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21 transportable
adj.1 portable.2 transportable, conveyable, portable.* * *► adjetivo1 transportable* * *ADJ transportablefácilmente transportable — easily carried, easily transported
* * *adjetivo transportablefácilmente transportable — easily transported o transportable
* * *= portable, transportable.Ex. The book form has several advantages: it is portable, it can be produced in multiple copies very easily, and it is convenient to use.Ex. The information centres are supplied with a basic set of reference books and an information package in a transportable trolley file.* * *adjetivo transportablefácilmente transportable — easily transported o transportable
* * *= portable, transportable.Ex: The book form has several advantages: it is portable, it can be produced in multiple copies very easily, and it is convenient to use.
Ex: The information centres are supplied with a basic set of reference books and an information package in a transportable trolley file.* * *transportablefácilmente transportable easily transported o transportable* * *
transportable adjetivo transportable
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22 flor
adj.great, fantastic (informal) (muy bueno). (Southern Cone)f.1 flower.en flor in floweruna camisa de flores a flowery shirtechar flores a alguien to pay somebody complimentsflor de azahar orange blossomflor de lis fleur-de-lisflores cortadas cut flowersflores naturales real flowersflor de Pascua poinsettia, Christmas flower2 white spot (en uñas). (Chilean Spanish)3 compliment, smart remark, bouquet.4 Flor.* * *1 BOTÁNICA flower2 (piropo) compliment\a flor de piel skin-deepa flor de tierra at ground levelechar flores a alguien to pay somebody complimentsen flor in flower, in bloom, in blossomen la flor de la vida figurado in the prime of lifeflor de azahar orange blossomflor de harina pure wheat flourflor de lis fleur-de-lisla flor de la canela the bestla flor y nata figurado the cream, the crème de la crème* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (Bot) flower- de flor¡ni flores! * —
-¿has oído alguna noticia? -¡ni flores! — "have you heard any news?" - "not a thing"
de libros sé mucho, pero de cocina ni flores — I know a lot about books, but I don't know the first thing about cooking *
de lo prometido, ni flores — as for what they promised, not a word was mentioned *
ser flor de un día —
flor de lis — fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys
flor de mano — † artificial flower
2)• en flor — [planta, campo] in flower, in bloom; [árbol] in blossom, in flower; [muchacha] liter in the first flower of womanhood liter
los naranjos en flor — the orange trees in blossom o flower
3)• la flor (=lo mejor) —
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la flor y nata de la sociedad — the cream of society4)• a flor de agua, los peces se veían a flor de agua — you could see the fish just under the surface of the water
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a flor de piel, tenía los nervios a flor de piel — her nerves were all on edgeel odio le salía a flor de piel — his hatred came out into the open, his hatred came to the surface
5) (=piropo) compliment, flattering remarkdecir o echar flores a algn — to pay compliments to sb, flatter sb
6) [de ciruela, uva] bloom7) [de cuero] grain8) Cono Sur*•
flor de, flor de caballo — a wonderful horseflor de alegre — really happy, very cheerful
¡flor de discurso se mandó! — what a brilliant talk he gave!
flor de reloj me regalaste, ya no funciona — iró what a great watch you bought me, it doesn't work anymore iró
flor de marido, le pega y no le da plata — iró her husband is a real gem, he beats her up and gives her no money iró
9)2.ADJ Cono Sur greatla fiesta estuvo flor — the party was excellent o great
3.ADV Cono Sur** * *femenino (Bot) flowerflores naturales/secas — fresh/dried flowers
en flor — in flower, in bloom
a flor de piel: tenía los nervios a flor de piel his nerves were all on edge; tiene la sensibilidad a flor de piel she's very easily hurt; a flor de tierra/agua just below the ground/water; echarle flores a alguien to pay somebody compliments; estar en la flor de la vida to be in the prime of life; flor de... (CS fam): me hizo flor de regalo she gave me a wonderful present (colloq); es un flor de estúpido he's a real idiot (colloq); ir de flor en flor to flit from one man/woman to another; la flor y nata the cream, the crème de la crème; ni flores (Esp fam): ¿sabes dónde está? - ni flores do you know where he is? - no idea; ¿entendiste algo? - ni flores did you understand anything? - not a thing (colloq); ser la flor de la canela — to be wonderful
* * *= flower, blossom, bloom.Ex. Concepts which denote parts of a plant, eg leaf, flower, etc, are also Personality concepts.Ex. Spring is prime hotel season in Washington, DC -- our fingers are crossed that the cherry blossoms come early.Ex. The article is entitled 'The Bermuda Library -- of books, and blooms, and little white devils'.----* con los nervios a flor de piel = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge, highly-strung.* corona de flores = wreath.* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.* cultivo de flores = flower growing, flower cultivation.* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.* en flor = in full blossom, in blossom.* estar en flor = be in bloom, be in flower.* fauna y flora = wildlife.* flor de loto = lotus, lotus flower, lotus blossom.* flor de regalo = cut flower.* flor de un día = flash in the pan.* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.* flor prensada = pressed flower.* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.* flor salvaje = wildflower [wild flower].* flor seca = cut-and-dried flower.* flor silvestre = wildflower [wild flower].* flor y nata de la sociedad, la = cream of society, the.* la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* planta que echa flores = bloomer.* semilla de flor silvestre = wildflower seed.* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.* * *femenino (Bot) flowerflores naturales/secas — fresh/dried flowers
en flor — in flower, in bloom
a flor de piel: tenía los nervios a flor de piel his nerves were all on edge; tiene la sensibilidad a flor de piel she's very easily hurt; a flor de tierra/agua just below the ground/water; echarle flores a alguien to pay somebody compliments; estar en la flor de la vida to be in the prime of life; flor de... (CS fam): me hizo flor de regalo she gave me a wonderful present (colloq); es un flor de estúpido he's a real idiot (colloq); ir de flor en flor to flit from one man/woman to another; la flor y nata the cream, the crème de la crème; ni flores (Esp fam): ¿sabes dónde está? - ni flores do you know where he is? - no idea; ¿entendiste algo? - ni flores did you understand anything? - not a thing (colloq); ser la flor de la canela — to be wonderful
* * *= flower, blossom, bloom.Ex: Concepts which denote parts of a plant, eg leaf, flower, etc, are also Personality concepts.
Ex: Spring is prime hotel season in Washington, DC -- our fingers are crossed that the cherry blossoms come early.Ex: The article is entitled 'The Bermuda Library -- of books, and blooms, and little white devils'.* con los nervios a flor de piel = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge, highly-strung.* corona de flores = wreath.* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.* cultivo de flores = flower growing, flower cultivation.* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.* en flor = in full blossom, in blossom.* estar en flor = be in bloom, be in flower.* fauna y flora = wildlife.* flor de loto = lotus, lotus flower, lotus blossom.* flor de regalo = cut flower.* flor de un día = flash in the pan.* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.* flor prensada = pressed flower.* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.* flor salvaje = wildflower [wild flower].* flor seca = cut-and-dried flower.* flor silvestre = wildflower [wild flower].* flor y nata de la sociedad, la = cream of society, the.* la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* planta que echa flores = bloomer.* semilla de flor silvestre = wildflower seed.* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.* * *flor1A ( Bot) flowerflores naturales/artificiales/secas fresh/artificial/dried flowersflorecillas silvestres wild flowersun vestido de flores a flowery dressen flor in flower, in bloom, in blossomlos almendros en flor the almond trees in flower o blooma flor de piel: tenía los nervios a flor de piel his nerves were all on edgetiene la sensibilidad a flor de piel she's very easily hurta flor de tierra/agua just below the ground/water, close to the surfaceecharle flores a algn to pay sb complimentsestar en la flor de la juventud to be in the flower of one's youth ( liter)estar en la flor de la vida or edad to be in the prime of lifeflor de patada le di I gave him a hell of a kick ( colloq)es un flor de estúpido he's a real idiot ( colloq)ir de flor en flor to flit from one man/woman to another, play the fieldla flor y nata the cream, the pick, the crème de la crèmela flor y nata de la sociedad the cream of societyni flores ( Esp fam): ¿sabes dónde está? — ni flores do you know where he is? — no idea o I haven't the faintest o foggiest (idea) ( colloq)¿entendiste algo? — yo, ni flores did you understand anything? — not a word o a thing ( colloq)ser la flor de la canela to be wonderful o ( colloq) greatCompuestos:(del naranjo) orange blossom; (del limonero) lemon blossom( Chi) wisteriafleur-de-lispoinsettiaC ( RPl) (de la ducha) shower head, roseflor2(CS fam) wonderfulpronunció un discurso flor he made a brilliant o a wonderful o an excellent speech* * *
flor sustantivo femenino ( de planta) flower;
( de árbol frutal) blossom;
un vestido de flores a flowery dress;
en flor in flower o bloom/in blossom;
flor de azahar orange/lemon blossom;
la flor y nata the cream, the crème de la crème
flor sustantivo femenino
1 flower
2 (lo selecto de algo, lo mejor) best part, cream: estás en la flor de la vida, you are in the prime of life
♦ Locuciones: ser flor de un día, to be short-lived
a flor de piel, skin-deep
en flor, in blossom
ni flores, no idea
la flor y nata, the elite, the crème de la crème
' flor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camelia
- disecar
- florecer
- rosa
- abrir
- arrancar
- artificial
- botón
- brotar
- cerrar
- como
- compuesto
- dar
- deshojar
- despuntar
- doble
- múltiple
- mustio
- oloroso
- pocho
English:
bloom
- blooming
- blossom
- bud
- come out
- cream
- dainty
- dried
- droop
- fade
- faded
- flower
- highly-strung
- lilac
- nip
- open
- open out
- out
- pluck
- prime
- prize
- scent
- smell
- spring
- unfold
- button
- flush
- icing
- powder
- quite
* * *flor1 nf1. [en planta] flower;en flor in flower, in bloom;una camisa de flores a flowery shirt;echar flores a alguien to pay sb compliments;echarse flores to praise oneself, to blow one's own trumpet;ir de flor en flor to flit from one relationship to another;ser flor de un día to be a flash in the pan;Esp Fam [idea]no tener ni flores (de) not to have a clue (about);¿cuál es la capital de Mali? – ni flores what's the capital of Mali? – no idea o I haven't a clue;RPtirarse con flores to be at one another's throatsflor de azahar orange blossom;flor de cerezo cherry blossom;flor de lis fleur-de-lis;flor de nieve edelweiss;flor del Paraíso bird of paradise flower;flor de Pascua poinsettia, Christmas flower;flor de(l) saúco elderflowerser la flor de la canela to be the crème de la crème o the cream3. [superficie]a flor de agua/tierra at water/ground level;tiene una sensibilidad a flor de piel she's extremely sensitive;tengo los nervios a flor de piel my nerves are really on edge♦ adj inv[muy bueno] great, fantastic;un espectáculo flor a great o fantastic show♦ flor de loc advhicimos flor de paseo we had a lovely outing;tenía flor de gripe she had a really bad dose of the flu* * *f flower;en flor in bloom, in flower;echar flores bloom, flower; fig flatter;la flor y nata de la sociedad the cream of society;tengo los nervios a flor de piel I’m o my nerves are all on edge* * *flor nf1) : flower2)flor de Pascua : poinsettia* * *flor n1. (en general) flower2. (de árbol) blossom¡ni flores! no idea! -
23 facilità
f ease( attitudine) aptitude, facilitycon facilità easilyinformation technology facilità d'uso user-friendliness* * *facilità s.f.1 ( essere facile) easiness: la facilità di un compito, di un problema, the easiness of an exercise, of a problem // facilità di costumi, easy virtue // (comm.) facilità di smercio, sal (e)ability; (banca) facilità di credito, credit ease2 ( assenza di fatica) facility, ease: con facilità, easily (o with ease): parla francese con facilità, he speaks French fluently; la facilità con la quale tu impari l'inglese è sorprendente, the facility (o the ease) with which you learn English is astonishing; sono prodotti che troverai con facilità al supermerca- to, they are products easily found at the supermarket3 ( attitudine) aptitude, facility, talent: facilità a fare qlco., aptitude for doing sthg.; facilità nel parlare, nello scrivere, facility in speaking, in writing; ha grande facilità di parola, he is an eloquent (o fluent) speaker.* * *[fatʃili'ta]sostantivo femminile invariabile1) (mancanza di difficoltà) ease, easiness, facilityfare qcs. con estrema facilità — to do sth. very easily
2) (predisposizione) facilityavere facilità a imparare le lingue — to have a facility o feel for languages
* * *facilità/fat∫ili'ta/f.inv.1 (mancanza di difficoltà) ease, easiness, facility; fare qcs. con estrema facilità to do sth. very easily2 (predisposizione) facility; avere facilità di parola to have the gift of the gab; avere facilità a imparare le lingue to have a facility o feel for languages. -
24 casser
casser [kαse]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 11. <a. ( = briser) [+ objet, appareil, rythme, grève] to break ; [+ noix] to crack• casser qch en deux/en morceaux to break sth in two/into piecesb. (figurative) [+ volonté, moral] to break• je veux casser l'image de jeune fille sage qu'on a de moi I want to change the "good girl" image people have of mec. ( = destituer) [+ militaire] to reduce to the ranks ; [+ fonctionnaire] to demoted. ( = annuler) [+ jugement] to quash ; [+ arrêt] to revoke• il nous les casse ! (inf!) he's a pain in the neck! (inf)• tu en auras pour 100 € à tout casser ( = tout au plus) that'll cost you 100 euros at the most2. <a. ( = se briser) [objet] to breakb. ( = rompre) [couple] to split up3. <a. ( = se briser) [objet] to breakb. ( = se blesser) [personne] se casser la jambe to break one's leg• se casser la figure or la gueule (inf: inf!) ( = tomber) to fall flat on one's face ; ( = faire faillite) to go bankrupt• se casser le nez ( = trouver porte close) to find no one inc. ( = se fatiguer) (inf) il ne s'est pas cassé pour écrire cet article he didn't exactly overexert himself writing this article• il ne s'est pas cassé la tête or le cul ! (inf: vulg!) he didn't exactly overexert himself!• cela fait deux jours que je me casse la tête sur ce problème I've been racking my brains over this problem for two daysd. ( = partir) (inf!) to split (inf!)* * *kase
1.
1) ( briser) to break [objet, os]; to crack [noix]casser la figure (colloq) or la gueule (sl) à quelqu'un — to beat somebody up (colloq)
2) (colloq) ( dégrader) to demote [militaire, employé]3) ( annuler) to quash [jugement]; to annul [arrêt]4) (colloq) ( humilier) to cut [somebody] down to size [personne]
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( se briser) to break2) ( se séparer) (colloq) [couple] to split up
3.
se casser verbe pronominal1) (colloq) ( partir) to go away‘bon, je me casse!’ — ‘right, I'm off (colloq)!’
2) ( se briser) to break3) ( se blesser)se casser une or la jambe — to break one's leg
se casser la figure — (colloq) ( tomber par terre) [piéton] to fall over GB ou down; [cavalier, motard] to take a fall; ( avoir un accident) to crash; ( échouer) [entreprise, projet] to fail; ( se battre) [personnes] to have a scrap (colloq)
il ne s'est pas cassé la tête — (colloq) he didn't exactly strain himself
se casser la tête (colloq) (sur un problème) — to rack one's brain (over a problem)
se casser la tête (colloq) à faire quelque chose — to go out of one's way to do something
••casser les pieds (colloq) à quelqu'un — to annoy somebody
casser la croûte (colloq) or la graine — (colloq) to eat
ça casse pas des briques — (colloq) it's nothing to write home about (colloq)
ça te prendra trois heures, à tout casser — (colloq) it'll take you three hours at the very most ou at the outside
qui casse (les verres) paie — if you cause damage, you pay for it
* * *kɒse vt1) [un objet] to breakJ'ai cassé un verre. — I've broken a glass.
2) [routine] to break, [mythes] to shatter3) ADMINISTRATION, [gradé] to demote4) DROIT, [un jugement] to quash5) figà tout casser * (= tout au plus) — at the outside, at the very most
* * *casser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( briser) to break [objet, os, membre]; to crack [noix, noisette]; les vandales ont tout cassé dans la maison the vandals wrecked the house; casser un bras/une côte/une dent à qn to break sb's arm/rib/tooth; quel maladroit! il casse tout! he's so clumsy, he breaks everything!; casser un carreau to smash ou break a windowpane; casser le moral de qn to break sb's spirit; casser le mouvement syndical to break the unions; ça m'a cassé la voix de hurler comme ça shouting like that has made me hoarse; casser les prix Comm to slash prices; casser le rythme d'une course to slow down the pace of a race; casser la figure○ or la gueule◑ à qn to beat sb up○; casser○ du flic○/du manifestant to beat up policemen/ demonstrators; ⇒ sucre, omelette;2 ○( dégrader) to demote [militaire, employé];4 ○( humilier) to cut [sb] down to size [personne]; le patron l'a cassé devant tous les employés the boss put him down in front of all the employees.B vi1 ( se briser) [matière, objet] to break; [ficelle, corde, bande enregistrée] to break, to snap; la branche a cassé sous le poids des fruits the branch broke ou snapped under the weight of the fruit; ça casse très facilement it breaks very easily;2 ○( se séparer) [couple] to split up; il a cassé avec sa petite amie he's split ou broken up with his girlfriend.C se casser vpr2 ( se briser) to break; la clé s'est cassée net the key snapped in two;3 ( se blesser) se casser une jambe/un bras, se casser la jambe/le bras to break one's leg/one's arm; se casser la figure○ or gueule◑ ( tomber par terre) [piéton] to fall over GB ou down; [cavalier, motard] to take a fall; ( avoir un accident) [automobiliste, motard, avion] to crash; ( échouer) [entreprise, projet] to fail, to come a cropper○ GB; ( se battre) [personnes] to have a scrap○; il ne s'est pas cassé○, il ne s'est pas cassé la tête ○ or le tronc○ or la nénette○ or le cul◑ he didn't exactly strain himself; se casser la tête○ (sur un problème) to rack one's brain (over a problem); se casser la tête○ or le cul◑ à faire qch to go out of one's way to do sth.casser les pieds○ or les couilles● à qn to annoy sb, to bug○ sb; il nous les casse● he's bugging○ us; casser la croûte or la graine○ to eat, to nosh○ GB, to chock○ US; ça casse rien○, ça casse pas des briques○ or trois pattes à un canard○ it's nothing to write home about○; il faut que ça passe ou que ça casse it's make or break; une fête/un banquet à tout casser○ a fantastic party/dinner; ça te prendra trois heures, à tout casser○ it'll take you three hours at the very most ou at the outside; il y avait 200 personnes, à tout casser○ there were 200 people at the very most ou at the outside; qui casse (les verres) paie if you cause damage, you pay for it.[kase] verbe transitif1. [mettre en pièces - table] to break (up) ; [ - porte] to break down (separable) ; [ - poignée] to break off (separable) ; [ - noix] to crack (open)casser quelque chose en mille morceaux to smash something to bits ou smithereenscasser quelque chose en deux to break ou to snap something in twob. [faire échouer un plan] to ruin it all2. [interrompre - fonctionnement, déroulement, grève] to break3. [démolir] to demolish4. [en parlant de parties du corps] to breaka. (familier) [avec de la musique] to deafen somebodyb. [en le harcelant] to give somebody a lot of hasslela religion, la famille, ils veulent tout casser religion, family values, they want to smash everything9. COMMERCE10. (très familier) [cambrioler] to do a job on————————[kase] verbe intransitif[verre, chaise] to break[fil] to snap[poignée] to break offa. [en deux] the stem snappedb. [s'est détachée] the stem snapped off————————se casser verbe pronominal intransitif1. [être mis en pièces - assiette] to break ; [ - poignée] to break offa. [en deux] to snap into twob. [se détacher] to break clean off2. (très familier) [partir] to push ou to buzz offcasse-toi! get lost!, push off!3. [cesser de fonctionner - appareil, véhicule] to break down5. [vêtement] to break (off)————————se casser verbe pronominal transitifb. [livre, carafe] to crash to the groundc. [projet] to bite the dust, to take a divene te casse pas la tête, fais une omelette don't put yourself out, just make an omelettea. (familier) [ne trouver personne] to find no-one inça vaut mieux que de se casser une jambe (familier) it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick————————à tout casser (familier) locution adjectivale————————à tout casser (familier) locution adverbiale[tout au plus] at the (very) most -
25 kinderleicht
* * *potty; foolproof; as easy as pie* * *kịn|der|leicht1. adjchildishly simple, dead easy (inf)2. adveasily* * ** * *kin·der·leicht[ˈkɪndɐˈlaiçt]II. adv very easilyetw ist \kinderleicht zu bedienen/montieren sth is very [or BRIT a. fam dead] easy to operate/assemble* * *1.(ugs.) (Adj.) childishly simple or easy; dead easy (coll.)2.das ist kinderleicht — it's child's play or (coll.) kid's stuff
* * ** * *1.(ugs.) (Adj.) childishly simple or easy; dead easy (coll.)2.das ist kinderleicht — it's child's play or (coll.) kid's stuff
* * *adj.foolproof adj.very easy adj. adv.as easy as winking expr. -
26 ruboroso
adj.bashful, blushing.* * *► adjetivo1 blushing, bashful* * *ADJ frm1)2)estar ruboroso — (=colorado) to blush, be blushing; (=avergonzado) to feel bashful
* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( propenso a ruborizarse)b) ( ruborizado)estar ruboroso — to be blushing o red
* * *= shamefaced.Ex. Keep in mind that the Bible commands women to wear clothing that is in keeping with being shamefaced.* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( propenso a ruborizarse)b) ( ruborizado)estar ruboroso — to be blushing o red
* * *= shamefaced.Ex: Keep in mind that the Bible commands women to wear clothing that is in keeping with being shamefaced.
* * *ruboroso -sa2 (ruborizado) estar ruboroso to be blushing o redel joven, tímido y ruboroso, no se atrevía a hablar the young man, shy and blushing o red-faced didn't dare speak* * *ruboroso, -a adj1. [cara] blushing, red* * *adj:estar ruboroso be blushing;ser ruboroso blush easily -
27 rot
I Adj.1. red; rote Rosen red roses; rotes Haar haben auch be a redhead; rot vor Aufregung red with excitement; rot wie ein Krebs red as a lobster; über beide Ohren rot werden blush intensely, turn crimson; einen roten Kopf bekommen vor Anstrengung, Wut: go red in the face; vor Verlegenheit: blush, go red; er wird immer gleich rot he blushes very easily; auf jemanden wie ein rotes Tuch wirken be like a red rag to a bull for s.o.; Person: get s.o.’s blood up, get s.o.’s goat; in den roten Zahlen stehen be in the red umg.2. in Eigennamen: Rotes Kreuz Red Cross; das Rote Meer the Red Sea; der Rote Platz ( in Moskau) Red Square (in Moscow); Liste 1II Adv.1. mit Verben und Partizipformen: rot anmalen paint s.th. red; rot unterstreichen underline s.th. in red; die Blätter färben sich rot the leaves are turning red; sich (Dat) die Haare rot färben dye one’s hair red; sich (Dat) den Tag im Kalender rot anstreichen fig. make it a red-letter day; rot gerändert red-rimmed; rot gestreift red-striped,... with red stripes; rot geweint Augen: reddened from crying ( oder with weeping); rot lackiert red-painted attr.; Fingernägel: (bright) red(-varnished); rot unterlaufen Augen: bloodshot, red* * *florid; ruddy; carroty; red* * *[roːt]nt -s, -s or -red; (= Wangenrot) rougebei Rót anhalten! — stop( when the lights are) at red
die Ampel stand auf Rót — the lights were (at) red
* * *1) (red in the face: You look very flushed.) flushed2) (red: The sky was filled with a ruddy glow.) ruddy3) ((of) the colour of blood: a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.) red4) ((of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.) red* * *<-s, -s o ->[ro:t]nt1. (rote Farbe) red2. kein pl (rote Karten-, Roulettefarbe) redauf \Rot setzen to put one's money/chips [or to bet] on redich setze zur Abwechslung mal auf \Rot I'm betting on red for a change3. (Ampelfarbe) reddie Ampel ist [o steht] auf \Rot the traffic lights are [at] red [or against us/them, etc.]bei \Rot at redbei \Rot durchfahren to go through a red light, to jump the [traffic] lights* * *das; Rots, Rot od. Rots red; (Schminke) rougebei Rot über die Kreuzung fahren — cross the junction on the red
* * *A. adj1. red;rote Rosen red roses;rotes Haar haben auch be a redhead;rot vor Aufregung red with excitement;rot wie ein Krebs red as a lobster;über beide Ohren rot werden blush intensely, turn crimson;einen roten Kopf bekommen vor Anstrengung, Wut: go red in the face; vor Verlegenheit: blush, go red;er wird immer gleich rot he blushes very easily;auf jemanden wie ein rotes Tuch wirken be like a red rag to a bull for sb; Person: get sb’s blood up, get sb’s goat;in den roten Zahlen stehen be in the red umg2. in Eigennamen:Rotes Kreuz Red Cross;das Rote Meer the Red Sea;rote Gefahr communist threat;rote Socke pej etwa: leftyB. advrot anmalen paint sth red;rot unterstreichen underline sth in red;die Blätter färben sich rot the leaves are turning red;sich (dat)die Haare rot färben dye one’s hair red;sich (dat)den Tag im Kalender rot anstreichen fig make it a red-letter day;rot gerändert red-rimmed;rot gestreift red-striped, … with red stripes;rot glühend Eisen etc: red-hot;rot unterlaufen Augen: bloodshot, red* * *das; Rots, Rot od. Rots red; (Schminke) rouge* * *adj.red adj. -
28 miedoso
adj.fearful, afraid, scared, apprehensive.m.coward, chicken, scaredy cat, pussy.* * *► adjetivo1 easily frightened2 (cobarde) cowardly■ ¡no seas tan miedoso, que no duele nada! be brave, it doesn't hurt at all!* * *miedoso, -a1.ADJ (=cobarde) scared¿por qué eres tan miedoso? — why are you always so scared of everything
no seas miedoso, que no te hace nada — don't be scared, it's not going to hurt you
2.SM / F coward* * *I- sa adjetivoIIno seas miedoso! no te va a hacer daño — don't be frightened o scared! it won't hurt you
- sa masculino, femenino coward, scaredy cat (colloq)* * *= fearful, wuss, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.].Ex. From my observations, most employees are inherently fearful and immature.Ex. He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex. And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.* * *I- sa adjetivoIIno seas miedoso! no te va a hacer daño — don't be frightened o scared! it won't hurt you
- sa masculino, femenino coward, scaredy cat (colloq)* * *= fearful, wuss, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.].Ex: From my observations, most employees are inherently fearful and immature.
Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.* * *¡no seas miedoso! no te va a hacer daño don't be frightened o scared! it won't hurt you¡qué miedoso es! he's such a coward!, he's so easily scared o frightened by thingsmasculine, femininecoward, scaredy cat ( colloq)* * *
miedoso◊ -sa adjetivo: ¡no seas miedoso! no te va a hacer daño don't be frightened o scared! it won't hurt you;
¡qué miedoso es! he's such a coward!
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
coward, scaredy cat (colloq)
miedoso,-a adjetivo fearful, cowardly: sus terribles vivencias le han vuelto bastante miedoso, the terrible experiences that he has been through have made him fearful
' miedoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cagada
- cagado
- miedosa
English:
fearful
* * *miedoso, -a♦ adj¡no seas miedoso! don't be so scared o frightened!;es muy miedoso he gets scared very easily♦ nm,fes un miedoso he gets scared easily* * *adj timid;¡no seas tan miedoso! don’t be scared!* * *miedoso, -sa adjtemeroso: fearful* * *miedoso n coward -
29 verfroren
I P.P. verfrierenII Adj.1. verfroren sein feel the cold (very easily)2. (durchgefroren) frozen (to the bone)* * *ver|fro|ren [fɛɐ'froːrən]adj (inf)sensitive to cold; (= durchgefroren) frozen, freezing cold* * *Adjektiv sensitive to the cold* * *B. adj1.verfroren sein feel the cold (very easily)2. (durchgefroren) frozen (to the bone)* * *Adjektiv sensitive to the cold -
30 zerkratzen
I v/t (hat zerkratzt) scratch (to pieces)* * *to scratch* * *zer|krạt|zen ptp zerkra\#tztvtto scratch* * *(to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) scratch* * *zer·krat·zen *vt▪ jdn/etw \zerkratzen to scratch sb/sth* * *transitives Verb scratch* * *A. v/t (hat zerkratzt) scratch (to pieces)B. v/i (ist) scratch;leicht zerkratzen scratch (very) easily, be scratch-prone* * *transitives Verb scratch -
31 aneroide
adj.aneroid, without fluid; barometer in clock-form.* * *► adjetivo1 aneroid* * *ADJ aneroid* * *= aneroid.Ex. These aneroid cells can be fitted very easily to any calorimeter.----* barómetro aneroide = aneroid barometer.* * *= aneroid.Ex: These aneroid cells can be fitted very easily to any calorimeter.
* barómetro aneroide = aneroid barometer.* * *aneroid -
32 calorímetro
m.calorimeter.* * *1 calorimeter* * *= calorimeter.Ex. These aneroid cells can be fitted very easily to any calorimeter.* * *= calorimeter.Ex: These aneroid cells can be fitted very easily to any calorimeter.
* * *calorimeter* * *calorímetro nmcalorimeter -
33 llorón
adj.weeping, crying, sniveling, whiny.m.crybaby, weeper, sniveler, whiner.* * *► adjetivo1 weeping► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar crybaby1* * *llorón, -ona1. ADJ1) (=que llora)sauce2) (=quejica)no seas tan llorón — don't be such a moaner o whinger *
2. SM / F1) (=que llora) crybaby *2) (=quejica) moaner *, whinger ** * *I- rona adjetivo (fam)II- rona masculino, femenino1)a) (fam) ( que llora mucho) crybaby (colloq)b) (Col, RPl, Ven fam) ( quejón) whiner (colloq)2) la llorona femenino (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( fantasma) ghost ( of a woman said to roam the streets wailing)* * *= cry-baby, whiner.Ex. Scientists agree: Conservatives are spoiled, selfish cry-babies.Ex. That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.----* sauce llorón = weeping willow.* * *I- rona adjetivo (fam)II- rona masculino, femenino1)a) (fam) ( que llora mucho) crybaby (colloq)b) (Col, RPl, Ven fam) ( quejón) whiner (colloq)2) la llorona femenino (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( fantasma) ghost ( of a woman said to roam the streets wailing)* * *= cry-baby, whiner.Ex: Scientists agree: Conservatives are spoiled, selfish cry-babies.
Ex: That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.* sauce llorón = weeping willow.* * *( fam):es muy llorón ‹bebé› he cries all the time o a lot;‹adulto› he cries very easily o a lotno seas tan llorón don't be such a crybaby ( colloq)masculine, feminineABla llorona feminine ( fam) (por borrachera): siempre que bebe le da la llorona whenever he drinks he gets weepy o maudlinCla llorona feminine (Col, Méx, Ven fam) (fantasma) ghost ( of a woman said to roam the streets wailing)* * *
llorón◊ - rona adjetivo (fam): es muy llorón he cries a lot;
no seas tan llorón don't be such a crybaby (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
' llorón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sauce
English:
snivelling
- weeping
- weepy
- maudlin
* * *llorón, -ona♦ adjno seas llorón don't be such a crybaby2. [quejica] whining, Br whingeing♦ nm,f1. [que llora] crybaby2. [quejica] whiner, Br whinger* * *I adj fam:crybaby fam* * *llorones : crybaby, whiner* * * -
34 resquebrajadizo
► adjetivo1 fragile, brittle* * *resquebrajadizo, -a adjes muy resquebrajadizo [loza] it cracks very easily;[madera] it splits very easily -
35 plisser
plisser [plise]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ jupe] to pleat2. reflexive verb► se plisser ( = se froisser) to become creased* * *plise
1.
1) ( volontairement) to fold [papier]; to pleat [tissu]2) ( involontairement) to crease [vêtement]3) ( froncer)
2.
verbe intransitif [bas] to wrinkle; [jupe, veste] to be creased ou puckered
3.
se plisser verbe pronominal1) [vêtement, tissu] to crease, to get creased2) [nez] to wrinkle; [bouche] to pucker up* * *plise vt1) (= chiffonner) [papier, étoffe] to crease2) (= rider) [front] to furrow3) [bouche] to pucker4) [jupe] to put pleats in* * *plisser verb table: aimerA vtr3 ( froncer) plisser le front to knit one's brows; plisser le nez to wrinkle one's nose; plisser les yeux or paupières to screw up one's eyes; plisser la bouche or les lèvres to purse one's lips; une douce brise plissait la surface de l'étang a gentle breeze ruffled the surface of the pond;4 Géol to fold.C se plisser vpr1 ( se froisser) [vêtement, tissu] to crease, to get creased; ce tissu se plisse très facilement this fabric creases very easily ou is very easily creased;2 [nez] to wrinkle; [bouche, lèvres] to pucker up.[plise] verbe transitif————————[plise] verbe intransitif————————se plisser verbe pronominal intransitif -
36 жалостив
1. compassionate, soft-hearted, kind-hearted(състрадателен) compassionate, sympathetic, pitiful ( към to)2. вж. тъжен* * *жалостѝв,прил.1. compassionate, soft-hearted, kind-hearted, tender-hearted; ( състрадателен) compassionate, sympathetic, ruthful, pitiful ( към to);2. sad, sorrowful, woeful.* * *pitiful ; compassionate ; sympathetic ; soft-hearted: He is a жалостив person. - Той има жалостиво сърце.* * *1. (състрадателен) compassionate, sympathetic, pitiful (към to) 2. compassionate, soft-hearted, kind-hearted 3. вж. тъжен 4. той е ЖАЛОСТИВ човек he is a compassionate person, he is very easily moved 5. той има ЖАЛОСТИВо сърце he is a soft-hearted/kindhearted person -
37 засегна
вж. засягам* * *засѐгна,зася̀гам гл.1. ( леко докосвам) touch, brush against; graze; ( нерв) touch, damage; ( удрям) hit; куршумът засегна костта the bullet touched the bone;2. ( поразявам) affect; hit hard; засегнал дълбоко организма (за болест и пр.) deep-seated; страната бе дълбоко засегната от кризата the country was hit hard by the crisis;3. ( отнасям се до) concern, affect, touch; \засегна пряко be of direct concern to; това засяга най-много вас you are the most closely concerned; това не ме засяга this doesn’t concern me; this has nothing to do with me; разг. it is not my funeral; това правило засяга всички this rule applies to all; този въпрос ви засяга отблизо this question touches you nearly;4. ( споменавам) touch on/upon, refer to, broach (a subject); ( разглеждам, обхващам) range (over), treat; гледах да не засегна този въпрос I kept off the subject;5. ( обиждам) offend, hurt, wound, pique; бивам засегнат от be miffed (about, at); засегнат съм feel hurt/pained; \засегна дълбоко cut/sting/touch/wound s.o. to the quick, sting to the heart; \засегна нечие самолюбие offend/wound s.o.’s self-esteem, wound s.o.’s vanity; \засегна някого hurt/wound s.o.’s feelings;\засегна се be offended/hurt (от at), take offence (at), be piqued (at), take (s.th.) ill/amiss; take exception (to); нищо не го засяга nothing offends/affects him; той лесно се засяга he is very touchy, he takes offence very easily, he is easily affected; • \засегна нечии интереси infringe on/injure s.o.’s interests; \засегна някого на болното място touch s.o. on the raw, touch s.o. on a raw/tender spot.* * *вж. засягам -
38 perfacile
perfacile adv. [perfacilis], very easily: hunc hominem de medio tolli posse: Signis perfacile est (sc. designare), H.* * *very easily; readily -
39 schwer
1) ( nicht leicht) heavy;20/30 kg \schwer sein to weigh 20/30 kg;\schwer wie Blei as heavy as lead;ihm ist \schwer ums Herz he is heavy-hearted2) ( beträchtlich) serious;\schwere Bedenken strong [or serious] reservations;eine \schwere Enttäuschung a deep [or great] [or bitter] disappointment;ein \schwerer Mangel an acute shortage;\schwere Mängel aufweisen to be faulty, to be badly defective;ein \schwerer Schaden extensive [or serious] [or severe] damage;ein \schweres Unrecht a blatant [or gross] [or rank] injustice;eine \schwere Verletzung a serious [or bad] [or severe] injury;ein \schwerer Verlust a bitter loss;eine \schwere Verwundung a serious [or severe] wound;\schwere Verwüstung[en] anrichten to cause utter [or complete] [or total] devastation3) ( hart) hard;ein \schweres Amt a difficult [or hard] task;eine \schwere Bürde a heavy burden;ein \schweres Schicksal a cruel fate;eine \schwere Strafe a harsh [or severe] punishment;eine \schwere Zeit a hard [or difficult] time4) ( körperlich belastend) serious, grave;ein \schweres Leiden a terrible affliction [or illness];ein \schwerer Tod a painful death;ein \schwerer Unfall a bad [or serious] accident;5) ( schwierig) hard, difficult;die Rechenaufgaben sind heute besonders \schwer today's sums are particularly tricky;ein \schwerer Moment a difficult moment;eine \schwere Lektüre/eine \schwere Musik heavy reading/musicein \schweres Gewitter/ein \schwerer Sturm a violent [or severe] [or heavy] thunderstorm/storm;eine \schwere Welle a high [or tall] waveeine \schwere See a heavy [or rough] [or stormy] seaein \schwerer Lkw a heavy truckein \schwerer Duft/ein \schweres Parfüm a pungent scent/perfume\schwerer Boden heavy [or hard] soil1/2/... Millionen \schwer sein to be worth 1/2/... millionaus \schwerem Gold [made of] solid gold;ein \schwerer Stoff a heavy cloth;ein \schwerer Boden rich soil\schwere Luft oppressively humid air; s. a. Geschütz, Schlag, Wasser1) ( hart) hard;\schwer arbeiten to work hard;etw \schwer büßen müssen to pay a heavy price [or penalty] for sth;sich etw \schwer erkämpfen müssen to have to fight hard for sth;es \schwer haben to have it hard [or a hard time [of it]];es \schwer [mit jdm] haben to have a hard time [of it] [with sb];jdm \schwer zu schaffen machen to give sb a hard time;\schwer [an etw] zu tragen haben to have a heavy cross to bear [as a result of sth]2) ( mit schweren Lasten) heavily;\schwer zu tragen haben to have a lot [or a heavy load] to carry\schwer beleidigt sein to be deeply offended;\schwer betrunken dead drunk;etw \schwer missbilligen to strongly disapprove of [or object to] sth4) ( mit Mühe) with [great] difficulty;\schwer abbaubare Materialien/ Verpackungen materials/packaging which do/does not decompose [or degrade] very easily;\schwer erarbeitet hard-earned;\schwer erziehbar maladjusted, recalcitrant;ein \schwer erziehbares Kind a problem child;\schwer löslich not easily dissoluble;\schwer zu begreifen/ verstehen difficult to understand;du musst lauter sprechen, sie hört \schwer you'll have to speak up, she's [very] hard of hearingjdn \schwer zur Kasse bitten to hit sb hard in the [back] pocket ( fig)jdn \schwer schröpfen to fleece sb big time (sl)\schwer verdienen to earn a packet ( fam)6) ( ernstlich) seriously;sich \schwer erkälten to catch a bad [or heavy] cold;\schwer erkrankt sein to be seriously [or desperately] [or gravely] ill;\schwer gestürzt sein to have had a bad fall;\schwer verletzt seriously [or badly] [or severely] injured;sich \schwer verletzen to seriously [or badly] [or severely] injure oneself;\schwer verunglückt sein to have had a bad [or serious] accident;\schwer wiegend serious;\schwer wiegende Bedenken strong [or serious] reservations;eine \schwer wiegende Entscheidung, ein \schwer wiegender Entschluss a momentous decision;ein \schwer wiegender Grund a sound [or convincing] [or compelling] reason7) ( schwierig) difficult, not easy;\schwer verständlich ( kaum nachvollziehbar) scarcely comprehensible;sich etw zu \schwer machen to make sth too difficult for oneself [or more difficult than it need be];[jdm] etw \schwer machen to make sth difficult [for sb];es [jdm] \schwer machen, etw zu tun to make it difficult [for sb] to do sth;jdm das Herz \schwer machen to make sb's heart heavy [or sad];jdm das Leben \schwer machen to make life difficult for sb8) ( hart) severely; -
40 pas
I.pas1 [pα]1. masculine noun• revenir or retourner sur ses pas to retrace one's stepsb. ( = distance) pace• « roulez au pas » "dead slow"d. ( = démarche) tread• prendre le pas sur [+ considérations, préoccupations] to override ; [+ théorie, méthode] to supplant ; [+ personne] to steal a march over2. compounds► le pas de Calais ( = détroit) the Straits of DoverII.pas2 [pα]adverba. (avec ne: formant négation verbale) not• ils n'ont pas de voiture/d'enfants they don't have a car/any childrenb. (indiquant ou renforçant opposition) elle travaille, (mais) lui pas she works, but he doesn't• il aime ça, pas toi ? he likes it, don't you?• pas de sucre, merci ! no sugar, thanks!• qui l'a prévenu ? -- pas moi who told him? -- not med. (devant adjectif, nom, dans exclamations) (inf) il est dans une situation pas ordinaire he's in an unusual situation• pas possible ! no!• pas vrai ? isn't that so?• tu es content ? eh bien pas moi ! are you satisfied? well I'm not!• t'es pas un peu fou ? you're crazy! (inf)• si c'est pas malheureux ! isn't that disgraceful!• pas de ça ! we'll have none of that!• ah non, pas lui ! oh no, not him!* * *Note: Dans la langue parlée ou familière, not utilisé avec un auxiliaire ou un modal prend parfois la forme n't qui est alors accolée à l'auxiliaire: he hasn't finished, he couldn't come. On notera que will not devient won't, que shall not devient shan't et cannot devient can't
I pa1) génc'est un Autrichien, pas un Allemand — he's an Austrian, not a German
ce n'est pas un lâche — gén he isn't a coward; ( pour insister) he's no coward
je ne pense pas — I don't think so, I think not sout
elle a aimé le film, mais lui pas — she liked the film but he didn't
une radio pas chère — (colloq) a cheap radio
non mais t'es pas dingue? — (sl) are you mad or what?
2) (dans des expressions, exclamations)pas le moins du monde — not in the slightest ou in the least
pas d'histoires! — I don't want any arguments ou fuss!
pas vrai? — (colloq) gén isn't that so?; ( n'est-ce pas)
on a bien travaillé, pas vrai? — (colloq) we did good work, didn't we?
II panom masculin invariable1) ( enjambée) stepfaire ses premiers pas — [enfant] to take one's first steps
faire le premier pas — fig to make the first move
de là à dire qu'il s'en fiche (colloq), il n'y a qu'un pas — there's only a fine line between that and saying he doesn't care
2) ( allure) pacemarcher au pas — ( à pied) to march; ( à cheval) to walk
marquer le pas — Armée to mark time
‘roulez au pas’ — ( panneau) ‘dead slow’ GB, ‘(very) slow’ US
partir au pas de course — to rush off, to race off
3) ( bruit) footstep4) ( trace de pied) footprintrevenir or retourner sur ses pas — lit to retrace one's steps; fig to backtrack
marcher sur les pas de quelqu'un — fig to follow in somebody's footsteps
5) ( de danse) step•Phrasal Verbs:••tirer quelqu'un/se tirer d'un mauvais pas — to get somebody/to get out of a tight corner
faire or sauter le pas — to take the plunge
prendre le pas sur quelque chose/quelqu'un — to overtake something/somebody
* * *
I pɒ adv1) (avec `ne' et `non') notIl ne pleure pas. (habituellement) — He doesn't cry., (maintenant) He's not crying., He isn't crying.
Il ne pleut pas. — It's not raining.
Je ne mange pas de viande. — I don't eat meat.
Il n'a pas pleuré. — He didn't cry.
Il ne pleurera pas. — He won't cry.
Elle n'est pas venue. — She didn't come.
Ils n'ont pas de voiture. — They haven't got a car., They have no car.
Ils n'ont pas d'enfants. — They haven't got any children., They have no children.
Ce n'est pas mal pour un début. — That's not bad for a first attempt.
Il m'a dit de ne pas le faire. — He told me not to do it.
non pas que... — not that...
Je n'aime pas du tout ça. — I don't like that at all.
n'est-ce pas; Vous viendrez à notre soirée, n'est-ce pas? — You're coming to our party, aren't you?
C'est Harry qui a gagné, n'est-ce pas? — Harry won, didn't he?
2) (employé sans `ne')pas moi — not me, not I
pas de sucre, merci — no sugar, thanks
Elle travaille, lui pas.; Elle travaille, mais pas lui. — She works but he doesn't.
Elle veut aller au cinéma, pas moi. — She wants to go to the cinema, but I don't.
une pomme pas mûre — an apple that isn't ripe, an unripe apple
... ou pas? —... or not?
Ceci est à vous ou pas? — Is this yours or not?, Is this yours or isn't it?
3)comment ça va? — pas mal — how are things? — not bad
Il y avait pas mal de monde au concert. — There were quite a lot of people at the concert.
II pɒ nm1) (= allure) pace, [cheval] walkIl marchait d'un pas rapide. — He walked at a fast pace.
Le cheval est parti au pas. — The horse set off at walking pace.
de ce pas — straight away, at once
J'y vais de ce pas. — I'll go straight away
2) (= démarche) tread3) (= enjambée) stepFaites trois pas en avant. — Take three steps forward.
retourner sur ses pas; revenir sur ses pas — to retrace one's steps
Il faisait les cent pas dans le corridor. — He was pacing up and down the corridor.
4) (= bruit) step, footstepJ'entends des pas dans l'escalier. — I can hear footsteps on the stairs.
5) (= trace de pas) footprint6) (mesure) paceà deux pas de... — just round the corner from...
7) DANSE step8) fig (= étape) step9) TECHNIQUE, [vis, écrou] threadse tirer d'un mauvais pas fig — to get o.s. out of a tight spot
* * *I.pas adv❢ Dans la langue parlée ou familière, not utilisé avec un auxiliaire ou un modal prend parfois la forme n't qui est alors accolée à l'auxiliaire: he hasn't finished, he couldn't come. On notera que will not devient won't, que shall not devient shan't et cannot devient can't.1 gén sur les 15 employés, pas un ne parle anglais out of the 15 employees not one speaks English; c'est un Autrichien, pas un Allemand he's an Austrian, not a German; je ne prends pas de sucre avec mon café I don't take sugar in coffee; ils n'ont pas le téléphone they haven't got a phone; ils n'ont pas d'enfants/de principes they haven't got any children/principles, they have no children/principles; il n'y a pas de café dans le placard there isn't any coffee in the cupboard, there's no coffee in the cupboard; ce n'est pas de l'amour, c'est de la possessivité it isn't love, it's possessiveness; ce n'est pas du cuir, c'est du plastique it isn't leather, it's plastic; ce n'est pas un lâche gén he isn't a coward; ( pour insister) he's no coward; ce n'est pas un ami à moi gén he isn't a friend of mine; ( pour insister) he's no friend of mine; ce n'est pas une raison pour crier comme ça! that's no reason to shout like that!; ce n'est pas une vie pour un gamin de son âge it's no life for a child of his age; ce n'est pas un endroit pour s'arrêter it's no place to stop; ce n'est pas qu'il soit désagréable, mais il est tellement ennuyeux! it's not that he's unpleasant, but he's so boring!; elle n'est pas très bavarde she's not very talkative; il n'est pas plus intelligent qu'un autre he's no brighter than anybody else; je ne pense pas I don't think so, I think not sout; alors, tu viens ou pas○? so, are you coming or not?; elle a aimé le film, mais lui pas or mais pas lui○ she liked the film but he didn't; ma voiture a un toit ouvrant, la leur pas or pas la leur○ gén my car has a sunroof, theirs doesn't; ( pour rectifier une erreur) my car has a sunroof, not theirs; il m'a dit de ne pas y aller he told me not to go there; du pain pas cuit unbaked bread; des tomates pas mûres unripe tomatoes; des chaussures pas cirées unpolished shoes; une radio pas chère○ a cheap radio set; je fouille dans ma poche… pas de portefeuille! I searched in my pocket… no wallet!; pas d'augmentation pour vous, Pichon! no raise for you, Pichon!; non mais t'es pas dingue○? are you mad or what?;2 (dans des expressions, exclamations) pas du tout not at all; pas le moins du monde not in the slightest ou in the least; absolument pas absolutely not; pas vraiment not really; pas tellement not much; pas tant que ça not all that much; pas plus que ça so-so○, not all that much; pas d'histoires! I don't want any arguments ou fuss about it!; pas de chance! hard luck!, tough luck!; pas possible! I can't believe it!; pas croyable! incredible!; pas vrai○? gén isn't that so?;3 ( n'est-ce pas) elle est jolie la petite Pivachon, pas○? the Pivachon girl is pretty, isn't she?; on s'est bien amusé, pas○? we had a good time, didn't we?; on a bien travaillé, pas vrai○? we did good work, didn't we?II.pas nm inv1 ( enjambée) step; faire un grand/petit pas to take a long/small step; faire des petits pas to take small steps; faire des grands pas to stride along; marcher or avancer à grands pas to stride along; marcher or avancer à petits pas to edge forward; faire un pas en avant/en arrière to take a step forward/backward; l'industrie a fait un grand pas en avant industry has taken a big step forward; l'hiver arrive à grands pas winter is fast approaching; avancer à pas de géant (dans qch) to make giant strides (in sth); avancer à pas de fourmi (dans qch) to progress at a snail's pace (in sth); marcher à pas de loup or de velours to move stealthily; marcher à pas feutrés to walk softly; marcher à pas comptés to walk with measured steps; faire ses premiers pas [enfant] to take one's first steps; faire ses premiers pas dans la société mondaine to make one's debut in society; faire le premier pas fig to make the first move; suivre qn pas à pas to follow sb everywhere; avancer pas à pas dans une enquête to proceed step by step in an inquiry; il n'y a qu'un pas there's a fine line; de là à dire qu'il s'en fiche○, il n'y a qu'un pas there's only a fine line between that and saying he doesn't care; j'habite à deux pas (d'ici) I live just a step away (from here); le magasin est à deux pas de chez elle the shop is just a step away from her house; ⇒ cent;2 ( allure) pace; marcher d'un bon pas to walk at a brisk pace; allonger or hâter le pas to quicken one's pace; marcher d'un pas lourd to walk with a heavy tread; marcher d'un pas hésitant/gracieux to walk hesitantly/gracefully; se diriger vers sa voiture d'un pas pressé to walk hurriedly toward(s) one's car; marcher du même pas to walk in step; ralentir le pas to slow down; marcher au pas Mil to march; Équit to walk; marquer le pas Mil to mark time; rouler or circuler au pas to crawl (along); ‘roulez au pas’ ( sur panneau) ‘dead slow’ GB, ‘(very) slow’ US; mettre qn au pas to bring sb to heel; partir au pas de course to rush off, to race off; faire qch au pas de charge to do sth in double-quick time; j'y vais de ce pas I'll do it straightaway;3 ( bruit) footstep; j'ai entendu un bruit de pas I heard footsteps; reconnaître le pas de qn to recognize sb's (foot)step;4 ( trace de pied) footprint; des pas dans la neige/sur le sable footprints in the snow/in the sand; revenir or retourner sur ses pas lit, fig to retrace one's steps, to backtrack; marcher sur les pas de qn fig to follow in sb's footsteps;5 Danse step; un pas de danse a dance step; le pas de valse the waltz step; apprendre les pas du tango to learn how to tango;pas accéléré quick march; pas cadencé slow time; marcher au pas cadencé to march in slow time; pas de deux Danse pas de deux; pas de l'oie goosestep; marcher au pas de l'oie to goosestep; pas de patineur ( au ski) skating; pas de porte doorstep; rester sur le pas de la porte to stay on the doorstep; pas redoublé double time, quick march; marcher au pas redoublé to quick march; pas de route walking pace; pas de tir Mil Sport shooting range; Astronaut launch(ing) pad; pas de vis Tech thread.tirer qn/se tirer d'un mauvais pas to get sb/to get out of a tight corner; faire or sauter le pas to take the plunge; céder le pas à qn to make way for sb; prendre le pas sur qch/qn to overtake sth/sb.I[pa] adverbe1. [avec 'ne', pour exprimer la négation]ils n'ont pas de problèmes/d'avenir they have no problems/no future, they haven't got any problems/a futurece n'est pas que je ne veuille pas, mais... it's not that I don't want to, but...[avec omission du 'ne'] (familier)a. [pas comique] it's not in the least ou slightest bit funnyb. [ennuyeux] it's no fun at allnon, j'aime pas no, I don't like it2. [avec 'non', pour renforcer la négation]3. [employé seul]les garçons voulaient danser, les filles pas the boys wanted to dance, the girls didn't4. [dans des réponses négatives]pas de dessert pour moi, merci no dessert for me, thank youqui l'a pris? — pas moi, en tout cas! who took it? — not me, that's for sure!c'est toi qui as fini les chocolats? — pas du tout! was it you who finished the chocolates? — certainly not!pas le moins du monde not in the least ou slightest, not at all————————pas mal (familier) locution adjectivale invariable————————pas mal (familier) locution adverbiale1. [bien]2. [très]————————pas mal de locution déterminante[suivi d'un nom non comptable] quite a lot of————————pas plus mal locution adverbialeil a maigri — c'est pas plus mal he's lost weight — good thing too ou that's not such a bad thing ou just as wellpas un locution déterminante,pas une locution déterminantepas un loc pron,pas une loc pronparmi elles, pas une qui ne veuille y aller every one of them wants to go thereil s'y entend comme pas un pour déranger les gens à 2 h du matin he's a specialist at disturbing you at 2 in the morningII[pa] nom masculin1. [déplacement] stepje vais faire quelques pas dans le parc I'm going for a short ou little walk in the parkrevenir ou retourner sur ses pas to retrace one's steps ou path, to turn backarriver sur les pas de quelqu'un to follow close on somebody's heels, to arrive just after somebodyavancer à ou faire de petits pas to take short stepsfaire un pas sur le côté to take a step to the ou to one sidefaire un pas en avant to step forward, to take a step ou pace forwardil a fait ses premiers pas de comédien dans un film de Hitchcock (figuré) he made his debut as an actor in a Hitchcock film2. [progrès]a. [enquête] to make great progressb. [technique, science] to take big steps forwardc. [échéance, événement] to be loomingavancer à pas comptés ou mesurésa. [lentement] to make slow progressb. [prudemment] to tread carefullyfaire un grand pas en avant to take a great step ou leap forwardfaire un pas en arrière to take a step back ou backwardsfaire un pas en avant et deux (pas) en arrière to take one step forward and two steps back ou backwardsb. [étape] stepc'est un pas difficile pour lui que de te parler directement talking to you directly is a difficult step for him to takec'est un grand pas à faire ou franchir it's a big step to takefranchir ou sauter le pas to take the plunge3. [empreinte] footprint4. [allure] paceallonger ou doubler le pas to quicken one's step ou pacehâter ou presser le pas to hurry onralentir le pas to slow one's pace, to slow downaller ou marcher d'un bon pas to walk at a good ou brisk paceavancer ou marcher d'un pas lent to walk slowlymarcher d'un pas alerte/léger/élastique to walk with a sprightly/light/bouncy treadavancer d'un pas lourd ou pesant to tread heavily, to walk with a heavy treadelle entendait son pas irrégulier/feutré sur la terrasse she could hear his irregular/soft footfall on the terracepas battu/tombé pas battu/tombé8. SPORTpas de patinage ou patineur [en ski] skatingpas de canard/de l'escalier [en ski] herringbone/side stepping climba. at a runb. (figuré) at a run, on the doublefaire des pas tournants [en ski] to skate a turn9. [mesure] paceà quelques pas de là a few steps ou paces awayà deux ou trois ou quelques pas: l'église est à deux pas the church is very close at hand ou is only a stone's throw from herele restaurant n'est qu'à deux pas (de la gare) the restaurant is (only) just round the corner (from the station)il n'y a qu'un pas (figuré) : entre la consommation de drogue et la vente, il n'y a qu'un pas there's only a small ou short step from taking drugs to selling them10. [marche d'escalier] stepne reste pas sur le pas de la porte don't stand at the door ou on the doorstep ou in the doorway11. GÉOGRAPHIE [en montagne] pass[en mer] strait12. TECHNOLOGIE [d'une vis] thread[d'une denture, d'un engrenage] pitch13. AÉRONAUTIQUE pitch14. MATHÉMATIQUES pitch15. (locution)prendre le pas (sur quelqu'un/quelque chose) to take precedence (over somebody/something), to dominate (somebody/something)————————à chaque pas locution adverbiale2. [constamment] at every turn ou step————————au pas locution adverbiale1. [en marchant] at a walking pacene courez pas, allez au pas don't run, walk2. AUTOMOBILEaller ou rouler au pasa. [dans un embouteillage] to crawl alongmettre quelqu'un/quelque chose au pas to bring somebody/something to heelde ce pas locution adverbialeje vais de ce pas lui dire ma façon de penser I'm going to waste no time in telling him what I thinkpas à pas locution adverbiale1. [de très près] step by step
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