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das Fahrendriving* * *fah|ren ['faːrən] pret fuhr [fuːɐ] ptp gefahren [gə'faːrən]1. INTRANSITIVES VERB1) = sich fortbewegen (aux sein) (Fahrzeug, Fahrgast) to go; (Autofahrer) to drive; (Zweiradfahrer) to ride; (Schiff) to sail; (Kran, Kamera, Rolltreppe etc) to movemit dem Rad fahren — to cycle, to go by bike
mit dem Motorrad/Taxi fahren — to go by motorbike/taxi
mit dem Bus fahren — to go by bus, to ride the bus (US)
mit dem Aufzug fahren — to take the lift, to ride or take the elevator (US)
ich fuhr mit dem Fahrrad/Auto in die Stadt — I cycled/drove into town, I went into town on my bike/in the car
möchtest du lieber mit dem Fahrrad oder mit dem Auto fahren? — would you rather go by bike or by car?
wir sind mit dem Auto gekommen, und meine Frau ist gefahren — we came by car and my wife drove
links/rechts fahren — to drive on the left/right
wie lange fährt man von hier nach Basel? — how long does it take to get to Basle from here?
ich fahre mit dem Auto nach Schweden — I'm taking the car to Sweden, I'm going to Sweden by car
mein Chor fährt nächstes Jahr wieder nach Schottland — next year my choir is going to Scotland again
wie fährt man von hier zum Bahnhof? — how do you get to the station from here?
wie fährt man am schnellsten zum Bahnhof? — what is the quickest way to the station?
über den See fahren — to cross the lake
die Lok fährt elektrisch/mit Dampf — the engine is powered by electricity/is steam-driven
der Wagen fährt sehr ruhig — the car is very quiet
fahr zur Hölle or zum Teufel! (old) — the devil take you! (old)
2) = losfahren (aux sein) (Verkehrsmittel, Fahrer, Mitfahrer) to go, to leavewann fährt der nächste Bus nach Bamberg? — when does the next bus to Bamberg go or leave?
wann fährst du morgen nach Glasgow? fährst du früh? — when are you leaving for Glasgow tomorrow? are you leaving early in the morning?
einen fahren lassen (inf) — to let off (inf)
3)= verkehren (
aux sein) es fahren täglich zwei Fähren — there are two ferries a dayfahren Sie bis Walterplatz? — do you go as far as Walterplatz?
der Bus fährt alle fünf Minuten — there's a bus every five minutes
4)= rasen, schießen (
aux sein) es fuhr ihm durch den Kopf, dass... — the thought flashed through his mind that...die Katze fuhr ihm ins Gesicht — the cat leapt or sprang at his face
der Hexenschuss fuhr ihm durch den Rücken — a twinge of lumbago shot up his back
5)mit etw gut fahren — to be OK with sth (inf)
mit ihm sind wir gut/schlecht gefahren — we made a good/bad choice when we picked him
mit diesem teuren Modell fahren Sie immer gut — you'll always be OK with this expensive model (inf)
mit der Billigreise nach Tunesien sind wir schlecht gefahren — the cheap trip to Tunisia turned out badly
(bei etw) gut/schlecht fahren — to do well/badly (with sth)
6)= streichen (
aux sein or haben) er fuhr mit der Hand/einem Tuch über den Tisch — he ran his hand/a cloth over the tableihre Hand fuhr sanft über sein Haar — she gently ran her hand over his hair
jdm/sich durchs Haar fahren — to run one's fingers through sb's/one's hair
mit der Hand über die Stirn fahren — to pass one's hand over one's brow
2. TRANSITIVES VERB1) = lenken (aux haben) Auto, Bus, Zug etc to drive; Fahrrad, Motorrad to rideschrottreif or zu Schrott fahren (durch Unfall) — to write off; (durch Verschleiß) to drive into the ground
2) = benutzen: Straße, Strecke etc (aux sein) to takewelche Strecke fährt die Linie 59? — which way does the number 59 go?
einen Umweg fahren — to go a long way round, to go out of one's way
wir sind die Umleitung gefahren — we followed the diversion or detour
ich fahre lieber Autobahn — I prefer (driving on) motorways (Brit) or freeways (US)
diesen steilen Berg musst du im ersten Gang fahren — you have to go up or take this steep hill in first gear
eine so gebirgige Strecke darfst du im Winter nicht ohne Schneeketten fahren — you shouldn't drive such a mountainous route in winter without snow chains
3) = benutzen: Kraftstoff etc (aux haben) to use; Reifen to drive onjemanden ins Krankenhaus fahren — to take sb to hospital
die Spedition fährt Fisch von der Nordsee nach Nürnberg — the haulage firm transports or takes fish from the North Sea to Nuremberg
jdn in den Tod fahren (geh) — to kill sb
5) Geschwindigkeit (aux sein) to doer fuhr über 80 km/h — he did over 80 km/h, he drove at over 80 km/h
in der Stadt darf man nur Tempo 50 fahren — in town the speed limit is 50 km/h
7) TECH (aux haben) (= steuern, betreiben) to run; (= senden) to broadcast; (= durchführen) Überstunden to do, to work; Angriff to launchein Experiment fahren — to run an experiment
eine Sonderschicht fahren — to put on an extra shift
3. REFLEXIVES VERBdiams; sich gut fahren
mit diesem Wagen fährt es sich gut — it's good driving this carbei solchem Wetter/auf dieser Straße fährt es sich gut — it's good driving in that kind of weather/on this road
der neue Wagen fährt sich gut —
mit dem neuen Belag fährt sich die Straße gut — the road is good to drive on since it's been resurfaced
* * *1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) drive2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) drive3) (to travel by car: We motored down to my mother's house at the weekend.) motor4) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) put5) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) roll6) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) ride7) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) ride8) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) run9) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) run10) (to go from place to place; to journey: I travelled to Scotland by train; He has to travel a long way to school.) travel* * *fah·ren[ˈfa:rən]1.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>mit dem Bus/der Straßenbahn/dem Taxi/dem Zug \fahren to go by bus/tram/taxi/trainerster/zweiter Klasse \fahren to travel [or go] first/second class; (als Fahrer) to drivezur Arbeit \fahren to drive to work; (mit dem Fahrrad) to cycle to workmit dem Auto \fahren to drive, to go by carmit dem [Fahr]rad/Motorrad fahren to cycle/motorcycle, to go by bike/motorcyclelinks/rechts \fahren to drive on the left/rightgegen einen Baum/eine Wand \fahren to drive [or go] into a tree/wallwie fährt man von hier am besten zum Bahnhof? what's the best way to the station from here?wer fährt? who's driving?\fahren Sie nach Heidelberg/zum Flughafen? are you going to Heidelberg/to the airport?\fahren wir oder laufen wir? shall we go by car/bus etc. or walk?wie lange fährt man von hier nach München? how long does it take to get to Munich from here?; (auf Karussell, Achterbahn)ich will nochmal \fahren! I want to have another ride!fahr doch bitte langsamer! please slow down!sie fährt gut she's a good driverich fahre lieber auf der Autobahn I prefer to drive on the motorwaymein Auto fährt nicht my car won't goheutzutage \fahren alle Bahnen elektrisch all railways are electrified these daysdie Rolltreppe fährt bis in den obersten Stock the escalator goes up to the top floor; s.a. Teufel2.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>Hilfsverb: sein (losfahren) to go, to leavewir \fahren in 5 Minuten we'll be going [or leaving] in 5 minuteswann fährst du morgen früh? when are you leaving tomorrow morning?3.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>Hilfsverb: sein (verkehren) to runwann fährt der nächste Zug nach Berlin? when is the next train to Berlin?der nächste Bus fährt [erst] in 20 Minuten the next bus [only] leaves in twenty minutesdie Bahn fährt alle 20 Minuten the train runs [or goes] every 20 minutesvon Lübeck nach Travemünde \fahren täglich drei Busse there are three busses a day from Lübeck to Travemündediese Fähre fährt zwischen Ostende und Dover this ferry runs between Ostend and Doverauf der Strecke Berlin-Bremen fährt ein ICE a high speed train runs between Berlin and Bremendieser Bus fährt nur bis Hegelplatz this bus only goes as far as Hegelplatzder Intercity 501 fährt heute nur bis Köln the intercity 501 will only run as far as Cologne today4.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>Hilfsverb: sein (reisen)in [den] Urlaub \fahren to go on holidayins Wochenende \fahren to leave for the weekend; (tatsächlich wegfahren) to go away for the weekendfährst du mit dem Auto nach Italien? are you taking the car to Italy?, are you going to Italy by car?fahrt ihr nächstes Jahr wieder nach Norwegen? are you going to Norway again next year?5.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>Hilfsverb: sein (bestimmtes Fahrverhalten haben)dieser Wagen fährt sehr schnell this car can go very fast, this car is a real goer famdas Auto hier fährt sehr ruhig this car is a very quiet runner6.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>Hilfsverb: sein (blitzschnell bewegen)aus dem Bett \fahren to leap out of bedin die Höhe \fahren to jump up with a startjdm an die Kehle fahren Hund to leap at sb's throatin die Kleider \fahren to dress hastilyaus dem Schlaf \fahren to wake with a startblitzartig fuhr es ihm durch den Kopf, dass... the thought suddenly flashed through his mind that...diese Idee fuhr mir durch den Kopf, als ich die Bilder sah that idea came to me when I saw the picturesder Schreck fuhr ihr durch alle Glieder the shock made her tremble all overwas ist denn in dich gefahren? what's got into you?es fuhr mir in den Rücken suddenly I felt a stabbing pain in my back7.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>sie fuhr mit dem Tuch über den Tisch she ran the cloth over the tablesie fuhr sich mit der Hand durchs Haar she run her fingers through her hair8.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>Hilfsverb: sein (zurechtkommen)mit dieser Methode sind wir immer gut gefahren this method has always worked well for usmit jdm gut \fahren to get on all right with sb, to fare well with sbmit jdm schlecht \fahren to not fare [or get on] very well with sbmit ihr sind wir ganz schlecht gefahren she was a total loserII. TRANSITIVES VERB1.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>Hilfsverb: haben (lenken)▪ etw \fahren to drive sthein Auto \fahren to drive a carein Fahrrad/Motorrad \fahren to ride a bicycle/motorbikewer von Ihnen hat das Auto gefahren? who drove?sie fährt einen roten Jaguar she drives a red Jaguar2.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>Hilfsverb: sein (sich mit etw fortbewegen)▪ etw \fahren to drive sthAuto \fahren to drive [a car]Bus \fahren to ride on a busFahrrad/Motorrad \fahren to ride a bicycle/motorbikeSchlitten \fahren to go tobogganingSchlittschuh fahren to skateSki \fahren to skiZug \fahren to go on a train3.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>Hilfsverb: haben (verwenden)ich fahre nur Diesel I only use dieselfährst du noch immer Sommerreifen? are you still using [or driving on] normal tyres4.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>Hilfsverb: haben (befördern, mitnehmen)▪ jdn \fahren to take [or drive] sbjdn ins Krankenhaus \fahren to take sb to hospitalich fahre noch schnell die Kinder in die Schule I'll just take the kids to schoolich fahr' dich nach Hause I'll take [or drive] you home, I'll give you a lift home▪ etw \fahren Sand, Mist, Waren to take [or transport] sth5.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>Hilfsverb: sein (eine Strecke zurücklegen)eine Umleitung \fahren to follow a diversioneinen Umweg \fahren to make a detourder 84er fährt jetzt eine andere Strecke the 84 takes a different route nowdiese Strecke darf man nur mit Schneeketten \fahren you need snow chains to drive on this route6.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>Hilfsverb: sein (mit bestimmter Geschwindigkeit)90 km/h \fahren to be doing 90 km/hhier darf man nur 30 km/h \fahren the speed limit here is 30 km/hdieser Wagen hier fährt 240 km/h this car will do 240 km/hwas/wie viel fährt der Wagen denn Spitze? what's the car's top speed?7.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>Hilfsverb: sein o haben SPORTein Rennen \fahren to take part in a racedie beste Zeit \fahren to do [or clock] the best timemit nur 4 Stunden fuhr er Bestzeit his time of only four hours was the bestdie Rennfahrerin fuhr einen neuen Weltrekord the racing driver set a new world recorddie Wagen \fahren jetzt die achte Runde the cars are now on the eighth lap8.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>Hilfsverb: haben TECH▪ etw \fahren to operate stheinen Hochofen \fahren to control a blast furnace9.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>ein Angebot/Sortiment nach oben/unten \fahren to increase/reduce an offer/a product rangedie Produktion mit 50 % \fahren to run production at 50%die Produktion nach oben/unten \fahren to step up/cut down productionein neues Programm \fahren to start [or launch] a new programme [or AM -gram10.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>eine Sonderschicht in der Fabrik \fahren to put on an extra shift at the factoryÜberstunden \fahren to do overtime11.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>Hilfsverb: haben RADIO▪ etw \fahren to broadcast sth12.<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>Hilfsverb: haben (kaputt machen)13.▶ einen harten Kurs \fahren to take a hard lineIII. REFLEXIVES VERB<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>Hilfsverb: habendieser Wagen/dieses Fahrrad fährt sich gut [o mit diesem Wagen/Fahrrad fährt es sich gut] it's nice to drive this car/to ride this bicyclebei solch einem Wetter fährt es sich herrlich it's wonderful to drive in that kind of weathermit einer Servolenkung fährt es sich viel leichter it's much easier to drive with power steering* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) (als Fahrzeuglenker) drive; (mit dem Fahrrad, Motorrad usw.) ridemit dem Auto fahren — drive; (herfahren auch) come by car; (hinfahren auch) go by car
mit dem Fahrrad/Motorrad fahren — cycle/motorcycle; come/go by bicycle/motorcycle
mit 80 km/h fahren — drive/ride at 80 k.p.h.
links/rechts fahren — drive on the left/right; (abbiegen) bear or turn left/right
langsam fahren — drive/ride slowly
2) (mit dem Auto usw. als Mitfahrer; mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln usw./als Fahrgast) go ( mit by); (mit dem Aufzug/der Rolltreppe/der Seilbahn/dem Skilift) take the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator/escalator/cable-car/ski lift; (mit der Achterbahn, dem Karussell usw.) ride (auf + Dat. on); (per Anhalter) hitch-hikeerster/zweiter Klasse/zum halben Preis fahren — travel or go first/second class/at half-price
ich fahre nicht gern [im] Auto/Bus — I don't like travelling in cars/buses
3) (reisen) go4) (losfahren) go; leaveder Aufzug fährt heute nicht — the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator is out of service today
6) (verkehren) runder Bus fährt alle fünf Minuten/bis Goetheplatz — the bus runs or goes every five minutes/goes to Goetheplatz
von München nach Passau fährt ein D-Zug — there's a fast train from Munich to Passau
7) (betrieben werden)mit Diesel/Benzin fahren — run on diesel/petrol (Brit.) or (Amer.) gasoline
mit Dampf/Atomkraft fahren — be steam-powered/atomicpowered
8) (schnelle Bewegungen ausführen)in die Höhe fahren — jump up [with a start]
sich (Dat.) mit der Hand durchs Haar fahren — run one's fingers through one's hair
was ist denn in dich gefahren? — (fig.) what's got into you?
der Schreck fuhr ihm in die Glieder — (fig.) the shock went right through him
jemandem über den Mund fahren — (fig.) shut somebody up
aus der Haut fahren — (ugs.) blow one's top (coll.)
etwas fahren lassen — (loslassen) let something go; (fig.): (aufgeben) abandon something
2.gut/schlecht mit jemandem/einer Sache fahren — get on well/badly with somebody/something
unregelmäßiges transitives VerbAuto/Motorrad/Roller fahren — drive [a car]/ride a motorcycle/scooter
Bahn/Bus usw. fahren: go by train/bus — etc.
Kahn od. Boot/Kanu fahren — go boating/canoeing
Rollschuh fahren — [roller-]skate
Schlittschuh fahren — [ice-]skate
Aufzug/Rolltreppe fahren — take the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator/use the escalator
Sessellift fahren — ride in a/the chairlift
U-Bahn fahren — ride on the underground (Brit.) or (Amer.) subway
2) mit sein ([als Strecke] zurücklegen) drive; (mit dem Motorrad, Fahrrad) ride; take < curve>einen Umweg/eine Umleitung fahren — make a detour/follow a diversion
3) (befördern) drive, take < person>; take < thing>; < vehicle> take; <ship, lorry, etc.> carry < goods>; (zum Sprecher) drive, bring < person>; bring < thing>; < vehicle> bring4) mit sein80 km/h fahren — do 80 k.p.h.
hier muss man 50 km/h fahren — you've got to keep to 50 k.p.h. here
1:23:45/eine gute Zeit fahren — do or clock 1.23.45/a good time
7)ein Auto schrottreif fahren — write off a car; (durch lange Beanspruchung) run or drive a car into the ground
8) (als Treibstoff benutzen) use < diesel, regular>3.1)sich gut fahren — < car> handle well, be easy to drive
2) unpersin dem Wagen/mit dem Zug fährt es sich bequem — the car gives a comfortable ride/it is comfortable travelling by train
* * *fahren; fährt, fuhr, gefahrenA. v/i (ist)1. Person: (auch reisen) go (mit dem Aufzug/Bus etcich fahre öffentlich (mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln) I use ( oder go by) public transport (US transportation);an den Straßenrand fahren pull over to the side of the road;nach Köln fährt man sieben Stunden mit dem Auto: it’s a seven-hour drive to Cologne; mit dem Zug: it’s a seven-hour train journey to Cologne, it’s seven hours on the train to Cologne;langsamer/schneller fahren slow down/accelerate;über einen Fluss/Platz etcfahren cross a river/square etc;ich will noch mal fahren auf Karussell etc: I want another ride2. (abfahren) leave, go;wir fahren in fünf Minuten we’re leaving in five minutessie fährt gut/schlecht she’s a good/bad driver5. (verkehren) run;das Boot/der Zug fährt zweimal am Tag the boat/train goes twice a day, there are two sailings/two trains a daydas Auto fährt ruhig the car is quiet(-running);mit Benzin/Diesel fahren Fahrzeug: run on petrol (US gas)/diesel; Person: have a petrol-(US gas)/diesel-engine car;mit Strom fahren be driven by electric power;mit Dampf fahren be steam-driven7.mit der Hand etcdurch/über etwas (akk)fahren run one’s hand etc through/over sth8.in etwas (akk)in die Kleider fahren slip into ( oder slip on) one’s clothes;9.etwas fahren lassen (loslassen) let go of sth;alle Hoffnung etc10. BERGB:in die Grube/aus der Grube fahren go down the pit/coe up out of the pit11. fig:gut/schlecht mit oderbei etwas fahren do well/badly out of sth;er ist sehr gut/schlecht damit gefahren he did very well/badly out of it;was ist nur in ihn gefahren? what’s got into him?;mir fuhr der Gedanke durch den Kopf, dass … it suddenly occurred to me that …;B. v/ter hat das Auto gegen den Zaun gefahren he drove the car into the fence;ein Auto zu Schrott fahren drive a car into the ground; bei einem Unfall: write a car off, US total a car;ein Schiff auf Grund fahren run a ship aground;jemanden über den Haufen fahren umg knock sb down, run sb over3. (ist) (Aufzug, Skilift) ride in; (Karussell, U-Bahn etc) ride on; (Segelboot) sail; (Ruderboot) row;Boot fahren go boating;Rad fahren cycle;Roller fahren scooter; (Motorroller) ride a scooter;Rollschuh fahren roller-skate;Schlittschuh fahren skate;Ski fahren ski4. (hat oder ist) (Strecke) cover, travel; (Kurve, anderen Weg etc) take; (Umleitung) follow; (Rennen) take part in;einen Umweg fahren make a detour;sie fuhren eine andere Strecke they took a different route;Kurven fahren weave about (US back and forth);Slalom fahren do a slalomwir fuhren gerade 100 km/h, als … we were doing 62 mph when …;8. (Sonderschicht) workC. v/r (hat):auf dieser Straße fährt es sich gut this is a good road to drive on* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) (als Fahrzeuglenker) drive; (mit dem Fahrrad, Motorrad usw.) ridemit dem Auto fahren — drive; (herfahren auch) come by car; (hinfahren auch) go by car
mit dem Fahrrad/Motorrad fahren — cycle/motorcycle; come/go by bicycle/motorcycle
mit 80 km/h fahren — drive/ride at 80 k.p.h.
links/rechts fahren — drive on the left/right; (abbiegen) bear or turn left/right
langsam fahren — drive/ride slowly
2) (mit dem Auto usw. als Mitfahrer; mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln usw./als Fahrgast) go ( mit by); (mit dem Aufzug/der Rolltreppe/der Seilbahn/dem Skilift) take the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator/escalator/cable-car/ski lift; (mit der Achterbahn, dem Karussell usw.) ride (auf + Dat. on); (per Anhalter) hitch-hikeerster/zweiter Klasse/zum halben Preis fahren — travel or go first/second class/at half-price
ich fahre nicht gern [im] Auto/Bus — I don't like travelling in cars/buses
3) (reisen) go4) (losfahren) go; leave5) <motor vehicle, train, lift, cable-car> go; < ship> sailder Aufzug fährt heute nicht — the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator is out of service today
6) (verkehren) runder Bus fährt alle fünf Minuten/bis Goetheplatz — the bus runs or goes every five minutes/goes to Goetheplatz
mit Diesel/Benzin fahren — run on diesel/petrol (Brit.) or (Amer.) gasoline
mit Dampf/Atomkraft fahren — be steam-powered/atomicpowered
in die Höhe fahren — jump up [with a start]
sich (Dat.) mit der Hand durchs Haar fahren — run one's fingers through one's hair
was ist denn in dich gefahren? — (fig.) what's got into you?
der Schreck fuhr ihm in die Glieder — (fig.) the shock went right through him
jemandem über den Mund fahren — (fig.) shut somebody up
aus der Haut fahren — (ugs.) blow one's top (coll.)
etwas fahren lassen — (loslassen) let something go; (fig.): (aufgeben) abandon something
2.gut/schlecht mit jemandem/einer Sache fahren — get on well/badly with somebody/something
unregelmäßiges transitives VerbAuto/Motorrad/Roller fahren — drive [a car]/ride a motorcycle/scooter
Bahn/Bus usw. fahren: go by train/bus — etc.
Kahn od. Boot/Kanu fahren — go boating/canoeing
Rollschuh fahren — [roller-]skate
Schlittschuh fahren — [ice-]skate
Aufzug/Rolltreppe fahren — take the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator/use the escalator
Sessellift fahren — ride in a/the chairlift
U-Bahn fahren — ride on the underground (Brit.) or (Amer.) subway
2) mit sein ([als Strecke] zurücklegen) drive; (mit dem Motorrad, Fahrrad) ride; take < curve>einen Umweg/eine Umleitung fahren — make a detour/follow a diversion
3) (befördern) drive, take < person>; take < thing>; < vehicle> take; <ship, lorry, etc.> carry < goods>; (zum Sprecher) drive, bring < person>; bring < thing>; < vehicle> bring4) mit sein80 km/h fahren — do 80 k.p.h.
hier muss man 50 km/h fahren — you've got to keep to 50 k.p.h. here
1:23:45/eine gute Zeit fahren — do or clock 1.23.45/a good time
7)ein Auto schrottreif fahren — write off a car; (durch lange Beanspruchung) run or drive a car into the ground
8) (als Treibstoff benutzen) use <diesel, regular>3.1)sich gut fahren — < car> handle well, be easy to drive
2) unpersin dem Wagen/mit dem Zug fährt es sich bequem — the car gives a comfortable ride/it is comfortable travelling by train
* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: fuhr, ist/hat gefahren)= to drive v.(§ p.,p.p.: drove, driven)to navigate v.to ply between expr.to ride v.(§ p.,p.p.: rode, ridden) -
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v.1 to take/bring down (poner abajo) (libro, cuadro).ayúdame a bajar la caja help me get the box down; (desde lo alto) help carry the box downstairs (al piso de abajo)2 to go/come down (descender) (montaña, escaleras).bajó las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran down the stairs as fast as she couldbajar por la escalera to go/come down the stairsbajar (a) por algo to go out and get somethingbajar corriendo to run down3 to reduce.bajar el fuego (de la cocina) to reduce the heat4 to lower (ojos, cabeza, voz).5 to download (informal) (computing).6 to fall, to drop.este modelo ha bajado de precio this model has gone down in price, the price of this model has gone downbajó la Bolsa share prices felllas acciones de C & C han bajado C & C share prices have fallen7 to descend, to come down, to decrease, to drop.Bajó el calor The heat descended.El hielo bajó la temperatura The ice reduced the temperature.8 to step down, to stand down, to climb down, to get down.Ricardo bajó del camión Richard stepped down from the truck.9 to take down, to discharge, to carry down, to get down.Pedro bajó el equipaje Peter took down the luggage.10 to put down, to lower, to put in a lower position.Ella bajó su mano She put down her hand.11 to go down, to descend.Ese elevador baja That elevator goes down.12 to have less.Me bajó la temperatura I have less temperature.13 to walk down, to descend.Ella bajó el camino al mar She walked down the path to the sea.* * *1 (coger algo de un lugar alto) to get down, take down2 (dejar más abajo) to lower■ ¿has bajado las persianas? have you lowered the blinds?■ ese cuadro está muy alto, bájalo un poco that picture's too high, bring it down a bit■ se bajó los pantalones para que le pusieran una inyección he took his trousers down so that they could give him an injection3 (reducir) to lower, reduce, bring down■ baja la voz, que te van a oír lower your voice, they'll hear you■ baja la tele un poco, no te oigo turn the telly down, I can't hear you■ baja la calefacción, hace calor turn the heating down, it's hot5 (alargar) to lengthen, let down6 (recorrer de arriba abajo) to go down, come down7 (en informática) to download1 (ir abajo - acercándose) to come down; (- alejándose) to go down■ ¡baja de ahí ahora mismo! come down from there right now!■ ¿bajas en ascensor o por la escalera? are you going down in the lift or by the stairs?■ bajó corriendo/volando he ran/flew down2 (reducirse) to fall, drop, come down3 (hinchazón) to go down; (fiebre) to go down, come down4 (marea) to go out5 (apearse - de coche) to get out (de, of); (de bicicleta, caballo) to get off (de, -); (de avión, tren, autobús) to get off (de, -)1 (ir abajo - acercándose) to come down; (- alejándose) to go down2 (apearse - de coche) to get out (de, -); (bicicleta, caballo) to get off (de, -); (avión, tren, autobús) to get off (de, -)3 (agacharse) to bend down, bend over\bajarse la cabeza to bow one's headno bajar de... to be at least..., not be less than...* * *verb1) to lower2) descend3) fall4) reduce5) take down•- bajarse* * *1. VT1) (=llevar abajo) to take down; (=traer abajo) to bring down¿has bajado la basura? — have you taken the rubbish down?
¿me bajas el abrigo?, hace frío aquí fuera — could you bring my coat down? it's cold out here
¿me baja a la Plaza Mayor? — [en taxi] could you take me to the Plaza Mayor?
2) (=mover hacia abajo) [+ bandera, ventanilla] to lower; [+ persiana] to put down, lower3) [con partes del cuerpo] [+ brazos] to drop, lowerbajó la vista o los ojos — he looked down
bajó la cabeza — she bowed o lowered her head
4) (=reducir) [+ precio] to lower, put down; [+ fiebre, tensión, voz] to lowerlos comercios han bajado los precios — businesses have put their prices down o lowered their prices
5) [+ radio, televisión, gas] to turn downbaja la radio que no oigo nada — turn the radio down, I can't hear a thing
¡baja la voz, que no estoy sordo! — keep your voice down, I'm not deaf!
6)bajar la escalera — [visto desde arriba] to go down the stairs; [visto desde abajo] to come down the stairs
7) (=perder) to lose8) (Inform) to download9) (=humillar) to humble, humiliate10) Caribe ** (=pagar) to cough up *, fork out *11) And ** (=matar) to do in **2. VI1) (=descender) [visto desde arriba] to go down; [visto desde abajo] to come down¡ahora bajo! — I'll be right down!
2) (=apearse) [de autobús, avión, tren, moto, bici, caballo] to get off; [de coche] to get outbajar de — [+ autobús, avión, tren, moto, bici, caballo] to get off; [+ coche] to get out of
3) (=reducirse) [temperatura, fiebre, tensión arterial] to go down, fall, drop; [hinchazón, calidad] to go downhan bajado los precios — prices have fallen o come o gone down
4)• bajar de (=perder) —
5)• no bajar de (=no ser menos de) —
6) [regla] to start3.See:BAJAR De vehículos ► Bajar(se) de un vehículo privado o de un taxi se traduce por get out of, mientras que bajar(se) de un vehículo público (tren, autobús, avión {etc}) se traduce por get off: Bajó del coche y nos saludó She got out of the car and said hello No baje del tren en marcha Don't get off the train while it is still moving ► Debe emplearse get off cuando nos referimos a bicicletas, motos y animales de montura: Se bajó de la bicicleta He got off his bicycle Otros verbos de movimiento ► Bajar la escalera/ la cuesta {etc}, por regla general, se suele traducir por come down o por go down, según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en sentido contrario del hablante), pero come y go se pueden substituir por otros verbos de movimiento si la oración española especifica la forma en que se baja mediante el uso de adverbios o construcciones adverbiales: Bajó las escaleras deprisa y corriendo She rushed down the stairs Bajó la cuesta tranquilamente He ambled down the hill Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go down; ( acercándose) to come downespérame, ya bajo — wait for me, I'll be right down
¿bajas a la playa con nosotros? — are you coming (down) to the beach with us?
bajar a + inf — to go/come down to + inf
b) ( apearse)bajar de algo — de tren/avión to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth
c) (Dep) equipo to go down2)a) marea to go outb) fiebre/tensión to go down, drop; hinchazón to go down; temperatura to fall, drople ha bajado la fiebre — her fever o temperature has gone down
c) precio/valor to fall, drop; cotización to fall; calidad to deteriorate; popularidad to diminishseguro que no baja de los dos millones — I bet it won't be o cost less than two million
d) menstruación to start2.bajar vt1) <escalera/cuesta> to go down2) <brazo/mano> to put down, lower3) (Inf) to download4)a)bajar algo (de algo) — de armario/estante to get sth down (from sth); del piso de arriba to bring/take down sth
¿me bajas las llaves? — can you bring down my keys?
b)bajar a algn de algo — de mesa/caballo to get sb off sth
5)a) <persiana/telón> to lower; < ventanilla> to openb) < cremallera> to undo3.bajarse verbo pronominal1) ( apearse)bajarse de algo — de tren/autobús to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth
2) < pantalones> to take down; < falda> to pull down* * *= come + downstairs, drop, go down, lower, walk down, ebb, subside, move down, come down, wind + Nombre + down, coast, freewheel, take + a tumble, turn down.Ex. Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex. Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.Ex. Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.Ex. Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.Ex. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex. Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.Ex. His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.----* bajar a = head down to.* bajar a Alguien del pedestal = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.* bajar de categoría = demote.* bajar de precio = come down in + price.* bajar el listón = lower + the bar.* bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.* bajar el precio = lower + price.* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.* bajar la guardia = lower + Posesivo + guard.* bajar la moral = lower + morale.* bajar la ventana = wind down + window.* bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.* bajarle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + down.* bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* bajarse de = get off.* bajarse de las nubes = get real.* bajarse del tren = get off + the train.* hacer bajar = force down.* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.* precio + bajar = price + fall.* que baja los humos = humbling.* subir y = move up and/or down.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go down; ( acercándose) to come downespérame, ya bajo — wait for me, I'll be right down
¿bajas a la playa con nosotros? — are you coming (down) to the beach with us?
bajar a + inf — to go/come down to + inf
b) ( apearse)bajar de algo — de tren/avión to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth
c) (Dep) equipo to go down2)a) marea to go outb) fiebre/tensión to go down, drop; hinchazón to go down; temperatura to fall, drople ha bajado la fiebre — her fever o temperature has gone down
c) precio/valor to fall, drop; cotización to fall; calidad to deteriorate; popularidad to diminishseguro que no baja de los dos millones — I bet it won't be o cost less than two million
d) menstruación to start2.bajar vt1) <escalera/cuesta> to go down2) <brazo/mano> to put down, lower3) (Inf) to download4)a)bajar algo (de algo) — de armario/estante to get sth down (from sth); del piso de arriba to bring/take down sth
¿me bajas las llaves? — can you bring down my keys?
b)bajar a algn de algo — de mesa/caballo to get sb off sth
5)a) <persiana/telón> to lower; < ventanilla> to openb) < cremallera> to undo3.bajarse verbo pronominal1) ( apearse)bajarse de algo — de tren/autobús to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth
2) < pantalones> to take down; < falda> to pull down* * *= come + downstairs, drop, go down, lower, walk down, ebb, subside, move down, come down, wind + Nombre + down, coast, freewheel, take + a tumble, turn down.Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.Ex: Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.Ex: Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex: Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.Ex: His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.* bajar a = head down to.* bajar a Alguien del pedestal = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.* bajar de categoría = demote.* bajar de precio = come down in + price.* bajar el listón = lower + the bar.* bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.* bajar el precio = lower + price.* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.* bajar la guardia = lower + Posesivo + guard.* bajar la moral = lower + morale.* bajar la ventana = wind down + window.* bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.* bajarle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + down.* bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* bajarse de = get off.* bajarse de las nubes = get real.* bajarse del tren = get off + the train.* hacer bajar = force down.* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.* precio + bajar = price + fall.* que baja los humos = humbling.* subir y = move up and/or down.* * *bajar [A1 ]viA1 «ascensor/persona» (alejándose) to go down; (acercándose) to come downyo bajo por la escalera I'll walk down o take the stairsespérame, ya bajo wait for me, I'll be right down¿bajas a la playa? are you coming (down) to the beach?bajar A + INF to go/come down to + INFbajó a saludarnos he came down to say hellotodavía no ha bajado a desayunar she hasn't come down for breakfast yetha bajado a comprar cigarrillos he's gone down to buy some cigarettes2 (apearse) bajar DE algo ‹de un tren/un avión› to get off sth; ‹de un coche› to get out OF sth; ‹de un caballo/una bicicleta› to get off sth, dismount FROM sthme caí al bajar del autobús I fell as I was getting off the busyo no bajo, me quedo en el coche I'm not getting out, I'll stay in the carno sabe bajar sola del caballo she can't get down off the horse o dismount on her own3 ( Dep) «equipo» to go down, be relegated4«río/aguas» (+ compl): el río baja crecido the river is (running) highB1 «marea» to go out2 «fiebre/tensión» to go down, drop, fall; «hinchazón» to go downhan bajado mucho las temperaturas temperatures have fallen o dropped sharplyno le ha bajado la fiebre her fever o ( BrE) temperature hasn't gone down3 «precio/valor» to fall, drop; «cotización» to fallel dólar bajó ligeramente the dollar slipped back o fell slightlynuestro volumen de ventas no ha bajado our turnover hasn't fallen o dropped o decreasedlos precios bajaron en un 25% prices fell by 25%los ordenadores están bajando de precio computers are going down in priceha bajado mucho la calidad del producto the quality of the product has deteriorated badlysu popularidad ha bajado últimamente her popularity has diminished recentlyseguro que no baja de los dos millones I bet it won't be o cost less than two millionha bajado mucho en mi estima he's gone down o fallen a lot in my estimation4 «período/menstruación» (+ me/te/le etc) to start5( Chi fam) (entrar) (+ me/te/le etc): con el vino le bajó un sueño tremendo the wine made him incredibly sleepyal escuchar tanta estupidez nos bajó una rabia … listening to such nonsense made us so angry …■ bajarvtA ‹escalera/cuesta› to go downbajó la cuesta corriendo she ran down the hillB1 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lowerbajó la cabeza/mirada avergonzado he bowed his head/lowered o dropped his eyes in shame2 (de un armario, estante) to get down; (de una planta, habitación) to bring/take downme ayudó a bajar la maleta he helped me to get my suitcase down¿me bajas las llaves? can you bring down my keys?hay que bajar estas botellas al sótano we have to take these bottles down to the basementbajar algo/a algn DE algo to get sth/sb down FROM sthbájame la caja del estante get the box down from the shelf (for me)bájalo de la mesa/del caballo get him down off the table/horse3 ‹persiana/telón› to lowerle bajó los pantalones para ponerle una inyección she took his pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers down to give him an injectiontengo que bajarle el dobladillo I have to let the hem downbaja la ventanilla open the windowC ‹precio› to lower; ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹radio› to turn downbájale el volumen or ( Col) al volumen turn the volume downbaja la calefacción/el gas turn the heating/the gas downbaja la voz lower your voicelo bajaron de categoría it was downgraded o demotedD ( Inf) to downloadestoy bajando música a la computadora ( AmL) or al ordenador ( Esp) I'm downloading music to my computer■ bajarseA (apearse) bajarse DE algo ‹de un tren/un autobús› to get off sth; ‹de un coche› to get out OF sth; ‹de un caballo/una bicicleta› to get off sth, dismount FROM sthme bajo en la próxima I'm getting off at the next stop¡bájate del muro! get down off the wall!B ‹pantalones› to take down, pull down; ‹falda› to pull downC* * *
bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo
1
( acercándose) to come down;◊ bajar por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;
ya bajo I'll be right down
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth
2
[ hinchazón] to go down;
[ temperatura] to fall, drop
[ calidad] to deteriorate;
[ popularidad] to diminish;
verbo transitivo
1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
3a) bajar algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);
‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth);
( llevar) to take sth down (to sth)
4
‹ ventanilla› to open
5 ‹ precio› to lower;
‹ fiebre› to bring down;
‹ volumen› to turn down;
‹ voz› to lower
bajarse verbo pronominal
1 ( apearse) bajarse de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth;
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth;
‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth
2 ‹ pantalones› to take down;
‹ falda› to pull down
bajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
3 (un telón) to lower
(una persiana) to let down
(la cabeza) to bow o lower
4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down
(la voz) to lower
5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
II verbo intransitivo
1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange
' bajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abaratarse
- basura
- descender
- guardia
- irse
- a
- bandera
- hundir
- mirada
- poder
- vista
- volumen
English:
boil over
- bow
- bring down
- climb down
- come down
- decline
- decrease
- deflate
- descend
- dip
- down
- downgrade
- downstairs
- draw
- drop
- fall
- force down
- get down
- get off
- go below
- go down
- guard
- hang
- heave
- inflammation
- jump down
- jump off
- let down
- let off
- lift down
- lower
- mark down
- move down
- pull down
- relegate
- send down
- slide down
- slip
- slip down
- spiral down
- steeply
- subside
- swoop
- take down
- turn down
- walk down
- wind down
- bring
- can
- come
* * *♦ vt1. [poner abajo] [libro, cuadro] to take/bring down;[telón, persiana] to lower; [ventanilla] to wind down, to open;he bajado la enciclopedia de la primera a la última estantería I've moved the encyclopedia down from the top shelf to the bottom one;ayúdame a bajar la caja [desde lo alto] help me get the box down;[al piso de abajo] help me carry the box downstairs2. [ojos, cabeza, mano] to lower;bajó la cabeza con resignación she lowered o bowed her head in resignation3. [descender] [montaña, escaleras] to go/come down;bajó las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran down the stairs as fast as she could;bajó la calle a todo correr he ran down the street as fast as he could4. [reducir] [inflación, hinchazón] to reduce;[precios] to lower, to cut; [música, volumen, radio] to turn down; [fiebre] to bring down;bajar el fuego (de la cocina) to reduce the heat;bajar el tono to lower one's voice;bajar la moral a alguien to cause sb's spirits to drop;5. [hacer descender de categoría] to demote♦ vi1. [apearse] [de coche] to get out;[de moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get off; [de caballo] to dismount; [de árbol, escalera, silla] to get/come down;bajar de [de coche] to get out of;[de moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get off; [de caballo] to get off, to dismount; [de árbol, escalera, silla, mesa] to get/come down from;es peligroso bajar de un tren en marcha it is dangerous to jump off a train while it is still moving;bajar a tierra [desde barco] to go on shore;bajo en la próxima parada I'm getting off at the next stop2. [descender] to go/come down;¿podrías bajar aquí un momento? could you come down here a minute?;bajo enseguida I'll be down in a minute;bajar corriendo to run down;bajar por la escalera to go/come down the stairs;bajar (a) por algo to go down and get sth;ha bajado a comprar el periódico she's gone out o down to get the paper;bajar a desayunar to go/come down for breakfast;el río baja crecido the river is high;está bajando la marea the tide is going out;el jefe ha bajado mucho en mi estima the boss has gone down a lot in my estimation3. [disminuir] to fall, to drop;[fiebre, hinchazón] to go/come down; [cauce] to go down, to fall;los precios bajaron prices dropped;el euro bajó frente a la libra the euro fell against the pound;han bajado las ventas sales are down;este modelo ha bajado de precio this model has gone down in price, the price of this model has gone down;el coste total no bajará del millón the total cost will not be less than o under a million;no bajará de tres horas it will take at least three hours, it won't take less than three hoursbajaré a la capital la próxima semana I'll be going down to the capital next week;¿por qué no bajas a vernos este fin de semana? why don't you come down to see us this weekend?5. [descender de categoría] to be demoted (a to); Dep to be relegated, to go down (a to);el Atlético bajó de categoría Atlético went down* * *I v/tbajar la mirada lower one’s eyes o gaze, look down;2 TV, radio turn down3 escalera go down4 INFOR downloadII v/i1 go down2 de intereses fall, drop* * *bajar vt1) descender: to lower, to let down, to take down2) reducir: to reduce (prices)3) inclinar: to lower, to bow (the head)4) : to go down, to descend5)bajar de categoría : to downgradebajar vi1) : to drop, to fall2) : to come down, to go down3) : to ebb (of tides)* * *bajar vb1. (ir abajo) to go down¿bajas tú o subo yo? are you coming down or shall I come up?3. (salir de un coche) to get out¡bájate del coche! get out of the car!4. (salir de un tren, autobús) to get off¿me bajas la maleta? can you get my suitcase down?¿me bajas el bolso? can you bring my bag down?7. (voz, vista) to lower8. (cabeza) to bow9. (volumen) to turn downbaja la música, por favor turn the music down, please -
3 cuesta
f.slope, climb, grade.cuesta arriba uphillcuesta abajo downhilltrabajar los viernes se me hace muy cuesta arriba (informal figurative) I find working on Fridays heavy goingpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: costar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: costar.* * *1 (pendiente) slope\a cuestas on one's back, on one's shoulderscuesta abajo downhillcuesta arriba uphillhacérsele a uno algo cuesta arriba figurado to find something an uphill struggle, find something very difficultir cuesta abajo figurado to go downhillla cuesta de enero figurado the January squeeze* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=pendiente) hill, slopela cuesta de enero — period of financial stringency following Christmas spending
2)• a cuestas — on one's back
siempre va con su guitarra a cuestas — he always goes around with his guitar on his back o slung over his shoulder
se echa todas las responsabilidades a cuestas — she takes all the responsibilities on her own shoulders
* * *I1) ( pendiente)hacérsele muy cuesta arriba a alguien: se me hace muy cuesta arriba venderlo I'm finding it very difficult to sell it; ir cuesta abajo to go downhill; la cuesta de enero — January ( when people are traditionally short of money)
2)llevar algo a cuestas — to carry something on one's shoulders/back
IIecharse algo a cuestas — <carga/bulto> to put something on one's back; < problema> to burden oneself with something
* * *= slope, ascent.Ex. The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.Ex. Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.----* cuesta abajo = downhill, down the hill.* cuesta arriba = uphill.* cuesta para tirarse con trineos = sled hill.* ir a cuestas de = piggyback [piggy-back].* ir cuesta abajo = go + downhill.* * *I1) ( pendiente)hacérsele muy cuesta arriba a alguien: se me hace muy cuesta arriba venderlo I'm finding it very difficult to sell it; ir cuesta abajo to go downhill; la cuesta de enero — January ( when people are traditionally short of money)
2)llevar algo a cuestas — to carry something on one's shoulders/back
IIecharse algo a cuestas — <carga/bulto> to put something on one's back; < problema> to burden oneself with something
* * *= slope, ascent.Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.
Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.* cuesta abajo = downhill, down the hill.* cuesta arriba = uphill.* cuesta para tirarse con trineos = sled hill.* ir a cuestas de = piggyback [piggy-back].* ir cuesta abajo = go + downhill.* * *A(pendiente): íbamos cuesta arriba we were going uphilliba corriendo cuesta abajo y no pude parar I was running downhill and couldn't stopestacionar en cuesta to park on a hilldejé el coche en la cuesta I left the car on the hill/slopeuna cuesta muy pronunciada a very steep slopehacérsele muy cuesta arriba a algn: se me hace muy cuesta arriba trabajar con este calor I find it very difficult to work in this heat, it's an uphill struggle working in this heatir cuesta abajo «coche/corredor» to go downhill;«negocio» to go downhill, be on the skids ( colloq)Bno te eches los problemas ajenos a cuestas don't weigh yourself down o burden yourself with other people's problemsparece que llevas los problemas del mundo a cuestas you look as if you have the weight of the world on your shoulders* * *
Del verbo costar: ( conjugate costar)
cuesta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
costar
cuesta
costar ( conjugate costar) verbo transitivo
◊ ¿cuánto me cuestaá arreglarlo? how much will it cost to fix it?b) ( en perjuicios):
le costó el puesto it cost him his jobc) ( en esfuerzo):
cuesta abrirlo it's hard to open;
me cuesta trabajo creerlo I find it hard o difficult to believe
verbo intransitivo
b) ( resultar perjudicial):
c) ( resultar difícil):
no te cuesta nada intentarlo it won't do you any harm to give it a try;
la física le cuesta he finds physics difficult;
me costó dormirme I had trouble getting to sleep
cuesta sustantivo femenino
iba corriendo cuesta abajo I was running downhillb)◊ a cuestas: llevar algo a cuestas to carry sth on one's shoulders/back;
echarse algo a cuestas ‹carga/bulto› to put sth on one's back;
‹ problema› to burden oneself with sth
costar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (tener un precio) to cost: ¿cuánto dinero te costó?, how much did it cost you?
2 (llevar tiempo) to take
3 (ser trabajoso) me cuesta hablar alemán, I find it difficult to speak German
nos costó mucho conseguir el empleo, it was really hard to get the job
♦ Locuciones: figurado te va a costar caro, you'll pay dearly for this
cueste lo que cueste, cost what it may
cuesta sustantivo femenino slope
cuesta abajo, downhill
cuesta arriba, uphill
♦ Locuciones: adverbio a cuestas, on one's back o shoulders
' cuesta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aterrizar
- baja
- bajar
- bajo
- cala
- costar
- difícil
- disparate
- escarpada
- escarpado
- estercolar
- flete
- idea
- reaccionar
- su
- subida
- cuánto
- ida
- jadeante
- suave
- subir
- trabajo
- tranquilo
- zancada
English:
be
- come to
- come up
- descend
- down
- downhill
- downward
- easy
- grade
- gradient
- gripping
- incline
- job
- labour
- mount
- much
- slog
- slope
- steep
- struggle
- subscription
- trouble
- uphill
- what
- work
- a
- about
- do
- find
- free
- hard
- hill
- labor
- mix
- pelt
- plow
- price
- race
- rise
- roll
- up
* * *♦ nf[pendiente] slope;una calle/un camino en cuesta a street/road on a hill;cuesta arriba uphill;también Figcuesta abajo downhill;Famhacerse cuesta arriba: trabajar los viernes se me hace muy cuesta arriba I find working on Fridays heavy goingla cuesta de enero = lack of money in January due to Christmas spending♦ a cuestas loc advon one's back, over one's shoulders;tuvo que llevar los sacos a cuestas he had to carry the sacks on his back o over his shoulders;lleva a cuestas la enfermedad de su marido she has to bear the burden of her husband's illness* * *f slope;cuesta abajo downhill;cuesta arriba uphill;se me hace cuesta arriba levantarme a las 7 todos los días I find it very hard to get up at 7am every day;a cuestas on one’s back* * *cuesta nf1) : slopecuesta arriba: uphill2)a cuestas : on one's back* * *cuesta n slope -
4 get
[get] 1. гл.; прош. вр. got; прич. прош. вр. got, gotten1)а) получить (в собственность), стать обладателемHe got a bicycle for his birthday. — На день рождения ему подарили велосипед.
Syn:б) получить, нажить ( неприятности), навлекать на себяShe got nothing but trouble for her efforts. — За свои старания она нажила себе только одни проблемы.
Syn:2)He got this book at the library. — Эту книгу он взял в библиотеке.
Syn:Get me a pillow. — Принеси мне подушку.
Help me to get the washing in, it's raining. — Помоги мне занести бельё в дом, а то идёт дождь.
Syn:3)а) купить, приобрестиI got these jeans for $100. — Я купил эти джинсы за 100 долларов.
Syn:б) ( get through) тратить, использовать ( в большом количестве)Jim gets through a lot of beer while watching football on television every Saturday. — Джим выпивает изрядное количество пива, пока смотрит футбол по телевизору по субботам.
4)а) извлекать, добывать, получать ( в результате собственных усилий)He got this information from the Internet. — Он нашёл эту информацию в интернете.
You can't get water out of a stone. — Из камня нельзя получить воду.
б) заработать, получитьI always get high marks in history. — Я всегда получаю хорошие оценки по истории.
He got $20 for this work. — Он получил 20 долларов за эту работу.
в) завоевать, приобрести (в результате военных действий)5) получить возможность (что-л. делать), получить разрешение на (что-л.)I couldn't get a day off because I had to write a report. — Мне не разрешили взять отгул, так как я должен был написать отчёт.
I finally got to work at home. — Наконец-то я смог поработать дома.
6)а) приходить; прибывать, достигатьThe snow was so deep that the climbers could not get through to the hut. — Снега было так много, что альпинисты не смогли пробраться к хижине.
Syn:б) ( get at) добираться, доставать до (чего-л.)I can't get at the top branches, can you bring the ladder? — Я не достаю до верхних веток, принеси мне, пожалуйста, лестницу.
в) ( get at) разг. иметь в виду7) разместиться, занять место, сесть в ( транспорте); воспользоваться (каким-л. видом транспорта)She got her plane two minutes before takeoff. — Она поднялась на борт самолёта всего за две минуты до вылета.
Syn:8) застать, дозвониться, суметь установить связьI tried to get you, but your phone was busy. — Я пытался связаться с тобой, но телефон был занят.
I got (through to) him on the telephone at last. — Наконец я дозвонился до него.
9) заразиться, подхватить инфекциюThe teacher got chicken pox from the students. — Учитель заразился ветрянкой от учеников.
Syn:10)а) подвергаться, испытывать на себеHe got a severe concussion. — Он получил серьёзное (тяжёлое) сотрясение мозга.
Syn:б) получить в качестве наказания, возмездия; схлопотатьHe got six years in prison for tax fraud. — Он получил шесть лет за налоговые махинации.
You'll get a spanking when your father comes home. — Когда отец вернётся, получишь взбучку.
11)а) понять, осознать; выяснитьHe didn't get the point of the joke. — Он не понял, в чём шутка.
It is always difficult to get at the truth. — Выяснять правду всегда нелегко.
I cannot get at the meaning. — Я не могу понять, что это значит.
The children didn't quite get onto what the teacher was saying. — Дети не совсем поняли, что говорил учитель.
Syn:б) дойти до сознания, стать понятнымDid your speech get over / across to the crowd? — Твоя речь дошла до сознания толпы?
Though the message was clear, it took long to get it over to the minds of Americans. — Хотя идея была понятна, прошло много времени, пока американцы её восприняли.
12)а) выяснить, обнаружить с помощью подсчётовI can't get the total. — Я не могу сосчитать.
These days, scientists use computers to help them to get out the difficult calculations concerned with space travel. — Теперь учёные используют компьютеры для проведения сложных расчётов, связанных с полётами в космос.
б) расслышатьSorry, I didn't get your name. — Простите, я не разобрал, как вас зовут.
13) выучить наизусть, запомнитьI've got this poem off by heart already. — Я уже выучил это стихотворение наизусть.
How quickly can you get up this piece for the concert? — Как быстро ты сможешь выучить эту вещь, чтобы исполнить её на концерте?
Syn:14) порождать, производить, вызыватьSyn:15) приготовить, обеспечить готовностьI have to go and work, I must get out my next speech. — Мне нужно пойти поработать, надо подготовить моё следующее выступление.
The children are getting up a play for next week. — Дети готовят постановку к следующей неделе.
Syn:16)а) передвигаться, перемещатьсяMother is much better now, thank you, she's able to get about a bit more. — Маме лучше, спасибо; она может уже немного ходить.
Using the new bridge to get across will save people a lot of time. — Люди будут пользоваться новым мостом, чтобы перебраться на другую сторону, это сохранит им массу времени.
This new car gets away faster than any of our former models. — Новая модель стартует быстрее всех остальных.
There's enough room for the car to get by. — Автомобиль вполне может здесь проехать.
I'm sorry I'm late but the telephone rang just as I was about to leave, and I couldn't get away. — Прошу прощения за опоздание, но я не мог уйти, так как прямо перед моим выходом зазвонил телефон.
On a clear day, you can see the ships far out to sea, until they get beyond the horizon. — В ясный день корабли видны далеко в море, до тех пор, пока они не скроются за горизонтом.
The cat climbed the tree, and then couldn't get down. — Кошка забралась на дерево и не могла слезть.
Don't be afraid of the horse, get on! — Не бойся лошади, садись.
How can we get over? The traffic's so busy. — Как нам перейти (на другую сторону)? Тут такое сильное движение.
Can you get past the open door without being seen? — Ты сможешь пройти мимо открытой двери незамеченным?
Put the fence deep into the earth so that the rabbits can't get under. — Врой забор поглубже в землю, чтобы кролики не смогли под ним пролезть.
The hill was so steep that the old car had difficulty getting up. — Холм был такой крутой, что старая машина еле-еле взобралась на него.
The history lessons get up to the year 1642 and then stop. — На уроках истории доходят до 1642 года и на этом останавливаются.
б) двигать, способствовать продвижению, вести (кого-л. / что-л.) прям. и перен.to get smth. away — вытаскивать что-л. (наружу)
to get smb. beyond smth. — помогать кому-л. в развитии, продвижении дальше, чем что-л.
Please get the children in, their dinner's ready. — Зови детей, обед готов.
It took him just ten minutes to get the car through the traffic. — Всего за десять минут он смог вырулить из сплошного потока машин.
The captain got his ship into the harbour safely in spite of rough sea. — Капитан благополучно привёл корабль в гавань, несмотря на бурное море.
Some additional lessons might get you up to the standard demanded by the examiners. — Несколько дополнительных занятий могут помочь тебе подняться до уровня, который требуют экзаменаторы.
•Syn:17)а) вмещаться, помещатьсяSince I gained weight, I can't get into my best suit. — Так как я располнел, я не могу влезть в свой лучший костюм.
Get into bed, and I'll bring you a cup of tea. — Ложись, я принесу тебе чай в постель.
That grass is newly seeded, please get off! — Газон только что засеяли, пожалуйста, уйдите с него.
б) класть, помещать, ставитьThis case is too small, I cannot get all my clothes in. — Этот чемодан слишком маленький, я не могу засунуть туда всю мою одежду.
We shall have to get the tree up by its roots. — Придётся вытащить дерево с корнями.
I can't get my head into this hat. — Эта шляпа мне мала.
18)а) хватать, брать силойThe detective got the suspect as he left the restaurant. — Сыщик задержал подозреваемого, когда тот вышел из ресторана.
The goblins will get you if you don't watch out. — Будь осторожен, иначе тебя поймают гоблины.
Syn:б) захватывать (эмоционально), производить большое впечатление, изумлятьThis music really gets me. — Мне так нравится эта музыка!
His sad story really got to me, and I was moved to help him. — Его печальная история тронула меня, и мне захотелось помочь ему.
в) озадачить, поставить проблемуIt gets me why she suddenly decided to sell the house. — Странно, почему она вдруг решила продать дом.
Syn:19) разг.а) надоедать, доставать, доканыватьWhat got me was his utter lack of initiative. — Его полная безынициативность достала меня.
His mother at last got across me, making rude remarks in my own home. — Его мать доконала-таки меня своими замечаниями в моем же доме.
This continuous wet weather is getting me down. — Эта постоянная плохая погода начинает мне надоедать.
Syn:б) ( get after) ругать (кого-л.), придираться к (кому-л.)She's always getting after the children for one thing or another. — Вечно она придирается к детям - то за одно, то за другое.
20)а) ударитьShe got him on the stomach. — Она ударила его в живот.
The bullet got him in the leg. — Пуля попала ему в ногу.
Syn:б) разг. побеждать, одолевать, уничтожать прям. и перен.The hail got the rose bushes. — Град побил кусты роз.
The firemen got the fire under in only half an hour. — Пожарные потушили огонь всего за полчаса.
Syn:21) спорт. лишать возможности увеличить счёт ( в бейсболе)Syn:22) разг. сбежать, исчезнуть; свалить, смытьсяShe yelled at the dog to get. — Чтобы прогнать собаку, она стала на неё кричать.
23) заниматься бизнесом, делать деньги, работать на прибыльHe puts all his energy into getting and spending. — Он тратит всю свою энергию на то, чтобы зарабатывать деньги и их тратить.
24) приступать (к чему-л.), приниматься (за что-л.)I'd like to get at repainting the house as soon as the weather is suitable. — Я хотел бы снова взяться за перекраску дома, когда погода станет приемлемой.
We finally got round to answering our correspondence. — Мы наконец выкроили время, чтобы ответить на письма.
I think I'll be able to get round to this job only next month. — Думаю, до этой работы у меня дойдут руки только в следующем месяце.
We must get to work at once (on the new building plans). — Надо немедленно приниматься за дело.
25) (get through / beyond / by / over) проходить через (что-л.), преодолевать, выдерживать прям. и перен.I don't know how poor people get through these cold winters. — Не знаю, как бедные переживают такие морозы.
Your suggestion has got by the first stage and will now be examined by the committee. — Ваше предложение было одобрено на первом этапе и теперь будет рассмотрено комитетом.
It always takes some time to get over the shock of someone's death. — Когда кто-нибудь умирает, всегда нужно некоторое время, чтобы шок прошёл.
I can't get over your news, I would never have thought it possible! — Никак не могу свыкнуться с тем, что ты мне сказал, я думал, что такое невозможно.
The committee will have to find means to get over the difficulty. — Комитет должен будет изыскать средства преодолеть эти трудности.
26) ( get (a)round)а) убедить (кого-л.), заставить (кого-л.) сделать по-своемуI think I can get round my father to lend us the car. — Я думаю, мне удастся уговорить отца дать нам автомобиль.
We'll soon get him round (to our point of view). — Мы скоро его переубедим.
б) обходить (что-л.), уклоняться от (чего-л.)If you are clever, you can sometimes get round the tax laws. — Если ты достаточно хитёр, то иногда можно изловчиться и уклониться от налогов.
Syn:27) ( get at) разг. подкупать (кого-л.)The prisoners escaped after getting at the guards to leave the gate open. — Заключённым удалось сбежать - они подкупили охрану и ворота остались незапертыми.
28) (get beyond / past)а) быть слишком трудным для (кого-л.)This book got a bit beyond me. — Эта книга оказалась для меня трудноватой.
It gets past me how he does it! — Мне совершенно непонятно, как он это делает.
The children tried to build a hut in the garden, but the work got past them and they had to ask their father to help. — Дети хотели построить в саду шалаш, но работа оказалась для них слишком тяжёлой, и они попросили отца помочь им.
б) иметь трудности с (чем-л.), находить для себя слишком трудным (что-л.)Jim's father got beyond running the business on his own. — Отцу Джима оказалось слишком трудным вести дело самому.
29) ( get onto)а) переходить к (чему-л.), начинать (что-л. другое)Let's get onto the next scene now. — Теперь перейдем к следующей сцене.
How did we get onto this subject? It has no connection with what we were talking about. — Как мы перешли к этой теме? У неё же ничего общего с тем, о чём мы говорили?
б) быть выбранным в (какую-л. организацию)My neighbour got onto the city council. — Моего соседа избрали в городской совет.
в) разг. приставать к (кому-л.), доставать (кого-л.)She's been getting onto me for a year to buy her a new coat. — Она уже год выпрашивает у меня купить ей новое пальто.
г) придумать (что-л.)I've got onto a good idea for improving production. — Мне тут пришла в голову неплохая идея на тему улучшения производства.
30) ( get into)б) приобретать ( привычки)You'll get into bad habits if you keep borrowing money. — Если ты и дальше будешь брать деньги в долг, это превратится в дурную привычку.
в) попадать в какое-л. положение, состояниеTry not to get into a temper. — Старайся не раздражаться.
Whatever has got into the children? They're so excitable! — Что это стало с детьми? Они стали так легко возбудимы.
The devil has got into this class today. — Сегодня в учеников словно вселился дьявол.
г) попадать, вовлекаться, оказываться впутанным во (что-л.)He got into debts. — Его втянули в долги.
д) начинать (делать что-л.), приступать к (чему-л.)I must get into training soon; the cricket season starts next month. — Мне пора начать тренировки; крикетный сезон начинается в следующем месяце.
е) заинтересоваться (чем-л.), начать заниматься (чем-л.)Michael got into radio when he was only fourteen. — Майкл заинтересовался радио, когда ему было всего четырнадцать.
31) (get smth. / smb. + прич. прош. вр.) получить результат какого-л. действия (над собой, своим имуществом; как следствие собственных усилий или деятельности других лиц)He got his arm broken in the fight. — В этой драке ему сломали руку.
Do you have time to get the car washed this morning? — У тебя есть время с утра съездить помыть машину?
The new director will soon get the firm started. — Новый директор скоро заставит фирму заработать.
32) (get smth. / smb. + прил.) вызвать (определённое состояние кого-л. / чего-л.)He got the children tired and cross. — Он утомил и разозлил детей.
33)а) (get + прич. наст. вр.) начинать делать (что-л.)to get going / moving — начать действовать, взяться за дело
I have to get working on this or I'll miss my deadline. — Я должен начать работать над этим, иначе я не уложусь в сроки.
б) (get smth. + прич. наст. вр.) обеспечить начало действия чего-л.It was he who got the factory working. — Именно благодаря ему завод начал работать.
34) (have got / got)а) обладать ( в настоящее время)We've got plenty of cash. — У нас много наличности.
They got a nice house in town. — У них славный домик в городе.
б) иметь в качестве поручения, обязанности, обязательстваI have got to leave early. — Мне надо уйти пораньше.
You've got to do the dishes. — Ты должен помыть посуду.
35) (get + прич. прош. вр.) подвергнуться указанному действию со стороны (кого-л.)She got stung by a bee. — Её ужалила пчела.
36) (get smb. to do smth.) заставить, просить, убеждать кого-л. что-л. сделатьThe Opera Guild got the governor to serve as honorary chairman. — Гильдия оперных певцов убедила губернатора стать её почётным председателем.
Syn:37) (get + прил. / прич. прош. вр.) становиться, делатьсяMoscow gets awfully cold in winter. — В Москве зимой становится очень холодно.
- get better- get soaked through
- get wet throughSyn:•- get abreast of smth.
- get abroad
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get away
- get back
- get behind
- get by
- get down
- get in
- get off
- get on
- get out
- get past
- get round
- get through
- get together
- get up••as good as it gets — лучше не бывает; самое лучшее, что можно найти
to get up an appetite for smth.— почувствовать вкус к чему-л.
to get blood from a stone — стараться разжалобить (кого-л.)
to get smth. into one's head — вбить что-л. себе в голову
to get on one's feet / legs — вставать, подниматься ( чтобы говорить публично)
to get smb.'s back up / blood up — разозлить кого-л., вывести из себя
to get one's dander up, get one's monkey up — разозлиться, выйти из себя
to have got smb. / smth. on one's nerves — раздражаться из-за кого-л. / чего-л.
to get the mitten / the sack / walking orders / walking papers — быть уволенным
to get it in the neck — получить по шее, получить нагоняй
to get the bit between one's teeth — закусить удила, не знать удержу
to get one's hand in smth. — набить руку в чём-л., освоиться с чем-л.
to get one's breath — перевести дыхание; прийти в себя
to get under way — сдвинуться с места; отправиться
to get a head — захмелеть, иметь тяжелую голову с похмелья
to get in wrong with smb. — попасть в немилость к кому-л.
to get one's own way — добиться своего, настоять на своём, поступать по-своему
to get rid of smth. / smb — избавиться от чего-л. / кого-л.
to get back to the grindstone — разг. возвращаться к работе (без особого желания)
to get hold of smth. — суметь схватить что-л.; суметь достать, приобрести
to get hold of smb. — разг. застать, перехватить кого-л.
to get to close quarters — воен. сблизиться, подойти на близкую дистанцию; сцепиться ( в споре); столкнуться лицом к лицу
Get along with you! — Иди ты! Проваливай! Убирайся!; Так я тебе и поверил! Не болтай ерунды!
to get smth. under control — установить контроль над чем-л.
- get left- get lost
- get even
- get home
- get oneself together
- get a bit on
- get leg in
- get smth. all wrong
- get smth. wrong
- get the upper hand 2. сущ.приплод, потомство ( у животных) -
5 stall
I sto:l noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.)2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.)•- stalls
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1. sto:l verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.)2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.)3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.)
2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.)
III sto:l verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.)stall n puesto / tenderetetr[stɔːl]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLstalling tactics maniobras nombre femenino plural dilatorias————————tr[stɔːl]2 (for animal - stable) establo; (- stable compartment) compartimiento (en un establo)3 (row of seats) sillería4 (small room, compartment) compartimiento1 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL hacer calar2 (put animal in stall) encerrar en establo; (keep in stall) guardar en establo1 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL calarse, pararse1 (in theatre) platea f sing\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLchoir stalls sillería del corofinger stall dedil nombre masculinoshower stall duchastall ['stɔl] vt1) : parar (un motor)2) delay: entretener (a una persona), demorarstall vi1) : pararse (dícese de un motor)2) delay: demorar, andar con rodeosstall n1) : compartimiento m (de un establo)2) : puesto m (en un mercado, etc.)n.• butaca s.f.• cajón s.m.• caseta s.f.• escaño s.m.• establo s.m.• luneta s.f.• pesebre s.m.• puesto s.m.• sillería s.f.v.• atascar v.• encerrar en establo v.• estancar v.• pararse v.• pasar v.• pastelear v.stɔːl
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1) ( in market) puesto m, tenderete m2)a) stalls pl (in theater, movie house) (BrE) platea f, patio m de butacas, luneta f (Col, Méx)b) ( in church)3) ( in stable) compartimiento m
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1) \<\<engine/car\>\> pararse, ahogarse, calarse (Esp), atascarse* (Méx); \<\<plane\>\> entrar en pérdida2) ( come to standstill) \<\<talks\>\> estancarse*, llegar* a un punto muerto or a un impasse3) ( play for time) (colloq)quit stalling — no andes con rodeos or con evasivas
stalling tactics — maniobras fpl dilatorias
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vt1) \<\<engine/car\>\> parar, ahogar*, calar (Esp), atascar* (Méx); \<\<plane\>\> hacer* entrar en pérdida2) \<\<negotiations/growth\>\> paralizar*3) ( delay) (colloq) entretener*[stɔːl]1. N1) (Agr) (=stable) establo m ; (=manger) pesebre m ; (for single horse etc) casilla f2) (in market etc) puesto m ; (in fair) caseta f, casilla f ; (=newspaper stall) quiosco m, puesto m (esp LAm)- set out one's stall3) (Brit)(Theat)4) (in church) silla f de coro2. VT1) [+ car, plane] parar, calar2) [+ person] entretener3. VI1) [car] pararse; [plane] perder velocidadwe stalled on a steep hill — quedamos parados en una cuesta abrupta, se nos atascó el motor en una cuesta abrupta
2) (fig) (=delay) andar con rodeos, esquivarstop stalling! — ¡déjate de evasivas!
* * *[stɔːl]
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1) ( in market) puesto m, tenderete m2)a) stalls pl (in theater, movie house) (BrE) platea f, patio m de butacas, luneta f (Col, Méx)b) ( in church)3) ( in stable) compartimiento m
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1) \<\<engine/car\>\> pararse, ahogarse, calarse (Esp), atascarse* (Méx); \<\<plane\>\> entrar en pérdida2) ( come to standstill) \<\<talks\>\> estancarse*, llegar* a un punto muerto or a un impasse3) ( play for time) (colloq)quit stalling — no andes con rodeos or con evasivas
stalling tactics — maniobras fpl dilatorias
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vt1) \<\<engine/car\>\> parar, ahogar*, calar (Esp), atascar* (Méx); \<\<plane\>\> hacer* entrar en pérdida2) \<\<negotiations/growth\>\> paralizar*3) ( delay) (colloq) entretener* -
6 alto
adj.1 tall, elevated, high-rise.2 high, upland.3 tall.4 high, steep.Precios altos High (steep) prices5 loud.6 lofty.adv.1 loudly, aloud, high up.2 high, in a high position.intj.stop, hold everything, halt, hold it.m.1 height.2 stop, halt, interruption, pause.3 hill, top of the hill, height.4 upper floor.5 high point, high, maximum.6 Alto.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona, edificio, árbol) tall2 (montaña, pared, techo, precio) high3 (elevado) top, upper4 (importancia) high, top5 (voz, sonido) loud1 high (up)2 (voz) loud, loudly■ ¿podrías hablar más alto? could you speak a bit louder?1 (altura) height2 (elevación) hill, high ground\a altas horas de la noche late at nighten lo alto de on the top ofpasar por alto to pass overpor todo lo alto figurado in a grand waytirando alto figurado at the mostalta cocina haute cuisinealta sociedad high societyalta tecnología high technologyaltas presiones high pressure singalto horno blast furnace————————► adverbio1 high (up)2 (voz) loud, loudly■ ¿podrías hablar más alto? could you speak a bit louder?1 (altura) height2 (elevación) hill, high ground————————1 (parada) stop1 halt! (policía) stop!\dar el alto a alguien MILITAR to order somebody to haltalto el fuego cease-fire* * *1. (f. - alta)adj.1) tall2) high3) loud2. adv.1) high2) loudly3. noun m.1) height2) halt, stop* * *I1. ADJ1) [en altura]a) [edificio, persona] tall; [monte] high•
jersey de cuello alto — polo neck jumper, turtleneckmar I, 1)•
zapatos de tacón o Cono Sur, Perú taco alto — high-heeled shoes, high heelsb)• lo alto, una casa en lo alto de la cuesta — a house on top of the hill
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lanzar algo de o desde lo alto — to throw sth down, throw sth down from abovepor todo lo alto —
2) [en nivel] [grado, precio, riesgo] high; [clase, cámara] upperla marea estaba alta — it was high tide, the tide was in
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alto/a comisario/a — High Commissioner•
alta costura — high fashion, haute couture•
alto/a ejecutivo/a — top executive•
alta escuela — (Hípica) dressage•
alta fidelidad — high fidelity, hi-fi•
alto funcionario — senior official, high-ranking official•
oficiales de alta graduación — senior officers, high-ranking officers•
altos mandos — senior officers, high-ranking officers•
de altas miras, es un chico de altas miras — he is a boy of great ambition•
alta presión — (Téc, Meteo) high pressure•
temporada alta — high season•
alta tensión — high tension, high voltageAlta Velocidad Española — Esp name given to high speed train system
3) [en intensidad]4) [en el tiempo]5) [estilo] lofty, elevated6) (=revuelto)7) (Geog) upper8) (Mús) [nota] sharp; [instrumento, voz] alto9) ( Hist, Ling) high2. ADV1) (=arriba) high2) (=en voz alta)hablar alto — (=en voz alta) to speak loudly; (=con franqueza) to speak out, speak out frankly
¡más alto, por favor! — louder, please!
volarpensar (en) alto — to think out loud, think aloud
3. SM1) (=altura)mide 1,80 de alto — he is 1.80 metres tall
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en alto, coloque los pies en alto — put your feet upcon las manos en alto — [en atraco, rendición] with one's hands up; [en manifestación] with one's hands in the air
dejar algo en alto —
el resultado deja muy en alto su reputación como el mejor del mundo — the result has boosted his reputation as the best in the world
estas cosas dejan en alto el buen nombre de un país — these things contribute to maintaining the country's good name
2) (Geog) hill3) (Arquit) upper floor4) (Mús) alto5)6)• pasar por alto — [+ detalle, problema] to overlook
7) Chile [de ropa, cartas] pile8) Chile [de tela] length9)II1. SM1) (=parada) stop•
dar el alto a algn — to order sb to halt, stop sba este bar vienen los camioneros que hacen un alto en el camino — the lorry drivers stop off at this bar on the way
hicieron un alto en el trabajo para comer un bocadillo — they took a break from work to eat a sandwich
alto el fuego — Esp ceasefire
2) (Aut) (=señal) stop sign; (=semáforo) lights pl2.EXCL¡alto! — halt!, stop!
¡alto ahí! — stop there!
¡alto el fuego! — cease fire!
* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) [ser] <persona/edificio/árbol> tall; <pared/montaña> highzapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes
b) [ESTAR]2) (indicando posición, nivel)a) [ser] highb) [estar]la marea está alta — it's high tide, the tide's in
eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation
en lo alto de la montaña/de un árbol — high up on the mountainside/in a tree
3) (en cantidad, calidad) hightiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure
4)a) [estar] ( en intensidad) <volumen/televisión> loudb)en alto or en voz alta — aloud, out loud
5) (delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) <ejecutivo/funcionario> high-ranking, top6) (delante del n) <ideales/opinión> high7) (delante del n)a) (Ling) highb) (Geog) upper•- alta marII1) <volar/subir> high2) < hablar> loud, loudlyIIIpasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)
interjección halt!IValto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!
1)a) ( altura)b) ( en el terreno) high ground2)a) ( de edificio) top floorviven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat
3)a) (parada, interrupción)b) (Méx) (Auto)pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign
4) (Chi fam) ( de cosas) pile, heap* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) [ser] <persona/edificio/árbol> tall; <pared/montaña> highzapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes
b) [ESTAR]2) (indicando posición, nivel)a) [ser] highb) [estar]la marea está alta — it's high tide, the tide's in
eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation
en lo alto de la montaña/de un árbol — high up on the mountainside/in a tree
3) (en cantidad, calidad) hightiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure
4)a) [estar] ( en intensidad) <volumen/televisión> loudb)en alto or en voz alta — aloud, out loud
5) (delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) <ejecutivo/funcionario> high-ranking, top6) (delante del n) <ideales/opinión> high7) (delante del n)a) (Ling) highb) (Geog) upper•- alta marII1) <volar/subir> high2) < hablar> loud, loudlyIIIpasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)
interjección halt!IValto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!
1)a) ( altura)b) ( en el terreno) high ground2)a) ( de edificio) top floorviven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat
3)a) (parada, interrupción)b) (Méx) (Auto)pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign
4) (Chi fam) ( de cosas) pile, heap* * *alto11 = stop.Ex: It is certainly no accident that in Finland, a country that circulates an average of 17 books per capita per year through 1500 public libraries and 18,000 mobile-library stops, its public libraries are supported by both national and local monies.
* alto del fuego = cease-fire.* alto en el camino = stopover.* echar por alto = bungle.* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.alto22 = alto.Ex: The simultaneous interweaving of several melodic lines (usually four: soprano, alto, tenor, bass) in a musical composition is known as polyphony.
alto33 = height.Ex: For a monograph the height of the book is normally given, in centimetres.
* altos y bajos = highs and lows, peaks and valleys.* celebrar por todo lo alto = make + a song and dance about.* con la frente en alto = stand + tall.* en lo alto = on top.* en lo alto de = on top of, atop.* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.alto44 = heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], superior, tall [taller -comp., tallest -sup.], hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.].Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.
Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.Ex: Occasionally, however, a differently shaped pyramid -- either taller or shorter, is more appropriate.Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alta burguesía, la = gentry, the.* alta cocina = haute cuisine.* alta costura = haute couture.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* alta intensidad = high-rate.* alta mar = high seas, the.* alta posición = high estate.* alta productividad = high yield.* alta resolución = high resolution.* altas esferas del poder, las = echelons of power, the.* altas esferas, las = corridors of power, the.* alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology, hi-tech.* alta traición = high treason.* alta velocidad = high-rate.* alto cargo = senior post, top official, senior position, top person [top people, -pl.], top executive, top position, senior manager, senior executive, high official, top manager, senior official.* alto cargo público = senior public official.* alto comisario = high commissioner.* alto dignatario = high official.* alto en fibras = high-fibre.* alto funcionario = high official.* alto horno = blast furnace.* alto nivel = high standard.* alto precio = costliness.* alto rendimiento = high yield.* alto riesgo = high stakes.* altos cargos = people in high office.* alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* alto y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* amontonarse muy alto = be metres high.* apuntar muy alto = reach for + the stars, shoot for + the stars.* a un alto nivel = high level [high-level].* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.* clase alta = upper class.* con un nivel de estudios alto = well educated [well-educated].* cuando la marea está alta = at high tide.* de alta alcurnia = well-born.* de alta cuna = well-born.* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de alta potencia = high power.* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.* de alta tecnología = high-technology.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* de alta velocidad = high-speed.* de alto abolengo = well-born.* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de alto nivel = high level [high-level], high-powered.* de alto rango = highly placed.* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.* de la gama alta = high-end.* edificio alto = high-rise building.* en alta mar = on the high seas.* explosivo de alta potencia = high explosive.* fijar precios altos = price + high.* física de altas energías = high energy physics.* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.* frente de altas presiones = ridge of high pressure.* línea de alta tensión = power line.* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.* marea alta = high tide.* música de alta fidelidad = hi-fi music.* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.* persecución en coche a alta velocidad = high-speed chase.* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.* quimioterapia de altas dosis = high-dose chemotherapy.* reparador de estructuras altas = steeplejack.* ser muy alto = be metres high.* sistema de altas presiones = high-pressure system, ridge of high pressure.* temporada alta = high season.* tener un alto contenido de = be high in.* unaprobabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.alto55 = loud [louder -comp., loudest -sup.].Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.
* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.* en voz alta = loudly, out loud.* hablar alto = be loud.* hablar en voz alta = talk in + a loud voice.* leer en voz alta = read + aloud, read + out loud.* pensar en voz alta = think + out loud.* sonido alto = loud noise.* * *A1 [ SER] ‹persona/edificio/árbol› tall; ‹pared/montaña› highzapatos de tacones altos or ( AmS) de taco alto high-heeled shoeses más alto que su hermano he's taller than his brotheruna blusa de cuello alto a high-necked blouse2 [ ESTAR]:¡qué alto estás! haven't you grown!mi hija está casi tan alta como yo my daughter's almost as tall as me now o almost my height nowB (indicando posición, nivel)1 [ SER] highlos techos eran muy altos the rooms had very high ceilingsun vestido de talle alto a high-waisted dress2 [ ESTAR]:ese cuadro está muy alto that picture's too highponlo más alto para que los niños no alcancen put it higher up so that the children can't reachel río está muy alto the river is very highla marea está alta it's high tide, the tide's inlos pisos más altos del edificio the top floors of the buildingsalgan con los brazos en alto come out with your hands up o with your hands in the aireso deja muy en alto su buen nombre (CS); that has really boosted his reputationúltimamente están con or tienen la moral bastante alta they've been in pretty high spirits lately, their morale has been pretty high recentlya pesar de haber perdido, ha sabido mantener alto el espíritu he's managed to keep his spirits up despite losingDios te está mirando allá en lo alto God is watching you from on highhabían acampado en lo alto de la montaña they had camped high up on the mountainsideen lo alto del árbol high up in the tree, at the top of the treepor todo lo alto in stylecelebraron su triunfo por todo lo alto they celebrated their victory in styleuna boda por todo lo alto a lavish weddingC (en cantidad, calidad) hightiene la tensión or presión alta she has high blood pressurecereales de alto contenido en fibra high-fiber cerealsha pagado un precio muy alto por su irreflexión he has paid a very high price for his rashnessproductos de alta calidad high-quality products[ S ] imprescindible alto dominio del inglés good knowledge of English essentialel nivel es bastante alto en este colegio the standard is quite high in this schoolel alto índice de participación en las elecciones the high turnout in the electionsembarazo de alto riesgo high-risk pregnancytirando por lo alto at the most, at the outsidetirando por lo alto costará unas 200 libras it will cost about 200 pounds at the most o at the outsideD1 [ ESTAR] (en intensidad) ‹volumen/radio/televisión› loudpon la radio más alta turn the radio up¡qué alta está la televisión! the television is so loud!2en voz alta or en alto aloud, out loudestaba pensando en voz alta I was thinking aloud o out loudE ( delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) ‹ejecutivo/dirigente/funcionario› high-ranking, topun militar de alto rango a high-ranking army officeruno de los más altos ejecutivos de la empresa one of the company's top executivesconversaciones de alto nivel high-level talksF ( delante del n) ‹ideales› hightiene un alto sentido del deber she has a strong sense of dutyes el más alto honor de mi vida it is the greatest honor I have ever hadtiene un alto concepto or una alta opinión de ti he has a high opinion of you, he thinks very highly of youG ( delante del n)1 ( Ling) highel alto alemán High German2 ( Geog) upperel alto Aragón upper Aragonel Alto Paraná the Upper ParanáCompuestos:feminine upper-middle classes (pl)feminine haute cuisinefeminine high comedyfeminine haute couture, high fashionfeminine high definitionde or en altoa definición high-definition ( before n)feminine High Middle Ages (pl)feminine dressagefeminine high fidelity, hi-fifeminine high frequency● alta marmasculine or feminine el pesquero fue apresado en (el or la) altoa mar the trawler was seized on the high sea(s)se hundió cerca de la costa y no en (el or la) altoa mar it sank near the coast and not on the open sea o not out at seala flota de altoa mar the deep-sea fleetfeminine hairstylingfpl upper echelons (pl)fpl:las altoas finanzas high financefeminine high societyfpl high pressureun sistema de altoas presiones a high-pressure systemfeminine high technologyfeminine high tension o voltagefeminine high treason● alto comisario, alta comisariamasculine, feminine high commissioner● alto comisionado or comisariadomasculine high commissionmasculine blast furnacemasculine high-ranking officermasculine high relief, alto relievomasculine high voltage o tensionalto2A ‹volar/subir/tirar› hightírala más alto throw it higherB ‹hablar› loud, loudlyhabla más alto que no te oigo can you speak up a little o speak a bit louder, I can't hear youalto3halt!¡alto (ahí)! (dicho por un centinela) halt!; (dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!¡alto ahí! ¡eso sí que no estoy dispuesto a aceptarlo! hold on! I'm not taking that!¡alto el fuego! cease fire!Compuesto:alto4A1(altura): de alto highun muro de cuatro metros de alto a four-meter high walltiene tres metros de alto por dos de ancho it's three meters high by two wide2 (en el terreno) high groundsiempre se edificaban en un alto they were always built on high groundB1 (de un edificio) top floorviven en un alto they live in a top floor apartment o ( BrE) flatviven en los altos del taller they live above the workshopC(parada, interrupción): hacer un alto to stophicieron un alto en el camino para almorzar they stopped off o they stopped on the way for lunchdar el alto a algn ( Mil) to stop sb, to order sb to halt1 (señal de pare) stop signpasarse el alto to go through the stop sign2 (semáforo) stoplightE2 ( Chi) (cantidad de tela) length* * *
alto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
1
‹pared/montaña› high;
b) [ESTAR]:◊ ¡qué alto estás! haven't you grown!;
está tan alta como yo she's as tall as me now
2 (indicando posición, nivel)a) [ser] high;
b) [estar]:
la marea está alta it's high tide;
los pisos más altos the top floors;
salgan con los brazos en alto come out with your hands in the air;
con la moral bastante alta in pretty high spirits;
en lo alto de la montaña high up on the mountainside;
en lo alto del árbol high up in the tree;
por todo lo alto in style
3 (en cantidad, calidad) high;
productos de alta calidad high-quality products;
tirando por lo alto at the most
4
5 ( delante del n)
c) ( en nombres compuestos)◊ alta burguesía sustantivo femenino
upper-middle classes (pl);
alta costura sustantivo femenino
haute couture;
alta fidelidad sustantivo femenino
high fidelity, hi-fi;
alta mar sustantivo femenino: en alta mar on the high seas;
flota/pesca de alta mar deep-sea fleet/fishing;
alta sociedad sustantivo femenino
high society;
alta tensión sustantivo femenino
high tension o voltage;
alto cargo sustantivo masculino ( puesto) high-ranking position;
( persona) high-ranking official;◊ alto mando sustantivo masculino
high-ranking officer
alto 2 adverbio
1 ‹volar/subir› high
2 ‹ hablar› loud, loudly;
alto 3 interjección
halt!;◊ ¡alto el fuego! cease fire!
alto 4 sustantivo masculino
1a) ( altura)
tiene tres metros de alto it's three meters high
2a) (parada, interrupción):
alto el fuego (Esp) (Mil) cease-fireb) (Méx) (Auto):
( un stop) to go through the stop sign
alto,-a 2
I adjetivo
1 (que tiene altura: edificio, persona, ser vivo) tall
2 (elevado) high
3 (sonido) loud
en voz alta, aloud, in a loud voice
(tono) high-pitched
4 (precio, tecnología) high
alta tensión, high tension
5 (antepuesto al nombre: de importancia) high-ranking, high-level: es una reunión de alto nivel, it's a high-level meeting
alta sociedad, high society ➣ Ver nota en aloud II sustantivo masculino
1 (altura) height: ¿cómo es de alto?, how tall/high is it?
2 (elevación del terreno) hill
III adverbio
1 high, high up
2 (sonar, hablar, etc) loud, loudly: ¡más alto, por favor!, louder, please!
tienes que poner el horno más alto, you must turn the oven up ➣ Ver nota en high
♦ Locuciones: la boda se celebró por todo lo alto, the wedding was celebrated in style
alto 1 sustantivo masculino (interrupción) stop, break
' alto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- así
- barrio
- caer
- colmo
- cómo
- ella
- fuerte
- horno
- listón
- medir
- media
- monte
- ojo
- pasar
- relativamente
- riesgo
- superior
- suprimir
- suspender
- tacón
- tono
- última
- último
- vida
- vocinglera
- vocinglero
- buzo
- contralto
- cuello
- funcionario
- grande
- hablar
- imaginar
- individuo
- lo
- nivel
- redondear
- saltar
- salto
- subir
- taco
- tanto
- todo
- torre
English:
above
- aloud
- alto
- arch
- atop
- blast-furnace
- brass
- ceasefire
- discount
- foreigner
- gloss over
- halt
- height
- high
- high-end
- high-level
- high-powered
- inflated
- labour-intensive
- laugh
- lifestyle
- loud
- omission
- overhead
- overlook
- pass down
- pass over
- peak
- polo neck
- second
- senior
- short
- sing up
- small
- soar
- speak up
- stop
- tall
- top
- top-level
- top-secret
- topmost
- tree-house
- turtleneck
- unemployment
- up
- upper
- uppermost
- world
- aloft
* * *alto, -a♦ adj1. [persona, árbol, edificio] tall;[montaña] high;es más alto que su compañero he's taller than his colleague;el Everest es la montaña más alta del mundo Everest is the world's highest mountain;¡qué alta está tu hermana! your sister's really grown!;lo alto [de lugar, objeto] the top;Fig [el cielo] Heaven;en lo alto de at the top of;el gato se escondió en lo alto del árbol the cat hid up the tree;hacer algo por todo lo alto to do sth in (great) style;una boda por todo lo alto a sumptuous weddingalto relieve high relief2. [indica posición elevada] high;[piso] top, upper;tu mesa es muy alta para escribir bien your desk is too high for writing comfortably;¡salgan con los brazos en alto! come out with your arms raised o your hands up;aguántalo en alto un segundo hold it up for a second;tienen la moral muy alta their morale is very high;el portero desvió el balón por alto the keeper tipped the ball over the bar;de alta mar deep-sea;en alta mar out at sea;le entusiasma la alta montaña she loves mountaineering;equipo de alta montaña mountaineering gear;mantener la cabeza bien alta to hold one's head high;pasar algo por alto [adrede] to pass over sth;[sin querer] to miss sth out;esta vez pasaré por alto tu retraso I'll overlook the fact that you arrived late this time3. [cantidad, intensidad] high;de alta calidad high-quality;tengo la tensión muy alta I have very high blood pressure;tiene la fiebre alta her temperature is high, she has a high temperature;Informátun disco duro de alta capacidad a high-capacity hard disk;un televisor de alta definición a high-definition TV;una inversión de alta rentabilidad a highly profitable investment;un tren de alta velocidad a high-speed trainalto horno blast furnace;altos hornos [factoría] iron and steelworks;Informát alta resolución high resolution;alta temperatura high temperature;alta tensión high voltage;Der alta traición high treason;alto voltaje high voltagede alto nivel [delegación] high-level;un alto dirigente a high-ranking leaderHist la alta aristocracia the highest ranks of the aristocracy;alto cargo [persona] [de empresa] top manager;[de la administración] top-ranking official; [puesto] top position o job;los altos cargos del partido the party leadership;los altos cargos de la empresa the company's top management;alta cocina haute cuisine;Alto Comisionado High Commission;alta costura haute couture;Mil alto mando [persona] high-ranking officer; [jefatura] high command;alta sociedad high societyaltas finanzas high finance;Informát de alto nivel [lenguaje] high-level;alta tecnología high technology6. [sonido, voz] loud;en voz alta in a loud voice;el que no esté de acuerdo que lo diga en voz alta if anyone disagrees, speak up7. [hora] late;a altas horas de la noche late at night8. Geog upper;un crucero por el curso alto del Danubio a cruise along the upper reaches of the Danube;el Alto Egipto Upper EgyptHist Alto Perú = name given to Bolivia during the colonial era; Antes Alto Volta Upper Volta9. Hist High;la alta Edad Media the High Middle Ages10. [noble] [ideales] lofty11. [crecido, alborotado] [río] swollen;[mar] rough;con estas lluvias el río va alto the rain has swollen the river's banks♦ nm1. [altura] height;mide 2 metros de alto [cosa] it's 2 metres high;[persona] he's 2 metres tall2. [lugar elevado] heightlos Altos del Golán the Golan Heights3. [detención] stop;hacer un alto to make a stop;hicimos un alto en el camino para comer we stopped to have a bite to eat;dar el alto a alguien to challenge sbalto el fuego [cese de hostilidades] ceasefire;¡alto el fuego! [orden] cease fire!4. Mús alto5. [voz alta]no se atreve a decir las cosas en alto she doesn't dare say out loud what she's thinking6. Andes, Méx, RP [montón] pile;tengo un alto de cosas para leer I have a pile o mountain of things to readvive en los altos de la tintorería she lives in a separate Br flat o US apartment above the dry cleaner's♦ adv1. [arriba] high (up);volar muy alto to fly very high2. [hablar] loud;por favor, no hables tan alto please, don't talk so loud♦ interjhalt!, stop!;¡alto! ¿quién va? halt! who goes there?;¡alto ahí! [en discusión] hold on a minute!;[a un fugitivo] stop!* * *1en alta mar on the high seas;el alto Salado the upper (reaches of the) Salado;los pisos altos the top floors;en voz alta out loud;a altas horas de la noche in the small hours;clase alta high class;alta calidad high qualityhablar alto speak loudly;pasar por alto overlook;poner más alto TV, RAD turn up;por todo lo alto fam lavishly;en alto on high ground, high up;llegar alto go farIII m1 ( altura) height;dos metros de alto two meters high2 Chipile3:los altos de Golán GEOG the Golan Heights2 m1 halt;¡alto! halt!;dar el alto a alguien order s.o. to stop;¡alto ahí! stop right there!2 ( pausa) pause;hacer un alto stop* * *alto adv1) : high2) : loud, loudlyalto, -ta adj1) : tall, high2) : louden voz alta: aloud, out loudalto nm1) altura: height, elevation2) : stop, halt3) altos nmpl: upper floorsalto interj: halt!, stop!* * *alto1 adj1. (en general) high2. (persona, edificio, árbol) tall3. (sonido, voz) loudalto2 adv1. (volar, subir) high2. (hablar) loudly -
7 monter
monter [mɔ̃te]➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. intransitive verb► monter sur [+ table, rocher, toit] to climb onto• monté sur une chaise, il accrochait un tableau he was standing on a chair hanging a picture• monter à bicyclette ( = faire du vélo) to ride a bicycle• monter à or jusqu'à to come up to• jusqu'où monte le téléphérique ? where does the cable car go up to?• la voiture peut monter jusqu'à 250 km/h the car can do up to 250km/h• ce tableau peut monter jusqu'à 30 000 € this painting could fetch up to 30,000 euros2. transitive verba. ( = gravir) to go upb. ( = porter) to take upd. ( = augmenter) monter le son to turn the sound upe. ( = exciter) monter qn contre qn to set sb against sb• « je monte la garde ! » "beware of the dog!"h. [+ pièce de théâtre] to put on ; [+ affaire, opération, campagne publicitaire] to set up ; [+ canular] to play ; [+ complot] to hatchi. [+ diamant, perle] to mount ; [+ pneu] to put on3. reflexive verba.se monter à [+ prix] to amount to* * *mɔ̃te
1.
verbe transitif (+ v avoir)1) ( transporter) ( en haut) gén to take [somebody/something] up (à to); ( à l'étage) to take [somebody/something] upstairs2) ( placer plus haut) to put [something] up [objet]; to raise [étagère] (de by)3) ( réussir à transporter) to get [something] up [objet]4) ( parcourir) to go up [escalier, pente, rue]5) (en valeur, intensité) to turn up [volume, thermostat]; Musique to raise the pitch of [instrument]6) Culinaire to beat, to whisk [blanc d'œuf, mayonnaise]7) ( rendre hostile)monter quelqu'un contre quelqu'un — to turn ou set somebody against somebody
8) ( chevaucher) to ride [cheval]9) (couvrir, saillir) to mount, to cover10) ( assembler) to assemble [meuble, appareil]; to put up [tente, échafaudage]; to set, to mount [pierre précieuse]; to mount [gravure]; Musique to string [instrument]11) ( en couture) to put [something] in [col]; to set [something] in [manche]12) ( organiser) to hatch [complot]; to mount [attaque]; to set up [société]; Théâtre to stage [pièce]monter une histoire de toutes pièces — to concoct ou fabricate a story from beginning to end
13) ( fournir)
2.
verbe intransitif (+ v être)1) ( se déplacer) ( en allant) gén to go up; ( à l'étage) to go upstairs; [avion, hélicoptère] to climb; [oiseau] to fly up; [soleil, brume] to risetu es monté à pied? — gén did you walk up?
il est monté au col à bicyclette/en voiture — he cycled/drove up to the pass
monter sur — to get onto [trottoir]; to climb onto [mur]
monter sur le toit — [enfant, chat] to go up onto the roof
monter à l'échelle/l'arbre — to climb (up) the ladder/the tree
faites-les monter — (clients, marchandises) send them up
monter dans un train/bus/avion — to get on a train/bus/plane
monter sur — to get on [cheval, bicyclette, tracteur]
3) ( s'étendre de bas en haut) [route, voie ferrée] to go uphill, to climb; [terrain] to rise; [canalisation, ligne téléphonique] ( en allant) to go upmonter en lacets — [route] to wind its way up
monter en pente douce — [terrain, route] to slope up gently
monter en pente raide — [terrain, route] to climb steeply
4) ( atteindre) [vêtement, liquide, neige] to come up5) ( augmenter) gén to rise, to go up (à to; de by); [marée] to come in; Musique [mélodie] to risefaire monter les cours de 2% — to push prices up by 2%
6) (se rendre, séjourner)monter à or sur Paris — ( de province) to go up to Paris
7) ( chevaucher)monter à bicyclette/moto — to ride a bicycle/motorbike
8) Arméemonter à l'assaut or l'attaque — to mount an attack (de on)
9) Jeux ( aux cartes) to play a higher card10) ( progresser) [employé, artiste] to riseà force de monter, il deviendra directeur — he'll work his way right up to director
monter en puissance — [parti, politicien] to rise
11) ( gagner en intensité) [colère, émotion] to mount; [sanglots] to rise; [larmes] to well uple ton monta — ( animation) the conversation became noisier; ( énervement) the discussion became heated
12) ( saisir)monter à la gorge de quelqu'un — [sanglots, cri] to rise (up) in somebody's throat
monter à la tête de quelqu'un — [vin, succès] to go to somebody's head
le rouge lui est monté au front — he/she went red in the face
13) Automobile, Technologiemonter à 250 km/h — to go up to 250 kph
3.
se monter verbe pronominal1) ( s'élever)se monter à — [frais, facture] to amount to
2) ( s'équiper) to get oneself set up (en with)••se monter la tête — (colloq) to get worked up (colloq)
* * *mɔ̃te1) [escalier, côte] (en allant) to go up, (en venant) to come upElle a du mal à monter les escaliers. — She has difficulty going upstairs.
2) [valise, paquet] (en allant) to take up, (en venant) to bring upMonte les valises pendant que je règle le taxi. — Take the suitcases up while I pay the cab fare.
Monte-moi le dossier. — Bring me up the file.
3) [société, opération] to set up4) [tente, échafaudage, étagères] to put up, [machine] to assemble5) (= fixer)monter qch sur qch [dispositif, moteur] — to fit sth on sth
6) [cheval] to mount, to get on7) ZOOLOGIE, [femelle] to cover, to serve8) [bijou] to mount, to set10) CINÉMA to edit11) THÉÂTRE, [pièce] to put on, to stage1) [personne] (aller) to go up, (venir) to come upmonter à pied — to walk up, to go up on foot
monter sur [chaise, escabeau] — to get onto
Tu vas devoir monter sur une chaise pour changer l'ampoule. — You'll have to get onto a chair to change the light bulb.
2) [avion, voiture] to climb, to go up3) [chemin, niveau, température, voix, prix] to go up, to riseLes prix ont encore monté. — Prices have gone up again.
4) [brouillard, bruit] to rise, to come up5) [passager] to get onmonter dans le train — to get on the train, to board the train
monter dans l'avion — to get on the plane, to board the plane
Il est temps de monter dans l'avion. — It's time to get on the plane.
6) (= faire du cheval) to ride, to ride a horsemonter à cheval (hobby) — to ride, to go riding, (action) to get on a horse
monter bien — to be a good rider, to ride well
monter mal — to be a poor rider, to ride badly
* * *monter verb table: aimerA vtr (+ v avoir)1 ( transporter) ( en haut) gén to take [sb/sth] up [personne, objet] (à to); ( à l'étage) to take [sb/sth] upstairs [personne, objet]; ( d'en bas) gén to bring [sb/sth] up [personne, objet] (de from); ( de l'étage) to bring [sb/sth] upstairs [personne, objet]; monter les valises au grenier to take the suitcases up to the attic; monter les bouteilles de la cave to bring the bottles up from the cellar; je peux vous monter au village I can take you up to the village; monte-moi mes pantoufles bring my slippers up (to me); je leur ai fait monter les valises au grenier I made them take the suitcases up to the attic; j'ai fait monter le piano dans la chambre I had the piano taken up to the bedroom; faites -moi monter les dossiers secrets get the secret files brought up to me;2 ( placer plus haut) to put [sth] up [objet]; to raise [étagère] (de by); monte le store put the blind up; j'ai monté le vase sur l'étagère du haut I put the vase on the top shelf; tu peux me monter cette valise sur l'armoire? can you put ou get this suitcase up on the wardrobe for me?; monter l'étagère d'un cran/de 20 centimètres to raise the shelf by one notch/by 20 centimetresGB;3 ( réussir à transporter) to get [sth] up [objet]; impossible de monter le piano par l'escalier/par la fenêtre it's impossible to get the piano up the stairs/up through the window; comment va-t-on monter le piano? ( à l'étage) how are we going to get the piano upstairs?; ( dans le camion) how are we going to get the piano in?;4 ( parcourir) ( en allant) to go up [pente, rue, marches]; to go up, to climb [côte, escaliers]; ( en venant) to come up [pente, rue, marches, escaliers]; je l'ai vu monter les escaliers sur les or à genoux I saw him go ou climb up the stairs on his knees; monter la colline à bicyclette to cycle up the hill; je leur ai fait monter la colline en courant I made them run up the hill; il m'a fait monter les escaliers trois fois he made me go upstairs ou up the stairs three times;5 (en valeur, intensité) to turn up [volume, thermostat, gaz]; Mus to raise the pitch of [instrument]; Art to intensify [couleur]; monte un peu la radio turn the radio up a bit; monter un violon d'un ton to raise the pitch of a violin by a tone;6 Culin to beat, to whisk [blanc d'œuf, mayonnaise]; monter les blancs en neige ( dans une recette) beat ou whisk the egg whites until stiff; monter une sauce to thicken a sauce;7 ( rendre hostile) monter qn contre qn to turn ou set sb against sb; monter qn contre un projet to put sb off a plan; être monté contre qn to have it in for sb;8 ( chevaucher) to ride [cheval, âne, éléphant]; ce cheval n'a jamais été monté this horse has never been ridden (before);9 (couvrir, saillir) to mount, to cover;10 ( assembler) to assemble [meuble, appareil, machine]; to put up [tente, échafaudage]; to set, to mount [pierre précieuse]; to mount [gravure, estampe, photo]; Mus to string [instrument]; monter un film Cin to edit a film; monter une page Imprim to set (up) a page; monter une émission TV to edit a broadcast; monter en parallèle Électrotech to connect in parallel;11 Cout to put [sth] in [col]; to set [sth] in [manche]; monter un manteau/une robe to make up a coat/a dress;12 ( organiser) to hatch [complot]; to mount [attaque, opération militaire]; to set up [société, opération financière]; Théât to stage, to put on [pièce]; monter un spectacle to stage ou put on a show; monter une histoire de toutes pièces to concoct ou fabricate a story from beginning to end;13 ( fournir) monter son ménage/sa maison to set up home/house; monter sa garde-robe to build up one's wardrobe.B vi (+ v être)1 ( se déplacer) [personne] ( en allant) gén to go up (à to); ( à l'étage) to go upstairs; ( en venant) gén to come up (de from); ( à l'étage) to come upstairs; [train, ascenseur, téléphérique] ( en allant) to go up; ( en venant) to come up; [avion, hélicoptère] to climb; [oiseau] to fly up; [soleil, brume] to rise (sur over); [fumée, odeur, bruit] to come up; reste-ici, je monte au grenier stay here, I'm going up to the attic; peux-tu monter chercher mon sac? can you go upstairs and get my bag?; tu peux monter m'aider à pousser l'armoire? can you come upstairs and help me push the wardrobe?; il est monté s'allonger he went upstairs to lie down; te voilà! tu es monté par l'ascenseur? there you are! did you come up in the lift GB ou elevator US?; tu es monté à pied? gén did you walk up?; ( plutôt que par l'ascenseur) did you come up on foot?; je préfère monter par l'escalier I prefer to go up by the stairs; nous sommes montés par le sentier/la route ( à pied) we walked up by the path/the road; ( à cheval) we rode up by the path/the road; il est monté au col à bicyclette/en voiture he cycled/drove up to the pass; il est monté vers moi en rampant he crawled up to me; où est l'écureuil? il a dû monter à l'arbre where's the squirrel? it must have gone up ou climbed the tree; monte, je te suis go on up, I'll follow you; monte ici! come up here!; je suis monté en haut de la tour/au sommet de la falaise I went up to the top of the tower/to the top of the cliff; monter sur [personne] to step onto, to get onto [trottoir, marche]; [animal] to get onto [marche, trottoir]; [personne, animal] to climb onto [mur, tabouret]; il est monté sur le toit [enfant, chat] he's/it's gone up onto the roof; monter à l'échelle/l'arbre/la corde to climb (up) the ladder/the tree/the rope; monter à la verticale [ballon, alpiniste] to climb vertically; monter au ciel to ascend into Heaven; l'air chaud fait monter les ballons/planeurs warm air makes balloons/gliders rise; elle m'a fait/ne m'a pas laissé monter dans sa chambre she had me/didn't let me go up to her bedroom; faites-les monter (clients, marchandises) send them up;2 ( sur un moyen de transport) monter dans une voiture to get in a car; monter dans un train/bus/avion to get on a train/bus/plane; monter dans un canoë/sur un bateau to get into a canoe/on a boat; il n'est jamais monté en avion he's never been on a plane; il a peur de monter en avion he's afraid of flying; monter à bord to get on board; monter sur to get on [âne, cheval, bicyclette, tracteur]; monté sur son cheval/sur son chameau, il parcourait le pays he travelledGB the country on horseback/on his camel;3 ( s'étendre de bas en haut) [route, voie ferrée] to go uphill, to climb; [terrain] to rise; [canalisation, ligne téléphonique] ( en allant) to go up; ( en venant) to come up; monter jusqu'à [chemin, muraille, escalier] ( description) to go up to; ( emphase) to go up as far as; monter jusqu'au sommet [route, ligne téléphonique] to go right up to the top; monter en lacets [route] to wind its way up; monter en pente douce [terrain, route] to slope up gently; monter en pente raide [terrain, route] to climb steeply; monter brusquement sur 200 mètres [pente, route] to climb sharply for 200 metresGB;4 ( atteindre) [vêtement, liquide, neige] to come up (jusqu'à to); des chaussettes qui montent jusqu'aux genoux socks that come up to the knees; il avait des chaussettes qui lui montaient aux genoux he was wearing knee socks; l'eau nous montait jusqu'à la taille the water came up to our waists, we were waist-deep in water; l'eau montait sur la berge the water came up onto the bank;5 ( augmenter) [niveau, baromètre, température, pression, prix, taux] to rise, to go up (à to; de by); [marée] to come in; Mus [mélodie] to rise; l’euro est or a monté par rapport à la livre the euro has risen ou gone up against the pound; faire monter les cours de 2% to push prices up by 2%; ça va faire monter le dollar it'll send ou push the dollar up; ça fait monter la température gén it raises the temperature; Méd it puts one's temperature up; ça ne fera pas monter leur niveau de vie it won't raise their standard of living;6 (se rendre, séjourner) monter à or sur Paris ( de province) to go up to Paris; monter à Lyon ( du Midi) to go up to Lyons;7 ( chevaucher) monter (à cheval) to ride; monter à bicyclette/moto to ride a bicycle/motorbike; il ne sait pas monter (à cheval) he can't ride; elle monte à cheval deux fois par semaine she goes riding ou rides twice a week;8 Mil monter à l'assaut or l'attaque to mount an attack (de on); monter au front to move up to the front; monter en ligne to move up the line; monter au combat to go into battle;9 Jeux ( aux cartes) to play a higher card; monter à carreau/l'atout to play a higher diamond/trump;10 ( progresser) ( dans une hiérarchie) to rise, to move up; ( en notoriété) [artiste] to rise; à force de monter, il deviendra directeur he'll work his way right up to director; c'est un jeune peintre qui monte he's an up-and-coming ou a rising young painter; monter en puissance [parti, politicien] to rise;11 ( gagner en intensité) [colère, émotion] to mount; [sanglots] to rise; [larmes] to well up; le ton monta ( animation) the conversation became noisier; ( énervement) the discussion became heated;12 ( saisir) monter à la gorge de qn [sanglots, cri] to rise (up) in sb's throat; monter à la tête de qn [vin, alcool, succès] to go to sb's head; le rouge lui est monté au front he/she went red in the face;13 Aut, Tech monter à 250 km/h [véhicule] to go up to ou reach 250 km/h; [automobiliste] to go up to 250 km/h; monter en puissance [moteur] to increase in power.C se monter vpr1 ( s'élever) se monter à [dépenses, frais, facture] to come to, to amount to; [dette] to amount to;2 ( s'équiper) to get oneself set up (en with).se monter la tête○ to get worked up○.[mɔ̃te] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être ou avoir)1. [personne, animal - vu d'en bas] to go up ; [ - vu d'en haut] to come up[drapeau] to go upmonte par l'ascenseur go up in ou use the liftle premier de cordée continuait à monter the leader continued to climb ou continued the ascentes-tu déjà montée au dernier étage de la tour Eiffel? have you ever been up to the top of the Eiffel Tower?monter en pente raide to climb steeply ou sharplyça monte trop, passe en première it's too steep, change down into firstmonter de [suj: odeur, bruit] to rise (up) from, to come from2. [dans un moyen de transport]a. [avion, train] to get on ou onto, to boardb. [bus] to get on, to boardc. [voiture] to get intotu montes (avec moi)? [dans ma voiture] are you coming with me (in my car)?elle monte à Versailles [dans le train] she gets on at Versailles (station)monter sur un ou à bord d'un bateau to board a shipmonter sur un cheval to get on ou to mount a horseça fait longtemps que je ne suis pas monté sur une bicyclette it's a long time since I've been on a bicycle3. [apparaître suite à une émotion]les larmes lui sont montées aux yeux tears welled up in his eyes, his eyes filled with tears4. [s'élever - température] to rise, to go up ; [ - fièvre] to rise ; [ - prix, taux] to rise, to go up, to increase ; [ - action] to rise ; [ - rivière] to rise ; [ - mer, marée] to come in ; [ - anxiété, mécontentement] to grow, to increasefaire monter [tension, peur] to increasea. [surenchère] to send ou to put prices upb. [marchand] to put up ou to increase pricesles loyers ont monté de 25 % rents have gone up ou increased by 25%a. [il bout] the milk is boilingb. [chez une femme qui allaite] lactation has startedprends de grosses aiguilles, ton pull montera plus vite your sweater will knit up more quickly if you use big needlesle soufflé a bien monté/n'a pas monté the soufflé rose beautifully/didn't risea. [de colère] voices were being raised, the discussion was becoming heatedb. [d'animation] the noise level was rising5. [atteindre un certain niveau]monter à ou jusqu'à [eau, vêtement, chaussures] to come up toles pistes de ski montent jusqu'à 3 000 m the ski runs go up to ou as high as 3,000 ml'hectare de vigne peut monter jusqu'à 30 000 euros one hectare of vineyard can cost up to ou fetch as much as 30,000 eurosil peut monter jusqu'au "si" he can go ou sing up to B7. [pour attaquer]8. [dans une hiérarchie] to rise[dans le temps]la génération qui monte the rising ou new generation9. [aller vers le nord]10. JEUX————————[mɔ̃te] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)1. [gravir] to go up (inseparable)monter l'escalier to go ou to climb up the stairs, to go upstairs2. [porter en haut - bagages, colis] to take ou to carry up (separable) ; [ - courrier] to take up (separable)peut-on se faire monter le repas dans les chambres? is it possible to have meals brought to the room?3. [mettre plus haut]monte la vitre, j'ai froid wind up the (car) window, I'm cold[mettre en colère]5. [assembler - kit] to assemble, to put together (separable) ; [ - tente] to pitch, to put up (separable) ; [ - abri] to rig up (separable)a. [sur une marie-louise] to mount an engravingb. [dans un cadre] to frame an engraving7. [organiser - généralement] to organize ; [ - pièce, spectacle] to put on (separable), to stage, to produce ; [ - canular] to think up (separable) ; [ - complot, machination] to set up (separable)8. [pourvoir - bibliothèque, collection, cave] to set up (separable)monter son ménage ou sa maison to set up house9. ÉQUITATION[film] to edit11. COUTURE to fit (on)monter une manche to sew on ou to attach a sleevele pantalon est prêt à être monté the trousers are ready to assemble ou to be made up[tricoter - maille] to cast on (separable)12. CUISINE————————se monter à verbe pronominal plus préposition[coût, dépenses] to come ou to amount ou to add up to————————se monter en verbe pronominal plus prépositionto equip ou to provide oneself with -
8 dominar
v.1 to control (controlar) (pasión, nervios, caballo).era imposible dominar el vehículo it was impossible to maintain control of the vehicle2 to overcome.lo dominaba el deseo irrefrenable de besarla he was overcome by an irresistible desire to kiss her3 to master (conocer) (técnica, tema).domina varias lenguas she speaks various languages fluentlyha conseguido dominar el inglés en pocos meses he managed to acquire a good command of English within a few months4 to overlook.desde aquí se domina todo Bilbao you can see the whole of Bilbao from here5 to predominate.6 to dominate, to domineer, to bestride, to have sway over.El tirano domina al pueblo The tyrant dominates the people.Ella domina su ira She dominates her anger.7 to tower above, to dominate.El cerro domina el horizonte The hill dominates the horizon.8 to have the control, to dominate, to have ascendancy, to have the ascendancy.Ella domina She has the control.9 to calm down forcibly, to calm down.10 to take over.* * *1 (tener bajo dominio) to dominate2 (avasallar) to domineer3 (controlar) to control, restrain4 (conocer a fondo) to master5 (ver) to overlook, dominate1 (ser superior) to dominate2 (destacar) to stand out3 (predominar) to predominate1 (controlarse) to control oneself, restrain oneself* * *verb1) to dominate2) master3) prevail•* * *1. VT1) (=controlar) [+ población, territorio] to dominate; [+ países] to rule, rule over; [+ adversario] to overpower; [+ caballo] to control2) (=contener) [+ incendio, epidemia] to check, bring under control; [+ rebelión] to put down, suppress; [+ pasión] to control, master; [+ nervios, emoción] to control; [+ dolor] to overcome3) [+ técnica, tema] to master4) (=estar por encima de)la catedral domina toda la ciudad — the cathedral dominates o towers above the whole town
2. VI1) [edificio] to tower2) (=predominar) [color, rasgo] to stand out; [opinión, tendencia] to predominate3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( controlar) <nación/territorio/persona> to dominate; <pasión/cólera> to control; <vehiculo/caballo> to controldominado por la ambición/los celos — ruled by ambition/consumed by jealousy
la policía dominó la situación en todo momento — the police had the situation under control at all times
b) < idioma> to have a good command of; <tema/asignatura> to know... very wellc) ( abarcar con la vista)d) montaña/torre to dominate2. 3.* * *= dominate, dominate + the scene, get + command of, tame, subdue, master, command, conquer, preponderate, overtake, overlook, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, tower above/over, pervade, hold + sway (over), be king, lord over, lord it over, keep + a tight hold on.Ex. The ideology advocated by Panizzi has since dominated not only Anglo-American but Western cataloging generally.Ex. This may have something to do with the absence of CABx, who seem to have dominated the scene in other states.Ex. The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.Ex. The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.Ex. Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.Ex. The library director strove to master his frustration.Ex. Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.Ex. The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.Ex. The indexing languages used in science and technology were first in the field, and still preponderate, both in areas covered and in number.Ex. E-Books, while a curiosity and a lot of fun, do not seem to be overtaking the mass market.Ex. In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex. Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.Ex. I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.Ex. This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.Ex. Despite the electronics invasion, books are still king, and book fairs keeps on growing every year.Ex. She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves.Ex. They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.Ex. A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.----* dominar a Alguien = have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb, bring + Nombre + under + Posesivo + sway.* dominar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.* dominar una destreza = master + skill.* dominar una técnica = master + technique.* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( controlar) <nación/territorio/persona> to dominate; <pasión/cólera> to control; <vehiculo/caballo> to controldominado por la ambición/los celos — ruled by ambition/consumed by jealousy
la policía dominó la situación en todo momento — the police had the situation under control at all times
b) < idioma> to have a good command of; <tema/asignatura> to know... very wellc) ( abarcar con la vista)d) montaña/torre to dominate2. 3.* * *= dominate, dominate + the scene, get + command of, tame, subdue, master, command, conquer, preponderate, overtake, overlook, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, tower above/over, pervade, hold + sway (over), be king, lord over, lord it over, keep + a tight hold on.Ex: The ideology advocated by Panizzi has since dominated not only Anglo-American but Western cataloging generally.
Ex: This may have something to do with the absence of CABx, who seem to have dominated the scene in other states.Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.Ex: The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.Ex: The library director strove to master his frustration.Ex: Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.Ex: The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.Ex: The indexing languages used in science and technology were first in the field, and still preponderate, both in areas covered and in number.Ex: E-Books, while a curiosity and a lot of fun, do not seem to be overtaking the mass market.Ex: In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex: Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.Ex: I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.Ex: Despite the electronics invasion, books are still king, and book fairs keeps on growing every year.Ex: She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves.Ex: They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.Ex: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.* dominar a Alguien = have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb, bring + Nombre + under + Posesivo + sway.* dominar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.* dominar una destreza = master + skill.* dominar una técnica = master + technique.* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* * *dominar [A1 ]vt1 (controlar) ‹nación/territorio› to dominate; ‹persona› to dominate; ‹pasión/cólera› to controltiene a los niños totalmente dominados she has the children well under her thumb o under controldominado por la ambición ruled by ambitiondominado por los celos consumed by jealousyno logró dominar su ira she couldn't contain o control her angerel equipo que dominó el encuentro the team which dominated the matchno logró dominar el vehículo/caballo he couldn't get control of the vehicle/horsela policía dominó la situación en todo momento the police had the situation under control at all times2 ‹tema/idioma›no domino el tema I'm no expert on the subjectdomina el francés she has a good command of Frenchnunca voy a poder dominar el inglés I'll never be able to master English3(abarcar con la vista): desde allí se domina toda la bahía there's a view over the whole bay from there, from there you can look out over the whole bay4 «montaña/torre» to dominate■ dominarvi«color/tendencia» to predominate; «opinión» to prevailel tema que dominó en las negociones the subject which dominated the talksel equipo visitante dominó durante el segundo tiempo the visitors dominated the second half o were on top in the second half«persona» to restrain o control oneself* * *
dominar ( conjugate dominar) verbo transitivo
‹pasión/cólera› to control;
‹vehículo/caballo› to control;◊ dominado por la ambición/los celos ruled by ambition/consumed by jealousy
‹tema/asignatura› to know … very wellc) ( abarcar con la vista):
verbo intransitivo [color/tendencia] to predominate;
[ opinión] to prevail;
[ equipo] to dominate
dominarse verbo pronominal [ persona] to restrain o control oneself
dominar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un pueblo, país) to dominate, rule
2 (contener, controlar) to control
3 (conocer perfectamente: un idioma) to speak very well
(: un asunto, una actividad) to master
4 (con la vista) to overlook
II verbo intransitivo
1 to dominate
2 (un color, una característica) to stand out
' dominar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- imperar
- imponerse
- vencer
- conocer
- dejar
- reducir
- someter
- sujetar
English:
control
- curb
- dominate
- hold down
- master
- overpower
- pervade
- restrain
- subdue
- sway
- tower
- over
- rule
* * *♦ vt1. [controlar] [país, territorio, pueblo] to dominate, to rule (over);[persona, caballo] to control; [emociones, nervios] to control, to keep under control; [situación] to be in control of; [incendio, epidemia] to bring under control; [rebelión] to put down; [partido] to dominate;la guerrilla domina toda esta zona guerrillas control this entire area;la policía logró dominar a los alborotadores the police managed to bring the troublemakers under control;tiene al marido dominado she has her husband under her thumb;era imposible dominar el vehículo it was impossible to maintain control of the vehicle;no supo dominar sus nervios she couldn't control her nervousness;el equipo local dominó el partido en todo momento the local team dominated the game from the beginning2. [sujeto: pasión, nervios, emociones] to overcome;lo dominaba el deseo irrefrenable de besarla he was overcome by an irresistible desire to kiss her3. [ser experto en] [técnica, tema] to master;[lengua] to be fluent in;domina a la perfección los temas de contabilidad he has a perfect mastery of accounting;domina varias lenguas she speaks various languages fluently;ha conseguido dominar el inglés en pocos meses he managed to acquire a good command of English in a few months;¡cómo domina el balón! what great ball control!4. [divisar] to overlook;desde aquí se domina todo Bilbao you can see the whole of Bilbao from here5. [destacar por encima de] to dominate;el castillo domina el pueblo the castle dominates the town♦ vi[predominar] to predominate;una zona donde domina el voto socialista an area with a predominantly socialist vote* * *I v/t2 idioma have a good command ofII v/i dominate* * *dominar vt1) : to dominate2) : to master, to be proficient atdominar vi: to predominate, to prevail* * *dominar vb1. (en general) to dominate2. (tener bajo poder) to rule over3. (controlar) to control5. (idioma) to be fluent in6. (otras materias) to be good at / to be an expert on -
9 haut
haut, e [ˈo, ˈot]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective5. adverb6. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. high ; [herbe, arbre, édifice] tall• avoir une haute opinion de soi-même to have a high opinion of o.s.• être haut en couleur ( = rougeaud) to have a high colour ; ( = coloré, pittoresque) to be colourfulb. ( = ancien) le haut Moyen Âge the Early Middle Ages2. <a. ( = hauteur) le mur a 3 mètres de haut the wall is 3 metres high• combien fait-il de haut ? how high is it?b. ( = partie supérieure) top• « haut » "this way up"c. ( = vêtement) topd. (locutions)• être au plus haut (dans les sondages) [personne] to be riding high ; [cote, popularité] to be at its peak• voir les choses de haut ( = avec détachement) to take a detached view of things• prendre qch de haut ( = avec mépris) to react indignantly to sth• prendre qn de haut to look down on sb► de haut en bas, du haut en bas [couvrir, fouiller] from top to bottom ; [s'ouvrir] from the top downwards• du haut en bas de la hiérarchie at all levels of the hierarchy► du haut [tiroir, étagère, dents] top• des ordres qui viennent d'en haut orders from above► en haut ( = au sommet) at the top ; (dans un immeuble) upstairs• en haut de [+ immeuble, escalier, côte, écran] at the top of3. <4. <5. <a. ( = en hauteur) [monter, sauter, voler] high• haut les mains ! hands up!b. ( = fort) lire tout haut to read aloudc. ( = dans les aigus) monter haut to hit the top notese. ( = en arrière) voir plus haut see above6. <* * *
1.
haute ’o, ’ot adjectif1) [montagne, mur, talon] high; [arbre, monument] tall; [herbe] long, tallattention, la première marche est haute — be careful, the first step is steep
2) ( situé en altitude) high3) ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [température, salaires, précision] high; [note, ton] high, high-pitched4) ( dans une hiérarchie) (before n) [personnage, poste] high-ranking; [clergé, magistrat] senior; [société] high; [responsabilités] big; [dirigeant, responsable] senior, high-rankinghaut Comité/Conseil — National Committee/Council
5) Géographie upper6) Histoire
2.
1) ( à un niveau élevé) [monter, voler] high2) ( dans le temps) far back3) ( dans un texte)4) ( fort) loudlyparler haut et clair — fig to speak unambiguously
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nom masculin1) ( partie élevée) top2) ( hauteur)faire 50 mètres de haut — to be 50 metres [BrE] high
4.
en haut locution ( à l'étage supérieur) upstairs; ( à un étage supérieur) on an upper floor; (de rideau, mur, page) at the top; (le ciel, le paradis) abovepasser par en haut — ( par la route) to take the top road
les voleurs sont entrés par en haut — ( par l'étage) the thieves got in upstairs
5.
hauts nom masculin pluriel Géographie heightsPhrasal Verbs:••voir les choses de haut — ( avec sérénité) to have a detached view of things
avoir or connaître des hauts et des bas — to have one's ups and downs
l'emporter or gagner or vaincre haut la main — to win hands down
prendre quelqu'un de haut — to look down one's nose at somebody; cri, pavé
* * *'o, 'ot haut, -e1. adj1) (situation) highplus haut (en altitude, sur un mur) — higher up, further up, (dans un texte) above
2) (dimensions) (immeuble) tall, (paroi) high3) (son, ton, voix) high, high-pitchedà haute voix — aloud, out loud
haut en couleur (chose) — colourful Grande-Bretagne colorful USA brightly coloured Grande-Bretagne brightly colored USA (personnage) colourful Grande-Bretagne colorful USA
2. adv1) [situé, placé] highen haut (dans une armoire, sur une pente) — at the top, (dans une maison) upstairs
La salle de bain est en haut. — The bathroom is upstairs.
Le nid est tout en haut de l'arbre. — The nest is right at the top of the tree.
tomber de haut — to fall from a height, figto come back to earth with a bump
dire qch tout haut — to say sth aloud, to say sth out loud
4)haut les mains! — hands up!, stick 'em up! *
3. nm1) (partie supérieure) topLe haut de l'immeuble a été endommagé. — The top of the building was damaged., The upper floors of the building were damaged.
2) (hauteur)de haut en bas (mouvement) — downwards, (en intégralité) from top to bottom
* * *A adj1 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur ( étendu verticalement) [montagne, mur, talon] high; [arbre, monument, bâtiment] tall; [herbe] long, tall; homme de haute taille tall man; un objet plus haut que large an object that is higher than it is wide; un bâtiment haut de 20 étages a building 20 storeys GB ou stories US high, a 20-storey GB ou 20-story US building; un mât haut de 10 mètres a mast ten metresGB high, a ten-metreGB mast; plus haut/moins haut que higher/lower than; l'immeuble dans lequel il habite est très haut he lives in a block of high-rise flats GB ou a high-rise apartment block US; attention, la première marche est haute be careful, the first step is steep;2 ( situé en altitude) high; une haute branche a high branch; la partie haute d'un bâtiment/mur/arbre the top part of a building/wall/tree; l'étagère la plus haute the top shelf; une robe à taille haute a high-waisted dress;3 ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, capacité, précision] high; [note, ton] high, high-pitched; les hauts salaires/revenus high salaries/incomes; parler à haute voix to speak loudly; dire/lire qch à haute voix to say/read sth out loud; jouer une carte plus haute to play a higher card; être à haut risque to be very risky; être du plus haut ridicule to be highly ridiculous; au plus haut point immensely, intensely; aimer qch au plus haut point to like sth immensely; produit de haute qualité high-quality product; avoir une haute opinion de qn/soi-même to have a high opinion of sb/oneself; tenir qn en haute estime to hold sb in high esteem ou regard;4 ( dans une hiérarchie) (before n) [personnage, situation, poste] high-ranking; [clergé, magistrat] senior; [société, rang] high; [responsabilités] big; [dirigeant, responsable] senior, high-ranking; les plus hautes instances the highest authorities; bénéficier de hautes protections to have friends in high places; le haut Comité/Conseil pour the National Committee/Council for; haute surveillance close supervision;6 Hist dater de la plus haute antiquité to date from earliest antiquity; le haut Moyen Âge the early Middle Ages.B adv1 ( à un niveau élevé) [monter, s'élever, voler, sauter] high; voler très haut dans le ciel to fly high in the sky; un personnage haut placé a person in a high position; viser trop haut to aim too high; la lune est haut dans le ciel the moon is high up in the sky; haut perché sur perched high on; le plus haut the highest; sauter le plus haut to jump the highest; de haut from above;2 ( dans le temps) far back; aussi haut qu'on remonte dans l'antiquité however far back in history we go;3 ( dans un texte) plus haut above; comme indiqué plus haut as noted above; colle-le plus haut sur la page stick it higher up on the page; voir plus haut see above;4 ( fort) loudly; parler haut to talk loudly; parlez moins haut! keep your voice down!; parlez plus haut! speak up!; dire qch bien haut to say sth loud(ly); mettre la radio plus haut to turn the radio up; tout haut out loud; parler haut et clair fig to speak unambiguously; ne dire or n'avoir jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre never to raise one's voice.C nm1 ( partie élevée) top; le haut du mur the top of the wall; le haut du visage the top part of the face; le haut du corps the top half of the body; dans le haut (de) at the top (of); l'appartement/l'étagère du haut the top flat/shelf; les pièces du haut the upstairs rooms; sur le haut de la colline/côte at the top of the hill/slope; commencer par le haut to start at the top; prendre qch par le haut to get hold of the top of sth; du haut de from the top of; de or du haut en bas from top to bottom; parler du haut d'un balcon/d'une tribune to speak from a balcony/a platform; le haut de son maillot de bain the top of her swimsuit;2 ( hauteur) mesurer or faire 50 mètres de haut to be 50 metresGB high; une tour de 35 m de haut a 35 m tower; être à son plus haut to be at its highest level.D en haut loc ( à l'étage supérieur) upstairs; ( à un étage supérieur) on an upper floor; (de rideau, mur, page) at the top; (le ciel, le paradis) above; le bruit vient d'en haut the noise is coming from above; tout en haut right at the top; jusqu'en haut up to the top, right to the top; passer par en haut ( par la route) to take the top road; les voleurs sont entrés par en haut ( par l'étage) the thieves got in upstairs; ordre qui vient d'en haut order from the top; mettez la date en haut de la page à droite put the date in the top right-hand corner of the page.haut en couleur [personnage, tableau, texte] colourfulGB; haut fait heroic deed; haut fonctionnaire senior civil servant; haut lieu de centreGB of ou for; en haut lieu in high places; une décision prise en haut lieu a decision taken at a high level; haut plateau high plateau; haute définition TV high definition; télévision (à) haute définition high definition TV; écran à haute définition graphique Ordinat screen with high resolution graphics; haute école lit, Équit haute école, classical equitation; c'est un exercice de haute école fig it's a very advanced exercise; haute mer Naut open sea; Haute Cour (de Justice) High Court of Justice; hautes eaux high water (sg); hautes sphères high social circles; hautes terres Géog highlands; hautes voiles Naut upper sails; hauts fourneaux blast furnace.marcher la tête haute to walk with one's head held high; prendre or regarder or voir les choses de haut ( sans s'arrêter aux détails) to see things in broad terms; ( avec sérénité) to have a detached view of things; tomber de haut to be dumbfounded; regarder qn de haut en bas to look sb up and down; avoir or connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs; haut les mains! hands up!; l'emporter or gagner or vaincre haut la main to win hands down; prendre qn/qch de haut to look down one's nose at sb/sth; ⇒ cri, pavé.les hautes colonnes du temple the lofty ou towering columns of the temple[qui a poussé] high2. [d'une certaine dimension]3. [situé en hauteur] high4. [extrême, intense] highc'est de la plus haute importance it's of the utmost ou greatest importancede haut niveau top-level, high-levella haute coiffure haute coiffure, designer hairdressingde hautes études commerciales/militaires advanced business/military studiesles hauts fonctionnaires top ou top-ranking civil servantsles hauts salaires the highest ou top salaries6. [dans une échelle de valeurs] hightenir quelqu'un/quelque chose en haute estime to hold somebody/something in high esteem9. HISTOIRE————————adverbe1. [dans l'espace] highlevez haut la jambe raise your leg (up) high ou high up2. [dans le temps] far (back)[dans un livre]3. [fort, avec puissance]parlez plus haut speak up, speak louderdites-le haut et clair ou bien haut tell (it to) everyone, say it out loud5. [dans une hiérarchie] highnous l'avons toujours placé très haut dans notre estime (figuré) we've always held him in high regard————————nom masculin1. [partie supérieure] top[sur une caisse, un emballage]‘haut’ ‘(this way ou side) up’2. [vêtement & gén] top[de robe] bodice3. [hauteur]a. [chuter] to fall headlongb. [être déçu] to come down (to earth) with a bumpc. [être surpris] to be flabbergasted————————hauts nom masculin pluriel1. [dans des noms de lieux] heights2. (locution)avoir ou connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs————————haute nom fémininde haut locution adverbialeprendre ou regarder ou voir les choses de haut to look at things with an air of detachment2. [avec mépris]3. (locution)a. [être surpris] to be flabbergastedb. [être déçu] to come down (to earth) with a bumpde haut en bas locution adverbiale1. [sans mouvement] from top to bottom3. [avec mépris]regarder ou considérer quelqu'un de haut en bas to look somebody up and downd'en haut locution adverbiale1. [depuis la partie élevée] from abovedu haut locution adjectivalea. [de la partie haute du village] the people up the top end (of the village)b. [des étages supérieurs] the people upstairsdu haut de locution prépositionnelle1. [depuis la partie élevée de - échelle, colline] from the top of2. (figuré)en haut locution adverbiale1. [à l'étage supérieur] upstairs2. [dans la partie élevée] at the topnous sommes passés par en haut [par la route du haut] we came along the high road3. [en l'air] up in the skyen haut de locution prépositionnelle -
10 pull
1. transitive verbpull somebody's or somebody by the hair/ears/sleeve — jemanden an den Haaren/Ohren/am Ärmel ziehen
pull something over one's ears/head — sich (Dat.) etwas über die Ohren/den Kopf ziehen
pull the other one or leg[, it's got bells on] — (fig. coll.) das kannst du einem anderen erzählen
pull to pieces — in Stücke reißen; (fig.): (criticize severely) zerpflücken [Argument, Artikel]
2) (extract) [her]ausziehen; [heraus]ziehen [Zahn]; zapfen [Bier]pull a stunt or trick — etwas Wahnsinniges tun
4)pull a knife/gun on somebody — ein Messer/eine Pistole ziehen und jemanden damit bedrohen
5)2. intransitive verbnot pull one's punches — (fig.) nicht zimperlich sein
1) ziehen‘Pull’ — "Ziehen"
2)pull [to the left/right] — [Auto, Boot:] [nach links/rechts] ziehen
3) (pluck)3. nounpull at somebody's sleeve — jemanden am Ärmel ziehen
1) Zug, der; Ziehen, das; (of conflicting emotions) Widerstreit, dergive a pull at something — an etwas (Dat.) ziehen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/58945/pull_ahead">pull ahead- pull in- pull off- pull on- pull out- pull up* * *[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) ziehen3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) rudern4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) sich bewegen2. noun2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) die Anziehungskraft3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) der Einfluß•- pull apart / to pieces- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg* * *[pʊl]I. NOUNhe gave the door a sharp \pull to open it er zog kräftig an der Tür, um sie zu öffnento take a \pull on [or at] a cigarette an einer Zigarette ziehento take a \pull on [or at] a bottle einen Schluck aus der Flasche nehmenone of the \pulls of urban life is... was das Leben in der Stadt auch attraktiv macht, ist...she's still got quite a bit of \pull in the club sie hat schon noch eine Menge zu sagen im Klubbell \pull Klingelzug mcurtain \pull Vorhangzugstange fdoor \pull Türgriff mit's a long \pull to the summit bis zum Gipfel muss man sich ganz schön anstrengen11. SPORT (in baseball, golf) Pull m fachspr (Schlag, der dem Ball einen Linksdrall gibt); (in cricket) Pull m fachspr (besonders gekonnter Schlag von einer Seite zur anderen)II. TRANSITIVE VERB1. (draw)▪ to \pull sth/sb etw/jdn ziehenhe \pulled her gently towards him er zog sie sanft an sichto \pull a cart/plough einen Wagen/Pflug ziehento \pull the curtains die Vorhänge zuziehento \pull a door shut eine Tür zuziehento \pull a lever/rope an einem Hebel/Seil ziehento \pull the trigger abdrücken2. (put on)to \pull a muscle/tendon sich dat einen Muskel/eine Sehne zerrento \pull a gun/knife eine Pistole/ein Messer ziehento \pull a gun/knife on sb jdn mit einer Pistole/einem Messer bedrohento \pull a tooth einen Zahn ziehen5. (move)to \pull a vehicle to the right/left ein Fahrzeug nach rechts/links ziehen6. (attract)to \pull a crowd eine Menschenmenge anziehen▪ to \pull sb jdn aufreißen sl8. (involve)he was \pulled into the argument er wurde in die Diskussion verwickelt9. (help through)his wife \pulled him through the illness seine Frau half ihm, die Krankheit durchzustehento \pull an event eine Veranstaltung absagento \pull an advertisement eine Anzeige zurückziehento \pull [sb/oneself] a pint BRIT [jdm/sich] ein Bier zapfento \pull a player SPORT einen Spieler aus dem Spiel nehmento \pull a horse ein Pferd parieren [o verhalten] fachspr13. (in baseball, golf)to \pull a shot einen Schlag/Schuss verpatzen14. (in cricket)to \pull the ball den Ball gekonnt von einer Seite auf die andere spielen15. COMPUTto \pull data Daten ziehen16.▶ to \pull the carpet [or rug] from under sb jdm den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen▶ to \pull a face [at sb] [jdm] eine Grimasse schneiden▶ \pull the other leg [or one] [it's got bells on] BRIT ( fam) das kannst du deiner Oma erzählen famhis articles don't \pull any punches seine Artikel sind nicht gerade spektakulär▶ to \pull strings Beziehungen spielenlassen▶ to \pull a trick on sb jdn reinlegenIII. INTRANSITIVE VERB1. (draw)“\pull” „Ziehen“to \pull at [or on] a cigar/cigarette an einer Zigarre/Zigarette ziehenyou can hear the engine \pulling, the hill's too steep for the little car man kann hören, wie der Motor arbeitet, die Steigung ist zu viel für das kleine Autothe engine warmed up quickly and \pulled well der Motor wurde schnell warm und zog gut3. (drive)the car \pulled into the driveway das Auto fuhr in die Einfahrtto \pull off a road von einer Straße abfahren4. (move) ziehenthe wheel is \pulling to the right das Steuer zieht nach rechtsso, did you \pull last night? und, hast du letzte Nacht jemanden aufgerissen?▪ to \pull for sb jdn anfeuernhe \pulled towards the shore er hielt auf das Ufer zuto \pull at the oars sich akk in die Riemen legen8. (in baseball, golf) einen Pull ausführen fachspr (Schlag, der dem Ball einen Linksdrall gibt); (in cricket) einen Pull ausführen fachspr (besonders gekonnter Schlag von einer Seite zur anderen)9. SPORT (in American football) ein Spieler der Offensive verlässt seine Position, um die führende Rolle zu übernehmen* * *[pʊl]1. nhe gave her/the rope a pull — er zog sie/am Seil
I felt a pull at my sleeve — ich spürte, wie mich jemand am Ärmel zog
to be on the pull ( Brit inf ) — auf Mädchen/Männer aus sein
2) (= uphill journey) Anstieg m3) (inf: influence) Beziehungen pl (with zu)5) (TYP: proof) Abzug m2. vt1) (= draw, drag) ziehento pull a door shut —
to pull sth to pieces (lit) — etw zerreißen, etw in Stücke reißen; ( fig
to pull sb's leg (fig inf) — jdn auf den Arm nehmen (inf)
pull the other one(, it's got bells on) ( Brit inf ) — das glaubst du ja selber nicht!, das kannst du deiner Großmutter erzählen! (inf)
she was the one pulling the strings — sie war es, die alle Fäden in der Hand hielt
when it came to criticizing other people he didn't pull his or any punches — wenn es darum ging, andere zu kritisieren, zog er ganz schön vom Leder (inf)
3) (= extract, draw out) tooth, cork (heraus)ziehen; gun, knife ziehen; weeds, lettuce herausziehen; beer zapfenTim pulled last night — Tim hat gestern Nacht eine Frau vernascht (inf)
a sports car always pulls the girls (inf) — mit einem Sportwagen kommt man leichter an die Mädchen ran (inf)
7) (= cancel) TV programme, concert etc absagen8) (TYP)9) (GOLF, CRICKET, BASEBALL) verziehen, auf die der Schlaghand entgegengesetzte Seite schlagen3. vi1) (= draw) ziehen (on, at an +dat)to pull to the left/right (car, brakes) —
the car/engine isn't pulling very well — der Wagen/Motor zieht nicht richtig
to pull for sb/sth ( US inf ) — jdn/etw unterstützen
2) (= move train, car etc) fahrenhe pulled across to the left-hand lane —
he pulled into the kerb/the side of the road — er fuhr an den Bordstein heran/an den Straßenrand
to pull alongside — seitlich heranfahren; (Naut) längsseits kommen
to pull off the road — am Straßenrand anhalten
* * *pull [pʊl]A s1. Ziehen n, Zerren n2. Zug m, Ruck m:give sth a strong pull kräftig an etwas ziehenhave more pull fig den längeren Arm haben, am längeren Hebel sitzen4. Anziehungskraft f (auch fig):5. fig Zugkraft f, Werbewirksamkeit f6. ELEK Anzugskraft f (eines Relais)at aus)8. Zug(griff) m, -leine f9. a) Ruderpartie f, Bootsfahrt fb) Ruderschlag m:go for a pull eine Ruderpartie machen10. Golf: Pull m (Schlag, bei dem der Ball an einem Punkt landet, der in einer der Schlaghand entgegengesetzten Richtung vom Ziel liegt)11. Zügeln n, Verhalten n (eines Pferdes)12. ermüdende Steigung14. Vorteil m (over, of vor dat, gegenüber)he has some pull with the Almighty er hat einen Draht zum lieben Gott16. TYPO Fahne f, erster Abzug, Probeabzug mB v/t1. ziehen:pull the blanket over one’s head sich die Decke über den Kopf ziehen2. zerren (an dat):pull sb’s ears, pull sb by the ears jemanden an den Ohren ziehen;pull a muscle sich eine Muskelzerrung zuziehen, sich etwas zerren; siehe auch die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven, z. B. face A 2, leg Bes Redew6. Blumen, Äpfel etc pflücken7. Flachs raufen, zupfen8. a) eine Gans etc rupfenb) Leder enthaaren10. Golf: den Ball pullen ( → A 10)11. a) ein Pferd zügelnb) ein Rennpferd pullen, verhalten12. pull one’s punchesa) (Boxen) verhalten schlagen,b) fig sich zurückhalten;not pull one’s punches, pull no punches fig vom Leder ziehen, kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen13. ein Boot rudern:14. Riemen haben:the boat pulls four oars das Boot führt vier Riemen16. ein Messer etc ziehen:pull a pistol on sb jemanden mit der Pistole bedrohenon sb jemandem gegenüber)b) Stimmen bekommen21. US sla) einen Streik ausrufenb) einen Betrieb zum Streik aufrufen22. slb) eine Razzia machen in (dat), eine Spielhölle etc ausheben23. einen Antrag etc zurückziehenC v/i1. ziehen (at an dat)2. zerren, reißen ( beide:at an dat)3. am Zügel reißen (Pferd)4. ziehen, saugen (at an der Pfeife etc)5. einen Zug machen, trinken ( beide:at aus)6. sich vorwärts bewegen oder arbeiten:pull into the station BAHN (in den Bahnhof) einfahren;8. sl ziehen, Zugkraft haben (Reklame etc)* * *1. transitive verb1) (draw, tug) ziehen an (+ Dat.); ziehen [Hebel]pull somebody's or somebody by the hair/ears/sleeve — jemanden an den Haaren/Ohren/am Ärmel ziehen
pull something over one's ears/head — sich (Dat.) etwas über die Ohren/den Kopf ziehen
pull the other one or leg[, it's got bells on] — (fig. coll.) das kannst du einem anderen erzählen
pull to pieces — in Stücke reißen; (fig.): (criticize severely) zerpflücken [Argument, Artikel]
2) (extract) [her]ausziehen; [heraus]ziehen [Zahn]; zapfen [Bier]pull a stunt or trick — etwas Wahnsinniges tun
4)pull a knife/gun on somebody — ein Messer/eine Pistole ziehen und jemanden damit bedrohen
5)2. intransitive verbnot pull one's punches — (fig.) nicht zimperlich sein
1) ziehen‘Pull’ — "Ziehen"
2)pull [to the left/right] — [Auto, Boot:] [nach links/rechts] ziehen
3) (pluck)3. nounpull at — ziehen an (+ Dat.)
1) Zug, der; Ziehen, das; (of conflicting emotions) Widerstreit, dergive a pull at something — an etwas (Dat.) ziehen
Phrasal Verbs:- pull in- pull off- pull on- pull out- pull up* * *v.reißen v.(§ p.,pp.: riß, ist/hat gerissen)zerren v.ziehen v.(§ p.,pp.: zog, ist/hat gezogen)
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