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101 pull

[pul] 1. verb
1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) vleči

2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) vleči

3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) veslati

4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) potegniti (proti)
2. noun
1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) poteg

2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) privlačnost

3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) vpliv

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- pull apart / to pieces
- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg
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I [pul]
noun

potegljaj, poteg, vlečenje, vlek; technical vlečna sila; privlačnost, sila privlačnosti; požirek, dušek; ročaj, držaj (zvonca); veslanje, zavesljaj; sport (golf, kriket) udarec, zamah (poševno, zlasti na levo); zadrževanje (konja z vajetmi); utrjujajoč vzpon, velik napor ( long ŋ); prednost (of, on, over pred); slang vpliv, zveze, protekcija ( with); printing (poskusni) odtis

a long pull uphill — težek vzpon

the long pull — presežek, dodatek k plači

a heavy pull on s.o.'s purse — draga stvar

to go for a pull — iti veslat

it is a hard pull — to je naporna stvar

to have the pull of s.o. — imeti prednost pred kom

to have a pull with s.o. — imeti vpliv na koga, imeti protekcijo pri kom

printing to take a pull — napraviti odtis

to take a pull at the bottle — cukniti ga iz steklenice

to give a pull at — povleči, potegniti kaj
II [pul]
1.

transitive verb

vleči, povleči, potegniti; puliti, izpuliti (zob, rastlino), izvleči, privleči; trgati (jabolka cvetice); skubsti, skubiti, oskubsti (perjad, lan), populiti (dlako iz usnja); zagotoviti si, privleči (stranke, podporo); (golf, kriket) udariti žogo postrani na levo; namerno zadržati dirkalnega konja; veslati, imeti vesla; printing napraviti odtis, odtisniti; American slang potegniti (revolver, nož); slang izpeljati (delo); American slang proglasiti stavko, pozvati (podjetje) k stavki; slang zapreti, napraviti racijo (v igralnici);

2.

intransitive verb

vleči, puliti (at); vleči (pipo; at); povleči, piti (at iz); vleči se, riniti se naprej; slang privlačiti (reklama)

to pull apart — raztrgati

to pull a boner — napraviti veliko napako

to pull ( —ali draw) the long bow — širokoustiti se

a case of pull devil, pull baker — povleci, potegni; kdo je močnejši

to pull caps ( —ali wigs) — pretepati se

to pull faces ( —ali a face) — pačiti se, kremžiti se

to pull a long face — nakremžiti obraz, narediti kisel obraz

to pull a fast one — preslepiti, ukaniti

to pull a good heart — zbrati pogum

to pull s.o.'s leg — potegniti koga, norčevati se iz koga

to pull a thing on s.o. — ogoljufati, prevariti

to pull a good oar — dobro veslati

the boat pulls 4 oars — čoln ima štiri vesla

to pull it — odnesti pete, pobegniti

to pull to pieces — raztrgati, figuratively ostro kritizirati

to pull one's punches figuratively krotiti se; (boks) zadržano udariti

to pull one's rank on s.o. — pokazati, da si višji po činu

to pull by the sleeve — pocukati za rokav

to pull into the station — pripeljati na postajo (vlak)

to pull the strings ( —ali wires) — neopazno voditi, vplivati na koga

to pull one's weight — potruditi se pri delu, krepko veslati

to pull the wool over s.o.'s eyes — preslepiti koga

English-Slovenian dictionary > pull
102 spare

[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) pogrešati

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) lahko pogrešati

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) prizanesti

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) prihraniti

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) varčevati

6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) prihraniti (komu kaj)
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) odvečen

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) prost
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) nadomestni del

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) nadomestno kolo

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare
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I [spʌ/ə]
transitive verb

varčevati, varčno uporabljati; prihraniti, dati na stran, imeti v rezervi; odstopiti, lahkó pogrešati, biti brez (česa), imeti odveč; prizanesti (komu), oprostiti (kazen), prihraniti (komu ali sebi) (trud itd.); ne povzročiti (sramu, rdečice); intransitive verb varčevati, skopariti; opustiti (kaj); prizanesti, pustiti (komu) življenje

enough and to spare — na pretek, še preveč, več kot preveč, obilo

to spare a defeated adversary — prizanesti poraženemu nasprotniku

spare my blushes! — ne spravljajte me v sramoto, prihranite mi sramoto, ne blamirajte me!

I can spare his advice — lahko pogrešam njegove nasvete

I was spared attending the lectures — bil sem oproščen obiskovanja predavanj

can you spare the car today? — lahko pogrešate svoj avto danes?

to spare the captives — prizanesti ujetnikom

can you spare me a cigarette? — imaš cigareto odveč zame?

spare us these explanations! — prizanesite nam s temi razlagami!

to spare no expense — ne varčevati s stroški

I can spare no money for it — za to nimam denarja

I can spare a fiver — lahko ti dam petak (ɜ funtov)

spare your money for another occasion — prihrani si denar za kako drugo priložnost

spare my feelings! — imej obzir do mojih čustev!

I was spared the insult — prizanesli so mi z žalitvijo

spare me! — prizanesite mi!, milost!

I can ill spare any hands now — zdaj ne morem pogrešati nobenega delavca

spare me your objections! — prizanesite mi s svojimi ugovori!

to spare o.s. — prihraniti si trud

not to spare o.s. — ne varčevati s svojimi močmi

to spare the rod and spoil the child — varčuj s šibo in pokvaril boš otroka, šiba novo mašo poje

I cannot spare the time — ne morem najti potrebnega časa

I have no time to spare — ne smem izgubljati časa, nimam dosti časa

to spare no trouble — ne varčevati s trudom
II [spʌ/ə]
noun

technical (često plural) nadomestni, rezervni del (zlasti pnevmatika); sport rezerva; varčevanje; American zrušenje vseh kegljev z dvema metoma

to make spare of obsolete varčevati z
III [spʌ/ə]
adjective ( sparely adverb)

varčen, skop, pičel; prost (čas); preostal, odvečen, neuporabljen, razpoložljiv; nadomesten, rezerven; mršav, suh; redek (lasje)

spare cash — razpoložljiva gotovina

spare meal — pičel jedilni obrok

spare money — preostali, odvečni denar

spare part (wheel) — nadomestni del (kolo)

a spare room — soba za goste

spare time — prosti čas, brezdelica

spare tire (tyre) — rezervna pnevmatika (za kolo)

English-Slovenian dictionary > spare
103 back

• olla puolella

• pakki

• rästissä oleva

• tukea

• tuki

• noja

• huovata

• vasta

• puolustaja

• tausta

• kannattaa

• hamara

• peräyttää

• perä

• peruuttaa

• peräpää

• perimmäinen

• peräytyä

• perukka

• selkäpii

• selkä

• selkänoja

• selus

• selusta

• selkänahka

• selkämys

• selkäkappale

• selkäpuoli

• takapuoli

• takakappale

• takaperin

• takainen

• taka-

• takaosa

• taaksepäin

• takakappale (hameen)

• takaisin-

• takakappale (housun)

• taaempi

• takamies

• taka

• takapää

• takaisin

• takimmainen

• kääntöpuoli

• lyödä vetoa puolesta

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bæk 1. noun
1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) selkä

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) selkä

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) takaosa

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) puolustaja
2. adjective
(of or at the back: the back door.) taka-, selkä-
3. adverb
1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) takaisin

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) pois

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) taaksepäin

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) takaisin

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) taaksepäin
4. verb
1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) peruuttaa

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) tukea

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) lyödä vetoa

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- backer
- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb
(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) rystylyönnillä, vasenviisto

- backlog
- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat

English-Finnish dictionary > back
104 pull

• ryyppy

• riuhtaisu

• riuhtaista

• ripa

• riuhtoa

• nykiä

• nykäisy

• nyhtäistä

• nykäisyys

• nykäistä

• nyhtää

• nykäys

• henkisavu

• hinata

• vedin

• venähdyttää

• vedos

• vetäistä

• vetäisy

• veto

• vetovoima

• vetää

• siemaus

• vaikutusvalta

• raahata

• raastaa

• repiä

medicine, veterinary

• revähdyttää

• reuhtoa

• riipaista

• repäistä

• retuuttaa

• reväyttää

• tempoa

• tempaisu

• temmata

• tempaista

• tempaus

printing (graphic) industry

• koevedos

• kitata

• kiskaisu

• kiskoa

• kiskaista

• soutu

• soutaa

• kulaus

• laahata

printing (graphic) industry

• korjausvedos

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pul 1. verb
1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) vetää

2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) imeä

3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) soutaa

4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) ajaa, lähteä
2. noun
1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) kiskaisu, imaisu

2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) vetovoima

3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) vaikutusvalta

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- pull apart / to pieces
- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg

English-Finnish dictionary > pull
105 spare

• tulla toimeen ilman

• niukka

• joutilas

• jouto

• hintelä

• vara

• vara-

• armahtaa

• vapaa

• vähäeleinen

• liietä

• liikenevä

• salskea

• suoda

• sääliä

• säästää

• ylimääräinen

• käyttämätön

• laiha

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speə 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) tulla toimeen ilman

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) olla varaa

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) säästää

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) säästää

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) säästellä

6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) säästää joltakulta vaiva
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) vara-, ylimääräinen

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) vapaa-
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) varaosa

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) varapyörä

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare

English-Finnish dictionary > spare
106 pull

I [pʊl]
nome

1) (tug) strattone m., tiro m.

2) (attraction) forza f.; fig. forza f. di attrazione, attrattiva f.

gravitational pull — forza gravitazionale

3) colloq. (influence) influenza f. ( over, with su)

4) colloq. (swig) sorso m., sorsata f.

5) colloq. (on cigarette etc.) tiro m., boccata f.

6) sport (in rowing) colpo m. di remo; (in golf) tiro m. con effetto, effettato

7) (snag) (in sweater) maglia f. tirata

8) (prolonged effort)

it was a hard pull to the summit — è stata una bella tirata arrivare in cima
II 1. [pʊl]
verbo transitivo

1) (tug) tirare [chain, curtain, hair, tail, rope]

to pull the door open — aprire la porta (tirando)

to pull a sweater over one's head — (put on) infilare un maglione (dalla testa); (take off) sfilarsi un maglione (dalla testa)

2) (tug, move) (towards oneself) tirare ( towards verso); (by dragging) trascinare ( along lungo); (to show sth.) tirare (per il braccio) [ person]

3) (draw) [ vehicle] trainare [ caravan]; [horse, person] tirare [cart, sled]

4) (remove, extract) estrarre [ tooth]

to pull sth. off — [child, cat] tirare qcs. giù da [shelf, table]

he pulled her attacker off her — la liberò dall'aggressore

to pull sth. out of — tirare qcs. fuori da [pocket, drawer]

to pull sb. out of — estrarre o tirare fuori qcn. da [ wreckage]; ripescare qcn. da [ river]

5) colloq. (brandish) tirare fuori, estrarre [gun, knife]

to pull a gun on sb. — puntare un'arma contro qcn

6) (operate) premere [ trigger]; tirare [ lever]

7) med. (strain) strapparsi [ muscle]

8) (steer, guide)

to pull a boat into the bank — portare una barca a riva

9) sport [golfer, batsman] tirare con effetto [ ball]

10) BE colloq. (pour) spillare [ beer]

11) colloq. (attract) attirare, richiamare [audience, girls]

12) (make)

to pull a face — fare una smorfia
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (tug) tirare (at, on su)

to pull at sb.'s sleeve — tirare qcn. per la manica

2) (resist restraint) [dog, horse] tirare (at, on su)

3) (move)

to pull ahead of sb. — [athlete, rally driver] staccare qcn.; [ company] distanziare [ competitor]

4) (smoke)

to pull at — dare un tiro a [ cigarette]

5) sport [ golfer] fare un tiro con effetto; [ batsman] spingere

6) (row) remare

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- pull along

- pull apart

- pull away

- pull back

- pull down

- pull in

- pull off

- pull out

- pull over

- pull through

- pull together

- pull up

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pull the other one (it's got bells on)! — colloq. chi credi di prendere in giro!

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[pul] 1. verb
1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) tirare; togliere

2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) tirare (una boccata)

3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) remare

4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) dirigersi
2. noun
1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) tirata, tiro

2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) attrazione

3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) influenza

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- pull apart / to pieces
- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg
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pull /pʊl/
n.

1 tirata ( anche fig.); tiro; strappo; strattone: I gave a pull at the rope, diedi uno strattone alla corda; It was a long pull from the valley up here, è stata una bella tirata dalla valle fin quassù

2 tirata di fumo ( di pipa, di sigaro, ecc.)

3 tirata di briglia ( data al cavallo)

4 (naut.) colpo di remo; remata; vogata

5 [u] (fis.) sforzo di trazione: drawbar pull, sforzo di trazione alla barra

6 (tipogr.) prima bozza

7 sorso; sorsata: He took a long pull at his tankard of beer, bevve una lunga sorsata dal suo boccale di birra

8 [u] (mecc.) capacità di traino

9 [u] (fig.) autorità; ascendente; influsso; influenza; peso, entratura (fig.): That cardinal has a strong pull with the Pope, quel cardinale ha molta influenza presso il Papa

10 [u] forza d'attrazione (per es., della luna sulla terra); (fig.) attrazione pubblicitaria; capacità di attrarre il pubblico; fascino; richiamo: (market.) pull strategy, strategia dell'attrazione; an actor [a play] with great box-office pull, un attore che richiama molto pubblico [un dramma di cassetta]

11 tirante; cordone: bell pull, cordone di campanello

12 maniglia ( di cassetto)

13 (med.) stiramento ( muscolare)

14 ( sport: calcio, ecc.) strattone ( fallo)

15 (equit.) tirata di redini

16 ( lotta) strappo

17 ( nuoto) trazione ( delle braccia)

● ( baseball) pull hitting, battuta a sorpresa □ ( slang) to be on the pull, essere in caccia; cercare di rimorchiare (ragazzi o ragazze).
♦ (to) pull /pʊl/
A v. t.

1 tirare; trarre; trascinare; tirare a sé; strattonare: Don't pull my hair, non tirarmi i capelli; to pull the trigger, tirare il grilletto; (ferr.) to pull the cord, tirare l'allarme; to pull a heavy weight, trascinare un grosso peso; ( sport) to pull an opponent's shirt, strattonare un avversario per la maglia

2 estrarre; tirare fuori; cavare; togliere: I had two teeth pulled, mi sono fatto togliere due denti; He pulled a gun on me, ha tirato fuori una pistola e me l'ha puntata contro

3 cogliere; strappare

4 spennare ( un pollo, ecc.)

5 attirare ( la clientela, spettatori, ecc.); assicurarsi (l'appoggio di q.); ottenere ( consensi, voti, ecc.): to pull a crowd, attirare folle di spettatori

6 spillare ( birra)

7 (tipogr.) tirare; stampare: to pull a copy [a proof], tirare una copia [una bozza]

8 mettersi ( un abito); indossare

9 (fam., spec. USA) fare, commettere ( un reato, ecc.): to pull a robbery, fare una rapina; to pull a job, fare un colpo (in banca, ecc.)

10 ( slang) arrestare

11 (naut.) spingere coi remi ( una barca)

12 ( sport: ipp.) frenare, trattenere ( un cavallo; spec. per non fargli vincere una corsa)

13 ( boxe) trattenere: to pull one's blows, trattenere i colpi ( a favore dell'avversario)

14 ( sport) trainare ( rimorchi) con apposite motrici

15 ( ciclismo, ecc.) raggiungere, prendere ( un uomo in fuga)

16 (fig. fam.) rimorchiare (una ragazza, un ragazzo)

B v. i.

1 tirare; dare strappi (o strattoni)

2 lasciarsi tirare; muoversi; spostarsi, aprirsi ( quando si tira): This drawer won't pull out, questo cassetto non vuole aprirsi

3 tirare una boccata di fumo ( da una sigaretta, ecc.)

4 bere un gran sorso ( di birra, vino, ecc.)

5 ( del cavallo) tirare il morso

6 (naut.) remare; vogare

7 ( lotta) effettuare uno strappo

8 (fig. fam.) rimorchiare

● ( USA) to pull camp, levare il campo (o le tende) □ to pull clear, sgombrare; togliersi di mezzo; ( sport: autom.) portarsi a bordo pista ( dopo un guasto, ecc.); ( ciclismo, ecc.) andare in fuga; staccare tutti □ to pull a face, fare la faccia lunga; fare una boccaccia (o una smorfia) □ to pull faces, far boccacce; fare smorfie □ to pull a fast one on sb., giocare un brutto tiro a q.; mettere q. nel sacco (fig.) □ (fig. fam.) to pull sb. 's leg, prendere in giro q.; prendere q. per i fondelli (fam.) □ (med.) to pull a muscle, farsi uno strappo muscolare □ (naut.) to pull oars, remare; vogare; avere un certo numero di vogatori □ (pop. USA) to pull the plug on sb. [st.], farla finita con q. [qc.] □ to pull one's punches, ( boxe) non affondare, trattenere i colpi; (fig.) risparmiare colpi, non infierire □ ( slang USA) to pull rank, far pesare la propria autorità; farla cascare dall'alto (fig.) □ to pull a sad face, fare la faccia triste; assumere un'aria rattristata □ ( di veicolo, dei freni, ecc.) to pull to one side, tirare da una parte; tendere ad andare da un lato □ to pull to pieces, fare a pezzi, rompere, spezzare; (fig.) criticare aspramente, stroncare □ to pull one's weight, mettercela tutta; fare la propria parte ( di lavoro) □ (fig.) to pull strings for sb., usare la propria influenza a favore di q. □ (fig.) to pull the strings, tirare le fila; manovrare □ ( slang USA) to pull a stunt, fare un numero (fig.); avere un'alzata d'ingegno □ (med.) pulled muscle, strappo muscolare.

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I [pʊl]
nome

1) (tug) strattone m., tiro m.

2) (attraction) forza f.; fig. forza f. di attrazione, attrattiva f.

gravitational pull — forza gravitazionale

3) colloq. (influence) influenza f. ( over, with su)

4) colloq. (swig) sorso m., sorsata f.

5) colloq. (on cigarette etc.) tiro m., boccata f.

6) sport (in rowing) colpo m. di remo; (in golf) tiro m. con effetto, effettato

7) (snag) (in sweater) maglia f. tirata

8) (prolonged effort)

it was a hard pull to the summit — è stata una bella tirata arrivare in cima
II 1. [pʊl]
verbo transitivo

1) (tug) tirare [chain, curtain, hair, tail, rope]

to pull the door open — aprire la porta (tirando)

to pull a sweater over one's head — (put on) infilare un maglione (dalla testa); (take off) sfilarsi un maglione (dalla testa)

2) (tug, move) (towards oneself) tirare ( towards verso); (by dragging) trascinare ( along lungo); (to show sth.) tirare (per il braccio) [ person]

3) (draw) [ vehicle] trainare [ caravan]; [horse, person] tirare [cart, sled]

4) (remove, extract) estrarre [ tooth]

to pull sth. off — [child, cat] tirare qcs. giù da [shelf, table]

he pulled her attacker off her — la liberò dall'aggressore

to pull sth. out of — tirare qcs. fuori da [pocket, drawer]

to pull sb. out of — estrarre o tirare fuori qcn. da [ wreckage]; ripescare qcn. da [ river]

5) colloq. (brandish) tirare fuori, estrarre [gun, knife]

to pull a gun on sb. — puntare un'arma contro qcn

6) (operate) premere [ trigger]; tirare [ lever]

7) med. (strain) strapparsi [ muscle]

8) (steer, guide)

to pull a boat into the bank — portare una barca a riva

9) sport [golfer, batsman] tirare con effetto [ ball]

10) BE colloq. (pour) spillare [ beer]

11) colloq. (attract) attirare, richiamare [audience, girls]

12) (make)

to pull a face — fare una smorfia
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (tug) tirare (at, on su)

to pull at sb.'s sleeve — tirare qcn. per la manica

2) (resist restraint) [dog, horse] tirare (at, on su)

3) (move)

to pull ahead of sb. — [athlete, rally driver] staccare qcn.; [ company] distanziare [ competitor]

4) (smoke)

to pull at — dare un tiro a [ cigarette]

5) sport [ golfer] fare un tiro con effetto; [ batsman] spingere

6) (row) remare

•

- pull along

- pull apart

- pull away

- pull back

- pull down

- pull in

- pull off

- pull out

- pull over

- pull through

- pull together

- pull up

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pull the other one (it's got bells on)! — colloq. chi credi di prendere in giro!

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107 back

I [bæk]
nome

1) schiena f., dorso m.; zool. dorso m., groppa f.

to be (flat) on one's back — essere, stare (coricato) sulla schiena, supino; fig. essere a letto

to turn one's back on sb., sth. — voltare le spalle, la schiena a qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)

to do sth. behind sb.'s back — fare qcs. alle spalle di qcn. (anche fig.)

I was glad to see the back of him — fui felice di non doverlo più vedere

2) (reverse side) (of page, cheque, envelope) retro m.; (of fabric, medal, coin) rovescio m.; (of hand) dorso m.

to sign the back of a cheque — girare un assegno

3) (rear-facing part) (of vehicle, electrical appliance) parte f. posteriore; (of shirt, coat) dietro m.

to hang one's coat on the back of the door — appendere il cappotto dietro la porta

the back of the head — la nuca

4) (area behind building)

to be out back to be in the back AE (in the garden) essere in giardino; (in the yard) essere in cortile; there's a small garden out back o round the back c'è un piccolo giardino sul retro; the steps at the back of the building — la scala sul retro dell'edificio

5) aut.

to sit in the back — sedersi dietro

to sit at the back of the plane, at the back of the bus — sedersi in fondo all'aereo, all'autobus

6) (furthest away area) (of cupboard, drawer) fondo m.; (of stage) sfondo m.

at o in the back of the drawer in fondo al cassetto; those at the back couldn't see — quelli in fondo non riuscivano a vedere

7) (of chair, sofa) schienale m.

8) sport difensore m., terzino m.

9) (end) fine f., fondo m.

at the back of the book — alla fine del libro

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to put one's back into it — colloq. darci dentro o mettercela tutta

he's always on my back — colloq. mi sta sempre addosso

to be at the back of — essere dietro a [conspiracy, proposal]

to break the back of a journey, task — fare il grosso di un viaggio, di un lavoro

to have one's back to the wall — essere con le spalle al muro
II [bæk]
aggettivo

1) (at the rear) [wheel, paw, leg, edge] posteriore, di dietro colloq.; [bedroom, garden, gate] sul retro; [ page] ultimo

2) (isolated) [ road] secondario

back alley, lane — vicolo, viuzza

3) econ. comm. [rent, interest, tax] arretrato
III [bæk]
avverbio

1) (after absence)

to be back — essere di ritorno, tornare

I'll be back in five minutes — sarò di ritorno tra cinque minuti

to arrive o come back tornare (indietro); he's back at work è tornato al lavoro o ha ripreso a lavorare; she's back in (the) hospital è di nuovo in ospedale o è tornata in ospedale; when is he due back? quando deve tornare? the mini-skirt is back — la minigonna è di nuovo di moda

2) (in return)

to call, phone back — richiamare, ritelefonare

I'll write back (to him) — risponderò alla sua lettera

to punch sb. back — restituire un pugno a qcn.

to smile back at sb. — ricambiare un sorriso a qcn

3) (backwards) [glance, step, lean] indietro; [ jump] (all')indietro

4) (away)

we overtook him 20 km back — l'abbiamo sorpassato 20 km fa

there's a garage 10 km back — c'è un meccanico 10 km indietro

ten lines back — dieci righe più su

ten pages back — dieci pagine indietro

5) (ago)

25 years back — 25 anni fa

a week, five minutes back — una settimana, cinque minuti prima o fa

6) (a long time ago)

back in 1964, April — nel 1964, ad aprile

back before the revolution — prima della rivoluzione

back in the days when — ai tempi in cui

it was obvious as far back as last year that — era già evidente l'anno scorso che

7) (once again)

she's back in power — ha ripreso il potere

8) (to sb.'s possession)

to give, send sth. back — rendere, rispedire qcs.

to put sth. back — rimettere a posto qcs.

I've got my books back — ho riavuto i miei libri

to get one's money back — essere rimborsato

9) (to a former location)

to travel to London and back — andare e tornare da Londra

we walked there and took the bus back — (ci) siamo andati a piedi e siamo tornati in pullman

10) (in a different location)

meanwhile, back in Italy, he... — nel frattempo, in Italia, lui...

I'll see you back in the office — ci rivediamo in ufficio

11) back and forth avanti e indietro

to swing back and forth — [ pendulum] oscillare (avanti e indietro)

the film cuts o moves back and forth between New York and Rome — il film si svolge tra New York e Roma
IV 1. [bæk]
verbo transitivo

1) (support) sostenere, appoggiare [party, person, bid, strike, enterprise, project]; appoggiare [ application]

2) (finance) finanziare [project, undertaking]

3) (endorse) sostenere [ currency]

to back a bill — comm. econ. avallare una cambiale

4) (substantiate) suffragare, convalidare [argument, claim]

5) (reverse)

to back the car into the garage — mettere la macchina in garage a marcia indietro

to back sb. into sth. — fare indietreggiare qcn. fino dentro qcs

6) (bet on) puntare, scommettere su [horse, favourite, winner]

7) (stiffen, line) rinforzare [ structure]; foderare [ book]; rinforzare, rintelare [ painting]; intelare, foderare [ fabric]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (reverse) fare marcia indietro

2) mar. [ wind] cambiare direzione

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- back away

- back down

- back off

- back onto

- back out

- back up

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[bæk] 1. noun
1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) schiena

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) dorso

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) fondo, parte posteriore

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) difensore, terzino
2. adjective
(of or at the back: the back door.) posteriore
3. adverb
1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) indietro

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) indietro

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) indietro

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) indietro; (rispondere)

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) indietro
4. verb
1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) fare marcia indietro

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) sostenere

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) puntare

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- backer
- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb
(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) di rovescio; obliquamente

- backlog
- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat
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I [bæk]
nome

1) schiena f., dorso m.; zool. dorso m., groppa f.

to be (flat) on one's back — essere, stare (coricato) sulla schiena, supino; fig. essere a letto

to turn one's back on sb., sth. — voltare le spalle, la schiena a qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)

to do sth. behind sb.'s back — fare qcs. alle spalle di qcn. (anche fig.)

I was glad to see the back of him — fui felice di non doverlo più vedere

2) (reverse side) (of page, cheque, envelope) retro m.; (of fabric, medal, coin) rovescio m.; (of hand) dorso m.

to sign the back of a cheque — girare un assegno

3) (rear-facing part) (of vehicle, electrical appliance) parte f. posteriore; (of shirt, coat) dietro m.

to hang one's coat on the back of the door — appendere il cappotto dietro la porta

the back of the head — la nuca

4) (area behind building)

to be out back to be in the back AE (in the garden) essere in giardino; (in the yard) essere in cortile; there's a small garden out back o round the back c'è un piccolo giardino sul retro; the steps at the back of the building — la scala sul retro dell'edificio

5) aut.

to sit in the back — sedersi dietro

to sit at the back of the plane, at the back of the bus — sedersi in fondo all'aereo, all'autobus

6) (furthest away area) (of cupboard, drawer) fondo m.; (of stage) sfondo m.

at o in the back of the drawer in fondo al cassetto; those at the back couldn't see — quelli in fondo non riuscivano a vedere

7) (of chair, sofa) schienale m.

8) sport difensore m., terzino m.

9) (end) fine f., fondo m.

at the back of the book — alla fine del libro

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to put one's back into it — colloq. darci dentro o mettercela tutta

he's always on my back — colloq. mi sta sempre addosso

to be at the back of — essere dietro a [conspiracy, proposal]

to break the back of a journey, task — fare il grosso di un viaggio, di un lavoro

to have one's back to the wall — essere con le spalle al muro
II [bæk]
aggettivo

1) (at the rear) [wheel, paw, leg, edge] posteriore, di dietro colloq.; [bedroom, garden, gate] sul retro; [ page] ultimo

2) (isolated) [ road] secondario

back alley, lane — vicolo, viuzza

3) econ. comm. [rent, interest, tax] arretrato
III [bæk]
avverbio

1) (after absence)

to be back — essere di ritorno, tornare

I'll be back in five minutes — sarò di ritorno tra cinque minuti

to arrive o come back tornare (indietro); he's back at work è tornato al lavoro o ha ripreso a lavorare; she's back in (the) hospital è di nuovo in ospedale o è tornata in ospedale; when is he due back? quando deve tornare? the mini-skirt is back — la minigonna è di nuovo di moda

2) (in return)

to call, phone back — richiamare, ritelefonare

I'll write back (to him) — risponderò alla sua lettera

to punch sb. back — restituire un pugno a qcn.

to smile back at sb. — ricambiare un sorriso a qcn

3) (backwards) [glance, step, lean] indietro; [ jump] (all')indietro

4) (away)

we overtook him 20 km back — l'abbiamo sorpassato 20 km fa

there's a garage 10 km back — c'è un meccanico 10 km indietro

ten lines back — dieci righe più su

ten pages back — dieci pagine indietro

5) (ago)

25 years back — 25 anni fa

a week, five minutes back — una settimana, cinque minuti prima o fa

6) (a long time ago)

back in 1964, April — nel 1964, ad aprile

back before the revolution — prima della rivoluzione

back in the days when — ai tempi in cui

it was obvious as far back as last year that — era già evidente l'anno scorso che

7) (once again)

she's back in power — ha ripreso il potere

8) (to sb.'s possession)

to give, send sth. back — rendere, rispedire qcs.

to put sth. back — rimettere a posto qcs.

I've got my books back — ho riavuto i miei libri

to get one's money back — essere rimborsato

9) (to a former location)

to travel to London and back — andare e tornare da Londra

we walked there and took the bus back — (ci) siamo andati a piedi e siamo tornati in pullman

10) (in a different location)

meanwhile, back in Italy, he... — nel frattempo, in Italia, lui...

I'll see you back in the office — ci rivediamo in ufficio

11) back and forth avanti e indietro

to swing back and forth — [ pendulum] oscillare (avanti e indietro)

the film cuts o moves back and forth between New York and Rome — il film si svolge tra New York e Roma
IV 1. [bæk]
verbo transitivo

1) (support) sostenere, appoggiare [party, person, bid, strike, enterprise, project]; appoggiare [ application]

2) (finance) finanziare [project, undertaking]

3) (endorse) sostenere [ currency]

to back a bill — comm. econ. avallare una cambiale

4) (substantiate) suffragare, convalidare [argument, claim]

5) (reverse)

to back the car into the garage — mettere la macchina in garage a marcia indietro

to back sb. into sth. — fare indietreggiare qcn. fino dentro qcs

6) (bet on) puntare, scommettere su [horse, favourite, winner]

7) (stiffen, line) rinforzare [ structure]; foderare [ book]; rinforzare, rintelare [ painting]; intelare, foderare [ fabric]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (reverse) fare marcia indietro

2) mar. [ wind] cambiare direzione

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- back away

- back down

- back off

- back onto

- back out

- back up

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108 spare

I 1. [speə(r)]
nome (part) (pezzo di) ricambio m.; (wheel) ruota f. di scorta

use my pen, I've got a spare — prendi la mia penna, io ne ho una di riserva
2.
aggettivo

1) (surplus) [ cash] di riserva; [capital, land, seat] restante, ancora disponibile; [ copy] d'avanzo; [ moment] libero

I've got a spare ticket — ho un biglietto in più

2) (in reserve) [component, bulb] di ricambio; [ wheel] di scorta

3) (lean) [person, build] esile; [building, style] semplice

4) (meagre) [ diet] povera; [ meal] frugale

5) BE colloq. furioso

to go spare — andare fuori di testa
II 1. [speə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1)

have my pen, I've got one to spare — prendi la mia penna, io ne ho una di riserva

to catch the train with 5 minutes to spare — prendere il treno con 5 minuti di anticipo

I have no time to spare for doing — non ho tempo da perdere per fare

the project was finished with only days to spare — il progetto fu terminato pochi giorni prima della data stabilita

2) (treat leniently) risparmiare [person, animal]

to spare sb. sth. — risparmiare qcs. a qcn

3) (be able to afford) avere (da offrire) [ money]; dedicare [ time]

can you spare a minute? — hai un minuto?

to spare a thought for — avere un pensiero per

4) (manage without)

to spare sb. for — fare a meno di qcn. per [ job]
2.
verbo riflessivo

to spare oneself sth. — risparmiarsi qcs

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to spare no effort — fare tutto il possibile

to spare no pains — fare ogni sforzo

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[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) (fare a meno di)

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) risparmiare, dedicare

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) risparmiare

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) risparmiare, (avere riguardo per)

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) privarsi

6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) risparmiare
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) disponibile

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) libero
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) ricambio

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) (pezzo di ricambio)

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare
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I 1. [speə(r)]
nome (part) (pezzo di) ricambio m.; (wheel) ruota f. di scorta

use my pen, I've got a spare — prendi la mia penna, io ne ho una di riserva
2.
aggettivo

1) (surplus) [ cash] di riserva; [capital, land, seat] restante, ancora disponibile; [ copy] d'avanzo; [ moment] libero

I've got a spare ticket — ho un biglietto in più

2) (in reserve) [component, bulb] di ricambio; [ wheel] di scorta

3) (lean) [person, build] esile; [building, style] semplice

4) (meagre) [ diet] povera; [ meal] frugale

5) BE colloq. furioso

to go spare — andare fuori di testa
II 1. [speə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1)

have my pen, I've got one to spare — prendi la mia penna, io ne ho una di riserva

to catch the train with 5 minutes to spare — prendere il treno con 5 minuti di anticipo

I have no time to spare for doing — non ho tempo da perdere per fare

the project was finished with only days to spare — il progetto fu terminato pochi giorni prima della data stabilita

2) (treat leniently) risparmiare [person, animal]

to spare sb. sth. — risparmiare qcs. a qcn

3) (be able to afford) avere (da offrire) [ money]; dedicare [ time]

can you spare a minute? — hai un minuto?

to spare a thought for — avere un pensiero per

4) (manage without)

to spare sb. for — fare a meno di qcn. per [ job]
2.
verbo riflessivo

to spare oneself sth. — risparmiarsi qcs

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to spare no effort — fare tutto il possibile

to spare no pains — fare ogni sforzo

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109 long

I 1. adjective,
longer, longest

1) lang; weit [Reise, Weg]

be long in the tooth — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

take a long view of something — etwas auf lange od. weite Sicht sehen

two inches/weeks long — zwei Zoll/Wochen lang

2) (elongated) länglich; schmal

pull or make a long face — (fig.) ein langes Gesicht ziehen od. machen (ugs.)

3) (of extended duration) lang

long service — (esp. Mil.) langjähriger Dienst

in the long run — auf die Dauer; auf lange Sicht

in the long term — auf lange Sicht; langfristig

for a long time — lange; (still continuing) seit langem

what a long time you've been away! — du warst aber lange [Zeit] fort!

long time no see! — (coll.) lange nicht gesehen! (ugs.)

4) (tediously lengthy) lang[atmig]; weitschweifig

5) (lasting) lang; langjährig [Gewohnheit, Freundschaft]

6) klein, gering [Chance]

7) (seemingly more than stated) lang [Minute, Tag, Jahre usw.]

8) lang [Gedächtnis]

have a long memory for something — etwas nicht so schnell vergessen

9) (consisting of many items) lang [Liste usw.]; hoch [Zahl]

10) (Cards)

long suit — lange Farbe
2. noun
1) (long interval)

take long — lange dauern

for long — lange; (since long ago) seit langem

before long — bald

it is long since... — es ist lange her, dass...

2)

the long and the short of it is... — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist...
3. adverb,
longer, longest

1) lang[e]

as or so long as — solange

you should have finished long before now — du hättest schon längst od. viel früher fertig sein sollen

I knew her long before I met you — ich kenne sie schon viel länger als dich

not long before that — kurz davor od. zuvor

not long before I... — kurz bevor ich...

long since — [schon] seit langem

all day/night/summer long — den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [über od. lang]

I shan't be long — ich bin gleich fertig; (departing) bis gleich!

don't be long! — beeil dich!

somebody is long [in or about doing something] — jemand braucht lange od. viel Zeit[, um etwas zu tun]

much longer — viel länger

not wait any/much longer — nicht mehr länger/viel länger warten

no longer — nicht mehr; nicht länger [warten usw.]

2)

as or so long as — (provided that) solange; wenn
II intransitive verb
long for somebody/something — sich nach jemandem/etwas sehnen

long for somebody to do something — sich (Dat.) [sehr] wünschen, dass jemand etwas tut

long to do something — sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun

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I 1. [loŋ] adjective
1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lang

2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lang

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lang

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) lange weg

5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) weitreichend
2. adverb
1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) lang

2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) lang

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- academic.ru/43736/longways">longways
- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb
((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) sich sehnen

- longing
- longingly
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long¹

[lɒŋ, AM lɑ:ŋ]

I. adj

1. (in space) lang; (over great distance) weit; (elongated) lang, länglich; ( fam: tall) groß, lang fam

the rods are 20 cm \long die Stäbe sind 20 cm lang

we're still a \long way from the station wir sind noch weit vom Bahnhof entfernt

as \long as one's arm ( fig) ellenlang fam

there was a list of complaints as \long as your arm es gab eine ellenlange Liste von Beschwerden

to draw a \long breath tief Luft holen

\long journey weite Reise

to have come a \long way einen weiten Weg zurückgelegt haben, von weit her gekommen sein

to go a \long way ( fig: succeed) es weit [o zu etwas] bringen

to go a \long way toward[s] sth ( fig: help) eine große Hilfe bei etw dat sein

to have a \long way to go ( fig) [noch] einen weiten Weg vor sich dat haben

2. (in time) lang; (tedious) lang, langwierig

each session is an hour \long jede Sitzung dauert eine Stunde

we go back a \long way wir kennen uns schon seit ewigen Zeiten

\long career [jahre]lange Karriere

a \long day ein langer [und anstrengender] Tag

\long friendship langjährige Freundschaft

a \long memory ein gutes Gedächtnis

to have a \long memory for sth etw nicht so schnell vergessen

\long service jahrelanger Dienst

a \long time eine lange Zeit

it was a \long time before I received a reply es dauerte lange, bis ich [eine] Antwort bekam

to be a \long while since... [schon] eine Weile her sein, seit...

to work \long hours einen langen Arbeitstag haben

3. (in scope) lang

the report is 20 pages \long der Bericht ist 20 Seiten lang

a \long book ein dickes Buch

a \long list eine lange Liste

4. pred ( fam: ample)

▪ to be \long on sth etw reichlich haben

\long on ideas but short on funds mehr Ideen als Geld

to be \long on charm jede Menge Charme besitzen

to be \long on wit sehr geistreich sein

5. LING

a \long vowel ein langer Vokal

6. (improbable)

a \long chance eine geringe Chance

\long odds geringe [Gewinn]chancen

7. FIN

\long security/shares Versicherung f/Aktien pl mit langer Laufzeit

to be \long of stock STOCKEX eine Longposition einnehmen fachspr

8.

▶ the \long arm of the law der lange Arm des Gesetzes

▶ [not] by a \long chalk bei Weitem [nicht]

▶ in the \long run langfristig gesehen, auf lange Sicht [gesehen]

▶ to take the \long view [of sth] [etw] auf lange Sicht betrachten

▶ \long time no see ( fam) lange nicht gesehen fam

▶ to be \long in the tooth nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

▶ to be \long in the tooth to do sth zu alt sein, [um] etw zu tun

II. adv

1. (for a long time) lang[e]

have you been waiting \long? wartest du schon lange?

how \long have you lived here? wie lange haben Sie hier gewohnt?

the authorities have \long known that... den Behörden war seit Langem bekannt, dass...

\long live the King! lang lebe der König!

to be \long lange brauchen

I won't be \long (before finishing) ich bin gleich fertig; (before appearing) ich bin gleich da

don't be \long beeil dich!

to be \long about doing sth lange für etw akk brauchen

don't be too \long about it! lass dir nicht zu viel Zeit, beeil dich nur!

2. (at a distant time) lange

\long ago vor langer Zeit

\long after/before... lange nachdem/bevor...

not \long before... kurz davor

3. (after implied time) lange

if this meeting goes on any \longer wenn das Meeting noch länger andauert

how much \longer will it take? wie lange wird es noch dauern?

not any \longer nicht länger

I'm not going to wait any \longer ich werde nicht länger warten

I can't wait any \longer to open my presents! ich kann es gar nicht [mehr] erwarten, endlich meine Geschenke auszupacken!

no \longer nicht mehr

he no \longer wanted to go there er wollte nicht mehr dorthin

4. (throughout)

all day/night/summer \long den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [lang]

5.

▶ as [or so] \long as... (during) solange...; (provided that) sofern..., vorausgesetzt, dass...

▶ to be not \long for this world ( dated) nicht mehr lange zu leben haben, mit einem Fuß/Bein im Grabe sein

▶ so \long! ( fam) tschüss fam, bis dann fam

III. n

1. no pl (long time) eine lange Zeit

have you been waiting for \long? wartest du schon lange?

to take \long [to do sth] lange brauchen[, um etw zu tun]

it won't take \long es wird nicht lange dauern

take as \long as you like lass dir Zeit

2. (in Morse) lang

one short and three \longs einmal kurz und dreimal lang

3. FIN

▪ \longs pl Langläufer pl fachspr

4.

▶ before [very [or too]] \long schon [sehr] bald

▶ the \long and the short of it kurz gesagt

long²

[lɒŋ, AM lɑ:ŋ]

vi sich akk sehnen

▪ to \long for sth sich akk nach etw dat sehnen

▪ to \long to do sth sich akk danach sehnen, etw zu tun

long³

n GEOG abbrev of longitude Länge f

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I abbr See: of longitude II [lɒŋ]
1. adj (+er)

1) (in size) lang; glass hoch; journey weit

it is 6 feet long — es ist 6 Fuß lang

to be long in the leg — lange Beine haben

to pull a long face — ein langes Gesicht machen

it's a long way — das ist weit

it's a long way to Hamburg — nach Hamburg ist es weit

to have a long memory — ein gutes Gedächtnis haben

to be long in the tooth (inf) — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

surely he is a bit long in the tooth to be climbing Everest — ist er nicht schon ein bisschen (zu) alt, um den Everest zu besteigen?

2) (in time) lang; job langwierig

it's a long time since I saw her — ich habe sie schon lange nicht mehr gesehen

will you need it for a long time? — brauchen Sie es lange?

he's been here (for) a long time — er ist schon lange hier

she was abroad for a long time —

well hullo, it's been a long time — hallo, schon lange nicht mehr gesehen

long time no see (inf) — sieht man dich auch mal wieder? (inf)

to take a long look at sth — etw lange or ausgiebig betrachten

how long is the film? — wie lange dauert der Film?

a year is 12 months long — ein Jahr hat 12 Monate

how long is your vacation? (US) — wie lange haben Sie Urlaub?

to take the long view — etw auf lange Sicht betrachten

3) (POET, PHON) vowel, syllable lang

4)

a long drink (mixed) — ein Longdrink m

a long gin —

I'd like something long and cool — ich möchte einen kühlen Longdrink

2. adv

1) lang(e)

to be long in or about doing sth — lange zu etw brauchen

don't be long! — beeil dich!

don't be too long about it — lass dir nicht zu viel Zeit, mach nicht zu lange (inf)

don't be too long about phoning me — ruf mich bald (mal) an

I shan't be long (in finishing) — ich bin gleich fertig; (in returning)

two months without you, it's been too long — zwei Monate ohne dich, das war zu lang(e)

he drank long and deep — er nahm einen langen, tiefen Schluck

all night long — die ganze Nacht

long ago — vor langer Zeit

not long ago — vor Kurzem

long before — lange vorher

long before now — viel früher

not long before I met you — kurz bevor ich dich kennenlernte

not long before that — kurz davor

those days are long (since) past — diese Tage sind schon lange vorbei

at the longest — höchstens

as long as — so lange wie

we waited as long as we could — wir haben gewartet, solange wir konnten

See:

→ also ago, since

2)

(in comp) how much longer can you stay? — wie lange können Sie noch bleiben?

I can't wait any longer — ich kann nicht mehr länger warten

if that noise goes on any longer — wenn der Lärm weitergeht

I'll wait no longer I'll insist no longer — ich warte nicht länger ich werde nicht weiter darauf bestehen

3)

so long! (inf) — tschüs(s)! (inf), bis später!

3. n

1)

the long and the short of it is that... — kurz gesagt..., der langen Rede kurzer Sinn...

that's the long and the short of it — und damit hat sichs (inf)

before long — bald

are you going for long? —

I won't stay for long — ich bleibe nicht lange

it won't take long — das dauert nicht lange

it didn't take long before... — es dauerte nicht lange, bis...

I won't take long — ich brauche nicht lange (dazu)

2) (POET) lange Silbe
III
vi
sich sehnen (for nach); (less passionately) herbeisehnen, kaum erwarten können (for sth etw acc)
he longed for his wife to return — er wartete sehnsüchtig auf die Rückkehr seiner Frau

I'm longing for him to resign —

the children were longing for the bell to ring — die Kinder warteten sehnsüchtig auf das Klingeln or konnten das Klingeln kaum erwarten

he is longing for me to make a mistake — er möchte zu gern, dass ich einen Fehler mache

I am longing to go abroad — ich brenne darauf, ins Ausland zu gehen

he longed to know what was happening — er hätte zu gerne gewusst, was vorging

I'm longing to see my cat again — ich möchte meine Katze so gern wiedersehen

I'm longing to see that film — ich will den Film unbedingt sehen

I'm longing to hear his reaction — ich bin sehr auf seine Reaktion gespannt

how I long for a cup of tea/a shower — wie ich mich nach einer Tasse Tee/einer Dusche sehne

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long¹ [lɒŋ]

A adj

1. a) allg lang (auch fig langwierig):

a long illness (journey, list, look, speech, etc);

long years pl of experience langjährige Erfahrung;

long time no see umg sieht man dich auch wieder mal?;

two miles (weeks) long zwei Meilen (Wochen) lang;

a long way round ein großer Umweg;

two long miles zwei gute Meilen, mehr als zwei Meilen; → haul A 5 b, → live¹ A 2, measure A 1, run A 1, ton¹ 1 a

b) weit, lang (Weg), weit (Entfernung)

2. zu lang:

his second service was long;

the coat is long on him der Mantel ist ihm zu lang

3. lang (gestreckt), länglich

4. Längs…:

long side

5. umg lang, hochgewachsen (Person)

6. groß:

a long figure eine vielstellige Zahl

7. übergroß, Groß…:

long dozen dreizehn; → hundred B 1

8. weitreichend (Gedanken etc):

a long memory ein gutes Gedächtnis;

take the long view weit vorausblicken; → view C 2

9. grob (Schätzung)

10. gering (Chance): → odds 3

11. seit Langem bestehend, alt (Brauch, Freundschaft etc)

12. besonders WIRTSCH langfristig, mit langer Laufzeit, auf lange Sicht:

long bill langfristiger Wechsel

13. (zeitlich) fern, weit in der Zukunft liegend (Datum etc)

14. WIRTSCH

a) eingedeckt (of mit)

b) auf Preissteigerung wartend:

be ( oder go) long of the market, be on the long side of the market auf Hausse spekulieren

15. be long on umg eine Menge … haben:

he’s long on good ideas

16. mit Mineral-, Sodawasser oder Fruchtsaft aufgefüllt (alkoholisches Getränk):

long drink Longdrink m

17. LING lang (Vokal)

18. LIT

a) lang

b) betont

19. CHEM leichtflüssig

B adv

1. lang(e):

have you been waiting long? wartest du schon lange?;

long dead schon lange tot;

as long as he lives solange er lebt;

as ( oder so) long as

a) solange wie,

b) sofern; vorausgesetzt, dass; falls;

long after lange danach;

as long ago as 1900 schon 1900;

I saw him no longer ago than last week ich sah ihn erst letzte Woche;

so long! umg bis dann!, tschüs(s)!; → ago, all A 1, before A 2, overdue 2, since A 1

2. lange (in elliptischen Wendungen):

don’t be long beeil dich!, mach schnell!;

I won’t be long

a) ich bin gleich wieder da,

b) ich bin gleich fertig;

be long (in oder about) doing sth lange brauchen, um etwas zu tun;

it was not long before he came es dauerte nicht lange, bis er kam

3. (in Steigerungsformen):

hold out longer länger aushalten;

no longer, not any longer nicht mehr, nicht (mehr) länger

C s

1. (eine) lange Zeit:

at (the) longest längstens;

for long lange (Zeit);

it is long since I saw her es ist lange her, dass ich sie gesehen habe;

take long (to do sth) lange brauchen(, um etwas zu tun);

the long and (the) short of it is that …

a) es dreht sich einzig und allein darum, dass …,

b) mit einem Wort, …; → before B 3

2. Länge f:

a) LING langer Laut

b) LIT lange Silbe

3. WIRTSCH Haussier m

4. pl

a) auch pair of longs lange Hose

b) Übergrößen pl

long² [lɒŋ] v/i sich sehnen ( for nach):

long to do sth sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun;

she was longing for the sermon to end sie sehnte das Ende der Predigt herbei;

he longed for the holidays (US vacation) to come er sehnte sich nach den Ferien;

she is longing for him to kiss her sie sehnt sich danach, von ihm geküsst zu werden;

longed-for ersehnt

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I 1. adjective,
longer, longest

1) lang; weit [Reise, Weg]

be long in the tooth — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

take a long view of something — etwas auf lange od. weite Sicht sehen

two inches/weeks long — zwei Zoll/Wochen lang

2) (elongated) länglich; schmal

pull or make a long face — (fig.) ein langes Gesicht ziehen od. machen (ugs.)

3) (of extended duration) lang

long service — (esp. Mil.) langjähriger Dienst

in the long run — auf die Dauer; auf lange Sicht

in the long term — auf lange Sicht; langfristig

for a long time — lange; (still continuing) seit langem

what a long time you've been away! — du warst aber lange [Zeit] fort!

long time no see! — (coll.) lange nicht gesehen! (ugs.)

4) (tediously lengthy) lang[atmig]; weitschweifig

5) (lasting) lang; langjährig [Gewohnheit, Freundschaft]

6) klein, gering [Chance]

7) (seemingly more than stated) lang [Minute, Tag, Jahre usw.]

8) lang [Gedächtnis]

have a long memory for something — etwas nicht so schnell vergessen

9) (consisting of many items) lang [Liste usw.]; hoch [Zahl]

10) (Cards)

long suit — lange Farbe
2. noun
1) (long interval)

take long — lange dauern

for long — lange; (since long ago) seit langem

before long — bald

it is long since... — es ist lange her, dass...

2)

the long and the short of it is... — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist...
3. adverb,
longer, longest

1) lang[e]

as or so long as — solange

you should have finished long before now — du hättest schon längst od. viel früher fertig sein sollen

I knew her long before I met you — ich kenne sie schon viel länger als dich

not long before that — kurz davor od. zuvor

not long before I... — kurz bevor ich...

long since — [schon] seit langem

all day/night/summer long — den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [über od. lang]

I shan't be long — ich bin gleich fertig; (departing) bis gleich!

don't be long! — beeil dich!

somebody is long [in or about doing something] — jemand braucht lange od. viel Zeit[, um etwas zu tun]

much longer — viel länger

not wait any/much longer — nicht mehr länger/viel länger warten

no longer — nicht mehr; nicht länger [warten usw.]

2)

as or so long as — (provided that) solange; wenn
II intransitive verb
long for somebody/something — sich nach jemandem/etwas sehnen

long for somebody to do something — sich (Dat.) [sehr] wünschen, dass jemand etwas tut

long to do something — sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun

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adj.

lang adj.

langwierig adj.

weit adj.

English-german dictionary > long
110 spare

1. adjective
1) (not in use) übrig

spare time/moment — Freizeit, die/freier Augenblick

there is one spare seat — ein Platz ist noch frei

are there any spare tickets for Friday? — gibt es noch Karten für Freitag?

2) (for use when needed) zusätzlich, Extra[bett, -tasse]

spare room — Gästezimmer, das

go spare — (Brit. coll.): (be very angry) durchdrehen (salopp)
2. noun
Ersatzteil, das/-reifen, der usw.
3. transitive verb
1) (do without) entbehren

can you spare me a moment? — hast du einen Augenblick Zeit für mich?

we arrived with ten minutes to spare — wir kamen zehn Minuten früher an

2) (not inflict on)

spare somebody something — jemandem etwas ersparen

3) (not hurt) [ver]schonen

4) (fail to use)

not spare any expense/pains or efforts — keine Kosten/Mühe scheuen

no expense spared — an nichts gespart. See also academic.ru/62742/rod">rod 3)

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[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) verschonen

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) erübrigen

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) verschonen

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) ersparen

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) sparen

6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save( a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) ersparen
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) Ersatz-...

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) die Freizeit
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) das Ersatzteil

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) der Reservereifen

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare
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spare

[speəʳ, AM sper]

I. vt

1. (not kill)

▪ to \spare sb jdn verschonen

2. (go easy on)

▪ to \spare sb jdn schonen

▪ to not \spare oneself [in sth] ( form) sich akk selbst [bei etw dat] nicht schonen

to \spare sb's feelings jds Gefühle schonen, Rücksicht auf jds Gefühle nehmen

3. (avoid)

▪ to \spare sb sth jdm etw ersparen

the government troops have been \spared loss of life bis jetzt sind den Regierungstruppen Verluste [an Menschenleben] erspart geblieben

\spare us the suspense and tell us who won the first prize spann uns nicht auf die Folter und erzähl uns, wer den ersten Preis gewonnen hat

to \spare sb embarrassment/worry jdm Peinlichkeiten/Sorgen ersparen

4. (not use)

▪ to \spare sth mit etw dat sparen

to \spare no costs [or expense] keine Kosten scheuen

to \spare no effort[s] [or pains] [in sth] [bei etw dat] keine Mühen scheuen

5. (do without)

▪ to \spare sb/sth jdn/etw entbehren, auf jdn/etw verzichten

can you \spare one of those apples? kannst du mir einen dieser Äpfel geben?

to \spare room for sth für etw akk Platz [frei] haben

to have sth to \spare etw übrig haben

6. (make free)

there's no time to \spare es ist keine Zeit übrig

to \spare [the] time [for sth] Zeit [für etw akk] übrig haben

to not have time to \spare keine Zeit zu verlieren haben

7. (give)

▪ to \spare sb sth jdm etw geben

could you \spare me £10 [or £10 for me]? kannst du mir 10 Pfund leihen?

to \spare a thought for sb an jdn denken

8.

▶ to \spare sb's blushes BRIT jdn nicht in Verlegenheit bringen

▶ to \spare one's breath ( iron) sich dat die Worte sparen

▶ \spare the rod and spoil the child ( prov) wer mit der Rute spart, verzieht das Kind prov

▶ to \spare übrig haben

I caught the plane with only two minutes to \spare ich erreichte das Flugzeug zwei Minuten vor dem Abflug

II. adj

1. inv (extra) Ersatz-

all children should bring a \spare set of clothes alle Kinder sollten Kleider zum Wechseln mitbringen

is this seat \spare? ist dieser Platz noch frei?

\spare [bed]room Gästezimmer nt

to have some \spare cash noch etwas Geld übrig haben

\spare key Ersatzschlüssel m

to have a \spare minute [or moment] einen Moment Zeit haben

to be going \spare BRIT ( fam) übrig bleiben

do you want this piece of cake? — yes, if it's going \spare willst du dieses Stück Kuchen? — ja, wenn es sonst keiner will

2. ( liter: thin) hager

\spare build hagerer Körperbau

3. ( liter: meagre) mager

to survive on a \spare diet mit dürftiger Kost auskommen

\spare meal mageres Essen

4. ( usu approv liter: modest) einfach

the room was \spare in design der Raum war sparsam ausgestattet

5. inv BRIT (sl: crazy)

to drive sb \spare jdn wahnsinnig machen fam

to go \spare durchdrehen sl

III. n

1. (reserve) Reserve f

I seem to have lost my key but luckily I always carry a \spare ich habe wohl meinen Schlüssel verloren, aber glücklicherweise trage ich immer einen Ersatzschlüssel bei mir

2. (parts)

▪ \spares pl Ersatzteile pl

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[spɛə(r)]
1. adj

1) den/die/das man nicht braucht, übrig pred; (= surplus) überzählig, übrig pred

spare bed — Gästebett nt

have you any spare string?, have you any string spare? — kannst du mir (einen) Bindfaden geben?, hast du (einen) Bindfaden für mich?

I can give you a racket/pencil, I have a spare one — ich kann dir einen Schläger/Bleistift geben, ich habe noch einen or ich habe einen übrig

take a spare pen in case that one doesn't work — nehmen Sie noch einen Füller mit, falls dieser nicht funktioniert

take some spare clothes — nehmen Sie Kleider zum Wechseln mit

it's all the spare cash I have —

if you have any spare cash — wenn Sie Geld übrig haben

should you have any spare time or a spare minute — sollten Sie Zeit (übrig) haben

when you have a few spare minutes or a few minutes spare —

we have two spare seats — wir haben zwei Plätze übrig

I still have one spare place in the car — ich habe noch einen Platz im Auto (frei)

there are two seats (going) spare — es sind noch zwei Plätze frei

2) (= thin) hager; (= meagre) dürftig

3)

to drive sb spare (inf) — jdn wahnsinnig machen (inf)

to go spare — durchdrehen (inf), wild werden (inf)

2. n
Ersatzteil nt; (= tyre) Reserverad nt
3. vt

1) usu neg (= grudge, use sparingly) sparen mit; expense, pains, effort scheuen

don't spare the horses (hum) — steig aufs Gas (inf)

we must spare no effort in trying to finish this job —

there was no expense spared in building this hotel — beim Bau dieses Hotels ist an nichts gespart worden or hat man keine Kosten gescheut

no expense spared — es wurden keine Kosten gescheut

she doesn't spare herself — sie schont sich nicht

spare the rod and spoil the child (prov) — wer mit der Rute spart, verzieht das Kind (Prov)

2) (= give) money etc übrig haben; space, room frei haben; time (übrig) haben

to spare sb sth — jdm etw überlassen or geben; money jdm etw geben

can you spare the time to do it? — haben Sie Zeit, das zu machen?

I can spare you five minutes —

can you spare a penny for a poor old man? — haben Sie einen Groschen für einen armen alten Mann?

there is none to spare — es ist keine(r, s) übrig

to have sth to spare —

there's enough and to spare — es ist mehr als genug da

to have a few minutes/hours to spare — ein paar Minuten/Stunden Zeit haben

I got to the theatre/airport with two minutes to spare — ich war zwei Minuten vor Beginn der Vorstellung im Theater/vor Abflug am Flughafen

3) (= do without) person, object entbehren, verzichten auf (+acc)

I can't spare him/it — ich kann ihn/es nicht entbehren, ich kann auf ihn/es nicht verzichten, ich brauche ihn/es unbedingt

can you spare this for a moment? — brauchst du das gerade?, kannst du das im Moment entbehren?

if you can spare it — wenn Sie es nicht brauchen

to spare a thought for sb/sth — an jdn/etw denken

4) (= show mercy to) verschonen; (= refrain from upsetting) sb, sb's feelings schonen

the fire spared nothing —

the soldiers spared no-one — die Soldaten verschonten keinen

if we're spared — wenn wir (dann) noch leben

to spare sb's life — jds Leben verschonen

5)

(= save) to spare sb/oneself sth — jdm/sich etw ersparen

spare me the gory details — verschone mich mit den grausigen Einzelheiten

to spare him any embarrassment — um ihn nicht in Verlegenheit zu bringen

he has been spared the ordeal of seeing her again — es blieb ihm erspart, sie noch einmal sehen zu müssen

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spare [speə(r)]

A v/t

1. jemanden oder etwas verschonen, einen Gegner, jemandes Gefühle, jemandes Leben schonen:

(not) spare o.s. sich (nicht) schonen;

spare his blushes bring ihn doch nicht in Verlegenheit!

2. sparsam oder schonend umgehen mit, schonen:

don’t spare the paint spar nicht mit (der) Farbe; → effort 1, expense Bes Redew, pain A 3, rod 3

3. jemandem etwas ersparen, jemanden verschonen mit:

spare me the trouble erspare mir die Mühe;

spare me these explanations verschone mich mit diesen Erklärungen

4. jemanden entbehren

5. etwas entbehren, erübrigen, übrig haben:

can you spare me a cigarette (a moment)? hast du eine Zigarette (einen Augenblick Zeit) für mich (übrig)?;

have no time to spare keine Zeit (zu verlieren) haben; → enough B

B v/i sparsam leben

C adj

1. Ersatz…, Reserve…:

spare tire (bes Br tyre)

a) Reserve-, Ersatzreifen m

b) Br umg hum Rettungsring m (Fettwulst um die Hüfte);

spare part → D 1;

spare-part surgery MED Ersatzteilchirurgie f;

spare wheel Reserve-, Ersatzrad n; you can have my biro, I’ve got a spare one ich hab noch einen

2. überflüssig, -schüssig, übrig:

do you have five spare minutes? haben Sie fünf Minuten Zeit (übrig)?;

spare moment freier Augenblick;

spare room Gästezimmer n;

spare time ( oder hours pl) Freizeit f;

spare-time activities pl Freizeitgestaltung f

3. sparsam, kärglich

4. sparsam (Person)

5. mager (Person)

6. Br sl drive sb spare

a) jemanden auf die Palme bringen,

b) jemanden verrückt machen ( with mit);

go spare auf die Palme gehen

D s

1. TECH Ersatzteil n/m

2. Reserve-, Ersatzreifen m

3. Bowling: Spare m (Abräumen mit 2 Würfen)

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1. adjective
1) (not in use) übrig

spare time/moment — Freizeit, die/freier Augenblick

there is one spare seat — ein Platz ist noch frei

are there any spare tickets for Friday? — gibt es noch Karten für Freitag?

2) (for use when needed) zusätzlich, Extra[bett, -tasse]

spare room — Gästezimmer, das

go spare — (Brit. coll.): (be very angry) durchdrehen (salopp)
2. noun
Ersatzteil, das/-reifen, der usw.
3. transitive verb
1) (do without) entbehren

can you spare me a moment? — hast du einen Augenblick Zeit für mich?

we arrived with ten minutes to spare — wir kamen zehn Minuten früher an

2) (not inflict on)

spare somebody something — jemandem etwas ersparen

3) (not hurt) [ver]schonen

4) (fail to use)

not spare any expense/pains or efforts — keine Kosten/Mühe scheuen

no expense spared — an nichts gespart. See also rod 3)

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adj.

frei adj.

übrig adj. v.

entbehren v.

erübrigen v.

jemandem etwas ersparen ausdr.

jemanden verschonen ausdr.

schonen v.

sparen v.

verschonen v.

übrig haben ausdr.

English-german dictionary > spare
111 can

I.

can¹ [kæn]

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► vb: neg cannot or can't

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

1. modal verb

   a.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► can is often translated by the appropriate form of pouvoir.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• can you come tomorrow? pouvez-vous venir demain ?

• can I help you? est-ce que je peux vous aider ?

• where can he be? où peut-il bien être ?

• it can be very cold here il peut faire très froid ici

• he will do what he can il fera ce qu'il pourra

   b. (indicating possibility) their behaviour can seem strange leur comportement peut sembler bizarre

• can he have done it already? est-il possible qu'il l'ait déjà fait ?

   c. (indicating impossibility) it can't have been him ça ne peut pas être lui

• he can't be dead! ce n'est pas possible, il n'est pas mort !

• you can't be serious! vous ne parlez pas sérieusement !

• she can't be very clever if she failed this exam elle ne doit pas être très intelligente si elle a échoué à cet examen

   d. ( = know how to) savoir

• he can read and write il sait lire et écrire

• she can't swim elle ne sait pas nager

   e.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► can used with a verb of perception is not usually translated.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• I can see you je vous vois

• I can't hear you je ne t'entends pas

2. compounds

► can-do (inf) adjective

[person, organization] dynamique

II.

can² [kæn]

1. noun

   a. (for oil, petrol) bidon m

   b. [of food] boîte f (de conserve)

• a can of beer une canette de bière

2. transitive verb

[+ food] mettre en conserve

• canned fruit fruits mpl en conserve

• canned food conserves fpl

• canned music (inf) musique f enregistrée

3. compounds

► can opener noun ouvre-boîtes m inv

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I [kæn]
modal auxiliary (prét, conditional could; nég au prés cannot, can't)

1) ( expressing possibility)

we can rent a house — nous pouvons louer une maison

it can also be used to dry clothes — on peut aussi s'en servir pour sécher le linge

you can't have forgotten! — tu ne peux pas avoir oublié!

it cannot be explained logically — ça n'a pas d'explication logique

it could be that... — il se peut que... (+ subj)

could be — (colloq) peut-être

it could be a trap — c'est peut-être un piège, ça pourrait être un piège

I could be wrong — je me trompe peut-être, il se peut que j'aie tort

you could have been electrocuted! — tu aurais pu t'électrocuter!

‘did she know?’ - ‘no, how could she?’ — ‘est-ce qu'elle était au courant?’ - ‘non, comment est-ce qu'elle aurait pu l'être?’

the computer couldn't ou can't have made an error — l'ordinateur n'a pas pu faire d'erreur, il est impossible que l'ordinateur ait fait une erreur

nothing could be simpler — il n'y a rien de plus simple

2) ( expressing permission)

you can turn right here — vous pouvez tourner à droite ici

I can't leave yet — je ne peux pas partir pour le moment

could I interrupt? — puis-je vous interrompre?

3) ( when making requests)

can you leave us a message? — est-ce que tu peux nous laisser un message?

can I ask you a question? — puis-je vous poser une question?

4) ( when making an offer)

can I give you a hand? — est-ce que je peux te donner un coup de main?

what can I do for you? — ( in shop) qu'y a-t-il pour votre service?

5) ( when making suggestions)

you can always exchange it — tu peux toujours l'échanger

we could try and phone him — nous pourrions essayer de lui téléphoner

6) (have skill, knowledge to)

she can't read yet — elle ne sait pas encore lire

can he type? — est-ce qu'il sait taper à la machine?

7) (have ability, power to)

computers can process data rapidly — les ordinateurs peuvent traiter rapidement les données

to do all one can — faire tout ce qu'on peut or tout son possible

he couldn't sleep for weeks — il n'a pas pu dormir pendant des semaines

I wish I could have been there — j'aurais aimé (pouvoir) être là

8) (have ability, using senses, to)

can you see it? — est-ce que tu le vois?

I can't hear anything — je n'entends rien

I could feel my heart beating — je sentais mon cœur battre

9) (indicating capability, tendency)

she could be quite abrupt — elle pouvait être assez brusque

10) (expressing likelihood, assumption)

it can't be as bad as that! — ça ne peut pas être aussi terrible que ça!

he couldn't be more than 10 years old — ( now) il ne peut pas avoir plus de 10 ans

11) ( expressing willingness to act)

we can take you home — nous pouvons te déposer chez toi

I couldn't leave the children — ( didn't want to) je ne pouvais pas laisser les enfants; ( wouldn't want to) je ne pourrais pas laisser les enfants

12) ( be in a position to)

they can hardly refuse — ils peuvent difficilement refuser

I couldn't possibly accept the money — je ne peux vraiment pas accepter cet argent

13) ( expressing a reproach)

they could have warned us — ils auraient pu nous prévenir

you could at least say sorry! — tu pourrais au moins t'excuser!

how could you! — comment as -tu pu faire une chose pareille!

14) ( expressing surprise)

what can she possibly want from me? — qu'est-ce qu'elle peut bien me vouloir?

who could it be? — qui est-ce que ça peut bien être?

you can't ou cannot be serious! — tu veux rire! (colloq)

can you believe it! — tu te rends compte?

15) ( for emphasis)

I couldn't agree more! — je suis entièrement d'accord!

they couldn't have been nicer — ils ont été extrêmement gentils

you couldn't be more mistaken — tu te trompes complètement

16) ( expressing exasperation)

I was so mad I could have screamed! — j'aurais crié tellement j'étais en colère!

I could murder him! — (colloq) je le tuerais! (colloq)

17) ( expressing obligation)

she can ask me herself — elle peut venir me le demander elle-même

you can get lost! — (colloq) va te faire fiche! (colloq)

18) ( avoiding repetition of verb)

‘can we borrow it?’ - ‘you can’ — ‘est-ce que nous pouvons l'emprunter?’ - ‘bien sûr’

leave as soon as you can — partez dès que vous le pourrez

‘can anyone give me a lift home?’ - ‘we can’ — ‘est-ce que quelqu'un peut me déposer chez moi?’ - ‘oui, nous’

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as happy/excited as can ou could be — très heureux/excité

no can do — (colloq) non, je ne peux pas
II 1. [kæn]
noun ( of food) boîte f; ( aerosol) bombe f; ( for petrol) bidon m; ( of drink) cannette f
2.
transitive verb (p prés etc - nn-) Culinary mettre [quelque chose] en conserve
3.
canned past participle adjective

1) [food] en boîte

2) (colloq) [laughter] enregistré

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a can of worms — une affaire dans laquelle il vaut mieux ne pas trop fouiller

in the can — (colloq) Cinema ( of film) dans la boîte; ( of negotiations) dans la poche

to carry the can for somebody — (colloq) porter le chapeau à la place de quelqu'un (colloq)

English-French dictionary > can
112 each other

[ˌiːtʃ 'ʌðə(r)]
Note: each other is very often translated by using a reflexive pronoun ( nous, vous, se)

For examples and particular usages see the entry below

pronoun (also one another)

they know each other — ils se connaissent

to help each other — s'entraider

they wear each other's clothes — ils se prêtent leurs vêtements

to worry about each other — s'inquiéter l'un pour l'autre

kept apart from each other — séparés l'un de l'autre

English-French dictionary > each other
113 one another

Note: one another is very often translated by using a reflexive pronoun ( nous, vous, se, s')

For examples and particular usages see the entry below

pronoun

they love one another — ils s'aiment

to help one another — s'aider mutuellement

we often use one another's cars — souvent nous échangeons nos voitures

to worry about one another — s'inquiéter l'un pour l'autre

English-French dictionary > one another
114 back

[bæk] 1. n
( of person) plecy pl; of animal grzbiet m; (of house, car, shirt) tył m; ( of hand) wierzch m; ( of chair) oparcie nt; (FOOTBALL) obrońca m
2. vt
candidate popierać (poprzeć perf); ( financially) sponsorować; horse obstawiać (obstawić perf); car cofać (cofnąć perf)

Phrasal Verbs:

- back down

- back on to

- back out

- back up
3. vi
(also: back up) cofać się (cofnąć się perf)
4. cpd
payment, rent zaległy; seat, wheels tylny; garden za domem post; room od podwórza post
5. adv
do tyłu

he's back — wrócił

throw the ball back — odrzuć piłkę

they ran back — pobiegli z powrotem

back to front — wear tył(em) na przód; know na wylot

an index at the back of the book — indeks na końcu or z tyłu książki

pin the list on the back of the larder door — powieś listę na wewnętrznej stronie drzwi spiżarni

to break the back of a job ( BRIT) — wychodzić (wyjść perf) na prostą

to have one's back to the wall ( fig) — być przypartym do muru

to take a back seat ( fig) — usuwać się (usunąć się perf) na drugi plan

can I have them back? — czy mogę je dostać z powrotem?

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[bæk] 1. noun
1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) plecy

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) grzbiet

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) tył

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) pomocnik
2. adjective
(of or at the back: the back door.) tylny
3. adverb
1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) z powrotem

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) daleko, dalej

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) do tyłu

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) w odpowiedzi, z powrotem

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) w przeszłość
4. verb
1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) cofać

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) popierać

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) stawiać na

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- backer
- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb
(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) bekhendem, pochyło, pochyłym pismem

- backlog
- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat

English-Polish dictionary > back
115 pull

[pul] 1. vt
rope, hair etc ciągnąć (pociągnąć perf) za +acc; handle pociągać (pociągnąć perf) za +acc; trigger naciskać (nacisnąć perf) (na +acc); cart etc ciągnąć; curtain, blind zaciągać (zaciągnąć perf); ( inf) people przyciągać (przyciągnąć perf); sexual partner podrywać (poderwać perf) (inf); pint of beer nalewać (nalać perf) ( z beczki)

to pull a face — robić (zrobić perf) minę

to pull a muscle — naciągnąć ( perf) mięsień

not to pull one's/any punches ( fig) — walić prosto z mostu (inf)

to pull sth to pieces ( fig) — nie zostawiać (nie zostawić perf) na czymś suchej nitki

to pull one's weight ( fig) — przykładać się (przyłożyć się perf) (do pracy)

to pull o.s. together — brać się (wziąć się perf) w garść

to pull sb's leg ( fig) — nabierać (nabrać perf) kogoś

to pull strings (for sb) — używać (użyć perf) swoich wpływów (by komuś pomóc)

Phrasal Verbs:

- pull apart

- pull away

- pull back

- pull down

- pull in

- pull off

- pull out

- pull over

- pull through

- pull up
2. vi
ciągnąć (pociągnąć perf)
3. n
(of moon, magnet) przyciąganie nt; ( fig) wpływ m

to give sth a pull — pociągnąć ( perf) (za) coś

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[pul] 1. verb
1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) (po)ciągnąć

2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) zaciągnąć się

3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) wiosłować

4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) zjechać, wyjechać, podjechać, wjechać itd.
2. noun
1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) pociągnięcie

2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) przyciąganie

3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) wpływy

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- pull apart / to pieces
- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg

English-Polish dictionary > pull
116 spare

[spɛə(r)] 1. adj
( free) wolny; ( extra) zapasowy
2. n, see spare part 3. vt
( save) trouble etc oszczędzać (oszczędzić perf) +gen; ( make available) przeznaczać (przeznaczyć perf); ( afford to give) użyczać (użyczyć perf) +gen; ( refrain from hurting) oszczędzać (oszczędzić perf)

to spare — w zapasie

these two are going spare — tych dwoje dostaje szału

to spare no expense — nie szczędzić kosztów

can you spare the time? — czy możesz poświęcić trochę czasu?

I've a few minutes to spare — mam kilka wolnych minut

there is no time to spare — nie ma chwili do stracenia

spare me the details — oszczędź mi szczegółów

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[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) obywać się bez

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) poświęcać

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) oszczędzać

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) oszczędzać

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) oszczędzać

6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) oszczędzać
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) zapasowy

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) wolny
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) część zapasowa

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) część zapasowa

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare

English-Polish dictionary > spare
117 back

[bæk] 1. noun
1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) mugura

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) mugura

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) otrā puse; aizmugure

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) aizsargs (futbolā u.tml.)
2. adjective
(of or at the back: the back door.) aizmugures; pakaļējais
3. adverb
1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) atpakaļ

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) sāņus

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) [] pret

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) [] pretī

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) pirms; agrāk
4. verb
1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) braukt atpakaļgaitā

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) atbalstīt

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) derēt

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- backer
- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb
(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.)

- backlog
- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat
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mugura; aizmugure, mugurpuse; otrā puse; atzveltne; ķīlis; aizsargs; atbalstīt; nostiprināt; subsidēt, finansēt; derēt, likt; kāpties atpakaļ; kāpt zirgā; piekļauties; indosēt; pakaļējais; pretējs; nokavēts, novecojis; atpakaļ; sāņus; pirms, agrāk

English-Latvian dictionary > back
118 pull

[pul] 1. verb
1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) []vilkt; []raut

2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) []vilkt; []vilkt

3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) airēt

4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) braukt (ar automašīnu u.tml.)
2. noun
1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) vilkšana;

2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.)

3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.)

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- pull apart / to pieces
- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg
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raušana, vilkšana; rāviens, vilciens; velkme; sasprindzinājums, piepūle; pievilkšanas spēks; aukla, rokturis; malks; priekšrocība; protekcija, sakari; airēšana; bumbas atsišana, bumbas dzīšana; paraugnovilkums; raut, stiept, vilkt; raustīt; saraut, saplēst

English-Latvian dictionary > pull
119 spare

[speə] 1. verb
1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) iztikt bez

2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) atļauties; atlicināt

3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) []žēlot; apžēlot

4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) []žēlot; pasargāt (no raizēm u.tml.)

5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) taupīt

6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) aiztaupīt (pūles u.tml.)
2. adjective
1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) rezerves-; lieks; papildu-

2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) brīvs (laiks)
3. noun
1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) rezerves daļas

2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) rezerves ritenis

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- sparing
- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare
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rezerves daļa; rezerves riepa; rezerves spēlētājs; taupīt; atlicināt; aiztaupīt, pasargāt; atturēties; rezerves, lieks; nabadzīgs, trūcīgs; kalsns, vājš

English-Latvian dictionary > spare
120 back

[bæk] 1. noun
1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) nugara

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) nugara

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) užpakalis, galas

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) gynėjas
2. adjective
(of or at the back: the back door.) užpakalinis
3. adverb
1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) atgal

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) tolyn, šalin

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) arti atramos

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) atsilygindamas, atsikirsdamas, atgal

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) į praeitį, praeityje
4. verb
1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) eiti/važiuoti atbulom, varyti atgal

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) palaikyti, remti

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) lažintis, statyti sumą

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- backer
- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb
(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) iš kairės, pakrypusia rašysena

- backlog
- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat

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