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A n1 (opportunity, in rotation) tour m ; to wait one's turn attendre son tour ; it's my turn gen c'est mon tour ; ( in game) c'est à moi de jouer ; whose turn is it? gen c'est à qui le tour? ; ( in game) c'est à qui de jouer? ; ‘miss a turn’ ‘passez votre tour’ ; to be sb's turn to do être à qn or au tour de qn de faire ; it's your turn to make the coffee c'est à toi or à ton tour de faire le café ; it was his turn to feel rejected il se sentait rejeté à son tour ; to have a turn on or at or with the computer utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour ; to have a turn at driving prendre son tour de conduite ; to take turns at doing, to take it in turns to do faire qch à tour de rôle ; to do sth turn and turn about faire qch à tour de rôle ; take it in turns! chacun son tour! ; by turns tour à tour ; to feel happy and depressed by turns être tour à tour heureux et malheureux ; to speak out of turn fig commettre un impair ; I hope I haven't spoken out of turn j'espère ne pas avoir commis d'impair ;2 ( circular movement) tour m ; to give sth a turn tourner qch ; to give sth half a turn to the left faire tourner qch d'un demi-tour vers la gauche ; to do a turn [dancer] faire un tour ; to take a turn in the park faire un tour dans le parc ;3 ( in vehicle) virage m ; a 90° turn un virage à 90° ; to make ou do a left/right turn tourner à gauche/à droite ; to do a turn in the road faire un demi-tour ; ‘no left turn’ ‘défense de tourner à gauche’ ;4 (bend, side road) tournant m, virage m ; there's a left turn ahead il y a un tournant or virage à gauche plus loin ; brake before you go into the turn freinez avant de prendre le virage ; take the next right turn, take the next turn on the right prenez la prochaine (rue) à droite ;5 (change, development) tournure f ; the turn of events la tournure des événements ; this is an extraordinary turn of events les événements ont pris une tournure extraordinaire ; to take an encouraging/a worrying turn [events] prendre une tournure encourageante/inquiétante ; to take a turn for the better [person, situation] s'améliorer ; [things, events] prendre une meilleure tournure ; to take a turn for the worse [situation] se dégrader ; [health] s'aggraver ; she has taken a turn for the worse elle va de plus en plus mal ; to be on the turn [luck, milk] commencer à tourner ; [tide] commencer à changer ; ⇒ century ;6 ○ GB ( attack) crise f, attaque f ; she's had one of her turns again elle a eu une nouvelle crise or attaque ; a giddy ou dizzy turn un vertige ; to have a funny turn se sentir tout/-e chose ○ ; it gave me quite a turn, it gave me a nasty turn ça m'a fait un coup ○ ;7 ( act) numéro m ; a comic/variety turn un numéro comique/de variété ; to do a/one's turn faire un/son numéro.1 ( in rotation) [answer, speak] à tour de rôle ; she spoke to each of us in turn elle nous a parlé chacun à notre tour ;2 ( linking sequence) à son tour ; this in turn leads to higher inflation ceci à son tour fait augmenter l'inflation ; I invited Andrew who in turn invited Robert j'ai invité Andrew qui à son tour a invité Robert.C vtr1 ( rotate) [person] tourner [knob, wheel, handle] ; serrer [screw] ; [mechanism] faire tourner [cog, wheel] ; to turn sth to the right/left tourner qch vers la droite/gauche ; to turn sth to ‘on’/‘off’ tourner qch sur (la position) ‘marche’/‘arrêt’ ; to turn a switch through 90 degrees faire tourner un sélecteur de 90 degrés ; to turn sth halfway/the wrong way tourner qch d'un demi-tour/dans le mauvais sens ; to turn the key in the door ou lock ( lock up) fermer la porte à clé ; ( unlock) tourner la clé dans la serrure ; to turn the key on sb enfermer qn à clé ;2 (turn over, reverse) retourner [mattress, soil, steak, collar] ; tourner [page] ; to turn sb onto his side/back retourner qn sur le côté/dos ; to turn one's ankle se tordre la cheville ; it turns my stomach cela me soulève le cœur, cela m'écœure ;3 ( change direction of) tourner [chair, head, face, car] ; to turn a picture to the wall tourner un tableau face au mur ; to turn one's face towards tourner le visage vers ; to turn one's steps towards tourner or diriger ses pas vers ; to turn one's attention ou mind to tourner son attention vers ; to turn one's back on lit tourner le dos à [group, place] ; fig laisser tomber [friend, ally] ; abandonner [homeless, needy] ; as soon as my back is turned lit, fig dès que j'ai le dos tourné ; to turn one' s back on the past tourner la page ; to turn sb from one's door chasser qn ;4 (focus, direction of) to turn sth on sb braquer qch sur qn [gun, hose, torch] ; fig diriger qch sur qn [anger, scorn] ;5 ( transform) to turn sth white/black blanchir/noircir qch ; to turn sth milky/opaque rendre qch laiteux/opaque ; to turn sth into transformer qch en [office, car park, desert] ; to turn water into ice/wine changer de l'eau en glace/vin ; to turn a book into a film adapter un livre pour l'écran ; turn your old newspapers into cash! convertissez vos vieux journaux en argent! ; to turn sb into [magician] changer qn en [frog] ; [experience] faire de qn [extrovert, maniac] ; it turned him from a normal child into a delinquent cela a transformé l'enfant normal qu'il était en délinquant ; to stand there as if turned to stone rester là comme pétrifié ;6 ( deflect) détourner [person, conversation] ; to turn the conversation towards ou onto sth détourner or faire dévier la conversation vers qch ; to turn sb from a course of action/from her purpose détourner qn d'une ligne de conduite/de son but ;7 ○ ( pass the age of) he has turned 50 il a 50 ans passés ; she has just turned 20/30 elle vient d'avoir 20/30 ans ; as soon as I turn 18 dès que j'aurai mes 18 ans ; it's just turned five o'clock il est cinq heures passées ;10 ( in espionage) retourner [spy, agent].D vi1 ( change direction) [person, car, plane, road] tourner ; [ship] virer ; to turn (to the) left/right tourner à gauche/droite ; to turn to the east/the west tourner à l'est/l'ouest ; to turn down ou into tourner dans [street, alley] ; to turn off quitter [main road, street] ; to turn towards tourner en direction de [village, mountains] ; I turned towards home j'ai repris le chemin de la maison ; her thoughts turned to her family ses pensées se sont tournées vers sa famille ; the conversation turned to Ellie on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie ; he later turned to teaching plus tard il s'est tourné vers l'enseignement ;2 ( reverse direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour ; [tide] changer ; [luck] tourner ; there's no room for the bus to turn le bus n'a pas assez de place pour faire demi- tour ; ‘no turning’ ( in driveway) ‘propriété privée, défense d'entrer’ ; ⇒ turn around ;3 ( revolve) [key, wheel, planet] tourner ; [person] se tourner (to, towards vers) ; to turn on its axis tourner sur son axe ; a key turned in the lock une clé a tourné dans la serrure ; to turn in one's chair se retourner dans sa chaise ; to turn and face the camera se tourner vers la caméra ; to turn and walk out of the room faire demi-tour et sortir de la pièce ; to turn to do se retourner pour faire ; to turn to face sth se retourner vers qch ; to turn and fight se retourner pour se battre ; to turn to lie on one's side se tourner pour se mettre sur le côté ; I turned once again to my book/my work j'ai repris encore une fois ma lecture/mon travail ;4 fig ( hinge) to turn on [argument] tourner autour de [point, issue] ; [outcome] dépendre de [factor] ;6 fig (resort to, rely on) to turn to se tourner vers [person, religion] ; to turn to drink se mettre à boire ; to turn to drugs commencer à se droguer ; to turn to sb for se tourner vers qn pour demander [help, advice, money] ; I don't know who to turn to for advice je ne sais vers qui me tourner pour demander conseil ; I don't know where ou which way to turn je ne sais plus où donner la tête ○ ;7 ( change) to turn into [tadpole] se transformer en [frog] ; [sofa] se transformer en [bed] ; [situation, evening] tourner à [farce, disaster] ; [conversation] tourner à [shouting match] ; ( magically) [person] se transformer en [animal, prince etc] ; to turn to [substance] se changer en [ice, gold etc] ; [fear, surprise] faire place à [horror, relief] ; his hopes had turned to dust ses espoirs étaient réduits en poussière ;8 ( become by transformation) devenir [pale, cloudy, green] ; to turn white/black/red gen blanchir/noircir/rougir ; Chem virer au blanc/noir/rouge ; the weather is turning cold/warm le temps se rafraîchit/se réchauffe ; events turned tragic les événements ont tourné au tragique ;9 ○ ( have change of heart) devenir [Conservative, Communist] ; businesswoman turned politician ancienne femme d'affaires devenue politicienne ; to turn ○ Catholic/Muslim se convertir au catholicisme/à l'islam ; to turn traitor se mettre à trahir ;10 ( go sour) [milk] tourner ;11 [trees, leaves] jaunir.at every turn à chaque instant, à tout moment ; one good turn deserves another Prov c'est un prêté pour un rendu ; to be done to a turn être cuit à point ; to do sb a good turn rendre un service à qn ; to feel another turn of the screw sentir la pression augmenter encore.■ turn against:▶ turn against [sb/sth] se retourner contre ;▶ turn [sb] against retourner [qn] contre [person, ideology].■ turn around:1 ( to face other way) [person] se retourner, faire demi-tour (to do pour faire) ; [bus, vehicle] faire demi-tour ;2 fig you can't just turn around and say you've changed your mind tu ne peux pas tout simplement dire que tu as changé d'avis ; what if he just turns around and says no? et si jamais il disait non? ;3 (revolve, rotate) [object, windmill, dancer] tourner ;4 ( change trend) the market has turned around il y a eu un renversement de situation sur le marché ; sales have turned round il y a eu un renversement de tendance dans les ventes ;5 Transp ( unload and reload) décharger et charger ;▶ turn [sth] around, turn around [sth]1 ( to face other way) tourner [qch] dans l'autre sens [car, chair, piano, head, baby] ;2 ( reverse decline in) redresser [situation, economy, company] ; redresser la situation de [political party, factory] ;3 Transp ( unload and reload) décharger et mettre en état de repartir [plane, ship] ; the plane can be turned around in an hour l'avion peut être déchargé et prêt à reprendre l'air en une heure ;4 ( rephrase) reformuler [question, sentence].■ turn aside se détourner (from de).■ turn away:▶ turn away se détourner ; to turn away in disgust/horror se détourner avec dégoût/horreur ;▶ turn [sth] away, turn away [sth] détourner [head, torch] ;▶ turn [sb] away, turn away [sb] refuser [spectator, applicant] ; ne pas laisser entrer [salesman, caller] ; chasser [beggar] ; I was turned away from the Ritz on ne m'a pas laissé entrer au Ritz.■ turn back:1 ( turn around) ( usu on foot) rebrousser chemin ; ( usu in vehicle) faire demi-tour ; it's too late to turn back lit il est trop tard pour faire demi-tour ; fig il est trop tard pour revenir en arrière ; there's no turning back fig il n'est pas question de revenir en arrière ;2 ( in book) revenir (to à) ;▶ turn [sth] back, turn back [sth]1 ( rotate backwards) reculer [dial, clock] ; to turn one's watch back five minutes retarder sa montre de cinq minutes ;▶ turn [sb] back, turn back [sb] faire faire demi-tour à, refouler [marchers, refugees, heavy vehicles] ; to be turned back at the border être refoulé à la frontière.■ turn down:▶ turn down [graph, curve] descendre ; his mouth turns down at the corners il a une bouche aux commissures tombantes ;▶ turn [sth] down, turn down [sth]1 ( reduce) baisser [volume, radio, heating, light, gas] ;▶ turn [sb/sth] down, turn down [sb/sth] refuser [suitor, candidate, request, application] ; rejeter [offer, suggestion].■ turn in:▶ turn in1 ○ ( go to bed) aller se coucher ;2 ( point inwards) his toes turn in il a les pieds tournés en dedans ; to turn in on itself [leaf, page] se recroqueviller ; to turn in on oneself fig se replier sur soi-même ;▶ turn in [sth], turn [sth] in ○1 ( hand in) rendre [membership, badge, homework] ;2 ( produce) to turn in a profit rapporter un bénéfice ; to turn in a good performance [player] bien jouer ; [company] avoir de bons résultats ; [currency, share] augmenter ;3 (give up, stop) laisser tomber ○ [job, activity] ;▶ turn [sb] in, turn in [sb] livrer [suspect] (to à) ;▶ turn oneself in se livrer.■ turn off:▶ turn off1 ( leave road) tourner ; turn off at the next exit prends la prochaine sortie ;2 [motor, fan] s'arrêter ; where does the light turn off? où est-ce qu'on éteint la lumière? ;▶ turn off [sth], turn [sth] off éteindre [light, oven, TV, radio, computer] ; fermer [tap] ; couper [water, gas, electricity, engine] ; turn that rubbish off! ○ éteins-moi ça! ○ ;■ turn on:▶ turn on [oven, device] s'allumer ;▶ turn on [sth], turn [sth] on allumer [light, oven, TV, radio, computer, gas, electricity] ; ouvrir [tap] ; to turn the water back on rouvrir l'eau ; to turn the electricity back on rétablir le courant ; to turn sth on like a tap fig faire qch sur commande ; to turn on the pressure fig mettre la pression ; ⇒ charm, heat ;▶ turn [sb] on, turn on [sb] ○ exciter ; to be turned on être excité (by par) ; to turn sb on to sth ○ brancher ○ qn sur [drug].■ turn out:▶ turn out1 ( be eventually) to turn out well/badly bien/mal se terminer ; to turn out differently prendre une tournure différente ; to turn out all right s'arranger ; it depends how things turn out cela dépend de la façon dont les choses vont tourner ; that child will turn out badly cet enfant tournera mal ; to turn out to be ( prove to be) se révéler, s'avérer être ; to turn out to be wrong se révéler faux ; the job turned out (to be) difficult finalement le travail a été difficile, le travail s'est avéré difficile fml ; it turned out to be a good decision finalement cela a été une bonne décision, cela s'est avéré être une bonne décision fml ; it turns out that il se trouve que, il s'avère que ; it turned out (that) she knew him il s'est trouvé qu'elle le connaissait ; as it turned out en fin de compte ;2 ( come out) [crowd, people] venir (to do pour faire ; for à) ; the fans turn out every Saturday les fans sont là tous les samedis ; we had to turn out at six GB il fallait être là à six heures ;3 ( point outwards) his toes ou feet turn out il a les pieds tournés en dehors ;▶ turn [sth] out, turn out [sth]1 ( turn off) éteindre [light] ;4 to turn one's toes ou feet out marcher en canard ;▶ turn [sb] out, turn out [sb]1 ( evict) mettre [qn] à la porte ; to turn sb out into the street jeter qn à la rue ;■ turn over:1 ( roll over) [person] se retourner ; [car] se retourner, faire un tonneau ; [boat] se retourner, chavirer ; to turn over and over [person, object] faire plusieurs tours ; [car] faire plusieurs tonneaux ;2 ( turn page) tourner la page ;3 [engine] se mettre en marche ;▶ turn [sth/sb] over, turn over [sth/sb]1 ( turn) tourner [page, paper] ; retourner [card, object, mattress, soil, baby, patient] ; faire chavirer [ship] ; he turned the car over sa voiture a fait un tonneau ;2 ( hand over) remettre [object, money, find, papers] (to à) ; livrer [person, fugitive] (to à) ; remettre la succession de [company, business] (to à) ; transmettre [control, power] (to à) ; I'm turning the new recruits over to you les nouvelles recrues sont à vous ;3 ( reflect) I've been turning it over in my mind j'y ai bien réfléchi ;6 [battery, starter motor] faire tourner [engine].■ turn to† GB se mettre au travail, s'y mettre.■ turn up:▶ turn up1 (arrive, show up) arriver, se pointer ○ (to, at à ; for pour) ; to turn up late arriver en retard ; to turn up in jeans se pointer ○ en jean ; she didn't turn up elle ne s'est pas pointée ○ ; guess who turned up at the station devine qui s'est pointé ○ à la gare ;2 ( be found) don't worry-it will turn up ne t'inquiète pas-tu finiras par le retrouver ;3 ( present itself) [opportunity, job] se présenter ; something will turn up (for me/for you etc) je finirai/tu finiras etc par trouver quelque chose ;▶ turn up [sth], turn [sth] up1 (increase, intensify) augmenter [heating, lighting, volume, gas] ; mettre [qch] plus fort [TV, radio, music] ;3 ( discover) déterrer [buried object] ; [person] dénicher ○ [discovery, information] ; facts turned up by the inquiry faits révélés or mis au jour par l'enquête. -
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adjective1) heiß; (cooked) warm [Mahlzeit, Essen]; (fig.): (potentially dangerous, difficult) heiß (ugs.) [Thema, Geschichte]; ungemütlich, gefährlich [Lage]be too hot to handle — (fig.) eine zu heiße Angelegenheit sein (ugs.)
make it or things [too] hot for somebody — (fig.) jemandem die Hölle heiß machen (ugs.)
2) (feeling heat)I am/feel hot — mir ist heiß
3) (pungent) scharf [Gewürz, Senf usw.]4) (passionate, lustful) heiß [Küsse, Tränen, Umarmung]be hot for something — heiß auf etwas (Akk.) sein (ugs.)
he's really hot on her — (sexually) er ist richtig scharf auf sie (ugs.)
get [all] hot and bothered — sich [fürchterlich (ugs.)] aufregen
be hot at something — in etwas (Dat.) [ganz] groß sein (ugs.)
I'm not too hot at that — darin bin ich nicht besonders umwerfend (ugs.)
be hot on something — (knowledgeable) sich in od. mit etwas (Dat.) gut auskennen
7) (recent) noch warm [Nachrichten]this is really hot [news] — das ist wirklich das Neueste vom Neuen
8) (close)you are getting hot/are hot — (in children's games) es wird schon wärmer/[jetzt ist es] heiß
follow hot on somebody's heels — jemandem dicht auf den Fersen folgen (ugs.)
9) (coll.): (in demand) zugkräftiga hot property — (singer, actress, etc.) eine ertragreiche Zugnummer; (company, invention, etc.) eine ertragreiche Geldanlage
10) (Sport; also fig.) heiß (ugs.) [Tipp, Favorit]11) (sl.): (illegally obtained) heiß [Ware, Geld]. See also academic.ru/7680/blow">blow I 1. 2); cake 1. 1); collar 1. 1); potatoPhrasal Verbs:- hot up* * *[hot]2) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) heiß3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) scharf4) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) hitzig5) (recent; fresh: hot news.) frisch•- hotly- hot air
- hot-blooded
- hot dog
- hotfoot
- hothead
- hotheaded
- hothouse
- hot-plate
- be in
- get into hot water
- hot up
- in hot pursuit
- like hot cakes* * *[hɒt, AM hɑ:t]I. adj<- tt->1. (temperature) heißshe was \hot ihr war heiß2. (spicy) food scharfto be \hot with rage vor Wut kochento have a \hot temper leicht erregbar sein4. (close)the gang drove off with the police in \hot pursuit die Bande fuhr davon mit der Polizei dicht auf den Fersenyou're getting \hot (in guessing game) wärmermy Spanish is not all that \hot mein Spanisch ist nicht gerade umwerfend famhe's Hollywood's \hottest actor er ist Hollywoods begehrtester SchauspielerI don't feel so \hot mir geht es nicht so besonders famto be \hot stuff absolute Spitze sein fam\hot tip heißer Tipp famto be \hot on punctuality übertrieben großen Wert auf Pünktlichkeit legento be \hot for travel/skiing leidenschaftlich gern reisen/Ski fahrenthe mafia were making it too \hot for them die Mafia machte ihnen die Hölle heiß fam\hot romance leidenschaftliche Liebesaffäre\hot gossip das Allerneueste11.▶ sb goes \hot and cold jdn überläuft es heiß und kalt▶ \hot off the presses druckfrischII. vt<- tt->to \hot up a car's engine hochschaltento \hot up a party eine Party in Schwung bringento \hot up the speed das Tempo steigernIII. vi<- tt->IV. n▶ to have the \hots for sb scharf auf jdn sein sl* * *[hɒt]1. adj (+er)1) heiß; meal, tap, drink warmin the hot weather — bei dem heißen Wetter, wenn es so heiß ist
the room was hot — in dem Zimmer war es heiß
5) (inf: in demand) product zugkräftig... are totally hot this season —... sind momentan total in (inf)
6) (inf: good, competent) stark (inf)7) (fig)or favorite (US) — hoch favorisiert sein, der große Favorit sein
the latest designs hot from Milan — die neuesten Entwürfe, gerade aus Mailand eingetroffen
she has a hot temper — sie braust leicht auf, sie hat ein hitziges Wesen
it's too hot to handle (political issue, in journalism) — das ist ein heißes Eisen
that's a hot button, that hits a hot button (US) — das ist ein heißes Eisen
to get into hot water — in Schwulitäten kommen (inf), in (des) Teufels Küche kommen (inf)
to feel hot and bothered (inf) — ins Schwitzen kommen (inf)
I went hot and cold all over ( inf, with emotion ) — mir wurde es ganz anders
things started getting hot in the tenth round (inf) — in der zehnten Runde wurde es langsam spannend or gings los (inf)
to make things too hot for sb (inf) — jdm die Hölle heißmachen (inf), jdm einheizen (inf)
that girl's smoking hot ( US sl ) — die Frau ist voll scharf (inf)
See:→ trail2. adv (+er)3. n* * *A adj (adv hotly)2. warm, heiß (Speisen):hot meal warme Mahlzeit;hot and hot ganz heiß, direkt vom Feuer3. erhitzt, heiß:I am hot mir ist heiß;I went hot and cold es überlief mich heiß und kalt4. a) scharf (Gewürze)b) scharf gewürzt (Gericht etc)5. heiß, hitzig, heftig, erbittert (Kampf etc):hot words heftige Worte;6. leidenschaftlich, feurig:a hot temper ein hitziges Temperament;a hot patriot ein glühender Patriot;7. a) wütend, erbostb) aufgeregt:get hot and bothered sich aufregen8. heiß umg:a) ZOOL brünstigb) umg spitz, geil9. heiß (im Suchspiel):you’re getting hot(ter)!a) es wird schon heißer!,b) fig du kommst der Sache schon näher!10. ganz neu oder frisch, noch warm:11. umga) toll, großartig:it (he) is not so hot es (er) ist nicht so toll;b) heiß, vielversprechend (Tipp):13. umg ungemütlich, gefährlich:make it hot for sb jemandem die Hölle heißmachen, jemandem gründlich einheizen (beide umg);the place was getting too hot for him ihm wurde der Boden zu heiß (unter den Füßen);be in hot water in Schwulitäten sein umg, Ärger oder Schwierigkeiten haben (besonders mit einer Behörde);a) jemanden in Schwulitäten bringen,b) in Schwulitäten kommen, Ärger oder Schwierigkeiten kriegen;get into hot water with sb es mit jemandem zu tun kriegen;a) wütend, erbost,b) aufgeregt,c) verlegen14. umga) heiß (gestohlen, geschmuggelt etc):b) (von der Polizei) gesucht17. TECH, ELEK Heiß…, Warm…, Glüh…B adv heiß:get it hot (and strong) umg eins auf den Deckel kriegen;give it hot (and strong) to sb umg jemandem gründlich einheizen, jemandem die Hölle heißmachen; → blow1 B 1, run C 17, track A 1, trail C 4C v/ta) fig an-, aufheizen:hot up the pace SPORT aufs Tempo drücken; aufdrehenb) Schwung bringen in (akk)c) ein Auto, einen Motor frisieren, aufmotzenD v/ib) schwungvoller werden:things hotted up es kam Schwung in die Sache* * *adjective1) heiß; (cooked) warm [Mahlzeit, Essen]; (fig.): (potentially dangerous, difficult) heiß (ugs.) [Thema, Geschichte]; ungemütlich, gefährlich [Lage]be too hot to handle — (fig.) eine zu heiße Angelegenheit sein (ugs.)
make it or things [too] hot for somebody — (fig.) jemandem die Hölle heiß machen (ugs.)
I am/feel hot — mir ist heiß
3) (pungent) scharf [Gewürz, Senf usw.]4) (passionate, lustful) heiß [Küsse, Tränen, Umarmung]be hot for something — heiß auf etwas (Akk.) sein (ugs.)
he's really hot on her — (sexually) er ist richtig scharf auf sie (ugs.)
5) (agitated, angry) hitzigget [all] hot and bothered — sich [fürchterlich (ugs.)] aufregen
be hot at something — in etwas (Dat.) [ganz] groß sein (ugs.)
be hot on something — (knowledgeable) sich in od. mit etwas (Dat.) gut auskennen
7) (recent) noch warm [Nachrichten]this is really hot [news] — das ist wirklich das Neueste vom Neuen
8) (close)you are getting hot/are hot — (in children's games) es wird schon wärmer/[jetzt ist es] heiß
9) (coll.): (in demand) zugkräftiga hot property — (singer, actress, etc.) eine ertragreiche Zugnummer; (company, invention, etc.) eine ertragreiche Geldanlage
10) (Sport; also fig.) heiß (ugs.) [Tipp, Favorit]11) (sl.): (illegally obtained) heiß [Ware, Geld]. See also blow I 1. 2); cake 1. 1); collar 1. 1); potatoPhrasal Verbs:- hot up* * *adj.heiß adj.scharf adj.scharf gewürzt adj.warm adj. expr.echt geil* ausdr. -
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hot1) (having or causing a great deal of heat: a hot oven; That water is hot.) caliente2) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) caluroso, cálido (día); acalorado3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) picante4) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) fuerte; colérico5) (recent; fresh: hot news.) reciente; (noticias) frescas•- hotly- hot air
- hot-blooded
- hot dog
- hotfoot
- hothead
- hotheaded
- hothouse
- hot-plate
- be in
- get into hot water
- hot up
- in hot pursuit
- like hot cakes
hot adj1. calientebe careful! the water is hot! ¡cuidado! ¡el agua está caliente!2. caluroso / cálidoa hot day un día caluroso / un día de calor3. picantepepper makes food taste hot la pimienta le da a la comida un sabor picante to be hot se refiere tanto a las personas como a las cosasI'm hot, open the window tengo calor, abre la ventanait's hot, open the window hace calor, abre la ventanatr[hɒt]1 (gen) caliente2 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL caluroso,-a, cálido,-a3 (food - spicy) picante; (- not cold) caliente4 (news) de última hora6 (good) bueno,-a, enterado,-a7 (dangerous) peligroso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be hot on something saber mucho de algoto be hot stuff slang estar bueno,-a, estar como un trento be in the hot seat familiar estar en la línea de fuegoto blow hot and cold figurative use ser veletato get hot under the collar familiar ponerse nervioso,-a, acalorarseto get into hot water figurative use meterse en líosto make things hot for somebody figurative use hacerle la vida difícil a alguienhot air figurative use palabreríahot dog perrito calientehot potato familiar patata caliente, asunto delicadohot sauce salsa picante1) : caliente, cálido, calurosohot water: agua calientea hot climate: un clima cálidoa hot day: un día caluroso2) ardent, fiery: ardiente, acaloradoto have a hot temper: tener mal genio3) spicy: picante4) fresh: reciente, nuevohot news: noticias de última hora5) eager: ávido6) stolen: robadoadj.• acalorado, -a adj.• apasionado, -a adj.• caliente adj.• calor adj.• caluroso, -a adj.• cálido, -a adj.• picante adj.adv.• con calor adv.• sin piedad adv.n.• solanera s.f.hɑːt, hɒt1)a) <food/water> caliente; <weather/day/country> caluroso; < climate> cálidodon't touch it, it's hot — no lo toques, está caliente
it's hot today/in here — hoy/aquí hace calor
I'm/he's hot — tengo/tiene calor
to get hot — \<\<oven/iron/radiator\>\> calentarse*
I got really hot in that shop/playing tennis — me dio mucho calor en esa tienda/me acaloré mucho jugando tenis (AmL) or jugando al tenis (Esp, RPl)
to get/be all hot and bothered about something — sulfurarse/estar* sulfurado por algo
to have a hot temper — tener* mal genio; blow II 1) a)
b) ( spicy) picante, picoso (Méx)2) ( dangerous) (colloq) peligrosoto make things hot for somebody — hacerle* la vida muy difícil a alguien
the situation was too hot to handle — la situación entrañaba demasiados riesgos or era demasiado comprometedora
3)a) ( fresh) <news/scent> reciente, frescob) ( current) <story/issue> de plena actualidadc) (popular, in demand) < product> de gran aceptación; <play/movie> taquillero4) (colloq)a) ( expert)to be hot AT/ON something: she's very hot at physics es un hacha or es muy buena en física; he's very hot on current affairs — está muy al tanto en temas de actualidad
b) ( keen)to be hot ON something: she's hot on punctuality — le da mucha importancia a la puntualidad
c) ( satisfactory) (pred, with neg)how are things? - not so hot — ¿qué tal? - regular or más o menos
5) ( stolen) (sl) robado, afanado (arg)6) ( in gambling)•Phrasal Verbs:- hot up[hɒt]1. ADJ(compar hotter) (superl hottest)to be hot — [thing] estar caliente; [weather] hacer calor; [person] tener calor
to be very hot — [thing] estar muy caliente; [weather] hacer mucho calor; [person] tener mucho calor
you're getting hot — (fig) (when guessing) caliente, caliente
2) (=spicy, peppery) [taste, food] picante3) (fig) [contest] muy reñido; [temper] malo; [dispute] acalorado•
to make it hot for sb — hacerle la vida imposible a algn- be in/get into hot water- be hot under the collarto be too hot to handle —
he's/it's too hot to handle — es demasiado
pursuitthese accusations have hit a hot button in the black community — estas acusaciones han levantado ampollas entre la población negra
2.ADVto be hot on sb's trail or heels — pisar los talones a algn
- blow hot and cold3.N4.CPDhot cross bun N — bollo a base de especias y pasas marcado con una cruz y que se come en Viernes Santo
hot dog N — (Culin) perrito m caliente, hot dog m, pancho m (S. Cone)
hot flash N (US) — = hot flush
hot flush N — (Brit) sofoco m de calor
hot link N — hiperenlace m
hot potato * N — cuestión f muy discutida
hot seat * N —
hot spot * N — (Pol) lugar m de peligro; (for amusement) lugar m de diversión; (=night club) sala f de fiestas; (for wireless access) punto m caliente, hotspot m
hot springs NPL — aguas fpl termales
hot stuff N —
to be hot stuff — (=expert) ser un hacha *; (=sexy) estar como un tren *
he's pretty hot stuff at maths * — es un hacha or un as para las matemáticas
- hot up* * *[hɑːt, hɒt]1)a) <food/water> caliente; <weather/day/country> caluroso; < climate> cálidodon't touch it, it's hot — no lo toques, está caliente
it's hot today/in here — hoy/aquí hace calor
I'm/he's hot — tengo/tiene calor
to get hot — \<\<oven/iron/radiator\>\> calentarse*
I got really hot in that shop/playing tennis — me dio mucho calor en esa tienda/me acaloré mucho jugando tenis (AmL) or jugando al tenis (Esp, RPl)
to get/be all hot and bothered about something — sulfurarse/estar* sulfurado por algo
to have a hot temper — tener* mal genio; blow II 1) a)
b) ( spicy) picante, picoso (Méx)2) ( dangerous) (colloq) peligrosoto make things hot for somebody — hacerle* la vida muy difícil a alguien
the situation was too hot to handle — la situación entrañaba demasiados riesgos or era demasiado comprometedora
3)a) ( fresh) <news/scent> reciente, frescob) ( current) <story/issue> de plena actualidadc) (popular, in demand) < product> de gran aceptación; <play/movie> taquillero4) (colloq)a) ( expert)to be hot AT/ON something: she's very hot at physics es un hacha or es muy buena en física; he's very hot on current affairs — está muy al tanto en temas de actualidad
b) ( keen)to be hot ON something: she's hot on punctuality — le da mucha importancia a la puntualidad
c) ( satisfactory) (pred, with neg)how are things? - not so hot — ¿qué tal? - regular or más o menos
5) ( stolen) (sl) robado, afanado (arg)6) ( in gambling)•Phrasal Verbs:- hot up -
44 turn
turn [tɜ:n]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. [of wheel] tour mb. ( = bend) virage m• take the next turn on the left prenez la prochaine route (or rue) à gauche• the patient took a turn for the worse/better l'état du malade s'est aggravé/améliorée. ( = action) to do sb a good turn rendre un service à qnf. ( = act) numéro mg. (in game, queue) tour m• whose turn is it? c'est à qui (le tour) ?► by turns• my sister and I visit our mother by turns ma sœur et moi rendons visite à notre mère à tour de rôle► in turn ( = one after another) à tour de rôle ; ( = then) à mon (or son or notre etc) tour• and they, in turn, said... et, à leur tour, ils ont dit...► out of turn• I don't want to speak out of turn but... je ne devrais peut-être pas dire cela mais...► to a turn• done to a turn [food] à point► turn of + noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► For turn + adverb/preposition combinations see also phrasal verbs.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. [+ handle, key, wheel, page] tournerb. [+ mattress] retournerd. ( = reach) [+ age, time] as soon as he turned 18 dès qu'il a eu 18 ans• he would turn in his grave if he knew... il se retournerait dans sa tombe s'il savait...► to turn on sth ( = depend)b. ( = move in different direction) [person, vehicle] tourner ; ( = reverse direction) faire demi-tour ; [road, river] faire un coude ; [tide] changer de directionc. ( = become)► turn + adjective• to turn nasty/pale devenir méchant/pâle• the whole thing turned into a nightmare c'est devenu un véritable cauchemar► to turn to + nound. ( = change) [weather] changer ; [leaves] jaunir4. compounds[+ business, economy] remettre sur pied[traveller] faire demi-tour ; ( = reverse a decision) faire marche arrièrea. ( = send back) faire faire demi-tour à ; [+ demonstrators] faire refluer• we can't turn the clock back on ne peut pas revenir en arrière► turn down separable transitive verbb. [+ heat, sound] baissera. to turn in to a driveway [car, person] tourner dans une alléeb. ( = go to bed) (inf) aller se couchera. ( = hand over) [+ wanted man] livrer (à la police)• to turn o.s. in se rendrea. [person, vehicle] tournerb. to turn off automatically [heater, oven] s'éteindre automatiquement[+ road] quittera. [+ water, tap] fermer ; [+ radio, television, electricity, gas, heater] éteindre ; [+ water, electricity] (at main) couper• what turns teenagers off science? qu'est-ce qui fait que les sciences n'attirent pas les adolescents ?► turn onb. millions of viewers turn on at 6 o'clock des millions de téléspectateurs allument la télé à 6 heures( = attack) attaquera. [+ tap] ouvrir ; [+ gas, electricity, television, heater] allumer ; [+ engine, machine] mettre en marchec. ( = happen) se passer• as it turned out, nobody came en fin de compte personne n'est venu• it turned out nice [weather] il a fait beau en fin de comptea. [+ light] éteindreb. ( = empty out) [+ pockets, suitcase] vider ; [+ room, cupboard] nettoyer à fond ; ( = expel) [+ tenant] expulserc. ( = produce) fabriquera. ( = roll over) se retournerb. ( = change channel) changer de chaîne ; ( = turn page) tourner la pagea. [+ page] tourner ; [+ mattress, earth, playing card, tape] retournerb. ( = hand over) [+ person] livrer (to à)• the firm turns over $10,000 a week l'entreprise réalise un chiffre d'affaires de 10 000 dollars par semaine► turn rounda. [person] se retourner ; ( = change direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour ; ( = rotate) [object] tournerb. ( = improve) se redressera. tourner ; [+ person] faire tourner• he turned the ship round [captain] il a fait demi-tourb. ( = make successful) redresser ; ( = rephrase) reformuler( = arrive) arriver• don't worry about your ring, I'm sure it will turn up ne t'en fais pas pour ta bague, je suis sûr que tu finiras par la retrouvera. [+ collar] relever ; [+ sleeve] retrousserb. ( = find) [+ evidence] trouver• a survey turned up more than 3,000 people suffering from AIDS une enquête a révélé que plus de 3 000 personnes étaient atteintes du sidac. [+ radio, television] mettre plus fort* * *[tɜːn] 1.1) (in games, sequence) tour m‘miss a turn’ — ‘passez votre tour’
to have a turn on ou at ou with the computer — utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour
to take turns at doing —
to speak out of turn — fig commettre un impair
2) ( circular movement) tour mto do a turn — [dancer] faire un tour
3) ( in vehicle) virage mto make ou do a left/right turn — tourner à gauche/à droite
‘no left turn’ — ‘défense de tourner à gauche’
4) (bend, side road) tournant m, virage mtake the next right turn —
5) (change, development) tournure fto take a turn for the better — [person, situation] s'améliorer; [things, events] prendre une meilleure tournure
to take a turn for the worse — [situation] se dégrader; [health] s'aggraver
to be on the turn — [luck, milk] commencer à tourner; [tide] commencer à changer; century
6) (colloq) GB ( attack) crise fa giddy ou dizzy turn — un vertige
to have a funny turn — se sentir tout/-e chose (colloq)
it gave me quite a turn —
7) ( act) numéro m2.in turn adverbial phrase1) ( in rotation) [answer, speak] à tour de rôle2) ( linking sequence) à son tour3.transitive verb1) ( rotate) [person] tourner [wheel, handle]; serrer [screw]; [mechanism] faire tourner [cog, wheel]to turn the key in the door ou lock — ( lock up) fermer la porte à clé; ( unlock) tourner la clé dans la serrure
2) (turn over, reverse) retourner [mattress, soil, steak, collar]; tourner [page]3) ( change direction of) tourner [chair, head, face, car]to turn one's back on — lit tourner le dos à [group, place]; fig laisser tomber [friend, ally]; abandonner [homeless, needy]
4) ( focus direction of)to turn something on somebody — braquer quelque chose sur quelqu'un [gun, hose, torch]; fig diriger quelque chose sur quelqu'un [anger, scorn]
5) ( transform)to turn something white/black — blanchir/noircir quelque chose
to turn something milky/opaque — rendre quelque chose laiteux/opaque
to turn something into — transformer quelque chose en [office, car park, desert]
to turn water into ice/wine — changer de l'eau en glace/vin
to turn somebody into — [magician] changer quelqu'un en [frog]; [experience] faire de quelqu'un [extrovert, maniac]
7) (colloq) ( pass the age of)she has just turned 20/30 — elle vient d'avoir 20/30 ans
8) ( on lathe) tourner [wood, piece, spindle]4.1) ( change direction) [person, car, plane, road] tourner; [ship] virerto turn down ou into — tourner dans [street, alley]
to turn towards — tourner en direction de [village, mountains]
the conversation turned to Ellie — on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie
2) ( reverse direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour; [tide] changer; [luck] tourner; turn around3) ( revolve) [key, wheel, planet] tourner; [person] se tournerto turn on — [argument] tourner autour de [point, issue]; [outcome] dépendre de [factor]
5) ( spin round angrily)to turn on somebody — [dog] attaquer quelqu'un; [person] se retourner contre quelqu'un
to turn to — se tourner vers [person, religion]
to turn to drink/drugs — se mettre à boire/se droguer
I don't know where ou which way to turn — je ne sais plus où donner de la tête (colloq)
7) ( change)to turn into — [person, tadpole] se transformer en [frog]; [sofa] se transformer en [bed]; [situation, evening] tourner à [farce, disaster]
to turn to — [substance] se changer en [ice, gold]; [fear, surprise] faire place à [horror, relief]
8) ( become by transformation) devenir [pale, cloudy, green]to turn white/black/red — blanchir/noircir/rougir
the weather is turning cold/warm — le temps se rafraîchit/se réchauffe
9) (colloq) ( become) devenir [Conservative, Communist]10) ( go sour) [milk] tourner11) [trees, leaves] jaunir•Phrasal Verbs:- turn in- turn off- turn on- turn out- turn up••at every turn — ( all the time) à tout moment; ( everywhere) partout
one good turn deserves another — Prov c'est un prêté pour un rendu
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45 run
A n1 ( act or period of running) course f ; a two-mile run une course de deux miles ; that was a splendid run by Reeves Reeves a fait une course magnifique ; to go for a run aller courir ; to take the dog for a run in the park aller faire courir le chien au parc ; to break into a run se mettre à courir ; to do sth at a run faire qch en courant ; to take a run at prendre son élan pour franchir [fence, hedge, stream] ; to give sb a clear run fig laisser le champ libre à qn (at doing pour faire) ;2 ( flight) on the run [prisoner] en fuite, en cavale ○ ; to be on the run from sb/sth fuir qn/qch ; to have sb on the run lit mettre qn en fuite ; fig réussir à effrayer qn ; to make a run for it fuir, s'enfuir ; to make a run for the door se précipiter vers la porte ;3 ( series) (of successes, failures, reds, blacks) série f (of de) ; to have a run of (good) luck être en veine ; to have a run of bad luck jouer de malchance ; a run of fine weather une période de beau temps ; we've had a long run without any illness nous avons eu une longue période sans maladie ; the product has had a good run but… le produit a bien marché mais… ;4 Theat série f de représentations ; to have a long run tenir longtemps l'affiche ; to have a six-month run tenir l'affiche pendant six mois ; the play is beginning its Broadway run la pièce commence à se jouer à Broadway ;5 ( trend) (of events, market) tendance f ; the run of the cards/dice was against me le jeu était contre moi ; against the run of play Sport en sens inverse du cours réel du jeu ; in the normal run of things dans l'ordre normal des choses ; out of the common run hors du commun ;6 ( series of thing produced) ( in printing) tirage m ; ( in industry) série f ; a paperback run of 10,000 un tirage de 10 000 exemplaires en poche ;7 Fin ( on Stock Exchange) ( rush) ruée f ; a run on une ruée sur [stock market, bank, item] ; a run on sterling/the dollar une ruée spéculative sur la livre sterling/le dollar ;8 (trip, route) route f, trajet m ; it's only a short run into town ( in car) avec la voiture on est tout de suite en ville ; to go out for a run in the car aller faire un tour en voiture ; the run up to York la route jusqu'à York ; he does the Leeds run twice a week il fait le trajet jusqu'à Leeds deux fois par semaine ; a ferry on the Portsmouth-Caen run le ferry faisant la traversée Portsmouth-Caen ; a bombing run une mission de bombardement ;10 (for rabbit, chickens) enclos m ;11 (in tights, material) échelle f ;12 ( for skiing etc) piste f ;13 ( in cards) suite f ; a run of three une suite de trois cartes ; ⇒ practice run, test run, trial run.1 ( cover by running) courir [race, heat, stage, distance, marathon] ; I ran the rest of the way j'ai couru le reste du chemin ; she ran a brilliant race/a very fast time elle a fait une course superbe/un très bon temps ; the race will be run at 10.30 la course se court à 10 h 30 ;2 ( drive) to run sb to the station/to hospital conduire qn à la gare/à l'hôpital ; to run sb home ou back reconduire qn ; to run the car over to the garage conduire la voiture au garage ; to run sth over to sb's house apporter qch chez qn en voiture ; to run the car into a tree jeter la voiture contre un arbre ;3 (pass, move) to run one's hand over sth passer la main sur qch ; to run one's finger down the list parcourir la liste du doigt ; to run one's eye(s) over sth parcourir rapidement qch ; to run a duster/the vacuum cleaner over sth passer un coup de chiffon/d'aspirateur sur qch ; to run one's pen through sth rayer qch ;4 ( manage) diriger [business, hotel, store, school, country] ; a well-/badly-run organization une organisation bien/mal dirigée ; who is running things here? qui est-ce qui commande ici? ; I'm running this show ○ ! c'est moi qui commande ○ ! ; stop trying to run my life! arrête de vouloir diriger ma vie! ;5 ( operate) faire fonctionner [machine] ; faire tourner [motor, engine] ; exécuter [program] ; entretenir [car] ; to run sth off the mains/off batteries faire fonctionner qch sur secteur/avec des piles ; the car is cheap to run la voiture est peu coûteuse à entretenir ; to run a tape/a film mettre une cassette/un film ; to run tests on sth effectuer des tests sur qch ; to run a check on sb [police] vérifier les antécédents de qn ; ( generally) prendre des renseignements sur qn ;6 (organize, offer) organiser [competition, lessons, course] ; mettre [qch] en place [train, bus, service] ;7 (extend, pass) (of cable, wire, pipe) to run sth between/from/to/around faire passer qch entre/de/à/autour de ; to run a rope through a ring faire passer une corde dans un anneau ;8 ( cause to flow) faire couler [water, bath] ; ouvrir [tap] ; I'll run you a bath je vais te faire couler un bain ; to run water into/over sth faire couler de l'eau dans/sur qch ;11 ( smuggle) faire passer [qch] en fraude [guns, drugs] ;1 ( move quickly) [person, animal] courir ; to run to catch the bus/to help sb courir pour attraper le bus/pour aider qn ; to run to meet sb courir à la rencontre de qn ; to run across/down/up sth traverser/descendre/monter qch en courant ; to run around the house/around (in) the garden courir dans toute la maison/dans le jardin ; will you run over to the shop and get some milk? peux-tu courir au magasin chercher du lait? ; to run for the train courir pour attraper le train ; to run for the exit courir vers la sortie ; to run for one's country Sport courir pour son pays ; to run in the 100 metres/in the 3.30 (race) courir le 100 mètres/dans la course de 15 h 30 ; she came running towards me elle a couru vers moi ; the customers will come running fig les clients vont se précipiter ;2 ( flee) fuir, s'enfuir ; I dropped everything and ran j'ai tout jeté et je me suis enfui ; to run for one's life s'enfuir pour sauver sa peau ○ ; run for your life!, run for it ○ ! sauve qui peut!, déguerpissons ○ ! ; I had to run for it ○ j'ai dû déguerpir ○ ; there's nowhere to run (to) il n'y a nulle part où aller ; to go running to the police courir à la police ; to go running to one's parents se réfugier chez ses parents ;3 ○ ( rush off) filer ○ ; sorry-must run! ○ désolé-il faut que je file! ○ ;4 ( function) [machine, generator] marcher ; [engine, press] tourner ; to leave the engine running laisser tourner le moteur ; to run off fonctionner sur [mains, battery] ; to run on marcher à [diesel, unleaded] ; to run fast/slow [clock] prendre de l'avance/du retard ; the organization runs very smoothly l'organisation fonctionne parfaitement ;5 (continue, last) [contract, lease] courir ; to have another month to run avoir encore un mois à courir ; to run from… to… [school year, season] aller de… à… ;6 Theat [play, musical] tenir l'affiche ; this show will run and run! ce spectacle tiendra l'affiche pendant des mois! ; to run for six months tenir l'affiche pendant six mois ; the film will run (for) another week le film reste à l'affiche une semaine encore ;7 ( pass) to run past/through sth [frontier, path, line] passer/traverser qch ; to run (from) east to west aller d'est en ouest, être orienté est-ouest ; the road runs north for about ten kilometres la route va vers le nord sur une dizaine de kilomètres ; to run parallel to sth être parallèle à qch ; the stripes run vertically les rayures sont verticales ; the bird has a green stripe running down its back l'oiseau a une bande verte le long du dos ; a scar runs down her arm une cicatrice court le long de son bras ;8 ( move) [sledge, vehicle] glisser (on sur ; forward vers l'avant ; back vers l'arrière) ; [curtain] coulisser (on sur) ; to run through sb's hands [rope] filer entre les mains de qn ; a pain ran up my leg une douleur m'est remontée le long de la jambe ; a wave of excitement ran through the crowd un frisson d'excitation a parcouru la foule ; his eyes ran over the page il a parcouru la page des yeux ; the news ran from house to house la nouvelle s'est transmise de maison en maison ;9 ( operate regularly) [buses, trains] circuler ; they don't run on Sundays ils ne circulent pas le dimanche ; a taxi service/ferry runs between X and Y il existe un service de taxi/un ferry entre X et Y ; the train is running late le train est en retard ; programmes are running late this evening ( on TV) les émissions ont du retard ce soir ; we are running 30 minutes behind schedule ou late nous avons 30 minutes de retard ; we're running ahead of schedule nous sommes en avance ;10 ( flow) [water, liquid, stream, tap, bath, nose] couler ; the tap is running le robinet coule or est ouvert ; my nose is running j'ai le nez qui coule ; tears ran down his face les larmes coulaient sur son visage ; there was water running down the walls il y avait de l'eau qui coulait le long des murs ; my body was running with sweat mon corps ruisselait de sueur ; the streets will be running with blood fig le sang coulera à flots dans les rues ; the river ran red with blood la rivière est devenue rouge de sang ; the meat juices ran pink/clear le jus qui est sorti de la viande était rose/incolore ;11 ( flow when wet or melted) [colour, dye, garment] déteindre ; [ink, makeup, butter, cheese] couler ;12 Pol ( as candidate) se présenter ; to run for être candidat/-e au poste de [mayor, governor] ; to run for president être candidat/-e à la présidence ; to run against se présenter or être candidat/-e contre [person] ;13 ( be worded) [message, speech] se présenter, être libellé sout ; the telex runs… le télex se présente or est libellé comme suit… ; so the argument runs selon l'argument habituellement avancé ;14 ( snag) [tights, material] filer.to have the run of sth avoir qch pour soi ; to give sb the run of sth mettre qch à la disposition de qn ; in the long run à la longue, à longue échéance ; in the short run à brève échéance.■ run about, run around:1 (hurrying, playing etc) courir ; I've been running around all over the place looking for you j'ai couru partout pour essayer de te trouver ;■ run across ○:▶ run across [sth/sb] tomber sur ○ [acquaintance, reference].■ run after:■ run along se sauver ○, filer ○ ; run along! sauve-toi ○ !■ run at:▶ run at [sth]1 ( charge towards) se précipiter sur [door, person] ;2 ( be at) [inflation, unemployment] atteindre, être de l'ordre de [percentage, rate, figure] ; with inflation running at 12% avec une inflation de l'ordre de 12%.■ run away:▶ run away1 ( flee) s'enfuir (from sb devant qn ; to do pour faire) ; to run away from home s'enfuir de chez soi ; to run away from one's responsibilities/a situation fuir ses responsabilités/une situation ;2 ( run off) [water, liquid] couler ;▶ run away with [sth/sb]1 ( flee) partir avec [profits, object, person] ;2 ( carry off easily) rafler ○ [prizes, title] ;4 ( get into one's head) to run away with the idea ou notion that s'imaginer que ; I don't want him running away with that idea je ne veux pas qu'il s'imagine ça ; to let one's emotions/one's enthusiasm run away with one se laisser emporter par ses émotions/son enthousiasme.■ run back:▶ run back [sth], run [sth] back rembobiner [tape, film].▶ run back over [sth] revenir sur [points, plans].■ run down:▶ run down [battery] se décharger ; [watch] retarder ; [exports, reserves] diminuer ; [machine, industry, company] s'essouffler ;▶ run down [sth/sb], run [sth/sb] down1 ( in vehicle) renverser ; to be ou get run down by sth être renversé par qch ;2 (reduce, allow to decline) réduire [production, operations, defences, industry, reserves] ; user [battery] ;3 ( disparage) dénigrer [person, economy] ;4 Naut éperonner, heurter [boat] ;■ run in:▶ run in [sth], run [sth] in roder [car, machine] ; ‘running in-please pass’ ‘en rodage’ ;■ run into:▶ run into [sth/sb]2 ( encounter) rencontrer [person, difficulty, opposition, bad weather] ; to run into debt s'endetter ;3 ( amount to) [debt, income, sales] se compter en [hundreds, millions] ; the trial could run into months le procès pourrait durer des mois.■ run off:▶ run off2 [liquid, water] couler ;▶ run off [sth], run [sth] off1 ( print) sortir [copy] (on sur) ;2 ( contest) disputer [heats].■ run on:▶ run on [meeting, seminar] se prolonger ;▶ run on [sth] ( be concerned with) [mind] être préoccupé par ; [thoughts] revenir sur ; [conversation] porter sur ;▶ run on [sth], run [sth] on1 Print faire suivre [qch] sans alinéa ;2 Literat faire enjamber [line].■ run out:▶ run out1 ( become exhausted) [supplies, resources, oil] s'épuiser ; time is running out le temps manque ; my money ran out mes ressources s'étaient épuisées ; my patience is running out je suis en train de perdre patience ;2 ( have no more) [pen, vending machine] être vide ; sorry, I've run out désolé, je n'en ai plus ; quick, before we run out vite, avant que nous n'ayons plus rien ;3 ( expire) [lease, passport] expirer ;▶ run out of ne plus avoir de [petrol, time, money, ideas] ; the car ran out of petrol la voiture est tombée en panne d'essence ; to be running out of n'avoir presque plus de [petrol, time, money, ideas].■ run out on:▶ run out on [sb] abandonner, laisser tomber ○ [family, lover, ally].■ run over:▶ run over1 [meeting, programme] se prolonger, dépasser l'horaire prévu ; to run over by 10 minutes/by an hour dépasser l'horaire prévu de 10 minutes/d'une heure ;▶ run over [sth/sb], run [sth/sb] over1 ( injure) renverser [person, animal] ; ( kill) écraser [person, animal] ; you'll get run over tu vas te faire écraser ;2 ( drive over) passer sur [log, bump, corpse].■ run through:▶ run through [sth]1 ( pass through) [thought, tune, murmur] courir dans ;3 ( look through) parcourir [list, article, notes] ; ( discuss briefly) passer [qch] en revue [main points, schedule] ;4 (use, get through) dépenser [money, inheritance] ;▶ run [sb] through littér ( with sword) transpercer [person] (with avec, de) ; to run sth through the computer passer qch dans l'ordinateur ; to run sth through a series of tests faire passer une série de tests à qch.■ run to:▶ run to [sth] ( extend as far as) [book, report] faire [number of pages, words] ; her tastes don't run to modern jazz ses goûts ne vont pas jusqu'au jazz moderne ; his salary doesn't run to Caribbean cruises son salaire ne lui permet pas une croisière aux Caraïbes ; I don't think I can run to that je ne crois pas pouvoir me permettre cela.■ run up:▶ run up [sth], run [sth] up1 ( accumulate) accumuler [bill, debt] ;2 ( make) fabriquer [dress, curtains] ;3 ( raise) hisser [flag].▶ run up against [sth] se heurter à [obstacle, difficulty]. -
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1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) actual
2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) corriente2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) corriente•- current account
current1 adj actualcurrent2 n corrientethe sea is dangerous here, there is a strong current el mar es peligroso aquí, hay mucha corrientetr['kʌrənt]1 (present, existing - gen) actual; (- month, year) en curso; (most recent - issue) último,-a; (- legislation, licence) vigente2 (generally accepted) corriente, común, habitual, general1 (gen) corriente nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcurrent account cuenta corrientecurrent ['kərənt] adj1) present: actualcurrent events: actualidades2) prevalent: corriente, común♦ currently advcurrent n: corriente fadj.• actual adj.• corriente adj.• en curso adj.n.• corriente s.m.• fluido s.m.
I 'kɜːrənt, 'kʌrənt1) (before n)b) ( most recent) < issue> último2)a) ( valid) <license/membership> vigenteb) ( prevailing) <opinion/practice> corriente, común, habitual
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1) ca) (flow of water, air) corriente fb) ( general trend) corriente f2) c u ( Elec) corriente f['kʌrǝnt]to run off household current — (AmE) funcionar con electricidad
1.ADJ [fashion, tendency] actual; [price, word] corriente; [year, month, week] presente, en cursothe current month/year — el presente mes/año, el mes/año en curso
the current opinion is that... — actualmente se cree que...
this idea/method is still quite current — esta idea/este método se usa bastante todavía
2.N (all senses) corriente fdirect/alternating current — corriente f directa/alterna
- go against the current- go with the current3.CPDcurrent account N — (Brit) cuenta f corriente
current affairs NPL — temas mpl de actualidad
current assets NPL — activo msing corriente
current events N — = current affairs
current liabilities NPL — pasivo msing corriente
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I ['kɜːrənt, 'kʌrənt]1) (before n)b) ( most recent) < issue> último2)a) ( valid) <license/membership> vigenteb) ( prevailing) <opinion/practice> corriente, común, habitual
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1) ca) (flow of water, air) corriente fb) ( general trend) corriente f2) c u ( Elec) corriente fto run off household current — (AmE) funcionar con electricidad
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stænd
1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.)2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.)3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.)4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.)5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.)6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?)7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.)8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.)9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.)10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!)
2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.)2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.)3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.)4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.)5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.)•- standing
3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.)2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.)•- stand-by
4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.)
5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.)- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to
stand1 n tribuna / graderíawe had a good view from our seats in the stand veíamos bien desde nuestras localidades en la tribunastand2 vb1. estar de pie2. ponerse de pie / levantarseeveryone stood when the headmaster came in al entrar el director, todo el mundo se puso de pie3. estar4. poner5. aguantar / soportarstand still! ¡estáte quieto! / ¡no te muevas!
stand m (pl stands) Com stand ' stand' also found in these entries: Spanish: abordaje - aguantar - arisca - arisco - así - atragantarse - atravesarse - atril - banquillo - brazo - campar - cara - caseta - condescendencia - contemplación - convoy - cruzarse - cuadrarse - desorganizada - desorganizado - despuntar - destacar - destacarse - distinguirse - dominar - elevarse - erguirse - erizar - erizarse - estrado - expositor - expositora - flojera - frente - fritura - gorda - gordo - imponer - intríngulis - levantarse - obstaculizar - pabellón - parar - parada - parado - paragüero - pararse - paripé - perchero - pie English: angular - bear - booth - chance - end - fast - hair - humour - hypocrite - leg - news-stand - one-night - pace - stand - stand about - stand around - stand aside - stand back - stand by - stand down - stand for - stand in - stand out - stand over - stand up - stand-in - stand-off - stand-offishness - stand-to - stand-up comic - standby ticket - still - stood - taxi stand - wastefulness - whereas - witness stand - attention - band - bristle - clear - coat - crowd - ease - freeze - get - grand - ground - hand - headtr[stænd]1 (position) lugar nombre masculino, sitio; (attitude, opinion) posición nombre femenino, postura; (defence, resistence) resistencia3 (stall - in market) puesto, tenderete nombre masculino; (- at exhibition) stand nombre masculino; (- at fair) caseta, barraca4 (for taxis) parada5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in stadium) tribuna6 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (witness box) estrado1 (person - be on one's feet) estar de pie, estar; (- get up) ponerse de pie, levantarse; (- remain on one's feet) quedarse de pie; (- take up position) ponerse■ stand still! ¡estáte quieto,-a!, ¡no te muevas!■ don't just stand there! ¡no te quedes allí parado!2 (measure - height) medir; (- value, level) marcar, alcanzar■ inflation stands at 6% la inflación alcanza el 6%3 (thing - be situated) estar, encontrarse, haber4 (remain valid) seguir en pie, seguir vigente5 (be in a certain condition) estar■ he stands high in their opinion tienen muy buena opinión de él, le tienen mucho respeto6 (be in particular situation) estar■ how do things stand between you and your boss? ¿cómo están las cosas entre tu jefe y tú?7 (take attitude, policy) adoptar una postura■ where do you stand on abortion? ¿cuál es tu posición sobre el aborto?8 (be likely to) poder10 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL (run) presentarse1 (place) poner, colocar■ I stood the boy on a box so he could see the procession puso el niño encima de un caja para que viera el desfile■ will it stand the test of time? ¿resistirá el paso del tiempo?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL'No standing' SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL "Prohibido estacionarse"'Stand and deliver!' "La bolsa o la vida"to do something standing on one's head hacer algo con los ojos cerradosto know where one stands saber a qué atenersenot to stand a chance no tener ni la más remota posibilidadto stand bail (for somebody) salir fiador,-ra (por alguien)to stand clear (of something) apartarse (de algo)■ stand clear of the doors! ¡apártense de las puertas!to stand fast / stand firm mantenerse firmeto stand guard over vigilarto stand in the way of impedir, obstaculizar, poner trabas ato stand on ceremony ser muy ceremonioso,-ato stand one's ground mantenerse firme, seguir en sus treceto stand on one's head hacer el pinoto stand on one's own two feet apañárselas solo,-ato stand out a mile saltar a la vistato stand somebody in good stead resultarle muy útil a alguiento stand something on its head dar la vuelta a algo, poner algo patas arribato stand to attention estar firmes, cuadrarseto stand to reason ser lógico,-ato stand trial ser procesado,-ato stand up and be counted dar la cara por sus principioscake stand bandeja para pastelescoat stand / hat stand percheronewspaper stand quiosco1) : estar de pie, estar paradoI was standing on the corner: estaba parada en la esquinathey stand third in the country: ocupan el tercer lugar en el paísthe machines are standing idle: las máquinas están paradashow does he stand on the matter?: ¿cuál es su postura respecto al asunto?5) be: estarthe house stands on a hill: la casa está en una colina6) continue: seguirthe order still stands: el mandato sigue vigentestand vt1) place, set: poner, colocarhe stood them in a row: los colocó en hilera2) tolerate: aguantar, soportarhe can't stand her: no la puede tragar3)to stand firm : mantenerse firme4)to stand guard : hacer la guardiastand n1) resistance: resistencia fto make a stand against: resistir a2) booth, stall: stand m, puesto m, kiosko m (para vender periódicos, etc)3) base: pie m, base f4) : grupo m (de árboles, etc.)5) position: posición f, postura f6) stands nplgrandstand: tribuna fn.• apostadero s.m.• banca s.f.• caseta s.f.• etapa s.f.• parada s.f.• pedestal s.m.• pie s.m.• posición s.f.• postura s.f.• puesto s.m.• quiosco s.m.• soporte s.m.• tarima s.f. (Election, UK)v.v.(§ p.,p.p.: stood) = estar v.(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)• resistir v.• soportar v.stænd
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1)a) ( position) lugar m, sitio mb) ( attitude) postura f, posición fto take a stand on something — adoptar una postura or posición (con) respecto a algo
c) ( resistance) resistencia fto make a stand against something — oponer* resistencia a algo
2)a) (pedestal, base) pie m, base fb) ( for sheet music) atril mc) (for coats, hats) perchero m3) (at fair, exhibition) stand m, caseta f; ( larger) pabellón mnewspaper stand — puesto m de periódicos
a hot-dog stand — (esp AmE) un puesto de perritos calientes
4) ( for spectators) (often pl) tribuna f5) ( witness box) (AmE) estrado m
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(past & past p stood) intransitive verb1)a) (be, remain upright) \<\<person\>\> estar* de pie, estar* parado (AmL)I've been standing here for hours — llevo horas aquí de pie or (AmL) aquí parado
b) ( rise) levantarse, ponerse* de pie, pararse (AmL)her hair stood on end — se le pusieron los pelos de punta, se le pararon los pelos (AmL); see also stand up
c) ( in height)the tower stands 30 meters high — la torre tiene or mide 30 metros de altura
2) (move, take up position) ponerse*, pararse (AmL)stand over there — ponte or (AmL tb) párate allí
he stood on a chair — se subió a or (AmL tb) se paró en una silla
to stand aside — hacerse* a un lado, apartarse
can you stand on your head? — ¿sabes pararte de cabeza or (Esp) hacer el pino?
3)a) (be situated, located)the chapel stands on the site of a pagan temple — la capilla ocupa el lugar de un antiguo templo pagano
b) ( hold position)where do you stand on this issue? — ¿cuál es tu posición en cuanto a este problema?
c) (be mounted, fixed)a hut standing on wooden piles — una choza construida or que descansa sobre pilotes de madera
4)a) (stop, remain still) \<\<person\>\>can't you stand still for two minutes? — ¿no puedes estarte quieto un minuto?
no standing — (AmE) estacionamiento prohibido, prohibido estacionarse
to stand firm o fast — mantenerse* firme
b) ( remain undisturbed) \<\<batter/water\>\>c) (survive, last)5) (remain unchanged, valid) \<\<law/agreement\>\> seguir* vigente or en vigor6)a) (be)b) ( be currently)to stand AT something: unemployment stands at 17% el desempleo alcanza el 17%; receipts stand at $150,000 — el total recaudado asciende a 150.000 dólares
c) ( be likely to)to stand to + INF: he stands to lose a fortune puede llegar a perder una fortuna; what does she stand to gain out of this? — ¿qué es lo que puede ganar con esto ?
7) (for office, election) (BrE) presentarse (como candidato)to stand FOR something: she is standing for the presidency — se va a presentar como candidata a la presidencia
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vt1) ( place) poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*he stood the ladder against the wall — puso or colocó or apoyó la escalera contra la pared
2)a) (tolerate, bear) (with can, can't, won't) \<\<pain/noise\>\> aguantar, soportarI can't stand him — no lo aguanto or soporto, no lo trago (fam)
I can't stand it any longer! — no puedo más!, no aguanto más!
to stand -ING: she can't stand being interrupted — no soporta or no tolera que la interrumpan
b) ( withstand) \<\<heat/strain\>\> soportar, resistir3) ( pay for) \<\<drink/dinner\>\> invitar a•Phrasal Verbs:- stand by- stand in- stand up[stænd] (vb: pt, pp stood)1. N1) (=position) posición f, puesto m2) (fig) (=stance) actitud f, postura f3) (Mil)- make a standone-night standto make or take a stand against sth — oponer resistencia a algo
4) (for taxis) parada f (de taxis)5) (=lamp stand) pie m; (=music stand) atril m; (=hallstand) perchero m6) (=newspaper stand) quiosco m, puesto m (esp LAm); (=market stall) puesto m; (in shop) estante m, puesto m; (at exhibition) caseta f, stand m; (=bandstand) quiosco m7) (Sport) (=grandstand) tribuna f8) (Jur) estrado mto take the stand — (esp US) (=go into witness box) subir a la tribuna de los testigos; (=give evidence) prestar declaración
9) [of trees] hilera f, grupo m10) *** (=erection) empalme *** m11) = standstill2. VT1) (=place) poner, colocar2) (=withstand) resistirit won't stand the cold — no resiste el or al frío
his heart couldn't stand the shock — su corazón no resistió el or al choque
- stand one's ground3) (=tolerate) aguantarI can't stand it any longer! — ¡no aguanto más!
I can't stand (the sight of) him — no lo aguanto, no lo puedo tragar
chance 1., 3)I can't stand waiting for people — no aguanto or soporto que me hagan esperar
4) * (=pay for)to stand sb a drink/meal — invitar a algn a una copa/a comer
3. VI1) (=be upright) estar de pie or derecho, estar parado (LAm)we must stand together — (fig) debemos unirnos or ser solidarios
- stand on one's own two feet- stand tallease 1., 4)2) (=get up) levantarse, pararse (LAm)all stand! — ¡levántense!
3) (=stay, stand still)don't just stand there, do something! — ¡no te quedes ahí parado, haz algo!
to stand talking — seguir hablando, quedarse a hablar
we stood chatting for half an hour — charlamos durante media hora, pasamos media hora charlando
stand and deliver! — ¡la bolsa o la vida!
4) (=tread)he stood on the brakes — (Aut) * pisó el freno a fondo
5) (=measure) medirthe mountain stands 3,000m high — la montaña tiene una altura de 3.000m
6) (=have reached)the thermometer stands at 40° — el termómetro marca 40 grados
the record stands at ten minutes — el record está en diez minutos, el tiempo récord sigue siendo de diez minutos
sales stand at five per cent more than last year — las ventas han aumentado en un cinco por cien en relación con el año pasado
7) (=be situated) encontrarse, ubicarse (LAm)8) (=be mounted, based) apoyarse9) (=remain valid) [offer, argument, decision] seguir en pie or vigenteit has stood for 200 years — ha durado 200 años ya, lleva ya 200 años de vida
10) (fig) (=be placed) estar, encontrarseas things stand, as it stands — tal como están las cosas
how do we stand? — ¿cómo estamos?
where do you stand with him? — ¿cuáles son tus relaciones con él?
11) (=be in a position)what do we stand to gain by it? — ¿qué posibilidades hay para nosotros de ganar algo?, ¿qué ventaja nos daría esto?
we stand to lose a lot — para nosotros supondría una pérdida importante, estamos en peligro de perder bastante
12) (=be)to stand (as) security for sb — (Econ) salir fiador de algn; (fig) salir por algn
clear 2., 3), correct 2., 1)it stands to reason that... — es evidente que..., no cabe duda de que...
13) (=remain undisturbed) estarto let sth stand in the sun — poner algo al sol, dejar algo al sol
14) (Brit) (Pol) presentarse (como candidato)•
to stand against sb in an election — presentarse como oponente a algn en unas elecciones•
to stand as a candidate — presentarse como candidato•
to stand for Parliament — presentarse como candidato a diputado15) (Econ)there is £50 standing to your credit — usted tiene 50 libras en el haber
- stand by- stand in- stand to- stand up* * *[stænd]
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1)a) ( position) lugar m, sitio mb) ( attitude) postura f, posición fto take a stand on something — adoptar una postura or posición (con) respecto a algo
c) ( resistance) resistencia fto make a stand against something — oponer* resistencia a algo
2)a) (pedestal, base) pie m, base fb) ( for sheet music) atril mc) (for coats, hats) perchero m3) (at fair, exhibition) stand m, caseta f; ( larger) pabellón mnewspaper stand — puesto m de periódicos
a hot-dog stand — (esp AmE) un puesto de perritos calientes
4) ( for spectators) (often pl) tribuna f5) ( witness box) (AmE) estrado m
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(past & past p stood) intransitive verb1)a) (be, remain upright) \<\<person\>\> estar* de pie, estar* parado (AmL)I've been standing here for hours — llevo horas aquí de pie or (AmL) aquí parado
b) ( rise) levantarse, ponerse* de pie, pararse (AmL)her hair stood on end — se le pusieron los pelos de punta, se le pararon los pelos (AmL); see also stand up
c) ( in height)the tower stands 30 meters high — la torre tiene or mide 30 metros de altura
2) (move, take up position) ponerse*, pararse (AmL)stand over there — ponte or (AmL tb) párate allí
he stood on a chair — se subió a or (AmL tb) se paró en una silla
to stand aside — hacerse* a un lado, apartarse
can you stand on your head? — ¿sabes pararte de cabeza or (Esp) hacer el pino?
3)a) (be situated, located)the chapel stands on the site of a pagan temple — la capilla ocupa el lugar de un antiguo templo pagano
b) ( hold position)where do you stand on this issue? — ¿cuál es tu posición en cuanto a este problema?
c) (be mounted, fixed)a hut standing on wooden piles — una choza construida or que descansa sobre pilotes de madera
4)a) (stop, remain still) \<\<person\>\>can't you stand still for two minutes? — ¿no puedes estarte quieto un minuto?
no standing — (AmE) estacionamiento prohibido, prohibido estacionarse
to stand firm o fast — mantenerse* firme
b) ( remain undisturbed) \<\<batter/water\>\>c) (survive, last)5) (remain unchanged, valid) \<\<law/agreement\>\> seguir* vigente or en vigor6)a) (be)b) ( be currently)to stand AT something: unemployment stands at 17% el desempleo alcanza el 17%; receipts stand at $150,000 — el total recaudado asciende a 150.000 dólares
c) ( be likely to)to stand to + INF: he stands to lose a fortune puede llegar a perder una fortuna; what does she stand to gain out of this? — ¿qué es lo que puede ganar con esto ?
7) (for office, election) (BrE) presentarse (como candidato)to stand FOR something: she is standing for the presidency — se va a presentar como candidata a la presidencia
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vt1) ( place) poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*he stood the ladder against the wall — puso or colocó or apoyó la escalera contra la pared
2)a) (tolerate, bear) (with can, can't, won't) \<\<pain/noise\>\> aguantar, soportarI can't stand him — no lo aguanto or soporto, no lo trago (fam)
I can't stand it any longer! — no puedo más!, no aguanto más!
to stand -ING: she can't stand being interrupted — no soporta or no tolera que la interrumpan
b) ( withstand) \<\<heat/strain\>\> soportar, resistir3) ( pay for) \<\<drink/dinner\>\> invitar a•Phrasal Verbs:- stand by- stand in- stand up -
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1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) girar2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) dar media vuelta, girarse3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) girar4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigir; desviar5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) doblar6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) volverse, convertirse, transformarse7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) volverse
2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) giro2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vuelta3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) curva, recodo4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) turno5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) número•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up
turn1 n1. turno2. calleturn2 vb1. girar / dar vueltas2. girar / torcerturn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha3. dar la vuelta4. pasar / volver5. volverse / darse la vuelta6. volverse / ponersetr[tɜːn]1 (act of turning) vuelta2 (change of direction) giro, vuelta; (bend) curva, recodo3 (chance, go) turno■ whose turn is it? ¿a quién le toca?4 (change) cambio, giro5 (short walk) vuelta, paseo7 (act of kindness, favour) favor nombre masculino8 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (act) número1 (rotate) girar, hacer girar, dar la vuelta a3 (cause to change direction) girar, dar la vuelta a■ about turn! ¡media vuelta!4 (invert) darle la vuelta a■ it turned her into a different person la convirtió en una persona diferente, la convirtió en otra persona6 (pass) pasar■ it's turned twelve pasan de las doce, son más de las doce, son las doce pasadas7 (fold) doblar8 (shape) tornear, labrar en un torno1 (revolve) girar, dar vueltas2 (change direction - person) girarse, dar la vuelta, volverse; (- car) girar, torcer; (- plane, ship) virar; (- tide) repuntar■ it has turned from a small fishing village into a tourist resort de pueblecito de pescadores se ha convertido en centro turístico\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat every turn a cada paso, a cada momentoby turns / in turns por turnos, sucesivamentein turn a su vez, por su parteon the turn a punto de cambiarone good turn deserves another favor con favor se pagaout of turn fuera de lugarto be badly turned out ir mal vestido,-ato be done to a turn / be cooked to a turn estar en su puntoto be well turned out ir bien vestido,-ato do somebody a good turn hacerle un favor a alguiento do somebody a bad turn hacer un mala pasada a alguiento take it in turns turnarseto turn free dejar en libertad, soltarto turn one's hand to something dedicarse a algoto turn somebody's head afectar mucho a alguien■ they turned the house inside out, but they couldn't find it revolvieron toda la casa, pero no lo encontraronturn and turn about por turnosturn of phrase manera de expresarseturn of the century finales nombre masculino plural de sigloturn of the screw vuelta del tornilloturn ['tərn] vt1) : girar, voltear, volverto turn one's head: voltear la cabezashe turned her chair toward the fire: giró su asiento hacia la hoguera2) rotate: darle vuelta a, hacer girarturn the handle: dale vuelta a la manivela3) sprain, wrench: dislocar, torcer4) upset: revolver (el estómago)5) transform: convertirto turn water into wine: convertir el agua en vino6) shape: tornear (en carpintería)turn vi1) rotate: girar, dar vueltas2) : girar, doblar, dar una vueltaturn left: doble a la izquierdato turn around: dar la media vuelta3) become: hacerse, volverse, ponerse4) sour: agriarse, cortarse (dícese de la leche)5)to turn to : recurrir athey have no one to turn to: no tienen quien les ayudeturn n1) : vuelta f, giro ma sudden turn: una vuelta repentina2) change: cambio m3) curve: curva f (en un camino)4) : turno mthey're awaiting their turn: están esperando su turnowhose turn is it?: ¿a quién le toca?v.• tornear v. (sth.) upexpr.• descubrir (algo) v.v.• cambiar v.• dar vueltas a v.• doblar v.• girar v.• recurrir v.• torcer v.• tornar v.• virar v.• volver v.n.• cambio s.m.• curva s.f.• giro s.m.• lance s.m.• recodo s.m.• retortero s.m.• revuelto s.m.• sesgo s.m.• torneado s.m.• torno s.m.• turno s.m.• vez s.f.• viraje s.m.• vuelta s.f.tɜːrn, tɜːn
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1)a) ( rotation) vuelta fto a turn: the meat was done to a turn — la carne estaba hecha a la perfección, la carne estaba en su punto justo
b) ( change of direction) vuelta f, giro mno left turn — prohibido girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda
take the next left/right turn — tome or (esp Esp) coja or (esp AmL) agarre la próxima a la izquierda/derecha
at every turn — a cada paso, a cada momento
d) (change, alteration)to take a turn for the better — empezar* a mejorar
to take a turn for the worse — empeorar, ponerse* peor
to be on the turn — \<\<events/tide\>\> estar* cambiando; \<\<leaves\>\> estar* cambiando de color; \<\<milk/food\>\> (BrE) estar* echándose a perder
2)a) ( place in sequence)whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?
to take turns o to take it in turn(s) — turnarse
we'll take turns o we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking — nos vamos a turnar para cocinar, vamos a cocinar por turnos
b) (in phrases)in turn: each in turn was asked the same question a cada uno de ellos se le hizo la misma pregunta; out of turn: she realized she'd spoken out of turn — se dio cuenta de que su comentario (or interrupción etc) había estado fuera de lugar
3) ( service)to do somebody a good turn — hacerle* un favor a alguien
4) (form, style)she has a logical/practical turn of mind — es muy lógica/práctica
5)a) (bout of illness, disability)he had a funny turn — le dio un ataque (or un mareo etc)
b) ( nervous shock) susto m6) ( act) (esp BrE) número m
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1)a) ( rotate) \<\<knob/handle/wheel\>\> (hacer*) girarb) (set, regulate)to turn something to something: turn the knob to `hot' ponga el indicador en `caliente'; he turned the oven to a lower temperature — bajó la temperatura del horno
2)a) (change position, direction of) \<\<head\>\> volver*, voltear (AmL exc RPl)she turned her back on them — les volvió or les dio la espalda, les volteó la espalda (AmL exc RPl)
can you turn the TV this way a bit? — ¿puedes poner el televisor más para este lado?
b) (direct, apply)to turn something to something: I turned my mind to more pleasant thoughts me puse a pensar en cosas más agradables; the administration has turned its efforts to... la administración ha dirigido sus esfuerzos a...; they turned the situation to their own profit — utilizaron la situación para su propio provecho; advantage b)
3)a) ( reverse) \<\<mattress/omelette\>\> darle* la vuelta a, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<page\>\> pasar, volver*, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<soil\>\> remover*, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS)he turned the card face down — puso or volvió la carta boca abajo
b) ( upset)4)a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS)b) ( pass)5) ( send)I couldn't simply turn him from my door — no le podía negar ayuda, no le podía volver la espalda; loose I 2)
6)a) (change, transform) volver*to turn something to/into something — transformar or convertir* algo en algo
they've turned the place into a pigsty! — han puesto la casa (or la habitación etc) como una pocilga!
b) ( make sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarc) ( confuse) \<\<mind\>\> trastornar7)a) ( shape - on lathe) tornear; (- on potter's wheel) hacer*b) ( formulate)a well-turned phrase — una frase elegante or pulida
8) ( make) \<\<profit\>\> sacar*
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vi1) ( rotate) \<\<handle/wheel\>\> girar, dar* vuelta(s)the outcome of the election turns on one crucial factor — el resultado de las elecciones depende de un factor decisivo
2)a) ( to face in different direction) \<\<person\>\> volverse*, darse* la vuelta, voltearse (AmL exc CS), darse* vuelta (CS); \<\<car\>\> dar* la vuelta, dar* vuelta (CS)she turned to me with a smile — me miró sonriéndome, se volvió hacia mí con una sonrisa
he turned onto his side — se volvió or se puso de lado
left/right turn! — (BrE Mil) media vuelta a la izquierda/derecha!
b) (change course, direction)the army then turned north — entonces el ejército cambió de rumbo, dirigiéndose al norte
to turn left/right — girar or doblar or torcer* a la izquierda/derecha
c) ( curve) \<\<road/river\>\> torcer*3)a) ( focus on)to turn to another subject — pasar a otro tema, cambiar de tema
b) (resort, have recourse to)to turn to violence/a friend — recurrir a la violencia/un amigo
to turn to drink — darse* a la bebida
to turn to somebody/something for something: she turned to her parents for support recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo; he turned to nature for inspiration — buscó inspiración en la naturaleza
4)a) ( become)Ed Wright, naturalist turned politician — Ed Wright, naturalista convertido en or vuelto político
b) ( be transformed)to turn into something — convertirse* en algo
water turns into steam — el agua se convierte or se transforma en vapor
to turn to something — (liter) convertirse* en algo
c) ( change) \<\<luck/weather/tide\>\> cambiard) ( change color) \<\<leaves\>\> cambiar de colore) ( go sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarse5) ( when reading)turn to page 19 — abran el libro en la página 19, vayan a la página 19
6) (AmE Busn) \<\<merchandise\>\> venderse•Phrasal Verbs:- turn in- turn off- turn on- turn out- turn up[tɜːn]1. N1) (=rotation) vuelta f, revolución f; [of spiral] espira f•
he gave the handle a turn — dio vuelta a la palanca•
to give a screw another turn — apretar un tornillo una vuelta más2) (Aut) (in road) vuelta f, curva fto do a left turn — (Aut) doblar or girar a la izquierda
3) (Aut) (=turn-off) salida f4) (Naut) viraje m5) (Swimming) vuelta f6) (=change of direction)•
at every turn — (fig) a cada paso•
to be on the turn, the tide is on the turn — la marea está cambiandothe economy may at last be on the turn — puede que por fin la economía de un giro importante or cambie de signo
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things took a new turn — las cosas tomaron otro cariz or aspectowhose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?
it's her turn next — le toca a ella después, ella es la primera en turno
•
turn and turn about — cada uno por turno, ahora esto y luego aquello•
by turns — por turnos, sucesivamente•
to give up one's turn — ceder la vez•
in turn — por turnos, sucesivamenteand they, in turn, said... — y ellos a su vez dijeron...
•
to miss one's turn — perder la vez or el turnoto speak out of turn — (fig) hablar fuera de lugar
•
to take one's turn — llegarle (a algn) su turnoto take turns at doing sth — alternar or turnarse para hacer algo
•
to wait one's turn — esperar (algn) su turno8) (=short walk) vuelta f9) (Med) (=fainting fit etc) vahído m, desmayo m; (=crisis) crisis f inv, ataque m10) * (=fright) susto mthe news gave me quite a turn — la noticia me asustó or dejó de piedra
11) (esp Brit) (Theat) número m, turno m12) (=deed)•
to do sb a bad turn — hacer una mala pasada a algn•
to do sb a good turn — hacerle un favor a algn13) (Culin)14) (=inclination)an odd turn of mind — una manera retorcida or (LAm) chueca de pensar
to be of or have a scientific turn of mind — ser más dado a las ciencias
15) (=expression)turn of phrase — forma f de hablar, giro m
2. VT1) (=rotate) [+ wheel, handle] girar, dar vueltas a; [+ screw] atornillar, destornillar•
you can turn it through 90° — se puede girarlo hasta 90 grados•
turn it to the left — dale una vuelta hacia la izquierda2) (also: turn over) [+ record, mattress, steak] dar la vuelta a, voltear (LAm); [+ page] pasar; [+ soil] revolver; [+ hay] volver al revés•
to turn a dress inside out — volver un vestido del revés- turn the page3) (=direct) dirigir, volver•
they turned him against us — le pusieron en contra nuestra•
to turn one's attention to sth — concentrar su atención en algo•
to turn one's eyes in sb's direction — volver la mirada hacia donde está algn•
to turn a gun on sb — apuntar una pistola a algn•
the fireman turned the hose on the building — el bombero dirigió la manguera hacia el edificio•
to turn the lights (down) low — poner la luz más baja•
to turn one's steps homeward — dirigirse a casa, volver los pasos hacia casa•
to turn one's thoughts to sth — concentrarse en algo- turn the other cheekto turn one's hand to sth —
- turn sb's head: earning all that money has turned his/her headalready in her first film she turned a few heads — ya en su primera película la gente se fijó en ella
- turn the tables4) (=pass) doblar, dar la vuelta ait's turned four o'clock — son las cuatro y pico or (esp LAm) las cuatro pasadas
- have turned the corner5) (=change)the heat turned the walls black — el calor volvió negras las paredes, el calor ennegreció las paredes
the shock turned her hair white — del susto, el pelo se le puso blanco
his goal turned the game — (Brit) su gol le dio un vuelco al partido
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to turn sth into sth — convertir algo en algo•
she turned her dreams to reality — hizo sus sueños realidad, realizó sus sueños6) (=deflect) [+ blow] desviar7) (=shape) [+ wood, metal] tornearwell-turned8) (Culin)9)to turn a profit — (esp US) sacar un beneficio, tener ganancias
3. VI1) (=rotate) [wheel etc] girar, dar vueltas•
the object turned on a stand — el objeto giraba en un pedestal•
his stomach turned at the sight — al verlo se le revolvió el estómago, se le revolvieron las tripas al verlo *toss 3., 1)to turn in one's grave —
2) (=change direction) [person] dar la vuelta, voltearse (LAm); [tide] repuntarto turn and go back — volverse or dar la vuelta y regresar
right turn! — (Mil) derecha... ¡ar!
the game turned after half-time — (Brit) el partido dio un vuelco tras el descanso
•
to turn against sb — volverse contra algn•
to turn for home — volver hacia casa•
farmers are turning from cows to pigs — los granjeros cambian de vacas a cerdos•
then our luck turned — luego mejoramos de suerte•
to turn to sb/sth, he turned to me and smiled — se volvió hacia mí y sonrióour thoughts turn to those who... — pensamos ahora en los que...
he turned to drink — se dio a la bebida, le dio por el alcohol
•
I don't know which way to turn — (fig) no sé qué hacer•
I don't know where to turn for money — no sé en qué parte ir a buscar dinero•
the wind has turned — el viento ha cambiado de dirección3) (Aut) torcer, girar; (Aer, Naut) virarto turn left — (Aut) torcer or girar or doblar a la izquierda
•
the car turned into a lane — el coche se metió en una bocacalle•
to turn to port — (Naut) virar a babor4) (=change)•
to turn into sth — convertirse or transformarse en algothe princess turned into a toad — la princesa se transformó en sapo, la princesa quedó transformada en sapo
•
the leaves were turning — se estaban descolorando or dorando las hojas•
the milk has turned — la leche se ha cortado•
it turned to stone — se convirtió en piedrahis admiration turned to scorn — su admiración se tornó or se transformó en desprecio
•
to wait for the weather to turn — esperar a que cambie el tiempo5) (=become)•
the weather or it has turned cold — el tiempo se ha puesto frío, se ha echado el frío6) (=depend)•
everything turns on his decision — todo depende de su decisióneverything turns on whether... — todo depende de si...
4.CPDturn signal N — (US) (Aut) indicador m (de dirección)
- turn in- turn off- turn on- turn out- turn to- turn up* * *[tɜːrn, tɜːn]
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1)a) ( rotation) vuelta fto a turn: the meat was done to a turn — la carne estaba hecha a la perfección, la carne estaba en su punto justo
b) ( change of direction) vuelta f, giro mno left turn — prohibido girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda
take the next left/right turn — tome or (esp Esp) coja or (esp AmL) agarre la próxima a la izquierda/derecha
at every turn — a cada paso, a cada momento
d) (change, alteration)to take a turn for the better — empezar* a mejorar
to take a turn for the worse — empeorar, ponerse* peor
to be on the turn — \<\<events/tide\>\> estar* cambiando; \<\<leaves\>\> estar* cambiando de color; \<\<milk/food\>\> (BrE) estar* echándose a perder
2)a) ( place in sequence)whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?
to take turns o to take it in turn(s) — turnarse
we'll take turns o we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking — nos vamos a turnar para cocinar, vamos a cocinar por turnos
b) (in phrases)in turn: each in turn was asked the same question a cada uno de ellos se le hizo la misma pregunta; out of turn: she realized she'd spoken out of turn — se dio cuenta de que su comentario (or interrupción etc) había estado fuera de lugar
3) ( service)to do somebody a good turn — hacerle* un favor a alguien
4) (form, style)she has a logical/practical turn of mind — es muy lógica/práctica
5)a) (bout of illness, disability)he had a funny turn — le dio un ataque (or un mareo etc)
b) ( nervous shock) susto m6) ( act) (esp BrE) número m
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1)a) ( rotate) \<\<knob/handle/wheel\>\> (hacer*) girarb) (set, regulate)to turn something to something: turn the knob to `hot' ponga el indicador en `caliente'; he turned the oven to a lower temperature — bajó la temperatura del horno
2)a) (change position, direction of) \<\<head\>\> volver*, voltear (AmL exc RPl)she turned her back on them — les volvió or les dio la espalda, les volteó la espalda (AmL exc RPl)
can you turn the TV this way a bit? — ¿puedes poner el televisor más para este lado?
b) (direct, apply)to turn something to something: I turned my mind to more pleasant thoughts me puse a pensar en cosas más agradables; the administration has turned its efforts to... la administración ha dirigido sus esfuerzos a...; they turned the situation to their own profit — utilizaron la situación para su propio provecho; advantage b)
3)a) ( reverse) \<\<mattress/omelette\>\> darle* la vuelta a, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<page\>\> pasar, volver*, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<soil\>\> remover*, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS)he turned the card face down — puso or volvió la carta boca abajo
b) ( upset)4)a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS)b) ( pass)5) ( send)I couldn't simply turn him from my door — no le podía negar ayuda, no le podía volver la espalda; loose I 2)
6)a) (change, transform) volver*to turn something to/into something — transformar or convertir* algo en algo
they've turned the place into a pigsty! — han puesto la casa (or la habitación etc) como una pocilga!
b) ( make sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarc) ( confuse) \<\<mind\>\> trastornar7)a) ( shape - on lathe) tornear; (- on potter's wheel) hacer*b) ( formulate)a well-turned phrase — una frase elegante or pulida
8) ( make) \<\<profit\>\> sacar*
2.
vi1) ( rotate) \<\<handle/wheel\>\> girar, dar* vuelta(s)the outcome of the election turns on one crucial factor — el resultado de las elecciones depende de un factor decisivo
2)a) ( to face in different direction) \<\<person\>\> volverse*, darse* la vuelta, voltearse (AmL exc CS), darse* vuelta (CS); \<\<car\>\> dar* la vuelta, dar* vuelta (CS)she turned to me with a smile — me miró sonriéndome, se volvió hacia mí con una sonrisa
he turned onto his side — se volvió or se puso de lado
left/right turn! — (BrE Mil) media vuelta a la izquierda/derecha!
b) (change course, direction)the army then turned north — entonces el ejército cambió de rumbo, dirigiéndose al norte
to turn left/right — girar or doblar or torcer* a la izquierda/derecha
c) ( curve) \<\<road/river\>\> torcer*3)a) ( focus on)to turn to another subject — pasar a otro tema, cambiar de tema
b) (resort, have recourse to)to turn to violence/a friend — recurrir a la violencia/un amigo
to turn to drink — darse* a la bebida
to turn to somebody/something for something: she turned to her parents for support recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo; he turned to nature for inspiration — buscó inspiración en la naturaleza
4)a) ( become)Ed Wright, naturalist turned politician — Ed Wright, naturalista convertido en or vuelto político
b) ( be transformed)to turn into something — convertirse* en algo
water turns into steam — el agua se convierte or se transforma en vapor
to turn to something — (liter) convertirse* en algo
c) ( change) \<\<luck/weather/tide\>\> cambiard) ( change color) \<\<leaves\>\> cambiar de colore) ( go sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarse5) ( when reading)turn to page 19 — abran el libro en la página 19, vayan a la página 19
6) (AmE Busn) \<\<merchandise\>\> venderse•Phrasal Verbs:- turn in- turn off- turn on- turn out- turn up -
49 play
1. noun1) (Theatre) [Theater]stück, dassay/do something in play — etwas aus od. im od. zum Spaß sagen/tun
play [up]on words — Wortspiel, das
be in/out of play — [Ball:] im Spiel/aus [dem Spiel] sein
make a play for somebody/something — (fig. coll.) hinter jemandem/etwas her sein (ugs.); es auf jemanden/etwas abgesehen haben
4)come into play, be brought or called into play — ins Spiel kommen
make [great] play with something — viel Wesen um etwas machen
give full play to one's emotions/imagination — etc. (fig.) seinen Gefühlen/seiner Fantasie usw. freien Lauf lassen
6) (rapid movement)2. intransitive verbthe play of light on water — das Spiel des Lichts auf Wasser
1) spielenplay [up]on words — Wortspiele/ein Wortspiel machen
not have much time to play with — (coll.) zeitlich nicht viel Spielraum haben
play into somebody's hands — (fig.) jemandem in die Hand od. Hände arbeiten
play safe — sichergehen; auf Nummer Sicher gehen (ugs.)
2) (Mus.) spielen (on auf + Dat.)3. transitive verb1) (Mus.): (perform on) spielenplay the violin — etc. Geige usw. spielen
play something on the piano — etc. etwas auf dem Klavier usw. spielen
play something by ear — etwas nach dem Gehör spielen
play it by ear — (fig.) es dem Augenblick/der Situation überlassen
2) spielen [Grammophon, Tonbandgerät]; abspielen [Schallplatte, Tonband]; spielen lassen [Radio]3) (Theatre; also fig.) spielenplay a town — in einer Stadt spielen
play the fool/innocent — den Clown/Unschuldigen spielen
play a trick/joke on somebody — jemanden hereinlegen (ugs.) /jemandem einen Streich spielen
5) (Sport, Cards) spielen [Fußball, Karten, Schach usw.]; spielen od. antreten gegen [Mannschaft, Gegner]play a match — einen Wettkampf bestreiten; (in team games) ein Spiel machen
he played me at chess/squash — er war im Schach/Squash mein Gegner
7) (Cards) spielenplay one's cards right — (fig.) es richtig anfassen (fig.)
8) (coll.): (gamble on)play the market — spekulieren (in mit od. Wirtsch. in + Dat.)
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/56069/play_about">play about- play at- play off- play on- play up* * *[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) spielen2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) spielen3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spielen5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) spielen8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) spielen9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) richten10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) ausspielen2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) das Spiel2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) das Schauspiel3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) das Spiel4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) der Spielraum•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up* * *[pleɪ]I. NOUNto be at \play beim Spiel sein, spielento do sth in \play etw [nur] zum Spaß tunit's only in \play es ist doch nur Spaßrain stopped \play wegen des Regens wurde das Spiel unterbrochenthe start/close of \play der Beginn/das Ende des Spielsto be in/out of \play im Spiel/im Aus seinto make a bad/good \play ein schlechtes/gutes Spiel machena foul \play ein Foul[spiel] ntto go to see a \play ins Theater gehenone-act \play Einakter mradio \play Hörspiel nttelevision \play Fernsehspiel nt, Fernsehfilm mthe \play of emotion across his face revealed his conflict seine widerstreitenden Gefühle spiegelten sich in seinem Gesicht widerthe \play of light [on sth] das Spiel des Lichts [auf etw dat]to bring sth into \play etw ins Spiel bringen, etw einsetzento come into \play eine Rolle spielen10.▶ \play on words Wortspiel nt1. (amuse oneself)▪ to \play [somewhere] [irgendwo] spielencan Jenny come out and \play? kann Jenny zum Spielen rauskommen?to \play on the swings schaukeln2. SPORT spielenLeonora always \plays to win Leonora will immer gewinnento \play fair/rough fair/hart spielenit wasn't really \playing fair not to tell her ( fig) es war nicht besonders fair, dass du ihr nichts gesagt hast▪ to \play against sb gegen jdn spielenthey're a difficult team to \play against diese Mannschaft ist ein schwieriger Gegnerto \play for a city/team für eine Stadt/ein Team spielento \play in attack/defence in der Offensive/als Verteidiger/Verteidigerin spielento \play in goal den Torwart/die Torwartin spielento \play in the match am Spiel teilnehmen3. actor spielen‘Hamlet’ is \playing at the Guildhall in der Guildhall kommt zurzeit der ‚Hamlet‘to \play opposite sb mit jdm [zusammen] spielento \play to a full house vor ausverkauftem Haus spielenMacbeth \played to full houses die Macbeth-Vorstellungen waren immer ausverkauft5. (move)the searchlights \played across [or over] the facade die [Such]scheinwerfer strichen über die Fassadewe watched the light \playing on the water wir beobachteten das Spiel des Lichts auf dem Wassershe could hear the fountain \playing sie hörte den Springbrunnen plätschern6. (gamble) spielento \play for fun zum Spaß [o ohne Einsatz] spielento \play for money um Geld spielenhow will this \play with the voters? wie wird das bei den Wählern ankommen?to \play dumb sich akk taub stellen10.▶ to \play to the gallery billige Effekthascherei betreiben pej; politician populistische Stammtischparolen ausgeben pej▶ to \play into sb's hands jdm in die Hände arbeiten▶ to \play for time versuchen, Zeit zu gewinnen, auf Zeit spielenIII. TRANSITIVE VERB1.Luke \plays centre forward/back Luke ist Mittelstürmer/Verteidigerto \play a match ein Spiel bestreiten, spielen▪ to \play sb gegen jdn spielenJames will be \playing Theo James wird gegen Theo antreten3. (strike)to \play a shot schießen; (in snooker) stoßento \play a stroke schlagen4. (adopt)to \play a part [or role] eine Rolle spielen5. (act)don't \play the innocent with me tu nicht so unschuldig6. (function as)to \play host to sb jds Gastgeber/Gastgeberin sein7. (perform)▪ to \play sth etw spielen\play us a song [or a song for us] then! spiel uns ein Lied [vor]!to \play sth by ear etw nach Gehör spielento \play an encore eine Zugabe geben8. (perform on)▪ to \play sth etw spielento \play the bagpipes/piano/violin Dudelsack/Klavier/Geige spielen9. (perform at)to play Berlin/London/San Francisco in Berlin/London/San Francisco spielen10. (listen to)▪ to \play sth CD, tape etw [ab]spielento \play the radio Radio hörenmust you \play your radio loud? musst du dein Radio so laut stellen?to \play one's stereo seine Anlage anhaben fam11. (watch)12. (broadcast)they're \playing African music on the radio im Radio kommt gerade afrikanische Musik13. (gamble)to \play the horses auf Pferde wettento \play a slot machine an einem Spielautomaten spielento \play the stock market an der Börse spekulieren14. (perpetrate)to \play a trick [or joke] on sb jdn hochnehmen fig fam, jdn veräppeln fam; (practical joke) [jdm] einen Streich spielenhe's always \playing tricks der ist vielleicht ein Scherzkeks sl15. (direct)the rescue team \played searchlights over the area das Rettungsteam ließ Scheinwerfer über die Gegend schweifento \play an ace/a king ein Ass/einen König [aus]spielento \play a trump einen Trumpf spielen17. anglerto \play a fish einen Fisch auszappeln lassen (durch Nachlassen der Leine)18. (treat)▪ to \play sb for sth jdn wie etw behandeln19.▶ to \play one's cards right geschickt taktieren▶ to \play sb false jdn hintergehenthe firm continues to \play the field and negotiate with other companies die Firma sondiert das Terrain und verhandelt mit weiteren Firmen▶ to \play footsie with sb ( fam: under table) mit jdm füßeln DIAL; (cooperate) mit jdm unter einer Decke stecken fam▶ to \play gooseberry BRIT ( fam) das fünfte Rad am Wagen sein fam; (chaperone) den Anstandswauwau spielen hum fam▶ to \play havoc with sth etw durcheinanderbringen* * *[pleɪ]1. nto do/say sth in play — etw aus Spaß tun/sagen
play on words — Wortspiel nt
children at play —
children learn through play he lost £800 in a few hours' play — Kinder lernen beim Spiel er hat beim Spiel innerhalb von ein paar Stunden £ 800 verloren
because of bad weather play was impossible — es konnte wegen schlechten Wetters nicht gespielt werden
in a clever piece of play, in a clever play (US) — in einem klugen Schachzug
there was some exciting play toward(s) the end — gegen Ende gab es einige spannende (Spiel)szenen
3) (TECH, MECH) Spiel nt1 mm (of) play — 1 mm Spiel
5) (fig: moving patterns) Spiel nt6)(fig phrases)
to come into play — ins Spiel kommento give full play to one's imagination — seiner Fantasie or Phantasie (dat) freien Lauf lassen
the game allows the child's imagination (to be given) full play — das Spiel gestattet die freie Entfaltung der kindlichen Fantasie
to make great play of doing sth (Brit) — viel Wind darum machen, etw zu tun
to make a play for sth — es auf etw (acc) abgesehen haben
2. vt1) game, card, ball, position spielen; player aufstellen, einsetzento play shop — (Kaufmanns)laden spielen, Kaufmann spielen
to play a mean/dirty trick on sb — jdn auf gemeine/schmutzige Art hereinlegen
See:→ cardto play it cautious/clever — vorsichtig/klug vorgehen
to play the fool — den Clown spielen, herumblödeln
See:→ cool3) instrument, record, tune spielento play sth through/over — etw durchspielen
4) (= direct) lights, jet of water richten3. vi1) (esp child) spielento go out to play —
to play at mothers and fathers/cowboys and Indians — Vater und Mutter/Cowboy und Indianer spielen
he's just playing at it — er tut nur so
the firemen's hoses played on the flames — die Schläuche der Feuerwehrmänner waren auf die Flammen gerichtet
6) (SPORT ground, pitch) sich bespielen lassenthe pitch plays well/badly — auf dem Platz spielt es sich gut/schlecht
* * *play [pleı]A schildren at play spielende Kinder;watch children at play Kindern beim Spielen zusehen;a) spielen,c) Schach: am Zug sein;it is your play Sie sind am Spiel;keep the ball in play den Ball im Spiel halten;the ball went out of play der Ball ging ins Aus;hold in play fig beschäftigen;have more of the play SPORT mehr vom Spiel haben, die größeren Spielanteile haben3. Spiel(weise) n(f):that was pretty play das war gut (gespielt);4. fig Spiel n, Spielerei f:a play (up)on words ein Wortspiel5. Kurzweil f, Vergnügen n, Zeitvertreib m6. Scherz m, Spaß m:in play im Scherz7. a) Schauspiel n, (Theater-, Bühnen) Stück nb) Vorstellung f:go to a play ins Theater gehen;(as) good as a play äußerst amüsant oder interessant8. MUS Spiel n, Vortrag m10. fig Spiel n (von Licht auf Wasser etc):play of colo(u)rs (muscles) Farben-(Muskel)spiel12. Tätigkeit f, Bewegung f, Gang m:a) in Gang bringen,come into play ins Spiel kommen;a) Wirkung haben,b) seinen Zweck erfüllen;make play with zur Geltung bringen, sich brüsten mit;make great play of sth viel Aufheben(s) oder Wesens von etwas machen;in full play in vollem Gange;lively play of fantasy lebhafte Fantasie13. a) TECH Spiel n:give the rope some play das Seil locker lassenb) Bewegungsfreiheit f, fig auch Spielraum m:full play of the mind freie Entfaltung des Geistes;14. umg Manöver n, Trick m, Schachzug m:make a play for sich bemühen um, es abgesehen haben auf (akk)15. US sla) Beachtung fb) Publizität f, Propaganda fB v/ib) mitspielen (auch fig mitmachen):play at business ein bisschen in Geschäften machen;play at keeping shop Kaufmann spielen;play for time Zeit zu gewinnen suchen; SPORT auf Zeit spielen;play for a cup einen Pokal ausspielen;play to win auf Sieg spielen;what do you think you are playing at? was soll denn das?;play (up)on MUS auf einem Instrument spielen; mit Worten spielen; fig jemandes Schwächen (geschickt) ausnutzen;play safe umg auf Nummer sicher gehen;he will not play again this season er fällt für den Rest der Saison aus; → fair1 B 4, false B, gallery 3 a2. a) Kartenspiel: ausspielenb) Schach: am Zug sein, ziehen:white to play Weiß zieht oder ist am Zuge3. a) herumspielen, sich amüsierenb) Unsinn treibenc) scherzen4. a) sich tummelnb) flattern, gaukelnc) spielen (Lächeln, Licht etc) (on auf dat)d) schillern (Farbe)e) in Betrieb sein (Springbrunnen)5. a) schießenb) spritzenc) strahlen, streichen:play on gerichtet sein auf (akk), bespritzen (Schlauch, Wasserstrahl), anstrahlen, absuchen (Scheinwerfer)6. TECHa) Spiel (-raum) habenb) sich bewegen (Kolben etc)C v/t1. Karten, Tennis etc, auch MUS, THEAT eine Rolle, ein Stück etc spielen, eine Nationalhymne abspielen, SPORT ein Spiel austragen:play (sth on) the piano (etwas auf dem) Klavier spielen;play sb sth jemandem etwas vorspielen;play shop (pirates) Kaufmann (Piraten) spielen;play the great lady sich als große Dame aufspielen;play both ends against the middle fig vorsichtig lavieren, raffiniert vorgehen;play it safe umg auf Nummer sicher gehen;play it differently es anders handhaben oder machen;play the races bei (Pferde)Rennen wetten;played out figa) erledigt‘, fertig, erschöpft,b) verbraucht (Talent etc), abgetakelt (Schauspieler etc),c) abgedroschen (Witz), überstrapaziert (These etc); (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven)2. SPORTa) antreten oder spielen gegen:play sb at chess gegen jemanden Schach spielenb) einen Spieler aufstellen, in die Mannschaft (auf)nehmenb) eine Schachfigur ziehen5. ein Geschütz, einen Scheinwerfer, einen Licht- oder Wasserstrahl etc richten (on auf akk):play a hose on sth etwas bespritzen;play colo(u)red lights on sth etwas bunt anstrahlen* * *1. noun1) (Theatre) [Theater]stück, dassay/do something in play — etwas aus od. im od. zum Spaß sagen/tun
play [up]on words — Wortspiel, das
be in/out of play — [Ball:] im Spiel/aus [dem Spiel] sein
make a play for somebody/something — (fig. coll.) hinter jemandem/etwas her sein (ugs.); es auf jemanden/etwas abgesehen haben
4)come into play, be brought or called into play — ins Spiel kommen
make [great] play with something — viel Wesen um etwas machen
2. intransitive verbgive full play to one's emotions/imagination — etc. (fig.) seinen Gefühlen/seiner Fantasie usw. freien Lauf lassen
1) spielenplay [up]on words — Wortspiele/ein Wortspiel machen
not have much time to play with — (coll.) zeitlich nicht viel Spielraum haben
play into somebody's hands — (fig.) jemandem in die Hand od. Hände arbeiten
play safe — sichergehen; auf Nummer Sicher gehen (ugs.)
2) (Mus.) spielen (on auf + Dat.)3. transitive verb1) (Mus.): (perform on) spielenplay the violin — etc. Geige usw. spielen
play something on the piano — etc. etwas auf dem Klavier usw. spielen
play it by ear — (fig.) es dem Augenblick/der Situation überlassen
2) spielen [Grammophon, Tonbandgerät]; abspielen [Schallplatte, Tonband]; spielen lassen [Radio]3) (Theatre; also fig.) spielenplay the fool/innocent — den Clown/Unschuldigen spielen
4) (execute, practise)play a trick/joke on somebody — jemanden hereinlegen (ugs.) /jemandem einen Streich spielen
5) (Sport, Cards) spielen [Fußball, Karten, Schach usw.]; spielen od. antreten gegen [Mannschaft, Gegner]play a match — einen Wettkampf bestreiten; (in team games) ein Spiel machen
he played me at chess/squash — er war im Schach/Squash mein Gegner
6) (Sport) ausführen [Schlag]; (Cricket etc.) schlagen [Ball]7) (Cards) spielenplay one's cards right — (fig.) es richtig anfassen (fig.)
8) (coll.): (gamble on)play the market — spekulieren (in mit od. Wirtsch. in + Dat.)
Phrasal Verbs:- play at- play off- play on- play up* * *(theatre) n.Stück -e n.Theaterstück n. n.Schauspiel n.Spiel -e n. (at) cards expr.Karten spielen ausdr. v.spielen v. -
50 take\ in
1. III1) take in smth. /smth. in/ she took in the washing when the rain began она сняла белье, когда пошел дождь; take in the harvest собирать /убирать/ урожай2) take in smth. / smth. in/ take in taxes собирать налоги; take in money загребать деньги3) take in smth., smb. /smth., smb. in/ take in smb.'s card передавать чью-л. визитную карточку; take in smb.'s name докладывать о ком-л.; take a lady in сопровождать даму [к столу]4) take in smth. /smth. in/ take in a paper (a journal, periodicals, a magazine, 'The Times', etc.) получать /подписываться на/ газету и т.д.5) take in smb. /smb. in/ take in lodgers (paying guests, boarders, travellers, customers, etc.) брать жильцов и т.д., сдавать комнаты жильцам и т.д.; take in a refugee (an orphan, homeless children) приютить беженца и т.д.; take in guests принимать гостей (в гостинице); can you take me in for a day or two? не могли бы вы приютить меня на несколько дней?6) take in smth. /smth. in/ take in washing (sewing, fancy-work, etc.) брать старку и т.д.7) take in smth. /smth. in/ take in a seam сузить в шве; take a sleeve in укоротить рукав; take in a dress ушить платье; take in a slack line /the slack/ натянуть ослабший канат; take in sail убрать паруса8) take in smth. /smth. in/ take in coal (water, a supply of fresh fruit, supplies, water and provisions, etc.) запасать уголь и т.д., запасаться углем и т.д.; most ships stop here to take in fresh water большинство кораблей останавливается здесь, чтобы пополнить запасы свежей /питьевей/ воды9) take in smth. / smth. in/ take in the whole situation, the full meaning of her words, the lines, etc.) понять обстановку и т.д.; he listens to the lectures without taking them in он слушает лекции, но смысла их не понимает; give me time to take it all in дайте мне время во всем этом разобраться; I cannot take in the fact that he is dead никак не могу привыкнуть к мысли, что он умер10) take in smth. /smth. in/ take in every detail of the picture (the whole landscape, a pleasing glimpse of the wood, the ever changing view, etc.) увидеть /охватить/ взором каждую деталь картины и т.д.; the children were taking it all in дети все разглядывали; the eye cannot take the whole valley in всю долину глазом не охватить11) take smb. in /in smb./ it was easy to take him in его нетрудно было обмануть12) take in smth. / smth. in/ the tour takes in all the important towns (six European capitals, etc.) маршрут включает все важные города и т.д.; the inventory takes in all the contents of the room в опись включается все, что находится в комнате; we haven't enough time to take in all the sights у нас не хватит времени осмотреть все достопримечательности; let's take in a movie tonight давай пойдем сегодня вечером в кино13) take in smth. /smth. in/ my boots take in water у меня промокают ботинки2. IVtake in smth. /smth. in/ in some manner take in the whole situation at a glance (the scene at once, everything immediately, etc.) с одного взгляда и т.д. оценить /понять/ ситуацию и т.д.3. XIbe taken in I am not to be taken in! я не верю!, меня не обманешь!; do not allow yourself to be taken in не дай себя провести; be taken in in some manner he was properly (nicely, badly, etc.) taken in его здорово и т.д. провели /обманули/; he is easily taken in его нетрудно обмануть; she was absolutely taken in она абсолютно во все поверила; be taken in by smth., smb. be taken in by lies (by his fine words, by his talk, etc.) поверить лжи /лживым словам/ и т.д.; be taken in by flattery поддаться на лесть; be taken in by the same trick попасться на ту же удочку; I was taken in by her appearance меня ввел в заблуждение /сбил с толку/ ее внешний вид; they were taken in by these politicians (by profiteers, etc.) они поверили этим политикам и т.д.4. XXI11) take in smb. /smb. in/ for some time take in a traveller for the night предоставить /дать/ путнику ночлег2) take in smth. /smth. in/ for some time take in a supply of water (of coal, of food stuffs, etc.) for the winter (for the day, for many months, etc.) запасать воду /делать запасы воды/ и т.д. на зиму и т.д.; take in stock for the winter переводить скот на стойловое содержание3) take in smb. /smb. in/ over (with, etc.) smth. he took me in over the purchase of a horse он надул меня при покупке лошади; he certainly took us in with his stories мы все поверили его басням -
51 heat
1. noun1) (hotness) Hitze, die2) (Phys.) Wärme, die3) (Zool.) Brunst, diebe in or on heat — brünstig sein
4) (Sport) Vorlauf, der2. transitive verbheizen [Raum]; erhitzen [Substanz, Lösung]Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/87751/heat_up">heat up* * *[hi:t] 1. noun1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) die Hitze,die Wärme2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) die Hitze3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) die Hitze4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) der Eifer5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) das (Einzel-)Rennen2. verb((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) erhitzen,-wärmen- heated- heatedly
- heatedness
- heater
- heating
- heat wave
- in/on heat See also:- hot* * *[hi:t]I. n\heat insulating TECH wärmedämmend, wärmeisolierendthe \heat of the day die heißeste Zeit des Tagesto cook sth on a high/low \heat etw bei starker/schwacher Hitze kochento turn down/up the \heat die Heizung zurückdrehen/aufdrehenthis topic generated a lot of \heat dieses Thema erhitzte die Gemüterin the \heat of the moment in der Hitze [o im Eifer] des Gefechtsin the \heat of passion LAW im Affektto take the \heat out of a situation eine Situation entschärfenwith \heat erregtwithout \heat gelassenin the \heat of the argument/battle/campaign auf dem Höhepunkt des Streits/der Schlacht/der Kampagnethe \heat is on es weht ein scharfer Windthe \heat is off die Sache hat sich gelegtto put the \heat on Druck machen famto put the \heat on sb jdn unter Druck setzento take the \heat off sb jdn entlastenqualifying \heat Qualifikationsrunde f8. no pl (readiness to breed) Brunst f; of deer Brunft f; of dogs, cats Läufigkeit f; of horses Rossen nt▪ on [or AM in] \heat brünstig; deer brunftig; cat rollig; dog läufig; horse rossig; ( fig vulg) woman scharf fam, geil vulg9.▶ if you can't stand the \heat, get out of the kitchen ( prov) wenn es dir zu viel wird, dann lass es lieber seinII. vtto \heat a flat/an apartment eine Wohnung [be]heizento \heat a house/room ein Haus/einen Raum heizento \heat a pool ein Schwimmbecken beheizen* * *[hiːt]1. non or over (a) low heat —
in the heat of the moment — in der Hitze des Gefechts; (when upset) in der Erregung
to take the heat out of the situation/an argument — die Situation/Diskussion entschärfen
with some heat (say, debate) — hitzig
3) (inf: pressure) Druck mthe heat is on now — wir/sie etc stehen jetzt unter enormem Druck
the heat is off — der Druck ist weg (inf)
final heat — Finale nt
2. vterhitzen; food also aufwärmen, heiß or warm machen; house, room heizen; pool beheizen; (= provide with heat) house, town beheizen3. vi(room etc) sich erwärmen, warm werden; (get very hot) sich erhitzen, heiß werden* * *heat [hiːt]A s1. Hitze f:a) große Wärme:if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen wenn dir dein Job über den Kopf wächst, solltest du dich nach etwas anderem umsehenb) heißes Wetter, Hitzeperiode fwhat is the heat of the water? wie warm ist das Wasser?;heat of combustion Verbrennungswärme3. a) Erhitztheit f (des Körpers)4. a) Ungestüm nb) Zorn m, Wut fc) Leidenschaftlichkeit f, Erregtheit fd) Eifer m:in the heat of the moment im Eifer oder in der Hitze des Gefechts;in the heat of passion JUR im Affekt5. Höhepunkt m, größte Intensität:in the heat of battle auf dem Höhepunkt der Schlacht6. einmalige Kraftanstrengung:7. SPORTa) (Einzel)Lauf m8. METALLa) Schmelz-, Chargengang mb) Charge f, Einsatz m9. (Glüh)Hitze f, Glut f10. ZOOL Brunst f, besondersa) Hitze f, Läufigkeit f (einer Hündin oder Katze)b) Rossen n (einer Stute)c) Stieren n (einer Kuh):a bitch in heat eine läufige Hündin11. umga) Großeinsatz m (der Polizei)b) Druck m:turn on the heat Druck machen;turn the heat on sb jemanden unter Druck setzen;the heat is on es weht ein scharfer Wind;the heat is on sb jemand steht unter Druck;the heat is off man hat sich wieder beruhigt;take the heat on sth den Kopf für etwas hinhalten12. Schärfe f (von Gewürzen etc)B v/t2. heizen, einen Raum etc auch beheizen3. fig erhitzen, heftig erregen:heated with erhitzt oder erregt vonC v/i sich erhitzen (auch fig)* * *1. noun1) (hotness) Hitze, die2) (Phys.) Wärme, die3) (Zool.) Brunst, diebe in or on heat — brünstig sein
4) (Sport) Vorlauf, der2. transitive verbheizen [Raum]; erhitzen [Substanz, Lösung]Phrasal Verbs:- heat up* * *adj.Wärme- präfix. n.Brunst -¨e f.Hitze nur sing. f.Wärme nur sing. f. (up) v.aufwärmen v.wärmen v. v.erhitzen v.heizen v. -
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take [sb.] in, take in [sb.]1) (deceive) ingannare, imbrogliare2) (allow to stay) accogliere [person, refugee]; prendere, ospitare [ lodger]; take in [sth.]3) (understand) capire, comprendere [ situation]5) (encompass) comprendere [ developments]6) (absorb) assimilare [ nutrients]; assorbire [ oxygen]; fig. immergersi in [ atmosphere]8) sart. stringere [ garment]9) (accept for payment) fare [qcs.] a domicilio [ washing]* * *1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) comprendere, includere2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) accogliere, ospitare3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) capire, afferrare4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) stringere, restringere5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) ingannare* * *vt + adv1) (bring in: object, harvest) portare dentro, (person) far entrare, (lodger) prendere, ospitare, (orphan) accogliere, (stray dog) raccogliere2) (receive: money) incassare, (laundry, sewing) prendere a domicilio3) Sewing stringere4) (include, cover) coprire, (prices) includere, comprendere5) (grasp, understand: meaning, complex subject) capire, (situation) rendersi conto di, (impressions, sights) assimilare, (visually: surroundings, people, area) prendere nota con uno sguardo6) (deceive, cheat) imbrogliare, abbindolare* * *take [sb.] in, take in [sb.]1) (deceive) ingannare, imbrogliare2) (allow to stay) accogliere [person, refugee]; prendere, ospitare [ lodger]; take in [sth.]3) (understand) capire, comprendere [ situation]5) (encompass) comprendere [ developments]6) (absorb) assimilare [ nutrients]; assorbire [ oxygen]; fig. immergersi in [ atmosphere]8) sart. stringere [ garment]9) (accept for payment) fare [qcs.] a domicilio [ washing] -
53 walk
walk [wɔ:k]marcher ⇒ 1 (a) se promener ⇒ 1 (a) aller à pied ⇒ 1 (b) faire à pied ⇒ 2 (a) accompagner ⇒ 2 (b) faire marcher ⇒ 2 (c) promener ⇒ 2 (c) promenade ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (d) randonnée ⇒ 3 (b) démarche ⇒ 3 (c)∎ walk, don't run! ne cours pas!;∎ he walked along the beach il marchait ou se promenait le long de la plage;∎ we walked down/up the street nous avons descendu/monté la rue à pied;∎ to walk across or over the street to speak to sb traverser la rue pour parler à qn;∎ they walked through the park ils ont traversé le parc à pied;∎ he walked slowly towards the door il s'est dirigé lentement vers la porte;∎ she walked back and forth elle marchait de long en large, elle faisait les cent pas;∎ let's walk a little si nous marchions un peu?;∎ walk with me to the shop accompagnez-moi au magasin;∎ he walks in his sleep il est somnambule;∎ he walked downstairs in his sleep il a descendu l'escalier en dormant;∎ to walk on one's hands marcher sur les mains, faire l'arbre fourchu;∎ figurative you have to walk before you can run il faut apprendre petit à petit;∎ I'm walking on air! je suis aux anges!;∎ to walk on water marcher sur l'eau;∎ as far as the party faithful are concerned, he can walk on water aux yeux des fidèles du parti, il est capable de miracles;∎ American he's walking tall il marche la tête haute(b) (as opposed to drive, ride) aller à pied;∎ to walk home rentrer à pied;∎ I walk to work je vais au travail à pied;∎ did you walk all the way? avez-vous fait tout le chemin à pied?;∎ is it too far to walk? est-ce trop loin pour y aller à pied?(c) (horse, rider) aller au pas∎ the money seems to have walked l'argent semble s'être envolé(a) (cover on foot) faire à pied;∎ we walk 3 km a day nous faisons 3 km (de marche) à pied par jour;∎ you can walk it in 10 minutes il faut 10 minutes (pour y aller) à pied;∎ I can't walk another step je ne peux pas faire un pas de plus;∎ she walks this road every day elle passe à pied par cette rue tous les jours;∎ to walk the streets (wander) se promener dans les rues; (looking for something) arpenter les rues, battre le pavé; (as prostitute) faire le trottoir;∎ to walk a beat (policeman) faire sa ronde∎ I'll walk you to the station je vais vous accompagner (à pied) à la gare;∎ may I walk you home? puis-je vous raccompagner?∎ his friend walked him up and down the room son ami l'a fait marcher en long et en large dans la pièce;∎ she walked her mother round the garden elle a fait faire un tour de jardin à sa mère;∎ they walked him forcibly to the door ils l'ont dirigé de force vers la porte;∎ she walked the bike up the hill elle a poussé le vélo dans la côte;∎ British familiar she has walked me off my feet elle m'a fait tellement marcher que je ne tiens plus debout□∎ to walk it (succeed easily) gagner les doigts dans le nez3 noun∎ she slowed to a walk elle a ralenti et s'est mise à marcher;∎ they moved along at a brisk walk ils marchaient d'un pas rapide∎ to go for or to take a walk aller se promener, faire une promenade ou un tour;∎ we had a long walk through the woods nous avons fait une grande promenade ou balade en forêt;∎ it'll be a nice walk for you cela vous fera une belle promenade;∎ I take a 5 km walk each day je fais chaque jour une promenade de 5 km;∎ it's a long walk to the office ça fait loin pour aller à pied au bureau;∎ the station is a five-minute walk from here la gare est à cinq minutes de marche ou à cinq minutes à pied d'ici;∎ I took my mother for a walk j'ai emmené ma mère en promenade ou faire un tour;∎ did you take the dog for a walk? as-tu promené ou sorti le chien?;∎ familiar it was a walk in the park c'était un jeu d'enfant;∎ you'll recognize her from her walk tu la reconnaîtras à sa démarche ou à sa façon de marcher ou à la façon dont elle marche;∎ his walk reminds me of Groucho Marx quand il marche, il me fait penser à Groucho Marx∎ a coastal walk un chemin côtier;∎ American the front walk l'allée f (de devant la maison)∎ I meet people from all walks or from every walk of life je rencontre des gens de tous milieuxBritish se promener, se baladertraverser (à pied)faire traverser (à pied)partir, s'en aller;∎ she walked away from the group elle s'est éloignée du groupe, elle a quitté le groupe;∎ he walked away from the accident il est sorti de l'accident indemne;∎ figurative to walk away from trouble/a problem éviter une situation difficile/un problème;∎ you can't just walk away from the situation tu ne peux pas te désintéresser comme ça de la situation∎ I walked away with an antique dressing table for just thirty pounds j'ai réussi à avoir une coiffeuse ancienne pour seulement trente livres;∎ he walked away with a small fine il s'en est tiré avec une petite amende;∎ she walked away with all the credit c'est elle qui a reçu tous les honneurs(return) revenir ou retourner (à pied)raccompagner (à pied)➲ walk inentrer;∎ she walked in and started complaining elle est entrée et a commencé à se plaindre;∎ we walked in on her as she was getting dressed nous sommes entrés sans prévenir alors qu'elle s'habillaitfaire entrer(a) (enter → house, room) entrer dans; (→ job) obtenir (sans problème); (→ situation) se retrouver dans; (→ trap) tomber dans;∎ familiar you walked right into that one! tu t'es bien fait piéger!∎ he walked right into me/it il m'est rentré en plein dedans/il est rentré en plein dedans➲ walk offpartir, s'en aller(get rid of → headache) faire passer en marchant; (→ weight) perdre en faisant de la marche;∎ to walk off one's lunch faire une promenade pour digérer∎ he walked off with all the prizes il a remporté ou il a gagné tous les prix (haut la main)∎ we walked out of the meeting nous avons quitté la réunion ou nous sommes partis de la réunion en signe de protestation∎ to walk out with sb faire la cour à qn, courtiser qn(family, lover) quitter(bridge) traverser;∎ Sport to walk over the course inspecter le terrain (avant l'épreuve);∎ figurative don't let them walk all over you ne vous laissez pas avoir, ne vous laissez pas marcher sur les piedsaller, faire un saut;∎ I'll walk over to her place tomorrow je ferai un saut ou je passerai chez elle demain;∎ the boss walked over to congratulate him le patron s'est approché de lui pour le féliciter(museum, shops etc) faire le tour de(one's exams etc) réussir sans effort(a) (go upstairs) monter(b) (come close) s'approcher;∎ a complete stranger walked up to her un inconnu s'est approché d'elle -
54 fish
plurals; see fishfish1 n1. pez2. pescadofish2 vb pescartr[fɪʃ]1 pez nombre masculino■ did you catch any fish? ¿pescaste algo?2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL pescado1 pescar en1 pescar ( for, -)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlike a fish out of water como pez fuera del agua, como gallo en corral ajenoto drink like a fish beber como una esponjato have other fish to fry tener cosas más importantes que hacerthere are plenty of other fish in the sea hay mucho más donde elegirfish and chips pescado con patatasfish cake ≈ croqueta de pescado y patatasfish farm piscifactoríafish shop pescaderíafish slice pala de cocinafish tank peceraodd fish / queer fish tipo rarofish ['fɪʃ] vi1) : pescar2)to fish for seek: buscar, rebuscarto fish for compliments: andar a la caza de cumplidosfish vt: pescarn.• pescado s.m.• pez s.m.v.• pescar v.fɪʃ
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a) c ( Zool) pez mto be a big fish in a little pond — ser* un pez gordo ( en un lugar pequeño)
to drink like a fish — beber como un cosaco (fam), chupar como una esponja (fam)
to have other fish to fry — tener* cosas mejores or más importantes que hacer
to swim like a fish — nadar como un pez; (before n)
fish market — mercado m de pescado
b) u ( Culin) pescado mwet fish — (BrE) pescado m fresco
fish and chips — (esp BrE) pescado m frito con papas or (Esp) patatas fritas
neither fish, flesh, nor fowl — ni chicha ni limonada or limoná (fam)
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a) pescar*to go fishing — ir* de pesca, ir* a pescar
to fish FOR something — \<\<for trout\>\> pescar* algo; \<\<for compliments/information\>\> andar* a la caza de algo
b) ( search) rebuscar*to fish (around) in one's pockets/bag — rebuscar* en los bolsillos/la bolsa
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vta) \<\<cod/mackerel\>\> pescar*b) \<\<river/lake\>\> pescar* enPhrasal Verbs:- fish out[fɪʃ]1. N(pl fish or fishes)- be like a fish out of water2) * (=person) tipo(-a) * m / f, tío(-a) m / f (Sp) *- he's a2.VI pescar; [trawler] faenarto fish for — [+ trout, salmon etc] pescar; [+ compliments, information] andar a la caza de
- fish in troubled waters3.VT [+ river, pond] pescar en; [+ trout, salmon etc] pescar4.CPDfish and chips N — pescado m frito con patatas fritas
fish and chip shop N — tienda de comida rápida principalmente de pescado frito y patatas fritas
fish course N — (plato m de) pescado m
fish factory N — fábrica f de pescado
fish farm N — piscifactoría f, criadero m de peces
fish farmer N — piscicultor(a) m / f
fish farming N — piscicultura f, cría f de peces
fish finger N — (Brit) palito m de pescado empanado
fish knife N — cuchillo m de pescado
fish manure N — abono m de pescado
fish market N — lonja f de pescado (Sp)
fish restaurant N — restaurante m de pescado
fish seller N (US) — = fishmonger
fish shop N — pescadería f
fish slice N — pala f para el pescado
fish stick N — (US) croqueta f de pescado
fish store N — (US) pescadería f
- fish out- fish up* * *[fɪʃ]
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a) c ( Zool) pez mto be a big fish in a little pond — ser* un pez gordo ( en un lugar pequeño)
to drink like a fish — beber como un cosaco (fam), chupar como una esponja (fam)
to have other fish to fry — tener* cosas mejores or más importantes que hacer
to swim like a fish — nadar como un pez; (before n)
fish market — mercado m de pescado
b) u ( Culin) pescado mwet fish — (BrE) pescado m fresco
fish and chips — (esp BrE) pescado m frito con papas or (Esp) patatas fritas
neither fish, flesh, nor fowl — ni chicha ni limonada or limoná (fam)
c) ( person) (colloq)
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a) pescar*to go fishing — ir* de pesca, ir* a pescar
to fish FOR something — \<\<for trout\>\> pescar* algo; \<\<for compliments/information\>\> andar* a la caza de algo
b) ( search) rebuscar*to fish (around) in one's pockets/bag — rebuscar* en los bolsillos/la bolsa
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vta) \<\<cod/mackerel\>\> pescar*b) \<\<river/lake\>\> pescar* enPhrasal Verbs:- fish out -
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1. verb1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) pasar(por), dejar atrás2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) pasar, transmitir, traspasar, ceder3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) superar4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) adelantar5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) pasar; transcurrir (el tiempo)6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) aprobar7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) (judgement)juzgar; (sentence)dictar sentencia8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) pasar, desaparecer, terminar9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) aprobar
2. noun1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) desfiladero; paso, puerto2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) permiso, pase3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) aprobado4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) pase•- passable- passing
- passer-by
- password
- in passing
- let something pass
- let pass
- pass as/for
- pass away
- pass the buck
- pass by
- pass off
- pass something or someone off as
- pass off as
- pass on
- pass out
- pass over
- pass up
pass1 n1. aprobado2. paso3. pasepass2 vb1. pasarshe passed the door, but she didn't go in pasó por delante de la puerta, pero no entrócould you pass the bread, please? ¿podrías pasarme el pan, por favor?2. aprobardid you pass the exam, or did you fail? ¿aprobaste el examen, o suspendiste?tr[pɑːs]2 (official permit) pase nombre masculino, permiso3 (in exam) aprobado4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL pase nombre masculino1 (go past - gen) pasar; (person) cruzarse con■ do you pass the library on your way to work? ¿pasas por la biblioteca de camino al trabajo?2 (overtake) adelantar3 (cross - border, frontier) pasar, cruzar4 (give, hand) pasar5 (move) pasar6 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (ball) pasar8 (time) pasar9 (say, utter - opinion) expresar, dar; (- remark, comment) hacer2 (overtake) adelantar3 (move, go) pasar4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL pasar la pelota, pasar el balón, hacer un pase5 (be transferred to) pasar (to, a)7 (of time) pasar, transcurrir8 (come to an end - pain, feeling) pasarse; (storm) pasar9 (exam, test) aprobar; (bill, motion) ser aprobado,-a10 (be acceptable) pasar; (be tolerated) consentir11 (happen) ocurrir, acontecer, suceder■ it came to pass that... sucedió que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make a pass at somebody intentar ligar con alguiento pass judgment on juzgarto pass sentence dictar sentencia, fallarto pass the time of day (with somebody) pasar el rato con alguiento pass water orinarto pass wind expulsar ventosidadespress pass pase nombre masculino de prensabus pass abono de autobúspass ['pæs] vi1) : pasar, cruzarsea car passed by: pasó un cochewe passed in the hallway: nos cruzamos en el pasillo2) cease: pasarsethe pain passed: se pasó el dolor3) elapse: pasar, transcurrir4) proceed: pasarlet me pass: déjame pasar5) happen: pasar, ocurrir6) : pasar, aprobar (en un examen)7) rule: fallarthe jury passed on the case: el jurado falló en el casothe throne passed to his son: el trono pasó a su hijo9)to let pass overlook: pasar por altoto pass as : pasar porpass vt1) : pasar porthey passed the house: pasaron por la casa2) overtake: pasar, adelantar3) spend: pasar (tiempo)4) hand: pasarpass me the salt: pásame la sal5) : aprobar (un examen, una ley)pass n1) crossing, gap: paso m, desfiladero m, puerto mmountain pass: puerto de montaña2) permit: pase m, permiso m3) : pase m (en deportes)4) situation: situación f (díficil)things have come to a pretty pass!: ¡hasta dónde hemos llegado!n.(§ pl.: passes) = billete gratuito s.m.• boleta s.f.• boletín s.m.• collado s.m.• cortadura s.f.• nota de aprobado s.f.• pase s.m.• paso s.m.• puerto s.m.• salvoconducto s.m.v.• andar v.(§pret: anduv-)• aprobar (Examen) v.• entrar v.• pasar v.• transcurrir v.pæs, pɑːs
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1) (document, permit) pase m; ( ticket) abono mbus/rail pass — abono de autobúsen
3) (in test, examination) (BrE) aprobado m; (before n)4) ( Sport) pase m5) ( sexual advance)6) ( state of affairs) (no pl)
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2)a) (go by, past) \<\<shop/house\>\> pasar porb) ( overtake) pasar, adelantar, rebasar (Méx)3)a) (cross, go beyond) \<\<limit\>\> pasar; \<\<frontier\>\> pasar, cruzar*b) ( surpass) sobrepasar4) ( spend) \<\<time\>\> pasar5)a) (convey, hand over)to pass somebody something, to pass something TO somebody — pasarle algo a algn
pass (me) the sugar, please — ¿me pasas el azúcar, por favor?
b) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> pasar6) ( Med)7) ( utter) \<\<comment/remark\>\> hacer*to pass sentence — dictar sentencia, fallar
8)a) ( succeed in) \<\<exam/test\>\> aprobar*, salvar (Ur)b) ( approve) \<\<candidate/work\>\> aprobar*c) \<\<law/motion\>\> aprobar*
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1) pass vi2) (move, travel) pasarpass along the car, please — córranse or pasen adelante, por favor
her name passed into history/oblivion — su nombre pasó a la historia/fue relegado al olvido
3)a) (go, move past) pasarit was a stupid remark, but let it pass — fue un comentario estúpido pero dejémoslo correr or no hagamos caso
b) ( overtake) adelantarse, rebasar (Méx)no passing — (AmE) prohibido adelantar or (Méx) rebasar
4)a) ( elapse) \<\<time\>\> pasar, transcurrir (frml)b) ( disappear) \<\<feeling/pain\>\> pasarse5) ( be transferred) \<\<title/estate/crown\>\> pasar6) ( happen) (arch)to come to pass — acaecer* (liter), acontecer* (liter), suceder
7) ( decline chance to play) pasar; (as interj) paso!I'll pass on the dessert, thanks — no voy a tomar postre or (fam) voy a pasar del postre, gracias
8) ( Sport)to pass (TO somebody) — pasar(le) la pelota (or el balón etc) (a algn)
9) ( rule) (AmE)10)a) ( be acceptable) pasarit's not brilliant, but it'll pass — (colloq) una maravilla no es, pero pasa
b) ( in an exam) aprobar*, pasar•Phrasal Verbs:- pass by- pass for- pass off- pass on- pass out- pass up[pɑːs]1. Nboarding2) (Sport) pase m3) (in exam) aprobado m•
to get a pass (in sth) — aprobar (algo)5) (=situation)•
things have come to a pretty pass — ¡hasta dónde hemos llegado!•
things had reached such a pass that... — las cosas habían llegado a tal extremo que...6) (=sexual approach)7) (Geog) puerto m, paso m ; (small) desfiladero m2. VT1) (=go past) pasar; (=go in front of) pasar por delante de; (=cross paths with) cruzarse con; (Aut) (=overtake) adelantar, pasar, rebasar (Mex)he tried to pass me on the inside — (Aut) intentó adelantarme or pasarme por la derecha; (in UK) intentó adelantarme or pasarme por la izquierda
2) (=surpass) superartotal membership has passed the six million mark — el número total de miembros supera los seis millones
3) (=cross) [+ barrier, frontier, customs] cruzar•
not a word has passed my lips — de mí no ha salido una palabra, no he dicho ni una palabra•
the gas is then passed along a pipe — el gas luego se pasa por una tubería•
to pass sth down the line — pasar algo de mano en mano•
to pass a dish round the table — pasar un plato entre todos los que están a la mesa•
to pass sb sth, pass sth to sb — pasar algo a algnbuck 1., 3), parcel, word 1., 4)pass me the salt, please — ¿me pasas or alcanzas la sal, por favor?
5) (=move in given direction) pasar•
he passed his handkerchief over his face — se pasó el pañuelo por la cara6) (=spend) [+ time] pasar- pass the time of day with sb7) (=not fail) [+ exam, essay, candidate] aprobar; [+ inspection] pasarfit I, muster8) (Cine) [+ film] [censor] aprobarthe censors felt they could not pass the film — los censores sintieron que no podían aprobar la película
9) (=approve) [+ law, bill motion] aprobar10) (=express) [+ remark, comment] hacer•
it would be unfair to pass comment on his private life — no sería justo hacer comentarios sobre su vida privada•
to pass (an) opinion on sth — expresar una opinión acerca de algo•
to pass sentence — (Jur) fallar, dictar sentenciajudgmentto pass sentence on sb — sentenciar or condenar a algn
11) (Med) [+ blood] echarwater 1., 3)•
to pass a stool — realizar una deposición, defecar12) (criminally) [+ counterfeit money, stolen goods] pasar3. VI1) (=go past) pasar; (Aut) (=overtake) pasar, adelantar, rebasar (Mex)ship 1., 1)2) (=move, go) pasar•
to pass behind/ in front of sth/sb — pasar por detrás/por delante de algo/algn•
messages passed back and forth between them — se intercambiaban mensajes entre sí, se mandaban mensajes el uno al otro•
pass down the bus please! — ¡vayan hacia el fondo del autobús, por favor!•
to pass into oblivion — pasar al olvido•
control of the business passed out of my hands — la dirección de la empresa pasó a otras manos•
the bullet passed through her shoulder — la bala le atravesó el hombro•
words passed between them — intercambiaron algunas palabras (fuertes)3) (=be transferred) pasar4) (Sport) hacer un pase5) (=happen)•
all that passed between them — todo lo que hubo entre ellos•
it came to pass that... — liter aconteció que... liter6) (=go by) [time, deadline] pasaras the years passed — a medida que pasaban los años, con el paso de los años
•
how time passes! — ¡como pasa el tiempo!•
the months passed into years — los meses se convirtieron en años7) (=disappear) [storm, pain, danger] pasarit'll pass — eso pasará, eso se olvidará
8) (in exam) aprobar9) (=be approved) [bill, amendment] ser aprobado10) (=be accepted) pasar"will this do?" - "oh, it'll pass" — -¿esto servirá? -bueno, pasará
what passes in New York may not be good enough here — lo que es aceptable en Nueva York puede no serlo aquí
•
to pass for sth — pasar por algoor what passes nowadays for a hat — o lo que pasa por or se llama sombrero hoy día
•
let it pass — no hagas caso, pásalo por altounnoticedwe can't let that pass! — ¡eso no lo podemos consentir or pasar por alto!
11) (at cards, in quiz)(I) pass! — ¡paso!
I'm afraid I don't know, I'll have to pass on that one — me temo que no lo sé, no puedo contestar esa pregunta
4.CPDpass degree N — (Brit) título universitario inferior al "honours degree" (licenciatura)
- pass by- pass off- pass on- pass out- pass up* * *[pæs, pɑːs]
I
1) (document, permit) pase m; ( ticket) abono mbus/rail pass — abono de autobús/tren
3) (in test, examination) (BrE) aprobado m; (before n)4) ( Sport) pase m5) ( sexual advance)6) ( state of affairs) (no pl)
II
1.
2)a) (go by, past) \<\<shop/house\>\> pasar porb) ( overtake) pasar, adelantar, rebasar (Méx)3)a) (cross, go beyond) \<\<limit\>\> pasar; \<\<frontier\>\> pasar, cruzar*b) ( surpass) sobrepasar4) ( spend) \<\<time\>\> pasar5)a) (convey, hand over)to pass somebody something, to pass something TO somebody — pasarle algo a algn
pass (me) the sugar, please — ¿me pasas el azúcar, por favor?
b) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> pasar6) ( Med)7) ( utter) \<\<comment/remark\>\> hacer*to pass sentence — dictar sentencia, fallar
8)a) ( succeed in) \<\<exam/test\>\> aprobar*, salvar (Ur)b) ( approve) \<\<candidate/work\>\> aprobar*c) \<\<law/motion\>\> aprobar*
2.
1) pass vi2) (move, travel) pasarpass along the car, please — córranse or pasen adelante, por favor
her name passed into history/oblivion — su nombre pasó a la historia/fue relegado al olvido
3)a) (go, move past) pasarit was a stupid remark, but let it pass — fue un comentario estúpido pero dejémoslo correr or no hagamos caso
b) ( overtake) adelantarse, rebasar (Méx)no passing — (AmE) prohibido adelantar or (Méx) rebasar
4)a) ( elapse) \<\<time\>\> pasar, transcurrir (frml)b) ( disappear) \<\<feeling/pain\>\> pasarse5) ( be transferred) \<\<title/estate/crown\>\> pasar6) ( happen) (arch)to come to pass — acaecer* (liter), acontecer* (liter), suceder
7) ( decline chance to play) pasar; (as interj) paso!I'll pass on the dessert, thanks — no voy a tomar postre or (fam) voy a pasar del postre, gracias
8) ( Sport)to pass (TO somebody) — pasar(le) la pelota (or el balón etc) (a algn)
9) ( rule) (AmE)10)a) ( be acceptable) pasarit's not brilliant, but it'll pass — (colloq) una maravilla no es, pero pasa
b) ( in an exam) aprobar*, pasar•Phrasal Verbs:- pass by- pass for- pass off- pass on- pass out- pass up -
56 pickle
['pikl] 1. noun1) (a vegetable or vegetables preserved in vinegar, salt water etc: Do you want some pickle(s) on your hamburger?) syltede grøntsager; pickles2) (trouble; an unpleasant situation: She got herself into a real pickle.) knibe2. verb(to preserve in vinegar, salt water etc: I think I will pickle these cucumbers.) sylte; lægge i marinade* * *['pikl] 1. noun1) (a vegetable or vegetables preserved in vinegar, salt water etc: Do you want some pickle(s) on your hamburger?) syltede grøntsager; pickles2) (trouble; an unpleasant situation: She got herself into a real pickle.) knibe2. verb(to preserve in vinegar, salt water etc: I think I will pickle these cucumbers.) sylte; lægge i marinade -
57 boil
I boil verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) hervir2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) hervir, hacer hervir, cocer•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over
II boil noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) furúnculoboil vb1. hervir2. cocertr[bɔɪl]1 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL furúnculo, forúnculo————————tr[bɔɪl]2 figurative use (undulate, seeth) bullir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto bring to the boil llevar a la ebulliciónto be on the boil estar hirviendoto come to the boil empezar a hervirto keep something on the boil (literally) mantener algo hirviendo 2 (figuratively) no dejar que algo se enfríeit makes my blood boil me da rabiato boil with rage estar hecho,-a una fieraboil ['bɔɪl] vi1) : hervir2)to make one's blood boil : hervirle la sangre a unoboil vt1) : hervir, hacer hervirto boil water: hervir agua2) : cocer, hervirto boil potatoes: cocer papasboil n1) boiling: hervor m2) : furúnculo m, divieso m (in medicine)n.• divieso s.m.• ebullición s.f.• furúnculo s.m.• hervor s.m.v.• borbotear v.• bullir v.• cocer v.• hervir v.bɔɪl
I
1) ( Med) furúnculo m2) ( boiling point)on the boil: the vegetables are on the boil las verduras se están haciendo; he has another project on the boil tiene otro proyecto entre manos; to bring something to the boil: bring the water to the boil dejar que el agua rompa el hervor; they have brought the issue back to the boil han vuelto a poner el tema sobre el tapete; to go off the boil: interest in the affair has gone off the boil — ha decaído el interés en el asunto
II
1.
a) ( be at boiling point) \<\<water/vegetables\>\> hervir*b) ( be excited)he was boiling with rage — le hervía la sangre de rabia
2.
vt1) ( bring to boiling point) hervir*; ( keep at boiling point) hervir*, dejar hervir; ( cook in boiling water) \<\<vegetables\>\> cocer*, hervir*boil the eggs for three minutes — cocer or hervir los huevos tres minutos
2) boiled past p <potatoes/rice> hervido; < ham> cocido; < egg> ( soft) pasado por agua; ( hard) duroboiled sweet — (BrE) caramelo m de fruta
•Phrasal Verbs:- boil up
I
[bɔɪl]N (Med) divieso m, furúnculo m, chupón m (And), postema f (Mex)
II [bɔɪl]1.Nto be on the boil — estar hirviendo; (fig) [situation] estar a punto de estallar; [person] estar furioso
to bring to the boil, bring to a boil — (US) calentar hasta que hierva, llevar a ebullición
to come to the boil, come to a boil — (US) comenzar a hervir; (fig) entrar en ebullición
2.VT hervir, hacer hervir, calentar hasta que hierva; (Culin) [+ liquid] hervir; [+ vegetables, meat] herventar, cocer; [+ egg] pasar por agua3. VI1) hervirto boil dry — quedarse sin caldo/agua
2) (fig)blood- boil up* * *[bɔɪl]
I
1) ( Med) furúnculo m2) ( boiling point)on the boil: the vegetables are on the boil las verduras se están haciendo; he has another project on the boil tiene otro proyecto entre manos; to bring something to the boil: bring the water to the boil dejar que el agua rompa el hervor; they have brought the issue back to the boil han vuelto a poner el tema sobre el tapete; to go off the boil: interest in the affair has gone off the boil — ha decaído el interés en el asunto
II
1.
a) ( be at boiling point) \<\<water/vegetables\>\> hervir*b) ( be excited)he was boiling with rage — le hervía la sangre de rabia
2.
vt1) ( bring to boiling point) hervir*; ( keep at boiling point) hervir*, dejar hervir; ( cook in boiling water) \<\<vegetables\>\> cocer*, hervir*boil the eggs for three minutes — cocer or hervir los huevos tres minutos
2) boiled past p <potatoes/rice> hervido; < ham> cocido; < egg> ( soft) pasado por agua; ( hard) duroboiled sweet — (BrE) caramelo m de fruta
•Phrasal Verbs:- boil up -
58 off
(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) ficharoff1 adj pasado / malooff2 adv1.2. apagado / desconectado / cerradowho switched the light off? ¿quién apagó la luz?3. suspendido / cancelado4. libre5.to be off ir / irseoff3 prep detr[ɒf]1 (movement) de2 (indicating removal) de3 (distance, situation) diferentes traducciones■ she comes off duty at 10.00pm acaba el turno a las 10.00■ why don't you take the day off work? ¿por qué no te tomas el día libre?■ be off with you! ¡lárgate!3 (in theatre) en off4 (removed) fuera■ hands off! ¡fuera las manos!5 (reduced in price) menos■ 70% off! ¡70% menos!6 (disconnected, not working) diferentes traducciones■ have you turned the TV off? ¿has apagado la TV?7 (free, on holiday) libre■ can I have the afternoon off? ¿puedo tomarme la tarde libre?1 (event) cancelado,-a, suspendido,-a2 (not turned on - gas, water) cerrado,-a; (- electricity) apagado,-a3 (impolite, unfriendly) descortés, poco amable; (below standard) malo,-a4 (food - bad) malo,-a, pasado,-a; (- unavailable) acabado,-a5 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (part of vehicle) del lado del conductor\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLoff and on / on and off de vez en cuando, a ratosoff line SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL desconectado,-aoff the top of one's head improvisando, sin pensarloon the off chance por si acaso, si por casualidadright off / straight off acto seguidoto be off for something andar de algo, tener algo■ how are you off for money? ¿cómo andas de dinero?to be well/badly off andar bien/mal de dinerooff season temporada bajaoff ['ɔf] advto march off: marcharsehe dozed off: se puso a dormirsome miles off: a varias millasthe holiday is three weeks off: faltan tres semanas para la fiestathe knob came off: se le cayó el pomoshut the television off: apaga la televisiónto take a day off: tomarse un día de descanso6)off and on : de vez en cuandooff adj1) farther: más remoto, distantethe off side of the building: el lado distante del edificio2) started: empezadoto be off on a spree: irse de juerga3) out: apagadothe light is off: la luz está apagada4) canceled: cancelado, suspendido5) incorrect: erróneo, incorrecto6) remote: remoto, lejanoan off chance: una posibilidad remota7) free: libreI'm off today: hoy estoy libre8)to be well off : vivir con desahogo, tener bastante dinerooff prepshe took it off the table: lo tomó de la mesaa shop off the main street: una tienda al lado de la calle principal2) : a la costa de, a expensas dehe lives off his sister: vive a expensas de su hermanato be off duty: estar librehe's off liquor: ha dejado el alcohol4) below: por debajo dehe's off his game: está por debajo de su juego normaladj.• de rebaja adj.adj.• apagado (Electricidad) adj.• desconectado (Electricidad) adj.• libre adj.• separado, -a adj.adv.• fuera adv.• lejos adv.prep.• fuera de prep.• lejos de prep.
I ɔːf, ɒf1)a) ( from the surface) deshe picked it up off o (crit) off of the floor — lo recogió del suelo
b) (indicating removal, absence)c) ( from) (colloq)I caught the cold off her — (BrE) ella me pegó el resfriado (fam)
2)a) ( distant from)b) ( leading from)a street off the square — una calle que sale de or desemboca en la plaza
3)a) ( absent from)I've been off work for a week — hace una semana que no voy a trabajar or que falto al trabajo
b) (indicating repugnance, abstinence) (BrE)is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?
II
1)a) ( removed)once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...
hands off! — no (me or lo etc) toques!
20% off — 20% de descuento
b)off and on — on II 3) c)
2) ( indicating departure)oh, no, he's off again — ya empieza or ya está otra vez!
3) ( distant)
III
1) (pred)a) ( not turned on)the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada
b) ( canceled)the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido
2) (absent, not on duty) librea day off o (AmE also) an off day — un día libre
I'm off at five — salgo de trabajar or acabo a las cinco
3)a) (poor, unsatisfactory) (before n) maloto have an off day — tener* un mal día
b) ( unwell) (pred)to feel off — sentirse* mal
c) (rude, unfair) (BrE colloq) (pred)they didn't ask her in - that's a bit off — no la hicieron pasar - qué mal estuvieron! or qué poco amables!
4) ( Culin) (pred)to be off — \<\<meat/fish\>\> estar* malo or pasado; \<\<milk\>\> estar* cortado; \<\<butter/cheese\>\> estar* rancio; see also go off I 2)
they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero
how are you off for cash? — (BrE) ¿qué tal andas de dinero?; see also well-off, better-off, badly off
6) offside II 2)[ɒf] When off is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg get off, keep off, take off, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg LE> offoff duty/work, far off, look up the other word.1. ADVERB1) (=distant)noises off — (gen) ruidos mpl de fondo; (Theat) efectos mpl sonoros
a voice off — una voz de fondo; (Cine) una voz en off
2) (in time)3) (=removed)with his shoes off — descalzo, sin zapatos
hats off! — ¡descúbranse!
hands off! — ¡fuera las manos!, ¡sin tocar!
off with those wet socks! — ¡quítate esos calcetines mojados!
off with his head! — ¡que le corten la cabeza!
4) (=departing)to be off — irse, marcharse
it's time I was off — es hora de irme, es hora de marcharme
I must be off — tengo que irme, tengo que marcharme
I'm off — me voy, me marcho
I'm off to Paris — me voy a París, me marcho a París, salgo para París
where are you off to? — ¿a dónde te vas?
be off! — ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!
they're off! — (race) ¡ya salen!
off with you! — (=go away) ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!; (affectionately) ¡vete ya!
off we go! — ¡vamos!
5) (=not at work)to be off — (=away) estar fuera, no estar
Ana is off sick today — (=indisposed) Ana no ha venido a trabajar hoy porque está enferma; (=with doctor's note) Ana está de baja hoy
are you off this weekend? — ¿vas a estar fuera este fin de semana?
to have or take a day off — tomarse un día de descanso
6) (Elec, Mech etc)to be off — [apparatus, radio, TV, light] estar apagado; [tap] estar cerrado; [water etc] estar cortado; [brake] no estar puesto, estar quitado; [machinery] estar parado
7) (Comm)10% off — descuento del 10 por ciento
I'll give you 5% off — te hago el 5 por ciento de descuento, te hago un descuento del 5 por ciento
8) (in phrases)•
off and on — de vez en cuando, a ratos2. ADJECTIVE1) (Brit) (=bad)to be off — [fish, yoghurt, meat] estar malo or pasado; [milk] estar cortado
2) (=cancelled)sorry, but the party's off — lo siento, pero no hay fiesta
salmon is off — (on menu) ya no hay salmón, se acabó el salmón
3) * (=not right)•
the timing is a bit off — resulta un poco inoportunoit's a bit off, isn't it? — (fig) eso no está muy bien ¿no?
it was a bit off, him leaving like that — no estuvo muy bien de su parte marcharse así
•
I thought his behaviour was rather off — me pareció que su forma de comportarse fue una salida de tono or estuvo fuera de lugar4) (for money, supplies, time)•
how are you off for money? — ¿qué tal andas de dinero?how are you off for bread? — ¿qué tal andas de pan?
badly, better I, 2., well-offhow are we off for time? — ¿qué tal vamos de tiempo?
5) (Sport) = offside 1.6) (Elec, Mech etc)3. PREPOSITION1) (=from) de2) (=near)3) (=away from)height off the ground — altura del suelo, altura sobre el suelo
he ran towards the car and was 5 yards off it when... — corrió hacia el coche y estaba a cinco metros de él cuando...
•
to be off air — (Rad, TV) no estar en el aireto go off air — (=finish for day) cerrar la emisión; (=cease being broadcast) dejar de emitirse
4) (Naut)off Portland Bill — a la altura de Portland Bill, frente a Portland Bill
5) (=missing from)6) (=absent from)•
he was off work for 3 weeks — estuvo sin poder ir a trabajar 3 semanas7) (Comm)to take 5% off the price — rebajar el precio en un 5 por ciento
8) (=not taking)he's been off drugs for a year — hace un año que no prueba las drogas, dejó las drogas hace un año
I'm off coffee — (=not taking) he dejado de tomar café; (=disliking) tengo aborrecido el café, no puedo ver el café
4.NOUN * (=start) comienzo m ; (Sport) salida fready for the off — listos para comenzar; (Sport) listos para salir
5.INTRANSITIVE VERB (esp US) ** (=leave) largarse *6.TRANSITIVE VERB (US) ** (=kill) cargarse **, ventilarse **7.COMPOUNDSoff day N —
off season N — temporada f baja
* * *
I [ɔːf, ɒf]1)a) ( from the surface) deshe picked it up off o (crit) off of the floor — lo recogió del suelo
b) (indicating removal, absence)c) ( from) (colloq)I caught the cold off her — (BrE) ella me pegó el resfriado (fam)
2)a) ( distant from)b) ( leading from)a street off the square — una calle que sale de or desemboca en la plaza
3)a) ( absent from)I've been off work for a week — hace una semana que no voy a trabajar or que falto al trabajo
b) (indicating repugnance, abstinence) (BrE)is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?
II
1)a) ( removed)once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...
hands off! — no (me or lo etc) toques!
20% off — 20% de descuento
b)off and on — on II 3) c)
2) ( indicating departure)oh, no, he's off again — ya empieza or ya está otra vez!
3) ( distant)
III
1) (pred)a) ( not turned on)the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada
b) ( canceled)the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido
2) (absent, not on duty) librea day off o (AmE also) an off day — un día libre
I'm off at five — salgo de trabajar or acabo a las cinco
3)a) (poor, unsatisfactory) (before n) maloto have an off day — tener* un mal día
b) ( unwell) (pred)to feel off — sentirse* mal
c) (rude, unfair) (BrE colloq) (pred)they didn't ask her in - that's a bit off — no la hicieron pasar - qué mal estuvieron! or qué poco amables!
4) ( Culin) (pred)to be off — \<\<meat/fish\>\> estar* malo or pasado; \<\<milk\>\> estar* cortado; \<\<butter/cheese\>\> estar* rancio; see also go off I 2)
they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero
how are you off for cash? — (BrE) ¿qué tal andas de dinero?; see also well-off, better-off, badly off
6) offside II 2) -
59 reflect
rə'flekt1) (to send back (light, heat etc): The white sand reflected the sun's heat.) reflejar2) ((of a mirror etc) to give an image of: She was reflected in the mirror/water.) reflejar3) (to think carefully: Give him a minute to reflect (on what he should do).) reflexionar (sobre)•- reflection
- reflexion
- reflective
- reflectively
- reflector
reflect vb1. reflejar2. reflexionartr[rɪ'flekt]1 reflejar1 (think) reflexionar (on, sobre)reflect [ri'flɛkt] vt1) : reflejarto reflect light: reflejar la luzhappiness is reflected in her face: la felicidad se refleja en su cara2)to reflect that : pensar que, considerar quereflect vi1)to reflect on : reflexionar sobre2)to reflect badly on : desacreditar, perjudicarv.• espejear v.• reflejar v.• reflexionar v.rɪ'flekt
1.
1)a) \<\<light/heat/sound\>\> reflejarb) \<\<situation/feeling/mood\>\> reflejar2) ( think) reflexionar, meditar
2.
vi1) ( think)to reflect (ON something) — reflexionar or meditar (sobre algo)
2) \<\<light/heat\>\> reflejarse•Phrasal Verbs:[rɪ'flekt]1. VT1) [+ light, image] reflejarI saw him/myself reflected in the mirror — lo vi/me vi reflejado en el espejo
2) [+ situation, emotion, opinion] reflejar, hacerse eco dethe difficulties are reflected in his report — las dificultades se reflejan en su informe, el informe se hace eco de las dificultades
3) (=say) reflexionar"the war has educated many of us," he reflected — -la guerra nos ha concienciado a muchos -reflexionó
he reflected that life had not treated him so badly — pensándolo bien, la vida no le había tratado tan mal
2. VI1)to reflect off sth — [light, heat] reflejarse en algo; [sound] salir rebotado de algo
2) (=think, meditate) reflexionar, pensarto reflect on sth — reflexionar or meditar sobre algo
3)to reflect on or upon sth/sb: it reflects on all of us — eso tiende a perjudicarnos or desprestigiarnos a todos
to reflect well on or upon sb — hacer honor a algn
to reflect badly on or upon sb — decir poco en favor de algn
* * *[rɪ'flekt]
1.
1)a) \<\<light/heat/sound\>\> reflejarb) \<\<situation/feeling/mood\>\> reflejar2) ( think) reflexionar, meditar
2.
vi1) ( think)to reflect (ON something) — reflexionar or meditar (sobre algo)
2) \<\<light/heat\>\> reflejarse•Phrasal Verbs: -
60 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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