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101 trail
1. noun1) Spur, die; (of meteor) Schweif, dertrail of smoke/dust — Rauch-/Staubfahne, die
be/get on somebody's trail — (lit. or fig.) jemandem auf der Spur od. Fährte sein/jemandem auf die Spur od. Fährte kommen
2. transitive verbbe hard or hot on the trail of somebody — (lit. or fig.) jemandem dicht auf den Fersen sein (ugs.)
trail somebody/an animal to a place — jemandem/einem Tier bis zu einem Ort folgen
2) (drag)trail something [after or behind one] — etwas hinter sich (Dat.) herziehen
3. intransitive verbtrail something on the ground — etwas über den Boden schleifen lassen
1) (be dragged) schleifen2) (hang loosely) herabhängen5) (creep) [Pflanze:] kriechenPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/113357/trail_away">trail away* * *[treil] 1. verb1) (to drag, or be dragged, along loosely: Garments were trailing from the suitcase.) herunterhängen2) (to walk slowly and usually wearily: He trailed down the road.) sich schleppen3) (to follow the track of: The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.) verfolgen2. noun2) (a path through a forest or other wild area: a mountain trail.) der Pfad3) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) die Spur•- trailer* * *[treɪl]I. n▪ to be on the \trail of sth/sb etw/jdm auf der Spur sein\trail of dust/smoke Staubwolke f/Rauchfahne fa paper \trail ein schriftlicher Beweisto be hot on the \trail of sb jdm dicht auf den Fersen seinto follow a \trail HUNT einer Fährte folgento leave a \trail eine Spur hinterlassenII. vt1. (follow)▪ to \trail sb/an animal jdm/einem Tier auf der Spur sein2. (drag)3. (in a competition)▪ to \trail sb/sth hinter jdm/etw liegenIII. vi2. (be losing) zurückliegen3. (move sluggishly)▪ to \trail [after sb] [hinter jdm her] trottento \trail along the street/into a room die Straße entlangschlendern/in ein Zimmer schlurfen* * *[treɪl]1. n2) (= track) Fährte f, Spur f2. vt2) (= drag) schleppen, schleifen3) (US: tow) ziehen, schleppen4) team, rival zurückliegen hinter (+dat)3. vi1) (on floor) schleifen2) (plant) sich rankena house with ivy trailing round the windows — ein Haus mit efeuumrankten Fenstern
3) (= walk) zuckeln, trotten4) (= be behind) (in competition etc) weit zurückliegen, hinterherhinken; (SPORT) weit zurückgefallen sein* * *trail [treıl]A v/t1. (nach)schleppen, (-)schleifen, hinter sich herziehen, ein Bein nachziehen:trail one’s coat(tails) fig provozieren, Streit suchen3. einen Pfad durch das Gras etc treten5. zurückbleiben hinter (dat), jemandem nachhinken (auch fig)6. trail arms MIL das Gewehr mit der Mündung nach vorn halten (Gewehrkolben in Bodennähe, Lauf im Winkel von 30°):trail arms! Gewehr rechts!B v/i1. schleifen:2. wehen, flattern3. herunterhängen4. BOT kriechen, sich ranken:5. dahinziehen (Rauch etc)6. sich (dahin)schleppen7. nachhinken (auch fig):trail by two goals SPORT mit zwei Toren im Rückstand liegen9. einer Spur nachgehen10. fischen ( for nach)C s2. Schweif m, Schwanz m (eines Meteors etc):trail of smoke Rauchfahne f3. Spur f:trail of blood Blutspur4. JAGD und fig Fährte f, Spur f:be on sb’s trail jemandem auf der Spur sein;be hot on sb’s trail jemandem dicht auf den Fersen sein;5. (Trampel)Pfad m, Weg m:a) den Weg markieren,b) fig den Weg bahnen ( for für), bahnbrechend sein, Pionierarbeit leisten ( in the field of auf dem Gebiet gen)6. MIL Gewehr-rechts-Haltung f ( → A 6)7. MIL Lafettenschwanz m* * *1. noun1) Spur, die; (of meteor) Schweif, dertrail of smoke/dust — Rauch-/Staubfahne, die
be/get on somebody's trail — (lit. or fig.) jemandem auf der Spur od. Fährte sein/jemandem auf die Spur od. Fährte kommen
2. transitive verbbe hard or hot on the trail of somebody — (lit. or fig.) jemandem dicht auf den Fersen sein (ugs.)
trail somebody/an animal to a place — jemandem/einem Tier bis zu einem Ort folgen
2) (drag)3. intransitive verbtrail something [after or behind one] — etwas hinter sich (Dat.) herziehen
1) (be dragged) schleifen2) (hang loosely) herabhängen3) (walk wearily etc.) trotten; (lag) hinterhertrotten4) (Sport): (be losing) zurückliegen5) (creep) [Pflanze:] kriechenPhrasal Verbs:* * *v.anhängen v. n.Nachlauf -¨e m.Pfad -e m.Trampelpfad m. -
102 mind
mind [maɪnd]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = brain) esprit m• at the back of my mind I had the feeling that... je sentais confusément que...• what's on your mind? qu'est-ce qui vous préoccupe ?b. ( = opinion) to my mind à mon avis• to have a mind of one's own [person] savoir ce qu'on veutc. ( = inclination) envie f• nothing is further from my mind! (bien) loin de moi cette pensée !► in + mind• have you (got) anything particular in mind? avez-vous quelque chose de particulier en tête ?• nobody in their right mind would do that aucun être sensé ne ferait cela► to be/go out of one's mind• to be/go out of one's mind with worry être/devenir fou d'inquiétude• you must be out of your mind! tu es complètement fou !a. ( = pay attention to) faire attention à ; ( = beware of) prendre garde à ; (US = listen to) écouter• mind you don't fall! prenez garde de ne pas tomber !• mind the step! attention à la marche !• mind your language! surveille ton langage !b. ( = object to) I don't mind ironing ça ne me dérange pas de faire le repassage• cigarette? -- I don't mind if I do une cigarette ? -- ce n'est pas de refus ! (inf)► would you mind + gerund• would you mind opening the door? cela vous ennuierait d'ouvrir la porte ?c. ( = look after) [+ children, animals] garder ; [+ shop] tenir( = object) do you mind if I take this book? -- I don't mind at all ça ne vous ennuie pas que je prenne ce livre ? -- mais non, je vous en prie• he can't walk, never mind run (inf) il ne peut pas marcher, encore moins courirmind you, it won't be easy cela dit, ce ne sera pas facile• mind you, he could be right peut-être qu'il a raison après tout4. compounds• I'm not a mind reader! (inf)* * *[maɪnd] 1.1) (centre of thought, feelings) esprit mthat's a load ou weight off my mind — ça me soulage beaucoup
2) ( brain) intelligence f3) ( way of thinking) esprit m4) ( opinion) avis mto make up one's mind about/to do — se décider à propos de/à faire
5) ( attention) esprit mto concentrate ou keep one's mind on something — se concentrer sur
to give ou put one's mind to something — accorder son attention à quelque chose
6) ( memory) esprit mit went right ou clean ou completely out of my mind — cela m'est complètement sorti de la tête
7) ( sanity) raison fare you out of your mind? — (colloq) tu es fou/folle? (colloq)
8) ( person as intellectual) esprit m2.in mind adverbial phrasewith this in mind,... — avec cette idée en tête,...
3.to put somebody in mind of somebody/something — rappeler quelqu'un/quelque chose à quelqu'un
transitive verb1) ( pay attention to) faire attention à [hazard]; surveiller [manners, language]don't mind me — gen ne faites pas attention à moi; iron ne vous gênez pas!
mind how you go — GB faites bien attention à vous
it's a secret, mind — (colloq) c'est un secret, n'oublie pas
mind you (colloq), it won't be easy — remarque, ce ne sera pas facile
2) ( object to)I don't mind cats, but I prefer dogs — je n'ai rien contre les chats, mais je préfère les chiens
‘today or tomorrow?’ - ‘I don't mind’ — ‘aujourd'hui ou demain?’ - ‘ça m'est égal’
if you don't mind my asking... — si ce n'est pas une question indiscrète...
‘like a cigarette?’ - ‘don't mind if I do’ — (colloq) ‘une cigarette?’ - ‘c'est pas de refus’ (colloq)
3) ( care) se soucier dedo you mind! — iron non mais!
never mind — ( don't worry) ne t'en fais pas; ( it doesn't matter) peu importe
he can't afford an apartment, never mind a big house — il ne peut pas se permettre un appartement encore moins une grande maison
4) ( look after) s'occuper de [animal, children]; tenir [shop]•Phrasal Verbs:- mind out••I gave him a piece of my mind! — (colloq) je lui ai dit ma façon de penser!
to have a good mind ou half a mind to do — GB avoir bien envie de faire
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103 browse
1. n молодой побег, отпрыск2. n ощипывание молодых побегов3. n просмотр; разглядывание4. v объедать, ощипывать листья, молодые побеги5. v пастись; щипать траву6. v стравливать7. v пролистать, проглядеть8. v просматривать, неспешно выбирать9. v разглядывать товарыСинонимический ряд:1. feed (verb) feed; pasture2. glance (verb) dip; dip into; flip; flip through; glance; glance at; glance over; leaf through; pass over; riff; riff through; riffle; riffle through; run over; run through; scan; skim; skim through; thumb through3. graze (verb) bite; crop; graze4. look (verb) look; peruse; shop; survey5. roam (verb) roam; stroll; wander -
104 reflect
1. v отражать2. v отражаться3. v воспроизводить изображение, отражать4. v делать; навлекатьan action that reflects credit on him — поступок, который делает ему честь
considerable credit is reflected on the volunteers for their part in the operation — большой похвалы заслуживают добровольцы за участие в этой операции
5. v подрывать доверие; бросать тень, вызывать сомнения6. v быть во вред7. v размышлять, раздумыватьreflect upon what I have said to you — подумайте над тем, что я вам сказал
I want time to reflect — мне нужно время, чтобы подумать
reflect up — бросать тень; размышлять; размыслить; отражаться; отразиться
8. v редк. сгибать, отгибать9. v редк. отметать в сторону, отбрасыватьСинонимический ряд:1. blind (verb) blind; dazzle; glare; glitter2. copy (verb) copy; imitate; reproduce3. echo (verb) cast back; echo; emulate; follow; glass; image; mimic; mirror; parrot; rebound; re-echo; repeat; resonate; reverberate; throw back4. exhibit (verb) exhibit; indicate; reveal; show5. weigh (verb) cerebrate; chew over; cogitate; concentrate; consider; contemplate; deliberate; meditate; mull; muse; ponder; reason; revolve; ruminate; speculate; think; think over; think through; turn over; weighАнтонимический ряд:conceal; disregard; dissipate; divert; dream; idle; overlook; wander -
105 gad
ɡædpast tense, past participle gadded: gad about/around verb(to go around to one place after another (usually in order to amuse oneself): She's forever gadding about now that the children are at school.) callejear, ir de picos pardos, corretear, pendoneartr[gæd]1 familiar callejeargædintransitive verb - dd- (colloq)to gad about o around — callejear (fam), dar* vueltas por ahí (fam)
I
[ɡæd]VIto gad about — callejear, salir de picos pardos
II
†* [ɡæd] EXCL (also: by gad) ¡cáspita!* * *[gæd]intransitive verb - dd- (colloq)to gad about o around — callejear (fam), dar* vueltas por ahí (fam)
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106 mooch
mu:( slang)1) (to wander about (as if) without any purpose: There are no places of entertainment here, so they just mooch around at night.) dar vueltas, deambular2) ((American) to get a drink, money etc by asking someone to give it to you without intending to return it; to sponge: He is always mooching cigarettes; She keeps mooching off her friends.) gorreartr[mʊːʧ]mooch (off s.o.)expr.• gorronear (a alguien) * expr.mooch*expr.• ser un parásito expr.muːtʃ
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transitive verb (AmE colloq) gorronear (fam), gorrear (fam), garronear (RPl fam), bolsear (Chi fam)
2.
vi (BrE) (+ adv compl)to mooch around o about the house/town — dar* vueltas por la casa/deambular por la ciudad
[muːtʃ]VIto mooch about or around the shops — pasear por las tiendas
to mooch about or around the house — dar vueltas por la casa
* * *[muːtʃ]
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transitive verb (AmE colloq) gorronear (fam), gorrear (fam), garronear (RPl fam), bolsear (Chi fam)
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vi (BrE) (+ adv compl)to mooch around o about the house/town — dar* vueltas por la casa/deambular por la ciudad
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107 potter
I 'potə noun(a person who makes plates, cups, vases etc out of clay and fires them in an oven (called a kiln).) alfarero; ceramista- pottery
II potə verb(to wander about doing small jobs or doing nothing important: I spent the afternoon pottering (about).) entretenerse haciendo cosasabajillos poco importantes, no hacer nada de particulartr['pɒtəSMALLr/SMALL]intransitive verb to potter about / potter around1 entretenerse————————tr['pɒtəSMALLr/SMALL]1 alfarero,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpotter's wheel torno de alfareropotter ['pɑt̬ər] n: alfarero m, -ra fn.• alfarero, -era s.m.,f.• ollero s.m.v.• ocuparse en fruslerías v.
I 'pɑːtər, 'pɒtə(r)noun alfarero, -ra m,f, ceramista mfpotter's wheel — torno m de alfarero
II
intransitive verb (BrE) (+ adv compl) putter II
I ['pɒtǝ(r)]1.2.CPDpotter's clay N — arcilla f de alfarería
potter's field N — (US) cementerio m de pobres
potter's wheel N — torno m de alfarero
II
['pɒtǝ(r)]VI (Brit) entretenerse haciendo un poco de todo* * *
I ['pɑːtər, 'pɒtə(r)]noun alfarero, -ra m,f, ceramista mfpotter's wheel — torno m de alfarero
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108 ramble
'ræmbl
1. verb1) (to go for a long walk or walks, usually in the countryside, for pleasure.) pasear por el campo; dar una caminata2) (to speak in an aimless or confused way.) divagar
2. noun(a long walk, usually in the countryside, taken for pleasure.) paseo- rambler- rambling
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tr['ræmbəl]1 excursión nombre femenino1 ir de excursión2 (digress) divagar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto ramble on about something divagar sin parar sobre algo1) wander: pasear, deambular2)to ramble on : divagar, perder el hilo3) spread: trepar (dícese de una planta)ramble n: paseo m, excursión fn.• paseo s.m.v.• discurrir v.• divagar v.• pasear v.
I 'ræmbəlto go for a ramble — ir* a dar un paseo; ( Sport) ir* de excursión or de marcha
II
a) ( walk) pasearto go rambling — (BrE) hacer* excursionismo, ir* de excursión or de marcha
b) (in speech, writing) irse* por las ramas, divagar*Phrasal Verbs:['ræmbl]1.N paseo m, excursión f2. VI1) (=walk) pasear2) (in speech) divagar, perder el hilo3) [river] formar meandros; [plant] trepar, enredarse* * *
I ['ræmbəl]to go for a ramble — ir* a dar un paseo; ( Sport) ir* de excursión or de marcha
II
a) ( walk) pasearto go rambling — (BrE) hacer* excursionismo, ir* de excursión or de marcha
b) (in speech, writing) irse* por las ramas, divagar*Phrasal Verbs: -
109 rove
rəuv(to wander; to roam: He roved (through) the streets.) vagar, errar- rover- roving
tr[rəʊv]1 vagar, errar: vagar, errarrove vt: errar porv.• erar v.• recorrer v.• vagar v.rəʊv
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transitive verb recorrer, vagar* or (liter) errar* por
2.
vi \<\<eyes/gaze\>\> recorrer[rǝʊv]1.VT vagar or errar por, recorrer2.VI vagar, errar* * *[rəʊv]
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transitive verb recorrer, vagar* or (liter) errar* por
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110 stroll
strəul
1. verb(to walk or wander without hurry: He strolled along the street.) pasear(se), deambular, dar una vuelta
2. noun(an act of strolling: I went for a stroll round the town.) paseo, vueltastroll1 n paseostroll2 vb pasearI was strolling through the park one day when... estaba paseando por el parque un día cuando...tr[strəʊl]1 paseo, vuelta1 pasear, dar un paseo, dar una vuelta\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go for a stroll dar un paseo, dar una vueltastroll ['stro:l] vi: pasear, pasearse, dar un paseostroll n: paseo mn.• barzón s.m.• paseo s.m.• vuelta (Paseo) s.f.v.• deambular v.• pasear por v.
I strəʊlintransitive verb pasear(se), dar* un paseo
II
noun paseo m[strǝʊl]to have o take o go for a stroll — dar* un paseo or una vuelta, ir* de paseo
1.N paseo m, vuelta fto go for a stroll, have or take a stroll — dar un paseo, dar una vuelta
2.VI dar un paseo, pasear, dar una vuelta* * *
I [strəʊl]intransitive verb pasear(se), dar* un paseo
II
noun paseo mto have o take o go for a stroll — dar* un paseo or una vuelta, ir* de paseo
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111 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) underlagt, uselvstendig2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) statsborger, undersått2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) emne, tema3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) fag; disiplin4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) emne, gjenstand5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) subjekt3. səb'‹ekt verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) underkaste2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) utsette for•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject todisiplin--------emne--------sak--------tema--------underståttIsubst. \/ˈsʌbdʒekt\/, \/ˈsʌbdʒɪkt\/1) statsborger, undersått2) emne, tema, sak3) ( skole) fag4) (kunst, musikk eller litteratur) motiv5) (grammatikk, psykologi eller filosofi) subjekt6) ( medisin) pasient7) ( også subject for experiment) forsøksobjekt, forsøksperson8) ( også subject for dissection) lik (til disseksjon)be the subject of ridicule være gjenstand for spott og spehave something to say on the subject ha noe å si i sakens anledningon the subject of angående, omi anledning (av)optional subject (amer.) valgfritt fagstrike out of the subject avvike fra emnetsubject for kilde til, årsak til, grunn tilsubject of eller subject for gjenstand for, skyteskive fora tender subject et ømtålig emnewander from the subject komme bort fra emnetIIverb \/səbˈdʒekt\/1) underkue, undertrykke, betvinge2) underkaste, underlegge, undergi3) gjøre til gjenstand, utsettebe subjected to være gjenstand for, utsettes for, rammes avsubject oneself underkaste seg (noen)subject to utsette for, prisgi underkaste, la gjennomgå gjøre til gjenstand for, utsette for idømmesubject to one's rule skaffe seg herredømme overIIIadj. \/ˈsʌbdʒekt\/, \/ˈsʌbdʒɪkt\/1) underkuet, undertrykt, betvunget, kuet2) underlagt, undergitt, underkastet3) underdanig4) avhengigbe subject to være underlagtutsettes for, være utsatt for, være gjenstand fortogene kan lett bli forsinket når det er tåke ha anlegg for, ha lett for å få, lide avavhenge av, bero påsubject to (som lyder) undermed anlegg for, som er utsatt forsubject to duty tollpliktig, tollbelagtsubject to notice oppsigeligIVadv. \/ˈsʌbdʒekt\/, \/ˈsʌbdʒɪkt\/bare i uttrykksubject to under forutsetning av, avhengig av med forbehold omsubject to certain restrictions med visse begrensningersubject to contract ( jus) under forutsetning av at kontrakt opprettessubject to correction med forbehold om eventuelle feilsubject to such conditions as på (slike) betingelser somsubject to your consent,... forutsatt at du går med på det,...• subject to your consent, I propose to try againforutsatt at du går med på det, foreslår jeg at vi prøver igjen -
112 rove
[rəuv](to wander; to roam: He roved (through) the streets.) klatiti se- rover- roving* * *I [róuv]1.nounpotepanje, klatenje, potikanje, beganje, tavanje; sprehod (potovanje) brez cilja;2.intransitive verb & transitive verbklatiti se, potikati se; tavati, bloditi, begati; prekrižariti; loviti (ribe) z živo vaboII [róuv]1.nounpovesmo (volne itd.); ohlapno, slabo sukana nit;2.transitive verbohlapno sukati, (iz)pukati (volno) v pripravljalnem postopku za predenjeIII [róuv]nountechnical kovana ploščica ali prstan, skozi katerega gre zakovicaIV [róuv]preterite & past participleod to reeve -
113 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) podrejen2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) podložnik2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) tema3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) predmet4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) vzrok5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) osebek3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) podvreči2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) izpostaviti•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to* * *I [sʌbdžikt]1.nounpodložnik, podanik, državljan; predmet (stvar) pogovora, téma; učni predmet; music téma; razlog, povod, vzrok, motiv ( for za); človek, oseba; grammar osebek, subjekt; philosophy ego; poskusni predmet (oseba, žival); mrlič (za seciranje); medicine oseba, pacienton the subject of — gledé, kar se tiče, kar zadevacompulsory (optional, additional) subject — obvezen (izbiren, dodaten) učni predmeta nervous subject — živčna oseba, živčneža ticklish subject — kočljiv, delikaten predmetto wander from the subject — oddaljiti se od predmeta;2.adjectivepodvržen, podložen, podrejen (to komu, čemu), odvisen (to od); nesamostojen (država itd.); občutljiv (to za), nagnjen (to k), izpostavljen (to čemu)subject to — pogojèn z, s pogojem; odvisen od (česa), s pridržkomsubject to your approval — s pogojem (pridržkom), da vi odobritethe treaty is subject to ratification — pogodba mora biti ratificirana, da postane veljavnato hold subject — imeti v podložnosti, v odvisnostiII [səbdžékt]transitive verbpodvreči, podrediti; podjarmiti; napraviti odvisno (to od); izpostaviti (to čemu); obrzdati; napraviti dovzetnega zato subject o.s. to ridicule — izpostavljati se posmehuto subject s.o. to a test — preskusiti koga -
114 about
about [əˈbaʊt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = approximately) à peu près, environ• there were about 25 and now there are about 30 il y en avait environ or à peu près 25 et maintenant il y en a une trentaine• it's about 11 o'clock il est environ or à peu près 11 heures• it's about time! ce n'est pas trop tôt !• I've had about enough! (inf) je commence à en avoir assez !b. ( = here and there) çà et làc. ( = near, in circulation) par ici• is anyone about? il y a quelqu'un ?• you should be out and about! ne restez donc pas enfermé !d. ( = round) all about tout autoure. ( = opposite direction) to turn sth the other way about retourner qch• it's the other way about ( = the opposite) c'est le contraire• I was about to go out when... j'étais sur le point de sortir or j'allais sortir quand...2. prepositiona. ( = concerning) I heard nothing about it je n'en ai pas entendu parler• what is it about? de quoi s'agit-il ?• well, what about it? (inf) ( = does it matter?) et alors ? (inf) ; ( = what do you think?) alors, qu'est-ce que tu en penses ?• what about me? et moi alors ? (inf)• how about going to the cinema? (inf) et si on allait au cinéma ?• how about a coffee? (inf) et si on prenait un café ?b. ( = somewhere in) quelque part dansc. ( = round) autour ded. ( = with, on) I've got it about me somewhere je l'ai quelque part sur moif. ( = occupied with) while we're about it pendant que nous y sommes* * *Note: about is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English ( information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc)about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures ( move about, jump about, lie about etc). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move, jump, lie etc)[ə'baʊt] 1.2) ( awake)2.1) ( approximately) environ, à peu prèsat about 6 pm — vers 18 h, à environ 18 h
2) ( almost) presque3) ( in circulation)4) ( in the vicinity)3.1) ( concerning)what's it about? — (of book, film etc) ça parle de quoi?
it's about... — il s'agit de...
about your overdraft... — pour ce qui est de votre découvert...
2) ( in the nature of)3) ( bound up with)business is about profit — ce qui compte dans les affaires, ce sont les bénéfices
4) ( occupied with)while you're about it... — tant que tu y es..., par la même occasion...
5) ( around)6) (in invitations, suggestions)how ou what about some tea? — et si on prenait un thé?
7) ( when soliciting opinions)8) sout (on)hidden about one's person — [drugs, arms] caché sur soi
••it's about time (that) — il serait temps que (+ subj)
about time too! — ce n'est pas trop tôt! (colloq)
that's about it — ( that's all) c'est tout
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115 range
range [reɪndʒ]1. nouna. [of mountains] chaîne fd. ( = selection) gamme fg. also kitchen range cuisinière fa. ( = place in a row) [+ objects] ranger ; [+ troops] aligner• the temperature ranges from 18° to 24° la température varie entre 18° et 24°* * *[reɪndʒ] 1.1) ( choice) (of prices, products) gamme f; (of activities, options) éventail m, choix m; (of people, abilities, beliefs, emotions) variété f; (of benefits, salaries) éventail m; (of issues, assumptions) série fprice/salary range — éventail de prix/des salaires
in the £50-£100 range — entre 50 et 100 livres sterling
2) ( scope) (of influence, knowledge) étendue f; (of investigation, research) domaine m3) (of radar, weapon, transmitter) portée f (of de)4) Aerospace, Automobile, Aviation autonomie f5) US ( prairie) prairie f6) ( of mountains) chaîne f8) ( firing area) ( for weapons) champ m de tir; ( for missiles) zone f de tir9) ( of actor) répertoire m10) Music tessiture f2.transitive verb2) ( draw up) aligner, ranger [forces]3.2) (roam, wander) vagabonder -
116 depart
1. n уст. смерть, кончина2. v отбывать, отправляться3. v уходить; уезжать; покидать4. v отклоняться, отходить; отступатьto depart from a rule — отступать от правила, нарушить правило
5. v изменять6. v возвыш. умирать; скончатьсяto depart from this life, to depart out of this world — покинуть этот мир
Синонимический ряд:1. abandon (verb) abandon; desert; forsake2. die (verb) cash in; conk; decease; demise; die; drop; expire; pass; pass away; pass on; pass out; peg out; perish; pip; succumb3. digress (verb) deviate; digress; divagate; diverge; err; excurse; ramble; stray; swerve; turn aside; vary; wander4. go (verb) absent; exit; get away; get off; go; go away; leave; move; part; pass; pop off; pull out; push off; quit; retire; retreat; run; run along; shove off; take off; withdrawАнтонимический ряд:arrive; continue; converge; dwell; linger; live; remain; stay; stop; tarry; wait -
117 mooch
∎ he mooched down the street il descendit la rue en flânant∎ he's always mooching off or on people il passe son temps à quémander, il est toujours en train de taper quelqu'un∎ to mooch $10 off or from sb taper qn de 10 dollars;∎ can I mooch a cigarette off you? est-ce que je peux te piquer une cigarette?3 nounAmerican tapeur(euse) m,f∎ to mooch about the house traîner dans la maison(loaf) glander, glandouiller;∎ I was just mooching about at home je traînais ou flemmardais à la maison -
118 range
I [reɪndʒ]1) (of colours, products) gamma f., assortimento m., scelta f.; (of prices) gamma f.; (of activities, options) serie f.2) (of people, abilities, issues, assumptions) serie f.; (of beliefs) varietà f.; (of emotions) gamma f.salary range, age range — fascia retributiva, d'età
3) (scope) (of influence, knowledge) sfera f., campo m.; (of investigation, research) campo m., area f.4) (of radar, transmitter) portata f.; (of weapon) portata f., gittata f.5) aut. aer. autonomia f.6) AE (prairie) prateria f.7) (of mountains) catena f.8) AE (stove) (wood) fornello m.; (gas, electric) cucina f.9) (firing area) (for weapons) poligono m. (di tiro); (for missiles) poligono m. sperimentale10) teatr. (of actor) repertorio m.11) mus. (of voice, instrument) estensione f.II 1. [reɪndʒ] 2.1) (vary) andare ( from da; to a); [ temperatures] variare, oscillare2) (roam, wander) errare* * *[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) gamma, varietà2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) raggio, portata3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) fascia; estensione4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) catena5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) prateria6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) poligono7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) fornelli2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) allineare, schierare2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) variare3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) coprire, spaziare su•- ranger* * *I [reɪndʒ]1) (of colours, products) gamma f., assortimento m., scelta f.; (of prices) gamma f.; (of activities, options) serie f.2) (of people, abilities, issues, assumptions) serie f.; (of beliefs) varietà f.; (of emotions) gamma f.salary range, age range — fascia retributiva, d'età
3) (scope) (of influence, knowledge) sfera f., campo m.; (of investigation, research) campo m., area f.4) (of radar, transmitter) portata f.; (of weapon) portata f., gittata f.5) aut. aer. autonomia f.6) AE (prairie) prateria f.7) (of mountains) catena f.8) AE (stove) (wood) fornello m.; (gas, electric) cucina f.9) (firing area) (for weapons) poligono m. (di tiro); (for missiles) poligono m. sperimentale10) teatr. (of actor) repertorio m.11) mus. (of voice, instrument) estensione f.II 1. [reɪndʒ] 2.1) (vary) andare ( from da; to a); [ temperatures] variare, oscillare2) (roam, wander) errare -
119 digress
intransitive verbabschweifen ( from von, on zu)* * *(to wander from the point, or from the main subject in speaking or writing.) abschweifen- academic.ru/20439/digression">digression* * *di·gress[daɪˈgres]vi abschweifen* * *[daɪ'gres]viabschweifen* * ** * *intransitive verbabschweifen ( from von, on zu)* * *v.abschweifen v. -
120 drift
1. noun1) (flow, steady movement) Wanderung, die2. intransitive verbdrift into crime — in die Kriminalität [ab]driften
drift into unconsciousness — in Bewusstlosigkeit versinken
2) (coll.): (come or go casually)drift in — hereinschneien (ugs.)
3) (form drifts) zusammengeweht werdendrifting sand — Treibsand, der
* * *[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) das Treiben2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) die Richtung2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) treiben•- academic.ru/22395/drifter">drifter- driftwood* * *[drɪft]I. viwe let ourselves \drift downstream wir ließen uns flussabwärts treibento \drift out to sea aufs offene Meer hinaustreiben2. (move aimlessly) [ziellos] herumwandernafter the meeting, people \drifted away in twos and threes nach der Versammlung schlenderten die Leute in Zweier- und Dreiergrüppchen davonshe just seems to \drift from one boyfriend to another sie scheint von einer Beziehung in die nächste zu schlitternthe talk \drifted aimlessly from one subject to another man kam vom Hundertsten ins Tausendsteto \drift into crime in die Kriminalität abdriftento \drift into a situation in eine Situation hineingeratento \drift with the tide mit dem Strom schwimmen4. (pile up) Verwehungen bilden, angeweht werdensnow had \drifted against the garage door vor der Garagentür war Schnee angeweht wordencotton prices \drifted in the first quarter Baumwollpreise gaben im ersten Quartal leicht nachII. nthe \drift of unemployed youth der Zustrom arbeitsloser Jugendlicher\drift from the land Landflucht fdownward \drift Abwärtstrend mthe downward \drift in copper prices der Preisverfall bei Kupfer\drift of snow Schneewehe f, Schneeverwehung f\drift of sand Sandwehe f, Haufen m Flugsand* * *[drɪft]1. vito drift off course —
rally drivers have a technique of drifting round corners — Rallyefahrer haben eine Technik, sich durch Kurven tragen zu lassen
he drifted into marriage/crime — er schlitterte in die Ehe/in eine kriminelle Laufbahn hinein
he drifted from job to job — er ließ sich planlos von Job zu Job treiben
he was drifting aimlessly along (in life etc) — er lebte planlos in den Tag hinein, er ließ sich plan- und ziellos treiben
young people are drifting away from the villages — junge Leute wandern aus den Dörfern ab
2. vttreiben; (wind) snow also vor sich her treiben3. n1) (of air, water current) Strömung fthe drift of the current (speed) — die (Stärke der) Strömung; (direction) die Strömung(srichtung)
4) (GEOL: deposits) Geschiebe ntglacial drift — Moräne f
5)(= tendency)
the drift towards the cities — der Drang in die StädteI caught the drift of what he said — ich verstand, worauf er hinauswollte
if you get my drift — wenn Sie mich richtig verstehen
* * *drift [drıft]A s1. Treiben n2. FLUG, SCHIFF Abtrift f, Abtrieb m, (Kurs)Versetzung f4. GEOG Drift(strömung) f (im Meer)5. (Strömungs)Richtung f6. figa) Strömung f, Tendenz f, Lauf m, Richtung f:drift away from allmähliches Abgehen vonb) Absicht f:the drift of what he said was er meinte oder sagen wollte, worauf er hinauswolltec) Gedankengang m:d) Sinn m, Bedeutung f7. etwas Dahingetriebenes, besondersa) Treibholz nb) Treibeis nc) Wolkenfetzen pl10. GEOL Geschiebe n11. Abwanderung f:drift from the country Landflucht f12. figa) treibende Kraftb) (bestimmender) Einfluss13. fig (Sich)Treibenlassen n, Ziellosigkeit f14. TECHa) Lochräumer m, -hammer mb) Austreiber m, Dorn mc) Punzen m, Durchschlag mB v/iinto in einen Krieg etc):drift apart sich auseinanderleben;a) abwandern,b) sich entfernen ( from von);let things drift den Dingen ihren Lauf lassen2. ( besonders ziellos) (herum)wandern3. fig sich (willenlos) treiben lasseninto in akk):he drifted into a marriage er schlitterte in eine Ehe5. sich häufen, Verwehungen bilden:drifting sand Flugsand mC v/t1. (dahin)treiben, (-)tragen2. wehen3. aufhäufen, zusammentreiben* * *1. noun1) (flow, steady movement) Wanderung, die2) (fig.): (trend, shift, tendency) Tendenz, die3) (flow of air or water) Strömung, die5) (of snow or sand) Verwehung, die6) (fig.): (gist, import) das Wesentliche2. intransitive verbget or catch the drift of something — etwas im Wesentlichen verstehen
1) (be borne by current; fig.): (move passively or aimlessly) treiben; [Wolke:] ziehendrift into crime — in die Kriminalität [ab]driften
2) (coll.): (come or go casually)drift in — hereinschneien (ugs.)
3) (form drifts) zusammengeweht werdendrifting sand — Treibsand, der
* * *n.Abdrift -e f. v.abweichen v.treiben v.(§ p.,pp.: trieb, getrieben)
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