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1 fretting

n тех. фреттинг, коррозия при трении

Синонимический ряд:

1. protesting (adj.) bewailing; complaining; fussing; griping; grumbling; moaning; objecting; protesting; whining

2. biting (verb) biting; corroding; eating; eroding; gnawing; wear away; wearing

3. galling (verb) abrading; chafing; galling

4. getting (verb) abrading; annoying; bothering; chafing; disturbing; exasperating; excoriating; exercising; galling; getting; irking; irritating; nettling; peeving; provoking; rubbing; ruffling; vexing

5. rippling (verb) dimpling; riffling; rippling

6. worrying (verb) brooding; dwell on; fussing; moping; pothering; stewing; take on; worrying

English-Russian base dictionary > fretting
2 annoying

a досадный, раздражающий; надоедливый, беспокоящий

how annoying! — какая досада!

confoundedly annoying — ужасно досадно

Синонимический ряд:

1. galling (adj.) bothersome; disturbing; exasperating; galling; irksome; irritating; nettlesome; provoking; troublesome; vexatious; vexing

2. inopportune (adj.) awkward; embarrassing; inauspicious; inopportune; touchy; uncomfortable; unpleasant; untimely

3. getting (verb) abrading; bothering; chafing; disturbing; exasperating; exercising; fretting; galling; getting; irking; irritating; nettling; peeving; provoking; ruffling; vexing

4. worrying (verb) annoying; bedeviling or bedevilling; bedevilling; beleaguering; besetting; dunning; gnawing; harassing; harrying; needling; pestering; plaguing; tantalizing; teasing; worrying

English-Russian base dictionary > annoying
3 brooding

1. a нависший

2. a задумчивый, погружённый в раздумья

Синонимический ряд:

1. grave (adj.) earnest; grave; grim; pensive; serious; sober; solemn; stern; unsmiling

2. setting (verb) covering; setting; sitting

3. worrying (verb) desponding; dwell on; fretting; moping; worrying

English-Russian base dictionary > brooding
4 gnawing

1. n грызение, глодание

2. n постоянная ноющая боль

gnawings of hunger — муки голода

3. a грызущий

4. a беспокоящий, терзающий

gnawing pain — ноющая боль

Синонимический ряд:

1. acute (adj.) acute; knifelike; piercing; sharp; shooting; stabbing

2. snapping (adj.) biting; chewing; incising; nibbling; nipping; puncturing; snapping; tacking a bite; wounding

3. biting (verb) biting; champing; corroding; eating; eating away; eroding; fretting; gnashing; gnawing; scouring; wear away; wearing; wearing away

4. worrying (verb) annoying; bedeviling or bedevilling; beleaguering; dunning; harassing; harrying; needling; pestering; plaguing; tantalizing; teasing; worrying

English-Russian base dictionary > gnawing
5 tantalizing

a мучающий, дразнящий; мучительный, волнующий, провоцирующий

tantalizing smile — кокетливая улыбка

Синонимический ряд:

1. mouth-watering (adj.) appealing; appetizing; delectable; delicious; enticing; inviting; mouth-watering; tasty; tempting

2. teasing (adj.) tantalising; teasing

3. baiting (verb) baiting; tantalising; teasing; tormenting

4. worrying (verb) annoying; bedeviling or bedevilling; beleaguering; dunning; gnawing; harassing; harrying; needling; pestering; plaguing; worrying

English-Russian base dictionary > tantalizing
6 teasing

дразнить; дразнящий

Синонимический ряд:

1. fooling around (adj.) clowning around; fooling around; in jest; joshing; kidding; ribbing; spoofing; tantalizing; twitting

2. tantalising (adj.) mouth-watering; tantalising

3. tormenting (adj.) badgering; bothering; disturbing; driving someone crazy; harassing; hassling; molesting; pestering; tormenting

4. baiting (verb) baiting; tantalising; teasing; tormenting

5. worrying (verb) annoying; bedeviling or bedevilling; beleaguering; dunning; gnawing; harassing; harrying; needling; pestering; plaguing; tantalizing; worrying

English-Russian base dictionary > teasing
7 ta det med ro

verb. stop worrying, take it easy, relax

Norsk-engelsk ordbok > ta det med ro
8 worry

1. verb
1) (to (cause to) feel anxious: His dangerous driving worries me; His mother is worried about his education; There's no need to worry just because he's late.) preocupar(se)

2) (to annoy; to distract: Don't worry me just now - I'm busy!) molestar, estorbar

3) (to shake or tear with the teeth etc as a dog does its prey etc.) acosar, perseguir, atacar

2. noun
((a cause of) anxiety: That boy is a constant (source of) worry to his mother!; Try to forget your worries.) preocupación

- worried

worry¹ n preocupación

my father has a lot of worries mi padre tiene muchas preocupaciones

El plural de worry se escribe worries

worry² vb preocupar / preocuparse

don't worry, everything will be all right no te preocupes, todo saldrá bien

El pasado y participio pasado de worry se escribe worried; el gerundio se escribe worrying

worry

tr['wʌrɪ]

noun (pl worries)

1 (state, feeling) preocupación nombre femenino, inquietud nombre femenino, intranquilidad nombre femenino; (problem) preocupación nombre femenino, problema nombre masculino; (responsibility) responsabilidad nombre femenino

it's a worry to me me preocupa

money worries problemas económicos

that's the least of my worries eso es lo que menos me preocupa

transitive verb (pt & pp worried, ger worrying)

1 inquietar, preocupar

I don't want to worry you no quiero preocuparte

2 (annoy, disturb) molestar

3 (of dog) acosar, perseguir

intransitive verb

1 inquietarse, preocuparse (about/over, por)

there's nothing to worry about no tiene por qué preocuparse

don't worry about me no te preocupes por mí

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to worry es igual, no importa, déjalo

to worry oneself about somebody/something preocuparse por alguien/algo

worry beads sarta de cuentas

worry ['wəri] v, - ried ; - rying vt

: preocupar, inquietar

worry vi

: preocuparse, inquietarse, angustiarse

worry n, pl - ries : preocupación f, inquietud f, angustia f

worry

v.

• angustiar v.

• aquejar v.

• asurar v.

• avisparse v.

• desasosegar v.

• escarabajear v.

• inquietar v.

• intranquilizar v.

• molestar v.

• morder sacudiendo v.

• preocupar v.

• preocuparse v.

• rebotar v.

• zozobrar v.

n.

• ansiedad s.f.

• cuita s.f.

• desasosiego s.m.

• disgusto s.m.

• inquietud s.f.

• miramiento s.m.

• preocupación s.f.

• presura s.f.

• sinsabor s.m.

• zozobra s.f.

'wɜːri, 'wʌri
I

noun (pl - ries)

a) c (trouble, problem) preocupación f

that's the least of our worries — eso es lo que menos nos preocupa

financial worries — problemas mpl económicos

our eldest son is a great worry to us — nuestro hijo mayor nos da or nos causa muchas preocupaciones

b) u (distress, anxiety) preocupación f, inquietud f

this has been a great source of worry to her — esto la ha tenido muy preocupada or inquieta

II
1.

-ries, -rying, -ried transitive verb

1) ( trouble) preocupar, inquietar

I don't want to worry him — no quiero preocuparlo or inquietarlo

what's worrying you? — ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?

I don't want to worry you with my problems — no te quiero molestar con mis problemas

2)

a) (harass, attack) \<\<dog\>\> \<\<sheep\>\> acosar

b) ( work on) \<\<dog\>\> \<\<bone\>\> juguetear con

2.

vi preocuparse, inquietarse

there's no need to worry — no hay por qué preocuparse

not to worry — (BrE) no te preocupes

shall I wash the dishes? - no, don't worry — ¿quieres que lave los platos? - no, no te molestes

to worry ABOUT something/somebody — preocuparse por algo/alguien

I worry about her living on her own — me preocupa que viva sola

I still owe you some money - no, don't worry about it — aún te debo dinero - no, déjalo

['wʌrɪ]
1. N

1) (=thing to worry about) preocupación f

he hasn't any worries — no tiene ninguna preocupación

his worries were completely unfounded — estaba preocupado sin razón

he may have damaged his spine, which is a worry — puede que se haya dañado la columna, lo que es causa or motivo de preocupación

my son has always been a worry to me — mi hijo siempre me ha causado preocupaciones

it's a great worry to us all — es una gran preocupación para todos nosotros, nos preocupa mucho a todos

• financial worries — problemas mpl económicos, problemas mpl de dinero

• that's the least of my worries — eso es lo que menos me preocupa, eso es lo de menos

2) (=anxiety) preocupación f, inquietud f

she has caused me a great deal or a lot of worry — me ha tenido muy preocupado or inquieto, me ha dado muchas preocupaciones

to make o.s. sick with worry — preocuparse muchísimo

• to be frantic or out of one's mind or sick with worry * — estar preocupadísimo

• source of worry — motivo m de preocupación

2. VT

1) (=cause concern to) preocupar

what's worrying you? — ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?

that phone call has been worrying me all day — esa llamada de teléfono me ha tenido preocupado todo el día

that doesn't worry me in the least — eso no me preocupa en absoluto

• to worry o.s. about sth — preocuparse por algo

• don't worry your head! * — ¡no le des muchas vueltas!, ¡no te calientes la cabeza! *

• to worry o.s. over sth — preocuparse por algo

• to worry o.s. sick about sth * — preocuparse muchísimo por algo

2) (=bother) molestar

the cold doesn't worry me — el frío no me molesta

that doesn't worry me in the least — eso me trae absolutamente sin cuidado

• I don't want to worry you with my problems but... — no te quiero cargar or molestar con mis problemas pero...

don't worry yourself with the details — no te preocupes por los detalles

3) (=fear)

they worry that extremists might gain control — temen que los extremistas se hagan con el control, los preocupa que los extremistas se hagan con el control

4) (=play with, harry) [dog] [+ bone] mordisquear, juguetear con; [+ sheep] acosar

5) (=fiddle with) [+ object] juguetear con; [+ problem] dar vueltas a

he kept worrying the loose tooth with his tongue — no dejaba de toquetearse con la lengua el diente que tenía flojo

3. VI

1) (=be anxious) preocuparse

he worries a lot — se preocupa mucho

don't worry! — ¡no te preocupes!

I'll punish him if I catch him, don't you worry! — ¡si lo pillo lo castigaré, que no te quepa duda!

• to worry about sth/sb — preocuparse por algo/algn

there's nothing to worry about — no hay por qué preocuparse

that's nothing to worry about — no hay que preocuparse por eso

don't worry about me — no te preocupes por mí

I've got quite enough to worry about without that — tengo ya bastantes problemas para preocuparme por eso

she worries about her health — le preocupa su salud

• not to worry! * — ¡no pasa nada!, ¡no te preocupes!

• to worry over sth/sb — preocuparse por algo/algn

2) (=bother) molestarse

don't worry, I'll do it — no te molestes, yo lo haré

3)

• to worry at sth — [dog] mordisquear algo, juguetear con algo; [person] (=fiddle with) juguetear con algo

to worry at a problem — dar vueltas a un problema

4.

CPD

worry beads NPL — sarta de cuentas con la que se juguetea para calmar los nervios

worry lines NPL — arrugas en la frente debidas a la preocupación

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['wɜːri, 'wʌri]
I

noun (pl - ries)

a) c (trouble, problem) preocupación f

that's the least of our worries — eso es lo que menos nos preocupa

financial worries — problemas mpl económicos

our eldest son is a great worry to us — nuestro hijo mayor nos da or nos causa muchas preocupaciones

b) u (distress, anxiety) preocupación f, inquietud f

this has been a great source of worry to her — esto la ha tenido muy preocupada or inquieta

II
1.

-ries, -rying, -ried transitive verb

1) ( trouble) preocupar, inquietar

I don't want to worry him — no quiero preocuparlo or inquietarlo

what's worrying you? — ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?

I don't want to worry you with my problems — no te quiero molestar con mis problemas

2)

a) (harass, attack) \<\<dog\>\> \<\<sheep\>\> acosar

b) ( work on) \<\<dog\>\> \<\<bone\>\> juguetear con

2.

vi preocuparse, inquietarse

there's no need to worry — no hay por qué preocuparse

not to worry — (BrE) no te preocupes

shall I wash the dishes? - no, don't worry — ¿quieres que lave los platos? - no, no te molestes

to worry ABOUT something/somebody — preocuparse por algo/alguien

I worry about her living on her own — me preocupa que viva sola

I still owe you some money - no, don't worry about it — aún te debo dinero - no, déjalo

English-spanish dictionary > worry
9 worry

worry ['wʌrɪ] (pt & pp worried, pl worries)

1 transitive verb

(a) (make anxious) inquiéter, tracasser;

∎ you really worried me je me suis vraiment inquiété à cause de toi;

∎ he was worried by her sudden disappearance il était inquiet de sa disparition subite;

∎ I sometimes worry that they'll never be found parfois, je crains qu'on ne les retrouve jamais;

∎ that boiler worries me, suppose it blows up? la chaudière m'inquiète, si elle explosait?;

∎ she is worrying herself sick or to death about it elle en est malade d'inquiétude;

∎ something is worrying her il y a quelque chose qui la préoccupe ou qui la travaille;

∎ nothing seems to worry her rien ne semble l'inquiéter ou la tracasser;

∎ what's worrying you? qu'est-ce qui vous tracasse?;

∎ it doesn't worry me if you want to waste your life cela m'est égal ou ne me gêne pas si vous voulez gâcher votre vie;

∎ familiar don't worry your head or yourself about the details ne vous inquiétez pas pour les détails

(b) (disturb, bother) inquiéter, ennuyer;

∎ why worry him with your problems? pourquoi l'ennuyer avec vos problèmes?;

∎ he doesn't want to be worried with these minor details il ne veut pas être embêté par ces petits détails;

∎ it doesn't seem to worry you if other people get hurt que d'autres souffrent ne semble pas te préoccuper

(c) (of dog → bone, ball) secouer dans la gueule; (→ sheep) harceler

2 intransitive verb

s'inquiéter, se faire du souci, se tracasser;

∎ don't tell them, they'll only worry ne le leur dis pas, ça ne fera que les inquiéter;

∎ to worry about or over sth s'inquiéter pour ou au sujet de qch;

∎ she has enough to worry about elle a assez de soucis comme ça;

∎ there's nothing to worry about il n'y a pas lieu de s'inquiéter;

∎ it's only a scratch, nothing to worry about ce n'est qu'une égratignure, pas de quoi s'inquiéter;

∎ don't worry ne vous inquiétez ou ne vous tracassez pas;

∎ they'll be found, don't you worry on va les trouver, ne t'en fais pas;

∎ stop worrying! ne t'en fais donc pas!;

∎ not to worry! ce n'est pas grave!;

∎ what's the use of worrying? à quoi bon se tourmenter?;

∎ ironic YOU should worry ce n'est pas votre problème, il n'y a pas de raisons de vous en faire

3 noun

(a) (anxiety) inquiétude f, souci m;

∎ money is a constant source of worry l'argent est un perpétuel souci ou une perpétuelle source d'inquiétude;

∎ her sons are a constant worry to her ses fils lui causent constamment des soucis ou du souci;

∎ he was sick with worry about her il se rongeait les sangs pour elle ou à son sujet

(b) (concern) sujet m d'inquiétude, souci m; (problem) problème m;

∎ my greatest worry is my health mon plus grand souci, c'est ma santé;

∎ he doesn't seem to have any worries il n'a pas l'air d'avoir de soucis;

∎ it's a real worry for her cela la tracasse vraiment;

∎ that's my worry c'est mon problème;

∎ that's the least of my worries c'est le moindre ou le cadet ou le dernier de mes soucis;

∎ Australian familiar no worries! pas de problème!

►► worry beads ≃ komboloï m

➲ worry at inseparable transitive verb

British = worry transitive verb (c)

➲ worry out separable transitive verb

British (problem) résoudre à force de considérer sous tous ses aspects; (answer) trouver à force de chercher

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > worry
10 inquiéter

inquiéter [ɛ̃kjete]

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1. transitive verb

to worry

• la santé de mon fils m'inquiète I'm worried about my son's health

• ils n'ont jamais pu inquiéter leurs adversaires (Sport) they never presented a real threat to their opponents

• il n'a pas été inquiété (par la police) he wasn't bothered by the police

2. reflexive verb

► s'inquiéter

   a. ( = s'alarmer) to worry

• ne t'inquiète pas don't worry

• il n'y a pas de quoi s'inquiéter there's nothing to worry about

   b. ( = s'enquérir) s'inquiéter de to inquire about

• s'inquiéter de l'heure/de la santé de qn to inquire what time it is/about sb's health

   c. ( = se soucier) s'inquiéter de to bother about

• sans s'inquiéter de savoir si... without bothering to find out if...

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ɛ̃kjete
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( soucier) to worry

ce que vous venez de me dire m'inquiète un peu — I find what you've just told me rather worrying

le phénomène commence à inquiéter les spécialistes — specialists are beginning to be concerned about the phenomenon

2) ( demander des comptes à)

les douaniers ne l'ont pas inquiété — the customs officers didn't bother him

quitter le pays sans être inquiété — to leave the country without any trouble

3) ( harceler) fml to harass [pays, région]

4) (colloq) ( mettre en difficulté) to threaten [adversaire]

2.

s'inquiéter verbe pronominal

1) ( s'alarmer) to worry, to get worried

il n'y a pas de quoi s'inquiéter — there's nothing to get worried about ou to worry about

2) ( se soucier)

ne t'inquiète pas pour elle — don't worry about her

3) ( s'enquérir)

s'inquiéter de quelque chose — to inquire about something

s'inquiéter de savoir si/combien — to inquire whether/how much

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ɛ̃kjete vt
1) (= préoccuper) to worry

Ça m'inquiète, cette infection. — This infection's worrying me.

Son retard m'inquiète beaucoup. — I'm very worried that he's so late.

2) (= harceler) to bother

Ils n'ont pas été inquiétés par la police. — The police didn't bother them.

3) SPORT

ne plus pouvoir être inquiété (ne plus pouvoir être rattrapé) — to have an unbeatable lead

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inquiéter verb table: céder

A vtr

1 ( soucier) to worry; ce que vous venez de me dire m'inquiète un peu I find what you've just told me rather worrying; le phénomène commence à inquiéter les spécialistes specialists are beginning to be concerned about the phenomenon;

2 ( demander des comptes à) [police, douanier] to bother, to trouble; les douaniers ne l'ont pas inquiété the customs officers didn't bother him; faire qch sans être inquiété ( pour une action courte) to do sth without being disturbed; ( pour une action longue) to do sth without interference; ils ont eu deux heures pour vider le coffre sans être inquiétés they had two hours to empty the safe without being disturbed; pendant la guerre il a pu continuer ses activités sans être inquiété during the war he was able to continue his activities undisturbed; il a pu quitter le pays sans être inquiété he was able to leave the country without any trouble;

3 ( harceler) fml to harass [pays, région];

4 ○( mettre en difficulté) to worry, to threaten [équipe, adversaire]; to threaten [hiérarchie, chef, influence].

B s'inquiéter vpr

1 ( s'alarmer) to worry, to get worried; ne t'inquiète pas il a dû être retardé don't worry, he must have been delayed; téléphone à tes parents sinon ils vont s'inquiéter telephone your parents otherwise they'll get ou be worried; il n'est que midi, je ne m'inquiète pas I'm not worried, it's only twelve o'clock; je commence à m'inquiéter I'm beginning to get worried; il ne s'est pas inquiété he didn't get worried; il s'inquiète he's worried; s'inquiéter de qch to be worried about sth, to get worried about sth; il n'y a pas de quoi s'inquiéter there's nothing to get worried about, there's nothing to worry about; je m'inquiète de ne pas l'avoir vu aujourd'hui I'm worried that I haven't seen him today; s'inquiéter des conséquences/du danger de to worry about the consequences/danger of; s'inquiéter pour to worry about; ne t'inquiète pas pour elle don't worry about her; c'est surtout pour lui que je m'inquiète it's him in particular I'm worried about;

2 ( s'enquérir) s'inquiéter de qch to inquire about sth; s'inquiéter de savoir si/combien to inquire (as to) whether/how much.

[ɛ̃kjete] verbe transitif

1. [troubler - suj: personne, situation] to worry, to trouble

son silence m'inquiète beaucoup I find her silence quite disturbing ou worrying

qu'est-ce qui t'inquiète? what are you worried about?, what's worrying you?

il n'est pas encore arrivé? tu m'inquiètes! hasn't he arrived yet? you've got me worried now!

(en usage absolu)

ces nouvelles ont de quoi inquiéter this news is quite disturbing ou worrying ou alarming

2. [ennuyer, harceler] to disturb, to bother, to harass

le magistrat ne fut jamais inquiété par la police the police never troubled the magistrate

ils ont vidé les coffres sans être inquiétés they were able to empty the safes without being disturbed ou interrupted

il n'a jamais inquiété le champion du monde he's never posed any threat to the world champion

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s'inquiéter verbe pronominal intransitif

[être soucieux] to worry, to be worried

il y a de quoi s'inquiéter that's something to be worried about, there's real cause for concern

s'inquiéter au sujet de ou pour quelqu'un to be worried ou concerned about somebody

ne t'inquiète pas pour elle! don't (you) worry about her!

je m'inquiète beaucoup de le savoir seul it worries ou troubles me a lot to know that he's alone

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s'inquiéter de verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [tenir compte de] to bother ou to worry about

2. [s'occuper de] to see to something

et son cadeau? — je m'en inquiéterai plus tard what about her present? — I'll see about that ou take care of that later

t'es-tu inquiété de réserver les places? did you think of booking?

où tu vas? — t'inquiète! (familier) where are you off to? — mind your own business! ou what's it to you?

3. [se renseigner sur] to inquire ou to ask about

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > inquiéter
11 stop

1. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) (not let move further) anhalten [Person, Fahrzeug]; aufhalten [Fortschritt, Verkehr, Feind]; verstummen lassen (geh.) [Gerücht, Geschichte, Lüge]; [Tormann:] halten [Ball]

she stopped her car — sie hielt an

stop thief! — haltet den Dieb!

there's no stopping somebody — jemand lässt sich nicht aufhalten

2) (not let continue) unterbrechen [Redner, Spiel, Gespräch, Vorstellung]; beenden [Krieg, Gespräch, Treffen, Spiel, Versuch, Arbeit]; stillen [Blutung]; stoppen [Produktion, Uhr, Streik, Inflation]; einstellen [Handel, Zahlung, Lieferung, Besuche, Subskriptionen, Bemühungen]; abstellen [Strom, Gas, Wasser, Missstände]; beseitigen [Schmerz]

stop that/that nonsense/that noise! — hör damit/mit diesem Unsinn/diesem Lärm auf!

bad light stopped play — (Sport) das Spiel wurde wegen schlechter Lichtverhältnisse abgebrochen

stop the show — (fig.) Furore machen

just you try and stop me! — versuch doch, mich daran zu hindern!

stop smoking/crying — aufhören zu rauchen/weinen

never stop doing something — etwas unaufhörlich tun

stop it! — hör auf [damit]!; (in more peremptory tone) Schluss damit!

stop oneself — sich zurückhalten

I couldn't stop myself — ich konnte nicht anders

3) (not let happen) verhindern [Verbrechen, Unfall]

he tried to stop us parking — er versuchte uns am Parken zu hindern

he phoned his mother to stop her [from] worrying — er rief seine Mutter an, damit sie sich keine Sorgen machte

stop something [from] happening — verhindern, dass etwas geschieht

4) (cause to cease working) abstellen [Maschine usw.]; [Streikende:] stilllegen [Betrieb]

5) (block up) zustopfen [Loch, Öffnung, Riß, Ohren]; verschließen [Wasserhahn, Rohr, Schlauch, Flasche]

6) (withhold) streichen

stop [payment of] a cheque — einen Scheck sperren lassen
2. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (not extend further) aufhören; [Straße, Treppe:] enden; [Ton:] verstummen; [Ärger:] verfliegen; [Schmerz:] abklingen; [Zahlungen, Lieferungen:] eingestellt werden

2) (not move or operate further) [Fahrzeug, Fahrer:] halten; [Maschine, Motor:] stillstehen; [Uhr, Fußgänger, Herz:] stehen bleiben

he stopped in the middle of the sentence — er unterbrach sich mitten im Satz

he never stops to think [before he acts] — er denkt nie nach [bevor er handelt]

stop! — halt!

stop at nothing — vor nichts zurückschrecken

stop dead — plötzlich stehen bleiben; [Redner:] abbrechen

3) (coll.): (stay) bleiben

stop at a hotel/at a friend's house/with somebody — in einem Hotel/im Hause eines Freundes/bei jemandem wohnen
3. noun
1) (halt) Halt, der

there will be two stops for coffee on the way — es wird unterwegs zweimal zum Kaffeetrinken angehalten

this train goes to London with only two stops — dieser Zug fährt mit nur zwei Zwischenhalten nach London

bring to a stop — zum Stehen bringen [Fahrzeug]; zum Erliegen bringen [Verkehr]; unterbrechen [Arbeit, Diskussion, Treffen]

come to a stop — stehen bleiben; [Fahrzeug:] zum Stehen kommen; [Gespräch:] abbrechen; [Arbeit, Verkehr:] zum Erliegen kommen; [Vorlesung:] abgebrochen werden

make a stop at or in a place — in einem Ort haltmachen

put a stop to — abstellen [Missstände, Unsinn]; unterbinden [Versuche]; aus der Welt schaffen [Gerücht]

put a stop on a cheque — einen Scheck sperren lassen

without a stop — ohne Halt [fahren, fliegen]; ohne anzuhalten [gehen, laufen]; ununterbrochen [arbeiten, reden]

2) (place) Haltestelle, die

the ship's first stop is Cairo — der erste Hafen, den das Schiff anläuft, ist Kairo

the plane's first stop is Frankfurt — die erste Zwischenlandung des Flugzeuges ist in Frankfurt

3) (Brit.): (punctuation mark) Satzzeichen, das; see also academic.ru/29834/full_stop">full stop 1)

4) (in telegram) stop

Phrasal Verbs:

- stop behind

- stop by

- stop off

- stop out

- stop over

- stop up

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[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) anhalten

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zurückhalten

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) aufhören

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) verstopfen

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) greifen

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) bleiben
2. noun
1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) der Halt

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) die Haltestelle

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) der Punkt

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) das Griffloch, die Klappe, das Register

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) die Sperre

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- stoppage
- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up
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stop

[stɒp, AM stɑ:p]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

<- pp->

1. (stop from moving)

to \stop a ball einen Ball stoppen; goalkeeper einen Ball halten

to \stop a blow einen Schlag abblocken

to \stop sb/a car jdn/ein Auto anhalten

to \stop one's car anhalten

to \stop the enemy den Feind aufhalten

to \stop a thief/the traffic einen Dieb/den Verkehr aufhalten

\stop thief! haltet den Dieb!

\stop that man! haltet den Mann!

2. (make cease)

▪ to \stop sth etw stoppen [o beenden]; (temporarily) etw unterbrechen

this will \stop the pain das wird dir gegen die Schmerzen helfen

\stop that nonsense! hör auf mit dem Unsinn!

\stop it! hör auf [damit]!

what can I do to \stop this nosebleed? was kann ich gegen dieses Nasenbluten tun?

something must be done to \stop the fighting den Kämpfen muss ein Ende gesetzt werden

this fighting has to be \stopped! die Kämpfe müssen aufhören!

\stop being silly! hör auf mit dem Unsinn!

I just couldn't \stop myself ich konnte einfach nicht anders

to \stop the bleeding die Blutung stillen

to \stop the clock die Uhr anhalten

the clock is \stopped when a team scores a goal die Spielzeit wird unterbrochen, wenn ein Team ein Tor schießt

to \stop the engine den Motor abstellen

to \stop the fighting die Kämpfe einstellen

to \stop inflation/progress die Inflation/den Fortschritt aufhalten

to \stop a machine eine Maschine abstellen

to \stop a match ein Spiel beenden; referee ein Spiel abbrechen

to \stop the production of sth die Produktion einer S. gen einstellen

to \stop a rumour einem Gerücht ein Ende machen

to \stop a speech eine Rede unterbrechen

to \stop a subscription ein Abonnement kündigen

to \stop a war einen Krieg beenden

3. (cease an activity)

▪ to \stop sth etw beenden, mit etw dat aufhören

what time do you usually \stop work? wann hören Sie normalerweise auf zu arbeiten?

you just can't \stop it, can you du kannst es einfach nicht lassen, oder?

4. (prevent)

▪ to \stop sb [from] doing sth jdn davon abhalten, etw zu tun

if she really wants to leave, I don't understand what's \stopping her wenn sie wirklich weggehen will, verstehe ich nicht, was sie davon abhält

some people smoke because they think it \stops them putting on weight manche rauchen, weil sie meinen, dass sie dann nicht zunehmen

I couldn't \stop myself from having another piece of cake ich musste einfach noch ein Stück Kuchen essen

he handed in his resignation — I just couldn't \stop him er hat gekündigt — ich konnte ihn einfach nicht davon abhalten

you can't \stop me from doing that du kannst mich nicht davon abhalten

5. (refuse payment)

to \stop sb's allowance/pocket money jdm den Unterhalt/das Taschengeld streichen

to \stop [AM payment on] a cheque einen Scheck sperren

to \stop wages keine Löhne mehr zahlen

the money will be \stopped out of his salary das Geld wird von seinem Gehalt abgezogen

6. (block)

▪ to \stop sth etw verstopfen; gap, hole, leak etw [zu]stopfen

to \stop one's ears sich dat die Ohren zuhalten

when he starts shouting I just \stop my ears wenn er anfängt zu schreien, mache ich einfach die Ohren zu! fam

to have a tooth \stopped BRIT ( dated) eine Füllung bekommen

7. BOXING

▪ to \stop sb jdn schlagen

he was \stopped by a knockout in the fourth round er schied durch K.o. in der vierten Runde aus

to \stop a left/right eine Linke/Rechte parieren

to \stop a punch einen Hieb einstecken [müssen]

8. MUS

\stopped pipe gedackte Pfeife fachspr

to \stop a string eine Saite greifen

9.

▶ to \stop a bullet eine Kugel abbekommen

▶ to \stop sb's mouth jdm den Mund stopfen fam

▶ to \stop the rot die Talfahrt stoppen fig

▶ to \stop the show der absolute Höhepunkt einer Show sein

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<- pp->

1. (cease moving) person stehen bleiben; car [an]halten

\stop! halt!

to \stop dead abrupt innehalten

▪ to \stop to do sth stehen bleiben, um etw zu tun; car anhalten, um etw zu tun

I \stopped to pick up the letter that I had dropped ich blieb stehen und hob den Brief auf, den ich hatte fallenlassen; ( fig)

\stop to [or and] think before you speak erst denken, dann reden!

2. (cease, discontinue) machine nicht mehr laufen; clock, heart, watch stehen bleiben; rain aufhören; pain abklingen, nachlassen; production, payments eingestellt werden; film, programme zu Ende sein; speaker abbrechen

I will not \stop until they set them free ich werde keine Ruhe geben, bis sie sie freigelassen haben

she doesn't know where to \stop sie weiß nicht, wann sie aufhören muss

his heart \stopped during the operation während der Operation hatte er einen Herzstillstand

rain has \stopped play das Spiel wurde wegen Regens unterbrochen

she \stopped right in the middle of the sentence sie hielt mitten im Satz inne

3. (cease an activity)

▪ to \stop [doing sth] aufhören[, etw zu tun], [mit etw dat] aufhören

once I start eating chocolate I can't \stop wenn ich einmal anfange, Schokolade zu essen, kann ich einfach nicht mehr aufhören

I just couldn't \stop laughing ich habe mich echt totgelacht sl

if you have to keep \stopping to answer the telephone, you'll never finish wenn du ständig unterbrechen musst, um ans Telefon zu gehen, wirst du nie fertig werden

I wish you'd \stop telling me what to do ich wünschte, du würdest endlich damit aufhören, mir zu sagen, was ich tun soll

\stop being silly! hör auf mit dem Unsinn!

\stop shouting! hör auf zu schreien

I \stopped seeing him last year wir haben uns letztes Jahr getrennt

I've \stopped drinking alcohol ich trinke keinen Alkohol mehr

she \stopped drinking sie trinkt nicht mehr

please, \stop crying hör doch bitte auf zu weinen!

to \stop smoking mit dem Rauchen aufhören; (on plane etc.) das Rauchen einstellen

to \stop working aufhören zu arbeiten

4. BRIT (stay) bleiben

I'm not \stopping ich bleibe nicht lange

I can't \stop — Malcolm's waiting for me outside ich kann nicht bleiben, Malcolm wartet draußen auf mich

we \stopped for a quick bite at a motorway services wir machten kurz bei einer Autobahnraststätte Station, um etwas zu essen

I \stopped at a pub for some lunch ich habe an einem Pub haltgemacht und was zu Mittag gegessen

can you \stop at the fish shop on your way home? kannst du auf dem Nachhauseweg kurz beim Fischladen vorbeigehen?

he usually \stops at a bar for a quick drink on the way home normalerweise schaut er auf dem Nachhauseweg noch kurz auf ein Gläschen in einer Kneipe vorbei

are you \stopping here bleibst du hier?

to \stop for dinner/tea zum Abendessen/Tee bleiben

to \stop at a hotel in einem Hotel übernachten

to \stop the night BRIT ( fam) über Nacht bleiben

5. TRANSP bus, train halten

does this train \stop at Finsbury Park? hält dieser Zug in Finsbury Park?

the train to Glasgow \stops at platform 14 der Zug nach Glasgow hält am Gleis 14

6. (almost)

to \stop short of doing sth sich akk [gerade noch] bremsen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. zurückhalten], etw zu tun

I \stopped short of telling him my secrets beinahe hätte ich ihm meine Geheimnisse verraten

7.

▶ to \stop at nothing vor nichts zurückschrecken

III. NOUN

1. (cessation of movement, activity) Halt m

please wait until the airplane has come to a complete \stop bitte warten Sie, bis das Flugzeug seine endgültige Parkposition erreicht hat

emergency \stop Notbremsung f

to bring sth to a \stop etw stoppen; project etw dat ein Ende bereiten

to bring a car to a \stop ein Auto anhalten

to bring a conversation to a \stop ein Gespräch beenden

to bring the traffic to a \stop den Verkehr zum Erliegen bringen

to bring sth to a sudden \stop etw dat ein jähes Ende bereiten

to come to a \stop stehen bleiben; car also anhalten; rain aufhören; traffic, business zum Erliegen kommen; project, production eingestellt werden

the conversation came to a \stop das Gespräch verstummte

to come to a sudden [or dead] \stop car abrupt anhalten [o stehen bleiben]; project, undertaking ein jähes Ende finden

to make a \stop anhalten

to put a \stop to sth etw dat ein Ende setzen [o einen Riegel vorschieben

2. (break) Pause f; AVIAT Zwischenlandung f; (halt) Halt m

we made two \stops wir haben zweimal haltgemacht

... including a thirty minute \stop for lunch... inklusive einer halben Stunde Pause für das Mittagessen

there were a lot of \stops and starts throughout the project die Entwicklung des Projekts verlief sehr stockend

to be at [or on] \stop signal auf Halt stehen

to drive without a \stop durchfahren

to have a \stop haltmachen

to have a \stop for coffee ein Kaffeepause machen

to make a \stop at a service station an einer Raststätte haltmachen

without a \stop ohne Pause [o Unterbrechung

3. TRANSP Haltestelle f; (for ship) Anlegestelle f

the ship's first \stop is Sydney das Schiff läuft als Erstes Sydney an; (for plane) Zwischenlandung f

the plane's first \stop is Birmingham das Flugzeug wird zunächst in Birmingham zwischenlanden

I'm getting off at the next \stop bei der nächsten Haltestelle steige ich aus

is this your \stop? steigen Sie hier aus?

is this our \stop? müssen wir hier aussteigen?

bus/tram \stop Bus-/Straßenbahnhaltestelle f

request \stop Bedarfshaltestelle f (Haltestelle, bei der man den Bus herwinken muss, da er nicht automatisch hält)

4. TYPO (punctuation mark) Satzzeichen nt; TELEC (in telegram) stop

5. TYPO (prevent from moving) Feststelltaste f; (for furniture) Sperre f

6. MUS (knob on an organ) Register nt

\stop [knob] Registerzug m; (of wind instrument) Griffloch nt

7. (phonetics) Verschlusslaut m

8. PHOT Blende f

9. FIN Sperrung f

account on \stop gesperrtes Konto

to put a \stop on a cheque einen Scheck sperren lassen

10.

▶ to pull out all the \stops alle Register ziehen

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[stɒp]
1. n

1) (= act of stopping) Halt m, Stoppen nt

the signal is at stop — das Signal steht auf Halt or Stop

to bring sth to a stop (lit) — etw anhalten or stoppen, etw zum Stehen bringen; traffic etw zum Erliegen bringen; (fig) project, meeting, development einer Sache (dat) ein Ende machen; conversation etw verstummen lassen

to come to a stop (car, machine) — anhalten, stoppen; (traffic) stocken; ( fig, meeting, rain ) aufhören; (research, project) eingestellt werden; (conversation) verstummen

to come to a dead/sudden stop (vehicle) — abrupt anhalten or stoppen; (traffic) völlig/plötzlich zum Erliegen kommen; (rain) ganz plötzlich aufhören; (research, project, meeting) ein Ende nt/ein abruptes Ende finden; (conversation) völlig/abrupt verstummen

when the aircraft has come to a complete stop — wenn die Maschine völlig zum Stillstand gekommen ist

to make a stop (bus, train, tram) — (an)halten; (plane, ship) (Zwischen)station machen

to put a stop to sth — einer Sache (dat) einen Riegel vorschieben

2) (= stay) Aufenthalt m; (= break) Pause f; (AVIAT, for refuelling etc) Zwischenlandung f

to have a stop for coffee to have a stop — eine Kaffeepause machen haltmachen

we had or made three stops — wir haben dreimal haltgemacht

to work for eight hours without a stop — acht Stunden ohne Unterbrechung arbeiten

3) (= stopping place) Station f; (for bus, tram, train) Haltestelle f; (for ship) Anlegestelle f; (for plane) Landeplatz m

4) (Brit: punctuation mark) Punkt m

5) (MUS of wind instruments) (Griff)loch nt; (on organ also stopknob) Registerzug m; (= organ pipe) Register nt

to pull out all the stops (fig) — alle Register ziehen

6) (= stopper for door, window) Sperre f; (on typewriter) Feststelltaste f

7) (PHOT: f number) Blende f

8) (PHON) Verschlusslaut m; (= glottal stop) Knacklaut m

2. vt

1) (= stop when moving) person, vehicle, clock anhalten; ball stoppen; engine, machine etc abstellen; blow abblocken, auffangen; (= stop from going away, from moving on) runaway, thief etc aufhalten; attack, enemy, progress aufhalten, hemmen; traffic (= hold up) aufhalten; (= bring to complete standstill) zum Stehen or Erliegen bringen; (policeman) anhalten; (= keep out) noise, light abfangen, auffangen

stop thief! — haltet den Dieb!

to stop a bullet (be shot) — eine Kugel verpasst kriegen (inf)

to stop sb dead or in his tracks — jdn urplötzlich anhalten lassen; (in conversation) jdn plötzlich verstummen lassen

2) (= stop from continuing) activity, rumour, threat, crime ein Ende machen or setzen (+dat); nonsense, noise unterbinden; match, conversation, work beenden; development aufhalten; (temporarily) unterbrechen; flow of blood stillen, unterbinden; progress, inflation aufhalten, hemmen; speaker, speech unterbrechen; production zum Stillstand bringen; (temporarily) unterbrechen

he was talking and talking, we just couldn't stop him — er redete und redete, und wir konnten ihn nicht dazu bringen, endlich aufzuhören

the referee stopped play — der Schiedsrichter hat das Spiel abgebrochen; (temporarily)

this will stop the pain — das hilft gegen die Schmerzen

3) (= cease) aufhören mit

to stop doing sth — aufhören, etw zu tun, etw nicht mehr tun

she never stops talking — sie redet ununterbrochen or in einer Tour (inf)

to stop smoking — mit dem Rauchen aufhören; (temporarily) das Rauchen einstellen

I'm trying to stop smoking — ich versuche, das Rauchen aufzugeben or nicht mehr zu rauchen

stop saying that — nun sag das doch nicht immer

stop it! — lass das!, hör auf!

I just can't stop it — ich kann es nicht lassen

4) (= suspend) stoppen; payments, production, fighting einstellen; leave, cheque, water supply, wages sperren; privileges unterbinden; subsidy, allowances, grant etc streichen; battle, negotiations, proceedings abbrechen; (= cancel) subscription kündigen; (temporarily) delivery, newspaper abbestellen

the money was stopped out of his wages (Brit) — das Geld wurde von seinem Lohn einbehalten

5) (= prevent from happening) sth verhindern; (= prevent from doing) sb abhalten

to stop oneself — sich beherrschen, sich bremsen (inf)

can't you stop him? — können Sie ihn nicht davon abhalten?

there's no stopping him (inf) — er ist nicht zu bremsen (inf)

there's nothing stopping you or to stop you — es hindert Sie nichts, es hält Sie nichts zurück

6)

(in participial construction) to stop sb (from) doing sth — jdn davon abhalten or (physically) daran hindern, etw zu tun

that'll stop the gas (from) escaping/the pipe( from) leaking — das wird verhindern, dass Gas entweicht/das Rohr leckt

to stop the thief (from) escaping — den Dieb an der Flucht hindern

it will stop you from worrying — dann brauchen Sie sich (dat) keine Sorgen zu machen

to stop oneself from doing sth — sich zurückhalten und etw nicht tun

7) (= block) verstopfen; (with cork, bung, cement etc) zustopfen (with mit); (= fill) tooth plombieren, füllen; (fig) gap füllen, stopfen; leak of information stopfen; (MUS) string greifen; finger hole zuhalten

to stop one's ears with cotton wool/one's fingers — sich (dat) Watte/die Finger in die Ohren stecken

3. vi

1) (= halt) anhalten; (train, car) (an)halten, stoppen; (traveller, driver, hiker) haltmachen; (pedestrian, clock, watch) stehen bleiben; (engine, machine) nicht mehr laufen

stop right there! — halt!, stopp!

we stopped for a drink at the pub — wir machten in der Kneipe Station, um etwas zu trinken

to stop at nothing (to do sth) (fig) — vor nichts haltmachen(, um etw zu tun)

to stop dead or in one's tracks — plötzlich or abrupt or auf der Stelle stehen bleiben

See:

→ short

2) (= finish, cease) aufhören; (heart) aufhören zu schlagen, stehen bleiben; (production, payments, delivery) eingestellt werden; (programme, show, match, film) zu Ende sein

to stop doing sth — aufhören, etw zu tun, mit etw aufhören

ask him to stop — sag ihm, er soll aufhören

he stopped in mid sentence — er brach mitten im Satz ab

I will not stop until I find him/convince you — ich gebe keine Ruhe, bis ich ihn gefunden habe/dich überzeugt habe

if you had stopped to think — wenn du nur einen Augenblick nachgedacht hättest

stop to think before you speak — erst denken, dann reden

he never knows when or where to stop — er weiß nicht, wann er aufhören muss or Schluss machen muss

3) (Brit inf = stay) bleiben (at in +dat, with bei)

to stop for or to supper — zum Abendessen bleiben

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stop [stɒp; US stɑp]

A v/t prät und pperf stopped, obs stopt

1. aufhören ( doing zu tun):

stop doing sth auch etwas bleiben lassen;

do stop that noise hör (doch) auf mit dem Lärm!;

stop it hör auf (damit)!

2. a) allg aufhören mit

b) Besuche etc, WIRTSCH seine Zahlungen, eine Tätigkeit, JUR das Verfahren einstellen

c) Verhandlungen etc abbrechen

3. a) allg ein Ende machen oder bereiten, Einhalt gebieten (dat)

b) den Fortschritt, Verkehr etc aufhalten, zum Halten oder Stehen bringen, stoppen:

nothing could stop him nichts konnte ihn aufhalten

c) einen Wagen, Zug etc stoppen, anhalten

d) eine Maschine, den Motor, auch das Gas etc abstellen

e) eine Fabrik stilllegen

f) Lärm etc unterbinden

g) Boxen: einen Kampf abbrechen

4. auch stop payment on einen Scheck etc sperren (lassen)

5. einen Sprecher etc unterbrechen

6. SPORT

a) Boxen, Fechten: einen Schlag, Hieb parieren

b) einen Gegner besiegen, stoppen:

stop a blow sich einen Schlag einfangen;

stop a bullet eine Kugel verpasst bekommen; → packet A 5

7. (from) abhalten (von), hindern (an dat):

stop sb (from) doing sth jemanden davon abhalten oder daran hindern, etwas zu tun

8. auch stop up ein Leck etc ver-, zustopfen:

stop one’s ears sich die Ohren zuhalten;

stop sb’s mouth fig jemandem den Mund stopfen, jemanden zum Schweigen bringen (a. euph umbringen); → gap 1

9. versperren, -stopfen, blockieren

10. Blut, auch eine Wunde stillen

11. einen Zahn plombieren, füllen

12. einen Betrag abziehen, einbehalten ( beide:

out of, from von)

13. MUS

a) eine Saite, einen Ton greifen

b) ein Griffloch zuhalten, schließen

c) ein Blasinstrument, einen Ton stopfen

14. LING interpunktieren

15. stop down FOTO das Objektiv abblenden

B v/i

1. (an)halten, haltmachen, stehen bleiben (auch Uhr etc), stoppen

2. aufhören, an-, innehalten, eine Pause machen:

he stopped in the middle of a sentence er hielt mitten in einem Satz inne;

he’ll stop at nothing er schreckt vor nichts zurück, er geht über Leichen;

stop out US seine Ausbildung kurzzeitig unterbrechen; → dead C 2, short B 1, B 3

3. aufhören (Lärm, Zahlung etc)

4. stop off

a) kurz haltmachen,

b) Zwischenstation machen

5. stop over Zwischenstation machen

6. stop by bes US kurz (bei jemandem) vorbeikommen oder -schauen

7. bleiben:

stop in bed ( at home, etc);

stop away (from) fernbleiben (dat), wegbleiben (von);

stop behind noch dableiben;

stop in

a) auch stop indoors zu Hause oder drinnen bleiben

b) SCHULE nachsitzen;

stop out

a) wegbleiben, nicht heimkommen,

b) WIRTSCH weiterstreiken;

stop up aufbleiben, wach bleiben

C s

1. a) Stopp m, Halt m, Stillstand m

b) Ende n:

come to a stop anhalten, weitS. zu einem Ende kommen, aufhören;

put a stop to, bring to a stop → A 3 a; → abrupt 4

2. Pause f

3. BAHN etc Aufenthalt m, Halt m

4. a) BAHN Station f

b) (Bus) Haltestelle f

c) SCHIFF Anlegestelle f

5. Absteigequartier n

6. Hemmnis n, Hindernis n

7. TECH Anschlag m, Sperre f, Hemmung f

8. WIRTSCH

a) Sperrung f, Sperrauftrag m (für Scheck etc)

b) → stop order

9. MUS

a) Griff m, Greifen n (einer Saite etc)

b) Griffloch n

c) Klappe f

d) Ventil n

e) Register n (einer Orgel etc)

f) Registerzug m:

pull out all the stops fig alle Register ziehen, alle Hebel in Bewegung setzen

10. LING

a) Knacklaut m

b) Verschlusslaut m

11. FOTO f-Blende f (als Einstellmarke)

12. a) Satzzeichen n

b) Punkt m

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1. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) (not let move further) anhalten [Person, Fahrzeug]; aufhalten [Fortschritt, Verkehr, Feind]; verstummen lassen (geh.) [Gerücht, Geschichte, Lüge]; [Tormann:] halten [Ball]

she stopped her car — sie hielt an

stop thief! — haltet den Dieb!

there's no stopping somebody — jemand lässt sich nicht aufhalten

2) (not let continue) unterbrechen [Redner, Spiel, Gespräch, Vorstellung]; beenden [Krieg, Gespräch, Treffen, Spiel, Versuch, Arbeit]; stillen [Blutung]; stoppen [Produktion, Uhr, Streik, Inflation]; einstellen [Handel, Zahlung, Lieferung, Besuche, Subskriptionen, Bemühungen]; abstellen [Strom, Gas, Wasser, Missstände]; beseitigen [Schmerz]

stop that/that nonsense/that noise! — hör damit/mit diesem Unsinn/diesem Lärm auf!

bad light stopped play — (Sport) das Spiel wurde wegen schlechter Lichtverhältnisse abgebrochen

stop the show — (fig.) Furore machen

just you try and stop me! — versuch doch, mich daran zu hindern!

stop smoking/crying — aufhören zu rauchen/weinen

never stop doing something — etwas unaufhörlich tun

stop it! — hör auf [damit]!; (in more peremptory tone) Schluss damit!

stop oneself — sich zurückhalten

I couldn't stop myself — ich konnte nicht anders

3) (not let happen) verhindern [Verbrechen, Unfall]

he tried to stop us parking — er versuchte uns am Parken zu hindern

he phoned his mother to stop her [from] worrying — er rief seine Mutter an, damit sie sich keine Sorgen machte

stop something [from] happening — verhindern, dass etwas geschieht

4) (cause to cease working) abstellen [Maschine usw.]; [Streikende:] stilllegen [Betrieb]

5) (block up) zustopfen [Loch, Öffnung, Riß, Ohren]; verschließen [Wasserhahn, Rohr, Schlauch, Flasche]

6) (withhold) streichen

stop [payment of] a cheque — einen Scheck sperren lassen
2. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (not extend further) aufhören; [Straße, Treppe:] enden; [Ton:] verstummen; [Ärger:] verfliegen; [Schmerz:] abklingen; [Zahlungen, Lieferungen:] eingestellt werden

2) (not move or operate further) [Fahrzeug, Fahrer:] halten; [Maschine, Motor:] stillstehen; [Uhr, Fußgänger, Herz:] stehen bleiben

he stopped in the middle of the sentence — er unterbrach sich mitten im Satz

he never stops to think [before he acts] — er denkt nie nach [bevor er handelt]

stop! — halt!

stop at nothing — vor nichts zurückschrecken

stop dead — plötzlich stehen bleiben; [Redner:] abbrechen

3) (coll.): (stay) bleiben

stop at a hotel/at a friend's house/with somebody — in einem Hotel/im Hause eines Freundes/bei jemandem wohnen
3. noun
1) (halt) Halt, der

there will be two stops for coffee on the way — es wird unterwegs zweimal zum Kaffeetrinken angehalten

this train goes to London with only two stops — dieser Zug fährt mit nur zwei Zwischenhalten nach London

bring to a stop — zum Stehen bringen [Fahrzeug]; zum Erliegen bringen [Verkehr]; unterbrechen [Arbeit, Diskussion, Treffen]

come to a stop — stehen bleiben; [Fahrzeug:] zum Stehen kommen; [Gespräch:] abbrechen; [Arbeit, Verkehr:] zum Erliegen kommen; [Vorlesung:] abgebrochen werden

make a stop at or in a place — in einem Ort haltmachen

put a stop to — abstellen [Missstände, Unsinn]; unterbinden [Versuche]; aus der Welt schaffen [Gerücht]

put a stop on a cheque — einen Scheck sperren lassen

without a stop — ohne Halt [fahren, fliegen]; ohne anzuhalten [gehen, laufen]; ununterbrochen [arbeiten, reden]

2) (place) Haltestelle, die

the ship's first stop is Cairo — der erste Hafen, den das Schiff anläuft, ist Kairo

the plane's first stop is Frankfurt — die erste Zwischenlandung des Flugzeuges ist in Frankfurt

3) (Brit.): (punctuation mark) Satzzeichen, das; see also full stop 1)

4) (in telegram) stop

Phrasal Verbs:

- stop behind

- stop by

- stop off

- stop out

- stop over

- stop up

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(mechanics) n.

Sperre -n f. n.

Abbruch -e (Sport) m.

Halt -e m.

Pause -n f. v.

absperren v.

anhalten v.

arretieren v.

aufhalten v.

aufhören v.

pfropfen v.

zustöpseln v.

English-german dictionary > stop
12 préoccuper

préoccuper [pʀeɔkype]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

( = inquiéter) to worry

• il y a quelque chose qui le préoccupe something is worrying him

2. reflexive verb

► se préoccuper to worry (de about)

• se préoccuper de la santé de qn to show concern about sb's health

• il ne s'en préoccupe guère he hardly gives it a thought

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pʀeɔkype
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( inquiéter) to worry

ma santé le préoccupe — he's been worried about my health

2) ( occuper) to concern

2.

se préoccuper verbe pronominal

se préoccuper de — to be concerned about [problème, situation]; to think about [avenir, opinion]

il ne s'est pas préoccupé de savoir si cela m'arrangeait — he didn't think to ask if it would suit me

se préoccuper de sa petite personne — to think only of oneself, to be self-centred [BrE]

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pʀeɔkype vt
to worry

L'état des finances est ce qui préoccupe le plus le ministre. — The state of the nation's finances is what most worries the minister.

Personne n'arrive à savoir ce qui le préoccupe autant. — Nobody knows what is worrying him so much.

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préoccuper verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( inquiéter) to worry; qu'est-ce qui te préoccupe? what's worrying you?; ma santé le préoccupe he's been worried about my health;

2 ( occuper) to concern; la question qui nous préoccupe the question which concerns us.

B se préoccuper vpr se préoccuper de to be concerned about [problème, situation]; to think about [avenir, opinion]; agir sans se préoccuper des autres to act without thinking about other people; il ne s'est pas préoccupé de savoir si cela m'arrangeait he didn't think to ask if it would suit me; la ville se préoccupe surtout de tourisme the town's main concern is tourism; se préoccuper de sa petite personne to think only of oneself, to be self-centred^GB.

[preɔkype] verbe transitif

1. [tracasser - suj: avenir, question] to worry

2. [obséder] to preoccupy, to concern, to be of concern to

il est trop préoccupé de sa petite personne he's too wrapped up in himself

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se préoccuper de verbe pronominal plus préposition

to be concerned with, to care about

se préoccuper de ses enfants to worry about one's children

ne te préoccupe donc pas de ça! don't you worry ou bother about that!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > préoccuper
13 relax

1.
[rɪ'læks]transitive verb

1) (make less tense) entspannen [Muskel, Körper[teil]]; lockern [Muskel, Feder, Griff]; (fig.) lockern

2) (make less strict) lockern [Gesetz, Vorschrift, Disziplin]

3) (slacken) nachlassen in (+ Dat.) [Bemühungen, Aufmerksamkeit]; verlangsamen [Tempo]
2. intransitive verb
1) (become less tense) sich entspannen

2) (slacken) nachlassen (in in + Dat.)

3) (become less stern) sich mäßigen (in in + Dat.)

4) (cease effort) sich entspannen; ausspannen; (stop worrying, calm down) sich beruhigen

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[rə'læks]
verb

1) (to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely: The doctor gave him a drug to make him relax; Relax your shoulders; He relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand.) entspannen

2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) lockern

•

- academic.ru/61323/relaxation">relaxation

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re·lax

[rɪˈlæks]

I. vi sich akk entspannen

\relax! entspann dich!; (don't worry) beruhige dich!

to \relax with a cup of tea sich akk bei einer Tasse Tee entspannen

II. vt

to \relax one's efforts in seinen Bemühungen nachlassen

to \relax one's grip [or hold] on sth seinen Griff um etw akk lockern

to \relax one's tight hold on sth ( fig) seine Kontrolle über etw akk lockern

to \relax one's muscles (by resting) die Muskeln entspannen; (by massage or movement) die Muskeln lockern

to \relax rules [or regulations] /supervision Vorschriften/die Kontrolle lockern

to \relax security die Sicherheitsmaßnahmen einschränken

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[rɪ'lks]
1. vt
lockern; muscles also, person, one's mind entspannen; attention, effort nachlassen in (+dat)
to relax the bowels (Med) — den Stuhlgang fördern

2. vi
(sich) entspannen; (= rest) (sich) ausruhen; (= calm down) sich beruhigen
let's just relax! — ganz ruhig!

relax! —

his face relaxed into a smile — sein Gesicht entspannte sich zu einem Lächeln

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relax [rıˈlæks]

A v/t

1. a) die Muskeln etc entspannen

b) fig die Atmosphäre auflockern

2. seinen Griff, die Disziplin etc lockern:

relax the opening hours die Öffnungszeiten flexibler gestalten

3. fig in seinen Anstrengungen etc nachlassen:

relax one’s pace sein Tempo herabsetzen

4. relax the bowels MED abführend wirken

B v/i

1. sich entspannen (Muskeln etc; auch Geist, Person), relaxen, ausspannen, sich erholen, es sich bequem oder gemütlich machen, seine Nervosität ablegen (Person):

relax

a) mach es dir gemütlich!,

b) reg dich ab!;

relaxed entspannt, gelöst;

he looked very relaxed er machte einen entspannten oder gelösten Eindruck;

relaxed atmosphere zwanglose oder entspannte oder aufgelockerte Atmosphäre

2. sich lockern (Griff, Seil etc; auch fig Disziplin etc)

3. nachlassen (in in dat):

he relaxed in his efforts;

attention relaxed die Aufmerksamkeit ließ nach

4. MED erschlaffen

5. freundlicher werden

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1.
[rɪ'læks]transitive verb

1) (make less tense) entspannen [Muskel, Körper[teil]]; lockern [Muskel, Feder, Griff]; (fig.) lockern

2) (make less strict) lockern [Gesetz, Vorschrift, Disziplin]

3) (slacken) nachlassen in (+ Dat.) [Bemühungen, Aufmerksamkeit]; verlangsamen [Tempo]
2. intransitive verb
1) (become less tense) sich entspannen

2) (slacken) nachlassen (in in + Dat.)

3) (become less stern) sich mäßigen (in in + Dat.)

4) (cease effort) sich entspannen; ausspannen; (stop worrying, calm down) sich beruhigen

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v.

abspannen v.

ausruhen v.

entspannen v.

English-german dictionary > relax
14 worry

1. verb
1) (to (cause to) feel anxious: His dangerous driving worries me; His mother is worried about his education; There's no need to worry just because he's late.) bekymre (seg), engste seg

2) (to annoy; to distract: Don't worry me just now - I'm busy!) plage, forstyrre, avspore

3) (to shake or tear with the teeth etc as a dog does its prey etc.) rive/ruske i
2. noun
((a cause of) anxiety: That boy is a constant (source of) worry to his mother!; Try to forget your worries.) bekymring, besvær, engstelse

- worried

bekymring
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plage

I
subst. \/ˈwʌrɪ\/ eller worrit

1) uro, problem

2) (om personer, dyr e.l.) plage

3) ( om problemer e.l.) hodebry

4) ( om dyr e.l.) riving og sliting (for å skade eller drepe) (be)

beside oneself with worry være ute av seg av bekymring, være fra seg av bekymring
II
verb \/ˈwʌrɪ\/

1) uroe seg, bekymre seg, være urolig, gjøre engstelig, volde bekymring

• it is worrying to see what is happening

det bekymrer meg å se det som skjer

• what's worrying you?

hva er det som bekymrer deg?, hva er det du er lei deg for?

2) plage, sjenere, forstyrre

• don't worry her with silly questions!

ikke plag henne med tåpelige spørsmål!

• I have a bad tooth that is worrying me

jeg har en vond tann som sjenerer meg

3) jage

• the dog worried the sheep

hunden jaget sauene

4) rive og slite i

• the cat worried the mouse

katten rev og slet i musen

I should worry ( hverdagslig) det blåser jeg i

not to worry ingenting å bekymre seg for

worry about bekymre seg for

worry about trifles henge seg opp i bagateller

worry along\/through greie seg arbeide seg gjennom

worry at fingre med, fikle med, plukke på

• he started to worry at the loose thread in his raincoat

han begynte å plukke på en løs tråd i regnfrakken sin

worry oneself uroe seg, bekymre seg, være urolig, være engstelig, være bekymret, være nervøs

worry out ( om løsning) anstrenge seg for å forstå

• she finally worried out the meaning of the document

hun fant endelig frem til meningen med dokumentet

English-Norwegian dictionary > worry
15 quälen

I v/t torment (auch fig.); (foltern) auch fig. torture; fig. (plagen) harass, torment; mit Bitten, Fragen etc.: pester, plague; ein Tier quälen maltreat (allg. be cruel to) an animal; jemanden zu Tode quälen torture s.o. to death; Hunger quälte ihn he was tormented by hunger; von Schmerzen gequält racked with ( oder tormented by) pain; dieser Husten quält mich schon lange this cough has been plaguing me for a long time; dieser Gedanke quält mich seit einiger Zeit the thought has been tormenting ( oder worrying) me for some time; Zweifel quälten ihn he was torn by doubt; quäl ihn nicht so! stop tormenting him; die Kinder quälten sie so lange, bis sie nachgab the children went on pestering her until she gave in; das Klavier quälen umg. abuse the piano; gequält

II v/refl: sich quälen mit Gedanken: torment o.s. with; einer Krankheit: suffer (greatly) from; (sich abmühen) struggle with; sich mit etw. quälen auch have a hard time with s.th.; sich durch den Schnee / Regen quälen battle one’s way through the snow / rain; sich durch ein Buch quälen plough (Am. trudge) (painfully) through a book; sich ans Ziel quälen SPORT struggle to the finish; sich aufs Dach quälen struggle (to get) onto the roof; sich umsonst quälen labo(u)r in vain; sich zu Tode quälen worry o.s. to death

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das Quälen

tantalization

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quä|len ['kvɛːlən]
1. vt
to torment; Tiere auch to tease; (inf ) Motor to punish; (mit Bitten etc) to pester, to plague
jdn zu Tode quä́len — to torture sb to death

See:

→ auch gequält

2. vr

1) (seelisch) to torture or torment oneself; (= leiden) to suffer, to be in agony

2) (= sich abmühen) to struggle

sie quälte sich in das enge Kleid — she struggled into or squeezed herself into her tight dress

er musste sich quä́len, damit er das schaffte — it took him a lot of effort to do it, it was a struggle for him to do it

sich durch ein Buch/die Unterlagen quä́len — to struggle or plough (Brit) or plow (US) through a book/the documents

ich quäle mich jeden Morgen aus dem Bett — it's a struggle for me to get out of bed every morning

er quälte sich aus dem Sessel — he heaved himself out of the chair

das Auto quälte sich über den Berg — the car laboured (Brit) or labored (US) or struggled over the hill

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1) (to torment or worry frequently.) harry

2) (to tease or torment (a person etc) by making him want something he cannot have and by keeping it just beyond his reach: The expensive clothes in the shop-window tantalized her.) tantalize

3) (to tease or torment (a person etc) by making him want something he cannot have and by keeping it just beyond his reach: The expensive clothes in the shop-window tantalized her.) tantalise

4) (to cause pain, suffering, worry etc to: She was tormented with worry/toothache.) torment

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quä·len

[ˈkvɛ:lən]

I. vt

1. (jdm zusetzen)

▪ jdn \quälen to pester [or plague] sb

2. (misshandeln)

▪ jdn/etw \quälen to be cruel to [or torture] sb/sth; s.a. Tod

3. (peinigen)

▪ jdn \quälen to torment sb fig

4. (Beschwerden verursachen)

▪ jdn \quälen to trouble sb

durch etw akk [o von etw dat] gequält sein to be troubled by sth; s.a. gequält

II. vr

1. (leiden)

▪ sich akk \quälen to suffer

2. (sich herumquälen)

▪ sich akk mit etw dat \quälen Gedanken, Gefühlen to torment oneself with sth; Hausaufgaben, Arbeit to struggle [hard] with sth

3. (sich mühsam bewegen)

▪ sich akk \quälen to struggle

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (körperlich, seelisch) torment <person, animal>; maltreat, be cruel to < animal>; (foltern) torture

quälende Ungewissheit — agonizing uncertainty

2) (plagen) <cough etc.> plague; (belästigen) pester
2.
reflexives Verb

1) (leiden) suffer

2) (sich abmühen) struggle

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quälen

A. v/t torment (auch fig); (foltern) auch fig torture; fig (plagen) harass, torment; mit Bitten, Fragen etc: pester, plague;

ein Tier quälen maltreat (allg be cruel to) an animal;

jemanden zu Tode quälen torture sb to death;

Hunger quälte ihn he was tormented by hunger;

von Schmerzen gequält racked with ( oder tormented by) pain;

dieser Husten quält mich schon lange this cough has been plaguing me for a long time;

dieser Gedanke quält mich seit einiger Zeit the thought has been tormenting ( oder worrying) me for some time;

Zweifel quälten ihn he was torn by doubt;

quäl ihn nicht so! stop tormenting him;

die Kinder quälten sie so lange, bis sie nachgab the children went on pestering her until she gave in;

das Klavier quälen umg abuse the piano; → gequält

B. v/r:

sich quälen mit Gedanken: torment o.s. with; einer Krankheit: suffer (greatly) from; (sich abmühen) struggle with;

sich mit etwas quälen auch have a hard time with sth;

sich durch den Schnee/Regen quälen battle one’s way through the snow/rain;

sich durch ein Buch quälen plough (US trudge) (painfully) through a book;

sich ans Ziel quälen SPORT struggle to the finish;

sich aufs Dach quälen struggle (to get) onto the roof;

sich umsonst quälen labo(u)r in vain;

sich zu Tode quälen worry o.s. to death

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (körperlich, seelisch) torment <person, animal>; maltreat, be cruel to < animal>; (foltern) torture

quälende Ungewissheit — agonizing uncertainty

2) (plagen) <cough etc.> plague; (belästigen) pester
2.
reflexives Verb

1) (leiden) suffer

2) (sich abmühen) struggle

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n.

tantalization n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > quälen
16 regarder

regarder [ʀ(ə)gaʀde]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = diriger son regard vers) [+ paysage, scène] to look at ; [+ action en déroulement, film, match] to watch

• regarder tomber la pluie or la pluie tomber to watch the rain falling

• il regarda sa montre he looked at his watch

• regarde, il pleut look, it's raining

• regarde bien, il va sauter look, he's going to jump

• regarder la télévision/une émission à la télévision to watch television/a programme on television

• regarder par la fenêtre (du dedans) to look out of the window ; (du dehors) to look in through the window

• regarde devant toi look in front of you

• regarde où tu marches look where you're going

• regarde voir dans l'armoire (inf) have a look in the wardrobe

• regarde voir s'il arrive (inf) look and see if he's coming

• attends, je vais regarder hang on, I'll go and look

• regardez-moi ça just look at that

• tu ne m'as pas regardé ! (inf) what do you take me for! (inf)

• regardez-le faire watch him do it ; (pour apprendre) watch how he does it

• sans regarder [traverser] without looking

   b. (rapidement) to glance at ; (longuement) to gaze at ; (fixement) to stare at

• regarder qch de près/de plus près to have a close/closer look at sth

• regarder qn avec méfiance to eye sb suspiciously

• regarder qn de haut to give sb a scornful look

• regarder qn droit dans les yeux/bien en face to look sb straight in the eye/straight in the face

   c. ( = vérifier) [+ appareil, huile, essence] to look at

• peux-tu regarder la lampe ? elle ne marche pas can you have a look at the lamp? it doesn't work

• regarde dans l'annuaire look in the phone book

• regarder un mot dans le dictionnaire to look up a word in the dictionary

   d. ( = considérer) [+ situation, problème] to view

• il ne regarde que son propre intérêt he is only concerned with his own interests

   e. ( = concerner) to concern

• cette affaire me regarde quand même un peu this business does concern me a little

• en quoi cela te regarde-t-il ? ( = de quoi te mêles-tu ?) what business is it of yours? ; ( = en quoi es-tu touché ?) how does it affect you?

• que vas-tu faire ? -- ça me regarde what will you do? -- that's my business

• cela ne le regarde pas or en rien that's none of his business

• mêlez-vous de ce qui vous regarde mind your own business

2. indirect transitive verb

• regarder à to think about

• y regarder à deux fois avant de faire qch to think twice before doing sth

• quand il fait un cadeau, il ne regarde pas à la dépense when he gives somebody a present he doesn't worry how much he spends

• sans regarder à la dépense without worrying about the expense

3. reflexive verb

► se regarder

   a.

se regarder dans une glace to look at o.s. in a mirror

• il ne s'est pas regardé ! he should take a look at himself!

   b. (mutuellement) [personnes] to look at each other

• se regarder dans les yeux to look into each other's eyes

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ʀ(ə)gaʀde
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( diriger son regard vers) to look at

regarder quelque chose par la fenêtre — to look out of the window at something

regarde qui vient! — look who's coming!

regarder quelque chose méchamment — to glare at something

regarder rapidement — to have a quick look at, to glance at [bâtiment, paysage]; to glance through [document, livre]

regarder quelqu'un en face — lit, fig to look somebody in the face

regarder la réalité or les choses en face — to face facts

regarder quelqu'un de haut — fig to look down one's nose at somebody

regarder quelqu'un de travers — fig to look askance at somebody

2) ( fixer avec attention) to watch, to look at [personne, scène]; to look at [tableau, paysage]; to watch [film, télévision]

regarder quelqu'un faire — to watch somebody doing

regarde bien comment je fais — watch what I do carefully

regarder quelque chose fixement — to stare at something

regarder quelqu'un/quelque chose longuement — to gaze at somebody/something

regarder quelqu'un dans les yeux — to look somebody in the eye(s)

3) (pour vérifier, savoir) to look at [montre, carte]; to have a look at, to check [pneus, niveau d'huile]

regarder dans — to look up, to consult [dictionnaire, annuaire]

regarder si — to have a look to see if

4) (examiner, considérer) to look at [pays, situation]

regarder pourquoi/si/qui — to see why/if/who

5) ( constater) to look

regarde-moi ça! — just look at that!

6) (colloq) ( concerner) to concern [personne]

ça ne vous regarde pas — that doesn't concern you; ( moins poli) it's none of your business

mêle-toi de ce qui te regarde! — mind your own business! (colloq)

7) (prendre en compte, envisager)

elle ne regarde que ses intérêts — she thinks only of her own interests

regarder l'avenir avec confiance — to view the future with confidence

8) ( faire face à) [maison] to overlook [baie, mer]

2.

regarder à verbe transitif indirect to think about

regarder à la dépense — to watch what one spends

ne pas regarder à la dépense — to spare no expense

quand on y regarde de très près — when you look at it very closely

tu devrais y regarder à deux fois avant de l'acheter — you should think twice before buying it

3.

verbe intransitif

1) ( diriger son regard) to look

regarder en l'air — to look up

regarder par terre — to look down

regarde autour de toi — lit, fig look around

regarde bien — have a good look

2) ( en cherchant) to look

3) ( faire attention) to look

regarde où tu mets les pieds — look ou watch where you put your feet

4.

se regarder verbe pronominal

1) ( soi-même) to look at oneself

2) ( l'un l'autre) to look at one another

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ʀ(ə)ɡaʀde
1. vt

1) [photos, paysage, document] to look at

Il regardait ses photos de vacances. — He was looking at his holiday photos.

Tu as regardé le rapport de Martin? — Have you looked at Martin's report?

regarder qch dans le dictionnaire — to look sth up in the dictionary

2) [film, télévision, match] to watch

Je regarde la télévision. — I'm watching television.

Regarde où tu mets les pieds! — Watch where you put your feet!

3) (= concerner) to concern

Ça ne nous regarde pas. — It's none of our business., It doesn't concern us.

cela me regarde — it's my business, it concerns me

4) (= envisager) [situation, avenir] to view

regarder l'avenir avec confiance — to view the future with confidence, (= considérer) [son intérêt] to be concerned with

regarder qn/qch comme — to regard sb/sth as

2. vi

1) (pour voir) to look

Regarde! J'ai presque fini. — Look! I've nearly finished.

regarder par la fenêtre — to look out of the window

2) (consulter) to look

Regarde dans le dictionnaire. — Look in the dictionary., Look it up in the dictionary.

3) (= prendre garde)

regarder à la dépense — to be careful about how much one spends

ne pas regarder à la dépense — to spare no expense

4) (autres locutions)

y regarder à deux fois — to think twice about

y regarder à deux fois avant de faire qch — to think twice before doing sth

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regarder verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( diriger son regard vers) to look at; regarder qch par la fenêtre to look out of the window at sth; regarder qch avec inquiétude/admiration to look at sth anxiously/admiringly; regarde qui vient! look who's coming!; regarder qch méchamment to glare at sth; regarder rapidement to have a quick look ou to glance at [bâtiment, paysage]; ( en feuilletant) to glance through [document, livre]; regarder qn en face lit, fig to look sb in the face; regarder la réalité or les choses en face to face facts, to face up to things; regarder qn de haut fig to look down one's nose at sb; regarder qn de travers fig to look askance at sb; ⇒ lorgnette, vache;

2 ( fixer avec attention) to watch, to look at [personne, scène]; to look at [tableau, diapositives, paysage]; to watch [film, télévision, émission]; regarder qn faire to watch sb doing; regarder les enfants jouer or qui jouent to watch the children playing; regarde bien comment je fais watch what I do carefully; regarder une pièce à la télévision to watch a play on television; regarder qch fixement to stare at sth; regarder qn/qch longuement to gaze at sb/sth; regarder qn dans les yeux to look sb in the eye(s);

3 (pour vérifier, savoir) to look at [montre, carte]; to have a look at, to check [pneus, niveau d'huile]; regarder dans to look up, to consult [dictionnaire, annuaire, livre de cuisine]; regarder si to have a look to see if; regarde si elle arrive have a look to see if she is coming, see if you can see her coming; regarde voir s'il reste du pain○ look and see if there's any bread left;

4 (examiner, considérer) to look at [statistiques, pays, situation]; regarder qch de plus près to look more closely at sth; si on regarde les choses calmement if we look at things calmly; regarder pourquoi/si/qui to see why/if/who; regarder qch comme douteux to regard sth as doubtful;

5 ( constater) to look; regarde-moi ça! just look at that!; regarde-moi ce désordre! look at this mess!; regarde comme c'est beau! look! isn't that lovely!;

6 ( concerner) to concern [personne]; ça ne vous regarde pas that doesn't concern you; ( moins poli) it's none of your business; mêle-toi de ce qui te regarde! mind your own business○!; ça ne regarde que moi that's nobody's business but mine;

7 (prendre en compte, envisager) elle ne regarde que ses intérêts she thinks only of her own interests; regarder l'avenir avec confiance to view the future with confidence;

8 ( faire face à) [maison] to overlook [baie, mer].

B regarder à vtr ind to think about; regarder à la dépense to watch what one spends; ne pas regarder à la dépense to spare no expense; sans regarder à la dépense/à la qualité without worrying about the cost/about quality; quand on y regarde de trop/très près when you look at it too/very closely; à y regarder de plus près on closer examination; tu devrais y regarder à deux fois avant de l'acheter you should think twice before buying it.

C vi

1 ( diriger son regard) to look; regarder en l'air to look up; regarder par terre to look down; regarder dehors/dedans to look outside/inside; regarder par la fenêtre ( de l'intérieur) to look out of the window; ( de l'extérieur) to look in through the window; regarde derrière toi look behind you; regarde droit devant toi look straight ahead; regarde autour de toi lit, fig look around; regarde ailleurs ( détourne le regard) look away; regarder du côté de qn to look toward(s) sb; regarde bien have a good look;

2 ( en cherchant) to look; regarder partout/ailleurs to look everywhere/somewhere else;

3 ( faire attention) to look; regarde où tu vas look ou watch where you're going; regarde où tu mets les pieds look ou watch where you put your feet.

D se regarder vpr

1 ( soi-même) to look at oneself; se regarder dans la glace to look at oneself in the mirror; se regarder les ongles to look at one's nails;

2 ( l'un l'autre) to look at one another; ⇒ blanc, faïence;

3 ( être vis-à-vis) [bâtiments] to face one another.

Idiomes

il ne s'est pas regardé○! he ought to take a look at himself!; tu ne m'as pas bien regardé○! you must be joking!

[rəgarde] verbe transitif

1. [voir] to look at (inseparable), to see

[observer] to watch, to see

regarde s'il arrive see if he's coming

si tu veux t'instruire, regarde-le faire if you want to learn something, watch how he does it

as-tu regardé le match? did you watch ou see the match?

regarde voir dans la chambre (familier) go and look ou have a look in the bedroom

regarde-moi ça! (familier) just look at that!

regarde-moi ce travail! (familier) just look at this mess!

tu ne m'as pas regardé! (familier) what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?

2. [examiner - moteur, blessure] to look at (inseparable), to check ; [ - notes, travail] to look over ou through (separable) ; [ - causes] to examine, to consider, to look into (inseparable)

as-tu eu le temps de regarder le dossier? did you have time to look at ou to examine the file?

3. [vérifier] to look up (separable)

tu regardes constamment la pendule! you're always looking at ou watching the clock!

je vais regarder quelle heure il est ou l'heure I'm going to see ou to check what time it is

(en usage absolu)

regarde à la lettre D look through the D's, look at the letter D

4. [concerner] to concern

ceci ne regarde que toi et moi this is (just) between you and me

ça ne te regarde pas! that's ou it's none of your business!

cette affaire ne me regarde plus this affair is no longer any concern ou business of mine

cela ne les regarde en rien it's absolutely no business of theirs

en quoi est-ce que ça me regarde? what's that got to do with me?

5. [considérer - sujet, situation] to look at (inseparable), to view

il regarde avec envie la réussite de son frère he casts an envious eye upon his brother's success, he looks upon his brother's success with envy

ne regarder que [ne penser qu'à] to be concerned only with, to think only about

regarder quelqu'un comme to consider somebody as, to regard somebody as, to look upon somebody as

regarder quelque chose comme to regard something as, to look upon something as, to think of something as

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[rəgarde] verbe intransitif

1. [personne] to look

nous avons regardé partout we looked ou searched everywhere

tu ne sais pas regarder you should learn to use your eyes

ne reste pas là à regarder, fais quelque chose! don't just stand there (staring), do something!

2. [bâtiment, pièce]

regarder à l'ouest to face West

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regarder à verbe plus préposition

[morale, principes] to think of ou about, to take into account

[apparence, détail] to pay attention to

je regarde avant tout à la qualité I'm particularly ou primarily concerned with quality

regarde à ne pas faire d'erreur watch you don't make a mistake

regarder à la dépense to be careful with one's money

y regarder à deux ou à plusieurs fois avant de faire quelque chose to think twice before doing something

à y bien regarder, à y regarder de plus près when you think it over, on thinking it over

il ne faut pas y regarder de trop près

a. (sens propre) don't look too closely

b. (figuré) don't be too fussy

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se regarder verbe pronominal

(sens propre & figuré) (emploi réfléchi)

to look at oneself

tu ne t'es pas regardé! (familier) you should take a (good) look at yourself!

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se regarder verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

[personnes] to look at each other ou at one another

[bâtiments] to be opposite one another, to face each other

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se regarder verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[spectacle]

cette émission se regarde en famille this is a family show, this show is family viewing

ça se regarde volontiers it's quite pleasant to watch

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > regarder
17 ganar

v.

1 to win.

ganaron por tres a uno they won three one

Ricardo gana siempre Richard wins always.

Ricardo ganó el premio Richard won the prize.

2 to earn (sueldo, dinero).

¿cuánto ganas? how much do you earn?

María gMaría dinero Mary earns money.

3 to gain.

ganar fama to achieve fame

en tren ganas una hora you save an hour by taking the train

Ricardo ganó reconocimiento Richard gained renown.

4 to beat.

te voy a ganar I'm going to beat you

5 to reach, to make it to (llegar a) (place).

6 to take, to capture.

7 to obtain profits, to come out with profits, to win, to realize profits.

La empresa ganó The company obtained profits.

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ganar

► verbo transitivo

1 (partido, concurso, premio) to win

■ ganaron el partido they won the match

2 (dinero) to earn

■ ¿cuánto ganas al año? how much do you earn a year?

3 (conquistar) to capture

■ ganaron la ciudad a los árabes they captured the city from the Arabs

4 (alcanzar) to reach

■ ganaron la cima they reached the summit

5 (lograr) to win

■ finalmente ganaron la amistad de sus vecinos they finally won the friendship of their neighbours

► verbo intransitivo

1 (mejorar) to improve

■ ha ganado mucho con los años it has improved greatly with age

2 (cambiar favorablemente) to gain

■ ganamos con el cambio we gained with the change

► verbo pronominal ganarse

1 to earn

■ me gano mil euros al mes I earn a thousand euros a month

■ se gana bien la vida he makes a good living

2 (ser merecedor) to deserve

■ se lo han ganado they deserve it

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ganar a alguien en algo to be better than somebody at something

■ me ganas en inglés you're better at English than I am

■ ella le gana en inteligencia she's much more intelligent than he is

ganar terreno to gain ground

llevar las de ganar figurado to hold the winning card, hold all the cards

no ganar para disgustos figurado to be one thing after another

salir ganando to gain, benefit, do well out of it

ganarse la vida to earn a living, earn one's living

ganarse el pan familiar to earn one's bread and butter

¡te la vas a ganar! familiar you're going to get it!

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verb

1) to win

2) earn

3) gain

4) profit

5) make

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1. VT

1) [+ sueldo] to earn

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn o make a month?

ha ganado mucho dinero — she has made a lot of money

2) [+ competición, partido, premio, guerra] to win

le ganó cien euros a Rosa — he won a hundred euros from Rosa

¿quién ganó la carrera? — who won the race?

si te toca puedes ganar un millón — if you win you could get a million

ganar unas oposiciones para un puesto — to obtain a post by public examination

3) [+ contrincante] to beat

¡les ganamos! — we beat them!

ganamos al Olimpic tres a cero — we beat Olimpic three-nil

no hay quien le gane — there's nobody who can beat him, he's unbeatable

como orador no hay quien le gane o no le gana nadie — as a speaker there is no one to touch him, no one outdoes him at speaking

4) (=conseguir) [+ tiempo, peso, terreno] to gain

¿qué gano yo con todo esto? — what do I gain o get from all this?

con eso no ganas nada — that won't get you anywhere

tierras ganadas al mar — land reclaimed o won from the sea

ganar popularidad — to win o earn popularity

5) (=alcanzar) [+ objetivo] to achieve, attain

ganar la orilla — to reach the shore

ganar la orilla nadando — to swim to the shore

6) (=convencer) to win over

dejarse ganar por algo — to allow o.s. to be won over by sth

7) (=aventajar)

te gana en inteligencia — he's more intelligent than you

me gana en pericia — he has more expert knowledge than me

te gana trabajando — he's a better worker than you

8) (Mil) [+ plaza, pueblo] to take, capture

2. VI

1) [trabajando] to earn

no gano para comprar un piso — I don't earn enough to buy a flat

- no ganamos para sustos

2) [en competición, guerra] to win

ganaron por cuatro a dos — they won four-two

ganaron por 40 votos — they won by 40 votes

lo importante no es ganar — winning isn't the most important thing

nuestras ideas terminaron ganando — our ideas won out in the end

• dejarse ganar — [con trampas] to lose on purpose

se deja ganar por el niño — he lets the kid beat him

3) (=mejorar) to benefit, improve

la película ganaría mucho si se cortase — the film would greatly benefit from being cut, the film would be greatly improved if it was cut

hemos ganado con el cambio — we've greatly benefited from the change

• ha ganado mucho en salud — his health has greatly improved

su juego ha ganado en confianza — her play has become more confident

• salir ganando — to do well

saldrás ganando — you'll do well out of it

salí ganando con la venta del coche — I did well out of the sale of the car

3.

See:

ganarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < sueldo> to earn

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero — all he's interested in is making money

b) ( conseguir) to gain

no ganas nada con preocuparte — there's no point worrying (about it)

2)

a) <partido/guerra/elecciones> to win

le gané la apuesta — I won my bet with him

b) <premio/dinero> to win

3) ( adquirir) < experiencia> to gain

ganó fama y fortuna — she won fame and fortune

4)

a) ( conquistar)

ganar a alguien para algo — to win somebody over to something

lo ganó para su causa — she won him over to her cause

b) ( reclamar) to reclaim

las tierras ganadas al mar — the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

5) (liter) < meta> to attain (frml); <cumbre/orilla> to gain (liter)
2.
ganar vi

1) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2)

a) ( vencer) to win

que gane el mejor — may the best man win

van ganando 2 a 1 — they're winning 2-1

b)

ganarle a alguien — to beat somebody

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos — they beat us by four points

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him

3) ( aventajar)

ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count

4)

a) ( mejorar)

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios — these changes have really improved the living room

ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado — her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

b) (obtener provecho, beneficiarse) to gain

ganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín — he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off
3.
ganarse v pron

1) (enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2) (enf) <premio/apuesta> to win

3) <afecto/confianza> to win; < persona> to win... over

supo ganarse el respeto de todos — she managed to win o earn everyone's respect

4) ( ser merecedor de) < descanso> to earn oneself

ganarse algo a pulso — to earn something

ganársela — (Esp fam)

se la va a ganar — she's going to get it o she's for it (colloq)

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= earn, conquer, win, win out, prevail, go + one better.

Ex. The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.

Ex. The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.

Ex. Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.

Ex. It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.

Ex. The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.

Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

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* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiració = play to + Nombre.

* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie = play to + Nombre.

* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.

* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar adeptos = gain + currency.

* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar cada vez más importancia, ir viento en popa, ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength.

* ganar cómodamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar con dificultar = eke out.

* ganar confianza en uno mismo = gain + confidence (with/in).

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.

* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.

* ganar dinero = make + money, make + Dinero, earn + money.

* ganar el pulso = the nod + go to.

* ganar enemigos = make + enemies.

* ganar fácilmente = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar fama = win + fame.

* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.

* ganar ímpetu = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + pace.

* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.

* ganar la partida a = outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].

* ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.

* ganarle la partida = out-think [outthink].

* ganarle la partida a = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* ganar popularidad = gain in + popularity, gain + popularity, increase in + popularity.

* ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.

* ganar prosélitos = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].

* ganar protagonismo = gain in + importance.

* ganar reconocimiento = gain + credit.

* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.

* ganarse = win over, propitiate.

* ganarse a Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.

* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.

* ganarse el aprecio = earn + appreciation.

* ganarse el cariño = endear.

* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse el favor de = win + the favour of.

* ganarse el pan = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.

* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el respeto = earn + respect.

* ganarse el sueldo = earn + Posesivo + salary.

* ganarse la confianza = earn + trust.

* ganarse la confianza de = achieve + credibility with, gain + the confidence of, win + the confidence of.

* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.

* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* ganarse partidarios = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse seguidores = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse una reputación = achieve + reputation, secure + reputation.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* ganarse unos ingresos = earn + income.

* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar sobradamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.

* ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.

* ganar una batalla = win + battle.

* ganar una elección = win + election.

* ganar una guerra = win + war.

* ganar un asalto = win + round.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar un premio = win + prize, win + award, earn + an award.

* ganar un título = win + title.

* ganar vigencia = gain + currency.

* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la ba = be only half the battle.

* hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].

* interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.

* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < sueldo> to earn

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero — all he's interested in is making money

b) ( conseguir) to gain

no ganas nada con preocuparte — there's no point worrying (about it)

2)

a) <partido/guerra/elecciones> to win

le gané la apuesta — I won my bet with him

b) <premio/dinero> to win

3) ( adquirir) < experiencia> to gain

ganó fama y fortuna — she won fame and fortune

4)

a) ( conquistar)

ganar a alguien para algo — to win somebody over to something

lo ganó para su causa — she won him over to her cause

b) ( reclamar) to reclaim

las tierras ganadas al mar — the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

5) (liter) < meta> to attain (frml); <cumbre/orilla> to gain (liter)
2.
ganar vi

1) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2)

a) ( vencer) to win

que gane el mejor — may the best man win

van ganando 2 a 1 — they're winning 2-1

b)

ganarle a alguien — to beat somebody

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos — they beat us by four points

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him

3) ( aventajar)

ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count

4)

a) ( mejorar)

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios — these changes have really improved the living room

ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado — her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

b) (obtener provecho, beneficiarse) to gain

ganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín — he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off
3.
ganarse v pron

1) (enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2) (enf) <premio/apuesta> to win

3) <afecto/confianza> to win; < persona> to win... over

supo ganarse el respeto de todos — she managed to win o earn everyone's respect

4) ( ser merecedor de) < descanso> to earn oneself

ganarse algo a pulso — to earn something

ganársela — (Esp fam)

se la va a ganar — she's going to get it o she's for it (colloq)

* * *

= earn, conquer, win, win out, prevail, go + one better.

Ex: The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.

Ex: The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.

Ex: Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.

Ex: It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.

Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.

Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiració = play to + Nombre.

* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie = play to + Nombre.

* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.

* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar adeptos = gain + currency.

* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar cada vez más importancia, ir viento en popa, ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength.

* ganar cómodamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar con dificultar = eke out.

* ganar confianza en uno mismo = gain + confidence (with/in).

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.

* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.

* ganar dinero = make + money, make + Dinero, earn + money.

* ganar el pulso = the nod + go to.

* ganar enemigos = make + enemies.

* ganar fácilmente = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar fama = win + fame.

* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.

* ganar ímpetu = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + pace.

* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.

* ganar la partida a = outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].

* ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.

* ganarle la partida = out-think [outthink].

* ganarle la partida a = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* ganar popularidad = gain in + popularity, gain + popularity, increase in + popularity.

* ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.

* ganar prosélitos = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].

* ganar protagonismo = gain in + importance.

* ganar reconocimiento = gain + credit.

* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.

* ganarse = win over, propitiate.

* ganarse a Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.

* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.

* ganarse el aprecio = earn + appreciation.

* ganarse el cariño = endear.

* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse el favor de = win + the favour of.

* ganarse el pan = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.

* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el respeto = earn + respect.

* ganarse el sueldo = earn + Posesivo + salary.

* ganarse la confianza = earn + trust.

* ganarse la confianza de = achieve + credibility with, gain + the confidence of, win + the confidence of.

* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.

* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* ganarse partidarios = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse seguidores = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse una reputación = achieve + reputation, secure + reputation.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* ganarse unos ingresos = earn + income.

* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar sobradamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.

* ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.

* ganar una batalla = win + battle.

* ganar una elección = win + election.

* ganar una guerra = win + war.

* ganar un asalto = win + round.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar un premio = win + prize, win + award, earn + an award.

* ganar un título = win + title.

* ganar vigencia = gain + currency.

* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la ba = be only half the battle.

* hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].

* interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.

* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.

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ganar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (mediante el trabajo) to earn

gana un buen sueldo she earns o she's on a good salary

¿cuánto ganas al mes? how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero all he's interested in is making money

2 (conseguir) to gain

¿y qué ganas con eso? and what do you gain by (doing) that?

no ganamos nada con ponernos nerviosos getting all worked-up won't get us anywhere

B

1 ‹carrera/competición/partido› to win; ‹elecciones› to win; ‹guerra/batalla› to win; ‹juicio› to win

ganaron el campeonato they won the championship

le gané la apuesta I won my bet with him

ganarle el quién vive a algn ( Chi fam); to beat sb to it ( colloq), to get in first ( colloq)

2 (en un juego, concurso) ‹premio/dinero› to win

¿cuánto ganaste en las carreras de caballos? how much did you win on the horses?

ha ganado mucho dinero al póquer she's won a lot of money at o playing poker

C

(adquirir): ganó fama y fortuna she won fame and fortune

su partido ha ido ganando popularidad his party has been gaining in popularity

ha ganado importancia en los últimos años it has grown in importance in recent years

D

1 ‹persona› ganar a algn PARA algo to win sb over TO sth

lo ganó para su causa she won him over to her cause

2 (reclamar) to reclaim

las tierras ganadas al mar the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

E ( liter); ‹meta› to attain ( frml), to reach; ‹cumbre/frontera/orilla› to gain ( liter), to reach

■ ganar

vi

A (mediante el trabajo) to earn

apenas gana para vivir she hardly earns enough to live on

no ganar para disgustos/sustos to have nothing but trouble

B

1 (vencer) to win

que gane el mejor may the best man win

ganaron los Republicanos the Republicans won o were victorious

van ganando 2 a 1 they're winning 2-1, they're 2-1 up o ahead

2

ganarle a algn to beat sb

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos they beat us by four points

siempre que juega al ajedrez con su hijo se deja ganar she always lets her son beat her at chess, whenever she plays chess with her son she lets him win

me ha vuelto a ganar she's beaten me again

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane when it comes to lying there's no one to touch him

se dejó ganar por el abatimiento he allowed his depression to get the better of him

C (aventajar) ganarle a algn EN algo:

le ganas en estatura you're taller than him

habla mejor inglés, es más guapo … la verdad es que me gana en todo he speaks better English, he's better looking … the truth is he beats me on every count

D

(mejorar, obtener provecho): ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

con estas modificaciones el texto ha ganado en claridad the text has become much clearer o has gained in clarity with these changes

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios these changes have really improved the living room

ganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando de la mudanza he's the only one who benefited o gained from the move

no lo esperaba pero al final salí ganando I didn't expect to but in the end I came out of it better off o I did well out of it, I didn't expect to but I ended up better off

saldrán ganando de esta reestructuración they will benefit from o they stand to gain from this restructuring

E

( Méx fam) (dirigirse): ganar para un lugar to go off toward(s) somewhere

F

(Ur arg) (con el sexo opuesto): estás ganando con aquél/aquélla you're well in with that guy/girl over there ( colloq)

■ ganarse

v pron

A ( enf) (mediante el trabajo) to earn

se ganó mil dólares en una semana she earned (herself) a thousand dollars in one week

B ( enf) (en una rifa, un juego) to win

C ‹afecto› to win; ‹amistad/confianza› to win, gain; ‹persona› to win … over

ha sabido ganarse el respeto de todos she has managed to win o earn everyone's respect

sabe ganarse a los amigos he knows how to make friends

D

(ser merecedor de): te has ganado unas buenas vacaciones you've earned yourself a good vacation ( AmE) o ( BrE) holiday

te estás ganando una paliza you're going to get a good thrashing, you're asking for a good thrashing

ganarse algo a pulso to earn sth

el ascenso se lo ha ganado a pulso he's really worked (hard) for o he's really earned this promotion

ganársela ( Esp fam): como no te calles te la vas a ganar if you don't shut up, you're going to get it o you're for it ( colloq)

E

( Chi fam) (acercarse): se ganó muy a la orilla y se cayó he went too near the edge and fell in

gánate para acá come over here o come closer

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ganar ( conjugate ganar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ sueldo› to earn;

◊ lo único que quiere es ganar dinero all he's interested in is making money

b) ‹ tiempo› to gain;

◊ ¿qué ganas con eso? what do you gain by (doing) that?

c) ( adquirir) ‹ experiencia› to gain

2 ‹partido/guerra/premio› to win;
◊ le gané la apuesta I won my bet with him

verbo intransitivo
a) ( vencer) to win;

◊ van ganando 2 a 1 they're winning 2-1;

ganarle a algn to beat sb;
nos ganaron por cuatro puntos they beat us by four points
b) ( aventajar):

◊ le ganas en estatura you're taller than him;

me gana en todo he beats me on every count;
salir ganando: salió ganando con el trato he did well out of the deal;
al final salí ganando in the end I came out of it better off
ganarse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn;
◊ ganarse la vida to earn a/one's living

2 ( enf) ‹premio/apuesta› to win
3 ‹afecto/confianza› to win;
◊ se ganó el respeto de todos she won o earned everyone's respect

4 ‹ descanso› to earn oneself;
◊ te lo has ganado you've earned it, you deserve it

ganar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un salario) to earn
2 (un premio) to win
3 (superar) to beat: le gana en estatura, she is taller than him
4 (al contrincante) to beat
5 (una cima, una orilla) to reach
ganar la cumbre, to reach the peak
II verbo intransitivo
1 (vencer) to win
2 (mejorar) improve: ganó en simpatía, she became more and more charming
ganas mucho cuando sonríes, you look nicer when you smile
' ganar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- actual
- baño
- contender
- flexibilizar
- llevar
- óptima
- óptimo
- peso
- probabilidad
- redoblar
- savia
- terrena
- terreno
- todavía
- chance
- expectativa
- hacer
- interés
- meta
- premio
- sensación
- tiempo
- tratar
- triunfar
- valer
English:
actual
- amateurish
- beat
- break
- bring in
- buck
- catch on
- chance
- close-run
- comfortably
- day
- default
- earn
- even
- exert
- fact
- fair
- fluke
- gain
- gain on
- gather
- get
- ground
- hand
- key
- killing
- make
- money
- one-upmanship
- optimistic
- outsider
- rig
- score
- speed
- take
- ultimate
- win
- case
- certainly
- clinch
- deliver
- expect
- height
- odds
- premium
- run
- stand
- toss
- yet

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ganar

♦ vt

1. [premio, competición] to win;

ganaron las elecciones they won the elections;

ganó un millón en la lotería he won a million on the lottery

2. [obtener] [sueldo, dinero] to earn;

gana dos millones al año she earns o she's on two million a year;

¿cuánto ganas? how much do you earn?

3. [obtener] [peso, tiempo] to gain;

ganar fama to achieve fame;

ganar importancia to grow in importance;

ganar terreno [avanzar] to gain ground;

en tren ganas una hora you save an hour by taking the train;

ganaron nuevos adeptos para la causa they won over new converts to the cause

4. [conseguir]
¿qué gano yo con eso? what's in it for me?, what do I stand to gain from that?;

llorando no ganas nada it's no use crying, crying won't change anything

5. [derrotar] to beat;

te voy a ganar I'm going to beat you;

Comp
RP Fam
ganar de mano a alguien to beat sb to it

6. [aventajar]
me gana en velocidad he's faster than me;

me gana en hermosura pero no en inteligencia she's prettier than me, but not as intelligent;
Fam
a tonto no hay quien le gane he's as thick as they come

7. [alcanzar] to reach, to make it to;

ganó la orilla a nado she made it to o gained the shore

8. [conquistar] to take, to capture;

los aliados ganaron la playa tras una dura batalla the Allies took o captured the beach after a hard battle

9. [recuperar]
han ganado terreno al desierto they have reclaimed land from the desert

♦ vi

1. [vencer] to win;

ganaron por tres a uno they won Br three one o US three to one;

ganaron por penalties they won on penalties;

ganan de cuatro puntos they're winning by four points, they're four points ahead;

no es justo, te has dejado ganar it's not fair, you let me beat you o you lost on purpose;

que gane el mejor may the best man win

2. [lograr dinero] to earn money;
Am
ganar bien to be well paid;

ganar mal not to earn very much, to be badly paid;

sólo gana para subsistir she earns only enough to live on;

Comp
Fam
no gano para disgustos o [m5] sustos I've more than enough worries o troubles

3. [mejorar] to benefit ( con from);
gana mucho con la barba he looks a lot better with a beard;

ha ganado con el cambio de trabajo he has benefited from changing jobs;

ganar en algo to gain in sth;

ha ganado en amplitud [parece mayor] it looks bigger;

hemos salido ganando con el cambio we've benefited from the change

4. Urug Fam [con hombre, mujer]
¿viste como te mira? estás ganando have you seen her looking at you? she fancies you o you're well in there

♦ See also the pronominal verb ganarse

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ganar

I v/t

1 win;

le gané cincuenta dólares I won fifty dollars off him;

ganar a alguien beat s.o.

2 mediante el trabajo earn

II v/i

1 mediante el trabajo earn

2 ( vencer) win;

ganar por dos sets a uno win (by) two sets to one

3 ( mejorar) improve;

salir ganando con algo be better off with sth

4 ( aventajar)

:

le gano en velocidad/inteligencia I’m faster/more intelligent than him o than he is

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ganar vt

1) : to win

2) : to gain

ganar tiempo: to buy time

3) : to earn

ganar dinero: to make money

4) : to acquire, to obtain

ganar vi

1) : to win

2) : to profit

salir ganando: to come out ahead

♦ See also the reflexive verb ganarse

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ganar vb

1. (un premio, concurso) to win [pt. & pp. won]

ganó el premio a la mejor actriz she won the award for best actress

¿quién ganó el torneo? who won the tournament?

2. (un sueldo) to earn

todos ganan la misma cantidad de dinero they all earn the same amount of money

¿cuánto ganas al mes? how much do you earn a month?

3. (a un contrincante) to beat [pt. beat; pp. beaten]

Bruguera ganó a Costa en tres sets Bruguera beat Costa in three sets

4. (un trabajo) to get

todos los candidatos aspiran ganar una plaza all the candidates hope to get a place

5. (superar a alguien) to be better

a mí me ganas en deportes you're better at sports than I am

ganar el pan to earn your living

ganar tiempo to save time

ganarse la vida to earn one's living

salir ganando to do well

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18 emmerder

emmerder (inf!) [ɑ̃mεʀde]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

• emmerder qn ( = irriter) to get on sb's nerves ; ( = contrarier) to bother sb ; ( = lasser) to bore the pants off sb (inf!) ; ( = mettre dans l'embarras) to get sb into trouble

• on n'a pas fini d'être emmerdé avec ça we haven't heard the last of it

• je suis drôlement emmerdé I'm in deep trouble (inf)

• il m'emmerde à la fin, avec ses questions he really gets on my nerves with his questions

• ça m'emmerde qu'il ne puisse pas venir it's a damned nuisance (inf!) that he can't come

• je les emmerde ! to hell with them! (inf!)

2. reflexive verb

► s'emmerder ( = s'ennuyer) to be bored stiff (inf) ; ( = s'embarrasser) to put o.s. out

• ne t'emmerde pas avec ça don't worry about that

• on ne s'emmerde pas avec eux ! there's never a dull moment with them!

• tu ne t'emmerdes pas ! you've got a damn nerve! (inf!)

• elle a trois voitures -- dis donc, elle ne s'emmerde pas ! she has three cars -- it's all right for some! (inf)

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1.

(sl) ɑ̃mɛʀde verbe transitif

1) ( importuner) to annoy, to hassle (colloq)

tu m'emmerdes — you're a pain (colloq)

je les emmerde — to hell (colloq) with them

2) ( ennuyer) to bore [somebody] stiff (colloq)

2.

s'emmerder verbe pronominal

1) ( s'ennuyer) to be bored (stiff) (colloq)

2) ( se compliquer la vie)

s'emmerder à faire — to go to the trouble ou bother of doing

je n'ai pas envie de m'emmerder avec un chien — I don't want all the trouble ou hassle (colloq) of a dog

t'emmerde pas avec ça! — ( avec la finition) don't bother with that!; ( avec ce que les gens vont penser) don't waste your time worrying about that!

un hôtel cinq étoiles, tu t'emmerdes pas! — a 5-star hotel! you're doing all right for yourself!

tu as fouillé dans mes tiroirs, tu t'emmerdes pas! — you went through my drawers, you've got a nerve ou a bloody cheek! (colloq) GB

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ɑ̃mɛʀde vt *
1) (= importuner) to bug *

ça m'emmerde! — it pisses me off!

2) * (= ennuyer) to bore stiff

Ces cours m'emmerdent. — These lessons bore me stiff.

3) ** (comme insulte)

je t'emmerde! — fuck you! **

je les emmerde! — they can piss off! ** Grande-Bretagne they can go to hell! * USA

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emmerder◑ verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( importuner) to annoy, to hassle○; m'emmerdez pas don't hassle me; tu m'emmerdes you're a pain○, you're a pain in the arse● GB ou ass◑ US; il ne se laisse pas emmerder he doesn't let other people bug○ him; emmerder le monde to annoy everybody, to be a pain○; se faire emmerder to get hassled○; je les emmerde to hell○ with them, fuck them●;

2 ( ennuyer) to bore [sb] to death, to bore [sb] stiff○.

B s'emmerder vpr

1 ( s'ennuyer) to be bored, to be bored stiff○;

2 ( se compliquer la vie) s'emmerder à faire to go to the trouble ou bother of doing; qu'est ce que j'ai pu m'emmerder avec cette voiture! the trouble ou hassle○ I've had with that car!; je n'ai pas envie de m'emmerder avec un chien/une voiture I don't want all the trouble ou hassle○ of a dog/a car; t'emmerde pas avec ça! ( avec la finition) don't bother with that!; ( avec ce que les gens vont penser) don't waste your time worrying about that!; un hôtel cinq étoiles, tu t'emmerdes pas! a 5-star hotel! you're doing all right for yourself!; tu as fouillé dans mes tiroirs, tu t'emmerdes pas! you went through my drawers, you've got a nerve ou a bloody cheek○! GB; tu appelles ça laver la voiture, tu t'emmerdes pas! that's what you call washing the car, you're not exactly straining yourself, are you?

(très familier) [ɑ̃mɛrde] verbe transitif

1. [gêner] to bug

plus j'y pense, plus ça m'emmerde the more I think about it, the more it bugs me

d'y aller, ça m'emmerde! it's a bloody (UK) ou goddam (US) nuisance having to go! (très familier)

se faire emmerder par quelqu'un to be hassled by somebody

2. (comme exclamation)

je t'emmerde! sod (UK) ou screw (US) you! (très familier)

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s'emmerder (très familier) verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'ennuyer] to be bored stiff ou rigid

on s'emmerde (à cent sous de l'heure) ici! it's so bloody boring here!

2. (locution)

il s'emmerde pas!

a. [il est sans scrupules] he's got a (bloody (très familier) ) nerve!

b. [il est riche] he does pretty well for himself!

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s'emmerder à (très familier) verbe pronominal plus préposition

s'emmerder à faire to be bothered doing

et moi qui me suis emmerdé à tout recopier! to think I went to the trouble of copying the whole bloody thing out!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > emmerder
19 tranquilliser

tranquilliser [tʀɑ̃kilize]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

• tranquilliser qn to reassure sb

• je suis tranquillisé I'm reassured

2. reflexive verb

► se tranquilliser to set one's mind at rest

• tranquillise-toi, il ne lui arrivera rien calm down, nothing will happen to him

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tʀɑ̃kilize
verbe transitif to reassure

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tʀɑ̃kilize vt
to reassure

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tranquilliser verb table: aimer

A vtr to reassure; ça tranquillise de savoir que it is reassuring to know that.

B se tranquilliser vpr to stop worrying.

[trɑ̃kilize] verbe transitif

tranquilliser quelqu'un to set somebody's mind at rest, to reassure somebody

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se tranquilliser verbe pronominal

(emploi réfléchi) to stop worrying

tranquillise-toi, je ne rentrerai pas en auto-stop don't worry, I won't hitch-hike home

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tranquilliser
20 desquiciar

v.

1 to unhinge (puerta, ventana).

El golpe desquició la puerta The blow unhinged the door.

2 to derange, to disturb mentally (person) (desequilibrar).

Sus comentarios desquician a María Her comments derange Mary.

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desquiciar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 (desencajar) to unhinge, take off its hinges

2 figurado (descomponer una cosa) to upset, unsettle

3 figurado (trastornar a una persona) to unsettle, unhinge

► verbo pronominal desquiciarse

1 (desencajarse) to come off its hinges

2 figurado (volverse loco) to go crazy, become unhinged

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1. VT

1) [+ puerta] to take off its hinges

2) [+ persona] (=turbar) to drive mad; (=volver loco a) to unhinge, drive mad

3) [+ orden, situación] to upset

2.

See:

desquiciarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (trastornar, perturbar) < persona> to drive... crazy o mad (colloq)

vas a conseguir desquiciarme los nervios — you are going to drive me crazy o mad

2) <puerta/ventana> to take... off its hinges, unhinge
2.
desquiciarse v pron

1)

a) (trastornarse, perturbarse) persona to lose one's mind

b) situación to get out of control

2) puerta/ventana to come off its hinges

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= wrench.

Ex. The first thing that's worrying me is that things are getting wrenched out of context.

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* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (trastornar, perturbar) < persona> to drive... crazy o mad (colloq)

vas a conseguir desquiciarme los nervios — you are going to drive me crazy o mad

2) <puerta/ventana> to take... off its hinges, unhinge
2.
desquiciarse v pron

1)

a) (trastornarse, perturbarse) persona to lose one's mind

b) situación to get out of control

2) puerta/ventana to come off its hinges

* * *

= wrench.

Ex: The first thing that's worrying me is that things are getting wrenched out of context.

* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

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desquiciar [A1 ]

vt

A (trastornar, perturbar) ‹persona› to drive … crazy o mad ( colloq) ‹nervios›

estas llamadas van a conseguir desquiciarme los nervios these phone calls are going to give me a nervous breakdown o make me a nervous wreck, these phone calls are going to drive me crazy o mad

esto desquició la vida de la familia this turned the family's life upside down

B ‹puerta/ventana› to take … off its hinges, unhinge

■ desquiciarse

v pron

A

1 (trastornarse, perturbarse) «persona» to lose one's mind, go to pieces ( colloq)

2 «situación» to get out of control

B «puerta/ventana» to come off its hinges

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desquiciar verbo transitivo
1 (una puerta) to unhinge
2 (a una persona) to unhinge, drive mad

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desquiciar

♦ vt

1. [puerta, ventana] to unhinge

2. [persona] to drive mad;

ese ruido me desquicia los nervios that noise is driving me up the wall

♦ See also the pronominal verb desquiciarse

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desquiciar

v/t

1 fig

drive crazy

2 puerta take off its hinges

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desquiciar vt

1) : to unhinge (a door)

2) : to drive crazy

♦ See also the reflexive verb desquiciarse

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