti di casa

to make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà

5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero

a bit of light relief — un po' di diversivo

some light reading — qualche lettura leggera

6) (not important) [ affair] non serio

it is no light matter — non è una cosa da poco

to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]

7) (low-fat) [ product] light
2.
avverbio con poco bagaglio

to travel light — viaggiare leggero

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many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
V [laɪt]
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit o lighted) [ bird] posarsi

- light on

English-Italian dictionary > light
14 low

I 1. adjective
1) (not reaching far up) niedrig; niedrig, flach [Absätze, Stirn]; flach [Relief]

2) (below normal level) niedrig; tief [Flug]; flach [Welle]; tief ausgeschnitten [Kleid]; tief [Ausschnitt]

3) (not elevated) tief liegend [Wiese, Grund, Land]; tiefhängend [Wolke]; tief stehend [Gestirne]; tief [Verbeugung]

4) (inferior) niedrig; gering [Intelligenz, Bildung]; gewöhnlich [Geschmack]

5) (not fair) gemein

6) (Cards) niedrig

7) (small in degree) niedrig; gering [Sichtweite, Wert]

have a low opinion of somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas keine hohe Meinung haben

8) (in pitch) tief [Ton, Stimme, Lage, Klang]; (in loudness) leise [Ton, Stimme]

9) (nearly gone) fast verbraucht od. aufgebraucht

run low — allmählich ausgehen od. zu Ende gehen. See also academic.ru/43997/lower">lower II 1.
2. adverb
1) (in or to a low position) tief; niedrig, tief [hängen]; see also high 2. 1)

2) (to a low level)

prices have gone too low — die Preise sind zu weit gefallen

3) (not loudly) leise

4)

lay somebody low — (prostrate) jemanden niederstrecken (geh.)

lie low — am Boden liegen; (hide) untertauchen. See also lower II 2.
3. noun
1) (Meteorol.) Tief, das

2) Tiefststand, der; see also all-time
II intransitive verb
[Kuh:] muhen

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I 1. [ləu] adjective
1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) niedrig

2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) leise

3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) tief

4) (small: a low price.) niedrig

5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) schwach

6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) niedrig
2. adverb
(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) niedrig

- lower
- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjective
low-tech industries/skills.)

- low tide/water
- be low on II [ləu] verb
(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) brüllen

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low¹

[ləʊ, AM loʊ]

I. adj

1. (in height) niedrig

at a \low altitude in geringer Höhe

\low heels flache [o niedrige] Absätze

\low neckline tiefer Ausschnitt

\low slope flacher Abhang

the dress has a \low waist das Kleid hat eine tief angesetzte Taille

2. (in number) gering, wenig

\low attendance geringe Besucherzahl

\low blood pressure niedriger Blutdruck

\low calibre kleines Kaliber

people of [a] \low calibre ( fig) Leute mit wenig Format

to be \low in calories/cholesterol kalorien-/cholesterinarm sein

to be \low in funds wenig Geld haben, knapp bei Kasse sein fam

to keep sth \low etw niedrig halten

3. (depleted) knapp

\low stocks geringe Vorräte

to be [or get] [or run] \low zur Neige gehen, knapp werden

we were getting \low on supplies unsere Vorräte waren fast erschöpft

the batteries are running \low die Batterien sind fast leer

the bulb was \low die Glühbirne brannte nur noch schwach

4. (not loud) leise

\low groaning verhaltenes Stöhnen

in a \low voice mit leiser [o gedämpfter] Stimme

5. (not high-pitched) voice tief

\low pitch tiefe Stimmlage

6. (not intense) niedrig; light gedämpft

on a \low burner [or flame] auf kleiner Flamme

\low frequency Niederfrequenz f

\low heat schwache Hitze

roast the chicken at \low heat braten Sie das Hähnchen bei niedriger Hitze

7. (not good)

\low morale schlechte Moral

to have a \low opinion of sb von jdm nicht viel halten

\low quality minderwertige Qualität

to hold sth in \low regard etw geringschätzen

\low self-esteem geringe Selbstachtung

\low standards (in technics) schlechter [o niedriger] Standard; (in tests, etc) niedriges Niveau

\low visibility schlechte Sicht

8. (not important) niedrig, gering

to be a \low priority nicht so wichtig sein

9. (unfair, mean) gemein

\low trick gemeiner Trick

to get \low gemein [o niederträchtig] sein

how \low can you get? wie tief willst du noch sinken?

10. (sad)

in \low spirits niedergeschlagen, in gedrückter Stimmung

to feel \low niedergeschlagen [o deprimiert] sein

11. LING vowel offen

II. adv

1. (in height) niedrig

to be cut \low dress, blouse tief ausgeschnitten sein

to fly \low tief fliegen

2. (to a low level) tief

to turn the music \lower die Musik leiser stellen

turn the oven on \low stell den Ofen auf kleine Hitze

3. (cheap) billig

to buy \low billig [o günstig] einkaufen

4. (not loudly) leise

to speak \low leise sprechen

5. (not high-pitched) tief

to sing \low tief [o mit tiefer Stimme] singen

III. n

1. (low level) Tiefstand m, Tiefpunkt m

to be at a \low auf einem Tiefpunkt sein

to hit [or reach] a \low an einen Tiefpunkt gelangen

2. METEO Tief nt

expected \lows near 0° C today die Tiefstwerte liegen heute vermutlich bei 0° C

record \low Rekordtief nt

3. AUTO erster Gang

put the car in \low legen Sie den ersten Gang ein

4. AM ( fig: person)

▪ to be in \low schlapp sein fam

5.

▶ to be the lowest of the \low ein ganz gemeiner Typ sein fam

low²

[ləʊ, AM loʊ]

I. n Muhen nt

II. vi cow muhen

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I [ləʊ]
1. adj (+er)

1) niedrig; form of life, musical key nieder; bow, note tief; density, intelligence gering; food supplies knapp; pulse schwach; quality gering; light gedämpft, schwach; (pej) minderwertig (pej); (LING) vowel offen; (MATH) denominator klein

the lamp was low — die Lampe brannte schwach

the sun was low in the sky — die Sonne stand tief am Himmel

her dress was low at the neck — ihr Kleid hatte einen tiefen Ausschnitt

low blow or punch — Tiefschlag m

that punch was a bit low — der Schlag war etwas tief

the river is low — der Fluss hat or führt wenig Wasser

a ridge of low pressure — ein Tiefdruckkeil

low density housing — aufgelockerte Bauweise

activity on the stock exchange is at its lowest — die Börsentätigkeit hat ihren Tiefstand erreicht

to be low in funds — knapp bei Kasse sein (inf)

2)

(= not loud or shrill) to speak in a low voice — leise sprechen

3) (= socially inferior, vulgar) birth nieder, niedrig; rank, position untergeordnet, niedrig; character, company schlecht; trick gemein

I really felt low having to tell him that — ich kam mir richtig gemein vor, dass ich ihm das sagen musste

how low can you get! — wie kann man nur so tief sinken!

low cunning — Gerissenheit f

4) (= weak in health or spirits) resistance schwach, gering; morale schlecht

the patient is rather low today —

to be in low health to be in low spirits — bei schlechter Gesundheit sein in gedrückter Stimmung sein, bedrückt or niedergeschlagen sein

to feel low — sich nicht wohlfühlen or gut fühlen; (emotionally) niedergeschlagen sein

to make sb feel low (events) — jdn mitnehmen, jdm zu schaffen machen; (people) jdn mitnehmen or bedrücken

2. adv
aim nach unten; speak, sing leise; fly, bow tief
they turned the lamps down low — sie drehten die Lampen herunter

a dress cut low in the back — ein Kleid mit tiefem Rückenausschnitt

to fall low (morally) — tief sinken

I would never sink so low as to... — so tief würde ich nie sinken, dass ich...

share prices went so low that... —

to buy low and sell high — billig kaufen und teuer verkaufen

to lay sb low (Brit) (punch) — jdn zu Boden strecken; (disease) jdn befallen

he's been laid low with the flu (Brit) —

to play low (Cards) — um einen niedrigen or geringen Einsatz spielen

to run or get low — knapp werden

or gas (US) — uns (dat) geht das Benzin aus

3. n

1) (MET) Tief nt; (fig also) Tiefpunkt m, Tiefstand m

to reach a new low — einen neuen Tiefstand erreichen

this represents a new low in advertising — so tief ist die Werbung noch nie zuvor gesunken

2) (AUT: low gear) niedriger Gang
II
1. n
(of cow) Muh nt
2. vi
muhen
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low¹ [ləʊ]

A adj

1. auch fig niedrig (Gebäude, Lohn, Preis, Stirn, Zahl etc):

low brook seichter Bach;

low speed geringe Geschwindigkeit;

low in calories kalorienarm;

low in fat fettarm;

bring low fig

a) jemanden demütigen,

b) jemanden ruinieren;

lay low

a) jemanden niederschlagen, -schießen,

b) jemanden ans Bett fesseln, umwerfen umg (Krankheit);

sell low billig verkaufen; → profile A 1

2. tief gelegen (Land etc)

3. tief (Verbeugung etc):

low flying FLUG Tiefflug m;

the sun is low die Sonne steht tief; → beam A 6

4. → low-necked

5. a) fast leer (Gefäß)

b) fast erschöpft, knapp (Vorrat etc):

get ( oder run) low knapp werden, zur Neige gehen;

he is getting ( oder running) low on money ihm geht allmählich das Geld aus;

be low on funds knapp bei Kasse sein umg; → budget A 2

6. schwach, kraftlos, matt:

low pulse schwacher Puls

7. Kost etc:

a) wenig nahrhaft

b) einfach

8. gedrückt, niedergeschlagen, deprimiert:

feel low

a) in gedrückter Stimmung sein,

b) sich elend fühlen ( → A 13 c); → spirit A 8

9. (zeitlich) verhältnismäßig neu oder jung:

of low date (verhältnismäßig) neuen Datums

10. gering(schätzig): → opinion 3

11. minderwertig

12. (sozial) unter(er, e, es), nieder, niedrig:

of low birth von niedriger Geburt;

low life das Leben der einfachen Leute

13. a) gewöhnlich, niedrig (denkend oder gesinnt):

low thinking niedrige Denkungsart

b) ordinär, vulgär (Person, Ausdruck etc)

c) gemein, niederträchtig (Trick etc):

feel low sich gemein vorkommen ( → A 8)

14. nieder, primitiv:

low forms of life niedere Lebensformen;

low race primitive Rasse

15. tief (Ton etc)

16. leise (Ton, Stimme etc):

in a low voice leise

17. LING offen

18. Low → Low-Church

19. TECH erst(er, e, es), niedrigst(er, e, es): → gear A 3 b

B adv

1. niedrig:

it hangs low;

aim lower

2. tief:

bow low

3. fig tief:

sunk thus low so tief gesunken

4. kärglich, dürftig:

live low ein kärgliches Leben führen

5. niedrig, mit geringem Einsatz:

play low niedrig spielen

6. tief (klingend):

sing low tief singen

7. leise:

talk low

C s

1. AUTO erster oder niedrigster Gang

2. METEO Tief(druckgebiet) n

3. fig Tief(punkt) n(m), -stand m:

be at a new low einen neuen Tiefpunkt erreicht haben; → high C 4

low² [ləʊ]

A v/i brüllen, muhen (Rind)

B s Brüllen n, Muhen n

* * *
I 1. adjective
1) (not reaching far up) niedrig; niedrig, flach [Absätze, Stirn]; flach [Relief]

2) (below normal level) niedrig; tief [Flug]; flach [Welle]; tief ausgeschnitten [Kleid]; tief [Ausschnitt]

3) (not elevated) tief liegend [Wiese, Grund, Land]; tiefhängend [Wolke]; tief stehend [Gestirne]; tief [Verbeugung]

4) (inferior) niedrig; gering [Intelligenz, Bildung]; gewöhnlich [Geschmack]

5) (not fair) gemein

6) (Cards) niedrig

7) (small in degree) niedrig; gering [Sichtweite, Wert]

have a low opinion of somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas keine hohe Meinung haben

8) (in pitch) tief [Ton, Stimme, Lage, Klang]; (in loudness) leise [Ton, Stimme]

9) (nearly gone) fast verbraucht od. aufgebraucht

run low — allmählich ausgehen od. zu Ende gehen. See also lower II 1.
2. adverb
1) (in or to a low position) tief; niedrig, tief [hängen]; see also high 2. 1)

2) (to a low level)

prices have gone too low — die Preise sind zu weit gefallen

3) (not loudly) leise

4)

lay somebody low — (prostrate) jemanden niederstrecken (geh.)

lie low — am Boden liegen; (hide) untertauchen. See also lower II 2.
3. noun
1) (Meteorol.) Tief, das

2) Tiefststand, der; see also all-time
II intransitive verb
[Kuh:] muhen

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adj.

leise (Stimme) adj.

nieder adj.

niedrig adj.

tief adj. v.

blöken (Rind) v.

muhen v.

English-german dictionary > low
15 low

I
1. ləu adjective
1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) bajo

2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) bajo

3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) bajo

4) (small: a low price.) bajo

5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) bajo

6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) bajo

2. adverb
(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) bajo

- lower
- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech
3. adjective
low-tech industries/skills.) (de) baja tecnología

- low tide/water
- be low on
II ləu verb
(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) mugir

low adj

1. bajo

a low wall un muro bajo

low temperatures temperaturas bajas

2. grave

a low sound un sonido grave

low

tr[ləʊ]

adjective

1 (in general) bajo,-a; (neckline) escotado,-a

■ low clouds nubes bajas

■ a low income pocos ingresos

■ I'm getting low on paper se me está acabando el papel

■ cook on a low heat cocinar a fuego lento

2 (battery) gastado,-a

3 (depressed) deprimido,-a, abatido,-a

4 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL grave

adverb

1 bajo

■ we're running low on petrol se nos acaba la gasolina

noun

1 (low level) punto bajo

■ sales have fallen to an all-time low this month las ventas han tocado fondo este mes

2 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL área de baja presión

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to keep a low profile ser discreto,-a

low comedy farsa

low life bajos fondos nombre masculino plural

the Low Countries los Países Bajos

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low

tr[ləʊ]

intransitive verb

1 (moo) mugir

low ['lo:] vi

: mugir

low adv

: bajo, profundo

to aim low: apuntar bajo

to lie low: mantenerse escondido

to turn the lights down low: bajar las luces

low adj, lower ['lo:ər] ; - est

1) : bajo

a low building: un edificio bajo

a low bow: una profunda reverencia

2) soft: bajo, suave

in a low voice: en voz baja

3) shallow: bajo, poco profundo

4) humble: humilde, modesto

5) depressed: deprimido, bajo de moral

6) inferior: bajo, inferior

7) unfavorable: mal

to have a low opinion of him: tener un mal concepto de él

8)

to be low on : tener poco de, estar escaso de

low n

1) : punto m bajo

to reach an all-time low: estar más bajo que nunca

2) or low gear : primera velocidad f

3) : mugido m (de una vaca)

low

adj.

• abatido, -a adj.

• bajo, -a adj.

• canallesco, -a adj.

• deficiente adj.

• grave adj.

• hondo, -a adj.

• humilde adj.

• indigno, -a adj.

• pequeño, -a adj.

• rastrero, -a adj.

• reducido, -a adj.

adv.

• bajo adv.

n.

• precio mínimo s.m.

• punto bajo s.m.

v.

• berrear v.

• mugir v.

I ləʊ
adjective -er, -est

1) ( in height) bajo

to fly at low altitude — volar* bajo or a poca altura

the dress had a very low back — el vestido era muy escotado por la espalda

he gave a low bow — hizo una profunda reverencia

a low point in his career — un momento bajo en su carrera

2)

a) ( in volume) < voice> bajo, quedo; <sound/whisper> débil, quedo

turn the radio down low — bájale al radio (AmL exc CS), baja la radio (CS, Esp)

b) ( in pitch) <key/note/pitch> grave, bajo

3) (in intensity, amount, quality) <pressure/temperature> bajo; <wages/prices> bajo; < proportion> pequeño; <standard/quality> bajo, malo; <number/card> bajo

cook on a low flame o heat — cocinar a fuego lento

student numbers fell as low as five — el número de estudiantes bajó a tan sólo cinco

attendance has been low lately — últimamente no ha habido muchos asistentes

the temperature was in the low sixties — la temperatura apenas pasaba de 60° Fahrenheit

he has a low opinion of doctors — no tiene muy buena opinión de los médicos

4) ( in short supply)

supplies are low — los suministros escasean or están empezando a faltar

stocks are running low — se están agotando las existencias

to be low ON something: we're rather low on milk — tenemos or nos queda poca leche

5) (in health, spirits)

to feel low — ( physically) sentirse* débil; ( emotionally) estar* deprimido

to be in low spirits — estar* bajo de moral or con la moral baja

6)

a) ( humble) (liter) bajo, humilde

of low birth — de humilde cuna (liter)

the lowest of the low — lo más bajo

b) ( despicable) bajo, mezquino

a low trick — una mala jugada, una mala pasada

II

adverb -er, -est

1) bajo

to fly low — volar* bajo or a poca altura

to bow low — hacer* una profunda reverencia

get down lower if you don't want them to see you — agáchate más si no quieres que te vean

put the shelf lower down — coloca el estante más abajo

he rates low in my estimation — no lo tengo en gran estima

I wouldn't sink o stoop so low as to do that — no me rebajaría a hacer una cosa así, nunca caería tan bajo

2)

a) (softly, quietly) bajo

b) ( in pitch) bajo

III

noun

a) ( low point) punto m más bajo

the peso has dropped to a new (record) low against the dollar — la cotización del peso ha alcanzado un nuevo mínimo (histórico) con respecto al dólar

relations between the two countries are at an all-time low — las relaciones entre los dos países nunca han sido peores

b) ( Meteo) zona f de bajas presiones

IV

intransitive verb mugir*

I [lǝʊ]
1. ADJ
(compar lower) (superl lowest)
1) (in height) [wall, shelf, seat, level] bajo; [bow] profundo; [blow] sucio

on low ground — a nivel del mar, en tierras bajas

a dress with a low neckline — un vestido escotado

2) (=quiet) [voice, TV, radio] bajo

3) (=low-pitched) [voice, musical note] grave, bajo

4) [number] bajo; [price, income] reducido, bajo; [stock, supplies] escaso

five at the lowest — cinco como mínimo

the battery is low — la batería se está acabando

fuel is getting low — está empezando a escasear la gasolina

stocks are running low — las existencias empiezan a escasear

5) (in intensity) [light, rate, speed, temperature] bajo

the temperature is in the low 40s — la temperatura es de 40 grados y alguno más

to cook on a low heat — cocer a fuego lento

6) (=inferior) [standard, quality] inferior

7) (=humble) [rank] humilde; [card] pequeño

8) (Aut)

in low gear — en primera or segunda

9) [health] débil, malo; [diet] deficiente

to feel low, be low in spirits — sentirse deprimido, estar bajo de moral

10) [character, behaviour, opinion] malo; [comedian] grosero; [character] vil; [joke, song] verde; [trick] sucio, malo; tide

2. ADV
(compar lower) (superl lowest)
1) [aim, fly, sing] bajo; [swing] bajo, cerca de la tierra

• to bow low — hacer una reverencia profunda

• a dress cut low in the back — un vestido muy escotado de espalda

• to fall low — (fig) caer bajo

England never fell so low — Inglaterra nunca cayó tan bajo

• to be laid low with flu — ser postrado por la gripe

• to lay sb low — derribar a algn, poner a algn fuera de combate

• to lie low — (=hide) mantenerse escondido; (=be silent) mantenerse quieto

• to sink low — (fig) caer bajo

2) [quietly] [say, sing] bajo, en voz baja

3)

to turn the lights/the volume down low — bajar las luces/el volumen

4) (Cards)

to play low — poner pequeño

3. N

1) (Met) área f de baja presión

2) (Aut) primera or segunda (marcha) f

3) (fig) (=low point) punto m más bajo

to reach a new or an all-time low — estar más bajo que nunca

this represents a new low in deceit — esta es la peor forma de vileza
all-time
4.

CPD

low beam headlights NPL — (US) luces fpl de cruce

Low Church N — sector de la Iglesia Anglicana de tendencia más protestante

low comedy N — farsa f

the Low Countries NPL — los Países Bajos

low heels NPL — (=shoes) tacones mpl bajos

Low Latin N — bajo latín m

low mass N — misa f rezada

low point N — punto m (más) bajo

low salt N — sal f dietética

low season N — (esp Brit) temporada f baja

Low Sunday N — Domingo m de Cuasimodo

low tide N — marea f baja

low vowel N — vocal f grave

low water N — bajamar f

low water mark N — línea f de bajamar

II [lǝʊ]
1.

VI mugir

2.

N mugido m

* * *

I [ləʊ]
adjective -er, -est

1) ( in height) bajo

to fly at low altitude — volar* bajo or a poca altura

the dress had a very low back — el vestido era muy escotado por la espalda

he gave a low bow — hizo una profunda reverencia

a low point in his career — un momento bajo en su carrera

2)

a) ( in volume) < voice> bajo, quedo; <sound/whisper> débil, quedo

turn the radio down low — bájale al radio (AmL exc CS), baja la radio (CS, Esp)

b) ( in pitch) <key/note/pitch> grave, bajo

3) (in intensity, amount, quality) <pressure/temperature> bajo; <wages/prices> bajo; < proportion> pequeño; <standard/quality> bajo, malo; <number/card> bajo

cook on a low flame o heat — cocinar a fuego lento

student numbers fell as low as five — el número de estudiantes bajó a tan sólo cinco

attendance has been low lately — últimamente no ha habido muchos asistentes

the temperature was in the low sixties — la temperatura apenas pasaba de 60° Fahrenheit

he has a low opinion of doctors — no tiene muy buena opinión de los médicos

4) ( in short supply)

supplies are low — los suministros escasean or están empezando a faltar

stocks are running low — se están agotando las existencias

to be low ON something: we're rather low on milk — tenemos or nos queda poca leche

5) (in health, spirits)

to feel low — ( physically) sentirse* débil; ( emotionally) estar* deprimido

to be in low spirits — estar* bajo de moral or con la moral baja

6)

a) ( humble) (liter) bajo, humilde

of low birth — de humilde cuna (liter)

the lowest of the low — lo más bajo

b) ( despicable) bajo, mezquino

a low trick — una mala jugada, una mala pasada

II

adverb -er, -est

1) bajo

to fly low — volar* bajo or a poca altura

to bow low — hacer* una profunda reverencia

get down lower if you don't want them to see you — agáchate más si no quieres que te vean

put the shelf lower down — coloca el estante más abajo

he rates low in my estimation — no lo tengo en gran estima

I wouldn't sink o stoop so low as to do that — no me rebajaría a hacer una cosa así, nunca caería tan bajo

2)

a) (softly, quietly) bajo

b) ( in pitch) bajo

III

noun

a) ( low point) punto m más bajo

the peso has dropped to a new (record) low against the dollar — la cotización del peso ha alcanzado un nuevo mínimo (histórico) con respecto al dólar

relations between the two countries are at an all-time low — las relaciones entre los dos países nunca han sido peores

b) ( Meteo) zona f de bajas presiones

IV

intransitive verb mugir*

English-spanish dictionary > low
16 turn\ down

1. I
abs

all his shirts have collars that turn down на всех его рубашках отложные воротнички
2. III
1) turn down smth. /smth. down/ turn down a dark and narrow street (this road, the alley, the passage way, etc.) сворачивать в темную, узкую улочку и т.д.

2) turn down smth. /smth. down/ turn down one's coat collar опустить воротник пальто; he turned down the brim of his hat он опустил поля своей шляпы; turn down the corner of the page загнуть уголок страницы; turn down a chair for a regular diner занять место в ресторане для постоянного клиента, прислонив стул к столу

3) turn down smth. /smth. down/ turn down the light's) (the flame, a lamp, the sound /the volume/, etc.) убавлять свет и т.д.; he turned the wireless /the radio/ (the television) down он убавил звук радио (телевизора); he turned down the gas он уменьшил газ

4) turn down smb., smth. /smb., smth. down/ coll. turn an applicant (a suitor, etc.) down отказывать просителю и т.д.; he asked Sally to marry him but she turned him down он сделал Сэлли предложение, но она ему отказала; turn down a proposal (a claim, an offer, a plea, a scheme, etc.) не принимать /отклонять/ предложение и т.д.; turn down a candidate отвергать /отводить/ чью-л. кандидатуру
3. IV
turn down smth. /smth. down/ in some manner turn the lights down low убавить свет, создать полумрак; turn the volume down low приглушить звук
4. XI
1) be turned down in some place a page was turned down about the middle of the book примерно в середине книги была загнута страница

2) be turned down my application for a permit was turned down мне было отказано в пропуске; be turned down in some manner he was flatly turned down ему категорически отказали; be turned down on account of /because of/ smth. the boy was turned down on account of his heart (because of poor physique, etc.) мальчика не приняли /не взяли, не пропустили/ из-за плохого сердца и т.д.; be turned down by smth., smb. he was turned down by a large majority vote at the board meeting на собрании правления его кандидатура была отвергнута большинством голосов; he had a couple of stories turned down by this magazine несколько его рассказов было отвергнуто этим журналом; she was turned down by the board комиссия ее отвергла; he was turned down by her она его отвергла
5. XVI
turn down smth. /smth. down/ to smth. turn down the gas to a glimmer привернуть /убавить/ газ так, чтобы он еле-еле горел

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > turn\ down
17 turn

tə:n
1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) girar

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) dar media vuelta, girarse

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) girar

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigir; desviar

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) doblar

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) volverse, convertirse, transformarse

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) volverse

2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) giro

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vuelta

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) curva, recodo

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) turno

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) número

•

- turning-point
- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up

turn¹ n

1. turno

it's your turn to bat te toca a ti batear

2. calle

take the next turn on the left coge la próxima calle a la izquierda

to take it in turns turnarse

we took it in turns to wash up nos turnábamos para fregar los platos

turn² vb

1. girar / dar vueltas

turn the knob to open the door gira el pomo para abrir la puerta

2. girar / torcer

turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

3. dar la vuelta

turn it the other way up dale la vuelta

4. pasar / volver

he turned the page pasó la página

5. volverse / darse la vuelta

she turned and looked at me se volvió y me miró

6. volverse / ponerse

she turned red se puso roja

the leaves turn yellow in autumn las hojas se vuelven amarillas en otoño

to turn a corner doblar la esquina

turn

tr[tɜːn]

noun

1 (act of turning) vuelta

2 (change of direction) giro, vuelta; (bend) curva, recodo

■ take the second turn on the left tome la segunda a la izquierda

3 (chance, go) turno

■ whose turn is it? ¿a quién le toca?

■ we took turns at driving nos turnamos para conducir

■ you have to wait your turn tienes que esperar tu turno

4 (change) cambio, giro

■ things have taken a turn for the worse las cosas han empeorado

■ events have taken a strange turn los acontecimientos han dado un giro extraño

5 (short walk) vuelta, paseo

6 (attack of illness) ataque nombre masculino; (shock) susto

7 (act of kindness, favour) favor nombre masculino

8 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (act) número

transitive verb

1 (rotate) girar, hacer girar, dar la vuelta a

■ turn the key gira la llave

2 (page) pasar, volver; (soil) revolver; (ankle) torcer

3 (cause to change direction) girar, dar la vuelta a

■ turn right at the next traffic lights gira a la derecha en el próximo semáforo

■ he turned the corner dobló en la esquina

■ about turn! ¡media vuelta!

4 (invert) darle la vuelta a

5 (change) convertir, transformar, volver; (milk) agriar; (stomach) revolver

■ they turned the cinema into a bingo hall convirtieron el cine en un bingo

■ Jesus turned the water into wine Jesús transformó el agua en vino

■ they turned the book into a film adaptaron el libro al cine

■ it turned her into a different person la convirtió en una persona diferente, la convirtió en otra persona

6 (pass) pasar

■ it's turned twelve pasan de las doce, son más de las doce, son las doce pasadas

■ he's turned sixty ya ha cumplido los sesenta

7 (fold) doblar

8 (shape) tornear, labrar en un torno

intransitive verb

1 (revolve) girar, dar vueltas

■ the wheels turned slowly las ruedas giraron despacio

2 (change direction - person) girarse, dar la vuelta, volverse; (- car) girar, torcer; (- plane, ship) virar; (- tide) repuntar

■ she turned and looked at me se giró y me miró

■ I tossed and turned all night long me estuve revolviendo toda la noche

■ the car turned left el coche giró a la izquierda

■ the road turns to the right here aquí la carretera tuerce a la derecha

3 (become) hacerse, ponerse, volverse; (milk) agriarse, cortarse

■ my hair's turning grey me están saliendo canas

■ the traffic light turned green el semáforo se puso en verde

■ she turns red easily se pone colorada fácilmente

■ he can turn quite nasty a veces se pone feo

■ it has turned from a small fishing village into a tourist resort de pueblecito de pescadores se ha convertido en centro turístico

■ caterpillars turn into butterflies las orugas se convierten en mariposas

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at every turn a cada paso, a cada momento

by turns / in turns por turnos, sucesivamente

in turn a su vez, por su parte

on the turn a punto de cambiar

one good turn deserves another favor con favor se paga

out of turn fuera de lugar

to be badly turned out ir mal vestido,-a

to be done to a turn / be cooked to a turn estar en su punto

to be well turned out ir bien vestido,-a

to do somebody a good turn hacerle un favor a alguien

to do somebody a bad turn hacer un mala pasada a alguien

to take it in turns turnarse

to turn free dejar en libertad, soltar

to turn one's hand to something dedicarse a algo

to turn somebody's head afectar mucho a alguien

■ success has turned his head el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza

to turn something inside out (back to front) dar la vuelta a 2 (make a mess) revolver

■ she turned the jeans inside out les dio la vuelta a los tejanos

■ they turned the house inside out, but they couldn't find it revolvieron toda la casa, pero no lo encontraron

turn and turn about por turnos

turn of phrase manera de expresarse

turn of the century finales nombre masculino plural de siglo

turn of the screw vuelta del tornillo

turn ['tərn] vt

1) : girar, voltear, volver

to turn one's head: voltear la cabeza

she turned her chair toward the fire: giró su asiento hacia la hoguera

2) rotate: darle vuelta a, hacer girar

turn the handle: dale vuelta a la manivela

3) sprain, wrench: dislocar, torcer

4) upset: revolver (el estómago)

5) transform: convertir

to turn water into wine: convertir el agua en vino

6) shape: tornear (en carpintería)

turn vi

1) rotate: girar, dar vueltas

2) : girar, doblar, dar una vuelta

turn left: doble a la izquierda

to turn around: dar la media vuelta

3) become: hacerse, volverse, ponerse

4) sour: agriarse, cortarse (dícese de la leche)

5)

to turn to : recurrir a

they have no one to turn to: no tienen quien les ayude

turn n

1) : vuelta f, giro m

a sudden turn: una vuelta repentina

2) change: cambio m

3) curve: curva f (en un camino)

4) : turno m

they're awaiting their turn: están esperando su turno

whose turn is it?: ¿a quién le toca?

turn (in lathe)

v.

• tornear v. (sth.) up

expr.

• descubrir (algo) v.

v.

• cambiar v.

• dar vueltas a v.

• doblar v.

• girar v.

• recurrir v.

• torcer v.

• tornar v.

• virar v.

• volver v.

n.

• cambio s.m.

• curva s.f.

• giro s.m.

• lance s.m.

• recodo s.m.

• retortero s.m.

• revuelto s.m.

• sesgo s.m.

• torneado s.m.

• torno s.m.

• turno s.m.

• vez s.f.

• viraje s.m.

• vuelta s.f.

tɜːrn, tɜːn
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noun

1)

a) ( rotation) vuelta f

give it another turn — dale otra vuelta

a half turn — media vuelta

to a turn: the meat was done to a turn — la carne estaba hecha a la perfección, la carne estaba en su punto justo

b) ( change of direction) vuelta f, giro m

no left turn — prohibido girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda

c) ( bend) curva f; ( turning)

take the next left/right turn — tome or (esp Esp) coja or (esp AmL) agarre la próxima a la izquierda/derecha

at every turn — a cada paso, a cada momento

d) (change, alteration)

a turn in the weather — un cambio en el tiempo

this dramatic turn of events — este dramático giro de los acontecimientos

events took an unexpected turn — los acontecimientos dieron un giro inesperado

to take a turn for the better — empezar* a mejorar

to take a turn for the worse — empeorar, ponerse* peor

the turn of the century — el final del siglo ( y el principio del siguiente)

to be on the turn — \<\<events/tide\>\> estar* cambiando; \<\<leaves\>\> estar* cambiando de color; \<\<milk/food\>\> (BrE) estar* echándose a perder

2)

a) ( place in sequence)

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

I think it's my turn — creo que me toca (el turno) a mí

you'll have to wait your turn — vas a tener que esperar que te toque (el turno)

to take turns o to take it in turn(s) — turnarse

we'll take turns o we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking — nos vamos a turnar para cocinar, vamos a cocinar por turnos

b) (in phrases)

by turns — sucesivamente

in turn: each in turn was asked the same question a cada uno de ellos se le hizo la misma pregunta; out of turn: she realized she'd spoken out of turn — se dio cuenta de que su comentario (or interrupción etc) había estado fuera de lugar

3) ( service)

to do somebody a good turn — hacerle* un favor a alguien

one good turn deserves another — favor con favor se paga

4) (form, style)

she has a logical/practical turn of mind — es muy lógica/práctica

she has a witty turn of phrase — tiene una manera ingeniosa de expresarse

5)

a) (bout of illness, disability)

he had a funny turn — le dio un ataque (or un mareo etc)

b) ( nervous shock) susto m

you gave me quite a turn — me diste un buen susto

6) ( act) (esp BrE) número m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<knob/handle/wheel\>\> (hacer*) girar

he turned the key in the lock — hizo girar la llave en la cerradura

b) (set, regulate)

to turn something to something: turn the knob to `hot' ponga el indicador en `caliente'; he turned the oven to a lower temperature — bajó la temperatura del horno

2)

a) (change position, direction of) \<\<head\>\> volver*, voltear (AmL exc RPl)

turn your head a little to the side — gira la cabeza un poco hacia un lado

she turned her back on them — les volvió or les dio la espalda, les volteó la espalda (AmL exc RPl)

he slipped out while my back was turned — salió disimuladamente mientras yo estaba de espaldas

the nurse turned her onto her side — la enfermera la puso de lado

can you turn the TV this way a bit? — ¿puedes poner el televisor más para este lado?

b) (direct, apply)

to turn something to something: I turned my mind to more pleasant thoughts me puse a pensar en cosas más agradables; the administration has turned its efforts to... la administración ha dirigido sus esfuerzos a...; they turned the situation to their own profit — utilizaron la situación para su propio provecho; advantage b)

3)

a) ( reverse) \<\<mattress/omelette\>\> darle* la vuelta a, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<page\>\> pasar, volver*, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<soil\>\> remover*, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS)

he turned the card face down — puso or volvió la carta boca abajo

she sat turning the pages of a magazine — estaba sentada hojeando una revista

b) ( upset)

it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

4)

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS)

b) ( pass)

she's just turned 30 — acaba de cumplir (los) 30

5) ( send)

I couldn't simply turn him from my door — no le podía negar ayuda, no le podía volver la espalda; loose I 2)

6)

a) (change, transform) volver*

to turn something to/into something — transformar or convertir* algo en algo

they've turned the place into a pigsty! — han puesto la casa (or la habitación etc) como una pocilga!

she turned him into a frog — lo convirtió en un sapo

the experience turned him into a cynic — se volvió cínico con la experiencia

b) ( make sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriar

c) ( confuse) \<\<mind\>\> trastornar

7)

a) ( shape - on lathe) tornear; (- on potter's wheel) hacer*

b) ( formulate)

a well-turned phrase — una frase elegante or pulida

8) ( make) \<\<profit\>\> sacar*

2.

vi

1) ( rotate) \<\<handle/wheel\>\> girar, dar* vuelta(s)

the key turned easily in the lock — la llave giró fácilmente en la cerradura

it made my stomach turn — me revolvió el estómago

the earth turns on its axis every 24 hours — la Tierra gira sobre su eje cada 24 horas

the outcome of the election turns on one crucial factor — el resultado de las elecciones depende de un factor decisivo

my head was turning — todo me daba vueltas

2)

a) ( to face in different direction) \<\<person\>\> volverse*, darse* la vuelta, voltearse (AmL exc CS), darse* vuelta (CS); \<\<car\>\> dar* la vuelta, dar* vuelta (CS)

she turned to me with a smile — me miró sonriéndome, se volvió hacia mí con una sonrisa

he turned onto his side — se volvió or se puso de lado

left/right turn! — (BrE Mil) media vuelta a la izquierda/derecha!

b) (change course, direction)

the army then turned north — entonces el ejército cambió de rumbo, dirigiéndose al norte

to turn into a side street — meterse en una calle lateral

to turn left/right — girar or doblar or torcer* a la izquierda/derecha

c) ( curve) \<\<road/river\>\> torcer*

3)

a) ( focus on)

to turn to another subject — pasar a otro tema, cambiar de tema

his mind turned to thoughts of escape — se puso a pensar en escaparse

b) (resort, have recourse to)

to turn to violence/a friend — recurrir a la violencia/un amigo

she had no one to turn to — no tenía a quien recurrir

to turn to drink — darse* a la bebida

to turn to somebody/something for something: she turned to her parents for support recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo; he turned to nature for inspiration — buscó inspiración en la naturaleza

4)

a) ( become)

his face turned red — se le puso la cara colorada

things were turning nasty — las cosas se estaban poniendo feas

her hair had turned gray — había encanecido

he turned professional — se hizo profesional

Ed Wright, naturalist turned politician — Ed Wright, naturalista convertido en or vuelto político

b) ( be transformed)

to turn into something — convertirse* en algo

water turns into steam — el agua se convierte or se transforma en vapor

to turn to something — (liter) convertirse* en algo

everything he touched turned to gold — todo lo que tocaba se convertía en oro

c) ( change) \<\<luck/weather/tide\>\> cambiar

d) ( change color) \<\<leaves\>\> cambiar de color

e) ( go sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarse

5) ( when reading)

turn to page 19 — abran el libro en la página 19, vayan a la página 19

turn back a couple of pages — vuelvan atrás un par de páginas

6) (AmE Busn) \<\<merchandise\>\> venderse

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Phrasal Verbs:

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

- turn upon

[tɜːn]
1. N

1) (=rotation) vuelta f, revolución f; [of spiral] espira f

• with a quick turn of the hand — con un movimiento rápido de la mano

• he gave the handle a turn — dio vuelta a la palanca

• to give a screw another turn — apretar un tornillo una vuelta más

- he never does a hand's turn

2) (Aut) (in road) vuelta f, curva f

a road full of twists and turns — una carretera llena de curvas

no left turn — prohibido girar a la izquierda

to do a left turn — (Aut) doblar or girar a la izquierda

3) (Aut) (=turn-off) salida f

I think we missed our turn back there — creo que allí atrás nos hemos pasado de la salida

4) (Naut) viraje m

to make a turn to port — virar a babor

5) (Swimming) vuelta f

6) (=change of direction)

• at the turn of the century — a finales del siglo

• this was a surprising turn of events — esto suponía un giro inesperado de los acontecimientos

• at every turn — (fig) a cada paso

• to be on the turn, the tide is on the turn — la marea está cambiando

the milk is on the turn — la leche está a punto de cortarse

the economy may at last be on the turn — puede que por fin la economía de un giro importante or cambie de signo

• turn of the tide — (lit, fig) cambio m or vuelta f de la marea

• things took a new turn — las cosas tomaron otro cariz or aspecto

events took a tragic turn — los acontecimientos tomaron un cariz trágico

events are taking a sensational turn — los acontecimientos vienen tomando un rumbo sensacional

then things took a turn for the better — entonces las cosas empezaron a mejorar

the patient took a turn for the worse — el paciente empeoró

• at the turn of the year — a fin de año

7) (in series etc) turno m, vez f

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

it's your turn — te toca a ti

it's her turn next — le toca a ella después, ella es la primera en turno

then it was my turn to protest — luego protesté a mi vez

your turn will come — ya te tocará

• turn and turn about — cada uno por turno, ahora esto y luego aquello

• by turns — por turnos, sucesivamente

I felt hot and cold by turns — tuve calor y luego frío en momentos sucesivos

• to give up one's turn — ceder la vez

• in turn — por turnos, sucesivamente

they spoke in turn — hablaron por turnos

and they, in turn, said... — y ellos a su vez dijeron...

• to miss one's turn — perder la vez or el turno

the player shall miss two turns — el jugador deberá perder dos jugadas

• to go out of turn — (in game) jugar fuera de orden

to speak out of turn — (fig) hablar fuera de lugar

• to take one's turn — llegarle (a algn) su turno

to take turns at doing sth — alternar or turnarse para hacer algo

to take it in turn(s) to do sth — turnarse para hacer algo

to take turns at the wheel — conducir por turnos

to take a turn at the wheel — turnarse para conducir

• to wait one's turn — esperar (algn) su turno

8) (=short walk) vuelta f

to take a turn in the park — dar una vuelta por el parque

9) (Med) (=fainting fit etc) vahído m, desmayo m; (=crisis) crisis f inv, ataque m

he had a bad turn last night — anoche tuvo un ataque

10) * (=fright) susto m

the news gave me quite a turn — la noticia me asustó or dejó de piedra

11) (esp Brit) (Theat) número m, turno m

he came on and did a funny turn — salió a escena y presentó un número cómico

12) (=deed)

• to do sb a bad turn — hacer una mala pasada a algn

• to do sb a good turn — hacerle un favor a algn

his good turn for the day — su buena acción del día

- one good turn deserves another

13) (Culin)

it's done to a turn — está en su punto

14) (=inclination)

an odd turn of mind — una manera retorcida or (LAm) chueca de pensar

to be of or have a scientific turn of mind — ser más dado a las ciencias

15) (=expression)

turn of phrase — forma f de hablar, giro m

that's a French turn of phrase — eso es un modismo francés

2. VT

1) (=rotate) [+ wheel, handle] girar, dar vueltas a; [+ screw] atornillar, destornillar

to turn the key in the lock — dar vuelta a la llave en la cerradura

the engine turns the wheel — el motor hace girar la rueda

• you can turn it through 90° — se puede girarlo hasta 90 grados

• turn it to the left — dale una vuelta hacia la izquierda

2) (also: turn over) [+ record, mattress, steak] dar la vuelta a, voltear (LAm); [+ page] pasar; [+ soil] revolver; [+ hay] volver al revés

the plough turns the soil — el arado revuelve la tierra

• to turn one's ankle — torcerse el tobillo

• to turn a dress inside out — volver un vestido del revés

• it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

- turn the page

3) (=direct) dirigir, volver

• they turned him against us — le pusieron en contra nuestra

we managed to turn his argument against him — pudimos volver su argumento contra él mismo

• to turn one's attention to sth — concentrar su atención en algo

• to turn one's back on sb/sth — (also fig) volver or dar la espalda a algn/algo

as soon as his back is turned — en cuanto mira para otro lado

• to turn one's eyes in sb's direction — volver la mirada hacia donde está algn

• to turn a gun on sb — apuntar una pistola a algn

• to turn one's head — volver la cabeza

• the fireman turned the hose on the building — el bombero dirigió la manguera hacia el edificio

• to turn the lights (down) low — poner la luz más baja

• to turn one's steps homeward — dirigirse a casa, volver los pasos hacia casa

• to turn one's thoughts to sth — concentrarse en algo

- turn the other cheek

- without turning a hair

to turn one's hand to sth —

he turned his hand to cookery — se dedicó a la cocina

- turn sb's head: earning all that money has turned his/her head

already in her first film she turned a few heads — ya en su primera película la gente se fijó en ella

- turn the tables

4) (=pass) doblar, dar la vuelta a

the car turned the corner — el coche dobló la esquina

he's turned 50 — ha pasado los 50 años

it's turned four o'clock — son las cuatro y pico or (esp LAm) las cuatro pasadas

- have turned the corner

5) (=change)

the heat turned the walls black — el calor volvió negras las paredes, el calor ennegreció las paredes

the shock turned her hair white — del susto, el pelo se le puso blanco

his goal turned the game — (Brit) su gol le dio un vuelco al partido

an actor turned writer — un actor metido a escritor

• to turn sth into sth — convertir algo en algo

they turned the land into a park — convirtieron el terreno en un parque

to turn iron into gold — convertir el hierro en oro

to turn a play into a film — pasar una obra al cine

to turn verse into prose — verter verso en prosa

to turn English into Spanish — traducir el inglés al español

it turned him into a bitter man — le volvió un resentido

• she turned her dreams to reality — hizo sus sueños realidad, realizó sus sueños

6) (=deflect) [+ blow] desviar

nothing will turn him from his purpose — nada le hará cambiar su intención

7) (=shape) [+ wood, metal] tornear

to turn wood on a lathe — labrar la madera en un torno
well-turned
8) (Culin)

the heat has turned the milk — el calor ha cortado la leche

9)

to turn a profit — (esp US) sacar un beneficio, tener ganancias

3. VI

1) (=rotate) [wheel etc] girar, dar vueltas

• the object turned on a stand — el objeto giraba en un pedestal

the earth turns on its axis — la Tierra gira sobre su propio eje

• his stomach turned at the sight — al verlo se le revolvió el estómago, se le revolvieron las tripas al verlo *

- my head is turning

to turn in one's grave —

she would turn in her grave if she knew — le daría un síncope si supiera
toss 3., 1)
2) (=change direction) [person] dar la vuelta, voltearse (LAm); [tide] repuntar

to turn and go back — volverse or dar la vuelta y regresar

right turn! — (Mil) derecha... ¡ar!

the game turned after half-time — (Brit) el partido dio un vuelco tras el descanso

• to turn against sb — volverse contra algn

to turn against sth — coger aversión a algo

• to turn for home — volver hacia casa

• farmers are turning from cows to pigs — los granjeros cambian de vacas a cerdos

• then our luck turned — luego mejoramos de suerte

• to turn to sb/sth, he turned to me and smiled — se volvió hacia mí y sonrió

to turn to sb for help — acudir a algn en busca de ayuda

she has no-one to turn to — no tiene a quién recurrir

our thoughts turn to those who... — pensamos ahora en los que...

please turn to page 34 — vamos a la página 34

he turned to politics — se dedicó a la política

he turned to drink — se dio a la bebida, le dio por el alcohol

the conversation turned to religion — la conversación viró hacia la religión

• I don't know which way to turn — (fig) no sé qué hacer

• I don't know where to turn for money — no sé en qué parte ir a buscar dinero

• the wind has turned — el viento ha cambiado de dirección

- the tide is turning

3) (Aut) torcer, girar; (Aer, Naut) virar

to turn left — (Aut) torcer or girar or doblar a la izquierda

• the car turned into a lane — el coche se metió en una bocacalle

• to turn to port — (Naut) virar a babor

4) (=change)

• to turn into sth — convertirse or transformarse en algo

the whole thing has turned into a nightmare — todo el asunto se ha convertido en una pesadilla

he turned into a cynic — se volvió cínico

the princess turned into a toad — la princesa se transformó en sapo, la princesa quedó transformada en sapo

• the leaves were turning — se estaban descolorando or dorando las hojas

• the milk has turned — la leche se ha cortado

• it turned to stone — se convirtió en piedra

his admiration turned to scorn — su admiración se tornó or se transformó en desprecio

• to wait for the weather to turn — esperar a que cambie el tiempo

5) (=become)

then he began to turn awkward — luego empezó a ponerse difícil

he turned Catholic — se hizo católico

• the weather or it has turned cold — el tiempo se ha puesto frío, se ha echado el frío

• to turn nasty — [person] ponerse or volverse antipático

• to turn professional — hacerse profesional

• to turn red — ponerse rojo

• matters are turning serious — las cosas se ponen graves

6) (=depend)

• everything turns on his decision — todo depende de su decisión

everything turns on whether... — todo depende de si...

4.

CPD

turn signal N — (US) (Aut) indicador m (de dirección)

- turn about

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn to

- turn up

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[tɜːrn, tɜːn]
I

noun

1)

a) ( rotation) vuelta f

give it another turn — dale otra vuelta

a half turn — media vuelta

to a turn: the meat was done to a turn — la carne estaba hecha a la perfección, la carne estaba en su punto justo

b) ( change of direction) vuelta f, giro m

no left turn — prohibido girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda

c) ( bend) curva f; ( turning)

take the next left/right turn — tome or (esp Esp) coja or (esp AmL) agarre la próxima a la izquierda/derecha

at every turn — a cada paso, a cada momento

d) (change, alteration)

a turn in the weather — un cambio en el tiempo

this dramatic turn of events — este dramático giro de los acontecimientos

events took an unexpected turn — los acontecimientos dieron un giro inesperado

to take a turn for the better — empezar* a mejorar

to take a turn for the worse — empeorar, ponerse* peor

the turn of the century — el final del siglo ( y el principio del siguiente)

to be on the turn — \<\<events/tide\>\> estar* cambiando; \<\<leaves\>\> estar* cambiando de color; \<\<milk/food\>\> (BrE) estar* echándose a perder

2)

a) ( place in sequence)

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

I think it's my turn — creo que me toca (el turno) a mí

you'll have to wait your turn — vas a tener que esperar que te toque (el turno)

to take turns o to take it in turn(s) — turnarse

we'll take turns o we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking — nos vamos a turnar para cocinar, vamos a cocinar por turnos

b) (in phrases)

by turns — sucesivamente

in turn: each in turn was asked the same question a cada uno de ellos se le hizo la misma pregunta; out of turn: she realized she'd spoken out of turn — se dio cuenta de que su comentario (or interrupción etc) había estado fuera de lugar

3) ( service)

to do somebody a good turn — hacerle* un favor a alguien

one good turn deserves another — favor con favor se paga

4) (form, style)

she has a logical/practical turn of mind — es muy lógica/práctica

she has a witty turn of phrase — tiene una manera ingeniosa de expresarse

5)

a) (bout of illness, disability)

he had a funny turn — le dio un ataque (or un mareo etc)

b) ( nervous shock) susto m

you gave me quite a turn — me diste un buen susto

6) ( act) (esp BrE) número m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<knob/handle/wheel\>\> (hacer*) girar

he turned the key in the lock — hizo girar la llave en la cerradura

b) (set, regulate)

to turn something to something: turn the knob to `hot' ponga el indicador en `caliente'; he turned the oven to a lower temperature — bajó la temperatura del horno

2)

a) (change position, direction of) \<\<head\>\> volver*, voltear (AmL exc RPl)

turn your head a little to the side — gira la cabeza un poco hacia un lado

she turned her back on them — les volvió or les dio la espalda, les volteó la espalda (AmL exc RPl)

he slipped out while my back was turned — salió disimuladamente mientras yo estaba de espaldas

the nurse turned her onto her side — la enfermera la puso de lado

can you turn the TV this way a bit? — ¿puedes poner el televisor más para este lado?

b) (direct, apply)

to turn something to something: I turned my mind to more pleasant thoughts me puse a pensar en cosas más agradables; the administration has turned its efforts to... la administración ha dirigido sus esfuerzos a...; they turned the situation to their own profit — utilizaron la situación para su propio provecho; advantage b)

3)

a) ( reverse) \<\<mattress/omelette\>\> darle* la vuelta a, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<page\>\> pasar, volver*, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<soil\>\> remover*, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS)

he turned the card face down — puso or volvió la carta boca abajo

she sat turning the pages of a magazine — estaba sentada hojeando una revista

b) ( upset)

it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

4)

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS)

b) ( pass)

she's just turned 30 — acaba de cumplir (los) 30

5) ( send)

I couldn't simply turn him from my door — no le podía negar ayuda, no le podía volver la espalda; loose I 2)

6)

a) (change, transform) volver*

to turn something to/into something — transformar or convertir* algo en algo

they've turned the place into a pigsty! — han puesto la casa (or la habitación etc) como una pocilga!

she turned him into a frog — lo convirtió en un sapo

the experience turned him into a cynic — se volvió cínico con la experiencia

b) ( make sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriar

c) ( confuse) \<\<mind\>\> trastornar

7)

a) ( shape - on lathe) tornear; (- on potter's wheel) hacer*

b) ( formulate)

a well-turned phrase — una frase elegante or pulida

8) ( make) \<\<profit\>\> sacar*

2.

vi

1) ( rotate) \<\<handle/wheel\>\> girar, dar* vuelta(s)

the key turned easily in the lock — la llave giró fácilmente en la cerradura

it made my stomach turn — me revolvió el estómago

the earth turns on its axis every 24 hours — la Tierra gira sobre su eje cada 24 horas

the outcome of the election turns on one crucial factor — el resultado de las elecciones depende de un factor decisivo

my head was turning — todo me daba vueltas

2)

a) ( to face in different direction) \<\<person\>\> volverse*, darse* la vuelta, voltearse (AmL exc CS), darse* vuelta (CS); \<\<car\>\> dar* la vuelta, dar* vuelta (CS)

she turned to me with a smile — me miró sonriéndome, se volvió hacia mí con una sonrisa

he turned onto his side — se volvió or se puso de lado

left/right turn! — (BrE Mil) media vuelta a la izquierda/derecha!

b) (change course, direction)

the army then turned north — entonces el ejército cambió de rumbo, dirigiéndose al norte

to turn into a side street — meterse en una calle lateral

to turn left/right — girar or doblar or torcer* a la izquierda/derecha

c) ( curve) \<\<road/river\>\> torcer*

3)

a) ( focus on)

to turn to another subject — pasar a otro tema, cambiar de tema

his mind turned to thoughts of escape — se puso a pensar en escaparse

b) (resort, have recourse to)

to turn to violence/a friend — recurrir a la violencia/un amigo

she had no one to turn to — no tenía a quien recurrir

to turn to drink — darse* a la bebida

to turn to somebody/something for something: she turned to her parents for support recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo; he turned to nature for inspiration — buscó inspiración en la naturaleza

4)

a) ( become)

his face turned red — se le puso la cara colorada

things were turning nasty — las cosas se estaban poniendo feas

her hair had turned gray — había encanecido

he turned professional — se hizo profesional

Ed Wright, naturalist turned politician — Ed Wright, naturalista convertido en or vuelto político

b) ( be transformed)

to turn into something — convertirse* en algo

water turns into steam — el agua se convierte or se transforma en vapor

to turn to something — (liter) convertirse* en algo

everything he touched turned to gold — todo lo que tocaba se convertía en oro

c) ( change) \<\<luck/weather/tide\>\> cambiar

d) ( change color) \<\<leaves\>\> cambiar de color

e) ( go sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarse

5) ( when reading)

turn to page 19 — abran el libro en la página 19, vayan a la página 19

turn back a couple of pages — vuelvan atrás un par de páginas

6) (AmE Busn) \<\<merchandise\>\> venderse

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Phrasal Verbs:

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

- turn upon

English-spanish dictionary > turn
18 a face lumina mică

to turn the light low.

Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a face lumina mică
19 luz

f.

1 light.

apagar la luz to switch off the light

estas farolas dan poca luz these streetlights don't shine very brightly o aren't very bright

a la luz de in the light of

a plena luz del día in the full light of day

arrojar luz sobre to shed light on

a todas luces whichever way you look at it

dar a luz (un niño) to give birth (to a child)

dar luz verde to give the green light o the go-ahead

sacar a la luz to bring to light

luz natural natural light (del sol)

2 electricity.

cortar la luz to cut off the electricity supply

encender la luz to switch on the light (peninsular Spanish)

dar la luz to switch on the light (peninsular Spanish)

se ha ido la luz the lights have gone out

pagar (el recibo de) la luz to pay the electricity (bill)

3 gap.

4 luz.

5 airway.

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luz

► nombre femenino (pl luces)

1 (gen) light

■ en esta sala entra mucha luz this room gets plenty of light

■ ya no queda luz para leer there's not enough light to read

2 familiar (electricidad) electricity

■ nos han cortado la luz we've had the electricity cut off

■ nos hemos quedado sin luz the power has gone off

■ da la luz turn the light on

3 (iluminación) lighting

4 ARQUITECTURA span

5 (modelo) torch

■ Dios es mi luz y mi guía God is my torch and my guide

► nombre femenino plural luces

1 familiar intelligence sing

■ es un hombre de pocas luces he's not very bright

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la luz del día in daylight

a plena luz del día in broad daylight

a todas luces obviously, clearly

dar a luz to give birth

dar luz verde a to give the green light to

sacar a la luz to bring to light

salir a la luz to come out

ver la luz (persona) to come into the world 2 (libro etc) to come out

luces de cruce dipped headlights

luces de posición sidelights

luces cortas dipped headlights

luces de carretera full beam

luz del día daylight

luz del sol sunlight

luces largas full beam

* * *

noun f.

1) light

2) electricity

3) span

•

- dar a luz

* * *

SF

1) (=claridad) light

una casa con mucha luz — a very bright house, a house that gets a lot of light

necesito más luz para leer — I can't read in this light

• a media luz, la habitación estaba a media luz — the room was in half-darkness

estábamos allí tumbados a media luz — we were lying there in the half-darkness

poner una lámpara a media luz — to dim a light

• a primera luz — at first light

• quitar o tapar la luz a algn — to be in sb's light

aparta de ahí, que me quitas o tapas la luz — get out of the way, you're in my light

- entre dos luces

estar entre dos luces — * (=borracho) to be mellow, be tipsy

- hacer luz de gas a algn

- negar la luz del día a algn

- ver la luz al final del túnel

luz cenital — light from above

luz del día, se despierta con la luz del día — she wakes up when it gets light o liter at first light

con la luz del día lo veremos de otra manera — we'll see things differently in the cold light of day

- tan claro como la luz del día

luz de (la) luna, a la luz de la luna — by the light of the moon, by moonlight

luz de las velas, a la luz de las velas — by candlelight

luz del sol — sunlight

me molesta la luz del sol — the sunlight hurts my eyes

luz eléctrica — electric light

luz natural — natural light

luz solar — sunlight

luz ultravioleta — ultraviolet light

luz y sombra — light and shade

luz y sonido, un espectáculo de luz y sonido — a son et lumière show
brillar
2) (=lámpara, foco) light

me dejé la luz encendida — I left the light on

se ha fundido la luz de la cocina — the light has gone in the kitchen

las luces de la ciudad — the city lights

• apagar la luz — to switch o turn o put the light off

• encender o LAm prender o poner la luz — to switch o turn o put the light on

- hacer algo con luz y taquígrafos

reunirse sin luz ni taquígrafos — to meet behind closed doors

luces altas — Chile full-beam headlights (Brit), high beams (EEUU)

luces bajas Chile —

luces cortas — dipped headlights, low beams (EEUU)

poner las luces cortas o Chile bajas — to dip one's headlights, dim one's headlights (EEUU)

luces de aterrizaje — (Aer) landing lights

luces de balización — (Aer) runway lights

luces de carretera — full-beam headlights (Brit), high beams (EEUU)

poner las luces de carretera — to put one's headlights on full beam o (EEUU) high beam

luces de cruce — dipped headlights

poner las luces de cruce — to dip one's headlights, dim one's headlights (EEUU)

luces de detención — brake lights

luces de estacionamiento — parking lights

luces de frenado, luces de freno — brake lights

luces de gálibo — clearance lights

luces de navegación — navigation lights

luces de posición — sidelights

luces de tráfico — traffic lights

luces largas — = luces de carretera

luces traseras — rear lights, tail lamps

luz de Bengala — (Mil) flare, star-shell; LAm (=fuego de artificio) sparkler

luz de cortesía — courtesy light; CAm sidelight

luz de costado — sidelight

luz de giro — direction indicator

luz de lectura — reading light

luz de situación — sidelight, parking light

luz intermitente — flashing light

luz piloto — sidelight, parking light

luz relámpago — (Fot) flashlight

luz roja — red light

luz verde — green light

dar luz verde a un proyecto — to give a project the go-ahead o the green light

recibir luz verde — to get the go-ahead o the green light

luz vuelta — Méx direction indicator
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3) (=suministro de electricidad) electricity

no hay luz en todo el edificio — there's no electricity in the whole building

les cortaron la luz — their electricity (supply) was cut off

se ha ido la luz — the lights have gone out

¿cuánto has pagado de luz este mes? — how much was your electricity bill this month?

4) (tb: luz pública)

- sacar a la luz

- salir a la luz

el año en que el periódico salió a la luz — the year in which the newspaper first came out

la última vez que el periódico salió a la luz — the last time the newspaper was published

ver la luz — [libro, disco] to appear, come out

5) (Med)

• dar a luz — [+ niño] to give birth

acaba de dar a luz (a) una niña — she has just given birth to a baby girl

6) Cono Sur (=ventaja)

dar luz a algn — to give sb a start

te doy diez metros de luz — I'll give you ten metres' start

7) (=aclaración) light

a la luz de lo que hemos visto — in the light of what we've seen

a la luz de un nuevo descubrimiento — in the light of a new discovery

arrojar luz sobre algo — to cast o shed o throw light on sth

estudiar algo a nueva luz — to study sth in a new light

- a todas luces

8) (Arquit) [de puerta, hueco] span; [de edificio] window, opening; [de puente] span

9) pl luces (=inteligencia) intelligence sing

corto de luces, de pocas luces — dim, stupid

10) ( Hist, Literat)

el Siglo de las Luces — the Age of Enlightenment

11) Cono Sur (=distancia) distance between two objects

luz al suelo — clearance ( under a vehicle)

12) And ** dough **, money

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femenino

1)

a) ( claridad) light

la luz del sol — the sunlight

la habitación tiene mucha luz — the room gets a lot of light

me da la luz en los ojos — the light's in my eyes

a plena luz del día — in broad daylight

este reflector da mucha luz — this spotlight is very bright

no leas con tan poca luz — don't read in such poor light

la habitación estaba a media luz — the room was in semi-darkness

me estás tapando la luz — you're blocking the light

luces y sombras — (Art) light and shade

dar a luz — to give birth

entre dos luces — (liter) ( al amanecer) at daybreak (liter); ( al anochecer) at twilight (liter)

sacar algo a la luz — <secreto/escándalo> to bring something to light; < publicación> to bring out

salir a la luz — secreto/escándalo to come to light; publicación to come out

tener pocas luces — (fam) to be dim-witted

ver la luz — (liter) persona to come into the world (liter); publicación to be published ( for the first time)

b) ( que permite la comprensión)

a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos — in the light of recent events

arrojar luz sobre algo — to shed light on something

a todas luces: esto es, a todas luces, una injusticia — whichever way you look at it, this is an injustice

- luz artificial/natural

2) (fam) ( electricidad) electricity

les cortaron la luz — their electricity was cut off

se fue la luz — ( en una casa) the electricity went off; ( en una zona) there was a power cut

3) ( dispositivo) light

la luz del cuarto de baño — the bathroom light

encender or (AmL) prender la luz — to turn on o switch on the light

apagar la luz — to turn off o switch off the light

cruzar con la luz roja — to cross when the lights are red

comerse una or la luz — (Ven fam) to go through a red light

dar luz verde a algo — to give something the green light

- luces de aterrizaje

- luces de estacionamiento or de situación

- luces de cruce or cortas or bajas

- luces de navegación

- luces intermitentes

- luces largas or altas

- luz de frenado

- luz de giro

- luz de neón

- luz y sonido

4) (Arquit, Ing) span

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= illumination, light, power, light fitting, light fixture, lighting fixture.

Ex. Also if the illumination is uneven, comfort conditions can be impaired.

Ex. Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex. This article covers requirements of space, power, environment, security and alarm systems, and data and telecommunications.

Ex. During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex. By replacing the five most frequently used light fixtures in your home with energy-saving models, you can save more than $65 each year.

Ex. Deuxville's main downtown library was beautifully decorated in rare woods and marbles, bronze lighting fixtures and stained glass.

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* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* año luz = light year.

* apagar la luz = turn + the light off.

* apagón de luz = electrical power blackout.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* araña de luces = chandelier.

* arrojar luz = shed + light (on/upon), shed + understanding.

* arrojar luz sobre = throw + light on, cast + light on.

* a todas luces = patently.

* bombilla de la luz = light bulb.

* con poca luz = badly-lit.

* contador de la luz = electric meter, electricity meter.

* corte de luz = power outage, power failure, outage, disruption in the flow of electricity, power cut.

* corto de luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* desvanecerse la luz = light + fail.

* emisor de luz = light-emitting.

* emitir luz = emit + light.

* encender la luz = turn + the light on.

* enchufe de la luz = light socket.

* epilepsia causada por la luz = photosensitive epilepsy.

* epilético sensible a la luz = photosensitive epileptic.

* exponer a la luz = expose to + light.

* exponer a la luz del día = expose to + daylight.

* exponer a la luz del sol = expose to + sunlight.

* fuente de luz = light source.

* hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.

* haz de luz = beam.

* inducido por la luz = light-induced.

* LED [diodo emisor de luz] = LED [light-emitting diode].

* llenar de luz = flood with + light, brighten up.

* luces de emergencia = blackout facilities, hazard lights.

* luz + apagarse = light + go out.

* luz artificial = artificial light.

* luz cálida = warm white light.

* luz cegadora = blinding light.

* luz de aviso = warning light.

* luz débil = glimmer.

* luz de emergencia = emergency warning light.

* luz de frenado = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de freno = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de la luna = moonlight.

* luz delantera = headlight, headlamp.

* luz de las estrellas = starlight.

* luz del día = daylight.

* luz del sol = sunlight, sunshine.

* luz de mesa = table light.

* luz de mesita de noche = bedside lamp.

* luz descendente = downlight.

* luz deslumbradora = glare.

* luz embutida = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz empotrada = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz guía = beacon light.

* luz natural = daylight, natural daylight, natural light.

* luz piloto = pilot light.

* luz posterior = tail light.

* luz roja = red light.

* luz tenue = glimmer.

* luz trasera = tail light.

* luz ultravioleta = UV light.

* luz verde = green light, go-ahead.

* luz y guía = lodestar.

* media luz = half-light.

* noche de luz de luna = moonlight night.

* no expuesto a la luz = unexposed.

* no tener pocas luces = as daft as a brush.

* plantear a la luz de = discuss + in the light of.

* poste de la luz = lamppost, light pole.

* punto de luz = power point, electrical outlet, socket outlet, outlet.

* rayo de luz = light beam, light ray, ray of light.

* reflejar la luz = trap + light.

* sacar a la luz = bring to + light, dredge up.

* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.

* sensible a la luz = light-sensitive.

* Siglo de las Luces, el = Enlightenment, the, Age of Enlightenment, the.

* sin luz de luna = moonless.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.

* toma de luz = outlet, power point, socket, socket outlet.

* toques de luz = highlights.

* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light.

* velocidad de la luz, la = speed of light, the.

* ver la luz = see + the light.

* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( claridad) light

la luz del sol — the sunlight

la habitación tiene mucha luz — the room gets a lot of light

me da la luz en los ojos — the light's in my eyes

a plena luz del día — in broad daylight

este reflector da mucha luz — this spotlight is very bright

no leas con tan poca luz — don't read in such poor light

la habitación estaba a media luz — the room was in semi-darkness

me estás tapando la luz — you're blocking the light

luces y sombras — (Art) light and shade

dar a luz — to give birth

entre dos luces — (liter) ( al amanecer) at daybreak (liter); ( al anochecer) at twilight (liter)

sacar algo a la luz — <secreto/escándalo> to bring something to light; < publicación> to bring out

salir a la luz — secreto/escándalo to come to light; publicación to come out

tener pocas luces — (fam) to be dim-witted

ver la luz — (liter) persona to come into the world (liter); publicación to be published ( for the first time)

b) ( que permite la comprensión)

a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos — in the light of recent events

arrojar luz sobre algo — to shed light on something

a todas luces: esto es, a todas luces, una injusticia — whichever way you look at it, this is an injustice

- luz artificial/natural

2) (fam) ( electricidad) electricity

les cortaron la luz — their electricity was cut off

se fue la luz — ( en una casa) the electricity went off; ( en una zona) there was a power cut

3) ( dispositivo) light

la luz del cuarto de baño — the bathroom light

encender or (AmL) prender la luz — to turn on o switch on the light

apagar la luz — to turn off o switch off the light

cruzar con la luz roja — to cross when the lights are red

comerse una or la luz — (Ven fam) to go through a red light

dar luz verde a algo — to give something the green light

- luces de aterrizaje

- luces de estacionamiento or de situación

- luces de cruce or cortas or bajas

- luces de navegación

- luces intermitentes

- luces largas or altas

- luz de frenado

- luz de giro

- luz de neón

- luz y sonido

4) (Arquit, Ing) span

* * *

= illumination, light, power, light fitting, light fixture, lighting fixture.

Ex: Also if the illumination is uneven, comfort conditions can be impaired.

Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex: This article covers requirements of space, power, environment, security and alarm systems, and data and telecommunications.

Ex: During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex: By replacing the five most frequently used light fixtures in your home with energy-saving models, you can save more than $65 each year.

Ex: Deuxville's main downtown library was beautifully decorated in rare woods and marbles, bronze lighting fixtures and stained glass.

* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* año luz = light year.

* apagar la luz = turn + the light off.

* apagón de luz = electrical power blackout.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* araña de luces = chandelier.

* arrojar luz = shed + light (on/upon), shed + understanding.

* arrojar luz sobre = throw + light on, cast + light on.

* a todas luces = patently.

* bombilla de la luz = light bulb.

* con poca luz = badly-lit.

* contador de la luz = electric meter, electricity meter.

* corte de luz = power outage, power failure, outage, disruption in the flow of electricity, power cut.

* corto de luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* desvanecerse la luz = light + fail.

* emisor de luz = light-emitting.

* emitir luz = emit + light.

* encender la luz = turn + the light on.

* enchufe de la luz = light socket.

* epilepsia causada por la luz = photosensitive epilepsy.

* epilético sensible a la luz = photosensitive epileptic.

* exponer a la luz = expose to + light.

* exponer a la luz del día = expose to + daylight.

* exponer a la luz del sol = expose to + sunlight.

* fuente de luz = light source.

* hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.

* haz de luz = beam.

* inducido por la luz = light-induced.

* LED [diodo emisor de luz] = LED [light-emitting diode].

* llenar de luz = flood with + light, brighten up.

* luces de emergencia = blackout facilities, hazard lights.

* luz + apagarse = light + go out.

* luz artificial = artificial light.

* luz cálida = warm white light.

* luz cegadora = blinding light.

* luz de aviso = warning light.

* luz débil = glimmer.

* luz de emergencia = emergency warning light.

* luz de frenado = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de freno = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de la luna = moonlight.

* luz delantera = headlight, headlamp.

* luz de las estrellas = starlight.

* luz del día = daylight.

* luz del sol = sunlight, sunshine.

* luz de mesa = table light.

* luz de mesita de noche = bedside lamp.

* luz descendente = downlight.

* luz deslumbradora = glare.

* luz embutida = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz empotrada = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz guía = beacon light.

* luz natural = daylight, natural daylight, natural light.

* luz piloto = pilot light.

* luz posterior = tail light.

* luz roja = red light.

* luz tenue = glimmer.

* luz trasera = tail light.

* luz ultravioleta = UV light.

* luz verde = green light, go-ahead.

* luz y guía = lodestar.

* media luz = half-light.

* noche de luz de luna = moonlight night.

* no expuesto a la luz = unexposed.

* no tener pocas luces = as daft as a brush.

* plantear a la luz de = discuss + in the light of.

* poste de la luz = lamppost, light pole.

* punto de luz = power point, electrical outlet, socket outlet, outlet.

* rayo de luz = light beam, light ray, ray of light.

* reflejar la luz = trap + light.

* sacar a la luz = bring to + light, dredge up.

* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.

* sensible a la luz = light-sensitive.

* Siglo de las Luces, el = Enlightenment, the, Age of Enlightenment, the.

* sin luz de luna = moonless.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.

* toma de luz = outlet, power point, socket, socket outlet.

* toques de luz = highlights.

* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light.

* velocidad de la luz, la = speed of light, the.

* ver la luz = see + the light.

* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.

* * *

luz

feminine

A

1 (claridad) light

la luz del sol the sunlight

a las 10 de la noche todavía hay luz it's still light at 10 o'clock at night

la habitación tiene mucha luz it's a very light room, the room gets a lot of light

me está dando la luz en los ojos the light's in my eyes

a plena luz del día in broad daylight

esta bombilla da muy poca luz this bulb isn't very bright o doesn't give off much light

no leas con tan poca luz don't read in such poor light

la habitación estaba a media luz the room was in semi-darkness/half-light

esta planta necesita mucha luz this plant needs a lot of light

me estás tapando or quitando la luz you're in my light, you're blocking the light

partieron con las primeras luces ( liter); they left at first light ( liter)

claro como la luz del día: fue él, eso está claro como la luz del día it was him, that's patently obvious, it was him, it's as plain as daylight

bueno ¿te ha quedado claro? — como la luz del día right, is that clear then? — crystal clear

dar a luz to give birth

dio a luz (a) un precioso bebé she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy

entre dos luces ( liter) (al amanecer) at daybreak ( liter), at first light ( liter), at dawn; (al anochecer) at twilight ( liter), at dusk

sacar algo a la luz ‹secreto/escándalo› to bring sth to light;

‹publicación› to bring out

salir a la luz «secreto/escándalo» to come to light;

«publicación» to come out

el diario salió a la luz en 1951 the newspaper first came out o was first published in 1951

el segundo número nunca salió a la luz the second issue never saw the light of day o was never published

ser de or tener pocas luces ( fam); to be dim-witted o ( BrE) dim

tiene pocas luces he's a bit dim-witted o dim, he's not very bright

ser una luz ( Arg); to be as bright as a button

ver la luz ( liter) «persona» to come into the world ( liter);

«publicación» to be published ( for the first time)

2

(que permite la comprensión): a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos in the light of recent events

arrojar or echar luz sobre algo to throw o cast o shed light on sth

a todas luces: esto es, a todas luces, una injusticia whichever way o however o no matter how you look at it, this is an injustice

hacérsele la luz a algn: entonces se me hizo la luz then it became clear to me

Compuestos:

● luz artificial

artificial light

● luz blanca

white light

● luz cenital

overhead light

● luz natural

natural light

● luz negra

black light

B ( fam) (electricidad) electricity

les cortaron la luz their electricity was cut off

el recibo de la luz the electricity bill

se fue la luz (en la casa) the power went off, the electricity went (off); (en toda la calle, zona) there was a power cut

C (dispositivo) light

se ha fundido la luz del cuarto de baño the bathroom light's fused o gone

encender or ( AmL) prender la luz to turn on o switch on the light

da la luzor dale a la luz ( Esp); turn on o switch on the light

apagar la luz to turn off o switch off the light

¿qué haces todavía con la luz encendida or ( AmL) prendida? what are you doing with the light still on?

las luces de la ciudad the city lights

dejó la luz de la mesita encendida he left the table lamp on

cruzó con la luz roja she crossed when the lights were red

brillar con luces propias: un discípulo suyo que ya brilla con luces propias a student of his who has now become a great scholar ( o performer etc) in his own right, a student of his who has now become famous in his own right

comerse una or la luz ( Ven fam); to go through a red light

dar luz verde a algo to give sth the green light o the go-ahead

Compuestos:

● luces altas

fpl ( Chi) luces largas

● luces bajas

fpl ( Chi) dipped headlights (pl)

● luces cortas

fpl dipped headlights (pl)

● luces de alarma

fpl warning lights (pl)

● luces de aterrizaje

fpl landing lights (pl)

● luces de ciudad

fpl parking lights (pl)

● luces de colores

fpl colored* lights (pl)

● luces de cruce

fpl dipped headlights (pl)

● luces de estacionamiento

fpl luces de ciudad

● luces de gálibo

fpl clearance lights (pl)

● luces de navegación

fpl navigation lights (pl)

● luces de parqueo

mpl ( Col); parking lights (pl)

● luces de pista

fpl runway lights

● luces de situación

fpl luces de ciudad

● luces largas

fpl:

pon las luces largas put the headlights on main o full beam

● luces y sombras

fpl

A ( Art) light and shade

B (aspectos buenos y malos) the good and the bad

luces y sombras en el balance del gobierno the good and bad aspects of the government’s performance

● luz de bengala

(para iluminar) flare, Bengal light; (para señales) flare; (juguete) sparkler

● luz de carretera

luces largas

● luz de cortesía

courtesy light

● luz de estribo

courtesy light

● luz de frenado

stoplight, brake light ( BrE)

● luz de giro

( Arg) indicator

● luz de mercurio

mercury vapor* lamp

● luz de neón

neon light

● luz de sodio

sodium vapor* lamp

● luz larga

luces largas

● luz piloto

pilot light

● luz y sonido

son et lumière

D ( Taur):

siempre había soñado con vestirse de luces he had always dreamed of becoming a bullfighter

traje de luces (↑ traje (1))

E ( Arquit, Ing) span

* * *

luz sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) light;
◊ la luz del sol the sunlight;

me da la luz en los ojos the light's in my eyes;
a plena luz del día in broad daylight;
este reflector da mucha luz this spotlight is very bright;
leer con poca luz to read in poor light;
a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos in the light of recent events;
a todas luces: whichever way you look at it;
dar a luz to give birth;
sacar algo a la luz ‹secreto/escándalo› to bring sth to light;

‹ publicación› to bring out;
◊ salir a la luz [secreto/escándalo] to come to light;

[ publicación] to come out
2
a) (fam) ( electricidad) electricity;

◊ les cortaron la luz their electricity was cut off;

se fue la luz ( en una casa) the electricity went off;

( en una zona) there was a power cut
b) ( dispositivo) light;

encender or (AmL) prender or (Esp) dar la luz to turn on o switch on the light;
◊ apagar la luz to turn off o switch off the light;

cruzar con la luz roja to cross when the lights are red;
luces de estacionamiento or (Esp) de situación parking lights (pl) (AmE), sidelights (pl) (BrE);
luces de cruce or cortas or (AmL) bajas dipped headlights (pl);
poner las luces largas or altas to put the headlights on high (AmE) o (BrE) full beam;
luz de frenado stoplight, brake light (BrE);
luz de giro (Arg) indicator
luz sustantivo femenino
1 light
luz natural, sunlight
2 (foco) light: apaga las luces, por favor, put out the lights, please
3 (electricidad) me cortaron la luz, my electricity has been cut off
4 Auto light
luz larga, headlights pl; luces de cruce, dipped headlights
luces de posición, sidelights 5 luces, (entendimiento) intelligence sing; tener pocas luces, to be dim-witted 6 traje de luces, bullfighter's costume
♦ Locuciones: figurado dar a luz, (parir) to give birth to
figurado dar luz verde a, to give the green light to
a la luz de, in the light of
a todas luces, obviously
' luz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amortiguar
- ancha
- ancho
- año
- apagar
- apagada
- apagado
- aviso
- brillar
- brillo
- buena
- bueno
- cañón
- cegador
- cegadora
- cobrador
- cobradora
- contador
- corta
- cortar
- corto
- dar
- débil
- desconectar
- deslumbrar
- día
- divisar
- domiciliar
- encenderse
- enchufar
- enfocar
- escasa
- escaso
- gasto
- haz
- interruptor
- irradiar
- linterna
- oscilar
- oscuras
- oscuridad
- piloto
- precisa
- preciso
- proyectar
- proyector
- ráfaga
- rayo
- reflector
- reflectora
English:
beam
- birth
- blaze
- blind
- blink
- board
- bright
- brilliance
- brownout
- burn
- candlelight
- cast
- catch
- chink
- come through
- cut out
- dark
- day
- daylight
- deflect
- die
- diffuse
- dim
- disconnect
- dull
- electricity bill
- emit
- exposure
- fade
- flash
- flicker
- fluorescent light
- fuel
- give off
- glare
- glaring
- glimmer
- glow
- glowing
- go off
- go on
- go out
- go-ahead
- infrared
- lay on
- leave on
- light
- light year
- moonlight
- nod

* * *

luz nf

1. [foco, energía, luminosidad] light;
[destello] flash (of light);
se veía una luz a lo lejos a light could be seen in the distance;

estas farolas dan poca luz these streetlights don't shine very brightly o aren't very bright;

esta habitación tiene mucha luz you get a lot of sunlight in this room;

ya no hay luz a esas horas it's no longer light at that time of day, the light has gone by that time of day;

apagar la luz to switch off the light;

encender o Esp [m5] dar o Am [m5] prender la luz to switch on the light;

la habitación estaba a media luz [con luz natural] it was almost dark in the room;
[con luz artificial] the room was dimly lit;
ponlo a la luz, que lo veamos mejor hold it up to the light so we can see it better;

con las primeras luces [al amanecer] at first light;

quitarle la luz a alguien [ponerse en medio] to block sb's light;

leer a la luz de una vela to read by the light of a candle;

una cena a la luz de las velas a candlelit dinner;
Fig
a la luz de [los hechos, los acontecimientos] in the light of;

a plena luz del día in the full light of day;

arrojar luz sobre to shed light on;

a todas luces whichever way you look at it;

dar a luz (un niño) to give birth (to a child);

Comp

con luz y taquígrafos with absolute transparency;

Comp

dar luz verde (a) to give the green light o the go-ahead (to);

Comp

entre dos luces Literario [entre el día y la noche] at twilight;
Literario [entre la noche y el día] at first light; Fam Fig [achispado] tipsy;
Comp

sacar algo a la luz [revelar] to bring sth to light;
[publicar] to bring sth out, to publish sth;
Comp

salir a la luz [descubrirse] to come to light;
[publicarse] to come out;
Comp
RP Fam
ser una luz to be a bright spark;

Comp

ver la luz [publicación, informe] to see the light of day;
[tras penalidades] to see the light at the end of the tunnel
Comp
luz blanca white light;
luz cenital light from above;

luz del día daylight;

luz de discoteca strobe light;

luz eléctrica electric light;

luz de luna moonlight;
RP luz mala will-o'-the-wisp;
luz natural [del sol] natural light;

luz de neón neon light;

luz del sol sunlight;

luz solar sunlight

2. [electricidad] electricity;

cortar la luz a alguien to cut off sb's electricity supply;

se ha ido la luz the lights have gone out;

pagar (el recibo de) la luz to pay the electricity (bill)

3.
luces [de automóvil] lights;

darle las luces a alguien to flash (one's lights) at sb;

dejarse las luces del coche puestas to leave one's lights on

Comp
Am luces altas:
poner las luces altas to put one's headlights on Br full o US high beam;
Am luces bajas Br dipped headlights, US low beams;
luces de carretera: [m5] poner las luces de carretera to put one's headlights on Br full o US high beam;

luces cortas Br dipped headlights, US low beams;

luces de cruce Br dipped headlights, US low beams;

luces de emergencia Br hazard (warning) lights, US emergency lights;

luces de frenado brake lights;

luces de freno brake lights;

luces de gálibo clearance lights;
Arg luz de giro Br indicator, US turn signal;
luces largas: [m5] poner las luces largas to put one's headlights on Br full o US high beam;

luz de marcha atrás reversing light;

luces de navegación navigation lights;

luces de niebla fog lamps o lights;

luces de posición sidelights;

luces de señalización traffic lights;

luces de situación sidelights;

luces de tráfico traffic lights;

luces traseras Br rear lights, US tail-lights

4.
luces [inteligencia] intelligence;

es de o [m5] tiene pocas luces he's not very bright

5. Hist
las Luces the Enlightenment

6. [modelo, ejemplo]
Alá es la luz que dirige nuestras vidas Allah is our guiding light

7. Arquit [ventana] window;
[ancho de ventana] span
* * *

luz

f light;

a la luz del día in daylight;

dar la luz turn on the light;

arrojar luz sobre algo fig shed light on s.th.;

ver la luz de publicación be published, see the light of day;

dar a luz give birth to;

sacar a la luz fig bring to light;

salir a la luz fig come to light;

a todas luces evidently, clearly;

de pocas luces fig fam dim fam, not very bright

* * *

luz nf, pl luces

1) : light

2) : lighting

3) fam : electricity

4) : window, opening

5) : light, lamp

6) : span, spread (between supports)

7)

a la luz de : in light of

8)

dar a luz : to give birth

9)

traje de luces : matador's costume

* * *

luz n

1. (en general) light

esta sala tiene mucha luz this room gets a lot of light

enciende la luz turn the light on

2. (electricidad) electricity

el recibo de la luz the electricity bill

a la luz del día in daylight

dar a luz to give birth [pt. gave; pp. given]

luces de posición sidelights

luz de luna moonlight

luz del sol sunlight

Spanish-English dictionary > luz
20 świ|atło

n 1. (jasność) light
- światło księżyca moonlight

- światło słoneczne sunlight

- światło dzienne daylight

- promień światła a ray a. beam of light

- snop światła a shaft of light
2. (oświetlenie) lighting
- górne światło overhead a. direct lighting

- boczne światło side lighting

- zapalić światło to put a. switch the light on

- zgasić światło to turn the light(s) out, to switch the light off
3. sgt pot. (elektryczność) electricity
- awaria światła an electricity a. a power cut a. failure

- rachunek za światło an electricity bill
4. zw. pl Techn. (pojazdu) light zw. pl
- światła mijania a. krótkie dipped headlights GB, low beams US

- światła drogowe a. długie full beam a. main beam headlights GB, high beams US

- światła odblaskowe reflectors

- światła postojowe parking lights

- światła pozycyjne running lights

- tylne światła rear lights GB, tail lights US
5. (regulujące ruch) traffic light(s)
- zatrzymać się na światłach to stop at the lights

- przejechał skrzyżowania na czerwonym świetle he went through a red light at the junction a. crossroads
6. (blask) flash, sparkle
- światła na wodzie sparkles on the water
7. Fiz. light
- strumień/wiązka światła a stream/beam of light
8. Techn. (średnica) inside diameter, bore
- światło lufy the bore of a barrel

- światło rury the inside diameter of a pipe
9 Fot., Szt. light 10 Druk. blank space 11 książk., przen. light
- □ światła nawigacyjne Żegl. navigation lights

- światło błyskowe Fot. flash

- światło kotwiczne Żegl. anchor light

- sztuczne światło artificial light

- światło wiekuiste Relig. perpetual light, light eternal

■ w pełnym świetle in full daylight, by the light of day

- zielone światło książk. green light

- dać komuś zielone światło to give sb the green light a. the go-ahead

- pod światło against the light

- sprawdziła pod światło, czy kieliszek jest czysty she checked the glass against the light to see if it was clean

- w pełnym świetle książk. in full light, in the clear light of day

- przedstawiać kogoś/coś w złym świetle książk. to present sb/sth in a bad light

- przedstawiać kogoś/coś w dobrym świetle to present a. show sth/sb in a favourable light

- przedstawić coś w innym świetle to show sth in a different light

- rzucić na coś światło to cast a. shed a. throw light on sth

- ujrzeć światło dzienne książk. (urodzić się) to see the light of day; (ukazać się drukiem) to come out; (zostać ujawnionym) to come a. be brought to light

- wydobywać a. wyciągać a. wywlekać coś na światło dzienne to bring sth to light

- wyjść a. wychodzić na światło dzienne to come to light, to surface

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