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tə:n 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snu, dreie, gå rundt, vende, vri2) (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 av4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) snu (seg), vende seg mot5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) gå rundt6) (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 til7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) skifte farge2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) (om)dreiing, sving, vending2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) kveil, tørn, bukt3) ((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; sidevei4) (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, omgang5) (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•- 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 updreie--------kurve--------snu--------svinge--------vendingIsubst. \/tɜːn\/1) vending, vridning, dreining, sving(ing)2) snuing, helomvending3) omdreining, vridning4) sving, kurve5) ( ved retningsangivelse) gate, vei6) sidevei7) vending, vendepunkt, retningsendring8) skifte9) forandring, (om)skiftning, endring, omslag10) tur, omgang11) skift, (arbeids)tørn13) tjeneste14) legning, anlegg, medfødt evne, sansjeg har teknisk sans, jeg er teknisk anlagt16) liten tur, runde, slag, promenade18) opptredende (i nummer)19) anfall, ri, raptus, tokt21) ( hverdagslig) sjokk, støkk, forskrekkelse22) formulering23) form24) preg, form, stilat every turn hvor man enn snur og vender seg, overalt ved enhver anledning, i tide og utide, bestandigby the turn of a hair på hengende håret, med nød og neppe, på håretby turns i tur og orden på omgang vekselvis, skiftevisdone to a turn (amer., hverdagslig) vellaget, passe stekt, passe koktdo somebody a good turn gjøre noen en stor tjenestegive a new turn to gi en ny tolkninggive turn for turn gi igjen med samme mynta good turn en god gjerninghave a turn forsøke, sette i gangin turn i tur og ordenvekselvis, skiftevis igjen, atter i sin tur, på sin side• and this, in turn, means• he, in turn, thinksit serves its turn det tjener sin hensikt, det gjør nyttenone good turn deserves another den ene tjenesten er den andre verdtout of turn utenfor tur, når det ikke er ens turi utide taktløstserve somebody's turn tjene noens hensikterspeak out of turn uttale seg taktløst, snakke om noe man ikke skal snakke omtake a turn at hjelpe til med, ta i et tak medtake turns skifte på, bytte påtake turns in doing something eller take something in turns bytte på å gjøre noetake turns with somebody bytte på med noento a turn på en prikk ( spesielt om matlaging) perfekt, utmerketto the turn of a hair på en prikk på håretturn and turn about vekselvis, skiftevis, etter tur, i tur og ordena turn of expression (en) uttrykksmåteturn of mind sinnelag innstilling, tankeganghun er praktisk anlagt, hun har praktisk sansa turn of speech (en) talemåte, (en) vendingturn of the scales ( om vekt) utslagturn of the screw skjerpelse, intensiveringwait one's turn vente på turIIverb \/tɜːn\/1) snu (på), vende (på), vri (på), dreie (på), snu rundt, vende om, dreie rundt, vri rundt, vri om2) vende bort3) snu, vende (om), gjøre helomvending• shall we turn and go back now?4) snu seg, vende seghan hørte noen rope på ham, men snudde seg ikke5) svinge (av), ta av, bøye avta av til høyre, svinge av til høyre6) skru (på), snurre (på), sno, sveive, svinge på, svinge rundt, dreie om, snu rundt7) svinge (rundt), snurre (rundt), vri seg (rundt), gå rundt, rotere• what turns the wheels?8) ( overført) snu og vende på9) stramme (til)10) ( på dreiebenk) dreie, forme11) formulere spirituelt og elegant, turnere12) runde, passere13) ( militærvesen) omgå14) rette, vende• turn the hose on the fire!15) gjøre, få til å bli17) bli sur, surne, få til å bli sur, få til å surne18) krumme, bøye19) avverge, avvende, avlede, lede bort20) fylle år, passereklokken er litt over tre, klokken har nettop slått tre22) sende bort, vise bort, jage bort23) helle (opp), tappe (opp)25) ( hverdagslig) tjene penger26) (om tidevann, vind e.l.) vende, snu• when does the tide turn?27) vri seg, kantrelykken snudde seg, og han mistet alt han eide29) bliværet klarner opp, det blir fint vær30) vri, vrikke, forstue31) bli kvalm, gjøre kvalm32) ( om klesplagg) vrenge33) henvende seg til, gå tileven a worm will turn se ➢ worm, 1have something turned down få noe avslåttmake one's stomach turn over se ➢ stomach, 1turn 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, 1turn against vende seg motsette opp motturn a hand to se ➢ hand, 1turn 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 successfulturn aside gå til side, vike unna vende seg bort ta av, svinge av, kjøre inn på en sidevei avvikeavvende, avvergeavlede, gi en annen retningturn away vende seg bort, snu seg bortvende bort, vri bortjage bort, sende bort, vise bort, avviseutvise, avskjedige avverge, avvendesnu og gå sin vei, gå sin veiturn back drive tilbake, slå tilbakevise tilbake, avvisevende (og gå) tilbake, vende (om), snukomme tilbake gå tilbake, bla tilbakebrette tilbaketurn back on gå tilbake på, bryteturn down brette ned, slå nedbrette innbrette tilbakeskru ned• please turn down the volume?kan du være så snill å skru ned lyden? avvise, forkaste, avslåbli kjent stridsudyktigstille seg avvisende til legge (et spillkort) med bildesiden ned vende ned(over), bøye ned(over), sige ned(over)turn down into svinge inn påturn from vende seg bort fra forlateturn in brette inn, bøye inn, folde innvende inn, være vendt innover, være innoverbøydsende inn, levere inn, sende tilbake, levere tilbakebytte innbytte inn bilen sin mot en ny prestere, frembringe, komme medangi, forrådeoverlevere, overgita av, svinge inn, kjøre inn( landbruk) pløye ned ( sjøfart) tørne inn, gå av vakt ( hverdagslig) krype til køys, gå og legge seg ( hverdagslig) gi opp• 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 selvturn in one's grave se ➢ grave, 1turn into gjøre til, forvandle(s) til, gjøre om, bli tilomsette ivende tilhan vendte sin ulykke til en spøk oversette til, gjengi• can you turn the text into good English?gå over til, snu til, vendes til, slå over i, slå omsvinge inn på, slå inn påturn it up hold opp (med det der)turn loose sette frislippe utturn low skru nedturn off skru av, slå av, stenge (av)• turn off the radio!avskjedige avvise svinge av (fra), ta av (fra)avlede, lede bort, avlede oppmerksomheten fra slå bort, avvende, avverge, parereprestere, frembringe, produsere, tilvirke, riste ut av ermet ( hverdagslig) frastøte, avskrekke, avsky, virke motbydelig på, vekke avsky(få til å) miste lysten, få til å miste interessenturn on vri på, skru på, sette pådreie seg om, handle omavhenge av, stå og falle på, hvile påvende seg mot, gå løs på(få til å) tenne, (få til å) vekke begeistring for( hverdagslig) tenne (på), bli kåt påturn one's back (up)on somebody\/somethingse ➢ back, 1turn one's coat se ➢ coat, 1turn one's eyes from se ➢ eye, 1turn one's stomach se ➢ stomach, 1turn on one's heel se ➢ heel, 1turn on the charm se ➢ charmturn out bøye (seg) utover, vende utover, være bøyd nedover, være vendt nedoverslokke, slå avprodusere, fremstille, frembringe, tilvirke( om skole) utdanneslippe utslippe ut på beite, sette på beitekaste ut, jage ut, vise bortfjerne, avskjedigeutelukke, ekskludere( britisk) rydde, tømme( matlaging) hvelve, tømme, hellemøte frem, møte opp, troppe opp, stille opp( spesielt militærvesen) rykke ut, stille (seg) opp ( sjøfart) purre, tørne ut( hverdagslig) stå opp få et visst utfall, falle ut, ende, gå, bli, utvikle seg, forløpe segvise seg å være• he was, as it turned out, a charming persondet viste seg, tross alt, at han var en sjarmerende personekvipere, utstyreturn over vende (på), snu (på)snu opp ned på vende på seg, snu seg, vende seg over på den andre siden• please turn over!se neste side!, bla om!velte (over ende), kaste over ende, (få til å) kantre( om omkobler e.l.) slå om overlate, overdrajobben ble overlatt til en annen (mann) overlevere, overgiMartin overgav skurken til politiet, Martin meldte skurken til politiet( handel) omsette• they turn over £10,000 a weekde omsetter for mer enn £10 000 pr. uke gå overfundere på noe, tenke over noeturn round vende (med), velte (med) dreie på, vende på, vri påvende seg om, snu seggå rundt, dreie rundtslå 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( sjøfart) ekspedere• they turned round a ship, they turned a ship roundde ekspederte et skip, de losset og lastet et skipturn someone off something få noen til å miste interessen for noeturn someone on tenne noen, gjøre noen (seksuelt) opphissetturn someone on to do something sette noen til å gjøre noeturn someone's head se ➢ head, 1turn the other cheek se ➢ cheek, 1turn the wrong side out se ➢ side, 1turn to vende seg mot, snu seg mothenvende seg til, vende seg tilsøke tilflukt hos, ty tilgå til, slå opp igå over tilslå seg på, vie seg til, slå inn påvende, snubli til, forvandles til sette i gang, gå i gang, ta fattturn towards vende seg motturn up brette opp, slå opplegge oppvende oppover, være vendt oppover, være bøyd oppover være oppbrettet skru oppskru opp volumet, skru opp lydentenne på, skru oppslå opp( 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 segkomme for dagen, komme frem, vise seg by segoppstå, inntreffe( handel) øke, få et oppsving ( hverdagslig) gjøre kvalm, ekle, få til å vende seg i magen påoppgiturn upon dreie seg om, handle om avhenge av vende seg mot, gå løs påturn up rough bråke, begynne å bråketurn where one will hvor man enn snur segwhatever turns you on ( hverdagslig) hver sin lyst, hver sin smak, du får gjøre som du vil• snakeskin boots! 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[tɜ:n, Am tɜ:rn] ngive the screw a couple of \turns drehen Sie die Schraube einige Male um;to give the handle a \turn den Griff [herum]drehen‘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 take a \turn [to the left/right] [nach links/rechts] abbiegen;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 nehmen3) ( 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 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 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 tun6) (odd sensation, shock) Schreck[en] m;to give sb a \turn jdm einen gehörigen Schrecken einjagenshe was having one of her \turns sie hatte wieder einmal einen ihrer Anfälleto do comic \turns Sketche aufführen;to perform a \turn eine Nummer aufführen9) ( 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 äußerteto 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 seinto take a \turn [in the park] eine [kleine] Runde [durch den Park] drehen( wording) elegante Formulierung;to have a nice \turn of phrase sich akk sehr gut ausdrücken könnento serve sb's \turn jdm dienen;that'll serve my \turn das ist gerade genau das Richtige für michPHRASES: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;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 herum2) ( 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;he \turned somersaults in his joy er machte vor Freude Luftsprünge3) ( 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 a gun on sb ein Gewehr auf jdn richten;to \turn one's steps homewards sich akk nach Hause begeben;4) ( sprain)to \turn sth sich dat etw verrenken;to \turn one's ankle sich dat den Knöchel verrenkento \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 sie6) ( 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 um7) ( change)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 dämpfen8) ( reverse)to \turn sth garment, mattress etw wenden [o umdrehen];to \turn the page umblättern;9) ( gain)to \turn a profit einen Gewinn machento \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 akkto \turn sb from sth jdn von etw dat abbringenPHRASES: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 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 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 sth upside down [or inside out] etw gründlich durchsuchen; room etw auf den Kopf stellen ( fam) vithis tap won't \turn dieser Hahn lässt sich nicht 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;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;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;\turn right! rechts um!;( turn attention to) sich akk jdm/etw zuwenden;plants \turn toward the light Pflanzen wenden sich dem Licht zu;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 bittenhis 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 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 Werwolf5) ( turn attention to)my thoughts \turned to him and his family meine Gedanken gingen an ihn und seine Familie6) ( attain particular age)to \turn 20/40 20/40 werden7) ( 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 umPHRASES:to \turn on a dime (Am) auf der Stelle kehrt machen;to \turn [over] in one's grave sich akk im Grabe umdrehen; -
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1. n с. -х. оборот пласта2. n вращение; вращательное движение3. n авт. разворот4. n поворот, место поворота5. n изгиб6. n поворот; поворотный пункт; порог, конец7. n поворот; отклонение, отступлениеthe story has so many twists and turns that the reader becomes lost — в рассказе столько поворотов и отступлений, что читатель совершенно теряется
8. n изменение направления9. n смена, перемена курса10. n перемена, изменение11. n очередьin turn, by turns, turn and turn about — по очереди
laughing and crying in turn — то смеясь, то плача
he went hot and cold by turns — его бросало то в жар, то в холод
to take turns — делать по очереди; чередоваться, сменяться
my turn will come! — придёт и мой черёд!; я ещё своё возьму!; я ещё своего добьюсь!
12. n очередной номер программы, выход; сценка, интермедия13. n исполнитель номера14. n короткая прогулка, поездкаto take a turn, to go for a turn — пройтись
15. n короткий период деятельностиa turn of work — небольшая работа, немного работы
16. n особенность, характерная черта; склад17. n стиль, манера; интерпретация18. n способность; дар; жилка19. n строение, форма20. n построение21. n оборот22. n разг. приступ, припадок, вспышка23. n разг. потрясение, шок24. n разг. менструация25. n бирж. акт купли-продажи26. n бирж. прибыль от купли или продажи ценных бумаг27. n бирж. оборот капитала28. n бирж. разница между курсом покупателей и курсом продавцов29. n бирж. полигр. марашка30. n ж. -д. обходный путь31. n ж. -д. виток32. n ж. -д. муз. группеттоturn of the tide — заметное изменение к лучшему, перемена судьбы
turn of life — переходный период, климактерий
to a turn — точно; как нужно
at every turn — на каждом шагу; повсюду, постоянно; каждый раз
travelling through Europe we kept meeting Americans at every turn — путешествуя по Европе, мы на каждом шагу встречали американцев
33. v поворачиватьhe turned the knob and the door opened — он повернул ручку, и дверь открылась
turn round — оборачиваться; поворачиваться
turn aside — отклонять; поворачивать в сторону
34. v отворачивать, отводитьturn away — отворачивать; отклонять
35. v вращать36. v обёртывать, наматывать37. v вращаться38. v кружиться39. v переворачиватьto turn the leaves of a book — переворачивать страницы книги, листать книгу
40. v переворачиваться41. v опрокидывать; переворачивать вверх дном42. v выкладывать, выпускатьturn loose — отпускать; выпускать
43. v загибать; закручивать; отгибать44. v загибаться; закручиваться; отгибатьсяturn up — поднимать вверх; загибать
45. v направлятьсяnot to know which way to turn — не знать, куда идти
46. v поворачиватьсяit is time to turn now if we wish to get home in time for dinner — пора поворачивать назад, если мы хотим поспеть к обеду
47. v отклонять, менять направлениеto turn down — отклонять, отвергать
48. v отклоняться, менять направление49. v нацеливать, направлять50. v огибать, обходить51. v точить, обтачивать на токарном станке52. v поддаваться обработке на токарном станке, поддаваться токарной обработке53. v оттачивать, придавать завершённую форму54. v редк. менять; действоватьhis speech turned my thinking — то, что он сказал, заставило меня изменить свою точку зрения
55. v редк. изменяться, подвергаться изменению56. v редк. обращать в другую веруturn upon — обращаться; обратиться
does it serve your turn — это вам подходит; это вам годится
57. v редк. обращаться в другую веру, менять религиюto turn the room upside down — привести комнату в беспорядок, перевернуть всё в комнате
58. v редк. изменять, предавать59. v редк. редк. вызывать тошноту60. v редк. уст. иметь противоположный результатhow did the game turn out? — чем закончилась игра?, каков результат встречи?
Синонимический ряд:1. action (noun) action; deed; service2. alteration (noun) alteration; fluctuation3. angle (noun) angle; bow; flection; flexure; turning4. arc (noun) arc; curve; twist5. attack (noun) access; attack; fit; seizure; throe6. bend (noun) bend; deflection; double; shift; tack; yaw7. bent (noun) aptitude; bent; bias; disposition; inclination; leaning; partiality; penchant; predilection; predisposition; proclivity; proneness; propensity; squint; talent; tendency8. chance (noun) chance; opportunity; stint9. deviation (noun) change; deviation; variation; vicissitude10. drive (noun) drive; ride; spin11. gift (noun) aptness; bump; faculty; flair; genius; gift; head; knack; nose; set12. go (noun) bout; go; hitch; innings; spell; time; tour; trick; watch13. move (noun) adjustment; manoeuvre; move; movement14. need (noun) exigency; necessity; need; requirement15. reversal (noun) about-face; changeabout; inversion; reversal; reverse; reversement; reversion; right-about; right-about-face; turnabout; volte-face16. revolution (noun) circle; circuit; circulation; circumvolution; cycle; gyration; gyre; orbit; revolution; revolve; rotation; tour; twirl; wheel; whirl17. round (noun) crook; curvature; round18. trend (noun) direction; drift; trend19. walk (noun) constitutional; hike; ramble; saunter; stroll; walk20. become (verb) become; come; get; go; grow; refer; repair; resort to; run; wax21. bend (verb) angle; bend; curve; deflect; deviate; dodge; refract; swerve; veer22. break (verb) break; plough; turn over23. change (verb) alter; change; convert; metamorphose; modify; mutate; refashion; transfer; transform; transmute; turn into; vary24. circle (verb) circle; circumduct; gyrate; gyre; revolve; roll; rotate; twirl; wheel25. decay (verb) break down; corrupt; crumble; decay; decompose; deteriorate; disintegrate; molder; moulder; putrefy; putresce; rot; spoil; taint26. defect (verb) apostatize; defect; desert; rat; renounce; repudiate; tergiversate; tergiverse27. direct (verb) aim; cast; direct; head; incline; lay; level; point; present; set; train; zero in28. distract (verb) derange; distract; disturb; infatuate; infuriate29. dull (verb) blunt; disedge; dull; obtund30. give (verb) address; apply; buckle; concentrate; dedicate; devote; focus; give31. reverse (verb) invert; reverse; transpose32. sheer (verb) avert; divert; pivot; redirect; re-route; sheer; shift; swing; swivel; volte-face; wheel; whip33. upset (verb) disorder; unhinge; unsettle; upset34. wrench (verb) sprain; wrench -
24 turn
[tɜːn] UK / US1. n(rotation) Drehung f, (performance) Nummer fit's your turn — du bist/Sie sind dran
in turn, by turns — abwechselnd
2. vt(wheel, key, screw) drehen, (to face other way) umdrehen, (corner) biegen um, (page) umblättern, (transform) verwandeln ( into in + akk)3. vi(rotate) sich drehen, (to face other way) sich umdrehen, (change direction: driver, car) abbiegen, (become) werden, (weather) umschlagento turn into sth — (become) sich in etw akk verwandeln
to turn cold/green — kalt/grün werden
to turn left/right — links/rechts abbiegen
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[tɜːn] UK / US1. n(rotation) Drehung f, (performance) Nummer fit's your turn — du bist/Sie sind dran
in turn, by turns — abwechselnd
2. vt(wheel, key, screw) drehen, (to face other way) umdrehen, (corner) biegen um, (page) umblättern, (transform) verwandeln ( into in + akk)3. vi(rotate) sich drehen, (to face other way) sich umdrehen, (change direction: driver, car) abbiegen, (become) werden, (weather) umschlagento turn into sth — (become) sich in etw akk verwandeln
to turn cold/green — kalt/grün werden
to turn left/right — links/rechts abbiegen
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26 turn *****
[tɜːn]1. n1) (rotation) girodone to a turn Culin — cotto a puntino
2) (change of direction: in road) curva"no left turn" — "divieto di svolta a sinistra"
a road full of twists and turns — una strada a zigzag or tutta a curve
at the turn of the year/century — alla fine dell'anno/del secolo
to take a turn for the better — (situation, events) volgere al meglio, (patient, health) migliorare
to take a turn for the worse — (situation, events) volgere al peggio, (patient, health) peggiorare
3) Med attacco, crisi f invhe had a bad turn last night — la scorsa notte ha avuto una crisi or un peggioramento
4) (in series) turnoand he, in turn, said... — e lui, a sua volta, ha detto...
to take turns at (doing) sth; take it in turn(s) to do sth — fare qc a turno
to take/wait/miss one's turn — fare/aspettare/saltare il proprio turno
it's my turn — è il mio turno, tocca me
5) (performance) numero6)to do sb a good turn — rendere un servizio a qn2. vt1) (wheel, handle) girare, (mechanically) far girare2) (also: turn over) (record, mattress, steak) girare, voltare, rivoltarepower/success turned his head — il potere/il successo gli ha dato alla testa
4) (go past, round) girare, voltare5)to turn sb/sth into sth — trasformare qn/qc in qc6) (shape: wood, metal) tornire3. vi1) (rotate) girare, (change direction: person) girarsi, voltarsi, (vehicle) girare, svoltare, (ship) virare, (wind, tide, weather) cambiare, (reverse direction) girarsi indietroto turn and go back — girare or girarsi e tornare indietro
to turn left/right Auto — girare a sinistra/destra
he turned to politics — si è messo in politica, si è dato alla politica
2) (become) diventareto turn into sth — trasformarsi in qc, cambiare in qc•- turn in- turn off- turn on- turn out- turn up -
27 way
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in the way[Swahili Word] -kingama[Part of Speech] verb[Class] stative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find a way or a method[Swahili Word] -pata njia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in that way[Swahili Word] hivyo[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in that way[Swahili Word] hivyohivyo[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in this very way[Swahili Word] hivyo[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] vivyo hivyo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in what way?[Swahili Word] jinsi gani?[Part of Speech] phrase[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in what way?[Swahili Word] kwaje[Part of Speech] pronoun[Swahili Example] Inakuwaje?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a way[Swahili Word] -dopoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make way for[Swahili Word] -sabili[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Make way![Swahili Word] abadan[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Make way![Swahili Word] simile![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Make way![Swahili Word] similla![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Make way![Swahili Word] sumile![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put out of the way[Swahili Word] -towesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] railway[Swahili Word] ndia ya reli[Swahili Plural] ndia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] ja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show the way[Swahili Word] -ongoza[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] give a good turn to a conversation.[Swahili Example] ongoza maneno------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the way in which[Swahili Word] vilevile[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -le------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the way things are[Swahili Word] mfumo[Swahili Plural] mifumo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -fuma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] jiha[Swahili Plural] jiha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[English Plural] ways[Swahili Word] jinsi[Swahili Plural] jinsi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Swahili Definition] namna[English Example] before explaining the history and other information about Tanzanians and the way in which our country was ruled...[Swahili Example] kabla ya kueleza historia na habari za Watanzania na jinsi nchi yetu ilivyotawaliwa... (Nsekela,"Masomo," 3).------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] kadiri[Swahili Plural] kadiri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] masafa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[English Plural] ways[Swahili Word] namna[Swahili Plural] namna[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] I don't like the way she sewed this shirt[Swahili Example] sipendi namna alivyoshona shati hili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] ndia[Swahili Plural] ndia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] ja[English Example] railway track[Swahili Example] njia ya railway------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] njia[Swahili Plural] njia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] ja[English Example] Use all ways to get him out of jail.[Swahili Example] tumia njia zote uwezavyo umtoe jelani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] usita[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[English Plural] ways[Swahili Word] taratibu[Swahili Plural] taratibu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -ratibu, ratiba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way of doing something[English Plural] ways of doing things[Swahili Word] mtindo[Swahili Plural] mitindo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Example] The answer to all of these issues is to use new ways to compose questions; The way to do things today, is for people to do them together as equals.[Swahili Example] Jawabu kwa mambo yote hayo ni kutumia mitindo mipya ya kutunga maswali [Masomo 189]; Mtindo wa siku hizi, watu ni bega kwa bega [Amana, Masomo 405]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way of life[English Plural] ways of life[Swahili Word] kikao[Swahili Plural] vikao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kaa[English Example] live in a good way[Swahili Example] kaa kwa kikao chema------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way out[English Plural] ways out[Swahili Word] budi[Swahili Plural] budi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Note] usually used in negative constructions------------------------------------------------------------ -
28 around
❢ Around often appears as the second element of certain verb structures ( come around, look around, turn around etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (come, look, turn etc). go around and get around generate many idiomatic expressions. For translations see the entries go and get.A adv1 ( approximately) environ, à peu près ; it sells for around £200 ça coûte environ or à peu près 200 livres sterling ; at around 3 pm vers 15 heures ;2 ( in the vicinity) to be (somewhere) around être dans les parages ; I'll be around je serai dans les parages, je ne serai pas loin ; is there anyone around? il y a quelqu'un? ; are they around? est-ce qu'ils sont là? ; I just happened to be around je me trouvais là par hasard ; I don't want to be around when je préfère ne pas être là quand (+ future) ;3 ( in circulation) to be around [product, technology, phenomenon] exister ; [person] être là ; to be around again [fashion, style] revenir à la mode ; CDs have been around for years ça fait des années que les CD existent ; I wish I'd been around 50 years ago j'aurais aimé être là il y a 50 ans ; I'm glad I won't be around when heureusement je ne serai pas là quand (+ future) ; not to be around long enough to do ne pas rester assez longtemps pour faire ; is he still around? est-ce qu'il est encore là? ; she's been around fig elle a vécu, elle a roulé sa bosse ○ ; one of the most gifted musicians around un des musiciens les plus doués du moment ; there is far less money around les gens ont beaucoup moins d'argent ; there's a lot of corruption around il y a beaucoup de corruption ;4 ( available) to be around être là ; I wish you were around more j'aimerais que tu sois là plus souvent ; will she be around next week? est-ce qu'elle sera là la semaine prochaine? ; there are still some strawberries around on trouve encore des fraises ;5 ( in all directions) all around lit tout autour ; ( in general) partout ; to go all the way around [fence, wall, moat] faire tout le tour ; the only garage for miles around le seul garage à des kilomètres à la ronde ; we like to travel around nous aimons voyager ;7 (in different, opposite direction) a way around lit un chemin pour contourner [obstacle] ; there is no way around the problem il n'y a pas moyen de contourner le problème ; to go the long way around prendre le chemin le plus long ; to turn sth the other way around retourner qch ; to do it the other way around faire le contraire ; I didn't ask her, it was the other way around ce n'est pas moi qui lui ai demandé, c'est l'inverse ; the wrong/right way around dans le mauvais/bon sens ; to put one's skirt on the wrong way around mettre sa jupe à l'envers ; you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around? tu es Ben, et toi tu es Tom, c'est bien ça? ;8 ( also GB round) (in specific place, home) to ask sb (to come) around dire à qn de passer ; she's coming around today elle passe aujourd'hui ; I'll be around in a minute j'arrive.1 ( on all sides of) autour de [fire, table, garden, lake] ; around the outside of the house autour de la maison ; a scarf around her head une écharpe autour de la tête ; she put her arm around his shoulders elle a mis son bras autour de ses épaules ; the villages around Dublin les villages des environs de Dublin ;2 ( throughout) clothes scattered around the room des vêtements éparpillés partout dans la pièce ; in several locations around the country dans plusieurs endroits à travers le pays ; (all) around the world partout dans le monde ; from around the world venant du monde entier ; doctors around the world les médecins à travers le monde ; to go around the world faire le tour du monde ; to walk around the town se promener dans la ville ; he'll show you around the castle il vous fera visiter le château ; to go ou look around the house faire le tour de la maison ;3 (in the vicinity of, near) somewhere around the house/around Paris quelque part dans la maison/près de Paris ; I like having people around the house ou place j'aime avoir des gens à la maison ; the people around here les gens d'ici ; she's not from around here elle n'est pas d'ici or de la région ;4 (at) vers ; around midnight/1980 vers minuit/1980 ; around the same time we… c'est à peu près à ce moment-là que nous… ;5 ( in order to circumvent) to go around éviter [town centre] ; contourner [obstacle] ; there's a way around the problem il y a un moyen de contourner le problème ; ⇒ get round (get) ;6 ( to the other side of) to go around the corner tourner au coin ; to go around a bend prendre un virage ; around the mountain de l'autre côté de or derrière la montagne ;what goes around comes around on récolte ce qu'on a semé. -
29 around
around [əˈraʊnd]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. autourb. ( = nearby) dans les parages• you haven't seen Susan around, have you? vous n'auriez pas vu Susan, par hasard ?• is he around? il est là ?c. ► to have been around• he's been around (inf) ( = travelled) il a pas mal roulé sa bosse (inf) ; ( = experienced) il n'est pas né d'hier2. prepositiona. ( = round) autour dec. ( = approximately) environ ; (with date, time) vers* * *Note: around often appears as the second element of certain verb structures ( come around, look around, turn around etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (come, look, turn etc)go around and get around generate many idiomatic expressions. For translations see the entries go and get[ə'raʊnd] 1.1) ( approximately) environ, à peu près2) ( in the vicinity)3) ( in circulation)she's been around — fig elle a roulé sa bosse (colloq), elle a vécu
4) ( available)5) ( in all directions)all around — lit tout autour; ( in general) partout
6) ( in circumference)7) (in different, opposite direction)a way around — lit un chemin pour contourner [obstacle]
I didn't ask her, it was the other way around — ce n'est pas moi qui lui ai demandé, c'est l'inverse
the wrong/right way around — dans le mauvais/bon sens
2.to put one's skirt on the wrong way around — mettre sa jupe à l'envers; (in specific place, home)
1) ( on all sides of) autour de [fire, table, head]2) ( throughout)3) (in the vicinity of, near)somewhere around the house/around Paris — quelque part dans la maison/près de Paris
4) (at) versaround midnight/1980 — vers minuit/1980
5) ( in order to circumvent)to go around — éviter [town centre]; contourner [obstacle]
6) ( to the other side of)around the mountain — de l'autre côté de or derrière la montagne
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30 about
about [əˈbaʊt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = approximately) à peu près, environ• there were about 25 and now there are about 30 il y en avait environ or à peu près 25 et maintenant il y en a une trentaine• it's about 11 o'clock il est environ or à peu près 11 heures• it's about time! ce n'est pas trop tôt !• I've had about enough! (inf) je commence à en avoir assez !b. ( = here and there) çà et làc. ( = near, in circulation) par ici• is anyone about? il y a quelqu'un ?• you should be out and about! ne restez donc pas enfermé !d. ( = round) all about tout autoure. ( = opposite direction) to turn sth the other way about retourner qch• it's the other way about ( = the opposite) c'est le contraire• I was about to go out when... j'étais sur le point de sortir or j'allais sortir quand...2. prepositiona. ( = concerning) I heard nothing about it je n'en ai pas entendu parler• what is it about? de quoi s'agit-il ?• well, what about it? (inf) ( = does it matter?) et alors ? (inf) ; ( = what do you think?) alors, qu'est-ce que tu en penses ?• what about me? et moi alors ? (inf)• how about going to the cinema? (inf) et si on allait au cinéma ?• how about a coffee? (inf) et si on prenait un café ?b. ( = somewhere in) quelque part dansc. ( = round) autour ded. ( = with, on) I've got it about me somewhere je l'ai quelque part sur moif. ( = occupied with) while we're about it pendant que nous y sommes* * *Note: about is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English ( information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc)about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures ( move about, jump about, lie about etc). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move, jump, lie etc)[ə'baʊt] 1.2) ( awake)2.1) ( approximately) environ, à peu prèsat about 6 pm — vers 18 h, à environ 18 h
2) ( almost) presque3) ( in circulation)4) ( in the vicinity)3.1) ( concerning)what's it about? — (of book, film etc) ça parle de quoi?
it's about... — il s'agit de...
about your overdraft... — pour ce qui est de votre découvert...
2) ( in the nature of)3) ( bound up with)business is about profit — ce qui compte dans les affaires, ce sont les bénéfices
4) ( occupied with)while you're about it... — tant que tu y es..., par la même occasion...
5) ( around)6) (in invitations, suggestions)how ou what about some tea? — et si on prenait un thé?
7) ( when soliciting opinions)8) sout (on)hidden about one's person — [drugs, arms] caché sur soi
••it's about time (that) — il serait temps que (+ subj)
about time too! — ce n'est pas trop tôt! (colloq)
that's about it — ( that's all) c'est tout
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31 head
hed
1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeza2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeza, mente3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeza4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; (also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeza, jefe5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeza6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) fuente, nacimiento7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) cabecera, principio8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) a la cabeza de, al frente de9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) madera; cabeza10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director; directora11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) por cabeza12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) cabo, punta13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) espuma
2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabezar2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabezar, estar al frente de, dirigir3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) dirigirse a, encaminarse hacia, ir rumbo a4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) titular5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear, rematar con la cabeza•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head
head1 n1. cabezamind your head! ¡cuidado con la cabeza!2. cabecera3. jefe / directorhead2 vb1. encabezar / ir a la cabeza2. cabecear / dar de cabezato head for... dirigirse a... / ir camino de...I'm heading for home me dirijo a casa / voy camino de casatr[hed]2 (on tape recorder, video) cabezal nombre masculino3 (of bed, table) cabecera4 (of page) principio5 (on beer) espuma6 (cape) cabo, punta7 (of school, company) director,-ra8 (cattle) res nombre femenino■ four hundred head of cattle cuatrocientas reses, cuatrocientas cabezas de ganado9 (coin) cara10 (of cabbage, lettuce) cogollo; (of cauliflower) pella1 principal, jefe1 (company, list etc) encabezar2 (ball) rematar de cabeza, dar un cabezazo a, cabecear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfrom head to toe / from head to foot de pies a cabezaheads or tails? ¿cara o cruz?off the top of one's head sin pensárselo, así de entradaon your own head be it! ¡allá te las compongas!per head por barba, por cabeza■ it cost us £12 per head nos costó doce libras por barbato be head over heels in love with somebody estar locamente enamorado,-a de alguiento be off one's head estar chiflado,-ato bite somebody's head off familiar echar una bronca a alguiento do something standing on one's head hacer algo con los ojos vendadosto have a good head for figures tener facilidad para los númerosto have a head for heights no padecer vértigoto keep one's head above water mantenerse a floteto keep one's head mantener la calmato laugh one's head off reírse a carcajadastwo heads are better than one cuatro ojos ven más que doshead teacher director,-rahead start ventajahead office oficina centralhead ['hɛd] vt1) lead: encabezar2) direct: dirigirhead vi: dirigirsehead adjmain: principalthe head office: la oficina central, la sedehead n1) : cabeza ffrom head to foot: de pies a cabeza2) mind: mente f, cabeza f3) tip, top: cabeza f (de un clavo, un martillo, etc.), cabecera f (de una mesa o un río), punta f (de una flecha), flor m (de un repollo, etc.), encabezamiento m (de una carta, etc.), espuma f (de cerveza)4) director, leader: director m, -tora f; jefe m, -fa f; cabeza f (de una familia)5) : cara f (de una moneda)heads or tails: cara o cruz6) : cabeza f500 head of cattle: 500 cabezas de ganado$10 a head: $10 por cabeza7)to come to a head : llegar a un punto críticoadj.• primero, -a adj.• principal adj.n.• cabecera s.f.• cabeza s.f.• cabezuela s.f.• director s.m.• dirigente s.m.• encabezamiento s.m.• mayor s.m.• mollera s.f.• principal s.m.• testa s.f.expr.• atajar v.• cortarle el paso expr.v.• cabecear v.• descabezar v.• dirigir v.• encabezar v.• mandar v.hed
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1) ( Anat) cabeza fto stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)
from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo
he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano
head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza
2) (mind, brain) cabeza fI said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza
he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza
she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números
use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!
if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá
it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...
to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien
to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza
to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)
to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza
to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos
3)a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera fb) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f4)a) ( chief) director, -tora m,fhead of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno
the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)
head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras
head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio
head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)
b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)5)a) ( person)$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona
6) ( crisis)to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico
7)a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal mb) ( of drill) cabezal mc) ( cylinder head) culata f8) ( Geog) cabo m
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1)a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?
3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*
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viwhere are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?
it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos
Phrasal Verbs:- head for- head off- head up[hed]1. N1) (=part of body) cabeza f•
the horse won by a (short) head — el caballo ganó por una cabeza (escasa)•
he went head first into the ditch/wall — se cayó de cabeza en la zanja/se dio de cabeza contra la paredthe government is ploughing head first into another crisis — el gobierno avanza irremediablemente hacia otra crisis
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to give a horse its head — soltar las riendas a un caballoto give sb his/her head — dar rienda suelta a algn
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wine goes to my head — el vino se me sube a la cabeza•
to keep one's head down — (lit) no levantar la cabeza; (=work hard) trabajar de lo lindo; (=avoid being noticed) intentar pasar desapercibido•
to nod one's head — decir que sí or asentir con la cabeza•
to shake one's head — decir que no or negar con la cabeza•
he stands head and shoulders above the rest — (lit) les saca más de una cabeza a los demás; (fig) los demás no le llegan a la suela del zapato•
to stand on one's head — hacer el pino•
she is a head taller than her sister — le saca una cabeza a su hermana•
he turned his head and looked back at her — volvió la cabeza y la miró- have one's head up one's arse or ass- bite sb's head off- put or lay one's head on the block- get one's head downto go over sb's head —
- hold one's head up highwith head held high — con la frente bien alta or erguida
- laugh one's head off- stand or turn sth on its head- want sb's head on a plate- turn one's head the other way- bury or hide or stick one's head in the sand- scream/shout one's head offI can't make head nor or or tail of what he's saying — no entiendo nada de lo que dice
- turn heads- keep one's head above wateracid 3., cloud 1., hang 1., 1), knock, price 1., 1), rear, swell 3., 1), top I, 1., 11)2) (=intellect, mind) cabeza fuse your head! — ¡usa la cabeza!
it's gone right out of my head — se me ha ido de la cabeza, se me ha olvidado
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it was above their heads — no lo entendían•
it's better to come to it with a clear head in the morning — es mejor hacerlo por la mañana con la cabeza despejada•
it never entered my head — ni se me pasó por la cabeza siquiera•
to have a head for business/figures — ser bueno para los negocios/con los números•
to do a sum in one's head — hacer un cálculo mental•
he has got it into his head that... — se le ha metido en la cabeza que...I wish he would get it into his thick head that... — ya me gustaría que le entrara en ese cabezón que tiene que...
who put that (idea) into your head? — ¿quién te ha metido eso en la cabeza?
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I can't get that tune out of my head — no puedo quitarme esa música de la cabeza•
it was over their heads — no lo entendían•
I'm sure if we put our heads together we can work something out — estoy seguro de que si intercambiamos ideas encontraremos una solución•
to take it into one's head to do sth, he took it into his head to go to Australia — se le metió en la cabeza ir a Australia•
don't worry your head about it — no te preocupes, no le des muchas vueltas- keep one's head- lose one's head- be/go off one's headyou must be off your head! — ¡estás como una cabra!
- be out of one's head- he's got his head screwed on- be soft or weak in the head- go soft in the head3) (=leader) [of firm] director(a) m / f; (esp Brit) [of school] director(a) m / fhead of French — el jefe/la jefa del departamento de francés
4) (=top part) [of hammer, pin, spot] cabeza f; [of arrow, spear] punta f; [of stick, cane] puño m; [of bed, page] cabecera f; [of stairs] parte f alta; (on beer) espuma f; [of river] cabecera f, nacimiento m; [of valley] final m; [of mountain pass] cima fat the head of — [+ organization] a la cabeza de; [+ train] en la parte delantera de
to sit at the head of the table — sentarse en la cabecera de la mesa, presidir la mesa
5) (Bot) [of flower] cabeza f, flor f; [of corn] mazorca f6) (Tech) (on tape-recorder) cabezal m, cabeza f magnética; [of cylinder] culata f; (Comput) cabeza freading/writing head — cabeza f de lectura/grabación
7) (=culmination)•
this will bring matters to a head — esto llevará las cosas a un punto crítico8) heads (on coin) cara fheads or tails? — ¿cara o cruz?, ¿águila o sol? (Mex)
9) (no pl) (=unit)£15 a or per head — 15 libras por cabeza or persona
10) (Naut) proa fhead to wind — con la proa a barlovento or de cara al viento
11) (Geog) cabo m12) (=pressure)head of steam — presión f de vapor
head of water — presión f de agua
13) (=height) [of water]there has to be a head of six feet between the tank and the bath — el tanque tiene que estar a una altura de dos metros con respecto al baño
14) (=title) titular m; (=subject heading) encabezamiento mthis comes under the head of... — esto viene en el apartado de...
2. VT1) (=be at front of) [+ procession, league, poll] encabezar, ir a la cabeza de; [+ list] encabezar2) (=be in charge of) [+ organization] dirigir; (Sport) [+ team] capitanear3) (=steer) [+ ship, car, plane] dirigir4) (Ftbl) [+ goal] cabecear5) [+ chapter] encabezar3.VIwhere are you heading or headed? — ¿hacia dónde vas?, ¿para dónde vas?
he hitched a ride on a truck heading or headed west — hizo autostop y lo recogió un camión que iba hacia el oeste
they were heading home/back to town — volvían a casa/a la ciudad
4.CPDhead boy N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado m de la escuela (alumno)
head buyer N — jefe(-a) m / f de compras
head case * N — (Brit) majara * mf, chiflado(-a) * m / f
head cheese N — (US) queso m de cerdo, cabeza f de jabalí (Sp), carne f en gelatina
head clerk N — encargado(-a) m / f
head coach N — (Sport) primer(a) entrenador(a) m / f
head count N — recuento m de personas
head gardener N — jefe(-a) m / f de jardineros
head girl N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegada f de la escuela (alumna)
head height N — altura f de la cabeza
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at head height — a la altura de la cabezahead injury N — herida f en la cabeza
head massage N — masaje m en la cabeza
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to give sb a head massage — masajearle la cabeza a algn, darle un masaje en la cabeza a algnhead nurse N — enfermero(-a) m / f jefe
head office N — sede f central
head prefect N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado(-a) m / f de la escuela (alumno/alumna)
head restraint N — (Aut) apoyacabezas m inv, reposacabezas m inv
head start N — ventaja f
a good education gives your child a head start in life — una buena educación sitúa a su hijo en una posición aventajada en la vida
to have a head start (over or on sb) — (Sport, fig) tener ventaja (sobre algn)
he has a head start over other candidates — tiene ventaja sobre or les lleva ventaja a otros candidatos
head teacher N — director(a) m / f
head waiter N — maître m
head wound N — herida f en la cabeza
- head for- head off- head out- head up* * *[hed]
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1) ( Anat) cabeza fto stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)
from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo
he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano
head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza
2) (mind, brain) cabeza fI said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza
he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza
she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números
use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!
if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá
it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...
to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien
to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza
to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)
to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza
to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos
3)a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera fb) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f4)a) ( chief) director, -tora m,fhead of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno
the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)
head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras
head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio
head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)
b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)5)a) ( person)$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona
6) ( crisis)to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico
7)a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal mb) ( of drill) cabezal mc) ( cylinder head) culata f8) ( Geog) cabo m
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1)a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?
3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*
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viwhere are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?
it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos
Phrasal Verbs:- head for- head off- head up -
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1. adjectiverund; rundlich [Arme]2. nounround cheeks — Pausbacken Pl. (fam.)
1) (recurring series) Serie, dieround of talks/negotiations — Gesprächs-/Verhandlungsrunde, die
2) (charge of ammunition) Ladung, die50 rounds [of ammunition] — 50 Schuss Munition
3) (division of game or contest) Runde, die4) (burst)round of applause — Beifallssturm, der
5)round [of drinks] — Runde, die
go [on] or make one's rounds — [Posten, Wächter usw.:] seine Runde machen od. gehen; [Krankenhausarzt:] Visite machen
do or go the rounds — [Person, Gerücht usw.:] die Runde machen (ugs.)
7) (Golf) Runde, die8) (slice)3. adverba round of bread/toast — eine Scheibe Brot/Toast
1)2) (in girth)be [all of] ten feet round — einen Umfang von [mindestens] zehn Fuß haben
3) (from one point, place, person, etc. to another)he asked round among his friends — er fragte seine Freunde
4) (by indirect way) herumgo a/the long way round — einen weiten Umweg machen
4. prepositionask somebody round [for a drink] — jemanden [zu einem Gläschen zu sich] einladen; see also academic.ru/13497/clock">clock 1. 1)
1) um [... herum]she had a blanket round her — sie hatte eine Decke um sich geschlungen
right round the lake — um den ganzen See herum
be round the back of the house — hinter dem Haus sein
walk etc. round and round something — immer wieder um etwas herumgehen usw.
we looked round the shops — wir sahen uns in den Geschäften um
2) (in various directions from) um [... herum]; rund um [einen Ort]5. transitive verbdo you live round here? — wohnst du [hier] in der Nähe?
1) (give round shape to) rund machen; runden [Lippen, Rücken]2) (state as round number) runden (to auf + Akk.)3) (go round) umfahren/umgehen usw.round a bend — um eine Kurve fahren/gehen/kommen usw
Phrasal Verbs:- round on- round up* * *1. adjective2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) rundlich2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) herum2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All( the) year round.) rundherum4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) herum5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) rundherum6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) herüber3. preposition3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) um... herum4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) in...herum4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) die Runde2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) die Runde3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) die Salve4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) der Schuß5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) die Runde6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) der Kanon5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) herumfahren um- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) umwegig- round figures/numbers- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up* * *[raʊnd]I. adj<-er, -est>1. (circular) rund\round arch Rundbogen m\round arms/legs rund[lich]e [o dicke] Arme/Beine\round cheeks runde Backen\round eyes Kulleraugen pl\round face rundliches Gesicht\round peg Runddübel m\round table runder Tisch\round vowel gerundeter Vokala \round dozen ein rundes Dutzendto make sth a \round hundred (bring up) etw auf hundert aufrunden; (bring down) etw auf hundert abrundenin \round figures aufgerundet, abgerundet1. (in circular motion)the children turned \round and \round until they made themselves dizzy die Kinder drehten sich so lange im Kreis, bis ihnen schwindlig wurdesorry, you'll have to go \round tut mir leid, aber Sie müssen außen herumgehen2. (here and there)to run \round herumrennen fam3. (to a specific place)to come \round vorbeikommen famto go \round virus, rumours umgehenthere aren't enough pencils to go \round es sind nicht genügend Stifte für alle vorhandento go \round to Mary's/Peter's bei Mary/Peter vorbeischauen famto show sb \round jdn herumführen4. (surrounding) rundherumthe house has trees all \round das Haus ist von Bäumen umgebeneveryone for a mile \round heard the explosion jeder im Umkreis von einer Meile hörte die Explosionin the mountains \round about in den Bergen ringsherumall year \round das ganze Jahr hindurch5. (towards other direction)the other way \round anders herumthe right/wrong way \round richtig/falsch herumto have sth on [or be wearing sth] the wrong way \round etw falsch [o links] herum anhaben6. (circa) ungefähr\round about 4 o'clock gegen 4 Uhr\round about 20 people ungefähr 20 Personen7. (in girth)the pyramid is 50 metres high and 100 metres \round die Pyramide ist 50 Meter hoch und hat einen Umfang von 100 MeternIII. prep, um + akk... herumhe put his arms \round her er legte seine Arme um siethere are trees all \round the house um das ganze Haus herum stehen Bäumethe moon goes \round the earth der Mond kreist um die Erdethey walked \round the lake sie liefen um den See herumdrive \round the corner and take the second road on the left fahren Sie um die Ecke und nehmen sie die zweite Straße zur Linkento be just \round the corner gleich um die Ecke seinthey sat \round the table sie saßen um den Tisch [herum]she looked \round the house sie sah sich im Haus umshe walked \round the room sie lief im Zimmer herumfrom all \round the world aus aller Welt6. (about) um ungefährI heard a strange noise \round 12:15 um ungefähr 12.15 Uhr hörte ich ein seltsames Geräusch7.▶ to be/go \round the bend/twist den Verstand verloren haben/verlieren, wahnsinnig geworden sein/werdenthere seems to be no way \round this problem es führt wohl kein Weg um dieses Problem herum▶ to lie/sit/stand \round herumliegen/-sitzen/-stehenIV. nthis \round is on me! diese Runde geht auf mich!a \round of sandwiches BRIT ein belegtes Brota \round of toast eine Scheibe Toastwhen we were young, life was just one long \round of parties als wir jung waren, war unser Leben eine einzige Folge von Partysto be a \round of pleasure ein einziges Vergnügen sein\round of talks Gesprächsrunde f3. (salvo)\round of applause Beifall mto get a big \round of applause stürmischen Beifall bekommen4. (route)▪ \rounds pl:I've made the \rounds of all the agents, but nobody has any tickets left ich habe alle Verkaufsstellen abgeklappert, aber es waren keine Karten mehr zu bekommen famto have a milk \round die Milch ausliefernto do a paper \round Zeitungen austragenmy daily \round includes going for a jog in the morning zu meinem Tagesablauf gehört mein täglicher Morgenlaufa \round of golf eine Runde Golfto fire a \round eine Ladung Munition abfeuernV. vt1. (make round)▪ to \round sth etw umrunden2. (go around)to \round the corner um die Ecke biegenVI. vi1. (become round) rund werden2. (turn against)▪ to \round on sb jdn anfahrento \round on one's critics über seine Kritiker herfallento \round on one's pursuers seine Verfolger angreifen* * *[raʊnd]1. adj (+er)1) rund; (LING) vowel gerundetround figure, round number — runde Zahl
in round figures, that will cost 20 million — es kostet rund (gerechnet) or runde 20 Millionen
2. adv (esp Brit)you can't get through here, you'll have to go round — Sie können hier nicht durch, Sie müssen außen herum gehen
the long way round — der Umweg, der längere Weg
that's a long way round (detour) — das ist ein großer Umweg; (round field, town)
I asked him round for a drink — ich lud ihn auf ein Glas Wein/Bier etc bei mir ein
I'll be round at 8 o'clock —
spring will soon be round again — der Frühling steht bald wieder vor der Tür
all round (lit) — ringsherum; ( esp Brit fig : for everyone ) für alle
drinks all round! (esp Brit) —
taking things all round, taken all round — insgesamt gesehen, wenn man alles zusammennimmt
this ought to make life much easier all round (esp Brit) — damit müsste es insgesamt einfacher werden
a pillar 2 m round — eine Säule mit 2 m Umfang
3. prep1) (esp Brit of place etc) um (... herum)round the table/fire — um den Tisch/das Feuer (herum)
all round the house (inside) — im ganzen Haus; (outside)
to go round a corner/bend — um eine Ecke/Kurve gehen/fahren etc
to look or see round a house — sich (dat) ein Haus ansehen
to show sb round a town — jdm eine Stadt zeigen, jdn in einer Stadt herumführen
they went round the cafés looking for him — sie gingen in alle Cafés, um nach ihm zu suchen
2) (= approximately) ungefähr£800 — um die £ 800
4. na round of beef sandwiches (esp Brit) — ein belegtes Brot mit Braten, eine Bratenschnitte
2) (= delivery round) Runde fto go or make or do the rounds (visiting relatives etc) — die Runde machen
the daily round (fig) — die tägliche Arbeit, der tägliche Trott (pej)
3)to go or do the rounds (story etc) — reihum gehen
the story went the rounds of the club —
10 rounds of bullets —
6)5. vt1) (= make round) runden2) (= go round) corner, bend gehen/fahren um; cape umfahren, herumfahren um; obstacle herumgehen/-fahren um* * *round [raʊnd]1. allg rund:a) kugelrundb) kreisrundc) zylindrisch:round bar Rundstab md) (ab)gerundete) einen Kreis beschreibend:round movement kreisförmige Bewegungf) bogenförmig:round-arched ARCH rundbogig, Rundbogen…g) rundlich, voll (Arme, Backen)3. fig rund, voll, ganz (Dutzend etc)a) in ganzen Zahlen,a round guess eine ungefähre Schätzung6. rund, beträchtlich (Summe)8. voll(-tönend) (Stimme)9. flott, scharf (Tempo)10. offen, unverblümt (Antwort etc):a round lie eine freche Lüge11. kräftig, derb:in round terms unmissverständlich12. weich, vollmundig (Wein)B s1. Rund n, Kreis m, Ring m:this earthly round das Erdenrund3. a) (runde) Stangeb) Querstange fd) TECH Rundstab m4. Rundung f:out of round TECH unrunda) plastisch,b) fig vollkommen7. Br Scheibe f, Schnitte f (Brot etc)8. Kreislauf m, Runde f:the round of the seasons der Kreislauf der Jahreszeiten;the daily round der alltägliche Trott9. a) (Dienst)Runde f, Rundgang m (von Polizisten, Briefträgern etc)b) MIL Rundgang m, Streifwache fc) pl MIL koll Streife fb) Rundreise f, Tour fof von)12. a) Boxen, Golf etc: Runde f:a 10-round fight, a fight over 10 rounds ein Kampf über 10 Runden;first round to him! die erste Runde geht an ihn!, fig hum a. eins zu null für ihn!b) (Verhandlungs- etc) Runde f:13. Runde f, Kreis m (von Personen):go the rounds die Runde machen, kursieren ( beide:of bei, in dat) (Gerücht, Witz etc)15. MILa) Salve fb) Schuss m:20 rounds of cartridge 20 Schuss Patronen;he did not fire a single round er gab keinen einzigen Schuss ab16. fig (Lach-, Beifalls) Salve f:round after round of applause nicht enden wollender Beifall17. MUSa) Kanon m, Br HIST Round m (schlichter Rundgesang)b) Rundtanz m, Reigen mc) Dreher mC adv3. im Umfang, mit einem Umfang von:4. rundherum:round and round immer rundherum;the wheels go round die Räder drehen sich;hand sth round etwas herumreichen;look round um sich blicken;turn round sich umdrehen5. außen herum:a long way round ein weiter oder großer Umweg6. (zeitlich) heran…:winter comes round again der Winter kehrt wiederthe clock round rund um die Uhr, volle 24 Stunden8. a) hinüber…b) herüber…, her…:ask sb round jemanden her(über)bitten;D präp1. (rund) um:a tour round the world eine Reise um die Welt2. um (… herum):just round the corner gleich um die Eckeshe chased us round all the shops sie jagte uns durch alle Läden4. um (… herum), im Umkreis von (oder gen):shells burst round him um ihn herum platzten Granaten5. um (… herum):write a book round a story aus einer Geschichte ein (dickes) Buch machen;argue round and round a subject um ein Thema herumredenE v/t2. umkreisen3. umgeben, umschließenF v/i1. rund werden, sich runden2. fig sich abrunden3. a) die Runde machen (Wache)b) einen Umweg machena) jemanden anfahren,b) über jemanden herfallenrd. abk1. road Str.3. round* * *1. adjectiverund; rundlich [Arme]round cheeks — Pausbacken Pl. (fam.)
2. nounin round figures, it will cost £1,000 — rund gerechnet wird es 1 000 Pfund kosten
1) (recurring series) Serie, dieround of talks/negotiations — Gesprächs-/Verhandlungsrunde, die
2) (charge of ammunition) Ladung, die50 rounds [of ammunition] — 50 Schuss Munition
3) (division of game or contest) Runde, die4) (burst)round of applause — Beifallssturm, der
5)round [of drinks] — Runde, die
go [on] or make one's rounds — [Posten, Wächter usw.:] seine Runde machen od. gehen; [Krankenhausarzt:] Visite machen
do or go the rounds — [Person, Gerücht usw.:] die Runde machen (ugs.)
7) (Golf) Runde, die8) (slice)3. adverba round of bread/toast — eine Scheibe Brot/Toast
1)2) (in girth)be [all of] ten feet round — einen Umfang von [mindestens] zehn Fuß haben
3) (from one point, place, person, etc. to another)4) (by indirect way) herumgo a/the long way round — einen weiten Umweg machen
4. prepositionask somebody round [for a drink] — jemanden [zu einem Gläschen zu sich] einladen; see also clock 1. 1)
1) um [... herum]walk etc. round and round something — immer wieder um etwas herumgehen usw.
2) (in various directions from) um [... herum]; rund um [einen Ort]5. transitive verbdo you live round here? — wohnst du [hier] in der Nähe?
1) (give round shape to) rund machen; runden [Lippen, Rücken]2) (state as round number) runden (to auf + Akk.)3) (go round) umfahren/umgehen usw.round a bend — um eine Kurve fahren/gehen/kommen usw
Phrasal Verbs:- round on- round up* * *adj.ringsherum adj.rund adj.runden adj.um...herum adj. n.Kontrollgang m.Runde -n f. -
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1. noun1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) cara, rostro2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) superficie3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) cara de trabajo
2. verb1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) estar enfrente de2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) estar de cara, ponerse de cara3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) afrontar•- - faced- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
- save one's face
face1 n1. cara2. esferaface2 vb1. dar a2. mirar hacia3. ponerse de cara awe must face facts, we are lost debemos afrontar la realidad, estamos perdidostr[feɪs]1 (of person) cara, rostro2 (surface) superficie nombre femenino3 (side) cara4 (of card, coin) cara5 (of dial) cuadrante nombre masculino6 (of watch) esfera8 (look) cara, expresión nombre femenino1 (look towards) mirar hacia■ she turned to face me se volvió hacia mí, se volvió para mirarme■ everybody face the blackboard! ¡todo el mundo mira cara a la pizarra!2 (look onto) mirar hacia, estar orientado,-a hacia, dar a3 (be opposite to) estar enfrente de4 (confront) presentarse, plantearse; (deal with) enfrentarse a■ the problems facing this government seem insurmountable los problemas a los que se enfrenta este gobierno parecen insuperables5 (tolerate) soportar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLface down (person, card) boca abajoface to face cara a caraface up (person, card) boca arribain the face of antelet's face it seamos realistas, reconozcámosloon the face of it a primera vistashut your face! ¡cierra el pico!to face the music dar la carato have a long face andar con cara largato have the face to do something tener la cara de hacer algoto keep a straight face mantenerse serio,-a, contener la risato look somebody in the face poder mirar a alguien en la carato lose face quedar malto make faces hacer muecasto pull faces hacer muecasto put on a brave face poner al mal tiempo buena carato save face salvar las aparienciasto say something to somebody's face decirle algo a alguien a la carato show one's face aparecerface cloth toallitaface cream crema facialface flannel toallitaface pack mascarilla facialface value valor nombre masculino nominal1) line: recubrir (una superficie), forrar (ropa)2) confront: enfrentarse a, afrontar, hacer frente ato face the music: afrontar las consecuenciasto face the facts: aceptar la realidad3) : estar de cara a, estar enfrente deshe's facing her brother: está de cara a su hermano4) overlook: dar aface vi: mirar (hacia), estar orientado (a)face n1) : cara f, rostro mhe told me to my face: me lo dijo a la cara2) expression: cara f, expresión fto pull a long face: poner mala cara3) grimace: mueca fto make faces: hacer muecas4) appearance: fisonomía f, aspecto mthe face of society: la fisonomía de la sociedad5) effrontery: desfachatez f6) prestige: prestigio mto lose face: desprestigiarse7) front, side: cara f (de una moneda), esfera f (de un reloj), fachada f (de un edificio), pared f (de una montaña)8) surface: superficie f, faz f (de la tierra), cara f (de la luna)9)in the face of despite: en medio de, en visto de, anten.• cara s.f.• fachada s.f.• faz s.f.• mueca s.f.• pundonor s.m.• rostro s.m.• semblante s.m.• visaje s.m.expr.• hacerle frente (a alguien) expr.v.• acarear v.• aceptar v.• afrontar v.• arrostrar v.• carear v.• encarar v.• enfrentar v.• mirar hacia v.feɪs
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1) ca) (of person, animal) cara f, rostro mif your face doesn't fit... — si no le/les caes bien...
I'm not just a pretty face, you know! — (set phrase) no te creas que soy tan tonta
I must put my face on o do my face — (hum) tengo que maquillarme or pintarme
to feed o stuff one's face — (colloq) atiborrarse de comida, ponerse* morado (Esp fam)
in the face of stiff opposition — en medio de or ante una fuerte oposición
to argue/shout until one is blue in the face — discutir/gritar hasta cansarse
to blow up in somebody's face — salir* mal
to fall flat on one's face — caerse* de bruces; ( blunder) darse* de narices
to fly in the face of something — hacer* caso omiso de algo
to laugh on the other side of one's face: you'll laugh on the other side of your face when you're fired! se te van a acabar las ganas de reír(te) cuando te despidan!; to somebody's face a or en la cara; to show one's face aparecer*; to stare somebody in the face: the solution was staring me in the face — tenía la solución delante de las narices
b) ( person) cara fc) ( expression) cara fto keep a straight face: I could hardly keep a straight face casi no podía aguantarme (de) la risa; to make o (BrE also) pull a face poner* mala cara; the children were making faces at each other los niños se hacían muecas; to put a brave face on it — poner(le)* al mal tiempo buena cara
2)a) (appearance, nature) (no pl) fisonomía fb) c ( aspect) aspecto mc) u ( dignity)to lose face — desprestigiarse, quedar mal
3) c (of coin, medal, solid) cara f; (of clock, watch) esfera f, carátula f (Méx)4) c ( of cliff) pared fto disappear off the face of the earth — desaparecer* de la faz de la tierra
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1) ( be opposite)she turned to face him/the wall — se volvió hacia él/la pared
2) ( confront) enfrentarse ato be faced with something — estar* or verse* frente a or ante algo
let's face it, we have no alternative — seamos realistas, no nos queda otra alternativa
3)a) ( be presented with) \<\<problem/increase\>\> enfrentarseI face that problem every day — todos los días me encuentro con or me enfrento a un problema así
b) ( bear)c) ( lie ahead of)several problems face us — se nos presentan or se nos plantean varios problemas
4) ( Const) \<\<wall/surface\>\> recubrir*
2.
vithe house faces north — la casa está orientada or da al norte
Phrasal Verbs:[feɪs]1. N1) (=part of body) cara f, rostro m•
the bomb blew up in his face — la bomba estalló delante suyoit all blew up in his face * — (fig) le salió el tiro por la culata *
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I could never look him in the face again — no tendría valor para mirarle a la cara de nuevo•
to say sth to sb's face — decirle algo a la cara a algnto bring two people face to face — poner a dos personas cara a cara, confrontar a dos personas
to come face to face with — [+ person] encontrarse cara a cara con; [+ problem, danger] enfrentarse con
•
face up — boca arriba- put a brave or good face on it- lose face- be off one's face- put one's face on- save face- set one's face against sth- show one's faceblue 1., 1), egg 1., 1), laugh 2., plain 1., 1), pretty 1., 1), slap 1., stuff 2., 1)2) (=expression) cara f, expresión fa happy face — una cara alegre or de Pascua
straight 1., 1)•
a long face — una cara larga3) (=person) cara fwe need some new or fresh faces on the team — el equipo necesita sangre nueva
4) (=surface) superficie f; [of dial, watch] esfera f; [of sundial] cuadrante m; [of mountain, cliff, coin, playing card] cara f; [of building] fachada f, frente m5) (=aspect)6) (=effrontery) descaro m, cara f, caradura f7) (=typeface) tipo m de imprenta•
in the face of — [+ enemy] frente a; [+ threats, danger] ante; [+ difficulty] en vista de, ante•
on the face of it — a primera vista, a juzgar por las apariencias- fly in the face of reason2. VT1) (=be facing) [+ person, object] estar de cara a; (=be opposite) estar enfrente deface the wall! — ¡ponte de cara a la pared!
they sat facing each other — se sentaron uno frente al or enfrente del otro
- face both ways2) [room, building]a) (=overlook) dar a, tener vista ab) (=be opposite to) [+ building] estar enfrente de3) (=confront) [+ enemy, danger, problem, situation] enfrentarse a; [+ consequences] hacer frente a, afrontarI can't face him — (ashamed) no podría mirarle a los ojos
he faces a fine of £200 if convicted — le espera una multa de £200 si lo declaran culpable
he was faced with a class who refused to cooperate — se encontraba ante una clase que se negaba a cooperar
faced with the prospect of living on his own, he... — ante la perspectiva de vivir solo,...
to face the fact that... — reconocer que...
we will face him with the facts — le expondremos los hechos or la realidad
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let's face it! — ¡seamos realistas!, ¡reconozcámoslo!- face the music4) (=bear, stand)•
I can't face breakfast this morning — hoy no podría desayunar nada5) (=clad) revestir6) (Sew) (on inside) forrar; (on outside) recubrir3. VI1) [person, animal] (=look) mirar hacia; (=turn) volverse haciaface this way! — ¡vuélvete hacia aquí!
right face! — (US) (Mil) ¡derecha!
about face! — (US) (Mil) ¡media vuelta!
2) [building]which way does the house face? — ¿en qué dirección está orientada la casa?
it faces east/towards the east — da al este/mira hacia el este
4.CPDface card N — (US) figura f
face cloth N — = face flannel
face cream N — crema f para la cara
face flannel N — (Brit) toallita f; (=glove) manopla f (para lavarse la cara)
(Cosmetics) = face packface mask N — mascarilla f
face pack N — mascarilla f facial
face paint N — pintura ornamental para la cara
face painting N — (for children) pintura f facial
face powder N — polvos mpl para la cara
face scrub N — = facial scrub
face value N — [of coin, stamp] valor m nominal
- take sb at face value- face out* * *[feɪs]
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1) ca) (of person, animal) cara f, rostro mif your face doesn't fit... — si no le/les caes bien...
I'm not just a pretty face, you know! — (set phrase) no te creas que soy tan tonta
I must put my face on o do my face — (hum) tengo que maquillarme or pintarme
to feed o stuff one's face — (colloq) atiborrarse de comida, ponerse* morado (Esp fam)
in the face of stiff opposition — en medio de or ante una fuerte oposición
to argue/shout until one is blue in the face — discutir/gritar hasta cansarse
to blow up in somebody's face — salir* mal
to fall flat on one's face — caerse* de bruces; ( blunder) darse* de narices
to fly in the face of something — hacer* caso omiso de algo
to laugh on the other side of one's face: you'll laugh on the other side of your face when you're fired! se te van a acabar las ganas de reír(te) cuando te despidan!; to somebody's face a or en la cara; to show one's face aparecer*; to stare somebody in the face: the solution was staring me in the face — tenía la solución delante de las narices
b) ( person) cara fc) ( expression) cara fto keep a straight face: I could hardly keep a straight face casi no podía aguantarme (de) la risa; to make o (BrE also) pull a face poner* mala cara; the children were making faces at each other los niños se hacían muecas; to put a brave face on it — poner(le)* al mal tiempo buena cara
2)a) (appearance, nature) (no pl) fisonomía fb) c ( aspect) aspecto mc) u ( dignity)to lose face — desprestigiarse, quedar mal
3) c (of coin, medal, solid) cara f; (of clock, watch) esfera f, carátula f (Méx)4) c ( of cliff) pared fto disappear off the face of the earth — desaparecer* de la faz de la tierra
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1) ( be opposite)she turned to face him/the wall — se volvió hacia él/la pared
2) ( confront) enfrentarse ato be faced with something — estar* or verse* frente a or ante algo
let's face it, we have no alternative — seamos realistas, no nos queda otra alternativa
3)a) ( be presented with) \<\<problem/increase\>\> enfrentarseI face that problem every day — todos los días me encuentro con or me enfrento a un problema así
b) ( bear)c) ( lie ahead of)several problems face us — se nos presentan or se nos plantean varios problemas
4) ( Const) \<\<wall/surface\>\> recubrir*
2.
vithe house faces north — la casa está orientada or da al norte
Phrasal Verbs: -
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1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo
2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) en sentido contrario2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) en círculo3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de persona en persona4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) de un sitio a otro, por ahí5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferencia6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) a casa
3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) alrededor (de), en torno (a)2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) alrededor (de), en torno (a)3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) a la vuelta (de)4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por
4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) ronda, vuelta; recorrido2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) recorrido3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva; tiro4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) vuelta, asalto (boxeo)6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canon
5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) girar, virar- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout
6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) indirecto- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up
round1 adj redondoround2 advshe looked round miró a su alrededor / miró hacia atrásround3 prep alrededor de
round /rraun/ sustantivo masculino (Dep) round ' round' also found in these entries: Spanish: alrededor - asalto - asomar - batuta - billete - bordear - caballito - camilla - circular - dejarse - doblar - eliminatoria - energía - estar - foro - hacinarse - inversa - inverso - juntar - octava - octavo - pasarse - patearse - piña - por - reanimar - reanimarse - rebuscada - rebuscado - recorrer - redonda - redondear - redondez - redondo - rematar - remover - revés - rodear - ronda - sobremesa - soler - sortear - tartana - tiovivo - volver - volverse - vuelta - acorralar - aparecer - aplauso English: all-round - ask round - bend - bring round - circle - clip - clock - come round - corner - drop in - drop round - finger - flash - gather round - get around - get round - get round to - glance round - go round - hand round - look round - merry-go-round - pad - paper round - pass - pass round - rally - rally round - ring - round - round down - round off - round on - round robin - round up - round-shouldered - round-table meeting - round-the-clock - show round - spin - swap round - swing - tour - travel - turn round - twist round - wander - way - wheel - whip-roundtr[raʊnd]1 redondo,-a1 (circle) círculo4 (of drinks) ronda5 (of policeman etc) ronda6 (for gun) cartucho7 (of bread) rebanada2 (about) por ahí3 (to somebody's house) a casa1 alrededor de■ have you lived round here long? ¿hace mucho que vives por aquí?1 doblar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall the year round durante todo el añoround the clock día y noche, las veinticuatro horasround the corner a la vuelta de la esquinathe other way round al revésto have round shoulders tener las espaldas cargadasto go round dar vueltasround table mesa redondaround trip viaje nombre masculino de ida y vueltaround number número redondoround ['raʊnd] vt1) : redondearshe rounded the edges: redondeó los bordes2) turn: doblarto round the corner: dar la vuelta a la esquina3)to round off : redondear (un número)4)5)to round up gather: reunirround adj1) : redondoa round table: una mesa redondain round numbers: en números redondosround shoulders: espaldas cargadas2)round trip : viaje m de ida y vueltaround n1) circle: círculo m2) series: serie f, sucesión fa round of talks: una ronda de negociacionesthe daily round: la rutina cotidiana3) : asalto m (en boxeo), recorrido m (en golf), vuelta f (en varios juegos)4) : salva f (de aplausos)5)round of drinks : ronda f6)round of ammunition : disparo m, cartucho m7) rounds npl: recorridos mpl (de un cartero), rondas fpl (de un vigilante), visitas fpl (de un médico)to make the rounds: hacer visitasn.• equilibrado (Vino) s.m.adj.• redondo, -a adj.• rollizo, -a adj.• rotundo, -a adj.adv.• alrededor adv.n.• asalto s.m.• círculo s.m.• descarga s.f.• redondo s.m.• ronda s.f.• rueda s.f.• vuelta s.f.prep.• alrededor de prep.v.• redondear (MAT, INF) v.
I raʊnd1)a) (circular, spherical) redondob) ( not angular) < corner> curvoshe has very round shoulders — es muy cargada de espaldas, es muy encorvada
2) < number> redondo
II
1) c ( circle) círculo m, redondel m, redondela f (Andes)theater in the round — teatro m circular
2) ca) ( series) serie fround of talks — ronda f de conversaciones
b) ( burst)let's have a round of applause for... — un aplauso para...
3) c (Sport, Games) (of tournament, quiz) vuelta f; (in boxing, wrestling) round m, asalto m; ( in golf) vuelta f, recorrido m; ( in showjumping) recorrido m; ( in card games) partida f4)a) ( of visits) (often pl)the doctor is off making his rounds o (BrE) is on his rounds — el doctor está haciendo visitas a domicilio or visitando pacientes
the nurse does her round of the wards at midday — la enfermera hace la ronda de las salas a mediodía
we had to make o (BrE) do o go the rounds of all the relatives — tuvimos que ir de visita a casa de todos los parientes
b) c ( of watchman) ronda f; (of postman, milkman) (BrE) recorrido m5) c ( of drinks) ronda f, vuelta f, tanda f (Col, Méx)this is my round — esta ronda or vuelta or (Col, Méx tb) tanda la pago yo
7) c ( of bread) (BrE)a round of toast — una tostada or (Méx) un pan tostado
8) c ( Mus) canon m
III
a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> doblar, dar* la vuelta ab) ( make round) \<\<edge\>\> redondearPhrasal Verbs:- round on- round up
IV
adverb (esp BrE)1)a) ( in a circle)she spun round when she heard his voice — dio media vuelta al oír su voz; see also turn round
c) ( on all sides) alrededor2)a) (from one place, person to another)the curator took us round — el conservador nos mostró or nos enseñó el museo (or la colección etc)
b) (at, to different place)we're having friends round for a meal — hemos invitado a unos amigos a comer; see also call round
c)all round — ( in every respect) en todos los sentidos; ( for everybody) a todos
V
preposition (esp BrE)1) ( encircling) alrededor de2)a) ( in the vicinity of) cerca de, en los alrededores deb) (within, through)[raʊnd] When round is an element in a phrasal verb, eg ask round, call round, rally round, look up the verb.1.ADJ(compar rounder) (superl roundest) (gen) redondo; [sum, number] redondo2.ADV•
there is a fence all round — está rodeado por un cercadoit would be better all round if we didn't go — (in every respect) sería mejor en todos los sentidos que no fuéramos; (for all concerned) sería mejor para todos que no fuéramos
drinks all round! — ¡pago la ronda para todos!
•
to ask sb round — invitar a algn a casa or a pasar (por casa)•
we were round at my sister's — estábamos en casa de mi hermana•
the wheels go round — las ruedas giran or dan vuelta•
the long way round — el camino más largothe other/wrong way round — al revés
3. PREP1) (of place etc) alrededor dewe were sitting round the table/fire — estábamos sentados alrededor de la mesa/en torno a la chimenea
•
round the clock — (=at any time) a todas horas, a cualquier hora; (=non-stop) permanentemente, día y noche, las 24 horas del día•
are you from round here? — ¿eres de por aquí?•
to look round the shop — echar una mirada por la tienda•
round about £50 — alrededor de 50 libras, 50 libras más o menos•
somewhere round Derby — cerca de Derby3) (=using as theme)4. N1) (=circle) círculo m ; (=slice) tajada f, rodaja f2) [of postman, milkman etc] recorrido m ; [of watchman] ronda f•
the watchman was doing his round — el vigilante estaba de ronda•
the story is going the rounds that... — se dice or se rumorea que...she did or went or made the rounds of the agencies — visitó or recorrió todas las agencias
•
the doctor's on his rounds — el médico está haciendo sus visitas3) (Boxing) asalto m, round m ; (Golf) partido m, recorrido m, vuelta f ; (Showjumping) recorrido m ; (Cards) (=game) partida f ; (in tournament) vuelta f•
to have a clear round — hacer un recorrido sin penalizaciones4) [of drinks] ronda fwhose round is it? — ¿a quién le toca (pagar)?
it's my round — yo invito, me toca a mí
let's have a round of applause for... — demos un fuerte aplauso a...
5) (=series)6) (=routine)•
the daily round — la rutina cotidiana7)• in the round — (Theat) circular, en redondo
8) (Mus) canon m5. VT1) (=make round) [+ lips, edges] redondear2) (=go round) [+ corner] doblar, dar la vuelta a; (Naut) doblar6.CPDround arch N — arco m de medio punto
round dance N — baile m en corro
round robin N — (=request) petición f firmada en rueda; (=protest) protesta f firmada en rueda
Round Table N — (Hist) Mesa f Redonda
round table N — (=conference) mesa f redonda
round trip N — viaje m de ida y vuelta
round trip ticket — (US) billete m de ida y vuelta
- round on- round up* * *
I [raʊnd]1)a) (circular, spherical) redondob) ( not angular) < corner> curvoshe has very round shoulders — es muy cargada de espaldas, es muy encorvada
2) < number> redondo
II
1) c ( circle) círculo m, redondel m, redondela f (Andes)theater in the round — teatro m circular
2) ca) ( series) serie fround of talks — ronda f de conversaciones
b) ( burst)let's have a round of applause for... — un aplauso para...
3) c (Sport, Games) (of tournament, quiz) vuelta f; (in boxing, wrestling) round m, asalto m; ( in golf) vuelta f, recorrido m; ( in showjumping) recorrido m; ( in card games) partida f4)a) ( of visits) (often pl)the doctor is off making his rounds o (BrE) is on his rounds — el doctor está haciendo visitas a domicilio or visitando pacientes
the nurse does her round of the wards at midday — la enfermera hace la ronda de las salas a mediodía
we had to make o (BrE) do o go the rounds of all the relatives — tuvimos que ir de visita a casa de todos los parientes
b) c ( of watchman) ronda f; (of postman, milkman) (BrE) recorrido m5) c ( of drinks) ronda f, vuelta f, tanda f (Col, Méx)this is my round — esta ronda or vuelta or (Col, Méx tb) tanda la pago yo
7) c ( of bread) (BrE)a round of toast — una tostada or (Méx) un pan tostado
8) c ( Mus) canon m
III
a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> doblar, dar* la vuelta ab) ( make round) \<\<edge\>\> redondearPhrasal Verbs:- round on- round up
IV
adverb (esp BrE)1)a) ( in a circle)she spun round when she heard his voice — dio media vuelta al oír su voz; see also turn round
c) ( on all sides) alrededor2)a) (from one place, person to another)the curator took us round — el conservador nos mostró or nos enseñó el museo (or la colección etc)
b) (at, to different place)we're having friends round for a meal — hemos invitado a unos amigos a comer; see also call round
c)all round — ( in every respect) en todos los sentidos; ( for everybody) a todos
V
preposition (esp BrE)1) ( encircling) alrededor de2)a) ( in the vicinity of) cerca de, en los alrededores deb) (within, through) -
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round [raʊnd]rond ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 4 (a) autour (de) ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c), 2 (e), 3 (a) environ ⇒ 2 (g), 6 série ⇒ 4 (c) tournée ⇒ 4 (d), 4 (h) tour ⇒ 4 (f) partie ⇒ 4 (g)∎ to become round s'arrondir;∎ the earth is round la terre est ronde;∎ to have a round face avoir la figure ronde;∎ she looked up, her eyes round with surprise elle leva des yeux écarquillés de surprise;∎ round hand or handwriting écriture f ronde(b) (curved → belly, cheeks) rond;∎ to have round shoulders avoir le dos rond ou voûté∎ in round figures en chiffres ronds;∎ that's 500, in round figures ça fait 500 tout rond;∎ a round dozen une douzaine tout rond∎ a round sum une somme rondelette∎ they gave a round denial ils ont nié tout net(f) (rich, sonorous → tone, voice) sonore(a) (on all sides of) autour de;∎ sitting round the fire/table assis autour du feu/de la table;∎ the village is built round a green le village est construit autour d'un jardin public;∎ they were all grouped round the teacher ils étaient tous rassemblés autour du professeur;∎ the story centres round one particular family l'histoire est surtout centrée autour d'une famille∎ the pillar is three feet round the base la base du pilier fait trois pieds de circonférence;∎ he's 95 cm round the chest il fait 95 cm de tour de poitrine(c) (in the vicinity of, near) autour de;∎ the countryside round Bath is lovely la campagne autour de Bath est très belle;∎ they live somewhere round here ils habitent quelque part par ici∎ the nearest garage is just round the corner le garage le plus proche est juste au coin de la rue;∎ the grocer round the corner l'épicier du coin;∎ she disappeared round the back of the house elle a disparu derrière la maison;∎ the orchard is round the back le verger est derrière;∎ to go round the corner passer le coin, tourner au coin;∎ to go round an obstacle contourner un obstacle;∎ there must be a way round the problem il doit y avoir un moyen de contourner ce problème(e) (so as to encircle) autour de;∎ he put his arm round her shoulders/waist il a passé son bras autour de ses épaules/de sa taille;∎ she wears a scarf round her neck elle porte une écharpe autour du cou;∎ he put a blanket round her legs il lui enveloppa les jambes d'une couverture;∎ the shark swam round the boat le requin faisait des cercles autour du bateau;∎ Drake sailed round the world Drake a fait le tour du monde en bateau;∎ the earth goes or moves round the sun la terre tourne autour du soleil;∎ they were dancing round a fire ils dansaient autour d'un feu(f) (all over, everywhere in)∎ all round the world dans le monde entier, partout dans le monde;∎ to travel round the world/country faire le tour du monde/du pays;∎ she looked round the room elle a promené son regard autour de la pièce;∎ to walk round the town faire le tour de la ville (à pied);∎ we went for a stroll round the garden nous avons fait une balade dans le jardin;∎ there's a rumour going round the school une rumeur circule dans l'école(g) (approximately) environ, aux environs de;∎ round six o'clock aux environs de ou vers les six heures;∎ round Christmas aux environs de Noël∎ round the clock 24 heures sur 24;∎ we worked round the clock nous avons travaillé 24 heures d'affilée;∎ he slept round the clock il a fait le tour du cadran3 adverb(a) (on all sides) autour;∎ there's a fence all round il y a une clôture tout autour;∎ there are trees all the way round il y a des arbres tout autour;∎ taking things all round, taken all round à tout prendre, tout compte fait;∎ all round, it was a good result dans l'ensemble, c'était un bon résultat∎ you'll have to go round, the door's locked il faudra faire le tour, la porte est fermée à clé;∎ we drove round to the back nous avons fait le tour (par derrière)∎ turn the wheel right round or all the way round faites faire un tour complet à la roue;∎ the shark swam round in circles le requin tournait en rond;∎ all year round tout au long de ou toute l'année;∎ summer will soon be or come round again l'été reviendra vite∎ turn round and look at me retournez-vous et regardez-moi;∎ she looked round at us elle se retourna pour nous regarder;∎ we'll have to turn the car round on va devoir faire demi-tour;∎ to have one's hat/jumper on the wrong way round avoir son chapeau/son pull à l'envers;∎ to do sth the wrong way round faire qch à l'envers;∎ it's the other way round (quite the opposite) c'est (tout) le contraire;∎ try the key the other way round essaie la clef dans l'autre sens∎ we spent the summer just travelling round on a passé l'été à voyager;∎ can I have a look round? je peux jeter un coup d'œil?∎ hand the sweets round, hand round the sweets faites passer les bonbons;∎ there's a rumour going round il y a une rumeur qui court;∎ there wasn't enough to go round il n'y en avait pas assez pour tout le monde∎ she came round to see me elle est passée me voir;∎ let's invite some friends round et si on invitait des amis?;∎ come round for dinner some time viens dîner un soir;∎ take these cakes round to her house apportez-lui ces gâteaux;∎ he'll be round il passera;∎ to order the car round demander qu'on amène la voiture(h) (to a different place, position)∎ she's always moving the furniture round elle passe son temps à changer les meubles de place;∎ try shifting the aerial round a bit essaie de bouger un peu l'antenne∎ we had to take the long way round on a dû faire le grand tour ou un grand détour;∎ she went round by the stream elle fit un détour par le ruisseau∎ the tree is 5 metres round l'arbre fait 5 mètres de circonférence4 noun∎ a round of sandwiches = un sandwich au pain de mie coupé en deux ou en quatre(c) (one in a series → of discussions, negotiations) série f; (→ of elections) tour m; (→ of increases) série f, train m;∎ the next round of talks will be held in Moscow les prochains pourparlers auront lieu à Moscou∎ to do a paper/milk round distribuer les journaux/le lait à domicile;∎ to do a hospital round faire sa visite à l'hôpital, visiter ses malades;∎ to go on or do one's rounds (paperboy, milkman) faire sa tournée; (doctor) faire ses visites; (guard, policeman) faire sa ronde;∎ to go or do or make the rounds (story, rumour, cold) circuler;∎ there are several theories going the rounds at the moment il y a plusieurs théories qui circulent en ce moment;∎ there's a joke/rumour/virus going the rounds in the office il y a une blague/une rumeur/un virus qui circule au bureau;∎ she's doing or making the rounds of literary agents/travel agents elle fait le tour des agents littéraires/des agences de voyages∎ the daily round le train-train quotidien, la routine quotidienne;∎ the daily round of cooking and cleaning les travaux quotidiens de cuisine et de ménage;∎ his life is one long round of parties il passe sa vie à faire la fête(f) (stage of competition) tour m, manche f;∎ to be/get through to the next round se qualifier/s'être qualifié pour la manche suivante;∎ she's through to the final round elle participera à la finale∎ Horseriding there were six clear rounds six chevaux avaient fait un sans-faute;∎ Boxing he only went three rounds il n'a fait que trois rounds;∎ to play a round of golf faire une partie de golf;∎ he had the best round of the day c'est lui qui a fait le meilleur parcours ou round(h) (of drinks) tournée f;∎ to buy or stand a round of drinks payer une tournée (générale);∎ it's my round c'est ma tournée;∎ let's have another round prenons encore un verre(i) (of cheering) salve f(j) (of ammunition) cartouche f;∎ how many rounds have we got left? combien de cartouches nous reste-t-il?∎ theatre in the round théâtre m en rond∎ sculpture in the round ronde-bosse f(a) (lips, vowel) arrondirenviron;∎ we need round about 6,000 posters il nous faut environ 6000 affiches;∎ she's round about forty elle a la quarantaine;∎ round about midnight vers minuit2 adverbalentour, des alentours;∎ the villages round about les villages alentour ou des alentours1 adverb∎ to go round and round tourner;∎ we drove round and round for hours on a tourné en rond pendant des heures;∎ my head was spinning round and round j'avais la tête qui tournait∎ we drove round and round the field on a fait plusieurs tours dans le champ;∎ the helicopter flew round and round the lighthouse l'hélicoptère a tourné plusieurs fois autour du phare►► round of applause des applaudissements mpl;∎ give her a round of applause! on peut l'applaudir!;∎ they got a round of applause ils se sont fait applaudir;Architecture round arch arc m en plein cintre;Cookery round of beef gîte m à la noix;Typography round brackets parenthèses fpl;round dance ronde f;round figure chiffre m rond;∎ in round figures en chiffres mpl ronds;round robin (letter) pétition f (où les signatures sont disposées en rond); esp American (contest) poule f;the Round Table la Table ronde;round table table f ronde;round trip (voyage m) aller et retour m;∎ I did the round trip in six hours j'ai fait l'aller-retour en six heures;Anatomy round window fenêtre f rondearrondir au chiffre inférieur;∎ their prices were rounded down to the nearest £10 ils ont arrondi leurs prix aux 10 livres inférieures(a) (finish, complete) terminer, clore;∎ he rounded off his meal with a glass of brandy il a terminé son repas par un verre de cognac;∎ to round things off… pour finir…(b) (figures → round down) arrondir au chiffre inférieur; (→ round up) arrondir au chiffre supérieurattaquer, s'en prendre à(complete) compléter; (deepen) approfondirprendre des rondeurs -
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̈ɪəˈbaut
1. нареч.
1) кругом;
повсюду He was nowhere about. ≈ Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning his affairs. ≈ Вокруг только и делали, что судачили о его проблемах. - be about
2) недалеко Some cars were parked just about. ≈ Рядом припарковались несколько машин.
3) приблизительно, около, почти They returned to their quarters about four o'clock. ≈ Они вернулись в казармы около четырех. Is your work finished? Just about.. ≈ Ты закончил? Почти. Syn: approximately
4) взад-вперед (или переводится по смыслу, или опускается) They moved the furniture about. ≈ Они (пере) двигали мебель. He is about somewhere. ≈ Он где-то шляется. Just don't order me about, I am no waiter. ≈ Только нечего меня гонять туда-сюда, я тебе не официантка.
5) обратно, в обратную сторону Saying that she checked Ann sharply turned about to hide her face. ≈ Объявив шах, Энн отвернулась. the other way about the right about the wrong way about bring one about put ship about
6) округ, в окружности (или переводится по смыслу) He looked about. ≈ Он огляделся. They could not get about the Cape. ≈ Они никак не могли обогнуть мыс. He sent two сompanies of horse secretly about the hill. ≈ Он тайно послал два конных отряда за холм to use about-speech about town
7) в выражении to be about с инфинитивом быть готовым что-л. сделать( или переводится по смыслу) The ceremony is about to begin (Jim Morrison, "American Prayer"). ≈ Церемония начинается. I'm not about to be addressed to like this. ≈ Я не привык, чтобы ко мне так обращались. He was about to reply but thought better of it. ≈ Он собирался ответить, но остерегся. What these guys are about here? ≈ Чего этим парням тут надо?
2. предл.
1) (пространственное значение) вокруг, кругом;
тут и там, по;
около People gathered about the fireplace( fire) ≈ Люди собрались у камина (вокруг костра). The land about him was totally barren ≈ Земля, окружавшая его, была как две капли воды похожа на пустыню. Bloody corpses were scattered all about the place. ≈ Повсюду валялись окровавленные трупы. I dropped her somewhere about there. ≈ Я высадил ее где-то там. have one's ears about one to have one's eyes about one
2) (значение темы разговора, предмета забот и т. п.) о, насчет, на тему, касательно There had been much talk about bombing Iraq this year ≈ В этом году много говорили о том, что Ирак надо бомбить. I'm very anxious about his attitude to learning. ≈ Его отношение к учебе внушает мне большое беспокойство. be all about
3) (временное значение) около, примерно или переводится по смыслу It was about the daybreak that the charge began ≈ Когда началась атака, уже почти рассвело.
4) (значение наличия каких-л. предметов, свойств у человека, ситуации и т. п.) в, у или переводится по смыслу Do you have weed about you? ≈ Трава есть? (обращение полицейского к задержанному) There is something strange about the way things are going here. ≈ В этом месте все как-то не так. There was something dreary about the house. ≈ Дом был какой-то мрачный. His face was the worst thing about him. ≈ Но самое худшее в нем было его лицо. ∙ what is it all about? ≈ в чем дело?, что творится? что за шум, а драки нету? mind what you're about! ≈ будьте внимательны! be quick about it! ≈ поторопитесь-ка с этим!двигающийся, находящийся в движении вставший с постели;
- to be up and * быть на ногах, встать с постели;
подняться после болезни существующий, находящийся в обращении( морское) меняющий курс;
ложащийся, поворачивающий на другой галс указывает на нахождение в разных местах: повсюду, везде. в разных местах;
- he was nowhere * его нигде не было;
- don't leave papers lying * не разбрасывайте бумаги где попало;
- there is a good deal of influenza * at present сейчас повсюду много случаев гриппа;
- there is a rumour * ходит слух указывает на нахождение поблизости: неподалеку, поблизости, рядом;
- several schoolboys were standing * рядом стояло несколько школьников;
- look * and see if you can find it поищи это где-нибудь здесь указывает на движение в разных направлениях по какой-л. ограниченной территории: взад и вперед;
- to stroll * прогуливаться;
- they moved the furniture * они передвигали мебель указывает на движение в противоположном направлении: обратно;
кругом;
- after swimming a mile he turned * and swam back to the shore проплыв милю, он повернул обратно к берегу;
- *, * face turn (американизм) (военное) кругом!;
- * ship (морское) поворот!;
- to put * (морское) делать поворот оверштаг указывает на движение по кругу, по окружности: вокруг, в окружности;
- he looked * он огляделся кругом указывает на приблизительность: около, приблизительно, почти;
без малого;
- * thirty miles приблизительно тридцать миль;
- * three o'clock около трех часов;
- * your size примерно вашего размера;
- he is * as tall as I am он почти такого же роста, как и я;
- it is * time you learned the rule пора бы вам выучить это правило;
- that's * right это более или менее правильно;
- just * enough (разговорное) примерно столько и нужно;
- he is * ready он уже почти готов указывает на готовность совершить какое-л. действие;
- a plane * to take off самолет, готовый к взлету;
- to be * to do smth. собираться сделать что-л.;
- he was * to reply but thought better of it он собирался ответить, но раздумал > (just) the other way * (как раз) наоборот;
> what are you *? чем вы заняты?, что вы делаете?, что собираетесь делать?;
> turn and turn * по очереди, один за другим в пространственном значении указывает на местоположение вокруг какого-л. предмета: вокруг, кругом;
- there was a fence * the garden вокруг сада был забор;
- to gather * the fire собираться у камина или вокруг костра;
- from everywhere * them came strange sounds со всех сторон раздавались странные звуки;
- the folks * us окружающие нас люди в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение в разных местах, тут и там, по;
- all his belongings were lying * the floor все его вещи были разбросаны по полу в пространственном значении указывает на близость: неподалеку, поблизости, около;
- I dropped it somewhere * here я уронил это где-то здесь;
- stay * the house today не уходи сегодня далеко от дома указывает на движение в разных направлениях по какой-л. ограниченной территории: туда и сюда, по;
- he walked * the garden он ходил по саду взад и вперед, он расхаживал по саду;
- to run * the room метаться по комнате;
- he travelled * the country он путешествовал по стране указывает на объект разговора, обсуждения, забот и т. п.: о, относительно, насчет;
- to speak * smb. говорить о ком-л.;
- "Much Ado * Nothing" "Много шуму из ничего";
- to worry * smth. беспокоиться чем-л.;
- a story * dogs рассказ о собаках;
- tell me all * it расскажите мне все, что вы знаете об этом;
- what *...? как насчет...?;
- what * your report? как насчет вашего доклада?;
- to come * business прийти по делу;
- she went * her usual duties она занялась своими обычными делами;
- do you know how to go * it? ты знаешь, как решить эту задачу? указывает на наличие каких-л. предметов при, с;
- have you money * you? есть ли у вас с собой деньги?;
- they had lost all they had * them они потеряли все, что при них было указывает на наличие каких-л. свойств, качеств и т. п. в, у;
- there is smth. * her в ней что-то есть;
- there is smth. queer * him в нем есть что-то странное;
- there is a look of kindness * his face у него доброе лицо в сочетаниях;
- what is wrong * the colour? чем вам не нравится этот цвет?;
- what is it all *? в чем дело?, что происходит?;
- mind what you're *! будьте внимательны!;
- be quick * it! торопитесь!about в обратном направлении;
to face about обернуться;
about face (или turn) ! воен. кругом!;
Mr. Jones is not about господин Джоунз вышел ~ prep. в пространственном значении указывает на место совершения действия ~ prep в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение вблизи( чего-л.) около, близ;
у;
the forests ~t Tomsk леса под Томском ~ prep во временном значении указывает на приблизительность около;
about nightfall к вечеру ~ кругом, вокруг;
везде, повсюду;
to look about оглянуться вокруг;
don't leave the papers about не разбрасывай бумаги!;
rumours are about ходят слухи ~ мор. менять курс, поворачивать на другой галс ~ находящийся в обращении ~ неподалеку, недалеко;
he is somewhere about он где-то здесь ~ prep о, об;
насчет;
I'll see about it я позабочусь об этом;
he went about his business он пошел по своим делам ~ приблизительно, около, почти;
you are about right вы почти правы;
it is about two o'clock сейчас около двух часов ~ существующийabout в обратном направлении;
to face about обернуться;
about face (или turn) ! воен. кругом!;
Mr. Jones is not about господин Джоунз вышел~ prep во временном значении указывает на приблизительность около;
about nightfall к вечеру~ right здорово, основательно ~ right правильноto be ~ to go (to speak etc.) собираться уходить (говорить и т. п.) ;
what are you about? что вам нужно?;
what are you about? редк. что вы делаете?~ кругом, вокруг;
везде, повсюду;
to look about оглянуться вокруг;
don't leave the papers about не разбрасывай бумаги!;
rumours are about ходят слухиabout в обратном направлении;
to face about обернуться;
about face (или turn) ! воен. кругом!;
Mr. Jones is not about господин Джоунз вышел face: ~ подкрашивать( чай) ;
face about воен. поворачиваться кругом;
face down осадить;
запугать~ prep в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение вблизи (чего-л.) около, близ;
у;
the forests ~t Tomsk леса под Томскомto have smth ~ one иметь( что-л.) при себе, с собой;
I had all the documents about me все документы были у меня с собой (или при мне, под рукой)~ неподалеку, недалеко;
he is somewhere about он где-то здесь~ prep о, об;
насчет;
I'll see about it я позабочусь об этом;
he went about his business он пошел по своим деламto have smth ~ one иметь (что-л.) при себе, с собой;
I had all the documents about me все документы были у меня с собой (или при мне, под рукой)~ prep о, об;
насчет;
I'll see about it я позабочусь об этом;
he went about his business он пошел по своим делам~ приблизительно, около, почти;
you are about right вы почти правы;
it is about two o'clock сейчас около двух часов~ кругом, вокруг;
везде, повсюду;
to look about оглянуться вокруг;
don't leave the papers about не разбрасывай бумаги!;
rumours are about ходят слухи look: ~ about оглядываться по сторонам ~ about осматриваться, ориентироватьсяabout в обратном направлении;
to face about обернуться;
about face (или turn) ! воен. кругом!;
Mr. Jones is not about господин Джоунз вышел~ кругом, вокруг;
везде, повсюду;
to look about оглянуться вокруг;
don't leave the papers about не разбрасывай бумаги!;
rumours are about ходят слухи rumour: ~ слух, молва, толки;
rumours are about (или afloat), rumour has it (that) ходят слухи;
there is a rumour говорятto walk ~ the room ходить по комнатеto be ~ to go (to speak etc.) собираться уходить( говорить и т. п.) ;
what are you about? что вам нужно?;
what are you about? редк. что вы делаете? to be ~ to go (to speak etc.) собираться уходить (говорить и т. п.) ;
what are you about? что вам нужно?;
what are you about? редк. что вы делаете?~ приблизительно, около, почти;
you are about right вы почти правы;
it is about two o'clock сейчас около двух часов -
37 сторона
жен.
1) side;
quarter;
hand перен. тж.;
direction смотреть, глядеть, озираться по сторонам ≈ to gaze about, to look around на той стороне реки, по ту сторону реки ≈ across the river лицевая сторона дома ≈ facade, front на ту сторону ≈ across обратная сторона медали ≈ the reverse of the medal с правой стороны ≈ on the right side лицевая сторона ≈ the right side изнаночная сторона ≈ the wrong side с внутренней стороны ≈ on the inside в сторону ≈ (кого-л./чего-л.) towards smb., in smb.'s direction;
театр. aside;
(от кого-л./чего-л.) away from smb./smth. в стороне ≈ aside, aloof, apart, some distance away from;
to keep one's distance, to remain aloof ( держаться) ;
to let smth. pass ( оставлять) на стороне ≈ (быть на чьей-л. стороне) to be on smb.'s side;
(находиться) on the side, elsewhere, away from home на сторону ≈ abroad, away from home со стороны ≈ (кого-л.) from the direction of;
(человек) from the outside, outsider проходить стороной ≈ to pass by во все стороны ≈ extensively
2) (в споре) part, party воюющая сторона ≈ belligerent, combatant брать чью-л. сторону, принимать чью-л. сторону, держать чью-л. сторону, становиться на чью-л. сторону ≈ to take smb.'s part/side, to side with smb. перейти на чью-л. сторону ≈ to come over to smb.'s side заинтересованная сторона ≈ interested party договаривающиеся стороны ≈ contracting parties
3) (страна) place, region, country;
parts мн.
4) (точка зрения) aspect;
slant ∙ его дело сторона ≈ it doesn't concern him шутки в сторону ≈ joking aside, away with jokes уводить разговор в сторону ≈ to get off the subject с чьей-л. стороны ≈ on the part of smb. с одной стороны ≈ on the one hand с другой стороны ≈ on the other hand с моей стороны ≈ for my part со своей стороны ≈ from one's part, as far as one is concerned обходить стороной ≈ to avoid smth., to pass smth. by на все четыре стороны ≈ wherever one wishes продавать на сторону смотреть со стороны зевать по сторонамсторон|а - ж.
1. side;
(направление) way;
стороны горизонта cardinal points;
свернуть в сторону леса turn in the direction of the forest;
разойтись в разные стороны go* off in different directions;
со всех сторон on all sides, on every hand;
в ту сторону in that direction;
в какую сторону он пошёл? which way did he go?;
вам в какую сторону? which way are you going?;
в нашу сторону our way;
смотреть в другую сторону look the other way;
смотреть в сторону кого-л., чего-л. look in the direction of smb., smth. ;
look towards smb., smth. ;
из ~ы в сторону from side to side;
по ту сторону чего-л., the other side of smth., beyond smth., на той ~е on the other side;
по ~ам, по обе ~ы on either side;
по обе ~ы дороги on/along both sides of the road;
смотреть по ~ам look about one;
со ~ы чего-л. from the direction of smth. ;
дом не защищён со ~ы моря the house is unprotected on the side nearest/facing the sea;
в ~е от дороги at a certain distance from the road;
лес останется в ~е you will see the woods in the distance;
свернуть в сторону turn aside;
с разных сторон from all/different directions;
(из разных источников) from various sources с внутренней, наружной ~ы on the inside, outside;
посмотреть на что-л. со ~ы regard smth. in а detached spirit;
~ звуковой дорожки кино sound track side;
2. (страна) land: родная ~ native land, one`s own country;
на чужой ~е on foreign soil, in foreign parts;
3. (вопроса, дела) aspect;
рассматривать вопрос со всех сторон consider а question in all its aspects;
сильные и слабые стороны доклада the strong and weak sides/aspects of a report;
с какой бы ~ы ни посмотреть whatever way you look at it;
4. (в переговорах, споре, на суде) side, party;
быть на ~е кого-л. be* on the side of smb. ;
принять сторону кого-л. ;
стать на сторону кого-л. take* smb.`s side, side with smb. ;
оставаться в ~е hold* one self aloof, keep* aloof;
держаться в ~е stand* aside;
на ~е elsewhere;
продать что-л. на ~у sell* smth. on the side;
с чьей-л. ~ы on smb.`s part;
очень мило с вашей ~ы it is very kind of you;
с одной ~ы..., с другой ~ы... on the one hand... on the other hand... -
38 about
1. adverb1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überallstrewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut
2) (near)there was nobody about — es war niemand da
3)be about to do something — gerade etwas tun wollen
4) (active)be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)
5) (approximately) ungefähr[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr
about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!
7)2. preposition[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
1) (all around) um [... herum]there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum
2) (with)have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben
3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas
talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen
4) (occupied with)be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!
while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind
* * *1. preposition 2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) ungefähr3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) irgendwo in...4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) um3. adverb- academic.ru/115262/be_about_to">be about to* * *[əˈbaʊt]I. prepshe had some misgivings \about the talk sie hatte wegen des Gesprächs Bedenkenbe quick \about it! beeil dich [damit]!, mach schnell!anxiety \about the future Angst f vor der Zukunft, Zukunftsangst fa book/movie/programme \about sth/sb ein Buch/ein Film/eine Sendung über etw/jdnwhat's that book \about? worum geht es in dem Buch?the movie is \about the American Civil War der Film handelt vom Amerikanischen Bürgerkriegto have a discussion \about how/who/why... darüber diskutieren, wie/wer/warum...to have a phobia \about spiders eine Spinnenphobie habento be sure [or certain] /unsure [or uncertain] \about sth sich dat einer S. gen sicher/unsicher seinhe was still unsure \about what he should do er war sich noch immer nicht sicher, was er tun solltewe are now certain \about our decision to move wir haben uns jetzt endgültig entschlossen umzuziehento ask sb \about sth/sb jdn nach etw/jdm fragento care \about sth/sb sich akk für etw/jdn interessierenI don't care \about your opinion! deine Meinung interessiert mich nicht!to dream \about sth/sb von etw/jdm träumenshe always dreams \about winning the lottery sie träumt immer davon, im Lotto zu gewinnento talk \about sth über etw akk sprechenall \about sb/sth alles über jdn/etwhe taught us all \about biology wir haben von ihm alles über Biologie gelerntit's all \about having fun es geht einfach nur darum, Spaß zu habento do something \about sth etwas gegen etw akk unternehmenwill you please do something \about the leaky tap? kümmerst du dich bitte mal um den tropfenden Wasserhahn?I can't do anything \about it ich kann nichts dagegen machento do little/much/nothing \about sth wenig/viel/nichts gegen etw akk tunthere's nothing we can do \about it dagegen können wir nichts machento do nothing \about a problem ein Problem nicht anpacken, nicht gegen ein Problem vorgehenhe takes little notice of the world \about him er nimmt von seiner Umgebung kaum Notizto put one's arms \about sb jdn umarmento wander \about the house im Haus herumlaufento look \about the room sich akk im Zimmer umsehen5. (expressing location)do you have a pen \about you[r person]? haben Sie einen Kugelschreiber dabei?what exactly didn't you like \about the play? was genau hat dir an der Aufführung nicht gefallen?there is a deep sadness \about him ihn umgibt eine tiefe Melancholiehe has a way \about him that I don't like er hat etwas an sich, das mir nicht gefälltthere's something strange \about him er hat etwas Merkwürdiges an sich7. (aimed at)▪ to be \about doing sth beabsichtigen [o darauf abzielen], etw zu tunthe takeover was not \about getting rid of competition die Übernahme sollte nicht die Konkurrenz ausschalten; BRIT ( fam)to be \about it gerade dabei seincould you make me some coffee too while you're \about it? wo Sie gerade dabei sind, könnten Sie mir auch einen Kaffee machen?9.how shall go \about solving this problem? wie sollen wir dieses Problem angehen?how do you go \about getting a fishing licence here? was muss man tun, wenn man hier einen Angelschein erwerben will?▶ how \about sth/sb? wie wäre es mit jdm/etw?how \about a cup of tea? wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?▶ what \about it? was ist damit?is that your car? — yes, what \about it? ist das da Ihr Auto? — ja, was ist damit?▶ and what \about us? und was ist mit uns?▶ what \about your job? wie läuft es bei der Arbeit?▶ what \about going [or a trip] to the zoo? wie wäre es mit einem Besuch im Zoo?1. (approximately) ungefährhe's \about six feet tall er ist ungefähr 1,80 m groß\about eight [o'clock] [so] gegen acht [Uhr]\about two days/months ago vor etwa zwei Tagen/Monaten2. (almost) fastI've had just \about enough from you! ich habe allmählich genug von dir!that's just \about the limit! das ist ja so ziemlich das Letzte!3. (barely)we just \about made it wir haben es gerade noch [so] geschaffthe earns just \about enough to live on er verdient gerade mal genug zum Lebendon't leave things \about on the floor lass nichts auf dem Boden herumliegensome people were standing \about ein paar Leute standen so herumthere's a lot of flu \about at the moment im Moment geht die Grippe umto move \about herumlaufen, umherlaufenstop moving \about! bleib doch mal [ruhig] stehen!is Cathy \about? ist Cathy hier irgendwo?she must be \about somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo seinhave you seen Peter \about? hast du Peter irgendwo gesehen?there was nobody \about es war keiner dato turn sth \about etw herumdrehen7. (intending)▪ to be \about to do sth im Begriff sein [o gerade vorhaben], etw zu tunshe was [just] \about to leave when Mark arrived sie wollte gerade gehen, als Mark kamhe was \about to burst into tears er wäre fast in Tränen ausgebrochenwe're just \about to have supper wir wollen gerade zu Abend essenI'm not \about to beg for his apology ich werde ihn bestimmt nicht um eine Entschuldigung bitten8.▶ that's \about all [or it] das wär'sanything else? — no, that's \about it for now wünschen Sie noch etwas? — nein, das wäre erst einmal alles [o das wär's fürs Erste]* * *[ə'baʊt]1. advto run/walk about — herum- or umherrennen/-gehen
there was nobody about who could help — es war niemand in der Nähe, der hätte helfen können
at night when there's nobody about — nachts, wenn niemand unterwegs ist
where is he/it? – he's/it's about somewhere — wo ist er/es? – (er/es ist) irgendwo in der Nähe
See:2)to be about to — im Begriff sein zu; ( esp US inf
he's about to start school —
we are about to run out of coffee — uns geht demnächst der Kaffee aus, wir haben bald keinen Kaffee mehr
are you about to tell me...? — willst du mir etwa erzählen...?
3) (= approximately) ungefähr, (so) um... (herum)he's about 40 —
about 2 o'clock — ungefähr or so um 2 Uhr
he is about the same, doctor — sein Zustand hat sich kaum geändert, Herr Doktor
that's about it — das ist so ziemlich alles, das wärs (so ziemlich) (inf)
I've had about enough (of this nonsense) — jetzt reicht es mir aber allmählich (mit diesem Unsinn)
he was about dead from exhaustion — er war halb tot vor Erschöpfung
See:→ just, round, time2. prep1) (esp Brit) um (... herum); (= in) in (+dat) (... herum)to sit about the house —
there's something about him/about the way he speaks — er/seine Art zu reden hat so etwas an sich
while you're about it —
and be quick about it! — und beeil dich damit!, aber ein bisschen dalli! (inf)
2) (= concerning) über (+acc)he knows about it — er weiß darüber Bescheid, er weiß davon
what's it all about? — worum or um was (inf) handelt es sich or geht es (eigentlich)?
he's promised to do something about it — er hat versprochen, (in der Sache) etwas zu unternehmen
how or what about me? — und ich, was ist mit mir? (inf)
how or what about it/going to the cinema? —
(yes,) what about it/him? —
he doesn't know what he's about — er weiß nicht, was er (eigentlich) tut
* * *about [əˈbaʊt]A adv1. umher, (rings-, rund)herum, in der Runde:all about überall;a long way about ein großer Umweg;the wrong way about falsch herum;three miles about drei Meilen im Umkreis2. ungefähr, etwa, nahezu:it’s about time that … es ist an der Zeit, dass …; es wird langsam Zeit, dass …;and about time, about time too es wurde aber auch langsam Zeit;it’s about right umg es kommt so ungefähr hin;3. (halb) herum, in der entgegengesetzten Richtung:he was about to go out, when … er wollte gerade ausgehen, als …;5. in der Nähe, da:there are a lot of colds about at the moment zurzeit sind viele erkältetB präp1. besonders Br um, um … herum2. (irgendwo) herum in (dat):wander about the streets in den Straßen herumwandern3. bei, auf (dat), an (dat), um:have you got any money about you? haben Sie Geld bei sich?;there is nothing about him an ihm ist nichts Besonderes;have sth about one etwas an sich haben;he had a gun hidden about his person er hatte eine Pistole in seiner Kleidung versteckt4. um, gegen, etwa:about my height ungefähr meine Größe;about this time (etwa oder ungefähr) um diese Zeit;about noon um die Mittagszeit, gegen Mittag5. über (akk):what is it (all) about? worum handelt es sich (eigentlich)?6. beschäftigt mit:what are you about?a) was machst du da?,b) was hast du vor?;and while you’re about it und wenn du schon dabei bist* * *1. adverb1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überallstrewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut
2) (near)be about — da sein; hier sein
3)4) (active)be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)
5) (approximately) ungefähr[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr
6) (round) herum; rum (ugs.)about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!
7)2. preposition[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
1) (all around) um [... herum]there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum
2) (with)have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben
3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas
talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen
be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!
* * *adj.etwa adj.gegen adj.um... adj.ungefähr adj. prep.über präp. -
39 round
1)( circular) rund;\round arch Rundbogen m;\round cheeks runde Backen;\round eyes Kulleraugen ntpl;\round face rundliches Gesicht;\round peg Runddübel m;\round table runder Tisch;\round vowel gerundeter Vokala \round dozen ein rundes Dutzend;to make sth a \round hundred ( bring up) etw auf hundert aufrunden;( bring down) etw auf hundert abrunden adv1) ( in circular motion)the children turned \round and \round until they made themselves dizzy die Kinder drehten sich so lange im Kreis, bis ihnen schwindlig wurde;sorry, you'll have to go \round tut mir leid, aber Sie müssen außen herumgehen2) ( here and there)to run \round herumrennen ( fam)3) ( to a specific place)to come \round vorbeikommen ( fam)to go \round virus, rumours umgehen;there aren't enough pencils to go \round es sind nicht genügend Stifte für alle vorhanden;to show sb \round jdn herumführen4) ( surrounding) rundherum;the house has trees all \round das Haus ist von Bäumen umgeben;everyone for a mile \round heard the explosion jeder im Umkreis von einer Meile hörte die Explosion;in the mountains \round about in den Bergen ringsherum;all year \round das ganze Jahr hindurch5) ( towards other direction)the other way \round anders herum;the right/wrong way \round richtig/falsch herum;( go back) umdrehen, kehrtmachen6) ( circa) ungefähr;\round about 4 o'clock gegen 4 Uhr;\round about 20 people ungefähr 20 Personen7) ( in girth)the pyramid is 50 metres high and 100 metres \round die Pyramide ist 50 Meter hoch und hat einen Umfang von 100 Metern prephe put his arms \round her er legte seine Arme um sie;there are trees all \round the house um das ganze Haus herum stehen Bäumethe moon goes \round the earth der Mond kreist um die Erde;they walked \round the lake sie liefen um den See herumdrive \round the corner and take the second road on the left fahren Sie um die Ecke und nehmen sie die zweite Straße zur Linken;to be just \round the corner gleich um die Ecke seinthey sat \round the table sie saßen um den Tisch [herum]she looked \round the house sie sah sich im Haus um;she walked \round the room sie lief im Zimmer herum;from all \round the world aus aller Welt6) ( about) um ungefähr;I heard a strange noise \round 12:15 um ungefähr 12.15 Uhr hörte ich ein seltsames GeräuschPHRASES:to be/go \round the bend/twist den Verstand verloren haben/verlieren, wahnsinnig geworden sein/werden;to get \round sth um etw akk herumkommen;there seems to be no way \round this problem es führt wohl kein Weg um dieses Problem herum;to lie/sit/stand \round herumliegen/-sitzen/-stehen nthis \round is on me! diese Runde geht auf mich!;a \round of sandwiches ( Brit) ein belegtes Brot;a \round of toast eine Scheibe Toastwhen we were young, life was just one long \round of parties als wir jung waren, war unser Leben eine einzige Folge von Partys;to be a \round of pleasure ein einziges Vergnügen sein;\round of talks Gesprächsrunde f3) ( salvo)\round of applause Beifall m;to get a big \round of applause stürmischen Beifall bekommen4) ( route)\rounds plI've made the \rounds of all the agents, but nobody has any tickets left ich habe alle Verkaufsstellen abgeklappert, aber es waren keine Karten mehr zu bekommen ( fam)to have a milk \round die Milch ausliefern;to do a paper \round Zeitungen austragenmy daily \round includes going for a jog in the morning zu meinem Tagesablauf gehört mein täglicher Morgenlaufa \round of golf eine Runde Golf;to fire a \round eine Ladung Munition abfeuern vt1) ( make round)to \round sth etw umrunden2) ( go around)to \round the corner um die Ecke biegen vi1) ( become round) rund werden2) ( turn against)to \round on sb jdn anfahren;to \round on one's critics über seine Kritiker herfallen;to \round on one's pursuers seine Verfolger angreifen -
40 swing
swiŋ
1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) balancearse; girar, doblar2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) caminar a zancadas, caminar a paso ligero3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) girar(se); cambiar
2. noun1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) balanceo, vaivén, oscilación; (golf) swing2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) vaivén, balanceo, oscilación3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) ritmo; (jazz) swing4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) giro, viraje, cambio5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) columpio•- swinging- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swing
swing1 n columpiobe careful on the swing, you might fall off cuidado en el columpio, puedes caerteswing2 vb1. columpiarse2. mecerse / oscilar / balancearse
swing m inv
1 Mús (estilo de jazz) swing
2 fig (tensión interpretativa) ese cantante tiene mucho swing, this singer has got rhythm
3 Dep (efecto de golpear la pelota de golf) ese jugador tiene muy buen swing, this player has a good swing ' swing' also found in these entries: Spanish: balancear - balancearse - bambolearse - columpiar - columpiarse - columpio - desplazarse - mecerse - oscilar - vaivén - contonearse - hamaca - hamacar - mecer - puente English: cat - follow through - forehand - swing - swing door - swung - swinging - wavetr[swɪŋ]1 (movement) balanceo, vaivén nombre masculino; (of pendulum) oscilación nombre femenino, vaivén nombre masculino; (of hips) contoneo2 (plaything) columpio3 (change, shift) giro, viraje nombre masculino, cambio1 (hanging object) balancearse, bambolearse; (pendulum) oscilar; (arms, legs) menearse; (child on swing) columpiarse; (on a pivot) mecerse3 (shift) cambiar, oscilar, virar4 (music, band) tener ritmo; (party) estar muy animado,-a1 (gen) balancear, bambolear; (arms, legs) balancear; (child on swing) columpiar, balancear; (object on rope) hacer oscilar2 (cause to move) hacer girar3 (change) cambiar4 familiar (arrange, achieve) arreglar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin full swing en plena marcha, en pleno apogeoit's swings and roundabouts lo que se pierde acá se gana alláto get into the swing of something coger el ritmo de algo, cogerle el tranquillo a algoto go with a swing ir sobre ruedasto swing for something colgarle algo a alguiento swing into action ponerse en marchato swing open/shut (door) abrirse/cerrarse (de golpe)to swing the lead (intentar) escaquearse, poner excusas para no trabajarto take a swing at somebody/something asestar un golpe a alguien/algo, intentar darle a alguien/algoswing bridge puente nombre masculino giratorioswing door puerta giratoria1) : describir una curva conhe swung the ax at the tree: le dio al arbol con el hacha2) : balancear (los brazos, etc.), hacer oscilar3) suspend: colgarswing vi1) sway: balancearse (dícese de los brazos, etc.), oscilar (dícese de un objeto), columpiarse, mecerse (en un columpio)2) swivel: girar (en un pivote)the door swung shut: la puerta se cerró3) change: virar, cambiar (dícese de las opiniones, etc.)swing n1) swinging: vaivén m, balanceo m2) change, shift: viraje m, movimiento m3) : columpio m (para niños)4)to take a swing at someone : intentar pegarle a alguienn.• balanceo s.m.• columpio s.m.• oscilación s.f.• vaivén s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: swung) = balancear v.• balancearse v.• bambalear v.• cimbrar v.• columpiar v.• girar v.• hacer oscilar v.• hamaquear v.• mecer v.• menear v.• ondear v.• remecer v.
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1. swɪŋ(past & past p swung) intransitive verb1)a) (hang, dangle) balancearse; ( on a swing) columpiarse or (RPl) hamacarse*; \<\<pendulum\>\> oscilarb) ( convey oneself)the monkeys swung from tree to tree — los monos saltaban de árbol en árbol colgados or (Col, Méx, Ven) guindados de las ramas (or de las lianas etc)
2)a) ( move on pivot)the door swung open/shut o to — la puerta se abrió/se cerró
b) ( turn) girar or doblar ( describiendo una curva)3) (shift, change) \<\<opinion/mood\>\> cambiar, oscilarthe country is swinging to the left — el país está virando or dando un viraje hacia la izquierda
4)a)to swing into something — \<\<into action/operation\>\>
the emergency plans swung into operation/action — se pusieron en marcha los planes de emergencia
b) ( attempt to hit)to swing AT somebody/something — intentar pegarle or darle a alguien/algo
5) (be lively, up to date) (colloq) \<\<party\>\> estar* muy animado
2.
vt1) ( move to and fro) \<\<arms/legs\>\> balancear; \<\<object on rope\>\> hacer* oscilarto swing one's hips — contonearse, contonear or menear las caderas
2)a) ( convey)b) (wave, brandish) \<\<club/hammer\>\> blandir3)a) (colloq) ( manage) arreglarif you want that job, I think I can swing it — si quieres ese puesto, creo que puedo arreglarlo
b) ( shift)•Phrasal Verbs:
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1)a) c u ( movement) oscilación f, vaivén mc) c (blow, stroke) golpe m; (in golf, boxing) swing mto take a swing at somebody/something — intentar darle a alguien/algo (con un palo, una raqueta etc)
2) ca) ( shift) cambio ma swing in public opinion — un cambio or un viraje en la opinión pública
the swings of the market — ( Fin) las fluctuaciones del mercado
b) ( Pol) viraje ma swing to the Democrats of 4% — un viraje del 4% en favor de los demócratas
3)a) u c (rhythm, vitality)to be in full swing — estar* en pleno desarrollo
exams are in full swing — estamos (or están etc) en plena época de exámenes
to get into the swing of something — agarrarle el ritmo or (Esp) cogerle* el tranquillo a algo
to go with a swing — \<\<business/conference\>\> marchar sobre ruedas; \<\<party\>\> estar* muy animado
b) u ( Mus) swing m4) c ( Leisure) columpio m or (RPl) hamaca fto have a swing — columpiarse or (RPl) hamacarse*
[swɪŋ] (vb: pt, pp swung)it's a question of swings and roundabouts — (BrE) lo que se pierde en una cosa se gana en la otra
1. N1) (=movement) [of needle, pointer, boom] movimiento m ; [of pick, axe] movimiento m (amplio); [of pendulum] oscilación f, movimiento m ; (Boxing, Cricket, Golf) (=technique) swing mwith a quick swing of his axe he felled the young tree — con un amplio y rápido movimiento del hacha taló el arbolito
•
to take a swing at sb * — (with fist) intentar darle un puñetazo a algn; (with weapon) intentar darle un golpe a algn•
a sudden swing in opinion — un cambio repentino de opinión•
they need a swing of 5% to win — necesitan un desplazamiento de los votos de un 5% para ganar•
a swing to the left — un viraje or desplazamiento hacia la izquierdamusic/poetry with a swing to it or that goes with a swing — música/poesía con ritmo or que tiene ritmo
- go with a swing- be in full swing- get into the swing of things5) (=scope, freedom)•
he was given full swing to make decisions — le dieron carta blanca para que tomara decisiones6) (=garden swing) columpio m•
to have a swing — columpiarse2. VI1) (=move to and fro) [hanging object, hammock] balancearse; [pendulum, pointer] oscilar; [person] (on swing, hammock) columpiarsehe was sitting on the end of the table, his legs swinging — estaba sentado en el borde de la mesa, columpiando las piernas
•
her handbag swung back and forth or to and fro as she walked — su bolso se balanceaba (de un lado al otro) al andarthe pendulum swung back and forth or to and fro — el péndulo oscilaba or se movía de un lado para otro
•
a revolver swung from his belt — un revólver colgaba de su cinturón2) (=pivot) girar•
to swing open/ shut — abrirse/cerrarse•
the bar swung round and hit him in the jaw — la barra giró y le dio en la mandíbula3)• to swing at sb (with one's fist) — intentar dar un puñetazo a algn
4) (=turn)•
the car swung into the square — el coche viró or dio un viraje y entró en la plazaswing roundhe swung out to overtake — viró or dio un viraje para adelantar
5) (=jump)•
he swung across the river on a rope — cruzó el río colgado de una cuerda•
I swung down from my bunk — salté de mi litera•
the orang-utang swung from tree to tree — el orangután se columpiaba de árbol en árbol- swing into action6) (=move rhythmically)a group of schoolchildren were swinging along up the road — un grupo de colegiales subían por la calle, andando al compás
as the military band went swinging along up the road... — a medida que la banda militar marchaba siguiendo el compás calle arriba...
7) * (=be hanged)8) (=change)•
local opinion could swing against the company — la opinión local podría cambiar y ponerse en contra de la empresa•
the balance of power is swinging away from him — la balanza del poder se está inclinando hacia el lado contrario al suyo•
the currency should swing back to its previous level — es de esperar que las divisas vuelvan a su nivel anterior•
to swing to the left/right — dar un viraje hacia la izquierda or derecha9) (Psych) [mood] cambiar10) * (=be lively) [entertainment, party] ambientarse; [place] tener ambiente11) ** (sexually)everyone seemed to be swinging in those days — en aquellos tiempos parecía que a todo el mundo le iba la marcha **
- swing both ways3. VT1) (=move to and fro) [+ bag, arms, legs] columpiar, balancear•
he was swinging his bag back and forth or to and fro — columpiaba or balanceaba la bolsa de un lado al otro- swing the lead2) (=pivot) [+ door]he swung the door open/closed — abrió/cerró la puerta de un golpe
3) (=move)a) [+ weapon] blandir•
he swung his sword above his head — blandió la espada por encima de la cabeza•
he swung his axe at the tree — blandió el hacha con intención de darle al árbol•
he swung his case down from the rack — bajó su maleta de la rejilla portaequipajes con un rápido movimiento del brazo•
Roy swung his legs off the couch — Roy quitó rápidamente las piernas del sofá•
he swung the box up onto the roof of the car — con un amplio movimiento de brazos, puso la caja en el techo del cocheb) (reflexive)•
he swung himself across the stream — cruzó el arroyo de un salto•
to swing o.s. (up) into the saddle — subirse a la silla de montar de un salto•
he swung himself over the wall — saltó la tapia apoyándose en un brazo4) (=turn)•
he swung the car off the road — viró con el coche y se salió de la carretera5) (=influence) [+ opinion, decision, vote, voters] decidir; [+ outcome] determinar, decidir•
his speech swung the decision against us — su discurso dio un giro a la decisión desfavorable para nosotros•
the promised tax cuts could swing the vote in our favour — los recortes prometidos en los impuestos podrían hacer cambiar el voto a nuestro favor•
she managed to swing it so that we could all go — consiguió arreglarlo para que todos pudiéramos irwhat swung it for me was... — lo que me decidió fue...
6) (Mus) [+ tune] tocar con swing4.CPDswing band N — (Mus) banda f de música swing
swing bridge N — puente m giratorio
swing door N — puerta f de batiente, puerta f de vaivén
swing music N — música f swing
swing vote N — (esp US) voto m de los indecisos
swing voter N — (esp US) indeciso(-a) m / f
- swing by- swing to* * *
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1. [swɪŋ](past & past p swung) intransitive verb1)a) (hang, dangle) balancearse; ( on a swing) columpiarse or (RPl) hamacarse*; \<\<pendulum\>\> oscilarb) ( convey oneself)the monkeys swung from tree to tree — los monos saltaban de árbol en árbol colgados or (Col, Méx, Ven) guindados de las ramas (or de las lianas etc)
2)a) ( move on pivot)the door swung open/shut o to — la puerta se abrió/se cerró
b) ( turn) girar or doblar ( describiendo una curva)3) (shift, change) \<\<opinion/mood\>\> cambiar, oscilarthe country is swinging to the left — el país está virando or dando un viraje hacia la izquierda
4)a)to swing into something — \<\<into action/operation\>\>
the emergency plans swung into operation/action — se pusieron en marcha los planes de emergencia
b) ( attempt to hit)to swing AT somebody/something — intentar pegarle or darle a alguien/algo
5) (be lively, up to date) (colloq) \<\<party\>\> estar* muy animado
2.
vt1) ( move to and fro) \<\<arms/legs\>\> balancear; \<\<object on rope\>\> hacer* oscilarto swing one's hips — contonearse, contonear or menear las caderas
2)a) ( convey)b) (wave, brandish) \<\<club/hammer\>\> blandir3)a) (colloq) ( manage) arreglarif you want that job, I think I can swing it — si quieres ese puesto, creo que puedo arreglarlo
b) ( shift)•Phrasal Verbs:
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1)a) c u ( movement) oscilación f, vaivén mc) c (blow, stroke) golpe m; (in golf, boxing) swing mto take a swing at somebody/something — intentar darle a alguien/algo (con un palo, una raqueta etc)
2) ca) ( shift) cambio ma swing in public opinion — un cambio or un viraje en la opinión pública
the swings of the market — ( Fin) las fluctuaciones del mercado
b) ( Pol) viraje ma swing to the Democrats of 4% — un viraje del 4% en favor de los demócratas
3)a) u c (rhythm, vitality)to be in full swing — estar* en pleno desarrollo
exams are in full swing — estamos (or están etc) en plena época de exámenes
to get into the swing of something — agarrarle el ritmo or (Esp) cogerle* el tranquillo a algo
to go with a swing — \<\<business/conference\>\> marchar sobre ruedas; \<\<party\>\> estar* muy animado
b) u ( Mus) swing m4) c ( Leisure) columpio m or (RPl) hamaca fto have a swing — columpiarse or (RPl) hamacarse*
it's a question of swings and roundabouts — (BrE) lo que se pierde en una cosa se gana en la otra
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