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1 ignoré
* * *iɲɔʀe adj ignoré, -e* * *A pp ⇒ ignorer.B pp adj ( inconnu) unknown (de qn to sb); ( méprisé) ignored (de by); vivre ignoré to live in obscurity.1. [cause, événement] unknown2. [artiste] unrecognized -
2 unbekannt
Adj. unknown (+ Dat to); (nicht vertraut) unfamiliar (to); unbekannte Größe auch fig. unknown quantity; das war mir unbekannt I didn’t know that, I wasn’t aware of that; es ist mir nicht unbekannt, dass I’m quite aware that; ich bin hier unbekannt I’m a stranger here; Ort und Zeit sind noch unbekannt a time and place have yet to be decided; gegen Unbekannt JUR. versus a person ( oder persons) unknown; Soldat* * *obscure; fameless; nameless; unnoted; unfamiliar; unbeknown; unavowed; unidentified; unknown* * *ụn|be|kanntadjunknown; Gesicht auch unfamiliar; Flugzeug, Flugobjekt etc unidentifiedeine (mir) unbekannte Stadt/Stimme — a town/voice I didn't know, a town/voice unknown to me
das war mir unbekannt — I didn't know that, I was unaware of that
dieser Herr/diese Gegend ist mir unbekannt — I don't know or I'm not acquainted with this gentleman/area
es wird Ihnen nicht unbekannt sein, dass... — you will no doubt be aware that...
unbekannte Größe (Math, fig) — unknown quantity
nach unbekannt verzogen — moved – address unknown
* * *1) (not well-known: an obscure author.) obscure2) unfamiliarly3) (not well-known: He felt nervous about walking along unfamiliar streets.) unfamiliar4) (not known: her unknown helper.) unknown5) (not famous; not well-known: That actor was almost unknown before he played that part.) unknown6) ((of eg an aircraft or spacecraft) automatically controlled and therefore without a crew: unmanned flights to Mars.) unmanned* * *un·be·kannt[ˈʊnbəkant]1. (nicht bekannt) unknownein jdm \unbekannter Mensch/Sachverhalt a person/fact unknown to sb▪ jdm \unbekannt sein to be unknown to sb; (Gesicht, Name, Wort) to be unfamiliar to sbder Name ist mir \unbekannt I have never come across that name beforesie dürfte dir nicht ganz \unbekannt sein you may have met her before, you may know hernicht \unbekannt sein, dass... to be aware, that...\unbekannt verzogen moved — address unknowner ist \unbekannt verzogen he has moved to an unknown address2. (nicht berühmt) unknown[noch] eine \unbekannte Größe sein up-and-coming* * *1.1) unknown; unidentified <caller, donor, flying object>; (nicht vertraut) unfamiliarunbekannte Täter — unknown or unidentified culprits
[Straf]anzeige gegen Unbekannt — (Rechtsw.) charge against person or persons unknown
2) (nicht vielen bekannt) little known; obscure <poet, painter, etc.>3)jemand/etwas ist jemandem unbekannt — somebody does not know somebody/something
2.‘Empfänger unbekannt’ — ‘not known at this address’
‘Empfänger unbekannt verzogen’ — ‘moved’; ‘address unknown’
* * *unbekannte Größe auch fig unknown quantity;das war mir unbekannt I didn’t know that, I wasn’t aware of that;es ist mir nicht unbekannt, dass I’m quite aware that;ich bin hier unbekannt I’m a stranger here;Ort und Zeit sind noch unbekannt a time and place have yet to be decided;* * *1.1) unknown; unidentified <caller, donor, flying object>; (nicht vertraut) unfamiliarunbekannte Täter — unknown or unidentified culprits
[Straf]anzeige gegen Unbekannt — (Rechtsw.) charge against person or persons unknown
2) (nicht vielen bekannt) little known; obscure <poet, painter, etc.>3)jemand/etwas ist jemandem unbekannt — somebody does not know somebody/something
2.‘Empfänger unbekannt’ — ‘not known at this address’
‘Empfänger unbekannt verzogen’ — ‘moved’; ‘address unknown’
* * *adj.fameless adj.unacquainted adj.unavowed adj.unbeknown adj.unbeknownst adj.unidentified adj.unknown adj. -
3 miedo
m.1 fear.dar miedo to be frighteningme da miedo conducir I'm afraid o frightened of drivingmeter miedo a to frightenpor miedo a for fear oftener miedo a o de (hacer algo) to be afraid of (doing something)le tiene miedo a la oscuridad he's scared o afraid of the darktengo miedo de que se estropee I'm frightened it'll get damagedde miedo: la película estuvo de miedo (informal figurative) the movie was brilliant (peninsular Spanish)lo pasamos de miedo we had a fantastic timemorirse de miedo to die of fright, to be terrifiedmiedo cerval terrible fear, terrormiedo escénico stage fright2 scare.* * *1 fear■ ¡qué miedo! how frightening!\dar/meter miedo a alguien to frighten somebody, scare somebodymorirse de miedo to be scared stifftener miedo to be scared, be frightened, be afraidmiedo al escenario stage fright* * *noun m.- tener miedo* * *SM1) fear¡qué miedo! — how scary!
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coger miedo a algo — to become afraid of sth•
dar miedo — to scarele daba miedo hacerlo — he was afraid o scared to do it
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de miedo, una película de miedo — a horror film•
entrar miedo a algn, me entró un miedo terrible — I suddenly felt terribly scared•
meter miedo a algn — to scare o frighten sb•
pasar miedo, pasé mucho miedo viendo la película — I was very scared watching the film•
perder el miedo a algo — to lose one's fear of sth•
por miedo a o de algo — for fear of sthpor miedo a o de quedar en ridículo — for fear of looking ridiculous
por miedo de que... — for fear that...
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tener miedo — to be scared o frightenedno tengas miedo — don't be scared o frightened
tener miedo a o de algn/algo — to be afraid of sb/sth
tenemos miedo a o de que nos ataquen — we're afraid that they may attack us
tener miedo de o a hacer algo — to be afraid to do sth, be afraid of doing sth
miedo al público — (Teat) stage fright
2)de miedo * —
* * *masculino fearqué miedo pasamos! — we were so frightened o scared!
me da miedo salir de noche — I'm afraid to go o of going out at night
se cagaba de miedo — (vulg) he was shit-scared (vulg)
miedo A algo/alguien — fear of something/somebody
le tiene miedo a su padre — he's scared o afraid of his father
agarrarle or (esp Esp) cogerle miedo a algo/alguien — to become frightened o scared of something/somebody
tener miedo — to be afraid o frightened o scared
de miedo — (fam) fantastic, great (colloq)
* * *= fear, horror, trepidation, scare, fright.Ex. Many respondents confessed to well-justified fears that if they lose their existing specialists, the 'cut and squeeze' method of reducing establishments would not allow them to replace such staff.Ex. In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.Ex. This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.Ex. These stories are sometimes treated inaccurately, creating health scares and misinformation.Ex. The article is entitled 'Children's fright reactions to television news'.----* cagarse de miedo = shit + bricks, shit.* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.* con miedo = fearfully, afraid, frightened.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* disipar el miedo = assuage + fear.* dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.* encogerse de miedo = cower.* entrar miedo = become + jittery.* esconderse de miedo = cower.* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.* estar temblando de miedo = be frightened to death.* expresar miedo = express + fear.* infundir miedo = instil + fear.* meter miedo = frighten, scare.* miedo a las tablas = stage fright.* miedo a la tecnología = techno-fear [technofear].* miedo al escenario = stage fright.* miedo a lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* miedo al ordenador = computer anxiety.* miedo continuo = nagging fear.* miedo escénico = stage fright.* miedo hacia lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* miedo nuclear = nuclear fear.* mostrar miedo = show + fear.* no hacer Algo por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).* por miedo de = for fear of/that.* que da miedo = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].* retirarse por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).* sembrar el miedo = spread + fear.* sentir miedo = be in fear.* sin miedo = with confidence.* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.* tener miedo = be afraid, be in fear, frighten.* tener miedo a = be scared of.* tener miedo a Alguien = regard + Nombre + with fear.* vencer el miedo = face + Posesivo + fears, conquer + fear, overcome + Posesivo + fear.* vivir con miedo = live in + fear.* * *masculino fearqué miedo pasamos! — we were so frightened o scared!
me da miedo salir de noche — I'm afraid to go o of going out at night
se cagaba de miedo — (vulg) he was shit-scared (vulg)
miedo A algo/alguien — fear of something/somebody
le tiene miedo a su padre — he's scared o afraid of his father
agarrarle or (esp Esp) cogerle miedo a algo/alguien — to become frightened o scared of something/somebody
tener miedo — to be afraid o frightened o scared
de miedo — (fam) fantastic, great (colloq)
* * *= fear, horror, trepidation, scare, fright.Ex: Many respondents confessed to well-justified fears that if they lose their existing specialists, the 'cut and squeeze' method of reducing establishments would not allow them to replace such staff.
Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.Ex: This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.Ex: These stories are sometimes treated inaccurately, creating health scares and misinformation.Ex: The article is entitled 'Children's fright reactions to television news'.* cagarse de miedo = shit + bricks, shit.* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.* con miedo = fearfully, afraid, frightened.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* disipar el miedo = assuage + fear.* dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.* encogerse de miedo = cower.* entrar miedo = become + jittery.* esconderse de miedo = cower.* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.* estar temblando de miedo = be frightened to death.* expresar miedo = express + fear.* infundir miedo = instil + fear.* meter miedo = frighten, scare.* miedo a las tablas = stage fright.* miedo a la tecnología = techno-fear [technofear].* miedo al escenario = stage fright.* miedo a lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* miedo al ordenador = computer anxiety.* miedo continuo = nagging fear.* miedo escénico = stage fright.* miedo hacia lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* miedo nuclear = nuclear fear.* mostrar miedo = show + fear.* no hacer Algo por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).* por miedo de = for fear of/that.* que da miedo = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].* retirarse por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).* sembrar el miedo = spread + fear.* sentir miedo = be in fear.* sin miedo = with confidence.* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.* tener miedo = be afraid, be in fear, frighten.* tener miedo a = be scared of.* tener miedo a Alguien = regard + Nombre + with fear.* vencer el miedo = face + Posesivo + fears, conquer + fear, overcome + Posesivo + fear.* vivir con miedo = live in + fear.* * *fear¡qué miedo pasamos! we were so frightened o scared!el miedo se apoderó de ellos they were gripped by o overcome with fearestaba temblando de miedo he was trembling with fearcasi me muero de miedo I almost died of fright, I was scared half to death ( colloq)me da miedo salir de noche I'm afraid to go o of going out at nightesto le hará perder el miedo this will help him overcome his fearmiedo A algo/algn fear OF sth/sbel miedo a la muerte/a lo desconocido fear of death/the unknownle tiene miedo a la oscuridad/su padre he's scared o frightened o afraid of the dark/his fathercogerle or agarrarle miedo a algo/algn to become frightened o scared of sth/sbpor miedo a ser descubierto for fear of being found outtengo miedo de perderme I'm worried o afraid I might get losttiene miedo de caerse he's afraid of falling, he's afraid he might falltengo miedo de que se ofenda I'm afraid he will take offense, I'm worried he might take offensede miedo ( esp Esp fam): se ha comprado un coche de miedo he's bought himself a fantastic o great car ( colloq)en la fiesta lo pasamos de miedo we had a fantastic o great time at the party ( colloq)jugaron de miedo they played fantastically o brilliantly ( colloq)hace un frío de miedo it's freezing coldCompuesto:stage fright* * *
miedo sustantivo masculino
fear;◊ ¡qué miedo pasamos! we were so frightened o scared!;
temblaba de miedo he was trembling with fear;
me da miedo salir de noche I'm afraid to go o of going out at night;
miedo A algo/algn fear of sth/sb;
el miedo a lo desconocido fear of the unknown;
le tiene miedo a su padre he's scared o afraid of his father;
miedo a salir a escena stage fright;
agarrarle or (esp Esp) cogerle miedo a algo/algn to become frightened o scared of sth/sb;
por miedo a for fear of;
tener miedo to be afraid o frightened o scared;
tiene miedo de caerse he's afraid he might fall;
tengo miedo de que se ofenda I'm afraid he will take offense
miedo sustantivo masculino
1 (terror) fear, fright: me da miedo la oscuridad, I'm scared of the dark
la película me metió miedo, the film frightened me
temblaba de miedo, he was trembling with fear
¡mamá, tengo miedo!, mummy, I'm scared! ➣ Ver nota en fear
2 (recelo, preocupación) concern: tiene miedo de suspender, he's worried that he will fail
tengo miedo por ti, I'm worried about you ➣ Ver nota en afraid
♦ Locuciones: familiar de miedo: el agua está de miedo, the water is great
' miedo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cagarse
- canillera
- cundir
- escénica
- escénico
- experimentar
- gritar
- inocuidad
- meter
- mucha
- mucho
- muerta
- muerto
- osada
- osado
- película
- temer
- temblar
- temblor
- temblorosa
- tembloroso
- tenebrosa
- tenebroso
- terrorífica
- terrorífico
- alarido
- aprensión
- campante
- chillar
- chillido
- comunicar
- contagiar
- de
- encoger
- espanto
- estremecer
- estremecimiento
- horror
- infundir
- invencible
- morir
- pasar
- quitar
- sostener
- terror
- vencer
English:
afraid
- apprehension
- be
- bully
- curdle
- dark
- death
- dignity
- eerie
- evaporate
- fear
- fearfully
- fearlessly
- free
- fright
- frightened
- lest
- monster
- numb
- overcome
- recoil
- register
- scandal
- scare
- scary
- seize
- sense
- shiver
- shock
- sick
- spasm
- stage fright
- stiff
- strike
- bear
- betray
- cower
- petrified
- scared
- shake
- stage
- still
- with
* * *miedo nmfear;miedo cerval terrible fear, terror;dar miedo to be frightening;me da miedo que se entere I'm frightened o scared she'll find out;meter miedo a alguien to frighten sb;nos metió miedo en el cuerpo it put the fear of God into us;por miedo a for fear of;no le dije la verdad por miedo a ofenderla I didn't tell her the truth for fear of offending her;temblar de miedo to tremble with fear;le tiene miedo a la oscuridad he's scared o afraid of the dark;tengo miedo de que se estropee I'm frightened it'll get damaged;morirse de miedo to die of fright, to be terrified;Esp Famde miedo: la película estuvo de miedo the movie was brilliant;lo pasamos de miedo we had a fantastic time;cogió una borrachera de miedo he got totally plastered;cocina de miedo he's a fantastic o an amazing cook;muy Famcagarse de miedo to shit oneself;muy Famestar cagado de miedo to be shit-scaredmiedo escénico stage fright* * *m fear (a of);dar miedo be frightening;miedo a volar fear of flying;me da miedo la oscuridad I’m frightened of the dark;meter miedo a frighten;tener miedo de que be afraid that;por miedo a for fear of;de miedo fam great fam, awesome fam* * *miedo nm1) temor: fearle tiene miedo al perro: he's scared of the dogtenían miedo de hablar: they were afraid to speak2)dar miedo : to frighten* * *miedo n feardar miedo to frighten / to scare -
4 Grab
n; -(e)s, Gräber grave; lit. (auch Grabmal) tomb; (Gruft) sepulch|re (Am. -er); das Heilige Grab the Holy Sepulchre; das Grab des Unbekannten Soldaten the tomb of the Unknown Warrior; am Grab at the graveside; zu Grabe tragen auch fig. bury; jemandem ins Grab folgen follow s.o. to the grave; ins Grab sinken geh. fig. (sterben) go to the grave; ein nasses oder feuchtes Grab oder sein Grab in den Wellen finden geh. go to a watery grave; er nahm sein Geheimnis mit ins Grab he took his secret with him to the grave, his secret died with him; bis ans oder ins Grab unto ( oder till) death; über das Grab hinaus beyond the grave; er ist verschwiegen wie ein Grab fig. he is as silent as the grave, his lips are sealed; er bringt mich noch ins Grab umg. he’ll be the death of me yet; mit einem Bein oder Fuß im Grab(e) stehen fig. have one foot in the grave; sein eigenes Grab graben oder schaufeln fig. dig one’s own grave; sich im Grab(e) ( her) umdrehen fig. turn in one’s grave* * *das Grabtomb; resting place; grave* * *[graːp]nt -(e)s, ordm;er['grɛːbɐ] grave; (= Gruft) tomb, sepulchre (Brit), sepulcher (US); (fig = Untergang) end, ruinationdas Heilige Gráb — the Holy Sepulchre (Brit) or Sepulcher (US)
jdn zu Grábe tragen — to bear sb to his grave
ein feuchtes or nasses Gráb finden (liter) sein Gráb in den Wellen finden (liter) — sein Gráb in den Wellen finden (liter) to go to a watery grave, to meet a watery end
ein Geheimnis mit ins Gráb nehmen — to take a secret with one to the grave
treu bis ans Gráb — faithful to the end, faithful unto death (liter)
er würde sich im Grábe umdrehen, wenn... — he would turn in his grave if...
du bringst mich noch ins Gráb or an den Rand des Grábes! — you'll be the death of me yet (inf), you'll send me to an early grave
mit einem Bein or Fuß im Grábe stehen (fig) — to have one foot in the grave
sein eigenes Gráb graben or schaufeln (fig) — to dig one's own grave
See:→ auch Grabmal* * *das1) (a plot of ground, or the hole dug in it, in which a dead person is buried: He laid flowers on the grave.) grave2) (a tomb.) sepulchre3) (a hole or vault in the ground in which a dead body is put; a grave: He was buried in the family tomb.) tomb* * *<-[e]s, Gräber>[ˈgra:p, pl ˈgrɛ:bɐ]nt (letzte Ruhestätte) graveein \Grab in fremder Erde finden (geh) to be buried in foreign soilsein \Grab in den Wellen finden, ein feuchtes [o nasses] \Grab finden (geh) to go to a watery grave [or liter meet a watery end]▶ ein Geheimnis mit ins \Grab nehmen to carry a secret [with one] to the grave▶ etw mit ins \Grab nehmen to take sth [with one] to the grave▶ sich dat sein \Grab selbst schaufeln [o graben], sich dat sein eigenes \Grab schaufeln [o graben] to dig one's own grave▶ schweigen können wie ein \Grab to be [as] silent as the grave [or [be able to] keep quiet]* * *das; Grab[e]s, Gräber graveer würde sich im Grab[e] herumdrehen — (fig. ugs.) he would turn in his grave
verschwiegen wie ein od. das Grab sein — (ugs.) keep absolutely mum (coll.)
mit einem Fuß od. Bein im Grab[e] stehen — (fig.) have one foot in the grave (fig.)
etwas mit ins Grab nehmen — (geh.) take something with one to the grave
jemanden zu Grabe tragen — (geh.) bury somebody
seine Hoffnungen zu Grabe tragen — (fig. geh.) abandon one's hopes
jemanden an den Rand des Grabes bringen — (fig. geh.) drive somebody to distraction
* * *das Heilige Grab the Holy Sepulchre;das Grab des Unbekannten Soldaten the tomb of the Unknown Warrior;am Grab at the graveside;zu Grabe tragen auch fig bury;jemandem ins Grab folgen follow sb to the grave;ins Grab sinken geh fig (sterben) go to the grave;sein Grab in den Wellen finden geh go to a watery grave;er nahm sein Geheimnis mit ins Grab he took his secret with him to the grave, his secret died with him;über das Grab hinaus beyond the grave;er ist verschwiegen wie ein Grab fig he is as silent as the grave, his lips are sealed;er bringt mich noch ins Grab umg he’ll be the death of me yet;Fuß im Grab(e) stehen fig have one foot in the grave;schaufeln fig dig one’s own grave;sich im Grab(e) (her)umdrehen fig turn in one’s grave* * *das; Grab[e]s, Gräber graveer würde sich im Grab[e] herumdrehen — (fig. ugs.) he would turn in his grave
verschwiegen wie ein od. das Grab sein — (ugs.) keep absolutely mum (coll.)
sich (Dat.) selbst sein Grab schaufeln — (fig.) dig one's own grave (fig.)
mit einem Fuß od. Bein im Grab[e] stehen — (fig.) have one foot in the grave (fig.)
etwas mit ins Grab nehmen — (geh.) take something with one to the grave
jemanden zu Grabe tragen — (geh.) bury somebody
seine Hoffnungen zu Grabe tragen — (fig. geh.) abandon one's hopes
jemanden an den Rand des Grabes bringen — (fig. geh.) drive somebody to distraction
* * *¨-er n.grave n.sepulcher (US) n.sepulchre (UK) n.tomb n. -
5 raison
raison [ʀεzɔ̃]1. feminine nouna. ( = discernement) reason• manger/boire plus que de raison to eat/drink more than is sensible ; → mariageb. ( = motif) reason• pour quelles raisons l'avez-vous renvoyé ? what were your reasons for firing him?• pour raisons familiales/de santé for family/health reasons• il a refusé pour la simple raison que... he refused simply because...• j'ai de bonnes raisons de penser que... I have good reason to think that...c. ( = argument) reason• ce n'est pas une raison ! that's no excuse! (PROV) la raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure(PROV) might is right• à plus forte raison si/quand... all the more so if/when...e. (locutions)• tu as bien raison ! you're absolutely right!• avoir raison de qn/qch to get the better of sb/sth► donner raison à qn [événement] to prove sb right• la justice a fini par lui donner raison the court eventually decided in his favour► raison de plus all the more reason ( pour faire qch for doing sth)• à raison de 100 € par caisse at the rate of 100 euros per crate2. compounds• cet enfant est toute sa raison d'être that child is her whole life ► raison sociale corporate name* * *ʀɛzɔ̃1) ( motif) reasonraison d'espoir — grounds (pl) for hope
2) ( opposé à tort)à or avec raison — rightly
3) ( rationalité) reason [U]ramener quelqu'un à la raison — to bring somebody to his/her senses
avoir raison de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to get the better of somebody/something
à raison de — at the rate of; rime
•Phrasal Verbs:••la raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure — Proverbe might is right Proverbe
* * *ʀɛzɔ̃ nf1) (= jugement, discernement) reasonperdre la raison — to lose one's mind, figto take leave of one's senses, to lose one's mind
2) (= motif)Raison de plus pour y aller. — All the more reason for going.
en raison de (= à cause de) — because of
en raison du mauvais temps — because of the bad weather, due to the bad weather
3) (= proportion)Tu as raison. — You're right.
donner raison à qn [personne] — to agree with sb, [fait] to prove sb right
entendre raison — to listen to reason, to see reason
plus que de raison — too much, more than is reasonable
* * *raison nf1 ( motif) reason; n'avoir aucune raison de to have no reason to; non sans quelque raison not without reason; pour la bonne/la simple raison que for the very good/the simple reason that; pour raison(s) de santé for health reasons; pour des raisons économiques/humanitaires/politiques for economic/humanitarian/political reasons; pour des raisons d'économie/d'hygiène for reasons of economy/of hygiene; on ne sait pour quelle raison for unknown reasons; il y a une raison à cela there's a reason for that; avoir toutes les raisons de penser/d'être inquiet to have every reason to believe/be worried; avoir de bonnes raisons de penser/soupçonner que to have good reasons for believing/suspecting that; raison d'agir reason for action; raison d'accepter/d'acheter/d'emprunter/d'interdire reason for accepting/buying/borrowing /prohibiting; raison de plus pour faire/ne pas faire all the more reason to do/not to do; en raison d'une panne/d'un désaccord/de la situation owing to a breakdown/a disagreement/the situation; à plus forte raison even more so, especially; à juste raison quite rightly; avec raison justifiably; comme de raison as one might expect; raison d'inquiétude/d'optimisme cause for alarm/for optimism; raison d'espoir grounds (pl) for hope; se rendre aux raisons de qn to yield to sb's arguments;2 ( opposé à tort) avoir raison to be right; ne pas avoir entièrement raison not to be completely right; avoir un peu/mille fois raison to be partly/absolutely right; à or avec raison rightly; donner (entièrement) raison à qn to agree with sb (completely); obtenir raison to obtain satisfaction;3 ( rationalité) reason ¢; contraire à la raison contrary to reason; la folie l'a emporté sur la raison madness got the better of reason; se rendre à la raison to see reason; faire entendre raison à qn to make sb see reason; il ne veut pas entendre raison he won't see reason; ramener qn à la raison to bring sb to his/her senses; perdre la raison to lose one's mind; en appeler à la raison to appeal to people's common sense; ne plus avoir toute sa raison to be no longer in full possession of one's faculties; il faut se faire une raison you just have to resign yourself to it; elle s'est fait une raison she resigned herself to it; se faire une raison de qch to resign oneself to sth; conforme à la raison rational; plus que de raison more than is sensible; avoir raison de qn/qch to get the better of sb/sth; ⇒ rime;4 Math ( rapport) ratio; raison d'une progression ratio of a progression; à raison de at the rate of; trente films à raison de trois films par jour thirty films at the rate of three films a day; en raison directe/inverse de in direct/inverse proportion to.raison d'État Pol reasons (pl) of State; raison d'être Philos raison d'être; ( de vivre) reason for living; n'avoir plus de raison d'être to be no longer justified; n'avoir aucune raison d'être to have no justification; avoir sa raison d'être to have its justification; raison sociale Jur company ou corporate name.la raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure Prov might is right Prov; il nous faut raison garder we must keep a cool head.[rɛzɔ̃] nom féminin1. [motif] reasonquelle est la raison de...? what's the reason for...?la raison pour laquelle je vous écris the reason (why) ou that I'm writing to youavoir de bonnes raisons ou des raisons (de faire quelque chose) to have good reasons (for doing something)ce n'est pas une raison!, c'est pas une raison! that's no excuse!raison de plus: mais je suis malade! — raison de plus! but I'm not feeling well! — all the more reason!qu'elle se débrouille toute seule, y a pas de raison! (familier) there's no reason why she shouldn't sort it out for herself!le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point Pascal (allusion) the heart has its reasons that reason ignores2. [lucidité]il n'a pas/plus toute sa raison he's not/he's no longer in his right mind3. [bon sens] reasonfaire entendre raison à quelqu'un, ramener quelqu'un à la raison to make somebody see reasonrappeler quelqu'un à la raison to bring somebody to his/her sensesplus que de raison to excess, more than is reasonable4. [faculté de penser] reasonen raison inverse/directe (de) in inverse/direct proportion (to)6. (locution)a. [personne] to agree that somebody is rightb. [événement] to prove somebody rightfais-toi une raison, c'est trop tard you'll just have to put up with ou to accept the fact that it's too lateavoir raison de quelqu'un/quelque chose (soutenu) to get the better of somebody/something, to overcome somebody/something————————à raison de locution prépositionnellecomme de raison locution adverbiale————————en raison de locution prépositionnelle2. [en proportion de] according to————————raison d'État nom fémininle gouvernement a invoqué la raison d'État pour justifier cette mesure the government said that it had done this for reasons of State————————raison d'être nom féminin————————raison sociale nom féminincorporate ou company nameYou're probably right. Vous avez probablement raisonI suppose so. Peut-être bienThat's one way of looking at it, I suppose. C'est une façon de voir les choses, effectivementIf you say so... Si tu le dis...I see what you mean. Je vois ce que tu veux direPoint taken. D'accordYou've got a point there. C'est juste -
6 ungewiss
Adj. uncertain; (unentschieden) undecided; es ist noch ungewiss, ob / wie / wann etc. it’s still uncertain (as to) whether / how / when etc.; jemanden im Ungewissen lassen not let s.o. know, keep s.o. guessing; ( sich [Dat]) im Ungewissen über etw. sein / bleiben be / remain uncertain ( oder unsure oder in the dark) about s.th.; Sprung ins Ungewisse leap in the dark; eine Fahrt ins Ungewisse a journey into the unknown* * *uncertain; indecisive; precarious* * *ụn|ge|wissadjuncertain; (= vage) vagueein Sprung/eine Reise ins Ungewisse (fig) — a leap/a journey into the unknown
im Ungewissen bleiben/sein — to stay/be in the dark
* * *un·ge·wissRR[ˈʊngəvɪs]1. (nicht feststehend) uncertaineine \ungewisse Zukunft an uncertain future▪ noch \ungewiss sein, ob/wie... to be still uncertain, whether/how...ein Sprung ins U\ungewisse a leap into the unknown2. (unentschlossen) uncertain, unsureetw im U\ungewissen lassen to leave sth vague [or indefiniteAugen von \ungewisser Farbe eyes of an indefinable colour [or AM -or]* * *Adjektiv uncertainjemanden [über etwas (Akk.)] im Ungewissen lassen — leave somebody in the dark or keep somebody guessing [about something]
* * *es ist noch ungewiss, ob/wie/wann etc it’s still uncertain (as to) whether/how/when etc;jemanden im Ungewissen not let sb know, keep sb guessing;(sich [dat])im Ungewissen über etwas sein/bleiben be/remain uncertain ( oder unsure oder in the dark) about sth;Sprung ins Ungewisse leap in the dark;eine Fahrt ins Ungewisse a journey into the unknown* * *Adjektiv uncertainjemanden [über etwas (Akk.)] im Ungewissen lassen — leave somebody in the dark or keep somebody guessing [about something]
* * *adj.contingent adj. adv.in the air adv.uncertainly adv. -
7 causa
f.1 cause (origen).la relación causa-efecto the relationship between cause and effect2 reason.se desconocen las causas del accidente it is not known what caused the accidenta o por causa de because ofpor causa mayor for reasons beyond my/our/etc control3 cause (ideal).dieron su vida por la causa they gave their lives for the causehacer causa común con alguien to make common cause with somebodyser una causa perdida to be a lost cause4 case (law).5 lawsuit, case.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: causar.* * *1 (gen) cause2 (motivo) cause, reason, motive\a causa de because of, on account ofhacer causa común con to make common cause withinstruir una causa DERECHO to take legal proceedingspor causa de because of, on account ofcausa mayor good reason■ no se puede faltar al trabajo si no es por causa mayor you can't stay off work unless it's for a very good reasoncausa pública DERECHO public good* * *noun f.* * *ISF1) (=motivo) causela niebla pudo haber sido la causa del accidente — the accident could have been caused by fog, the fog could have been the cause of o reason for the accident
algunos protestaron sin causa justificada — some protested for no good reason o without true cause
conocimiento 2), doctor 1.•
relación causa-efecto — cause and effect relationship2)• a o por causa de — because of
no quiero que sufras por mi causa — I don't want you to suffer for my sake o on my account
3) (=ideal) cause•
hacer causa común con algn — to make common cause with sb4) (Jur) (tb: causa judicial) lawsuit, caseIISF1) Cono Sur (=tentempié) snack, light meal* * *1) ( motivo) causela causa de todas mis desgracias — the cause of o the reason for all my misfortunes
se enfadó sin causa alguna — she got annoyed for no good reason o for no reason at all
a or por causa de — because of
2) (ideal, fin) cause•* * *= root cause, trigger.Ex. This article highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration.Ex. They will however always have some kind of springboard or trigger which has led to their question, and we can work forwards from this.----* apoyar una causa = forward + cause, support + cause.* ayudar a la causa de = help + in the cause of.* buena causa = good cause.* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.* causa de la ofensa = offending.* causa de mortalidad = lethality.* causa-efecto = causal.* causa fortuita = act of God.* causa justa = just cause, good cause.* causa perdida = lost cause, losing battle.* causa primaria = prime cause.* causa radical, la = radical cause, the.* causas de conflictos armados = warpath.* causa social = social cause.* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.* decisión con conocimiento de causa = informed decision.* defender la causa de = further + the cause of.* defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.* defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.* detectar la causa de algo = smell + cause.* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.* doctor honoris causa = honorary doctorate.* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.* luchar por una causa = champion + cause.* luchar por una causa perdida = fight + a losing battle.* que no causa dolor = painless.* relación causa-efecto = cause-effect relation, causal relationship.* retomar una causa = take up + cause.* sin causa alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin causa aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* sin causa justificada = without justified reason.* sin conocimiento de causa = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.* tener causa justificada = have + good cause.* toma de decisiones con conocimiento de causa = informed decision making.* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa = make + informed decisions.* una causa perdida = a dead dog.* * *1) ( motivo) causela causa de todas mis desgracias — the cause of o the reason for all my misfortunes
se enfadó sin causa alguna — she got annoyed for no good reason o for no reason at all
a or por causa de — because of
2) (ideal, fin) cause•* * *= root cause, trigger.Ex: This article highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration.
Ex: They will however always have some kind of springboard or trigger which has led to their question, and we can work forwards from this.* apoyar una causa = forward + cause, support + cause.* ayudar a la causa de = help + in the cause of.* buena causa = good cause.* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.* causa de la ofensa = offending.* causa de mortalidad = lethality.* causa-efecto = causal.* causa fortuita = act of God.* causa justa = just cause, good cause.* causa perdida = lost cause, losing battle.* causa primaria = prime cause.* causa radical, la = radical cause, the.* causas de conflictos armados = warpath.* causa social = social cause.* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.* decisión con conocimiento de causa = informed decision.* defender la causa de = further + the cause of.* defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.* defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.* detectar la causa de algo = smell + cause.* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.* doctor honoris causa = honorary doctorate.* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.* luchar por una causa = champion + cause.* luchar por una causa perdida = fight + a losing battle.* que no causa dolor = painless.* relación causa-efecto = cause-effect relation, causal relationship.* retomar una causa = take up + cause.* sin causa alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin causa aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* sin causa justificada = without justified reason.* sin conocimiento de causa = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.* tener causa justificada = have + good cause.* toma de decisiones con conocimiento de causa = informed decision making.* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa = make + informed decisions.* una causa perdida = a dead dog.* * *A (motivo) causela causa de todas mis desgracias the cause of o the reason for all my misfortunessería causa suficiente de divorcio it would be adequate grounds for divorcese enfadó sin causa alguna she got annoyed for no good reason o for no reason at allaún no se conocen las causas del accidente the cause of the accident is still unknown, it is still not known what caused the accidentrelación de causa-efecto cause and effect relationshipa or por causa de because ofel partido se suspendió a causa del tiempo the match was postponed because of o on account of o owing to the weatherla cosecha se malogró por causa de las heladas the crop failed because of the frostCompuestos:final causefirst causeB (ideal, fin) causeuna causa perdida a lost causedefender una causa to defend a causehacer causa común con algn to make common cause with sbseguir una causa contra algn to try sbel juicio por la causa que se sigue contra ella por estafa the trial at which she faces charges for o is being tried for fraudCompuestos:lawsuitcriminal proceedings (pl), trial* * *
Del verbo causar: ( conjugate causar)
causa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
causa
causar
causa sustantivo femenino
1 ( motivo) cause;◊ la causa de todas mis desgracias the cause of o the reason for all my misfortunes;
se enfadó sin causa alguna she got annoyed for no reason at all o for no good reason;
a or por causa de because of
2 ( ideal) cause;
3 (Der) ( pleito) lawsuit;
( proceso) trial
causar ( conjugate causar) verbo transitivo ‹daños/problema/sufrimiento› to cause;
‹ indignación› to cause, arouse;
‹ alarma› to cause, provoke;
‹ placer› to give;
me causó muy buena impresión I was very impressed with her
causa sustantivo femenino
1 cause
2 (motivo) reason: se ha enfadado sin causa, he has got angry for no reason
3 (utopía, ideal) una causa justa, a fair cause
4 Jur (proceso) trial
♦ Locuciones: a o por causa de, because of: su relación se deterioró a causa de los celos, their relationship fell apart because of jealousy
causar verbo transitivo to cause, bring about: el desaliño causa mala impresión, untidiness makes a bad impression
le causó buena impresión, he was very impressed by him
me causó mucha alegría, it made me very happy
' causa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abanderada
- abanderado
- abogar
- actuar
- adherirse
- apoyar
- caída
- caído
- causar
- con
- conocimiento
- de
- desgarrador
- desgarradora
- documentación
- ser
- funesta
- funesto
- gozosa
- gozoso
- horrorosa
- horroroso
- intríngulis
- lamentable
- lastimosa
- lastimoso
- leal
- motivo
- onerosa
- oneroso
- origen
- paladín
- por
- principio
- promotor
- promotora
- relativamente
- sabañón
- sacrificar
- semilla
- soponcio
- temerosa
- temeroso
- terrorífica
- terrorífico
- unirse
- valer
- vergonzosa
- vergonzoso
- vergüenza
English:
about
- account
- arm
- as
- battle
- because
- blow
- cause
- complication
- devotion
- earthshattering
- further
- get at
- honorary doctorate
- immediate cause
- lost
- mock
- occasion
- of
- owing
- plead
- rain off
- sensational
- suspend
- takeoff
- through
- ultimate
- unsympathetic
- win over
- worthy
- condemn
- court
- crack
- dismiss
- fog
- honorary
- open
- responsible
* * *causa nf1. [origen] cause;la causa última the ultimate cause o reason;el tabaco es la causa de muchas enfermedades respiratorias smoking is the cause of many respiratory diseases;él es la causa directa de todos mis problemas he is directly responsible for all my problems;la relación causa-efecto the relationship between cause and effectcausa final final cause;causa primera first cause2. [razón, motivo] reason;se desconocen las causas del accidente it is not known what caused the accident;por esta causa mueren al año muchos niños every year many children die as a result of this;ello no es causa suficiente para dejar de asistir a clase that isn't a good enough reason for stopping going to school;llegaron tarde a o [m5] por causa del intenso tráfico they arrived late because of the heavy traffic;por causa mayor for reasons beyond my/our/ etc control3. [ideal, objetivo] cause;una causa humanitaria a humanitarian cause;es todo por una buena causa it's all for o in a good cause;abrazar una causa to embrace a cause;dieron su vida por la causa they gave their lives for the cause;hacer causa común con alguien to make common cause with sb;ser una causa perdida to be a lost cause4. Der case;una causa contra alguien a case against sbcausa civil lawsuit;causa criminal criminal case6. Perú [guiso] = dish of mashed potatoes mixed with cheese, olives, sweetcorn and lettuce, eaten cold* * *f1 cause;hacer causa común con make common cause with;causa perdida fig lost cause2 ( motivo) reason;a causa de because of;por mi causa on my account3 JUR lawsuit* * *causa nf1) motivo: cause, reason, motivea causa de: because of2) ideal: causemorir por una causa: to die for a cause3) : lawsuit* * *causa n1. (en general) cause2. (motivo) reason -
8 cause
cause [koz]feminine nouna. ( = raison) causec. ( = intérêts) caused. (locutions)► en cause• mettre en cause [+ innocence, nécessité, capacité] to call into question• et pour cause ! and for good reason!* * *koz1) ( origine) cause2) ( raison) reason3) ( ensemble d'intérêts) cause4) ( affaire) caseles causes célèbres — the causes célèbres, the famous cases
être en cause — [système, fait, organisme] to be at issue; [personne] to be involved
mettre quelqu'un/quelque chose en cause — to implicate somebody/something
remettre en cause — to challenge [principe, hiérarchie, décision]; to cast doubt on [projet, efficacité, signification]; to undermine [efforts, proposition, processus]
remise en cause — ( de système) reappraisal
avoir or obtenir gain de cause — to win one's case
donner gain de cause à — to decide in favour [BrE] of
••* * *koz nf1) (entraînant un effet) [mort, conflit, malentendu] causeC'est arrivé à cause de lui. — It happened because of him.
Nous n'avons pas pu sortir à cause du mauvais temps. — We couldn't go out because of the bad weather.
Le musée est fermé pour cause de travaux. — The museum is closed for building work.
2) DROIT caseLe père de l'enfant a été mis hors de cause. — The child's father has been cleared.
en connaissance de cause [choisir, décider, agir, accepter] — in full knowledge of the facts
3) (= parti, camp) causedéfendre la cause de qn [personne] — to stand up for sb, to take sb's side, [groupe, communauté] to champion sb
Elle défend la cause des opprimés. — She champions the oppressed.
être en cause [intérêts] — to be at stake, [personne] to be involved, [qualité] to be in question
mettre en cause [personne] — to implicate, [qualité de qch, honnêteté de qn] to call into question
remettre en cause — to challenge, to call into question
* * *cause nf1 ( origine) cause (de of); un rapport or une relation de cause à effet entre a relation of cause and effect between; il n'y a pas d'effet sans cause there's no smoke without fire; à petites causes grands effets minor causes can bring about major results;2 ( raison) reason; j'ignore la cause de leur colère/départ I don't know the reason for their anger/departure; pour une cause encore indéterminée for a reason as yet unknown; il s'est fâché et pour cause he got angry and with good reason; sans cause [licenciement, chagrin] groundless; c'est une cause de licenciement immédiat it's a ground for immediate dismissal; pour cause économique for financial reasons; pour cause de maladie because of illness; fermé pour cause d'inventaire/de travaux closed for stocktaking/for renovation; avoir pour cause qch to be caused by sth; à cause de because of;3 ( ensemble d'intérêts) cause; défendre une/sa cause to defend a/one's cause; se battre pour la cause to fight for the cause; une cause juste/perdue a just/lost cause; être dévoué à la cause commune to be dedicated to the common cause; être acquis à la cause de qn to be won over to sb's cause; gagner qn à sa cause to win sb over to one's cause; pour les besoins de la cause for the sake of the cause; prendre fait et cause pour qn to take up the cause of sb; faire cause commune avec qn to make common cause with sb; pour la bonne cause for a good cause;4 ( affaire) case; plaider/gagner/perdre une cause to plead/win/lose a case; plaider la cause de qn/sa propre cause to plead sb's case/one's own case; la cause est entendue Jur the case is closed; fig it's an open and shut case; les causes célèbres the causes célèbres, the famous cases; être en cause [système, fait, organisme] to be at issue; [personne] to be involved; être hors de cause to be in the clear; mettre qn/qch en cause to implicate sb/sth; mise en cause implication; mettre qn/qch hors de cause gén to clear sb/sth; [police] to eliminate [sb] from an enquiry; remettre en cause to call [sth] into question, to challenge [politique, principe, droit, hiérarchie, décision]; to cast doubt on [projet, efficacité, signification]; to undermine [efforts, proposition, processus]; tout est remis en cause everything has been thrown back into doubt; se remettre en cause to pass one's life under review; remise en cause ( de soi-même) rethink; ( de système) reappraisal; avoir or obtenir gain de cause to win one's case; donner gain de cause à to decide in favourGB of.en toute connaissance de cause in full knowledge of the facts, fully conversant with the facts sout; en tout état de cause in any case; en désespoir de cause as a last resort.[koz] nom fémininle mauvais temps est cause que je n'ai pu aller vous rendre visite I wasn't able to come and see you on account of the bad weather2. PHILOSOPHIE causela cause première/seconde/finale the prime/secondary/final cause[motif]cause licite/illicite just/unjust cause4. [parti que l'on prend] causea. [pour un bon motif] for a good causeb. (humoristique) [en vue du mariage] with honourable intentions————————à cause de locution prépositionnelle1. [par la faute de] because ou on account of, due ou owing to2. [en considération de] because ou on account of, due ou owing to3. [par égard pour] for the sake ou because of————————en cause locution adjectivale1. [concerné] in questionla voiture en cause était à l'arrêt the car involved ou in question was stationaryla somme/l'enjeu en cause the amount/the thing at stake2. [que l'on suspecte]3. [contesté]être en cause [talent] to be in question————————en cause locution adverbiale1. [en accusation]2. [en doute]en tout état de cause locution adverbiale————————pour cause de locution prépositionnelle‘fermé pour cause de décès’ ‘closed owing to bereavement’ -
9 Jemand
I unbest. Pron. somebody, someone; fragend: auch anybody, anyone; verneinend: anybody, anyone; es kommt jemand somebody’s coming; ist da jemand? is anybody there?; ist jemand da? is there anybody here ( oder home) ?; jemand anders somebody ( oder anybody) else; sonst noch jemand? anyone else (iro. while I’m at it) ?; das will kaum jemand wissen hardly anybody ( oder almost nobody) wants to know that; irgendjemand* * *one; someone; anybody; somebody; anyone* * *je|mand ['jeːmant]indef pronsomebody, someone; (bei Fragen, bedingenden Sätzen auch, Negation) anybody, anyoneist da jémand? — is anybody or somebody there?
du lachst so, hat dir jémand ein Kompliment gemacht? — why are you smiling? has somebody or someone paid you a compliment?
ohne jémanden zu fragen — without asking anybody or anyone
ich brauche jémanden, der mir den Fernseher repariert — I need somebody or someone to repair my television set
jémand Fremdes — a stranger
jémand Neues — somebody or someone new
jémand anders — somebody or someone else
* * *1) (someone.) somebody2) (an unknown or unnamed person: There's someone at the door - would you answer it?; We all know someone who needs help.) someone3) (a person of importance: He thinks he is someone.) someone* * *je·mand[ˈje:mant]pron indef somebody, someone; (bei Fragen, Negation etc.) anybody, anyoneda ist \jemand für dich an der Tür there's somebody at the door for youist da \jemand? is anyone there?\jemand andere[r, s] [o anders] somebody [or someone] else* * *Indefinitpronomen someone; somebody; (fragend, verneint) anyone; anybodyich kenne jemand[en], der... — I know someone or somebody who...
sich mit jemand[em] treffen — to meet someone or somebody
ich glaube nicht, dass da jemand ist — I don't think there's anybody there
jemand anders/Fremdes — someone or somebody else/strange
kaum jemand — hardly or scarcely anyone or anybody
* * *es kommt jemand somebody’s coming;ist da jemand? is anybody there?;ist jemand da? is there anybody here ( oder home) ?;jemand anders somebody ( oder anybody) else;sonst noch jemand? anyone else (iron while I’m at it) ?;ein gewisser Jemand a certain somebody* * *Indefinitpronomen someone; somebody; (fragend, verneint) anyone; anybodyich kenne jemand[en], der... — I know someone or somebody who...
sich mit jemand[em] treffen — to meet someone or somebody
ich glaube nicht, dass da jemand ist — I don't think there's anybody there
jemand anders/Fremdes — someone or somebody else/strange
kaum jemand — hardly or scarcely anyone or anybody
* * *pron.anybody pron.anyone pron.somebody pron.someone pron. -
10 jemand
I unbest. Pron. somebody, someone; fragend: auch anybody, anyone; verneinend: anybody, anyone; es kommt jemand somebody’s coming; ist da jemand? is anybody there?; ist jemand da? is there anybody here ( oder home) ?; jemand anders somebody ( oder anybody) else; sonst noch jemand? anyone else (iro. while I’m at it) ?; das will kaum jemand wissen hardly anybody ( oder almost nobody) wants to know that; irgendjemand* * *one; someone; anybody; somebody; anyone* * *je|mand ['jeːmant]indef pronsomebody, someone; (bei Fragen, bedingenden Sätzen auch, Negation) anybody, anyoneist da jémand? — is anybody or somebody there?
du lachst so, hat dir jémand ein Kompliment gemacht? — why are you smiling? has somebody or someone paid you a compliment?
ohne jémanden zu fragen — without asking anybody or anyone
ich brauche jémanden, der mir den Fernseher repariert — I need somebody or someone to repair my television set
jémand Fremdes — a stranger
jémand Neues — somebody or someone new
jémand anders — somebody or someone else
* * *1) (someone.) somebody2) (an unknown or unnamed person: There's someone at the door - would you answer it?; We all know someone who needs help.) someone3) (a person of importance: He thinks he is someone.) someone* * *je·mand[ˈje:mant]pron indef somebody, someone; (bei Fragen, Negation etc.) anybody, anyoneda ist \jemand für dich an der Tür there's somebody at the door for youist da \jemand? is anyone there?\jemand andere[r, s] [o anders] somebody [or someone] else* * *Indefinitpronomen someone; somebody; (fragend, verneint) anyone; anybodyich kenne jemand[en], der... — I know someone or somebody who...
sich mit jemand[em] treffen — to meet someone or somebody
ich glaube nicht, dass da jemand ist — I don't think there's anybody there
jemand anders/Fremdes — someone or somebody else/strange
kaum jemand — hardly or scarcely anyone or anybody
* * *es kommt jemand somebody’s coming;ist da jemand? is anybody there?;ist jemand da? is there anybody here ( oder home) ?;jemand anders somebody ( oder anybody) else;sonst noch jemand? anyone else (iron while I’m at it) ?;ein gewisser Jemand a certain somebody* * *Indefinitpronomen someone; somebody; (fragend, verneint) anyone; anybodyich kenne jemand[en], der... — I know someone or somebody who...
sich mit jemand[em] treffen — to meet someone or somebody
ich glaube nicht, dass da jemand ist — I don't think there's anybody there
jemand anders/Fremdes — someone or somebody else/strange
kaum jemand — hardly or scarcely anyone or anybody
* * *pron.anybody pron.anyone pron.somebody pron.someone pron. -
11 sauter
sauter [sote]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verb• sauter en hauteur/en longueur to do the high/the long jump• sauter en l'air or au plafond (de colère) to hit the roof (inf) ; (de joie) to jump for joy ; (de surprise, de peur) to jump• sauter d'un sujet à l'autre or du coq à l'âne to jump from one subject to anotherb. ( = se précipiter) sauter du lit to jump out of bed• va faire tes devoirs, et que ça saute ! (inf) go and do your homework and be quick about it!• ça saute aux yeux ! it's obvious!d. ( = exploser) [bâtiment, bombe, pont] to blow up ; [circuit électrique] to fuse ; [fusible] to blow• faire sauter [+ train, édifice] to blow upg. [image de télévision] to flicker2. transitive verba. [+ obstacle, mur] to jump overb. [+ étape, page, repas] to skipc. [+ personne] (inf!) to screw (vulg!)* * *sote
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1) ( franchir) to jump [distance, hauteur]; to jump over [ruisseau, barrière]sauter quatre mètres en longueur — to do four metres [BrE] in the long jump
2) ( omettre volontairement) to skip [étape, repas, période]; to leave out [détails]3) ( omettre involontairement) to miss [mot, ligne]4) École
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verbe intransitif1) ( faire un saut) gén to jump; ( vers le bas) to jump (down); ( vers le haut) to jump (up); ( vers l'extérieur) to jump (out); ( vers l'intérieur) to jump (in)saute! — ( de haut) jump (down)!; ( dans une piscine) jump (in)!
sauter à pieds joints — lit to jump with one's feet together
sauter à pieds joints dans un piège — fig to fall straight into a trap
sauter en hauteur/en longueur — to do the high/long jump
sauter en parachute — ( une fois) to make a parachute jump; ( régulièrement) to go parachute jumping
sauter sur son téléphone/pistolet — to grab one's telephone/gun
sauter sur l'occasion/une offre — to jump at the chance/an offer
2) ( aller vivement) to jumpsauter dans un taxi/dans un train — to jump ou hop into a taxi/onto a train
3) ( passer)4) (colloq) ( être supprimé)faire sauter un paragraphe — ( délibérément) to take out a paragraph; ( par erreur) to miss out GB ou miss a paragraph
5) (être délogé, instable) [courroie, chaîne de vélo] to come off; [images de télévision] to jump6) ( céder)faire sauter les barrières — fig to break down the barriers
7) ( exploser) [bombe, mine] to blow up, to go off; [pont, bâtiment] to be blown up, to go up8) Culinaire••et que ça saute! — (colloq) make it snappy! (colloq)
sauter en l'air (colloq) or au plafond — (colloq) ( de joie) to jump for joy; ( de colère) to hit the roof (colloq); ( de surprise) to be staggered
* * *sote1. vi1) (= bondir) to jumpvas-y, saute! — go on, jump!
Nous avons sauté par-dessus la barrière. — We jumped over the gate.
2) (= se précipiter) to jumpIl a sauté dans un taxi. — He jumped into a taxi.
3) (= exploser) to blow up, to explode, [fusibles] to blowOn a fait sauter le commissariat de police la nuit dernière. — The police station was blown up last night.
4) [bouchon] to pop out, to pop off5) (= se rompre)6) (= être renvoyé) *, [ministre, pdg] to get the push *Le PDG a fini par sauter. — The CEO eventually got the push.
2. vt1) [barrière, obstacle] to jump over, to leap over2) fig, [ligne, page] to skip3) CUISINE to sauté* * *sauter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( franchir) to jump [distance, hauteur]; to jump over [ruisseau, barrière]; sauter les trois dernières marches to jump down the bottom three steps; sauter deux mètres en hauteur Sport to clear two metresGB in the high jump; sauter quatre mètres en longueur to do four metresGB in the long jump;2 ( omettre volontairement) to skip [étape, repas, période]; to leave out [détails]; sauter un paragraphe ( en lisant) to skip a paragraph; ( en recopiant) to leave out a paragraph;3 ( omettre involontairement) to miss out GB, to miss [mot, ligne]; sauter son tour Jeux to miss one's turn;4 Scol sauter une année or classe to skip a year;5 ●( sexuellement) to screw●; se faire sauter to get laid●.B vi1 ( faire un saut) gén to jump; ( vers le bas) to jump (down); ( vers le haut) to jump (up); ( vers l'extérieur) to jump (out); ( vers l'intérieur) to jump (in); sauter dans qch to jump into sth; sauter par-dessus qch to jump over sth; sauter sur le banc to jump onto the bench; sauter du banc to jump off the bench; sauter d'une fenêtre to jump out of a window; sauter d'un avion to jump out of a plane; saute! ( de haut) jump (down)!; ( dans une piscine) jump (in)!; sauter à terre to jump (down) to the ground; sauter d'une branche à l'autre to leap from branch to branch; sauter d'un pied sur l'autre to hop from one foot to the other; sauter à pieds joints lit to jump with one's feet together; sauter à pieds joints dans un piège fig to fall straight into a trap; sauter dans le vide to jump; sauter en hauteur/en longueur to do the high/long jump; sauter à la perche to pole vault; sauter en parachute ( une fois) to make a parachute jump; ( régulièrement) to go parachute jumping; sauter à la corde to skip; sauter en ciseaux to do a scissors jump GB ou scissor jump US; faire sauter un enfant sur ses genoux to dandle a child on one's knee; sauter dans l'inconnu to take a leap ou to leap into the unknown; sauter sur qn to pounce on sb; sauter sur son téléphone/pistolet to grab one's telephone/gun; sauter sur l'occasion/une offre to jump at the chance/an offer; sauter à la gorge de qn to go for sb's throat; le chien m'a sauté à la figure the dog went for my face; sauter au cou de qn to greet sb with a kiss; ⇒ reculer;2 ( aller vivement) to jump; sauter du lit to jump out of bed; sauter dans un taxi/dans un train to jump ou hop into a taxi/onto a train; sauter d'un avion à l'autre to hop off one plane and onto the next;3 ( passer) nos frais ont sauté de 20% à 32% our costs have jumped from 20% to 32%; sauter d'un sujet à l'autre to skip from one subject to another;4 ○( être supprimé) faire sauter un paragraphe ( délibérément) to take out a paragraph; ( par erreur) to miss out GB ou miss a paragraph; faire sauter une réunion to cancel a meeting; l'émission/la réunion a sauté the programmeGB/the meeting was cancelledGB; le poste va sauter the job is being axed; faire sauter une contravention to get out of paying a parking ticket;5 (être délogé, instable) [courroie, chaîne de vélo] to come off; [images de télévision] to jump; la troisième vitesse saute the third gear keeps slipping;6 ( céder) faire sauter une serrure to force a lock; faire sauter une maille to drop a stitch; faire sauter les boutons to burst one's buttons; faire sauter une dent à qn to knock one of sb's teeth out; faire sauter les barrières fig to break down the barriers;7 ( exploser) [bombe, mine] to blow up, to go off; [pont, bâtiment] to be blown up, to go up; il a sauté sur une mine he was blown up by a mine; faire sauter qch to blow sth up; faire sauter les plombs Électrotech to blow the fuses;8 Culin faire sauter des oignons to sauté onions; faire sauter une crêpe to toss a pancake; faire sauter les bouchons de champagne to make the champagne corks pop;10 ( faire faillite) to go bust○.sauter aux yeux to be blindingly obvious; et que ça saute○! make it snappy○!; sauter en l'air○ or au plafond○ ( de joie) to jump for joy; ( de colère) to hit the roof○; ( de surprise) to be staggered; la sauter◑ ( avoir faim) to be starving○.[sote] verbe intransitif1. [bondir - personne] to jump, to spring up ; [ - chat] to jump, to leap ; [ - oiseau, insecte] to hop ; [ - grenouille, saumon] to leap ; [ - balle, curseur] to bounce, to jumpsauter dans une tranchée/dans un puits to jump into a trench/down a wellsauter d'une branche/falaise to leap off a branch/cliffsauter par-dessus une corde/un ruisseau to leap over a rope/across a streama. [de colère] to hit the roofb. [de joie] to be thrilled to bits2. JEUX & SPORTsauter en parachute to (parachute) jump, to parachutesauter en hauteur/longueur to do the high/long jumpsauter (à bas) du lit to jump ou to spring out of bedsauter dans un taxi to jump ou to leap into a taxic'est une excellente occasion, je saute dessus it's a great opportunity, I'll grab itsauter à la gorge ou au collet de quelqu'un to jump down somebody's throatva te laver les mains, et que ça saute! (familier) go and wash your hands and get a move on ou get your skates on (UK)ça saute aux yeux it's plain for all to see ou as the nose on your facefaire sauter un pont/char to blow up a bridge/tankla lampe/le circuit a sauté the lamp/circuit has fused (UK), the lamp fuse/the circuit has blown (US)[être projeté]les boutons ont sauté the buttons flew off ou popped off5. [changer sans transition] to jump6. [cesser de fonctionner - chaîne, courroie] to come off ; [ - image de télévision] to flicker ; [ - serrure] to snap7. (familier) [être renvoyé] to fallfaire sauter un directeur to kick out ou to fire a manager8. CUISINE————————[sote] verbe transitif1. [obstacle] to jump ou to leap over (inseparable)3. (très familier & locution)4. (vulgaire) [sexuellement] -
12 fremd
Adj.1. (unbekannt, ungewohnt) strange; fremde Leute strangers; in fremder Umgebung in unfamiliar surroundings; ich bin hier ( selbst) fremd I’m a stranger here (myself); sich fremd fühlen feel like a stranger, feel very strange; er ist mir fremd he’s a stranger to me, I don’t know him (at all); er ist mir nicht fremd he’s no stranger to me, I know him (well); das ist mir ( nicht) fremd that’s (nothing) new to me; das ist mir alles noch sehr fremd it’s all still very new to me; Eifersucht ist ihm fremd jealousy is unknown ( oder alien) to him; sie tat so fremd she was very distant ( scheu: shy); i-e Stimme klang ganz fremd her voice sounded very strange ( oder different); sich oder einander fremd werden grow apart, become strangers; im Lauf der Jahre wurde er mir immer fremder over the years we drifted further and further apart ( oder we had less and less in common); meine Heimatstadt ist mir fremd geworden I no longer know ( oder recognize) my home town2. (ausländisch) Länder, Sprachen etc.: foreign; bes. Pflanzen, Tiere: exotic3. (Ggs. eigen) other people’s; fremdes Eigentum other people’s property; fremdes Organ foreign organ; (Transplantat) transplanted organ; fremde Welten other worlds; in fremden Händen in strange hands; unter fremdem Namen under an assumed name, incognito; das ist nicht für fremde Ohren bestimmt this is for your ears only, not a word of this to anyone else; misch dich nicht in fremde Angelegenheiten don’t go poking your nose into other people’s business; sich mit fremden Federn schmücken fig. steal someone else’s thunder4. (nicht dazugehörig) extraneous; (von außen) outside...; fremde Hilfe outside help; es ohne fremde Hilfe schaffen manage without help, do it unaided* * *strange; exotic; foreign; alien; unknown; outlandish* * *frẹmd [frɛmt]adj1) (= andern gehörig) someone else's; Bank, Bibliothek, Firma different; (COMM, FIN, POL) outside attrohne fremde Hilfe — without anyone else's/outside help, without help from anyone else/outside
fremdes Eigentum — someone else's property, property not one's own (form)
etw geht in fremde Hände über — sth passes into the hands of strangers or into strange hands
sich mit fremden Federn schmücken — to claim all the glory for oneself
2) (= fremdländisch) foreign, alien (ESP ADMIN, POL)4) (= unvertraut) strangees ist mir fremd, wie... — I don't understand how...
das ist eine mir fremde Seite seines Wesens — that is a side of his character which I haven't seen before
ich bin hier/in London fremd — I'm a stranger here/to London
meine Heimat ist mir fremd geworden — I've become a stranger in my own country, my own country has become quite foreign or alien to me
sich fremd fühlen — to feel alien, to feel like a stranger
* * *1) (foreign: alien customs.) alien3) strangely4) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) strange* * *[frɛmt]1. (anderen gehörig) somebody else'sich schlafe nicht gern in \fremden Betten I don't like sleeping in strange beds3. (unbekannt) strange, unfamiliar, alienich bin hier \fremd I'm not from round here [or these parts]* * *1) strange; foreign <country, government, customs, language>2) nicht präd. (nicht eigen) other people's; of others postpos.3) (unbekannt) strange; strange, unknown < surroundings>einander fremd werden — become estranged; grow apart
* * *fremd adj1. (unbekannt, ungewohnt) strange;fremde Leute strangers;in fremder Umgebung in unfamiliar surroundings;ich bin hier (selbst) fremd I’m a stranger here (myself);sich fremd fühlen feel like a stranger, feel very strange;er ist mir nicht fremd he’s no stranger to me, I know him (well);das ist mir (nicht) fremd that’s (nothing) new to me;das ist mir alles noch sehr fremd it’s all still very new to me;Eifersucht ist ihm fremd jealousy is unknown ( oder alien) to him;sie tat so fremd she was very distant ( scheu: shy);i-e Stimme klang ganz fremd her voice sounded very strange ( oder different);einander fremd werden grow apart, become strangers;im Lauf der Jahre wurde er mir immer fremder over the years we drifted further and further apart ( oder we had less and less in common);meine Heimatstadt ist mir fremd geworden I no longer know ( oder recognize) my home town3. (Ggs eigen) other people’s;fremdes Eigentum other people’s property;fremdes Organ foreign organ; (Transplantat) transplanted organ;fremde Welten other worlds;in fremden Händen in strange hands;unter fremdem Namen under an assumed name, incognito;das ist nicht für fremde Ohren bestimmt this is for your ears only, not a word of this to anyone else;misch dich nicht in fremde Angelegenheiten don’t go poking your nose into other people’s business;sich mit fremden Federn schmücken fig steal someone else’s thunderfremde Hilfe outside help;es ohne fremde Hilfe schaffen manage without help, do it unaided…fremd im adjkulturfremd foreign to one’s culture;menschenfremd out of touch with real people;realitätsfremd out of touch with reality2. (nicht dazugehörig) unrelated to …;berufsfremd unrelated to one’s profession;branchenfremd from another sector (of industry), new to the industry;vereinsfremd not belonging to the club; (Person) auch who is a non-member;* * *1) strange; foreign <country, government, customs, language>2) nicht präd. (nicht eigen) other people's; of others postpos.3) (unbekannt) strange; strange, unknown < surroundings>einander fremd werden — become estranged; grow apart
* * *adj.alien adj.extrinsic adj.foreign adj.strange adj. -
13 medio
adj.1 half a, half, half an, mid.2 average.3 half-way, halfway.4 one-half.adv.half-way, half, kind of, partially.m.1 means, manner, mode, way.2 center, midway, midst.3 medium, instrument, means.4 environment.5 halfback.6 medium.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mediar.* * *► adjetivo1 (mitad) half2 (intermedio) middle3 (de promedio) average■ una velocidad media de... an average speed of...► adverbio1 half■ medio terminado,-a half-finished1 (mitad) half2 (centro) middle3 (contexto - físico) environment4 (social) circle1 (recursos) means\equivocarse de medio a medio to get it all wrongestar (todo) por el medio to be in the wayponerse en medio to get in the waypor medio de through, by means ofpor todos los medios by all meansquitar algo/alguien de en medio to get something/somebody out of the waymedia aritmética arithmetic meanmedio ambiente environmentmedio fondo middle-distancemedios de comunicación (mass) mediamedios de transporte means of transport————————1 (mitad) half2 (centro) middle3 (contexto - físico) environment4 (social) circle* * *1. (f. - media)adj.1) middle2) half3) average4) medium2. adv.1) half2) rather3. noun m.1) middle2) element3) medium4) means•* * *1. ADJ1) (=la mitad de) halfmedia pensión — [en hotel] half-board
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media luna — (Astron) half-moonasta, luz 1), mundo 2), naranja 1., 3), palabra 1), voz 1), vuelta 1)la Media Luna — [en el Islam] the Crescent
2) (=intermedio)plazo•
a medio camino, estamos a medio camino — we're halfway there3) (=promedio) averagetérmino 2)4) (=normal) average5)• a medias, lo dejó hecho a medias — he left it half-done
lo pagamos a medias — we share o split the cost
2. ADV1) [con adjetivo] halfes medio tonto — he's not very bright, he's a bit on the slow side
2) [con verbo, adverbio]está a medio escribir/terminar — it is half-written/finished
3) LAm (=bastante) rather, quite, pretty *3. SM1) (=centro) middle, centre, center (EEUU)justo en el medio de la plaza hay una fuente — there's a fountain right in the middle o centre of the square
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de en medio, la casa de en medio — the middle house•
de por medio, hay droga de por medio — drugs are involveddía (de) por medio — LAm every other day
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en medio, iba a besarla, pero él se puso en medio — I was going to kiss her, but he got between us•
por medio de, pasar por medio de — to go through (the middle of)de medio a medio —
2) (Dep) midfieldermedio apertura — (Rugby) fly-half
medio (de) melé — (Rugby) scrum-half
3) (=método) means pl, wayno hay medio de conseguirlo — there is no way of getting it, it's impossible to get
poner todos los medios para hacer algo, no regatear medios para hacer algo — to spare no effort to do sth
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por medio de, se mueve por medio de poleas — it moves by means of o using a pulley systemrespira por medio de las agallas — it breathes through o using o by means of its gills
lo consiguió por medio de chantajes — he obtained it by o through blackmail
5) pl medios (=recursos) means, resources6) (Bio) (tb: medio ambiente) environment7) (=círculo) circleencontrarse en su medio — to be in one's element o milieu
* * *I- dia adjetivo1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter
pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price
media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll
2) (mediano, promedio) averageIIel ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican
adverbio halfIIIestá medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep
1) (Mat) ( mitad) half2)a) ( centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room
el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle
quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way
quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)
b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)3)a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him
b) (Art) ( vehículo) tbc) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tbmedios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)
no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it
4) (en locs)de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right
5)a) (círculo, ámbito)en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles
es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)
en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...
b) (Biol) environmentla adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings
•* * *I- dia adjetivo1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter
pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price
media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll
2) (mediano, promedio) averageIIel ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican
adverbio halfIIIestá medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep
1) (Mat) ( mitad) half2)a) ( centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room
el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle
quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way
quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)
b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)3)a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him
b) (Art) ( vehículo) tbc) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tbmedios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)
no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it
4) (en locs)de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right
5)a) (círculo, ámbito)en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles
es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)
en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...
b) (Biol) environmentla adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings
•* * *medio1= middle, one-half (1/2).Ex: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.
Ex: The output of paperbacks accounted for one-third of the total US book production by 1962; nearly one-half of the fiction produced and a quarter of the available titles.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.* a media mañana = mid-morning.* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.* a medio abrir = half-opened.* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].* a medio comprender = half-understood.* a medio formar = half-formed.* a medio fuego = medium heat.* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.* a medio plazo = near-term, in the medium term, medium-term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.* a medio vestir = partly dressed, half dressed.* arco de medio punto = round arch.* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.* clase media = middle class.* cocer a medias = parboil.* comprendido a medias = half-understood.* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.* de la edad media = dark-age.* del medio = middle.* del Medio Oriente = Middle Eastern.* de media jornada = half-day [half day].* de media mañana = mid-morning.* de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].* de medio pelo = small-time.* de talla media = middle-sized.* dividir por medio = rend in + two.* Edad Media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages.* edición media = medium edition.* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.* en medio de = amidst, in the midst of, in the throes of, right in, amid.* entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* entre medias = in between.* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].* haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands.* haber una transacción económica de por medio = money + change hands.* habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner.* histeria a medias = semi-hysteria.* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.* IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration).* justo en el medio (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.* línea de medio campo = halfway line.* media docena = half a dozen, half-dozen.* media hora = half-hour.* Media Luna Roja, la = Red Crescent, the.* media luz = half-light.* media pensión = half board.* media tinta = Mezzotint.* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.* media vuelta = about-face.* medio abierto = half-opened, half-way open.* medio administrativo = quasi-clerical.* medio adormilado = bleary-eyed.* medio despierto = drowsily, groggily, bleary-eyed.* medio día = one-half day.* medio dormido = drowsily, groggily, groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.].* medio en broma = tongue-in-cheek.* medio + Expresión Temporal = half + a + Expresión Temporal.* medio hecho = halfway done, half done.* Medio Oeste, el = Midwest, the.* Medio Oriente = Middle East.* medio pliego = half-sheet.* medio sumergido = half-submerged.* medio vacío = half-empty.* medio vestido = partly dressed, half dressed.* nacido en medio = middleborn.* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.* pantalones de media caña = knee breeches, jodhpurs.* partir por medio = rend in + two.* Pasado = half + Pasado/Participio.* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).* Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other, Posesivo + better half, Posesivo + other half.* punto medio = mid-point.* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.* tentempié de media mañana = elevenses.* un día y medio = one and a half days.* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.medio22 = average, mainline, mainstream.Ex: The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.
Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.* como término medio = on average.* de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].* de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range.* de precio medio = medium-priced.* de talle medio = medium-length.* de tamaño medio = medium-sized, mid-sized [midsized], middle-sized, mid-size [midsize].* de tipo medio = middle-range.* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.* hombre medio, el = average person, the.* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].* por término medio = on average.* precio medio = average price.* tener por término medio = average.* término medio = compromise, balance.* valor medio = midrange, mean value.medio33 = instrumentality, means, vehicle.Nota: Sentido figurado.Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.
Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación = media literacy.* anuncios en los medios de comunicación = media releases.* aprendizaje a través de medios electrónicos = online learning.* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).* bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales = library media specialist.* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.* codificación por medio de códigos de barras = barcoding [bar-coding].* codificar por medio de códigos de barras = barcode [bar-code].* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance = with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.* documentalista de los medios de comunicación = news librarian.* dotar de medios = resource.* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.* empresa de medios de comunicación = media company.* enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos = online education.* enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).* entrevista en los medios de comunicación = media interview.* equipar de medios = resource.* exceso de medios = overkill.* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro = thesaurus expansion.* industria de los medios de comunicación de masas = mass communications industry.* interfaz por medio de gráficos = graphics interfacing.* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.* medio de ahorro = economy measure.* medio de almacenamiento = storage medium.* medio de almacenamiento físico = physical storage media.* medio de comunicación = medium [media, -pl.].* medio de interpretación = medium of performance.* medio de transmisión = conduit.* medio físico = physical medium.* medios = ways and means.* medios de almacenamiento digital = digital media.* medios de almacenamiento óptico = optical storage media.* medios de comunicación = news media.* medios de comunicación de masas = mass media, mass communications media, communications media, communications media.* medios de comunicación social = mass media.* medios de microalmacenamiento de la información = microstorage media.* medios de producción = means of production.* medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información = digitised media.* medios económicos = economic resources.* medios, los = wherewithal, the, means, the.* medios oficiales = official channels.* medios técnicos = IT capabilities.* medios visuales = visual media.* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.* multimedia = multimedia [multi-media].* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el = mediascape, the.* por medio = out of.* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of.* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.* por todos los medios = by all means.* proporcionar los medios para = provide + the material for.* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.* streaming media = streaming media.* técnica de recuperación por medio de la lógica difusa = fuzzy IR technique.* terapia por medio de aromas = aroma therapy.* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.* * *A ( delante del n)(la mitad de): medio litro half a liter, a half-litermedio kilo de harina half a kilo of flourmedia docena de huevos half a dozen eggs, a half-dozen eggs¿quieres media manzana? do you want half an apple?los niños pagan medio billete or pasaje children pay half fare o half priceun retrato de medio cuerpo a half-length portraitllevo media hora esperando I've been waiting for half an hourla última media hora es muy divertida the last half hour is very entertaininghay trenes a y cinco y a y media there are trains at five past and half past (the hour)aún faltan dos horas y media para que empiece la función there are still two and a half hours to go before the show startssi se lo dices a él mañana lo sabe medio Buenos Aires if you tell him, half (of) Buenos Aires will know by tomorrowla bandera ondea a media asta the flag is flying at half-mastla falda le llega a media pierna she's wearing a calf-length skirta media mañana/tarde siempre da un paseo he always goes for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll, he always goes for a stroll mid-morning/mid-afternoon¿qué haces aquí leyendo a media luz? what are you doing in here reading in such poor light?la habitación estaba a media luz the room was dimly litCompuestos:habla con or (CS) en medioa lengua he talks in baby languagela deliciosa medioa lengua de los dos años the delightful way a two-year-old talksA ( Astron) half-moonen forma de medioa luna crescent-shapedla Medio Luna de las tierras fértiles the Fertile CrescentB (de las uñas) half-moonD(organización): la Medioa Luna Roja the Red Crescentfeminine short sleevellevaba un vestido de medioa manga she was wearing a dress with short sleeves o a short-sleeved dresstodavía no ha encontrado su medioa naranja (el hombre ideal) Mr Right hasn't come along yet; (la mujer ideal) he hasn't found his ideal woman yetvino con su medioa naranja he/she came along with his/her better half ( colloq hum)feminine (en hoteles) half board(en colegios): los alumnos en régimen de medioa pensión pupils who have school dinnersfpl:me lo dijo con medioas palabras she didn't say it in so many wordsfeminine half sole, solefeminine half volleya medioa voz in a low voicehablaban a medioa voz they were talking in low voices(se) dio medioa vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel o she turned around and leftmasculine and feminine fly half, outside halfmasculine midfieldmasculine and feminine scrum halfmasculine and feminine middle-distance runnermasculine middle-distance● medio hermano, media hermanamasculine, femininemasculine half-mourning● medio pupilo, media pupila or medio pupilamasculine, feminine (CS) day pupillos medio pupilos the day pupils( AmL) half-timeB (mediano, promedio) averageel cuidadano/mexicano medio the average citizen/Mexicanbarrios madrileños de standing alto a medio middle to upper-class districts of Madrida medio y largo plazo in the medium and long termtécnico de grado medio technician who has taken a three-year course rather than a five-year degree coursela temperatura media es de 22 grados the average temperature is 22 degreesC1(de manera incompleta): dejó el trabajo a medios he left the work half-finishedme dijo la verdad a medios she didn't tell me the whole truth o storylo arregló a medios he didn't fix it properly2(entre dos): voy a comprar un número de lotería ¿vamos a medios? I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. Do you want to go halves?pagar a medios to pay half each, go halveslo hicimos a medios we did it between usD( Chi fam) ( delante del n) (uso enfático): el medio auto que se gasta just look at the car he drives!halfestá medio borracha/loca she's half drunk/crazylo dejaron allí medio muerto they left him there half deadfue medio violento encontrármelo ahí it was rather awkward meeting him thereme lo dijo medio en broma medio en serio she said it half joking and half serioustodo lo deja a medio hacer he never finishes anything, he leaves everything half finishedmedio como que se molestó cuando se lo dije (CS fam); she got kind of o sort of annoyed when I told her ( colloq)B1 (centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the roomel botón de en or del medio the middle button, the button in the middleel justo medio the happy mediumquítate de en or del medio, que no me dejas ver get out of the way, I can't seeC1 (recurso, manera) means (pl)lo intentaron por todos los medios they tried everything they couldno hay medio de localizarlo there's no way o means of locating himhizo lo que pudo con los medios a su alcance she did everything she could with the resources at her disposalcomo medio de coacción as a means of coercion2 ( Art) (vehículo) tbmedio de expresión mediumno escatimó medios he spared no expensea pesar de los escasos medios de que dispone in spite of his limited meansno cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo she does not have the means o resources to do itCompuestos:la entrevista concedida a un medio de comunicación francés the interview given to a French newspaper ( o television station etc)los medios de comunicación the medialos medios de comunicación sociales or de masas the mass mediameans of transport( Méx) legal challengempl audiovisual aids (pl)mpl:los medio de producción the means of productionD ( en locs):de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think ofhay muchos intereses creados de por medio there are a lot of vested interests involveden medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many peopleno sé cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden I don't know how you can work in all this messen medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusionen medio de todo all things considereden medio de todo más vale así all things considered, it's probably better this waypor medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/weekdos o tres casas por medio every two or three housespor medio de: nos enteramos por medio de tu primo we found out from o through your cousinatrapa su presa por medio de estas pinzas it catches its prey by using these pincersse comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this systemobtuvo el puesto por medio de estas influencias she got the job through these contactsde medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong o utterly mistakenle acertó de medio a medio she was absolutely rightE1(círculo, ámbito): en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circlesno está en su medio he's out of his elementun artista prácticamente desconocido en nuestro medio (Col, CS); an artist who is practically unknown here o in our country ( o area etc)en medios bien informados se comenta que … informed opinion has it that …2 ( Biol) environmentestos animales no sobreviven fuera de su medio natural these animals do not survive if removed from their natural habitatla adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment o surroundingsCompuesto:environmentque no daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendlyF (dedo) middle fingerG (moneda) five centavo or centésimo coin formerly used in some Latin American countriesel que nace para medio nunca llega a real if you don't have what it takes, you won't get on in the world* * *
Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar)
medio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
medió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
mediar
medio
mediar ( conjugate mediar) verbo intransitivo
medio EN algo ‹en conflicto/negociaciones› to mediate in sth, to act as mediator in sthb) ( interceder) medio POR algn to intercede for sb;
medio ANTE algn to intercede o intervene with sb
medio 1◊ - dia adjetivo
1 ( delante del n) ( la mitad de):
media manzana half an apple;
pagar medio pasaje to pay half fare o half price;
media hora half an hour, a half hour (AmE);
dos horas y media two and a half hours;
a las cinco y media at half past five;
a media mañana/tarde in the middle of the morning/afternoon;
a medio camino halfway;
media pensión ( en hoteles) half board;
(se) dio medio vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel and left;
un jugador de medio campo a midfield player;
medio tiempo (AmL) half-time;
mi media naranja (fam &
hum) my better half (colloq & hum)
2 (mediano, promedio) average;
a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term
medio 2 adverbio
half;
todo lo deja a medio terminar he leaves everything half finished
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Mat) ( mitad) half
2 ( centro) middle;◊ en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room;
quitarse de en or del medio to get out of the way
3
los medios de comunicación the media;
medio de transporte means of transportb)◊ medios sustantivo masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)
4 ( en locs)◊ en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people;
en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion;
por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week;
dos casas por medio every two houses;
por medio de (de proceso/técnica) by means of;
por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin
5a) (círculo, ámbito):◊ en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles;
no está en su medio he's out of his elementb) (Biol) environment;
medio ambiente environment;
que no da daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly
mediar verbo intransitivo
1 (arbitrar, intervenir) to mediate: España mediará en el conflicto, Spain will mediate in the conflict
2 (interceder) to intercede: mediará por ti, she'll intercede on your behalf
3 (interponerse) media la circunstancia de que..., you must take into account that...
4 (periodo de tiempo) to pass: mediaron un par de días, two days passed
medio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (mitad) half: sólo queda medio melón, there is only half a melon left
una hora y media, an hour and a half
2 (no extremo) middle
a media tarde, in the middle of the afternoon
clase media, middle class
punto medio, middle ground
3 (prototípico) average: la calidad media es baja, the average quality is poor
la mujer media, the average woman
II adverbio half: el trabajo está medio hecho, the work is half done
III sustantivo masculino
1 (mitad) half
2 (centro) middle
en medio de la batalla, in the midst of the battle
en medio de los árboles, among the trees
(entre dos) in between the trees
un barco en medio del desierto, a ship in the middle of the desert
sal de ahí en medio, get out of the way
3 (instrumento, vía) means: el fin no justifica los medios, the aim doesn't justify the means
4 (entorno) enviroment
un medio hostil, a hostile enviroment
' medio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achuchar
- adivinarse
- ambiente
- calle
- camino
- coger
- conducto
- coralina
- coralino
- cuerpo
- Ecuador
- elemento
- en
- entorno
- habitar
- lado
- locomoción
- media
- ocupante
- odisea
- oriente
- perder
- por
- radical
- recurso
- sacar
- tener
- término
- tierra
- través
- a
- alzado
- arma
- atontado
- caja
- canal
- derruido
- destruir
- día
- efectivo
- gusto
- hombre
- hostil
- instrumento
- ir
- loco
- Medio Oriente
- mejor
- menos
- meter
English:
about
- air
- and
- average
- backdrop
- between
- bread
- call away
- canter
- centre
- cobble together
- discern
- East
- end
- environment
- environmentalist
- envoy
- freight
- half
- half-dead
- half-dressed
- half-empty
- half-full
- half-open
- half-serious
- half-way
- mean
- means
- medium
- medium-term
- mid
- middle
- Middle East
- middleweight
- midst
- moderate
- on
- over
- part
- resource
- Roman arch
- rough up
- sandwich course
- scrum-half
- semiliterate
- shelf
- slush
- slushy
- stimulate
- television
* * *medio, -a♦ adj1. [igual a la mitad] half;media docena half a dozen;media hora half an hour;medio litro half a litre;el estadio registra media entrada the stadium is half full;medio pueblo estaba allí half the town was there;medio Quito se quedó sin electricidad half of Quito was left without electricity;la bandera ondeaba a media asta the flag was flying at half mast;a medio camino [en viaje] halfway there;[en trabajo] halfway through;a media luz in the half-light;como algo a media mañana I have something to eat halfway through the morning, I have a mid-morning snack;docena y media one and a half dozen;un kilo y medio one and a half kilos;son las dos y media it's half past two;son y media it's half pastAndes, Méx, Ven medio fondo waist petticoat o slip;la media luna the crescent;la Media Luna Roja the Red Crescent;Fam Fig media naranja:media pensión half board;CSur medio pupilo [que va a dormir a casa] day pupil; [que va a casa el fin de semana] boarder;media suela half-sole;media volea half volley2. [intermedio] [estatura, tamaño] medium;[posición, punto] middle;de una calidad media of average quality;a medio plazo in the medium term;de clase media middle-class;a media distancia in the middle distancemedio campo midfield; Am medio tiempo half-time3. [de promedio] [temperatura, velocidad] average;Mat mean;el consumo medio de agua por habitante the average water consumption per head of the population;a una velocidad media de 50 km/h at an average speed of 50 km/h4. [corriente] ordinary, average;el ciudadano medio the average person, ordinary people♦ advhalf;medio borracho half drunk;estaba medio muerto he was half dead;a medio hacer half done;han dejado la obra a medio hacer they've left the building half finished;aún estoy a medio arreglar I'm only half ready;pasé la noche medio en vela I barely slept all night, I spent half the night awake♦ nm1. [mitad] half;uno y medio one and a half2. [centro] middle, centre;en medio (de) in the middle (of);estaba incómoda en medio de toda aquella gente I felt uncomfortable among all those people;está en medio de una profunda depresión she's in the middle of a deep depression;no se oía nada en medio de tanto ruido you couldn't hear a thing with all that noise;han puesto una valla en medio they've put a fence in the way;si te pones en medio no veo la tele I can't see the TV if you're in the way;quítate de en medio get out of the way;siempre tienes todas tus cosas por medio your things are always lying around all over the place;estar por (en) medio [estorbar] to be in the way;hay muchos intereses de por medio there are a lot of interests involved;Fig [entrometerse] to interfere;equivocarse de medio a medio to be completely wrong;Famquitar de en medio a alguien to get rid of sb;quitarse de en medio [suicidarse] to do away with oneself3. [sistema, manera] means [singular or plural], method;utilice cualquier medio a su alcance use whatever means are available, use every means available;encontró un medio para pagar menos impuestos she found a way of paying less tax;no hay medio de convencerla she refuses to be convinced;por medio de by means of, through;ha encontrado trabajo por medio de un conocido she got a job through an acquaintance;por todos los medios by all possible means;intentaré conseguir ese trabajo por todos los medios I'll do whatever it takes to get that job;su medio de vida es la chatarra he earns his living from scrap metallos medios de comunicación the media;medios de comunicación electrónicos electronic media;los medios de comunicación de masas the mass media;los medios de difusión the media;medio de expresión medium;los medios de información the media;medios de producción means of production;4.medios [recursos] means, resources;no cuenta con los medios económicos para realizarlo she lacks the means o the (financial) resources to do it5. [elemento físico] environment;animales que viven en el medio acuático animals that live in an aquatic environmentmedio ambiente environment; Biol medio de cultivo culture medium;medio físico physical environment6. [ámbito]el medio rural/urbano the countryside/city;en medios financieros/políticos in financial/political circles;en medios bien informados in well-informed circles[en rugby] halfback medio (de) apertura [en rugby] fly half, stand-off;medio (de) melé [en rugby] scrum half9. CompCSur Famni medio: no oye ni medio he's as deaf as a post;no entiende ni medio she hasn't got a clue;por medio: nado día por medio I swim every other day* * *I adj1 half;las tres y media half past three, three-thirty;a medio camino halfway2 tamaño medium3 (de promedio) average4 posición middleII m1 ( entorno) environment2 en fútbol midfielder3 ( centro) middle;en medio de in the middle of4 ( manera) means;por medio de by means of;III adv half;hacer algo a medias half do sth;ir a medias go halves;a medio hacer half done;de medio a medio completely;día por medio L.Am. every other day;quitar de en medio algo fam move sth out of the way;quitarse de en medio get out of the way* * *medio adv1) : halfestá medio dormida: she's half asleep2) : rather, kind ofestá medio aburrida esta fiesta: this party is rather boring1) : halfuna media hora: half an hourmedio hermano: half brothera media luz: in the half-lightson las tres y media: it's half past three, it's three-thirty2) : midway, halfwaya medio camino: halfway there3) : middlela clase media: the middle class4) : averagela temperatura media: the average temperaturemedio nm1) centro: middle, centeren medio de: in the middle of, amid2) ambiente: milieu, environment3) : medium, spiritualist4) : means pl, waypor medio de: by means oflos medios de comunicación: the media5) medios nmpl: means, resources* * *medio1 adj1. (mitad) half2. (promedio, normal) averagemedio2 adv halfmedio3 n1. (centro) middle2. (entorno) environment3. (recurso, método) means -
14 juramento
m.1 oath (promesa solemne).bajo juramento on o under oathprestar juramento to take the oathtomar juramento a alguien to swear somebody in2 oath, curse (blasfemia).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: juramentar.* * *1 DERECHO oath2 (blasfemia) swearword\tomar juramento a alguien to swear somebody injuramento de fidelidad oath of allegiancejuramento falso perjury* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=promesa) oath2) (=blasfemia) oath, curse* * *1) ( promesa) oathtomarle juramento a alguien — (Der) to swear somebody in
bajo juramento — under o on oath
2) ( blasfemia) oath* * *= oath.Ex. Cold War loyalty oaths and investigations had a significant impact on an unknown number of US librarians between 1947 and 1957.----* bajo juramento = under oath, sworn.* declaración bajo juramento = statement under oath.* hacer un juramento = swear + oath, take + oath.* juramento hipocrático = Hippocratic oath, the.* juramento presidencial = presidential oath.* prestar declaración bajo juramento = testify + under oath.* testificar bajo juramento = testify + under oath.* * *1) ( promesa) oathtomarle juramento a alguien — (Der) to swear somebody in
bajo juramento — under o on oath
2) ( blasfemia) oath* * *= oath.Ex: Cold War loyalty oaths and investigations had a significant impact on an unknown number of US librarians between 1947 and 1957.
* bajo juramento = under oath, sworn.* declaración bajo juramento = statement under oath.* hacer un juramento = swear + oath, take + oath.* juramento hipocrático = Hippocratic oath, the.* juramento presidencial = presidential oath.* prestar declaración bajo juramento = testify + under oath.* testificar bajo juramento = testify + under oath.* * *A oathprestar juramento to take an oathtomarle juramento a algn ( Der) to swear sb in, to administer the oath to sb, to put sb on oath; (para un cargo) to swear sb inbajo juramento under o on oathCompuesto:Hippocratic oathB (blasfemia) oath* * *
Del verbo juramentar: ( conjugate juramentar)
juramento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
juramentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
juramentar
juramento
juramento sustantivo masculino
oath;
tomarle juramento a algn (Der) to swear sb in;
bajo juramento under o on oath
juramentar verbo transitivo to swear, take an oath: juramentaron su cargo frente al Rey, they were sworn in in front of the king
juramento sustantivo masculino
1 Jur oath
bajo juramento, under oath
2 (maldición, blasfemia) swearword, curse
' juramento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- prestar
- protesta
English:
oath
- sanctity
- swear
- swear in
- take
- under
* * *juramento nm1. [promesa solemne] oath;bajo juramento on o under oath;hacer un juramento a alguien (de que…) to swear to sb (that…);prestar juramento to take the oath;tomar juramento a alguien to swear sb injuramento falso perjury;juramento hipocrático Hippocratic oath2. [blasfemia] oath, curse;soltar juramentos to curse, to swear* * *m oath;bajo juramento under oath;tomar juramento a alguien swear s.o. in, administer the oath to s.o.* * *juramento nm1) : oathjuramento hipocrático: Hippocratic oath2) : swearword, oath* * *juramento n oath -
15 lancer
lancer [lɑ̃se]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verba. ( = jeter) to throwc. ( = émettre) [+ accusations, injures] to hurl ; [+ avertissement, mandat d'arrêt] to issue ; [+ théorie] to put forward ; [+ appel] to launch ; [+ SOS, signal, invitation] to send outd. ( = faire démarrer, déclencher) [+ navire, projet, entreprise, attaque] to launch ; [+ voiture] to get up to speed ; [+ processus, discussion] to start ; [+ emprunt] to issue ; [+ idée] to come up with• une fois lancé, on ne peut plus l'arrêter ! once he gets warmed up there's no stopping him!e. ( = faire connaître) to launch2. reflexive verbb. ( = sauter) to leap ; ( = se précipiter) to rushc. ( = s'engager) se lancer à la recherche de to go off in search of• se lancer dans [+ aventure, dépenses, travaux, grève] to embark on ; [+ discussion] to launch into ; [+ métier, politique] to go into ; [+ bataille] to pitch into3. masculine noun• le lancer du disque/du javelot/du marteau the discus/javelin/hammer* * *
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1. lɑ̃se1) ( jeter) to throw [ballon, caillou, javelot]lancer un coup de pied/poing à quelqu'un — to kick/to punch somebody
2) (envoyer, mettre en route) to launch [satellite, fusée, navire]; to fire [flèche, missile] ( sur at); to drop [bombe]; to launch [offensive, projet, enquête, produit, chanteur]; to start up [engine]; to take [something] to full speed [véhicule]lancer une voiture à 150 km/h — to take a car up to 150 kph
3) ( émettre) to throw out [fumée, flammes]; to give [regard, cri]; to put about [rumeur]; to issue [avis, ultimatum]; to send out [invitation]; to float [emprunt]4) ( proférer) to hurl [insulte] (à at); to make [menace, accusation]; to let out [juron]; to crack [plaisanterie]
2.
(colloq) verbe intransitif ( élancer) to throb
3.
se lancer verbe pronominal1) ( s'engager)2) ( sauter)3) ( s'envoyer) ( pour attraper) to throw [something] to each other [ballon]; ( pour faire mal) to throw [something] at each other [pierre]; to exchange [insultes]4) ( se faire connaître) [acteur] to make a name for oneself
II lɑ̃senom masculin1) Sport2) ( à la pêche)le lancer, la pêche au lancer — rod and reel fishing
* * *lɑ̃se1. nmSPORT (= épreuve) throwing no pl2. vt1) (= jeter) [objet, ballon] to throwlancer qch à qn — to throw sth to sb, to throw sb sth
Lance-moi le ballon! — Throw the ball to me!, Throw me the ball!, [injures] to hurl sth at sb
2) [missile, roquette] to fireCe modèle lance des roquettes. — This model fires rockets.
3)4) [produit, artiste] to launchIls viennent de lancer un nouveau modèle. — They've just launched a new model.
5) [fusée, bateau] to launch6) [proclamation, mandat d'arrêt] to issue7) [emprunt] to issue* * *lancer verb table: placerA nm1 Sport ( action) throwing; ( coup) throw; aire de lancer throwing area; le lancer du disque/javelot/marteau throwing the discus/javelin/hammer; le lancer du poids putting the shot; son troisième lancer his/her third throw;2 Pêche le lancer, la pêche au lancer rod and reel fishing; prendre une truite au lancer to catch a trout with a rod and reel.B vtr1 ( jeter) to throw [ballon, caillou]; ( violemment) to hurl, to fling [objet]; Pêche to cast [ligne]; Sport to throw [disque, javelot, marteau]; lancer le poids to put the shot; lancer qch par terre/dans l'eau/en l'air to throw sth to the ground/in the water/(up) in the air; lancer qch à qn ( pour qu'il l 'attrape) to throw sth to sb; (pour faire peur, mal) to throw sth at sb; lance-moi la balle throw me the ball, throw the ball to me; lancer une assiette à la tête de qn to throw ou fling a plate at sb; il lance à 30 mètres Sport he can throw 30 metresGB; lancer un coup de pied/poing à qn to kick/punch sb; lancer ses bras en avant to swing one's arms forward;2 ( envoyer) to launch [satellite, fusée]; to fire [flèche, missile] (sur, à at); to drop [bombe] (sur on); lancer ses chiens après qn/sur une piste to set one's dogs on sb/on a trail; lancer son cheval dans la foule to spur one's horse forward into the crowd; lancer ses troupes à l'assaut to send one's troops into the attack; la cathédrale lance ses flèches vers le ciel the spires of the cathedral soar into the sky;3 ( projeter) to throw out [fumée, flammes, lave, étincelles]; lancer des éclairs [yeux] to flash; lancer mille feux [bijou] to sparkle;4 ( émettre) to give [regard, cri]; to sing [note]; to put out [rumeur]; to issue [avis, ultimatum, mandat d'amener]; to send out [SOS, invitation]; to float [emprunt, idée]; lancer une proposition au hasard to toss out a suggestion;5 ( proférer) to hurl [insulte] (à at); to make [menace, accusation] (contre against); to let out [juron]; to crack [plaisanterie]; lancer une bêtise to say something silly; lancer une accusation à qn to level an accusation at sb; il m'a lancé que he told me that; lança-t-il he said; ‘à demain !’ lança-t-il ‘see you tomorrow!’ he called; lança-t-il avec désinvolture he said casually;6 ( mettre en route) to launch [navire]; to launch [offensive, projet, enquête, affaire, campagne publicitaire]; Comm, Pub to launch [produit, marque, entreprise, chanteur]; lancer qn dans une carrière to launch sb on a career; c'est le film qui l'a lancé it's the film which made his name; lancer un pays sur la voie de la démocratisation to put a country on the road to democracy; lancer qn sur un sujet to start ou set sb off on a subject;7 ( faire démarrer) to start up [engine]; to set [sth] going [balancier, hélice]; ( faire accélérer) to take [sth] to full speed [véhicule]; lancer une voiture à 150 km/h to take a car up to 150 kph; une fois le véhicule lancé once the vehicle has got up speed; le train était lancé à fond the train was tearing along; lancer un cheval to give a horse its head; lancer sa monture au galop to spur one's mount into a gallop;8 Gén Civ lancer un pont sur une rivière to bridge a river, to throw a bridge across a river.D se lancer vpr1 ( s'engager) se lancer dans to launch into [explication]; to embark on [opération, programme, dépenses]; to take up [passe-temps, informatique, cuisine]; se lancer dans les affaires/le surgelé to go into business/frozen foods; se lancer dans la lecture d'un roman to start reading a novel; se lancer dans des dépenses to get involved in expense; se lancer dans l'inconnu to venture into the unknown;2 ( sauter) to leap, to jump; ( s'élancer) se lancer dans une course to set off on a race; se lancer à la conquête d'un pays/du marché to set out to conquer a country/to get the market; se lancer dans le vide to leap ou jump into space; se lancer du toit to jump off the roof; se lancer sur qn to leap at sb, to fall on sb; lance-toi! fig go on (then)!; j'hésitais mais je me suis quand même lancé I hesitated but eventually I went ahead;3 ( prendre de l'élan) to get a run-up; recule pour que je me lance move back a bit so I can get a run at it ou get up some speed;4 ( s'envoyer) [personnes] ( pour attraper) to throw [sth] to each other [ballon, objet]; ( pour faire mal) to throw [sth] at each other [pierre, projectile]; to exchange [injures, insultes];5 ( se faire connaître) [chanteur, acteur] to make a name for oneself.lancer franc ( au basket) free throw.I[lɑ̃se] nom masculinlancer léger/lourd fixed/free reel castingII[lɑ̃se] verbe transitifA.[ENVOYER, ÉMETTRE]1. [jeter] to throwelle m'a lancé la balle she threw me the ball, she threw the ball to me[bombe] to droplancer des invitations to send ou to give out invitationslancer un SOS/un appel à la radio to send out an SOS/an appeal on the radiolancer un mandat d'amener/un ultimatum to issue a summons/an ultimatumB.[METTRE EN MARCHE, FAIRE DÉBUTER]1. [faire partir brusquement][mettre en train - campagne] to launch ; [ - affaire] to set up ; [ - idée] to float ; [ - mode] to start[INFORMATIQUE - programme] to startlancer un moteur to rev up ou to start an enginele train était lancé à 150 km/h quand... the train was hurtling along at 150 km/h when...3. [faire connaître - produit] to launchc'est ce roman/cette émission qui l'a lancé this novel/programme made him famous4. (familier) [orienter - discussion] to get goingune fois qu'il est lancé sur ce sujet, on ne peut plus l'arrêter once he gets going on the subject, there's no stopping him5. [engager] to lead————————[lɑ̃se] verbe intransitif[élancer - douleur] to stabça me lance dans l'épaule, l'épaule me lance I've got a sharp stabbing pain in my shoulder————————se lancer verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)elles se lançaient des injures they were hurling insults back and forth, they were exchanging insults————————se lancer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se précipiter] to throw oneselfse lancer dans le vide to jump ou to throw oneself into empty space2. [se mettre à parler]3. [prendre l'initiative]allez, lance-toi et demande une augmentation go on, take the plunge and ask for a rise————————se lancer dans verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [s'aventurer dans - explication, aventure] to embark on2. [se mettre à pratiquer] to get involved in -
16 vista
f.1 sight, eyesight (sentido).tiene buena/mala vista, está bien/mal de la vista she has good/poor eyesightperder la vista to lose one's sight, to go blindcorto de vista short-sightedvista cansada eyestrain2 watching.3 gaze (mirada).dirigió la vista hacia la pantalla she turned her eyes o gaze to the screenfijar la vista en to fix one's eyes on, to stare ata primera o simple vista at first sight, on the face of it (aparentemente)4 view (panorama).una habitación con vistas a room with a viewcon vistas al mar with a sea viewvista frontal front viewvista lateral side viewvista panorámica bird's-eye-view5 hearing (law).6 court hearing, hearing, trial.7 customs inspector.past part.past participle of spanish verb: ver.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: vestir.* * *1 (visión) sight, vision3 (panorama) view4 (aspecto) appearance, aspect, look5 (dibujo, cuadro, foto) view6 (intención) intention7 (propósito) outlook, prospect8 DERECHO trial, hearing1 view sing\a la vista at sight, on sighta primera vista / a simple vista at first sighta tantos días vista so many days after sightver algo a vista de pájaro to have a a bird's-eye view of somethingactuar con mucha vista figurado to act with great foresightalzar la vista to raise one's eyes, look upapartar la vista de algo/alguien to look away from something/somebodybajar la vista to look downclavar la vista en algo / fijar la vista en algo to stare at somethingcomerse algo/alguien con la vista figurado to devour something/somebody with one's eyesconocer a alguien de vista to know somebody by sighten vista de in view of, consideringestar a la vista to be evident, be obvioushacer la vista gorda familiar to turn a blind eyeno quitar la vista de encima figurado not to take one's eyes offponer a la vista to put on showquitar de la vista to take awayser agradable a la vista to be pleasing to the eyeser corto,-a de vista to be short-sightedtener la vista cansada to be suffering from eyestraintener mala vista to have poor eyesighttener mucha vista figurado to be far-sightedtener vista de lince figurado to be eagle-eyed, have eyes like a hawkvolver la vista atrás to look back* * *noun f.1) vision, eyesight2) view, sight3) glance, look4) hearing* * *1. SF1) (=visión) sight, eyesight•
nublarse la vista, se me nubló la vista — my eyes clouded over•
perder la vista — to lose one's sight•
tener buena/mala vista — to have good/bad eyesightvista cansada — (por defecto) longsightedness; (por agotamiento) eyestrain
vista de águila, vista de lince — eagle eye
tener vista de águila o de lince — to have eagle eyes, to have eyes like a hawk o a lynx
2) (=ojos)a) (=órgano) eyes [pl]una luz que hiere la vista — a dazzling light, a light that hurts one's eyes
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torcer la vista — to squintb) (=mirada)¡vista a la derecha! — (Mil) eyes right!
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aguzar la vista — (para ver a lo lejos) to screw one's eyes up; (para descubrir algo) to look sharp•
alzar la vista — to look up•
apartar la vista — to look away•
bajar la vista — to look down, lower one's gaze•
buscar algo con la vista — to look around for sth•
clavar la vista en algn/algo — to stare at sb/sth, fix one's eyes on sb/sth•
dirigir la vista a algn/algo — to look towards sb/sth, turn one's gaze on sb/sth•
echar una vista a algn/algo — to take a look at sb/sth•
fijar la vista en algn/algo — to stare at sb/sth, fix one's eyes on sb/sth•
medir a algn con la vista — to size sb up•
pasar la vista por algo — to look over sth, glance quickly at sth•
con la vista puesta en la pared — with his eyes fixed on the wallcon la vista puesta en la futura legislación medioambiental, la compañía ha sacado un nuevo modelo — in the light of the forthcoming environmental legislation, the company has launched a new model
•
¡ quítate de mi vista! — get out of my sight!•
recorrer algo con la vista — to run one's eye over sth•
seguir algo con la vista — to follow sth with one's eyes•
volver la vista — to look awaysaltar a la vista —
una cosa que salta a la vista es... — one thing that immediately hits o strikes you is...
salta a la vista que... — it's blindingly obvious that...
3) (=perspicacia) foresighttuvieron vista para comprar las acciones — they showed foresight in buying the shares, it was shrewd of them to buy the shares
4) (=panorama) view•
con vistas a, con vistas a la montaña — with a view of the mountainsuna habitación con vistas al mar — a room with a sea view, a room overlooking the sea
vista anterior, vista frontal — front view
5) (Fot) (=imagen) viewa)• a la vista — in sight o view
no es muy agradable a la vista — it's not a pretty sight, it's not very pleasant to look at
cuenta a la vista — (Econ) instant access account
a la vista está (que...) — it's obvious (that...), you can see for yourself (that...)
a la vista, no son pobres — from what you can tell, they're not poor
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a la vista de todos — in full view (of everyone)a la vista de sus informes — in the light of o in view of his reports
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poner algo a la vista — to put sth on viewb)•a... años/días vista, pagadero a 30 días vista — payable within 30 days
a un año vista de las elecciones — (=antes) a year before the elections
a cinco años vista — (=después) five years from then
c)• con vistas a — with a view to
han modernizado el estadio con vistas al Mundial — they have modernized the stadium ahead of the World Cup
d)•de vista — by sight
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en vista de — in view ofen vista de que... — in view of the fact that...
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¡ hasta la vista! — see you!, so long!•
a primera vista — at first sight, on the face of it•
a simple vista — (=sin ayuda de aparatos) to the naked eye; (=por la primera impresión) at first sight7) (=aspecto) appearance, looks [pl]de vista poco agradable — not very nice to look at, unprepossessing
8) (Jur) hearing9) pl vistas ( Hist) meeting [sing], conference [sing]2.SMF (tb: vista de aduana) customs official* * *Imasculino y femenino customs officer o officialII1)a) ( sentido) sight, eyesighttener buena/mala vista — to have good/bad eyesight
b) ( ojos) eyesc) ( perspicacia) vision2)a) ( mirada)alzar or levantar/bajar la vista — to look up/down
torcer la vista — to be cross-eyed, to have a squint
b) ( espectáculo) sight3) (en locs)a la vista: tierra a la vista! land ho!; ponlo bien a la vista put it where it can be seen easily; estar/no estar a la vista to be within/out of sight; pagar al portador y a la vista pay the bearer at sight; cuenta corriente a la vista sight account; a la vista de todos in full view of everyone; ¿tienes algún proyecto a la vista? do you have any projects in view?; a primera or a simple vista at first sight o glance; se notaba a simple vista you could tell just by looking; con vistas a with a view to; de vista by sight; en vista: tener algo/a alguien en vista to have something/somebody in mind; en vista de in view of; en vista de que... in view of the fact that...; hasta la vista! see you!, so long! (colloq); a vista de pájaro: ver algo a vista de pájaro to get a bird's-eye view of something; a vista y paciencia de alguien (Chi, Per fam) in front of somebody; hacer la vista gorda to turn a blind eye; perder algo/a alguien de vista to lose sight of something/somebody; al terminar la carrera los perdí de vista I lost touch with them when we graduated; perderse de vista to disappear from view; saltar a la vista: lo primero que salta a la vista es el color que tiene the first thing that hits o strikes you is the color; salta a la vista que hicieron trampa it's obvious they cheated; tener la vista puesta en algo/alguien to have one's eye on something/somebody; tener vista de águila or lince to have eyes like a hawk; volver la vista atrás — to look back
4) ( panorama) view5) (Der) hearingla vista del juicio se celebrará el... — the hearing will take place on...
6) (Com, Fin)* * *Imasculino y femenino customs officer o officialII1)a) ( sentido) sight, eyesighttener buena/mala vista — to have good/bad eyesight
b) ( ojos) eyesc) ( perspicacia) vision2)a) ( mirada)alzar or levantar/bajar la vista — to look up/down
torcer la vista — to be cross-eyed, to have a squint
b) ( espectáculo) sight3) (en locs)a la vista: tierra a la vista! land ho!; ponlo bien a la vista put it where it can be seen easily; estar/no estar a la vista to be within/out of sight; pagar al portador y a la vista pay the bearer at sight; cuenta corriente a la vista sight account; a la vista de todos in full view of everyone; ¿tienes algún proyecto a la vista? do you have any projects in view?; a primera or a simple vista at first sight o glance; se notaba a simple vista you could tell just by looking; con vistas a with a view to; de vista by sight; en vista: tener algo/a alguien en vista to have something/somebody in mind; en vista de in view of; en vista de que... in view of the fact that...; hasta la vista! see you!, so long! (colloq); a vista de pájaro: ver algo a vista de pájaro to get a bird's-eye view of something; a vista y paciencia de alguien (Chi, Per fam) in front of somebody; hacer la vista gorda to turn a blind eye; perder algo/a alguien de vista to lose sight of something/somebody; al terminar la carrera los perdí de vista I lost touch with them when we graduated; perderse de vista to disappear from view; saltar a la vista: lo primero que salta a la vista es el color que tiene the first thing that hits o strikes you is the color; salta a la vista que hicieron trampa it's obvious they cheated; tener la vista puesta en algo/alguien to have one's eye on something/somebody; tener vista de águila or lince to have eyes like a hawk; volver la vista atrás — to look back
4) ( panorama) view5) (Der) hearingla vista del juicio se celebrará el... — the hearing will take place on...
6) (Com, Fin)* * *vista11 = sight, eyesight.Ex: The seers -- the sybils and prophets -- of Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling reveal imperfections of bodily sight (such as near- and far-sightedness), emphasizing their spiritual foresight.
Ex: Often microform makes users aware of hitherto unnoticed eyesight defects.* a la vista = in sight, within sight.* a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.* amor a primera vista = love at first sight.* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.* apartar la vista = look + the other way.* a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.* a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.* a vista de pájaro = bird's eye view.* cansar la vista = cause + eyestrain.* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.* con vistas a = with an eye toward(s), overlook.* con vistas a (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).* con vistas a + Nombre = for + Nombre + purposes.* corto de vista = nearsighted [near-sighted].* desagradable a la vista = eyesore.* de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.* empeoramiento de la vista = failing eyesight.* en vista de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.* en vista de que = seeing that/as.* fuera de la vista = out of view.* hacer la vista gorda = look + the other way, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have seen.* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.* levantar la vista = look up.* mala vista = poor eyesight.* no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.* perder de vista = lose from + sight, drop from + sight, lose + sight of.* perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.* perder la vista = become + blind.* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.* plan de adquisición de material a vista = approval plan.* problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.* regalarse la vista con = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.* saltar a la vista = be patently clear.* sin perder de vista = with an eye on.* sin problemas de vista = sighted.* tener la vista cansada = need + reading glasses.* todo está a la vista = what you see is what you get.* torcer la vista = squint.* vista cansada = visual fatigue, eyestrain [eye strain], presbyopia.* vista fatigada = eyestrain [eye strain].* volver la vista atrás = look back.vista2* adoptar un punto de vista = embrace + view.* analizar desde un punto de vista crítico = cast + a critical eye over.* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.* argument que presenta los dos puntos de vista = two-sided argument.* ¡Barco a la vista! = Ship ahoy!.* comprender un punto de vista = take + point.* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).* desde el punto de vista de la nutrición = in terms of, from the vantage of, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, mitotically, nutritionally speaking, nutritionally.* desde el punto de vista del trabajador = in the trenches.* desde el punto de vista de la archivística = archivally.* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.* desde el punto de vista de la competitividad = competitively.* desde el punto de vista de la conservación = preservationally.* desde el punto de vista de la cultura = culturally.* desde el punto de vista de la estética = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].* desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad = functionally.* desde el punto de vista de la informática = computationally.* desde el punto de vista de la logística = logistically.* desde el punto de vista de la medicina = medically.* desde el punto de vista de la música = musically.* desde el punto de vista de la notación = notationally.* desde el punto de vista de la química = chemically.* desde el punto de vista de la realidad = factually.* desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas = mathematically.* desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad = tonally.* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.* desde el punto de vista del estilo = stylistically.* desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento = operationally.* desde el punto de vista del + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.* desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.* desde el punto de vista de + Nombre = in + Nombre + eyes.* desde el punto de vista judicial = judicially.* desde el punto de vista lingüístico = linguistically.* desde el punto de vista político = politically.* desde este punto de vista = viewed in this light.* desde mi punto de vista = in my opinion, in my view, in my books.* desde + punto de vista = against + backdrop.* desde todos los puntos de vista = in every sense.* desde un punto de vista académico = academically.* desde un punto de vista antropológico = anthropologically.* desde un punto de vista clínico = medically, clinically.* desde un punto de vista crítico = judgmentally [judgementally], with a critical eye, critically.* desde un punto de vista económico = economically, monetarily.* desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico = technically speaking.* desde un punto de vista étnico = ethnically.* desde un punto de vista filosófico = philosophically.* desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.* desde un punto de vista histórico = historically.* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.* desde un punto de vista médico = medically.* desde un punto de vista medioambiental = environmentally.* desde un punto de vista monetario = monetarily.* desde un punto de vista morfológico = morphologically.* desde un punto de vista operativo = operationally.* desde un punto de vista racista = racially + Adjetivo.* desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.* desde un punto de vista socioeconómico = socioeconomically.* desde un punto de vista técnico = technically.* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia = historically accurate.* manifestar un punto de vista = air + view.* neutral desde el punto de vista de la raza = race-neutral.* no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista = be impossible under any hypothesis.* promover un punto de vista = promote + view.* punto de vista = angle, point of view, side, stance, standpoint, view, viewpoint, outlook, eye, world view [worldview/world-view], bent of mind.* sostener un punto de vista = assert + view, hold + point of view.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = contemplate + view.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + viewpoint.* ver Algo desde el punto de vista + Adjetivo = view + Nombre + through + Adjetivo + eyes.vista33 = outlook, vista, sight, view.Ex: This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.
Ex: From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.Ex: Just as long as she has a nice view from her kitchen window she doesn't care about the rest of the world.* contemplar una vista = contemplate + view.* ofrecer una vista = afford + a view.* sin vistas = viewless.* tener vistas a = overlook.* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.* una vista digna de contemplar = a sight to behold.* una vista digna de ver = a sight to behold.* vista agradable = a sight for sore eyes.* vista a la sierra = mountain view.* vista a las montañas = mountain view.* vista al mar = sea view.* vista a ojo de pájaro = bird's eye view.* vista a ras de suelo = worm's eye view.* vista asombrosa = breathtaking view.* vista impresionante = breathtaking view.* vista panorámica = panorama, pan, sweeping view, grandstand view, panoramic view.* vista sobrecogedora = breathtaking view.vista44 = court hearing.Ex: Both the newspapers and the unions want to cut their losses by concluding a deal in advance of a court hearing that is scheduled to decide on the original causes of the strike.
* vista judicial = hearing, court hearing.* vista oral = oral hearing.vista55 = view.Nota: En cartografía, representación plana con efecto de relieve en la que las líneas de fuga concurren en un punto de vista central correspondiente al ojo del observador.Ex: A view is a perspective representation of the landscape in which detail is shown as if projected on an oblique plane (e.g., a bird's eye view, panorama, panoramic drawing, worm's eye view).
* * *customs officer o officialA1 (sentido) sight, eyesighttengo buena vista I have good eyesight, my sight is goodser corto de vista to be shortsightedtener la vista cansada to have eyestrainla enfermedad le afectó la vista the illness affected his eyesight o his sight o his visioneste paisaje tan bello es un regalo para la vista this beautiful scenery is a delight to beholdperdió la vista en un accidente he lost his sight in an accident2 (ojos) eyesla luz me hace daño a la vista the light hurts my eyeslo han operado de la vista he's had an eye operationse le nubló la vista her eyes clouded over3 (perspicacia) visiontiene mucha vista para los negocios he's very shrewd o he has great vision when it comes to businessB1(mirada): me contestó sin alzar or levantar la vista del libro she answered without looking up from the book o without raising her eyes from the bookno me quitó la vista de encima she didn't take her eyes off metorcer la vista to be cross-eyed, to have a squintbajó la vista he looked downfijó la vista en el horizonte she fixed her eyes o her gaze on the horizondirigió la vista hacia nosotros he looked toward(s) us2 (espectáculo) sightse desmayó ante la vista del cadáver he fainted at the sight of the bodyC ( en locs):a la vista: ¡tierra a la vista! land ho!ponlo bien a la vista put it where it can be seen easilyescóndelo, que no esté a la vista hide it somewhere out of sightpagar al portador y a la vista pay the bearer at sightcuenta corriente a la vista sight accountno lo hagas aquí a la vista de todos don't do it here where everyone can see o in full view of everyone[ S ] fabricación a la vista del público workshop ( o factory etc) open for public viewing[ S ] café molido a la vista ( RPl); coffee ground while you wait¿tienes algún proyecto a la vista? do you have any projects in view?a primera vista at first sight o glancea primera vista no parecía grave at first sight o glance it didn't look seriousse notaba a simple vista que estaba enfermo you could tell he was ill just by looking at himcon vistas a with a view toun acuerdo con vistas a las próximas elecciones a pact for the forthcoming electionscon vistas a que nos lo financien with a view to their o them providing financede vista by sightlos conozco sólo de vista I only know them by sighten vista: ¿tienen a alguien en vista para el puesto? do you have anybody in mind for the job?estamos buscando casa — ¿ya tienen algo en vista? we're househunting — have you seen anything interesting yet?en vista de in view ofen vista de que no podía ganar in view of the fact that she couldn't winen vista de que no llegaban, nos fuimos since they hadn't arrived, we leften vista del éxito obtenido, mejor me callo la boca ( iró hum); considering the success of my last comment ( o joke etc), I think I'd better keep my mouth shut ( iro hum)a vista de pájaro: desde la torre vemos la ciudad a vista de pájaro from the tower we get a bird's-eye view of the cityecharle la vista encima a algn ( fam); to see sbhace tiempo que no le echo la vista encima I haven't seen him for some timeestar con or tener la vista puesta en algo/algn to have one's eye on sth/sbtiene la vista puesta en una chica de la oficina he's got his eye on a girl in the officeperder algo/a algn de vista to lose sight of sth/sbvigílalo bien, no lo pierdas de vista keep a close eye on him, don't let him out of your sightno debemos perder de vista nuestro objetivo primario we must not lose sight of our main objectiveno pierdas de vista (el hecho de) que es un actor desconocido don't lose sight of o don't overlook the fact that he is an unknown actorcuando terminamos la carrera los perdí de vista I lost touch with them when we graduatedperderse de vista to disappear from viewsaltar a la vista: lo primero que salta a la vista es el color que tiene the first thing that hits o strikes you is the color¿cómo no te diste cuenta? si saltaba a la vista I can't see how you failed to notice, it stood out a mile o it was so obvioussalta a la vista que hicieron trampa it's obvious they cheatedtener vista de águila or lince to have eyes like a hawkvolver la vista atrás to look backno vuelvas la vista atrás y piensa en el futuro don't look back, think of the futureD1 (panorama) viewuna vista preciosa de la bahía a beautiful view of the bayla habitación tiene vista al mar the room overlooks the sea o has a sea view o looks out over the seavista aérea aerial view2 (imagen) view3 ( fam)(aspecto): el plato tenía muy buena vista the dish looked deliciousunos muebles de mucha vista some very attractive furnitureE ( Der) hearingla vista del juicio se celebrará el día 27 the hearing will take place on the 27thCompuesto:hearinga 20 días vista within 20 days* * *
Del verbo vestir: ( conjugate vestir)
vista es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
vestir
vista
vestir ( conjugate vestir) verbo transitivo
1
2 (liter o period) ( llevar puesto) to wear
verbo intransitivo
1 [ persona] to dress;
vista de algo ‹de uniforme/azul›) to wear sth;
vista de etiqueta to wear formal dress
2 ( ser elegante):
de vista ‹traje/zapatos› smart
vestirse verbo pronominal ( refl)
◊ date prisa, vístete hurry up, get dressedb) ( de cierta manera):
se viste a la última moda she wears the latest styles;
siempre se viste de verde she always wears greenc) ( disfrazarse) vistase de algo to dress up as sth
vista sustantivo femenino
1
ser corto de vista to be near-sighted;
perdió la vista he lost his sight;
vista cansada eyestrain
lo operaron de la vista he had an eye operation
2 ( mirada):◊ alzar/bajar la vista to look up/down
3 ( en locs)◊ a la vista: ponlo bien a la vista put it where it can be seen easily;
estar/no estar a la vista to be within/out of sight;
a la vista de todos in full view of everyone;
¿tienes algún proyecto a la vista? do you have any projects in view?;
a primera or a simple vista at first sight o glance;
con vistas a with a view to;
en vista de in view of;
en vista de que … in view of the fact that …;
¡hasta la vista! see you!, so long! (colloq);
perder algo/a algn de vista to lose sight of sth/sb;
perderse de vista to disappear from view
4 ( panorama) view;
vista aérea aerial view
5 (Der) hearing
vestir
I verbo transitivo
1 (poner la ropa a alguien) to dress
frml to clothe
2 (llevar puesto) to wear: vestía un traje gris, he was wearing a grey suit
II verbo intransitivo
1 (llevar) to dress
viste de rojo, she's wearing red
vestir bien, to dress well
(ser apropiado, elegante) to look smart
visto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (considerado socialmente) estar bien visto, to be considered correct o acceptable
estar mal visto, to be frowned upon/on
2 (común, poco original) estar muy visto, not to be very original: ese reloj está muy visto, everybody is wearing watches like that
3 fam (obvio) estar visto, to be obvious o clear
4 (al parecer) por lo visto, apparently
5 Jur visto para sentencia, ready for judgement
II sustantivo masculino visto bueno, approval
vista sustantivo femenino
1 (sentido, visión) sight: le conozco de vista, I know him by sight
ese edificio nos tapa la vista del río, the river is hidden from view by that building
tienes buena vista, you have good eyesight
corto de vista, shortsighted, US nearsighted
(los ojos) me hace daño a la vista, it hurts my eyes
2 (perspectiva, panorama) view
con vistas a la calle, overlooking the street
3 Jur hearing, trial
♦ Locuciones: familiar hacer la vista gorda, to turn a blind eye
perder de vista, to lose sight of: el tren se perdió de vista, the train disappeared from view
familiar ¡piérdete de mi vista!, get out of here!, get lost!
(recordar) volver/echar la vista atrás, to look back
a la vista, (dentro del campo visual) visible, within sight
(previsto) tienen un viaje a la vista, they have a trip in mind
a primera vista/a simple vista, (a la primera, directamente) at first sight o glance: amor a primera vista, love at first sight
detectó el error a simple vista, he found the mistake straight away
(con solo mirar) esa estrella no es visible a simple vista, that star isn't visible with the naked eye
(en principio, al parecer) on the face of it
con vistas a, with a view to
en vista de, in view of, considering
' vista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- aguda
- agudo
- alcance
- ante
- apartar
- cantar
- converger
- corta
- corto
- dominar
- esforzar
- fijar
- fina
- fino
- golpe
- graduar
- graduarse
- herir
- lince
- novedosa
- novedoso
- nublarse
- punto
- recorrer
- respetable
- saltar
- sesgar
- versión
- visión
- volver
- aéreo
- agradable
- alcanzar
- amor
- ángulo
- cansar
- chiribita
- clavado
- clavar
- conocer
- descansar
- devolver
- engañar
- forzar
- levantar
- mirada
- mirar
- nublar
- ojo
English:
acute
- angle
- aspect
- avert
- away
- bird's-eye view
- blind
- blot out
- clear
- contention
- delightful
- dim
- eagle-eyed
- eye
- eye-level
- eyesight
- eyestrain
- face
- glance
- glorious
- gorgeous
- hearing
- hide
- in
- jump out
- look up
- naked
- note
- obstruct
- open out
- oscillate
- outlook
- overlook
- perspective
- point
- respect
- scene
- see
- seeing
- sense
- sharp
- sight
- sight-reading
- slant
- splendid
- standpoint
- stare
- strain
- strained
- surface
* * *♦ adjver visto♦ nf1. [sentido] (sense of) sight;[visión] eyesight; [ojos] eyes;tiene buena/mala vista, está bien/mal de la vista she has good/poor eyesight;la luz me hace daño a la vista the light hurts my eyes;se me nubló la vista my eyes clouded over;perder la vista to lose one's sight, to go blind;de vista: conocer a alguien de vista to know sb by sight;¡hasta la vista! see you!;a vista de pájaro: Cartagena a vista de pájaro a bird's-eye view of Cartagena;hacer la vista gorda to turn a blind eye;no perder de vista algo/a alguien [vigilar] not to let sth/sb out of one's sight;[tener en cuenta] not to lose sight of sth/sb, not to forget about sth/sb;perder de vista algo/a alguien [dejar de ver] to lose sight of sth/sb;perder de vista a alguien [perder contacto] to lose touch with sb;perderse de vista [en la distancia] to disappear (from sight);salta a la vista que es novato he is very obviously a beginner;salta a la vista su juventud [sorprende] one thing that strikes you is how young she is;vista cansada [por la edad] long-sightedness; [por el esfuerzo] eyestrain2. [mirada] gaze;dirigió la vista hacia la pantalla she turned her eyes o gaze to the screen;alzar/apartar/bajar la vista to look up/away/down;fijar la vista en to fix one's eyes on, to stare at;volver la vista atrás to look back3. [observación] watching4. [panorama] view;una habitación con vistas a room with a view;con vistas al mar with a sea viewvista aérea aerial view;vista panorámica panoramic viewhay que tener más vista al decir las cosas you have to be more careful what you say6. Der hearingvista oral oral proceedingsa pagar a 30 días vista payable within 30 days[después] two months after the elections♦ nm[empleado de aduanas] customs officer [responsible for checking baggage]♦ a la vista loc adj1. [visible] visible;está a la vista [muy cerca] it's staring you in the face;¡barco/tierra a la vista! ship/land ahoy!;no dejen objetos de valor a la vista dentro del autocar do not leave valuables lying around where they can be seen inside the coachtenemos varios proyectos a la vista there are a number of possible projects on the horizon♦ a la vista de loc prep1. [delante de] in full view of;ocurrió a la vista de todos it happened in full view of everybody;está a la vista de todos it's there for everybody to see2. [en vista de] in view of;a la vista de los resultados financieros… in view of the financial results…♦ con vistas a loc prep[con la intención de] with a view to;se reunirán con vistas a negociar un nuevo convenio con la patronal they will meet with a view to negotiating a new agreeement with the employers;el ahorro con vistas al futuro saving for the future♦ en vista de loc prepin view of, considering;en vista de lo ocurrido… considering what has happened…;en vista de que since, seeing as* * *I f1 (eye)sight;vista cansada MED tired eyes;tener buena/mala vista have good/bad eyesight;hacer la vista gorda fig fam turn a blind eye;tener vista para algo fig have a good eye for sth2 JUR hearing3:a la vista COM at sight, on demand4 ( panorámica):la ciudad a vista de pajaro a bird’s eye view of the city, the city seen from above;vista aérea FOT aerial view5 ( perspectiva):con vistas a with a view to;en vista de in view of6:a simple vista with the naked eye;a primera vista at first sight;de vista by sight;estar a la vista be in sight;perder de vista lose sight of;no perder de vista niño etc not take one’s eyes off;a la vista de todos in full view of everyone;poner la vista en alguien/algo look at s.o./sth; tener intención de conseguir algo set one’s sights on s.o./sth;volver la vista atrás tb fig look back;hasta la vista bye!, see you!II m/f:vista (de aduanas) customs official o officer* * *vista nf1) visión: vision, eyesight2) mirada: look, gaze, glance3) panorama: view, vista, panorama4) : hearing (in court)5)a primera vista : at first sight6)en vista de : in view of7)hacer la vista gorda : to turn a blind eye8)¡hasta la vista! : so long!, see you!9)perder de vista : to lose sight ofpunto de vista : point of view* * *vista n1. (visión) sight / eyesight2. (panorama) view3. (habilidad) eyea simple vista at first sight / at first glance -
17 Anzeige
f; -, -n1. bei Polizei: charge(s); bei Gericht: information, denunciation; Anzeige erstatten bring ( oder press) charges Pl., institute legal proceedings Pl. ( gegen against); gegen jemanden Anzeige erstatten auch report s.o. to the police; Anzeige gegen Unbekannt charge(s) against person or persons unknown; werden Sie den Fall zur Anzeige bringen? will you report the matter (to the police)?, will you press charges?2. (Inserat) advertisement, ad umg., Brit. auch advert; eine Anzeige aufgeben oder schalten place ( oder put in) an ad(vertisement) ( bei oder in + Dat in); doppelseitige Anzeige double(-page) spread; eine vierseitige Anzeige ( in einer Zeitschrift) a four-page insert (in a magazine)4. TECH. indication; digitales Gerät, Computer: display; optische: visual display; (Ablesung) reading* * *die Anzeige(Bildschirmanzeige) display;(Indikation) indication;(Inserat) ad; insertion; insert; advert; advertisement;(Mitteilung) notification; announcement;(Strafanzeige) report; denunciation; information* * *Ạn|zei|ge ['antsaigə]f -, -ngegen jdn Anzeige erstatten — to report sb to the authorities
wegen etw ( eine) Anzeige bei der Polizei erstatten or machen — to report sth to the police
jdn/etw zur Anzeige bringen (form) (bei Polizei) — to report sb/sth to the police; (bei Gericht) to take sb/bring sth to court
2) (= Bekanntgabe) (auf Karte, Brief) announcement; (in Zeitung) notice; (= Inserat, Reklame) advertisement3) (=das Anzeigen von Temperatur, Geschwindigkeit etc) indication; (= Messwerte) reading; (auf Informationstafel) informationauf die Anzeige des Spielstands warten — to wait for the score to be shown or indicated
4) (=Anzeigetafel COMPUT) display5) (= Instrument) indicator, gauge* * *1) ((also ad, advert) a film, newspaper announcement, poster etc making something known, especially in order to persuade people to buy it: an advertisement for toothpaste on television; She replied to my advertisement for a secretary.) advertisement2) (the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc: The reading on the thermometer was -5° C.) reading* * *An·zei·ge<-, -n>f\Anzeige bei der Polizei report to the police\Anzeige gegen Unbekannt charge against a person [or persons] unknownjdn/etw zur \Anzeige bringen (geh)[gegen jdn] eine \Anzeige machen [o erstatten] to bring [or lay] a charge against sb, to report sth2. (Bekanntgabe bei Behörde) notification3. (Inserat) ad[vertisement]4. (Bekanntgabe) announcement5. (das Anzeigen) displaydie \Anzeige der Messwerte/Messinstrumente the readings of the measured values/on the gauges [or AM a. gages6. (angezeigte Information) information* * *die; Anzeige, Anzeigen1) (StrafAnzeige) reportgegen jemanden [eine] Anzeige [wegen etwas] erstatten — report somebody to the police/the authorities [for something]
2) (Inserat) advertisementeine Anzeige aufgeben — place an advertisement
3) (eines Instruments) display* * *gegen against);gegen jemanden Anzeige erstatten auch report sb to the police;Anzeige gegen Unbekannt charge(s) against person or persons unknown;werden Sie den Fall zur Anzeige bringen? will you report the matter (to the police)?, will you press charges?in +dat in);doppelseitige Anzeige double(-page) spread;eine vierseitige Anzeige (in einer Zeitschrift) a four-page insert (in a magazine)4. TECH indication; digitales Gerät, Computer: display; optische: visual display; (Ablesung) reading* * *die; Anzeige, Anzeigen1) (StrafAnzeige) reportgegen jemanden [eine] Anzeige [wegen etwas] erstatten — report somebody to the police/the authorities [for something]
2) (Inserat) advertisement3) (eines Instruments) display* * *-n f.advertisement (ad) n.advertisement n.display board n.indication n.indicator n.notice n.notification n.prompt n. -
18 ajeno
adj.1 someone else's, not our own, other people's, somebody else's.2 irrelevant, extraneous, foreign.3 alien, strange.4 strange.* * *► adjetivo1 (de otro) another's, belonging to other people2 (distante) detached3 (impropio) inappropriate, unsuitable4 (extraño) not involved■ 'Prohibido el paso a toda persona ajena a la obra' "Authorized personnel only"\meterse en lo ajeno to meddle in other people's affairsvivir a costa ajena to live off other people* * *(f. - ajena)adj.1) alien2) of another, of others•- ajeno a* * *ADJ1) (=de otro)•
a costa ajena — at somebody else's expense•
por cuenta ajena, trabaja por cuenta ajena — he works for someone elsevergüenza 1)•
meterse en lo ajeno — to interfere in other people's affairs2) (=no relacionado)•
ajeno a — outsideel malhumor es ajeno a su carácter — he's not at all bad-tempered in character, being bad-tempered is quite alien to his character frm
el juez declaró que se mantendría ajeno a la política — the judge declared that he would remain outside of politics
•
por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad — for reasons beyond our control3) (=indiferente)nada de lo humano le es ajeno — liter everything human is his concern liter
siguió leyendo, ajeno a lo que sucedía — she carried on reading, oblivious to what was happening
4) (=extraño) strange* * *- na adjetivo1) [SER]a) (que no corresponde, pertenece)aquel ambiente me era ajeno — that environment was alien o foreign to me
un asunto que le era ajeno — a matter that was o had nothing to do with him
ajeno a algo: por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our control; prohibido el paso a toda persona ajena a la empresa staff only; intereses ajenos a los de la empresa — interests not in accord with those of the company
b) (que pertenece, corresponde a otro)2)a) [estar] ( ignorante)ajeno a algo — unaware of something, oblivious to something
b) [ESTAR] ( indiferente)ajeno a algo: permaneció ajeno a sus problemas — he remained indifferent to her problems
c) [ser] ( no involucrado)ajeno a algo: irregularidades a las que han sido ajenos — irregularities in which they have not been involved
* * *= extraneous, on the fringe.Ex. If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.Ex. This statement emphasises the possibility of a book on a humanistic topic being read by both the author's peer group and a slightly larger audience too, but the people on the fringe would have to work hard for themselves to develop high enough standards of judgment for the book to be of any value to them.----* ajeno (a) = foreign (to).* ajeno al mundo = unwordly.* beneficiarse del triunfo ajeno = bask in + reflected glory.* disfrutar de la gloria ajena = bask in + reflected glory.* disfrutar del triunfo ajeno = bask in + reflected glory.* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* fama ajena = reflected glory.* gloria ajena = reflected glory.* no ser ajeno a = be no stranger to.* sentir vergüenza ajena = feel + embarrassed for + Nombre.* triunfo ajeno = reflected glory.* vergüenza ajena = embarrassing situation.* * *- na adjetivo1) [SER]a) (que no corresponde, pertenece)aquel ambiente me era ajeno — that environment was alien o foreign to me
un asunto que le era ajeno — a matter that was o had nothing to do with him
ajeno a algo: por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our control; prohibido el paso a toda persona ajena a la empresa staff only; intereses ajenos a los de la empresa — interests not in accord with those of the company
b) (que pertenece, corresponde a otro)2)a) [estar] ( ignorante)ajeno a algo — unaware of something, oblivious to something
b) [ESTAR] ( indiferente)ajeno a algo: permaneció ajeno a sus problemas — he remained indifferent to her problems
c) [ser] ( no involucrado)ajeno a algo: irregularidades a las que han sido ajenos — irregularities in which they have not been involved
* * *= extraneous, on the fringe.Ex: If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.
Ex: This statement emphasises the possibility of a book on a humanistic topic being read by both the author's peer group and a slightly larger audience too, but the people on the fringe would have to work hard for themselves to develop high enough standards of judgment for the book to be of any value to them.* ajeno (a) = foreign (to).* ajeno al mundo = unwordly.* beneficiarse del triunfo ajeno = bask in + reflected glory.* disfrutar de la gloria ajena = bask in + reflected glory.* disfrutar del triunfo ajeno = bask in + reflected glory.* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* fama ajena = reflected glory.* gloria ajena = reflected glory.* no ser ajeno a = be no stranger to.* sentir vergüenza ajena = feel + embarrassed for + Nombre.* triunfo ajeno = reflected glory.* vergüenza ajena = embarrassing situation.* * *ajeno -naA [ SER]1(que no corresponde, pertenece): dos generaciones cuyos ideales son totalmente ajenos two generations whose ideals are completely alien to each other o have nothing in commonun asunto que le era ajeno a matter that was o had nothing to do with himel ambiente en que ella se mueve me es totalmente ajeno the world she moves in is quite alien o foreign to meajeno A algo:por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our control[ S ] prohibido el paso a toda persona ajena a la empresa staff onlyintereses ajenos a los de la empresa interests not in accord with those of the company2(que pertenece, corresponde a otro): se servía de una tarjeta de crédito ajena he was using another person's o someone else's credit cardpor el bien ajeno for the good of othersel domingo juegan en campo ajeno on Sunday they're on the road ( AmE) o ( BrE) they're playing away (from home)las desgracias ajenas no me interesan I'm not interested in other people's misfortunesB1 [ ESTAR] (inatento) ajeno A algo unaware OF sth, oblivious TO sthtrabajaba totalmente ajeno a lo que pasaba a su alrededor he worked on, completely unaware of o oblivious to what was going on around him2 [ ESTAR] (indiferente) ajeno A algo:siempre permaneció ajeno a sus problemas he never got involved with her problems, he always remained aloof from her problems3 [ SER] (no involucrado) ajeno A algo:irregularidades a las que han sido ajenos irregularities to which they have not been party o in which they have not been involved* * *
ajeno◊ -na adjetivo [SER]a) (que no corresponde, pertenece):
aquel ambiente me era ajeno that environment was alien o foreign to me;
por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our controlb) (que pertenece, corresponde a otro):
por el bien ajeno for the good of others;
las desgracias ajenas other people's misfortunes
ajeno,-a adjetivo
1 (de otra persona) belonging to other people: no me gusta dormir en casa ajena, I don't like to sleep over at someone else's place
2 (sin relación) unconnected [a, with]
ajeno a nuestra voluntad, beyond our control
3 (extraño) strange: su devoción me resulta completamente ajena, her sense of devotion is just beyond belief
♦ Locuciones: sentir vergüenza ajena, to feel embarrassed for sb
' ajeno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajena
- gallina
- embolsarse
- regocijarse
- regocijo
English:
alien
- squat
* * *ajeno, -a adj1. [de otro] of others;jugar en campo ajeno to play away from home;no te metas en los problemas ajenos don't interfere in other people's problems;no le importa la miseria ajena she doesn't care about the suffering of others;recurrieron a capital ajeno they turned to outside investors, they used borrowed capital2. [no relacionado]es un problema ajeno a la sociedad de hoy it's a problem that no longer exists in today's society;todo eso me es ajeno [no me atañe] all that has nothing to do with me;esto es ajeno a nuestro departamento our department doesn't deal with that;por causas ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our control;un escándalo al que no es ajeno el presidente a scandal in which the president is not uninvolved;su plan es ajeno a cualquier intento partidista their plan in no way seeks to gain party-political advantage;una tradición ajena a nuestra cultura a tradition which is alien to our culture* * *adjme era totalmente ajeno it was completely alien to me;lo ajeno fig other people’s property2:por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our control3:estar ajeno a be unaware of, be oblivious to* * *ajeno, -na adj1) : alien2) : of another, of otherspropiedad ajena: somebody else's property3)ajeno a : foreign to4)ajeno de : devoid of, free from* * *ajeno adj1. (de otro) somebody else'spor error, cogió un abrigo ajeno by mistake, she took somebody else's coat2. (de otros) other people's -
19 informer
informer [ɛ̃fɔʀme]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• nous vous informons que nos bureaux ouvrent à 8 heures for your information our offices open at 8 a.m.2. reflexive verb* * *ɛ̃fɔʀme
1.
2.
verbe intransitif Droit to hold an inquiry ou investigation
3.
s'informer verbe pronominal1) ( suivre l'actualité) to keep oneself informed2) ( se mettre au courant)* * *ɛ̃fɔʀme1. vt2. vi* * *informer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( mettre au courant) to inform [personne, groupe] (de about; que that); s'il y a du nouveau, soyez gentil de m'en informer please keep me informed if there's any news; je vous en informerai en temps voulu I'll inform you in due course; le rôle de la presse est d'informer the role of the media is to inform; il est mieux informé que moi sur le sujet he is better informed about the subject than I am; nous informons notre aimable clientèle que le magasin restera ouvert jusqu'à 20 heures we wish to inform our customers that the store will stay open till 8pm; les milieux bien informés well-informed circles; de source bien informée from a reliable source;2 Philos to inform.B vi Jur to hold an inquiry ou investigation; informer sur un crime to hold an inquiry into a crime; informer contre X to proceed against person or persons unknown.C s'informer vpr1 ( suivre l'actualité) to keep oneself informed; avec cette station de radio, on peut s'informer vingt-quatre heures sur vingt-quatre on this radio station, you can get news right round the clock;2 ( se mettre au courant) s'informer de qch to inquire about sth; ils se sont informés de ta santé they inquired about your health; informez-vous des prix avant d'acheter check the prices before you buy; s'informer si to check whether; s'informer si le train est arrivé to check whether the train has arrived;3 ( prendre des renseignements) s'informer sur qn to make inquiries about sb; je me suis informé à votre sujet I made inquiries about you.[ɛ̃fɔrme] verbe transitif1. [aviser]si le notaire téléphone, vous voudrez bien m'en informer if the lawyer phones, will you please let me know ou inform meinformer quelqu'un que to inform ou to tell somebody thatl'a-t-on informé qu'il est muté? has he been informed ou notified of his transfer?nous informons Messieurs les voyageurs que... passengers are informed that...————————[ɛ̃fɔrme] verbe intransitif————————s'informer verbe pronominal intransitifoù puis-je m'informer? where can I get some information ou ask ou inquire?je me suis informé auprès de mon avocat/de la mairie I asked my lawyer/at the town halls'informer de [droit, horaire, résultats] to inquire ou to ask about -
20 ombre
ombre [ɔ̃bʀ]1. feminine noun• 25° à l'ombre 25° in the shadeb. ( = anonymat) rester dans l'ombre [artiste] to remain in obscurity ; [meneur] to keep in the backgroundc. ( = soupçon) ça ne fait pas l'ombre d'un doute there's not the shadow of a doubt2. compounds* * *ɔ̃bʀ1) ( ombrage) shade30° à l'ombre — 30° in the shade
tu leur fais de l'ombre — lit you're (standing) in their light; fig you're putting them in the shade
2) ( forme portée) shadown'être plus que or être l'ombre de soi-même — to be a shadow of one's former self
3) ( pénombre) liter darkness4) (anonymat, clandestinité)rester dans l'ombre — [manipulateur] to stay behind the scenes; [poète] to remain in obscurity
5) ( trace) liter hintl'ombre d'un reproche/d'un accord — a hint of reproach/of an agreement
une ombre de regret passa dans son regard — a shadow of regret crossed his/her face
6) Art7) ( silhouette indécise) shadowy figure•Phrasal Verbs:••* * *ɔ̃bʀ nf1) (endroit sans soleil) shadeJe vais me mettre à l'ombre. — I'm going to sit in the shade.
donner de l'ombre à qn — to give sb shade, to shade sb
Tu me fais de l'ombre. — You're in my light.
2) (de qn ou qch) shadowà l'ombre de [arbre] — in the shade of
à l'ombre * (= en prison) — behind bars
Seule ombre au tableau,... — The one fly in the ointment..., The one thing that casts a shadow...
* * *A nm ( poisson) grayling.B nf1 ( ombrage) shade; 30° à l'ombre 30° in the shade; rester à l'ombre to stay in the shade; à l'ombre d'un figuier in the shade of a fig tree; l'arbre (nous) fait or donne de l'ombre the tree provides shade; tu leur fais de l'ombre lit you're (standing) in their light; fig you're putting them in the shade; à l'ombre de qn/qch fig ( tout près) near sb/sth; ( protégé par) under the protection of sb/sth; rester dans l'ombre de qn to be in sb's shadow;2 ( forme portée) shadow; faire/projeter des ombres sur le mur to make/cast shadows on the wall; avoir peur de son ombre to be scared of one's own shadow; suivre qn comme une ombre to be sb's shadow; n'être plus que or être l'ombre de soi-même to be the shadow of one's former self; ⇒ proie;4 (anonymat, clandestinité) peintres réputés ou dans l'ombre renowned or obscure painters; laisser certains détails dans l'ombre to be deliberately vague about certain details; agir dans l'ombre to operate behind the scenes; rester dans l'ombre [manipulateur] to stay behind the scenes; [poète] to remain in obscurity; [détail] to be left vague; combattants de l'ombre underground fighters;5 liter ( trace) hint; une ombre de moustache a hint of a moustache; l'ombre d'un reproche/d'un accord a hint of reproach/of an agreement; une ombre de regret/tristesse passa dans son regard a shadow of regret/a look of sadness crossed his/her face; sans l'ombre d'un doute without a shadow of a doubt; sans l'ombre d'une preuve without the slightest shred of evidence;7 ( silhouette indécise) shadowy figure; le royaume or séjour des ombres the Kingdom of the Shades.ombre chinoise shadow puppet; se découper en ombre chinoise sur le mur to be silhouetted against the wall; ombre à paupières eye shadow; ombre portée shadow; ombre propre dark side.mettre qn/être à l'ombre○ euph to put sb/be behind bars○; marcher à l'ombre○ to keep out of the limelight; l'homme qui tire plus vite que son ombre the fastest gun in the West; passer comme une ombre to be ephemeral; courir après une ombre to chase rainbows; il y a une ombre au tableau there is only one thing wrong; jeter une ombre au tableau to spoil the picture fig; la seule ombre au tableau the only snag.I[ɔ̃br] nom féminin1. [pénombre] shadefaire de l'ombre: le gratte-ciel fait de l'ombre à tout le quartier the skyscraper casts a shadow over the whole area ou leaves the whole area in shadowpousse-toi, tu me fais de l'ombre move, you're in my lighta. (sens propre) to emerge from the dark ou darkness ou shadowsb. (figuré) [artiste] to emerge from obscurity, to come into the public eye2. [forme - d'une personne, d'un arbre, d'un mur] shadowpas l'ombre d'un remords/d'une preuve not a trace of remorse/shred of evidencecela ne fait pas ou il n'y a pas l'ombre d'un doute there's not a shadow of a doubt————————ombres nom féminin pluriel1. THÉÂTREombres chinoises, théâtre d'ombres shadow theatre————————à l'ombre locution adverbiale1. [à l'abri du soleil] in the shadeil fait 30°C à l'ombre it's 30°C in the shade2. (familier) [en prison] insideà l'ombre de locution prépositionnelle(littéraire & figuré) under the protection of————————dans l'ombre locution adverbiale1. [dans la pénombre] in the shade2. [dans le secret]a. [raison] to remain obscure ou unclearb. [personne] to remain unknownombre à paupières nom fémininII[ɔ̃br] nom masculin
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