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1 cause

1. noun
1) (what produces effect) Ursache, die (of für od. Gen.); (person) Verursacher, der/Verursacherin, die

be the cause of something — etwas verursachen

2) (reason) Grund, der; Anlass, der

cause for/to do something — Grund od. Anlass zu etwas/, etwas zu tun

no cause for concern — kein Grund zur Beunruhigung

without good cause — ohne triftigen Grund

3) (aim, object of support) Sache, die

freedom is our common cause — Freiheit ist unser gemeinsames Anliegen od. Ziel

be a lost cause — aussichtslos sein; verlorene Liebesmühe sein (ugs.)

[in] a good cause — [für] eine gute Sache
2. transitive verb
1) (produce) verursachen; erregen [Aufsehen, Ärgernis]; hervorrufen [Verstimmung, Unruhe, Verwirrung]

2) (give)

cause somebody worry/pain — etc. jemandem Sorge/Schmerzen usw. bereiten

cause somebody trouble/bother — jemandem Umstände machen

3) (induce)

cause somebody to do something — jemanden veranlassen, etwas zu tun

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[ko:z] 1. noun
1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) die Ursache

2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) der Grund

3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) die Angelegenheit
2. verb
(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) verursachen, veranlassen

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'cause

[kəz]

conj (sl) short for because

cause

[kɔ:z, AM esp kɑ:z]

I. n

1. (reason) Grund m, Ursache f

\cause of action Klagegrund m

challenge for \cause Ablehnung f unter Angabe von Gründen

challenge without \cause Ablehnung f ohne Angabe von Gründen

\cause of death Todesursache f

\cause and effect Ursache und Wirkung

contributory \causes mitverursachende Umstände

to show \cause Gründe vorlegen

2. no pl (understandable grounds) Anlass m

you've got good \cause for complaint/concern Sie haben allen Grund, sich zu beschweren/besorgt zu sein

to give \cause for concern Anlass zur Sorge geben

don't worry, there's no \cause for concern keine Sorge, es besteht kein Grund zur Beunruhigung

a just \cause ein triftiger Grund

to be \cause to celebrate Grund zum Feiern sein

with/without [good] \cause aus triftigem/ohne [triftigen] Grund

▪ to be the \cause of sth der Grund für etw akk sein

3. (purpose) Sache f

in the \cause of freedom im Namen der Freiheit

a rebel without a \cause jd, der sich gegen jegliche Autorität widersetzt

to make common \cause with sb mit jdm gemeinsame Sache machen

a good [or worthy] \cause eine gute Sache, ein guter Zweck

to be for a good \cause für einen guten Zweck sein

a lost \cause eine verlorene Sache

to defend [or further] a \cause für eine Sache eintreten

to do sth in the \cause of sth etw im Namen einer S. gen tun

4. (court case) Fall m

to plead a \cause einen Fall vertreten

5. LAW (legal proceedings) Verhandlung f

\cause list Verhandlungsliste f, Terminkalender m

matrimonial \causes Ehesachen pl

II. vt

▪ to \cause sth etw verursachen [o hervorrufen]

this medicine may \cause dizziness and nausea die Einnahme dieses Medikaments kann zu Schwindelgefühl und Übelkeit führen

to \cause a disturbance die öffentliche [Sicherheit und] Ordnung stören

to \cause sb harm jdm schaden [o Schaden zufügen]

to \cause mischief [or trouble] Unruhe stiften

▪ to \cause sb to do sth jdn veranlassen, etw zu tun

the strict teacher \caused the boy to burst into tears der strenge Lehrer brachte den Jungen zum Weinen

the bright light \caused her to blink das helle Licht ließ sie blinzeln

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[kɔːz]
1. n

1) Ursache f (of für)

cause and effect — Ursache und Wirkung

what was the cause of the fire? — wodurch ist das Feuer entstanden?

2) (= reason) Grund m, Anlass m

she has no cause to be angry — sie hat keinen Grund, sich zu ärgern

the cause of his failure — der Grund für sein Versagen

with/without (good) cause — mit (triftigem)/ohne (triftigen) Grund

not without cause — nicht ohne Grund

there's no cause for alarm — es besteht kein Grund or Anlass zur Aufregung

you have every cause to be worried — du hast allen Anlass zur Sorge

you have good cause for complaint — Sie haben allen Grund zur Klage, Sie beklagen sich zu Recht

3) (= purpose, ideal) Sache f

to make common cause with sb — mit jdm gemeinsame Sache machen

to work for or in a good cause — sich für eine gute Sache einsetzen

he died for the cause of peace — er starb für den Frieden or für die Sache des Friedens

in the cause of justice — für die (Sache der) Gerechtigkeit, im Namen der Gerechtigkeit

it's all in a good cause — es ist für eine gute Sache

4) (JUR: action) Fall m, Sache f

2. vt
verursachen
to cause sb grief — jdm Kummer machen

to cause sb to do sth (form) — jdn veranlassen, etw zu tun (form)

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cause [kɔːz]

A s

1. Ursache f:

cause of the crash FLUG Absturzursache;

cause of death Todesursache;

cause and effect Ursache und Wirkung f

2. Grund m, Anlass m, Veranlassung f ( alle:

for zu):

there is cause for hope that … es besteht begründete Hoffnung, dass …;

give sb cause for jemandem Anlass geben zu;

you have no cause for complaint (to complain) Sie haben keinen Grund zur Klage (sich zu beklagen);

for cause JUR aus wichtigem Grunde;

without ( good oder just) cause ohne (triftigen) Grund

3. Sache f:

work for a good cause;

fight for one’s cause;

make common cause with gemeinsame Sache machen mit;

in the cause of zum Wohle (gen), für

4. JUR

a) Sache f, Rechtsstreit m, Prozess m

b) Gegenstand m, Grund m (eines Rechtsstreits):

cause of action Klagegrund;

show cause seine Gründe darlegen, dartun ( why warum)

5. Sache f, Angelegenheit f, Frage f

B v/t

1. veranlassen, lassen:

cause sb to do sth jemanden etwas tun lassen; jemanden veranlassen, etwas zu tun;

cause sth to be done etwas veranlassen; veranlassen, dass etwas getan wird;

he caused the man to be arrested er ließ den Mann verhaften; er veranlasste, dass der Mann verhaftet wurde

2. verursachen, hervorrufen, bewirken, Schaden anrichten, für eine Sensation, einen Skandal sorgen, einen Proteststurm entfachen, eine gefährliche Situation heraufbeschwören

3. bereiten, zufügen:

cause sb trouble jemandem Mühe oder Schwierigkeiten bereiten

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1. noun
1) (what produces effect) Ursache, die (of für od. Gen.); (person) Verursacher, der/Verursacherin, die

be the cause of something — etwas verursachen

2) (reason) Grund, der; Anlass, der

cause for/to do something — Grund od. Anlass zu etwas/, etwas zu tun

no cause for concern — kein Grund zur Beunruhigung

without good cause — ohne triftigen Grund

3) (aim, object of support) Sache, die

freedom is our common cause — Freiheit ist unser gemeinsames Anliegen od. Ziel

be a lost cause — aussichtslos sein; verlorene Liebesmühe sein (ugs.)

[in] a good cause — [für] eine gute Sache
2. transitive verb
1) (produce) verursachen; erregen [Aufsehen, Ärgernis]; hervorrufen [Verstimmung, Unruhe, Verwirrung]

2) (give)

cause somebody worry/pain — etc. jemandem Sorge/Schmerzen usw. bereiten

cause somebody trouble/bother — jemandem Umstände machen

3) (induce)

cause somebody to do something — jemanden veranlassen, etwas zu tun

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n.

Anlass -¨e m.

Erreger - m.

Grund ¨-e m.

Sache -n f.

Ursache -n f.

Verursacher m. v.

bewirken v.

hervorrufen v.

veranlassen v.

verursachen v.

English-german dictionary > cause
2 cause

cause [kɔ:z]

1. noun

cause f

• cause and effect la cause et l'effet

• to be the cause of sth être la cause de qch

• there's no cause for anxiety il n'y a pas lieu de s'inquiéter

• with (good) cause à juste titre

• without cause sans raison

• to have cause for complaint avoir de quoi se plaindre

• it's all in a good cause (inf) c'est pour une bonne cause

• to plead sb's cause plaider la cause de qn

2. transitive verb

causer

• to cause damage/an accident causer des dégâts/un accident

• to cause trouble [action, situation] poser des problèmes ; [person] créer des problèmes

• a few fans were determined to cause trouble quelques supporters étaient décidés à semer la pagaille

• I don't want to cause you any trouble je ne veux pas vous déranger

• to cause sb to do sth faire faire qch à qn

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[kɔːz] 1.
noun

1) ( reason) cause f, raison f (of de)

there is/he has cause for concern/optimism — il y a/il a des raisons de s'inquiéter/d'être optimiste

to give somebody cause to do — donner à quelqu'un des raisons de faire

to have cause to do — avoir des raisons de faire

to give cause for concern — susciter des inquiétudes

the immediate cause — la cause directe

with good cause — à juste titre

without good cause — sans motif valable

2) ( objective) cause f

a lost cause — une cause perdue

all in a good cause — pour la bonne cause

in the cause of equality — pour la cause de l'égalité

3) Law ( grounds) cause f

4) Law ( court action) action f
2.
transitive verb causer, occasionner [damage, grief, problem]; provoquer [chaos, delay, controversy, reaction]; susciter [excitement, surprise]; entraîner [suffering]; amener [dismay, confusion]

to cause somebody to cry/leave — faire pleurer/partir quelqu'un

to cause somebody problems — causer des problèmes à quelqu'un

to cause trouble — créer des problèmes

to cause cancer/migraine — donner or provoquer un cancer/la migraine

English-French dictionary > cause
3 cause

ko:z
1. noun
1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) causa

2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) razón, motivo

3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) causa

2. verb
(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) causar

cause¹ n

1. causa

the cause of the fire was a spark una chispa fue la causa del incendio

2. motivo / razón

there's no cause for concern no hay motivo para preocuparse

cause² vb causar / provocar

the fire was caused by a spark una chispa provocó el incendio

El gerundio de cause se escribe causing

cause

tr[kɔːz]

noun

1 (origin) causa

■ we still do not know the cause of the accident todavía desconocemos la causa del accidente

2 (reason, grounds) razón nombre femenino, motivo

■ you have cause for complaint tienes motivos para quejarte

■ there's no cause for alarm no hay por qué asustarse

■ without good cause sin motivo justificado

3 (principle, movement) causa

■ it's for a good cause es para una buena causa

4 SMALLLAW/SMALL causa, pleito

transitive verb

1 causar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to cause somebody to do something hacer que alguien haga algo

cause ['kɔz] vt, caused ; causing : causar, provocar, ocasionar

cause n

1) origin: causa f, origen m

2) reason: causa f, razón f, motivo m

3) lawsuit: litigio m, pleito m

4) movement: causa f, movimiento m

cause

conj.

• causa conj.

n.

• causa s.f.

• causador s.m.

• fundamento s.m.

• lugar s.m.

• materia s.f.

• móvil s.m.

• porqué s.m.

• semilla s.f.

v.

• acarrear v.

• brotar v.

• causar v.

• irrogar v.

• ocasionar v.

I kɔːz
noun

1)

a) c (of accident, event, death) causa f

cause and effect — causa y efecto

b) u (reason, grounds) motivo m, razón f

there's some cause for concern — existen motivos or razones para preocuparse

there's no cause for concern — no hay por qué preocuparse

without (good) cause — sin causa (justificada) or motivo (justificado)

2) c (ideal, movement) causa f

to fight/die for the cause — luchar/morir* por la causa

it's a good cause — es una buena causa

they fought in the cause of freedom — lucharon en pro de la libertad

II

transitive verb causar

to cause somebody problems — causarle or ocasionarle problemas a alguien

to cause somebody/something TO + INF — hacer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)

[kɔːz]
1. N

1) (=origin) causa f ; (=reason) motivo m, razón f

cause and effect — (relación de) causa y efecto

with good cause — con razón

to be the cause of — ser causa de

there's no cause for alarm — no hay por qué inquietarse

to give cause for complaint — dar motivo de queja

you have cause to be worried — usted tiene motivo para estar preocupado

to show cause — frm aducir argumentos convincentes

2) (=purpose) causa f

in the cause of justice — por la justicia

to make common cause with — hacer causa común con

it's all in a good cause — se está haciendo por una buena causa

to die in a good cause — morir por una causa noble

to take up sb's cause — apoyar la campaña de algn
lost 3.
3) (Jur) causa f, pleito m

2.

VT causar, provocar; [+ accident, trouble] causar

I don't want to cause you any inconvenience — no quisiera causarle ninguna molestia

to cause sb to do sth — hacer que algn haga algo

3.

CPD

cause célèbre N — pleito m or caso m célebre

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I [kɔːz]
noun

1)

a) c (of accident, event, death) causa f

cause and effect — causa y efecto

b) u (reason, grounds) motivo m, razón f

there's some cause for concern — existen motivos or razones para preocuparse

there's no cause for concern — no hay por qué preocuparse

without (good) cause — sin causa (justificada) or motivo (justificado)

2) c (ideal, movement) causa f

to fight/die for the cause — luchar/morir* por la causa

it's a good cause — es una buena causa

they fought in the cause of freedom — lucharon en pro de la libertad

II

transitive verb causar

to cause somebody problems — causarle or ocasionarle problemas a alguien

to cause somebody/something TO + INF — hacer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)

English-spanish dictionary > cause
4 ground

I 1. noun
1) Boden, der

work above/below ground — über/unter der Erde arbeiten

deep under the ground — tief unter der Erde

uneven, hilly ground — unebenes, hügeliges Gelände

on high ground — in höheren Lagen

2) (fig.)

cut the ground from under somebody's feet — jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen (ugs.)

be or suit somebody down to the ground — (coll.) genau das richtige für jemanden sein

get off the ground — (coll.) konkrete Gestalt annehmen

get something off the ground — (coll.) etwas in die Tat umsetzen

go to ground — [Fuchs usw.:] im Bau verschwinden; [Person:] untertauchen

run somebody/oneself into the ground — (coll.) jemanden/sich kaputtmachen (ugs.)

run a car into the ground — (coll.) ein Auto solange fahren, bis es schrottreif ist

on the ground — (in practice) an Ort und Stelle

thin/thick on the ground — dünn/dicht gesät

cover much or a lot of ground — weit vorankommen

give or lose ground — an Boden verlieren

hold or keep or stand one's ground — nicht nachgeben

3) (special area) Gelände, das

[sports] ground — Sportplatz, der

[cricket] ground — Cricketfeld, das

4) in pl. (attached to house) Anlage, die

5) (motive, reason) Grund, der

on the ground[s] of, on grounds of — auf Grund (+ Gen.); (giving as one's reason) unter Berufung auf (+ Akk.)

on the grounds that... — unter Berufung auf die Tatsache, dass...

on health/religious etc. grounds — aus gesundheitlichen/religiösen usw. Gründen

the grounds for divorce are... — als Scheidungsgrund gilt...

have no grounds for something/to do something — keinen Grund für etwas haben/keinen Grund haben, etwas zu tun

have no grounds for complaint — keinen Grund zur Klage haben

6) in pl. (sediment) Satz, der; (of coffee) Kaffeesatz, der

7) (Electr.) Erde, die
2. transitive verb
1) (cause to run ashore) auf Grund setzen

be grounded — auf Grund gelaufen sein

2) (base, establish) gründen (on auf + Akk.)

be grounded on — gründen auf (+ Dat.)

3) (Aeronaut.) am Boden festhalten; (prevent from flying) nicht fliegen lassen [Piloten]
3. intransitive verb
(run ashore) [Schiff:] auf Grund laufen
II 1.
see academic.ru/32496/grind">grind 1., 2.
2. adjective
gemahlen [Kaffee, Getreide]

ground meat — (Amer.) Hackfleisch, das

ground coffee — Kaffeepulver, das

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past tense, past participle; = grind

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ground¹

[graʊnd]

I. n no pl

1. (Earth's surface) [Erd]boden m, Erde f

to be burnt [or AM burned] to the \ground vollständig [o bis auf die Grundmauern] niedergebrannt werden

to get off the \ground plane abheben; ( fig fam) project in Gang kommen; plan verwirklicht werden

to get sth off the \ground ( fig fam) plan, programme etw realisieren

to go to \ground animal in Deckung gehen; fox, rabbit im Bau verschwinden; criminal untertauchen

to be razed to the \ground dem Erdboden gleichgemacht werden

to run an animal to \ground ein Tier aufstöbern; ( fig)

to run sb to \ground jdn aufspüren [o ausfindig machen]

above/below \ground über/unter der Erde; MIN über/unter Tage; ( fig fam: alive/dead) am Leben/unter der Erde

above \ground lines/pipes oberirdische Leitungen/Rohre

2. no pl (soil) Boden m, Erde f

3. no pl (floor) Boden m

to fall to the \ground zu Boden fallen; ( fig) plans sich akk zerschlagen

4. no pl (area of land) [ein Stück] Land nt

hilly/level/steep \ground hügeliges/flaches/steiles Gelände

waste \ground brach liegendes Land

to gain/lose \ground MIL Boden gewinnen/verlieren; ( fig) idea, politician an Boden/gewinnen/verlieren

to give \ground to sb/sth vor jdm/etw zurückweichen

to make up \ground SPORT den Abstand verringern, aufholen

to stand one's \ground nicht von der Stelle weichen; MIL die Stellung behaupten; ( fig) festbleiben, nicht nachgeben

5. (surrounding a building)

▪ \grounds pl Anlagen pl

6. (for outdoor sports) Platz m, [Spiel]feld nt

cricket \ground Cricketfeld nt

football \ground Fußballplatz m

7. (for animals)

breeding \ground ( also fig) Brutplatz m, Brutstätte f a. fig

fishing \grounds Fischgründe pl, Fischfanggebiet nt

spawning \ground Laichplatz m

8. (of a body of water) Grund m

to touch \ground NAUT auf Grund laufen

9. AM ELEC (earth) Erdung f, Masse f

10. no pl ( fig: area of discussion, experience) Gebiet nt

common \ground Gemeinsame(s) nt; LAW Unstreitige(s) nt

to be on common \ground eine gemeinsame Basis haben

we had soon found some common \ground wir hatten schnell einige Gemeinsamkeiten entdeckt

to be on dangerous \ground sich akk auf gefährlichem Terrain bewegen fig

to be on familiar [or on one's own] \ground sich akk auf vertrautem Boden bewegen; ( fig) sich akk auskennen

to be on safe \ground sich akk auf sicherem Boden bewegen fig

to stick to safe \ground auf Nummer Sicher gehen fam

to go over the same \ground sich akk wiederholen

to cover the \ground well ein Thema umfassend behandeln

in his lectures he covered a lot of \ground in seinen Vorträgen sprach er vieles an

11. usu pl (reason) Grund m, Ursache f

your fears have no \ground at all deine Ängste sind absolut unbegründet

you have no \grounds for your accusations deine Anschuldigungen sind völlig unbegründet [o haltlos]

there are no \grounds for the assumption that... es gibt keinen Grund zur Annahme, dass...

\grounds for divorce Scheidungsgrund m

\ground for exclusion Ausschließungsgrund m

\grounds for a judgement Urteilsgründe pl

statement of \grounds Begründung f

legal \ground Rechtsgrund m

on medical \grounds aus medizinischen Gründen

substantial/valid \grounds erhebliche/stichhaltige Gründe

to give sb \grounds to complain jdm Grund zur Klage geben

to have \grounds to do sth einen Grund [o Anlass] haben, etw zu tun

to have \grounds to believe that... Grund zu der Annahme haben, dass...

on the \ground[s] of sth aufgrund einer S. gen

on the \grounds that... mit der Begründung, dass...

12. no pl also ART (background) Grund m; (first coat of paint) Grundierung f

on a black \ground auf schwarzem Grund

13.

▶ to break new \ground person Neuland betreten; achievement bahnbrechend sein

the airline's latest idea is breaking new \ground in the world of air transport die neueste Idee der Luftfahrtgesellschaft wird die Welt der Luftfahrt revolutionieren [o grundlegend verändern]

▶ to cut the \ground from under sb's feet jdm den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen

▶ down to the \ground BRIT ( fam) völlig, total fam

▶ to drive [or run] [or work] oneself into the \ground seine Gesundheit ruinieren, sich akk kaputtmachen fam

▶ to fall on stony ground auf taube Ohren stoßen

▶ to have both one's feet [flat] on the \ground mit beiden Beinen [fest] auf der Erde stehen

▶ to shift one's ground seinen Standpunkt ändern

▶ sb's stamping \ground ( fam) jds Revier nt fig

this part of town used to be my old stamping \ground diesen Teil der Stadt habe ich früher unsicher gemacht hum

▶ sth is thick on the \ground etw gibt es wie Sand am Meer fam

in Hollywood talent scouts are thick on the \ground in Hollywood gibt es Talentsucher wie Sand am Meer fam

▶ on the \ground in der breiten Öffentlichkeit

their political ideas have a lot of support on the \ground ihre politischen Ziele finden breite Unterstützung

▶ from the \ground up AM ( fam) von Grund auf

to work [or think] sth out from the \ground up ( fam) etw komplett [o von Grund auf] überarbeiten

▶ to wish the \ground would open up and swallow one am liebsten im [Erd]boden versinken wollen

I wished the \ground would open up and swallow me ich wäre am liebsten im Erdboden versunken

II. vt

1. usu passive AVIAT

▪ to be \grounded (unable to fly) nicht starten können; (forbidden to fly) plane Startverbot haben; pilot nicht fliegen dürfen, Flugverbot haben; esp AM, AUS ( fig fam) Hausarrest haben

the plane was \grounded by bad weather das Flugzeug konnte wegen schlechten Wetters nicht starten

my father has \grounded me for a week mein Vater hat mir eine Woche Hausarrest erteilt

2. NAUT

▪ to \ground a ship ein Schiff auf Grund setzen [o auflaufen lassen]

▪ to be \grounded auflaufen, auf Grund laufen

to be \grounded on a sandbank auf eine[r] Sandbank auflaufen

3. usu passive (be based)

▪ to be \grounded upon sth auf etw dat basieren

▪ to be \grounded in sth (have its origin) von etw dat herrühren; (have its reason) in etw dat begründet liegen

to be well \grounded [wohl]begründet sein

4. (teach fundamentals)

▪ to \ground sb in sth jdm die Grundlagen einer S. gen beibringen

to be well \grounded in German über gute Deutschkenntnisse verfügen

5. ELEC

▪ to \ground sth etw erden

III. vi

1. SPORT (in baseball) einen Bodenball schlagen

2. NAUT auflaufen, auf Grund laufen

to \ground on a sandbank auf eine Sandbank auflaufen

ground²

[graʊnd]

I. vt pt of grind

II. adj gemahlen

III. n

▪ \grounds pl [Boden]satz m kein pl

coffee \grounds Kaffeesatz m

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I [graʊnd]
1. n

1) (= soil, terrain fig) Boden m

snow on high ground — Schnee in höheren Lagen

hilly ground —

how much ground do you own? — wie viel Grund und Boden or wie viel Land besitzen Sie?

the middle ground of politics — die politische Mitte

there is common ground between us — uns verbindet einiges

they found common ground in the fact that... — die Tatsache, dass..., verband sie

to be on dangerous ground (fig) — sich auf gefährlichem Boden bewegen

to be on firm or sure ground — festen or sicheren Boden unter den Füßen haben; (fig) sich auf sicherem Boden bewegen

on familiar ground — auf vertrautem Boden

to meet sb on his own ground — zu jdm kommen

to be beaten on one's own ground — auf dem eigenen Gebiet geschlagen werden

to cut the ground from under sb or sb's feet — jdm den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen

to gain/lose ground — Boden gewinnen/verlieren; (disease, rumour) um sich greifen/im Schwinden begriffen sein

to lose ground to sb/sth — gegenüber jdm/etw an Boden verlieren

to give ground to sb/sth — vor jdm/etw zurückweichen

to regain the ground lost to sb — seine Position jdm gegenüber zurückerobern

to break new ground (lit, fig) — neue Gebiete erschließen; (person) sich auf ein neues or unbekanntes Gebiet begeben

to prepare the ground for sth — den Boden für etw vorbereiten

to go over the ground (fig) — alles durchgehen

to cover the/a lot of ground (lit) — die Strecke/eine weite Strecke zurücklegen; (fig)

that covers the ground — das umreißt das Thema

to hold or stand one's ground (lit) — nicht von der Stelle weichen; (fig) seinen Mann stehen, sich nicht unterkriegen lassen

to shift or change one's ground (fig) — seine Haltung ändern

See:

→ foot

2) (= surface) Boden m

above/below ground — über/unter der Erde; (Min) über/unter Tage; (fig) unter den Lebenden/unter der Erde

to fall to the ground (lit) — zu Boden fallen; ( fig, plans ) ins Wasser fallen, sich zerschlagen

to sit on the ground —

our hopes were dashed to the ground — unsere Hoffnungen wurden am Boden zerstört

to burn sth to the ground — etw niederbrennen

to raze sth to the ground — etw dem Erdboden gleichmachen

it suits me down to the ground — das ist ideal für mich

to get off the ground (plane etc) — abheben; ( fig : plans, project etc ) sich realisieren

to go to ground (fox) — im Bau verschwinden; (person) untertauchen

to run a fox to ground — einen Fuchs aufstöbern

to run sb/sth to ground — jdn/etw aufstöbern, jdn/etw ausfindig machen

to run sb/oneself into the ground (inf) — jdn/sich selbst fertigmachen (inf)

to run a car into the ground (inf) — ein Auto schrottreif fahren

3) (= pitch) Feld nt, Platz m; (= parade ground, drill ground) Platz m

hunting grounds — Jagdgebiete pl

fishing grounds — Fischgründe pl

4) pl (= premises, land) Gelände nt; (= gardens) Anlagen pl

a house standing in its own grounds — ein von Anlagen umgebenes Haus

5) pl (= sediment) Satz m

let the coffee grounds settle — warten Sie, bis sich der Kaffee gesetzt hat

6) (= background) Grund m

on a blue ground — auf blauem Grund

7) (US ELEC) Erde f

8) (= sea-bed) Grund m

9) (= reason) Grund m

to have ground(s) for sth — Grund zu etw haben

to be ground(s) for sth —

to give sb ground(s) for sth — jdm Grund zu etw geben

grounds for divorce — Scheidungsgrund m

grounds for dismissal — Entlassungsgrund m/-gründe pl

grounds for suspicion — Verdachtsmomente pl

on the grounds of... — aufgrund... (gen), auf Grund... (gen), aufgrund or auf Grund von...

on the grounds that... — mit der Begründung, dass...

on health grounds — aus gesundheitlichen Gründen

2. vt

1) ship auflaufen lassen, auf Grund setzen

to be grounded — aufgelaufen sein

2) (AVIAT) plane (for mechanical reasons) aus dem Verkehr ziehen; pilot sperren, nicht fliegen lassen

to be grounded by bad weather/a strike — wegen schlechten Wetters/eines Streiks nicht starten or fliegen können

3) (= punish) child Hausarrest erteilen (+dat)

she was grounded for a week — sie hatte eine Woche Hausarrest

4) (US ELEC) erden

5)

(= base) to be grounded on sth — sich auf etw (acc) gründen, auf etw (dat) basieren

the story wasn't grounded in reality — die Geschichte hatte keinen Bezug zur Wirklichkeit

6)

to ground sb in a subject — jdm die Grundlagen eines Faches beibringen

to be well grounded in English — gute Grundkenntnisse im Englischen haben

3. vi (NAUT)
auflaufen II pret, ptp of grind
adj
glass matt; coffee gemahlen
ground rice — Reismehl nt

freshly ground black pepper — frisch gemahlener schwarzer Pfeffer

ground meat (US) — Hackfleisch nt

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ground¹ [ɡraʊnd]

A s

1. (Erd)Boden m, Erde f, Grund m:

above ground

a) oberirdisch,

b) Bergbau: über Tage,

c) fig am Leben;

below ground

a) Bergbau: unter Tage,

b) fig tot, unter der Erde;

from the ground up US umg von Grund auf, ganz und gar;

on the ground an Ort und Stelle;

break new ( oder fresh) ground Land urbar machen, a. fig Neuland erschließen;

burn to the ground (v/t & v/i), be burnt to the ground ab-, niederbrennen;

cut the ground from under sb’s feet fig jemandem den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen;

fall on stony ground fig auf taube Ohren stoßen;

fall to the ground

a) zu Boden fallen,

b) fig sich zerschlagen, ins Wasser fallen;

go over the ground fig die Sache durchsprechen oder durchackern, alles (gründlich) prüfen;

go over old ground ein altes Thema beackern umg;

get off the ground

a) v/t einen Plan etc in die Tat umsetzen, eine Idee etc verwirklichen,

b) v/i FLUG abheben,

c) v/i in die Tat umgesetzt oder verwirklicht werden;

go to ground

a) im Bau verschwinden (Fuchs),

b) fig untertauchen (Verbrecher);

run into the ground

a) etwas zu Tode reiten,

b) SPORT Gegner in Grund und Boden laufen; → bite A 1, down¹ A 1

2. Boden m, Grund m, Strecke f, Gebiet n (auch fig), Gelände n:

on German ground auf deutschem Boden;

be on safe ground fig sich auf sicherem Boden bewegen;

be forbidden ground fig tabu sein;

gain ground

a) (an) Boden gewinnen (a. fig),

b) fig um sich greifen, Fuß fassen;

give ( oder lose) ground (an) Boden verlieren (a. fig); → cover B 17

3. Grundbesitz m, Grund m und Boden m

4. pl

a) Garten-, Parkanlagen pl:

standing in its own grounds von Anlagen umgeben (Haus)

b) Ländereien pl, Felder pl

5. Gebiet n, Grund m: → hunting ground

6. meist pl besonders SPORT Platz m:

cricket ground

7. a) Standort m, Stellung f

b) fig Standpunkt m, Ansicht f:

hold ( oder stand) one’s ground standhalten, nicht weichen, sich oder seinen Standpunkt behaupten, seinen Mann stehen;

shift one’s ground seinen Standpunkt ändern, umschwenken

8. Meeresboden m, (Meeres)Grund m:

take ground SCHIFF auflaufen, stranden;

touch ground fig zur Sache kommen

9. auch pl Grundlage f, Basis f (besonders fig)

10. fig (Beweg)Grund m, Ursache f:

ground for divorce JUR Scheidungsgrund;

on medical (religious) grounds aus gesundheitlichen (religiösen) Gründen;

on grounds of age aus Altersgründen;

on the ground(s) of aufgrund von (od gen), wegen (gen);

on the ground(s) that … mit der Begründung, dass …;

have no ground(s) for keinen Grund oder keine Veranlassung haben für ( oder zu inf);

I have no grounds for complaint ich kann mich nicht beklagen;

we have good grounds for thinking that … wir haben guten Grund zu der Annahme, dass …

11. pl (Boden)Satz m

12. Hinter-, Untergrund m

13. KUNST

a) Grundfläche f (Relief)

b) Ätzgrund m (Stich)

c) MAL Grund(farbe) m(f), Grundierung f

14. Bergbau:

a) Grubenfeld n

b) (Neben)Gestein n

15. ELEK US

a) Erde f, Erdung f, Masse f

b) Erdschluss m:

ground cable Massekabel n;

ground fault Erdfehler m, -schluss m;

ground wire Erdleitungsdraht m; → screen A 12 c

16. MUS → ground bass

17. THEAT Parterre n

B v/t

1. niederlegen, -setzen:

ground arms MIL die Waffen strecken

2. SCHIFF ein Schiff auf Grund setzen

3. fig (on, in) gründen, stützen (auf akk), aufbauen (auf dat), begründen (in dat):

grounded in fact auf Tatsachen beruhend;

be grounded in sich gründen auf (akk), verankert sein oder wurzeln in (dat)

4. (in) jemanden einführen oder einweisen (in akk), jemandem die Anfangsgründe (gen) beibringen:

be well grounded in eine gute Vorbildung oder gute Grund- oder Vorkenntnisse haben in (dat)

5. ELEK US erden, an Masse legen:

grounded conductor geerdeter Leiter, Erder m

6. MAL, TECH grundieren

7. a) einem Flugzeug oder Piloten Startverbot erteilen:

be grounded Startverbot erhalten oder haben, (Flugzeug auch) am Boden festgehalten werden

b) US einem Jockey Startverbot erteilen

c) AUTO US jemandem die Fahrerlaubnis entziehen

C v/i

1. SCHIFF stranden, auflaufen

2. (on, upon) beruhen (auf dat), sich gründen (auf akk)

ground² [ɡraʊnd]

A prät und pperf von grind

B adj

1. a) gemahlen (Kaffee etc)

b) ground meat Hackfleisch n;

ground beef Rinderhack(fleisch) n

2. matt (geschliffen): → ground glass

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I 1. noun
1) Boden, der

work above/below ground — über/unter der Erde arbeiten

deep under the ground — tief unter der Erde

uneven, hilly ground — unebenes, hügeliges Gelände

on high ground — in höheren Lagen

2) (fig.)

cut the ground from under somebody's feet — jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen (ugs.)

be or suit somebody down to the ground — (coll.) genau das richtige für jemanden sein

get off the ground — (coll.) konkrete Gestalt annehmen

get something off the ground — (coll.) etwas in die Tat umsetzen

go to ground — [Fuchs usw.:] im Bau verschwinden; [Person:] untertauchen

run somebody/oneself into the ground — (coll.) jemanden/sich kaputtmachen (ugs.)

run a car into the ground — (coll.) ein Auto solange fahren, bis es schrottreif ist

on the ground — (in practice) an Ort und Stelle

thin/thick on the ground — dünn/dicht gesät

cover much or a lot of ground — weit vorankommen

give or lose ground — an Boden verlieren

hold or keep or stand one's ground — nicht nachgeben

3) (special area) Gelände, das

[sports] ground — Sportplatz, der

[cricket] ground — Cricketfeld, das

4) in pl. (attached to house) Anlage, die

5) (motive, reason) Grund, der

on the ground[s] of, on grounds of — auf Grund (+ Gen.); (giving as one's reason) unter Berufung auf (+ Akk.)

on the grounds that... — unter Berufung auf die Tatsache, dass...

on health/religious etc. grounds — aus gesundheitlichen/religiösen usw. Gründen

the grounds for divorce are... — als Scheidungsgrund gilt...

have no grounds for something/to do something — keinen Grund für etwas haben/keinen Grund haben, etwas zu tun

have no grounds for complaint — keinen Grund zur Klage haben

6) in pl. (sediment) Satz, der; (of coffee) Kaffeesatz, der

7) (Electr.) Erde, die
2. transitive verb
1) (cause to run ashore) auf Grund setzen

be grounded — auf Grund gelaufen sein

2) (base, establish) gründen (on auf + Akk.)

be grounded on — gründen auf (+ Dat.)

3) (Aeronaut.) am Boden festhalten; (prevent from flying) nicht fliegen lassen [Piloten]
3. intransitive verb
(run ashore) [Schiff:] auf Grund laufen
II 1.
see grind 1., 2.
2. adjective
gemahlen [Kaffee, Getreide]

ground meat — (Amer.) Hackfleisch, das

ground coffee — Kaffeepulver, das

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(US) n.

Masse -n (elektrisch) f. n.

Boden ¨-- m.

Erdboden -¨ m.

Grund ¨-e m.

English-german dictionary > ground
5 just

Ⅰ.

just¹ [dʒʌst]

juste ⇒ 1 (a)-(f) seulement ⇒ 1 (c) exactement ⇒ 1 (d) à peine ⇒ 1 (e) absolument ⇒ 1 (i) presque ⇒ 2 (a)

1 adverb

(a) (indicating immediate past) juste;

∎ just the other day pas plus tard que l'autre jour;

∎ just last week pas plus tard que la semaine dernière;

∎ she has just gone out elle vient juste de sortir;

∎ they had (only) just arrived ils venaient (tout) juste d'arriver;

∎ I've (only) just seen him going downstairs je viens de le voir à l'instant qui descendait;

∎ I've just been speaking to him on the phone je viens juste de lui parler au téléphone, je lui parlais au téléphone à l'instant;

∎ she's just this moment or minute left the office elle vient de sortir du bureau à l'instant;

∎ he's just been to Mexico il revient ou rentre du Mexique;

∎ I saw him just yesterday, I just saw him yesterday je l'ai vu pas plus tard qu'hier;

∎ he has just left school il sort du lycée;

∎ Scottish & Irish familiar I'm just after seeing him je viens de le voir^□

(b) (indicating present or immediate future) juste;

∎ I was just going to phone you j'allais juste ou justement te téléphoner, j'étais sur le point de te téléphoner;

∎ my hair is just turning grey or is just beginning to turn grey mes cheveux commencent juste à grisonner;

∎ familiar I'm just off je m'en vais^□ ;

∎ familiar just coming! j'arrive tout de suite!^□ ;

∎ to be just about to do sth être sur le point de faire qch;

∎ I was just about to tell you j'allais justement te le dire;

∎ I'm just making tea, do you want some? je suis en train de faire du thé, tu en veux?

(c) (only, merely) juste, seulement;

∎ just a few quelques-uns/quelques-unes seulement;

∎ just a little juste un peu;

∎ just a minute or a moment or a second, please une (petite) minute ou un (petit) instant, s'il vous plaît;

∎ just a minute, aren't you supposed to be somewhere else? une seconde, tu n'es pas censé être ailleurs?;

∎ tell him just to wait dites-lui qu'il n'a qu'à attendre;

∎ familiar I'll just pop in je ne ferai qu'entrer et sortir;

∎ just ask if you need money vous n'avez qu'à demander si vous avez besoin d'argent;

∎ do you want some whisky? - just a drop est-ce que tu veux du whisky? - juste une goutte;

∎ it costs just $10 ça ne coûte que 10 dollars, ça coûte 10 dollars seulement;

∎ we have just a few copies left il nous (en) reste quelques exemplaires seulement ou juste quelques exemplaires;

∎ it was just a dream ce n'était qu'un rêve;

∎ he's just a clerk ce n'est qu'un simple employé;

∎ she's just a baby ce n'est qu'un bébé;

∎ we're just friends nous sommes amis, c'est tout;

∎ I have come just to see you je viens seulement ou juste ou uniquement pour vous voir;

∎ he was just trying to help il voulait juste ou simplement rendre service;

∎ if he could just work a little harder! si seulement il pouvait travailler un peu plus!;

∎ if the job is so unpleasant you should just leave si le travail est désagréable à ce point, tu n'as qu'à démissionner;

∎ don't argue, just do it! ne discute pas, fais-le, c'est tout!;

∎ if you can just sign here please juste une petite signature ici, s'il vous plaît;

∎ you can't ask just anybody to present the prizes tu ne peux pas demander au premier venu de présenter les prix;

∎ this is not just any horse race, this is the Derby! ça n'est pas n'importe quelle course de chevaux, c'est le Derby!

(d) (exactly, precisely) exactement, juste;

∎ just here/there juste ici/là;

∎ just at that moment juste à ce moment-là;

∎ that's just what I needed c'est exactement ou juste ce qu'il me fallait; ironic il ne me manquait plus que ça;

∎ just what are you getting at? où veux-tu en venir exactement?;

∎ just why does she do it? pour quelles raisons exactement le fait-elle?, pourquoi exactement le fait-elle?;

∎ he's just like his father c'est son père tout craché;

∎ she's just the person for the job elle a exactement le profil requis pour ce poste;

∎ that dress is just the same as yours cette robe est exactement la même que la tienne;

∎ oh, I can just picture it! oh, je vois tout à fait!;

∎ that hat is just you ce chapeau te va à merveille;

∎ you speak French just as well as I do ton français est tout aussi bon que le mien;

∎ I'd just as soon go tomorrow j'aimerais autant y aller demain;

∎ it's just ten o'clock il est dix heures juste(s) ou pile, il est tout juste dix heures;

∎ ironic (it's) just my luck! c'est bien ma chance!;

∎ don't come in just yet n'entre pas tout de suite;

∎ that's just it or just the point! précisément!, justement!, voilà!

(e) (barely) (tout) juste, à peine;

∎ I could just make out what they were saying je parvenais tout juste à entendre ce qu'ils disaient;

∎ you came just in time! tu es arrivé juste à temps!;

∎ she's just in time for a drink elle arrive pile pour ou elle arrive juste à temps pour prendre un verre;

∎ he (only) just managed to catch the train il a eu le train de justesse, c'est tout juste s'il a eu le train;

∎ she caught the train but (only) just elle a eu le train mais c'était juste ou c'était de justesse;

∎ they (only) just missed the train ils ont manqué le train de peu;

∎ I just missed a lorry j'ai failli heurter un camion;

∎ the trousers just fit me je rentre tout juste dans le pantalon

(f) (a little)

∎ it costs just over/under £50 ça coûte un tout petit peu plus de/moins de 50 livres;

∎ it's just after/before two o'clock il est un peu plus/moins de deux heures;

∎ just after my birthday juste après ou peu après mon anniversaire;

∎ just afterwards juste après;

∎ just in front/behind/above/below juste devant/derrière/au-dessus/au-dessous;

∎ it's just to the right of the painting c'est juste à droite du tableau

(g) (possibly)

∎ I may or might just be able to do it il n'est pas impossible que je puisse le faire;

∎ his story might or could just be true son histoire pourrait être vraie, il est possible que son histoire soit vraie

(h) (emphatic use)

∎ just think what might have happened! imagine un peu ce qui aurait pu arriver!;

∎ we just can't understand it nous n'arrivons vraiment pas à comprendre;

∎ just wait till I find the culprit! attends un peu que je trouve le coupable!;

∎ just be quiet, will you! veux-tu bien te taire!;

∎ now just you wait a minute, Kate! hé, une petite minute, Kate!;

∎ just (you) try! essaie donc un peu!;

∎ I just won't do it il n'est pas question que je le fasse;

∎ it just isn't good enough c'est loin d'être satisfaisant, c'est tout;

∎ British he looks terrible in that suit - doesn't he just! ce costume ne lui va pas du tout - je ne te le fais pas dire!;

∎ British do you remember? - don't I just! tu t'en souviens? - et comment (que je m'en souviens)!;

∎ why don't you want to go? - I just don't pourquoi est-ce que tu ne veux pas y aller? - je ne veux pas, c'est tout!

(i) (utterly, completely) absolument;

∎ the meal was just delicious le repas était tout simplement ou vraiment délicieux;

∎ everything is just fine tout est parfait;

∎ this is just ridiculous! c'est vraiment ridicule!;

∎ don't you just love that hat? adorable, ce chapeau, non?;

∎ I just loved Barcelona j'ai vraiment adoré Barcelone

(j) (on signs)

∎ just picked cueilli du jour;

∎ just cooked cuit du jour;

∎ just arrived fraîchement arrivé

2 just about adverb

(a) (very nearly) presque, quasiment;

∎ it's just about ten o'clock il est plus ou moins ou à peu près dix heures;

∎ dinner is just about ready le dîner est presque prêt;

∎ she's just about as tall as you elle est presque aussi grande que toi;

∎ familiar that just about does it! ça suffit comme ça!;

∎ I've just about had enough of your sarcasm! j'en ai franchement assez de tes sarcasmes!;

∎ have you finished? - just about est-ce que vous avez terminé? - presque

(b) (barely) (tout) juste;

∎ can you reach the shelf? - just about! est-ce que tu peux atteindre l'étagère? - (tout) juste!;

∎ his handwriting is just about legible son écriture est tout juste ou à peine lisible

(c) (approximately)

∎ their plane should be taking off just about now leur avion devrait être sur le point de décoller

3 just as conjunction

(a) (at the same time as) juste au moment où;

∎ they arrived just as we were leaving ils sont arrivés juste au moment où nous partions;

∎ just as the door was opening au moment même où la porte s'ouvrait

(b) (exactly as)

∎ just as I thought/predicted comme je le pensais/prévoyais;

∎ just as you like or wish comme vous voulez ou voudrez;

∎ why not come just as you are? pourquoi ne viens-tu pas comme tu es?

4 just in case

1 conjunction

juste au cas où;

∎ just in case we don't see each other juste au cas où nous ne nous verrions pas

2 adverb

au cas où;

∎ take a coat, just in case prends un manteau, on ne sait jamais ou au cas où

5 just like that adverb

familiar comme ça;

∎ he told me to clear off, just like that! il m'a dit de me tirer, carrément!;

∎ I can't do it just like that, I need some notice je ne peux pas le faire comme ça, sans être prévenu à l'avance

6 just now adverb

(a) (at this moment)

∎ I'm busy just now je suis occupé pour le moment;

∎ not just now pas en ce moment;

∎ she's not leaving just now elle ne part pas encore, elle ne part pas tout de suite

(b) (a short time ago)

∎ I heard a noise just now je viens juste d'entendre un bruit;

∎ I've just now come from there j'en viens à l'instant;

∎ when did this happen? - just now quand cela s'est-il passé? - à l'instant

7 just on adverb

British exactement;

∎ they've been married just on thirty years ça fait exactement trente ans qu'ils sont mariés;

∎ the fish weighed just on 3 kilos le poisson pesait exactement 3 kilos;

∎ it's just on ten o'clock il est dix heures juste(s) ou pile, il est tout juste dix heures

8 just so

1 adverb

formal (expressing agreement) c'est exact;

∎ are you a magistrate? - just so vous êtes magistrat? - c'est exact

2 adjective

British (properly arranged) parfait;

∎ she likes everything (to be) just so elle aime que tout soit parfait;

∎ he set the vase down just so (carefully) il a posé le vase avec soin

9 just then adverb

à ce moment-là;

∎ I was just then getting ready to go out je me préparais justement à sortir;

∎ just then, a strange figure appeared à ce moment-là, une silhouette étrange apparut

10 just the same adverb

(nonetheless) quand même;

∎ just the same, it's as well to check il vaut quand même mieux vérifier

✾ Book 'Just So Stories' Kipling 'Histoires comme ça'

Ⅱ.

just²

1 adjective

(a) (fair, impartial) juste, équitable;

∎ a just law une loi juste ou équitable;

∎ a ruler who was just to or towards all men un souverain qui a su faire preuve d'équité (envers tous)

(b) (reasonable, moral) juste, légitime;

∎ a just cause une juste cause;

∎ he has just cause for complaint il a de bonnes raisons pour se plaindre;

∎ to show just cause for concern, to have just cause to be concerned avoir de bonnes raisons de s'inquiéter

(c) (deserved) juste, mérité;

∎ a just reward une juste récompense, une récompense bien méritée;

∎ he got his just deserts il n'a eu que ce qu'il méritait, ce n'est que justice

(d) (accurate) juste, exact;

∎ a just account of the facts un compte rendu exact des faits

(e) Religion (righteous) juste

2 plural noun

∎ the just les justes mpl;

∎ to sleep the sleep of the just dormir du sommeil du juste

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > just
6 ground

ground [graʊnd]

terre ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (k) sol ⇒ 2 (a) terrain ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (c), 2 (e), 2 (h) stade ⇒ 2 (c) rez-de-chaussée ⇒ 2 (f) domaine ⇒ 2 (g) fond ⇒ 2 (i), 2 (j) fonder ⇒ 3 (a) former ⇒ 3 (b) mettre à la terre ⇒ 3 (e) moulu ⇒ 5 parc ⇒ 6 (a) motif ⇒ 6 (b) raison ⇒ 6 (b)

1 pt & pp of grind

2 noun

(a) (earth) terre f; (surface) sol m;

∎ the ground is often frozen in winter la terre est souvent gelée en hiver;

∎ at ground level au niveau du sol;

∎ the children sat on the ground les enfants se sont assis par terre;

∎ to pick sth up off the ground ramasser qch par terre;

∎ drive the stakes firmly into the ground enfoncez solidement les pieux dans le sol;

∎ above ground en surface;

∎ below ground sous terre;

∎ to burn sth to the ground réduire qch en cendres;

∎ to fall to the ground tomber par ou à terre;

∎ to go to ground se terrer;

∎ to run a fox to ground traquer un renard jusqu'à son terrier;

∎ to run sb to ground (criminal, suspect etc) traquer qn;

∎ I finally ran him to ground in the library j'ai fini par le trouver à la bibliothèque;

∎ figurative to be on firm ground être sûr de son fait;

∎ to change or shift one's ground changer de tactique;

∎ to get off the ground (aeroplane) décoller; figurative (project) démarrer;

∎ it suits him down to the ground ça lui va à merveille, ça lui convient parfaitement;

∎ to run a car into the ground utiliser une voiture jusqu'à ce qu'elle rende l'âme;

∎ to run a company into the ground faire couler une entreprise;

∎ to work oneself into the ground se tuer au travail;

∎ figurative he has built his success from the ground up il a réussi en partant de rien;

∎ Tennis to hit a ground stroke frapper la balle au rebond

(b) (UNCOUNT) (land) terrain m; (region) région f, coin m;

∎ there's a lot of hilly ground in Scotland il y a beaucoup de coins vallonnés en Écosse

(c) British (piece of land) terrain m; (stadium) stade m;

∎ the crowds are leaving the ground la foule des spectateurs sort du stade

(d) (area used for specific purpose)

∎ fishing grounds zones fpl réservées à la pêche;

∎ training ground terrain m d'entraînement ou d'exercice

(e) Military terrain m;

∎ to give/to lose ground céder/perdre du terrain;

∎ to stand or to hold one's ground tenir bon;

∎ to gain ground (in battle) gagner du terrain; (idea, concept) faire son chemin, progresser; (news) se répandre

(f) (storey) rez-de-chaussée m inv

(g) (UNCOUNT) (area of reference) domaine m, champ m;

∎ his article covers a lot of ground dans son article, il aborde beaucoup de domaines;

∎ this is new ground for me pour moi, c'est un domaine nouveau

(h) (subject) terrain m, sujet m;

∎ you're on dangerous ground vous êtes sur un terrain glissant;

∎ for them, politics is forbidden ground pour eux, la politique est un sujet tabou ou un domaine interdit;

∎ a middle ground un terrain d'entente, un compromis

(i) (background) fond m;

∎ on a green ground (painting) sur fond vert;

∎ the middle ground le second plan

(j) (of sea) fond m

(k) American Electricity terre f, masse f;

∎ to connect to ground mettre à la terre ou à la masse

(l) Music

∎ ground (bass) basse f contrainte

3 transitive verb

(a) (base) fonder, baser (on or in sur);

∎ my fears proved well grounded mes craintes se sont révélées fondées, il s'est avéré que mes craintes étaient fondées

(b) (train) former;

∎ the students are well grounded in computer sciences les étudiants ont une bonne formation ou de bonnes bases en informatique

(c) (plane, pilot)

∎ to be grounded être interdit de vol;

∎ the plane was grounded for mechanical reasons l'avion a été interdit de vol à cause d'un incident mécanique

(d) (ship) échouer

(e) American Electricity mettre à la terre ou à la masse

(f) familiar (child) priver de sortie^□

(g) (in rugby)

∎ to ground the ball aplatir (le ballon)

4 intransitive verb

(ship) échouer;

∎ the submarine had grounded on a sandbank le sous-marin s'était échoué ou avait échoué sur un banc de sable

5 adjective

(wheat, coffee) moulu; (pepper) concassé; (steel) meulé; (meat) haché

6 grounds plural noun

(a) (around house) parc m, domaine m; (around block of flats, hospital) terrain m; (more extensive) parc m;

∎ the house has extensive grounds la maison est entourée d'un grand parc;

∎ the grounds are patrolled by dogs le terrain est gardé par des chiens

(b) (reason) motif m, raison f; (cause) cause f, raison f; (basis) base f, raison f; (pretext) raison f, prétexte m;

∎ to have (good) ground or grounds for doing sth avoir de bonnes raisons de faire qch;

∎ you have no grounds for believing that he's lying vous n'avez aucune raison de croire qu'il ment;

∎ there are grounds for suspecting arson il y a lieu de penser qu'il s'agit d'un incendie criminel;

∎ what grounds have you for saying that? qu'est-ce qui vous permet d'affirmer cela?;

∎ he was excused on the grounds of poor health il a été exempté en raison de sa mauvaise santé;

∎ on medical/moral grounds pour (des) raisons médicales/morales;

∎ on what grounds? à quel titre?;

∎ Law grounds for appeal voies fpl de recours;

∎ grounds for complaint grief m;

∎ grounds for divorce motif m de divorce

(c) (of coffee) marc m

►► Military ground attack offensive f terrestre;

Fishing ground bait amorce f de fond, appât m de fond;

Music ground bass basse f contrainte;

American ground beef steak m haché;

Entomology ground beetle carabidé m;

Botany ground cherry physalis m;

American Electricity ground connection prise f de terre;

Aviation ground control contrôle m au sol;

ground cover végétation f basse;

ground cover plant (plante f) couvre-sol m inv;

ground crew personnel m au sol, personnel m non-navigant;

ground fire feu m de broussailles;

British ground floor rez-de-chaussée m inv;

∎ figurative to get in on the ground floor (at beginning of project) participer dès le début; (buy shares) acheter des actions dès leur émission;

Military ground forces armée f de terre;

ground frost gelée f blanche;

ground glass (glass) verre m dépoli; (as abrasive) verre m pilé;

Botany ground ivy lierre m terrestre;

ground level (ground floor) rez-de-chaussée m inv; (lowest level in organization) base f;

∎ at ground level au rez-de-chaussée;

Fishing ground line ligne f de fond;

Aviation ground operator (who organizes services, transfers etc) voyagiste m ou agence f de réceptif, réceptif m;

ground pepper poivre m moulu;

ground personnel personnel m au sol, personnel m non navigant;

ground plan (plan of ground floor) plan m au sol; (plan of action) plan m préparatoire;

ground pollution pollution f du sol;

ground rage = dans un aéroport, comportement agressif de certains passagers envers le personnel au sol, dû à une attente excessive avant l'embarquement;

ground rent redevance f foncière;

ground rice farine f de riz;

ground rule procédure f, règle f;

∎ to lay down the ground rules établir les règles du jeu;

Zoology ground squirrel spermophile m;

ground staff Sport personnel m responsable de l'entretien d'un terrain de sport; British (at airport) personnel m au sol, personnel m non-navigant;

Military ground war guerre f terrestre;

Geology ground water nappe f phréatique;

American Electricity ground wire fil m de terre;

Military ground zero hypocentre m, point m zéro

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7 reason

1.
['riːzn]noun

1) (cause) Grund, der

there is [no/every] reason to assume or believe that... — es besteht [kein/ein guter] Grund zu der Annahme, dass...

have no reason to complain or for complaint — sich nicht beklagen können

for that [very] reason — aus [eben] diesem Grund

no particular reason — (as answer) einfach so

all the more reason for doing something — ein Grund mehr, etwas zu tun

for no obvious reason — aus keinem ersichtlichen Grund

for the [simple] reason that... — [einfach,] weil...

by reason of — wegen; aufgrund

with reason — aus gutem Grund

2) no pl., no art. (power to understand; sense; Philos.) Vernunft, die; (sanity) gesunder Verstand

lose one's reason — den Verstand verlieren

you can have anything within reason — du kannst alles haben, solange es im Rahmen bleibt

stand to reason — unzweifelhaft sein

not listen to reason — sich (Dat.) nichts sagen lassen

see reason — zur Einsicht kommen

it stands to reason that... — es ist unzweifelhaft, dass...
2. intransitive verb
1) schlussfolgern ( from aus)

2)

reason with — diskutieren mit (about, on über + Akk.)

you can't reason with her — mit ihr kann man nicht vernünftig reden
3. transitive verb
schlussfolgern

ours not to reason why — es ist nicht unsere Sache, nach dem Warum zu fragen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/90768/reason_out">reason out

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rea·son

[ˈri:z^ən]

I. n

1. (cause) Grund m ( for für + akk)

the \reason [that] I'm asking is that... der Grund, warum ich frage, ist, dass...

for \reasons best known to herself, she's decided to... aus Gründen, die nur sie allein kennt, hat sie beschlossen zu...

there's no \reason to complain es gibt keinen Anlass, sich zu beschweren

give me one good \reason why I should stay nenne mir einen guten Grund, warum ich bleiben sollte

for \reasons of health aus gesundheitlichen Gründen

not guilty by \reason of insanity LAW nicht schuldig wegen Unzurechnungsfähigkeit

for \reasons of state aus Gründen der Staatsräson

there is every \reason to believe that... es spricht alles dafür, dass...

to have good/every [good]/no \reason to do sth guten/allen/keinen Grund haben, etw zu tun

the police have every good \reason to believe that... die Polizei hat allen Grund zur Annahme, dass...

for no obvious/particular \reason aus keinem ersichtlichen/besonderen Grund

for personal \reasons aus persönlichen Gründen

for some \reason aus irgendeinem Grund

by \reason of sth aufgrund [o wegen] einer S. gen

the \reason why [der Grund,] warum

the \reason why he did it was a mystery to us all [der Grund,] warum er es getan hast, war uns allen ein Rätsel

I'd like to know the \reason why ich wüsste gern, warum [o weshalb]

and that's the \reason why we decided against it und deshalb [o darum] haben wir uns dagegen entschieden

and that's the \reason why! und das ist der Grund dafür!

2. no pl (good cause) Grund m

to do sth with \reason etw aus gutem Grund tun

she was furious, and with \reason sie war wütend, und das aus gutem Grund

there is \reason to believe that... es gibt Grund zur Annahme, dass

to have \reason to believe that... Grund zur Annahme haben, dass...

3. no pl (power to think) Denkvermögen nt

the power of \reason logisches Denkvermögen

4. no pl (common sense) Vernunft f

there was \reason in what he said was er sagte, klang vernünftig

the Age of R\reason das Zeitalter der Vernunft

to reach the age of \reason vernünftig werden

to be [or go] beyond all \reason vollkommen unsinnig sein

to bring sb to \reason jdn zur Vernunft bringen

to see [or listen to] \reason auf die Stimme der Vernunft hören

they tried to persuade him, but he wouldn't listen to \reason sie versuchten, ihn zu überreden, aber er ließ sich einfach nichts sagen

it stands to \reason that... es ist logisch, dass...

within \reason innerhalb eines vernünftigen Rahmens

you can choose your own gift, within \reason wenn es im Rahmen bleibt, kannst du dir dein Geschenk selbst aussuchen

we'll do anything within \reason to... wir werden alles was in unserer Macht steht tun, um...

5. no pl (sanity) Verstand m

to lose one's \reason den Verstand verlieren

II. vi

1. (form judgments)

▪ to \reason from sth von etw dat ausgehen

\reasoning from past experience, she was convinced that... aufgrund ihrer [früheren] Erfahrung war sie davon überzeugt, dass...

2. (persuade)

▪ to \reason with sb vernünftig mit jdm reden

the police \reasoned with the hijackers to at least let the children go die Polizei versuchte, die Kidnapper [dazu] zu überreden, wenigstens die Kinder freizulassen

▪ to \reason with sb that... versuchen, jdm klarzumachen, dass...

III. vt

1. (deduce)

▪ to \reason that... schlussfolgern, dass...

▪ to \reason from sth that... aus etw [schluss]folgern [o schließen], dass...

from the suitcase in the passage, Gerald \reasoned that his aunt had arrived aus dem Koffer im Gang schloss Gerald, dass seine Tante eingetroffen war

2. (persuade)

▪ to \reason sb into sth jdn zu etw dat überreden

I \reasoned him into telling the truth ich überredete ihn, die Wahrheit zu sagen

▪ to \reason sb out of sth jdm etw ausreden

we have to \reason him out of giving up his studies wir müssen ihm die Idee ausreden, sein Studium aufzugeben

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['riːzn]
1. n

1) (= cause, justification) Grund m (for für)

reason for living or being — Grund m zum Leben

my reason for going, the reason for my going — (der Grund,) weshalb ich gehe/gegangen bin

to give sb reason for complaint — jdm Anlass or Grund zu Klagen geben

the police had no reason to interfere — die Polizei hatte keinen Grund einzugreifen; (but did) die Polizei hat ohne Grund eingegriffen

what's the reason for this celebration? — aus welchem Anlass wird hier gefeiert?

I want to know the reason why — ich möchte wissen, weshalb

and that's the reason why... — und deshalb...

and that's the reason why! — und das ist der Grund dafür!

I have (good) reason/every reason to believe that... — ich habe (guten) Grund/allen Grund anzunehmen, dass...

there is reason to believe that... — es gibt Gründe zu glauben, dass...

there is every reason to believe... — es spricht alles dafür...

for that very reason — eben deswegen

with (good) reason — mit gutem Grund, mit Recht

without any reason — ohne jeden Grund or Anlass, grundlos

for no reason at all — ohne ersichtlichen Grund

for no particular/apparent reason — ohne einen bestimmten/ersichtlichen Grund

why did you do that? – no particular reason — warum haben Sie das gemacht? – einfach nur so

for no other reason than that... —

for some reason (or ( an)other) — aus irgendeinem Grund

for reasons best known to himself/myself — aus unerfindlichen/bestimmten Gründen

all the more reason for doing it or to do it — umso mehr Grund, das zu tun

by reason of — wegen (+gen)

for reasons of State this was never disclosed — die Staatsräson machte die Geheimhaltung erforderlich

2) no pl (= mental faculty) Verstand m

to lose one's reason —

to reach the age of reason — verständig werden

the Age of Reason (Hist) — das Zeitalter der Vernunft

3) no pl (= common sense) Vernunft f

the voice of reason — die Stimme der Vernunft

to listen to reason — auf die Stimme der Vernunft hören

he won't listen to reason — er lässt sich (dat) nichts sagen

he's beyond reason — ihm ist mit Vernunft nicht beizukommen

that stands to reason — das ist logisch

we'll do anything within reason to... — wir tun alles, was in unserer Macht steht, um zu...

you can have anything within reason — Sie können alles haben, solange es sich in Grenzen hält

2. vi

1) (= think logically) vernünftig or logisch denken

the ability to reason — logisches Denkvermögen

2)

(= argue) to reason (with sb) — vernünftig mit jdm reden

there's no reasoning with him — mit ihm kann man nicht vernünftig reden

3. vt

1)

to reason sb out of sth — jdm etw ausreden

to reason sb into sth — jdn zu etw überreden

to reason why/what... — sich (dat) klarmachen, warum/was...

ours is not to reason why — es steht uns nicht an zu fragen, warum

he reasoned that if we hurried we could get there by 6 o'clock — er argumentierte, dass wir um 6.00 Uhr dort ankommen könnten, wenn wir uns beeilen würden, er rechnete vor, dass wir bis 6.00 Uhr dort sein könnten

2) (= deduce) schließen, folgern; (verbally) argumentieren; (= work out) problem durchdenken

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reason [ˈriːzn]

A s

1. (Beweg)Grund m (of, for gen, für), Ursache f ( for gen), Anlass m ( for gen, zu, für):

have (no) reason to do sth (keinen) Grund oder (keine) Veranlassung haben, etwas zu tun;

have reasons to celebrate Grund zum Feiern haben;

I have my reasons for saying this ich sage das nicht von ungefähr;

the reason why (der Grund,) weshalb;

for the same reason aus dem gleichen Grund oder Anlass;

for one reason or another aus irgendeinem Grund;

for reasons of health aus Gesundheitsgründen;

for reasons of space aus Platzgründen;

he did this for reasons best known to himself aus unerfindlichen Gründen; if sth like this happens, it is for a reason dann hat das (s)einen Grund;

by reason of wegen, infolge (gen);

with reason aus gutem Grund, mit Recht;

without any reason

a) auch for no reason grundlos, ohne Grund

b) völlig grundlos, ohne den geringsten Grund;

without good reason ohne triftigen Grund;

not without reason nicht ohne Grund, nicht umsonst;

there is (no) reason to suppose that … es besteht (kein) Grund zu der Annahme, dass …;

there is every reason to believe that … alles spricht dafür, dass …;

there is good reason for optimism es gibt guten Grund, optimistisch zu sein;

all the more reason ein Grund mehr (for doing, to do zu tun)

2. Begründung f, Rechtfertigung f:

reasons pl of state Staatsräson f

3. (ohne art) Vernunft f:

a) Verstand m

b) Einsicht f:

within reason innerhalb eines vernünftigen Rahmens;

there is reason in what you say was du sagst, hat Hand und Fuß;

be ( oder go) beyond all reason völlig überzogen sein (Forderungen etc);

bring sb to reason jemanden zur Vernunft oder Räson bringen;

lose one’s reason den Verstand verlieren;

listen to reason Vernunft annehmen;

regain one’s reason wieder zur Vernunft kommen;

it stands to reason that … es leuchtet ein, dass …; es ist (doch wohl) klar, dass …

4. (ohne art) PHIL Vernunbft f (Ggs Verstand): → age A 4

5. → premise² 1 a

B v/i

1. logisch denken, vernünftig urteilen

2. (with) vernünftig reden (mit), (jemandem) gut zureden, (jemanden) zu überzeugen suchen:

he is not to be reasoned with er lässt nicht mit sich reden

C v/t

1. schließen, folgern ( beide:

from aus)

2. oft reason out (logisch) durchdenken:

reasoned wohldurchdacht

3. zu dem Schluss kommen ( that dass)

4. ergründen ( what was; why warum)

5. (vernünftig) erörtern:

reason away etwas wegdiskutieren

6. jemanden durch Argumente überzeugen:

reason sb into (out of) sth jemandem etwas ein-(aus)reden

7. begründen

8. logisch formulieren

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1.
['riːzn]noun

1) (cause) Grund, der

there is [no/every] reason to assume or believe that... — es besteht [kein/ein guter] Grund zu der Annahme, dass...

have no reason to complain or for complaint — sich nicht beklagen können

for that [very] reason — aus [eben] diesem Grund

no particular reason — (as answer) einfach so

all the more reason for doing something — ein Grund mehr, etwas zu tun

for no obvious reason — aus keinem ersichtlichen Grund

for the [simple] reason that... — [einfach,] weil...

by reason of — wegen; aufgrund

with reason — aus gutem Grund

2) no pl., no art. (power to understand; sense; Philos.) Vernunft, die; (sanity) gesunder Verstand

lose one's reason — den Verstand verlieren

you can have anything within reason — du kannst alles haben, solange es im Rahmen bleibt

stand to reason — unzweifelhaft sein

not listen to reason — sich (Dat.) nichts sagen lassen

see reason — zur Einsicht kommen

it stands to reason that... — es ist unzweifelhaft, dass...
2. intransitive verb
1) schlussfolgern ( from aus)

2)

reason with — diskutieren mit (about, on über + Akk.)

you can't reason with her — mit ihr kann man nicht vernünftig reden
3. transitive verb
schlussfolgern

ours not to reason why — es ist nicht unsere Sache, nach dem Warum zu fragen

Phrasal Verbs:

- reason out

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n.

Anlass -¨e m.

Grund ¨-e m.

Ursache -n f.

Vernunft f.

Verstand -¨e m. v.

argumentieren v.

logisch denken ausdr.

venünftig reden ausdr.

vernünftig urteilen ausdr.

überlegen v.

English-german dictionary > reason
8 ground

1. n земля, поверхность земли

a narrow slip of ground — узкая полоска земли

on English ground — на английской земле

on firm ground — на суше, на твёрдой земле

to lie on the ground — лежать на земле

get off the ground — отрываться от земли

raze to the ground — сравнивать с землей

level to the ground — сравнивать с землей

to roll on the ground — кататься по земле

arcing ground — дуговое замыкание на землю

2. n почва, земля, грунт

fertile ground — плодородная почва

contaminated ground — радиоактивно заражённый грунт, радиоактивно заражённая местность

ground contamination — заражение местности стойкими отравляющими или радиоактивными веществами

ground moistening — грунтовое увлажнение

ground run monitor — блок контроля скорости пробега по земле

to open ground — подготавливать почву, начинать действовать

to thrust a spade into the ground — вонзить лопату в землю

to scratch the ground with a rake — рыхлить землю граблями

the ground rides soft — по этому грунту лошадь идёт мягко

3. n дно моря

to touch ground — коснуться дна

to strike ground — промерить глубину лотом

sea ground — морское дно

speed over the ground — скорость относительно дна моря

4. n горн. подошва выработки

5. n участок земли

under ground — под землей

ground firing — пуск с земли

ground level — уровень земли

ground effect — влияние земли

ground area — земельный участок

6. n сад, парк, участок земли вокруг дома

the mansion has extensive grounds — вокруг особняка обширный парк

ground reaction — влияние земли

ground landlord — владелец земли

ground clutter — засветка от земли

ground return — отражение от земли

sterile ground — безрудный участок

7. n площадка; спортивная площадка

building ground — строительная площадка

teeing ground — часть площадки, на которой находится метка

emergency landing ground — запасная посадочная площадка

calisthenic ground — площадка для вольных упражнений

recreation ground — площадка для игр; спортплощадка

pleasure ground — площадка для игр и развлечений

8. n полигон; аэродром; плац

Pacific Proving ground — тихоокеанский испытательный полигон

drill ground — плац

parade ground — плац

fly ground — аэродром

firing ground — полигон, стрельбище

ground alert — дежурство на аэродроме

9. n территория

camping ground — территория кемпинга

to yield ground to the enemy — сдать территорию врагу

exhibition ground — территория выставки

exibition ground — территория выставки

hostile ground — вражеская территория

10. n местность, область, район

level ground — ровная местность

open ground — открытая местность

undulating ground — волнистая местность

battle ground — район боя

ground plot — план местности

even ground — ровная местность

ground form — рельеф местности

ground fold — складка местности

11. n высота

dominating ground — господствующая высота

commanding ground — командная высота

12. n фон; грунт, грунтовка

green upon a ground of gold — зелёное на золотом фоне

a design of flowers on a white ground — узор из цветов на белом поле

dark ground oblique light — косое освещение на тёмном фоне

original ground surface — естественная поверхность грунта

spoil ground buoy — буй ограждения места свалки грунта

excavating of hard ground — разработка плотного грунта

ground temperature AGC — АРУ по температуре грунта

13. n офортный лак

etching ground — офортный грунт

ground basic slag — размолотый томасовский шлак

14. n жив. план

the middle ground — второй план

ground plan — план по нулевой отметке

15. n основание, причина, мотив

to have no ground for anxiety — не иметь оснований беспокоиться

to have no ground for suspicion — не иметь причин для подозрений

there are several grounds of suspicion against him — имеется несколько причин подозревать его

what is the ground of his complaint? — на каком основании он жалуется?

there are still grounds for hope — всё ещё можно надеяться;

on both these grounds — по этим двум причинам

on personal grounds — по личным мотивам, из личных соображений

on what ground? — на каком основании?, по какой причине?

on what grounds are you refusing? — на каком основании вы отказываетесь?

I acted on good grounds — у меня были все основания действовать таким образом

ground work — основание

ground bed — земляное основание

afford ground — давать основания

ground of action — основание иска

good ground — достаточное основание

16. n предмет, тема

forbidden ground — запретная тема

to tread on forbidden ground — затрагивать запретную тему

debatable ground — спорная тема; предмет спора

common ground — вопрос, в котором спорящие стороны сходятся

delicate ground — щекотливая тема; щекотливый вопрос, щекотливая ситуация

to cover much ground — охватывать много вопросов

to cover the ground — ничего не пропустить

we have a lot of ground to cover — нам ещё многое нужно сделать

17. n l

18. n осадок, гуща, подонки

coffee grounds — кофейная гуща

fallout pattern on the ground — apaктер выпадения осадков

19. n редк. остатки пищи

20. n уст. фундамент

21. n уст. основной принцип

ground mode — основная мода

ground mass — основная масса

ground moraine — основная морена

ground state — основное состояние

ground rule — основные правила игры

22. n уст. зачатки, основы

23. n уст. основная, основополагающая часть

vital ground — основной район обороны

ground plasma — основное вещество цитоплазмы

building above ground level — наземная часть здания

ground tissue parenchima — паренхима основной ткани

equipment ground — заземление нетоковедущих частей установки

24. n уст. охот. нора

to run to ground — загнать в нору

25. n уст. текст. основа

on the ground of — на основании; на основе; по причине; исходя из соображения

26. n уст. муз. граунд, остинатный бас

below ground — умерший, скончавшийся; в земле, в могиле

burnt down to the ground — сожжённый дотла

to begin again from the ground up — начать всё с нуля

to fall to the ground — рушиться; оказаться бесплодным

to be on the ground — драться на дуэли

the conference got off the ground — конференция начала работу

to get the conference off the ground — сдвинуть конференцию с мёртвой точки

to fall on stony ground — падать на бесплодную ночву

into the ground — до последней степени; перейдя все границы

27. a наземный

ground troops — наземные войска

ground operations — наземные боевые действия

ground defence — наземная оборона

ground reconnaissance — наземная разведка

ground beacon — наземный маяк

ground burst — наземный взрыв

ground target — наземная цель

ground cue — наземный ориентир

ground spare — наземный резерв

28. a держащийся низко над землёй

ground fog — низкий туман

ground kick — низкий удар

bad holding ground — плохо держащий грунт

foul holding ground — плохо держащий грунт

good holding ground — хорошо держащий грунт

low-lying ground — низкая местность, низина

29. a аэродромный

ground flare — аэродромный сигнальный огонь

ground power — аэродромное питание

ground starter — аэродромный стартер

ground power supply — аэродромное питание

ground service unit — аэродромная установка

ground air source — аэродромная пневмосистема

30. v сесть на мель

the ship grounded — корабль сел на мель

ground mine — донная мина

ground strap — заземляющая шина

ground tint — краска для печатания фона

ground block — клише для печатания фона

ground bus — земляная шина; шина заземления

31. v посадить на мель

middle ground — мель посредине входа или фарватера

attainable ground area — зона возможных точек посадки

32. v мор. заставить выброситься на берег или приткнуться к берегу

ground current — ток заземления

common ground! — согласен!; я тоже так думаю!

ground fault current — земляной ток повреждения

embarkation ground — район посадки или погрузки на суда

he stood riveted to the ground — он стоял как вкопанный

33. v ав. приземляться

take the ground — приземляться

taken the ground — приземлялся

34. v ав. заставить приземлиться

took the ground — приземлился

35. v ав. препятствовать отрыву от земли

the planes were grounded by the fog, the fog grounded the planes — из-за тумана самолёты не могли подняться в воздух

ground launch — пуск ракеты с Земли

speed near ground — скорость у земли

ground absorption — поглощение землей

ground proximity — сближение с землей

ground visibility — видимость у земли

36. v ав. класть, опускать на землю

to ground arms — складывать оружие, сдаваться

dash to the ground — бросаться на землю

ground mounted — установленный на земле

ground runup — гонка двигателя на земле

to trench the ground — вскапывать землю

ground detector — указатель утечки в землю

37. v ав. опускаться на землю

on ground — на земле

ground impact — удар о землю

ground leak — утечка на землю

ground roll — пробег по земле

holy ground — освящённая земля

38. v ав. основывать, обосновывать

the theory is well grounded — теория хорошо обоснована

39. v ав. обучать основам

to be well grounded in grammar — хорошо знать основы грамматики

40. v ав. эл. заземлять

ground wire — заземляющий провод

ground stake — заземляющий стержень

ground contact — заземляющий контакт

ground electrode — заземляющий электрод

ground the airplane — заземлять самолет

41. v ав. спец. грунтовать

42. v ав. мездрить

43. v ав. стр. положить основание

reasonable ground — достаточное, разумное основание

on the ground that — на том основании; что

on that ground … — на том основании, что …

on the same ground — на том же основании

44. v ав. отстранять от полётов; отчислять из лётного состава

45. v ав. лишать водительских прав; не разрешать водить автомобиль

hovering in the ground effect — висение в зоне влияния земли

in ground effect — в зоне влияния земли

46. v ав. отчислять из флота

47. v ав. не разрешать вылет; не разрешать старт

clear ground — разрешать взлет

48. a молотый, толчёный, измельчённый

ground coffee — молотый кофе

ground rice — рисовая мука

ground cloves — молотая гвоздика

ground spices — молотые пряности

ground limestone — молотый известняк

roasted ground figs — обжаренный молотый инжир

roasted ground chicory — обжаренный молотый цикорий

49. a матовый, матированный

ground glass — матовое стекло

ground glass retouching — ретуширование на матовом стекле

Синонимический ряд:

1. base (noun) account; base; basement; basis; bed; bedrock; bottom; cause; factor; foot; footing; foundation; groundwork; hardpan; infrastructure; motivation; motive; premise; rest; root; seat; seating; substratum; substruction; substructure; underpinning; understructure

2. land (noun) dirt; dry land; earth; land; loam; mold; mould; soil; terra firma

3. reason (noun) argument; proof; reason; wherefore; why; whyfor

4. base (verb) base; bottom; build; establish; fix; found; predicate; rest; root in; seat; set; settle; stay

5. crunched (verb) crunched; gnashed

6. fell (verb) bowl down; bowl over; bring down; cut down; deck; down; drop; fell; flatten; floor; knock down; knock over; lay low; level; mow down; prostrate; throw; throw down; tumble

7. ground (verb) bone up; crammed; ground

8. instruct (verb) educate; indoctrinate; instruct; train

9. milled (verb) crushed; granulated; milled; powdered; pulverised

10. slaved (verb) drudged; grubbed; plodded; slaved; slogged; toiled

Антонимический ряд:

embellishment; heaven

English-Russian base dictionary > ground
9 subject

I ['sʌbdʒɪkt]
nome

1) (topic) soggetto m., argomento m.

to change o drop the subject cambiare argomento, lasciare cadere l'argomento; to raise a subject sollevare una questione; while we're on the subject of... — visto che siamo in tema di

2) (at school, college) materia f.; (for research, study) soggetto m.

her subject is genetics — è specializzata in genetica

3) art. fot. soggetto m.

4) (focus)

to be the subject of an inquiry — essere l'oggetto di un'inchiesta

5) ling. soggetto m.

6) (citizen) suddito m. (-a)
II ['sʌbdʒɪkt]
aggettivo

1) (subservient) [people, race] asservito, sottomesso

2) (obliged to obey)

to be subject to — essere soggetto a [law, rule]

3) (liable)

to be subject to — essere soggetto a [flooding, fits]; essere assoggettabile a [ tax]

prices are subject to increases — i prezzi possono subire aumenti

flights are subject to delay — i voli possono subire ritardi

4) (dependent)

to be subject to — dipendere da [ approval]

"subject to alteration" — "soggetto a variazioni"

"subject to availability" — (of flights, tickets) "in base alla disponibilità"; (of goods) "salvo venduto"
III [səb'dʒekt]
verbo transitivo

1) (expose)

to subject sb. to — esporre qcn. a [ insults]; sottoporre qcn. a [ stress]

to be subjected to — dover sopportare [ noise]; essere oggetto di [ attacks]; essere sottoposto a [ torture]

to subject sth. to heat — esporre qcs. al calore

2) lett. (subjugate) sottomettere [race, country]

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1. adjective
((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) sottomesso
2. noun
1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) suddito

2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) soggetto, argomento

3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) materia

4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) motivo

5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) soggetto
3. [səb'‹ekt] verb
1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) assoggettare, sottomettere

2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) sottoporre

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- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to
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subject (1) /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/
a.

1 soggetto; assoggettato; sottomesso; sottoposto; esposto: subject nations, nazioni soggette; subject tribes, tribù sottomesse; Even foreigners are subject to the laws of the country, anche gli stranieri sono soggetti alle leggi del paese; I'm subject to tremendous headaches, vado soggetto a tremende emicranie; to be subject to envy, essere esposto all'invidia

2 (leg.) subordinato ( a condizioni, restrizioni, ecc.)

● subject to, salvo: Subject to correction, these are the facts, salvo errore, i fatti sono questi □ (comm.: di un prodotto) subject to availability, se disponibile; salvo venduto □ ( banca, fin.) subject to collection, salvo incasso; salvo buon fine (abbr. S.B.F.) □ (comm.) subject to sale (o subject to goods being unsold), salvo venduto □ ( di un popolo, ecc.) to be held subject, essere assoggettato; essere tenuto in sudditanza □ (comm.) All prices ( are) subject to alteration, tutti i prezzi sono suscettibili di variazione.
♦ subject (2) /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/
n.

1 soggetto ( anche gramm.); argomento; oggetto ( di esame, esperimento, ecc.): the subject of the speech [of the book], il soggetto del discorso [del libro]; (gramm.) Every verb has a subject, ogni verbo ha un soggetto; to change the subject, cambiare argomento; to drop the subject (o to let the subject drop) lasciar cadere l'argomento; on the subject of, a proposito di; to get onto a subject, arrivare a un argomento; entrare in un discorso; He's a subject for ridicule, è oggetto di scherno NOTA D'USO: - argument o topic?-

2 materia ( di studio); disciplina: compulsory subjects, materie (di studio) obbligatorie; subsidiary subject, materia complementare ( all'università); Chemistry is my favourite subject, la chimica è la mia materia preferita; DIALOGO → - Before an exam- History's my weakest subject, and I'm worried, that's all, la storia è la materia in cui vado peggio e sono preoccupata, questo è tutto; DIALOGO → - School- What subjects did you have at school today?, che materie avevi oggi a scuola?

3 suddito; cittadino: rulers and subjects, governanti e sudditi; He is a British subject, è cittadino britannico

4 (form.) causa; motivo; occasione: a subject for great sorrow, una causa di grande dolore; I'll give you no subject for complaint, non vi darò motivo di lagnarvi di me

5 (bot., zool.) esemplare

6 (med.) cadavere ( per sala anatomica)

7 (med., psic.) soggetto: a nervous subject, un soggetto nervoso

8 (mus.) tema ( di una sonata, ecc.)

● subject catalogue, catalogo per soggetto ( in una biblioteca) □ (fisc.) a subject for taxation, un soggetto d'imposta □ subject-heading, voce di indice □ subject matter, argomento; contenuto; oggetto; tema; materia □ (ass.) the subject matter insured, la cosa assicurata □ one's fellow-subjects, i propri concittadini.
(to) subject /səbˈdʒɛkt/
v. t.

1 assoggettare; soggiogare; sottomettere: to subject a nation to one's rule, assoggettare una nazione al proprio potere; soggiogare una nazione

2 ( anche tecn.) sottoporre; esporre: Iron must be subjected to a special process to become steel, il ferro deve essere sottoposto a un processo speciale per diventare acciaio; to subject sb. to ill-treatment, sottoporre q. a maltrattamenti

3 (med.) predisporre: His weakness subjected him to many diseases, la sua debolezza lo predisponeva a molte malattie

● to subject oneself, esporsi; sottomettersi: Don't subject yourself to ridicule [to criticism], non esporti al ridicolo [alle critiche].

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I ['sʌbdʒɪkt]
nome

1) (topic) soggetto m., argomento m.

to change o drop the subject cambiare argomento, lasciare cadere l'argomento; to raise a subject sollevare una questione; while we're on the subject of... — visto che siamo in tema di

2) (at school, college) materia f.; (for research, study) soggetto m.

her subject is genetics — è specializzata in genetica

3) art. fot. soggetto m.

4) (focus)

to be the subject of an inquiry — essere l'oggetto di un'inchiesta

5) ling. soggetto m.

6) (citizen) suddito m. (-a)
II ['sʌbdʒɪkt]
aggettivo

1) (subservient) [people, race] asservito, sottomesso

2) (obliged to obey)

to be subject to — essere soggetto a [law, rule]

3) (liable)

to be subject to — essere soggetto a [flooding, fits]; essere assoggettabile a [ tax]

prices are subject to increases — i prezzi possono subire aumenti

flights are subject to delay — i voli possono subire ritardi

4) (dependent)

to be subject to — dipendere da [ approval]

"subject to alteration" — "soggetto a variazioni"

"subject to availability" — (of flights, tickets) "in base alla disponibilità"; (of goods) "salvo venduto"
III [səb'dʒekt]
verbo transitivo

1) (expose)

to subject sb. to — esporre qcn. a [ insults]; sottoporre qcn. a [ stress]

to be subjected to — dover sopportare [ noise]; essere oggetto di [ attacks]; essere sottoposto a [ torture]

to subject sth. to heat — esporre qcs. al calore

2) lett. (subjugate) sottomettere [race, country]

English-Italian dictionary > subject
10 subject

1. adjective
((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) podrejen
2. noun
1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) podložnik

2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) tema

3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) predmet

4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) vzrok

5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) osebek
3. [səb'‹ekt] verb
1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) podvreči

2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) izpostaviti

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- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to
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I [sʌbdžikt]
1.

noun

podložnik, podanik, državljan; predmet (stvar) pogovora, téma; učni predmet; music téma; razlog, povod, vzrok, motiv ( for za); človek, oseba; grammar osebek, subjekt; philosophy ego; poskusni predmet (oseba, žival); mrlič (za seciranje); medicine oseba, pacient

on the subject of — gledé, kar se tiče, kar zadeva

a subject for complaint — razlog za pritožbo

the subject of ridicule — predmet posmehovanja

compulsory (optional, additional) subject — obvezen (izbiren, dodaten) učni predmet

a hysterical subject — histerična oseba (pacient)

a nervous subject — živčna oseba, živčnež

the liberty of the subject — državljanska svoboda

a ticklish subject — kočljiv, delikaten predmet

he is a French subject — on je francoski državljan

there is no subject for joking — ni nobenega razloga za zbijanje šal

to change the subject — menjati témo (razgovora)

to drop a subject — opustiti razgovor o nekem predmetu

to wander from the subject — oddaljiti se od predmeta;

2.

adjective

podvržen, podložen, podrejen (to komu, čemu), odvisen (to od); nesamostojen (država itd.); občutljiv (to za), nagnjen (to k), izpostavljen (to čemu)

subject to — pogojèn z, s pogojem; odvisen od (česa), s pridržkom

subject to his consent — če on privoli

subject to your approval — s pogojem (pridržkom), da vi odobrite

subject to duty — podvržen carini

subject to ridicule — izpostavljen posmehu

I am subject to indigestion — podvržen sem prebavnim motnjam

the treaty is subject to ratification — pogodba mora biti ratificirana, da postane veljavna

she is subject to headaches — ona je nagnjena h glavobolom

to hold subject — imeti v podložnosti, v odvisnosti

to be held subject — biti odvisen
II [səbdžékt]
transitive verb

podvreči, podrediti; podjarmiti; napraviti odvisno (to od); izpostaviti (to čemu); obrzdati; napraviti dovzetnega za

to subject a country to one's way — podjarmiti si deželo

you must subject it to analysis — to morate analizirati

to subject o.s. to ridicule — izpostavljati se posmehu

I don't want to subject myself to his criticism — ne maram se izpostavljati njegovi kritiki

he had been subjected to a lot of suffering — mnogo je pretrpel

to subject s.o. to a test — preskusiti koga

English-Slovenian dictionary > subject
11 lay

I
1. lei past tense, past participle - laid; verb
1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) poner, colocar

2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) tender

3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) preparar

4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) tender; allanar; alisar

5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) calmar, aquietar

6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) poner

7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) apostar

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2. verb
(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) dividir en capas

- layabout
- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste
II see lie II
III lei adjective
1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laico

2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) lego, no profesional

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IV lei noun
(an epic poem.) romance

lay¹ vb poner

he laid the map on the table puso el mapa sobre la mesa

hens lay eggs las gallinas ponen huevos

to lay the table poner la mesa

will you lay the table? ¿quieres poner la mesa?

El pasado y participio pasado de lay se escribe laid; el gerundio se escribe laying

lay² vb

she lay unconscious on the floor yacía en el suelo, inconsciente

Es el pasado de lie

en el sentido de yacer, estar tumbado

lay

tr[leɪ]

adjective

1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL laico,-a, seglar

2 (non-professional) lego,-a, no profesional

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

lay brother hermano lego

lay figure maniquí

lay preacher predicador,-ra seglar

lay sister hermana lega

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lay

tr[leɪ]

noun

1 SMALLLITERATURE/SMALL (ballad) romance nombre masculino

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lay

tr[leɪ]

past

1→ link=lie lie{ 2

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lay

tr[leɪ]

transitive verb (pt & pp laid tr[leɪd])

1 (gen) poner, colocar; (spread out) extender

2 (bricks, carpet) poner; (cable, pipe) tender; (foundations, basis) echar; (bomb) colocar

3 (prepare) preparar; (curse) lanzar

4 (eggs) poner

5 (bet) apostar

6 (charge) formular

7 taboo follar

intransitive verb

1 (hen) poner huevos

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be a great lay taboo ser muy bueno,-a en la cama

to be laid low estar enfermo,-a ( with, de)

to be laid up tener que guardar cama

to lay claim to something hacer valer su derecho a algo

to lay down the law dictar la ley

to lay emphasis on something hacer hincapié en algo

to lay it on / lay it on a bit thick familiar cargar la mano, cargar las tintas 2 (praise) hacer la pelota

to lay one on somebody SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar hacerle una jugarreta a alguien

to lay one's hands on somebody pillar a alguien

to lay open to... exponer a...

■ this would lay us open to criticism esto nos expondría a las críticas

to lay something flat derribar algo

to lay something on the line (make clear) dejar algo bien claro 2 (risk) arriesgar

■ she laid her life on the line for her children se jugó la vida por sus hijos

to lay the table poner la mesa

to lay the blame on somebody echar la culpa a alguien

to lay up trouble for oneself crearse problemas

to lay waste to arrasar, asolar

the lay of the land SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL la topografía

lay ['leɪ] vt, laid ['leɪd] ; laying

1) place, put: poner, colocar

she laid it on the table: lo puso en la mesa

to lay eggs: poner huevos

2) : hacer

to lay a bet: hacer una apuesta

3) impose: imponer

to lay a tax: imponer un impuesto

to lay the blame on: echarle la culpa a

4)

to lay out present: presentar, exponer

he laid out his plan: presentó su proyecto

5)

to lay out design: diseñar (el trazado de)

lay pp lie

lay adj

secular: laico, lego

lay n

1) : disposición f, configuración f

the lay of the land: la configuración del terreno

2) ballad: romance m, balada f

lay

adj.

• laical adj.

• laico, -a adj.

• lego, -a adj.

• seglar adj.

n.

• disposición s.f.

• situación s.f.

pret.

(Preterito definido de "to lie")

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: laid) = acabar con v.

• acostar v.

• derribar v.

• poner v.

(§pres: pongo, pones...) pret: pus-

pp: puesto

fut/c: pondr-•)

I leɪ
past of lie II II

II
1.

(past & past p laid) transitive verb

1) (put, place) poner*

lay the cloth flat on the table — extiende la tela sobre la mesa

he laid a blanket over the sleeping child — cubrió al niño dormido con una manta

2) (arrange, put down in position) \<\<bricks/carpet\>\> poner*, colocar*; \<\<cable/pipes\>\> tender*, instalar; \<\<mines\>\> sembrar*

3) ( prepare) \<\<trap/ambush\>\> tender*; \<\<plans\>\> hacer*

to lay the table — poner* la mesa

4) (present, put forward)

to lay a complaint against somebody — formular or presentar una queja contra alguien; claim I 2)

5) ( impose)

to lay a burden/fine on somebody — imponer* una carga sobre/una multa a alguien; see also blame II a), stress I 2) a), emphasis

6) ( cause to be)

one blow laid him flat on his back — de un golpe quedó tendido de espaldas en el suelo

her statements laid her open to criticism — sus declaraciones la dejaron expuesta a críticas

to lay somebody low: he was laid low by malaria — estuvo postrado con malaria

7) ( Zool)

to lay eggs — \<\<bird/reptile\>\> poner* huevos; \<\<fish/insects\>\> desovar*

8) \<\<bet\>\> hacer*; \<\<money\>\> apostar*; odds 1)

9) ( to have sex with) (sl)

to get laid — echar(se) un polvo (fam)

2.

vi

1) \<\<hen\>\> poner* huevos

2) (crit) lie II II

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Phrasal Verbs:

- lay about

- lay aside

- lay down

- lay in

- lay into

- lay off

- lay on

- lay out

- lay up

III

adjective (before n)

a) ( secular) ( Relig) <organization/education> laico

lay preacher — predicador, -dora m,f seglar

b) ( not expert)

the lay reader — el lector profano en la materia, el lector no especializado

IV

noun (sl)

he's/she's a good lay — es muy bueno/buena en la cama (fam)

I [leɪ]
1. VT
(pt, pp laid)
1) (=place, put) poner, colocar; [+ carpet, lino] poner, extender; [+ bricks] poner, colocar; [+ pipes] (in building) instalar; [+ cable, mains, track, trap] tender; [+ foundations] echar; [+ foundation stone] colocar; [+ bomb, explosives] colocar; [+ mines] sembrar

• I haven't laid eyes on him for years — hace años que no lo veo

• I didn't lay a finger on it! — ¡no lo toqué!

• to lay sth flat — extender algo (sobre la mesa etc)

• I don't know where to lay my hands on... — no sé dónde echar mano a or conseguir...

• to lay sth over or on sth — extender algo encima de algo

2) (=prepare) [+ fire] preparar; [+ plans] hacer

• to lay the table — (Brit) poner la mesa

- the best laid plans

3) (=present) [+ plan, proposal] presentar ( before a); [+ accusation, charge] hacer; [+ complaint] formular, presentar

• to lay a claim before sb — presentar una reivindicación a algn

• to lay the facts before sb — presentar los hechos a algn
charge 1., 1), claim 1., 2)
4) (=attribute) [+ blame] echar; [+ responsibility] atribuir (on a)

to lay the blame (for sth) on sb — echar la culpa (de algo) a algn

5) (=flatten, suppress) [+ corn] abatir, encamar; [+ dust] matar; [+ doubts, fears] acallar; [+ ghost] conjurar

6) (=cause to be)

• to lay a town flat — arrasar or destruir una ciudad

• he has been laid low with flu — la gripe lo ha tenido en cama

• to lay o.s. open to attack/criticism — exponerse al ataque/a la crítica

• to be laid to rest — ser enterrado

7) [+ bet] hacer; [+ money] apostar (on a)

I'll lay you a fiver on it! — ¡te apuesto cinco libras a que es así!

to lay that... — apostar a que...

they're laying bets on who is going to leave next — hacen apuestas sobre quién será el próximo en marcharse
odds
8) [+ egg] [bird, reptile] poner; [fish, amphibian, insect] depositar

it lays its eggs on/in... — [fish, amphibian, insect] deposita los huevos or desova en...

9) ** (=have sex with) tirarse a ***, follarse a (Sp) ***

2.

VI [hen] poner (huevos)

3. N

1) [of countryside, district etc] disposición f, situación f

the lay of the land — (US) la configuración del terreno; (fig) la situación, el estado de las cosas

2)

hen in lay — gallina f ponedora

to come into lay — empezar a poner huevos

to go out of lay — dejar de poner huevos

3) **

she's an easy lay — es una tía fácil *

she's a good lay — se lo hace muy bien **

4) *** (=act) polvo *** m

4.

CPD

lay days NPL — (Comm) días mpl de detención or inactividad

- lay about

- lay aside

- lay away

- lay by

- lay down

- lay in

- lay into

- lay off

- lay on

- lay out

- lay over

- lay up

II

[leɪ]
PT of lie II, 1., 1)
III [leɪ]
1.

ADJ (Rel) laico, lego, seglar; (=non-specialist) lego, profano, no experto

2.

CPD

lay brother N — (Rel) donado m, lego m, hermano m lego

lay person N — (Rel) lego(-a) m / f; (=non-specialist) profano(-a) m / f

lay preacher N — predicador(a) m / f laico(-a)

lay reader N — (Rel) persona laica encargada de conducir parte de un servicio religioso

lay sister N — (Rel) donada f, lega f

IV

[leɪ]
N (Mus, Literat) trova f, canción f
* * *

I [leɪ]
past of lie II II

II
1.

(past & past p laid) transitive verb

1) (put, place) poner*

lay the cloth flat on the table — extiende la tela sobre la mesa

he laid a blanket over the sleeping child — cubrió al niño dormido con una manta

2) (arrange, put down in position) \<\<bricks/carpet\>\> poner*, colocar*; \<\<cable/pipes\>\> tender*, instalar; \<\<mines\>\> sembrar*

3) ( prepare) \<\<trap/ambush\>\> tender*; \<\<plans\>\> hacer*

to lay the table — poner* la mesa

4) (present, put forward)

to lay a complaint against somebody — formular or presentar una queja contra alguien; claim I 2)

5) ( impose)

to lay a burden/fine on somebody — imponer* una carga sobre/una multa a alguien; see also blame II a), stress I 2) a), emphasis

6) ( cause to be)

one blow laid him flat on his back — de un golpe quedó tendido de espaldas en el suelo

her statements laid her open to criticism — sus declaraciones la dejaron expuesta a críticas

to lay somebody low: he was laid low by malaria — estuvo postrado con malaria

7) ( Zool)

to lay eggs — \<\<bird/reptile\>\> poner* huevos; \<\<fish/insects\>\> desovar*

8) \<\<bet\>\> hacer*; \<\<money\>\> apostar*; odds 1)

9) ( to have sex with) (sl)

to get laid — echar(se) un polvo (fam)

2.

vi

1) \<\<hen\>\> poner* huevos

2) (crit) lie II II

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Phrasal Verbs:

- lay about

- lay aside

- lay down

- lay in

- lay into

- lay off

- lay on

- lay out

- lay up

III

adjective (before n)

a) ( secular) ( Relig) <organization/education> laico

lay preacher — predicador, -dora m,f seglar

b) ( not expert)

the lay reader — el lector profano en la materia, el lector no especializado

IV

noun (sl)

he's/she's a good lay — es muy bueno/buena en la cama (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > lay
12 just

I [dʒʌst]
aggettivo

1) (fair) [criticism, action, decision] giusto; [anger, complaint, demand] giustificato; [ person] giusto, equo, imparziale, onesto; [ comment] giusto, imparziale; [suspicion, claim] fondato; [ reward] giusto, meritato, adeguato

as is only just — come è giusto

without just cause — senza giusta causa

2) (exact) [account, calculation] giusto, esatto, corretto

3) dir. [ claim] fondato; [ title] valido; [ request] legittimo
II [dʒʌst]
avverbio

1) (very recently)

she's just arrived — è appena arrivata

2) (immediately) subito, appena

just after you left — subito dopo che tu sei partito

just before — appena prima

it's just after 10 am — sono appena passate le 10

3) (slightly) (with quantities) un po'; (indicating location or position) appena

just over, under 20 kg — un po' più, meno di 20 kg

just after the station — subito dopo la stazione

4) (only, merely) solo

just a cup of tea — solo una tazza di tè

just for fun — solo per divertimento

just two days ago — solo due giorni fa

he's just a child — è solo un bambino

not just men — non solo (gli) uomini

5) (purposely) proprio, per l'appunto, giusto

he did it just to annoy us — l'ha fatto giusto per infastidirci

6) (barely)

just on time — appena in tempo

he's just 20 — ha solo 20 anni

I (only) just caught the train — ho preso il treno per un pelo

7) (simply) solo, soltanto, semplicemente, solamente

just tell the truth — dì soltanto la verità

she just won't listen — non vuole proprio ascoltare

just a moment — (please wait) solo un attimo o momento; (when interrupting, disagreeing) un momento

8) (exactly, precisely) esattamente, proprio, precisamente

that's just what I suggested — è esattamente ciò che ho suggerito

it's just what you were expecting — è proprio quello che ti aspettavi

just how do you hope to persuade him? — e allora come pensi di riuscire a convincerlo?

it's just right — è proprio giusto

he likes everything to be just so — a lui piace che tutto sia esattamente così

she looks just like her father — assomiglia tantissimo a suo padre

it's just like you to be late — è proprio da te arrivare in ritardo

just so! — proprio così!

9) (possibly, conceivably)

it might o could just be true — potrebbe essere vero

10) (at this or that very moment)

to be just doing — stare proprio facendo

to be just about to do — essere proprio sul punto di fare

he was just leaving — stava giusto partendo

11) (positively, totally)

that's just ridiculous — è proprio ridicolo

12) (easily)

I can just imagine her as president — me la vedo proprio come presidente

I can just smell the pineforests — sento già il profumo dei pini

13) (with imperatives)

just keep quiet! — state (un po') zitti!

just look at the time! — ma guarda che ore sono!

just think, you could have been hurt! — pensa, ti saresti potuto fare male!

14) (in requests)

if I could just interrupt you — se posso permettermi di interromperla

15) (for emphasis in responses)

"that film was dreadful" - "wasn't it just!" — "il film era terribile!" - "davvero!"

16) (equally)

just as big, well as... — grande, bene esattamente come

17) just about appena appena, quasi

just about cooked, finished — quasi cotto, finito

just about everything — quasi tutto

I can just about see it — riesco appena appena a vederlo

I've had just about enough! — ne ho proprio abbastanza!

it's just about the most boring film I've seen — è forse il film più noioso che abbia mai visto

18) just now (a short time ago) appena; (at the moment) proprio adesso, in questo momento

19) just as proprio quando, nel momento in cui, mentre

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just as well! — tanto meglio!

I'd just as soon you didn't mention it — preferirei che tu non ne parlassi

take your raincoat just in case it rains — prendi il tuo impermeabile, in caso piova o caso mai piovesse

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I adjective
1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.)

2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.)

3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.)

•

- justly
- justness II adverb
1) ((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.)

2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.)

3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.)

4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.)

5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.)

6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.)

7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?)

8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.)

9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.)

•

- just about
- just now
- just then
* * *
I [dʒʌst] adj
(fair) giusto (-a)
II [dʒʌst] adv
1) (exactly) proprio, esattamente

just here/there — proprio qui/là

just behind/in front of/near — proprio dietro a/davanti a/vicino a

just when it was going well... — proprio quando tutto andava a gonfie vele...

just then or just at that moment — proprio in quel momento

it's just on 10 o'clock — sono le 10 in punto or precise

it costs just (on) £20 — costa 20 sterline tonde tonde

it's just what I wanted — è proprio quello che volevo

just right — proprio giusto

just what did he say? — cosa ha detto esattamente?

come just as you are — vieni così come sei

leave it just as it is — lascialo esattamente com'è

they are just like brothers — sono proprio come fratelli

that's just it!; that's just the point! — precisamente!, proprio così!, per l'appunto!

that's just (like) him, always late — è proprio da lui arrivare sempre in ritardo

just as I thought/expected — proprio come pensavo/mi aspettavo

just as he was leaving — proprio mentre se ne stava andando

just as you like — come vuoi

he likes everything just so fam — gli piace che tutto sia fatto a puntino

2) (recently, soon) appena, or ora

he's just done it/left — lo ha appena fatto/è appena partito

just this minute — proprio adesso

the book is just out — il libro è appena stato pubblicato

we were just going — stavamo giusto andando

just about — quasi

I've just about finished here — qui ho quasi finito

I was just about to phone — stavo proprio per telefonare

I'm just coming! — arrivo subito!

3) (only) soltanto, solo

it's just me — sono solo io

just the two of us — soltanto noi due

it's just 3 o'clock — sono le 3

just yesterday/this morning — soltanto ieri/stamattina

just for a laugh — tanto per ridere

it's just around the corner — è appena dietro l'angolo

just a minute!; just one moment! — un attimo!

4) (simply) semplicemente, soltanto

it's just a mistake — non è che uno sbaglio

I just told him to go away — gli ho semplicemente detto di andarsene

just ask someone the way — basta che tu chieda la strada a qualcuno

I just thought that... — pensavo solo che...

I just wanted to say that... — volevo solo dire che...

I just can't imagine — non riesco proprio a immaginare

it's just that I don't like it — il fatto è che non mi piace

it's just one of those things fam — così è la vita

5) (slightly) poco

just over/under 2 kilos — un po' più/meno di 2 chili

just before 5 o'clock — poco prima delle 5

just after 5 o'clock — poco dopo le 5

it's just after 10 (o'clock) — sono le 10 passate

just after I arrived — subito dopo il mio arrivo

it's just to the left/right — è subito a sinistra/destra

just after Christmas — poco dopo Natale

6) (barely) appena, (almost not) per un pelo

just in time — giusto or appena in tempo

I had just enough money — avevo giusto i soldi che mi servivano

just enough money for sth/to do sth — soldi appena sufficienti per qc/per fare qc

he (only) just caught/missed it; he caught/missed it, but only just — l'ha preso/perso proprio per un pelo

7)

(in comparison) it's just as good — è altrettanto buono

it's just as good as... — è buono quanto...

he speaks Italian just as well as I do — il suo italiano è buono almeno quanto il mio

8) (with imperatives) un po'

just imagine! — pensa un po'!

just look at this mess! — guarda un po' che disordine!

just wait a minute! — aspetta un momento!

just let me get my hands on him! fam — se lo prendo!

9) (emphatic) veramente, proprio

that's just fine! — va bene così!

so you regret buying it? — don't I just! — ti sei pentito di averlo comprato? — eccome!

10)

(phrases) I've had just about enough of this noise! fam — ne ho proprio avuto abbastanza di questo rumore!

it's just as well you didn't go — per fortuna non ci sei andato

it would be just as well if you didn't mention it — faresti bene a non parlarne

not just yet — non ancora

just now — proprio ora

I did it just now — l'ho fatto proprio adesso

I' m rather busy just now — in questo momento sono molto occupato

not just now — non proprio ora

take an umbrella just in case — prendi un'ombrello, che non si sa mai

just in case I don't see you — caso mai non ti vedessi

just the same, I'd rather... — ciononostante, preferirei...

I'd just as soon not go — preferirei non andarci

just my luck! — la mia solita sfortuna!

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I [dʒʌst]
aggettivo

1) (fair) [criticism, action, decision] giusto; [anger, complaint, demand] giustificato; [ person] giusto, equo, imparziale, onesto; [ comment] giusto, imparziale; [suspicion, claim] fondato; [ reward] giusto, meritato, adeguato

as is only just — come è giusto

without just cause — senza giusta causa

2) (exact) [account, calculation] giusto, esatto, corretto

3) dir. [ claim] fondato; [ title] valido; [ request] legittimo
II [dʒʌst]
avverbio

1) (very recently)

she's just arrived — è appena arrivata

2) (immediately) subito, appena

just after you left — subito dopo che tu sei partito

just before — appena prima

it's just after 10 am — sono appena passate le 10

3) (slightly) (with quantities) un po'; (indicating location or position) appena

just over, under 20 kg — un po' più, meno di 20 kg

just after the station — subito dopo la stazione

4) (only, merely) solo

just a cup of tea — solo una tazza di tè

just for fun — solo per divertimento

just two days ago — solo due giorni fa

he's just a child — è solo un bambino

not just men — non solo (gli) uomini

5) (purposely) proprio, per l'appunto, giusto

he did it just to annoy us — l'ha fatto giusto per infastidirci

6) (barely)

just on time — appena in tempo

he's just 20 — ha solo 20 anni

I (only) just caught the train — ho preso il treno per un pelo

7) (simply) solo, soltanto, semplicemente, solamente

just tell the truth — dì soltanto la verità

she just won't listen — non vuole proprio ascoltare

just a moment — (please wait) solo un attimo o momento; (when interrupting, disagreeing) un momento

8) (exactly, precisely) esattamente, proprio, precisamente

that's just what I suggested — è esattamente ciò che ho suggerito

it's just what you were expecting — è proprio quello che ti aspettavi

just how do you hope to persuade him? — e allora come pensi di riuscire a convincerlo?

it's just right — è proprio giusto

he likes everything to be just so — a lui piace che tutto sia esattamente così

she looks just like her father — assomiglia tantissimo a suo padre

it's just like you to be late — è proprio da te arrivare in ritardo

just so! — proprio così!

9) (possibly, conceivably)

it might o could just be true — potrebbe essere vero

10) (at this or that very moment)

to be just doing — stare proprio facendo

to be just about to do — essere proprio sul punto di fare

he was just leaving — stava giusto partendo

11) (positively, totally)

that's just ridiculous — è proprio ridicolo

12) (easily)

I can just imagine her as president — me la vedo proprio come presidente

I can just smell the pineforests — sento già il profumo dei pini

13) (with imperatives)

just keep quiet! — state (un po') zitti!

just look at the time! — ma guarda che ore sono!

just think, you could have been hurt! — pensa, ti saresti potuto fare male!

14) (in requests)

if I could just interrupt you — se posso permettermi di interromperla

15) (for emphasis in responses)

"that film was dreadful" - "wasn't it just!" — "il film era terribile!" - "davvero!"

16) (equally)

just as big, well as... — grande, bene esattamente come

17) just about appena appena, quasi

just about cooked, finished — quasi cotto, finito

just about everything — quasi tutto

I can just about see it — riesco appena appena a vederlo

I've had just about enough! — ne ho proprio abbastanza!

it's just about the most boring film I've seen — è forse il film più noioso che abbia mai visto

18) just now (a short time ago) appena; (at the moment) proprio adesso, in questo momento

19) just as proprio quando, nel momento in cui, mentre

••

just as well! — tanto meglio!

I'd just as soon you didn't mention it — preferirei che tu non ne parlassi

take your raincoat just in case it rains — prendi il tuo impermeabile, in caso piova o caso mai piovesse

English-Italian dictionary > just
13 do

du:
1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) 0

2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; ðo sit down) 0

3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) 0

4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) 0

5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) hacer

6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) hacer

7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) hacer

8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) servir, ir bien, ser suficiente

9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) hacer, dedicarse, estudiar

10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) ir

11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arreglar

12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) hacer, comportarse, actuar

13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) hacer

14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) causar, hacer

15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitar

2. noun
(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) fiesta, evento

- doer
- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with

do vb hacer

I must do my homework tengo que hacer los deberes

what are you doing? ¿qué haces?

we're doing German at school damos alemán en el colegio

could do with necesitar

I could do with a shower necesito una ducha

do as you are told! ¡haz lo que se te dice!

how do you do? ¿cómo está usted?

Con este saludo, la respuesta típica es también how do you do?

to do you good sentarte bien / irte bien

this medicine will do you good este medicamento te irá bien

to do well ir bien / tener éxito

he's doing well at school va bien en el colegio

what do you do? ¿a qué te dedicas? / ¿cuál es tu trabajo?do también se emplea para formular las preguntas en presente

do you like dancing? ¿te gusta bailar?

do elephants live in Asia? ¿viven los elefantes en Asia?

El pasado y participio pasado de do son did; el gerundio se escribe doing

Multiple Entries: D.O. do do.
do sustantivo masculino ( nota) C; ( en solfeo) do, doh (BrE);
◊ do de pecho high C, top C

do sustantivo masculino Mús (de solfeo) doh, do (de escala diatónica) C
do bemol, C-flat
do de pecho, high C
do sostenido, C-sharp Locuciones: dar el do de pecho, to do one's very best 'do' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrochar - acomodada - acomodado - acompañar - anda - animarse - apetecer - apostarse - aprender - arte - así - atañer - atonía - atreverse - bajeza - bastar - bastante - bastarse - bien - bola - bordar - brazo - bricolaje - broma - caballo - cacharro - cada - calaña - campar - capaz - cara - cargar - cascabel - casual - cepillarse - cerrar - colada - coletilla - comer - comandita - comecome - como - componer - componenda - compromiso - común - con - contentarse - contrapelo - corpachón English: about-face - about-turn - actually - advance - again - agree - aim to - all - all-out - allow - any - approachable - approve of - as - ask - aspect - associate - attempt - attribute - authorize - bankrupt - begin - best - born - bunk - burden - business - busywork - by - C - call - can - carry-on - cast - cease - cheap - chief - choose - cleaning - clear - come through - command - commit - compel - compelling - complaint - compute - conception - condescend - condition

do

tr[dʊː]

auxiliar (3rd pers sing pres does, pt did tr[dɪd], pp done tr[dʌn], ger doing)

1 (used in questions) no se traduce

■ do you smoke? ¿fumas?

■ do you know Susan? ¿conoces a Susan?

■ what do they want? ¿qué quieren?

■ where does Neil live? ¿dónde vive Neil?

■ what film did you see? ¿qué película viste?

■ when did they leave? ¿cuándo se fueron?

2 (used in negatives) no se traduce

■ I don't want to go no quiero ir

■ I don't play tennis no juego al tenis

■ they don't like meat no les gusta la carne

■ she doesn't live in London no vive en Londres

■ he didn't watch the match no vio el partido

■ we didn't go out yesterday no salimos ayer

3 (emphatic)

■ do come with us! ¡ánimo, vente con nosotros!

■ I do like your dress me encanta tu vestido

■ I did post it, I swear! ¡sí que lo mandé, te lo juro!

4 (substituting main verb)

■ do you like basketball? - yes, I do ¿te gusta el baloncesto? - sí, me gusta

■ did you see the film? - no, I didn't ¿viste la película? - no, no la vi

■ he plays chess and so do I él juega al ajedrez y yo también

■ I don't feel well - neither do I no me encuentro bien - yo tampoco

■ she likes jazz and so does he a ella le gusta el jazz y a él también

■ they went to the concert and so did we ellos fueron al concierto y nosotros también

■ who wears glasses? - Brian does ¿quién lleva gafas? - Brian

■ who broke the vase? - I did ¿quién rompió el florero? - yo

5 (in question tags)

■ you don't smoke, do you? no fumas, ¿verdad?

■ you like fish, don't you? a ti te gusta el pescado, ¿verdad?

■ she lives in Madrid, doesn't she? vive en Madrid, ¿verdad?

■ you went to their wedding, didn't you? tú fuiste a su boda, ¿verdad?

■ they didn't believe you, did they? no te creyeron, ¿verdad?

transitive verb

1 (gen) hacer

■ what are you doing here? ¿qué haces aquí?

■ what are you doing this weekend? ¿qué vas a hacer este fin de semana?

■ we'll have to do something about that door tendremos que hacer algo con esa puerta

■ do the right thing haz lo que debas

■ there's nothing to do in this town no hay nada que hacer en este pueblo

■ you do nothing but complain no haces más que quejarte

■ whatever you do, don't drink alcohol hagas lo que hagas, no bebas alcohol

■ what can I do about it? ¿qué quieres que haga yo?

2 (as job) hacer, dedicarse

■ what do you do (for a living)? ¿a qué te dedicas?

■ what does he want to do when he leaves university? ¿a qué quiere dedicarse cuando deje la universidad?

3 (carry out - job, task) hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo; (- duty) cumplir con

■ I've got to do the cooking/cleaning tengo que cocinar/limpiar

■ have you done your homework? ¿has hecho los deberes?

■ we do the shopping on Saturdays hacemos la compra los sábados

4 (study) estudiar

■ do you do biology at school? ¿estudias biología en el instituto?

■ we're doing Shakespeare this year estamos estudiando a Shakespeare este curso

■ she's doing French at university estudia filología francesa en la Universidad

■ he did Politics at Oxford estudió Ciencias Políticas en Oxford

5 (solve - puzzle) solucionar; (- crossword, sum) hacer

6 (produce, make - meal) preparar, hacer; (drawing, painting, translation, etc) hacer; (offer - service) servir, tener, hacer; (- discount) hacer

■ does this pub do food? ¿sirven comidas en este pub?

7 (attend to) atender, servir

■ what can I do for you? ¿en qué le puedo servir?

8 (put on, produce - play, opera, etc) presentar, dar, poner en escena; (play the part of) hacer el papel de

9 (finish, complete) terminar

■ have you done moaning? ¿has terminado de protestar?

10 (achieve) lograr, conseguir

■ he's done it! ¡lo ha conseguido!

11 (travel over - distance) recorrer, hacer; (complete - journey) hacer, ir; (travel at - speed) ir a

■ that car was doing at least 150kph aquel coche iba como mínimo a 150 kilómetros por hora

■ we did London to Nottingham in two and a half hours fuimos de Londres a Nottingham en dos horas y media

12 (be sufficient for) ser suficiente; (be satisfactory for, acceptable to) ir bien a

■ will 6 glasses do you? ¿será suficiente con seis vasos?

■ yes, that will do me nicely sí, eso me irá perfectamente

13 familiar (cheat, swindle) estafar, timar; (rob) robar; (arrest, convict) coger; (fine) encajar una multa; (serve time in prison) cumplir

■ you've been done! ¡te han timado!

intransitive verb

1 (act, behave) hacer

■ you'll do as you're told harás lo que te digan

■ do as I do haz lo que yo hago

■ do as you would be done by trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

2 (progress) ir

■ how are you doing? ¿qué tal vas?, ¿cómo te van las cosas?

■ she did badly in the exams le fueron mal los exámenes

■ both mother and baby are doing well madre e hija se encuentran bien

■ how are we doing for time? ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?

■ he's done really well for himself ha prosperado mucho

■ we did quite well out of that hemos salido bastante bien parados de eso

3 (complete, finish) terminar

■ have you done with the hairdryer? ¿has terminado con el secador?

4 (be sufficient) bastar, ser suficiente, alcanzar

■ will one slice do for you? ¿tendrás suficiente con una rebanada?

■ that'll do! ¡basta!

5 (be satisfactory, suitable) servir, estar bien

■ well, I suppose it'll have to do bueno, supongo que tendrá que servir

■ it doesn't do to be late no hay que llegar tarde

■ it (just/simply) won't do no puede ser

■ this cushion will do as/for a pillow este cojín servirá de almohada

noun

1 familiar (party) fiesta, guateque nombre masculino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

how do you do? (greeting) ¿cómo está usted? 2 (answer) mucho gusto, encantado,-a

that does it! ¡esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!, ¡ya está bien!

to be/have to do with somebody/something tener que ver con alguien/algo

■ it has nothing to do with you no tiene nada que ver contigo

■ his job has something to do with computers su trabajo está relacionado con los ordenadores

to do business with somebody negociar con alguien

to do drugs drogarse, consumir drogas

to do one's best hacer lo mejor posible

to do one's hair peinarse

to do one's military service hacer el servicio militar

to do one's nails arreglarse las uñas

to do something again volver a hacer algo

to do something for somebody (help) hacer algo por alguien 2 (flatter, suit) favorecer a alguien, quedarle bien a alguien 3 (please) atraer a alguien, decirle algo a alguien

what's done is done a lo hecho, pecho

you've done it now ahora sí que la has hecho buena

do's and don'ts reglas nombre femenino plural de conducta, normas nombre femenino plural

do ['du:] v, did ['dɪd] ; done ['dʌn] ; doing ; does ['dʌz] vt

1) carry out, perform: hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo

she did her best: hizo todo lo posible

2) prepare: preparar, hacer

do your homework: haz tu tarea

3) arrange: arreglar, peinar (el pelo)

4)

to do in ruin: estropear, arruinar

5)

to do in kill: matar, liquidar fam

do vi

1) : hacer

you did well: hiciste bien

2) fare: estar, ir, andar

how are you doing?: ¿cómo estás?, ¿cómo te va?

3) finish: terminar

now I'm done: ya terminé

4) serve: servir, ser suficiente, alcanzar

this will do for now: esto servirá por el momento

5)

to do away with abolish: abolir, suprimir

6)

to do away with kill: eliminar, matar

7)

to do by treat: tratar

he does well by her: él la trata bien

do v aux

1) (used in interrogative sentences and negative statements)

do you know her?: ¿la conoces?

I don't like that: a mí no me gusta eso

2) (used for emphasis)

I do hope you'll come: espero que vengas

3) (used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition)

do you speak English? yes, I do: ¿habla inglés? sí

do (sth.) in (To destroy)

expr.

• cargarse v.

• eliminar v.

• liquidar v.

do (sth.) in a picky way

expr.

• buscarle tres pies al gato expr.

• encontrarle defectos a todo expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: did, done) = arreglar v.

• desempeñar v.

• ejecutar v.

• hacer v.

(§pres: hago, haces...) pret: hic-

pp: hecho

fut/c: har-•)

• obrar v.

• resolver v.

I
1. duː, weak form dʊ, də
(3rd pers sing pres does; pres doing; past did; past p done) transitive verb

1) hacer*

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

I don't know what I'm going to do with you! — no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!; see also do with

2) ( carry out) \<\<job/task\>\> hacer*

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

3) ( as job)

what do you do? — ¿usted qué hace or a qué se dedica?

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

4) (achieve, bring about)

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

now you've done it! — ahora sí que la has hecho buena! (iró)

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

5)

a) (fix, arrange, repair)

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

b) ( clean) \<\<dishes\>\> lavar; \<\<brass/windows\>\> limpiar

6) (make, produce)

a) \<\<meal\>\> preparar, hacer*

would you do the carrots? — ¿me preparas (or pelas etc) las zanahorias?

b) \<\<drawinganslation\>\> hacer*

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

7) (BrE) ( offer)

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

8) (suffice for, suit)

two shirts will do me — con dos camisas me alcanza or tengo suficiente

9) ( travel)

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

10)

a) ( study) estudiar

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

b) ( visit) (colloq) \<\<sights/museum\>\> visitar

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

11) ( Theat)

a) ( play role of) hacer* el papel de

b) ( take part in) \<\<play\>\> actuar* en

c) ( impersonate) imitar

12) (colloq) ( serve in prison) cumplir

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

13) (BrE colloq)

a) (catch, prosecute) agarrar

he was done for speeding — le encajaron una multa por exceso de velocidad (fam)

b) ( cheat) estafar, timar

I've been done! — me han estafado or timado!

14) ( use) (sl)

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

15) (colloq) ( finish) terminar

are o (esp BrE) have you done complaining? — ¿has terminado de quejarte?

2.

vi

1) (act, behave) hacer*

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

2) (get along, manage)

how are you doing? — ¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?

how do you do? — ( as greeting) mucho gusto, encantado

how do? — (colloq & dial) ¿qué tal?

how are we doing for time/cash? — ¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

3) (go on, happen) (colloq) (in -ing form)

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

4)

a) (be suitable, acceptable)

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

b)

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

5) ( be enough) ser* suficiente, alcanzar*, bastar

one bottle will do — con una botella basta or es suficiente

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

6) ( finish) (in past p) terminar

I'm not o (BrE) I haven't done yet! — no he terminado todavía

7)

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

3.

1) Sense I

v aux [El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo (I 1) y el interrogativo (I 2), para agregar énfasis (I 3) o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente (II)]

2)

a) (used to form negative)

I do not o don't know — no sé

I did not o didn't see her — no la vi

do not touch! — no tocar

b) (with inversion after negative adv)

3)

a)

(used to form interrogative)

Ex:

does this belong to you? — ¿esto es tuyo?

did I frighten you? — ¿te asusté?

/Ex:

b)

(in exclamations)

Ex:

doesn't it make you sick! — dime si no es asqueante!

boy, do you need a bath! — Dios mío! qué falta te hace un baño!

/Ex:

4)

a)

( emphasizing)

Ex:

you do exaggerate! — cómo exageras!

you must admit, she did look ill — tienes que reconocer que tenía mala cara

do be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?

do please help yourself — sírvete por favor

/Ex:

b)

( expressing alternatives)

Ex:

I haven't decided, but if I do accept... — todavía no lo he decidido, pero si aceptara...

/Ex:

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

c) ( in legal formulae)

Sense II

5)

(in elliptical uses)

Ex:

do you live here? - yes, I do/no, I don't — ¿vives aquí? - sí/no

she wanted to come, but he didn't — ella quería venir, pero él no

she found it in your drawer - oh, did she? — lo encontró en tu cajón - ¿ah, sí?

I don't need a haircut - yes, you do! — no necesito cortarme el pelo - cómo que no!

she says she understands, but she doesn't — dice que comprende, pero no es así

I play the guitar - so do I — toco la guitarra - yo también

I don't like her music - I do — no me gusta su música - a mí sí

/Ex:

6)

(in tag questions)

Ex:

you know Bob, don't you? — conoces a Bob, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

I told you, didn't I? — te lo dije ¿no? or ¿no es cierto?

/Ex:

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do out of

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II duː
noun (pl dos)

1) c (party, gathering) (colloq) fiesta f, reunión f

2) ( state of affairs) (colloq) (no pl)

fair dos — (BrE colloq)

fair dos all round — a partes iguales para todos; (as interj) seamos justos!

3)

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

III dəʊ
noun (pl dos) ( Mus) do m

I [duː] ( 3rd pers sing present does) (pt did) (pp done)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) hacer

what are you doing tonight? — ¿qué haces esta noche?

I would never do a thing like that — yo nunca haría una cosa así

what's this doing on my chair? — ¿qué hace esto en mi silla?

I've got nothing to do — no tengo nada que hacer

he does nothing but complain — no hace más que quejarse

what's to be done? — ¿qué se puede hacer?

what's the weather doing? — ¿qué tal tiempo hace?

• to do sth again — volver a hacer algo, hacer algo de nuevo

it will have to be done again — habrá que volver a hacerlo, habrá que hacerlo de nuevo

• what's he ever done for me? — ¿qué ha hecho él por mí?

what can I do for you? — ¿en qué puedo servirle?, ¿qué se le ofrece? (LAm)

could you do something for me? — ¿me podrías hacer un favor?

what are we going to do for money? — ¿de dónde vamos a sacar dinero?

that dress doesn't do a lot for you * — este vestido no te queda muy bien

the new measures will do a lot for small businesses — las nuevas medidas serán de gran ayuda para las pequeñas empresas

after the accident she couldn't do much for herself — después del accidente casi no podía valerse por sí misma

• if you do anything to him I'll kill you — si le haces algo te mato

what's he done to his hair? — ¿qué se ha hecho en el pelo?

I could see what the stress was doing to him — era evidente cómo le estaba afectando el estrés

• what have you done with my slippers? — ¿dónde has puesto mis zapatillas?

what am I going to do with you? — ¿qué voy a hacer contigo?

what are you doing with yourself these days? — ¿qué haces ahora?

what am I going to do with myself for the rest of the day? — ¿qué puedo hacer el resto del día?

she didn't know what to do with herself once the children had left home — se encontró un poco perdida cuando sus hijos se fueron de casa
living 2., 1)
2) (=carry out) [+ work, essay] hacer

the work is being done by a local builder — un albañil de la zona está haciendo el trabajo

I've got a few jobs that need doing around the house — tengo algunas cosas que hacer en la casa

she was doing the crossword — estaba haciendo el crucigrama

to do the washing — hacer la colada
Some [do] + noun combinations require a more specific Spanish verb:
• Edmund does all the accounts — Edmund se encarga de or lleva la contabilidad

• to do the cooking — cocinar

• he did a drawing/ portrait of her — la dibujó/retrató, hizo un dibujo/retrato de ella

• to do one's duty (by sb) — cumplir con su deber (con algn)

• to do the ironing — planchar

• we did a lot of talking — hablamos mucho

3) (=clean)

• to do the dishes — lavar los platos

• to do the silver — limpiar la plata

• to do one's teeth — lavarse los dientes

4) (=arrange, prepare) [+ vegetables] preparar; [+ room] hacer, arreglar

this room needs doing — hay que hacer or arreglar esta habitación

• to do the flowers — arreglar las flores

• to do one's nails — hacerse or arreglarse las uñas
hair 1., 1)
5) (=spend) pasar

he did six years (in jail) — pasó seis años en la cárcel

he did two years as ambassador in Lagos — estuvo dos años como embajador en Lagos

I did five years as a policeman — fui policía durante cinco años

they have to do two years military service — tienen que hacer dos años de servicio militar

6) (=finish)

I've only done three pages — solo he hecho tres páginas

now you've (gone and) done it! * — ¡ahora sí que la has hecho buena! *

that's done it! * we're stuck now — ¡la hemos fastidiado! * ahora no podemos salir de aquí

that does it! * that's the last time I lend him my car — ¡es el colmo! or ¡hasta aquí hemos llegado!, es la última vez que le dejo el coche

have you done moaning? * — ¿has acabado de quejarte?
good 2., 2)
7) (=offer, make available)

they do a summer course in painting — dan un curso de verano de pintura

we only do one make of gloves — solo tenemos una marca de guantes

they do an estate version of this car — fabrican un modelo familiar de este coche

we do evening meals if ordered in advance — servimos cenas si se encargan con antelación

I can do you a discount on this model — le puedo hacer un descuento en este modelo

8) (=study) [+ university course, option] hacer, estudiar

I want to do Physics at university — quiero hacer or estudiar física en la universidad

to do Italian — hacer or estudiar italiano

we're doing Orwell this term — estamos estudiando a Orwell este trimestre

9) (Theat) [+ play] representar, poner; [+ part] hacer

he did King Lear in a BBC production — hizo (el papel) de King Lear en una producción de la BBC

10) (=mimic) [+ person] imitar

he does his maths master to perfection — imita a su profesor de matemáticas a la perfección

she was doing the worried mother bit ** — hacía el numerito de la típica madre preocupada *

11) (Aut, Rail etc) (=travel at) [+ speed] ir a; (=cover) [+ distance] cubrir

the car can do 100 miles per hour — el coche puede ir a 100 millas por hora

the car was doing 100 miles per hour — el coche iba a 100 millas por hora

we've done 200km already — ya hemos hecho 200km

we did London to Edinburgh in 8 hours — fuimos de Londres a Edimburgo en 8 horas

12) (=attend to)

the barber said he'd do me next — el barbero dijo que después me tocaría a mí

they do you very well in this hotel — en este hotel te dan muy buen servicio
proud
13) * (=visit) [+ city, museum] visitar, recorrer; [+ country] visitar, viajar por

we did six countries in an 8-week tour — visitamos seis países durante un viaje de 8 semanas

14) * (=be suitable, sufficient for)

will a kilo do you? — ¿le va bien un kilo?

that'll do me nicely — (=be suitable) eso me vendrá muy bien; (=suffice) con eso me basta

15) * (=cheat) estafar, timar; (=rob) robar

I've been done! — ¡me han estafado or timado!

16) * (=prosecute) procesar; (=fine) multar

she was done for shoplifting — la procesaron por robar en una tienda

he was done for speeding — le multaron por exceso de velocidad

17) * (=beat up) dar una paliza a

I'll do you if I get hold of you! — ¡te voy a dar una paliza como te pille!

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=act) hacer

do as I do — haz como yo

• you would do better to accept — sería aconsejable que aceptaras

• he did right — hizo lo correcto

• do as you think best — haga lo que mejor le parezca

• do as you are told! — ¡haz lo que te digo!

• she was up and doing at 6 o'clock — a las 6 de la mañana ya estaba levantada y trajinando

• you would do well to take his advice — harías bien en seguir su consejo

• you could do a lot worse than marry her — casarte con ella no es lo peor que podrías hacer
well I, 1., 1)
2) (=get on)

• he did badly in the exam — le fue mal en el examen

the team hasn't done badly this season — al equipo no le ha ido mal esta temporada

you didn't do so badly — no lo has hecho del todo mal

• you can do better than that — (essay, drawing) puedes hacerlo mejor; iro (=find better excuse) ¡y qué más!

• how is your father doing? — ¿cómo está tu padre?, ¿cómo le va a tu padre?

how are you doing? * — ¿qué tal?, ¿cómo te va?

how did you do in the audition? — ¿qué tal or cómo te fue en la audición?

• he's doing well at school — le va bien en el colegio

her son's doing well for himself — a su hijo le van muy bien las cosas

his business is doing well — los negocios le van bien

the patient is doing well — el paciente está respondiendo bien

the roses are doing well this year — las rosas han florecido muy bien este año
how do you do? (greeting) ¿cómo está usted?, gusto en conocerlo (LAm); (as answer) ¡mucho gusto!, ¡encantado!
3) (=be suitable)

• it doesn't do to upset her — cuidado con ofenderla

• will this one do? — ¿te parece bien este?

this room will do — esta habitación ya me va bien

will it do if I come back at eight? — ¿va bien si vuelvo a las ocho?

will tomorrow do? — ¿iría bien mañana?

it's not exactly what I wanted, but it will or it'll do — no es exactamente lo que quería pero servirá

this coat will do as a blanket — este abrigo servirá de manta

that will have to do — tendremos que conformarnos con eso

• that won't do, you'll have to do it again — así no está bien, tendrás que volver a hacerlo

• you can't go on your own, that would never do! — no podemos consentir que vayas sola, ¡eso no puede ser!
make 1., 4)
4) (=be sufficient) bastar

• three bottles of wine should do — bastará con tres botellas de vino

• will £20 do? — ¿bastarán 20 libras?, ¿tendrás bastante con 20 libras?

that'll do — con eso basta

that will do! — ¡basta ya!

that will do for the moment — de momento ya está bien

5) (=happen)

there's not much doing in this town — no hay mucha animación en esta ciudad

"could you lend me £50?" - "nothing doing!" — -¿me podrías prestar 50 libras? -¡de ninguna manera! or -¡ni hablar!

6) * (=finish) (in past tenses only) terminar, acabar

have you done? — ¿ya has terminado or acabado?

don't take it away, I've not done yet — no te lo lleves, ¡aún no he terminado or acabado!

I haven't done telling you — ¡no he terminado de contarte!

• I've done with travelling — ya no voy a viajar más, he renunciado a los viajes

I've done with all that nonsense — ya no tengo nada que ver or ya he terminado con todas esas tonterías

have you done with that book? — ¿has terminado con este libro?

7) * (=clean) hacer la limpieza (en casa)

I've got a lady who does for me — tengo una señora que me viene a hacer la limpieza en la casa

3. AUXILIARY VERB
There is no equivalent in Spanish to the use of in questions, negative statements and negative commands.
1) (in questions)

do you understand? — ¿comprendes?, ¿entiendes?

where does he live? — ¿dónde vive?

didn't you like it? — ¿no te gustó?

why didn't you come? — ¿por qué no viniste?

2) (negation)

I don't understand — no entiendo or comprendo

don't let's argue — no discutamos

don't worry! — ¡no te preocupes!

don't you tell me what to do! — ¡no me digas lo que tengo que hacer!

she did not go — no fue

3) (for emphasis)

do tell me! — ¡dímelo, por favor!

do sit down — siéntese, por favor, tome asiento, por favor frm

she does look lovely in that dress — está preciosa con este vestido

I do hope so — así lo espero

I do wish I could come with you — ¡ojalá pudiera ir contigo!

but I do like it! — ¡sí que me gusta!, ¡por supuesto que me gusta!

so you do know him! — ¡así que sí lo conoces!

but I did do it — pero sí que lo hice

4) (with inversion)

rarely does it happen that... — rara vez ocurre que...

not once did they offer to pay — no se ofrecieron a pagar ni una sola vez

5) (verb substitute)

a)

you speak better than I do — tú hablas mejor que yo

"did you fix the car?" - "I did" — -¿arreglaste el coche? -sí

"I love it" - "so do I" — -me encanta -a mí también

I don't like sport and neither does he — no me gusta el deporte ni a él tampoco

you didn't see him but I did — tú no lo viste pero yo sí

I told him he'd fail and he did — le dije que iba a suspender y suspendió

he went for a walk as he often did — fue a dar un paseo como solía hacer

she always says she'll come but she never does — siempre dice que vendrá pero nunca viene

"he borrowed the car" - "oh he did, did he?" — -pidió el coche prestado -¿ah sí? ¡no me digas!

I like this colour, don't you? — me gusta este color, ¿a ti no?

"do you speak English?" - "yes, I do/no I don't" — -¿habla usted inglés? -sí, hablo inglés/no, no hablo inglés

"may I come in?" - "(please) do!" — -¿se puede pasar? -¡pasa (por favor)!

"who made this mess?" - "I did" — -¿quién lo ha desordenado todo? -fui yo

"shall I ring her again?" - "no, don't!" — -¿la llamo otra vez? -¡no, no la llames!

b) (in question tags)

he lives here, doesn't he? — vive aquí, ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no?

I don't know him, do I? — no lo conozco, ¿verdad?

it doesn't matter, does it? — no importa, ¿no?

she said that, did she? — ¿eso es lo que dijo?

4. NOUN

1) (Brit) * (=party) fiesta f ; (=formal gathering) reunión f

they had a big do for their twenty-fifth anniversary — dieron una gran fiesta por su vigésimo quinto aniversario

2) (in phrases)

• the do's and don'ts of buying a house — lo que debe y lo que no debe hacerse al comprar una casa

he gave us a series of dos and don'ts — nos explicó lo que podíamos y lo que no podíamos hacer

• fair dos! * — (=be fair) ¡hay que ser justo!, ¡seamos justos!; (=fair shares) ¡a partes iguales!

• it's a poor do when... — es una vergüenza cuando...

- do away with

- do by

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II

[dǝʊ]
N (Mus) do m
* * *

I
1. [duː], weak form [dʊ, də]
(3rd pers sing pres does; pres doing; past did; past p done) transitive verb

1) hacer*

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

I don't know what I'm going to do with you! — no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!; see also do with

2) ( carry out) \<\<job/task\>\> hacer*

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

3) ( as job)

what do you do? — ¿usted qué hace or a qué se dedica?

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

4) (achieve, bring about)

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

now you've done it! — ahora sí que la has hecho buena! (iró)

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

5)

a) (fix, arrange, repair)

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

b) ( clean) \<\<dishes\>\> lavar; \<\<brass/windows\>\> limpiar

6) (make, produce)

a) \<\<meal\>\> preparar, hacer*

would you do the carrots? — ¿me preparas (or pelas etc) las zanahorias?

b) \<\<drawing/translation\>\> hacer*

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

7) (BrE) ( offer)

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

8) (suffice for, suit)

two shirts will do me — con dos camisas me alcanza or tengo suficiente

9) ( travel)

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

10)

a) ( study) estudiar

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

b) ( visit) (colloq) \<\<sights/museum\>\> visitar

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

11) ( Theat)

a) ( play role of) hacer* el papel de

b) ( take part in) \<\<play\>\> actuar* en

c) ( impersonate) imitar

12) (colloq) ( serve in prison) cumplir

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

13) (BrE colloq)

a) (catch, prosecute) agarrar

he was done for speeding — le encajaron una multa por exceso de velocidad (fam)

b) ( cheat) estafar, timar

I've been done! — me han estafado or timado!

14) ( use) (sl)

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

15) (colloq) ( finish) terminar

are o (esp BrE) have you done complaining? — ¿has terminado de quejarte?

2.

vi

1) (act, behave) hacer*

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

2) (get along, manage)

how are you doing? — ¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?

how do you do? — ( as greeting) mucho gusto, encantado

how do? — (colloq & dial) ¿qué tal?

how are we doing for time/cash? — ¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

3) (go on, happen) (colloq) (in -ing form)

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

4)

a) (be suitable, acceptable)

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

b)

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

5) ( be enough) ser* suficiente, alcanzar*, bastar

one bottle will do — con una botella basta or es suficiente

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

6) ( finish) (in past p) terminar

I'm not o (BrE) I haven't done yet! — no he terminado todavía

7)

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

3.

1) Sense I

v aux [El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo (I 1) y el interrogativo (I 2), para agregar énfasis (I 3) o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente (II)]

2)

a) (used to form negative)

I do not o don't know — no sé

I did not o didn't see her — no la vi

do not touch! — no tocar

b) (with inversion after negative adv)

3)

a)

(used to form interrogative)

Ex:

does this belong to you? — ¿esto es tuyo?

did I frighten you? — ¿te asusté?

/Ex:

b)

(in exclamations)

Ex:

doesn't it make you sick! — dime si no es asqueante!

boy, do you need a bath! — Dios mío! qué falta te hace un baño!

/Ex:

4)

a)

( emphasizing)

Ex:

you do exaggerate! — cómo exageras!

you must admit, she did look ill — tienes que reconocer que tenía mala cara

do be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?

do please help yourself — sírvete por favor

/Ex:

b)

( expressing alternatives)

Ex:

I haven't decided, but if I do accept... — todavía no lo he decidido, pero si aceptara...

/Ex:

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

c) ( in legal formulae)

Sense II

5)

(in elliptical uses)

Ex:

do you live here? - yes, I do/no, I don't — ¿vives aquí? - sí/no

she wanted to come, but he didn't — ella quería venir, pero él no

she found it in your drawer - oh, did she? — lo encontró en tu cajón - ¿ah, sí?

I don't need a haircut - yes, you do! — no necesito cortarme el pelo - cómo que no!

she says she understands, but she doesn't — dice que comprende, pero no es así

I play the guitar - so do I — toco la guitarra - yo también

I don't like her music - I do — no me gusta su música - a mí sí

/Ex:

6)

(in tag questions)

Ex:

you know Bob, don't you? — conoces a Bob, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

I told you, didn't I? — te lo dije ¿no? or ¿no es cierto?

/Ex:

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do out of

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II [duː]
noun (pl dos)

1) c (party, gathering) (colloq) fiesta f, reunión f

2) ( state of affairs) (colloq) (no pl)

fair dos — (BrE colloq)

fair dos all round — a partes iguales para todos; (as interj) seamos justos!

3)

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

III [dəʊ]
noun (pl dos) ( Mus) do m

English-spanish dictionary > do
14 book

buk
1. сущ.
1) книга (материальный объект, состоящий из обложки, страниц и т.д.), том to charge, check a book (out of a library) ≈ заказывать книгу (из библиотеки) to renew a book (borrowed from a library) ≈ продлить срок пользования книгой (взятой в библиотеке) to bind a book ≈ переплетать книгу rare book ≈ редкая книга complaint book ≈ книга жалоб library book ≈ библиотечная книга
2) книга (как рассказ о чем-л.), литературное произведение, научный трактат to bring out, publish, put out a book ≈ опубликовать произведение to write a book ≈ написать книгу to ban a book ≈ запрещать издание какой-л. книги to copyright a book ≈ зарегистрировать авторское право на какую-л. книгу to dedicate, inscribe a book ≈ посвятить книгу кому-л. to edit a book ≈ издать книгу to expurgate a book ≈ "подвергнуть цензуре" книгу (вычеркнуть все нежелательные для кого-л. места) to pirate a book ≈ нарушать авторские права на какую-л. книгу to proofread a book ≈ вычитывать/корректировать книгу to review a book ≈ сделать обзор какого-л. издания to revise a book ≈ вносить правки/корректуру в книгу to translate a book ≈ переводить книгу, делать перевод книги to set a book in type ≈ отдать книгу в печать children's book ≈ книга для детей illustrated, picture book ≈ иллюстрированная книга a book appears, comes out, is published ≈ книга выходит в свет a book goes out of print ≈ книга выходит из печати a book is sold out ≈ книга распродана comic book ≈ комиксы cookbook ≈ сущ.;
амер. книга о вкусной и здоровой пище cookery book ≈ брит. книга о вкусной и здоровой пище handbook ≈ руководство, справочник, указатель phrase book ≈ разговорник prayer book ≈ молитвенник reference book ≈ справочник, руководство, инструкция, описание, указатель;
наставление, учебник ring book брит. ≈ телефонная книга telephone book ≈ телефонная книга book learning ≈ книжные/теоретические знания - Domesday book the Book
3) книга (как название частей деления произведения), том, часть
4) либретто (текст оперы, пьесы и т.п.) ;
сценарий;
репертуар
5) сборник официальных документов "под одной обложкой", часто одинаковых а) конторская книга, бухгалтерская книга б) сборник отчетов( коммерческого предприятия, научного общества и т. п.) (тж. books) в) букмекерская книга записи ставок (на тотализаторе) ;
запись заключаемых пари Syn: betting-book г) книжечка( билетов на автобус и т. п.)
6) объект, напоминающий книгу а) книжечка картонных спичек (также book of matches;
выдается бесплатно в барах) б) книжечка почтовых марок (также book of stamps) в) пакет листового золота (25 листов в пакете, проложенных бумагой)
7) набор преступлений, в которых кто-л. обвиняется throw a book at smb. do the book
8) карт. первые шесть взяток одной из сторон( в висте) ∙ to read smb. like a book ≈ прекрасно понимать кого-л., видеть насквозь to know a thing like a book ≈ знать что-л. как свои пять пальцев to be in smb.'s good (bad, black) books ≈ быть у кого-л. на хорошем (плохом) счету to speak by the book ≈ говорить о чем-л. на основании точной информации to be on the books ≈ значиться в списке one for the book ≈ достойный серьезного внимания, значительный to suit smb.'s book ≈ совпадать с чьими-л. планами, отвечать чьим-л. интересам to bring to book ≈ призвать к ответу without book ≈ по памяти
2. гл.
1) о записи в книгу какого-л. рода а) записывать, вносить в книгу, регистрировать To seize and book every object worth noticing. ≈ Схватить и описать любой предмет, достойный внимания. б) заводить на кого-л. досье, дело в) заносить в список;
рекрутировать;
производить перепись He caused the marchers to book their men. ≈ Он приказал начальникам пограничных территорий переписать своих людей. г) подписываться( при сборе денег)
2) о билетах - поскольку они печатаются "книгой", см. book
1.
5) а) заказывать места (обычно заранее), брать билет( любой) - book through б) продавать билеты;
принимать заказы на билеты, бронировать места
3) приглашать кого-л. в гости;
заручаться согласием;
заставлять кого-л. давать обещание, "подписывать" Before I went I had been booked up to take brother and the girl for a nice drive that afternoon. ≈ Прежде чем я ушел, меня "подписали" на то, чтобы я повез брата и ту девушку кататься тем вечером. ∙ book in book off book out be booked out be booked up book through I'm booked ≈ я попался
3. прил. книжный книга - picture * книжка с картинками - to be at one's *s сидеть за книгами, заниматься - to hit the *s (американизм) (студенческое) (жаргон) зубрить глава, том, книга - Milton's Paradise Lost consists of 12 *s "Потерянный рай" Мильтона состоит из 12 книг (the B.) библия - to swear on the B. клясться на библии сброшюрованные листы чистой или разграфленной бумаги;
(конторская) книга - an account * бухгалтерская книга что-либо в виде книги, книжечка - a * of stamps книжечка марок (для наклейки на письма) - a * of bus tickets автобусная книжечка - a * of mathes книжечка спичек сборник денежных, коммерческих, статистических и прочих отчетов, протоколов - the Books отчеты о решениях и приговорах (вынесенных английскими судами с древних времен до нынешнего времени) запись заключаемых пари - to make a * on the Derby записать пари, заключенные на скачках в Дерби - to keep a * держать тотализатор (нелегально) заключать пари - to make * делать ставки, держать пари( американизм) (разговорное) букмекер либретто (оперы) (карточное) шесть первых взяток одной из сторон (в висте) > a * of fate книга судьбы > a * of life книга жизни > a * of God библия > to be upon the *s быть занесенным в списки членов > to make smb.'s name off the *s исключить кого-либо из списков > to be in smb.'s good *s быть у кого-либо на хорошем счету > to be a sealed * to smb. быть для кого-либо книгой за семью печатями > to close /to shut/ the *s временно прекратить дело;
подвести итог;
закрыть дело > to know smth. like the * знать что-либо как свои пять пальцев > to read smb. like the * видеть кого-либо насквозь > without * наизусть;
без разрешения;
не имея полномочий > to punish without * наказывать, не имея на то права > by the * по правилам, как это обычно делается > to speak by the * говорить с полным знанием дела > to speak like the * говорить очень авторитетно;
быть прекрасно знакомым (с чем-л.) > to suit smb.'s *s совпадать с чьими-либо планами, подходить кому-либо > the treaty suited their *s politically договор отвечал их политическим интересам > to take a leaf out of smb.'s * следовать чьему-либо примеру > in one's * по чьему-либо мнению > in my *, he is not to be trusted на мой взгляд, ему нельзя доверять > in the *(s) (разговорное) имеющийся в наличии, существующий > to throw the * at smb. (военное) наложить самое строгое взыскание;
(американизм) (сленг) наказать по всей строгости закона /на всю катушку/ относящийся к книгам - * trade торговля книгами - * salesman книготорговец книжный - * learning книжные знания - * lore знания, почерпнутые из книг записанные в конторской книге - the net * profit is 1 million чистая прибыль, согласно конторским книгам, составляет 1 миллион заносить в книгу;
записывать, регистрировать (в гостинице) ;
оформлять( заказы) - to * the addresses and birthdays of one's friends записывать адреса и дни рождения своих друзей - I always * the titles of the books lent я всегда записываю, кому какую книгу дала почитать - he *ed all names он зарегистрировал все фамилии заказывать заранее;
бронировать (комнату в гостинице, билет) ;
брать билет (железнодорожный) - to * seats for a performance брать билеты на спектакль - to have one's luggage *ed заранее отправить багаж - all seats are *ed все билеты проданы - seats for the theatre can be *ed from 12 p. m. till 6 p. m. билеты в театр продаются с 12 до 18 - have you *ed your passage? вы позаботились о каюте?, вы купили билет на пароход? принимать заказы - we are heavily *ed у нас много заказов оплатить перевозку багажа выписать счет - shall I * it for you? вам выписать счет? ангажировать( актера, лектора) (разговорное) приглашать;
договариваться - I want to * you to dinner я хочу пригласить вас на обед - I am *ed to go to London next week я договорился поехать в Лондон на будущей неделе брать на заметку;
завести дело - they *ed him on suspicion они зарегистрировали его как подозреваемого штрафовать - to be *ed for speeding быть оштрафованным за превышение скорости (разговорное) поймать с поличным - if the teacher sees your absence you are *ed если учитель заметит твое отсутствие, ты попался ( спортивное) записывать номер или имя игрока, нарушившего правила;
штрафовать agenda ~ памятная книга ~ принимать заказы на билеты;
all the seats are booked (up) все места проданы annual accounts ~ ежегодная бухгалтерская книга arrivals ~ транс. книга записи поступающих товаров to be in ( smb.'s) good (bad, black) ~s быть (у кого-л.) на хорошем (плохом) счету;
one for the book достойный серьезного внимания, значительный;
to bring to book призвать к ответу to speak by the ~ говорить (о чем-л.) на основании точной информации;
to be on the books значиться в списке beige ~ сборник отчетов коммерческого предприятия bill ~ книга векселей bills payable ~ книга векселей к уплате bills receivable ~ книга векселей к получению book ангажировать (актера) ~ (the B.) библия ~ транс. бронировать ~ букмекерская книга записи ставок пари (на скачках) ;
запись заключаемых пари ~ бухгалтерская книга ~ досье судебных документов ~ заказывать, брать билет (железнодорожный и т. п.) ~ заказывать ~ заносить в книгу, (за) регистрировать ~ заносить в книгу ~ зарегистрировать ~ заручиться согласием;
приглашать;
ангажировать (актера, оратора) ;
I shall book you for Friday evening жду вас в пятницу вечером;
I'm booked я попался ~ книга, литературное произведение ~ книга ~ книжечка (билетов на автобус и т. п.) ;
a book of matches книжечка картонных спичек ~ конторская книга ~ либретто;
текст (оперы и т. п.) ;
сценарий ~ принимать заказы на билеты;
all the seats are booked (up) все места проданы ~ размещать заказы ~ регистрировать ~ сборник отчетов (коммерческого предприятия, научного общества и т. п.;
тж. books) ~ счетная книга ~ том, книга, часть ~ фрахтовать (судно) ~ карт. (первые) шесть взяток одной из сторон (в висте) Book: Book: White ~ Белая книга( сборник официальных документов) book: book: yellow ~ Желтая книга (сборник официальных документов французского правительства) visitor: ~ посетитель, гость;
the visitors, book книга посетителей ~ a seat резервировать место ~ an item делать проводку в бухгалтерской книге ~ attr. книжный;
book learning книжные (или теоретические) знания ~ in conformity вести единообразный бухгалтерский учет ~ attr. книжный;
book learning книжные (или теоретические) знания ~ of account журнал бухгалтерского учета ~ книжечка (билетов на автобус и т. п.) ;
a book of matches книжечка картонных спичек ~ of original entry главная бухгалтерская книга ~ of record книга учета ~ of stamps альбом марок ~ of stamps книжечка почтовых марок ~ on an accrual basis отчитываться по мере накопления счетов ~ value of mortgaged assets остаточная стоимость заложенного имущества ~ value per share нетто-капитал на одну акцию bought day ~ бухгалтерская книга регистрации покупок bought invoice ~ книга учета счетов на покупку to be in (smb.'s) good (bad, black) ~s быть (у кого-л.) на хорошем (плохом) счету;
one for the book достойный серьезного внимания, значительный;
to bring to book призвать к ответу cargo ~ суд. грузовая книга cash ~ журнал кассовых операций cash ~ кассовая книга cause ~ журнал судебных дел cause ~ регистр дел cheque ~ чековая книжка close a ~ закрывать бухгалтерскую книгу в конце отчетного периода closed ~ закрытая бухгалтерская книга corporate record ~ протокол компании counterfoil ~ книжка талонов deposit ~ депозитная книжка deposit ~ сберегательная книжка desk ~ настольная книга;
справочник discharge ~ расчетная книжка forwarding ~ список отправленных товаров ~ заручиться согласием;
приглашать;
ангажировать (актера, оратора) ;
I shall book you for Friday evening жду вас в пятницу вечером;
I'm booked я попался ~ заручиться согласием;
приглашать;
ангажировать (актера, оратора) ;
I shall book you for Friday evening жду вас в пятницу вечером;
I'm booked я попался judgment ~ книга записи судебных решений to know a thing like a ~ = знать (что-л.) как свои пять пальцев;
without book по памяти law ~ кодекс law ~ свод законов loan ~ книга займов long ~ большая бухгалтерская книга matched ~ уравновешенный портфель операций банка message ~ воен. полевая книжка minute ~ книга протоколов to be in (smb.'s) good (bad, black) ~s быть (у кого-л.) на хорошем (плохом) счету;
one for the book достойный серьезного внимания, значительный;
to bring to book призвать к ответу open ~ несовпадение активов и пассивов банка по срокам order ~ книга заказов order ~ книга приказов и распоряжений paying-in ~ книга учета платежей postage account ~ книга учета почтовых сборов postal receipt ~ книга почтовых квитанций purchase day ~ книга суточного учета покупок quick-reference ~ краткий справочник ration ~ продовольственная или промтоварная книжка, заборная книжка (на нормированные товары) to read (smb.) like a ~ прекрасно понимать (кого-л.), видеть насквозь receipt ~ квитанционная книжка reference ~ книга, выдаваемая для чтения только в помещении библиотеки reference ~ справочная книга reference ~ справочник reference: ~ attr. справочный;
reference book справочник;
reference library справочная библиотека( без выдачи книг на дом) ;
reference point ориентир register ~ книга записей register ~ регистрационный журнал registration ~ регистрационный журнал run ~ вчт. документация по задаче sales ~ журнал учета продаж savings ~ сберегательная книжка savings stamp ~ книжечка сберегательных марок sell the ~ продавать максимально возможное количество акций большой партии по текущей цене settlement ~ расчетная книга short ~ книга упрощенного учета signature ~ список подписей (должностных лиц) to speak by the ~ говорить (о чем-л.) на основании точной информации;
to be on the books значиться в списке statute ~ действующее законодательство stock ~ книга регистрации владельцев акций stock ~ книга фондовых ценностей to suit (smb.'s) ~ совпадать с (чьими-л.) планами, отвечать (чьим-л.) интересам tax ~ книга учета налогов tender ~ книга учета предложений transfer ~ трансфертная книга unmatched ~ несовпадение активов и пассивов банка по срокам warehouse ~ складская книга to know a thing like a ~ = знать (что-л.) как свои пять пальцев;
without book по памяти book: yellow ~ Желтая книга (сборник официальных документов французского правительства)

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > book
15 lay

I adjective
1) (Relig.) laikal; Laien[bruder, -schwester, -predigt]

2) (inexpert) laienhaft
II 1. transitive verb,
laid

1) legen, [ver]legen [Teppichboden, Rohr, Gleis, Steine, Kabel, Leitung]; legen [Parkett, Fliesen, Fundament]; anlegen [Straße, Gehsteig]; see also academic.ru/33430/hand">hand 1. 1)

2) (fig.)

lay one's case before somebody — jemandem seinen Fall vortragen

lay one's plans/ideas before somebody — jemandem seine Pläne/Vorstellungen unterbreiten; see also blame 2.; open 1. 4)

3) (impose) auferlegen [Verantwortung, Verpflichtung] (on Dat.)

lay weight on something — Gewicht auf etwas (Akk.) legen

4) (wager)

I'll lay you five to one that... — ich wette mit dir fünf zu eins, dass...

lay a wager on something — eine Wette auf etwas (Akk.) abschließen; auf etwas (Akk.) wetten

5) (prepare)

lay the table — den Tisch decken

lay three places for lunch — drei Gedecke zum Mittagessen auflegen

lay the breakfast things — den Frühstückstisch decken

6) (Biol.) legen [Ei]

7) (devise) schmieden [Plan]; bannen [Geist, Gespenst]

8) (sl.): (copulate with)

lay a woman — eine Frau vernaschen od. aufs Kreuz legen (salopp)
2. noun
(sl.): (sexual partner)

she's a good/an easy lay — sie ist gut im Bett/steigt mit jedem ins Bett (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- lay about

- lay aside

- lay by

- lay down

- lay in

- lay into

- lay off

- lay on

- lay out

- lay up
III
see lie II 2.

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I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb
1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) legen

2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) legen

3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) decken, herrichten

4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) (an)legen

5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) bannen

6) ((of a bird) to produce( eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) legen

7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) wetten

•

- layer
2. verb
(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) legen

- layabout
- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective
1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) Laien-...

2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) laienhaft

•

- layman
IV [lei] noun
(an epic poem.)

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lay¹

[leɪ]

adj attr, inv

1. (not professional) laienhaft

to the \lay mind für den Laien

in \lay terms laienhaft

2. (not clergy) weltlich, Laien-

\lay preacher Laienprediger m

lay²

[leɪ]

pt of lie

lay³

[leɪ]

I. n

1. (general appearance) Lage f

the \lay of the land ( fig) die Lage

to ascertain [or spy out] the \lay of the land die Lage sondieren

2. (layer) Lage f, Schicht f

3. (fam!: sexual intercourse) Nummer f derb

to be an easy \lay leicht zu haben sein fam

to be a good \lay gut im Bett sein fam

4. (period for producing eggs) Legezeit f

▪ to be in \lay Legezeit haben

II. vt

<laid, laid>

1. (spread)

▪ to \lay sth on [or over] sth etw auf etw akk legen [o über etw akk breiten]

she laid newspaper over the floor sie deckte den Fußboden mit Zeitungen ab

2. (place)

▪ to \lay sth somewhere etw irgendwohin legen

he laid his arm along the back of the sofa er legte seinen Arm auf den Sofarücken

\lay your coats on the bed legt eure Mäntel auf dem Bett ab

to \lay the blame on sb ( fig) jdn für etw akk verantwortlich machen

to \lay emphasis [or stress] on sth etw betonen

3. (put down)

▪ to \lay sth etw verlegen

to \lay bricks mauern

to \lay a cable/carpet ein Kabel/einen Teppich verlegen

to \lay the foundations of a building das Fundament für ein Gebäude legen

to \lay the foundations [or basis] for sth ( fig) das Fundament zu etw dat legen

to \lay plaster Verputz auftragen

4. (prepare)

▪ to \lay sth etw herrichten; bomb, fire etw legen; the table decken

to \lay plans Pläne schmieden

to \lay a trail eine Spur legen

to \lay a trap [for sb] [jdm] eine Falle stellen

5. (render)

to \lay sth bare [or flat] etw offenlegen

to \lay sb bare [or flat] jdn bloßstellen

to \lay sb low BOXING ( dated) jdn außer Gefecht setzen

to \lay sb/sth open to an attack/to criticism jdn/etw einem Angriff/der Kritik aussetzen

to \lay sb/sth open to ridicule jdn/etw der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben

to \lay waste the land das Land verwüsten

6. (deposit)

to \lay an egg ein Ei legen

7. (wager)

▪ to \lay sth etw setzen [o verwetten]

to \lay an amount on sth einen Geldbetrag auf etw akk setzen

to \lay a bet on sth auf etw akk wetten

to \lay sb ten to one that... mit jdm zehn zu eins darum wetten, dass...

to \lay one's life/shirt on sth sein Leben/letztes Hemd auf etw akk verwetten

8. (present)

▪ to \lay sth before sb jdm etw vorlegen, etw vor jdn bringen

to \lay one's case before sb/sth jdm/etw sein Anliegen unterbreiten

9. (assert)

to \lay a charge against sb gegen jdn Anklage erheben

to \lay claim to sth auf etw akk Anspruch erheben

10. CARDS

to \lay an ace/a queen ein Ass/eine Königin legen

11. usu passive ( vulg: have sexual intercourse)

▪ to \lay sb jdn umlegen sl [o derb aufs Kreuz legen]

to get laid flachgelegt werden sl

12.

▶ to \lay sth at sb's door esp BRIT, AUS jdn für etw akk verantwortlich machen

▶ to \lay sb's fears to rest jds Ängste zerstreuen

▶ to \lay [so much as] a finger [or hand] on sb jdn [auch nur] berühren

▶ to \lay a ghost einen [bösen] Geist beschwören [o bannen]

▶ to \lay the ghosts of the past Vergangenheitsbewältigung betreiben

▶ to \lay hands on sb Hand an jdn legen

▶ to \lay one's hands on sth einer S. gen habhaft werden geh

I'll see if I can \lay my hands on a copy for you ich schau mal, ob ich eine Kopie für dich ergattern kann fam

▶ to \lay sth on the line etw riskieren [o aufs Spiel setzen]

▶ to \lay it on the line for sb ( fam) es jdm klipp und klar sagen fam

▶ to \lay it [or sth] on [a bit thick [or with a trowel]] etwas übertreiben [o fam zu dick auftragen]

▶ to \lay sb to rest ( euph) jdn zur letzten Ruhe betten euph geh

▶ to \lay sb's fears/suspicions to rest jdn beschwichtigen

▶ to \lay sth on the table (present for discussion) etw auf den Tisch [o fam aufs Tapet] bringen; AM (suspend discussion of) etw aufschieben

III. vi

<laid, laid>

hen [Eier] legen

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I [leɪ]
n (LITER, MUS)
Ballade f, Lied nt II
adj
Laien-
lay opinion — die öffentliche Meinung, die Öffentlichkeit

a lay opinion — die Meinung eines Laien
III pret See: of lie IV vb: pret, ptp laid
1. n

1) Lage f → land

See:

→ land

2) (sl)

he's an easy lay — er lässt jeden ran (inf)

she's a good lay — sie ist gut im Bett

that's the best lay I ever had — das war die beste Nummer, die ich je gemacht habe (inf)

2. vt

1) (= place, put) legen (sth on sth etw auf etw acc); wreath niederlegen

to lay a hand on sb — jdm etwas tun, Hand an jdn legen

I never laid a hand on him — ich habe ihn überhaupt nicht angefasst, ich habe ihm überhaupt nichts getan

he took all the money he could lay his hands on — er nahm alles Geld, das ihm in die Finger kam (inf)

2) bricks, foundations, track legen; concrete gießen; cable, mains, pipes verlegen; road bauen, anlegen; carpet, lino (ver)legen

3) (= prepare) fire herrichten; (esp Brit) table decken; mines, ambush legen; trap aufstellen; plans schmieden

to lay the table for breakfast/lunch (esp Brit) — den Frühstücks-/Mittagstisch decken

to lay a trap for sb — jdm eine Falle stellen

even the best-laid plans can go wrong — selbst die ausgeklügeltsten Pläne können schiefgehen

4) (non-material things) burden auferlegen (on sb jdm)

to lay the blame for sth on sb/sth — jdm/einer Sache die Schuld an etw (dat) geben

to lay responsibility for sth on sb —

the stress which he lays on it — der Nachdruck, den er darauf legt

5) (= bring forward) complaint vorbringen (before bei); accusation erheben

the police laid a charge of murder against him — die Polizei erstattete gegen ihn Anzeige wegen Mordes

he laid out his case before them — er trug ihnen seinen Fall vor

6) dust binden; ghost austreiben; fear zerstreuen; doubts beseitigen

to lay waste — verwüsten

to lay the ghost of sth (fig) — etw endgültig begraben

See:

→ low

7) eggs (hen) legen; (fish, insects) ablegen

8) bet abschließen; money setzen

to lay bets on sth — auf etw (acc) wetten

I lay you a fiver on it! —

I'll lay you that... — ich wette mit dir, dass...

I'll lay you anything... — ich gehe mit dir jede Wette ein...

9) (sl)

to lay a woman — eine Frau flachlegen (sl)

he just wants to get laid — er will nur bumsen (inf)

3. vi
(hen) legen
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lay¹ [leı]

A s

1. ( besonders geografische) Lage:

the lay of the land fig bes US die Lage (der Dinge)

2. Schicht f, Lage f

3. Schlag m (beim Tauwerk)

4. Plan m

5. umg Job m, Beschäftigung f, Tätigkeit f

6. US

a) Preis m

b) (Verkaufs)Bedingungen pl

7. sl

a) she’s an easy lay die ist leicht zu haben, die geht mit jedem ins Bett;

she’s a good lay sie ist gut im Bett

b) Nummer f vulg (Geschlechtsverkehr):

have a lay eine Nummer machen oder schieben vulg

B v/t prät und pperf laid [leıd]

1. legen:

lay sb into the grave;

lay sth on the table;

lay bricks mauern;

lay a bridge eine Brücke schlagen;

lay a cable ein Kabel (ver)legen;

lay a carpet einen Teppich verlegen;

lay troops Truppen einquartieren oder in Quartier legen (on bei);

lay a wreath einen Kranz niederlegen (at an dat); → Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven

2. Eier legen: → egg¹ A 1

3. fig legen, setzen:

lay an ambush einen Hinterhalt legen;

lay one’s hopes on seine Hoffnungen setzen auf (akk);

lay an offside trap SPORT eine Abseitsfalle aufbauen;

the scene is laid in Rome der Schauplatz oder Ort der Handlung ist Rom, das Stück etc spielt in Rom;

lay the whip to sb’s back obs jemanden auspeitschen; → stress B 1

4. (her)richten, anordnen, den Tisch decken:

lay the fire das Feuer (im Kamin) anlegen;

lay lunch den Tisch zum Mittagessen decken; → place A 1

5. belegen, auslegen ( beide:

with mit):

lay the floor with linoleum

6. Farbe etc auftragen

7. (before) vorlegen (dat), bringen (vor akk):

lay one’s case before a commission

8. geltend machen, erheben, vorbringen: → claim C 1, information 7 b

9. einen Schaden etc festsetzen (at auf akk)

10. eine Schuld etc zuschreiben, zur Last legen ( beide:

to dat)

11. a) eine Steuer auferlegen (on dat)

b) eine Strafe, ein Embargo etc verhängen (on über akk)

12. einen Plan schmieden, ersinnen

13. a) etwas wetten

b) setzen auf (akk)

14. niederwerfen, -strecken, zu Boden strecken

15. Getreide etc zu Boden drücken, umlegen (Wind etc)

16. die Wogen etc glätten, beruhigen, besänftigen:

the wind is laid der Wind hat sich gelegt

17. Staub löschen

18. einen Geist bannen, beschwören:

lay the ghosts of the past fig Vergangenheitsbewältigung betreiben

19. einen Stoff etc glätten, glatt pressen

20. SCHIFF Kurs nehmen auf (akk), ansteuern

21. MIL ein Geschütz richten

22. sl eine Frau aufs Kreuz legen (mit einer Frau schlafen)

C v/i

1. (Eier) legen

2. wetten

3. lay about one (wild) um sich schlagen ( with mit);

lay into sb über jemanden herfallen (auch mit Worten)

4. lay to (energisch) an eine Sache rangehen umg

5. lay for sl jemandem auflauern

6. lay off umg

a) jemanden, etwas in Ruhe lassen

b) aufhören mit:

lay off it! hör auf (damit)!

7. sl liegen

lay² [leı] prät von lie²

lay³ [leı] adj Laien…:

a) REL weltlich

b) laienhaft, nicht fachmännisch:

to the lay mind für den Laien(verstand); → vicar 1

lay⁴ [leı] s poet Lied n, Weise f

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I adjective
1) (Relig.) laikal; Laien[bruder, -schwester, -predigt]

2) (inexpert) laienhaft
II 1. transitive verb,
laid

1) legen, [ver]legen [Teppichboden, Rohr, Gleis, Steine, Kabel, Leitung]; legen [Parkett, Fliesen, Fundament]; anlegen [Straße, Gehsteig]; see also hand 1. 1)

2) (fig.)

lay one's case before somebody — jemandem seinen Fall vortragen

lay one's plans/ideas before somebody — jemandem seine Pläne/Vorstellungen unterbreiten; see also blame 2.; open 1. 4)

3) (impose) auferlegen [Verantwortung, Verpflichtung] (on Dat.)

lay weight on something — Gewicht auf etwas (Akk.) legen

4) (wager)

I'll lay you five to one that... — ich wette mit dir fünf zu eins, dass...

lay a wager on something — eine Wette auf etwas (Akk.) abschließen; auf etwas (Akk.) wetten

5) (prepare)

lay the table — den Tisch decken

lay three places for lunch — drei Gedecke zum Mittagessen auflegen

lay the breakfast things — den Frühstückstisch decken

6) (Biol.) legen [Ei]

7) (devise) schmieden [Plan]; bannen [Geist, Gespenst]

8) (sl.): (copulate with)

lay a woman — eine Frau vernaschen od. aufs Kreuz legen (salopp)
2. noun
(sl.): (sexual partner)

she's a good/an easy lay — sie ist gut im Bett/steigt mit jedem ins Bett (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- lay about

- lay aside

- lay by

- lay down

- lay in

- lay into

- lay off

- lay on

- lay out

- lay up
III
see lie II 2.

* * *

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: laid)

= legen v.

setzen v.

stellen v.

English-german dictionary > lay
16 lay

lay [leɪ]

poser ⇒ 2 (a) mettre ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) étendre ⇒ 2 (a) préparer ⇒ 2 (d) pondre ⇒ 2 (e), 3 (a) imposer ⇒ 2 (f) porter ⇒ 2 (g) soumettre ⇒ 2 (h) dissiper ⇒ 2 (i) laïque ⇒ 4 (a) profane ⇒ 4 (b)

(pt & pp laid [leɪd])

1 pt of lie

2 transitive verb

(a) (in specified position) poser, mettre; (spread out) étendre;

∎ to lay sb/sth flat coucher ou étendre qn/qch (par terre);

∎ lay the cards face upwards posez les cartes face en l'air;

∎ lay the photos on the shelf to dry mettez les photos à plat sur l'étagère pour qu'elles sèchent;

∎ he laid the baby on the bed il a couché l'enfant sur le lit;

∎ she laid her head on my shoulder elle a posé sa tête sur mon épaule;

∎ euphemism to lay sb to rest enterrer qn;

∎ she laid the blanket on the ground elle a étendu la couverture par terre;

∎ familiar to lay eyes on sb/sth voir qn/qch^□ ;

∎ to lay it on the line ne pas y aller par quatre chemins

(b) (tiles, bricks, pipes, cable, carpet, foundations) poser; (wreath) déposer; (mine) poser, mouiller; (concrete) couler;

∎ to lay lino on the floor, to lay the floor with lino poser du linoléum;

∎ a roof laid with zinc un toit recouvert de zinc;

∎ figurative the plan lays the basis or the foundation for economic development le projet jette les bases du développement économique

(c) (set → table) mettre;

∎ lay the table for six mettez la table pour six (personnes), mettez six couverts;

∎ they hadn't laid enough places ils n'avaient pas mis assez de couverts, il manquait des couverts

(d) (prepare, arrange → fire) préparer;

∎ to lay a trail tracer un chemin;

∎ they laid a trap for him ils lui ont tendu un piège

(e) (egg) pondre;

∎ American familiar figurative to lay an egg faire une gaffe;

∎ familiar figurative he nearly laid an egg (in surprise) il a failli en faire une jaunisse

(f) (impose → burden, duty, penalty) imposer; (→ fine) infliger;

∎ to lay emphasis or stress on sth mettre l'accent sur qch;

∎ to lay the blame (for sth) on sb faire porter la responsabilité (de qch) à qn;

∎ to lay a curse on sb/sth jeter un sort à qn/qch

(g) Law (lodge) porter;

∎ to lay a complaint déposer une plainte, porter plainte;

∎ to lay a matter before the court saisir le tribunal d'une affaire;

∎ to lay an accusation against sb porter une accusation contre qn;

∎ charges have been laid against five men cinq hommes ont été inculpés

(h) (present, put forward → question, request) soumettre ( before sb devant qn);

∎ he laid all the facts before me il me présenta tous les faits;

∎ she laid the scheme before him elle lui soumit le projet

(i) (allay → fears) dissiper; (exorcize → ghost) exorciser; (refute → rumour) démentir

(j) (bet) faire;

∎ I'll lay you ten to one that she won't come je te parie à dix contre un qu'elle ne viendra pas

(k) very familiar (have sex with) s'envoyer;

∎ to get laid s'envoyer en l'air

(l) literary (strike)

∎ to lay a whip across sb's back fouetter qn

(m) literary (cause to settle) faire retomber;

∎ the rain helped to lay the dust la pluie a fait retomber la poussière

(n) (with adjective complements)

∎ to lay oneself open to criticism s'exposer à la critique

3 intransitive verb

(a) (bird, fish) pondre

(b) = lie vi

4 adjective

(a) (non-clerical) laïque;

∎ in lay dress en habit laïque

(b) (not professional) profane, non spécialiste;

∎ the book is intended for a lay audience le livre est destiné à un public de profanes

5 noun

(a) very familiar (person)

∎ he's/she's a good lay c'est un bon coup

(b) (poem, song) lai m

►► Religion lay brother frère m lai;

lay days starie f, jours mpl de planche;

Art lay figure mannequin m;

lay person profane mf, non-initié(e) m,f;

lay preacher prédicateur(trice) m,f laïque;

lay reader prédicateur(trice) m,f laïque;

lay sister sœur f converse

➲ lay about inseparable transitive verb

familiar (attack) attaquer^□, taper sur^□ ;

∎ she laid about him with her umbrella elle l'a attaqué à coups de parapluie, elle lui a tapé dessus avec son parapluie;

∎ to lay about one (hit out) frapper de tous côtés

➲ lay aside separable transitive verb

(a) (put down) mettre de côté;

∎ she laid her knitting aside to watch the news elle posa son tricot pour regarder les informations;

∎ figurative you should lay aside any personal opinions you might have vous devez faire abstraction de toute opinion personnelle

(b) (save) mettre de côté;

∎ we have some money laid aside nous avons de l'argent de côté

➲ lay back separable transitive verb

(of horse → ears) rabattre, coucher

➲ lay by separable transitive verb

British (provisions) mettre de côté

➲ lay down separable transitive verb

(a) (put down) poser;

∎ she laid her knife and fork down elle posa son couvert;

∎ to lay down one's arms déposer ou rendre les armes

(b) (renounce, relinquish) renoncer à;

∎ to lay down one's life se sacrifier

(c) (formulate, set out → plan, rule) formuler, établir; (→ condition) imposer; (→ duties) spécifier;

∎ as laid down in the contract, the buyer keeps exclusive rights il est stipulé ou il est bien précisé dans le contrat que l'acheteur garde l'exclusivité

(d) Nautical (ship) mettre en chantier ou sur cale

(e) (store → wine) mettre en cave

(f) Music (record → song, track) enregistrer

(g) Agriculture (field, land)

∎ he has laid down five acres of barley il a semé deux hectares et demi d'orge

➲ lay in separable transitive verb

(stores) faire provision de;

∎ to lay in provisions faire des provisions;

∎ we've laid in plenty of food for the weekend nous avons prévu beaucoup de nourriture pour le week-end;

∎ Commerce to lay in goods or stock faire provision de marchandises

➲ lay into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (attack → physically) tomber (à bras raccourcis) sur; (→ verbally) prendre à partie, passer un savon à;

∎ he really laid into his opponent il est tombé à bras raccourcis sur son adversaire;

∎ she laid into the government for their hard-line attitude elle a pris le gouvernement à partie pour son attitude intransigeante

(b) (eat greedily) se jeter sur

➲ lay off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (employees) licencier; (temporarily) mettre en chômage technique

(b) (in gambling → bet) couvrir

(c) Insurance

∎ to lay off a risk effectuer une réassurance

(d) Football

∎ to lay the ball off for sb placer le ballon en bonne position pour qn

2 inseparable transitive verb familiar

(a) to lay off sb (stop annoying, nagging) ficher la paix à qn;

∎ just lay off me! fiche-moi la paix!;

∎ I told her to lay off my husband je lui ai dit de laisser mon mari tranquille^□

(b) (abstain from)

∎ to lay off the chocolate ne plus manger de chocolat^□ ;

∎ to lay off the cigarettes s'arrêter de fumer^□ ;

∎ you'd better lay off the booze for a while tu devrais t'arrêter de boire pendant quelque temps^□ ;

∎ familiar lay off it, will you! laisse tomber, tu veux!

3 intransitive verb

familiar (drop the subject) laisser tomber;

∎ lay off! (leave me alone) fiche-moi la paix!

➲ lay on separable transitive verb

(a) (provide) fournir;

∎ drinks will be laid on les boissons seront fournies;

∎ the meal was laid on by our hosts le repas nous fut offert par nos hôtes;

∎ they had transport laid on for us ils s'étaient occupés de nous procurer un moyen de transport;

∎ I'll lay on a car for you at the station j'enverrai une voiture vous chercher à la gare

(b) British (install) installer, mettre;

∎ the caravan has electricity laid on la caravane a l'électricité

(c) (spread → paint, plaster) étaler;

∎ familiar figurative to lay it on thick or with a trowel en rajouter

(d) American familiar

∎ to lay sth on sb (give) filer qch à qn; (tell) raconter qch à qn^□ ;

∎ let me lay some advice on you je vais te filer un bon conseil;

∎ did she lay a heavy one on me! elle n'a pas mâché ses mots!

(e) familiar (idiom)

∎ if you're not careful, I'll lay one on you! (hit) fais gaffe ou je t'en mets une!

➲ lay out separable transitive verb

(a) (arrange, spread out) étaler;

∎ he laid his wares out on the ground il a étalé ou déballé sa marchandise sur le sol

(b) (present, put forward) exposer, présenter;

∎ her ideas are clearly laid out in her book ses idées sont clairement exposées dans son livre

(c) (design) concevoir;

∎ the house is badly laid out la maison est mal agencée

(d) (corpse) faire la toilette de

(e) (spend) mettre;

∎ we've already laid out a fortune on the project nous avons déjà mis une fortune dans ce projet

(f) (knock out) assommer, mettre K-O;

∎ he was laid out cold il a été mis K-O

(g) Typography faire la maquette de, monter

➲ lay over intransitive verb

American (stop off) faire une halte, faire escale

➲ lay to Nautical

1 intransitive verb

se mettre en panne

2 separable transitive verb

mettre en panne

➲ lay up separable transitive verb British

(a) (store, save) mettre de côté;

∎ figurative you're just laying up trouble for yourself tu te prépares des ennuis

(b) (confine to bed) aliter;

∎ she's laid up with mumps elle est au lit avec les oreillons

(c) (ship) désarmer; (car) mettre au garage;

∎ my car is laid up ma voiture est au garage

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17 lay

lay

A prét ⇒ lie.

B n

1 ◑ injur ( sexual partner) she's an easy lay injur c'est une fille facile offensive ; she's a good lay injur elle baise ● bien offensive ; ( sex act) baise ● f ;

2 Literat lai m.

C adj

1 gen [helper, worker] non initié ; lay person profane mf ; lay opinion l'opinion des profanes ;

2 Relig [preacher, member, reader] laïque ; [brother, sister] lai.

D vtr ( prét, pp laid)

1 lit ( place) poser ; ( spread out) étaler [rug, blanket, covering] ; ( arrange) disposer ; (ceremonially, as offering) déposer [wreath] ; coucher [baby, patient] ; lay the cards face down posez les cartes face en dessous ; lay the blanket on the ground étalez la couverture sur le sol ; lay the slices of apple on top disposez les pommes coupées en tranches sur le dessus ; she laid the baby in the cot elle a couché le bébé dans le berceau ; to lay the newspaper on the table étaler le journal sur la table ; he laid his hand on my forehead il a posé sa main sur mon front ; he laid his cheek against hers il a mis sa joue contre la sienne ; to lay hands on sth fig ( find) mettre la main sur qch ; to lay hands on sb Relig imposer les mains à qn ;

2 ( set for meal) mettre [table, cutlery, crockery] ; to lay the table for lunch mettre la table pour le déjeuner ; to lay the table for four mettre le couvert pour quatre ; to lay the table with the best china disposer la plus belle porcelaine sur la table ; to lay an extra place ajouter un couvert ;

3 ( prepare) préparer [fire, plan, trail] ; poser [basis, foundation] ; tendre [trap] ;

4 Constr, Hort, Mil poser [carpet, tiles, bricks, paving, turf, cable, mine, pipe] ; construire [railway, road, sewer] ;

5 Zool pondre [egg] ;

6 fig ( attribute) porter [charge, accusation] ; déposer [complaint] ; jeter [curse, spell] (on à) ; to lay stress ou emphasis on sth mettre l' accent sur qch ; to lay the blame for sth on sb rejeter la responsabilité de qch sur qn ;

7 ( bet) gen, Turf parier [money] (on sur) ;

8 ( suppress) fig dissiper [fears, doubts, suspicions] ; arrêter [rumour] ;

9 ◑ ( have sex with) baiser ● avec ; to get laid se faire sauter ●.

E vi ( prét, pp laid)

1 Agric, Zool pondre ;

2 Naut jeter l'ancre (off au large de ; alongside le long de).

Idioms

to lay it on the line ne pas mâcher ses mots ; to lay a finger ou hand on sb ( beat) lever la main sur qn ; ( touch) toucher.

Phrasal verbs

■ lay about:

▶ lay about [sb] rouer [qn] de coups ; to lay about sb with a stick rouer qn de coups de bâton.

■ lay aside:

▶ lay aside [sth], lay [sth] aside

1 lit ( for another activity) poser [book, sewing, toy] ; ( after one stage in process) mettre [qch] de côté [part-finished dish, model] ;

2 fig ( relinquish) abandonner [studies, cares] ; renoncer à [responsibility, principle, feeling, inhibition, doubt].

■ lay back:

▶ lay back [sth], lay [sth] back coucher [ears, patient] ; poser [head].

■ lay before:

▶ lay [sth] before sb soumettre [qch] à qn [law, bill] ; exposer [qch] à qn [case, facts, evidence] ; I laid the facts before them je leur ai exposé les faits.

■ lay by:

▶ lay by [sth], lay [sth] by mettre [qch] de côté [money, provisions].

■ lay down:

▶ lay down [sth], lay [sth] down

1 ( put horizontal) coucher [object, baby, patient] ; étaler [rug, garment, cards] ;

2 ( put down) poser [book, implement, suitcase] ; déposer [weapon, arms] ;

3 fig ( relinquish) to lay down one's life for sb/sth sacrifier sa vie pour qn/qch ;

4 ( establish) établir [rule, procedure, plan, course of action] ; poser [condition] ; donner [order] ; fixer [price, charge, wage] ; it is laid down that… il est stipulé que… ;

5 Constr jeter, poser [foundations] ; installer [cable, pipe, drain] ; construire [road, railway] ;

6 Wine mettre [qch] en cave [bottles, wine] ;

7 ( record) enregistrer [track].

■ lay in:

▶ lay in [sth] faire provision de ; we've laid in plenty of beer nous avons fait une grande provision de bière ; to lay in supplies of sth s'approvisionner en qch.

■ lay into:

▶ lay into [sb]

1 lit bourrer [qn] de coups ; she laid into me with her umbrella elle m'a donné des coups de parapluie ;

2 ○ fig ( abuse) she laid into me elle m'est tombée dessus ○ ; the teacher laid into them for being late le professeur leur est tombé dessus ○ à cause de leur retard.

■ lay off ( stop) ○ arrêter ; lay off! it hurts! arrête! ça fait mal! ;

▶ lay off [sb], lay [sb] off ( sack) ( temporarily) mettre [qn] en chômage technique ; ( permanently) licencier ;

▶ lay off [sb] ( leave alone) ○ laisser [qn] tranquille.

■ lay on:

▶ lay on [sth], lay [sth] on

1 ( apply) appliquer [paint, plaster, glue] ;

2 GB ( install) [workman] installer [gas, electricity, water] ; [owner] faire installer [gas, electricity, water] ;

3 ( supply) prévoir [meal, food, service, transport] ;

4 ( organize) organiser [entertainment, excursion] ; donner [display] ;

5 ○ fig ( exaggerate) forcer un peu la dose sur ○ [praise, pathos, sarcasm, gratitude, flattery] ; you laid it on a bit (thick) tu as forcé un peu la dose ○.

■ lay open:

▶ lay [sth] open exposer (to à) ; to lay oneself open to s'exposer à [accusations, criticism, ridicule, exploitation].

■ lay out:

▶ lay [sth] out, lay out [sth]

1 lit (spread out, display) disposer [goods, cards, food] ; ( unfold) étaler [map, garment, fabric] ; ( put ready) préparer [clothes] ;

2 ( design) concevoir [building, book, magazine, advertisement] ; mettre [qch] en page [letter, illustrations] ; monter [page] ; dessiner [town, village, garden] ; disposer [buildings, pattern pieces] ;

3 ( explain) exposer [reasons, demands, facts, information] ;

4 ○ ( spend) débourser [sum of money] ;

▶ lay out [sb], lay [sb] out

1 ( prepare for burial) faire la toilette mortuaire de [dead person, corpse] ;

2 ○ ( knock unconscious) mettre [qn] KO ○.

■ lay up:

▶ lay up [sth], lay [sth] up

1 ( store away) lit faire provision de [food, supplies] ; fig se préparer [trouble, problems] ;

2 ( take out of service) désarmer [boat] ;

▶ lay [sb] up ( confine to bed) forcer [qn] à s'aliter ; to be laid up être alité ; to be laid up with être au lit avec [illness, injury].

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