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1 girare
1. v/t turnostacolo get roundposto, città, negozi go roundmondo, paese travel roundfilm shoot( mescolare) mixfinance endorse2. v/i turnrapidamente spin( andare in giro) wander or roam aroundcon un veicolo drive aroundmi gira la testa I feel dizzy, my head is spinning* * *girare v.tr.1 to turn: girare la chiave nella serratura, to turn the key in the lock; girare la pagina, to turn (over) the page; girare un rubinetto, to turn a tap; girare la testa, to turn one's head; girare la schiena a qlcu., a qlco., to turn one's back to s.o., sthg.; girare l'occhio, lo sguardo, to turn one's eyes, glance // per aprire, girare in senso antiorario, to open turn anticlockwise // girala come ti pare, hai sempre torto, it doesn't matter how you look at it, you are still wrong; gira e rigira, la situazione non cambia, whichever way you look at it, the situation is the same // girare il discorso, to change the subject // gira le cose in modo che sembra abbia ragione, he twists things in such a way that he seems to be right2 (mescolare) to stir: il risotto va girato spesso, the risotto has to be stirred frequently3 (avvolgere) to wind*: si girò la sciarpa intorno al collo, he wound the scarf round his neck; sarà meglio girare due volte lo spago intorno al pacco, it would be better to wind the string twice round the parcel4 (fare il giro di) to go* round: gira l'angolo e vai sempre dritto, go round the corner and straight on5 (percorrere, visitare) to tour; to go* round: gireremo la Spagna in camper, we are going to tour Spain in a camper; abbiamo girato tutta la città a piedi, we went round (o toured) the entire city on foot; non è prudente girare New York di notte, it's not wise to go round New York at night; ha girato mezzo mondo, he has been round half the world6 (aggirare, evitare) to avoid, to evade: girare una difficoltà, to avoid a difficulty; girare una domanda, to evade a question; girare un ostacolo, to get round an obstacle7 (passare ad altri) to pass (on): gira a me la telefonata quando ti chiama, pass me the call, when he phones you; ha girato al direttore la mia richiesta, he passed on (o referred) my request to the manager // ( sport) girare la palla a qlcu., to pass the ball to s.o.8 ( banca) to endorse; (trasferire) to transfer: girare una cambiale, to endorse a bill; girare un assegno, to endorse a cheque; girare in bianco, to endorse in blank; effetto non girato, unendorsed bill; (comm.) girare un credito, to transfer a credit9 (cinem.) (di regista) to shoot*, to take*; (di attore) to play (a part), to star, to act (in a film): girare una scena, to film a scene◆ v. intr.1 (compiere un giro, una curva) to turn: il viale gira a destra, the road turns (o bends) to the right; al semaforo gira a sinistra, turn left at the traffic lights2 (attorno al proprio asse) to turn, to revolve, to rotate; (rapidamente) to spin*; (roteare) to whirl: girare a vuoto, (di motore) to idle, (fig.) to get nowhere: la chiave gira a vuoto, the key doesn't catch (in the lock) // mi gira la testa, il capo, my head is spinning (o I feel dizzy); tutta questa confusione mi fa girare la testa, all this confusion makes my head spin; pagano cifre da far girare la testa, they pay figures that make your head spin; quella ragazza gli ha fatto girare la testa, that girl has turned his head // far girare le scatole a qlcu., to piss s.o. off (o to drive s.o. round the bend)3 (andare intorno) to go* round, to ring*, to encircle: la terra gira intorno al sole, the Earth goes round the Sun; il balcone gira intorno a tutta la casa, the balcony goes all round the house; le mura girano intorno alla città, the walls encircle the city // non girare intorno al problema, don't keep going round the problem4 (circolare, andare in giro) to go* round, to circulate, (andare a spasso) to walk, to stroll, to wander: mi piace girare a piedi per le strade del centro, I like wandering round the town centre; è meglio non girare per la città di notte, it's better not to go round the town at night; ho girato un bel po' per trovare un parcheggio, I drove round a fair while looking for a parking place; girano molte banconote false, there are a lot of counterfeit bank notes circulating; gira poco denaro in questo periodo, there isn't much money circulating (o in circulation) at the moment // girare in tondo, to go round in circles // gira al largo!, keep clear! // gira voce che..., there's a rumour going round that... // gira e rigira, ci siamo persi, wandering round and about we got lost // cosa ti gira per il capo?, what's got into you today? // se mi gira, verrò, if I feel like it, I'll come.◘ girarsi v.rifl. to turn; (completamente) to turn round: egli continuava a girare nel letto, he kept turning over in his bed; mi girai di scatto, I turned round abruptly; non sapere da che parte girare, (fig.) not to know which way to turn.* * *[dʒi'rare]1. vt1) (ruota, chiave, sguardo) to turn, (pagina) to turn (over)2) (museo, città, negozio) to go round3) (cambiale, assegno) to endorse4) Cine, (TV : scena) to shoot, film, (film: fare le riprese) to shoot, (esserne il regista) to makegirare su se stesso — (persona) to turn right round, (rapidamente) to spin round
2) (errare) to go round, wander roundgirare per i negozi — to go o wander round the shops
3) (voltare) to turn4) (denaro, notizie) to circulate5)mi gira la testa — I feel dizzy, my head's spinninggira e rigira... — after a lot of driving (o walking) about..., fig whichever way you look at it...
mi ha fatto girare le scatole fam — he drove me crazy o round the bend
3. vr (girarsi)(voltarsi) to turn (round), (nel letto) to turn over* * *[dʒi'rare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (fare ruotare) to turn [volante, chia ve]; to wind* [ manovella]2) (mes colare) to stir [ salsa]; to flip over [ frittata]4) fig. (volgere)girare la situazione a favore di qcn. — to sway o swing the outcome in sb.'s favour
5) (visitare) to tour [città, paese]girare il mondo — to wander o travel the world
6) (fare il giro di) to go* round [negozi, agenzie]7) (passare) to put* through [ telefonata]; to pass on, to refer [ richiesta] (a to)8) (trasformare) to rephrase [ frase]9) banc. to sign the back of, to endorse [ assegno]2.verbo intransitivo (aus. avere, essere)mi gira la testa — my head's spinning, I feel dizzy
fare girare la testa a qcn. — [ alcol] to make sb.'s head spin
(lei) ti ha fatto girare la testa — fig. she's turned your head
girare su se stesso — to spin around, to turn over and over
2) (andare in giro) to wander (around)girare per le strade — to wander o walk the streets
girare per la città, per negozi — to wander around town, in and out of the shops
è un'ora che giro — (in macchina) I've been driving around for an hour
3) (circolare)gira (la) voce che... — it is being put about that..., word got (a)round that...
4) (gravitare)girare attorno a — [ pianeta] to revolve around
girare in tondo — to go around and around, to go around in circles (anche fig.)
mille pensieri mi girano per la testa — fig. my head is whirling with all these thoughts
6) (svoltare) to turngirare a sinistra, a destra — to turn left, right
7) (funzionare) [ motore] to run*girare a vuoto — [ motore] to race
gli affari girano bene — fig. business is running smoothly
8) (fare una tournée) [ compagnia] to tour3.••gira e rigira — (alla fin fine) at the end of the day, all things considered
se mi gira,... — if I feel like it,...
* * *girare/dʒi'rare/ [1]1 (fare ruotare) to turn [volante, chia ve]; to wind* [ manovella]; girare la testa verso to turn to6 (fare il giro di) to go* round [negozi, agenzie]8 (trasformare) to rephrase [ frase]9 banc. to sign the back of, to endorse [ assegno](aus. avere, essere)1 (ruotare) [chiave, disco] to turn; [ ruota] to turn, to spin*; mi gira la testa my head's spinning, I feel dizzy; fare girare la testa a qcn. [ alcol] to make sb.'s head spin; (lei) ti ha fatto girare la testa fig. she's turned your head; girare su se stesso to spin around, to turn over and over2 (andare in giro) to wander (around); girare per le strade to wander o walk the streets; girare per la città, per negozi to wander around town, in and out of the shops; è un'ora che giro (in macchina) I've been driving around for an hour3 (circolare) gira (la) voce che... it is being put about that..., word got (a)round that...; qui gira denaro falso there is counterfeit money in circulation here5 (andare e venire) girare in tondo to go around and around, to go around in circles (anche fig.); mille pensieri mi girano per la testa fig. my head is whirling with all these thoughts6 (svoltare) to turn; girare a sinistra, a destra to turn left, right7 (funzionare) [ motore] to run*; girare a vuoto [ motore] to race; gli affari girano bene fig. business is running smoothly8 (fare una tournée) [ compagnia] to tourIII girarsi verbo pronominaleto turn ( verso to, towards); girati e fammi vedere turn around and let me see; - rsi e rigirarsi nel letto to toss and turn in bednon sapere più da che parte -rsi not to know which way to turn; gira al largo! get lost! gira e rigira (alla fin fine) at the end of the day, all things considered; girala come vuoi whichever way you look at it; che cosa ti gira? what's got into you? what's going on in your head? se mi gira,... if I feel like it,...; dipende da come gli gira it depends on which side of the bed he got out of. -
2 tourner
tourner [tuʀne]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• tournez s.v.p. please turn over• tourner et retourner [+ pensée, problème] to turn over and over in one's mindb. ( = orienter) [+ appareil, tête, yeux] to turn• elle tourna son regard or les yeux vers la fenêtre she turned her eyes towards the window• tourner la tête à droite/à gauche to turn one's head to the right/to the left• quand il m'a vu, il a tourné la tête when he saw me he looked awayc. [+ difficulté, règlement] to get roundd. [+ phrase] to turn ; [+ demande, lettre] to phrasee. ( = transformer) tourner qn/qch en ridicule to ridicule sb/sth• tourner un film ( = faire les prises de vues) to shoot a film ; ( = produire) to make a film ; ( = jouer) to make a filmg. [+ bois, ivoire] to turn ; [+ pot] to throw2. intransitive verb• la grande aiguille tourne plus vite que la petite the big hand goes round faster than the small one• tout d'un coup, j'ai vu tout tourner all of a sudden my head began to spin• son spectacle va tourner dans le Midi cet été his show is on tour in the South of France this summer• faire tourner la tête à qn [compliments, succès, vin] to go to sb's head ; [bruit, altitude] to make sb's head spin► tourner autour de to turn round ; [terre, roue] to go round ; [oiseau] to fly round ; [mouches] to buzz round ; [prix] to be around or about (Brit)• le prix doit tourner autour de 80 000 € the price must be around 80,000 eurosb. [vent, opinion, chemin, promeneur] to turn• la chance a tourné his (or her etc) luck has turnedc. ( = évoluer) bien tourner to turn out well• mal tourner [farce, entreprise, personne] to turn out badly• tourner au drame/au tragique to take a dramatic/tragic turnd. [programme informatique] to work• ça tourne sur quelles machines ? which machines does it work on?e. [lait] to turn sour ; [poisson, viande, fruits] to go bad3. reflexive verb• se tourner du côté de or vers qn/qch to turn towards sb/sth• se tourner vers une profession/la politique to turn to a profession/to politics* * *tuʀne
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1) ( faire pivoter) to turn [volant, clé, bouton, meuble]2) Cinéma to shoot [film, scène]3) ( éluder) to get around [difficulté, loi]4) ( formuler) to phrase [lettre, compliment, critique]5) Technologie ( façonner) to turn [bois, pièce]; to throw [pot]6) ( transformer)tourner quelqu'un/quelque chose en dérision or ridicule — to deride ou ridicule somebody/something
8) ( envisager)9) ( remuer) to stir [sauce]; to toss [salade]
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verbe intransitif1) ( pivoter) gén [clé, disque] to turn; [roue] to turn, to revolve; [planète, hélice] to rotate; [porte à gonds] to swing; [porte à tambour] to revolve; ( rapidement) [toupie, danseur] to spinfaire tourner — gén to turn; ( rapidement) to spin
faire tourner les tables — ( en spiritisme) to do table-turning
2) ( graviter)tourner autour de — gén to turn around; [planète, étoile] to revolve around; [avion] to circle
3) ( aller et venir)tourner (en rond) — [personne] to go around and around; [automobiliste] to drive around and around
tourner en rond — fig [discussion] to go around in circles
il tourne dans son bureau depuis une heure — he has been pacing up and down in his office for the last hour
5) ( se situer)tourner autour de — [effectifs, somme d'argent] to be (somewhere) in the region of, to be round about (colloq) GB, to be around
6) ( fonctionner) [moteur, usine] to runtourner rond — [moteur] to run smoothly; [entreprise, affaires] to be doing well
faire tourner — to run [entreprise]
il y a quelque chose qui ne tourne pas rond dans cette histoire — (colloq) there's something fishy (colloq) about this business
mon frère ne tourne pas rond (colloq) depuis quelque temps — my brother has been acting strangely for some time
7) ( évoluer)les choses ont bien/mal tourné pour lui — things turned out well/badly for him
tourner à l'avantage de quelqu'un/au désavantage de quelqu'un — to swing in somebody's favour [BrE]/against somebody
la réunion a tourné à la bagarre/en mascarade — the meeting turned into a brawl/into a farce
8) Cinéma [réalisateur] to shoot, to filmtourner (dans un film) — [acteur] to make a film GB ou movie US
9) ( faire une tournée) [représentant, spectacle] to tour10) ( fermenter) [lait, sauce, viande] to go off11) ( chercher à séduire)
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se tourner verbe pronominal1) (se diriger, par intérêt ou besoin)se tourner vers or du côté de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to turn to somebody/something
ne pas savoir vers qui se tourner/de quel côté se tourner — not to know who to turn to/which way to turn
2) ( changer de position)se tourner vers quelqu'un/quelque chose — to turn toward(s) somebody/something
3) ( faire demi-tour sur soi-même) to turn aroundtourne-toi un peu plus sur la or à gauche — just turn a little bit more to the left
* * *tuʀne1. vt1) [manivelle, poignée] to turn2) [sauce, mélange] to stir, [salade] to toss3) CINÉMA, [scène] to shoot4) (= contourner) [obstacle] to get around, to get round Grande-Bretagnetourner le dos à (mouvement) — to turn one's back on, (position) to have one's back to
2. vi1) (mouvement, direction, orientation) to turnTournez à droite au prochain feu. — Turn right at the lights.
2) [moteur] to run3) [compteur] to tick away4) [lait] to go sour, to turnLe lait a tourné. — The milk's gone sour., The milk has turned.
Ça a mal tourné. — It all went wrong.
tourner à; tourner en — to turn into
tourner autour de (à pied, en voiture) — to go around, [axe, planète] to revolve around, péjoratif (= rôder) to hang around
* * *tourner verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( faire pivoter) to turn [volant, clé, bouton, meuble]; tourner la tête vers to turn to look at; tourner les yeux vers to look at; le bruit m'a fait tourner la tête I looked around at the noise; ⇒ bouche, tête;3 ( éluder) to get around [difficulté, obstacle, problème, loi];4 ( formuler) to phrase [lettre, compliment, critique]; il tourne bien ses phrases he has a nice turn of phrase; il tourne mal ses phrases he doesn't have a very elegant turn of phrase;6 ( transformer) tourner qn en dérision or ridicule to make sb a laughing stock; tourner qch en dérision to make a mockery of sth;8 ( envisager) tourner et retourner qch dans son esprit to mull sth over; tourner une proposition en tous sens pour en trouver les implications to look at a proposal from every angle to work out the implications;B vi1 ( pivoter) gén [clé, disque] to turn; [roue] to turn, to revolve; [planète, rotor, hélice] to rotate; [porte à gonds] to swing; [porte à tambour] to revolve; ( rapidement) [toupie, étoile, particule, danseur] to spin; tourner sur soi-même to spin around; faire tourner gén to turn; ( rapidement) to spin; danseur qui fait tourner sa partenaire dancer spinning his partner around; faire tourner les tables ( en spiritisme) to do table-turning; ⇒ heure, œil, tête;2 ( graviter) tourner autour de gén to turn around; [planète, étoile] to revolve around; [avion] to circle; tourner au-dessus de [hélicoptère, oiseau] to circle over; [insecte] to buzz around;3 ( aller et venir) tourner (en rond) [personne] to go around and around; [automobiliste] to drive around and around; tourner en rond fig [discussion, négociations] to go around in circles; ça fait une heure qu'on tourne ( en voiture) we've been driving around for an hour; il tourne dans son bureau depuis une heure he has been pacing up and down in his office for the last hour; ⇒ cage, pot;4 ( virer) to turn (vers toward, towards GB); tournez à gauche turn left; le chemin tourne entre les arbres the path winds between the trees; ⇒ chance, vent;5 ( se situer) tourner autour de [effectifs, somme d'argent] to be (somewhere) in the region of, to be round about○ GB, to be around;6 ( fonctionner) [moteur, usine, entreprise] to run; tourner rond [moteur] to run smoothly; [entreprise, affaires] to be doing well; l'usine tourne au tiers de sa capacité the factory is running at one third of its capacity; les affaires tournent (bien) business is good; faire tourner qch to run sth [entreprise]; il y a quelque chose qui ne tourne pas rond dans cette histoire○ there's something fishy○ about this business; mon frère ne tourne pas rond depuis quelque temps○ my brother has been acting strangely for some time;7 ( évoluer) comment ont tourné les choses? how did things turn out?; les choses ont bien/mal tourné pour lui things turned out well/badly for him; leur frère a mal tourné their brother turned out badly; leur réunion a mal tourné their meeting went badly; tourner à l'avantage de qn/au désavantage de qn to swing in sb's favourGB/against sb; la réunion a tourné à la bagarre /en mascarade the meeting turned into a brawl/into a farce; mon rhume a tourné en bronchite my cold turned into bronchitis;8 Cin [réalisateur] to shoot, to film; [acteur] to make a film GB ou movie US; tourner dans un film [acteur] to make a film GB ou movie US; tourner en Espagne to shoot in Spain; elle a tourné avec les plus grands acteurs she's worked with top actors; silence, on tourne! quiet everyone, we're shooting!;9 ( faire une tournée) [représentant, spectacle] to tour; troupe de théâtre qui tourne en Europe theatreGB company touring (in) Europe; le spectacle a tourné dans toute la France the show went all over France on tour;10 ( fermenter) [lait, sauce, viande] to go off;11 ( chercher à séduire) tourner autour de qn to hang around sb; qu'est-ce qu'il a à me tourner autour○? why doesn't he leave me alone?C se tourner vpr1 (se diriger, par intérêt ou besoin) se tourner vers or du côté de qn/qch to turn to sb/sth; se tourner vers la botanique/un ami to turn to botany/a friend; se tourner du côté du mysticisme to turn to mysticism; ne pas savoir vers qui se tourner/de quel côté se tourner not to know who to turn to/which way to turn; de quelque côté qu'on se tourne whichever way you turn;2 ( changer de position) se tourner vers qn/qch to turn toward(s) sb/sth; tous les yeux se sont tournés vers elle all eyes turned toward(s) her; nous nous sommes tournés dans la direction d'où venait le bruit we turned in the direction of the noise;3 ( faire demi-tour sur soi-même) to turn around; tournez-vous, je me change! turn around, I'm changing!; tourne-toi, que je voie ta coupe de cheveux turn around and let me see your haircut; tourne-toi un peu plus sur la or à gauche just turn a little bit more to the left; se tourner et se retourner dans son lit to toss and turn; ⇒ pouce.I[turne] verbe intransitifA.[DÉCRIRE DES CERCLES]II[turne] verbe intransitifA.[DÉCRIRE DES CERCLES]1. [se mouvoir autour d'un axe - girouette] to turn, to revolve ; [ - disque] to revolve, to spin ; [ - aiguille de montre, manège] to turn, to go round (UK) ou around ; [ - objet suspendu, rouet, toupie] to spin (round (UK)) ou around ; [ - aile de moulin] to turn ou to spin round (UK) ou around ; [ - clef, pédale, poignée] to turn ; [ - hélice, roue, tour] to spin, to rotateb. [vite] to spin (round and round)je voyais tout tourner everything was spinning ou swimminga. [pièce de monnaie, manège, roue] to spinb. [clef] to turn2. [se déplacer en cercle - personne] to go round (UK) ou around ; [ - oiseau] to fly ou to wheel round (UK) ou around, to circle (round (UK)) ou around ; [ - insecte] to fly ou to buzz round (UK) ou around ; [ - avion] to fly round (UK) ou around (in circles), to circle ; [ - astre, satellite] to revolve, to go round (UK) ou aroundj'ai tourné 10 minutes avant de trouver à me garer I drove round for 10 minutes before I found a parking space3. (familier) [être en tournée - chanteur] to (be on) tournotre représentant tourne dans votre région en ce moment our representative is in your area at the momentB.[CHANGER D'ORIENTATION, D'ÉTAT]1. [changer de direction - vent] to turn, to veer, to shift ; [ - personne] to turn (off) ; [ - véhicule] to turn (off), to make a turn ; [ - route] to turn, to bendla chance ou la fortune a tourné (pour eux) their luck has changed3. (familier) [se succéder - équipes] to rotateles médecins tournent pour assurer les urgences the doctors operate a rota system to cover emergenciesbien tourner [situation, personne] to turn out well ou satisfactorilymal tourner [initiative, plaisanterie] to turn out badly, to go wrongun jeune qui a mal tourné a youngster who turned out badly ou went off the straight and narrow5. [s'altérer - lait] to go off (UK), ou bad (US), to turn (sour) ; [ - viande] to go off (UK) ou bad ; [ - crème, mayonnaise] to curdlefaire tourner du lait/une mayonnaise to curdle milk/mayonnaiseC.[MARCHER, RÉUSSIR]1. [fonctionner - compteur] to go round (UK) ou around ; [ - taximètre] to tick away ; [ - programme informatique] to runle moteur tourne the engine's running ou goingl'heure ou la pendule tourne time passesfaire tourner une entreprise [directeur] to run a businessce sont les commandes étrangères qui font tourner l'entreprise orders from abroad keep the business going2. [réussir - affaire, entreprise, économie] to be running well————————[turne] verbe transitifA.[FAIRE CHANGER D'ORIENTATION]1. [faire pivoter - bouton, clé, poignée, volant] to turn2. [mélanger - sauce, café] to (give a) stir ; [ - salade] to toss3. [diriger - antenne, visage, yeux] to turntourner son regard ou les yeux vers to turn one's eyes ou to look towardstourner son attention vers to focus one's attention on, to turn one's attention to4. [retourner - carte] to turn over ou up (separable) ; [ - page] to turn (over) (separable) ; [ - brochette, grillade] to give a turn, to turn (over) (separable)tourner quelque chose contre un mur to turn something against ou to face a walltourner et retourner, tourner dans tous les sensa. [boîte, gadget] to turn over and overb. [problème] to turn over and over (in one's mind), to mull over6. (locution)a. (sens propre) to nauseate somebody, to turn somebody's stomachB.cinématélévision1. [cinéaste]a. [cinéaste] to shoot ou to film a sceneb. [acteur] to play ou to act a sceneelle a tourné plusieurs fois avec Pasolini she played in several of Pasolini's films (UK) ou movies (US)silence, on tourne! quiet please, action!C.[METTRE EN FORME]3. [transformer]tourner quelque chose à son avantage/désavantage to turn something to one's advantage/disadvantagetourner quelque chose/quelqu'un en ridicule to ridicule something/somebody, to make fun of something/somebody————————tourner à verbe plus prépositiontourner au burlesque/drame to take a ludicrous/tragic turnle temps tourne à la pluie/neige it looks like rain/snow————————tourner autour de verbe plus préposition1. [axe] to move ou to turn roundl'escalier tourne autour de l'ascenseur the staircase spirals ou winds round the lift2. [rôder]a. [généralement] to hang ou to hover round somebodyb. [pour le courtiser] to hang round somebodya. [par désœuvrement] the children had been hanging around outside the shop for a whileb. [avec de mauvaises intentions] the children had been loitering outside the shop for a whileles réparations devraient tourner autour de 200 euro the repairs should cost around ou should cost about ou should be in the region of 200 euro4. [concerner - suj: conversation] to revolve round, to centre ou to focus on ; [ - suj: enquête policière] to centre on————————tourner en verbe plus prépositionto turn ou to change into————————se tourner verbe pronominal intransitif1. [faire un demi-tour] to turn roundtourne-toi, je me déshabille turn round ou turn your back, I'm getting undressed2. [changer de position] to turnde quelque côté qu'on se tourne wherever ou whichever way you turn————————se tourner contre verbe pronominal plus préposition————————se tourner en verbe pronominal plus préposition————————se tourner vers verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [s'orienter vers] to turn towards2. (figuré)se tourner vers quelqu'un/Dieu to turn to somebody/God -
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I Adv.1. on the right(-hand side); (nach rechts) (to the) right; rechts von to the right of; rechts von ihm on ( oder to) his right; rechts oben / unten top / bottom right, at the top / bottom on the right; erste Querstraße rechts first turn(ing) on the right; rechts abbiegen turn right; sich rechts halten, rechts fahren oder gehen keep to the right; rechts überholen overtake (Am. pass) on the right; ich weiß nicht mehr, was links und was rechts ist I’m totally confused, I don’t know which way to turn2. POL.: rechts stehen be on the right, be a right-winger; rechts stehend right-wing; rechts wählen vote for the right; er ist mir zu ( weit) rechts he is too far to the right ( oder too right-wing) for meII Präp. (+ Gen) on ( oder to) the right of; rechts des Mains on the right bank of the Main; rechts der Mitte POL. right of cent|re (Am. -er)* * *to the right; on the right; right* * *rẹchts [rɛçts]1. adv1) on the rightnach rechts — (to the) right
rechts von etw — (on or to the) right of sth
rechts von jdm — to or on sb's right; (Pol) to the right of sb
sich rechts einordnen — to move into or take the right-hand lane
rechts vor links — right before left (rule of the priority system for driving)
rechts schwenkt, marsch! (Mil) — right wheel! (Brit), right about-face! (US)
rechts stehen or sein (Pol) — to be right-wing or on the right or a right-winger
rechts stehend — right-hand, on the right; (Pol) right-wing, on the right
ich weiß nicht mehr, wo rechts und links ist (inf) — I don't know whether I'm coming or going (inf)
2)ein ganz rechts gestrickter Pullover — a pullover knitted in garter stitch
zwei rechts, zwei links (beim Stricken) — knit two, purl two, two plain, two purl
2. prep +gen* * *1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) right2) (to the right: Turn right.) right3) (the members of a political party who hold more traditional opinions: He's on the right wing of the Labour Party.) right wing* * *[rɛçts]I. adv1. (auf der rechten Seite) on the rightdein Schlüsselbund liegt \rechts neben dir your keys are just to your rightetwa 50 Meter \rechts vor uns about 50 metres ahead of us on the right\rechts oben/unten at the top/bottom on the rightnach \rechts to the rightvon \rechts from the right\rechts abbiegen [o einbiegen] to turn [off to the] right\rechts ranfahren to pull over to the right; (auf der rechten Seite) on the righthalte dich ganz \rechts keep to the right3. POL right\rechts eingestellt sein to lean to the right\rechts [von jdm/etw] stehen [o sein] to be on the right [of sb/sth], to be right-wing4. (richtig herum) the right way round, right side outzwei \rechts, zwei links knit two, purl two, two plain, two purl\rechts stricken to knit plain6.▶ von \rechts nach links from right to left\rechts des Gebäudes to the right of the building\rechts des Flusses on the right bank of the river* * *1.1) (auf der rechten Seite) on the rightrechts von jemandem/etwas — on somebody's right or the right of somebody/on or to the right of something
sich rechts einordnen — move or get into the right-hand lane
rechts außen — (Ballspiele) < run, break through> down the right wing; s. auch links 1. 1)
2) (Politik) on the right wingrechts stehen od. sein — be right-wing or on the right
rechts außen — (ugs.) on the extreme right [wing]
3) (Handarb.)2.ein glatt rechts gestrickter Pullover — a pullover in stocking stitch; s. auch links 1. 3)
rechts des Rheins — on the right side or bank of the Rhine
* * *A. adv1. on the right(-hand side); (nach rechts) (to the) right;rechts von to the right of;rechts oben/unten top/bottom right, at the top/bottom on the right;erste Querstraße rechts first turn(ing) on the right;rechts abbiegen turn right;sich rechts halten, rechts fahren odergehen keep to the right;rechts überholen overtake (US pass) on the right;ich weiß nicht mehr, was links und was rechts ist I’m totally confused, I don’t know which way to turn2. POL:rechts stehen be on the right, be a right-winger;rechts stehend right-wing;rechts wählen vote for the right;rechts außen spielen etc: on the right wingrechts des Mains on the right bank of the Main;* * *1.1) (auf der rechten Seite) on the rightrechts von jemandem/etwas — on somebody's right or the right of somebody/on or to the right of something
sich rechts einordnen — move or get into the right-hand lane
rechts außen — (Ballspiele) <run, break through> down the right wing; s. auch links 1. 1)
2) (Politik) on the right wingrechts stehen od. sein — be right-wing or on the right
rechts außen — (ugs.) on the extreme right [wing]
3) (Handarb.)2.ein glatt rechts gestrickter Pullover — a pullover in stocking stitch; s. auch links 1. 3)
rechts des Rheins — on the right side or bank of the Rhine
* * *adj.right adj. adv.on the right expr. v.to the right expr. -
4 donner
donner [dɔne]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 11. <a. to give• j'ai déjà donné ! I've already made a donation! ; ( = on ne m'y reprendra plus !) I've been there!(PROV) donner c'est donner, reprendre c'est voler a gift is a gift• je vous le donne en mille ! (inf) you'll never guess!b. ( = céder) [+ vieux vêtements] to give awayc. ( = distribuer) to hand out ; [+ cartes] to deald. ( = indiquer) [+ détails, idée, avis, ton] to give ; [+ sujet de devoir, tempo] to set• pouvez-vous me donner l'heure ? can you tell me the time?e. ( = causer) [+ plaisir, courage] to give ; [+ peine, mal] to cause• mangez ça, ça va vous donner des forces eat this, it'll give you some energyf. ( = organiser) [+ réception, bal] to give ; [+ pièce] to performg. ( = attribuer) quel âge lui donnez-vous ? how old would you say he was?h. ( = produire) [+ fruits, récolte] to yield ; [+ résultat] to produce• qu'est-ce que ça donne ? (inf) how's it going?• tout donne à croire que... everything suggests that...2. <a. ( = produire) les pommiers ont bien donné cette année the apple trees have produced a good crop this yearb. (locutions)• je ne sais plus où donner de la tête I don't know which way to turn► donner dans [+ piège] to fall into• il donne dans le sentimentalisme he's got to be rather sentimental► donner sur [pièce, porte] to open onto ; [fenêtre] to overlook3. <a. ( = se consacrer)se donner à to devote o.s. tob. ( = échanger) ils se donnaient des baisers they were kissing each other* * *dɔne
1.
1) géndonner quelque chose à quelqu'un — to give something to somebody, to give somebody something [livre, adresse, emploi, temps, autorisation, conseil, courage, rhume]; Jeux to deal [cartes] (à to)
je lui donne 40 ans — I'd say he/she was 40
on ne lui donne pas d'âge — you can't tell how old he/she is
donner froid/faim à quelqu'un — to make somebody feel cold/hungry
donner à croire or penser or comprendre que... — to suggest that...
donner à quelqu'un à penser/croire que... — to make somebody think/believe that...
donne-moi ton genou que j'examine cette blessure — let me see your knee so that I can look at that wound
3) ( présenter) [salle, cinéma] to show [film]; [théâtre] to put on [pièce]; [troupe] to give [spectacle, représentation]qu'est-ce qu'on donne au Marignan? — Cinéma what's showing ou on at the Marignan?; Théâtre what's playing at the Marignan?
4) ( organiser) to give [dîner, gala] ( pour quelqu'un for somebody)5) ( assurer) to give [cours, exposé] (à, devant to)6) ( considérer) to give [personne, œuvre] (comme, pour as)7) ( produire) to give [sentiment, impression]; to give [ombre, aspect, teinte]; to produce, to yield [fruits, jus]; to produce [résultats]8) ( manifester) to show [signes] (à to)9) (colloq) ( dénoncer) to inform on [complice] (à to)10) ( entreprendre)
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( produire)le poirier va bien donner cette année — the pear tree will produce GB ou yield a good crop this year
2) ( émettre un son) [radio] to be playingdonner du cor — ( à la chasse) to sound the horn
3) ( heurter)donner sur ou contre — [personne, animal, véhicule] to hit, to run into
donner de la tête or du front contre quelque chose — to hit one's head against something
ne plus savoir où donner de la tête — fig not to know which way to turn
4) ( être orienté)donner sur — [chambre, fenêtre] to overlook [mer, rue]; [porte] to give onto
donner au nord/sud — [façade, pièce] to face ou look north/south
5) ( avoir tendance à)en ce moment, il donne dans la musique baroque — at the moment, he's into (colloq) baroque music
6) ( se lancer)7) ( consacrer)donner de soi-même or de sa personne — to give of oneself
8) ( attaquer) [troupe, chars] to attack, to go into action
3.
se donner verbe pronominal1) ( se livrer)se donner à — to devote oneself to [travail, cause]
2) ( s'octroyer)3) ( s'imposer)se donner pour or comme but/mission de faire — to make it one's aim/mission to do
4) ( affecter)se donner pour intelligent/pacifiste — to make oneself out to be intelligent/a pacifist
5) ( échanger)••donnant donnant: je garde ton chat à Noël, tu gardes le mien à Pâques — fair's fair: I keep your cat at Christmas, you keep mine at Easter
avec lui, c'est donnant donnant — he never does anything for nothing
je te le donne en mille — (colloq) you'll never guess
* * *dɔne1. vt1) [objet personnel, argent] to give, (= faire don de) to give away"Tu as toujours ta veste en daim?"- - "Non, je l'ai donnée." — "Have you still got your suede jacket?" - - "No, I've given it away."
donner qch à qn [cadeau, renseignement] — to give sb sth, to give sth to sb
Elle m'a donné son adresse. — She gave me her address.
2) [spectacle] to put on, [film] to show3) [résultat, effet] to produceCela donne un résultat surprenant. — It produces a surprising result.
Ça m'a donné faim. — That made me feel hungry.
2. vi1) (= faire un don) to giveIl donne toujours quand c'est pour Médecins Sans Frontières. — He always gives something when it's for Médecins Sans Frontières.
non merci, j'ai déjà donné ironique — no thanks, I've had my fair share of that
2)donner de sa personne (= se sacrifier) — to give of o.s.
3) [soleil] to shineLe soleil donnait à fond. — The sun was beating down.
4) [arbre fruitier] to bear fruitNotre noyer n'a pas donné cette année. — Our walnut tree didn't have any nuts this year.
5) (= laisser croire)donner à penser que... — to make one think that...
donner à entendre que... — to give to understand that...
6) (= avoir vue)donner sur [fenêtre, chambre] — to look onto, to overlook
une fenêtre qui donne sur la mer — a window that looks onto the sea, a window overlooking the sea
donner dans [piège] — to fall into, [genre, style] to slip into
8) MILITAIRE (= charger, attaquer)* * *donner verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( mettre en la possession de) to give [livre, jouet, argent, salaire]; donner qch à qn to give sth to sb, to give sb sth; donner pour les œuvres to give to charity; j'ai déjà donné! lit I've already made a donation!; fig been there, done that!; je donnerais beaucoup or cher pour savoir qui/comment I'd give a lot to know who/how; ⇒ chat;2 ( attribuer) to give [nom, titre] (à to); donner un sens particulier à un mot to give a word a particular meaning; je lui donne 40 ans I'd say he/she was 40; on ne lui donne pas d'âge you can't tell how old he/she is; il me donnait du ‘Maître’ he was calling me ‘Maître’;3 ( faire avoir) to give [migraine, appétit, courage, cauchemars] (à to); donner froid/faim à qn to make sb feel cold/hungry;4 ( procurer) to give [objet, emploi, nourriture, réponse, conseil] (à to); Jeux to deal [cartes] (à to); donner le bras/la main à qn to give sb one's arm/hand; donner à boire à qn to give sb something to drink; c'est à toi de donner Jeux it's your deal; donner à croire or penser or comprendre que… to suggest that…; donner à qn à penser/croire que… to make sb think/believe that…; donne-moi ton genou que j'examine cette blessure let me see your knee so that I can look at that wound; ⇒ main;5 (transmettre, communiquer) to give [renseignement] (à to); je vais vous donner mon adresse I'll give you my address; elle m'a donné son rhume she's given me her cold; donner l'heure à qn to tell sb the time;6 ( confier) to give [objet, tâche] (à faire to do); il m'a donné son chat/ses livres à garder he gave me his cat/his books to look after; elle donne sa fille à garder à mes parents she has my parents look after her daughter; j'ai donné ma voiture à réparer I've taken my car in to be repaired;7 ( accorder) to give [temps, moyens, autorisation]; je ne te donne pas deux mois pour te faire renvoyer I'd give you less than two months before you're sacked; donner tout son temps au club to devote all one's time to the club;8 ( présenter) [salle, cinéma] to show [film]; [théâtre] to put on [pièce]; [troupe] to give [spectacle, représentation] ; qu'est-ce qu'on donne au Marignan? Cin what's showing ou on at the Marignan?; Théât what's playing at the Marignan?; cette pièce a été donnée pour la première fois en 1951 this play was first performed in 1951;9 ( organiser) to give [dîner, réception, gala] (pour qn for sb);10 ( assurer) to give [cours, exposé] (à, devant to);11 ( considérer) to give [personne, œuvre] (comme, pour as); les sondages le donnent en tête the polls put him in the lead; on donne ce texte pour authentique this text is given as authentic; les spécialistes le donnent comme futur champion the experts point to him as the future champion;12 ( produire) [aspect] to give [sentiment, impression]; [plante] to give [ombre]; to produce, to yield [fruits, jus, substance]; [expérience, méthode] to produce [résultats]; [procédé, éclairage, maquillage] to give [aspect, teinte]; leur intervention n'a rien donné their intervention didn't have any effect; elle lui a donné trois fils she gave him three sons; mange des carottes, ça te donnera bonne mine eat carrots, they're good for your complexion;15 ( entreprendre) [troupe, infanterie, police] donner l'assaut à qn to attack sb; donner la charge contre qn to charge at sb.B vi1 ( produire) [plante] to produce a crop GB, to yield a crop; le poirier va bien donner cette année the pear tree will produce GB ou yield a good crop this year;2 ( émettre un son) [radio, hi-fi] to be playing; leur téléviseur donne à fond their television is on full blast; donner du cor Chasse to sound the horn;3 ( heurter) donner sur ou contre [personne, animal] to run into; [tête] to hit; [véhicule] to hit, to run into; donner de la tête or du front contre qch to hit one's head against sth; ne plus savoir où donner de la tête fig not to know which way to turn;4 ( être orienté) donner sur or dans [porte, chambre, fenêtre] ( d'une hauteur) to overlook, to look out over; ( de plain-pied) to look onto [mer, cour, rue]; donner au nord/sud [façade, pièce] to face ou look north/south; la cuisine donne dans le salon the kitchen leads into the living-room; la fenêtre donne sur la mer the window overlooks the sea;5 ( avoir tendance à) donner dans to tend toward(s); donner dans le masochisme [roman, film] to tend toward(s) masochism; [personne] to have masochistic tendencies; en ce moment, il donne dans la musique baroque at the moment, he's into○ baroque music;6 ( se lancer) donner dans une embuscade/un piège to fall into an ambush/a trap;7 ( consacrer) donner de soi-même or de sa personne to give of oneself; donner de soi-même pour faire/pour qch to devote oneself to doing/to sth;8 ( attaquer) [troupe, chars] to attack, to go into action; faire donner la troupe to send the troops into action.C se donner vpr1 ( se livrer) se donner à to devote oneself to [travail, cause, peinture]; se donner à fond dans qch to give one's all to sth; se donner à un homme to give oneself to a man;2 ( s'octroyer) se donner le temps de faire to give oneself time to do; se donner les moyens de faire to find the means to do; pays qui se donne un nouveau président country which is getting a new president; il se donnait le nom de Brutus/le titre de docteur he called himself Brutus/gave himself the title of doctor; ⇒ joie, temps;3 ( s'imposer) se donner pour or comme but/mission de faire to make it one's aim/mission to do; il se donne le détachement comme objectif he makes it his aim to be detached; il se donne comme objectif de perdre 15 kilos he has set himself the target of losing 15 kilos; se donner pour tâche de faire to set oneself the task of doing; je me donne trois jours pour finir I'll give myself three days to finish;4 ( affecter) se donner pour intelligent/pacifiste to make oneself out to be intelligent/a pacifist; il se donne pour plus compétent qu'il n'est he makes himself out to be more competent than he really is; elle se donne des airs de Marilyn Monroe she walks around as if she's Marylin Monroe; se donner de grands airs to give oneself airs; un prétentieux qui se donne des airs de savant a pretentious man who acts as if he is a scholar; se donner bonne conscience to affect a clear conscience; se donner une nouvelle image to give oneself a new image; il se donne une importance qu'il n'a pas he acts as if he's important when he isn't;5 ( échanger) se donner des coups to exchange blows; se donner des baisers to kiss one another; se donner rendez-vous to arrange to meet; se donner le mot to pass the word on;6 ( être joué) [film] to be showing (à at); [spectacle] to be put on (à at); [pièce] to be playing (à at).donnant donnant: je garde ton chat à Noël, tu gardes le mien à Pâques fair's fair: I keep your cat at Christmas, you keep mine at Easter; avec lui, c'est donnant donnant he never does anything for nothing; je te le donne en mille○ you'll never guess.[dɔne] verbe transitifA.[CÉDER, ACCORDER]1. [offrir] to give[se débarrasser de] to give away (separable)[distribuer] to give out (separable)donner quelque chose à quelqu'un to give something to somebody, to give somebody somethingdonner quelque chose en souvenir à quelqu'un to give ou to leave somebody something as a souveniril est joli, ce tableau! — je te le donne what a lovely picture! — please have ità ce prix-là, ma petite dame, je vous le donne! at that price, dear, I'm giving it away!dis donc, on te l'a donné, ton permis de conduire! (humoristique) how on earth did you pass your driving test!donner à boire à un enfant to give a child a drink ou something to drinkdonner à manger aux enfants/chevaux to feed the children/horses3. [accorder - subvention] to give, to hand out (separable) ; [ - faveur, interview, liberté] to give, to grant ; [ - prix, récompense] to give, to awarddonner la permission à quelqu'un de faire quelque chose to allow somebody to do something, to give somebody permission to do somethingb. [ami, amant] to make a date with somebodydonner à quelqu'un l'occasion de faire quelque chose to give somebody the opportunity to do something ou of doing somethingil n'est pas donné à tout le monde de... not everybody is fortunate enough to...donne la balle, Rex, donne! come on Rex, let go (of the ball)!7. [vendre - suj: commerçant] to give8. [payer] to give10. [appliquer - coup, baiser] to givedonner une fessée à quelqu'un to smack somebody's bottom, to spank somebodydonner un coup de rabot/râteau/pinceau à quelque chose to go over something with a plane/rake/paintbrush13. (locution)je vous le donne en cent ou mille (familier) you'll never guess in a month of Sundays ou in a million yearsB.[CONFÉRER]1. [assigner] to givedonner un nom à quelqu'un to give somebody a name, to name somebody2. [attribuer]3. [prédire] to givea. [à vivre] I give her less than three months to liveb. [avant d'échouer] I'll give it three months at the mostC.[GÉNÉRALEMENTÉRER]1. [suj: champ] to yield2. [susciter, provoquer - courage, énergie, espoir] to give ; [ - migraine] to give, to cause ; [ - sensation] to give, to create ; [ - impression] to give, to produceça donne la diarrhée it gives you ou causes diarrhoeadonner chaud/froid/faim/soif à quelqu'un to make somebody hot/cold/hungry/thirstyen ajoutant les impôts, cela donne la somme suivante when you add (in) ou on the tax, it comes to the following amountet ta candidature, ça donne quelque chose? have you had anything about your application?la robe ne donne pas grand-chose comme cela, essaie avec une ceinture the dress doesn't look much like that, try it with a beltj'ai ajouté du vin à la sauce — qu'est-ce que ça donne? I've added some wine to the sauce — what is it like now?D.[EXPRIMER, COMMUNIQUER]1. [présenter, fournir - garantie, preuve, précision] to give, to provide ; [ - explication] to give ; [ - argument] to put forward (separable) ; [ - ordre, consigne] to givedonner un conseil à quelqu'un to give somebody a piece of advice, to advise somebodydonner à entendre ou comprendre que to let it be understood thaton le donnait pour riche he was said ou thought to be rich2. [dire] to give————————[dɔne] verbe intransitifla vigne a bien/mal donné cette année the vineyard had a good/bad yield this yeara. [radio] to be on full blast, to be blaring (out)b. [campagne de publicité, soirée] to be in full swing3. [attaquer] to chargefaire donner la garde/troupe to send in the guards/troops————————donner dans verbe plus préposition1. [tomber dans]2. [se cogner contre]3. [déboucher sur] to give out ontol'escalier donne dans une petite cour the staircase gives out onto ou leads to ou leads into a small courtyard————————donner de verbe plus préposition1. [cogner avec]donner du coude/de la tête contre une porte to bump one's elbow/one's head against a door2. [utiliser]donner de la tête [animal] to shake its head3. NAUTIQUE4. (locution)elle lui donne du "monsieur" she calls him "Sir"————————donner sur verbe plus préposition1. [se cogner contre]2. [être orienté vers]la chambre donne sur le jardin/la mer the room overlooks the garden/the sea————————se donner verbe pronominal (emploi passif)[film, pièce] to be on————————se donner verbe pronominal intransitif1. [employer son énergie]elle s'est donnée à fond ou complètement dans son entreprise she put all her effort into her business2. (soutenu) [sexuellement]————————se donner verbe pronominal transitif1. [donner à soi-même]a. [généralement] to have fun[s'accorder - délai] to give ou to allow oneself2. [échanger] to give one another ou each otherse donner un baiser to give each other a kiss, to kiss3. [se doter de] to give oneself4. [prétendre avoir]5. (locution)s'en donner à cœur joie, s'en donner: les enfants s'en sont donné au square the children had the time of their lives in the park————————se donner pour verbe pronominal plus prépositionto pass oneself off as, to claim to be————————donnant donnant locution adverbialed'accord, mais c'est donnant donnant OK, but I want something in return -
5 чудо
miracleпрен. и wonder, marvel(образен) paragonчудо невидено an unheard of thingстраната на чудесата wonderlandправя чудеса work/do wonders; get/wring water from a flintвиждам/намирам се в чудо be in a quandary; be at o.'s wits' end; be hard put to itкакво чудо ми дойде до главата what a hornet's nest I've brought about my ears; I don't know which way to turnне бе ядене, не бе чудо it was some feedчудо човек a good egg, brick, a jolly good fellow; there's a lad for you; a fine man if ever there was one* * *чу̀до,ср., чудеса̀ miracle; прен. и wonder, marvel; ( образец) paragon; виждам/намирам се в \чудо be in a quandary; be at o.’s wits’ end; be hard put to it; всяко \чудо за три дни a nine days’ wonder; голямо \чудо! so what! дете \чудо an infant prodigy; за \чудо и приказ most wonderful; какво \чудо ми дойде до главата what a hornet’s nest l’ve brought about my ears; I don’t know which way to turn; не бе ядене, не бе \чудо it was some feed; по (някакво) \чудо by (some) miracle, miraculously; as if by magic; as if touched with a wand; правя чудеса work/do wonders; get/wring water from a flint; страната на чудесата wonderland; такова \чудо не се е виждало that beats/licks creation/everything; цяло \чудо quite a miracle; \чудо на чудесата sl. a turn-up for the book; \чудо на чудесата wonder of wonders; \чудо невиждано an unheard of thing; \чудо човек a good egg, brick, a jolly good fellow; there’s a lad for you; a fine man if ever there was one.* * *miracle: Her life was saved by a чудо. - Животът й беше спасен по чудо., it was quite a чудо - беше цяло чудо; wonder: do чудоs - правя чудеса; marvel ; portent ; prodigy: an infant чудо - дете чудо; so what ! - голямо чудо!* * *1. (образен) paragon 2. miracle 3. ЧУДО невидено an unheard of thing 4. ЧУДО човек a good egg, brick, a jolly good fellow;there's a lad for you; a fine man if ever there was one 5. виждам/намирам се в ЧУДО be in a quandary;be at o.'s wits' end;be hard put to it 6. всяко ЧУДО за три дни a nine days' wonder 7. голямо ЧУДО! so what! цяло ЧУДО quite a miracle 8. детеЧУДО an infant prodigy 9. за ЧУДО for a wonder 10. за ЧУДО и приказ most wonderful 11. какво ЧУДО ми дойде до главата what a hornet's nest I've brought about my ears;I don't know which way to turn 12. не бе ядене, не бе ЧУДО it was some feed 13. пo (някакво) ЧУДО by (some) miracle, miraculously;as if by magic;as if touched with a wand 14. пo ЧУДО избягва всяка опасност he seems to have a charmed life 15. правя чудеса work/do wonders;get/wring water from a flint 16. прен. и wonder, marvel 17. страната на чудесата wonderland 18. такова ЧУДО не се е виждало that beats/licks creation/everything -
6 strada
f roadper strada down the roadstrada provinciale B roadstrada a senso unico one-way streetstrada statale A roadfarsi strada push one's way throughnella vita get on in lifea mezza strada half-way* * *strada s.f.1 road; ( di città, fiancheggiata da case) street: strada a fondo cattivo, uneven (o bad) road; strada di montagna, mountain road; strada a due corsie, dual carriageway; strada a senso unico, one-way street; strada sterrata, bianca, dirt road; strada asfaltata, asphalt road; strada carrabile, cartway; strada carrozzabile, carriageway; strada a doppia corsia, dual carriageway; strada cieca, cul-de-sac (o blind alley o dead end); strada di campagna, country road; strada di circonvallazione, bypass; strada ferrata, railway; strada in costruzione, road under construction; strada lastricata, selciata, paved road; strada maestra, main road (o highroad o highway); strada principale, main highway (o road); strada provinciale, provincial road; una strada romana, a Roman road; strada sbarrata, road blocked (o no thoroughfare); strada sdrucciolevole, slippery road; strada secondaria, byroad (o side street); strada statale, national road (o trunk road o amer. federal highway); strada traversa, ( scorciatoia) short cut; all'angolo della strada, at the street corner; bivio della strada, road fork; colmo della strada, crown of the road; regolamento della strada, traffic regulation (o rule of the road); dall'altra parte della strada, across (o on the other side of) the road (o street); in mezzo alla strada, in the middle of the street (o road); manutenzione delle strade, road maintenance; il traffico nelle strade, the traffic in the streets; questa strada porta a Milano, this road leads to Milan; l'auto uscì di strada, the car went off the road; segui questa strada fino al semaforo, follow this road as far as the traffic lights; ''In che strada abiti?'' ''Abito in una strada molto tranquilla'', ''Which street do you live in?'' ''I live in a very quiet street (o road)''; l'ho incontrato per la strada, I met him in the street; la mia finestra dà sulla strada, my window opens out (o looks out) on the street; questa strada è molto battuta, this is a very busy road; attraversare la strada, to cross the street (o the road); fare, aprire una strada, to build, to open a road // bandito di strada, highway bandit // ragazzo di strada, street urchin // l'uomo della strada, the man in the street // cosa ne pensa l'uomo della strada?, what does the man in the street think (about it)? // gettare qlcu. in mezzo alla strada, (fig.) to put s.o. on the street // raccogliere qlcu. dalla strada, (fig.) to pick (o to take) s.o. out of the gutter // tutte le strade portano a Roma, (prov.) all roads lead to Rome2 ( tragitto, cammino, varco) way (anche fig.): strada facendo, on the way; la strada più breve da qui alla stazione, the shortest way from here to the station; l'auto divorava la strada, the car was eating up the miles; a un'ora di strada, ( camminando) an hour's walk away; un luogo fuori strada, an out-of-the-way place; siamo a mezza strada, we are half way; fare la strada a piedi, to walk; facemmo un pezzo di strada insieme, we went some way together; perdere, trovare la strada, to lose, to find the way; non riesco a trovare la strada per andare a casa, I can't find my way home; che strada fai per andare da Paolo?, which way do you go to Paolo's house?; ci siamo fermati per strada a mangiare qualcosa, we stopped on the way to have something to eat; l'autoambulanza (mi) chiedeva strada insistentemente, the ambulance was hooting me out of the way; vai avanti tu, io non so la strada, you go first, I don't know the way; prego, vi faccio strada, let me show you the way; tagliare la strada a qlcu., to cut across s.o.'s path, (fig.) to get in s.o.'s way; c'è ancora tanta strada da fare, (anche fig.) there's still a long way to go; non so che strada prendere, I don't know which way to go, (fig.) I don't know which way to turn; ne ha fatta di strada da quando era un ragazzo, he has come a long way, since he was a boy; ha trovato la strada fatta, he had it (o things) easy; andare per la propria strada, to go one's own way; essere, mettere su una buona, cattiva strada, to be, to put on the right, wrong track; non ha ancora trovato la sua strada, he hasn't found his way yet; devi cambiare strada se non vuoi finire male, you'll have to change your ways if you don't want to come to a bad end; la polizia è sulla strada giusta per arrivare ai sequestratori, the police are on the right track to find the kidnappers; sei fuori strada, you are on the wrong track; si vide chiusa ogni strada, he realized every possibility was closed to him; farsi una strada in mezzo alla neve, to clear a way through the snow; si fece strada fra la folla, he pushed his way through the crowd; farsi strada nella vita, to make one's way (o to do well for oneself) in life.* * *['strada]sostantivo femminile1) (per veicoli) road; (in un centro abitato) streetstrada secondaria — byroad, secondary o minor road
strada maestra — main o high road, highway BE
strada ferrata — railway BE, railroad AE
codice della strada — Highway code BE, rules of the road AE
tenere la strada — [ automobile] to hold the road
uscire di strada finire fuori strada to go o drive off the road; prova su strada — (collaudo) road test; sport road race
2) (tragitto, percorso) wayindicare, chiedere a qcn. la strada per la stazione — to tell, ask sb. the way to the station o how to get to the station
sbagliare strada — to take the wrong road, to go the wrong way
tagliare la strada a qcn. — to cut across sb.'s path o into sb.
essere per strada — to be on one's o the way
strada facendo — along o on the way
3) (varco) wayfarsi strada fra la folla — to push o clear o force one's way through the crowd
farsi strada — fig. (riuscire ad affermarsi) [ persona] to make one's own way, to work one's way up the ladder; (emergere) [ sentimento] to creep (in into)
4) fig.aprire la strada a — (agevolare) to clear the way for; (dare avvio) to show the way forward to
essere fuori strada o sulla strada sbagliata to be on the wrong track, to be way out; essere sulla strada giusta to be on the right track; le nostre -e si sono incontrate our paths crossed; mettere qcn. sulla buona strada to point sb. in the right direction, to put sb. right; finire su una cattiva strada to go astray; portare qcn. sulla cattiva strada to lead sb. astray; andare avanti per la propria strada to go on one's own way; trovare la propria strada to find one's way in life; farà molta strada — he will go a long way
••••l'uomo della strada the (ordinary) man in the street; essere in mezzo a una strada to be on the street; tutte le -e portano a Roma — prov. all roads lead to Rome
Note:Per tradurre l'italiano strada, due sono i principali equivalenti inglesi: street si usa per designare le strade cittadine, affiancate da negozi e altri edifici; road designa una strada di città o di campagna, che porta a un'altra città o a un'altra parte di una città. - L'inglese britannico e americano si differenziano nell'uso della preposizione, come mostrano questi esempi: i negozi in Oxford Street = the shops in Oxford Street (BE) / the shops on Oxford Street (AE). - Per altri equivalenti ed esempi d'uso, si veda la voce qui sotto* * *strada/'strada/Per tradurre l'italiano strada, due sono i principali equivalenti inglesi: street si usa per designare le strade cittadine, affiancate da negozi e altri edifici; road designa una strada di città o di campagna, che porta a un'altra città o a un'altra parte di una città. - L'inglese britannico e americano si differenziano nell'uso della preposizione, come mostrano questi esempi: i negozi in Oxford Street = the shops in Oxford Street (BE) / the shops on Oxford Street (AE). - Per altri equivalenti ed esempi d'uso, si veda la voce qui sotto.sostantivo f.1 (per veicoli) road; (in un centro abitato) street; strada privata private road; strada secondaria byroad, secondary o minor road; strada maestra main o high road, highway BE; strada senza uscita no through road; strada di campagna country road; strada ferrata railway BE, railroad AE; codice della strada Highway code BE, rules of the road AE; tenere la strada [ automobile] to hold the road; uscire di strada, finire fuori strada to go o drive off the road; prova su strada (collaudo) road test; sport road race2 (tragitto, percorso) way; fai la mia stessa strada? are you going my way? abbiamo fatto molta strada we've come a long way; indicare, chiedere a qcn. la strada per la stazione to tell, ask sb. the way to the station o how to get to the station; sbagliare strada to take the wrong road, to go the wrong way; ci sono sei ore di strada in macchina it's a six-hour drive; tagliare la strada a qcn. to cut across sb.'s path o into sb.; essere per strada to be on one's o the way; a metà strada halfway; sulla strada di casa on one's way home; strada facendo along o on the way3 (varco) way; farsi strada fra la folla to push o clear o force one's way through the crowd; farsi strada fig. (riuscire ad affermarsi) [ persona] to make one's own way, to work one's way up the ladder; (emergere) [ sentimento] to creep (in into)4 fig. aprire la strada a (agevolare) to clear the way for; (dare avvio) to show the way forward to; essere fuori strada o sulla strada sbagliata to be on the wrong track, to be way out; essere sulla strada giusta to be on the right track; le nostre -e si sono incontrate our paths crossed; mettere qcn. sulla buona strada to point sb. in the right direction, to put sb. right; finire su una cattiva strada to go astray; portare qcn. sulla cattiva strada to lead sb. astray; andare avanti per la propria strada to go on one's own way; trovare la propria strada to find one's way in life; farà molta strada he will go a long wayl'uomo della strada the (ordinary) man in the street; essere in mezzo a una strada to be on the street; tutte le -e portano a Roma prov. all roads lead to Rome. -
7 voltare
1. v/t turnpagina turn (over)voltare le spalle a qualcuno azione turn one's back on someoneposizione have one's back to someone2. v/i turnvoltare a destra turn right* * *voltare v.tr.1 to turn: voltare le pagine di un libro, to turn the pages of a book; voltare lo sguardo verso qlco., to turn to look at sthg.; voltare la testa verso qlco., to turn one's head towards sthg.; voltare le spalle a qlcu., to turn one's back on s.o. (anche fig.); voltai l'automobile e tornai indietro, I turned the car and went back // voltare l'angolo, to turn the corner // voltare le armi contro qlcu., to turn one's weapons on s.o. // voltare gabbana, (fig.) to be a turncoat◘ voltarsi v.rifl. to turn: si voltò da un lato, he turned aside; si voltò dall'altra parte, he turned away; si voltò indietro, he turned back; il malato non ha fatto che voltare e rivoltarsi, the patient has done nothing but toss and turn in his bed // non so da che parte voltarmi, I don't know which way to turn // voltare contro qlcu., (fig.) to turn against s.o.◆ v.intr.pron. to turn, to change: il tempo si sta voltando al bello, the weather is turning fine; il tempo si volta al peggio, the weather is getting worse (o is changing for the worse).* * *[vol'tare]1. vt2. vivoltare a destra/sinistra — to turn (to the) left/right
3. vr (voltarsi)* * *[vol'tare] 1.verbo transitivovoltare lo sguardo verso qcn. — to turn one's eyes at sb.
voltare le spalle a qcn., qcs. — (anche fig.) to turn one's back on sb., sth
voltare pagina — to turn over (the page); fig. to turn over a new leaf
3) (svoltare)2. 3.verbo pronominale voltarsi to turn (a)round, to turn about; (girare la testa) to turn aside, to turn away-rsi verso qcn., qcs. — to turn (one's face) towards o to sb., sth.
* * *voltare/vol'tare/ [1]1 (volgere) to turn [ testa] ( verso towards); voltare lo sguardo verso qcn. to turn one's eyes at sb.; voltare le spalle a qcn., qcs. (anche fig.) to turn one's back on sb., sth.2 (girare) to turn over [ frittata]; voltare pagina to turn over (the page); fig. to turn over a new leaf3 (svoltare) voltare l'angolo to turn the corner(aus. avere) to turn; la strada volta a destra the road turns to the rightIII voltarsi verbo pronominaleto turn (a)round, to turn about; (girare la testa) to turn aside, to turn away; -rsi verso qcn., qcs. to turn (one's face) towards o to sb., sth.; si voltò a guardare chi era she looked round to see who it was; - rsi indietro to turn back. -
8 links
I Adv.1. on the left(-hand side); (nach links) (to the) left; links von to the left of; links von ihm on ( oder to) his left; links oben / unten at the top / bottom left; drittes Regal links third shelf on the left; links abbiegen turn left; sich links halten, links fahren oder gehen keep to the left; das mache ich mit links umg., fig. I can do that with my hands tied; links liegen lassen umg., fig. completely ignore; (jemanden) give s.o. the cold shoulder; ich weiß nicht mehr, was links und was rechts ist I’m totally confused, I don’t know which way to turn2. POL. on the left; links stehen be on the left, be a left-winger; die links stehenden Abgeordneten the left-wing members; links von der Mitte to the left of cent|re (Am. -er)3. umg. auf, von der Innenseite: inside out; das Trikot wird links gewaschen you wash the leotard inside out; ein Hemd links bügeln iron a shirt on the inside4. links stricken purlII Präp. (+ Gen)III Adj.; nur präd.; umg. (linkshändig) left-handed; mit links fig. without any trouble, really easily* * *on the left; left; to the left* * *lịnks [lɪŋks]1. adv1) on the left; schauen, abbiegen (to the) leftlinks von etw — (to the or on the) left of sth
links von jdm — to or on sb's left
sich links einordnen — to move into or take the left-hand lane
weder links noch rechts schauen (lit) — to look neither left nor right; (fig) not to let oneself be distracted
links von der Mitte (Pol) — (to the) left of centre (Brit) or center (US)
links stehen or sein (Pol) — to be left-wing or on the left or a left-winger
das mache ich mit links (inf) — I can do that with my eyes shut (inf)
links schwenkt, marsch! (Mil) — left wheel!
2) (= verkehrt) bügeln on the reverse or wrong side; tragen reverse or wrong side out; liegen reverse or wrong side upder Pullover ist nur links gestrickt — the pullover is knitted all in purl
2. prep +genon or to the left of* * *1) (to or towards this side: He turned left at the end of the road.) left2) (at the left; to the left of something else: the bottom left-hand drawer of the desk.) left-hand* * *[lɪŋks]I. adv1. (auf der linken Seite) on the leftbei Straßen ohne Gehweg sollten Fußgänger in Deutschland \links gehen on roads without a pavement pedestrians in Germany should walk on [or keep to] the leftdritte Tür \links [the] third door on the left▪ \links hinter/neben/von/vor... to the left behind/directly to the left of/to the left of/to the left in front of...\links oben/unten in the top/bottom left-hand cornernach \links [to the] leftnach \links/rechts gehen to turn left/rightschau mal nach \links look to the [or your] leftvon \links from the leftvon \links nach rechts from [the] left to [the] right2. (verkehrt herum) inside outdu hast ja die Socken \links herum an! you've got your socks on inside out!den Stoff [von] \links bügeln to iron the fabric on the reverse sideauf \links inside out\links abbiegen to turn [off to the] left, to take a left turn\links einbiegen/sich akk \links einordnen to move [or get] into [or take] the left-hand lane; (auf der linken Seite) on the left4. MODEeine [Masche] \links, drei [Maschen] rechts purl one, knit three\links stricken to purl5. POL\links eingestellt sein to have left-wing tendencies [or leanings]\links [von jdm/etw] stehen [o sein] to be left-wing [or on the left], to be to the left of sb/sth6. MILdie Augen \links! eyes left!\links um! left about turn!7.▶ weder \links noch rechts schauen to not [let oneself] be distracted\links eines Flusses on the left bank of a river* * *1.1) (auf der linken Seite) on the leftlinks von jmdm/etwas — on somebody's left or to the left of somebody/on or to the left of something
er blickte weder nach links noch nach rechts, sondern rannte einfach über die Straße — he didn't look left or right, but just ran straight across the road
sich links einordnen — move or get into the left-hand lane
links außen — (Ballspiele) < run, break through> down the left wing
jemanden/etwas links liegen lassen — (fig.) ignore somebody/something
2) (Politik) on the left winglinks stehen od. sein — be left-wing or on the left
links außen — (ugs.) on the extreme left [wing]
3) (Handarb.)zwei links, zwei rechts — two purl, two plain; purl two, knit two
2.ein links gestrickter Pullover — a purl[-knit] pullover
3.links des Rheins — on the left side or bank of the Rhine
mit links — (fig. ugs.) easily; with no trouble
* * *A. adv1. on the left(-hand side); (nach links) (to the) left;links von to the left of;links oben/unten at the top/bottom left;drittes Regal links third shelf on the left;links abbiegen turn left;sich links halten, links fahren odergehen keep to the left;das mache ich mit links umg, fig I can do that with my hands tied;ich weiß nicht mehr, was links und was rechts ist I’m totally confused, I don’t know which way to turn2. POL on the left;links stehen be on the left, be a left-winger;die links stehenden Abgeordneten the left-wing members;links von der Mitte to the left of centre (US -er)das Trikot wird links gewaschen you wash the leotard inside out;ein Hemd links bügeln iron a shirt on the inside4.links stricken purllinks außen spielen etc: on the left wingB. präp (+gen)1. on ( oder to) the left of;links der Spree on the left bank of the Spree2. POL:links der Mitte left of centre (US -er)mit links fig without any trouble, really easily* * *1.1) (auf der linken Seite) on the leftlinks von jmdm/etwas — on somebody's left or to the left of somebody/on or to the left of something
er blickte weder nach links noch nach rechts, sondern rannte einfach über die Straße — he didn't look left or right, but just ran straight across the road
sich links einordnen — move or get into the left-hand lane
links außen — (Ballspiele) <run, break through> down the left wing
jemanden/etwas links liegen lassen — (fig.) ignore somebody/something
2) (Politik) on the left winglinks stehen od. sein — be left-wing or on the left
links außen — (ugs.) on the extreme left [wing]
3) (Handarb.)zwei links, zwei rechts — two purl, two plain; purl two, knit two
2.ein links gestrickter Pullover — a purl[-knit] pullover
3.links des Rheins — on the left side or bank of the Rhine
mit links — (fig. ugs.) easily; with no trouble
* * *adj.left adj. adv.on the left expr. -
9 sbattere
1. v/t porta slam, bang( urtare) banggastronomy beatsbattere la porta in faccia a qualcuno close the door in someone's face2. v/i bang* * *sbattere v.tr.1 ( battere violentemente contro) to knock, to bang; to beat*: sbattere qlco. contro un muro, to knock (o to bang) sthg. against a wall; sbattere il naso contro il muro, to bang (o to bump) one's nose against the wall // non so dove sbattere la testa, I don't know which way to turn (o I am at my wits' end) // sbattere la testa contro il muro, (fig.) to beat one's head against a brick wall2 ( chiudere violentemente) to slam; to bang: uscì sbattendo la porta, he went out slamming the door; sbattere la porta in faccia a qlcu., to slam the door in s.o.'s face (anche fig.)3 ( scagliare) to hurl, to fling*: sbatté le carte sul tavolo, he flung the cards on the table // sbattere via un paio di scarpe, to throw away a pair of shoes // l'hanno sbattuto in un paesino di campagna, they have shunted him to a country village // se non taci ti sbatto fuori dalla stanza, if you don't shut up, I'll throw you out of the room // sbattere in prigione, to fling into prison // sbattere via denaro, tempo, to waste money, time // sbattere una notizia in prima pagina, to splash a story across the front page // sbattere qlco. in faccia a qlcu., (fig.) to hurl sthg. in s.o.'s face4 ( agitare, scuotere) to shake*; to toss: il vento sbatteva i rami, the wind was shaking (o tossing) the branches // l'uccello sbatteva le ali, the bird flapped its wings; sbattere il contenuto di una bottiglia, to shake the contents of a bottle; sbattere un tappeto, una coperta fuori dalla finestra, to shake a carpet, a blanket out of the window // sbattere la panna, to whip cream; sbattere le uova, to beat eggs5 (fig. fam.) ( far apparire pallido) to make* (s.o.) look pale, to take* away s.o.'s colour: il verde ti sbatte, green makes you look pale◆ v. intr.* * *['zbattere]1. vt1) (gen) to beat, (uova) to beat, whisk, (panna) to whip, (ali) to beat, flap, (porta) to slam, bang2) (buttare) to throwsbattere qn fuori/in galera — to throw sb out/into prison
sbattere via — to throw away o out
3) (fam! : possedere sessualmente) to fuck fam!1) (porta, finestra) to bang, (vele, ali) to flap2) fam* * *['zbattere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (chiudere) to slam, to bangsbattere la porta in faccia a qcn. — fig. to slam the door on sb. o in sb.'s face
2) (scuotere) to shake* (out) [ tappeto]sbattere le ali — to flap, to flutter [ ali]; to flutter [ ciglia]
sbattere giù il telefono — to slam down the phone, to bang down the receiver
sbattere a terra qcn. — to knock sb. down
sbattere qcs. in faccia a qcn. — to throw sth. in sb.'s face
sbattere via qcs. — to throw sth. away o out
sbattere qcn. in prigione o sbattere dentro qcn. colloq. to throw o clap sb. in jail; sbattere fuori qcn. to throw sb. out; sbattere qcn. (a lavorare) in un paesino — to shunt sb. to a little village
sbattere il ginocchio, la testa contro qcs. — to bang one's knee, head against sth.
non sapere più dove sbattere la testa — fig. to be at one's wits' end
5) gastr. to beat*, to whisk [ uova]2.1) (fare rumore) [porta, persiane] to bang2) (urtare)3.(andare a) sbattere contro qcs. — to bump on o against sth., to hit sth.; [autista, auto] to crash o drive into sth
verbo pronominale sbattersi1) colloq. (darsi da fare)-rsi per fare qcs. — to scramble o bustle (about) o go all out to do sth
2) sbattersene volg.sbattersene (le palle) di — not to give a (god)damn o fuck about
* * *sbattere/'zbattere/ [2]1 (chiudere) to slam, to bang; sbattere la porta in faccia a qcn. fig. to slam the door on sb. o in sb.'s face2 (scuotere) to shake* (out) [ tappeto]; sbattere le ali to flap, to flutter [ ali]; to flutter [ ciglia]; sbattere le palpebre to blink3 (gettare) to slam (su on; contro against); sbattere giù il telefono to slam down the phone, to bang down the receiver; sbattere a terra qcn. to knock sb. down; un'onda ha sbattuto la barca sugli scogli a wave dashed the boat against the rocks; sbattere qcs. in faccia a qcn. to throw sth. in sb.'s face; sbattere via qcs. to throw sth. away o out; sbattere qcn. in prigione o sbattere dentro qcn. colloq. to throw o clap sb. in jail; sbattere fuori qcn. to throw sb. out; sbattere qcn. (a lavorare) in un paesino to shunt sb. to a little village4 (urtare) to bang ( contro against, into); to bump ( contro against, on); sbattere il ginocchio, la testa contro qcs. to bang one's knee, head against sth.; non sapere più dove sbattere la testa fig. to be at one's wits' end5 gastr. to beat*, to whisk [ uova](aus. avere)1 (fare rumore) [porta, persiane] to bang2 (urtare) (andare a) sbattere contro qcs. to bump on o against sth., to hit sth.; [autista, auto] to crash o drive into sth.III sbattersi verbo pronominale2 sbattersene volg. sbattersene (le palle) di not to give a (god)damn o fuck about; sbattitene! fuck it! -
10 girare
[dʒi'rare]1. vt1) (ruota, chiave, sguardo) to turn, (pagina) to turn (over)2) (museo, città, negozio) to go round3) (cambiale, assegno) to endorse4) Cine, (TV : scena) to shoot, film, (film: fare le riprese) to shoot, (esserne il regista) to makegirare su se stesso — (persona) to turn right round, (rapidamente) to spin round
2) (errare) to go round, wander roundgirare per i negozi — to go o wander round the shops
3) (voltare) to turn4) (denaro, notizie) to circulate5)mi gira la testa — I feel dizzy, my head's spinninggira e rigira... — after a lot of driving (o walking) about..., fig whichever way you look at it...
mi ha fatto girare le scatole fam — he drove me crazy o round the bend
3. vr (girarsi)(voltarsi) to turn (round), (nel letto) to turn over -
11 vouer
vouer [vwe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = promettre) to vowb. ( = consacrer) to devotec. ( = condamner) to doom2. reflexive verb► se vouer• se vouer à une cause to devote o.s. to a cause* * *vwe
1.
1) ( porter)vouer une reconnaissance éternelle à quelqu'un — to be ou feel eternally grateful to somebody
2) ( destiner) to doomfilm voué à l'échec — film doomed to failure, film bound to fail
3) ( consacrer)vouer sa vie/son temps à — to devote one's life/one's time to
2.
se vouer verbe pronominal1) ( se consacrer)2) ( se porter)••* * *vwe vt1) (= consacrer)vouer sa vie à [étude, cause] — to devote one's life to
2) (= avoir)3) RELIGIONvouer qch à [Dieu, saint] — to dedicate sth to
* * *vouer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( porter) vouer un sentiment à qn to nurse a feeling for sb; il leur voue une haine farouche/un amour profond he nurses a deep hatred of them/a deep love for them; vouer une reconnaissance éternelle à qn to be ou feel eternally grateful to sb; vouer un véritable culte à qn to (hero-)worship sb; la passion qu'ils vouent à leur ville their passionate love for ou devotion to their town;2 ( destiner) to doom; film voué à l'échec film doomed to failure, film bound to fail; jeune fille vouée au célibat girl destined to remain unmarried; le manque de médecins voue la population aux maladies endémiques the lack of doctors makes endemic disease inevitable; vouer qn à la vindicte publique to expose sb to public condemnation;3 ( consacrer) vouer sa vie/son temps à qch to devote one's life/one's time to sth; pays voué à l'élevage country entirely given over to cattle-breeding;B se vouer vpr1 ( se consacrer) se vouer à qch to devote oneself to sth;2 ( se porter) ils se vouent une haine féroce they hate each other intensely.je ne sais plus à quel saint me vouer I don't know which way to turn.[vwe] verbe transitif2. [destiner]voué à l'échec destined for failure, doomed to fail3. RELIGION [enfant] to dedicatevoué à la mémoire de... sacred to the memory of...————————se vouer à verbe pronominal plus prépositionto dedicate one's energies ou oneself to -
12 respirar
v.1 to breathe (aire).2 to breathe again (sentir alivio).3 to have a breather.después de tanto trabajo necesito respirar I need a breather after all that work4 to exude.* * *1 to breathe2 (estar vivo) to be breathing3 figurado (ventilar) to air4 figurado (despedir olor) to smell (a, of)5 figurado (relajarse) to breathe more easily, breathe a sigh of relief■ al oír al doctor, respiramos when we heard what the doctor had to say we breathed a sigh of relief1 (absorber) to breathe, breathe in, inhale\dejar respirar figurado to give a break, give a moment's peaceno poder respirar (de trabajo) to be up to one's eyes in workrespirar felicidad figurado to radiate happinessrespirar mal to breathe with difficulty* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (=tomar aire) to breatherespire hondo — take a deep breath, breathe deeply
2) (=descansar)tengo tanto trabajo que no puedo ni respirar — I'm up to my ears o eyes in work
sin respirar — without a break, without respite
3) (=sentir alivio) to breathe again¡respiro! — I can breathe again!, what a relief!
respirar tranquilo — to breathe easily o freely (again)
4) (=hablar)5) (=ventilarse)a) [fruta, vino] to breatheb) (Aut)2. VT1) [+ aire, oxígeno] to breathe2) (=mostrar) [+ optimismo, felicidad] to exude, radiaterespira confianza — she exudes o radiates confidence
3) (=notar)se respiraba un ambiente festivo en la manifestación — there was an air of festivity at the demonstration
¿cuál es el clima que se respira en el país tras el atentado? — what is the feeling in the country following the bomb attack?
* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) (Fisiol) to breathelo escuchaban casi sin respirar — they listened to him with bated breath
no me/le deja ni respirar — (fam) she won't give me/him a minute's peace (colloq)
no tengo tiempo ni de respirar — (fam) I hardly have time to breathe
b) vino to breathe2) ( tranquilizarse)2.respirar vt1)a) < aire> to breatheb) < tranquilidad>2) ( rebosar) <felicidad/bondad> to radiate* * *= breathe.Ex. We must try to make the world of books more open so that men and women everywhere may breathe freely the uncensored open air of ideas.----* respirar agitadamente = heave.* respirar con dificultad = gasp for + breath, wheeze.* respirar hondo = take + a deep breath.* respirar profundo = take + a deep breath.* respirarse emoción en el aire = there + be + an air of excitement.* respirarse un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) (Fisiol) to breathelo escuchaban casi sin respirar — they listened to him with bated breath
no me/le deja ni respirar — (fam) she won't give me/him a minute's peace (colloq)
no tengo tiempo ni de respirar — (fam) I hardly have time to breathe
b) vino to breathe2) ( tranquilizarse)2.respirar vt1)a) < aire> to breatheb) < tranquilidad>2) ( rebosar) <felicidad/bondad> to radiate* * *= breathe.Ex: We must try to make the world of books more open so that men and women everywhere may breathe freely the uncensored open air of ideas.
* respirar agitadamente = heave.* respirar con dificultad = gasp for + breath, wheeze.* respirar hondo = take + a deep breath.* respirar profundo = take + a deep breath.* respirarse emoción en el aire = there + be + an air of excitement.* respirarse un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.* * *respirar [A1 ]viA1 ( Fisiol) to breatherespirar por la boca/nariz to breathe through one's mouth/noserespire hondo or profundo take a deep breath, breathe deeplyrespiraba con dificultad she was having difficulty breathinglos niños lo escuchaban casi sin respirar the children listened to him with bated breath o hardly daring to breatheno me/le deja ni respirar ( fam); she won't leave me/him alone for a moment, she won't give me/him a minute's peace ( colloq)no poder ni respirar ( fam): no puedo ni respirar de la cantidad de trabajo que tengo I've got so much work I don't know which way to turn, I'm up to my ears in work ( colloq)no tengo/tiene tiempo ni de respirar ( fam); I hardly have/he hardly has time to breathe2 «vino» to breatheB(tranquilizarse): cuando por fin llegaron todos respiramos when they finally arrived we all breathed again o breathed more easily o breathed a sigh of relief■ respirarvtA1 ‹aire› to breatherespiran el humo de los coches they breathe in the exhaust fumes2 ‹tranquilidad›la paz que se respira en estos lugares the sensation of peace that you feel in these placesB (rebosar) ‹felicidad/bondad› to radiate* * *
respirar ( conjugate respirar) verbo intransitivo
to breathe;
verbo transitivo
‹humo/gases› to breathe inb) ‹ tranquilidad›:
respirar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to breathe: necesito respirar un poco, I need some fresh air
2 (después de una situación difícil) to breathe again: ¡por fin puedo respirar!, well, that's a relief!
3 (después de un trabajo) to relax
4 fam (en una reunión) no respirar, not to say a word
5 (el vino, alimentos, una casa) to breathe
II verbo transitivo
1 (oxígeno, humo, etc) to breathe (in), inhale
2 (una cualidad, un estado) to exude, radiate: aquí se respira tranquilidad, you get a feeling of peace here
♦ Locuciones: no dejar respirar, not to give a moment's peace
no poder respirar, to be all in o to be up to one's eyes
' respirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aspirar
- dejar
- fatiga
- hondo
English:
breathe
- breathing space
- deeply
- draw
- evenly
- gasp
- wheeze
* * *♦ vt1. [aire] to breathe;respirábamos el aire puro de la montaña we breathed in the pure mountain air;en esa casa se respira el amor por la música a love of music pervades that house;en la ciudad se respira el ambiente carnavalesco the carnival atmosphere pervades the city2. [mostrar] to exude;el equipo respiraba optimismo the team was radiating o exuding optimism♦ vi1. [aire] to breathe;respira hondo breathe deeply, take a deep breath;aún respira she's still breathing;no dejar respirar a alguien not to allow sb a moment's peace2. [ventilarse] [vino] to breathe;levanta el capó para que respire el motor lift the Br bonnet o US hood so that the engine can cool down3. [sentir alivio] to breathe again;ahora que han aparecido los niños ya podemos respirar now that the children have turned up we can breathe again4. [relajarse] to have a breather;sin respirar [sin descanso] without a break;[atentamente] with great attention;después de tanto trabajo necesito respirar I need a breather after all that work;con tanto trabajo no puedo ni respirar I'm absolutely overwhelmed with work at the moment* * *v/t & v/i breathe;respirar hondo breathe deeply;no dejar respirar a alguien fig not leave s.o. alone for a minute* * *respirar v: to breathe* * *respirar vb to breathe -
13 raad
1 [uitweg] 〈 zie voorbeelden〉2 [advies] advice♦voorbeelden:hij weet wel raad met zijn geld • he knows what to do with his moneygeen raad weten van verdriet • be mad with griefik weet me geen raad • I don't know which way to turnten einde raad zijn • be at one's wits' endiemand raad geven • advise someone, give someone adviceluister naar mijn raad • take my adviceiemand om raad vragen • ask someone's adviceeen raad (op)volgen • follow (a piece of) advicebij iemand te rade gaan • consult someoneraad van beheer • board of managementRaad van Beroep • Board of Appealde raad van bestuur/van commissarissen • the board (of directors/management)raad van toezicht • supervisory boardde Hoge Raad • the Supreme Court (of the Netherlands)moord met voorbedachten rade • premeditated/wilful murder -
14 saint
saint, sainte [sɛ̃, sɛ̃t]1. adjectivea. ( = sacré) holyc. [action, pensée, personne, vie] saintly2. masculine noun, feminine noun3. compounds* * *
1.
sainte sɛ̃, sɛ̃t adjectif1) ( sacré) holy2) ( canonisé)3) ( vertueux) good, godly
2.
nom masculin, féminin saintse prendre pour un saint/une sainte — to think one is perfect; vouer
Phrasal Verbs:* * *sɛ̃, sɛ̃t saint, -e1. adj1) (homme, lieu) holy2) fig (= pieux) saintly2. nm/f* * *A adj1 ( sacré) holy; image sainte holy image; les saints Apôtres the holy apostles; saintes huiles holy oils; la sainte Bible the Holy Bible; semaine sainte Holy Week; vendredi saint Good Friday; jeudi saint Maundy Thursday;2 ( canonisé) saint Paul/Ignace de Loyola/Thomas d'Aquin Saint Paul/Ignatius Loyola/Thomas Aquinas;3 ( vertueux) good, godly;4 ○( pour insister) toute la sainte journée the whole blessed○ day; j'ai une sainte horreur de qch I can't stand sth.B nm,f saint; ce n'est pas une sainte, il lui arrive de se mettre en colère! she's no saint, she sometimes gets cross; se prendre pour un saint/une sainte to think one is perfect; elle croit que son fils est un (petit) saint she thinks her son is perfect, in her eyes her son can do no wrong; ⇒ prêcher, vouer.le saint des saints lit, fig the Holy of Holies; les saints de glace the 11th, 12th and 13th May; les saints Innocents the Holy Innocents; le saint suaire the Holy Shroud; la sainte Église catholique the Holy Catholic Church; la sainte famille the Holy family; sainte nitouche pej goody-goody○ péj; ne fais pas ta sainte nitouche don't be such a goody-goody○; je ne supporte pas ses airs de sainte nitouche! I can't stand it when she's doing her goody-goody○ act!; sainte table communion rail; la Sainte Vierge the Virgin Mary; les saintes Écritures the Holy Scriptures.jurer par tous les saints (du Paradis) to swear by all the saints.1. (après le nom) [sacré - lieu, livre, image, guerre] holyle saint sacrement the sacrament of Holy Communion, the Eucharist2. [canonisé] Saintsaint Pierre/Paul Saint Peter/Paul3. (avant le nom) [exemplaire] holy4. [en intensif]————————, sainte [sɛ̃, sɛ̃t] nom masculin, nom fémininles saints de glacethe three Saints (Mamert, Gervase and Pancras) on whose name days (11th, 12th and 13th May) late frosts often occur according to traditionles saints du dernier jour the Latter-Day Saints, the Mormonscomme on connaît ses saints on les honore (proverbe) treat each person according to ou on his merits————————nom masculin————————1. RELIGIONla Sainte Vierge the Blessed Virgin, the Virgin Mary2. (avec trait d'union) [dans des noms de lieux, de fêtes]c'est la Saint-Marc aujourd'hui it's Saint Mark's day today, it's the feast of Saint Mark today -
15 ik weet me geen raad
ik weet me geen raadVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > ik weet me geen raad
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16 cortar
v.1 to cut.cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of breadcorta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slicescortarle el pelo a alguien to cut somebody's hairElla corta las ramas del rosal She cuts the rosebush branches.2 to cut out (recortar) (tela, figura de papel).3 to crack, to chap (labios, piel).4 to slice through (hender) (aire, olas).El carnicero cortó los filetes The butcher sliced the fillets.5 to cut (baraja).6 to curdle (leche).7 to cut off (interrumpir) (retirada, luz, teléfono).cortar el tráfico to close the road to traffic8 to cut (poner fin a) (beca).cortar un problema de raíz to nip a problem in the bud; (impedirlo) to root a problem out (erradicarlo)9 to cut (producir un corte).estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly)cortar por lo sano (figurative) to resort to drastic measures; (aplicar una solución drástica) to cut one's losses (para evitar más pérdidas)10 to take a short cut.11 to split up.corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend12 to cut short, to cut, to cut off.Ella cortó a Ricardo rápidamente She cut Richard short quickly.13 to chop, to cut up, to cut out, to cut.Ella corta madera para el fuego She chops wood for the fire.14 to ablate, to amputate, to curtail.* * *1 (gen) to cut2 (pelo) to cut, trim3 (árbol) to cut down4 (carne) to carve5 (pastel) to cut up6 (cabeza, teléfono, gas) to cut off7 (mayonesa, leche) to curdle8 (piel) to chap, crack9 (viento, frío) to chill, bite10 COSTURA to cut out11 (interrumpir) to cut off, interrupt12 (bloquear) to block13 (suprimir) to cut out1 to cut1 to cut2 (herirse) to cut, cut oneself3 (el pelo - por otro) to have one's hair cut; (- uno mismo) to cut one's hair■ ¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?4 (piel) to become chapped5 (leche) to go off, curdle; (mayonesa) to curdle6 (comunicación) to be cut off7 familiar (aturdirse) to get embarrassed, get tongue-tied, go all shy\¡corta el rollo! knock it off!cortar con alguien familiar to split up with somebodycortar el apetito to ruin one's appetitecortar el bacalao familiar to be the bosscortar en seco figurado to cut shortcortar la digestión to give one indigestion, upset one's stomachcortar la palabra to interruptcortar por la mitad to split down the middlecortar por lo sano familiar to take drastic measures* * *verb1) to cut2) slice3) chop4) trim5) interrupt6) block•- cortarse* * *1. VT1) [con algo afilado] [gen] to cut; [en trozos] to chop; [en rebanadas] to slice¿quién te ha cortado el pelo? — who cut your hair?
corta el apio en trozos — cut o chop the celery into pieces
2) (=partir) [+ árbol] to cut down; [+ madera] to saw3) (=dividir) to cutla línea corta el círculo en dos — the line cuts o divides the circle in two
4) (=interrumpir)a) [+ comunicaciones, agua, corriente] to cut off; [+ carretera, puente] (=cerrar) to close; (=bloquear) to blocklas tropas están intentando cortar la carretera que conduce al aeropuerto — the troops are trying to cut off the road to the airport
b) [+ relaciones] to break off; [+ discurso, conversación] to cut short5) (=suprimir) to cut6) [frío] to chap, crackel frío me corta los labios — the cold is chapping o cracking my lips
7) (Dep) [+ balón] to slice8) [+ baraja] to cut9) * [+ droga] to cut *2. VI1) (=estar afilado) to cutsano 1)estas tijeras no cortan — these scissors are blunt o don't cut
2) (Inform)"cortar y pegar" — "cut and paste"
3) (Meteo)hace un viento que corta — there's a bitter o biting wind
4) (=acortar)5)• cortar con (=terminar) —
es absurdo cortar con tu tía por culpa de su marido — it's ridiculous to break off contact with your aunt because of her husband
ha cortado con su novia — he's broken up with o finished with his girlfriend
6)rollo 1., 5)¡corta! — * give us a break! *
7) (Naipes) to cut8) (Radio)¡corto! — over!
¡corto y cierro! — over and out!
9) LAm (Telec) to hang up3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut throughcortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something
¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?
2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pickcortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head
3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down4)a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut outb) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out5) ( interrumpir)a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interruptcortarla — (Chi fam)
córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)
b) < retirada> to cut offc) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to blockd) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out9) <recta/plano> to cross10)a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)b) < leche> to curdle11) fríoel frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut2.cortar vi1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut2)a) ( por radio)corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out
b) (Cin)c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up3) ( terminar)a) novios to break up, split upb)cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something
4) ( en naipes) to cut5) ( en costura) to cut out6) ( acortar camino)cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut
7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)3.no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
cortarse v pron1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off2) (refl)a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cutb) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped3)a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cutb) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross5) leche/mayonesa to curdle6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion* * *= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.Ex. The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.Ex. In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.Ex. The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.Ex. Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.Ex. But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex. Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.Ex. Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex. A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.Ex. In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.Ex. All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.Ex. Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.Ex. It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.Ex. Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.----* abrir cortando = lance.* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.* cortar a tajos = hack.* cortar con barricadas = barricade.* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.* cortar con una sierra = saw.* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.* cortar el cuello = decapitate.* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.* cortar en lonchas = slice.* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar en rebanadas = slice.* cortar en rodajas = slice.* cortar en tajos = hack.* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.* cortar en trocitos = dice.* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar la cabeza = behead.* cortar la hierba = mow.* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* cortar metal = shear.* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.* cortar por = cut across.* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.* cortar y secar = cut and dry.* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.* sin cortar = uncut.* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut throughcortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something
¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?
2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pickcortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head
3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down4)a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut outb) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out5) ( interrumpir)a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interruptcortarla — (Chi fam)
córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)
b) < retirada> to cut offc) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to blockd) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out9) <recta/plano> to cross10)a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)b) < leche> to curdle11) fríoel frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut2.cortar vi1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut2)a) ( por radio)corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out
b) (Cin)c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up3) ( terminar)a) novios to break up, split upb)cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something
4) ( en naipes) to cut5) ( en costura) to cut out6) ( acortar camino)cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut
7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)3.no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
cortarse v pron1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off2) (refl)a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cutb) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped3)a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cutb) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross5) leche/mayonesa to curdle6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion* * *= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.
Ex: In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.Ex: The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.Ex: Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex: Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex: A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.Ex: All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.Ex: Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.Ex: It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.* abrir cortando = lance.* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.* cortar a tajos = hack.* cortar con barricadas = barricade.* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.* cortar con una sierra = saw.* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.* cortar el cuello = decapitate.* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.* cortar en lonchas = slice.* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar en rebanadas = slice.* cortar en rodajas = slice.* cortar en tajos = hack.* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.* cortar en trocitos = dice.* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar la cabeza = behead.* cortar la hierba = mow.* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* cortar metal = shear.* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.* cortar por = cut across.* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.* cortar y secar = cut and dry.* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.* sin cortar = uncut.* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.* * *cortar [A1 ]vt1 ‹cuerda/tarta› to cutcorta el cable aquí cut the wire herecortar por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted linese pasa horas cortando papeles he spends hours cutting up pieces of papercortó el pastel por la mitad he cut the cake in half o in two¿en cuántas partes lo corto? how many slices ( o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?puedes ir cortando las zanahorias you could start chopping the carrotsse cortan los pimientos por la mitad cut o slice the peppers into halvescortar algo en trozos to cut sth into piecescortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice stheste queso se corta muy bien this cheese cuts very easilycortar la carne en trozos pequeños chop o cut the meat (up) into small chunks2 ‹asado› to carve3 ‹leña/madera› to chop4 ‹baraja› to cut5 ( liter); ‹aire/agua› to slice o cut throughB (quitar, separar)1 ‹rama/punta› to cut off; ‹pierna/brazo› to cut off; ‹árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹flores› ( AmL) to pickcórtame una puntita de pan cut me off a bit of bread, will you?me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of meloncortarles los tallos y poner a hervir cut off o remove the stalks and boilla máquina le cortó un dedo the machine took off his finger, his finger got cut off in the machinecortarle la cabeza a algn to chop off o cut off sb's head2 ‹anuncio/receta› to cut outC (hacer más corto) to cutle cortó el pelo/las uñas he cut her hair/nailscortar el césped to mow the lawn, cut the grasshay que cortar los rosales the rose bushes need cutting back o pruningD«viento»: hacía un viento que me cortaba la cara there was a biting wind blowing in my face o ( liter) lashing my faceE (en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut outF1 ‹agua/gas/luz› to cut off; ‹comunicación› to cut offle cortaron el teléfono his phone was cut offcorta la electricidad antes de tocarlo switch off the electricity before you touch itsiempre cortan la película en lo más interesante they always interrupt the movie at the most exciting momentcórtenla de hacer ruido cut out the noise, will you? ( colloq)2 ‹calle› (por obras) to closelos manifestantes cortaron la carretera the demonstrators blocked the roadla policía cortó la calle the police blocked off o closed the street3 ‹retirada› to cut offhan cortado el tráfico en la zona they've closed the area to trafficla policía nos cortó el paso the police cut us off4 ‹relaciones diplomáticas› to break off; ‹subvenciones/ayuda› to cut offG ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹resfriado› to cure, get rid of; ‹hemorragia› to stop, stemH ‹persona› (en una conversación) to interruptme cortó en seco he cut me short, he cut me off sharplyI ‹película› to cut, edit; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut out, edit outJ ‹recta/plano› to crossla Avenida Santa Fe corta el Paseo de Gracia the Avenida Santa Fe crosses the Paseo de GraciaK1 ‹heroína/cocaína› to adulterate, cut ( colloq)2 ‹vermut› to add water ( o lemon etc) to3 ‹leche› to curdleL ( RPl) ‹dientes› to cutestá cortando los dientes he's cutting his teeth, he's teethingM( Chi) ‹animal› cortó al caballo de tanto galopar he rode the horse so hard that it collapsed■ cortarviA «cuchillo/tijeras» to cuteste cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut o is bluntB1(por radio): corto y cambio overcorto y fuera or corto y cierro over and out2 ( Cin):¡corten! cut!3 (CS) (por teléfono) to hang upno me cortes don't hang up on me, don't put the phone down on me1 «novios» to break up, split upha cortado con el novio she's broken o split up with her boyfriend2 cortar CON algo to break WITH sthdecidió cortar con el pasado she decided to break with o make a break with the pastD (en naipes) to cutE (en costura) to cut outF (acortar camino) cortar POR algo:cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square, let's take a short cut through the woods/across the squarecortaron por el atajo they took the shortcutG■ cortarseA (interrumpirse) «proyección/película» to stop; «llamada/gas» to get cut offse cortó la línea or comunicación I got cut offse ha cortado la luz there's been a power cutno te metas en el agua ahora, que se te va a cortar la digestión don't go in the water yet, it's bad for the digestion/you'll get stomach crampcasi se me corta la respiración del susto I was so frightened I could hardly breatheB ( refl) (hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; ‹dedo/brazo/cara› to cutiba descalza y me corté el pie I was barefoot shoes and I cut my footse cortó afeitándose he cut himself shavingC1 ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cutse corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hairse cortó una oreja he cut off his earse cortó las venas he slashed his wrists2 ( caus) ‹pelo› to have … cut¿cuándo vas a cortarte el pelo? when are you going to have a haircut o get your hair cut?D ( recípr) «líneas/calles» to crossE «leche» to go off, curdle; «mayonesa» to curdleF( Esp) «persona» (turbarse, aturdirse): no le digas eso que se corta don't say that to her, she'll get all embarrassedse corta cuando se ve entre mucha gente he comes over o goes all shy when there are too many people around ( colloq)me corto de hambre/sed I'm dying of hunger/thirst* * *
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;◊ cortar algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
‹película/programa› to interrupt
[ manifestantes] to block;
6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!
cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
‹brazo/cara› to cut;
3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
' cortar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bacalao
- colgar
- desconectar
- lámina
- ligadura
- pelar
- pinchar
- ras
- sana
- sano
- seccionar
- sesgar
- despedazar
- largo
- mitad
- plantilla
- servir
- tijeras
- trozo
English:
bar
- begin
- block off
- blunt
- board
- breadboard
- chop
- chop off
- chop up
- clip
- consent
- cramp
- cut
- cut off
- cut up
- dice
- disconnect
- edit
- fillet
- hack
- hair-clippers
- lop off
- mow
- nick
- nip
- pick
- rot
- sever
- shear
- shred
- shut off
- slice
- slice through
- slice up
- slit
- snip
- take off
- bite
- block
- bread
- break
- carve
- clippers
- crop
- dock
- gash
- hang
- lawnmower
- lop
- loss
* * *♦ vt1. [seccionar] to cut;[en pedazos] to cut up; [escindir] [rama, brazo, cabeza] to cut off; [talar] to cut down;cortar el césped to mow the lawn, to cut the grass;hay que cortar leña para el hogar we have to chop some firewood for the hearth;siempre corta el pavo he always carves the turkey;cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread;cortar el pan a rodajas to slice the bread, to cut the bread into slices;cortar algo en pedazos to cut sth into pieces;corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices;corta esta cuerda por la mitad cut this string in half;corta la cebolla muy fina chop the onion very finely;le cortaron la cabeza they chopped her head off;le cortaron dos dedos porque se le habían gangrenado they amputated o removed two of his fingers that had gone gangrenous;cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut sb's hair2. [recortar] [tela, figura de papel] to cut out;[gastos] to cut back3. [interrumpir] [retirada, luz, teléfono] to cut off;[carretera] to close; [hemorragia] to stop, to staunch; [discurso, conversación] to interrupt; Dep [pase, tiro] to block;cortar la luz to cut off the electricity supply;nos han cortado el teléfono our telephone has been cut off o disconnected;la nieve nos cortó el paso we were cut off by the snow;cortaron el tráfico para que pasara el desfile they closed the road to traffic so the procession could pass by;la falta cortó el ataque del equipo visitante the foul stopped the away team's attack;cortada por obras [en letrero] road closed for repairs;en esta cadena de televisión no cortan las películas con anuncios on this television channel they don't interrupt the films with adverts;CSur Fam¡cortála! shut it!, shut up!4. [atravesar] [recta] to cross, to intersect;[calle, territorio] to cut across;el río corta la región de este a oeste the river runs right across o bisects the region from east to west5. [labios, piel] to crack, to chap7. [baraja] to cut8. [leche] to curdle;9. [película] [escena] to cut;[censurar] to censor10. [poner fin a] [beca] to cut;[relaciones diplomáticas] to break off; [abusos] to put a stop to;cortar un problema de raíz [impedirlo] to nip a problem in the bud;[erradicarlo] to root a problem out;cortar algo por lo sano: tenemos que cortar este comportamiento por lo sano we must take drastic measures to put an end to this behaviour11. Fam [avergonzar]este hombre me corta un poco I find it hard to be myself when that man's aroundme cortó en mitad de la frase she hung up on me when I was in mid-sentence13. Informát to cut;cortar y pegar cut and paste♦ vi1. [producir un corte] to cut;estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly);corte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line;cortar por lo sano [aplicar una solución drástica] to resort to drastic measures;decidió cortar por lo sano con su pasado she decided to make a clean break with her past2. [atajar] to take a short cut ( por through);corté por el camino del bosque I took a short cut through the forest3. [terminar una relación] to split up ( con with);Radcorté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend¡corto y cambio! over!;¡corto y cierro! over and out!5. [en juego de cartas] to cut7. RP [hablando por teléfono] to hang up, to put the phone down;no corte, por favor hold the line, please* * *I v/t1 cut; electricidad cut off2 calle close3:cortar la respiración fig take one’s breath awayII v/i cut;cortar con alguien split up with s.o.* * *cortar vt1) : to cut, to slice, to trim2) : to cut out, to omit3) : to cut off, to interrupt4) : to block, to close off5) : to curdle (milk)cortar vi1) : to cut2) : to break up3) : to hang up (the telephone)* * *cortar vbten cuidado con la lata, que corta be careful with the tin it's sharp2. (agua, luz, teléfono) to cut off3. (calle, carretera) to close -
17 agarrar
v.1 to grab.me agarró de la cintura he grabbed me by the waistSilvia agarró la mano de Ricardo Silvia grabbed John's hand.2 to catch (atrapar) (ladrón).¡si la agarro, la mato! if I catch her I'll kill her!me agarró desprevenido he caught me off guardMaría agarra el bejuco Mary catches the liMaría.3 to catch (informal) (enfermedad). (peninsular Spanish)4 to get, to take. ( Latin American Spanish)Agarrar impulso Take impulse.5 to take (tinte).6 to be taken to prison, to get nicked.Lo agarraron He was taken to prison.[He got nicked]* * *1 (con la mano) to clutch, seize, grasp3 familiar (conseguir) to take advantage of1 (cogerse) to hold on, cling (a, to)2 (pegarse) to stick3 familiar (pelearse) to quarrel, fight\agarrar un cabreo to fly off the handleagarrar una borrachera to get drunk/pissedagarrarla to get drunk/pissedagarrarse a un clavo ardiendo figurado to try anything, do anything* * *verb1) to hold, seize, grab, grasp2) catch•* * *1. VT1) (=asir)a) [sujetando] to hold (on to)le señalaron falta por agarrar a un jugador contrario — a free kick was given against him for holding on to one of the opposition
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entró agarrada del brazo de su padre — she came in holding her father's armb) [con violencia] to grabc) [con fuerza] to grip2) (=capturar) to catch3) [+ resfriado] to catch4) * (=conseguir) to get, wangle *5) esp LAm (=coger)la casa tiene tanto trabajo que no sé por dónde agarrarla — the house needs such a lot doing to it, I don't know where to start
7) Cono Sur•
agarrar a palos a algn — * to beat sb up *8) Caribe *** to fuck ***2. VI1) (=asir)agarra por este extremo — hold it by this end, take hold of it by this end
2) (Bot) [planta] to take (root)3) [color] to take4) esp LAm (=coger)agarró y se fue — * he upped and went *
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( sujetar) to grab, get hold ofme agarró del brazo — ( para apoyar) she took hold of my arm; (con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm
te lo tiro agárralo! — I'll throw it to you, catch!
no hay por dónde agarrarlo — (fam) <tema/asunto> you can't make head nor tail of it (colloq); < persona> you don't know how to take him
3) (AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catchsi lo agarro, lo mato — if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him
agarrarla con alguien — (AmL fam) to take it out on somebody
4) (esp AmL) ( adquirir) <resfriado/pulmonía> to catch; <costumbre/vicio> to pick up; < ritmo> to get into; < velocidad> to gather, pick up; (+ me/te/le etc)5) (AmL) ( entender) <indirecta/chiste> to get2.agarrar vi1) (asir, sujetar) to take hold of, holdtoma, agarra — here, hold this
3) (esp AmL) (ir)4) (esp AmL fam)3.agarrar y...: un buen día agarró y lo dejó todo one fine day she upped and left everything; así que agarré y presenté la renuncia — so I gave in my notice there and then
agarrarse v pron1) ( asirse) to hold onagárrate bien or fuerte — hold on tight
¿sabes a quién vi? agárrate! — (fam) do you know who I saw? wait for it! (colloq)
agarrarse a or de algo — to hold on to something
2) ( pillarse)3) (esp AmL) <resfriado/pulmonía> to catch4) (AmL fam) ( pelearse) to get into a fightagarrársela(s) con alguien — (AmL fam) to take it out on somebody (colloq)
* * *= grip, bust, grab, grasp.Ex. The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.Ex. On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.Ex. If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.Ex. A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.----* agarrarse = clutch.* agarrarse a = latch on to, hold to, hold on to, hold fast to, cling to.* agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo = catch at + straws, grasp at + straws, clutch at + straws.* agarrarse desesperadamente = hang on + for dear life, cling on + for dear life.* agarrarse los machos = batten down + the hatches.* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( sujetar) to grab, get hold ofme agarró del brazo — ( para apoyar) she took hold of my arm; (con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm
te lo tiro agárralo! — I'll throw it to you, catch!
no hay por dónde agarrarlo — (fam) <tema/asunto> you can't make head nor tail of it (colloq); < persona> you don't know how to take him
3) (AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catchsi lo agarro, lo mato — if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him
agarrarla con alguien — (AmL fam) to take it out on somebody
4) (esp AmL) ( adquirir) <resfriado/pulmonía> to catch; <costumbre/vicio> to pick up; < ritmo> to get into; < velocidad> to gather, pick up; (+ me/te/le etc)5) (AmL) ( entender) <indirecta/chiste> to get2.agarrar vi1) (asir, sujetar) to take hold of, holdtoma, agarra — here, hold this
3) (esp AmL) (ir)4) (esp AmL fam)3.agarrar y...: un buen día agarró y lo dejó todo one fine day she upped and left everything; así que agarré y presenté la renuncia — so I gave in my notice there and then
agarrarse v pron1) ( asirse) to hold onagárrate bien or fuerte — hold on tight
¿sabes a quién vi? agárrate! — (fam) do you know who I saw? wait for it! (colloq)
agarrarse a or de algo — to hold on to something
2) ( pillarse)3) (esp AmL) <resfriado/pulmonía> to catch4) (AmL fam) ( pelearse) to get into a fightagarrársela(s) con alguien — (AmL fam) to take it out on somebody (colloq)
* * *= grip, bust, grab, grasp.Ex: The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.
Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.Ex: If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.Ex: A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.* agarrarse = clutch.* agarrarse a = latch on to, hold to, hold on to, hold fast to, cling to.* agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo = catch at + straws, grasp at + straws, clutch at + straws.* agarrarse desesperadamente = hang on + for dear life, cling on + for dear life.* agarrarse los machos = batten down + the hatches.* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* * *agarrar [A1 ]vtA (sujetar) to get hold of, grablo agarró de or por las solapas he grabbed him o took hold of him by the lapelsagárralo, que se va a caer grab him, he's going to fallme agarró del brazo (para apoyarse) she took hold of my arm; (con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm, she seized my armya agarra bien el sonajero she can already hold her rattle properlyagarra el dinero de mi cartera take the money out of my walletagarra un papel y toma nota get a piece of paper and take this down¿alguien agarró el libro que dejé en la mesa? did anyone pick up o take the book I left on the table?¿puedo agarrar una manzana? may I take an apple?agarró las llaves/sus cosas y se fue he took the keys/his things and leftte lo tiro ¡agárralo! I'll throw it to you, catch!este capítulo es dificilísimo, no hay or no tiene por dónde agarrarlo ( fam); this chapter is really difficult, I can't make head nor tail of it ( colloq)C1 ( AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catchsi te agarra el profesor, ya verás if the teacher catches you, you'll be for itsi lo agarro, lo mato if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill himse acaba de ir, pero si corres, lo agarras he's just left, but if you run, you'll catch himme agarró desprevenido/de buen humor she caught me off guard/in a good mood3 (CS) ‹televisión/emisora› to get, pick upD1 ‹resfriado› to catchno salgas así, vas a agarrar una pulmonía don't go out like that, you'll catch your death of cold2 ‹velocidad› to gather, pick up3 ‹asco/odio/miedo› (+ me/te/le etc):se ha caído tantas veces que le ha agarrado miedo al caballo she's had so many falls that now she's afraid of the horsecon los años le he ido agarrando cariño over the years I've grown fond of her4 (entender) ‹indirecta/chiste› to get5 ( RPl) ‹calle› to take■ agarrarviA (asir, sujetar) to take hold of, holdtoma, agarra here, hold thisagarra por ahí take o get hold of that partB1 «planta/injerto» to take2 «tornillo» to grip, catch; «ruedas» to grip3 «tinte» to takeC ( esp AmL) (ir) agarrar POR algo; ‹por una calle/la costa› to go ALONG sth agarrar PARA algo to head FOR sthagarraron para la capital they headed for the capitaltiene tantos problemas, que no sabe para dónde agarrar he has so many problems, he doesn't know which way to turnD( esp AmL fam): agarrar y …: un buen día agarró y lo dejó todo one fine day she upped and left everythingcuando ya había hecho la reserva agarra y me dice que no quiere ir I had already made the reservations when he goes and tells me he doesn't want to goasí que agarré y presenté la renuncia so I gave in my notice on the spot o there and thenA (asirse) to hold onagárrate bien or fuerte hold on tight¿sabes cuánto dinero nos queda? ¡agárrate! ( fam); do you know how much money we have left? wait for it! o prepare yourself for a shock! ( colloq)agarrarse A or DE algo to hold on TO sthse agarró al or del pasamanos she held on to o gripped the handrailiban agarrados del brazo they were walking along arm in armse agarró de eso para no venir he latched on to that as an excuse not to comese ha agarrado a esa promesa/esperanza she's clinging to that promise/hopeB(pillarse): me agarré el dedo en el cajón I caught my finger in the drawerC( esp AmL): se agarró una borrachera de padre y señor mío he got absolutely blind drunkse agarró una rabieta he got o flew into a temper¡qué disgusto se agarró cuando se enteró! she got really upset when she heard!no vale la pena agarrarse con él por esa estupidez there's no point arguing with him over a silly thing like thatse las agarró conmigo he took it out on me2(pelearse): se agarraron a patadas/puñetazos they started kicking/punching each otherpor poco se agarran de los pelos they almost came to blowsE (pegarse) «comida» to stick* * *
agarrar ( conjugate agarrar) verbo transitivo
1 ( sujetar) to grab, get hold of;
(con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm
2 (esp AmL) ‹ objeto› ( tomar) to take;
( atajar) to catch;
3 (AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catch;◊ si lo agarro, lo mato if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him
4 (esp AmL) ( adquirir) ‹resfriado/pulmonía› to catch;
‹costumbre/vicio› to pick up;
‹ ritmo› to get into;
‹ velocidad› to gather, pick up;
le agarró asco he got sick of it;
le he agarrado odio I've come to hate him
5 (AmL) ( entender) ‹indirecta/chiste› to get
verbo intransitivo
1 (asir, sujetar):◊ toma, agarra here, hold this;
agarra por ahí take hold of that part
2 [planta/injerto] to take;
[ tornillo] to grip, catch;
[ ruedas] to grip;
[ tinte] to take
agarrarse verbo pronominal
1 ( asirse) to hold on;
agárrate bien or fuerte hold on tight;
agarrarse a or de algo to hold on to sth;
2 ‹dedo/manga› to catch;
3 (esp AmL) ‹resfriado/pulmonía› to catch;
agarrarse un disgusto/una rabieta to get upset/into a temper
4 (AmL fam) ( pelearse) to get into a fight;
agarrarse con algn to have a set-to with sb (colloq)
agarrar verbo transitivo
1 (sujetar con fuerza) to grasp, seize: lo tienes bien agarrado, you are holding it tightly
2 LAm (coger) to take
3 fam (pillar a alguien, un resfriado) to catch
agarrar(se) una borrachera, to get drunk o fam pissed
' agarrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coger
- melopea
- sujetar
- tomar
- turca
- alcanzar
- atajar
- cuete
- fuerte
- hueveo
- insolación
- jalar
- mano
- mona
English:
blind
- catch
- clasp
- clutch
- collar
- grab
- grasp
- grip
- hold
- seize
- take
- act
- bust
- clench
- get
- knack
- latch
- nab
- nail
- pick
- red
- rope
- surprise
- unawares
- up
* * *♦ vt1. [asir] to grab;me agarró de la cintura he grabbed me by the waist;agarra bien al niño y no se caerá hold onto the child tight and he won't fall¡si la agarro, la mato! if I catch her I'll kill her!;me agarró desprevenido he caught me off guard4. CompFamagarrarla, agarrar una buena to get sloshed;Famesta novela no hay por dónde agarrarla I can't make head or tail of this novel;RP Famagarrar la mano a algo to get to grips with sth;Méx Famagarrar patín to have a good laugh;RP Famagarrar viaje to accept an offer;RP Famagarrar viento en la camiseta to really get going;después de un comienzo accidentado, el proyecto agarró viento en la camiseta after a shaky start the project really took off♦ vi¡agarra de la cuerda! grab the rope!2. [tinte] to take3. [planta] to take root4. [ruedas] to grip5. [clavo] to go in;el tornillo no ha agarrado the screw hasn't gone in properlyagarró para la izquierda he took a left;RP Famagarrar para el lado de los tomates to get hold of the wrong end of the stick7. [tomar costumbre]agarrarle a alguien por: le agarró por el baile she took it into her head to take up dancing;le agarró por cantar en medio de la clase he got it into his head to start singing in the middle of the class;le agarró por no tomar alcohol she suddenly started not drinking alcohol;¿está aprendiendo ruso? – sí, le agarró por ahí is she learning Russian? – yes, that's her latest mad idea8. CompFamagarrar y hacer algo to go and do sth;agarró y se fue she upped and went;agarró y me dio una bofetada she went and slapped me* * *I v/t1 ( asir) grab3 L.Am. ( tomar) take4 L.Am.velocidad gather, pick up5 L.Am.agarrar una calle go up o along a streetII v/i1 ( asirse) hold on2 de planta take root3 L.Am.por un lugar go;agarró y se fue he upped and went* * *agarrar vt1) : to grab, to grasp2) : to catch, to takeagarrar viel día siguiente agarró y se fue: the next day he up and left* * *agarrar vb -
18 dirección
f.1 direction, guidance, orientation, tack.2 address, postal address.3 steering wheel, steering.4 management, administration.5 editorial board.6 editorship.7 authorities.8 leadership, leaders of the party.* * *1 (acción de dirigir) management, running2 (cargo) directorship, position of manager; (de un partido) leadership; (de un colegio) headship; (de editorial) position of editor3 (junta) board of directors, management5 (sentido) direction, way6 (destino) destination7 (domicilio) address8 TÉCNICA steering9 figurado (orientación) direction\llevar la dirección de algo to run something, direct somethingcalle de dirección única one-way streetdirección asistida AUTOMÓVIL power assisted steering, power steeringdirección general head office'Dirección prohibida' "No entry"* * *noun f.1) address2) direction, way3) management4) steering* * *SF1) (=sentido) direction¿podría indicarme la dirección de la playa? — could you show me the way to the beach?
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salir con dirección a — to leave for•
ir en dirección a — to go in the direction of, go towards, head forel taxi iba en dirección al aeropuerto — the taxi was going in the direction of o towards the airport, the taxi was heading for the airport
2) (=orientación) waydesconozco la dirección que están siguiendo los acontecimientos — I don't know which way events are going
3) (=señas) addressla carta llevaba una dirección equivocada — the letter was wrongly addressed o had the wrong address
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poner la dirección a un sobre — to address an envelope4) (=control) [de empresa, hospital, centro de enseñanza] running; [de partido] leadership; [de película] directiondirección colectiva, dirección colegiada — (Pol) collective leadership
5) (=personal directivo)•
la dirección — [de empresa, centro escolar] the management; [de partido] the leadership; [de periódico] the editorial boardprohibido fumar en este local: la dirección — smoking is prohibited in this building: the management
6) (=cargo) [en colegio] headship, principalship (EEUU); [en periódico, revista] editorship; [en partido] leadership; [de gerente] post of manager; [de alto cargo] directorship7) (=despacho) [en colegio] headteacher's office, principal's office (EEUU); [en periódico, revista] editor's office; [de gerente] manager's office; [de alto cargo] director's office8) (=oficina principal) head officeDirección General de Seguridad — State Security Office, State Security Service
dirección provincial — regional office of a government department
9) (Aut, Náut) steeringdirección asistida, dirección hidráulica — LAm power steering
* * *1) ( señas) address2) (sentido, rumbo) directionellos venían en dirección contraria — they were coming the other way o from the opposite direction
¿en qué dirección iba? or ¿qué dirección llevaba? — which way was he heading o going?
3) (Auto) ( mecanismo) steering4) (Adm)a) ( cargo - en escuela) principalship (AmE), headship (BrE); (- en empresa) post o position of managerb) ( cuerpo directivo - de empresa) management; (- de periódico) editorial board; (- de prisión) authorities (pl); (- de partido) leadershipc) ( oficina - en escuela) principal's office (AmE), headmaster's/headmistress's office (BrE); (- en empresa) manager's/director's office; (- en periódico) editorial office5)a) (de obra, película) directionb) ( de orquesta)c) (de empresa, proyecto) management* * *1) ( señas) address2) (sentido, rumbo) directionellos venían en dirección contraria — they were coming the other way o from the opposite direction
¿en qué dirección iba? or ¿qué dirección llevaba? — which way was he heading o going?
3) (Auto) ( mecanismo) steering4) (Adm)a) ( cargo - en escuela) principalship (AmE), headship (BrE); (- en empresa) post o position of managerb) ( cuerpo directivo - de empresa) management; (- de periódico) editorial board; (- de prisión) authorities (pl); (- de partido) leadershipc) ( oficina - en escuela) principal's office (AmE), headmaster's/headmistress's office (BrE); (- en empresa) manager's/director's office; (- en periódico) editorial office5)a) (de obra, película) directionb) ( de orquesta)c) (de empresa, proyecto) management* * *dirección11 = administration, directorship, management, senior staff, governance, senior management, top management, headship, steerage, directing, leadership, senior managers.Ex: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices.
Ex: An applicant for the directorship of a medium-sized public library is asked to explain how he would conduct a community survey and demonstrate how he would plan library programs.Ex: The practice of librarianship requires performance of the same management functions irrespective of position.Ex: Senior SLIS staff were seen to be relatively content with their present levels of funding which has been modestly increased in recent years = El personal de dirección de las EUBYD parecía estar relativamente contento con sus niveles actuales de financiación que se han incrementado moderadamente en los últimos años.Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.Ex: In some library authorities these associations are highly developed and form a positive bridge between junior staff and the senior management.Ex: Nevertheless, performance evaluation can be made more effective if, as stated earlier, the program is strongly supported by top management.Ex: In the context of collegial management in university libraries, this article presents the advantages and disadvantages of rotating headships.Ex: Incorrect reference entry is an unpardonable sin, since the purpose of the entry is to give exact steerage to the original paper from the abstract.Ex: All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.Ex: The leadership challenge is to flatten out differences, identify the new goals, and make tough decisions.Ex: Our senior managers are responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation.* asumir la dirección = take over + the leadership (from).* bajo la dirección de = under the supervision of.* comité de dirección = steering committee.* de dirección = directorial, administrative.* dirección cinematográfica = film direction.* dirección compartida = shared governance.* dirección de la biblioteca = library administrators.* dirección de la biblioteca, la = library administration, the.* dirección general = directorate-general.* dirección participativa = participative management.* en el puesto de dirección = in the hot seat.* en la dirección = in the saddle.* en la dirección (de) = at the helm (of).* equipo de dirección = management, management team, administrative team.* grupo de dirección = management.* junta de dirección = board of directors.* junta de dirección de la escuela = school board.* nivel alto de dirección = higher management.* ocupar un cargo de dirección = hold + a chair.* personal de dirección = senior staff, senior management.* puesto de dirección = position of leadership.* relativo a la dirección = directorial.* resumen de la dirección = executive summary.* reunión de la dirección = board meeting.dirección22 = direction, quarter.Ex: Thus the thesaurus user may approach a term from 'either direction'.
Ex: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.* cambiar dirección = change + direction.* cambio de dirección = change of hands.* continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.* dar dirección = lend + direction.* dirección del viento = wind direction.* en ambas direcciones = two-way.* en dirección de la proa = abaft.* en dirección este = eastward(s), eastbound.* en dirección norte = northbound.* en dirección oeste = westbound, westward(s).* en dirección sur = southward(s), southbound.* en la dirección de = toward(s).* en la dirección de la máquina = machine-direction.* en la dirección del viento = downwind.* falta de dirección = indirection.* indicador de dirección = signpost.* línea de dirección = line of direction.* mantener Algo en la dirección correcta = keep + Nombre + on track.* mirar en otra dirección = look + the other way.* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.* seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.* timón de dirección = rudder.* tomar otra dirección = branch off + on a side trail.* tomar una dirección = take + direction.dirección33 = address.Ex: The Acquisitions system uses a Name address Directory as its source of address information for orders.
* correo con dirección errónea = misdirected mail.* dirección de contacto = contact address.* dirección de correo = mailing address.* dirección de correo electrónico = email address.* dirección de envío = shipping address.* dirección de facturación = billing address, invoice address.* dirección del remitente = return address.* dirección de pago = payment address.* dirección favorita = bookmark.* dirección para correspondencia = mailing address.* dirección postal = postal address, mailing address.* dirección web = web address.* fichero de direcciones = addresses file.* intercambio de direcciones = exchange of address.* libreta de direcciones = address book.* lista de direcciones = mailing list.* máquina de imprimir direcciones = addressograph, addressing machine.* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.dirección44 = steering.Ex: This article describes in detail the various methods of ink-jet printing employing electrostatic steering, electromagnetic steering, and multiple ink jets.
* dirección asistida = power steering.dirección55 = tack.Ex: The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.
* dirección asistida = power-assisted steering.* explorar una dirección = chart + direction.* * *A (señas) addressnombre y dirección name and addressCompuestos:absolute addressbusiness addresse-mail addresshome addresspostal addressrelative addresstelegraphic addressB (sentido, rumbo) directioncirculaba con or en dirección a Madrid it was heading toward(s) Madridellos venían en dirección contraria they were coming the other way o from the opposite direction¿en qué dirección iba? or ¿qué dirección llevaba? which way was he heading o going?su política ha tomado una nueva dirección their policy has taken a new directionvientos de dirección norte northerly windscambiar de dirección to change directionseñal de dirección prohibida no-entry signla flecha indica dirección obligatoria the arrow indicates that it's one way onlyalinear la dirección to align the wheelsCompuesto:power-assisted steering, power steeringD ( Adm)1 (cargo — en una escuela) principalship ( AmE), headship ( BrE); (— en una empresa) post o position of manager2 (cuerpo directivo — de una empresa) management; (— de un periódico) editorial board; (— de una prisión) authorities (pl); (— de un partido) leadership3 (oficina — en una escuela) principal's office ( AmE), headmaster's/headmistress's office ( BrE); (— en una empresa) manager's/director's office; (— en un periódico) editorial officeE1 (de una obra, película) directiones su primer trabajo de dirección it's the first time she's directed, it's her first job as a director o her first directing jobla dirección es de Saura it is directed by Saura2(de una orquesta): bajo la dirección de Campomar conducted by Campomar3 (de una empresa, proyecto) managementbajo la dirección de su profesor under the guidance of her teacher* * *
dirección sustantivo femenino
1 ( señas) address
2 (sentido, rumbo) direction;◊ ellos venían en dirección contraria they were coming the other way o from the opposite direction;
¿en qué dirección iba? which way was he heading o going?;
señal de dirección prohibida no-entry sign;
dirección obligatoria one way only
3 (Auto) ( mecanismo) steering;
4 (Adm)
(— en empresa) post o position of manager
(— de periódico) editorial board;
(— de prisión) authorities (pl);
(— de partido) leadership
(— en empresa) manager's/director's office;
(— en periódico) editorial office
dirección sustantivo femenino
1 (sentido, rumbo) direction
dirección obligatoria, one way only
dirección prohibida, no entry
en dirección a, towards
2 (domicilio) address
3 Cine Teat direction
4 (conjunto de dirigentes de una empresa) management
(de un partido) leadership
(de un colegio) headship, US principal's office
5 (cargo de dirección) directorship
6 (oficina del director) director's office
7 Auto Téc steering
dirección asistida, power steering
' dirección' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abajo
- allí
- cambiarse
- canalizar
- cara
- de
- derivar
- DGT
- dirigir
- domicilio
- dorso
- este
- girar
- giro
- hacia
- jefatura
- junta
- lado
- llevar
- para
- patronal
- recta
- recto
- rumbo
- saber
- seña
- singladura
- viraje
- a
- actual
- adelante
- adentro
- afuera
- anotar
- arriba
- arroba
- atrás
- calle
- camino
- casualidad
- contramano
- contrario
- deber
- encabezamiento
- indicador
- nordeste
- noroeste
- norte
- oeste
English:
address
- administration
- ahead
- ashore
- back
- business
- change
- course
- direction
- double-jointed
- eastbound
- entry
- film making
- him
- inquire
- leadership
- management
- negotiation
- oncoming
- opposite
- out of
- over
- overseas
- power steering
- promptly
- redirect
- round
- self-addressed
- somewhere
- south
- south-east
- south-west
- spin
- steering
- swing
- switch
- to
- turn
- up
- way
- westward
- with
- down
- east
- easterly
- eastward
- head
- inland
- internal
- may
* * *dirección nf1. [sentido] direction;se halla interrumpido el tráfico en ambas direcciones the road is closed in both directions;cambiar de dirección to change direction;en dirección contraria in the opposite direction;calle de dirección única one-way street;señal de dirección obligatoria = sign indicating that traffic must go in a particular direction;dirección prohibida [en letrero] no entry;no gires por la siguiente, que es dirección prohibida don't take the next turning, it's no entry;circular en dirección prohibida to drive the wrong way up a one-way street2. [rumbo] direction;con dirección a, en dirección a towards, in the direction of;¿en qué dirección ibas? which way were you going?;íbamos en dirección a mi casa we were heading for my place;se fue en dirección (al) sur he went south;el buque avanzaba en la dirección del viento the ship had the wind behind it;los acontecimientos han tomado una dirección inesperada events have taken an unexpected turn3. [domicilio] address;déme su nombre y dirección, por favor could you tell me your name and address, please?dirección de entrega shipping address4. Informát addressdirección de correo electrónico e-mail address;dirección electrónica [de correo] e-mail address;[de página] web page address;dirección IP IP address;dirección de memoria memory address;dirección web web address5. [mando, gestión] [de empresa, hospital] management;[de partido] leadership; [de colegio] headship; [de periódico] editorship; [de película] direction; [de obra de teatro] production; [de orquesta] conducting;estudia dirección de cine he's studying film directing6. [oficina] [de empresa, hospital] manager's office;[de colegio] Br headmaster's/headmistress's o US principal's office; [de periódico] editor's office7. [junta directiva] [de empresa, hospital] management;[de partido] leadership; [de colegio] management team; [de periódico] editorial board;la dirección de este periódico no se hace responsable de la opinión de sus colaboradores the editors of this newspaper are not responsible for opinions expressed by contributorsdirección comercial commercial department;dirección general head office;RP Dirección General Impositiva Br ≈ Inland Revenue, US ≈ IRS;Dirección General de Tráfico = government department in charge of road transport8. [de vehículo] steeringEsp dirección asistida power steering; Am dirección hidráulica power steering9. Geol strike* * *f1 ( sentido) direction;en aquella dirección that way, in that direction;dirección obligatoria one way only3 de coche steeringbajo la dirección de under the direction of, directed by5 en carta address6 ( rumbo):con dirección a Lima for Lima;en dirección a heading for;en dirección sur heading south7:direcciones pl ( instrucciones) guidelines* * *1) : address2) : direction3) : management, leadership4) : steering (of an automobile)* * *1. (sentido) directionse fue en esa dirección she went in that direction / she went that way3. (directores de una empresa) management -
19 vor
I Präp.1. räumlich: in front of; (in Gegenwart von) auch in the presence of; vor der Tür at the door; vor der Stadt (außerhalb) outside the town; vor das oder vors Haus etc. gehen go in front of the house etc.; sich vor den Fernseher etc. setzen sit down in front of the television etc.; vor einem Hintergrund against a background; vor dem Wind segeln sail before the wind; das Subjekt steht vor dem Verb comes before ( oder precedes) the verb; Auge 1, Tür, Zeuge etc.2. zeitlich: before; Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit: ago; am Tage vor... (on) the day before...; vor einigen Tagen a few days ago, the other day; ( heute) vor acht Tagen a week ago (today); fünf ( Minuten) vor zehn five (minutes) to (Am. auch of) ten; etw. vor sich haben have s.th. ahead ( oder coming up)3. vor Tatsachen / einem Problem / einer Aufgabe etc. stehen be faced ( oder confronted) with facts / a problem / a task etc.; vor dem Ruin stehen be faced with ruin, be on the verge ( oder brink) of ruin; sich verbeugen vor (+ Dat) bow ( Frau: curtsey) to oder before; vor allem, vor allen Dingen above all; vor sich hin murmeln mutter ( oder mumble) to o.s.; vor sich gehen gehen I 34. (wegen) with, for, on account of, because of; vor Freude springen / schreien jump / shout for ( oder with) joy; vor ( lauter) Lachen konnte ich nichts sagen I couldn’t speak for laughing; vor ( lauter) Arbeit with all that work, for work; zittern vor Angst etc.: shake ( oder tremble) with; vor Hunger sterben die of hunger; sich fürchten vor (+ Dat) be afraid ofII Adv. (nach vorn, vorwärts) forward(s); er konnte weder vor noch zurück he couldn’t go forward(s) or backward(s), he couldn’t move either way; Freiwillige vor! any volunteers step forward!; SC vor, noch ein Tor! come on SC, let’s have another one!* * *(Uhrzeit) to (Präp.);* * *[foːɐ]1. prep +acc or dat1) +dat (räumlich) in front of; (= außerhalb von) outside; (= vor Hintergrund) against; (= in Gegenwart von) in front of; (= in jds Achtung) in the eyes of; (bei Reihenfolge) before; (bei Rangordnung) before, ahead ofder See/die Stadt lag vór uns — the lake/town lay before us
vór jdm herfahren/hergehen — to drive/walk in front of or ahead of sb
vór der Kirche rechts abbiegen — turn right before the church
vór der Stadt — outside the town
vór einer Kommission/allen Leuten — before or in front of a commission/everyone
vór Gott sind alle Menschen gleich — all people are equal before God or in God's sight
sich vór jdm/etw verneigen (lit, fig) — to bow before or to sb/sth
vór allen Dingen, vór allem — above all
vór dem Fernseher sitzen or hocken (inf) — to sit in front of the TV
ein Schlag vór den Oberkörper — a blow on the chest
3) +dat (zeitlich) beforevór Christi Geburt — before Christ, BC
zwanzig (Minuten) vór drei — twenty (minutes) to three
heute vór acht Tagen — a week ago today
das ist or liegt noch vór uns — this is still to come
ich war vór ihm an der Reihe — I was in front of him
ich war vór ihm da — I was there before him
vór einigen Tagen/langer Zeit/fünf Jahren — a few days/a long time/five years ago
am Tage vór der Prüfung — the day before the examination
4) +accvór sich hin summen/lachen/sprechen etc — to hum/laugh/talk etc to oneself
vór sich hin schreiben/arbeiten — to write/work away
vór sich hin wandern — to wander on
5) +datvór sich her — before one, in front of one
er ließ die Schüler vór sich her gehen — he let the pupils go in front (of him)
6) +dat (Ursache angebend) withvór Hunger sterben — to die of hunger
vór Kälte zittern — to tremble with or from cold
vór Schmerz laut schreien — to cry out with or in pain
vór lauter Arbeit — for or because of work
alles strahlt vór Sauberkeit — everything is shining clean
7)(in fester Verbindung mit n, vb, adj siehe auch dort)
Schutz vór jdm/etw suchen — to seek protection from sb/sthvór jdm/etw sicher sein — to be safe from sb/sth
Achtung vór jdm/etw haben — to have respect for sb/sth
sich vór jdm verstecken — to hide from sb
wie ist das vór sich gegangen? — how did it happen?
2. adv1)vór und zurück — backwards and forwards
alle kleinen Kinder vór! — all small children to the front!
wer Karten will, vór! — come up and get your tickets!
Borussia vór, noch ein Tor! — come on Borussia, let's have another!
2)See:→ nach3)(N Ger inf = davor)
da sei Gott vór — God forbiddas wird nicht passieren, da bin ich vór — that won't happen, I'll see to it
* * *1) (at a certain time in the past: two years ago; Long ago, men lived in caves; How long ago did he leave?) ago2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) before3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) before4) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) of5) (before: Prior to working in America, he had travelled in Europe.) prior to6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) with* * *[fɔɐ̯]I. präp▪ \vor jdm/etw in front of sb/sthich sitze zwölf Stunden am Tag \vor dem Bildschirm! I spend twelve hours a day sitting in front of a screen!sie ließ ihn \vor sich her gehen she let him go in front of her\vor der Tür steht ein Vertreter there's a salesman at the doordas Subjekt steht \vor dem Objekt the subject precedes [or comes before] the objecteine Binde \vor den Augen tragen to have a bandage over one's eyes\vor der Stadt outside the town\vor Gott sind alle Menschen gleich in the eyes of God everyone is equal\vor Zeugen in the presence [or in front] of witnesses\vor Zuschauern [o Publikum] in front of spectators\vor Gericht/dem Richter stehen to stand before the court/judge\vor etw davonlaufen to run away from sthjdn \vor jdm warnen to warn sb about sbsetz dich bitte nicht direkt \vor mich please don't sit directly in front of meder Sessel kommt \vor den Fernseher the armchair goes in front of the televisionein Schlag \vor die Brust a blow on the chestjdn \vor ein Ultimatum stellen to give sb an ultimatumwenn du dich beeilst, kannst du noch \vor Dienstag in Berlin sein if you hurry, you can be in Berlin before Tuesdayes ist zehn \vor zwölf it is ten to twelvevor kurzem/wenigen Augenblicken/hundert Jahren a short time/a few moments/hundred years ago12. +dat (Reihen-, Rangfolge) beforeich war \vor dir dran I was before you\vor allem above all\vor jdm am Ziel sein to get somewhere before sb [arrives]\vor Furcht/Kälte zittern to shake with fear/cold\vor Hunger sterben to die of hunger\vor Schmerz schreien to cry out in painich konnte \vor Schmerzen die ganze Nacht nicht schlafen I couldn't sleep all night because of the painstarr \vor Schreck rigid with horrorII. adv1. (nach vorne) forwardFreiwillige \vor! volunteers one step forward!\vor und zurück backwards and forwardsda habe ich Angst \vor I'm afraid of thatda hat er sich \vor gedrückt he got out of that nicely fam* * *1.1) (räumlich) in front of; (weiter vorn als) ahead of; in front of; (nicht ganz so weit wie) before; (außerhalb) outside200 m vor der Abzweigung — 200 m. before the turn-off
etwas vor sich haben — (fig.) have something before one
2) (zeitlich) beforees ist fünf [Minuten] vor sieben — it is five [minutes] to seven
3) (bei Reihenfolge, Rangordnung) beforeknapp vor jemandem siegen — win just ahead or in front of somebody
4) (in Gegenwart von) before; in front ofvor Zeugen — before or in the presence of witnesses
5) (aufgrund von) withvor Hunger/Durst umkommen — die of hunger/thirst
vor Arbeit/Schulden nicht mehr aus und ein wissen — not know which way to turn for work/debts
6)vor fünf Minuten/Jahren — five minutes/years ago
2.heute/gestern/morgen vor einer Woche — a week ago today/yesterday/tomorrow
Präposition mit Akk. in front of3.Adverb forward* * *A. präpvor der Tür at the door;vor der Stadt (außerhalb) outside the town;vors Haus etcgehen go in front of the house etc;setzen sit down in front of the television etc;vor einem Hintergrund against a background;vor dem Wind segeln sail before the wind;am Tage vor … (on) the day before …;vor einigen Tagen a few days ago, the other day;(heute) vor acht Tagen a week ago (today);fünf (Minuten) vor zehn five (minutes) to (US auch of) ten;etwas vor sich haben have sth ahead ( oder coming up)3.vor Tatsachen/einem Problem/einer Aufgabe etcvor dem Ruin stehen be faced with ruin, be on the verge ( oder brink) of ruin;vor allem, vor allen Dingen above all;vor sich hin murmeln mutter ( oder mumble) to o.s.;4. (wegen) with, for, on account of, because of;vor Freude springen/schreien jump/shout for ( oder with) joy;vor (lauter) Lachen konnte ich nichts sagen I couldn’t speak for laughing;vor (lauter) Arbeit with all that work, for work;vor Hunger sterben die of hunger;sich fürchten vor (+dat) be afraid ofB. adv (nach vorn, vorwärts) forward(s);er konnte weder vor noch zurück he couldn’t go forward(s) or backward(s), he couldn’t move either way;Freiwillige vor! any volunteers step forward!;SC vor, noch ein Tor! come on SC, let’s have another one!* * *1.1) (räumlich) in front of; (weiter vorn als) ahead of; in front of; (nicht ganz so weit wie) before; (außerhalb) outside200 m vor der Abzweigung — 200 m. before the turn-off
etwas vor sich haben — (fig.) have something before one
2) (zeitlich) beforees ist fünf [Minuten] vor sieben — it is five [minutes] to seven
3) (bei Reihenfolge, Rangordnung) beforeknapp vor jemandem siegen — win just ahead or in front of somebody
4) (in Gegenwart von) before; in front ofvor Zeugen — before or in the presence of witnesses
5) (aufgrund von) withvor Hunger/Durst umkommen — die of hunger/thirst
vor Arbeit/Schulden nicht mehr aus und ein wissen — not know which way to turn for work/debts
6)vor fünf Minuten/Jahren — five minutes/years ago
2.heute/gestern/morgen vor einer Woche — a week ago today/yesterday/tomorrow
Präposition mit Akk. in front of3.Adverb forward* * *before (after)tax expr. adj.ago adj. präp.before prep.from prep.in front of prep.of prep. v.ante- prefix -
20 santo
1. adj holytutto il santo giorno the whole blessed day2. m, santa f saint* * *santo agg.1 holy: santa comunione, Holy Communion; santa croce, Holy Cross; santa messa, Holy Mass; acqua santa, holy water; anno santo, Holy (o Jubilee) Year; giovedì santo, ( per i cattolici) Holy (Week) Thursday, ( per i cristiani non cattolici) Maundy Thursday (o Thursday before Easter o Thursday in Holy Week); venerdì santo, Good Friday; sabato santo, Holy Saturday; settimana santa, Holy Week; olio santo, holy oil; guerra santa, holy war // Spirito Santo, Holy Spirit (o Holy Ghost) // la città santa, the Holy City; la terra santa, the Holy Land // il santo padre, the Holy Father // la Santa Sede, the Holy See // il Sant'Uffizio, the Holy Office // la Santa Alleanza, (st.) the Holy Alliance // in santa pace, (fam.) in peace and quiet; vorrei starmene a casa in santa pace, I want to stay at home in peace and quiet // tutti i santi giorni, (fam.) every single (o blessed) day // tutto il santo giorno, (fam.) all day long (o the whole blessed day) // gliele diede di santa ragione, (fam.) he thrashed him soundly // fammi il santo piacere di tacere, (fam.) for goodness' sake, shut up! // ''Andiamo a casa'' ''Parole sante!'', (fam.) ''Let's go home'' ''Right you are!'' // oh santo cielo!, (fam.) oh heavens!2 ( seguito da nome proprio) Saint (abbr. St.): Santo Stefano, Saint Stephen; Santa Teresa, Saint Teresa3 ( pio) pious, godly; ( da santo) saintly: santi pensieri, pious thoughts; vita santa, saintly life◆ s.m. saint: santo patrono, patron saint; giorno di tutti i Santi, All Saints' Day; che santo è oggi?, what saint's day is it today?; festeggiare il proprio santo, to keep one's saint's day (o name day) // il Santo dei Santi, the Holy of Holies (o Sanctum Sanctorum) // tuo padre è un santo a sopportarti, your father must be a saint to put up with you // pazienza da santi, saintly patience; avere la pazienza di un santo, to have the patience of a saint; questo basterebbe a fare perdere la pazienza a un santo, this would try the patience of a saint // a dispetto dei santi, at any cost // qualche santo ci aiuterà, (fig.) God will provide // avere un santo dalla propria ( parte), avere qualche santo in paradiso, (fig.) ( essere molto fortunato) to have a guardian angel, ( essere molto raccomandato) to have protection in high places // non saper più a che santo votarsi, (fig.) to be at one's wits' end // raccomandarsi a tutti i santi, (fig.) to knock at every door // non c'è santi, dobbiamo partire subito, (fam.) there are no two ways about it, we must leave immediately // non è uno stinco di santo, (fam.) he's no saint // passata la festa, gabbato lo santo, (prov.) once on shore we pray no more (o the river is passed and God forgotten) // scherza coi fanti e lascia stare i santi, (prov.) don't mix the sacred with the profane.* * *['santo] santo (-a)1. agg1) (sacro) holy2) seguito da sm: san + consonante, sant' + vocale, santo + s impura, gn, pn, ps, x, z, seguito da sf: santa + consonante, sant' + vocale, saintSan Pietro — (apostolo) Saint Peter, (chiesa) Saint Peter's
3) fig saintquel sant'uomo di tuo nonno — (defunto) your sainted grandfather
tutto il santo giorno — the whole blessed day, all day long
2. sm/f(anche), fig saintquella santa di sua moglie — his wife, saint that she is
3.santi smpl; i Santi — (Ognissanti) All Saints' Day
* * *['santo] 1.aggettivo (the masculine form is santo before proper nouns that begin with s followed by a consonant; it becomes sant' before proper nouns that begin with a vowel and san before proper nouns that begin with a consonant)1) (sacro) [acqua, guerra, città] holy2) (seguito da nome proprio) Saint; (abbreviato) S, Stsan Marco, sant'Andrea — Saint Mark, Saint Andrew
Santo Stefano — (26 dicembre) Boxing Day BE
3) (pio, devoto)5) colloq. (con uso pleonastico)2.1) sainti Santi — (ognissanti) All Saints' Day
fare santo qcn. — to canonize sb
2) fig. (persona pia, paziente) saint, godly person3) colloq. (patrono) patron (saint)4) colloq. (onomastico) name day, saint's day••avere un santo o dei -i in paradiso to have friends in high places; non so a che santo votarmi I don't know which way o where to turn; avere la pazienza di un santo to have the patience of a saint; non c'è santo che tenga there's no getting round it; fare qcs. in -a pace — to do sth. in peace and quiet
* * *santo/'santo/(the masculine form is santo before proper nouns that begin with s followed by a consonant; it becomes sant' before proper nouns that begin with a vowel and san before proper nouns that begin with a consonant)1 (sacro) [acqua, guerra, città] holy2 (seguito da nome proprio) Saint; (abbreviato) S, St; san Marco, sant'Andrea Saint Mark, Saint Andrew; Santo Stefano (26 dicembre) Boxing Day BE4 (indubitabile) parole -e! how right you are!5 colloq. (con uso pleonastico) tutto il santo giorno the whole blessed day; fatemi il santo piacere di stare zitti will you kindly shut up6 (in esclamazioni) -a pazienza! good Lord! santo cielo! heavens (above)! oh dear! God! Madonna -a! Good Heavens!(f. -a)2 fig. (persona pia, paziente) saint, godly person3 colloq. (patrono) patron (saint)4 colloq. (onomastico) name day, saint's dayavere un santo o dei -i in paradiso to have friends in high places; non so a che santo votarmi I don't know which way o where to turn; avere la pazienza di un santo to have the patience of a saint; non c'è santo che tenga there's no getting round it; fare qcs. in -a pace to do sth. in peace and quiet.
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