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HE ЖАЛЁТЬ/НЕ ПОЖАЛЕТЬ (HE ЩАДИТЬ/НЕ ПОЩАДИТЬ) КРАСОК НЕ СКУ-ПЙТЬСЯ/НЕ ПОСКУПИТЬСЯ НА КРАСКИ VP subj: human to describe sth. with special vividness, very expressively, often exaggeratingX не жалел красок = X spared no words(in limited contexts) X laid it on thick (with a trowel).Дядя Сандро... не скупясь на краски, рассказал историю поимки чёрного лебедя (Искандер 3). Sparing no words, he (Uncle Sandro) told the story of the capture of the black swan (3a). -
2 не жалеть красок
• НЕ ЖАЛЕТЬ/НЕ ПОЖАЛЕТЬ <НЕ ЩАДИТЬ/НЕ ПОЩАДИТЬ> КРАСОК; НЕ СКУПИТЬСЯ/НЕ ПОСКУПИТЬСЯ НА КРАСКИ[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to describe sth. with special vividness, very expressively, often exaggerating:- [in limited contexts] X laid it on thick (with a trowel).♦ Дядя Сандро... не скупясь на краски, рассказал историю поимки чёрного лебедя (Искандер 3). Sparing no words, he [Uncle Sandro] told the story of the capture of the black swan (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не жалеть красок
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• НЕ ЖАЛЕТЬ/НЕ ПОЖАЛЕТЬ <НЕ ЩАДИТЬ/НЕ ПОЩАДИТЬ> КРАСОК; НЕ СКУПИТЬСЯ/НЕ ПОСКУПИТЬСЯ НА КРАСКИ[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to describe sth. with special vividness, very expressively, often exaggerating:- [in limited contexts] X laid it on thick (with a trowel).♦ Дядя Сандро... не скупясь на краски, рассказал историю поимки чёрного лебедя (Искандер 3). Sparing no words, he [Uncle Sandro] told the story of the capture of the black swan (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не пожалеть красок
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4 не поскупиться на краски
• НЕ ЖАЛЕТЬ/НЕ ПОЖАЛЕТЬ <НЕ ЩАДИТЬ/НЕ ПОЩАДИТЬ> КРАСОК; НЕ СКУПИТЬСЯ/НЕ ПОСКУПИТЬСЯ НА КРАСКИ[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to describe sth. with special vividness, very expressively, often exaggerating:- [in limited contexts] X laid it on thick (with a trowel).♦ Дядя Сандро... не скупясь на краски, рассказал историю поимки чёрного лебедя (Искандер 3). Sparing no words, he [Uncle Sandro] told the story of the capture of the black swan (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не поскупиться на краски
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• НЕ ЖАЛЕТЬ/НЕ ПОЖАЛЕТЬ <НЕ ЩАДИТЬ/НЕ ПОЩАДИТЬ> КРАСОК; НЕ СКУПИТЬСЯ/НЕ ПОСКУПИТЬСЯ НА КРАСКИ[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to describe sth. with special vividness, very expressively, often exaggerating:- [in limited contexts] X laid it on thick (with a trowel).♦ Дядя Сандро... не скупясь на краски, рассказал историю поимки чёрного лебедя (Искандер 3). Sparing no words, he [Uncle Sandro] told the story of the capture of the black swan (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не пощадить красок
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• НЕ ЖАЛЕТЬ/НЕ ПОЖАЛЕТЬ <НЕ ЩАДИТЬ/НЕ ПОЩАДИТЬ> КРАСОК; НЕ СКУПИТЬСЯ/НЕ ПОСКУПИТЬСЯ НА КРАСКИ[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to describe sth. with special vividness, very expressively, often exaggerating:- [in limited contexts] X laid it on thick (with a trowel).♦ Дядя Сандро... не скупясь на краски, рассказал историю поимки чёрного лебедя (Искандер 3). Sparing no words, he [Uncle Sandro] told the story of the capture of the black swan (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не скупиться на краски
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7 не щадить красок
• НЕ ЖАЛЕТЬ/НЕ ПОЖАЛЕТЬ <НЕ ЩАДИТЬ/НЕ ПОЩАДИТЬ> КРАСОК; НЕ СКУПИТЬСЯ/НЕ ПОСКУПИТЬСЯ НА КРАСКИ[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to describe sth. with special vividness, very expressively, often exaggerating:- [in limited contexts] X laid it on thick (with a trowel).♦ Дядя Сандро... не скупясь на краски, рассказал историю поимки чёрного лебедя (Искандер 3). Sparing no words, he [Uncle Sandro] told the story of the capture of the black swan (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не щадить красок
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8 spare
1. Ioften in the negative have no time (no bread, no money, no paper, no room, etc.) to spare не иметь лишнего времени и т.д.; you haven't a moment to spare у вас и минуты свободной нет; every hour I can spare каждый свободный час [своего времени]; I got to the station with five minutes to spare я попал на вокзал /я добрался до вокзала/ за пять минут до отхода поезда; there was plenty of width for that shelf and room to spare по ширине эта полка легко войдет и еще останется место; I have time and to spare времени у меня более чем достаточно; we have enough and to spare у нас всего предостаточно2. III1) spare smth., smb. usually with can; I can spare a minute (some time, an hour, etc.) я могу уделить минутку и т.д.; I cannot spare the time у меня нет [на это] времени; can you spare a cigarette (a book, a cup of sugar, etc.)? нет ли у вас сигареты и т.д.?, не можете ли вы дать мне сигарету и т.д.?; I cannot spare my horse (my bicycle, my motor car, etc.) я не могу дать [взаймы] /одолжить/ свою лошадь и т.д.; we cannot spare a single worker мы не можем отпустить ни одного рабочего2) spare smb. spare oneself (his pupils, his men, one's enemy, etc.) щадить /жалеть/ себя и т.д.; the enemy spared neither young nor old враг не давал пощады ни старикам, ни детям; we walked uphill to spare the horse мы [спешились и] пошли в гору пешком, чтобы облегчить лошади подъем; spare smth. spare an ancient monument (the city, etc.) пощадить /не трогать, не разрушать/ древний памятник и т.д., the fire spared nothing огонь /пожар/ ничего не пощадил, все погибло в огне; spare smb.'s life не лишать кого-л. жизни, пощадить кого-л.; spare smb.'s feelings (по)щадить чьи-л. чувства; I'll try to spare her blushes я постараюсь не заставлять ее краснеть /не вгонять ее в краску/3) spare smth. spare words (threats, one's effort, the whipped cream, the butter, etc.) экономить /не расходовать зря/ слова и т.д.; spare your money, this little sum won't help him оставь у себя эти деньги, такая маленькая сумма его не выручит3. Vspare smb. smth.1) usually with can; I can spare you some money (a gallon of petrol, a cigarette, a dollar, one of those books, etc.) я могу дать вам немного денег и т.д.; how much time can you spare me? сколько вы мне можете уделить времени?; [willingly (generously, nobly, etc.)] spare smb. smth. [охотно и т.д.] уделять /давать/ что-л. кому-л.2) spare you the humiliation of a public exposure (him the painful details, himself the trouble, me this journey, me your complaints, him the trouble, you all the suffering I can, her the pain of hearing the story, etc.) избавить вас от унижения публичного разоблачения и т.д.; we wanted to spare him embarrassment нам не хотелось смущать его4. VIIspare smth. to do smth. usually in the negative spare no time (no trouble, no effort, etc.) to help me не (по)жалеть времени и т.д., чтобы помочь мне; he spared no pains to please me он из кожи вон лез, чтобы угодить мне5. VIIIspare smth. in doing smth. usually in the negative he spared no pains in helping me он мне помогал, не щадя сил; he's spared no expense in building the house он не жалел расходов на строительство дома6. XI1) be spared he cannot be spared, we need him он нам нужен, мы не можем обойтись без него2) his life was spared его пощадили, ему даровали жизнь7. XXI1spare smth. for smth. usually with can; I can't spare the time for a holiday (a week for a vacation at present, land for a garden, etc.) я не могу выкроить /тратить/ время /у меня нет времени/ на отдых и т.д.; spare your energy for some other work приберегите силы для другой работы; out of his income he spares one tenth for travels он откладывает одну десятую своего заработка на путешествия; spare smth. for smb. spare time for one's friends находить время для друзей; spare smb. for smth. I can spare you for tomorrow (for an hour, etc.) я могу вас отпустить на завтра и т.д., я могу завтра и т.д. обойтись без вас; spare smth. from smth. I cannot spare time from business (from my duties, from my work, etc.) я не могу отрываться от дел и т.д.; he spent nearly all the time he could spare from his duties in study он тратил все свободное от дел время на занятия -
9 ménager
I.ménager1, -ère [menaʒe, εʀ]1. adjective[ustensiles, appareils] household2. feminine nouna. ( = femme d'intérieur) housewifeb. ( = couverts) canteen of cutleryII.ménager2 [menaʒe]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verba. ( = traiter avec prudence) [+ personne] to handle carefully ; [+ sentiments] to show consideration for ; [+ appareil] to go easy on• elle est très sensible, il faut la ménager she's very sensitive, you must treat her gentlyb. ( = épargner) ménager ses forces to save one's strength• ménager sa santé to look after o.s.c. ( = préparer) [+ entretien, rencontre] to arrange ; [+ transition] to bring aboutd. ( = pratiquer) ménager un espace entre to make a space between2. reflexive verba. ( = ne pas abuser de ses forces) to take it easyb. ( = se réserver) se ménager une marge de manœuvre to leave o.s. room for manoeuvre* * *
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1. menaʒe1) ( traiter avec précaution) to handle [somebody] carefully [collaborateur]; to deal carefully with [adversaire]; to be gentle with, to treat [somebody] gently [personne âgée, malade]; to be careful with [machine]ménager la susceptibilité de quelqu'un — to humour [BrE] somebody
2) ( employer avec économie) to be careful with [vêtements, économies]; to save [forces]il ne ménage pas ses efforts or sa peine — he spares no effort
3) ( installer)4) ( régler avec soin) to organize [entrevue]je lui ménage une petite surprise — iron I'm arranging a little surprise for him
l'auteur ménage ses effets — the author saves his/her best effects until the end
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se ménager verbe pronominal ( s'économiser) [personne] to take it easy
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- ère menaʒe, ɛʀ adjectif [tâches] domestic; [équipement] householdtravaux ménagers — housework [U]
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1) [personne] (avec précaution) to handle carefully, (avec égards) to treat considerately2) [énergie, ressources] to use sparinglyne pas ménager; Il n'a pas ménagé ses efforts. — He spared no effort.
La presse n'a pas ménagé ses critiques à son égard. — The press was unsparing in its criticism of him.
3) [santé, coeur, dos] to take care of, to look after4) (= prévoir) [rencontre, pause, transition] to arrange5) (= aménager) [porte, placard] to put in, [ouverture, passage] to make
II (-ère)1. adj(équipement, tâches) household modif domestic, (ordures) household2. nf1) (= femme) housewife2) (= couverts) canteen* * *I.ménager verb table: mangerA vtr1 ( traiter avec précaution) to handle [sb] carefully [collaborateur]; to deal carefully with [adversaire]; to be gentle with, to treat [sb] gently [personne âgée, malade, convalescent]; to be careful with, to take care of [machine, matériel]; ils savent ménager leurs alliés they're careful not to upset their allies, they handle their allies carefully; essaie de le ménager, il est encore fragile try and be gentle with him, he hasn't totally recovered yet; ménager la susceptibilité de qn to humourGB sb; tu devrais ménager ton moteur you should be careful with your engine; les critiques n'ont pas ménagé le cinéaste the critics didn't spare the film director; ménager les oreilles de qn to spare sb's ears; ménager sa santé to look after one's health; ménage tes poumons, arrête de fumer give your lungs a chance: stop smoking; ⇒ chèvre;2 ( employer avec économie) to be careful with [vêtements, économies, ressources]; to save [forces]; elle ne nous a pas ménagé les critiques she wasn't sparing in her criticism of us; il ne ménage pas ses efforts or sa peine he spares no effort; il ménage ses paroles he's a man of few words; elle n'a pas ménagé ses termes or expressions she didn't mince her words;3 ( installer) ménager un escalier dans un bâtiment to install a staircase in a building; ménager un passage/une issue de secours to make an opening/an emergency exit; ménager un espace pour un meuble to make some space for a piece of furniture;4 ( régler avec soin) to organize, to arrange [entrevue, rencontre]; ménager des transitions dans un texte to make smooth transitions in a text; ménager un temps de pause entre les séquences to allow for breaks between sequences; je lui ménage une petite surprise dont il se souviendra iron I'm arranging a little surprise for him that he won't forget; l'auteur ménage ses effets the author saves his/her best effects until the end.B se ménager vpr1 ( s'économiser) [personne] to take it easy; vous devriez vous ménager un peu you should take it easy, you shouldn't overexert ou overtax yourself;II.A adj1 ( de la maison) [occupations, tâches] domestic; [ustensiles, équipement] household, domestic; appareils ménagers domestic appliances; travaux ménagers housework ¢, domestic chores;B ménagère nf1 ( personne) housewife;2 ( couverts) canteen of cutlery.I( féminin ménagère) [menaʒe, ɛr] adjectiféquipement ménager domestic ou household appliancesménager nom masculinle gros/petit ménager major/small household appliancesménagère nom féminin1. [femme] housewife2. [couverts] canteen (of cutlery)II[menaʒe] verbe transitif1. [économiser] to be sparing with2. [traiter avec soin] to treat ou to handle carefully3. [respecter] to spareménager la chèvre et le chou to sit on the fence, to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds4. [arranger - passage, escalier] to put in (inseparable) ; [ - entretien, rencontre] to organize, to arrange————————se ménager verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)ménage-toi take it easy, don't overdo it————————se ménager verbe pronominal transitifse ménager quelque chose [se réserver quelque chose] to set something aside for oneself -
10 शेष
ṡesham. n. (fr. 2. ṡish) remainder, that which remains orᅠ is left, leavings, residue (pl. « all the others»),
surplus, balance, the rest ( ṡeshe loc. « for the rest», « in all other cases» ;
ṡesherātrau, « during the rest of the night» ;
mamaṡeshamasti, « there remains something to happen to me»);
that which has to be supplied (e.g.. any word orᅠ words which have been omitted in a sentence;
itiṡeshaḥ, « so it was left to be supplied», a phrase commonly used by Comm. in supplying any words necessary to elucidate the text);
that which is saved orᅠ spared orᅠ allowed to escape (nom. with as, orᅠ bhū, to be spared;
ṡeshaṉ-kṛi, to spare, allow to escape;
ṡeshamavâ̱p to escape) Mn. MBh. R. etc.;
remaining (used as an adj. at the end of adj. comp. <f. ā>, cf. kathā-ṡ-, kṛitya-ṡ-) AitBr. etc. etc.;
remaining out of orᅠ from, left from (with abl. orᅠ loc. e.g.. prayātebhyoyeṡeshāḥ, « the persons left out of those who had departed» ;
but mostly ifc. after a pp. in comp. e.g.. bhukta-ṡesha, « remaining from a meal», « remnant of food» ;
hata-ṡeshāḥ, « those left out of the slain», « the survivors» etc.) Mn. MBh. etc.;
end, issue, conclusion, finish, result RV. 77, 15 ;
last, last-mentioned Rājat. ;
a supplement, appendix Nir. III, 13 ;
a keepsake, token of remembrance Daṡ. ;
secondary matter, accident KātyṠr. Sch. ;
death, destruction W. ;
m. N. of a celebrated mythological thousand-headed serpent regarded as the emblem of eternity (whence he is alsoᅠ called An-anta, « the infinite» ;
in the Vishṇu-Purāṇa he andᅠ the serpents Vāsuki andᅠ Takshaka are described as sons of Kadru, but in one place Ṡesha alone is called king of the Nāgas orᅠ snakes inhabiting Pātāla, while elsewhere Vāsuki alsoᅠ is described as king of the Nagas andᅠ Takshaka of the serpents;
the thousand headed Ṡesha is sometimes represented as forming the couch andᅠ canopy of Vishṇu whilst sleeping during the intervals of creation, sometimes as supporting the seven Pātālas with the seven regions above them andᅠ therefore the entire world;
he is said to have taught astronomy to Garga;
according to some legends he became incarnate in Bala-rāma q.v.) MBh. Hariv. Pur. etc.. (RTL. 105; 112; 232 n. r) ;
N. of one of the Prajā-patis R. VP. ;
of a Muni MW. ;
( alsoᅠ with ācārya, dīkshita, ṡāstrin etc.) of various authors (cf. below);
of one of the mythical elephants that support the earth L. ;
a kind of metre L. ;
(ā) f. pl. the remains of flowers orᅠ other offerings made to an idol andᅠ afterwards distributed amongst the worshippers andᅠ attendants (sg. « a garden made of the remains of flowers») MBh. R. etc.;
(ī) f. N. of a woman Cat. ;
n. seeᅠ above
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11 medio
adj.1 half a, half, half an, mid.2 average.3 half-way, halfway.4 one-half.adv.half-way, half, kind of, partially.m.1 means, manner, mode, way.2 center, midway, midst.3 medium, instrument, means.4 environment.5 halfback.6 medium.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mediar.* * *► adjetivo1 (mitad) half2 (intermedio) middle3 (de promedio) average■ una velocidad media de... an average speed of...► adverbio1 half■ medio terminado,-a half-finished1 (mitad) half2 (centro) middle3 (contexto - físico) environment4 (social) circle1 (recursos) means\equivocarse de medio a medio to get it all wrongestar (todo) por el medio to be in the wayponerse en medio to get in the waypor medio de through, by means ofpor todos los medios by all meansquitar algo/alguien de en medio to get something/somebody out of the waymedia aritmética arithmetic meanmedio ambiente environmentmedio fondo middle-distancemedios de comunicación (mass) mediamedios de transporte means of transport————————1 (mitad) half2 (centro) middle3 (contexto - físico) environment4 (social) circle* * *1. (f. - media)adj.1) middle2) half3) average4) medium2. adv.1) half2) rather3. noun m.1) middle2) element3) medium4) means•* * *1. ADJ1) (=la mitad de) halfmedia pensión — [en hotel] half-board
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media luna — (Astron) half-moonasta, luz 1), mundo 2), naranja 1., 3), palabra 1), voz 1), vuelta 1)la Media Luna — [en el Islam] the Crescent
2) (=intermedio)plazo•
a medio camino, estamos a medio camino — we're halfway there3) (=promedio) averagetérmino 2)4) (=normal) average5)• a medias, lo dejó hecho a medias — he left it half-done
lo pagamos a medias — we share o split the cost
2. ADV1) [con adjetivo] halfes medio tonto — he's not very bright, he's a bit on the slow side
2) [con verbo, adverbio]está a medio escribir/terminar — it is half-written/finished
3) LAm (=bastante) rather, quite, pretty *3. SM1) (=centro) middle, centre, center (EEUU)justo en el medio de la plaza hay una fuente — there's a fountain right in the middle o centre of the square
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de en medio, la casa de en medio — the middle house•
de por medio, hay droga de por medio — drugs are involveddía (de) por medio — LAm every other day
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en medio, iba a besarla, pero él se puso en medio — I was going to kiss her, but he got between us•
por medio de, pasar por medio de — to go through (the middle of)de medio a medio —
2) (Dep) midfieldermedio apertura — (Rugby) fly-half
medio (de) melé — (Rugby) scrum-half
3) (=método) means pl, wayno hay medio de conseguirlo — there is no way of getting it, it's impossible to get
poner todos los medios para hacer algo, no regatear medios para hacer algo — to spare no effort to do sth
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por medio de, se mueve por medio de poleas — it moves by means of o using a pulley systemrespira por medio de las agallas — it breathes through o using o by means of its gills
lo consiguió por medio de chantajes — he obtained it by o through blackmail
5) pl medios (=recursos) means, resources6) (Bio) (tb: medio ambiente) environment7) (=círculo) circleencontrarse en su medio — to be in one's element o milieu
* * *I- dia adjetivo1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter
pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price
media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll
2) (mediano, promedio) averageIIel ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican
adverbio halfIIIestá medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep
1) (Mat) ( mitad) half2)a) ( centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room
el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle
quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way
quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)
b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)3)a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him
b) (Art) ( vehículo) tbc) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tbmedios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)
no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it
4) (en locs)de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right
5)a) (círculo, ámbito)en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles
es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)
en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...
b) (Biol) environmentla adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings
•* * *I- dia adjetivo1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter
pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price
media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll
2) (mediano, promedio) averageIIel ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican
adverbio halfIIIestá medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep
1) (Mat) ( mitad) half2)a) ( centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room
el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle
quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way
quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)
b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)3)a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him
b) (Art) ( vehículo) tbc) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tbmedios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)
no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it
4) (en locs)de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right
5)a) (círculo, ámbito)en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles
es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)
en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...
b) (Biol) environmentla adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings
•* * *medio1= middle, one-half (1/2).Ex: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.
Ex: The output of paperbacks accounted for one-third of the total US book production by 1962; nearly one-half of the fiction produced and a quarter of the available titles.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.* a media mañana = mid-morning.* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.* a medio abrir = half-opened.* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].* a medio comprender = half-understood.* a medio formar = half-formed.* a medio fuego = medium heat.* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.* a medio plazo = near-term, in the medium term, medium-term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.* a medio vestir = partly dressed, half dressed.* arco de medio punto = round arch.* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.* clase media = middle class.* cocer a medias = parboil.* comprendido a medias = half-understood.* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.* de la edad media = dark-age.* del medio = middle.* del Medio Oriente = Middle Eastern.* de media jornada = half-day [half day].* de media mañana = mid-morning.* de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].* de medio pelo = small-time.* de talla media = middle-sized.* dividir por medio = rend in + two.* Edad Media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages.* edición media = medium edition.* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.* en medio de = amidst, in the midst of, in the throes of, right in, amid.* entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* entre medias = in between.* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].* haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands.* haber una transacción económica de por medio = money + change hands.* habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner.* histeria a medias = semi-hysteria.* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.* IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration).* justo en el medio (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.* línea de medio campo = halfway line.* media docena = half a dozen, half-dozen.* media hora = half-hour.* Media Luna Roja, la = Red Crescent, the.* media luz = half-light.* media pensión = half board.* media tinta = Mezzotint.* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.* media vuelta = about-face.* medio abierto = half-opened, half-way open.* medio administrativo = quasi-clerical.* medio adormilado = bleary-eyed.* medio despierto = drowsily, groggily, bleary-eyed.* medio día = one-half day.* medio dormido = drowsily, groggily, groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.].* medio en broma = tongue-in-cheek.* medio + Expresión Temporal = half + a + Expresión Temporal.* medio hecho = halfway done, half done.* Medio Oeste, el = Midwest, the.* Medio Oriente = Middle East.* medio pliego = half-sheet.* medio sumergido = half-submerged.* medio vacío = half-empty.* medio vestido = partly dressed, half dressed.* nacido en medio = middleborn.* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.* pantalones de media caña = knee breeches, jodhpurs.* partir por medio = rend in + two.* Pasado = half + Pasado/Participio.* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).* Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other, Posesivo + better half, Posesivo + other half.* punto medio = mid-point.* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.* tentempié de media mañana = elevenses.* un día y medio = one and a half days.* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.medio22 = average, mainline, mainstream.Ex: The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.
Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.* como término medio = on average.* de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].* de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range.* de precio medio = medium-priced.* de talle medio = medium-length.* de tamaño medio = medium-sized, mid-sized [midsized], middle-sized, mid-size [midsize].* de tipo medio = middle-range.* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.* hombre medio, el = average person, the.* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].* por término medio = on average.* precio medio = average price.* tener por término medio = average.* término medio = compromise, balance.* valor medio = midrange, mean value.medio33 = instrumentality, means, vehicle.Nota: Sentido figurado.Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.
Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación = media literacy.* anuncios en los medios de comunicación = media releases.* aprendizaje a través de medios electrónicos = online learning.* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).* bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales = library media specialist.* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.* codificación por medio de códigos de barras = barcoding [bar-coding].* codificar por medio de códigos de barras = barcode [bar-code].* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance = with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.* documentalista de los medios de comunicación = news librarian.* dotar de medios = resource.* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.* empresa de medios de comunicación = media company.* enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos = online education.* enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).* entrevista en los medios de comunicación = media interview.* equipar de medios = resource.* exceso de medios = overkill.* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro = thesaurus expansion.* industria de los medios de comunicación de masas = mass communications industry.* interfaz por medio de gráficos = graphics interfacing.* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.* medio de ahorro = economy measure.* medio de almacenamiento = storage medium.* medio de almacenamiento físico = physical storage media.* medio de comunicación = medium [media, -pl.].* medio de interpretación = medium of performance.* medio de transmisión = conduit.* medio físico = physical medium.* medios = ways and means.* medios de almacenamiento digital = digital media.* medios de almacenamiento óptico = optical storage media.* medios de comunicación = news media.* medios de comunicación de masas = mass media, mass communications media, communications media, communications media.* medios de comunicación social = mass media.* medios de microalmacenamiento de la información = microstorage media.* medios de producción = means of production.* medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información = digitised media.* medios económicos = economic resources.* medios, los = wherewithal, the, means, the.* medios oficiales = official channels.* medios técnicos = IT capabilities.* medios visuales = visual media.* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.* multimedia = multimedia [multi-media].* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el = mediascape, the.* por medio = out of.* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of.* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.* por todos los medios = by all means.* proporcionar los medios para = provide + the material for.* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.* streaming media = streaming media.* técnica de recuperación por medio de la lógica difusa = fuzzy IR technique.* terapia por medio de aromas = aroma therapy.* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.* * *A ( delante del n)(la mitad de): medio litro half a liter, a half-litermedio kilo de harina half a kilo of flourmedia docena de huevos half a dozen eggs, a half-dozen eggs¿quieres media manzana? do you want half an apple?los niños pagan medio billete or pasaje children pay half fare o half priceun retrato de medio cuerpo a half-length portraitllevo media hora esperando I've been waiting for half an hourla última media hora es muy divertida the last half hour is very entertaininghay trenes a y cinco y a y media there are trains at five past and half past (the hour)aún faltan dos horas y media para que empiece la función there are still two and a half hours to go before the show startssi se lo dices a él mañana lo sabe medio Buenos Aires if you tell him, half (of) Buenos Aires will know by tomorrowla bandera ondea a media asta the flag is flying at half-mastla falda le llega a media pierna she's wearing a calf-length skirta media mañana/tarde siempre da un paseo he always goes for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll, he always goes for a stroll mid-morning/mid-afternoon¿qué haces aquí leyendo a media luz? what are you doing in here reading in such poor light?la habitación estaba a media luz the room was dimly litCompuestos:habla con or (CS) en medioa lengua he talks in baby languagela deliciosa medioa lengua de los dos años the delightful way a two-year-old talksA ( Astron) half-moonen forma de medioa luna crescent-shapedla Medio Luna de las tierras fértiles the Fertile CrescentB (de las uñas) half-moonD(organización): la Medioa Luna Roja the Red Crescentfeminine short sleevellevaba un vestido de medioa manga she was wearing a dress with short sleeves o a short-sleeved dresstodavía no ha encontrado su medioa naranja (el hombre ideal) Mr Right hasn't come along yet; (la mujer ideal) he hasn't found his ideal woman yetvino con su medioa naranja he/she came along with his/her better half ( colloq hum)feminine (en hoteles) half board(en colegios): los alumnos en régimen de medioa pensión pupils who have school dinnersfpl:me lo dijo con medioas palabras she didn't say it in so many wordsfeminine half sole, solefeminine half volleya medioa voz in a low voicehablaban a medioa voz they were talking in low voices(se) dio medioa vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel o she turned around and leftmasculine and feminine fly half, outside halfmasculine midfieldmasculine and feminine scrum halfmasculine and feminine middle-distance runnermasculine middle-distance● medio hermano, media hermanamasculine, femininemasculine half-mourning● medio pupilo, media pupila or medio pupilamasculine, feminine (CS) day pupillos medio pupilos the day pupils( AmL) half-timeB (mediano, promedio) averageel cuidadano/mexicano medio the average citizen/Mexicanbarrios madrileños de standing alto a medio middle to upper-class districts of Madrida medio y largo plazo in the medium and long termtécnico de grado medio technician who has taken a three-year course rather than a five-year degree coursela temperatura media es de 22 grados the average temperature is 22 degreesC1(de manera incompleta): dejó el trabajo a medios he left the work half-finishedme dijo la verdad a medios she didn't tell me the whole truth o storylo arregló a medios he didn't fix it properly2(entre dos): voy a comprar un número de lotería ¿vamos a medios? I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. Do you want to go halves?pagar a medios to pay half each, go halveslo hicimos a medios we did it between usD( Chi fam) ( delante del n) (uso enfático): el medio auto que se gasta just look at the car he drives!halfestá medio borracha/loca she's half drunk/crazylo dejaron allí medio muerto they left him there half deadfue medio violento encontrármelo ahí it was rather awkward meeting him thereme lo dijo medio en broma medio en serio she said it half joking and half serioustodo lo deja a medio hacer he never finishes anything, he leaves everything half finishedmedio como que se molestó cuando se lo dije (CS fam); she got kind of o sort of annoyed when I told her ( colloq)B1 (centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the roomel botón de en or del medio the middle button, the button in the middleel justo medio the happy mediumquítate de en or del medio, que no me dejas ver get out of the way, I can't seeC1 (recurso, manera) means (pl)lo intentaron por todos los medios they tried everything they couldno hay medio de localizarlo there's no way o means of locating himhizo lo que pudo con los medios a su alcance she did everything she could with the resources at her disposalcomo medio de coacción as a means of coercion2 ( Art) (vehículo) tbmedio de expresión mediumno escatimó medios he spared no expensea pesar de los escasos medios de que dispone in spite of his limited meansno cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo she does not have the means o resources to do itCompuestos:la entrevista concedida a un medio de comunicación francés the interview given to a French newspaper ( o television station etc)los medios de comunicación the medialos medios de comunicación sociales or de masas the mass mediameans of transport( Méx) legal challengempl audiovisual aids (pl)mpl:los medio de producción the means of productionD ( en locs):de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think ofhay muchos intereses creados de por medio there are a lot of vested interests involveden medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many peopleno sé cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden I don't know how you can work in all this messen medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusionen medio de todo all things considereden medio de todo más vale así all things considered, it's probably better this waypor medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/weekdos o tres casas por medio every two or three housespor medio de: nos enteramos por medio de tu primo we found out from o through your cousinatrapa su presa por medio de estas pinzas it catches its prey by using these pincersse comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this systemobtuvo el puesto por medio de estas influencias she got the job through these contactsde medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong o utterly mistakenle acertó de medio a medio she was absolutely rightE1(círculo, ámbito): en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circlesno está en su medio he's out of his elementun artista prácticamente desconocido en nuestro medio (Col, CS); an artist who is practically unknown here o in our country ( o area etc)en medios bien informados se comenta que … informed opinion has it that …2 ( Biol) environmentestos animales no sobreviven fuera de su medio natural these animals do not survive if removed from their natural habitatla adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment o surroundingsCompuesto:environmentque no daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendlyF (dedo) middle fingerG (moneda) five centavo or centésimo coin formerly used in some Latin American countriesel que nace para medio nunca llega a real if you don't have what it takes, you won't get on in the world* * *
Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar)
medio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
medió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
mediar
medio
mediar ( conjugate mediar) verbo intransitivo
medio EN algo ‹en conflicto/negociaciones› to mediate in sth, to act as mediator in sthb) ( interceder) medio POR algn to intercede for sb;
medio ANTE algn to intercede o intervene with sb
medio 1◊ - dia adjetivo
1 ( delante del n) ( la mitad de):
media manzana half an apple;
pagar medio pasaje to pay half fare o half price;
media hora half an hour, a half hour (AmE);
dos horas y media two and a half hours;
a las cinco y media at half past five;
a media mañana/tarde in the middle of the morning/afternoon;
a medio camino halfway;
media pensión ( en hoteles) half board;
(se) dio medio vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel and left;
un jugador de medio campo a midfield player;
medio tiempo (AmL) half-time;
mi media naranja (fam &
hum) my better half (colloq & hum)
2 (mediano, promedio) average;
a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term
medio 2 adverbio
half;
todo lo deja a medio terminar he leaves everything half finished
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Mat) ( mitad) half
2 ( centro) middle;◊ en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room;
quitarse de en or del medio to get out of the way
3
los medios de comunicación the media;
medio de transporte means of transportb)◊ medios sustantivo masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)
4 ( en locs)◊ en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people;
en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion;
por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week;
dos casas por medio every two houses;
por medio de (de proceso/técnica) by means of;
por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin
5a) (círculo, ámbito):◊ en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles;
no está en su medio he's out of his elementb) (Biol) environment;
medio ambiente environment;
que no da daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly
mediar verbo intransitivo
1 (arbitrar, intervenir) to mediate: España mediará en el conflicto, Spain will mediate in the conflict
2 (interceder) to intercede: mediará por ti, she'll intercede on your behalf
3 (interponerse) media la circunstancia de que..., you must take into account that...
4 (periodo de tiempo) to pass: mediaron un par de días, two days passed
medio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (mitad) half: sólo queda medio melón, there is only half a melon left
una hora y media, an hour and a half
2 (no extremo) middle
a media tarde, in the middle of the afternoon
clase media, middle class
punto medio, middle ground
3 (prototípico) average: la calidad media es baja, the average quality is poor
la mujer media, the average woman
II adverbio half: el trabajo está medio hecho, the work is half done
III sustantivo masculino
1 (mitad) half
2 (centro) middle
en medio de la batalla, in the midst of the battle
en medio de los árboles, among the trees
(entre dos) in between the trees
un barco en medio del desierto, a ship in the middle of the desert
sal de ahí en medio, get out of the way
3 (instrumento, vía) means: el fin no justifica los medios, the aim doesn't justify the means
4 (entorno) enviroment
un medio hostil, a hostile enviroment
' medio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achuchar
- adivinarse
- ambiente
- calle
- camino
- coger
- conducto
- coralina
- coralino
- cuerpo
- Ecuador
- elemento
- en
- entorno
- habitar
- lado
- locomoción
- media
- ocupante
- odisea
- oriente
- perder
- por
- radical
- recurso
- sacar
- tener
- término
- tierra
- través
- a
- alzado
- arma
- atontado
- caja
- canal
- derruido
- destruir
- día
- efectivo
- gusto
- hombre
- hostil
- instrumento
- ir
- loco
- Medio Oriente
- mejor
- menos
- meter
English:
about
- air
- and
- average
- backdrop
- between
- bread
- call away
- canter
- centre
- cobble together
- discern
- East
- end
- environment
- environmentalist
- envoy
- freight
- half
- half-dead
- half-dressed
- half-empty
- half-full
- half-open
- half-serious
- half-way
- mean
- means
- medium
- medium-term
- mid
- middle
- Middle East
- middleweight
- midst
- moderate
- on
- over
- part
- resource
- Roman arch
- rough up
- sandwich course
- scrum-half
- semiliterate
- shelf
- slush
- slushy
- stimulate
- television
* * *medio, -a♦ adj1. [igual a la mitad] half;media docena half a dozen;media hora half an hour;medio litro half a litre;el estadio registra media entrada the stadium is half full;medio pueblo estaba allí half the town was there;medio Quito se quedó sin electricidad half of Quito was left without electricity;la bandera ondeaba a media asta the flag was flying at half mast;a medio camino [en viaje] halfway there;[en trabajo] halfway through;a media luz in the half-light;como algo a media mañana I have something to eat halfway through the morning, I have a mid-morning snack;docena y media one and a half dozen;un kilo y medio one and a half kilos;son las dos y media it's half past two;son y media it's half pastAndes, Méx, Ven medio fondo waist petticoat o slip;la media luna the crescent;la Media Luna Roja the Red Crescent;Fam Fig media naranja:media pensión half board;CSur medio pupilo [que va a dormir a casa] day pupil; [que va a casa el fin de semana] boarder;media suela half-sole;media volea half volley2. [intermedio] [estatura, tamaño] medium;[posición, punto] middle;de una calidad media of average quality;a medio plazo in the medium term;de clase media middle-class;a media distancia in the middle distancemedio campo midfield; Am medio tiempo half-time3. [de promedio] [temperatura, velocidad] average;Mat mean;el consumo medio de agua por habitante the average water consumption per head of the population;a una velocidad media de 50 km/h at an average speed of 50 km/h4. [corriente] ordinary, average;el ciudadano medio the average person, ordinary people♦ advhalf;medio borracho half drunk;estaba medio muerto he was half dead;a medio hacer half done;han dejado la obra a medio hacer they've left the building half finished;aún estoy a medio arreglar I'm only half ready;pasé la noche medio en vela I barely slept all night, I spent half the night awake♦ nm1. [mitad] half;uno y medio one and a half2. [centro] middle, centre;en medio (de) in the middle (of);estaba incómoda en medio de toda aquella gente I felt uncomfortable among all those people;está en medio de una profunda depresión she's in the middle of a deep depression;no se oía nada en medio de tanto ruido you couldn't hear a thing with all that noise;han puesto una valla en medio they've put a fence in the way;si te pones en medio no veo la tele I can't see the TV if you're in the way;quítate de en medio get out of the way;siempre tienes todas tus cosas por medio your things are always lying around all over the place;estar por (en) medio [estorbar] to be in the way;hay muchos intereses de por medio there are a lot of interests involved;Fig [entrometerse] to interfere;equivocarse de medio a medio to be completely wrong;Famquitar de en medio a alguien to get rid of sb;quitarse de en medio [suicidarse] to do away with oneself3. [sistema, manera] means [singular or plural], method;utilice cualquier medio a su alcance use whatever means are available, use every means available;encontró un medio para pagar menos impuestos she found a way of paying less tax;no hay medio de convencerla she refuses to be convinced;por medio de by means of, through;ha encontrado trabajo por medio de un conocido she got a job through an acquaintance;por todos los medios by all possible means;intentaré conseguir ese trabajo por todos los medios I'll do whatever it takes to get that job;su medio de vida es la chatarra he earns his living from scrap metallos medios de comunicación the media;medios de comunicación electrónicos electronic media;los medios de comunicación de masas the mass media;los medios de difusión the media;medio de expresión medium;los medios de información the media;medios de producción means of production;4.medios [recursos] means, resources;no cuenta con los medios económicos para realizarlo she lacks the means o the (financial) resources to do it5. [elemento físico] environment;animales que viven en el medio acuático animals that live in an aquatic environmentmedio ambiente environment; Biol medio de cultivo culture medium;medio físico physical environment6. [ámbito]el medio rural/urbano the countryside/city;en medios financieros/políticos in financial/political circles;en medios bien informados in well-informed circles[en rugby] halfback medio (de) apertura [en rugby] fly half, stand-off;medio (de) melé [en rugby] scrum half9. CompCSur Famni medio: no oye ni medio he's as deaf as a post;no entiende ni medio she hasn't got a clue;por medio: nado día por medio I swim every other day* * *I adj1 half;las tres y media half past three, three-thirty;a medio camino halfway2 tamaño medium3 (de promedio) average4 posición middleII m1 ( entorno) environment2 en fútbol midfielder3 ( centro) middle;en medio de in the middle of4 ( manera) means;por medio de by means of;III adv half;hacer algo a medias half do sth;ir a medias go halves;a medio hacer half done;de medio a medio completely;día por medio L.Am. every other day;quitar de en medio algo fam move sth out of the way;quitarse de en medio get out of the way* * *medio adv1) : halfestá medio dormida: she's half asleep2) : rather, kind ofestá medio aburrida esta fiesta: this party is rather boring1) : halfuna media hora: half an hourmedio hermano: half brothera media luz: in the half-lightson las tres y media: it's half past three, it's three-thirty2) : midway, halfwaya medio camino: halfway there3) : middlela clase media: the middle class4) : averagela temperatura media: the average temperaturemedio nm1) centro: middle, centeren medio de: in the middle of, amid2) ambiente: milieu, environment3) : medium, spiritualist4) : means pl, waypor medio de: by means oflos medios de comunicación: the media5) medios nmpl: means, resources* * *medio1 adj1. (mitad) half2. (promedio, normal) averagemedio2 adv halfmedio3 n1. (centro) middle2. (entorno) environment3. (recurso, método) means -
12 genau
I Adj.2. (ins Einzelne gehend) detailed; genauer Bericht detailed account, full report; etwas Genaues something definite; Genaueres further details Pl.; weißt du Genaueres? do you know any more about it?3. (sorgfältig, gründlich) careful, thorough; stärker: meticulous; Person: (streng) strict; (eigen) particular; peinlich genau scrupulously exact, absolutely meticulous; bei genauerer Betrachtung on closer inspection; in Gelddingen ist sie sehr genau she’s very particular ( oder scrupulous) in money mattersII Adv. exactly etc.; siehe I; genau! exactly, that’s it; genau dasselbe (exactly) the same thing; genau das wollte ich auch sagen that’s exactly ( oder just) what I was going to say; genau der Mann, den wir brauchen just the man we want; genau in der Mitte right in the middle; genau in diesem Augenblick at that very moment; genau nach Norden etc. fahren travel due north etc.; genau um 4 Uhr at exactly 4 o’clock, at 4 o’clock on the dot; aufs genaueste oder Genaueste to a T; genau aufpassen pay close attention; (zusehen) auch watch closely ( oder carefully); genau hinhören listen closely ( oder carefully); Vorschriften genau befolgen follow closely; genau beschreiben describe exactly; (ins Einzelne gehend) describe in detail; genau gehen Uhr: keep good time; genau genommen strictly speaking; (eigentlich) actually; genau kennen know inside out; sich (Dat) etw. genau merken (einprägen) note s.th. precisely, make a careful note of s.th.; (nachtragend sein) not forget s.th.; merk dir das genau make sure you don’t forget it; etw. genau nehmen (wörtlich) take s.th. literally; es genau nehmen be very particular oder strict ( mit about); es mit der Disziplin / Wahrheit etc. genau nehmen be a stickler for discipline / the truth etc.; es mit der Etikette genau nehmen stand on etiquette; du darfst es nicht so genau nehmen (ist nicht so schlimm) you mustn’t take it so seriously; (du bist zu pedantisch) you’ve got to stretch a point here and there; genau passen be a perfect fit; jemandem genau passen fit s.o. perfectly; das reicht genau that’s just enough; nicht genau stimmen Angabe, Ergebnis, Zeit etc. not be spot on; auch Uhr, Waage etc.: not be quite right, be a bit out; stimmt genau! (you’re) absolutely right; genau überlegt carefully considered; ich weiß es noch nicht genau I’m not sure yet; ich weiß es genau I know (for sure); so genau wollte ich es gar nicht wissen iro. I didn’t really want ( oder you etc. could have spared me) all the gory details; Minute* * *right (Adv.); accurate (Adj.); faithful (Adj.); to the minute (Adv.); precise (Adj.); fine (Adj.); exact (Adj.); just (Adv.); strict (Adj.); scrupulous (Adj.); exactly (Adv.); thorough (Adj.); severe (Adj.); particular (Adj.); punctual (Adj.); specific (Adj.)* * *ge|nau [gə'nau]1. adjexact; (= richtig auch) accurate; (= präzis auch) precise; (= sorgfältig auch) meticulous; (= förmlich genau auch) punctilioushaben Sie die genáúe Zeit? — have you got (esp Brit) or do you have the right or exact time?
Genaueres — further details pl or particulars pl
Genaueres weiß ich nicht — I don't know any more than that
2. advgenáú! (inf) — exactly!, precisely!, quite!
genáú dasselbe — just or exactly the same
genáú das Gegenteil — just or exactly the opposite
genáú in der Mitte — right in the middle
genáú das wollte ich sagen — that's just or exactly what I wanted to say
ich kenne ihn genáú — I know just or exactly what he's like
etw genáú wissen — to know sth for certain or for sure
etw genáú nehmen — to take sth seriously
genáú genommen — strictly speaking
er nimmt es sehr/nicht sehr genáú — he's very/not very particular (mit etw about sth)
einen Entschluss genáú überlegen — to think a decision over very carefully
meine Uhr geht genáú — my watch keeps accurate time
es stimmt auf den Millimeter genáú — it's right to the millimetre (Brit) or millimeter (US)
die Schuhe passten mir genáú — the shoes fitted me perfectly
das reicht genáú — that's just enough
genáúestens, aufs genáúeste or Genaueste — (right) down to the last (little) detail
genáú entgegengesetzt — diametrically opposed
genáú auf die Minute — dead (inf) or exactly on time
so genáú wollte ich es (nun auch wieder) nicht wissen! (iro) — you can spare me the details
See:→ Wahrheit* * *1) accurately2) (exactly right: an accurate drawing.) accurate3) (making no mistakes: an accurate memory.) accurate5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) fine6) (giving many details with nothing left out: His instructions were very detailed.) detailed7) (directly South: sailing due east.) due8) ((especially with on) to discuss details: She elaborated on the next day's menu.) elaborate9) (absolutely accurate or correct in every detail; the same in every detail; precise: What are the exact measurements of the room?; For this recipe the quantities must be absolutely exact; an exact copy; What is the exact time?; He walked in at that exact moment.) exact10) exact11) (just; quite; absolutely: He's exactly the right man for the job.) exactly12) (in accurate detail; precisely: Work out the prices exactly; What exactly did you say?) exactly13) (used as a reply meaning `I quite agree'.) exactly14) (exactly; directly: She hit him full in the face.) full15) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) just16) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) just17) (exact; precise: a nice sense of timing.) nice18) (exactly: at midday precisely; Precisely what do you mean?; He spoke very precisely.) precisely19) (used to express complete agreement: `So you think we should wait until tomorrow?' `Precisely.') precisely20) (exact: Give me his precise words; precise instructions; a precise translation.) precise21) (careful to be accurate and exact in manner, speech etc: He is always very precise.) precise22) (complete or thorough: Have you made a proper search?) proper23) (punctually: Come at six (o'clock) sharp.) sharp24) (tightly and neatly: The gun fitted snugly into my pocket.) snugly25) (exact or precise: If the strict truth were known, he was drunk, not ill.) strict26) (thoroughly: Examine the car well before you buy it.) well27) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) very* * *ge·nau[gəˈnau]I. adj1. (exakt) exacthaben Sie die \genaue Uhrzeit? have you got the right [or exact] time?man weiß noch nichts G\genaues nobody knows any details as yet2. (gewissenhaft) meticulousII. adv1. (exakt) exactly, precisely\genau! (fam) exactly!, precisely!, quite!\genau in der Mitte right in the middle\genau genommen strictly speakingetw \genauer betrachten to take a closer look at sth\genau das Gegenteil trifft zu just [or exactly] the opposite is true\genauestens, aufs \genaueste [o G\genaueste] [right] down to the last detailetw [nicht] \genau wissen to [not] know sth for certain [or sure]so \genau wollte ich es [nun auch wieder] nicht wissen! (iron) [you can] spare me the details!auf die Minute \genau exactly [or dead] on timesie ist \genau die richtige Frau für diesen Job she's just the right woman for the job3.▶ wenn man es \genau nimmt strictly speaking* * *1.Genaues/Genaueres wissen — know the/more exact or precise details
ich weiß nichts Genaues/Genaueres — I don't know anything definite/more definite
2) (sorgfältig, gründlich) meticulous, painstaking < person>; careful < study>; precise < use of language>; detailed, thorough < knowledge>2.1) exactly; preciselygenau um 8[su]00[/su] — at 8 o'clock precisely; at exactly 8 o'clock
die Uhr geht [auf die Minute] genau — the watch/clock keeps perfect time
3) (als Verstärkung) just; exactly; precisely4) (als Zustimmung) exactly; precisely; quite [so]5) (sorgfältig)etwas genau durchdenken — think something out carefully or meticulously
etwas genau beachten — observe something meticulously or painstakingly
es mit etwas [nicht so] genau nehmen — be [not too] particular about something
* * *A. adjdie genaue Zeit the exact time2. (ins Einzelne gehend) detailed;genauer Bericht detailed account, full report;etwas Genaues something definite;Genaueres further details pl;weißt du Genaueres? do you know any more about it?3. (sorgfältig, gründlich) careful, thorough; stärker: meticulous; Person: (streng) strict; (eigen) particular;peinlich genau scrupulously exact, absolutely meticulous;bei genauerer Betrachtung on closer inspection;in Gelddingen ist sie sehr genau she’s very particular ( oder scrupulous) in money mattersB. adv exactly etc; → A;genau! exactly, that’s it;genau dasselbe (exactly) the same thing;genau das wollte ich auch sagen that’s exactly ( oder just) what I was going to say;genau der Mann, den wir brauchen just the man we want;genau in der Mitte right in the middle;genau in diesem Augenblick at that very moment;fahren travel due north etc;genau um 4 Uhr at exactly 4 o’clock, at 4 o’clock on the dot;Genaueste to a T;genau hinhören listen closely ( oder carefully);genau befolgen follow closely;genau beschreiben describe exactly; (ins Einzelne gehend) describe in detail;genau gehen Uhr: keep good time;genau genommen strictly speaking; (eigentlich) actually;genau kennen know inside out;sich (dat)etwas genau merken (einprägen) note sth precisely, make a careful note of sth; (nachtragend sein) not forget sth;merk dir das genau make sure you don’t forget it;etwas genau nehmen (wörtlich) take sth literally;es genau nehmen be very particular oder strict (mit about);es mit der Disziplin/Wahrheit etcgenau nehmen be a stickler for discipline/the truth etc;es mit der Etikette genau nehmen stand on etiquette;du darfst es nicht so genau nehmen (ist nicht so schlimm) you mustn’t take it so seriously; (du bist zu pedantisch) you’ve got to stretch a point here and there;genau passen be a perfect fit;jemandem genau passen fit sb perfectly;das reicht genau that’s just enough;nicht genau stimmen Angabe, Ergebnis, Zeit etc not be spot on; auch Uhr, Waage etc: not be quite right, be a bit out;stimmt genau! (you’re) absolutely right;genau überlegt carefully considered;ich weiß es noch nicht genau I’m not sure yet;ich weiß es genau I know (for sure);so genau wollte ich es gar nicht wissen iron I didn’t really want ( oder you etc could have spared me) all the gory details; → Minute* * *1.Genaues/Genaueres wissen — know the/more exact or precise details
ich weiß nichts Genaues/Genaueres — I don't know anything definite/more definite
2) (sorgfältig, gründlich) meticulous, painstaking < person>; careful < study>; precise < use of language>; detailed, thorough < knowledge>2.1) exactly; preciselygenau um 8[su]00[/su] — at 8 o'clock precisely; at exactly 8 o'clock
die Uhr geht [auf die Minute] genau — the watch/clock keeps perfect time
2) (gerade, eben) just3) (als Verstärkung) just; exactly; precisely4) (als Zustimmung) exactly; precisely; quite [so]5) (sorgfältig)etwas genau durchdenken — think something out carefully or meticulously
etwas genau beachten — observe something meticulously or painstakingly
es mit etwas [nicht so] genau nehmen — be [not too] particular about something
* * *adj.accurate adj.exact adj.exacting adj.just adj.pedantic adj.precise adj.right adj.strict adj. adv.accurately adv.correctly adv.exactly adv.minutely adv.precisely adv.properly adv.right adv. -
13 escape
1. nounthere is no escape — (lit. or fig.) es gibt kein Entkommen
escape vehicle — Fluchtfahrzeug, das
2. intransitive verbmake one's escape [from something] — [aus etwas] entkommen
1) (lit. or fig.) fliehen ( from aus); entfliehen (geh.) ( from Dat.); (successfully) entkommen ( from Dat.); (from prison) ausbrechen ( from aus); [Großtier:] ausbrechen; [Kleintier:] entlaufen ( from Dat.); [Vogel:] entfliegen ( from Dat.)escaped prisoner/convict — entflohener Gefangener/Sträfling
2) (leak) [Gas:] ausströmen; [Flüssigkeit:] auslaufen3) (avoid harm) davonkommenescape alive — mit dem Leben davonkommen
4) (Computing)3. transitive verbpress escape — ‘Escape’ drücken
1) entkommen (+ Dat.) [Verfolger, Angreifer, Feind]; entgehen (+ Dat.) [Bestrafung, Gefangennahme, Tod, Entdeckung]; verschont bleiben von [Katastrophe, Krankheit, Zerstörung, Auswirkungen]she narrowly escaped being killed — sie wäre fast getötet worden
2) (not be remembered by) entfallen sein (+ Dat.)3)escape somebody['s notice] — (not be seen) jemandem entgehen
escape notice — nicht bemerkt werden
escape somebody's attention — jemandes Aufmerksamkeit (Dat.) entgehen
* * *[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) entkommen2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) entgehen3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) entfallen4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) ausströmen2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) die Flucht, das Entweichen- academic.ru/24972/escapism">escapism- escapist* * *es·cape[ɪˈskeɪp, esˈ-]I. vi1. ( also fig: get away) fliehen, flüchten; (successfully) entkommen; (from a cage, prison) ausbrechen, entfliehen; dog, cat entlaufen; bird entfliegenhe managed to \escape from the burning car es gelang ihr, sich aus dem brennenden Auto zu befreienhe was shot while trying to \escape er wurde bei dem Versuch zu fliehen erschossen\escaped convict entflohener Häftlingto \escape from prison aus dem Gefängnis ausbrechen2. (avoid harm) davonkommenthe driver was killed, but she \escaped der Fahrer wurde getötet, aber sie kam mit dem Leben davonto \escape with one's life mit dem Leben davonkommento \escape unhurt unverletzt bleibengas/oil was escaping from the crack aus dem Riss strömte Gas/lief Öl [aus]5. COMPUTII. vt1. (get away from)▪ to \escape sth a place aus etw dat fliehen [o flüchten]; (successfully) aus etw dat entkommen; ( fig)to \escape from reality/a situation der Realität/einer Situation entfliehen gehto \escape the danger/fire der Gefahr/dem Feuer entkommento \escape police der Polizei entkommen2. (avoid)there's no escaping death and taxes nur zwei Dinge auf Erden sind uns sicher: der Tod und die Steuerwe won't \escape paying the local rate wir werden nicht darum herumkommen, die Gemeindesteuer zu zahlenshe was lucky to \escape serious injury sie hatte Glück, dass sie nicht ernsthaft verletzt wurdethere's no escaping the fact that... es lässt sich nicht leugnen, dass...to [narrowly] \escape death [nur knapp] dem Tod entrinnento [narrowly] \escape a fine [gerade noch] an einer Strafe vorbeikommento \escape punishment einer Bestrafung entgehen3. (not be observed or remembered)▪ sth \escapes sb:I'm afraid your name \escapes me ich fürchte, ich habe Ihren Namen vergessenhis address \escapes me seine Adresse ist mir entfallen [o fällt mir nicht ein]to \escape sb's attention [or notice] jds Aufmerksamkeit entgehen4. (be emitted)a cry \escaped him ihm entfuhr ein Schreia groan \escaped her lips ein Stöhnen kam über ihre Lippena sob \escaped his lips ein Seufzer entfuhr ihmIII. nfor her travel was an \escape from the boredom of her everyday life mit ihren Reisen konnte sie der Langeweile des Alltags entfliehen gehromantic novels provide an \escape from reality mit Liebesromanen kann man der Realität entfliehen geh [o aus der Realität abtauchen]the gang had made their \escape die Bande war abgehauen fam\escape from a prison Ausbruch m aus einem Gefängnis\escape route Fluchtwegit was a lucky \escape! da haben wir wirklich noch einmal Glück gehabt!what a hair's-breadth \escape! das ist ja gerade noch mal gutgegangen!there's no \escape daran führt kein Weg vorbeithere was no hope of \escape from her disastrous marriage sie hatte keine Hoffnung, aus ihrer katastrophalen Ehe herauszukommento have a narrow \escape gerade noch einmal davongekommen sein3. (leakage) Austreten nt kein pl, Entweichen nt kein pl; of gas, smoke also Ausströmen nt kein pl; of liquids also Ausfließen nt kein pl* * *[I'skeɪp]1. vifrom +dat); (from pursuers, captivity) entkommen ( from +dat); (from prison, camp, cage, stall etc) ausbrechen (from aus); (bird) entfliegen ( from +dat); (water) auslaufen (from aus); (gas) ausströmen (from aus)to stop the prisoners escaping — um Gefängnisausbrüche zu verhindern
an escaped prisoner/tiger — ein entflohener Häftling/entsprungener Tiger
he escaped from the fire —
I've got you now, she said, and I won't let you escape I just feel I have to escape from this place — jetzt habe ich dich, sagte sie, und du entkommst mir so schnell nicht ich habe einfach das Gefühl, dass ich hier wegmuss
she has to be able to escape from her family sometimes — sie muss ab und zu die Möglichkeit haben, ihrer Familie zu entfliehen
a room which I can escape to — ein Zimmer, in das ich mich zurückziehen kann
it's no good trying to escape from the world — es hat keinen Zweck, vor der Welt fliehen zu wollen
he's trying to escape from life on the streets — er versucht, von dem Leben auf der Straße wegzukommen
these cuts will affect everyone, nobody will escape — diese Kürzungen betreffen alle, keiner wird ungeschoren davonkommen
the others were killed, but he escaped — die anderen wurden getötet, aber er kam mit dem Leben davon
2. vt1) pursuers entkommen (+dat)2) (= avoid) consequences, punishment, disaster, detection entgehen (+dat)but you can't escape the fact that... — aber du kannst nicht leugnen or abstreiten, dass...
3)(= be unnoticed, forgotten by)
his name escapes me — sein Name ist mir entfallen4)the thoughtless words which escaped me — die unbedachten Worte, die mir herausgerutscht or entfahren sind
3. n1) (from prison etc) Ausbruch m, Flucht f; (= attempted escape) Ausbruchsversuch m, Fluchtversuch m; (from a country) Flucht f (from aus); (fig, from reality, one's family etc) Flucht f (from vor)to make one's escape — ausbrechen, entfliehen
with this security system escape is impossible — dieses Sicherheitssystem macht Ausbrechen unmöglich
what are their chances of escape? —
there's been an escape from London Zoo — aus dem Londoner Zoo ist ein Tier ausgebrochen
fishing/music is his escape —
otherwise I don't get any escape from the demands of my family — sonst habe ich überhaupt keine Abwechslung von den Ansprüchen meiner Familie
See:→ lucky3) (COMPUT)* * *escape [ıˈskeıp]A v/t1. jemandem entfliehen, -kommen, -rinnen, -wischen2. einer Sache entgehen:escape destruction der Zerstörung entgehen;a) unaufgeklärt bleiben,b) nicht entdeckt werden;escape being laughed at der Gefahr entgehen, ausgelacht zu werden;there is no escaping the fact that … man kommt um die Tatsache nicht herum, dass …;he narrowly escaped death, he just escaped being killed er entging knapp dem Tode;she narrowly escaped being drowned sie wäre um ein Haar ertrunken;I cannot escape the impression that … ich kann mich des Eindrucks nicht erwehren, dass …;that mistake escaped me dieser Fehler entging mir;the sense escapes me der Sinn leuchtet mir nicht ein4. dem Gedächtnis entfallen:B v/ifrom aus, dat):escape from reality vor der Wirklichkeit fliehen;there was no escaping es gab kein Entrinnenhe escaped with a fright (with his life) er kam mit dem Schrecken (mit dem Leben) davon; → scot-free 1, 23. a) ausfließen (Flüssigkeit etc)b) entweichen, ausströmen, austreten ( alle:from aus) (Gas etc)4. verwildern (Pflanzen)C sescape from reality Wirklichkeitsflucht;there were two escapes from this prison yesterday gestern sind aus diesem Gefängnis zwei Gefangene entwichen;there is no escape from this place von hier gibt es kein Entrinnen;have a narrow ( oder near) (hairbreadth) escape mit knapper Not (um Haaresbreite) davonkommen oder entkommen;that was a narrow escape das ist gerade noch einmal gut gegangen!, das hätte ins Auge gehen können!, das war knapp!;make one’s escape entweichen, sich aus dem Staub machen umg(way of) escape Ausweg m3. a) Fluchtmittel nb) Fluchtweg m4. a) Ausfluss mfrom aus):escape of gas Gasaustritt5. BIOL verwilderte Gartenpflanze, Kulturflüchtling m6. fig Unterhaltung f, (Mittel n der) Entspannung f oder Zerstreuung f oder Ablenkung f:as an escape zur Entspannung;escape reading, escape literature Unterhaltungsliteratur f* * *1. nounthere is no escape — (lit. or fig.) es gibt kein Entkommen
escape vehicle — Fluchtfahrzeug, das
make one's escape [from something] — [aus etwas] entkommen
2) (leakage of gas etc.) Austritt, der; Entweichen, das2. intransitive verb1) (lit. or fig.) fliehen ( from aus); entfliehen (geh.) ( from Dat.); (successfully) entkommen ( from Dat.); (from prison) ausbrechen ( from aus); [Großtier:] ausbrechen; [Kleintier:] entlaufen ( from Dat.); [Vogel:] entfliegen ( from Dat.)escaped prisoner/convict — entflohener Gefangener/Sträfling
2) (leak) [Gas:] ausströmen; [Flüssigkeit:] auslaufen3) (avoid harm) davonkommen4) (Computing)3. transitive verbpress escape — ‘Escape’ drücken
1) entkommen (+ Dat.) [Verfolger, Angreifer, Feind]; entgehen (+ Dat.) [Bestrafung, Gefangennahme, Tod, Entdeckung]; verschont bleiben von [Katastrophe, Krankheit, Zerstörung, Auswirkungen]2) (not be remembered by) entfallen sein (+ Dat.)3)escape somebody['s notice] — (not be seen) jemandem entgehen
escape somebody's attention — jemandes Aufmerksamkeit (Dat.) entgehen
* * *n.Flucht -en f. (from) v.entwischen v. v.entfliehen v.entgehen v.entkommen v.entweichen v. -
14 pain
§ ტკივილი; შეწუხება, ტანჯვა§1 ტკივილიsharp, severe / unbearable / constant pain მწვავე / აუტანელი / გამუდმებული ტკივილი2 მცდელობა, გარჯაshe took pains to prepare good dinner ძალიან ეცადა, კარგი სადილი მოემზადებინაI'll spare no pains to achieve my objective ჩემი მიზნის მისაღწევად არაფერს დავზოგავ3 ტკივილი (ეტკინება), ტკენა (ატკენს)●●it pains me to say so, but… ძალიან არ მინდა ამის თქმა, მაგრამ...●●he is a pain in the neck! გულის გამაწყალებელი ვინმეა!his face was distorted by pain ტკივილისაგან სახე შეეშალა / დაეღრიჯა / დაემანჭაthe pain appeased ტკივილი გაყუჩდა / შესუსტდაabdominal pain მუცლის ტკივილი/გვრემა -
15 spare
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be spared a difficulty[Swahili Word] -nusurika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] nusura adv------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spare[English Plural] spares[Swahili Word] spea[Swahili Plural] spea[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spare[Swahili Word] -epusha (na)[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spare part[English Plural] spare parts[Swahili Word] chombo cha akiba[Swahili Plural] vyombo vya akiba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] chombo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spare part[English Plural] spare parts[Swahili Word] kipuri[Swahili Plural] vipuri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spare part[English Plural] spare parts[Swahili Word] speapati[Swahili Plural] speapati[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spare part[English Plural] spare parts[Swahili Word] chombo cha akiba[Swahili Plural] vyombo vya akiba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] akiba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spare time[Swahili Word] nafasi[Swahili Plural] nafasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
16 evitare
avoidevitare il fastidio a qualcuno spare s.o. the trouble* * *evitare v.tr.1 to avoid, to evade, to shun; to dodge: evitare un colpo, to avoid (o to evade o to dodge) a blow; evitare una domanda, to evade (o to dodge) a question (o to avoid answering a question directly); evitare un ostacolo, to dodge round an obstacle; evitare qlcu., to avoid s.o. (o to keep out of s.o.'s way o to keep clear of s.o.); (mar.) evitare uno scoglio, un banco di sabbia, to steer clear of a reef, of a sandbank; evitare di fare qlco., to avoid doing sthg.: dovresti evitare di correre quel rischio, you should avoid running that risk; non potei evitare di sentire le sue parole, I couldn't avoid (o I couldn't help) hearing his words; evitare di farsi vedere, to avoid being seen // (comm.) evitare un creditore, to evade a creditor2 ( astenersi) to avoid, to abstain (from sthg.), to refrain (from sthg.), to keep* off (sthg., doing): evitare di fumare, to avoid smoking; evitare i cibi grassi, to keep off fatty foods; evitare una spesa, to avoid an expense; evitare di spendere, to save up3 ( sfuggire a) to escape: evitò a malapena la morte, di farsi male, he only just escaped death, being hurt (o hurting himself)4 ( risparmiare) to spare: evitare una pena a qlcu., to spare s.o. trouble; gli ho evitato un viaggio inutile, I have spared him a wasted trip5 ( impedire) to avoid: solo l'abilità del pilota ha evitato la tragedia, only the pilot's skill avoided (o averted) a tragedy // (dir.) evitare la bancarotta, to stave off bankruptcy.◘ evitarsi v.rifl.rec. to avoid each other (one another): cerchiamo di evitarci per un po', let's try not seeing each other for a bit.* * *[evi'tare]verbo transitivo1) (schivare) to avoid [ostacolo, colpo, pedone]2) (sfuggire) to avoid, to shun, to dodge [ persona]evitare lo sguardo di qcn. — to avoid sb.'s eyes
3) (sottrarsi a) to avoid, to evade [problema, crisi, errore, domanda]4) (impedire) to avoid, to prevent [ catastrofe]5) (astenersi da) to avoid, to keep* from [fumo, alcol]evitare qcs., di fare — to avoid sth., doing
evitare qcs. a qcn. — to save sb. sth.
evitare a qcn. di fare — to save sb. (from) doing
* * *evitare/evi'tare/ [1]1 (schivare) to avoid [ostacolo, colpo, pedone]3 (sottrarsi a) to avoid, to evade [problema, crisi, errore, domanda]4 (impedire) to avoid, to prevent [ catastrofe]5 (astenersi da) to avoid, to keep* from [fumo, alcol]; evitare qcs., di fare to avoid sth., doing; evitò di farle altre domande he restrained from further questions6 (risparmiare) evitare qcs. a qcn. to save sb. sth.; evitare a qcn. di fare to save sb. (from) doing; per evitare loro dei fastidi to save them trouble; volevo evitarti una spesa I wanted to spare you the expense; questo mi eviterà di andarci it'll save me from going there. -
17 guardare
1. v/t look at(osservare, stare a vedere) watch( custodire) watch, look after( esaminare) check2. v/i look( controllare) checkdi finestra overlook (su something)di porta lead (su to)guardare a sud face south* * *guardare v.tr.1 (anche intr.) to look at (s.o., sthg.); (osservare) to watch, to look, to observe: guarda!, look!; guardatemi, look at me; guardate a destra, look to the right; guardate quella casa, quel bambino, look at that house, at that child; molti guardavano il paesaggio, many people were looking at the view; guarda che luna!, look at the moon!; guardare l'orologio, to look at the time (o at one's watch); guardare la televisione, un film, to watch television, a film; guardate come faccio io, watch how I do it; invece di stare a guardare, aiutami, instead of standing and looking (o watching), come and give me a hand; hai guardato se abbiamo preso tutto?, have you looked to see if we've taken everything? // guardare avanti, to look ahead // guardare dentro, to look in; guardare dentro a qlco., to look into sthg.; guardare fuori, to look out; guardava (fuori) dalla finestra, he was looking out of the window; guardare in un telescopio, to look through a telescope // guardare qlcu. con diffidenza, to look at s.o. with distrust // guardare qlcu. dall'alto in basso, to look s.o. up and down, (disprezzare) to look down on s.o. // guardare qlcu. di buon occhio, di mal occhio, to look favourably, unfavourably on s.o. // guardare qlcu. di traverso, to scowl (o frown) at s.o. // guardare qlcu. in faccia, to look s.o. in the face: guardò la morte in faccia, he looked death in the face // non guardare in faccia a nessuno, not to worry about other people: quando si tratta di denaro, non guarda in faccia a nessuno, when it's a question of money, he doesn't have any regard for anyone // tutti per strada guardavano come era vestita, everybody in the street looked at the way she was dressed; nessuno lo guarda, nobody takes any notice to him; farsi guardare, to attract attention (o notice) // guardare e non toccare è una cosa da imparare, (prov.) children must learn to look and not to touch2 (fissamente) to gaze at, (up)on (s.o., sthg.); to stare: la madre guardava il suo bimbo con grande tenerezza, the mother was gazing on her child with great tenderness; smettila di guardarmi così, stop staring at me like that3 (di sfuggita) to glance at (s.o., sthg.); to send* a glance (at sthg.)4 (furtivamente) to peep; to peep at; (dall'interno) to peep out; (dall'esterno) to peep in: lo vidi guardare dal buco della serratura, I saw him peeping through the keyhole5 (con bramosia) to ogle6 (scrutare) to eye: mi guardarono sospettosamente, they eyed me with suspicion7 (cercare) to search, to look: ho guardato dappertutto, per tutta la casa, I looked (o searched) everywhere, all over the house; guarda nella borsa, take a look in the bag8 (custodire, sorvegliare) to watch over (s.o., sthg.), to look after (s.o., sthg.), to mind: chi guarderà il bambino mentre sarò fuori?, who will look after (o mind) the baby while I am out?; guardare qlcu. a vista, to keep a close watch on s.o.; guarda il latte, keep an eye on the milk9 (proteggere) to protect; (difendere) to defend, to guard: i soldati guardavano il ponte, the soldiers defended the bridge // guardare le spalle a qlcu., to watch (o protect) s.o.'s rear // guardare qlcu. da un pericolo, to protect s.o. against a danger // dagli amici mi guardi Iddio che dai nemici mi guardo io, (prov.) God defend me from my friends and I'll look after my enemies10 (considerare) to consider, to view, to look at (s.o., sthg.): cercate di guardare la questione dal nostro punto di vista, try to consider (o to look at) the question from our point of view11 (esaminare) to look over (sthg.), to have a look at (sthg.): l'insegnante guardò la traduzione, the teacher looked over the translation // guardare qlco. per il sottile, to be particular about sthg.◆ v. intr.1 → v.tr. 12 (essere orientato) to face; (aprirsi) to look out on (sthg.): guarda a sud, it faces south; la casa guarda a mezzogiorno, the house faces (to the) south; la mia finestra guarda sul cortile, my window looks out on the courtyard3 (considerare) to look (up)on (s.o., sthg.); to regard (s.o., sthg.): non guardiamo a ciò come all'unica via d'uscita, don't let us look upon it as the only way out; tutti guardavano a lui come al nuovo presidente, everyone looked on him as the next president4 (cercare) to try: guarda di accontentarlo, try to please him; guarda di studiare, try to study5 (badare) to see* to (sthg.), to look to (sthg.), to take* care, to mind; (fare attenzione) to be careful: guarda bene che ciò non accada più, take care (o mind) that this does not happen any more; non guardare a spese, to spare no expense; guarda di non farti male, be careful not to hurt yourself; ma perché non guardi dove vai?, why don't you look where you are going?; guarda che il tavolo è bagnato!, mind, the table is wet! // guarda anche al tuo interesse, oltre che al suo!, look after your own interests, as well as his! // guarda solo ai risultati, he's only interested in results // a guardare bene, on second thoughts.◘ guardarsi v.rifl.1 to look at oneself: egli continuava a guardare intorno, he kept looking about him; si guardò allo specchio, she looked at herself in the mirror2 (stare in guardia) to beware (of s.o., sthg.); (fare attenzione) to mind (sthg.): guardatevi bene dal perderlo!, mind you don't lose it!; guardatevi dai borsaioli, beware of pickpockets; guardati dai cattivi compagni, beware of bad company; guardati dall'offenderlo!, be careful not to offend him! // me ne guardo bene!, I shall do no such thing! (o I wouldn't dream of it!)3 (astenersi) to forbear*; (da cibo o bevande) to abstain: guardatevi dal fare troppe domande, forbear from asking too many questions; guardare dalle parole inutili, to refrain from useless words◆ v.rifl.rec. to look at each other (one another); to gaze at each other (one another): si guardavano negli occhi, they looked each other in the eyes // non si guardano più!, (fig.) they cut each other dead!* * *[ɡwar'dare]1. vt1) (oggetto, paesaggio) to look at, (persona, cosa in movimento) to watchguarda chi c'è o chi si vede! — look who's here!
e guarda caso... — as if by coincidence...
2) (rapidamente) to glance at, (a lungo) to gaze atguardare di traverso — to scowl o frown at
guardare qc di buon/mal occhio — to look on o view sth favourably Brit o favorably Am /unfavourably Brit o unfavorably Am
3) (esaminare) to (have a) look at, checkguardare una parola sul dizionario — to look sth up o check a word in the dictionary
4) (custodire) to look after, take care of, (proteggere) to guardguardare a vista qn — (prigioniero) to keep a close watch on sb
1)2)guardare a — to mind, be careful about, pay attention toper il matrimonio di sua figlia non ha guardato a spese — he spared no expense when his daughter got married
3)guardare a — to faceguardare su — to give o look onto
4)guardare dalla finestra — to look out of the windowguarda un po' lì — (cerca) take a look over there
3. vr (guardarsi)1) (uso reciproco) to look at each other2) (in vetrina, specchio) to look at o.s.guardarsi allo specchio — to look at o.s. in the mirror
3)guardarsi da — (astenersi) to refrain from, (stare in guardia) to be wary of, beware of
PAROLA CHIAVE: guardare non si traduce mai con la parola inglese guardguardarsi dal fare qc — to take care o be careful not to do sth
* * *[gwar'dare] 1.verbo transitivoguardare qcn., qcs. — to look at sb., sth.
guardare qcs. dalla finestra — to look out of the window at sth.
guardare male qcn. — to frown at sb.
2) (osservare con attenzione) to watch, to look at [persona, scena]; to look at [quadro, diapositive, paesaggio]; to watch [film, televisione]; (fisso) to stare at; (a lungo) to gaze atguardare qcn. fare — to watch sb. doing
guardare qcn. negli occhi — to look sb. in the eye
3) (sorvegliare) to look after, to take* care of; (proteggere) [soldati, guardie] to keep* watch on [confine, edificio]4) (esaminare, considerare) to take* a (close) look at [statistiche, situazione]2.guarda Sara, non si lamenta mai — take Sara, she never complains
1) (dirigere lo sguardo) to lookguardare dalla finestra — to look out of o through the window
guardare al futuro con ottimismo — to look to o to view the future with optimism
2) (cercare) to look; (in libro, dizionario) to look up4) (badare) to mind, to look to; (fare attenzione)guardare su — [casa, stanza] to look onto, to overlook, to face (towards) [mare, strada]
3.guardare a — [ finestra] to face [ nord]
verbo pronominale guardarsi1) (se stesso)2) (reciprocamente) to look at each other, one another- rsi da — to beware of
4) (astenersi)mi guarderò bene dal farlo — I'll be careful o I'll take good care not to do it
••guarda, guarda! — well, well, well!
guarda,... — look here,...
••guarda caso, quel giorno il tempo era brutto — strangely enough, the weather that day was bad
Note:v. la nota della voce 1. vedere* * *guardare/gwar'dare/ [1]v. la nota della voce 1. vedere.1 (volgere lo sguardo su) guardare qcn., qcs. to look at sb., sth.; guardare qcs. dalla finestra to look out of the window at sth.; guarda chi arriva! look who's coming! guardare male qcn. to frown at sb.; guarda che disordine! look at this mess!2 (osservare con attenzione) to watch, to look at [persona, scena]; to look at [quadro, diapositive, paesaggio]; to watch [film, televisione]; (fisso) to stare at; (a lungo) to gaze at; guardare qcn. fare to watch sb. doing; cos'hai da guardare? what are you staring at? guardare qcn. negli occhi to look sb. in the eye3 (sorvegliare) to look after, to take* care of; (proteggere) [soldati, guardie] to keep* watch on [confine, edificio]4 (esaminare, considerare) to take* a (close) look at [statistiche, situazione]; guarda Sara, non si lamenta mai take Sara, she never complains; le ragazze non lo guardano girls take no notice of him5 (fare attenzione a) guarda dove metti i piedi look where you're walking(aus. avere)1 (dirigere lo sguardo) to look; guardare dalla finestra to look out of o through the window; guarda dietro di te look behind you; guardare al futuro con ottimismo to look to o to view the future with optimism; guardare al passato to look back; stare a guardare to look on2 (cercare) to look; (in libro, dizionario) to look up3 (considerare) tutti guardano a lui come a un eroe everyone looks on him as a hero5 (essere rivolto) guardare su [ casa, stanza] to look onto, to overlook, to face (towards) [ mare, strada]; guardare a [ finestra] to face [ nord]III guardarsi verbo pronominale1 (se stesso) - rsi allo specchio to look at oneself in the mirror; - rsi le mani to look at one's hands; guardare attorno to look around2 (reciprocamente) to look at each other, one another; - rsi dritto negli occhi to look into each other's eyes3 (stare in guardia) - rsi da to beware of4 (astenersi) me ne guardo bene! Heaven forbid! mi guarderò bene dal farlo I'll be careful o I'll take good care not to do itma guarda (un po')! fancy that! guarda, guarda! well, well, well! guarda,... look here,...; guarda caso, quel giorno il tempo era brutto strangely enough, the weather that day was bad.
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