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1 SPIRIT

fëa (= the spirit or "soul" of an incarnate, normally housed in a body; pl fëar is attested), ëala ("being"; pl. eälar is attested. Eälar are spirits whose natural state it is to exist without a physical body, e.g. Balrogs), súlë (Þ) (earlier [MET] thúlë, Þúlë) (maybe a more "impersonal" word for spirit), manu (= departed spirit; LT1:260 has mánë), fairë (= spirit in general, as opposed to matter, or a phantom or disembodied spirit, when seen as a pale shape. Pl. fairi is attested), vilissë (a "Qenya" word maybe not valid in LotR-style Quenya). A person's "spirit" meaning his or her general personality and attitude may be expressed by the word órë, in LotR defined as "heart, inner mind" (q.v.), cf. PM:337, where it is said that "there dwelt in her [Galadriel] the noble and generous spirit (órë) of the Vanyar". FIELD-SPIRIT Nermi (pl. Nermir is attested. The Nermir are "fays of the meads".) HOLY SPIRIT airefëa (other version: fairë aista; both versions are attested with the dative ending -n attached). SPIRIT-IMPULSE fëafelmë (impulses originating with the spirit, e.g. love, pity, anger, hate). –MR:349, 218, 165; cf. Silm:431; LotR:1157, MAN, MC:223, MR:349, GL:23, LT1:260, VT43:36-37, VT44:17, VT41:19 cf. 13

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to work without spirit

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3 enter

1. I
abs

1) let them enter пусть они войдут, впустите их; enter Macbeth входит Макбет (сценическая ремарка)

2) the mark where the bullet had -ed входное отверстие пули
2. II
enter in some manner enter quickly (promptly, at once, boldly, unexpectedly, slowly, calmly, triumphantly, etc.) входить /проникать/ быстро и т.д.
3. III
enter smth.

1) enter a room (a house, a building, a cave, a tunnel, a forest, an harbour, etc.) входить /проникать/ в комнату и т.д.; the army entered the pass армия вступила в ущелье; the bullet entered his heart пуля попала ему в сердце; such an idea never entered my head /my thoughts/ такая мысль никогда не приходила мне в голову

2) enter a school ([а] college, [a] University, etc.) поступать в школу т.д.; enter the Army (the Navy, etc.) поступать на военную службу и т.д.; enter the legal profession стать юристом; enter the Church стать священником; enter a convent уйти в монастырь; enter a contest включиться в конкурс, принять участие в конкурсе /в соревновании/

3) enter a name (a date, a sum, etc.) вписывать имя и т.д.; enter one's appearance зарегистрироваться /отметиться/ (на собрании); a deal регистрировать сделку; enter goods подавать таможенную декларацию [на провозимые товары]
4. XI
1) be entered in smth. who is entered in the race? кто принимает участие в гонках?

2) be entered at some place large quantities of cotton are entered at the port через порт ввозится большое количество хлопка
5. XVI
1) enter at /by/ smth. enter at a front door (at a gate, by a secret entrance, by a window, etc.) войти /проникнуть/ через парадную дверь и т.д.; enter into smth. enter into a building (into a room, into a courtyard, into an enclosure, etc.) входить /проникать/ в здание и т.д.; the arrow entered into his head стрела вонзилась ему в голову; enter into smb.'s calculations входить в чьи-л. расчеты; enter into one's interests соответствовать чьим-л. интересам; enter into general use войти в обиход, получить широкое распространение; when chance enters into it все решит случай, все решает случай; reason doesn't enter into it разум здесь ни при чем

2) enter into smth. enter into business (into motion picture production, into politics, into public life, etc.) заняться предпринимательством и т.д.; enter into military service поступить на военную службу; enter into the game with great spirit с большим воодушевлением включиться в игру; enter into the bonds of matrimony вступить в брак, связать себя узами брака; enter into a partnership with smb. сделаться чьим-л. компаньоном, войти в долю с кем-л.; enter into agreement (into a compact /into a contract/, into a treaty, etc.) заключить соглашение, вступить /войти/ в соглашение и т.д.

3) enter into smth. enter into this category (into the composition of smth., into their diet, etc.) входить /включаться/ в эту категорию и т.д.; subjects that do not enter into the question вопросы, не имеющие отношения к данной проблеме

4) enter (up)on smth. enter upon one's duties (upon an undertaking, upon one's work with enthusiasm, upon a course of advanced study, etc.) приступать к своим обязанностям и т.д.; enter upon a discussion (upon a subject, upon the consideration of the question, etc.) приступать /переходить/ к обсуждению и т.д.; enter upon a new life (on a new existence, upon a new career, etc.) начинать новую жизнь и т.д.; enter into smth. enter into conversation (into an argument, into further controversy, into correspondence with smb., etc.) вступать в разговор и т.д.; I don't want to enter into details /into particulars/ (into this subject, etc.) я не хочу входить /вдаваться/ в детали и т.д. /заниматься деталями и т.д./; enter into a state of war начать войну; enter (up)on /into /smth. enter upon a new phase (on a fresh stage, into the atomic stage, upon another era, etc.) вступать в новую фазу и т.д.; enter into/upon/ negotiations вступать в переговоры; enter into /on/ another term of office приступить к исполнению обязанностей в связи с новым сроком полномочий

5) enter into smth. enter into smb.'s ideas (into smb.'s feelings, into smb.'s mood, etc.) разделять чьи-л. идеи /мысли/ и т.д. || enter into the spirit of smth. проникнуться духом чего-л.; enter into the spirit of their plan (into the spirit of the game, into the spirit of the text, into the spirit of the book, etc.) проникнуться духом их плана и т.д.; she entered into the spirit of the party она заразилась общим настроением

6) enter for smth. enter for the examination (for a competition, for a race, for games, etc.) записаться на сдачу экзамена и т.д.; enter for the prize оспаривать приз

7) enter into /upon/ smth. enter into an inheritance (into possession of smth., upon a property, etc.) вступать во владение наследством и т.д.
6. XX1
enter as smb. enter as a member (as a competitor, as a participant, etc.) записаться /зарегистрироваться/ в качестве члена и т.д.
7. XXI1
1) enter smth. without (by, from, etc.) smth. enter a hall by stealth (a laboratory without permission, a house from the rear, etc.) незамеченным /крадучись/ проникнуть в зал и т.д.; tile bullet entered the skull behind the right ear пуля пробила череп за правым ухом

2) enter smb., smth. for smth. enter oneself /one's name/ for an examination (for a contest, for a future vacancy, for the university, etc.) записаться /внести свое имя/ в списки экзаменующихся и т.д.; enter a horse for a race (him for the high jump, a yacht for a regatta, etc.) включить лошадь в число /в состав/ участников соревнований и т.д.; parents enter their children in school родители [заранее] записывают своих детей в школу; enter smth., smb. in /on/ smth. enter the name in the list (him on the list of candidates, an engagement in a diary, an item in an account book, the account in the journal, this amount in the ledger, the amount.on the receipts, etc.) вносить/заносить, вписывать/ имя в список и т.д.; enter words in an alphabetical order располагать /записывать/ слова в алфавитном порядке; enter a complaint in court подать жалобу в суд; enter some money to smb. enter the sum tome запишите эту сумму на мой счет /на меня/ || enter an action against smb. возбудить дело против кого-л.
8. XXII
enter smth. without doing smth. enter a room (a house, an office, etc.) without knocking войти в комнату в т.д. без стука /не стучась/ XXIV enter smb. as smb. enter him as a member записать его в члены (какой-л. организации); he entered himself as a clerk он указал [в анкете], что работает клерком; at his birth his parents entered him as a future student of Eton при рождении родители записали его в Итонский колледж /внесли его в списки учеников Итонского колледжа/

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4 break

1. transitive verb,
broke, broken

1) brechen; (so as to damage) zerbrechen; kaputtmachen (ugs.); aufschlagen [Ei zum Kochen]; zerreißen [Seil]; (fig.): (interrupt) unterbrechen; brechen [Bann, Zauber, Schweigen]

break something in two/in pieces — etwas in zwei Teile/in Stücke brechen

the TV/my watch is broken — der Fernseher/meine Uhr ist kaputt (ugs.)

2) (fracture) sich (Dat.) brechen; (pierce) verletzen [Haut]

he broke his leg — er hat sich (Dat.) das Bein gebrochen

break one's/somebody's back — (fig.) sich/jemanden kaputtmachen (ugs.)

break the back of something — (fig.) bei etwas das Schwerste hinter sich bringen

break open — aufbrechen

3) (violate) brechen [Vertrag, Versprechen]; verletzen, verstoßen gegen [Regel, Tradition]; nicht einhalten [Verabredung]; überschreiten [Grenze]

break the law — gegen das Gesetz verstoßen

4) (destroy) zerstören, ruinieren [Freundschaft, Ehe]

5) (surpass) brechen [Rekord]

6) (abscond from)

break jail — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

7) (weaken) brechen, beugen [Stolz]; zusammenbrechen lassen [Streik]

break somebody's heart — jemandem das Herz brechen

break somebody — (crush) jemanden fertig machen (ugs.)

break the habit — es sich (Dat.) abgewöhnen; see also academic.ru/44727/make">make 1. 15)

8) (cushion) auffangen [Schlag, jemandes Fall]

9) (make bankrupt) ruinieren

break the bank — die Bank sprengen

it won't break the bank — (fig. coll.) es kostet kein Vermögen

10) (reveal)

break the news that... — melden, dass...

11) (solve) entschlüsseln, entziffern [Kode, Geheimschrift]

12) (Tennis)

break service/somebody's service — den Aufschlag des Gegners/jemandes Aufschlag durchbrechen. See also broken 2.
2. intransitive verb,
broke, broken

1) kaputtgehen (ugs.); entzweigehen; [Faden, Seil:] [zer]reißen; [Glas, Tasse, Teller:] zerbrechen; [Eis:] brechen

somebody's heart is breaking — jemandem bricht das Herz

break in two/in pieces — entzweibrechen

2) (crack) [Fenster-, Glasscheibe:] zerspringen

my back was nearly breaking — ich brach mir fast das Kreuz

3) (sever links)

break with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas brechen

4)

break into — einbrechen in (+ Akk.) [Haus]; aufbrechen [Safe]

he broke into a sweat — ihm brach der Schweiß aus

break into a trot/run — etc. zu traben/laufen usw. anfangen

break into a banknote — eine Banknote anbrechen

break out of prison — etc. aus dem Gefängnis usw. ausbrechen

5)

break free or loose [from somebody/somebody's grip] — sich [von jemandem/aus jemandes Griff] losreißen

break free/loose [from prison] — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

6) [Welle:] sich brechen (on/against an + Dat.)

7) [Wetter:] umschlagen

8) [Wolkendecke:] aufreißen

9) [Tag:] anbrechen

10) [Sturm:] losbrechen

11)

somebody's voice is breaking — jemand kommt in den Stimmbruch; (with emotion) jemandem bricht die Stimme

12) (have interval)

break for coffee/lunch — [eine] Kaffee-/Mittagspause machen

13) (become public) bekannt werden
3. noun
1) Bruch, der; (of rope) Reißen, das

break [of service] — (Tennis) Break, der od. das

a break with somebody/something — ein Bruch mit jemandem/etwas

break of day — Tagesanbruch, der

2) (gap) Lücke, die; (Electr.): (in circuit) Unterbrechung, die

3) (sudden dash)

they made a sudden break [for it] — sie stürmten plötzlich davon

4) (interruption) Unterbrechung, die

5) (pause, holiday) Pause, die

during the commercial breaks on TV — während der Werbespots im Fernsehen

take or have a break — [eine] Pause machen

6) (coll.): (fair chance, piece of luck) Chance, die

lucky break — große Chance

that was a bad break for him — das war Pech für ihn

Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break out of

- break through

- break up

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[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brechen

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) abbrechen

3) (to make or become unusable.) vernichten

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) brechen

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) (einen Rekord etc.) brechen

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) abbrechen

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) brechen

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) beibringen

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) brechen

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) brechen

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) losbrechen
2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) die Pause

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) der Umschwung

3) (an opening.) die Lücke

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) der Durchbruch

•

- breakable
3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) der zerbrechliche Gegenstand

- breakage
- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it
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break

[breɪk]

I. NOUN

1. (fracture) Bruch m; (in glass, pottery) Sprung m; (in rock, wood) Riss m; MED Bruch m

2. (gap) Lücke f; (in rock) Spalt m; (in line) Unterbrechung f

3. (escape) Ausbruch m

to make a \break ausbrechen

4. (interruption) Unterbrechung f, Pause f; esp BRIT SCH (during classes) Pause f; (holiday) Ferien pl

coffee/lunch \break Kaffee-/Mittagspause f

Easter/Christmas \break Oster-/Weihnachtsferien pl

commercial \break TV, RADIO Werbung f

to have [or take] a \break eine Pause machen

we decided to have a short \break in Paris wir beschlossen, einen Kurzurlaub in Paris zu verbringen

to need a \break from sth eine Pause von etw dat brauchen

5. METEO

\break of day Tagesanbruch m

a \break in the weather ( liter) ein Wetterumschwung m

6. (divergence) Bruch m

a \break with family tradition ein Bruch mit der Familientradition

7. (end of relationship) Abbruch m

to make a clean/complete \break einen sauberen/endgültigen Schlussstrich ziehen

to make the \break [from sb/sth] die Beziehung [zu jdm/etw] abbrechen

8. (opportunity) Chance f, Gelegenheit f

she got her main \break as an actress in a Spielberg film sie hatte ihre größte Chance als Schauspielerin in einem Spielbergfilm

9. SPORT (in tennis)

\break [of serve] Break m o nt; (in snooker, billiards) Anstoß m

10. COMM ( fam: sharp fall) plötzlicher und starker Einbruch von Preisen und Kursen

11. COMPUT

\break key Pause-Taste f

12.

▶ give me a \break! ( fam: knock it off!) hör auf [damit]!; (give me a chance) gib mir eine Chance!

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<broke, broken>

1. (shatter)

▪ to \break sth etw zerbrechen; (in two pieces) etw entzweibrechen; (force open) etw aufbrechen; (damage) etw kaputt machen fam; (fracture) etw brechen

we heard the sound of \breaking glass wir hörten das Geräusch von zerberstendem Glas

to \break an alibi ( fig) ein Alibi entkräften

to \break one's arm sich dat den Arm brechen

to \break one's back [or AM ass] ( fig fam) sich akk abrackern [o abstrampeln] fam

to \break sb's back ( fig) jdm das Kreuz brechen fig

to \break a bottle/a glass eine Flasche/ein Glas zerbrechen

to \break an egg ein Ei aufschlagen

to \break sb's heart ( fig) jdm das Herz brechen geh

to \break a nail/tooth sich dat einen Nagel/Zahn abbrechen

to \break sb's nose jdm die Nase brechen

to \break sth into smithereens etw in [tausend] Stücke schlagen

to \break the sonic [or sound] barrier die Schallmauer durchbrechen

to \break a window ein Fenster einschlagen

2. (momentarily interrupt)

▪ to \break sth etw unterbrechen

I need something to \break the monotony of my typing job ich brauche etwas, das etwas Abwechslung in meine eintönige Schreibarbeit bringt

to \break sb's fall jds Fall abfangen

to \break a circuit ELEC einen Stromkreis unterbrechen

to \break step [or stride] aus dem Gleichschritt kommen; MIL aus dem Schritt fallen

3. (put an end to)

▪ to \break sth etw zerstören

to \break the back of sth BRIT, AUS das Schlimmste einer S. gen hinter sich akk bringen

we can \break the back of this work today if we really try wenn wir uns ernsthaft bemühen, können wir diese Arbeit heute zum größten Teil erledigen

to \break camp das Lager abbrechen

to \break a deadlock einen toten Punkt überwinden, etw wieder in Gang bringen

to \break a habit eine Gewohnheit aufgeben

to \break sb of a habit jdm eine Angewohnheit abgewöhnen

to \break an impasse [or a stalemate] aus einer Sackgasse herauskommen

to \break a romantic mood eine romantische Stimmung kaputt machen fam

to \break the peace/a record/the silence den Frieden/einen Rekord/das Schweigen brechen

to \break a spell einen Bann brechen

to \break sb's spirit jdn mutlos machen

to \break a strike einen Streik brechen

to \break the suspense [or tension] die Spannung lösen

4. SPORT

to \break a tie in Führung gehen, einen Führungstreffer erzielen

▪ to \break sb TENNIS jdm das Aufschlagspiel abnehmen

5. (violate)

▪ to \break sth etw brechen

to \break an agreement eine Vereinbarung verletzen

to \break a date eine Verabredung nicht einhalten

to \break a/the law ein/das Gesetz übertreten

to \break a treaty gegen einen Vertrag verstoßen

to \break one's word sein Wort brechen

6. (forcefully end)

▪ to \break sth etw durchbrechen

to \break sb's hold sich akk aus jds Griff befreien

7. (decipher)

to \break a cipher/a code eine Geheimschrift/einen Code entschlüsseln

8. (make public)

▪ to \break sth etw bekanntgeben; JOURN etw veröffentlichen

▪ to \break sth to sb jdm etw mitteilen [o sagen]

\break it to me gently! ( hum) bring's mir schonend bei!

how will we ever \break it to her? wie sollen wir es ihr nur sagen?

to \break the news to sb jdm die Nachricht beibringen

9. (separate into parts)

▪ to \break sth etw auseinanderreißen

to \break bread REL das [heilige] Abendmahl empfangen

to \break bread [with sb] ( dated liter) [mit jdm] das Brot brechen veraltet [o sein Brot teilen]

to \break a collection [or set] eine Sammlung auseinanderreißen

10. (make change for)

to \break a note [or AM bill] einen Geldschein wechseln [o fam kleinmachen

11. (crush spirit)

▪ to \break sb jdn brechen [o fam kleinkriegen]

her spirit had been broken by the regime in the home das in dem Heim herrschende System hatte sie seelisch gebrochen

▪ to \break an animal (tame) ein Tier zähmen; (train) ein Tier abrichten

to \break sb's will jds Willen brechen

12. (leave)

to \break cover MIL aus der Deckung hervorbrechen; (from hiding place) aus dem Versteck herauskommen

to \break formation MIL aus der Aufstellung heraustreten

to \break rank MIL aus dem Glied treten

to \break rank[s] ( fig) die eigenen Reihen verraten

to \break ship sich akk beim Landgang absetzen

13. (open up)

to \break ground den ersten Spatenstich machen

to \break fresh [or new] ground ( fig) Neuland [o neue Gebiete] erschließen

14.

▶ to \break the bank ( hum) die Bank sprengen

▶ to \break the ice ( fam) das Eis brechen

▶ \break a leg! ( fam) Hals- und Beinbruch! fam

▶ you can't make an omelette without \breaking eggs ( saying) wo gehobelt wird, da fallen Späne prov

▶ to \break the mould innovativ sein

▶ sticks and stones may \break my bones [but names will never hurt me] ( saying) Beschimpfungen können mir nichts anhaben

▶ to \break wind einen fahrenlassen fam

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<broke, broken>

1. (shatter) zerbrechen; (stop working) kaputtgehen fam; (fall apart) auseinanderbrechen

2. (interrupt) Pause machen

shall we \break [off] for lunch? machen wir Mittagspause?

3. wave sich akk brechen

a wave broke over the boat eine Welle brach über dem Boot zusammen

4. (change in voice)

her voice was \breaking with emotion vor Rührung versagte ihr die Stimme

the boy's voice is \breaking der Junge ist [gerade] im Stimmbruch

5. METEO weather umschlagen; dawn, day anbrechen; storm losbrechen

6. (collapse under strain) zusammenbrechen

7. (become public) news, scandal bekannt werden, publikwerden, ans Licht kommen

8. (in billiards, snooker) anstoßen

9. BOXING sich akk trennen

10. (move out of formation) clouds aufreißen; crowd sich akk teilen; MIL, SPORT sich akk auflösen

11. MED [auf]platzen

the waters have broken die Fruchtblase ist geplatzt

12.

▶ to \break even kostendeckend arbeiten

▶ to \break free ausbrechen, sich akk befreien

▶ to \break loose sich akk losreißen

▶ it's make or \break! es geht um alles oder nichts!

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[breɪk] vb: pret broke, ptp broken
1. NOUN

1) = fracture in bone, pipe Bruch m; (GRAM, TYP = word break) (Silben)trennung f

... he said with a break in his voice —... sagte er mit stockender Stimme

break in the circuit (Elec) — Stromkreisunterbrechung f

2) = gap Lücke f; (in rock) Spalte f, Riss m; (in drawn line) Unterbrechung f

row upon row of houses without a break — Häuserzeile auf Häuserzeile, ohne Lücke or lückenlos

3) = pause ALSO BRIT SCH Pause f; (in journey) Pause f, Unterbrechung f

without a break — ohne Unterbrechung or Pause, ununterbrochen

to take or have a break — (eine) Pause machen

at break (Sch) — in der Pause

after the break (Rad, TV) — nach der Pause

give me a break! ( inf, expressing annoyance ) — nun mach mal halblang! (inf)

4) = end of relations Bruch m

5) = change Abwechslung f

break in the weather — Wetterumschwung m

6) = respite Erholung f

the playgroup gives parents a break — die Spielgruppe verschafft den Eltern etwas Erholung

7) = holiday Urlaub m

I'm looking forward to a good break — ich freue mich auf einen schönen Urlaub

8)

at break of day — bei Tagesanbruch

9) = escape inf Ausbruch m

they made a break for it — sie versuchten zu entkommen

10) = opportunity inf

to have a good/bad break — Glück or Schwein (inf) nt/Pech nt haben

we had a few lucky breaks — wir haben ein paar Mal Glück or Schwein (inf) gehabt

she had her first big break in a Broadway play — sie bekam ihre erste große Chance in einem Broadwaystück

11) BILLIARDS Break nt or m, Serie f

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) in pieces = fracture bone sich (dat) brechen; stick zerbrechen; (= smash) kaputt schlagen, kaputt machen; glass, cup zerbrechen; window einschlagen; egg aufbrechen

to break sth from sth — etw von etw abbrechen

to break one's leg — sich (dat) das Bein brechen

break a leg! ( US : inf ) — Hals- und Beinbruch!

2) = make unusable toy, chair kaputt machen

3) = violate promise, treaty, vow brechen; law, rule, commandment verletzen; appointment nicht einhalten

to break bail — die Haftverschonung brechen

4) = interrupt journey, silence, fast unterbrechen; spell brechen; monotony, routine unterbrechen, auflockern

to break a holiday short (Brit) — einen Urlaub abbrechen

to break a habit — mit einer Gewohnheit brechen, sich (dat) etw abgewöhnen

he couldn't break the habit of smoking — er konnte sich das Rauchen nicht abgewöhnen

to break sb of a habit — jdm etw abgewöhnen

5) = penetrate skin ritzen; surface, shell durchbrechen

his skin is bruised but not broken —

to break surface ( submarine fig ) —, fig ) auftauchen

6) = surpass record brechen; sound barrier durchbrechen

7) = open up → ground

8) = tame horse zureiten; person brechen

9) = destroy person kleinkriegen (inf), mürbemachen; resistance, strike brechen; code entziffern; (TENNIS) serve durchbrechen

his spirit was broken by the spell in solitary confinement —

this betrayal nearly broke him — dieser Verrat hätte ihn fast zum Wahnsinn getrieben

to break sb ( financially) —

to break the bank (Gambling) — die Bank sprengen

37p, well that won't exactly break the bank — 37 Pence, na, davon gehe ich/gehen wir noch nicht bankrott

his service was broken (Tennis) — er hat das Aufschlagspiel abgegeben

10) = soften fall dämpfen, abfangen

the wall breaks the force of the wind — der Wind bricht sich an der Mauer

11) = get out of jail, one's bonds ausbrechen aus

to break step (Mil) — aus dem Schritt fallen

12) = disclose news mitteilen

how can I break it to her? — wie soll ich es ihr sagen?

3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) in pieces = snap twig, bone brechen; (rope) zerreißen; (= smash, window) kaputtgehen; (cup, glass) zerbrechen

breaking strain — Belastbarkeit f

2) = become useless watch, toy, chair kaputtgehen

3)

= become detached to break from sth — von etw abbrechen

4) = pause (eine) Pause machen, unterbrechen

to break for lunch — Mittagspause machen

5) = change weather, luck umschlagen

6) = disperse clouds aufreißen; (crowd) sich teilen

7) = give way health leiden, Schaden nehmen; (stamina) gebrochen werden; under interrogation etc zusammenbrechen

his spirit broke — sein Mut verließ ihn

8) wave sich brechen

9) day, dawn anbrechen; (suddenly storm) losbrechen

10) voice with emotion brechen

his voice is beginning to break (boy) — er kommt in den Stimmbruch

11) = become known story, news, scandal bekannt werden, an den Tag or ans Licht kommen

the news broke on Wall Street yesterday — gestern platzte diese Nachricht in der Wall Street

12) = escape from jail ausbrechen (from aus) → loose

13)

company to break even — seine (Un)kosten decken

14) BILLIARDS anstoßen

15)

ball to break to the right/left — nach rechts/links wegspringen

16) = let go (BOXING ETC) sich trennen

break! — break!

17) = end relations brechen

4. PHRASAL VERBS

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break¹ [breık]

A s

1. (Ab-, Zer-, Durch-, Entzwei)Brechen n, Bruch m

2. Bruch (-stelle f) m, Durchbruch m, Riss m, Spalt m, Bresche f, Öffnung f, Zwischenraum m, Lücke f (auch fig)

3. fig Bruch m (from, with mit; between zwischen dat):

a break with tradition;

she made a break from her family sie brach mit ihrer Familie; → clean A 15

4. (Wald)Lichtung f

5. a) Pause f (Br auch SCHULE), Unterbrechung f ( auch ELEK):

before (after) the break SPORT vor (nach) der Pause, vor (nach) dem Seitenwechsel;

without a break ununterbrochen;

have ( oder take) a break (eine) Pause machen;

take a break for a cigarette eine Zigarettenpause machen

b) RADIO, TV Werbeunterbrechung f:

we’ll be back again right after the break gleich nach der Werbung geht es weiter

c) Kurzurlaub m:

have ( oder take) a weekend break übers Wochenende verreisen

6. fig, auch LIT Zäsur f, Einschnitt m

7. Ausbruch m (eines Gefangenen), Fluchtversuch m:

make a break for it ( oder for freedom) das Weite suchen, flüchten;

they made a break for the door sie stürzten zur Tür

8. (plötzlicher) Wechsel, Umschwung m:

break in the weather Wetterumschlag m;

at break of day bei Tagesanbruch

9. SPORT Konter m

10. WIRTSCH Preis-, Kurssturz m, Kurseinbruch m

11. MUS

a) Registerwechsel m

b) Jazz: Break m/n (kurzes Zwischensolo)

12. MUS

a) Versagen n (im Ton)

b) Versager m (Ton)

13. Richtungswechsel m

14. Billard:

a) Serie f

b) Abweichen n (des Balles)

15. Boxen: Trennkommando n

16. Pferderennen: Start m

17. umg

a) a bad break Pech n;

a lucky break Dusel m, Schwein n (beide umg)

b) (faire) Chance f:

give sb a break

18. auch break of serve (Tennis) Break m/n (Spielgewinn bei gegnerischem Aufschlag):

he had a break er schaffte ein(en) Break, ihm gelang ein Break

B v/t prät broke [brəʊk], obs brake [breık], pperf broken [ˈbrəʊkən]

1. ab-, auf-, durchbrechen, (er-, zer)brechen:

break open eine Tür etc aufbrechen;

break one’s arm sich den Arm brechen;

break sb’s head jemandem den Schädel einschlagen;

break a glass ein Glas zerbrechen;

break jail aus dem Gefängnis ausbrechen;

break a leg, John! umg besonders THEAT Hals- und Beinbruch!;

break a record fig einen Rekord brechen;

break a seal ein Siegel erbrechen;

break sb’s service, break sb (Tennis) jemandem den Aufschlag abnehmen, jemanden breaken;

he broke service (Tennis) er schaffte ein(en) Break, ihm gelang ein Break; → ass², back¹ A 1, balls A, heart Bes Redew, neck A 2

2. zerreißen, -schlagen, -trümmern, kaputt machen umg

3. PHYS Licht, Strahlen, weitS. Wellen, Wind brechen, einen Stoß oder Fall abfangen, dämpfen, auch fig abschwächen

4. ab-, unterbrechen, trennen, aufheben, sprengen:

break company

a) auseinandergehen,

b) sich wegstehlen;

break a journey eine Reise unterbrechen;

break one’s silence sein Schweigen brechen;

a cry broke the silence ein Schrei zerriss die Stille;

break a set

a) einen Satz (z. B. Gläser durch Zerbrechen eines einzelnen Teiles) unvollständig machen,

b) einen Satz (z. B. Briefmarken) auseinanderreißen;

break a siege eine Belagerung aufheben; → blockade A 1, camp¹ A 1, fast³ B 1, ice¹ A 1

5. ELEK

a) einen Stromkreis oder Kontakt unterbrechen, einen Kontakt öffnen

b) ab-, ausschalten

6. aufgeben, ablegen:

break a custom mit einer Tradition oder Gewohnheit brechen;

break sb of sth jemandem etwas abgewöhnen; → habit 1

7. a) eine Speise, eine Ware, einen Geldschein anbrechen: → bottle¹ A 1, bread Bes Redew

b) einen Geldschein kleinmachen umg (wechseln)

8. fig jemandes Macht, Willen etc brechen, jemanden zerbrechen, jemandem das Rückgrat brechen:

break sb’s resistance jemandes Widerstand brechen;

break sb’s spirits jemandes Lebensmut brechen

9. a) Tiere zähmen, abrichten, ein Pferd zureiten, einfahren, auch jemanden gewöhnen (to an akk):

break a horse to harness (to rein) ein Pferd einfahren (zureiten)

b) ein Auto etc einfahren, neue Schuhe einlaufen, austreten

c) jemanden einarbeiten, anlernen

10. das Gesetz, einen Vertrag, sein Versprechen etc brechen, eine Regel verletzen, eine Vorschrift übertreten, verstoßen gegen, ein Tempolimit überschreiten:

rules are made to be broken Vorschriften sind dazu da, um übertreten zu werden

11. fig vernichten, (auch finanziell) ruinieren oder zugrunde richten, eine Ehe etc zerrütten:

break a will JUR ein Testament (durch gerichtliches Verfahren) aufheben; → bank¹ A 3

12. MIL

a) entlassen

b) degradieren

13. eröffnen, kundtun:

break the bad news gently to sb jemandem die schlechte Nachricht schonend beibringen

14. US umg eine Unternehmung starten

15. HIST foltern, auf der oder die Folter strecken: → wheel A 6

16. a) einen Code etc knacken umg, entschlüsseln

b) einen Fall lösen, aufklären

17. break (the) ground AGR ein Brachfeld umbrechen, -pflügen; → ground¹ A 1

18. MUS

a) einen Akkord brechen

b) Notenwerte zerlegen

C v/i

1. brechen:

break into

a) in ein Haus etc einbrechen,

b) allg und fig eindringen oder einbrechen in (akk):

break into the best social circles; → preserve B 2 b,

c) etwas unterbrechen, hineinplatzen in (akk),

d) fig ausbrechen in (akk):

he broke into laughter; → applause 1,

e) → B 7 a;

break through eine Absperrung etc durchbrechen;

break with mit jemandem, einer Tradition etc brechen; → loose A 1

2. (zer)brechen, zerspringen, -reißen, (-)platzen, entzweigehen, kaputtgehen umg:

the rope broke das Seil riss;

break open aufspringen, -platzen

3. unterbrochen werden

4. (plötzlich) auftauchen (Fisch, U-Boot)

5. sich (zer)teilen (Wolken)

6. zersprengt werden, in Unordnung geraten, weichen (Truppen), sich auflösen (Heer)

7. MED aufbrechen, -gehen (Abszess), aufplatzen (Zyste), platzen, aufspringen (Haut)

8. fig brechen (Herz, Widerstand etc)

9. nachlassen, abnehmen, gebrochen oder zerrüttet werden, verfallen (Geist oder Gesundheit), (auch seelisch) zusammenbrechen

10. umschlagen, mutieren (Stimme):

his voice broke

a) er befand sich im Stimmbruch, er mutierte,

b) ihm brach die Stimme ( with vor Rührung etc)

11. SPORT die Gangart wechseln (Pferd)

12. Tennis: breaken

13. sich brechen, branden (Wellen)

14. brechen (Eis)

15. umschlagen (Wetter)

16. anbrechen (Tag)

17. los-, ausbrechen ( over über dat):

the storm broke der Sturm brach los

18. eröffnet werden, bekannt gegeben werden (Nachricht)

19. WIRTSCH plötzlich im Preis oder Kurs fallen (Ware, Wertpapier)

20. WIRTSCH ruiniert werden, Bankrott machen oder bankrottgehen, fallieren

21. Boxen: sich trennen:

break! break!

22. rennen, hasten:

break for cover hastig in Deckung gehen

23. Pferderennen: starten

24. eine Pause machen:

break for lunch (eine) Mittagspause machen

25. besonders US umg sich entwickeln:

things are breaking well

break² [breık] s

1. Break m/n (Art Kremser mit zwei Längssitzen)

2. Wagen zum Einfahren von Pferden

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1. transitive verb,
broke, broken

1) brechen; (so as to damage) zerbrechen; kaputtmachen (ugs.); aufschlagen [Ei zum Kochen]; zerreißen [Seil]; (fig.): (interrupt) unterbrechen; brechen [Bann, Zauber, Schweigen]

break something in two/in pieces — etwas in zwei Teile/in Stücke brechen

the TV/my watch is broken — der Fernseher/meine Uhr ist kaputt (ugs.)

2) (fracture) sich (Dat.) brechen; (pierce) verletzen [Haut]

he broke his leg — er hat sich (Dat.) das Bein gebrochen

break one's/somebody's back — (fig.) sich/jemanden kaputtmachen (ugs.)

break the back of something — (fig.) bei etwas das Schwerste hinter sich bringen

break open — aufbrechen

3) (violate) brechen [Vertrag, Versprechen]; verletzen, verstoßen gegen [Regel, Tradition]; nicht einhalten [Verabredung]; überschreiten [Grenze]

break the law — gegen das Gesetz verstoßen

4) (destroy) zerstören, ruinieren [Freundschaft, Ehe]

5) (surpass) brechen [Rekord]

6) (abscond from)

break jail — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

7) (weaken) brechen, beugen [Stolz]; zusammenbrechen lassen [Streik]

break somebody's heart — jemandem das Herz brechen

break somebody — (crush) jemanden fertig machen (ugs.)

break the habit — es sich (Dat.) abgewöhnen; see also make 1. 15)

8) (cushion) auffangen [Schlag, jemandes Fall]

9) (make bankrupt) ruinieren

break the bank — die Bank sprengen

it won't break the bank — (fig. coll.) es kostet kein Vermögen

10) (reveal)

break the news that... — melden, dass...

11) (solve) entschlüsseln, entziffern [Kode, Geheimschrift]

12) (Tennis)

break service/somebody's service — den Aufschlag des Gegners/jemandes Aufschlag durchbrechen. See also broken 2.
2. intransitive verb,
broke, broken

1) kaputtgehen (ugs.); entzweigehen; [Faden, Seil:] [zer]reißen; [Glas, Tasse, Teller:] zerbrechen; [Eis:] brechen

somebody's heart is breaking — jemandem bricht das Herz

break in two/in pieces — entzweibrechen

2) (crack) [Fenster-, Glasscheibe:] zerspringen

my back was nearly breaking — ich brach mir fast das Kreuz

3) (sever links)

break with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas brechen

4)

break into — einbrechen in (+ Akk.) [Haus]; aufbrechen [Safe]

he broke into a sweat — ihm brach der Schweiß aus

break into a trot/run — etc. zu traben/laufen usw. anfangen

break into a banknote — eine Banknote anbrechen

break out of prison — etc. aus dem Gefängnis usw. ausbrechen

5)

break free or loose [from somebody/somebody's grip] — sich [von jemandem/aus jemandes Griff] losreißen

break free/loose [from prison] — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

6) [Welle:] sich brechen (on/against an + Dat.)

7) [Wetter:] umschlagen

8) [Wolkendecke:] aufreißen

9) [Tag:] anbrechen

10) [Sturm:] losbrechen

11)

somebody's voice is breaking — jemand kommt in den Stimmbruch; (with emotion) jemandem bricht die Stimme

12) (have interval)

break for coffee/lunch — [eine] Kaffee-/Mittagspause machen

13) (become public) bekannt werden
3. noun
1) Bruch, der; (of rope) Reißen, das

break [of service] — (Tennis) Break, der od. das

a break with somebody/something — ein Bruch mit jemandem/etwas

break of day — Tagesanbruch, der

2) (gap) Lücke, die; (Electr.): (in circuit) Unterbrechung, die

3) (sudden dash)

they made a sudden break [for it] — sie stürmten plötzlich davon

4) (interruption) Unterbrechung, die

5) (pause, holiday) Pause, die

during the commercial breaks on TV — während der Werbespots im Fernsehen

take or have a break — [eine] Pause machen

6) (coll.): (fair chance, piece of luck) Chance, die

lucky break — große Chance

that was a bad break for him — das war Pech für ihn

Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break out of

- break through

- break up

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(printing) n.

Absatz -¨e (Buchdruck) m. n.

Arbeitspause f.

Bruch ¨-e m.

Lücke -n f.

Pause -n (Schule) f.

Pause -n (Sport) f.

Pause -n f.

Rast -en f.

Umbruch -¨e (von Gefäß) m.

Unterbrechung f. (up) with someone expr.

jemandem die Freundschaft aufkündigen ausdr. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: broke, broken)

= abbrechen v.

aufheben v.

stoppen v.

unterbrechen v.

zersplittern v.

English-german dictionary > break
5 break

breik
1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) romper, quebrar

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) partir

3) (to make or become unusable.) romper

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) quebrantar, infringir; cancelar

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) batir

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrumpir

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) romper

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) anunciar, comunicar, hacer público

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mudar, cambiar

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) amortiguar

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) romper, estallar, desatarse

2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) interrupción, pausa

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) cambio

3) (an opening.) abertura, grieta

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) oportunidad

•

- breakable

3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) objeto frágil

- breakage
- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it

break¹ n

1. descanso / pausa / recreo

what about a short break? ¿qué os parece una pausa?

2. vacaciones (cortas)

I need a break necesito unas vacaciones

3. ruptura

the break with her husband was difficult la ruptura con su marido fue difícil

4. fractura / rotura

it was a bad break and he had to go into hospital era una rotura grave y tuvieron que ingresarlo

break² vb

1. romper / romperse

he dropped the cup and it broke se le cayó la taza y se rompió

she broke her leg se rompió la pierna

2. partir

I broke the loaf of bread in half partí la barra de pan por la mitad

3. batir

she broke the world record batió el récord mundial

4. faltar a / no cumplir

you broke your promise faltaste a tu palabra

5. infringir

that is breaking the law eso es infringir la ley

El pasado de break es broke y el participio pasado es broken

break

tr[breɪk]

noun

1 (in leg etc) rotura

2 (in relationship) ruptura

3 (in meeting) descanso, pausa; (in broadcast) interrupción nombre femenino; (at school) recreo

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (billiards, snooker) tacada

5 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL (in clouds) claro; (in weather) cambio

6 (chance) oportunidad nombre femenino

7 (on stock exchange) baja

8 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (tennis) break nombre masculino

9 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (jazz) break nombre masculino

10 (in voice) gallo

transitive verb (pt broke tr[brəʊk], pp broken tr['brəʊkən])

1 romper

2 (record) batir

3 (promise, word) faltar a

4 (law, contract) violar, infringir

5 (news) comunicar

6 (code) descifrar

7 (mystery, case) resolver

8 (fall) amortiguar

9 (journey) interrumpir

10 (tame) domar

11 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL (circuit) cortar, interrumpir

intransitive verb

1 romperse

2 (storm) estallar

3 (stock exchange) bajar

4 (meeting, session) parar

5 (disperse) dispersarse

6 (voice) cambiar

7 (health) quebrantarse

8 (spot, abcess) reventar

9 (waves) romper, reventar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to break cover salir al descubierto

to break even salir sin ganar ni perder

to break free evadirse

to break ground figurative use abrirse un nuevo camino

to break somebody's heart partir el corazón a alguien

to break into song ponerse a cantar

to break it off terminar una relación

to break the ice figurative use romper el hielo

to break one's neck (in fall etc) desnucarse 2 (make a great effort) matarse

to break one's word no cumplir su palabra

to break open abrir forzando

to break out in spots salirle a uno granos

to break ranks SMALLMILITARY/SMALL romper filas

to break somebody's neck figurative use (assault) romperle el hocico a alguien

to break the back of a job haber hecho la parte más difícil de un trabajo

to break the bank hacer quebrar la banca

to break a strike romper una huelga

to break something to pieces hacer algo añicos

to give somebody a break dar una oportunidad a alguien

to make a break for it intentar fugarse

it's make or break time es la hora de la verdad

to take a break tomarse una pausa, tomarse un descanso

break it up! (in fight) ¡basta ya!

without a break sin descansar, sin parar

at break of day al amanecer

break ['breɪk] v, broke ['bro:k] ; broken ['bro:kə n] ; breaking vt

1) smash: romper, quebrar

2) violate: infringir, violar, romper

3) surpass: batir, superar

4) crush, ruin: arruinar, deshacer, destrozar

to break one's spirit: quebrantar su espíritu

5) : dar, comunicar

to break the news: dar las noticias

6) interrupt: cortar, interrumpir

break vi

1) : romperse, quebrarse

my calculator broke: se me rompió la calculadora

2) disperse: dispersarse, despejarse

3) : estallar (dícese de una tormenta), romper (dícese del día)

4) change: cambiar (dícese del tiempo o de la voz)

5) decrease: bajar

my fever broke: me bajó la fiebre

6) : divulgarse, revelarse

the news broke: la noticia se divulgó

7)

to break into : forzar, abrir

8)

to break out of : escaparse de

9)

to break through : penetrar

break n

1) : ruptura f, rotura f, fractura f (de un hueso), claro m (entre las nubes), cambio m (del tiempo)

2) chance: oportunidad f

a lucky break: un golpe de suerte

3) rest: descanso m

to take a break: tomar(se) un descanso

break (Aside, Theater)

n.

• aparte s.m. (Clearing)

n.

• claro s.m. (Communications)

n.

• pausa s.f.

• punto s.m.

n.

• abertura s.f.

• quebrantamiento s.m.

• quiebra s.f.

• rompimiento s.m.

• rotura s.f.

• ruptura s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: broke, broken) = arruinar v.

• cascar v.

• deshacer v.

(§pres: -hago, -haces...) pret: -hic-

pp: -hecho

fut/c: -har-•)

• despedazar v.

• desvencijar v.

• domar v.

• estropear v.

• interrumpir (Teléfono) v.

• parar v.

• partir v.

• quebrantar v.

• quebrar v.

• romper v.

• trincar v.

I
1. breɪk
(past broke; past p broken) transitive verb

1) \<\<window/plate\>\> romper*; \<\<stick\>\> partir, romper*, quebrar* (AmL)

I've broken my pencil — se me ha roto la punta del lápiz

he broke his wrist — se rompió la muñeca

she broke the chocolate into four pieces — partió el chocolate en cuatro trozos

2) ( render useless) \<\<machine\>\> romper*, descomponer* (AmL)

3) ( violate) \<\<rule\>\> infringir*, violar; \<\<promise\>\> no cumplir, faltar a; \<\<contract\>\> incumplir, romper*; \<\<strike\>\> romper*; law 1) b), word I 3)

4) ( end) \<\<strike\>\> poner* fin a; \<\<drug ring\>\> desarticular; \<\<impasse\>\> salir* de; \<\<habit\>\> dejar

5)

a) ( ruin) \<\<person/company\>\> arruinar a

b) ( crush) \<\<person\>\> destrozar*, deshacer*; heart 2), spirit I 3), will II 1) b)

6) ( impart)

to break something (to somebody): Sue broke the news to him Sue le dio la noticia; they broke it to her gently — se lo dijeron con mucho tacto

7) ( exceed) \<\<record\>\> batir

8)

a) ( interrupt) \<\<circuit\>\> cortar; \<\<fast/silence\>\> romper*

b) ( disrupt) \<\<pattern/monotony\>\> romper*

9) (breach, pierce) \<\<soil\>\> roturar

I haven't broken the skin — no me he abierto la piel

10)

a) ( get into) \<\<safe\>\> forzar*

we broke the toolbox open — abrimos la caja de herramientas forzándola

b) ( escape from) (AmE) \<\<jail\>\> escaparse or fugarse* de

c) ( decipher) \<\<code\>\> descifrar

11) ( tame) \<\<horse\>\> domar

2.

break vi

1)

a) \<\<window/plate\>\> romperse*; \<\<stick\>\> partirse, romperse*, quebrarse* (AmL)

my watch broke — se me rompió el reloj

b) ( separate)

a splinter group which broke from the party — un grupo disidente que se escindió del partido; loose I 2)

2) ( give in) \<\<resistance\>\> desmoronarse, venirse* abajo

she broke under constant interrogation — no resistió el constante interrogatorio

3)

a) ( begin) \<\<storm\>\> estallar; \<\<day\>\> romper*, apuntar, despuntar

b) ( change) \<\<weather\>\> cambiar

his voice is breaking — le está cambiando or mudando la voz

his voice broke — ( with emotion) se le entrecortó la voz

c) ( become known) \<\<story\>\> hacerse* público

4) \<\<wave/surf\>\> romper*

5) ( adjourn) parar, hacer* una pausa

to break for lunch — parar para almorzar

6) ( happen) (AmE colloq)

things are breaking well for me — me están saliendo bien las cosas; even II 2)

7) (in snooker, pool) abrir* el juego

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Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

II

noun

1)

a) (Rad, TV) pausa f (comercial); ( Theat) entreacto m, intermedio m

b) ( rest period) descanso m; ( at school) (BrE) recreo m

we have a coffee break at 11 — a las 11 paramos para tomar un café

we worked without a break — trabajamos sin parar or descansar

c) ( short vacation) vacaciones fpl

d) (change, respite) cambio m

I need a break from all this — necesito descansar de todo esto; ( a holiday) necesito un cambio de aires

give me a break! — (colloq) déjame en paz!, no me embromes! (AmL fam)

2)

a) ( gap) interrupción f

b) ( in circuit) ruptura f, corte m

3) ( fracture) fractura f, rotura f

4) (chance, opportunity) (colloq) oportunidad f

he got a break — se le presentó una oportunidad

5) (separation, rift) ruptura f

to make a clean break — cortar por lo sano

he made a break with his past life — rompió or cortó con su pasado

6) ( sudden move)

he made a break for the door — corrió hacia la puerta

7) ( escape) fuga f, evasión f (frml)

8) (in snooker, pool) tacada f, serie f; ( in tennis) ruptura f, quiebre m

9) ( beginning) (liter)

at (the) break of day — al rayar el alba (liter)

10) ( discount) (AmE colloq) descuento m

[breɪk] (vb: pt broke) (pp broken)
1. N

1) (=fracture) rotura f ; (in bone) fractura f ; (fig) (in relationship) ruptura f

to make a break with — romper con

2) (=gap) (in wall etc) abertura f, brecha f ; (=crack) grieta f ; (Typ) (on paper etc) espacio m, blanco m ; (Elec) (in circuit) corte m

• a break in the clouds — un claro entre las nubes

3) (=pause) (in conversation) interrupción f, pausa f ; (in journey) descanso m, pausa f ; (=stop) parada f ; (=holiday) vacaciones fpl ; (=rest) descanso m ; (=tea break) descanso m para tomar el té, once(s) f(pl) (LAm); (Brit) (Scol) recreo m

• a break in continuity — una solución de continuidad

• give me a break! — ¡dame un respiro!; (impatient) ¡déjame, anda!

• to have or take a break — descansar, tomarse un descanso

to take a weekend break — hacer una escapada de fin de semana

• with a break in her voice — con la voz entrecortada

• a break in the weather — un cambio del tiempo

• without a break — sin descanso or descansar

4) * (=chance) oportunidad f

• to give sb a break — dar una oportunidad a algn

• lucky break — golpe m de suerte, racha f de buena suerte

5) (=break-out) fuga f

• to make a break for it * — tratar de fugarse

6)

• at break of day — liter al amanecer

7) (Tennis) ruptura f

• two breaks of service — dos servicios rotos

8) (Billiards, Snooker) tacada f, serie f

9) (=vehicle) break m, volanta f (LAm)

2. VT

1) (=smash) [+ glass etc] romper; [+ branch, stick] romper, quebrar (LAm); [+ ground] roturar; [+ code] descifrar; [+ conspiracy] deshacer; [+ drugs ring etc] desarticular

• to break one's back — romperse la columna

I'm not going to break my back to finish it today — no me voy a matar para terminarlo hoy

• to break sb's heart — romper or partir el corazón a algn

• to break one's leg — romperse la pierna

break a leg! * — (Theat) ¡buena suerte!

• to break surface — [submarine, diver] emerger, salir a la superficie

- break the ice
spirit 1., 3)
2) (=surpass) [+ record] batir, superar

3) (=fail to observe) [+ law, rule] violar, quebrantar; [+ appointment] no acudir a

he broke his word/promise — faltó a su palabra/promesa

to break a date — faltar a una cita

4) (=weaken, destroy) [+ resistance, spirits] quebrantar, quebrar (LAm); [+ health] quebrantar; [+ strike] romper, quebrar (LAm); [+ habit] perder; [+ horse] domar, amansar; [+ bank] (in gambling) quebrar, hacer quebrar; [+ person] (financially) arruinar; (morally) abatir, vencer

• to break sb of a habit — quitar una costumbre a algn

5) (=interrupt) [+ silence, spell] romper; [+ journey] interrumpir; [+ electrical circuit] cortar, interrumpir

6) (=soften) [+ force] mitigar, contener; [+ impact, fall] amortiguar

7) (=disclose) [+ news] comunicar (to a)

8) (=leave)

• to break camp — levantar el campamento

• to break cover — salir al descubierto

• to break ranks — romper filas

9)

• to break sb's serve or service — (Tennis) romper el servicio de algn

10) (Naut) [+ flag] desplegar

11) (US)
*
can you break me a 100-dollar bill? — ¿me puede cambiar un billete de 100 dólares?

3. VI

1) (=smash) [window, glass] romperse; (into pieces) hacerse pedazos

2) (=be fractured) [chair] romperse, partirse; [branch, twig] romperse, quebrarse (LAm); [limb] fracturarse; [boil] reventar; (fig) [heart] romperse, partirse

3) (=cease to function) [machine] estropearse

4) (=arrive) [dawn, day] apuntar, rayar; [news] darse a conocer; [story] revelarse; [storm] estallar; [wave] romper

5) (=give way) [health, spirits] quebrantarse; [weather] cambiar; [heat wave] terminar; [boy's voice] mudarse; [singing voice] cascarse; [bank] quebrar

6) (=pause)

• let's break for lunch — vamos a hacer un descanso para comer

7)

• to break free — (from chains, ropes etc) soltarse; (fig) liberarse

• to break loose — desatarse, escaparse; (fig) desencadenarse

8)

• to break even — cubrir los gastos

9) (Boxing) separarse

10) (Billiards, Snooker) abrir el juego

11) (Sport) [ball] torcerse, desviarse

4.

CPD

break dancer N — bailarín(-ina) m / f de break

break dancing N — break m

break point N — (Tennis) punto m de break, punto m de ruptura; (Comput) punto m de interrupción

- break away

- break down

- break forth

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

* * *

I
1. [breɪk]
(past broke; past p broken) transitive verb

1) \<\<window/plate\>\> romper*; \<\<stick\>\> partir, romper*, quebrar* (AmL)

I've broken my pencil — se me ha roto la punta del lápiz

he broke his wrist — se rompió la muñeca

she broke the chocolate into four pieces — partió el chocolate en cuatro trozos

2) ( render useless) \<\<machine\>\> romper*, descomponer* (AmL)

3) ( violate) \<\<rule\>\> infringir*, violar; \<\<promise\>\> no cumplir, faltar a; \<\<contract\>\> incumplir, romper*; \<\<strike\>\> romper*; law 1) b), word I 3)

4) ( end) \<\<strike\>\> poner* fin a; \<\<drug ring\>\> desarticular; \<\<impasse\>\> salir* de; \<\<habit\>\> dejar

5)

a) ( ruin) \<\<person/company\>\> arruinar a

b) ( crush) \<\<person\>\> destrozar*, deshacer*; heart 2), spirit I 3), will II 1) b)

6) ( impart)

to break something (to somebody): Sue broke the news to him Sue le dio la noticia; they broke it to her gently — se lo dijeron con mucho tacto

7) ( exceed) \<\<record\>\> batir

8)

a) ( interrupt) \<\<circuit\>\> cortar; \<\<fast/silence\>\> romper*

b) ( disrupt) \<\<pattern/monotony\>\> romper*

9) (breach, pierce) \<\<soil\>\> roturar

I haven't broken the skin — no me he abierto la piel

10)

a) ( get into) \<\<safe\>\> forzar*

we broke the toolbox open — abrimos la caja de herramientas forzándola

b) ( escape from) (AmE) \<\<jail\>\> escaparse or fugarse* de

c) ( decipher) \<\<code\>\> descifrar

11) ( tame) \<\<horse\>\> domar

2.

break vi

1)

a) \<\<window/plate\>\> romperse*; \<\<stick\>\> partirse, romperse*, quebrarse* (AmL)

my watch broke — se me rompió el reloj

b) ( separate)

a splinter group which broke from the party — un grupo disidente que se escindió del partido; loose I 2)

2) ( give in) \<\<resistance\>\> desmoronarse, venirse* abajo

she broke under constant interrogation — no resistió el constante interrogatorio

3)

a) ( begin) \<\<storm\>\> estallar; \<\<day\>\> romper*, apuntar, despuntar

b) ( change) \<\<weather\>\> cambiar

his voice is breaking — le está cambiando or mudando la voz

his voice broke — ( with emotion) se le entrecortó la voz

c) ( become known) \<\<story\>\> hacerse* público

4) \<\<wave/surf\>\> romper*

5) ( adjourn) parar, hacer* una pausa

to break for lunch — parar para almorzar

6) ( happen) (AmE colloq)

things are breaking well for me — me están saliendo bien las cosas; even II 2)

7) (in snooker, pool) abrir* el juego

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

II

noun

1)

a) (Rad, TV) pausa f (comercial); ( Theat) entreacto m, intermedio m

b) ( rest period) descanso m; ( at school) (BrE) recreo m

we have a coffee break at 11 — a las 11 paramos para tomar un café

we worked without a break — trabajamos sin parar or descansar

c) ( short vacation) vacaciones fpl

d) (change, respite) cambio m

I need a break from all this — necesito descansar de todo esto; ( a holiday) necesito un cambio de aires

give me a break! — (colloq) déjame en paz!, no me embromes! (AmL fam)

2)

a) ( gap) interrupción f

b) ( in circuit) ruptura f, corte m

3) ( fracture) fractura f, rotura f

4) (chance, opportunity) (colloq) oportunidad f

he got a break — se le presentó una oportunidad

5) (separation, rift) ruptura f

to make a clean break — cortar por lo sano

he made a break with his past life — rompió or cortó con su pasado

6) ( sudden move)

he made a break for the door — corrió hacia la puerta

7) ( escape) fuga f, evasión f (frml)

8) (in snooker, pool) tacada f, serie f; ( in tennis) ruptura f, quiebre m

9) ( beginning) (liter)

at (the) break of day — al rayar el alba (liter)

10) ( discount) (AmE colloq) descuento m

English-spanish dictionary > break
6 дух

муж.
1) филос. spirit
2) (моральное состояние) spirit, courage, heart, mind нищие духом ≈ the poor in spirit у него хватило духу сделать это ≈ he had the nerve to do it боевой дух ≈ morale, competitive spirit падать духом ≈ to lose courage/heart, to become despondent собираться с духом ≈ to take heart, to pluck up one's courage/heart/spirit, to pluck up one's spirits расположение духа ≈ mood, temper, humour сила духа, твердость духа ≈ strength of mind спокойствие духа ≈ peace of mind - воспрянуть духом - присутствие духа
3) (отличительные особенности, характер) spirit продолжайте в том же духе ≈ to continue in the same spirit, to continue on the same lines бунтарский дух ≈ rebellious spirit близкий по духу ≈ congenial дух соревнования ≈ emulative spirit воинский дух ≈ martial spirit дух противоречия ≈ spirit of contradiction;
defiance;
contrariness дух закона ≈ the spirit of the law дух времени ≈ the spirit of the age/times в духе чего-л./кого-л. ≈ in the spirit of smb./smth., in the manner of smb. в чьем-л. духе ≈ smb.'s sort/kind of thing
4) (дыхание) breath у него дух захватывает ≈ it takes his breath away переводить дух ≈ to take a deep breath, to catch one's breath одним духом ≈ at one go, at a stretch, in one breath, in a jiffy/trice, at one draught
5) (призрак) ghost, spirit, spectre бесплотный дух ≈ shade святой дух ≈ the Holy Spirit изгонять духов ≈ to conjure, to conjure away, to conjure out ∙ святым духом ≈ on its own, all by itself быть в духе ≈ to be in a good temper, to be in high/good spirits быть не в духе ≈ to be in a bad temper, to be in low spirits, to be in no mood (to), to be out of sorts/spirits/humour на духу ≈ at the confession во весь дух ≈ at full speed, with all one's might, full tilt, impetuously что есть духу ≈ at full speed, with all one's might, full tilt;
at the top of one's lungs, impetuously

м.
1. тк. ед. spirit;
моральный ~ morale;
пасть ~ом lose* heart, be* dejected, become* down-hearted;
поднимать ~ raise morale;
собраться с ~ом take* heart;
pluck up one`s courage;
в том же ~е on the same lines;
что-то в этом ~е words to that effect;

2. (сознание, мышление) mind;

3. тк. ед. (дыхание) breath;
перевести ~ get* one`s breath;
не переводя ~а without stopping to rest;

4. (сверхъестественное существо) spirit, ghost;
святой ~ the Holy Ghost;
злой ~ evil spirit;
быть в ~е be* in high spirits;
быть не в ~е be* in low spirits, be* depressed;
во весь ~, что есть ~у with all one`s might;
одним ~ом in а flash;
ни слуху ни духу о ком-л. not а sound from smb. ;
у меня ~у не хватает I nave not the heart (to) ;
это не в моём ~е it is not to my taste;
расположение ~а mood, temper;
присутствие ~а presence of mind.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > дух
7 break

I [breɪk]
nome

1) (fracture) rottura f., frattura f.

2) (crack) spaccatura f., incrinatura f.

3) (gap) (in wall) breccia f.; (in row, line) spazio m. (vuoto); (in circuit, chain) interruzione f.; (in conversation, match) pausa f.; (in performance) intervallo m.

a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita

a break in transmission — un'interruzione delle trasmissioni

4) rad. telev. (anche commercial break) pausa f. pubblicitaria, pubblicità f.

5) (pause) pausa f.; scol. intervallo m., ricreazione f.

to take a break — fare una pausa

I worked for six hours without a break — ho lavorato senza sosta per sei ore

to take o have a break from working smettere di lavorare per un lungo periodo; give us a break! — colloq. dacci tregua!

6) (holiday) vacanze f.pl.

the Christmas break — le vacanze di Natale

7) fig. (departure) rottura f.

a break with the past — un taglio con il passato

it's time to make the break — (from family) è ora di lasciare il nido; (from job) è ora di cambiare

8) (opportunity) colloq. opportunità f.

a big break — una grande occasione

a lucky break — un colpo di fortuna

9) (dawn)

at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba

10) (escape bid)

to make a break for it — (from prison) colloq. tentare la fuga

to make a break for the door — cercare di raggiungere la porta (per scappare)

11) (in tennis) (anche service break) break m.

12) (in snooker, pool)

it's your break — tocca a te cominciare

to make a 50 point break — totalizzare 50 punti di seguito
II 1. [breɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. broke; p.pass. broken)

1) (damage) rompere [chair, eggs, stick, toy]; rompere, spaccare [plate, window]; spezzare [ rope]

to break a tooth, a bone — rompersi o spezzarsi un dente, un osso

to break one's leg — rompersi una gamba

to break one's neck — rompersi il collo (anche fig.)

2) (rupture) infrangere [ seal]; interrompere [ sentence]

the skin is not broken — la pelle non è offesa

the river broke its banks — il fiume ruppe gli argini

3) (interrupt) [ person] rompere [ silence]; [shout, siren] squarciare [ silence]; interrompere [ circuit]; rompere [monotony, spell]; spezzare, rompere [ties, links]

to break one's silence — rompere il silenzio

we broke our journey in Rome — facemmo una sosta a Roma

4) (disobey) infrangere [law, rule]; non rispettare [embargo, terms]; violare [ treaty]; sospendere [ strike]; rompere, venir meno a [ vow]; mancare a [ appointment]

he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa

5) (exceed, surpass) oltrepassare, superare [speed limit, bounds]; battere [ record]; superare [ speed barrier]

6) (lessen the impact of) tagliare [ wind]; [ branches] frenare [ fall]; [ hay] attutire [ fall]

7) fig. (destroy) [ troops] soffocare [ rebellion]; spezzare [resistance, will]

to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.

to break a habit — liberarsi da un'abitudine

8) (ruin) rovinare [ person]

9) equit. domare [ young horse]

10) (in tennis)

to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn

11) (decipher) decifrare [ code]

12) (leave)

to break camp — levare il campo

13) (announce) annunciare [ news]; rivelare [ truth]

to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. broke; p.pass. broken)

1) (be damaged) [chair, egg, string] rompersi; [ branch] rompersi, spezzarsi; [plate, window] rompersi, infrangersi; [arm, bone, leg] rompersi, fratturarsi; [ bag] spaccarsi

the vase broke in two — il vaso si ruppe in due

the sound of breaking glass — il rumore di vetro infranto

2) (separate) [ clouds] aprirsi, squarciarsi; [ waves] (in)frangersi

3) (stop for a rest) fare una pausa

4) (change) [ good weather] guastarsi; [ heatwave] cessare

5) (begin) [ day] spuntare, cominciare; [ storm] scoppiare; [scandal, story] scoppiare, esplodere

6) (discontinue)

to break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.

to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa

to break with tradition — rompere con la tradizione

7) (weaken)

their spirit never broke — non si sono mai persi di spirito

to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture

8) (change tone) [ boy's voice] mutare, cambiare

in a voice breaking with emotion — con la voce rotta per l'emozione

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- break away

- break down

- break even

- break free

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

* * *
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rompere, spezzare

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) rompere, spezzare

3) (to make or become unusable.) rompere

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) infrangere, venire meno

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) battere, superare

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrompere

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rompere

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) comunicare

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) alterarsi, mutare

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) smussare

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) scoppiare, cominciare
2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pausa

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) cambiamento

3) (an opening.) inizio

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) opportunità, occasione

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- breakable
3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) oggetto fragile

- breakage
- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it
* * *
I [breɪk]
nome

1) (fracture) rottura f., frattura f.

2) (crack) spaccatura f., incrinatura f.

3) (gap) (in wall) breccia f.; (in row, line) spazio m. (vuoto); (in circuit, chain) interruzione f.; (in conversation, match) pausa f.; (in performance) intervallo m.

a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita

a break in transmission — un'interruzione delle trasmissioni

4) rad. telev. (anche commercial break) pausa f. pubblicitaria, pubblicità f.

5) (pause) pausa f.; scol. intervallo m., ricreazione f.

to take a break — fare una pausa

I worked for six hours without a break — ho lavorato senza sosta per sei ore

to take o have a break from working smettere di lavorare per un lungo periodo; give us a break! — colloq. dacci tregua!

6) (holiday) vacanze f.pl.

the Christmas break — le vacanze di Natale

7) fig. (departure) rottura f.

a break with the past — un taglio con il passato

it's time to make the break — (from family) è ora di lasciare il nido; (from job) è ora di cambiare

8) (opportunity) colloq. opportunità f.

a big break — una grande occasione

a lucky break — un colpo di fortuna

9) (dawn)

at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba

10) (escape bid)

to make a break for it — (from prison) colloq. tentare la fuga

to make a break for the door — cercare di raggiungere la porta (per scappare)

11) (in tennis) (anche service break) break m.

12) (in snooker, pool)

it's your break — tocca a te cominciare

to make a 50 point break — totalizzare 50 punti di seguito
II 1. [breɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. broke; p.pass. broken)

1) (damage) rompere [chair, eggs, stick, toy]; rompere, spaccare [plate, window]; spezzare [ rope]

to break a tooth, a bone — rompersi o spezzarsi un dente, un osso

to break one's leg — rompersi una gamba

to break one's neck — rompersi il collo (anche fig.)

2) (rupture) infrangere [ seal]; interrompere [ sentence]

the skin is not broken — la pelle non è offesa

the river broke its banks — il fiume ruppe gli argini

3) (interrupt) [ person] rompere [ silence]; [shout, siren] squarciare [ silence]; interrompere [ circuit]; rompere [monotony, spell]; spezzare, rompere [ties, links]

to break one's silence — rompere il silenzio

we broke our journey in Rome — facemmo una sosta a Roma

4) (disobey) infrangere [law, rule]; non rispettare [embargo, terms]; violare [ treaty]; sospendere [ strike]; rompere, venir meno a [ vow]; mancare a [ appointment]

he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa

5) (exceed, surpass) oltrepassare, superare [speed limit, bounds]; battere [ record]; superare [ speed barrier]

6) (lessen the impact of) tagliare [ wind]; [ branches] frenare [ fall]; [ hay] attutire [ fall]

7) fig. (destroy) [ troops] soffocare [ rebellion]; spezzare [resistance, will]

to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.

to break a habit — liberarsi da un'abitudine

8) (ruin) rovinare [ person]

9) equit. domare [ young horse]

10) (in tennis)

to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn

11) (decipher) decifrare [ code]

12) (leave)

to break camp — levare il campo

13) (announce) annunciare [ news]; rivelare [ truth]

to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. broke; p.pass. broken)

1) (be damaged) [chair, egg, string] rompersi; [ branch] rompersi, spezzarsi; [plate, window] rompersi, infrangersi; [arm, bone, leg] rompersi, fratturarsi; [ bag] spaccarsi

the vase broke in two — il vaso si ruppe in due

the sound of breaking glass — il rumore di vetro infranto

2) (separate) [ clouds] aprirsi, squarciarsi; [ waves] (in)frangersi

3) (stop for a rest) fare una pausa

4) (change) [ good weather] guastarsi; [ heatwave] cessare

5) (begin) [ day] spuntare, cominciare; [ storm] scoppiare; [scandal, story] scoppiare, esplodere

6) (discontinue)

to break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.

to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa

to break with tradition — rompere con la tradizione

7) (weaken)

their spirit never broke — non si sono mai persi di spirito

to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture

8) (change tone) [ boy's voice] mutare, cambiare

in a voice breaking with emotion — con la voce rotta per l'emozione

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- break away

- break down

- break even

- break free

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

English-Italian dictionary > break
8 break

break [breɪk]

(verb: preterite broke, past participle broken)

1. noun

   a. (in conversation, programme, line) interruption f ; (in journey) arrêt m ; (at work) pause f ; (at school) pause f, récréation f

• to take a break ( = few minutes) faire une pause ; ( = holiday) prendre des vacances ; ( = change) se changer les idées

• six hours without a break six heures d'affilée

• after the break ( = advertisements) après la pause (publicitaire)

• a break in the clouds une éclaircie

• a break in the weather un changement de temps

• he spoke of the need for a break with the past il a dit qu'il fallait rompre avec le passé

► to make a break

• to make a break for it prendre la fuite

• he made a break for the door il s'est élancé vers la porte

   b. [of bone] fracture f

   c. (literary) at break of day au point du jour

   d. ( = luck, opportunity) (inf) chance f

• he's had all the breaks il a eu toutes les veines (inf)

• she got her first big break in "Sarafina" elle a percé dans « Sarafina »

• give me a break! (inf) ( = leave me alone) fichez-moi la paix ! (inf)

   e. (Snooker) série f

• to have a break of serve (Tennis) faire le break

2. transitive verb

   a. casser ; [+ skin] écorcher

• to break sth in two casser qch en deux

• to break one's leg/one's neck se casser la jambe/le cou

• the bone is not broken il n'y a pas de fracture

• to break open [+ door] enfoncer ; [+ lock, safe] fracturer

• to break ground on a new building (US) commencer à construire un nouveau bâtiment

• to break new or fresh ground innover

• to break one's back se casser la colonne vertébrale

• to break the back of a task (British) faire le plus dur d'une tâche

• to break sb's heart briser le cœur de qn

• to break one's heart over sth avoir le cœur brisé par qch

• to break a record battre un record

   b. [+ promise] manquer à ; [+ treaty] violer

• to break the law enfreindre la loi

• to break a vow rompre un serment

   c. [+ courage, spirit, strike] briser

• to break sb ( = demoralize) briser qn ; ( = ruin) ruiner qn

• television can make you or break you la télévision peut soit vous apporter la gloire soit vous briser

• to break sb of a habit faire perdre une habitude à qn

• to break a habit se débarrasser d'une habitude

• it won't break the bank (inf) cela ne va pas te (or nous or les etc) ruiner

   d. [+ silence, spell] rompre

• to break sb's serve prendre le service de qn

• to break one's journey faire une étape (or des étapes)

   e. [+ fall] amortir

   f. [+ news] annoncer

• try to break it to her gently essayez de le lui annoncer avec ménagement

3. intransitive verb

   a. (se) casser ; [bone] se fracturer

• to break in two se casser en deux

   b. [clouds] se dissiper

   c. [storm] éclater ; [wave] déferler

   d. [news, story] éclater

   e. ( = weaken, change) [health] se détériorer ; [voice] (boy's) muer ; (in emotion) se briser ( with sous le coup de ) ; [weather] se gâter

• he broke under torture il a craqué sous la torture

• his spirit broke son courage l'a abandonné

   f. [dawn] poindre ; [day] se lever

   g. ( = pause) faire une pause

• we broke for lunch nous avons fait une pause pour le déjeuner

   h. (set structures)

► to break even rentrer dans ses fonds

► to break free se libérer

► to break loose [person, animal] s'échapper ; [boat] rompre ses amarres

► to break with sb rompre avec qn

4. compounds

► break-even point noun seuil m de rentabilité

► break-in noun cambriolage m

► break-up noun [of friendship] rupture f ; [of empire, group of states] démantèlement m ; [of political party] scission f

• since the break-up of his marriage depuis qu'il est séparé de sa femme

► break away intransitive verb

(from captor) s'échapper

• to break away from a group se séparer d'un groupe► break down

1. intransitive verb

   a. [vehicle] tomber en panne ; [argument] s'effondrer ; [resistance] céder ; [negotiations] échouer

• after negotiations broke down... après l'échec m des négociations...

   b. ( = decompose) se décomposer ( into en)

   c. ( = weep) fondre en larmes

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = demolish) démolir ; [+ door] enfoncer ; [+ opposition] briser

   b. [+ accounts] détailler ; [+ sales figures, costs] ventiler ; [+ substance] décomposer

► break in

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = interrupt) interrompre

   b. ( = enter illegally) entrer par effraction

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ door] enfoncer

   b. [+ engine, car] roder

• it took a month to break in my new shoes cela a pris un mois avant que mes nouvelles chaussures se fassent

► break into inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = enter illegally) [+ house] entrer par effraction dans

• to break into a safe fracturer un coffre-fort

   b. [+ savings] entamer

   c. [company] to break into a new market percer sur un nouveau marché

   d. to break into song se mettre à chanter

• to break into a run se mettre à courir

► break off

1. intransitive verb

   a. [piece, twig] se casser net

   b. ( = stop) s'arrêter ( doing sth de faire qch)

• he broke off in mid-sentence il s'est arrêté au milieu d'une phrase

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = snap off) casser

   b. ( = end) [+ relationship, negotiations] rompre

► break out intransitive verb

   a. [war, fire] éclater

• to break out into a sweat suer ; (from fear) commencer à avoir des sueurs froides

   b. ( = escape) s'échapper (of de)

► break through

1. intransitive verb

( = succeed) percer

2. inseparable transitive verb

[+ defences, obstacles] faire tomber

► break up

1. intransitive verb

   a. [ice] craquer ; [ship in storm] se disloquer ; [partnership] cesser ; [empire] effondrer

• their marriage broke up ils se sont séparés

• to break up with sb rompre avec qn

   b. [crowd] se disperser ; [meeting] prendre fin

• the schools break up tomorrow (British) les cours se terminent demain

   c. [phone line] couper

• you're breaking up je ne te capte plus

   d. (US = laugh) (inf!) se tordre de rire

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ chocolate] casser en morceaux

• to break up the soil casser les mottes de terre

   b. [+ coalition] briser ; [+ empire] démembrer

• to break up a marriage briser un couple

• to do sth to break up one's day faire qch pour faire une coupure dans la journée

   c. [+ crowd, demonstration] disperser

• police used tear gas to break up the demonstration la police a utilisé du gaz lacrymogène pour disperser les manifestants

   d. (US = make laugh) (inf!) donner le fou rire à

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[breɪk] 1.
noun

1) ( fracture) fracture f

2) ( crack) fêlure f

3) ( gap) ( in wall) brèche f; (in row, line) espace m; (in circuit, chain) rupture f; (in conversation, match) pause f; ( in performance) entracte m; ( in traffic) trou m, espace m

a break in the clouds — une éclaircie

a break in transmission — une interruption dans la retransmission

4) Radio, Television page f de publicité

5) ( pause) gen pause f; School récréation f

to take a break — faire une pause

to work for six hours without a break — travailler pendant six heures sans s'arrêter

to take ou have a break from working — ne plus travailler pendant un temps

I often give her a break from looking after the kids — je m'occupe souvent des enfants pour qu'elle se repose

6) ( holiday) vacances fpl

the Christmas break — les vacances de Noël

7) fig ( departure) rupture f ( with avec)

a break with tradition — une rupture avec la tradition

it's time to make a ou the break — ( from family) il est temps de voler de ses propres ailes; ( from job) il est temps de passer à autre chose

8) (colloq) ( opportunity) chance f

her big break came in 1973 — 1973 a été l'année de sa veine (colloq)

he gave me a break — il m'a donné ma chance

9) ( dawn)

at the break of day — au lever du jour, à l'aube f

10) ( escape bid)

to make a break for it — (colloq) ( from prison) se faire la belle (colloq)

to make a break for the door — se précipiter vers la porte

11) Sport ( in tennis) break m; (in snooker, pool)

it's your break — c'est à toi de casser

to make a 50 point break — marquer une série de 50 points
2.
transitive verb (prét broke; pp broken)

1) ( damage) casser [chair, eggs, rope, stick, toy]; casser [plate, window]

to break a tooth/a bone — se casser une dent/un os

to break one's leg — se casser la jambe

to break one's neck — lit avoir une rupture des vertèbres cervicales; fig se casser la figure

2) ( rupture) briser [seal]

the skin is not broken — il n'y a pas de plaie

the river broke its banks — la rivière a débordé

3) ( interrupt) [person] rompre [silence]; [shout, siren] déchirer [silence]; couper [circuit]; rompre [monotony, spell, ties, links] ( with avec)

to break one's silence — sortir de son silence (on à propos de)

we broke our journey in Milan — nous avons fait un arrêt à Milan

4) ( disobey) enfreindre [law]; ne pas respecter [embargo, terms]; violer [treaty]; désobéir à [rule]; briser [strike]; rompre [vow]; manquer [appointment]

to break one's word/promise — manquer à sa parole/promesse

5) (exceed, surpass) dépasser [speed limit, bounds]; battre [record]; franchir [speed barrier]

6) ( lessen the impact of) couper [wind]; [branches] freiner [fall]; [hay] amortir [fall]

7) fig ( destroy) [troops] briser [rebellion]; briser [person, resistance, will]

to break somebody's spirit — saper le moral de quelqu'un

to break a habit — se défaire d'une habitude

8) ( ruin) ruiner [person]

9) ( tame) débourrer [young horse]

10) ( in tennis)

to break somebody's serve — faire le break

11) ( decipher) déchiffrer [code]

12) ( leave)

to break camp — lever le camp

13) ( announce) annoncer [news]; révéler [truth]

to break the news to somebody — apprendre la nouvelle à quelqu'un
3.
intransitive verb (prét broke; pp broken)

1) ( be damaged) [branch, chair, egg, string] se casser; [plate, window] se casser; [arm, bone, leg] se fracturer; [bag] se déchirer

to break in two — se casser en deux

the sound of breaking glass — le bruit de verre brisé

2) ( separate) [clouds] se disperser; [waves] se briser

3) ( stop for a rest) faire une pause

4) ( change) [good weather] se gâter; [heatwave] cesser

5) ( begin) [day] se lever; [storm] éclater; [scandal, story] éclater

6) ( discontinue)

to break with somebody — rompre les relations avec quelqu'un

to break with tradition — rompre avec la tradition

7) ( weaken)

their spirit never broke — leur moral n'a jamais faibli

to break under torture — céder sous la torture

8) ( change tone) [boy's voice] muer

in a voice breaking with emotion — d'une voix brisée par l'émotion

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Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break even

- break free

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

English-French dictionary > break
9 break

break [breɪk]

casser ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) briser ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (i), 1 (j) fracturer ⇒ 1 (b) enfoncer ⇒ 1 (e) violer, enfreindre ⇒ 1 (f) rompre ⇒ 1 (h) couper ⇒ 1 (h) ruiner ⇒ 1 (k) amortir ⇒ 1 (l) se casser ⇒ 2 (a) se briser ⇒ 2 (a) se fracturer ⇒ 2 (b) cassure, brisure ⇒ 3 (a) fissure, fente ⇒ 3 (b) ouverture ⇒ 3 (c) interruption ⇒ 3 (d) pause ⇒ 3 (e) évasion ⇒ 3 (f) chance ⇒ 3 (g) changement ⇒ 3 (h)

(pt broke [brəʊk], pp broken ['brəʊkn])

1 transitive verb

(a) (split into pieces → glass, furniture) casser, briser; (→ branch, lace, string, egg, toy) casser;

∎ break the stick in two cassez le bâton en deux;

∎ to break sth into pieces mettre qch en morceaux;

∎ to get broken se casser;

∎ to break a safe forcer un coffre-fort;

∎ Religion to break bread (priest) administrer la communion; (congregation) recevoir la communion;

∎ figurative to break bread with sb partager le repas de qn;

∎ figurative to break sb's heart briser le cœur à qn;

∎ Ross broke her heart Ross lui a brisé le cœur;

∎ it breaks my heart to see her unhappy ça me brise le cœur de la voir malheureuse;

∎ figurative to break the ice rompre ou briser la glace

(b) Medicine (fracture) casser, fracturer;

∎ to break one's leg se casser ou se fracturer la jambe;

∎ to break one's neck se casser ou se rompre le cou;

∎ the fall broke his back la chute lui a brisé les reins;

∎ familiar figurative to break one's back s'échiner;

∎ familiar figurative they broke their backs trying to get the job done ils se sont éreintés à finir le travail;

∎ familiar we've broken the back of the job nous avons fait le plus gros du travail;

∎ familiar I'll break his neck if I catch him doing it again! je lui tords le cou si je le reprends à faire ça!;

∎ familiar figurative break a leg! merde! (pour souhaiter bonne chance)

(c) (render inoperable → appliance, machine) casser;

∎ you've broken the TV tu as cassé la télé

(d) (cut surface of → ground) entamer; (→ skin) écorcher; Law (seals → illegally) briser; (legally) lever;

∎ the seal on the coffee jar was broken le pot de café avait été ouvert;

∎ the skin isn't broken la peau n'est pas écorchée;

∎ to break new or fresh ground innover, faire œuvre de pionnier;

∎ scientists are breaking new or fresh ground in cancer research les savants font une percée dans la recherche contre le cancer

(e) (force a way through) enfoncer;

∎ the river broke its banks la rivière est sortie de son lit;

∎ to break the sound barrier franchir le mur du son;

∎ to break surface (diver, whale) remonter à la surface; Nautical (submarine) faire surface

(f) Law (violate → law, rule) violer, enfreindre; (→ speed limit) dépasser; (→ agreement, treaty) violer; (→ contract) rompre; (→ promise) manquer à; Religion (→ commandment) désobéir à; (→ Sabbath) ne pas respecter;

∎ she broke her appointment with them elle a annulé son rendez-vous avec eux;

∎ he broke his word to her il a manqué à la parole qu'il lui avait donnée;

∎ Law to break parole = commettre un délit qui entraîne la révocation de la mise en liberté conditionnelle;

∎ Military to break bounds violer la consigne

(g) (escape from, leave suddenly) Law

∎ to break jail s'évader (de prison);

∎ to break camp lever le camp;

∎ to break cover (animal) être débusqué; (person) sortir à découvert

(h) (interrupt → fast, monotony, spell) rompre; Electricity (→ circuit, current) couper; Typography (→ word, page) couper;

∎ we broke our journey at Brussels nous avons fait une étape à Bruxelles;

∎ a cry broke the silence un cri a déchiré ou percé le silence;

∎ the plain was broken only by an occasional small settlement la plaine n'était interrompue que par de rares petits hameaux;

∎ Military to break step rompre le pas

(i) (put an end to → strike) briser; (→ uprising) mater;

∎ the new offer broke the deadlock la nouvelle proposition a permis de sortir de l'impasse;

∎ he's tried to stop smoking but he can't break the habit il a essayé d'arrêter de fumer mais il n'arrive pas à se débarrasser ou se défaire de l'habitude;

∎ to break sb of a habit corriger ou guérir qn d'une habitude;

∎ to break oneself of a habit se corriger ou se défaire d'une habitude

(j) (wear down, destroy → enemy) détruire; (→ person, will, courage, resistance) briser; (→ witness) réfuter; (→ health) abîmer; (→ alibi) écarter;

∎ torture did not break him or his spirit il a résisté à la torture;

∎ this scandal could break them ce scandale pourrait signer leur perte;

∎ the experience will either make or break him l'expérience lui sera ou salutaire ou fatale

(k) (bankrupt) ruiner;

∎ her new business will either make or break her sa nouvelle affaire la rendra riche ou la ruinera;

∎ to break the bank (exhaust funds) faire sauter la banque;

∎ humorous buying a book won't break the bank! acheter un livre ne te/nous/ etc ruinera pas!

(l) (soften → fall) amortir, adoucir;

∎ we planted a row of trees to break the wind nous avons planté une rangée d'arbres pour couper le vent

(m) (reveal, tell) annoncer, révéler;

∎ break it to her gently annonce-le lui avec ménagement

(n) (beat, improve on) battre;

∎ to break a record battre un record;

∎ the golfer broke 90 le golfeur a dépassé le score de 90

(o) (solve → code) déchiffrer

(p) Sport

∎ to break sb's service (in tennis) prendre le service de qn;

∎ Hingis was broken in the fifth game Hingis a perdu son service dans le cinquième jeu

(q) (divide into parts → collection) dépareiller; (→ bank note) entamer;

∎ can you break a £10 note? pouvez-vous faire de la monnaie sur un billet de 10 livres?

(r) (horse) dresser

(s) Military (demote) casser

(t) Nautical (flag) déferler

(u) euphemism

∎ to break wind lâcher un vent

2 intransitive verb

(a) (split into pieces → glass, furniture) se casser, se briser; (→ branch, stick) se casser, se rompre; (→ lace, string, egg, toy) se casser;

∎ to break apart se casser ou se briser (en morceaux);

∎ the plate broke in two l'assiette s'est cassée en deux;

∎ to break into pieces se casser en morceaux;

∎ figurative her heart broke elle a eu le cœur brisé

(b) Medicine (fracture → bone, limb) se fracturer;

∎ is the bone broken? y a-t-il une fracture?;

∎ humorous any bones broken? rien de cassé?

(c) (become inoperable → lock, tool) casser; (→ machine) tomber en panne;

∎ the dishwasher broke last week le lave-vaisselle est tombé en panne la semaine dernière

(d) (disperse → clouds) se disperser, se dissiper; Military (→ troops) rompre les rangs; (→ ranks) se rompre

(e) (escape)

∎ to break free se libérer;

∎ the ship broke loose from its moorings le bateau a rompu ses amarres

(f) (fail → health, person, spirit) se détériorer;

∎ the witness broke under questioning le témoin a craqué au cours de l'interrogatoire;

∎ she or her spirit did not break elle ne s'est pas laissée abattre;

∎ their courage finally broke leur courage a fini par les abandonner

(g) (take a break) faire une pause;

∎ let's break for coffee arrêtons-nous pour prendre un café

(h) (arise suddenly → day) se lever, poindre; (→ dawn) poindre; Press & Television (→ news) être annoncé; (→ scandal, war) éclater

(i) (move suddenly) se précipiter, foncer

(j) (weather) changer; (storm) éclater

(k) (voice → of boy) muer; (→ with emotion) se briser;

∎ she was so upset that her voice kept breaking elle était tellement bouleversée que sa voix se brisait

(l) (wave) déferler;

∎ the sea was breaking against the rocks les vagues se brisaient sur les rochers

(m) Obstetrics

∎ her waters have broken elle a perdu les eaux

(n) American familiar (happen) se passer^□, arriver^□ ;

∎ to break right/badly bien/mal se passer

(o) Linguistics (vowel) se diphtonguer

(p) Sport (boxers) se dégager;

∎ break! break!, stop!

(q) Sport (ball) dévier

(r) Sport (in billiards, snooker, pool) donner l'acquit

(s) (idiom)

∎ to break even (gen) s'y retrouver; Finance rentrer dans ses frais

3 noun

(a) (in china, glass) cassure f, brisure f; (in wood) cassure f, rupture f; Medicine (in bone, limb) fracture f; figurative (with friend, group) rupture f; (in marriage) séparation f;

∎ a clean break (in object) une cassure nette; Medicine (in bone) une fracture simple;

∎ the break with her husband was a painful experience ça a été très pénible pour elle quand elle s'est séparée de son mari;

∎ her break with the party in 1968 sa rupture avec le parti en 1968;

∎ to make a clean break with the past rompre avec le passé

(b) (crack) fissure f, fente f

(c) (gap → in hedge, wall) trouée f, ouverture f; Geology (→ in rock) faille f; (→ in line) interruption f, rupture f; Typography (→ in word) césure f; (→ in pagination) fin f de page;

∎ a break in the clouds une éclaircie

(d) (interruption → in conversation) interruption f, pause f; (→ in payment) interruption f, suspension f; (→ in trip) arrêt m; (→ in production) suspension f, rupture f; (→ in series) interruption f; Literature & Music pause f; (in jazz) break m;

∎ guitar break (in rock) (courte) improvisation f de guitare;

∎ Electricity a break in the circuit une coupure de courant;

∎ Radio a break for commercials, a (commercial) break un intermède de publicité; Television un écran publicitaire, une page de publicité;

∎ Television a break in transmission une interruption des programmes (due à un incident technique)

(e) (rest) pause f; (holiday) vacances fpl; British School récréation f;

∎ let's take a break on fait une pause?;

∎ we worked all morning without a break nous avons travaillé toute la matinée sans nous arrêter;

∎ he drove for three hours without a break il a conduit trois heures de suite;

∎ you need a break (short rest) tu as besoin de faire une pause; (holiday) tu as besoin de vacances;

∎ an hour's break for lunch une heure de pause pour le déjeuner;

∎ lunch break pause f de midi;

∎ do you get a lunch break? tu as une pause à midi?;

∎ a weekend in the country makes a pleasant break un week-end à la campagne fait du bien;

∎ familiar give me a break! (don't talk nonsense) dis pas n'importe quoi!; (stop nagging) fiche-moi la paix!

(f) (escape) évasion f, fuite f;

∎ Law jail break évasion f (de prison);

∎ she made a break for the woods elle s'est élancée vers le bois;

∎ to make a break for it prendre la fuite

(g) familiar (opportunity) chance^□ f; (luck) (coup m de) veine f;

∎ you get all the breaks! tu en as du pot!;

∎ to have a lucky break avoir de la veine;

∎ to have a bad break manquer de veine;

∎ this could be your big break ça pourrait être la chance de ta vie;

∎ she's never had an even break in her life rien n'a jamais été facile dans sa vie;

∎ give him a break donne-lui une chance; (he won't do it again) donne-lui une seconde chance

(h) (change) changement m;

∎ a break in the weather un changement de temps;

∎ the decision signalled a break with tradition la décision marquait une rupture avec la tradition

(i) (carriage) break m

(j) literary

∎ at break of day au point du jour, à l'aube

(k) Sport

∎ to have a service break or a break (of serve) (in tennis) avoir une rupture de service (de l'adversaire);

∎ to have two break points (in tennis) avoir deux balles de break;

∎ he made a 70 break (in snooker, pool etc) il a fait une série de 70

►► Computing break character caractère m d'interruption;

Computing break key touche f d'interruption

➲ break away

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move away) se détacher; (escape) s'évader;

∎ I broke away from the crowd je me suis éloigné de la foule;

∎ he broke away from her grasp il s'est dégagé de son étreinte

(b) (end association with) rompre; (province → from State) se séparer;

∎ a group of MPs broke away from the party un groupe de députés a quitté le parti;

∎ as a band they have broken away from traditional jazz leur groupe a (complètement) rompu avec le jazz traditionnel

(c) Sport (in racing, cycling) s'échapper, se détacher du peloton

2 separable transitive verb

détacher;

∎ they broke all the fittings away from the walls ils ont décroché toutes les appliques des murs

➲ break back intransitive verb

(in tennis) = gagner le service de son adversaire après avoir perdu son propre service

➲ break down

1 intransitive verb

(a) (vehicle, machine) tomber en panne;

∎ the car has broken down la voiture est en panne

(b) (fail → health) se détériorer; (→ authority) disparaître; (→ argument, system, resistance) s'effondrer; (→ negotiations, relations, plan) échouer;

∎ radio communications broke down le contact radio a été coupé;

∎ their marriage is breaking down leur mariage se désagrège

(c) (lose one's composure) s'effondrer;

∎ to break down in tears fondre en larmes

(d) (divide) se diviser;

∎ the report breaks down into three parts le rapport comprend ou est composé de trois parties

(e) Chemistry se décomposer;

∎ to break down into sth se décomposer en qch

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (destroy → barrier) démolir, abattre; (→ door) enfoncer; figurative (→ resistance) briser;

∎ we must break down old prejudices il faut mettre fin aux vieux préjugés

(b) (analyse → idea, statistics) analyser; (→ reasons) décomposer; (→ account, figures, expenses) décomposer, ventiler; (→ bill, estimate) détailler; (→ substance) décomposer;

∎ the problem can be broken down into three parts le problème peut se décomposer en trois parties

➲ break forth intransitive verb

literary (light) jaillir; (storm, buds) éclater; (blossom) s'épanouir subitement

➲ break in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (train → person) former; (→ horse) dresser;

∎ a month should be enough to break you in to the job un mois devrait suffire pour vous faire ou vous habituer au métier

(b) (clothing) porter (pour user);

∎ I want to break these shoes in je veux que ces chaussures se fassent

(c) (knock down → door) enfoncer

2 intransitive verb

(a) Law (burglar) entrer par effraction

(b) (speaker) interrompre;

∎ to break in on sb/sth interrompre qn/qch

➲ break into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (of burglar) entrer par effraction dans; (drawer) forcer;

∎ they broke into the safe ils ont fracturé ou forcé le coffre-fort;

∎ they've been broken into three times ils se sont fait cambrioler trois fois

(b) (begin suddenly)

∎ the audience broke into applause le public s'est mis à applaudir;

∎ to break into a run/sprint se mettre à courir/à sprinter;

∎ the horse broke into a gallop le cheval a pris le galop

(c) (conversation) interrompre

(d) (start to spend → savings) entamer;

∎ I don't want to break into a £20 note je ne veux pas entamer un billet de 20 livres

(e) Commerce (market) percer sur;

∎ the firm has broken into the Japanese market l'entreprise a percé sur le marché japonais

➲ break off

1 intransitive verb

(a) (separate) se détacher, se casser;

∎ a branch has broken off une branche s'est détachée (de l'arbre)

(b) (stop) s'arrêter brusquement;

∎ he broke off in mid-sentence il s'est arrêté au milieu d'une phrase;

∎ they broke off from work (for rest) ils ont fait une pause; (for day) ils ont cessé le travail;

∎ to break off for ten minutes prendre dix minutes de pause;

∎ to break off for lunch s'arrêter pour déjeuner

(c) (end relationship) rompre;

∎ she's broken off with him elle a rompu avec lui

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (separate) détacher, casser;

∎ to break sth off sth casser ou détacher qch de qch

(b) (end → agreement, relationship) rompre;

∎ they've broken off their engagement ils ont rompu leurs fiançailles;

∎ to break it off (with sb) rompre (avec qn);

∎ Italy had broken off diplomatic relations with Libya l'Italie avait rompu ses relations diplomatiques avec la Libye

➲ break open separable transitive verb

(door) enfoncer; (lock, safe, till) forcer; familiar (bottle of wine etc) ouvrir^□, déboucher^□ ;

∎ to break a desk open ouvrir un bureau en forçant la serrure

➲ break out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (begin → war, storm) éclater; (→ disease, fire) se déclarer; (→ fight) se déclencher

(b) (become covered)

∎ to break out in spots or in a rash avoir une éruption de boutons;

∎ to break out in a sweat se mettre à transpirer;

∎ she broke out in a cold sweat elle s'est mise à avoir des sueurs froides

(c) (escape) s'échapper;

∎ to break out from or of prison s'évader (de prison);

∎ we have to break out of this vicious circle il faut que nous sortions de ce cercle vicieux

2 separable transitive verb

(bottle, champagne) ouvrir

➲ break through

1 inseparable transitive verb

(sun) percer;

∎ I broke through the crowd je me suis frayé un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ the troops broke through enemy lines les troupes ont enfoncé les lignes ennemies;

∎ she eventually broke through his reserve elle a fini par le faire sortir de sa réserve

2 intransitive verb

percer; figurative & Military faire une percée;

∎ figurative his hidden feelings tend to break through in his writing ses sentiments cachés tendent à transparaître ou percer dans ses écrits

➲ break up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (divide up → rocks) briser, morceler; Law (→ property) morceler; (→ soil) ameublir; (→ bread, cake) partager;

∎ she broke the loaf up into four pieces elle a rompu ou partagé la miche en quatre;

∎ illustrations break up the text le texte est aéré par des illustrations

(b) (destroy → house) démolir; (→ road) défoncer

(c) (end → fight, party) mettre fin à, arrêter; Commerce & Law (→ conglomerate, trust) scinder, diviser; Commerce (→ company) scinder; Politics (→ coalition) briser, rompre; Administration (→ organization) dissoudre; (→ empire) démembrer; (→ family) séparer;

∎ his drinking broke up their marriage le fait qu'il buvait a brisé ou détruit leur mariage

(d) (disperse → crowd) disperser;

∎ break it up! (people fighting or arguing) arrêtez!; (said by policeman) circulez!

(e) familiar (distress) bouleverser, retourner;

∎ the news really broke her up la nouvelle l'a complètement bouleversée

(f) American familiar (amuse)

∎ her stories really break me up! ses histoires me font bien marrer!

2 intransitive verb

(a) (split into pieces → road, system) se désagréger; (→ ice) craquer, se fissurer; (→ ship) se disloquer;

∎ the ship broke up on the rocks le navire s'est disloqué sur les rochers

(b) (come to an end → meeting, party) se terminer, prendre fin; (→ partnership) cesser, prendre fin; (→ talks, negotiations) cesser;

∎ when the meeting broke up à l'issue ou à la fin de la réunion;

∎ their marriage broke up leur mariage n'a pas marché

(c) (boyfriend, girlfriend) rompre;

∎ she broke up with her boyfriend elle a rompu avec son petit ami;

∎ they've broken up ils se sont séparés

(d) (disperse → clouds) se disperser; (→ group) se disperser; (→ friends) se quitter, se séparer

(e) British School

∎ we break up for Christmas on the 22nd les vacances de Noël commencent le 22;

∎ when do we break up? quand est-ce qu'on est en vacances?

(f) (lose one's composure) s'effondrer

(g) American familiar (laugh) se tordre de rire

➲ break with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (end association with → person, organization) rompre avec;

∎ the defeat caused many people to break with the party la défaite a poussé beaucoup de gens à rompre avec le parti

(b) (depart from → belief, values) rompre avec;

∎ she broke with tradition by getting married away from her village elle a rompu avec la tradition en ne se mariant pas dans son village

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > break
10 Глава 3. Do you speak ebonics?

(Особенности негритянского английского)

← Глава 2. Главное американское слово, или 450 лет от fucker'а до motherfucker'а

→ Глава 4. Клич охотника в бумажных джунглях

Профессор: Какие еще виды пластмасс вы знаете? (Молчание)

Ну, подскажу. Вечер, вы наедине с кавалером...

Студентка: А, вспомнила, эбонит!

Профессор: М-да... В наше время это был целлулоид.

Старый анекдот

Язык негров, в особенности негров американского юга, непонятен на слух даже тем, кто прекрасно знает классический английский. Невнятное своеобразное произношение, масса сокращений и трансформаций, нестандартная грамматика, все упрощено до неузнаваемости - это и есть ebonics - эбоникс. В принципе - это диалект, вариант английского языка. В нашем словаре мы пользуемся термином "эбоникс" часто и нестрого (чтобы длинно и нудно не объяснять в каждом случае, что данное ругательство характерно, например, для негров Алабамы). То, что мы называем эбоникс - это чаще всего слова, характерные для американских негров.

Зачастую эбоникс выглядит как речь малограмотных. Это и так, и не так. Скажем, детей, выросших в среде его носителей, тяжело выучить правильному английскому. Эбоникс, несмотря на веселое (для нас) название, язык не пародийный и не шуточный. Люди думают на нем, общаются и прекрасно друг друга понимают (тут важны практика и интуиция). При повседневном использовании непонятные непосвященному словечки и вульгаризмы становятся нормой. Школьный английский кажется им чуждым, искусственным (как нам - церковнославянский), учить его нет мотивации. Ведь дети уверены, что говорят по-английски, и все вокруг них говорят так же. А тут вдруг почему-то учитель сообщает, что все надо писать и говорить по-другому.

К тому же подросткам постоянно твердят, что мы (афроамериканцы) - лучше других и что всякие чужаки готовят нам гадости. Типичная идеология автосегрегированных меньшинств. Есть политики, финансово заинтересованные в ее существовании. Доходило до разговоров о необходимости перевода преподавания на эбоникс для районов, где школьникам дискомфортно учиться на стандартном английском. Смеетесь? Как говорится, смейся, паяц! Эта логика уже привела к введению, регионально, испанского как основного - для детей мексиканских эмигрантов - с очевидными последствиями для будущего этих детей. Как работать-то потом? Напишешь деловой меморандум на эбониксе?

Об эбониксе надо иметь общее представление, потому что это живой и достаточно распространенный в стране диалект. Есть и дополнительные причины культурного плана. Gangsta rap (гангста-рэп, дословно - бандитский треп) - дитя эбоникса. Этот песенный стиль популярен в Америке и в мире, но местные смысл понимают, а иностранцы нет. Впрочем, глубоких мыслей там мало, хотя забавные вещи встречаются. Например, в России часто не видят, в чем разница между Эминемом, получившим кучу наград, и массой других рэпперов. Дело совсем не в том, что Эминем белый, просто качество его текстов повыше, хотя и перебарщивает с политагитками и самолюбованием. Однако в целом - нормальный человек, что не про всех исполнителей скажешь. Гангста-рэпом ведь часто занимаются настоящие блатные, а переживания воров и наркоманов, их жалостливое нытье о злой судьбине, бездушном обществе и том, как их "засосала опасная трясина", слезу не вышибают. А Эминем на сцене в беспросветность жизни только играет, рэп его не совсем всамделишный.

Это как с Бобом Диланом, вышедшим из кантри и фолк-музыки, но развившим свое направление, после чего поклонники чистого жанра (примеры этого чистого жанра - Вуди Гатри, Джоан Баэз) стали считать его предателем.

Особенно неподражаемо (буквально - фиг научишься!) характерное для эбоникса южное произношение. У белых южан, даже из бедных необразованных слоев, оно другое. Зато у негров с юга, в том числе образованных и безупречных в грамматике, оно обычно сохраняется, и это легко различимо даже по телефону. Есть термин "visible minorities" - видимые меньшинства (имеется в виду цвет кожи), так вот, в нашем случае меньшинство еще и отчетливо слышимо!

Стыдно сказать, но работающие на юге русские специальное слово изобрели - гавьядуинги - для обозначения простых пожилых негров, например уборщиков, которые всегда вежливо здороваются, входя в офис, посредством произнесения этого смешного слова. Означает оно, на их диалекте, всего-навсего How are you doing? - Привет! Как дела? Именно так там это приветствие и произносят, или еще короче - Ховди- Howdy! (Последнее слово, впрочем, не негритянское, а просто южное, в Техасе все так говорят.)

Типичный пример прикольной надписи на эбониксе дан на рис. (На жаргоне высказана народная кошачья мудрость: "If the cat ain't happy — ain't nobody happy — В доме, где кот несчастлив, никто не счастлив".), еще один образец такого юмора см. на цв. илл. (Помогаем перевести: shoot (стрелять), hoop (баскетбольная корзина), brotha (= brother — брат). Эбоникс на майке. Выражена довольно простая мысль: лучше играть в баскетбол, чем стрелять друг в друга. Но если эту же мысль выразить по-английски в точности так, как мы сейчас перевели, кто бы такую футболку стал носить?) к слову BROTHA.

Ниже мы приводим и примеры разговорной речи. Здесь они не для того, чтобы вы этот язык выучили, дай бог со стандартным английским освоиться. Только для общего представления. Обратите внимание, что все связано в жесткие, устоявшиеся конструкции: искажают язык не кто как хочет, а как принято.

Вот характерные черты эбоникса.

1. Времена перепутаны, прошедшего не существует, ed не добавляется в Past Participle:

I have live here twelve years. (lived) He pass him yesterday. (passed)

2. Лица взаимозаменяемы, have и has тоже, 3-го лица просто нет.

He pick me. (picks) He never play no more, man. (plays) He don't know nobody. (doesn't)

3. Необычное использование модальных и вспомогательных глаголов. Типичны конструкции типа he done told me (done вместо has), might could (двойное сослагательное). В разговоре, бывает, be используется вместо is. Например вообще непонятное по обычным нормам "I been know your name" означает "I have known for a long time and still do" (Я тебя давно знаю). "It don't all be her fault" это "It isn't always her fault". Вот и разберитесь.

4. Обычные слова используют необычно (примеры есть в словаре):

Hit him upside the head. (Hit him in the head.) The rock say 'Shhh!' (The rock went `Shhh!') I wanna be a police. (I wanna be a policeman.)

5. Глаголы не спрягаются (be и все, в am или is нет необходимости), многие глаголы-связки опущены:

He be always fooling around. I'm a shoot you. (I'm g'na shoot you.) He a friend. He tired. He over there. He with us. He working with us. (is - везде).

6. Масса паразитных, ничего не значащих слов, двойных усилений, дупликации глаголов:

He useta was workin'. She useta hadda pick at me. If you can find that cancelled check, I may can go out there and get it. Can you get your civil rights without getting your head busted? You might will in the long run. Well, you must can't fuck good, then.

7. Притяжательные конструкции, согласование слов нарушено:

Give him they book. (their)

8. Фонетическое правописание, слияние слов в нестандартные конструкции:

Cause I'll be done put-stuck so many holes in him he'll wish he wouldna said it. I done about forgot mosta those things. My father liketo kill me. I was liketo have got shot. He better hadda moved out.

Типичные образцы популярных конструкций: liketo, hafta, useta, supposta.

9. Двойное отрицание (в стандартном английском оно означает утверждение, но в эбониксе остается отрицанием):

Ain't nothin' happenin' 'n' shit (ни х*я не происходит).

Don't nobody break up a fight (не лезь в чужую драку).

Особые проблемы возникают с пониманием времени и продолжительности действий, так как вспомогательные глаголы и их использование нестандартные. В качестве издевательского самостоятельного упражнения для филологов дадим цитату из хорошей книжки про эбоникс (W.Labow. Language in the Inner Cuty. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1972). Попробуйте ответить на поставленные вопросы.

А. Someone asked, Is she married? and someone answered, She been married. Do you get the idea that she is married now?

Yes ________________________

No_________________________

B. A teacher said, Do you know your number facts? and a boy answered, I been know them. Do you get the idea that

he's all ready to take the test ________________

he has to brush up on this stuff ______________

C. So what do you think been means in I been know them?

used to know___

know right now___

knew but can't quite remember ___

hawe known for a long time___

Здесь мы остановимся и напомним, что еще существуют таблицы произношения - на эбониксе многие-многие слова произносятся нестандартно. Мы их не приводим, это уже далеко за пределами легкого ознакомления. Напоследок дадим иллюстрацию.

Yunnerstan, или как филолог с уркой побеседовали

Филолог Джон Льюис (JL), изучающий жаргон уличных негритянских банд, решил установить, можно ли на эбониксе говорить о вещах серьезных, абстрактных. Вот кусочек его беседы с Ларри (Larry) - многообещающим несовершеннолетним лидером уличной шпаны (inner-city street gang):

JL: What happens to you after you die? Do you know?

Что происходит с тобой после твоей смерти? Ты знаешь?

Larry: Yeah, I know. (What?) After they put you in the ground, your body turns into-ah-bones, an' shit.

Ну, знаю. (Что?) После того, как они тебя закопают в землю, твое тело превращается во всякие кости и говно.

JL: What happens to your spirit?

А что происходит с твоей душой?

Larry: Your spirit-soon as you die, your spirit leaves you. (And where does the spirit go?) Well, it all depends.. (On what?) You know, like some people say if you're good an' shit, your spirit goin' t'heaven... 'n' if you bad, your spirit goin' to hell. Well, bullshit! Your spir:goin' to hell anyway, good or bad.

Твоя душа, вскоре после того как ты умрешь, твоя душа от тебя уходит. (И куда душа уходит?) Ну, все зависит от обстоятельств... (От каких?) Ну, знаешь, некоторые люди говорят, что если ты хороший и прочее дерьмо, то твой дух отправится на небо, а если нет - в ад. Ну, это все треп. Твоя душа попадет в ад так и так, по-хорошему или по-плохому.

JL: Why?

Почему?

Larry: Why? I'll tell you why. 'Cause, you see, doesn' nobody really know that it's a God, y'know, 'cause - I mean I have seen black gods, pink gods, white gods, all color gods, and don't nobody know it's really a God. An' when they be sayin' if you good, you goin' t'heaven, tha's bullshit, 'cause you ain't goin' to no heaven, 'cause it ain't no heaven for you to go to.

Почему? Я тебе скажу почему. Потому что, сам понимаешь, никто же не знает, в самом деле есть ли Бог, ты понимаешь, что я имею в виду. Я имею в виду, что видел черных богов, розовых богов, белых богов, богов всех цветов, и никто в самом деле не знает, кто настоящий Бог. И когда они говорят, что если ты хороший, то отправишься в рай, это все тот же треп, никакого рая нет, потому что его нет вообще.

JL: Well, if there's no heaven, how could there be a hell?

Ну, а если рая нет, то как же может быть ад?

Larry: I mean-ye-eah. Well, let me tell you, it ain't no hell, 'cause this is hell right here, y'know! (This is hell?) Yeah, this is hell right here!

Я имею в виду... Ну, давай тебе скажу, это не тот ад, потому что настоящий ад прямо здесь, ты знаешь! (Это ад?) Да, это ад, прямо здесь!

JL:... but, just say that there is a God, what color is he? White or black?

...но, допустим, что Бог есть, какого он цвета? Белый или черный?

Larry: Well, if it is a God... I wouldn' know what color, I couldn' say,-couldn' nobody say what color he is or really would be.

Ну, если Бог есть... я не знаю, какого он цвета, я не могу сказать. Никто вообще не может сказать, какого он цвета на самом деле.

JL: But now, jus' suppose there was a God -

Но, предположим сейчас, что Бог есть -

Larry: Unless'n they say...

Ну, если они так говорят...

JL: No, I was jus' sayin' jus' suppose there is a God, would he be white or black?

Нет, я имею в виду, если допустить, что Бог есть, он тогда белый или черный?

Larry:...He'd be white, man.

...Он был бы белым.

JL: Why?

Почему?

Larry: Why? I'll tell you why. 'Cause the average whitey out here got everything, you dig? And the nigger ain't got shit, y'know? Y'unnerstan'? So-um-for-in order for that to happen, you know it ain't no black God that's doin' that bullshit.

Почему? Я тебе скажу почему. Потому что средний белый имеет сейчас все, сечешь? А у черного нет ни черта, знаешь? Ты понял? Так что, для того чтобы так вот это было, никакой черный Бог не сделает такой фигни.

Вот выводы Джона Льюиса.

Он восхищен, как на этом корявом языке Ларри мастерски все аргументировал, считает его почти талантом и жалеет, что тот не учился.

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На эбониксе, да и с помощью родной фени, можно емко объяснить все, даже теорию относительности. Манера Ларри - типичный уголовный треп, цель которого - не выяснить истину, а показать, что ты сильнее, одержать верх в споре. На деле Ларри удачно "срезал" филолога, используя приемы блатной болтовни. В Америке здесь все то же, что и в России, только на английском.

Не смущайтесь, урожденные американцы все это тоже понимают не очень. Освоить язык, которому посвящена эта глава, гораздо труднее, чем популярные ругательства, включая мат (с ним, кстати, в эбониксе все густо перемешано). Зато теперь вы не удивитесь, когда вживую услышите речь со странной грамматикой и произношением и поймете, кому она может принадлежать.

American slang. English-Russian dictionary > Глава 3. Do you speak ebonics?
11 free

fri:
1. adjective
1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) libre

2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) libre

3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) generoso

4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) abierto

5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratuito, gratis

6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) libre

7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) libre

8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) libre de; librado de

2. verb
1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) liberar, poner en libertad

2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) deshacerse de, librarse de

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- freedom
- freely
- free-for-all
- freehand
- freehold
- freelance
3. verb
(to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) trabajar por cuenta propia

- Freepost
- free skating
- free speech
- free trade
- freeway
- freewheel
- free will
- a free hand
- set free

free¹ adj

1. libre

you are free to do what you want eres libre de hacer lo que quieras

are you free on Monday? ¿estás libre el lunes?

I have lots of free time tengo mucho tiempo libre

2. gratis / gratuito

they give you a free drink te dan una copa gratis

free of charge gratuito / gratuitamente

delivery is free of charge el reparto a domicilio es gratuito

to set someone free poner a alguien en libertad

free² vb soltar / poner en libertad / liberar

the hostages have been freed los rehenes han sido liberados

El gerundio de free se escribe freeing

free

tr[friː]

adjective

1 (gen) libre

■ it's a free country, isn't it? es un país libre, ¿verdad?

■ you're free to do what you like eres libre de hacer lo que quieras

2 (without cost) gratuito,-a, gratis; (exempt) libre ( from, de)

■ help yourself to tea and coffee - it's free sírvete té o café - es gratis

3 (not occupied) libre

■ is that seat free? ¿está libre esa silla?

■ do you know when the hall is free? ¿sabes cuando la sala está libre?

4 (not busy) libre

■ she'll be free after 4.00pm estará libre después de las 4.00

■ I don't have much free time no tengo mucho tiempo libre

■ are you free for dinner? ¿estás libre para comer?

5 (translations) libre

6 (in chemistry) libre

adverb

1 (gratis) gratis

■ children travel free los niños viajan gratis

2 (loose) suelto,-a

■ the screws have worked themselves free los tornillos se han aflojado

3 (in free manner) libremente, con toda libertad

■ animals in the wild can roam free los animales salvajes pueden vagar libremente

transitive verb

1 (liberate, release - person) poner en libertad, liberar; (- animal) soltar

■ the prisoner was freed el prisionero fue puesto en libertad

2 (rid) deshacerse (of/from, de), librarse (of/from, de)

3 (loosen, untie) soltar, desatar

4 (exempt) eximir ( from, de)

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

feel free! ¡tú mismo,-a!

for free gratis

free and easy despreocupado,-a

free of charge gratuito,-a, gratis

free of tax libre de impuestos

free on board franco a bordo

to be free from / be free of estar libre de, quedar libre de

■ I was free from all my responsibilities quedé libre de todas mis responsabilidades

to be free with repartir generosamente, ser generoso,-a con

■ he's very free with his money es muy generoso con su dinero

to have a free hand in something tener carta blanca en algo

to run free andar suelto,-a

to set somebody free liberar a alguien, poner en libertad a alguien

free admission entrada libre

free agent persona libre de hacer lo que quiera

free enterprise libre empresa

free fall caída libre

free gift regalo

free house pub independiente que sirve varias marcas diferentes de cerveza

free kick saque nombre masculino de falta

free love amor nombre masculino libre

free market economy economía libre de mercado

free port puerto franco

free speech libertad nombre femenino de expresión

free ticket invitación nombre femenino

free trade libre cambio

free verse verso libre

free vote voto libre

free will libre albedrío

Free World Mundo Libre

free ['fri:] vt, freed ; freeing

1) liberate: libertar, liberar, poner en libertad

2) relieve, rid: librar, eximir

3) release, untie: desatar, soltar

4) unclog: desatascar, destapar

free adv

1) freely: libremente

2) gratis: gratuitamente, gratis

free adj, freer ; freest

1) : libre

free as a bird: libre como un pájaro

2) exempt: libre

tax-free: libre de impuestos

3) gratis: gratuito, gratis

4) voluntary: espontáneo, voluntario, libre

5) unoccupied: desocupado, libre

6) loose: suelto

free

adj.

• desahogado, -a adj.

• descampado, -a adj.

• desembarazado, -a adj.

• desenfadado, -a adj.

• exento, -a adj.

• franco, -a adj.

• gratis adj.

• gratuito, -a adj.

• holgado, -a adj.

• inmune adj.

• libre adj.

• suelto, -a adj.

adv.

• gratis adv.

• libremente adv.

v.

• desembarazar v.

• escapar v.

• eximir v.

• libertar v.

• librar v.

• soltar v.

• zafar v.

I friː
adjective freer 'friːər, 'friːə(r), freest 'friːəst, 'friːɪst

1)

a) ( at liberty) (usu pred) libre

to be free — ser* libre

to set somebody free — dejar or poner* a alguien en libertad, soltar* a alguien

free to + INF: you're free to do what you think best eres dueño or libre de hacer lo que te parezca; please feel free to help yourself — sírvete con confianza, sírvete nomás (AmL)

b) <country/people/press> libre

the right of free speech — la libertad f de expresión

c) ( loose) suelto

to come/work free — soltarse*

2) (pred)

a) (without, rid of)

free FROM o OF something — libre de algo

at last we're free of her — por fin nos hemos librado de ella

free of o from additives/preservatives — sin aditivos/conservantes

b) ( exempt)

free of tax — libre de impuestos

free of charge — gratis

3) ( costing nothing) <ticket/sample> gratis adj inv, gratuito; <schooling/health care> gratuito

you get a free gift with every purchase — te hacen un regalo con cada compra

admission free — entrada gratuita or libre

free on board — ( Busn) franco a bordo

4) ( not occupied) <table/chair> libre, desocupado; <time/hands> libre

is this table free? — ¿está libre esta mesa?

I have no free time at all — no tengo ni un momento libre, no tengo nada de tiempo libre

are you free tomorrow? — ¿estás libre mañana?, ¿tienes algún compromiso mañana?

5) ( lavish) generoso

to be free WITH something — ser* generoso con algo

she's too free with her advice — reparte consejos a diestra y siniestra or (Esp) a diestro y siniestro

II

adverb

a) ( without payment) gratuitamente, gratis

I got in for free — (colloq) entré gratis or sin pagar or de balde

b) ( without restriction) <roam/run> a su (or mi etc) antojo

III

transitive verb

1)

a) ( liberate) \<\<prisoner/hostage\>\> poner* or dejar en libertad, soltar*; \<\<animal\>\> soltar*; \<\<nation/people/slave\>\> liberar

to free somebody FROM something — liberar a alguien de algo

to free somebody to + INF — permitirle a alguien + inf

b) (relieve, rid)

to free something OF something: he promised to free the country of corruption — prometió acabar or terminar con la corrupción en el país

2)

a) (untie, release) \<\<bound person\>\> soltar*, dejar libre; \<\<trapped person\>\> rescatar

b) (loose, clear) \<\<something stuck or caught\>\> desenganchar, soltar*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- free up

[friː]
1. ADJ
(compar freer) (superl freest)
1) (=at liberty) libre; (=untied) libre, desatado

• to break free — escaparse

• to get free — escaparse

• to let sb go free — dejar a algn en libertad

• to pull sth/sb free — (from wreckage) sacar algo/a algn; (from tangle) sacar or desenredar algo/a algn

• to set free — [+ prisoner] liberar; [+ slave] emancipar, liberar; [+ animal] soltar

• the screw had worked itself free — el tornillo se había aflojado

2) (=unrestricted) libre; [choice, translation] libre

the fishing is free — la pesca está autorizada

she opened the door with her free hand — abrió la puerta con la mano que tenía libre

to have one's hands free — (lit) tener las manos libres

• free and easy — (=carefree) desenfadado

• "can I borrow your pen?" - " feel free!" — -¿te puedo coger el bolígrafo? -¡por supuesto! or -¡claro que sí!

feel free to ask questions — haced las preguntas que queráis

feel free to help yourself — sírvete con toda libertad

• to be free to do sth — ser libre de hacer algo, tener libertad para hacer algo

he is not free to choose — no tiene libertad de elección

- give free rein to

- give sb a free hand

- have a free hand to do sth

- as free as a bird or the air

3) (=clear, devoid)

• free from or of sth, a world free of nuclear weapons — un mundo sin armas nucleares

the area is free of malaria — ya no hay paludismo en la región

to be free from pain — no sufrir or padecer dolor

we are free of him at last — por fin nos hemos librado de él

free of duty — libre de derechos de aduana

4) (Pol) (=autonomous, independent) [country, state] libre

free elections — elecciones fpl libres

the right of a free press — la libertad de prensa

it's a free country! * — ¡es una democracia!

5) (=costing nothing) [ticket, delivery] gratuito, gratis; [sample, offer, transport, health care] gratuito

catalogue free on request — solicite nuestro catálogo gratuito

• " admission free" — "entrada f libre"

• free on board — (Comm) franco a bordo

• free of charge — gratis, gratuito

• to get sth for free — obtener algo gratis

- there's no such thing as a free lunch

- get a free ride
tax-free
6) (=not occupied) [seat, room, person, moment] libre; [post] vacante; [premises] desocupado

is this seat free? — ¿está libre este asiento?, ¿está ocupado este asiento?

are you free tomorrow? — ¿estás libre mañana?

7) (=generous, open) generoso ( with con)

• to make free with sth — usar algo como si fuera cosa propia

• to be free with one's money — no reparar en gastos, ser manirroto *

he's too free with his remarks — tiene una lengua muy suelta

2. ADV

1) (=without charge)

I got in (for) free — entré gratis or sin pagar

they'll send it free on request — si lo solicita se lo mandarán gratis

2) (=without restraint)

• animals run free in the park — los animales campan a sus anchas por el parque

he allowed his imagination to run free — dio rienda suelta a su imaginación

3. VT

1) (=release) [+ prisoner, people] liberar, poner en libertad; (from wreckage etc) rescatar; (=untie) [+ person, animal] desatar, soltar

to free one's hand/arm — soltarse la mano/el brazo

she freed herself from his embrace — se desligó de sus brazos

2) (=make available) [+ funds, resources] hacer disponible, liberar

this will free him to pursue other projects — esto lo dejará libre para dedicarse a otros proyectos, esto le permitirá dedicarse a otros proyectos

3) (=rid, relieve)

to free sb from sth — liberar a algn de algo

to free sb from pain — quitar or aliviar a algn el dolor

their aim is to free the country of disease — se han propuesto acabar con la enfermedad en el país

to free o.s. from or of sth — librarse de algo

4.

N

• the land of the free — el país de la libertad (Estados Unidos)

5.

CPD

free agent N — persona f independiente

he's a free agent — tiene libertad de acción, es libre de hacer lo que quiere

free association N — (Psych) asociación f libre or de ideas

Free Church N — (Brit) Iglesia f no conformista

free clinic N — (US) (Med) dispensario m

free collective bargaining N — ≈ negociación f colectiva

free enterprise N — libre empresa f; see free-enterprise

free fall N — caída f libre

to be in free fall — [currency, share prices] caer en picado or (LAm) picada

to go into free fall — empezar a caer en picado or (LAm) picada; see freefall

free flight N — vuelo m sin motor

free gift N — obsequio m, regalo m

free house N — (Brit) pub que es libre de vender cualquier marca de cerveza por no estar vinculado a ninguna cervecería en particular

free kick N — (Ftbl) tiro m libre

free labour N — trabajadores mpl no sindicados

free love N — amor m libre

free market N — (Econ) mercado m libre (in de)
see free-market
free marketeer N — partidario(-a) m / f del libre mercado

free pass N — pase m gratuito

free period N — (Scol) hora f libre

free port N — puerto m franco

free radical N — (Chem) radical m libre

free running N — parkour m

free school N — escuela f especial libre

free speech N — libertad f de expresión

free spirit N — persona f libre de convencionalismos

free trade N — libre cambio m; see free-trade

free trader N — librecambista mf

free verse N — verso m libre

free vote N — (Brit) (Parl) voto m de confianza (independiente de la línea del partido)

free will N — libre albedrío m

he did it of his own free will — lo hizo por voluntad propia

the free world N — el mundo libre, los países libres

- free up

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I [friː]
adjective freer ['friːər, 'friːə(r)], freest ['friːəst, 'friːɪst]

1)

a) ( at liberty) (usu pred) libre

to be free — ser* libre

to set somebody free — dejar or poner* a alguien en libertad, soltar* a alguien

free to + INF: you're free to do what you think best eres dueño or libre de hacer lo que te parezca; please feel free to help yourself — sírvete con confianza, sírvete nomás (AmL)

b) <country/people/press> libre

the right of free speech — la libertad f de expresión

c) ( loose) suelto

to come/work free — soltarse*

2) (pred)

a) (without, rid of)

free FROM o OF something — libre de algo

at last we're free of her — por fin nos hemos librado de ella

free of o from additives/preservatives — sin aditivos/conservantes

b) ( exempt)

free of tax — libre de impuestos

free of charge — gratis

3) ( costing nothing) <ticket/sample> gratis adj inv, gratuito; <schooling/health care> gratuito

you get a free gift with every purchase — te hacen un regalo con cada compra

admission free — entrada gratuita or libre

free on board — ( Busn) franco a bordo

4) ( not occupied) <table/chair> libre, desocupado; <time/hands> libre

is this table free? — ¿está libre esta mesa?

I have no free time at all — no tengo ni un momento libre, no tengo nada de tiempo libre

are you free tomorrow? — ¿estás libre mañana?, ¿tienes algún compromiso mañana?

5) ( lavish) generoso

to be free WITH something — ser* generoso con algo

she's too free with her advice — reparte consejos a diestra y siniestra or (Esp) a diestro y siniestro

II

adverb

a) ( without payment) gratuitamente, gratis

I got in for free — (colloq) entré gratis or sin pagar or de balde

b) ( without restriction) <roam/run> a su (or mi etc) antojo

III

transitive verb

1)

a) ( liberate) \<\<prisoner/hostage\>\> poner* or dejar en libertad, soltar*; \<\<animal\>\> soltar*; \<\<nation/people/slave\>\> liberar

to free somebody FROM something — liberar a alguien de algo

to free somebody to + INF — permitirle a alguien + inf

b) (relieve, rid)

to free something OF something: he promised to free the country of corruption — prometió acabar or terminar con la corrupción en el país

2)

a) (untie, release) \<\<bound person\>\> soltar*, dejar libre; \<\<trapped person\>\> rescatar

b) (loose, clear) \<\<something stuck or caught\>\> desenganchar, soltar*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- free up

English-spanish dictionary > free
12 go

go ⇒ Usage note: go

A vi (3^e pers sg prés goes ; prét went ; pp gone)

1 (move, travel) aller (from de ; to à, en) ; to go to London/Paris aller à Londres/Paris ; to go to Wales/to Ireland/to California aller au Pays de Galles/en Irlande/en Californie ; to go to town/to the country aller en ville/à la campagne ; they went home ils sont rentrés chez eux ; she's gone to Paris elle est allée à Paris ; to go up/down/across monter/descendre/traverser ; I went into the room je suis entré dans la pièce ; to go by bus/train/plane voyager en bus/train/avion ; we went there by bus nous y sommes allés en bus ; to go by ou past [person, vehicle] passer ; that car's going very fast! cette voiture roule très vite! ; there he goes again! ( that's him again) le revoilà! ; fig ( he's starting again) le voilà qui recommence!, c'est reparti! ; who goes there? Mil qui va là? ; where do we go from here? fig et maintenant qu'est-ce qu'on fait? ;

2 (on specific errand, activity) aller ; to go shopping aller faire des courses ; to go swimming (in sea, river) aller se baigner ; ( in pool) aller à la piscine ; to go for a walk aller se promener ; to go on a journey/on holiday partir en voyage/en vacances ; to go for a drink aller prendre un verre ; he's gone to get some wine il est allé chercher du vin ; go and answer the phone va répondre au téléphone ; go and tell them that… va leur dire que… ; go after him! poursuivez-le! ;

3 ( attend) aller ; to go to school/ church aller à l'école/l'église ; to go to work aller or se rendre au travail ; to go to the doctor's/dentist's aller chez le médecin/dentiste ;

4 ( used as auxiliary with present participle) she went running up the stairs elle a monté l'escalier en courant ; she went complaining to the principal elle est allée se plaindre au directeur ;

5 ( depart) partir ; I must go, I must be going il faut que je parte or que je m'en aille ; the train goes at six o'clock le train part à six heures ; a train goes every hour il y a un train toutes les heures ; to go on holiday partir en vacances ; be gone! va-t'en!, allez-vous en! ;

6 euph ( die) mourir, disparaître ; when I am gone quand je ne serai plus là ; the doctors say she could go at any time d'après les médecins elle risque de mourir d'un instant à l'autre ;

7 ( disappear) partir ; half the money goes on school fees la moitié de l'argent part en frais de scolarité ; the money/cake has all gone il ne reste plus d'argent/de gâteau ; I left my bike outside and now it's gone j'ai laissé mon vélo dehors et il n'est plus là or il a disparu ; there goes my chance of winning! c'en est fait de mes chances de gagner! ;

8 (be sent, transmitted) it can't go by post on ne peut pas l'envoyer par la poste ; these proposals will go before parliament ces propositions seront soumises au parlement ;

9 ( become) to go red rougir ; to go white blanchir ; his hair ou he is going grey il commençe à avoir les cheveux blancs ; to go mad devenir fou/folle ; to go bankrupt faire faillite ;

10 ( change over to new system) to go Labour/Conservative Pol [country, constituency] voter travailliste/conservateur ; to go metric adopter le système métrique ; ⇒ private, public ;

11 (be, remain) the people went hungry les gens n'avaient rien à manger ; we went for two days without food nous avons passé deux jours sans rien manger ; to go unnoticed passer inaperçu ; to go unpunished rester impuni ; the question went unanswered la question est restée sans réponse ; to go naked se promener tout nu ; he was allowed to go free il a été libéré or remis en liberté ;

12 (weaken, become impaired) his memory/mind is going il perd la mémoire/l'esprit ; his hearing is going il devient sourd ; my voice is going je n'ai plus de voix ; the battery is going la batterie est presque à plat ; the engine is going le moteur a des ratés ;

13 ( of time) ( elapse) s'écouler ; three hours went by before… trois heures se sont écoulées avant que… (+ subj) ; there are only three days to go before Christmas il ne reste plus que trois jours avant Noël ; how's the time going? quelle heure est-il? ; it's just gone seven o'clock il est un peu plus de sept heures ;

14 ( be got rid of) he's totally inefficient, he'll have to go! il est complètement incapable, il va falloir qu'on se débarrasse de lui! ; that new lampshade is hideous, it'll have to go! ce nouvel abat-jour est affreux, il va falloir qu'on s'en débarrasse! ; the car will have to go il va falloir vendre la voiture ; either she goes or I do! c'est elle ou moi! ; six down and four to go! six de faits, et encore quatre à faire! ;

15 (operate, function) [vehicle, machine, clock] marcher, fonctionner ; to set [sth] going mettre [qch] en marche ; to get going [engine, machine] se mettre en marche ; fig [business] démarrer ; to get the fire going allumer le feu ; to keep going [person, business, machine] tenir le coup ○, se maintenir ; we have several projects going at the moment nous avons plusieurs projets en route en ce moment ; ⇒ keep ;

16 ( start) let's get going! allons-y!, allez, on commençe! ; we'll have to get going on that translation il va falloir qu'on se mette à faire cette traduction ; to get things going mettre les choses en train ; ready, steady, go! à vos marques, prêts, partez! ; here goes!, here we go! c'est parti! ; once he gets going, he never stops une fois lancé, il n'arrête pas ;

17 ( lead) aller, conduire, mener (to à) ; that corridor goes to the kitchen le couloir va or conduit à la cuisine ; the road goes down to the sea/goes up the mountain la route descend vers la mer/monte au sommet de la montagne ; this road goes past the cemetery ce chemin passe à côté du cimetière ;

18 ( extend in depth or scope) the roots of the plant go very deep les racines de la plante s'enfoncent très profondément ; the historical reasons for this conflict go very deep les raisons historiques de ce conflit remontent très loin ; these habits go very deep ces habitudes sont profondément ancrées or enracinées ; as far as that goes pour ce qui est de cela ; it's true as far as it goes c'est vrai dans un sens or dans une certaine mesure ; she'll go far! elle ira loin! ; this time he's gone too far! cette fois il est allé trop loin! ; a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days on ne va pas loin avec cent livres sterling de nos jours ; one leg of lamb doesn't go very far among twelve people un gigot d'agneau n'est pas suffisant pour douze personnes ; this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude ceci explique en grande partie son attitude ; you can make £5 go a long way on peut faire beaucoup de choses avec 5 livres sterling ;

19 (belong, be placed) aller ; where do these plates go? où vont ces assiettes? ; that table goes beside the bed cette table va à côté du lit ; the suitcases will have to go in the back il va falloir mettre les valises derrière ;

20 ( fit) gen rentrer ; it won't go into the box ça ne rentre pas dans la boîte ; five into four won't go quatre n'est pas divisible par cinq ; three into six goes twice six divisé par trois, ça fait deux ;

21 (be expressed, sung etc in particular way) I can't remember how the poem goes je n'arrive pas à me rappeler le poème ; how does the song go? quel est l'air de la chanson? ; the song goes something like this la chanson ressemble à peu près à ça ; as the saying goes comme dit le proverbe ; the story goes that le bruit court que, on dit que ; her theory goes something like this… sa théorie consiste à peu près à dire que… ;

22 ( be accepted) what he says goes c'est lui qui fait la loi ; it goes without saying that il va sans dire que ; that goes without saying cela va sans dire ; anything goes tout est permis ;

23 ( be about to) to be going to do aller faire ; it's going to snow il va neiger ; I was just going to phone you j'étais justement sur le point de t'appeler, j'allais justement t'appeler ; I'm going to phone him right now je vais l'appeler tout de suite ; I'm not going to be treated like that! je ne vais pas me laisser faire comme ça! ; we were going to go to Italy, but we changed our plans nous devions aller en Italie, mais nous avons changé d'idée ;

24 ( happen) the party went very well la soirée s'est très bien passée ; so far the campaign is going well jusqu'à maintenant la campagne a bien marché ; how did the evening go? comment s'est passée la soirée? ; the way things are going, I don't think we'll ever get finished vu la façon dont les choses se passent or si ça continue comme ça, je pense qu'on n'aura jamais fini ; how's it going ○ ?, how are things going? comment ça va ○ ? ; how goes it? hum comment ça va ○ ?, comment va ◑ ? ;

25 ( be on average) it's old, as Australian towns go c'est une ville assez vieille pour une ville australienne ; it wasn't a bad party, as parties go c'était une soirée plutôt réussie par rapport à la moyenne ;

26 ( be sold) the house went for over £100,000 la maison a été vendue à plus de 100 000 livres ; we won't let the house go for less than £100,000 nous ne voulons pas vendre la maison à moins de 100 000 livres ; those rugs are going cheap ces tapis ne sont pas chers ; the house will go to the highest bidder la maison sera vendue au plus offrant ; ‘going, going, gone!’ ( at auction) ‘une fois, deux fois, trois fois, adjugé!’ ;

27 ( be on offer) I'll have some coffee, if there's any going je prendrai bien un café, s'il y en a ; are there any drinks going? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose à boire? ; I'll have whatever's going je prendrai ce qu'il y a ; it's the best machine going c'est la meilleure machine sur le marché ; there's a job going at their London office il y a un poste libre dans leur bureau de Londres ;

28 ( contribute) the money will go towards a new roof l'argent servira à payer un nouveau toit ; the elements that go to make a great film les éléments qui font un bon film ; everything that goes to make a good teacher toutes les qualités d'un bon enseignant ;

29 ( be given) [award, prize] aller (to à) ; [estate, inheritance, title] passer (to à) ; the money will go to charity les bénéfices iront aux bonnes œuvres ; most of the credit should go to the author la plus grande partie du mérite revient à l'auteur ; the job went to a local man le poste a été donné à un homme de la région ;

30 ( emphatic use) she's gone and told everybody! elle est allée le dire à tout le monde! ; why did he go and spoil it? pourquoi est-il allé tout gâcher ? ; you've gone and ruined everything! tu t'es débrouillé pour tout gâcher! ; he went and won the competition! il s'est débrouillé pour gagner le concours! ; you've really gone and done it now! tu peux être fier de toi! iron ; then he had to go and lose his wallet comme s'il ne manquait plus que ça, il a perdu son portefeuille ;

31 ( of money) (be spent, used up) all his money goes on drink tout son argent passe dans l'alcool ; most of his salary goes on rent la plus grande partie de son salaire passe dans le loyer ; I don't know where all my money goes (to)! je ne sais pas ce que je fais de mon argent! ;

32 (make sound, perform action or movement) gen faire ; [bell, alarm] sonner ; the cat went ‘miaow’ le chat a fait ‘miaou’ ; wait until the bell goes attends que la cloche sonne ( subj) ; she went like this with her fingers elle a fait comme ça avec ses doigts ; so he goes ‘what about my money ○ ?’ et puis il dit or il fait, ‘et mon argent?’ ;

33 (resort to, have recourse to) to go to war [country] entrer en guerre ; [soldier] partir à la guerre ; to go to law GB ou to the law US aller en justice ;

34 (break, collapse etc) [roof] s'effondrer ; [cable, rope] se rompre, céder ; ( fuse) [light bulb] griller ;

35 (bid, bet) aller ; I'll go as high as £100 j'irai jusqu'à 100 livres sterling ; I went up to £100 je suis allé jusqu'à 100 livres sterling ;

36 ( take one's turn) you go next c'est ton tour après, c'est à toi après ; you go first après vous ;

37 ( be in harmony) those two colours don't go together ces deux couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ; the curtains don't go with the carpet les rideaux ne vont pas avec le tapis ; white wine goes better with fish than red wine le vin blanc va mieux avec le poisson que le rouge ;

38 ○ euph ( relieve oneself) aller aux toilettes ;

39 US ( in takeaway) to go à emporter ; two hamburgers to go! deux hamburgers à emporter!

B vtr (3^e pers sg prés goes ; prét went ; pp gone) ( see usage note)

1 ( travel) we had gone ten miles before we realized that… nous avions déjà fait dix kilomètres quand nous nous sommes rendu compte que… ; are you going my way? tu vas dans la même direction que moi? ; to go one's own way fig suivre son chemin ;

2 ○ (bet, bid) I go two diamonds ( in cards) j'annonce deux carreaux ; he went £20 il a mis or parié 20 livres sterling.

C n (pl goes)

1 GB ( person's turn) tour m ; ( try) essai m ; it's your go ( in game) c'est ton tour, c'est à toi ; whose go is it? gen à qui le tour? ; ( in game) à qui de jouer? ; you've had two goes ( in game) tu as eu deux tours ; ( two attempts at mending sth) tu as déjà essayé deux fois ; to have a go at sth essayer de faire qch ; have another go! essaie encore une fois or un coup! ; she had several goes at the exam elle a repassé l'examen plusieurs fois ; I had to have several goes before passing j'ai dû m'y reprendre à plusieurs fois avant de réussir ;

2 ○ ( energy) dynamisme m ; to be full of go, to be all go être très dynamique, avoir beaucoup d'allant ; he has no go in him il manque de dynamisme ;

3 ○ GB ( bout) ( of illness) attaque f ;

4 ⇒ Games and sports ( board game) go m.

D adj all systems are go! Aerosp tout est paré pour le lancement!

Idioms

to have a go at sb s'en prendre à qn ; to make a go of sth réussir qch ; she's always on the go elle n'arrête jamais ; he's all go ○ ! il n'arrête pas! ; it's all the go ○ ! ça fait fureur! ; we have several different projects on the go at the moment nous avons plusieurs projets différents en chantier or en cours en ce moment ; (it's) no go! pas question! ; from the word go dès le départ ; that was a near go ○ ! on l'a échappé belle! ; in one go d'un seul coup ; to go one better than sb renchérir sur qn ; that's how it goes!, that's the way it goes! ainsi va le monde!, c'est la vie! ; there you go ○ ! voilà!

Phrasal verbs

■ go about:

▶ go about

1 = go around ;

2 Naut virer de bord ; prepare to go about! parer à virer! ;

▶ go about [sth]

1 ( undertake) s'attaquer à [task] ; how do you go about writing a novel? comment est-ce que vous vous y prenez pour écrire un roman? ; he knows how to go about it il sait s'y prendre ;

2 ( be busy with) to go about one's business vaquer à ses occupations ; she went about her work mechanically elle faisait son travail machinalement.

■ go across:

▶ go across traverser ; he's gone across to the shop/neighbour's il est allé au magasin en face/chez les voisins en face ;

▶ go across [sth] traverser [street, river, bridge etc].

■ go after:

▶ go after [sth/sb]

1 ( chase) poursuivre [person] ;

2 fig ( try hard to get) he really went after that job il a fait tout son possible pour avoir ce travail.

■ go against:

▶ go against [sb/sth]

1 ( prove unfavourable to) the vote/verdict/decision went against them le vote/le verdict/la décision leur a été défavorable or n'a pas été en leur faveur ; the war is going against them la guerre tourne à leur désavantage ;

2 ( conflict with) être contraire à [rules, principles] ; to go against the trend aller à l'encontre de or être contraire à la tendance ; to go against the party line Pol ne pas être dans la ligne du parti ;

3 (resist, oppose) s'opposer à, aller à l'inverse de [person, sb's wishes].

■ go ahead

1 ( go in front) go ahead, I'll follow you on partez devant, je vous suis ;

2 fig ( proceed) go! ( in conversation) continue! ; go ahead and shoot! vas-y, tire! ; they are going ahead with the project ils ont décidé de mettre le projet en route ; we can go ahead without them nous pouvons continuer sans eux ; next week's strike is to go ahead la grève de la semaine prochaine va avoir lieu.

■ go along

1 ( move along) [person, vehicle] aller, avancer ; to make sth up as one goes along fig inventer qch au fur et à mesure ;

2 ( attend) aller ; she went along as a witch elle y est allée déguisée en sorcière ; I went along as a witness j'y suis allé or je me suis présenté comme témoin.

■ go along with:

▶ go along with [sb/sth] être d'accord avec, accepter [plans, wishes] ; I can't go along with that je ne peux pas accepter ça ; I'll go along with you there je suis d'accord avec vous sur ce point.

■ go around:

▶ go around

1 (move, travel about) se promener, circuler ; to go around naked/barefoot se promener tout nu/pieds nus ; she goes around on a bicycle elle circule à bicyclette ; they go around everywhere together ils vont partout ensemble ;

2 ( circulate) [rumour] courir ; there's a rumour going around that le bruit court que ; there's a virus going around il y a un virus qui traîne ; there isn't enough money to go around il n'y a pas assez d'argent pour tout le monde ;

▶ go around [sth] faire le tour de [house, shops, area] ; to go around the world faire le tour du monde ; they went around the country looking for him ils l'ont cherché dans tout le pays.

■ go at:

▶ go at [sb] ( attack) attaquer, tomber sur ;

▶ go at [sth] s'attaquer à, s'atteler à [task, activity].

■ go away [person] partir ; to go away on holiday GB ou vacation US partir en vacances ; go away and leave me alone! va-t-en et laisse-moi tranquille! ; go away and think about it réfléchissez-y ; don't go away thinking that ne va pas croire que ; this cold/headache just won't go away! je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de ce rhume/mal de tête! ; the problems aren't just going to go away! les problèmes ne vont pas disparaître tout seuls!

■ go back

1 ( return) retourner ; ( turn back) rebrousser chemin, faire demi-tour ; ( resume work) reprendre le travail ; (resume classes, studies) reprendre les cours ; as it was raining, they decided to go back comme il pleuvait, ils ont décidé de faire demi-tour or de rebrousser chemin ; they went back home ils sont rentrés chez eux ; let's go back to France rentrons en France ; to go back to the beginning recommencer ; to go back to sleep se rendormir ; to go back to work/writing se remettre au travail/à écrire ; go back! the path isn't safe reculez! le chemin est dangereux ; once you've committed yourself, there's no going back une fois que vous vous êtes engagé, vous ne pouvez plus reculer ;

2 ( in time) remonter ; to go back in time remonter dans le temps ; to understand the problem we need to go back 20 years pour comprendre le problème il faut remonter 20 ans en arrière ; this tradition goes back a century cette tradition est vieille d'un siècle ; we go back a long way ça fait longtemps qu'on se connaît ;

3 ( revert) revenir (to à) ; to go back to teaching revenir à l'enseignement ; to go back to being a student reprendre des études ; let's go back to what we were discussing yesterday revenons à ce que dont nous parlions hier.

■ go back on:

▶ go back on [sth] revenir sur [promise, decision].

■ go before:

▶ go before ( go in front) aller au devant ; fig ( in time) se passer avant ; all that had gone before tout ce qui s'était passé avant ;

▶ go before [sb/sth] [person] comparaître devant [court, judge] ; the bill went before parliament le projet de loi a été soumis au parlement.

■ go below gen, Naut descendre.

■ go by:

▶ go by [person] passer ; [time] passer, s'écouler ; as time goes by avec le temps ; don't let such opportunities go by il ne faut pas laisser passer de telles occasions ;

▶ go by [sth]

1 ( judge by) juger d'après ; to go by appearances juger d'après or sur les apparences ; going by her looks, I'd say she was about 30 à la voir, je lui donne 30 ans ; you mustn't go by what you read in the papers il ne faut pas croire tout ce que disent les journaux ; if the trailer is anything to go by, it should be a good film à en juger par la bande-annonce, ça doit être un bon film ; if the father is anything to go by, I wouldn't like to meet the son! quand on voit le père, on n'a pas envie de rencontrer le fils! ;

2 ( proceed by) to go by the rules suivre or observer le règlement ; promotion goes by seniority la promotion se fait à l'ancienneté or en fonction de l'ancienneté.

■ go down:

▶ go down

1 ( descend) gen descendre ; [diver] effectuer une plongée ; to go down to the cellar descendre à la cave ; to go down to the beach aller à la plage ; to go down to the pub aller au pub ; they've gone down to Brighton for a few days ils sont allés passer quelques jours à Brighton ; ‘going down!’ ( in elevator) ‘on descend!’ ; to go down on one's knees se mettre à genoux ;

2 ( fall) [person, aircraft] tomber ; ( sink) [ship] couler, sombrer ; [person] couler, disparaître sous les flots ; most of the passengers went down with the ship la plupart des passagers ont coulé avec le navire ; the plane went down in flames l'avion s'est écrasé en flammes ; the plane went down over Normandy/the Channel l'avion s'est écrasé en Normandie/est tombé dans la Manche ; to go down for the third time [drowning person] disparaître sous les flots et se noyer ;

3 [sun] se coucher ;

4 ( be received) to go down well/badly être bien/mal reçu ; this remark didn't go down at all well cette remarque n'a pas été appréciée du tout ; his jokes went down well/didn't go down well with the audience le public a apprécié/n'a pas beaucoup apprécié ses plaisanteries ; another cup of coffee would go down nicely! une autre tasse de café serait la bienvenue! ;

5 ( be swallowed) it went down the wrong way c'est passé de travers ;

6 ( become lower) [water level, temperature] baisser ; [tide] descendre ; [price, standard] baisser ; ( abate) [storm, wind] se calmer ; [fire] s'éteindre ; the river has/the floods have gone down le niveau de la rivière/des inondations a baissé ; foodstuffs are going down (in price) les produits alimentaires deviennent moins chers ;

7 ( become deflated) [swelling] désenfler ; [tyre, balloon] se dégonfler ;

8 GB Univ ( break up for holiday) terminer les cours ; ( leave university permanently) quitter l'université ; when do you go down? quand est-ce que vous êtes en vacances? ;

9 gen, Sport (fail, be defeated) perdre ; ( be downgraded) redescendre ; Corby went down 6-1 to Oxford Corby a perdu 6-1 contre Oxford ; the team has gone down to the second division l'équipe est redescendue en deuxième division ;

10 ( be remembered) he will go down as a great statesman on se souviendra de lui comme d'un grand homme d'État ;

11 ( be recorded) être noté ; it all goes down in her diary elle note tout dans son journal ;

12 ( continue) the book goes down to 1939 le livre va jusqu'en 1939 ; if you go down to the second last line you will see that si vous regardez à l'avant-dernière ligne, vous verrez que ;

13 ( be stricken) to go down with flu/malaria attraper la grippe/la malaria ;

14 ○ GB ( be sent to prison) être envoyé en prison ;

15 Comput [computer, system] tomber en panne ;

▶ go down [sth]

1 lit descendre [hill] ; descendre dans [mine] ;

2 ( be downgraded) to go down a class Sch redescendre d'une classe.

■ go down on:

▶ go down on [sth] ( set) [sun] se coucher sur ; when the sun went down on the Roman Empire fig quand l'empire romain commençait à décliner ;

▶ go down on [sb] ● ( have oral sex with) tailler une pipe à ● [man] ; faire minette à ● [woman].

■ go for:

▶ go for [sb/sth]

1 ○ (favour, have liking for) craquer ○ pour [person, physical type] ; aimer [style of music, literature etc] ; he really goes for blondes il craque ○ pour or il adore les blondes ; I don't go much for modern art je ne suis pas emballé ○ par l'art moderne, je n'aime pas tellement l'art moderne ;

2 ( apply to) être valable pour, s'appliquer à ; that goes for all of you! c'est valable pour tout le monde! ; the same goes for him c'est valable pour lui aussi!, ça s'applique à lui aussi! ;

▶ go for [sb]

1 ( attack) ( physically) attaquer, tomber sur ; ( verbally) attaquer, s'en prendre à [person] ; the two youths went for him les deux jeunes l'ont attaqué or lui ont sauté dessus ; to go for sb's throat [animal] attaquer qn à la gorge ; she really went for him! (in argument, row) elle l'a vraiment incendié!, elle s'en est prise violemment à lui! ;

2 he has a lot going for him il a beaucoup de choses pour lui ;

▶ go for [sth]

1 ( attempt to achieve) essayer d'obtenir [honour, victory] ; she's going for the gold medal/world record elle vise la médaille d'or/le record mondial ; go for it ○ ! vas-y, fonce ○ ! ; the company is going for a new image l'entreprise cherche à se donner une nouvelle image ; the team is going for a win against Italy l'équipe compte bien gagner contre l'Italie ;

2 ( choose) choisir, prendre ; I'll go for the blue one je prendrai le bleu.

■ go forth sout [person] ( go out) sortir ; ( go forward) aller, avancer ; go forth and multiply allez et multipliez-vous.

■ go forward(s) avancer.

■ go in

1 ( enter) entrer ; ( go back in) rentrer ;

2 Mil [army, troops] attaquer ; the troops went in at dawn les troupes ont attaqué à l'aube ;

3 ( disappear) [sun, moon] se cacher.

■ go in for:

▶ go in for [sth]

1 ( be keen on) aimer [sport, hobby etc] ; I don't go in for sports much je n'aime pas tellement le sport ; he goes in for opera in a big way il adore l'opéra, c'est un fou d'opéra ○ ; we don't go in for that sort of thing nous n'aimons pas ce genre de chose ; they don't go in much for foreign languages at Ben's school ils ne s'intéressent pas beaucoup aux langues étrangères dans l'école de Ben ;

2 ( take up) to go in for teaching entrer dans l'enseignement ; to go in for politics se lancer dans la politique ;

3 ( take part in) s'inscrire à [exam, competition].

■ go into:

▶ go into [sth]

1 ( enter) entrer dans ; fig ( take up) se lancer dans ; to go into hospital entrer à l'hôpital ; to go into parliament entrer au parlement ; to go into politics/business se lancer dans la politique/les affaires ;

2 (examine, investigate) étudier ; we need to go into the question of funding il faut que nous étudiions la question du financement ;

3 (explain, describe) I won't go into why I did it je n'expliquerai pas pourquoi je l'ai fait ; let's not go into that now laissons cela de côté pour l'instant ;

4 ( launch into) se lancer dans ; she went into a long explanation of what had happened elle s'est lancée dans une longue explication de ce qui s'était passé ;

5 ( be expended) a lot of work/money went into this project beaucoup de travail/d'argent a été investi dans ce projet ; a lot of effort went into organizing the party l'organisation de la soirée a demandé beaucoup de travail ;

6 ( hit) [car, driver] rentrer dans, heurter ; the car went into a lamp post la voiture est rentrée dans or a heurté un réverbère.

■ go in with:

▶ go in with [sb] se joindre à [person, ally, organization] ; he went in with us to buy the present il s'est mis avec nous pour acheter le cadeau.

■ go off:

▶ go off

1 (explode, fire) [bomb] exploser ; the gun didn't go off le coup n'est pas parti ;

2 [alarm clock] sonner ; [fire alarm] se déclencher ;

3 ( depart) partir, s'en aller ; he went off to work il est parti au travail ; she went off to find a spade elle est allée chercher une pelle ; they went off together ils sont partis ensemble ;

4 GB ( go bad) [milk, cream] tourner ; [meat] s'avarier ; [butter] rancir ; ( deteriorate) [performer, athlete etc] perdre sa forme ; [work] se dégrader ; ( lose one's attractiveness) [person] être moins beau/belle qu'avant ; he used to be very handsome, but he's gone off a bit il était très beau, mais il est moins bien maintenant ; the first part of the film was good, but after that it went off la première partie du film était bien, mais après ça s'est dégradé ;

5 ○ ( fall asleep) s'endormir ;

6 ( cease to operate) [lights, heating] s'éteindre ;

7 (happen, take place) [evening, organized event] se passer ; the concert went off very well le concert s'est très bien passé ;

8 Theat quitter la scène ;

▶ go off [sb/sth] GB I used to like him but I've gone off him je l'aimais bien avant, mais je ne l'aime plus tellement ; I've gone off opera/whisky je n'aime plus tellement l'opéra/le whisky ; I think she's gone off the idea je crois qu'elle a renoncé à l'idée.

■ go off with:

▶ go off with [sb/sth] partir avec [person, money] ; she went off with all his money elle est partie avec tout son argent ; who's gone off with my pen? qui a pris mon stylo?

■ go on:

▶ go on

1 (happen, take place) se passer ; what's going on? qu'est-ce qui se passe? ; there's a party going on upstairs il y a une fête en haut ; how long has this been going on? depuis combien de temps est-ce que ça dure? ; a lot of stealing goes on il y a beaucoup de vols ; a lot of drinking goes on at Christmas time les gens boivent beaucoup à Noël ;

2 ( continue on one's way) poursuivre son chemin ;

3 ( continue) continuer ; go on with your work continuez votre travail, continuez de travailler ; go on looking continuez à or de chercher ; she went on speaking elle a continué de parler ; go on, we're all listening! continue, nous t'écoutons tous! ; ‘and another thing,’ she went on, ‘you're always late’ ‘et autre chose,’ a-t-elle ajouté, ‘vous êtes toujours en retard’ ; if he goes on like this, he'll get into trouble! s'il continue comme ça, il va s'attirer des ennuis ; we can't go on like this! nous ne pouvons pas continuer comme ça! ; life must go on la vie continue ; the meeting went on into the afternoon la réunion s'est prolongée jusque dans l'après-midi ; you can't go on being a pen pusher all your life! tu ne peux pas rester gratte-papier toute ta vie! ; the list goes on and on la liste est infinie or interminable ; that's enough to be going on with ça suffit pour le moment ; have you got enough work to be going on with? est-ce que tu as assez de travail pour le moment? ; here's £20 to be going on with voici 20 livres pour te dépanner ; go on (with you) ○ ! allons donc! ;

4 ( of time) ( elapse) as time went on, they… avec le temps, ils… ; as the evening went on, he became more animated au fur et à mesure que la soirée avançait, il devenait plus animé ;

5 ( keep talking) to go on about sth ne pas arrêter de parler de qch, parler de qch à n'en plus finir ; he was going on about the war il parlait de la guerre à n'en plus finir ; don't go on about it! arrête de parler de ça!, change de disque! ; she went on and on about it elle en a fait toute une histoire ; he does tend to go on a bit! il a tendance à radoter ○ ! ; the way she goes on, you'd think she was an expert on the subject! à l'entendre, on croirait qu'elle est experte en la matière! ;

6 ( proceed) passer ; let's go on to the next item passons au point suivant ; he went on to say that/describe how puis il a dit que/décrit comment ;

7 ( go into operation) [heating, lights] s'allumer ;

8 Theat entrer en scène ; what time do you go on? à quelle heure est-ce que vous entrez en scène? ;

9 ( approach) it's going on three o'clock il est presque trois heures ; she's four going on five elle va sur ses cinq ans ; he's thirty going on three hum il a trente ans mais il pourrait bien en avoir trois ;

10 ( fit) these gloves won't go on ces gants ne m'iront pas ; the lid won't go on properly le couvercle ne ferme pas bien ;

▶ go on [sth] se fonder sur [piece of evidence, information] ; that's all we've got to go on tout ce que nous savons avec certitude ; we've got nothing else to go on nous n'avons pas d'autre point de départ ; the police haven't got much evidence to go on la police n'a pas beaucoup de preuves à l'appui.

■ go on at:

▶ go on at [sb] s'en prendre à [person] ; he's always going on at me for writing badly il s'en prend toujours à moi à cause de ma mauvaise écriture ; they're always going on at us about deadlines ils sont toujours sur notre dos pour des histoires de délais.

■ go out

1 (leave, depart) sortir ; she went out of the room elle a quitté la pièce, elle est sortie de la pièce ; to go out walking aller se promener ; to go out for a drink aller prendre un verre ; they go out a lot ils sortent beaucoup ; she likes going out elle aime sortir ; she had to go out to work at 14 il a fallu qu'elle aille travailler à 14 ans ;

2 ( travel long distance) partir (to à, pour) ; she's gone out to Australia/Africa elle est partie pour l'Australie/l'Afrique ;

3 ( have relationship) to go out with sb sortir avec qn ; they've been going out together for six weeks ils sortent ensemble depuis six semaines ;

4 [tide] descendre ; the tide is going out la marée descend, la mer se retire ;

5 Ind ( go on strike) se mettre en grève ;

6 ( become unfashionable) passer de mode ; ( no longer be used) ne plus être utilisé ; mini-skirts went out in the 1970s les mini-jupes ont passé de mode dans les années 70 ; gas went out and electricity came in l'électricité a remplacé le gaz ;

7 ( be extinguished) [fire, light] s'éteindre ;

8 ( be sent) [invitation, summons] être envoyé ; ( be published) [journal, magazine] être publié ; Radio, TV ( be broadcast) être diffusé ;

9 ( be announced) word went out that he was coming back le bruit a couru qu'il revenait ; the news went out from Washington that Washington a annoncé que ;

10 ( be eliminated) gen, Sport être éliminé ; she went out in the early stages of the competition elle a été éliminée au début de la compétition ;

11 (expressing compassion, sympathy) my heart goes out to them je les plains de tout mon cœur, je suis de tout cœur avec eux ; our thoughts go out to absent friends nos pensées vont vers nos amis absents ;

12 ( disappear) all the spirit seemed to have gone out of her elle semblait avoir perdu tout son entrain ; the romance seemed to have gone out of their relationship leur relation semblait avoir perdu tout son charme ;

13 ( end) [year, month] se terminer ;

14 ( in cards) terminer.

■ go over:

▶ go over

1 ( cross over) aller ; she went over to him/to the window elle est allée vers lui/vers la fenêtre, elle s'est approchée de lui/de la fenêtre ; to go over to Ireland/to America aller en Irlande/aux États-Unis ; we are now going over to Washington for more news Radio, TV nous passons maintenant l'antenne à Washington pour plus d'informations ;

2 ( be received) how did his speech go over? comment est-ce que son discours a été reçu? ; his speech went over well son discours a été bien reçu ; to go over big ○ avoir un grand succès ;

3 ( switch over) he went over to Labour from the Conservatives il est passé du parti des conservateurs au parti des travaillistes ; to go over to the other side fig passer dans l'autre camp ; we've gone over to gas (central heating) nous sommes passés au chauffage central au gaz ; to go over to Islam se convertir à l'Islam ;

▶ go over [sth]

1 ( review) passer [qch] en revue [details] ; she went over the events of the day in her mind elle a passé en revue les événements de la journée ; we've gone over the details again and again nous avons déjà passé les détails en revue mille fois ; to go over one's lines ( actor) répéter son texte ; there's no point in going over old ground il n'y a aucune raison de revenir là-dessus ;

2 (check, inspect) vérifier [accounts, figures] ; revoir [facts, piece of work] ; I want to go over this article once more before I hand it in je veux relire cet article une dernière fois avant de le remettre ; to go over a house faire le tour d'une maison ;

3 ( clean) he went over the room with a duster il a donné un coup de chiffon dans la pièce ; after cleaning, go over the surface with a dry cloth après l'avoir nettoyée, essuyez la surface avec un chiffon sec or passez un chiffon sec sur la surface ;

4 to go over a sketch in ink repasser un dessin à l'encre ;

5 ( exceed) dépasser ; don't go over £100 ne dépassez pas 100 livres sterling.

■ go round GB:

▶ go round

1 ( turn) [wheel, propeller etc] tourner ; the wheels went round and round les roues n'ont pas arrêté de tourner ; my head's going round j'ai la tête qui tourne ;

2 ( call round) to go round to see sb aller voir qn ; he's gone round to Anna's il est allé chez Anna ;

3 ( suffice) there isn't enough food/money to go round il n'y a pas assez de nourriture/d'argent pour tout le monde ; there was barely enough to go round il y en avait à peine assez pour tout le monde ;

4 ( circulate) there's a rumour going round that le bruit court que ;

5 ( make detour) faire un détour ; we had to go round the long way ou the long way round il a fallu qu'on prenne un chemin plus long ; I had to go round by the bridge il a fallu que je passe par or que je fasse un détour par le pont ;

▶ go round [sth] ( visit) faire le tour de [shops, house, museum].

■ go through:

▶ go through

1 ( come in) entrer ; if you'll just go (on) through, I'll tell them you're here si vous voulez bien entrer, je vais leur dire que vous êtes arrivé ;

2 ( be approved) [law, agreement] passer ; the law failed to go through la loi n'est pas passée ; the divorce hasn't gone through yet le divorce n'a pas encore été prononcé ;

3 ( be successfully completed) [business deal] être conclu ;

▶ go through [sth]

1 ( undergo) endurer, subir [experience, ordeal] ; ( pass through) passer par [stage, phase] ; in spite of all he's gone through malgré tout ce qu'il a enduré ; we've all gone through it nous sommes tous passés par là ; she's gone through a lot elle a beaucoup souffert ; he went through the day in a kind of daze toute la journée il a été dans un état second ; the country has gone through two civil wars le pays a connu deux guerres civiles ; to go through a crisis traverser une crise ; as you go through life au fur et à mesure que tu vieillis, en vieillissant ; you have to go through the switchboard/right authorities il faut passer par le standard/les autorités compétentes ; it went through my mind that l'idée m'a traversé l'esprit que ;

2 (check, inspect) examiner, étudier ; ( rapidly) parcourir [documents, files, list] ; to go through one's mail parcourir son courrier ; let's go through the points one by one étudions or examinons les problèmes un par un ;

3 ( search) fouiller [person's belongings, baggage] ; to go through sb's pockets/drawers fouiller dans les poches/tiroirs de qn ; at customs they went through all my things à la douane ils ont fouillé toutes mes affaires ;

4 (perform, rehearse) répéter [scene] ; expliquer [procedure] ; let's go through the whole scene once more répétons or reprenons toute la scène une dernière fois ; there are still a certain number of formalities to be gone through il y a encore un certain nombre de formalités à remplir ; I went through the whole procedure with him je lui ai expliqué comment il fallait procéder en détail ;

5 (consume, use up) dépenser [money] ; we went through three bottles of wine nous avons bu or descendu ○ trois bouteilles de vin ; I've gone through the elbows of my jacket j'ai usé ma veste aux coudes.

■ go through with:

▶ go through with [sth] réaliser, mettre [qch] à exécution [plan] ; in the end they decided to go through with the wedding finalement ils ont décidé de se marier ; I can't go through with it je ne peux pas le faire ; you'll have to go through with it now il va falloir que tu le fasses maintenant.

■ go together

1 ( harmonize) [colours, pieces of furniture etc] aller ensemble ; these colours don't go together ces couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ;

2 ( entail each other) aller de pair ; poverty and crime often go together la pauvreté et le crime vont souvent de pair ;

3 ○ †( have relationship) [couple] sortir ensemble.

■ go under

1 [boat, ship] couler, sombrer ; [drowning person] couler, disparaître sous les flots ;

2 fig ( succumb) [person] succomber ; ( go bankrupt) [business, company] faire faillite.

■ go up:

▶ go up

1 ( ascend) monter ; to go up to bed monter se coucher ; they've gone up to London ils sont allés or montés à Londres ; they've gone up to Scotland ils sont allés en Écosse ; ‘going up!’ ( in elevator) ‘on monte!’ ;

2 ( rise) [price, temperature] monter ; Theat [curtain] se lever (on sur) ; petrol has gone up (in price) (le prix de) l'essence a augmenté ; unemployment is going up le chômage augmente or est en hausse ; our membership has gone up le nombre de nos adhérents a augmenté ; a cry went up from the crowd un cri est monté or s'est élevé de la foule ;

3 ( be erected) [building] être construit ; [poster] être affiché ; new office blocks are going up all over the place on construit de nouveaux immeubles un peu partout ;

4 (be destroyed, blown up) [building] sauter, exploser ;

5 GB Univ ( start university) entrer à l'université ; ( start term) reprendre les cours ;

6 ( be upgraded) the team has gone up to the first division l'équipe est passée en première division ;

7 ( continue) the book/series goes up to 1990 le livre/la série va jusqu'en 1990 ;

▶ go up [sth]

1 ( mount) monter, gravir [hill, mountain] ;

2 to go up a class Sch passer dans une classe supérieure.

■ go with:

▶ go with [sth]

1 (match, suit) aller avec ; your shirt goes with your blue eyes ta chemise va bien avec tes yeux bleus ; white wine goes better with fish than red wine le vin blanc va mieux avec le poisson que le rouge ;

2 ( accompany) aller de pair avec ; the car goes with the job la voiture va de pair avec la situation ; the responsibilities that go with parenthood les responsabilités qui vont de pair avec le fait d'être parent ;

▶ go with [sb] ( date) sortir avec ; ( have sex with) coucher avec [person].

■ go without:

▶ go without s'en passer ; you'll just have to go without! il va falloir que tu t'en passes!, il va falloir que tu fasses sans! ;

▶ go without [sth] se passer de [food, luxuries].

Big English-French dictionary > go
13 fight

1. intransitive verb,
fought

1) (lit. or fig.) kämpfen; (with fists) sich schlagen

fight shy of somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen

2) (squabble) [sich] streiten, [sich] zanken ( about wegen)
2. transitive verb,
fought

1) (in battle)

fight somebody/something — gegen jemanden/etwas kämpfen; (using fists)

fight somebody — sich mit jemandem schlagen; [Boxer:] gegen jemanden boxen

2) (seek to overcome) bekämpfen; (resist)

fight somebody/something — gegen jemanden/etwas ankämpfen

3)

fight a battle — einen Kampf austragen

be fighting a losing battle — (fig.) auf verlorenem Posten stehen od. kämpfen

4) führen [Kampagne]; kandidieren bei [Wahl]

5)

fight one's way — sich (Dat.) den Weg freikämpfen; (fig.) sich (Dat.) seinen Weg bahnen

fight one's way to the top — (fig.) sich an die Spitze kämpfen
3. noun
1) Kampf, der ( for um); (brawl) Schlägerei, die

make a fight of it, put up a fight — sich wehren; (fig.) sich zur Wehr setzen

give in without a fight — (fig.) klein beigeben

2) (squabble) Streit, der

they are always having fights — zwischen ihnen gibt es dauernd Streit

3) (ability to fight) Kampffähigkeit, die; (appetite for fighting) Kampfgeist, der

all the fight had gone out of him — (fig.) sein Kampfgeist war erloschen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/119957/fight_against">fight against

- fight back

- fight down

- fight for

- fight off

- fight out

- fight over

- fight with

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1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb
1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) kämpfen

2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) (be)kämpfen

3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) streiten
2. noun
1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) der Kampf

2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) der Kampf

3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) der Kampfwille

4) (a boxing-match.) der Boxkampf

•

- fighter
- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight
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fight

[faɪt]

I. n

1. (violent combat) Kampf m (against/for gegen/um + akk); (brawl) Rauferei f; (involving fists) Schlägerei f

to give up without a \fight kampflos aufgeben

2. BOXING Kampf m, Fight m

3. MIL Gefecht nt ( against gegen + akk)

4. (struggle, resistance) Kampf m (against/for gegen/um + akk)

5. (quarrel) Streit

to have a \fight on one's hands Ärger am Hals haben fam

6. no pl (inclination) Kampfgeist m

to knock [or take] the \fight out of sb jdm seinen Kampfgeist nehmen

to show some \fight (defend oneself) Widerstand leisten, sich akk zur Wehr setzen; (show appetite for fighting) Kampfgeist demonstrieren, sich akk kampflustig zeigen

7.

▶ \fight or flight! friss oder stirb! fam

▶ to put up a [good] \fight sich akk [tapfer] zur Wehr setzen

to put up a \fight about sth sich akk gegen etw akk wehren

II. vi

<fought, fought>

1. (combat violently) kämpfen

the children were \fighting in the playground die Kinder rauften sich auf dem Spielplatz

to \fight like cats and dogs wie Hund und Katze sein

▪ to \fight against/for sth/sb gegen/für etw/jdn kämpfen

▪ to \fight with each other miteinander kämpfen

2. (wage war) kämpfen

to \fight to the death auf Leben und Tod kämpfen

to \fight to the bitter end bis zum bitteren Ende kämpfen

to \fight to the finish bis zum Schluss [o letzten Augenblick] kämpfen

▪ to \fight on weiterkämpfen, den Kampf fortsetzen

▪ to \fight against/for sb/sth gegen/für jdn/etw kämpfen

to \fight for the winning side für die Sieger kämpfen

▪ to \fight with sb (battle against) gegen jdn kämpfen; (battle on same side) an jds Seite kämpfen

3. (quarrel) sich akk streiten

▪ to \fight about sb/sth sich akk über jdn/etw [o wegen einer Person/einer S. gen] streiten

▪ to \fight over sth/sb sich akk um etw/jdn streiten

4. (struggle) kämpfen

to \fight at [or in] an election bei einer Wahl kandidieren

to \fight to clear one's name um seinen guten Ruf kämpfen

▪ to \fight against sth gegen etw akk [an]kämpfen, etw bekämpfen

▪ to \fight against sb gegen jdn [an]kämpfen

▪ to \fight for sth um etw akk kämpfen

to \fight for breath nach Luft ringen

to \fight for a cause für eine Sache kämpfen

to \fight for life um sein Leben kämpfen

5. BOXING boxen

▪ to \fight against sb gegen jdn boxen

III. vt

<fought, fought>

1. (wage war)

▪ to \fight sb/sth gegen jdn/etw kämpfen

to \fight a delaying action den Feind im Kampf hinhalten

to \fight a battle eine Schlacht schlagen

to \fight a duel ein Duell austragen, sich akk duellieren

2. ( dated: manoeuvre)

to \fight ships/troops Schiffe/Truppen kommandieren

3. (struggle to extinguish)

to \fight a fire ein Feuer bekämpfen, gegen ein Feuer ankämpfen

4. (strive to win)

to \fight an action einen Prozess durchkämpfen

to \fight a case in [or through] the courts einen Fall vor Gericht durchfechten; (strive to beat)

▪ to \fight sb for sth gegen jdn wegen einer S. gen einen Prozess führen

5. (struggle against, resist)

▪ to \fight sth etw bekämpfen, gegen etw akk [an]kämpfen

to \fight crime das Verbrechen bekämpfen

to \fight a disease gegen eine Krankheit ankämpfen

▪ to \fight sb gegen jdn [an]kämpfen

6. (in boxing)

▪ to \fight sb gegen jdn boxen

7. (battle)

to \fight one's way [out of sth] sich dat den Weg [aus etw dat] freikämpfen

to \fight one's way through the crowd sich dat einen Weg durch die Menge bahnen

to \fight one's way to the top sich akk an die Spitze kämpfen

8.

▶ to not be able to \fight one's way out of a brown paper bag absolut bescheuert sein fam

▶ to \fight one's corner BRIT seinen Standpunkt verfechten

▶ to \fight fire with fire mit den gleichen Waffen kämpfen

▶ to \fight a losing battle auf verlorenem Posten kämpfen

▶ to \fight shy of sb/sth jdm/etw aus dem Weg gehen

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[faɪt] vb: pret, ptp fought
1. n

1) (lit, fig) Kampf m; (= fist fight, scrap) Rauferei f, Prügelei f, Schlägerei f; (MIL) Gefecht nt; (= argument, row) Streit m

to have a fight with sb — sich mit jdm schlagen

to give sb a fight (lit, fig) — jdm einen Kampf liefern

to put up a fight (lit, fig) — sich zur Wehr setzen

to put up a good fight (lit, fig) — sich tapfer zur Wehr setzen, sich tapfer schlagen

do you want a fight? — willst du was?, du willst dich wohl mit mir anlegen?

if he wants a fight, then... (lit, fig) — wenn er Streit sucht, dann...

a politician who enjoys a good fight — ein streitlustiger Politiker

he won't give in without a fight —

in the fight against disease — im Kampf gegen die Krankheit

the fight for survival — der Kampf ums Überleben

he lost his fight for life —

the big fight (Boxing) — der große Kampf

2) (= fighting spirit) Kampfgeist m

there was no fight left in him — sein Kampfgeist war erloschen

to show fight — Kampfgeist zeigen

2. vi
kämpfen; (= have punch-up etc) raufen, sich prügeln, sich schlagen; (= argue with wife etc) sich streiten or zanken
the dogs were fighting over a bone — die Hunde rauften um einen Knochen

to fight against disease — Krankheiten bekämpfen

to fight for sb/sth — um jdn/etw kämpfen

to fight for what one believes in — für seine Überzeugungen eintreten or streiten

to fight for one's life — um sein Leben kämpfen

to fight for breath — nach Atem ringen

to go down fighting — sich nicht kampflos ergeben

to fight shy of sth — einer Sache (dat) aus dem Weg gehen

I've always fought shy of claiming that... — ich habe immer bewusst vermieden, zu behaupten...

3. vt

1) person kämpfen mit or gegen; (= have punch-up with) sich schlagen mit, sich prügeln mit; (in battle) kämpfen mit, sich (dat) ein Gefecht nt liefern mit

I'll fight him on that one — dazu nehme ich es mit ihm auf

you can't fight the whole company — du kannst es nicht mit der ganzen Firma aufnehmen

2) fire, disease, cuts, policy, crime, inflation bekämpfen; decision ankämpfen gegen; corruption angehen gegen

there's no point in fighting it, you can't win — es hat keinen Zweck, dagegen anzukämpfen, es ist aussichtslos

she fought the urge to giggle — sie versuchte, sich das Kichern zu verkneifen

3)

to fight a duel — ein Duell nt austragen, sich duellieren

to fight pitched battles — sich (dat) offene Gefechte liefern

to fight political battles — politische Kämpfe austragen

to fight an action (Jur) — einen Prozess durchkämpfen or durchfechten

to fight one's way through the crowd — sich durch die Menge kämpfen

See:

→ also battle

4) (MIL, NAUT: control in battle) army, ships kommandieren

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fight [faıt]

A s

1. Kampf m:

a) MIL Gefecht n

b) Konflikt m, Streit m

c) Ringen n ( for um):

give sth up without a fight etwas kampflos aufgeben;

lose the fight over den Kampf verlieren um;

make (a) fight (for sth) (um etwas) kämpfen;

put up a (good) fight einen (guten) Kampf liefern, sich tapfer schlagen;

fight against drugs Drogenbekämpfung f;

the fight against unemployment der Kampf gegen die Arbeitslosigkeit

2. Boxen: Kampf m, Fight m:

fight record Kampfrekord m

3. Schlägerei f, Rauferei f:

have a fight (with) → C 3

4. Kampffähigkeit f, Kampf(es)lust f:

show fight

a) sich zur Wehr setzen,

b) kampflustig sein;

there was no fight left in him er war kampfmüde oder umg fertig;

he still had a lot of fight in him er war noch lange nicht geschlagen

B v/t prät und pperf fought [fɔːt]

1. jemanden, etwas bekämpfen, bekriegen, kämpfen gegen

2. einen Krieg, einen Prozess führen, eine Schlacht schlagen oder austragen, eine Sache ausfechten:

fight it out es (untereinander) ausfechten; → battle Bes Redew, duel A, losing A 3

3. etwas verfechten, sich einsetzen für

4. kämpfen gegen oder mit, sich schlagen mit, SPORT auch boxen gegen jemanden:

fight back ( oder down) seine Enttäuschung, Tränen etc unterdrücken;

fight off jemanden, etwas abwehren, einen Vertreter etc abwimmeln umg;

fight off a cold

a) gegen eine Erkältung ankämpfen,

b) eine Erkältung bekämpfen; → windmill A 1

5. raufen oder sich prügeln mit

6. erkämpfen:

fight one’s way

a) sich durchkämpfen ( through durch) (a. fig),

b) fig seinen Weg machen, sich durchschlagen;

fight one’s way to sth sich etwas erkämpfen

7. Hunde etc kämpfen lassen, zum Kampf an- oder aufstacheln

8. Truppen, Geschütze etc kommandieren, (im Kampf) führen

C v/i

1. kämpfen ( with oder against mit oder gegen; for um):

fight against sth gegen etwas ankämpfen;

fight back sich zur Wehr setzen oder wehren, zurückschlagen; → go down 2, shy¹ A 3, A 5

2. SPORT boxen

3. sich raufen oder schlagen oder prügeln ( with mit)

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1. intransitive verb,
fought

1) (lit. or fig.) kämpfen; (with fists) sich schlagen

fight shy of somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen

2) (squabble) [sich] streiten, [sich] zanken ( about wegen)
2. transitive verb,
fought

1) (in battle)

fight somebody/something — gegen jemanden/etwas kämpfen; (using fists)

fight somebody — sich mit jemandem schlagen; [Boxer:] gegen jemanden boxen

2) (seek to overcome) bekämpfen; (resist)

fight somebody/something — gegen jemanden/etwas ankämpfen

3)

fight a battle — einen Kampf austragen

be fighting a losing battle — (fig.) auf verlorenem Posten stehen od. kämpfen

4) führen [Kampagne]; kandidieren bei [Wahl]

5)

fight one's way — sich (Dat.) den Weg freikämpfen; (fig.) sich (Dat.) seinen Weg bahnen

fight one's way to the top — (fig.) sich an die Spitze kämpfen
3. noun
1) Kampf, der ( for um); (brawl) Schlägerei, die

make a fight of it, put up a fight — sich wehren; (fig.) sich zur Wehr setzen

give in without a fight — (fig.) klein beigeben

2) (squabble) Streit, der

they are always having fights — zwischen ihnen gibt es dauernd Streit

3) (ability to fight) Kampffähigkeit, die; (appetite for fighting) Kampfgeist, der

all the fight had gone out of him — (fig.) sein Kampfgeist war erloschen

Phrasal Verbs:

- fight against

- fight back

- fight down

- fight for

- fight off

- fight out

- fight over

- fight with

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n.

Kampf ¨-e m.

Schlacht -en f.

Streit -e m. (battle) one's way through expr.

sich durchboxen v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: fought)

= kämpfen v.

sich streiten v.

English-german dictionary > fight
14 fight

1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb
1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) pelear (se), luchar

2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) luchar, combatir

3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) pelear (se), discutir

2. noun
1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) pelea

2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) lucha

3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) combatividad

4) (a boxing-match.) combate

•

- fighter
- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight

fight¹ n lucha / pelea

there was a fight hubo una pelea

fight² vb

1. luchar

our soldiers are fighting the enemy nuestros soldados luchan contra el enemigo

2. pelearse

two boys were fighting dos chicos se peleaban

to fight a battle librar una batalla

El pasado y participio pasado de fight es fought

fight

tr[faɪt]

noun

1 (struggle) lucha

■ the fight for Barcelona la lucha por Barcelona

■ the fight against poverty la lucha contra la pobreza

2 (physical violence) pelea; (quarrel) riña; (argument) disputa

■ the police broke up the fight la policía disolvió la pelea

3 (boxing) combate nombre masculino

4 (resistance) combatividad nombre femenino, ánimo

■ he had plenty of fight left in him aún le quedaba mucho ánimo

intransitive verb (pt & pp fought tr[fɔːt])

1 (quarrel) pelear(se) (about/over, por), discutir (about/over, por)

■ they're always fighting about money siempre discuten por dinero

■ it's not worth fighting over no vale la pena discutir por eso

2 (in boxing) pelear ( against, contra)

3 (with physical violence) pelearse ( with, con) ( against, contra), luchar ( with, con) ( against, contra)

■ he's always fighting with the other children siempre se está peleando con los otros niños

4 figurative use luchar ( for, por) ( against, contra), combatir

■ fight for human rights luchar por los derechos humanos

transitive verb

1 (bull) lidiar

2 (engage in - battle) librar; (- war) hacer; (- election) presentarse a

3 (with physical violence) pelearse, luchar

■ fight the enemy luchar contra el enemigo

■ they were fighting some kids from another school se peleaban con unos chicos de otro colegio

4 figurative use (strive to overcome, prevent) luchar, combatir

■ fight racism combatir el racismo

■ fight drug trafficking luchar contra el narcotráfico

5 SMALLLAW/SMALL recurrir contra

6 (fire) apagar, combatir

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to fight a case SMALLLAW/SMALL defenderse contra un cargo

to fight it out decidirlo, resolverlo

to fight one's way through lograr abrirse paso

to fight for one's life luchar por la vida

to fight like a tiger luchar como un jabato

to fight a losing battle luchar por una causa perdida

to fight shy of something/somebody evitar algo/a alguien

to fight to the finish luchar hasta el final

to pick a fight with somebody meterse con alguien

to put up a fight oponer resistencia

fight ['faɪt] v, fought ['fɔt] ; fighting vi

: luchar, combatir, pelear

fight vt

: luchar contra, combatir contra

fight n

1) combat: lucha f, pelea f, combate m

2) match: pelea f, combate m (en boxeo)

3) quarrel: disputa f, pelea f, pleito m

fight

n.

• batalla s.f.

• combate s.m.

• cuchillada s.f.

• guerra s.f.

• lid s.f.

• lidia s.f.

• lucha s.f.

• marimorena s.f.

• pelea s.f.

• pendencia s.f.

• pugna s.f.

• rija s.f.

• riña s.f.

• ruptura s.f.

• sarracina s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: fought) = batallar v.

• batir v.

• bregar v.

• combatir v.

• disputar v.

• guerrear v.

• lidiar v.

• luchar v.

• militar v.

• pelear v.

• pugnar v.

• reñir v.

I
1. faɪt
(past & past p fought) intransitive verb

a) \<\<army/country\>\> luchar, combatir; \<\<person\>\> pelear, luchar; \<\<animal\>\> luchar

to fight AGAINST somebody/something — luchar contra alguien/algo

to fight FOR somebody/something — \<\<for country/cause\>\> luchar por alguien/algo; \<\<for aim/policy\>\> luchar por conseguir or lograr algo

she was fighting for her life — se debatía entre la vida y la muerte

to go down fighting — luchar hasta el final

he had to fight for breath — le costaba muchísimo respirar

to fight shy of something: he tends to fight shy of emotional commitments — tiende a eludir or evitar los compromisos afectivos

b) ( quarrel)

to fight OVER/ABOUT something — pelearse por algo

c) fighting pres p <troops/units> de combate

2.

vt

1)

a) \<\<army/country\>\> luchar or combatir contra

if you want it, you'll have to fight me for it — si lo quieres vas a tener que vértelas conmigo

Frazier fought Ali for the world title — Frazier peleó contra Ali or se enfrentó a Ali por el título mundial

I had to fight my way into the hall — tuve que abrirme camino or paso a la fuerza para entrar en la sala

b) ( oppose) \<\<fire/disease\>\> combatir; \<\<measure/proposal\>\> combatir, oponerse* a

we'll fight them all the way — no les vamos a dar cuartel

2)

a) ( conduct)

to fight a battle — librar una batalla

they fought a long war against the rebels — lucharon contra los rebeldes durante largo tiempo

b) ( contest) \<\<election\>\> presentarse a

we intend to fight the case — ( Law) pensamos llevar el caso a los tribunales (or defendernos etc)

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- fight back

- fight down

- fight off

- fight on

- fight out

II

noun

1) c

a) ( between persons) pelea f; (between armies, companies) lucha f, contienda f

to put up a good fight — ofrecer* or oponer* resistencia

they're looking for a fight — están buscando camorra or bronca

b) ( boxing match) pelea f, combate m

2) c

a) ( struggle) lucha f

b) ( quarrel) pelea f

3) u ( fighting spirit)

he was still full of fight — aún seguía con ganas de pelear

there's no fight left in him — no le quedan ánimos para luchar

[faɪt] (vb: pt, pp fought)
1. N

1) (between individuals)

a) (physical, verbal) pelea f ( over por)

• to have a fight with sb — pelearse con algn, tener una pelea con algn

• to look for a fight — (physical) buscar pelea; (verbal) querer pelearse

I'm not looking for a fight over this issue — no quiero pelearme por este asunto
pick 2., 1)
b) (Boxing) combate m, pelea f

2) (Mil) (between armies) lucha f, contienda f

3) (=struggle, campaign) lucha f ( for por) ( against contra)

the fight for justice/against inflation — la lucha por la justicia/contra la inflación

he won't give up without a fight — no se rendirá sin luchar antes

• if he tries to sack me he'll have a fight on his hands — si intenta despedirme le va a costar lo suyo

4) (=fighting spirit) ánimo m de lucha

there was no fight left in him — ya no le quedaba ánimo de lucha, ya no tenía ánimo para luchar

we still had a lot of fight in us — todavía nos quedaba mucho ánimo para luchar

• to show (some) fight — mostrarse dispuesto a pelear

5) (=resistance)

• police believe the victim put up a fight — la policía cree que la víctima opuso resistencia

they beat us but we put up a good fight — nos vencieron pero nos defendimos bien

2. VT

1) (Mil) [+ enemy] luchar contra, combatir contra; (Boxing) [+ opponent] pelear contra, luchar contra

• to fight a battle — (Mil) librar una batalla; (fig) luchar

I've had to fight quite a battle to get as far as this — he tenido que luchar mucho para llegar hasta aquí

I don't ask you to fight my battles for me — no te pido que libres mis batallas

• to fight a duel — batirse en duelo

• to fight sb for sth, he fought the council for the right to build on his land — se enfrentó al ayuntamiento por el derecho a edificar en sus tierras

I'd like to fight him for the title — me gustaría luchar or pelear contra él por el título

• to fight one's way through a crowd — abrirse paso a la fuerza entre una multitud

2) (=combat) [+ fire] combatir; [+ poverty, inflation, crime] combatir, luchar contra; [+ proposal] oponerse a

• I've made up my mind so don't try and fight me on it — lo he decidido, así que no intentes oponerte

• I had to fight the urge to giggle — tuve que esforzarme para no reír, tuve que contener las ganas de reír

3) (=try to win) [+ campaign] tomar parte en; [+ election] presentarse a

• he says he'll fight the case all the way to the Supreme Court — dice que si es necesario llevará el caso hasta el Tribunal Supremo

he fought his case in various courts for ten years — defendió su causa en varios tribunales durante diez años

• he's decided to fight the seat for a third time — (Pol) ha decidido presentarse por tercera vez como candidato para el escaño

3. VI

1) (=do battle) [troops, countries] luchar, combatir ( against contra); [person, animal] pelear; (Boxing) luchar, pelear

did you fight in the war? — ¿luchó usted en la guerra?, ¿tomó usted parte en la guerra?

the boys were fighting in the street — los chicos estaban peleándose en la calle

• they'll fight to the death — lucharán a muerte

• I fought for my country — luché por mi país

• the dogs were fighting over a bone — los perros estaban peleando por un hueso

2) (=quarrel) discutir, pelear(se) ( with con)

• they usually fight about or over who pays the bills — suelen discutir or pelear(se) por quién paga las facturas

3) (=struggle) luchar ( for por) ( against contra)

• to fight against disease/crime — luchar contra la enfermedad/el crimen

she was fighting against sleep — luchaba contra el sueño

• to fight for sth/sb — luchar por algo/algn

he was fighting for his life — estaba luchando por su vida

he was fighting for breath — le faltaba la respiración, respiraba con enorme dificultad

- go down fighting

- fight shy of

- fight back

- fight down

- fight off

- fight on

- fight out

* * *

I
1. [faɪt]
(past & past p fought) intransitive verb

a) \<\<army/country\>\> luchar, combatir; \<\<person\>\> pelear, luchar; \<\<animal\>\> luchar

to fight AGAINST somebody/something — luchar contra alguien/algo

to fight FOR somebody/something — \<\<for country/cause\>\> luchar por alguien/algo; \<\<for aim/policy\>\> luchar por conseguir or lograr algo

she was fighting for her life — se debatía entre la vida y la muerte

to go down fighting — luchar hasta el final

he had to fight for breath — le costaba muchísimo respirar

to fight shy of something: he tends to fight shy of emotional commitments — tiende a eludir or evitar los compromisos afectivos

b) ( quarrel)

to fight OVER/ABOUT something — pelearse por algo

c) fighting pres p <troops/units> de combate

2.

vt

1)

a) \<\<army/country\>\> luchar or combatir contra

if you want it, you'll have to fight me for it — si lo quieres vas a tener que vértelas conmigo

Frazier fought Ali for the world title — Frazier peleó contra Ali or se enfrentó a Ali por el título mundial

I had to fight my way into the hall — tuve que abrirme camino or paso a la fuerza para entrar en la sala

b) ( oppose) \<\<fire/disease\>\> combatir; \<\<measure/proposal\>\> combatir, oponerse* a

we'll fight them all the way — no les vamos a dar cuartel

2)

a) ( conduct)

to fight a battle — librar una batalla

they fought a long war against the rebels — lucharon contra los rebeldes durante largo tiempo

b) ( contest) \<\<election\>\> presentarse a

we intend to fight the case — ( Law) pensamos llevar el caso a los tribunales (or defendernos etc)

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- fight back

- fight down

- fight off

- fight on

- fight out

II

noun

1) c

a) ( between persons) pelea f; (between armies, companies) lucha f, contienda f

to put up a good fight — ofrecer* or oponer* resistencia

they're looking for a fight — están buscando camorra or bronca

b) ( boxing match) pelea f, combate m

2) c

a) ( struggle) lucha f

b) ( quarrel) pelea f

3) u ( fighting spirit)

he was still full of fight — aún seguía con ganas de pelear

there's no fight left in him — no le quedan ánimos para luchar

English-spanish dictionary > fight
15 break

[breɪk] n

1) ( fracture) Bruch m; (in glass, pottery) Sprung m; (in rock, wood) Riss m; med Bruch m

2) ( gap) Lücke f; ( in rock) Spalt m; ( in line) Unterbrechung f

3) ( escape) Ausbruch m;

to make a \break ausbrechen

4) ( interruption) Unterbrechung f, Pause f; ( esp Brit) sch ( during classes) Pause f ( holiday) Ferien pl;

coffee/lunch \break Kaffee-/Mittagspause f;

Easter/Christmas \break Oster-/Weihnachtsferien pl;

commercial \break tv, radio Werbung f;

to have [or take] a \break eine Pause machen;

we decided to have a short \break in Paris wir beschlossen, einen Kurzurlaub in Paris zu verbringen;

to need a \break from sth eine Pause von etw dat brauchen

5) meteo

\break of day Tagesanbruch m;

a \break in the weather ( liter) ein Wetterumschwung m

6) ( divergence) Bruch m;

a \break with family tradition ein Bruch mit der Familientradition

7) ( end of relationship) Abbruch m;

to make a clean/complete \break einen sauberen/endgültigen Schlussstrich ziehen;

to make the \break [from sb/sth] die Beziehung [zu jdm/etw] abbrechen

8) ( opportunity) Chance f, Gelegenheit f;

she got her main \break as an actress in a Spielberg film sie hatte ihre größte Chance als Schauspielerin in einem Spielbergfilm

9) sports ( in tennis)

\break [of serve] Break m o nt; (in snooker, billiards) Anstoß m

PHRASES:

give me a \break! (fam: knock it off!) hör auf [damit]!;

( give me a chance) gib mir eine Chance! vt <broke, broken>

1) ( shatter)

to \break sth etw zerbrechen;

( in two pieces) etw entzweibrechen;

( force open) etw aufbrechen;

( damage) etw kaputtmachen ( fam) ( fracture) etw brechen;

we heard the sound of \breaking glass wir hörten das Geräusch von zerberstendem Glas;

to \break an alibi ( fig) ein Alibi entkräften;

to \break one's arm sich dat den Arm brechen;

to \break one's back [or (Am) ass]; ( fig) ( fam) sich akk abrackern [o abstrampeln] ( fam)

to \break sb's back ( fig) jdm das Kreuz brechen ( fig)

to \break a bottle/ a glass eine Flasche/ein Glas zerbrechen;

to \break an egg ein Ei aufschlagen;

to \break sb's heart ( fig) jdm das Herz brechen ( geh)

to \break a nail/ tooth sich dat einen Nagel/Zahn abbrechen;

to \break sb's nose jdm die Nase brechen;

to \break sth into smithereens etw in [tausend] Stücke schlagen;

to \break the sonic [or sound] barrier die Schallmauer durchbrechen;

to \break a window ein Fenster einschlagen

2) ( momentarily interrupt)

to \break sth etw unterbrechen;

I need something to \break the monotony of my typing job ich brauche etwas, das etwas Abwechslung in meine eintönige Schreibarbeit bringt;

to \break sb's fall jds Fall abfangen;

to \break a circuit elec einen Stromkreis unterbrechen;

to \break step [or stride] aus dem Gleichschritt kommen; mil aus dem Schritt fallen

3) ( put an end to)

to \break sth etw zerstören;

to \break the back of sth (Brit, Aus) das Schlimmste einer S. gen hinter sich akk bringen;

we can \break the back of this work today if we really try wenn wir uns ernsthaft bemühen, können wir diese Arbeit heute zum größten Teil erledigen;

to \break camp das Lager abbrechen;

to \break a deadlock einen toten Punkt überwinden, etw wieder in Gang bringen;

to \break a habit eine Gewohnheit aufgeben;

to \break sb of a habit jdm eine Angewohnheit abgewöhnen;

to \break an impasse [or a stalemate] aus einer Sackgasse herauskommen;

to \break a romantic mood eine romantische Stimmung kaputtmachen ( fam)

to \break the peace/ a record/ the silence den Frieden/einen Rekord/das Schweigen brechen;

to \break a spell einen Bann brechen;

to \break sb's spirit jdn mutlos machen;

to \break a strike einen Streik brechen;

to \break the suspense [or tension] die Spannung lösen

4) sports

to \break a tie in Führung gehen, einen Führungstreffer erzielen;

to \break sb tennis jdm das Aufschlagspiel abnehmen

5) ( violate)

to \break sth etw brechen;

to \break an agreement eine Vereinbarung verletzen;

to \break a date eine Verabredung nicht einhalten;

to \break a/ the law ein/das Gesetz übertreten;

to \break a treaty gegen einen Vertrag verstoßen;

to \break one's word sein Wort brechen

6) ( forcefully end)

to \break sth etw durchbrechen;

to \break sb's hold sich akk aus jds Griff befreien

7) ( decipher)

to \break a cipher/ a code eine Geheimschrift/einen Code entschlüsseln

8) ( make public)

to \break sth etw bekannt geben; journ etw veröffentlichen;

to \break sth to sb jdm etw mitteilen [o sagen];

\break it to me gently! ( hum) bring's mir schonend bei!;

how will we ever \break it to her? wie sollen wir es ihr nur sagen?;

to \break the news to sb jdm die Nachricht beibringen

9) ( separate into parts)

to \break sth etw auseinanderreißen;

to \break bread rel das [heilige] Abendmahl empfangen;

to \break bread [with sb] (dated) ( liter) [mit jdm] das Brot brechen veraltet [o sein Brot teilen];

to \break a collection [or set] eine Sammlung auseinanderreißen

10) ( make change for)

to \break a note [or (Am) bill] einen Geldschein wechseln [o ( fam) kleinmachen];

11) ( crush spirit)

to \break sb jdn brechen [o ( fam) kleinkriegen];

her spirit had been broken by the regime in the home das in dem Heim herrschende System hatte sie seelisch gebrochen;

to \break an animal ( tame) ein Tier zähmen;

( train) ein Tier abrichten;

to \break sb's will jds Willen m brechen

12) ( leave)

to \break cover mil aus der Deckung hervorbrechen;

( from hiding place) aus dem Versteck herauskommen;

to \break formation mil aus der Aufstellung heraustreten;

to \break rank mil aus dem Glied treten;

to \break rank[s] ( fig) die eigenen Reihen verraten;

to \break ship sich akk beim Landgang absetzen

13) ( open up)

to \break ground den ersten Spatenstich machen;

to \break fresh [or new] ground ( fig) Neuland [o neue Gebiete] erschließen

PHRASES:

to \break the bank ( hum) die Bank sprengen;

sticks and stones may \break my bones [but names will never hurt me] ([but names will never hurt me]) Beschimpfungen können mir nichts anhaben;

you can't make an omelette without \breaking eggs ( saying) wo gehobelt wird, da fallen Späne ( prov)

to \break the ice ( fam) das Eis brechen;

\break a leg! ( fam) Hals- und Beinbruch! ( fam)

to \break the mould innovativ sein;

to \break wind einen fahren lassen ( fam) vi <broke, broken>

1) ( shatter) zerbrechen;

( stop working) kaputtgehen ( fam) ( fall apart) auseinanderbrechen

2) ( interrupt) Pause machen;

shall we \break [off] for lunch? machen wir Mittagspause?

3) wave sich akk brechen;

a wave broke over the boat eine Welle brach über dem Boot zusammen

4) ( change in voice)

her voice was \breaking with emotion vor Rührung versagte ihr die Stimme;

the boy's voice is \breaking der Junge ist [gerade] im Stimmbruch

5) meteo weather umschlagen; dawn, day anbrechen; storm losbrechen

6) ( collapse under strain) zusammenbrechen

7) ( become public) news, scandal bekannt [o publik] werden, ans Licht kommen

8) (in billiards, snooker) anstoßen

9) boxing sich akk trennen

10) ( move out of formation) clouds aufreißen; crowd sich akk teilen mil, sports sich akk auflösen

11) med [auf]platzen;

the waters have broken die Fruchtblase ist geplatzt

PHRASES:

to \break even kostendeckend arbeiten;

to \break free ausbrechen, sich akk befreien;

to \break loose sich akk losreißen;

it's make or \break! es geht um alles oder nichts!

English-German students dictionary > break
16 adventure

[əd'venʧə] 1. сущ.
1) приключение

dangerous adventure — опасное приключение

extraordinary adventure — необычайное приключение

incredible adventure — невероятное приключение

real / ultimate adventure — настоящее приключение

breathtaking / exciting / thrilling adventure — захватывающее приключение

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — "Приключения Шерлока Холмса"

love of adventure — любовь к приключениям

sense / spirit of adventure — дух приключенчества; страсть к неизведанному, необычному, таящему опасность

in search of adventure — в поисках приключений

adventure story — приключенческий роман; рассказ или повесть о приключениях

gourmet meals that are an adventure in dining — изысканные блюда, которых вы раньше никогда не пробовали

Along the way he had a great many adventures. — В пути с ним произошло множество приключений.

I got back to my inn without any adventure. — На обратном пути в гостиницу со мной не произошло ничего необычного.

But soon after this they met with an adventure which deserves record. — Но вскоре после этого с ними произошла история, заслуживающая отдельного рассказа.

From travels in search of head-hunting tribes in Indonesia to trekking across India on an elephant, his life has been one big adventure. — Начиная с путешествий по Индонезии в поисках племён охотников за скальпами и заканчивая походом по Индии верхом на слонах, его жизнь была одним большим приключением.

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure. — Искусство процветает там, где есть страсть к неизведанному.

You get a sense of adventure, of exploring unknown territory and not knowing what you're going to find. — У тебя возникает ощущение приключения, как будто ты вступаешь в область неизведанного, не знаешь, что тебя ждёт впереди.

...the spirit of adventure that had been my curse… —...страсть к неизведанному, которая всегда была моей бедой…

I felt the spirit of adventure quicken within me. — Я чувствовал(а), как во мне пробуждается дух приключенчества.

adventure holiday — отпуск, связанный с активным отдыхом (например, поездка на сафари, поход на лошадях)

2) коммерческая спекуляция; рискованный или сомнительный проект (в бизнесе, международных делах); авантюра

military adventure — военная авантюра

financial adventure — финансовая авантюра
2. гл.; книжн.
а) рисковать (чем-л.)

to adventure one's life — рисковать жизнью

You must take care not to adventure yourself single-handed against the combined forces of those bandits. — Ты не должен подвергать себя риску, выступая в одиночку против этих бандитов.

Syn:

venture

б) отваживаться, рискнуть (отправиться куда-л., сказать / сделать что-л.)

I adventured out of the house. — Я рискнул выйти на улицу.

"Did he tell you about us?" she adventured, cautiously. — "Он рассказал тебе о нас?" - отважилась она спросить.

Англо-русский современный словарь > adventure
17 free

free [fri:]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. transitive verb

4. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. [person, animal, country] libre

• he managed to get free il a réussi à se libérer

• to go free [prisoner] être relâché

• to set a prisoner free libérer un prisonnier

• they had to cut the driver free from the wreckage ils ont dû désincarcérer le conducteur du véhicule accidenté

• to have a free hand to do sth avoir carte blanche pour faire qch

• he was free to refuse il était libre de refuser

• you're free to choose vous êtes libre de choisir

• I will be free at 2 o'clock je serai libre à 14 heures

• it's a free country! on est en république ! (inf)

• to be/get free of sb être débarrassé/se débarrasser de qn

• is this seat free? est-ce que cette place est libre ?

► to feel free to do sth

• please feel free to ask questions n'hésitez pas à poser des questions

• a school where children feel free to express themselves une école où les enfants se sentent libres de s'exprimer

• can I borrow your pen? -- feel free (inf) est-ce que je peux vous emprunter votre stylo ? -- je vous en prie► free from or of ( = without)

to be free from responsibility être dégagé de toute responsabilité

• to be free of pain ne pas souffrir

• a world free of nuclear weapons un monde sans armes nucléaires

• the elections have been free of violence les élections se sont déroulées sans violence

   b. ( = costing nothing) [object, ticket] gratuit

• "free mug with each towel" « une chope gratuite pour tout achat d'une serviette »

• admission free entrée f libre

• delivery free livraison f gratuite

• as a free gift en cadeau

• free sample échantillon m gratuit

• there's no such thing as a free lunch tout se paie

   c. ( = lavish) généreux

• to be free with one's money dépenser son argent sans compter

• you're very free with your advice (ironic) vous êtes particulièrement prodigue de conseils (ironique)

2. adverb

   a. ( = without payment) [give, get, travel] gratuitement

   b. ( = without restraint) [run about] en liberté

   c. ( = expressing release) to pull free se dégager

• to wriggle free [person] se libérer en se tortillant

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = liberate) [+ nation, slave, caged animal, prisoner] libérer ; [+ person] (from wreckage) dégager ; (from burden) soulager

   b. ( = untie) [+ person, animal] détacher

4. compounds

► free agent noun

• to be a free agent avoir toute liberté d'action ► Free Church noun (British) église f non-conformiste adjective

non-conformiste

► free climbing noun escalade f libre

► free(-)diving noun plongée f libre

► free enterprise noun libre entreprise f

► free-enterprise economy noun économie f de marché

► free fall noun chute f libre

• to go into free fall faire une chute libre ► free flight noun (in plane) vol m libre

► free-floating adjective (in water, space) qui flotte librement ; (figurative) [person] sans attaches

► free-for-all noun mêlée f générale

► free house noun (British) pub m (qui n'appartient pas à une chaîne)

► free kick noun (Sport) coup m franc

► free-market economy noun économie f de marché

► free-marketeer noun partisan m de l'économie de marché

► free of charge adverb gratuitement

► free period noun heure f de permanence

► free radical noun radical m libre

► free-range chicken noun poulet m élevé en plein air

► free-range egg noun œuf m de poule élevée en plein air

► free speech noun liberté f de parole

► free spirit noun esprit m libre

► free-spirited adjective [person, ways] non conformiste

► free-standing adjective [furniture] non encastré

► free throw noun (US Sport) lancer m franc

► free-to-air adjective (TV) gratuit

► free trade noun libre-échange m

► free-trade zone noun zone f franche

► free vote noun vote m de conscience (sans consigne de vote)

► free will noun

• he did it of his own free will il l'a fait de son propre gré

* * *
[friː] 1.
noun (also free period) School ≈ heure f de libre
2.
adjective

1) (unhindered, unrestricted) [person, country, election, press, translation] libre (after n); [access, choice] libre (before n)

to be free to do — être libre de faire

to leave somebody free to do — laisser quelqu'un libre de faire

to feel free to do — ne pas hésiter à faire

to break free of ou from — se libérer de

to set somebody free from — libérer quelqu'un de

to be allowed free expression — pouvoir s'exprimer librement

I oiled the hinges to allow free movement — j'ai graissé les gonds pour faciliter le mouvement

2) ( not captive or tied) [person, limb] libre; [animal, bird] en liberté

one more tug and my shoe was free — un coup de plus et ma chaussure était dégagée

to set [somebody/something] free — libérer [person]; rendre la liberté à [animal]

to pull something free — dégager quelque chose

they had to cut the driver free (from his car) — on a dû couper la tôle de la voiture pour dégager le chauffeur

to break free — se libérer (de ses liens)

the boat broke free from ou of its moorings — le bateau a rompu ses amarres

3) ( devoid)

to be free from ou of somebody — être libéré de quelqu'un

free from ou of pollution — dépourvu de pollution

a day free from ou of interruptions — une journée sans interruptions

she was free from ou of any hatred — elle n'éprouvait aucune haine

this soup is free from ou of artificial colourings — cette soupe ne contient pas de colorants artificiels

4) ( costing nothing) gratuit

‘admission free’ — ‘entrée gratuite’

free gift — Commerce cadeau m

you can't expect a free ride — fig on n'a rien pour rien

5) ( not occupied) libre

are you free for lunch on Monday? — es-tu libre lundi pour déjeuner?

is this seat free? — cette place est-elle libre?

I'm trying to keep Tuesday free — j'essaie de garder mon mardi libre

6) (generous, lavish)

to be free with — être généreux/-euse avec [food]; être prodigue de [advice]

to be very free with money — dépenser sans compter

7) ( familiar) familier/-ière

8) Chemistry libre

9) Linguistics [form] non lié; [vowel, stress] libre
3.
adverb

1) ( at liberty) librement, en toute liberté

to go free — [hostage] être libéré; [criminal] circuler en toute liberté

2) ( without payment) gratuitement

children are admitted free — l'entrée est gratuite pour les enfants
4.
transitive verb

1) ( from captivity) libérer; ( from wreckage) dégager

to free somebody from — débarrasser quelqu'un de [prejudice]; décharger quelqu'un de [blame]; délivrer quelqu'un de [oppression, guilt]; soulager quelqu'un de [suffering]

2) ( make available) débloquer [money, resources]; libérer [person, hands]
5.
reflexive verb

to free oneself from — se dégager de [chains, wreckage]; se libérer de [influence]; se débarrasser de [burden]; se décharger de [blame]; se délivrer de [guilt]
6.
- free combining form

smoke/sugar-free — sans fumée/sucre

interest-free — Finance sans intérêt
7.
for free adverbial phrase gratuitement

••

to have a free hand — avoir carte blanche (in pour)

free as a bird ou the air — libre comme l'air

English-French dictionary > free
18 speak

1. I
abs

1) the baby is learning to speak ребенок учится говорить; he was too ill to speak он так плохо себя чувствовал, что не мог говорить; did you speak, sir? вы что-то сказали, сэр?; Janes speaking Джоунз у телефона; he left without speaking он ушел, не сказав ни слова; their eyes spoke их взгляды были весьма красноречивы; the cannon spoke заговорили пушки; the portrait speaks портрет как живой

2) he left the meeting without speaking он ушел с собрания, не выступив; since I am speaking... поскольку мне предоставлено слово...
2. II
1) speak in some manner speak well (badly, quickly, slowly, loud, low, softly, harshly, sharply, respectfully, etc.) говорить хорошо и т.д.; generally /broadly/ (objectively, practically, etc.) speaking... вообще и т.д. говоря...; properly speaking по сути дела, собственно говоря; strictly speaking he is right строго говоря, он прав; roughly speaking there were perhaps ten thousand participants там было, грубо говоря, около десяти тысяч участников; to speak plainly, he is a thief попросту говоря, он вор; legally speaking he is right с юридической точки зрения он прав; metaphorically /figuratively/ speaking фигурально выражаясь; actions speak louder than words дела говорят сами за себя || speak at random говорить наугад id so to speak так сказать; you are, so to speak, one of the family вы, так сказать /собственно говоря/, член семья

2) speak at some time the president will now speak сейчас выступит президент
3. III
speak smth.

1) speak English (French, etc.) говорить по-английски и т.д.; speak a foreign language говорить на каком-л. иностранном языке; speak several languages говорить на нескольких языках, владеть несколькими языками; speak fluent (excellent) Italian свободно (прекрасно) говорить по-итальянски: he cannot speak German он не знает немецкого языка, он не говорит по-немецки

2) not to speak a word не произнести ни слова; he couldn't speak these words он не мог выговорить эти слова

3) speak the truth говорить правду; speak one's opinion /one's mind/ высказывать свое мнение; speak one's lines произносить свои реплики; speak nonsense говорить глупости; speak words of praise /smb.'s praises/ хвалить кого-л.; his eyes spoke volumes его взгляд был красноречивее всяких слов; her eyes spoke affection ее глаза светились любовью
4. IV
speak smth. in some manner

1) speak English fluently (well, naturally, etc.) бегло /свободно/ и т.д. говорить по-английски

2) speak one's part well (badly, inaudibly, etc.) хорошо и т.д. проговаривать свою роль

3) speak one's mind bluntly прямо /без обиняков/ высказывать свое мнение
5. XI
1) be spoken not a word was spoken никто не вымолвил и слова; не было сказано ни слова; be spoken in some manner words that are seldom spoken слова, которые редко произносят [вслух]; be spoken of he is much spoken of о нем много говорят; deserve to be well /highly/ spoken of заслуживать, чтобы о тебе хорошо говорили /отзывались/

2) be spoken somewhere is English spoken here? здесь говорят /кто-нибудь разговаривает/ по-английски?
6. XVI
1) speak in smth. speak in a whisper (in a low voice, in public, etc.) говорить шепотом и т.д.; are you good at speaking in public вы умеете выступать перед аудиторией?; speak in some language speak in English (in French, etc.) говорить по-английски /на английском языке/ и т.д.; speak with (without) smth. speak with certainty (with spirit, with great composure, with emphasis, with authority, without reserve, etc.) говорить с уверенностью и т.д.; speak to /with/ smb. speak rudely (kindly, amiably, etc.) to /with/ smb. разговаривать с кем-л. грубо и т.д., who was that man you were speaking with? с кем это вы разговаривали?; speak to oneself разговаривать с самим собой; you will have to speak to all participants вам придется поговорить со всеми участниками; speak to /with/ smb. about /of, on/ smth. speak with /to/ smb. about /of/ various matters (about a particular matter, about the plan, about mutual acquaintances, etc.) (подговорить с кем-л. о разных делах и т.д.; you'll have to speak to the clerk about that вам придется поговорить об этом с клерком; I have not spoken with him yet on the subject я еще не говорил с ним по этому вопросу; speak with smb., for some time speak with her for an hour целый час разговаривать с ней; speak with smth. in smth. speak with tears in one's eyes говорить со слезами на глазах; speak to smth. this picture speaks to the heart картина берет за сердце; speak to the point говорить по существу, не отклоняться от вопроса /темы/; speak of /about/ smth., smb. speak of his work (of his writings, of the old days, about the matter, about his travels, etc.) говорить /рассуждать/ о своей работе и т.д.; speak ill (well) of smth., smb. плохо (хорошо) отзываться о чем-л., ком-л.; speak highly of smb.'s talents (of smb.'s skill, of the doctor, etc.) высоко ценить чьи-л. способности и т.д., быть высокого мнения о чьих-л. талантах и т.д.; how do people speak of me? что обо мне говорят /как обо мне отзываются/ [люди]?; nothing to speak of очень мало; have you had much difficulty? speak Nothing to speak of у вас было много затруднений? speak Почти никаких; this picture is nothing to speak of в этой картине нет ничего особенного, эта картина ничего особенного собой не представляет; have no luggage (no resources, по property, etc.) to speak of иметь очень мало /почти не иметь/ багажа и т.д.; his pinched features (everything in the house, etc.) spoke of want его худое лицо и т.д. свидетельствовало о нужде; her eyes spoke of suffering ее глаза говорили о страданиях; speak for smb., smth. speak for my friend (for myself, for others, etc.) говорить от имени друга и т.д.; speak for yourself! [не говорите за других,] говорите только за себя!; 1 will now let MX speak for himself я теперь предоставлю возможность господину X самому высказаться; the facts speak for themselves факты говорят сами за себя; this discovery speaks for itself это открытие говорит само за себя /не требует комментариев/; speak well for her upbringing (for your courage, etc.) свидетельствовать о ее воспитанности и т.д.; it speaks well for him that he did not accept его отказ говорит в его пользу; speak from smth. speak from experience (from memory, from hearsay, from actual observation, etc.) говорить по опыту /основываясь на опыте/ и т.д.; speak over (through, by, etc.) smth. speak over /by/ the telephone говорить по телефону; speak into the telephone говорить в [телефонную] трубку; speak through the nose говорить в нос, гнусавить; speak through an interpreter разговаривать через переводчика; speak by signs разговаривать жестами /знаками/ || speak under one's breath говорить шепотом

2) speak for (against) smb. speak for the children (for the poor girl, for her neighbours, etc.) заступаться за детей и т.д.; please speak for me to the director пожалуйста, поговорите обо мне с директором; he spoke against me он плохо обо мне отзывался || speak behind smb.'s back говорить за чьей-л. спиной

3) speak for smth. speak for seats beforehand заранее договориться о местах

4) speak (up)on /about/ smth. speak on a matter (on a topic, on this point, upon a subject, etc.) выступать по какому-л. вопросу /на какую-л. тему/ и т.д.; I have heard him speak on drama (about modern art, etc.) я слышал его выступление о драме и т.д.; speak at smth. speak at a meeting (at a large gathering, at a forum, at a conference, etc.) выступать на собрании и т.д.; speak to /before/ smb. speak to a large audience (to students, to recruits, before a company, etc.) выступать перед большой аудиторией и т.д.; speak for some time speak for forty minutes говорить /выступать/ сорок минут; she spoke for only ten minutes ее выступление длилось всего десять минут; speak for (against) smb., smth. he spoke for me он вступился за меня; you mustn't speak against his plan (his nomination, her brother, etc.) вы не должны возражать /выступать/ против его плана и т.д.; speak in smth. speak in smb.'s defence (in smb.'s support, in confirmation of smth., etc.) выступать в чью-л. защиту и т.д. || speak on smb.'s behalf выступать в чью-л. защиту; speak on /in/ smb.'s behalf говорить от чьего-л. имени /от имени кого-л./
7. XIX1
speak like smth. speak like a book говорить как по писаному; the artist made his violin speak like the voice of a man музыкант заставил свою скрипку звучать подобно человеческому голосу
8. XX1
speak as smb. speak as a friend (as a member of the Committee, etc.) говорить как друг и т.д.
9. XXI1
speak some language with smb. speak English with these people говорить с этими людьми по-английски; speak some language for some time I haven't spoken Spanish for years я уже много лет не говорю по-испански
10. XXV
speak when... (speak as if...) they speak when they meet они беседуют, когда встречаются; he spoke as if he were angry он говорил как-то зло

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > speak
19 absent

1. 'æbsənt adjective
(not present: Johnny was absent from school with a cold.) ausente

2. əb'sent verb
(to keep (oneself) away: He absented himself from the meeting.) ausentarse

- absence
- absentee
- absenteeism
- absent-minded
- absentmindedly
- absent-mindedness

absent adj ausente

absent

tr[ (adj) 'æbsənt; (vb) æb'sent]

adjective

1 ausente

■ John's been absent a lot recently John ha faltado mucho a clase últimamente

2 (expression) distraído,-a

transitive verb to absent OS

1 ausentarse

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

absent without leave ausente sin permiso

absent [æb'sɛnt] vt

to absent oneself : ausentarse

absent ['æbsənt] adj

: ausente

absent

adj.

• abstraído, -a adj.

• ausente adj.

• distraído, -a adj.

• perdido, -a adj.

v.

• ausentar v.

I 'æbsənt
adjective

a) ( not present) ausente

the teacher marked her absent — el profesor le puso falta or la anotó ausente

to be absent from something — faltar a algo

his sense of humor was conspicuously absent — su sentido del humor brilló por su ausencia

b) ( vague) (before n) < look> distraído, ausente

II æb'sent, əb'sent
reflexive verb

to absent oneself (from something) — (frml) ausentarse (de algo) (frml)

1. ADJ
['æbsǝnt]
1) (=not present) [person, thing] ausente

"to absent friends!" — (toast) "¡por los amigos ausentes!"

to be absent — faltar ( from a)

to be absent from school — faltar al colegio

he has been absent from his desk for two weeks — lleva dos semanas sin aparecer por el despacho

absent without leave — (Mil) ausente sin permiso

to go absent without leave — ausentarse sin permiso

2) (=absent-minded) ausente, distraído

she was absent, preoccupied — estaba ausente or distraída, preocupada

an absent stare — una mirada ausente or distraída

3) (=lacking)

a spirit of compromise was noticeably absent from the meeting — en la reunión la voluntad de llegar a un acuerdo brilló por su ausencia

2.

VT [æb'sent]

to absent o.s. — ausentarse ( from de)

* * *

I ['æbsənt]
adjective

a) ( not present) ausente

the teacher marked her absent — el profesor le puso falta or la anotó ausente

to be absent from something — faltar a algo

his sense of humor was conspicuously absent — su sentido del humor brilló por su ausencia

b) ( vague) (before n) < look> distraído, ausente

II [æb'sent, əb'sent]
reflexive verb

to absent oneself (from something) — (frml) ausentarse (de algo) (frml)

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20 appear

ə'piə
verb

1) (to come into view: A man suddenly appeared round the corner.) aparecer

2) (to arrive (at a place etc): He appeared in time for dinner.) llegar

3) (to come before or present oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: He is appearing on television today; He appeared before Judge Scott.) aparecer, comparecer

4) (to look or seem as if (something is the case): It appears that he is wrong; He appears to be wrong.) parecer, parece ser que

•

- appearance

appear vb

1. aparecer

a car appeared in the distance apareció un coche a lo lejos

2. parecer

she appears to be very popular parece muy popular

there appears to be a mistake parece que hay un error

3. actuar / salir / aparecer

he has appeared in many films ha salido en muchas películas

appear

tr[ə'pɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

intransitive verb

1 (become visible) aparecer

2 (before a court etc) comparecer ( before, ante)

3 (on stage etc) actuar

4 (seem) parecer

5 (on TV, in film, in newspaper) salir

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

so it appears / so it would appear así parece

appear [ə'pɪr] vi

1) : aparecer, aparecerse, presentarse

he suddenly appeared: apareció de repente

2) come out: aparecer, salir, publicarse

3) : comparecer (ante el tribunal), actuar (en el teatro)

4) seem: parecer

appear (to be)

expr.

• parecer v.

v.

• aparecer v.

• comparecer v.

• parecer v.

• presentar v.

• salir v.

(§pres: salgo, sales...) fut/c: saldr-•)

• surgir v.

ə'pɪr, ə'pɪə(r)
1) intransitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ( come into view) aparecer*

he suddenly appeared from behind the door — de pronto salió de detrás de la puerta

b) \<\<spirit\>\> aparecerse*

3) ( be published) aparecer*, salir*

to appear in print — publicarse*

4) ( on television) aparecer*, salir*; ( Theat) actuar*

5) ( Law) comparecer*

to appear in court — comparecer*

Sense II

6) ( seem) parecer*

that's how he appears to a lot of people — ésa es la impresión que le da a mucha gente

so it appears o so it would appear — eso parece

it appears not o it would appear not — parecería que no

to appear to + inf — parecer* + inf

she appeared to be busy — parecía (estar) ocupada

we appear to be lost — parece que nos hemos perdido

it appears that: it appears that she was the only one not to know — parece ser que era la única que no lo sabía

[ǝ'pɪǝ(r)]
VI
1) (=arrive, become visible) [person, graffiti] aparecer; [ghost] aparecerse; [spot, stain, crack] aparecer, salir; [symptom] aparecer, presentarse

Trudy appeared at last — por fin apareció Trudy

he appeared briefly to address his supporters — hizo una breve aparición para dirigirse a sus seguidores

he appeared without a tie — se presentó sin corbata

• he appeared from nowhere — salió or apareció de la nada

where did you appear from? — ¿de dónde has salido?

the sun appeared from behind a cloud — el sol salió de detrás de una nube

• to appear in public — aparecer en público

• to appear to sb — (as vision) aparecerse a algn

he appeared to me in a dream — se me apareció en sueños

2) (Theat, TV) salir

she appeared in "Fuenteovejuna" — salió or hizo un papel en "Fuenteovejuna"

• she appeared as Ophelia — hizo (el papel) de Ofelia

• to appear on stage — aparecer en escena

• to appear on television — salir en or por televisión

3) (Jur)

a) [defendant] comparecer

• to appear before sb — comparecer ante algn

• to appear in court — comparecer ante el tribunal or los tribunales

• to appear on a charge of murder — comparecer acusado de homicidio

b) [lawyer]

• to appear for or on behalf of sb — representar a algn

to appear for the defence/the prosecution — representar a la defensa/la acusación

4) (=be published) salir, publicarse

the book appeared in 1960 — el libro salió or se publicó en 1960

the term first appeared in print in 1530 — el primer testimonio escrito del término se remonta a 1530

it was her life's ambition to appear in print — la ilusión de su vida era ver su nombre impreso

5) (=seem) parecer

he appears tired — parece cansado

how does it appear to you? — ¿qué impresión le da?

it appears to me that they are mistaken — me da la impresión de que or me parece que están equivocados

they appear not to like each other — parece que no se gustan, no parece que se gusten

there appears to be a mistake — parece que hay un error

she appeared not to notice — no pareció darse cuenta

we must appear to be fair — debemos dar la impresión de ser justos

• it appears not, it would appear not — parece que no

• "he came then?" - "so it would appear" — -¿entonces él ha venido? -eso parece

she got the job, or so it would appear — le dieron el trabajo, según parece

6) (=become apparent)

as will appear in due course — según se verá a su debido tiempo

* * *
[ə'pɪr, ə'pɪə(r)]
1) intransitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ( come into view) aparecer*

he suddenly appeared from behind the door — de pronto salió de detrás de la puerta

b) \<\<spirit\>\> aparecerse*

3) ( be published) aparecer*, salir*

to appear in print — publicarse*

4) ( on television) aparecer*, salir*; ( Theat) actuar*

5) ( Law) comparecer*

to appear in court — comparecer*

Sense II

6) ( seem) parecer*

that's how he appears to a lot of people — ésa es la impresión que le da a mucha gente

so it appears o so it would appear — eso parece

it appears not o it would appear not — parecería que no

to appear to + inf — parecer* + inf

she appeared to be busy — parecía (estar) ocupada

we appear to be lost — parece que nos hemos perdido

it appears that: it appears that she was the only one not to know — parece ser que era la única que no lo sabía

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Spirit lamp — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spirit level — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spirit of hartshorn — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spirit of Mindererus — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spirit of nitrous ether — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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