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walk

A n

1 promenade f ; ( shorter) tour m ; ( hike) randonnée f ; country walk promenade dans la campagne ; morning/evening walk promenade du matin/du soir ; long walk longue or grande promenade ; short walk courte or petite promenade ; a 12 km walk une promenade de 12 km ; a hotel five minutes' walk away from the station un hôtel à cinq minutes à pied de la gare ; it's about ten minutes' walk/four hours' walk c'est environ à dix minutes à pied/à quatre heures de marche ; on the walk home en rentrant à pied à la maison ; a walk to/beside the sea une promenade jusqu'à/au bord de la mer ; to go for ou on a walk (aller) faire une promenade, se promener ; I've been out for a walk je suis sorti me promener or faire une promenade ; to have ou take a walk faire une promenade, se promener ; ( shorter) faire un tour ; to take sb for a walk emmener qn faire une promenade or ( shorter) un tour ; to take the dog for a walk promener or sortir le chien ; has the dog had his walk? est-ce qu'on a sorti le chien? ; it's a short walk to the station on est à quelques minutes à pied de la gare ; it's a long walk back to the hotel il y a une longue marche d'ici à l'hôtel ; it seemed a very long walk to the podium l'estrade avait l'air d'être très loin ;

2 ( gait) démarche f ; I knew him by his walk je l'ai reconnu à sa démarche ;

3 ( pace) pas m ; he set off at a brisk walk il est parti d'un pas vif ; to slow down to a walk se mettre à marcher (après avoir couru) ;

4 ( path) gen, Hort allée f ; ( trail in forest) sentier m ; people from all walks of life des gens de tous les milieux ;

5 Sport épreuve f de marche ; the 10 km walk l'épreuve de marche de 10 km ;

6 Equit pas m.

B vtr

1 ( cover on foot) faire [qch] à pied [distance, path, road] ; parcourir [qch] à pied [district, countryside] ; ( patrol) parcourir ; I can't walk another step je ne peux pas faire un pas de plus ; to walk the streets [tourist] parcourir les rues ; [homeless person] errer dans les rues ; [prostitute] faire le trottoir ; to walk the ramparts/walls [soldier] arpenter les remparts/murs ; shall we take the bus or walk it? on prend le bus ou on y va à pied? ; we walked it in 20 minutes nous l'avons fait à pied en 20 minutes ; to walk it ○ Sport gagner haut la main ;

2 (escort on foot, lead) accompagner [friend] ; promener [tourist] ; conduire [horse, mule etc] ; promener [dog] ; I walked her home je l'ai accompagnée chez elle ; the guide walked us all over Bonn le guide nous a promenés dans tout Bonn ; the guards walked him back to his cell les gardiens l'ont reconduit à sa cellule.

C vi

1 ( in general) marcher ; ( for pleasure) se promener ; ( not run) aller au pas ; ( not ride or drive) aller à pied ; the baby's learning to walk le bébé apprend à marcher ; you should be walking again soon vous devriez recommencer à marcher bientôt ; he'll never walk again il ne pourra plus jamais marcher ; to walk with a stick marcher avec une canne ; to walk with a limp/a swing boiter/se dandiner en marchant ; don't run, walk! ne cours pas, marche! ; ‘walk’ US ( at traffic lights) ≈ traversez ; it's not very far, let's walk ce n'est pas très loin, allons-y à pied ; we walked all day nous avons marché toute la journée ; we've missed the bus, we'll have to walk nous avons manqué le bus, il va falloir marcher ; we go on holiday to walk nous allons en vacances pour faire de la marche ; to walk across ou through sth traverser qch (à pied) ( see note) ; she walked across the room elle a traversé la pièce ; she walked across France elle a traversé la France à pied ; a policeman walked by un policier est passé ; he walked up/down the road il a remonté/descendu la rue (à pied) ( see note) ; we've been walking round in circles for hours nous tournons en rond depuis des heures ; someone was walking around ou about upstairs quelqu'un allait et venait à l'étage ; there's no lift, you'll have to walk up il n'y a pas d'ascenseur, tu devras monter à pied ; I'd just walked in at the door when… je venais à peine de passer la porte, quand… ; suddenly in walked my father soudain voilà que mon père est entré ; to walk in one's sleep ( habitually) être somnambule ; he was walking in his sleep il marchait en dormant ; she walks to work/home elle se rend à son travail/rentre chez elle à pied ; we walked all the way back nous avons fait tout le chemin du retour à pied ; to walk up and down faire les cent pas ; to walk up and down a room arpenter une pièce ; shall I walk with you to the bus? veux-tu que je t'accompagne au bus? ; I'll walk some of the way with you je vais faire un bout de chemin avec toi ; he walked under a bus il est passé sous un bus ; the ghost walks at midnight le fantôme apparaît à minuit ;

2 ○ hum ( disappear) [possession] se faire la malle ○.

Idioms

take a walk ○ ! US dégage ○ ! ; that was a walk ○ ! US c'était simple comme bonjour ○ ! ; you must walk before you can run il ne faut pas brûler les étapes ; to walk sb off their feet mettre qn sur les rotules ○. à pied is often omitted with movement verbs if we already know that the person is on foot. If it is surprising or ambiguous, à pied should be included.

Phrasal verbs

■ walk across: traverser ; to walk across to sth/sb s'approcher de qch/qn ;

▶ walk across [sth] traverser.

■ walk around:

▶ walk around lit se promener ; ( aimlessly) traîner ; you can't walk around in the rain without an umbrella tu ne peux pas traîner sous la pluie sans parapluie ;

▶ walk around [sth] ( to and fro) faire un tour dans [city, streets, garden] ; ( make circuit of) faire le tour de [building, space] ; he walked around the lake il a fait le tour du lac (à pied) ; we walked around Paris for hours nous nous sommes promenés dans Paris pendant des heures.

■ walk away

1 lit s'éloigner (from de) ;

2 fig ( avoid involvement) to walk away from a problem/one's responsibilities fuir un problème/ses responsabilités ;

3 fig ( survive unscathed) sortir indemne (from de) ; she walked away from the accident elle est sortie indemne de l'accident ;

4 to walk away with ( win easily) gagner [qch] haut la main [game, tournament] ; remporter [qch] haut la main [election] ; ( carry off) décrocher [prize, honour] ; ⇒ walk off 2 ;

5 Sport to walk away from sb/sth laisser qn/qch loin derrière [team].

■ walk back revenir sur ses pas (to jusqu'à) ; we walked back (home) nous sommes rentrés à pied.

■ walk in entrer ; he simply walked in as if he owned the place il est carrément entré comme s'il était chez lui ; who should walk in but my husband! devine qui est arrivé?-mon mari! ; ‘please walk in’ ( sign) ‘entrez sans frapper’.

■ walk into:

▶ walk into [sth]

1 ( enter) entrer dans [room, house] ; she walked into that job fig ( acquired easily) elle a eu ce poste sans lever le petit doigt ;

2 ( become entangled in) tomber dans [trap, ambush] ; se fourrer dans [tricky situation] ; you walked right into that one ○ ! tu es tombé dans le panneau ○ ! ;

3 ( bump into) rentrer dans [wall, door, person].

■ walk off:

▶ walk off

1 lit partir brusquement ;

2 ○ fig to walk off with sth ( take) ( innocently) partir avec qch ; ( as theft) filer ○ avec qch ;

3 ( carry off) ⇒ walk away 4 ;

▶ walk off [sth], walk [sth] off se promener pour faire passer [headache, hangover, large meal] ; she walked off eight pounds elle a perdu 4 kilos en faisant de la marche.

■ walk on

1 ( continue) continuer à marcher ;

2 Theat être figurant.

■ walk out

1 lit sortir (of de) ;

2 fig ( desert) [lover, partner, servant, collaborator] partir ; to walk out on laisser tomber ○ [lover, partner] ; rompre [contract, undertaking] ;

3 ( as protest) [negotiator, committee member] partir en signe de protestation ; ( on strike) [workers] se mettre en grève ; they walked out of the meeting ils ont quitté la réunion en signe de protestation ;

4 †GB [lovers] se fréquenter ; to be walking out with sb fréquenter qn.

■ walk over:

▶ walk over ( a few steps) s'approcher (to de) ; ( a short walk) faire un saut ○ (to à) ; he walked over to her/the window il s'est approché d'elle/de la fenêtre ; he walked over to see her/to the farm il a fait un saut pour la voir/à la ferme ;

▶ walk over [sb] ○

1 ( defeat) gen, Sport battre [qn] à plates coutures ;

2 ( humiliate) marcher sur les pieds de ; he'll walk all over you if you let him il te marchera sur les pieds si tu le laisses faire ; he lets her walk all over him elle le mène par le bout du nez.

■ walk round:

▶ walk round faire le tour ; no-one answered so I walked round to the garden personne n'a répondu alors je suis passé par le jardin ;

▶ walk round [sth] ( round edge of) faire le tour de [lake, stadium, garden, building] ; ( through) visiter [exhibition, historic building].

■ walk through:

▶ walk through lit traverser ;

▶ walk through [sth]

1 lit traverser [town, field, forest] ; passer [door, gate] ; marcher dans [deep snow, mud, grass] ;

2 Theat répéter les déplacements de [scene, act] ; to walk sb through a scene faire répéter les déplacements d'une scène à qn.

■ walk up

1 to walk up to s'approcher de [person, building, object] ;

2 (in market, fairground) s'approcher ; walk up, walk up! approchez, approchez!

Big English-French dictionary > walk
2 walk

walk [wɔ:k]

1. noun

   a. ( = stroll) promenade f ; ( = ramble) randonnée f

• to go for a walk aller se promener

• let's have a little walk allons faire un tour

• to take sb for a walk emmener qn se promener

• to take the dog for a walk promener le chien

• the house is ten minutes' walk from here la maison est à dix minutes d'ici à pied

• it's only a short walk to the shops les magasins sont à deux pas

• people from all walks of life des gens de tous les horizons

• it was a walk in the park (US) ça a été du gâteau (inf)

   b. ( = way of walking) démarche f

2. intransitive verb

   a. marcher

• to walk across the road traverser la route

• to walk down to the village descendre jusqu'au village

• he walked up/down the stairs il a monté/descendu l'escalier

• he was walking up and down il marchait de long en large

• she walks in her sleep elle est somnambule

• walk, don't run ne cours pas

   b. ( = go on foot) aller à pied ; ( = go for a walk) aller se promener

• they walked all the way to the village ils sont allés jusqu'au village à pied

• I always walk home je rentre toujours à pied

   c. ( = disappear) (inf) se volatiliser

• my pen seems to have walked mon stylo s'est volatilisé

   d. ( = be acquitted) (inf) être acquitté

3. transitive verb

   a. [+ distance] faire à pied

• he walks 5km every day il fait tous les jours 5 km à pied

• you can walk it in a couple of minutes à pied vous en avez pour deux minutes

• he walked it in ten minutes il lui a fallu dix minutes à pied

• he walked it (inf) ( = it was easy) cela a été un jeu d'enfant pour lui

   b. to walk the streets se promener dans les rues

   c. ( = take) [+ dog] promener

• to walk sb home raccompagner qn

• I'll walk you to the station je vais vous accompagner à la gare

• he walked her to her car il l'a raccompagnée jusqu'à sa voiture

• they walked him off his feet ils l'ont tellement fait marcher qu'il ne tenait plus sur ses jambes

4. compounds

► walk-in adjective [wardrobe, cupboard, larder] de plain-pied

► walk-on part noun rôle m de figurant (e)

► walk-up noun (US) ( = house) immeuble m sans ascenseur ; ( = apartment) appartement m dans un immeuble sans ascenseur

► walk about= walk around

► walk across intransitive verb traverser

• to walk across to sb s'approcher de qn► walk around intransitive verb se promener

• walk around a little faites quelques pas► walk away intransitive verb partir

• to walk away from sb s'éloigner de qn

• to walk away from an accident ( = be unhurt) sortir indemne d'un accident

• to walk away with sth ( = win easily) gagner qch haut la main► walk back intransitive verb

( = come back) revenir ; ( = go back) retourner ; (specifically on foot) rentrer à pied

► walk in intransitive verb entrer

• he just walked in on me! il est entré sans frapper !► walk into inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ trap, ambush] tomber dans

   b. ( = collide with) se cogner à

   c. ( = find easily) trouver facilement

► walk off

1. intransitive verb

   a. = walk away

   b. ( = steal) to walk off with sth (inf) piquer (inf) qch

2. separable transitive verb

[+ weight] perdre en marchant

► walk off with (inf) inseparable transitive verb

( = win) gagner haut la main

► walk out intransitive verb

( = go out) sortir ; ( = go away) partir ; ( = go on strike) se mettre en grève

• her husband has walked out son mari l'a quittée

• they walked out of the meeting ils ont quitté la réunion► walk out on inseparable transitive verb quitter

► walk over

1. intransitive verb

passer

• he walked over to me il s'est approché de moi

2. inseparable transitive verb

(inf)

   a. ( = defeat easily) battre haut la main

   b. ( = treat badly) she lets him walk all over her il la traite comme une servante et elle se laisse faire

► walk up intransitive verb

( = approach) s'approcher ( to sb de qn)

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[wɔːk] 1.
noun

1) promenade f; ( shorter) tour m; ( hike) randonnée f

it's about ten minutes' walk — c'est environ à dix minutes à pied

on the walk home — en rentrant à pied à la maison

to go for ou on a walk — (aller) faire une promenade

to have ou take a walk — faire une promenade; ( shorter) faire un tour (colloq)

to take somebody for a walk — emmener quelqu'un faire une promenade or ( shorter) un tour (colloq)

to take the dog for a walk — promener le chien

it's a long walk back to the hotel — il y a une longue marche d'ici à l'hôtel

2) ( gait) démarche f

3) ( pace) pas m

to slow down to a walk — se mettre à marcher ( après avoir couru)

4) ( path) allée f

people from all walks of life — des gens de tous les milieux

5) Sport épreuve f de marche
2.
transitive verb

1) ( cover on foot) faire [quelque chose] à pied [path, road]; parcourir [quelque chose] à pied [countryside]; ( patrol) parcourir

I can't walk another step — je ne peux pas faire un pas de plus

to walk it — (colloq) Sport gagner haut la main

2) (lead, escort) conduire [horse etc]; promener [dog]

to walk somebody home — raccompagner quelqu'un chez lui/elle
3.
intransitive verb

1) ( in general) marcher; ( for pleasure) se promener; ( not run) aller au pas; ( not ride or drive) aller à pied

to walk with a limp — boiter

‘walk’ — US ( at traffic lights) ≈ traversez

it's not very far, let's walk — ce n'est pas très loin, allons-y à pied

to walk across ou through something — traverser quelque chose (à pied) (see note)

a policeman walked by — un policier est passé

he walked up/down the road — il a remonté/descendu la rue (à pied) (see note)

we've been walking round in circles for hours — nous tournons en rond depuis des heures

someone was walking around ou about upstairs — quelqu'un allait et venait à l'étage supérieur

I'd just walked in at the door when... — je venais à peine de passer la porte, quand...

suddenly in walked my father — soudain voilà que mon père est entré

to walk in one's sleep — être somnambule

to walk up and down — faire les cent pas

to walk up and down a room — arpenter une pièce

shall I walk with you to the bus? — veux-tu que je t'accompagne au bus?

2) (colloq) hum ( disappear) se faire la malle (colloq)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- walk across

- walk around

- walk away

- walk back

- walk in

- walk into

- walk off

- walk on

- walk out

- walk over

- walk round

- walk through

- walk up

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take a walk! — (colloq) US dégage! (colloq)

you must walk before you can run — il ne faut pas brûler les étapes
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à pied is often omitted with movement verbs if we already know that the person is on foot. If it is surprising or ambiguous, à pied should be included
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à pied is often omitted with movement verbs if we already know that the person is on foot. If it is surprising or ambiguous, à pied should be included

English-French dictionary > walk
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[wo:k] v.,n. -v 1. eci; walk in one's sleep eci /çohem në gjumë. 2. sillem, vërtitem; walk the streets a) sillem rrugëve; b) i bie trotuarit lart e poshtë (prostituta). 3. e bëj në këmbë (rrugën); they walked it in 20 minutes ata e bënë rrugën për 20 minuta; he walked it gj.fol. ishte një lojë fëmijësh për të. 4. shetis. 5. bredh, përshkoj (vendin, qytetin). 6. nxjerr, shetis (qenin). 7. përcjell; walk sb to the station përcjell dikë deri te stacioni. 8. shtyj, çoj me të shtyrë; walk the bicycle home e çoj biçikletën për dore në shtëpi; walk the fridge across a room e shtyj frigoriferin nëpër dhomë.

-n 1. ecje; eecur; I knew her by her walk e njoha nga e ecura. 2. shetitje; go for/have/take a walk bëj një shetitje; take the dog for a walk nxjerr qenin për shetitje. 3. hap; at a quick walk me haptë shpejtë. 4. shetitore. 5. rruginë (në park). 6. shteg, rrugë. 7. amer. trotuar.

● from all walks of life nga të gjitha shtresat e shoqërisë; in a walk amer. gj.fol. me sy mbyllur, si bukë e djathë.

● walk about/around [wo:k ë'baut/ë'raund] vete-vij, vërtitem; shetis

● walkabout ['vvo:këbaut] n. turne në popull (i një personaliteti)

● walk across ['vvo:k ë'kros] kapërcej, hidhem matanë; walk across to sb drejtohem përte dikush, i afrohem

● walk away ['vvo:k ë'wei] iki, largohem

● walkaway ['wo:këwei] adj. i lehtë, i pamundimshëm

● walkway ['wo:këwei] n 1. kalim për këmbësorë. 2. vendkalim, kalesë

● walk away from ['vvo:k ë'wei from] a) ia kaloj, lë pas; b) shpëtoj mirë, ndahem paq (nga një aksident)

● walk away with ['vvo:k ë'wei with] fitoj me lehtësi

● walk back ['wo:k bæk] kthehem; kthehem në këmbë

● walk in ['wo:k in] hyj, futem; 'please walk in' 'lutemi hyni brenda' (pa trokitur)

● walk-in ['wo:kin] adj. në nivelin e rrugës (dyqan)

● walk into ['wo:k intu] a) bie në: he really walked into that one gj.fol. ra brenda, ia hodhën paq; b) përplasem (pas shtyllës); c) has, ndesh (dikë)

● walk off ['wo:k of] a) iki, largohem; b) gj.fol. qëroj, përlaj (diçka); c) heq me të ecur (peshën e tepërt etj): walk off a headache dal në ajër për të shpëtuar nga dhimbja e kokës

● walk off with ['wo:k of with] a) fitoj me lehtësi; b) vjedh

● walk on ['wo:k on] teat. kam rol figuranti

● walk-on, walking-on ['wo:k(ing)on] adj. teat. figuranti (rol)

● walk out ['wo:k aut] a) iki; b) largohem i nxehur; c) dal në grevë; d) iki nga shtëpia, lë (gruan, burrin)

● walkout ['wo:kaut] n 1. grevë e palajmëruar. 2. largim në formë proteste (nga mbledhja etj)

● walk out on lë, braktis (të dashurin etj)

● walk out with ['wo:k aut with] Br. hoqërohem, rri, dal (me dikë)

● walk over ['wo:k 'ëuvë:(r)] a) kaloj, hidhem një copë here (te dikush); b) mund me lehtësi; c) trajtoj keq

● walkover ['wo:këuvë:] n. gj.fol. fitore e lehtë, lojë fëmijësh, lodër kalamajsh

● walk up ['wo:k ap] a) ngjitem, ngjis shkallët; b) afrohem: walk up, walk up! ejani, afrohuni!

● walk-up [wo:kap] n. amer. 1. shtëpi pa ashensor. 2. apartament në ndërtesë pa ashensor

● walkathon ['wo:këthën] n. amer. sport. maratonë

● walker [wo:kë:] n 1. sport. maratonist. 2. këmbësor. 3. ecës; be a fast walker eci shpejt, kam të ecur të shpejtë. 4. kular (për të mësuar fëmijët të ecin, për të sëmurët)

● walker-on ['wo:kë:ron] n. teat. figurant

● walkie-talkie ['wo:ki'to:ki] n. uoki-toki, radio dore marrëse-dhënëse

● walking [wo:king] n., adj. -n 1. ecje; shetitje. 2. sport. ecje sportive /-adj 1. ecës; në gjendje për të ecur; the walking

wounded të plagosurit që mund të ecin vetë. 2. shetitës; he is a walking encyclopedia ai është një enciklopedi shetitëse. 3. që bëhet në këmbë (rrugë); it is within walking distance mund të shkosh fare lehtë në këmbë; at a walking pace me hap

● walking papers [wo:king 'peipë:(r)] n. gj.fol. shkarkim; give sb his walking papers i jap duart dikujt

● walking shoes [wo:king shu:z] n. këpucë atletike

● walking stick [wo:king stik] n. bastun, shkop

● walky-talky ['wo:ki'to:ki] n. shih walkie-talkie

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shëtis; eci

English-Albanian dictionary > walk
4 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)

1 intransitive verb

(a) (gen) marcher; (go for a walk) se promener;

∎ walk, don't run! ne cours pas!;

∎ American walk!/don't walk! (traffic sign) (piétons) passez!/attendez!;

∎ 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

(d) (go free) être relâché

(e) familiar (disappear, be stolen → money, object) disparaître^□ ;

∎ the money seems to have walked l'argent semble s'être envolé

2 transitive verb

(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

(b) (escort) accompagner, marcher avec;

∎ 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?

(c) (take for walk → person) faire marcher; (→ dog) promener; (→ horse) conduire à pied;

∎ 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^□

(d) familiar (idiom)

∎ to walk it (succeed easily) gagner les doigts dans le nez

3 noun

(a) (movement)

∎ 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

(b) (stroll) promenade f; (long) randonnée f;

∎ 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;

∎ American familiar take a walk! dégage!

(c) (gait) démarche f, façon f de marcher;

∎ 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

(d) (path) promenade f; (in garden) allée f; (in forest) sentier m, chemin m;

∎ a coastal walk un chemin côtier;

∎ American the front walk l'allée f (de devant la maison)

(e) (occupation)

∎ I meet people from all walks or from every walk of life je rencontre des gens de tous milieux

(f) American (sidewalk) trottoir m

➲ walk about intransitive verb

British se promener, se balader

➲ walk across

1 intransitive verb

traverser (à pied)

2 separable transitive verb

faire traverser (à pied)

➲ walk around = walk about

➲ walk away intransitive verb

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

➲ walk away with inseparable transitive verb

∎ to walk away with sth emporter qch; figurative (win easily) remporter ou gagner qch haut la main;

∎ 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

➲ walk back

1 intransitive verb

(return) revenir ou retourner (à pied)

2 separable transitive verb

raccompagner (à pied)

➲ walk in

1 intransitive verb

entrer;

∎ 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'habillait

2 separable transitive verb

faire entrer

➲ walk into inseparable transitive verb

(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!

(b) (bump into → chair, wall) se cogner à, rentrer dans; (→ person) rentrer dans;

∎ he walked right into me/it il m'est rentré en plein dedans/il est rentré en plein dedans

➲ walk off

1 intransitive verb

partir, s'en aller

2 separable transitive verb

(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

➲ walk off with inseparable transitive verb

∎ to walk off with sth (take) emporter qch; (steal) voler qch;

∎ he walked off with all the prizes il a remporté ou il a gagné tous les prix (haut la main)

➲ walk out intransitive verb

(a) (go out) sortir; (leave) partir, s'en aller;

∎ we walked out of the meeting nous avons quitté la réunion ou nous sommes partis de la réunion en signe de protestation

(b) (worker) se mettre en grève

(c) British old-fashioned (court)

∎ to walk out with sb faire la cour à qn, courtiser qn

➲ walk out on inseparable transitive verb

(family, lover) quitter

➲ walk over

1 inseparable transitive verb

(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 pieds

2 intransitive verb

aller, 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

➲ walk round inseparable transitive verb

(museum, shops etc) faire le tour de

➲ walk through inseparable transitive verb

(one's exams etc) réussir sans effort

➲ walk up intransitive verb

(a) (go upstairs) monter

(b) (come close) s'approcher;

∎ a complete stranger walked up to her un inconnu s'est approché d'elle

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5 walk

(to walk, stand etc on the toes: He stood on tiptoe(s) to reach the shelf.) ponerse/caminar de puntillas

walk¹ n paseo / vuelta / caminata

it's a long walk to the station hay una larga caminata hasta la estación

I'm going to take the dog for a walk voy a sacar a pasear el perro

walk² vb andar / ir a pie / caminar

sometimes I go by car, sometimes I walk a veces voy en coche, a veces voy andando

to walk the dog pasear el perro

walk

tr[wɔːk]

noun

1 (gen) paseo; (distance) camino; (long) caminata, excursión nombre femenino; (sport) marcha

■ I'm going for a walk me voy a pasear, voy a dar un paseo

■ he took the dog for a walk sacó el perro a pasear

■ it's about twenty minutes' walk está a unos veinte de minutos caminando

2 (path, route) paseo, ruta; (long) excursión nombre femenino

■ a book on country walks un libro sobre rutas a pie por el campo

■ there are some lovely walks in this area hay bastantes excursiones bonitas por esta zona

3 (gait) modo de andar, andares nombre masculino plural

■ I recognized you by your walk te he reconocido por tu modo de andar

intransitive verb

1 andar, caminar, pasear

■ I'll walk there iré andando, iré a pie

■ is the baby walking yet? ¿ya anda el bebé?

■ she walked home se fue andando a casa

■ we've walked about five miles hemos caminado unas cinco millas

■ I love walking round the old part of the city me encanta pasear por el barrio antiguo de la ciudad

■ he just walked off se echó a andar y se fue

transitive verb

1 (cover on foot) ir a pie, ir andando, andar

■ is it far? can I walk it? ¿está lejos? ¿se puede ir andando?

■ he spends all day walking the streets pasa todo el día caminando por la calle

2 (person) acompañar; (animal) pasear

■ he offered to walk me home se ofreció para acompañarme a casa

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to go for a walk dar un paseo

to run before one can walk precipitarse

to walk all over somebody tratar muy mal a alguien

to walk it (win easily) ganar fácilmente

to walk somebody off their feet agotar a alguien a fuerza de caminar

to walk tall ir con la cabeza bien alta

walk of life condición nombre femenino social

walk ['wɔk] vi

1) : caminar, andar, pasear

you're walking too fast: estás caminando demasiado rápido

to walk around the city: pasearse por la ciudad

2) : ir andando, ir a pie

we had to walk home: tuvimos que ir a casa a pie

3) : darle base por bolas (a un bateador)

walk vt

1) : recorrer, caminar

she walked two miles: caminó dos millas

2) accompany: acompañar

3) : sacar a pasear (a un perro)

walk n

1) : paseo m, caminata f

to go for a walk: ir a caminar, dar un paseo

2) path: camino m

3) gait: andar m

4) : marcha f (en beisbol)

5)

walk of life : esfera f, condición f

walk

v.

• andar v.

(§pret: anduv-)

• caminar v.

• ir v.

(§pres: voy, vas...), subj: vay-, imp: ib-, pret: fu-•)

• llevar al paso v.

• llevar caminando v.

• pasear v.

• recorrer v.

n.

• alameda s.f.

• andar s.m.

• paseo s.m.

• paso s.m.

I
1. wɔːk
intransitive verb

1) ( go by foot) caminar, andar* (esp Esp); ( in a leisurely way) pasear

walk, don't run! — camina, no corras!

I'll walk with you as far as the library — te acompaño hasta la biblioteca

to walk by o past something — pasar por algo

you can't just walk by without helping — no puedes seguir de largo sin pararte a ayudar

he walked down/up the steps — bajó/subió los peldaños

to walk in/out — entrar/salir*

to walk up to somebody — acercarse* a algn

to walk tall — ir* or andar* con la cabeza en alto

2) (not use bus, car, etc) ir* a pie, ir* caminando or (esp Esp) andando

there was no elevator so we had to walk up — no había ascensor, así que tuvimos que subir por la escalera

3) ( Sport) ( in baseball) dar* una base por bolas, pasar por bolas

2.

walk vt

1) ( go along) \<\<hills/path\>\> recorrer, caminar por

2)

a) ( take for walk) \<\<dog\>\> pasear, sacar* a pasear

she walked us off our feet — nos dejó agotados de tanto que nos hizo caminar

b) ( accompany) acompañar

I'll walk you home — te acompaño hasta tu casa

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- walk away

- walk away with

- walk into

- walk off

- walk off with

- walk on

- walk out

- walk out on

- walk over

II

noun

1)

a) ( leisurely) paseo m; ( long) caminata f

to go for o take a walk — ir* a pasear or a dar un paseo, ir* a caminar (esp AmL)

she took the dog for a walk — sacó a pasear el perro

it's five minutes' o a five-minute walk from here — está or queda a cinco minutos de aquí a pie

b) ( Sport) marcha f

2)

a) ( route)

there's a beautiful walk through the woods — se puede hacer un paseo precioso por el bosque

b) ( path) (esp AmE) camino m

3)

a) ( gait) andar m, manera f de caminar or andar

b) ( speed) (no pl)

at a walk — al paso; see also walk of life

[wɔːk]
1. N

1) (=stroll, ramble) paseo m ; (=hike) caminata f, excursión f a pie; (=race) marcha f atlética

there's a nice walk by the river — hay un paseo agradable por el río

this is my favourite walk — este es mi paseo favorito

it's only a ten-minute walk from here — está a solo diez minutos de aquí a pie

from there it's a short walk to his house — desde allí a su casa se va a pie en muy poco tiempo

to go for or take a walk — ir de paseo

we went for a walk around — fuimos a dar una vuelta

take a walk! * — ¡lárgate * !

to take sb for a walk — llevar a algn de paseo

- it was a walk in the park

2) (=avenue) paseo m

3) (=pace) paso m

he went at a quick walk — caminó a (un) paso rápido

the cavalry advanced at a walk — la caballería avanzaba al paso

4) (=gait) paso m, andar m

he has an odd sort of walk — tiene un modo de andar algo raro

to know sb by his walk — conocer a algn por su modo de andar

5)

walk of life: I meet people from all walks of life — me encuentro con gente de todas las profesiones y condiciones sociales

2. VT

1) [+ distance] andar, caminar (esp LAm)

we walked 40 kilometres yesterday — ayer anduvimos 40 kilómetros

to walk the streets — andar por las calles; (aimlessly) vagar por las calles; (=be homeless) no tener hogar, estar sin techo; [prostitute] hacer la calle or la carrera

to walk the wards — (Med) hacer prácticas de clínica

you can walk it in five minutes — está a cinco minutos andando or a pie de aquí

I had to walk it — tuve que ir a pie or ir andando

don't worry, you'll walk it * — (fig) no te preocupes, será facilísimo

2) (=lead) [+ dog] pasear, sacar a pasear; [+ horse] llevar al paso

she walks the dog every day — pasea or saca a pasear al perro todos los días

I'll walk you to the station — te acompaño a la estación

- walk sb into the ground or off his feet

3. VI

1) andar, caminar (esp LAm); (as opposed to riding etc) ir a pie, ir andando, ir caminando (esp LAm); (Sport) marchar

can your little boy walk yet? — ¿ya anda tu niño?

to walk slowly — andar despacio

don't walk so fast! — ¡no andes tan deprisa!

you can walk there in five minutes — está a cinco minutos andando de aquí

are you walking or going by bus? — ¿vas a ir a pie o en autobús?

walk — (US) (on traffic signal) cruzar

don't walk — (US) (on traffic signal) no cruzar

walk a little with me — acompáñame un rato

to walk in one's sleep — ser sonámbulo, andar dormido

to walk downstairs/upstairs — bajar/subir la escalera

we had to walk — tuvimos que ir a pie or andando

to walk home — ir andando a casa, volver andando a casa

we were out walking in the hills/in the park — estábamos paseando por la montaña/el parque

to walk across sth — cruzar algo

to walk slowly up/down the stairs — subir/bajar lentamente la escalera

to walk up and down — pasearse (de acá para allá)

- walk tall

2) [ghost] andar, aparecer

3) * (=disappear) volar *

my camera's walked — mi cámara ha volado or desaparecido

4) * (=be acquitted) salir sin cargos

- walk about

- walk away

- walk back

- walk in

- walk into

- walk off

- walk off with

- walk on

- walk out

- walk out on

- walk out with

- walk over

- walk up

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I
1. [wɔːk]
intransitive verb

1) ( go by foot) caminar, andar* (esp Esp); ( in a leisurely way) pasear

walk, don't run! — camina, no corras!

I'll walk with you as far as the library — te acompaño hasta la biblioteca

to walk by o past something — pasar por algo

you can't just walk by without helping — no puedes seguir de largo sin pararte a ayudar

he walked down/up the steps — bajó/subió los peldaños

to walk in/out — entrar/salir*

to walk up to somebody — acercarse* a algn

to walk tall — ir* or andar* con la cabeza en alto

2) (not use bus, car, etc) ir* a pie, ir* caminando or (esp Esp) andando

there was no elevator so we had to walk up — no había ascensor, así que tuvimos que subir por la escalera

3) ( Sport) ( in baseball) dar* una base por bolas, pasar por bolas

2.

walk vt

1) ( go along) \<\<hills/path\>\> recorrer, caminar por

2)

a) ( take for walk) \<\<dog\>\> pasear, sacar* a pasear

she walked us off our feet — nos dejó agotados de tanto que nos hizo caminar

b) ( accompany) acompañar

I'll walk you home — te acompaño hasta tu casa

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- walk away

- walk away with

- walk into

- walk off

- walk off with

- walk on

- walk out

- walk out on

- walk over

II

noun

1)

a) ( leisurely) paseo m; ( long) caminata f

to go for o take a walk — ir* a pasear or a dar un paseo, ir* a caminar (esp AmL)

she took the dog for a walk — sacó a pasear el perro

it's five minutes' o a five-minute walk from here — está or queda a cinco minutos de aquí a pie

b) ( Sport) marcha f

2)

a) ( route)

there's a beautiful walk through the woods — se puede hacer un paseo precioso por el bosque

b) ( path) (esp AmE) camino m

3)

a) ( gait) andar m, manera f de caminar or andar

b) ( speed) (no pl)

at a walk — al paso; see also walk of life

English-spanish dictionary > walk
6 walk

1. intransitive verb
1) laufen; (as opposed to running) gehen; (as opposed to driving) zu Fuß gehen

you can walk there in five minutes — es sind nur 5 Minuten zu Fuß bis dorthin

‘walk’/‘don’t walk' — (Amer.): (at pedestrian lights) "gehen"/"warten"

walk on crutches/with a stick — an Krücken/am Stock gehen

learn to walk — laufen lernen

walk tall — (fig.) erhobenen Hauptes gehen (fig.)

2) (exercise) gehen; marschieren (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) entlanggehen; ablaufen [Strecke, Weg]; durchwandern [Gebiet]

walk the streets — durch die Straßen gehen/(aimlessly) laufen; (as prostitute) auf den Strich gehen (ugs.)

2) (cause to walk; lead) führen; ausführen [Hund]

walk somebody off his/her feet — jemanden [bis zur Erschöpfung] durch die Gegend schleifen (ugs.)

3) (accompany) bringen

he walked his girlfriend home — er brachte seine Freundin nach Hause
3. noun
1) Spaziergang, der

go [out] for or take or have a walk — einen Spaziergang machen

take somebody/the dog for a walk — jemanden/den Hund spazierenführen

a ten-mile walk — eine Wanderung von zehn Meilen; (distance)

ten minutes' walk from here — zehn Minuten zu Fuß von hier

2) (gait) Gang, der; (characteristic) normale Gangart

3) (Sport): (race) Wettbewerb im Gehen

the 10,000 metres walk — das 10 000-m-Gehen

4) (path, route) [Spazier]weg, der

5)

people from all walks of life — Leute aus den verschiedensten gesellschaftlichen Gruppierungen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/80894/walk_about">walk about

- walk away

- walk in

- walk into

- walk off

- walk on

- walk out

- walk out of

- walk out on

- walk over

- walk up

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(to walk, stand etc on the toes: He stood on tiptoe(s) to reach the shelf.) (sich) auf Zehenspitzen gehen (stellen)

* * *

walk

[wɔ:k, AM wɑ:k]

I. n

1. (going on foot) Gehen nt; (as recreation) Spaziergang m

it's only a five minute \walk away es sind nur fünf Minuten [zu Fuß] von hier

to go for [or take] a \walk einen Spaziergang machen

to take sb out for a \walk mit jdm einen Spaziergang machen

2. (gait) Gang m

3. (walking speed) of horse Schritt m

to drop into [or slow to] a \walk in Schritttempo verfallen

she slowed the horses to a \walk sie ließ die Pferde im Schritt gehen

4. (promenade) Spazierweg m; (path in rural area) Wanderweg m

5. (spiritual journey) [spirituelle] Suche

6.

▶ \walk of life soziale Schicht, Gesellschaftsschicht f

people from all \walks of life Leute aus allen Gesellschaftsschichten

II. vt

1. (go on foot)

▪ to \walk sth etw zu Fuß gehen

to \walk a distance eine Strecke zu Fuß zurücklegen

to \walk the plank ( hist: sailor's punishment) über eine Schiffsplanke ins Wasser getrieben werden

to \walk the streets (wander) durch die Straßen gehen; (be a prostitute) auf den Strich gehen sl

2. (accompany)

▪ to \walk sb somewhere jdn irgendwohin begleiten

to \walk sb off his/her feet ( fig) ein so zügiges Tempo vorlegen, dass jd kaum mithalten kann

he \walked me off my feet ich konnte kaum mit ihm mithalten

▪ to \walk sb through sth etw mit jdm durchgehen

to \walk sb home jdn nach Hause bringen

3. (take for a walk)

to \walk the dog den Hund ausführen, mit dem Hund Gassi gehen fam

4. BRIT ( fam: succeed easily)

▪ to \walk sth etw spielend meistern geh

III. vi

1. (go on foot)

▪ to \walk [somewhere] zu Fuß [irgendwohin] gehen

it takes half an hour to \walk to the office man braucht zu Fuß eine halbe Stunde ins Büro

can your toddler \walk yet? kann dein Kleiner schon laufen?

to \walk on one's hands auf den Händen laufen

to begin to \walk laufen lernen

2. (for exercise)

▪ to \walk [somewhere] [irgendwo] spazieren gehen

3. ( fig: take advantage of)

to \walk [all] over sb jdn ausnutzen [ o bes SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ ausnützen

4. ( fig: get caught in)

to \walk [right [or straight]] into sth [mitten] in etw akk geraten

to \walk into a trap in eine Falle gehen [o fam tappen

5. (easily get)

to \walk [right [or straight]] into a job [leicht] eine Stelle bekommen

6. THEAT

▪ to \walk through sth etw [ein]üben

7. ( fig fam: go missing) Beine bekommen [o kriegen] fam

8.

▶ to \walk on air selig sein, sich akk wie im siebten Himmel fühlen, auf Wolken schweben

▶ to \walk the beat seine Runde gehen [o machen]

▶ to \walk on eggs [or eggshells] einen Eiertanz aufführen

▶ to \walk before one can run laufen lernen, bevor man springt

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[wɔːk]
1. n

1) (= stroll) Spaziergang m; (= hike) Wanderung f; (SPORT) Gehen nt; (= competition) Geher-Wettkampf m; (= charity walk) Marsch m (für Wohltätigkeitszwecke)

a 20-mile walk along the roads — ein 20-Meilen-Marsch die Straße entlang

it's only 10 minutes' walk — es sind nur 10 Minuten zu Fuß

it's a long/short walk to the shops — zu den Läden ist es weit/nicht weit zu Fuß or zu gehen or zu laufen

it's a long walk but a short drive — zu Fuß ist es weit, aber mit dem Auto ganz nah

that's quite a walk — das ist eine ganz schöne Strecke, das ist ganz schön weit zu laufen (inf)

he thinks nothing of a 10-mile walk — 10 Meilen zu Fuß sind für ihn gar nichts

to go for a walk, to have or take a walk — einen Spaziergang machen, spazieren gehen

to take sb/the dog for a walk — mit jdm/dem Hund spazieren gehen or einen Spaziergang machen, den Hund ausführen or spazieren führen

2) (= gait) Gang m; (of horse) Gangart f

he went at a brisk walk — er ging schnellen Schrittes (geh) or schnell

the horse went at a walk — das Pferd ging im Schritt

he slowed his horse to a walk — er brachte sein Pferd in den Schritt

he ran for a bit, then slowed to a walk — er rannte ein Stück und ging dann im Schritttempo weiter

3) (= path) (in garden etc) (Park)weg m; (in hills etc) Weg m

4) (= route) Weg m; (signposted etc) Wander-/Spazierweg m

he knows some good walks in the Lake District — er kennt ein paar gute Wandermöglichkeiten or Wanderungen im Lake District

5)

walk of life — Milieu nt

people from all walks of life — Leute aus allen Schichten und Berufen

6) (US BASEBALL) Walk m, Freibase nt

2. vt

1) (= lead) person, horse (spazieren) führen; dog ausführen; (= ride at a walk) im Schritt gehen lassen

to walk sb home/to the bus —

she walked her baby up to the table — das Kind lief, von der Mutter gehalten or mit Hilfe der Mutter, zum Tisch

to walk sb off his feet or legs (inf) — jdn total erschöpfen

if we go hiking, I'll walk the legs off you (inf) — wenn wir zusammen wandern gehen, dann wirst du (bald) nicht mehr mithalten können

2) distance laufen, gehen

I've walked this road many times — ich bin diese Straße oft gegangen

3)

to walk the streets (prostitute) — auf den Strich gehen (inf); (in search of sth) durch die Straßen irren; (aimlessly) durch die Straßen streichen

to walk the boards (Theat) —

he learned his trade by walking the boards before turning to films — er hat sein Handwerk auf den Brettern gelernt, bevor er zum Film ging

to walk the plank — mit verbundenen Augen über eine Schiffsplanke ins Wasser getrieben werden

to walk the wards (Med) — famulieren

4) (US BASEBALL) einen Walk or ein Freibase geben (+dat)

3. vi

1) gehen, laufen

walk a little with me — gehen Sie ein Stück mit mir

to learn to walk — laufen lernen

you must learn to walk before you can run (prov) — man sollte den ersten Schritt vor dem zweiten tun

to walk in one's sleep — schlaf- or nachtwandeln

to walk with a stick — am Stock gehen

2) (= not ride) zu Fuß gehen, laufen (inf); (= stroll) spazieren gehen; (= hike) wandern

you can walk there in 5 minutes — da ist man in or bis dahin sind es 5 Minuten zu Fuß

to walk home — nach Hause laufen (inf), zu Fuß nach Hause gehen

we were out walking when the telegram arrived — wir waren gerade spazieren or auf einem Spaziergang, als das Telegramm kam

3) (ghost) umgehen, spuken

4) (inf: disappear) Beine bekommen (inf)

5) (US inf) (= quit one's job) kündigen; (= go on strike) in den Ausstand treten

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walk [wɔːk]

A s

1. Gehen n:

go at a walk im Schritt gehen

2. Gang(art) m(f), Schritt m

3. Spaziergang m:

go for ( oder take, have) a walk einen Spaziergang machen, spazieren gehen;

take sb for a walk jemanden spazieren führen, mit jemandem spazieren gehen

4. (Spazier)Weg m:

a) Promenade f

b) Strecke f:

the station is just a 10-minute walk from here bis zum Bahnhof sind es nur 10 Gehminuten;

quite a walk ein gutes Stück zu gehen

5. Wanderung f

6. Route f (eines Hausierers etc), Runde f (eines Polizisten etc)

7. Allee f

8. Wandelgang m

9. a) (Geflügel)Auslauf m

b) → sheepwalk

10. fig Arbeitsgebiet n, (Betätigungs)Feld n:

the walk of the historian

11. meist walk of life

a) (soziale) Schicht oder Stellung, Lebensbereich m,

b) Beruf m

B v/i

1. a) gehen (auch Leichtathletik), zu Fuß gehen, laufen:

“Walk” „Gehen“;

“Don’t Walk” „Warten“

b) (Basketball) einen Schrittfehler machen

2. im Schritt gehen (auch Pferd)

3. wandern

4. spazieren gehen: → air¹ A 1

5. umgehen, spuken (Geist):

walk in one’s sleep nacht-, schlafwandeln

C v/t

1. eine Strecke (zu Fuß) zurücklegen oder gehen

2. einen Bezirk etc durchwandern, einen Raum durchschreiten, gehen durch oder über (akk)

3. auf und ab gehen in oder auf (dat): → chalk line, plank A 1, street A 1

4. abschreiten, entlanggehen

5. ein Pferd führen, im Schritt gehen lassen

6. jemanden führen: → walk off B 1

7. spazieren führen

8. jemanden begleiten:

walk sb to the station

9. Br um die Wette gehen mit:

I’ll walk you 10 miles

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1. intransitive verb
1) laufen; (as opposed to running) gehen; (as opposed to driving) zu Fuß gehen

you can walk there in five minutes — es sind nur 5 Minuten zu Fuß bis dorthin

‘walk’/‘don’t walk' — (Amer.): (at pedestrian lights) "gehen"/"warten"

walk on crutches/with a stick — an Krücken/am Stock gehen

learn to walk — laufen lernen

walk tall — (fig.) erhobenen Hauptes gehen (fig.)

2) (exercise) gehen; marschieren (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) entlanggehen; ablaufen [Strecke, Weg]; durchwandern [Gebiet]

walk the streets — durch die Straßen gehen/ (aimlessly) laufen; (as prostitute) auf den Strich gehen (ugs.)

2) (cause to walk; lead) führen; ausführen [Hund]

walk somebody off his/her feet — jemanden [bis zur Erschöpfung] durch die Gegend schleifen (ugs.)

3) (accompany) bringen

he walked his girlfriend home — er brachte seine Freundin nach Hause
3. noun
1) Spaziergang, der

go [out] for or take or have a walk — einen Spaziergang machen

take somebody/the dog for a walk — jemanden/den Hund spazierenführen

a ten-mile walk — eine Wanderung von zehn Meilen; (distance)

ten minutes' walk from here — zehn Minuten zu Fuß von hier

2) (gait) Gang, der; (characteristic) normale Gangart

3) (Sport): (race) Wettbewerb im Gehen

the 10,000 metres walk — das 10 000-m-Gehen

4) (path, route) [Spazier]weg, der

5)

people from all walks of life — Leute aus den verschiedensten gesellschaftlichen Gruppierungen

Phrasal Verbs:

- walk about

- walk away

- walk in

- walk into

- walk off

- walk on

- walk out

- walk out of

- walk out on

- walk over

- walk up

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v.

gehen v.

(§ p.,pp.: ging, ist gegangen)

laufen v.

(§ p.,pp.: lief, ist gelaufen)

spuken durch ausdr.

wandeln (gehen) v. n.

Gang ¨-e m.

Marsch -¨e m.

Spaziergang m.

English-german dictionary > walk
7 минавам

1. (движа се край, през) go/walk (past, by, through), pass (by, through)

(при манифестация) march past

(тържествено) sweep (past, by, out, in. up)

(съвсем близо) shave

моля, позволете ми да мина please allow me to pass

той мина край мен he walked past me, he passed me

случайно минах край тях I happened to pass their house

тя погледна минавайки she looked in when passing

минах през вратата I walked in/out at the gate

(no мост) go over, cross (a bridge)

(през река, граница) cross, pass

(през препятствие) get over

(за път) lie/lead through (across, along)

пътят минава през гора/блатиста местност/долина the road lies/leads through a wood/across a swamp/along a valley

(за граница) run

(простирам се край) run by

пътят минава край морето the road runs by the sea

минавам под under-run

мини да ме вземеш come and fetch me

2. (прекарвам през, по, повтарям) run through, pass

(зеленчуци и пр. през сито) pass

минах го на машина I ran it through the machine

минавам... с прахосмукачката run the vacuum cleaner over...

минавам с две/три води wash (s.th.) in two/three waters

минах го с още една боя I gave it another coat of paint

минах урока още веднаж I read the lesson over/through once again, I reread the lesson

(туширам и пр.) go over (a drawing etc. with ink)

3. (променям, сменям-тема и пр.) pass (от from, на to); swing (from... to)

минавам от тема на тема (несвързано) meander

4. (преминавам към/на) go on to, pass on to

минете на следващия въпрос pass on to the next question

(към друга страна, неприятел) go over to

минавам на страната на противника go over to the enemy/the other camp, воен. desert to the enemy

минавам в забвение pass into oblivion/limbo, be forgotten

минавам в офанзива take/assume the offensive

5. (изпит) pass, get through

минавам в по-горен клас get o.'s remove, go up a form

с колко мина? what are your marks/grades this year?

едва минавам изпит scrape through an examination

минавам през цензурата pass the censor

6. (преминавам в чуждо владение и пр.) pass into (the hands of), change hands

7. фин. минавам по сметка refer/charge to the account of, place to the credit of

8. (за време) pass, elapse, go (by)

(незабелязано) slip away/by

не минаха и пет минути within five minutes, in less than five minutes

не мина много време и soon after that, not long after that

минава 9 часа it is past 9 o'clock

мина един час an hour went by

да мине времето to kill the time, to while away the time

мина доста/много време, докато го хванат it was some time/quite a long time before he was caught

рядко минава седмица a week rarely goes by

времето мина (изтече) time is up

мине не мине една седмица every week or so

минало му е времето it's out of date, it has had its day

срокът още не е минал the term has not yet expired

9. (за болест, настроение, нещо лошо) pass, be over

(постепенно) pass off

(за яд и) cool

(за мода) go out, be out

мина ми хремата/ядът my cold/anger is over, I've lost my cold/anger

ще ти мине (ядът и пр.) you'll get over it

ще мине it'll pass

и по-лоши неща са минавали, ще мине и това worse things have passed and so will this

мина се и тая so that's over (thank goodness)

болката минава the pain is passing off

модата на големите шапки мина large hats have gone out/are out

10. (протича) be. come off, go off

как мина урокът? how was the lesson?

как мина ваканцията? how did you spend your

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мина̀вам,

гл.

1. ( движа се край, през) go/walk (past, by, through), pass (by, through); ( тържествено) sweep (past, by, out, in, up); ( съвсем близо) shave; \минавам край (за процесия) file past; \минавам под underrun; \минавам през митницата go/get through the customs, pass the customs; мини да ме вземеш come and fetch me; пътят минава през гора/блатиста местност/долина the road lies/leads through a wood/across a swamp/along a valley; (за граница) run; ( простирам се край) run by; случайно минах край тях I happened to pass their house; (по мост) go over, cross (a bridge); ( през река, граница) cross, pass; ( през препятствие) get over; (за път) lie/lead through (across, along);

2. ( прекарвам през, по; повтарям) run through, pass; ( зеленчуци и пр. през сито) pass; \минавам с две/три води wash (s.th.) in two/three waters; \минавам … с прахосмукачката run the vacuum cleaner over …; минах го на машина I ran it through the machine; минах го с още една боя I gave it another coat of paint; ( туширам и пр.) go over (a drawing etc. with ink);

3. ( променям, сменям тема и пр.) pass (от from, на to); swing (from … to); \минавам от тема на тема ( несвързано) meander;

4. ( преминавам към/на) go on to, pass on to; ( към друга страна, неприятел) go over to; воен. desert to the enemy; \минавам в офанзива take/assume the offensive;

5. ( изпит) pass, get through; едва \минавам изпит scrape through an examination; \минавам в по-горен клас get o.’s remove, go up a form; \минавам през цензурата pass the censor; с колко мина? what are your marks/grades this year?;

6. ( преминавам в чуждо владение и пр.) pass into (the hands of), change hands;

7. фин.: \минавам по сметка refer/charge to the account of, place to the credit of;

8. (за време) pass, elapse, go (by); ( незабелязано) slip away/by; ( бързо) fly/fleet by; времето мина ( изтече) time is up; да мине времето to kill the time, to while away the time; едва минава 7 часа it has just turned 7; мина един час an hour went by; минава 10 часа it is past 10 o’clock; минало му е времето it’s out of date, it has had its day; мине не мине една седмица every week or so; не мина много време и soon after that, not long after that; не минаха и пет минути within five minutes, in less than five minutes; срокът още не е минал the term has not yet expired; той още не е минал 50-те he has not yet turned fifty;

9. (за болест, настроение, нещо лошо) pass, be over; ( постепенно) pass off; (за яд и пр.) cool; (за мода) go out, be out; болката минава the pain is passing off; мина ми хремата/ядът my cold/anger is over, I’ve lost my cold/anger; мина се и тая so that’s over (thank goodness); модата на големите шапки мина large hats have gone out/are out; ще мине it’ll pass; ще ти мине ( ядът и пр.) you’ll get over it;

10. ( протича) be, come off, go off; как мина урокът? how was the lesson? концертът мина добре the concert went off well;

11.: \минавам за ( имам слава на) pass for, have the reputation of, be said/reputed to be, pass off as; нещо, което може да мине за кафе coffee of a kind; той минава за добър архитект he has the reputation of (being) a good architect; човек, който иска да мине за остроумен/за писател и пр. a would-be wit/writer etc.;

12. ( излъгвам, измамвам) cheat, take in, do; минали са ви you’ve been done; не можеш го мина лесно he is not a man to be easily taken in;

13. ( справям се): ако минем с 50 лева if we can manage on 50 levs; \минавам без do without, dispense with; \минавам без чужда помощ do for o.s, manage on o.’s own;

14. ( успява, приема се) work, go; разг. make the grade; ако мине l’ll try my luck; дали ще мине? will it work I wonder; каквото каже той, минава/думата му минава what he says goes, he cuts some ice, his writ runs; не ми минават такива (номера) I can’t let it go at that, I’ll have none of it, that won’t go down with me, it doesn’t pay with me, you can’t bamboozle me, разг. that cock won’t fight, that cat won’t jump; няма да мине it won’t do/pass, that story won’t wash; няма да ти мине извинението you’ll not get away with that excuse; това на него няма да мине that won’t go down with him;

\минавам ce ( оставям се да ме измамят) let o.s. be cheated/done, let o.s. be taken in; \минавам се разг. get/have a raw deal; не се минавай амер. sl. don’t take any plugs/any wooden nickels; • мина ми котка/лисица път I had bad luck; мина ми през ума it passed through/it crossed my mind, it occurred to me, it struck me (че that); \минавам границите на прен. overstep the limits of, pass the boundaries of; \минавам гратис gate-crash; прен. get off easily; \минавам леко get off light; \минавам между капките wangle through; (за забележка не прави впечатление) miss fire; \минавам ниско карти underplay, play low; многото мина, малкото остава the worst is over; никак не ми мина през ума it never entered my mind, I never thought; от мен да мине all right, have it your way; такива не ми минават you can’t put that across me.

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machine (на шевна машина); elapse (за време); get by; go by; pass: allow me to минавам - позволете ми да мина; walk past (покрай)

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1. (no мост) go over, cross (a bridge) 2. (движа се край, през) go/walk (past, by, through), pass (by, through) 3. (за време) pass, elapse, go (by) 4. (за граница) run 5. (за мода) go out, be out 6. (за път) lie/lead through (across, along) 7. (за яд и) cool 8. (зеленчуци и пр. през сито) pass 9. (изпит) pass, get through 10. (към друга страна, неприятел) go over to 11. (незабелязано) slip away/by 12. (постепенно) pass off 13. (през препятствие) get over 14. (през река, граница) cross, pass 15. (прекарвам през, по, повтарям) run through, pass 16. (преминавам в чуждо владение и пр.) pass into (the hands of), change hands 17. (преминавам към/на) go on to, pass on to 18. (при манифестация) march past 19. (променям, сменям - тема и пр.) pass (от from, на to);swing (from... to) 20. (простирам се край) run by 21. (съвсем близо) shave 22. (туширам и пр.) go over (a drawing etc. with ink) 23. (тържествено) sweep (past, by, out, in. up) 24. 1 (за болест, настроение, нещо лошо) pass, be over 25. 1 (протича) be. come off, go off 26. 10 o'clock 27. 9 часа it is past 28. МИНАВАМ... с прахосмукачката run the vacuum cleaner over... 29. МИНАВАМ в забвение pass into oblivion/limbo, be forgotten 30. МИНАВАМ в офанзива take/assume the offensive 31. МИНАВАМ в по-горен клас get o.'s remove, go up a form 32. МИНАВАМ на страната на противника go over to the enemy/the other camp, воен. desert to the enemy 33. МИНАВАМ от тема на тема (несвързано) meander 34. МИНАВАМ под under-run 35. МИНАВАМ през цензурата pass the censor 36. МИНАВАМ с две/три води wash (s.th.) in two/three waters 37. болката минава the pain is passing off 38. времето мина (изтече) time is up 39. да мине времето to kill the time, to while away the time 40. едва МИНАВАМ изпит scrape through an examination 41. и по-лоши неща са минавали, ще мине и това worse things have passed and so will this 42. как мина ваканцията? how did you spend your 43. как мина урокът? how was the lesson? 44. мина доста/много време, докато го хванат it was some time/quite a long time before he was caught 45. мина един час an hour went by 46. мина ми хремата/ядът my cold/anger is over, I've lost my cold/anger 47. мина се и тая so that's over (thank goodness) 48. минава 49. минало му е времето it's out of date, it has had its day 50. минах го на машина I ran it through the machine 51. минах го с още една боя I gave it another coat of paint 52. минах през вратата I walked in/out at the gate 53. минах урока още веднаж I read the lesson over/through once again, I reread the lesson 54. мине не мине една седмица every week or so 55. минете на следващия въпрос pass on to the next question 56. мини да ме вземеш come and fetch me 57. модата на големите шапки мина large hats have gone out/are out 58. моля, позволете ми да мина please allow me to pass 59. не мина много време и soon after that, not long after that 60. не минаха и пет минути within five minutes, in less than five minutes 61. пътят минава край морето the road runs by the sea 62. пътят минава през гора/блатиста местност/долина the road lies/leads through a wood/across a swamp/along a valley 63. рядко минава седмица a week rarely goes by 64. с колко мина? what are your marks/grades this year? 65. случайно минах край тях I happened to pass their house 66. срокът още не е минал the term has not yet expired 67. той мина край мен he walked past me, he passed me 68. тя погледна минавайки she looked in when passing 69. фин.: МИНАВАМ по сметка refer/charge to the account of, place to the credit of 70. ще мине it'll pass 71. ще ти мине (ядът и пр.) you'll get over it

Български-английски речник > минавам
8 dos

adj.

1 two, twain.

2 second.

f. & m.

two, number two.

m.

DOS, disk operating system.

m.pl.

plural of do/C (Music).

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dos

► adjetivo

1 (cardinal) two; (ordinal) second

■ entre ellas dos between the two of them

► nombre masculino

1 (número) two; (fecha) second

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cada dos por tres familiar every five minutes

como dos y dos son cuatro familiar as sure as night follows day, as sure as eggs is eggs

de dos en dos in twos, in pairs

en un dos por tres familiar in a flash

dos veces twice

■ es dos veces mayor que su hermana she's twice as old as her sister Table 1 NOTA See also seis/Table 1

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noun m. adj.

two

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1. ADJ INV PRON

1) [gen] two; [ordinal, en la fecha] second

dos a dos — two against two

dos y dos son cuatro — two and two are four

dos por dos son cuatro — two times two makes four

de dos en dos — in twos, two by two

cortar algo en dos — to cut sth into two

los dos libros — both books

le escribí el día dos — I wrote to him on the second

dos piezas — two-piece

- como ese no hay dos

- como dos y dos son cuatro

- cada dos por tres

- no hay dos sin tres

2) (=dos personas)

los dos — the two of them/us etc, both of them/us etc

vosotros dos — you two

es para los dos — it's for both of you/us etc

2.

SM (=número) two; (=fecha) second

estamos a dos — (Tenis) the score is deuce

- en un dos por tres
DOS El uso de "both" Los dos con el sentido de ambos se traduce por both, pero el lugar que ocupa en la oración y la construcción en la que se usa depende de varios factores: Como sujeto de "be" o un verbo auxiliar/modal ► Con nombre solo: Las dos hermanas son cantantes Both (of the) sisters are singers The sisters are both singers Los dos castillos fueron construidos en el siglo XVIII Both (of the) castles were built in the 18th century The castles were both built in the 18th century ► Con nombre y demostrativo/posesivo: Estos dos niños son huérfanos Both (of) these children are orphans These children are both orphans Mis dos hijos han emigrado Both (of) my sons have emigrated My sons have both emigrated ► Sin nombre: Los dos son jóvenes Both of them are young They're both young Los dos sabemos esquiar Both of us can ski We can both ski Como sujeto de otro verbo ► Con nombre solo: Los dos chicos quieren estudiar medicina Both (of the) boys want to study medicine The boys both want to study medicine ► Con nombre y demostrativo/posesivo: Mis dos tíos viven solos Both (of) my uncles live alone My uncles both live alone ► Sin nombre: Los dos beben más de la cuenta Both of them o They both drink too much Como objeto de un verbo o preposición Los hemos invitado a los dos We've invited both of them o them both Los dos me tenéis harta I'm fed up with both of you o you both Cuando los dos no puede substituirse por ambos, se traduce por the two + ((NOMBRE EN PLURAL)) o the two of us/ you/ them: ¿Tienes los dos libros que te dejé? Have you got the two books (that) I lent you? Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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adjetivo invariable/pronombre two

lo hicimos entre los dos — we did it between the two of us

ellos dos que se queden — the two of them should stay

sujétalo con las dos manos — hold it with both hands

se rompió las dos piernas — he broke both (his) legs

cantaron los dos — they both sang

llamó dos veces — he called twice

caminaban de dos en dos — they walked in pairs

entraron de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — they came in two at a time o two by two; ( para más ejemplos ver tb cinco)

cada dos por tres: me llama cada dos por tres he phones me up every five minutes; se me avería cada dos por tres it's always breaking down on me; como (que) dos y dos son cuatro as sure as the day is long (AmE), as sure as night follows day (BrE); no hay dos sin tres misfortunes/these things always come in threes; ya somos dos — that makes two of us

- dos piezas

- dos puntos
II
masculino (number) two; para ejemplos ver cinco

en un dos por tres — in a flash

hacer del dos — (Méx, Per fam) to do a pooh (used to or by children)

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I
adjetivo invariable/pronombre two

lo hicimos entre los dos — we did it between the two of us

ellos dos que se queden — the two of them should stay

sujétalo con las dos manos — hold it with both hands

se rompió las dos piernas — he broke both (his) legs

cantaron los dos — they both sang

llamó dos veces — he called twice

caminaban de dos en dos — they walked in pairs

entraron de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — they came in two at a time o two by two; ( para más ejemplos ver tb cinco)

cada dos por tres: me llama cada dos por tres he phones me up every five minutes; se me avería cada dos por tres it's always breaking down on me; como (que) dos y dos son cuatro as sure as the day is long (AmE), as sure as night follows day (BrE); no hay dos sin tres misfortunes/these things always come in threes; ya somos dos — that makes two of us

- dos piezas

- dos puntos
II
masculino (number) two; para ejemplos ver cinco

en un dos por tres — in a flash

hacer del dos — (Méx, Per fam) to do a pooh (used to or by children)

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dos¹

= twin, two (2).

Ex: These twin objectives are, in practice, not possible to achieve simultaneously.

Ex: The second part of this volume combines the proceedings of the two 1977 institutes held in New York and Los Angeles.

* a dos niveles = two-tier.

* a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.

* argumento que presenta los dos puntos de vista = two-sided argument.

* arma de dos filos = double-edged sword.

* asalto a dos bandas = two-pronged attack.

* autobús de dos pisos = double-decker bus.

* cada dos = every other.

* cada dos años = biennially.

* cada dos días = every other day.

* cada dos minutos = every other minute.

* cada dos por tres = all the time, now and again, often [oftener -comp., oftenest -sup.], frequently, every other minute, every five minutes, every few minutes.

* cada dos semanas = biweekly [bi-weekly].

* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.

* Comida + de dos platos = two course + Comida.

* comida de dos platos y postre = three-course meal.

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod.

* con dos caras = double-faced.

* con dos facetas = double-faced.

* con las dos manos = two handed [two-handed].

* construido en dos niveles = split-level.

* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de dos en dos = two at a time.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de dos páginas = two-page.

* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].

* de dos patas = two-legged.

* de dos piernas = two-legged.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].

* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* de las dos maneras = in both ways.

* dividir en dos = halve, bisect, rend in + two.

* dos años = two-year period.

* dos entuertos no hacen un derecho = two wrongs do not make a right.

* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.

* dos peniques = tuppence.

* dos puntos (:) = colon (:).

* dos semanas = fortnight.

* dos son compañía, tres multitud = two is a company, three is a crowd.

* dos tercios (2/3) = two thirds (2/3).

* dos veces = doubly, twice.

* dos veces al año = twice yearly [twice-yearly], semiannual [semi-annual].

* dos veces a la semana = twice-weekly, biweekly [bi-weekly], twice a week.

* durante los dos últimos meses = over the last couple of months.

* en dos años = over a two-year period.

* en dos lenguas = bilingually.

* en dos niveles = split-level.

* en dos palabras = in a nutshell.

* en dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* en los dos últimos meses = over the last couple of months.

* entre dos fuegos = crossfire.

* en un dos por tres = in a flash, at the drop of a hat, in the blink of an eye, in no time, right away, in a jiffy, in a trice.

* en uno o dos segundos = in an instant or two.

* espada de dos filos = sword with two edges, two-edged sword.

* estar a dos velas = not have a bean.

* familia con dos coches = two-car family.

* familia con dos sueldos = two-income family.

* familia en la que los dos padres trabajan = dual-income family.

* familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan = two-parent working family.

* grado de proximidad entre dos = betweenness.

* hender en dos = rend in + two.

* los dos = both, both of them, both of which.

* medir a dos raseros = double standard.

* molde de dos hojas = two-sheet mould.

* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.

* ninguno de los dos = neither, neither of them.

* no + haber + dos + Nombre que = no two + Nombre.

* no hay dos sin tres = things + come in threes.

* no tener dos dedos de frente = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.

* pagar dos veces = double-pay.

* para pelearse hacen falta dos = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.

* partir en dos = halve, rend in + two.

* pensárselo dos veces = think + twice.

* por dos años = two-year.

* provechoso para los dos = mutually beneficial.

* rasgar en dos = rend in + two.

* ser arma de dos filos = be a mixed blessing.

* ser dos mundos completamente distintos = be poles apart.

* sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.

* sofá de dos plazas = love seat, two-seater sofa.

* sofá para dos = love seat, two-seater sofa.

* tener lo mejor de los dos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.

* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.

* uno de los dos investigadores principales = co-principal investigator.

* vehículo de dos ruedas en línea = two-wheeler.

* verificar dos veces = double-check [doublecheck].

DOS² (Sistema Operativo de Disco)

= DOS (Disc Operating System).

Ex: These routines are often collectively known as a DOS or Disk Operating System.

* prompt del DOS = DOS prompt.

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DOS

masculine

( Inf) DOS

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dos adj inv/m/pron
two;
◊ lo hicimos entre los dos we did it between the two of us;

sujétalo con las dos manos hold it with both hands;
llamó dos veces he called twice;
caminaban de dos en dos they walked in pairs;
entraron de dos en dos they came in two at a time o two by two;
dos puntos colon;
en un dos por tres in a flash;
para más ejemplos ver cinco
dos
I adjetivo
1 (cardinal) two: tiene dos hijos, he has two children
las dos hermanas son pelirrojas, both the sisters have red hair
2 (ordinal) second: el día dos de cada mes, the second of every month
II pron
1 (cardinal) two: compra solo dos, buy only two
dos de ellos estaban vigilando a los niños, two of them were watching the children
estaban los dos muy contentos, both of them were very happy
vosotros dos estáis castigados, both of you are to be punished
III sustantivo masculino two
♦ Locuciones: familiar cada dos por tres, every other minute

' dos' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abogada
- abogado
- abrazarse
- abuelo
- acostumbrar
- adelgazar
- adherencia
- adiós
- agraciada
- agraciado
- alrededor
- amante
- antelación
- antes
- apéndice
- ascender
- asestar
- atrás
- aunque
- balanza
- bastar
- batir
- batirse
- caber
- cada
- cara
- carrillo
- casar
- cepillarse
- cero
- citar
- clavar
- clavada
- clavado
- coleta
- combinar
- como
- compaginación
- comprometerse
- conectar
- conocerse
- convergencia
- cotejar
- cotizarse
- cuadrada
- cuadrado
- cualquiera
- de
- decálogo
English:
A
- advance
- ago
- agree
- all
- alliance
- amazing
- amicable
- apart
- argue
- as
- assistant
- attain
- augment
- average out at
- baptism
- bar
- bass
- beat up
- better
- bird
- blueberry
- book
- both
- by
- carry
- cement
- choice
- claim
- clash
- closely
- club sandwich
- coin
- collide
- colon
- come in
- compromise
- consecutive
- couple
- daily
- delivery
- deposit
- derby
- destroy
- diametrically
- dilute
- distinguish
- dock
- DOS
- double

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DOS [dos] nm
Informát (abrev de disk operating system) DOS
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dos

adj

1 two;

de dos en dos in twos, two by two;

los dos both;

conozco a los dos hermanos I know both (of the) brothers;

anda con ojo con los dos watch out for both of o the pair of them;

dos contra uno en baloncesto double team

2

:

cada dos por tres all the time, continually;

en un dos por tres in a flash

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dos adj & nm

: two

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dos num

1. (en general) two

2. (en fechas) second

cada dos por tres constantly

dos veces twice

los dos both

con las dos manos with both hands

dos puntos colon

Spanish-English dictionary > dos
9 оставам

1. remain, stay

(не заминавам) stay/remain behind, stay on

оставам назад (за часовник) be slow. lose time

оставам за обед/чай stay to dinner/tea

оставам за през нощта stay (for) the night, stay over night

оставам в паметта на stick in o.'s memory

оставам в съзнанието stick/linger in the mind

оставам на власт remain in power

оставам в сила remain in force, hold good, ( за заповед) stand

оставам в същия клас not get o.'s remove, stay down

оставам до края (на представление и пр.) sit out

2. (на лице, на разположение съм) be left

до тръгването на влака остават пет минути there are five minutes before the train goes

остават още няколко минути there are still a few minutes to go (до before)

остава ни още един месец we have one more month

остава ми достатъчно have enough left over

остава ми много малко have little left

остава много малко време/пари time/money is very short

не ми остава време have no time

не ми остава нищо have nothing left

не остава нищо друго, освен there is nothing for it but (to с inf.), the only alternative is

не ми остава нищо друго освен have no choice/option but (to с inf.)

остава ми само едно I have only one course left, the only thing left for me (to do)

единственото нещо, което ми остава all I have left

това, което е останало от what is left of

от... не е останало нищо nothing remains of...

остава ми за цял живот remain with one all o.'s life

3. (в дадено състояние, положение) be, be left, remain

оставам дето съм stay where one is

оставам на мястото си разг. stay put

оставам за постоянно come to stay

оставам назад fall behind, be left behind

оставам назад от времето си fall behind the time(s)

не оставам назад от keep up with, keep abreast of

не оставам назад от времето си move with the times

оставам сам be left alone, be left by o.s.

оставам сам на себе си be thrown back upon o.s., be left to o.'s own resources

оставам сам (на света), оставам без близки be thrown upon the world

оставам без баща/майка be left fatherless/motherless

тя остана вдовица she was left a widow

оставам на работа stay on the job

оставам без работа be thrown out of work

останал съм без работа be out of work

не оставам без работа keep busy, have no lack of employment

оставам седнал/прав remain seated/standing

оставамбез средства/ оставам на улицата be left destitute/without resources

оставам без нищо be left with nothing

оставам без подслон be left homeless, lose o.'s home

оставам гладен go hungry

не оставам гладен keep the wolf from the door

оставам жив remain/stay alive

оставам верен на remain/stay faithful to, stay loyal to, ( на принципи и) live up to, abide by, stick with

оставам верен на себе си remain true to o.s.

оставам с чувството be left (with the) feeling (that)

оставам доволен be pleased (от with)

оставам с убеждението be left with the conviction

оставам с впечатление get the impression, be left with the impression (че that)

оставам да се чудя be left wondering

оставам в неведение be left in ignorance

оставам незабелязан от някого escape s. o's notice

оставам на сухо/с пръст в уста be left out in the cold; get nothing for all o.'s pains

оставам висящ (за въпрос и пр.) remain outstanding; be pendent

оставам неутрален stay neutral

оставам все същият remain for ever one/always the same

оставам на своето hold o.'s own, agree to disagree

оставам на милостта на throw o.s. on the mercy of

оставам в сянка прен. take a back seat

не оставам длъжен give as good as one gets, answer back

творба, която ще остане a work that will endure

ако остане на мене if I had my way, left to myself

прякорът му остана the nickname stuck to him

не ми останаха крака от ходене I have walked myself lame/my legs off

остава

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оста̀вам,

гл.

1. remain, stay; (не заминавам) stay/remain behind, stay on; \оставам в паметта на stick in o.’s memory; \оставам в сила remain in force, hold good, (за заповед) stand; \оставам в съзнанието stick/linger in the mind; \оставам в същия клас not get o.’s remove, stay down; \оставам до края (на представление и пр.) sit out; \оставам на власт remain in power, continue in office; \оставам назад (за часовник) be slow, lose time; \оставам през нощта stay (for) the night, stay over night;

2. (на лице, на разположение съм) be left; не ми остава нищо друго освен I have no choice/option but (to с inf.); nothing remains for me but; не остава нищо друго, освен there is nothing for it but (to с inf.), the only alternative is; остава ми за цял живот remain with one all o.’s life; остава ми само едно I have only one course left, the only thing left for me (to do); остава много малко време/пари time/money is very short; остават още две обиколки спорт. two more laps to go;

3. (в дадено състояние, положение) be, be left, remain; не \оставам без работа keep busy, have no lack of employment; не \оставам гладен keep the wolf from the door; не \оставам назад от keep up with, keep abreast of; не \оставам назад от времето си move with the times; \оставам без баща/майка be left fatherless/motherless; \оставам без подслон be left homeless, lose o.’s home; \оставам без работа be thrown out of work; \оставам без средства/\оставам на улицата be left destitute/without resources; \оставам верен на remain/stay faithful to, stay loyal to, (на принципи) live up to, abide by, stick with, stand by; \оставам верен на себе си remain true to o.s.; \оставам висящ (за въпрос и пр.) remain outstanding; be pendent; \оставам все същия remain for ever one/always the same; \оставам гладен go hungry; \оставам да се чудя be left wondering; \оставам доволен be pleased (от with); \оставам където съм stay where one is; \оставам на мястото си разг. stay put; \оставам на работа stay on the job; \оставам на сухо/с пръст в уста be left out in the cold; get nothing for all o.’s pains; \оставам назад fall behind, be left behind; \оставам незабелязан от някого escape s.o.’s notice; \оставам постоянно ( във времето) come to stay; \оставам с впечатление get the impression, be left with the impression (че that); \оставам сам (на света), \оставам без близки be thrown upon the world; \оставам сам на себе си be thrown back upon o.s., be left to o.’s own resources; • ако остана на if I should depend on; ако остане на мене if I had my way, left to myself; къде остана …? what about …? малко остана да падна I almost/(very) nearly/all but fell; между нас да си остане, тук да си остане let this remain between us, keep mum about it; не ми останаха крака от ходене I have walked myself lame/my legs off; не \оставам длъжен give as good as one gets, answer back, get o.’s own back; не се оставяй! stand up for yourself; остава да се види it remains to be seen; \оставам в сянка прен. take a back seat; \оставам на милостта на throw o.s. on the mercy of; \оставам на своето hold o.’s own, agree to disagree; остават ми очите в нещо I can’t keep my eyes off s.th.; остави другото, ами … what matters is …; остани си със здраве keep well, God be with you; прякорът му остана the nickname stuck to him; та какво остава за to say nothing of; така си и остана it was left at that; творба, която ще остане a work that will endure.

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remain: The house has оставамed the sam. - Къщата си е останала същата.; abide: So much work is left undone. - Останала е много недовършена работа.; persist; stay{stei}: Tonight he will stay at home. - Довечера той ще остане в къщи.

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1. (в дадено състояние, положение) be, be left, remain 2. (на лице, на разположение съм) be left 3. (не заминавам) stay/remain behind, stay on 4. - все същият remain for ever one/always the same 5. remain, stay 6. ОСТАВАМ без баща/майка be left fatherless/motherless 7. ОСТАВАМ без нищо be left with nothing 8. ОСТАВАМ без подслон be left homeless, lose o.'s home 9. ОСТАВАМ без работа be thrown out of work 10. ОСТАВАМ в неведение be left in ignorance 11. ОСТАВАМ в паметта на stick in o.'s memory 12. ОСТАВАМ в сила remain in force, hold good, (за заповед) stand 13. ОСТАВАМ в съзнанието.stick/linger in the mind 14. ОСТАВАМ в същия клас not get o.'s remove, stay down 15. ОСТАВАМ в сянка прен. take a back seat 16. ОСТАВАМ верен на remain/stay faithful to, stay loyal to, (на принципи и) live up to, abide by, stick with 17. ОСТАВАМ верен на себе си remain true to o. s. 18. ОСТАВАМ висящ (за въпрос и пр.) remain outstanding;be pendent 19. ОСТАВАМ гладен go hungry 20. ОСТАВАМ да се чудя be left wondering 21. ОСТАВАМ дето съм stay where one is 22. ОСТАВАМ до края (на представление и пр.) sit out 23. ОСТАВАМ доволен be pleased (от with) 24. ОСТАВАМ жив remain/stay alive 25. ОСТАВАМ за обед/чай stay to dinner/tea 26. ОСТАВАМ за постоянно come to stay 27. ОСТАВАМ за през нощта stay (for) the night, stay over night 28. ОСТАВАМ на власт remain in power 29. ОСТАВАМ на милостта на throw o. s. on the mercy of 30. ОСТАВАМ на мястото си разг. stay put 31. ОСТАВАМ на работа stay on the job 32. ОСТАВАМ на своето hold o.'s own, agree to disagree 33. ОСТАВАМ на сухо/с пръст в уста be left out in the cold;get nothing for all o.'s pains 34. ОСТАВАМ назад (за часовник) be slow. lose time 35. ОСТАВАМ назад fall behind, be left behind 36. ОСТАВАМ назад от времето си fall behind the time(s) 37. ОСТАВАМ незабелязан от някого escape s. o's notice 38. ОСТАВАМ неутрален stay neutral 39. ОСТАВАМ с впечатление get the impression, be left with the impression (че that) 40. ОСТАВАМ с убеждението be left with the conviction 41. ОСТАВАМ с чувството be left (with the) feeling (that) 42. ОСТАВАМ сам (на света), ОСТАВАМ без близки be thrown upon the world 43. ОСТАВАМ сам be left alone, be left by o. s. 44. ОСТАВАМ сам на себе си be thrown back upon o. s., be left to o.'s own resources 45. ОСТАВАМ седнал/ прав remain seated/standing 46. ОСТАВАМбeз средства/ОСТАВАМ на улицата be left destitute/without resources 47. ако остане на мене if I had my way, left to myself 48. до тръгването на влака остават пет минути there are five minutes before the train goes 49. единственото нещо, което ми остава all I have left 50. не ОСТАВАМ без работа keep busy, have no lack of employment 51. не ОСТАВАМ гладен keep the wolf from the door 52. не ОСТАВАМ длъжен give as good as one gets, answer back 53. не ОСТАВАМ назад от keep up with, keep abreast of 54. не ОСТАВАМ назад от времето си move with the times 55. не ми остава време have no time 56. не ми остава нищо have nothing left 57. не ми остава нищо друго освен have no choice/option but (to с inf.) 58. не ми останаха крака от ходене I have walked myself lame/my legs off 59. не остава нищо друго, освен there is nothing for it but (to с inf.), the only alternative is 60. остава 61. остава ми достатъчно have enough left over 62. остава ми за цял живот remain with one all o.'s life 63. остава ми много малко have little left 64. остава ми само едно I have only one course left, the only thing left for me (to do) 65. остава много малко време/пари time/money is very short 66. остава ни още един месец we have one more month 67. остават още няколко минути there are still a few minutes to go (до before) 68. останал съм без работа be out of work 69. от... не е останало нищо nothing remains of... 70. прякорът му остана the nickname stuck to him 71. творба, която ще остане а work that will endure 72. това, което е останало от what is left of 73. тя остана вдовица she was left a widow

Български-английски речник > оставам
10 walk

(to walk, stand etc on the toes: He stood on tiptoe(s) to reach the shelf.) gå/stå på tærne

spasere
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spasertur

I
subst. \/wɔːk\/

1) gåtur, spasertur, fottur, gåing

• it is a good walk

det er et stykke å gå

• it is only ten minutes' walk

det tar bare ti minutter å gå dit

2) gangsti, gangvei, vandrerute

3) allé

4) runde, rute

• do you know the postman's walk?

kjenner du postmannens rute?

5) skogsdistrikt, skogvokterdistrikt

6) livsstilling, samfunnsklasse, samfunnslag

• the walk of society he belongs to

den samfunnsklassen han tilhører

7) yrke(sområde)

8) hønsegård

9) ( sport) kappgang

• did she finish the 20 km. walk?

fullførte hun 20 km kappgang?

10) gange, gåstil

• I know him by his walk

jeg kjenner ham på gangen

11) skrittgang, sakte gange

12) ( overført) område, spesialitet, (spesiell) del

• other walks of science are more fascinating

andre vitenskapsområder er mer fascinerende

• this walk of literature is interesting

denne delen av litteraturen er interessant

• he has no particular walk

han har ikke noe spesialområde

13) (gammeldags, spesielt for sau) beitemark

14) ( gammeldags) livsførsel, levnet

15) ( baseball) forklaring: fremrykking til første base

16) ( spesielt britisk) forklaring: farm der jakthundevalper blir sendt til dressur

at a walk i skrittgange, gående

go (out) for a walk ta seg en spasertur

in a walk ( overført) lekende lett, med letthet

• she won in a walk

hun vant uten problemer

take a walk ta seg en spasertur

• I took her (out) for a walk

jeg tok henne med meg ut på en spasertur

• he's taking the dog (out) for a walk

han går tur med hunden

take a walk! stikk av!

walk of life livsstilling, samfunnsklasse, samfunnslag

• I know people in all walks of life

jeg kjenner folk fra alle samfunnslag

yrke(sområde)

• they found every walk of life closed to them

win in a walk (amer.) vinne med letthet
II
verb \/wɔːk\/

1) gå (til fots), spasere, promenere, flanere

• we walked instead of taking the bus

vi gikk i steden for å ta bussen

• let's walk in the park

la oss spasere i parken

• I have walked this district

jeg har gått gjennom dette området

• she's walking the deck

hun går frem og tilbake på dekk

2) ( hverdagslig) følge, ledsage, gå med

• I walked a girl home

jeg fulgte en jente hjem

3) hjelpe med å gå, lede, ta med på en gåtur

• they were walking him round the room after his operation

de ledet ham omkring i rommet etter operasjonen hans

• she's walking her dog

hun går tur med hunden

4) (amer., hverdagslig) forsvinne, trekke seg

5) ( om hest) gå i skritt, skritte, mosjonere

• horses should be walked for a while after a race

hester bør bli mosjonert litt etter et løp

6) ( om rytter) ri i skritt

7) ( om spøkelse e.l.) gå igjen, spøke

8) ( basketball) begå skrittfeil

9) ( om slagmann i baseball) gå til første base (etter fire ugyldige kast fra kasteren)

10) (bibelsk, overført) vandre, leve

• he walks in darkness

han vandrer i mørket

11) (amer., hverdagslig) gå fri, bli frikjent

12) ( slang) krepere

13) tvinge (til å gå) med, slepe, trekke, manøvrere, styre

• they walked her into jail

de tvang henne i fengsel

• he walked the ball into the net

han manøvrerte ballen inn i mål

14) ( om hundevalper) oppfostre, dressere

15) ( om ting) forsvinne, bli borte (vanligvis for å antyde at noe er stjålet)

learn to walk before one can run man må lære å krype før man kan lære å gå

take a walk stikk av!

walk about gå omkring (i), spasere

• she walks about the town

hun går omkring i byen

walk away gå sin vei, forsvinne ( overført) dra av sted

walk away from distansere seg fra

walk away with something\/somebody ( hverdagslig) dra av sted med noe\/noen, kvarte, hjemføre

• someone has walked away with the silver

noen har dratt av sted med sølvet

• he walked away with the first prize

han stakk av med førsteprisen

• the new actor walked away with the show

den nye skuespilleren stjal showet

walk down gå for fort, gjøre (noen) trett

• you're walking me down

du går så fort at jeg ikke holder følge

walk free gå fri, bli frikjent

walk in gå inn, stige på

walk in on somebody komme inn uanmeldt til noen, komme inn til noen uten å banke på

walk into gå inn i ( hverdagslig) havne i

• he just walked into the job

han fikk jobben uten videre

• they didn't walk into the trap

de gikk ikke i fellen

( hverdagslig) gå løs på, skjelle ut

• he walked into us as if it had been our fault

han skjelte oss ut som om det var vår feil

( hverdagslig) gjøre innhugg i, kaste seg over

• he walked into the meat-pie

han kastet seg over kjøttpaien

walk it ( hverdagslig) gå (til fots), traske (og gå)

• he had to walk it

han måtte gå til fots

( slang) vinne lett

walk Matilda (austr., hverdagslig) gå på loffen

walk off gå sin vei, forsvinne gå av seg

• he tried to walk off a headache

han forsøkte å gå av seg en hodepine

føre bort, lede bort, dra med seg

• the police walked him off to the station

politiet tok ham med seg til stasjonen

(amer.) skritte opp

• did you walk off the distance?

skrittet du opp avstanden?

walk off with dra av sted med

walk on gå på, gå videre, fremover ( teater) spille en statistrolle, opptre som statist

walk on air være i den syvende himmel

• I felt I was walking on air

det føltes som om jeg var i den syvende himmel

walk on eggshells være svært forsiktig med hva en sier eller gjør

walk one's chalks ( slang) fordufte, stikke av

walk one's legs off gå seg i senk

• you are walking me off my legs\/feet

du går meg i senk

walk one's talk (spesielt amer.) gjøre som en sier, følge opp ord med handling

walk out gå ut, gå ut og spasere ta med seg ut (på en spasertur) gå i streik trekke seg fra (i protest), reise fra (plutselig)

( ved beiling) gå tur

walk out (together) ( hverdagslig) holde sammen, omgås

walk out on ( hverdagslig) reise fra, forlate, svikte

• they walked out on the meeting

de dro fra møtet

• he has walked out on his girlfriend

han har sviktet kjæresten sin

walk out with (gammeldags, spesielt dialekt) omgås, gå ut med

• she's walking out with her boss

hun går ut med sjefen sin

walk (all) over gå over (hverdagslig, overført) trampe på, overkjøre

• don't let her walk (all) over you

ikke la henne trampe på deg

( sport) vinne på walkover, vinne lett

walk over the course vinne en lett seier

walk round ( hverdagslig) gå rundt, unngå

walk tall ( hverdagslig) være stolt, gå med hevet hode

walk the boards stå på scenen, være ved teateret, være skuespiller

walk the chalk balansere på en krittstrek (som prøve på at man er edru) gjøre som man blir fortalt, holde seg på matten

walk the dog gå tur med hunden

walk the earth vandre (her) på jorden

walk the hospitals ( hverdagslig) ha sykehustjeneste studere medisin

walk the narrow way gå den smale veien

walk the plank (sjøfart, historisk) gå planken

walk the round gå runden

walk the streets gå omkring i gatene ( om prostituert) trekke på gaten

walk the waves gå på vannet

• Christ walked the waves

Kristus gikk på vannet

walk up gå opp(over) gå frem, gå bort stige på føre oppover

walk up to gå frem til

walk with gå med, følge med

walk with God ( bibelsk) gå med Gud, leve i gudfryktighet

English-Norwegian dictionary > walk
11 walk

[wɔːk] 1. гл.
1)

а) идти, ходить ( пешком)

to walk across the street — переходить улицу

to walk along a river bank — идти вдоль берега реки

to walk down the street — идти вниз по улице

to walk fast — ходить быстро

to walk the floor — ходить взад и вперёд

We walked from the park to the station. — Мы пошли пешком из парка на станцию.

Don't walk on the wet floor! — Не ходите по мокрому полу!

He walked away from me without saying a word. — Он ушёл от меня, не сказав ни слова.

I had just put the dinner on when Jim walked in unexpectedly. — Я только накрыла на стол к обеду, как неожиданно вошёл Джим.

He had ridden and I had walked before him. — Он ехал верхом, а я шла пешком впереди него.

He carried a stick, but he did not use it to walk with. — Он нёс палку, но не пользовался ею при ходьбе.

He was last seen walking into the Town Hall. — Последний раз его видели, когда он входил в городскую ратушу.

We said goodbye; then he turned and walked off without another word. — Мы попрощались; он повернулся и ушёл, ничего больше не сказав.

Let's walk on a bit further before we stop to eat. — Давайте ещё немного пройдём, прежде чем остановиться перекусить.

I think I'll walk out for a little while, to get a breath of fresh air. — Я думаю, я выйду на немного, чтобы подышать свежим воздухом.

- walk up and down

б) гулять, прогуливаться

Is it safe for the President to walk about without a guard? — Безопасно ли президенту гулять без охраны?

Walking through the forest one day, we found a strange little hut that no one had ever seen before. — Однажды, гуляя по лесу, мы обнаружили необычную маленькую хижину, которую никто никогда до этого не видел.

Syn:

saunter, stroll

2) делать обход (о стороже, путевом обходчике и т. п.)

to walk the rounds — ходить дозором

3)

а) водить гулять, прогуливать (кого-л.)

She walked her dog in the park. — Она выгуливала свою собаку в парке.

б) вываживать ( лошадь после быстрой езды)

в) сопровождать; провожать

г) заставлять идти (подталкивая, волоча под руки); помогать идти ( поддерживая)

to walk a baby — учить ребёнка ходить

4) появляться, маячить, бродить (о привидениях, лунатиках)

Syn:

haunt, appear

5) мор. выхаживать ( якорную цепь), ходить на шпиле

6) идти танцевальным шагом

He did not deny that the quadrille, as now walked, is ridiculous. — Он и не отрицал, что кадриль, с такими шагами, какие в ней используют сейчас, выглядит странно.

7) уст. вести себя, жить

8) уходить, отбывать, уезжать

to walk without any questions — уйти, не сказав ни слова

Syn:

go away

9) маршировать, идти процессией

10) соблюдать, следовать (чему-л.)

He continued to walk the round of his duties. (H. Miller) — Он продолжал выполнять привычный круг обязанностей.

11) расхаживать; ходить взад-вперёд, туда-сюда

There were just a few people walking about in the town square, but no traffic in the streets. — На улицах совсем не было машин, только редкие прохожие прогуливались по городской площади.

Syn:

perambulate, traverse 2., pace

12) ( walk into) разг. бранить (кого-л.), набрасываться с бранью на (кого-л.)

I could hear the director walking into Jim for being late again. — Я слышал, как директор ругал Джима за то, что тот снова опоздал.

13) ( walk into) разг. есть, уплетать (что-л.)

That boy walked into the meal as if he hadn't seen food for a week. — Этот парнишка накинулся на еду, как будто целую неделю ничего не ел.

14) ( walk into) разг. натолкнуться, попасть на (что-л.)

He walked into the ambush. — Он натолкнулся на засаду.

15) ( walk into) разг. легко получить ( работу)

No one was surprised when she walked into the top position. — Никто не удивился, когда она получила высокую должность.

16) (walk on / over) плохо обращаться с (кем-л.)

Why do you let him walk on you like that all the time? — Почему ты позволяешь ему так с тобой обходиться всё время?

She lets those children walk (all) over her. — Она позволяет детям не считаться со своими интересами.

17) ( walk through) театр. репетировать; прогонять ( сцену)

Shall we walk through Act One, so that you get used to the movements? — Может быть, ещё раз прогоним первый акт, чтобы ты запомнил движения?

18) ( walk through) легко справляться с (чем-л.)

John thought that he would fail his driving test, as usual, but this time, to his own surprise, he walked through it. — Джон думал, что, как обычно, провалится на экзамене на водительские права. Но на этот раз, к своему собственному удивлению, он сдал его.

Syn:

breeze I 2. 3), romp 2., sail, waltz

19) ( walk through) помочь осуществить (что-л. трудное)

She walked me through the procedure. — Она помогла мне уладить все формальности.

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- walk abroad
- walk away
- walk in
- walk off
- walk on
- walk out
- walk over
- walk together
- walk up
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to walk the boards — быть актёром

to walk the hospitals — проходить студенческую практику в больнице

to walk smb. round — обвести кого-л. вокруг пальца

to walk in golden / silver slippers — купаться в роскоши
2. сущ.
1) шаг, ходьба

We have only ten minutes left for our walk back. — У нас только 10 минут для того, чтобы вернуться назад.

2) расстояние

a 14 km walk out of the town — на расстоянии 14 километров от города

Syn:

distance 1., length

3) спорт. спортивная ходьба

4) спокойный шаг ( лошади)

He did not once let his horse go out of a sober walk. (V. Jacob) — Он ни разу не позволил своей лошади сбиться со спокойного шага.

5) прогулка пешком

easy walk — прогулка налегке

nature walk — прогулка в лесу

to go for / take a walk — прогуляться

to take smb. for a walk — совершить прогулку с кем-л.

We took a walk from our house to the center of town. — Мы прошли пешком от нашего дома до центра города.

It's an easy walk from here to school. — Отсюда легко дойти до школы.

6) обход своего района (разносчиком и т. п.)

7) диал. церемониальное шествие, процессия

Syn:

procession 1.

8)

а) тропа, маршрут для прогулок

б) аллея

There is a long walk of aged elms. — Там есть длинная аллея старых вязов.

в) галерея (монастыря)

Syn:

ambulatory 2.

г) тропа, тротуар, пешеходная дорожка

Syn:

sidewalk

9) уст. выпас ( обычно для овец)

10) походка, поступь

11) закреплённый участок для обхода, патрулирования

12) сфера влияния, подконтрольная территория

13) птичник, птичий двор

Syn:

fowl run

14) направление, течение, сфера (в каком-л. виде деятельности)

Three sisters displayed much talent in pursuing this walk of literature. (W. H. Ireland) — Три сестры продемонстрировали большие способности именно в этой области литературы.

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to win in a walk — амер. легко победить

- walk of life

Англо-русский современный словарь > walk
12 a

prep.

1 to.

voy a Madrid I'm going to Madrid

me voy al extranjero I'm going abroad

llegó a Buenos Aires/a la fiesta he arrived in Buenos Aires/at the party

2 at (moment).

a las siete at seven o'clock

a los once años at the age of eleven

al caer la noche at nightfall

al oír la noticia se desmayó on hearing the news, she fainted

Llegué al amanecer I arrived at dawn.

3 per, every (frecuency).

40 horas a la semana 40 hours per o a week

tres veces al día three times a day

4 to.

dáselo a Ricardo give it to Ricardo

dile a Ricardo que venga tell Ricardo to come

5 to.

entró a pagar he came in to pay

aprender a nadar to learn to swim

6 by, about to, for.

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A, a

► nombre femenino (pl as o aes)

1 (la letra) A, a

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A

► abreviatura

1 ( Alteza) Highness; (abreviatura) H

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A

► abreviatura

1 ( autopista) motorway; (abreviatura) M

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A

► símbolo

1 ( amperio) ampere, amp; (símbolo) A

* * *

prep.

1) to

2) into

3) in

4) at

5) on

6) with

* * *

SF = a (=letra) A, a

* * *

a femenino (pl aes) ( read as [a]) the letter A, a

* * *

= for, per, to.

Ex. The fine policy matrix corresponds to the loan policy matrix, cell for cell.

Ex. Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.

Ex. Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.

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* a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.

* a alguna parte = someplace.

* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.

* a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de = on either side of.

* a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.

* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.

* a bajo coste = low-cost.

* a bajo costo = low-cost.

* a bajo nivel = low-level.

* a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.

* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* a bocajarro = point blank.

* a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.

* a bordo = aboard, on board ship.

* a bordo de = aboard, onboard.

* a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.

* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* a caballo = on horseback, astride.

* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.

* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....

* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* a cambio = in return.

* a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.

* a cambio de nada = for nothing.

* a cántaros = cats and dogs.

* a cargo = in the saddle.

* a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).

* a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.

* a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.

* a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.

* a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.

* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.

* a chorros = profusely.

* a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.

* a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.

* a cierta distancia = some distance away.

* a cierta distancia de = off.

* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.

* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.

* a cobro revertido = reverse charges.

* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.

* a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.

* a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.

* a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.

* a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.

* a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.

* a continuación se enumeran = given below.

* a contracorriente = against the grain.

* a contraluz = against the light.

* a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.

* a coro = with one voice, in unison.

* a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.

* a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.

* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.

* a criterio de = at the discretion of.

* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.

* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.

* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.

* a cuenta de = at the expense of.

* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.

* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.

* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.

* a cuestas = in tow.

* a decir de todos = by all accounts.

* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.

* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....

* a demanda = pro re nata.

* a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.

* a día de hoy = as of today.

* a diario = every day.

* a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.

* a dieta = on a diet.

* a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).

* a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.

* a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* a discreción = at will, no holds barred.

* a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a disposición de = at the disposal of.

* a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.

* a doble espacio = double-spaced.

* a domicilio = domiciliary.

* ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.

* a dos niveles = two-tier.

* a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.

* a duras penas = with great difficulty.

* a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.

* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.

* a él = him.

* a ellos = them.

* a escala = drawn-to-scale.

* a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.

* a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.

* a escala natural = full-scale.

* a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.

* a eso = thereto.

* a espaldas de = out of sight of.

* a estas alturas = by now.

* a este fin = to this end.

* a este paso = at this rate.

* a este respecto = in this respect.

* a este ritmo = at this rate.

* a estrenar = brand new.

* a examen = under the microscope.

* a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.

* a excepción de que = except that.

* a excepción de uno = with one exception.

* a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.

* a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.

* a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.

* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.

* a favor = in favour.

* a favor de = in favour of.

* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.

* a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.

* a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* a favor y en contra = pro and con.

* a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.

* a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.

* a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.

* a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.

* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.

* a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.

* a fondo perdido = non-refundable.

* ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.

* a fuerza de = by dint of.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* a gas = gas-powered.

* a gatas = on all fours.

* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a granel = in bulk.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a gritos = vociferously.

* a groso modo = crudely.

* a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.

* a gusto = at ease, at leisure.

* a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.

* a horcajadas = astride.

* a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.

* a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].

* a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.

* a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.

* a instancia de = at the urging of.

* a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.

* a intervalos = at intervals.

* a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.

* a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.

* a invitación de = at the invitation of.

* a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* a juicio = on trial.

* a juicio público = in the public eye.

* a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.

* a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].

* a la alcaldía = mayoral.

* a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.

* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.

* a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.

* a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.

* a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.

* a la anochecida = at nightfall.

* a la antigua = old-style.

* a la antigua usanza = old-style.

* a la atención de = c/o (care of).

* a la baja = on the wane.

* a la brasa = grilled.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.

* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.

* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.

* a la carta = a la carte.

* a la defensiva = on the defensive.

* a la derecha = at the right.

* a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a la deriva = rudderless.

* a la discreción de = at the discretion of.

* a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.

* a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.

* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.

* a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.

* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.

* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* a la hora del café = at coffee.

* a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.

* a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.

* a la izquierda = at the left.

* a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.

* a la ligera = lightly.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la mano de = available at the fingertips of.

* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.

* a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].

* a la onda = in the know.

* a la opinión pública = in the public eye.

* a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.

* a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.

* a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.

* a la perfección = superbly.

* a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.

* a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.

* a la salida = on the way out.

* a la sazón = at that time.

* a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.

* a la semana = a week, per week.

* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.

* a la sombra de = in the shadow of.

* a las puertas de = on the threshold of.

* a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.

* a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.

* a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.

* a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.

* a la venta = on release.

* a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.

* a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.

* a la vista = in sight, within sight.

* a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.

* a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.

* al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.

* al extremo norte = northernmost.

* al extremo oeste = westernmost.

* al hacer esto = in doing so.

* al norte del estado = upstate.

* a lo extremo = to the extreme.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.

* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.

* a lo largo de la historia = over time.

* a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.

* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.

* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.

* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].

* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* a lo lejos = in the distance.

* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.

* a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.

* a lo mejor = perhaps.

* a lo que salga = come what may.

* a los ojos de = in the eyes of.

* a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.

* al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.

* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.

* al otro lado del océano = across the pond.

* a lo zombi = zombielike.

* a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.

* a mano alzada = by a show of hands.

* a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a manojos = by the handful.

* a manos de = at the hands of.

* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.

* a mares = cats and dogs.

* a más largo plazo = longer-term.

* a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....

* a más tardar = at the latest.

* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.

* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.

* a mediados de = in the middle decades of.

* a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.

* a mediados de semana = midweek.

* a media jornada = half-time [half time].

* a media mañana = mid-morning.

* a medianoche = at midnight.

* a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.

* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.

* a medida = custom, bespoke.

* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a medio comprender = half-understood.

* a medio formar = half-formed.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.

* a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].

* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.

* a medio vestir = half dressed.

* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.

* a menos que = unless, short of.

* a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].

* a merced de = at the mercy of.

* a mí = me.

* a mi entender = to my mind.

* a mi modo de ver = in my books.

* a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.

* a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* a mitad de precio = at half price.

* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.

* a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.

* a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.

* a modo de advertencia = cautionary.

* a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.

* a modo de explicación = parenthetically.

* a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.

* a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.

* a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.

* a modo de prólogo = prefatory.

* a modo de resumen = wrap-up.

* a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.

* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.

* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.

* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.

* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.

* a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* a nivel federal = federally, federally.

* a nivel individual = privately.

* a nivel local = locally, domestically.

* a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].

* a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.

* a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].

* a nivel privado = privately.

* a nivel regional = regionally.

* a nombre de = payable to.

* a no ser que = unless.

* a nosotros = us.

* a ojo = ocular.

* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a orillas del océano = oceanfront.

* a orillas del río = riverfront.

* a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.

* a otro sitio = somewhere else.

* a pares = in pairs.

* a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).

* a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.

* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.

* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.

* a partir de aquí = hereupon.

* a partir de ello = therefrom.

* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.

* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.

* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.

* a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.

* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.

* a partir de hoy = as from today.

* a partir de la medianoche = late night.

* a partir de los títulos = title-based.

* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.

* a paso ligero = on the double.

* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].

* a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.

* a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.

* a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.

* a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.

* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.

* a petición popular = by popular demand.

* a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.

* a pilas = battery-operated.

* a pique = sinking.

* a placer = at will.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a porrillo = by the handful.

* a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.

* a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.

* a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.

* a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.

* a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.

* a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.

* a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.

* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.

* a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.

* a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.

* a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.

* a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.

* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de ganga = at a steal.

* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.

* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).

* a precio reducido = at a discount.

* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.

* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.

* a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].

* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.

* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.

* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.

* a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.

* a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.

* a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.

* a prisa = quickly.

* a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.

* a propósito de = apropos of.

* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.

* a prueba = on trial.

* a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.

* a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.

* a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.

* a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].

* a prueba de niños = childproof.

* a prueba de robos = theft proof.

* a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.

* a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].

* a prueba de viento = windproof.

* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.

* a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.

* a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.

* a quemarropa = point blank.

* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.

* a quienquiera que = whomever.

* a rachas = by fits and starts.

* a ráfagas = in bursts.

* a raíz de = in the wake of.

* a rajatabla = to the letter.

* a ras de = flush with.

* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.

* a ras del suelo = at ground level.

* a rastras = in tow.

* a ratos = intermittently.

* a reacción = jet-assisted.

* a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a régimen = on a diet.

* a remolque = in tow.

* a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a saber = namely, viz, to wit.

* a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].

* a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.

* a sacudidas = jerkily.

* a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.

* a sangre fría = cold-blooded.

* a ser posible = if possible.

* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.

* a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.

* a sueldo = paid.

* a su precio normal = at full price.

* a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.

* a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.

* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.

* a tal efecto = to this effect.

* a tales efectos = hereto.

* a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.

* a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.

* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.

* a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.

* a ti = you, thee.

* a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.

* a tiempo completo = full-time.

* a tiempo parcial = part-time.

* a tientas = in the dark.

* a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.

* a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.

* a tiro = within gunshot, within range.

* a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a título de = by way of, for the sake of.

* a título gratuito = gratuitous.

* a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.

* a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.

* a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.

* a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda prueba = unswerving.

* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.

* a todas luces = patently.

* a todas partes = far and wide.

* a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a todo alrededor = all round.

* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.

* a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo lo largo de = the length of.

* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.

* a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.

* a todos lados = far and wide.

* a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.

* a todos los niveles = at all levels.

* a todos nosotros = us all.

* a todos por igual = one size fits all.

* a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo volumen = at full blast.

* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.

* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.

* a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.

* a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.

* a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.

* a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de la historia = over time.

* a través de la TI = IT-enabled.

* a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de los años = over the years, down the years.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* a través de los siglos = over the centuries.

* a través del teléfono = call-in.

* a través del tiempo = over time.

* a través de operador = operator-assisted.

* a tres bandas = three pronged.

* a tres niveles = three-tiered.

* a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.

* a trompicones = by fits and starts.

* a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.

* a trozos = piecewise.

* ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.

* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.

* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.

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* a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.

* a alguna parte = someplace.

* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.

* a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de = on either side of.

* a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.

* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.

* a bajo coste = low-cost.

* a bajo costo = low-cost.

* a bajo nivel = low-level.

* a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.

* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* a bocajarro = point blank.

* a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.

* a bordo = aboard, on board ship.

* a bordo de = aboard, onboard.

* a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.

* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* a caballo = on horseback, astride.

* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.

* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....

* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* a cambio = in return.

* a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.

* a cambio de nada = for nothing.

* a cántaros = cats and dogs.

* a cargo = in the saddle.

* a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).

* a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.

* a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.

* a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.

* a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.

* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.

* a chorros = profusely.

* a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.

* a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.

* a cierta distancia = some distance away.

* a cierta distancia de = off.

* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.

* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.

* a cobro revertido = reverse charges.

* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.

* a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.

* a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.

* a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.

* a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.

* a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.

* a continuación se enumeran = given below.

* a contracorriente = against the grain.

* a contraluz = against the light.

* a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.

* a coro = with one voice, in unison.

* a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.

* a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.

* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.

* a criterio de = at the discretion of.

* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.

* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.

* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.

* a cuenta de = at the expense of.

* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.

* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.

* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.

* a cuestas = in tow.

* a decir de todos = by all accounts.

* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.

* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....

* a demanda = pro re nata.

* a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.

* a día de hoy = as of today.

* a diario = every day.

* a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.

* a dieta = on a diet.

* a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).

* a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.

* a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* a discreción = at will, no holds barred.

* a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a disposición de = at the disposal of.

* a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.

* a doble espacio = double-spaced.

* a domicilio = domiciliary.

* ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.

* a dos niveles = two-tier.

* a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.

* a duras penas = with great difficulty.

* a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.

* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.

* a él = him.

* a ellos = them.

* a escala = drawn-to-scale.

* a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.

* a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.

* a escala natural = full-scale.

* a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.

* a eso = thereto.

* a espaldas de = out of sight of.

* a estas alturas = by now.

* a este fin = to this end.

* a este paso = at this rate.

* a este respecto = in this respect.

* a este ritmo = at this rate.

* a estrenar = brand new.

* a examen = under the microscope.

* a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.

* a excepción de que = except that.

* a excepción de uno = with one exception.

* a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.

* a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.

* a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.

* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.

* a favor = in favour.

* a favor de = in favour of.

* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.

* a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.

* a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* a favor y en contra = pro and con.

* a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.

* a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.

* a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.

* a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.

* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.

* a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.

* a fondo perdido = non-refundable.

* ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.

* a fuerza de = by dint of.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* a gas = gas-powered.

* a gatas = on all fours.

* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a granel = in bulk.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a gritos = vociferously.

* a groso modo = crudely.

* a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.

* a gusto = at ease, at leisure.

* a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.

* a horcajadas = astride.

* a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.

* a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].

* a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.

* a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.

* a instancia de = at the urging of.

* a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.

* a intervalos = at intervals.

* a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.

* a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.

* a invitación de = at the invitation of.

* a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* a juicio = on trial.

* a juicio público = in the public eye.

* a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.

* a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].

* a la alcaldía = mayoral.

* a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.

* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.

* a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.

* a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.

* a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.

* a la anochecida = at nightfall.

* a la antigua = old-style.

* a la antigua usanza = old-style.

* a la atención de = c/o (care of).

* a la baja = on the wane.

* a la brasa = grilled.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.

* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.

* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.

* a la carta = a la carte.

* a la defensiva = on the defensive.

* a la derecha = at the right.

* a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a la deriva = rudderless.

* a la discreción de = at the discretion of.

* a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.

* a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.

* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.

* a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.

* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.

* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* a la hora del café = at coffee.

* a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.

* a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.

* a la izquierda = at the left.

* a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.

* a la ligera = lightly.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la mano de = available at the fingertips of.

* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.

* a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].

* a la onda = in the know.

* a la opinión pública = in the public eye.

* a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.

* a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.

* a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.

* a la perfección = superbly.

* a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.

* a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.

* a la salida = on the way out.

* a la sazón = at that time.

* a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.

* a la semana = a week, per week.

* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.

* a la sombra de = in the shadow of.

* a las puertas de = on the threshold of.

* a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.

* a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.

* a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.

* a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.

* a la venta = on release.

* a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.

* a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.

* a la vista = in sight, within sight.

* a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.

* a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.

* al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.

* al extremo norte = northernmost.

* al extremo oeste = westernmost.

* al hacer esto = in doing so.

* al norte del estado = upstate.

* a lo extremo = to the extreme.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.

* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.

* a lo largo de la historia = over time.

* a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.

* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.

* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.

* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].

* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* a lo lejos = in the distance.

* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.

* a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.

* a lo mejor = perhaps.

* a lo que salga = come what may.

* a los ojos de = in the eyes of.

* a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.

* al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.

* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.

* al otro lado del océano = across the pond.

* a lo zombi = zombielike.

* a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.

* a mano alzada = by a show of hands.

* a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a manojos = by the handful.

* a manos de = at the hands of.

* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.

* a mares = cats and dogs.

* a más largo plazo = longer-term.

* a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....

* a más tardar = at the latest.

* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.

* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.

* a mediados de = in the middle decades of.

* a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.

* a mediados de semana = midweek.

* a media jornada = half-time [half time].

* a media mañana = mid-morning.

* a medianoche = at midnight.

* a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.

* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.

* a medida = custom, bespoke.

* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a medio comprender = half-understood.

* a medio formar = half-formed.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.

* a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].

* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.

* a medio vestir = half dressed.

* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.

* a menos que = unless, short of.

* a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].

* a merced de = at the mercy of.

* a mí = me.

* a mi entender = to my mind.

* a mi modo de ver = in my books.

* a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.

* a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* a mitad de precio = at half price.

* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.

* a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.

* a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.

* a modo de advertencia = cautionary.

* a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.

* a modo de explicación = parenthetically.

* a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.

* a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.

* a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.

* a modo de prólogo = prefatory.

* a modo de resumen = wrap-up.

* a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.

* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.

* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.

* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.

* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.

* a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* a nivel federal = federally, federally.

* a nivel individual = privately.

* a nivel local = locally, domestically.

* a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].

* a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.

* a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].

* a nivel privado = privately.

* a nivel regional = regionally.

* a nombre de = payable to.

* a no ser que = unless.

* a nosotros = us.

* a ojo = ocular.

* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a orillas del océano = oceanfront.

* a orillas del río = riverfront.

* a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.

* a otro sitio = somewhere else.

* a pares = in pairs.

* a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).

* a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.

* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.

* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.

* a partir de aquí = hereupon.

* a partir de ello = therefrom.

* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.

* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.

* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.

* a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.

* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.

* a partir de hoy = as from today.

* a partir de la medianoche = late night.

* a partir de los títulos = title-based.

* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.

* a paso ligero = on the double.

* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].

* a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.

* a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.

* a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.

* a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.

* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.

* a petición popular = by popular demand.

* a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.

* a pilas = battery-operated.

* a pique = sinking.

* a placer = at will.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a porrillo = by the handful.

* a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.

* a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.

* a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.

* a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.

* a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.

* a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.

* a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.

* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.

* a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.

* a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.

* a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.

* a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.

* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de ganga = at a steal.

* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.

* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).

* a precio reducido = at a discount.

* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.

* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.

* a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].

* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.

* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.

* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.

* a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.

* a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.

* a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.

* a prisa = quickly.

* a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.

* a propósito de = apropos of.

* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.

* a prueba = on trial.

* a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.

* a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.

* a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.

* a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].

* a prueba de niños = childproof.

* a prueba de robos = theft proof.

* a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.

* a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].

* a prueba de viento = windproof.

* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.

* a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.

* a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.

* a quemarropa = point blank.

* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.

* a quienquiera que = whomever.

* a rachas = by fits and starts.

* a ráfagas = in bursts.

* a raíz de = in the wake of.

* a rajatabla = to the letter.

* a ras de = flush with.

* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.

* a ras del suelo = at ground level.

* a rastras = in tow.

* a ratos = intermittently.

* a reacción = jet-assisted.

* a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a régimen = on a diet.

* a remolque = in tow.

* a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a saber = namely, viz, to wit.

* a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].

* a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.

* a sacudidas = jerkily.

* a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.

* a sangre fría = cold-blooded.

* a ser posible = if possible.

* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.

* a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.

* a sueldo = paid.

* a su precio normal = at full price.

* a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.

* a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.

* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.

* a tal efecto = to this effect.

* a tales efectos = hereto.

* a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.

* a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.

* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.

* a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.

* a ti = you, thee.

* a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.

* a tiempo completo = full-time.

* a tiempo parcial = part-time.

* a tientas = in the dark.

* a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.

* a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.

* a tiro = within gunshot, within range.

* a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a título de = by way of, for the sake of.

* a título gratuito = gratuitous.

* a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.

* a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.

* a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.

* a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda prueba = unswerving.

* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.

* a todas luces = patently.

* a todas partes = far and wide.

* a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a todo alrededor = all round.

* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.

* a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo lo largo de = the length of.

* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.

* a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.

* a todos lados = far and wide.

* a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.

* a todos los niveles = at all levels.

* a todos nosotros = us all.

* a todos por igual = one size fits all.

* a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo volumen = at full blast.

* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.

* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.

* a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.

* a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.

* a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.

* a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de la historia = over time.

* a través de la TI = IT-enabled.

* a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de los años = over the years, down the years.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* a través de los siglos = over the centuries.

* a través del teléfono = call-in.

* a través del tiempo = over time.

* a través de operador = operator-assisted.

* a tres bandas = three pronged.

* a tres niveles = three-tiered.

* a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.

* a trompicones = by fits and starts.

* a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.

* a trozos = piecewise.

* ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.

* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.

* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.

* a últ

* * *

a

prep

La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.

No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan como quien, alguien, etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, pasear al perro = to walk the dog.

En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.

A (en relaciones de espacio, lugar)

1 (indicando dirección) to

voy a México/a la fiesta I'm going to Mexico/to the party

voy a casa I'm going home

dobla a la derecha turn right

se cayó al río she fell into the river

ver tb entrar, llegar, etc

2 (indicando posición) at

estaban sentados a la mesa they were sitting at the table

a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro

se sentó al sol he sat in the sun

se sentó a mi derecha he sat down to the right of me o on my right

a la vuelta de la esquina around the corner

queda al norte de Toledo it's (to the) north of Toledo

ver tb costado, lado

3

(indicando distancia): está a diez kilómetros de aquí it's ten kilometers from here, it's ten kilometers away

está a unos 20 minutos de aquí it takes o it's about 20 minutes from here, it's a 20 minute drive ( o walk etc) from here

B (en relaciones de tiempo)

1 (señalando hora, momento, fecha) at

abren a las ocho they open at eight o'clock

¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?

a eso de las dos at around o about two o'clock

a la hora del almuerzo at lunchtime

a mediados de abril in mid-April

hoy estamos a 20 it's the 20th today

al día siguiente the next o following day

empezó a hablar a los diez meses he started talking when he was ten months old o at ten months

llegó a la mañana/noche ( RPl); he arrived in the morning/at night

2 al + INF:

se cayó al bajar del autobús she fell as she was getting off the bus

al verlo me di cuenta de que ya no lo quería when I saw him o on seeing him, I realized that I no longer loved him

al salir de la estación torcí a la izquierda I turned left out of the station

3

(indicando distancia en el tiempo): a escasos minutos de su llegada (después) just a few minutes after she arrived; (antes) just a few minutes before she arrived

trabajan de lunes a viernes/de una a cinco they work (from) Monday to Friday/from one to five

a los diez minutos del primer tiempo ten minutes into the first half o after ten minutes of the first half

estaré en París de martes a jueves I'll be in Paris from Tuesday until Thursday, I'll be in Paris Tuesday through Thursday ( AmE)

C

(en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia): tres veces al día/a la semana three times a day/a week

sale a 2.000 euros por cabeza it works out at 2,000 euros per person

iban a 100 kilómetros por hora they were going (at) 100 kilometers per hour

nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us by five points to three, they beat us five three o ( AmE) five to three

D

(indicando modo, estilo): fuimos a pie/a caballo we walked/rode, we went on foot/on horseback

pollo al horno/a la brasa roast/barbecued chicken

un peinado a lo Rodolfo Valentino a Rudolph Valentino hairstyle

a crédito on credit

ilustraciones a todo color full-color illustrations

una tela a rayas a piece of striped material

E (en complementos verbales)

1

(introduciendo el complemento directo de persona): ¿viste a José? did you see José?

la policía está buscando al asesino the police are looking for the murderer

no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud

[ the personal a is only used when a specific person or persons are involved

busca una secretaria bilingüe he's looking for a bilingual secretary

]

2

(introduciendo el complemento indirecto): le escribió una carta a su padre he wrote a letter to his father, he wrote his father a letter

dáselo/dáselos a ella give it/them to her

les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English

suave al tacto soft to the touch

agradable al oído pleasing to the ear

3

(indicando procedencia): se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o ( colloq) off a gipsy

F

1 (en complementos de finalidad) to

enséñale a nadar teach him to swim

fue a preguntar he went to ask

a que + SUBJ:

los instó a que participaran he urged them to take part

voy a ir a que me hagan un chequeo I'm going to go and have a checkup

2 ( fam)

(para): ¿a qué tanta ceremonia? what's all the fuss for?

¿a qué le fuiste a decir eso? what did you go and tell him that for?

3

a por ( Esp fam): bajo a por pan I'm going down to get some bread o for some bread ( colloq)

¿quién va a ir a por los niños? who's going to fetch o get the children?

¡a por ello! go for it!

G (señalando una acción que ha de realizarse) a + INF:

los puntos a tratar en la reunión de mañana the points to be discussed at tomorrow's meeting

es una idea a tener en cuenta it's an idea to bear in mind o that should be borne in mind

total a pagar total payable

horario a convenir hours to be arranged

H

1

(en órdenes): ¡a la cama, niños! off to bed, children!

¡a callar! shut up! ( colloq)

vamos ¡a trabajar! come on, let's get some work done!

2 (con valor condicional) a + INF:

a decir verdad to tell you the truth

a juzgar por lo que tú dices judging from what you say

3 ( fam)

(en cuanto a): a tozudo no hay quien le gane when it comes to being stubborn there's nobody like him

4

(indicando causa): a petición del interesado ( frml); at the request of the interested party

al + INF:

al no saber idiomas está en desventaja as he doesn't speak any languages he is at a disadvantage, he's at a disadvantage not speaking any languages

5

(expresando desafío): ¿a que no sabes qué nota me puso? you'll never guess what mark she gave me!

tú no te atreverías — ¿a que sí? you wouldn't dare — do you want to o a bet? ( colloq)

¡a que no puedes! bet you can't! ( colloq)

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Multiple Entries:
A
a
A,
◊ a sustantivo femenino (pl aes) (read as /a/) the letter A, a

a preposición Nota:
La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan, como quien, alguien, algún etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, paseo a mi perro = I walk my dog.En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.
1
a) ( indicando dirección) to;

◊ voy a México/la tienda I'm going to Mexico/to the shop;

voy a casa I'm going home;
se cayó al río she fell into the river
b) ( indicando posición):

◊ estaban sentados a la mesa they were sitting at the table;

a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro;
se sentó al sol he sat in the sun;
se sentó a mi derecha he sat down on my right
c) ( indicando distancia):

◊ a diez kilómetros de aquí ten kilometers from here

2
a) (señalando hora, momento) at;

◊ a las ocho at eight o'clock;

a la hora de comer at lunch time;
¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?;
a mediados de abril in mid-April;
al día siguiente the next o following day
b) ( señalando fecha):

◊ hoy estamos a lunes/a 20 today is Monday/it's the 20th today

c) al + inf:

◊ se cayó al bajar del tren she fell as she was getting off the train;

al enterarse de la noticia when he learnt o on learning the news
d) ( indicando distancia en el tiempo):

◊ a escasos minutos de su llegada ( después) a few minutes after she arrived;

( antes) a few minutes before she arrived;
◊ de lunes a viernes (from) Monday to Friday

3 (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia):
◊ tres veces al día three times a day;

sale a 100 euros cada uno it works out at 100 euros each;
a 100 kilómetros por hora (at) 100 kilometers per hour;
nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us five three o (AmE) five to three
4 (indicando modo, medio, estilo):
◊ a pie/a caballo on foot/on horseback;

a crédito on credit;
funciona a pilas it runs on batteries;
a mano by hand;
a rayas striped;
vestirse a lo punk to wear punk clothes
5
a) ( introduciendo el complemento directo de persona):

◊ ¿viste a José? did you see José?;

no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud
b) ( introduciendo el complemento indirecto) to;

◊ le escribió una carta a su padre he wrote a letter to his father, he wrote his father a letter;

dáselo a ella give it to her;
les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English;
le echó (la) llave a la puerta she locked the door
c) ( indicando procedencia):

◊ se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o (colloq) off a gipsy

A, a f (letra) A
'A' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
a. C.
- a.m.
- abajeña
- abajeño
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abanico
- abarquillada
- abarquillado
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abasto
- abatida
- abatido
- abatirse
- abdicar
- aberración
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abigarrada
- abigarrado
- abigarrar
- ablandar
- ablusada
- ablusado
- abnegada
- abnegado
- abobada
- abobado
- abocada
- abocado
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abombada
- abombado
- abonar
- abonada
- abonado
- abonarse
- abono
- abordar
- abordaje
- aborregar
- abortar
- abortiva
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- abandon
- abandoned
- abide by
- ability
- abject
- abnormal
- aboard
- aborigine
- abortion
- abortive
- about
- above
- above-board
- above-mentioned
- abrasive
- abreast
- abridged
- abrupt
- absent
- absent-minded
- absolute
- absolutely
- absorbed
- abstemious
- abstract
- absurd
- abundant
- abuse
- abusive
- abysmal
- academic
- academy
- accede
- accent
- acceptable
- access
- accident-prone
- accidental
- accidentally
- acclimatized
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accomplish
- accomplished
- account
- account for
- accountable

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A

1. (abrev de autopista) Br M, US freeway

2. (abrev de alfil) [en notación de ajedrez] B

A, a [a] nf
[letra] A, a;
Comp

si por a o por be… if for any reason…

* * *

a

prp

1 dirección to;

al este de to the east of;

a casa home;

ir a la cama/al cine go to bed/to the movies;

¡a trabajar! get to work!;

vamos a Buenos Aires we’re going to Buenos Aires;

voy a casa de Marta I’m going to Marta’s (house)

2 situación at;

a la mesa at the table;

al lado de next to;

a la derecha on the right;

al sol in the sun;

a treinta kilómetros de Cuzco thirty kilometers from Cuzco;

está a cinco kilómetros it’s five kilometers away

3 tiempo

:

¿a qué hora llegas? what time do you arrive?;

a las tres at three o’clock;

de once a doce from eleven (o’clock) to twelve;

estamos a quince de febrero it’s February fifteenth;

a los treinta años at the age of thirty;

a la llegada del tren when the train arrives

4 modo

:

a la española the Spanish way;

a mano by hand;

a pie on foot;

a 50 kilómetros por hora at fifty kilometers an hour

5 precio

:

¿a cómo o

cuánto está? how much is it?;

están a dos pesos el kilo they are two pesos a kilo

6 objeto indirecto

:

dáselo a tu hermano give it to your brother

7 objeto directo

:

vi a mi padre I saw my father

8 en perífrasis verbal

:

empezar a begin to;

jugar a las cartas play cards;

decidirse a hacer algo decide to do sth;

voy a comprarlo I’m going to buy it;

a decir verdad to tell the truth

9 para introducir pregunta

:

¿a que no lo sabes? I bet you don’t know;

a ver OK, right;

a ver lo que pasa ahora let’s see what happens now

(a)

abr (= alias) aka (= also known as)

* * *

a nf

: first letter of the Spanish alphabet

a prep

1) : to

nos vamos a México: we're going to Mexico

2) (used before direct or indirect objects referring to persons)

¿llamaste a tu papá?: did you call your dad?

como a usted le guste: as you wish

3) : in the manner of

papas a la francesa: french fries

4) : on, by means of

a pie: on foot

5) : per, each

tres pastillas al día: three pills per day

6) (with infinitive)

enséñales a leer: teach them to read

problemas a resolver: problems to be solved

* * *

a prep

1. (dirección) to

voy al colegio I'm going to school

fueron al cine they went to the cinema

vamos a casa let's go home

gira a la derecha turn right

2. (posición) at

te esperaré a la salida I'll wait for you at the exit

hay un buzón al final de la calle there's a postbox at the end of the road

está a la izquierda it's on the left

3. (distancia) away

está a un kilómetro de aquí it's one kilometre from here / it's one kilometre away

vivimos a 20 kilómetros we live 20 kilometres away

4. (tiempo) at

llegaron a las cinco they arrived at 5 o'clock

a la hora de comer at lunchtime

estamos a 17 it's the 17th today

abrimos de 9 a 5 we open from 9 to 5

5. (distribución, cantidad, medida, precio) a / at

dos veces al año twice a year

a 120 kilómetros por hora at 120 kilometres per hour

tocamos a 1.000 cada uno it works out at 1,000 each

las fresas están a 400 pesetas el kilo strawberries are 400 pesetas a kilo

ganaron dos a uno they won two one

6. (modo)

fui a pie I walked / I went on foot

escrito a máquina typewritten

hecho a mano handmade / made by hand

7. (complemento directo)

llama a tu hermano phone your brother

¿has visto a Iván? have you seen Iván?

8. (complemento indirecto en general) to

he escrito una carta a mi amiga I've written a letter to my friend

dámelo a mí give it to me

9. (para) for

les compré unos caramelos a los niños I bought some sweets for the children

10. (de) from

se lo compré a mi vecino I bought it from my neighbour

Spanish-English dictionary > a
13 by

1. preposition
1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) junto a

2) (past: going by the house.) (por) delante

3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por

4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por

5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por, en

6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por

7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) para

8) (during the time of.) de

9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) de, por

10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por

11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) por

12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de

2. adverb
1) (near: They stood by and watched.) al lado (de)

2) (past: A dog ran by.) por ahí

3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) apartado

•

- bygones: let bygones be bygones
- bypass
3. verb
(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) desviar

- by-product
- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way

by¹ advby expresa la idea de pasar cerca, pero sin detenerse

he saw me, but he passed by without saying a word me vio, pero pasó sin decirme ni una palabra

we watched the people go by miramos pasar a la gente

three cars went by pasaron tres coches

by² prep

1. por

he was attacked by a dog fue atacado por un perro / un perro lo atacó

it was designed by Gaudí fue diseñado por Gaudí

we get paid by the hour nos pagan por horas

eggs are sold by the dozen los huevos se venden por docenas

they won by six points ganaron por seis puntos

multiply five by three multiplica cinco por tres

eight divided by two ocho dividido por dos

you can book a room by phone puedes reservar una habitación por teléfono

2. junto a / al lado de

she was sitting by the fire estaba sentada junto al fuego

the phone is by the sofa el teléfono está al lado del sofá

she sat by me se sentó a mi lado / se sentó junto a mí

3. de

a film by Woody Allen una película de Woody Allen

he's a journalist by profession es periodista de profesión

she's German by birth es alemana de nacimiento

by day and by night de día y de noche

4. en

we went by train fuimos en tren

I'm going by car voy en coche

5. para

I need it by tomorrow lo necesito para mañana

I want you to be home by ten o'clock quiero que estés en casa para las diez

by the year 2050 para el año 2050

6. a

little by little poco a poco

step by step paso a paso

7. con

can I pay by credit card? ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta?

8. a base de

I earn some money by delivering newspapers gano algo de dinero a base de repartir periódicos

by oneself solo

I did it by myself lo hice solo

by

tr[baɪ]

preposition

1 (agent) por

■ painted by Constable pintado por Constable

■ bought by a tycoon comprado por un magnate

2 (means) por

■ by air/road por avión/carretera

■ by carain en cocheen

■ by hand a mano

■ by heart de memoria

3 (showing difference) por

■ I won by 3 points gané por tres puntos

■ better by far muchísimo mejor

4 (not later than) para

■ I need it by ten lo necesito para las diez

5 (during) de

■ by day/night de día/noche

6 (near) junto a, al lado de

■ sit by me siéntate a mi lado

7 (according to) según

■ by the rules según las reglas

8 (measurements) por

■ 6 metres by 4 6 metros por 4

9 (rate) por

■ paid by the hour pagado por horas

10 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL por

■ 12 divided by 3 12 dividido por 3

11 (progression) a

■ day by day día a día

■ little by little poco a poco

12 (in sets) en

■ two by two de dos en dos

13 (introducing gerund)

■ you can find out by reading the papers te enterarás leyendo los periódicos

adverb

1 al lado, delante

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to go by pasar delante

by and by con el tiempo

by the by a propósito

by oneself solo,-a

by ['baɪ] adv

1) near: cerca

he lives close by: vive muy cerca

2)

to stop by : pasar por casa, hacer una visita

3)

to go by : pasar

they rushed by: pasaron corriendo

4)

to put by : reservar, poner a un lado

5)

by and by : poco después, dentro de poco

6)

by and large : en general

by prep

1) near: cerca de, al lado de, junto a

2) via: por

she left by the door: salió por la puerta

3) past: por, por delante de

they walked by him: pasaron por delante de él

4) during: de, durante

by night: de noche

5) (in expressions of time) : para

we'll be there by ten: estaremos allí para las diez

by then: para entonces

6) (indicating cause or agent) : por, de, a

built by the Romans: construido por los romanos

a book by Borges: un libro de Borges

made by hand: hecho a mano

by

adv.

• a un lado adv.

• aparte adv.

prep.

• al lado de prep.

• de prep.

• de acuerdo con prep.

• para prep.

• por prep.

• según prep.

I baɪ
preposition

1)

a) ( not later than)

he told her to be home by 11 — le dijo que volviera antes de las 11

they should be there by now — ya deberían estar allí

will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?

by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido

b) (during, at)

by day/night — de día/noche

Rome by night — Roma de noche

2)

a) (at the side of, near to) al lado de, junto a

come and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí

it's right by the door — está justo al lado de la puerta

b) ( to hand) (AmE)

I always keep some money by me — siempre llevo algo de dinero encima

3)

a) ( past)

I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo

b) (via, through) por

I came in by the back door — entré por la puerta de atrás

by land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión

4) (indicating agent, cause) (with passive verbs) por [The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English]

she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela

she was accompanied by her father — iba acompañada de su padre

a play by Shakespeare — una obra de Shakespeare

it was written by Pinter — fue escrita por Pinter

5)

a) (indicating means, method)

made by hand — hecho a mano

to travel by carain — viajar en cocheen

to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito

to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas

by moonlight — a la luz de la luna

by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme

b) (owing to, from)

by chance — por casualidad

she is Spanish by birth — es española de nacimiento

he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer

by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas

6)

a) ( according to)

by that clock it's almost half past — según ese reloj son casi y media

by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer

that's fine by me — por mí no hay problema

b) (in oaths)

I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...

by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso

7)

a) ( indicating rate) por

we are paid by the hour — nos pagan por hora(s)

they make them by the thousand — hacen miles y miles de ellos

b) ( indicating extent of difference)

she broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos

we missed the train by seconds — perdimos el tren por unos segundos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two — soy una pulgada o dos más alto que tú

c) ( indicating gradual progression)

one by one — uno por uno

they went in two by two — entraron de dos en dos

little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)

8) ( Math) por

multiply two by three — multiplica dos por tres

divide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres

a room 20ft by 12ft — una habitación de 20 pies por 12

9) ( in compass directions)

north by northeast — nornor(d)este

10)

by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo

I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas

they do their homework by themselves — hacen los deberes solos

II

adverb

a) ( past)

let me by! — déjenme pasar!

she rushed by without seeing me — pasó corriendo y no me vio

they watched the parade march by — vieron pasar el desfile

b) (aside, in reserve)

I put a little money by each week — ahorro un poco de dinero cada semana

c) ( to somebody's residence)

call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo

d) (in phrases)

by and by: by and by they came to the clearing al poco rato llegaron al claro; it's going to rain by and by va a llover dentro de poco; by and large por lo general, en general; by the by — see bye I

[baɪ] When by is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg go by, stand by, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg by chance, by degrees, by half, look up the other word.
1. PREPOSITION

1) (=close to) al lado de, junto a

the house by the church — la casa que está al lado de or junto a la iglesia

come and sit by me — ven y siéntate a mi lado or junto a mí

I've got it by me — lo tengo a mi lado

"where's the bank?" - "it's by the post office" — -¿dónde está el banco? -está al lado de or junto a la oficina de correos

the house by the river — la casa que hay junto al río

a holiday by the sea — unas vacaciones en la costa

2) (=via) por

he came in by the back door/by the window — entró por la puerta de atrás/por la ventana

which route did you come by? — ¿por dónde or por qué camino or por qué ruta viniste?

I went by Dover — fui por Dover

3) (=past) por delante de

she walked by me — pasó por delante de mí

he rushed by me without seeing me — pasó deprisa por delante de mí sin verme

we drove by the cathedral — pasamos con el coche por delante de la catedral

4) (=during)

by day — de día

by night — de noche

by day he's a bank clerk and by night he's a security guard — de día es un empleado de banco y de noche es guarda de seguridad

a postcard of London by night — una postal nocturna de Londres

5) (in expressions of time)

a) (=not later than) para

we must be there by four o'clock — tenemos que estar allí para las cuatro

can you finish it by tomorrow? — ¿puedes terminarlo para mañana?

I'll be back by midnight — estaré de vuelta antes de or para la medianoche

applications must be submitted by 21 April — las solicitudes deben presentarse antes del 21 de abril

• by the time I got there it was too late — cuando llegué ya era demasiado tarde

it'll be ready by the time you get back — estará listo para cuando regreses

• by that time or by then I knew — para entonces ya lo sabía

b) (in year, on date, on day)

by tomorrow/Tuesday, I'll be in France — mañana/el martes ya estaré en Francia

by yesterday it was clear that... — ayer ya se veía claro que...

by 30 September we had spent £500 — a 30 de septiembre habíamos gastado 500 libras

by 1998 the figure had reached... — en 1998 la cifra había llegado a...

by 2010 the figure will have reached... — hacia el año 2010 la cifra habrá llegado a...

6) (indicating amount or rate)

to reduce sth by a third — reducir algo en una tercera parte

to rent a house by the month — alquilar una casa por meses

letters were arriving by the sackload — las cartas llegaban a montones

it seems to be getting bigger by the minute/day — parece que va creciendo minuto a minuto/día a día

• to sell sth by the dozen — vender algo por docenas

• we get paid by the hour — nos pagan por horas

• we sell by the kilo — vendemos por kilos

• we charge by the kilometre — cobramos por kilómetro

• little by little — poco a poco

• one by one — uno tras otro, uno a uno

• two by two — de dos en dos

7) (indicating agent, cause) por

the thieves were caught by the police — los ladrones fueron capturados por la policía, la policía capturó a los ladrones

surrounded by enemies — rodeado de enemigos

a painting by Picasso — un cuadro de Picasso

who's that song by? — ¿de quién es esa canción?

he had a daughter by his first wife — tuvo una hija con su primera mujer

8) (indicating transport, method etc)

• by air — [travel] en avión; [send] por avión, por vía aérea

• by bus/ car — en autobús/coche

• to pay by cheque — pagar con cheque

• made by hand — hecho a mano

• by land — por tierra

• by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una vela

• by rail or train — en tren

• by sea — por mar

9) (with gerund)

by working hard — a fuerza de mucho trabajar, trabajando mucho

he ended by saying that... — terminó diciendo que...

10) (=according to) según

by my watch it's five o'clock — según mi reloj son las cinco

by my calculations — según mis cálculos

to call sth by its proper name — llamar algo por su nombre

it's all right by me — por mí no hay problema or está bien

if that's okay by you — si no tienes inconveniente

11) (measuring difference)

she missed the plane by a few minutes — perdió el avión por unos minutos

we beat them to Joe's house by five minutes — llegamos a casa de Joe cinco minutos antes que ellos

broader by a metre — un metro más ancho

she's lighter than her brother by only a couple of pounds — pesa solo un par de libras menos que su hermano

it's too short by a metre — es un metro más corto de lo que tendría que ser

it missed me by inches — no me dio por un pelo, me pasó rozando

12) (in measurements, sums)

a room 3 metres by 4 — una habitación de 3 metros por 4

• to divide by — dividir por or entre

• to multiply by — multiplicar por

13)

• by oneself — solo

he was all by himself — estaba solo

I did it all by myself — lo hice yo solo

don't leave the two of them alone by themselves — no los dejes solos

14) (with compass point)

north by northeast — nornordeste

south by southwest — sudsudoeste, sursuroeste

15) (in oaths) por

I swear by Almighty God — juro por Dios Todopoderoso

by heaven * — por Dios

2. ADVERB

1) (=past)

a train hurtled by — pasó un tren a toda velocidad

• they wouldn't let me by — no me dejaban pasar

• she rushed by without stopping — pasó a toda prisa, sin pararse

2) (in set expressions)

• by and by, I'll be with you by and by — enseguida estoy contigo

you'll be sorry by and by — no tardarás en arrepentirte

by and by we heard voices — al poco rato oímos unas voces

• close or hard by — muy cerca

• by and large — en general, por lo general

• to put sth by — poner algo a un lado

* * *

I [baɪ]
preposition

1)

a) ( not later than)

he told her to be home by 11 — le dijo que volviera antes de las 11

they should be there by now — ya deberían estar allí

will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?

by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido

b) (during, at)

by day/night — de día/noche

Rome by night — Roma de noche

2)

a) (at the side of, near to) al lado de, junto a

come and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí

it's right by the door — está justo al lado de la puerta

b) ( to hand) (AmE)

I always keep some money by me — siempre llevo algo de dinero encima

3)

a) ( past)

I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo

b) (via, through) por

I came in by the back door — entré por la puerta de atrás

by land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión

4) (indicating agent, cause) (with passive verbs) por [The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English]

she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela

she was accompanied by her father — iba acompañada de su padre

a play by Shakespeare — una obra de Shakespeare

it was written by Pinter — fue escrita por Pinter

5)

a) (indicating means, method)

made by hand — hecho a mano

to travel by car/train — viajar en coche/tren

to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito

to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas

by moonlight — a la luz de la luna

by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme

b) (owing to, from)

by chance — por casualidad

she is Spanish by birth — es española de nacimiento

he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer

by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas

6)

a) ( according to)

by that clock it's almost half past — según ese reloj son casi y media

by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer

that's fine by me — por mí no hay problema

b) (in oaths)

I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...

by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso

7)

a) ( indicating rate) por

we are paid by the hour — nos pagan por hora(s)

they make them by the thousand — hacen miles y miles de ellos

b) ( indicating extent of difference)

she broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos

we missed the train by seconds — perdimos el tren por unos segundos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two — soy una pulgada o dos más alto que tú

c) ( indicating gradual progression)

one by one — uno por uno

they went in two by two — entraron de dos en dos

little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)

8) ( Math) por

multiply two by three — multiplica dos por tres

divide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres

a room 20ft by 12ft — una habitación de 20 pies por 12

9) ( in compass directions)

north by northeast — nornor(d)este

10)

by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo

I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas

they do their homework by themselves — hacen los deberes solos

II

adverb

a) ( past)

let me by! — déjenme pasar!

she rushed by without seeing me — pasó corriendo y no me vio

they watched the parade march by — vieron pasar el desfile

b) (aside, in reserve)

I put a little money by each week — ahorro un poco de dinero cada semana

c) ( to somebody's residence)

call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo

d) (in phrases)

by and by: by and by they came to the clearing al poco rato llegaron al claro; it's going to rain by and by va a llover dentro de poco; by and large por lo general, en general; by the by — see bye I

English-spanish dictionary > by
14 walk

I [wɔːk]
nome

1) passeggiata f.; (shorter) giro m.; (hike) camminata f.

it's about ten minutes' walk — è a circa dieci minuti di cammino

on the walk home — rientrando a casa a piedi

to go for o on a walk (andare a) fare una passeggiata, andare a passeggio; to have o take a walk fare una passeggiata; (shorter) fare due passi; to take the dog for a walk — portare fuori o a spasso il cane

2) (gait) andatura f.

3) (pace) passo m.

to slow down to a walk — rallentare fino a camminare (dopo avere corso)

4) (path) vialetto m., sentierino m.

people from all walks of life — gente di ogni ceto

5) sport marcia f.

••

take a walk! — AE colloq. smamma! sparisci!
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Note:

The expression a piedi is often omitted with movement verbs if we already know that the person is on foot; however, if it is surprising or ambiguous, a piedi should be included
II 1. [wɔːk]
verbo transitivo

1) (cover on foot) percorrere a piedi [distance, road]; camminare per [ countryside]; (patrol) percorrere

I can't walk another step — non mi sento di fare un passo di più

to walk it — sport colloq. vincere senza problemi

2) (escort, lead) accompagnare a piedi [ friend]; fare andare al passo [horse etc.]; portare fuori, a spasso [ dog]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (in general) camminare; (for pleasure) passeggiare, andare a passeggio; (not run) andare al passo; (not ride or drive) andare a piedi

to walk with a limp — zoppicare

"walk" — AE (at traffic lights) attraversate

to walk across o through sth. attraversare qcs. (a piedi); a policeman walked by è passato un poliziotto; we've been walking round in circles for hours abbiamo girato (a piedi) a vuoto per delle ore; someone was walking around upstairs qualcuno stava camminando al piano di sopra; I'd just walked in at the door when... ero appena entrata quando...; to walk in one's sleep essere sonnambulo; he walks to work va a lavorare a piedi; shall I walk with you to the bus? — vuoi che ti accompagni all'autobus?

2) colloq. scherz. (disappear) [ possession] sparire

•

- walk across

- walk around

- walk away

- walk back

- walk in

- walk into

- walk off

- walk on

- walk out

- walk over

- walk round

- walk through

- walk up

••

you must walk before you can run — non mettere il carro davanti ai buoi

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(to walk, stand etc on the toes: He stood on tiptoe(s) to reach the shelf.) (camminare/stare sulla punta dei piedi)

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I [wɔːk]
nome

1) passeggiata f.; (shorter) giro m.; (hike) camminata f.

it's about ten minutes' walk — è a circa dieci minuti di cammino

on the walk home — rientrando a casa a piedi

to go for o on a walk (andare a) fare una passeggiata, andare a passeggio; to have o take a walk fare una passeggiata; (shorter) fare due passi; to take the dog for a walk — portare fuori o a spasso il cane

2) (gait) andatura f.

3) (pace) passo m.

to slow down to a walk — rallentare fino a camminare (dopo avere corso)

4) (path) vialetto m., sentierino m.

people from all walks of life — gente di ogni ceto

5) sport marcia f.

••

take a walk! — AE colloq. smamma! sparisci!
••
Note:

The expression a piedi is often omitted with movement verbs if we already know that the person is on foot; however, if it is surprising or ambiguous, a piedi should be included
II 1. [wɔːk]
verbo transitivo

1) (cover on foot) percorrere a piedi [distance, road]; camminare per [ countryside]; (patrol) percorrere

I can't walk another step — non mi sento di fare un passo di più

to walk it — sport colloq. vincere senza problemi

2) (escort, lead) accompagnare a piedi [ friend]; fare andare al passo [horse etc.]; portare fuori, a spasso [ dog]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (in general) camminare; (for pleasure) passeggiare, andare a passeggio; (not run) andare al passo; (not ride or drive) andare a piedi

to walk with a limp — zoppicare

"walk" — AE (at traffic lights) attraversate

to walk across o through sth. attraversare qcs. (a piedi); a policeman walked by è passato un poliziotto; we've been walking round in circles for hours abbiamo girato (a piedi) a vuoto per delle ore; someone was walking around upstairs qualcuno stava camminando al piano di sopra; I'd just walked in at the door when... ero appena entrata quando...; to walk in one's sleep essere sonnambulo; he walks to work va a lavorare a piedi; shall I walk with you to the bus? — vuoi che ti accompagni all'autobus?

2) colloq. scherz. (disappear) [ possession] sparire

•

- walk across

- walk around

- walk away

- walk back

- walk in

- walk into

- walk off

- walk on

- walk out

- walk over

- walk round

- walk through

- walk up

••

you must walk before you can run — non mettere il carro davanti ai buoi

English-Italian dictionary > walk
15 laufen

n; -s, kein Pl. running; (Gehen) walking

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das Laufen

running

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lau|fen ['laufn] pret lief [liːf] ptp gelaufen [gə'laufn]
1. vi aux sein

1) (= rennen) to run

lauf doch! — get a move on! (inf)

2) (inf) (= gehen) to go; (= seine Notdurft verrichten) to run (to the toilet) (inf)

er läuft dauernd ins Kino/auf die Polizei — he's always off to the cinema/always running to the police

3) (= zu Fuß gehen) to walk

das Kind läuft schon — the child can already walk or is already walking

das Laufen lernen — to learn to walk

er läuft sehr unsicher — he's very unsteady on his feet

es sind noch/nur 10 Minuten zu láúfen — it's another/only 10 minutes' walk

4) (= fließen) to run; (= schmelzen Käse, Butter) to melt

in Strömen láúfen — to stream or pour (in/out/down etc)

Wasser in einen Eimer/die Badewanne láúfen lassen —

das Bier muss láúfen — the beer must be kept flowing

5) (= undicht sein) (Gefäß, Wasserhahn) to leak; (Wunde) to weep

seine Nase läuft, ihm läuft die Nase — his nose is running, he's got a runny nose

6) (= in Betrieb sein) to run, to go; (Uhr) to go; (Gerät, Maschine) (= eingeschaltet sein) to be on; (= funktionieren) to work

wir haben jetzt drei neue Maschinen láúfen (inf) — we've got three new machines going (inf)

er hat vier Mädchen láúfen (sl) — he's got four girls out on the game (inf), he's got four girls hustling for him (inf)

7) (COMPUT) to run

ein Programm láúfen lassen — to run a program

8) (fig = im Gange sein) (Prozess, Verhandlung) to go on, to be in progress; (Bewerbung, Antrag) to be under consideration; (= gezeigt werden) (Film) to be on, to be showing; (Stück) to be on, to be playing

der Film lief schon, als wir ankamen — the film had already started when we arrived

der Film läuft über drei Stunden — the film goes on for three hours

etw läuft gut/schlecht — sth is going well/badly

die Sache/das Geschäft läuft jetzt — it/the shop is going well now

sehen wie die Sache läuft — to see how things go

alles/die Dinge láúfen lassen — to let everything/things slide

die Sache ist gelaufen (inf) — it's in the bag (inf), it's all wrapped up (inf)

jdm zeigen, wie es läuft (inf) — to show sb the ropes (inf)

9) (=gültig sein Vertrag, Abkommen) to run

der Kredit läuft über zwei Jahre — the loan is repayable over two years

10)

(= bezeichnet werden) das Auto läuft unter meinem Namen or auf meinen Namen — the car is in my name

das Konto läuft unter der Nummer... — the number of the account is...

der Agent läuft unter dem Decknamen "Spinne" — the agent goes by the cover name of "Spider"

das läuft unter "Sonderausgaben" — that comes under " special expenses"

11) (= sich bewegen) to run

auf eine Mine láúfen — to hit a mine

auf Grund láúfen — to run aground

in den Hafen láúfen — to enter port

es lief mir eiskalt über den Rücken — a chill ran or went up my spine

See:

→ Geld

12) (= verlaufen) (Fluss etc) to run; (Weg) to go, to run

2. vt

1) aux haben or sein (SPORT) Rekordzeit to run; Rekord to set

Rennen láúfen — to run (in races)

Ski láúfen — to ski

Schlittschuh láúfen — to skate

Rollschuh láúfen — to roller-skate

See:

→ Gefahr

2) aux sein (=fahren Auto etc) Strecke to do

3) aux sein (= zu Fuß gehen) to walk; (schnell) to run

4)

eine Blase láúfen — to give oneself a blister

ein Loch in die Sohlen láúfen — to wear a hole in one's soles

3. vr

sich warm láúfen — to warm up

sich müde láúfen — to tire oneself out

in den Schuhen läuft es sich gut/schlecht — these shoes are good/bad for walking/running in

zu zweit läuft es sich besser — it's better walking/running in twos

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1) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) run

2) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) run

3) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) run

4) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) run

5) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) run

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lau·fen

<läuft, lief, gelaufen>

[ˈlaufn̩]

I. vi Hilfsverb: sein

1. (rennen) to run

sie lief, um die Straßenbahn noch zu erwischen she ran to catch the tram

sie lief, was sie nur konnte she ran as fast as she could

so lauf doch! come on, hurry up!

aus dem Haus \laufen to run out of the house

in den Garten \laufen to run into the garden

ins Freie \laufen to run out [of the house]

über das Feld/die Wiese \laufen to run over the field/meadow

um die Ecke \laufen to run around the corner

um Milch/Brot, etc. \laufen to run to fetch some milk, bread, etc.

ge\laufen kommen to come running

ein Pferd \laufen lassen to give free reins to a horse

2. (fam: gehen) to go, to walk

wir sind im Urlaub viel ge\laufen we did a lot of walking in our holiday

seit dem Unfall läuft er mit Krücken since the accident he gets around on crutches

sie läuft ständig zum Arzt she's always going to the doctor's

mir sind Kühe vors Auto ge\laufen cows ran in front of my car

fahrt ihr mal! ich laufe lieber you go by car, I'd rather walk

kann sie schon \laufen? has she started walking yet?

beim L\laufen tut mir die Hüfte so weh my hip hurts so much when I walk

sie musste das L\laufen wieder lernen she had to learn [how] to walk again

[irgendwo] auf und ab \laufen to pace somewhere

gegen etw \laufen to walk into sth

ich bin an einen Pfosten gelaufen I walked into a post

jdn \laufen lassen to let sb go

3. (fig: sich gleitend bewegen) to run

ihr Blick lief suchend durch die Menge her eyes ran searchingly through the crowd

ein Gemurmel läuft durch die Reihen a murmur runs through the audience

ein Zittern läuft durch seinen Körper he is shaking all over

jdm läuft ein Schauder über den Rücken a shudder runs down sb's back

4. (fließen) to run

Blut/Schweiß läuft/Tränen laufen jdm übers Gesicht blood/sweat runs/tears run down sb's face

der Käse läuft the cheese has gone runny

jdm läuft die Nase sb's nose is running

Wasser in die Badewanne \laufen lassen to fill the bath

5. SPORT to run

wie schnell bist du gelaufen? what time did you run?

[für ein Land, eine Mannschaft] \laufen to run [for a country, a team]

6. (eingeschaltet sein) to be on; (funktionieren) to work; Getriebe, Maschine, Motor to run; (sich gleitend bewegen) to run

täglich \laufen 6.000 Stück vom Band 6,000 units a day come off the line

die Miniatureisenbahn läuft auf winzigen Schienen the miniature railway runs on tiny rails

das Radio lief the radio was playing

nach der Reparatur lief die Uhr wieder after being repaired, the clock worked again

Kamera läuft! FILM camera on!

7. FILM, THEAT (gezeigt werden) to be on

der Film lief endlich auch im Fernsehen finally, the film was on TV

dieses Stück läuft schon seit fünf Jahren im Westend this play has been running for five years in the Westend

8. (in Bearbeitung sein) to go [on]

der Prozess läuft nun schon zwei Jahre the trial has been going on for two years now

9. (gültig sein) to run, to last

mein Vertrag läuft bis Ende Juli my contract runs until the end of July

10. Zeit pass

mir läuft die Zeit davon I'm running out of time

11. (verlaufen) to flow, to run

ab hier \laufen die Kabel alle unterirdisch all of the cables run underground from here on

die Straße läuft am Fluss entlang the road runs along the river

12. (leck sein) to leak

der Eimer läuft the bucket is leaking

13. (seinen Gang gehen) to go

was macht das Geschäft? — es könnte besser \laufen how's business? — could be better

läuft etwas zwischen euch? is there anything going on between you?

wie läuft es? how's it going?

die Bewerbung läuft the application is running

der Prozess läuft the trial is under way

falsch \laufen to go wrong

nach Wunsch \laufen to go as planned

14. (geführt werden) be issued

auf jds Namen \laufen to be issued in sb's name

unter einer bestimmten Bezeichnung \laufen to be called sth

diese Einnahmen \laufen unter „Diverses [o Sonstiges] “ this income comes under the category of “miscellaneous”

die Ermittlungen \laufen investigations are under way

15. (fam: gut verkäuflich sein) to sell well

das neue Produkt läuft gut/nicht so gut the new product is selling well/not selling well

16. (fahren) to run

auf Grund \laufen to run aground

17.

▶ jdm eiskalt über den Rücken \laufen a chill runs up sb's spine

▶ das läuft bei mir nicht! that's not on with me!, I'm not having that!

▶ die Sache ist gelaufen it's too late now, it's pointless to do anything about it now

▶ das läuft so nicht! that's not on!

II. vt Hilfsverb: sein o haben

1. SPORT

▪ etw \laufen to run sth

einen Rekord \laufen to set a record

2. (zurücklegen)

▪ etw [in etw dat] \laufen to run sth [in sth]

er will den Marathon in drei Stunden \laufen he wants to run the marathon in three hours

3. (fahren)

Rollschuh/Schlittschuh/Ski \laufen to go roller skating/ice-skating/skiing, to roller-skate/ice-skate/ski

III. vr impers Hilfsverb: haben

mit diesen Schuhen wird es sich besser \laufen walking will be easier in these shoes

auf dem Teppichboden läuft es sich weicher als auf dem Fliesen a carpet is softer to walk on than tiles

sich akk müde \laufen to tire oneself with running

sich akk warm \laufen to warm up

sich akk wund laufen to get sore feet

* * *
1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) run

gelaufen kommen — come running up

er lief, was er konnte — (ugs.) he ran as fast as he could

jemanden laufen lassen — (ugs.) let somebody go

2) (gehen) go; (zu Fuß gehen) walk

es sind noch/nur fünf Minuten zu laufen — it's another/only five minutes' walk

in (Akk.) /gegen etwas laufen — walk into something

dauernd zum Arzt/in die Kirche laufen — (ugs.) keep running to the doctor/be always going to church

3) (in einem Wettkampf) run; (beim Eislauf) skate; (beim Skilaufen) ski

ein Pferd laufen lassen — run a horse

4) (im Gang sein) < machine> be running; < radio, television, etc.> be on; (funktionieren) < machine> run; <radio, television, etc.> work

auf Hochtouren laufen — be running at full speed

5) (sich bewegen, fließen; auch fig.)

auf Schienen/ über Rollen laufen — run on rails/over pulleys

von den Fließbändern laufen — come off the conveyor belts

es lief mir eiskalt über den Rücken — a chill ran down my spine

ihm lief der Schweiß über das Gesicht — the sweat ran down his face

Wasser in die Wanne laufen lassen — run the bathwater

deine Nase läuft — your nose is running; you've got a runny nose

der Käse läuft — the cheese has gone runny (coll.)

6) (gelten) <contract, agreement, engagement, etc.> run

7) <programme, play> be on; < film> be on or showing; < show> be on or playing

der Hauptfilm läuft schon — the main film has already started

8) (fahren) run

auf Grund laufen — run aground

9) (vonstatten gehen)

parallel mit etwas laufen — run in parallel with something

der Laden läuft/die Geschäfte laufen gut/schlecht — (ugs.) the shop is doing well/badly/business is good/bad

wie geplant/nach Wunsch laufen — go as planned or according to plan

schief laufen — (ugs.) go wrong

10) <negotiations, investigations> be in progress or under way

11) (registriert sein)

auf jemandes Namen (Akk.) laufen — be in somebody's name

12) (ugs.): (gut verkäuflich sein) go or sell well
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives und intransitives Verb

1) mit sein run; (zu Fuß gehen) walk

2) mit sein

einen Rekord laufen — set up a record

über die 100 m 9,9 Sekunden laufen — run the 100 m. in 9.9 seconds

3) mit haben od. sein

Ski/Schlittschuh/Rollschuh laufen — ski/skate/roller skate

4)

sich (Dat.) die Füße wund laufen — get sore feet from running/walking

sich (Dat.) ein Loch in die Schuhsohle laufen — wear a hole in one's shoe or sole
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1)

sich warm laufen — warm up

2) unpers

in diesen Schuhen läuft es sich sehr bequem — these shoes are very comfortable for running/walking in or to run/walk in

* * *

laufen; läuft, lief, gelaufen

A. v/i (ist)

1. run; in Eile: auch rush, race;

gelaufen kommen come running along;

lauf! run!, quick!;

ein Pferd laufen lassen im Rennen: run a horse;

jemanden laufen lassen let sb go; straflos: let sb off;

ein Tier laufen lassen let an animal go, set an animal free; → auch 7; → Arm, Grund 1, Strand

2. (gehen) walk, go (on foot);

viel laufen do a lot of walking;

gern laufen like walking;

laufen lernen Kind: learn to walk;

noch nicht sicher laufen Kind: still be unsteady on its legs;

es sind nur fünf Minuten zu laufen it’s only five minutes’ walk ( oder five minutes on foot);

wegen jeder Kleinigkeit zum Arzt laufen umg, pej run to the doctor with every little twinge;

gegen etwas laufen walk into sth;

er ist in ein Auto gelaufen he walked into a car

3. TECH, AUTO etc run; (funktionieren) Fahrzeug, Uhr: go; Gerät: work;

auf Schienen/über Rollen laufen run on rails/rollers;

vom Fließband laufen come off the production line;

den Motor laufen lassen vor Ampel etc: leave the engine running

4. (sich bewegen) move;

um die Sonne etc

laufen (Gestirn etc) revolve ( oder move) around the sun etc

5. Linie, Weg etc: run, pass (

durch through); Flüssigkeit, auch Schweiß, Blut etc: run; Tränen: auch stream (

über jemandes Gesicht down sb’s face);

Wasser in etwas laufen lassen run water into sth;

ein Raunen lief durch die Menge fig a murmur went ( oder passed) through the crowd; → Rücken

6. (sich erstrecken) run, stretch (

von … bis from … to)

7. fig (im Gang sein) be under way; FILM run; im Programm: auch be on, be showing;

laufen bis/über … Jahre auch run until/for … years;

der Antrag läuft the application is being considered ( oder is under consideration);

das Stück lief drei Monate the play ran ( oder was on) for three months, the play had a three-month run;

die Dinge laufen lassen let things ride;

die Sache ist gelaufen vorbei: it’s all over ( oder settled); gut: everything’s all right; (kann nicht mehr geändert werden) there’s nothing anyone can do about it (now);

wie läuft es so? umg how are things?, how are you getting on (US along) ?;

wissen, wie’s läuft umg know what gives;

was läuft hier eigentlich? umg what’s doing (US going on) here?;

da läuft (

bei mir, ihm etc)

nichts! umg nothing doing!;

das ist ein Ding, das nicht läuft umg it’s just not on, you can forget it, US no way; → Name etc

8. (gelten) Vertrag etc: be valid;

das Abonnement läuft noch drei Monate the subscription runs ( oder is valid) for another three months

9. Nase, Augen etc: run; Wunde: weep; Kerze: drip; Gefäß: leak; Butter, Schokolade, Eis etc: melt; Käse: be runny

B. v/t (hat)

1. (Strecke) run, do;

das Auto läuft 200 Stundenkilometer the car does 125 miles an hour;

einige Runden/(die) 5000 m laufen run several laps/run in the 5000 metres (US -ers);

einen Rekord laufen run a record time, set (up) a (new) record

2.

sich (dat)

ein Loch in den Socken laufen wear a hole into one’s sock;

sich (dat)

Blasen (an den Füßen) laufen get blisters (on one’s feet) from walking; → Gefahr, Sturm, wund etc

C. v/r (hat)

1.

sich müde laufen wear o.s. out (with) running;

sich warm laufen warm up; SPORT auch do a warm-up run

2. unpers:

es läuft sich schlecht hier it’s difficult to walk ( oder run etc) along here; umg it’s hard going along here;

es läuft sich gut/schlecht in diesen Schuhen these shoes are comfortable/uncomfortable (to walk in);

in der Gruppe läuft es sich besser als alleine it’s better to run in a group than on your own

* * *
1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) run

gelaufen kommen — come running up

er lief, was er konnte — (ugs.) he ran as fast as he could

jemanden laufen lassen — (ugs.) let somebody go

2) (gehen) go; (zu Fuß gehen) walk

es sind noch/nur fünf Minuten zu laufen — it's another/only five minutes' walk

in (Akk.) /gegen etwas laufen — walk into something

dauernd zum Arzt/in die Kirche laufen — (ugs.) keep running to the doctor/be always going to church

3) (in einem Wettkampf) run; (beim Eislauf) skate; (beim Skilaufen) ski

ein Pferd laufen lassen — run a horse

4) (im Gang sein) < machine> be running; <radio, television, etc.> be on; (funktionieren) < machine> run; <radio, television, etc.> work

auf Hochtouren laufen — be running at full speed

5) (sich bewegen, fließen; auch fig.)

auf Schienen/ über Rollen laufen — run on rails/over pulleys

von den Fließbändern laufen — come off the conveyor belts

es lief mir eiskalt über den Rücken — a chill ran down my spine

ihm lief der Schweiß über das Gesicht — the sweat ran down his face

Wasser in die Wanne laufen lassen — run the bathwater

deine Nase läuft — your nose is running; you've got a runny nose

der Käse läuft — the cheese has gone runny (coll.)

6) (gelten) <contract, agreement, engagement, etc.> run

7) <programme, play> be on; < film> be on or showing; < show> be on or playing

der Hauptfilm läuft schon — the main film has already started

8) (fahren) run

auf Grund laufen — run aground

9) (vonstatten gehen)

parallel mit etwas laufen — run in parallel with something

der Laden läuft/die Geschäfte laufen gut/schlecht — (ugs.) the shop is doing well/badly/business is good/bad

wie geplant/nach Wunsch laufen — go as planned or according to plan

schief laufen — (ugs.) go wrong

10) <negotiations, investigations> be in progress or under way

11) (registriert sein)

auf jemandes Namen (Akk.) laufen — be in somebody's name

12) (ugs.): (gut verkäuflich sein) go or sell well
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives und intransitives Verb

1) mit sein run; (zu Fuß gehen) walk

2) mit sein

einen Rekord laufen — set up a record

über die 100 m 9,9 Sekunden laufen — run the 100 m. in 9.9 seconds

3) mit haben od. sein

Ski/Schlittschuh/Rollschuh laufen — ski/skate/roller skate

4)

sich (Dat.) die Füße wund laufen — get sore feet from running/walking

sich (Dat.) ein Loch in die Schuhsohle laufen — wear a hole in one's shoe or sole
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1)

sich warm laufen — warm up

2) unpers

in diesen Schuhen läuft es sich sehr bequem — these shoes are very comfortable for running/walking in or to run/walk in

* * *

v.

(§ p.,pp.: lief, ist gelaufen)

= to run v.

(§ p.,p.p.: ran, run)

to walk v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > laufen
16 walk

1. I
abs

1) the baby still doesn't know how to walk ребенок еще не умеет ходить /еще не ходит/; shall we ride or walk? мы поедем или пойдем [пешком]?; I had to walk мне пришлось идти пешком; the horse didn't canter, it walked лошадь не бежала, а шла шагом

2) be fond of /like/ (prefer, etc.) walking любить и т.д. гулять /прогуливаться/; he is out walking его нет, он гуляет /на прогулке/; let us stop the саг, get down and walk давайте выйдем из машины и пройдемся
2. II
walk in some manner walk slowly (quickly, briskly, heavily, unsteadily, wearily, aimlessly, etc.) ходить медленно и т.д.; they walked arm in arm они шли рука об руку; walk somewhere walk home ходить домой пешком; walk away уходить, идти прочь; walk back возвращаться пешком, пройти обратно пешком; shall we walk back or ride back? обратно мы пойдем или поедем?; I'll walk back [with you as far as the station] я [с вами] пройду обратно [до станции]; walk by /past/ проходить мимо; walk in входить; please, walk in входите /войдите/, пожалуйста; walk down идти вниз, спускаться; let's ride up and walk down давайте туда подъедем, а обратно спустимся пешком; the elevator is out of order and we have to walk up лифт не работает, и нам придется подниматься пешком; I can't walk any farther я не могу сделать больше ни шагу
3. III
1) walk smth. walk a mile (five miles, etc.) пройти /покрыть/ милю и т.д.; walk the deck (the streets, the lanes, etc.) ходить /гулять/ по палубе и т.д.; walk the floor ходить взад и вперед по комнате; walk the rest of the way пройти остаток пути пешком; walk one's round's) /one's beat/ обходить свой участок

2) walk smb. Miss Havisham asked Pip to walk her мисс Хэвишем попросила Пипа поводить ее [по комнате]; walk a baby водить ребенка за ручку

3) walk smb. walk a horse (a dog, a puppy, etc.) прогуливать /выводить на прогулку/ лошадь и т.д.; walk the horses so they don't get overheated вываживать лошадей, чтобы они остыли
4. IV
1) walk smth. at some time walk the deck every morning ходить по палубе каждое утро; walk this street every day ходить по этой улице каждый день; walk smth. somewhere walk two steps forward сделать /выступить на/ два шага вперед || walk three (five, etc.) abreast идти по трое и т.д. в ряд

2) walk smb. somewhere walk one's horse downhill пустить лошадь с горы шагом

3) walk smb. at some time walk the dog every evening гулять с собакой /прогуливать, выгуливать собаку/ каждый вечер; walk a horse up and down вываживать лошадь
5. V
walk smb. smth. walk smb. ten miles совершить с кем-л. прогулку в десять миль
6. VI
walk smb. to some state coll. I walked myself lame я так много прошел пешком, что захромал; walk smb. dead уходить кого-л.
7. XI
be walked horses (dogs) should be walked лошадей (собак) надо прогуливать; be walked for some time horses should be walked for a while after a race после забега лошадей надо некоторое время вываживать
8. XIV
walk doing smth. walk whistling (smiling, hopping, looking around, etc.) ходить и насвистывать и т.д., насвистывать и т.д. на ходу; walk hanging one's head идти, понурив голову
9. XV
walk in some state walk barefoot (erect, lame, funny, etc.) ходить босиком и т.д.
10. XVI
1) walk about (in, along, down, ой, etc.) smth. walk about the city (about the countryside, about the streets, in the forest, etc.) ходить /бродить/ по городу и т.д.; walk along /down/ the road (down the street, along the path, down /along/ the stream, etc.) идти вдоль дороги /по дороге/ и т.д.; walk on the road (on the sidewalk, etc.) идти [пешком] по дороге и т.д.; walk over the carpet (over the lawn, etc.) ходить по ковру и т.д.; walk across a street (across the bridge, across a meadow, etc.) перейти через /пересечь/ улицу и т.д.; walk into the room (into a shop, into police headquarters, etc.) входить в комнату и т.д.; walk into the centre of the room выйти на середину комнаты; walk to school every morning (to one's office, to work, etc.) ходить пешком в школу каждое утро и т.д.; walk out of the room (out of the house, out of the hall, etc.) выходить из комнаты и т.д.; walk down the hill спускаться с горы, идти под гору; walk up and down these steps a hundred times a day бегать вверх и вниз по лестнице сто раз в день; walk up and down the platform (up and down the room, up and down the path, etc.) ходить взад и вперед по платформе и т.д.; walk down to the post office with me пойдемте со мною до почты; we can walk there in an hour мы сможем дойти туда за час; walk through smth., smb. walk through the streets бродить no улицам; walk through slush and mud пробираться по грязи, месить грязь; walk through the crowd протискиваться сквозь толпу; walk through life шагать по жизни; walk beside (before, etc.) smb. walk beside smb. идти рядом с кем-л.; walk before (behind) smb. идти впереди (позади) кого-л.;,with smth. walk with a cane (with a stick, etc.) ходить с тростью и т.д.; walk with measured steps (with a slight limp, etc..) ходить размеренным шагом и т.д.; walk with a firm расе ходить твердым шагом; walk at some расе walk at a good расе ходить быстрым шагом; walk at a snail's расе ходить медленно, ползти как улитка; walk on smth. walk on one's hands ходить на руках; walk on all fours ползать на четвереньках; walk on crutches ходить на костылях

2) walk in (along, etc.) smth. walk in the park (in the country, etc.) гулять /бродить, ходить/ по парку и т.д.; walk along the beach прогуливаться по пляжу; walk for smth. walk for exercise (for one's health, for pleasure, etc.) ходить пешком /гулять/ для /ради/ моциона и т.д.; walk for miles много гулять /бродить, ходить/; walk in smth. walk in the sun гулять на солнце; walk in the rain гулять под дождем; walk in the darkness гулять в темноте; walk for some time walk for hours гулять /бродить, ходить/ часами

3) walk into smth. walk into a trap попасть в ловушку; walk into a lamppost врезаться в фонарный столб
11. XXI1
1) walk smth. in some time walk the distance (a mile, etc.) in twenty minutes (in an hour, etc.) пройти это расстояние и т.д. за двадцать минут и т.д.; walk smth. with smb. walk a little way with me давайте немного пройдемся

2) walk smb. about (along, etc.) smth. walk a friend about the village (her along the street, the man all over the town, etc.) обойти с другом /показать другу/ деревню и т.д.; walk the horse up the hill вести лошадь в гору

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > walk
17 back

I [bæk]
nome

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

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

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

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

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

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

to sign the back of a cheque — girare un assegno

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

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

the back of the head — la nuca

4) (area behind building)

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

5) aut.

to sit in the back — sedersi dietro

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

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

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

7) (of chair, sofa) schienale m.

8) sport difensore m., terzino m.

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

at the back of the book — alla fine del libro

••

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

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

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

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

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

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

2) (isolated) [ road] secondario

back alley, lane — vicolo, viuzza

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

1) (after absence)

to be back — essere di ritorno, tornare

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

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

2) (in return)

to call, phone back — richiamare, ritelefonare

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

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

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

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

4) (away)

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

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

ten lines back — dieci righe più su

ten pages back — dieci pagine indietro

5) (ago)

25 years back — 25 anni fa

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

6) (a long time ago)

back in 1964, April — nel 1964, ad aprile

back before the revolution — prima della rivoluzione

back in the days when — ai tempi in cui

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

7) (once again)

she's back in power — ha ripreso il potere

8) (to sb.'s possession)

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

to put sth. back — rimettere a posto qcs.

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

to get one's money back — essere rimborsato

9) (to a former location)

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

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

10) (in a different location)

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

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

11) back and forth avanti e indietro

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

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

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

2) (finance) finanziare [project, undertaking]

3) (endorse) sostenere [ currency]

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

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

5) (reverse)

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

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

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

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

1) (reverse) fare marcia indietro

2) mar. [ wind] cambiare direzione

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- back away

- back down

- back off

- back onto

- back out

- back up

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to sign the back of a cheque — girare un assegno

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

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

the back of the head — la nuca

4) (area behind building)

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

5) aut.

to sit in the back — sedersi dietro

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

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

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

7) (of chair, sofa) schienale m.

8) sport difensore m., terzino m.

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

at the back of the book — alla fine del libro

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

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

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

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

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

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

2) (isolated) [ road] secondario

back alley, lane — vicolo, viuzza

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

1) (after absence)

to be back — essere di ritorno, tornare

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

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

2) (in return)

to call, phone back — richiamare, ritelefonare

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

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

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

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

4) (away)

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

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

ten lines back — dieci righe più su

ten pages back — dieci pagine indietro

5) (ago)

25 years back — 25 anni fa

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

6) (a long time ago)

back in 1964, April — nel 1964, ad aprile

back before the revolution — prima della rivoluzione

back in the days when — ai tempi in cui

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

7) (once again)

she's back in power — ha ripreso il potere

8) (to sb.'s possession)

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

to put sth. back — rimettere a posto qcs.

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

to get one's money back — essere rimborsato

9) (to a former location)

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

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

10) (in a different location)

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

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

11) back and forth avanti e indietro

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

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

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

2) (finance) finanziare [project, undertaking]

3) (endorse) sostenere [ currency]

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

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

5) (reverse)

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

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

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

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

1) (reverse) fare marcia indietro

2) mar. [ wind] cambiare direzione

•

- back away

- back down

- back off

- back onto

- back out

- back up

English-Italian dictionary > back
18 along

ə'loŋ
1. preposition
1) (from one end to the other: He walked along several streets; The wall runs along the river.) a lo largo de

2) (at a point at the end or on the length of: There's a post-box somewhere along this street.) en

2. adverb
1) (onwards or forward: He ran along beside me; Come along, please!) adelante

2) (to the place mentioned: I'll come along in five minutes.) aquí

3) (in company, together: I took a friend along with me.) junto, consigo

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- alongside

along¹ adv adelante

their house is just a bit further along su casa está un poco más adelante

bring some friends along trae a unos amigos

along² prep por

they walked along the street caminaron por la calle

along

tr[ə'lɒŋ]

preposition

1 por

■ go along here and then turn left ve por aquí y gira a la izquierda

■ we walked along the riverbank caminamos por la orilla del río

■ there were crowds all along the royal route había multitudes a lo largo de la ruta real

2 (in) en

■ his office is along this corridor su despacho está en este pasillo

adverb

1 adelante, hacia adelante

■ move along, please circulen, por favor

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

along with junto con

come along (sing) ven 2 (plural) venid 3 (including speaker) vamos

along [ə'lɔŋ] adv

1) forward: adelante

farther along: más adelante

move along!: ¡circulen, por favor!

2)

to bring along : traer

3)

along with : con, junto con

4)

all along : desde el principio

along prep

1) : por, a lo largo de

along the coast: a lo largo de la costa

2) : en, en el curso de, por

along the way: en el curso del viaje

along

adv.

• a lo largo adv.

• adelante adv.

• conmigo adv.

prep.

• a lo largo de prep.

• por prep.

I ə'lɔːŋ, ə'lɒŋ
adverb

1)

a) ( forward)

it's a bit further along on the right — está un poco más adelante, a mano derecha

I was walking along — iba caminando; see also come, get, move along

b) ( with one)

why don't you come along? — ¿por qué no vienes conmigo/con nosotros?

she brought her brother along — trajo a su hermano

take an umbrella along — llévate un paraguas; see also sing along

2) (in phrases)

a)

along with — (junto) con

b)

along about — (AmE colloq)

along about five o'clock — a eso de or como a las cinco

II

preposition

we walked along the shore — caminamos por la playa

all along the coastline — a lo largo de la costa

a bit further along the road — un poco más adelante

[ǝ'lɒŋ] When along is an element in a phrasal verb, eg get along, play along, string along, look up the verb.
1. ADV

1) (=forward)

• move along there! — ¡circulen, por favor!

• she walked along — siguió andando

2) (=with you, us etc)

• bring him along if you like — tráelo, si quieres

• are you coming along? — ¿tú vienes también?

3) (=here, there)

• I'll be along in a moment — ahora voy

she'll be along tomorrow — vendrá mañana

4) (in set expressions)

• all along — desde el principio

he was lying to me all along — me había mentido desde el principio

• along with — junto con

he came, along with his friend — él vino, junto con su amigo

2.

PREP por, a lo largo de

to walk along the street — andar por la calle

the trees along the path — los árboles a lo largo del camino

• all along the street — todo lo largo de la calle

• the shop is along here — la tienda está por aquí

• we acted along the lines suggested — hemos obrado de acuerdo con las indicaciones que nos hicieron

• somewhere along the way it fell off — en alguna parte del camino se cayó

somewhere along the way or the line someone made a mistake — (fig) en un momento determinado alguien cometió un error

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I [ə'lɔːŋ, ə'lɒŋ]
adverb

1)

a) ( forward)

it's a bit further along on the right — está un poco más adelante, a mano derecha

I was walking along — iba caminando; see also come, get, move along

b) ( with one)

why don't you come along? — ¿por qué no vienes conmigo/con nosotros?

she brought her brother along — trajo a su hermano

take an umbrella along — llévate un paraguas; see also sing along

2) (in phrases)

a)

along with — (junto) con

b)

along about — (AmE colloq)

along about five o'clock — a eso de or como a las cinco

II

preposition

we walked along the shore — caminamos por la playa

all along the coastline — a lo largo de la costa

a bit further along the road — un poco más adelante

English-spanish dictionary > along
19 into

'intu
preposition

1) (to or towards the inside of; to within: The eggs were put into the box; They disappeared into the mist.) en, dentro de

2) (against: The car ran into the wall.) contra

3) (to the state or condition of: A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles.) en

4) (expressing the idea of division: Two into four goes twice.) entre

into prep en / dentro de / a

they went into the shop entraron en la tienda

they jumped into the water se tiraron al agua

Muchas veces into implica un proceso de transformación

the frog turned into a prince la rana se convirtió en un príncipe

she made the material into a dress hizo un vestido con la tela

translate this letter into English traduce esta carta al inglés

he cut the cake into six pieces cortó la tarta en seis trozos into también expresa una división aritmética

five into twenty goes four times veinte dividido entre cinco son cuatro

into

tr['ɪntʊ]

preposition

1 (indicating movement) en, dentro de, a; (in direction of) a, hacia; (against) contra, con

■ I'm going into town voy al centro

■ they went into the house entraron en la casa

■ she's got to go into hospital tienen que ingresarla en el hospital

■ he jumped into the water saltó al agua

■ they climbed into bed se metieron en la cama

■ I bit into the apple mordí la manzana, di un mordisco a la manzana

■ the cheque must be paid into a bank account hay que ingresar el cheque en una cuenta bancaria

■ look into my eyes mira a mis ojos

■ speak into the receiver habla al auricular

■ I bumped into him me topé con él

■ he crashed into a tree chocó contra un árbol

■ I walked into a door me topé con una puerta

2 (time, age) hasta

■ she worked long into the night trabajó hasta muy avanzada la noche

■ he remained a bachelor until well into middle age permaneció soltero hasta bien entrada la mediana edad

■ I can see into the future puedo ver el futuro

■ three days into our holiday... a los tres días de empezar las vacaciones...

3 (indicating change) en, a

■ he turned water into wine transformó el agua en vino

■ he changed into a monster se convirtió en un monstruo

■ translate this into Spanish traduce esto al español

■ she wants to change some pounds into euros quiere cambiar libras en euros

■ cut it into small pieces cortadlo en trozos pequeños

■ a house divided into flats una casa dividida en pisos

■ I'll change into a dress me pondré un vestido

■ they came into power llegaron al poder

■ she went into journalism se dedicó al periodismo

■ an inquiry into the disaster una investigación sobre la catástrofe

4 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL entre

■ what's four into twenty? ¿cuánto son veinte entre cuatro?

■ four into eight goes two ocho entre cuatro son dos

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be into something familiar (keen on) gustarle a uno algo 2 (interested in) ser aficionado,-a a algo

■ she's into skating le gusta patinar

■ he's into heavy rock le gusta el rock duro

into ['ɪn.tu:] prep

1) (indicating motion) : en, a, contra, dentro de

she got into bed: se metió en la cama

to get into a plane: subir a un avión

he crashed into the wall: chocó contra la pared

looking into the sun: mirando al sol

2) (indicating state or condition) : a, en

to burst into tears: echarse a llorar

the water turned into ice: el agua se convirtió en hielo

to translate into English: traducir al inglés

3) (indicating time)

far into the night: hasta bien entrada la noche

he's well into his eighties: tiene los ochenta bien cumplidos

4) (in mathematics)

3 into 12 is 4: 12 dividido por 3 es 4

into

prep.

• a prep.

• dentro de prep.

• en prep.

• hacia el interior de prep.

'ɪntu, before consonant 'ɪntə
preposition

1)

a) (indicating motion, direction)

to walk into a building — entrar en or (esp AmL) a un edificio

we drove into town — fuimos a la ciudad en coche

they helped him into the chair — lo ayudaron a sentarse en el sillón

she sat staring into space — estaba sentada mirando al vacío

I dropped a coin into the water — dejé caer una moneda en el agua

the cat shot up into the air — el gato salió volando por los aires

a journey into the future — un viaje al futuro

to translate something into Spanish — traducir* algo al español

b) ( against)

she walked into a tree — se dio contra un árbol

he drove into the other car — chocó con el otro coche

c) ( Math)

3 into 15 goes o is 5 — 15 dividido (por) 3 or entre 3 es 5

2) (in time, distance)

ten minutes into the game — a los diez minutos de empezar el partido

they talked far into the night — hablaron hasta bien entrada la noche

they penetrated deep into the jungle — entraron en el corazón de la selva

the project is well into its third year — el proyecto ya está bien adentrado en su tercer año

3) ( indicating result of action)

we split into two groups — nos dividimos en dos grupos

roll the dough into a ball — haga una bola con la masa

the snowman had melted into a puddle — el muñeco de nieve había quedado convertido en un charco

4) ( involved in) (colloq)

to be into something: she's really o heavily into jazz le ha dado fuerte por el jazz (fam); they're into drugs se drogan; at two, children are into everything — a los dos años, los niños son muy inquietos

['ɪntʊ]
PREP When into is an element in a phrasal verb, eg break into, enter into, look into, walk into, look up the verb.
1) (of place) en, dentro de

put it into the car/bag/cupboard — mételo en el or dentro del coche/bolso/armario

• to get into bed — meterse a la cama

• to get into a car — subir(se) a un coche

he helped his mother into the car — ayudó a su madre a subir al coche

• to go into the country — ir al campo

• I poured the milk into a cup — vertí la leche en una taza

• he went off into the desert — partió hacia el interior del desierto or adentrándose en el desierto

• he went further into the forest — siguió adentrándose en el bosque

• it fell into the lake — se cayó al lago

• they got into the plane — subieron al avión

• to come/go into a room — entrar en una habitación

• to go into town — ir al centro de la ciudad

• to go into the wood — adentrarse or penetrar en el bosque
go into
2) (of time)

it continued well or far into 1996 — siguió hasta bien entrado 1996

we talked far into the night — charlamos hasta bien entrada la noche

he's well into his fifties — tiene cincuenta y tantos largos

3) (change in condition etc)

• to change into a monster — volverse un or convertirse en un monstruo

to change pounds into dollars — cambiar libras por dólares

the rain changed into snow — la lluvia se convirtió en nieve

• they divided into two groups — se dividieron en dos grupos

• to translate sth into Spanish — traducir algo al español

• it turned into a pleasant day — resultó or se hizo un día muy agradable
burst into, change 3., divide, grow 1., 1), translate, turn 2., 5)
4) (Math)

• to divide 3 into 12 — dividir doce entre tres

• 2 into 6 goes 3 — seis entre dos son tres

5)

to be into sth >: he is really into jazz * — es un gran aficionado al or del jazz

to be into drugs — meterse drogas, andar metido en drogas

she's into health food — le va mucho lo de la comida sana

what are you into now? — ¿a qué te dedicas ahora?

the children/puppies are into everything! — ¡los críos/perritos andan revolviéndolo todo!

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['ɪntu], before consonant ['ɪntə]
preposition

1)

a) (indicating motion, direction)

to walk into a building — entrar en or (esp AmL) a un edificio

we drove into town — fuimos a la ciudad en coche

they helped him into the chair — lo ayudaron a sentarse en el sillón

she sat staring into space — estaba sentada mirando al vacío

I dropped a coin into the water — dejé caer una moneda en el agua

the cat shot up into the air — el gato salió volando por los aires

a journey into the future — un viaje al futuro

to translate something into Spanish — traducir* algo al español

b) ( against)

she walked into a tree — se dio contra un árbol

he drove into the other car — chocó con el otro coche

c) ( Math)

3 into 15 goes o is 5 — 15 dividido (por) 3 or entre 3 es 5

2) (in time, distance)

ten minutes into the game — a los diez minutos de empezar el partido

they talked far into the night — hablaron hasta bien entrada la noche

they penetrated deep into the jungle — entraron en el corazón de la selva

the project is well into its third year — el proyecto ya está bien adentrado en su tercer año

3) ( indicating result of action)

we split into two groups — nos dividimos en dos grupos

roll the dough into a ball — haga una bola con la masa

the snowman had melted into a puddle — el muñeco de nieve había quedado convertido en un charco

4) ( involved in) (colloq)

to be into something: she's really o heavily into jazz le ha dado fuerte por el jazz (fam); they're into drugs se drogan; at two, children are into everything — a los dos años, los niños son muy inquietos

English-spanish dictionary > into
20 gehen

I v/i; geht, ging, ist gegangen

1. ( zu Fuß) gehen walk, go (on foot, Am. auch by foot); spazieren gehen go for a walk; aufrecht / gebückt gehen walk upright / with a stoop; am Stock gehen walk with a stick (Am. cane); im Schritt / Trab gehen Pferd: walk / trot; wo ich gehe und stehe sehe ich... wherever I go...

2. mit Richtung: gehen in (+ Akk) go into, enter; auf / über die Straße gehen go out into / cross the street; mit jemandem zum Bahnhof etc. gehen see s.o. ( oder go with s.o.) to the station etc.; er geht nie aus dem Haus he never leaves ( oder goes out of) the house; Licht, Seite, Weg etc.

3. (sich irgendwohin begeben) go; schwimmen etc. gehen go swimming etc.; jemanden suchen gehen (go and) look for s.o.; ins oder zu Bett gehen go to bed; ins Ausland / Kino etc. gehen go abroad / to the cinema (Am. to a movie) etc.; aufs Dach gehen go up on the roof; in Deckung gehen take cover; ins Wasser gehen go into the water; auf Reisen gehen go travel(l)ing; unter Menschen gehen mix with people; an / von Bord gehen go on board / leave the ship, plane etc., embark / disembark; zu jemandem gehen (sich hinzugesellen) join s.o.; mit einer Frage etc.: go up to s.o.; (besuchen) go and see s.o.; seit wann bist du unter die Alkoholiker / Sportler gegangen? umg., hum. since when have you been an alcoholic / a sports enthusiast?

4. beruflich etc.: als Putzfrau etc. gehen work as a cleaner; in die Fabrik etc. gehen (dort anfangen) start at the factory etc.; (dort arbeiten) go (in)to the factory; zur Schule / aufs Gymnasium etc. gehen go to school / grammar (Am. high) school; sie geht noch nicht in die oder zur Schule she doesn’t go to ( oder she’s not at, Am. in) school yet; in die Politik / zum Film etc. gehen go into politics / films (Am. motion pictures); zu den oder unter die Soldaten gehen join the army; ins Kloster gehen become a nun; in oder auf Urlaub gehen go on holiday (Am. vacation); in Rente gehen retire

5. umg. (sich kleiden): als Clown etc. gehen im Karneval: go as a clown etc.; in Zivil gehen Soldat: wear civilian clothes; Polizist: wear plainclothes; ganz in Weiß etc. gehen wear white etc., be all in white etc.; sie geht heute im Kleid / mit Hut she’s wearing a dress / hat today; so kannst du nicht gehen! you can’t go (looking) like that!

6. (beginnen): an die Arbeit etc. gehen get down to work etc.; auch unpers.: wenn’s ans Aufräumen / Trinken geht when it comes to clearing up / drinking

7. fig.: an etw. (Akk) gehen umg. ohne Erlaubnis: touch s.th.; Geldbeutel, Handtasche go into s.th.; (nehmen) take s.th.; die Kinder waren mir an das Geld / den Kuchen gegangen the kids had been at (Am. into) my money / cake; geh mir ja nicht an meine Sachen umg. don’t you (dare) touch ( oder interfere with) my things; sie sind auseinander gegangen (haben sich getrennt) they’ve split up; in sich gehen do a bit of soul-searching; mit jemandem gehen umg. (fest befreundet sein) go steady with s.o.

8. (weggehen, auch aus Stellung etc.) go, leave; gehst du schon? are you going already?; jetzt geh schon! ermunternd: go on then; antreibend: get going then; jemanden lieber gehen als kommen sehen be glad to see the back of s.o.; er ist von uns gegangen euph. (ist tot) he has passed away; jemanden gehen lassen let s.o. go; ungestraft: let s.o. off; gehen lassen umg., fig. (Seil etc.) (loslassen) let go; (jemanden, etw.) (in Ruhe lassen) leave alone; sich gehen lassen fig. unmanierlich: let o.s. go; (die Beherrschung verlieren) lose one’s temper; er ist gegangen worden umg., hum. he was sacked (bes. Am. fired); geh! bes. südd., österr., erstaunt: really?; ach, geh oder geh, geh! umg. come on!, go on!; geh mir doch mit deinen faulen Ausreden / dem blöden Kerl ( vom Leib)! umg., fig. I don’t want to hear any of your excuses / see the stupid man; geh mir ( bloß) mit Mallorca! you can keep ( oder I’ve had enough of) your wretched Majorca!

9. Zug etc.: (abfahren) go ( nach to), leave ( oder depart) (for); (verkehren) go, run; wann geht der nächste Zug nach Rom? when does the next train for Rome leave ( oder depart)?; der nächste Bus geht erst in zwei Stunden there isn’t another bus for two hours; hier geht alle zehn Minuten ein Bus there’s a bus every ten minutes here; siehe auch 13

10. allg. Bewegung: ging da nicht gerade eine Tür? wasn’t that a door I heard (going)?; die Schublade geht so schwer the drawer is so difficult to open ( oder shut), the drawer sticks; draußen geht ein kalter Wind there’s a cold wind blowing outside

11. mit Ziel: der Ball ging ins Tor the ball went in; sie ging als Erste durchs Ziel she was the first to cross the finishing line; der Schuss ging mitten ins Herz the shot went clean through the heart; das Foto ging von Hand zu Hand the photo was passed from hand to hand

12. fig.: es geht das Gerücht, dass... there’s a rumo(u)r going around that...; das Erbe ging an ihn the inheritance went to him; das geht auf mich (zahle ich) that’s on me; das geht auf die Leber etc. it’s bad for your liver etc., it takes its toll on your liver etc.; es geht auf oder gegen Mitternacht it’s nearly midnight; sie geht auf die 60 she’s nearly 60; seine Kritik ging dahin, dass... his criticism was to the effect that..., what his criticism boiled down to was that...; ein Aufschrei ging durch die Menge a cry went up from the crowd; der Skandal ging durch die Presse the scandal was in all the papers; das geht gegen mein Gewissen it goes against my conscience; was ich jetzt sage, geht nicht gegen dich is not aimed at you; gehen nach (sich richten nach) go by; nach dem Aussehen kann man nicht gehen you can’t go ( oder judge) by appearances; wenn es nach mir ginge if I had my way; es kann nicht immer alles nach deinem Kopf gehen you can’t get your own way all of the time; was geht hier vor sich? what’s going on here?; wie ist das vor sich gegangen? what happened?

13. Mauer, Weg etc.: go, lead to; Treppe: lead (down / up) to; Leitung etc.: lead; Fenster: face, look out on; Tür: open; gehen durch go ( oder pass) through; wohin geht dieser Weg? where does this path go ( oder lead to)?; wohin geht die Reise? where are you etc. off to?; der Zaun geht bis zum Fluss / um das ganze Grundstück goes as far as the river / around the whole property; das Fenster geht auf die Straße / nach Norden looks out onto the street / faces ( oder looks) north; die Brücke geht über eine Schlucht spans ( oder goes over) a ravine; der Zug, die Strecke geht über Ulm nach Stuttgart goes to Stuttgart via Ulm; zum Zoo geht es die nächste Straße rechts for the zoo, take the next (street on the) right; an der Ampel geht es ( nach) links go left at the lights

14. zur Angabe von Mengen, Grenzen: das Wasser / er geht mir bis ans oder zum Kinn the water / he comes up to my chin; der Rock geht über die Knie the skirt comes to below the knee; eine tief gehende Wunde a deep wound; tief gehender Schmerz deep grief; es gehen 200 Personen in den Saal the hall holds ( oder seats) two hundred people; wie oft geht fünf in neunzig? how many times does five go into ninety?; der Schrank geht nicht durch die Tür the cupboard won’t go through the door; auf einen Zentner gehen 50 Kilogramm 50 kilogram(me)s make a (metric) hundredweight

15. (erreichen) der Schaden geht in die Millionen runs into millions; die Kämpfe gehen in den vierten Tag fighting has entered its fourth day; das Spiel geht in die Verlängerung the game is going into extra time (Am. overtime)

16. (dauern) last; wie lange geht die Sitzung schon / noch? how long has the meeting been going on ( oder been under way) / how much longer is the meeting going to take?; die Ferien gehen vom 10. bis 24. Mai the holidays are ( oder run) from the 10th to the 24th of May (Am. May 10th to 24th); das geht nun schon seit Jahren so that’s been going on for years

17. (übertreffen, übersteigen): das geht über meinen Verstand / meine Kräfte / meine finanziellen Möglichkeiten it’s beyond my understanding / strength / financial capabilities, it’s more than I can grasp / manage / afford; es geht doch nichts über... there’s nothing like...; das / sie geht ihm über alles it / she means everything to him

18. fig.: wie hoch kannst / willst du gehen? beim Kaufen: how much can you afford? / do you want to spend?; beim Wetten, Pokern etc.: how high can you / do you want to go?; das geht zu weit! that’s going too far!; jetzt bist du zu weit gegangen now you’ve gone too far; er ging so weit zu sagen... he went so far as to say...; das ging so weit, dass... it got to the point where..., things went so far that...

19.

a) (in Betrieb sein) Staubsauger, Radio etc.: be on;

b) (klingeln) Klingel, Telefon: ring, go; um 6 Uhr ging mein Wecker my alarm went off at 6 o’clock; das Telefon geht schon den ganzen Tag the phone has been ringing all day;

c) Puls: beat; ihr Puls geht zu schnell / nicht mehr her pulse is too rapid / has stopped

20. (funktionieren) go, work; die Uhr geht nicht has stopped; (ist kaputt) is broken; meine Uhr geht falsch / richtig my watch is wrong / right; keine Angst, das geht ganz leicht don’t worry, it’s quite easy; das Gedicht, Lied geht so goes like this; wie geht das Lied gleich wieder? umg. how does the song go again?; wie soll denn das gehen? (verstehe ich nicht) how do you do it?; (glaube ich nicht) how do you say you do it?

21. (möglich sein) be possible; (gut sein) be all right; geht (es) Mittwoch? is Wednesday OK ( oder all right)?; Mittwoch geht gut Wednesday is fine

22. unpers.; (erlaubt sein) be allowed; ich hätte morgen gern das Auto, geht das? is that OK?; so geht das ( aber) nicht! that won’t do at all!

23. umg. (ausreichen, akzeptabel sein) do; der Mantel muss den Winter noch gehen the coat will have to do for ( oder last) this winter; geht das jetzt so? will it do?, is it all right like that?; der Hunger ging ja noch, aber der Durst ( war nicht auszuhalten)! the hunger we could take, but the thirst (was unbearable)!

24. Entwicklung, Verlauf: gut gehen go well, turn out all right; Geschäfte: do well, go well; schief gehen go wrong; wie gehen die Geschäfte? how’s business?; gut / schlecht gehend Geschäft etc.: flourishing ( oder thriving) / ailing; das konnte nicht gut gehen it was bound to go wrong; das kann ja nicht gut gehen! umg. there’s no way it’s going to work; wenn das nur gut geht! well, let’s just hope for the best; das ist noch einmal gut gegangen that was close ( oder a close thing, Am. a close call), talk about lucky umg.; so geht es, wenn man nicht aufpasst etc.: that’s what comes of (+ Ger.) abwärts, aufwärts, vorwärts

25. Ware: sell ( gut well), go (well); die Stiefel gehen überhaupt nicht nobody’s buying ( oder interested in) the boots, the boots aren’t selling at all

26. unpers.; Befinden: wie geht es Ihnen oder dir? how are you?; zu einem Kranken: how are you feeling?; wie geht’s(, wie steht’s)? umg. how are things?, how’s life (with you)?, how’s life treating you?; mir geht’s gut / schlecht I’m fine / not well; geschäftlich etc.: I’m doing fine / badly; es geht (so) umg. not too bad(ly), (it) could be worse; es sich (Dat) gut gehen lassen have a good time, enjoy o.s.; sonst geht’s dir ( aber schon) gut? iro. are you sure you’re feeling all right?; ihm ist es ( auch) nicht besser gegangen he didn’t do ( oder fare) any better; mir ist es genauso gegangen it was the same for me, same here umg.; wie geht es dir mit diesem Film? what do you think ( oder how do you feel) about this film (Am. auch movie)?; mir geht es genauso I feel exactly the same way, same here umg.; jetzt geht es ihm ans Leben oder an den Kragen etc. umg. he’s really in for it now

27. unpers.; (möglich sein): es geht nicht it can’t be done, it’s impossible, nothing doing umg., no way umg.; es wird schon gehen it’ll be all right; es geht auch so / allein (ohne das/dich) we etc. can manage without it/you; es geht ( eben) nicht anders it can’t be helped(, I’m afraid)

28. unpers.; fig.: es geht um Thema: it’s about; worum geht es in dem Film / bei dem Streit? what’s the film (Am. auch movie)/ quarrel about?; es geht hier um... we’re talking about ( oder looking at)...; worum geht es? (was willst du von mir) what’s the problem?; es geht um den Frieden etc.: peace etc. is at stake; es geht darum zu (+ Inf.) it’s a question ( oder matter) of (+ Ger.) darum geht es hier ( gar) nicht that’s not the point;

d) persönliches Interesse: worum geht es dir eigentlich? what are you really after?; es geht ihm nur ums Geld he’s just interested in the money; mir geht es nicht ums Geld, sondern um... I’m not interested in the money, but...; um das Geld geht’s mir ja gar nicht I’m not the least bit interested in ( oder don’t care about) the money

29. Teig: rise; den Teig gehen lassen let the dough rise

30. als Funktionsverb: zu Bruch oder in die Brüche gehen break, get broken; in Druck gehen go to press; in Erfüllung gehen be fulfilled ( oder realized); in Produktion gehen go into production; offline, online, verloren, vonstatten etc.

II v/t: einen Umweg gehen make a detour; wir gingen die Strecke Altdorf - Neustadt in drei Stunden we walked from Altdorf to Neustadt in three hours; Gang1 3, Weg

III v/refl unpers.: in diesen Schuhen geht es sich gut these shoes are good for walking, these are good walking shoes; auf dem steinigen Boden ging es sich etwas mühsam the going was fairly laborious over the stony ground

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to march; to step; to go; to walk

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Ge|hen
nt -s, no pl
(= Zu-Fuß-Gehen) walking; (= Abschied) leaving; (SPORT) (= Disziplin) walking; (= Wettbewerb) walk
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1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) go

2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) go

3) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) go

4) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) go

5) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) go

6) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) go

7) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) go

8) (an act of leaving, moving away etc: the comings and goings of the people in the street.) going

9) (to go: I think I'll go along to that meeting.) go along

10) ((of people or animals) to (cause to) move on foot at a pace slower than running, never having both or all the feet off the ground at once: He walked across the room and sat down; How long will it take to walk to the station?; She walks her dog in the park every morning.) walk

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Ge·hen

<-s>

[ˈge:ən]

nt kein pl

1. (Zu-Fuß-Gehen) walking

2. (das Weggehen) going, leaving

schon im \Gehen, wandte sie sich noch einmal um she turned round once more as she left

sein frühes/vorzeitiges \Gehen his early departure

3. SPORT race walking

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das; Gehens

1) walking

er hat Schmerzen beim Gehen — it hurts him to walk

2) (Leichtathletik) walking

der Sieger im 50-km-Gehen — the winner of the 50 km walk

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gehen

A. v/i; geht, ging, ist gegangen

1.

(zu Fuß) gehen walk, go (on foot, US auch by foot);

spazieren gehen go for a walk;

aufrecht/gebückt gehen walk upright/with a stoop;

am Stock gehen walk with a stick (US cane);

im Schritt/Trab gehen Pferd: walk/trot;

wo ich gehe und stehe sehe ich … wherever I go …

2. mit Richtung:

gehen in (+akk) go into, enter;

auf/über die Straße gehen go out into/cross the street;

mit jemandem zum Bahnhof etc

gehen see sb ( oder go with sb) to the station etc;

er geht nie aus dem Haus he never leaves ( oder goes out of) the house; → Licht, Seite, Weg etc

3. (sich irgendwohin begeben) go;

schwimmen etc

gehen go swimming etc;

jemanden suchen gehen (go and) look for sb;

ins oder

zu Bett gehen go to bed;

ins Ausland/Kino etc

gehen go abroad/to the cinema (US to a movie) etc;

aufs Dach gehen go up on the roof;

in Deckung gehen take cover;

ins Wasser gehen go into the water;

auf Reisen gehen go travel(l)ing;

unter Menschen gehen mix with people;

an/von Bord gehen go on board/leave the ship, plane etc, embark/disembark;

zu jemandem gehen (sich hinzugesellen) join sb; mit einer Frage etc: go up to sb; (besuchen) go and see sb;

seit wann bist du unter die Alkoholiker/Sportler gegangen? umg, hum since when have you been an alcoholic/a sports enthusiast?

4. beruflich etc:

als Putzfrau etc

gehen work as a cleaner;

in die Fabrik etc

gehen (dort anfangen) start at the factory etc; (dort arbeiten) go (in)to the factory;

zur Schule/aufs Gymnasium etc

gehen go to school/grammar (US high) school;

sie geht noch nicht in die oder

zur Schule she doesn’t go to ( oder she’s not at, US in) school yet;

in die Politik/zum Film etc

gehen go into politics/films (US motion pictures);

zu den oder

unter die Soldaten gehen join the army;

ins Kloster gehen become a nun;

in oder

auf Urlaub gehen go on holiday (US vacation);

in Rente gehen retire

5. umg (sich kleiden):

als Clown etc

gehen im Karneval: go as a clown etc;

in Zivil gehen Soldat: wear civilian clothes; Polizist: wear plainclothes;

ganz in Weiß etc

gehen wear white etc, be all in white etc;

sie geht heute im Kleid/mit Hut she’s wearing a dress/hat today;

so kannst du nicht gehen! you can’t go (looking) like that!

6. (beginnen):

an die Arbeit etc

gehen get down to work etc; auch unpers:

wenn’s ans Aufräumen/Trinken geht when it comes to clearing up/drinking

7. fig:

an etwas (akk)

gehen umg ohne Erlaubnis: touch sth; Geldbeutel, Handtasche go into sth; (nehmen) take sth;

die Kinder waren mir an das Geld/den Kuchen gegangen the kids had been at (US into) my money/cake;

geh mir ja nicht an meine Sachen umg don’t you (dare) touch ( oder interfere with) my things;

sie sind auseinandergegangen (haben sich getrennt) they’ve split up;

in sich gehen do a bit of soul-searching;

mit jemandem gehen umg (fest befreundet sein) go steady with sb

8. (weggehen, auch aus Stellung etc) go, leave;

gehst du schon? are you going already?;

jetzt geh schon! ermunternd: go on then; antreibend: get going then;

jemanden lieber gehen als kommen sehen be glad to see the back of sb;

er ist von uns gegangen euph (ist tot) he has passed away;

jemanden gehen lassen let sb go; ungestraft: let sb off;

gehen lassen umg, fig (Seil etc) (loslassen) let go; (jemanden, etwas) (in Ruhe lassen) leave alone;

sich gehen lassen fig unmanierlich: let o.s. go; (die Beherrschung verlieren) lose one’s temper;

er ist gegangen worden umg, hum he was sacked (besonders US fired);

geh! besonders südd, österr, erstaunt: really?;

ach, geh oder

geh, geh! umg come on!, go on!;

geh mir doch mit deinen faulen Ausreden/dem blöden Kerl (vom Leib)! umg, fig I don’t want to hear any of your excuses/see the stupid man;

geh mir (bloß) mit Mallorca! you can keep ( oder I’ve had enough of) your wretched Majorca!

9. Zug etc: (abfahren) go (

nach to), leave ( oder depart) (for); (verkehren) go, run;

wann geht der nächste Zug nach Rom? when does the next train for Rome leave ( oder depart)?;

der nächste Bus geht erst in zwei Stunden there isn’t another bus for two hours;

hier geht alle zehn Minuten ein Bus there’s a bus every ten minutes here; → auch 13

10. allg Bewegung:

ging da nicht gerade eine Tür? wasn’t that a door I heard (going)?;

die Schublade geht so schwer the drawer is so difficult to open ( oder shut), the drawer sticks;

draußen geht ein kalter Wind there’s a cold wind blowing outside

11. mit Ziel:

der Ball ging ins Tor the ball went in;

sie ging als Erste durchs Ziel she was the first to cross the finishing line;

der Schuss ging mitten ins Herz the shot went clean through the heart;

das Foto ging von Hand zu Hand the photo was passed from hand to hand

12. fig:

es geht das Gerücht, dass … there’s a rumo(u)r going around that …;

das Erbe ging an ihn the inheritance went to him;

das geht auf mich (zahle ich) that’s on me;

das geht auf die Leber etc it’s bad for your liver etc, it takes its toll on your liver etc;

es geht auf oder

gegen Mitternacht it’s nearly midnight;

sie geht auf die 60 she’s nearly 60;

seine Kritik ging dahin, dass … his criticism was to the effect that …, what his criticism boiled down to was that …;

ein Aufschrei ging durch die Menge a cry went up from the crowd;

der Skandal ging durch die Presse the scandal was in all the papers;

das geht gegen mein Gewissen it goes against my conscience; was ich jetzt sage,

geht nicht gegen dich is not aimed at you;

gehen nach (sich richten nach) go by;

nach dem Aussehen kann man nicht gehen you can’t go ( oder judge) by appearances;

wenn es nach mir ginge if I had my way;

es kann nicht immer alles nach deinem Kopf gehen you can’t get your own way all of the time;

was geht hier vor sich? what’s going on here?;

wie ist das vor sich gegangen? what happened?

13. Mauer, Weg etc: go, lead to; Treppe: lead (down/up) to; Leitung etc: lead; Fenster: face, look out on; Tür: open;

gehen durch go ( oder pass) through;

wohin geht dieser Weg? where does this path go ( oder lead to)?;

wohin geht die Reise? where are you etc off to?;

der Zaun

geht bis zum Fluss/um das ganze Grundstück goes as far as the river/around the whole property;

das Fenster

geht auf die Straße/nach Norden looks out onto the street/faces ( oder looks) north;

die Brücke

geht über eine Schlucht spans ( oder goes over) a ravine;

der Zug, die Strecke

geht über Ulm nach Stuttgart goes to Stuttgart via Ulm;

zum Zoo geht es die nächste Straße rechts for the zoo, take the next (street on the) right;

an der Ampel geht es (nach) links go left at the lights

14. zur Angabe von Mengen, Grenzen:

das Wasser/er geht mir bis ans oder

zum Kinn the water/he comes up to my chin;

der Rock geht über die Knie the skirt comes to below the knee;

eine tief gehende Wunde a deep wound;

tief gehender Schmerz deep grief;

es gehen 200 Personen in den Saal the hall holds ( oder seats) two hundred people;

wie oft geht fünf in neunzig? how many times does five go into ninety?;

der Schrank geht nicht durch die Tür the cupboard won’t go through the door;

auf einen Zentner gehen 50 Kilogramm 50 kilogram(me)s make a (metric) hundredweight

15. (erreichen) der Schaden

geht in die Millionen runs into millions;

die Kämpfe gehen in den vierten Tag fighting has entered its fourth day;

das Spiel geht in die Verlängerung the game is going into extra time (US overtime)

16. (dauern) last;

wie lange geht die Sitzung schon/noch? how long has the meeting been going on ( oder been under way)/how much longer is the meeting going to take?;

die Ferien gehen vom 10. bis 24. Mai the holidays are ( oder run) from the 10^th to the 24^th of May (US May 10^th to 24^th);

das geht nun schon seit Jahren so that’s been going on for years

17. (übertreffen, übersteigen):

das geht über meinen Verstand/meine Kräfte/meine finanziellen Möglichkeiten it’s beyond my understanding/strength/financial capabilities, it’s more than I can grasp/manage/afford;

es geht doch nichts über … there’s nothing like …;

das/sie geht ihm über alles it/she means everything to him

18. fig:

wie hoch kannst/willst du gehen? beim Kaufen: how much can you afford?/do you want to spend?; beim Wetten, Pokern etc: how high can you/do you want to go?;

das geht zu weit! that’s going too far!;

jetzt bist du zu weit gegangen now you’ve gone too far;

er ging so weit zu sagen … he went so far as to say …;

das ging so weit, dass … it got to the point where …, things went so far that …

19. (in Betrieb sein) Staubsauger, Radio etc: be on; (klingeln) Klingel, Telefon: ring, go;

um 6 Uhr ging mein Wecker my alarm went off at 6 o’clock;

das Telefon geht schon den ganzen Tag the phone has been ringing all day; Puls: beat;

ihr Puls geht zu schnell/nicht mehr her pulse is too rapid/has stopped

20. (funktionieren) go, work;

die Uhr

geht nicht has stopped; (ist kaputt) is broken;

meine Uhr geht falsch/richtig my watch is wrong/right;

keine Angst, das geht ganz leicht don’t worry, it’s quite easy;

das Gedicht, Lied

geht so goes like this;

wie geht das Lied gleich wieder? umg how does the song go again?;

wie soll denn das gehen? (verstehe ich nicht) how do you do it?; (glaube ich nicht) how do you say you do it?

21. (möglich sein) be possible; (gut sein) be all right;

geht (es) Mittwoch? is Wednesday OK ( oder all right)?;

Mittwoch geht gut Wednesday is fine

22. unpers; (erlaubt sein) be allowed; ich hätte morgen gern das Auto,

geht das? is that OK?;

so geht das (aber) nicht! that won’t do at all!

23. umg (ausreichen, akzeptabel sein) do;

der Mantel muss den Winter noch gehen the coat will have to do for ( oder last) this winter;

geht das jetzt so? will it do?, is it all right like that?;

der Hunger ging ja noch, aber der Durst (war nicht auszuhalten)! the hunger we could take, but the thirst (was unbearable)!

24. Entwicklung, Verlauf:

gut gehen go well, turn out all right; Geschäfte: do well, go well;

wie gehen die Geschäfte? how’s business?;

gut/schlecht gehend Geschäft etc: flourishing ( oder thriving)/ailing;

das konnte nicht gut gehen it was bound to go wrong;

das kann ja nicht gut gehen! umg there’s no way it’s going to work;

wenn das nur gut geht! well, let’s just hope for the best;

das ist noch einmal gut gegangen that was close ( oder a close thing, US a close call), talk about lucky umg;

so geht es, wenn man nicht aufpasst etc: that’s what comes of (+ger); → schiefgehen

25. Ware: sell (

gut well), go (well);

die Stiefel gehen überhaupt nicht nobody’s buying ( oder interested in) the boots, the boots aren’t selling at all

26. unpers; Befinden:

wie geht es Ihnen oder

dir? how are you?; zu einem Kranken: how are you feeling?;

wie geht’s(, wie steht’s)? umg how are things?, how’s life (with you)?, how’s life treating you?;

mir geht’s gut/schlecht I’m fine/not well; geschäftlich etc: I’m doing fine/badly;

es geht (so) umg not too bad(ly), (it) could be worse;

es sich (dat)

gut gehen lassen have a good time, enjoy o.s.;

sonst geht’s dir( aber schon) gut? iron are you sure you’re feeling all right?;

ihm ist es (auch) nicht besser gegangen he didn’t do ( oder fare) any better;

mir ist es genauso gegangen it was the same for me, same here umg;

wie geht es dir mit diesem Film? what do you think ( oder how do you feel) about this film (US auch movie)?;

mir geht es genauso I feel exactly the same way, same here umg;

jetzt geht es ihm ans Leben oder

an den Kragen etc umg he’s really in for it now

27. unpers; (möglich sein):

es geht nicht it can’t be done, it’s impossible, nothing doing umg, no way umg;

es wird schon gehen it’ll be all right;

es geht auch so/allein (ohne das/dich) we etc can manage without it/you;

es geht (eben) nicht anders it can’t be helped(, I’m afraid)

28. unpers; fig:

es geht um Thema: it’s about;

worum geht es in dem Film/bei dem Streit? what’s the film (US auch movie)/quarrel about?;

es geht hier um … we’re talking about ( oder looking at) …;

worum geht es? (was willst du von mir) what’s the problem?;

es geht um den Frieden etc: peace etc is at stake;

es geht darum zu (+inf) it’s a question ( oder matter) of (+ger)

darum geht es hier (gar) nicht that’s not the point; persönliches Interesse:

worum geht es dir eigentlich? what are you really after?;

es geht ihm nur ums Geld he’s just interested in the money;

mir geht es nicht ums Geld, sondern um … I’m not interested in the money, but …;

um das Geld geht’s mir ja gar nicht I’m not the least bit interested in ( oder don’t care about) the money

29. Teig: rise;

den Teig gehen lassen let the dough rise

30. als Funktionsverb:

zu Bruch oder

in die Brüche gehen break, get broken;

in Druck gehen go to press;

in Erfüllung gehen be fulfilled ( oder realized);

in Produktion gehen go into production; → offline, online, verloren, vonstattengehen etc

B. v/t:

einen Umweg gehen make a detour;

wir gingen die Strecke Altdorf - Neustadt in drei Stunden we walked from Altdorf to Neustadt in three hours; → Gang¹ 3, Weg

C. v/r unpers:

in diesen Schuhen geht es sich gut these shoes are good for walking, these are good walking shoes;

auf dem steinigen Boden ging es sich etwas mühsam the going was fairly laborious over the stony ground

* * *

das; Gehens

1) walking

er hat Schmerzen beim Gehen — it hurts him to walk

2) (Leichtathletik) walking

der Sieger im 50-km-Gehen — the winner of the 50 km walk

* * *

nur sing. n.

going n.

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